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A GREAI WORK. State Sunday School Convention Finishes and Adjourns. MANY FINE SPEECHES Thc Meeting thc Largest, thc Most Enthusiastic and tho Most Spirit ual iii the. History of Hie State Association-Many Dist inguished Visitors Weit- Present und Took Part. With lite adjournment Friday night of the thirty-first annual State Sun day School Convention, whirl was in session several days at Guion, ai glorious meeting came to a close, glorious bobea use of th.- ideal weath er, as well as the great enthusiasm, great interest and earnestness of Die hundred, who have boen in constant attendance during the three days to do more and hotter work in the Sun day School cause than over before. The Convention just, closed is unan imously conceded by all to have been the largos! in attendance lu years, being considered double, and by some treble, that of the usual annual gath ering of the Sunday-school worker.} of this Slate. The addresses have all been of a high order; that of Dr. Scherer being especially raagniflcient, though froth such ii list of One speakers and noble and earnest workers as W. C. Pearce, of Chicago; Dr. A. D. Phillips of Rich mond; Dr. IO. Al. Potent and Gov ernor Ansel, and others it is ha id to make a selection. In this connection must, he mc Doned the Incalculable benefit thal the Convention has received by hav ing with il 'Pullar and Meredith, mus ical directors of New York, whose presence and work in the daily exer cises and various other ways are be yond computation. That the Con vention marks an advance movement in South Carolina lhere is no doubt, livery bod y feels il and lalkes it. and t hose al. the head of the State organ ization feel sure that the coming year will show it. Ofllcers for Hustling Year. The following officers wore nomi nated and unanimously elected: President of the Stale Convention, 1909, Dr. 10. M. Potent, Greenville. Vice president. Isl district. Mr .1. 10. llagood, lOasley. Vice president, 2d district, Dr. W. F, Pelham, Newbebrry. Vice President, 3rd district. H. W. Crouch, Saluda. Vice president, 4 111 dist rid, Thos. H. baw, 1). 1).. Spartanburg. Vice president, r>th district, x. A. Pethume, Both tl ute. Vice president. 0th district. Prof T S. lOaslerling. Marion. Vice president, Vt li district, the Rev. W. 10. Wilkin-;, Columbia. Vice president. 8th disrticl. Vico president, '.'th district. Mr. .1 D. Riser, Round Viet president. 10th dis!rici., Mi ft. C. Debby, Charleston Vico pre. Ideal, nth district. Mr D. G. Collins, Conway, Record i ni; secretary, the Rev NV. I Merbein!, Charleston. Treasurer, Mis S. R MclOlroy I' zor. Adult department stiperinlendenti Cm- Rev. K. W Crej'.g. Abbeville. Superintendent eloinoiitarj grades, Miss Crace \andiver. Spartanburg. executive committee, at larg capt. .1 Adler Smythe, Jr., chairman, Pel/.er; Prof. Tho?, w. Koitt. Clem son; Mr. Paul Qualtlebnum, Conway; Mr. William Goldsmith, Grebnvillo Hon. .las. IO. PeUrifoy, Walterboro. Executive Committees hy Counties. Abbeville, The Rev O V. Bonner Due West Aiken, -? The P.OV. W. S. Myers. Ward. Anderson. 1 Mr. W. lt. Osborn, Anderson. Hamborg, i Barnwell, .Miss Hattie Crecoh, Barnwell. Beaufort, :! Berkeley, 1 T. J. Russell. CharlOSton, 2 The Rev. Walter 1. (lorbert, Charleston. Chorokoe, t Mr. .las b Strain. WUkinsvllle. Deo, D Calhoun, 8. Chester, :i i Dyies Glenn. Ches ter. Chester held. :'. The Rev D C. Mu hy, Cheraw. C.,trondoil, :< The Rev. A. R Wood so?, Manning CollOton, :i. .Miss Rbi M. Plshburn, Walterboro. Darlington, D. A. Welling. Dar lington. Dorchester, 2 The Rev. A. 10 Cor nish, St George Bdgofleld, i Mrs. J. H White Johnston. Fairfield, i .1. Frank I'oostbeo Winnshoro Florence, I -Mr. J. W. Hoffmyer, Florence. Ooo motown, o Mr. D, 1. Peaty, (ieorcetown. Greenville, Mr. .h>H'> V\00(1, Oreonville. Greenwood, ! Mr. A. A. Monis. Oreenv od. Hampton. 1 Hort/, 3-V r, J- C. Splvey, Con way. Kershaw, l C, W. Birchmore, Caind'-u HOLD YOUR COTTON IX SPITE OF THE BEARS STAPLE REMAINS IN FARMER'S HANDS. Plenty of li still in Farmers' Rands and Speculators Relieve That There Will bo Heavy Liquidation in May. In spite ot' the fact that the far mers had been led to think that they had seen the last of high prices for cotton, there is a revival of hopo re cently. The spot market is still high, the demand good and in the face of the bear onslaught the farmers are holding out. Receipts at tlie ports, while heavy are not so heavy as last year or the year .before. The future market is going down because Wall street be lieves that there will be heavy liquid ation in May. which will pul a lot ot' cotton on tue market, hut thc spot cotton is not following the figures on the exchange blackboards. All colton letters say thal, there is still a lively demand for cotton !n I'] a rope. I-;, n. Smith gave out the following to the press recently: ..According lo the facts gleatieci i see no reason why those who have spot colton need be uneasy as lo the final outcome of prices. India is prac tically 2,000,000 bales short. America practically 2,000,000 bates short, figgregcti.ig from these two sect i ins alone '1,000,ODO bab's les': that, last year, making ;i reduction of 255 per cent. In the world'.; visloie an I invis ible supply. "Tlie spindle capacity this year is far in excess of thal, of last voar. Therefore more cotton is needed. "lt is estimated that there are be ing consumed, nt die present, rate, about 1.000.000 |ier month. Ac cording to the ligures ot Mr. Hester, there is available, for the balance of the season, a little over 4,000,000. Therefore by the 1st ot September the stocks of raw cotton will bc practical ly exhausted and no reserve to car ry over at all. "Coillldence in trade is being rapid ly restored, money is getting easier, the Southern mills are reported as being practically without colton, the Northern mills are short of stocks and from all Indications and from every standpoint, if the present holders of spot cotton are able to hold on some body will have to pay the price. "We have learned a valuable lesson on account of the dependence of so many producers on Hie stores and banks. Let's reduce that dependence next year by reducing our obligations for home supplies and fertilizer bills. , "I was delighted with the spirit of i cheer and determination at every point visited. We are becoming vet erans in Hie light for Southern pros perity, and we are learning to use the weapon with skill and effect ?ve ness and in the proportion that we demonstrate our ability in that pro portion ls the world learning to re aped the ene lime despised produc er." VERY STRANOE ( ASL. A Kurglnr in Sleep, Hm an Honest Mau A willie. Charged with breaking into the home of Prod Folgor, at No. HUM Armour avenue, Chicago, and attack ing bolger and his wife. Ross Free man, son ol' a wealthy oil dealer, was acquitted on the ground thal h.- was asleep when he conmltted the offence. Freehuin was found by Folger in tho kitchen of Iiis home. He grappled uiih the intruder ami was getting badly beaten when his wife appeared. Although she was beaten also, they managed to overpower Froomarl and hold him until the p?lice a rrived. in oCuri alienists testified that they believed Freeman was asleep when he entered the Folger house and that his attack upon Folger and his wife was not a criminal act. One alienist. Dr. O'Neill, said that Freeman's act was commute! while lie was in the "automatic mood following an epi leptic s?l/.ure." Ho asserted that this was different from the state of satn nambulism and testimony was given to show that Freeman was an epilep tic. . Lancaster, 1 S. K. Halles. Laurens, :: Mr. .1 T. Tolbert. Laurens. Lexington, :; Miss H. L, Able, I ?eosvillc. Marlon. :; The Rev. }<). (). Watson, Marion. Marlboro. :'.. Newberry, I Mr. .las. F, ICptillg, Newberry. Oconee, I The Kev. .1. I. Moore, Westminister Orangeburg, 2 Mrs, Marchant Fairey, Branchville. PickCtlS, Mr. .1. T. Taylor. Pick ens. Richland, :t The Kev J. li. Moore, Columbia, Saluda, Tho Kev .1 P.. Har mon, Leesville Spartanhurg, I ?The Rev. 'J. W. sh ii, Spartanhurg Sumter, 2 -Mis. H ' is. Winn, Sumter. Union, -! Mi Goo is Oelzel, Union. Williamsburg, i The lt >v. v. . Coodwln, Koine York, i; K. lt. Cunningham. International vice ,ir.'Hide il from RoUth Carolina, Prof. Tho. W. Kent Clemson. International executive committee men from Sooth ( aro'.lna, Capt J. Adfier Smyth, Jr., Pel er. * CONDITION OF STATE BANKS Tho State Hank Uxamhior Makes His First Quarterly Report. Mr. Ci les L. Wilson, the now ex aminer of State hanks. Thursday made his first quarterly report.. This shows tho condition of State bank ing institutions at tho close, of busi ness March JU h. The last report was Dec. 16th. Since that time eight now buaks have started business, two have consolidat ed and ono has nationalized. There aro now '_':'>" State hanks. Statement o l' the condition of tho 2:{,'{ Slate, private and savings banks located in South Carolina at the close of business March 9. 1808: Resources. Loans and discounts. .$33,464,281.33 Demand loans. 1.987.177.04 Overdrafts. 1)71,899.40 Honda and stocks owned hy the bank. '.) .GUS,.''. 17.71 Hanking houses. 73.1,561.91 Furniture and fixtures. 360,161.01 Other real estate. .. 287,937.82 Due from hanks and bankers. -t,802,130 62 Currency. 1,092,952.74 Cold. 165,220.50 Si I \ er, a ilk les and pen - nies. 332,710.18 Checks and cash items. 359,798.83 Exchanges fortheclcar- .... itu; house. 07,7 1 [.(?;, Other resources. ti,973 j.5 Total.$4 7,970,807.2S I ilahilh les. apital stock paid in . . ? 9*061,7 ?3.56 Surplus fund.1,536,410.44 Undivided prolits i less current expenses and taxes pa id I.2,781,?? S4. 87 Duo lo banks and bank ors. 720,577.1" Duo unpaid divid.Mids . 27,569.64 Individual deposits sub ject to check.1 7,381,322.76 Savings deposits.. ..11,076,256.71 Demand certificates. . . 223,139.55 Time certificates. . .. 2,069,753.06 Certified cheeki . . . 13,441,93 Cashier's checks.. .. 74,7.16.6.1 Notes and bills rcdis co mi ted. 764,5 18.",;' Hills puya hie.2,237,173.23 Other liabilities. 18,329.14 Total.$47,975,807.28 FF.AHFCL CHIMU IN HAHN WFLL. Negro Kills Another With Smoothing Icon and limns House. A special dispatch from Barnwell to The News and Courier says Chief if Police Strobel and Luke Stevi 'in of Blackville, came to that city day about 0 o'clock witli ono \ . "..f. . Creen, charged with the killing of Hob Smalls. lt is said that Elliott Creen and two other negroes were at the house of Hob Smalls gambling, and il was when Hob Smalls had won all of Creon's money and pistol thai Creen became enraged, picked Up .1 smoothing iron and struck Smalls oil the left side ol* his lead, breaking his skull and spattering his brains. Clifton Moseley and Cd Furgorson. it is alleged, i m in ed lall! I,\ left and wenl home. Creon recovered his pistol, which Smalls had won and had il in his hand, and walked mil some one or two hundred yards away and sal down by the mail box for one or two hours, when he arose and went hack, On his ent?rine, the house he fourni his. victim still breathing. He then, il is said, drew the wood box by his side, took some tire from ihf lire place and lighted the box and when it was burning so that he was sure of ?ls not going on; left the house, which was some two miles i roin Slack ville. Farly Sunday nun ;! ing Clifton Moseley and Fd Fnrgesoti made the matter known Creon was arrested at Flko in a negro church, where they wore having service. Ile denied any knowledge of the affair at fll'Sl, bul confessed later. SIKH'LD HF FNDOKSKD. If We Are l or Heyan We Should Talk Out. The anli-Hrynn papers in tito state are insisting that the South Carolina didegates to Denver go uninstructed hy the convention as to whom they would support. The Florence Times says "that would he all right If the convention picks out the right kind of delegates, then it would not make much difference except I hat it would lend color to the oft iisasrtcd story thai the south does not stand for Bryah, which ts not corree!. If tho representatives of certain Interests in South (landina were selected South Carolina might be misrepresented In that ennvnt ion. and as South Carolina is generally mighty careless in these malters, select ing, tuen for posit ions of honor and trust who aer personal ly highly stOOUlOd by their fellow cit izens, without much regard for where their Interests '.ie aa compared with the interests of the people, WC think Hint t would be far better for the con vention to pu? itself on record in tho matter so that there would he no doubt. The counties and township:! and all up and down the Uno would do well to be careful in this ni; Uer ibis yea." if tin y want Brynn nom inated, 'el the clubs speak out. Iteturn Flags. At Trenton, N, J., Thursday {ho 1101180 passel? the senate Joint reso lution provt i mg tor tho return /of Hoi.thorn ?i.yx taken during tho 6lV II War. BLOODY BATTLE Man Convicted of Arson Kills One and Wounds Three IN THE COURT ROOM. After Verdict of Guilty IH Head Pris oner, in Terre Haute, Indiana, Opens L'ire on Prosecuting Attor ney and Officers and is Seriously Wounded Himself liefere Melee Muds. At Tone Haute. Ind., Henry f. Mc Donald, on Thursday,, in the Circuit Court room, after being I ound guilty of arson, ?hot and killed Chief of De tectives Wm. t?, Dwyer, seriously wounded lb ice oilier officers and a bystander and w as himself seriously wounded. McDonald had been'tried for dynamiting stoics and a church in Sanford last year. As soon as tho jury reached its verdict McDonald jumped lip, drew a revolver and Hied at Prosecuting At torney .lames A. Cooper, .lr., but miss ed becutlSO Cooper tipped his chair i over backwards. McDonald continu- 1 ed Hied at Hie officers seated around ' tho counsel tabb-. Detective Dwyer foll dmd at the third shot. Policemen and deputy sheriffs in tho Courl room drew revolvers ?uni opened tire on McDonald, who return ed Hm lire. Dolore the convicted man ' foll with half a dozen bullets in his body bc had shot Harvey V. .Iones, superintendent of police, in the side; Deputy Sheriff Ira Wellman in the : chin; Sylvester Doyle. Court, bailiff, ^ in thc hi; and a bystander in tho ( side. I The jurors jumped lo their feet at r the iii st shot. Judgo T. Walker, i one oi tlu? attorneys, tried to stop McDonald, but he only hindered the 1 officers, who were hitting him, when i they shot al McDonald : Judge Crane, who presided al the I trial, ran to the railing of the jury ? box and spectators rushed out in the 1 confusion. Persons in offices below ' the Court room heard the shots and i rushed towards the upper floor only to collide with the people leaving the Court room. Some of the spectators to the shoot- i lng said McDonald's brother also fired J at the officers. Th?' Officers are look- ( lng for the brother. McDonald was j finally overwhelmed by officers and taken to a hospital. j lt is said thal McDonald and thc i other wounded tuen will recover. The ' events which culminated so tragic- ' all bad their origin in dynamiting outrages that destroyed the Metho dist Chinch and Hie general stores of Shychlo and Johnson, ami ,1. W. Hine, of Sahford, on February 2. 1907. Henry McDonald and .latin's Scallion were arrested the noxl day Charged with the crime, in a formal trial the jury disagreeing Scanlon , has not been tried. McDonald had been permitted bis liberty during the trial The police department has been active in tho case, and several officers were in ?Court to hear the verdict. DDKS wi: 1.1. WI.ST. ii|<y pt lilli Cotton Can He Successfully Raised Out 'l here. Successful experiments in Hie cul tivation of Egyptian colton have been conducted in New Mexico and Ariz ona, according to reports made by the bureau of plant llldtlstrv of the Department of Agriculture Dr. Webber, now of Cb rn CSS, ex perimei.'ed with Ibo Egyptian plant in South Carolina and Northern Geor gia, but tho climate was too severe in these sections. Dr, Carson of the de pnrtmeill was rewarded gr.'aler suc cess in his efforts imo > in the Col orado river basis, as m ll ch as ulm hundred pounds of lint having been secured from one acre last year. It is believed thal the plant can be grown in Northern Florida and South ern Georgia. Egyptian cotton, millions of dollars worth Of Which are imported annual ly Into the Un tod States, is more val nable than Inland specimens ol' sea island and upland varieties though less valuable than Hie best grades of the former. lt is the strongest var iety of cotton, and is used largely in the manufacture of Hin? lace., and best quality of undergarments. A LEOPARD IN HAMPTON. I least Supposed to Have Escaped From Circus is Killed. A dispatch from Hampton to the State says an animal bearing the resnibbince of a leopard was Killed Monday by Prank Linto lu the Crays neighborhood about 1'..' miles from Hampton. This animal passed through the lower part ol' the coun ty inst week frightening Hie people in the community through which it traveled until lt wandered ts way to Crays where it was slain. The animal was about three feet tn height and bote spots characteristic of a leopard which ls supposed to havo escaped from some circus. COTTON MILL IIKLI? WANTJCD. Highest wages, shortest hours. Slop dally at 6 p. in. Saturday nt noon. Apply Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Ga. KIM,I I) AT GRIST MILL. A Colored Hoy Cot Caught in Ma chiner)' Somehow. Thc Aiken Journal and Review says on Saturday week ago a negro boy, whoso name could not bc learn ed, was killed at Mr. K. H. Toole's grist mill, near Wagoner. Tho boy wont to the mill with ?onie corn to he ground Into meal, and after lt was ground, he was instructed not to hang around the machinery. Mr. Toole went Into another part of the house, not thinking further of tin- boy. He soon heard a thud and he thought that something was the matter with the machinery. When he reached tho place, he found hie hoy lying inesnsi blo on thi- Moor, lie had evidently touched one of the belts and was thrown heavily to the floor. He was not (lead, and was carried to his home and care given lo him. lt was found that no bones were broken, but blood >n the brain was supposed to have caused his death which occurred on Sunday morning. The hoy had severe convulsions from the time he was in jured to his death. * QUARREL IX HARRIER SHOP Itosiilts in Death of Ono Main and Wounding Another. As a result of a shooting scrape in i colored harbor shop at Yorkville Saturday afternoon John Warlick is lead, his brother, is painfully though lot seriously wounded, and Law ence Malley is in Jail charged with murder. All are young white men. Tho Warlick boys worked in the ;ottOn mills. Marley is a house ?Hinter by trade and a son of a re spectable and well thought of family living near town. It is said that Murley secured the pistol with which IO did the shooting when he left. Warlick after the first quarrel. It s a 44-callbre six-shot Colt's. Thirty-Two Cent Cotton. ITOU SAXJO-Watson's celebrate* inproved ''Tr?mmer Snow" upland lotus itAplo cotton seed. Makes bal? and nore per acre ordinary huid under fair conditions: /?olla for ITH to S3 cent? pe? pound. teanlly picked. Ginned dry tn ordinary BAW glu, staple? i H if 1% Inches. Price: 1 boahoL $?.00; 1 juahela, $4.40; I bushels and error a? 11.00 per bushel. W. W. Watson, Pra jrletoc. Bummer land Vana. Hat nar? arg, % a Om Ith MEN the h ow ne ll Colt HOGLES The super factory Soutl cooking-fat t the South fa cotton seed fined by 01 Wesson pr< acme of pt so m en ess, a THESOUTHERN ; . N?'tb Yt >rk,Sa va / v. v< / J M tlc i ^^^^^ GIBBES Guar; INCLUIROS GASOLINE AND 8TBAR ARLM AND STATIONARY HOI Ll EDGERS, PLANERS, SRI NO Ll-!, I. (X)RN MILLS, COTTON GINS, 1 MAKING OUTFITS AND KIN DHU Our stock IN tho most varied ai Southorn States, prompt shipment ty. A postal card will bring our GI URBS MACRINKR? COMPANY, CLASSIFIED COLUMN. WANT lil)" Wanted-Every farmer ami Morchant In ?South Carolina write us for book let and testimonials. Huggins' Wrenchless Plough Stock and Clio Swoops. Bennett-IIedgpeth Co., Clio, S. C. MISCELLANEOUS. Know Thy Fortuuo-Send your name, dato of birth au,d sex, married or single, and 10c. for a personal type written Horoscope of your Ufe, your future love, business and per sonal affairs. Prof. Opdyke, Box 963, Binghamton, N. Y. FOH HA LE-MISCE LLAN EOUH. For Sah?-One twelve horse jKiwer Blakesloy Gasoleno Engine, cheap. Also lot of shafting, pulleys, etc. Apply to L. E. Riley, Orangeburg, S. C. Kastor Post Curtis-A largo variety at all prices. Send 10 cents In stamps for samples. Sims' Book Store. Orangeburg, S. C. /. For Sale-Thoroughbred, long type, Essex swine, from prize winning stock. Three gilts, three young boars and also lot of lino pigs for April delivery. Prices right. Alex Macdonald. Blackstock, s C. For Salo Cheap-Ono Roger Bread Mixer, one Thompson Moulding Machine; four Bread Presses; two Broad Troughs; ono Cake .Machine; 50 Plane Moulds; and many other things used in a first-class bakery. Apply to L. L\ Riley, Orangeburg, S. C. FOR SA LE-EGGS AND POULTRY. For Sab?-Buff Rock chickens, prize Stock, also prize winning White Wyondottes Write for juices. S. M. Oliver ?c Co., The Terraces, El berton. Ga. Singh* Comb Uhod<; Island Reds only Langford and Abberneathy Strain. None better at my price. Eggs, 15 for $1.50. Satisfaction guaranteed. W. D. Colclough, Dalzell, S. C. White Rocks and Buff Orpingtons, wonderful white winners, beautiful blocky Buffs, good as any; hotter than many. Eggs $1.50 and $2.00. Florence Feathorly Farm, Florence, S. C. ipi5 DOLLARS SAVED TO ORGAN CUSTOMERS For Next 40 Day?. We will sell our excellent $80 Or gnns at only $05. Our $90 Organa for nly $75. Special Terms: On? thlrd now, one-third Nov. 1908, bal ance NOT. 1909. If interested, clip thia ad, and enclose lt with your let ter, asking for catalog and price Hst. If you want tho best orga on earth, don't delay, but write ua nt onco and save $15 and make nome harmoni ous. Address: MALONE'S MUSIC ?OUSE, Columblu, S. C. Pianos and Organa. _!___J?_!J__--lL'J3 r^?p-tOHiat?' Sawmill as absolutely all tho LATEST IMPROVE TS. Amt we think we aro mite In saying, <>6t food on earth. A mouey maker for the 'BEST GOODS-BEST PRICES" imbin Supply Co., Columbia, S. C. S LARD latively satis lern standard hat has made imous. Pure oil, super-re Ltr exclusive ocess. The irity, whole tid economy. .COTTON- OIL- CO pta McwOrlcaPS-Churayoxh stnteed Machinery. I ENGINES,PORT IO RS, SAWMILLS, r\TH, STAVE AM) [?RESSES, BR I CR D LINES. nd complet lu the icing our special sal osman. I \ Box St), ?Xdmmbli?, H, CL