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AN ASSASSINATION, j
Von Plehve, the Russian Minister, 1
Murdered. t
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CAST A BOM? UNDER CARRIAGE
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Coachman Also Killed and llyntand- (
era Hurl by tlie Terrific Kxplosion.
AH St. I'tiiersbiirK
Ih (Shocked.
A speoial from St. Petersburg says i
Minister of Interior Yon Plenve v*as I
assassinated Thursday morning while
driving t>c the Hal tic, Station onroute 1
to visit, the Emperor at the Peterhof
Palace. The crime wits committed at 1
10 o'clock.
A bomb was thrown beneath the
minister's carriage, which was completely
shattered by the explosion that
followed. 'Minister Von Plehve was
i/ernuiy iimngKU. x lie assassin was
immediately caught, and wild excitement
followed the news of the assassination
widen spread over the city like
wild-lire.
COACHMAN ALSO KILLKI).
The coachman was also slain by the
force of the explosion, and -the maddened
horses, being free anof'fi ighten'
ed by the crash, dashed wildly away,
with the front wheels and axle of the
carriage draging at their heels. The
animals had not galloped far before
they fell with pools of blood under
them. The minister's servant, who
was also on the coachman's !>ox, was
badly wounded and two otllcers driving
in the cab were injured by (lying
splinters.
ASSASSIN WOUNDKI).
The assassin, wounded in the eye,
took to (light, but at last accounts lie
had been overtaken and is now under
arrest.
The people and gendarmes hurried
to the scene of the assassination,
^ where the body of the minister lay
^weiierwg in ms uioon. met) pan way
was strewn for a hundred yards with
wreckage of the carriage and pieces
of the red lining of the minister's
coat. A few yards frpm Minister
Plehv's body lay that of his coachman,
which was a shapeless heap.
CONBTKKNATION IN CITY.
The News of the tragedy spread
like wild-flre over the city, and in
every quarter consternation reigned.
The police reserves hurried from all
parts of the city and the various departments
of the government were
notified of the assassination.
KM TRUCK NOTIFIKD.
The prefect of police at once notified
the Emperor. He was at the
Villa of Alexandra and was greatly
affected by the news, coming as it did
upon the bad tidings from the seat of
war and fears of international complications
and the Rtraln inoldent upon
the hourly expectations of an heir.
ACT CONDKMNKD KVKKYW1IKKB.
Whatever may have been the motive
of the crime, the act aioused the
greatest Indignation in the olty and
/ condemnation of It was general every/
where.
Senator Plehve was appointed min#
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To
inch Manila Con
This sale - in.
Fast color La
stripes. Sold at
and 30 in. fancy
stripes. Sold a
in Fancy Lawns
tures, solids, lai
Good values at 1
and 32 in. cord
Muslins, elegant
Sold at 15, 18 ai
Lace am
One big lot
These are not seconds but all fir
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ster of interior A m il ist.h mn-> #mi
iucceedcd Minister Slplagulne, who
ivas assassinated two days earlier. 1
lie was formerly the director of the
jolieedepartment, when lie prosecuted
die regicides who were responsible lor
die death of E nperor Alexander 11, |
n 1 hsl. before the Emperor called
Plehva to the department of interior,
:ie had been almost forty years in oili3lal
life and at time of his death he
was about Oil years old.
8KVKKK OFFICIAL.
Although of Finnish blood no man
in Russia so signalled himself for severity
against the Finns, lie was regarded
by many as the power behind
the throne, and he was dreaded on
account of his control of the secret
police. It is also alleged that lie
controlled the prers of Russia.
ASSASSIN A .1KW AND TOOK I'OISON.
The a siissln, who Is reported to be
a.lew, was taken to Alexandra hospital
so da/cd as to be unable to
speak. His condition is accounted for
by tlie fact that he took pai oti hn
mediately after he threw tlie bomli.
Tiie force Of the exp'odon was so great
that windows of tin Warsaw hotel,
facing the street-, were shattered, and
some i)ro*kev drivers in front of the
railroad station were injured.
Til UK W MOM It KIIOM 1IOTKL WINDOW.
According to tlie latest account the
bomb was thrown from a window in
the Warsaw hotel, and Von lMehve's
iiead was torn off and the lower pur
tlon of Ids body was completely torn
to pieces, while the uppjr part is uninjured.
Only t wo c iispi ators, according
to tills version, were connected
wltli the tragedy, and one of them
threw the homh from the window and
then Ixilied. When he was captured
another liomh was found in Ids
pocket.
VON rLKIIVH 8TOOI) N EXT TO KMI'KKOB,
The assassination threw the city
Into intense excitement, and crowds
gathered and started to discuss the
affair when they were dispersed by
the police. Business was partially
suspended, people rushed to the
streets from their places of business
and homes, and everywhere scenes
bordering on a panic were enacied by
the populace. Only the assassination
of the Emperor himself could have
created such wild excitement and
more consternation, as next to the
Emperor Von Plehvo was regarded as
the most powerful personality connected
with the llusslan government.
\V A It OVR118U ADOWKD i$Y TKAGKDY.
The tragedy has overshadowed completely
the news from the scat of war
and the strained relations with England,
which when St. Petersburg retired
Friday night appeared to be on
the point of breaking. This morning
the whole scene has changed and the
war in the east and Britain are lost
sight, of and another dark tragedy,
which has been added to the many
already on the pages of Ilussian history,
is the sole and excited topic of
talk In every corner of the empire.
WAS NO 8URPRIHK.
A special from Washington Thursday
says Secretary Ilay has cabled to
Count Lamsdrotr, Kussiau minister of
foreign affairs, an expression of pro
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iwns, fancy figure
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Organdies, Howe
t 10 cents. This
, black and white
icy figures and si
Oc. This sale ed
and , fancy s
i goods?extra \
id 20c. This sale
il Muslin Curtains,
Portieres, be*
of Embroidery jj
st class goods. Many other 111
use.
inking our many friend
L L. 1
found sympathy 011 the loss of his col- | J
league through the terrible crime result
ing in his tragic death. Mr. ilay
telegraphed a flmlllar expression to ;
Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador
to the United States.
The news of the assassination was
brieftly cabled to toe state department
by Spencer Eddy, American charge at
St. Petersburg, and by Consul General
Watts. The news was forwarded to '
Secretary Hay at Newbury, N. II.
Although the assassination is deeply
deplored here, It cannot be said that
it has caused much surprised in circles
here but informed as to the conditions
in St. Petersburg.
SNAKKS BOARD A SHIP. i
1
Hundred* of 'Km h'icure in Varu |
from IMatto lilvor. <
The New York Evening Sun, says
members of the crew of the Swedish
steamship Hi frost, South America, report
that snakes of all sizes and in unheard
of numbers took possession of i
the ship and threw the crew into a i
panic that continued two days and a ,
night, during which time ninety-eight
reptiles of various sizes up to lU-foot
python were killed and thrown overboard.
The st/jry is substantiated by
the exhibition of several skins of the
larger snakes, and was told too earn- (
estly by the crew to be a mere tale of 1
t he fort castle. The vessel began to un- (
load quebracho wood at the foot of '
Emerson street. (ireenport, It. I. On
the voyage up the Rol I Matte for the
wood she sailed further than any other
steamer has previously reported. While
taking on her cargo in June, during j
the rainy season, a great Hood wash-1J
ed down the river quantities of debris, I
Including grass, sod and growths of 1
various kinds. Some of it drifted
ashore in the vicinity of the ship and
against her sides. It is well known to
aiuioi "IK UJCII UliAti HIJilKUH lMIUlOlllllg
dense thickets climb trees and tall
bushes, and one may understand that
to climh anchor cablos, booms and
gangways is no handicap to them. At.
all events, the snakes got aboard the
ship, into the forecastle, the cabin and
the holds, where the logwood cargo
was stored. The iloors of the forecastle
and cabin were Hooded with hot
water to drive the reptiles out, and
natives were hired to kill them as fast
as they appeared. In this manner the
crew reports the disposal of ninetyeight.
Then none of the crew would go
i into t.hft hnlrta iint.il t linu ho/1 n I
thorough steaming. No one knows how
; many snakes will be found among the
1 wood, for the hatches were open at
the time of the visitation, and It Is
believed that hundreds found hiding
places there.
Kntorolnic the Ij*w.
Justice David Gilmer, at Johnstown,
Pa., has just Imposed what Is
probably the heaviest fines ever made
under the present fish laws of the
state upon three men who were convicted
of catching 160 carp and cat
fish by building a fence across Buffalo
creek, driving the fish Into wire pens
and killing them. The tine was $10
for each fish, or a total of $1,060, in
.lieu of which they must serve 166
' days in Jail.
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Pall Stock we
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rs and
* Sale 7 els.
s mixtripes.
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triped
allies.
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, $1.00 values, th
lutiful Patterns, 5
joes with this sa
ings not here mentioned will go
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BUCK
SLAYER OP DAWSON,
Dr. Thomas D. McDow, Found Dead
in His Bed.
IN HIS HOUSE ALL ALONE.
JikIkIiik from tho Hlaln of His
1> ? o o in p o h o <! Hotly, Ho
Must Have Keen Dead
.Several Dava.
A special to the State from Charlcsleston
sa>s: Dr. Thomas 11. McDow,
the slayer of Capt. 6\ W. Dawson,
late editor of The News and Courier,
was found dead in bed at his residence
:>n llutledge avenue Tuesday morning,
having been dead since probably
Saturday night or Sunday morning,
judging from the state of decomposihlnn
tif I lin 1 in/1?/ 1
vnu uviu;, 1>I, HlUl'UVY ? WIIO |
and daughter wore in the mountains !
and lie had been occupying the house 1
alone, which accounts for the long
time that elapsed between his death ,
and the finding of his body.
The discovery of the dead body was
made by J. (J. McDow, a stableman, I
jousln of the deceased, who was
notified Tuesday morning about 8 \
a'clock by I)r. McDow's negro buggy ,
lrlver that he had not seen the doc- |
tor since Saturday afternoon and was ,
fearful that something had happened ,
to him. When the negro failed to see
the doctor Tuesday he concluded that
fie had taken a run out of the city,
but finding the house shut up again
Tuesday morning, after attending to
the horse and stable he notified the '
cousin of the (lead man. McDow
forced open the door of the house and
then entered the bedroom, to find the
doctor dead. The room was In an |
orderly condition. The mosquito net
had been carefully tucked In around
the mattress, Dr. McDow's clothes
were laid on a chair near bis bed and
a pitcher of water and a glass stood
on a table by the bed. The body was
wii itin uavii, wiiiii uie arms careiuuy
thrown over the chest. There was 1
no evidence of any struggle and It
looked as though death had peacefully
aod suddenly come to him.
NO AUTOPSY IIKM).
An autopsy was not held, being considered
unnecessary on account of Dr.
McD ?w having been under treatment
for heart disease, Dr. A. K. Baker is
HUlng a certificate that this was the
cause of his death. Dr. McDow had
a fainting spell a few days ago at the
otlice of the Charleston Light and
Water company while paying his water
rent, and the supposition is that
the repetition of the attack was too
great a strain for the organ to bear
and he succumbed under It during
Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Dr. McDow was 40 years of age. He
has been practicing his profession here
for a number of years and was considered
to be in good circumstances^
He had a nice home on Rutledge avenue.
T11K DAWSON THAGKDY.
On Maroh 12, 1899, Dr. McDow
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offer these extr;
28 in. Niclier
material, 2
<>(? in White Oi
50 in. Cream 1
Twenty-eight i
value at 50
Twenty-eight t
Waistings,
Champagne
This sale, 1
A great sU
is sale 69c; $1.2?
>5.00 value, this
le. One big lo
at these extremely low prices.
ronage, we are,
l co;
diot and killed ('apt. Francis War ington
Dawson, editor of Tlie News
md Courier, one of the best known
lien in South Carolina and a man of
latlonal reputation in the world of
lournallsm and politics. Capt. Dawion
had gone to Dr. MeDow's jlllce to
remonstrate with him concerning
illeged attention by him to a young
woman employed as a domestic in
Japt. Dawson's family, and It was
while the two men were alone In the
afllce that the killing occured, at
ilx)ut 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It
was not until several hours afterward
bliat the tragedy became known and
it made an Immense sensation in
Charleston and all over the country.
After killing ('apt. Dawson, by shooting
hlra with a revolver, Dr. McDow
attempted to hide the body in a small
unpaved passageway leading from his
Dtllce, which he tried to dig a grave. I
lie testified at Ids trial, upon a charge
Df murder, that this was done in the
hiL/ll PKP.it.rtrrv?nt\ ii.ml frru.O.Io I
lion following the death of his victim |
and not with any intelligent idea of
hiding the result of ills deed, and that
as soon as lie had come to a realization
of what he had done, he reported
the death of Capt. Dawson to the
authorities.
The trial of Dr. McDow was an
event of absorbing Interest In Charleston
and every feature of it was closely
followed by the crowds that packed
the court hous;. He was acquitted
upon a plea of self-defense, his claim
being that (.'apt. Dawson had threatened
him and had struck at him with
a heavy cane.
In the excite, * following the
llrst news of the kl" of Capt. Dawson,
there was son ilk of a lynching
party and actually pians were laid by
some of the overwrought friends of the
slain editor to take Dr. McDow from
the county jail and execute him summarily,
but better councils, fortiliei
greatly by citations of Capt. Dawson's
own tlrm views upon the dignity of
the law, prevailed, and there was no
demonstration made.
Since the tragedy Dr. McDow has
continued to live in the house on Rutledge
avenue and to have his otllce at
the place where he killed Capt. Dawson,
and It was in that residence that
he died and his body was found. *
Ueorjcla family Murdered.
A special from Stateboro, Ga., says
that. Ilor.rw KI-...I# J
wumv jiivuij nunma yyiic nnu burtsc
children wore brutally murdered near
there Thursday night. After the
crime had been committed their home
was burned. Corpse? found In the
debris showed that the skulls of the
thrown people had been broken by
blows from some blunt instrument.
Robbery is supposed to have been the
motive. No arre.sU have yet been
made. There Is the greatest excitement
in Statesboro and vicinity.
A Uoott ??Ihii.(
In Germany, when a-person breaks
down with consumption, he is sent to
a government sanitarium, where he Is
kept until he recovers or dies. In
the meantime his family receives a
weekly pension from a fund to whloh
the patient himself contributed when
he was In good health. By this means
the risk of spreading the disease Is
avoided.
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T 4, 1904.
IHHIINIIWII
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aordinary values.
Zephyr, beautiful
5c value. This
gaudy; sold for5C
jawn, worth 12 l?2c.
nch Persian Silk I
c. This sale
o thirty-four in. Fi
corded iiiid s
sold at 15, 25 3(
), 13, 20, 23 am
lughter, but the^
> vaules, this sah
sale, $3.89."
1 of Lace, all in
Don't miss this opportunity. Co
YOURS VERY TRULY,
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ROOSEVELT NOTIFIED [
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Of HiR Nomination at His Home at1 ^
Sagmore Hill. C
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HE ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION [
In the Presence of an of,
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DiHtinguiHhed Men. A Photographer
Wan Present I
toTftko Them All.
On last Thursday Theodore Roosevelt
formally opened the campaign of (
1004 at his lieautlful country home at
Sagmore 11111. Standing on a spot 3
made dear by the associations of a 1
lifetime, surrounded hy his family and j
relatives and friends, and In the Dres
ence of an assemblage of men dtstln- :
gulshed In all walks of life, he formally
received and accepted tho nomlna- 1
tlon of the Republican party for 1
president of the United States.
Speaker Cannon and his committee
of notlticatlon together with many of J
the invited guests arrived there on a :
train from New York. The attend- J
ance of the members of the committee 1
was notably large, regrets being received
from ouly three, James N. !
Combs of Florida, Senator Chauncey *
M. Depew of New York and Senator J
Clarence I). Clark of Wyoming.
In all, about 126 persons were present
at t lie ceremony.
President Roosevelt personally re- J
ceived the members of the committee 1
and other guests as they arrived at *
Sagamore i 1 ill. lie knew almost
every man personally. After the visitors
had been greeted by the president, r
vSecrctary Loeb presented each one to >
Mrs. Roosevelt and to Miss Alice i
Roosevelt. The guests were seated on t
the veranda, where the notlticatlon i
ceremony was held. As Speaker Can- {
non, attired In a dark gray frock suit, t
stepped upon a chair standing near j
the veranda railing, lie was given a 1
cordial reception. \
While Mr. Cannon read his speech, 1
President Roosevelt stood at his right J
hand, giving close attention to the \
address.
Mrs. Roosevelt, surrounded by her 1
children, Kermit, Ethel and Quentin, t
stood facing Mr. Cannon, almost in (
the centre of the crowd. Mr. Cannon t
was interrupted frequently by ap- ?
plause. I
President Roos3velb shook Mr. Can
uon'8 hand heartily at the conolufllon
of his speech and then mounted the r
chair to deliver his address in response.
He was Riven so cordial a re- t
ception that it was quite a minute ,
before lie could proceed. He was in v
excellent voice, and though he fol- g
lowed the printed text of his speech t
he seldom referred to it. The address c
was punctuated by applause. t
When he concluded he was heartily ^
congratulated first by Speaker Can- .
non, then by Chairman Cortelyou and j
by the others present.
After the Informal reception whloh i
followed the address Speaker Cannon (
suggested that all the visitors assem- i
ble on the l&wn at the foot of the ve- a
randa steps "in order that they may t
have ther respective shadows secured f
ere the substance fale." As the pres- j
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)c, this sale 331This
sale 8 ct
Hull. Good
37 1-!
mcy White
tripes and
) and 40ets
tl 25 cents.
y must go.
; 85c.
this sale.
me early and get your pick.
S^Y.
dent descended the steps to face the
ihotograplier, he oalled for Gov. l'arlee
of California and W. S. Simpson
>f Texas to stand near him. These
wo with Speaker Cannon, Chairman
Jortelyou, Gov. Odell of New York,
lornelius N. Bliss and Frank S.
hack, stood about the president as
>)ie photographs were tiken.
A buffet luncheon followed and the
quests were served by the president's
ihlldrcn and ids nephews and nieces.
Senator Piatt and Elthu Root were
lot present but sent regrets.
More Whiskey Sold.
Chief Constable llammett in his
juarterly report last Thursday says:
ly reference to the previous report
(ou will And that there is a considerklle
decrease in the value of the selz-!
ires madb and a very heavy Increase
n the sales of the dispensaries
throughout the state. This, 1 think,
s attributed to the better enforcenent
of the law. Certainly, there is
lot as much liquor being brought into
die state as formerly, (^ulte a uumler
of persons who have been engaged
n retailing liquor have gone out of
die business and you will note that 27
lllcit stills have been closed up. The
kttention of the board of directors has
jeen called to a number of cases in
vhlch parties, who have been granted
i permit to distill, have violated the
aw, and favorable action by them is
mtlclpated. 1 am pleased to report
diat matters in this department are
irogressing very satisfactorily and I
im receiving assistance and encourkgement
from cltl/.ens all over the
itate.
Five Badly ln|ured.
In a freight wreck on the Southern
ailway at Patton's mill, four miles
vest of Jonesboro, Tenn., Tuesday
nornlnir. caused hv the ?nr??Hinr* nf
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,he rails, Ave persons were Injured,
,wo seriously, ten cars were wrecked
md two engines belonging to the Central
of Georgia railroad being transx>rted
from the Raid win Locomotive
Works were badly damaged. The
vreck blocked the line for seven
lours. The most seriously injured is
Tohn It. Snow of Philadelphia, who
vas traveling as caretaker of the new
ingines. One of the wrecked cars
eavitig track was thrown Into a cotAge
near the line and timbers flying
rom the demolished porch of the
iouse injured Miss Mollie Patton.
5now was taken to Telford, Tenn.
lis condition ?s critical. ?
We Hope He Will.
The Columbia Record says Chairnan
Taggart, of the Democratic oomnittee,
It is stated, has long desired
iic uuiiur 01 leaning t>no party to vicory.
lie made an active campaign*.to
laving himself elected to the position)
ind in the face of considerable opposi,ion
his efforts were crowned with sueless.
If he will use the same politlca
inens against the Republican party 1
ve may feel assured of the result.
1 11 1
ilie price of raw cotton and t,h? MAiiimr
>rlce of the finished product that
nany mills have been running at a
llreot loss for some time. The manifaoturers
believe the goods market
ihould be plaoed on a more satisfactory
basts, and that benefit will result
rom concerted action. ?Greenville
Mountaineer.
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TO DECREASE THE OUTPUT.
The Cotton Mill Moil Agree to Cur- j
tail Production.
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Cotton Manufacturers of South Carolina,
North Carolina, Georgia, Ala|
bama and Mississippi after a brief con
ference and discussion Tuesday afternoon
by a vote of 2,183,062 spindl
'against 100,000 adopted resolution
mat an mills represented agreed UL
production shall be reduced during
the months of August and September ?
25 per cent. t
The resolutions adopted were:
"That the mills present agree
that production shall be reduced =
during the month of August and
September 25 per cent, by either
running all of the raachlney 75 per,
cent, of the time or stopping on*'*
fourth of the machinery all the thm
as may be most advantageous tot,y]0
prospective mills, the object being '
limit production to 75 per cent,
normal, and they further earner
recommend that all the oloth mill!
the States of North Carolina, &>;>rlccs
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama v ' c
are not curtailing to this extentft.cn '
do so for the months of August lu<>September."
It was further agK/.
that the manufacturers would not
freight beyond New York on go<^' '
destined to bleacherles and that i- bills
should be paid within ten da J
from date of shipment or date of iittf
voice." ^ v.
A r.lt.H MTthnrllila ti\T Cm m/inUi a#
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August was adopted and prices were
tixed below which the mills will not
sell. A committee was appointed to
notify the mills of any ohanges in
prices. Commission houses will be
notltled of this tariff sheet.
Telegrams wero received from South
Carolina manufacturers indicating a
material Improvement In the condition
of the goods market since the
Spartanburg conference when new
higher prices were agreed upon.
The question of curtailment aroused
most Interest and the committee appointed
at the last meeting to ascertain
the extent of curtailment now
baisuiiv reporbea ior jxortti Carolina
50 per cent.; South Carolina, 26;Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi, 26. A
Ool. Jas. L. Orr, president of Pledmont
mills, presided at the meeting
and John A. Law, president of Saxon,
W. E. Beattie, president of Reedy
River, and J. I. Westervelt, president
of Brandon mills, were the secretaries.
The meeting was primarily for the
purpose of considering the curtailment
of the output of goods.
The committee appointed to ascertain
and to discuBS the feasibility of
the proposition is made up as follows:
Alabama, G. W. Pratt and Arthur H.
Love of Ilunteville; Georgia; J. P. /Mi
Verder of Augusta and B. 8. Walker
of Monroe: North Carolina, George. B.
Hiss and A. E. Smith, both of Char- . *&>*.
lotte: South Carolina, K. A. Smythe
of Pelzer and L. W. Parker of Greenville
and Columbia.
Conditions affecting the business at f
the present time were discussed and
the exchange of Ideas as to the best $
course to pursue In an effort to place yRir A
things on a bptfcer footing was had. M
There U such a wide margin between Jg
J