The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 22, 1906, Image 3
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"THE BOXER RIOTS
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Are Said to Be Imminent in China
Against Foriegners.
FEELING IS BITTER.
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American Soldiers'] Are Held Ready.
American Missionaries Are Notified
To Keep in Touch with Certain
Cities of Refuge Known as
Treaty Ports.
E. P. Schwerln, vice president and
general m.vnagor of the Pscltic
Mall Sbe&mthip company, whose business
relations with the people of China
have been intimate for more than a
d< z,4n years, regards the situation in
Caina with grave appreheoslon.
He considers the manifestlou of disorder
as primarily anti American,
but what s .ntiuaent of "China for the
Chinese" underlying the eruptions,
the trouble is ccrtaiu, In his oplnlou,
to spread and become an autl-foreign
uprising tirat will make all other nationalities
excepting the Japanese to
be subjects of attack. Speaking of
the prospect of trouble, Mr. Schwerln
last night said:
"The Borer uprising of 1900 was
the one evidence of the ferment of
aufci-foreigu feeling, but when order
has been restored no people stood
clf>eer to the Chinese than did the
Americans. And as a reeult, our
trade with China hrs lnoreaecd by
leaps and bounds Klr.cj the end of the
i>jA?r tuoorau:. uus *ne auh AtncrJoan
boyoott hu not only checked the
development of trade relations, but
what has already been built up 1?
now threatened. Tut* la only the reflex
of the active and across!*? rneth'
oda of certain labor organization* of
the Pacific. The clear Intent of the
treaty of 1894 ha&been perverted. It
defined the excluded class but in response
to the constantly asserted labor
lnllu^nee the provisions have been
burled out of sight.
'Tnen again, the laboring organlz
atlons on the coast have applied the
boycott, not only against Chinese
goods Imported Into the country, but
against Cnineae goctfjs Imported into
the country, but against the merchant
who would buy the garden products
the Chinese farmer In the coast states
and the result has been that tbe
Chinamen have turned the weapon
upon the Americans, who taught
them the example and power It possceead."
The Presbyrerlan board of foreign
missions, In New York in oonsequenoe
of the embarkation of American soldiers
for the far east, in anticipation
of service in China, has decided to
keep in touch with the nearest theaty
porta in Cise of trouble.
Tne chief cause of anxiety, according
to the secretary of the board, is
the constant spreading of wrong ideas
of the treatment of the CnlneRe in
this country Stories are being circulated
t iroug China of the massaere
of Oninese in America and they have
yellow j urnala Just &e we have them
here. Put they have not the Intelligence
we have ancl the stories have
a greater percentage of believers. We
kne v of the the presidents intention
to send trocps to the Philippines
weeks ago.
"Tne treaty ports the missionaries
may use as refuge places are Canton,
8 ranghai, Hankow, Qangcbsw, Soo,
Clow, Ningh Po, Tslentang, Chee
Foo, Tien Tsin and P?.kln. The ma
jority of bhnce would give a meanB of
esoape or rufuge aud by water routes.
Ia ali of thecn raisfrlonarlea and thslr
famulea would B id high Chlnane offloum
and :orelgu rspreeentadveH who
would be of help to them. But in
many cases the miesionerlet* and
A merloans are at such remote plaosa
that taey could be orally cut off and
their only chance of safety would rest
with t ie gov^ramanb of China and it*
representatives."
Ooe of the vis-ltore to ' the Presbyterlon
board of missions was Rev C.
Charles Fab cu.ugb, a nd-sionary,
who had juBt arrived from China.
" While it tedtw t>me for ths news
of toe boycott on Aaiorican goods to
traves from the coast to the Interior,
said Mr. F.drclougb, "theanti Am iioan
aud auii-?'orelgu feeling in North
China is very bitter, and I believe it
i? m re blit-r than it was at any time
during the ooxer war.
" Toe f? el lug was v ,-ry strong whsn I
Jert uie Aatiui province in ueoemoer.
ij was cauatd by fcbe itorieg of ill
treatment of Onlnamen in America
and toe exclusion law. In the *xcerlor
io/vus b.te naeiobants are selMng
uj American tfooda rather than have
their countr* uien kaow they have
had them in their po-session.
''It is not the same anti-foreign
f e,iug Of 1 he boxt?r trouble, lfc oomes
out of wnat they believe in patriotism.
The Chinese are anxi jus to get
thoir prop riles ioto their own hands.
'$ ibre a e railroads, mining and other
kinds of syndicates developing property
lu Cmua and t he men b.-.ck of them
are fo^igjers. O Ay leceutly I saw
oniof tuese syndicates go through all
thj stages of development in the
buuuuig of a raihoad line au(l at the
last mom:nc the 0! tinese rescinded ah
the rights given to tiiem.
"I was a nazed to dud a remarkable
liberality of views amoug the
Chinese students lo Japan. Tney out
. 1.
v
otT their queques, wear Eropeanclothe*
aud even talk about the necessity of a
n'pWforodof gcvernmeht f ?r China.
There la a spirit of governmental
revolution amoi g them.
A dispatch to the Trlbuhe from
Washington, I). C., sayi: Thlrb>eight
thousand men. of the regular
army are to be m( bllized at MauUa
for service in China in case of an uprising
agalmb foreigners in the ancient
empire. The war department
ha* determined to s?r?d four reglun n^s
of oavalry and seven batteries of artillery
to the fareasteru islands in additiog
to the troops already ordered. i
The navy also Is active and has d - 1
reeled Hoar Admiral Sigsbee's tquad
ron, consisting of o.ie armored and 1
three protec?,ed cruisers, to hold itself
in readiness to proceed to the fur
east and report to Hear Admiral (
Train, oonmanding the Asiatic fleet.
The navv department also has sent
instructions to R.-ar Admiral Train to
ta.ke such measures as may seem to 1
him ad viable for the adequate pro- 1
teotion of Americans and their inieieats.
A gunboat of the Helena class '
which has been undergoing repairs at
Manila, will be commissioned without 1
further delay and sent to China for 1
use on the Yang Tse Ktaug.
Rear Admiral T^ain has arranged
with missionaries living in the territory
tr&jn*ve;8rd bv this stresm to
hurry to certa'n points In case of apprehension
of trouble and upon arrival
they will be picked up by men of
war.
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SOLICITORS SALARIES.
TFioy Are Fixed at SoTontoen Hundred
Dollars.
In th? House after the Ruoker bill
had been adopted Mr. Clifton took up
the bill to fix salaries of solloltori.
He wanted the Increase applicable to
1906.
Col. nerbert protested against $he
increases. He saw no use for it.
Mr. Clifton wanted all aolloltort
paid a uniform salary of 11,800.
Mr. Lancy thought $1,600 was a
good salary and they received $1$0
from the engrossing department.
There was a dispute whether solicitors
drew $4 a day whether attending
session or not. Mr. Laney uiged
that the solicitors all reoeived $4 a
day for the entire session who* her attending
the session or not. He produced
the reoord and showed that
each solicitor was paid a minimum of
$160.
Mr. Slnkler favored the bill to Increase
salaries and said Mr. Richards
favored certain Increases. Others he
opp *ed. It was too small an inore&se
to worry about. The solicitor represented
the actual civilisation of the
State and should be well paid. The
solicitor should be well paid. Tue
solicitor should be a man of oharaoter,
foroe and ability.
Mr. Rlohardson made a vigorous
and forceful speech called for a halt
in legislative extravagances. H*
wondered where It was all going to
stop. He said already the house had *
increased last year's appropriation 1
bill by $128,000 although the ways <
and maims committee reported a bill <
whloh carried less money than laut 1
year's aot. Mr. Richardson Is a hard '
and earnest fighter and Mr. Clifton '
says 111 tie in debate but he made a *
line fight for the increase In solicitor*
salaries. 1
Mr. Rlohardson urged that he <
spoke Blmply for himself, but spoke 1
for himself alone as the ways and 1
means committee had not discussed '
the matter. '
By a tote ef 31 to 56 the house
killed the $1,800 amendment. 1
The house refused to let the in- <
creases apply for 1906. '
Mr. Hutbo wanted to fix the sala- 1
ries at $ 1,000. Toe senate bill pro- 1
lded for $1,700 salaries for boUcI- i
tors. <
On the motion to fix the salaries at i
$1,600 for all solloltora the vote stood '
46 for to 55 against, and then the ]
question came up on the $1,700 amendment.
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Mr. Walker moved that the increase 1
take effeot on April 2, 1906, and this <
brought on another fight. The a- ;
mendment was agreed to.
Mr. Slnklrr wanted the solicitor of <
the ninth circuit to reoelve $1,800 because
his solid tor was elected and
made the oontest with the under- i
standing that he was to receive $1,800.
L ?at.
The bill as passed to its third reading
tx'jk the unlf )rm salary for solicitors
at $1,700. i ff Active Anrll 1 IQfttt
The H ill We?Tll.
A diapatoh from Wasalngton says
%fr. W. D. Hunter, of the Department
of Agriculture, who la In charge
of the cotton boll weevil invcstlga
lion, 1a preparing to return to Texas
where ho deoUres the problem of weevil
extermination Is farjfrom solution.
Our latest reports, said Mr, Huuter,
show the weev.l last year has made
his customary advanoe for fifty miles
eastward. An unfavorable part of the i
present situation is that the late &d- i
vanoe puts the pest in the lowlands
aiong the Mississippi river where !
conditions are most favorable to Its
existence. In Texas the low wet
seotlons siiff jredj most. In Western 1
Louisana. there was a belt lo which
no cotton was grown, a great timber I
>elt. Woendevore'l to keep the boll
weevil from netting past this belt,
hut havj failed. The Mississippi
river can not be regarded as a barrier
as the weevils have be3Q known tolls
o*onty-llve miles with a favorab y
wind, and as thero is muoh traftlj
across the stream it is sure to be
carried In baggage. Along the Misslnslppi
river is wnere the greatest
damage will be done. All the Southern
States will affected unless
some new thing is discovered.
HOW TO GROW OUiiN.
\H FXKHPLIPIKI) BY Mil. Wlli1AMSON.
He Obtained a Phenomenal Yield by
Proper Cultivation and Use
of Fertilizers.
In the IT*r*vv'll? County M^~n
ger recently Mr. E. Mclvor Will amtun
of Dar Liglou County, giv a to
the public a most valuable paper on
oorn culture. In vie v of the fact
that the Southern Cotton Association
at the last meeting held In New
Orleans ad *pted resolutions of vital
importance do the Southern farmers
among the most import Ant of whloh
v*as that urging the farmers to diversify
their crops a; d to plant oorn and
other grain crops sutliolent at l?ast '
for home consumption. Tills article
on the subject of corn culture bv Mr.
Williamson Is all the more important
and iuterestlng. Mr. Williamson
nays:
For a number of years after I l*?
gan to farm 1 followed the old time
method of putting the fertilizer all
under the oorn. Dlaulimr on a l- vnl or
higher, six by thro feet, pushing tin
plant from ehe start and mak'ng a
Dig stalk, but the ears wore fe.v a.id
frequently small I planted muoh
onra in the the spring aud boug it
muoh more corn the in xt spring, ui t>l
tinslly I was driven to the conclusion
that corn could not lie made on
uplands In this section onrralnly
not by the old method exoapt at
n lose.
I did not give however, for I
kuew that the farmer who did not
make Ids own oorn never hid suoooded
wad never would, so 1 began to experiment.
JT.ret, 1 planted lower, end
wad the yl? Id was better, but the
sialk was s 111 too large, s > 1 dlj&ocn
tlnur.d altogether the application of
fertill&^r before planting, and khowing
that all crops should In fertll z id
U some time used mixed fertiliser as
\ side application and applied the
more soluble nitrate of soda later,
oelng guided In this by the excellxnt
result's obtained from Its use aa a top
3re elng for oats. Still the yield
though regular, was not large, and
the smallucss cf the stalk 1 .self now
nuggestftd that they should bo planted
thicker In the drill. This wan d >ne
the next year with results so sal lnfactory
Uiat I continued from year to
year to Increase the number of stalks
ind the fertilizer, with which to
lUhtain them, also to apply nitrate of
ioda at last plowing, and to lay by
aarlv sowing peas broadcast. ThU
method steadily increased the yield
jnUlymr before last, (1004) with
torn eleven inches apart In six foot
rows and 111 worth of fertiliser to <
.he acre, 1 made 83 buehols average
o the aore, several of my ba t
Lcree making as much as 126 bush
5li.
Last year, (IW05) I followed the
Ams method, planting the first we k
n April, 70 acre* which had produced
the year before 1000 pounds seed
>otton per acre. Too land bandy up
and, somewhat rolling. Season*
yery unfavorable, owing to the tremendous
rains In May and the dry i
wad extremely hot woather later on.
(from June 12th to July 12th, the
blue when it most needed moisture,
there was was 5 8 of an inoh of rainfall
here; yet wuh 97.01, oost of ferUllzer,
my yield wa 52 bushels per
tore. Rowb were k x feet and corn
uxt^on lochee In dr.11.
With this method, on Land that will
ardinjirlly produoe 1000 lbe of seed
y>tton with 800 pounds of fert liter,
50 buKhels of corn per sore sin u:d be
oosde by uflng 200 pjunds of ootton
teed meal, 200 pounds of sold phosph
ite, and 400 pounds of Kalolt mix- d
Dr their equivalent In other fertilizer,
ind 125 pounds of nitrate of soda, all
to be used as side application &u directed
below.
On land that will make a bale and
3ne toalf of ootton per aore when fertilized,
a hundred bushels of oorn
ihould be pmduoed by doubling the
tmount of fertilizer above, exvpt
that 800 pounds of nitrate of soda
thould be used.
In each case there should be left on
the land In corn stalks. Mas. vIma*
and roots, frono $12 to $10 worth of
fertilizing material per acre, be?lde
the great benefit to the land from so
Urge an amount of vegetable matter.
Trie place of thiB In the permanent
Improvement of land oan never be
taken for commercial fertilizer, for It.
ii absolutely impossible to make lands
rloh a* long as tnev are laoklng in
vegetable matter.
Land should be throughly and deep
ly broken for oorn, and this Is the
time In a system of roatlon to d epen
the soil. Ootton requires a more compact
soil than corn, and while a deep
mou is essential to lbs best development,
it will not produce as well on
loose open land, while oorn does best
on land thoroughly broken. A deep
soil will not only produce more heuviIv
than a shallow soil with good seasons,
but It will stand more wet as
well as more dry weather.
In preparing for the corn c op,
land should be broken broadcast during
the winter one fourth deeper than
It has been plowed before, or If muoa
vegetable nutter is being turned
under, it may be broken one third
deeper. This Is as much deepening
as land will usually stand In one year
and produce well, though it may be
c mtiuued each year, so long as much
dead vegat&ble matter Is being ttime
1 u^dor. It may, however, be sub
soiled to any depth by fjllowing in
bottom of turn plow furrow, provided
no mo'e of the sub-soil than has been
directed, is turned u;. Break with
two horse plow If posiible, or better
I
I with diso plow. With the latter, cot|
ton stalks or corn staiks as large as
wo c \er make, can be turned under
without bavins beeu chopped, aud iu
po?-vines it will not choke or drag.
Never plow laud when It is wet, if ;
you expert ever to have any use for it j
again.
lied with turn plow iu six foot rows, i
leaving live Inch ba'.k. When readyto
plant, break this out with scooter, (
following lu bottom of tills furrow c
with Dixie plow, wing taken off. i
Ltidge then ou this furrow with same
plow golug deep Uuu corn planter c
on this ridge, dropping oue grain e
every live or six inches. Plant early, f
as soon as frost dagger is past say firs'
seasonable spell after March 16th, In
'.his section. Especially is early plaut- a
log necessary on very rich lands where t.
talks cannot otherwise be prevented f
from growing too large. Gi?t first b
working with harrow or any plow that a
vrlll not oover the plant. For second t
worklDg, U'4 ten or twelve lneh sweep f:
on both sides of oom, which should o
now be about eight iuche* high. Thin 1<
after this working. It Is not necessary
that the plants should bo left all t
the same dlstauoo ap^rt, if the right li
number remain to each yard of row. p
Oom should not be worked again K
until tlve growth has been so retarded f
and the stalk so hardened that it will u
never grow too large. This Is tho most (l
d'tV.cult point in the wholo process. c
Experience unci judgment are required H
to know just how much the stalk a
jhnnlrl V\rt ? 1 '
vuiu uo Bvuuvcu, &uu pien^y or *
nervo Is required to hold back *
your com wheu your neighbors, 0
who fOitillxrd At pLantlug time and r]
cultivated rapidly, have corn twice 1
the h(z? of yours. (They are having d
their fun now. Youre will oome at
harvest time ) The richer the Land L
the more necessary it Is that stunting L
proo ss should be throughly done.
TTheu your are convinced that your
corn haa been suflloieutly humllated,
you may begin to make tho ear. It
should bo from twelve to eighteen lnchce
high, and look worse than you
have ever had any corn look before.
Put half your mlx<?d fertilizers,
(this being the fl.st u?-d at all) lu the J
old sweep furrow on both sides of every
other middle aud oo^er by, breaking \
out this middle with turn plow. About ('
one week later treat tho other middle
the same way. Within a few days side
oorn In first m'ddle with sixteen Inoh J
sweep. Put all your nitrate of soda in .
this furrow, if le*s than 150 pounds.
If raoro, use one-half of It now. Cover a
with one furrow of tur*. plow, then "
sow peas in this middle broadoast at :
tho rate of at least one bushel to the
aore aud Unlsh breaking out.
In a few days side ooro in other a
middle with same sweep, put balanoe c
of nitrate of soda in this furrow if it J
has boon divided, cover with turn
plow, sow peas, and break out. This j?
lays by your crop with a good bed and
plenty of dirt around your uttlk. This ^
should bo from June 10th to 20th, un
less season la very Late, and corn should a
oe hardly bunching for taauel.
LiXV bV CArlv. Unr* la rnlnofl I *
by Late plowing than by lack of plow ^
log. This Is when the ear Is hurt. c
Tae good rv?lus after laying by should ~
making you a go ,d crop of eorn, and
it will certainly m*ke with much 1cm
rAin than If pushed and fertilizers in 1
the old way. ^
The stalks Cthus raised are very 1
amall, and do not require any thing 11
like the moisture even In proportion 8
to size, that Is nooessary for large sap* *
py stalks. Thin m.av, therefore, be '
left muoh thicker Injthe ..row. Thi* 1
is no new process. It has long been
a euwtom to out baok Tines and trees y
In order to increase the yeild and
quality to fiulfc, and so long as you
do not hold back your oorn, It will go, l.
like mine bo long went, a'l to stalk.
Do not bo die* uraged by the lookn
of your corn during the prooers of
cultivation. It will yield out of all '
prop ution to It* appoaranee. Large r
stalks onrinofc make large yields, ex v
oepo wlUi extremely favorable sea- 1
sons, for they cannot stand a lack of ;;
moisture. Early applications of ma- n
nure go to make large stalks, which J
you do not want, and the plant food *
is all thus used up bsfore the ear, 1
which you do want, Is made. Tall J
stalks, not only wih not produce well '
themselves, but will not allow you to p
make the pea vines, so necessary to D
the Improvement of land. Corn raised
by this method should never grow *
over 7i feet high, and the ear should
be near lo the ground.
1 consider the dial application of f
nitrate of r.oda an essential point in '
this oar making prooe-s. It should (
always be applied at last plowing and *
unmixed with other fertilizers.
I aui satisfied with one ear to the 11
stalk, unless a prolific variety is *
planted, and leave a hundred stalks t
for every bushel that I expeot to f
make I find the six foot row the oaal- fc
est to cultivate without injuring the 11
oorn. For tifty bushels to the acre, I c
leave it sixteen Inches apart; for sev (i
onty-flve bushels to the acre, 12 inches ^
? .4 ..J ' *
a|/chi u, ?uu iur UUD uuuaron DUHUel8 11
eight inches apart. Oorn should be h
i hinted from four to six inohes below 1
the level, and laid by from four to six E
Inches above. No hoeing should be 1
necessary, and middles may be kept
clean until time to break out, by using
harrow or by ruuntng one shovel furrow
in center of middle and bedding a
on that, with one or more rounds of a
turn plow. 1
I would advise ouly a few acres a
tried by this method the first year, or
until you are familiar with its application.
Especially is it b&rd, at tirst, (
to fully carry out the stunting process *
wtiere a whole crop is involved, and 1
tills is the abiolutely essential part of *
the prooess. I
Trrs method I have applied or s^en '
applied, successfully, to all kinds ?f 1
land In this sect on i x ept wet land* (
and moist bott ?ms, and 1 am contl- 1
dent it oau be made of great boncli j, 1
throughout the entiie South. 1
In the middle West, where corn is
RO prolific and profitable, and where,
unforttypatelv for us, so much of ( urn
t as been produced, the stalk duos not
naturally yrow large. As wo come
South Its size Increases, at the expeuse
of the tar, uutil lu Cuba and
Mexico It Is nearly all stalk (witness
Mexican varieties.)
The purpose of this method Is to
jllmlnate ttils teudenoy of corn to
ivergrowth at the expense of yield,
u this Southern climate.
Hy tills method I have made my
om crop more profitable than my
olUxi ertp, and my neighbors and
liends who have, without exception,
lerlved great benetit therefrom.
t'laut y< ur own seed. 1 would not
dvlse a change of seed and method
he same year, as you will not kuow
rom whloh you have derived the
>cneflt. 1 have used three varltles,
11 have dons well. 1 have never used
his method for late planting, lu
aot, 1 do not advise the late planting
f corn, unless it bo necessary for cold
.iwlauuds. i
The Increased cost of labor and
lie high price of all material and
md, are rapidly making farming unirolltable,
sxccpb to thoso who are
ettlug from one acre, what they
ormerly got from two. We must
aakc out lands richer by plowing
ieep, planting peas and other legumes,
rumoring them with acid pho&hatc
,nd potash, which arc relatively cheap,
,nd returning to the soil tho remittit
vegetable matter rich in uumus
nd expensive nitorgeu. The needs of
>ur noils are suoh that the South can
iever reap the full measure of property
that should be hers, until this is
lone,
I give thin methods as a farmer to
he farmers of the South, trusting
hat thereby they may be henolltted
-s 1 have been.
K. McIvkk Williamson.
A MaHouftl Hoandal.
Congressman Sulr.or, a Democrat of
he city of Now York, has called atention
to the scandalous relations of
he City National bank and the Unied
States Treasury by Introducing a
esolutlou of inquiry in the House
ouoerniug the sale of the old Custom
louse in Nfw York to the above
oak. In 1891 the old Custom llouao
Fas sold to tiim City National bank
or 13,205,000. The City National
lank was a depositary of the Nation,1
Treasury, and therefore paid out
o money whatsoever. It credited
he United States Government with
3,216,000. The Government made
io demand for this money as it had at
,11 times from $16,000,000 to $20,000
eposited with this Standard Oil
auk.
Am the Government oould not ex>to?
a new Custom House to be ready
or occupancy for some years- -4% is
lot ready now?it proceeded to lease
he old property from the purchaser
t 4 per cent on the purchase price,
r $130,000 a year. Thus Uie 8tandrd
Oil bank retained the purchase
rioe of the Custom Houiit, which it
ould, and did, lend out at interest,
ud oollootbsd rent from the United
fcfets* Treasury as well.
But It will be notloed that the
Mik did not even in lie bookkeeping
ay the full price agreed upon. Fifty
hcusand dellar* was to be left unpaid
ntil tiie batik actually took pomeeloa.
Wliat wm the meaning of thUV
imply that It was an astute device ,
y which the bank might avoid payng
Uun to the city of New York on
ills property. JU hiu mot paid taxes
et, pleading that the Government
till owns the property, and that
deral property oannot be taxed by
he olty. The Gomptroller of New
fork estimates the texee which the
ank hat evaded at $80,000 a year.
The whole oontract of sale to the
<aok cjvers a period of ten years. In
ound numbers, the amount of prolit
rhicn the bank will rocelvo in this
ime, unless the contract shall be set
Bile, Including rent, interest on the
aoney it did not pay the Government
nd Having in taxes, will be over $3,00,000.
At the end of the period
he bank will ntam - ?J
? ..... vnM ?uc yiuyvi \>y miu
rill hate been paid almost 1150,000
or having taken it. Moreover, oometent
real wraate experts estimate
hat by that time the property will
t&ve appreciated in value more than
. million dollars.
The offleem of the United States
lovernmenfe who negotiated thiB barain
were Lyman J. Gage and Frank
t. Vanderltp. On retiring from the
filoe of Secretary cf the Treasury,
4r. Gjge became president of the
Jilted States Trust Company, whioh
8 aau( c'afced with the National City
tank, and Mr Vanderlipbeoame vloe>resldentof
tho bank itself on retiring
rom the position of Assistant Secreary
of the Treasury' These gentlenen,
says the New York American,
ught to Join Congressman Sulzer in
l?*mandlng the inquiry, but it is
loughnufcs to dollars, that they will
lo no suon thing. While they were
;overnment officials they played into
he hands of the Standard OH Com>any
and they are not anxious to have
he transaction aired.
Hjrioua Accident.
The Aunuita Herald says a serious
Lrtrtidnnt. hannonftil ?
iv>vr VV i^TDICUU I > * y an
tt Langley on Tuesday of lasfc week,
rue lad while engaged in play with
mother toy, Denny II; zjl, was stuck
n one of his eyes by the sharp point
>f an umbrella. The w:unded lad
was attended by Dr. Shaw, of Langey,
who deemed it best that the boy
)e carried to the Augusta Olty Hospital
for treatment, and he was tak n
,o the above institution, where it is
aoped, to save his eyesight. The
jhanoes are rather against the little
fello v, as the sh arp p >lno of the u n
Ofella Is said to have pleroed the eye
trail.
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"downed hubbieT
Result of the Elections of Dispensary
Officials.
TATUM REELECTED
i
Commissioner Without Opposition, but H.
h. Evan*, WaR iiadlv Beaten by
RawlinKon. Black and Wylle
Are the Other Members
of Board.
The two houses of the general pgeembly
by some chanoe agreed upon
an hour for holding the elections to
till vacancies which will soon exist in
the personnel of the management of
the Stofc^ dispensary. There had been
filibustering over the proposition for
a day or two and dually It was decided
to dispose of the matter at noon
Saturday.
The result as to the election of a
chairman of the board of directors o
the State ditpensiry was a great surprise.
Mr. II. H. Evans, the Incumbent,
generally regarded as one of the
most popular men in the State, was
defeated by Mr. J M. Rawlluson of
iv.cniand county, the vote bein^ 103
to 3j. If all of the absentees had been
present to vote, the ratio of difference
in the votes ml^ht no* have been affocted
at all. This was quite a surprise
to every ono, for although It was
known that the Incumbent was subject
to a severo cross-tire, It was believed
his personal popularity would
tttve him a tfood start In the race.
Mr. W. O. Tatum was reelected
commissioner of the State dispensary
and Maj. John Black, formerly of Colleton,
and Mr. Joe 11. Wylle of Rlohbur#,
Chester county, wore elected to
succeed Messrs. Hoykin and Towlll,
who were not candidates for reelection.
At 12 o'clock the two houses mot in
joint assembly to eleot a commission
and three members of the board of directors
of the State dispensary.
Senator J.taysor nominated Mr. W.
O. Tatum. This was seconded by Mr.
J. B. Watson of Anderson, who some
time atfo was spoken of au a candidate
against Mr. Tatum?although Mr.
Watson himself never announced his
candidacy. There was no other nomination
and Mr. Tatum was elected.
The joint assembly consists of 165
members and there were but 128 present
and votliiK Saturday.
For chairman of the State board,
Senator Marshall nominated Mr. Jodie
M. Rawllnson of Richland. This was
seconded by Mr. Haskell. Senator CJ.
L. B'eas nominated Mr. II. II. Evans
of Newberry. This was seconded by
Mr. LaFitte. The result was: Total
number of votes cast 133; neoessary to
a choice 67. Mr. Rawltnson received
103 and Mr- Evans 30.
The voting was as follows:
F,;r Mr. Evans?Senators Blvens,
Black, C L. Blease, E. S. Blease, Dennlii,
Johnson, von Kolnltz, Warren (8)
Representatives Browning, Bruce,
Callleon, Oolcook, Earhardt, E. J.
Kbberedge, Hall, Harley, Heyward,
H'.yglns, Hutio, Koenan, L&Fitte,
Nanoe, Parker, Taylor, Trlbble, Turner
J. M. Walker, J. B. Watson, Wimberly?30.
For Mr. Rawllnson-Senators Bates,
Blake, Brown, Carlisle, Davis, Earle,
Ktlrd, llardln, Ilay, Hood, Hough,
Hudson, Johnson, Manning, Marshall,
MoGowan, Molver, McLeod, Purlfoy,
Raynor, Stackhouse, Walker, Wells,
Williams (24); Representatives Anderson,
Ardrey, Arnold, Bank), Biss,
Beamguard, Bradham, Brant, Bradley,
Brtoe, Cnfton, Cloy, Got bran,
Culler, D*bbs, DosChamps, Devoe,
Doar, Edwards, Eptlng, Faust, F.isbburne,
Ford, Foster, Fraser, Frust,
Gasque, Gaston, Gause, J. P. Gibson,
Granam, Gray, D L. Groen, W. McD.
Green, Gyles, Hamel, Hamlin, Harrison,
Haskell, Hemphill, 1). O Herbert,
Irby, Kershaw, Klrven, Laney,
Lawson, Lester, Lornax, Lyon, MoCants,
McGoll, McFaddln, MoMaster,
Masey, L, Miuldin, T. J. Mauldln,
Morgau, N uib, Nicholson, Outs, Patterson,
Pittman, Pollock, Piston, Pyatt,
Reaves, Richards, Riley, Rucker,
Senders, Save, Sellers, Splvey, Stoll,
Strong, Toole, M. W. Walker, Whatley,
Yeldell?103.
Senators absent ? Brice, Brooks,
Butler, Carpenter, Ghristensen, X) :ugiass,
Holliday, Mauldln, TalOert. Rap* .1
resentatlves absent?Ashlev, Ballen-.y
tine, B >yd, Dukes, L. B. Etheredg.q,
J. E. Herbert, W. J. .Gttisonv Glover,*
II *rre.lion, Little, Loftout M^lle?<|^
Morrison, Nesblt, Rawlinsoa. ^eldqg,
Slnkler, VanderHorst. V?#nAi
^
and Whaley. ^ r
For the two places on the Sta.te
board, there were three numjnqeat Mr.
Joe B. Wylle of Chester}
Senator Hardin and Mr. Kiryen* Mil- '
John Blaox of Columbia, pamed by
Mr. Browning of Union and Mr. J._ jxff
Gibs >n of Marlboro; and R F? ,
Uukes of Orangeburg, h^mod -by.-Mrr^"
J. A. Biuksand Mr. McColl of Marlboro.
The result was. Total vote
137; Wylie 10b; Black 90 andv.&ukas '
75 Neoexsary to a choice 69. Two *
ilrst named were elected. , .?
Killed by a Ulr?. ,,,
Nora Taylor, 12 years old, confessed'
to shotting Wlnfleld Compton, the
Norfolk and Western railroad brake-''
man, who was shot from his tram"
Wedneslay at Nemours, Va Tne
child 9ays that she was shooting at
the train for fun, not reahs ng w iat
the result of such pastime would be.
She will be sent to the reform school.