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COTTON BOOMEO. SENSATIONAL It I SIC IN TIIE PKICE % OF TH1C STAPLE. New Cotton King litis Caused the Great Southern .Money Crop to Assume Much Greater Value. A dispatch from New York under / date of last Friday says in the sensational rise in July cotton in the last few days, amounting to 10!? points or $9.50 u bale, it has become known that a new "Cotton King", has risen in the flnantial world, one whose operations have played havoc with the bent's in the cotton pit and have assisted in cornering the July option. J. L. l.ivermore's name was on the lips of every one in (lie coton market Thursdaj as the price of July, which has been steadily soaring, shot up from $9.10 to $9.90, a gain of $2.50 a liftli? As the pi ire of the staple continued to mount, the feat-stricken men who had sold July short contracts began to say that the market for July cotton was cornered and that a new Napoleon of the cotton market had arisen and was already beginning to dictate terms. Since April 28, when .Inly cotton sold at 8.20 cents a pound, the lowest in live years, Mr. Livorniore has steadily accumulated contracts deliverable next July. It is now estimated that tie has made a profit of f?00 OOP in the last two weeks. Me stands to make millions more if his plans don't miscarry, but he says there is no pre-arranged deal, so far as he knows, to corner July cotton. Nevertheless, the cotton trade was as excited as it was in the days of Sully and the New Orleans , crowd headed by \V. P. Prown, when similar coups were attempted and carried through successfully. "Who is Ijivermore?" was one of the questions generally asked. "Who are iiis hackers?" was another, which was coupled with the report that Theodore It. Price had poined forces and was lending his aid to Mr. Ijivermore in a plan of campaign. Mr. Iiivermore make his headquarters with K. 1?\ Hutton & Co., at New street and (exchange place. There he lias a private ofllce. He is almost boyish in appearance, looking younger than his JO years, which he says lie will reach on his next birthday. His youthful appearance is accentuated by his almost flaxen hair. One forgets his youth however, when lie discusses in a clear-cut and direct manner the strength of his position in Hie cotton market. "I am not creating a corner in the July cotton market," lie said. "The market has simply cornered itself. The enormous advance in the last few days has been the result, of haying by persons who had sold cotton that they did not own. "I discovered the unreasonableness of the cotton situation two or three weeks ago, when f saw that spot cotton in the South was selling about $10 a bale higher than in the option market in New York. I then began to accumulate July cotton. Others did the same. The old situation could not continue very long and now there is a scramble from all sorts of interests, spot dealers, mills, spinners and shorts, to get July cotton. I never saw a market corner itsself as prettily as this July market has done. "I want to go on record as saying 1 am not running a corner. I will never attempt it. In the first place 1 have not got enough money. I intend to leave the1 financing of corners to spot dealers if they desire. They can get the money from the banks to finance heavy accumulations, but speculators cannot. "Whatever, I am doing in the July deal I am doing alone. It makes me peevish to hear the current reports that I have created this situation in tho .Inly options. The remind me of the story of the fly on the cartwheel which was raising a great dust while the fly believed itself to bo the can so of the clouds that followed the cart.'-' , "Are you not afraid the big cotton merchants will bring cotton up from the South and deliver it to you in July, swamping the market?" "Let them do it," was Mr. Livernioro's reply. Fingering the ticker tape, he continued: "I see that 4,50 0 bales of spot cotton were sold in Memphis at 10% cents a pound. It. costs something to bring it North in addition, and yet. cotton deliverable iii July sold in this market today at only 9.90 cents a pound. "There are only 80,000 hales of variable grades of cotton in Now York, let us say, and the short interest may be 800,000 bales. Mills ami/spinners have not been in the market for months and their supplies are exhausted. Exon if one considers the / trade stagnation, the world needs a \certain amount o f cotton, and these manufacturing interests have been buying the cotton where it was the cheapest?rignt here in New York. They found that in the South they would have to pay $10 a bale more than in NowYork, consequently spinners bought here. From whom did the buy it? From speculators, as a rule, who had got themselves into such a condition that all they did was to sell, sell, until the present situation was created." Mr. Livermorc added that Mr Price ^ kiti i f DRINK MORE WATER. most ruori.k dkink hxtiuicly too ijttlk. It Should lie Taken Chiefly llotwoon .Meals and Not While hating?Give the Water Cure a Trial. One of the most universal dietetic failings is to neglect to take enough water Into the system. When one stops to think of the many functions which water has to perform in the body, the need of a large supply is realized. The uses of water in the body may be summarized as follows: It furnishes the blood with a fluid medium so that nourishment may be taken to all parts of the body and lie1 waste removed, and this causes npid changes in the tissues. 2. It enters into the composition of all tissues of the body. It forms the chief ingredient of all the fluids of the body bind maintains their proper degree of dilution. 4. It serves to distribute the* heat of tile lady. ft. It regulates the temperature of the body by the process of absorption and evaporation. It is estimated that water comluiMi>Si iltmiit 7II nuf / ml /if I Im utiliiw. body Wright, and it is an almost universal solvent. Its importance, ' hereto re to the system cannot be overrated. The amount of water required by > ileal-it> individual in twenty-four hours is on an average between sixtylive and seventy ounces, besides about twenty ounces taken in as' an ingredient of solid food, tlitis making a loin of eight v-five to n'nety ounces. * A great many people leading sedentary lives take too little water, and also err in taking it for the most part when eating. A certain amount a water should form a part of every meal, and particularly is it necessary to those who have very active digest ions. It assists the escape from the stomach of t iiose substances made soluble by the action of the gastric ju-ice and the churning effect of the stomach, and will oftentimes make digestion comfortable when it otherwise would lie attended with dis11 ess. While some liquid should be taken with the meals, the foods should not be washed down, for this interferes with digestion (especially starch digestion), and may also cause the Individual to swallow morsels of food altogether too large and resisting for the stomach to manage comfortably. The proper time for taking the bulk of fluid is between meals, particularly early In the morning before breakfast, and at night before retiring. * STRYCIINIXM IN AN IKJCi. Poison .Intended for l>og (Jets Into Marlboro Home. Mrs. W. II. Peters, of Pennettsville, recently discovered among some eggs which she had bought one which contained strychnine. In breaking the eggs she noticed that it had a little hole in it and she broke it in a seperatc saucer. Her husband, Mr. W. II. Peters of the Marlboro Drug Co. analyzed the mixture and found that it contained enough strychine to kill several people. Theeggcame through the hands of It. D. Rogers & Pro, and had been bought by them from the country. They were, of course, entirely ignorant of the whole matter and thought, that the egg was fresh and bought it for such. It is probable that the egg had been fixed by the person who sold it for a dog and that it became mixed up in the number of fresh eggs which were brought to town and sold to R. 1). Rogers & Pro. It is fortunate that Mrs. Peters discovered the mater in time, else there miuht have been a different tale to tell. m ANOTHIOK FiltK IN ATLANTA. One llumlre<l and Seventy-Five Horses Kurned to Death. One hundred and seventy-five horses, two of them show prize winners, and half a block of buildings burned with a hundred thousand dollars loss; a threatened panic in a crowded theatre nearby, and half a dozen persons injured, none seriously summarizes a fire which started Monday night in the business section of Atlanta, and for an hour threatened to mak" a cleaner sweep 'ban did tie (lames the week before, which destroyed a million and a quarter doldars' worth of property in another section of the city. The block in which the fire started was made up chelfly of one story wooden and brick structures. The flames started in the Piedmont Stables on Marietta street. was not assisting him in any way and that he was conducting his operations alone. Wall street first began to talk abbout the now Napoleon last year, when he was credited with having made $2,000,000 in the fall of stock* and another $1,000,000 in the fall of cotton, lie bought a steam .yacht last fall and made a trip to the West Indies. He returned about a month ago. * < M ^ I coNri:ivi;.N< i-; ok uovkknoks At Washington Came to an Mild on Last Friday. The first conference of the Governors of the States of the American Gnion ended at Washington on Friday. The final accomplishment of the Conference which had been in progress at the White House for three days, cannot lie foretold with mathematical precision. That its immediate results are more than ample is the expression of the Presidont and the Governors who have pa rt icipated. Hon. William Jennings Bryan was 0110 of five citizens invited by President to take part in the conference. All of the live were present except (Ox-President Cleveland. The conference issued a declaration as to tilings in general and about the welfare of the country. President Roosevelt presided at the last meeting of the conference and took an active part in its proceedings. At the close of the conference he Introduced Mr. Bryan, who was most enthusiastically received by the Governors. Mr. Bryan acknowledged his obligations to President Roosevelt for the opportunity to participate in nil historic event of the first magnitude1. The discussion already had, he said, would help define the sphere of national and State control, lie said lie was jealous of any encroachment upon the rights of the State, but It was entirely consistent with his theory to believe (hat it was just as Imperative that the General Government should discharge the duties delegated to it as it was that the States should exercise the powers reserved to them. "There will he 110 'twilight /.one' between the nation and the State." continued Mr. Bryan, "in which exploiting interests can take refuge from both, and my observation is that most of the contentions over the line between nation and State tire traceable to predatory corporations, which arc? trying to shield themselves from deserved punishment or endeavoring to prevent needed restraining legislation." , * TBOlltDH AT PEIO DEE Another Sensational Hold lip and Itohhcry Near the Junction. The Florence Times says: Blake \V. Godbold, station daypumper for A. C. D.. was assaulted and rofibed about a mile from Pee Dee last Friday p. tn. at G o'clock. Godbold was on the Dillon road attending to his lamps when he was jerked backward over the track choaked. ' Only a few hours before, ho had drawn a month's wages, $30.00, which the assailant got. He is described as being a tall, powerfully built negro, a scar on his forehead and supposed to be named Witherspoon, a former workman of the Marion County Dumber Company. Three negroes wore within a hundred yards of Godbold but neither went to his assistance. II afterwards developed that tliero was another negro implicated who was hiding in the hushes. Pursuit was given hy the railroad men, Capt. R. 10. Waley, of the trestle force taking the load. The negro has not been found yet, though he is supposed to he still hiding near Pee Dee A suspicious looking negro was held for identity hut Godbold said he was not the robber. lie was freed and told to leave Pee Dee at once. Afterwards It was discovered that he was the man hiding in the hushes. A plan yas also on foot to rob S. ,T. White; the night Watchman, but a little boy told White in time for him to thwart them. This recalls the mysterious case of C. E. Kale, former night watchman whose body was found almost lifeless on the railroad track last December. * A(ilOI> MAX ATTKMPH St'lCIDIO. T. C. Martin, Father of O. It. Martin, Ilimps Into I'oml. Mr. Thomas C. Martin, father of State Superintendent of Education O. It. Martin and Mr. B. F. Martin, a leading Anderson attorney, made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide by drowning Saturday morning. lie jumped into a small pond on Mrs. Eva Murray's place in Anderson, and was discovered soon after he had jumped. lie was dragged to the bank by Mr. Duff Murray, who was attracted to the spot, and medical attention was quickly secured, restorative measures adopted and that he was recovering from the severe shock at the Anderson hospital. Mr. Martin formerly lived in Pickens County and for several years has' neon living in Greenville. Some weeks ago he came to Anderson and has been making his home with Ida son, Mr. I). F. Martin. .lie is in his eightieth year, and lias been in wretched health for some time, and it is said that his nervous system is almost a wreck. This, it is thought, caused him to make the rash attempt on his life. * A Human Monster. At Montgomery, Ala., live children of Jim Kennedy were burned to death Tuesday night, and two others ko badly burned that they cannot recover. The crime is charged to the father, who, the mother says, locked the seven in and set Are to the house. The police are looking for Kennedy. The couple were separated and had been at law over the children. The woman says she say Kennedy lock and set fire to the cabin. ? . \ HE DID NOT SAY IT. SK NATO It TILLMAN'S VIKW OF CiltOVHlt CLFVFLAND. Says He Was Misquoted in The News and Courier?Says He Is For Hryau, Who Will He Nominated. In reporting in The News and Courier an interview he had with Senator Tillmon in Columbia on last Saturday Mr. August Ivohn make the Senator say: "If the Democrats could get a Cleveland, not Mr. Cleveland in person, but a man who stood for the same thing, and could command the support that Cleveland does, 'it would lie a shame to take the money* the way such a candidate would run away with the race, and lie elected to the Presidency." Senator Tillman's Denial. Senator Tillman gave out a statement in Washington on Tuesday. The Senator said it was not his intention to say anything further on the subject ol politics before his trip to Kurope, hut being so widely misquoted in reference to (Jrover Cleveland he broke his intentions on Tuesday and expressed himself freely. He said: "Von may set all minds at rest as to mv opinion of Cleveland by saying that it has not changed one iota since my first speech in the senate denouncing him. I would rather the Democratic party would now be defeated than to be victorious with Cleveland or any other may like him at its head, and I am quite sure that no matter what the condition of his health, shouid ho be nominated ho would he beaten worse than Darker was. I am at a loss to understand how a man usually so accurate as Mr. Kohn is, should have so misquoted me. "So far as I now recall f never mentioned Cleveland to him tiie other day. 1 certainly did not say that under any circumstances 1 would favo*' his nomination or the nomination of any man like him. What 1 did say was that Wall street would welcome one of the old plutocrats as the Democratic nominee, preferring to support sueh a socalled Democrat than Tuft, who will he the Republican nominee, or Bryan, who will he the Democratic nominee, and that if the Democratic party could unite upon one of tin se Hasteru plutocrats, which it will of course not do, then Taft would be easily defeated. "I am, of course, for Bryan as the nominee at Denver, and I am satisfied thai South Carolina's delegates will be for Bryan, but 1 am opposed to instructing them because our convention is not going to sen* men to Denver who can be bamboozled or bought and Instructions arc unuecesi'Hry "Now, having been goaded into this thing, I am going to toll yon what I think about this tempest in a tea pot about instructing the delegation, ( on/ales wants to make it appear that lie is the biggest Bryan inan in the State so that it' Bryan is elected the editor of The State can control the South Carolina patronage. "The trouble with Hemphill is, that ho has never been able to see anything in Cleveland but a demigod and he opposed Bryan in 1896, and he is of the kind who never changes his mind. Hemphill was in the wrong then and to support Bryan now. might appear an admission that he was wrong. That's the whole cause of the mighty racket over inst ructions." K1MJ1I) HIMSKLr. Convicted Cashier bound Itead When Sought for by an Officer. When he finally succeeded in effecting an entrance to the harricated I'ostiiliHwn nl' Timlin V\7 II f loiom* fne whose arrest and incarceration in jail ho had an order of tlie United 1 States district court, United States Marshal Langhammer found Geiger dead. Later Coroner Car lit hers found a bullet wound in the roof of Geiger's mouth, and a 3 2-claihre pistol lay beside the body. Goiger was tlie central figure of one of tlie most sensational cases that lias ever been tried in a Haitimore court. He had been cashier of the Canton National bank, but resigned the position in January of last year. As a result of investigations of National Hank lOxaminer Hanna, he was arrested on February 2 2, 1907, and his indictment by the United States grand jury on 109 counts preceeded his trial. Of tlie extensive misuse 01 the funds of the bunk he was convicted on live of the 47 counts. He was sentenced by Judge Morris to serve five years in Jail. . Geiger's counsel appealed the case to the United States district court of appeals, which, about a week ago, sitting in Richmond, decided against him. Appeal was taken to the United States supreme court, but Judge Morris decided that pending the* court's decision Geiger must begin to serve his sentence. Accordingly, Marshal lain hammer Friday went to the Geiger residence, only to find Geiger dead by his own hand. * It is easy to get all the credit you want when you don t want it. The biggest army depot in the country is to b established near San ' Francisco. | / DRAWS BIG CROWD. OVKIt PIFTKKN TIIOISAM) l?KO- S PLK VISIT ItAKX VAIU) Where tlio Victims of Mrs. (iiiiiiuess ^ Were Hurled After They Hud IJeeu Most Mysteriously Murdered.^ All roads iu Laparte, Ind., Sunday led to the farm of Mrs. Belle Guin- 1 ness, alleged murderess of at least 11 ten persons, w hose bodies have been ( s unearthed in the barn yard and now thought to have been burned to death (j with her three ehiiaren in afire that destroyed her farm house on April jj 28. Upwards of 15,000 sightseers j visited the place of death before sunset of the first Sabbath to pass since . the news of the mystery transpired. Nearly every able bodied resident of ' Laporte went to the Guinness farm j and railroads and trolley lines brought 4,000 non-residents to the >( city. j Mayor Harrow found it necessary ^ to issue stringent orders that the ' Sundav closing laws should bo strict ly enforce. Hotels and restaurants ' were overrun with patrons. Every 1 conveyance in Haporte was pressed . Into service in an attempt to provide transportation to the farm, which is ( a mile north of Laportc. Hundreds " were forced to walk. There was notliing in the attitude of the crowd to , indicate that they were visiting a 1 place where gruesome tragedies had \ taken place. Jokes and laughing 1 comments wore heard on every side and exclamations of joy from successful relic hunters were numerous. '} Along the roadside were several lemonade stands and lunch wagons. At the gates were venders of souvenir . postal cards, and those hearing a f group picture of Mrs. (luinness and three little ones, who met death with her found readiest sale. During the rush to Laporte in the afternoon sev oral farm horses, freightoued hy automobiles, started to run away. A y buggy was upset, Mrs. Hen jam in Zauelar, of Haporte, suffered a broken arm. Several pickpockets did a thriving business while the throng waited for homewardbound trains. Investigation of the farm for more bodies halted Monday. The sheriffs ^ and other ofhcers were forced to become spectators also. Several visitors. however, were seeking information concerning missing friends of relatives and some further information regarding the possible identity y of the bodies on the farm resulted from their inquiries. The most definite information come from Olaf Lindabo of Chicago. Ho said that his brother, Thomas, worked for Mrs. Guinness three years ago, and I ho last letter from Thomas said s that Thomas Intended to marry Mrs. (Ininnoss. Olaf wrote to Mrs. Guinness and she replied that Thomas had gone to St. Louis, and that she had no word from him. Olaf Lindabo J" has not heard from Thomas since. Sheriff Sinutzer will continue his investigations at the Guinness farm, and the floor of the cellar may be dug up and additional excavations . may be mad6 in the yard where ten bodies have already been unearthed. ^ Tried the Jail First. Edward Siebert, of Iteneville, Ohio, rather than pay a fine of $10 and costs assessed on a charge of being a drunk and disorderly, declared he would work it out in the county ~ workhouse. After spending one night in a cell he paid the tine. Siebert is about sixty years old and is worth over $60,000. Spent Millions Abroad. If is estimated that American tourists spent $10,000,000 in Europe last Biimino \ SO MANY Have availed themselves of our Liberal Offer viz, $1 .^discount on$H0aud$00 Organs, we have concluded to renew | the offer for a short while so as to get these excellent organs introduced into every county and locality in S. C. Only $20 first payment, #20 Nov. 1st. 100H, and balance Nov. 1st, 1009. These terms enable you to buy this First-class Sweet Toned Organ which |. will prove a Lasting Treasure. Don't Delay but write at once for catalog and price list to the old established MALONF/S MUSIC Hot SF, Pianos and Organs. Columbia, S. C. I m rrrOri M ' have had several years ?b^!EIZ2b5zother kinds of vegetable pla ^*?",,rd P',nt*? and Tomato p 1 now have ready for shir Early Jersey Wakefields, Charl cessions. These beinjnhe bes m feifw farmers. These plants arc gi \ m will stand severe cold withot VJgliSS Kn B Prices: $1.00 for 500 plant B \ a Mnd> 5.000 to 9,000 at $US pe iJsaH^T? M We have special low Expresi orders will be shipped C. O. I ^I would advise sending iron ^BBBT returning the C. O. D's. Other plants will be ready *n<1 personal attention. Wher * *l,trBntee satisfaction. Addi J I SENATOR TILLMAN ?f y AILED FOR EIROPK FROM HOSTOX OX SATt'KDAY. V ays We Have tlie Republicans Heatami and that Itryan Will He Elcrted in November. A special dispatch from Boston to he Charleston Post says Senator Til Inan, in an interview just before he topped aboard the Canopie with Mrs. 'illman for a European trip. Saturay morning said, referring to the residential election, "Wo have thorn lcked. The other fellows are in a roken and disgruntled state." Regarding the outlook for the coning Presidential election the Senator aid: "I am going to Europe for two easons. One is to escape the Presicntial campaign, and the other is : have a rest and a good time. I in tired and am going away to get ack my health. I am going to pain to see if they can cook garlic he way 1 like it. No poking around or curiosities or beautiful paintings or mine." Mr. Tillman also in the A?urse of he interview likened President Roosvelt to Caesar. "While the l\esbt"ut lay be the wisest man in the t'oi' ?d lutes today, I am not will .g i nowlodge it," he declared. "I hink there is no fear of Mr. Roo'.-ehdillP' flir? nnvl w:i , .? .. .rv win 1 ||> III AI I \:oiUl"lM . W I 1 am Jennings Bryan is the man who ill next occupy the White House." Accompanying the Senator is his hysician, Dr. W. Babcock, .of Conmhia. , * ~t Don't 1)0 afraicl to do more than \ required of you. CLASSIFIED COLUMN. WANTKI). 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Threads rod from 7-64 in. up to 1 1-2 in. "BEST ST PRICES." ColombiaSnpplyCo.Colombla,S.C. =^i experience in growing Cabbage plants and all nta tot the trade, viz: Beet plants, Onion plant*, # ilanta. I iment Beet plants and Cshbage plants as follow*: I eaton Large Type Wakefieras. and Henderson Sue- I t known reliable varieties toftdl experienced truck I rown out in the open air near salt water and I it lniury.. I s. In lota of 1,000 to 5,000 at $1.50 per thou-1 r thousand, 10,000 and over at $1.00 per thousand. I i rates on vegetable plants from this point. All I >. unless you prefer sending money with order*. I ey with orders. You will save the charge* fox I In February. Your orders will have my prompt I i in need of Vegetable plants give me trial order; I rcss all orders to I \ 1