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TOE COUNTY RECORD. Published Every Thursday ? AT? UNOSTBEEr SOUTH CAROLINA. > . . .. ^ -r-BT- . . G.W.' WOLFE. v Editor and Proprietor. T# <o IntorpRtinf tr? note thaf the TTnl *% MVV?VW?.?.0 ? ted States Supreme Court Is move nearly up with Its docket than it has been for almost half a century. This important statement was made by one of the oldest officials of the court, who declared that the tribunal is now* only about one year behind In its work. v One of the most important epochs in the history of medicine was the discov-' ery of the tubercle bacillus by Professor Eobert Koch, of Berlin, for when the cause of consumption was known the methods of combating it became clear. We now know that consump - * Kl? i UUU IS UUl urtcuicaiji ui iuiumuii;, bat Is spread by germs In the sputum af those sufCerin? from, the disease. -! 1 Ten years ago the population of the World was fixed at 1,468,999,000. It is ! now estimated at 1,540,000,000, an increase of more than 71,000,000. An interesting feature of the statistics is the fact that the Americans are fast catching up with Europe in the gain. 1 The increase in the Americas for the past ten years is 20,000,000, while in Europe it is 30,000,000. It is estimated lhat the Western hemisphere uow contains 142,000,000, about the population of the whole of Europe a century ago. The estimate for Europe at the present time is 300,000,000. Africa is now gaining in population at a greater rate than at any time within a century. i ' If wireless telegraphy could be so Improved upon as to enable people to do away with the use of wires for telegraphic and telephonic purposes with- ! In the limits of populous cities it would be a boon, indeed. The tangle of over head wires and the perpetual digging up of the streets in laying conduits for underground wires are disagreeable and dangerous concomitants of the present systems of electrical transmission, says the Philadelphia Record. "Since it has been demonstrated that "within a circuit of thirty or forty miles communications can be interchanged without wires our thoughts may fly. as Shakespeare had anticipated, . ... horsed Upon the sightless "courier of the air.** ! .. - t The painful news comes from Paris that there is a woeful shortage of pearls. For several years now pearls have been the fashion, and the demand for them has been much greater than the supply. The consequence ' is that anyone who wants to buy a string of pearls or a "dog-collar" for j his wife or someone else must pay three or four times as much as he did I fifteen years ago. There is on exhibi- ; tfon in Paris a pearl necklace contain- j Ing forty-five jewels, twelve of which are black. It is worth $SS,000, and will be sold, so the French say. to an American. Americans are buying pearls necklacesworth anywhere from ] $20,000 to $00,000 without murmuring. .What would the foreign tradesmen do without us? 7 Dawson City is more than a mere mining camp. It has become the cea- ; tre of a valuable fur trade in a bleak . region embracing many thousand square miles, where an army of trappers bring their peltries as the nearest! point .for ready export to the great fnr markets of tho world. The Y'u- j kon Sun says: "Bears, Dlack, brown, : grizzly and cinnamon, are found all over tho country from March to November. About 3000 skins are shipped in a season. The value is from $10 to $20 each. Beaver are numerous on all streams; about 2000 skins aro shipped, the price being from $3.50 to $7 each. Marten is the most numerous of all the number shipped, being from 23.0C0 to 30,000. Of red fox, lynx and black and gray foxes there are shipped about 2000 each. Black fox skins are the rarest and most valuable; half a dozen are shipped, and the value is from $200 to $300.' The trappers are among the hardiest and healthiest of the sons of men, and can only abide living in the open air. ?-1-1 A?? REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEETING. Held a Lively Session in Columbia Last Week, -- The" State Republican executive committee, met.jin Columbia last week Bnd th^ 'action* taken has considerable bearing upon the Federal patronage situation in the State Just at this tim'e. Or course no one can tell what weight the voice of the old line Re publican' Organization will have with the new president, but the committee has spoken and spoken plainly. The sessions were held in the colored Y. M. C. A. hall and there was a good attendance of the members of the committee. State Chairman Deas was here and presided. He has just returned from Washington. The committee met behind closed doors and hoM a spsainn that continued from * about noon until after 9 o'clock last night. Many matters were fully discussed. The most important and significant announcement made after adjournment was to the effect that the committee had unanimously endorsed Mr. George H. Huggins, who is now acting as collector of internal revenue for South Carolina, for that position to succeed the late Mr. E. A. Webster. Mr. Huggins has been in the race from the first purely as a business man familiar with the duties of the office and the committeemen say has not sought the endorsement mat nas uei'u given him. The committee elected Mr. E. W. Screven a member of the State committee to succeed Mr. L. W. Blalock. resigned. Mr. Blalock is the Newberian who came so near getting the colloctorship. Mr. Screven was also named as the committee's choice for the position of national committeeman. This is. however, merely an endorsement, as the national committee at its next meeting elects a man to fill the vacancy. Chairman Hanna has already named Jno. G. Capers to fill the vacancy until the committee meets. Mr. Capers is evidently not the choice of the Republican organization in the State. But he is United States district attorney and he is for the time being the national committeeman. Maj. J. H. Ford ham. colored, was elected to membership on the State committee, succeeding the late Mr. V< lister. No other endorsements or recommendations were made by the committee. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Whereas the beloved president of this entire country, William McKialey. was shot down by the bullet of an assassin on Friday. Sept. 6th. from the effects of which he expired on Saturdav, Sept. Htfi, end Whereas, by this anarchistic bullet. the people of this country, as well as the world over, have been shocked and horrified, losing by one fell blow a ruler who was patriotic and faithful as a soldier, honest and upright as a citizen, tender and devoted as a lius! and anc" truthful, generous. moral and clean as a statesman; therefore be it Resolved. That we. the members of the State executive committee of the Republican party of South Carolina, in meeting assembled. Wednesday. Oct. Id. 1901. extend our profoundest sympathies to Mrs. McKinley and join with the nation in deploring this attempt to wreck our government, founded as it is upon constitutional principles of law and order. Therefore tljis committee hereby pu-morializes congress to enact laws and provide penalties that shall stamp from our land these lawless beings. by prohibiting any gathering whatsoever at which anarchistic theories are promulgated; stop the publication and circulation of newsnano!<? and documents containing such learnings; and be It further Resolved. That we -would most earnestly urge the adoption of such laws as w'll make :t repetition of this dastardly outrage impossible. Resolved, rurther, That a copy of these resolutions, properly attested, be sent to Mrs. Wro. Mckinley and also to President Roosevelt, and that they be published in the newspapers of the country. The above resolutions were offered by T. L. Grant of Charleston. The following resolutions, offered by J. H. Fordham of Orangeburg, were also unanimously adopted: Whereas by the will of "the Divine Providence, death has taken from our midst Hon. 17. A. Webster, who devoted bis life to the welfare of his country and the party of his choice, and who as leader of the Republican party in this State commanded the consideration and respect of all. and Whereas by the death of Mr. Webster the State and country have lost one of their best and truest citizens, and the Republican party a leader whose every effort, was directed to its betterment, and a leader whose, counsel was ever calm, deliberate and excellent; therefore be it Resolved, That we, the members cf the State executive committee, in meeting assembled, extend our sympathies to the bereaved family and friends of the late Mr. Webster, while at the same time recognizing the fact that his place will be very nara 10 fill. Resolved, further. That a copy of these resolutions, properly attested, be sent to the family and that they be published in the daily papers of the State. Death of An Ex-Governor. Minneapolis. Minn., Special. ?John S. Pillsbury, former Governor of Minnesota and one of the State's foremost citizens, died early Friday of Bright's disease. His illness wa3 comparatively brief, owing to his ad-I vanced age. He was over 73. He was J a member of the famous family of flour J wlliorg. and left * large fortune. THE BANKERS MEET Twenty-Seventh Annual Session At Milwaukee. THEY LEMAND SOME LEGISLATION Looking to the Suppression of Anarchlal Tendencies? Resolutions On President flcKinley's Death. Milwaukee. Special.?The twentyseventh annual convention of the American Bankers' Association began here at 10 o'clock Tuesday, with bankers from nearly every State in the Union in attendance. The members of the association represent a combined capital of over $8,000,000,000. President Alva H. Trowbridge, of New York, called the convention to order and introduced Alexander J. Burrowe8. president of Marquette College, who delivered the invocation. David S. Rose, mayor of Milwaukee, welcomed the bankers to the city and J. W. P. Lowbard. president of the Milwaukee Bankers' Club, extended a welcome on behalf of the local bankers. The reply to addresses of welcome and the annual address of President Trowbridge followed. President Trowbridge referred to the death of McKinle.v and tendered loyalty to the new President. James R. Branch, secretary of the association, then presented his annual report, showing the membership and resources of the association to have increased as follows: September 1. 190O, paid membership. 4.39L; annual dues $59,700. October 10. 1901, paid membership, 5,504; annual dues $80,850. The treasurer, Mr. George M. Reynolds, reported receipts of $87,797 and expenditures of $86,938, the balance on hand August 31, 1901, being $83,084. The disbursements on protecting account were $29,986. Frank P. Tracy, chairman of tiio committee on uniform laws, submitted its report setting forth that the negotiable instrument law had been considered in many legislatures last winter, but was successful in only one State, Pennsylvania. The law has been adopted in 17 States. A. B. Hepburn presented the report of the committee on internal revenue taxation. Tho rpnnrt States that legislation. while not all that the committee desired nor all it was entitled to, had been secured. Col. Robert J. Lowery reported for the committee on bureau of education, the substance of which was an endorsement of the Correspondence School of the American Institute of Bank Clerks. A. C. Anderson, chairman of the committee of fidelity insurance'. submitted the report of that committee. It was stated that a standard form of bond had been provided and nine surety companies were now prepared to furnish it. The report contained the following: "As numerous and heavy as were the defalcations for the year 1900 it should be borne in mind that the combined ofiiee force of our members exceeds 30,000, and among those that were covered by corporate suretyship, for each bonded man that strayed from the path of rectitude there were over 90i) that remained faithful. It is to be noted that the heavy defalcations last year were mostly uy men not covereu by surety bond." The report said til per cent, of losses were not paid. F. W. Haves, chairman, presented the report of the committee on taxation of express companies. The committee stated that they were unable to report any substantial progress as j the result of its efforts to "compel the . express companies and their mini- J erous agencies to pay a license tax for the privilege of conducting a banking and brokerage business." Legal action was recommended with a view of testing the question in the courts. By unanimous consent a reso- i lution. presented by James A. V.'il- I lock, of Pittsburg, was received and adopted by the convention relating to the punishment of anarchists. The resolution recites t,hat there exists an imperative necessity for the en-1 acting of laws by Congress to punish the assassins and for the suppression of anarchy by providing: "1. Capital punishment for those 1 convicted of murder or attempted murder of officers in high public posi tions. "2. Adequate punishment by imprisonment of all parties counseling violence to those in authority. "3. Laws to prevent anarchists from entering this country. "4. That we urge upon Congress and State legislatures action that shall keep our land free from the charge of fostering conspiracies against rulers of foreign lands." Troops Endanger ThHr Lives. - - ? - t>? CoMo?The na Sofia, Bulgaria, uj rents of Madame Tsilka, the Bulgarian teacher who was captured by the brigands with Miss Ellen M. Stone, the American missionary, have received another letter from their daughter urging the step already taken, namely, stopping tho military pursuit, because the brigands threaten tho pris oners with immediate death in the event of danger to themselves. TL" writer says that she and Miss Ston are hidden in a subterraneous cave and are treated courteously. She also Bays the only means of securing their release is to pay the ransom demandad THE STATE FAIR. Great Interest Being Shown in Every Department. The preparations for the State Fair' &re getting along finely and the officials all expect large crowds. The outlook now is that the attendance will be much larger than ever before and that every county will send large delegations to the Fair. The prospects have never been better for a large attendance, and good words are heard on all sides for the Fair. The annual family reunions will be held r%v\A m?An1a TX/ill f'Omfi IIC1C ao uouai auvi |/v\/|/iv ...... here from all parts of the State if for no other reason than to meet each other. President W. D. Evans, Secretary Holloway and Superintendent Love all find that the entries are larger than ever, and that the exhibits will be perhaps of ft much higher and more varied class than in previous years. The usual cheap rates will be effective for the round trip. The City Fair Association has wisely selected a star attraction in securing the Artillery Band from Sullivan's Island. Arrangements have been made for this famous band to give three regular daily concerts. The State ball will, as usual, be held on Thursday evening of Fair week, in the State House, and the most elaborate preparations are being made for that event. The Spanish-American War Veterans will have their celebration and banquet on Wednesday night, October 30, in the State House. There will be two games of foot ball here on Wednesday and Thursday of Fair week. Superintendent John D. Frost *v.?. t-ooqo this vpar will be : SUll^S ILliit Llic: uivvo v? *** j the finest ever held in the State at | the Fair. riilltary Day. Adjutant General Floyd has return- ! id from Charleston where on Saturday Ce attended the meeting of the special commission placed in charge of tn? military feature of the exposition. , The commission canvassed the situation and decided unanimously that Feb. J'.', the birthday of "the father of hi-? country," was preeminently iho day for the militia of the country to tsst-mole at the exposition. All necessary preliminary steps looking to the ranking of the display a great success were taken. Gen. Floyd expects to Immediately get out a handsomely printed circular letter to be addressed to the military authorities of the oth?r States of the Union, of Puerto Rico, Cuba, etc.. asking them to see that military organizations are sent to Charleston to represent their respec tivo government^ Every possible or fort will be made to have military organizations from this country's new insular possessions in the West InJies, including CubaGen. Floyd says that he made a tour over the exposition grounds and was simply astounded at the work done. He had no con(?eption of the magnitude of the undertaking the Charleston people had entered upon, and says no one will go to Charleston that will not be most agreeably surprised. He says that the buildings and grounds will be considerably ahead of those provided at the Nashville exposition a few years ago, and the tvcrk on all the buildings is far advanced. He does not believe that there will be any delay whatever in the opening of the exposition on the jay already set.\ Held Up and Shot. Mr. T. M. Hill, the Southern's station agent at Greer's. S. C.?a small town a few miles north of Greenville?was held up by a masked man Tuesday night at 9:45 o'clock and shot three times. At the time, of the attack Mr. Hill was alone in his office in the freight depot. In his office was the company'? safe. On the opposite side of the trdck rJ folocranh onftrator 13 Uitr 1/lliLC UL IUV kWivgi.!.. ^ As Mr. Hill sat at his desk a man whose fare was fully disguised by a mask entered the room, holding a revolver in each hand. He said: "Open the safe." Hill refused. "If you don't open it I'll shoot you," said the man. Hill still refused, and then h's as ailant opened fire, shooting H'.ll three times, twice in the hand and once in the thigh. The wounds, though painful. are not thought to he fatal. Hearing the shooting the te eg-apv operator ran across the track and as lie came he saw the masked man leave the freight ciTice and run. Senetnce Commuted. The governor has commuted to one year the sentence of two years and ' six months imposed upon James Gambrell. convicted in Greenville county of larceny in November, 1900. The solicitor recommended a pardon and Judge Benet concurred in the recommendation. Very strong petitions were presented. Tennessee Bank Suspends. FranMin, Tenn., Special?The Citizens' Bank and Trust Company has closed its doors. No reason Is assigned for the suspension and no status of its financial condition has been given o it. The last statement of the bank plac d Its liabilities at mora than $30,UOO, fully covered by resources. risking Settlements. Comptroller General Derham is now out on his annual settlement tour. On Saturday last he visited the eountv of Pickens and settled with the officials of that county. He expects to visit quite a number of other counties before coming back to his office. Already the settlements have been made in some dozen or more of the coun- j ties. AIRSHIP A SUCCESS. The Machine Goes Around the Eiffef Tower. DUMONT SUCCESSFUL AT LAST. Claims the Prize For Aerial Navigation?Seems to Be An Accomplished Fact Paris, By Cable.?The Santos-Dumont airship ascended at St. Cloud at 2:38 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and five minutes afterwards began to ^ round the Eiffel tower. Santos-Dumont completed his trip successfully, but a question has arisen as to-whether it was dene within the time limit. 30 minutes. Mr. Deutsch says the aeronaut won the prize. The committee, however, declares M. SantosDumont took 30 minutes, 40 4-7 seconds to make the trip. Santos-Dumont started for the first time at 2:29, but on leaving the park his guide rope caught in a tree and he was obliged to descend. He started again at 2:42 p. m. He rose 250 yards and then pointed for the Eiffel tower, the balloon going in a straight line. It was seen through field glasses to arrive at the tower and round it The time up to that point, with the wind in the balloon's favor, was 8 minutes and 45 seconds. It returned against the wind and made slower headway, but still kept in the true direction for St Cloud, which it r?Vi orl i t> t h rk tcitA 1 t i m P of 29 minutes, 15 seconds. But instead of descending immediately, Sant03-Dumont made a broad sweep over the Aero Club grounds, with the result that another minute and 25 seconds were consumed before the workmen seized the guide rope. Thus, technically Santos-Dumont exceeded the time limit by 40 seconds. The enormous crowd which had gathered inside and outside the grounds gave the aeronaut a tremendous ovation. As his basket came within speaking distance. Santoe-Dumont leaned over the side and asked. "Have I won the prize?" Hundreds of spectators shouted "Yes! Yes!" but the Count De Dion, a member of the committee, approached and threw a damper on the enthusiasm by saying: "My friend, you have lost the prize by 40 seconds." Numbers of on-lookers protested against this announcement in lively terms, but the Count De Dion said: "That is the decision of the committee, in accordance tfith the rules of the contest" At this moment M. Deutsch himself arrived at the club grounds, having only shortly before that moment reached Paris from Biarriaz. He adomhrarpii SantOS-Dumont, tautgxi, www. shook hands with him and said: "For my part, I consider that you have won the prize." The great crowd then gave the two ^ men an ovation, cheering heartily for Santos-Dumont and Deutsch. ^ Santos-Dnmont claims that he won the prize because he reached the park within the time and that the original rules governing the contest made no mention of having to touch the ground within the 30 minutes. The dispute is due to the action of the committee which some time ago modified the terms of the contest by inserting the latter stipulation. Santos-Dumont at the time protested and refused to be bound by the fresh regulation and strenuously upheld this view with the'Count De Dion and other members of the committee on descending, finally declaring that he had won the prize and would not try again. If the money was withheld. It was not his fault. M. Deutsch sgid he would give 25.000 francs to the poor, notwithstanding the decision of the committee, but Santos-Dumont declined to accept the offer as a solution of the difficulty There was a large assemblage of rjffui tnwcr anrl con peopie si me uiuv. , siderable interest was manifested in the experiment in other parts of Paris, groups of people gathering in the streets to watch the progress of the elongated, yellow balloon, with its long guide rope hanging and white canvas propellers ' whirling round, while those below distinctly distinguished the loud buzzing of the motor. KUNed By a Ne^re. Richmond, Va., Special.?Tlnmtia Carter, white, manager of a farm .icar Scottsville, belonging until recently to Major H. Clay Drewery of this city, was killed by a negro employe on tha farm Saturday. The homicide, it is thought, may cause trouble, cg it wu Dractically unprovoked. Our Largest Ship Launched. Newport News. Va., Special.?At 1:12 Sunday afternoon, tho Pacific Mail steamship Siberia, the largest vessel ever -constructed in America, was successfully launched at the Newport News Ship Building Company's yards. Miss Belle Norwood Tyler, dauehter of Governor J. Hoge Tyler, >ras SDonsor. The Governor, his family and staff; C. B. Orcutt. president of the ship building company; R. P. Schwerin, vice president of the Pacific Mail Steamship "'Company, and many visitors witnessed the event. Ahout. 20.000 persons were present. The Siberia's length is approximately 600 feet and the displacement about. 19.000 tons.