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? ?M? OS~-?~Mothei J Woman I Pc \ ? i i By Laura Cla> N THE eulogy of F - * on the occasion of V + in Statuary hall at I * er ?f mot^ers> ' J I .> lover, Frances E. Y + piness of her sister ?: ??8> her gifts and all th blest mother was y Why should si) Frances Willard? She was above a! idea. When Jesus answered the w< him. he said: "Yea, rather blessed Keep it." There is. then, somethini than to be even the most exalted mo Junction, and such a function cannot dowed with intelligence and soul, the orator, instead of the name of f Washington or Phillips Brooks and s er than he!" Perhaps this extravagant praise cause the question of "race suicide" i danger of race suicide at all, it is r which is so humble that it aspires 1 the world, and takes no thought of t tistics show where the dangers lie one-half the children die before they The noble understanding of Frar er heart, apprehended and taught t ciently elevated to be capable of rea be possessed of the self-respect to des them to seek out and secure better i than those that now prevail. She b in the laws in those words of hers, her statue: "I charge you give them highway those whom they have so 1' t "Our Ui S ' Vague Loyalty( i For Othe By Dr. Talcott Williatr i HE Frenchman, vfb T honor of his nativ< ure, and glows wit German speaks of that respoct for p: H absent from the G mind of the Bnton ? born, to a great ext spirit -of a great w speaks of Uncle Sam. If he has any is a very mild one. Any idea of pa probablpy no one ever thought of at one. We think of Uncle Sam as a ben affection for his nephews and nieces hustle for themselves. He gives us river and harbor bills, to make watei intended that it should?tmt in gene him for guidance and support, and th mediate and unquestioning obedience Along with this feeling for Un< nephews and nieces, and a readiness exhibit a capacity to hustle for then point where there is a serious doubt receive. ? .. Wealth ? ? By Bist =- CCORDING to the t< A believe1 that wealtl of beauty, material you think back to member many of ; what seemed to be V now, some of them and you find yours power which has e If you are heir to a great estate many are inclined to believe. You < wealth for the good of others. I do i of interests. The great danger of all wealthy i that they will become exclusive. T monopoly for the rich. There are tv The other makes use of the law of was once pastor of such a church, sexton once ordered from the buildin ing in one of the pews. When I reir we permit it. they will soon be prayi open door and a welcome for all. L.( wishes. X? <?? | Woman's 1 I A ' % By Queen Jilext UEENS must do all * ? for the exalted pos 4? occupy. It should % II * seem, to comfort th * and sweetest Dart j, A - <.*****?! +** wish to an>' 0 < ? ?? >In the troublou ++++<&***+ possible not to be masses, which is 1 me, If the social problem ever can be ness of v omen, by mutual love and a tice and charity. Your talk, as men, i peace in every nation, peace betweei I was educated in the school of a I have tried, like him, always to prea trusted warlike preparations, of whic this accumulated material of soldie frightful war that will throw humanii universal Father in heaven. He Was Attached to It. Gilbert had been "exposed" to scar l*ina, and as he seemed listless and fAerish, his mother sent for the fam Ily doctor. "Now, my little man," the doctoi aid, pleasantly, when he had felt Gil bert'? pulse, "let me see your tongue.' Gilbert put out the tip of his tongue "No, no," said the doctor, "put il right out?clear out." Gilbert shook his head feebly, and tears gathered in his eyes. "I can't get it clear way out, .doctor; It's fastened on to me." -i" .... - , ,f, . . . f* -hood From tht uffragist I lint of View j ranees E. Willard by Senator Beveridgi the unveiling of the Illinois statue of he the nation's capital, he says: "The motl :he sister of all wives, to every child th V'iHard sacrificed her own nie to me na] s. For, after all, she knew that, with a le halo of her God-sent mission, the liun et greater far than she." ich an estimate of herself be imputed t 11 a Christian, and this is not a Christia oman who blessed the mother who bor are they that hear the word of God an g possible for womanhood more blesse ther. For mere motherhood is a physics be the highest achievement of a being ei How clearly this would have appeared ^ranees WilT&rd, had used that of Gcorg aid: The humblest father was yet grea of the "humblest mother" was given bi is now so much discussed. But if there i tot from a deficiency of that naotherhoc :? little more than to bring children iut he conditions which surround them. St; when they tell such a dreary fact as tin attain the age of five years, ices Willard. illumined by her great moti hat the world needs a womanl^d sufl ring children in health and vMu^kpud t lire their share of political power to^miabl conditions in which to rear their chudre esought for mothers the boon of a voit chosen to be inscribed on the pedestal < power to protect along life's treachcrot oved." & icle Sam" ^ -? ? -it r a ? ,ompareu wun reeiuig -j r Countries. ^ is. en called upon to repond to tbc toast i i laid, pictures to himself a ffcminjjie fi; h. enthusiasm for La Belle France. Tli his fatherland with mingled affection an iternal authority which is never entirel ierman conception of government. Tli turns to his mother country with the lov ent, of a wonderful reign animated by tli oman. But the American?the America feeling of afTection for this abstraction ternal authority is even more slight, an i American administration mothering an evolent relative who has a mild feeling ( ?, but, like other uncles, expects them t a Christmas present once in a whiler flow in some places where nature neve Tal he doesn't expect any one to look t e last thing he would expect would be in :le Sam goes a cousinly feeling for hi 3 to welcome new cousins, provided the iselves, though we have now come to th as to how many new cousins it is wise t ?7 ?7 is a Trust., 1 iop Potter. f eachings of the New Testament, we mus 1, whether it be given to ub in the fori wealth or genius, is merely a trust. 1 the days of your childhood you will r< four schoolmates who started in life o an equal footing. As you think of ther have succeeded while others have failei >elf unable to explain the reason. Tha nabled these people to succeed is a gif > you are not free from responsibility, a ire merely a steward, and must use you aot mean that we should have communit organizations, whether religious or not, i hat they will bar the poor and create . o kinds of churches. One is open to al exclusion as well as that of inclusion. When I was rector of Grace church th g a poorly dressed woman who was pra: lonstrated with him, he replied: "Why, i ng all over the place." I want to see a it a man worship in his shirtsleeves if h 5est and' j weetest Part \ mdrtL, of England. \ fwi Hom* nnti'Or tA nronoro tSoii it ions which they will be called upon t be their task, however difficult it ma e afflicted and unhappy. That is the bos they can play, and for myself I have n ther. is times in which we are living it is in affected by the dissatisfaction of th in many ways natural enough. Believ ; solved, it will be by reason of the gooc t common reverence for the right for jus 3 of war, but we women speak of peace1 all cations. king who was before all thincs just, an ich love and charity. I have always mi< h cations seem never to tire. Some da, rs and guns will burst into flamee in i ty into mourning on earth and grieve ou Lesson of Memorial Day. It is well that on one day in tl I year the higb example of the Unic - soldier should be held up before 01 people. Love of country consists i service rather than in professioi Public good must ever be preferre to private good. And surely when s many Americans were willing to giv t all that they had for the country, we < I to-day ought at least to be willing t [ forego mere personal advantage whe it can only be won at the expense c the land which we all love. This i the lesson of Memorial day, and it 1 ci% tliat ? jp-eatljr atsd tg no BUILD UP SCUPPERNONG TRADE > ! * i [ ' An Effort Will Be Made to Create a 9 New Market For These Grapes. I Columbia Cor. Charlotte Observer: ^ Commissioner Watson's efforts to ^ find a market for South Carolina s.-up. pernongs as initial step toward devel' oping the souppernong industry on a a largo scale, this State growing the fin,r est type of these grapes in the world, i. ! from the mountains to the seaboard, e has just resulted in an order for the > first car load from a big champagne II and wine-making concern at Hermann. Mo. "Of course, on the success of the o marketing of this first car load." said n Watson to The Observer ,e correspondent, "largely depends the fu. tore u: tne industry, and it is of the A highest importance to get the fruit to | its destination in good shape. But I *1 | have no fear of the results. The finest a- ... .. "n th" w^rld are if grown right here in South Carolina, ;e and the crop can be produced in great abundance anywhere in either the coast, middle or Piedmont sections. If the fruit can be gotten to market in o- good condition splendid prices can be is obtained. I have every reason to bed lie'"" _o This first car is to be made up from two well known South Carolina vineyards. and if the experiment proves successful Commissioner Watson expects to see a general revival and exit tension of the industry. Scuppernong [I- growing has never been an extensive 0 industry in this State, though the frui? ie grows luxuriantly almost anywhere m n the State. Since the dispensary \Mk went into effect, forbidding the mafu;e facture and sale of wine, the few paying vineyards that existed tfceu have ^ been allowed to run down to a great extent. The Missouri people intend to use the South Carolina scuppernong as a basic grape in the manufacture of champagne, and if the hopes of the manufactures are realized to even any . reasonable extent a market will be J promptly opened for all that South f Carolina can grow, and it is expected P that the success of the experiment in " this State will promptly result in an J extension of the grape industry into r North Carolina and Georgia, particu1 larly fine s cup pernor, gs being growing ?- ^ ~i ?V :* ? in .M>rui waruiiim, ?jicic, n ia a?iu, Q there is one vineyard whose ramifications covers nearly ten acres. One of the largest and most prolific scuppornong vineyards in the State is n that near Columbia, now the property g. of Lieut. Gov. John T. Sloan. Up to lB 1891 this was operated with great sucJ cess by Mr. E. M. Stevber. but with the coming of the dispensary he had to J abandon the business. The Seaboard ie now splits the plantation in twain, e in Darlington county there are a ie number of large and productive vines, n as there are elsewhere throughout the it State, but there are few vineyards now. fl The scuppornong frape was introduced into Aiken county over fifty years ago *v by Dr. J. C. W. McDonald, who planted several large vineyards, but his busi)f ness was practically wiped out bjkthe 0 Civil War. There are many handsome _ single vines at dwellings in that county. however, the largest in the State *r being that at Mr. A. J. Seigler's place, ? eight m'les from Aiken court house, a- near Croft station. Commissioner Watson has a gratiig f.ving report from his Belgium and Holland special representative. Mr. C. -v J. C. van Wyngaarten. who went over e the first of the summer with stereoptio con and literature to give lectures. He writes from The Hague that he has succeeded in arousing a lively interest and I is toming to America in a few weeks | to prepare for the coming of the immiv I "ran.s Pommissioner Watson has ap ) pointed a spot si representative at The Hague in the person f?' Oscar P. SchuJ ler. and Mr. P. W. Grauert will sail E in a very few days on the Hamburg> American Line for extensive work in t Germany. For Better 'Phone Rates. Columbia. Special.?At a recent meeting of the railroad commission. Maj. 11 John H. Earle introduced a resolution If j inviting thp representatives of all inJ | dependent telephone lines in the State, n i as well as the iepresentatives of the n i Bell company, to appear before the I commission on the 1st day of August to ' give their views on certain matters. The principal reason for issuing this summons is to get the charge of $2.50 s per annum per 'phone whenever they ir make connection with the Beil eomy puny's long distance line. g j Fifteen Injured in Collision. a Portsmouth. N. H.. Special.?Fifteen 1. persons were injured, eleven of them I seriously, and three of them probably e fatally, in a collision between two elec-v r- i tv\c cars on the line of the Portsmouth If electric Railway, near this city, early n Sunday evening. The cars crashed toe gether on a steep grade and while rounding a curve, neither motorman seeing the other car in time to pre vent a collision. Spartanburg Postofflcc. ^ Spartanburg. Special. ? There is ^ much interest being taken by local L contractors in the Federal building L which will be erected in this city and ' ? which will cost $60,000. The sealed * bids will ba opened by the government I architect, James Knox Taylor, on July J 26th, and the contract awarded. So " far there have been 16 bids submitted and these come from all over the country, this city included. One bid j n is from New York, another from Washo ington. still another from Richmond, y one from Greensboro, on efrom Greenit ville. and so on. The plans and speci- J 0 fications call for a modern postoflice building, one story, with basement. l* e j Death of Mr. Thompson. e Rock Hill. Special.?Mr. Jack Thoir.:>1 (sca. son of Prof. J. W. Thompson, die ! i. at the family home here Saturds _ night of fever, after a brief illness. Th > i nowc nf hie Hpath hromrht a shock t ' the friends of the family. The rema v j d wiP be taken to Abbeville for intc.met.*. It was known that the youth was y suf?? r.g from fever and It was thought a that h?. was recovering. Just before his death. Lowever. there was a sudden I change for the worse and. despite every _ j effort, lie saccumbed. ie j Prorr.inAt Florida Man Convicted fii id { m Manslaughter. ir Pepacola. Fla.. Special.?John B. n Vau?*n, one of the most prominent a. citizeW|tf>f this county, who has served ,d I as a member of the Legislature, thief 10 deputy sheriff, constable and other posit ions, was convicted of manslaughter . in the Criminal Court. While shooting at J. C. Nicholas, at Century a few ? weeks ago while the latter was rund ning. a builer from the revolver of )1 Vaughn went wild and instantly kill11 ctl B. T. Nalle, a drummer. Attcrj noys gave notice ot a motion for a new trial. ' W S. in south Carolina; i Occurrences of Interest In Varlcut ; Parte of the State. A Sensational Report Current. A Darlington special to the Charlotte Observer of Saturday, gives the following strange story; "I don't know what went with the money," confessed the attorney for Robert Keith Dargan, the man whom a coroner's jury pronounced a suicide on July 11th. "We have not been able to discover much but debts. It does not seem that he had $100 when he died." This whole section of South Carolina is under intense excitement over the report t'nat the supposed suieiae is nor dead at all and that the alleged awful tragedy of July 10th was a farce. They say that a man who was connected with the Independent Cotton Oil Company and who is now in France, carried the money away with him. The Company was capitalized at $1,000,000 and was supposed to be worth more. It was a tremendous concern. The imposing sign, hung above the first stair landing to its offices, read: "General Offices the Darlington Oil Company. Anson Oil and Ice Company, Chesterfield County Oil Company, the Marion Oil Mill Company, Manning Oil and Illuminating Company, Farmers' Cotton Oil Company. Robert Keith Dargan. General Manager." Mr. Dargan has been general manager for years. The by-laws, adopted by the directors, gave him virtually unlimited power, and nobody knew much about the business except himself. At each successive meeting of the diree! tors, even at their late meeting in June. I they adopted resolutions affirming and I re-affirming their complete confidence | in Dargan. The stockholders thought ! the big combination immensely prosperous on account of the handsome dividends they received?dividends, it is said, which invaded the capital ! stock. This history, together with the re- j port that Dargan went to Paris two | years ago and had a waxen image made of himself, and another that his brother. Pegram, had been for several years studying hypnotism and occult arts in the North; the fact that the coroner did not go in with his jury to view the corpse and the rumor that he said after the burial that he could not swear that Dargan was dead: that W F. Dargan ordered out of the mansion two men who had come with the jury to see the body; that tne grave was oricaeu and cemented; that there was a general effort to avoid publicity on the night of the tragedy, and other rumors and reports too numerous to recount, constitute the basis for the widespread suspicion that it was a put-up job. So frantic has gossip grown that a telephone message went abroad that the grave had been opened and found empty. The coroner tells me that cn the night of the 10th. when he got to the office where the deed was done, he found the front door and partition door locked. In the back room were Pegram Dargan. Dr. Edwards and the dead man. The dead man's jaws were tied with a towel to prevent his moutb from falling open. He was sitting in an easy chair with his feet upon a book case. Dr. Edwards said that he was dead when first examined by him. Both W. F. and Pegram Dargan asked the coroner if he recognized the corpse, and he replied that he did. and that it whs Robert Keith Dargan. They told him that they did not want a crowd to collect or any publicity, and be agreed that they might remove the corpse to the mansion. When they were taking it up to bear it to the carriage at the door, the coroner offered to assist them, but Pegram objected. The coroner thrust an arm under- the i body anyhow while they were lifting it | into the carriage . It had not yet. he ! said, grown cold. This was the last j time the coroner saw the dead man. "If I had the authority." he said. "I would have the grave opened. "It's j the shortest way to stop all this talk." j " O l_i;? + IVI l!ol ^CI VC rua The State supreme court last week handed down a decision in the case of the State against John Reeder, charged with murder. The accused was tried for having shot and killed Howard Stevens in the citv of Newberry on the 14th of June, lf?04. The case was tried before James Y. Culbreth, special judge, and the accused was convicted and, upon recommendation to mercy, was given a life sentence. A motion for a new trial was overruled, and an appeal was taken. The supreme court yesterday handed down its decision sustaining the lower court, and the convicted man will be brought to the State prison to serve his sentence. 30 Years For Attempted Assault. Sumter. S. C., Special.?Jesse Nelson. I the negro who was arrested Monday | for an attempted criminal assault ou a white woman Sunday, was found ! guilty and given the extreme limit of i the law, 30 years, besides the unexpired ! part of a sentence from which he esj caped recently for another crime. The ktrial lasted the entire day and Nelson 1 was represented by counsel. Neis >n j was hid in the woods Monday by his I captors and kept in concealament until the judge promised an immediate trial. To Meet in Spartanburg. The commission authorized by the general assembly last winter In rer-rj to the workings of the dispensary system met in Columbia and proceeded to make arrangements for the first of the open sessions at which testimony will be taken. All of the members of the commission wore present but nothing was done at the meeting except a rtu'o ment was given out that a neetiny v"IT. bo held in Spartanburg cn the Mh o August and that the meeting will Inopen, as this will begin the examination of witnesses. Living Sun-Dial. An interesting specimen in the way ! of sun dials may be seen in the gar dens of Stainboro' Castle, near Barns j ley, England. The dial here Is laid out on the flat garden ground, the Roman figures and lines being formed ol closely cropped box borderings. One of the thickest of yew trees cut Into exact shape forms the pin of the dial, which in the summer months is covered from the ground to the apex with a thick growth of leaves and stands about twelve feet high. In spite of the fact that this unique sun dial has been j growing for nearly 200 years, it is i still in excellent condition, and, moreover, compares favorably with those of modern construction so far as its time-keeping propensities are concerned. ,. j 1 a -i , ' 11 SOUTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN 1 Conditions For Past Week as Given Ex Out by the Department. ^ Columbia, S. C., July 18.?The week Co ending Monday, July 17th, was slightly cooler than normal. The temperature Tu extremes were a maximum of 94 at Al- an lendale on the 10th, and a minimum of ne 5 at Greenville on the 11th and 14th. qu The temperature conditions were fa- dis vorabie. 'mere -were a number of tei damaging high -winds, especially in Greenville and neighboring counties, foi accompanying thunder storms. There qu was an excess of cloudiness over the hii entire State. It With an exception of a deflcienoy in the central counties where there were pi, numerous showers but little rain, the tr precipitation for the week was copious en and in many places excessive, ranging from one to over five inches. In the ^ extreme western and places in the northeastern counties lands were wash- ! ed and bottom lands flooded. The rain- ! fall was heavy along the coast and ex- en cessive in Beauforrt county. Over the greater part of the Stats fn the numerous showers and the cloudy weather kept the ground too wet to h, work, and delayed the laying-by of field crops. Some fields of corn and ^ cotton have again become grassy and are in urgent need of cultivation. Cotton grew very fast in all sections, | ye but did not fruit in proportion. The on plants have generally attained normal jjj growth and in many places have grown j too large, but, with the exception of w< Hampton county, where the rains caus- th ed the plants to turn yellow, they have a good, healthy color, but are soft and ^ sappy. There are some complaints of je shedding squares, and of black-root j vh and rust on sandy lands, and of dam- | th age from Insects, but on the whole a general improvement is noted. The wj crops need fair weather. b> Some bottom land corn was damaged, otherwise there was a general improvement in the condition of corn, especially of late plantings. Tobacco j curing is general; late tobacco made j rapid growth, but the crop promises tn to be short June rice is receiving its | c'; first cultivation. Gardens improved. J tu Peas doing well. Peaches rotting. in Pastures have improved. Cane grow- ? ing well. Watermelons generally plen- ?F tiful and shipments heavy. 'f J. W. BATTER. ; Section Director. | na A Big Scandal Developing. at ' sti Columbia, Special?The special in-; jn vestigating committee appointed by ; co the last Legislature to inquire into j ofl the finances of Greenville county, with ! Special regard to the supervisor's of- ' mi flee, is rapidly developing a sensation | sy of large proportions. Following the ha arrest, on Saturday as he was about j ed to board a train for North Carolina, of young Arthur Speegle, son of the sa ex-supervisor, whose books are said fa to show various forms of criminal ir- ! ^ regularities, on a warrant sworn out 1 J".1 by Chairman Avery Patton, of the in- ' tjj' vestigating committee, charging young pi; Speegle with obtaining money under j se false pretenses by fraudulently draw- j ing more salary than the act entitled ni him to, Governor Heyward has receiv- J h ed a request from the committee for ni< requisition papers for the father, Mr. nt J. E. Speegle, who is at Henderson- , ville, where he is said to be in a dy- , ing condition. The committee did not f mention any particular charges against ' m( J. E. Speegle. The Governor was i merely informed that the requisition j cli was desired in connection with ^ the ! he investigation. Young Speegle las I th ' * Aj.A I been released on a Dona ui *?,vuv. i rt Half a dozen other arrests of prorain- I " cnt people are expected to follow at i Greenville this week. es A storm of local politics has been is raging about the supervisor's office for >;o some time. At the last election the on friends of the defeated condidate, 1 of Walker, who was counted out in the ' be primary, and in whose behalf neither j th the State executive committee nor the j pe courts would interfere, went Into the | t>u general election, after Senator Till- I ch man had taken a hand in the matter Ie and advised them not to do so, and ; elected Walker on the independent ' jn1 ticket. Speegle's friends claim that i e(] the *ork of the committee is largely j r^ inspired by politics and that he will vij be able to satisfactorily explain every- la thing and account for all moneys. In n the meantime the committee is pro- ^ ceeding. to unearth things. A liveryman called upon to explain ; why he was given $1,145 for a certain job, showed his books to prove that 1 j he had received only $340. The com*; ne mittee is looking for the $805. and is also trying to find out the wherefore of an employe of the county receiving scl pay, at $20 per month, for 19 months ve in 1902 and 18 months in 1904. The Iu] committee is also trying to find out . why 40 bushels of corn meal a month was charged to the county alms house. sei whereas the present supervisor only USI uses 15 bushels at this place; why Blacksmith J. Rowley Smith, son of a en well-konwn politician, was paid $1,039 in( for 750% pairs of shackles and how it ' rc< was a county physician got in $2,000 worth of services to a gang of 20 men | ^U1 in the course of a year. ! Taken to Columbia. Columbia, Special.?Sheriff Epper- ' son of Sumter county, arrived In Co- j lumbia Sunday night with Jim Faylor, J , a 19-year-old negro boy, in custody, am . COl The negro is charged with attempting criminal a assault upon Miss Wilson js at the Eetts lumber mill about three pai miles from Sumter, and was brought Pai llc( here and placed in the penitentiary ~ for safe keeping. Expected Lynching Averted. Columbia, Special.?Governor Hey- wa ward received a telegram from Sumter It ' stating that there was danger of a lynching there, that the mob searching | (,m for assailant f( Alii^^'ilson, at Betts' wa lumber mill, bad captured a suspect, we who, It was satisfied, was the guilty '-a: man and that the sheriff hadxone to bac the scene. A suspept named Jdjn Taylor was brought here for safe-keeping, dec There was no lynching at Sumter, as dej this message received later shows, cat HcUURINON THE DISPENSARY (7 :-8enator Scores The State Liquor f Institution in Strorig Terms. ^ lumbia State. A. great meeting was held at Dillon esday. It was a farmers' meeting, d was addressed by several promint speakers, who discussed the ' estions of the day. At length the spensary came in for a share of in- / resting talk. This was occasioned by the reply of rmer Senator McLaurin to some estions which were submitted to m during the course of his speech, was understood by some that the ?eting was to be held under the aus- r les and in the interests of the South- fc n Cotton Association, with politics I itirely eliminated. f This rule had been adhered to by I r. R. P. Hamer and Senator R. I. r anning, the two first speakers. I The Dispensary. i Former Senator McLaurin had spok- h for about ten minutes, following a ese lines also, when a gentleman s 3m the audience approached the plat* v rm and handed the speaker a paper, r aving finished his sentence, Mr. Mc- b uirin read the paper, then read it to f e audience, and the paper in ques- p >n was as follows: v "Senator: At our committee meeting n isterday we decided we were all of i; ie acord on the cotton question, hav- {| g read much on the subject and havg many able speakers who will fol- r w you here today. For that reason b i decided that we would remind you a at the burning question of the hour n th *s is and will be for the Immedi- . e future, dispensary or no dispenry, and if you nave no serious ob- E ctions we would like to hear your p ews on the subject. What do you n ink of the dispensary laws as it is rit on the statute books of this State, c id as it ha3 been, is, and probably s [11 be, as long as it is a law, executed t - those in authority?" , Signed: W. T. Bethea, W. M. Hamer, t L. Moore, E. R. Hamer, Wade Stack- b use. g Mr. McLaurin said that he had been a arged by some as being a politician, ^ id this subject was one that politi- y ans are now dodging pretty skill- ? Uy, but that he had stayed in Wash- s gton long enough to get above that. ? e had never failed to expressed his >inion upon any public question, and ? they wanted to hear him discuss the v spensary law he would do so. The crowd at once vociferously slg- ^ .lized a desire for this very thing, ? id the speaker warmed up so In- ^ antaneously that he began by say- ^ g: "If you'll excuse me, I'll shed a 0 liar." Collar and tie at once came j f, and all the forces at the speaker's 0 mmand were brought to bear upon h e subject. Mr. McLaurin, in un- 0 easured terms, condemned the entire stem, from its very beginning. He id no good word for it, but condemnit as a reproach upon the State, a proach that time could aot efface, q e paid sarcastic reference to "the e ge of Trenton and his quiet dairy ^ rm," and drew a parallel from Louis / and his guillotine to "our 'grand anarch' whose destruction is before e m." The chairman called time on t e speaker twice, but amid great ap- v ause he was asked to continue. The . cond time he was called the crowd ain shouted for him to continue and v lien Mr. F. H. Weston gave him five t inutes of his time and Mr. F. H. D yatt followed with a similar state- j ent, the speaker continued amid re:wed cheers and applause. Farmers Rally at Aiken. ? Aiken, Special.?There will be a n eeting of the Cotton Growers' Asso- h ition of Aiken county at the court ^ tuse next Saturday at 11 o'clock. All f e Aiken county clubs are invited to t tend and every citizen, no matter ^ hat his calling may be, who is interted in the prosperity of the South, j; invited to attend and. join the as- F elation, the cost of doing so being B ,ly 25 cents per annum. The matter ^ building a cotton warehouse in Ai- ^ n will be discussed and it is believed ? at the plans for doing so will be E rfected. If this warehouse can be lilt, jt will greatly. reduce the ancec of a repetition of the losses cently sustained by the farmers of ken county. Other matters of vital terest to the people will be discuss. Mr. W. W. Woolsey, president of a e association, extends a cordial in- Q lation to all and hopes that every e rmer in Aiken county will be pres- d t. It is hoped that President Jordan e d others will address the meeting. 0 Wofford's New Building. Spartanburg, Special.?Work on the w building, which will be an ex- c ision of the Woflford College Fitting f liool, has begun. This will be a a ry attractive and substantial struc- f? rp. two stories high, of brick, con ning five class rooms and an as- jj tnbly hall. The old building will be h sd as a dormitory. The attendance d the fitting school for the past sev- b ll sessions has been so decidedly c reased as to necessitate more >m, and the college authorities wise- g decided to have adequate facilities s rnished by erecting the new build- r 5- I Cotton Warehouse Companies. \ charter was issued to the Dillon 5rage Company, which is capitalized $3,000. R. P. Stackhouse is presi- a nt and Wade Stackhouse secretary C( d treasurer. The purpose of the j1 mpany is to store cotton. Another a ?ari^ation having the same purpose c the Orangeburg Warehouse^ Com- h ay, capitalized at $G,000. This com- J< ay was chartered yesterday, the of- n *rs being J. S. Harby. president, and ' a bert I.ide, secretary and treasurer. I Negro Baby's Death. ^ken, Special.?A negro boy baby s found dead here Tuesday morning, n is thought that its death was caused b m ill treatment or criminal neglect, was a month old and had whooping n igh for about a week. Its mother ^ s arrested and tried about two v, eks ago for deserting her child in ngley.' She was cleared of the _ irge and forced to bring the child k to Aiken. A coroner's inquest * 1 be held here, at which it will bedded' whether the child came to its ? ith by foul play or from natural 0 ises. d tatistical Department Thoroufh Reorgaoizatioi^H IAYS TAKES CHARGE 0P> BUldH * 9 Assistant Secretary of Agricultufj9j Given a Free Hand to Cleanse thd % Bureau of Statistics of the Left by the Cotton Leak Scandal. Washington, Special.?Assistant Sec-9 .City. Max. Tern. Deaths. Pros. few York 95 75 1ST ; 'hiladelphia .. ..95.8 10 4h ;i laltimore 92.2 4 9- | Washington .. ..92 1 14 J ioston 94 1 25 3 'lttsburg 87 5 5 1 luffalo 76 ? ? The culminative effect of the con-' inued torridity of these days was pafM ully evident in the enormous increasef the number of deaths in Near York. While the death roll of Tuesday ws? nly 26. that of Wednesday reached the ppalling total of 75, being nearly half f those prostrated. This was almost : ntirely due to collapse of young chll-.: ren and aged persons, whose exhaustd vitality was unequal to the straia^ f further suffering. * Tragedy at Rome, Georgia. Rome, Ga? Special.?George Wright, ity passenger and ticket agent here 1 or the Southern Railway, was shot 1 nd killed by Vince T. Sanford. San- <1 ord refuses to talk and the cause of j he tragedy is not known. I Mrs. Wright is prostrated. She waftJ II yesterday and the killing of her 3 usband, it is feared, will cause he?fl eath. The grand jury, which hat een in session, returned a true hiftiN harging murder to Sanford. I Acting under advice of his attorneya?. jl anford continues silent The only ?fl tatement he has made is: "He haafl MinCkA mv hnmo fltiH T Via VP killed him. M would *1" the same thing again." JB Wm. A. Day Becomes Comptroller.^9 New York, Special.?Chairman PattflH lorton, of the Equitable Life Assur-^B nee Society, summarily removed ai amptrolier T. D. Jordan and, appointed-J 1 his stead William A. Day, Assistatl^fl .ttorney General of the United State* hairman Morton gave out a statement V l which he said: "The reason for Mr 1 ardan's removal was his refusal to fui ish me information regarding import-M nt transactions of the society whiclk.S am investigating." "S ' 1 I Five Miners Killed. Des Moines, Iowa, Special.^^^^J liners were literally blownJfc^^H^H y the explosion poundso^l^^^H lite in a storage powder house at Vest Riverside coal mine, two rest of the city. The dead are: Charles Brown, Luke Miller, ielknap, Delt Vance, George Arl^^B ood. Heads, arms and legs were scattcreJ^H round for a distance of 500 feet. PifjjH nc knew cf the explosion until tlfeg^^H ay shift came to work. . etary of Agriculture Willet NAHay?V las taken bold of the affairs |Kth* Jureau of Statistics, with instructiongJ rom Secretary Wilson, approved hfcwl Resident Roosevelt, to cleanse the btosflj eau of the stigma left by the cottoftM eak scandal. His authority is unZlto*^! ted. He has been told that he may lave whatever clerical force he needs 4 nd if there are any employes whosSJ.J ervices he thinks should be dispensed' vith, they will be discharged. It iB,jj egarded as extremely likely there ?fU , ? a complete reorganization of orce employed in the statistical dfcqjl artment as well as a thorough rtfcfl ision of the orders governing thaw lontbly crop reports, the latter ng already been outlined in a circular.^ ssued by Secretary Wilson. In thatug| egard Secretary Wilson said that 11 ereafter if there are accusational gainst the integrity of the bureau it? aust be directed against himself or J assistant Secretary Ha/s, as helhliiya 10 intention of allowing any othsr j lerson access to i^^rmatlon thafe^j aight be used in stoca J ^ Mr. Hays probahly w, charm! if the bureau until aft?fc*Jfngress embles. as it is believed tmt a comps>?jM ent man to take the place of Mr. HydUH rho resigned recently as chief atatlgSf iclan cannot be had for the salary pajBwv iy the government. <3,000 a year. CdflH jess will be asked to increase the Magra ry and it is the intention of S^retJtftiH Vilson to place in charge of tie* officii! , man whose ability has been estoHB Ished. but one who has no connectkniS vith statistical bureaus attached tM tock brokerage offices. Whoever .ppolnted will first be approved by thf39 President ^ A rumor has been circulated thttX'-j ehen Congress assembles a moveraflj^H srill be started to have the crop gathr-M ring bureaus transferred to the Dw?, lartment of Commerce and Labor rrler to Insure a more comolete rCoffH ;anization. Senator Dolllver, of IoiU^B warm personal friend of SeciwUdT^Y Vilson. is slated for the chairmanship-3 f the Senate committee on agricu'.iure. ? le has made a study of the metboMB f crop reporting and it is known thUflB e is opposed unalterably to any changwB f the character suggested. ,y> Many Deaths From Heat. ^ New York. Special.?While the r?&^ rd of deaths and prostrations greatf]M| xceeded that of 1 uesday, therf was &2J istinct diminution Wednesday in the- ^ emperature prevailing throughout tlNgS astern section of the country. JtfSB hough the mid-daV heat was\very-?$| k*here terrific, it was broken by tcsfc^wff ered thunderstorms, many of a very' .J iolent character, and towards evening- w he temperature fell rapidly, until nor- 1 aal summer conditions were reached- J n New York the highest temperature J ecorded was 95, one degree lower than. .i hat of Tuesday, when the highest 1 ecord of the season was reached. Phil- i del-phia reported a slightly higher <J laximum range and in otherwities the- *] ighest point Tuesday was nofyachedr^-j chile everywhere a sharp fatlwas no- > , iced, beginning early in'the afternoon, j 'ollowir.g are the maximum tempera- j ures and the deaths and prostration* rom the effects of the heat.