Over Four and a Half MiilioiiS in Cotton Milk Investment ic the Industry, Excepting Sundays, Almost $71,000 a Day Since Ntw Year's. The record of Sooth Carolina in the natter of the projection of new espita) io cottoD mills since Jan 1 can oo longer be classed merely as wonderfu ; it is phenomena!, and ?deed it is to be doubted if there has ever b^en such a spurt in any industry during the same length of time in thu world ?Sorely the cotton mills are coming io the cotton fields. Tbey are being -moved from their o!d nests, but the people at home are building them and potting their money into them The rate at which cotton mills aie being established in Sooth Carolina just now means that the State is io the midst of ao industrial revolution the like of which bas not been known in the bietoty of the State The cold figures, c fifi rally recorded in the cffije of the secretary of Mate tell the tale m aaVf f ;,.;{.:. ri ?a ?N v , O leans tonight B? fore li aviso ; >r tbe Philip! n s verni ooo h - ago. r * , . i Ar?f i {:t...r" ;tf. ?eliverfd hiv i . r t Speeob x-i a phonier-pb and ss it ?a-i tr\7fQ bv ?he nhotio^rapb to the '>'J I'? euee tn N ?5 0 leai a r waa frat smiled also ny tc-epb ne fo S' M ?ry' seminary in rbis etty ::r.d li" ?rrj f>y 'hf ?ame.j audience* that wa^ addre^'d bv Arc' bn-hop Eider The transmission from j tbe phonograph by telephone from Ne? j O ieaBS was as distinct as the human ! V0?CO Distress io Porto Rico. i _. flaif Starved Women Walk Into San Jaun. San JaoD, de Puerto Rico, March 17 - At a special meeting of the chamber of commerce today it was decided to clone all business houses OD Monday afternoon to enable the merchants to attend the opeD air meeting on the plaza with the object of drawing up a petition to Gov Gen Davis demanding immediate congres ?ional decision on the tariff one way or the other. Telegrams were sent to al! towns throughout Puerto Rico requesting like demonstrations The feeling of uncertainty regard ing the tarsff bolds business practi? cally at a standstill, the merchant be ing afraid to order goods or to advance funds on the planters' accounts. The meeting today was conducted in a calm and businesslike mannner The merchants here will be satisSed to accept any de cisi?n of congress either free trade, the 25 or 15 per cent tariff but they a*k for a settlement of the question st> that business activity may be re resumed They decided to take this unparalleled step only after mature deliberation Sixty country women marched from N*ranjtto, arrivii g last evening, and p-li'ioned Gov Gen Davis to save them from starvation and to provide work and food The women present? ed a most pitiable sight They were barefooted and ragged, half naked, duet covered and weary from their journey r^otne of them were lame ; ail were discoruaged The petition which thpy presented to the governor general tells the story of the depressing times-no work and the price of rice beans and bread beyond reach fruits destroyed ?nd the relief supply discontinued, ? bringing them and others where they came fr- m almost to starvation. Gen Divis promised reiief to the party aud requested the mayor to provide trat^portation His reply was tb*t there wae not a peso in the treasury and that the police were yet unpaid for their last two months' ? woik Tne party of women dispers- , ed quietly, some retracing their steps afoot others begging easier con? veyance to Naranjito, which is 20 miles from San Jaun, a portion of the road being almost impassable , Similar parties are expected from , other town Georgia to Get a $500,000 ] Mill From South Carolina. The Spartanburg Herald of March 16 says : Toe directors of the Paoolet Manu fauturiog Corapaoy held a meeting on Wednesday oigbt. A good attendance was ont on this call meeting. It was decided by the directors to build a 50,000 spinale mill at some place in Georgia, the site not baviog boen definitely fixed apon. At this meeting toe ?gares o? options on bods , in and near Pacoiet were fubmitted By a glaoce at tbese figures, it was clearly seen that the prices asked by the property owners were high, out of \ reach of Ei9tero capitalists, who do oot care to spend ?30,000* for aSout two hundred acres of laod fouttaeo miles .rom this city. Some of the laod couid n ?t be purchased at all. So the directors determined to build a ?500,000 cotton mill io Georgia Capt Jobo H Montgomery will be president and treasurer, and Mr Victor M Montgomery, assistaot treasurer atd manager. Mr Victor Montgomery left for Geor? gia yesterday to defioitely ?ettie the s*te for the mill, after whion, work wiil at once begin. Th^; Pacoiet mills of this county arp the best paying and most *uccessfally conducted cotton factories of an section of the South. The Ftock bring* ovr double and csnoot be purchased at that price. Tbe inaoagemect aod stoc? - holders have realized good m .Dey from th-.r investments The people of this city and countv regret hat tue director? nave to ?eefc a ?poi bey-nd the SavaDoab river to place a mill, which is the oatural offspring of the profits ot the Paoolet mnls ot his county. Spartanbnrg County bas a number cf oig cotton mili*, and ?rad? all the counties io the S<>u h in b miou?actare of the fl'2cy staple but saw ?auts more lu tact she warts every cotton miil that cao be honestly .*e?und ic ber borders, acd ir. is a disappointment when a good thiner s'ip ty ber, wtneh, f-ho presumes, na ur^liy belong* here ih:^ oew miil in Georgia v/ili be j bu;!' by sn additional subscription of j capitel sics*. Dewey on His Way Souia. Washington, r.-rra lc> -Almira! I and Mri- i > : v." ? ?efl here t ?ut f ?r a j : ip Soatb They expect to vi-iti Savannah, Macon S; A ego ?'i oe, J-ol:- \ sor vii'e acd Palm B ;acb Toe ad ns irai j ?'? f ?? L/ewtv proitabiv w??! not re-a rrj to the erv until 'b?* ?U*'?T n irt : . r r;: s- month, r.r ?hub time it ts ??aid (i.ey will nail JCT liur? pe, vts:tic?g i he ' ZO' -!*"'t> f-ou.e 'irne during tbe 3 ^.j-r. met Mrs Dexev has b'> n made L-iirruri <>. fJJ?- ha*r!',-bin commit o. m ?.'';] o? the Children** K?ster t?sfiv?l 1 ("r j)- ('-?r-Mi orphan asyium A meet j ing <>f tb-8 soe*? ty was h? ld dunns ! Admiral and Mrs D wey's May a* ? L kewood a* which ttme the latter j couseuttd to become chairman. Next Operations in Natal. London, March 19. 4 30 a m - The news from South Aftica today is entirely satisfactory to the British public. The relief of Mafeking is not yet announced but it is extreme ly probable that this is already ac complished by Col Piumer's advance Lady Charles Bentinck, at Tape Town, has received a telegram from her bu Bb and in Mafeking March 12 saying that he expected to join her shortly. The actual relief movements have not been publicly developed in detail but it seems that Lord Methuen only started very recently and is rather engaged in dispersing the B ?ers of the district than aiming at actual relief Col Peakman has dispersed 500 Boers at Fourteen Streams Lord Roberts probably ascertained from Mr Fraser, the new mayor of Bioem fontein, before dispatching Gen Pole Carew southward that, in all likeli hood the railway wa? clear The next move will be to collect at Bloem fontein by railway sufficient stores for the army Lord Roberts will have when the Orange river forces have joined bim This will probably occupy from two to three weeks Tnerefore the next important operations may be expected in Natal The cavalry brigade which L^pd Roberts bas sent to Thabanoha, 35 miles east of B'oemfonreio, is destined to cut off some 2 OOO Boera wio are esoap'Dg from the southward. The Boers are reported to have destroyed the railway in the neighbor hood of Kroonstadt Lord Kitohener is still quiet'y organ 'Z?og in the northeast of Capo Colony Predictions and be'ttKg are beginniog here that the war will be ended by the middle of May. Dispatches from Durbao, Pietcrmar i'zburg and other South A'rtcao poio's describe most enthusiastic celebratioos on Sr Patrick's day. A London newspaper credi's to L^rd Roberts the suggestion to the qieec rh at tbs wearing of the shamrock b> permitted Whether this be so or not it bas been a most advantageous political move Gathering m Rtfl 8. London, March 19 -A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Bloemfontein dated Friday, March 16, says : "We are getting rifles surrendered faster than a factory could turo them out lt is quite certain that if a British official can reach tbe northern laagers witb Lord Roberts* proclamation tbe wbole Beer population will declare for peace Buller Will Attack Biggarsberg Range. Londoo, March 20, 4 a m-The war office has bad no cews up to this boor confit-ring the report of the relief of Mafeking, bur. George Wyndham, parliamentary under secretary of war replying to a private inquiry in the lobby of tbe boope of commons to? night about midnight, smilingly said : "I think it is all right.'' Tbe Free Staters seemingly have not quite collapsed Tbey are io con? siderable force around Smithfield, al? though much dispirited. A British spy from Rouxville re? ports that Commandant O'iver and a commando are going to Krooostad. The agents be left behind arc using desperate means to raise reoruits, com maodeeriog British Boers under pen? alty of cdeatb. K^oonbtad, wbere the Boers are con? centrating, is .137 miles from Blom fontein. It is surrounded by a ooootry o? hills and jungles. Gen. Gataore is now resting at Springfonteio preliminary to joining Lord Roberts. Gen Butler's bill work before Ladysmith h&9 given him an experience which is abeu: to be used in forcing the Biffgarsberg rangp. ?' is believed that 25 000 of bis 40,000 are about to engage Gen Bjtha's force, j and the next news nf fighting will ! prolaMy come from Natal Tbe leaders of tho Afrikander bund are circulating a p?tifion io Cape Colo ny asking the imnsriai government nor to take away tbe independence of the B >ers Thirty two thousand additional troops j for South Africa are now at sea TEE PLAGUE. : . I I Washington, March 19 -Word was j received ny thc navy departa?; ?.-. today j inst ibe Cnt.cagG tod Monrg OD cry of j Adentra! Scaley** squadron have i-f: M-m?e vid CO for Batt ?a, Brazil. The ; Wilmiogtoo wi: i join tbe or h er ships ? c . soon as she i * oat of Quarantine A f The ships r.rp going to \>A>12. IO avoid I ttii; rubonio planne, vv.V.eh has appear? ed cn the Platte General Miles nnd Stnii' in Ch ?ries?on. Charle** -n. 8 C . March IS --M- j >? ? G r.< rn! N I-on A M Mee and s a il urrtVi d 'it Charleston 'rm W *?>U:n??o- ; on tho priva"? ?*r Oit-?me rontgu: The par'v wi!! speri'i tem?rr< 1? ir rbarleiitnn I Ui'-day ir P.>rt R.iyal a H go to Savant ft h Weon-sdny io bc j present at the D<.wry rccep ion. 1 Woy Pensioners Must be Pa? tient. Every year about this lime lib?se interested begin to write to trie State board of pensions asking wheo tbe pension money will become avtiiable, uone understanding the complications and vexatious delays that have to te encouutered by the boaid iu getting things io shape for the mouey no be paid out Already such inquiries are being received, and so thai some idea id n . 5a det* mimed ro have a grea* r- union o tbfi alumni of this c -Mct/e, 'O be ? he,? ia Jone during c rna ?. cement At a recent meeting a cumnor ot com? mittees w?re appointed lo ki g to mmitte* ?? cor???s ot ?br kind of gen'l'oien wbo are c*pa ie, willina; and ar xmas t.? make to?1 reciioo & success Tots wnl be ?h'! *asr sommeiicement io which precut or former students will set- Dr J n H ! Cat lisle as prestdeot of VV fin d College, and it ts safe to predict thai ?b' attendance will be larger thin ever bemre ar ihn weil attended cummeDce meet exercires of Woff?rd A Cheap Receipt For Soak? ing Corn Editors J'-uraal ana Review : In order that otber farmers rn*\ profit by my cxperici.ee I ask thar yoe pabiish this receipt 1 cut from tbe Cotton Plant a few years ago out did oot use it uctii last year. I planted about 8 acres soaked a- uireoted tn this receipt The crowd at:d worms cii not bother it, but the crows picked up thar. I did cot soak, only a foot path divid mg the two fields. Brother farmers try it. It will uot lt jure tbe stund I feel assured that Mr Walker win oot object to its beiog published JAS. S KEEL Moo'morenci, March 1. I notice iu the last issue of the Cotton Plant, a receipt lor suasio&ccro -to keep bud wertes from kilting t?t- j corn-I will g-ve you and your readers a receipt I hive Deon u io: for t^-M:tv ? r - i years or more, (I ge? a fi ur burrel, ar d j dil it three paris tull o? chatey roaoure j from thc horse staotc ) l>t Putting straw in tin.- bottom o* ; it (sufficient) to keep tne manure c fr o? j i he bullum o? the !.>ir'.:?, ?.:c l?veis j Stilt:;! it ii.rec y.:d> tull Oi th.c i; -a ure, ; and then pour water m the barrel on | thc :;;?it.ure un>':i 'be iv a'er *land> on the ' ?er> of ti:'.: ua;,U C, :::>d let lt Stan G ' twent-7-f?'cr hours. d then taie n-> J much cr.-n :.s y a wish to plant the sex; d;:y. and nu; tt:? C'-:i> m a tah, ?i.:: h?,re. :.:? \nt h auger bole tr: the barre?, near the bottom, and le? tne i ij-;td it' rn i; . f ;?r:ei. run >"ir tn the 4un 'hat contains t!;?- corn, ai>d let thc c rn reixia'C ?a s??"fc uni:I tic :>. s roo rn vt g ? ii . ?'.<:. < ft i or? u* h a ba>ket. rn,? it t> ready (<< b< t J. t 2' - n.? ., and uenhei I bud wt.rm, cai e..:rn-, (TUB ir ni"1, v ii '< u h !.' i o? ?i :i: s lan y &., fe' d ?> i'j) Ki'iffl, ci . ? s an t) Uini- i?p i??l?.b?u.,o c in waoi?e fa: m a? j ?n"< me. J L. WALK KR Chester, 8. C. A Very Poor Showing For Gov Gen Otis. Admits That Manila is Most Troublesome Centre in Luzon. Manila, March 18 9 30 p m -Gen O ts considers MuLi?la the most trou oiesocie centre in the situation today The insurgent juuta here, in con junctiou witn thai in Hong Hong, is glowing active The military au inoritita nave been torced to put a siop io iViaDiu?'e intercourse with the public. Toe local and foreign press considers his recent utterances cal cuiated to incite tDe Filipinos to a couiiu?ed revolt aud prejudicial to Auiericau control. Fiore?, wno bas just arrived here, say s ne comes trusting to American leniency, fu? tuai be would not have darea come to ?lamia if >pain were yei in oouirol H?? cherishes the hopes and aspirations which actuated him wiieu tu tue fi-id, and desires to waiou cougiessiuna) action upon the question of tue Foihppines The in euigeuts, ne 8a B do not expect to va qjsu me Americans.but are main taiu..?g a resistance with the idea of torcii.g cougiess to acco?d them the best pw?Sib.e leims A uutuoei ot representative ineur gem leadr rs tr0m diff"ieut parts of LuZou nave 'ecputly been in confer euee in Jtiauna some have been piaCr-a uudrr arrest, but the others mus tor nave not been interfered Wi Ul Louis Spi.Zel, head ojt the tim of Lou.s ?puZej A (Jo, coutractois to lue UUmeae government and himself a su*pecied fi ibuster, cime from tlau& K *ug to Jd ami? ia?t week and waa n-uiooiarily detained in custody on Suspicion it is asserted up?.n goo? auioor ty that tnree loads ot a?Uib and ammunition have recently b>-eij lauded on tbe east coast ot Luz m Capt Taylor, of the Thirty nunn regiment, recently captured 12 new Aaau-eis near talamba Repone are current here of active re?e! reorganizion in the province ot Morong where the insurgent lead-rs aie said to be assisted by or* minent Spanish residents In hannants of ibis province who are now in Manna have been advised not to return to their bornes, but to remain under the protection of the Americans it is also reported that the rebels are reoigan z;ug in the province of Z tunales under Mascardo, Brigands aie committing atrocities in the pro vin e ot Nueva E ;iga, where they have murdered 20 natives and China? man. ? gut other murders have been c mmiited near Tarlao Nueva Ejiga iusurgems are heavily taxi g ioc*i trader? ?nd farmers with the terojit that business is paralyzed and mere is a general scarcity ot food Tue funds for maintaining thia Bi E j jWomen i] ? fi -L ? 9 There are few women as beau- ? j J tiful as they might be. Powder g j ? and paint and cosmetics dont g ? make good looks. Beauty is ? ? g simply an impossibility without g j . health. Beautiful women are g 5 few because healthy women are . g few. The way to have a fair J ? face and a well-rounded figure J a is to take g 1 BP?KTS : . This is that old and time-tried g i ? medicine that cures all female g ? troubles and weaknesses and % g drains. It makes no difference J rc what the doctors call the trou- g S ble, if there is anything the n g matter in the distinctly feminine g j ? organs, Bradfield's Fe- gi S male Regulator will help ? g and cure it. It is good fur ir- g a regular or painful menstruation; g B for leucorrhcea, for falling of the ? | g womb, for nervousness, head- g j ? ache, backache and dizziness, g j g Take it and get well. Then ? g your old-time girlish features g ? ? and fi?rure will be restored. 2 IS So:d bj-druggists for Si a bottle. H \ ? THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. H j g ATLA3STA, GA. J} ? '<* Ss* *1 ?"5 iiv RSvM:-I?>> I '"-rr, k?'?>r? Lo .??r our i u . . save v-0'.? r'T" CM-?-."??...-' .* _ 4. 3 and the essy ? psytnen?. * factory or t::r->:.^'i our regular nut y tunity you cannol a;Tor I Lo iss. Von ^ ii s manufacturers. Therefore, R ?et *^ itscoustruc ion isunr.ecc; -iry. Ii ye \ we can offer most ?ibera? terms. \ f> -mwnm "? HI?E simm m&mz um guerrilla warfare are collected from the vari?os towos of tbe island whether occnpied by the Americans or oot, even inclnding Manila In the province of Al bay, the in? surgents have ceased harrassing the Americans owing it is reported, to a lack of ammunition, bot they con? tinue ravaging tbs countryside, burning and looting, Toe natives are tiring of this sort of thing and threaten to turn against the marau? ders. The townspeople cf Legaspi, AI bay and Donsoi are slowly return? ing to their homes Maj Allen, of the Forty third regi? ment bas been appointed military governor of tbe Island of Samar, where Lnkban, the former leader of the rebels in that iocali?y is still io the mountains Gen Kobbe bee opened 20 ports io the southern part of Luzon and in the islands of Samar and Leyte. the result of which is to stimulate trade lhere, although only temporary as the country opened is non productive and apparantly non-consuming Ow? ing to the political conditions of the last 12 months, products accumulated during the blockage These will be shipped to Manila and then the ports will be empty Evidence accumulates of the trea? son and perfidy of the municipal presidents in the provinces of Gen M ac Anhupe district The presi? dents of several tnwns in Ltpante and Union ptovince have declined to continue in their positions, saying that they do not desire any further identification with the Americans Travel between the towns garri s med by tne Americans is becoming mote dangerous Alt wagon trains most be escorted by heavy guards lu order to insure their safety. Two ambushes were narrowly averted recently ; small traveling parties w?re attacked ; single travelers f equently disappear or are fuund dead .spaniards and Filipinos who are conversant with the Tagalo charac? ter unite in asserting that Aguinal? do's cap. ore would determinate the revoiunoo Th ee months have passed since he was actively pursued South Carunna Press io Cuba. Gran?! Hotel Iogiaterra, Habana, tluba. Maren 16 -The party of South Carolinians arrived bere last night at 10 o'clock. The sea trip was exceed? ingly rough The baggage was all inspected by the customs officer, and the party theo went to the Hotel Iogiaterra, where rooms had been engaged Ali are weil and are having a good time. There have thus far been no mishaps or incidents. It is warm, very warm down here Everyone is wearing summer clothes. The hotels are crowded with Northern and East? ern visitors. There is not near as much Americanization as ooe might have expected. The city seems to be in a bustle and business is apparently active. The party, at 10 o'clock this Friday morning, is getting ready to go out on a sight-seeing expedition Old Maud S., the Famous Mare, Dies at Age of 26. New York, March 17 -Maud 8., ho famnus trotter, died at Schultz's arm, Port Chester, N ? , this morn? ing Soo was brought to the farm from N*w York a week ago and it was intenaed to use ber for breeding pur? pose Sbe was sick wheo t?he arrived nore, and had been uoder the care of a veterinary surgeon. She gradually oeoame worse, however, and all efforts to save the life of the valuable animal were fruitless Maud S was owned bv the Booner estate and was 26 year* old Her trotting record of 2 08? was made io 1885 I>r. Cady'? Condition Powders are just what a horse needs whenan bad con. .inion. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge. They are not food but medicine, and tne best to use to put a horse in prime condition. Prie? 25 cents per package. For sale by Dr ?. J China. Dec 30-o Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema. The intens?: itching and smar?in?r incident te these diseases, is instantly allayed by appl>mg fhar-nherlain's Eye and Skin Ointment. Van7 very bad cases h;tve beer, permaneily cured by ic. It is equally efficient for itching piles acc. a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 2bc- per box. For sale by Dr A. J. .'hin.n. fte" 30-0 j Cte.nge h Marketing Methods ippl .'? to Sewing Machines. - - . mi ?cr Trhieh you eau obtain & ". :';Cer value in the purchase of ^ O::G ?ewing Machine than ? iffercd. ?..Tl *V.r-w?%SO* :..:.