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ato Trying to Control The Cotton Crop. State Association Heid Good Meeting in Columbia. Columbia Sute, N07. I. The Cotton Growers7 Association of South Carolina met last night in the county court house and after a i thorough discussion of the situation j determined to push the work of or? ganizing the farmers of South Caro? lina so as to control the cotton crop in cooperation with the other cotton growing States, The association also decided to send a full delegation to the meeting of the national associa tion this month There were about 50 farmers pres ent when the meeting was called to order by the president. J. C. Wil bom The secretary, J. R Blake, was at his post. Mr. Wilburn referred to the meet? ing of the cotton seed oil mill men recently held here, at which they de? cided to combine for the purpose of reducing the price of seed. He said it was determined to pay $13 per ton for seed, which is 19 cents per bushel, while the former price was 30 cents per bushel. He said the only way to fight such organizations ae this was to meet organization with organization Mr. Wilborn address ed the meeting at considerable length. The secretary, J: R Blake, then read the minutes of the last meeting, which were approved. Mr J. E. McCalia of Abbeville was first to address the chair. He agreed with the objects of the meet ing, but did not see how anything could be done unless the southern farmers agreed to control the output of cotton. Congressman A C. Latimer said he bad never seen anything practical in point and had heard nothing prac tical tonight Unless there was some thin? definite in view it is useless to organize. Mr R M. Cross said there was no good m an organization unless the lien law were repealed. This did not create any sensation Mr S H McGhee of Greenville sard the farmers could not control the situation alone They most have the cooperation of the business men and bankers and he believed even the cotton mill men wonld join them. They had done so in Georgia and in Greenwood a mill president is on the executive committee. The main ob ject is to take the crop ont of the bands of speculators Congressman Latimer said the mill men could organize and leave the -farmers to bold the bag Mr. J A Peterkin of Orangebnrg "Wanted to know what it" was they "wanted to organize. He said if the *.vorld wants 10,000,000 bales and the United States raises only 8.000,000, other countries would raise the bal ance and this country would be that much worse off. We should raise all the cotton the world wants, and then organize to buy the crop He bad .studied and studied and didn't know *what ought to be done k?r. J B. Steppe of Sparenburg said yon could get a few men in au organization for personal reasons, for . poikicai motives, for a little notoriety, but you can't get the mass of the farmers inta it Politics have kilted every ' tganiz*tioa the farmers have started If you can get the farmers to raise their own supples you will solve the problem Then they won't bave to give iieiis and borrow money. They won't need auy bonded ware houses The farms of this State are being cut up into emaU tracts and ruc by intelligent farmers Vv e have art agricultural colbee to teach the boys so farm The cotton mills of this State are controlled by South Carolinians, but when the capitalists cp north crack the whip the southern mill men yelp You may talk about trusts and com blnafi'>ns in tue north, bat we have ; ons h^re among the mill men. Weat we need ia au intelligent ag ric ul tu ra' class who wi i I raise cotton ss a surplus crop Mr J R Blake said they had an ?orga ? zation and tba thing to do was to pecf'::-i- this orgaaizitioo by oona ties and .ocoiot a delegation to attend tbs National Cition Growers' convention in Macoc. Until the organization ?9 thoroughly perfected they are cot in ' p-t$:?OQ act upon any suggestion 5s tjte c?' rcd ?he following resolu? tion : - II.salved. That thc executive oom njiittees perfect the organization of the various counties and tba: the chair ap puta: a delegation of one tram each congressional district to represent the oot?sa growers' convention of boutb Carolina io the coaventioo of tho Na tiooal Cotton Growers' association, which meets at Macon on Novembsr 20th " This resolution waa eventually adopted, boc not until several bad spoken. Mr. J. K. Thompson of Liberty Hill discussed at some length the situa? tion laying stress upon the Hen law and argcing that the ceed is diversified fanning. As ta cotton seed, we ought to go home and urge everyone that has cot? ton seed to hold it. He bad no doubt there is a caabination of oil null men, ?nd the way to fight it is to bold the seed. Tho ignorant farmers, the ne groes, ?ak? the most oottoa tad they I will take the advice of aa intelligent I man ! Maj W. H. Mauiuin was not a far rn - I er, but. be believed in organization j He called on ooo of the largest planters ? of tho second district, Col L W You I mans, to give bis views. There were calls for Youmaos, -and j after some hesitatioo he came forward, j Col Youaoans said he had wondered ii I it were possible to organizo the cotton planters of thc Cotted States. It is acknowledged that it is mest difficult to organizo the agricultural class, as soma one has said, "They are the naturoJ ! prey of every ether vocation.r The I mili men, the oil men, thc giaccrs aod the jute men oombioe and the price cf cotton aod cotton seed goes down and I that of ginning and jute goes up. j Col Youmaos reviewed the situation j at "length, delivering what was really ao address upon the world's production of cotton He told of bis experience at the meeting in Memphis wheo thc N>""mal Cotton Growers7 Convention ' w jrganized, he being vice president for this State. Ho said the farmers west of the Mississippi did not want an organization, as they thought they could drive out of the busioess the farmers east of the Mississippi. Uoless we eau get the cooperation of these western States we can aocomplish prac? tically nothing. Still he believed in organization and seconded the resolu? tions. Mr D. P. Efird made a very practi? cal suggestion, which was that a vote be taken on the resolutions. This was done and the resolutions adopted. The meeting then adjourned. The president, Mr J. C. Wilborn, was so unwell that he gave up the chair to Mr W. M. Raiosford of Edgefield, who presided the greater part of the session. Mr Wilborn will appoint the committee authorized in the resolutions at a later day. The convention last night was com? posed cf some of the most substantial farmer of the State, men who are scientific farmers and influential citi? zens, and it is not improbable that they will be able to carry out their ideas. The organization was started this sum? mer at Greenwood and is intended to be a permanent thing. ll -mm - Chicago, Oet 31.-The culmination of the October pork corner controlled by Sir Thomas Lipton, came today when pork for delivery this month advanced {3, risicg on less than a dcz3n trades fi om $17, yesterday's closing price, to $20 at the oloso of today. Shorts who had held off until the last momeot boosted tbe price to $20. It was said that Sir Thomas could have made the price $100, as well as $20, but he declared be had no intention of "squeezing77 anybody. As a result of bis deal here Lipton is believed to have made $340,000 There were ooiy 35.000 barr?is cf pork that could bo delivered and the Englishman owned then all. as weil as twice that number bought frcm people who did not have a barrel they could deliver. The Hampton Legion. The veterans of the Hampton Legion met in the chamber of the supreme court tt the state house yesterday after, norn Gen Wade Hampton was present and acted as chairman of the meeting and Di B H Teague, of Aiken, as secretary After being favored by ?be general with many interesting incidents cooueotcd with the legion tbe meeting weot into a permaoent organization by tbe oiection of Major T. G Barker, cf Charleston, as pre&ideot, P. P Ema*. - uel. E q, of Atken, vice president, a. d Dr B H. Teague secretary At tbe suggestion of Col U. R Brooks, of tbe Six?h South Carolina cavalry, all South Carolinians were invited to attend the annual reunions of the Hampton Legion, whicb.upoo rcso j iutioo, are to bc held at Columbia j during fair week each year, the day and hour of meeting to cc appoictcd by the president. It ?as resolved that thc president also appoint a suitable committee to collect historical data o^ the legion ; that a complete history of thc coajmaoo j may be compiled. An incident of the legion's flag was given by ijo\ Wade Manning, after which Dr Teague read a ekctch of the legion printed several years ago io The News and Courier. Tbo old comrades were ovcijoyed at meeting again, and eepeciaily were they gratified to have had their old general with them once more They a-t-ured bim of their constant appreciation of and affection for him The meeting theo adjourned after roaoy fervid handshakes.-State, Nov 1. A Thousand Tongues j Could not express the rapture of Annie E, ' Springer, of 1125 Howard St., Philadelphia j Pa., when she found that Dr. King's New Dis j C07ery for Consumption had completely cored j her of a hacking cough that for many years had made life a burden. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of this Royal Care-"it soon removed the pain in my chest and I can now sleep soundly, something I can scarcely remember doing before. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the Universe." So will every on? who tries Dr. King's Kew Discorory ?or any trouble of the Throat, Chest *?r lung?. Prie 50c and $t. Trial bottles free at J. ? W. DeLorme's Drug Store; every bottle eua.an? tead. Thomas B. Reed will apparently shed no tears if McKinley is defeated. He is radioally opposed to imperialietu and the story goes that when he was asked to speak in tho campaign, bc tartly said : "I am not a criminal law? yer." *_ . VJ* STATE FAIR. GREATEST CROWD IN MANF YEAHS, The State Nov i The State fair is indeed the end of the century show and exposition that the fair society last year requested the peopie of the State to make it. Yesterday's attendance at the fair easily broke all previous records for Wednesday7 of the ??ir week Pres! dent Evans estimates the great crowd that was at the fair yesterday ai about 16,000 people, and this is pro? bably a conservative estimate of the number of people in attendance at the be3t show in years. The most remarkable feature of yesterday's show was the way in which the crowd stuck to the fair grounds When darkness fell there was an or dinary Wednesday crowd present The people all seemed to be enjoying themselves and there was a note worthy freedom from disorder of any description This was not only true of the grounds, but of the eily. President EvanB in speaking of the fair yesterday afternoon said : "I think this is the biggest Wed needay we have ever had. The crowd' numbers from 16,000 to 20,000 peopie The financial success of the society for this fair is assured The good manners, good bok6, happy faces and vast throngs in attendance are evidences of the fact that the entire State is in a prosperous condi? tion. The overflowing of exhibits in every department is another evidence of the fact that the efforts of the society in the past to bring about an improvement in breeds of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, etc , as well as improvement in field crops, is a marked success. It can be well said that the annual fair this year has grown to almost the proportions of an exposition. "It is indeed the beginning of the exposition which will be opened up in Charleston next year, at which it is expected that the entire south as well as the entire State of South Carolina will take an active interest The display of horses is unusually fine Cattle and poultry unsurpassed ; hogs never better seen at any fair held anywhere The crowds have been well handled by the railroads ; no friction anywhere The military display is very fine, and the society is very proud of the fact that people from eveiy part of the State have come out in overwhelming num bers " Col ilolloway, the secretary who has managed the fairs for years, says : "I regard the present fair for Wednesday, the best in its history in point of numbers I have never seen 60 large a crowd of people as that present yesterday io euch a good humor So far as I have seen, there has been no drinking, no fusses, no disturbances Everybody appears to be happy The bringing together of the people from ail parts of the State once a year where they can meet their friends makes the occasion a very pleasant one The exhibits in all departments are full The exhi? bition of horses, cattle, sheep and swine is as fine as we have ever had on the ground There never bas been such a display of poultry in South Carolina ae that which may now be found on the grounds here The Clemson college cadets came down this evening and will be here in full force tomorrow I don't think that we have ever had a more successful fair ep to this time. My estimate of today's attendance is 15,000 " THE SUST???" GUARDS WON THE PRIZE DRILL The Charlearon militia won all the prizss in the contest yesterday, but ic had no walkover Io the E quat di iii the Timmousvilie eompany made a splendid i-hoWH'g. In fact there weie many who thought thia company did a? well as the Sumter Guard? of Char? leston, the winning team. The Tim moos7?lle company kept a belter align meet a better distance, but thc Char? leston beys had & soap ic handiiog thc pieces which woo the capital prize of $300. The only other company to enter thc contest was the Liberty Hill Rifles Capt J G. Richards. These boys are ? all farmers and have drilled together j but five times However they acquitted ! themnelves with credit and showed what the country militia could do. The drill coameDced promptly at 1 o'clock. Each of the companies was drilled separately fer 25 minutas, none being avowed to watch the others be fore being teatod themselves. Thc judges were Maj S. O Cantey commandant of the Citadel ; Capt. W. E. Goczalee. late of the Second reg? ment, and Lieut Frank W. Glenn, late of the First regiment. Eaob of these is a flue soldier and judged fairly and uopartially. --^mwy - -.. ? - -mW New York, Nov 1 -It is said to night in Paterson, N J , that the grand jory acting upon the line laid down yesterday for their guidance by Judge Dixon, *Ms afternoon lound a true bill o* .ndictment for rape and homicide against Walter , McAllister, Alexander Campbell, j William Death and George Kerr, in ! connection with the death of Jennie I Bossebieter, which occurred two ! weeks ago tonight. j QUEER NEWS FROM THE BOER WAR i London. Nov 3 -Tho S^utb A tricia ' situation IP improving and L^rd R?b I eris ?iii shortly ieturn to E^gja&d j with c ajiij >;--t?y of bis .?raff Af ranee j nient> ar? being made in Cap-j T';">vn j to send shs n.-of. batch of rofusee* back i to Johannesburg and aocrirumodHtion is j Oeing provided a Bloemfontein for a : sarN3on of 7 OOO j Nevertheless tho ac?ivity cf tr?<> ; Boers cont tours ? ) Oct 20 a com I ^mndo of the 300 e^nr.ured z girti?.-.ri i r - is of thirty nico a:. R^ddersburg. but ste? ward released them Trains from the sguth to Pretoria are attacked by thc Boers almost daily OD OO? 24 the burghers ocoupied Koffyfootein On the other hand Gen Knox has inflicted a reverse on Gbn Dswet's forces near Pary's, capturing two guns, one of them a weapon lost by the British io the Saunas Post affair. The daily taie of British ce9ualties is heavy. During the month of October the British lost 167 killed in action, iorluding 15 officers, ?1 who died of wounds, 367 who died of dis? ease, 22 who died of accidents and 97 captured or missing, a toral almost equal to the monthly average for the duration of the war. THE BOERS NOT YET SUBDUED. London, Nov 3 -The Daily Express publishes sensational statemeots that the Boer revival ia mor3 serious than bas hitherto been believed, and that in eon sequence Lord R-berts's return is likely to be still further postponed It says also tba*, no considerable party of -Toops j wiii return before Jaouary or February, while ?b'? regimental draft* from Eng- j land will continue, and 5.000 horse* j will bo sent out The papers definitely declares that the Boers are well armed and abuodant ly supplied with ammunition and that thc campaign is likely to last another six months. Io the best informed quarter?, how? ever, if is asserted there is no ground for the pessimism of The Daily Express. RURAL DELIVERY. Washington, Nov 2 -The annual report of W. D. Cballenberger, second assistaot postmaster general, was made public today, It [shows that on Juce 30 last the annual rate cf expenditure for inland mail service was $55,146.? 060 ; for foreign service. $2 014.538 ; total expenditures, $57.160,59$ The experiment of box delivery on star routes, whereby penons aloog the line could have the mail brought from the next effioe by the star rou'e carrier and left in a box erected by such per? son has worked satisfactorily in South Carolina, and the next star route con? tracts ?*ill provide for such service, io oreasi'..* 'be mail facilities in the rural district0 at a moderate increase in cost. The special and geoerai weighing of the mail throughout the United States, whose results were announced last February, showed that the railroads carried an aggregate much greater than generally supposed and that 86 per ceot of the total mail matter was 6eot direct to the railroads The result of the regular quadrennial adjustment of the pay for railroad transportation in th* second contract section, comprising North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi. Tennessee and Keotuoky, based on a reweighing under orders issued io Sept 10, last, wss an inorcase of over 10 per cent. BRYAN IN CHICAGO. Chicago, Nov 2 -Wm J Bryan's programme in Chicago today compre? hended 12 speeches The crowds that greeted him were greater than those at 'he meetings of yesterday and last night. The candidate began his itinerary at Handel Hall, in the downtown business district, going | from there to the Public Library, where he spoke to an outdoor gather? ing of workingmen After luncheon he made two addresses in "Old Vienna" Pavilion, at 6th street and ? Cottage Grove avenue, one to the crowd in the building and the other to the throng that was unable to gain admittance. Here was the only semblance of disturbance manifest during the day. Two men in the audience asked almost simultaneous ly, "How about North Carolina ?" and Mr Bryan was replying, when one of the questioners insisted on asking a question concerning trusts, whereupon the crowd demanded that he be thrown out and threatened to lynch him Mr Bryan insisted upon answering, however, but could not do so for some time owing to the uproar made by the crowd in ex pressing its resentment toward the inquisitor. The latter was saved from violence only by police inter? ference Mr Bryan's night meetings were beld on the north, west, southwest and south sides of the city, the dos mg speech being made at midnight at State and 31et streets That Throbbing He?d?cb?. Would ?juitkly leave you, if you tued Dr King's New Lite Pill?. Thousands of sufferer* have proved their matchless worth for Sick and Nervous Headache?. They ?nnko pur? blood and strong Nervei1 and build up jour health. En?y to tnko. Try them. Only 25 cent?. Money back if n?>t cured. Sold by J F. W. DeLonat, Druggiit. 1-5 The Kind Ton Have Always Bought, and which h?s ?cen in use for over 30 years", has borne the signatnre of jn?^P ,, -? arid lias beeil made under his j>er? C?& jCj?/J^'?"^?/ sona- supervision since its infancy. ^*tafyy4 AJIOW no one to deceive yon In this. . All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment? 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We have some Buggies on hand, however. Call and see them. Another car choice Mules next week. We are going to keep the ball moving. He HAKBYt Sumter, S. C., Oct 27,1900. Mrs. L. Atkinson MILLINERY. Soe has the largest 3od finest collection 9be hi*s ever exhibited, including scores ot rich novelties tu Imported Round H-ils, Toques and Bonnets, *s well ?3 a choice va? riety of haude-om? designs from ter work? room. The assortirent is larg? enough- and varied enough to insure a perfect choice to every one, while tbe prices will be found more than attractive Io the Untrimmed Flat Department we are showing a most extensive assortment of 'he newest ?nd best shapes and colors-a: rea? sonable prices, in this department we are showing a particularly ?t;racuve assor-ment of Ready to-Wear Turbans and Tcqaaa io Velvets, Felts, Panne Velvets acd Tucked Silks. A cboic* variety of Children's Trimtred Hats, for school and dress wear, at moderate prices Oct 3 SURVEYING OURVEYIXG and Civil Engineering work ?^ promptly and s?coratPlv done W' LO Ri NO LEE, Cm! Engr .Muy 23-o Fire Insurance Agency. ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among ether Companies: LIVERPOOL k LONDON * GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE 00. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb g._ CHARLES C. LESLIE, Wholesale and Retail Commission Dealer ia Oysters, Game and Poultry. Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office, Nos. 18 and 20 Market Street. CHARLESTON, S. C. Consignments ofCouniry Produce, Poultry, Eggs, kc t ?r? respectfully solicited. Prompt returns made Fish packed in barr?is and boxes for the countrv trade a ?j.'ecal?y. Dec 6 i ; Tie Largest ai Most Complets ItaisH Sot ? Geo. S. Hacker & Son? -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office aod Warerooms, King, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON* Sw G. ?B* Pnrcaas? onr make, wbicb ve gu?rante superior to any sold Sooth, and thereby me money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o MICE TO TAXPAYERS. OFf?i|or COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY. Sura*, S. C., Sept. 22, 1900. "VrOTICE is hereby fires that 1 will be io x\ my office in the County Court House ni ?sumter from October 15th TO December 31st, 1900 ioelueive, for ibe collection of taxes for the 6sea! year 1900. The levy is aa follows : For State purposes, 5 mill?. For Count; purposes, ?i mill?. For School parp?se?, 3* miUs. Totallery, 14 ?ills. Also the following special ttbool levies : School District No 1, 2 mills. School District No 16, 2 mills. School District No. 18, 2 mills. School District No. 20, 3 mills. Mt. Clio, 2 mills. Concore, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills. No. 5, 1 Hill. >o 17, 1 mill. Commutation Road Tax for 1 ?01 $1.00? payable from Oct. 15tb ISOOto Feb 1st 1901. H. L SCARBOROUGH, Treal ar er Sumter Co? Sept 36- 13t