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[SU ?.VBS?S3?SL CTASCHSSAX. Ketfcb?iiJlMM? April, IS SO. 'Be Just and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou Aims't at? be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE 80?THKON, Established Jene. 3 66 ???te? Aug. 2w 1881? 8UMTER, S. O., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 1?, 1902. New Series?YoL XXII. So. 20 svmm, s. e. 50 per ansaci?ia advance. ? a a i s s s s ? : state Srst insertion,,...*.$1 00 qaeni insertion-.,. " 50 tracts for taaae months, o:: longer /ri!? ?ia a; reduced rates. <rctaa?oicatious which subserve private te w?? be charged foras act vsrtiec?snts. csriss as? tributes of respects will be a&ed for. L??ES 8F SOIL MMl *mh ?i?eem?ng tfee Oppression Uiners by the Operators. Scranton, Pa.. Dec 9.?Tales of : as from houses owned by G. R ?.rkle, the narration of the death of a 5?i:ce as a resttit of an enforced re mevai from her home, and the stoiry of a mother whose husband was killed Markle mines, of how she ai d tyro boys struggled years to p?iy rkles back rent and the coal bill ?vved them, were the principal .is::Traeres of today's . sessions of the V strike commission. The testimony - reseated by some of the witnesses as are given up to the coal ._ industry,, was at times pathetic ring to the commissioners, 2 listened to it with undivided at 5fehi?on. A;:er closing the Markle case the tati ves of the miners eaited wit ness-as who formerly have been employed ?zi ihz mines of several companies to :ow what a black list exists and that e ?f she companies had broken the agreement which ended the strike and nlted in the appointment of the ? tration commission It is the in :ioa of the lawyers for the min?is rake up tomorrow the conditions at the collieries of the Lehigh Valley j pasy and others in the Hazle !?:a? .a Markle miner, told lis" family, including his raother who was a hundred years Old, out on. the read with their ?oods. He gave a graphic - he was injured ? in the mines. The corn ting until af ter th? a collection .for --.aS?Q after, be pany took out of the eollec rent he owed. In answer to other questions be said that he was one of the 13 evicted by the .Maride company. Then followed the "most pathetic story yet told the commission. The old miner, decrepit from many injuries, told under che examination of howr the eviction was carried on. The wife was sick sad , her one hundred year old mother was bli-?d and unable to walk. The day on which they .were "thrown out" was raiiiV.. He took them the best he .could to Hazleton, seven miles away, and placed tbem in a cold, damp, empty house. " We were greatly worried becausa of cur having been turned oat of our house, and one night," tbe witness said,-between sobs, "she died." "She died?" exclaimed Judge Gray, who was pacing to and fro across the room as he quickly turned when h e heard the man's last words. "Yes, sir, she died, and I buried her yesterday." Xo one cared to cross-examine him, and'Judge Gray said: "Thsfc is ail, Mr., McColl, and that enough. " Mrs. Kate Burns, of Jeddo, told a story of how she and her two boys worked years to pay off an accumu lated house rent and coal bill, due to the Marki? company, the narration of which deeply interested the commis sioners. She was examined by Law yer Darrow, and in answer to his questions she said her busband was .?? engineer inside the Markle mines. The husband was killed under ground, leasing her with four children, the eldest, of which was a boy of eight ye&rs. The company never offered her a penny, but the .employes gave her about^lSO to defray the funeral expenses. After her husband had been killed, she moved from her four-room hor^e into one containing only two, one room above the other, and for the next six years she straggled as best she could.to get along. She took in wash ing, scrubbed for the neighbors, and once in a while she was given work cleaning the office of the Markie com pany. When the eldest child was I? years old she sent him to tbe mines. At the end of the first month the lad brought home his wage statement, showing that the mother owed $396 for back rent. The boy's wages for the month had beer; tasen ?S the bill and he came home empty handed. In the course of time her next boy was old enough to earn a living and, be, toe, was sent to the colliery. Like the older brother, the second boy recieved no pay, his earnings being deducted for rent. The mother on the witness stand, was by this time welling up, as? when she addedfthat the money, she earned for cleaning the Markle office was never given her but kept by the company for rent, the commis sioners looked at one another in sur prise. She said it took the three of tbem 13 years to make up the debt. What's in a JSiame. Everything is in the name when it comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. C. DeWitt & Co. o? Chicago, discovered, some years ago, how to make a salve from Witch Ha2Uil that is a specific for pil?is. For blind, bleeding, itching and protruding pile*, eczema, cuts, barns, bruises and all skin diseases J)eWirts Salve has no equal. Tlus has given rise to numer?os worthless csanterfeits. Aek for DeWitt's?the ge:i uinec tj. S. Hughson & Co. ITTEIPTEI. TO SOY ?HIOH MNEBS. Coa! Strike Commission Learns of One Effort Made by Opera tors to End Strike. OFFICERS OF UNION COULD NOT BE CORRUPTED. . Scran ton, Pa., December 10.?The most" interesting, if not important, testimony brought Out at today's ses sions of the coal strike commission was t? the effect that an alleged attempt was made by a former mine foreman to bribe two presidents of local unions of the miners to have ten men in each local use their influence to have a re solution passed sending the men to work, thus making a serious break in the solid ranks of the strikers. Each of the presidents was to i?eceive $2,500 and a good position as mine foreman, and eacn of the ten men were to get from $100 to $200 each. The name of no company was mentioned in con nection with the bribery scheme and none of the lawyers cross-examined the witness. The large coal companies have taken notice of the testimony which has been presented against the Coxe and Markle companies. During the afternoon ses sion David Wilcox, vice president of the Delaware and Hudson, and general counsel for the company, addressed the commission, and protested vigorously against the commission holding his company responsible for conditions that may exist at the Coxe or Markle mines. He was quickly stopped by Chairman Gray, who said that the commission did not intend to hold any company responsible for whatever special con ditions may exist in other parts of the coal fields. A large amount of technical testi mony was heard on various phases of the questions at issue. Two check weighmen produced figures which tended to show that at two Delaware and Hudson colleries the miners produced 116j,839 tons of coal more than they were paid for. The miners must bring up 3,136 pounds of coal and dirt to make a ton of 2,240 pounds of pure coal, and the union claims that the company gets more than 2,2?0 pounds of coal out of each "miner's ton" of 3,136 pounds and produced official figures to prove it The Delaware' and Hudson Com pany presented its figures to the com mission today, they being the first cer tified statistics to be handed in. They show the average earnings of the miner in 1901 to have been $622. and his laborer 3M9.47. When Mr. Mitchell was on the stand he said a-i_ _?_, j 1_j.?_?;_:__ p. . John Early, a check weigh man employed at the Gypsy Gove colliery, cf the Erie Com pany, was president of the. Gypsy Grove "local," told.the story of the alleged attempt, to, bribe. Early said he was introduced to a former mine foreman named Michael Grimes, in Scranton. Early and a miner named 0?Hara, who was also president of a local union, were each offered $2,500 to get ten men to pass a resolu tion ordering the men for the two locals which they represented back to work Early said Grimes first offered him $1,000 to work for William Connell for Congress. Grimes then made this proposition : If Early could get ten men to have a resolution passed by his local Grimes weald give nine of them $100 each, the tenth man $200 and Early $2,500, and all expenses necessary to carry out the scheme. He further added that Early need not apply for work for three months, and that he then would be given a foreman's position. Later on, during the conversation. Grimes amended his proposition by offering Ito give two of the ten men, $200 I each anc at the same time offered Early $10 for current expenses. Early j refused the money and told Grimes | he would see him later. Early reported the matter to District President Nicholls, of the Miners' Union, and it was decided to see how far the bribery scheme would be carried. Another meeting was arranged, and as Grimes had spoken of having ap proached P. F. O'Hara, the latter went along. The same proposition was made to O'Hara. The same night there was to be a joint meeting of all the locals in the vicinity of Dunmore, and Grimes wanted them to pass the resolution that night, Jput the two presidents could not see their way clear to do it. Grimes then proposed that they size up the men in the meeting, get thirty of them interest ed, and if the resolution was passed the thirty would each receive $200 President Nichols, he said, then gave out a public statement, which intimated that a bribery was being resorted to in order to break the strike, and the whole thing fell through. Grimes wanted Early to help him out of the fix, but Early- would have nothing to do with him. The story had the attention of the commissioners and the spectators. Later O'Hara went on the stand and corroborated Early's ?tory. Knoxville, Tenn, December 9.?All : engineers o? the Southern Railway system have been granted an increase of wages. The increase is from the pay which the engineers have been re ceiving to what is known as standard pay, four and one-half cents per mile for freight engineers and three cents for passenger engineers, and pay for over-time when laid out, etc. Saved at Grave's Brink. "I know I would long ago have been in my grave," wri*es Mr?. S. H. Newsom, of Decatur, Ala., "if it had not been for Elec tric Bitters. For ttuee years I suffered untold agony from the worst forms of in digestion, waterbrash, stomach and bowel dyspepsia. But this excellent medicine did me a world cf good. Since using it I can eat heartily and have gained 35 pounds." For indigestion, loss of appetite, stomach, liver and kidney troubles, Electric Bitters are a positive, guaranted cure. Only 50c. at J. F. W. DeLorme's drugstore. THE G??L STRIKE OOMM?SSIOH. Operator Refuses to Tell Price H Receives for Coal?Wages Reduced. Scranton Pa.. Dec. 11.?The repre sentatives of the mines during the course or today's proceedings before the anthracite coal strike commission called one of the independent opera tors to the witness stand to tell the exact price he received for his coal and the mine owner refused. The opera tor was J. L. Crawford president of the People's Coal Company which operates the Oxford colliery in Scran ton. The request for him to take the stand came as a surprise. The Oxford colliery during the strike managed to get enough men to operate the plant and for one month according to Mr. Crawford his company received ?20 a ton for its coal. Objection was raised to the miners' lawyers trying to get him to tell what he received from the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company for his product but witness said it was 65 per cent, of the rail roa'd's selling price. Mr. Crawford said he got about $2.50 a ton for his coal. The miners announced that they would close their case on Sa tur? ady and thus gave notice to the other side to be ready to proceed with their testimony. The company's attorneys announced that they may have to ask for a short recess in order to properly prepare their case. Judge Gray for the commission in reply said he hoped there would be no interruption in the proceedings. Nearly the entire day was taken up in hearing witnesses who had some-specific complaint to make among other things the price' paid per mine car and the size of the car. Two witnesses employed by the Del aware, Lackawanna and Western com pany, testified that before the strike of 1900 the men, when they worked, received 94 cents a car and that the strike was ended by the company agreeing to give the men increase in wages.of ten percent, 2J? in cash, and the other iyz cents to be con sidered in the reduction in the price of powder. Instead of receiving* the increase they now get 3 cents a car less, or 91 cents. They did not know why it was reduced. Father O'Donnell of Olyphant, who testified that there was no lawlessness where he was stationed, was asked by Judge Gray : "Do you believe in boycotts?" The witness replied that he believed he had the right not to deal or associate with a person who did something that he did not like or was contrary.to his interests. v ' * - " I no along with - yotr that far, ' ' said the chairman. "How much farther would you go? For instance, have you a right to bocyott me if I should deal or associate with such per son?" "No, sir; neither would I commit violence." > * "That is right: we draw the line at that same point. ' ' ? fob statehood. Oklahoma Bill Before the Senate Wednesday. Washington, December 10.?Almost the entire session of the Senate today was devoted to the consideration of the omnibus Statehood bill. The bill came over as the unfinished business from the last session and by agreement today was fixed for calling it up. Early in the morning hour Senator Quay submitted a report of his own, and its reading occupied the time of the Senate until 2 o'clock, when the Statehood bill was laid before the senate. Sena tor Beveridge, chairman of the com mittee on Territories, then presented the committee report In the course of the reading of the several reports and the Statehood bill the Senate passed a bill refunding certain revenue taxes to owners of private dies, and also a bill relieving certain importers from the duty on tea placed in bonded ware houses. Just before adjournment Senator Neslon obtained permission to with draw the substitute Statehood bill in order to perefct it Senator Quay promptly insisted that the substitute bill, if withdrawn should be sent back to the committee, but the Chair rule against him. The Pride of Heroes. Many soldiers in the last war wrote to say that for scratches, bruises, cuts, wounds, corns, sore feet and stiff joints, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best in the world. Same for burns, scalds, boils, ulcers, skin eruptions and piles. It cures or no pay. Only 25c. at J. F. W. DeLorme's drug store. Goldsboro, N. C, Dec. 9.?Eight carloads was the shipment of holly from this point Saturday last. The shipment of holly and mistletoe from this sec tion has grown to immerise proportions. Resident buyers of,mistletoe are using a number of nearby stations as ship ping points. If this business continues for a few years longer at the present rate, the holly tree, with its beautiful red and green trimmings, will be a woodland ornament of the past. Question Answered. Yes, August Flower still has the largest sale of any medicine in the civilized world. Your mothers' and grandmothers' never thought of using anything else for indiges tion or biliousness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of appendicitis, nervous prostration or heart failure, etc. They used August Flower to clean out the system and stop fermentation of undigest ed food, regulate the action of the liver, stimulate the nervous and organic action of the s> stem, and that is all they took when feeling dull and bad with headaches and other aches. You only need a few doses of Green's August Flower, in. liquid form, to make you satisfied there is noth ing serious the matter with you. You can get this reliable remedy at China's drug drag store. Price 25c and 75c. j THE SSUTfi'S OPPORTUNITY. Argentina Outstripping the West in Beef Exports. To the Editor of The News and Couri er: A well known maxim that all farm ers should observe in conducting thei farms is to make what they eat, and sell their surplus crops. Recently reading an article in the Farmer's Voice, an agricultural paper published in Chicago, the home of the beef and pork packers I was struck with the increase in the raising of beef cattle and its cheapness in Argen tina. Beeves weighiong 1,500 pounds bring $72.75 in Chicago, while equally as heavy and as good beeves-sell for $39 in the slaughter yards at Buenos Ayres. The Argentine cattle are raised entire ly on grass, never fed on a pound of grain. Another advantage Argentina has over oar Western beef producing sec tion is in her pasturage, thai unlike the buffalo grass, is never killed by pasturing or ploughing, the same as our Bermuda grass. Buffalo grass once killed never returns. "Some of the Southern States might take up stock raising with a hope of meeting Argentine prices, but not in the North could it be done. ' ' The writer believes, with our im mense field of Bermuda grass, which will supply grazing for nine months in the year and with three months of feeding on cotton seed hulls and meal, we can compete with Argentina in the production of good and cheap beef. The West and Northwest, with nine months of cold, can never compete with a tropical or sub-tropical coun try in the production of cattle. We have, a suitable country and the necessary cheap food in the Southern States for cattle raising, but we will never compete with the Argentine, with the worthless labor we have, in the beef markets of the world. If we are to succeed (which we can) we must have herdsmen that are endow ed with intelligence and free from the negro trait of neglect and brutality, for in modern competition success depends upon thei highest intelligence operated by common sense, of which the negro is incapable. We are seeing King Cotton dethroned in the South 'by the more intelligent labor of other sections of the world and if the South is to maintain lier prestige and to increase her exporting product she will ha v? to Jook to the increase of her intelligent population, and that can only be done by the gradual exportation of the ne gro and the importation of white labor. Stock raisSng in the S?fcth is ariim- ? possibility with tha present labor, as they wi? ii??lhei ?w?? nur water stock, but will" brutally beat all animals wJ^ever they get in their way. I enclose you the clipping from the Farmer's Voice, of Chicago, which ? hope you will publish in full. We have God's country, but we have the devil's labor. James Barrett. Augusta, Ga., December L A WESTERN PAPERS' WARNING. (From the Farmer's Voice and Nation al Rural.) B. W. Snow, the statistician, has an article in the Chicago Tribune of Monday which will not fail to chal lenge the thoughtful attention of live stock men everywhere. Some of the salient points are quoted herewith, but the article deserves a careful reading in its entirety. Mr. Snow declares that: " There is a cloud on the horizon of our foreign trade already large enough to be threatening. * \ * * Argentine competition is the new condition to be met in the world's meat trade." He proceeds to show that, while ix!^189S the United States shipped 274,76%)74 pounds of beef to Europe, to th# Argentines 11,375,000 pounds, in 1902, when our own ex ports had increased only to 301,824, 473 pounds, the Argentine had in creased its beef exports to 151,375,000 pounds and adds: "These figures show that, while in 1898 Europe took nearly twenty-five pounds of our beef for one of Argentine, for the present year the ratio is only two to one, and in eigh teen months more, should the increas ed ratio for the last three years be maintained, this country will be crowded into second rank in fresh beef exportation. NO WINTER IN ARGENTINA. "In .natural advantages for stock raising Argentina has advantages over the United States. Perhaps the chief one is that there is practically no win ter. Snow is unknown and no prepar ation is necessary for winter feeding. There being little cold weather and no snow, all food consumed goes to build up muscle and fat On the other hand, the summers average little, if any, warmer than ours, so cattle grow and fatten without care each month of the year. In nutritious quality their grasses are no better than our buffalo grass, but they grow more luxuriant and have one great advantage. If our buffalo grass is killed out by over-pas turing or by the plough it is gone for all time. Argentine ranges ploughed, cultivated for a few years and left will regrass with the original varieties. Another strong point is that cattle fat ted on the grasses of the country, without being fed for a day on grain, will produce a quality of meat that for ordinary trade will comparo favorably with our corn-fed beef. These various advantages make it possible to breed, rear and fatten animals with a mini mum of attention and at a small cost, producing beef at a cost below any thing we can do. The writer has seen 1,400 to 1,500 pound steers in slaughter yards at Buenos Ayres in 1900 as smooth as our own export type that had never been fed a pound of grain and that cost the packer in his yards only $30 a head. Cattle and sheep form the principal wealth of the coun try. The natives, through 300 years of training, prefer the nomadic life of the herder and will not practice settled agriculture." A CHANCE FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. Mr. Snow's conclusion is that "if we are to maintain our position it can only be done by cutting the cost of production to the lowest possible limit," and suggests that this may be the object of the merger of the packing interests which is reported in process. What this might mean to the American stockman is indicated by comparison of the cost of beef to the American packer with the cost to the Argentine packer. Mr. Snow says the latter pays 830 for a 1,500-pound steer of the American export type, or 2 cents a pound. The lowest price paid for beef of best quality at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago during the last twenty-two years is 84.85 per hundred, or 872.75 for a 1,500-pound ainmaL Now it is clear that the differ ence between 872.75 and 830 cannnot be made up in the internal economies of the packing houses, merged or in dependent; and the American stock man will go out of business before he will consent to any large cut in pre sent prices, if corn continues to receive a fair price. Some of the Southern States might take up stock raising with a hope of meeting Argentine prices, but net in the North could it be done. There are some things more important than maintaining onr foreign trade, and one of them is the preservation of American manhood. We should neither consent to the domination of a huge Beef Trust nor to reduce prices for Americau farm products below a healthful average for the purpose of [retaining a foreign market for our beef. THE BEEF TRUST WORRIED. A London dispatch to the same pa per and of the same date contains an account of the situation there result ing from the Argentine competition, in which it appears that the latest shipment from South America which reached London at the end of last week, "was, in the opinion of the mar ket, practically as fine in condition as the American chilled beef, and it sold at prices only a shade below those of the American commodity. In the opinion of many experts, says the Lon don correspondent, this means that the strength of the American beef ring in Smithfield has been broken Having fonud a way to ship dead meat with the care and regulation of temperature which enables the Chicago houses to bring their goods to market in such first-class condition, the big South American companies are expected now to be able to ship unlimited supplies. Great curiosity is felt as to the way the Beef Trust will meet this competi tion, as a fight would insure a great drop in prices. The problem of cheap er meat is also brought nearer 4o a solution by the news thac Argentina has agreed to accept the terms which the board of agriculture has so long stipulated as the only condition upon which British-ports cou-rdijOTeopenedi to live stock from that country. Rock Hill Bull Fight Prevented. Columbia, December 11.?The sup- : position of President Haines, of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, that a bull fight was to take place in Rock Hill tomorrow was correct, but owing to his timely telegram to the Governor the affair will be "pulled off." This morning the Governor received the following message from Mr J. J. Hull, editor of the Rock Hill Herald: "Replying to yours of last night, the report referred to appears to be authentic. Hand bills have been circulated announcing a bull fight, dog fight, cockfights, etc., commencing to morrow at noon, on the farm of R. F. Thompson, about four miles southeast of Rock HilL" Some curiosity was experienced as to what sort of fight the "etc" stood for, but the question was referred to the Attorney General, and as there is a law against such fights the Governor wired the sheriff of York not to per mit the fight under any circumstances, and it is supposed that he will attend to his duty in the matter. The letter to the sheriff follows: Columbia, December 11, 1902. John R. Logan, Sheriff, Yorkville, S. C. ; Information has been received at this department that cock fights, bull fights, etc, are to take place near Rock Hill tomorrow at noon. Under Chapter 30, page 451, Criminal Code of South Craolina, you. are directed and authorized to go at once so Rock Hill and prevent such pioposed viola tion of law, and, if necessary, call out the military company at Rock Hill or command such posse as may be neces sary to prevent said fights.. Do your duty in premises as provided, in Criminal Code. Wire me fully as to situation. M. B. McSweeney, Governor. Foils a Deadly Attack. "My wife was so ill that good physicians were unable to help her," writes M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., "but was com pletely cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills." They work wonders in stomach and liver troubles. Cure constipation, sick headache. 25c. at J. F. W. DeLorme's drag store. Washington, Dec. 9.?Rumors from the cap?tol this afternoon are to the effect that the president has decided to appoi?t Gov. Taft of the Philippine commission to the United States su preme bench as soon as Justice Shiras avails himself of the age limit and retires, which, it is expected, will be within the next few months. Vice Gov. Luke E. Wright of Tennessee is scheduled, according to the same re port, to succeed Gov. Taft as presi dent of the commission and he"will be succeeded by Mr. W. W. Rockhill former assistant secretary of state. If you feel ill and need a pill Why not purchase the best? De Witt's Early Risers Are little surprisers, Take one?they do the rest. W. H. Howell, Houston, Tex., writes : I have used Little Early Riser Pills in my family for constipation, sick headache, etc. To their use I am indebted for the health of my family. J S Hughson & Co. TO AID COLLEGES ?NO SCHOOLS. "General Education Board," Back ! ed by Wealthy Northern Men, to be incorporated by Act of Congress. Washington, December 10.?It be came known today that the bill for "the incorporation of a general educa tion board," which recently passed the House of Representatives, is intend ed to pave the way for the establish ment of an educational centre of ex tensive proportions in this city. The measure was introduced at the in stance of John D. Rockefeller and other persons of wealth, who, it now develops, intend to create a fund to aid existing schools and colleges with out any restriction as to the age, sex or color of attendants. The measure is also without limitation as to the section of country in which the schools shall be located, but it is the especial desire of the promoters of the under taking to improve the educational facilities of the South, including those for the improvement of colored youth. There is no intention of build ing up an educational institution at any place. The heaquarters and offices of the corporation will be located in Washington. No definite figures can be given by any one here as to the amount to be invested, but those who know anything of the plans believe the volume of money will be sufficient to meet all real needs of deserving institutions in the Southern States. Mr. Rockefeller has not promised any specific amount, but he has let it be known that he will give liberally. The names of other wealthy men who will join with bim in the enterprise have not been made public. The incorporators named in the Act are the folio wing well known educators : Daniel C. Gilman, Geo. Foster Pea body, Morris K. Jessup, Robert C. Ogden, Wm. H. Baldwin, Jr., Jabez L. M. Curry, Fredk T. Gates, Walter H. Page and A lbert Shaw. The understanding here is that the institu tion will be put into shape for busi ness soon after the bill receives the President's signature. Asks for a Big Appropriation. Washington, Dec. 11.?The Depart ment of Agriculture has appealed to the House Committee on Agriculture to aid the department in stamping out the foot and mouth disease which has broken out among cattle in New Eng land, asking that an emergency ap propriation of $500,000 or $1,000,000 be made. The committee is^advised-tbat"ifcere" 3r?_ahout_10Q herds which intbe opin ion of the department" must B? siaugh tered. Dr. Salmon, chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry, of the d? partent, who is investigating the situ ation, has reported the price per 'he?d fixed for one herd slaughtered in New Hampshire was $48, of which th6 de partment agreed with the State au thorities to pay 70 per C3nt., and this, he thinks, will be an average price The commitee is also advised that it is the opinion of the department offi cials that the disease was transmitted through hay shippde from abroad. The Department of Agriculture is anxious to take most vigorous meas ures, and the Committee on Agricul ture is dispose to give every possible aid and will take the subject up im mediately. Tbe killing of the diseased cattle and the thorough disinfection of the infected quarters is demanded. Fire at Foreston. Foreston, Clarendon County, Dec. 11.?At 2 o'clock this morning the store of Mr. J. C. Land was discover ed on fire and a general alarm was given, but the fire had gained such a headway that scarcely anything was saved. The flames soon leaped to ad joining buildings and before daylight the stores of Messrs. J. C. Land, J. M. McCroy, W. T. Wilkins and E. L. Wilkins were reduced to ashes. The two latter stores were unoccupied. Mr. Luther Moore was in town last Monday and said he had sold bis crop of artichokes to the Willet Drug Co., of Augusta, Ga., for $0.75 per bushel. Mr. Moore had one acre planted and says that on the best half of the acre he got 250 bushels and that the other half wiP turn out about 200 bushels more.?Bisbopville Vindicator A Cold Wave. The forecast of sudden changes in the weather serves notice that a hoarse voice and a heavy cough may invade the sancti ty of health in your own home. Cautious people have a bottle of One Minute Cough Cure always at hand. E. H. Wise, Madi son, Ga., writes : k4I am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my present good health, and probably my life." It cures coughs, colds, lagrippe, bronchitis, pneu monia and all throat and lung troubles. One Minute Cough Cure cuis the phelm, draws out the imflammation, heals and soothes the mucous membranes and strengthens the lungs. J S Hughson & Co. Maj. Micah Jenkins and Capt John G. Capers left for Washington Thursday night in order to have a con ference with President Roosevelt in regard to the vacant federal positions in the State, being summoned for that purpose. Within the next 48 hours, the atmosphere will be cleared. A Million Voices Couid hardly express the thanks of Ho mer Hall, of West Point, la. Listen why : A severe cold had settled on his lungs, causing a most obstinate cough. Several physicians said he had consumption, br could not help him. When all thought was doomed he began to use Dr. Kr New Discovery for Consumption* writes : "It completely cured me an? my life. I now weigh 227 pound' positively guaranteed for coug' and lung troubles. Price 50c Trial bottles free at J. F. W.