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? The Department of Agriculture to j Make Experiments. STATION id SOUTH CAROLINA. St ls Believed That the South Can Produce as Good Grade as Cuba. Special to The State. Washington, March 22.-Special attention is being given to the culture of tobacco in South Carolina and Geor? gia by the agricultural department In the last appropriation law for the department, at the instance of Senator Latimer, who was then a member of the house, provision was made for ex? tensive experiments in tobacco culture to be made in South Carolina. After considering the matter fully Secretary Wilson,/acting under the advice of Prof. Whitney, who has traveled ex? tensively through the State and is familiar with the agricultural capaci? ties of the various sections has select? ed a farm in Hartsville, Darlington county, as the site for the experiments of the department Two experts will sebe nt by the department to Darling? ton county to try the various kinds of tobacco and to investigate the soil so as to determine the best methods for cultivating the weed. It is the firm conviction of Prof. Whitney that it is possible to produce in South Carolina and Georgia as fine a grade of Cuban filler as that import? ed from the island. Similar experi? ments with tobacco have been made in Connecticut in past years and some of the poorest land in New England has been reclaimed and is now of great value as tobacco land. It is the intention of the department that the tobacco grown ai; Hartsville shall be sent to the government experi? ment station jn Texas for preparation for the market. But in tho event that the experiments succeed, as it is ex? pected they will, an experiment station with apparatus for curing and prepar? ing for sale the home grown tobacco will probably be provided for in another year. Senator La timer is taking a keen in? terest in this project and it; is largely through his efforts that these steps have bene taken by the department to investigate the possibilities of South Carolina, as a tobacco growing State. He has requested that he be assigned to the agricultural committee in the senate. He has made this request not only that hemay be able to be of greater service to his constituents, but at the solicitation of the agricultural depart? ment officials who while he .was in the 'house found in him a faithful friend of -the department. It was the senator's policy whiie in the house to stand by the estimates of the department and he has fought and won many a fight -with thefchakman of the house, agri ^cultnra! committee, of which he was a : member. He will probably be placed -on the senate committee of agriculture .and at the next session of congress *will endeavor to secure additional ap? propriations looking to the establish? ment of, the tobacco industry in the south, and especially in Skrath Caro? lina. ROOSEVELT RFWQKIHfiTES CBflM. The Faltare of the Senate to Con? firm Has No Effect Upon the President. Washington, March 20. -The presi? dent today reappointed Dr. W. D. Crum, colored, collector of customs at Charleston, S. C., and Wm. M. Byrne, United States district attorney for Delaware. Both of these nominations failed of confirmation at the recent session of the senate BRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW. New York, March 20.-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: Excessive moisture in the form of heavy rains and floods, or of merely bad roads, is an apparent drawback to distributive trade. Over against this, however, is to be placed an improvement in jobbing trade at some leading western centers, a shade better than heretofore reported collec? tions, a perceptible easing of the car shortage trouble and increased strength in the iron and steel trades. There is even some, though perhaps more ap? parent than real, improvement in the labor situation, some strikes having been avoided or settled, but labor dis? turbance is still a possible unsettling feature, particularly in the buildirg trades. The eastern Easter season is one of the latest on record, but spring weather conditions are operative, as may be judged from the fact that low? er lake navigation is already pretty well opened. The next two weeks will see applied the test of demand ia re? tail lines. Gross railway earnings for the first half of March show an ag? gregate gain over last year of fully 12 per cent. In prices, features are the further slight changing of cotton. Cotton goods have displayed exceptional strength, though a waiting tendency as regards new business is noted at first hands. No effect of the higher level of prices in the shape of checked demand is announced by jobbers, however, who almost universally re? port the dry goods business this spring as the largest on record. Business failures for the week num? ber 94 against 97 in the like week cf 1902. King Edward has been restricted by Isis physicians to five cigars a day. has been an inveterate smoker al? most sin<:e bis boyhood. Some thirty years ago he wys dining with the late Lord Derby, who regarded tho use of tobacco as a vulgar and unpleasant habit. After dinner the Prince sug? gested a cigar, whereupon his lord? ship dryly expressed regret that his house did not contain a smoking room, adding that he could not suggest the stables as a suitable place for burn? ing tobacco. Much to his surprise, the Prince adjourned to the region indi? cated and enjoyed his post r randial cigar. BY FLORENCE JURY. Slayer of Father and Sen Given a Life Sentence. -T His Attorney Gives Notice of an Appeal to the Supreme Court -Silent When Sentenced. Special to The State. .Florence, March 20.-William C. King, the white man who murdered James and Samuel Bogers in this county on Saturday, January 31, was found "guilty with recommendation to mercy" today by the jury in the criminal court now in session here. His attorney, Walter Wells, Esq.. made a motion for a new trial, but when court reconvened this afternoon he announced his abandonment of the motion, but gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court. Judge Gage then sentenced King to the penitentiary at hard labor for his natural life. The verdict has given unusual satis? faction, and groups of men can be seen on the streets discussing the case. The general concensus of opinion is that it marks the beginning of a new era in South Carolina, especially in this part of the State. It is asserted that this is the first conviction of a white man for the killing of another in this judicial circuit sinc9 Lockhart was convicted of manslaughter in Wil? liamsburg county years ago under the late Judge I. D. Witherspoon." All the evidence in the King case goes to prove that it was an unpro? voked, uncalled for murder of two obscure men, and all about a dog which King admitted that he had never seen. It is learned that the jury in the first ballot stood eight for murder with recommendation to mercy, three for murder outright and one for man? slaughter. On the second ballot eleven were for conviction with recommenda? tion to mercy and one for manslaught? er. The next ballot was in conformity with the verdict rendered. When King was asked if he had any? thing to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, he shook his head and said, "I have nothing to say." Judge Gage did not undertake to give him a lecture, neither did he refer to the heinous crime of which he stood convicted, but simply passed the form? al legal sentence of life imprisonment in the penitentiary. t William King as man who perhaps has seen 53 summers ; about six ' feet tail, weighing about 160 pounds. He has a brutal face, large protruding jaw bone, cold steel grey eyes which move restlessly from side to side with? out turning his head. His head is very small and exceedingly narrow across the bi.se of the skull. It is stated that the two Bogers men are not the only victims of his nimble pistol. Upon what grounds his attorney will base his appeal to the supremo court is not known, for it is an admitted fact that the judge charged the jury on every point on whian he was re? quested and neither directly or in? directly referred to a single fact con? nected with the case, nor did he touch upon the evidence in the case. I i 1.7 TO BE*" TAXED. Attorney General Says Local Associations Must Return Cred? its at Face Value for Tax? ation. Columbia, March 19.-The Attorney General has given an opinion of great importance to building and loan as? sociations, holding that loans on mortgages of real estate must be re? turned for taxation at their full value. The opinion was given in response to an inquiry from Comptroller General Jones and is as follows: "I received your inquiry to the At? torney General, whether building and loan associations, and like corpora? tions, should be taxed, and if taxed, whether on credits belonging to them secured by mortgages upon property of stockholders. "I beg to say they are liable to tax? ation as other corporations. Such credits should be returned for taxation at their actual value. In answer to the objection that if the association is taxed on the obligations it holds against borrowers, the borrowing stockholders will be twice taxed on the same proprety, once on the real estate mortgaged, and again on the credit arising from the loan, resulting in double taxation ; we beg to quote from the opinion of the Illinois Court in the Loan and Homestead Association vs. Keith, 53 Illinois, 624 : " 'Where a person owning a farm procures a loan and mortgages the land, the land is subject to taxation as the prox 3rty of the owner, and the note and mortgage are subject to taxation as a credit in the hand of the person loaning the money, and where a loan is procured from a homestead loan association the borrow? er and the association occupy a similar position : and if the note and mortgage, and the land upon which the mortgage is given, are both taxable in the one case, we see no good reason why they should not be in the other. The note or -contract and mortgage held by a loan association are iano sense a credit \ of the borrower, but accredit belong I ing to the corporation. If the credit is taxed, the tax falls on the corpora? tion and not the borrower. It is true that a portion of the tax may ultimate? ly fallon the borrower as a stockholder of the corporation ; but that amount, whatever it may be, falls upon him as a stockholder having an investment for profit in a corporation." "For these reasons the petition on behalf of th9 Home Building and Loan Association, of Georgetown, for an abatement of their assessment for taxation should be refused : and the Carolina Loan and Trust Company, of Greenville, and all other building and loan associations, should be re? quired to return all lcansgsecurcd by ? mortgages on real est* to for taxation at their full value. This opinion also answers the inquiry of the chairman of the board of assessors for Spartan burg city school ditsrict, in their let? ter to you of March 17, which has been referred to this office. Yours truly, W. H. Townsend, "Assistant Attorney General." HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT. The Weekly Summary of the Movement of Cotton. New Orleans, March 20.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement is? sued today, shows for the 20 days of March an increase over last year of 21,000 and an increase over the same period year before last of 34,000. For the 20? days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days last year 75,000 and ahead of the same time year before last 635, 000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 140,264 against 146,071 for the same seven days last year and 155,616 year before last. The movement since Sept. 1 shows receipts at all United States ports to be 6,895,493 against 6,806,743 last year: overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 909,859 against 966,243 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the com? mercial year 187,737 against 284,264 last year; southern mill takings 1,312, 500 against 1,172,988 last year. The total movement since Sept. 1 is 9,305,589 against 9,230,238 last year and 8,670,397 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 140,573 against S9,342 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 5,608,309 against 5,447,725 last year. The total takings of American mills, north and south, and Canada, thus far for the season have been 3,081,778 against 2,970,303 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres have decreased during the week 79,008 bales against a decrease during the cor? responding period last season of 16,595. Including stocks le*ft over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop, the supply to date is 9,520,663 against 9,589,925 for the same period last year. Farmers Shot From Ambush. Greenwood, March 19.-Robert G. Cheatham, Robert Quafctlebaum and Clebe Penn, three well-known white farmers, of the Phoenix, section were seriously shot from ambush at 2 o'clock this morning at some place below Callison, a post office about ten miles below here. Mr. Cheatham received a charge of buckshot in the upper part of his body, his hands, arms and chest receiving the load. Although at close range, his physician thinks that the wounds are not necessarily fatal. He will recover unless some complica? tions set in. Mr. Quattlebaum had his left arm broken and also received some flesh wounds in the upper part of the body. Mr. Penn's wound was made by a charge of bird shot, which centered in the calf of the left leg. Although the shooting occurred at 2 o'clock this morning, no news of it was received here until after midday; then the report was very meagre as to details, and is yet, for that matter. No one from that section seems to know anything about it. Dr. B. W. Ctobb, of this place, was summoned, but he has not yet returned. The facts as to the wounds were ob? tained from Dr. J. L. Ward, of Phoenix, who was the first physician to reach the wounded men. It is re? ported that the shooting was done by negroes and that seven or eight volleys were exchanged. Those who really know are extremely reticent. New Orleans Determined to Make Confederate Veterans Have Time of Their Lives. New Orleans, La., March 20.-Plans for the next annual reunion of Con? federate verterans, which will begin in New Orleans May 19th, are now well launched. At today's meeting of the Executive Committee in charge cf arrangements there was issued an ad? dress to the citizens of New Orleans, calling for $100,000 for expenses. Ten thousand dollars of this will go to erect an auditorium at the Fair Grounds capable of seating 15,000 peo? ple. The exact location of the build? ing was fixed today, and in three weeks it is expected to have the roof on. Captain James Dinkins, Army of Tennessee, was appointed director general of the reunion. He was in? structed to visrt MempBis, Richmond, Louisville and Dallas to get points on the management of affairs. Every effort is being made to make the next reunion the record one of the Veterans' Association. Senator Tillman Discusses Negro Question in Wisconsin. Madison, Wis., March 2.-United States Senator Tillman of South Caro? lina delivered an address on "The Negro Question from a Southern Standpoint" before an audience of 1, 800 university students, citizens and lawmakers tonight. He was greeted with the stirring university yell. A rather sensational incident occur? red while Senator Tillman was dis? cussing: the Indianola postoffice case. After stating the southern view of the affair, he asked whether the audi? ence approved of President Roosevelt's action and there was applause. Being uncertain whether the applause was intended as an indorsement of the president's action, the senator asked how it was meant. He was told that it was meant as an endorsement of the president. This aroused the senator. He went into the details of the In? dianola affair and when he concluded asked his hearers whether it would not have been better for the president to have kept the office open and punished the few hotheads that caused the trouble than to have punished the en? tire community by closing the office, requesting those to raise their hands who supported the president's action. Only a few raised their hands. In the main hisjuldress was much like his other recent utterances on the same subject. He condemned the ne? gro to eternal inferiority to the white man. I I ll -?O' -^mmmm Dr. Conan is under contract with publishers to write twelve stories for which he is to receive nine thousand dollars each. The length of the stories is to be ten thousand words. COTTON SUPPLY OF EUROPE. The Supremacy of This Country Will be Maintained. Col. Shepperson Says 80 Per Cent of Cotton Consumed by English and European Mills Comes From United States. ? Baltimore, March 19.-Col. Alfred B. Shepperson, of New York, well known as a statistical expert in cotton, discussing in this week's issue of the Manufacturers' Record the relation of this country to the cotton supply of Europe, says: "In England, Germany and France there is considerable discussion of the subject and some practical efforts have been made for the promotion of the cultivation of cottoa in the colonial dependencies of these countries. These efforts have been chiefly made by manufacturers and merchants, but have received, the active encourage? ment and support of the respective Governments. "Since October, 1899,middling cotton in New York has not been as low as seven cents per pound, ranging from 7 3-16 to ll cents, and being actually quoted at 12 cents on January 28, 1901, in sympathy with futures for January delivery, which were 12?4 cents on that day. During the two previous years, from Septemher 1, j 1897. to September 1, 1899, spot cot-1 ton was continually below seven cents i in New York, except during the first part of September, 1897. "European spinners having become somewhat accustomed to the lower prices ruling for cotton in these two' years, it is not surprising that they should seek to establish new sources of production in order to reduce the cost by increasing the supply. "Of the cotton consumed now by the mills of Great Britain, Continental Europe and the United States about 80 per cent is the growth of this coun? try. In the five years ending August 31, 1860, the average proportion was 8434 per cent. The high prices result? ing from our civil war and the dis? organization of the agricultural inter? ests of the South which continued for some years thereafter induced such an increase of cultivation in other coun? tries that it was not until 1882 we furnished as much as 75 per cent of the total consumption of the mills of Europe and the United States. For the five years ending with 1890 we furnished within a fraction of 77 per cent ; in th? five years ending with 1895 we had increased our proportion to 79*4 per cent, and for the five years ending with 1900 we had'furnished to the mills of Europe and America 83 1-3 per cent of their entire takings of cotton. "We have now regained our absolute supremacy in the field of cotton pro? duction, and an impartial consideration of the entire situation fully justifies the belief that we will retain it inde? finitely." Dealing with our chief competitors in cotton production for the European markets, India and Egypt, Col. Shep? person, after analysis of crop figures, says: "There is in India an abundance of suitable land which could be added to the area now devoted to cotton, and while some extension of cotton culti? vation may be expected it seems quite evident that the increased production will be fully absorbed by the growing requirements of the Indian cotton mills. The general uncertainty in re? gard to the rainfall and its actual in? sufficiency in many sections of India are serious drawbacks to any consider? able incrasee in cotton cultivation, especially when it is considered that the average yield per acre is only about 75 pounds of lint cotton of a quality and a market value much low? er than American cotton." He sketches the possibilities cf the cultivateable portion of Egypt, and re? garding recent engineering feats for irrigation in that country says : "The chief purpose of the new ir? rigating works was undoubtedly to safeguard the crops of the land al? ready under cultivation. There will be some extension of acreage, but this will be chiefly in upper Egypt, where the cotton is much inferior to that of lower Egypt and brings a considerably lower price. The best opinion is that the increase in acreage will be gradual, as it will depend upon the construc? tion of canals to take the water to the new fields. * * * Assuming, however, an increase in the acreage of 1,500,000 acres and that cotton will get a third of it, or 500,000 acres, this would add about 250,000 bales to the present cotton yield of Egypt. This would probably mark the maximum of the Egyptian cotton crop for some years to come, and it would not be so large in the seasons when other crops promised a greater profit. " Col. Shepperson gives a comprehen? sive survey of the cotton possibilities of Ghina, Turkestan, German East Africa, Brazil, etc., and in conclusion says : "Except for a small increase from Egypt no greater contribution to the cotton supply of Europe can be ex? pected than at present. It is quite possible to grow cotton in many coun? tries in which it is not now cultivated, but whether it can be produced in large quantities and at low cost and as profitably as the other crops, which it would replace, is a very different ; matter. "There are vast possibilities for the extension of cotton cultivation in the United States. According to the last United States census there were in 1899 in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas. In? dian Territory and Oklahoma 40,000,- j 000 acres of improved land, of which ; 110,600,000 acres were devoted to cot? ton. New land is being constantly brought under cultivation in each of ! these States and Territories and the soil is the most productive in the cot? ton bolt. These five States and Ter? ritories have the requisite area, soil and climate to enable them to produce as much cotton as is now grown in the entire country. To my mind it is only a question of time when this will be done. * * * Our European friends should possess their souls in patience. The Southern States of this great and progressive country will stand between them and the cotton famine which their imaginations cause them to think is impending in the future. There will be cotton enough for all and despite tbe united efforts of Europe and the rest of mankind the absolute supremacy of this country in cotton production will be fully maintained." A PATRIOTIC PRESIDENT. Castro Yields His Will to That of His People. Caracas, Venezuela, March 22.-The Venezuelan Congress, by a unanimous vote, has declined to accept President Castro's resignation, and has passed a resolution requesting him to recon? sider his decision. It is believed that President Castro will yield to this ex? pressed desire of Congress and remain in power. The Congressional hall was crowded yesterday afternoon and all the mem? bers of the diplomatic corpse were present when President Castro read his message to Congress. President Castro^rst passed in review the terri? ble conditions which prevailed in the country and denounced the errors of his countrymen. "But," he continued, "if it is pain? ful to consider how much blood has been shed and how many tears, it is a consolation to think that their bitter stream by the law of compensation will fecundate something that should correspond to present day aspirations, since every struggle begets "an idea, and every victorious idea justifies the supposition that an onward step has been taken on the road to human perfection. Our victory, citizen Legis lators, over the great adversaries which have just oppressed us must termi- '. nate the tumults of our life ; otherwise we shall reach a shameful dissolu? tion." Touching then on the question of the recent foreign intervention Presi? dent Castro said it had been brought about by a league of people, who, un? able to submit their claims to the impartiality of the tribunals, had em? ployed force. He said that because he refused to submit to the Anglo-Ger? man exactions the revolutionary general, Matos, acting in collusion with the Germans, endeavored to get rid of him. In confirmation of this statement President Castro cited a let? ter written by the commander of the German war ship Stosch. President Castro pointed out that the sovereign? ty of the nation had been safeguarded, and said : "I now deliver my abdication in order that you may proceed legally to call on him who should take my place, so that there may remain to no Vene? zuelan the slightest pretext for hostil? ity to his country or for connivance with foreigners, who, without any ground save force, fell upon unfortu? nate Venezuela, trampling under foot reason and justice, to the deteriment of civilization and right. With head uplifted and with a tranquil conscience I return to the efforts of toil which honor and dignify. All the energies and posibilities of my life are at your service should it become necessary to arise and defend our country against the attacks of the foreigners. All the glory I ask is to contemplate Vene? zuela becoming respected, prosperous and happy." The President of Congress then re? ceived President Castro's resignation, and a commission was appointed im? mediately to draw up a reply to the tendered resignation. The news of the President's resigna? tion created intense excitement in po? litical circles,. but the city remained quiet. Later, a night session of Congress was held, and a resolution was adopt? ed, requesting President Castro to re? consider his resignation in view of the critical condition of the Republic, and a vote of confidence in his policy was passed unanimously. A committee was appointed to transmit this resolu? tion to the President today. In view cf the reasons for the resignation given in the Presidential message, it is believed in political circles that President Castro will retain the Presi? dential office. The\ delegation appointed by Con? gress, called at noon today at the President's reisdence and transmitted to Castro the resolution unanimously adopted by Congress, refusing to ac? cept his resignation and requesting him to reconsider his decision. Presi? dent Castro in reply declined to change his mind, but after being urg? ed by his personal friends he offered to present another message to Con? gress, which ne will meet on Thurs? day, to suggest a solution to the situ? ation. The French war ship Troude has left La Guayra. Her departure is taken as indicating that there is no reason to fear internal complications as a re? sult of President Castro's resignation. Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina, is largely engaged in the agricultural business. It is the proud owner of a farm containing 193 acres. It is the city's dumping ground, and is being rapidly enriched. The land cost S5,200. The crop last year was 400 barrels of corn, quantities of fodder and grass and 150 bushels of peas. There are in cultivation 65 acres. Un the farm are the pest houses and smallpox hospital, also stables for all the city's stock, SI horses, and large barns. The value of the crop last year was S3,OOO, and there is plenty of corn, fodder, etc., to feed all the city's horses until next September or Octo? ber. The officer who is in charge of the farm, says it is a profitable and useful investment, and that the land is so improved that he believes it could now be sold for 810,000.- Richmond Times. There are two very very remarkable divorce suits on the docket of the New Jersey courts. One of the suits has been brought by a wealthy Jersey farmer, who seeks divorce from his wife on the ground that she is a "new woman," and spends her time "attend? ing club meetings and reading trashy literature on the enfranchisement of the sex," instead of performing the duties naturally expected of her. All i of this is bad enough, and the sym- j pathy of hundreds of people will go j out to this wretched man, but his case is not near so bad as that of tbe other Jersey man who is seeking divorce. He wants release on the ground that his wife, who had been a professional ! snake charmer, refused to give up her j pets, and persisted in taking them to bed with her.-Richmond Timas. ANOTHER HITCH IN CUBAN TfiEATY. Conflicting Clauses That May Not Be Reconciled. SENATORS GUILTY OF NEGLIGENCE.. One Clause Says Treaty Must Bej Ratified Before March 31st, and Become Effective Ten Days Afterwards, Another Says it Shall Not Take Effect Until Approved by Congress. ^Washington March 20.- Acting Secretary of State Loomis and Mr. Quesada, the Caban minister, after discussing the prospects of an exchange of ratifications of the Cuban treaty within the time, today decided to cable President Palma requesting him to call the Cuban congress in extraordi? nary session immediately for this pur? pose, as that body would otherwise not meet until April 7th, seven days af te the expiration of the legal time limit for the exchange of ratifications. From such imperfect readings of the treaty as can be had at this stage the state department officials have some doubt as to their ability to do any? thing whatever with the convention. The amendments made by the senate, particularly that added to the ratifying article, though probably not so intend? ed, may result in the complete loss of the treaty. There are conflicting claus? es which it may not be possible to reconcile. Article II provides tV the exchange of ratifications before March 31 and that the convention shall go into effect 10 days afterward. But to this article the senate added this sen? tence : "This treaty shall not take effect until the same shall have been ap? proved by congress." Here are two different dates fixed in the same article for the taking effect of the treaty. The weight of opinion inclines to the belief that fol? lowing the common law principle the last stipulation should govern, which would defer the operation of the treaty until after the congress acted. But a more serious difficulty has been pointed out as follows: It is hardly reagrded as feasoble, and is certainly in violation of precedent, to exchange ratifications -of a document wihch is not a treaty, as this Cuban convention will not be, in the opinon of some of the state deprtment people, until "the congress" has set its ap? proval upon it. If this view is cor? rect, then the exchange of ratifica? tions will have to be deferred until next winter at the earliest, and this delay, it is thougth, would cause the failure of the treaty in its present form, because of the inability of the negotiators to meet the requirements of article II, which demands that the exchange take place before March 3. Reduced Rates Via Atlantic Coast Line. Eichmond, Va.-Southern Educational Conference.-Tickets on sale from points in Virginia, April 20th, 21st and 22nd. Final limit April 28th, 1903. From all other points, April 20th and 21st, final limit April 28th, one and third fares. April 20. Savannah,,Ga.-Southern Baptist Con? vention and Auxilliary Societies.-Tickets on sale from all points at one fare for round trip, plus twenty five (25) cents, May 4th to 7th., inclusive. Final limit May 20th, 1903. An extension of the final limit until June 1st, may be obtained by deposit of tickets with Joint Agent at Savannah, on payment of fee of fifty (50) cents. May 7. New Orleans, La.-United Confederate Veterans' Reunion. Tickets cn sale May Itith to 21st, inclusive. Final limit May 24th, 1903. An extention of final limit to June 15th, may be obtained by deposit of tickets with Joint Agent at New Orleans on payment of fee of fifty (50) cents. Rate one cent per mile. May 21 Call on ticket agents for exact rates and any other information and see that your tickets read via the Atlantic Coast Line. Approved: H. M. Emerson, W. J. Craig, Trafile Manager. Gen. Pas. Agent. * mm r , mm Cheap Rates Via Southern Railway. On the dates named below, the Southern Railway will sell special round-trip tickets as follows : To Nashville, Tenn-, account of General Assembly, Cumberland Presbyterian church. Rate of one fare plus twenty-five cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 19th, 20th and 21st, with final limit June 1st, 1903. To St. Louis, Mo., account of Dedication Ceremonies, Louisiana Purchase Exposi? tion. Rate of one first class fare for the round trip. Tickets on sale April 29th, 30th and May 1st. good to leave St. Louis not later than May 4th, 1903, returning. To Atlanta, Ga., account of National Convention. B. Y. P. Ti., of America. One first class fare pius twenty-five cents for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 8th, 9th and 10th with final limit July 15, 1903. To Richmond, Va., account of Southern Educational Conference. Rate of one and one-third fares for the round trip. Tickets on sale April 20th and 21st with final limit April 28th, 1903. Solid vestibuled trains. Elegant Pull? man sleeping car service. Unexcelled Dining-Car service. For full information in regard to schedules, tickets, etc., apply to any Agent of the Southern Railway Company, or. R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. London, March 24.-The correspon? dent of The Daily Chronicle at Geneva learns on reliable authority that the former crown princess of Saxony is lying seriously ill in her mother's chateau at Lyndau, on an island in Lake Constance, from the effects of an attempt to commit suicide by taking poison. Anderson, March 9.-Col. R. B. A. Robinson, who has represented this county for several terms in the legis? lature since 1S90, died at his home in Martin township today of Bright's disease. He was 60 years old and^ leaves a wife and two children. *