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?0 ISLE OF PILUS.
ummm WILL BO TO CAMDEN.
Smnvilie Did Mot Want to Under?
take Expense of Preparing a
Camp for Just One-Regi?
ment.
:V' SBLe Second Regiment of militia will
go into camp at the Isle of Palms on
the 27th of July, and Col. Sparkman's
regiment of cavalry will be camped at
. Ctotden in Angnst. Gov. Heyward
and Adjt. Gen. . Frost yesterday took
tee matter up when they saw through
The State that Greenville did not
^^pt the Second Regimen;. .They
- ired to Greenville and were inform
^ officially that the information was
correct
At the meeting'of the field officers
Wednesday Gen. Frost called atten
? ~?z zo the fact that the written invi?
tation from Greenville stated that the.
:nr.rain City would like for the
sentir? brigade to be encamped there.
DoL: Boyd and Mr. C. J. Pride, who
y were representing the chamber of
commerce were asked if Greenville
?would be satisfied with a regiment
/and these gentlemen declared emphati
cstUy rhat such was the case. Upon
I that statement the governor decided to
order the second regiment to Green
ile, particularly as the Isle of Palms
seemed to be disqualified because the
:' beach is under water at that hour in
:e afternoon when the. regiment
I^Euid be" on dress parade. Green
Je evidently did not want to go to the
?vexpense of preparing a camp site for
st one regiment for a week, with no
. jsospect cf their return ness summer.
Yesterday Liei. CoL Glen and sev
\''ml other officers of the Second Regi?
ment called on Gov. Hey ward and
urged him to designate the Isle of
Palms as the place for them to be en?
camped. Timmcnsville and Darling
also indicated that they wanted to
sent to the Isle of Palms, and upon
strong showing the governor
to issue such an order. The
)ia battalion was camped there
summer and their desire to go
back shows that the visit must have
Ibeen pleasant. The camp ground is
?Bot far from the casino and the " brass
Itofcttons" were very much in evidence
st the afternoon and evening dances.
Bock Hill was also urged as a de
tfal place for the encampment and
people of the "Magic City" were
in the humor to turn but in full
and make the visitors have a
time, but the governor acted
ipon the wishes of the officers or a
large number of the officers of the
regiment.-The State, July 4.
[ARLESTON MAKING READY.
Charleston, July 3.-President Gads
of the Consolidated company, re
notice this afternoon from Go
ibia of the selection of the Isle of
for the encampment of the Sec
>ad regiment, and he immediately
?pened correspondence with Col. Her
to have everything arranged to
Lt the military officer. The regi
tt will probably^come to Charles
about July 20, when the tide will
low for a magnificent beach for
drilling. Quarters will be provided
?for CoL Herbert's* horses and the
camp will be arranged just as Col.
Herbert will direct. Pipes will be
3sid about the camp convenient for the
soldiers and no pains or expense will
?>3 spared to make the encampment a
great success.
STRIKERS SLAY EACH OTHER.
Richmond, Ya, July 3.-Th? first
fatality of the street car strike oc?
curred today when Charles. E. Gra?
ham, a striking motorman, died from
a merciless slashing at the hands of
W. H. Lowery, another striking motor?
man. Graham was literally cut to
jaeces. The attack on him was due
to a rumor alleged to have been start?
led by him that two of the strikers
were "trying to get their positions
back. He leaves a wife and three
children.
The coroner's jury held the case
"to be one of justifiable homicide.
There were no developments in the
?street. railway strike situation "today
sst tonight Cars were run regularly
cst all city and suburban lines and
nothing approaching disorder has been
reported from any quarter.
Mother of Four Girl Babies.
Special to the State.
Roanoke, Va., July 3-Mr?. George
Chambers, wife of a Franklin
county farmer, today gave birth to
four healthy girl babies. The moth?
ar and quartette are doing well. The
people of the vicinity are excited over
Hie event and women, old and young
?re going to see the little ones. Roose?
velt has been notified.
Gafney's Third Cotton Mill.
Gaffney, July 3.-Gaffney is to have
a third cotton mill tc be looated north
cf town on the southern railroad, near
th? overhead bridge, just out of town,
-lt will be known as the Louise mill.
J?r. E. R. Cash is the promoter who
deserves the credit for this new enter?
prise. It is an assured tiling. Mr. J.
C. Jeffries made application several
days ago for a charter for it. The cor
nortators are Messrs. E.. R. Cash, J.
CL Jeffries, F. G. Stacy, EL D. Wheat,
??L G. Wardiaw, G. P. B amrick, W. L.
Settlemyer of Gaffney, C. D. Elkin
and O. S. Falls of Kings Mountain,
and D A. Tompkins of Charlotte. The
mili is to be capitalized at ?200,000
JDEbd sill be about the size of the Lime?
stone mill.
Snow in Montana.
Butte, Mont. , July 2-Snow was gen?
eral in Montana today, slight Hurries
feeing reported from all over the State.
!The fall was heavy on the continental
divide. The temperature has dropped
io 45. The snow alternates with cold
rains and great damage to crops is
feared.
As determined some -time ago by the
Board of Education, the schools will
reopen as usual on the second Monday
in September, which will be the l?th.
BOOKER WASHINGTON'S 800D ADVICE
He Discusses Race Problem Like
a Sensible Man.
Timely and Truthful Remarks Made by
Negro Who is Working for His Race.
Louisville, July 2.-Before an im?
mense audience Booker TL Washing?
ton, head of the Tuskegeir institute,
tonight delivered an address. He said
that recent regrettable events in con?
nection with the race question went
to show that the lynch law is not con?
fined to any one section of the coun?
try. These events, he said, tend to
simplify the race problem by making
it national. He appealed to the ne?
gro to be calm and to exercise self con?
trol.
Among the other speakers was W.
H. Lewis, assistant district attorney
of Massachusetts, who was appointed
several months ago by President
Roosevelt.
Principal Washington said in part :
"In the present season of anxiety and
almost of despair, which possesses an
element of the race, there are two
things I wish to say as strongly as I
may;
"First. Let no man of the race be?
come discouraged or hopeless. There
are. in this country, north and south,
men who mean to see that justice is
meted out to the race. Such a man
is Judge Jones of Alabama, to whom
more credit should be given for blot?
ting out' the infamous system of peon?
age than to any other man. J
"Second. Let us keep before us the
fact that, almost without exception
every race or nation that has ever got
upon its feet has done so through
struggle and trials and persecution.
"No one should seek to close his
eyes to the fact that the race is pass?
ing through a very serious and trying
period of its development, a period
that calls for the use of our ripest
thought and sober judgment.
"Let nothing lead us into extremes
of utterance or action. It is, in the
long run, the race or the individual
that exercises the most patience, for?
bearance and self control in the midst
of trying conditions that wins its
cause. Let nothing induce us to de?
scend to the level of the mob. In ad?
vocating this policy I am not asking
?hat the negro act* the coward : we are
not cowards. The part we have play?
ed in defending the flag of our coun?
try is sufficient evidence of our cou?
rage.
1 * The outbreaks of the mob emphasize
two lessons, one for our race and one
for the other citizens of our country,
south and north ; for it is to be noted
that the work of the lyncher is not
confined to one section *of the country.
The lesson for us is that we should see
to it that so far as influence of parent,
school or pulpit is concerned, no effort
be spared to impress on our own peo?
ple that idleness and crime should
cease. We should let the world know
on all proper occasions that we con?
sider no legal punishment too severe
for the wretch of any race who at?
tempts to outrage a woman.
"The lesson for the other portion of
the nation to learn is that both in the
making and ia the execution the same
law should be made to apply to the
negro as to the white man.
"There should be meted out equal
justice to the black man and the white
man. Whenever the nation forgets,
or is tempted to forget, its basic prin?
ciple, the whole fabric of government
for both the white man and the black
man is threatened with destruction.
This is true whether it relates to con?
ditions in Texas, in Indiana or Dela?
ware. It is with a nation as with an
individual; whatever we sow, that
shall we also reap. If we sow crime
we shall reap lawlessness.
RADIUM RAYS
Prove to be a Cure for Cancer
Valuable Discovery.
Vienna, July 3.-Medical circles
here are greatly interested in a report,
communicated to the Viennese Society
of Physicians and read at the recent
meeting of the Imperial Academy of
Science, to the effect that a long
standing case of cancer was cured by
radium rays at the clinic of the late
Prof. Gusenbaeur.
The patient, who was 61 years of
age had long suffered from cancer
of the palate and lip and had repeated?
ly been operated upon fruitlessly until
the autumn of 1902, when the physi?
cians of the Viennese hospital declared
it was absolutely useless to operate
again.
One physician determined as a last
resort to go to the radium rays and
treauid the afflicted parts by exposing
them to the light of radium bromide,
the strongest radium preparation in
existence. He was rewarded by a
gradual and complete disappearance
of the tumors.
Physicians at the same meeting re?
ported that radium rays had cured a
case of melanosarcoma (a tumor.con?
taining a black or other dark colored
matter), and several cases of red mole.
Greenville, N. C., July 2-Fire which
originated in Parham's warehouse in
this city early this morning destroyed
property estimated at nearly $100,000,
partially covered by insurance. The
fire for a time threatened the destruc?
tion of the entire town and it was on?
ly by extreme efforts of the firemen
that the flames ware checked. The
larger portion of the tobacco section
was destroyed, besides several shops,
warehouses and residences.
Rochester, N. Y., July 2-A terrible i
tragedy occurred tonight at the village i
of Leecy, when Mrs. Wm. Baxter
hanged herself and two children,
Goodson, aged 8 years and Gladys,
aged 3. When her husband returned
to the house at 6 o'clock he could not
get in. He waited for some time,
then broke in a window and searched
in the house. In an unfinished at
tick over the kitchen, readied by a
ladder, he saw hanging side by side
from tlie rafters his wife and two chil?
dren.
It seems to be the opinion among
the newspaper that Jim Tillman's
lawyers have done more to awaken
sentiment against him and his case
than all the newspapers put together
had done before. Give his honorable
counsel plenty of time and plenty of
rope and they may hang themselves.
Florence Times.
R?ssirs POSITION .*??
IS ON THE RECORD.
What the Press of the Czar's Coun?
try Has to Say.
Will NOT RECEIVE THE PETITION.
Interference With the Country's
Internal Affairs Will Not Be
Tolerated. Some Plain
Expressions.
St. Petersburg, July 3.-President
Roosevelt's decision to forward to the
Russian government the petition in be?
half of the* Russian Jews is not pub?
lished here. The foreign office has
made the following statement:
"The czar alone can decide whether
the petition will be received but Alex?
ander III would never have received
such a petition. The petition from the
Guild Hall meeting, called by the lord
mayor of London in 1891, was returned
through the foreign office as being in?
convenient. The foreign office hopes
the Americans will not invite such a
slight. They would resent an anti
lyrching petition. The foreign office
has no special .interest in the question
except a desire that international rela?
tions remain unharmed since the mat?
ter is purely domestie and belongs to
another ministerial department."
In an article which in officials cir?
cles is declared to be inspired, the
Novoe Vremya combats the "claim of
the United States government that
Russia should grant American Jews
free access to Russian territory."
The Novoe Vremya declares that if
all American citizens were admitted to
Russia "it would not be long before
thousands of Jews who have left Rus?
sia for various reasons would reflock
to Russia in the guise of American
citizens just as they are doing in Rou
mania, Bulgaria and Turkey. If Rus?
sia acceded to the United States' wish
she could not refuse to grant similar
privileges in the case of other coun?
tries and would soon undergo a perfect
invasion of foreign Jews. "
The Novoe Vreyma also refers to the
United States restricting immigration
and concludes: "While Russia in no
way assumes the right of criticising
the internal measures of the United
States, she on the other hand will not
tolerate the least interference in her
private affairs on the part of Ameri?
cans." ?
CUBAN TREATIES SIGNED.
On the Naval Stations in Cuba
and the (sie of Pines.
Habana, July 2-The treaties cover?
ing the navai and coaling station bases
and the treaty placing the Isle of
Pines wholly under Cuban sovereignty
were signed today at noon.
The Isle of Pines treaty was signed
last. "While turning over the island
to the absolute sovereignty of Cuba
the treaty safeguards the rights and
privileges of the American residents
on the island as though they were on
American territory. Property and ju?
dicial and educational rights are es?
pecially guaranteed, as well as the
conveniences for reference to and theil
registration of property and other '
public business. It . is pointed out
that the American land holders are
better off in respect to taxation than
they would be under United States
sovereignty. There were practically no
difficulties or delays in reaching an -
agreement on the subject of the Isle
of Pines treaty but the naval station's
lease was the subject of long and te?
dious negotiation.
The occupation of the naval and
coaling stations will be perpetual, the
rental price being purely nominal and
based on the cost of acquiring the
stations and sites by the Cuban gov?
ernment, the United States advancing
any money necessary for the purchase
of private lands at Guantanamo and
Bahia Honda.
The senate committee on foreign re?
lations is delaying tue ratifications by
postponing action on the treaty signed
Feb. 16, conceding the two naval sta?
tions to the United States.
President Palma and the leading ad?
ministration senators maintain that
all the treaties will be ratified before
the adjournment of congress.
ELECTRIC COTTON MILLS.
All the Factories in Upper Caro?
lina will Soon be Run by
Electricity.
Greenwood, July 6.-In view of
actual arrangements already made it
is no Utopian dream to say that in a
very few years the whole cotton mill
industry in upper South Carolina will
be changed so far as power is concern?
ed. The change referred to is using
electricity as motive power instead of
steam. Greenwood's two mills, the
Grendel and Greenwood, Nos. 1 and 2,
are in combine, as are also the Belton
Mill and quite a number of the Green?
ville mills. The company which has
arranged to furnish the power already
has some magnificient water powers on
Broad River, in Georgia, and bas also
purchased the shoals at Cooley's
Bridge, over the Saluda, in Anderson
County. This company is composed
of Northorn capitalists. Capt. E. A.
Smythe, of Pelzer, is the only South
Carolinian who is interested in the
company. As stated above, this is not
a possibility but an actual fact. The
mills enumerated have actually ar?
ranged to take the power-all the
terms, price, etc.. having been acced?
ed. The effect on the cotton mill in?
dustry, so far as this section is con?
cerned, is far-reaching. The day of
the steam engine seems doomed. It
goes without saying that the change
will be one of economy to the mills in
cost of power.
Jeanette. Pa., July G.-As a result
of the breaking of the Oakford Park
dam yesterday 20 persons are known
to be dead and 16 are missing. The
property loss in the valley will reach
$1,500,000 and the distress is so great
that outside relief will have to be ask?
ed for.
ORGANIZATION OF
PEE DEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
An Executive Committe Repre?
senting Each County Elected.
The Pee Dee Historical Society was
successfully organized yesterday af?
ternoon. There was a very encourag?
ing attendance of representative men
from Marlboro, Marion, Darlington,
Williamsburg and Florence. There
has been quito a lively interest shown
in the matter for some time in all of
the counties of the Pee Dee section.
The meeeting was called to order by
Col. Dargan yesterday and on motion
W. A. Brunson was called to the chair
and Hartwell M. Ayer was chosen
secretary of the temporary organiza?
tion. The plaii proposed was for per?
manent officers and an executive com?
mittee composed of repr?sent?es from
each county in the section to be chosen
and for that committee to perfect the
details as to the fee for membership
and the subscription to the bulletins
of the society. To prepare a constitu?
tion and by-laws and take in charge
the details of the organization. .
The following were nominated : For
president, J. L. Coker; vice-president
Hartwell M. Ayer ; secretary, J. J.
Dargan. Executive committee, A. G.
Kollock, Darlington, C. A Woods,
Marion, Walter Hazzard, Georgetown,
W. A. Brunson, Florence, A. H. Mc
Arn, Chesterfield, W. A. Cooper, Wil?
liamsburg, J. H. Hudson, Marlboro,
JR. B. Scarborough', Horry. This com?
mittee was empowered to fill all va?
cancies.
McDonald Furman made an inter?
esting and instructive talk on South
Carolina history. The committee
will send out a circular of information
soon to all those who are interested.
Those who are concerned in the
movement are deeply interested and
they urge all friends of the cause to
contribute all the historical matter
possible so that a complete record of
the people of the Pee Deee section
may be kept.-Florence Times July 3
EDUCATING THE NEGRI).
Georgia Will Continue to Give
Negro Schools Support.
Atlanta, July 6.-The house of rep?
resentatives of the Georgia legislature
today, after a heated debate, killed by
an overwhelming vote the resolution
providing that in the distribution of
money to common schools, the county
authorities should apportion the money
among schools for white and colored
youths, according to the' tamable prop?
erty of the two races.
Today's debate showed that the sen?
timent of the Georgia legislators is
that the State shouid contribute to
the limit of its ability to the common
school education of the colored youth,
even when tne burden falls almost
entirely upon white taxpayers.
Talladega, Ala., July 6-Joseph B.
Graham, one of the most brominent
lawyers and educators in Alabama,
and Miss Jeanette Joiner were run
over and killed by a freight train at
the station tonight while he was pre?
paring to .leave tbe city.
New Scholarships for Mee
Teachers at the South
Carolina College.
Clause from Appropriation Act of Gen?
eral Assembly, 1S03:
"That one thousand six hundred an?
forty dollars be appropriated to be used,
to provide forty-one scholarships in the
Normal Department, one from, each
county, of the value of forty dollars,
besides the remission of tuition and
matriculation fees, the beneficiaries to
be selected under regulations to be pre?
scribed by the Board of Trustees."
This means $40 in cash to the student,
-besides remission of $40 tuition and of
$18 matriculation term fee. Thus thc
scholarship student will receive from
the College $5 a month for eight months
to assist - him in his necessary living
expenses.
REGULATIONS BY THE BOARD.
L Applicants shall be young men at
least nineteen years of age. The pur?
pose of the General Assembly being to
encourage men teachers, preference
will be given to those who furnish sat?
isfactory evidence of having already
taught for at least one session, and
with success; but if from any county
there be no suitable applicants who
have taught, the scholarship o' thar
county may be awarded to a you nr.;
man who only intends to teach.
2. Applications shall be made to the
President of the College, at Columbia,
before July 1st, upon prescribed blanks
furnished by the President or by County
Superintendents of Education, upon re?
quest. These blanks shall provide for
information and refei^ences as to the
applicant's age. physical condition, gen?
eral character and ability, educational
advantages, financial * circumstances,
teaching experience, and purpose in
taking the special normal course. Tho
information thus_subrnitted will be re?
garded as a preliminary examination,
and those who receive permits to stand
the later examination will be credited
with the combined results of these two
examinations.
3. The later and formal examination
shall be upon English Grammar and
Composition. History and Geography.
Arithmetic and Elementary Algebra
(Algebra, however, is not indispens?
able.) The Normal Schoiarship Com?
mittee of the Faculty shall prepare the
questions and mark the papers. The
County Board of Education of each
county is requested to conduct this ex?
amination at the same time with the
entrance and other scholarship exam?
inations of the South Carolina College
and of Winthrop College (which this
year will be on Friday, July 10th). The
! County Koa rd will receive the questions
: from the President of the College, and
. is requested to return the answers to
! him. at Columbia, forthwith, by mail
I or express.
4. A standing Committee on Scholar
j ships, appointed from the Board, in con
! junction with a standing Committee
I from the Faculty, shall select the schol
; arshlp students for each county upon
i the results of the examinations re?
ported by the Faculty Committee, anii
the other information submitted.
Tho proper announcements shall be
made through the President.
5. After the first year the incumbent
may be reappointed, provided that, in
the judgment of the Faculty, his apt?
ness to teach, his progress in study,
and his general character indicate that
he is a suitable person to fulfill the
purpose of the scholarship as provided
for by the General Assembly. A
CANDIDATES FOR THE PAPACY.
Several Cardinals Prominently
Mentioned But the issue Still
in Doubt.
Rome, July 6.-All kinds of specu?
lation are already in circulation as to
the probable successor to the throne
of St. Peter. Opinions are much di?
vided owing to the many interests
which will be affected according to the
choice made by the sacred college.
The first question the cardinals will
have to solve will be whether the con?
clave shall be held in Rome or outside
of Italy. It is believed that the sup?
porters of the idea of abandoning
Rome will be even fewer than in the
conclave held after the death of Pius
IX, when 32 out 37 cardinals voted in
favor of Rome. The second question
will be whether the next pope must be
an Italian or a foreigner. It is gener?
ally believed that he will be an Italian,
because in view of the struggle, be?
tween the church and the state since
the fall of the temporal power and the
constitution of united Italy, all the
clergy as well as the clerical party,
and even foreigners think that an Ital?
ian pope can protect better than a
stranger the advance of the religious
and political interests of the church.
The candidates chiefly spoken of are
Cardinal Rampolla and Cardinal Sera
fino Vannutelli. They are both repre?
sentatives of the conservative policy,
but are bitter antagonists of each
other. Cardinal Rampolla is a very
warm Francophile, while Cardinal
Vannutelli is averse to the policy in?
augurated by the present pontifical
secretary of state of assuming the
power to which he has adhered for 15
years. The most probable Liberal can?
didates are Cardinal Bishop Agliardi
and Cardinal Priest Satolli, whose
breadth of views and love of modern
ideas have been strengthened during
his stay in America. The most pro
bable religious candidates are Cardi?
nal Priest Gotti, who would carefully
avoid mixing up in politics, and Car
dinal Priest Angelo di Pietro, who
also has the very desirable requisite of
age, being 75 years old.
All these cardinals live in Rome,
but a strong party which might in?
clude a good many foreign cardinals
advocates the election of a cardinal
who is not a member of the curia such
as Cardinal Sato, patriarch of Venice,
Cardinal Ferrari, archbishop of Milan,
both intransigeant, or Cardinal Cape
celator, Archbishop of Capua, who is
perhaps the most learned member Of
the sacred college, and has concilatory
ideas.
It is believed that the first ballot
will be merely a test in which nobody
will be elected, but it will be used to
see which way the wind blows. It is
considered certain that if Cardinal
Rampolla sees the impossibility of
succeeding to the pontifical throne he
will throw all Iiis strength in favor
of an outsider, with a view to pre?
serving his candidacy for next con?
clave. Under these circumstances, it
is supposed that Cardinal Oregli,
dean of the sacred college, will be
chosen as he is 75 years old and lately
had a attack of pneumonia.
All these plans especially those
drawn'up by the cardinals of the curia
may be disturbed by the attitude of
the cardinals coming from out?ide
Rome, principally foreigners. Things
might be pushed to such a point as to
induce a portion of the Italians from
the provinces to ally with the foreign
cardinals, in which case alone there
might be possibility of a foreign pope.
However, no French or Spanish cardi?
nal could command the votes of the
Germans or English or vice versa ; so
that if an opportunity arises for a
foreign cardinal to be chosen the most
authoritative members of the college
think that the only one who could ob?
tain the prescribed majority is Car?
dinal Gibbons.
BRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW.
The Trade Conditions of the Coun?
try Are More Promising
Effect ot the Warm
Weather.
New York, July 3.-Bradstreet's to?
morrow will say : Warm weathef lias
been the keynote of the situation this
week including favorable conditions
for the winter wheat harvest, splendid
progress by corri and cotton, enlarge?
ment m retail trade in summer goods,
generally heretofore backward, and,
what is known most important of ali,
bringing about a much more cheerful
feeling as to the future outlook for
business generally. Additional re?
ports as to six months' trade are quite
favorable despite earlier unfavorable
conditions. June bank clearings,
though aided by stock, grain and cot?
ton speculation, large semi-annual
disbursements and the putting through
of large deals, have not been wholly
dependent thereon for the marked ex?
pansion shown over last year. Fail?
ure returns are likewise favorable in
that six months' embarrassments were
the smallest in number reported in 20
years, though a comparatively few
large suspensions, widely separated
and generally unrelated to each other,
swelled liabilities 5 per cent, above
those of last year. Generally speak?
ing, the second half of the year opens
auspiciously. t~Z
A slight decrease in sugar, designed
to encourage backward demand, is
noted. ?elow pine and white pine
lumber is weaker at the west, but un?
changed at the east, while hardwoods
are generally firmly held.
Aside from the continuance of the
slightly better feeling noted in iron
and steel circles last week, develop?
ments are few. New buying is still
small, though better than for some
weeks past. Better crop reports and
the placing of large rail orders, in all
500,000 tons, for next year, are a
source of confidence.
Business failures for the week end?
ing with Julv 2, number 162 against
138 in thejlike week of 1902.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the /y V/^^JLT
Signature of L&Q*fffi&&&Ai
FAF? BELOW THE AVERAGE.
The Condition of the Cotton Crop
of the Country.
Washington, July 3.-The monthly
report of the chief of the bureau of
statistics of the department of agricul?
ture will show the average conditions
of cotton on June 25 to have been
77.1, as compared with 74.1 on May
26, 1903 : 84.7 on June 25, 1902 : 81.1
on June 25. 1901, and a 10 year aver?
age of 85.4.
June May June June Ten
25, 26, 25, 25, Ye?.r
States. 1903 1903 1902 190? Av'ge
Texas 79 70 73 S6 85
Georgia 75 75 96 72 84
Alabama 76 73 S4 80 85
Mississippi 81 78 85 86 S5
S. Carolina 74 76 95 70 S6
Arkansas 73 76 94 84 89
Louisiana 80 76 85 S4 87
N. Carolina 75 74 93 77 . 87
Tennessee' 80 83 98 85 83
Indian Ter 73 76 S9 SS 91
Oklahoma 67 72 90 91 88
Florida 84 81 96 78 88
Virginia 7.6 72 92 78 89
Missouri 74 83 96 90 88
United States 77.1 74.1 84.7 81.1 85.4
Ail Quiet in Norway.
Orangeburg, July 6-Sherii? Dukes
returned home from Norway last night
about IO o'clock. Everything w?.s
quiet over there, so that he considered
it unnecessary for him to remain any
longer. The inquest over the death
of Mr. Philips was postponed until to?
morrow. A jury of inquest was organ?
ized to view the remains, so the body
could be buried, and the witnesses
were summoned 'for Tuesday. . It is
thought that several arrests will be
ordered as the result of the inquest,
but it was considered that the magis?
trate's constable would be able to se?
cure ail of the~ parties desired without
any trouble. The sheriff will not re?
turn to Norway tomorrow unless he is
advised by Magistrate Tyler that his
presence is 'considered necessary.
Washington, July 6.-The postmas?
ter general has issued an order estab?
lishing city free delivery service at
Anderson, S. C., on Sept. 1, 1903.
with four letter carriers, one substi?
tute carrier, sixteen street letter
boxes and one package box.
The Law Department^of the
$ South Carolina College.
In addition to the regular lectures by
the professors of law of the South Car?
olina College, the trustees and faculty,
are pleased to be able to announce for
the coming session a very attra< tive
series of lectures to be contributed by
some of the leading, members o?' the
Bench and Bar of South Carolina.
Among those who have consente.! tc
deliver ene or more lectures to the law
classes of the College are: Hen. Charles
H. Simonton, U. S. Circuit Judge: Hon.
William H. Brawley, U. S. District
Judge: Hon. Y. J. Pope. Chief Justice
of South Carolina: Hon. C. A. Woods.
Associate Justice: Hon. Eugene 3.
Gary, Associate Justice: Pon. Edward
McCrady, Hon. J. C. Sheppard', Hon.
G. Duncan Bellinger. Hon. S. J. Simp?
son, Hon. J. P. Carey, and Hon. Andrew
Crawford.
The trustees and faculty feel that lr;
securing the assistance of thes.v dis?
tinguished judges and lawyers thej
have accomplished something that will
prove of the greatest benefit to these
taking the law course in the South
Carolina College. The number of those
enrolled in the law department duri::s
the last two years has been the largest
in the history of the college, and the
hope is entertained that the prospect
of these additional lectures may still
further- increase the growing number
of law students.
The great value of the training af?
forded by schools of law has been toe
thoroughly demonstrated to render
necessary any arguments in their sup?
port The day of preparation for the
bar by solitary study in a lawyer's
office has practically passed. Everyone
familiar with the working of a law
school must have been- impressed with
the increased interest and zeal that re?
sult from the mere association of young
men who have come together for the
common purpose of studying law. The
daily discussions of questions of law,
not only with the professors, but alsc
with each other, beget an enthusiasm
for the law which possibly, in some in-,
stances, could never have been acquired
otherwise.
The advantage of attending ? profes?
sional school in the State in which a
man is to practice his profession is in
no case more obvious than ir. that of a
lawyer. Besides the familiarity gained
with the decisions and statute law of
the State, the friendships that he forms
at such a school add very material y tc
his future usefulness as a citizen. The
career of lawyers as a class is more apt
.to be of a public nature than that o?
those engaged in any other piOfession
or business. Not only are all of the
judges of the State drawn from the : ar.
but the occupants of the legislative .-. !
executive offkes are also drawn very
largely from the s-'r^e source. As so
man}* of the members of thf leg?! r?:"
fession are naturally destine "; t . . L
careers, it is of no little impo; . .
that the young men who have d " i
to become lawyers should com?- ? :
close touch with other young rv e:
their own State who h:r o '. hosea
same life-work.
The most lasting friends! i ps a:- . >t
infrequently formed durra-- :'. r . t
j a man's life that is usually devt*>-: to
preparation for the har: ii ic i <>
fortunate if this perio? s' -a' '. l*c ; rt
in a State other than th: t in wh;< :: ! -
is to lice. Severs! yecw^Yp M; M ? > .
, fission school irr :- n; T? -.- -? ;~ -
times find the student .. . . ? -t :
cf touch with the your?g ra r. ' =
own State that whip.-, he rete.' r- to
practice his profession ri" :. .-c.:
i laboring under a serious ii'-- Iva .. . .
which in some instances is rr \ <-> . . . -
come.
A law school, however. ?.:' '
; patronized not alone by rhos . ,*
to.practice law. The.'. ! Y. , . ? .
in LT in life for which* orre would r- '.
batter prepared by ha .....?- taJ--.tr a
course tn law. Almost c-\ery;.ne ? !?
has made an earnest s-a.'y of :V
will agree with Burke tint it :
"science which does naore
and invigorate the undeistnn ir.: :
all other kinds of human i . ?. .:
together." The hope ic ia lu'gcd. th*
fore. that the attendance up th . '
school of the South Carolina <".-.>
may include some who have rc -
termined to make law their pro:' ?'-v.r.
Columbia as the capital of tire i'ra-.e
presents many advantages fot t: ?
student. The sessions of the Supreme
Court of the State, of the State Cir? ..i;.
Courts, and of the Federal Courts, give
him frequent opportunity to hear argu?
ments by the leading lawyers of the
State, and to witness the practical ad?
ministration of the principles of the
law.^In prosecuting his studies he will
also find that having access to the iaw
Wbrary of the Supreme Court, as well
ls to the College library, will be of the
creates* value to bim