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POPE'S ELECTION.
Oaihoilo Powers Considering Ex?
ercise nt Next Conoiave.
IT&LY GUIS ?U?HOBITY.
Position Regarded as Anomalous,
However in View of Conflict
Between Quirinal and
Vatican.
Borne, July IL-Premier Zanardelli
has had a long conference with the
minister of justice, Signor Coccu
Orfcu, nnder whose jurisdiction are all
religions affsdrs in Italy, about the
eventual right of veto, which the
Italian government might exercise at
the conclave. Three Catholic powers,
Spain, France and Austria, enjoy
this privilege, termed the "right of
exclusion," which entitles them to
veto the election of a candidate who
is not a persona grata to their govern?
ment. In such case the power,
which may desire to prevent
the election of certain candi?
date deputizes a cardinal of
its nationality to announce the ob?
jection at the conclave, but the an?
nouncement must be made while the
scrutiny is going on, before the candi?
date has recievea the majority of votes
required to elect, otherwise the pro?
test would be invalid. This right has
been regarded as extremely important,
especially in the middle ages, when
. Italy, being the largest field of action
for France, Austria and Spain," the.
choice cf Pontiff was a question of
supreme importance, as he played a
leading part in their disputes.
Italy claims the right referred to. as
the heir of the kingdom of the two
Sicilies whi<?h enjoyed the right, but
Italy did not exercise in it the last con?
clave and may perhaps find it difficult
to do so now, as no Italian cardinal,
even among those who are most con?
ciliatory, would undertake to repre- j
sent United Italy, which is consider
- ed .by the. church to have usurped!
the temporal ?sovereignty of the Papacy.
Besides, Italy's policy consists in con?
sidering the Papacy to be merely a
spiritual power, which, enjoying un?
der Italian law complete liberty and.
independence, can without political
inervention exercise its ministry in
Rome, the capital of the kingdom.
Portugal also claims to be entitled
to veto the election of an u?de3?r-?
able cardinal to the Papacy, but her
right has never been acknowledged.
Austria tried at the last two con- j
claves respectively, 460 prevent the
electin of Plus IX and Leo XIII, but j
the two cadinals, Gayrcuk and Gangl- j
biur, deputed for the task, both ar?
rived too late.
The last time the-"right of exclu?
sion" was successfully employed was
in 1S35, when Spain proven ted Cardin-1
al Giastinian from being elected Pope
when he had already receved twenty
one of the twenty-nine votes necessary
to reach the required two-thirds votes
necessary for election. Cardinal Gius
tinian was so disappointed that he
died shortly after the coucal ve.
lES?T?N?PQLIS.
Indianapolis, Ind;, July 12.-Negro
leaders in Indianapolis are taking
steps to avert a race war. The Evans?
ville riots and conflicts between the.
races in other cities have made them
apprehensive of a similar outbreak
here. An organization th?t is known
as "The Negro Busines League," has
just been formed to rid the city of
what the better element of the race
calls the " Jim Crow" negro. The
prime mor?is of this league are J. H.
Lott, Dr. B. J. Morgan and A. E.
Manning, Gurley Brewer, editor of
the World, the negro organ, who is
supporting the movement, said today :
" It is very easy to determine who
the shiftless, : worthless negroes are.
Agents of th e Negro Business League
will make inquiry concerning them,
and those how will not work will be
reported to the authorities with a re?
quest that they be driven ont of town.
This scheme cf ridding the city of
worthless negres is both practical" and
sensible."
NESBO RIOT IN KEW YOHIL
New Jork, July 12 -A riot, which
required the reserves of three police
precincts to suppress, broke out to?
night in tho negro quarter in West
Sixty-second street. The trouble was
precipitated by the attempt of a po?
liceman to arrest Wm. Johnston, the
leader of a gang of negroes who were
making a disturbance in the street.
The policeman secured his prisoner
after a sharp fight and was dragging
him to the station house when he was
assailed by a mob and volleys of
bricks and stones were hurled at him
from the roofs of adjacent tenements.
On the^ arrival of 20 other police?
men, Connor opeaed fire on a negro
roof and the shots were returned from
windows of the house. The reserves
cleared the streets and chased the
rioters over the roofs, making several
arrests and finally restoring order.
Wham Surrenders. j
Laurens, July ll.-About midnight
last night John Wham came to town and
surrendered to Sheriff Duckett. His
friends ssy that he did not flee from
justice, but to escape trouble with the
friends of the dead man, Ramage.
Ferguson and Featherstone and W.
R. Richey have been employed to de?
fend Wham. They stated today that
the question of applying for bail had
not yet be considered.
Union, July H.-About 8 o'clock to?
night eastern freight train No. 88 ran
over and killed Foster Wood, a white
lad of 12 or 14 years, within the cor?
porate limits of Union. It is said
that the boy was stealing a ride
and, in jumping from the train, was
drawn under the sheels.
Winchester, Va., July 12.-This
afternoon the most serious cloudburst
ever experienced here broke over the
city, submerging the eatire town in
from three no six feet of . water. The
damage will reach thousands of dol
store, residence and
centre o? the town is j
i THE Ei APPROACHING.
The Pope Has a Bad Turn and
High Ropes of Sunday Dis?
appointed.
-,
He is Credited With Saying He
Felt That if He Were io Suc?
cumb to This Attack He
Would Oie on Thursday, That Being the
Feast Day of His Favorite Madonna.
Rome, July 12.-Pope Leo has lived
to see another Sunday, and with the
Sabbath quite which fell upon Rome,
came also peace and even progress to
the Pontiff. Beginning this morning
with distinct signs of improvement,
he maintained this throughout the
i day. Tonight Dr. Lapponi made the
following important statement in
answer to the question if he belived
that the improvement in the Pope's
condition could continue :
'/I believe that if the improvement
lasts until July 21, we may not have
perhaps an absolute cure, but we will
establish such a general state of health
in the patient as will allay our
anxiety."
During the morning the Pontiff par?
ticipated in the celebration of .Mass, j
The ceremony was held in the chapel |
adjoining the sick chamber. Monsing
or Marzoni being the celebrant The
door connecting the sick room with
the chapel was opened so. that his
Holiness might follow the service.
He insisted that Dr. Lapponi and bis
valet, Pio Centra, should leave his
side and enter the chapel in order bet?
ter to hear the Mass.
The history of the day has been :
comparatively uneventful. The Pon?
tiff had several hours of repose. Dr.
Lapponi resting near him throughout i
the night The physician also ad?
ministered injections to him, one of
digitalis to strengthen the heart and
another injection of camphor caffiene !
to overcome the patient's growing j
depression. This morning found the
Pontiff with spirits bright and the con?
ditions generally improved. .'Dr.
Mazzoni joined his assistant at 8.20 a. !
m., and after a brief conference issued
the most encouraging bulletin thus far
given. Besides^summarizing the. satis?
factory pathological conditions, the
doctor gave the cheering tidings that
the Pontiff's condition had manifestly
improved. The pulse, which went
down yesterday to 82, had risen to 86,
while the temperature or respiration
showed no abnormal characteristics.
Pope Leo took his usual light break
fast, and Dr. Lapponi, who has re?
mained in unceasing vigil since the
patient's case became desperate, felt j
sufficiently assured to leave the!
Vatican for the first time, going to his
I home, where his-daughter, lies stricken
with fever. When the physician left;
the sick room he was almost mobbed
by high dignitaries, including several
Cardinals, who rejoiced at seeing the
physician tranquil eough to leave the
patient
Dr. Lapponi addressed them all, say
ing:
"Yes, the Pope is better; but I beg
you not to exaggerate in optimism, rn.
order to avoid a disillusion later."
Dr. Mazzoni was also absent from
the Pope' side, which in itself gave
the clearest evidence-that .the doctors
themselves were relieved of im?
mediate apprehension. Dr. Rcssoni
has been taken, sick with fever, and
was prevented from visiting the Pope
this evening, as he intended.
During the afternoon the Pope felt
strong enough to get up. He rose,
dressed himself alone in white, ;and
went to sit in his usual arm chair,
where he remained for some time.
Theo the windows were opened for a
change of air, the sun streaming in,
together with a light refreshing breeze
from the Mediterranean.
Later in the afternoon he recieved
Cardinals Matheiu, Steinhuber, Agli
ardi and Cassaii. The Pope showed
his usual brightness and lucidity of
mind, and spoke to each without ?bow?
ing any perceptible fatigue. To Card?
inal Mathieu his Holiness said- "I
have not ceased for one moment to pray
God to protect France and haoe the
men now governing her repent and
stop the persecution of the Choren. ' '
He then sent the apostolic bleesdcg to
Cardinal Matinees sister, who is a
nun. He heartily thanked Cardinal
Steinhuber, who told him that the
whole Jesuit Order was daily praying
for his seeovery and preservation aaad
ho asked Cardinal Agliardi how he
liked the position of vice chancellor of.
the Church, to which he was appoint?
ed at the last consistory, and how the!
Cardinal enjoyed his new residence,
the beautiful and historic palace of
the chaneellory. Hearing thai the
Cardinal had not yet moved there, Pope
Leo.said: "You must settle yourself
before leaving for the country," as
though the conclave was a most remote
possibility. He thanked Cardinal Cas?
saii for the warm interest he had
taken in his illness, and then gare
all the Caridnals his hand to shake.
As the King of Spain had telegraphed
tc inquire about the Pope's health
and had asked for the Papal benedie- i
tion, his Holiness directed Cardinal j
Rampolla to telegraph back granting i
the request.
Later the Pontiff took a short nap
and slept tranquilly enough, although I
he seemed to have somewhat more'
difficulty in breathing. The doctors
returned at 7.30 p. m., and their
evening bulletins gave negative en?
couragement, simply showing that the
favorable conidtion of this morning
had been maintained. Throughout the
Jay, St. Peter's was surrounded by
the usual Sunday, worshippers, and
steady lines of inquirers visited the
Vatican court yard, where the bulletins
are issued. Unusual rigor was adupt
ed to prevent unseemly gatherings.
One notable instance of Vatican stern?
ness was the arrest of Capt. Smith,
commanding the Swiss Guard, for
Boving given information to the press.
Even in his present condition, Pope
Leo has great objection to having peo?
ple about him, unless specially call?
ed, so that except in the moments
when he was much worse, Dr. Lap?
poni and his valet, Pio Centra, them?
selves could not enter unless he rang.
Centra, who is most reluctant to leave
the room, asked this morning if the
Pontiff did not think it better to have
some one always to keep him company.
Pope Leo tranquilly replied-: "1 am
ia a good company," ranting to the j
Now and then the Pope suspects that
something is being concealed from
him, so today after the visit of the
doctors, when a copy of the medical
bulletin was brought in he read it at?
tentively and then rang. To. Centra,
who appeared in response to the bell,
he said, abruptly: "Bring me an?
other copy of the bulletin," emphasiz?
ing the word "another," and evident?
ly thinking that the first one had been
doctored for his benefit, as had been
done before. But today Centra was
able triumphantly to bring another
identical with the first.
One of the greatest difficulties is to
prevent the Pope from speaking too
much. When some one is allowed to
visit him, he immediately begins de?
scribing the satisfaction he felt at the
greetings he received on the occasion
of the last jubilee and also at the
manifestations of sympathy from all
parts of the world during his present
illness, which he considers almost
providential to strengthen the influence
of tlie Catholic Church in the person
of its head. .Then either the doctor
or one of his nephews steps in and
monopolizes the conversation, obliging
the Pope to be silent, which he does
not like v$ all.
It is wonderful what different im?
pressions people receive of the Pope's
condition, according to their differ?
ent temperaments. For instance, the
Associated Press correspondent was
present when Cardinals Ferra ta,
Segna and Cretoni left the sick room
together. Cardinal Ferrata, rubbing
his hands togteher, said : "The Holy
Father is. almost convalescent. We
shall .soon see him in the Vatican
gardens again,.' Cardinal Segna,
making the sign of the cross, sighed,
"Onr beloved Pontiff is lost," while
Cardinal Cretoni, shaking his head
in donjbt, exclaimed: "Who kows? He
may die, still he may get better."
King Victor Emmanuel has given
orders to keep the Quirinal Palace in
readiness, as he may come to Borne at
any time from his summer villa, near
Turin, on account of the Pope's
condition or death. In any event the
King and Queen will return to Rome
on July 29.
In addition to Dr. Rossoni, five
newspaper correspondents have been
added to those stricken with fever.
The latter have been taken to the
hospital.
Telegrams of inquiry continue to
come from foreign Governments; mes?
sages from Bolivia, Argentine and
Penj arriving today.
Rome, July 13.-The Pope's condi?
tion took a turn slightly for the worse
this morning, but the change does not
excite apprehension of an immediate
climax. Last night was rather a sleep?
less one, particularly during the early
morning hours. The official bulletin
frankly speaks of agitated periods dur?
ing the night and confesses that the
general condition of the patient is
somewhat more depressed. It develop?
ed soon after the issuance of the 'bul?
letin that this depression was quite
?marked and it continued to manifest
itself throughout the forenoon, at one
time assuming an alarming aspect.
This was when the Pope^seemed to
lose his grasp on tangible surround?
ings. For the first time since his ill?
ness began there was a momentary
hallucination, the patient believing
that a shadow fitted through the room.
The doctor and his attendant succeeed
ed in quieting his fears. Outside of
these passing periods of depression the
general condition of mental alert?
ness continues. When Drs. Mazzoni
and Lapponi made their morning
call the patient inquired about Dr.
Rossoni, asking, "Why doesn't he
come to see me?"
Being told that Rossoni was ill, be
said :
"Tell him he must take care of him?
self."
Pope Leo is credited with having
said: "If I am destined to die from
this illness I feel I shall expire on
Thursday, the feast day of the
Carmelite Madonna, whom I specially
worship."
This presentiment is remarkable,
because, in certain way, it coincides
with the prophecy made in "the twelfth
century by St. Malachy, the Bishop
of Annage, who predicted that Pope
Leo would be succeeded by a Pope
symbolizing the motto, "ignis
airdens, ' ' ( burning fire. :)
The Carmelite Madonna is the
patroness of the Oarmelite order,
which attribute its origin to the
Prophet Elijah, who -ascended to
Heaven in a chariot of fire. Besides
a member and protector of this Order,
Cardinal Gotti, who is looked upon
as the most likely successor to the
Pontificate.
STILL WORSE AT MIDNIGHT.
Rome, July 14-12.33 .a. m.-Short?
ly before midnight, the Pontiff fell
into a state of unconsciousness-half
asleep, half coma. He is very restless.
The heat of the body is high for the
patients organism and appears to be
feverish.
THE POPE HAS NIGHTMARE.
Rome, July 14-2.15 a. m.-The Pope
called out several times in his sleep,
and then awoke, showing great signs
of depression and with his ideas some?
what confused.
NEWS IN PARIS A BOUT THE POPE
Paris, July 13.-This afternoon there
was posted at the Nunciature, a tele?
gram from Cardinal Rampolla, stating
that the improvement of the Pope had
not progressed, and urging the faith?
ful to multiply their prayers. Among
the callers at the Nunciature were
Gen. Brugere, commander-in-chief of
the army; Madam Felix Faure, and
her daughter; Count D'Hassonville
and the Casta Rican and Cuban min?
isters.
TAKES A TURN FOR THE WOSRE.
Rome, Juiy 13-8 p. m.- The follow?
ing bulletin has just been issued :
"The depression in the Pope's
strength persists. The frequency of
respiration is lightly augmented. Res?
piration, 36; pulse, 92: weak; tem
perature, 37 centigrade ; | ->neral condi
! tion always grave. No immediate
danger.
(Signed) "Rossoni, Lapponi, Mazzoni.
POPE VERY TIRED THIS MORN
- ?NG.
Rome, July 14-4.30 a. m.-Dr.
Lapponi lias succeeded in reanimating
the Pope with stimulants, fie also
gave him a little nourishment. The
patient's breathing is again difficult.
He says he feels very tired.
Birmingham, Ala. July ll.-A ter?
rific explosion of power in the Coining
Mill of the Birmingham Powder Mills
this afternoon instantly killed four
white men and .completely wrecked the
SHOT TO KILL
John Terrell Takes Great Pains
to Kill Malvin Wolfe.
Bluff ton, Ind, July 12.-John Ter?
rell, ? wealthy farmer, living near
Petroleum, nine miles from here,
killed his son-in-law, Melvin Wolfe,
this afternoon, firing both barrels of a
shotgun into his head as Wolfe lay
on a doctor's opreating table to have a
leg amputated, necessitated by a wound
from Terrell's gun, fired a short time
before. Four years ago Wolfe married
Terrell's daughter. Wolfe deserted
the girl, it is said, leaving her with a
young child.
A suit was brought to compel him
fco support his wife. It is claimed
Wolfe had twice driven by the Terrell
home shouting insulting remarks and
shaking his fist at Terrell. The third
time he drove by Terrell jumped from
some bushes along the roadside and
fired at his son-in-law, with a double
barrelled shogun. The first charge
shattered Wolfe's right leg. The sec?
ond barrel.'missed. Wolfe was hurried
to the office of Dr. Saunders, at Petro?
leum, and placed on an operating table
to have the leg amputated.
While a crowd stood'outside watch?
ing the doctor, Terrell came up from
his home in a buggy, broke in the
doors of the doctor's office, drove out
the crowd at the point of his gun and
with the remark, "I am after him,
and I am going to get him yet," fired
both barrels into his son-in-law's head.
He was terribly mutilated. At the time
he fired, the young man was only
half-conscious. Terrell got in his bug?
gy, loaded np his shotgun and pointed
it at the mob that had hastily formed,
held it at bay and drove to the sher?
iff's residence.. He is in jail.
Newburgh, N. Y., July 12.-Joseph
W. Cummin is in jail here on the
charge of grand larceny. He was secre?
tary-treasurer and cashier of the Corn?
wall bank and is alleged to be a de?
faulter to the extent of about $50,000,
wrecking the bank. Yetserday the.
State bank examiner appeared at the
bank and before the examination of
the books Cummin confessed that he
was short in his accounts between
forty and fifty thousand dollars. '
Paris, July 12.-According to a dis?
patch from Constantinople, published
here, engagements have been taking
place between Turkish and Bulgarian
troops on the frontier, which the
Turks accuse the Bulgarians of cross?
ing. On the other hand, the Bulgar?
ians assert that the Turks tried to oc?
cupy the neutral zone. The dispatch
adds that a ministerial council was
hurriedly summoned to Yildiz Kiosk
last night, and more troops have been
called to the colors.
Who is he? The list of great ones is
long. Possibly we shall have to yield
the palm to Sir Thomas Johnstone Lip?
ton He is about the only merchant
on earth who can afford to advertise
teas by spending half a million an?
nually on a yacht designed to capture
the America's cup. Over - here in the
United States we have syndicates of
millionaires behind our defenders.
Lipton stands the racket alone. He
is worth . $50,000,000. Twenty-three
years ago he stood behind a counter
waiting on customers. Thirty years
ago he worked in the rice fields of
South Carolina, and was so poor that
he slept with the negroes in the
woods. Today he employs 2,000 per?
sons in his various establishments,
and is the pet of the King of Eng?
land. In 1905 he will be an earl.
A Norfolk, Va, corespondent writes ;
Thirty thousand quarts of strawberries
were picked May 15 on the 100-acre
patch of State Senator E. Finley
Cromwell, in the suburbs of Norfolk.
These were picked by 300 negroes,
who received for the day's work $600,
at the rate of two cents a quart. The
picking, packing and crates cost $900,
and the berries were sold to a local
firm for nine cent a quart. The firm
resold them at a profit of $150 and the
berries were then shipped North. Mr.
Cromwell recieved for the day's pick
$2,700.
Chattanooga, Tenn., July ll.-A
train ? on the Belt Railway tonight
struck ?*e white people who were
walking across a trestle near the Chat?
tanooga fo>rnace. Florence James was,
instantly killed, her head being sever-.
ed from her body. Lizzie Morton was
seriously, and probably fatally, injured
and Geocge Martin and an unknown
woman sustained severe injuries.
Bisley, England, July ll.-America
today recaptured the Palma trophy.
Her teasa scored an aggregate of
1,570. out of a possible 1,800, and beat
all the best shots of Europe, South
Africa, Australia and Canada, congre?
gated for tiie iirt time on English soil
to compete for the world' premier
shooting trophy. Great Britain was
second, with 1,555.
Louisville. July 13.-John Tinsley,
alias Lee Brown, the negro who killed
Policeman Louis Massey at Evansville,
is giving the Jeffersonville reforma?
tory officials a great deal of trouble.
He arouses the-guards about midnight
and pretends to be d\*ing. Dr. Sharp
has to be called, and sedatives admin?
istered. Brown, or Tinsley, fears to
be taken back w Evansville. In spite
of his nervous fears, he is improving
and soon will be well.
Montgomery, Ala.. July 13.-The
jury in the case of the United States
v. Fletcher Turnor, charged with
holding Glennie Helms, a negro, in s
condition of peonage, reported to
Judge Thos. J. Jones late this after?
noon that they could not agree on a
veridct and were discharged. The
jury stood 6 to 6. It is stated tonight
that Turner will have to stand trial
over again. The other cases against
him have been postponed until Aug. 3.
In her ?rill Mrs. Harriet Lane Johns?
ton makes provision for the erection
of a monument to the memory of her
uncle. President James Buchanan, at
his birthplace in Pennsylvania. The
trustees are also required to try to
secure from Congress a suitable site in
Washington and permission for the
erection of a bronize and marble
statue of Mr. Buchanan. The cost of
the statue is to bo defrayd out of
$100,000 left to pay for the two monn
mente.
Mrs. Johnston lias specified that the
inscription , upon the statue shall be
the words uttered by Hon, Jeremiah I
S. Black concerning President Buch?
anan as the "incoruptible statesman,
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
The week ending 8 a. m. Monday,
July 13th, had a mean temperature of
BO degrees, which is practically normal.
The heat was not excessive at any
time, or was there a wide daily range
between the day and the night tem?
peratures. These conditions were
farvorable on crops, but there was a
deficiency in sunshine over the eas
tren and central parts that was harm?
ful to a slight extent.
Locally, there was excessive preci?
pitation in Edgefield, Marion, Marl?
boro and Saluda counties, and almost
daily excessive rains from the Savan?
nah valley, in Barnwell and Hampton,
northward to southern Clarendon and
Williamsburg counties, and in wes?
tern Sumter. In this part of the State
the rain fall amounted to?from ?3 to
over 6 inches. This area includes the
region of heaviest rainfall during
June, when it amounted to from 10 to
18 inches. The rains in other parts
were beneficial, and some places in the
northern parts are in need of more
rain. The week's average for the State
was 2.09 inches.
The week's weather was favorable
for crop growth and deveopment, with
the above exception, and for farm
work, cultivation having made con?
siderable progress, especially in the
western counties.
With the exception of a number of
localities that report the contrary,
old corn is a fair crop and is about
laid by in clean condition. Much
corn was destroyed on low lands where
the rains were excessive. Young corn
has a good color and looks promising.
There was general improvement in
cotton, though some sections failed to
share in it, but reports from most sec?
tions indicate that the plants are mak?
ing rapid growth, too rapid for proper
fruitage in the Pee Dee counties,
though the^y are still small and late m
blooming. Blooms are more common
than last week., Lice remain on very
young cotton, in spots, but they no
longer threaten injury. In the western
counties most fields are clean, but
grassy fields is the prevailing condition
in the eastern ones. Cotton is poorest,
and yellow, on sandy lands, but most
of it has a healthy color, especially sea
island cotton.
Tobacco curing continues, and the
crop as a whole has improved. Melon
shipments are not heavy, as the crop
is light as yet. Planting fall truck
crops is underway. Minor crops con?
tinue to thrive. Peaches still rotting.
Other fruits fairly plentiful. Pas?
tures are excellent. Farm laborers are
scarce in many parts of the State.
- ? i - ?
The Cotton Markets.
New York, July 13.-The cotton
market opened weak at a decline of
9a20 points and for a time showed con?
siderable activity and great weakness
as a result of the sensational break in
Liverpool, the excellent crop weather
report over Sunday and renewed re?
ports of mills closing in various sec?
tions. September was the most active
podtion and at one time showed a net
loss from the close of Saturday of 29
points. Later, however, Liverpool
showed a steadier tone and recovered
part of the early loss, closing-net 3 to
12 points lower. This rallied the local
market and while trading became less
active, during the balance of the sea?
son, prices displayed a generally up?
ward tendency, recovering to 32 points
of the early loss. ' But while at the
close the tone was steady, prices still
showed a net loss for the day of la 12
points. Sales estimaed at 200,000
bales.
?The decline in the Engilsh market
was variously attributed, some claim?
ing that it was the result of tenders
on conrtact, while other private cables
stated that it was due to selling from
this side.
. Spot cotton closed quiet 10 points
decline: middling uplands 12,40; mid?
dling gulf 12.65; sales 616 bales.
Another shop lifter was arrested for
stealing goods in the Minor Store
Saturday night. The prosecution will
be pushed against everyone of the
women against whom sufficient evi?
dence to convict has been secured and
it is to be hoped that sufficient punish?
ment will be meted out to them to
serve asan effectual warning to others
who have been appropriating to their
own use goods belonging to the mer?
chants. The police deserve full credit
for following up these cases and
Chief Bradford is especially to be
commended for his determination
to push every case and not permit
any to be compromised even though the
parties from whom the goods were
stolen are willing to drop the cases. Ev?
ery time a compromise is made with a
confessed thief other thieves are en?
couraged and emboldened to continue
their depredations, for they can easily
steal more than it costs them to pay
up and compromise when detected
once in a while. The way to stop this
wholesale shop lifting is to put the j
maximum punishment cn every thief 1
that is captured.
The Electric Light company is giv?
ing very unsatisfactory service. Here
recently the street lights have not
been turned on until after dark and
frequently some of the lights do not
burn.
Thc Greenville Herald, with the
efficient a?sistnce of Cartonist C. A.
David, is kicking against the 'phone
service given the Mountain City by
the Bell company since it secured a
monopoly there. Greenville should
have known how it would be and may
as well take its medicine. A town
which so likes to bind itself to mo?
nopolies in public utilities should ac?
cept the results as gracefully as nos- !
si ble.-The State. i
Orangeburg, July 13.-Sheriff Dukes j
has 10 negroes in jail, all implicated j
in the murder of Mr. Phillips at Nor- !
way or in the riot subsequent thereto,
but ?Xyet has not captured Jim Evans :
Wedgefield News Notes.
Wedgefield July 13.-We were sur?
prised to hear of County Superinten?
dent of Education B. D. Wilson's re?
signation. If he has bettered himself
though, no doubt it is a wise step he
has taken, for politics or results are
as uncertain these days as the time
for the leonid display. It is'hoped
his competitor in the last primary, Mr.
S. D. Cain will be appointed to fill the
unexpired term, thus saving another
primary.
I believe in up-to-date journalism
and admire the efforts of any paper to
give to its readers the latest.news, but
the Pennsylvania Grit, published at
Williamsport, Penn., should ba called
down. They give an account rn Friday's
issue of the death and bruial of Pore
Leo XIII.
The prospect is very discouraging for
a good crop this year. Corn is small
and the crop will be the shortest in
years. Cotton thongh growing some
is small for the season of the year
and in most places grassy.
It is feared the continued rains will
cause lots of malarial fever, but we
have two efficient M. D's. who are al?
ways on hand to attend to such things ;
in case of their failure, though, this is
headquarters of the Pametto State
Chill and Fever Cure which is death
to malaria.
We were glad to hear the county
board had acted favorably on a peti?
tion sent in by our citizens to have a
public road built from here to Sumter.
It will be a good thing for both places
for we never have had a dircet road to
Sumter.
Mr. E. E. Aycock is spending some
time at the summer resorts of North
Carolina.
The work on Mr. A. E. Aycock's
residence is nearing completion.
When finished it will present a hand?
some appearance.
Miss Evelyn Parier, of Parters,
Orangeburg county, has returned home
after a pleasant visit to her brother,
Dr. M. L. Parler.
The readers of the proceedings of the
court before the last, will remember
that there were two convictions of.
violators of the dispensary law here
and the fines were mostly paid by their
own race. A little over two weeks ago,
Stephen Taylor, also colored, had the
only animals he owned, namely one
horse and one mule, killed by light?
ning, and up-to-date if a nickel has
been subscribed to go towards replacing
his loss I have not heard of it. What
a comparison, flagrant violators of
the law receiving immediate aid,
while the one misfortune overtook
from natural causes goes unnoticed.
This speaks for itself.
News and Comment From HagootL
Hagood, July 13.-Sumter is grow?
ing and is keeping well abreast with
other places. I know towns where if
one Of Sumter's enterprising mer?
chants were to set up business with
his up-to-date methods, etc., he would
have everything his own way,! Sum?
ter is progressive. Don't go too fast
and embarrass yourselves with debt.
I have no reference to the water
works question; that is wise and
good.
So cotton has taken a slump in
prices, I am sorry, though, it is but
little worse than I expected. We of
Hagood and the Peninsula do not
comprise the cotton belt but if that
crop is not better elsewhere than here
judging from the present outlook it
will take a good, a fine, price to pay
expenses.
The corn crop is no better. All late
corn is doing well.
Farmers find it difficult to get out
of the grass. The dry days are so few
dr cool and the ground continues so
oamp that when the grass is cut it
does not die.
We are hopeful. We never saw the
use of making trouble, when it comes
to us anyway.
There is considerable sickness in the
community, of a malarial type. I
hear of no serious cases.
Most of the farmres have gone to the
High Hills of Santee with their famil?
ies. It is a fact that you can feel the
difference in the change in one night.
Miss Alice James of Spring Hill,
who has been visiting in our com?
munity, has returned home.
Miss Edna ?Mortimer is visiting her
friend, Miss Rosa Gilbert, who is
spending some time with relatives
here.
"Hagood."
Somebody's milk cows are going to
be killed pretty soon by a train unless
the little negroes who have charge of
them keep them off the railroad tracks.
A hoy can't play ball cr pick black?
berries and mind a COW at the same
time. Nearly every day the engineer
lias to stop his train to keep frc ni kill?
ing a cow in the .outskirts of the city.
The Natatorium is not the rage it
once was, but it is a great place in
which to learn to swim or to take a
bath these hot afternoons.
There is no reason that a dispensary
should not be established, for two gin
mills will sell no more liquor than
the one now doing a very flourishing
business, and the moral tone of the
town will not be materially low?fe?
by having another dispensary, norbill
there be any more drunkenness. The
only thing that can be said against
the"second dispensary is that it will
largely increase the expense of run?
ning the liquor business in Sumter
there will be two stores to be ieas?ed3
two dispensers and two sots of cTfes&s -
to be paid out of the. profit-and thc
net return to the county and city will
be correspondingly decreased. There
being two centers of disturbance and
disorder it may be necessary to in?
crease the police force, but "that re?
mains to be seen. The busin es men of
North Main street should know their
own buisness best and if they want a
dispensary in their midst other folks
should not object, except on the ground
of extravagance, for it does smacfc
somewhat of extravagance to operate
two dispensaries when one can supply
all the liquor the people are ab le to
buy.
The City Council held a special
meeting at 1^ o'clock Monday to
adopt a resolution protesting againss
the establishment of another dispensary
in Sumter, but nothing was done fow
lack of a quorum. The protest was to
be communicated to the State Board
of Control. This action was advocated
on the ground that another dispensary
is not needed to transact the business
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