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BEN. WOOD INO BELiiiSES. Old Letter of the General Gives Hie Account of His Connection With 3eilaires. New York, Dec. 24.-The Com? mercial Advertiser today prints a let? ter, signed by Gen. Leonard Wood and addressed to Dr. Horace Fletcher, ot Yaie University, in which the writer tells of Iiis acquaintance with Edgar G/BeHaires. In the letter, which was written" at Cairo on May 12 last, Gen. Wood, referring to Bellaires, said : "In the spring of 1899 he was pro? moted to Havana, (from Santiago, ) not at my request or suggestion, direct or indirect, as I remember it. He asked no favors Of me, or, so far as 1 know, of any one. "After my transfer to Havana as Governor of tho whole island in Decem? ber, 1899, Bellaires continued on duty, I should say about five months, and was then sent to China and the Philip? pines, not at my suggestion or request, directly or indirectly. I was sorry to haye him go as we all liked him and found him reliable. In, the Philip? pines Bellaires was a believer in mili? tary government instead of civil, and apparently wrote accordingly, and, of course, trouble with the civil govern? ment in the way of loss of friendly re? lations followed. After Bellaires left Havana ugly rumors began to be circu? lated. They came almost entirely from a number of men} who did not like him, and on investigation nothing definite was found. I heard from him very seldom. Finally some one pub? lished whet purports to be a story of Bellaires's past, and points out that be was my particular friend and that i I, sent him to China, and ?nat his i attitude toward.the civil government was at my suggestion, and that I was working tc relieve Taft, ate, etc-con? clusions as false as they are childish and silly. Who started the thing no one knows, but doubtlesss some of the people I hud to handle without gloves during my stay in Cuba. Ii was far? fetched and dishonest and intended to create trouble. This is the whole story. Bellaires was in no way es? pecially intimate with me or my fam? ily-that is to say, I don't think that sn all his Cuban service he was at my table more than three, or at most four times. "I saw him daily, as I Tdid the Sun man, and gave them such news as I could. They were treated exactly alike." HIGHER Ssl??G?TTOX. ..?j- , t Met Advance of 48 Jo 59 Points and Further'Advance Antici? pated. Ndew York, Dec. 28.-New high re? cord prices were made amid the great? est excitement st the very opening of the cotton exchange today. First prices were at an advance of 23 to 51 points. Before the call was fairly completed March had sold at 14.01, May at 14.20 and Joly at 14.14. The advance followed the surprising strength at Liverpool where prices vere \1 to 20 points higher at the time of the local opening instead of a shade lower as expected wi th, private cables ascribing gains to heavy buying for continental, Egyptian and American accounts. The early market was active and excited. There was a tremendous buying for both accoants with New Orleans supporting jost enough to add to. the apprehension of shorts who were apparently in a panic stricken condition. But realizing, too, was very heavy and after call prices show? ed a declining tendency, sagging off several points from the best during the first 15 or 2'J minutes, although the market continued very feverish and unsettled with mots of the selling by parties having profits to take. After fluctuating very iraegularly for a time about 10 to 15 points under the best prices of the morning tb* mar? ket turned very strong agata in the early afternoon, reaching still higher prices on all the active months. The excitement was intense. There was liquidation on every fresh upward movement and toward the dose the market sagged off a few points but was finally firm at a net advance of 48 to 59 points. Sales were estimated at 1,200,000 bales. BAIS?H6 SQUABS FOR (HARKET. Up to a very few years ago pigeon raising was considered a boy's sport only, but their interesting ways, the fascination of breeding them for the .show pen and the demand for squabs by the hotels and restaurants prompted a few men to take them, up as a re? creation or a business, and the success of these few caused others to join them until now it has become quite a large ? industry. We will first take up the ] breeding for squab selling. There is only one variety of pigeons used for this purpose-the common variety. They are worth nothing for the show pen, but are very prolific, eaeh pair rearing eight pairs of squabs a year. It takes squabs but one month to mature, that is, they are full grown and ready for market one month from hatching. The old birds have made their second nest and laid their eggs before the last young ones are grown. It takes the eggs eighteen days to hatch, so that about every month and a half there is a pair of squabs ready for market from each pair. Tho prin? cipal food for pigeons is wheat, though a little cracked corn with this is good for them. Cleanliness and system mean success wib squabs and, though much is said to the contrary, they require consider? able care in order to get the very best results. They do well in nearly any climate though a place where the win? ters are short and not severe is the i best. The Southern States and Cali? fornia are the best suited for this in? dustry, and they contain many farms which make a specialty of squab rais? ing. One farm in California has near? ly 200,OW old birds.-Outdoors. -? ? Washington, Dec.'28.-The condition j of Secretary Hay remains unchanged. \ Contrary to expectation of his pbysi- j cian the secretary's bronchial trouble j has not yet yielded to treatment and Mr. Hay probably will leave Washing? ton early in January for Thomasville, j Ga., fora visit to Col. Oliver Payne. ; The mild climate there has helped the secretary before ?nd it is hoped may again prove an effective cure. , THE DEMOGR?TIG POSITION. The View That Democratic Sena , tors Take of the Panama Canal i and the Ratification of the, I Treaty. Washington, Dec. 23.-"A studied effort is apparently being made to mis? represent the position of Democratic Senators and place them in a wrong attitude with reference to this mat? ter." T^is statement was made by Senator Stone, democrat from Mis? souri, in speaking of the attitude of ! bis party on the question of ratifying the Panama canal treaty. He contin? ued, "I believe I would be absolutely within the lines of accuracy to say that with possibly three or four excep? tions every Democrtic Senator hearti? ly favors the proposition to construct an isthmian canal. But there is wide? spread belief, shared by many Sena? tors, that the part taken by our governmeat in the insurrection or rev? olution in Panama was not honorable .and therefore that the treaty itself is tinctured with dishonor. What Sena? tor Gorman is seeking to do, is to have the President and Secretary of State furnish the Senate with the facts showing the connection of this government with the transactions Out of which me republic of Panama has grown. T?ey insist upon having the facts that they may be better enabled to determi ne intelligently and satis? factorily what their duty . is in the premises." Senator, Hale, ' republican from Maine, condemned the course of the Administration, although like Senator Hoar, he wil? vote for the ratification of the treaty. He said, "I do not like the situation and am afraid it will in? volve us in an expensive s and profitless war, bat I have seen no way from the beginning, except to ratify the treaty and make the best of it Our govern? ment moved rather rapidly and with some provision when the insurrection broke out"' The republicans realize that it is in the power of tue democrats to prevent the ratification of the treaty, for even when the two Senators from Louisiana carry out the instructions of their state legislature to vote for it the re? publicans a.re still one vote short They willfully misrepresent the democratic attitude toward the treaty in order to discredit the party with the people. The democrats want facts and an open discussion, while the republican Sena? tors threaten to continue the con? sideration of the treaty in secret ses? sion, so that the public will not hear the criticisms of the Administration. General Reyes, the Colombian emissay at Washington, , has presented his note to Secretary Hay, protesting against the action of the United States in recognizing Panama and is now awaiting his answer before re? tuning to Colombia to take personal command of the army. "Be patient" and remember that "war with Panama means war with the United States" is the subpsance of the cablegams which he has sent to his countrymen, advis? ing them strongly against a warlike course. The General sees the hopeless? ness of a struggle in which Colombia opposes the United States, and he is inclined to recognize Panama, and strive to save what he can by having the question of the division of Colom? bia's debt referred to The Hague Tri? bunal. At the same time he is by no means certain that his people will accept his advice, in spite of the fact that he is their president and com? mander-in-chief of the army. Advices from Colombia show that the patriotism of her citizens has been aroused and that men, women and boys are offering their services and their money for an expedition against Pana? ma. Women and boys however are always loudest in war talk and this is no unusual phenomenon. It is possi? ble that their Latin American reckles ness, coupled with their ignorance of the United Sates, will lead them to make war in which they would get nothing but defeat and we neither glory nor honor. The present Administra? tion may have to answer for this natural consequence of its own act. Admiral John G. Walker, who has just returned from the Isthmus, re? ports to President Roosevelt that the force of marines on the Isthmus is sufficient to protect Panama, that the health of the soldiers is good, that their presence is desired by the in? habitants, but that the sending of re? gular troops would cause uneasiness. W. I. Buchanan, American Minister to Panama, is now on the Isthmus and was accorded a magnificient reception at the government palace. He had a body of troops as a guard of honor and all prominent officials. Panamese and foreign, attended his reception. Senator Bunau-Varilla has received news that Great Britian has recogniz? ed the republic of Panm?, and Minis? ter Quesada of Cuba has informed the State Department that Cuba has done the same. President Roosevelt and Secretaries Root and Shaw favor the issue of bonds to raise the money to pay for the friar's land in the Philippines. They have practically determined to authorize an issue of $7,000,000 4 per cent Philippine bonds, redeemable af er ten and within thrty years. They are to be offered for sale early in Jan? uary and it is believed that a ready market for them will be found in this country. An act of the last Congress authorizes such an issue, and the bonds will be accepted by the govern- , ment as security for the deposit, of pub? lic funds, which will put them practi- , cally on a par with United States bonds. Governor Taft has informed the War Department that the contract for the purchase of the lands has been signed and that it stipulates payment within ; six months. The friars will leave the < Philippines and many American priests will take their place. It is believed 1 that this will do much to settle the ' religious difficulties in the islands. Rear Admiral Evans, commanding : the Asiatic fleet, bas been ordered by the Navy Department to proceed at ? once from Honolulu to Chinese waters. This order has caused mach comment. The commercial treaty between this country and Ciiina has yet to be rati? fied at Pekin by receiving the ?mpe- I rial Seal and State Department officers ? belive that Russia is secretly opposing ' such ratificiation, as the treaty opens : to the United States the Manchurian ports of Antung and Mukden. The ' Russians are said to fear that if the 1 United Sates acquires such an interest ? in Manchuria, it will oppose the per- ? manent ocmpaion of the country by Russia and will perhaps become in? volved in the Russian Japanese dis? pute. War between Japan and Russia is regarded as almost certain by the State Department, and it is thought advisable to have a strong American fleet in Chinese waters to protect American interests. HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT. A Very Slight Increase in the Number of Bales Received This Season as Compared With the Same Time Last Year. New Orleans, Dec. 28.-Secretary Hester's weekly cotton statement, issued today, shows for the twenty-five days of December an increase over last year of 155,000 bales, and an increase over the same period year before last of 17,000. For the one hundred and sixteen days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the same days last year 87,000 bales, and ahead of the same days year before last 166,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 375,785 bales, against 390,596 for the same seven days last year, and 394,789 year before last. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports to be 4,949,805 bales, against 4,656,020 last year; over? land, across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers, to Northern mills and Canada, 323,125 bales, against 523,323 last year ; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commer? cial year 468,139 bales, against 472,230 last year, and Southern mill takings 781,000 bales, against 783,072 last year. The total movement since September 1 is 6,522,069 bales, against 6,434,645 last year and 6,356,107 year before last. Foreign exports for the week have been 204,347 bales, against 223,031 last year making the total thus far for the season 3,562,224 against, 3,279,699 last year. The total takings of American mills, North, South and Canada, thus far for the season, have been 1,697,708 bales, against 1,750,271 last year. Stocks at tbe seaboard and the twenty-nine leading Southern interior centres have increased during the week 33,450 bales, against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 56,730. Including stocks left 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 6,689,868 bales, against 6,649,719 for the same period last year. VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON. New Orleans, Dec. 28.-Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible supply of cotton, issued today, shows the total visible to be 3,889,853 bales, against 3,715,849 last week and 3,786,014 last year. Of this the total of American cotton is 3,285.853 bales, against 3,137,849 last week and 3,129,014 last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, 604,000 bales, against 578,000 last week and 657,000 last year. Of the world's visible supply of cot? ton, there is now afloat and held in Great Britian and Continental Europe 2,066,000 bales, against 1,766,000 last year; in Egypt 203,000 bales, against 204,000 last year; in India 164,000, against 203,000 last year, and in the United States 1,467,000, against 1,673, 000 last year. SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. HAROLD BRONSON. Seized With Something Like Heart Failure on Streets of Marion. Scores of friends and relatives were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Mrs. Harold M. Brunson, which oe- j curred tbs morning in Marion. On Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. ; Brunson went over to Marion to spend Sunday with the intention of return- ; ing home this morning, and while they were on their way to the depot Mrs. . Brunson dropped dead. There was no warning of any kind. They had not gotten a hundred yards from the house and were engaged in conversation when all at once she ceased to speak and simultaneously fell dead. It is suppose that her death was. caused from heart failure, but on no occasion before has she shown signs of being affected in that way. She was in good spirits yesterday and was apparently in the best of health. Her death is particularly sad and the bereaved ones have the sympathy of the community in their loss.-Florence Times. Dec. 28. Martial Law in Kentucky. Cripple Creek, Col., Dec. 28.-Ex? citement was occasioned here today by the action of Attorney John M. Glover, formerly a Congressman from Missouri, in defying the military, barricading himself in Iiis office and only surrendering after receiving a bul? let wound in the arm. Col. Verdekberg, commanding the militia, today received a letter from Mr. Glover denying the legality of the recent order for the surrender of arms by citizens. In his letter Glover re? ferred to Governor Peabody as "a cheap Anarchist. " He declared that he had two revolvers in his office and deBed the military to take them from him. Col. Verdekberg at once dispatched Major Naylor with a squad to capture the attorney and his weapons. The lawyer's office was found barricaded and Glover appered with revolver, de? claring that he would shoot the first man who attempted to break down the door. Tho place was surrounded by troops and orders were given to shoot the man if he appeared with a revolver again. Later Glover appeared and several shots were exchanged. Glover was wounded in the arm, after which he was captured. --. ? ? - - Kansas City, Mo., Deo. 28.-The Russian Government has just placed an order with Armour A: Co., of this sity, for a million and a half pounds of mess meat for immediate shipment i;o San Francisco. The order calls for the delivery of the meat at San Fran? sisco by January 22. The meat, it is said, is for the use of the Russian ar and its destination is said to be Arthur. SMALLPOX IN GAFFNEY. Over One Hundred Cases Report? ed and the People of Gaffney Seem to Look Entirely to the State Board of Health to Suppress ihe Pest. Gaffney, Dec. 26.-The smallpox situation here is getting serious. There are over 100 cases in town and nothing is being done toward stopping the spread of the disease On Thursday there were a number of cases walking abroad on the streets. One could hardly go into a crowd without seeing one with the evidences of the disease, and those with the scabs not yet off would go into the stores to buy cloth? ing. A few weeks ago a man with smallpox was sent out of the Court House by the Judge. With all this the city authorities are doing nothing to relieve the situation. The State board of health should take the matter up and enforce sanitary measures to prevent the furher spread of the dis? ease. It is nothing short of criminal the way the authorities have neglected their duty in preventing the spread of the disese. COTTON MARKET, The cotton market is in the wildest and most unsettled state that has ex? isted this season and it is impossible to tell from hour to hour what the price will be. In the New York Ex? change futures have fluctuated up and down all day, the extreme high and low prices differing by more than fifty points. The local market has been comparatively steady with middling selling at 12%. Prof. Charles Lane will lecture in the Opera House on the evening of January 12th for the benefit of the Magnolia Street Methodist Church. Prof. Lane has established a reputa? tion as one of the most entertaining and attractive lecturers now before the public and where he is best known he is welcomed by the largest audi? ences. Bishop Chas. B. Galloway, of the M. E. Church, South, says of him, "I know Prof. Lane, of the Georgia School of Technology, and have felt the touch of his rare genius. As a humorist and entertaining lecturer be ranks among the best on the American platform." Gen. John B. Gordan pays him the following tribute: "Prof. Chas. Lane is one of the most enter? taining lecturers on the American platform. His lectrues abound in finest thought, sharpest wit, convulsing humor and touching pathos." Russian Jews Fear Massacre. Washington, Bec. 28.-With a view of enlisting the immediate and active in? terests of the United States against the reported cont?mplated massacre of Jews in Russia on January 7, the Rus? sian New Year, Simon Wolf, a mem? ber of the executive council of the B'Nai B'Rith and representing the united Jewish societies, will lay be? fore the State d?pannent tomorrow an urgent appeal in behalf of his people reported to him to be thus threatened. Following his visit to the department Mr. Wolf will be received by President Roosevelt, at which time the whole subject of the status of tue Jews in Russia will be discussed. Estate of IVBN Simmons Dee'd* I WILL apply to the Judge cf Probate of Sumter County on January 9th, 1904, for a Final Discharge r.s. 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