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COKES OUf STRONG FOR A CARNIVAL A Citizen Who Helped Hake the Carnival of Tea Years age a Success favors An? other. Editor The Item. Ten years ago, ?bis October coming, the present .editor of the Daily Item, then editor of the "Watchman and Sooth ron suggested in the Watchman and Southron, that Sumter should get np some kind of an entertainment, which would liven up the citizens and get thom out cf their down-hearted spirit, caused by the supposed death? blow inflicted by the purchase of tba Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad and the breaking up and re? moval of the shops and headquarters from Sunter by the Atlantic Coast Line. At that time Sumter had less than four thousand!* inhabitants. There \was not a foot of macadamized street in the city. We had one or two small industrial enterprises. We had only hand fire-engines and hose reels. Our pestofnee was a third class affair. We ?ad just gotten rid, by fire, of a dilap? idated and by no means ornamental wooden building, called the city hall, opera house and beef market Hun of acres of land near the center the city were planted in cotton . or m or allowed to grow np in weeds. George Eppersons hogs enjoyed^ in common with those of other citizens, the unrestricted luxury of our muddy and sandy streets upon which city un ci 2 spent ' thousnds of dollars in nanling sand from one part of town to another. There were no hospitals. The police force was uniformed in any old thing from a cotton jeans snitT with wool hat an one gallus accom? paniment,' without collars, to a four dollar snit of three dii?erent shades and ages. We had one., lame grey mare that was blind in ene eye and could not see good out of the other, and . one mule, belonging to the city. Every freight train did il ts own shift? ing. We had possibly six trains a day. Old Dave Sanders was the chief fish vender and fruit seller; and with his quaint cry of "Hoh mel Oh your magnicplecies, fine fishes and tings^ was the only noise producing thing which made ns think we were a living in a city. We had, I think only three railroads. Hundreds of men were out cf work and were leaving Sumter; and ? **To-Rent" placards were pasted on - ' sp' many houses that the town was spotted like it had the mas?es. Yon coold get a. house at your own price, provided yon had any employment S which paid*enough to pay rent Every body was bine, and many went away to make their fortunes, but a great many returned-some of them walked back for their health. But the editor of the Watchman had confidence in Sumter. C He stuck to his post ' fodder or no fodder." About, that time, "The Daily Item" was launched. It was aa experiment, and a very expensive . experiment too, for seven or eight years.' An old hand press and negro elbow grease were the motive powers of that period. Bat the dark? est hour before the dawn had, arrived, and there is a silver lining to every cloud. The newspapers saw it and took np the cry to revive interest in the cid "Game Cock City. " It was proposed that we have a great blow ont in the shape of a Game Cock City Carnival, and make a bluff at keeping up appearances. A great many said, <4Oh that is foolishness" /as some say to&ay. In fact, fanerais and fixes have been a. benefit to Sumter on more than one occasion. I don't mean all kinds of funerals, but the funeral of an old fogy or a pessimistic croaker should be a day of rejoicing every time one of them turns up his toes. The croakers opposed^the Carnival, because they enjoyed the quiet, sleepy out? look for the city of Sumter. But one or two determined men got together and started the preliminary work for the carnival. As it was a free conn try the croakers and old foggies were permitted to sit on the1 fence and nnccr, bat we got np the best carnival . eyer held in South' Carolina, before or sisee. The trades display participated in by every merchant and industrial en t?rp?ise in the city was tbs finest ever held between New York and New Or? leans. Thousands of people came to Sumter. They did not conesderSnm ter such a dead town. They have been coming" ever since and inning their money loose also. Now that trades display was the beginning of the new Somier. The merchant did not stop tb figure ont then. whether be woola individually get rich daring the carni? val week. Bot be saw that be wonld "eventually reap the benefits by an in? crease population and tlbe'v necessary increase in sales of his and other mer? chants' wares. That carnival week was the biggest and best advertisement Sumter evor had. Now that we have eight thou? sand population many interesting fac? tories and large business booses--the finest and fastest fire department iin the State-splendid bard driveways, many more beautiful woman and girls -it's alone worth the railroad fare to see the gi rh-many ? elegant new residences and stores, fifty two trains daily, eight railroads instead of three, free mail delivery, a great many more merchant * and business men to get op a trades display to beat the one ten years ago. Sumter should adver? tise as she never did before. There are more business men, clerks, mer cfoanics and professional men to con? tribute by a great deal that there, we re ten years ago. The carnival can b? greater in scope, and 1??? of a bur? den, individually, than it was before. Sae bow many thousand people came to Sumter two years ago to see the firemen's tournament. Everyone was delighted with what they sa*v of Sum? ter. The crowd spent thousands of dollars and went off and bragged on Sumter. Everyone admits that tbe Game Cock Carnival of ten years ago helped Sumter and that the firemen's tournament two years ago helped Sumter. Theo, again, there are thou? sands who are too poor to go off to seek recreation and amusement. Why? not get up a little fun at bo:r,e some time. We could ha^ve another fire? men's tournament. The firemen are willing and anxious. The Second Regiment Band is ready. Tbe mer? chants \and other citizens ara ready. Why not start the ball rolling by call? ing' a mass meeting and appointing a committee to get up the money? That is the way all such alf ai rs were start? ed heretofore. Crops are fine: trade is going to he good this fall. People from other pieces will be able to spend money to visit Samter during the carnival, and vii] have money to spend with oar merchants. Oar country friends will enjoy being with as, and sharing the fan. Do not wait until some other less progressive town get? ap a carni? val week. Let as start now. Oar wide awake Mayor, Dr. G. W. Dick, should take the matter in hand. He is a dead game sport when1 it comes to having fi reme ns' tournaments, trades displays or anything else which adver? tises or helps to build ap Sumter. / Yours trulv, "Old Sport." CATCHALL NEYr'S ITEMS. Catchall, Aug. 20.-Mr. E. C. Lee will leave Monday for Charleston to get his fall goods. Mrs. Arthur Jackson spent last Tuesday' with friends at Hagood. Miss Edna Davis is visiting Miss Ellen James', near Pisgah. Misses Courtney Atkinson and Leila Tompson, of Lcaelien, spent last Wednesday with Mrs. Mannie Davis. Mr. Colclough Sanders spent last Saturday and Sunday at home. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Allen, of Wedgefield, visited here last week. Mrs. Gilbert, of Florence is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Jackson. . Mrs. Gaillard and son, who have been visiting Mrs. Walter Lenoir have returned to St. Louis. The farmers have been busy this week storing away their fodder. Cotton is opening rapidly. The luscious fruits are about all gone, except watermelons and they still seem plentiful. We realize that the fall of the year will soon be here, and what a grand Tha?ksigving we ought to celebrate in November. Lilac. M. COBBETf S SANITARIUM. Treat Nervous Diseases, Li? quor and Drug Addictions. An institution has been established in Greenville which Will be welcomed by physicians here and in adjacent' cities, who have patients needing its treatment. . Dr. Li. G. Corbett will have ready in a short while a private sanitarium for the treatment of diseases of the nervous system and liquor and drag addictions. The sanitarium will be located at No. 405 Perry avenue, a location which insures for the sanitar? ium the seclusion desired and a general suitableness generally hard to obtain. The sanitarium can be easily reached by the Pendleton street car line. Dr. Corbett was for over twelve years connected with the Keeley Insti? tutes in different parts of the country, both Northland South. He was last with the head institute at Dwight, Illinois. He was for many years at the head of the institute in this State, and was atone time located in Green? ville, where he made a large circle, of friends who will welcome him back to the city.--Greenville News. . DAILY MARKET REPORT. Special by Ware & Iceland's Private Wire. New York, Aog. 23.-For the last two weeks we have been doing oar level best to keep people from short insg . cotton. Every day last week we reiterated the statement that there seemed to be a big raid in speculation. It may have seemed to many that this was an extreme notion, bat, how? ever, it came out as predicted. . But traders were fraid of a little buying. Things had been good for so long that many thoaght a change might come quickly and not give those already in the market a chance to get ont Eveiy one knows that this was not with? out foundation and the ad y an ce has been even more sensational than even the most sanguine bayer expect? ed. We don't want to bay at this price and yet we are not confident that the market -is a saie-, the short interest is still famous and may be getting more and more nervous. If the Sonth begins to 'cover, prices can easily ran to ll cents or higher. s C. W. Lee & Co. NEW YORK COTTON. Opea High Low Close. Aug. ?09S H 00 1064 10(54 &?t 10 50 10 40 10 40 Oct. 10 IS IO 54 1015 10 17 Nov. 1039 10 39 10 13 10 12 Dec i? 16 10 51 30 ll 1012 Jan. 1015 10 51 1012 1014 Feb. . 1014 Mardi IO IS j 10 50 10 15 10 17 April 1019 May 10 IS 10 43 10 16 10 21 CHICAGO MARKEES. Opeaiag. Closing. WHEAT "May, . 112 4- 1112 Sept, 109 2~ 108 4 Dec., HOS- 109 2 CORN Sept., 54 - 55 3 Dec, 53 - 54 2 OATS Sept., 33 4- 33 6 Dec, 34 6- 35 - PORK Sept, 11.80 13.72 Oct., 11.73 11.80 Jan., 13.05 J3.02 LARD Sept. 6,90 6.87 Oct., 6.97 6.97 J Jan.; 7.12 7.07 j RIBS- j Sept., 7.37 7.32 Oct., 7.45 7.42 ] Jan., 6.82 6.SO j B Topeka, Aug. 23.- The Texas and Oklahoma express ou the Santa-Fe line was derailed near Tecumseh earlv this morning while running thirty miles an hour. No body killed; about twelve more or lees injured. Cedartown, Ga., Aug. 22.-Jim Glover, a negro, was shot to death tonight near the home of the while girl he had assaulted, and his body then dragged a distance of about a mile into this city and bnr?ied at the stake on the public square. A mob estimated at 500, composed the shoot? ing and burning party. "The lightning bug is brilliant but be hasn't any mind; he meanders through the darkness with his head? light on behind. Likewise the foolish merchant whom no one can advise, he declares there's nothin' doin' when asked to advertise. "-The Athens, Ga., Banner. THE CANDIDATES AT SHILOH. The Campaign Meeting Was not Largely Attended But Inter? esting-Candidates De- , ciare Their Position. , Sumter Daily Item, Aug. 20. The second of the comity campaign meetings was held at Shiloh Friday, the speakers'stand being erected be? neath the spreading7 trees of the grove near the church. The crowd presr - : was estimated to number something over a hundred. They were represent? ative citizens of the Shiloh section, and the hearing they gave the speakers was attentive and respectful. Mr. J. A. M. Carro way presided and introduced the speakers in the order agreed upon. Auditor J. Diggs Wilder who is the unopposed candidate for re-election was the first to make his bow and ex? press the pleasure that the candidates all felt at meeting once again, after an interval of two years, with their good friends of Shiloh. After thank? ing the people for the support they had always given him and promising to continue to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his ability, he explained why so many tax executions are issued, some against men who have paid taxes, against others who had mov? ed out of the county and against still others who have been dead for years. He said that the County Treasurer has absolutely no responsibility in this matter, the tax books are made up for him by the Auditor and he cannot change so much as a name or figure on these books, even though he find er? rors. He must issue executions from his books and cannot receive proper credit in his settlement until the ex? ecutions re returned with the consta? bles' report. The way there comes to be so many executions is that, names are duplicated on the books by the carelessness of the taxpayc: them? selves; one year Henry H. Smith, for example, will make his returns as Henry Smith the next as H. H. Smith, and perhaps the third as Henry H. 'Smith, thus there will be three names on the books and if Smith pays his tajees there are still two exe? cutions to be issued. Another cause is the change of residence fromv one township to another and neglecting to have the name transferred. He has a standing offer to pay for the mistakes he made and this year had paid the penalty for one or two parties. County Treasurer T. W. Lee said that since, the auditor had explained the only-malters connected with his office that needed an explanation it was useless for him to go over the same ground. He would say however that whereever a taxpayer,* against whom au execution had been issued, claimed to hold a receipt, there was some difference between the receipt and the execution and that the mis? take, if it was a mistake, could be proven to bo the fault of the one who. made the returns or a clerical error of the auditor. He thanked the voters of Shiloh for their support in the past and promisee! to devote his whole time and attention to the duties of the office that he migfc t merrit a cen ti nu a nee of the people's confidence. Clerk of Court Parrott saki that never before had he been so fortunate to experience the delightful feeling of being a candidate for office without opposition and nuder such conditions it was an added pleasure to meet and greet his good friends of Shiloh whom he was always glad to meet and greet and eat with. The only matter that he wished to call to the serious con? sideration o? his audience was the matter of registration. The jury list is made up of names taken from the list of registered voters and the young men who neglect to register cannot sit on the jury. Aside from the matter of juries it is important thai every Dem? ocrat who votes in the primary regis? ter and vote in the general election, for unless they tn rn ont and dive ou r candi? date for Congress a foll vote the Re? publicans will unseat him and put a black republican in his place. County Snperinteikdect of Education & D. Cain thanbdd the people of Shiloh for che support they ?ave him : I when he was the unaaeeessfol candidate two years aj?o and especially for their kindness ard consideration during the past, year he 4aas fi&ed the office j nnd?r appointment of the Governor. He spoke of the s?eady improvement j of the schools due tc the greater inter est that th 3 pnblie is txiking in edu - eaton and ;o the better teachers that are now employed. There is still great room for improvement, however. We need still better schools, more moaej, better teachers and better school offi-. ce rs, and he was encouraged to believe: that these improvements are in sight. He referred to the establishment of. school libre ries ander t?ae act passed ! by the last Legislatura, Baying he re- '? garded it as one of the greatest steps; forward thai!; had ever beeta made, and j he hoped to see during the next two j years many more school libraries es- : tablisbed it the county. He explain- ' ed bow a school that raid-: ed S10, received $10 from the ? county and '?10 from the State and wi ch this fund of $30 purchased a col- j lection of lx)oks worth fully $50, and1 declared it to be the greatest invest? ment' a sch oe 1 could make. The candidates for Coroner came next. Mr. A. G. Warren leading off. He spoke of his election to this office in 1888 by the largest majority, Save one, of any candidate in that pri? mary. He held office for but one term, declining to stand for reelec? tion, because be was at the time depot agent at Summerton, Clarendon county. He believed it was customary to gire a mau two terms and now after the lapse of 12 years he was before tlie people asking tor the endorsement of a second term. Coroner S. F. Flowers, who has held office one term, asked for reelecton, and pointed to his official record as bis best recommenda? tion. He had been complimented by the officers ot* the court upon bis correct, capable and economical performances of the duties of the posi? tion. He would appreciate a second term and if elected would continue to I give the ver;.' best service of which he was c?pame. Mr. T. M. Jones merely announced that be is a candidate for Coroner. The"candidates for County Supervisor wer? next on the list Mr. W. M. Sanders announced his I candidacy tor Supervisor and promi?- J ed, it elected, to do two things? first to find out exactly how tho county j stands financially and then to run the county as economially as it is possible to ran it and give good service. If was made Supervisor he would ke the roads and bridges in repair a would give every section of the conn its share of the chain gang work. I wouJrt do his duty and the peoj wouid have no cause to complain. Mr. Frean Mellett said he w glad to meet the people of Sfaih again. He was a candidate for Cou ty Supervisor and hoped the peop would decide to put him in the po? tion where he could serve them. M Seale, who is a candidate for reele tion, has had the office for two terr already and he conld not complain be were not given a third term. M Mellett assured his hearers that I could build clay rods, work tbe eba: gang to advantage and discharge a the other duties of the office to tt satisfaction of the taxpayers, ar he would appreciate the suffrage of tl people of Shiloh. M.T. W. H. Seale, who seeks reele? tion, discussed the road question, sa1 :.ng that the roads of Sumter conni are now in fairly good condition, an he left it to any man who travelle over them to deny that great and pe: marient improvement had been mac during his incumbency of the of?ci He ' said it had come to his ears th? there is some complaint concernin the distribution of the chain gang worl He did not feel that there had bee any just ground for complaint as fj had endeavored : to work the gan where it would do the most good t the ; entire county and that he woul in time get to every section. He ha been informed that Hudson's Bridg was in bad condition and that be ha been criticised because it had nc been repaired. He would say that ii sofar as that bridge was concerned i should have been repaired befpre, ?n that Mr J. T. McNeill, a member c the county board of commissioners who had volunteered to supervise th roads and bridges of the Shiloh sec tion. had promised several months ag to have Hudson's bridge repaired. H .wished Mr. McNill was on th ground to confirm his statement. I his opinion a great mistake ha been, made when a bridge more tba 1900 feet long was built at that poin when it would have been far moi economical in the long run ta hav thrown up an embankmentjfor a greate part of the distance, material bein abundant. He expected in the nea future to take the chain gang to Hue son's bridge and fix it as it should be for the expense of buying lumber a present prices is too great to keep u si 1900 fort bridge. There is complain also about working the chain gang o: the roads near Sumter. He regardei Sumter as the hub of the county am the rc ads leading out as the spokes Work done on these roads was worl clone for the entire county and in hi judgment it was the best work tha could be done for all the people. H expected to continue working th es .roads as he had been doing and if hi was continued in office he would som Lave all the roads in the condtion o ?;he Mayesville road, which the peopleo: Shiloh knew from experience had beei wonderfully improved, hard cia; roadways taking the place of sand bed that had heretofore been the dread o every Shiloh man who started to Sum ter. In reference to the financia condition of the county he said tha' when he took charge the debt wa) about ?33,000 and that it had beei gradually increasing since 1876 wher the Democrats got control and inner ited a debt from the Republicans. Now the finances are in much bette: condition. There is on deposit ii bank a fund of ?6,000 and interest, which is increased at the rate of $2, (XX and interest a year for the purpose ol payi?ng the bonded debt of $15,000 al its maturity in 1906. Lee count] owes about $8,000 which will be de posited in bank to reduce the debt ol the county. The affairs of the county I halvo been economically administered i and there lias been no unnecessary expenditures. In reply, Mr. J. A. M. Carro way said that, as chairman ol the meeting, it might be thought un? becoming in him to have anything tc say, but as he was in a large measure responsible for the building of Hud son's bridge he felt that Mr. Seale had stepped upon his toes and the toe* ef several others present when he crit? icised the bridge as he had. Tin bridge was needed and had been a greal benefit to the community. It had beei build substantially and as seemed best. Mr. Seale said that be stil. maintained that an embankment weald have - been better and thal bridges were needed only to span th? streams, that the bridge as built wai a needless expense. The four candidates for Sheriff came nest. W. S. Dinkins said he would do hu duty if elected, and that he would saj one thing, that a prisoner in his cus? tody would never be taken by a mob, except over his dead body. Mr. W. H. Epperson announced hi? candidacy, told a few war jokes and promised to do his full duty if elected. Mr. J. E. Gaillard said he was fam? iliar with the duties of the Sheriffs office, had performed them satisfactorilj And if ejected he would give his whole time and attention to the office. He would perform his foll duty under tee law at all times and in all circum? stances. Mc C. W- Stansill said that be felt he need not introduce himself, that he knew the people of Shiloh and that they knew him. He would do his duty if elected Sheriff and no prisoner in his charge would he taken by a mob. He would advise his friends nor to let any prisoner get into his hands, if they wanted to lynch him, as he did not want to kill any of his friends. They must attend to all such little matters before he got his hands on a prisoner. Mr. ri. H. Player was announced as a candidate for re-election as magis? trate on the 1st district, but declined to make a speech. Mr. R.A. Dennis, also a candidate for Magistrate, made a brief speech setting forth his qualifications for the position in a modest and straight for? ward manner. Hon. John H. Clifton was tbe first of the Legislative candidates to ad? dress the voters of Shiloh. He dis? cussed the bi-ennial session issue that will be voted on in the general elec? tion. He stated the arguments both for and against bi-ennial sessions of the Legislaure The only argument in favor of bi-ennial sessions is that of economy, it being claimed that there would "be a saving of forty to fifty I thoosand dollars by having a session one year out of two. On the other j hand the calling of special sessions j must be left to the Governor and a special session would cost as much or more than a regalar. He elaborate' the arguments and clearly indicate that personally he was opposed fe bi-ennial sessions, but vwould carr; out the wishes of the people if the; i vote for bi-ennial sessions. He urge* i the young men to register and showec why it was important that they do so in view of the opportunity that th< Democratic party has to win this year The Brice bill he declared to be i truly democratic measure, as it wai originally drawn, and he believed i community should have the right to get rid of a dispensary without be iug burdened with an extra tax as ? penalty for doing so. He thankee the people of Shiloh for their hand? some support; in the last primary anc assurd them that if they did as much for him this time he would be glad tc meet them again two years hence and return thanks and gave an account ol his stewardship. Mr. Henry G. McKagen said that he was before the people for the first time as a candidate and he felt sure he would receive a welcome and a hearty support. He would stand np for the laboring man and the farmei fer he was one himself. He would always work for the protection of the laboring man. He would protect the dear old soldiers and see that the pen? sion money was properly divided, as it was not now. The, people need a game fellow in the Legislature to make the other fellows stand around, and if they wanted a hero to represent them they would vote for him. He would stand up for the school children and protect them by giving them more schools. He would tell the people every thing he did and not deceive them, nor try to keep secret how the delegation voted on appointments. Mr. John M. Knight discussed the educational needs of the county and remarked on the steady improvement that has been made. He favored education and would always be found on the side of every measure looking to the real improvement of the schools. .On the bi-ennial session matter he said that there were strong arguments on both sides, which he briefly out? lined, the chief one in favor of the proposition being the saving of money. He asserted that there is not apt to arise a necessity for special sessions. He was inclined to favor bi-ennial sessions, that there are only six states now holding annual sessions- and the piar* is found to be entirely satisfac? tory. Only one state that had had bi-ennial sessions had returned to an? nual sessions. He discussed good roads f^om a practical standpoint and favored the cohtinuence of the good work. He believecftthe Brice bill to be pure democracy and thought the counties that did not want dispen? saries should have the right to get rid of them Hon. T. B. Fraser, who is a candi? date for releection, said that he appre? ciated the honor the pelople of Sum? ter county have done him so highly that he had endeavored to show his appreciation by giving the best that was in him to their service. In the four years that he had been in the Legislature he had been absent bat one day and one hoar from his seat and both times he was detained at home by sickness in his family. He had missed bat one committee meet? ing and it is in committee that the real hard work of the Legislature is done. He has been and is opposed to bi-ennial sessions and pro? ceeded to give his reasons for his position. The constitution of the State is built on a specific plan, and it requires annual sessions. To I adopt bi-ennial sessions will mean the [ necessary remodelling of the constitu? tion. -The change will not save the money that is claimed. The agitation for bi-ennail sessions did not originate with the people, but with the corpora? tions who are united solidly for the change. They maintain a powerful lobby in Columbia and a bi-ennial ses? sion will suit their purposes better than an annual session. Another strong reason why the people should not vote for bi-ennial. sessions is that they should never lose control of their rep? resentatives and it is important that they should come before the people every two years. The people should not surrender this right He had never shirked a responsibility or tried to hide anything he had done, bat wheo he was elected he . found it a rule to hold secret ballots on appoint? ments and he did feel called upon to go oat and publish the fact that the man he favored had not been recom? mended. He made a stropg argument in favor of law and order. President Roosevelt has set an example of disre? gard for law by carrying a pistol and in many other ways. Others in high position were no better. Members of the Legislature had knowingly voted for unconstitutional measures. The example was deplorable in effect upon the people. Officers should obey the law, not because it was convenient to do so bat because it was law. The observance of hw and the preservation of an orderly government is necessary to our civilization. He favored the Brice bill because it isa democratic measure. The people should have the right to vote out a dispensary, but when they have done so should not re? ceive, nor should they want, a share of the profits from dispensaries in other counties Hon. Altamont Moses spoke of his record and Hong service in the Legisla? ture and thanked the people of Shiloh for tLe continued confidence they had shovr n him, as evidenced by their votes. He said he did not pose as a hero, but did the best hi could to serve his con? stituents and the State. He had found out early in his experience that a member could not. pass every bill he introduced and he had simply done the best he could. He said that he disagreed with those who say there are no issues before the people. On the contrary he belt that there were three important issues. The great corpora? tions have became so powerful that they must be regulated and controlled by law or they will rule the state. He ! formerly entertained the idea that th?y I needed no regulation but would regu I late themselves. He now believes i that they must he regulated. Tiie j railroad?, for instance, overcharge the ? public on freight and passenger busi? ness and furnish poor service. The railroad corporations and the trusts are combined to influence legislation and their agents in the lobby are the strongest and ablest that they can em? ploy. We have begun to regulate them and one step was The adoption of the corporation tax bill by which the in? come of the state had been increased $100,000 a year, which bill was the work ol' the tax commission of which he was a member. The equalization of taxes is another issue. The condi tiona demand a change when land that sells for $100 an acre is returned at $L an acre. He spoke of the work of the Ways and Means committee, of which he was chairman, to gi73 an idea of the duties a hard working member must perform. He stated his opposi? tion to the biennial sessions, giving practically the same reasons that other speakers gave. The Brice bill he re? garded as a Democratic measure. He urged the people to register a -nd em phasized the points made by other speakers. He alluded briefly to na? tional politics and the chances for Par? ker's election. In conclusion he spoke strongly in snpport of law and order and in coudemantion of lynching and mob murders such as have disgraced the State of Georgia. The meeting was concluded with a speech by County Chairman E. W. Dabbs, who begged the people not only to register but to tnrn out a fr.ll vote at the general election. WILLIAMS AND ?DORF OUT OF TE SEABOARD. Statement to the Press by Kr. Ryan-His Party In Control of Seaboard. New York, Aug. 20.- Thomas F. Ryan states to the Associated Press that he has this evening purchased for himself and his associates, Blair & Co, and T. Jefferson Colidge, Jr., the Seaboard Air Line stock which was held by Messrs. Williams and Mid? dendorf, amounting to 140,000 shares, and that these gentlemen will resign from the board of directors. Mr. Ryan was asked what effect his purchase would have on the Hamble ton-Obe committee of Baltimorre which is calling for the deposit of Sea? board stock. His answer Was : "I don't know." While Mr. Ryan declined to make any further statements regarding the transaction, it is understood that Messrs. Ryan, Blair and Coolidge now own about $25,000,000 of Seaboard stock and that their friends, includ? ing S. Sydney Shephard, own $15,000, 000 more, mking about $40,000,000 out of a total capital stock of $62,000,000. THE COTTON CRISIS. Hutton Estimates Loss to Spin ners and Others at $75,0003000. Premier Balfour Presides at a Meeting Hope of West Africa as Competitor to the South. Cambridge, Eng., Aug. 22.-The most interesting matter before the British association today was a discus? sion of the cotton crisis. Premier Balfour, president of the association, participated. He said he feared gam? bling in futures could not be stopped but an extenson of cotton cultivation would remedy the difficulties the cot? ton mills were experiencing. The Drincipal paper of the day was by J. A. Hutton, vice chairman of the British Cotton Growing associa? tion, in which he detailed the efforts of the association to relieve Great Britain from depending upon the Uni? ted States for raw cotton. He said that'the short time on which the English factories were running was not entirely due to the shortage of cotton but was largely owing to the serious aggravation of the difficulty by num? erous speculators. Mr. Hutton pointed out that probably it was not generally realized how very costly it was to- / remedy his state of affairs, apart from the English mills playing into the hands of foreign competitors. He estimated that no less than 10, OOO, OOO? people in this country were more or less dependent on the cotton trade.. The employers alone were losing $200,000 a week through short time and - the total loss to capital and labor in I the cotton and other allied trades throughout the country was not less-; than $1,500,000 per week, or $75, COO, - OOO per annum. Mr. Hutton said? there was no hope of an immediate relief. In connection with the efforts to in? crease the supply, he mentioned the cordial cooperation of the British con? tinental movements, for it was fully recognized that Great Britain and the rest of Europe were in the s&me beat and must help one another. The rest of the paper consisted largely in extracts from the report of Wyndham Rowland Dunsan, director of the Imperial institute, on the pos? sibilities of cotton cultivation in vari? ous parts of the empire. Apart from the West Indies, Mr. Hutton pinned his faith to west Africa, saying that in west Africa there were immense possibilities. There was no reason why the region should not produce 20, 000*000 bales annually. But things must go slowly and if five years hence they get 1,000,000 bales from that part .of the world they will ht?ve. done more than well. TRAVELS WTT? A BOO". HUARO. President Roosevelt and His Num? erous Secret Service Msa Headed For Oyster Bay New York, Aug. 20.-President Roosevelt is due to arrive in this city over the Pennsylvania railway at 2 o'clock this afternoon bound for Oys? ter Bay. The President is accompa? nied by an unusual number of secret service men who are keeping a close guard over him. The party will ar? rive at Oyster Bay about ? o'clock this evening. Democratic leaders in New York, says the correspondent of the Phila? delphia Record, are very sanguine. Not only do they contemplate carry? ing the State for Parker and Davis, but some of them look forward to Demo? cratic Legislature and after figuring on a Democratic Senator to succeed Chaun? cey M. De pew. Democrats up the State are very enthusiastic, according to Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo, na? tional committeeman from New York State. Mr. Mack asserts unqualified? ly that the State will go Democratic by at least 25,000. *1 If it does that, ' ' he said, "we will come pretty near controlling the Legislature and. that means a United States Senator to suc? ceed Chauncey M. Depew."