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mm eORRESPOHDENQE. WBNh* LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. Stoics of Inter esst From all Parts of Sunter and Adjoining Counties. 3S?TICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mali your letters so that they , will jNch this office not later than Tues -Hay morning: When the letters are received Wednesday it is almost an impossibility to have them appear in fte paper issued that day. MAX. Max, November 14.-Mr. and Mrs. ~3$cl>amels, of Cartersville, visited the Matters' aunt, Mrs. B. C. Truluck, re? cently. Mr. and Mrs. Willi? Neaves, who Jsave been visiting the former's sister, Hr? B. K. Truluck, have returned to ?heir home in North Greenville. Beulah Presbyterian church has secured the services of Rev. Carl Barth and he has moved into their parsonage. Mr. A. E. Chandler who has made Sumter his home for the last several -years has moved to the Mccallum Th?nse in Beoulah. Mr. M. E. Truluck's handsome resi? dence is about completed. Mrs. Annie Player and Mr. Alex ^Dickerson, of Shiloh, were married last wek. Old Rattler, a spdendid grey horse, aged 31 1-2 years is dead. He was raised and owned by B. C. Truluck. Sariaers are planting oats. Hogs are fattening. LEE COUNTY NEWS. Bishopville, November 13.-Mr. H* Xagare Smith, of the Wisacky neigh? borhood, was buried at Bethany church on last Saturday. A week ago lie arose before dawn to start a fire and before he struck a match though 4n the act a cat seized his forearm and held on with such tenacity that fife was almost extinct when it loosed its hold from the choking. A local physician treated the w?^rndT -which eventually caused blood poison and resulted in death after a few days' of suffering. Mr. Smith was a quiet, firm, sober, industrious, honest farmer and a member of the Bishopville Baptist church in good standing. He leaves , a wife and six children, two boys, one an infant, but a few hours old when the body left the house; two of the jdrls are about grown. Who could refrain from uttering- a prayer for this sorely bereaved household. We learn* with regret and sympathy of the death of Mrs. W. J. Barrett, of your city, formerly a valued resident of this community. We have prosperous conditions in our county; yet no one seems to know or care how it came about. Men certainly are careless animals. Mr. F. Atkinson is just back from a trip to Horry county and says he Jtas about made up his mind to sell ont and move" down there. The peo? ple do'wn in the Cool Spring section, which he visited, cannot-farm much. He thinks he can do well down there. One feature of that section which he <Md not like so well was the enforced absence of negroes, not one being al? lowed to work or reside in a large territory of quite 24 miles in length. The writer thinks the lower part of the State will yet become the best agricultural part of the State. We have one gentleman of large Arming interest who will use $5,000 worth of fertilizer next year. : . - STATEBURG. Stateburg, November 13.-Mrs. F. ?. McLeod, of Florence is visiting lier mother, Mrs. S. E. Nelson. Misses Mattie and Tillie Flud left on Saturday to visit Miss Susan Richardson at Pinewood. Mr. Frank P. Burgess spent Sunday at home. Mrs. James Pinckney and Miss Amy Moore returned last evening from Sumter where they have been rafting Mrs. A. P. Manning. Miss Janette McLure was called to lier home in Chester on Thursday owing to the illness of a relative. Rev.^W. H. Barnwell spent Sunday and Monday in Clarendon. Mrs. W. R. Flud and Miss Sadie ?2ud visited friends in'Sumter on friday and Saturday Mr. Aleck Norris, who is in Cam? den with his uncle, Mr. Aleck Mathis, ?pent Sunday at home . Miss Bessie Barnwell visited friends In Sumter last week. Mrs. M. S. -Burgess, of Sumter, spent Tuesday in our midst. Bishop Ellison Capers will preach and administer the rite of confirma? tion at the Church of the Holy Cross on next Sunday, November 19th. Ser Tices will commence at ll o'clock. Mr. .A F. Neal, of Charleston, has recently moved to ?tateburg We are very glad to welcome Mr. Neal and his family into our midst. Stateburg sent a great number of people, old and young, to the circus on Friday. They all report a fine time, although their "spirits were somewhat dampened." EDWARDS. Edwards. S. C, November 13. Our farmers are very busy gathering their peas and potatoes and planting oats. Several people of this place attend? ed the carnival at Camden last week. Mr. J..W. Weldon has gone to Cam? den today. Rev. Mr. Phillips filled his regular appointment at Mizpah Baptist church yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W. E. Beese, who has been visiting friends at this place, has re? turned to her home at Congaree, S. C. The W. F. M. Society met at St. John's M. E. Church Thursday after? noon. The Masons held their regular meeting at Smithville last Wednesday night. . Mr. W. T. McLeod was in Camden Saturday. We have no sickness to report. DARK CORKER. Dark Corner. Nov. lt.-Well, Mr. Editor, what shall I write this morn? ing Yesterday it rained and rained again. No I did not go to see Ring? ling Bros. circus ; I stayed here and burnt wood to keep my poor old frame warm. There were very few from this corner that went to the circus yester? day. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnston with Mrs. W.J. Ardis went and had a wet time of it I dined with my friend and neighbor, Mr. Thos. H. Osfceen, at the SCVE more's yesterday, where I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Hattie Ramsey, daughter fo Mr. W. W. Ramsey, of your city, who seems to be an excellent young lady. Also met Mr. Robert Melierte, of Davis Station, who see?r-s to be a fine young gentle? man. Miss Eunice Osteen spent yes? terday here with her parents, and will remain here until Monday. I have not heard , but I expect the hot supper preved to be a failnre on account of the rain last night. 1 understand that there is to be a change arennd of the preachers of our Methodist brethren next Sunday, Brother Beadenbongh, of Pinewood, goes to the upper part of the State and Bro. Inabnit, of your city will fill the Pinewood appointment, while Bro. N. J. Brown, of Pinewood, will fill his at the Magnolia Street Church in your city. Old brother Brown is a wonderfol preacher* for the opportunities he has had. I have k*3own him for the last fifty years ; he surely is a sincere man, and one J&at puts Christ and his works ahead of everything else. Like Paul, he says (by his acts) "God forbid that I should know anything among you but Christ Jesus and him Crucified." "I see that Pinewood is still on a building boom. Mr. S. G. Griffin and Mrs. E. A. Lawrence are having new stores put up on Commerce street, which when finished will add greatly to the appearance of the town. The town has employed Mr. Rich? ard Futchberry, of jfaxville, as Policeman. The Intendant, Dr. P. M. Sally, is trying to keep the people'.* morals cp with the growth of the town. But, oh, my, those blind beasts (tigers) have found their way here, so i am told. Everything is calm and serena in those coasts this morning'. Since writing the above I bear they are se? iner to draw off tee hot supper this evening ; hope them great success. BLACK RIVER ASSOCIATION. Interesting Account of the Annual Meeting Held at Pisgah. Pisgah, November 13:- The Bl>ck River Assocatiou met here last Friday and after the introductory sermon by Rev. O. D. Loving, organized by electing Hon. Joel E. Brunson moder? ator, Rev. John 0. Gough clerk, and J. E. DuPre, treasurer. Quite a large number of visitors were present representing the benevo? lent objects of the denomination. Dr. E. M. Poteat, President of Fnrman University, Dr. T. M. Bailey, Secre? tary of the State Mission board. Rev. A. T. Jamison Superintendant ?if Counie Maxwell Orphanage, Rev. V. I. Masters, of the Baptist Press, Rev. Mr. Hair of the Baptist Courier, and Rev. G. T. Gresham, of Elonia were present and were welcomed to seats in the association and participaed in the discussions before the body. All the churches were represented and the financial showing of each one was good. Dr. Poteat spoke on education, Dr. Bailey on State missions, Mr. Jami? son on the Orphanage and the news? paper men were not asleep. Mr. Gresham preached the mission? ary sermon on Sondsy at 11.30 a. m. His theme was Home Missions and he made a fine presentation of it. The report on obituaries was m?de the special order for Sunday evening at 7 p. m. and addresses were made on the ilfe and character of Major W. F. B. Haynsworth, by J. E. DuPre, Hon. Joel E. Brunson, Rev. J. W. Kenney, and Rev. F. M. Satterwhite, after which, Rev. Joh ri O. Gough preached a fine sermon.* His theme was "Forgiveness" The association then adjourned to meet with the Greeleyville church in October 1906. Mr. Brunson was elected the dele? gate at large and Revs. Satterwhite and Gough delegates on the money basis to the Sotuhern Baptist Con? vention next year. Rev. F. M. Sat? terwhite, Mi. Hugh C. Haynswortb, ??r. and Mrs. Joel E. branson, Misses jMarion Satterwhite and Marie Du? Pre, represented Bartlett Street Church in the Association. Our peo? ple opeoed wide their doors to enter? tain the Association and we believe eacn one of the delegates had a pleas? ant time. We are glad they came and sorry they are eone. Mr. H. H. Evans, S. B. Hatfield, Jr. and J. E. DaPre, are Association delegates to the Baptist State Cjfiiven tion in Colubmia on December lts. Alf Briggs, aged abont 70 years, AUS shot to death by his son-in-law, Shelton, at Cross Anchor in the southern parr of Spartanburg county late Sa?uiday evening. A Law and Ord< r League is being organized in Lancaster county to fight the blind tigers. Between $*?0 and $300 was contrib? uai towarrs the fuLd for the relief :f thu ocpr^s^cJ -arto r??jpdv\F"ws ot Rnc ."o by the im miters of that rac3 in t mter. \ INTENSIVE FARMING. A Correspondent Says Experience Proves That it Pays to Use Cotton Seed Rather Than Meal. Camden, November 13.-We promis? ed last spring to give the readers of The Daily Item, our experience in the "better mode of farming," and want also to give onr experience in selling cotton seed, or exchanging seed for meal. In 1902 we exchanged cotton seed for meal, acid and fertilizer, using 800 pounds meal, 200 of acid, and 100 high grade feitiliezr. giving us 600 pounds per cent. The seed sold pay? ing the total expense. On 150 acres of cotton we made 135 bales, with no expense for fertilizer. This looked like a good investment. In 1903 we tried the same, and on the same land W6 made 84 bales of cotton, which was about the same seasons we have bad this y*ar-a short general crop. In 1904 we used the cotton seed made on place with 600 pounds guano per acre and made 138 bales of cotton on 150 acres. You will note that this was the best cotton year on record. This year we uced seed again and 400 pounds guano per acre, ana will get cn the same land 170 bales of cotton. The poiut we want to make is that the ?two years we sold seed tne crop reduced from 135 te 84, the two y?ars we used seed we increased frc^n 84 to 133, and 170 with the general crop about equal. Now if this ts not a good bnisness showing from actual facts wc don't know what facts are worth. We have in the four years plowed deep and cultivated shallow, and believe in a few years we wi il make frcm V/Q bales to 2 bales per acre. With 14 years experience cu a plantation, and with the present labor problem, we are cenvinced that the only re? demption for the southern farmer is to plant less and make morejper acre, which will decrease the cost, and in? crease the profit. Plow deep in the fall and. spring, cultivate shallow, and fertilize liberally and we guarantee good result? any year that we have ever seen. Providence is often hel3 responsible, for our failures when the fault is in the mau, not the seasons. B. M. Hudson. ANOTHER WHOLESALE HOUSE. Hie Elysian Manufacturing Co. Has Located Southern Headquarters in Sumter. Mr. T. J. Coningham, of Dillon, Southern sales agent of the Elysian Manufacturing Company, of Detroit, Mich., has established himself in Sum? ter. The Elysian Company is one of the largest manufactories of perfum? ery and toilet articles in the world. The total sales in the United States during last year of toilet art? icles amounted to $1S2,000,000 and of that amount $42,500,000 worth was manufactured and sold by the Elysian Company. Mr. Cottingham will have exclusive control of the sale of this enormous establishment in all of the Southern States east of the Mississippi, and as Sumer will be his distributing point all of the states embraced in his terri? tory will b esupplied from the ware \se in Sumter. Mr. Cottingham now has a supply of these goods on hand, and as soon as he can have his warehouse con? structed he will receive shipments in carload lots. Formerly the sales of the products of the Elysian Company have been confined almost exclusively to the North and West, but the goods win now be introduced in Southern mar? kets. The establishment of the South? ern headquarters of such a mammoth corporation in Sumter means much to the advancemtnt of the commercial prosperity of our city. THE NEW YORK FRAUDS. The Grand Jury Hard at Work-Sen sational Developments Anticipated. New York, November 14. -When the grand jury resumed the investiga? tion of the alleged election frauds this morning the ante room was filled with witnesses. It is understood that the jury devoted this morning to hearing the testimony of the witnesses in the districts of Charles F. Murphy, Thos. McManus and John Oakley, Tammany leaders. It is said that one of the members of the election board in Mr. Murphy's district has mafie a confes? sion to Assistant District Attornej Perkins. The man in question was closeted with the assistant district at rotney for half an hour before the jury met. Professor Blackie ana the Bootblack. Professor Blackie used to form a very picturesque feature in the Edin? burgh streets. He was a cheery old patriarch, with handsome features and hair falling in ringlets about his shoulders. No one who had seen him could possibly forget him. One day he was accosted by a very dirty little bootblack with his "Shine your boots, sir?" Blackie was impressed by thc filthi? ness of the boy's face. "I don't want a shine, my lad."' said he. "But if you'll go and wash your face I'll give you sixpence." "All right, sir,' was the lad's reply. Then he went ove:- to a neighboring fountain and made his ablutions. Re? turning he held <?ui his hands for the ninney. "Wt !!. my lad," s;?id the professor, ! "you have earned your sixpence. Here it i.s." "I dinna want it, aul chap." re- j turned the boy, with a lordly air. "Ye can keep it and get yer hair cut." J INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE HAS PROBABLY FINISHED IN? VESTIGATION. The Report to the Legislature Will Contain no Direct Charges of Graft in the State Dispensary But Many Intimations. Columbia, Nov. H.-its beginning to look practically certain now that there will be no more working ses? sions of the dispensary investigating commission before the convening of the legislature, and that the commis? sion's report to the legislature will contain no direct or tangible evidence of graft against anybody connected with the central management of the. dispensary, although there have been innumerable not to say irresistible hints along this line in the proceed? ings speedily directed at tue s .u-dis pensaries, whose management and operation have been shown to be reek? ing with graft and bribery and var? ious other forms of corruption and filth-rottenness, all of which bas heen easy under the mismanagement (not to call it by a harsher name) at headquarters. The legislature may be informed, however, through this re? port or orherwiaj as to bow[a detec cive employed by the commission had his work interfered with to socb aD i estent by prominent mzn whose duties required their cooperation the other way that he gave up in disgust and quit, giving his reason?. The commission hts been tied up In its work pending a cession bj t? e Supreme Court in r-he Partium c?se, which involves questions of its au? thority and the constitutionality o?' the Brice ait. Bnt so far not even the report of the special referee, ?Jsdge Izlar. has come in to the Su? preme Court, although the hearing was concluded in September, ana the report was expected early in October. Judge Izler was not to report any con? clusions, but was simply to submit a transcript cf the testimony, and the sessions being shorn it has not been expectd this report would be. bulky. But should the report come i n in a few days and the Supreme Court make it decision in favor of the com ? mission it is mora than likely that the federal courts would be invoktd to block the work of the commission, j In the meantime interesting and strong proofs appear to support belief that Commissioner Tatum is making a valliant and successful tight to bold down the State board of directors in the matter cf purchases by threats to bring the matter to the attention of the public. Under this persuasion only such purchases are being made, it is said, as he sends requsition tor in order to supply the needs" of the bouse as expressed in the requests of the dispensers throughout the State i for supplies. Members "of the beards say th?.y passed a resoiuticn t.j this et?ect several months ago, and they are claiming the credit, though friends of Commissioner Tatum ?\y t!?e re-oltuion was squeezed out of the board by the cemmiss one:, who has his t-vH oo a political future. In any event there will be hardly much less than a million collars v*ertb of whis? ker to be. disposed of from this State if the coming legislature wi tes out the dispensary suddenly. What the iegslature will do about toe "matter has the politicians and j every body else guessing The sc- j ..ailed prohibition party has split on | ho v the question should be disposed. ] There are toe passionate oefenders of tne dispensary, who have never foi saken the fond idea that the dispen? sary scraped free of the graft barna? cles may be patched up and placed in the hands cf a new crew in such ideal shape and condition &< to accomplish ail of the lovely things its sponsors promised, while iu the meantime some of these same spots.TS and early defenders having now bern crowded away from the pie counter lia Vi? lined up with the purists and others to ditch the thing. Then there is a lar<?e army of uncompromising prohibitionists who will accept noth? ing but prohibition aud bliud tigeis which go with it. Opposed to tills clat-s, but seeking the same general object, are those, who favcr local option as between high license, county controlled dispensary and prohibition There are still other who hope to get a return to the old barroom system, and yet others who would make bar? rooms of tLs present dspensaries. Senator Tillman's plan to farm the whole business out to some one con? cern to be operated on the present general plan does not seem- to gather many adhernts. Carnegie Helps the Jews. New York, November 12.-It was announced tonight that Andrew Car? negie has contributed a check for S10,0C0 for the relief of the Jews in Russia. The gift was attached to a letter sent to Isidor Straus, of this city, in w!"icb Mr Carnegie says : "The terrible crimes being com? mitted there are such as might lead one to lose faith in humanity, had not the history of the past shown us scenes equally demoniac. "Do not be discouraged, however. Under the law of evolution we must steadily, thcugh slowly, m*rch up? ward, and finally reach the true con? ception of the brotherhood of man." A Big Tobacco Trade. Louisville, Ky., November 13. The Evening Post says: "At a meet? ing Saturday afternoon tho pool work? ing in Louisville tobacco ware house common stock gave an option on their holdings, wbch are said to constitute control, to an Eastern syndcate at i 100. The syndicate in question is said to be identified with, tne Continental Tobacco Company, the leaf and plug j department of the so-called Tobacco Trust. It is reported the members of the pool have agreed to retain their holdings on January 15. A commit? tee of three was appointed to negotiate the deal for the sale of the property. In coneqnence of the reported deal Tobacco common rcs" 5^ points on the exchange today selling at 70.'' The Skibbereen (Ireland) Board of ; Guardians bas decided to replace the chairs in tho board room with sub- , stan ti al benches, but vetoed a sugges? tion to fasten them to the floor atti r the clerk had pointed out that in that tase they would ba of no uso in a SOUTU CAROLINA NEWS. Items of Tafcerest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. The fire which destroyed the fire department at Union is believed to have been of incendiary origin. The city of Greenville has received $129,466, the proceeds ef the "re? cent bond sale, and all the floating in? debtedness will now be paid. William Hill, for many years book? keeper for the Wilkins-Poe Hardware Co., in Greenville, is dead. He was the son-in-law of the Rev. J. B. Campbell of the South Carolina Con? ference. A Law and Order League is in pro? cess of formation in York county by Senator Brice, for the enforcement of the Brice law. Farm land in Spartanburg county has sold recently for $30 to $55 an acre and folks in the Piedmont think that such prices are phenomenal. The constables are seizing quanti? ties of cider in the up-country towns. Thursday and Friday a clean sweep was made in Greenville. Fletcher Byrd, colored, was hanged in in Green ville Friday for the mur? der of Magistrate Cox on May 8. 1904. Governor Heyward has been asked to order a special term of court for Hampton county. TV. C. James was convivcted of manslaughter at Georgetown Friday for the killing of William H. Cox. Rev. Will B. Oliver has resigned the pastorate of the Florence Baptist church to accept the pastorate of the Mt. Olive, N. C., Baptist church. James Kelly, who was convicted in Kershaw for the killing of Milton Clark several years ago, and sent to the penitentiary for life, died of con? sumption last Saturday. Mr. Ralph Baer of Spartanburg while operating a corn shredding machine on the farm of J. H. Gosnell at Campton yesterday, met with an accident which cost him his right aro->. In some manner his arm was caught iu the machinery and terribly lacerated, which resulted in the ampu? tation of the member. . There was quit a conflagration in Columbia Wednesday afternoon at 4.HO o'clock and as a resclt one of the "Campbell rows" of tenements wa? destroyed. There were eieht lieuses in the row and the fire departmeni was compelled to let them burn ?n order to save two other rews of the same num? ber of houss in each row. J. D. Adams and Jack McCravey, two white men, became involved in a difficulty Thursday in the barber shep next to Wright's hotel, Columbi?, and after Adams struck Metraje}, the latter out bis assailant on the arm with a ra?or. Mr. Jule Jackson, a section hard ou the Southern railwav, wts bit and ins'aiitly klled by the west-bound passenger *T^arsd ay train afternoon about four miles from Sharon. Mr. Jackson was trying to rescue his dog from the track when the train struck him. The force of dispensary constables has been increased in Charleston to assi>t the police department JU the enforcement of the law. In the past lew days abont 100 gallons of liquor have reen seized, but people are not ! going about thirsty. Inga fire at the Southern Railway dfpot in St. Matthews Thursday 375 hales cf cotton were destroyed snd mere than ICO others damaged. Mr. Frat'k Hammond, cf Greenville has been elected treasurer of the Sen tea and Pine Ridge cotton mills to succeed Mr. T. C. Duncan. Margary Browning cut the throat of Vicie Broadus with a razor in Union county Wednesday night, causing al? most instant death. Both negroes. Revenue officers destroyed three big stills and a large quantity of whiskey in the Dark Corner of Greenville coun? ty this week. The gala week festivities have drawn a large crowd to Charleston this week. L. A. Bryson, of Spartanburg was run ore-: and killed by a trolly car in Memphis Thursday. George Randolph, alias Dump Scott was convicted of murder with a recom menation to mercy in Spartanburg Thursday. Rev. Langdon C. Hinton, an aged minister of the Baptist Church living in Chester, is dead. A Methodist church that cost $10, 000 has been completed at Branch? ville. It is said that nearly half the cotton of Cherokee county is still in the hands of the farmers. The Presbyterians of Florence worshipped for the first time Sunday in their handsome new church. Willie, the 14-year oil son of T, P. Harris of Picken?, WHS accidentally shot by his brother avo may die. Sheriff Gilreath and the chief of police at Greenville have forced the gamblers of that city to close up. Mayor R. Goodwin Rhett will re? turn to Charleston this week after several days spent in a hospital in Baltimore for treatment Says the Columbia State: " 'South Carolina is preparing GO send ene of its former Congressmen to the peni? tentiary. '-Raleigh Evenirg Times. I In such notices, kindly mention the 1 complexion of the gentleman." To ? specify more particularly, he was one I of those Negro Congressmen elected < by. a party which invites Southern white men to join and share its in? famous record.-Wilmington Star. ( -4???- -^mm^-- i Recently a turkey and goose were J matched "to walk a race ot 100 yards 1 in London. There was great excite- 1 ment, hundreds of people witnessing the affair. After une false start the goose got well away, leaving the tur- . key at the post, and, following his i master in izood style won easily amid j > great applause, liefore an after the ? J race the goose, with a box on his bi c collect:d monev for a local ho: - ? t pital. 11 KEITH DARGAN ECLIPSED. rho Wreck of the Union Cotton Mills; Followed by Sensational Rumors. Coln m bia, November 13.-The an? nouncement that has come from Union, that the directors cf the Union and. Buffalo cotton mill? have cut off the? pay as di rector of former President T.. ^ C. Duncan, have offered a $2,500 re? ward for two ledgers recently disap? pearing and to which he had access,. have demanded that he remove the offices of the other concerns he is m trested in from the cotton mill office, and have closed ont future contracts, for cotton which Mr. Duncan made at puces far above the market for a seven years supply, is of course sensa? tional and it is causing much talk? m.t the informatiou does not cause any general surprise, as bank men ana others throughout ?be State have b^en locking for sensations to come out of Union for over a year. And? >et other and bigger sensations are exected tor the immediate fntare. The Union situation is a more collosaL mess tuan that which bas developed three suicide, from the Darlintou fail? ure, and nothing which usually fol? lows .n the wake of wild cat business methods and reckless speculation on tne capital of other people is altogeth? er unlooked for in the case of Union. These two busne?s catastrophes, the one at the hands of a bishop's son, and the other through an idolized member of one of the oldest families in ?he State, has caused untold dam? age to the industrial progress of the State, not to mention the suffering | that has come to hundreds of families. These two failures and the Whaley failure at Columbia, together with depreciation in a smaller way out but by the same methods elsewhere have wiped out ten millions" dollars worth of stock in South Carolina concerns in the last few years. Too much of this was held outside cf the State, but even this debt has to bepaid in loss of. A confidence, and there were great quantities of the stock in each of these enterprises ditsributed in smalL lots among struggling people in this State. The present management of the Union and Buffalo mills has been making a valiant fight fer a reorgani? zation that will save the property I from the damaging effects of bank? ruptcy proceedings, but it bas been uphill work so far, and the roughest places have not yet been passed ; al? though those behind the reorganiza? tion scheme appear to be hopeful. One of the greatest obstacles in the way is* ' said to be the fact that in a number I ot instances cotton on which reciepts had been cashed had afterward been disposed of leaving those who ad? vanced money absolutely without pro? jection. Many have been looking for criminal prosecutions to follow these transactions, but the losers have been lead to believe that they would finally get their money, as, they are more-... deeply interesting in getting out whole or partially whole thar; in seeing any? body placed behind the bars the matter has been allowed to remain. The story is going the rounds in this connection that a member of a big Baltimore whiskey hons?, aad who was mentioned in the dispensary in vstigating commission's sessicn-s last , summer as having attempted to bribed a former commissioner with a large* annual sum, was caught for some ?65,000 in a transaction of this kind. This whiskey man is also interested i? another whiskey concern with, which . the state dispnesary has . had large dealings, amounting to about a mil? lion dollars a year recently, so he is 4 hardly in position to whine about his-^j South Carolina experiences. .A srnking lea iure ot this Union atlair is the tact that Mr. Duncan emerges through the debris smiling and self-contained, if not jolly and debonier. A few weeks .before the first general crash came he was in Co? lumbia,, mentioning the fact to laugh at it that ail sorts of wild rumors had j been afloat about i?im, including one to the effect that he had lost his mind. He admitted then having lost much money, but did not seem to doubt he woula pull cut by means of a scheme he was trying to perfect to bond all of the properties he was in ter-.sted in for about three million ~| dollars. And people who have seen him only within the last week speak of how bouyant he seems and in what devil-me care atmosphere he seems to move. McCaw. The Fever in Havana. Havana, Nov. 12.-The case of R. 1 V. Clivers, the New Orleans electri? cian who w%s taken to the Las Animas fever hospital Saturday, was to?ay diagnosed as yeiiow fever. The Spaniard who was stricken Sat? urday and isolated in the clerks' hos- | pital, died there tonight. There aie now two cases of yellow fever at the Las Animas Hospital, and one suspect, a Spanish woman, who was placed under observation. Permission bas been received from the health auhorities at New ?ork to ship the body of A. Z. Cutwater, who died Saturday night of yellow fever to his home at Passaic, N. J. The slight development cf the so- J? called secondary cases has encouraged M the belief of the yellow fever experts that there will not be much of a spread of the infection. It has developed that the opening of a number of cases of electrical appa? ratus from New Orleans, which; were consigned to a firm in the Payret Theatre building, liberated many ^ mosquitoes. W The first person to be attacked by yellow fever was a member of an cpera company playing at the Payret Theatre, and subsequently the disease attacked an electrician employed in the same building All of the other cases nave originated in the vicinity and this gives color to the theory that the mosquitoes from New Orleans carried the infection. Louisville. Ky., now has a City Dlub, paterned after similar organi? sations in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. Its aim is to insist ipon an honest and business-like ad ninistration of municipal affairs. The Rev. W. C. Power has gone to Martinburg, W. Va., to attend the narriage of Iiis son, Mr. R. W. Power vhich event rakes place today. Mr. Power will spend sever?!* days in ftashingto?, D. C., with his ria*ugh :<:r, Miss Jaiia bofure sue returns iome.-Marion ?tar. 1