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Cssssllaaled stf. 1.188 een^?BSs>He?ss?^ C|t Wattiwm anb Southron IT? ?Hit! HItlJStllM COMPANY ?UMTJUi fx a ttfiTfHT SHU StttT. |x>vw\n v miswss*iti and ai?a. DAMAGfc i Cmmm May mi Tessphnsin Mew Orleans, March 18?As * rs> ssjM mi a hear) whsd an* rnfrj storm whnoh hss raged In psrsjsos of Lovisl ana, Msotowspi and Alaesms during tUo beat M howra mnoh property has hsjuss lasfrsyod, many persons have boon lajttftd and at host one kmseL ht'sn rsported from pailsh, LotitVana. and Davis conntr. Mississippi, ?oh damage has hosn dons In Uhf srslghhorhood of Flo ma ton, Ala sstnsa. hy hoary rain*. Washout* Shsssf the Has of the Leu'rville * Khrhvtrc ralh^ad nor'.h of Mobil? hare *?i lonsly delayed i rathe. All and telephone wires In the rial tod e> th> strrm have acwetrated srd f stalls regarding denn art In many In ?ach In t first hi the fielt, thus making It she harbinger cf the baseball sea egRk It can be said without quallfi eatffttu that. excellent as all of the of the Reach Quid? have ? 1*00001 year*, the 1901 Reach Is the best hand book of the sjraod by this or any other The ?portal distinction of 19*1 Oulds la. next to the test, the quality of paper used and nor and beauty of the en fsrnlohed. ths world's c ha in? serted b?dng ypeMaliy well with splendid action *K.turcn. * ' Guide for 1901 h) In all respects a first class hand of the national game and a de credit to the American League ssst sn the publishers, the Reach This to the aoveoth annual of thd Reach Ouide as Die offi? cial hand book of the American fcsosxje. and the twenty-sixth consec? utive year of Its publlcantlcn as a book sf record and reference for thu satire boos ball world* I S UK MIKDIRKO MIS MOTHKR SAt afaa Cesiiensfa to n Moet Slihrnlog Crime. Fort Wayne. Ind., March 21?Qro \m4 0 Blake und Orsal Reynolds, of Anderson. Ird, were arrosUd to-day on the charge of murdering Blake'? mother yosterday at Andsrson. Blak* mads a cor fewslr* after hi* arrest, rmnltontlng Rsynolds. He said he had been drinking wl?h Rt>nol6s and and they both needed money. He went home ?n<i entered, the kitchen where his mother was cooking dinner, according to the confession. Reynold* standing guard outslle. Blake ssys his mother accused him of drinking and he wsnt Into an-.tli r room and got a hammer. He returned, noise? lessly, stole up behind hei and ?Iruck ner on ths back of the head, she ft i. Insensible. Slake ssys ho then open? ed her d rrss *nd grubh*)1 s I Kg. fit enod artund her .neck which contain? ed money and jewelery. While he w*? upv i'r? changing hi* ?clothes, Baske heard a rcnam. He returned to the Rtthoen ni:d found Reynold* standing owr hi- m>ther's body, hsmrm r In hand. He says Rey? nolds admits having struck her wh-n she nvved. The two yung men then came to Fort Wayne. t|K?nt the night In carousing and wem ai tester ju?t as they were about Is loard a tfajsj for Michigan. Blake sav* he took I ISO In money snd some dlum > >i rings from his mother. He rejects happiness who refu all sacrifice. tonte ?tied April, IMO. 1. 'Be Joe? an 8TJMT 1M7 CITTON CROP. CENSUS REORT ISSUED BY DE PARTMENT . OP AGRICUL? TURE. A Toc? of 17.477 Glnnorle? Were In Operation Dtuinjr the Year?Fig? ures by States South Carolina's Yield Wii 1,17\875 Bales. Washington. March 20.?TT.? cen eu* report issued today Shows that the ontton crop grown In 1907 ag? gregated ll.2gl.16S bales counting round as half bales an* including lint - |fers, and showed a total of 27.577 act? ive ginneries for Id 07. This is against 13.S05.265 bales in 1906. and 10.725.602 in 1965 The statistics in elude 127.646 bales returned as remaining to he ginned alter the time of the Mar:h canvass. The to. tal number of running biles as giv? en Is equivalent to 11.302 8T2 of 500 pounds each. The average grtss weight of the '.Ale* for 1907 la 501.8 pound*. The Item for the crop of 1907 are 10.798, ? 596 square bales, 196,149 round bules; 66,796 sea Island bales; Unters, 276. 600 bales. The number of running rales by States follows: Alabama 1.126.',28. Arkansas 760. 168. Florida 67.616, Oeorgla 1 191, 900. Kansas 84, Kentucky 4,200. Lou? isiana 676.888, Mississippi 1.444,107. Missouri 86,997. Now Mexico 447, North Carolina 648.517. Okla? homa 864.106, South Carolina l.l*,5,m. Tennessee 274,536, Texas 8.871.784, Virginia 9,4*6, Ken? tuckys total Includes Unters of es? tablishments In Illinois and Virginia. The Unters included 276,SCO bales for if07. 228.064 for 1906 and 280.497 for 1905. Round bales are 1)8,C49 for 1907. 868.819 for 1906 and 198V 886 for 1906. 8? Island bales arc 86 493 for 1907. 6 7,540 for 1906, 112, 639 for 1906. Average gross weight of the bales for 1907, Including Unters as gl /en. is against 610.9 for 1906; that of tho round bales Is 946.1 pounds for 1907, compared with 848.1 for 190?, and| the sea Island 891.6 pounds for 1907, compared with 887.8 for 1906. PUTTING UP A KICK. ButliMftt Men Don't Want Ort?ngebu\*;r. to he Out of State I .ensue?Prom? inent Citizen Talkt?Tllinks That If the Proposition Is Put Before ttv; Business Men They Will Come to rtnv>. Much astonishment was txpressod when It was announced several day* since that Orangeburg would proba? bly not have a toam In the South Car? olina Paso ball league. One prominent buslnoss man said that while he was not a b+seball crank, yet he liked tu see a good game of ball; but especial? ly did he like the advertising feature of the matter. He said seeing the name of a town in the newspapers every day did an untold amount of good; besides It bespoke enterprise. We tv*ar tadked, he ssld, that our directors lost abou: one hundred dollarl each, laut oeafon; but was surprised that th ?y should throw up the sponge and beat a hasty retreat without even giving :he business men of the city a chance to say what they would do. This gentleman said holding meet? ings and the Uke did not appeal lo the soli led business men of the c ity, who had no time to give to such matters; but if the directors would figure out what thty wanted and put up to the business men without crnr r.'ng over last year's misfortunes, wc would have a ball t.?m In th? fl*ld. The franchise Is already up; the Idea then Is to make a eorrervatlw estimate of the probable cost cf the team above receipts and call up< n the business men for It. The board of directors could bi made larger and thus the danger of lost shared by many. Another mutter. 25 cents :d mission for adults and 10 cents for children would bring as much or more money than ist raised by higher admission. Th? n f vj would have Ihe benefit of larg* crowd* which would add geSl 60 th? occiHion. and In *.he tnd lei.d to Urged crowds Again, the hacks ihould be re? quired ro carry pass-ngers to the ground < for ten cents; or tlso they shr.uld be denied admission to the ground? and blacklisted People are not going to pay 50 c.?nt* had: hire .ind 25 or 35 cents admission. )>ut In gage we cannot go ?n by ag#a9tSOfl v. hy nor divide With Cam len? L?t the twr t iwns put 8 team In Jointly and dl\ide it between the two. This would probably make us pennant winner*. It Is time to do, not to talk ?Orangeburg News. \A Fear not?Let all the ends Thou A In ER. 8. 0.. WEDNES] SENATOR THURM ILL. HE HAS BEEN QUITE SICK FOR SEVERAL DAYS. His Physicians Do Not Fear Anything Immediately Serious From the * Present Attack. Columbia, March 21.?It was re portd frcm Trenton, S. C, yesterday that Sonator B. R. Tillman is quite sick. It Is saldjhat he is not In an alarmng condition; but that he will not bo able to return to his duties for some time. Dr. J. W. Babcock, su? perintendent of the State Hospital for the Insane, who went down to Tren? ton to aee Senator Tillman, came back last night and gave cut the following statemanti, "Senator Tillman was taken seri? ously 111 Thursday night. He spoke Monday In Washington and after two days?at Clemson college he went to his home at Trenton, complaining of the heat That night he had an at? tack, evidently due to hard work, and the unusual heat, which produced nervous trouble similar to that from which he suffered three years ago When ho consulted eminent specialists in Philadelphia, who found no signs of organic disease. After a short rest t*ta senator was soon at his post again. In the, present attack the old [symptomsJet ntimbnesj and tingling of the 'eft side have returned, but ?h??p are lessening In the last 24 hours His "physic lans, Drs. Hunter and Babcock, are agreed that there are now no Indications of organic trouble, and are hopeful that after a| few days' rest the senator may be well enough to return to his duties in Washington." Tillman Is Better. Trenton, March 22.?Senator ^Till? man lo reported to be better tonight. His physician, Dr. T. J. Hunter, when seen tonight, said that his patient was doing vtry well. He said that the cenator had passed a good night and had rested well during the day. Ho had also been able to retain his nour? ishment. On the whole his condition Is very satisfactory. Dr. Hunter states that he expects that the sena? tor will be able to be out again in a few days Till me ii Th Mr Spokesman. The ?Mlestlal harmony which pre va'.'s in Washington was illustrated In a highly edifying way wheu Senator Tillman thundered last In the senate against the national administration. Of tho 60 Republican senators, only one dof *r.ded the administration from the on^aughts o: the Scuih Caroli? nian. The ethers paid close attention to Mr. Tillman, but manifested no re? sentment at his atti 'ks upon th-; president. If the South Carolinian ha<\ beer, the spokesman of the ma? jority the attitude could scarcely have been less tolerant, not to say less approving. Mr. Tillman has the cour? age to say what, it is intimated, Re? publican senators would like to say, but. for obvious reasons,, fear to say.' The harmony existing between thv South Carolina Democrat and the Re? publican senators Is one of the most extraordinary developments in the last year of the present administra? tion.?Baltimore Sun. r FRUIT CROP UNINJURED. Welcome N<ws Given Out by Director Bauer. Columbia, March 23.?Notwith? standing the fact that snow fell in North Carolina to a depth of more than two Inches, and to a smaller depth In several South Carolina towns, the lowest temperature recorded in Columbia during the cold snap which descended upon the South Friday of last week waa 33. There was a slight frost here two mornings but nowhere were there signs of ice. In Atlanta the thertnometer regis? tered below the freezing point and in Raleigh, N. C, the lowest recorded was ?.* degrees on Saturday. While many overcoats were seen on tho streets Saturday and a few yesterday, at no time were they a necessity and it may be said that Columbia escaped the cold wave as compared with sur? rounding eitle? and towns. Mr. J. W. Bauer, director of the Columbia weather bureau, stated last night that no real damage had been done fruit in this BSOtlOR as a result of this cold spell. He is, of the opin? ion that evtry little vegetation of any kind III the Immediate vicinity of Co? lumbia suffered at all, but where the froCSJnf point he considers that rather than being injured the fruit was bene? fit id. The most wasteful thing in this world is s? Wish economy. is" t at be thy Country'3, Thy < Jod's an DAY. MARCH 25. 19 COLUMBIA MIN SUICIDES. ATHOL H. MILLER TAKES POISON AND THEN STARS HIMSELF. Wan Staying nt Ihe lllllsboro Hotel in Tannw, Fla.?Will be f'.r<night llfMIIC. Tampa. Fla. March 2b.? Athol H. Miller, o representative '.he F. S. I; oyster Guano company, .\oifolk, Va.. committed suicide ut tho Hillsboro h.ttef, this city, early this morning, tuUing about 100 grain* i?f morphine and later stabbing himself three limes near the heart with a six-inch pearl-handled knife. kWhen the discovery was made this morning Miller ws still living, dy? ing at 11.25. Two physicians worked vainly to save his life. Miller left two letters, one to his wife at Carr.den,' S. C, his home, and another to J. E. Black of the Prairie Pebble Phosphate company at Mul? berry. Fla. In the letter to his wife Miller stated that he had no cause for the suicide, but felt an uncon? trollable Impulse which he could not conquer. The letter to Black related to busi? ness matters. Mlli?>r had been here two weeks stopping at the Tampa Bay hoted un? til yesterday. Before coming to Tampa he spent three weeks at the Prairie Pebble Phosphate plant In the Interest of his employers. . Tho body is at the local undertak? er's awaiting instruct lens from hi) wife.. h% mlly and Friends Shocked. Camd? n, March 20.?The news of the de ith or Mr. Athol Miller was a greet shock to the members of his family and his friends here. Where he was well known and very popular. Mr. Miller man led Miss Margaret Carrlson, a daughter of Mayor H. G. Carrlson, In April 1901. Besides his widow, who is residing here, he leaves one son, about three y? ars old. Arrangements have been made to have the body mnt home, but it is not yet known whether It will be brought here or taken to Cilumbla for interment.?The State. WILL NOT RUN FOR SENATE. Col Dargan Announces His Retire ment from the Race. __ From N?ws and Courier, March 19. The News and Courier * received last night the following card from Col. John J. Dargan: To the Editor of the News and Cou? rier: I once believed I could do some effective educational work by entering the campa'gn for the United States Senate; but I find the labor of build? ing up a rural school grov? s apace and now has reached the point where it excludes the possibility of any goo<t service in a political Aild. So hoping for the election of some man to the Senate who will be an ardent and able advocate for the cause of Inter? national federation and permanent peace between all nations, and a de? voted student of South Carolina history bent on brlaging about a prcper recognition by the nation of the services rendered our common country by men like John Laurcns and Christopher Gadsden, glorlius pa? triots, whose fame Is uow shamefully neglected. I ask that my name bo stricken from the list of Senatorial candidates. John J. Dargan. Stateburg, S. C, March IS. TORNADO AT PINEWOOD. Several Small Building-* Flown Down ?No One Injured. Flnewcod, March 23.?A small tor? nado struck this town ?ast evening at 8.30 o'clock, coming from the south? west. Several small buildings were blown down and unroofed. A colored Woman and several children were In a small building when a severe blow struck \he house and carried every? thing a.vay except ths floor. No or.e hurt DISASTER IN JAlWNKSt; WATERS ship nivl Bootes < f Ps**n>jrers sunk In Collision. Tokio, March 2 1 ?The Matsu Maru, nn 800-ton ooast'lig steamer belong* lug to the Yusen Kaisha line, was sui.k In collision with the H?eyosh Muru,. 696 tons, et 2.30 this morn? ing, two miles ?ff Todhokke, near Hakokale. The captain of the Mut u Miaru, a majority of her 244 passen? gers an l 44 of hei crew perished. The Hldeyoshl Mum and another steamer rescued the survlvcrs. id Truth's." THE TRUJ 08. New Series politics me paramount. ROOSEVELT PROGRAMME IV CLUDES EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS. Talk or Tariff Revision?Oilier Con. cessions Will be Recommended Adroit Move on the Tart of the Re? publicans to Convince the Voters For Another Lease of Oil Hal Life. Washington, March 21. ? President Roosevelt has determined mi a legis? lative programme the enactment of which will be urged upon congress in a special message which he said toc*ay will go In next week. Each of the measures to te proposed involve* perplexing difficulties and each will have far reaching effect on the busi? ness and economic condit'eas of the counnry. The programme is the pr duct of important conferences through which the president has been put in possession jf the vidws of all Interests concerned. Likewise the attitude of the lea iers in both branches of congress has been made knewn. The programme includes: A declaration in favor of a revision of ihc tariff in a special session to be held afUr March 4, 19(19. An amend-nent to the Sherman an fi-rrust law so as to make important concessions to the combinations of b?>th labor and capital. Limiting the power.} of certain courts la the use of tho Injunction In labor disputes. Passing of an employer*.' liability hill. Passage cf the Aldrich financial bill The sipport of the business and financial interests of the Middle West was pledged to the president on thl* programme following an extended corfcrence held at the White House last night. A most satisfactory con fertneo was held at the president's of? fices today with leaders of the two houses of congress. Tne details of last night's conferences were purpose? ly withheld pending the morning con? ference. At the conclusion cl the tat? ter a statement was made public by Secretary Loeb. KILLS HERSELF AND RARES. Woman Turns on Gas and Cbgtptng a Crucifix. Dies Fall River , Mass.,March 22.?With a crucifix clanped in her right hand and with a rosary hanging from her arm, Mrs. Flardia Terlen, aged 25 years and her 4-year old daughter, Mary, and two-month-old boy, Joseph, were found dead in the kitchen of their home early to-day "Toy the wo? man's husband, Joseph Terien. The coroner eaid after an examination, that the woman had killed herself and the two children with illuminating gas. Two gas jets and the cocks of the gas stove lr^ the room were turned on. According to Mr. Tarien, he and his wlte, with the children passed last evening with friends, returning homo at 1 o clock this morning He went to ted ImmediatelN; t iking with him their daughter, Mary and leaving his wifo and the little boy in the kitchen. Tarien sa'.d he was awakened this morning by a choking sensation and detected the odor of gas. His daught? er, Mary, was not at his side. Going to the kitchen he found his wife In a chair, clasping a crucifix, while the chll Iren were wraped in blankets ly? ing at her feet. All three were dead. Mrs. Tarien has been in good health, but li is thoug.it that family cat cs had u? balanced her mind. CHINESE ARE INDIGNANT. Monster Meetings Hel.l In Canton Boycott Declared Against Japanese Goods by Resolution. Canton, March 22.?The greatest Inc.'gnation prevails here against the government for yielding to the Japa? nese lemands in the Tatsu ''ase, it being considered that the government's act'on in this matter has brought di.? groce upon this province. The #elf govornment society of Canton organ? ized several monsto-r Indignation meet? ings, at which res >lut? ms were adopt? ed that the anniversary of the reles * of the Tatsu be observed as a day of put lie inoumlrg. The i* )s>lutlons also dtclarsd a boycott egit***t Japanese gooda Among the Fpeakers was a 12-year old bo..* whose d'tclsmntion sgalnst the Japanese caused the greatest en thutlasm. A great number among these w no had issembled thereupon dlveste*! Ihemrclv*? of Japanese made garmonl ?<, including cans at d hand? kerchiefs, and made a huge bonnro of thorn. One deal r In Japanese gmds offeied to sacrinoe his entire stock. E SOUTHRON, Established Jane, ISM -Vol. XXVII. \o 34 ANOTHER SENATOR DIES. WILLIAM JAMES BAY AX PASSES AWAY. Young ?st Member of Sonate?Ife 1* Seventh Member Upper House Has. lx>st by Death Since M; reh 4, 1907. Washington, Btarch 22 ?United State Senator William James Bryan of Florida died at Providence hospital at S.30 o'clock this morning of typhoid fever. It was only 73 days since he | took his seat as the successor of the ! late Senator Stephen R. MaHcry, who Idled Deo. 23, and 33 days of that tlmo weie spent In hi* fight agaii.st dis? ease. Several times during Mr. Bry? an's lllruss his friends despaired of his recovery, but as late, as last night the rerort was given out that his condition had taker, a turn for the better. His death today, there? fore, came as a surprise and .a distinct shock. S In physique Mr Bryxn was unfitted to withstand a protracted ftver. He was slight cf build .aid of nervous temperament. He came to Washing? ton early ir January fom the warn? climate of Florida anJ from the day of his arrival was far from well. Fi? nally he was'compelled to give up and was taken to Providence hospit? al. During the last few days of his illness he was attend el by ?p? ? ialists from Johns Hopkins university hos? pital, Baltimore. In Mr. Bryan the senate loses tho seventh member by death since tho adjournment of the Fifty-ointh con? gress on March 4. a yearns go. They were the two late senators from Ala? bama, Mr. Morgan and Mi. Pettus; Mr. Maiiory of Florida Mr. Latimer of South Carolina, Mr. Proctor of Ver? mont, Mr. Wythe of Maryland and MrN Bryan. Curiously tho last two were* the oldest and the youngest members of the body. Mr. Wythe was H4 years old and Mr. Biyan less than 5-2. TOBACCO FARMERS TERRORIZED Many of Then Are Leaving Kentucky ?Conditions Getting Worse. Lexington, Ky., March 22 ?Because of warning letters and visits from night riders many farmers in nearly all of the *2 counties in the white burly tobacco region are destroying: their tobacco beds, and at the present time fewer than one-third ol the nor? mal number have been started. In many counties huge signs have been erected on buildings and in high", places nearby declaring the Intention \ of the farmer not to raise a crop this; season. Realizing the difficulty of making a living for their families its case the decision to raise no tobacco is adhered to many tenant farmers arc i prcparng to move to other States,, ( while many farm owners have placed-* their property on the market with the f avowed purpose of leaving Kentucky. - The murder of Farmer Hedges,, in Nicholas county, yesterday, and the raids In Woodford and other counties last week have Increased the alarm. In announcing their determination to go elsewhere the tenants declare that it will be impossible to subsist from the proceeds of crops Df hen.p, wheat and corn. In the neighborhood of Mount Sterling many farmers have received threatening letters With whk-h were matches, powder and poison, and armed guards have been placed at threatened rolnts. Conditions through? out the Statt arc declared to be worse now than at any time sine*- tne to? bacco war bt gan. PROGRESSIVE LYNCHBURG. A Growing Town Organises a Cham? ber of Conimeree. Lynchburg. March It.?Pursuant to notice, the citizens of this town as? sembled in the K. of P. hall Thursday evening last for the purpose of or- . ganizing a body to be known as the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce, to promote and further the interests of tliis town and infuse new life In the growth of the town. Wc need enter? prise t<? Stimulate and awaken us from our Rip Van Winkle sleep, and Ulli move will no doubt have a whole some effect, especially so. judging from the interest manifested the other night. The meeting was large and enthusiastic, resulting in tho election, of T. x. Gnfttn as president; Walton J. M?Leod. vice president; board of directors: O. w. Frlotsen. J. A. Thomas, J. A. Hlckwxn, J. T McNeil. D. P. Dennis, J. W. Phillips. G. W. St<?!<es and B. E. Timmons, secretary and troasnrer for board of directors. The man who Ha* the courage to tell the truth mwially him the bravery ti defend it