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HEID WITH His I.EPEH WIFE. f|rru4r General Wanlwell Dkl Not Heech Mrxkv With Her. Tombstone. Arts.. Auk S.?With a wall developed case of leprosy, Oen. IX K. Wardwell and his wife are under quaraatlne here. Both the Arlaoaa health department and the board of supervisors are considering plane to return the couple to Califor? nia, compelling the southern Pacific Railroad to transport them to dawtell, whence they name here. Mrs. Ward well la afflicted with leprosy, the fln nors of both hands being drawn out of ehaps from the severe nerve contrac Oen. Wardwell was a hero of the Mexican aad civil wars. For the last year ho has been an Inmate of the Soldiers' Home at Saw tell,, where his Wife also lived. Oen. Wardwell, himself a sufferer from a cancerous growth on Ms eye, tent with no leprosy symptoms, ac eerdlng to the doctor's examination, wawu ate Intention ef sccompsnylng hkf wife should she be deported to the leper colony Story of s Great Love. Mrs. Wardwell contracted the frightful dlssass while nursing her brother, who waa a leper. When It was discovered thst she bad become a leper she wss hsld In s quarantine hospital at Saw tell and separat eil fro as hsr husband. Her husband however, aged mart though ha was, planned aad accomplished hey ssesjM from quarantine, and, ac? companying her, started for the Mexican border Intending;, as he de? clared, to escape to the mountains of Mexico, away from human habitations, and then devote the balance of his life carins; for his afflicted wife, re? gardless of has own safety. He de? clared that besides his wife's need of him. life to him wss worthless with? out her companionship Before they could reach the border, however, they were arrested aad held. WHKAT AT DOIjLOR MARK. dew Wheat arisssd the dollar mark tn that market yesterday for the 1 first time that season. The situation In this aar sal waa a strong one and all the dsaaw* at the Chamber of Commerce wore eonanef* thst high prices would as ssaintstasC although It waa not to ha expected ghat ft a bushel would ha sasadUr ewtahted. even for all of the high-grade wheat offered here. The wheat market fluctustes as does that at aal other commodities. Taw arise, therefore, may recede a lit? tle, ?r W aaaivsrable conditions for the grow hag crap of spring wheat should aasshus It saay advance even above the record price of yesterday The tag price was not obtained un? til the after no ea and was due to sd trtses from Chicago whsa the market waa strong aad advancing. ? Unfortu? nately snout of the nearby wheat re ?stend had tuna sold sortier la the gay aad did not realise the beat prices. For that taw lap was ft i-| cents a bushel. That was paid lato la the gay tor a owaatlty of about 1.100 bnshcls. which waS graded "No. t Western." aad was In excellent con Merc haata generally anticipated' a soatSnuanoa of the high prices, and predictions that good No. 1 red South? ern Maryland and Virginia stobt would continue to bring II a bushel were freely asade.?Baltimore Sud, August C. BROSUC HIS SOX'S BACK. Report H s? Ohes Lahe City of a Tra? gedy In Florence County. Lak? City, Aug. ??News reached ?Lake City this afternoon of a most deplorable tragedy, which occurred In the Hvman section of Florence coun? ty yeetetday afternoon late. Details are meagre, but It seems that Thomas Summerford, a white man. living Ju*t a few miles from Hy? men, attended the campaign meeting at Hyman yesterday, and In the after? noon loaded up on boose und went home and promptly raised a row In his family In the excitement he picked op one ??f hl? little boys und thrust him ugatr.st the banister with gSJth for'?? that It broke the child's back, front which Injury he died In a few minutes. It saagaj from all re? port* ihit Hummerfoi.l i- I very quiet and i" ?< ? able man when not under the Inflii. ? ?f *hi*k.-\ width muke< the rase all the more s.id ? Specla' to the Raws und ?'ourler. Ten lionx Wir* of ltlu?ltig IPhuc. Midway. Ky , Aug ft ? Fir, thn at rned I? Alp?' out thlx town today. It ggswTuyed hv? watshsuor the s. j. Greenbuum Dlstl ling < <>nip.tny eit IgaRng a loss of ain?ut I30t,aaf4 v r n.i n ? 7.HH0 barn I of w htski : e-er- ? illumed In 11?ll.in>* ?*. The whiskey Mg into a Stream Which biased formten miles burning tiestbs tnd bridge PRISON INVESTIGATION IN GEOIt Q1A. legislative Committee .Will Probubl> Go Into Executive Kewkvit Tills Wirk to Formulate Ilcport. Atlanta. Ga., Aua. 6.?The legisla? tive Investigation Into the convict lease system of Georgia and the al leg<d mlaconduct of the prison com? mission may be concluded this week. At the close of tonight's hearing, fol? lowing the appearance of three mem oer< of the prison commission on the sand, member* of the Investigation committee stated that after a few more witnesses have been examined the committee will go tat? executive session to formulate Its iopo;:. Gen. Clement A. Evaiu, a member of the prison commission, was a wit? ness before the committee today, us were also Chairman J. S. Turner and Commissioner Thomas Eason. Oen Evans made a statement on the stand in which he declared that he had given his time and best thought to the care of Georgia convicts during the past 10 years. He said he was perfect'y willing to answer any ques? tions the committee might ask and would willing y aid them in their In? quiry. Chairman Turner, In supplementing his statement of yesterday, submitted statistics from the last United States census to show thst the death rate among the convicts had not been ex? cessive. He said this disproved the charges of buck of care and 111 treat? ment Commissioner Eason said that In addition to h:s official duties he had engaged In the practice of law. He said that hsj^objected to men being worked on Sunday. but that It was unavoidable at brick camps and the commission permitted such work by convicts. MACK IN FIGHTING MOOD. Democratic Chairman Planning an Active Campaign. Buffalo, N. Y., August 4.?Norman B. Mack, cha! rman of the Democratic national committee, who arrived here today, has In contemplation plans that hs believes will result In one of the moat active campaigns undertaken by the party In a Presidential contest Chairman Mack will remain here for several days before going to Chica? go. While there he will go over the reports of the general situation sent to him and develop certain lines of bat? tle for the Presidential contest Mr. Msck said today: "The situation aa I found it In ths Stats and. In fact. In all the Eastern States, has been most gratifying. The responsiveness of the Democratic leaders In the East to ths call of duty denote* a campaign that will be fought vigorously to a succssful conclusion. Plans ars In contemplation for a force? ful campaign throughout the country, but of these I can say nothing at this time. "All parts of ths country Is our bat? tle ground and no section will be neg? lected. Everything augurs well for the election of William J. Btyah." BUItXED TO DEATH BY ?KROSENE Young Lady of Cheater County Meets With Horrible Death While Prepar? ing Dinner. Chester. Aug. t.?Miss Etta Melton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Mel? ton. Sr., off the Lewlsvllle neighbor? hood wss burned to death last Satur? day at noon while preparing the fam? ily dinner. In handling a kerosene oil can for kindling the fire the blase reached the can of oil, causing ex? plosion and quickly enveloping the unfortunate voungN lady In the flames. Prompt medical treatment was secur? ed, but the fierce flame completed Its fatal work In four houru. Miss Mel? ton was 16 years old, a most estima? ble young lady, and her tragic death causes much sorrow In her home com? munity. Hills of Columbia Curtail Hours of Work. Beginning Monday the O'yir.pht, Oranby and Capital City cotton mills commenced running on a schedule of four days each week. The Rlohland cotton mill Is still running full time iad Will do v,> until further notice. The curtailment of hours In the thive nulls named above Is In accord? ance with a general agreement made on aeCOttnl Of IhS decreased demand foi cotton mil] goods but It Is not thought that the shortage will last vary long. The mills have for some time been running on tbustfl of II hours a week, this bring In accordance with the law naaasd by Ihe last general assembly and whlk Ihs out will be fell to some extent It was not unexpected by many of the op, ratln a St it.. For SnrU feet. ?"I have found Buckli n's Arnica Sah?, t? bi t Im- proper thing to use f i| ?(>?<? feet M well as for In ding buron sores, cuts and a i manner nf sbrasl >ae?" writes Mr. w. stone, at Basl Poland. Me. it is the proper thing too. for pi' ?? i'iy it. Sold under gUSrantSS St Slber: Drug Store. 'j;.c. Hie Standard Oll Case. If the lawyers for the Standard Oil company, highly specialized In all the parts of legal technicalities and dila? tory pleas, think for a moment they have succesful deflened the United States government In the gross viola? tions of the law In Illinois, where the practice of rebating was long con? tinued and well estab'lshed, they have reckoned without the president him? self, and he announces his Intention in no uncertain terms to have the case brought again before the courts. The decision of the circuit court of appeals, reversing the judgment of the court below In which Judge Lan dis Imposed a fine of twenty-nine million dollars on the corporation, does not affect the merits of the case In the slightest, as President Roose? velt points out, and he la determined that the case shall be tried again on its merits, under conditions which will permit of bringing the guilty cor? poration to Justice. The exultation, mingled with brava? do, by which the Standard Oil com? pany, of H'inols, increased its capital stock from one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars as soon as the decision of the circuit court wa'i made known, has not contributed anything towards tranquillizing the public mind and the new trial will be awaited with interest akin to enthu? siasm. It is a known and established fact that the defendant company violat? ed the law, and granted discrlmnat ing rates which extinguished compe? tition. It was granted one rate by the railroad when another rate ap? peared on the published schedule. If a corporation like the Standard Oil company Is to escape punishment because of Its power and Influence, It is time the people knew it at once, but so long as the law remains on the statute books and the processes of the courts can be served, the fight should be kept up until the corpora? tions and the individuals at the head of them are brought to justice. The man who is today at tho head of the government will see to it- to the best of his ability.?Atlanta Journal. Acquirements and Loss. There was once a Jester who was tired of his Job, so he resolved to go to his August Master, who was his Master during the other months of the year also, and beg to be released, so that he could seek Fresh Fields snd Pastures New. When the King and his Courtiers saw him approach lng they began to titter, but the Jes? ter went straight to the Throne and ssnk upon one knee. "Sire." he said, "for many years I have capered and grimaced to amuse you, and now I fain would rest. "He fain would rest!" repeated the Monarch, his sldss shaking with mirth. "Sire. I have a family In far-away Jrovence"? "Ho, ho! ' laughed the King. "Ha. ha!" echoed the Courtiers. "He, he!" giggled the cou rtiereeses. "And I beg of your Majesty per? mission"? "Isn't he the funniest thing?" said the king. "To let me go and see them." fin? ished the Jester. The king was wiping his eyes, which were full of tears of merriment. "Take him away, somebody," he said, "or I shall die of laughing. He grows funnier every day." Attendants surrounded the Jester and forced him kindly but firmly from the Royal Presence. And he Is still the King's Jester. Moral: It Is sometimes harder to lose a reputation than to acquire one. Lipplncott's. v The Fight on Christensen. Gaffney Ledger. The Yorkvllle Enquirer Is one of the best reasoners In the State. Some? times we do not agree with the rea? soning, but we are compelled to admit that It generally stands on firm ground* Last Friday the Enquirer suggested that the fight being made in BsUUfort county against Senator Chrlstsnsen had Its origin outside of the county, the purpose being to de tt it Senator Christensen, who pos? sesses valuable Information against ths graft* rs. and thus lessen the chances of convicting them. Ws can understand why those dlspsnsary graftSrS should desire to get rid of Christensen. He has proved a thorn in the flesh to them. We cannot un derstand why ths voters of Beaufort should desire to retire Christensen. He is a power In the senate. He- is hon? est, patriotic and capable and no other man, in our humble Judgment COUld make them so good a represent? ative Or the Stair so valuable a sena? tor. By all means, voters of Beaufort sen,i him back, not alone for your siike, but for the good of South Caro? lina. -s ?No one Is Imuvne from kidney trouble, so Just remember that Folcy'a Kldne) Remedy will stop the Irregu? larities and cure any <>ase of kidney or bladder trouble that is noi beyond the reach of medicine, Blbert** lung Store BANKS TO ORGANIZE. Meeting at Columbia to Formulate Finns for state Clearing House Association of Nutionul Hunks. Columbia, Aug. 6.?There was a meeting here this afternoon at the Na? tional Loan ami Exchange Hank con? cerning the organization of a Clearing house association, as provided for un? der the national banking law. At the recent session of congress these clearing house associations were provided to issue what is known as emergency currency. The Act pro? vides that such an association for the issuance of emergency currency un? der certain restrictions can be organiz? ed by a group of national banks hav? ing five million dollars of capital and surplus. Only national banks with a surplus of 20 per cent are eligible in the association. There are in a'l 23 national banks in South Carolina, of this number 23 are eligible. Representatives of 13 of these na? tional banks were present at today's conference. None of the national banks of Charleston were represented in person. If all the national banks In South Carolina go into the associa? tion there will be just enough capital and surplus represented to organize a South Carolina Clearing House Asso? ciation under the terms of the nation? al Act. If a'l the South Carolina na? tional banks do not join, North Caro? lina or Georgia will have to be asked. A committee consisting of Messrs. T. B. Stackhouse, Columbia, J. W. Simp? son, Spartanburg, and W. B. L unlap, Rock Hill, were appointed to write to the banks not represented at today's conference to join the South Caro? lina association. The organization of the association is not required, but it Is like the Texan with his pistol: "When he wants it, he wants it, with? out any delays." The understanding is that the organization of all the na? tional banks for purposes set forth in the recent Act will be perfected. Among those present were: Mr. T. B. Stackhouse, vice president, and Mr. G. M. Berry, cashier of the National Loan & Exchange bank, Columbia, Mr. W. A. Clark, president of the Carolina National bank; Ger. Wille Jones, and Mr. J. P. Matthews, cash? ier of the Palmetto National bank ol Columbia; Mr. C. W. Hames, of the National bank, Gaffney; Mr. J. L. McCallum, cashier of the First Nation? al bank, Sumter; Mr. A. J. Matheson of the Bennettsvllle bank; Mr. S. K. McGee of the First National of Green? wood; Mr. Ira B. Dunlap of the Na? tional Union bank, Rock Hill; Judge M. A. Carlisle of the National bank of Newherry; Judge C. D. Jones of Lan? caster; Mr. John W. Simpson, vice president Central National bank. Spartanburg. Williamson's Friends 'Believe Him In nocent. Rock Hill. Aug. S.?The body of young Louis Williamson, who was killed at Gray Court, Laurens county, Friday night, by J. H. Garrison, was brought here on the early train Sun? day morning. It was accompanied by three of the brothers and other rela? tives who had gone down to meet it After the Insurance requirements as to identification had been complied with the body, accompanied by a number of friends and relatles from Rock Hill, was taken out to the home of Mr. Williamson's parents and thence to Bethesda church, where ser? vices were conducted by Rev. J. K. Hall, the pastor,-assisted by Rev. W. T. Hall, D. D., of the Presbyterian seminary at Columbia. The concourse which followed the body to the grave was one of the largest ever seen In this part of the county, the line of vehicles stretch? ing for more than three-quarters of a mile. When the news reached here Satur daw morning it was felt that some? thing was badly wrong, that a terri? ble mistake had been made. All who knew Louis Williamson felt that he would be the last man in the world to offer a deliberate insult to womanhood and more especially to one who had held his affections. Every one felt that a terrible mistake had been made. Now that the story of the tragedy, fearfully short story of the deed is known, the feedings of yester? day are confirmed and the conviction is strong that It was a most terrible mistake. It is said that the evidence before the coroner's Jury showed that there was nothing Improper in the relations and actions of the young atllanccd lovers and that the dreadful deed was uncalled for by the circumstances. That it w.as the deed of an over-sus ptclous and unbalanced mind is ful'y believed here by all who knew this young man who hSS gone to his grave and who know the young woman whose 11 r?? is wricked by the Very d?ed which in its Intention was meant to protect. A Boom to Eldcrl) People. "Most ? l lerly people nave some kid? ney or bladder disorder thit is both painful and dangerous. Foley's Kid? ney Remedy has proven a l.m to many elderl> people a- it stimulates tin- urnl iry organs, corrects Irregular? ities and ton<s up tin- whole system. Commence taking Fo ley's Kidney Remedy at once< and be vlgorlous. Ibsrt's Drug store. URGES ANSEL'S IIENOMIXATION. Editor W. II. Wallace Draws Atten lion to the Praiseworthy Adminis? tration of the Present Governor. The following editorial articde Is from the last Issue of the New berry Observer, of which Mi. W. H. Wal? lace Is the Editor PEANUT POLITICS. For reasons that may or may not be apparent, the Observer did not in? tend to take part in the race for governor. In the first place It never supposed for a moment, and does not supposed now, that there Is the slight? est probability of Gov. Ansel's defeat for re-election. But attacks have been made on him of such a character that we feel it our duty to take some no? tice of them?In Justice to him as man and governor, not as candidate for re? election. Let us say right here that, taken all round?In the/quiet, diligent, busi? ness way In which he has discharged his duties, In his fairness to everybody and every Interest, in his earnest, de? termined stand for the right, in his personal honesty and integrity, in the absolute freedom of his admlsistra tlon from even a taint of scandal? Gov. Ansel has made the best gov? ernor since Johnson Hagood. He Is entitled, by faithful and efficient ser? vice, to the full benefit of the custom that prevails In South Carolina that gives a governor a second term. The governor has been attacked for the "extravagance" of his administra? tion. The "extravagance" that harped upon most by legislative candidates consists In the large appropriations to the higher Institutions of learning in the State. These appropriations were made by the legislature; the represen? tatives In the senate and house are solely responsible for them. If we remember correctly there was no flght made on any of these appropri? ations In either the senate or the house. If they are too high the sen? ators and the representatives are to blame?not the governor. He is not responsible for any appropriation that was made by the legislature, whether high or low. But he recommended an appropria? tion?which was not made, by the way?for a new "Governor's Man? sion." So he did, and so did his pre? decessors. The truth Is, the present governor's "mansion" Is unworthy of the State. It Is simply the remnant, or unburnt portion of the old Arsenal building. In stone's *hrow of It are a half dozen or more private residences that are far superior In even' particu? lar, except In the beauty and spacious? ness of the lot. It Is a fine location for a mansion, but the mansion is not there only a makeshift. Gov. Ansel knew that If the State should adopt hia recommendation and build a governor's mansion he could not occupy it, for his term of office? the second term as well as the first would expire before it could possibly be completed. But he felt that his successor, whoever he might be, de? served something better than the present one and that State pride o.uglu to furnish it. One appropriation would be sufficient, and that, spread over the many years that such a mansion would last, would make the cost In? significant., He appointed a negro notary public. So did John Peter Richardson and W. H. Ellerbe and B. R. Til'man and D. C. Heyward. He appointed him be? cause he was recommended to him by white men of standing and character, including two members of the legisla? ture from the county in which the appointee lives. A notary public ex? ercises no authority whatever; he only administers oaths when requested to do so; it is simply a matter of conve? nience to his neighbors. Away with peanut politics. An Unsought Pardon. Among the stories of that former penitentiary who had warmly opposed governor of Texas familiarly known as Sam Houston is more than one amusing tale. There was a finaneia' agent of the the election of Gov. Houston, but was particularly anxious to retain his own pleasantly lucrative position. Conse? quently the new governor was soon in receipt of a petition in which the man's years of faithful service and special qualifications tor the place ware set forth in glowing terms by himself. The governor sent for him and said gravely, "it appears from the petition that y? r. have been in the penitentiary eight >? ars." "I h \? " was the reply, "And daring that time you hi\? performed faithfully every duty that has come In your way to the best of your ability " "1 have," answered the agent, his courage swift y rising. ' Then, sir," said the governor, with the air of one conferring a priceless favor, "1 pardon you out." she Likes Good Things. ?Mrs. Chas. B. Smith, of W< si Franklin, Me., says: "i like good things and have adopted Dr. King's New Life Pills as our family laxatlv< medicine becuuss they are good and do their work without making a fuss about it." These painless purifiers sohl at Sibert's Drug Stoic 'J.V. Ohl Wine in New lMUlo. i A barrel stood on the sidewalk In front of a new building going up on Bast Water street and beside it stood a man, .says the Milwaukee Free Press. The man was dressed in labor? er's clothes and apparently was in Jsf luandary about how to get the barrel to one of the upper Moors. H* scratched his head and pondered and meanwhi e a crowd began to gather "Rig up a derrick and hoist it bj hand," suggested one man with clay pipe in his mouth. ^ The man beside the barrel made no response. "Get a rope and pulley and hitch a horse to the rope. That'd get the thing up in jig time," suggested an? other. The man remained silent. jfj "Why in the dickens don't he put it on the temporary elevator and take it up that way?" asekd the man with red whiskers. "I know a better way than that," said the man with patches on his trousers. Just ring up a boatswain' outfit and the thing can be hauled u quick as a wink." Suddenly the man beside the barrel took a red bandana handkerchief from his pocket, wiped his forehead, took a chew of tobacco, but the bar? rel on his shoulder and carried it up to the second floor. 1 The barrel was empty. Many parents are naming their ba? bies after Taft, and one appeal was made to the Republican candidate to adopt a blue-eyed beauty. Mrs. Taft wrote a sympathetic note gently con-1* veylng the information that her fam? ily was sufficiently provided with trou? bles of that kind. AUGUST 14th. FROM Sumter, S. C? -TO NORFOLK, VA. ) ( For Seaside Resorts) \ Wilmington, N. C. | (Wrightsville Beach) ) CON WAY, S. C. (Myrtle Beach) 1 $8.00 $5.50 THROUGH PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS j OR TRAIN No. 82 direct to Norfolk, arriving Norfolk 7:30 A. M., August 15. Tickets limited to return on any train until September 1st, 1908. Make up your party and go. . Atlantic Coast Line For reservationd or any infor? mation write W. J. CRASS, T. C. WHITE, Pit. Traf. Mgr. Sh. Pi*. Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. Diarrhoea When you want s quick cure without any loos of time, sod one thst is followed by no bad results, use Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dierrhoea Remedy It never fails and is pleasant to take. It is equally valuable for children. It is famous for its pores over a large part ol the civilised world. PATENTS S>nOCUnKDANDDCFtNDR:D.,?afl, r? wing or photo, for expert SSAPSS end frw report. Free adrice, how to obtain pttenU, trade merkt* | Copyright* etc, im a|pl counts)! CS. Business direct with Washington saves time%\ money and often tie patent. Patent tnd Infringement Practice Exclusively. Write or come to us at ?ss Ktnth Btrwt, epp Vattei Stetat reftest OSe?,| WASHINGTON, D. C. GASNOW Birnie's Drug Store o A full lmc oi Drugs, Chemi? cals, Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Cigars and Candies. give us a call. We have recently installed a new Soda Water Fount and are fully prepared to serve the best Soda Water and Ice Cream. :-: K :-: BIRNIE'S DRUG STORE, 5 W. Liberty 8