Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ans UMKUGETOWR. HWAMPS AM) LOWUXD8 AHE ALL SX'HMF.HUF.D. Fourth* of the Rice Crop Will h*' Dr??roye<V--Prevl<?uM Herertl High Unter Hinge ICxi vi <l< d hy Ten Feet?Xo Fear? ure Felt at C*rorgrtowri. Georgetown, Sept I.?The advance water* of the treat nonu reached tht< ?nouth of the ?ant'H !nst night and to? day all thn lowlands are covered with running torrents, whose area is hourly toereasing in magnitude and total de atmotlon to crops within their radius ?? certain The rieh lowlands along Use Maate? were planted In corn and aotton. Before the overflew front the rtver Itself took place the water com any la from creeks and ewampe over? sowed then* lends and tonight the ewanepe and lowlands are a part of Already the water la ten feet higher than N has ever before been ssen on fi t*a aaatoe hy boatmen of long ex paytaace. The rice Aside on the Ban too are all ander water with the ex? et those of Oen. Alexander, banks are of unusual height. Op la y eater day forces of hands were oat all the ripe rice on his wtta the expectation of the t fleJdn betng loodsd when the crest of the overflow reached here. The rice aaude of Mr. F. B. Johnston*, being on the fioverusaeat canal, being the Wtnyeh Bay aide, may escape, being threateaed more by the waters from Use Pec-Dee ae they come through to p the sea fnaa by the floods from the flaatea. Xo seen of life has been reported from along the line of the Santo*. The water from the Pee-Dee le booming bow. and all the rice lands along ts ooeree have been submerged and con? siderable damage hae also resulted to upland crops. Wlayah Bay has nit yet received tag fall vetame of Pee Dee flood wa? ter, which es expected tomorrow. Prom raaorte received from along the w taa riajs banks are stir Jag the water and rice le be But gotten out of the fields. However. It le expected that these lande will alee be covered by tomorrow night wtta Pee Dee water, To snake mattere much worse the wtnd which yesterday wae blowing a from the northwest shifted during the "atgut to northeast and this afternoon a strong wind le blowing from due east tending to bank the water up in Use rivers and submerged lands and tirae complete the destruction to the oovered rice crope which might have I Rawest partly saved If the water had 1 panned off rapidly. P It te eetlmated that three-fourths of tag rice crop of thin county, amount tat to aaarly live thousand acres. Is an food an have been lost an the result of Use floods No lone of life or property loan out etde of ciopa ban been reported. No are felt at Georgetown of the water ?v\ r flowing the banks of the flam pit The Immense outlet afford? ed by the marsh on, the ewamp and rice lande and the ocean la expected to amply tale cam of thn volume of wa? ter coming down. The water at high tide today lacked tl Inchon of coming up to the level of the docks, and tomorrow's high tide will scarcely reach a grentry increased stage, tome of tae merchants are raising their goods off the floors of Use wnrehouses an a precautionary measure. The plantations nlong the Black River ere tonight reported un? der wnter as thn result of tho easterly wind blowing up the flood water from Use Pee Dee, Into which It flows. Newn and Courier. ILL PROM IWaxfiCTS BITK. burg CsnsdJdate Han Blood It In Feared. Spartanburg. Sept. I.?W. I. Harris, a wnll known bunlneso man of thin city, le critically 111 an thn result of having been bitten by a poisonous In? sect two weeke ego. Mr. Harris was la the county campaign making the i ace for register of mesne conveyance wh-n he wan bitten by an Insect and forced to quit the stump. He conduct? ed hin cnmpnlgn by circulars and got Into the second race, but retired on account of his Illness. It Is fenred that blood poisoning has developed, and kin family have grnve fears that he may not recover. The Duke of Portlsnd has the largest private picture gallery In the world. There Is nothing that will help you to lead others more than being able to look back over a right life your ' self. Daniel Oaradbrand, of East Allen town, Pa., eayn n binck snnke five feet long climbed a tree after him and he wan only saved by two men > ? oming to his assistance. tome of the most powerful photo grnphs nre written with the paste brush. OVATION FOR W. J. IlttVAN. Xctiruskan iivin V.nrm l^tvptton I? SouUt Ihtkotu. Grand Fork. S. D., Sept. 1.?Accom pan1e<l by Oov. John Burke, State Democratic Chairman Cahse', many members of the State committee and ! a large reception committee from Grand Fork, Wllltsm J. Bryan. Demo? cratic candidate for president, arrived here this evening from Fargo, where earlier in the day he was accorded an enthuslsastlc reception and delivered a speech on the Issues of the campaign. The greeting he received at this place was no less sincere and encouraging. On the way out from Fargo the train made mony stops, which afforded an opportunity for the candidate to shake hande with hundreds of people. At Hillsborr an Immense crowd gather" ed and Mr. Bryan made a 10-mlnute speech. After praising the administration of Oov. Burke, he denounced the Repub? lican party for Its failure, as he eald, to specifically meet In its platform the several lseuee of the campaign. In hie own case, he eald, he stood on hie party's platform, but "in Mr. Tuft's cas? the platform don't eult him and he hae been busy amending It ever elnoe the Chicago convention ad? journed." Ha was grateful to the Denver con? vention, ha eald, for giving him a platform that he need not apologise for. "a platform that I don't have to take from or add to." "When, however," he said, "you get through reading the Republican plat? form you can not for the life of you tell what will be done by the condl dutert on that platform If elected." Mr. Bryan expounded again hie views on the guaranteeing of bank de? posits and charged that Mr. Taft "goes out of the way to predict dire disaster If that proposition should be effective." He discussed the trusts and declared that the Republicans bragged < n what they had done and asked the voters to trust them for what they ought to do in the future. "It seems to me that when the Democratic party takes you Into its confidence, it ehows not only confidence In you, but confidence in its own plana When the Republican party re fusee to tell you what will be done, refueee to outline specifically what ought to be done, that party lacks confidence in the merits of its own plan.** The labor question, publicity of cam? paign contributions before election and the election of senators by direct vote of the people were also discussed." "You are with ue on these proposi? tions," he declared, and he inquired of his audience if they were willing to make their votes represent what they wanted in government He closed by urging hie hearers te assist in reelect IngiOov. Burke and in sending Demo? crats to the national house and elect? ing Democratic senators to that branch of congress. "The senate," he asserted, "is sim? ply a place where every predatory cor? poration hae found a bulwark and where legislation in behalf of the peo? ple Is strangled to death." The demonstration for Mr. Bryan at the scatlon and through the city to the hotel was a notable one. Cheer after cheer went up and the candidate's car? riage was flanked on either elde by large representations from the labor? ing and farmer claseee of the city and surrounding country, who came In on special trains. Tonight Mr. Bryan spoke In front of the Toung Men's Christian associa? tion building and one of the largeet crowde ever gathered here heard hie plea for the support of the Democratic ticket. Hie remarks were largely along the lines of hie speeches at Fargo and Hlllaboro. He left at 9 o'clock for Sioux City, where tomorrow night he la scheduled for an address. COTTON CROP 11,571,??? BALES. Secretary Heater Places this Year's Crop Two Millions Under Last. New Orleans. La., Aug. 81.?Secre? tary Hester, of the New Orleans Cot? ton Exchange reports the commercial cotton crop of the United States for the season of 1*107-08. ending August 11. to have been 11.571,966 bales, as compared with 1 3.510,982 bales in the season of 1906-07. The total port receipts were 8.579, 842, and overland movement 859,450, while Southern consumption is placed I at 2.193.277 bales. A Kansas City poultry house has trained a rooster to herd chickens that escape. It rounds up and feed." with the "escapt's" during the day. and brings them In at night to roost where they can easily be captured. ? John Shields, a farmer near Dallas, Tex,, set a hen on a snake egg by way of experiment, and now has a fine hatching of black snakes. The hen mother refuses to recognize her strange brood. ???? Only 230.000,000 cans of tomatoes will be put up this year as against 320.000.000 cuns last year. FRANK 1?. SAKOrXT DEAD. WM Will Known \> Commlsslimv ??r Immigration. Washington, Sept. 4.?Frank Pierce Sargent, commissioner general of im? migration, for over 16 years grand master of the Brotherhood of Loco? motive Firemen, and one of the most forceful characters in the field of labor. Immigration and allied ques? tions tn the country, died at his apart? ments at the Manor house in this city today. He was 54 years old. For many weeks a paralytic, the result of a fall while visiting in shepherdstown, W. Va., in July, he had shown much Improvement until Wednesday even? ing last when a sinking spell set in, from which he never rallied. In ac? cordance with his expressed wish his body will be cremated by a local un? dertaker folo'wing a brief funeral ser? vice at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev. Holmead, assistant rector of St. Paul's church, will officiate. The death of the former leader and friend of organised labor, of whom it was said that no railroad magnate ever refused to see while he was at the head of the Brotherhood, was a sur? prise to the department of commerce and labor. Secretary Straus was much affected. Mr. Sargent was a (native of East Orange, Vt. He worked for a while In New England mills and then be? cause of Impaired health went to Arizona, where as a United States cavalryman he participated, in the Apache Indian campaign and later began his labor career aa an engine wiper on the Southern Pacific rail? way. For five years he fired engines on that system. In 1885 he began his tenure of office as head of the order of locomotive firemen. He exerted every effort toward avoidance of strikes and won the confidence of both the railroad officials and the mem? bers of his own oganization. THE MODEL ROADWAY. Work Will Regln on Blshopvllle Pub? lic Road Next Week. At the request of Supervisor Seale, a meeting of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce that went to Washington In the spring was held this morning at the office of the su? pervisor to confer with Mr. R. E. Toms, the government road expert, in reference to the construction of the section of model road. Mr. Toms re? viewed the investigations he had made of road conditions in the V cinity of this city and after a thor? ough canvass of the whole situation it was decided to build the roadway on the Blshopvllle public road. Mr. Toms stated that there was no first class clay directly on the road, hut that he had found a deposit of fairly good clay within a half mile of the road and that by using this a road could be built. He emphasised the fact, however, that the clay is not durable and It will be Impossible to construct a lasting roadway with It. Nevertheless, while the road can? not be guaranteed, It will be a great improvement over the existing road. In deciding to build the road under Mr. Toms' direction Supervisor Seale and hie advisers were Influenced by the fact that the Blshopvllle road Is the most difficult proposition in the way of road building with'which the county officials have to deal, and on that account the very one most in need of expert supervision. Mr. Toms stated that several of the sand-clay roads that he had Inspected in the vicinity of Sumter are excellent examples of road building and com? pared favorably with similar roads In other sections. GEORGIA CROP DAMAGED. Commissioner Hudson Says That the Loos Will Equal Fully 500,000 Bales. Atlanta, On., Sept. 4.?Commission? er of Agriculture Hudson today, In an interview, stated that in his belief the cotton crop of Oeorgla has been dam? aged by the recent ruins to the extent ol 500,000 bales. The commissioner said that In only two counties In the State Is the crop up to the standard of that of last year. "The heavy rains wMabjjagre gen? eral throughout the ^mjS?i^gP^ three weeks ago, followed by the exceeding? ly hot weather, accounts for the damage," said Commissioner Hudson. "The two excesses caused the cotton to shed Its young bolls and Injured It to such an extent that every acre of farm land In Georgia was literally covered with them. The damage Is greater this year t\nn ever before In my knowledge." The police force of Cleveland ha* been reorganized on a basis of polite? ness to all malefactors. Hereafter no "drunks" Will be arrested, but the po? lice will escort such unfortunates home In a gentlemanly manner. Gertrude Williams, confronted In New York by the hardship of her sex In the matter of getting work, dressed a* a boy and was quickly arrested. The probation officer will return her to her home In Buffalo. TO RECALL MINISTER WU. Chinese Government Said to Have round Him Indiscreet. Peking, Aug. 31.?The Chines.- Gov? ernment !? considering the recall of Wu Ting-fang, the Chinese Minister at Washington, on account of recent disclosures on his part which are be? lieved here to have been indiscreet. The Government has, for some months past, been embarrassed by Mr. Wu'.-; platform and other utterances and by his attitude as a public character in America. Liang Tun-Yen, assistant secre? tary of the Board of Foreign Affairs, is the leading candidate for the post at Washington in succession to Wu Ting-fang. \ "I Don't Care," Says Wu. Washington, Aug. 31.?Minister Wu said he had heard nothing about his being recalled and smillingly added that he did not care if he was. "The only indiscreet speeches or In? terviews that I know of are some which I never made or gave out. The words were put into my mouth by other people. I understand that in seme Japanese newspapers were sto? ries stating that I had been indiscreet, and I should be recalled if such was the case." Mr. Wu declared that the Peking Government had not in any way in? timated to him that it was dissatisfied with anything he had done, and it had not called him to account for any? thing that he may have said. He ap? peared rather amused and puzzled over the statement that the Govern? ment had been embarrased by his attitude as a "public character in America," and his disposition was to smile in talking about it. The Min? ister added: "What few speeches I have made since my return to Ameilca have been mainly to colleges and universities, and have been educational In charac? ter and in furtherance of the effort to cement the friendship between China and the United States. I have scrupu? lously avoided touching on politics. If the utterances credited to me which the Peking dispatches say have em? barrassed the Government relate to the so-called American-Chinese alli? ance I wish to say that I have not committed myself In any way on that subject more than to remark that it was "interesting." Liang Tun Yen, mentioned as a pos? sible successor to Mr. Wu has hereto? fore been named for the position of Minister at Washington. This occur? red when he was customs taotal of Tien Tsln, and followed the retire? ment of Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, Mr. Wu's predecessor. Liang Tun Yen went to Peking for an audience with the authorities and was kept there, being appointed to the position he now holds. Mr. Wu was then again appointed Minister to Washington. Mr. Wu said there might be hun? dreds of people in Peking who want his Job, but he cannot think of the names of any of them at present, and he also said that he had not solicited the appointment when he went back to China. In his second term as Minister to the United States the general opinion of his admlers and his critics as well has been that Mr. Wu has been much more reserved ai d circumspect both in his public and private utterances than he was in the days of his pre? vious term as Minister. He has always been a popuar character in this coun? try, and the expressed opinion has been that he has done much to ce? ment friendly relations between the United States and China. Especially in the Boxer rebellion Mr. Wu was helpful to the United States, and it was generally understood that it was through his efforts that a mes? sage of hope was pushed through to the American representatives in the legation at Peking. His attitude at that time, however, gave rise to some criticism at home, and he was re? lieved, though it Is not known that his attitude in the Boxer matter had any? thing to do with the change. It he is recalled, it will cause considerable re? gret and surprise to the American Government. A Paying Investment. ?Mr. John White, of 38 Highland avenue, Houlton, Me., says: "Have been troubled with a cough every winter and spring. Last winter I tried many advertised remedies, but the cough continued until I bought a 60c. bottle of Dr. King's New Dis? covery; before that was half gone, the cough was all gone. This winter the same happy result has followed; a few doses once more banished the annual cough. I am now convinced that Dr. King's New Discovery is the best of all cough and lung remedies." Sold under guarantee at Slbert's Drug Store. 50c. and $1. Trial bottle free. Gates of Alaska-Yukon-Pacifle Ex? position will be thrown open at Seattle iJune 1, 1909. The referendum on manufacture aad sale of absinthe In Switzerland re? sulted in majority of more than 80,000 In favor of prohibition. When married people can't come to terms marriage shou'd come to a termination. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. _ I Annual Apportionment Made of High School Approprlatlon. Columbia. Sept. ft.?The State board of education completed its two days' session this afternoon. A great deal j Of time was devoted to the study of high school applications. There were 98 of these applications and elections are now pending in 10 or 12 more dis? tricts. All applications to be consid? ered for this year must be sent in be? fore October 1. It is quite likely there will be considerably more than one hundred approved high schools for this year. The following schools, es? tablished last year, were retained: Al lendale, Blacksburg, Batesburg, Bam? berg, Brunson, Cross Anchor, Cross Hill, Chesterfield, Central, Denmark, Dillon, Easly, Fountain Inn, Fort Mill, Gaffney, Hampton, Heath Springs, Johnston, Kershaw, Laurens, Lancaster, Little Mountain, Latta, Mullins, Mount Zlon, Mountvllle, Ma? rlon, Mauldln, McCoIl, Ninety-Six, Olar, Pendleton, Pickens, Prosperity, Rafton Creek, Ruby, Ridgeway, Sum merville, St. George, Saluda, Spring? field, Simpsonville, Schutz Township, Townvllle, Union, Westminster. Clinton, Jonesville, Jefferson, Sar I dis, Senca, Mllliamston and Zoar are retained, but were not apportioned State aid, as they have not furnished the board with the required informa I tlon. The following new schools, which have held elections this year, were also approved: Blshopville, Branchvllle, Greer, Hartsville, Man? ning, Summerton, Woodruff, York ville, Eastover, Union Graded, John sonville, North Providence, North Lyons, Honea Path, Gold Hill, Bel ton, Delmar, Lynchburg, Bethel, Chapln, Reldvllle, Epworth, Liberty, Walker, McElmoyle, Lebanon, Starr, Iva, McCormack. Lorris, Willis, Rowes vllle, Fair Forest, Taylor's, Wedge field. The appropriations will be made upon the reports of the high school Inspector, showing the amount of work done, and also the number of teachers and number of pupils In the I high school deaprtment. Not more than half of the appropriation for the year will be sent out during the first session. The remalrder will be sent after all of the schools have been In? spected. In the appeal case from Darlington County in regard to the award of a Clemson scholarship the action of the I Darlington County beard was reversed and the scholarship iwarded to L. F. Yates. He made the highest marks and the board considered both of the young men very deserving. An appeal was heard in regard to a Joint district at Rldgeland, between Hampton and Beaufort counties. The case was remanded to a Joint meeting of the awo county boards, with a re? commendation that such meeting be held at Rldgeland in order that said boards may thoroughly understand the situation and condition. The resignation of Superintendent J. R. Williams, of Marion County, was received and accepted. Mr. J. P. Lane was appointed to succeed him. Mr. Ltine was nominat? ed in the recent primary. I The resignation of Mr. H. T Sheckley as a member of the county I board of Spartanburg was accepted and Prof. W. G. Blake, of Sparti.n I burg, apopinted in his stead. I -? ?Millions of bottles of Foley's Honey I and Tar have been cold without any person ever having experienced any other than beneficial results from its use for coughs, colds and lung trou? ble. "Tils is because the genuine Fo? ley's Honey and Tt.r in the yellow I package contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. Guard your health by refusing any but the genuine. W. W. Sibert. ?Do not forget that De Witt's Lit? tle Early Risers are the best pills made. They are pleasant little pills that are easy to take and are prompt and gentle. We seH and recommend them. Sold by all druggists. ?Bees Laxative Co jgh Syrup always brings quick relief to coughs, colds, hoarseness, whooping cough and all bronchial and throat trouble. Moth? ers especially recommend It for chil? dren. Pleasant to take, gently laxa? tive. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. 9-l-3m A married woman Is always impres? sionable, because she has become so used to a total abstinence from flat? tery that a compliment from a man goes to her head like wine to the head of a teetotaler. They Take the Kinks Out. ?*'I have used Dr. Kings New Life Pills for many years, with increasing satisfaction. They take the kinks out of stomach, liver and bowels, without fuss or friction," says N. H. Brown, of Pittsfleld, Vt. Guaranteed satisfac? tory at Sibert's Drug Store. 25c. The woman's club is useful, It gives a dame a chance To talk of art and literature, while hubby mende his pants, Chorus Girl?Boo hoo! All my clothes were lost In that hotel Are. Friend?Never mind, lass, you are now equipped for a Salome dance. MALONEY CASE *I IT C.AAG. Catholic Chan h Refused to Sane* lion Annulment. New Y?>rk. Aug. 31.? An explana* tlon was forthcoming today of th* reason for the sudden withdrawal of. the proc; t dings to annul the marriage, of Miss H?-len Malmiy. daughter ot Martin Maloney, of Philadelphia, to Arthur Herbert Osborne, Of New York, The withdrawal came the day the in* ter'ocutory decree was to be made ah solute. The Catholic church refused to> sanction the annulment or permit the remarriage of Miss Maloney to Sam? uel Clarkson, with whom she eloped after her marriage to Osborne. Mar? tin Maloney holds highest honors in the Church of Rome and is personally known to the Pope and many mem? bers of the College of Cardinals, hut even his influence there and his tre? mendous wealth could not swerve tha church from its adherence to the rigid rules regarding marriage and divorce* Miss Maloney will never be free to marry Clarkson or any other man ex? cept in the event of the death of her first husband, the one recognized by the church, who is Osborne. It is said that when the Maloney family were informed of this decision they resolved to break off all commu? nication between Miss Maloney and Clarkson an] to bring about a recon? ciliation between the girl and Os? borne. To do this the legal annul i ment, which had been ordered by tha Supreme Court of New York State on the report of a referee, was adjourned \ indefinitely by the consent of counsel ! for both sides. Dun's Weekly Statement. New York, Sept. 4.?R. G. Dun A Co.'s Review of Trade will say tomor? row: "The steady decrease in percentage of idle machinery and the number of Idle freight cars swells the amount ot money distributed among wage earn? ers and gradually increases the vol? ume of retail trade. As stocks of merchandise in the stores of re? tailers become depleted there is more confidence regarding the future and contracts are made covering de? liveries up to the end of the year but conservatism still dominates the situation and many plans will not ma < terlalize Into anything tangible until the elctlon uncertainty Is removed two months hence. "Cotton mills still curtail output hut other leading manufacturing indus? tries are gradually Increasing output and the fortnightly statement of idle freight cars shows a decrease. Lia? bilities of commercial failures in Au? gust would have compared favorably* with those of the same month last year, but for three large suspensions* one of which was speculative and had no effect on legitimate business. "Pig irooi production has made fur? ther progress, fewer furnaces offering; j concessions in prices as the demand' Improves and Southern companies are* able to extend operations since the? collapse of the coal miners' strike in? the Birmingham district. Several idle furnaces are preparing to resume next week. ? "A better undertone is beginning to appear In the primary market for cot? tons, although buying Is confined to spot goods that are taken only as ac? tually needed. "Local Jobbers have dome a HttlOx better of late." ASSISTANT TO PROP. MOORE, Mr. Wilson P. Gee of Santuc Hat Been Elected. Columbia, Sept. 4.?The executive committee of the University of South Carolina at its recent meeting se'ected Mr. Wilson P. Gee of Santuc as assist? ant in the department of biology Mr? Gee Is a recent graduate of Clemeon college, having graduated with first honor in a class of 85. He comes to> the university with the highes: re? commendations from Dr. Meli and his instructors at Clemson, and is welt qualified for the work which he is to undertake under the direction of Profv Andrew C. Moore. How to Got Strong. ?P. J. Daly, of 1247 W. Congress street, Chicago, tells of a way to he come strong: He says: "My mother, who is old and was very feeble, is de? riving so much benefit from Eelectrio Bitters that I feel it's my duty to tell those who need a tonic and strength? ening medicine about it. In my moth? er's case a marked gain in flesh has resulted, insomnia has been overcome* and she is steadily growing stronger." Electric Pitters quickly remedy stomach, liver and kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at Sibert's Drug Store. 50c. "What happened to him?" "Oh. he was lauded to the skies, and thinking it would last forever, he did not take his parachute along."? Puck. The Dominion Line steamship Ken stngtton ran 1 sperm whale down near the banks of Newfoundland and cut It clean In two. Francis Joseph is Emperor of Aue? tria-Hungary.