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WATCHMAN* April. lew*. 'Be Just an Aug. 2.1881. bumte: ?BT? HTtll tUMUSHINQ COMPANY ?UMTIR, S. C, ll.lt ear tnaun?la advance. t st Insertion.Il.tt uent insertion.It far throe months, or at reduced rates, looa which sub wiU be oherged win aw nmm * cms union oau?b com Oct II.?Charles Pr?sident of the ad tha tel regardlng tha ln "We hare a right to expect their assistance under these conditions. 'To the end of arriving at definite elans, I have summoned delegates from every Southern Stats to meet In , New Orleans on November 11. I will ( answer for a large attendance of these mew, each thoroughly familiar with 1 the cotton and financial situation in his community. "I Invite the co-operation of busl asas man. manufacturer, professional maw. banker and wage-earner In the Pa was. I urge them to be present per? sonalty. I urge on commercial bodies, chambers of commerce, boards of trade and labor organisations to aend representatives to this Convention. "We are going to adopt extraordi? nary measures 10 meet extraordinary conditions. That feet Is settled. With the active help end counsel ol the business men of tha Sauth, the success of our plane, and the prosperity of the entire section la assured beyond pered ventare. "I will be glad to receive . notice from forties Intending to be present, aa well as suggestions for promoting this universal movement, unprecedent? ed In scope and vital Importance la the history of the South. "Beer In mind that the moment the Soeth makes It evident at New Or? leans that It intends to work in con? cert for a Just price for cotton the price for that staple will begin to called to ad New Orleans. November 11. mount end that It will not stop short ?M parsoss of formulating e cam- of *n equitable level corresponding to few advancing the price of oot- *?? laws of supply and demand. "Are the business Interests of the South reedy to join hands with the producers of the South In promoting this end? "Charles 8. Barrett, tew South: executive heed of en or ef more then l.ttt.ttt In tew Southern States, oon approalmetely It pew cent of the cotton grown he thw United State?, 1 feel that It la Inoembent upon me to the Initiative la practical steps i downward of taw price for tale staple, and it to a nature warranted by Use coat of lei production aad Its vwl etvtlksetion. "it, hi aaatlsae for ana to state thet 'President of Fanners' Union." BIO FIRE AT MTJLLDiS. Company Ware Howe* end Contents Destroyed. Columbia, October tt.?A special to the State from Mulllns says: Fire today destroyed the splendid fa* prosperity of every business Inter- three-story structure of the Imperial jm wetwoea Mason aad Jttaoa'a line Tobacco Compay, owned end occopled aad the Rio or and* IWver Is largely hy j. p. gale a Co., who are the buy apon the retern the cotton trg for th6 imperial. The are wee le bringing to this section. discovsred in the redrying machinery "a proper ret am for cotton means about n 0'cjock and every effort WM| y to the farmer, the country made t0 iu out thm sjajpaej soon town merchant, the city business apr??d to the walla end In a remark the manufacturer, the wage- aoie *hort time It was seen that the earner, every railroad and corpora- names were beyond control. In the tJwn In the Southern states. Imperial factory about 200 negro men Today spot cotton is selling In the and women were at work steaming to tgnborhood of 1 1-1 cents per pound bacco, and so rapidly did the Are gain than one year ago. In many In- headway that several came near loos ewe, this means that the producer lied upon to dispose of his out rw cost. its price level prevails through selUng sustain * Ing their lives In getting out of the building. A negro girl was so badly frightened that she ran back In the burning building after she had left it n of 1*08-0?, the 1 and the manager, Mr. Sale sent a ne ii lows epproachlng | gro man to rescue her. Jim Holland, colored, saved the girl, but being overcome and blinded by the smoke, lost his way and fell through an ele? vator shaft and came near losing his own life. In the building was about 300,0008 pounds of leaf tobacco, some of which was ready for export.. though the most of It had not yet been stemmed. This, of course. Is a total loss. Mr. Sale had r "cently made con? siderable Improvements In new ma? chinery and his plant was considered one of the best in the town. The loss Is estimated at $400.000 mostly covered by Insurance. For a long time the big mill of the Mulllns Lumber Company seemed to he doomed, but hard work saved fur? ther damage. Idea nee of such a devel bo sluggishness In every erclal circle, constrlc In every business, a ractton and develop tlon. and a failure r the panic of last fall as rapidhr have a r|ffM to expect. "n,,r; or n.c~~ry r.?on for fl* fc ,h< pr|c. of COM?.. Th. ?M^K of tk. Houth Will b. I^lntfly ??Wh, (kMk 1>M y-ir whoa prices rangst ta * ? - . 99 % mgh?T level. Amertcaa and Earo*ea? m "tHnn r? ad? mit thst they expect te hrwtw ,v m * 7* ???k the usual vtiuma of advMnce ore*?a *t o^nH,, in IH7. Tew sole excuse now standlm^ he tween fslr prices and the Booth'? a?t ton, la the belief of spinners that they will be able to obtain the stasis et their own Agure. In this b*Uef ^ 1 Mulllns, Oct 2?.?The Imperial To? nne* aoen sided by exchange manip.\b*<v>> Company's plant here, contain elators, whose efforts have been tol1n* two and one-half million pounds show that the cotton belt would make)0* leaf tobacco, was entirely destroy a record-break Ing yield. As a maul** by Ore at 11 o'clock this morning. ^ tor of fact, we who are In most lnt|-l?lb?r huge Industrial plants were mate touch with the situation know\H*%e through the heroic efforts of Another Account. w there is not the slightest ground for such an opnlnn. "Tht members of the Farmers* l"n lon. as I have said, control In the neighborhood of 60 per cent of the South'* staple crop. "With the co-operation of the busi? ness Interests, large and small, of ev? ery ftouthern Htate, they will under? take to secure for thU crop Its In? trinsic value In the mark<-t? of the world "We ere determined to win this fight r*gardl?e* of the temporary eacrlAce It may entail upon us serve tht* notice freely end frankly upon every bnsinass man of the Sovth ?Tear cen aid us materially, and they ene shorten the time of waiting by eetivs eo-operatlon In this effort. "W* are battling not alone for our serve* ewt for the prnepertty snd the from debt of every men and eawld la the South private eatgens. The loss Is estimated m 'll.tOo to $30.000, presumed to * ^bacco ..eason for 1908 closed , lh,> l*Vh of October. The *;i!e* W%?? ., w.? \ i>?><^ one-fourth mil Ion i?f>iinaa ?? ** %n average of ten cents. Wh.-n Major ??ta. ihol a Hut,er> 01 AU' ? r he almost!* c,ttr",,na <,l(,ft^ combat. Itl.th.^11 lnt*rn6clni ..Una to spear dldap^ln South CaT" fork?not to shoot *Uh ? pltch" (leor.lan. ^.-Atlanta s\ itemetle Investigation ^ Philippine Islands reves]| tnt> that the group consists of *Jyp||*0^ lan K while before the Ame?w? **" cupatlon the number was ?ruro?. at l.tOO. ** Willie Rurton, colored. Is acn:as%i et Alken of sending obscene matt, through the d Fear not?Let all the ends Tbou Ala R. S. G . WEDNESDi LIND GRABBER SHERMAN. VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE EXPOSED AS SHAMELESS GRAFTER. New York World Springe Sensation of the Campaign?Toft's Running Mate Proven to Have Entered Into a Conspiracy to Defraud Govern? ment By Making False Entries for New Mexican Timber Lands. From the New York World. I This Is the story of Edward Burke, an attorney of Los Angeles, Cel., and a former business partner of James 8. Sherman, Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, in the New Mexico Lumber and De? velopment Company, a $1.000,000 concern Incorporated In 1901 by James S. Sherman, of UUce, N. Y.; B. L. Philip, of Milwaukee; Edmund Burke end Henry Caason. the present Ser geant-et-Arms of the House of Repre? sentatives. The story Is presented by the World precisely es It was dictated by Mr. Burke at Denver a few weeks ago in the,presence of Thomas M. Patterson, e former United States Senator; ex Qov. Osborne, of Wyoming, and J. W. Thomas, an attorney representing Mr. Burke. The certified copies of the articles of incorporation of the New Mexico Lumber and Development Company, Mr. Burke'a letter to Mr. Sherman, written on Aug. ? last and Mr. Sher? man's letter acknowledging Its receipt written on Aug. 19. last, which are also presented, came into possession of the World at the same time as Mr. Burke'a narrative. The World haa investigated the facts set forth by Mr. Burke's letter, the character and standing of the man from whom It obtained the docu? ments, and feels justified In present? ing the history of 1 the New Mexico Lend end Development Company for the Instruction of the people of the United States. The Fade In Brief In Mr. Burke's! Statement. The facts as set forth in the state? ment of Mr. Burke are In brief as fol? lows: 1. That in 1901 James S. Sherman, the Republican candidate for Vice President; E. L. Philip, a legislative agent for the brewery interests of] Milwaukee; Henry Casson, the Ser geant-at-Arm8 of the present House of Representatives, and Mr. Burke formed a company known as the New Mexico Lumber and Development Company. 2. That the articles of incorpora? tion were filed In the Territory of Ari? zona in order, according to Mr. Burke, "to secure secrecy." 3. That Mr. Burke, as the author? ized agent of the company, entered Into an arrangement with the mem? bers of the Land Board of the Terri? tory of New Mexico to acquire cer? tain territorial timber lands in that Territory at a cost of about one-tenth of their value. 4. That Mr. Burke went to New Mexico and "made the necessary ar? rangements," giving to Solicitor Gen? eral Bartlett of that Territory $500 in cash, to A. A. Keen, Superintendent oi Lands, a draft on a Philadelphia bank for $500, and to Qov Otero, of New Mexico, a draft for $5,000, which went through the Bank of Pueblo, Colorado. These officials constituted the Land Board of the Territory. 5. That the Land Board in return gave to the New Mexico Lumber and Development Company an option on an extensive tract of land embracing more than 150,000 acres at a price of $3 an acre. 6. That the Land board of the Territory printed for the company several thousand blank applications addressed to the Land Board, each asking for a grant of 160 acres, the limit allowed an individual, and that on the back of these applications was printed a power of attorney to the Near Mexico Lumber and Development Company by which the applicant ap? pointed the company III agent. These applications were to be signed, ac? cording to Mr. Burke, by divers men I working In the breweries of Milwau- | kee, and then turned over to the New Mexico Lumber and Development Company. 7. That the officers of the New Mexico bggftaef and Development Company?Mr. Burke, President; Mr. Cesann. Vice President; Mr. Philip. Treasurer and General Manager, and Mr. Sherman. General Attorney? finally decided that tho scheme of us? ing dummy sntrymen was too danger? ous, and upon the advice of United States Senator Spooner. whom they consulted, decided to abandon their [Original plane and esek legislative au .Ithorlty to proATl at the eapenee of the r eminent i That Mr. gum er- then a mem et Congreea aad Cmeartnan of the fttttl ! ist at be thy Country'3, Thy God's an \Y. OCTOBER 28, IS Committee on Indian Arfairs, prepared and drew House Bill No. 11,062 to amend an act entitled "An Act to Make Certain Grants of Land in the Territory of New Mexico and for Other Purposes." 9. That this bill passed the House of Representatives and was sent to the Senate. 10. That the objection of Senator Thomas N. Patterson, of Colorado, I prevented the bill from passing the Senate, as shown by the report of the debate in the Congressional Record, presented elsewhere. 11. That further steps to carry out the purpose of the company was abandoned because of the activities of W. J. Burns and Francis J. Henry, the prosecutors of the Government In in? vestigating land and timber frauds in the. West 12. Thet In a letter written by Mr. Burke to Mr. Sherman on Aug. 9 last Mr. Burke In describing efforts of cer? tain persons to obtain from him the history of the New Mexico Lumber and Development Company writes: "No exigency can can arrive In this world that would make me recreant to a trust or dis? loyal to a friend, ? ? ? but they may attempt to blacken the facts and I deem It my duty to tell you what they are trying to do." Burke's Story of James 8. Sherman's Heater's Weekly Statement New Orleans, Oct. 22.?Secretary Heater's Weekly cotton statement is? sued today shows for the 23rd day of October ah increase over last year of 468,000 and an increase over the same period year before last of 144,000. For the 68 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 53 days of last year 845,000 and ahead of the same days year before last 288,000. The amount brought Into sight dur? ing the past week has been 609,443 bales against ' 45,675 for the same seven days last year and 552.746 year before last. The movement since September 1 shows receipts In all United States ports 2,155,734 against 1.458,097 last year. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 113,814 against 51, 075 last year; interior stocks In excess of those held at the close of the com? mercial year 391,020 against 240,910 last year. Southern mills takings 344, 000 against 399,284 last year. These make the total movement since Sep? tember 1. 3,004.568 against 2,150,000. Foreign exports for the week have been 239,278 against 179,353 last year, making the total thus far for the sea? son 1,380,887 against 909,208 1st year. The total takings of American mills, North, South and Canada, thus far for the season have been 762,OH2 against 6,087 (official figures) lart year. Stocks at the seaboard and 29 lead? ing Southern interior centres have in? creased during the week 222,52S against an increase during the cor? responding period last season of 154,138. Including stocks left over at ports and Interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop, the supply to date is 3.285.915 against 2,507,373 for the same period last year. THE GIXXERS' REPORT. Census Report Issued on the Year's Cotton Crop. Washington, Oct. 26.?The census report on cotton issued today shows a total of 6,283,780 bales, counting round as half bales, ginned from the growth of 1908, up to October 18, and a total of 25,,440 active ginneries. This Is as compared with 4.420,258 bal^s ginned for 1907, 4,431.621 for 1900. 4.990,566 for 1905, and 6.417,894 for 1904. The number of active ginneries in 1907 was 24,926, for 1906 was 26, 125 and for 1905 was 26.577. Round bales Included this year number 115, 438, as compared k? ith 97,957 for 1907; 132,144 for 1906 and 146.574 for 1905. Sea island bales aggregate 32. 462 for 1908; 18.775 for 1907; 12,091 for 1906 and 31,487 for 1905. The report by States, giving hales and counting round bales as half bah's, and active ginneries, respectively, is as follows: Alabama 690.788 and 3.295; Arkan? sas 347,180 and 1,934; Florida 34.577 and 231; Georgia 1,11!?.617 ami 4.250; Keutucky and New Mexico 566 and 2; I/iuislana 206.027 and 1.499; Missis? sippi 621,423 and 3,190; Missouri 20. 234 and 66; North Carolina 276.173 and 2,443; Oklahoma 131.578 and 862; South Carolina 659.076 and 3.046; Tennessee 132.227 and 881; Texas 2, 041,670 and 3,978; Virginia 2.816 and 68. The report also announces that the corrected statistics of the quantity of cotton ginned this season to Septem? ber 21 ae 2,880,689 bales. id Truth's." THE TRTJ1 08 New Seri REPLY TO HEARST'S ATTACK. THREE PENNSYLVANIA JUDGES AND EX-GOV. STONE TALK. Supreme Court Judge Elkin Denies Wrong-doing, as, Also Mr. Stone and the Two Superior Court Judges, the Two Latter Expressing Great Surprise at Contents of Letters Read by Editor. Plttsburg, Pa., Oct. 25.?Justice John H. Elkin, of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court,, whose name was In? troduced by Wlllam R. Hearst in the alleged Standard Oil correspondence, read by the editor at a meeting in New York last night, denied tonight that he ever received money for improper purposes from John D. Archbold, or ever attempted to Influence legisla? tion in behalf of the Standard Oil Company. Justice Elkin came here today from his home In Indiana, Pa., to resume his work with the Su? preme Court, which la in session here. The letters read by Editor Hearst, purporting to be from Archbold, re? fer to two remittances to Mr. Elkin, then Attorney General of the State, during the early part of 1900, one for $10,000 and the other for $5.000. Justice Elkin said that since read? ing the correspondence ha had not had en opportunity of going over his data to determine whether the facts stated In the Archbold correspond? ence were correct or not. "You may say 'for me, however," he added "that I never received from Mr. Archbold, directly or indirectly, money for any Improper purposes. Neither have I ever made any attempt to Influence legislation In the interests of the Standard Oil Company." Former Gov. William A. Stone, whom Hearst charged with being in? fluenced by Standard Oil officials in the appointment of Judges, made this statement tonight: "Mr. Hearst seems to think that because a lawyer understands the oil and gas laws of Pennsylvania he is disqualified to be a Judge. That ruH would make only those eligible who did not understand laws relating to oil and gas, and as every lawyer in Penn8lyvania in practice does under? stand the laws relating to oil and gas, Hearst's rule would compel us to go into some other State for Judges. "The drafts sent to Mr. Elkin, if sent to him, were sent while he was either chairman of the State Repub? lican committee or a member of the finance committee. It was not im? proper for him to receive contribu? tions for campaign expenses. "The Judges of Pennsylvania have the confidence of the people. They have never been charged with par? tiality to the corporations, nor can they be so charged justly. "I have no recollection of receiving the letters from Mr. Archbold. I did not appoint Judge Henderson. I did appoint Judge Morrison because of my knowledge of his ability and fit ness for the Bench." Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 25.?Judges J. J. Henderson, of Meadville, and T A. Morrison, of Smithport, of the Su? perior Court of Pennsylvania, today denied any knowledge of the letters purporting to have been written by John D. Archbold, president of the Standard Oil Company, to Gov. Stone, hearing upon their appointments, copies of which were read bv Wm. R. Hearst, at Brooklyn, on Saturday. Judge Henderson said: "I never spoke to John D. Arch bold In my life. I never had any business relations with him, and I know of no reason why he should re? quest my appointment to the Su? perior Court bench. The first intima? tion I had Of any such letter as that read by Mr. Hearst was when I saw it in the newspaper. I did not know Mr. Archbold had ever communicated with Gov. Stone on the subject, nor do I know of any influence having been brought to bear upon Mr. Arch bold to cause him to make the recom? mendation." Judge Morrison said: "I do not think I have seen Mr. Archbold or had any communication with him In forty years, and I did n<?t know that he had written any such letter to Gov. Stone. 1 knew him in the earlier days of the oil bus? iness in Crawford and VenengC coun? ties, hut I do not know what influ? enced him to write such a letter as that read by Mr. Hearst." Cole L, Bleaee, who ran for gov? ernor against M. F. Ansel In the last primary, is a candidate for mayor of Newberry against J. J. Lnngford, the incumbent. It doesn't augur woll for a man to be a bore. E SOUTHRON, Established June, IBM B8? Yol. XXVIII. No lt^ BRYAN ENCOURAGED. NEBRASKA* SPENT YESTERDAT IN NEW YORK RESTING. Tells In Interview that Some Election Forecasts in the Papers Did Not Agree With Reports Received by Him?He States that Democratic Gains Have Been General. . . ? New York, Oct. 25.?After a week: of hard campaigning;, Wm. J. Bryan, Democratic .candidate for .President, rested today in the city. The candi? date had breakfast In his private car as it was dashing through Hew Jersey, and arrived at 9:16 A. If., at Jersey City, where he was met by National) Chairman Mack and Nathan Straus. Almost immediately the party crossed the ferry to New York, and Mr. Bry? an was driven to the residence ef Mr. Straus, where the day was spent in resting for this week's ordeal. Then the candidate dined at the home of Herman Bidder, treasurer ef the na? tional Democratic committee. Tomorrow morning early Mr. Bryan will go to Patterson, N. J., in fulfill? ment of a pledge marie last week to make a speech there. At the conclus? ion of the meeting he will return again, to New York city. Mr. Bryan declared tonight thatr with being very tired, he was feeling well. "I am standing the campaign better than I ever have," he said. "My voice has stood the strain well, and I don't think that I have lost weight." Mr. Bryan said that some of the forecasts he had seen in the morning papers today did not agree with the reports that he had been receiving. "How do things look, Mr. Bryan?" "What do you think of Indiana?" He was asked. "We had very enthusiastic meetings there and also in Ohio. The prospects in both States are very bright," was the answer. Mr. Bryan said that all the straw ballots that had been taken In this country showed Democratic gains, "but," he continued, "of course the accuracy of the straw ballot depends upon the way it is taken and the way the names are selected. You select a list of names to send postal cards tov you receive many answers, but you have no way of finding out how the men who did not answer are going to vote. The trouble comes when you try to average the votes of the ones who have not responded with the votes of those who have responded." * "Where have the Democratic gains ? been this year in comparison with* other years?" the candidate was askr ed\ "This year the Democrats have gain? ed in every State. Hereto/ore we have made gains in some States and have lost in other States. This year there are gains throughout the country and gains among the farmers, these gains are very marked. There are gains among business men; professional men and especially among college men. That is the intersting point in this campaign as compared with other campaigns that I have had anything, to do with." "What is the reason for this gain?" "Only one," replied Mr. Bryan. "I think that it is that the Republican party, in power for twelve years, hae; failed to meet the responsibility." Mr. Bryan said that the poll in New York city, the largest city in the conn try, and the poll in Iowa, probably the largest agricultural State, showed that the Democratic gains were sub? stantially the same. In New York State and city the reports showed 50 per cent, gains, and in Iowa about the same. Mr. Bryan today received the fol? lowing cablegram from Oxford Col? lege, England: "William J. Bryan. Democratic Headquarters New York; American Rhodes scholars, after debate, em? phatically support yon for President., and wish you success. (Signed.) "American club." RILLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE. Mr. W. S. C?M?|H?r Filially Injured In Charleston. Charleston, Oct. 24.?In stepping off a westbound Belt Line car about 11.15 o'clock last night, at Wentworth and Smith streets, Mr. W. S. Cooper, a timber estimator, living at No. US Beau fain street, was run over by an automobile driven by Dr. W. I* Spels segger. a druggist, of No. 219 Rutledge avenue, dying of his injuries at the City Hospital at ghoul 1.30 o'clock this morning. Rev. A. B. Watson, a Methodist minister, has purchased a farm near Beaufort and will retire from the ministry.