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ISOU TY CORRESPONDENCE, YaTWSY lkttf.ius from oi k spe? cial cx>KRK8PONDKNT8. of Interest tYom ail Tarts of fssjstrr snd Adjoining QgfJgdlMb WOTICK TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters so that they will trsech this office not later than Tues ?lay morning. When the letters are rocsived Wednesday It Is almost an Impossibility to have them appear in Uta papsr Issued that day. 8TATKHURG. Btateburg. Nov. S3.?Mr. Riehe rd Richardson, of Sumter, spent Friday Saturday in our midst. Mrs. W. K Saunderj spent several last week In Sumte. Shu was ibored among the D. A. R '??. Rev. W. H. Barnwell Is visiting in Clatendon today. Mr. Henry Richardson and his sis? ter. Misa Susan, spent Sunday as the sjessts of Mrs. W. H. Flud. Dr. Matt Moors, of Horatio. .p< nt gsanday at home. Miss Annie Holmes returns today from Charleston, where she has been enjoying the Otis Week. Mr. James Pagan, of Great Falls. Is In tho neighborhood for a stay of kral woeks. Mrs. James Plnckney it spending time In Summerville. Miss Nannt? Moore spent last wo? k in Chapel Mill. N. C. Mr. Marshall Wescoat. of SumUr. assent Sunday in out midst. The Stateburg Literary Club met on "Friday afternoon at the home of Mr. Frank P. Burgess, and a nv>st ln'er awting program mo was carried out. Fourteen members wers present hi ttexjoy the essay, readings, recitations, 4c Pop? was th e poet taken up for afternoon's study. P19GAH. PI eg ah. Nov. 24 -- Oats are being ex? tensively planted this year. Some of them are up and look fine. Crops are about all gathered. In a converaat.on with Capt. S. N. McLeod of Oswego, he gave me his plan of corn planting and culture, which I think is better than that of tho Williamson plan. He made forty bushels to the sere this year with a jsroat deal less manure than William? son uses. He says if corn is planted deep it will grow slow and needs no stunting. Capt. Ship McLeod is known ns one of the best and most successful plasters. Rev. T. L. Cole, of this place, made about forty bushels of ?corn to the acre* this year. It was made almost without rain. Nothing bat a few sprinkles on it. Part of the Mund was covered with trees. He did not manure high. Potatoes are fine bare Some of them equally as good no those you report. The hot supper it Mr C. T. Evans' test week was a fuccess. The cakes and boxes were very pretty and sold well Tho box of Miss Rosalie Evans Brought the highest price, and the cake contributed by Mrs. J. H. Mc? Leod brought $3.14). it wai a fine one. A very interesting prayer meeting i? bold at Plsgah church every Wednes? day evening. The pastor announces a chapter to bo read and discussed M the next meeting and the remarks on M are always good and interesting. A union meeting will be held at Pls? gah church on next Saturday and Sun Slay Mr. J. W. Allen of Columbia Is visit teg his daughter, Mrs. L. S. Vlnson. Dr. J. W. Psrker of Wllllamston i* bore on a visit. His many friends want him to move back here. MAX Max, Nov. 23.?Rev. Woodson. of Manning, conducted a meeting of sev? eral days st the Presbyterian church cf Olanta. Closing Sundsy night. Tho meeting was well sttended and enjoyed by all. Four persons were ad d-d to the membership of the church. Mr. J. D. Frlerson was seen in this section last week. Mr. and Mm. Blakely of Greenville visited relatives In this section recent? ly. Mr. H. R. Tomlln^on went to Co? lumbia isst Ssturdsy. I>r. C\ J. Tomllnson Is sick. There sre two esses, supposed to bo dlptherla. In Bethel section. Mrs. J. W. Thornhlll died last week. Quite a number of persons went to Charleston Gala week from about bore. t v. B. K. Truluck commenced a series of sermons in Ttmmonsvllle last night Farmers sre planting about the nsuai amount of oats. On account of the sboence of tho pastor. Bothol church will not hold *r>anksglvlng service. DALKKIX. Dalsell, Nov. 14.?Wo are having delightful fall weather to work and those who sre not through planting their omsll grain cropo are rushing to try and got through before the weath? er ehangoa There is a largo acroags belag planted In oats this season. Jtosne of our best farmers sre plsntlng sat much as ISO acres. They say there lb more money in oats and hay thun cotton. Quite a number went from here to Charleston. Among the number were: Mr. J. M. Woodly. Mr. S. F. Moore and (S) daughters, Miss Lula Wlngate, Misses Kate and Pauline Cummlngs, Mr. B. W. Seegars and throe sons. Messrs. O. E. Martin. Hazel Boykin and Wade *\* WBom and Miss Allca Moore. "Your correspondent had the pleasure of attending the 4th quarterly Confer? ence at Wedgefleld for the Providence Charge on Saturday and hearing Pre? siding Elder Duncan preach one of his fine sermons, after which the busi? ness of the Conference was taken up. All of the churches were represented but one and we feel suro they will pay out In full. The presiding elder complimented the charge on the fine showing It has made. After the con? ference was over the good people of Wedgefleld took charge of all of the visiting members of the conference and It was my good i'ortune to fall Intc the hands of Mr. C. W. Chandler. Well I have been there before and K Is useless to say Mrs. Chandler know* well how to fix things to satisfy the Inner gjnan. The trouble le to keep from eating too much. The building committee for the Dal lell new M. E. church met In Sum ter today and let the contract for the church and also the bill for the ma? terial. So we hope to have the church soon going up. Mrs. J. M. Woodly returned from a visit to Marlborough on Saturday. Rev. Mr. Hay was accompanied by a native Persian on Sunday, who Is In thle country studying for the ministry. He gave us a lecture at Tlrzah or Sunday afaternoon on the habits and eustoms of Persia, which was very In? teresting and we feel sure It was en? joyed by all who heard him. EVENTS AT BISHOPVILI JO. War Veteran Dlea? Ucnholdere In Trouble. Blshopvllle, Nov. IS.?Mr. Kill Hancock, a gallant old veteran of ihe War between the States, died at his home In the Spring Hlh section last night after a short Illness. He had a splendid record as a soldier and wa* generous and hospitable to his friend* and neighbors. He will be sadly miss? ed from his home, hU church and the community In which he lived The negro Hen-holders of Mr. Na? than Barnett are throughly demoraliz? ed by his death and the possible or rnther probable results. Mr. Barneit was always Indulgent to them, al? though being a safe and san,? mer? chant, he was well secured by mort? gages on their stock and chattels on their land when they were holders of realty. Had he lived he would have extended their accounts, as he hacl done In most casess with delinquents In previous years, 'ihey know they can expect no such Indulgence now. Not one In five will be able to settle In full and then "the deluge." Some el them are trying to get some of the merchants to take up their accounts and carry them at least for one year more. It is pitiable to note their dis? tress. He had a large business and there will be a rattling of the bonos In thels section when the estate is settled. DEATH OF Pit. J. A. JAMES. Many will learn with sadness th( tidings that Dr. Joseph Alston Jarne1 died last night. Dr. James was born In "Brookland." the home of his ancestors In State burg. Sumter county, on July 22, 182'J. and he nee lacked only a few months of having completed fourscore years. He was the son of William Dobeln and Mary Ellen Capers James and was proud of being the grandson of MaJ. John James of Revolutionary fame. His father and mother moved to Al? abama In the pioneer days an 1 It w;r amidst the stirring events of the first half of the last century that he grew to a vigorous and sturdy young man? hood. Being left an orphan at the early age of 7 he was literally the master of his fate and early decided that he would become a doctor. He studied first at Tulane university n New Orleans and later finished his medical course at the Charleston Med? leal college. He Immediately com? menced the practice of medicine In Georgetown and later In Williamsburg couny, where he was married to Miss Sarah Saxter McCutchen in 1855. To this union nine children were born, the surviving one being W. D. James of Cheraw, J. A. James of Summerton. Mrs. O. Y. Owlngs of Columbia and F. V. James of Denmark.?The fctate. Nov. 24. Florence. Nov. 28.?News has Just reached this city of a terrible tragedy, which occurred at Wlnona. In the eastern section of this county early to? night. John Haynea, a white farmer, living on Mr. Nathan Gibson's planta? tion, made a desperate attempt to kill his wife and whole family with a shot? gun. Henry Moor?, who went to their assistance, wm shot In the leg by Haynes, who then turned the gun upon himself and blew oat his brains. Par? ticulars are meagre and only these faets can be obtained tonight Sheriff haa von? to the ecene of the trouble. JOHN D. DIDN'T DO II. GIVES CREDIT FOR CREATION OF OIL TRUST TO FLAGLER AND DODD. Rockefeller Resume* Testimony in standard OH Hearing in New York. An 11hold to Follow IIlm on Witness Stand?OH King Declares That he Belongs to Brotherhood of Man and That There Is More in Life Than Money-Making. Now York, Nov. 23.?Credit for the creation of the Standard Oil Trust, which counsel for the Federal govern? ment claims still exists as the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey, was given by John D. Rockefeller as a wit? ness today under cross-examination in tht Federal suit to dissolve the Stand? ard, to two men?Henry M. Flagler and Samuel C. T. Dodd. To these two master architects of the oil combine j Mr. Rockefeller gave full credit, say? ing that he did not posses the ability for so progressive a move. Mr. Rockefeller spent an arduous | day on the stand under the Incessant questioning of Frank B. Kellog, the government counsel. When adjourn- \ ment was taken until to-morrow he gave every evidence of delight that the day was done. Counsel hopes to con? clude Mr. Rockefeller's cross-examin atlon to-morrow, when It is planned to place John D. Archlbold, vice presi? dent of the Standard, on the stand. Frank B. Kellogg, who with other government Investigators, has been en? deavoring for over a year to obtain the missing stock transfer book of the Standard OH Trust, sought to-day through Mr. Rockefeller to find the missing trail of these books, and Mr. Rockefeller promised to do what he could to find them. Mr. Rockefeller's examination to-day carried him through the period of the Standard Oil Trust and the years of Its subsequent liquidation, which lasted from 18S-2 to 1899 Mr. Rockefeller's memory at times was not clear on the definite details of this trust liquidation period, and he told counsel that he could not recall many of the Incidents and develop? ments of that time. During the day Mr. Kellogg developed from Mr. Rock? efeller that early in the Industrial ex? istences of the Standard the president *>f two railroad companies, together with several railroad directors, were stockholders in the oil combination. PINEWOOD NEWS NOTES. A Negro Woman Accidentally Killed? New School House N earing Com? pletion. Pinewood, Nov. 20.?Last evening at dusk dark, John Nelson, shot to death Daisy Clark, down in the Man? ning pineland section five miles below here. Nelson claims he started Into the house carrying a hammcrless shot ?un on his shoulder and In taking it >ff his shoulder, it was discharged and the whole load of No. 6 shot en? tered the Clark woman's chest, killing her Instantly. Both parties are color? ed. As soon as Nelson learned that the shot proved fatal he came In and gave himself up to Magistrate Henry ?. Stack. The town authorities have done away with the day policeman and >ut on a night watchman instead. He <oes on at 6 o'clock every evening and ?omes off at 6 o'clock in the morning. The new $15,000 brick school house is nearing completion, the slate roof? ing is almost completed. Miss Decca Eli Lawrence, youngest laughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Law? rence will be married on Wednesday evening. Nov. 2 5th, to Mr. A. R. Wil? liamson, a young attorney of Augusta Ga. FIRE AT ST. CHARLES. Store of McCoy & Bro. Destroyed Ear? ly Wednesday Morning. The store of W. K. McCoy & Bro. at St. Charles, was burned Wednesday morning between midnight and dawn and the store, together with the en tire stock of goods, was a total loss The building and contents, however were insured, and the loss over and above the insurance was not great, I is stated. The tire was discovered about 1 o'clock a. m., and at that tim the fire had already made consldera ble headway and the Interior of the warehouse was a mass of flames. The origin of the fire has not been definite ly determined. The receipts of cotton on the loca market have been quite large durin the past week, much of the cotton coming from territory usually regard ed m tributary to other towns. A cot ton buyer stated today that a large proportion of the cotton aold here re cently had come from polnte twenty to thirty miles distant. This wae due. he said, to tha fact that Sumter buyers are paying higher prices than are to bs had on any of the competing mar kets In this section of the State. This Is a condition of affairs that la viewed with satisfaction by cotton buyers an merchants and all others Interested In the development of Sumter as a cotton market and business centre. BRAND INAUGURAL HALL WASHINGTON AGITATING EREC? TION BT CONGRESS OF MAG? NIFICENT HOLDING. Plans Now Being Made for Great So? ciety Function on March 4th?Gov? ernment Employees Also Working for More Pay and Consequent In? crease In Expense of Running the Government. Washington, Nov. 23.?The lack of a suitable place in Washington for holding the inaugural ball next 4th of March may result in the erection of the finest auditorium in America which, it is suggested, shall be known as the "Hall of the Presidents." Con? gress will be asked to appropriate one half the cost of such structure. A committee of wealthy residents of the national capital will undertake to raise the other half and will make personal appeal to other wealthy men in all parts of the country for funds. While J such a structure would bring in more J or less revenue it is not believed the J money thus derived would more than J pay for the upkeep, so those who In- I vested in the enterprise would have to I do so without hope of dividends or re- I turn of their capital. It is not proposed that the auditor- I lum ?'hall exceed all others in size, but! it will be monumental in design and] built of marble or other enduring ma-1 terial. Although no plans have been agreed upon, a seating capacity of about 12,000 is desired, so that gath- I I erlngs as large as a national political convention can be accommodated. It is the hope of the committee ofl \ Washington citizens that with such a ball here it would become the eatab-1 lished custom to hold all national po-1 llttcal conventions in the capital, but I there is reason to doubt whether this | hope would be realized. Geographical I . and political considerations both would be against it. It would be a long ways for the Pacific coast dele- J gates to travel, though when they had I Journeyed to Chicago the trip on to I Washington would not be of serious j consequences. There was considerable complaint, though, when the Republi- J can convention of eight years ago was J held in Philadelphia. | The chief objection to holding con- I ventions in Washington, however, j would be the charge that the adminis- J tration and federal office-holders had I dominated those of the party in pow? er. Even as it is, the cry that office- I holders are being used to contrcl the convention of the dominant party i* J raised each fourth year, and were the j conventions held in Washington the charge would have too large a color? ing of probability. j When members of congress added I fifty per cent, to their own salaries and increased the pay of officers and enlisted men In the army, navy, ma? rine corps and revenue cutter service, it was promised that the civilian clerks in the various departments would get it at the coming session of congress. But those who made the promise neg? lected to state Just where the govern? ment clerks would get it. From pres? ent appeparances he will get It where, I as the small boy would say, the Thanksgiving turkey gets the axe. The salary of everybody else, from the j vice president to the newest recruit in the army having been raised, the j treasury cannot stand any further strain and the government clerk will j have to wait. The clerks had expected that the president in his message and the heads of the several departments in their annual reports would recommend a horizontal increase in pay. Were such I recommendation to be made congress I would be almost sure to grant the in- I crease, as sentiment for it already Is j very strong, but it is announced of-1 ncially that the president is opposed to any general increase this year. I With the head of the executive de? partment taking that attitude, there la I no prospect of action in eongrese fav? orable to the clerks. I It is hard on the government clerks, of course, not to gat tha increase in pay they expected, but as a whole they are not the down-trodden elass one might expect from their plaint. There are several clauses of government em? ployes, however, who are genuinely entitled to Immediate sonaidsration. One of tkeas is the railway mall clerks. The salary of a railway mall clerk ranges from $800 to $1,600 a year, and they are allowed no expense accounts. Their work takes them away from home all tha time and they are compelled to pay for meals and lodgings out of their own pockets. All other government employes while traveling are allowed a certain amount for dally expeneee. A bill was Introduced at the last session of congress! appropriating $2. 090.tot annually to oover the dally expenses of railway mail clerks, but R was smothered 1? committee. If wilt b* revived agert* this winter and an earnest eefert wade te eecttre Its passage As a result of the escape of three prisoners from the station house In Greenville Sunday morning, Privates Ballentlne and Mitchell have been discharged snd Private Kitchens sus? pended for 80 days. WASHINGTON FASHION LETTER. FADS AND FANCIES OF THE WOULD BE UPPER C LASS. Gossip Concerning the Abnusl-Elklne i Courtship?How Old Man Elkins DisiM)sed of One PPttHe Hunter? The Sheath Gown is Chilly Kaiment lor the Winter Season. By Catherine Allman. The courtship of Miss Katherine El kins and the Duke of the Abruzzi has attracted a great dea.1 of attention; I more notoriety, In fact, than the fam? ily pines for. It has been hinted that pator Elkins looks askance at this foreign alliance, that, in fact, it is only because he is an indulgent and hen-pecked husband and father he has been brought to sanction the match. No doubt he takes a leaf out of the experiences of former brilliant Inter? national matches that have snuffed out only after singeing cruelly the wings of our dear little American but- J terflies. i While abroad Miss Elkins was prey to many fortune hunters, impecun-1 i lous nobles with titles for sale. She j was fairly besieged by one inslgflifi- J cant French count who followed her j ! about refusing to be shaken off. Miss I Elkins finally decided to put an end to the annoyance and suggested that I he first run across the pond and "ask I papa," Thi count, spry as a cock sparrow, J took the next steamer for America j and arrived in this country with 17 I trunks. He invaded the Elkins do-1 main and requested an Interview with the Senator from West Virginia, He J got it. The ardent suitor found him-1 self facing a man as hard as flint; | i enough to make the dapper little I ; Frenchman quail In his dainty boots, I j but he plunged volubly In. j "M. Elkins, L ze Count de -, I come to seek ze hand off your loaflee J daughter, Mile. Elkins. I, ze Count j de -, M. Elkins, have ze nobilltl. I ze haute mode, ze titles, Monsieur, es- I tates; cumber-red et is true, but es- j tates. I see Mam'selle. I adore. I give them all, nobilltl, titles, estates, all ?" he made a grandiloquent ges- j ture, "for ze exquisite hand of ze most J char-r-ming beautiful lady. Ah-h-h!" Senator Elkins lacks the polish of aj French noble. He glared at this im-1 pertinent little cock sparrow, then showed his teeth omniously. j "You are too generous, M. Count I de, de Frenchy," he snapped. "My I daughter has Informed me of your j persistent annoyance. Now, I refuse I you Miss Elkins' exquisite hand, as I you put it, but I cordially promise you j her father's uncultured boot if I find I you prowling around her again. Good j day." ! ? ? ? What subtle Change has crept over j the spirit of our fair Americans that they have come to disport themselves j in such scant garments as the sheath J skirt? Is it possible that our modest once balked at the chaste habit back ? Modists Inform us that petticoats are de trop this winter. Milady's coming will no longer be announced by a frou-frou of dainty silken skirts. Nor is the end in sight, as the boa-con-j strlctor said of his tail. I "I was sent to interview a great J lady of fashion the other day,' con-1 tided a "woman's page" genius 10 me. j "She Is the daughter of a famous na- j val officer, now retired. She wtis Just j in from a round of calls and received I me in her budolr, where she was shiv? ering and sipping a hot whiskey! punch, preparatory to changing her j gown for dinner. Her maid unhooked I the dress she was wearing, a very I near-Empire chiffon broadcloth that! seemed stuck on. It fell to the floor j and she stood before me wearing a j long sult-of-mail corset reaching near- I ly to her knees?and silken hosiery. That was all. I strained my eyes to catch even a glimpse of filmy llnge-1 rie, a hint of baby-ribbon, but there | was not even a clue. " *Is that all?' I gasped politely. "All?" she returned with uplifted eye-brows, 'why, I can scarcely move gracefully In that dress with these undergarments. If worst comes to I worst, the well-dressed woman will I have to remove her outer cuticle.' " 'But arn't you cold clad In such scanty er-ralment?' j " 'Cold, of course, I'm cold,* she said, sipping the hot toddy critically, 'but I expect all of us will be a good deal colder before ?v>e limit Is reach? ed.' " ? ? ? I am going to tell a story Just as It was told to me. It Is a good story but It has one defect, which I shall point out when I have finished the tale. During the recent campaign there were attempts to make an issu? of the religion of Mr. Taft. He was deluged with letters demanding that he an? nounce hie faith, correspondence con? signed to the waste-basket by Intelli? gent clerks. Even the members of his family did not escape Impertinent In? quisition. One curious woman accost? ed the candidate's young daughter. Miss Helen Taft. "What are your father's religious convictions?*? she demanded. "They OOTTOM CROP ESTIMATES. IiiiIM?rlant Fibres Given Out by Com? missioner Watson. Columbia. Nov. 24.?Commissioner B. J. Watson of the State department of agriculture, has issued an estimate of the cotton crop in the South for the Southern Association of Commission? ers of Agriculture. Col. Watson has worked for several weeks on this esti? mate and his figures are regarded as conservative and at the same time as accurate as reports received by him will indicate. In issuing his statement he says: "Our estimate, whcih is based on telegraphic reports received from all the States save Georgia, whose com? missioner is absent from the State, dated Nov. 14, is 12.551.086 running bales, excluding linters. This conclu? sion is reached after due allowance for the weather and other crop conditions for 1908. Were the estimate based en? tirely on amount of cotton ginned t3 Nov. 14 in years when same ginners* results were shown, the 1908 crop would be 13.498,879 bales, but the conditions have not been the same in the varying years. Were we to take the average amount of cotton for the past four seasons to be ginned after Nov. 14 we would have to add 3,704, 157 bales to the 9,630.563 bales al read ginned and get a total crop of 13.334.157 bales. If we add to the amount already ginned in 1908 the amount ginned after Nov. 14 in 1905, to which year 1908 conditions closely correspond, we will have a total crop for this year of 12.623.925 bales, which it is seen closely approximates the esti? mate of 12.551,086 bales that the asso? ciation's committee considers a fair one." INCREASE IN COTTON GINNED. Census Report Shows Also More Gin* ncrles hi Operation. Washington, Nov. 21.?A total of 9, 630.56S bales and 26,638 active gin? neries are announced in the census bureau report issued today, summari- ^ zing the cotton ginned from the growth of 1908 up to November 14, and the number of active ginneries against 7,300,665 bales and 26,521 ac? tive ginneries for the corresponding date last year. The report counts round as half bales and excludes lin- 4 ters. 1 The report includes 171,112 round * bales for 1908, 142,210 for 1907, and 200.866 for 1906. Sea island bales, in? cluded 57,135 for 1908: 44.698 for 1907. and 30.671 for 1906. Sea island cotton includes, Florida 23.634 bales; Georgia 27,283; South Carolina 6,218. Bales ginned to November 14, 1906, numbered 8,562.242. The final crop of 1907 aggregated 11,057.822 bales, and 1906 reached 12.9S3.201. The per cent, of crop ginned to November 14, was 66 in 1907 and 65.9 in 1906. The report gives the corrected statistics of cotton ginned this season to Novem? ber 1, as 8.191,557 bales. The distri? bution of running bales by states, gin? ned to November 14, and active gin? neries follow: Alabama 1,027,488 bales, and 3,401 ginneries. Arkansas 667.248 bales, and 2,045 ginneries. Florida 50,448 bales, and 247 gin? neries. Georgia 1,566,865 bales, and 4,354 ginneries. Kansas, Kentucky. New Mexico 1,~ 155 bales and 5 ginneries. Louisiana 341,509 bales, and 1,605? ginneries. Mississippi 1.090,356 bales and 3, 367 ginneries. Missouri 38.173 balee and 69 gin? neries. North Carolina 450.961 bales and 2, 647 ginneries. Oklahoma 381,338 bales and 958 ginneries. South Carolina 941.050 bales and 3, 161 ginneries. Tennessee 242.773 bales and 621 ginneries. Texas 2.874,641 bales and 4,068 gin? neries. Tlrginia 6.663 bales, and 90 gin? neries. The total sea island cotton is 57, 115 for 1908. as against 44.698 for 1907, and ?0.671 for 1906. The city council of Florence has passed an ordinance allowir g owners to drive machines at a sp-^ed of 15 miles an hour. Loretta Marshall, an actr?ss of the Wayne Musical Comedy Company, kissed a young sailor on th< stage of the Academy of Music, Charleston. say he is a Papist. He ought to de? clare himself to the publia." "Mother is a Catholic." responded Miss Taft, "and my father Is a unita raln, but." she added with a rogueiah gleam In her eyes, "I don't believe It works at all in me." The defect In the story Is that It most certainly Isn't true, as It has been officially announced that Mrs. Taft Is not a member of the Catholic church. It aeems a shame, though, to spoil ao good a story for so unimport? ant a reason.