Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VftrMsY LETTERS FROM OCR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. off Interest From all Parts of tor and Adjoining counties. 1IOT1CB TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mall your letters so that thsy will :h this office not later than Tues mornlng When the letters are fWselved Wednesday It Is almost an ssi possibility to havs them appear In Cave paper Issued that day. - 8TATKBURG. State burg. Jan. 17.?Mr. and Mrs. Charles Plcknsy and their little daughter Emma, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Screven Moore, on Sun Mrs. Oulgnard Richardson spent A days with Mrs. R. M. Cantey the past week. Mrs. Ouy Warren and her little a\, who havs been stsylng with the Burgess, are now the guests Mr. and Mrs. Screven h oore. at charming home "The Oaks." Mrs. Scroven Colclough. after ?pend? ing eons time with Mrs. 8. N. Flud, teas returned home. Mr. Ouy L. Warren spent Sunday an our midst. \ Mr. James Pagan, who has been at ?home for some time, has returned to Great Falls. Mrs. S. R. Cain and children, who amve been visiting Mr. sad Mrs. S. M. Ramsey left for their fcome In .Lauren* oa Tuesday. -The Stateburg Literary Society" assets at the residence of Col. J. J. D?rgen on Friday afternoon. Several Mw members have beer enrolled, Shad s vsry pleasant meeting is antici? pated. A delightful card pc rty wiis given by Mrs. Virginia Sanders on Friday evening at her home "Edgewood," which was greatly enjoyed by her young guests. The weather of the past week has unusually beautiful for the ?nth of January. DURANT. Du rant. Jan. 29.?Mrs. Ruth Tates Mr. Floyd were quietly married the home of the bride on Wpdnvs afternoon. Mrs. Arthur Plowden of Msrlon. Is Wtslting Mrs. J. T. McFaddln. Mrs. Mills returned to her home af? ter spending some time with her sit? ter. Mrs, Betsy Durant. Ths young people will enjoy a SVjsoo given at Sard Ina this evening. Mr. Warren and John D. Durant a ant to Sumter Tueedav to attend "Vaster Brown " Mrs. Keller Is with her daughter, '.Mra Robbte Durant. Mrs. James Meehan returned to STimrleston Monday, after a visit of ral monthe in ths neighborhood. MAX. Max. Feb. 1.?The severe winds and amid of the last few days wttl be bene Petal to ths country. Mr. E. A. White and his daughter off Cartersvllle visited at Mr W. R. Ifwmllnson last week. Miss Bulsh Whits of Timmonsvllle spent last week with her sister. Mrs. AX T. Thomson. Mra W. Lewis of Lake City spent gem last two weeks with relatives near Mrs, J. A. M. Carraway and Miss L. ML Truluck visited relatives near Bar? es* last wees. A good deal of fertilisers wert haul sat from tho Olanta Mercantile Co.. week. Mr. B. C. Truluck sold a buggy for two hundred dollars last WISACRY. Wlescky, Feb. 1.?After a week of awry cloudy weather, we now have fright sunshiny days. Last night we mad a fearful storm of wind, and to? day It Is sxceedlngly cold, with high gggisaL Ths farmers have gone to work In smrnest. Many have been hauling ewtton seed, to sxchangs for meal, some are building tenant houses and repairing their places, while many other* are ploughing and preparing another crop. They feel a UPle wuraged since the price of cotton Mas gone up The ost crop is flourishing, the sarsage is much greater than last 'jeer. There are some cases of measles Had mumps among gsjff neighbors. The Ivsnhoe school Is In a rlourish llxsg condition. They have several i. e w isDbolsrs. The Sabbath school Is car tried on every Sunda\ afternoon, an I taust Sundsy they had a tine sermon gassuhad for tham by Rev. II. it. Marchlson of Blshopvllle. Mr. J. C. Ledingham has return* d from s vary pleaaant vlait to relativ? s stftd friends In Marlon. EDWARDS. Aattoch. Fsb. 1.?On Thursday eve silng. Jan list, at t O'clock, Mr. Hal Boykln and Mrs. Eva * Baker were aaarrled et tho home of Rev. C. D. Peterson Rev. Mr. Peterson offlcla' jsjej. A few friends ware present. The couple left the next day for Lexington. Mrs. J. W. Weldon and Miss Leila Fowler spent laat Tuesday In Cam den. Miss Irene Weldon is visiting rela? tives at Bishopvllle. Mr. Lawrence White accompanied by Misses Nlta and Mamzle McLeod, spent Saturday and Sunday at this place. Mr. A. B. White was In Camden on business Saturday. We are having some severe cold tlJW. On Sunday morning, Jan. 24th, the r.ews of the death of Mr. Van Cor. bette was announced. This was a very sad death, he being only about 20 years of age. He was sick only about two weeks. The sympathies of the entire community go out to the bereaved family. Farm work has started In earnest now. Oats are looking well. We have no sickness to report. On last Friday morning the pres? ence of a few friends. Rev. T. A. Col? lins and Miss Stokes were married by Rev. J. E. Stxickland. PISGAH. Plsgah, Feb. 1.?Winter has come at last and brought the usual crop of colda and sorethroats. Last Monday was one of the hottest days ever ex? perienced in winter, and Friday the darkest ever seen outside of an eclipse. Hog killing is going on today. Sev? eral of my neighbors have fine ones and won't have to buy any meat this year if they can save it all right. The union meeting last Saturday at Artloch was not largely attended o\\ irg to the cold. It was an Interesting one though. The next one goes to Fwltl Creek. Considerable farm work is done to? wards another crop. The usual crops will be planted and about the same guano used. It la hoped the legislature wt 1 rc P?? il the lien law or let it alone. it Is disgusting to see how many people are playing toad to Taft. He will follow In the path his boss tells him, all that he may promise to the contrary. Watch and see if I am not right. The people want good roads if it takes a county bond to get them. Lee County News Notes. Mr. J. S. Nesblt, of Atkins got his thigh broken about two weeks ago by a team of mules running into his wag? on and violently throwing him out and overturning his wagon. Mr. A. W. Kelley had his buggy nag stolen from his stable last Sunday night by a negro boy about 17 years old who had been working with Mr. Kelley for about one year and goes by the name of Charlie or "Shorty". Tho mare la seven years old with blaze face and one hind foot white. Major E. F. Burrows and Mr. Stan Burrows of Herlot were In . town last Tuesday. The Major told of a mishap to his fcvggy nag that caused her death. She was playing around like horses do when turned out and ran at full speed against a wire fence which threw her down and broke her ba^k. The next day he had her sh/>t to end her mlft*ry as there was no hope of recovery. She was.a valuable animal. ?Bishopvllle Vtndlctor. 1IARTSVILLE MAN ENDS LI I K Ed. Kelly Commits Suicide?Despond envy, Caused by Heavy Drinking. The Cause. llartsvi^e Feb. 1.?Ed Kelly. | young white man, committed suicide at his home yesterday a few miles from town. Despondency, caused by excessive drinking, Is thought to be the cause of the rash act. About two years ago young Kelly killed a negro and was acquitted. The deceased served for a while as police? man here and was a member of the Hartsvllle Light Infantry, which body attended the funeral today In the country. Mr. Kelly was on the street here Friday and no one would have sus? pected then from his appearance thai he was contemplating suicide. The negro which Kelly killed about two years ago was In a crowd In at? tendance at a circus at Darlington and en altercation took place between the t*o men on the street. DWELLING BURNS AT MANNING. Residence of Mr. John W. Perry Is Destroyed. Manning. Jan. 31.?Fire destroyed the residence occupied by Mr. John W. Perry, two miles from Manning, the house and Its entire contents he Ing utterly consumed, entailing a con? siderable Ins? to Mr. iNriy, who has the sympathy of his friends. He Is S yOUng, haul-working citizen, ami hn saeSI mairied only about a year. a.id It will take some time for him to re? pair hH loH.seM. He had no Insurance The building Sfgj owned !>y Mr. D. M. Bradham. Hardeners should read O'Donnell & Co.'a advertisement today. The Re 1 Bliss seed potatoes are In stock and those who want the be?t will supply . themselves at once. DEADLOCK NOT BROKEN. Fill ENDS OF CANDIDATES FOR ASSOCIATE JUSTICE STAND FIRM. Three Ha Hots Lest Night and One To- 1 day Drought No Material Change in Relative Standing of the Five Can? didates?Joint Assembly Will Not Meet Again to Ballot for Associate Justice Until Tuesday Night. Columbia, Jan. 29.?Three ballots for Associate Justice were taken In the joint assembly last night without breaking the deadlock, nor was there any Indication of the deadlock being broken In the near future. The friends and supporters of the several candi? dates are standing pat and there is no evidence yet of any one of the five weakening. On the third ballot last night Sen? ator Griffin changed back to Sheppard from Hydrick. Senator Sinkler chang? ed from Watts to Gage. In the house Representative Bowers changed from Cothran to Sheppard, Mr. J. P. Gib? son voted for Watts. Mr. Robertson changed back to Sheppard, having voted for Gage on the previous ballot. Mr. O. Li. Sanders changed from Gage to Hydrick. Mr. O. D. A. Wilson went from Hydrick to Sheppard. On this ballot Messrs. Doar, Gasque and Saw? yer voted for Speaker Richard S. Whaley. Mr. Cosgrove arose after the ballot and said he was authorized to say that Mr. Whaley's name was used entirely without his authority, that he was not a candidate, never had been and would not be. He wished to say that Mr. Whaley appreciated the high honor and the great compliment, but under no circumstances could his name be used, and he asked those who had voted for Mr. Whaley to change their votes. Mr. Doar remark? ed that he had voted as he felt and would not change his vote. President McLeod remarked that under the rules no vote could be changed when ^once announced. The three ballots last nglht result? ed as follows: First?Cothran 40; Hydrick 38; Gage 18; Sheppard 37; Watts 24. Second?Cothran 40.; Hydrick 40; Gage 20; Shappard 36; Watts 23. Third?Cothran 37; Hydrick 38; Gage 18; Sheppard 39; Watts 24. NO BREAK IN SIGHT. Columbia, Feb. 1.?Apparently there is no hope so far of breaking the Associate Justice deadlock to fight. Opinion differs .as to whether the death of Representative Clark will cut off the joint assembly. Speak? er Whaley thinks it will. The con? tinuation . of the deadlock places Judge Hydrick at a disadvantage on account of the election of his succes? sor on the circuit bench coming on. Columbia, Jan. 28.?The senate this morning resumed the debate of the Croft resolution to reorganize the Su? preme Court, but soon adjourned It and got Into an argument over Senator Clifton's bill affecting telegraph com? panies In mental anguish cases, which finally passed to third reading. The bill obviates the necessity of giving notice of relationship, but requires kinship to be proved not less than the third degree. The amendment offer? ed by Senator Carlisle to strike out the words "or whether such message afforded notice of relationship or otherwise." waa killed. The house took up its time this morning In debating the lien law re? peal hill. Will Probably be Amended on Third Reading. 1 Columbia, Jan. SI.?Senator Sink ler's bill to amend the Carey-Cothran Act with reference to Charleston and Georgetown counties, has passed sec? ond reading. On third reading there may be some amendments. The bill provides: "Section 18. On the first days of January, April, July and October In every year the county dispensary board shall file with the clerk of the court a sworn statement of the profits of each Uspensary In the county for the three months preceding said dates, respectively, which shall be recorded by him In a book kept for that pur? pose, and published forthwith by said board, once in a newspaper published within the county. The board shall file a copy thereof with each of the following officers: The county treas? urer, the county supervisor and the county superintendent of education, ami the mayor or Intendant Of any Ol y or town within which a dispen Sary may he located, and upon the said days Shall divide the profits. Columbia, Feb, 8.?Representative Dlxon will tonight introduce two out of the ordinary concurrent resolutions in the house, one condemning the re appolntmsnt of i>r. Crum as Collector of the port of Charleston and Galling upon the South Carolina congression? al delegation to use thslr best efforts to prevent his continuation, and the other commending the bill now pend? ing In congress to prohibit the use of mails, telegraph and telephone for gambling In futures, and denouncing the New York cotton exchange as "An oligarchy of wealth, self-created and self-perpetuated and which holds la subjection to Its will the Interests of ten Southern States," and character? izing the New Orleans cotton ex? change as a "mere annex to and sub? ordinate of the New York cotton ex? change, and powerless to do any good to the producers, even If it had the will." COTTON SEED MEAL BILL. Fertilizer Men Making a Strong And United Fight Against Bill to Prevent Adulteration of Cotton Seed Meal. Columbia, Jan. 28.?The bill to raise the standard of cotton seed meal and prevent the adulteration of meal by seed or anything else has brought a great throng of fertilizer men to the capital to protest. The bill is to be backed by the fertilizer board and others In the delegation from the col? leges which is here to be heard in its favor this evening. The agricultural committee is practically unanimous in favor of the bill and while the farm? ers' organizations have shown little in? terest in bill, individual farmers are pressing for its passage. The same bill was recommended favorably last year, but was riddled to death by amendments during its passage in i the house. CLARK OF FLORENCE DEAD. Member of Legislature Dies Suddenly After Brief Illness. Columbia, Feb. 1.?Representative Clark, of Florence, died suddenly to? day at home after a brief illness of Erysipelas. COWS BREED TUBERCULOSIS. Result of a Government Test Recently Made?Gives Confirmation to Theory. Washington, Jan. 29.?Experiments conducted at the big experimental farm of the government at Bethesda, Md., near Washington, have develop? ed beyond question that bovine tu? berculosis may be communicated to humans; that it is communicated through milk, and that as communi? cated it is liable to result fatally. There has long been sharp dis? agreement among the authorities as to whether this was possible. Many of the best authrities have insisted that bovine tuberculosis was not com? municable to humans, and that In those cases in which it apparently was communicated it did not develop a form which justified the belief that It "was the bovine complaint or that it was serious. The experiments at Bethesda leave no doubt In the minds of the scien? tists. Some children there were fed on milk from an animal which was not suspected of being tuberc jloeis. There was no thought originally of experimenting in such a serious mat? ter; but post mortems of the children ?more than one of them did?devel? oped that they had tuberculosis. The animals that had produced the mtlk fed to the children proved that they had the disease. The bacilli were identical, and all the circum? stances made it clear that the disease came through the milk. It Is explained, as a result of these experiments and of experiments which have since been conducted, that the bovine tuberculosis is not commu? nicated in such form that it affects the human lungs. In this regard it differs entirely from human tubercu? losis. Cows suffer from tuberculosis of the intestines and the large glands, In the main. In its tansmlssion to hu? mans it is found the disease manifests Itself in the same way exactly. The glands of the neck become affected and diseased, while the intestines show the effects earliest. The results of these investigations are considered obsolutely to sustain the position of that school of scien? tists who have regarded bovine tuber? culosis with the gravest concern. The department will probably issue some literature on the subject soon In the effort to arouse the public to a real? ization of the very real and imminent danger from this source. THE WRECK OF THE MAINE. President Approves Recommendation Of Governor Magoon. Washington, Jan. 27.?President Roosevelt today sent to congress a message approving the recommenda? tion of Governor Magoon that an ap? propriation be made to remove the wreck of the Maine from Havana har? bor. The president's message was as fol? lows: "Governor Magoon on the eve of leaving Cubs has sxprssssd the hope that the wreck of the battleship Maine may be removed from the harbor of Havana, I trust the congress will see the wisdom of this suggestion and will provide for the removal of the Maine. We should not allow the wreck of this historic ship to remain as a possible danger to navigation in Havana har I bor. This is wise from no standpoint. ! An appropriation should be made for the removal." GOV. PATTERSON'S NAME IS MEN? TIONED FOR THE FIRST TIME. Juror Whit worth Continues in BOJ? Witness Swears That Whitwortli States lie Believed Chief Executive Had a Hand in Murder?Proceed? ing of Day. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 1.?For the first time the name of Gov. Patterson was mentioned today in the trial of Col. Duncan B. Cooper, Rob n .T. Cooper and John D. Sharp for the Palling of Senator E. W. Carmack, but this was only one of the sensations of the day. The other followed a de? cision of Judge W. H. Hart that Juror J. M. Whitworth was physically able to continue in the box. Immec lately Judge Anderson of the defense an? nounced that he had evidence that Whitworth had expressed a violent opinion and was therefore Incom? petent. He declared that the defense preferred, because of Whltworth's standing in the community, to see him excused because of illness. He added, however, that his duty to his clients "compelled him to ask that Whitworth be dismissed as incompetem. One of the first witnesses called by the defense swore that the killing o* Carmack cast Gov. Patterson many followers and that he, Whitworli, be? lieved the governor had a hand :n the murder. Another witness swore- that Whitworth, a few days after the slay? ing, openly declared: "Every damned one of these men (defendants) aught to be hanged." At the conclusion of the defense's testimony the State asked for time to meet the charges and court adjoarned until 9 o'oclock tomorrow morning. When court opened this morning Judge Hart announced that he had another letter, the third from Mrs. Whitworth, withdrawing her demand that her husband be excused. She explained that she was "unnec? essarily alarmed" by reading that a physician had been called to attend a ji ror. Attorney Garner for the State an? nounced that efforts had been mad** to ascertain how Whitworth stood on ?be Cooper case and through these and ether queries which reached his wife Mrs. Whitworth had been frightened into seeking the removal of "Whit? worth 'rom the jury. Gen. Washington replied for the de? fense, claiming that the physician's certificates and the testimony of Dr. tu'.Uvan were under oath, while At? torney earner's statement and Mrs. Whltworth's letter were not. He said fhat if Whitworth is a victim of Bright'* disease he shuld be excused. Af.er the noon .recess Dr. Brewer, faiv.ily physician, was called. Before he cculd be examined Attorney Gen? eral Mcv'arn asked permls-wm 10 make u statement. "The State has come to the conclu? sion that the defense over there, pointing to the Cooper atorneys, "has instigated this fight to get rid of Juror Whitworth and they tried to have it done by intimating that he might get Into trouble over his an? swers on examination as a juror and suggested this illness as a ruse." "This phase is not before the court. We will hear Dr. Brower," announced the court. The doctor said: "Mr. Whitworth had an acute at? tack of nephritis two months or more ago, caused by the trauma of a kid? ney stone. I would not say he had Brlght's disease. These symptoms are likely to return at any time or they may never return." "Would you consider that sitting on a jury would cause him to have tctt trouble?" "No, sir; he's liable to have It any tune under any condition." The State called several other phy? sicians and asked them hypothetical cuestions. At the conclusion Judge Hart tersely remarked: "summoning up the evidence, gen? tlemen, the court is of the opinion that the Juror can do jury service." Immediately after the court's de? cision was announced, counsel for the defense took up the attack upon Whltworth's alleged incompetency. After several witnesses had testified to remarks made by Whitworth, the State asked for time to prepare for reply to this move, which was grant? ed and the court adjourned. PERU AND CHILE AT ODDS. Rupture of the Relations Cause Some Excitement at Valparaiso und Rc \ Ivos old Animosities, Valparaiso, Chile, Jan. It.?The rupture of diplomatic illations be? tween Chile and Peru, signalized b) the withdrawal of Benor J. M. Bchenl que, the Chdian minister at Lima, has aroused more or Isj < scltement here, and the old animosities between the two countries dating back to the war of 1871 and the consequent occupa? tion of .he Peruvian provinces of Tac na and Ariea by Chile have to a cer? tain measurs been revived. It is declared here this morning that the Chilian squadron under Ad? miral Wilson, now 'n the Straits of (Magellan, has been crdered north. PASSES THE HOUSE. KICIIARDS LIEN LAW REPEAL BILL HAS LARGE MAJORITY. The Fight Ended in the House After Three Days of Argument?Repeal Bill Wins by Vote of S3 to 35, a Gain of Ten Votes From Last Year ?There Will be a Stiff Fight In the Sonate and If the Bill Passes It Will Be By a Narrow Majority. Special to The Daily Item: Columbia, Jen. 29.?The house to? day after three days of argument reached a vote on the Richards lien law repeal bill, passing it by a vote of 3 to 35, the repealists making a net gain of some ten votes from last year. The bill will likely pass the senate by very narrow majority. There will be the stiffest sort of fight against the bill in the senate where opponents of repeal will marshal all their forces. The result in the house was a fore? gone conclusion and the real battle ground is the senate. RAGING STORM SWEEPS WEST. Sleet, Snow and Rain, Driven by High Wind, Cripple Railroads and Tele? graph Lines. Chicago, Jan. 29.?The storm of sleet, snow and rain which sped along by a high wind during the last 24 hours, had prostrated telegraph and telephone wires, stalled trains, wreck? ed buildings and isolated whole com? munities, struck Chicago tonight and was reported central in the vicinity of Detroit. The first bite of the storm was felt in Chicago at noona nd it continued to increase in fury as the hours passed. The wind blew 40 miles an hour and the thermometer registered a drop of over 20 degrees to 10 above zero. The day was one long fight by the telegraph and railroad companies to restore wires and rescue stalled trains. No freight trains are running tonight in the storm belt Jn Iowa and few in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Chi? cago, Wilwaukee & St. Paul reports practically all wires down. The Min? nesota division reports two trains probably stuck in the snow in South Dakota. Man Blown Front PorcI>. St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 2S*.?Robert Mc Cormick, the oldest member of the police force, was blown from the 16 foot porch of his home and probably fatally hourt In the storm today. Points through Missouri reported severe storms of wind and snow. High Winde in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 29.?Excep? tionally high winds have passed over Arkansas today, reaching a velocity at times of 66 miles an hour. Many buildings in the city were un? roofed. A delivery wagon wa* blown off the bridge over the Arkansas river. An Ol-Time Blizzard. St. Paul, Jan. 29.?An old-time blis zard raged in the Northwest today. Telegraph communication with the East was almost wholly destroyed. Owing to the high wind and in? creasing cold which at 2o'clock was 1 degree below zero, the public schools closed. Damage Done in Kansas. Topeka, Kan.. Jan. 29.?A fierce snow and wind storm prevailed throughout Kansas tonight. It has done considerable damage in nearly every county. Most telegraph and telephone wires are down. About half of the tin roof over the west wing of the Kansas State House was torn off by the wind and a num? ber of other roofs about town were damaged. At Salina, the roof of the Rash building, a three-story structure, was blown off. The Rock Island round? house was destroyed. At Wichita, several church spires were blown down and plate glass win? dows demolished. A number of houses were damaged by falling trees and poles. Car traffic was stopped. At Omaha, the wind threw Gus Nel? son, a railroad employe, in front of a switch engine. He lost, both legs. The cold storage plant of the New? ton Ice Company at Newton. Kan., was partly demolished. Bradalreet's Trade Review. New York, Jan. 29.?Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: "Trade is rather quieter this wee!;, exceptions being a few points in the West, Southwest and Pacific North? west, where more is reported doing by Wholesalers and jobbers. Lines show? ing especially quiet conditions just at present are iron and steel, in which demand is disappointing, despite re? ports of cuts in finished lines calculat? ed to enlarge business. MOood reports still come from the otton goods line. Easiness failures in the United states for the week ending January 2S were l#l against Iff last week and 309 in the like week of 1008. rat be done well, as in this vale ol tears.?Milton.