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r*tt?tlMate4 Alf. 2.181 ?. t. |i|r-.IHi%ni fflto Sontbrmt \Ttmmtmj oad Saturday -bV |*TlJat mtltMIM COMPANY ?OMTsa. a- c. it |? |?*te sent insertion.ti.so lueirtlon.SO for ttyree months, or wifl ht needs nt reduced rates. me which eub tereeta will be ooarged tribute* of coapecto KAILHQAD STRIKE I GIVE DBCIdtON. ! A to Ohre Judgment In of White Firemen Bet They Place a 0m IneeillfVuce Among WU1, In Time. *>ne It.?The Oeor fen arbitrati on board the seniority i oear negroes. The bcavever. placed a pre among Aromen will ultimately gradual elimination of all negro firemen, boned wae com Harte H, of Montgom* Um. Oiergla Rail Thomas W. Hard repreeeoUag tl llor David C. Bar ??dve ratty, as urn* I? cents per day l< m than JCLY 4TH CLOSING. Will Close Monday. July 5tli? TtMMss Who Hare Signed. ffles 4th of July falling on Sunday the undersigned merchants ri> hgree to close our places of |ess on Mondsj. July 5th. (VDonru-II A Co.. Joseph M. Chandler. Cwttlno m afcKnlght. Levy ik Monee. Htubbg Pros.. W. A. 'Thompson. Per H. A. Hoyt, ' The D. J. Chanlder Cloth ng Co.. The duraler Ins. Agency, J T. Cunningham. Purater Book Store. Lev I Bros., ^ W. H. Tates. Sumter Grocery Co., Knight Bros.. L. W. Foleom. H. L. Ttedsl*. Schwerts Rr>s.. Burns Hard wars Co., L. B. LeGrand. A. A. Straus* m Co.. Ducker a Bultman, B. J. Barnett. M. Green. M 'orinii k Jewelry Co., The Sumter Dry Goods Cot, The Sumter Clothing Co.. Singer Sewing Machine Co., Per J. M. Guthrie. Cash Dry Qeoon Co., Shaw m McCnllum Mer. Co., Mr< M" O. Crowns, T C. Seuffe. O B. Bostlck. Oeo. D. Shore A- Bro . Wm. H Cobb Co., Wltherspoon Bros., Furniture Co., Valph Hill. The Haber?l??her>. Ilm L. Atkinson. Sumter Hardware Co., V H Phelps, * Beck Bro?. Co.. Per A. K. Durham, DuRant Hardwere Co., B?ltmnn Sho?? Store, J. D. Cralg Furniture Co., U B. Randal. A Chester special says: "Gne of the biggest sales of cotton ever made la this pert of the State was pulled off Utat week, when Mr. 8. M. Jon is, of this city, sold to George McPadden and* Brothere. the big Importers, through their representative, Mr. J. O. Barron. 57 2 bales of cotton at 11 cents the price of the lot being 11*.? ISO to?tc ?bed April, ISM. 1. 'Be Just an am II6KUY BY COLUMBIA, Mit. FRANK WELDON SEEMS TO BE CONFIDENT. Interest Along the Line? He Finde That the Counties South of Colum? bia Hare Done Good Work. "There It absolutely no question about the Capital highway being es? tablished from Atlanta through Au? gusta to Columbia," said Frank C. Weldon yesterday. Mr. Weldon was in Columbia on his way north along the proposed route. "I have been in dvery county along the route from hero to Atlanta and they will all co? operate. It is encouraging too, to know that a vast amount of work has beeu done and that in most counties. It will require not more than a lew weeks to put their links in excellent condition. In two counties one day's work will repair their roads from border to border. "In a few counties much good work lias been done by private subscription. And by the farmers contrtnutlnr teams and labor. This is especially true in Lexington County, this State. Ia Alken County, $4,500 was r*!r<e<i bj subscription. The road from here to Augusta Is fairly good now and has l>een traversed in three und a half hours. "Mr. Sam Roof of Lexington took roe out several miles yesterday In his Bulek, on the road to Batesburg, and despite the recent heavy rains the rc adway was fairly good. Supervisor Langford hi giving Lexington County a splendid system of highway*. ??When this Capital highway la im? proved from Washington through Richmond, Raleigh and Columbia to Atlanta* we will have the only long stretch of road In the Unite* States suitable for touring through .he win? ter. When the North Is covered with enow, the motorist can ship to Wash" Ipgtott or Richmond and then have ?to miles of good road to Columbia I and Atlanta, and we expect to extend o?r highway 400 or 100 miles more to ThocaosvUle, St. Augustine and Palm Baach." Mr. Weldon left yesterday after tor Camden. He will go to 1H< to Society oh to Ttaioigh, Richmond and Washington. He is go? ing systematically from county to county and la making a report on conditions in each county to the high? way association's executive commit? tee.?Columbia State. SMITH SUSPENDS McLENDON. Georgia Governor Temporarily Re? moves Head of Railroad Commis? sion for Not Reducing "Port Hates." Atlanta, Qa., June 24.?Gov. Hoke Smith, who ret ree from office on Sat? urday, today suspended from office Chairman S. C. McLendon of the State Railroad Commission because of Mr. McLendon's recent decision in refus? ing to order State railroads to reduce rates between Savannah and Atlanta known as the "port rates." A feature of the suspension Is that Mr. McLendon was a successor of Joe M. Brown, now governor-elect, who succeeds Gov. Smith on Saturday, and whom Qov. Smith dismissed from his position as railroad commissioner about two years ago. Qov. Smith said that Mr. McLendon was suspended because he was oppos? ing the platform upon which the gov? ernor was elected and was pursuing a course which the governor thought det? rimental to the interest of the State, ?a will send a special message to *he legislature tomorrow giving the rea fpr the suspension, i'he "port rates"' controversy was for lower rates on iron and coffee. Several Atlanta firm? petitioned for this reduction, claiming that other cities, particularly Nashville, enjoyed lower rates from Georgia ports than did Atlanta, in hli opinion aecidlni against this petition Mr. McLendon iri that to grant the lower rate? would be equivalent t<> Interfering with hrteretate eommerce, which the Ptate Railroad commission had no iii lit t.? do. RAID IN "Till: DARK CORNER." Officer* Destroy Heer und Still FU? t?rm snd t arry Two l*ri?oner* to Greenville. Greenville, .tune It.- After deatroy? ing '2.000 gallons of beer, breaking up a 200 gallon steam boiler anil OttlCT paraphernalia, raiders returned from "the Dark Cornt r* 'today with two prlnoners, Wilson Poole and Irwin Robertson, who were captured at the plant, competing one of the most suc? cessful raids in years. d Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Alm 1TER. S. P.. WEDNE STRIFE IN C0MMISS10H. DR. MURRAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION AND GOV. AN? SEL REFUSE TO DIS? CUSS IT. Strife Is Caused by Refusal of Dis? pensary Commission to Modify the Order Taking* Dispensary Money Out of Columbia and Alken Banks. Columbia. June 25.?That Chair? man Murray, of the dispensary wind ing-up commission, has tendered his resignation to Gov. Ansel is currently reported, but both Dr. Murray and Gov. Ansel decline to discuss the matter. It is understood that Gov. Ansel has persuaded Dr. Murray to withhold his resignation for a few days in the hope that he will change his mind, and this ho has apparently done. What he wili finally do, is not known. At first Gov. Ansel was disposed to laugh the reporter into the belief that there was no truth in the report, but on being pressed closer with ques? tions, gave tlds as his ^ultimatum: "1 have nothing whatever to say to the newspapers." There have been sev? eral conferences today between the two gentlemen. The first of the week Dr. Murray, in declining to make the resolution regarding the redistribution amongst the banks of the dispesary fund, pub? lic, gave as one of his reasons that the resolution would be modified, and U Is believed that his failure to accom? plish this after corresponding with the other members .of the commission has lead him to tender his resigna? tion. A member of the commission says Mr. Brice has written Dr. Murray a yery tart letter regarding the propo? sition to modify the resolution. Mr. Brlce sent this member a copy of his reply to Dr. Murray. He would not discuss the exact nature of the con? tents, i At Greenville, Mr. Patten today re? fuses to talk, either about Dr. Murray's I resignation or to make the corres? pondence between him and Dr. Mur? ray regarding the modification of the resolution public. He said his letter to Dr. Murray was .mild. *?* ^irftlt'i 11 iin i i k? MURRAY HAS NOT RESIGNED. Chairman of Dispensary Commission Brands Rumor as False. Columbia, June 25.?Governor An? sel stated tonight that he had not con? firmed the report that Chairman Mur? rey, of the dispensary commission has not resigned. In fact Dr. Murray has not resigned. He stated today that there was nothing in the rumor that he had resigned. As a matter of fact It is known here *hut Dr. Mur? ray discussed the matter with Gover? nor Ansel and, it la stated, waa ad? vised to take no action to reconsider. ACCIDENT ON OLYMPIA LINE. An Unknown Paesengcr Was Serious? ly Hurt?Had Not Regained Con cslousnetia. Columbia, June 27.?In a collision last night at 11:30 between an At? lantic Coast Line freight train, No. 220, and an Olympia car of the street railway company, at the Assembly street crossing, Preston Easterly, motorman, was slightly injured, and an unknown white man, a passenger on the car, is perhaps seriously injur? ed. The injured passenger had not re? covered consciousness at a late hour last night end his name and the ex? tent of his Injuries could not be learn? ed. One Injury sustained is a frac? tured ankle, another is a wound In the head. DROWNED IN CANAL. Prominent Railroad Man Lost His Life While Routing on Columbia Canal. ? Columbia. June 2S.?Mr. A. L. Roy tt< r, chief cl?rk to BUpt Williams, of the Southern Railway, was drowned In the Columbia canal this morning While out In a small boat. The body has not yet been recovered. With him were former chief clerk, Frank Harp? er and Night Clerk Hannah, of the Columbia Hotel. BRYAN'S SON M ARRll 1> Weds MUs Roigvr, of Milwaukee, at (.rand Lake, Colo. Grand Lane, Colo., June 24.?Wm. Jennings Bryan, Jr., and Miss Helen Virginia Borger, Of Milwaukee, were married at I.SO this morning at Kin nlhlnlO Lodge, the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Levering, on the shore of Grand Lake. Only the Im? mediate families of the couple were present. 3 s't at be thy Country's, Thy God's am ISDAY. JUNE 30, 19( GEN. HASKELL DEAD. GALLANT COM3!ANDER OP CON FEDERATE ARTILLERY Passing of an Epoch?Men Such as Butler and Haskell Are Going From Among Us?Sketch. Col. John C. Haskell died Saturday morning at early dawn and was buried yesterday (Sunday) evening at 6 o'clock in the Trinity churchyard near Hampton and those other men whom the fortunes of the war had made famous. His death causes sad? ness throughout the State. He is sur? vived by his wife, four brothers, one sister and four children. Sketch of Col. John C. Haskell. John C. Haskell was born in Abbe? ville, S. 0.? October 4, 1842, and was educated at home until 1859, when he entered South Carolina College at Co? lumbia. There he remained until 1861, when he enlisted in April in the Confederate army and was appointed junior second lieutenant in Company A, regular artillery. The company wis first stationed at Fort Moultrie. but it was afterwards changed to a light artillery, and after the fall of] Fort Sumter was sent to Virginia. Mr. Haskell remained with the company until December, 1861, when he re? signed his position and was appointed an aide on Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's staff, which position he held for only a short time. He was then transfer? red to Gen. W. G. Smith's staff, who then held command of the Valley army, and served with him until the battle of Seven Pines, rising to the rank of major. He was then with Gen. Longstreet at Gaines Mill, where he lost his night arm. After his re? covery from this wound he returned to the army and remained at Gen. R. F. Lee's headquarters until the battle of Fredericksburg in December, 1862. In this battle Maj. Haskell's horse was killed under him, and In falling he was so Injured that he was compelled to return to Richmond. Some time in February. 1863, he was given the command, of the North Carolina ar? tillery, and served unler Gen. D. H. Hilt during the winter campaign in that State. After this campaign was oven he joined Gen. Longstreet's corps and was assigned to the command of a battallion, thus serving until the close of the war, in the meantime be? ing promoted to the rank of celonel. On the night of October20, 1864, when Gen. Lee attempted to turn Grant's right, Col. Haskell was severely woun? ded in the head, laying him up a month or so. At the surrender of Ap pomatox, Col. Haskell surrendered the artillery of the army ?s a member of the commission of which Gen. Lee was the head. Returning from the aimy he married Miss Sarah Hamp? ton, a daughter of Gen. Wade Hamp? ton, and went at once to Mississippi, where he engaged in the occupation of a planter for seven years. In 1877 he took up his residence in Columbia, S. C, and was immediately elected to the State legislature. He has been several times re-elected, the last time In 1890. He was admitted to the bar in 1879, and has ever since practiced his profession. From 1883 up to 1890, he acted as counsel for several rail? road companies but resigned that line of practice in 1890. In all his rela? tions in life, Col. Haskell has evinced noble characteristics. In the war he was in all the principal battles except those which occurred while he was disabled by wounds, and though early deprived of his right arm, he bore himself bravely. As a legislator and a counselor he has exhibited rare ability, and an integrity of character unimpeachable. He had a family of four children?three sens and one daughter. SHOOTS HARD-HEARTED GIRL. Virginia Youth Attempts to Kill Lady Who Spurns Him. Norfolk. Va.. June 24.?William Wallace, aged 21. today shot Daisy Holoomb, aged 19 years, to whom he had long been paying court, in ports mouth. A serious wound was indicted In the Shoulder. Wallace then shot himself in the abdomen. The girl wa just leaving the Portsmouth knitting mills for her home. She refused to Stop and talk with Wallace and he began shooting. MlSI Holcomb is the daughter ol w. Holoomb and Is ex? pected to recover, while Wallace, now M the King's Daughters' Hospital, will probably die. Greenville, June 23.?The home of g. H. Mahon, mayor of GreenvUle, was entered last nl^ht and money to the amount of sixty dollars was taken from the trousers of Mr. Mahon. Cireenville is having a large number r>f robberies nightly and the officers Eire not able to apprehend the guilty parties. I Truth's." THE T?*"~ 6000 FOR CHARLESTON. THAT PORT TO HAVE DIRECT LINE TO POCAIHOXTAS COAL FIELDS. Norfolk and Western and the Atlan? tic Coast Line Join Hands in the In? terests of Making This the Great Southeastern Distributing Port for Pocahontas Coal. (From News and Courier.) New York, June 25.?The Norfolk and Western and the Atlantic Coast Line railroads, through the president and general counsel of each road, to- I day completed arrangement to fur? nish the Winston-Salem south-bound railway with funds required to com? plete its line from Winston-Salem, N. C, to Wadesboro, N. C, a distance of about 50 miles. These two points are the termini of the Norfolk and West? ern and of the Atlantic Coast Line re? spectively, and when linked up will establish a short line from Charleston through the Pocahontas coal fields to Cincinnati and thence by other roads to points North. The new line will be owned jointly by the two systems building it. Although It traverses a very heavy country, It will neverthe? less be laid out in ab nearly a straight line as possible, and will be construct? ed to take care of a trunk line busi? ness. No new financing, it was said today, will have to be undertaken by either road in connection with the new construction. Upon the completion of the new line, it ie the intention to make Char? leston the great Southeastern distrib? uting port for Pocahontas coal and to that end immense coal pockets will shortly be constructed along the har bor. While the growth of Charleston as a shipping port is expected to be very considerable upon completion of the present plans, it is said that it will not necessarily be at the expense of Norfolk. Pocahontas coal can be car ried to the latter point entirely over the Norfolk and Western's own lines, whereas in shipping to. Charleston some of the haul must pass over the Atlantic Coast Line. It will, there? fore, be to the interest of the Nor? folk and Western to see that coal is not diverted from Norfolk, while at the lame time Charleston's tob nage can be built up by increasing the out? put of the coal beds. Southern railroaders have long had It in mind to take advantage of the splendid harbor facilities of Charles? ton, which is known to have one of the finest ports on the coast, and with that object in view the Winston-Sa? lem and South-bound was incorporat? ed some years ago. Construction of the road, it was said yesterday, would have been undertaken in 1907 had It not been for the sudden advent of the panic. Precisely what effect the new coal routings will have upon the general freight situation in the Pocahontas region was a subject which traffic of? ficials did not care to discuss today. It was soid, however, that the effect of the new arrangement would not prove beneficial to Edwin Hawley's plans. Hawley's road, the Chesa? peake and Ohio, is closely paralleled by the Norfolk and Western, which is controlled by the Pennsylvania. It Is certain that Hawley's scheme to establish a trunk line to Chicago, and thence a trans-continental line via the Alton and the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient will receive the hearty opposition of the Pennsylvania, and this road is now in a position to attack Hawley whenever it choses to do so, from two quartan at once. Through the medium of the Norfolk and Western it can hotly compete with him on traffic to Norfolk, and at the same time will be in a position to recover its losses by profitable ship? ments to Charleston over a new route, which the Hawley linos do not paral? lel. From the standpoint of the At? lantic Coast Line, however, the new arrangement with the Norfolk and Western is said to be purely a busi? ness propoetion, and by no means Im? plies that the pleasant relatlone be? tween Hawley and Henry Walters have cei sed. The Official Announcement. New York. June 25, 1909. Editor The News ahd Courier, Charleston, B. C. At .? meeting today the Norfolk an I Weetern and the Atlantic Coaat Line completed Anal arrangements to fur? nish the Winston-Salem south Boun I Railway with funds required to com pb te its line from Wlneton-8alem to \\ adeeborc H. WALTERS, L. E. JOHNSON. Editor Newi and Courier, Charleston, S. C. Congratulations to Charleston on the official announcement that the Norfolk and Western and Atlantic toW****? -? ?^WLshed June, 1??? les?Yol. XXIX. 3o 37 WEATHER AND COTTON. PRICES MAINLY AFFECTED BY CROP CONDITIONS. Recent Gain Due Largely to Excessive Precipitation In Belt?Situation Continues to- Improve. New York, June 25.?It Is to a large extent a weather market in cot? ton, and as condtions much of the time during the week over a wide stretch of territory east of the Mis? sissippi river have been unfavorable, the sharp advance that has occurred is not at all surprising. The market promises to be sensitive to an unusual degree to adverse/ weather news dur? ing the remainder o fthe season. The official weather reports show that for the season from March 1 to June 21 there has been a surplus In the raln fr.l s compared with the normal, of ? roughly 13 to 20 inches in parts of Alabama, and from 7 to 15 in portions of Mississippi. The market has been flooded of late with serious reports re? garding the situation, not only in these State but also in other portions o? the eastern belt, and there is a growing belief that ideal weather conditions during the remainder of the season will be absolutely essential to the raising of anything like a normal yield. Reports from Texas have been favorable in the main, owing to the fall of beneficial rains, but reports of damage from weevil, it la worthy of note, are increasing. It is contended, by the advocates of higher prices that the plant in parts of Alabama and Georgia, as well as Mississippi, is so badly in the grass that considerable areas will have to be abandoned. Meantime trade In cotton goods continues to expand. The advices from Fall River are cheerful. Mills in New England are believed to be carrying small supplies of the raw material. Stocks In Russian and some other* continental mills are said to be at a low stage. Suppliers of unsold cotton at the South ae decreased in many localities and dispatches indicate them to be unusually small. There can >e no doubt that a large yield will be needed. The present out? look for the crop In very important f-Ct.ucn* leaves mue? vo by JialiJ^ There has been a noteworthy aroad entog of the speculation here of late The unfavorable character of much of the crop news has encouraged outside public; buying and strong intersts in the cotton trade proper are commit? ted to the bull side. VICTORY FOR MRS. GOULD. She Obtains Seperation and $36.000 a Year Alimony. 4 New York, June 25.?After a triaf, which lasted nearly three weeks/ Katherine Clemmons Gould obtained4 a legal seperation from her husband, Howard Gould, third son of Jay Gould, by a decision of Justice Dowllng, M the Supreme Court today. With the exception of alimony, her victory was complete, but in this phase of the case the court decided that $36,000 a year was sufficient, although in her suit Mrs. Gould asked for $250.000* She has been receiving $25,000 it year from Mr. Gould, so that the amount fixed by the court is but a slight increase compared with the amount sued for. It was in the vindication of charg? es of intoxication and her alleped re? lations with Dustin Far num. the ac? tor, that Mrs. Gould scored most strongly, for, not withstanding the long array of witne>se< !? >r Mr. Could, who gave such testimony as to make Mrs. Gould appear at times as de? fendant rather than plaintiff. th< Court held that the alleged "intoxlt tion" might have beer, due to exicte ment. As to Dusttn FarAum, it 'was ? * held that her nssn tion witl. hirr\ came after Mr. a id Mrs. Gould mrpi abated, and that the 'risUand ently made m obj Mira Jona C Twitchell. of t !-lo. at recci.t g a<K:ate of Osteopathy, at Kfrksville, Mo., has ff<>oe to Green-* ville to locate for p: act Tree of her pi ofession. ("east Line will build u con? necting link. bringing the great territory opened up by tfco Norfolk and Western thro\.;:'t tht coal fields of Virginia out to the West into direct connect over the Coast Line with your mag>, niflcent port. If to this achievement CbarfestOtl becomes one of the terminal points ot" the Clinchileld Road, with its marvel? lous coal lields and its connection Co the West, t will take a sudder* and mighty leap forward. Charleston-"* day has dawned. RICH A KD 11. EDMONDS* Editor Manufacturers* Record