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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. 4 " Hin LETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. of Interest From all Parts of and Adjoining Counties. 14 On CM TO CORRESPONDENTS Mall your letters so that they will tills office not later than Mon when Intended for Wednesday's aad not later than Thursday far Saturday's lssus. This, of course, afjfftllee only to regular correspond In case of items of unusual ?slue, send In Immediately by gaalL telephone er telsgraph. Such as we stories are acceptable up to the ef going to press. Wednesday's Is printed Tuesday afternoon Saturday's paper Friday after Dalsell. Jan. 2?.--We are glad to see ths weather moderating again, and hope the eudden changee may eoea cease for ths sudden changes in the weather keep us full of cold. There Is lout of La grippe and cold among us at present. Tour humble correspondent hes been elck in bed for a week. Mr. T. M. Crosswell hss been elck. Col. W. D. Scarborough has also bad a case of grippe, besides lots of others, but we ere hoping for brigh? ter days and better feelings thsn we aow flare. Farm work Is progreeslsng very satisfactorily now. We think the cot? ton re/* com acreage will be about %he same as last year here. Some sre hauldlng fertilisers, while others have not bought yet We think more am montnated guano will be used this year than usual on account of the high price of C. 8. meal. Well high prices and hard times don't keep people from getting mar? ried. Mr. 8. F. Moore performed e marriage ceremony last week a little out of the ordinary way. Mr. Trues dale ef Mayesvllle and Mise Sadie Mean, of DeKalb, Kershaw county, drove up in Mr. Moore's yard and walle Mr. Moore's daughter held a 11 swt for him they eat in the buggy! Mr. Moore soon spoke the words made them man and wlfs and them on their way rejoylng. Mr. Wright will preach at 111 next Sunday morning, the at 11 o'clock, which will be his sermon at the new church for rear. All are invited to attend. Mr. R. B. Frost of Georgetown, S. C. 'ts suiting friends sad relatives -were at present. LTNCHBUlbO. Lynchburg Jen. 2?,?Mr. 8. Walk? er Prtsreon, after eeveral days of anxiety about his aged mother, is ?ertalnly greatly relieved, new that ehe eppeare to be convalescing. She has been dangerously 111, and being teach advenced In age, her life for e feef days, was almost despaired of. Mise Lydia Lea's -^malns were taken to Charleeton, the home of her birth, for Interment. Mr. M. L. Melntoeh Is eonfln-d to tils room, snd his many friends feel anxious about him. Mr. John M. Miller is elowly recov ertag from sn Injury he sustained by a fall some time sgo and is able to he gut again. Miss Llssls Klrby Is also Improving, teat enable to be out as yet. Mr. A. J. Price's land sale w>ll come off tomorrow, and when the e* ad a agon start*, a big crowd will likely be on hand, eepeclally so with the colored peoplt. The farmers are rapidly placli'g their ordere for fertilisers, and s auaattty will be ueed this year. Mr. i. Li Thompson has a hand gome two-story residence neerlrg completion. Dr. Tellott has moved Into bis handsome residence. Other new residences mill soon De In course of erection. 8TATEBURO. ftateburg. Jsn. 2?.?Rev. W. H. Barowell spent several days in Co? lumbia during the past week, attend? ing the Laymen's Conference. Mrs. Lee Coker of Hartsvllle. is on a visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Ken Ml Mrs S. B. Cain and her four child? ren, who have been spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs s. H. Ram eey. have returned to their home in Laurens. Miss Emma Barnwell. who Is spending the winter In Charleston. Is having a delightful time attending the St. Ceclllas daring her stay. Mrs. Mark Reynolds, who has been the guest of her parents. Dr. and Mrs. W W. Anderson, has returned to Sumter. After a very pleasant visit to rela? tives In Hartsvllle. Miss Minnie Nor? rie hss returned to the neighbor? hood. Our neighborhood has not heen more fortunate than oth~r places In escaping grippe, for there have been eeveral cases In our midst, owing, no douM. to the changeable weather. The many friends of Miss Bessie Murray, who H teaching near Cam den, regret to hear that she Is quite iU, but wish her a speedy recovery. The winter so far has been un? usually severe, but In spite of the cold weather, the farmers are "get? ting down' to work in earnest and every preparation Is belnj made for a new crop. Rev. W. H. Barnwell held div'ne service at St. Mark's, Clarendon, last Sunday. ARMY OFFICER LOBBYIST. Intimated That Roosevelt and Taft Maintained Lobbyists in Interest of Guggenheims, Washington. Jan. 26.?Charges by Delegate Wlckersham that President Taft and former President Roosevelt had maintained in Washington an Alaskan lobby In the persons of form? er Qov. W. P. Hoggatt and MaJ. W. P. Richardson, an army officer, who is head of the Alaskan road commis? sion, are revealed by proofs made public today of an executive hearing before the senate committee on terri? tories in relation to the Alaska legis? lative council bill. Counter charges by Mr. Hoggatt that Judge Wlcker? sham "is humbugging" further en? liven the situation. The senate commutes took serious? ly the aspersions seemed to have been cast upon the motives of the presi? dent and the ex-presldent by Judge Wlckersham's testimony. Judge Wlckersham had charged that certain legislation furthered by MaJ. Richardson and Gov. Hoggatt was in the Interest of the Guggen? heims and that the president and for? mer president were responsible for their presence in Washington as lob? byists for ths measures. Further along in the hearing, and this Is a part of the testimony made public, Mr. Wlckersham In protesting against the presence of Maj. Richardson In Washington, said: "The president has no right to maintain a lobbyist here." Great Interest was manifested by the committee as to the activities of Maj. Richardson. BIG COPPER TRUST. Financiers Planning Merger of Metsl Properties. New York, Jan. 16.?Preliminary steps were taken today to effect the long looked for merger of the princl M i pal copper producers of the count rv Into one gigani'.c corporation. In WaM street another $1,000,000,000 com? pany was frequently mentioned, but the more conservative believed final capitalisation would be closer to $500.000.000. The Anaconda Copper Mining Com tit- ny officially announced late this al tftnoon, that at a meeting of th* Loa? d of directors yesterday, it had tten decided to call a special moot? ing of the stockholders In Anaconda. Hort, on Ma'ch 23 to pass on r. pro? posal to Increase the capital stock from $30.000,000 to $150.000,000. ' for the purpose of acquiring the property of other companies located In the Butte district." The Amalgamated Copper Com? pany owns 55 per cent, of the Ana? conda stock. Following the merger of the Butte properties, Which Include the Amal? gamated Copper Company and Its va? rious holdings, namely, the Anaconda Copper Company, Boston A Montana, Butte ft Boston. Washoe, Trenton and other subsidiaries, and the North Ilutte and Butte Coalition, It Is ex? pected that the new Anaconda with its increased capital of $15,000,000 will merge with the Guggenheim, Haggln and other Interests, thus ef fect'ng a corporation which will not only control the copper output of the United States but will influence the copper market of the world. BANK OF OLANTA PROSPERS. Places Ijarge Addition to Its Surplus Account. Olanta, Jan. 25.?The stockholders o! the Bank of Olanta held their reg? ular annual meeting here yesterday. The report of the president showed that the Institution had had a most prosprous year, having a net earning of 27 per cent., all of which was placed to the surplus account. The following directors were re elected for the ensuing year: John McSween. D. W. Alderman, J. C. Lynch, W. H. Keltb S. J. Tomltnson, S. R. Chandler. T. J. Cottingham, D. L. <#reen and Duncan McKenzie. At a subsequent meeting the di? rectors elected the following officers: Duncan McKenzie, president; S. R. Chandler, vice president; D. E. Fr?? ser, cashier. If you want a fine piano or a gold watch, or if you have a friend who wants either get Into the Voting Con? test we are conducting. How harsh it sounds to hear n man criticise your pet hobby! The keen eye for blemishes often misses the blessings. Moral good Is a practical stimu? lus.?Plutarch. HAS MADE A BILLION. Total Amount Made by Steel Corpor? ation Trust Since Organization in April, 1901. is $1,071,220,045. New York, Jan. 25.?In accordance with popular expectation, the direct? ors of the United States Steel Corpo? ration made announcement today, after the close of the stock market, that the dividends on the common stock had been fixed at 4 per cent. They then declared a "regular" divi? dends of 4 per cent, and an extra 3-4 per cent. The regular quarterly dividend of 1 3-4 per cent, was declared on the preferred shares. The total earnings for the year 1909 amounted to $131,479,975. Since its organization in April of 1901, the corporation has earned the sum of $1,071,220,945. The total earnings of the steel cor? poration for the quarter ending De? cember 31 were $40,971,309. while the net earnings for the same period were $14,400,432. The surplus for the last quarter of 1909 was $16,263. 399 and the total surplus 'for 1909 was $27,339,430. BISHOPVILLE'S NEW CHURCH. Masons Officiate at Presbyterian Church Ceremonies. Blshopvllle, Jan. 26.?The corner? stone of the Blshopvllle Presbyterian church was laid by Grand Master Jas. R. Johnson of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Caro? lina yesterday. In addition to the regular Masonic ceremonies, the grand master delivered an instructive address on the relation of the Mason? ic fraternity to architecture in all ages. Rev. J. P. Marlon, pastor of trn Sumter Presbyterian church, de? livered an address upon the signifi? cance of the building of a handsome church in a community. Two beautiful and appropriate songs were sung by the choir. A large and interested crowd witnessed the ceremonies, the entire graded school having been marched down ?o be present. This ceremony was of more than, usual significance as it is the first modern brick church erected in Lee county. When completed it will be an ornament among the churches of the State as there will be only a very I few handsomer ones. It is built of brick, trimmed with stone and terra cotta and covered with slate. It will be modern In every respect, having' Sunday school rooms, library, pastor's I study and lavatories, heated with steam and lighted with electricity. The main auditorium will have' a seating capacity of 400. The pews will be the most modern type, circu? lar and laid upon a bowl floor. The building Is estimated to cost $17,500. and is under the supervision of the architects, Hamby & Hamby, of Co? lumbia. HE BLAMES AUTOMOBILES. Ex-Gov. Brown Predicts That They Will Cause a Panic. "Automobiles will cause a panic In this country yet," said ex-Governor Frank Brown last night, and then he proceeded to pile up complaints against them. "There are about 9,000 automobiles1 In Maryland." he continued, "and they cost nearly $20,000,000. It costs about $6,000,000 a year to maintain them?money gone to waste, scatter? ed to the winds. It's sure to have an effect yet. There will be a panic and the people will wake up to And that the money they have wasted In au? tomobiles has deprived them of funds they need. "I could keep four horses and two men on the box for what It costs to maintain a machine, not to mention buying one. And yet if everybody who owned an automobile drove a four-horse team had two men on the bcx when he drove out Baltimore would think we had a lot of lunatics. "People are moving to the country because the darn things can take them there cheaply, and we have a lot of empty houses in town. And again a whole lot of people who can't afford It are running machines and the little shopkeepers are suffering. People are not buying as much, eat? ing as much or wearing as much. They are crazy, fascinated, hypnotized by these Infernal things. "They are the ruination of young people, chasing around here and there at a mad clip."?Baltimore Sun. Dog Saved Woman From Bull. Attacked by a maddened bull which she was trying to drive into an en Olosure on her farm near this city, Mrs. Georgs Cook was saved by the family dog from being gored to death. The first rush of the bull hurled Mrs. Cook to the ground, breaking her left arm near the elbow. Her young son, hearing the cries, eame with the dog, which, seeing its mistress prostrate, made a furious attack on the bull. Whils the animals were fighting Mrs Cook managed to make her way to a fence, over which she climbed to safety.?ROCkford Correspondence Chicago Tribune. WORK BF LEGISLATURE. DILLON COVNT1 AT LAST A REALITY. New County Placed in the Fourth tin (ficiul Circuit?Representative In? troduced Bill Prohibiting Publica? tion of Latunr Advertisement? Dog Muzzling till Killed. Special to The Daldly It?m. Columbia, Jan. 2 5.?-Dillon count; came into being today. Both houses have passed the bill. The county has been assigned to the fourth circuit. The bills will be ordered enrolled for ratification tomorrow. Representative McMahan introduc? ed a bill today prohibiting the publi? cation of liquor advertisements. The joint assembly elections today were simply a matter of monotonous roll calls, except the election of pen? itentiary directors. The judges and college trustees were reelected with? out opposition. Columbia, Jan. 25.?After two days bitter debate, costing about a thou? sand dollars, the House today killed the Harmon yellow dog bill by a vote of 58 to 42. The bill required the muzzling of all dogs unchaparoned and one dollar capitation tax for the school fund. Columbia, Jan. 27.?The prohibi? tion debate was adjourned until Tues? day In the senate. Senator Carlisle, the author of the bill, proposed that it go to a vote Tuesday, without de? bate, but Senator Smith, of Hampton, who has a bill giving counties a choice between dispensaries and license sys? tem would not agree to this. A long filibuster is likely. Senator Graydon's bill providing a new method of fire loss adjustment, was killed. ? 1 ! On account of the Clemson trip to? morrow, both houses adjourned over to Monday, the house to Monday right and the senate to Monday noon. There will be night session in both sides torright. Columbia, Jan. 26.?The House by a three to one vote killed the Rucker bill making a Jim Crow division as to school tax money. M. L. Smith's bill requiring that mileage coupons be accepted on trains was favorably reported today. LEGISLATIVE ELECTION. Columbia, Jan. 25.?The following elections were held today and result as follows: Associate Justice?D. E. Hydrlck? of Spartanburg. First Judicial Circuit?Chas. G. Dantzler, of Orangeburg. . Second Judicial Circuit?Robert Aldrich. of Barnwell. Third Judicial Circuit?R. C. Watts, of Chesterfield. Sixth Judicial Circuit-Geo. W. Gage, of Chester. Eighth Judicial Circuit?J. C. Klugh, of Abbeville. State Librarian?Miss L. H. La borde, of Columbia. Insurance Commissioner?Fitz H. McMaster, of Columbia, r Directors Penitentiary?W. H. Glenn of Anderson; J. D. Deas, of Kershaw. Trustees of Clemson College?I. M. Mauldln, of Pickens; B. H. Rawls, of Lexington; W. D. Evans of Chester? field. Trustees of Winthrop College?B. R. Tillman. of Edgefleld; D. W. Mc Laurln, of Dillon. Trustees of University of South Carolina?S. P. Hamer, Jr., of Dil? lon; C. E. Spencer, of York. Trustees State Colored College?G. B. White, of Chester; J. W. Floyd, of Kershaw. REPORTS ON COTTON SUPPLY. Census Bureau Places Number of Bales For Last Four Months at 10, 791,454. Washington, Jan. 25.?According to a report issued by the census office today, the total supply of cotton for the four months' period ending De? cember 31 was 10,791,454 running bales. This was made up as follows: 1,483.585 held, September, 190S; gin? ned during period 9,259,085 hales, net Imports, 48.7S1. In the distribution of the cotton t wu reported tha: ?luiing the lour monhs' period, 1.747,244 bales were consumed, 3.774,714 were exported, 1,597.187 held In mills: 2.548,702 held In Independent warehouses; while other stock amounts to 1,123.607. SHOT BY CAR THIEVES. Officer Boyer of Columbia Overpow? ered and Shot by Car Thieves. Columbia. Jan. 25.?Special Officer Royer was fatally shot in the Royster yards of the Southern Railway before dawn today by two negro car thieves whom he surprised at work. The negroes attacked the officer, wrested his revolver from his hand and turn? ed it upon him, and then escaped. Penitentiary blood hounds are being used in the chase after the assassins, who are being pursued into the dense swamps of the Congaree. TO SEIZE SHIPMENT OF MEAL. Government Agent to File Condem? nation Proceedings at Charlotte on Ground of Short Weight. Raleigh. X. C., Jan. 25.?An age;.: of the government left here this af? ternoon for Charlotte to file conc>::i natton proceedings in the United States court against 700 bags of e?-rn meal, at the instance of the (impart-1 ment of agriculture which is beekin? to declare it forfeited to the Unit d Statc-s lor alleged ihortagf on weights. The meal was fhipped from New? port. Tenn., to a wholesale house In Charlotte. District Attorney Holstor. stated this afternoon that the gov? ernment is determined to break up the shortweight business alleged to be carried on by many manufactur? ing concerns. PROPOSES TO LEASE ALASKA COAL LANDS. Seattle Man Offers Royalty of 50 Cents Per Ton?Cliarges Lobbying For AnotI.ec Scheme. Washington, Jan. 25.?A new and somewhat sensational factor appear? ed suddenly today to add Intensity to, the already sufficiently excited sit? uation over the Alaska coal lands, on the eve of the beginning of the Bal llnger-Plnchot investigation, which largely concerns that question. John F. Ballalne of Seattle, said to be the largest Individual property owner in Alaska, made a propostlon In writ? ing to the senate committee on terri? tories, of which Senator Beveridge of Indiana is chairman, offering to the government a royalty of 50 cents a ton of coal mined, for the lease of 5, 000 acres of some coal lands in Alas? ka in the Katalla and Matanuska dis? tricts. Such a tonnage royalty would net to the government. Mr. Ballalne said, amounts as high as $2,000,0)0 per hundred acres. This proposal contemplates a radi? cal departure from past practices In the government's disposal of the Alaska coal lands, and it comes avowedly to do battle with another proposition, embodied in a bill which has been prepared, but not yet intro? duced, designed to permit the sale or lease of such lands at a rate of $10 per acre. It Is said that the general features of the plan have the appro? val of officials high In the adminis? tration and of Influential members of both houses of congress, including some of the prominent insurgent Re? publicans and Delegate Wlckersham of Alaska. Mr. Ballalne in his leter to Sena? tor Beveridge offers to enter into a bond of $1,000,000 with the govern? ment for the performance of his part of the agreement, which he proposes, and he makes the charge that "other interests" have now at work In Wash? ington a lobby, "headed by a former United States senator," in support of the bill referred to above, under the provisions, of which, he declares, the government would extend an uncon? ditional guarantee to a railroad or railroads which these interests pro? pose to build in Alaska, and would virtually donate to them at $10 per acre one or more tracts of 5,000. acres each to be selected by them. Mr. Ballalne asked congress to au? thorize the head of a department to be designed in the legislation to en? ter Into a lease with a coal company to be organized by him for 5,000 acres of Matanuska coal land under all the provisions for regulation and against monopolistic control of prices as indicated in the bill recently in? troduced by Senator Nelson in con? formity with the recommendation of Mr. Bellinger. This company wl'l pay the United States and Alaska a rayalty of 50 cents a ton for the coal as mined. Mr. Ballalne states In his proposal that veins averaging a total thickness of 20 feet would yield, ac? cording to standard measurements, a total in exees? of 100,000,000 tons from the 5,000 acres, making a roy? alty of $50.000,000 for this compara? tively small ar??a. FAVOR SCIENTIFIC FORESTRY. Members of Yellow Pine Manufaetur I crs' Association Subscribe $6.500 For Chair at Yale. New York. Jan. 26.?Members of' the Yellow Pine Manufacturers' asso? ciation at the closing session of their convention here today subscribed $6. 500 to the establishment of an addi? tional chair ir, the school of forestry at Yale university. More than $20 - 000 has been previously contributed by the association for this purpose. A resolution was adopted asking that the United States forestry ser? vice take steps to protect the forests of the South. J. Lewis Thompson of Houston. Tex., was elected president: A. J. Netnmeyer of St. Louis, treasurer, and George K. Smith of St. Louis, secretary. The convention will meet next June in Chicago. Jesse Morgan, aged 8 years, was kidnapped in Greenwood by a negro woman, who kept the child several days and then returned her to her parents. BLOW STRUCK at cwnonism. owior Would Hcmove Speaker From Committee on Rules. Washington, Jan. 26.?Representa? tive Fowler, of New Jersey, one of the original insurgent Republicans of the house, today introduced a resolu? ten providing for a reorganization of the r-.les commit!-1- and the removal Speaker Cannon iiom that com? mittee. The resolution aims straight et the house organization and would l lear tht Speaker of a great portion of the power of his office, according ! ) the statement of Its author. The resolution follows: Resolved, That the House of Rep? resentatives, shall on the seventh day of February, 1910, after the morning hour, proceed to the election of five additional members of the committee on rules, four of whom shall be Re? publicans and one a Democrat. ?Resolved. That from and after the passage cf this resolution, the Speak? er of the House of Representatives shall no longer be a member of the committee on rules; but that the committee on rules shall consist of the four members heretofore appoint? ed and the five members elected un? der the provisions of this resolution. "Resolved, That the said committee on rules, consisting of six Republicans and three Democrats, shall elect one of their number as chairman of such committee." strength OF the GORIDIjA. Ho* It Kills Human Beings?Its At? tacks on Other Animals. Of all the existing man apes the gorilla is beyond question the most formidable, a large male standing not Infrequently over five feet six inches in height, and bones being1 known of one which apparently meas- ' ured in life no less than six feet two Inches. It Is not, we now knoW'from experience in the gardens and else? where, always when young so "utter? ly untamable a beast" and so "entire? ly and constantly an enemy of men" as DuChalllu represented, but It Is savage and morose enough. It is still uncertain whether in a w'ld state, except in the Immediate moment of attack it ever actually walks erect without either resting Its knuckles on ths ground or supporting itself by a branch overhead, but that It does beat its fists upon Its breast when enraged (Du Chaillu says that he heard the noise "like a great baas drum" at a distance of a mile) Is es? tablished, and when the mal ? gorilla turns, as seemingly it does, to con? front man fearlessly when attacked, with its huge sise, its great hairy limbs, and hideous head set almost down into its shoulders, we can be? lieve that "no description can exceed the horror of Its gppearance." Add that the gorilla usually lives in the depth of forests where the light If to dim that it is difficult to see any ob? ject dearly at a distance of more than a few yards, and it Is not to be wondered at that the natives have In? vested it with attributes even more horrific than those which It possee ses. Many believe the gorilla to* be hu? man; others hold that, though itself a beast, It la often Informed with the transmigrated spirits of the human dead. It Is said to lie in watt crouch? ed on the lower branches of trees ov? erhanging a path, and when a hu? man being passes to drop one of its long hind limbs and clutching the victim by the throat so suddenly and in so terrible a grip that hardly a sob Is heard, to drag it?man or woman ?up to its lurking place. It Is cred? ited with capturing and stealing wo? men and carrying them off to keep them In the forests, and, armed with clubs, is said to attack and beat off elephants. The formldableness of the great apes as compared with oth? er beasts, however. Is not sn easy matter to pass upon. In Africa it Is noteworthy that the lion and the go? rilla do not occur together, and it has been conjectured both that the lion has exterminated the gorilla within its territory and that the gorilla has driven out the Hon. In Borneo the most serious neigh? bors of the orange are the python and the crocodile, and the natives say that the ape overcomes them both, the python by seizing and bit? ing It. and the crocodile by leaping on its back, clutching it by the upper jaw and by sheer main strength tear? ing it open. The name "orang" Is in itself a title of honor, meaning roughly "wise one," the Malays giv? ing it alike to their chiefs, to ele? phants and to the "wild men." Per? haps, however, no native myth or story eclipbv?s In wonder the state? ment of Emin Pasha, made seriously, that in the Mbongwe forest the chim? panzees used to come to rob the ba? nana plantations in troops, bearing torches to light them on the way! "Had I not witnessed this extraordi? nary spectacle personally," he Is re? ported as eaytnf "I should not have believed that any of the simians un? derstood the art of making fire." Unhappily we personally did not wit? ness it.?l^ndon Times.