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GANDIOAIES AI 81. GEORGE. HYATT. RK IIMtIK \M? I I. M il KRMTONK GET BO UQ VETS. lntrremtlng Meeting of State <am nalgu. Despite Kali?'. Weather? Prohibition Voten? Importal?Ma? hn? Get* Applause^? Blee sc Favor? it?* Among Candidate* For (iover Ht. Qeorbe. July 19.?Dorchester! prohibitionists were altogether 1m- 1 partial today in their floral tributes | to the candladtes for Governor on the prohibition platform. Messrs. Featherstone. Richards and Hyatt each receiving beautiful bouquets. Menem. HI ease and McLeod. local op- I tIon 1st?, carried on a little consolation | meeting after adjournment, the for? mer presenting the latter a neatly gotten-up bouquet of long pine I leave* artistically tied with pink rib- ( bona. Mr. Bleaae says that therefore It Is nothing, hut fair that Mr. Mc? Leod shall present him with some little token tied, possibly, with "blue rlhbon " Whether or not such a pre? sentation takes place the people of i Orangeburg will have an opportunity to learn. Pooelbly the features of the State ? campaign meeting hare today were the careful attention given all the I Candida.as; the apparent lack of In? ternst in the whiskey discussions, hope of the utterances on thla topic MIcHIng applause; the denunciation "f false report by Major Blease, and the enthusiastic reception given tbat candidate for Governor; the ap? plause accorded Mahon. of Green? ville, for railroad commissioner, and the dark gloomy and rainy weather that prevailed throughout the day However, the meeting was one of the best of the campaign. Some of the candidates came up from Charleston this morning, where they have been since Friday after- J noon, while many came In from the j up-country, where they spent Sun? day at home. The meeting was call- I <*d to order at 11 o'clock by County Chairman M. 8. Connor and opened with prayer by the Rev. W. A. Wim berley; It adiourned at 4:30 o'clock, after the candladtes for congress, j Messrs. Legare and Lesesne, had spoken. When the meeting opened the candidates for Adjutant Genera1, who should have come first, had no* arrived from Columbia, hence they spoke last. All the office-seekers were present today except Attorney General Lyon. Letters from Messrs. Jennings and Swearlngen were read. At the beginning there were about two hundred In the audience; It In? creased to four hundred and remain? ed thereabouts throughout the after? noon. There were about hfty ladles neeent. \\4mint Cltl'M case. UhiihVbl Mr k l nie > Made Collector of j Port In Washington. Washington. July 19? Whltfleld McKinley, a Charleston negro, friend of W I> < rum. will be appointed tat> sector of the port rgetown, t>. C. at once, according to reports re? ceived here today from Beverly. Mc? Kinley has lived In Washington since 188;. and Is a well known dealer in real estate. He was born In Char? leston in 1857. and during the days of Republican control of the State he was appointed to West Point, but re? mained In the academy only a few months He afterward entered the University of South Carolina, but withdrew In 1877, when that Institu? tion was closed to negroes. He taught for a time and later entered the Uni? versity of Iowa, and was graduated. It Is said that Crum was largely In? strumental in having the appointment go to McKinley. He will serve as a recess appointee until the convening of the senate, when his nomination may be confirmed or rejected by that body. A CONTRIBUTION TO HISTORV. Information Wanted Respecting the KtcncT*. of the Ordinance of Keoea The Spartanburg Herald will Issue a special Veterans' Edition or. the oc? casion of the State Reunion In Spar? tanburg on August 17th. One of the most Interefltlng and historically val? uable features of the edition will he biographical sketches of the signers of the ordinance of Secession. Tho editor of the Herald Is now at work on these sketches and Is making an effort to have each one not only full but accurate. For him to succeed he must have the eo-operatlon and as? sistance of the descendants, relatives or friends of the signers of the Ordi? nance and the requeat Is made that he be furnished with the desired data. The signers of the Ordinance from Sumter county were, H. D. Green. Matthew P. Maye?. Thomas Ree? English. Sr., and Albertus C. Hpaln. Any Information that Is fur? nished the Spartanburg Herald by the relatives of the shove named men will be appreciated. The way to get out of self-love in to lovs Ood.?Phillips Brooks. RKTURHK1) AFTKR MANY DAYS. Mncon Motorman iMUlfJ Half Mil? lion From Minor He Hefriended. Maeon. Ga., July 19.?Shortly be fofl the Klondike gold boom. W. V. Miller, a motorman, of this city, then living In Atlanta, and known as "Kid" Miller, met J. F. Curley, a broken down miner stranded and without funds. He took him In, fed him and gave him money as far as Birming? ham. That was the last he ever n.uird of the bread cast upon the wa? ters until yesterday, when he receiv? ed word that Curley had died In Dawson City and left him a fortune estimated at $500,000. Shortly after Curley's death, Daw son City authorities communicated with Chief of Police Jennings, of At? lanta, asking for news of "Kid" Mil? ler, Jennings traced him here and lo- ? cated him as W. V. Miller, a married ! but childless motorman. The news of Curley's will, leaving his all to i the man who helped him when he was down and out quickly followed. Miller so far Is somewhat dazed by his food fortune, but still Is quite cheerful. Plsgah News Notes. Plsgah. July 18.?Rainfall here all last week, and retarded farm work. From here north, it was very heavy and did great damage to land and crops. An inspection of the sur? rounding country confirms the re portj that the crops are exceedingly j poor. Only in spots are they good, but the bulk of acreage is so poor j that nothing will be made. This Is I Indeed heavy on the farmers, for j many of them will not bo able to pay their debts, through no fault of theirs.. At this place they are very good for this year. The people hero have long realized the truth of "Poor Richard's Advice," "He that by the plow would t^ilve. himself must eith? er hold or drive," and they did it on the few work days with a rush. Miss Alma Bradley, who has been attending the summer school at Spar- , tanburg, returned home Saturday; said she had a fine time and that the school was a great success. The climate was cool, especially at night. MIsr Jessie Brown, who has been visiting relatives and friends since the elose of her school, was at Plsgah Sunday. During her absence Miss Tessa Hatfield acted as organist In a very creditable manner. Your Smlthvllle correspondent wht Is an active and working member of Plsgah church, is sorely vexed at blind tigers in his midst. A state of affairs that exists in all sections from accounts. If John Doe would use his detective powers in the country he would soon catch the tigers. A protracted meeting will com? mence at Plsgah church on next Sun dav, L'4th Inst., and continue during tho week. There will be two ser? vice* dally. The rext Dee County Union will be held at Mir.pah church on Saturday, .10th li.st. Children's Day will be observed on next Sunday morning at Mizpah I hureh. The Plsgah Sunday school has been invited to attend, and many will go. While others will attend the j same exercises given by the Sunday hool at McLeod's church, on next Sunday morning, to which also Pls? gah Sunday school was invited. While we have "Mother's Day." and "Children's Day," I hear nothing of Father's Day. I am sure they de? serve one in their honor, for they have the brunt of the world to bear for others. The heat last week was terrible, and both man and beast flagged tin? der the withering heat. PROGRAMME. Children's Day at Pisgah church Saturday, August 6th. Devotional exercises at 10 a. m. by Rev. F. M. Satterwhite. of Sumter. after which the exercises of the children will be held, followed by a debate of eight speakers In short talks on the subject: "Was the South Justified In with? drawing from the Federal Union ?"' after which a recess for dinner will be given. In the afternoon an address?own subject?by Hon. J. B. McLaughlin, of Blshopvllle. Music. Address?own subject?by Charles I* CvttteO, of Sumter. Music. Address?own subject?by Col. J. J. Dargan. of Stateburg. Adjourn? ing after benediction by Rev. R. R. Sharp, of Smlthvllle. over 400,000 tickets will be print? ed for the State Democratic election the contract having been awarded yesterday by State Chairman Wille Jone?. Th? tickets will be printed within the next few days. Since the campaign commenced three candi? dates have withdrawn from the race. Julius K. Boggs, candidate for con? gress from the 3rd congressional dis? trict; |a P, Bovleston. candidate f<>r congress from the 3rd COnffltaslon* district, and p, K MoCully, candldat? for the office of adjutant genera from Anderson county. The cam pftlffll I .nt has boon rcfundc< In tt . i mdld t< withdrawing. COTTON PRICES DROP, GO DOWN RAPIDLY UNDKR HEAVY SELLING. Bears Pcoomf Aggressive and July 1 .<>s< 's 81 Points and August .">'?. Though Rally Reduces Loss Some? what. New York, July 19.?The cotton market was sensationally active end excited again today and prices declin? ed even more rapidly than they had recently advanced under heavy gen? eral liquidation and aggressive selling for short Account At the low point of the day July showed a net loss of 81 points and August of 59 point*, but the close wus a little up from the lowest although, the final tone was barely steady at a net decline of from 14 to 48 points. The market opened steady at a de? cline of 6 to 14 points under realiz? ing and local bear pressure inspired by an idea that July short interests had either covered by purchases of contracts or through shipments of cotton from the South of Liverpool and that the bull leaders would not oppose a good reaction following the recent excited advance. Early sellers found big over-night buying orders around the ring, and shortly after the call prices rallied to within 3 or 4 points of yesterday's i closing figures, but weather reports were a little more satisfactory owing to the showers in Texas and the pros? pects for clearing conditions in th* eastern belt, and as soon as the de? mand from outside sources began to slacken local sellers became even more aggressive. There seemed to be little July for sale and the price worked steadily off to 15.95, and from that level broke to 15.65 with? out any transactions. August sohl off to 15.10, and while there was a renewal of bull support at these fig? ures, moderate rallies encountered re? newed realizing while local bears continued to sell new crop months until they showed a net loss of about 25 to 27 points. The close was about 5 to 6 points up from the lowest on the later deliveries on covering but the market was very unsettled in the late trading. Rumors that the bull deal was over was emphatically denied. Southern spot were 1-8 lower to 1-8 higher. Receipts at the ports today 13,963 bales against 3,232 last week and 2. 4 79 last year. For the week 40,000 bales against 37,541 last week and 18,571 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 2,674 bales against 1, 34 2 last year, and at Houston 51 bales against 4 67 last year. Spot cotton closed 50 points lower; i middling uplands 15.95; do. gulf j 16.20; sales 3,100 bales. GOT, ANSEL PARDONS PRISON? ERS. Jones The EdgelKid Multi-Murderer Free At Lost. ? I Columbia, July 20.?Governor An [ sei today paroled Thomas Gardner, of a prominent Kershaw family, who was serving a sentence for assault and battery with intent to kill, and also commuted the sentence of R. T. Jones three months, allowing him to leave prison today. Jones was serving twenty years sentence for killing Edward Pressley, in Edgefield county about twenty-five years ago. He has been a model prisoner. PREDICTS 20-CENT COTTON. Georgia Commissioner of Agricul? ture Expects Half Crop. j Union City. Ga., July 19.?Twenty cent cotton this fall was predicted to I day by State Commissioner of Agri? culture Thomas G. Hudson, who ad? dressed the Farmers' Union. He predicted that there would be only half a crop and that this com? bined with business conditions and a j holding movement by farmers j throughout the South, would produce ; the high price. - PROCEEDINGS OF COURT. Arthur Lowry Gets Verdict of $100. The case of Emma Jamison, plain? tiff vs. S. R, Chandler, defendant, re I suited In a direction of verdict for de j fendant. Arthur Lowry, plaintiff vs. C. M. Betts Co. defendant; verdict of $100 for plaintiff. I S. H. Griffith, plaintiff vs. C. M. j Bottl Co, defendant; panel being '< broken by retirement of foreman, a ! mistrial was ordered. The Recorder's Court. Johnnie Gains, UP for fighting, curs? ing and disturbing the peace, was given a sentence of $10 or twenty days. The case of Reese Janics was call? ed, but was postponed until next Monday, James being sick. This case ha* already been tried once, resulting in >i mistrial. Without tact you can learn noth Ing.?Disraeli. CHAINED A WARSHIP, An Incident of the War Between Greece and Turkey. A YOUNG OFFICER'S DARING. The Turk's Pluck and Strategy Re? sulted In Making a Powerful Greek Vassal a Helpless Prisoner Within the Landlocked Waters of Arta. It was during the war between Greece and Turkey In 1SP7 th.it the inhabitants of Gala Krlni a large vll age. since destroyed by the Turks, on the shores of the gulf of Arta-awoke one morning to find that a Hellenic battleship had entered the gulf and cast IDcbor off the shore. The sur? prise of the inhabitants of Gala Krinl was nothing compared with that of a party of fire Turkish officers, who. fresh from the crest of a hill toweriug shove the village, watched the vessel through their telescopes. These Turkish officers were on an urgent and important mission ? to block out the Hellenic fleet from the gulf of Arta. Behind them, at the bottom of the deep ravine, were a number of heavy gurs which had been dragged all the way from Saloniki, s long aud difficult task, and with this artillery they had been ordered to for? tify the strait. i To reach the strait, however, the Turkish column had to run the gantlet of the battleship's heavy guns, which meant sheer destruction. Somehow or other they must escape the man-of- I war or prevent her Interference with their work, but to do this seemed im- \ possible. In the midst of their discussion a young officer who had been listening said he could hold the vessel a prison er if they would allow him. His plead- i lng won. and. hurriedly changing his QlOtbfM for those of a shepherd, he de- j sceuded in that disguise to Gala Krinl. Late that night a number of figures stole through the dark alleys of the Tillage toward the shore. Close to the . water's edge was au old boat house. J used as a shed for repairiug boats j Thif the party silently eutered and by ! the .llckering light of a taper search- 1 ed th> black Interior. At length there was a gentle rattle and from the gloom emerged Hassan, stripped to the waist, dragging a heavy chaiu. This, with the help of his comrades, he began to poll, and after au hour's laborious work the end of the great chain?once the cable of a Turkish vessel?was reached. 1 From the beach the chain was load- ; ed on board a large caique, whose sides aud floor had been covered with i cloth to deaden the sound. This tusk ' accomplished, three men got In with Hassau and rowed with muffled oars , toward a large rock In the middle of ! the bight. Round this rock the chain 1 was laid and securely fastened. One j muu having been landed on the crag | to keep guard over this eud. the boat set out cautiously for the battleship, looming like a phantom In the dis? tance. Not a sound did the men make as link by link the massive chain was paid out over the stern into the still j water till they reached the vessel. There was an excited gleam In Has- | san's eyes as. with a sign to his com? rades, he gradually lowered himself Into the dark water, guiding himself by passing his fingers over the battle ?htp'l plates. A slight grating of the chain against the hull was ail that his anxious companions in the boat heard, though now and then a reassuring pull was felt on the line that Hassan held, directing them how to pay out the chain. Hours rather than minutes seemed to have gone by ere the young officer came to the surface. So ex- ! hausted by his long dive was he that ! he bad to be almost lifted Into the boat. ?'It is round the propeller." he gasp- , ed. "1 have fixed it so that nothing , can move iL Back you go." Then link by link the tedious work was renewed until the boat returned to Its starting point, where the other end of the chain was secured. The ; risky task was done, and the Hellenic i battleship was securely moored to an Immovable rock by a double thickness of cs hie. The early rays of dawn revealed a : sight which astonished the Greek com gjgndtT. A whole regiment of Turks Were on the march toward the strait gf Arta, with train after train of artil? lery, the last of which disappeared be- , jond the intervening head before the | ship's guns could be brought to bear on them. The commander gave orders | for the guns to be run out and decks cleared for action, while the anchor was weighed, his Intention being to prevent the Turks from fortifying the ?trait before they had become too strong. "Full speed ahead!" went the order to the engine room. and. pro? pelled by her mighty screw, the bat? tleship advanced, only to lurch back ward as If dragged by some unseen force. Work as the engines would, the vessel seemed to be In sn enchant? ed^ circle, beyond which it was im pos? sible to go. It wss not until the sun s rays had penetrated the deep blue water along? side that the secret was reveaieo aud the massive chain was discovered pass? ing round the ship's propeller and the ! adjacent rock. I Before It could be removed, how? ever, the strait had been sufficiently j fortified by the Turks and a power ! ful Greek warship lay a helpless pris? oner within the landlocked waters of Arta. - The heart of man Is mafle to recon die contradictions.?Hume. i Thf? devil has his martyrs among men.?Dutch. mm CASE ENDED. BUCKS COMPANY AND FEDERA? TION SIGN PEACE PACT. Stove Concern Agrees to Withdraw From Case of Gompcrs, Mitchell And Morrison, Under Sentence. Cincinnati, O., July 19.?A peace pact of great importance to organi? zed labor and to the country as well was reached here tonight between of? ficers of the American Federation of Labor and members of the Stove Founders' "National Defense Associa? tion." The effect of the agreement is to end the bitter warfare between the Federation and the Bucks Stove and Hange Company of St. Louis. The association and the stove com? pany, through representatives here, , announce their withdrawals from the | prosecutions against President Gom perSi Vice President John Mitchell and Secretary Morrison of the Amer? ican Federation of Labor in the con? tempt cases now pending against them. While the prosecutions hanging over Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison of the Federation have passed out of the hands of the stove company which instituted them and are now pending in the Supreme Court of the United States at Wash? ington, representatives of the stove company and of the National De? fense Association by the articles sign? ed tonight agree to withdraw their attorneys from the case. Whether the appeal of the three men from jail sentences imposed up? on them for alleged violation of an injunction suit is brought to a finish in the Supreme Court is said to rest with Attorney General Wickersham. INTERESTING FARMERS' MEET? ING. Able Corps of Speakers Will Give Valuable Information to Farmers. A Farmers' Institute will be held un? der the auspices of Clemson College at Gen. Sumter Memorial Academy on the 25th of July. There will be an able corps of speakers present, and much valuable lnforamtion to the farmers will be presented. One feature that, In itself, should urge many to attend, is the permis? sion to ask questions freely. Every farmer is urged to do this, for it will not only be a benefit to him, but also to the other farmers who attend. It is desired and urged that a large crowd be in attendance. Arinll-Ellls. St. George, July 15.?The marriage of Miss Emma Ariail and O. H. Ellis of Allendale took place at the home of the bride's parents, the Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Ariail, early Thursday morning. The occasion was quiet, having been witnessed by only the Immediate family and a few close friends. The bride, becomingly attired in a handsome gray traveling suit, came in with her brother, Superintendent J. M. Ariail of the Lancaster schools, and was met by the groom and the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. Ariail. Immediately following the cere? mony the bridal couple left for Waynesville and Asheville, where they will spend the remainder of the heated term. Returning they will make their home at Allendale. Mr. Manning Dorrity, superinten? dent of Mr. L .D. Jennings' farm had his hand painfully, but not seriously mashed, in the fanner of a corn mill, on Saturday. In making up the list of contribu? tors to the Y. M. C. A. building fund for publication during the closing days of the campaign the work was necessarily done in a hurry, conse? quently it was inevitable that there should be some mistakes and omis? sions. It has been called to the at? tention of the Item that the name of Mr. Isaac Schwartz, who was one of the liberal contributors, was omitted from the list. The weather man can't please ev? erybody?lots of folks are delight? ed with the cool spell, while the far? mer who is in the grass wants it as hot as possible. The dog license law is to be en? forced, and those who do not pay the license tax and procure a tax tag to be attached to the dog's collar may have their pets impounded. J. Rion McKisslck, formerly of Greenville, a graduate of the Univer? sity of South Carolina, has been made assistant editor of the Rich? mond Times-Dispatch, succeeding Dr. Douglass S. Freeman, who re? signed to accept a commission as tax expert for Virginia. Mr. McKisslck is the third South Carolina editor now on The Times-Dispatch, the other two being Maj. J. C. Hemphill, formerly of Charleston. editor-in-chief. and Richard W. Simpson, once of Pen die ton, who is citv editor. HAS GIVEN AWAY MIDIJONS. Aged Dr. Pearsons Heady Now To Dispose off His Last Dollar In The ( aus?? of Philanthropy. (Chicago Correspondence New York World.) Determined to die with the least possible amount of funds on hand. Dr. D. K. Pearsons, who is more than 90 years old and afflicted with rheu? matism, has planned to sell his home and enter a sanitarium to spend the rest of his days. He has given $6. 000.000 to 29 small colleges. On April 14, his next birthday, Dr. Pearsons plans to make his last be? quests to his colleges, which will be the last of his fortune. He will then rest content in ti e sanitarium waiting for the end. "A man is his own best executor," said Dr. Pearsons this evening, "and I intend to be mine. I will sell my home and use the money to pay my debts." Dr. Pearsons always speaks of hl* conditional pledges as his "debts." "I will make no more presents un? til my next birthday," he said. "Then I will dispose of everything." All is in readiness at the Pearsons home for a new tenant. Thomas, the Pearsons butler and general factotum has been packing things for several weeks. "As soon as the house is sold I ! shall go to the sanitarium," said he. "and prepare for the final distribu? tion. For 24 years I have lived in the old mansion here. Twenty-one years I have been giving. I have given something like $6,000,000 to 29 colleges and institutions in 24 States. My debts, yes, that is what I call them. You see, I have promised Be rea College $100,000 if $400,000 addi? tional is raised. "That is one debt I must meet April 14. Then there are other conditional debts that I must meet. You know. I inevstigate every college or institu? tion I aid, and as I am getting pretty well along in years I think I would rather get rid of everything right away. "When my house is sold and the debts met 1 shall have been my own executor and shall have closed the es? tate entirely. There will be no dis? putes after I am gone. That is what I want to be sure of." CARTERSVILDE DEPARTMENT STORE. Big Mercantile Establishment in a Small Town?Other News Notes. Cartersville, July 19.?The hand? some new department store of The G. G. Palmer Co. here is now com? pleted and will be ready for occu? pancy next week. The building be? ing 57 feet wide and 105 feet in length, is one of the prettiest and most modern buildings of its kind in this part of the State. It is construc? ted of brick and the entire front ts> of plate glass with two entrances, the left of which leads into the dry goods, shoes, notions, gents' furnish? ings and ladies' millinery. To the right is the hardware and furniture department. The rear of the build? ing is given entirely to groceries, with a cement floor and a large cold stor? age. Mr. Palmer's private office is. conveniently arranged and furnished handsomely. Mr. Walter C. HaTllee, of Rem berts, S. C, has accepted the posi? tion of buyer for the establishment and head salesman. Mrs. T. F. Mlms has charge of the millinery depart? ment, T. A. Boykin the shoes, B. A. Lockhart hss entire charge of the grocery line, H. Mims will sell hard? ware and furniture, Miss Myrtle Price, of Georgetown, S. C, is booV - keeper and cashier. A commodious warehouse has been erected for bug? gies, wagons and machinery, also an annex for coffins and caskets. Any? thing that could possibly appeal to the desires of the trade in this com? munity will be handled. A spacious sewing and dressing room has also been arranged. The G. G. Palmer Ginning Co. is also nearlng comple? tion. This together with the Carters? ville ginnery, which has been leased by the above company will certainly meet the demands of the people. Mr Harry T. Harllee is the able manager of both. It has been raining heavily every day since your correspondent has ar? rived here. Still the crops are look? ing well and some cotton with most of the com crop is very good, but the farmers all look blue. The lands here are very fine and can't be bought at any price. It is said they are the finest cotton lands in Florence coun? ty, and are worth $75 to $100 per acre. Mias Mary Harllee. of Remberts. and Miss Harriet Dixon. of Florence, are visiting Mrs. M. G. Palmer. The prize acres of the members of ! the Sumter County Hoys' Corn Club arc flourishing and reports indicate that there will be a number of rec ! ord-breaklng crops produced in thus county. The average yield per acre of corn for Sumter county will be ma t er laity increased this year as a re? sult of the farming operations of the boys.