Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEEKLY COTTON REVIEW. MARK KT AND CROP CONDITIONS RECAPITULATED. Promiaeat Feature of Ute Week We* Wider Speculation In New Crop Month a at Sharp Advance In Price* ?-Unfavorable Report* Indicate Qormunent Report on August 2 Will Hhow Marked Deterioration. New York. July 29.?A broadening ?f the speculation In the new crop month* at a rather sharp advance In price* ha* been a prominent feature af the week In the local cotton mar? ket Stimulating and strengthening factors hare been extreme hot, dry weather in Texas and Oklahoma and report* of a sharp decline In the con? dition of the crop over the region aast of the Mississippi. The unfavor? able reports have been received in juch large numbers that there is a vary general Impression that the monthly government report, which is to appear on August 2. will show a marked deterioration in the crop within a month. Some think it will nut the condition aa low as 74 per cant as compared with 8 0.7 per cent m July. A month ago guesses on the crop yielJ of 13.000.000 to 13.600.000 bales ware frequently heard. Now esti? mate* of 12,000.000 maximum are gammon, and there are those who be fWre that unless Texas gets the need ad copious rains in the near future, (he total yield is likely to be nearer ll.ee*. 000 than 12.000.000. Tne report of a Wall street firm af? ter fire trips of inspection over the flouth this season estimated the yield ef 11.260.000 bales with average con? ditions during the remainder of the ?aeon. The effect of these sharp re? dactions in crop estimates within a month has been very noticeable In a decided Increase of commislon house duying for people In many section of Che country, not excepting the South and Weit. Also spinners, both for? eign and domestic, have bought free? ly. The buying by Continental spin? ners has been a feature of the trad? ing of late. The buying of this char? acter seems to Indicate a growing ap? preciation regarding the matter of ?maplles during the Coming season. Meantime wmo improvement Is re? ported In the local dry goods market and yarns have been slightly more ac? tive at firmer prices. Cotton has con? tinued to arrive here in surprising targe volume for delivery on July contracts, and tenders during the week have been heavy. Further large receipts are expected here for deliv? ery on August contracts. Spot Inter? ests of prominence have sold the old crop months rather freely at times. Today's prices declined early on dis? appointing cables. Improved crop re parts from the eastern belt and liqui? dation. July notices for 10,000 bales were Issued. Later there was a rally en hot dry weather In Texas and Ok? lahoma and a report that the Nation? al dinners' Association made the con? dition of the crop only 72.9 per cent. VKKMK I INDK MI S SI HIDI Cscoau i's Jury Announces Finding* In Rawn Case. Chicago. July 29.?The coroner's Jury Impanelled to inquire into the death of Ira O. Rawn, late president af the Monon Railroad, returned an epen verdict at 3 o'clock this morn lag, but found that he died from a shot fired from his own weapon by bl* own hand. The verdict is as follows: "We, the Jurors sworn on oath to inquire into the death of Ira O. Rawn .Al his home in Wlnnetaka on July 20, Had that he came to his death at 1.20 o'clo. k on the morning of July 20, frem shock and hemorrhages caused by a bullet from his own revolver, ?red by his own hand, but whether this was accidental or with suicidal intent, this Jury Is unable to deter? mine, exrept that the location of the wound and .the type of revolver, ren? dered the accident theory less prob? able." The vefdtsl was so worded as to fltsew that Mr. Itawn was believe! t*T Um Ji.r >rs to have been responsible for hM owi death, but the question of mil. Ida or aceldetrt was left to be fought out by Um family and the In gPPJMMi sageaaajsa, It took soveral hour*' gattberatioai M r.ach a find? ing, our of the chief points Involved In the long discussion was how to word the document In surh a manner a* not f ? gepyres llewn's family of any legal rights lbs members might have under the flio.nno of accident Insurance paHclti left by him. Two of the six jurors held out for a long time for a venll< t ef sulelde; two other* hghj to the accident the ary. The taadjei whs a compromise between th^se divergent views. R*pre?nntntl\r?i of the Illinois Cen? tral Railroad declined to testify, and put the refusal <>n the ground that to give Information would Imperil p?'rul? ing Htlpatlaa About Um hardevf hjch Is f ir | Charleston born mnn to dM In asm? other town?Charleston Fvcnlnn I BROTHER SHOOTS HIS SISTER. Ho Claims Shootlu-g Was Accidental lint Neighbors Say Ad Was Done In Fit of Temper?Has Been Lodg? ed in Jail. Anderson. July 29.?Tonight, at her home in the Brogan mill village, lit? tle Annie Edmunds, aged 13 years, lies In a critical condition with gun shot wounds in her neck and face, having been shot tonight by her broher, Elbert, aged 15. He is in the county Jail, and she may die. Their parents went to Greenville this afternoon to visit. The boy states that the gun went off accidently, but neighbors say that he and his aged grandmother quarreled and that he climbed through a window in his father's room, secured the gun and fired through the locked door. His sister had her hand on the door knob in the other room and the entire load of shot with flying parts of the door hit her in the neck and face. A doctor was summoned and many shot were removed. Late to? night she is doing well. The boy has a reputation of being very high tempered. COTTON MARKETING SYNDICATE Prominent Men Would Revolutionise Cotton Industry. Boston, Mass., July 29.?Having for its purpose the revolutionizing of the cotton Industry of the United States, a conference was held today at the home of John Hays Hamomnd, at Gloucester, at which there were pres? ent, besides Mr. Hammond, Daniel J. Sully, the New York cotton operator, and Scott Delglelsh, of Cairo, Egypt, the representative of the Hirsch syn? dicate, of London. Briefly , the idea is to establish warehouses in all parts of the cotton producing districts of this country, as well as in the manufacturing centres, for storing the ootton crop, so that instead of selling It from hand to mouth, as has been the practice here? tofore, It will be marketed through the entire year when desirable. It is believed that economies will be ef? fected In the marketing of ootton, which will result in a saving of not lesa than fifty million dollars annual? ly. The General Cotton Securities Com? pany of which Mr. Hammond is presi? dent and Mr. Sully is vice president and general manager, Is to be the basis of the organization, through which this economy is to be effected. The Hirsch syndicate, It is under? stood, has already underwritten the project. No Statement Given Out. Gloucester, Mass., July 29.?"Any formal statement of our plans would be premature, as we have met today only for an Informal discussion of the possibilities of the plan to establish cotton warehouses," was tho answer that Messrs. Hammond, Sully and Dalglelsh made tonight, when ques? tioned concerning the results of their conference today. The conferees wished to make it plain that their ob? ject in considering such a plan was not to corner cotton, but to help the cotton raiser. Should their plan be consummated, they said they hoped to bring about the standardization of cotton and to assist the grower in se? lecting the proper seeds. No definite steps were taken today and probably none would be for some time, thev said. Messrs. Sully and Dalglelsh left Gloucester tonight for Boston. Favorably Revived In the South. Atlanta, Ga.. July 29.?The poject of Daniel J. Sully and associates to establish bonded cotton warehouses, throughout the South and at various manufacturing centres throughout the country, the tentative plans of which already have been laid before bankers and cotton factors of tb? South by Mr. Sully in person, has mpt v\lth a favorable reception through? out the cotton growing States. Following the visit to Atlanta, last week, of Messrs. Sully and Dalglelsh. the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce yastsrday adopted a resolution fav? oring tbt- establishment of a chain of warehouses, such as Mr. Sully pro? posed. President J. Paxton, of the Chamber of Oomemrcei said the sue* i ? ssful operation of the Bully plan would greatly eld the South In flnano Ing the cotton crop and believed it would result In the saving of mil? lions of dollars yearly to the cotton ?row era During the ren nt \ Islt of Messrs. Sully and Daltflclsh, to Atlanta, it was announced that the warehouse, which it was planned to buy of build thrOUghnul thS South In time for handling much of the 1910 crop would be bonded by thS Hlroch syn .||< ;it,' of London. On the COttOfl stor? ed in the warehouses negotiable cer? llfleates are to b?. Issued, Intended to It available as < oiinti r il In either this country or Europe, \w nr.- von- i?r. Daniel Is mistaken in believing thai Columbia Is the nlekedeta city In the south, Ths folumbls Stats wouldn't permit if at all.?Charleston Evening Poet. A CONFEDERATE cadet. The Rev. John Kershaw's Reminis? cences of tho War to be Published In Tho Sunday News. The Sand way News counts Itself fortunate In being able to offer to Its readers a series of reminiscences of the War Between the States written by the Rev. John Kershaw, rector of St. Michael's Church, In Charleston. The Rev. Dr. Kershaw was a student at tho Citadel during part of the siege of Charleston, and served in the cadet corps during the operations in ths neighborhood of the city, and later as a courier on the staff of his father, Gen. Kershaw. So fascinating is the true story that he tells, and so de? lightful the manner of the telling, that the whole will constitute a con? tribution to the literature of the war, not only valuable to the historian, but also charming to the lover of clear and graceful writing. These reminiscences will be pub? lished in The Sunday News In a num? ber of installments, the first of which will appear tomorrow.?News and Courier. COTTON MILL MERGER EFFECT? ED. Corporation Organized With Twenty Million Capital. New York, July 28.?New England, New York and Baltimore mill owners, bankers and capitalists incorporated today the International Cotton Mlils Corporation, under the laws of New York, with an authorized capital of $10,000,000, 7 per cent cumulative preferred stock, and $10,000,000 com? mon stock. A statement, issued this afternoon by Myron C. Taylor, president of the new corporation, says that textile mills, sales and distributing ag ncies, in this country and Canada, 'ch manufacture and sell 3,000 varieties of cotton fabrics, are included in the merger. The ^r^nerties consolidated represent 22 mills and 35 principal brands owning 10,000 acres of land, part of which is under cotton culti? vation, and employing 10.000 hands with an aggregate annual output of approximately $18,000,000. The Counterfeit Southerner. Of course there arc many counter? feits. A most amusing imitation is one that often passes for the tyipcal Southerner In New York. This sat? chel-mouthed braggart infests the cafes and demands attention by abus? ing the waiter for offending his deli? cate sense of honor. 'T hate a nig? ger, suh," he loudly proclaims? which is a sentiment that one never hears from those to the manner born. He haunts the theatres and parades the streets, since it is poor fun to practice his gentility in private. He v. ears a wide black hat; mounts the table and yells whenever the band plays a Southern melody. Such a pretentious caricature would be harmless enough but for the ridicule he brings upon the South. Unfortu? nately, popular authors seem to ac? cept him at face value and exploit him in novels or plays where a "Southerner" is a necessary part of the stage machinery.?Everybody's Ifagaslne. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real es? tate have been made recently: * R. M. Cantey to Mary T. Nelson, 16 acres In Stateburg township, for $450. Eliza E. Cooper to E. W. McCal lum, city property, for $600. W. M. White to T. H. Cantey, 11-2 acres on White's Mill road, for $400. H. R. Campbell and Geo. D. Levy to Frank Scale, lot In city of Sum? ter, for $50. Another Tradition Exploded. Two Englishmen were resting at the "Red Horse inn" at Stratford-on Avon. One of them discovered a print picturing a low tumbling build? ing underneath which was printed: "The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born." Turning to his friend In mild surprise he pointed to the print. His friend exhibited equal surprise, and called a waiter who assured them of the accuracy of the Inscription. "Pon my word," said the observ? ing Englishman, shaking his head 'lublously, "1 thought he was born in a manger!"?Success Magazine?. Of Course He Couldn't. Llttlo Paul had been accustomed to sleeping with the light In his room. One night he was put to bed and tho light blown out. In a few min? utes sobs were beard coming from the direction of Paul's bed. "What's the matter, son?" said bis papa. "1 can't see bow to shut my eyes," lob? bed the little fellow.- The I>. nlinea tor for July. ? Tm not a quitter," says Bellinger. Unfortunately, the public realises thai this Im only too true.?Washington Times. JOHN ii. CARLISLE VERY ILL. Cleveland's Secretary of the Treasury In Serious Condition. New York, July 29.?Ex-Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carlisle, who for several years has been practicing law in this city, is seriously ill at the Hotel Wolcott. Physicians are in constant attendance upon Mr. Car? lisle, the naturs of whose illness they would not disc'ose. It was learned later, however, that Mr. Carlisle was suffering with an at tack of acute indigestion. He was taken sick early in the week, and in the absence of his physician, Dr. Jo seph D. Bryant, Dr. Morris Carpenter is looking after him. Drs. Janeway, Stewart and Hoobler are in consulta? tion with Dr. Carpenter on the case. In a statement today Dr. Carpen? ter said that Mr. Carlisle is now slightly improved, but still is in a se? rious condition, "on account of hs advanced age and the chronic infirm? ity of which he has suffered all win Tlie Recorder's Court. William Sumter, colored, was be? fore the Recorder, charged with gambling. Officers Boykin and Williams were notified Friday afternoon that sev? eral "culled sports" were indulging in a crap game in the "pen," a negro settlement on N. Sumter street, and the officers went around to investi? gate. Officer Williams peeped over a fence, and sure enough there were four negroes sitting on the ground in a circle, with the coin in front of them. Meanwhile Officer Boykin had gone around on the other side, and sud? denly darted out from behind a brush pile, on the astonished gamesters, who took to their heels in every di? rection, all except the negro, Sumter, escaping by running into a field of high com nearby. Sumter tried to rake up the stakes before making his exit, and was nab? bed by Mr. Boykin, Mr. Williams be? ing unable to join in, as the show was over before he could climb the high fence which separated him from the negroes. In the court Saturday Sumer de? nied having joined in the game, say? ing that he was only "looking after the other boys." He said also that he was "from the country" and hardly knew what a pair of "bones" looked like, much less knowing how to ma? nipulate them. Recorder Raffield, however, decid? ed that "country niggers" can gamble as well as their city brethren, and sentenced Sumter to pay a fine of $15 or serve 30 days on the chaingang. He paid his fine. Soniers Pays $100,000 For Cleveland Franchise. Cleveland, Ohio, July 26.?The big gset deal in the history of baseball was closed here this atfernon when Charles Somers purchased the inter? ests of his partner, J. F. Knilfoyie, in the Cleveland club for a considera? tion said to be in the neighborhood of $400,000. Mr. Somers becomes the sole owner of the franchise, players and Immense new plant erected this year. He says that Jib McGuire will continue aB manager of the Naps and that he will not dispose of any stock to Fielder Jones. Mr. Marion B. Jennings, whose wife committed suicide In Spartanburg Friday morning, was for a short time a resident of this city, having located here for the study of law soon after his admission to the bar. Even the intricacies of the lovely old-lace patterns handed down by the lace-workers of Brussels and Buck? inghamshire are reproduced by the modern jeweler. This class of work has revolutionized his trade, as its delicate nature means that quite as much money is expended upon line workmanship as upon the jewels themselves. The dog and sled explorers simply had to reach the goal this year or go out of business. Twelve months from now the perfected airship will be sailing everywhere.?Kansas City Journal. It really was shameful In that Brooklyn doctor to steal Peary's pro? visions In the Arctic regions and then Cook the explorer's goose!?Philadel? phia Records. Probably Forester Plnchot over states the case when he says that "tht lines in this country are being prett> closely drawn between those wh? stand for good government and th?>s? who stand for special privileges.*' Springfield Union. Christ left us not a system of logic but a few simple truths.?B. U. Hay don. To educate the Intelligence is to en largo the horizon of Its desires an< wants.? Lowell. Ii TRICK IN FENCING One Highly Distressing to an Ac? complished Swordsman. TURMS A DUEL INTO A FARCE Ussd by a Weak or a Timid Opponent It Render* Hie Adversary Practically Helpless?A Case of Two Playing at the Same Game. A long aud Interesting chapter might be written on the humors of duels which never came off or which in some way fell short of deserving the name. A case w?lcb occurred a few years sgo in Paris, the particular home and harvest field of the habitual duelist, merits mention. A peaceable looking gentleman was walking down one of the boulevards with a lady on bis arm when out of a cafe sprang a man, who dealt him a violent kick. The victim turned, only to meet the horrified apologies of the aggressor, who begged to assure him that it was wholly a mistake in iden? tity. Instead of insisting upon an ex? change of cards and the other custom? ary forms, the kicked man answered, with much warmth, but admirable self control: "I cannot, sir, accept your ex? pression of regret as sufficient. Your action may have been a mistake, as you say, but acquaintances of mine may have witnessed it and will go away and spread the news that 1 have submitted to an insult without aveng? ing lt. 1 must therefore and instantly slap your face with equal publicity." The other most becomingly assented, the first sufferer administering a ring? ing blow on his ear, and the affair ended with entire satisfaction on both sides. Weak or timid fencers are sometimes tsnght by their masters to keep a more skillful antagonist busy by fixing the sword in one position, aimed straight at bis 8word hand, and then not mov? ing except to retreat when pressed too hard. It is highly distressing to an accomplished swordsman to have to face a learner so instructed, for it means a great outlay of energy and wind to little purpose. Comte de Dion once thus chased a retreating adversary across plowed fields for a mile and a half and final? ly under tbe wheel of a cab for the poor satisfaction of giving him a slight prod In the back. Dr. Clemencean In his famous duel with M. Deschanel, after a swift and wearisome pursuit, halted, shouldered his rapier like a walking stick and strolled back to his original place, throwing the contemp? tuous remark over his shoulder. "And now, monsieur, I will await you here." Catulle Mendes had a similar run after Lugne Poe through the forest of St Germain, whlcb he ended by fling? ing his own sword into the bushes, with the angry exclamation. "1 am willing to die from exhaustion by the roadside. If need be, but not from run* nlng after a poltroon." A yet funnier incident was that which occurred in Toulouse, where a lawyer of some note named Cazeneuve was called on* by a landed proprietor whom he had offended by a speech in court. He repaired at once to a fenc? ing master, as be knew nothing what? ever about handling a sword. This teacher gave him the usual advice about keeping bis adversary at arm's length with tbe poised and immovable rapier, but strongly enjoined him not to retreat. It so happened that the landed proprietor, being equally igno? rant, applied to tbe same master for Instruction. The master, who was somewhat of a wag. gave bim the law? yer's lesson in duplicate. When the two men met and their seconds had duly placed them a long and tedious stillness ensued. For more than five minutes each foeman stood with his sword arm extended at full length, waiting for the other to advance. Then the seconds interven? ed, claiming that both had proved themselves men of honor and courage and that nothing further was necessa? ry but to shake bards and be recon? ciled. And this recalls tue occasion when Lieutenant Randolph Ridgely of our army while in the Mexican war was sought by two young officers who had quarreled and each of whom wished the lieutenant for his second. It wa? finally arranged that he should act as second for both. On the field, where the adversaries were armed with shot? guns, Ridgely measured off a line of ten paces and placed them respective ly at its two termini, cocked his owe revolver and announced that he would give all the orders himself and in his own way and that he would shoot down whichever of his principals dis? obeyed him in the slightest particular Then came the orders, very delib? erately uttered: "Present arms!" "Car? ry arms!" "Shoulder arms!" "Take aim!" They took careful aim and waited almost breathlessly for some minutes for the command to lire. It never came. Instead came the orders. "Present arms!" "Carry arms!" "Shoul der arms!" "Right about face!'' "Front!" "Forward march!" They recognized his commands at* given in deadly earnest and knew thai it would be instantly fatal to rebel. He kept them marching till they reached his tent. There he halted them and bade them stand at parade rest till they had listened to a lecture on the folly of dueling which fairly made their ears ring. But he sea soned his dose of rebuke with a few words of praise for the soldierly met tie they had shown in facing each oth er's gun without flinching, and th* two men became fast friends from that hour ?New York Post. We talk little if we d.? m>t talk about ourselves.?Haslltt. The Torrens System?What is lit. Evidence of a renewed interst in the Torrens system of land tenures in South Carolina may make interesting some description of its leading prin? ciples. It was devised by Sir Robert Torrens, and first put into operation in Australia, where so many modern political and legislative reforms have had their beginnings. The system, abolishes most or all distinctions be? tween real estate and personal prop? erty, and ts chief object is to remove the difficulties, delays, and expenses incident to the transfer of real es? tate under the old English system de? veloped out of the feudal tenures. Jn Australia there is a registrar's office with whom the owner of a tract of land, held by the old tenure, de? posits a description of his property and obtains a certificate of owner? ship. The registrar's office examines the title carefully and the certificate guarantees its legality, whether as absolute or with conditions attached. If the title wre to a life estate, the certificate would so state. Each ap? plicant for a certificate pays a small fee out of which an insurance fund is created. From this fund the State protects itself when a title guaran? teed by the registrar is attacked and the State is called upon to Indemnify hte holder of the certificate. After the land owner has exchang? ed his muniments of title under the older system and received a certifi? cate from the registrar's office ,he may transfer the certificate by in drosement as he would a share in a bank or cotton mill. Of course, he may pledge the certificate for money borrowed, as he would a personal se? curity. Registration in the registrar's office with each transfer of the certi? ficate is required, for which a small fee is charged. The necessity for the examination of titles, it will be seen, is eliminated, because the State guar? antees the title described In the certi? ficate, and the expense and delay of foreclosure proceedings are removed, because the certificate may be dis? posed of precisely as may a certificate of shares in a corporation. The sys temg ith modifications, has been adopted in Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota and posibly other States? and also in New Zealand and several of the Canadian province. The argument In favor of the sys? tem is obvious. Every borrowing farmer is familiar with the expense and difficulty attached to using his land as security in a bank. A bank, on account of the expense and delays in foreclosure proceedings, is reluc? tant to lend more than half of three fourths of the value on a small body of real estate; and, when a borrower has paid the cost of examining the title and drawing all papers, his in? terest charges are in effect materially increased. One argument against the plan, a' though based on the weakness of hu? man nature, is not without force. It may be said that the very difficulties of disposing of land work to keep it in the possession sometimes of men who would lose it if they could sell t las easily as they can sell ah orse or a hog. The manifest answer to this is that the removal of the obstacles to he selling of land would make it more 1 valuable. Lawyers' and courts' fees, under the present system, are ah-a^TT tax subtracting from the value of the land itself. There fore, as the ^nd is made more valuable, the incentive to hold it grows stronger. eBsides, rhn progress of society ought not to be delayed for the sake of the improvi? dent man who can not take care of himself.?Columbia State. Staggers Skeptics. ?That a clean, nice, fragrant com? pound like Bucklen's Arnica Salve will instantly relieve a bad burn, cut scald, wound or piles, staggers skep? tics. But great cures prove its a wonderful healer of the worst sores, ulcers, bolls, felons, eczema, skin eruptions, as also chapped hands, sprains and corns. Try it. 25c at Blbert'a Drug Store._' Can appreciate the saving that we enable them to make in our FURNITURE BARGAINS. Best styles?a larger display ? guaranteed excellence. If you're buy ing, this the time to get best valuer ?the In-between season. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Company.