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LEGISLATURE LOCAL OPTION. IT AVMAM nivr Tin 1K3ATK Is \\U i\ 1 \s I l \\ At, tialn* Were Maile In House?The Set? tling of Ihr Liquor (Question Prob *bl\ Taken not of ihr OtlCr?T*l Hand*. There la every Indleutum Ihmt th I State senate for the next 11 0 years w?l be as decidedly local option in sentiment as was the senate as com? posed for the past two years. And there have been many accessions to the local option ranks in the house of representatives. The 8tate has endeavored to try to get an expression from the mem? bers of the senate whose views were not known. The avowed local op ttonists are: T. O. Croft of Alken. C. H. Bates of Barnwell, Nells Chris? tensen of Beaufort. Huger Slnkler of Charleston. Louis Appelt of Claren? don, O. K. Laro-v of Chesterfield, J. W. MtOfjai of Florence, LeOrand Walker of Oeoregtown, D. A. Splvey of Horry, W. R. Hough of Kershaw. W. J. Montgomery of Marion, F. H. Weston of Rlchland, Jno. H. Clifton ot Sumter. W. H. Stewart of York, in addition to these E. J. Dennis of Berkeley, O. M. Stuckey of Lee and Macbeth Young of Union, three new Senators, have stated that they are op? posed to State-wide prohibition. In addition to these 17 there are P. L. Hardln of Chester. W. L. Maudlin of Oreenville. and the new senator from Abbeville, as both Oraydon and Mars, who are In the second race, i re lo? cal optlonfcd*. In Willlamsburg Epps. In the ronover, Is a State-wide prohi? bitionist and Beasley Is a county pre hlbttlonlst. Dr. T. J. Strait of Lan? caster has not committed himself, bat Is regarded as a local option man; E. R. Olnn >f Hampton is a strong temperance advocate, but Is not com? mitted to 8tate-wlde policy. Q. B. Green of Marlboro Is also very liberal in his views, preferring a law that can he enforced to one that will bo a re? proach. The race for the senate from Darlington is In doubt, Dowling Is In a way a local optionist, but Law son Is not. The avowed prohibitionists are Q. W. Sullivan of Anderson. J. B. Black of Bamberg, S. J. Summers of Cal houn, either Hall or Hardln of Cher? okee, Ackerman of Colleton. Man? ning of Dinon Wnarten et Laun i . Johnson of Falrflefd, Ralnaford of Ed^etleM v alb I ' -r nwo?< ?>u?eon of L? v- u t o, John tone X"Wh?*rrv y r . onee, Forrest A ?a?--*. ami ^ai.^c oi Spartan burg. The local option people claim 21 senators and yield 17 to the prohibi? tionists, with 5 In doubt and leaning toward local option, or rather prohi? bition In the counties that wish to have It. and not force It on other counties. House of Ilrprvscntatiw-v At present the prohibitionists ap? pear to have a slight advantage in 'he house of representative*, but this may be changed with the second pri? mary.?The 8tate. I X < I RSION TO CHARLESTON. i.olng to Charleston September 12tli? Sure! *n\s the Man \Vt*o Ne\ri Foils tc Take \<houtage of a Splen? did Trip. The big trip to Charleston, via the Atlantic Coats Line, on Monday. S? p t> mber 12th. promises to be a rec? ord breaker, and If present Indica? tion materializes It will be a "hum? mer." The chance to tako In an ex curstoi. of this kind does not pff> *??nt itself every day, and those who are looking for an excellent means of rest and recreation should not overlook the offering. Charleston is i beautiful city and those who visit It oneo are ever after singing Its t.raises. Train will leave here at 7.50 A. M., and returning leave <*harlexton 10*0 I?. M. It will be a hard matter to find a better trip than SOpeelatty when the eojit I<i consider* d. If you have frtassffsi in Charleston, aoa is the time |g visit them. The roan 1 trip Is only 11.50 from h? re. Tbl? ex ur-d n will he under the dl reetlon of Thos ||. Knight, whl h gl ?? sumvi. nt guarantee that it win ha nil thst it is repressntad, if you have never been on SSM of Knight's excur? sions, ask anvone who has and they win tell yoo smaatsaoaaty that Takers 1* nothing quite like It." Thero will be separate roache* for white and ? dored passengers. When In Charleston. dosVM fall to ^ I??lt the beautiful Isle of Palm*. Sooth Carolina's great play-ground and pleasure resort. A Be?lat?le M.,l|.lne?Not a NaiTOtl< ?Mr. F. Marti. St .I .e. Mi. b.. saw* f lev's Honey gad Tar navad hat lit? tle boy's life. She writes: "Our llt t " buy contracted s severe bronhhal trouble and as th?? doctor's gsadletne ilbl not rnr?? him. 1 gave hlrn Folev's Money and Tar In Whtctl 1 have great faiIth). It cured li e r,).ii;h as well as the choking and gagging spelbt, and IM got well In a short time, Cop y's Honey and Tir has many times pat> ei us much trouble and we are m er without It In the kesMM?M Hold Wf stimm: loss MANY millions. s? \ciity Thousand New York < lonk maken Resume Work. New York, Sept. 2.?The cloak ma k? r's strike, one of the greatest in? dustrial disturbances in the his? tory oi American labor, wsi settled tonight. Seventy thousand employ? ee! will return t<> work. Ten thous? and Ol them, and thOM Who depend '?n them, llfty thousand in all, were on the point of eviction and hun? dred! have already been forced on the streets. The Industrial loss to employers and employee! has run high into the millions. In loss of wages alone the total has been esti? mated at more than ten million dol? lars, while the loss to manfacturers, lobberi and retailer! the country over has been computed at ten time? that amount. In spite of the stupendous read? justment Involved, the strike has I-en, in the main, notable for its peacefulness. Julius Henry Cohen, counsel for the Manufacturers' Association, des? cribes the agreement signed by him IBd representatives of the strikers In this sentence: "No principle has been surrendered by the manufacturers, yet the Union may truly claim they have won a <reat victory for their people. The manufacturers believe In the Union and the principle that all who desire Its benefits should share in its bur? dens." One essential of this victory, and one important not only to the strik? ers but to the nation at large. is the abolition of all contract work at home. Hereafter, garments made In New York will be manufactured un? der sanitary conditions. There will be no more "sweat shops." The rock upon which all previous eifert! at mutual conciliation have been split, was the open shop. That rock has now been avoided by the adoption of the "preferential Union shop" bb a, for which Louis D. Rran b is, of BoetOBi former counsel for Olavis In the Pinchot-Balllnger hearing. Is given full credt. In the articles of agreement the ideas Is thus described: "Each member of the Manufacturers' Association is to maintain a Union shop, a Union shop being understood to refer to a shop where standards of unionism as to working conditions, hours of la ? r and rates of wages prevail, and re, when hiring help, Union mep preferred; it being recognized since there are differences of ?ees of skill, employers shall have me freedom of selection as between one Union man and another ami -hall not he contlned to any list, nor bound to follow any prescribed order a hate\ it." I ?ber article! provides for these ??'ore Important points: ' Electric power free." No work at home. Discipline of any manuafcturer proved guilty of discrimination among his "mployers. Six day's work a week and a cash weekly pay-day. All substitute contracting within shop! abolished. Nine hours work a day, five days a week and live hours the sixth day. The price of piece work to be agreed upon by a committee of em ployeo! and their employers. Double pay for over time. The settlement Of the strike averts i crisis on the crowded East Side, with thousands out of work and un? able to pay rent, th^ Courts were literally iwamped with eviction pro? ceedings and there arose the pros Peetl of thousands of mothers an 1 children being rendered shelterless, Many were evicted yesterday, but it is believed that landlords apprised of the adjustment, will now grant several days of grace. ?Don't waste your money buying plaster* when you can get a bottle of Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty Hve cents. A ple< . of flannel damp? ened with this lininv nt is superior to any planter lor lame hack, pains in the si.;- and chest, and much cheap ? r, Bold ? y \v. \v. Blb< i t. Humility looks i?.i ?., us when It br< aks out on otir ? nein'- a. V Mati of Iron tfcrvc. * Indomitable will and tremendous energy are never found where Btom a b. Li\<r. Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring, nee in*. King's New Life Pills, the matchless regulators, for keen brain and Strong body. |5c at Btbert's Drug Store. \t the hi i bear patiently, if thou nst not |oyfully.? Thomas a. Kem? pt* Don't Break Down. ?Bevor? Mr.lbs on the vital Or? gana, like strain! on machinery, cause bn 'k downs, You can't over-tax stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels or nerves without serious danger to yourself, if you ere weak ?>r run? down, or under att tin ol any kind, take Rleetrlc Blti rs, the matchless tonic medicine, Ifln .i Rj Van de Bande, of Klrkland, III., writes: "That I did not break down, wbho enduung n most sever strain, for Hire! m ntl *, is due wholly to Blec?rle BlttcraV' ITae I hem end *r I y ealth a id strength. Ball fn ''on positively guaranteed, R0< fi Sit ? i t's Drug Store. THE OFFICIAL FIGURES. Kl si LTs OF PRIMARY HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED. The Democratic Executive Commit? tee Paaaed <>n the Returns Last Ninlit ? Tlic Race for Railroad ('ommlssloncr. Columbia, Bept. 8.?The state Dem oratlc executive committee met ist night In the ofllce of the lecre iry of State at the State house and eclared the official results of the recent primary election. The second primary will he held on Sptemher 13. The official returns put Scarborough and Canaler in the second race f??r railroad commissioner, although Hampton ran close for position. The following were declared to be in the second race: For Governor?C. L. Blease, C. C. 'eatherstone. For Adjutant General?W. W. Moore, J. M. Richardson. For Railroad Commission?James Cansler, O. C. Scarborough. Those Fleeted. The following were declared as laving been elected on the first pri? mary: Chas A. Smith, liutenant governor; J. Fr?ser Lyon, attorney general; R. M. McCown, secretary of State; A. W. Jones, comptroller gen? eral; J. E. Swearingen, State super? intendent of education; R. H. Jen? nings, State treasurer. These are de lared the nominees of the Democratic party. The following were declared the nominees for congress from the various districts: George S. Legare, First district; A. F. Lever, Seventh district; Wyatt Aiken, Third district; Joseph T. Johnson, Fourth district; D. E. Finley, Fifth district. A second primary is ordered from the following congressional districts. Second district, James F. Byrnes, Jas. O. Patterson; Sixth district, J. E. El lerbe, P, A. Hodges. Otlicinl Vote. The following Is the official vote for State and congressional officers. For Governor. Cole L. Blease. 33,414 John T. Duncan . 1,436 c. C. Featheratone. 80,045 F. H. Hyatt. 5,436 Thomas O, McLeod. 85,298 John G. Richards, Jr. 1,770 For Lieutenant Governor, B. Walker Duvall. 44,907 Chas. A. Smith. 59,017 For Secretary of state. R, M. McCown .. ... .. 92,731 For Comptroller General, A. Yv*. Jones. 'J3,353 For State Treasurer. R, H. Jennings . 92,616 For Adjutant and Ispector General. \V. W. Moore. 4 9,726 Chai Newnham. 21,483 J. M. Richardson. 32,656 For State Superintendent of Education J. E. Swearingen. 92,533 For Attorney General, B, B. Evans. 27,632 J. Fr?ser Lyon. 73,863 For Railroad Commissioner. Jas. Cansler. 41.320 Q. McDuffle Hampton. 22,630 G, H. Mahon. 18,350 O, C. Scarborough. 24,990 Congress First District. Qeo. S. Legare. 7,111 j. h. Leaeane. 2,464 Second District. Brynes. 4.897 Garrls. 2,355 Patterson. 5,391 Third District. Alken. 12,803 Fourth District. Johnson. 10,570 Fifth District. Butler. 6,131 Finley. 8,735 Henry. 1,769 Sixth District. Brown. 8,621 Bllerbc. 7.S32 Hodges. 3.7.M Sellers. 2.133 Seventh District. Lever. 12.7C0 Hay. 1,24 6 ?Your complexion as well as your temper is rendered miserable by a disordered liver. By taking Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tabh ts you can Improve both. Sold by W. W. Slbert. Look out for the little woman. Dyne mite usually cones in ruth ?ticks, ?Your kidney trouble may be <f long standing, it may be either acute j of chronic, but whatever it Is Foley's i Kidney Remedy will aid you t<> get I rhl of it quickly and restore your nat I ural health and vigor. "One bottle ? I Foley's Kidney Remedy made me weii," said J, Blbhull of Grand View, Wis Commence taking It now, Bold by Blbert's Drug Store, TROLLY LINK CHANGES HANDS. Duke Interests Acquire Greenville Traction Company. <Columbia, Sept. ?Announcement is made from Greenville that W. 8. Lee "and Interests," thought to represent the Southern Power Com? pany and the Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson Railway have bought the Greenville Traction Company property owned for years by James li. Keene of Philadelphia, and other American Pipe Company magnates. The Keene syndicate4 still owns the electric light and power, gas and water systems of Greenville. A com? peting concern, financed locally, the Baluda Power Company, was recent? ly acquired by the Southern Power Company which has built at Green? ville in addition a 34,000 horse? power substation. The purchase price in the traction deal is withheld. The purchaser! are The Duke intere sts, in association with Ellison A Smyth, the president, Lewis W. Parker, of the National Association of cotton manufacturers, and other South Caro? lina capitalists. The deal Is in fur? therance of the avowed purpose of the Dukes to cover upper South Caro? lina and lower North Carolina with a net work of interurban trolley lines. So far the only interurban line in operation is from Anderson to Relton, a distance of ten miles. KILLED BY LIGHTNING BOLT. Mr. Wm. Sherrlll Loses Life?Dr. W. A. Carrlagn injured. Darlington, Sept. 2.?Mr. William Sherrlll was struck by lightning and instantly killed at his home, near So? ciety Hill, today about 2 o'clock. Dr. Will A. Carrigan was injured at the same time by the same bolt. Mr. Sherrill, Dr. Carrigan and some others were at a barn on Mr. Sher rill's place treating a sick horse, and vhilo thus engaged lightning struck the barn, with the above results. The horse was also killed. DRANK BOTTLE OF POISON. South Carolina Woman, Suffering Mentally, Kills Herself. Americus, Ga., Sept. 2.?Mrs. C. A. Parker, of Blackvllle, S. C, who has been under treatment of a physi? cian because of her mental condition, suddenly seized a bottle of poison at the home of a relative here today and drank its contents. She died in a few minutes. Her family is prominent here and In South Carolina. APPOINTS SOUTH CAROLINIAN. Tail Appoints Dr. Holmes Director of Bureau of Mines. Beverly. Mass.. Sept. 2.?President Taft tonight announced the appoint ment Of Jas. Austin Holmes, of the geological survey, as director of the new burejau of mines at Washington. Dr. Holmes had been selected for the place some time ago, but bis appoint? ment was held up, it Is understood here, on the ground that Secretary Bellinger, under whose department the new bureau is placed, was op? posed to him. Mr. Holmes is the intimate personal friends of Gii'ford Pirn hot. James R. GarAeld and of F. H. Newell,' director of the reclama? tion service, all three of whom sharp? ly criticised Mr. Ballinger on the wit? ness stand in th" Balllnger-Plnchot investigation. Tt was reported here that Secre? tary Ballinger felt Dr. Holmes might have had a hand in what he termed the 'conspiracy" against him. Friends of Dr. Holmes, while admitting the latter's ( lose association and friend? ship with Messrs. Plnchot, Garfield and Newell, declared nevertheless that he had taken no active part In the campaign against Mr. Ballinger. The Indorsement of Dr. Holmes for the place was almost unanimous. It came from mine operators and mine employes alike. I >r. I >r. Holmes' province Is to In? vestigation and report upon safety ap? pliances to nrevent waste of life. lative of South ars he was pro d natural hls of North Caro tO 1904" Was th Carolina. ?t, Lincoln, III., perfect health, id with kidney and my appe tlmes. A few Kidney Pills r trial. They , so continued ti In perfect t's 1 >rug store. man with SOU I himself hath ?our precious raid. l>r. Ho i j i 'arollna. I lessor of ) tory at th ? Una, and I State gcol< I "Mrs. Jt found her she writes I trouble an lite was v. weeks ago and gave I gave me { till now health." 6 Breathes BO dead w said: "Ho j Ted!"?Ws ?< 'hninbi IHarrhoea known me lief and cu cures gripl and should natural |o< Is equally adults, it \V. W. Blb( Chopra and oday the best e for tho re complalnts. it a, dysentery the first un IS bowels. U children and ?cs. Sold by (LOSING MONTH'S BUOYANCY CONSPICUOUS IN COTTON MARKET. Kxritcnieiii Wholly Lacking?Bull Lender^ Ceased to Trouble W hen 20 C?-nt Mark Was Reduced. New York, Sept. 2.?The most note? worthy feature of the speculative eot ton market early in the week wan the conspicuous buoyancy of August contracts, which succeeded in reach? ing the h-vel Which the hulls had predicted earlier In the season. They Bold on Monday, though in a small way only, at 20 cents, a price which has been reached only once since the War Between the Sections. At that figure they showed a gain over the previous closing price of 318 points, <?)? nearly $10 per hale. While it rc q lired less than an hour to establish this advance it was noticed that the wild and panicky conditions usually attending sieh developments were hc king. Their ambition being real? ized, the bull leaders offered all the cotton that was needed at that price and thereafter August attracted little attention, the price receding to 18 cents and the contract expiring with? out further excitement. August Only Strong* On that same day the rest of che list showed a small gain, mostly sym pathetic, and with September leading the new crop months, there was talk that the bull leaders would support the current month in order to main? tain a higher lavel on which to dis j pose of a huge lot of actual cotton they had taken in. Their ability to ! do this was doubted by the majority of traders however, and the subse? quent developments proved these doubts to be well founded. These , were based principally on the belief that the attractive prices ruling would draw the early cotton from the South In huge volume and such soon prov? ed the case. The planters were said to be offering cotton at a price that would enable buyers to deliver it profitably on spot contracts in New York and before long large spot In? terest! here were selling September against such purchases. For a short time the leading bulls attempted to resist the decline but the weight of the so-called "distress" cotton be? came too heavy and these prices were forced back to 20 points from the mo<t distant deliveries, sharing the loss to a small etxent only. Expect Further Break. Believers in lower prices say that even if the crop ultimately proves small, the early movement will be on su<h a huge scale that a further break in the near delieveries is in? evitable. Regarding the remote contracts, however, there has been caution on the buying side. it has been seasonably warm in the Southwest and rains are still needed in parts of Texas. Some claim it is too late now for rains to do any good. From the eastern belt generally favorable reports were re? ceived, beneficial rains having fallen in Georgia and the Carolinas. The tendency, however, was to look for a bullish government report. Today there was a further small decline, due mainly to what was gen? erally regarded as a bearish bureau r< port. The condition given was 72.1, against 75.5 in August. 03.7 a year ago and a ten-year average of 73.1. The general opinion was that this indicated a crop of 12.000,000 bales. Others pointed to similar Sep? tember conditions In previous years, when the crop was slightly smaller and said that the crop, even without the injurv by frost, would not be oxer 11,500,000 bales. Spot houses continued to sell Sep t< mber and hulls were not supporting actively. \ woman's idea of a hero is almost y man she Isn't married t<>. The purchase of those need 1 ed pieces of furniture it you w mt to have! your home in first class condition for the fall tes tivities, visitors and your own . comfort. Drop in to-day and have us show you the stocks we carry? '1 they cover practically every thing a home needs in furni* I ture. The prices speak for them I ? selves. j VVitherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. IXIMNATE Tili: NEGRO. Toni Watson, Georgia Populist, De? livers Address Covering All Sub? jects, From Religion to PolitiCK Atlanta, Sept. 2.?Declaring that the world is "plunging hellward,'* Thomas E. Watson, former populist candidate for president, delivered ail addro Bl in the auditorium here to? night which covered topics from re? ligion to politics and from foreign missions to disfranchisement of the negro, Ai"t?r "squaring himself" with the church folk on T.hat he termed the** misconception of his views as tD fcr j eign missions and adequate pay for ministers, Mr. Watson devoted him? self to politics and finally came to the real purpose of his discourse, the unfolding of a plan whereby the South may rid itself of the negro ?n politics. "The hour has struck for the South to say that the 15th amendment Is not law and will no longer be re? spected," said Mr. Watson. "Our State legislature must propose an amendment to our State constitution restricting suffrage to the whites, A white face and a set of tax receipts are all the requirement that should be asked of a voter." Mr. Watson declared that now is the time of the Democrats to make the fight, when the Republican party is divided and anxious to rid itself of the negro office seekers. He told his hearers that there "isn't the slight? est danger that the North and Bast will fight the South again about the negro." He said they realize the blunder they made In giving the ne? gro the franchise, hut even if they wanted to attack the South, he said, they would find the West lined up with this section because of a "col? or question out there." "We mean to elect a governor who will have the backbone to stand for the rights of the people. The al? lied Democrats and Populists of 19?6 mean to punish the man who broke the solemn contract upon which he became governor." He did not no tail his plan for "punishnig" Mr. Smith. It Saved His Leg. ?"All thought I'd lose my leg." writes J. A. Swensen, of Watertown, Wis. "Ten years of eczema, that 15 doctors could not cure, had at last laid me up. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it, sound and well." In? fallible for Skin Eruptions, Eczema, Salt Rheum. Boils, Fever Sores, Burns, Scalds. Cuts and Piles. 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. DON'T EXPERIMENT. You Will Make No Mistake if Yo? Follow This Sumtcr Citizens Ad? vice. Never neglect your kidneys. If you have pain in the back, uri? nary disorders, dizziness and nervous? ness, it's time to act and no time to experiment. These are all symptoms of kidney trouble, and you should seek a remedy which is known to cure the kidneys. Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy to use. No need to experimnt. It has cured many stubborn cases in Sumter. Follow the advice of a Sumter citisen and be cured yourself. E. W. Vogel, S. Main St., Sumter, & C, says: "I had severe pains in the small of my back for several years and when? ever I attempted to stoop, my suffer? ing was intensified. My back became weak and on several occasions I was forced to give up my work. My fami? ly physician treated me without giving me any relief from the awful pairs in my back and then I tried every known remedy or the market but still failed to be benefited. I at length read a testimonial regarding Doan s Kidney Pills and was so much im? pressed that I procured a box at China's Drug Store. After taking the contents I was restored to good health and for that reason heartiJy recommend Doan's Kidney Pills.'* For sale by all dealers. Price 1% cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Unitt'd States. Remember the name?Doan's?a?d lakf? no other._No. 21. 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