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COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE. IJCTTKHB FROM OUR 8PK? HAL CORRESPONDENTS. From all Part* of Adjoining CouiiUea. IfOTlCB TO CORRESPONDENTS. B your letters oo that they wtll thta offlca not later than lion whan tntaadad for Wednesday's and not later than Thursday turday's karue. Thai, of coarse, ?nly to regular oorrospoad In eaao ef ttaaaa at unusual value. send ta lounedlately by telephone or telegraph. Such st?rte? ara acooptabls up to tha as? aotng to as?- Wednesday's \9 printed Tatsssy afternoon ireay's pa par Prbtay after REMBERT. Rombert. Oct. S.-We have had another heavy rain and storm which has stopped cotton picking, storm hng the cotton very bad in some place?, and (Wmaglni a good deal of hay which waa cut and unstacked. Mr. Edward E. Rembert who has fcssss sick for some time is slowly Im? proving. Mlaa Jeasle Brown left us on last fatitrda.v to commence her school at er near St. Charles. Miss Jessie will ha sadly missed by her many friends who with her success Mlaa Alma Bradley who has been amwetT for the past two weeks will isne her school at New Hope to As this is her first school we that th* patrons of the school ?rill co-operate with her In making the school a grand success. Mr. J. E. Du Pre haa gone to tter today. Dr. W. T. Derieux preached a fine ion at old Swift Creek yeaterday. Ta trust he will come again. Mr. J. B. McaLuohlln, of Bishop was with ua yeaterday at Swttf Creek and Pisgah. He made us some tine speeches. Mr. McLauCjhPn,, will always receive a welcome from oa. for we love the noblojjmd gen spirit which he dlspntys in our and elsewbere. Mr. C. M. Shiver, one of Pisgah's promising young members and a young man of noble character, has accepted a four-year course at the in Uniaveralty. Should provi ice permit and bless him with kith and strenfth to return to us] educated and fitted for any sphere in life, we pred'.ct for him a place ofj anefulaesa a',d power In the master's] annas. We are loath to give him up, has bright face will be missed In the church. In the Sunday school aad our literary society, but we trust; M will he for the beat. Our best SJSfhes and prayers go with him. KMfTtlYn.l.F. hvllle. Oct. J.?I wish to say benefit ??f those \vh ae curl been excited in regard to] say reference to the hypocritical dea that they are not members of' local churches I am not a her ?sit. neither am 1 living in a corn >r ae dark that I am unable to see any thang I get a lot of information, from oth??r places by meeting and rerslng with others whose op Itlon to whiskey Is aa great as) that of Mr. L. A. White, of Egypt. I am trying to let people know what1 Is really and truly going on I know very well that all the boose that Hi] shipped to ffagood, Rembert. Dalsell. Mshopville and t'amden does not easae here*, but a goodly portion finds Ma way here. Of that I am unite ears. If some folks from the Park Comer had been up here a few even hags ago. they would have seen pjora than one drunk man?that is. if they were not so blinded by the glare they couldn't see; you know its right hard to nee sometimes when >ou emerge from darkness Into light. Oar magistrate. Mr. J. T. Munnerlyn would help us. if he could, but he la badly handh-apped Lei Count', ban but SSM depot and that Is at Btehopviii.v I have SVerjf reason to bolieve that Sumter county is the hot-bed from which so much whis? key come*. There are clubf w hi. h order whiskey for the members. I doubt If one man ordern In his own nam. SSJOJ In | .-. ptl TkX ? p | booae from I>alsell one time, then from ?'nmd?n next time. maybe from SP mbert. and so on. Thev are having It shipped under ?he ?nter etate commere,. law. So what (an you do! Our magistrates have ask ed for light from the right source and the little that was given was Just about as go..d an n >ne ?t all. There Is seemingly none to gl\e. I am s ?r ry the rural districts have such a ?tat?' of affairs, but I must tell the truth I ran t say what 1 know Is untrue, rnv lonseleme won't allow me to do that. Mr. J. W. It d.ertsou and the writer had the pleasure of aft* ml Ing the rail, day st Hwlft Creek chur< h on last Saturday. Hon J. II Mcl.au? hUn. of |:j. bopvlllc, ami i*r?o*. M<i?ain mob- sloojneal npaaeh>* ee In belt ,if of the work of the lowly irene. They showed us very rly what our duty'toward that work is. About 1 o'clock we repair? ed to the grove where a most bounti? ful and delightful dinner was serv? ed, after which a photograph of the church and those in attendance was taken. We then returned to the church and after the election of deacons and other ofTUcals Mr. J. ID. DuPre, of Plsgah. made an inter? esting and instructive address in re? gard to the old time grandeur and prosperity of Swift Creek church, this historic old church is one hun? dred and twenty-seven years olJ. It is the third oldest church in this State. The members, though few in number, have recently repaired the church which has add d so much to the beauty and comfort of the build inr The writer is under many ob? ligations for courtesies shown. We enjoyed every moment of the time while there. Arrie Ann Richardson, better known as "Mammy," dleJ at her home on last Wednesday afternoon, atfer an illness of two or three days. "Mammy" was humble and polite, al? ways showing her appreciation by a polite "thank you." She lived the greater part of her life on the farm K?f Mr. H. H. Evans, Sr., he having give*, her a home during her life time as a compensation for her kindness and devotion to his second wife during her last Illness, which lasted many weeks. Peace to her ashes. ROCKY BLUFF. Rocky Bluff, Oct. 6.?We are hav? ing warm weather again which is causing cotton to open fast. The health of the community is very good, except for acre eyes. Mr. II. J. Mosier, of Soliver, spent Friday night with Mr. W. F. Baker Mise Eva Hatneld spent Saturday and Sunday at home. Mr. Anderson and family spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Cope land at St. Charles. Mr. Johnson White and family spent Saturday night. Sunday and Monday with his father, Mr. J. K., White. Mr. Willie McLeod and family spent Sunday with relatives in the Concord section. Mr. W. F. Baker and family spent Sunday with Mr. J. J. Hatneld. Mrs. W. F. Barfield and little daughter, Inea, are spending today In Sumter with Mrs. Broadway, the mother of Mrs. Barfield. LICENSE EVIDENCE OF CilTLT. HuntMYUIe Jndgc Tells (.ratal Jury to Indict Soft Drink Men. Huntsvllle, Ala.. Oct. 6.?Judge Tancreed Letts, of the law and equitv court, in his charge to the grand i'ir\ put it squarely up to that body to lad lot the soft drink men in Hunts ville who have bought Federal reve? nue licenses. The possession of such license, he said, is prlma facie evl dtaCS that the liquor laws of A! . ?mom ,i r b> ing \ i. dated. "It Is a matter of common kltOWl* j edge." Judge Letts said, "that the' prohibition law is being Violated 111 this city and county. Soft drink men have even had the nerve to procure' persans heeases and display them In their places of business. It is n?>t io . svir\ t(a the g( and jury i >> b e anything beyoad S list of those soft drink dealers who have purchas? ed revenue license, They may be in? 111 ted no r. i] be* anas t hay hm\ ? the i ns;s In their possession, that !? ing evidence under the law that they are selling liquor, and the burden of proof ^ upon them." JOT9CI \l. TERM OF COURT. Ultras ppaat* ttawged with Munter Columbia. <><t. 7. ? Telephonic sd I'tves from Lexington today are thai the people of that town and COUntV Sf] much desire a Special term of eourt t ? try the man eharged with the murder of Paul Williams. tlv paaai southern railway clerk who u?s killed on the elreas train Bun Ml morning. There are nineteen prisoners in tin- Lexington jail and their keep COetl the taxpayers forty Seats eat h a day. ?r a month The regular criminal term of Lex? ington eourt will not be held until January, and the cost of feeding the prisoners till then would amount to It II. Sheriff Cortey, Who was In Columbia yesterday s.,jd that several of the prisoners have been Identified as Implicated in the murder <d Wtl hams. It |g not known when the preliminary hearing will be held. Lieut. Cabeats, IT, s. a , detailed for service with the South Carolina militia will remain in the State, hla d. t;iii having bean eoatlaued, \V. have arriving Frida) 7th nad Monday loth, two ears of horses and mubs. ami In this shipment we hs I horses and mubs for almost uny purpose, Booth?Harby Live Stock Co, i in ; |f w-jt Want Trial. I lot w* and M ulcs . NEWS FROM LISBON. PORTUGUESE REPUBLICANS ARE PREPAJUNG TO PROCEED AGAINST TROOPS, Ivin- und Hi Family Escape From Country?Manuel und Other Roy? alties Arrive at Gibraltar?Further Aoooemt of Uprising Agalnat Mon nnliv?Result Of Long I'loiiui London, Oct. 7.?Thai King Man? uel la safely out of Portugal is dis oloeed hy dlspatchea from Glhraltar which say he landed there Thurs? day night in company with the queen mother, the dowager Queer and the Duke of oporto. The royal family of Portugal is therefore now und?*r British protection. A rigid censorship still prevents news in Lisbon from becoming known but dispatches that have come through by way of the French fron? tier and direct indicate that the fighting in the streets of the Portu? guese capital was of longer duration and of a more severe nature than at first reported. Nothing is known of Thursday events at Lisbon and this, in con? nection with the Statements made by Premier Canalejas to the Spanish chamber of deputies, that the gov? ernment was not cognizant of the establishment of a provisional gov? ernment at Lisbon and that reports had come to him that fighting in the streets had been renewed, together with the Lisbon dispatches that a portion of the entrenched troops had refused to adhere to the repub liclans. shows that the provisional gov? ernment has been compelled to take precautions against a loyal attack. The situation in the province 1s also very doubtful. A delayed dispatch from Oporto gives brief details of demonstrations held there on the day after the rising occurred at Lisbon. Since then, however, word from Oporto Indicated that quiet had been restor? ed. Notification has been sent to the foreign embassies by the provisional government of the proclamation of the republic. Lisbon, Oct. 6.?While the city of Lisbon Is in the hands of the revolu? tionists and a republic has been pro? claimed, with Theophile Hraga as provisional president, and other prominent republicans constituting the ministry, there are still many thousands in and around the capital who are loyal to the monarchy. The monarchists include a portion of the Lisbon troops and troops massed in entrenched camps about the city. Thus far these have refused to ally themselves with the revolutionists, and the provisional government is taking stops to enforce allegiance. The people <>f Lisbon are Ignorant of events in the provinces and therefore it is not known whether the movement is broad enough to ?Weep the country. Nevertheless the republicans are proceeding as though the transformation of the monarchy into a republic was an ac? cepted facti to stand for all time. Long Train of Plata. Por months past preparation! have l?i en going on f"i the overthrow of thfl king and it Mad been definitely arranged to rais< the cry of revolt oji c\ ednesdsy. it so happened thai Ihe king was about to take up Iiis residence at Cascaecss, and the warships were ordered to proceed there, The navy, which Is the chief support of the rev? olutionists, thereupon decided to act Immediately, otherwise tint arm of the country would aide t<> offer no assistance in carrying out the plan. Monday night at midnight the re? publican chU i s. accompanied by nu? merous partisans, went to the bar? racks of tin- Sixth regiment of in (entry. The doors were immediately thrown open to tic popul?re and arms were distributed to them. The barracks of the Klrst regiment of ar? tillery were also visited and tic guns dragged forth. The revolutionists marched to the highest point of Lis bon, M fine strategic point, where artillery was mounted, threatening the tout). Loyal Troops Resist. Tin- government troops Immediate? ly took up a positron in the centre of the town, about two miles distant from Ihe revolutionists, where heavj guns and Maxims were placed to oppose the revolutionists. Meanwhile Ihe insurgent cruiser Admastor steamed up in front of Lis? bon, ready tor a bombardment, while the cruiser Rafael proceeded down the river, taking lor station opposite the seamen's barracks. Men having joined the revolt, the building was surrounded by a force of municipal guard-'. The cannonading commenc? ed and tile Whole tOWn trembled 1" Its foundations, \ regiment of muni (dpnl cavalry made n brllllanl charge in an ? ndeavor i<< take the Insur? gents' eneampment near the railway, ion were met with n terrific lire from the artillery, This regiment was al? most completely annlhlliated only three men escaping. Rebels Very Brave. The revolutionists showed extra? ordinary courage and sustained an attack on all sides by superior Forces for two days and nights. On Tuesday the Admaator shelled the royal palace and King Manuel and the Queen Mother Amelie were forced to escape to Cascaecas, w hence they went to Mafra. The same night the Admastor and Rafael shelled the centre of the town rl ing much damage and execution among the monarchist forces, and! finally the latter, tired of the car? nage, surrendered. The republic was proclaimed in the afternoon and the republican flag hoisted on the public edifices. The provisional government has is? sued a communication to the foreign powers notifying them of the procla? mation of the Portuguese republic. No serious obstructions are expected to be offered by the provinces to the new regime. The government has already appointed civil governors for the different provinces. Cheer New President. The Brasilien president-elect, Mar? shal Hermes Fonseca, motored through the streets today with the provisional president Both were en? thusiastically greeted by the people. Order has been restored throughout the greater part of the city. Patrols are guarding the thoroughfares. The announcement was made late tonight that King Manuel, the Queen Mother Amelie and the Duke of Oporto are aboard the royal yacht Amelie, which has already sailed for England.' The government has taken measure to protect them. It was fur? ther stated that the queen mother would proceed to Italy. The English cruiser Minerva ar? rived here today to reinforce the cruiser Newcastle, which reached this port while the fighting was still In progress. SOCIAL CLUBS CONVICTED. C olumbia Boose Resorts in Trouble. Columbia, Oct. 7.?The managers of two clubs of the city were convict? ed last night upon a charge of storing whiskey, aftrr trials lasting for sev? eral hours before Recorder Verner, William Kaigle. as manager Of the Arlington club, and W. G. Poat, as manager of the Citizens' club, were convicted and each sentenced to pay a line of $40 or serve 30 days on the city (baingang. The case against Kaigle was tried before a jury. Re? corder Verner making the decision In the other case. Appeals will very likely be taken in both cases. The methods of the so-called social clubs were fully explained by mem? bers of the police who raided the various resorts last Saturday night and seized several hundred g.ilons of whiskey. Several other cases will be tried tonight by Recorder Verner. There were several witnesses to testify In this case as to the citizens' Club. The attorney fo^ Poat argued that the city ordinance, making it unlawful to store contrabrand liquors, bad been repealed when the dispen? sary law was repealed. This conten? tion was overruled by the recorder. Tht; officers who made the raid on Saturday night testified before the court. The evidence brought <>ut the fact that W. O. Poat was the man? ager of the Citizens' club. There was Introduced 's evidence a federal li? cense to do a retail liquor business. The statement was made at the trial by one of the attorneys that all of the social clubs of the city are provided with r.tail liquor licenses from the federal government. It was also la-ought out by testimony thai there was much whiskey stored in the lockers of the citizens' dub. The lockers wer* broken open by officers In making the search. The attorney for the defendant contended thai there was no evidence to show that the whiskey had been stored for un? lawful purposes. The second case, that of the city against William Kaigle, was tried before a jury and resulted in a ver? dict of guilty. He was charged with storing whiskey as manager of the Arlington club, which is located at 1127 Washington street The defend? ant w as represented b> Q, R. Rem bert, who raised the same point with reference to the nullity of the city ordinance ;(s was raised in the first caee. Kram Maine to Mexico, and from < T on to Florida there has arisen a ?torn* of protest against the elimtna? ib?n of "From Greenland's lev Moun clans" from the Episcopal hymnai. The people seem to want their 'Icy mountains," and If they do. why not let them have them.'?Savannah News. Senator LaFollctte was operated on for gall stole at Rochester, Minn.. Tuesday, He stood the operation well and his recovery Is pxpectcd Carle Burgess, of Spartanburg, has been sentenced t<? serve ten years in the penitentiary for striking his mother-in-law In the head aith a chair. INSURRECTION IN CUBA. *risoner Tells of Alleged Plot to Fo? ment Another Civil War in Island Republic. New STork, Oct. ?A story of po? litical intrigue, centering about an alleged plot to foment another in? surrection iii Cuba, was related today by E. Aldomero Mendez or Manual Alvarez, as he has been known her?, a Cuban. He told the story when arraigned in the court of general ses? sions on charges of presenting a forged draft for $125.000 to the Savoy Trust company and a worthless check for $1,000 to the Martinique hotel. Mendes's defence was that he be? lieved the money to meet the. obliga? tion had been placed to his credit in Habana by revolutionists. Shortly after his arrival here he declared the representatives of a Cuban revolutionary junta had em? ployed him to buy arms and ammu? nition and had assured him $2,000, 000 was to be placed at his disposal for the purpose. In addition to th notes presented in court, he laid he had given a draft for $100.000 to a man named O'Hara for arms. Under questioning by the court, he admitted the name Alvarez, to which he had answered up to that moment, was not his and said his real name was Mendez. He insisted that his story of em? ployment by the revolutionary junta was true. His examination was con? tinued until tomorrow. SOMETHING OF A FLOOD. Strip of Country Extending From1 Texas to Pennsylvania is Veritable I Inland Sea. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 6.?Deluged' by the heaviest continued rainfall in some places in 4 0 years, a wide strip j of country extending from eastern J Texas, northeast across ihe northern portion ol Louisiana and Mississippi and over sections of Arkansas, Ten? nessee and Ohio, almost to Pittsburg, is a veritable inland sea. I While the rain continues in the northernmost part of this great area, I the storm has practically eer.sed in the southwest to give place to a cold wave which has dropped tempera-1 tures from 25 to 40 degrees in the past 12 hours. | Only two lives are known to have been lost, Mrs. A. J. Burchfield and her grandson being drowned in a rapidly rising stream near Dyersburg,, Tenn. Washouts on railroads in some sections Of Kentucky and Tennessee are numerous; many trains are off schedule; the delivering of mail on rural routes has been abandoned in some quarters and there has been much damage to farm lands and corn in the shock. Among the heavy precipitations for the past 24 hours are the following: Kentucky?Louisville. 4.54 Inches; Paducah, 5.08. Ohio?Cincinnati. 4.02. Indiana?Madison. 4.40; Indianap? ol isti 2.S4. Illinois?Cairo. 4.20. Missouri?St. Louis. 2.8 2. Tennessee?Memphis, 4.14; Arling? ton, :vjo; Bolivar. 2.90; Brownsville, 6.00; Covtngton, 8.40; Dyersburg, 6.20; Milan, 5.20. Arkansas?Herkley. 2.60; Rar? danelle, 3.40; Helena :lok; New? port, t',.0S: Wynne. . ?',0. Mississippi?Corinth. 3.30; Green? wood, 2.GO. Texas?Oalveston, 6.R2. Spartanhurg will have a three-day campaign to raise $100,000 for a Y. M. C .,\. building. A special ti rm of court may be ordered in Lexington county to try the alleged murderers of young Wil? liam?. The board of county commissioners met Tuesday in regular monthly ses? sion. R< gular routine business was transacted ami the board adjourned a 1 >OUt 1 O'clock. When the hour for opening bids for $7,000,000 sewerage bonds in New Orleans arrived, there were no blddi rs. In a mass meeting of citizens the people of Darlington pledged them? selves to pay no more bills for elec? tric lights ami water until the com? pany furnishes satisfactory service. The trouble Is that every time some official scoundrel gets off on a tech? nicality he goes blathering around about his triumphant vindication and demands another term on the strength of it.?Ohio State Journal. Tie tire loss to the i>. \\\ Alderman Sons Company cannot be accurately gotten at because it win t ike time to Ind out the extent of it. Th. company carried $53,000 Insurance and it ;< ? itlmated that th. loss ??. ill be about 175,000. The loss of Ilm? Is anothel rreal consideration, it will t ike B|x months to rebuild and ?>..< Ibly long - i". The Mdermnns will rebuild will (I modern plant of sb el and cm- nt Manning Times. YANKEE DEMOCRAT RIOT. Massachusetts Convention in Wild Murault?Delegaten Unite on Mans? field as Candidate for Governor. Boston, Mass., Oct. 7.?Frederick W. Mansfield of Boston was nomi? nated fur governor by the Democratic State convention here this morning, the nomination being by ac< lamation. The name Of Mr. Manstield was of? fered as a compromise following a conference, 1n which James Vahey and Representative Fugene N. Foss agr..-d to withdraw from the contest to save bitterness and to better the chances of success of the party at the polls. It was agreed that the name of Mr. Mansfield should be placed in nomination with the understanding that he will withdraw within 72 hours and that the selection of the party's candidate shall be made by a special committee. Mr. Vahey made a strong speech in which he withdrew his own name and nominated Mans? field. The convention adjourned at 1:30 Wild Tumult. The convention broke out in a wild tumult at the conclusion of the an? nouncement of an indecisive second j ballot for a nominee for governor I early this morning. Delegates I swarmed up over the press seats and J upon the platform. I Chairman Thayer called for the po I lice and 20 officers struggled through I the mass of delegates to the stage. I The officers succeeded after some dif I flculty in pushing all except several I ardent delegates back upon the floor I of the convention hall. I A second effort of the officers to j clear the stage resulted in the start - I ing of several fights. Fists were used I freely and at 12.25 a. m. half a dozen I mix-ups were in progress with the J chairman unable to secure order, j Constructive Recess. I At 12:30 a. m. a recess of 20 min I utes was declared by the chairman. J Scarcely any one left the hall. The I melee was at its height and the an I nouncement of a recess had little ef J feet upon the delegates, who were I pounding one another about the press J box. The newspaper men were driven j from their section. The officers ex 1 perienced difficulty in separating the I combatants and reserves were I called in. The announcement of the second I ballot, which was taken very slowly J under the Australian system of vot I ing. showed that Congressman Eu ] gene N. Foss had a lead, notwlth I standing supporters of Charles H. I Hamlin had done their best after the I first ballot to throw their strength to I James H. Vahey. I Foss Near Victory. J Vahey gained more than twice as J many votes as Foss, yet did not se I (ure enough to get the nomination, j while Foss was within four votes of I securing the nomination. The vote on the second ballot was: I Total vote cast 833. Necessary for I cholse, 4 42. Eugene N. Foss of Bos I ton, 43S; James H. Vahey, Water I town. 41!?: Charles H. Hamlin. Bos 1 ton. 20. J As a last resort a conference of the I leaders of the convention was called I just before 1 o'clock to attempt to j agree upon a new candidate for gov I ernor. Convention Quit od. I The police and more sober-minded I delegates succeeded in quieting the j combatants who bad attempted to j take possession of the stage and the I convention awaited In an orderly I manner the result of the conference. I Vahey at 1:18 a. m. withdrew as I candidate lor governor and placed In j nomination Frederick W. Mansfield J of Boston. The convention made I Mansfield's nomination unanimous J The platform adopted called for I the r< moval of the tariff on food 1 stuffs and other necessities of life; I adoption of a constitutional amend? ment providing for a federal income I tax: election of United States sena I tors by direct vote: a uniform parcels j post system throughout the nation; I the initiative and referendum; Im I proved conditions for laboring men; J opposition to the reelection of Scna I tor Henry Cabot Lodge ami ecunomj J in State expenditures. HOW IT WORKS. Mayor (.iblx*s. of Columbia. Tells Citi? zens of Charlotte About Commis? sion Form of city Government. Columbia. Oct. 7.?Mayor W. H. Qlbbes, of Columba, will tonight de? liver an address In Charlotte, ex? plaining to the citizens of the North Carolina town the working of Com? mission form of government. Mayor Qlbbes will be able to give the Char? lotte people first hand knowledge in asmuch as he is the head of the commission in Columbia. A number of North Carolins towns?notably Charlotte, Italeigh and Greensboro? have be,>n considering the question of adopting Ihe new form of govern - met, and what Mayor Qlbbes says I will be read with Interest through \ out North Carolina. a t. xttle v hoo! has been establish' ed b> Monaghan Mills. Greenville, for the benefit of it< operatives.