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41 VT* r W A IVHX AN. BMMMi?<i Af*iL t??O Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. 'iw? Just aud Pwwr Dat~~Lt<t iU fhe ?od? T>*ki Aims'i a< bti ihy Oowwyj'a, Thf (iod'n and Truth's." ?HE TR?B SOCTIUION. EntablWicd June, i 9TTMTER, S. 0, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1911. Vol. XXXIII. No. 3 HILL PRICE FOR FAHMEH LICWl* \\ i* vkk i i; win 11 ^ \H<?i T MOVKMKN'T TO HOLD < OTTOV of t.roup of MUM Will U? In. ahh- to Attend Meeting?Hl? IV?. ?UUon an to Quarantine. Columbia. Sept. 4.?"I regret that previous appoint men ta make It im poaalble for me to attend thla con vent loa I am in sympathy with any legthnate mean* of obtaining to the farmers of the South a full price for p their commodity, and furthermore, I * am In thorough sympathy with a pol? icy of putting the product on the market gradually rather than during the ah ort period of the fall." These statements are contained In a letter that has bean received at the kgttate department of agriculture from Lewis W. Paraer of Greenville, presi? dent of t'ae Parker cotton m.lls and one of the best known cotton manu? facturers ;?f the South. President Parker had been invited by Commis? sioner Watson to attend the eonfer fenee m\ Montgomery on September 11. It Is thought that there will be a large attendance of business men and farmers and bankers at the Mont gornery meeting. The meeting was toj have been held on September 6. but fwas postponed until September 12. * because of the annual convention of the National Farmers' Union to he haM this week in Oklahoma. Well known cotton manufacturers of South Carolina will thla week con? fer with the State entomologist re la f tlve to th i quarantine against cotton * frogs Ute boll weevil territory which tjJMN/t In'o effect on September 10 . SH^?HJftMInte? Quarantine, fallowing to myt\ tA ?^nayledgo receipt of| yours of August 31 with regard to1 |1 the quarantine against cotton orlg * inatlng In curtain States en account of boll u 4 evil danger. "It sould be far from my desire) *o do anything which wbutd expose the planters of South Care Una to un? due rls<a At the same time 1 do believe that the danger of the boll ^Wjeril as to cotton In the upper part of South Carolina la greatly exag? gerated, and that, furthermore, the poaaibllitlea of the propagation of Um weevil through the Introduction of cotton from the Infected Statea Into thla territory Is also exaggerated. k 1 nete that these matters do not come within your control, and wo are in correspondence with the Stats board of entomology, hoping to make an appointment with thorn at an early date. "In the present case tt seems to be r* that the rules of the board have gone beyond the provision* :>f tho statute, for they have undertakn to quaran? tine against the whole 8tate of Mis? sissippi, for Instance, whereas there are certain Infected sections of Mis? sissippi, such as West Point, from r which we drew considerable cotton, V which is 110 miles I am told from any secton of Infection." RKMToftT DIDNT M I I? IIKLP. War iH'partmciit s?nt Officer From lort serctrn at ( oiigr< sMiian Byrne*' Suggestion. ?Baufort. Sept. 3.?Col. Surratt and party of Fort Screven were In Beaufort today, coming from thero on the government lug General Jack? son. They were Investigating the general storm situation for th.> gov? ernment in or dag to ascertain if help I. Surratt was ordered to r. i fort by th?? w.ir department In to Sponae to a telegram receiv? d from Congressman Iiyrnes. saying trmt this section v? ih In n???.,l <>f as? sistance. Col. Surratt f >un<\ that all reports were exaggerated, and. It la aaderato- .1. wired the government to the effect that neither the town of Besufott n<?r the country Is In need of any ajwmt m< whatever. The party l?ft fgf Kort |gf| rat thla afternoon. Ilit the Magistrate'?* i ?mrt. Annii- Smith, on.- of th. women Who IM l-?' ke?l up Friday for kct-p Ing a illa??rdorlv house in the oun ^ ty. w M released lato Satur.l.r if. r Inoon. She plead guilty to tho chnrgo of i.ein* In a disorderly House and her fine was set at |M by Judgf Wells. Following this sbo SsjM list fine snd was released upon rond t Ion tbat she g??t out of tho county and never return here. The ot)o-r tw.i ffi<mg[ gfg Mill in jail and will bg ti* l.l f >r trial In the higher court At present tio> pnen fges are still colscl m .1 i' is hop. ?1 that this attempt to have the place ?fosed for good ?n i all will eurccml. GOVERNMENT COTTON REPORT. CONDITION AUGUST || ONLY 73.2 COMPARED TO 89.1 JULY 25. Crop Estimate Als? I/e*h?This Suite's Figure*. According t? Government Dulletlii, b* 71 Against 86 Per Cent. Washington, Sept. t.?A total pro (!i? ti..n of 12.91S.200 bales of cotton as the final yield this year Is imli ? cuted by the department of agrlcul ure's official report of the condition of the growing crop on August 25, which the crop reporting board, from reports from Its correspondents and agents throughout the cotton belt, es? timated today at 73.2 per cent of a normal. This estimate, based on the ratio of | the average yield for the past ten \ years to the average condition of the crop on August 25 for the past ten years would mean a final yield of 181.85 pounds per acre on the planted area of approximately 34.000,000 acres, allowing for an abandoned! acreage of 1,000,000 and provided the] crop does not decline or Improve from the date the condition was estimated to the time of picking. 1 These estimates of production,1 willo unofficial, were reckoned by the] official mothod adopted by the de? partment of agriculture and used by the crop reporting board iri its monthly estimates of the final yield of the Important cereal crops of the, ccuntry. | Unofficial advioee from the cotton belt Indicate the most important de? clines 1.: the crop were due to severe droughts, hot winds and worms. Re? ports Indicate that heavy shedding caused by hot weather was the chief factor of deterioration In practically aifftfeftfl, etrosf* Louisiana and Mls alsotppf. wttero there was too much rain. In all other States heat ard drought groatly damaged cotton dur? ing the month. especially in Texas] and Oklahoma, Since the dato on .wh?:h the condi? tion was taken?August 25?there have been general rales which greatly relieved conditions and considerable Improvement is looked for when the October report is issued. The condition of the growing cotton cr->p on August 25 was 73.2 per cent of a normal, as compared with 89.1 per cent on July 25', 1911 ;72.1 per cont on August 25, 1910; 63.7 per cent on August 25, 1909, and 73.5 per cent the average of the past ten years on August 25, according to the crop reporting board of the bureau of statistics of the United States depart? ment of agriculture, estimated from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau. Comparisons of conditions by States follow: Aug. 25 July 25 Aug. 25 10-yr. 1911 1911 1910 Avg. Va.. .96 102 82 80 N. C. .7? 87 76 78 t C. ..74 86 73 77 jOa.. .81 95 71 77 I Ha.. . .85 95 74 7s Ala. . .SO 94 72 73 MM - 70 86 71 76 La. . .69 84 60 70 La. . .69 84 60 70 Tex. . .68 86 69 63 Ark. . 7S ?4 78 73 iTenn. . .88 92 78 82 Mo. . .88 96 fl 82 Okla.. f,2 88 85 70 Cal. . .100 99 95 ? THINKS ESTIMATE TOO HIGH. secretary of Farmers* Union Believes Government Report for South Car? olina Is I'.rroueous. ''According t<> the Farmers' Union Nports r ? mIv< ?1 at this office," said J, Whltnor lUid, secretary of the State Farmers' Union, "we can not but think that the government estimate of the condition of the cotton crop Is erroneous, so far as South Carolina Is concerned. We do not feel warranted In placing the estimate higher than r.'i jut cent, u'-ci.rdlng t<> ropoftl re ireived so far by us." IM I, F \KTII TREMBLE. Bo?Hi Shaken and People Were Al Mqs4 Faule stricken at Washing? ton. Washington, \\ (\. S..pt. ?TW0 distinct ?bock! of e.irth<iu.ik.. wer.? ?Sptrlojieed In thlji city at a late hour last night. Tho sho< ks wer.? p\eril minutes apart and each wag "f coMld? erai'i^ duration. Hottooi wars 99* v r> \y shaK'-n, l.ut 99 far M ( an t>e levirn-d Ii-? dam<g.> was dona. Thi pfMplo for a time wer? panic ?strick? en. Reports fr??ni near! p-.irrf ? day Indicated that the sjhocki Wart ?.???? i ? 11 tri th( i Inunadtal in. CHANGES COTTON PLAN. BANKERS COMMITTEE YIELDS TO sol Til s OBJECTIONS. fdwiae Ut 1*0 ConMdofvd for Amentl* niniU to Hill of Lading Validation should Prora Acceptable to ah Interests. New York. Sept. 1.?Changes to meet objections of bankers to certain features of the new central bureau plan for the registry of export cotton bills wore made in the plan today at a conference of the members of the bills of lading committee of the American Hankers' association. With these changes effected, the committee said that the plan for the establish? ment of a central bureau here will be given consideration by the exchanges and by the banks of the country. In a statement issued tonight Thos. B. Patten, general counsel for the American Bankers' association, told of objections that had been made to the plan and explained the manner of the committee had met them. The statement said: "At Its meeting held In Nashville May 2, 1911, this committee approved the general principle of tho plan submitted In the report of tho sub? committee for the validation of cot? ton bills, including the establishment of a central bureau in New York city, with the understanding that the de? rails of such plan would be subse? quently worked out and considered before giving final approval and ree omrnedation of said plan. "It subsequently developed that while the plan for validation had the universal approval of the banks of the country the proposition for a! central bureau met with objections by several of the Southern banks and cotton interests. "A.t today's meeting of tho commit? tee the Southern bankers were repre? sented by Mr. Godchau of New Or? leans and Mr. ITaight, representing ( the Liverpool cotton conference. "Full consideration was given to all the objections and upon analysis they e*ere found to be based upon the fol? lowing grounds: "First. That the plan would givo certain advantage to exchange buy Iers In New York, by reason of the fact that tho central bureau would I be there located. ( "Second. That the plan in its op oration would prevent the ready ne- j gotlation, acceptance and payment of j drafts drawn against cotton ship? ments. I "Third. That under the plan the foreign buyer would not properly dis? criminate in the selection of his agents. "Fourth. That the plan of notifi? cation to the central bureau, as pro posed, might be construed as placing j additional responsibility upon ex? change buying banks of genuine? ness of bills of lading. "To obviate the first objection, it was suggested with the assent of the representative of the foreign Inter? ests, that the central bureau .instead of sending acknowledge mente of each bill of lading, In response to notifi? cation, should give no information to any one concerned except only In cases where particular bills of lading had been found forged or otherwise Ineffective, thus preventing the pyramiding or accumulation of losses. The "ommittoe considered that tho change thus proposed would remove the first objection. "As to the second objection the in? quiry was specifically made of the represontatve of the foreign inter eatt, whether It Wae the intention of the foreign bankers to refuse or de? lay tho acceptance of dr ifts until they would hour from tho central bureau. Ho replied that such an Idea has never been entertained; that the cen? tral bureau is not expected to receive a 'i application from ;i Euro pan bank of such ? thing, The committee ar? rived at the conclusion that there \v;is no ground for the second objection and thai Interior banks' drafts will. an heretofore, he honoredi on pro* sen tat Ion In accordance to their terms without regard to any work of In? vestigation by the central bureau. "Concerning the third objection the committee thought that the Initial American bank could be aasugjod to have closer Information of the re? sponsibility of its clients und thai even assuming m failure to properlv discriminate in the selection of ltd agents by the foreign buyer the I OSS from any fraudulent transaction in view of the existence of >? <>ntrm i bu? reau would be of comparatively tri ding aharacter. "With reg ird to the fourth obJ< ctlon concornlng responsibility from the form of notification .flint question was submitted to the general counsel of the American It.inkers' association. OPPONENT OF MARERu PRE. RENTED FROH SPEAKING. BCCIIO Of Wild Disorder Attended Can? didate's Attempt to Open Presi? dential Campaign. Mexico City. Sept. ?3.?Stoned and forcbly robbed of 8,000 pesos today by a mob of Maderistas in the prin? cipal thoroughfare of the capital, Gen Bernardo Heyes, candidate for the presidency in opposition to Francisco i. Madero, was forced to abandon an effort to address his constituents and to run the gauntlet of a jeering crowd upon whom the polce had received orders not to lire except as a last re? sort. Repeatedly the polce charged the 'turbulent element, however, and the records of the Red Cross, the white cross and the commissaries account for 4 3 wounded as a result of the day*! disorders. Most of these were .injured jy stones, but many show 1 ruises and gashes made by the sabres of the mounted police. The stoning of the aged general was the climax of a riot that began about 10 o'clock this morning and had not been entirely quelled at a late hour tonight. Since Iis beginning ! police and soldiers have patrolled the streets at short and regular intervals, but, on acccount of the government's desire not to use the iron hand, the heavily armed horsemen had but an l Intimldatory effect upon the rabble. RFPORTs GENERALLY BAD. Memphis Paper Reviews Condition of j Cotton Crop. Memphis, Sept 3.?The Commer cal-Appeal's weekly cotton review tomorrow will say: j Reports are unfavorable in the Mis? sissippi Hirer and In Louisiana re? gions. Vn Texas the outlook is slight? ly improved by reason of the ces? sation of rain. Very heavy rains and wind dam? aged the crop in South Carolina, al? though rain may in the end add something to the yield of the late cotton. Georgia reports considerable deterioration, except in the southern portions, where picking has begun. Alabama reports some damage from the army worm, the pest appearing over wide areas and stripping held after tield of every vestige of leaf growth and young tender bolls. Con? servative estimates pl^ce the loss in Alabama at 150,000 bales and in Mis? sissippi at about half as much, i The weather was slightly more fa? vorable than heretofore, good rains having fallen in the valley, but a longer period of dry weather Is now needed. It is evident that the rains in Texas will add something to the crop and may mrke a material addition if the fiost is late. Some Oklahoma cor? respondents think the crop is as good as late years and while others report an irreparable loss. Improve? ments since tho rains is generally conceded. Cotton is opening rapidly in loth those States, but much fast? er elsewhere. The plant of the Blue Rdge Brev eiage and Extract Co., of Anderson was burned Saturday afternoon; loss |26f000, Insurance $10.000. Wreckage from the Margaret A. May, the big Philadelphia tchooner that sailed fr<>h Charleston August 23rd, has drifted up on the beach of Coles island. It is supposed that the schooner went down In the hur? ricane with all on board. The CrOW of the vessel was composed of Capt. .larviS and eght men and two <>f Capt Jarvle' brothers were <m board a^ pass* ngers. and guch Change Will be made by them in the draft as to make it clear that the bank handling the bill of lad? ing held the same as a pledge, merely for security, and assumed no respon? sibility for the Quality or quantity of the cotton SM.-roin. ".mi the objections i>?ing elimi? nated! the convention reached the conclusion that the plan wai a valu? able one In safeguarding against fraud and sh<?uid have at least a fair trial. "The committee therefore recom? mended that with the changes above enumerated ib<- proposed plan for the establishment "f a central bureau In New York city be given favorable consideration by 'Mi<> exchange buy* ing banks of the country and an? nounced that In naming thi^ recom? mendation it do.'M not in any manner wish to convej the Impression that the proposed main purpose of the committee in securing legislation now being congress. only Interesting Featun Admission by Brother of Accused?Sem Witness Discovered. Chesterfield, C. H., Sept 1.?Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., indicted fur the murder of his wife, did not take the stand today in his own behalf, as was expected, but the assertion was made just before court adjourned that the defense would conclude its case late tomorrow with the prisoner's testi? mony. An argument ensued between coun? sel for both sdes SS to whether the, cross-examination of the accuse ^ could be finished tomorrow, and was obvious that the prisoner y - rest over Sunday before the x upon him by the prosecution cou. be begun. Thomas Hancock ,one of the jurors, however .spoke up in a plain? tive voice to the court, saying, "Please consider, judge?." The court im? mediately asked H. M. Smith, coun? sel for the defense, how many more witnesses he was introducing. "Just a few more," said Mr. Smith, "but we will surely close our case to? morrow by placing the prisoner on the stand." Judge Watson announced he would hold court later than usual tomorrow if necessary to finish the case, but an agreement was reached to suspend judgment as to holding the night ses? sion until the testimony of the ac cused had been presented. Court will bo delayed In the morning by the tak? ing of a deposition from Mrs. M. C. Steeger, who is ill at her home, near the scene of the crime, and who, It is claimed, saw the alleged bearded! highwayman prowling around the) day of the murder. j Testimony today was perfunctory in its character. Several women friends of the accused and his dead wife tes? tified that the couple lived happily together. Those who testified as to the happy relations between the couple were \flss Bessie Wells. Miss Louise Keams, maid of hon.?r at Mrs. Beat tie's wedding; Mrs. Trap Logan, a sister of Henry C. Beattie, Sr.; Mrs. Kik J. Bowman ,a titter-in-lnw and housekeeper of Henry C. Beattie, Sr. Kxc. pt for the impromptu admis? sion of Douglas Beattie, a brothor of the accused, that he would have de? stroyed evidences of the murder had he kflown that his brother was to be charged with the crime, the most in? teresting development of the day was the discovery of a new witless by the defense, Joseph Caaselberg of Rich? mond. Casselberg, it has >een ru? mored for some time, has had mys teriout knowledge of the case. He is reported to have been on the Mid? lothian turnpike with another per-j son about the same time that the j murder occurred, and is supposed j to be the man who stopped to crank his machine und was seen by the group of boys on their way from the dance at Bon Air. If he s called as a witness and admits that he had, stopped to fix his machine at the point where the boys say they saw a ear with a woman 00 the running board and a man In front of it, the defence considers this would controvert much of the testimony tending to show that Mrs. Beattie was shot While on the 'running board and not In the car seat as her husband al? leges It was rumored tonight, however, that the defense may not call Cassel? berg because of contacting reports concerning his probable testimony. The question of whether Mrs. Beat tie was shift while standing on the running board or, as her husband in? sists, while she sat In the front teat to the left of him. again was rais-1 today when several automobile ex? perts testified that a large pool of blood such as was found at the scene of the crime, could have t:: led through the machinery of tho car and flowed from the drip pan underneath to the ground. The tes? timony of the automobile experts we? in line with the contention that blood drlpp< d from the machine in many places from the scene of the cr'mo to the Owen home In Richmond, where the young husband took ht d< id svlfe. Mr. C. B, Yeidon. secretary of the lot i post T, P. A.'s, has received s letter from Mr. John W. Lillard, state secretary of the association, stating that every member of the local post ttas paid up Ids teml-an nual dues and congratulating him upon this showing, Mr. Veadon stated this was perhaps the first time in the history si the local post that ill of tho members had paid up their duel no promptly, it thowt that this posl v. it In r >od condition snd up-to date as it thould be. NEITHER JONES NOR ANV OTH? ER CAN BEAT HIM. HE SAYS, Governor Dednm that If Chief Jus? tice Enters Next Gubernatorial Race He will he a 'Statesman Without a Job."?Has no Fear of McLeod r inning?Says ho la Hands * ( bsrtSstOSI Municipal Elect i* r'*?fr ,jf Cole L. Blease, who came to%A' .eston yesterday to make a V. i at the annual outing of Red / at the Sehuetzenplatz, gave it as \a opinion yesterday in conversation with a reporter for The News and Courier that he would receive a ma? jority of the votes in South Carolina in the first primary of tho next elec? tion regardless of who or how many ran against him. "What do you think of the reports i that Chic*. Justice Ira B. Jones will be a candidate next year?" was I asked Governor Blease. t "In the first place," he said, "I don't think that Ira B Jones would ! give up his position as Chief Justice I to run for that of Governor. It is the crowning ambition of every lawyer to be tho Chief Justice of his State. . "In Mie second place, I don't see how he could make the race for Governor consistently without giving up the Chief Justiceship. "In the third p ace, if he was to resign anu ;n*?ke the race, he would he a statesman without a job, for no one can beat me in this State. My I friends will stand by me and no one can take them away from me." Governor Blease made these state? ments in an emphatic tone, as if he meant every word he said. He had said earlier in the day that he was sure he could defeat any man that ran against him next year, making mention at the time of Justice Jones, t Ex-Lieutenant Governor McLeod, the ! iTon. R. I.*Mannihg and others who I have been mentioned at various times as likely to be candidates. From the Governor's manner, there could be no douM that he was firmly convinced that he would succeed himself in 1912. He spoke of his election in most confident terms. As an example of the frends he had in this State, Governor Blease stated that during ti ls past summer he had spoken to more people than in any other one season before. He ) placed the number of those to whom he had spoken at between fifty and sixty thousand. He said that from what he had observed in the crowds to which he had spoken, the senti? ment seemed to be all his way. j Governor Blease had very' little to ?ay on politics yesterday. It is In? teresting, however, to note one state ment which he did make. This was that, although he had been accused i ot ?aking sides with one candidate ? or another, he had not lifted and would not lift a hand to aid either ?lde in the coming municipal elec? tion in Carleston. Tie has also asked the State officials in this section to keep hands of in the Mayoralty cam? paign, and not to take an active part In it in any way. Governor Blease said he had enough to do to look out for the duties of the office of Gover? nor of South Caiitna without mix? ing in this municipal election.?News and Courier, Sept. 2. FORMER SENATOR MILLS DEAR. Culberson's Predecessor from Texas Noted ton fed era to Soldier. Corscana, Texas, Sept. 2.? Former United States Senator from Texas It. Q. Mills died at his home here to? day. Senator Mils was a noted Confed? erate soldier and one of the best known statesmen of Texas. He was born In Todd County, Kentucky, It years ago. When s young man he moved to Texas, starting out as a drug (i?-rk and studying law at night until admitted to the bar. He entered the war as lieutenant colonel of tiie IOth Texas infantry, later succeeding to the command of thai regimt nt< At an Arkansas post m January, l >>;;?. he distinguished himself by withstanding for wssks a superior force of Union troops, finally being captured. For several months he WSS a prisoner of war at Columbus onto. After his anhange h< commanded regiments under dens Bragg, Johnson and Hood. His congressional career began in lv 7 "J as RepresentaUve-at-large from Texas, followed by four terms as Congressman from the old 4th dis? trict, lie was elected United States Senator In 1892, serving until is*9, when he n.-agn.-d md was succeeded by Charles A. Culberson.