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REREELIOl S SPIRIT IS SPREAD THROIOHOVT CHINA. ved That War Minister Desires to tilve Rattle to Rebels, but Fears Loyalty of Troop*. Peking, ih". 24.?The revolution? ary spirit la now manifesting Itself in the north as well as In the south. who heretofore have believed j^the northern provinces might rally around the government are now of the opinion that that section will follow In rapid succession. The precautionary measures taken .In Man? hur la where the government ' does not permit mention of the revo? lution, show the anti-government spirit in the far north. There are reports that risings have been planned for the next few days In the Immediate vicinity of the capital It may be that these will Paot be fulfilled, but they Indicate a widespread sympathy with the re? volt. The diplomatic corps has discussed the necessity of maintaining commu? nication between Tien Tsln and Peking. The military commanders pre port only sufficient troops to pro? tect the legation quarter In Taking and the foreign settlement In Tien Tain, which number approximately 1.S00 and 3,000. respectively. Con? sequently In a serious emergency only t Japanese* would be Immediately avail P ab|# from the garrisons of Port Ar? thur and Dalny. As yet ths legations have not been eonaidegtng seriously the suggestion of an Englishman In Shanghai that the Manchus when desperate might endeavor seeretely to encourage the .Ignorant multitude to attack foreign? ers and thereby attain foreign Inter? vention, which would militate in their favor, they being the only established dynasty. It la argued that such machina? tion will prove more dangerous to I the Manchus than any one else, be? cause It hi known that the rebel or? ganisation Is able to restrain its ad? herent* The Manchus. however, are apparently following s weak and va? cillating policy which might be fol? lowed by desperate measures. l A promlnsnt Chinese official of ' western education In discussing the possibilities gave It to be understood that precautions against such a ma? noeuvre should not be overlooked. The Increase in the activity of the press shows either defiance or relax? ation of the censorship whether from r venality or sympathy on the part of the police Is unknown. Oen. Yin Tchang. the war minister, ssems to have pushed his troops through the passes on the Honan. Hu Peh border without resistance. Some threfore. are of the opinion that he f Intends to attack promptly. It Is not generally believed that he has above IS.000 troops of which only two ba ? tallons are Manchua. They are guard! Ing the railway in the rear. Other troops Intended for the Hankow cam? paign have not been sent, owing to the fear of their desertion. There was also necessity for the retention of a strong force near Peking. It Is believed that Oen. Tin Tchang Manchu-llke. desires to give battle, although the half-hearted spirit cf his troops may deter him. I The foreign customs commissioner at Chang Sha has telegraphed the In? spector general of customs here that the city revolted. The officials were killed aifd the viceroy fled. It Is officially stated that the di? plomatic body has Informed the Chine?? government that It is unable to reply on the subject of Indemnities which Is wo complicated nnd Impor? tant that China had better approach thn individual governments directly. I' ACKvom.Fix;E IT. Swantrr Has to Row to the Inevitable ?s<M?ree of CUlsen* Prove It. After reading the public statenon; of this representative citizen of Sum ter given below, you must come to this conclusion A remedy which cured years ago, whl. h has kept tho kidneys In good health sines, can bo relied upon to perform the same work In other cases. Read this: J. H. Orady. If Wright street. Bumter. 8. C, says: "1 do not hesi? tate to recommend Doan's KJdnej Pills, having found them very bene Meiai. My back ached nearly all the time and 1 had acute pains througl my kidneys. I was often lano and stiff and I noticed that the kid? ney secretions contain'd sediment, l oan's Kidney Pills, which I obtain? ed from China's Drug Store, removed the*, symptoms of kidney complaint and helped me In every way. I knoa that this remedy can be relied upou." (Statement given March 1*. l?0v> A Lasting Cure, 'oi Janury t. 1911. Mr. Orady said: "I willingly confirm my former en? dorsement of Doan's Kidney Fills and make the fart known that they Sf? feeted a permanent curs In my care. You mav continue t ? publish my en I dornement of this preparation S For aal* by all dealers. Price II cents. Foster-Milbun. Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the Fnlted States. Remember the mime DSSssal?nro* take no other. No. 11 OKLAHOMA RACE RIOT. Quiet Prevails, but Trouble May not be Over. Coweta, Okla.. Oct. 23.?While quiet prevailed In Coweta tonight following yesterday'.* raee riot, dur? ing which two persons were killed and four ^ wounded, disturbing re? ports of the gathering of armed ne? groes and threats to march on Coweta came from the negro settle? ment at Redhird. six miles distant. County officials, who passed through the settlement late today, reported seeing the negroes, many of whom deserted Coweta today in an ugly mood. ? Militiamen and heavily armed cltisens patrolled the streets here to? night and a military cordon has been drawing around the outskirts of the town. Two wagon loads of weapons were found In the homes of negroes today. Rifles were found hidden in hay mows, cotton bins and even un? der floors. Twenty negroes were ar? rested during the day and hurried to the county prison at Wagoner. Clcmson at The State Fair. The Clemaon exhibit at the State Fair always forma an important fea? ture and attracta considerable atten? tion. This year the exhibit will be much larger than usual, taking up three-fourths of the State building In addition to the live stock exhibit. Near the State Building will be a small building used for showing lanter alldes of the college. Here lectures will be delivered (according to scahdule to be issued later) cov? ering such subjects as Entomology. Bacteriology. Horticulture, and Dairy? ing and Animal Huabandry. Clemson's exhibit will show how It Is that only $110.000 of the $255.000 tax Is used for running the college, and will further show how the re? mainder Is used In the fertilizer in? spection, experiment station work, agricultural and textile scholarships, etc. Throughout the college exhibit each article will have a numbe: which will refer to a deacrlptlvc paragraph in a special catalogue of college exhibits. Ask for one of these catalgues as it will enable you better to enjoy the Fair. Below la a brief outline of the Clemson exhibits: Agricultural Department. There will be a large display of all fleld crops, showing many va? rieties of grain and forage planta. Of special Interest will be the large number of varieties of cotton, a fea? ture of which will be the comparison of length of staple of different va? rieties. Equal In importance will be the display of corns. A very In? teresting feature will he the samples and analysis shown of the several types of soil found in the State. Division of Horticulture. In this exhibit will be shown the effect of pruning and spraying of va? rious fruit, amall fruit, and vege? table plants. The pruning and spray? ing outflta will be shown and their use explained. A number of plants will be shown Illustrating the results of modern horticultural methods. Of special Interest will he the rooting from cuttings, budding, and grafting of plants. ' 'Division of Entomology. This will be one of the largest ex? hibits. There will he mounted spe? cimens of every Insect pest known In the State. Along with them will he shown their effect on plant growth and methods of combating Insects. The cotton leaf worm will bo of spe? cial Interest. Division of Dairying. A'' apparatus essential to the dairy farm will be displayed. Among these will be milk and cream testers, cream separators, churns, sanitary milk palls, cleaning powders. and models of stave and concrete silos. There will also be shown samples of dairy products. Textile Department. Exhibits from picker, card, spin? ning, and weaving rooms will show the processes of cotton goods manu? facture Work of the students will be shown. Several machines will be In actual operation, of special Inter? est will be the small dyeing ma? chine In Operation, and samples of (???lore-el materials. Mediation I De|sirtniciit. Ths exbll.it here will consist of nrtleles made by the students, Inc lud? ing, patterns. t, , from tbe wood work department; such articles a* andirons, shovels, and tongs from Ills forge ihopj and various MStlngS, In? cluding parts for a gasoline engine, from the machine shop. i ?f gran tags' interest win i>e a one b. |?. KisoMne SnginS WhtOh was ? ISt, m te|,lned. and built by Students, Show of Cattle ami Hogs. At the rattle sheds win be shown representative animals of the va? rious breeds of rattle and hOgS, There will be about thirty bead of sto. 1< shown. The Clemsos Corps ?-f cadets win be encamped on Ihe PsJr grounds during the entire week, Tbere will be i di i m p i afjp oi it ,ii . ternoon. SOUTHERN ATTORNEYS GENER? AL RENOUNCE REORGANIZ? ATION PLAN. William, Blokett ami Lyon File Pro? tect With Judges of United States Circuit Court. New York, Oct. 23.?In protest against the proposed dissolution plan of the American Tobacco company, S. Wi Williams, attorney general of Virginia, T. W. Bickett, attorney general of North Carolina, and J. Fr?ser Lyon, attorney general of South Carolina, today submitted their formal objections to the Judges of ihe United States circuit court and [declares the present status is more tolerable than the plan proposed. "The plan turns loose no asset and no agency," the attorneys general set forth, "by which the American To? bacco company now maintain its ab? solute domination over the tobacco trade. Its avarice for power and its utter unwillingness to loosen its grip on the tobacco business is strikingly illustrated in its refusal to give up of the least of its subsidiaries, R. P. Richardson, Jr., and company, incor? porated, although that company has from the Inception of this suit pett-, tioned to be allowed to do an inde- j pendent business." The attorneys general ?ussert that the dividing of the company in sev- { eral working organizations will ef? fect a change In bookkeeping only, and that it will be dismembered only as the "hand divides into fingers." To have real competition there must to antagonistic interests, whereas a community interest between all i the companies It is proposed to create. 'If A hold 14 shares of common sfock of the American Tobacco com? pany, what Is the necessity for, al loting to him a single share in 14 different corporations?" the attor? neys general ask. "Why not give him his entire hold? ings In a single company? Possibly he would then have some incentive to give some real attention to the man? agement of his company. The neces sar> and doubtless sought, result of distributing the holdings of each In? dividual would be to leave the leal control of all the companies in the hands of 29 Individual defend? ants. 'Give the four companies the ele? ments of complete independence; for? bid the stockholders in any one of these companies from owning stock in any of the others and perpetually enjoin them from acquiring such stock and a condition will be created in compliance with the Judgment. "To require these violators of the law to disband and to forbid them by oneness of ownership * ? perpetuate the monopoly they have created will cause no alarm to stockholders In corporations that are do'ng a legi? timate business." COLD WEATHER THIS WEEK. General Change Throughout Coun? try, Bureau Predicts. Washington, Oct. 22.--Low tem? perature will prevail over the entire country this week. according to a bulletin issued by the bureau tonight. Frosts are predicted for the interior of the Oulf States and the Ohio Val? ley, and there Is a probability of snow In the Great I^ike region. "There are no indications at the present time of a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico or the West Indies," -lays the statement. "An area, of low barometric pressure, of ^reat magni? tude over the British Isles, will move ??astward and cause stormy weather over Europe during the next several days. "In the United States the tempera? ture during the week will average low for the season over practically all districts from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic coast and there will bo frosts on Monday in the interior of the Gulf States and in the Ohio Valley, and by Tuesday ?r Wednes? day In the Middle Atlantic and elevat? ed regions in the South Atlantic States. "The precipitation for the week will be below the normal generally. There will be rain or snow Monday in the region of the Great Lakes, and Monday ami probably Monday night in tin- Middle Atlantic and New Eng? land st ites, followed by a change to ? older weather in the districts Tues? day, The next general disturbance to OF SM the country Will appear In the Northwest Tuesday or Wednesday, advai.itward over the Middle West Wednesday nlghi or Thursday, end tin- Eastern States aboul Fri? day; this disturbance will be pre ceded by rising temperatures attend? ed by local areas of precipitation ami ???? followed by a change to mnsldcr abh colder weather." The five negroes win plead guilty at the reoenl session or court were committed to 'he county chain gang on Saturday. ADVENTUROUS PARSON. Brought up Among Fighting Savages. It is safe to say that no preacher on the American continent has had as thrilling a life story as the Rev. Jo? seph K. Griffis of Cleveland, who has recently added another interesting chapter during a visit to the Indians of the Florida Everglades. where men are still tabooed by the descend? ants of America's first inhabitants. Mr. Grllns's mother was a quarter breed Osage woman. His father was a white man?a scout known all over the frontier by the name of Califor? nia Joe. Their home was near the present site of the city of Gainesville, in Texas. A band of Kiowa Indians raided that section when Mr. Griffis was but a babe and carried into captivity large numbers of the inhabitants. They killed his mother, and Chief Zepkho-eete of the Klowas took the baby with him, back to the country of the Klowas, and presented him to his wife, who decided that his name should be "Tahan," which means "Texas man." The story of his cap? ture was told the boy long years af? terward by an Indian of the tribe who participated in the raid. The boy loved his foster-parents as though they had been his own, and they took the same care of him as they did of their own children. He tells many interesting stories of how they taught him obedience to his parents, respect for the only gods they knew anything about, and of his afterfather's instruction in hunting buffalo and other game and in horse? back riding and long-distance listen? ing. He also tells many stories of pri? vation on the southwestern plains and how they drank water from the buffalo tracks and ate their meat raw. He learned how to kindle fires in a pouring rain without matches and how to tie a horse to a hole In the ground; also how to tell the tribe to which an Indian belongs by the shape of his moccasin as left In the dust tracks. Tahan witnessed the so-called bat? tle between the Indians and Ouster's seventh cavalry along the Washita river, in what is now known as the state of Oklahoma. The captives, of whom Tahan was one, were driven on to the settler's camp, and it was just following this that Tahan learned he was not a Kiowa Indian, and that the chief and his wife wore not his real parents. The white men contended that he was not an Indian, and that he was a captive among them, and the story of the raid on Texas then came out. The Indians were compelled to give him up. and one of the white men took him into Texas, where he slept in the quarters of the horses. One night, however, he became so lone? some and homesick that he took one of the horses and hit the trail toward the Kiowa country, and eventually found a road which led him to the camp and to his old Indian compan? ions, where he remained until he wns sixteen. As time went on the Indians began to mingle quite freely with the whites who were constantly becoming more numerous on the frontier, and the Kiowas were Invited to attend an agricultural fair and horse race at Muskogee. In one of the races Tahan riding his pony Buckskin won. and a government officer who witnessed the race Immediately sent for Tahan and arranged with him to enlist for -spe? cial duty as a scout. For two and a half years he served in this capacity, when one day he was insulted by a young lieutenant. Then he and an? other soldier, known as "Gee Whiz," deserted and fled to the Cheyennes. They were captured, court-martial? ed and sentenced to death. Impris? oned at Fort Reno, awaiting the day of execution they cut a hole through the prison roof and escaped into the darkness of the night. For three years Tahan was a wanderer, suspicious and afraid of everybody. Toward the lat? ter part of his wanderings he crossed the border Into Canada, and one night In London, Ont., stopped to listen to the Salvation Army on the street. He went to the meeting in the Salvation Army hall, became a member Of the Salvation Army, and was later promoted to be a captain. After some four years' work with the Salvation Army he took up work as an evangelist independently. He was subsequently ordained Into the Preabyterlan church and became paator <>f the South Presbyterian church of Buffalo, a church <>f some :!on members. While pastor of that church he started other missions in that city which have since grown into churches, He was attending a missionary meeting in Buffalo one day when the pardon for the technical offence he had committed while a savage was brought to him by the Rev. Mr. Ward pastor of another Presbyterian church i" thai < i'\ The Rev, Mr. Griffis had told i f. v\ of hli friends of the technical charge which was hanging over hi" . and they took it up with President Cleveland, who. 'when he hud beard all the clrcum CONTRACTORS ARE RAPIDLY CLEARING UP GROUND AND FILLING IN SWAMP. Fifteen Teams ami Thirty Men at Work?Yard Will Hold Several Thousand Curs? Southwest of Pres? ent Y'ard. The work of preparing the ground for the new Atlantic Coast Line freight yard is rapidly going forward under the hands of the contractor, Mr. Teague of Columbia, and it is only a matter of weeks before the Coast Line will have its own force on the grounds to lay the track for the new yard. The work was commenced last Monday when a big force of betide was moved to Sumter from Remini and put to work on the grounds. The first obstacles to be cleared away were the trees situated on the old factory site and after these trees had been cut down the workmen moved higher up and commenced cutting down j other trees which were in the way | of the workmen. Quite a number of trees have been cut down and several of the little frame houses which were formerly built as homes for the fac? tory hands have been torn down and are jbeing carried off. The .scene at present would look something like the clearing of new ground, except for the houses and the fact that no fire has yet been used to burn up the trees. There are engaged in the work at present about thirty mules and a force of about thirty men. Most of this labor was brought here by Mr. Teague, but some was secured here. Resides the cutting down of trees and clearing the ground of these ob? stacles, teams are at work hauling dirt from one side of the yard to the other, from a place where there will have to be a small cut to the run of a small stream at the farther end of the yard where there will have to he a fill of several feet. The work is all being done by contract, the rail? road having found it more profitable to have this sort of work let out by contract. The contractors have thirty days in which to complete their job, but owing to the fact that there were so many trees upon the ground it is probable that it Will take them long? er than one month. The yard will, when completed, give Sumter sufficient space for all of her fertilizer traffic or any other kind of traffic that may come along without congestion. The new yard will be sufficiently large to hold sev? eral thousand cars, and will be in addition to all that has alreday been laid in the city. The new yard is located southwest of the old yard and extends between the A. C. L. track to Augusta, and the track of the Southern railway. It will he about a quarter of a mile long and ten or twelve tracks will be laid in it. The fact that the new yard has been found necessary by the railroad people is indicative of the fact that Sumter is doing a big busi? ness in freight and that the A. C. L. is anxious to get all of the business they can. stances, quickly granted the pardon. Following his conversion, Mr. Gritfis was for a time also a missionary among the Indians. He spent a year and a half among the Semocos in New York State. He has visited the Cblppewei In Minnesota, the Sioux in Dakota, the Utes In southern Col o rado, the different tribes In Indian territory and the Ojihways In Cana? da. His latest visit to an Indian tribe was just a few weeks ago when ho was among the Indians of the Florida Everglades. These Indians live on hummocks ir islands just south of I*iko Okechobee. In 1858 all the Indiana in southern Florida were rounded up to be sent to Indian ter? ritory. About 100 of them escaped from the stockade and got Into the Everglades, and later were allowed to remain there. Today they number about 400. Only one if them can speak English. The Rev. J. Grlffis had learned the language of the Seminolog when when in Indian Territory, and on arriving at the islands he addressed them in their own tongue, and was told to come ashore, though white men are seldom allowed even to land there, and never allowed to stay on their d ?malns for any length of time. He found the little islands averaged in size from twenty feet across to twenty acres In area and covered with sub-tropic growth. The people live in shacks three feet above ihe ground with posts for a. foundation. The roots are thatched with Pal? metto. These Indians raise ho^s ami chickens and d > extensive gardening. The Rev. J. Grlffis hunted with them, and brought back many interesting souvenirs to Cleveland, one the skin of a panther. 'I'Im- Indian wife which Tahan mar? ried while a savage died many yean ago. They had B s >n, however, who is si ill living. lie is years obi has wedded an Indian girl, and EXHIBITS AT STATE FAIR. State I >?-par dm-in of Agriculture Will Arrange Three. Columbia, Oct. 24.?The State de? partment of agriculture will have three interesting and instructive ex? hibits at the State fair. The exhibits will be under the supervision of ex? perts of the departments. The ex? hibits are long staple cotton, corn and feed stuffs. The long staple cotton exhibit will be made because the cotton exposi? tion was postponed. Samples of the cotton grown in South Carolina will be on exhibition. Those familiar with the cultivation will explain the ex? hibit. The cotton exposition at which $1,000 in prizes will be given will be held at a later date. South Caro? lina farmers are now receiving a very high price for the long staple cotton and an effort is being made to encourage Its growth. There are nearly 300 farmers en? listed in the State corn contest. The participants are sending in samples to be tested by the chemist of the de? partment to determine the value of the various kinds of corn with refer? ence to food strength. Results of ex? periments as to the soil best suited to the various kinds of corn will be shown. The department has been making 9 strong fight against damaged feed stuffs. Some of the feed stuffs that have been eliminated from the mar? kets of the State will be shown in an exhibit. This exhibit will he especial ly instructive. For Mobs, Limited. In tomorrow's issue of Satire, Wal? ter Pulitzer's new weekly humorous paper, published in New York, there will be a serious editorial that would be more humorous than anything in the issue were the subject not so se? rious. Satire comes out squarely for lynch? ing for the "one crime," provided there is no "brutal cruelty" and the doing to death of the criminal is "orderly." Why not advocate great floods in rivers flowing through ag? ricultural sections at such season's j when the crops are safely harvested and the overflowing of the lands will enrich the soil? Mr. Pulitzer should tell us how he would think the activities of moboc racy to cases where there exists "no shadow of a doubt" of guiet? How he would suppress "brutal cruelty." enforce "orderliness,' and prevent the mob from lynching a man, say, for stealing a Bible? He might also point us to where mob law has de? creased crime.?Columbia State. Sick headache is caused by a dis? ordered stomach. Take Chamber? lain's Tablets and correct that and the headaches will disappear. For sale by all dealers. The cotton weighers handled 295 bales of cotton Monday. J. W. Copeland, of Dayton, Ohio, purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for his boy who had a cold, and before the bottle was all used the boy's cold was gone. Is that not better than to pay a five dollar doctor's bill? For sale by all dealers. Russel Gregory, while oiling the machinery in the Kershaw Oil Mill, caught his right hand in the cog? wheels and the member was mashed off above the wrist. If you have young children you have perhaps noticed that disorders of the stomach are their most com? mon ailment. To correct this you will find Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets excellent. They are easy and pleasant to take, and mild and gentle In effect. For sale by all dealers. True bills have been returned against the Germania Brewing Com? pany of Charleston on the charge of Violating the revenue laws. The cuse will be tried at the next term of the district court, to be held in Charles? ton in Pe< ember. Hero is a woman who speaks from personal knowledge and long ex peience, viz., Mrs. P. H. Brogan, of Wii^on, Pa., who says, "I know from experience that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is far superior to any oth? er. For croup there Is nothing that excels It." For sale by all dealers. J. B. Palm r C, P. Palmer. Alex? ander Palmer and LOU Belcher. of Oconee County, are to be tried in the United states court in Qreenvilla on tin charge of killing T'nited States Marsbai B. P. Corbln, several months When you have a bad co'd fofj want the best medicine obiainab. so as to curs It with as little delay as possible. Here Is a druggist's opin? ion: "I have sold Chamberlain s Cough Remedy for fifteen years,'* sa\s Kn<>s foliar of Saratoga, Ind.. "and consider it the best on the mar? ket."' For sale by all dealers. Is a resident of Oklahoma. He does not speak English. After his conversion to the min? istry the Rev. .1. Grittis married a Whits women, and they have three children.? Philadelphia Record.