Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PERSONAL NKW8. Mr*. Bruce Lynam and Mrs. \V. Y. ipanu have returned from Charlotte I? thrlr cur. Mrs. \vm. Morun am. children havo Bon? to Ocean City, .v J., to spend tho summer. Mm. W. A. ThomiMon and chtb dren ant Miss Clare lloyt have gone to Weynesville to spend the summer. Miss) Irma Smith and Miss Irma fehler hagone to Henderson v 111c Mrs, Herman Uultman and family <>eve returned home from the moun? tains. Miss Llla Brown, who has been ?pending several weeks in Henderson - ?Ilia has returned home. Mr* Eugene Moses and son have tons to Paw ley 's Island for u couple of week s Mr. C. K. McCormack has returned from a visit to his family in Ash* - ellls. Mr. W. H. Pate has returned from a visit to his old home In North Caro? lin*. Msm Kate Bradford Is spending some time In Charleston and on tho lale of Palms. Mies Kva Keller haa gone to her old home In Pennsylvania to spend tr.? rent of the aummer. Mass Mary Btrtcklln. of Chcraw. who has been viattluj her aunt. Mrs. Oeo. W. Reunion, baa gone to lllg Springs. Mass Leila Barnett has gone to Western North Carolina to spend the remainder of the summer. Mr. C. K fltubba la spending some time In Oreenvble. Mr. and Mrs Jno T. Green and Master Charles Green have gone to Wiightevdle Beach. Mr. W. J. Epperson and Herbert Epperson, of Richmond, Va., are visit? ing Mr. J. A. Epperson of this city. Mr. Henry P. Mosea haa returned home after a stay of aix weeks In Denver, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. McCallum have fon? to Tnon. N. C. where they will epend some time, while Mr. McCal? lum la convalescing from hia recent Mr. and Mrs R. L. Aman and daughter of Rlahopvllle were In the city Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Johnson of shimter. Mr. K. J. Myers of Colum? bia and Miss Lucte Johnson and Mr. Edwin Johason. of Manning, haw returned home, after spedlng the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A. P Neyle of Stateburg. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Tolar have gono to Aeheville aad tho surround? ing country, where they will spend ten days before going to Madison, (la., for a month's rest. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler have returned home efter a two week's stay at T?te Bprtngs, Tenn. Miss Nettle Btogner. of Lancaster, and Miaeeo Mamie adn Jessie P.elk. of ('heraw. who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. 11. Jamea on Coun? cil street, have all returned to their homes. Mr. W. J. Crowson Is visiting rela? tives In High Point. N. C. Mrs. P. Leon Brott Is In Brevard, N. C, to stay several weeks. Mrs. Oeo. H. Held and granddaugh? ter. Miriam He.mm. of Hlshopvlllo. are visiting Mrs. A. L. Wallace on Hartlette atreet CANADA TO RAISE TROOPS. Calla for 'J0.0OO Volunteers to Kwrre During the Prcscut War. Ottawa, Ont.. Aug. 5?The Ca? nadian government called for 20,?00 voluateere late today. Commanding ortlcers of militia troops huve been ordered to lasue the cull to their reg? iments, batteries, cavalry troops ?-nd to the people in their nc ghborhood. Preference will b? given to men who have had military experience or who have been trained In marU.su anshlp The period of enlistment will he during the continuance of the pres? ent war Where a sufficient number of men of tho required standard en? list from any exlatlng militia corps the integrity of that corps will he re? tained in the ap4'ial volunteer for< e. The forcea will rm.'.idxc at Quebec. There will be a period of m.inoeu\r Inr and rltle practice preceding em? barkation. LATE 11 I'LL ET I VS. Dots on War War Situation from Na-i Hoq'h Capital. I Wsshlngton, Aug. 6.?Without de hate thr senate this morning unani? mously passed the resolution to re? lease two end a half millions for the relief of Americans abroad The pres? ident sUned the act Immediately. Mobs destroyed the Russian embas? sy st Berlin ami the Herman Omans? sy at St. Petersburg tod i The Hermans Invaded the Nether? lands, neutral terrltoo. at Tilbury this morning. 0 O ? o O ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 AHO VT T11K CANDIDATES. 0 0 0 ooooooouooooooouu A TRAVELING MAN S1*EAKS. Tlilnks Manning Im Logical Candidate for Autl-Blcusc Voters to Center on. To the Kditor Sumter Item: In traveling about the Stute I ht.ve boon gratltlod at the sentiment In fa? vor of Richard 1. Manning for gover? nor of this State. My eyes wero open? ed as to his popularity In every sec? tion of South Carolina. The peop'e are uwukcnlng to the necessity of wip? ing out lUeaselsm once and for all und Mr. Manning is generally looked upon as the logical antl-Hlense candi? date. People tell me that what makes ?Mr. Manning stronger thun any of he other candidates opposed to the ad? ministration is the fact that he lias stood where he stands for all the tlmo and la not a recent convert to antl Blcaselsm as some of tho other seek? ers after the governor's chair arc, and that he Is everything that tho think? ing people of tho State desire In u chief executive. The concensus of opinlolVTs that he will enter tho second race with John O. ltichards and will defeat him by a large majority. Then death to Bleusc ism! A Traveling Man. Columbia, S. C, Aug. 1, 11)14. The Next Governor. There Is much speculation through? out South Carolina rs to the best means to pursue In order to safely put Into the second primary an anti Pleuse candidate who can win out easiest over the Bleasc man for the exalted position of chief executive. There is much diversity of opinion among anti-administration leaders and laymen aa to tho best method of handling this serious . proposition, when there are lined up six strong and able anti-Bleaselte candidates for the position. What is known as the "Aik v*n-Plan," calls for a conference of all of these six gubernatorial candidates, and delegates from each county, to as? semble in Columbia tomorrow to go over the situation and devise some plan whereby the desired end may be attained. Whether anything can be done, with the primary less than a month off, is entirely problematical. The whole situation Is a delicate one. We scarcely know how to advise the patriotic lovers of good government, whose high and sole purpose is to pre? vent the continuation of the demis? able, dangerous and deplorable state of affairs that has brought South Carolina to such degradation and shame, and Is a stench in tho nostrils of her sister States, and in the eyes of the world. Wo are gravely puss sled to know how to find a way out of Hvfff us from the body of this po tbe perplexing status. Who shall de Utlcal death and the wallowing mire? What Mosen can be lifted up to redeem his people? Shall we dare dictate the man? Our honest and earnest and sincere opinion is that Richard 1. Manning, the "Sumter Gamecock," can come nearer than any other antl Bloaselte towards polling the greatest and fullest strength In the second pri? mary. We believe he Is the best "all I rounder" for the accomplishment of the devoutly-to-be prayed-for result that the majority of South Carolinians are working for and mean to see brought about. .elimination" may not work nor prove to be good politics, but there Is one thing certain?"Concentration," directed at the most available man. will cinch the proposition.?l?dgc Held Chronicle. Irby Preferable to Richards. OH the |4U| of June und again on tho 2!>th of June. The Times had the temerity to question The State us to N| seeming apologies and assurances for the Hon. John O, Richards. Fi lends of The State in this part ?f the country were just as anxious as We to learn why that estimable Journal should feel called upon to as Hume that Mr. Richards possessed the I Character and qualities that It assur? ed Hi readers it was convinced, from bis previous record, he must have. 1 SoSSt of our friends who are just n:< warm friends of The State assured us IN had misconstrued The Slate's at? titude, that its assuranees on behalf of Mr. Richards were purely Ironical. Today The Stute has answered its lerltlea. Jt stales, ami we are mole than ready to Credit It with entire sin? cerity, that its defense of Mr. Unb? inds was made palely out of | sense Inf justice, it says I hat it could not believe that with MS h a r?.d Mr. Ulehards could fall lo come out H<iuarei> for law enforcement against the race track gambling, the blind Hirer outrage, the outrageous pardon rsnoffd ol Uov Hlease, ete, it ack< aswledges thai h* estimate of Rich* aid s character was mistaken, lhat in ronftdenea In him was misplaced and In defense Of Its assurances or hi better character. The Statt now an nounces that it is disappointed in Mr. Rlohardi and believes that Mr. Irby is tho preferable choice, as be? tween the Riedas candidate!, The state's editorial of the 14th of June did just What The State now regret* that it should have done, it helped Richards. We criticised The State, not from any desire to put it in a false light, or do it an injury, hut because we thought it was wrong and because knowing its great influ? ence and being convinced of the high and patriotic motives we feared that in attittulc In excusing and defending Mr. Richard! would give to its thous? ands of readers a false estimate of Kit hard's character and cause irre? parable ham to tho cause for which wo believed Tho State, as well as we ourselves, was intensely interested.? Florence Times. FRENCH AN1> BELGIANS UNITE. Brussels, Aug. 5, 7.30 p. in.? the French army joined the Belgians at Tournal tonight for + au attack on the German J forces that have invaded Bel? gium. J GREAT NAVAL BATTLE. J London, Aug. 5, 7.10 1>. M.? The standard In an extra edi? tion tonight states that It la able to announce on "the high? est authority" that a Great naval battle Is progressing in the North sou, the results of which will be far-reaching. GERMAN LINER SUNK. British Cruiser Destroys Koenlgen Luise. Special to The Daily Item. London, Aug. 6, 8 P. M.?It is re? ported tonight that a British cruiser has sunk the North German Lloyd liner Koenlgen Luise. PRESIDENTS WIFE ILL. Condition Critical and Daughter* Summoned Home. Special to The Daily Item. Washington, Aug. 5.?The condition of Mrs. Wilson this afternoon ?s criti? cal. Her daughters have been sum? moned home. HELP FOR TOURISTS. House Passes Bill Appropriating $2,500,000. Washington, August 5.?The House pussed the bill appropriating $2,500, 000 to aid stranded Americans to re? turn homo from Europe. English Fleet Sinks German Warship. London, Aug. I.? The Central News states that Premier ASQUlth has re? ceived a report that two German bat? tleships have been sunk or captured by the Rrltlsh lieet in the North sea. A third warship escaped. The government began command ering horses and automobiles for war purposes today. The Germans repulsed a Russian at? tack at Memel last night. Captured German steamer. Ottawa, August 5.?An unconfirmed report is current that the German Steamer Willehad was captured this morning by a British Cruiser off New Foundland. British Colonies Loyal. London, August 5.?Cablegrams re? ceived this morning assured King George of the united support of Can? ada und New Zealand. Jups Pursue German Ship. Tokio, Aug. 5.?A German warship has la-en sighted in Tsushima straits and the Japanese licet has been or? dered to prepare to put to sea. Rouiiiania Is Neutral. Rucharist, Aug. r?.?The king of RuUmania today announced that his country would observe strict neutral? ity during the war. (?crmau Treasure Ship Seised, Newport, England, Aug. 6.?The German ship Bolgia, carrying gold from America to Germany was forced to put in here for the lack of coal. The ship was promptly seized by Eng? list ufllcl tls. War Crass in Italy, Koine. Aug. T>. A special session of the cabinet Is being held lodu) to de? cide whether Germany has been at? tacked h) F.nglaud and therefore en tilled to support by Italy as the treaty provides in such cases. The war parle is demanding that Italy rescind the declaration of neu? trality and join German) and Austria. HWIss Neutrallt) Violated. Paris, Aug. I.?The foreign oilier eonllrms the report that Germany has \ioiated the neutrality of Switzerland bj Invading Swiss territory with troops Taking Illy ibuncos. It is too great i risk to depend upoin neighbors or sending for med? icine in ease of a sudden attack of bowel complaint. In almost every neighborhood someone has tiled from cholera morbus that could have cosily been saved had the proper medicine ? been at hand. Then think of the suf? fering that must be endured until I medicine can bo obtained. Tho safe I way is to keep at hand a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and ! Diarrhoea Remedy. It has never j been known to fall and ban undouht edly saved the lives of many people. ! Buy it now. it only costs a quarter. ! For sale, by all dealers.?Advt. Caffeine in Beverages. In the year 11)09 the United States consumed sixteen million, two hun? dred and forty-eight thousand two hundred and twenty-one pounds of caffeine In the form of coffee, tea, chocolate and cocoa. As the popula? tion of that year was estimated to bo j ninety millions and as there are three j hundred and sixty-ilve days in a year, j this gives an average of three and ! one-half grains of caffeine per capita ; per day. j In Great Britain the average Is a little higher and In Germany a little lower than In the United States. In I view of the fact that infants, clhldren and many adults do not use the caffeine-containing beverage! it is fairly safe to estimate that the aver? age user consumes seven grains of caffeine per day. j A glass of Coca-Cola contains only one and twe ity-two-hundredths [grains of caffeine so that you would have to drink about six glasses of Coca-Cola per day to get as much caffeine as the average coffee or tea user gets. Although Coca-Cola con? tains only about one-half as much caffeine as a cup of tea or coffee, It possesses one ?reit advantage over both of these beverages In that it con? tains none of the acrid vegetable sut? stance known as tannin or tannic acid which makes tea ad coffee disagree Wish some people.?Advt. Improve Your Complexion. Your complexion as well as your tern pet is rendered miserable by a dis? ordered liver and by constipation Take Chamberlain's Tablets and you will improve them both. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. Missionaries Dlicover Waterfall. Father Colbacchlni of the Saleslan order, founded by Don Bosco, which has important mission stations among the Indians of Brazil, reports the dis? covery of a great waterfall on the Rio das Mortes, in the Matto Grosso, which he named after Plus X. The Rio daa Morten, which is be? tween 150 and 200 meters wide and more than two meters deep in Its higher course, narrows down gradual? ly to about eight meters, and the im? mense volume of its waters dashes down through a mass of high rocks in a wonderful waterfall more than 500 meters long. Patlier Colbacchlni had the name of Plus X cut in the rock near the waterfall and erected a large cross made from the branches of two trees on the brink of the water. Ho then explored the lower course of the river. The surff.ee of the region crossed by Father Colbacchini and his party of Bororos is covered by strata of sandstone deeply eroded and in? dented by water, and the river basin was surrounded by ridges and ranges of hills.?New York Sun. Cliumbcrluin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Mr. W. S. Gunsalus, a Pennsylvania farmer, residing near Fleming, 1*. U., Pa., says: "For the past fourteen years 1 have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in my family and have found it to he an ex? cellent remedy. I always have a bot? tle of it in my house and take pleas? ure in recommending it to my friends." For sale by all dealers.?Advt. New Paper Fabric. The Boston News Bureau says that at tho sugar mills of the NIpe Bay company in Cub?. more bagasse or refuse is being de\ oloped from the cano than is Deeded for fuel aud that the surplus is being made into paper. It says that this paper is of a "splen did grade." selling at high figures | and good profit. This possibility has beeu discussed often and sugar cane is not the only product considered capable cf such use. Over in the Philippines one of the difficulties of agriculture is the rapidity with which the o.*>gon grass springs up and occu? pies the soil. Many experiments have been made with this hbrous substance iu tho way of papermaking and good prospects have been reported. If It proves available, wo shall have a crop, self-sowed, which ripens In a few months, aR against the spruce, which, if it revives at all, takeB 20 years for renewal. His Indigestion Cured at Last. After spending hundreds of dollars for medicine and treatment for Indi? gestion an constipation with only temporary relief, C. 11 Mines, of Whit? low, Ark., was permanently cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. Por s.ile by all dealers. - Advt Poetry and Youth. If poets slriK to the young, and tho young hail their own Interpreters in poets. It Is because the tendency of both is to ldea|lse the realities of life, finding everywhere in the real a something that is noble und fair, and making the fair yet fairer and the noble nobler at ill. Bulwer. KEPT SLAM S AFTER t?;r,. Fomcr Burgeon of -Navy Lived Mice a King on Tropic Isle. Augustus Hotncnway was l?y no moans the only citizen in the United States to hold slaves as late as 1ST."?. Indeed, a former surgeon in the Unit? ed States navy was an extensive slave holder and the administrator Of B vast slave-Worked plantation some years after Mr. Hemenway's death. The story of the fashion In which a Unit? ed States man of war visited the former Officer's tropical retreat on a strange errand, is one of the most picturesque told by older officers In I the wardrooms today, j News reached the navy department something more than thirty years a,o I that an American schooner, seised by : mutineers, had been purchased by one Wilson, of the Comoro Islands, and was employed in the African slave trade. The Comoros, a group of four considerable and many small islands, lie In Mozambique channel, midway I between the east coast of Africa and the island of Madagascar, between latitudes 11 degress and 13 degrees south, and longitude 43 degrees and : 45 degrees 50 minutes east. They have a perpetual summer climate, a rich soil and a population partly Arab, partly negro and partly mixed, With an autocratic sultan as ruler. Their total area is about 760 square miles, and their population something ! like 60,000. A range of mountains, rising at ono point to a peak 8,700 feet high, gives relief from the ex? treme heat of the region for those who can leave the lowlands, though life In the latter Is far from intol? erable for the wealthy planters. In IS42 France acquired one of the group, and in 1886, shortly aftor our expedition to the Comoros, all came under her control, though the native sultan continued to exercise local ? jurisdiction. j Having reason to suppose that the I contraband vessel was at one of the 'smaller of the Comoro group, where j Wilson had a plantation, the navy do l partmcnt gave orders that a man-of ! war should call at the island, seize the , vessel, her tackle and apparel and j bring all away, using force if need be. ; There must have been an intimation I that Wilson would resist and that he {could make a good show in a fight, for I the man-of war proceeded with great ! caution. Having reached the island, she landed a party to reconnoitre, j Tho party of reeonnoissanee suw , naught of the missing vessel, but easily discovered Wilson's plantation, land Wilson himself. So far from , being warlike, he was most amiable and hospitable. As to the vessel, he declared that It had not been engaged | in the slave trade and that it was no longer in his possession. What the naval officers found at the Wilson plantation was a sort of tropical paradise, says the Boston transcript. Wilson had some thous? ands of acres, many slaves, a spacious j and comfortable house, and the lux? uries of all climes. He was an ex? tensive grower of sugar cane and his other large crops of various kinds i were large and valuable. Under the I protection of his friend, the dark sultan of Comoro, he exercised pretty 1 near absolute sway in his own do i main. On his table were American and English magazines and newspa ! per8. He sent a steam launch many miles across a bit of the sea once a I month to fetch Ids mail. Ho had I baths and pleasure grounds and 1 horses and dogs. Scores of slaves j worked the plantation, w hile others, in scant costume, served the master! in the great, comfortable house. He had even an ice-making machine and he served his guests with juleps and cocktails. Wilson's hospitality is remembered with interest to this day by the otlicers who are re privileged to taste his food and wines. In spite of the agreeable reception given by the nabob of this Oriential domain, It became necessary for the captain of the man of war to carry out instructions as far as he was able. He could not take the vessel, because it was elsewhere and order the protection of a foreign Hag. while those who had committed barratry in seizing her at sea were out of reach. She had been a whaler, how? ever, and Wilson owned that her trying-OUt kettles were in his pouSCS sion in fact were used on the plan? tation for boiling sugar cane. It was an ungracious task after drinking a man's cocktails and eating his salt to despoil him of what ho had bought with his own money, but tho captain informed him that the kettles would be selSOd and eat t ied to the United States. Wilson made no ob ject ion. and accordingly n landing party was again sent ashore and the kettles were loosened from their scats and carried ubourd the man of war. Next dnj the vessel sailed away, leaving the former surgeon still lord of his plan tut ion and his shi\ os. Wilson revisited the United States and perhaps saw some of those whol had despoiled him. Naturally, nobody tisked how ho reconciled it with hi* conscience to own and work slaves inj Africa twenty years after Lincoln's emancipation proclamation. NEWS Ol' WISACKY. C rops Badly Damaged bf Dry, Hot Weather. Wisacky, Aug. I.?Since I last wrote our crops luive suffered fear? fully from the dry weather, and mem bo from the burning heat. Crops of corn ami cotton that two weeks ago promised abundant yields have boon almost ruined, especially Ifl this the case with corn planted late. Corn that two weeks ago promised to make 40 to 60 bushels will not make 10 bushels per acre. Some of our cot? ton Pas thrown off from one-fourth to one-third of its fruit. Between the drought and the threatening wars, the outlook for the farmers ;s becoming quite gloomy. I have never seen ro great destruction to crops in so short u time. We had a nice lain a few days ago. which relieved the condition to man. IS well as the crops. The Farmers* Institute held at the farm of Mr. If. If. Cooper was well attended and marked interest was shown In discussions on the various subjects of ii.tt rest to the farmers. Mr. Cooper exhibited some fine brood mares and both horse and mule colts and an abundance of line peaches, showing the benefit of spraying our fruit trees. Oar fruit crops have been very inferior. Gardens are about ruined. Politics tB unite warm; both fac? tions are confident of success. Most of o.ur voters have been enrolled, and much interest is shown In the coming e.cotion. So much that it is hard to predict the results. About forty or fifty of our neigh? bors are spending the week at Big Springs, principally the owners of au? tomobiles. Mrs. X. Y. Alford is spending some time In Montreat to rest and recruit. Miss Woods of Darlington is visiting Miss Xetta Coopti*. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Scott. Jr., and little Miss Mary Catharine are visiting at the home of Mr. H. XV. Scott for a few weeks, after which they will go to Trenton, where Mr. fccott wil! take charge of the school there. Invitations have been issued to the marriage of Mr. S. X. Welsh of Wi sacky and Miss IManche Witherspoon of Bishopvitle, to take place next Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 2 o'clock. The dedication of the handsome new Methodist church of BlshopvtllS will attract, crowds tomorrow. Sunday. This magnificent building is a credit to its zealous pastor, Rev. O. E. ErV Wr.rds and his generous people. Mav it prove a great blessing. Let's Have a Look At your watch aud see that It's really in readiness to give you the proper time. A few minutes "tostf' or "to fast*' may cause you a lot of worry some day. Hot? ter let us get your watch to run? ning right now. Our expert if - luiirer knows all about watches. W. A. Thompson, JEW EX ER AND OPTICIAN. "S. & H." sumps Given. Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Day er Night Calls) AT J. I?. Craig Cid Stand. IN. Main Phones ?"jht 201 ITS A PRFTTY LIGHT WHERtl Is the Columbia. But don't make an> mistake about It not being strong. It would curry you If you were twice as heavy, 'lake a look at It. The Columbia is certainly a beauty for looks and we guaimi . .toe it will prove inst : s good to .! ide on ss it is to look at .. .. H. L. TISDALE, 45 S.Main St. Phone 482