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FOUR DROWNED IN WATERtE. WHITE MAN AND T11IIEK NE? GROES LOSE I.IV KS W1IKN BOATS t'PSET. Were on Expedition to Carr\ Food to Party of Hunter* Marooned In Swamp?Monitors of I'arty Itexhed by Negro l*tiyalcian. Camden. Dec. 7.?Three negroes drowned and one white man misslnu wee the disaster which befell a party on the high waters of the Wateree Sunday afternoon. * Those ilrowtu i were: Tom Workman, lsham Johnson and Silas Chestnut. Jim Grttlln. white. Is missing. A party of men had gone into the swamp the day previous hunting and were surrounded on an island by high water. Fearing that they would run out of provisions, a relief party of three boats, containing it rr.en, left to cary food to tho men. One of the boats was capslsed and the drowning men in their efforts to save them? selves, overturned the other two boats. Members of the rescue party wer? reeuscltated by J. Horace Thomas, a negro physician, who hap? pened to be near the landing at the time. Only one body was recovered, that of lsham Johnson, who died from exposure after being rescued. The drowning occurred six miles southwest of Camden on the west side of the river in what Is known as Langs swamp. The men rescued were found hanging to limbs and wero in a desperate plight. It is believed all the rescued will recover. Little is known of Jim Griffin, the white man. but it is said he resides near Jacobs. High waters from the river have shut off ill passing from Camden to points sov th over the Na? tional highway. BATTLED IN 4THEAM. Ocorgc See icy Hand. Escaped With Columbia. Dec. 8.?The Wateree river claimed a toll of four lives, ac co*<*'-tg to a report reaching Colum? bia yesterday from Jacobs. Four men. James Orlffln, a young white man of the Jacobs section of Hlchland coun? ty, and three negroes were drowned Sunday, when they tried to rescue a hunting party marooned on nn island, known as Betty's Neck. The accident occurred ten miles below the Water? ee river budge an l four milos from Logoff, in Kershaw county. Qagffjl Sceley. a member of tho rescue party, almost lost his life. He was resetted from the water after five hours. He was brought to Jacobs yesterday af? ternoon. Last Tuesday Hamp Jacobs, Hor? ace Jacobs, D. II. Covlngton. L. L. Lewis and Bon Walsh, with several others, left Jacobs for a hunt of sev? eral days in the Wateree river swum p. They camped In an old house on Betty's Neck. Tho heavy ruins caused the river to rise rapidly. Saturda> morning an old negro came to Jacobs and reported that tho Island was al? most covered by tho water. A rescue party was formed. Going to the rlv. r. tho party of ten. including the drown? ed men. tried to cross the river to the island in threo boats. The three boats capslsed at the same time. f\ tit of the occupants wero drowned. George Sceley battled against the heavy current for live hours before he was rescued. The hunting party on the Island was believed to be safe, as the river was falling and food was sent to the ma? rooned. H. M. Hhodes of Jacobs rsjSJtCTdaj gave the follow in ? account of the affair "Gecrge Sceley was brought to Jacobs this afternoon and he was al? most frozen, having remained in the water for five hours after his boat turned over. "James Griffin, the young man who was drowned, was a native sjf Co? lumbia, but was employed ggj a farm near here. He has a sister ivuiu al Cayce The hun'lmjr partv h id been con? fined on th%* Island since Tuesday and Mr. GritTln and the others had M I out to carry thorn some food. Today at noon we sent two SJOgpCJCS in ? boat to the Island, but w< have hoard nothing from them. We do not be? lieve the hunting part] m Is daager because the river is falUl ' Wn sent SSSSM f.I to ; h ? strand? ed hunters on the Island b) two ne? groes in S boat." sai l J. C Coving t^n. who returned last night fron the Wateree sw imp. Tin- mei cam* b;?ck and reported that lie haul? ers were out of f.I. The bodies i two of tho agTOM gfOTi p tvered late this afternoon. The river water began to fall this afternoon ' COTTON GIN NEKS' HKPOHT. This Year's Crop MTT.ftfKI \bead ol Washington. Doe. k.?The covem? ment census report today shows I : OK*.105 bales gat tog gtasjgd to De r*mb*r 1. against |f(#g| If] t., id,. Same d ?'e | g] \e If Life. La^t Year. ANALYSIS or Tili: COMPLEXION or THE M AY BODY, There YVII1 h<? Many Changes In lloth House*?Vocations Represents ? Written f>r TIM Dally Item by L M. Oreen.) A hasty compilation shows that out of ui Rttmbofi ?>f the Incoming house Ol representative's in South CnTOllnS :?7. <?r more than throe?fourths ol lbs entire meml ? rship, arc new members. Some of these ' new" members have Served in previous legislatures hut the word "net\" is used in Comparing the Spproachlng legislative session with the 1U13-1U1 I term. Tlie swift po? litical change in this State, and other causes have swept away entire delega? tions and placed other men in the general aSOSSably. In nearly all the counties t'iere were some changes. I The senate wall have 14 new mom tiers. J. M. Nickles takes the plaCO of J. Mo >re Mars as senator from Abbeville counrty. J. I? Sherard. former mc.yor of Anderson, was elect? ed senator, Hon. George W. Sullivan. } who has served his county so well, having retired at the end of tho last !session. Senator Sullivan was one of th?. "obi guard'' his closest friend in the senatt having been the late Gov. William Mauldin, of Greenville,' who for many years presided over the sen? ate, hrst in the capacity of lieutenant IgjOvernoi and, in later years, as presi? dent pro tern. Senator Mauldin. who was chairman of the flnmcc committee of the sen? ate, was considered tat "senate leael l i" up to the time he retired from that body. Senator Sullivan lives at Willlamston, the health resort of An jderson county. He took much Inter? est in agriculture I matters and was chairman of the committee on agri? culture of tho upper branch. Sena? tor-elect Sherard is a lawyer. J. A. rlffvey, of Pinope Iis. returns to 'he senate to take the place of Sen? at? r E. J. Dennis, of Monck's Corner. Senator Dennis ran against II. S. I Whalcy f >r congress from the first 'congressional district, being defeated. Senator Harvey has served the county [of Pcrkeloy in both branches. Ho is j a farmer. A fourth charge in the senate Is noted In Cherokee county where Richmond Stacy, a farmer, j takes the place of W. S. Hall, a la w? yer. Senator Hall was an important member of the senato judiciary com? mittee. From Colleton county J. G. Padgett succeeds J. D. Aekorman, Mr. Padgett being a lawyer and Senator Ackcrmnn a merchant and planter. Darlington county sends to the sen? ate this icsslon C. D. Lee, a well known citizen of that county. Mr. Log has served in the h ?u:je and was chairman of the railroads committee "f that bod}'. He succeeds in the sen? ate senator i^ m. Lawson, s lawyer. Mr. Lee iu a merchant and planter. W. It. Hough, of Kershaw county, is suc? ceeded by A. J. BoattlOj a merchant, of Camden. D. Heese Williams, of I^a neuster, comes to take the plaee of Dr. T. J. Strait, as senator from that county. Dr, ?trait was appointed by Gov. Blcaat as superintendent of the State Hos? pital far tho Insane. Mr Williams, sen itor-elect is a lawyer. J. J. Kvans, an attorney, of r.t in nottsvtlle, will represent Marlbora county it the senate. lie sueceods m natof Joan L ftfeLaorln who did not offer for re-election. Mr. Hvans has served his county in the house. In Marlboro, as in a number of counties during the past summer, the contest for otliee was SjUltC CXOltlng and Mr. Kvans had an Interesting race. T. J. Mauldin. Ol Pakens, was elect sd by the legislature last year Judge of the in wly crtattd thirteenth ei: eult. and ids place in the senate will be lulled gy W. T. o Dell. a farmer. Ol Liberty. Senator Kran? is H, Wen? tion, of Ith bland, retired from tie-Sen? at? after his appointment as district attorney ar d in the contest for his a at in the s? nate A. F. Bplgner, a young gad lueceasful attorney ?d' the Columbia bar. was elected nenator n. w. Crouch of Baluda was named assistant district attorney and his place ii the senate Is taken |?y Gco. w. Wlghtman, n picture agent ami planter, who was named In the summer primaries for the position. Kump r county sends a former memls r of the h' u-;?-. R, D. Rpps, an attorney, to succeed Senator John 11. <'iu.'>,i also an attorney. Senator Clifton served Iwc terms In Ihe senate?-eight years. Macbeth Young, of Pnlon, aas lefi out this time by a bale margin ami J. 'J. ||sgh?sa an attorney! ??i I'nlon SUCCeedS Mm SU State senator. Owing to resignations there wer? only SI "hfi-o\er" senators this ses? sion end nine old members were re? elected, the hold?overs, the re-electcel senatori and Ihe new members mak? ing np the membership- ? 11 - of Ihe upper branch ??f Ihe state legislature. More sweeping are ih* changes on the house side For example tin- rn tlre .\ii<?'ii delegation was changed, Ihres new memls 11 of i he house be? ing elected la take in. place of last . lon'i Ihree members, in Ander? ARHANGEMEXT TO MINIMIZE DELAYS PERFECTED. To Assure Passage?Britten Consuls win Give Papers Promising Security for Cotton cargoes. Washington, I>cc. 7.?As a result (4* conference between the British am* bassador and state deportment olH etals Secretary Bryan announced to? day that an arrangement to minimise delays Incident to cotton shipment from American porti to European countries, Including all belligerents. Tin* British government already hay become a party to this arrangement and the French ambassador has given assurances that his government will approve. The plan is to have the captain ?>r a cotton laden vessel receive from the British consul at the port of depar? ture a statement to the commanding I Officer of any warship of the allies Which might speak him. The British consuls arc expected to satisfy them? selves as to the character of the cargo before a ship sails, hut it is under? stood they will he instructed to ac 'cept the assurances of rcpulalde ex? porters as to its character. The state department is not to fig? ure in these arrangements which are to he made between American ship peri as Individuals and foreign coun? tries officers. In this connection a large steamer is soon to sail from Charleston, S. C, for a belligerent port, and it is be? lieved that the vessel will proceed to its destination with little or no delay. It was learned today the British government finally has obtained as? surances from neutral European gov? ernments that copper shall not he per? mitted to pasa across their borders into belligerent states. Negotiations I still are in progress regarding raising I of the embargo on rubber exports from Great Britain*! colonies. son county, in addition to the retire? ment, voluntarily, of .Senator Sullivan, the house delegation of six members was completely changed With the retirement of the old Anderson d< le? gation i3 removed a picturesque figure I In Hon. Joshua W. Ashley, of Honea ' Path. "Citizen" Ashley served for [about twenty years ..^ the house, I think, save for one session when, running tar the State senate, he was defeated. He was named "Citizen" by the well known newspaper editor A. Ii. Williams, formerly of Green? ville, now of Koanoke, Va. Pack in the "TUtman days" Editor William? put many homely sayings in the mouth of the "Citizen." Mr. Ashley is a man of good common sense and t'ra* many years, both in Anderson county, and in the general assembly held a powerful IWay. In recent poli? tics he was an out-and-out "Pleas? man." The Charlestoni Greenville and Bpartanburg delegations underwent 1 ig changes. Greenville sent back only one member of its last session's house delegation. R, A. Means, of the county, a planter. Thoi P. Cothran, one of the author I of the "Carey-( !oth ran act" is returned to the legislature after an absence. Jos. A. McCullough, a prominent attorney, known through? out the Slate, was sent to the house toy Greenville. <?nt of the seven, Hphrtanburg returned but l IVO mem? bers of the old delegation. C, P. Fortner of the former delegation ran for railroad commissioner; Cecil Wyche, Moor leader of the Please f?n ? s in the ip.use, was not return? ed; Jesse Boyd and W. S, Rogers, Jr.. being the only two members sent to the ItlB session, who were member., of the P.* 1 1 session. Rlchland County sends a new dele? gation in its entirety. In the senate is Senator-elect Bplgner, recently elected; in the house are: .las. a. Hammond, .Tas. a. Hoyt, J, S, Huff? man, Alan Johnstons, .Jr., (son of the senator from New berry, Senator Alan Johnstone) and .lehn .1. Mc Mahan, former Superintendent of edu? cation. <>ut of the Rlchland delegation will corm' the speaker of the house-?.las. a. Hoyt. His selection as pneakcr was i' ? . , made certain when Ueo. \v. Dick, of i Sumter, retired from the roe. Mr. Iloyl has had a meteoric career as a politician. II" was two terms clerk ?>r the house ami ran for the legisla? ture the past summer in Rlchland, lending the ticket. Mr. Hoyt will make a good speaker as be knows tin- house rules am! par? liamentary procedure by reason of his s- r\e, as clerk or the house, Mendel Smith retired from the legislature at its recent session. Mr. Smith Will prolmhly !>?? elected judge of Ihe Kifth Judicial circuit at Ihe npprouchlnu session. Mr. Smith was one . ;' ihe most graceful speakers the South Car ollnn house of repress ntntlves ha had, a powerful figure in tie- house win be missing this session In W. i'. Stevenson, who ran for congress Ft gainst ii. e Incumbent Congressman l >. R, Flnley, of the Fifth district. Mr Stevenson, both on the floor ol tie- house and a., a meiuhel' of the m FORMER S I ATI : DETECTIVE SLAIN BY S. II. WHITLOCK. Survivor of ratal Affray at Pendleton Says He Recalls Nothing of Shoot? ing'?Was Struck on Head. Anderson, Dec. 7.?Charles W. Rob? ertson, formerly a State detective un? der Gov. Please, was shot and in? stantly killed at Pendleton this af? ternoon by S. II. Whitlock, chief of police of that place. Whitlock was brought t<? Anderson tonight and lodged In the county jail. In itatement given out for publica-1 lion, he staled that he knew nothing of the killing until advised of it by physicians who dressed wounds in hil head, "i was standing in a Btore when some one came up from behind and struck mo a terrific blow In the back of the head With an axe handle. I was not conscious of tiring upon' ; Robertson and knew nothing of what had happened until I came to my senses in the doctor's office," is the .statement made by Whitlock. j I From other sources it is learned that there had been bad blood be? tween Whitlock and Robertson for some time. It is also reported that when the chief and Robertson met In !a store this afternoon a quarrel en? sued, ending in one striking the other a heavy blow in the head and Whit? lock dring six times upon Robertson, one shot only taking effect. It is expected that the coroner's in? quest tomorrow will bring to light some interesting testimony. Robertson worked at Chesterfield with Sheriff D. P. Douglas for some ' time, as well as in other parts of the State. It is understood that since the election Of Mr. Manning as governor Robertson has been endeavoring to be reappolated. How long since his com? mission under Gov. Please expired could not be learned. Both men have been residents of j Pendleton for years, . Robertson hav? ing at one time been chief of police there. Whitlock has held the position of chief for the past 11 years. Both men are said to he exceptionally popular In their home town and it is understood that the killing has stired , the community. NEGRO LYNCHED BY MOB. Charged With Attacking Clerk Lust Night. Bake Comorant, Miss., Dec. S.?A mob lynched Essex Max, a negro, last night who was charged with attacking a store clerk. dietary committee, lias made his im? press in legislation in this State in the last few years. It has not been attempted to give a complete list of all the changes in the house but enough has been stated to show that great changes that will 'take place. On the .senate side there Will be a new presiding officer, Lieut. Gov, Andrew J. Bethen, who succeeds Lieut. Gov. Chas A. Smith. For the last few sessions, Senator Jno. H. I Clifton, of s unter, has been regard? ed the "senate leader" and many of hlfl colleagues will miss him this year. Tie approaching session is going to be an Interesting one from several standpoints. A new administration is to be Inaugurated ami a number ol \ital questions are to be considered by the general assembly. In addition there are .several elections of Import? ance. These always create interest. ? With regard to professions, busi? nesses and occupations of those serv? ing in the house at the approaching session there exists a situation unusu? al in recent years. My recollection is i that, at least in the last few years, the farmers have had the largest rep? resentation in the house. This time the lawyers win by four and in addi? tion there are three law students. However, there are the members who.se business is both merchandising and planting and one engaged in planting and livestock, so practically speaking, the representation of planters and lawyers Is about the same, especially since two lawyers are also planters. A compilation made up from J. Wil? son Gibbes' booklet showing the' mem? bership is as follows: Farmers, 40; lawyers, li; mer chrnnts, 7: merchants and planters, bankers, t; planter and livestock raiser. 1; law students, physicians, ::: lawyers ami farmers, 2; railroad conductor, I; railroad engineer, I; lumcher dealer, l: Insuranme men. l'; graded school principal, 1; dentist, 1; editors. "; w hob sale grocer, 1; real estate dealer, I: hosiery manufacturer, 1; mill operatives, 2; total. 124. in tic senate the lawyers lead tin list with 17 atei ttie planters come nexl v it n II, The senate list Is :is follows: Law? yers 17: planters, It; planters and bankers*, plant? rs and merchants, 2; banker rind merchant, l: physicians, ? _?; editors, l'; lumber dealer and tarnnr. l; real estate dealers and farmers, 2; merchant, Ipicture agent and farmer, I; hanker, 1; total, : :. The lieutenant governor votes in rase of a tic. Mr. Rethen is a lawyer. 4!0 PRODUCERS IH lAHHETIHQ STATEMENT OF W. W. LONG, DEM? ONSTRATION AGENT, CLEMSON COLLEGE. Will Endeavor to Give Market Prices in All Carts of State for Cotton and Other Commodities. "We know too much theory and not enough fact about marketing condi? tions In South Carolina. The great bar to marketing progress is that one corner of tho State is utterly ignorant of what another corner is paying for cottonseed or pork, or corn or beef, or butter or any other products which ou farmers have to sell. "In view of this situation. Clemson College proposes to give to the public each week the essential marketing facts from every county in the State, arranged In parallel columns in such a manner that valuable comparisons will be strongly impressed upon the mind. As an experiment, a table of cotton and cotton seed figures was compiled from quotations received by telegraph at the same hour Saturday. December 5, from every county dem? onstration agent in South Carolina. The table is attached to this state? ment. I "In the weekly market reports Which w e expect* to compile, w e hope jto give information on two grades of cotton, on cottonseed, beef, pork, corn and butter. Each Saturday the countv demonstration agents will re l " port to Clemson college the prices of? fered that day on their markets. The tables will go to the press as soon ay practicable. 'The public is asked to be indul? gent with the reports In the beginning, since it is altogether a new undertak? ing for our agents and in many cases they will have to get their Informa? tion from others. "We expect to make no comments on the market reports. The facts Will be given plainly, with great care for accuracy, and to the press and the people will be left the task of com? menting upon them and setting about to correct mich errors as they may think exist." S IB ? .z o Iken.6.75 20.67 Anderson.7.00 20.00 Parnwell. 6.25 18.00 22.00 Bennettsville. 6.25 22.00 BiShopville.6.50 20.00 21.00 'Camden.6.75 21.50 22.00 Chapln.T.oo ie.00 Charleston. 7.1 2 20.00 Chester.....6.75 20.00 21.50 Columbia. 6.75 20.Ott Conway.6.50 20.00 Cowards. 6.75 20.00 Darlington.6.50 20.00 Iport Motte.. .. ..6.50 21.50 Georgetown.6.50 20.00 Gilford.6.00 16.67 21.00 Greenwood. 6.75 21.33 Johnston.6.75 2a.00 , Kingstree.6.50 21.00 ? Lancaster . . . . . . 7.00 20.00 Latta. 6.62 2 1.50 Laurens.7.an 20.00 21.50 j Manning . . . . . . 6.5m 18.00 Moneka Corner. . .7.00 20.00 25.50 Olar.7.an 17.:::: 18.00 Orangeburg.6.:'>7 20.00 21.50 Dickens.7.00 20.00 llldgeland.7.on 12.00 Kock Hill. 7.00 2a.au 21.50 Saluda.6.7'? 2''..;7 20.60 Sharon.7.00 20.00 Slmpsonville .. . .6.75 18.00 Spartanburg. . ..6.75 17.00 21.50 Springfield.6.25 20.au 'J2.au Sumter.6.75 20.00 21.00 , Walhalla.7.0a 1 6.00 , Waltcrboro.6.50 16.00 Wlnnsboro. 7.00 21.33 21.5a Noto: The flrst column of cotton? seed quotations is calculated In many cases on bushel prices and represents :the price received by the average farmer who sells from the wagon. 1 ? Quotations for noon of December .". An Approaching Mariagr. The following announcement will prove of interest to many Sumter peo? ple: Commodore and Mrs. William Henry Beehler request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Stella to Theodore Davis Ruddock Rnoign Cnited states Navy on Saturday December the nineteenth one thousand nine hundred and four teen at noon St. Anne's Church A nna polls, Ma rvland. Breakfast Immediately after the ceremony The Bungalow. Tanei Vvonue. The annual cut of British Columbia timber is approximately J billion feet. There are I2n mills and 7w0 log ging camps in the province, employing about ?." neu men. GUY COUNCIL lEIiNO. MANY MATTERS ATTENDED TO AND OTHERS POSTPONED. Cotton Weigher to Do Elected Later ?Troviblo in Piro Drpirtnorni?Will Establish Curb Market. City Council in regular session on Tuesday night f?>r the transaction of business, matters pertaining to the fire department, a curb market lor Sumter and an appropriation for tho Chamber of Commerce being tbo chief ones of importance to come up at the meeting. Councilman C. G. Rowland was a 1'sent. Mr. Booth stated that there had been a complaint to him of disorder liness on the part of members of the lire department. After remarks by ('apt. P. P. Finn and Chief lt. B. Wilder. Alter discussing the mat? ter it was deemed best to defer final action until Thursday night, when a hearing was set. for 7.-a o'clock, be? fore a full meeting of council. A request from Mr. J. P. Kelly on behalf of Mr. J. K. Cromwell that ho be allowed to erect a corrugated iron 1 building on Main street was refused. Fireman Ryan White asked that tho 'city pav for the quick latch coats oC I (the firemen and a refund was ordered by council for this purpose. Secretary E. I. Reardon and Presi? dent I). I). Moise of the Chamber of Commerce requested council to allow the establishment of a curb market on east Canal and north Harvin Streets adjoining the court house square tie wagons to be allowed to stand at the j curb or back up to the side.walk on three days of the week until 10.30 . o'clock in the morning1. Council de? cided to give this curb market a trial, I permission to be revoked at any time, if it was found that the marked caus ' ed dlsorderliness or blocked the streets at these places. President Moise requested Council for an appropriation of $500 from the city for the support of tho Chamber j of Commerce. Members of council asked that a petition of citizens be secured to show the public sentiment J on this matter, so that Council could ; act according to the wishes of the I business men and citizens of Sumter in the matter. Action was therefore postponed until a later meeting. Mr. A. Rouseau of the Kouseau shows requested Council to allow an ' extension of time to his shows on tho j $.'>5o paid lor license last week, as I the weather had been bad and had ! cut off the amount of his business. He v. as allowed to remain another j week on the payment of an additional ; $50. The chief of police department was i authorized to have needed repairs i made on the bicycles of the police of? ficers. Councilman Booth was authorized to dispose of a horse owned by the j city ai. 1 to look out for a new one. The resignation of Major W. F. J Robertson was received with regrets and best wishes for his success in Iiis new work. An application from J. F. Jenkins for the position of City Manager was died for future reference. The City Clerk was authorized to inuKe a transfer <?f license in cases uf transfer of business, where the li ; cense had already been taken out. Tho request of Robert T. Brown that the $300 ?lue the Sumter Light Infantry in September be paid in ; monthly installments beginning on November 1st, was granted. Request of taxpayers on Salem avenue for the extension of the curb? ing one block to Bartlette street was received and approved. Lumber for this and other unfinished work of a similar kind was authorised. A number of applications for the position of cotton weigher were re? ceived, bat as there was not a full 'attendance of Council, action was postponed until Thursday night. WILL PRESS TREATIES. Colombian and Nlraragaan Pacts to Be Pushed. Washington, Dec. 7.?Chairman Stone of the senate foreign relations committee and other administration ileaders plan to press for ratification at this session < f congress the pend? ing treaty with Nicaragua, whereby the Cnited States would obtain inter oceanic canal route rights ami naval bases in the Buy of Ponseca for $o,000,000. They also propose to urge I ratification of the treaty to pay Co? lombia ?25,000,000 for the partition i?f Panama. WILL PRACTICE LAW. t |ltcf?sc to Take up Legal Hob ?lonco in Columbia. The State. The governor w ill take up the prac? tice of law after January 9 in Co? lumbia, according to an announce? ment yesterday, lie has registered in Ward 2 and yesterday he notified <>m eials at city ball that ho was a "citi? zen of Columbia." lie has rented sn office on l aw Range,