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USTAJj ON STJ?ftKX 'iffhi^liinillf All faho Mat ?^inotal ; 04 J^i ohaunsl .bora dlstinctivs ,t*n* *? ^Mt*P aad fllsastfih.es of en^a^lo^ *t***? Mid SflUST Ufcai And, BMC* lW*w* *^^W*SJFr^*TT,Ti T"TJ3, within the but two wooes ?JMSMlttSSMl mi oof that wMnM?^ 4WHr ittofibsd In Tiolitlim >^ssi/py^i^wr ??wlV ?' V W??W ?!%*? that Obi U*||td fttffti A^uat^ tss nthlee, Eos arisen ?tlnjrt*. Ik*. s^^w^^MyM^. ?p^b4A' thai . jml dgftoWo Wfi'ifl ? ? t" g-t . Isl.Afi Informal tn^Aea,n*jfe ?mj?k >SJ f?i ?^Psww 1 ?miikiii sw to t?i Hf or>m<^ *? ft* oi^totfodq UA*a ~ **% Wsfsjo en boA[ tj^ptatfejaja ?e mtyrhont ore* 1 iM?l??1 < iO)pross|oiv4| leWtt ?. Nf?iK.t^i ej then }* neutral, than II belligerent v< Usvwdood wHWn iho ettjMsj* eU*eu*| 1*0? OC UO QOJGS?SJ0^tW???Nt .?jgLki ha amdnuaenea'iaa' tsw ' ?^Wl^^^^^i mwm Y**~*?T *m*AmmY**,m**W ^f^l > JrUinefr, a?| w*|Litfa*a*r thoA iHb?%( roanjat for, more ?? l*?v. ? tuneec. ?mos *AM?B-H WtlH smoOA h* 1% woo sold that the now ro ?** boon ronsiYtd at tfce today inns borers to a rapture ot rtX%r tnHon ?hol C arno enbsnot wtll moot, tocnorraw |sM wiM hojro osiooo It frho nmso of \0mm%m^Mhi4M in? noon fons/ni d H tsnA Frnnco sns> Bnsjtsnd rscmrd > tw?..TtslA ?? Ooiv Monoo to tho| HiMIs Hottso attracted. AUowtt#n ra st was tho third Urns hs has bata> ho. rajujrne* nrom ,a ??m woaaa ass aftor, dis> tan awsaaarkan and othor Is s^aaa .?gUipoHi, a#ac tal iTtafA. r 1 ofaotala af Oarnmiiy? hliul il i a PiTT Msajj?. Utt wan .uv| atsnlsjsjsjes srsth osVuUa naastteally IM This aftarnoon tocrolaiT liisht? was st 1*4 IQlwo rlouws ft* labour^., v ?? * * t'ov^* < fro dsn Unit* nan, a phi f> f*osayoi>.?A- fourth jLassrUsn Wirr wan sdtHd today t> jrs, e?l 01 steamer Begle J information regarding the Point, recently sunk and asked whether destroyed by a German sub? marine. The foreign office states that as yet it has no- mforsurtion regarding- the the. Englishman, the Man, admlraityvjMs> countered the. ?e^^s*? *f: more exact, d^l* on > the, iime,: Place and; circumstances of the disaster. Ons supposition, heard tln unp^eisji CH^H l^u^ tor. t*e incident, in rase it should\ .develop that a German jubinarlne is concern "d, is that the fnurse* In b^Jd resembles \ transport or a cruiser. Another possible expja natiboj fr^Quent^y heard, is thaj, the einlrii^Qf th,s puseejf waa. in the sone,| nX^resTU^ar war operations and on a used, largely for the conveyance r;i* W* M;,<lnnns^^; under; old. order to, anting, c^minandere ld/ns^^4ss^ Us varnJU^and i^YidJlng, an, np * on ***** ?rW l":ih A>rj9e. ^%. tlontof erdeagg .% njjd no,t fres^l aU jfa stnlsiasdi sjsntrsi Vessels found,that innre* than half, of the. sinissssfl the of etnk^r 11 *^e,*B'r*|?j^S^^^"*'! *% corn un^^MU^ th? Ajmri^.jj?^4ght with Vila's r?l 414(1^ will be like Afeaston today. Ms still hopes fl?at the* American cavalry which has pass ed Baievo 0*^ ? It will be neceeaarv. V> uao; infantry In the hunt as the nature of the district Is such that cavalry can? not be used to advantage. 1 *#04 lurches is Healthy Oon; IVemVort^^osUi g.r-q^e,e a* pjd. mat flatssvbaoii tsxounh the oen, tvrlse jo the eftest that P C men. had *>*Mrf*v^ ,ws# wnnt tp gorssMr *he ownyh>ee held reapon, ?01* ??r any harm .done by fee bulh H?va J??u not oMjrtrt fou that some suoh statuu ough* vo.be; o^ojar books I Mr. WyUla, Punla?, formerly a po Micemas is, yfltur was bitten the otherdfty >y a mad dpg. R. V. ?fps, |^s> is, enpect^d, wUh [the SvafMy school workers cf your ?*ty. to address t^s jBeti^asda aunday OshooJ iunday afternoon. , . k.?* , I ! The^sss?4 iU4irter^.conAjtenee> ?>f Wedejefleld plrcsU mat with Bethssd* chuxn> u^edneeday. April Ith.. PnVl ??ding iw?H.^.$^t,n^? foj) the chair.. Df IVty^jares^hod | fmOst exceUent I Sermon on the Impotent man at the poo*, * .^sa^wfda,niter { w>hA a sumntuous dinner W|ts , earned by the ladies. AUthereoorts In the con.'cr l^i?^aV^ ?the Interest 61 the schools, iunday dsy. "Rsgood." SCHEME IS LEFT IN MILITARY BILL AS PASSED BY SENATE. Vote on Measure is 36" to Sf?Chai'ge* Meile ?an National Guard Was Maintaining Lobby Against Federal Volunteer Plan. 'P'tH senate faahington. April 6.?rne retailed tlje volunteer army provision in the army bi)l today by a vote of 36 to 34, rejecting; Senator Lee's amend? ment to strike the section from the bill.,. Tlxe, vote ended a four day de-. b?te on. the section. Advocates or the National, Guard as the firet line of defense behind the regular army supported the amend ment vigorously and the struggle was one of the hardest fought in the sen? ate at this session of congress. It be? gan alter the defeat of the military committee last week when a proposal to create a National Gu?rd section of the army general staff was written into the bill. The narrow margin by. which the federal, volunteer provision was re? tained makes" It doubtful tha.t it wlJJ be in the measure, finally, framed by tjic conference _ committee between the two. bouses; An, effort during the 'do .b^ti on trie house armyr bill, to Insert iH^BS^designed tp pro? vide such a force as the continental [v propose^ by. Former Secretary m was decisively defeated, tout Republican support th,e volunteer service would have" VjKKNfJ voUd out by the Democratic senators, t*f? **t m .# BtUOjy reported by the military com t}ee. ?Wnty-^Vu'r Democrats and ^publicans, inciu<uj? nearly^jjff thai Progressives, voted, to* strike It nti.. Nineteen^ Democrats an<J geven., J^lieatf^dt&to reiain it <utaj?uard organizations through-; the country were conducting a against the federal volunteer. Senator CruvmWrlain.'chafrm^J mfliUry committee, warned the WWW .fPYf!^.***?0* l ease, he would in future oppose. lens*Vof'tner*' ^?fSsf * is?. ; dt' ffie They *^lBM>.t^^!4| ?! Cbxvmbe^aiv sue treir cont^n^lori.. , , iSfctn ?ht. generalJJfeKtlon of pre i? was vital to any scheme to bach m fhe rn/ujnr army with^j?^ ^fiACB. wfclle opponents ^eclwed it wotfld uery*; only to d^^te. the Nn^owU Ouard. AIJ senators who spoke on>V^ ?oj,of prepa^dnese^ u_ , Senavor. Varo^j and^^^ debated the1.^^^^%*^^ ttP* t^>y^pn/||i^r decW * tbe bin negr^armleo^would ?e a 0 South. Sena tor Varfla jdiatlnct menace t^the, Sout] ^?*^aW?? rhao wanted to keen the^ekft, Jn a menial position. He na^i^ the negro made fc\go^ sellerof^l Secession ' and tne' Bnanfsh-American war, and the time might come when country. ; tht lectio^ ^?yid? districts o^Sl^Sbd4 feW^l Votunteers, whilly tmder ^'confrby ^e ^s-' ^it,^ tor their training; In peace nreMdent mnV prescribe. It was de sifpjed to jrovlde for eunnner traln ^year at ;Plattnburgh, N. Y., and eis^ v^here and also tor tr*e or.jan^ltatlon iqf t volur teer army units in country districts where numbers, could epare time during the summer for a month lO? more of intensive miiiu. ry train? ing durir g each of the three years of their service v,ith tfte coiois. An amendment.; accepted by {he eanate last week fixed 30 days Ijnually aa the period' of^ training. Senator Williams has announced, jdiowever, that he will offer another Amendment fixing the maximum time nt io days, should any unit be found able to devot 3 tha^t amount .of time |itq Its work. Senator McCurnber offered, a sub etttute for th< ?ecyon proyMlng that high school, academy and co lege st,u dents be assembled In military train |.lng eafnps, ^dss of suitable age be? ing, liable for ^fvlce in regular or v^fuhteer^tt4miee, 1ft ttmVor^ftP aud; to'rem?in in the ciass'?r'av^dable reserves for t? years after gradua I troa. It wee ilefeated Without a roll call. Several other senator who opposed the T^fflntelr <??ion urge'?'Vl^t stepss 'tnttnr(o-4 itX^ country aV a r^ ^t^o' iorce. lr dmatnig' I'that a figflt to'Insert r/.icn I l*rovlslo*l In the bill will be made later. I Senator Chamberlain reflected Hu anxiety of the administration f*?r more prompt'notion onr the. ' biljf wh^n he gave notice today thai he would ask' for night sessions in the future In or? der to hasten consideration of the measure. ? COTTON GROWING COSTS. Agriculturalist Smith Completes Im? portant South Carolina Studies in Farm Management. Columbia, April 7.?-A. G. Smith, agriculturalist of the United States of? fice of farm management, has prac? tically completed his investigation into the cost of producing cotton in South Carolina and the report will be filed next week with the national depart? ment of agriculture. The investiga? tion! has covered a period of about 15 months and much valuable informa? tion' has been gathered. Exhaustive investigations have been made in An? derson and ?rangeburg counties. Mr. Smith wilj leave.Columbia this week for Washington to file his report. The investigation will be carried on by the department through the cotton, belt ..., WiysyftMAN tk?r act. ,.. Governor > Signs Measure Requiring Board of Health to Give Service Free. ?? ? ., . . (? ??? Columbia, April 7.?Go v. Manning yestjerdoy approved the. act "to re? quire the??State board of health to mal|e Waseermah blood tests; without charge," is1 in the case "of other blood now. provided for by law." Wed? nesday a delegation from Columbia, including* Joseph Norwood, Boy den *JiW>ho? ft'. W. Holcombe, appeared before thf governor and asked that he veto; the frei " ^ x . ' ?BW QOvmxK [>?? \ ? ? ??,-?1, jj , * <, G<^ern^is/Received Petitions From ; Rook'Hul Asking That Election Be i C^fini?(a, April t.?i>he movement 4 or Jfef^Hrism^s of a neW county ?&H Jftc* k HUi as the count/ seat hue been Freigut Wore Got. Manning. Sev? eral peWe** ;nev* t?n" flieg'r%W the]governor and Monday at noon he will) neu?; a hearing, a commission will) have; to be appointed to investi b^t^eJ^t^er: Gi'i. fcobb and vV. ?. 'wWi'ijf'.i 6r Rock Hill filed sup ?le^etttJto petiaon^ yesterday, i i\ W wfaed ;the\t n per 'cent, of the voters fl?$TOjis/ in the* hew CvHinf^ area signed peti?ona asWlg for the^ $xtvi unfe The. new county will be forced' o^^iffr^of Tortf, CKeefcr andj FaJrfJeld counties. EBiy BAN'* At R?V??ION. ^usfo WiU be a Feature of Confeder i \f aW Veteran* Gathering. ' ; |a(irmingham, Ala. April 7.?No lees; than 15 bands will be a feature of the giant parade which is being plained as one of the Interesting events Of the 'Confederate Veterans reunion to be held in Birmingham May It, 17 and ?. The parade i's expected to be several mires 'long aid will re? quire some time passing a given point. Ina imuch as nothing excites entnusi asrr so much as a band, it 1? planned to l^ave as mahy organisations of that kind in the parade as possible. Infor? mation has already come to Birming? ham that several-bah(fi wfu' dc brought here by delegations from other States And! divlsfonaV ^wever, ; W mns'K'l committee of the Chamber of Com? mence, of which Frederick Gunster, the widely known singer, Us 6nalrmafi, is working ort plans which will, when completed, disclose easily the most in? teresting musical program' that * Has ever been rendered at a Confederate reunion. Besides the band, which wlli fill the air incessantly with fa? mous strains, there wiir be several fife and drum corps, while it is under? stood buglers from the ranks of the veterans will give the rousing charges from time to time. The musical por? tion of a reunion Is one of the most I important in the opinion Of the mem? bers of the local "committee^ arid ev? ery detail is being watched careful? ly to provide the rarest musical treat lever enjoyed by the veterans when they attend the reunion In this city hexit month. V V ' Jj '. A " I It Is planned to keep the music going ai^utt ?h;;all: during the pa? rade and throughout the reunion days. 23m i i i ? a i ? ?ii i mJm Of* BEEF TRUST PROBE. Department of Justice Investigating1 " Big Packers. * ' 1 Washington, Aptiir f.-?That a quiet linvesilgation to sieermV nwhe^fier^the meft packers Jars violating the anti? trust lew Is beinV conducted by tho department of ''justice,' It wm'learned1 'tobky. The* Information ' concerning the' concerns under investigation Is ' BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK. Simla Bent to Bottom off Greek ?bsst. ioncTon, April r *.~*he 'British tJTftnsporf' Srmla ls'Veported to have WWnk^yi suomefrtne" off the we?$k' coast with heavy loss of life. Simla was a fifty-eight hundred ton vessel. PLAN FIGHT ON MOB RULE. Southern Church Colleges Organize to Raise Feeling Against Lynching in the South. Birmingham, Ala., April 6.?Eigh? teen Southern colleges were represent? ed at the organization tonight here of the Association of Southern Church Colleges, which will take up actively the work of fighting "lynch law" in the South. Officers elected are: Dr. C. M. Bishop, Georgetown, Texas, president; Pr. B. H. Riley, Birmingham, Ala., secretary; Dr. J. R. Dobyns, Clarks ville, Tenn., treasurer. These, with Bishop A. W. Knight of Sewanee and Dr. J. M. ' Shelburn of Birmingham, constitute the executive committee. The association, it was announced, will strive.in "every legitimate way to arouse "anti-mob* sentiment." The chief speakers tonight were Dr. B. F. Alley, who gave a history of lynching in the United States, and Dr. J. SL Bailey of Clarksviile, Tenn., who spoke on the moral effect of lynching. It was said that approximately 4,000 lynchlngs have been committed in the United States since 1885 and practically ?? per cent, of these were in the South. President Bishop announced that the new organization starts With the mor al sympathy and support of 40 South? ern institutions of learning and that others will be rapidly enlisted. The organization has been quietly in process of formation for several months and it is proposed ito inaugu? rate' the' meet aggressive educational campaign possible against "the spirit which prompts lynchings" ever un ? GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT. Condition of" Grains atui' Stock in i State and United States. ? Washington, April 7.??A summary of the April crop and live stock re port for the State of South. Carolina ?aVc* tor the Untied States, as com ^plJed by the Bureau of Crop Esti? mates (and transmitted through the Weather Bureau) United States De pariment of Agriculture, Is as fol? lows! Wheat. a4\tsj Condition April 1 this year, 87 per cent of normal; ten-year aver? age, of. condition figures for April 1, U per cent ^ j United States?Condi?on April 1 this year, T8/1 per cent ; tori-year av? erage April 1 condition, 87.8 per cent State?Condition April t this year, 87 per Cent.; ten year average April 1 c6ridltion, 89"per cent. United .States?Condition ' April 1 jtnM year, 87.8 per cent; ten-year av? erage April 1 condition, 89.9 per cent. ' 1 'tare \: . .t Hogs, " "7 Slate?Losses from disease past year, 6.0 per cent; ten year-average, 6.0 per cent United States?Losses from disease past year, 6.? per cent; ten-year av erage, 6.62 per cent. Cattle, ! * State?Losses from . disease past year, 1.6 per cent; ten-year average, 15 7per cent* Losses from exposure past year, 1.5 per cent: ten-year av erage, 2.0 per cent. linltecl Stages?^Losses f rom^ disease past year, l.?*6 per1' centi ^en-year av? erage', 2.01 per cent. Losses from ex 'pdsure past year, 1.67 per cent; ten year average, 1.56 per cent. ' Sheep: ;'? ? State?Losses from . disease pasi year, 2.0 per cent ; ten-year average, 2.5 per cent. Losses from exposure past year, aS per cent; ten-year av erage, 2.3 per cent. United States?Losses from disease past year, 2.16 per cent; ten-year av? erage, 2.48 per cent. Losses from ex posture past year, 2.lY per cent; ten " t-ii? x ?"'Jo-i?? year average; 3.11 per cent. , Horses and Mlulee^ State?Losses from" disease past pear, 2.5 per cent; ten year, average, 12.3 per cent . ?nlted1, States?-Losses from' disease past year, 1.76 per'cent; ten-year av? erage, 1.95 per cent. STANDARB* WAJ^EBK>U8Efil COV EREB-. , .... President \ ^ci^ouse Says'' Corfonl Wai^ehousect ft 1th His Company re' Well Protected. ' Columbia, April 8 ?t! B. Staclc house, president of ? the Standard l^arehouse company', said yesterday that all cotton stored, In Cna waw? lid?ses owned by tne company was pVotec'ted by Insurance. The, cotton Is now"insured*, nfftfid, In.the, Factory, Insurance association. A total of $5, ? ' ? ???< ;t,div x jf' j yViifspi s rr* 000,000 Is carried..And these, policies, will not kexpire uritll October l! ' .Mr*. Staick house said "that If ^the factory asBbcjatioA refused to reinsure the cottoh, policie? would be secured fh another strong' concern .with assets of several hundred milYion dollars. A license tov marry has been issued to Mrs." Annie D. Rembert of Dajtell and Robert J. Brogdon of Columbia. ? ii'cens'e to a colored couple was: Segjar Robertson and Eliza Lavine. HrOgdon. MR. BURKE HAS LEG BROKEN. Corn up to Good Stand and Cotton Being; Planted Rapidly?Other* Newa. Pocalla Springs, April 7.?Mr. Wil? liam Lewis Burke, while raising the flood gate at Cain's Mill Tuesday, morning, had his leg broken between the knee and! hip/ #r. Burke has been attending the mill for Mr. Cain for several years. He was first tack? en to his home on the Pocalla, road, but the attending physician, Dr. Bris tow, had him taken to the Tourney Hospital. At this time he is doing very nicely. Mr. Jake Hodge of the Providence section was taken to the Tourney Hos? pital Tuesday with typhoid fever. He died Thursday at 11 o'clock and was burled Friday at 11 o'clock at Provi? dence church. He leaves a large fam? ily and a number of brothers and sis? ters. He was one of our prosperoas farmers' and a man who was well liked by all who knew him. On account of 'the recent high v;lnd3 some few of the farmers had their cbrri so deeply covered with sand that they are planting over, but most of us have" a perfect stand. Cotton Is being rushed in the ground. ' It Is hoped that seasons will be favorable, as it would come hard on us to have to buy" Seed to plant again, as they are very high. Mr. J. Frank WHWams is out on the job seeing that the farmers are properly looking after their orchards. He says there is no reason why we' should not have plenty of4 fruit in ?umter county, if we will only give rt attention/ . We had quite a nice rain "Men day, which seems to be very "accept-" able to tne grain crop. Oats' and wheat are" taking on a new spring suit of green. * *' ** ' * ? I Mr. O. A. llltM^t'yfctli last Sunday with blind staggers. Mr. anA Mrs. J. ?. MVddletori, Jr.\ and daughter, Utile Mis* * Mildred, Spent ladt Sunday at Focalm/ r 1 .' Urk Cumpneft^and^children are spending today m Sumte*. ' Mrs.'' W. i# Pierson and three chil? dren ore 8icl? vHtfigrrp. ' ' \1' ' ""' As tiie mali man dr'lves"up to take this to Suinfer a nice rain is coming down wh'lcH ' is very seasonable for April" hrHe road has been filled with children all day on account of It be ing field day. LIFE OF GEN.V ANDERSON. ',1- . ?? <???!??' ??* ->/(? .r- ? ?,-.*".' J ffH ' t > * '" ' '" ' Plan &*$f^ffb* Y>uUl&iiciv of T4fe of "Fighting Diekv Anderson. A reecnt communication slxnad 'daughter of the Confederacy* re? minding our people that the glorious deeds of the ranking Lieut. General of'the Confederacy from our State, are "unhonored and unsung," should bring the Mush of shame to the cheeks of the* men of Carolina. Let us remove the stigma and do it promptly. T^e materlai for the Life of Gen. Richard H.' Anderson Is how* accessible;' His family" must have valued memories., ?any of'his com? rades a re still living.*' .?aJ. "Ed. N. ftiurston, h?i close,, cobftdential friend and staff officer doubtless ' can_ con-; tribute much. O?cial records are in existence but much scattered. All should now be collected Into a last . '.- s'F. <r ilR Vr-I' T: ?? -> o** 1 ? ing record of our great hero. Permit me, because of^ my deep. In? terest, to outline what appears' to to be a feasibly plan tor this work. Lacking any one person wn'o v^QuTa, or could assume the entire outlay, the hook can be published If enough of our public spirited med would loan enjpugh to finance a practicable plan. it' vJouW tatte aoout ft,W to ' pri-1 pare and publish' on such a plan as Would warrant' the expectation, that \h'e money loaned would' *bei rVpaid. Acre must be many such patriotYc men In the home county" 6f Gen. An? derson, Sumtefr, and t am sure there1 are many In all parts of the South ? J7J . ? ... who would be anxious to share In such loan. UlS all South ?arolihia?s Who Wni^ agree to loan in amounts fr^in $10' and upwards, advise me/ The funds when called for, In installments as the work progressed, shoui^ ?e Pfsjc od in charge of a committee of re sVonsible citizens, who would look o^ter pub*ftcatW. The Vc$&**6V those so ftt"e^i\tt.w^tjsV f*0foTmf& this committee ahd the^' wouftf* sub inn details and take proper steps tW the early publication of the life or "Fighting Dick Anderson." " 1 sincerely trust the plan Will meet general approval and a gener? ous response. ' '. d. IrvYhe Walker. ' 141 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, 8. C. CYCLONE IN NEW ORLEANS. .... ?. . . ?. ? , ,? .. . Fashionable Section Wrecked?Tnvo Killed^ Five Injuml. Xew ?rieans, April 7.~'^W<) were killed, Ave Injured and a number of buildings were destro>ed by a cyclone that swe^t the fashionable 'Qepiilly. tej-j-ace this 'morning. Tf^lTT ff, Coloy, and an unidentified 14-year-old girl, an inmate of the industrial home, which was destroyed.