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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-08-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Thomas A. Edison is an enthusiastic
all-around automobilist.
Queen Alexandra has become as pop
ular in Ireland as King Edward,
Emperor William Of Germany is so
infatuated with the automobile that he
is neslecting his ordinary horseback
exercise.
Prince Herbert Bismarck has asked
Professor Erich Narcks, the b~iographer
Of Emperor William l., to write q life
Of his father.
Professor W. Z. Olivet. of Baltimore,
has been appointed instructor of mod
ern languages at the Naval Academy,
Annapolis. Md.
Professor Willis L. Moore, Chief OF
the Weather Bureau, takes a trip in
Europe to consult foreign weather OH
Gals on meteorological conditions.
John W. Bates, Of Weymouth. Mass.
has in his possession the original old
fint-lock rife used by John L. Burns
at Gettysburg. to whom a monument
has been dedicated on the battlefield.
Former Governor Bates is now living
in retirement on his large farm near
Eldora, Iowa. He has aged rapidly
since the death of his son. A valuation
Of $4,000 has been placed on his
farm.
By the will Of Spencer c. Doty. OF
Yonkers, n. Y. the descendants Of the
Mayfowers pioneers Of New York
come into possession Of a small wooden
trunk which came over in the famous
ship.
Clarkson Henry Tredgold. who has
come to the front Of South African
politics as the newly appointed Attor-
ney General of Southern Rhodesia, was
formerly Solicitor General ut Bulaway.
He has been a lawyer for fourteen
years.
Sir Frederick Treves, the famous
English surgeon who has just retired.
established q record in performing 1000
consecutive operations for appendicitis
without q death. He hates the ordin-
ary name of the trouble. which is OF
American origin, and prefers peri.
typhlitiS."
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Hills Shut Down.

W~hitinsville, Mass, Special-A
large part of the cotton manufacturing
industry in this section will suspend
~operations on August l for n week
with the outlook pointing to further
gradual curtailment in several mills
after resumption Of work on August
10, Notices announcing the shut down
were posted by four Of the largest
companies Tuesday. It is understood
the decision to close was In accord
ance with an agreement among Ger
tain CT the New England mills treas
urers to decrease the production dur
ing August on account OF the unfaVor'
able cotton market.
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NEWSY cLEANtNcS.

An elevated railroad is to connect st.
Paul and Minneapolis.
Blackpool claims to be the best
lighted town in England.
The latest count shows that there are
about 2OOO of the Thousand Islands.
Great Britain has consented to a Bull
garian diplomatic agency in London.
Five hundred firms have been found
guilty Of evading the stamp tax N Mex
leo City and will be fined.
About $4,000 acres of land have been
withdrawn from entry for the reservoir
site at Owens River, Col.
President Harris, of Amherst, told
the Teachers Contention in Boston
that college athletics help morals.
The cable steamer Scotia has been
purchased in London for use as a cable
repair steamer for the Pacific cable.
A Connecticut judge has declared a
man dead for being absent from the
State without tidings for seven years.
A monster electric locomotive built
in Schenectady. n. Y, for hauling
heavy trains proved successful in its
first trial.
1t is claimed that there are over
100000 habitual vegetarians in the
United States, and not n drunkard is
to be found among them.
Louis Julian Mjllet, of Chicago, has
been appointed chief Of the department
of mural and decorative painting Of
the. Worlds Fair in st. Louis.
Running a leaky gasoline automobile
will be made a m~isdemeanor in San
Francisco, as it now Is in Detroit. Gas
oline disintegrates asphalt pavement.
Governor Bates, Of Massachusetts,,
has appointed q special committee to
revise the laws In regard to the rela-
lions between employers and employees.
Entomologist l.. o. Howard, Of the
Department Of Agriculture, says that
the enormous increase in the numbers
Of mosquitoes in the country, particu-
larly epidemic along the North Atlantic
coast, is attributable to the unusually
heavy rains Of this spring and summer.
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PopulistS Unite.

Denver. Special.-Amalgamation Into
one party was effected by the two fac
tons of the Peoples party in national
conference. The following address was
reported by the committee and was
adopted:
"The manifest unrest which every
where appears in the nation demon
strates the dissatisfaction OF the
American people with the present
MANAGEMENT OF government and ar
CUES the necessity Of the reform forces
coming together in united action at
the ballot box to obtain proper legis-
lation whereby the right Of the people
to elf-government may be had for
themselves and their posterity. EXpe-
rience having demonstrated the fulfil
ity Of any attempt to secure the enact
ment of our truth either through the
Republican or Democratic parties. we
believe the time is now at hano when
the United Peoples party should de-
clare itself enphatically opposed TO
any a~ffliation with either OF these
parties and unqualifedly In favor OF
national political action"
After reciting the fundamental pcln-
ciples oil the Populist party, as Il
c;ated at Omaha, July 4. 1898. the ad-
dress concludes as follows: With
these principles firmly established,
equal Justice would prevail, special
privileges would be eliminated and
ours would be. as patriots everywhere
desire. government Of the people, TOT
the people, by the people"
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Postofflce Robbed.

Salisbury. N. c.. Special.-The post
office at Mocksville was b~urglarized be-
tween 2 o'clock and 2:3O Saturday
morning by unknown parties, who Sc
cured $500 in stamps and sS5 in cash
from the safe. The door Of the building
was opened by the use Of a chisel, af-
ter which the handle OF the lock Of the
safe was pried of and nitro-glycerine
poured into the cavity thus made. The
resulting explosion tore away the out
err door, and the inner door was forced
without much difficulty. Three men are
suspected and officers are on their
trial.
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. nahog,ny Wrappers.

Fayetteville, Special Samples Of to-
bacco were shown in town last week
from the farm Of Hon. ]. G. Shaw, in
Seventy-frst township. which were
mahogany wrappers all through. Mr..
can. superintendent of MI. w. M. Nor
gan's plantation, says that such to-
bacco he sold for At cents last year.
Messrs. Morgan and Shaw will togeth-
er cure so barns. and it is generally OF
very fine grade. Young Mr.. Eugene NJ.
Morgan has a small crop, rather bet
ter even than the others, averaging
wrapper A all through.
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Negroes Going South.

Evansville, Ind, SPECTATOR "a
hours many strange negroes have
heen passing through the city on
their way to the South where they VIII
seek homes. Many Of them came from
Danville. Ill, and points on the Illinois
Central Railway. Two coaches hlled
with negroes passed through at one
time. A number Of the negroes VINO
left Evansville during the recent riots
have not returned. The feeling agains'
the negroes in the southern Indiana
towns has grown more intense since
the trouble In Evansville.
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Mob Holds Up q Train.

Huntington, W. Va, Special.-A
Chesapeake & Ohio express train was
held up by a mob of 200 men near
Clifton Forge, late Friday night, and
a desperate effort was made to take
negro prisoners from the train. Over a
hundred shots were fired by the mob
and when the train reached here 20
bullets were buried in the woodwork
Of the smoking car and all Of the win
cow glass had been shot out. At Cln-
ton Forge the two negro prisoners
we're taken on board to be brought to
Coyington, Va. for safe keeping.
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Race Trouble In Virginia.

Roanoke, Va, Special.-Serious
trouble is threatened between the
whites and blacks near Blue Ridge.
Several nights ago a colored woman
was whipped by a party Of white men
fer insulting a lady during the alb
sence of he. husband. This angered
the negroes to such an extent that they
have been arming themselves. Several
blacks came 10 Roanoke and purchas
ed guns and ammunition. A telephone
message says the whites are armed and
considerable excitement exists.
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I'm INDUSTRIAL
Southern Statistics.

Baltimore, Special.-In last weeks
issue The Manufacturers Record pre-
sents figures Of assessed valuation OF
property for each Of the Southern
States in 1860, 1880, 1890, 1900 and
1902 as the basis for an estimate that
the complete figures Of the census OF
1900 will show the South possessed in
that year more than $14, 600, 900, 900
worth Of property Of all kinds, only
about 2 1000, 600, 600 less than that
possessed by the whole country in
1860. These preliminary figures OBJ
tanned from official sources enable n
to trace the growth of material
wealth in the South during the past
20 years. The Manufacturers Record
says:
These figures show an increase be-
tween 1860 and 1880 in assessed valua-
ton averaging about s26, 900, 900 a
year, the actual increase, Of course,
having been largely made with the
tightening Of the reconstruction bur-
den. Between 1880 and 1890 the as
sessed valuation increased from 3d.
O51, IFS, 09S to $4,659,514,s33, o. ST.
sos, 1893, 1876 an average Of $160,000,-
900 a year. In the next ten years the
Increase was to $5,467,553,O31 or but
sos. $685. 1913, an average Of less than
$50, 900, 900 q year. But during the
next two years, between 1900 and
1902, there was an advance to S.
GIG, $50, 712, or SASS, 4O7, 6S1. more than
half the advance between 1890 and
1900. The total advance between 1880
and 1902 was 1886, 1854, or nearly
81 per cent.
Material betterment Of the South
thus indicated is more clearly shown
in comparing the true valuation OF
property in the South with that OF
property in the rest of the country.
The increase in true valuation be-
tween 1860 and 1880 was from $685.
214.1OS to $7,5O5, 900, OF $1,21S, 1876, 1892
equal to only 10 per cent. in the South
while in the rest of the country 1t
was from SO 1878, 401 $50 to $780, 00,-
900, or s26, 1853, sos, 040, equal to 266
per cent. During the next ten years.
with the wonderful industrial, agri-
cultural and railroad expansion In the
South, the rates Of increase in the
South and in the rest Of the country
became about the same. Between 1880
and 1890 the true valuation increased
from 1906, 900, 900 to s11, 150,5 32, 304,
or SO, 645, 532, 304 equal to 4S per cent.
in. the South and in the rest Of the
country the increase was from $780,
1877, 900, 900 to $50. 1856, IS 1893, equal to
SIT, TAG, 55S, 1893, or 40 per cent.
IF there was the same rate Of in
crease between 1890 and 1900 as be-
tween 1880 and 1890 the true valua-
ton of property in the South for 1900
would be $16,7 S7, $40, 900. II the actual
increase was the same the true valua-
ton would be $14, 1876, 064, sos. II the
same proportion of assessed valuation
to true valuation obtained in 1900 as
in 1890 the true valuation for 1900
would be $13, 81. 104, 954. The total in
1900 of farm values, So, 951, 631 ,632, Of
capital in manufacturing, $1,153,002,-
1858; of railroads. $2,734,8SS,0 900; total
s7,S39.522,0 900. The sun is Sc per cent.
greater than the sum Of the values
Of those three leading classes of prop
erty in 1890.
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News of the Day.

In an interview Judge Alton B. Par
ker i. quoted as saying: Il shall re-
main on the bench; it is my IDEAL
Witnesses at C%ynthiana, KY. testl-
fed that they saw J. B. Marcum sho'
by Curtis Jett.
Stocks were again weaker in Wal
street.
Judge George Gray. of Delaware. has
agreed 10 serve as a MEMBER CT tAe
Alabama Coal Strike Commission pro,
yited the commission will meet II
August.
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SOUTH CAROLINA CROP REPORT.
Conditions For Past Week as Oliver
By the Department.


The week ending s a. m, Monday
July 9th, had a mean temperature o
SIS degrees, which is practically nor
NAL. There were no very cool nights
nor very hot days, making the tenn
p~erature conditions quite favorable
The winds were generally light, vari
able. and very dry. There was more
than the usual amount Of bright sun
shine. The relative humidity was un'
usually low throughout the week. that
caused vegetation to wilt considerably
in the day time. but 1t generally fresh
ened during the nights. but this condi-
ton was favorable for Kidding fields Oh
grass by cultivation.
The weeks rainfall was very light,
averaging only OH inch for the State,
and consisted of widely scattered
showers. These showers were benei-
cial where they occurred. There is a
need Of rain indicated for all parts OF
the State. although early corn Is the
only crop that has as yet suffered to
any material extent. The rain is
Heedes 70 counteract the severe work
ing that crops received in Kidding them
Of grass Laying by is either finished
on we'll underway. and but few fields
remain grassy. The drought is most
severe In York and adjacent counties.
Corn ia firing in the eastern coun-
ties. In places old corn Is safe, in
other places it is In a critical condi-
ton for want of rain. Young corn is
generally promising. but needs rain to
maintain this condition. Some fodder
has been pulled.
The condition Of cotton Is variable
to an unusual extent. A number OF
reports indicate steady improvement
and a now promising condition. we'll
fruited and still growing and bloom
ing; in places there is considerable
shedding. with unsatisfactory bloom
ing, fruiting and growth. indicating no
Improvement. and even deterioration.
A general summary Of condition shows
that on clayey lands. and over the
western counties. the crop has improv-
ed. but that on sandy lands, and over
the eastern counties. except parts o.
Hampton. Barnwell. O~rangeburg. Sum-
ter. Marion and Marlboro. the condi-
lions are less promising. The cotton
crop would be benefited by a general
rain. Sea-island cotton is In excellent
condition.
Tobacco curing is making rapid pro
gress. and in places is nearly finished
but the crop is about half gathered.
Some is burning in the fields. Market
ing is underway, and prices are un-
satisfactory.
Early and late planted rice are do
ing we'll, while intermediate paintings
are Door and grassy in the Colleton
district: the Georgetown and coast
districts report an improved condition.
Considerable hay was saved In prime
condition. Minor crops, pastures n
gardens need rain. Planting fall truck
crops continues. Peas are not doing 80
well.-J. ". Bauer. Section Director.
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Robert Lee Dead.

Jacksonville, Ind, Special.-Robert
Lee, the negro who shot Policeman
Louis Massey, at Evansville, July 3,
and started the riot that resulted in
the death and injury Of many citizens
died here in prison Friday from the ef-
fects of a wound in the lungs caused
by a bullet fred by Massey. Lees wife
was killed by a train a few days before
the riot. .
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Weldon CT Experience.

what is your opinion as to long
engsgemerts?" cuer.ed tie young
nan whose sprirgtirle fancy lightly
turned to thoughts CT @ matrimonial
nature.
They're the worst ever" answered
the man who had found i. necessary
TO comb his hair with 9 towel for 10,
these many moons. "A Icing engage
ment e a short bank balance To
begin housekeeping o..
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Decorations Destroyed.

London, BY Cable.-According to tel
egrams received here from Cork, a spe-
cial police force has been appointed
there to watch night and day in order
to prevent the destruction OF decora-
lions by those who are opposed to the
visit of King Edward and Queen Alex
,ndra to Cork. The decorations along
the route to be followed by the royal
procession, which were already far ad-
yanced, were found in several instances
TO have been pulled down and other
wise damaged.
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Palmetto News.

A young man named Cleveland
Wood. from this State, lies in the jail
hospital in Atlanta dangerously
wounded as a result Of an attempt to
rob a drug store a day or so ago. Wood
and a professional crook named Sch
midi were seen to enter the store and
the proprietor fired upon them. wound
ing Wood severely. Schmidt and
Wood were both taken to jail and the
latte,'s father. who lives in Edgefeld.
read Of the affair in the papers. Mr..
Wood is a poor man, having eleven
children, and has q hard time in max
ing ends meet, but the ladies Of At
lanta, hearing Of his condition. and
feeling sorry for the boy who has been
led astray, have interested themselves
and will endeavor to keep the boy out
OF the p~enitentiary.
During a violent thunder storm at
'~Spartanburg Tuesday evening about
$50 O'clock. Mr.. Tillman Duncan was
was instantly killed by a stroke Of
lightning. Mr.. Duncan was at his home
in the western part of that city. He
had just finished eating supper, and
had started to rise from the table,
when the lightning struck the window
and he was hurled to the floor. He was
dead when he was reached by Drs.
Leonard and Cudd. Mr.. Duncsn's
mother. who was at the table with
him. was terribly shocked, but escaped
without serious injury.
State Constable Holmes, Of Charles
ton. was in Columbia Monday night in
conference with the governor, attorney
general and Chief Hammett and the
situation in Charleston was discussed.
Chief Holmes reported that the Illicit
sale OF whiskey had decreased in Char
lesion. 1t was decided to make war
upon the so-calied social clubs in that
city who operate blind tigers under the
pretense OF being social organizations.
The county good roads convention
met at Yorkyille Monday. John G.
Anderson acted as chairman and W.
D. Grist as secretary. There was a full
representation and an harmonious
meeting of the body favoring the per
capita tax and a special levy for i'm
provement Of highways. The meeting
also recommended the adjustment Of
the State farms and the applying Of the
money thus expended to working the
roads.
Monday afternoon. while bathing in
Hunts mill pond. just below Husue-
not Mills in Greenville. David Cochran
the 14-year old son Of John Cochran, a
carpenter, was drowned. The boy was
unable TO swim and while standing on
a rock in the middle Of the pond. lost
his balance and fell into the water.
despite the efforts Of his companions
the youth vas drowned.
While engaged in excayating for
some work being done at Glendale by
the mill company. workmen dug UP an
old cannon ball which it Is believed
was made at Glendale years ago by the
old iron works plant there. The ball
discovered recently Is about four in
ches in diameter and has been consi-
derably disfgured by rust which has
formed on 80 outside.
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Conyicts Kill Three.

Sacramento, Cal, Special.-The chief
clerk OF the Folsom prison has tele-
phoned that three Of the sheriffs posse
we're killed and that two convicts are
thought to have been wounded. 1t is
stated that preparations are being
made to set fire to the Grand Victory
nine in which the convicts have taken
refuge.
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The Furniture Men.

New York, Special.-Labor and 40
xertisinp were the themes discussed
bv the Furniture Association OF Amer
lea at Mondays session OF its annual
convention. The principal speech OF
the evening was made by David N.
Parry. of Indianapolis, Ind, president
of the National Association Of Manu-
fa%cturerS.
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Gran Shooting In Church.

Atlanta, Special.-Reports received
from Camakaga, where it was reported
that two negroes had been killed and
many others wounded. as a result OF a
fight between negroes, state that only
two negroes were seriously wounded
and five others severely injured. The
trouble originated over a game OF
Gran dice in a negro church a
Camakaga. Several negroes have been
arrested.
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Another Victim Dies.

Lowell, Mass, Special.-Mrs. Eliza
Galloway, one Of the victims of We'd
nesday's magazine explosion, died Sun
day at st. Johns hospital. She is the
third of this family killed by the eX-
plosion, her husband and son having
lost their lives. A little girl Of 8, now
in the hospital, is the only survivor Of
the family.
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every man has a weak spot, II you
onlv know where to find it." runs the
old adage. The trouble is tina every
man has too many weak spots. 1t IS
more important fer Us to try 10 u
one strong spot in ourselves. and then
develop that SPOT so that II VIII
spread over our whole moral struc'
turc.
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Postmaster-Genera Payne conferred
With the President at Oyster Eay.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-26
Wanted.

We would like to ask, through the
columns of your paper, II there is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of indigestion,
dyspepsia, and liver troubles that has
not been cured-and we also meal
their results, such as sour stomach,
fermentation OF food, habitual cos
~tiveness, nervous dyspepsia, head.
aches, respondent feelings, sleepless.
ness-in fact, any trouble connected
with the stomach or liver? This medi.
cine has been sold for many years In
all civilized countries, and we wish to
correspond with you and send you one
Of our books free of cost. II you never
tried August Flower, try a 25-cent bot.
tie first. We have never known of its
failing. II SO. something more serious
Is the matter with you. The ascent
size has Just been introduced this year.
Regular size, rs cents. At all druggists.
G. G. Green, Woodbury., N. ]. ]. H.
O'Rielly & Co.
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and the warm weather is bringing up
abundance of grass.
Lower Penasco: II. w. C~resswell,
Jr.-Slow, steady rains during the
18th, 10Th and goth. Ground thor
oughly saturated and vegetation
greatly benefited. However, large
losses in calves and poor cows. Corn
and grain very backward but improv-
ing fast since the rains. Alfalfa do
ing well: much of the first crop is Sc
cured in good condition. Gardens
growing nicely, especially cabbages
and tomatoes. Fruits will he a total
failure on the Penasco.
Mountainair: John w. Corbett-Good
showers and warmer nights have
started all vegetation nicely. Total
rain so far in June 2.92 inches. Shear
ID sheep suffered severely during the
storm weather and the loss was very
heavy. Soil In excellent condition.
Highest temperature. 81; lowest, Al;
rain, 1.60.
Ojo Caliente: A. Joseph-The re
cent rains have benefited crops and
the range greatly. First alfalfa is
now being cut. Wheat, corn. oats,
peas and beans look most promising.
Streams are bank full.
Las Vegas: VIM. C. Bailey:A good
| growing week. Highest temperature,
| 81; lowest, A; rain, los.
Santa Fe: U. S. Weather Bureau
| Warmer, and vegetation growing rap
| idly since the rains. Surrounding
prairies are green; garden produce
coming into market. Cherries ant
peaches getting color. Corn still back
ward but growing rapidly. Alfalfa
about ready to cut. Irrigation wateI
abundant. Highest temperature, 81
lowest. As; rain, OPS.
Bedrock: Louis Champie-First GRO
of alfalfa just secured; some DAMAGE
by the showers. Corn, potatoes and al
garden stuff made good progress dun
ing the week. Showers were toe ligh
and we need a good rain.
r. NJ. HARLINGE,
Section Director.