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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Worlds Visible Supply.

New Orleans, January 15.-Secretary Hesters statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphie advices, compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and year before last. It shows decrease for the week just closed of 17,55S, against an increase of (x) 4S,906 last year, and a decrease of S734 year before last.
 The total visible Is 8 1915, 1855 against B. s32 ,T43 last week, (xx) 3,9SS 19S last year and 4,402, FPS year before last. Of this, the total of American cotton Is 3,1Sl, ,1S5, against 3,240,743 last week, (xD 3, 169, 19S last year. and 3,662,72S year before last and of all other kinds including Egypt, Brazil, India etc., 73i000 against 692, GOO last week. 769,OOO last year and 74o,00O year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cot ton as above shows a decrease compared with last week of 17,55S, decrease com pared with last year of 23613 and a de- crease compared with year before last of 4S754S.
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton, as above stated there is now afioat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe, 2O9O,O0O against 1,s9I,O0O last year, and 2226,O00 year before last; in Egypt 2s3, 600 against 1S3,O00 last year, and 22a "CO year before last; in India 226Oo0 against 316,0O0 last year and 277000 year before last, and in the United States 1851 0OO against 1,543, ,OCO last year and 1,671,00O year before last.
 Cx)-Correeted by Galveston, minus correction week 1892.
 (xx)-Corrected by Galveston, minus correction to date 51, 452
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
MT. Watkins Statement.

B. c. Watkins when seen yesterday af- ternoon relative to the matter of testify irg, made the following statement:
 'If had been given opportunity I would have testified that MT. Burkhalter telephoned to and asked me to come to see him, wl.lch l did. MT. Burkhaltcr told r.e of the proposition of MT Dren- ren and said that MT. Drenen had tcld him that four members of the sanitary commission said they had to have some thing out of the contract before they would let it. and that MT. Drennen said the contractors would have to pay him $0,G00 before he could secure the contract for them Mir Burkhalter told me that Mir. Drennen said this amount in turn would have to 50 to the commissioners.
 q asked who the commissioners were and MT. Burkhater said that MT. Dren- nen said that MT Smyer would have to get S500O Mir. Gillespy s2500 and MT. Mol ton s2500. He also mentioned the name plan and decided not to have anything to do with it. I also told MT. Burkhalter that the estimates of MT. Kendrick were too low, and that the contractors could not afford to pay s10,000 to anyone. In answer tc that MT. Burxhaiter said tha. Mir. Drennen told him 10 raise the bid. After this had nothing more to do with it. I did not bid on the work at all. as I considered Mir Hendricks estimates too low to be able to do the work at a profit. in view of the high price of material and labor at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Rose Bud, 1o5 Hildebrand), to |. third.

Rose Bud, 1o5 qIildebrand) to l. third. Time, 1:1Ok.
 Second race, eleven-sixteenths mile, sell ing-The Cure. 112 Garson), to 1, won: Lustig 1o9 (Burns), to 1, second; Schorze, 1O5 q. Daly), 30 to 1. third Time, 1:071z.
 Third race, futurity course. selling Cousin Carrie, 105, (kunz). $ to 5, won; Mount McGregor, 115 CBeiD, to 1, sec end; Rustic Girl. 1O5 (Olphant), to 1, third. Time, Ill
 Fourth race, six furlongg-~Gold Money. no q. Martini, to 1, won; Fossil. 1l9 (5ildebrand), to 1, second; Rockaway, i04 (BeD, to l. third. Time 1:1ela.
 Fifth race mile and an eighth, selling File Dor. go tTravers) 20 to 1. won; Ex- redient, III CBozeman), s1k to l. second; Augie, 110 Kunz). 20 to l, third. Time, 55.
 Sixth race. mile selling-Nigrette. 9s (Kunz) to l, won Telephone, s6 Green feld), to l. second; Avenger, S6 (IIilde , brand), to 5, third. Time, 1. .39A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
THREE REPORTS
 BY SEC'Y HESTER Comparisons Are Made With Previous Cotton Figures WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY Weekly Statement Especially Long and of Much Significance to Interests
 Connected With the Present
 and Future Staple.
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY

New Orleans, January 15.-Secretary Hester gives the taking of American cot ton by spinners throughout the world as follows Gin round fgures):
 This week, 1000 this year against 295,- GOO last year, and SO9,OOO year before last.
 Total since September 1: This year, A. 7SO GOO against 49s5, 600 last year, and 4,e47,- 900 year before last.
 Of this northern and Canadian spinners took 1,197,0OO bales. against 1,2O0,oOo last year and 1,2l5,O0O year before last; south ern spinners 925 ,00O against 922,000 last year and 823, 900 year before last, and for eign spinners 2,66O,000 against 2,S43,0o0 last year and 2.6OOOOOO year before last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
At San Francisco.

San Francisco, January 15.-Claude again finished in the ruck today in the six furlorg handicap. Golden Money, the win ner, carried considerable money at ? to | In the last race Nigrette, the favorite, vas compelled to travel the mile in i:59,. in order to win from Telephone The weather was clear and the track fast. Summary:
 First race. futurity course. selling-Al- garetta, 105 (Kurz), 15 to 1, won; My Sur. rrise. 103 (Crossthwaite), to 1, second; i;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
POWELL GETS A PITCHER.
Has Signed Up McGiIl of the "Three
 l" League.

Atlanta, Ga, January 15.-Manager Powell of the Atlanta Baseball club of the Southern League announces that he has signed McGill of the Decatur club of the Three I" League for the Atlanta club during the coming sea- son.
 It is also stated that Sitton. the crack twirler of Clemson college has been secured. Manager Powell will soon close up several deals for pitch ars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

there was not the least evidence offered that MT. Drennen advised the contractors. Addressing MT. DreEnen he said: You charged s10,0O0 for your advice and at the first dash you advised them to buy brick through you which would make for you s60OO.
 In closing his argument Captain White said that MT. Drennen had a note of MT. Merritt of the Hunter Brick company for s24Co on a brick option and therefore had lost nothing.
 The argument came to an end shortly tefore o'clock and Referee Tririble rem dered a decree disallowing the claim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16

to us that he had heard something or the matter before"
 Mir. Barrett Called.
 E. w. Barrett was the next witness called. He testified:
 'I saw MT. Burkhalter in the office of the Birmingham Realty company. MT. Fulenwider was present at the time. Don't remember just when it was.
 'I don't think that I should be called upon to testify in this case. l am con ducting a newspaper and for that reason it is my place to be here.
 MT. Fulenwider told me at the Wood ward building, I think, about trip to Mir Burkhalter's house with MT. Smith, and what MT. Burkhalter had told them. MT. F'ulenwider told me that he would have MT. Burkhalter make the same statement to me he did to him and MT. Smith. I talked to the reporters about 1t and asked them to look into the mat ter and see what gossip they could hear about 1t.
 MT Fulenwider telephoned me to come to his office. and when I arrived Mir Burkraltsr was there. MT. Butk-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Paper Combine Formed.

Mexico City. January 15.-The paper mills in this region have formed a con- bine with an aggregate capital of $5,- 100000. The mills are all doing well and running at full speed The organ ization now effected is for the purpose of still further controlling this market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Private Commits Suicide.

Santiago, Cuba. January 15.-Private Blake of the Seventeenth United States ratillery, committed suicide last night He hanged himself by his belt in rail- road cut near the Moro barracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
John Browns Daughter Dies.

Pasadena, Cal, January 15.-Miss Ruth Brown Thompson, daughter of John Brown, the liberator, died at her home here today. aged 75 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
CIosinq Arqument.

Captain White then closed the argu- ments. He said the law relative to promis . sorry notes had nothing to do with this case; that the notes referred to in the agreement were never executed. He said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
REFEREE TRIMBLE DISALL0WS
 D. N. DRENNEN'S $tO,OOO CLAIM
Continued from Fifth Paee)

to us that he had heard something of matter before.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
Penninaton Testifies.


 E.. B. Pennington was called. He tes- tifed:
 MT. Burkhater stated to me, in the presence of MT. Donelson that we could rot secure the contract unless we divided with some one. Said Mir. Drennen told him to whom this division was to be made. Mir Burkhalter stated that MT. Smyer and MT. Motion had to get part of this money. He said the names or Mir. McAdory and MT. Gillespy were asso- ciated together. MT Burkhalter said that MT. Smyer was to get s2500 and MT. Mol ton the same amount It afterwards de- veloped he said that MT. Smyer was to get 5000
 Mir Pennington completed his testimony st :45 o'clock He was the last witness except Attorney J. L. Drennen, who said, in response to question asked him, that he drew up the agreement. which was signed by Mir Drennen and the three con tractors, and that MT. Smyer has not been the regular attorney for MT. Dren- nen for five years
 Captain White announced that he was willing to submit the case to the referee without argument, but Atotrney Miller thought there were matters connected with it that should be argued. Referee frrimble said the only thing to be argued was the validity of the claim and that 1t was with the attorneys as to how long the arguments were to last As to Argument. A4 q S,otacl, court adjourned two hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-16
As tn Aruument.

At 2 o'clock court adjourned two hours for din, CT. Captain White stated when tho hearing resumed that he had asked Mir
 Weatherly to make the opening argument in the case MT. Weatherly said that if the attorneys made any strenuous ohjec- tions he would not care to have anything to say. He said that he only wanted to
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
Cards of Thanks.

Kindly allow me the use of your
columns to return my heartfelt
thanks to my friends for their loyal
support in the recent election and to
express the hope that they will turn
out at the polls in the second prim-
ary in my behalf. If reelected l
shall continue to use my best efforts
to give faithful service and especially
to build up the roads over the whole
county. With the facilirles at hand
and the experience l have gained l
feel confident in saying that in two
years more l could do a great deal
toward the improvement of our pub
lie roads, should l be allowed the op-
portunity to carry out the plans /
have formed toward this end.
Respectfully,
JOHN j GRAHAM.
Kingstree, S., c., Sept. 6, 1904.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
EMERGENCY MEDICINES.

It's a great convenience to have
at hand reliable remedies for USE in
cases of accident and for slight in7
juries and ailments A good lini-
ment and one that is fast becoming
Il favorite if not Il household neces-
sity is Chamberlain's Pain Balm!
BY applying it promptly to a cut,
bruise or burn it allays the pain and
causes the injury to heal in about
One-third the time usually required,
and as it is an antiseptic it prevents
any danger of blood poisoning.
When Pain Balm is kept at hand Il
sprain may be treated before intiam
nation sets in, which insureS aquirk
recovery. For sale by DIR DC Scott,
Kingstree; Lake City Drug Co,
Lake City; DR. w S Lynch, Scran-
ton.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
A Reply to Amicus.
Editor County Record:

Editor County Record:
Please allow me space in your col
umns to reply to an article Whose
Fault is This" written by "Amicus,
Dock, S. G. The fault he wants to
know about is with the mail carriers
and not the postmasters.
When | lock the mail sacks and de-
liver them to the carriers | have
nothing more to do with them. On
the day mentioned l delivered the
mail sack for Rheims and Dock, to-
gether with all mail to be delivered
on the route to the carrier for that
end of the route. After leaving the
Office the carriers got the sacks mixed
and / knew nothing about it TIL
Monday when the mail came back.
Hope Amicus will know here.
after whose fault it is, and not be
insinuating that it is the fault of the
postmaster ut Indiant own. That
was the first time it ever happened
since / have been connected with the
Office. j A CUNNINGHAM,
Assistant Postmaster.
Indiantown, Sept. 8.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
Orangeburg Collegiate Institute.
ORANGEBURG, S. c,

A high grade co-educational institu-
ton. The only school in middle South
Carolina doing collegiate work. Three
large buildings. Two of brick and one
of wood. Accommodations for l5O STU
dents. Rooms are being rapidly taken.
Equipment ample. Faculty strong.
Rates very reasonable. Fare first cias:
and nicely served. Full business
course, vocal and instrumental music
rlocuti,n, art. and physical culture
Curriculum high us corresponding fe-
m".e colleges in rhe state. Write fol
Illustrated catalogue.
J. II. MACK, Associate Presi'
w. S PETERSON, dents.
Next session begins Wednesday. Sep.
tember 2l. 1904. o-4-o-t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08

My Fellow-citizens: I feel that
nv heartfelt thanks are due the
voters of Williamsburg for the hand
some vote given me in the recent
primary, and my thanks are hereby
extended to one and all who gave
me their support. l entered the
campaign with clean hands and it is
my intention to give my competitor
4 clean race to the end. I also de-
sire to assure my friends that I ana
not in any cliques or combinations,
but am making the race strictly on
my merits; and if win, l want to
win as an honorable man should aud
not by demagogical schemes
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
Before and After.

"Dear Bill" wrote the candidate to
his brother in Texas, 81 write to
say that l am getting up among the
photographs. l am running for
clerk, and the boys say will win
hands down. There is no way to
beat me. Fifteen hundred men
have pledged ME their support per-
sonally, and there will be only 1900
votes in the county. So You see
my majority won't only be handsome
but overwhelming. Old Williams,
burg county is all right, and the fel-
low who can't raise in this neck of
the moral vineyard has absolutely
no Yeast in his anatomy. l am
writing this on the eve of the elec-
ton and ere these lines reach you
] will be clerk of the grand old
county of Williamsburg. Bill, if
You are needing anything in the
shape of financial assistance, don't
fail to call on your devoted bother,
JOHN"
"Dear Bill" wrote John a few
days after the foregoing epistle was
penned, "you may consider this re-
pudiation of my former letter IN
reference to my race for clerk. My
opponent, that red headed, freckled-
face hyena of a Henry Peters-you
remember him-beat the socks off
me.
II have come to the conclusion,
Bill, that King David didn't 90 far
enough when he wrote, 81 said in my
haste that all men are liars" He
sheuMhave added 'and since 1 have
thought the matter over, have
nothing to take back
off know anything, it is this:
that Williamsburg county contains
fifteen hundred. of as robust, able
bodied liars as you can find in the
whole State of South Carolina. Bill,
! want to ask favor of you, and to
cut it short Pm financially dead and
the vultures of bankruptcy are after
ME. l want to borrow a hundred un-
til can make my crop. And, Bill,
if you ever come back home on visit
I'll consider tia mighty big favor if
you won't tell the boys about that
first letter regarding my candidacy.
On account of the aforesaid fifteen
hundred able bodied liars, l humbly
inscribe myself, your necessarily
hacked but still game brother,
"JoHN."
X.Y.Z.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08

/ take this method of expressing
to the voters of Williamsburg county
my appreciative thanks for the very
fattering vote l received in the first
primary. Now if my friends will
turn out again and give ME major
lty on the 18th 1 shall be still more
grateful and try to repay their kind
ness by two years of faithful attention
to the duties of the Office of county
commissioner.
Very truly yours,
ANDREW R EADDY.
Cades, S. G., September 6, 1904
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
WHAT Is LIFE ?

In the last analysis nobody knows
but we do know that it Is under
strict law. Abuse that law even
slightly, pain results. Irregular
living means arrangement of the
organs, resulting in Constipation,
Headache, or Liver trouble. DR.
Kings New Life Pills quickly re-
adjust this. It's gentle, vet thor
ough. Onl Y 25c, at DIR w Y Brock
into ms Drug Store.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08
Typhoid Fever.

After having had case of fever in
your house, the very best disinfectant
is to Calsomlne your walls with Cal.
elmo.
1t tboth PURIFIES and BEAUTI-
FIES.
You can find it in twelve different
tints, including white, at Kingstree
Hardware Co. and remarkably cheap
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-09-08

Hacked only about ninety votes Of
a majority in the first primary and
hope my fellow-citizens will again
consider me in selecting their third
representative in the legislature.
PHILIP SToLL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-23
NAUGHTY CHILDREN.
Played Wicked Games for Money and
Were Caught

Annie and Estelle West. aged eleven and
nine years. respectively, and Howard Loft
tus, seven years old, children of Mrs Jen-
ME LOTUS, who lives at 42S 18th street
northwest. were presented before Judge
0'Neal In the Juvenile Court today on a
charge of fncorrigibility
Sergeant Lee said that the child Annie
West had written notes to various people
asking small loans.
The boy, Howard LOTUS, who is a child
OF Mrs. LOTUS by her present husband
acted as messenger, delivered the notes
and collected the cash.
In one case they were successful, and
their attempt to obtain money from
business man, who was victfmized last
summer led up to their arrest.
The boy yesterday presented a note to
Gassman's bakery at 721 M street north
west. purporting to be written by Mrs J.
II. Gibson. asking for loan of less than
half dollar.
The police say the children are always
lettering around local theater. and that
Annie West and Howard Lotus had obtain
ed 70 cents from physician on a similar
forged order. Annie, il Is alleged. had gone
to the theater with the money.
They found the child there enjoying the
show. and she was taken to the second
precinct, and then to the house OF detention
with her brother.
The father is said to be an invalid and
unable to provide for the children, but they
appeared to be warmly dressed and well
In court the little girl Annie West sob
bed as IL she was broken hearted on the
shoulder of Miss Estelle Foster. agent of
the board of guardians. who In a motherly
way induced her to dry her tears.
Judge O'Neal listened to Miss Foster, who
had complete knowledge OF the children's
history. and also to the mother. and later
decided to turn the children over perma-
nently to the board of guardians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-23
Neither had the local police. he
said indica Z ed that hsa .,.ax

officially. Neither had the local police. he
said, indicated that he was wanted
Mr.. Valentine added that he had re-
manned In the lobby of the hotel through
out the morning. awaiting the appear
ance of an officer In quest of him. He said
that he fntende to leave here for Cincfn-
natl early tomorrow morning He would
go today, but for the fact, he declare ed.
that he desired to attend a meeting in
this city tonight
Mr.. Valentine reiterated his previous
statement to the effect that he knew alb
solutely nothing of the reported dynamite
plot. He declared that he could easily
show that such lawlessness Is not counte-
nanced by himself or the organization
which he represents
AT police headquarters IL Is said that no
instructions for the arrest of Valentine
nave thus far been received from the Gin
cinnau authorities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-23
CoLoRED BAPTISrs.
Annual Reports Relative to Stanford
Home for AGED.

A mass meeting Of the woman's Aux
fitary OF the Stanford Baptist Home for
the aged and disabled members Of the
Baptist churches Of the District of CO.
lumbia and vicinity. located at Garfield,
was held at the Zion Baptist Church, r
street between Sd and 4th streets south
west, last night with Mrs. Laura r.
Queen, president. In the chair Mrs. Wren
submitted the presidents annual report
and Mrs. Maria e. Bras read her report
as recording secretary. A total of 81 ESQ 20
was contributed to the home during the
year. Of which 81 90 was expended in
fitting up the building. Addresses were
made by the following: Rev. Geo, W. Lee.
DID,: VIM. Howard, Walter H Brooks.
DID; Phillip stevens. Aquilla Sayies Rev.
J. g. l. Burke
Tho auxiliary IL to have q special SER
mon next Sunday at Pm. at Mount
Jezerel Baptist Church. 9th and e streets
southeast.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-02-18
Tho Editor of the Rural New Yorker

Virtue may be its own reward, but
some people make a trademark of it.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-02-18

THE season Of catching cold is upon
us. The cough and the sneeze and
nasal twang are to be heard on every
hand. The origin of chronic catarrh, the
most common and dreadful of diseases, is
a cold.
This is the way the chronic catarrh gen.
orally begins. A person catches cold,
which hangs on longer than usual. The
cold generally starts in the head and
throat. Then follows sensitiveness of the
air passages which incline one to catch
cold very easily. At last the person has
cold all the while seemingly, more or less
discharge from the nose, hawking, spit
ting, frequent clearing of the throat, nos
trils stopped up, full feeling in the head
and sore, infamed throat.
The best time to treat catarrh is at the
very beginning. A bottle of Peruna prop
erly used never fails to cure a common
cold, thus preventing chronic catarrh.
While many people have been cured of
chronic catarrh by a single bottle of
becomes thoroughly fixed, more than one
bottle is necessary to complete cure.
Peruna has cured cases innumerable
of catarrh of twenty years standing.
It is the best, if not the only internal
remedy for chronic catarrh in existence
But prevention is far better than cure.
Every person subject to catching cold
should take Peruna at once at the slight
est symptom of cold or sore throat at
this season of the year and thus prevent
what is almost certain to end in chronic
catarrh.