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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-13

An English merchant resident for
many years in China recently visited
Japan. He makes the following in
teresting comparison between the
natives of the two countries: "As a
nation / cannot think that the Japa-
nese have the permanent staying
qualities OF the Chinese. They are
physically inferior, and have the mis-
fortune to inhabit country Of active
volcanoes and frequent earthquakes,
whose terrors destroy or threaten.
Yeddo was wrecked and 100000 peo-
pie killed by an earthquake in 1855,
and you must remember the devasta-
tion of the one in 1891. The average
is 500 shocks, great and small, every
year. There have been two eruptions
and several shocks since I've been
here and the peerless mountain, Full
yama, sometimes gives threatening
signs and may suddenly spread wide
cast ruin. This dread of earthquakes
has restricted the architecture and
household arrangements of the whole
country.
Chinese are employed by the for
eign banks, merchants and hotels here
for most responsible positions, COM
pradores, godown keepers and head
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25,ooo Teachers Attend.
ROOT SUCCEEDS HAY.
Unofficial But Definite Announcement
Indicates His Selection.

New York, Special.-It can be def
nitely stated that President Roosevelt
has offered the position Of Secretary OF
State to Elihu Root and that Mr.. Root
has accepted.
Oyster Bay, l.. l., Special.-While no
official confirmation is obtainable mere
of the announcement that Elihu Root
has accepted President Roosevelt
proffer Of the Secretaryship of State
in succession to John Hay, it can be
said that the President will authorize
a statement to be made regarding the
matter. The precise nature Of the state
ment is not known.
Mr.. Root boarded the Presidents
special train at Jersey City. just before
it left for Cleveland, at 5:45 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon.
While the members Of the Presi-
ment's cabinet retired to their apart
ments on the train at an early hour
Tuesday night, the President and Mr
Root remained in conference for several
hours. Then it was that the President
broached the subject of Mr.. Roots re-
turn to the cabinet. All phases OF the
situation were considered carefully.
On the return journey, their confer
ence, interrupted by the mission on
which they had gone to Cleveland, was
resumed. His acceptance OF the prof.
fer announced in New York is believed
to be without reservation at all diff
ficult to overcome.
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Defects Of the Japanese

servants. The general testimony is
that Japanese are untruthworthy for
such positions and that native mer-
chants have not much commercial
honor. Moral responsibility appears
to rest too lightly upon all OF his
class, which may be partly caused by
the facilities afforded by the numer-
Gus temples for the remission Of sins.
A coin thrown into a box, a bell rung.
a devout attitude and short formal
prayer quickly brings the sinner into
favor again with his gods.
Making allowance for the small
stature OF these people, their children,
especially the thousands Of school,
boys I've seen, appear puny andsweak
and they are tame and girlish in their
sports. The small size and frequent
hollow chests of the men detract from
their appearance as soldiers and po-
lice; physique and disposition will
always prevent the Japs from realiz-
ing our ideal of soldier-a man OF
good size by our standards, we'll de-
veloped, erect, smart and brisk. The
troops I saw marching and drilling
lacked these soldierly qualities, moved
in a slouching way, their arms and
equipments appearing too heavy for
them"
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Life Viewed by Pessimist

grow on his upper lip and he bushes
when he sees a girl, until his hair
scorches. He next develops into a
smart Alec" and his parents are un-
decided whether to shoot him for
smoking cigarettes or turn him over
to an asylum manager as confirmed
lunatic. Man is subject to typhoid
fever, pneumonia, spinal meningitis,
smallpox and his own intemperance.
he is beset by disease, Indebtedness
and breach of promise suits until 1t is
wonder that any Ct US are able to
score three score and ten. II he es-
capes famine. pestilence and war,
he does his best to shorten his days
by keeping his boiler overloaded with
inferior booze. He is subject to sick
headache, lumbago and infiammatory
rheumatism until he cries aloud that
his last stage is worse than his first.
He wears false hair, false teeth and
goes to Jail for getting money under
false pretenses.
Yet when he has finally run the
gauntlet and passes off the stage of
action, the heavy ? LAS for the
country paper says: 1T is we'll
Nevada Post.
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The Indian mail to hand brings us
vivid and pathetic details of the death
of Major Carnegy during the lion-
shooting exploit in the Cir forest dis
trict. The major, OF course. was the
political officer of the viceroy, says
the London Pail Mall Gazette, and the
expedition had been arranged by Lord
Lamington on the site of the lion hunt
prepared for Lord Curson five years
ago. but never fulfilled. 1t is believed
there are sixty or seventy liHons in
the Cir, and the major, having spent
the last couple Of years in the vicini-
ty, knew the Junasadh better than
any one.
On March 9 a tracker arrived who
had been attacked by a lion while rid
ing into camp. and while he dropped
his weapons and escaped it was only
by abandoning his pony and seeing
the animal carried off.
The shoot" was divided into three
parties with the major in the second,
and it entered the jungle to depth of
about ten miles. The major and his
two friends, Mr.. 6u Boulay and Capt.
Foljambe, selected tree. each rang
ing along nullah, and the two latter
fired at a fine lion, wounding him high
in the right shoulder. The major also
hit lioness. The natives also fired
their old-fashioned guns, and it was
thought safe to descend the trees for
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-07-13
Just That Way.

II an editor makes mistake. says
the Factotum, he has to Apologies
for it, but if the doctor images one
for it. out If the doctor makes one
there is law suit, swearing and the
smell of sulphur, but the doctor
makes one there is a funeral, cut
flowers and a smell Of varnish. The
doctor can use word var pg
without knowing what It meai 0us
if the editor uses it he has toI spell
it. If the doctor goes to see ahother
mans wife he charges for the visit,
but il the editor goes to see another
mans wife he gets charge OF buck
shot. When a doctor gets drunk 1t Is
a case of overcome by heat" and II
he dies it is heart failure. When an
editor gets drunk it is a case OF too
much booze, and if he dies 1t is q
case of delirium tremens. Any old
medical college can make doctor
You can't make an editor. He has to
ue born.-EX.
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TERRIBLE CYCLONE
Pathway of Texas Twister is StreWn
With Wreckage
TORNADO KILLS OR MAINS sixty
Many Dwellings Swept Entirely Away
Near Nacona, Tex, and Fourteen
Persons Killed, Mainly Women and
Children, Besides Many Injured.

Dallas. Texas, Special.-A special to
The News from Nacona, Texas, says
that a tornado and thunder storm
passed few miles west and south
of there Wednesday afternoon, killing
fourteen persons and injuring many
others and destroying a number OF
houses. The latest reports from the
storm-swept district gives the follow
ing casualties:
The dead:
Mrs. c. C. Shackleford.
Line Shackleford, daughter Of R. G.
Shackleford.
Mrs. S. l. Tumbleson and three chill
dren.
Mrs. Mary Lester and four children.
Caleb White
Mrs. Ira Williams.
Frank, son of Samuel Eakin, killed
by lightning.
Injured:
James Simpson, Miss Alice Simpson,
- Moore, arm broken; - Hobbs,
fatally: c. r Christian and familY
]. NJ. Stewart and family; c. H. W.
liams. leg broken: Miss Nance Austin,
seriously; J. ]. Woodson, Frank Wood
son. seriously; R. G. Shackleford and
wife: 2. W. Shackleford, injured about
the head
Four children also received serious
injuries. \ child Of Mrs. Mary Lester
is believed to be fatally injured.
Many farm houses were swept entire
ly away. The school house, three miles
west Of there. was damaged.
Baptist and Methodist churches at
Deliher were considerably damaged.
The Methodist church at Montague is
reported wrecked and the court house
damaged; also other churches. The
Dixie School building. six miles
south of here, was entirely blown away.
Hail stones as large as hen eggs fell
here. breaking out many window glass
es Reports of the work Of the tornado
are still coming in. The number of
killed and injured will probably reach
sixty.
Nacona is in the northern part OF
Texas, on spur line of the Missouri,
Kansas &. Texas Railroad, four miles
from Gainesville.
TEN DEAD AT MONTAGUE, TEXAS.
Montague Texas, Special.-Ten peo-
pie are dead as a result Of a tornado
that passed over Montague Wednesday
afternoon. They are:
A. P. Earl.
Miss Sadie Earl, daughter Of A. P.
Earl.
Burk Earl. son of A. P. Earl.
Baby Carl Lawrence Pillow. 4
Tomlinson family. consisting OF hSs-
band. wife and four children.
Fatally injured:
Clayborn Whit, 45 years old.
Houses totally demolished:
]. F. Clark's drug store.
/ d. Y. Lunn's grocery store and OF
fees.
Old Bank Building. occupied by G. l..
Alcorn, real estate agent.
Store of Rowe Hardware Company.
Fifteen dwellings.
The tornado lasted perhaps so min
utes. Hundreds Of head Of stock in
this vicinity were killed outright by
the wind.
The number of injured is unknown.
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COTT0
Termination of a Ge1f
the Agricultural Depar
HOW A FEW BROKERS GOT
Secretary Wilson Makes ~
Official Report Stating tn
S. Holmes communicated
Information Through L.
Ripper to Theodore H. Price
Other New York Operators.

Washington, Specials the respk
of the investigation by secret service
agents into the charges made by Rich
ard Cheatham, secretary os the Cotton
Planters Association, that Information
had been given to cotton brokers in
New York by some person. or persons
in the Bureau of Statistics \pf the De-
partment of Agriculture, Secretary VIII
son made public an official rSport In
which he states that Edwin s. Holmes,
the assistant statistican, has been\ gull
ty of Juggling" the official report. Vhe
report says it has been found that NJ
Holmes communicated advance infofN
nation to l.. C. Riper, New Yorky
broker, and that Mr.. Hass, ~eS, New
York, who, Mr.. Van Ripper said, acted as
a go-btween in conveying informatio1~
from Holmes to other New York
brokers, including Theodore Price.
Steps have been taken, by Secretary
Wilson to prevent any further leakage
Of the Department figures, and an en-
tire reorganization of the Bureau or
Statistics and manner OF preparing
monthly crop reports has beea dsned
by him. The papers in connectiony with
the investigation were referred to the
United States attorney for the District
of Columbia and he has reported that,
in his opinion, criminal prosecution
will not lie against Holmes. Holmes has
been dismissed from the service OF the
Department.
BROKER VAN RIPPER WITNESS. 3
According to the report, Wilson Judd,
of New York, formerly in the employ
of L. c. Van Ripper, induced the latter
to tell of his connections with Holmes
and then communicated the info az
ton to Mr.. Cheatham. Nh
Van Ripper became the principal
ness in the investigation conductesyy
the secret service and said he was In
duced to communicate the fact that ad-
vanced information was being given OUT
by Holmes because he had heard thar
Holmes and his associates had intended
to try to manipulate the June cotton
report. Having this information as
foundation. the secret service agents
interviewed numerous persons who had
meen mentioned by Judd and Van
Riper, as we'll rs gathering a mass OF
correspondence, including many letters
written by Holmes to Van Ripper and
Others. The report made to Secretary
yT;Icon opd Tho Secrptary'S cOmme1tS.
together with the details OF the new
plan OF conducting the Bureau OF Sta
tistics, makes more than four thousanu
words. 1t reviews the entire invests
CATION, beginning with the charges tnat
were laid before Secretary Wilson py
Mr.. Cheatham several weeks ago.
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Man is born into the world. He is
at once attacked by rettle rash, Group,
measles and the whooping cough. He
has the collie before his first teeth are
cut and when he is swindled we say
he is getting his eye teeth cut.
If he scapes the scarlet fever and
the mumps, he finds directly in his
way the scarlet rash and the seven
year itch. If he is not carried off in
a hearse before he is too large for
short pants he still stands show of
cutting off one of his toes. being kick
ed by mule or getting shot with
target rife in the hands of boy that
didn't know it was loaded"
He gets his feet wet, runs ct the
nose and is scolded by his parents for
going in swimming on Sunday. He
goes to the circus, rides on the merry
go-round and hits the dignified old
gentleman in the back Of the head
with a SNOWFALL before he is we'll in
his teens.
He now reaches the stage where he
gathers watermelons in the light OF
the moon, eats green apples and lays
out Of nights. The fuzz begins to
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Wounded Lion Killed Him

a consultation and search for the
wounded quarry.
The lioness appeared and ran for
shikari, but the major fired and drop
ped her head. Then there was a pause
for drinks, and the party commenced
to follow the lions trail down the
nullah for mile or so. Now and then
the men ascended trees 10 keep look
out, and at last the party came into
a clearing with waist-high grass In
stead of trees.
Suddenly there was roar and the
lion dashed out, making straight tor
the major. who fired one shot, just
grazing the beast. simultaneously
there was a struggling cloud Of dust.
in which the natives say they saw
the lion beat the major down with
blow of his paw. Capt. Foljambe fired.
Mr.. du Boulay ran up and fired point
blank at the lions heart, native
| fired into his hind quarters, While otn-
ers clubbed it with ricfe-butt and
swords. The major was found TO be
dead. He must have died instantan-
! eously. The body was carried on
charpoy by torchlight and conveyed
back to Rajkote by special train, and
the shock caused by the news through
out the Junagadh district was inten-
sely felt.
1t is added that the lion measured
IL feet from tip to tail. ThNothers
shot were two lions rather lessNend
lioness (the maior's) of 9 feet.
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SPOKE TO TEACHERS
Noble Profession Highly Praised By
President Roosevelt
PRAISES HIVES OF SACRIFICE
Addressing 10000 Delegates, the Chief
Executive Declares That the Teach
ing Profession Makes the Whole
World its Debtor.

Asbury Park, n. j., Spec:al.-A
crowd of thirty thousand persons
which turned out to welcome Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt Friday, the closing day
of the National Educational Associa-
ton convention, the most impressive
Of all the great educational meetings.
The duties Of the rich was the SUBJ
ject matter OF the speech, which the
President delivered to the educators.
Although this was the last day Of
the convention, the President found
10000 delegates, nearly all school
teachers, waiting to hear his speech,
which was made in Ocean Grove Audi
torium.
Several pretty receptions marked
ium. Outside the depot the Indian
band from Carlisle School was in wait
ing and fell into line Immediately be-
fore the Presidents carriage. AS the
carriage turned into Main street 1t
passed a wagon filled with negroes,
who began to cheer. In response, the
President waved his hand at the de-
lighted negroes.
When the President entered the au.
ditorium, thousands mounted chairs
and cheered him. AS soon as quiet
had been restored, he began to speak.
His address was filled with good sug-
gestions and bright thoughts. 1t was
attentively listened to by the throng
present, and marked an important
point in the proceedings of the great
meeting.
In closing Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Thrice fortunate are you to whom
it is given to lead lives Of resolute en-
deavor for the achievements Of lofty
ideals, and Furthermore, to instill, both
by your lives and by your teachings,
these ideals into the minds Of those
who in the next generation will, as
the mer and women of that genera
ton, determine the position which
this nation will hold in the history OF
mankind"
25,ooo Teachers Attend.
Asbury Park, N. Y, Special.-The
forty-fourth annual session OF the
National Educational Association at
Asbury Park is being attended by 25,'
900 teachers, and thousands of visitors
who are here to look in upon the great
meetings being held daily in Ocean
Grove Auditorium.
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Cotton Crop Letter.

Messrs. W. F. Klumpp & Co. issue
the following cotton crop letter:
Since our crop letter Of the 1st
ulto., the conditions have improved
materially, and farmers have had
good weather to cultivate the crops,
which were very backward in a great
many sections.
In Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas
and the Territories, the plant with the
exception of being late, is healthy
and making rapid growth, but there
are still complaints from Louisiana
and Arkansas, of some fields being
grassy, in Georgia, Alabama, and the
Carolinas the crop is well cultivated
and making good progress.
The crop over the entire belt, is
now making good progress, and we
believe the Government Bureau Re-
port to be issued on the 3rd inst will
show an average condition Of about 81,
against 8S last year, and I'll, in 1903,
however, it is too early to form an
opinion as to what the final outcome
will be as the crop has to pass
through the most trying period during
late July and August, and much also
depends upon the weather conditions
during the picking season.
The undertone in cotton shows less
strength, and with good weather condi-
tions, prices are likely to seek a low
er level in the near future.
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Junior Endeavors' Rally.

Baltimore, Special.-The second
days session Of the 22d international
Christian Endeavor Convention was
presided over by Rev. George B.
Stewart, of Auburn, N. j. An impress
sive prayer was offered by Rev. Ralph
W. Brokaw, of Utica, N. Y. William
Shaw, of Boston, delivered an ad-
dress upon What Christian Endeav-
ors Have Done"
The afternoon session Of the con-
vention was devoted to a Junior and
intermediate rally" presided over by
Rev. DR.. Ira Landrith, president of
Belmont College, Nashville, Tenn.
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President Announces Peace conamls
sioners.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Special.-Oficial
announcement was made by President
Roosevelt of the names of the Russian
and japanese ENJOYS to the Washing
ton peace conference. The character and
ability Of the men selected by both bel.
ligereuts is an earnest of the desire OF
their respective government to con-
clude, If possible, the tragedy enacted
in the far East. The plenipotentiarles
are:
Russian, Ambassador Muravief, for
merly Minister Of Justice and now am
bassador to Italy, and Baron Rosen,
recently appointed as ambassador to
the United States to succeed Count
Cassini.
Japanese, Baron Komura, Minister
Foreign Affairs, and Kogoro Takahlra,
minister to the United States.
By direction Of the President, Sec
retary Loeb made the formal an
nouncement in the following state
ment:
PRESIDENTS ANNOUNCEMENT.
"The President announces that the
Russian and Japanese governments
have notified him that they have ap-
pointed the plenipotentiaries to meet
here (Washington) as soon after the
first Of August as possible. The two
Russian plenipotentiaries are Ambas-
sador Muravieff, formerly Minister OF
Justice and now ambassador at Rome,
and Ambassador Rosen. The japanese
plenipotentiaries are Baron Komura,
now Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
Minister Takahira.
"It is possible that each side may
send one or more additional represen-
tatives. The plenipotentiaries Of both
Russia and Japan will be entrusted
with full power to negotiate and con-
clude a treaty Of peace, subject, OF
course, to ratification by their respect
i've home governments"
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FUNERAL OF Mr.. HAY
Simple But Impressive Ceremony
Marked the Burial of the Dead
Statesman.

Simple But Impressive Ceremony
Marked the Burial of the Dead
Statesman.
Cleveland. Ohio, Special.-The fun
eral of Secretary Hay took place here
on Wednesday. The body of the dead
statesman did not lie in state, owing
to the express wish of Mrs. Hay and
the family. The ceremonies were i'm
pressive, but simple. The President
and party were in attendance, as also
a large outpouring Of citizens.
A Proclamation by the President.
Oyster Bav. L. l.. Special.-President
Roosevelt has prepared the formal
proclamation announcing the death OF
John Hay, Secretary Of State, as fol-
lows:
"a proclamation by the President OF
the United States:
John Hay, Secretary of State OF the
United States. died July l. His ceath,
a crushing sorrow to his friends, is to
the President OF this country a nat
ional bereavement, and in addition 1t
is a serious loss to mankind, LOT 10
him 1t was given to stand as leaoer
in the effort to better world conditions
by striving to advance the cause OF
international peace and justice.
HE entered the public service as
the trusted and intimate companion
of Abraham Lincoln, and for we'll
night forty years he served his country
with loyal devotion and high ABILITY
in many positions of honor and trust;
and finally he crowned his life work
by serving as Secretary of State with
such farsightedness of the future ana
such loyalty to lofty ideas. as to con-
fer lasting benefits not only upon our
own country, but upon all the nations
Of the earth. AS a suitable expression
of national mourning, direct that the
diplomatic representatives OF the
United States in all foreign countries
display the flags over their embas-
sizes and legations at half-mast for ten
DAYS: that for a like period the flag
of the United States be displayed at
half-mast at all forts and military
posts and at all naval stations and
On all vessels of the United States.
81 further order that on the day OF
the funeral the Executive Department
in city of Washington lie closed, and
that on all the public buildings
throughout the United States The nat
ional flag be displayed at half-mast.
Done ut the city of Washington,
this third day of July, A. D., 1905, and
of the independence of the United
States, the one hundred and twenty
ninth.
"THEODROE ROOSEVELT"
"By the President: Herbt D. Price,
Acting Secretary of State"
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Covinaton Not Guilty.

Little Rock, Ark, Special.-A YER
dict of not guilty was returned by the
jury in the trial of State Senator A.
W. Covington on a charge of accept
ing a bribe of $4,000 on the bill appro-
priating 100000 for the completion OF
The new State capitol. The jury had
been out since Saturday night at 11.3O
O'Clock. After the verdict was an
nounced the prosecution entered a
nolle prose qui in the remaining
charge against Senator Covington Of
accepting a bribe of 500 and a gold
watch for his vote on the district court
hill