lVOL 1. ^ BATESBURG. S. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1901A SOUTHERN SONG.The Hcmetpun Dtms Written by

Miss Sinclair.

A SOUL fiTIRING BALLAD

And Its History That Will Bo Rsad

With Interest by Mary Old

Confederate Soldiers

8nd O.hersThofollowing story of a popular balladof tho war lor southern indopendcnoo,whioh wo olip from Tho State willprovo intorocting to thoao of our

roadoss *.vho are not eld enough to havoheard it sung when its loyal wordsuiu»ui muuo, 8m won as 10 mo mon ana

women who romomber with what goodwill it was Bang in that t'mj. Tho toooant is contained in the report of aoommittoo appointed for tho purposo ofasoortaining tho authorship of "TheHomespun Dress:*'

HIE REPORT.Whon theConfedoratc tJoners! K:rby

Smith invaded Northern Kentucky,John llri Lloyd, in common with sovoral other villagers stood in front ofthe grocery pioturcd in hia book,"Stringtown on tho Pike," a group ofMorgan's cavalrymen awaitiDg ordersbeing tho attrition. Daring the intervalone of tno party struck up a songbeginning "Oh, yes, 1 am a southerngirl," tho others joining in the chorusWishing to inoorporato it in "StriDgtown,"tho ballad was sought, but without avail. Finally memory waH trustedfor tho two verses reejrded in the bookSubsequently, howevor, Professor L'ojdmado a printed rcquoet under dato oflanuaoy 5, 1901, tor tho full poem andtho natun of "its author, offering a reward of $100 to tho person first t > supply tho ballad and the ocvoct name oftho author. Unexpectedly, the off.'rresulted in a mass of correspondenceand a number of claimants for tho honorof authorship.

In this dilemma, a seoood offer of$50 wap mado for the iodisputablo establishmentof tho aulhors's namo totbe satisfaction of a oemmiltco ocmposodof tbroc judges of tho Cincinnaticourt who kindly consented to act.The result, as t renounced by tho

judges, is as follows:44rni_ L.n i a *

i no umiau sea mo corrcat namo o'tho author were first ttiven by MrIWilliam J. Bryan, No, 11 111 St. Gregory* stroct, Mt Adams, Cine nnati; reoeivedJanuary 5, 1901 8 10 p in., delivered

, . personally, Rg&rd. $100 .00, _ ..~ first person ivir-g uncoc^aovertin.o proof of tho authorship suppliodby tho ab^^ oorreapoudent, v«sMr. Charles W. HuVner, Parnegio Library,Atlanta, Georgia, reoeived Fobruarylt>, 1901, award, $50 00."Tho total number ot correspondents

in this oontost is ovor 100 Tlio namesof forty-eight different authors werepresented, of whom thirty-two could heruled out at onco. As to the remaining sixteen unimpeaohabio evidencegives tho crodit of authorship to

MISS CAIIRIE HELL SINCLAIR,of Savannah, Georgia. This namo inoonnootion with the ballad was firstgiven by Mr. Bryan. Tho conclusiveovidenoo was supplied (first via Mr.Ilubner, and subsequently Mrs. N V.Randolph, of lliohinond, Va ) by Mrs.C. I. Walker, of Summervillo, S. O., asister of the author, and was confirmedin all details by Mrs. Sarah C. Mason,of Philadelphia, Pa., another survivingsistor of tho author.

Bcspeotfully submitted,Aaron McNeill,David Davis,May 31, 1901. Howard Ferris.

HISTORY OF TIIE HOMESPUN DRESS.This ballad was written by Miss Sinclairin midsummer, 16G2 (Testimony

of her sister, Mrs. Mason )"In this oonnootion, the dato is confirmedin print by G. N. Sauasy, now of

Brainbridgo, Ga., a lieutenant colonelof tho Confederate army, who was homein Savannah on furlough after beingwounded in tho Sharpsburg battle(Soptomber 16 and 17, 1862). Ho wasfavored with a manuscript oopy oftho poom by the author, Miss Sinclair,and also heard tho soDg sung to thopopular air of "The Bjonic Blue Flag."by a lady members of the "t^iocnSisters," an English family, .hen Holdingtho boards of tho old Savannahtheatre.

Evidence from It N Harris. Atlanta.Qa,, kindly submitted by Mr. llubner,of Atlauta, throws light on tbo historyof this soDg and the personality of thotalented author:

Atlanta, Gv, March 24, 1901.Charles W. ilubncr.

Dear Sir:.As there has boon somodoubt expressed as to the author of"Tho Homespun Dress," I can g:vo youa fow faots which I know to bo trno.In August, 1868, I was detailed onspecial duty in Savannah, and remainedthere until the city was surrendered toSherman's army. 1 think it was inDooembcr, 1808, that I first met MissSinclair. She romaincd in Savaouahseveral months, aud it was my good fortuno to meet her many times; she wasa very quiot little woman; and veryrarely spoke of her writings, but 1 rememberonoo in particular when shetold how sho oauio to write "The Homospir. Dress." Sho said it was inAugusta, Ga. Thero wsh quite a rivairy with the girls as to who shouldhave tho neatest homespun dress, andfrom this incident sho took the ideaand wrote that old war socg. It wasfirst published in an Augusta paper andwas copied in the Savannah MorningNews. It was also set to music andpublished by It'.ackmar, who at thattime had a mnsic etore in Augusta.These aro facts that 1 know to bu liuofrom my own personal knowledge. Idon't wish any newspaper notoriety inregard to this controversy, hut as MissSinclair oannot speak for herself, 1want to sec justico dono her.

Yours truly,K N. Harris.

No. 164 Marietta street.Tho tact that southern soldiers often

reoeived oopics of the roog from theirfrionds, led to many claims of authorship,as the ballad was frequentlyfound on the persons of southorn soldiersslain in battlo. To this may boadded that several parcdios aud an-

ewers wcro mado of tho verses from thenorthern side.

It gives tho author of "Stricgtown ontho Piko" great satisfaction to feelthat a sub)jot that for a timo soemod 1likely to prove a matter of endless contesthas at last boon settled beyondcontroversy, and he hereby extends histhanks to the press and tho manyfrionds who have contributed towardtho aooomplishmont of this objoot.

MOORAl'HY OF MISS SINCLAIR.Miss Carrie Boll Sinclair was born on '

tho 22d of May, 1839, at Millcdgovillo,Qa., being tho fifth of nine daughterstf the itev. E. jab Sinolair, a Mothodietpreacher and a man of oonsidorablonote, from whom Miss Siaolair inheritedhor talent as a poet. He wasa member of tbo Georgia oonforcnooand dologato to tho gcnoral conferencewhich ruot in Baltimore in 1840. IIm 1mother was a sister of ltobort Fulton, D

the famous inventor of tho steamboat, o

Owing to failing health, Mr. Sinolair pafterward retired from professional tiwork and removed with his family toMacon, G i, where ho founded tho 0

Macon Female college; then he wont to bSavannah, aod tiaally to Goorgntown, aS. C., where ho dii d in 1847. 0While residing in Augusta, Ga , thepoetic talent of Oarrio Bell Sinclair bo- "

oamo manifest to tho publio at largo '>thiough the Georgia Gazette, her first ?!poem, 'Tho Storm," being written "when sho was but fifteen years old. Ia 818(50 Miss Sinclair issued hor first vol- 8umo of poems (\ugu3ta. <ia., 18G0), a'

whioh sho dodioatod to her 1'iioid and ^adviser, tho Hon. Alexander 11. Stoph- n

ens, vioo president of tho Confederacy. ri

During tho Civil War Miss Sinolair 0wroto a number of inspiring southern a

pocius ocwuvmorativo of inoidonts oftho w»r; many of whioh woro sot to a

rnusio. Tbey were bo onthusiastioally ''

received that thoy soon won for thoir 81

author tho naino, "Song bird of tho w

South." «

Among these poems aro: The Sol- ^dior's Suit of Gr*y, Fling forth our t]Southern Manner, Tho Ilom-cspun 01

Dress, MIQiietoa tho Savannah to- a

uight, (»i;orbia, my Georgia, eto. fHer intenso intorost in the affairs of 16

the war accounts for tho fant that withher own band ehc made thirtoen flags w

of silk, presenting them to different ?Confederate regimor.ts. "

After tho war M .ss Sinclair oontinued "

writing for Auguala pap-rs and also bo- l'came a regular contributor to tho B isto n PPilot, and otlcr journals of tho southand north, writing scmctim s nnder thonom do plumo "Mollio Marygold," "her earlier pseudonym was "Clara." a

Later Miss Sinclair removed to Philadelphia,but her second volume of s'

poems, wl ioh sho namod "Heart Whispers"or * &ihoes of Sings" 1872) was \never published, and unfortunately 11may never be, for after bor dental tho c;

manuscript.K*JM-Jcloii: ~ bPnc later life of tho talented author 0:

seems to have boen clouded by disap- 01

pointrocnt. She died in Philadcldliiain 1883, writing pastry to the last; "the a

lovod hor pen," ad her surviving sister, ®Mrs. Mason writes, and as her pooms n

attest.o

THE IIOJI KbPUN DRESS

Hy Carrio H >11 Sinclair. t<Written in Savannah, Georgia, in mill tiSummer, 18(52. H

Oh, yes, I am a aouthcrn girl,And glory in the name, rt

And boast it with tar greater pride eThan glittering wealth or fame. 0I envy not the northern girl 6(Ilor robes of beauty rare,

Though diamonds grace her suowy neckAnd pearls be leek her hair

0Chorus: Hurrah: Hurrah! B,Tor the sunny south so dear!Three cheers for the homespundrees "

Our southern ladies wear! 1My homespun dress is plain, 1 know,My hat's palmetto, too;

Gut then it shows what southern girls 11Tor southern rights will do.

We scorn to wear a bit of silk, 0A hit of northern lace, dHut make our homespun dresses up, I(And weir them with such grace.

Chorus aNow northern goods are out of date; v<

And since old Abe's blockade, t.We southern girls can he content «With goods that's southern made, CThe southland is a glorious land, jlAnd lier's a glorious cause;

Then here's three cheers for southern rights, ^And for the southern boys!t;Chorus pWe send the bravest of our land gTo battle with the#foe, dAnd we would lend a helping hand.

We love the sou'.h, you know,We send our sweethearts to the war; n

Hut, dear girls, never miud.Yiur soldier-love will not forget hTne girl he left behind. w

Chorus. *

A soldier is the lad for me.!'A brave heart I adore; '

And when the sunny south is freo,And fighliog is no more, si

I 11 choose me then a lover hrave fFrom out that gal aut hand;

The soldier la 1 1 love the l>eslwShall have tny heart and baud.

Chorus. dAnil now, young men, a word to you a

If you would wiu the fair, u(Jo to the field where honor chlla, t]And win your lady there.

DRemember that our b iglwest smilesAre for the true aud brave,

And that our tears fall for the one cWho tills a soldier's grave. *

Chorus. ^V

The Corn Crop. oi

Cum lias become the greatest and n

most valuable ornp of tho United Statos, {.'and is thoroforo watched every yearwith great anxiety. Kuports of a gen- sloral bad condition of the growing oorn w

have therefore c\used much alarm, andit is gratifying to know that tho prodio f'tiins of damage to tho crop havoboen »ltxagg ratrd. The orn Boaro was un- rt

doubtedly design id by speculators and 1tho ttfect of tht ir misrepresentations »ihave been to a great Cooroo counter *aotid hv impartial ard reliable inforata dtion. It is undoubtedly truo that corn tihas sullerod lombly in parts of tho owest, especially in Missouri, Kinsas dand Nebraska, but tho drouth in thoso ftstates has been broken by tho rains of tltho past few days and tho condition of dcorn improved very much. Tho Fedoral fidepartment of agriculture doos not be hliovc that the crop will fall below 2,000,- a:

000,000 bushels. It must be remom- hbored, too, that a vory largo amount of ncorn was left over last year. It is prat a

tically eortaiu that tho oountry will whavo ampin oorn for all its own needs uand enough to meet tho demands of itother countries which aro taking moro oiof that articlo every year. li

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THE COTTON CROP.rhe Q«n«ral Outlook Not So

Encouraging;'

CONDITIONS MUCH VARIED.

n Some Sections It Was Tc*>

Dry; In Others Too Wetj

for the Crop to

Flour'sh.The report on ootton oovoring tho

est week are not of an encouragingature, although they are moro iftlincd,to antioipato than to cbrouioleositivo injury. Tho extremely highsmperature that prevailed over theontral and western portions of thoeic, id oonnootion with a continuedbsonco of rain whcro it is most needed

(becked the growth of the plants and <

lduoad some Bhodding of loaves and 1ruit. In a few sootions exooseivo preipitationcaused too mnoh wood, while1 South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama

(nd portions of Mississippi a slight butenoral improvement in condition, botha to growth and fruitago, is noted,'ioking has begun in Toxas but will 1

ot bo general for somo timo. Generalline over tho bolt would quickly 1

hango the present gloomy outlook iuto !

brilliant prospeot for a big crop. 1

In North Caroliua, in many westernnd northern oountios, crops made 1ivorablo progress, but in the cast andouth too muoh rain interfered again (

ith farm work, but has started grass> growing rapidly in most all crops.Eottom lands are in vary bad ooadi- '

ion, and bardly any results aro expcot- '

d from them. Tho weather has been 1

little oool f>r cotton, and tho 1

liny, damp conditions sinoo tho 12ihcausing it to develop too muoh weed. 'In South Carolina cotton improved (

ith oultivation, and although stillery FnialJ, looks healthy and is fiuit- (

ig better than last week. Most of tho '

elds havo born oleanod of grans, andho plants aro growing slowiy. Inlacos cotton oontinuos to havo a ycl>wcolor, and there aro reports ofhodding leaves and squires. Sea 1

daud is thriving, bat the plants arc 1

warfed, and blight is present in spots. 1

In Georgia, except over limited '

rea*, tho week passed with litMe or ro <

linfall, attended by high tcinpcratnro. 1

iTtailo euoh oondi'.ons favored oultivaonof ciops, they a-o detrimental toorn and cotton, and tho later crops ar»'adly in need of inoisturo. A hot wind !n the 12th parohed vegetation to a

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ensidcrablc exlert. <In Florida the week has boon favor- '

blc over the greater portion of thotato, and a general improvement isotiocd in ootton over tho western disriot, where the staple has boon wellult.vatod and is now fruiting morereely. There is much crass to oon?ndwith in northern and oentral eiericts,and whero some holds havo beenbandoucd.In Alabama practically no rain was

Eceivod, exoopt insufficient showers inxtremo eastern and smith wpnstorn

ounties, and tho drought is becoming 1

srioua in its effects. Cotton ia holdig up fairly well though it would bo 1

ouefittod by rain; it is still small, but Ilean, well formed and fruiting fairlyatisfaotorily. JIn Mississippi the week was intenselyot with a high per oont. of sunshine,'ho mean temperature ranging from 1o 8 degrees above normal and the ,laximum reached 100 degrees or more |a all parts of tho State. Kxoept a very jew light scattered showers in aooiof tho southern counties, no rain fell (uring tho wock. Many correspondents (eport no rainfall of any oonscquenoe (iboo June Hth. Cotton is being laid bynd on bottom lands oontinuss to do troll, while on uplands tho growth of \ho plant has been retarded by dry (ruather and it is blooming to tho top.)a the whole, tho staplo is withstandsg tho drought remarkably well.In It luisiana, over that portion of tho ,tate lying south of a line drawn

brough Avoyells, ltapidosand Vorcon ,anshes, refreshing and benoioial (bowers wcro frequent during tho first .

ays of tho wcox, and lighter, looal '

howers occurred at soattared placesorth of that tier of parishes.Cotton is doing well wherever rain

as fallen and has stood tho droughtrell wherever grown, but is very small <nd in many places has stepped grow 'ag for the want of moisturo and isruiting at tho top at a height of 12 to8 inches, where ordinarily at this seaanof tho year its height is two to fouroet.In Tonncssco generally hot, dry

'cather, and high poroontago of buohinoprcvailod during the week withamaging effect on growing crops. Infew soolions wcro local rains fell. |joitly in iho northcaHtern portion of jtio eastern division and tho easternortion of the middlo division.cropsre, as a rule, in good condition, but '

l.sowhcro, especially in the couiial '

nd western portions of the westernivision, tho drought is gotting to bocry serious on all growing crops,specially early upland corn, which is 'ipidly failing. (Joitou has made fair JrogrosB toward fruitiug until tho last 1

jw days, aod it is now beginning to (how trie tlfootof tho extremely dry c

oathcr.In Texas a marked defioinoy in rain

ill for the Sta'e is again noted. While tbowers, and in a few instances heavy .

tins, occurred on tho 10th 11 eh and-ih over iho southwestern portion a idiong the Gulf coast, there woro oniy '

few localities where tho droughty conit ons were relieved. O/er the northra, central, western, a'd, notably,vur tho northeasttrn sections, therought is practically unbroken (ho»w scattered showers that fell over J3CH9 districts did little more than >

ampon the ground and woro of no bene ct to vogotation. In some localities it *as bcoD seven weeks sineo rain foil, 'od in a groat many sections tho drought cas romainod unbroken for ovor a ilontb 8.ock water is failing fast (nd the ranges are dry and hare; 1oils and small water courses aro drying a

p, and in many places wlic.ro crops arc £ngated thiH work has boon abandoned In account of insufficient wator supply, yn portious of tbo Siato whoro rain foil. 1

orops that were not too fir gone revivedrapidly, bat over umoh of the greaterpart of the Stato a serious drought isprevailing, Cotton, that has withstoodthe drought ho woll, is beginning tofail. That planted on uplands is sheddingbadly and in many others waysshows tho effects of dry woathor. Lowlandcotton is doing faiily well; it isfxuitiug rapidly, but tho crop noodarain badly and unless it is relievedsoon mnoh less than an averago cropwill bo made. In tho southwestern portion of tho S'ato somo ootton has beenpicked, but it will be soma time beforothis work will bo general, la Friooounty one balo of ootton has boonginned.

la Arkansas generally very hightemperature prevailed throughout thoStato. No rain cf any cocBcqaenoowas reported. Crops of all kinds havobeen damaged by tho continued dryhot woathor. Cotton has bejn badlyinjured in most sections and is gensraly Hutt jring foi noed of rain.In Oklahoma and Indian Territory

tho drought conditions aro vtry severeand threaten injury to mostarops, hut cotton has withstood thoJry woathor and high temperaturevory woll, except that the plants aioboginning to shod their fruit.

Italy Takes Matter Up.A spcoial from Washington eays:

The Italian government has taken oognizanoeof a rccint affray at Krwin,Miss., in which it is olaimcd two Italianswore lynched and a thirl Boriouslyrounded. Tho faots have been eomOiunieatadto tho forniirn r ftinn a» Itnrnamil the Italian embassy hero has maderoproscntatioQS to tho state department.A» the same time, the Italian authoritiesare pursuing an investigation oltheir oad through their ocunsul at NowD.-lcans and their oonsulai agent atVicksburg, Miss., which is not far fromthe soodo of the alleged trouble. Thusfar the reports r -ccivjd from th?se offijisls establish two essential points inwhat is coandered a rather serious conditionof atlairs. First, it is reportedpositively that the Italians were killedby lynching, and not through any acoilentor ohaace affray. Second, thoItalian authorities nearest to the sccno>f tho trouble have established to their;aUsfaction that tho persons killed aroLallan Bubjnots in the full sense, noti&viog taken out naturalization papers,i'hus far the case is in a state of lcquiiysoth on the part of the state departneatand tho Italian authorities, but;hcrc is every indication thai the factwill constitute an international incidentsimilar to that with Italy growing)ut of tho killing of Italians in lmuiaaua.

New Storage Rules.The Sia'.o rail road commission Wed-iicsday gave ihe railroads a final hear

ng iu regard to its new storage ruiee..Fhero wcro rrosent Mr Foddio for ti eiouLherc, Air. \V. G. Smitii for thoAtisniio Gcan Line, Mr. II. 1). Heyowfor the I'lant system, Col. J. U.llaskcll of Atlanta representing thosar service association and tho otherines save tho Charleston and WesternJarolina wlneh was represented by Mr.IVright. There was a full discussion ofho whole matter. Tho rules change theimo limit for removal frcm depotsrom 48 to 71 hcurs after notice, and alowa man residing more than fourriles from a depot "a roasonab'o timo"liter notice to got his goods away. Itwas developed a: tlhearing that theoadti have generally refunded ohargaswhen good excuses wcro presented,rhe new storage rules will be issuod ink few days, the board having finallyidopted thenj.

No Weather Flags.The Oharlostoa Post najs the dailyweather singals have not been display'orBcvrsl days and tho reason given

8 that tho chief of the bureau has rojentlyissued instructions that in cities)f over .*> U00 inhabitants, no flags, cxlept the oold wave signal, bo boroafterlisplaycd, but that the forecasts betnado available to the public throughtho daily newspapers and by positigthem at prominent points They will belisplaycd as formerly if the fhgs aroprovided without expense to tho bureauis tho money appropriated for flagsivil bo spent for th eqipment and main.ccanecof forecast disply stations inoral communities. In South Carolina,.his order will afloat Charleston,Jolumbia, Spartanburg, Grecnvillo,Sumter, Andcison, Orangeburg, liook11 til and Union.

Deserts His Family.Dr. K. Vr. Dukes, a prominent physicianand druggist of Pulaski, Miss., who

las a wife ani six ohildren at that plaoo,ind Miss Sadie llarsha, a young wouianwho has been keeping books for him,wore arrested as they wcro boarding.ho train for Orna, Tex. Tho btcp-fahcrof tho young lady supootcd that.11 -e. 1 L ...111 rrlis uui n^iii anu no appeaioa to an.ffiier who i.ado tho arrests. Dr. Dukess in j *il oo a ohargo cf deserting his*ifo aad ohiidroa, aud tho young wonan was turned over to her relatives,iho claimed that sho was goiog to a)usines* oollego in Shrcveport La., butotters on tho porson of tho dootor showidthat an-elopcmcnt had been arraagd.

Our New Prison.Tho now uiaiD building at the state

imnitontiary has bocu practically completed.It ij opo of tho handsomestmd best tq lipped prison buildings inho eout'i. In a short titue tho oon;rctotloor will bu completed and thefork will bo done. Last weok most of,ho convicts were moved from tho oldmilding, whrro they havo boon quaretcdniuoolas' fal1, -and thoy aro nowis comfortably fix d as a sot of prison:rflcould bo. 'i no new building hasdl modern and up to-dato equipmentsind conveniences, as well as hung asleouro as it is po^siole to m&ko it.

A Uootl Cause.Wc publish wi h pleasuro tho followQgftom Dr. Jacobs: vY'c aro buildngan intermediate school for tho use

if tho orphans of the Thorowcll orphaigowith its 200 pupils. A generousJhristian woman who knows tho needsif this institution, has offered to givo>1,000, it "everybody olso" will givoho rest needed, $500. A kind friondlas just handed iu his oheo . for $100;.Dd twenty other friends havo mado up025 Kvory dollar given, moans threo.Too wirK inuit beg n at onou. Sendour gift, ''for tho building," to llcv.>r. W. P. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C.

DEBARRED PROFITS.1

Charleston'* Dispensary ProfitsTaken Away rn Account of

t<

LAW NOT BEINO ENFORCED."

1.Text of the Preamble and

<1Resolution Adopted by

the 8tate Board (l0

W^dnes'iay. ®

Tho Bute of Thursday says tho hdirectors of the State dispensary Wednesdayafternoon parsed tho rosolution jjwhbh taken away from tho city of ECharleston w'ua evjr profits may ao- n

orua from the operation of tho local ^ditpcDsaries. This resolution will oon- (jticun of effect uatil tho city authori- ptics indicate that the illicit Bale of t!liqaor if suppressed.if not cradioatod. *

Mr. Williams was fcclirg unwell, butho forme! the following as tho reply ofthe l oard to the municipal authorities aof Charleston:

THE ULTIMATUM. £J"The Stato board of direotors having ccarefully conaiderod the dofense of tho uoi'y government of Charleston, pro- j,scutcd through tho honorable mayor, sMr. Smyth, and Chief of Rolico Boylo,'to 6how cause why tho disponsary cprofits accruing to Eaid city should notbe withhold under section 9 of tho dis- ^prnsary law, to bo used for tho betterenforcement of said law,' find as fol- j,lovs:

"First, That defendants failed to ^show, and in fact admitted, that tho wdispensary law was not properly enforced in tho city of Cha-lcston. k' Second, That defendants suooocded p«rr*r<?ntly in establishing tho fact thatthe county government of Charleston «.is largely responsible for tho non on ^foroement of the dispensary law in theoily of Charleston. ^"Third, That tho city government p,(through its representatives) admit* its ^primary responsibility for such failure, fl|in that council ha* failed to enact an j.ordinance forbidding tho illicit Bale of cjliquors, providing adrq late penalty fortho violation of such ordinance, to bo wimposed by tho recorder, in ca*o of goonvic.ions; therefore bo it

"Resolved, That tho disoon ary ^profits accruing to the said c ty ofCharleston are hereby withheld to be ^used for iho pay of Stato constables for ntho better enforcement of tho dispenea'ylaw in the city of Charleston until such time as the S'ato board mayv~ :or "'-ic®d that th" city authorities gli\avo difchnrgoi every obligation rest- p,ingupon thctfi.

"Resolved, second, That the Charles-ten county board of control is hereby °

instructed to remit tolhcS:ato trcas ^ifer the portion of the profits that pwould go to tho oity of Charleiton, but jfor tho passage of the above resolution, t]and that a copy hereof be sent to the ,jmayor acd chairman cf the county pboard of oootrol." BjTHE I.AW ON TIIE SUBJECT. p

The resolution under which the State Bboard rcquestod the Charleston offi jiils uto appear beforo tho board was adopt Ped .July Hi. It reads: ''Rjsolvcd. That *the mayor and chief of police of tho 0

oity of Charleston are hereby accord- Pod tho privilego, and aro so requested 11to appear at tho offica of tho State 0board of directors in Columbia, S. C., uon tho ltiih inst., at 10 o'c'ock a. m., wto show cause, if any they have, whytho dispensary profits aacruing to saidoity should not be withheld under section 9 of the dispensary law, to be usedfor the better enforcement of said law." cTho board gets its authority for l!

Wednesday's action from tho followingsection 9 of the dispensary law: ''Allprofits, af or paying all oxponsos of tho9 maty dispensary, shall bo paid onehalfto tho municipal corporation in 0'which it may be located, such settlementsto bo made quarterly: 1'rovided, cThat if tho authorities of any towo orcity in the judgment of tho State beardof oontrol do not enforce the law, the 1'State board may withhold tho part going to said town or oity, and use it to Cpay State constablos or else turn it intotho county treasury." 1'The roaolutiou dopriving tho city of a

Charleston of her disponsary profits Cwas passed unanimously and without cany fireworks or speeches. Tho definitepurpose of tho board as to tho moansof oarrving out tho provisions of thesoresolutions is not known, but it is bo- itlioved from tho trend of tho oxamioa- ption of Mayor Saiyth that tho board Swants Charleston to pass an ordinance nimposing a heavy ti ic upon illicit 1 quor tdealers. Tho alleged non ouforcemont 1of tho law oould not then bs said to bo tduo to tho routine of swearing out war- hrants before making searches. a

Columbia has no soon ordinance,and a member of the board intimated 'that this oity had better be so fortifi-id 'or profits will bs held up hero until il- 1licit liquor dealorsare tried and con ^victcd iq the municipal oourt. How- w

ever Uhairinau -Yilham-i may bo quoted 0as Baying that if tho law wero enforead *in Charloston as it is here ho would bosatitfiod with Charleston.

Killed Themselves.Ida and Kdith Yooland, actresses, atwenty sis and twouty-ouo years old, pot pcotivolj commit od suicide togotOe tby taking poison in t!;oir rooms in Lon adon. About noon Kiiih called their j(landlady and told tho latter the and her j,sistor had taken poison. Sho askod tho .

landlady to got a cab and put hor and %her sister in it, and promised lhoy cwould leavo tho houso without a oroat- wing a fuss or a soouc. Upon go ng out wonlho stairs the landlady found Ida i;lead. Kdilh diod on tho way to the phospital. h

Newnpaper ChautfoJames '1. Harris, prcsidont of tho tl

Hank of Spartanburg and manager of thoWhite Stone Lithia Springs, nas boughttho Spartanburg Herald. Too paperwill bo oooiinuod as a morning paper, oiIt is announced that tho policy of tho ripaper will romain tho same as under f<former ownership. J. C. Garlington, uwho has boon for sovoral years tho pro- oipriotor and oditor of tho ilorald, will tlromain as editor. -oi

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TILLMAN IN CHARLESTON

le Meets the Famous Chico and isOffered a Drink

A special to Tho Ststo from Charlesonsays Senator Tillman, Mra. Tillltnand Mips Tillman, who have beenbe gueets of Sheriff Morrison, of Beike»ycounty, at MoUlellanville, for some

ays, returned to Charleston "Wodnosaymorning. Tho party enjoyed theirtay at MoClellanvillo, and the senator,specially, had a good time. He isonsiderably sunburnt as a result of hisshing trips. Senator Tillman andarty spont tho day at Capt. Martin'sospitablo homo on Rutlcdge avenue,?avsng for Trenton in the afternoon.The senator did not have any staring,sensational interviews to givo out.

lo has been out of touoh with thoews centers, ho said, and consequentt had but little to say. Ho Laid thate was not sufficiently posted on theliiarloston blind tiger situation to oxres* an opinion beyond the statementbat when he was governor, Charlestonpas a much drier town, and ho did notavo a metropolitan polioe, either, tonforoo the law.When asked about Senator McLaurin

r.d oommoroial Domooraoy, he saidbat ho could boo no good in McLiurin'solitics, and could not understand whatloLaurin was after, unless it was anffioo by President McKinloy's appointient.He laughingly referred to thoimprovement in McLaurin's healthiDoe his resignation was withdrawn.Sonator Tillman waB driven over the

ity, taking in tho points of interest,d he expressed his pleasure with what0 saw.While out strolling Wednesday mornig,Senator Tillman anl Vincent

hiooo met in.the markot, and tho twoere introduoed Dy Capt. Martin, whoas escorting tho senator about tho oity."Well, are you tho Chic that I've

card so much about?" said Senatorillman."M j de iam Chio," was the reply,atd you ana me do only whiskey men1 South CarolinaJokingly, Senator Tillman remindedhioso that he had never sent him thatin.ous brand of Tillman Chiccj whiscy which ho had promised. Chicoolid he would send a bottle immediater,and also a box of Chicoo Tillmanigars.During tho convocation somothingas said about taking a drink, butcnator Tillman said he never indulged."You look liko a man who takes a

rink," said Chiooo.The members of the party laughedeaitily and passed on through tho

larkct.

(ioverument by Injunction.Judge C. D. Clark, of the Unitedbau s cislfiet oo irt at Cincinnati relscdthe motion to dinsnlvt »»

oriry iojuaction issued against theinking intohinists, indicating veryUinly to oouoscl for the defense whatis opinion would bo on certain princileainvolved. He said that for picketigan icjunotion would be granted, buthat acts of violence and even boyootDgwere not to bo mot by injunction,le said: "I have arrived at the oonolulon,beyond all shadow of doubt, thatioketiog is unlawful; that it is immoralnd wrong. Counsol for the defenselust understand plainly that I am oposeito piokoting in any form and thatwill promptly mako tho power of thisourt felt against it." He dosoribedioketing as intercepting men whilo goigto or from the faotory.anywhere,ven miles away.by one man or bylore than one, and any interference'ith ingress and egross of workmen.Medical College Scholarships.The following appointments to the

ohoiarships in the Charleston medicalollogo were yesterday announced byhe governor:First District.Miss Marion RobertonMacmillan, CharlestonSecond.S. A. Morrall, Kigcfiold.Third.Lalaod O. Mauldin, Pickens

ounty.Fourth.Oicar Labordo, Richland

ounty.F.fih.K'wood F. Boll, York county.Sixth.Ttiomas Chalmers Johnson,loroooo oounty.Seventh.Holland MoTyero Carter,lolioton oounty.Miss Macmillan is tho second youngtly that has ever boon appointed toscholarship in tho medical college,'rjv. MeSwoonoy appointed her prcdeessoralso.

A Good One.The following is a copy of a warrantoued by an Alabama justice of theeacc: "to any lawful officer of thedate Complaint on oath bavins Beneiade before ma that the offense of alusintr K L. Whelar By Coming inlear 11JU9 Cursing Hear aud throating0 Knoo hor down & for her to sheater own mout A drawcd Bach his armnd scad ho wc.d Koook holl out of her1 then jump on Chappel and got out>ors l>.a appeared for one hour & Cometack agio A Did Ktok hor Dor A. Brookho loos A: Busted thejDjre in too places: Sead if dho did not open the doro horould ltrako hit Djwq so any lawfuelihoor of tho State you are Commandedolfiingf:aik Stoveans Beforo me thistprial the 13, 1898 F. M. I'fici Jujiooof tho Kaoe."

Can't Help Them.Tho authorities of York county have

gsio written tho govornor stating thathe glanders is steadily spreading inhat county, and asking in view of thennounocmont that Dr. Noasom oannotsave Clemson on account of sioknessi his iamily, that oortain Atlanta exerts,who aro named, bo sent thoro toid in ohnoking the spread of tho d'sa.e.The governor has no funds withhioli'.o pay for such service, and hastit ton tho York oounty authoritieshat about all they can do is to writoResident Hart/. >g of Clemson, and ifo oan do nothing, thon employ thesports thctniolvos. Ho rjgrots, heays, that ho is poworloss to ronderne desired aid.

Hot in Kansas.Kansas is about burnt up. For sovlaldays lest week the mercury has

tnged from 106 to 109. While thejeliug of,utter holplosnoss attendantpon tho drouth has passed, the peoplef the State do not attempt to denyhat tho fall orops aro in a desperate ihndition.

GEORGIA JUSTICE.

Two White Men Pnnlahed for Killinga Negro

A dispatch from Atlanta says theSbcll Coohran cajo, whioh was deoidedby the Georgia supreme oourt Thursdayagainst the oonvioted men, is one oftho most interesting oases that has everoomenpfrom Campbell ooanty. Shelland Pcgram Coohran and one of theircompanions, a man named Hestar, aren ii' A J "UU<1 avu'lUktlU U1 UiUIUCrillg owningThompson, of Campbell oonnty, daringJanuary of the preaent year, and thoyall tbreo faoo life sentences in tho penitentiary.Indiotmenta are in existence againstSteve Cochran and men named MoKonzie,DjMouney and Reeves, whowill donbtleas be tried at the next

torm of oourt. The ease oame up fromthe superior court of Campb ll oounty,Judge John 9 Candler presiding. Thestory of tho murder is perhaps heat toldfrom tho ovidenoe of HeBter, one of thooonviotcd men, who turned state's evidence.

Sterling Thompson was an old negroman, who hold a lease upon a farmwhich had boen purchased by old manCbohran, tho father of Bholl Cochran.Tho state gave aa a motivo for thecrime the fact that the Cochrane wantedto oooupy tho Thompson farm, andalleged that they adopted murder aathe boat method of riddidg themselvesof him.

Hester testified that tho Coobranboys had asked him to join in a conspiracyto whip eld man Thompson,as tho negro had been talking againsttho whites. Hoster statod that he.Shell Coobran, Pegram Coohran anaMoKenzie, DcMounoy and Reeves wentin buggies to the farm of the old negro.At a store thoy stopped to askfor a light. Tho storekeeper rooognizcd MoKeczic and so tc6t.ficd at thetrial.When th-.y arrived at Thompson'shouse, said Heater, MoKetzie, who

had been elected captain, called toThompson to ccmo out and help himin attending his learn. Tnompaon rcfused to oomo because his wife advisedhim not to, sho believing that she hadheard footsteps around the house.

Hester testified that the men toldThompson they would batter down hisdoor if ho did not oomo out. Ho againrefused and with tools obtained froma nearby blaoksmith shop they battereddown his door. As they cntorcd,said Hester, Thompson fired at themwith a shotgun, filling tho door facingwith squirrel shot.They then fired a volley at the negro,killing him. His son attaoked the

white men with a hoe and several shotswero fired at him. After being kickedfor several times be was left for dead, asho did not move.

HeBter testified jhat tho partygone to Thompson s House for the ih#poso of whipping him, but had beenforced to kill him. Hester also testifiedthat Steve Cochran was not in theparty, but tho state oont-eatla-thsfc-SUjTo"Cochran w»« ' lie ringleader of the wholebusiness, having induocd his brothersto do tho work whilo he romaincd athomo.

THE HOT WAVE.

More Disastrous to Human Life ThanAny Recent Epidemic.

The recent hot wave with its hundredsof deaths and thousands of prostrationshas been more disastrous inits effects than any epidemio that hasvisited the country. Cholera, yellowfever, smallpox, each have also olaimodhundreds of victims, but not withintho space of so few days. The directfaalities have been enormous, but thescourtge oannot be judged by thosealone; the inoreaso in the number ofdeaths from other causes must alsobo attributed to the excessive heat,fatal io its results on a system enfeebledby diseaso. In tho fnturo hundredsof thoso prostrated who escapedimmediate death will succumb to comparativelymild attacks of disease andthus the mortality will go on for monthsin tho large cities ambulances and patrolwagons wore insufficient to oonvoytbc stioken to the hospitals and thesewere unablo to respond to all the demandsmado upon thorn with evory bedoccupied and extra oots in the corridorsand physicians and nursos overtaxed,sometimes falling beneath the strain.Tho strenuous life is inevitably eonqurcdby tho stronuous thermometer,

in suoh crises nothing can be donesave to treat each ease individuallyana instruct tho populace how best toacoomniodato theuisoh'ea to oondition.in oitios tho permitted free uie of water10 oool burning pavements, the occupancyof tho parks during the nightby those whoso sleeping places wereakin to ovens, tho freo distribution ofioo, all had effect in keeping thedeath rato from soaring still higher butthe chief vtotk to bt> done, tho ohieflesson loarned, is that of prevention.the improvement of housing of thepoor, the devising of moans to preventfaotorios stores and stroet frombecoming infernos, tho modification ofcation work hours, the abating ofsomo of the hurry and ruth of ourusual tomperato zooo to the dolce farnionto more in koeping with the oooassiona'torrid expencnoos. All this untilike day when man will have it iu hispower (o modify atmospheric conditionsto produce cooling showers by explosiveforoo or otberwiso, and to lowertemperature in largo areas by tho usoof some a.'ont such as 1 quid air AmericanMedioone.

A Cowardly Act.A spooval to Tho Globo Domoorat

from Cordova, Mex , sajs: A train ontho V'ora Cruz and Pacific railway wasattacked recently by a large force ofarmed mon a. Tiorra B'.anoa, a smallstation. Seven men on tho train werekilled. As soon as tho news of the attackedreaohed Cordova a foroe of ruralswas sont to tho soene and is now inpursuit of tho mob. The oause of attackis not known hore. It is said tohave beon made by men who w re formerlyemployed in the construction oftho road.

Election Day Set.Tho Gcvcnor has issuod his proelr.mationordering the elootion for

a successor to tho late Congressman J.Vm Stokes to be held oo Nov. B next.This is tho general eleotion day, and itis thought best to have the eleotiontake placo at that timo.

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OUR TRADE LOSSES. JResult of ths Administration Pol* J

icy in ths Orient

EXPORTS HAVE INCREASED

In Those Sections WhereWe HaveStuck Strickly to Business. 1

Aggressive Policy Does fjNot Pay Ut. ,-i

For years pas*, especially sinoe tl epurchase of the Philippines we haveheard muoh about the splendid prospectsof extending our oommeroe in theOrient. It is a remarkable commentaryon the these roav nrr.distatistics for the 11 months whioh endedwith May, 1901, Bhow that thequartor from whioh such a vast inoreaeeof trade was to oomo to us is the onlypart of the world in whioh we sustaineda lots of oommeroe.While we gained everywhere else welost heavily in the region whioh hasbeen bo volubly proclaimed as thopromised land of American oommoroial

enterprise.Our exports to South Amerioa Increased$6,000,000; to Afrioa $6,000^000; to oountries of North Amerioa$10,000,000 and Europe $100,000,000in 11 months.Daring the same period our exportsto Asia and 0joanioa actually decreased$25,000,000.It is claimed that tho troubles inChina account for this big falling offbut that explanation will not do forseveral reasons. Ia tho first place our

loss of oxports to eastern oountries isgreater than the whole volume of our ^-1exports to China has over been in one 1year.In the second place the chief Chinese

ports wore constantly open during thetime when this shrinkage of our exportsto the eaBt occurred, and in thethird plaoe we lost heavily in orientaltrade outside of China whioh oould nothave been aff soted by the rebellion inthat oountry.Daring 11 months ended with May.1900 our exports to Asia and Ooeanioa

amounted $101,000,000 and daring the11 months ended May 31, 1901. theseexports reaohed a total of only $76,000,000.

It is also olaimed that a large part of Mour exports to Uawaii during the period \referred to are not included in thefigures for our Paoifictradea^l^gH^^L^^^ g^knowthe United

tho

months

loss'OOu.uuO.

It is a remarkablo faot that while thethe total volume of our exports during IBD^Hthe fisoal year just olosed increased im- ^^^kmensely of $1,487,656 544, wo lost ^^^^kheavily in trade with Asia and Ooeanica. ^^^^BThe great inoreaae of our oxports isduo almost entiralv to larger sales ofagricultural and manufactured productsi. nio r,urope. IBThe nations of Earope are not only |Hstill by far oar best customers bat theybay more from as than ever before morethe aggregate and a greater variety of "

articles.We may eventually build up oar Jtrade in the Orient to much larger pro- Mportions than it now has but Europsmust continue to be oar biggest and ibest market for oar exports for a long Jtime to come.

_ IOar policy of territorial expansion in * Ithe east has not so far availed to in- Mcrease our trado in that quarter, and itnever will if it depends meroly uponestablishment of military power there.

Constable Removed. AGovernor McSsveoncy has discharged 9Constable Rowell, stationed at Fior- flenoe. Monday night of last week this floonstable telograpnod the govornor a *sensational message from Florenoe intimatingthat there was real troubleover there and skying that he wouldleave Tuesday. The governor ordered ^^H||him by wire to report tno nature of thetrouble, and no reply was given. Thetelegrams were published Wednesday,ltowell wont to Columbia and oalledon the governor Wednesday morning.The "trouble" was found to be only alittle personal matter between the oonstableand some one else. The governorforthwith removed Kiwoll from theforce for Bonding sensational telegramsand refusing to explain when orderedto do so.

Granted a Pardon.The governor has granted a pardonto Benjimin Burril of Greenville, who

was convicted of assault and batterywith intent to kill and sentenced in BjMaroh, 181)5, to 10 years in the peniten- Btiary. He has served aix ««««is a remarkably long period for such anoffense. He was pardoned beoanse ofthe certificate of tho superintendent of Ithe prison and others that he was non 1compos mentis, or very weak minded, a Jconstant sufferer from dropsy, and to- Itally inoapable of any work. Capt. 1Griffith said tho man was a ohargeupon the Stato. Senator Dean wasamong those asking the pardon.

A Strange Story.Irena Canning, lt» years old, fromQalveston, Texts, claiming to be anherioss .0 $MOO,IHX) in southorn banksand securities, is in tho custody of thesheriff awaiting instructions from herguardian, tho Rev. Goorgo Tarbox, ofSavannah. Sho olaims to have beenunder hypnotio influenoe of a doctorwho abduoted her from a boardingsohool at Holyoks, Mass. She got off atrain at South Bind Ind., recently to

escape tho man who was following her.She is quite attraotivo in appearanooand has travolod all over the UnitedStates. The police are investigating.A Man in Disguise.

A deteotivo a few days ago plaoed underarrest a supposed voung woman whohad been teaching a private sohool inthe Kings river neighborhood, Arkan- Jsas. It turned out that the sohool teacherwas in disguise, that his name wasSoars and that he was wanted in Texaaon the oharge of murder, 00mmitied| seven years ago.