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^wN ?|K1> snmKNIX . a*. 1" ( ,mr|t0 A"U>r1<''"' * hnr<" on ?o?trr. , , U?.~ -M?j. <>en. **" L* rimVtoii, eoinmHiulev of the *** , ...'"t "f """"" 1,,-c F?l>"??y ?"r>' |,r ar,m,\v at a hotel horo tonlKUt m i.- after h" ,""1 * ,,.lliipso.l f"U i? the lo,,l'-v *JL will. frloiKlH mi.1 play ?' 1 mil.' me? HllMri-or* l"'" '?* "J , i. ??ost wiu. her i?" Km1'1"' KniiHlon was M ,ir> 01,1 ... March, whwi lu> K S r;tl command of all V uitod *v , ,.n i lie Mexican border. >,,s u !. had worked at an un ,a .itUl(.al tlmey m bor aal iM,a ho freauontly re tl.0 SM ??J regulars Mspoaed of on tl?' l.or.l..v, tl.0 " ? ,,?,milon ami, of >"'o. - i ,.f regular troops while i- llie ret..." of Notional ti. In."' .?nC.U.Ml mi enormous "To <1M?? work, probably w ??;G" ? hl,l. foil to any com of 'I"' !????' ????<? ?f Secession. Only to r,m-U>n compK't?<l orders J : ,,.,,,,,, I"f the last of the , licenuso of the amount "",k v. hi. h I, as fallen to him. , ml y recreation or relavs 1 a year has l.een an <? tfl .llm.er party with a W vi,ilv (ien. r.instoi. retnru inspection trip whirl. took TV N, .sales, Arl He also ,1,;. Ainerlcan expcl.tlo.iary t'tn jus' ,"'fore nr ?n. nil-, with one t?? Hionmis ; Trta*. :;ud a brief v.lslf to Ans T.\is! i-i vcar. were virtually the , when he has been ah ,;t f,,im Ui< desk Since the bordet ,di|.!p dewli'iK'd. IV" j.irtm t'snue aud dashing gtp ' f A.'uiualdo. the- Filliplno r*bel v:1. t iu* achievement which udu ruit-t"ii prominently to the ( Hie American i?eople but iN>rf?irui?'d many services for Ills ;itr> besides which were probably n? .'miicult. lUs administration of fairs in Vi i m Cruz, where he carried It tl'c president's orders with ft Arm iii,!. simply holding the city when Iri inllucnre about him was ecu |ei| ilium f..n-in? the American army ito ju-tnal tiirhtintf with the Mexi w;is pn.liably the most notable irrico "!' liis career. Tlit* Aiiierifiin troops had been In Iss^ii.u'i.f Vera Cruz only a few . the Mexican >;oner v-iit iii ltiessajre in most polite ms that he was unable lonirer to itruin liiv t r?Mips and that they wete wit t" a.haitee and drive the Ainei ilit?. the sen. K v. >" li,?ld your troops back, lean." w:i- the laconic message 1 un M) M'lit liiwk. I'uiisti.n. a native of Ohio and rear ?>ti a Kai.snv farm, had a remark - (le career before he became a sol Few people know that his first jrk wa." a scientist with a bent ffar.l 1 .. ?t a i * y . As an tiKCi^ of the (partniont <>f Ajrrlculture in 1^91 he ok pari ill the IH'ath Valley expedi >n. then l,.- explored Alaska and the it'Mi N..r! 'iwest a:.("' crosse<l Alaska the A i ee d traveled from fienzie river tf> Berrinp sea ? a joiir y of alu.il! !t.r?00 miles. He <-amped th<- Kkii;d\ke durinp the winter of K nn<l tl.i-n alone floated down the ton iii , i aiuK*. a journey of hun hLs ..f aiiles tli rough a wilderness, tbout another human l?elnp..J f<) aft.-i 1 1, at he resigned from the porini'Mii ..t agriculture and travel Mexi... Old Colore*) Citizen I>ea?l. ? iiL'.t iis of Camden were called j ?n Sniiday to mourn the loss of ftry worthy old colored citizen in of Benjamin Murphy. "tTn :i> he was familiarly known, is loved and respected by the citi i* _"f Camden both white tttttf color Ho was L'rntle and kind and bote !** a ir:io Christian. Bis fun?*rnl services were conducted M*.v l ?".<> p. m. at the Trinity M. Chu n-h. ,,f_ which he ban been a mem^ more than fifty yearn ani M of ti,js time he was one of it* tdeN. !? ahx-.i.v of the pastor, because of in? -k. j. W. Roykin, pastor M'-iuth liaptist Church, asslst b-v ib-vs j. w. Drown, W. P. Hunt a,"l A K. Cohen, conducted the fcral service. ^Wo wa> a very large attendance, t h.-m many of our white friends r>rt*x?>ut . to show their respect '"Vo f->r this very aged and worthy "**?1 1)1 A I;. * J. W. itoyfcln. Supper at iAifoff Kehool. la'lie?- of the Lugoff community ? Rive a supper at I>ugoff school J* on the evening of Priday, March Tho proceeds will be for the "f the proposed Lugoflf Presby "n cliureh. The good people of **?tion promise a treat to tbo?e 0 attend. OFFICERS AITOINTKI), Kershaw County Man Named on Fed- 1 era! Fartn l>oan Hoard. Teiupora ry organization was com pleted Saturday of the Columbia land ItaiUv, with the appointment in Wwh inigton by ( lu* federal farm loa.i hoard I t?f a registrar and of i:hmi to fill the j tl?r?** places on the directing board , widt h remained open after I'. J. H. von lCngelken of fiawt ralntka, Fla? t-he direct or of (he mint, had been j appointed president <>f the hank, and j Uavld A. lion.' ton. a banker of Mon- | roe, N. bad been designated as j t reasurer, Louis !. Onion of l.ugofl, this State, i a cattle breeder and planter, was Sat urday made vice president ; Howard j (*. Arnold of OreenvUle, (Ja., was ap? i pointed secretary, and S. t\ Warner j of Palatka, Fla., was a]>pointed a di- j rector. The law provides that of the I live directors one shall be president. , one vie*'- president, one secretary and one treasurer. The principal salaried post outside j the directory te is that of registrar, which woes to Robert II. Welch, an I attorney of Columbia. The position of j appraiser is yet to be illed. Columbia's is the lirst. of the 12 ] land banks to lie organized. It will serve the Carolinus, Oeorgia and Flor- j Ida. President von Engelken and ; Treasurer Houston expected t c? reach j Columbia the middle of last week, but were detained in Washington. Mr. i von Lngeikens resignation from the ! directorship of the mint became effect ive last Thursday. The president draws a salary of; $(>,000 (perhaps more; the amount was in negotiation a fe.w days ago) ; the i treasurer and the registrar $4,000 each, the secretary $.'5,500 and the apprais er $2,100. 'Only ] >er diem and ex penses are to be paid to the vice-presi dent and to the one director who holds no office. Insurers Coming Back. I Preliminary steps toward the re organization of 'agency forces have been taken by several of the larger lire insurance companies, conleniplat jlng re-entering* the South Carolina Held as a result of favorable action by the legislature on the seven insur ance measures. The rating act will not-become effective until" March ,r>. It is said that none of the companies wilt resume business before that date. If is said on what is described as goo I authority that most of the lire insur ance companies v ill return to the S: lie if the legislative program gt?cs Huo'irh. | Negro Killed Sunday Night. James Brow ii. a negro. was slim a i >< I ! k i 1 I?m1 Sunday night about Nr.'to n' | Hock in the eastern section of the ! county by F. C. McCaskill. more fam j iliarly knmvn as "Coot" McCaskill. The affair hap|H?ned on the public | highway about s miles from Camden on the road Ieadinir from '"amde:: to Luckliow. There were three men in the party ? William McCaskill. Lewis Cook ami "Coot McCaskill. 'At tlie i coroner's imjuest William McCaskill | and l.owis Conk stated that they heard j the shors. hut wen* not eye-witnesses.' "Coot" McCaskill in his statement says j that the 11 euro was advancing upon > him with a knife when the shot was fired in selfdefense 1 McCaskill is now routined in the county jail. t Mrs. Alexander Buried Here. Mrs. I>eila I'.. Alexander, wife of Mr. I. It. Alexander, who has been residing j at Saluda. S. C? for the past few years, died in that town Saturday, and ! her remains were brought to Camden i | for burial Sunday In the Quaker cem etery in this city. She was a native j of Lee county and is survived by her j husband and a little son. Rivers, five : years of ape. Saluda, Feb. 20. ? -Mrs. I. II. Alexan- ! der, wife of a Saluda merchant, pass- ; ed away at her home Saturday morn- . Ing, after an illness of over six weeks. ? She was. about .'10 years of age and born in Lee County. The remains were taken to Camden for interment. Besides the husband, one son, aged five years, and mother. Mrs. M. C. j Johnson, Mrs. Alexander is also sur vived by fotir brothers who reside In I-ee county. ' The family came to Saluda shortly before Christmas. Mr. Alexander hav ing oj>ened a More here. Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor : ^ take this means of* thanking our many friends for their kindness to us during my father's sick ness and death, and especially the teachers of the Antioch School, Miss Irene Rrltton and Miss Lucile Britton. Mrs. <\ W. flhlrer. Court House Kobbed. Burglars enteral the county court house Tuesday night and made a haul of about *40 and a iroM watch. Kn f trance was made by raising a win dow at th? back of the Clerk's offlc*. The money and watch was taken from an i?*on box and the parties who got it evidently had a key a* the box was not broken. Clerk Clybnrn had the bloodhounds from Columbia, brought over next xnornlnff. The hounds quick ly took a trail and followed It to the Southern railway where the chaae was giren up. . . r FOOD MOTS IN NKW YOHK. ?v ? * Abnormal Importation and Subnormal Visitation the Caune, Now York, Fob. L!0.-? After many clashes Is* t ween the |>ollce and wu mon r?n?n rioters at the City Hall and in congested tenement districts today. Joseph Hartigan. oonuniNsioner of weights and measures, announced that lio was doing everything In Ids j>o\vor to stimulate tho How of foodstuffs Into i his city from all parts of tho ooun- j try. Reports reeolvod hy tho com missioner indicate that tho situation has ronohod an a en to stage whloh ho assorts calls for tho ostabllshniont by ( <ongross of "some sort of food con trol commission to moot tho por cap ita consumption of food in tho I'nlted States." While retail shop keepers and push' cart peddlers have boon offered to hoar tho brunt of th:? assaults of tho angry housewives hero, the ltureau of Weights and Measures announced thst "the abnormal exportation of foodstuffs and the subnorinal prwl Mo tion are the underlying causes of tho advance In prices." It was said, how over, I hat there Is "abundant evidence of speculation in canned goods." So desperate have tho. women in some parts of the city become, It Is said, that hundreds of food peddlers have locked their push carts in stables., and suspended business. A number of ?those dealers who ventured out on the upper east side today were sot upon by ^ mob of housewives when it was found fhoy wore selling onions at 15 cents per pound and potatoes at P and 10 cents j>er pound. The peddlers were driven from tho streets into hallways of tenements, when* the women to.ro their clothing and scratch ed their faces. Meantime the push carts wore demolished and their con tents strewn about the streets. After several hundred women had | stormed the City Hall, in an effort to ! see the mayor, Mrs. Ida Harris, pres ident of the Mothers' Vigilance jj,eague. i issued a statement in which she de i c In rod it had been decided to keep : children away from school, tint 11 tho l prices of food are., lowered. This step. Mrs. Harris asserted, was justified on I the ground that poorly fed children j are in no condition to profit by school-, ins." Lenten Services at Uracc Church. Sunday services nt 11 a. 111. and !*> i?. 111. and <>n all Sundays except tirst Sunday. Holy < 'ommuuion at 7 :45 a. in. 1 Monday*. Tuesdays, and Fridays tin* MTvicc will 1m?. at "> i?. in. Wednesday nights at n o'clock. Thursday morn- | lu;;s. tlii' Holy Communion at 11 <?'? I dock. j All ar?' cordially invited to attend | these services. Special services will I >p announced later. F. If. Harding. Hector. , ? Marriage. Mr. (J rover Wuiicr Owens. West-? vllle. S. ('.. and Miss I.ucy Moore. of ('aunlen. Hfd. 2. were married on Feb- ' run ry 17th. 1017. l?y Probate Judge > W. I.. McDowell. Mr. < I,. Hrlttou and Mrs. Ida 1 ?. Maxny. both of Providence, S. C.. weir ? married at the home of Pr? hat'* Judge W. I.. McI>owell on Tuesday the 20th inst. More Territory Freed From Tick. Washington. D. Feb. 20. ? The "Federal tick quarantine will be raised j on March 1 from four. counties in North and South Carolina. A total of 3.440! Kquare miles is affected by this order, j The counties to be freed aiV Duplin' and Pender in North Carolina and I Clarendon and Orangeburg hi South j < 'arolina. Tlw.se are the first areas to be re- i leased from quarantine in 1917. More I than 42 i>er cent' of the territory o riginally infested with the tick has no >v ? been freed from the pest and released from quarantine. ? Active work is plan ned for this year in every state in which the . tfck exists, and very con-! siderable reductions in the quarantined area are exj>eoted in the course of the' year. ^ **" j The Lecture Wednesday. A pleasing feature of the Wedues- ! ?lay evening program at the Majestic' was the lecture by Dr. W. S. llalns- ! ford, the noted African hunter. His ? story of the life In Africa was lllustrat- 1 ~ed by slides and the large audience j was greatly pleased. The proceeds of i the evening went for the benefit of the Hoy Scouts of Camden and a neat ! sum was realized. Coburns Blues Coming. Don't miss the Oofrurn Blues parade | an<l band concert next Wednesday Feb. j 2Xrti Ht noon and the J. A. Coburns j Creator Minstrels at the Camden Opera j House at night at 8:30. Its an all new production and j>erfonnance throughout with new scenery costumes and musical numbers opening with the; beautiful Ensemble in the palace of the Maharadjah in India who with the Princess Itainee receives the .Million aire Hunt Club of America and their valetfl in a complete departure from old style minstrel first parta. A splendid singing dancing laughing clean comedy feature performance with twenty years of fair dealing and sterling amputation a* a guarantee of excellence. Seats on Sale at W. Jtobln Zemp's IVrog Stwe. ! Oi l) ItOO/K MI ST <;<>. Harrirr is liaised Against Importation of IJquors. Washington, Feb. 1!1 . ? Absolute pro-! hihitiou lejjtelutlon took its longest , forward stride in tho nations' history today when the House, a f tor two hours i of uproorous debute, approved by a ; four to onu majority a Senate measure width would raise an iron clad barrier i against ini|K?rtat ion of liquor into pro hibition States. It is ox|>octed to re- j J coh e the approval of resident Wil- 1 Hon within a wook, adding Immediately to the 'bono dry" territory alxait one third of continental United States. Tho provision is regarded as the nio.vi far-reaching that could bo on- 1 acted liy the federal tt iverninent and as sweplntt as would Ik possible un der any method short of national pro hibition amendment. It would cut oft' [ entirely liquor importations, amount- j ititt now to millions of dollars annual- ! ly. into tho large number of States; i which Ivnvo forbidden manufacturer or! [sale hut have permitted importation for personal use. Atlanta, Feb. 111. ? Into only three States in the South ? Florida, Louisi ana and Texas? may liquor in any quantity be imoprtod legally for per sonal use after June !U) next. They 'alone have retained local option. Congress by its action in adopting the Heed amendment makes absolute tho statewide prohibition legislation of Virginia. North Carolina, and South | Carolina, (ieorgia. Alabama, aud Mis- ( sisslppi. Thus they join tho "hone dry" i States Arkansas and Tennessee, which! ! already had enacted 'statutes forbid- ! I dine the importation of liquor. ; The Florida Legislature at Its bien nial session in April is expected to adopt a resolution providing for a ref erendum on the statewide prohibition although there are only the out of 51! | counties in the State where liquor can I be sold legally. Dry forces in Loulsi I ana are preparing to tight for a state-, J wide bill at the next session of the j legislature in 191S. About half of the I Louisiana parishes arc dry under the j local option law. < SCORES (iAME WARDEN. (iovmior Charges Him With Illegal Collection of Money. i I ".1! i'c>m many sources, by letters and l.y word of mouth I luive received j complaints that Mr. Richardson's dep uties, with his approval, have made illegal collections of money ; that they have held up presumed violators of tin* frame laws, in the Mold and de manded cash payment of flues, with out process provided by low.'' The foregoing are sensational eharges embodied in a message read, from (iovernor Manning in the senate Wednesday, in which he veha?s t li<' act. recently passed by the general assembly ( placing the (if'lir of chief gillie warden | in the gerferal eleetion in 101K and providing for the retention of the in- ' cumhcnt. A. A. Richardson. in otflee until his successor is elected and quali fied. The governor .charges ext ravagenee; in -the operation of the otlice. assert ing that he dr>es not contest the plac ing of the otflee in the general election, but h deprecates the effort to legislate a man into otlice. "The conduct of the ofllce of chief game warden under Mr. Richardson. ? and the bold lobby for this legisla tion," says the message, "forced me to the conclusion that, the election at the remote date specified was simply proposed as a screen to blind you to the sinister aspects of a deplorable situathn " ? Wednesday's Columbia Re cord. . Buried at Me Bee. Mrs. .Louise Watkins. of McBee. who sustained a severe fall some time ago died Saturday morning in a Colum bit hospital. The funeral and burial occurred at Mcllee on Sunday after- : noon. Messrs. B. M. I'earce and W. H. I'earce of this place attended the funeral. . ^ * ? j The Barbers Raise. The barber shops of Camden will raise the. price of shaven from 10 to l.r? cents for a shave and the wonder of it la that the Camden barbery have held off ho long. The high cost of living effects the liarber the same as any other class. So far as we lyive learned there has been few kicks on the new prices and most of the patrons will pay it willingly. IMed in Washington. News was received in Camden this w<?ek of the death of Mr. William T. Bauskett, which occurred in Washing ton Sunday morning. Mr. Bauskett waa a former citizen of Florida and at one time resided in C-amden. He waa married to MLss Margaret Nelson., of West Waleree, in this county, who with three children survive* Mr. Bauakett waa at one time sec retary to Senator Bryan, of Florida, and At the time of hi* death waa hold ing an important inmUfoii irv Washing ton. The burial occurred in Washing ton Tuesday. Mr. V. J. Carriaoo. of Jacksonville, Fla., la in Camden toe a stay with Ids I -?* Mr. flitd Mm H. G. OHiIwb. iiotmijS ark all Largo Number <?f Visitors From North Now In Camden. At the present time Camden's tour Ut ?ea*tui is at Us heigth. AH of the' tlinH' largo hotels arc tilled the' pri vate hoarding houses are filled and IUHU.V applications tyive been l'OCOived for hoard at private residence#. Washington's birthday was tin* oecas Ion for I ho Ladies (Jolf tournament on the Country Club course. The commit- j too in charge was Mrs. Clarence Mor gan, Miss olive Whlttredge and Mrs. j Mrs. M. II. Barrett and tlio matches were played oft' In eight wing sets ae cording to preliminary scores. In the! qualifying rounds on Wednesday, Mrs.) Lincoln Smith having low score, 1tXI won tlrst prize ; Miss Frances Sales tak ing second with 110. Thursday the first round match play for four flights jU>ok plai'e. There will he a trophy for the winner of each tilght. The llnal announcement that the Camden Horse Show has l>oon schedul ed for March ifOth and 80th has creat ed widespread Interest among pros pective visitors. The Committee In charge have prcparwl an attractive and varied prize list which will oonslst of t hirty odd "classes and there is every Indication that the event will he the largest on record at Camden. The an nual meeting of the Camden Polo Club was held Monday night at the Country Club and officers elect e?l were: C. M. Tn inter, President. Henry Savage, Vice President. T. Edmund Krunihholz, Del egate with .Tames H, Wallace, Secre tary. High teen new names were pro- i posed and elected members. At the Kirk wood Tuesday evening added entertainment will be enjoyed when a concert of jubilee songs and plantation melodies will he given hy a delegation from the Denmark, South Carolina School of Industry. . The young men- of Camden had .charge of the Washington's Birthday Dance at the Country Club Thursday evening and in honor to Northern vis itors everything was done ft* make the occasion a record one and the revult was the most charming occasion? that j has taken place in Camden in some time. The Hohkirk Inn is enjoying the busiest season In years. The regulai ; Monday Night Dance becoming *JV?W popular each week, and tennis plays no Miiall part In the busy doing* at that delightful little resort. 1 This weeks mriwilf* at the KirUw >o?; include Captain H. K. Ilucklctou. Liver pool, and from Trentoif, N. J.. .Mr. Her bert Sinclair has arrived with a dele gation of golfers and holiday-makers to add to Camden's busy season, in ?bidlug in the party Charles 10. St<#kes, W. M. Dickinson. I'. M. Hunt. Harold Harvev K. A. Stlllman, C. Adams and A. Nevln Parker. . other arrivals are Mrs. Charles Haz ard. Mr. iind M K. c. Dicckerhoft'. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stelle. Mr. and | .Mrs. I'. Desmond Spragu" and Charles ('. I ouch. | Mrs. J. Francis WcIIit. P. \\\ Ailums : and I >. (*;. Anderson, from Rochester. | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas I,. Jefferson. Jr., Springfield. Ma.s^. K. J. Mackenzie from Buffalo; Mr. A. II. Locket t.. C. V. Messeroh, L. Ilomdus and C. L. Mar vin, Knglewood ; E. L. Harder, Mrs. Charles A. Harder nnd Miss Harder. Phllmont. X. V. and Mrs. T>. T. Moore, from New York. Marshal Kiel, from Princeton Univer sity, lias arrived to spend a week or I | two with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. I II. S. Klehl of Pittsburg who are s]>end- j Ing the winter at The Kirk wood. Heccnt arrivals at Timrod Hall are: R. K. Wilson, Dnluth, Minn.; Miss Wilson. Duluth. Minn.; Mrs. K. C. Ritchie. Catoiprville, M<1. ; Ml.vs Kath arene A. Wilcox, West port. Conn. ; Mr. j Ami 'Mrs. J. E. McAllister. Toronto. Canada; Mrs. H. E. Hotchklxs, Tor rington, Conn.; Miss Isabelle lfoti-h kiss, Torrington, Conn. A number of the ladles at Hobkirk Inn held a bridge tournament Tuesday evening for the benefit of the lied Cross Chapter and a neat purse for this work was raised. Arrivals for the week at the Hobkirk Iim nw?V Mrs. Edward C. Walker and | maid, Washington. I). C. ; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McKinney, Binghamton, N. Y. ; Charles ^\. Avery, Miss Gladys Averj', Boston, Mass. ; Henry II. Blaykln, Pine hurst. X- C. : K/lwnrrl If Prnnn 1?r.inlf? lyn, N. Y'. ; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carr. Boston; Miss Randall, Miss Warren. Master Thomas Oranden, Master ilol>-] | ert Oranden. Cleveland ; Frank M. I I Sines, Philadelphia ; Paul Lipplneot. Jr., Moulten, N. J ; A. X. Gusler, New York; C. It. Saunders. Mont Clair. X. I J. ; Mrs. Frank Read. Philadelphia ; Clifford J. I). Read. Philadelphia; M. H. Rawnwetl. Xew Tork ; Mrs. P. Car son, Xew Y'ork ; Miss I?idso Homer, Xew York ; Miss Ealeanor T,. P. Lyon, Short Hills. X. J. Master Italf Ellis Ik planning for a theatre party in Korkwood for to-mor row. Mr. Little of the Majestic will more his motion picture machine to the Ellis home for the day andhasarranged a program of coined! ea nodi aa Charlie Chaplin and the like te. entertain the yonng people. Thla however, will not interfere with the regular Saturday program at The Mfcjeattc. r Arrivals for the week at the Court Inn are; A. G. Rlchard#on, W P. Richardson, Boston : J&?. B. Todd, Phl \ 1 mk. wii son itriuKi) iii:ki?; Former Florida Citizen Died in New York Clly, Tho remain* <?f Mr T M Wilson svhit died Iii New \t?rk city were brought here for burial Saturday In the ijuakei' cemetery. Mr. Wilson wat> .1 brother of Mrs. (!, (}. Alexander of Camden Ho \\ it s horh In this <*il .? Mtt roll I, 1ST) I it ltd went to Florida when IS years of ago. He \wts a mem her of tho Jacksonville Hoard of Trade* mil was prominently connected with many business enterprises. 1 1 *? was oulel and unassurlng in manner and did it great deal of charity work f lint die world' did not hear of. The funeral services occurred at the grave, services hein^ conducted hy thr Itev. John II. Craves and the fallowing gentlemen acted as pall bearers: VF. (i. Wilson. I >r. F. ?t. Zemp. C. C Mruce, .1. 11. Iluriis, F. M. \\\?oteu and U. It. Team. The following notice id' his dcutii Is reproduced from the Florida Times FilJoU of Fehrtutry 15: "Thomas M. Wilson, former proprie tor of the Windsor hotel, and for years a resident of Jacksonville, died of heart disease at his apartments In New York City, .'Ufi West Seventy ninth street, at 1 :.'?(> p. in., yesterday. He was in bed at the time and had just asked a maid to lyrlng him his food. A physician was called,' but he found that Mr. Wilson was heyotld medical aid. "The deceased was horn in Camden, S. about si> ty yea in ago He re moved to Jacksonville in 1872, golHp j to Lake City for a short time, but 'again removing to Jacksonville iu 1870. ( where lie had resided continuously up to last winter. "For many years he was associated in tho brokerage business with George M. Parker. the firm name bein.tr WH von and Parker. Mr. Wilson retired' from the tlrm about eight years ago. He was married in. July I HOT to Mrs FJliiabeth Cullen, who at that tbuo was the owner <.? tl.< Windsor hotel. "He Is survived by his widow and two sons, Thomas M. Wilson. Jr., and Frank Cullen WllNoh, besides a sister. Mrs. (J. (J. Alexander, of Camden. ; S. C? and a nephew, Isaac 11. Alexan ' dor. of Jacksonville and several cous ins. "Following the purchase of the Wind sou hotel Inst winter by Hobert Meyer, j Mr. and '"Mrs. Wilson traveled in South ' Florida and Cuba for a few weeks, go bur north in the spring. They spent the summer at one of the coast resort.-, j near ISoston, and in the fall they moved j to Now York City, where they took an i apartment." STEVKNSON TI1E WJNNKK. Drfcafs Sanp for Con(;mw From The Fifth District. W. F. Stevenson, of Chernw, has de feated Claude N. Sapp. of Lancaster, for the seat in the National House of Representatives, made vacant by the death lecon 1 1 y of Representative I>. 10. Flnley. The returns from the gen eral election hold yesterday in the Fifth district, arc lucomplcte, but they show that Mr. Stevenson has a lead of more than 2.000, and It is not possible for Mr. Sapj) to overcome it. About forty boxes a re missing in the whole district and the average vote to the box will be much smaller than is the case In a Democratic primary. .The vote so far received follows: Cherokee 328 012 ? Chester ... I'll' CBO Chesterfield 210 1,971 Fairfield 112 171) Kershaw 107 25ft I?ancaster . ... #63 470 York 779 79f? Total 2.720 4.800 Congratulate Mr. Ktevenson. Cheraw, Feb. 21. ? W. F. Stevenson tho newly elected Congressman from the Fifth district. Vas called upon at his residence tonight by a delegation of enthusiastic townsmen, and called to his |K?rch. Col. Mclver, the spokes man. assured him of the pride of his nelghlx>r? pf his success. -Air. Steven - son responded, thanking them f<*r the mnnlsfestntlon of interest and dwell ing upon several Important national questions of the day. -ladolphla ; Ii. ('. Tiifker, Boxton ; _K. A. ? Haney, Mass. ; Rufus P. Keith, Brock i ton, Mass. ; A. F. Turner, i/ejcington. Mass.; Harry A. Wh?'lor, Islington. I Mass. : A. R. DiekiTHon, Atlanta ; W. I'. Finnenton, Boston; II. W. Heycr, C. F. Walden, tleo. H. Knapp, Brooklyn. Mass. ; Mr. ami Mrs. (J. L. (iiltnow, Mrs. George Whiting, Mrs.'C. A. Me Kean Miss Carver, I^ximfton. Mass.:., Miss I. ir. Patterson, Isoa Ai^tIom ; Mr.-. M. P. Hale ,New York; Mr. and Mrx. II. W. Jonw, Boston ; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. (Jano, Denver; Dr. and Mrs. Win. A. v and on,, Burg, N. Y. ; Mr. anil Mrs. Willi* McDonald. Brooklyn ; Hor ace McGrive, Rochester; Miss Loder, Rye, N. Y. ; MUh B. W. Bull, Coreland. N. Y. ; Irving I*. Roe, New York;; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Preaborg, Miss Prw horg, Jf. Y, ; Mrs. Joseph Woodward, Mia* B. A. Ilall Waterbury, Conn. ; Miss N. A. Upaon, Bridgeport, Oonn. ; H. P. Crowe, Wllliamsport, Pa. ; Geo. P. Har vey, Philadelphia ; Mr. and Mm. Wal ~~ kdsMf, Pa.; Geo. Vliwt, 7