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THE ABMY...BOLLS Of tho South Carolina. Patriot! Who Fought tho British Under MARION, DICKENS AND SUMTES.. A Document that Should Be of Great Iutcrest to tho Descendants of tho Gallant Mon Dod by * r Partisan Leaders. The Columbia State frofh week to week publishes tho names of the sol diers in the Revolutionary war, as they have beon culled from the quan tity of loose documenta discovered by Secretary of. State Gantt in the State house. We"publish those rolls from week to week ns they appear in The State. The second installment fol lows: Noto-Tho names beginning with ,4B" wlli be held for publication. Capt. Henry Caffuy (or Coffey); lieu tenant at Janoksonborougli in '70; un der Maj. Robert Crawford at Hanging Rock; commissary under Col. Davie; captain under Sumter. Abner Cain. James Cain, sergeant; dead at close of Revolution. Mlobael Cain, Capt. Wm. Baskin's company. James Cain, Capt. John Cowan's company. John Cains, dead at the close of war. John Caine, given live years pay in lieu of half pay for lite by State: un der Capt. Wm. McCullough, Col. Neel; lieutenant. Riobard Cain. Patrick Caine. John Calcot, (of Georgetown) Ma rion. Robert Calder, under Capts. John Cowan and Jas. Bouchillon. David Caldwell, Capt. Norwood; Pickens. James Caldwell, sergeant, Col. Thomson's regiment. Capt. James Caldwell, Pickens' brig ade; from April 12, 1781, to Dec. 0, 1782, In Capt. John Norwood's com pany; also service as lieutenant. James Caldwell, (dead at close of Revolution) "South Carolina Inde pendent company." John Caldwell, third, South Car olina Continental regiment. Dr. John Caldwell, physician at tending militia. Joseph Caldwell, Waters' regiment. Joseph Caldwell, Col. Thomson's regiment. William Caldwell, Col. Waters' regi ment. Jobi: Calhoun, dead at clone of Re v olution; Pickens'; Capts. Caldwell ar d John Calhoun's company. Alex. Calhoun. Capt. John Calhoun, Col. Robert Anderson's reglmeut, Bickens' brig ade. Thomas Calhoun. Brandon's regi ment. Hugh Calhoun. James Calhoun, Marion. Capt. Joseph Calhoun; served 17 79 as lieutenant: 1780 to 178:1 as captain. John Calhoun, Capt. John Carlthe -s' company, Pickens. John Ewing Calhoun, alde-de-carip to Gen. Pickens from May 1, 1781, Lo April 1, 1782. Patrick Calhoun, Jr., and William Calhoun. John Calogban, saddler for State troops. John Caliban, Capt. Carlthers, Pjcfc ens. James Calvert, Capt. Joseph. Cal houn's company. Andrew Colley. John Calvert, clerk to commission ers of the navy board. Col. Cambray, "Lieutenant colonel on Continental and full colonel on miltila.'' Andrew and James Cameron. John Cameron, Capt. Martin's com pany, Sumter's brigade; lieutenant undu? Col. Winn. Joseph Cameron, lieutentant. Col. Winn. John Cam mock. Andrew Campbell; in Georgia un der Col. Noel; under Sumter and Henderson. Angus and A?oren Campbell. Garter Campbell; in 177!? took tiOO pounds powder "from on board Capt. Maitland in Georgia." David and linnean Campbell. George Campbell, sergeant, Capt. Ross, Col. Mydelton, Sumter. Gilbert Campbell. Henry Campbell, Capt. John Cowan. Isaac Campbell. James Campbell, Capt. John Irwin; "house burned by Tories;" also under Capt. Job? Wilson. James Campbell, Capt. J olin Cowan. John Campbell, Col Brandon. Patrick Campbell, L'lckens. Philip Campbell. Robert Miss Campbell, first lieuten ant, Second Regiment Light Dra goons, Capt. Moore's company, Mydel ton's regiment, Sumter's brigade: also adjutant. Robert Campbell, killed. Thomas Campbell, under Col. Thomas Neel In Georgia. William Campbell; was at the bat tle of King's Mountain: also la Capt. Howe's company of Sumter's brigade. Rich Cane. John Canmoure. George Cannon, Col. McDonald's regiment, Marlon's brigade. David Cannon, Coi. Waters' regi ment, Capt. McGaw's company. Edward, Henry William, Robert, James, John, Isaac-jind Adam Can non. Willam Cannon, "lifer" South Caro lina Continental line: trumpeter, Col. Hampton's regiment. Charles Canley, Col. Wm. Richard son. James Cantey. (brigadier?) tren. Marion's brigade. Josiah Cantey, lieutenant. Phillp Cantey. Samuel Cauley, Col. Richardson, Marion. Zachariah Cant?y, assistant to State Commissary TilOS. Wude: also under Capt. Chestnut. Andrew Capello, Continental line. William Capers, lieutenant and oap ta'n; dead at close or Revolution. John Cappard, Continental line. John Caps. Larkin Carden, under Gens Sumter anl Henderson. BenJ. Carey. Francis Carlisle, private in Capt. Noble's company; lieutenant in Capt, R. Carlthers' company, Bickens. William Carlcss, sergeant major. Fredorick Osrn, Marlon. John Carne, apothecary at hospital. Lewis Cams, Col. Maham's regi ment. Robert Carnes, from June 25, 1780 under Capt. Hugh White and Lieut. Drennon; lost gun at Sumter's def at lost horse in "action at Broad River; in 1781 under Lieut. Robinson guar dlu; a Jail "in Col. Kimball's regi ment." ? - Abraham and K-dme?d Carr. . Joseph Carr, Capt. Goodwin's com pany, Taylor's regiment. John, Jr., and Bobort Carr. William Carri under Capts. Jacob Barnet and ?Thomson, and Lieut. Smith. Wm. Carraway,. corporal, Capt. Moore's Independent company. Adam Carrick, Capt. Boss, Sumter. Mathew Curl the rs, Capt. B. Ander son's company. Piokens. Robt. Carithera, captain, Plokens? brigade, service from 1779 to 1782 as private in the companies of Capts. Anthony Herd, John Calhoun and] Wm. Freeman, probably succeeding the latter in the command. ? Wm. Carithera, under Capts. An derson and Carltliern. Alexander Carrutb, sergeant, Capt. Martin's company, Sumter's brigade. Adam and David Carson. Wm. Carson (probably killed); widow, Elizabeth. Daniel Carrol, Col. Brandon. Edmund Carroll, driving cattle for Continental-army; also In militia. Jacob Carroll. John Carrol, probably killed at Sum t?rs's defeat. Joseph Carrol, Col. Henry Hamp ton, Sumter. Samuel, Thomas and Wm. Carrel. Adam Carson, Capts. John McGaw and Jos. Carson. David Carson, Capt. Jos. Carson, Plckeo8. James Carson, lieutenant, Bickens; commanding company on duty Aug. 20, 1782. John Carson, Capt. Jos. Carson's company. John Carson, Jr. Capt. Joseph Carson, Bickens' brig ade; private from Aug. 17, 1781, to Nov. 15, 1781; theu promoted to cap tain. Samuel Carson, under Capts. Joseph Carlisle and Carltbers, Plckens' brig ade; also under Capt. Franois Carlisle. Thus. Carson, Capt. Jos. Carson. Wm. Carson, Capts. John and Wm. McGaw's company. Walter Carson. Joseph Carswell, Capt. John Mc Gaw. Geo. Carswell, sergeant; Capts. Jos. Calhoun and Wm. McGaw. Churchwell Carter. Dudley Carter, lieutenant. James Carter lieutenant; dead at close of Revolution. John Carter, Marion; captaiu of the "American Scout Company;" Nov. 22, '82; had 70 men Nov. 24, '82. John Carter, Capt. Ross, Sumter. Matthew Carter. Robt. Carter, Capt. McCowan. Robt. Carter, captain; dead at close of Revolution. Robert William Carter. Randolph Carter. Samuel Carter. Thomas Carter. William Carter Continential line: sergeant major, foscpb Cartledge. Edmund Cartlidgc, surgeon, Col. Samuel Hammond's regiment. Tilomas Cary. .lo.seph Caryl, quartermaster, Col. H. Hampton's regiment. Wm. Cassettce ('.). Aron Casey, Roebuck's regiment. Abner Casey, Bickens. Christer, Casey, Roebuck's regi ment. John Casey. Levi Casey, captain and lieutenant colonel. Peter Casey. William Casey, Capt. Mapp's com pany, Bickens. John Caskln, "artificer" to Colleton county regiment. John Caskey, Capt. Adams' com pany, Lacey. Samuel Caskey. Cannon, Willis and William Cason. BenJ. John and Henry, Cas?is. Jesse Casslty. Peter Cassi ty, Capt. Chestnut. Zachariah Casslty. Thomas Castlller. William Castleberry, sergeant, Roe buck's regiment. John Caston, Littleton's Bastion. Aaron Catos, Water'regiment. John Chatterton, private and cap tain. John Carter, captiain the "Ewhaw .Scouts/' 1770. Wm. Cater. Burrell Cato. Henry Cato, lieutenant. James Cato. William Cato, probably Marion. John Cnttcrton, captain. Abner, Catlet, George, John, Na than, Richard, Sherard and Zachias Cauley. William Causey. BenJ. Cavil, Roebuck's regiment. Burrell Cooke, Capt. Boss' com pany, Sumter's brigade. Cornelius Cook, Capt. Walker's com pany; probably killed at Sumter's surprise. Daniel Cooke. Dm ry Cooke. Bl i mach Cook. John Cooke, Plckens' brigade. John Cook, sergeant, Capt. Rumph's company, under Lieut. Col. W. R. Thomson und Gen. Henderson; also Cul. Marshall's regiment. Capt. J ol m Cook, Col. Taylor's regi ment, Henderson's brigade. Nathaniel Cook, Capt. N. Martin's company, Sumter's brigade. Reuben Cook, Cols. Ely Kershaw and John Marshall. Robert Cook, before fall of Charles ton In commands of Lieut. Col. Ely Kershaw and John Marshall, contin uing in the command of the latter during tile year 1781. Capt. Robert Cook, Marion's brig ade. Reuben ( took, .1 r. Kebun Cook. Tliomas Cook, Cols. Brandon's and Roebuck's regiments. Warmock P. Cooke, Capt. Hughes' company, Brandon's regiment. West Cook. Wilson Cook. William Cook, sergeant, Col. Bran don's reg! mot. William Cooksoy. John Cooley, Capt. Joseph John ston's company. Conrad Coon, Col. Taylor's regi ment. Henry Coon, Jr., Capt. Jacob Fol mer's company, under Lieut. Col. John Lindsay and Col Waters. Henry Coon. John Coon, Capt. John A. Summers' company. Lewis Coon, Col. Taylor's regiment. Uriah Conner. Jacob Cooney. John Cooney. Ezekiel Cooper, Continental service. Edward Cooper. Capt Cooper (Jacob); also served as private in Capt. Geo. Neely's company, under Maj. Adair and Gen. Sumter. George Cooper, lieutenant; In charge of detail of six men, v/lth four British prisoners, taken by Col. Irwin (at Santee) Aug. 10, 1781. William James Coper, captured by British. James Cooper, special quartet master, appointed b> Gov. Rutledge tc have charge of stores, etc., at \ jr???Hto; served also as private borse ir.uu and In foot service. James Cooper, Capt. Adam's oom* pany, Lacey's regiment. James Cooper; dead at cluse of Rev olution. Joseph Cooper. John Cooper, Roebuck's regiment; lost horse at Sumter's defeat; was un der Capts. Pagan, John Mills and Robert Cooper. Jobn Cooper, Capt. MoBeo'a com pany, Roebuck's regiment; also Capt. Adams' company, Lacey's regiment; also prior to fall of Charleston under Capt. John James and Lieut. Samuel James; unicr Lieut. Wm. Dick and Col. MoDouald. Capt. John Cooper, 1779. Peter Cooper. Riobard C joper, commissary to Mar Ion's brigade. Capt. Robt. Cooper, under Col. La cey. Samuel Cooper, lieutenant, Maha m's regiment. Stacey Cooper. Sylvester Cooper, quartermaster. William Cooper, Capts. Mapp and Mollee's company, Roebuck's regi ment. William Cooper, lieutenant. William Cooper, Jr. William Cooper, Cipt. Adam's com pany, Lacey's regiment. William Cooper, Sr. John Copeland, Plckens' regiment. John Copeland, Bratton's regiment. Patrick Coppley; dead at close of Revolution: widow, Elizabeth. Thomas Coram, engraver for mak ing money. Brinkley Corbett. Daniel Corbett. James Corbett. Arthur Corbin, wagon conductor for Greene's army. John Corder. John Cork. Robt. Corkshaddon, Capt. John Cunningham's company of Col. Hill's regiment; also under Lieut. Thos. Henderson, Capt. Garrison and Col. ll raton. James Cosby, Capt. Anderson. James Costello, Contlnetal line. Robt. Cosby, wounded. Capt. Henry Cottey; was at Hang ing Rock, under Maj. R. Crawford. Daniel Cottinghain, lieutenant. Dill Cottingham. Geo. Cuttlno. Millington Couch. Robert Coughlan, Plckens' Brigade; dead at close of Revolution. William Coughrau, Plokens' brig ade. (TO HE CONTI NU KU.) rieniiiilscenocs of Gen. Gordon. In August. lS!).->. the writer heard the late Gen. Gordon lecture upon "The Last Days of the Confederacy" at Ocean Grove, N. J. There were 10,000 people present in the vast au ditorium, many of whom hardly knew whether to bo friendly or hostile to tho great leader. I shall never forget the opening re marks. After the usual preliminaries of addresing an audience, he said, in an intensely attractive and thrilling way: "My countrymen!" With those words he captured his audience and held it spell-bound for two hours. I may say that of all the impressions the lecturer made, that of intense de votion to the cause for which he stood, plus his love for the whole united country, wero lasting and deep. In the vast audience were many of the Blue and Grey, whose cheers and yells were abundant. Tho closing part of the speech I will never forget. Some one evidently had questioned the loyalty of tho South to the flag. It was an incident that fired the gal lant soldier-lecturer. Then, too, there might have been a little home-sickness upon his part; for the tribute of un dying devotion to his native South land, what she would do In case our country was attacked, satisfied the most skeptic. It was an occasion of a life time for many of us. Long before this incident the speaker had caught the Inspiration of his vast audience; and, it will always seem to me unpre meditated, seizing a large American flag, amid tumultuous cheering, inter spersed with the old t iger yell of many a hard fought battlefield, he said: "We lift aloft this proud banner of freedom and bid universal humanity to catch its inspiration." The,next time i heard Gen. Gordon was Brookville, Penn., during a coun ty teachers' Institute. The subject of his lecture the sa:ne. Dining this evening (Jordon spoke of one batttle in which men were slain until the dead were several feet high. He said lie believed more men were slain in this batt le than any other battle dur ing the war, according to the number of men engaged. He then said: "I suppose there ls no one here who was in this battle." rp arose a tall gen tleman, Major MacMurray, and said: "General. I commanded the men you refer to." Both were oblivious to the hundreds present, as they talked as men can who fought one another fiercely. It was graphic In the ex treme. The Major's comment after wards was: "He (Gordon) was not only a tine fellow, but a brave man. " Let mo close this narrative with an amusing incident of a Deacon of the church 1 was pastor of in Brookville. Deacon L. drew a large pension from tho government. It was gener ally conceded that the deacon's feel ings were hurt more during the war than his body was injured. This good man approached his pastor and said: "I understand yon luve heard that rebel Gordon." Now, thc deacon was always in the front seat in church, unt il I called upon him to pray. Ever after he was near the door, when he was at church. So my reply was: 'Deacon, I have heard Gen. Gordon. You go and hear him, and if you are not satisfied let me know and I will refund your money.' He went, and as usual occupied thc front seat. Gen Gordon spoko of some battles that were won by the Federals. Each in cident increased tho deacon's enthusi asm until tho audience was amused at his act ions. The lecturer then men tioned battles which wero won by tho Confederates. It was a case of quiet, more quiet, then graveyard stillness upon tho part of the deacon, when Gordon turned and slapping him fran tically upon the shoulder said: "Shout, comrade: Why don't you shout?" in both of these cases the gallant soldier made hosts of friends. Bis devotion to his comrades of the 'GO'S and his country were uplifting to many. All eagorly listened, laughed, cried and cheered during his thrilling lecture-Thc Last Hays of the Con federacy. THE extra session of Congress did not one thing except pass a Joint reso lution granting ?2f>0,000 In mileage to members. Then they spent a day undoing lt. Thc State Department was embarrassed by tho law requir ing lt to print In a seporate bound volume the acts of each session of Congress! It was a volume of empty pages. Except Tlioag Whoro Thor? lg JJo | Element of Chane?, * ABE DEAD IN SOUTH CAROLUS Jl. Tho Franchise Tax Bill Fasseld. Several Ocher Billa Uocslve Their Third. Reading tn tho Senate. At the morning session of the seil ate Wednesday two" bills of muon I A portance ?rere disposed of. The sllot machine bill provides with certain amendments that no machines shill be eittier operated or kept on any on?'s premises. The exemptions made aire as to machines in whicli the coln piaf ingots a certain and uniform retutrn and in which there is no element \of chance. The other bill is that to tkx the franchises of corporations, that Is, on a basis of the amount of business done. Both of these bills were sejut | to tho house. As said, the slot machine bill-^as | amended so as to exenpt weighing, measuring, musical and vending n?a chines and all machines which give for I the coin a certain fair and uniform | return.and to which there is no ejle ment of chance. Thus it ls seen t??at slot gas and electric meters, telephojne booths, shoe lace, chewing gum trna* chines, weighing machines and thrbse of a like kind will not be shut out. The exemptions were made through amendments by Senators Ilydrick drat! Sheppard. The bill also provides that none of the machines not exempt ed shall be kept on anyone's premises. There was a very lengthy debate on the bill, some senators wishing to exempt the slot machines indicated, others wishing to kill the use of [all and others taking tho position tlHat the bill was striking against the rights of the individual. The matter ! of Chief Boyle's raiding the machines] in Charleston was closely linked with Alie debate. j The immigration bill with its amendments was received by the sen ate, which concurred in the amend ments. I The tax commission's house bil l to require corporations to pay annual license fees and to report their uta -tisticsto the secretary of state camp in for discussion, Senator Raysor wishing the reports to be made to the coijnp troller general. His amendment ivas adopted. j Senator Peurifoy opposed the one half mill tax on the property values of corporat ions as he was convinced that it would keep out of the State foreign corporations and force some domestic ones to suspend business. Senator Walker made an expected move when he proposed to kill the bill. He did not think that the State should enforce double taxation and that was what the bill amounted to. John Smith, the merchant, cannot be taixed but If his lirm is the John Smith com pany-he ls subject to taxation un|ess protected by ''limited liability" which Senator Walker thought waa really meant by the constitutional convention as a help to corporate interests, 'ne could understand the taxation of tho intangible property of the express, telegraph and telephone companies, but the railroads own tangible proper ty which could be taxed. Senator G. W. Ragsdale said he did not think this was the right way to raise money and that he agrefld.^!th. Senator Walker. He did not think it would be just to exempt merchantile Institutions. It is not right to make one pay a tax which his competitor does not and thus lt is not right to ex empt any. If money had not been ex pended so extravagantly in the past 10 years there would be no need for the bill. Senator Hood thought there were some corporations which enjoyed such privileges that they should be taxed. Others, however, enjoyed no more privileges than individuals and they should bo exempted. Ile wanted to strike out the section providing that all State corporations other than those of a quasi public nature be charged the one-half mill tax. Senator Raysor spoke against any distinction of this kind, ile thought any corporation of any kind should be willing to pay the fee for the privilege of being incorporated. Senator McLeod announced that he was personally interested In mercan tile concerns and that ho thought it perfectly fair for them to bo required to pay this fee. They are not now re quired under the present laws to bear their proper share of taxation. As a member of the committee which framed the bill, Senator Mower explained it purposes clearly and in telligently. Ile said that lt was merely a tax on the franchise of tho corporations. The line was drawn between quasi public corporations and others. Tho committee had made the most equitable disposition that it could; nothing was taxed in the bill which ls untaxed under tho laws of the State for the reason tnat this one half mill tax ls placed on the right of the corporations to do business and the only tax now existing isa proper ty tax such as on Pullman com panies, etc. Senator Walker's motion to kill the bill waa rejected. Senator Hood's mo tion to strike out section four of the act did not meet with favor. Ile then moved to reduce the tax on certain companies, but this was also killed. Another amendment tabled was that of Senator J. W. Ragsdale to Include in thc bill only corporations enjv>ylng condemnation and universal domain. Senator Hood sent In an amendment to hang rp the application of the bill untilJan. 1, 1905. Thc bill was then read a third time and sent to the house. At thc night session peveral changes were made In the supply bill as fol lows: Charleston, regular levy changed from 2Jr to li mills; Darlington from 4? to 4 mills, and i mill for court house bonds; Greenville from .1* to 4 mills, and } mill for convicts and mads; Newberry from 3 to 2* mills and I mill for indexing court house records. Senator Dean's vagrancy bill was so amended as to be satisfactory to Its opponents and was sent, to the house. It now means that a vagrant can CH capo being jailed if ho wishes by get ting a bondsman, who will stand In the sum of S?OO for his good behavior for a year, ne cannot, however, bc employed by his bondsman unless the magistrate sees that a regular con tract is entered into. This ls to pre vent pcoange. The following third reading bills were read to allow Robert .Stepheneon Simons to apply for admission to the bar. Mr. Simons is a minor but will bo of age In one month. To allow the State veterinarian to destroy and regulate tho care of animals with contagious diseases. To raise tho salary of the adjutant general; to i V THE BILL PASSED To EttabllJh th? State BUM-MI of In formation to Aid COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. The Bill Provides for ? Bureau of ImreetlR-ation With a Corn missioner of Certain Qualifications. South Carolina will have a depart ment of agriculture, immigration and of commerce. The bill establishing the bureau was passed by the House on Wednesday. The bill pissed the Senate several days before and now awaits the Governor's signature to make lt a law. After much discussion pro and con a motion to table this bill was made on Tuesday before the bill had passed Its second reading. On this the vote was uy<;3 41, nays 04. The bill then passed its second read ing without further discussion. Tho votJ on tive motion to table tl ie bill was as follows: Ayes-Messrs. Aull, Hanks, Bates, Black, Blackwood, Brown, Carwile, Davis, DoBruhl, DesCham ps, Don nald, Dorroh, Edwards, Etlrd, Fox, Hendrix, lilli, Hinton, Holman, Hum phrey, Kirby, Laney, Lide, Little, Eyles, Middleton, Nichols, Pearman, Potts, Quick, Rankin, Ready, Rich ardson, Russell, Stuckey, Tatum, Wingard, Wlngo, Wright, Jamegan, Bailey and Yournans. Nays: Speaker Smith; Messrs Ay cock, Baker, Bass. Barron, Beam guard, Bennett, Bomar, Brooks, Bunch, Call ison, Culler, Dennis De vore, Dowling, Coggeshall, Colcock, Cooper, Doar, Doyle, Ford, Gaston, Gause, Gourdin, Halle. Ilarrelson, Haskell, D. O. Herbert, Janies, John son, Kelley, Kibbler, Leverett, Lof ton, Logan, McCain, McColl, Magill, Mauldin, Morgan, Mosses, Minis, Moss, Parnell, Patterson, Pourifoy, Pollock, Pyatt, Rainsford, Rawlinson, Rich ards, Seabrook, Jeremiah Smith, Stackhouse, Strong, Toole, Towill, Trlbble, Wr.de, Walker, Wobb, Wha le}', Williams and Wise. The following pairs were announced: Mr. King, aye, with Mr. Sinkler nay; Mr. Irby, aye, with Mr. Fraser nay: Mr. L. Lanham, nay, with Dr. Lan caster, aye. When the bill came up Wednesday it passed Its third reading without much opposition. The bill provides for a department of agriculture, commerce and immi gration which shall bo a bureau ni publicity. Tlie governor with the consent, of the senate shall appoint a commissioner for a term of four years. He shall have the qualifications of a good moral character, and competent knowledge of matters of Immigration, agriculture, manufactures, etc. The commissioner is authorized to appoint a clerk of similar qualifications. The commissioner is to receive 81,000 per annum and his clerk $1,000, 82,000 is appropriated for expenses, stationery and stamps. The commis sioner is to make an annual report. Other State officials are required to assist the commissioner by giving in formation for a handbook. The other duties of the commissioner are set forth in tho following paragraphs: Sec. 6. That the commissioner shall be charged with all work looking to the promotion of agriculture, manu facturing and other industries, cattle raising, and all matters tending to the Industrial development of the State, with tho collection and publication of information in regard to localities, character, accessibility, cost and modes of utilization of soils, and more specilically to the inducement of capi tal and desirable immigration by the dissemination of information relative to the advantages of soil and climate, and to the natural resource and indus trial opportunities offered in this State; that ho shall also collect from the farmers and land-owners of the State and list information as to lands, stating the number of acres, location, the terms upon which they may be bought, leasod or shared to desirable settlers; that a land registry shall be kept and in connection therewith, from time to time publication shall be marlo, descriptivo of such listed agri cultural, mineral, forest and t rucking lands and factory sites ns may be of fered to tho department for sale or share, which publication shall be in attractive form,setting forth the coun ty, township, number of acres, names and addresses of owners, and such other information as may be helpful in placing inquiring home-seekers in communication with land owners. Sec. 7. That the commissioner shall collate in the form of a handbook of the State, to bo issued when practica ble information showing t lie natural and industrial resources and advant ages of tlie State of South Carolina, dealing with soil, climate, raw and manufactured product?, agricultural and horticultural products, textile fab rics, manufacturing, industries, mines and mining, native woods, means of transportation, cost of living, the market and all material and social ad vantages for those seeking homes and investments In agricultural or manu facturing industries. Sec. 8. That tlie commissioner be empowered to make such arrange ments with oceanic and river steam ship companies and immigration agen cies in this country and abroad as may best servo the interests of successful Immigration, tho necessary expendi tures being made within the annual appropriation for the general expenso of this department; provided, how ever, nothing herein contained shall forbici tho commissioner acting with out feo as thc agent of such citizens of tho State, who, through the South Carolina immigration associat ion and tho department wish to meet excess expenses of bringing desirable immi grants to their farms or other lands. That In tho discharge of these duties tho commissioner or such person as he may select, is empowered to visit such immigrat ion centres whenever neces sary to produce the best results. amend the traveling expense:! of tho county superintendent of Abbeville; to extend the deer hunting season in Darlington by beginning in January Instead of 1 February; relating to magistrates in Kershaw; to grant lands In Columbia, Spartanburg, Georgetown and York to tho govern ment for federal buildings; to pay L. M. ?fIahaffoy past duo school salary; to determino tho county lino between Sumterand Lee. Killed by Kolonien. A dispatch from Manila says: Lieut. McRao and six privates of thc con stabulary have been killed by a bolo rush of 500 fantaics while patrolling the east coast of tho island of Samar. Private Saloman, of tho Fourtconth cavalry, stationed at Jolo, has also been killed by bolomcn. The Whole ?Truth About the Pirat Fight at Fort Arthur. JAPS LOST THREE WAE VESSELS. What' an Knirlloh Correspondent Hayn About tho Losses of tb? Rus sian* ?nd the Japanae War Sbipa. There has been a great deal written about the first battle between the Japanese and Russians at Port Arthur. It was claimed that the Russians lost three vessels, while the-Japanese loss was nothing. These dispatches came from Japanese sources, as was censor ed to suit them. It now appears that the Japanese lost more than the Rus sians. The correspondent of the Lon don Morning Post, which paper is op posed to the Russians and in favor of the Japanese, cabling from Manchuria to hin paper on "Wednesday says: "I have just reached here by special train from Port Arthur, and, to save time, have written my account while traveling on a locomotive. About midnight on Monday, Feb. 8th, the town was roused by the firing of big guns. I hastened to a hill battery and saw that six Japanese torpedo boats had approached within half a mlle of the Russian fleet and were showing lights, funnels and signals just like those of the Russians. The Japanese torpedo boats crept quite close to the Russian ships before they were discovered. Each of the Japanese boats dis charged torpedoes, three of which took effect, striking the battleships Tsarevitch and Retzivan and the cruiser Pallada. The three damaged ships returned to the harbor to avoid sinking. Notwithstanding the continuous fire from the ships and forts, four of the Japanese torpedo boats escaped. One, however, was sunk, and another, which was In a sinking condition, was deserted by her crew and was after wards captured by the Russians. The action ceased at 3 a. m. The loss on the Russian ships was eight killed and twenty wounded. Apart from the disablementof three Russian ships, the damage done to' the fleet and forts was not very great. There were many Russian torpedo boat de stroyers In the harbor, but they were not ready to resist the attack. The Japanese, In fact, created a great deal Iof surprise, not only by their unex pected oulslaught, but by the prompt ness and bravery with which they acted. On Tuesday morning, Feb. ?, news arrived from Dalny that, the Japanese tleet was steering westward, In attack formation. It came in sight about ll a. m. There were in all fifteen ships, two lines of battle-six battleships, six first-class cruisers and three sec ond class cruisers. The Russians had outside thirteen large vessels, under Admiral Stark, on the flagship Petro pavlovak, and Rear Admiral Prince Moktompsky, on the flagship Peres viet, excluding the Pallada and the i Tsarevitch, the latter the flagship of Rear Admiral Mollas, and the Retvl san, which was lying aground across the Inner harbor entrance. It was low water. The action was commenced by the big guns of the land battery. The morning was dull, with a light wind, and the heavy smoke rendered lt diffi cult to observe the details of the ac tion, but I witnessed all that was pos sible from Beacon Hill, opposite the ent rance to the harbor, in line of the fire. Two shells fell near us and about twenty others fell In the old town a,td the western harbor where many steamers flying neutral flags were anchored. After the commence ment, of the action ali of the people fled toward a hill outside the town, under protection. A little while after the first shell was fired a big 12-inch one oxploded, smashing tho office fronts of the Suen berg's Yalu Concessions Company, and the Russo-Chinese bank. The streets wore then entirely deserted but the local police kept splendid order. There was no looting; women and children were very brave. On both sides I encountered over 300 shells, few of which reached the mark. Others did not explode. During the act ion several merchant steamers out side the roads moved their position, but none was allowed to leave its an chorage In the harbor. Regiments from the adjoining bar racks and camps came pouring through the town to take up defensive posi tions in the event of the Japanese landing. The Japanese warships steamed slowly past, In line of battle, to tho westward and about four miles off, each vessel beginning to fire when opposite tile Russian ships, which were two miles oil shore. The action be came general. There was no maneu vering, simply heavy and fast firing. The firing ceased at noon, the Ja panese ships withdrawing to the southward, having lost one battleship and one large cruiser put out of action. Ono small boat was chased and sunk by the Novik (Russian), which afterward received a shell at the wa ter line, but reached port all right. Admiral Stark signalling "Well done" while al) the rest of the fleet cheered her arrival. Even the three Russian ships aground tired during the action. Afterward the Tsarevitch got off at high water and was towed into a large basin, where she is now being repaired- The Pallada effected her own repairs and rejoined tho tleet. The Retvisan was still aground when I left. The casualties on the Russians side wore twenty-two killed and sixty four wounded. Nearly half of tho casualties occurred on the Pallada and tho Novlk. Thc Japanese fleet sailed southward at 1 p. m. and all was quiet. Tho wounded were brought ashore and re moved to hospitals. After Monday night's action many Japanese torpe does were found floating outside tho harbor. They were secured and their mechanism was extracted. During the afternoon Viceroy Aloxleff ordered all the women, children and non-com batants to loavo. The slow special trains were crowded and ran as often as possible from Dalyn. Tho women and children wore Immediately remov ed In an English steamor. Agricultural Conreo. Tho house conference committee appointed on Col. D. O. Herbert's bill to creato scholarships at Clemson collego made Its report in favor of tho senato amendment, making these scholarships apply to tho agricultural deapartment alone, and the report was accepted. This provides 124 additional scholarships in Clemson, confined to tho agricultural course. Thia bill will be of great baneflt to the State. fyttumutum ?s Trtachiroui and Dtfot Mer trove Fatal. GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM NOW. Will do the work quickly, effectively and without any injury to the digestive organs. In fact, It will leave you in much better condition every way, for it cleanses th? blood of poisonous lactic and uric acids that cause rheuicatisrn. kidney troubles, In? digestion, boils, chronic constipation and catarrh, and the germs that leave one an easy prey to malaria and contagious blood poison. It ls not only th* greatest blood purifier, but hundreds of relieved sufferers testify that it does one thing,that no other remedy docs CURES RHEUMATISM. "GETS AT THC JOINTS FROM THC INSIDE." AT ALU DRUQQI8TO. Geo A Wagener, Pres. Geo Y Coleman, VicePres. I G Ball, Sec'y, ?f> Treas Coleman-Wagener Hardware Company, Successor to C. P. Poppenhelm. 363 KING STREET, - - - - - CHARLESTON, S O $850.000 GIVEN AWAY TREE. FOURFIER SEAROHMONT AUTOMOBILE, at 5.30. p. m. April 1st, 1904. |,__J At tho Anny Cycle Company's aturo --' Uro.ul St., ono tickot will bo given fro? with each 50* miil ordor. Ideutlfioo?on of ttoketa will bo Cy rm mo, boneo all tickets must bo signed and deposited boforo noon. April 1, 11)04. Thin tuanuor of awurdiug tho automobile) will l>o loft to tho ticket holdere nt tho placo of drawing. Tho innchiuo is on exhibit nt our store and We will bglac d to havo you inspect il. Do you sudor with painful roonstniation? Either retarded, exec: sive, or insufficient If so, commence at once to tnko Ottonuin Pon?alo Regulators, and they will give prompt and permanent roliof. Thcso pills euro painful monthly sickness, whites, agonizing pains du? to suppressed menstruation, rogulute tho bowels, stimulate tho heart, increase tho appetite, aid S8? OTTOMAN FEMALE RE?x'?LATOES;' ? and act os a general tunic to the fpmnlo generative organs. Thoy'are especially useful as a tonic nftor child-birth ami will speedily restore tho patieut to her normal condition. Full particulars of this wondorl'ul remedy sent with each box of pills. Price ?1.00 per box. Sent by mail in plain wrnppor upon receipt!) of price. Ottoman Romody Company, P. O. Box 123, Wilmington, NorUi Carolina. \ a made when you purchase pianos or organs of M. A. ri AL,ONE> COLUMBIA, S. G. As manufacturer's agent tor many of the boat factories, his prices uro as low as tho lowest,' His largo business is built np on tho strength of his reliability us a oonsoientous export in musical instruments. Got his advice boforo purchasing; then you will know wluit y?\u aro buying. ? . '_ ' ./ Southeastern Lime & Cement Co. CHARLESTON, S. C. Building Material of all kinds. High Grade Roofing "RUBEROIl>." Wrftotor prices. Everybody Should Read This. Wc sell tho best goods for tho least money that they can legitimately be Bold ot. I? you need anything in tho machinery supply lino' yrite.n? for-prices.^. Just receiving two londs of pipe and car load of iron. CI'napost place in state to buy pir>o"fl "and iron. G. A. GUIGNAR?, Pres. COLUMBIA SUPPLY QQ?; ciMmm and Treis, Fl tl n? "Wo f/~ V? Don't think that overy ono who hongs out a Bign as" a "watob 111C VV ti LC I* maker" is competent to repair your fine watch. Repairers yiho aro fully competent are scarce.' Wo do work only ono way,-th? best-wo'con make any part of .a watch, or'a completo watch. Our prices ard often no more'than, you ptiy for' inferior- work. When our chargo for work ia 81.50 or Over wo-will pay express crmrBe--rmei^acy._:Stind j??^S?ni_ P. II LiAOHICHOTTIi & CO, Jewelers?f424Mulrj?Sti, Columbio, STO. Repairing. watch, Whiskey I Morphine I Cigarette ?ll.Drug and Tobacco . Habit, Habit | Habit , |s Habits. Cured by Kleeley Jn^titiirte, of S. C. 1329 Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75) Columbians. 0. Confidential correspond ence solicited. JL^iin? cement, Jtr*la?ter, Terra Cotta Pipe, 'lto#flog Paper, Car lots; small lots, write, Carolina, Portland Cement Co., (Charleston, 8. d IT WAS VETOED. Tho Jurisdiction Act Returned \Vitfj-,J out GOT? Hey ward's Approvui. ? Gov. Hoy ward has vetoed the act 1 relating to "'exclusive jurisdiction" of the federal government over cer tain properly- io has acquired and murin hereafter acquire tn this State. The bill was- hard fought' in both houses, on the ground that lt would be delegating to the United States too much authority over .property in this State at the sacrifice of the rights: of the State. It was argued In reply . that unless this exclusive jurisdiction - could bi acquired the secretary of fthe treasury wouk1 decline to continue work on the federal buildings at Spar tauburg, Hock Hill, Georgetown and Florence. After several consultations with the senators from the respective counties, Gov. Hey ward put his veto on the measure and Friday sent a message to the senate, in which body the bill originated. The message says: "I herewith return without my ap proval an act entitled 'an act ceding to the United States exclusive juris-' diction over certain lands acquired for public purposes within the State, and authorizing the acquisition thereof.' My reasons for not approving it are au follows: "Section 8, clause 17, .art. 1 of the constitution or the United States con templates that the consent of the leg islature he freely given to the acqui sition by purchase of a ..particular place or particular places within the State for one of the purposes enume rated in the constitution. "The act goes beyond the intention1 of the constitution in consenting to the acquisition not only by purchase, but also by condemnation or other wise- not of a particular place or par ticular places-but of any place, with in the State without limitation or reference to its situation, locality and present usc, or to the size ot quality of the lands to bc acquired, or to the ? purpose for which it may be acquired by thc United States government. "In order to protect thc State and Its citizens, tlic legislature, in every cession of land andTcnnnciation of Its sovereignty over the Raffle?should first consider t.he situation, location and present use of the particular place to he ceded, thc amount of land em braced in the cession, and tho purposes for which lt is to be cqded In order to determine whether such cession is'to the public interest." --: Will ?loin tim Marines. Jeter lt. Horton, for the past three/8 years city editor of -tho Grq?fi-'tUle News, has received the appointment of lieutenant of marines through the inlluence of Congressman Jojej ob nson. His place on tho Nows haafbeen taken by Douglas Jenkins. J SnouLD Japan whlp"Btussla, in less than three years frort?.tho time she did lt, she would trylUior hand on i England or the United Stt?ttfl. A School of Matrimony. Ypung men-and women desiring to ebtjer'the blessed state of matrimony {viii sooiv'be alforded an opportunity to take a course of instruction and re ceive a diploma showing that thoy. are In every wiso eligible as lmsbonds and wives, says a Des Moines dispatch. Such is the purport-pf. a bill recently introduiped i^.tlie-Iowa State legisla ture by Iteprcs'entatlve Daniel, a i?sy-~ sician. The bjll provides for the ap pointment by the govefnorof a "ttate director of marriage, reform instruc tion." Ilis.duties are to "formtlate ;l<-o\irse of instruction* ?or cnndichtes for/mitiiinony'' and f urnish the jame to ?yery ..-reputable "pfiys?ciari in the st?t?V The proposition is matting hearty indorsement, and, strange as it may seem,' physicians are foremcat in its advocacy. Men and Women jjj^IJSa^ whdaYcfn nt-edof th? jgS=gSa?Ha?i beal mediral Irest ,f- -^-C-'-i-^^? mt3?nt>!>oulil not fall I "^?5Sf^^^k to consult Dr. Ilatha "/ fvvV*?^-3 way ut once, os he ls I-. VslLli?f? re COR? 1 roil as th? ^csS^^S/i lr-nclliit; ?nn ninvtsue Tv^?-: : ; ,'jj?/ You are safe In ^yfff : . . u:J plueiwi'your case tn SH^Qr^^ar lils hands, ns he la the "^?^Afe^-fc^MM? lonpcst established Viv*v?B^? ancl hftS ,ne l>cat r*->* TOTOyV ntatlon. Ho o ure s jspQrrtEp .wh?ro others fall; .^fgttww there ls no patchwork '.' l?Brs*f?>t?w^^?,<lOT expe.rlnientlni" in ?; ->V;t\ \\9%?*&5%7M* treatment. Per VVfcA M??"?l attention by Dr. y^:WM^<%la7/0iWf Hathaway, also sp# nn. HATHAWAT. clal counsel from his associate physicians when necessary, which no other office has. It yon CHU not call, write for free booklets an? onction blanks. Mention yonr tron?le. Ev ery thine strictly confidential. J. Nawtaa Hathaway, M. D. ' 28 Inman Building, 22? S. Broad tift Atlanta Ga. Help and Be Helped. Wc want all thc carpenters tt send us their address. Just for the Address wc will send a present. Then wc want thom to he)p>us td get orders all over tho State We will pay a commission. 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