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Penitentiary Inquiry. Mr. John Taylor Appointed Expert Accountant Tire legislative investigating com mittee on penitentiary affairs met to day at 10 o'clock and proceeded to the penitentiary. The committed consists of Sena tors Hay and Livingston and Rep re sent stives Stevenson, Patton and SScDow At a meeting several days ago Mr. Stevenson was elected chair The committee has choses Mr. Taylor as expert bookkeeper to ex amine the books,, and he wOl begin Ilk work at once. The committee was at tbe peniie uiiary only an boor or two the object of their visit being to formaily take charge and payo the way for the expetSV examination ol tbe books. . The committee has take a recess aufci! March -8th, when the taking; of testimony wi!I bogia. They bu? sot yt it selected a stenographer. Ilk is thought that by the Sib of March tbe onstsnl will pretty weil bar bia work in band, so that tbe committee caa proceed with hs examination systematically. Theseasien will be open So news papers and to anybody else who may wiuit to bear tbe testimony, bot iii is aol expected tb&t anybody except those interested will be present Colonel Neal baa not returned from Aii ersoB, bot even when he <3foes come be will hardly bava anything to day except what testimony be will give before* the committee.-Oolam biai Eecord, Feb. 32. Forth Carollra in Trouble. Raleigh, N C., Feb. 22 -The North Carolina Legislature is in the throes of the dispensary question, the resol; of its having passed lately a doaeo local disioosary bills, some county, others municipal. The quotion was precipi tated ia the House today by ao amendment, o flared by Winston, of Bertie, providing for tho taxation of dispensaries io proportion to the amount the State treasury. was deprived of reveaae by their establishment. The gesi ra revenue bil! being ap for op sideration, a hot ciscu&sioc followed, which broke op tbe committee of tito whole, and aa adjosremsat was taken, The matter will ooma up gain to-mor row. _ NORTH CAROLINA'S DIS PENS AB Y. &ileigb, Fob. 23,-The dispensary reeeived a aaaaeial setback ia tba Lag sfatare to-day by tbs adoptioo af an ameadmeos to the general revs sue bill, providing: Each tow o receiving a dis peasary grast tram the Lsgialatare to regulate liquor tra&c, irrespective of tba c amber of dispensaries withiu this town, ts taxed as follows : Less than 1UO0J> iofcahttasts, $50: over 1,000 mi Hess Usao 3,000, $100 ; over 3,000 ad less than 6,000, $200. All eoanty : iispeasaries $200 ; eitles over $6,000, $50C . Besides this a tax of % pei: east oa ali purchases it imposed oo the ciispsM&ries It should be observed by Sooth Carolina readers that ooly local dispensaries are to far granted ic this State. Tba seosatioo now is the attempt, of Char jotre people to get a dispensary for the whole coan ty of Mecklenburg. There are oo bar rooms outside of Char lotte in the oocoty now. All three Eiembers of the Roane from Meokleo berg respected lbs ie m ands ' of the ^Majority of the white- voters of Char lotte and supported the bill. It passed the House unanimously, but the Sena tor from Meokieoberg opposed the bill m committee, aod to-aigot at midnight obtained ao on favor ab ie report from the Senate committee. A majority of tbe Democrats of Charlotta are said to bava signed pesitiecs io favor of the dispen sary, bat the actioo of the Senator from Mecklenburg it is reported is gov erned by his promise oo behalf of the whole delegation oot to disturb ezistiog conditions at Charlotte. The Charlotte delegation for the dispensary left to sight, bot are sanguine tbe bill will pass the Senate - ? ? i Storm's Effect ia Georgia. Atlanta. February 23.-Forecaster Marbary of tbe weather bureau to-day kesed a s pee al bulletin oom piled from abe; reports of several hundred corres pondents io the diff r e t parts oif Georgia chowing that the loss of crops aad liva stock by the late cold wave will amount to several million dollars. While the co ti re State suffered severely tbs damage was greatest to the southern half. Peaches wera nearly all killed io the southern eoaaties, but io the northern counties there is reason to believe there will be a medium erop. Wheat was oot injured seriously owing to a light snow which covered the gro'iad. Stock suffered immensely, aad io some counties oows aod goats fr033 to death. Savaooah, Feb. 23.-Postmaster C. W. Moxley of Wadiey, Ga., was shot to-night at the Terminal hotel io Wad ley by a maa named Hewitt, who claims tobe a Cootra! railroad detec tive. From best information obtainable at this time it appears the assault was unprovoked. What the Legislature Did. Acts of General or Special Application and Import ance. To request aod direet the governor and State treasurer to furnish informa tion to oar senators aod representatives ia congress as to the ol ai m s of the Star against the United States growing ont of the eon-mon defense. o aot to limit the Heu of the State for uncollected taxes. Ao aot to authorise the eons traction, maintenance aod operation of telegraph aod telephone tines io the State of South Carolina, and to provide for the aeseasaeei of just compensation for sash rights. Aa aet to require the state board of fe alfth to co-operate with the federal government in establishing qoaraatioe mles aad regulations for tbs protection ot the liva steak industry of thin S ate. '? Aa act to regulate charges far adver ti iog nonces. Aa aot to empower aod authorise the utilisation of the county ehsiogaog io the promotion of the health of a county or community. Aa act ta amend section 250 of the code of civil procedure of this State, so as to require the affidavits apon which a warrant of attach meut ie granted to be fited - at once and copies served oo defendant. An aet to amend section 115 (1048)! of the revised statutes of 1893, pr ovid j tog for at least one beneficiary cadet from each eoaoty. Aa act to promote prompt settlement of wages with discharged laborers. . Ao set to require cotton buyers to accept bales of cotton weighing aot less than 300. 'i An aot to restore eoaoty aod town ship lines aod votiog precincts in the counties of Kershaw, Sumter and Darlington, aod to farther prescribe the duties of certain officers ia said counties, with reference to the aot to establish Lee county. Ao aet to authorise the supervisor of aajr county of this State to exchange convict labor with any other county, anti to make contracts for hire with regard to the sams. An act to farther establish sod declare tba law of distress for reat. Aa act to declare the law ia relation tc termination of rental contracts. Ao aet to empower tho state board of h eel th to enforce vaccination. A j ci c t res ol u t io n to' appropriate $2, . 5 , or so sch as may be necessary, as aa*emergency fund, to be used by the state board of health io dealing with csrtaio diseases.. Ao act to amend section 943 of the general statutes of 1882, appearing as section 261 of volume 3 of the revised erisiaal statutes of 1893, relatiag to the prac tia of dentistry without teeo s e. Ao aet fixing the time at which ob jections to the qualification of jurors mast be made. Ao act to aaaod ' 'Aa aot ta provide for the formation of oew counties aad the obaagiog of cone ty lines sod cooa ty seats, aad consolidation of coco ttes." Aa aet to amend section 4 of aa act eot ied "Ao sot ec ti tied *Ao aet to fix tba time of tba sitting sf the circuit carts io - the third jadicial cirecit, ' * approved December 23d, 1889, relating to the peremptory call of calendar No. I,, ia Clarendon eoaoty. v Aa aet to fix a maximum schedule of charges for selling leaf tob ceo by ali the warehouses ia this state. Au aet providing for at least ooe beneficiary cadet from each eoaoty. An Set to forbid the levy aod co leo doa of any taxes oo hoods issued io aid of a railroad aot completed through the township issuing such bonds AD act to prohibit the state board of eootrol from using any label or bottle with the Palmetto tree oo it. Ao aot to provide for a poll tax aod penalty for ooo-pay meat. Ao aot to provide for the iospeotioo of fertilizers and to prevent the prac tice of fraod aod imposition in the manufacture aad sale of f rtil zers and fertilizing materials, aod to further reguhte the manufacture,. sale, trans portation aod use of fertilizer and ferti lizing material thereof. Ao act to prevent drunkenness and shooting opoo the highway. AD act to fix the terms of tbs free public sehools, to provide for the sup port of the same and to regulate the disbursements of oet income arising from the sale of Hqaors. An act to regulate the employment of women to mercantile establish meo ts aod to provide seats for them tod to make it ao offence to fail to do so. Ao act to require the penitentiary authorities to furnish a certain oomber of eooviets to the regents of the state hospital for the iosaoe. Ao aet to prevent fire insurance oom panics, associations or partnerships do ing business io this state, or the sgeots of said companies or associations from entering into combination to make or eootrol rates for fire iosuraoce oo prop* erty io this State, aod providing for a pooishmeot for violation of this act. Ao aot to authorize county treasurers, upoo ao order of the ccurt of common pleas, to issue duplicate or alias tux ex ecutioas. Au aot to declare and regulate the fees of clerks of ihe court of common pleas and general sessions and to pro vide a salary io lieu and instead cf costs aod fess in criminal oases. ti Aa act to amend the ac', to provide for the county government of the vari ous couoties of this State. An act to forbid tbe acceptance cf extra compensation in addition to tbe compensation provided by law by any person boldiog an office or position of trust or profit io this State aod making it a misdemeanor to do so. Increased the Premiums. Tbe executive committe of tbe State Fair society bas made several important changes in the premium list by offering larger premiums for certain exhibits, the total increase being about $1,000, making the amount set aside for premiums some thing like $5,000. The committe also decided to re new the prizes fot the best county exhibits, and it is believed that this will stimulate the farmers of each county to prepare fine exhibits by reason of county pride. The county having the best exhibit; of agricultu ral products will get a prize of $350, the second best $250 and the third The committee will from now until November 6th hope and pray for good weather and at that time, and if this be had, it is thought the fair will be a great success -The State. Bice Smut Discovered. Some time ago the Clemson Col lege correspondent of the State mentioned the discovery of the first authenticated case of rice smut in America from the fields of this State. Dr. Anderson, professor of botany, bas collected a number of samp ee of affected rice since, and has begun a careful investigation of tbe disease. He finde it to be a stinking smut tbe fungus tilletia corona-sm i lar to the stinking smuts of wheat. The myceleum or vegetative part bas been found in the rice stems, a fact that would suggest similar treatment to that used with tbe stinking smut of wheat, namely, soaking the seed in potassium sulphide, copper sul phate, or hot water. Germination experiments with normal rice and with both normal and diseased grains treated in the three ways indicated are now under way, and results are expected in a few days Attempts to propagate the smut from the spores have not been successful as yet. They do cot yield to usual methods, possibly because this is their dormant period. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery has been made, and that, toe, by a lady is this country. ''Disease as tened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, bat her vital organs were undermined and death seem ed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep. She. finally discovered a w ty to recovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. Sing's New Discovery for Consumption, nd was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night ; and with two bottles, has been absolutely curad. Her name is Mrs. Lather Lutz." Thus writes W. C. Hamniek k Co., of Shelby, N. C Trial bottles free at J. F. W. DeLorme's Dreg Store Regular sise 50c and $1. Every bottle guar anteed. 4 TO BEAT PLUMBERS. Madison, Wis , Feb. 23 -Prof R. W. Wood, instructor io physics io the University of Wisconsin has orig inated the idea of thawing out frozen water pipes with electricity aod bas made two successful experi ments. He takes the electric current used for street ligbtiug purposes, attaches one Wire to the frozen pipe inside the cellar of one bouse and the other wire to a similar pipe in tbe adjoining cr any other house, thus completing the circuit. A current of fifty volts is theo turned on, beating the pipes and melting the ice within. Rudyard Kipling UL New York, Feb. 21 -Rudyard Kipling is seriously ill in this city at the notel Grenoble. He is suffering from inflammation of the lungs. His doctors, however, hope that with his strong constitution he will be able to pull through al! righi. New York, Feb. 22 -It is stated on what seems good authority that Rudyard Kipling has been attacked by pneumonia and that bis condition is critical At midnight it was stated that he had been unconscious for several hours. A Slap at Sampson Washington, Feb. 22 -Mr. Leotz, of Ohio, iotroduoed io the House to-day a bill reviving the raok of admiral aod vice admiral, aod naming Rear Admiral Dewey aod Rear Admiral Sohley as the persons to fill the respect ive positions. Mr. Laois's bill is as follows : "That to provide prompt aod adequate reward to Rear Admiral George Dewey aod Rear Admiral Winfield Soott Sohley the grades and ranks of admiral and vice admiral in the United States navy be, and the same are hereby, revived, with the same duties and pay and privileges appurten ant thereto that were by law given to the former appointees cf said ranks, tbe grades to exist respectively only during the lifetime of said officers ; bat should George Dewey die or retire before said j Winfield Soott Scbiey,- then said I Winfield Scott Sohley shall be advanced I to the rank of admiral. The Bad Beef Scandal. Testimony Taken Before the Military Court of Inquiry. Washington, Feb. 21.-The court of inquiry engaged in investigating the beef charges preferred by Gen Miles continued to day the bearing of testimony bearing upon the con troversy A number of army officers who participated in the Santiago campaign were heard. Practically without exception the officers con demoed the canned roast beef furn ished aa travel ration, and reviewed complaints about it which the men very generally made, declaring it unpalatable and wanting in nutr ment On the other band the re fr ig erated beef suffered but little at the bandi of to day's witnesses, in being generally conceded that it was good when delivered from the transports, and when it escaped the decompos ing-effect of tba tropical sun en route to the several commands it was found to be satisfactory. Commissary methods in Cuba were inquired into Difficulty in prevent ing taint before cooking was experi enced generally. There was very little in to day's evidence pointing to any ase of chemicals upon this beef The contention of Gen. Miles that the army in Cuba and Porto Rico should have been supplied with herds of cattle, or beef on the hoof, instead of refrigerated beef, was supported to-day by every witness who gave his opinion upon this question. Washington, Feb 23.-Maj Geo. Baooke telegraphed the war department today the following deaths in Cuba: Feb. 16, Private Jacob E Plinge, Company L, Second South Carolina, typhoid ; Private Thomas Tbrivetts, Company F, Second South Carolina, typhoid. $ Halifax, N. g.. Feb. 21 -From the faot that the name of F Agoneillo appears at the foot of the list of cabin passengers on the steamer Labrador, which sailed for Liverpool this morn ing, it is confidently asserted that the chief agent of the Filipinos has left this oountry for Europe. As the first class passengers for this steamer arrived on a night express and embarked at onoe no one is known to have established the identity of the passenger registerd as F. Agoneillo. The Joint High Commission. Washington, Feb 21.-Without any purpose to start a flood of r crim in t i ons, the American members of the high joint Canadian commission feel that they have not been to blame for the failure to reach an agreement, bat they are justified in the statement that they have made concession after concession It is apposed that rea sons of interuaT policy ; founded on the belief that they would be in a better position before the session of parliament jost beginning, if able to assert that they had refused to sacri fico Canadian interests, hate animat ed the Canadian members of the commission in their course. It is jost possible that better results may attend a farther conference of the joint body next sommer, but while the officials here regret exceedingly the failure so far to reach an agree ment, it is said positively that the American side bas made its last con cession, and the Canadians cannot expect any better terms hereafter than they have now refused " Only the First Step is Difficult" The first step in Spring should be to cleanse Nature's house from Winter's accumu lations. Hood's Sarsaparilla does this work easily. It is America's Greatest Spring Medicine. It purifies the iood, as miltons of people say. It makes the weak strong, as nervous men and women gladly testify. It cures all blood diseases, as thousands of cured voluntarily write. It is just the medicine for you, as you will gladly say after you have given it a fair trial. Bad B OOt - " Although past 70 years of age I am thoroughly well. 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The School furnishes the oppor tunity "for students and post-graduates to continue their studies and receive clinical instruction during the recess of the regular medica] co ege. Unrivalled opportunities for prfictica! instruction in the special branch es ore s feature of this institution. For fur ther information ddre?s. DR. C. M REES, Secretary, Wentworth Street, Charleston, S. C. Dec 7-3m