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THE KENTUCKY POLITICAL TRIAL. Governor Taylor Seems to be Implicated. Georgetown, July 18 ?In the trial today of Caleb Powers, charged witb complicity in tbe Goebe! shooting, John .AT. Black of Barbonrville, a banker and a. Republican of promioence, was tbe ?rst witness. He said Powers came to kirn io January to advise him as to the propriety of the mountain organisation wvbich he said Powers was getting up. "I asked Powers," said witness, "'what sort of a crowd he was getting |jp aod he said be was organizing an farmed mob to go to Frankfort. I dis couraged this and told him it would in jure the Republican party, would be a stigma on our end of tbe State aod ought to be abandoned. Powers, how ever, insisted that the mob should be formed. His idea was that be would intimida'e the legislature " Black, continuing, said : "I saw Powers later and again remonstrated against tbe mountain mob going to Frankfort. Powers told me it was being formed witb the approval of Gov ernor Taylor. Cbas. Finley aod other Republican leaders at Frankfort. Cbas. Finley also came to me and endeavored to get me to cooperate with tbem. I protested bitterly. Powers became very angry with me on account of tbe position I took. I tried to dissuade them from organizing the dirty band and told him to seed gocd citizens, peo pie of inSoence, if any." A check frem Chas. Finley to the mTiouisville aod Naebville railroad for ?1,000 for traosportatioo of tbe men to Frankfort; was produoed by Black in | response to a question from the pro secution. W. H. Cultoa. who is under indict ment as an accessory to tbe killing of Governor Goebel, was called next. Culton continued : "The mountain men arrived in Frankfort, January 25 They numbered from 1,000 to 1,200 men. Those who carried guns had tbem stacked in tbe office of tbe com missioner of agriculture aod eaoh man was given a tag corresponding witb a number on his gon After holding tbe aeetiog io the State bouse yard, tbe larger part of the crowd was sent home." Powers, tbe witness alleged, distri buted money among the various cap tains who were to bring tbe mountain eers to Frankfort. He did not know U-whence the money came. He declared Gov. Taylor furnished him (Culton) the money to bring the Jackson coun ty crowd. Witness said Gov. Taylor did not want the mountain men to go home. He went to Berry Howard and others, at Taylor's instance, and told them tbe governor waoted tbem to re main and not go home as Powers wished. Forces in the Philippines. Washington, July 18 ?"There will be no further withdrawals of troops from the Philippines for ser vice in China That is the policy determined upon and that will be adhered to " A cabinet officer today made this statement and then added : "Gen MacArthur's dispatches on th? necessity of retaining there all the troops save those already under orders are clear It would be unsafe to take any more away." - "Then, under no ciscumstances, will tbe forces in the Philippines be drawn upon ?" he was asked. "I am not going to say that any conclusion reached is an absolute finality, but this much is positive. No development in tbe situation is apprehended such as will call for a change in this policy as to our troop3 in the Philippines, in the present light of events " "We do not anticipate any extra session of congres*/' he said. "What if Minister Conger and the other Americans are found murder ed," be was asked "We are proceeding at this pr?s ent moment on the assumption that oar people are murdered i do not see why that should necessitate an extra session An extra session is hardly necessary " "What if their murder was by or with the connivanoe of the Chinese govenment ?" "I do not believe an extra see sion of congress would necessarily follow" "What about tbe decision of the commanders of tbe international forces that 80,000 troops are necee e??y for the campaign ?" "That is an old story,"' was tbe reply. "Admiral Kempff cabled a week or ten days ago?sixty thou sand men for the forward move on the capital and 20,000 to protect Tien Tein and communication with Pekin." Asked as to the possible effect of the Chinese attack on tbe Russian town along tbe Mauchurian border, the reply was : "This may compli cate the situation. I cannot say whether or not it means actual war b?*tween the Chinese government and Russia The matter is between those two governments. We have noth ing to do with it We do not know ither what the actual facts are in the ase r _??*~mm?- ? ?- ? - $ CUBAN RELIEF cures < "olio, Neuralgia, and Toothache in live minutes. Sour Stomach and Summer Complaints. Price 25o. Sold by Hagbson-Ligon Co. TiUman Wants a Tool. The meaning of Senator Tiliman'e interference in the State campaign may be expressed in four words : Anybody to beat Hoyt That is what he is after, S3 the logic of tbe case will prove He is not in tbe campaign in bis own behalf, for he has no opposition and bis attendance at the meetings is unnecessary He is not in it as an act of courtesy to his constituents, or to renew his acquain tance with them ; else he would devote himself to matters un contested among Democrats, would give them his message from the na tional field, would not meddle with affaire wholly out of his province as a senator of the United States. He I is not in it out of personal friendship j for any of the Candidates, for he gives no indication of his preference for McSweeney for Gary, for Whitman or for Patterson. Between tbe dis pensary candidates he does not ven ture to choose for be knows that tbe slighted ones and their supporters would bitterly resent hie discrimina tioo, and to make new enimies is not his policy But he is there to tell the people in effect to vote for any body against Col Hoyt ?State The Decline in Irorj. The recent decline in tbe prices of j iron and sieel were to be looked for. j Everybody knew that tbe former prices j were too high; that the fall must cerne, ? and that it would not ceccssarily indi cate unfavorable business conditions The use cf steel is increasing so largely that there setms to be oodanger that the business of sreel-makiog wiii j cease to be profitable where conditions are favoracls to it. Steel is displacing wood more and more every day for s'ructural purposes It is even takiog the place of brick aod stone to a great extent. The pressed steel freight car is in suob demand that orders cannot be I filled by its manufacturers Railroad j construction on a large scale bas been undertaken in countries reoently opened up to civilization, and it is increasing in tbe older and more settled lands, in cluding tbe United States. The world's use of steel is not in the slightest dan ger of diminishing. Ic is inoreasiog constantly and good profits io tbe man ufacture of steel seem to be assured for a long time to come. Tbe sooth has only reoently entered upon tbe manufacture of steel, but there is no question of its ability to produce it at lower cost than any ether part of this country or tbe world Great preparations for the increase of the sooth's steel product are on foot and they are based upon absolutely sound business reasons.?Atlanta Journal Chinaberry Blacking. Beaufort, July 17 ?Speoial to the News & Courier : You have bad a number of communications calliog attention to tbe value of the "Pride cf Asia" or "Chinaberry tree," the wood of which is a natural repellaci to in sects of all kiods and is susceptible of a high degree of polish for tbe manufac ture of all kiods of furniture, rivalling even tbe fioeet mahogany in beauty of figure and closeness of grain. Tbe value of all parts of tbe tree, witb tbe exceptioo of its .berries, bas been ex emplified. I wish to add my testimony from personal experience not only as to all these other qualities mentioned, but as to that which has been omitted or overlooked?tbe use of the ripe berries ! in tbe manufacture of tbe very best J boot and shoe blacking or dressiog for I all kiods of leather, j Tbe oortical covering of the berries, i which is yellow when ripe, cootaios a ! sweet mucilaginous substance that, after snmcient boiling down in water and after being strained, yields a clear, thick jolly to which, if ivory black is added to the consistency of a paste aod { applied with a brush, as witb other blacking, a lastrone poiish is obtained. Tbero is the additional advantage that shoes thus cleaned do not become mouldy, as is sometimes tbe case when laid aside for a few days, aod flies do not alight upon tbe shoes as they do with orber blackings io wbioh other ingredients are used. Coekroacbes, which sometimes gnaw shoes in a closet, avoid tbe shoes thus treated. Your correspondent commends this recipe to some enterprising Yankee manufacturer. He doubts not that such blacking wcuid be as profitable as the manofactare of a great many other things which, in tbe beginning, seem ed ae trifling and be a boon to tbe shoe blacking fraternity. Tbe clear paste without tbe biack coloring is equally effective es a bright polish to tan shoes As to, the use of tbe blaoking made with tbe ivory blaok it was an article of domestic manufacture before tbe war among some of our older generation T. G W. QUESTION ANSWERED. ves, August Flower itili .has the largest sale of any medicine in the civilized world, i'our mother? and grandmothers never thought of using anything else for indigestion or billious ness. Doctors were scarce, and they seldom heard of appendicitis, nervous prostration or heart failure), etc. They used August Flower ! t<> clean out the system and stot? fermentation of undigested food, regniate tho action of the liver, stimulate the nervous and organi" net-. of the- system, and that is all they to k when feeling dull and bad with headaches and other acht". You only etd a few doses of (irccn's August Flower, in liquid form, t<> make you sat isfied thtre is nothing serious the matter with ; you, For sale by A. J. China. A I Greenwood's Preparations. Plans for the Reunion of the South Carolioa Veterans. Special to The State. Greenwood, July 20 ?The annual reunion of the South Carolioa division ot Uoited Confederate Veterans, to be heid in this city August 1 and 2, wi:l j be the biegest gathering Greenwood bas ever had, and promise to be the I most successful reunion ever held in the State. Tbe people are talking about it, to use a hackneyed expression, "from tbe mountains to the seaboard " Greenwood is doing all that could be expected of her in tbe way of prepar ing for tbe visitors. Tbe various hotels and boarding bouses are making extra ordinary preparations for the entertain ment of the crowds, and the committee j on entertainment appointed by the citi a ? seme weeks ago reports that near ly every home in tbe city will be thrown open io the visitors. There are practically no exceptions te this rule. Greenwood will keep "open house" during the rcuoion. Besides this several cf tbe balls in the city will be restaurants running night- and day. It is proposed to look first of all to the pcrsooai comfort and entertain ment of the old soldiers. Veterans in tending to be present should notify J. Park, seoret&ry of tbe committee, at once, so that homes may be assigned. Greenwood wants to do tbe right thing by her guests, and the work o: the committees wiii be facilitated by coo - ? p?i&oce with this reques-t. There will be homes provided tor every veteran, cos: of them without cost, if tbe com- j toittee is notified beforehand. Of course some of the visitors will desire to pay for tbeir cccommcdatioos and thee will be allowed to do so. Tbe public meeting of the veterans will be held in tbe court room of tbe court house, while the available couoty offices wiil be pressed into service as committee and reception rooms, etc. Camp Aikeo, tbe local camp of veter ans, will bave their headquarters in the law range building, near by In this building there will be a room filled with eurios and relics of the war, wbicb will be of great interest. The city will he decorated. All the business houses will be adorned wttb bunting and'flags, and tbe stars and bars will float to the breeze from every available space There will bo an oc casional copy of the stars and stripes, to show that we are yet a loyai people, but for two days tbe ?tars and bars will predominate while the men who so nobly defended ic are living over tbe stirring scenes of '61-'65 According to tbe dispatches from the far east, which, it must be admit ted, are not always trustworthy, a ? curious threat against China has been mace by the foreign consuls Tien Tsin. They have "unanimously pro | posed to tbeir governments"-that the | united powers notify the Chinese ! authorities "that tbe graves of the ancestors of the imperial family at Pekin will be destroyed if the foreigners at Pekin, particularly the ministers, are harmed " No direr tbreat than this couid be made, so strong is tbe Chineee veneration of1 tbeir ancestors. Every Chinaman's ancestor is a divinity whom he wor ! ships, and to disturb or desecrate bis I grave is the most awful thing that j I can happen to him We can well imagine bow an Englishman would re gard a threat to destroy Westminster abbey or a Frenchman tbe demolition of the Cathedral of Notre Dame or a Russian tbe burning of tbe Kremlin | at Moscow or even how we would regard a threat to desecrate the tomb of Washington. Jefferson or Lin coln To tbe ancestor worshiping Celestial the threat to destroy the im perial tombs at Pekin means vastly more than a similar desecration does to the European or American It is hardly probable, however, thai the civilized nations now at odds with China will adopt the strange suggestion of the consci though it would by no means be the first time that civilized nations bave played upon tbe reliions prejudices and superstitions of less enlightened peoples with the view of terrorizing them - ?U?+-~^+~-^mmmw**? Gen Chafee Promoted. Washington July 19 ?The Presi dent bae appointed Brig A Chafee, United States volunteer, who is to command the American military forces in China, a major general of volunteers in order that this rank should be commensurate with his command. This action was received with great satisfaction at the war de I part ment and in official circles gen erally, where Gon Chafee is held in the highest esteem He is consider ed by hie brother officers one o? ' the most capable and thoroughly j equipped soldiers in the iervice j Although Gen Miles recommended that major Gen Bates, now in the Philippines, be assigned to the com mand of tbe troops in China he is j weil pleased with the promotion of | Gen Chafee His recommendation was made on the ground that the ser- ! vice called for requited an officer of! the rank of major general, ?lid named Gen Bites for the reason mainly that Gen Chafee held only the rank of a brigadier general Adj Gen Corbin bas a cable message to Gen Chafee notifying him ?>f his promotion and be will receive the telegram on the arrival of the transport at Nagasaki, about the first proximo. ?olve the Servant Girl Question 3 3 by putting a Wickless Oil Stove in the kitchen. ^3 You can keep a girl then. No fire to build in ^ the mdrning. No \ (1 to chop. No coal to ^ earn'. No ashes to worry about. No soot on 3 pans. It makes play of housework. The ^ "WickleSS Flame Oil Stove is doing more to make housekeeping easy than any other stove in existence. Absolutely safe. ^ Burns ordinary kerosene oil. Bakes, broils, boils, roasts, toasts?does anything that any other stove ^3 will do, and many things that most stoves can't ^ do. Sold wherever stoves are sold. If your dealer 5 does not have it, write to ^ STANDARD OIL COMPANY. ^5 Mrs. L. Atkinson, Fashionable MILLINERY. Nerc Summer Gcods and. Novelties Coming in Every Week. Stock of Flowe:s and b? Tritacoicg Mate rials full cow tor Suatner use. Daily additions of nr-w desiccs in Tricamiogs kfeD our Trimmed Hat Department continu ously attractive. Tbe o;i?goi^g mcde?s are promptly replaced by iater idesa of oar owe designing t?nd copies of tbe latest Hats shown io Nesp York The same fxelusivene?s characterizes oar exhibit of UN TRI M ED HATS, which com prises choice selections of Straw Brai?9, io white, black aod the pastel shades Prices the lowest io city for equal qualities. Mrs, L. Atkinson, SUMTER, S. C. May 16 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid op Capital.$ 75,000 00 Surplus aDd Profits - - - - 25,000 00 Additional Liability of Stock holders in excess of their Stock. 75.000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175.000 00 Transacts a Genera! BaDking Busioe3S. Special attention giten to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 aod upwards received. "In terest allowed at tbe rate or 4 per cent, iper annum, on amounts above $5 and not exceed ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July aod October. R M. WALLACE, L. S. Cabscn, President. Cashier. Onion Sets AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onioo Sets, of choice varieties, and fresh Garden Seeds for the season's planting, now on hand. F?LL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually found in a first class Drug Store. Prescriptions carefully com pounded at reasonable prices. J. F. W. DeLorme. Oct 25 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Patents ^ 1 Wr Designs rvrTY*^ Copyrights Ac. Ar.vone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly contlde:itlal. Handbook on Patente sent tree oldest aeencv for secunnjj patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American A handsomely Illustrated weekly. I.areest cir culation ofVny sctentltic Journal. Terms. $3 a year* four tlTonths. $L Sold by all newsdealers. M?NN&Co.36'8'?^-New York Branch Office. F SU Washincton. D. C I have on hand a lot of Home-made \'inegar of very line quality. The flavor is del icate, while the strength is equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence for 40 cents per gallon. N. ?. OSTEE?. i. _ I In seme of our departments, we are overstocked, and rather ! than carry a surplus into next season, when the indications are I we can replace them for less money, we have determined to put a Cleaning Out Price on them, i In Clothing we have about 25 Crash Suits Worth ?3 to $3.50: we offer them at $1.95 This is actually less than the goods are worth to buy, and at above price should not last long. 100 pairs Boy's Washable Pants? sizes 4 to 15?35c to 50c values at 25c per pair. 25 DUCK VESTS?Plain and fancy, single and dou ble-breasted goods worth $1.50 to ?2?as long as they last they go at 95C. I We have still some good values left in Flannel Coats and Coats and Vests? if you find your size we will guarantee to save you money. Men's Low Cut Shoes. Reynolds make So grade, as long as they last $2.40. Bay State make $2 grade, $1#60, Ladies' Oxfords?black and tan. Grodman brand?the $1.50 grade $1,10. Ladies' Shirt Waists? With laundered Collars and Cuffs?formerly sold 40c to 50c, NOW 25c? The 25c grade, 15c. We bave a few verj desirable Datteius in Silk Waists left Formerly sold at 50, 75, 85c and ?1?while they last they go at 38, 50, 60c and Toc These must be seen to be appreciated. What is left of our Silk and Wool Challies we will sell at 23 cents. It is needless to add that persons wishing to take advantage of these prices will be expected to bring the CASB. O'DONNELL j CO. THE PUDDING SWAMP TOBACCO WAREHOUSE CO'Y OF MAYESVILLE. BegS to announce, that, Having^ decided to no longer lease its property, it will conduct its warehouse at Mayes ville during the season of 1900 under the management of JOHN W. MILLS. Mr. Mills will be in Mayesville on July 10th, and from that time on will personally look after the interests of our customers. We have Secured a large Corps of Buyers, with large orders, and promise the best prices, the best atten tion and the largest returns of any warehouse in the State. j Messrs Hall & Clement are no longer connected with our bouse, but Mr. Mills will have an officient corps of assistants and will make every endeavor to please* you and me: it your patronage. Our House will have its First Regular Sale on August 2d, 1900, : but vre will handle any tobaccos brought to us from and after July 10th. j GIVE OS A TRIA L. J THE PU?DIHG SWAMP TOBACCO WAREHOUSE COMPANY. W. D. GAMBLE. A. A. STRAUSS, President. Secretary and Treas. ' Juce 27 S