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EDUCATION IN ALABAMA. Committee Wakes Report to Con? stitutional Convention. Montgomery, Ala.. July 12.-The j committee on education, Graham, of Talladega, chairman, made its report this morning in the constitutional con? vention. Section one states that sepa? rate schools shall be provided for white and colored children, and no child of either ree shall be permitted to attend the school of the other. In lieu of the 8550,000 general appropria? tion and the extra one mill tax for schools, a special tax of three mills is set aside in perpetuity for the schools. This yields a revenue about the same as the schools now enjoy, but it will steadily increase as the taxes increase. No change is made in the method of appointment of university trustees. Instead of requiring an equal distrib? ution of the school fnuds between the races, it requires that the school terms for the . two races shall be of equal length. A special tax of one mill _ is provided to be levied by the counties on vote of 60 per cent, of the qualified electors. Section two of the report is a ^ new section, which provides for taking a school census not oftener than once in two years, and throwing proper safe? guards around it. i Section twelve _ is also new a section, which is a modifi? cation of the amendmeont offered to the article on taxation. It provides for one mill local tax. This provision has been favorably reported because of its merit and in view of the reduc? tion on the Stare limit of taxation to 65 cents. Under it the State and county rate combined can never exceed $125 per hundred. SUCCESSFUL ?IR SHIP. Santos-Dumonfs Cigar-Shaped Balloon Launched. Paris, July 12.-M. Santos-Du mont's cigar-shaped balloon, driven by a motor, had a trial today from St. Cloud, across Paris, around the Eiffel tower and back to St. Cloud. The papers say the trip was quite success tut and that the balloon ascended and .descended apparently at the will of the aeronaut. M. Santos Dumont says he first sailed five times around the Long Champs race course, then round the 3ois de Boulogne and then around the Eiffel tower. He adds that one of the ropes of the rudder broke and he had a narrow escape from colliding with the tower, so he descended to the Garden of the Trocadero to have the damage repaired and afterwards again round? ed the tower and returned to St. Cloud. Tomorrow he will make an officiai attempt to win the prize of 100,000 francs offered by Henry Deusen for a manageable balloon, in the pre? sence of committee of the Aero club, which includes Prince Roland Bona? parte, M. Deutshc and others. The aeronaut will start at 6 o'clock in the morning and go over the same course as today. Reflections of a Bachelor. Kiss a woman against her will and she may slap your face, but she won't hate you. You can walk ail over a woman with -spiked shoes if you tell her that she is She only one in the world you love enough to do that to. About the only difference between a mraried man and a bache ?or is that a married man has some freedom and thinks he hasn't while the bachelor thinks he has some and hasn?t. It takes only one man to set off his small boy's fireworks, but it takes ail the rest of the family to tell him how to do it, and the servants to call him an idiot behind his back for not doing it still another way. The average man who howls himself dumb over the sufferings of horses in hot weather will have his wife spend three hours packing his trunk in a red hot attic and act like he was doing her a favor to let her do it.-New York Press. NEGRO WAS ENRAGED BECAUSE MULES BALKED. Douglas. Ga., July 9.-Jake Devoss, a negro labor on James McKinnous plantation, was workinng a team of mules this morning The mules balk? ed, and Devoss flew into a rage. Flog? ging failed to move the mules. The negro went to his house, got a Win? chester rifle and shot both mules dead. Devoss' wife expostulated with him, and he turned the rifle upon her, in? flicting a wound which may prove fa? tal. James McKinnon, who owned the mules, and his brother, Chrles, at? tracted by the shooting, started for the scene. The now wildly infuriated ne? gro saw them coming and began shoot? ing at them. Charles McKinnon was instantly killed, and James McKinnon was so badly wounded that he will probably die. Then Devoss escaped to the swami?. The county authori? ties were notified, and started in pur? suit of the murderer with blood? hounds. _ He has his rifle, but it is not believed he has much ammuni? tion. More bloodshed is looked for. That typical Southerners seldom have gout in their lower extremities is explained thus by Victor Smith in the New York Press: The moment one sits down he looks about for some ob? ject upon which to elevate his feet, usually resting them on a chair or window sill, if indoors, or the balus? trade if on the porch or piazza. Now. the location of gout being simplv a question of specific gravity, it does not descend to the feet because of this habitual elevat ion. If it should get there it would be obliged to climb. Englishmen keep their feet plastered right down on the ground or floor at all times, as if afraid of letting some? thing get away from them. They have gout in their feet in consequence. Suit has been brought by a r?sident of Hickory Grove against the Woodmen of the World as an order and three pf the members of the carno at Hickory Grove for 615.000. The suit is brought by a resident of the above place who ^claims bodily injury to that extent and alleges unnecessary rough and marcius handling in the initiatory ceremonies. TH STRIKE ENDED. No Funds to Suppori idle f?en and Employment of fton-Unionists Newport News, Va., July ll.-The strike of the Newport News machin? ists is at an end. The climax came suddenly tonight at a meeting attended by practically all the machinists from the shipyard when by unainmous con? sent, the men decided to return to work Monday at the old scale. The fact that the machinists could not obtain funds with which to sup? port the idle men, and that the ship? yard management demonstrated its ability to fill the vacant places are re? sponsive for the defeat of the strik? ers. This morning a committee waited on Acting Superintendent Hopkins of the yards, and asked that the men be allowed to return to work Monday at the old wees. This request was grant? ed, Mr. Hopkins informing the com? mittee, that the men many of whom have left the city would be given their old places back and would be allowed ten days in which to return to work. He told the committee that immediate action was necessary on the part of the machinists if they would head off the new men destined for this place. This immediate action was taken to? night and telegrams were sent stopping: the shipment of outside machinists to this city. ~ Charleston. S. C.. July 10.-It was stated here today on excellent authori? ty that J. W. McCullough of Green? ville would shortly succeed L. D. Mel? ton as U. S. Marshall, for the district of South Carolina. Cape Town. July IQ.-Marais, the well known Cape rebel, was hanged at Middleburg, Transvaal Colony, today. By order of the military authorities the execution was witnessed by prom? inent residents of Middleburg. Madrid, July ll.-The severe storms which have been sweeping over the country around Valladolid have com? pletely destroyed the crops in that vi? cinity. London. Jduly 12.-''There is no longer the slightest hope, ' ' says a dis? patch to The Daily News from Odessa, of savins: even a moity of the crops in the Volga governments of Amara, Saratoff and Kasan, as well as many districts of the neighboring govern? ments. Over the whole region there has been a protracted drought with tropical heat, the temperature variyng for seven weeks from 130 to 150 Fah? renheit. Nearly all the streams had dried up at the beginning of June. The crops in Southern Russia average about the usual yield." Charlotte, N. C., July ll.-A special from Laurinburg, N. C., says: One of the most destructive fires in the history of this town broke out this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the McDou gald Furniture store and the wind was so favorable that it seemed the entire town was doomed. A rough esitmate places the loss at 866,000. Kokomo, Ind., July H.-Breaking glass at the plate glass works here last night inflicted frightful injuries on five of the 10 men who were carriyng the sheet upright from the annealing oven to the grinding table. The plate which measured 122 by 190 inches and weighed 2,200 ponuds, broke and came showering down on the heads and shoulders of the workmen. The vic-1 tims' scalps were cut and the flesh j was literally scrapped from the bones of their shoulders and arms. All five ! will lose their arms if not their lives. Greenville, Tenn., July 10.-Mrs. Martha Patterson, last of the children of President Andrew Johnson, and who was mistress of the White House during the Johnson administration, died today at her home here. Mrs. Patterson was born October 25, 1S2S. Her death leaves only five survivors of the Johnson family. Columbia, July UL-There was a big charter fee paid at the office of the secretary of state yesterday, when Mr. P. H. Gadsden of Charleston, repre? senting the I road, appeared and filed the articles of J consolidation in behalf of the seven roads composing the new S. F. & W. Railway Company. The fee for the record of the paper amount? ed to $8,550. The capital stock of the new railwav system amounts to no less than 825.000,000. The roads composing the new company are as follows : The Savannah, Florida and Western, the Charleston and Savannah, the Bruns? wick and Western Railway Comnany, the Alabama Midland Railway Com? pany, the Silver S'p rings, Ocala and Gulf Railroad Company and the Tampa and Thonotosassa Railroad Company. London, Jlny 10.-At the semi? annual meeting of the Union bank, the governor. Mr. Schuster.y in th customary review of the monetr posie tion, said that he could not fpretend to veiw the evergrowing excess of British exports with equinimity. The transfer of securities from this side of the Atlantic to the other had continu? ed on an ever-increasing scale and Bri? tish indebtedness to the United States for produce had apparenlty been settled by the transfer theie of securi? ties. This movement could not con? tinue indefinitely. London. July 10.-The Manchester Daily Dispatch says that her royal Highness, th?- Duchess of Albany, will accompany King Edward <>n his visit to Scotland, and that the be? trothal of her Royal Highness to Lord Rosebery will be announced during their visit or immdeiately after the return of the royal party. Fayetteville. N. C. July 10. -The Messenger correspondent has just re ceived the information that Captain John A. Pemberton, the engineer who was so seriously injured in the recent accident near Teacheyrs station on tli*- Wilmington and Weldon railroad has entered suit against the Atlantic | Coast Line Railroad Comr?any. plac? ing his damages at 8100r000, his case ? b>-ing in the hands of Robinson ii i Shaw; Captain Pemberton has been j lying at his home here almost ever ? sine?- the accident, suffering from hi< injuries. Fie is a valuable, well equipped man in his calling, an i lins a large family. : Cincinnati. July 12. The mr.chin- : ists' strike in this city, which began May 2o and involved from 5.000 to 7.000 employes, practically has been : declared off. the Cause. WIRES. STATE SCHOOL FOR COLORED TEACHERS. The Largest Enrollment and Most Suc? cessful School Yet Held. The State Summer School for color? ed teachers now in session in Colum? bia is the most successful ever held in this State both in point of attendance, in the interest manifested and in the class of work accomplished. The at? tendance is more than double that of last year, the enrollment being be? tween 190 and 200. All of the teachers present are thoroughly interested in the course of study and have been working hard. The course in English by Prof. Edmunds, the principal of the school, and the course in History by Prof. Wallace seem to be the most popular with the teachers and more interest has been evinced in the work in these branches. ? The work of the session has been very satisfactory to both the instruct? ors* and the teacher-pupils and it < is believed that the teachers have deriv? ed lasting benefits from the instruc? tion and training they have received. On Wednesday of this week Prof. Edmunds delivered a special lecture, his subject being "The Power of Lan? guage," that was declared by all who heard him to be the best feature of the session. Sumter County has thirteen teach? ers attending the school which is greater than the number average from other counties. Principal W. T. An? drews of the Lincoln Graded School will go to Yorkville on July 23d where he will conduct a teachers institute for one month. He will be principal of the institute and Miss Smoot of Darlington will assist him. Good for Port Royal. Washington. July ll.-Port Royal, S. C. is to be made one of the prin ciT>al recruiting stations for the United States navy. Secretary Long has adopted the report of the board of naval officers recently appointed to examine various sites along the Atlan? tic coast and to recommend the most desirable location for the establish? ment of a naval rendezvous. The former naval station at Port Royal is to be transformed into a recruiting station for "landsmen," and it is to be conducted on the same liberal scale that the recruiting station for naval apprentices is maintained at Newport, Rhode Island. Capt. V. L. Cottman, in charge of the recruiting bureau of the navy, says that the Secretary has decided that Port Royal shall be fitted up as a first-class station. All of the old build? ings formerly used in connection with the Port Royal dry dock will be con? verted into quarters for recruits. It is also desirable and necessary that a number of additional buildings shall be erected. Negotiations are already pending by which the Government proposes to acquire ownership of the entire islands on which the station is located. The additional space is required to allow ample accommoda? tions for quarters, and at the same time afford plenty of facilities for training, exercise and recreation while the recruits are undergoing prelimi? nary instructions. Three hundred ap? prentice boys and landsmen are al? ready located at Port Royal and the training ship Topeka is there for practice in practical seamanship. Viscount Katsura, the new premier of Japan, who is now about 54 or 55 years of age, achieved, while a lieu? tenant general in the Japanese army, great distinction in command of the 1st army corps during the war with China. He was advanced to his high position on the retirement of his friend, Marshal Yam agata. He fought two of the bloodiest battles with the Chinse that took place in the course of the war-Kang-waal, where Gen. Sung made a stout resistance, the Japanese loss being 9 per cent of the total num? ber of men engaged, and Kaiping. where the Chinese also fought well and bravely, inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese. As a result of Katsura's tactics and strategy he commanded all the roads leading from Manichuria into China. His concluding achieve? ment was the assault and capture of Niu-chwang. A few weeks later peace negotiations put an end to the war. The Mikado recognized Katsura's ser? vices by making him a viscount. 1 The Springfield Republican says: Senator McLaurin tells his consti? tuents that our nation is now "in a position to convert the world." "We can raise the banner of the cross." he cries to the mill hands of Sprtanburg, S. C.. and "accomplish the heaven-de? signed work of having the gospel preached to every living creature. " And all that in addition to the sale of ?South Carolina sheetings to the heath? en !" There is now practically no doubt as to the establishment of another daily morning paper in Columbia. Your correspondent has been assured by a gentleman from Charleston that the necessary money has been sub? scribed, and that a well known gen? tleman of Columbia is treasurer of the joint stock company, and that promi? nent Democrats all over South Caroli? na have taken stock. Your corres? pondent could guess the gentleman's name who will edit the paper, but is not at liberty to do so at present. The name of the paper will be "The Progressive Democrat. - Bennettsville Cor. News and Courier. T.he Constitution printed an edito? rials yesterday with the significant heading: "No Charge for This." Tlie public will appreciate Tlie Constitu? tion's frankness in thus designating such of ?is editorials as are entitled" to that distinction. Inasmuch, however, as the editorial in question dealt with a matter concerning the state <?f Flor? ida, it would probably no! bc well foi people nearer borne t-> accept such lib? erality a precedent. Atlanta .Tour? na 1. B?acks'burg, S. C.. .Inly ll. Charles Louis Kingsley, chief civil engineer of tin- South ( a p ?ii na and Georgia Ex-Jj tension iv a il road died al this place Wednesday afternoon from the e?Tects ? of morphine and laudanum adminis- '? tered by himself. Beaumont, Tex., .inly 12. The six- ? teenth gusher came in this afternoon'. ' The flow does not seem t" be a: ail j diminished by reason of the many ! wells. The new well is in the proved j oil territory. tole. ?S UKE A DEUDA TE MUSICAL IHST?UMEKT In good condition she is cv.-eet and lovj ar.d s:::gs hts's song cn a joyful harmonious string. Out of order cr unstrung, there is discordance and unhappiness. Just as there is one hay note to ali music so there is ene kev note to health. A woman might as veil try to fly without wings as to feei weil and look well while the organs that make her a woman are'weak or diseased. She must be healthy inside or she can't be healthy outside. There are thousands cf women suffering silently ail over the country. Mistaken modesty urges their silence. While there is nothing more admirable than a modest woman, health is of the first importance. Every other con? sideration should give way before it. Brad field's Female Regulator is a medicine foi women's ills. It is -, thesafestandquick est way to cure leu corrhea. falling of the womb, nervous? ness, headache, backache and gen? eral weakness. You will be astonished at the result, es? pecially if you have been experiment? ing with other so called remedies. We are not asking you to try an uncer? tainty. Bradfield's Regulator has made happy thousands of women. What it has done for others it can co for you. Sold in drug stores for $1 a bottle.. A ire? i'.'.ustmted bonk will b?; >>.T:t :o a.I who wr'.teio mk REGULATOR CO. Atlanta, Ga. fi.*-?;*' ? and Chickens. Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs, FROM FINE STRAINS OF FOWLS At $1 per sitting of 13 Also a few young Cockerels for sale. HST. G-. OSTEEN. L WHITE ? Ml Eire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 186?. Represent, amoag other Companies LIVERPOOL * LONDON & GLOBF NORTH BRITISH 4 MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. *. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,900,000 Feb 28. Estate of John Bollard, Deceased I WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on July 12th, 1901, for a final discharge as Administrator with Will annexed on Estate of said deceased. R. J. HOLLAND, Admir. C. T. A. June 12-it DAVIDSON COLLEGE DAVIDSON, N. C. For two thirds of a century David? son bas been noted among Southern colleges for the thoroughness of its training, the ability of its Faculty, and the atmosphere of morality and honor on its campus it invites the attention of every parent who wishes the body, the intellect, and the char acter of his son trained together. For farther particulars, catalogue, etc , address HENRY LOUIS SMITH, Jone 26 President. WE Are Money Savers ! In addition to our large stock of Heavy and Fancy Groceries, we wili haodle Bagging and Ties. Aod as we have already made b.e purchase io this line we wi 1 > sk tbat you cet our prices before you b IT Special prices civen to large buyers Let us have jour cders for Flour, Grits, Meal, Sugar, Coffee, Lard, Bacon, Molasses, Corn, . . . Hay, Cakes and Crackers, Cigar?, Cheroots and Tobacco, DRUGS, Canned Peaches, To? matoes, Pineapple, Baked Beans. Corn Beef, Pot? ted Ham, Gelatine, Cocoa, Chocolate and numbers of o? her tilings. Sen?] ns your order and we ii will save von money. GROSSWELL ? GO., PHONE 53. f. Glenn Springs Hotel, GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. Queen of Southern Summer Resorts, There is but one Glenn Springs, and it has no equal on the Continent for the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Bowels and Blood. otel Open June 1st to October 1st Cuisine and Service Excellent. . The GREATEST RESORT TX THE SOUTH, For board apply to Simpson & Simpson, GLENN SPRINGS, S. C. Water For Sale by Dr. A. J, China, J. F. W. DeLorme. June 26-3ni. MM8 8 Me D OJV+MLD Takes pleasure in announcing that her stock of FOR THE Spring and Summer is complete and one of the handsomest she has ever shows. Largest variety of ROSES, FOLIAGE and SMALL FLOWERS Tbat we have ever shown. Millinery is still on a "gold basis," about ooe-baif the faooy materials showing it as a constituent. Hats For Ladies' and Children .. (Untrimmed) in the leading shapes. We have engaged the services of a most competent trimmer from Louisville, Ky . who bas had the advao taee of working io the wholesale booses cf that city, Cincinnati, and o^ber fashionable centres throughout tbe country. Closest attention given to designing and executing. Come and see us, we take pleasure in showing our goods. Mi?? McDonald. MAIN STREET, SUMTER. S C. When you buy the Herrick Shoe for Women you get unequalled value for your money as well as unequalled comfort and style. Thirty-eight years of practical experience back of every pair. Fifty-eight of the very latest styles to select from. Nobby, mannish lasts-common? sense shapes-dressy elegance. All leathers in high and low shoes for the house, street and dress occasions. The only advertised woman's shoe awarded a medal at the Paris Exposition. CHOOSE AT $2.50, $3, $3.50 WALSH'S SHOE STORE. THE OSBORNE RIVAL DISC Has Never Been Equalled as a Pulverizer. I sell these Harrows on so littie margin that my greatest comiort is in the i-atiefaction they give rainer iban the profit I make My dooss are open to all-My stock is ready for inspection. 'j \'i - sud st.- me in my new qoarers, cerner cf Liberty and Harvio Streets FIRST CLASS LIVERY. FEED AXD SALE STABLES. W. B. BOYLE, Sumter, S, C. Je ?J ll