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I >' IT 8l OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. 15 THE AMOUNT OF THE SALES IN THE SUB-DISPENSARIES. A During the Past Year?The Annual Report of the State Liquor Commissioner y Mlxuon Issued Yesterday?Interesting In- J formation. ^ Columbia S. C., Jan. 31?The first j annual report of the State liquor com- c missioner was issued yesterday and it v is a most interesting document, full of t information of value to the public. In I f- the report the commissioner says: |L "It is gratifying tome to be enabled 1' ^ to state that the operations of the dis- f< Kfc- pensary havebeen profitable for the t H&-. period of my incumbency in office; a a net profit of $133,467.77 havingaccrued s B^ from the sales of the past eleven ti jg - months, whilst the unearned profit d ft- outstanding, December 31st, is $25, c I ^ 871.85, making a total earned and uu- b 5 gJ-earned profit for eleven months of J $159,039.02, on 1903,055.63, total sales tl P by me for the corresponding period. I I have saved the State on my purch- it 1 ases of mercandise jfor the past eleven b |fy' months the sum of $20,939.67 in dis- S K* counts. c ! "I would state, that there liave been c I - on an average 84 sub-dispensaries in tl l> operation in tne State for the past year. E | The sales from these dispensaries for v ( the past eleven months aggregate $1,- e r 076,963.65, at a net profit of $106,131.28 n F-r to the towns and counties. Some of [ \ these dispensaies located in the smal- w l?r towns have been operated through a rtixe duil season at a loss to the coun- cJ ties in which they are located, and I ai would respectfully suggest that your B honorable board take such steps as are tr t necessary to prevent a recurrence of b these undesirable results during the tl e|-' coming summer. I am impressed si with the necessity of an adoption by b ?your honorable board of stringent h rules and regulations for the govern- Ii ? ment of the sub-dispensaries and a rigid enforcement thereof. I would r< I? respectfully suggest that the county se f -. dispensers be required to sign their w monthly inventories under oath or af- v firmation, as well as all other month- N ly and quarterly reports. e: "I would respectfully call the atten- se tion of your honorable board to the e: - fact that divers complaints have been ti ^I^made by various dispensers on account n SBPQmy inability to till their orders in r< B^rseveral instances. Your honorable n board will, doubtless, remember that ft HT I foresaw this annoyance early in the tl Kv past spring, and to provide against tl Bk this contingency, I suggested the im- k mf mediate erection of a suitable building tl E,Y on the line of the railroads, that an in- Ii P crease in the working force mieht be tv made advantageously, and handling of St: goods greatly facilitated. And as a si provision against the impracticability a of the immediate adoption of the above r< . suggestion I also suggested, as an al- ii r tentative, that your honorable board tc Bp-'.v empower the commissioner to pur- ? chase insufficient quantities to stow tl away a large stock through the dull ^ summer months, to meet the heavy de- st tT mands of the fall and winter trade. But at the time litigation was of such fi * a nature (and for other causes, of which li fer your honorable board is fully advised) li i. litres not deemed expedient to carry n 11 into execution either of my sugges- h ft tions; and, as a consequence, I was A L forced to meet the heavy demands d made upon me as best I could. Sta- ri B tioned as I was in inadequate quarters, tl H. with a stock on hand far short of the r demands of the increasing trade, it was d a physical impossibility to keep ab- U f reast of the demands although I had f< |y* a full force at work night and day, h ptT and every foot of available tloor space ri was utilized for storage purposes, h That I may tide against a recurrence v ? - ef these difficulties next winter, I is fc. would suggest that your honorable t) board take some steps looking to the K jr: construction of a larger building near p if-. the railroad line, and that the com mis- li sioner be vested with the power to v purchase supplies and merchandise in h gjfr. quantities sufficient to meet the fall n L^^trade. It is absolutely necessary to f ^^^>rovide increased facilities to meet d V. the requirements of this growing trade a W and if the suggestions thrown out by A ~ ? ??***!! Vvrv iwinAfteiklA !UIO Hre JUUb ttuupicu, Will uo ill!pujoiuiu to meassure up to the expectations of a K the public. a "Your attention is also respectfully b called to the beer sale privilege granted v I certain parties. I am unalterably of p | the opinion that it is a fruitful source ^ ; . of illicit traffic and would respectfully fc recommend that your honorable board ? f withdraw all privileges thus granted, i "The 'personol accounts' item of this ? r report represents $4,526.43, shortages I f- due by county dispensers. Part of this v t deficit is in process of settlement, C whilst the other part is now in the e courts, $212.30 of this amount is due 1 by the penal and charitable institu- a ii. tions of the State and Clemson and ^ Winthrop colleges for alcohol, whis- r key and wines. The asylum owing f > the amount of $183.50 for goods pur- t chased by order of the board of regents $900 is owing by the suspended bank of Chester, and Snow & Co., of Kingstree. These suspensions transpired before I assumed the duties of commissi sioner. The remainder represents advances made by me to pay the government tax on whiskey at local distilleries, in order to remove it from the bonded warehouses, and amounts due by distillers and wholesale liquor dealers for empty barrels reshipped them. These accounts must, of necessity, appear in each report issued from this office, as outgoing shipments and incoming payments for same are almost aaily occurrences. Therefore, it ^ is not to be assumed that these 'personal accounts' wholly represent a contraction of,; worthless debts, or a wanton disregard of the law Ik in the contraction of any class B of debts. But I am plainly with in the pale of the law in the m - opening of these particular accounts, K_^_and I think the correctness of my polk ~^?f>n will lodge itself in the minds of < r honorable board at first thought, i an I state that these accounts are 1 jolutely necessary to a proper and ] ^^^^3?u2factory management of the rapid| lv increasing business of this instituI v uon." J The following is the summarized W- - statement of sales, gross and net profits | of sub-dispensaries for eleven months. K. ; ending December 31st, 1805, at the end ! of the report: QAIAM IIA AAimfw/li'(<nnrtc<opo t JJOICO WUUVJ Ulk3|/VU>JVlO for eleven months to I December 31, (consum1 er's price) $1,076,903 05 Kf' Cost of counties above B merchandise 875,580 20 BT Gross profits on above... $201,383 45 R Total expenses for eleven months. 95,252 17 Total net profits for elevK, en months $106,13128 j A BRIDE SIX TIMES. 1 om antic Career of a Girl in New York?A Famous Beauty. 1 There died at a ranch near Santa i.na, Cal., the other day a roiddleged woman, Mrs. Louise Campbell, s rno has been six times a bride and ive times followed the corpse of her usband to the grave, says the New fork World. Mrs. Campbell was 54 ears of age and was born in Laningburg, near Albany. N. Y. She ras a relative of the old Dutch pa- , roon family Aruyns of the upper ludson River country. Iler maiden name was Louise Tay- J or. She was an only child and her amily was among the wealthiest in j hat locality. She had a private tutor nd it was the parents' intenion to * end her abroad for several years of T ravel and residence when her school ays should have been finished. Asa hild she was always a beauty, and j efore she was 15 years old she had oung men admirers by the dozen in ^ he oiu town 01 ijancmguurff. I ^ In 1858, when 17 years old, she vis- & ;ed an aunt in Brooklyn. There her eauty immediatelyattracted attention. ; he fell madly in love with an irape- , unious young man, just home from ollege and at the time a teacher in ae Brooklyn public schools. Almond tollins was his name. After a few reek's acquaintance with him she ? loped from her aunt's home and was tarried to the school teacher. T The young people went South, here Rollins got a place as tutor in v seminary in Montgomeay, Ala. The n aange in climate affected his health 0 ad he was an invalid for two years. [e resigned his place as tutor and . ied light work on plantation. His j] eautiful bride cheerfully accepted ,! leir unfortunate lot and taught mu- tc for the support of herself and hus- r and. She was too proud to write to 11 er relatives for financial or other aid. ? a 1860 Rollins died. :j The widow, then 19 years of age, re- ' jmained in Alabama, supporting herilf by teaching. In Mav, 1861, she . ras married to Clarence Cushman, a ' ery rich young English merchant of s few Orleans. Pictures of her still r xtant and taken at the time of her ;cond marriage, show that her sad *jj sperience and hard work and priva- ^ ons had made little if any change in er wondrous charm of eyes, ana her ^ jfined, classical features. The Cush- ? lans went to Europe, lived in Munich >r several years, and two children c lat died in childhood were born to ^ lem there. In 1864 Mr. Cushman >st over two-thirds of his property in ? le South by the ravages of tne war. 2 a Rome Mr. Cushman was seized V ith the Roman fever and died. ? ? - - . . T , i _ SI The widow went to .uonaon, wnere le found that her husband was really s bankrupt. Too proud to inform her *; jlatives of her distress, she remained 1 England and once more became a S( sacher. She was a governess in an " inglish family for three years, and ? len returned to New York, where she 11 as a saleswoman in a dry goods ,, ;ore. In 1868 she was married in Plain- T eld, N. J., to Lieut. Oscar D. Wil- ? ams U. S. A., and went with him to ve at Fort Sully, N. D. They lived appily together and Mr. Williams P ecame the favorite of all the fort. In fj .ugust, 1869, her husband was ^ rowned while bathing in the Missou- A i River, and his wife became for the ' c. lird time a widow. r Her father, who heard of his only aughter's misfortunes, begged of her F ) return to her former home and be ' jrgiven, but she still felt the sting of ? is refusal to recognize her first mar- ? iage and once more began earning ? erown living. For two years she ? ras governess in the family of a Lou- ' iville merchant. She married in 1871 ? ae Rev- Edward Lukes at Covington, f [y. The preacher was a boon com- ~j anion years ago of President Cleve- ? md at Syracuse, N. Y. Her husband , ras sent as missionary to India and is wife accompanied him. They lade their home successfully in India. ? long and Honolulu. Mr. Lukes ? ied in the Sandwich Islands in 1876 ? nd his wife made her way back to , imerica with his body. * Mrs. Lukes lived with a brother and e sister of her dead husband in Indianpolis. She then entered a private ? tospital in Chicago as nurse. Sl.e j-as verv noor and was again com- 1 teJled to work hard for a living. v Lmong the patients who came to the tospital was a middle-aged man, a * ridower, named Hiram L. Dana. In e lis days of convalescence he was s raited upon by the beautiful Mrs. 8 jukes ana he fell desperately in love * 7ith her. The two were married in e Chicago in December, 1880, and visit- ? d the fashionable resorts that winter. I ?hey had a fine home in Kansas City, * ,nd late removed to St. Paul, Minn., 2 vhere Mr. Dana added largely by the * eal estate boom to his comfortable 1 ortune. In 1885 his head was injured < >y a fall on the ice, and his wound de ? reloped brain disease. A few months i ater he shot himself at a private asy- 1 um near Milwaukee. Mrs. Dana lived in retirement, and ! possessed ample means for several * rears. She gave generously to the f oreign missionary cause and to hospi- ( als. She and a cousin went to Eu- 1 ope on a long tour, and while abroad < /u- 1 1? t me uauseveral ui*uuuaoia ui iuania^t 'rom Americans also traveling. In j Florida, in 1891, she met Albert E. J Campbell, and they found they had a 1 lost of mutual friends of long ago. J They were married several months ] ater. From that time until last July ] Mrs. Campbell and her husband made ^ heir home in Boston. They lived \ rery happily and quietly. They went i imong literary and musical people < md built last year a new residence at 1 i cost of $80,000. Mrs. Campbell went < ;o California for her health. ; Among the bequests is a sum for a ( nonument at the grave of her first . love, Almond Rollins, in Montgom- : iry, Ala., and also a memorial tablet for her fourth husband, the Rev. Ed- ' ward Lukes, to be set up in the Pres- < byterian College at Clinton, New York. I Murdered a Millionaire. ( Brenham, Tex., Jan. 30.?Thomas Dwyer, a millionaire, was murdered last night by unknown persons in his office in the centre of the business portion of the citv. robberv beiner the purpose. He was then taken to. a cistern and thrown in, where his mutilated remains were found. He was 70 years of age and leaves a widow and one unmarried child. Fifty-Six Were Killed. Cardiff, Walks Jan. 2'.).?The exploration of the coal mine near Tylerstown, which was wrecked yesterday, has been completed and it is found that the total number of killed amounts to 56. TART) FATE OF PATRIOTS THEIR STEAMER SUNK WITH \Ji PRICELESS CARGO. Itory of the Wreck, as Told by the Survi vors?Heavy Loss ill Arms anil Ammil tion?Wretchedness of the Rescued Par ty. New York, Jan. 23.?Seventy o he survivors of the alleged filibuster -nii? cnilr>il frnm tliii ng expeuiuuu wuiwi >ort on Jan. 2(5, on board the steamei T. W. ITawkins, were landed in thi: ;itv late this afternoon by the tugF, 3. Dal/ell. The men composing th< >art.y immediately separated on arriv .1, and it was impossible at the mo nent to get details as to the founder ng of the Steamer of Montauk Point, s reported from Vineyard Haven, lass. The captain of the tug Dalzell says hat while cruising off the highland: bis morning he was hailed by the chooner Leander V. Beebe, bound rom Baltimore for Boston. The chooser's captain reported that he ad picked up 70 men who were ir ight life boats, while on his way up tie coast, and requested that the Dalell land them in New York. The len were transferred to the tug, which rought them to the city. The tug was commanded by Captain larry Denise. He reports that he ras lying off Long Branch early this lorning, looking for a tow. At 6 'clock lie sighted the three-massed chooner Leander V. Beebe from Balimore to Boston. An American flag, averted, Hew from her rigging and tie Dalzell ran up and hailed her. 'The schooners deck," said Captain )enise tonight, "swarmed with men a all stages of undress. Wretchedess was written in every line of their ices. Very few wore hats, some of hem were without shoes and nearly 11 were minus coats. "What price do you want to take 0 men into New York?" shouted the kipper of the Beebe. "I told him," continued Captain >enise, ' 'and we made the bargain. 1 an up alongside and after an hour's angerous work, got the 70 men on lie Dalzell. After the tug got under ray it was agreed that I put one man ff at pier 8, North river, and I did so. le said he was a gunner. I did not atch his name. None of them made nv secret about their efforts to reach !uba to fight for her freedom. The lost dejected man on board was an Id man, who told me he was Calixto rarcia, and was in charge of the expeition. He was accompanied by his :>n, Carlos. Garcia seemed comletely broken down. He said that he Cubans had played one of "their trongest cards of the revolution in 3nding out this expedition and thai lore than $200,000 worth of arms and munition had been lost by the sinkag of the Hawkins." He then related to Captain Denise lie story of the wreck. He said: "We loaded the steamer James W. r 1-2 ? ? /?*. AvnorlUiATi nf PaI*I liA WKlUb 1UI' LUC VTA A WI lorrise. All day the hatches were losed and nobody ever had any sus icion that we had thousands of dol irs worth of arms in her hold. All he work was done at dead of night Ve sailed Friday night and went oul y Long Island Sound. We had ex ellent weather until Sunday, wher t began to get rough. On Monday aorning early the vessel sprung s 2ak. The waves and wind just open d her seams. Pumps were manned, ut they soon choked with coal and ecame useless. Then the mengol tuckets and bailed for their lives. The rater gained inch by inch and finally oal went overboard, and then costh rms and amunition. It broke oui Learts to throw these arms away, bul re had to keep the vessel afloat some iow. Gradualy the Hawkins settlec own at 11:30 o'clock on Mondaj aorning we took to the life boats anc eserted the sinking steamer. Half ar iour latter after the Beebe hove it ight and took us on board. At tli< ime the Hawkins went down she was 5 miles south southeast of Barne ;at and the sea was very wild." Captain Denise said that the mer avea nothing but two valises fiillec vith United States bank notes. Thes< 7ere in the possession of General Gar ia. The Hawkins was making some wa er when she left port, and when sh< ncountered the rough weather out ide with a heavy sea, she filled ir ibout 20 minutes. Those on boarc lad barely time to get into the steam sr's boats. One of the boats was pick id up by the Benedict and her 25 occu >ants taken to Wood's Holl, when hey embarked by train for Bostor md New York. It was reported ty hose rescued that the steamers tru! lestination was Cuba, and that he :argo, consisted of $25,000 worth o immunition, one_gun on board hav ng cost ?5,000. They were, wnnou loubt bound on a filibustering expedi ion to Cuba. The fourmasted schoo ler Alicia B. Crosby, Newport New or Boston, fell in with another boa 'rom the steamer about CO miles south jast by east of Sandy Hook lightship which contained 23 persons,but owin/ o the rough sea only 13 were saved ,he other 10 being drowned. Th Jrosby land the 13 survivors at Wood Eoll this morning, and they left on i ;rain for New York this afternoon Another vessel, a three-masted schoo aer, picked up 75 of the survivors,am t is supposed put back with them t< Deleware break watei. The men woul< say but little. There were three Amer cans among those at Woods Holl,th Dthers being Spaniards. They say tha thousands of dollars in money wen lown with those who were drownei ind in the private chests in the steam ^r. The only member of the crew of th Hawkins that was picked up by th Beebe was the mate, Crowley. He de blared that all the men were saved and that not a man was even injured When the Beebe picked the men up they were in double-end whale boat which could live in any sea. Th other schooner were in the vicinity a the tune, and, according to Crcwiey they must have been landed by th Dalzell at Pier 8, North river, sh proceeded up the river to the foot c West Forty-second street, where th other 09 filibusters disembarked an separated. At the headquarters of th Caban junta in this city, it was declai ed by the leaders tonight that th Hawkins was not a filibuster, so far a they knew. They said the story wa started by Pinkerton men becaus they had been unable to catch th Garcia party and declared that Garci was and has been in this city for som time past. Many shipping men do nc believe that the Hawkins was a fll buster. They think she was a b< ' bought by the Captain junta to thn the Spanish off the track of the n 5 filibuster, which will soon be he? from at a distant point of Cuba. A batch of 25 of the rescued m arrived late tonight on a train fr< " Boston. Among them was An tor - Maria Cerena, who is a brother of lawyer in this city. He estimated 1 loss of men at from six to nine. ] could not give any of their names. . The final gathering of the filibust was in a marbleyard in Port Mori at 138th street dock, _ late Saturd 3 night, Gen. Garcia, his son and ] f other Cubans who had enlisted for t 3 expedition met in the yard, and i ' Hawkins tied up at this dock. Th 5 it was found that there were more v unteers than the steamboat could c rv Tt was impossible to tike mc than 120, Captain Hall said, and 1 was necessary to single out 50 me This announcement was made afi two men had deserted and had be J chased away in the darkness. Afi | the chosen band had been sifted a ' the 120 had got aboard, the Hawki | steamed away for the sound. T | arms of the boat consisted of t< 5 Hotchkiss rapid-firing guns, 1,5 L Remington and Winchester rifles a > some revolvers. There was plenty ammunition for the Hotchkiss gu ! and 1,000,000 cartridges for the rifl' 1 Gen. Garcia also had taken alo 3,000 pounds of dynamite and ma | rials for making heavy explosives. ' Metropolitan Police for Charleston. | Charleston is to have metropolit police. Governor Evans took the fi step in that direction yesterday, wh he appointed Messrs. J. M. Eason, S. Wilbur and Edward Andersc police commissioners of the city. It has been expected for some til that this action would be taken a , when it was announced yesterdi morning that the commissioners h ; been appointed, little surprise v created, although the matter vi , pretty generally talked, aoout. it learned that the Governor finally cai to a definite conclusion in the mati Monday night and selected his j pointees. He had nothing special ( say on the subject yesterday furtl: than to announce- the appointmei i and to state that the commission! would assume their duties at once. is understood that these gentlem . will accept. | Members of the Legislature ge erally commented on the action of t ; Governor, and as a whole, it was i proved, though naturally there v not n unanimous aDDroval- T Charleston delegation, of coup thought it was all wrong, but th were not inclined to talk much abc it. | A great many members expect distance to be made on the part of 1 j city?that is in a legal way?and wl action will be taken there will ; awaited with interest. The appoint* are all young men. Messrs. Eas ? and Wilbur are merchants and G< Edward Anderson is well knoi throughout the State, especially l military affairs. The commission ' are good business men and stand w in Charleston. They have all b iflpntifiwl with the Reform faction I city politics. Now that the ice has been broker , would not be surprising- if other tovi _ will also have police commission ' appointed. Indeed it was stated y r terday tlmt Greenwood would be 1 next andmat very soon. The run could not be traced, however, to i then tic sources.?Columbia Regist f The Fertilizer Compromise. ; Inasmuch as there is much disc r sion as to the terms of the agreem< r entered into between the railroads a : the railroad commission in regard t the quarrel over the new fertilizer ra - the following agreement made betwt I the. roads and the commission, bei r Mr." Henderson's proposition to 1 I commission, has been made public; t On behalf of the railroad attorne i I submit to the board of railroad co ; missioners the following propositi i with a view of adjusting the differen - between them as to the fertilizer rat and bringing about a feeling of coi i dence and friendship between them 1 1. The railroad companies will hi 3 immediately withdrawn the pend: - bill in the United States Courts equity in the Manchester and Augu . railroad case, and the railroad cc ; panies will agree to putin operatior 1 soon as rate sheets can be arrang " i x-.i/P ? r?A:I: u.,* x me reaucea tarin on lertuizrcrs, uui I penalties are to be imposed, provi< the railroad companies shall refund . the proper parties the excess char above the new tariff on all shipme r, since January 1, 1896, that being fi: j upon as the date when it shall be c , sidered as having gone into effect. g 2. At the request of the railr< r companies, the commissioners will t: f up at an early date with traffic m agers of the several lines the consic ^ ation of the entire freight rate wit view to ascertaining whether there not some other articles which they c g consistently with their official dut grant raise of rates or so revise entire tariff as to do justice and equ to all parties concerned. 9 * Quick "Work of a Mob. ^ Bluefields, W. Va., Jan. 38.?A s Jones, a negro desperado o 1 Elkho a boarded a westbound passenger tr 1 lact ni/vVif of SfnnO Oirulftnt.! IT IOOK liiguu U U U.VJ VUUUWj V ? *v?vr?..J ,1 the purpose of having trouble, j was under the influence of liquor i r, was verjr_ boisterous. He abused, j- conductor and refused to pay his fa Jones pulled two revolvers and cc 0 menced firing at random throi t the car, which was crowded with p t pie, emptying both weapons. Al .j the shooting it was discovered that L_ H. Strother, postmaster at Elkho was shot through the abdomen, ca e ing death almost instantly. Condi e or McCullough was shot in the si but not seriously wonnded. Pe [ liice, a colored miner, was s ' through the right breast and will pr \ ably die. Jones was arrested i ? placed on the 2 o'clock train for Hu e ingdon. While passing Hemph the train was flagged by a mob o! men, who took Jones from the tr q and nanged him to a tree and shot e body full of lead. Fatal Family Quarrel. ? Bluefikld, W. Va., Jan. 27?I family quarrel at Kyle today, ft T.i77ia Ravnorft was shot and killed ~ Thomas Burns, her stepson. Af _ the shooting Burns went to the b; 1 and fired a bullet through his ] 1 breast, causing instant death. As s< as his wife saw the lifeless body, t fainted and, after being revived, w to the house and took poison. It ^ )t with great diffieulty that her life ^ saved. Her mind is thought to hi been deranged. jat A Huatllng Concern. aw One of the most enterprising an( eal hustling firms in Columbia is that o ird Richard & Mixson, dealers in bicycle: and general repairers and plumbers en They are now building an addition tc )m their store, being too crowded in th< iio one they occupy, which they will us< a as an enameling and plumbing shop he They now manufacture a bicyclf Se which they call the "Palmetto." I caIIp ff\\* &QF? on/1 UATT nlnitvt if it ocl'? IyJL trvj.F, aim mujr viiu.iui llimu lb l. grs as good as any wheel manufactured a is, no matter what price. They thorough ay ly guarantee it to be free from imper 170 fections in material and workmanshij ,he and will make good any defectiv< ,he parts within cne year after date o en sale. ol- With 15 years experience as a me ar- chanic?and the greater part of tha >re time devoted to bicycles?Mr. Richarc it certainly ought to know how to built in. a wheel that will meet all the require ter ments of the roads in the South. Mr en Richard built and owned one of th< ter first bicycles used in Columbia. I nd was one of the old style "high wheels1 :ns and was built 12 years ago, when bi he cycles were just becoming known ii bvo this part of the country. 500 Mr. Mixon is a rider of considerabl< nd note, having won many races in th< of past three years, and his friends clairr ns that he is the fastest in the South, al es. though the southern championship ii ner rightfully held by Geo. N. Adams oi te- Jacksonville, Fla. Being prepared to build bicycles flivcnn aw nf fmirsfi fnlh XVlUUUi VC Vj*-? 1 rtWVl* M4W V- ^ equipped for repairing, and make thii an branch of their trade a specialty, re rst ceiving work from all over the State en as well as Georgia and North Caroli T. na. They are both hustlers, and, al (11)' though this is not the bicycle season ' they are doing better now than evei ne before. nd Visitors to their store are receivec ay cordially and treated welL You wil ad do well to pay them a visit.?State. 'as ^ Extermination Aimed At. jg London, Jan. 28 .?Blue books have ne been issued containing all the officiai hp- dispatches relative to Armenia betvreer lp_ July 24,1894, and October 16, 1895 to and the reports of the consular dele ier gates attached to the Sassoun Commis 1^s sion. The report gives the history oj 5rs the Armenian agitation for severa "jt years and records the obstacles throwr en in the way of the commission by th< Turkish delegates. It also acquits thi in. Armenians of the charge brough against them of burning their owi property to incite an outbreak among their people, adding that the facts elic ijje ited fail to prove that the Armenian.' se were in revolt, but show that the agi e ' tator Murad instigated several Armen ian outrages on Kurds. The lattei then retaliated and the Armenians flee re. to their villages. hp. The conflicts between the Armenian! " ? /All/vwrAil onrl flPArrovri auu ivurua luiiuncu auu wu guivu lje ment did nothing to arrive at a peace #es ful settlement or to protect women ant on children. ? ;n The report ehows that the number o ^ killed has been grossly exaggerated jn but the report admits that owing t< ers the absence of registration it is impos ejj sible even approximately to fix th ^ number of victims. jn Mr. Shipley, the British delegate, de clares that the Armenians were hunte* t jj. like beasts and if slaughter was no rng greater it was owing to the vastnes: ers of the mountain ranges, which facili >eg. tated the escape of the Armenians. H was convinced that the Turks aimed a lor the complete extermination of the Ar au. menians in the Talori district. er The editorials in the morning paper upon the Armenian'blue book most!; comment on the fact that they onl; __ picture the overture to a long tale o us" massacre and that the careful repor of the delegates has justified every dt nd nunciation yet published of the Sul to tan. ite, ien Murder Will Out. ng Paris. Jan. 28.?In the court of Ai the sizes at Draguigana, Department c : War, Victor Robello has been sent ys, enced to imprisonment with labor fo 'm- life for the murder of Abbe Garbrif >ns Segui, in Old Compton street, Paris ces in October, 1894. Segui belonged to es, rich and influential family in the Ai ifi- gentine Republic. He was found dea in his bed at the period above name *ve in a private hotel hanging from th ing Dedpost by a silk handkerchief whic of had been tied tightly around his necl sta Nobody then knew who he was, bu >m- on the table in the room was foun i as this note: ed, Dear Sir: Do not accuse anybody c no my death. I am finished with life, led am disgusted with my family. I d I to not require any noise after my deatl ges I have no papers. I do not wish an3 nts body to know the other motive.1 ted Once more keep silent, so as not t on- have any scandal. May God ble* you. Louis Caseres. Dad "I am a native of Peru." ake It was concluded that the dead ma an- was Caseres and that he had in fa< ler- committed suicide, until a few daj h a afterwards, when the officers of tfa are Argentine Legation, Segui havin an, been chief chaplain in the Argentic ies, army, identified tne dead man an the told the police his proper name. iity They also said that they have re; son to believe that there had been foi play. It was found that an unidentifie man had forged Segui's signature to lex draft for 400 pounds and had obtaine rn, the money from a bank in Havre. ] ain was, however, months afterwards b for fore he was arrested at Toulon ft He taking part in a brawl. He was pe tnd sonating Gabriel Segui at the time an the has been proved to have been Segui ,re. murderer. The police have succeede >m- in proving that Kobello was former! igh a servant in Abbe Segui's employ an eo- that after murdering Segui he appri :'ter priated his documents to use in furtl W. ering his plan of passing as Segi rn, himself. us Golden Retioliitlong. de, How many good resolutions ar iter broken during these January days hot As the midnight bells ring out tb ob- old and ring in the new year, ho< ind many thousands of penitent inebriate nt- promise themselves to lead better live ill, and for weeks and days thereafte P 50 struggle manfully against the tyran ain that rums riot through their veins his But flesh is weak and alcohol is stron, and as the days go by the craving fc drink becomes so great that few of th struggling thousands can resist i n a and, one by one, they fall hopelessl r? ~ nroTTo until onntlipn mill LTS. lLLLU LUC uiu naja uuiu by stone shall give them pause. To th ter weak but willing among us the Keele arn Institute of South Carolina is a goc left send. The gold cure is "not gold tha )on glitters," but it shines like a benedit she tion in the faces of the liberated?th ent free! Make, by all means, your goo vas resolutions, but back yourself with th vas gold to be had only in South Carolin *ve at tin Keeley Institute in this city.The State. Fatal Mine Explosion. 1 Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 27.?A. terri f ble explosion has taken place in a col 3 liery at Tylerstown, near this place . The shafts were shattered ana th< ) whole town was shaken by the tre J mendous concussion, causing a scen< s of wild excitement. The afterdamj . was canied to the connecting pits i from the Tylerstown pit. Fifteer t bodies have been recovered, and forty s two miners are said to be missing. A writer to the Scientific American ' says'that 'a good absorbent' will east } the pain of stings: 'Th6 best absorb * ing substance that I have tried is lear ' fresh meat. This will relieve the pair of a wasp sting almost instantly, and " has been recommended for the cure ol rattlesnake bites. I have also used ii | with marked effect in erysipelas.' ^ | A $25 Cooking Stove I 'r WITH A COMPLETE OUTFIT FOB 3 ' oasrrfsr $12.00. Delivered to your railroad depot, 1 all freight charges paid. Read this description carefully. This splendid Cooking Stove is No. 8; has four 8 , inch pot holes; 10x10 inch oven; 18 f inch firebox, 24 inches high; 21x25 inch top; nice smooth casting. I I have had this stove made for my I j| trade, after my own idea, combining g all the good points of all medium B priced stoves, and leaving out the g objectionable features. > 8 Beyond all doubt the best No. 8 [ G Cooking Stove made, for the price. I Fitted with 2 pots, 2 pot covers, 2 I skellets, 2 griddles, 3 baking pans, > 13 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 " I lifter. 1 scraner. 1 cake Dolish. 1 iron * I tea kettle, 1 shovel. We want to ' I make customers and friends in every L I part of the South, for the purpose i I of introducing our business to new 3 8 people, and to renew our acquainti I ance with old friends. t H We will ship this splendid Cooking I I Stovo and the above described ware , to any depot, all freight charges \ I paid, for only $12.00 when the 3 g cash comcs with the order. This ' g stove is a good one, well made, and I will give entire satisfaction. Oar * illustrated catalogue of Furniture." j jS Stoves and Baby Carriages mailed g free. Address s i Xj it. padgett, - 1 sif. S'.koad Stkekt, Augusta, Ga. 1 f Delightful Results 5 e J LETTER tTROM JUDGE BALE I WIN, OF MADISON, GA. i ? Dr. W. Pitts, Thomson, Ga Dear Sir:?After having sought la vai (or various remedies for the Ills of teethlr 3 I tried your Carminative with most satle 7 y factory and delightful results. It Is pleas f ant to take assuages pain and produces ree ' without stupor. No parent should be with [. out it during the tee'hlng period who hai once tried It, for it is Indeed a magic medl cine for babies. Very respectf illy, J: JUDGE H. w. BALDWIN. >f For sale by r il THE MURRAY DRUG CO., a Columbia, S. C. d wmmbANTEDw d \A# ANTED! e VV ANTED ? , What do we want? We want every h< .1 tel, Restaurant, Co lege and private hous , In the South to send us their worn Silvei A . ?i-x. i- ?IUA. f\I u ware to repiaw iu iridic ou?oi. v/i spoons, forks, &c., can be made equal t )f new. We plate anything in gold, silvei 1 nickel or copper. We plate pistols 0 watches, chains, rings, badges and swordc Scabbards and other military accoutre ments cleaned and plated equal to new 7~ Buggy Ralls and Trimmings, Harnef 3. Trimmings, tc., plated In nickel or silvei o All kinds tarnished brass such as fender: ;s shovel and tones, lamps, chandeliers, &c refinished equal to new. Busted stov rails, trimmings, &c., re-nickeled. Surglc; Instruments of all kinds polished an Q plated. Jt WE WANT all bicycle owners to sen rs us their old wheel to repair. We can r< te finish in nickel and baked enamel equal t 2 new. We have latest improved Electrc g Plating Plant, with complete polishing j buffing and engine lathes and guarante a work to be first class. Correspondence solicited. Address, a- CAROLINA ELECTRO il PLATING WORKS, .(J W. M. Gabvtn. Manager, Blackvi lie, S. ( a '' ? 1? BE 0>r r: DON'T GET EXCITED! KEEP d , . ? ~iT fTMiti. i "the li 1439 and 1443 Mu:i Strt e 5! Aw still d >in<* bmiiess at tin ilJ at e yy whare we are pr??p irad to cater to you |s CLOTHING, 330Si, LLVr-5, 'I KIT >r INQS, CAKl'ETS, DRI |i AND ALL SI S ?r you can buy your domestic good e ended the most successful year in all < Li to thanir our patrons generally, luiuu^ y ronage, aad ask for a continuance of l J" a dollar's worth of R x>d* for a do.'Ur. ? attention to all. Write for what you ? "THE e . OPPOSITE GSAND !| COLUM LIFE ' " ' - " ? . y J for the Liver and Ktdaeys. Laxy atJve, Cathartic, Diuretic sad [ Tonic, its action to mild ?ad pleasant. D>?pepeU and Lndlgestlon are at once relieved by It) . \t 'i/ ; \ 5 use. Bad feeli.g* from as'ugglsb l , liver are dispell-d. Ulsainos'; ' 1 ' . ,r 1 agreeable, easy and certain re naf - ' (. dyin Habltua' Constipation, (a kidney troubles its benefits be come apparent with the first dose - -J~* or twu. Try it Sold wholesale by The Murray Drug Co., COLUMBIA, S. 0. Strawberry Plants And la fact all kinds of plaata can bo SET OUT by aslng the McSHERRY AUTOMATIC TRANSPLANTER. A good driver and two children a e all the force necessary to set from three to five acres of plants In a da /, and EVERY I'LANf IS WATERED at the time it is set oat, and soma dry soiJ is drawn around the plants so that the ground will not bake. No waiting terrain Set out yonr plants when they iro ready " % Get a machine and plant for year neighbors. Yon can earn enoagb In oai season to pay for the machine. Kasy terms. Send for circulars, prices and testimonials. SOUTHERN FARM IMPLEMENT (X)., 349 Meeting St., Charleston, a. t) Mention this paper. i S la tk?M days of i j i IT ALL TALK * i] lotaalleIilflTem?ntaoftenaeemtob??ta4tf-i' i wont, bat after Hi Aotttal AOHiavmmri fl* i i the only thing* that c*uat. i i It to eawto talk in General ZlBrnuabouttbai > i * i nnriu of PIANOS, but?be an gpeclle? i j . THE MATHUSHEK: > ' Tk* tnat liitkira Painfti. i! i Kitabllahed 80 yean. 80y000 new In o?.1 | ,1 Sold bf qj for 95 years. Mot* than Talttofi i i (i ratent?4 Improvement*? i Patent Repeating Action. d V Patent Souidlnr Bwi _ a Patent Tnnlng Pin Bathing., K S Patent Improved iptm. i- Patent Soft Stop. ; 1"1 Om of tbe only two Pino* mada pomkjf 1 ? 1 (erefy part) In lu own factory. OM d t?1 it 1?1 beat made in the U. 8. sold loww than taj1 111 other High Grade Piano. Oqp profit only from 1 1 ii1 makar to purchawr. WRITS CI. 9 LUDDEN & BATE8,| ATAlflUB, OA. } DO YOU NEFD A C )RH MILL? If so buy the MOORfC COUNT? QBIT, be best stone for grinding co*a. Requires less dressing. Gives leas trouble. Ma tees better meal. Costs last money than any mill In tho world. Next is our Eaglabarg. Rice <111, the > only mill la tbe world fehit will, lu * le op > eratlon, take rough rice, hull, clean and d nniiak it m?/1o fnr mArtfAt nr tahlfl. q ^viiau iv iwwv4j *w? v. ? :, Plantation and other sa * mills. Talbott, !' also Liddeli engines. Boilers and wood> working m-chinery at bottom factory [g prices. V. C. Badham, 'e GENERAL AGENT, d COLUMBIA, S. C. ' /^s:BO:El5Pam ohool^L^iQrttiand CALM. COOL! STEAD? YOUR NBRVES! .BIGHT NOW J ? ECXJB^f jjt, (J^UilSlA, SO. CA , in I,nit) fie Grin I (Jutral Hotel, revrtry \v?nt. We are heailquirteri for XKS, VlbHS-S. >KN"H' :PURSI3H. ' GOODS AMD NOTIONS, MA.LL WIRES. s uf us at faj'ory J prices. We have Just )f our business career, for which we wish " hout the State for their most liberal pathe same. Oar rule invariably Is to give Oar m >tto Is honest goals and polite vtnt, a li dn't fjr^t tin place. HUB," CENTrtALuHulkL BIA, S. C.