The Abbeville press and banner. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, February 05, 1896, Image 11
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OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.
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THE AMOUNT OF THE SALES IN THE
SUB-DISPENSARIES.
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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.