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r OVER A MILLION DOLLARS. ~ I THE AMOUNT OF THE SALES IN THE SUB-DISPENSARIES. During the Past Year?The Annual Re- ^ s port of the State Liquor Commissioner ^ Mlxson Issued Testerday?Interesting In- j formation. Columbia S. C., Jan. 31 ?The first 3 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 the report the commissioner says: "It is gratifying to me to be enabled 1 to state that the operations of the dis- f f pensary have been profitable for the t b?period of my incumbency in office; a a net profit of $133,467.77 having accrued s from the sales of the past eleven t months, whilst the unearned profit <3 outstanding, December 31st, is $25,- c 571.85, making a total earned and un- t earned profit for eleven months of 3 $159,039.62, on $903,055.63, total sales t by me for the corresponding period. I have saved the State onmy purch- i ases of mercandise Jfor the past eleven t months the sum of $20,939.67 in dis- S counts. c "I would state, that there have been c on an average 84 sub-dispensaries in t operation in tn.e State for the past year. I \ The sales from these dispensaries for ^ the Dastreleven months aggregate $1,- e 076 963 .65, at a net profit of $106,131.28 n * "to tne towns and counties. Some of Jr these dispensaies located in the smal- v *? ler towns nave been operated through a the dull season at a loss to the coun- c -' ties in which thev are located, and I a wOuld respectfully suggest that your I honorable board take such steps as are t necessary to prevent a recurrence of b these undesirable results during the t coming summer. I am impressed s with the necessity of an adoption by b yeur honorable board of stringent b ?nloo onH for the covern- ll ment of the sub-dispensaries and a rigid enforcement thereof. I would r respectfully suggest that the county s dispensers be required to sign their \ monthly inventories under oath or af- v flrmation, as well as all other month- J ly and quarterly reports. e "I would respectfully call the atten- s tion of your honorable board to the e fact that divers complaints have been 1 made by various dispensers on account I of my inability to fill their orders in r several instances. Your honorable n board will, doubtless, remember that I I foresaw tnis annoyance early in the ti past spring, and to provide against t this contingency, I suggested the im- I mediate erection of a suitable building 1 on the line of the railroads, that an in- I crease in the working force might be v made advantageously, and handling of goods greatly facilitated. And as a s provision against the impracticability a of the immediate adoption of the above r suggestion I also suggested, as an al- i ternative, that your honorable board t< empower the commissioner to pur- I in mionfitioe f/k ct/iw t Uliaoo 1U DUISWUUV wv ?? ? away a large stock through the dull v ' summer months, to meet the heavy de- s mauds of the fall and winter trade. But at the time litigation was of such fi a nature (and for other causes, of which I your honorable board is fully advised) 1 -? it was not deemed expedient to carry I into execution either of my sugges- b tions; and, as a consequence, I was A forced to meet the heavy demands d made upon me as best I could. Sta- r tioned as I was in inadequate quarters, t with a stock on hand far short of the , demands of the increasing trade, it was d a physical impossibility to keep ab- t reast of the demands although I had I a full force at work night and day, h and every foot of available floor spape r was utilized for storage purposes, h That I may tide against a recurrence v of these difficulties next winter, I ii would suggest that your honorable t board take some steps looking to the I x construction of a larger building near p the railroad line, and that the commis- It sioner be vested with the power to v purchase supplies and merchandise in Ja quantities sufficient to meet the fall i trade. It is absolutely necessary to I provide increased facilities to meet d the requirements of this growing trade a and if the suggestions thrown out by A me are not adopted, will be impossible to meaasure up to the expectations of a the public. a "Your attention is also respectfully called to the beer sale privilege granted certain parties. I am unalterably of the opinion that it is a fruitful source of illicit traffic and would respectfully recommend that your honorable board withdrawal! privileges thus granted. "The 'personol accounts' item of this report represents $4,526.43, shortages due by county dispensers. Part of this deficit is in process of settlement, whilst the other part is now in the courts, $212.30 of this amount is due ' by the penal and charitable institutions of the State and Clemson and Winthrop colleges for alcohol, whis key a^d 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 1 of Chester, and Snow & Co., of King- 1 stree. These suspensions transpired before I assumed the duties of commis- I sioner. The remainder represents ad- J vances made by me to pay the govern- f ment tax on whiskey at local distiller- t ies, in order to remove it from the r bonded warehouses, and amounts due s by distillers and wholesale liquor deal- f era for empty barrels reshipped them. I These accounts must, of necessity, ap- ( pear in each report issued from this 1 office, as outgoing shipments and in- ^ coming payments for same are al- 1 most airily occurrences. Therefore, it I is not to be assumed that these 'per- t sonal accounts' wholly represent ^ a contraction of^ worthless debts, ? or a wanton disregard of the law s in the contraction of any class ? of debts. But I am plainly with- t in the pale of the law in the opening of these particular accounts, i and I think the correctness of my po- 1 sition will lodge itself in the minds of f ^ your honorable board at first thought, * when I state that these accounts are ^ absolutely necessary to a proper and 1 satisfactory management of the rapidly increasing business of this institution." The following is the summarized statement of sales, gross and net profits of sub-dispensaries for eleven months, ending December 31st, 1895, at the end of the report: Sales be county dispensers for eleven months to December 31, (consumer's price) $1,076,963 65 Cost of counties above merchandise ? .... 875,580 20 Gross profits on above.. $201,383 45 j Total expenses for eleven t months 95,252 17 ] Total net profits for elev- t en months.^ $106,13128 ? P ' rv ' .... r- b - y \ A BRIDE SIX TIMES. lomantlc Career of a Girl in New York?, Famous Beaut)-. There died at a ranch near Sank Ina, Cal., the other day a middle iged woman, Mrs. Louise Campbell vho has been six times a bride am ive times followed the corpse of he msband to the grave, says the Ne^ fork World. Mrs. Campbell was 5 rears of age and was born in Lar lingburg, near Albany, N. Y. Sh vas a relative of the old Dutch pa roon family Aruyns of the uppe ludson River country. Her maiden name was Louise Taj or. She was an only child and he amily was among the wealthiest ii hat locality. She had a private tuto ina it was me parenis mienion i end her abroad for several years c ravel and residence when her schoc lays should have been finished. As ihild she was always a beauty, an< >efore she was 15 years old she hai 'oung men admirers by the dozen ii he old town of Lancingburg. In 1858, when 17 years old, she vis ted an aunt in Brooklyn. There he >eauty immediatelyattracted attention 5he fell madly in love with an impc iunious young man, just home fron tollege and at the time a teacher ii he Brooklyn public schools. Almon< tollins \vas nis name. After a fev peek's acquaintance with him sh loped from her aunt's home and wa aarried to the school teacher. The young people went South rhere Rollins got a place as tutor ii seminary in Montgomeay, Ala. Th hang^in climate affected his healtl nd he was an invalid for two years le resigned his place as tutor ant ried lignt work on plantation. Hi beautiful bride cheerfully acceptei heir unfortunate lot and taught mu ic for the support of herself and hus iand. She was too proud to write t< .aw ?alo4iiroc frki? financial r\f nfllPV fll<1 LUl igiOlMTVil 1VJL UUMUVAM4 %/vuw. n 1860 Rollins died. The widow, then 19 years of age, re emained in Alabama, supporting her elf by teaching. In Mav, 1861, sh( ras married to Clarence Cushman, i ery rich young English merchant o Jew Orleans. Pictures of her stil xtant and taken at the time of he econd marriage, show that her sa< xperience ana hard work and priva ions had made little if any change ii ter wondrous charm of eyes, ana he: efined, classical features. The Cush aans went to Europe, lived in Municl or several years, and two children hat died in childhood were born t< hem there. In 1864 Mr. Cushmai ost over two-thirds of his property ii he South by the ravages of tne war n Rome Mr. Cushman was seize* ffit.li Rnm.an ffiver and died. The widow wen t to London, wher he found that her husband was realh , bankrupt. Too proud to inform he elatives of her distress, she remaine< a England and once more became s aacher. She was a governess in ai inglish family for three years, am hen returned to New York, where sh ras a saleswoman in a dry good; tore. In 1868 she was married in Plain ield, N. J., to Lieut. Oscar D. Wii iams U. S. A., and went with him t< Lve at Fort Sully, N. D. They live< tappily together and Mr. William ecame the favorite of all the fort L August, 1869, her husband wa irowned while bathing in the Missou i River, and his wife became for th< hird time a widow. Her father, who heard of his onl; laughter's misfortunes, begged of he: o return to her former home and b orgiven, but she still felt the sting o tis refusal to recognize her first mar iage and once more began earninj lerown living. For two years sh ras governess in the family of a Lou sville merchant. She married in 187. h? Rev. Edward Lukes at Covington Cy. The preacher was a boon com anion years ago of President Cleve Mid at Syracuse, N. Y. Her husban< ?as sent as missionary to India an< lis wife accompanied him. Thei lade their home successfully in India long and Honolulu. Mr. Luke ied in the Sandwich Islands in 187' nd his wife made her way back U America with his body. Mrs. Lukes lived with a brother an< > sister of her dead husband in Indian .polis. She then entered a privat lospital in Chicago as nurse. Sl.< pas very poor and was again com el led to work hard for a living ^.mong the patients who came to th lospital was a middle-aged man, j ridower, named Hiram E. Dana. Ii lis days of convalescence he wa raited upon by the beautiful Mrs jukes ana he fell desperately in lov vith her. The two were married h Chicago in December, 1880, and visil d the fashionable resorts that winter ?hey had a fine home in Kansas City .nd late removed to St. Paul, Minn, phere Mr. Dana added largely by th eal estate boom to his comfortabli ortune. In 1885 his head was injurei >y a fall on the ice, and his wound de reloped brain disease. A few month ater he shot himself at a private asy um near Milwaukee. Mrs. Dana lived in retirement, am assessed ample means for severa rears. She gave generously to th< oreign missionary cause and to hospi als. She and a cousin went to Eu ope on a long tour, and while abroa< he had several proposals of marriag rom Americans also traveling. Ii Florida, in 1891, she met Albert E Campbell, and they found they had ; lost of mutual friends of long ago Phey were married several month ater. From that time until last Jul klrs. Campbell and her husband mad heir home in Boston. They live rery happily and quietly. They wen imong literary and musical peopl ind built last year a new residence a i cost of $80,000. Mrs. Campbell wen o California for her health. Among the bequests is a sum for ; nonument at the grave of her firs ove, Almond Kollins, in Montgom sry, Ala., and also a memorial table or her fourth husband, the Rev. Ed pawl T.nU-fts fr> hft ?w?.t nn in the Prp? >yterian College at Clinton, Ne\ fork. Murdered a Millionaire. Brknham, Tex., Jan. 30.?Thoma Dwyer, a millionaire, was murdere ast night by unknown persons in hi >ffice in the centre of the business poi ion of the city, robbery being th jurpose. He was then taken to a ci< era and thrown in, where his mut: a ted remains were found. He was 7 1 1 J rears 01 age ana leaves a wiuuw air me unmarried child. Fifty-Six Were Killed. Cardiff, Wales. Jan. 29.?The e> )loration of the coal mine near Tyler; own, which was wrecked yesterday las been completed and it is foum hat the total number of kille imounts to 56. \ "harp fate of patriots. V THEIR STEAMER SUNK WITH ITS a PRICELESS CARGO. J Story of the Wreck, as Told by the Snrvlr vors?Heavy I.oss in Arms an<l Ai'ionl^ tlon~-Wretchedness of the Rescued Pari i- ty. f New York, Jan. 28.?Seventy of ' the survivors of the alleged filibustering expedition which sailed from this port on Jan. 20, on board the steamer * J. W. Hawkins, were landed in this r city late this afternoon by the tugF. 11 B. 'Dalzell. The men* composing the r party immediately separated on arriv9 al, and it was impossible at the moment to get details as to the foundery ing of the Steamer of Montauk Point, A as reported from Vineyard Haven, ? Mass! The captain of the tug Dalzell says that while cruising off the highlands this morning he was hailed by the schooner Leander V. Beebe. bound from Baltimore for Boston. The (* schooner's captain reported that he had picked up 70 men who were in ^ eight life boats, while on his way up j the coast, and requested that the Dalzell land them in New York. The men were transferred to the tug, which brought them to the city. The tug was commanded by Captain Harry Denise. He reports that he ' was lying off Long Branch early this morning, looking for a tow. At 8 ? o'clock he sighted the three-massed schooner Leander V. Beebe from Bali' timore to Boston. An American flag, g inverted, flew from her rigging and I the Dalzell ran up and hailed her. "The schooners deck," said Captain ] Denise tonight, "swarmed with men ~ in all stages of undress. Wretchedness was written in every line of their ' faces. Very few wore nats, some of them were without shoes and nearly all were minus coats. I "What price do you want tc take " 70 men into New York?" shcuf,iid the ? skipper of the Beebe. I "I told him," continued Captain Denise, "and we made the bargain. 1 j ran up alongside and after an hour's dangerous work, got the 70 men on fhftDa.l7.ftll. After the tuer erot under way it was agreed that I put one man off at pier 8, North river, and I did so. ~ He said he was a gunner. I did not x catch his name. None of them made any secret about their efforts to reach j Cuba to fight for her freedom. The 1 most dejected man on board was an , old man, who told me he was Calixto j Garcia, and was in charge of the expedition. He was accompanied by his son, Carlos. Garcia seemed completely broken down. He said that ? the Cubans had played one of their j strongest cards of the revolution in , sending out this expedition and that , more than $200,000 worth of arms and j amunition had been lost by the sinkB ing of the Hawkins." He then related to Captain Denise 5 the story of the wreck. He said: "We loaded the steamer James W. '* Hawkins for the expedition of Port " Morrise. All day the hatches were j closed and nobody ever had any suspicion that we had thousands of doliars worth of arms in her hold. All the work was done at dead of night. We sailed Friday night and went out " by Long Island Sound. We had excellent weather until Sunday, when it began to get rough. On Monday ? morning early the vessel sprung a leak. The waves and wind just opener ed her seams. Pumps were manned^ ^ but tney soon cnoKea wnn cutu auu y became useless. Then the men got | buckets and bailed for their lives. The water gained inch by inch and finally 1 coal went overboard, and then costly arms and amunition. It broke our \ hearts to throw these arms away, but we had to keep the vessel afloat somej how. Gradualy the Hawkins settled j down at 11:30 o'clock on Monday morning we took to the life boats and deserted the sinking steamer. Half an ' hour latter after the Beebe hove in 5 sight and took us on board. At the time the Hawkins went down she was 45 miles south southeast of Barnej gat and the sea was very wild." Captain Denise said that the men saved nothing but two valises filled with United States bank notes. These were in the possession of General Gar" cia. e The Hawkins was making some wast ter when she left port, and when she 2 encountered the rough weather out~ sidA with a heavv sea. she filled in about 20 minutes. Those on board e had barely time to get into the steama er's boats. One of the boats was picked up by the Benedict and her 25 occult pants taken to Wood's Holl, where they embarked by train for Boston and New York. It was reported by e those rescued that the steamers true 3 destination was Cuba, and that her \ cargo, consisted of $25,000 worth of ammunition, one gun on board havs ing cost $5,000. They were, without dou'bt bound on a filibustering expedition to Cuba. The fourmasted schooi ner Alicia B. Crosby, Newport News 1 for Boston, fell in with another boat s from the steamer about 60 miles south[. east by east of Sandy Hook lightship, l- which contained 23 persons,but owing rj to the rough sea only 13 were saved, e the other 10 being drowned. The x Crosby land the 13 survivors at Woods I. Holl this morning, and they left on a a train for New York this afternoon. ,, Another vessel, a three-masted schoos ner, picked up 75 of the survivors,and Y it is supposed put back with them to e Dele ware breakwater. The men would el say but little. There were three Amert icans among those at Woods Holl, the '1 ?- n ?j_ mi xi l e oiners Deing opamarus. iney say mai X thousands of dollars in money went t down with those who were drowned and in the private chests in the steama ert The only member of the crew of the L. Hawkins that was picked up by the Beebe was the mate, Crowley. He de[. clared that all the men were saved, s. and that not a man was even injured. v When the Becbe picked the men up, they were in double-end whale boats which could live in any sea. The other schooner were in the vicinity at s the time, and, according to Crowley, d they must have been landed by the s Dalzell at Pier 8, North river, she *- proceeded up the river to the foot of e West Forty-second street, where the s- other 69 filibusters disembarked and i- separated. At the headquarters of the 6 Caban junta in this city, it was declard ed by the leaders tonight that the Hawkins was not a filibuster, so far as they knew. They said the story was started by Pinker ton men because l" 4V\/-xtt Via/I Koon unaVila trt Pnt/?Vl tVlP , tUCJ 11UU |/^VU U 11UV1V WW VMWVU HUV J" Garcia party and declared that Garcia J was ana has been in this city for some ? time past. Many shipping men do not believe that the Hawkins was a filiJv buster. They think she was a boat bought by the Captain junta to throw the Spanish, off the track of the real 1 1 filibuster, which will soon be heard 1 from at a distant point of Cuba. t A batch of 25 of the rescued men 1 arrived late tonight on a train from t Boston. Among them was Antonio c Maria Cerena, who is a brother of a s lawyer in this city. He estimated the 1 loss of men at from six to nine. He x could not give any of their names. s The final gathering of the filibusters s was in a marbleyard in Port Morris, t at 138th street dock, late Saturday 1 night. Gen. Garcia, his son and 170 f other Cubans who had enlisted for the a expedition met in the yard, and the I Hawkins tied up at this dock. Then s it was found that there were more volunteers than the steamboat could car- c ry. It. was impossible to tike more t than 120, Captain Hall said, and it c was necessary to single out 50 men. a This announcement was made after r two men had deserted and had been I chased away in the darkness. After t the chosen band had been sifted and \ the 120 had got aboard, the Hawkins a steamed away for the sound. The c arms of the boat consisted of two t Hotehkiss ranid-firine- gains. 1.200 Remington and Winchester rifles and r some revolvers. There was plenty of p ammunition for the Hotchkiss guns t and 1,000,000 cartridges for the rifles, t Gen. Garcia also had taken along r 3,000 pounds of dynamite and mate- J rials for making heavy explosives. Metropolitan Police for Ckarleaton. e Charleston is to have metropolitan h police. Governor Evans took the first c step in that direction yesterday, when a he appointed Messrs. J. M. Eason, T. r S. Wilbur and Edward Anderson, t police commissioners of the city. ? It has been expected for some time t that this action would be taken and when it was announced yesterday c morning that the commissioners had ? been appointed, little surprise was created, although the matter wbs pretty generally talked about. It is , learned that the Governor finally came ~ to a definite conclusion in the matter ? Monday night and selected his ap- J pointees. He had nothing special to 8 say on the subject yesterday further ? than to announce the appointments ? and to state that the commissioners 1 would assume their duties at once. It 5 is understood that these gentlemen J: will accept. ] Members of the Legislature gen- 1 erally commented on the action or the a Governor, and as a whole, it was ap- f prDved, though naturally there was r not a unanimous approval. ,The 1 Charleston delegation, of course, J thought it was all wrong, but they : were not inclined to talk much about ^ it. j A great many members expect re- 1 distance to be made on the part of the city?that is in a legal way?and what a action' will be taken there will be l. awaited with interest. The appointees are all young men. Messrs. Eason c and Wilbur are merchants and Gen. , Edward Anderson is well known ? throughout the State, especially in Jmilitary affairs. The commissioners 1 J i? ?a I ?n 8 are gooa ousiuwss uieu ouu swuu wen in Charleston. They have all been 1 identified with the Reform faction in city politics. f Now that the ice has been broken it 1 would not be surprising if other towns ? will also have police commissioners J appointed. Indeed it was stated yes- 1 terday that Greenwood would be the J next and that very soon. The rumor could not be traced, however, to au- 1 thentic sources.?Columbia Register. ^ r The Fertilizer Compromise, Inasmuch as there is much discus- * sion as io the terms of the agreement c entered into between tne rauroaas ana r the railroad commission in regard to t the quarrel over the new fertilizer rate, the following agreement made between the roads and the commission, being Mr. Henderson's proposition to the s commission, has been made public: ~\ On behalf of the railroad attorneys, e I submit to the board of railroad com- 1 missioners the following propositions ? with a view of adjusting the differences i between them as to the fertilizer rates, r and bringing about a feeling of confi- c dence and friendship between them. i 1. The railroad companies will have i immediately withdrawn the pending t bill in the United States Courts of 1 equity in the Manchester and Augusta I railroad case, and the railroad com* c panies will agree to putin operation as t soon as rate sheets can be arranged, the reduced tariff on fertilizers, but no r penalties are to be imposed, provided a the railroad companies shall refund to i the proper parties the excess charges ] above tne new tariff on all shipments [ since January 1, 1896, that being fixed ( upon as the date when it shall be con- 1 sidered as having gone into effect. j 12. At the request of tne ranroau companies, the commissioners will take up at an early date with traffic managers of the several lines the consideration of the entire freight rate with a view to ascertaining whether there are not some other articles which they can, consistently with their official duties, grant raise of rates or so revise the entire tariff as to do justice and equity to all parties concerned. Quick Work of a Mob. Bluefields, W. Va., Jan. ^8.?Alex Jones, a negro desperado of Elkhorn, boarded a westbound passenger train last night at Key Stone, evidently for the purpose of having trouble. He was under the influence of liquor and was very boisterous. He abused the conductor and refused to pay his fare. Jones pulled two revolvers and commenced firing at random through the car, which was crowded with people, emptying both weapons. After the shooting it was discovered that W. H. Strother, postmaster at Elkhorn, was shot through the abdomen, causing death almost instantly. Conduct* or McCullough was shot in the side, but not seriously wonnded. Peter Rice, a colored miner, was shot through the right breast and will probably die. Jones was arrested and placed on the 2 o'clock train for Huntingdon. While passing Hemphill, a the train was flagged by a mob of 50 s men, wno iook jones irom iub iram < and hanged him to a treo and shot his i body full of lead. a c Fatal Family Quarrel. S Bluefield, W. Va., Jan. 27?In a a family quarrel at Kyle today, Mrs. 1 Lizzie Savage was shot and killed by s Thomas Burns, her stepson. After \ the shooting Burns went to the barn I and fired a bullet through his left s breast, causing instant death. As soon g as his wife saw the lifeless body, she t A",3 l^/viMMMATTitro/] Tirflnf f itumcu iinu, uner uciugicrnw, * to the house and took poison. It was r with great diffieulty that her life was g saved. Iler mind is thought to have a been deranged. 1 i A Hugtllng Concern. One of the most enterprising i lustling firms in Columbia is tna iichara & Mixson, dealers in bicyi md .general repairers and plumb Phey are now building an additioi heir store, being too crowded in me they occupy, which thev will is an enameling and plumbing st rhey now manufacture a bicj vhich they call the "Palmetto." ells for $85, and they claim that i is good as any wheel manufacture! 10 matter what price. They thorou y guarantee it to be free from ;m] ections in material and workmans md will make good any defect >arts witnin cne year aicer aaie ale. With 15 years experience as a i ihanic? and the greater part of t ime devoted to bicycles?Mr. Rich tertainly ought to know how to bi i wheel that will meet all the requ nents of the roads in the Goutli. '! iichard built and owned one of irst bicycles used in Columbia. ?as one of the old style "high whe< md was built 12 years ago, when ycles were just becoming knowi his part of the country. Mr. Mixon is a rider of considers tote, having won many races in >ast three years, and his friends elf hat he is the fastest in the South, hough the southern championshi] ightfully held by Geo. N. Adam; Jacksonville, Fla. Being prepared to build bicyc iichard & Mixson are of course ft quipped for repairing, and make 1 ranch of their trade a specialty, eivin? work from all over the Sti is well as Georgia and North Car la. They are both hustlers, and, hough this is not the bicycle seas hey are doing better now than e rciore. Visitors to their store are recei ordially and treated well. You \ lo well to pay them a visit.?State, Extermination Aimed At. London, Jan. 28.?Blue books h >een issued containing all the offi< lispatches relative to Armenia bet *7 uly 24, 1894, and October 16, If ,nd the reports of the consular di ;ates attached to the Sassoun ComB ion. The report gives the historj he Armenian agitation for seve rears and records the obstacles thro n the way of the commission by .'urkish delegates. It also acquits Armenians of the charge brou gainst them of burning their o iroperty to incite an outbreak am< heir people, adding that the facts e ted fail to prove that the Armenii 7ere in revolt, but show that the i ator Murad instigated several Arm an outrages on Kurds. The lal hen retaliated and the Armenians 1 o their villages. The conflicts between the Armeni .nd Kurds followed and the govt aent did nothing to arrive at a pej ul settlement or to protect women a hildren. The report hows that the numbe billed has been grossly exaggerai >ut the report admits that owing he absence of registration it is imj ible even approximately to fix lumber of victims. Mr. Shipley, the British delegate, lares that the Armenians were hun ike beasts and if slaughter was greater it was owing to the vastn if the mountain ranges, which fat ated the escape of the Armenians. vaa convinced that the Turks aime< he complete extermination of the nenians in the Talori district. The editorials in the morning pay ipon the Armenian blue book moi omment on the fact that they o icture the overture to a long tal< nassacre and that the careful rep >f the delegates hap justified every lunciation yet published of the ? an. Murder Will Out. Paris. Jan. 28.? In the court of izes at Draguigana, Department Nar, Victor Robello has been s< meed to imprisonment with labor ife for the murder of Abbe Garb Jegui, in Old Compton street, Pa n October, 1894. Segui belonged 1 ich and influential family in the ;entme Republic. He was found d n his bed at the period above nai n a private hotel hanging from jedpost by a silk handkerchief wl lad been tied tightly around his n< Nobody then knew who he was, >n the table in 'the room was foi his note: Dear Sir: Do not accuse anybody ny death. I am finished with life* im disgusted with my family. ] lot require any noise after my dei ! have no papers. I do not wish a >ody to know the other moti )nce more keep silent, so as no lave any scandal. May God b rou. Louis Casere; "I am a native of Peru." It was concluded that the dead n vas Uaseres ana mat ne naa in sommitted suicide, until a few d ifterwards, when the officers of Argentine Legation, Segui hav >een chief chaplain in the Argen irmy, identified tne dead man i old the police his proper name. They also said that they have on to believe that there had been 1 )lay. It was found that an unidenti nan had forged Segui's signature Iraft for 400 pounds and had obtai he money from a bank in Havre, vas, however, months afterwards ore he was arrested at Toulon aking part in a brawl. He was onatmg Gabriel Segui at the time i las been proved to have been Seg nurderer. The police have succee n proving that Kobello was form< i servant in Abbe Segui's employ i * ' *?i n ; nat alter muraenng oegui uc ?pj )riated his documents to use in fu iring his plan of passing as Se rimself. Golden Resolutions. How many good resolutions >roken during these January ds Ls the midnight bells ring out >ld and ring in the new year, 1 nany thousands of penitent ineorii )romise themselves to lead better li md for weeks and days therea truggle manfully against the tyr hat rues riot through their vei But flesh is weak and alcohol is str( Lnd as the days go by the craving Irink becomes so great that few of truggling thousands can resist tnd, one by one. they fall hopeles nto the old ways until another m tone shall give them pause. To veak but wflling among us the Kee ? e cs? ti. ? LIS Ilium UL guuw uaiunua is a g end. The gold cure is "not gold t fitters," but it shines like a bene< ion in the faces of the liberated? ree! Make, by all means, vour g< esolutions, but back yourself with ;old to be had only in South Carol ,t the Keeley Institute in this citj ?he State. ; / Fatal Mine Explosion. and Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 27.?A ter t of ble explosion has taken place in a a cles liery at Tylerstown, near this pla< ers. The shafts were shattered and t i to whole town was shaken by the ti the mendous concussion, causing a see use of wild excitement. The afterdaii ion. was canied to the connecting pi rele from the Tylerstown pit. Fifte It bodies have been recovered, and fort it is two miners are said to be missing. i at :ghA writer to the Scientific America P?r" says that 'a good absorbent' will ea itup the pain of stings: 'Th6 best absoi tive ing substance that I have tried is lei of fresh meat. This will relieve the pa of a wasp sting almost instantly, ai me- has been recommended for the cure hat rattlesnake bites. I have also used ard with marked effect in erysipelas.' aid ire- ...... .... _ . - sl| 1 h S25 Cooking Stove Jgg ^ l^y 1 witn a c0mplkte outfit F0B ;his p COSTI-flT $12.00. ^e" B Delivered to your railroad depot, r' S charges paid. Read this oil- g description carefully. Tliis splendid al- | Cooking Stove is No. 8; has four 8 on, H inch pot holes; 10x10 inch oven; 18 ver H inch lire box, 24 inches high; 21x25 g inch top; nice smooth casting. I ved ? have had this stove made for my ivill fg trade, after my own idea, combining H all the good points of all medium ? priced stoves, and leaving out the 3 objectionable features. ave n Beyond all doubt the best No. 8 ial 9 Cooking Stove made, for the price. ' Fttted with 2 pots, 2 pot covers, 2 skellets, 2 griddles, 3 baking pans, j ' 3 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 lifter, 1 scraper, 1 cake polish, 1 iron QIS" tea kettle, 1 shovel. We want to r of make customers and friends in every iral part of the South, for the purpose wn of introducing our business to new the people, and to renew our acquaintthe ance with old friends. ght | We will ship this splendid Cooking iwn I Stove and the above described ware mS Sto any depot, height charges lie- a Pai^i *or only $12.00 when the ans acas'' comes the order. This . S stove is a good one, well made, and mi- 3 Sive ent'r9 satisfaction. Out " | illustrated catalogue of Furniture, y K Stoves and Baby Carriages mailed e g free. Address ans % ^ 2?- PADQETT, srn- ? I'kdad Street, Attgusta, Ga. md . rof Delightful Result: ,ed, I to K)S the tdeed LETTEL ifROM JUDGE BAL JJJjJ WIN, OF MADISON, GA jiliDr. W- Pitts, Thomson, Oa Ar- Dear Sir:?After having sought la vt for various remedies for the Ills of teethl )pi*q 1 I tried yoar Carminative with most sat nly factory and delightful results. It Is plea 3 of ant to take assuages pain and produces n 0rr without stupor. No parent should be wit Jul- out it during the tee hing period who h once tried it, for it is in deed a magic met cine for babies. Very reapectf :lly, Asl JUDGE H. W. BALDWIN. ; of J?t- Por said by for ?el THE MURRAY DRUG CO., ;ris, t? a Columbia, S. C. Ar ead _ iANTEDw ned \A# ANTED! the V V ANTED ? lich >ck What do we want? We want every t V?ni tel, Restaurant, Co lege and private hoc in the South to send us their worn 81lv< ana war0 to replate in triple silver. 0 spoons, forks, &c., can be made equal Y of new. We plate anything in gold, silvi , I nlchel or copper. We plate plsto r do watches, chains, rings, badges and swore ti Scabbards and other military accouti ilu- meets cleaned and plated equal to ne 'n7" Btiggy Sails and Trimmings, Harm ves. Trimmings, 4 c., plated in nickel er eilv >t to All kinds tarnished brass such as fende less shovel and tongs, lamps, chandellera, & ? * ? I OiiafAil otr rennisiieu. c^uui w uoni uuomm ovu rails, trimmings, &c., re-nickeled. Surgl< instruments of all kinds polished a plated. fact WE WANT all bicycle owners to se ays us their old wheel to repair. We can i the finish in nickel and bated enamel equal jng. new. We have latest Improved Electa Line ^latlnK Plant, with coonolete pollshk ^ , buffing and engine lathes and guaranl ana work to be first clas3. Correspondence solicited. Address, rea- CAROLINA ELKUTBO :'oul PLATING WOBKs, fie(J W. M. Gakvin, Manager, BlackVi lie, S. to a - ' ? "it BE befor Per: 'DON'T GET EXOlTtfD! K E3? and '? IT 13 ALT ded am! f f e THE jgui 1433 an-l 1443 M il l 3ti are tyS! Ara still d jIq^ bair.e? at tin >!d ^ wli-jre we ara prep ire.l to cater to yo 11/ VT ^ves or/) thing, stioa-j, u vrs, *rm fter INGS, OARl'KTS, UR ant ns! ANDALr, S )ng for JTou can buy your domestic g.)o the ended the most successful year in all to thank our patron? generally.throu Bly ronage, and ask for a continuance of lj|e" a dollar's worth of gxxls for a do'Ur ley attent'on to all. Writ-j for what you ;oa? "THE sod -*1- ADDnCTTC fiQANI IIIO V/L 1 \JKJX. 1 LJ VI J ina r-| COLUM * he re- for the Liver and Kidaeys. Lax* > ne Dp ative, Catharttc, Diuretic and ts, en Tonic. Its action la mild and ^ pleasant. OjppepeU and Indigestion are at once rnlleved bj lb in se use. Bad feelh. ftorn as'ugglah ban liver are dispell d. I- to* mus; in , 1(j agreeable, easy and certalo re nedy in Hsbltua' Oon?HpaU?m. la kidney troubles its benefits be * U?:iUC :iouv nu U lUO I4H1* aU3B or two. Try It. . ^ Bold wholeaaJe by The Murray Drug Co., COLUMBIA, B. a 3 4 > - , ' ' 7-:Strawberry Plants & ad i'i fact all kinds <if plants c? be SET OUT byaalagthe "V . ' x;i McSHERRY AUTOMATIC . TRANSPLANTED. A crrwl i^rlvar and tarn />MI.1pah t^a fc.ll Che foroe necessary to set from three to five acres of plants In a da a and tVKBY PLAN l' IS WATEBBO at the time it to sat oat, and noma drv soil is drawn around the piinfe so that the ground will not bake. No waiting for 1 rain Set oat your plants when thsy are ^ ready * i Get a machine and plant for year neighbors. You can earn enough in on i season to pay for the machine. Easy terms. Send for circulars, prloes aod testimoahis . ? - , SOUTHERN FA.KM IMPLBMB*T CO., 349 Meeting St, Charleston, & C. .r-:< Mention thia paper. ' i11 Ik tkm dsyi of i TALL TALK * IV Actual AdMeremeati often eiem to b?a>aO? i <*mt, bat after au Acrou. AcmvMaani an i tfie onl j thicgit&atcvoat. i RiaeuLtotalklsOmeralftrvMabMftOM S i', merltiof FIAN08,bat-be oraipedto? J THB MATHDSHEK TN |nat liitbon pmrite. fi 1 btabllihed 80 yeara. 30,000 new ta M. i - I 1 1 told by us fbr B yean. Note then YataaSla ' FttwU4 IaproT?m?nti? Patent Repeating Action J iIb I Patent Sounding Board. o < Patent Tuning Pla Buhlag., m rg Patent Lapmed Agraffe Is. ' Patent Soft 8ta?. ' - is- 1 One of the only two Finos mad* ooaotato1 H 1 1 (etery put) la Its own Factory. Ooe of? sat 1 1 bMt made in tt? U. s. sold lower ttsaa say 1 other High Grade Piano. Oct proOt oaly CM& h - ' ante to rnr nWhtir WSRI VB. |H " | LUDDEN.lt BATES, I SAVAWHAH, OA. g JUUUU u DO YOU NEFD A C)RN MILL? I Jf so bay the K00B8COUNT* GRIT, be best st one for grinding co-n Requires less dressing. Gives lew trouble. Hakes better meat Oos<9 losi money thsn any H mill In world- H Next is oar Engltfbecg. Blo? ^Ul, the iO' only mill in tbe world ih.it will, la *i<j op fl 186 M sr. eratloa, take rough rice, hill, claaa and polish it ready for market or table. ar, Plantation and other saw mills, Talbott, lg* also Llddell engines. Boilers and wood* re* working machinery at bottom factory 383 Prices. Y. 0. Badham, ,ve GENBK1L AGENT, id COLUMBIA. 8. C. ?d OSBORNE'S tee **? v w BolioolcfgjiiQrtlxand CALM. 'V ; * COOL! STEADY YOUR tfi?RVE3l i RIGHT NOW ! HTTB" jj re>t, OJuUMSIA, SO. OA , iUa 1, u^'hISj tfn (inn I Outral Hotel, t w? ?ia ht>aiauAiter.4 for j UL ovji j rr fiui ^ J>TKS, V L'iisas, iK V Ti' JFJJKSIS3. Y GOO'JS ASD NQriOSS, 5M\LL WIRES. Ji uf us at fa^ory. prices. We have Just of our business career, for which we wish ghout the State for their most liberal patthe same. Oar rule invariably is to give Ourm>tt)!s honest goo Id and w iot, a vl din't tin p'seer** J HUB," 1 J CENTRA Lf-HOTEL I [BIA, 8. C. I