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THE NEW PENSION LAW. A Document of Considerable Interest Old Confederates. In view of the great interest mai factor in the new pension law we gi it to our readers in full. It is as f< lows: "Section 939. The following p< sons, soldiers and sailors, now re dents of South Carolina, who were the service of the State or of the Cc federate States in the late war betwe the States shall be entitled to recei from the Treasurer of the Stat* monthly payment of eight, or six, four dollars, to be paid in the mane and on the terms and conditions hei inafter set forth. "Sec. 940. In order to obtain t benefit of this Chapter, such soldier sailor must show: First. That was a bona fide soldier or sailor in t - service of the State of South Carolii or of the Confederate States in the w p- between the States. Second: Tfc while in such service he lost a leg or; arm, or received other bodily inju whereby he has become disable Third.?That neither himself nor 1 - wife is receiving an income cxceedii the amount of two hundred and fif dollars per annum; or that he sh: show that he has reached the age p.-v sixty years, and that neither himse nor his wife is receiving an annual i come of one hundred dollars from ai source: "Provided, however, Tb the widows of Confederate soldiers ai sailors now residents of this State wl have rtached the age of sixty yeai and who are not receiving or enjoyii the benefit of an annual income Of 01 hunriraM Hollars from anv source, ar the widows of soldiers and sailors provided in Section 954 of the Revisi Statutes of 1893 shall be entitled to i ceive the benefits of ihis Cha ter.?The word 'income,1 as abo used, shall be held to nclu< the gross amount received wages, salary or from any other sour< The persons entitled.to pensions und the provisions of this Act shall be pa the amounts hereinafter set forth, 1 wit: a. All soldiers and sailors wl have lost both arms or'both legs, sight, or who are physically helples the sum of eight (8) dollars per mont h All soldiers and sailors w] lost one arm or one leg in said servic the sum of six (6) dollars per month. c. All other persons entitled to pe sions under the provisions of this A< the sum of four (4) dollars per mont Provided, however, that should t) sum provided by law for payment pensions be found insufficient to pi all pensioners in full the State Boa of Pensions shall be empowered to r duce the rates herein provided, and pro rate the same in such manner will restrict the total amount disbursi within the amount appropriated: Pr vided, further, That all persons w] are iacluded in class a shall first r ceive the full amount therein stated Sec. 943. The said applicatioi shall be submitted in each county the State to a Board, composed of tv ex-Confederate soldiers or sailors ( be chosen as hereinafter provldec the County Auditor, the Coun Treasurer and a regular practicfi physician (the latter to be selected 1 the other members of the Board); ai said Board of five persons shall known as the 'County Examinii Board of Pensions.' The said Boa shall meet on the third Monday April in 1896 and on the third Mondj in January in each succeeding ye for the purpose of considering the a plications for pensions provided for this Act. It shall be their duty to e amine each applicant under rules ai regulations prescribed by the Secreta of State, the Attorney General ai Comptroller General, who are here] created a 'Stpte Board of Pension and they shall certify their approv 4-*%. Qfnla Paov/1 nf Pftncinno ori llU OOIU UMHV V* A vuwivuv, fe? ingin detail the reasons which i fluenced them to grant or oppose ea< application, accompained by all t evidence upon which they made th< decision. After first being duly swo fairly and impartially to dischar the duties herein prescribed for the to the best of their ability, and aft said oaths are duly filed in the otfi of the Clerk of Court, the members said (bounty Examining Board Pensions shall meet as soon as prac cable for the discharge of the duti imposed upon them. In selecting pensioners from amoi the applicants the Board shall ha regara to their physical condition ai financial means, and also to the fina cial condition of their near relativ< allowing to each applicant so select the sum of eight (8), six (C), or fo (4) dollars per month, as they may entitled under the provisions of tl Act Four members of said boa shall constitute a quorum. A ma jo ty of the members of the board pr< ent may determine any matter pi rented to them, subject, however, the right of review by the State Boai As soon as such County Board coi pletes its list as above, giving t names of the pensioners, their re dences and the amount per month which they are entitled, they shj certify the same to the State Board Pensioners, to be reviewed by thei The State Board of Pensions sh; thereupon pass upon the names cc tained in said lists, and shall certify the Clerks of the Courts of the vano t Counties the lists of the names a amounts approved by them, and se Clerks of Court shall record the sai in a book; and said roll so made shall be designated 'Approved P< sion Rolls for 18 and such p sons shall constitute the pension* entitled to receive the aid herein p vided for the current year. The co pensation of the two veterans aud I r\V?-wci r?i o n o htKa oi*a mannknwo r\ f yu J oiviaua if uv ui u ui^uiu^io ui ot board shall be two dollars per day i each day's service, not exceedii however, four days' service in a one year. The County Auditor a County Treasurer shall serve up said Board without compensation." Sec. 950. The State of South Ca lina shall annually appropriate t sum of one hundred thousand doll; to pay the pensions provided for law. Sec. 5. That the law as contained Section 951 of the Revised Statutes 1893 be, and the same is hereby amei ed so as to read as follows: ' 'Secti 951. On salesday in April, 1890, a and on salesday in August in es subsequent year, the surviving soldi and sailers who were in the service the Confederate States or of this St in the late war between the States, siding in any county of this State sh be authorized to meet in conventi in the court house of such countj 11 a. m., or such other hour thereat on such days as will procure as la an attendance as may be had, and ganize by electing a chairman an secretary, after which the} shall elei by ballot two of their members, wli to shall receive a majority of the ballo cast in such election, as members < the County Examining Board of Pei ai- sions hereinbefore provided for: Pr ve vided, however, that in those countii )1- where such survivors fail or refuse 1 comply with this Act the State Boar Jr. of Pensions may appoint two ex-Coi si- federate soldiers or sailors as membe in of said Board. iu- Sec. C. On the first Monday in A] en ril in each year after the year 1896 It ve Comptroller General shall issue to tl 5 a persons then entitled to receive pei or sions under the provisions of the la l6r upon that subject his warrant for tl re- amount of the proportion of such ai nual appropriation as such persoc he shall be by law entitled to receiv 0r Pensions payable under the provisior he of this Act for the year 1890 shall I he paid at such times-as the State Boar Qa of Pensions may determine, not lat( ar than June 15, 189G. iat Sec. 7. That all Acts or parts of Ac an which are inconsistent with this A< ry are hereby repealed. THE EXTINCTION OF ARMENIA. }g ty Survivor* of Mansacro Face Inevitabl ? Starvation in Desolated Domes. of " TJ^oh/nxt 9Q ?TTnflo*i fVip tit! II UWB 1W?, JBlOiKU W." ^ n- "Armenia's Farewell," a highly edi iy cated, a prominent and influential A: at menian in Turkey has written a doci id ment declaring that the extinction ( 10 his race is not far distant, s, Following are some abstracts from ig transl ition sent here by the authoi le "We are evidently a doomed peopl* id A hundred thousand of us have bee as butchered and more than a million c ed us are in extreme suffering from hui e ger and cold and nakedness, p- "Multitudes beyond the reach of fo: ve eign aid must inevitably perish befoi de spring. as "As to the rest of us, our supplies < ;e. food and money are rapid.1 j diminisl er ing. We can prosecute no busines: id we are not at liberty to earn our dail :o- bread and for even the most foitunal the future has the only prospect c do starvation a little later than our poc or brethren. ss, "We hear the announcement tlu .0. order ana peace are oeing resioreu,oi ao to us these are empty words :e, 4'The terrible and wholesale mass? ere at Oorfa and Bird jik occurred Ion n- subseqent to the most solemn and en it, phatic assurances that nothing mor h. of the kind was to be apprehendedle long after the commission sent 01 of from Constantinople to carry the mei ly sage of peace and reform to Armeni rd had reached its field of labor, e- "Massacres are not now so frequer to as they were a few months ago, bi as the attitude of relentless hostility o ed the part of the government towards u: o- the ferocious aspect of our Hosier 10 neighbors, has not a whit improvet e- "May we not then rightfully off? our farewell message to our fello* rt a VM AM 9 uo uigu i of ''First?To our Moslem fellow cour ro trymen: to "We desire to express our deepes I), gratitude to those of you who hav ty sympathized with and helped us i )g these days of calamity and bloodshec >y "Towards those who have robbe id and massacred us and plundered an be burned our houses, we have cbiefl ig feelings of compassion. You have pei rd haps done these terrible things i in what has seemed to you the service c iy your religion and government, ar "Second?To our Sultan?mo: p- dread and potent Sovereign: in "Apparently you have been pei x- suaded that we are a rebellious peop] id deserving only utter and speedy ej ry termination. For such as you th id work of destruction is no doubt a 5y easy one, the more so as we have ha s,' neither the means nor the dispositio al to resist it. v- "Third?To the European Powers: n- "We have not been an importunal ch nor a turbulent people. We did n< v*" PwimAOri W Q r? nnt? Q n T7 t lUt'ib^ lug vi iujiv/au ?? hi, hva > ;ir the subsequent wars "which. ha\ rn stricken this empire. It is not of 01 ge will that we were begotten to a ne m political life by the treaty of 1856. er "Our complaints and appeals ha^ ce been based solely on the sentiment < of humanity and the common rights < of man. It was you who arranged tl] ti- 'scheme of reforms1 and urged it upo es our Sultan till he was irritated to tl extent that he seems to have adopte ig the plan of ridding himself finally < ve this annoyance by exterminating i ad I as a people, and now, while he is r n- lentlessly carrying out this plan, yo is, are standing by as spectators and wi ed nesses of this bloody work, ur "We wonder if sympathy and tl be brotherhood of man and chivalry ai lis wholly things of the past, or are tl rd material and political interests divi< ri- ing you so great that the massacre < es- a whole people is a secondav thing e- Tn ftlthpr rasft 'We who are about 1 to die, salute you.' d. "Fourth?To the Christians of An erica: h? 4 'Although we have cherished stror si- prejudice against your mission woi to among us, recent events have prove ill that our Protestant brethren are 01 of with us and have shared fully oi anxieties and our perils. You ha^ all labored through them to promo >n- among us the peace and prosperity < to the Gospel. It is not your fault th us one result of their teaching and e od ample has been to excite our maste lid against us ne "The Turkish government dreai up and dislikes nothing so much as tl in- ideas of progress which you have se: er- us." srs ro- A Str?t>ge Story. m- The Augusta Chranicle says "at he dance in Barnwell county a numb ? ttoowo o r*r\ r* vmiw/lon nroe r?rvvri m itri *ivt Ui J vui o agv/t a IUUIUOI nao v/utuuiii>%? 'or for which an innocent man was hang< lg, While on the floor dancing Steph( ny Bush was shot and killed by a sh nd fired from the outside. A roug on characler by the name of Bates w accused. He admitted firing the pi ro- tol but swore he fired it into the ai :he Circumstantial evidence was so co ars elusive he was tried, convicted ar by hanged, protesting his innocence ( the scaffold. About a year ago M in Biily Limbrick died and as a sequel > of the tragedy confessed before his dea id- that he fired the fatal shot, but cou on assign no reason, as he and Bush we nd the best of friends, only that he w ich drinking. He said that when Bat ers fired into the air, he deliberately aim s of in the house and fired. The dead ate work of the bullet soberedhim and re- sold his pistol to a cousin for 50ceni lall fearing detection. He helped to gath ion the evidence tbatconvicted and hang r at Bates. This has only recently cot rter to the ears of the people of his coi rge munity." This is a strange story, ai or- shows that sometimes the innocent si d a fer. Ct FOR OUR EXHIBIT AT CHICAGO. 16 Plans (or a Stats Convention to be Held al )f Spartanburg. i- The following letter, sent to the o- press and to leading citizens in differ es ent parts of the State, explains itself: to Charleston, S. C., March 27, 1896, 'd Dear Sir: A convention composed a- of delegates from the Southern Statef rs and cities was held in Chicago in February to consider the advisability ol p- holding an expositton of Southern reie sources and products in that city this le year, and to devise ways ana means a- for covering the cost of such an expo w sitioa. The convention resolved withie out a dissenting voice that the exposii tion should be held. The city of Chiis cago pledged itself to undertake the ?. whole expense of organizing and is maintaining the exposition. >e The several Southern States underd took, on their part, to provide the ex;r hibits, and to pay the expense of collecting, arranging and organizing ts their exhibits. -t When the delegates from South Carolina met in Chicago, it was deemed advisable that if the legislature failed to make fan appropriation to place before the world the products e and resources of our. various cotton and other industries at the exposition in Chicago, a trial should be made to le raise the necessary funds from other l- sources. The Legislature you are r- aware, did nothing for the end in l- view, and it now becomes my duty, by >f the authority of the Governor of the State, to invite you to attend a cona vention to be held at Spartanburg, on r: Wednesday evening, April 15th, 189G, 2. for the purpose of providing a plan by n which an exhibit of the industries of >f the State shall be made at Chicago. It i- is hardly necessary for me to place before you the imperative reasons r- why we of this State should make the e best exhibit. The great development of our cotton >f factories, the natural advantages we i- ViAT-p r?f water nnwer. and s, cotton raised around the mills must y invite the attention of capital, theree by making our State not only foremost >f in agriculture, but also in cotton fab >r ric industries In no other way can our farmers be it more judiciously helped than by giv it ing them a market, we might say, near to each and every farm, therefore i- by linking together agriculture, mang ufactures and commerce, i- I request, therefore, that the mayors e and intendants of the cities and towns - in the State attend the convention at it Spartauburg, and appoint three dele3 gates from each of the cities and towns a to represent their several municipalities in this convention, for the purpose it of insuring an exhibit by South Caro it una at unicago. 11 I request that each of the eotton 3, manufacturing enterprises in the State n appoint representatives to attend the 1. convention in Spartanburg, ir I also request that each of the railv road companies doing business in the State will appoint a representative to i- attend the convention. I shall be obliged if you will inform it me at your earliest convenience tht e names of the delegates you have apa pointed in response to this address. I. Very respectfully, d E. L. Roche, d Commissioner from South Carolina y p. Millions of Soldiers, n According to a report on the organ>f ized militia of the United States which has just been prepared by the War 5 Department, the United States, in P. case of need, can put 9,467,094 men e in the field. At the close of the year F" 1895 every State and Territory, with j? the exception of Indian Territory and A Alaska, had an organized Nationa] " Guard. The total force of the militia numbered 115,609, of which 102,004 composed the infantrv arm, 5,215 the l cavalry, 5,267 the artillery, 659 specia] . corps and 1,443 general and staff of , ficers. In many of the States last year camps were held, and the atten dance upon these occasions ranged from fifty-five per cent, in Mississippi to ninety-five per cent, in Vermont. The total appropriation allowed the . militia by the government amounted . to $400,000, while the States during the same period spent $2,834,974 or 1 these organizations. It is estimated ' that mobilization of the militia coulc j be effected in the different States and ., Territories in from three hours in th< District of Columbia to seventy twc hours in Oregon, other State organi zations assembling between these twc t periods. New York is far in the leac in the number of men enlisted in the National Guard, its strength amount ing to 12,901 officers and enlisted men Pennsylvania is second, with 8,482 i Ohio third, with 6,493; Illinois, 6,226 South Carolina, 5,711; Massachusetts 5,344; California, 4,364, Georgia 4, l 355; New Jersey, 3,364; Alabama, 3, 120; Indiana, 3,026, Texas, 3,000 Michigan, 2,875, Connecticut, 2,740 Wisconsin, 2.640; Iowa, 2,399; Mis fsouri, 2,649; Minnesota, 2,027; Mary land, 1,885; Louisiana, 1,383; Kansas . 1,815; Mississippi, 1,695; Oregon. 1, ' 530; District of Columbia, 1,471; Ken tucky, 1,469; North Carolina, 1,403 Tennessee, 1,389; New Hampshire t 1,380; Maine, 1,137; Washington, 1, f 184; Nebraska, 1,137; Florida, 1,08S t Utah, 1,003; Rhode -Island, 979 Arkansas, 974; West Virginia, 845 " Colorado, S33; Vermont, 800;Soutl Dakota, 798; Idaho, 535; North Da K9" Montana Ariznnfl rjn avia, KffJU , 4UUU?,uv?, ??V, 500; New Mexico, 470; Wyoming. 450 Nevada, 430; Delaware, 427, andOkla homa. 153. It is estimated that in ne cessity Illinois could place 852,025 ii the field; Pennsylvania comes nexl a with 771 872, and Onio third, witl er 050,000; New York, 500.000; Indiana 3(j 481,192; Kentucky, 361,137; Missouri 350,000; Massachusetts, 339,391; Wis In consin, 306.343; Texas, 300,00J; Yii 0t fjitiia, 295.440; New Jersey, 284,887 .u Georgia, 204,071; Michigan, 260,000 as Iowa, 215,899; North Carolina, 240, [s. 000; Mississippi, 228.700; Maryland [r 205,816; Arkansas, 205,000, and the re maiader of the States below 200,00 1(j each. Decidedly Indifferent. .r. WirvcanAPDir. Pj Marrh 23. ~ to George Windisch, the Pittston wif l-'1 murderer, was sentenced to be hange today. When Judge Woodwardaskei re him if he had anything to say wh; as sentence sliould not be pronounced he said: "I am not guilty of the mui der. I don't want my case taken t v the Supreme Court. Let them han; me and be done with it." Ls, Leo the Orator, ed Richmond, Va., March23. ?Generc nc Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi has at 13- cepted the invitation to deliver the at ad dress at the laying of the cornerston if- of the Davis monument. The cer< mony is 1o take place in July. A Youthful Fraud. Columbia, S. C., March 27.?The : Register of yesterday published the following: Patrons of the electric cars i in the city will remember a young fel. low who several weeks ago was in the habit of boarding the cars at Gervais and Main streets, and during the trip | to the union station and back, would j present people with circulars stating . that lie was deal and dumb and wanted money to go to an institution . to receive an education. He got i many a dime, quarter and even dol, lars, and he had a pocketbook builging . with coin after a few days stay in the city. It now appears that the bov is . a fraud, whicli is shown by the followin talrfin from the Florence Times: j "bRock Hill, S. C., March 21, 1896; Rev. R. W. Sanders. My Dear Sir: I have just been informed by several of the best citizens of the county that a young man born and raised near Catawba, S. C., real . name Thos. Shook, sallow complexion about 18 years old, is traveling over the assumed name of Thos. Allen, rep! resenting himself as a deaf and dumb , orphan with a printed certificate re, commending him as a charitaole object, signed by yourself, Dr. G. W. Hill of CataWba, and myself. This fraud was in Columbia last week I am ! told, and received considerable money, . I think we should join in a card ! through the papers and say something regarding him, as I have never seen or heard of him. , Hoping to hear from you at once, I am respectfully, Cad J. Pride. Florence, 8. C., March 2?, 1896. Editor Florence Tinges: My Dear Sir: Having received the ! above communication with reference to the "fraud" therein mentioned, I \ have thought it well to publish it in your paper so that "Thos. Allen" alias "Thos. Shook" may not impose upon , any of the good people who may read the Times. I never heard of him until the letter of Mr. Cad J. Pride fell ' into my hands, and any use he is making of my name is a forgery. Truly yours, R. W. Sanders. \ ; 0 A Good Thing. The Veterinary Department of the i South Carolina Experiment Station at Clemson offers its aid to the people of South Carolina in the investigation , onn nf <vmtaaioug and in i fectious diseases among the domesti ; cated animals; horse, cow. swine,dog, fowls, etc. The College Veterinarian i will take pleasure in corresponding with the owners of diseased animals i and will wherever possible give diagnoses and advice free. In all cases of a contagious nature requiring persont al inspection, the traveling expenses i of the Veterinarian must be met by the i owners of the diseased animals. It is the intention of the Veterinary Department of Clemson College to give . to the stock owners and others of this i State who may wish it,a special course in Veterinarv Science. Anyone of i good moral character may avail him, self of this course under the head of the Veterinary Department. For further information address Dr. W. E. A. Wyman, Veterinarian to South Carolina Experiment Station and Clemson College. Blew Himfelf Up. Nashville, March 27.?Special to L the Sun from Knoxville, Tenn., says: , Litral Bacon, who had been a prominent figure in Roane county matters, 1 both business and political, killed himi self at Kingston today. He chose a > method so terrible and unusual that the entire community was shocked, j During thelprogress of the Himes murder trial Bacon was a leading witness. His testimony was of special import \ ance, and the attorneys on one side k found it necessary to get rid of its ef I feet. An indictment for perjury resulted. The charge causea Bacon to suffer mentally until he became de' ranged. Today he went into the yard, I secured a stick of dynamite that had \ been bought for blasting purposes, 1 quietly laid down on it and lit the fuse. A terrible explosion followed. I The honor-stricken neighbors rushec | out to find that the man had beer blown into a hundred pieces. His bodj | was literally thrown to the four winds, | He left no explanation of his act. A Mysterious Suicide. | New York, March 27.?A handsom* woman committed suicide by shoot " ing herself in the head to-night neai the 72d street entrance to Central , Park. Her clothing was of exception ' al rich quality and the police believ< that the woman's position in society ' was above the common place. Sh? ] appeared to be 35 years of age and he: ' features were strongly French. Be I side the body was a small pocket book ~ containing a ten cent piece, and a " white handkerchief. In one cornei ) of the handkerchief there was a marl I which looked like an initial / 'E." Be yond that there was no mark or any thing on the person of the dead wo I man that could in any way lead tc " her identity. ' Inhaled Illuminating Gas. ' Baltimore, March, 27.?John J Hill, a young merchant of Ahoskie ' Hertford county, N. C , died at th ] Carrollton hotel today from the effect ' of inhaling illuminating gas. Mr 1 Hill evidently failed to properly shu ' off the ilow when he retired weaneE day night. His room was filled wit! 1 the vapor and the man was found un I* conscious yesterday morning. Phy sicians made every effort to save hi 1 life but without avail. Mr. Hil wa ' in the city purchasing goods for hi firm and intended to have returne '' south today. C. J. Parker, his par: uer, arrived today and took charge c the remains. i Killed by ? Convict. ? Newberry, S. C., March 27.?Ye l" terday afternoon a ne^roprisoner o l' the chain gang named JJurry, wormn jT in this county got enraged at an oi u der given him by Guard Hargrov and swinging his pick axe aroun struck the guard in the head. A _ though the negro was shackled, h e succeeded in making good his escapi d although two other guards were nea I by. Mr. Hargrove, after painful su y ferings, died at 2 o'clock this th morning. Duffy had just been sei tenced to the chain gang last week. ^ The Dynamite Exploded. Niagara. Falls, N. Y., March 25.A dynamite cartridge which was b< ing thawed out over a fire near her 1 1?i ?a?A n TfalJan tttQ 11 luuay, WiUS CApiUUCU. au Xbanuu it * ; blown almost to pieces and Sevmou I- Eddy, a son of D. R. Eddy of Lewi! e ton, had "both eyes blown out, one le; 3- broken in three places and was othei wise injured. dispensary insurance. Mr. B. B. Evans Says that it la Safe Be* yond a Doubt, Columbia, S. C., March 27.?Mr. B. B. Evans, who has been carrying the dispensary risks through his agency, was not in the city when the report was circulated that all policies had been cancelled on the dispensaries, and nn Viio wvfuxn fmm HharIp.stnn. he was asked as to the true situation of the dispensary insuance matter, and he said, "I am very much surprised that the special agent of the North British and Mercantile Insurance company should have given for publication the statement that is purported in your article in this morning's State, because it is absolutely untrue. I will give you the facts in the case which I can substantiate by letters received from the company. The North British and Mercantile Insurance company has carried these risks for one year, and about thirty days ago I notified them that the time was approaching for renewal of this business, and to kindly furnish me with the necessary equipments to enable me to intelligently write it. For reasons best known to mvself. I had placed before the arrival of Mr. Seymour in this city forty-two of the different dispensaries in other companies, and the number remaining in force would have expired about the first of next month. They were cancelled, and the policies taken up and promptly placed in other companies, equally as reliable as the North British. An unearned premium of some $75 was returned to the State out of a net premium of $6,000, so you can readily see that it was an insignificant matter so far as change of company was concerned. Your article says that there has been serious losses; the facts are, that out of ?200,000 insurance only $1,400 has been lost in the past twelve months. The reason assigned by Mr. Seymour, that the risk was too hazardous on account, as he insinuates, of defalcation and theft by county dispensers is utterly untrue, as the average county dispenser must be a gentleman of integrity, or they could not f.inniol, *ViQ hrtnrl anil ruv?linv t.llfi rinsi * U1 U1JU bUU VVUW MUM ? C tion they do. The dispensaries have never been without protection, and your statement that should a dispensary burn, the State would sustain a total loss is false, and without foundation, as they are fully covered, the business has never been unwritten, and is now in first class companies. The statement that several agents have been offered this business and that their companies would not handle it, is positively false- There is not an agency in this city that has been offered this business that refused it, so the statement that none would' assume i the risk is untrue. I have taken upon myself the trouble to see every agent > in Columbia with the exception of one (this agent 1 could not find) to ask if i any such statement was made by them i and was given the same answer each ' time "no. I have said this much in justice to the dispensary authorities and the dispensers, and to place the facts as they exist. So far as the new law is concerned, there need be no fear as to the companies working under it. I am prepared to insure any property in any city, town or country where policies have been cancelled on account of this law." It was not the reporter's intention 1 to do Mr. Evans an injustice in the report of the cancelling of the policies on the dispensaries, nor was there any desire on the part of anyone connected " with the affair to do so. Mr. Evans was out of the city when 1 he matter was brought up and it was, of course, impracticable to secure any statement of facts on the subject from him, and those of others had to be accepted. - I ml ^ in Q Tr'c J. HO XUiUrUJttliUU v tiU iu jvowviuwj ? 1 issue was secured from sources that are " considered absolutely reliable,, name' ly, from agents in this city and Mr. J. ' C. Seymour, the special agent of the ' North British ana Mercantile InsurI ance company in which the dispensal ries have heretofore been insured. In Mr. Evans1 statement above he ' makes several errors which are uninj tentional, no doubt, but in justice to I The State, they are corrected here. 1 The State's article did not say that the r State or company had sustained seri> ous losses, as will readily be'seen by referring to the issue in which it appeared, nor did it say that in case of loss at the present time the State would i lose as a result of having no insurance. Mr. Evans makes reference in those r particulars to the report of another paper and not that of The State, for * this paper cannot be proved guilty of i such statements. r i The State's informants were consid 5 ered reliable men and competent to r make the desired statements and for those reasons application was made to ? them for information regarding the ' matter and was given exactly as pub ? lished in the paper.?State. Pianos for Wlnthrop. In August last five pianos from one j maker and one each from two other makers were purchased by the Winthrop Normal College of Rock Hill, S. C., as trial instruments, with th? understanding that if satisfactory others * fro* the same makers were to be adde ed. Time and test does not seem to s prove them entirely satisfactory since when eight more pianos were needed j they were not chosen from either of the'makes before taken on trial. This h time the selection was made from a . purely musical standpoint by those _ qualified to judge the actual merits of 3 a piano; and, as a result the mason 3 and hamlin and mathu9ek were chos en from some twenty-two competing d makers. We shall be pleased if those who are thinking of Duying pianos ,f will write the music department of this college asking how they like the mason and hamlin and mathusek pianos, and why they were chosen s above all others. Ludden & Bates, a Savannah, Ga., wholesale agents foi g Mason and Hamlin and Mathusek r. pianos. e J Very Fishy Indeed. 1- Charleston, March 22.?The little ie alleged filibustering steamer Commo dore^which left this port on the 13th ,r for Tampa witii a cargo 01 arms am f. ammunition returned here todaj ia minus the cargo and 23 of her crew i- of 31 men. The officers will say noth ing, but the steward, who is a Charles ton man, says that when in the Flo rida keys the Commodore experienced - bad weather and struck a snaf whicb 3- caused her to leak so badly-that it wa: e necessary to throw all of her cirfifo is and much of her coal overboard tc ir lighten her. The crew became alarmec 3- and 23 men insisted on leaving the g ship in boats. These 23 were Cubans r- Hansen's story is considered to be fishy and is not believed. Sold Out to Spain. ? Charleston, March 26.?Edward Owens, late fireman on the filibustering steamer Commodore, went before the Spanish consul here today and made a statement refi arding the much talked of trip of the Commodore. He was mad because the officers of the boat would not pay him more money and he had been drinking besides. ] He admitted that he always knew where the boat really was going, but he claimed to have been "shangaied," that is, shipped to go to one port and 1 then taken to another, and he swears ] he will prosecute the officers of the < Commodore. He told the the consul today that the Commodore went straight to Cuba when she left here 1 " -t OiL C1L ~ A _ 1 1 A oil me lorn, one inea 10 iana ai night, and failing at that, she came boldly up to the Cuban coast and put ' her men and arms ashore. There were i 32 men. he said, among whom were General DeSoto, and six boat loads of rifles, matchetes and ammunition. He said the landing was made just around a cape which was, he thought, in the province of Santa Anna (Clara?). The men on board were mostly Americans of Cuban extraction, General DeSoto being the onl^- man of note among them. They did not drill while on board the Commodore, but when they landed they all put on caps with Cuban flags on them. "The Spanish consul said that he could take no part in the matter until official recognition of Owens' statement had been taken. If Owens wished to prosecute the officers or libel the boat, (he Spanish government would help all it could after the case had been made and if the United States district attorney would start proceedings Spain would help to push th? matter by gettiDg witnesses, etc. Oweas saw a lawyer this afternoon and a libel suit against the vessel will be brought tomorrow. Win Hardly Get It, Fort Worth, Tex., March 23.?Mrs H. Adicock is here consulting with lawyers about proceeding to recover $18,000 found in a well in Houston County, near Fort Valley, Miss., a few days ago, by a well digger. She She claims her husband, a Confederate soldier, buried the money durin? the war, and afterwards being killed, did not reveal the hiding place to the family. ' The only tiustworthy cure for the Whiskey, Opium and Tobacco Habits is administered at The Keeley Institute of South Carolina. For farther Information address The Keeley Instltut?, or Urawer 27, Columbia, S C. | A $25 Cooking Stove "WITH A COMPLETE OUTITI TO* cnxj-rz' $12.00. Delivered to your railroad depot, all freight charges paid. Read this description carefully. This splendid Cooking Stove is No. 8; has four 8 inch pot holes; 13x16 inch oven; 18 I inch fire box, 24 inches high; 21x25 inch top; nice smooth casting. I have had this stove made for my trade, after my own idea, combining all the good points of all medium priced stoves, and leaving out the objectionable features. Beyond all doubt the best No. 8 Cooking Stove made, for the price. Fitted with 2 pots, 2 pot covers, 2 skellets, 2 griddles, 3 baking pans, 3 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 n lifter, 1 scraper, 1 cake polish, 1 iron B tea kettle, 1 shovel. We want to B make customers and friends in every g part of the South, for the purpose S of introducing oar business to new I people, and to renew our acquaint- H ance with old friends. A We will ship this splendid Cookieg I Stove and the above described ware R to any depot, all freight charges 3 paid, for only $12.00 when the 1 cash rniriM with the order. This B I stove is a good one, well made, and B gj will give entire satisfaction. Our B B illustrated catalogue of Furniture. gj Stoves and Baby Carriages mailed S I free. Address | L P. PADGETT, M 1 840 ."road 3trkkt, Augusta, Oa. r 8PR _A_ II 11 O 11 T(J : N E W i A "rrra-TT! mJLm I I ' 1439 and 1443 a ^Jtre0U:: LINE Of NEYV SPRING GO AND COMPRISE A FULL 5 DHT ff00DS gfLOTBING, ^ [ gOODS ??AKI'ETS, We Invite all close bu^e is io viiil cur Ail goods ordeied of us amounting free of charge inside of the State. I and quality you may deshe ii i for quotations. ; "THE ! OPPOSITE GS\ND ; COLUM1 M Delightful Results. I L.KTTEL ifROM JUDGE BALD- H WIN, OF MADISON, OA. H Dr. W. Pitta, Thomson, Ga. ^Bj Dear Sir:?A,fr?r having sou<tit In vain .'or various remedies for the Ills of teething [ tried yo<ir Carminative with moat satis* factory and delightful results. It Is pleas\nt to take assuages pain and produces rail 3H without stupor. No pareDt should be with* Bfl rot It during the tee hlng period who has >nce tried It. for It is indeed a magic medl- V| ;lne for babies. Very respectfully, ^9 JU!)flK a. W. BALDWIN. K >r sals by THE MURRAY DRUG CO., Columbia, 8. C. V >^V^W%r^>^WWVWWV^AA^| 0 I* th*M tijn tt TALL TALK; i' , Actual AotHeTemenii oft?n?ormtob?tt*<ll?-i' ii count, but after all Actual Achhtkjkixh irn 1 i the only th n^s that count. i < i It lieuTtoulk In General Termj About th? .; i i merlu of PLAN OS, but?bt bot* ?p?cUo? 11 THE MATHDSHEKj v. * I! i f in |iin ilium riiiuw. K 1 btabllsbed 80 year*. 80,000 new In an. <! H , > told by as (or ? years. Note tbeae Talubl* i. (I f?UaU4 Improvement*? i J Patest Repeating Action. j Qjj Patent Bonn dint Board. j! Patent Tuning Pin, Baihlnf. ,> Patent Improied Agraffes. K Patent Soft Stop. On* oI Om only twe Pianos made oomplste 1 [ ,1 (every part) in Its own factory. One of tte 1,1 best made In tte U. 8. lold lower iban any 1 IB 1 otter Hlgb Grade Piano. One profit only froa 1 |!| aakertopureteaw. WRIT* vs. ; LUDDEN k BATES, I ahkah, QA. B iaonofywooooooocryinoQooool I LIFE I for the Liver a 11 Kid iiy*. Laxatlve, U*th*rtK Diuretic and Hj . Tonh. Its action U mill and pleasant. Dy-spapdU an! In<ll* ' - gestlon are at onsa relieve 1 by Its B use. Bad fe?lhg< from asiuggish H liver are dispell d. It U \ most agreeable, easy aiul certain mmedy in Habit aal Uon-Hipatioo. In kidney troubles its benefits be- HH come apparent with the tirst -lone H or two. Try itSold wholesale by 99 The Murray Drug CoN I COLUMBIA, 8. C. ? ? ? ^ w~r -r?.r ri ""k TT H MAUJtilfNUKI. ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, CORN MILLS, , ROLLER MILLS, H BRICK MACHINES, I PLiNING MACHINES M and all hinis of w.?odw ?rltia.{ m^ehla-jry. B Also Shafting, Pallies, Bjx-h. etc. H I am the General A^nnt for H TALBOTT & SONS, I THE LIDDELL COMPANY, WATERTOWN ENGINE COMPANY, . H. B. SMITH MACHINE COMPANY, O and can furnish full pquipmeut In the IB above lioej at factory prices. |H V. 0. Badham. 8 COLUMBIA. S. C. . OSBORXIJ'S I S$(Mm d4 OQa^eat I AJtV 0 School of Bliortlxarid l>MU kMki $?d?*7c*t?i >MLI fc? 4U? ? lutiui MMfi mUm wwny u4 ?od? M MgjroBw MM. n I Wo*. i?H i>n?, ITS. <? M'ii? ING * I l c e m e nt I GOODS I HUB33 I }, COLUMBIA, fcO CA, 0 DS /HE NOW 13EJNO Ol'tNED I AND COMPLETE ] JNE (F gllOES, JJA'U, JCtUKNISHJNG JUGS AND JflAlTlSGS. fl Jai?t item u wiite 10 us fcr eamplen. to over ten doilais will le delivered Our stock conskts cf eveiy price 1 our different lines. Write ua Ver; respectfully, HUB, I CENMAL HOTiL I ""