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GOOD PLAN ADOPTED. TO SECURE AN EXHIBIT AT THE SOUTHERN STATES EXPOSITION. A Company Will be Formed?Gov. Evans Will be President?The Officers and Executive Committee Good Business Men. Spartanburg, April 16.?The busi ness convention that met at Spartanburg last ni^ht rounded off its wnrlr this moraine. Governor Ev ans was elected President of the convention, and he and Hon. Patrick Walsh of Augusta, Ga., addressed the convention on the importance of South Carolina being well represented in the Southern States Exhibition to be held in the city of Chicago. The delegates, who represent the best interests of the State, are determined tc have South Carolina take first honors at the Southern States Exposition as she did at Atlanta. The delegates ap preciate the opportunities of the Chicago show and want to let the west see something of the resources and development in the State. At last right's Eg session a committee was appointed consisting of Messrs. J. C. Hemphill, Bp; chairman, A. C. Shaffer, vVm. A. d|& Courtenay, W. B. Smith Whaley, A. Bg*' H. White. W. Evans, H. W. Finlay py- son and Altamont Moses to prepare a : ? " plan on which the proposition to have R a creditable exhibit miffht be carried out Mr. Whaley being called away last night, was unable to perve. Ki| By way of prefsce to the report of -fact the committee Maj. J. C Hemphill stated that the committee had not done all that it desired, but that the plans were ample for active work. He hurriedly related the importance of having a good exhibit at Chicago and emphasized the talk by reference to the settlement at Fitzgerald, Ga. The people in the west were hunting better climate, better soil and more profitably investments, and there was no kpkj/be where these could better found Kr&ALan in South Carolina. ^ Chairman Hemphill then, on behalf , the committee, submitted the fol"loving plan: lfor the purpose of making a comT\1 on/) MonM^ennfofiffA avViikif nf fVio I" ?---W UUU AV|/1COOUWIUTO C^lXl Wlfc VI WUV resources of South Carolina at the Southern States' exhibition to be held in ti^e city of Chicago, beginning August 15th next, this convention provide for the organization of the South "Carolina Exposition company. This company sha.ll consist of the delegates h> this convention and others to be appointed. The officers of the company shall be a president, vice president, commissioner and, a financial committee to consist of tiferee members. The headquarters of jthe company shall be at the State cap.; taL The president, vice president, commissioner and j members of the finance committee sht*ll constitute the executive committee^ three of whom shall 1 . maxe a quorum \ That this convention designate an active, progressive man from each county as county commissioner, who shall associate with him such persons. as lie shall deem Expedient to perform the work. i w- - That the ccffomissioner be given [ power to filjf vacancies occurring and I make rejsSovals. Thjjs-Urgent necessity of funds (for HMB^bUbh purpose about $15,000 will be Gg^^needed) being raised at once to make a proper representation of the resour cea of the State of South Carolina, believing as we do, that it can be made to lead the South, that the commissioners be instructed to organize their respective counties without delay and report to the State commissioner the amounts their counties will contribute to the exposition fund and collect the same ana forward as fast as collected to the chairman of the finance com , mittee. That the convention invite the act t A? 1* -x ive co-operation 01 tne manuiaciurmg, r mechanical, agricultural and all othei f industrial interests of the State. The co-operation of the owners of arable timber and swamplands, undeveloped water power and mining properties, that they may have for sale or lease, is also invited, towards making the State exhibit at Chicago a success. Appreciating the very great interest already manifested by the railroad companies of the State in promoting the success of the enterprise, as evi denced by the free transportation furnished to the members of this convention and the presence of representatives of railroad corporations in this body?the convention will invite a continuance of this interest and such further aid as they shall be able to render. The committee recommend further, that his excellency, the Governor, be made president of the company and that the Hon. William A. Courtenay i be made vice president, and that Mr. E. L. Roche be commissioner for the State, and that these three designate the finance committee. The committee further recommend that the press of the State be requested ?vlifr?ria 1 re anH nflioixvioa tn U!n>< fWio J v?uv* HiUV W VilU^ VUiO matter to the attention of the citizens of the State, and to urge upon them the necessity for contributing to the fund, and the advantages to be derived from this exposition to communities as well as individuals. Respectfully submitted, J. C. Hemphill, Chairman. The only proposition to change the plan was in so far as the president of the company was concerned. The committee recommended that Governor Evans be made ^resident of the company. Editor N. Gi-. Gonzales, said that while he hesitated to oppose the plan in any way he felt that the con. ' vention itself ought to select the president ; that the selection ought to made entirely without reference to politics and that the officer should be selected , from business reasons alone. He k moved that the convention proceed to R the naming of commissioners from A each county and that these commisEsb *T ?- -ii mo UVU019 acicui. tac umuci-b Willi 3, V16W W to their business capacity. He said he I did not make the move with any politik cal intention, or because a man of any b special party was named for president, ^ but insisted that the convention should W select a a business man for the place. Mr. Tillinghast, of Hampton made the chief argument against any such proposition and said that as a member i of the political faction opposed tc Governor Evans, he would not casl such a "slur" on the governor. He said that the committee had with due I consideration made the selection ant! it would not do to ignore it. The gov ernor was, he said, an influential offi i cial and citizen, and could do the un k dertaking more good than an outsidei " could, and that there might be ar emergency in which no one else coulc help out the enterprise, as was the case E? k in the Atlanta arrangement. He iu sisted that no one had a right to ques tion another's politics, and that h< ; would vote against any changing o the committee on what he deemei purely business ground. Mr- Gonzales, in reply, said that hi 1 questioned no man's politics and sai< he would make the same objection t< placing any officer at the head of th movement. What he wanted wasi . business man and a man who coul< . hold the people together. The dele 5 gates themselves, he urged, shouh . select the officers, Mr. Coffin of Flor , ence had announced that the idea o politics in the Atlanta exposition or s ganization prejudiced people agains it. Maj. Boyle of Charleston said thai , in the name of Charleston, and in be ) half of Charlestonians, he hoped th< original report would be adopted, wit! > Governor Evans as president of th( i company. i Mr. Bright Williamson of Darling ton said that his county wanted to le the organization stand as reported, i Mr. Moss of Orangeburg said that h< was sorry that a word of politics hid entered the convention, wnich was sc thoroughly business-like, and h< moved to table the suggestion of Mr Gonzales, and the motion was carriec by a decisive vote. The report was then adapted as t whole as reported -riih the exception of changing, ihe amount of monej needed^ffom $15,000 to $10,000, which Meraphill, who was in charge oi report, said the committee thought would be ample. The convention then made up the list of county commissioners as fol lows: Abbeville?Wvatt Aiken. Aiken?H. M. Dibble. Anderson?D. K. Morris. Barnwell?J. P. Folk. Beaufort?W._H. Lock wood. Berkeley?J. ts. Morrison Charleston?Geo. H. Tucker. Chester?R. A. Love. Chesterfield?R. T. Caston. Clarendon?D. J. Bradham. Colleton?D.H. Padgett. Darlington?W. E. James. Edgefield?Geo. B. Lake. Fairfield?J. E. Coan. Florence?Smilie A. Gregg. Georgetown?W. D. Morgan. Greenville?A. H. Dean. Hampton?W. S. Tillinghast. Lancaster?LeRoy Springs. Marion?E. H. Gasque. Marlboro?T. B. Gibson. Newberry?E. H. Aull. Oconee?L. W. Jordan. Orangeburg?B. H. Moss. Pickens?J. E. Boggs. Richland?W. McB. Sloan. Spartanburg?A. H. Twitchell. Sumt^?R. I. Manning. Saluda?W. S. Allen. Union?J. A. Fant Williamehnror?"RV Tifltrnn fl-ripr York?W. B. Moore. This about finished up the work of the convention. State Senator M>4*s of Sumter offered the following reso lutions, which were unanionusly adopted: Resolved,-That the thanks of this convention be, and they are hereby, tendered to the citizens of the city of Spartanburg for the cordial welcome and attention shown to the delegates while in their midst. Resolved, That the thanks of this convention and of the State of South Carolina are due to the Hon. Patrick Walsh for his patriotic action and for his eloquent address delivered before this body. Resolved, That the thanks of this convention are tendered to the rail roads in the State in passing delegates to and from this convention. The convention adjourned in time for most of the delegates to leave the city on the midday trains. Commissioner Roche, who is in charge ol the work of the Chicago exposition, was the mainstay of the committee that prepared the exhibit for the Atlanta exposition for this State. THE DELEGATES. The following is the roll of delegates in attendance: State Grange?G. W. Moseley, R. A. Love. Chester?B. M. Spratt, J. L. Argus. Blacksburg?John F. Jones, J. G. Black, Wm. Anderson. Bennettsville?Enox Livingston, W D. Evans, Douglas Jennings. Lake City?H. H. Singleton. Seneca City?J. L. Stnbling. Anderson?G. F. Tolley, J. M. Sullivan, George ?. Prince, D. H. Russell. Pickens?T. C. Robinson, J. E. 1 Boggs. Bamberg?John F. Folk, J. D. Copeland, G. M. Dickinson. Beaufort?N. Christensen, C. C. Townsend, Wm. H. Lock wood. Kingstree?R. R, Stuts. Woodruff?A. D. Chamblin, W. F. Bryson. Lancaster?Wm. D. Brown, T. K. Cunningham. Midway?F. F. Carroll, Jr. 'HaMlin/vfAvi Pwirpllf AA/l 1 llQTOOTm W JL/CUllUgVUU JUligUU f? lutwiJim/uj ?? ? E. James, J. R. Ware. Hampton?W. S. Tillinghast,. W. F. Cummings, W. M. Stokes. Fairfield?T. W. Lauderdata, J. E. Coan, H. S. Wyle. Abbeville?J. F. Miller, F. J. Doug lass, S. G. Edwards. Blackville?C. M. Felder, E. Spann Hammond, Charles C. Rush. Carlisle?E. C. Houze, J. D., Flemming, J. S.'Welsh. i Rock Hill?John R. London, J. B. Johnson, R. T. Fewell. 1 Walterboro?A. C. Shaffer, J. S. Griffin, B. H. Padgett. 1 Manning?E. C. Horton, J. F. Bradham, A. Levi. 1 Orangeburg?George W. Brunson, B.H. Moss, P. T. Hilderbrand. Aiken?G. T. Holley, M. G. Holley, Jr., James Powell, i Greenwood?W. G.1 Gambrell, F. B. Cobb, F. M. Allen. Greenville?A. H. Dean, J. F. 1 Richardson, C. A. McAllister, R A. McDowell, J. A. McCullough, W. J. Tbackston, J. H. Earle, F. B. McB?e. St. George's?I. J. Hutto, T. V. Ap i pleby, George M. Rumph. Union?J. A. Fant, W. T. Beaty, W. M. Sartor, J. D. Arthur, R. W. Harris. St. Stephens-^T. L. Jaudon, Petei Klmtworth, S. T. Kusseli. i Seneca?L. W. Jordan, G. W. Gig nilliat. Sumter?Altamont Moses, W. A, > Suder, John Reid, Richard I. Manning, Barnwell?F. C. Butler, W. W. Moore, P. W. Price. Georgetown?Josiah Doar, Mark! Moses, J. J. Hazard. Walhalla?C. W. Pitchford, W. L. Verner, James Thompson. Columbia?W. McB. Sloan, W. B S. Whaley, N. G. Gonzales. Branchville?F. M. Stokes, M. S. I Connor, J. T. Pearlstine. > Edgefield?G. B. Lake, S. M. Smith, Jr. Yorkville?G. B. Beard, Withers J Adickes, J. E. Lowry, M. C. Willis, f York County?J. C. Welborni Marion?R J. Blackwell, E. H. Gasque, S. W. Smith, H. Witcover. e Kershaw?R. S. Beckham. i Fort Motte?J. K. Hane, W. W. a Wolfe, J. A. Peterkin. e Cheraw?H. W. Finlayson, J. C. a Colt, R. T. Caston. i Florence?J. P. Coffin, E. F. Doug lass, H. S. Rose. i Spartanburg?W. A. Law, W. E. ' Burnett. D. E. Converse, D. R. Dunf can, R. K. Carson, G. W. Nichols, J. K. Jennings, S. J. S'mpson, J. H. t Montgomery, A B Calvert, J BCar lisle, H J Johnson, J B UleveJand, A t H Twitchell, T A Caldwell. RHF Chapman, J S Amos, R A Robinson, a George Cofield, Joseph Walker, S T 1 McCravey, W I Harris, J B Liles. i Pacolet?H S Lipscomb. State Press Association?J E Boggs, Pickens Sentinel; J A Hoyt, Greent ville Mountaineer; N G Gonzales, Columbia State; J C Hemphill, News and i Courier; August Kohn, News and Coul rier; E. H. Aull, president State Press > association. 5 Charleston?A F C Cramer of the . city council; W M Bird, G H Tucker, 1 chamber of commerce; C I Walker, G B Edwards, H A Molony, Young i Men's Business league: J C Hemphill, i R B Lebby, I P O'Neill. r Chester and Lenoir Railroad Coml Dany?G W F Harper. f Port Royal and Augusta Railroad? t J H Averill, R H Wright. South Carolina and Gaorgia Raili road?W A Boyle. a l T i? /I a Alianuc uoasi .mae?u o umisuen. Seaboard Air Line?H W B Glover. Port Roval and Western Carolina Railroad?W. J. Crai/. Newberry?T. J. McCrarey, W F Ewart, J H Wick**?\ O JLi Shnmpert, H H Evans, W H Hunt. Camden?G W Mo.ieiey. Davisville?S H Wildes, C P DeLorme. Modoc-C H Key, P R Waites, M G JaccoMcColl-vT B Gibson, A K Adams, Charles Isem ?u Woodruff?A D Charubiin. Willid'usbarg?W D Fitch, F M Player. Another AtvHOce Made. The K?elevcur^ has been introduced into the St. A<nej>H wpital, Baltimore, Md. Tnegood Sis'ers realize that in the Keeley cure is found the only hope Fop thiMA lictp.rl tVin liminr *.nf] morphine hajits, aad have made a contract wiia the Keely Institute of Marj laud bj which the Keeley treatment shall be ad ministered at their hospital by regular physicians instructed 0y Dr.* K* ley. This is another argument proving that the Sisters of Charity occupy the front place in the care of th? discard and in the service of sutferiug humanity. The treatment wms adopted four years ago by the Uuited States government and is used at tbe National home. Proving so efficacious the treatment is now given at Fort Leavenworth Post, to the officers a ud eu listed men of the regular army During the past two years the States of Maryland, Minnesota, Colorado, Louisiaua, Nortn Dakota, Wisconsin and others have by legislative enactments provided that indigent liquor and morphine habitues be given the treatment. The Keeley Institute of South Carolina continues its good work at Colnmhiu an/l ano infsxtrnafirtn HaairAD may be had by addressing that institute or drawer 27. Wrecked by Dynamite. Saginaw, Mich., April 15.?The school building on the West Side was wrecked by dynamiters early this morning. It was the oldest and largest of the big schools on that side of the river, and for*years has been a bone of contention. At 2 o'clock a terrific explosion occurred, which wrecked the building and which was followed by fire. A portion of the library was also destroyed. The building contained 27 rooms, and had a capacity of 800 pupils. Loss $40,000, with $27,000 insurance. A vigous effort will be made to unearth the dynamiters. J. W. Bur ham, who was watching the fire, was run down by a. bieycle and fatally injured. Broken Rail?Two Killed. Meadville, Pa., April 15.?A broken rail on the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, near Geneva, Pa ahnnt nnon. wrecked the third section of freight train No. 82. Two men were killed and three others seriously injured. The dead are: Patrick Kerr, engineer, Burt Rowley, brakeman, injured: Elmer Rush, fireman; C. M. Farland,engineer; A. M. Weir. All lived at Meadville. Inhuman Father. Charleston, S. C., April 15.?Samuel Lawson, colored, beat his thirteen* year-old son to death this afiernoon with his walking cane. The boy had been playing truant for several days and was discovered today and brought home. The beating occurred in the presence of Lawson's eighteen-year-old daughter, who was afraid to cry for assistance. The boj died twenty minutes after the whippiug. Lawson has not yet been arrested. Murderer Commits Suicide. Xenia, Ohio, April 15.--Charles Morris, the confessed murderer of Mr. and Mrs. Douthetts, coinmitteed suicide this morning by cutting his throat when told to get ready to go to Columbus to hang. Morris committed the murder tight years ago and was acquitted. Wuile in the penitentiary as a burglar, and thinking he was about to die from self inflicted wound, he confessed to the murder. Another trial for murder followed. Killed In Court. Central City, Col., April 15?This muruiug during tne trial of a case in court, Samuel Covington, a visitor, charged with endeavoring to intimi ? ' - i - J i: | cuie a wiint-sa, aeaiea me assertion 1 hotly, and being threatened with ar, j rest, drew a pistol and killed ex-May|or Williams and mortally wounded * City Marshal Keleher. Covington, while endeavoring to escape, was shot dead by Henry Leanan. Six Men Killed. , Butte, Mont., April 11.?Anexplo aion of 100 pounds of eiant powder, by which six men were blown to pieces, i occurred at the 1,100 foot level of St. Lawrence mine to day. The names of , the dead are: Con. G. Lowney; John Quinland, Ed. Shields, Jas. Dwyer, . J no. McVeajjh, Patrick O'Rourke. The cause of the explosion is unknown as the six men killed were the only ones in the part of the mine where the , disaster occurred. V TILLMAN IN KENTUCKY. South Carolina Senator Make* a Speech Lexington. Lexington, Ky., April 13.?Unit* States Senator Tillman had anovatic at the auditorium where he appear* to make a speecn on the curren< 3uestion and its relation to the prei ential contest. He was introduci by Rev. W. T. Bowling. When Senator Tillman arose tl audience cheered for several minute He began his speech by saying that ] was flfthflmori to annftar hfifnm nnp.h t audience after he had been herald< by the newspapers as such a terrib creature. He paid the usual compl ment to the Blue Grass region, but 1 said he found the Democracy of Ke tucky much more rotten than 1 thought he would. They were like lot of sheep without a leader. T1 men who had been trusted by Ke tucky Democrats in the 'past had d serted the party and stabbed Kentuct candidates in the back. Referring to the defeat of Senate Blackburn he dramatically exclaims "You are betrayed, bamboozled ar debauched by them 1" These same men, he continued, no pleaded for harmony, as if there cou be any harmony among Kentuck Democrats. They were in same fix i those of South Carolina. They woul have to repudiate old party leade and take, up silver men?4'and th? must be honest, too"?and send thei to the state convention, for it woul be aa everlasting disgrace if Kentuci Democrats should instruct for Carlis for President. Mr. Tillman denounced as untri the report of an interview in which 1 was quoted as saying that all the ol leaders in the silver party ought to 1 thrown overboard, including J< Blackburn. He declared that Blacl burn was a true Kentuckian and hs not betrayed his fellow citizens for mess of pottage. He was for free si ver when he was elected, said tl speaker, and he is for silver nov This elicited the wildest cheers. 4,I am charged," he went on, "wil being no Democrat, but I have been Democrat all my life, as my fathi was before me. I have always adv< cated Democratic principles, and ha\ never ad vissd any desertions from tl party. But if Cleveland or Carlis! are to set the pac? for Democracy, am no Democrat." Senator Tillman scored Breckinrid{ saying that h? was glad that the 1 dies of the state had given him h walking papers. He said he pitie Henry Watterson, as a man who hs done so much for true Democrac but who had to accede to tl wishes of his master and turn trait( to his party. "I had rather have taken a kni and cut my thorat," he exclaime< "than to have remained longer in tl employ of such scoundrels." TT_ 1 _ 3 V 1 * ne aavisea nis nearera w urgaiiu and go to work and be true Democra and not Sherman and Carlisle Republ cans. He saide that the pres?,of coui try had sold out bag and baggage 1 the money power for the purpose < keeping the people in bondage. In referring to the silver questio he denied the statement of Secretar Carlisle that law does not affect rate He denied, also, that there is moi money in the country now than ev( before. He said that when the popuh tion was only 31,000,000 there wt as much if not more, money in tb country than tnere is today, whe there are 70,000,000. In conclusion, Senator Tillman saic "If you send silver men to Chicag we'll force honest men to leave tb Republican party, and we'll tell tb Democrats who are against us thi we'll vote for no man for presidei who is not for silver." At the close of his address Senate Tillman was presented with a Kei tnckv cob dido, made bv M. A. Mi , Murry of Nicholasville. The present taoa speech was made by J. A. Parke editor of The Free Republic, a free si ver paper of Louisville. The pipe wi made in imitation of the serpent o I the South Carolina flag and was trio | med with silver. In aocepting the pipe the senate said that for once he would Hke to I a smoker, so that he could have a nit smoke of tobacco from a Kentuck cobpipe; but, he added, the pipe c peace could never be smoked in Kej tuckey until the Democrats redeeme themselves by coming out solidly f( free silver. Fishermen Drowned. Cape Henry, Va., April 10.?Ca] tain John Faunce, his son. Percy, c Washington, D. C., were arowneid t< day with their crew of seven colore men. Captain Faunce was renewio his sturgeon nets, which were locate on the coast just below Virginia Bead Va. The ocean swell has been ver heavy for the past two days, due 1 the easterly weather off shore, an this afternoon, when Captain Faunc was making a trip to the fishia grounds, which are about a mile o shore, several unusually heavy breal erscame suddenly upon the frail craf The first and second breakers wei passed all right, but the next whic was unexpected and unusually heav^ struck the little craft and capsized 1 drowning all hands. Captain Faunce son, Frank, saw his father and brotl er Percy clinging to the bottom < their boat and ran to the sea track lil saving station for help, but before thi crew could reach the unfortunate mei all had disappeared and no assistant could be rendered. None of the bodi have been recovered. looted the Bank. Pioneer, 0., April 15.?Burgla looted the private bank in this tovs last night. They succeeded in openir the vault without the use of explosive and then, after probably taking a that it contained, they changed tl combihation so that the vault cou not be opened when the cashier tri< it this morning. It is believed th the robbers trnt at least 45.000 in CU rencv. The Durglars were heard fro at Alvarton this morning, where the stole a team to facilitate their escap The local marshal and five deputi have a clue and are now in pursuit < the thieves. Served Him Bight. New Castle, Pa., April 14.?Mr Susan Shaefer, aged 7G years, and h< housekeeper, Mrs. Martha Burt, we alone at tneir home, near Besseme last evening, when an unknown Ita ian appeared and attempted to assau Mrs. Burt. She ran to another roon pursued by the man and just as 1 was about to seize her, she grasped revolver and shot him, the ball takir effect in the bowels and instantly kil ing him. KNIGHTS OF HONOR. at Annual Meeting of Owiwl Lodge of t State, \ id Columbia, April 17.?The grai ^ lodge of Knights of Honor in the Sta ^ of South Carolina met in its 20th a 3i- nual session, in the Knights of Pythi Bd hall, on Wednesday at 8 o'clock p. i ^ All but two of the 64 lodges in tl ^ j urisdiction sent each one delegate, ai tie these, with the officers of the grai m lodge, gave an attendance of about xl members. Coming lrom all parts y I fUn tVirtrr mi/vhf inoflxr Ka A/1 |]0 bUO kj XfCk UCj bUUJT UilgUb j mwhj mw ww [{. sidered representative men and fro ae their grave demeanor, if not from tht n- venerable looks, they might ha1 ie been taken for a lot of'clergymen a attendance upon a church ever ie There were few quite young men n- the number, the larger part beii e- men with silvered locks, who evidei] :y lv had loved ones depending upc them, and for whose future su^po 3r they were anxious to provide in ca j; of the disaster which sooner or lat {d comes to every one. The folJowit named officers ans vrered to roll cal w Past Grand Dictator N. W. Truiu (d Columbia. :y Grand Difector J. E. Holmes, Spa as tanburg. id Grand Vice Dictator L. H. Wann re maker, Orangeburg. Grand Assistant Dictator P. ] m Dunn, Charleston. [d Grand Representative L. N. Zeale tt Columbia. lo Grand Treasurer J. L. R jbertso Abbeville. le Grand Chaplain R^v. A. Bail 16 Black ville. [d Grand Guide J. W. Todd, Senec je Grand Guardian J. J. Vernoi je Welford. 1c. Grand Sentinel J. G. Lswis, Aude l(j son. a Grand Trustees J. G. Tompkins, I j Mi- L9bby, G. E. L. Sparkruttn. ie Committee on Finance ?Louis She fesee, J. L. Hunter, M. Ryttenberg. Committee on Laws ?M. A. Carhsl ;h J- C. Shepard, L. W. Perrin. a Immediately after organization (i ;r annual reports of the officers we: > presented to the lodge. They we re given in printed form, so that a car ie ful and thorough perusal could be gi |e en to the business of the order dunr j the past year, not only by the men bers present, but also by all the men re bers of the suborninate lodges to whoi a- the proceedings would be sent. T1 is reports showed earnestness and fide! d ty upon the part of the officers, and a td encouraging state of affairs throug >y tne order. There have beeu 41 deati in mftmbflrshin in the State. 1 )r whose families $80,500 have been pai< Among these were two members < fe the grand lodge of long standinj whose loss to the order, as well as i ie the State, might be considered as a most irreparable?Dr. George How iq for 16 years the medical examiner < ts the State, and Rav. G. W. Hoi lam ]. Ph. D., D. D., the grand reporter froi j. the organization of the grand lod| jo till his death. Touching memoria jf of these departed members were pr sented and adopted-by a rising voten A lengthy and weighty report o v the good of the order was presents s, which elicited a discussion of hour re and which showed that the interest < 5r the members in the order had in n i. degree abated, and that the success ( ts the past was but the shadow of grea ie er things in the future- Plans wei a adopted for more intense effort durin the year to come, and the minds of a I: the lodges were more deeply impres o ed with the stability and strength < te the order. Very few changes wer te made in the officers of the lodge, L. E it Wannamaker declining to accept r it nomination, W. A. Templeton of Al beville was elected vice dictator. M >r Wannamaker wat elected represent! i- tive to the supreme lodge. Tne oth< c- appointments were as follows: I- Trustees?J. G. Tompkins, H. ( r, Moses and A. 0. Smith. 1- Committee on Laws?M. A. Carlisl is L. W. Perrin, G. W. Pollitzer. n The officers were installed, P. G. I i- Sheppard representing the suprerr lodge, on Thursday afternoon, an )r the lodge adjourned. >e The session of the grand' lodge wt ?e most harmonious during the entii y sitting. Matters of great important >f to the order in this grand iurisdictio i- were considered ana acted upon, n< >d tably preparation to place a solicit* >r in the field. The election of Grand Dictator Joh E. Holmes was a re-election?the fir in the history of the order?whic p. was a tribute to his earnestness, za ,f and fidelity during the first year < j. his grand dictatorship.' ,d The financial condition of the ord< g was never so flourishing.?State. a 2 Americans Arrested. j Habana, April 16.?Alberto Jesi to Diaz, a Baptist preacher of Haban, d and his brother, Victoriano Diaz, bol e American citizens, have been arrest* ig on the charge of having in their po ff session compromising papers referric c- to the insurrection. The America t. consul general has report'd the ca: re to the State department at Washini ih ton. t] to be shot for "rebellion." i'a Habana, April 16.?Gregio Bora 3- Jose Bacallae and E9taban Hernandi af will be shot tomorrow in the Caban fe fortress. They were accused of tl at crime of rebellion, tried by court ma i, tial and sentenced to death. Thirt ie two political prisoners have be< es arrested and placed in Morro c? tie. Nineteen persons, mostly wome and children, belonging to the fami of Periquito Perez, have been taken 1 rs Santiago de Cuba and placed in ia 'n there. Maceo, the rebel commande ig still remains west of the troja or mi a, tary line extending from Mariel ill Majana. Slight attacks at differei le points are reported. Id v.4 UlTTAT.TATinV at Madrid, April 16.?A dispatch fro ,r- Habana to The Impartial says th; m the insurgents have hanged 22 Spa iy iards in the Sagua district. e. es s Brl The trustworthy cure for the Whbke re Opium and Tobacco Habits Is adminlatc r> ed at The Keeley Institute of South Ui J. olina. For further inforantloa ad Ire: It The Keeiey Iustitute, or Drawer 2 a, Columbia, S. C. / ie a !5 I.1TELU6E1T PEOPLE Do not feel flattered by the methods'of he those who seem to think they can bally 1(j them Into baying. Most people know what tte they want a great deal better than the n" merchant knows. They know too what AS their means are and what to pay for n. their goods without extravagance. Knowid lng all these things perhaps they do not ^ know the place where they can bay to of tne Dest advantage and would be glad of ' a hint where to go. We can only say we sir do our best by all and invite buyers when ST6 Q looking around not to overlook us. Bead it. below a few of our maay reasonable of in ? jg ferlnga: Good tomatoes 2 pound caos. 60c dozen, "J 5c can. ?rt se Good tomato&j 3 pouad cans, 75c dozen er 7c can. ie Green corn at 61-4,10 and 12 l-2c cao. 1: Green peas at 8,10.121-2 and l#c can. ^ Peaches In cans at 8,10,12 1-2,15, 17, 20 ? 25 and 30c can. * r * Potted ham and toogue at 5c cao. a* Lard, compound, 50 pouid caos, 6c lb. n Lard, compound, 20 pouad cans, 91.25 cau. 1 a i H nnmn/mn/l 1 A nnunH nonu T Kr* nan y iJi*iU| vuiupuuuu) * v puuuu \~*imur?, Best lard, SO pouod cans, 7 l-4c ponfid. ?> Best lard, 20 pound can-, f 1.60 cat. ,t Best lard, 10 pound cads, 90c cao. I Finest Irish potato* iu barrel Hacks f 1.15 . per back u> Bert cre*m cheese, 15c puuud. Dried apples, 5c wound. Evap irated applet, 8, 10 and 12 l-Jc a 3 pound. Good starch, Sc puuud or 25 p?*uu s for ir- 9100. Laundry s ap in 2 pound bars, 8,10 and , 12 l-2c bars. Toi et soap f .om 25c dozen up. re Matches 5 and 10c dozea, 50) a xd fi.00 a re g *e Plug tobacco lnlOpouol coddles 21c a v pound and upwards, less tban coddy 25c tg pound and up. i- Good smoking tobacco at 18c pound, a- pipe with each pouad. 111 Fine fresh fruit jams in 1 pound caLS, 10c ie can. I" Biscuits in bozei of from 20 to 25 poands from 4 1-2 to 7c pound. jS Raisins from 53 pound and up tfards. to began 50,75, f POO, 11.25, |1.50 and f 2.06 d. a box of 50. Jl Lots ot otner gooas la siock juji as ^ cheap. Get a copy of oar price list, Its ,1- mighty laUres'lng reailog and will show e' yoa how to sivd iaey oq your pure bases ? WELCH & EASON, m re UNIVERSA.fi PROVIDERS, 183 and 187 Meeting and 117 Market S,s , CHARLESTON, S. C. n i, ^ ;) A $25 Cooking Stove r. WITH A COXPLZTC OUTTIT FOB lp O2TX/3T $12.00, Delivered to your railroad depot, II frat<rlit nhftMUM naiH RnvH thU J' description carefully, This spleadid Cooking Stove is No. 8; has four e> inch pot holea; 16x16 inch oven; It inch fire box, 24 inchei high; 21x21 ) inch top; nice smooth easting. I i? have had this stove made for aj id trade, after my own idea, combining all the good points of all medium is priced stoves, and leaving out the re objectionable features. e Beyond all doubt the best No. S a Cooking Steve made, for the price, j. Fitted with 2 pots, 2 pot covers, 2 )r skellets, 2 griddles, S baking uii, 3 joints of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collart 1 lifter, 1 scraper, 1 cake polish, 1 iron ? tea kettle, 1 shovel. We want to shc make customers and friends in every !tj part of the South, for the purpose of introducing our business to mw people, and to renew our acquaintance with old friends. ar We will ship this splendid CookUf Stove and the above described wane to any depot, all freight charges paid, for only $12.00 when the 13 cash comes with the order. This ft stove is a good one, well made, aad .u will give entire satisfaction. Our illustrated catalogue of Furniture. Stoves and Baby Carriages mailed lS* free. Address q Xa. PV E?A.330-ETTF 36 846 Broad 9trkkt, Augusta., Oa. I I- hBBHMBHnHB spr: BZ as *> -A. a noun ,r 7 Ol ?n v in e w < to lil r, Ar 1439 and 1443 Mala Street, m OUK LINK O? NSW SPRING G30 at AND COMPRISE A FULL A! u? DKY ?00dsl ^^lothisg, jJOODS, glARPETS, JJU We Invite all close buyers to visit our lar>i All goods ordered of us amounting to yi free of charge laside of the State. ( ir* and quality you may desire iu o kr" for quotations. 1 1q "THE OPPOSITE GRAND COLUMB Delightful Results. LETTEh jTROil JUDGE BALDWIN, OP MADISON, G A. vi Dr. W. Pitts, Thomson, Ga. Dear Sir:?After having sou<nt In vain ^ for various remedies for the Ills of teething I tried your Carminative with most satis factory sad delightful results. It is pleas'kilt to take assuages pain and produces real without stupor. No parent should be with* out It during the teething period who has once tried it, for it is Indeed a magic medicine for babies. Very respectfully, JUDGB H. W. BALDWIN. I For sale by is '4 THE MURRAY DRUG OO.f Columbia, S. 0. preparation that c<m compar?^| H with Hilton's Life forth?liver Hi H and Kidneys, In th? jnUdness H I of its action and the certainty 9 oi!2e^,to?h.ieUetwJl? cure of Dyspepsia ami J* H tion, and aU their attending H ?? ?irle headache, n ^s^^issstm I MiwicLttpIuro. sMSKSggl ' M tinned conwe before K? M BH fin become apparent. fl| , TRY IT, AND BE W?(t5 CONVINCED. Jj I FMd wholesale by The Marray Drag Co.f ' COLUMBIA, 8. C ' WOJOOOOOOOOOOOXSOOSOOOfc ( I* tk*M STALL TALK i1 Aataal AOUtntamta often Mem totoata dt?-11 i i count, but after all Actual Aouxrxunrai an i i i Uw only thmp that eauat. i i It t? aair to talk In <??n?ralTwiiu about tfca i J i marlu of PIANOS, but?to mora ipadSa? i] x i THE viTnnRffRiri 1UU JUXllUUWUUUJj Tte |mt |?itfciri Fiiwtti. ; 1 l?t?h11ih?1 as 7MIB. KfiOO MV ta m 1J kMbruferB jmn. Nou 12mm YalaaSb ! ' tktoaM IfflproTtBtittrateai Kepeatlag Actlam. ! Pateat Soaidloc laartL nteat fining rla Bukiif.,1 Pateat IairoTed ifrafta. < Pateat Sort I tap. ' ; i Om of Qm o?ty twa Mum mIiimiMi j fitter p*ru ta m *wu Tuurf. OmnIi 1 1 Mat made tn Om D. 8. Bold low* (tea aay1 fttor llffb Gntd* Ptuw. Qm profit ?oly firm1 i i niar to yaretaMr. WUXM Vi i LUDDEN 4 BATES,; UAYAXXAM, OA. "MACHINERY. ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, . CORN MILLS, BOLLEB MILLS, BRICK MACHINES, PLANING MACHINES and all kinds of wood<r?rttta? aT<.eolo?ry. Also Sbaftlatt, Palltei,.B >x* etc. I *m the General Ajftmt for TALBOTT A SONS, THE L1DDELL COMPANY, WA TKBTOWN ENGINE COMPAN?7" H. 3. SMITH MACHINE COMPANY, / and can furnish full equipment In the above lines at factory pdcos. V. C. Badham, t COLUMBIA. S. 1C. OSBORXEI'S SUmtnedd AND V Bohool of Sh.orth.Anci AUGUHTA, 04. NoUxt bock* wi Actual ban dm* from day * uteris*. Bu?inoa? papon, oollag* cnmnoy ud roods DMd. Send for baodsom*tr illaitmud m(* burn. Board oh?por th?n in any Sonthara city. INGr r? f* m" e nt F a O O D S V HUB" CJLUi?BIA.i:j80.:CA.i s. D3 ARE^NOW BElNvJ OPENED *1) COM'LETS jLINE OF HOES, J^TS, JpURNISHINGGS| AND JJJJ-ATTINQS. ;i stjres or write to u? fjc ainple^ over tea dollars will be delivered )ur stock CJQsUts of everyjpr Ice ur different lines. Write; us Very respectfully, HUB,'" CENTRAL HOTEL IA, S. C.