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THE STATE DEMOCRACY. [continued from page o.ve.] locks, and to announce that there was not a Democrat north of Mason and Dickson's line. Senator Barnwell took the lloor to reply to Tillman's taunt that he had bolted in 1890 and was here now denouncing a bolt. Mr. Barnwell said he had bolted too often, and he had said nothing about bolting in his speech. In 1890 he had said he would never vote for Tillman unless a Republican was in the field. I had the right to bolt, and bolt 1 did. It was the proudest act of my life. He told Tillman why he did not vote for him. It was because he thought Tillman said things about people in South Carolina that were not true. The senator had often been here in the majority. Now he was in the minority. If you can find what appeal I have ver made to the neg.-o I would like to see it. Go and fight the thing out at Chicago if you want to. I did not speak to the minority report at all. Senator Tillman utterly disclaimed r\f rnAiinflinff All* Ram- I aibcuuvu ui TTUUUMUI^ ?*** ? well's feeling and apologized for it. On motion of Governor Evans the > minority report was tabled. As the majority report was abo^tfc to be adopted Senator Irby gave notice that he would call for the roll on his resolution, which had been unfavorably reported so he understood. Mr. Bacot demanded an aye and nay vote on the adoption of the majority report. The vote was then taken and resulted in the adoption of the report by a vote of 270 to 29. Those voting in the negative, save one, whose name could not be heard, were as follows : Messrs. Ward, Dozier, Scarborough, Sessions, Ray, Earle, Sloan, Lipscomb, Talley, Lyke Reynolds, DesPortes, Brownfield, Williamson, Prentiss, Vircent, Levin, Barnwell, Steedman, Gadsden, Olliver, Wynne, Cortes, Riley, Ba?ot, Cosgrove and Simons. AS TO THE RESOLUTIONS. The committee on resolutions then presented the following report, which wasjaken up in sections: "Xne ioiiowmer resolutions were presented unfavorably: "The longer Cuban resolution pre/ sented to the committee. "Mr. Hough's Mississippi instructions resolution. "Mr. Fred Williams' resolution on free silver, and that no delegates be elected, but that each voter be allowed to cast his ballot on national affairs as he chooses. "Mr. Terry's A. P. A. resolutions. "Mr. Irby's resolution pledging adherence of the party to the action of the national convention. "Mr. Blease's free silver, etc., resolutions. "The following were reported favor. ably: "Mr. Russell's resolution favorable to Cuba, calling on the President to act. "Mr. J. D. Montgomery's resolution endorsing the State administration. "Mr. McSweenev's resolution in ref erence to action of constitutional convention in reference to public schools and primaries. "Mr. Lyles' resolution endorsing Senator Tillman for the Presidency was referred to a special committee consisting of Col. Aid rich, Col. McSweeney and Mr. Efird. Mr. Blease defended his resolution. Senator Tillman pointed out that its contents were covered in the platform. The resolution died a sudden death. The report of the committee was adopted viva voce, as a whole, except the portion as to the Irby resolution. When the Cuban resolution came up Mr. McSweeney moved that the convention adopt the resolution by a rising vote. Mr. Stan land rose to protest against the passage of the resolutions wnnout notifying Captain General Weyler so he could issue a proclamation. The resolution was unanimously adopted after it had been read by Senator Tillman. Then the convention, on motion of Mr. W. D. Evans, decided to have a certified copy of the resolution sent to Pi esident Cleveland. Mr. McSweeney's resolution was taken up and adoptea without trouble. TILLMAN FOR PRESIDENT. The special committee on the Tillman Presidency resolution reported, through Col. Aldrich, the following resolution: "We, the Democratic party of South Carolina, in convention assembled, view with satisfaction the patriotic course of our distinguished fellow-citizen, Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, and receive with pride the manifestations of approval of his public work by the people of the country at large. 44That we present his name to the national Democracy as one worthy to be the standard bearer of the party in the coming Presidential election, and point to his public career as a guarantee that his future labors in any and every position in which he may be placed will be marked by conservatism and designed to uplift the toiling masses of the neonle without doin? violence to the just rights of any class of citizens." Cheers followed the reading of the resolution. Mr. Thomason of Spartanburg moved the adoption of the resolution by a rising vote. This was agreed to, and there were precious few to rise in opposition. Senator Irby: "What has become of my resolution?" The cnairman announced that it had been laid on the table along with all unfavorably reported resolutions long since. Senator Tillman wanted the matter considered, and wished to let Senator Irby have his roll call. There was quite a squabble. Irby was determined to get a vote on his resolution. He did not think they were intentionally trying to treat him discourteously, but he had watched his resolution, and had previously requested this vote. Larry Gantt then gave the next surprise. He deserted Senator Irhv in his need. He said his delegation had come here as friends of Senator Irby. But they came here as Jefferson Democrats and not as Grover Cleveland Democrats. They did not propose to go to Chicago and be tied to Grover Cleveland's coat tail. IRBY'S DEFEAT IN FIGURES. Finally the vote was taken in a m'txed up kind of way, the following being the result, the vote being adopted on the unfavorable report of the committee: Aye. No. 1 Abbeville 12 ? Aiken 7 1 1 Anderson 12 ? I Barnwell... 12 ? \ Beaufort r> ? i Berkeley C 4 1 Charleston ? 19 < Chester 8 ? < Chesterfie.M 5 1 Clarendon 7 ? 1 Colleton.. 10 Darlington 8 ? Edgefield 8 ? j Fairfield 8 ? < Florence 8 ? ^ Georgetown ? 6 ' Greenville 12 ? Hampton 6 ? Horry ? 6 ' iversnaw v Lancaster ~ { Laurens ? 8 ^ Lexington 15 ? ' Marion..., . 8 ? Marlboro 8 Newberry 8 ? Oconee 6 ? 1 Orangebarg 12 ? Pickens 5 ? Richland ? ^ Spartanburg Sumter 3. ? c Saluda <? ? ? Union 8 ? t Williamsburg 8 ? r [York 10 ? c 253 67 The Aiken delegate voting in the v negative was Mr. Thorpe. The four ^ Berkeley negatives were Messrs Stan- ^ land, Wiggins, Williams and Causey. ? The Chesterfield negative was W. F. ] Stevenson. Charleston's delegation i was instructed how to vote. 1 THE DELEGATES. C On Mr. Austin's motion, the conven- t tion, proceeded to elect delegates to r the national convention. The nomi- e nations were to be made without t speeches. t nfFarpd a. resolution. which relived the necessity for hav- t ing ballots on each nominee. 7 For delegate at large, Mr. McCown ^ nominated W. H. Ellerbe. For an- t other Mr. McCalla nominated Senator i Tillman; for the third position Mr. Tatum named Governor Evans, and \ for the last delegate at large D. J. Brad- I ham was nominated. -v These four delegates at large werfe a elected by acclamation. 1 The alternates at large where then c elected, as follows: C. M.Efird, W. H. Mauldin, W. Q. Tatum and J. C. \ Wilborn. 4 The delegates from the congressional f districts were then chosen, as follows, r having been agreed upon previously: *] First District?M. R. Cooper of Col- 3 leton, Thomas Martin of Beaufort. I Afternates, G. D. Bivens, Colleton: E Thomas Talbird of Beaufort. a Second District?M. B. McSwseney of Hamptoa, B. L. Caughman of Sa- n luda. Alternates, W. S. Bamberg of t Barnwell, J. H. Edwards of Saluda, fc Third District?I. H. McCalla, of b Abbeville, J. B. Watson of Anderson. n Alternates?J. T. Duncan of Newber- t ry. E. P. Earle of Oconee. o Fifth District?W. F. Strait of f York, T. Y. Williams of York. Alter- i, nates, T. J. Counningham of Chester, i: W. P. Pollock of Chesterfield. s Sixth District?W. D. Evans of s Marlboro, A. H. Williams of Will- t iamsburg. Alternates, G.P. Scarbor- i oug of Darlington, D. H. Traxler of r Timmonsville. 1 Seventh District?Dr. O. R. Low- g man,of Orangeburg, Dr. H. T. Abbott i of Sumter. Alternates. C- W. Garris of Colleton and J. W. Dreher of Lexington. ]( A FIQHT ON A BANKER. s ill A /lie- i' J.Iit3 XiULUlUailUliS Ul LUC iuuuu uij i. trict convention had been Wilie Jones c of Richland, J. J. Walling of Fair- v field. Alternates, J. H. Latimer of Greenville, J. C. Otts of Union. s When the fourth district was called ' Mr. Shuman protested against the tl caucus nominees, saying some of the n counties had voted full delegations s therein, when they were not entitled o to it. ? Mr. John S. Reynolds defended the I caucus and could not see why the con- g vention should make an exception of c the fourth district. c Larry Gantt, when he was ruled d out of order, speaking on Mr. Rey- 1; nolds' side, rose to a question of per- 1 sonal privilege, and said he believed \ in the rule of the majority. Larry t said he was a Reformer from the crown t of his head to the soles of his feet and p back again. He was very vigorous in t what he had to say. i Then there were several other speakers to "questions of personal privi- t leere." s Mr. McSweeney made an earnest ap- d peal to the convention to either stand s by the caucus or let the district delegates settle the trouble themselves. y Mr. Duncan made the point of order j that no one had the right to name delegates but the convention. r Mr. Shuman nominated J. D. M. t Shaw as one of the delegates. J Mr. Harrison of Greenville, who I presided at the caucus made a state- t: ment as to how the delegates were c elected. From this statement there t was no complaint. He said he had heard none up to the present time^. He said no question was raised. * t There was a long discussion over \ the matter. Mr. Earle said nine of (3 Richland's delegates resided in the Fourth district. Mr. Duncan of New- \ berry, Mr. Harrison of Greenville, t Mr. Otts of Union and others spoke on the subject. It seemed to be a fight t on Col. "Wilie Jones because he was a c bank official and there was a vague 1 suspicion that he might be touched t with gold somewhere. And this, too, c notwithstanding Mr. Harrison had t stated that Colonel Jones when re- c quested, had stated that he was for 1 free silver at 16 to 1. a PUT ON THEIR VOIR DIRE. ( Mr. Tatum got a resolution through i that the candidates be brought in and interrogated. r Mr. Price of Orangeburg wanted to I know if he was an "or bust" man. ? Mr. Lemmon said that they wanted a a simonpure silver man and he didn't f think that they should elect any man c they had any doubt about. Colonel Jones should appear himself. ? The vote was then taken, resulting c in the election of Colonel Shaw and Mr. Walling by the following votes: ? Jones 180, Walling 258, Shaw 154. t Mr. Gentry wanted a guardian ap- ] nointed for the Fourth congressional i district. Mr. Behre nominated Mr. Gentry. < RECESS TAKEN. < Mr. I. II. McCalla offered the fol- 1 lowing resolution, which was adopted; 1 Resolved, That should in his judg; < ment the welfare of the Democratic 1 party demand it, the president of this ' convention be authorized to reconvene I the same by giving public notice in ,he newpapers. Resolved, second, That this convec ;ion take a recess until the 1st of Sey ;ember, 1890, unless otherwise call*; ;o reconvene by the president and i ao such call is made by the presiden by the 1st of September, 1896, sai jonvention will stand adjourned sin' Jie. Mr. Efird offered the usual resok Lion of thanks to the officers, etc, which was adopted unanimously. The delegates voting1 with Senato [rby on the Reynold's minority repor ;ame from Georgetown, Horry, Rich land, Beaufort, Charleston and Sun: ler. In the vote for delegates from th [fourth district the Pickens and Spai -anburg delegations were excused fror noting. The convention took the recess til September at 8 minutes of 2 o'cloc ,his morning. CROPS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. rh? Weekly liulletln ol the Departtueu of Agriculture. Columbia, S. C., May 19, 1890.Chis bulletin covers the weather am >rrm p.nnHitinns fnr thft wpftk undim "r "w???? -w. 1 Saturday, May 16, and in its prepara ion were used reports from one o nore correspondents in each county )f the State. WEATHER. The temperature during the wee) inder review averaged about 8 de frees per day higher than the normal vith maxima in the nineties each day it a few places reaching to and abov .00 degrees, except in the extrem Western portions where it was slight y cooler. The heat was tempere< iuringthe latter portion of the wee) >y partly cloudy weather, in the after 100ns, which had? however, but littli iffeot in reducing temperature, an< he nights were hottest at the close o he week. The average mean temperature fo he State, during the entire week, wa '9 degrees, ranging from 72 at Green rille to 84 at McColl. Marlboro coun y. The normal for the same perio< s approximately 71 degrees. The highest temperatures reporte< vere 104 at Gillisonville,102 at Shaw' forks, 100 at Blackville and Green vood on the 11th; 101 at Gillisonvill< md 100 at Blackville on the 12th; th< owest reported was 54 at Batesburf >n the 10th and 12th. The rainfall during the week wa rery light and scattered, and of th< 4 places keeping rainfall records th< ollowing places only reported an] ain for the week: Blackville, 0.30 ?renton, "T"; Kingstree, 0.17;Littl< (fountain. "T"; Poverty Hill, 0.05 lagood, 0.35; Statesburg, 0.17. Th< tormal amount for the same period i: pproximately 0.90 inch. The drought has become a serioui aenace to crops over large portions o he State. The deficiency in rainfal ias been accumulating since Septem ier 1st, 1895, and since then only on< nonth, February, 1896, gaue mor< ban the usual amount of rain. Th< rdinary or normal amount of rair rom September 1st to date is 31.21 aches. The amount that fell is 21.9! nches. This shows that no reserve upply of water was stored in the sub oil. Comparing the rainiali since th< >eginning of the crop season?Marct st?with the normal for the same pe iod the deficiency is more marked ?he normal rainfall, for the entin ifata fi>nm 1 ef-. tr? HnfA is 9 1' tuuUV) iivm muia vu w > aches, the average actual rainfal ias been but 5.00 inches; but this 5.0( ches was very "unevenly distributee eaving many localities with but i mall percentage of the usual amount stancing Charleston where the defi iency is 6.55 inches, and Columbii nth a deficiency of 6.38 inches. A correspondent in the Southeasteri ection of the State writes as follows 'There is no further use of denying he fact, or withholding the truth, ! aost serious drought prevails in thi ection of the State." The same is tru< f a large section in the interior of th< itate, havtng Richland, Fairfield anc Cerstiaw counties as the center o ;reatest rainfall deficiency. The defi iency in rainfall does not, by itself onvey an adequate conception of thi iryness of the ground. The shower lave been fairly numerous, but si ight that the surface soil only wa retted and that evaporated in a fev lours under the influence of the ex reme heat that prevailed the greate >ortion of the time. At times, too he -winds were high, hot and exceed ag dry and desicating. Not a single report was received bu hat stated the urgent need of rain fo ome crop or other, indicating tha Iroughty conditions of more or les everity exist over the whole State. Light hail was reported from Barn rell county on the 13th with no in ury to crops. The sunshine exceeded the normal anging from 70 to 100 percent, o he possible, with most cloudiness ii Anderson county and least in thi Northeastern portions of the State >eing practically a cloudless week, ex ept for a few hours each day durinj he latter portion of the week. CROPS. Crops are being adversely affecte< >v the drought. Corn and cotton vhere stanus have been attained, ar loing fairly well, particularly in thi rVestern and Northwestern countie vhere there was plenty of rain durinj he previous week. Corn is reported as wilting durinj he day. It is well worked, clean an< >f a healthy color generally. Som ate planting not yet up and comple ion of planting delayed, owing t( Irought. The same is reported of cot on, and on red lands small cotton i lying. Where stands are good cottoi OOKS line, is growing wen, is cieau ind of a healthy color and fair size Chopping out continues, and is near ng completion in many sections. Grain is needing rain badly wher lot yet ripe. Wheat and oats harves >egun in the lower portions of th State, both being short. Spring oat tre generally a failure, being too fa jone to be helped by rain should i :ome soon. Gardens are parched and vegetable ire becoming scarce and of an inferio juality generally. Transplanting sweet potato draw tnd tobacco at a standstill, but wiier .obacco and draws have been trans slanted and are rooted, they are grow ng nicely. Melons are in blossom. As compared with the previous wee! ;rops have deteriorated in condition ixcept corn and cotton, which liav leld their own generally, the ho veather being the condition best suit id for their development, but they als should be greatly benefitted by rain rhe hot weather injured peaches am jerries. J. W. Bauir, Director. WILD WORK OF THE WINI > d SCENES OF DEATH AND DESOLATIOI f IN SEVERAL SI ATES. i g Detail* of the Destruction Wrought by tb Recent Tornado in Sherman, Texa Denth I*ist Reaches 105?A Whole Fam ly Wiped Out. ? Sherman, Texas, May 17.?Six pe< L. pie injured in Friday's cyclone die here today. Their names are: Jenkins, aged 1(5, every other memb< e of the family killed outright; Nelli Slogan. 9 years; Charles Weddle, Mn Q Lyman and child, unidentified w< man. II It was learned this afternoon tht . the Dooley family, consisting of fat! er, mother and four children, livin on Grass Hill, were blown away in th stofra, and as none or tnem nave bee heard from it is believed all are deac The spot where their house stood we 4 swept bare. The death list noi reaches 105. L. H. Montgomery, furniture dealer, whose family, con ~ sisting of a wife and three childrei * perished, is now in jail, a raving ms ? niac. '* Th people of Sherman h?ve burie * the dead, and are taking care of th 7 wounded, but fully seven hundre people in the city and county are lei destitute. ? News was received here tonight fror i- Doctors Hastings and Morrer, c , Howe, Texas, who went with the Cai , penters Bluff searching and relief pai e ty, who state that at Carpenters Blul 8 five are dead and eight more seriousl; injured. The relief committee lei i Denison at 9 o'clock this morning s. and have been laboring among th - dying all day. The news was brough e in by members of the committee wh i returned for additional aid. The los f is so much greater than was anticipate* that floats have been pressed into sei r vice to supply the stricken district s with bandages, medicines and food - About forty people are homeless an half clad and without means. 1 Two houses, which were known t have been occupied, were picked u] i and set on an island in Red River s The searchers discovered them at abou A 11 1 il _ /i 3 il 1 - 4 o ciock una aiiernoon, anamewor 3 of preparing rafts on which to reac 0 them was begun. Both houses ar 1 lying .on their sides. It is supposei that the bodies of those who occupiei 3 them are within. 3 a tornado in kentucky. 3 Benton, Ky., May 17.?A cycloni 7 passed over the southwest corner o ; Marshall Coun :y about 1 o'clock thi 3 morning. It demolished one house a : Elva and killed the five occupants s Anderson Johns, aged 80; His wife 3 aged 55; a son, aged 17, and tw daughters, aged 12 and 10. The storn s came out of Graves County. At Sim f sonia two stores, two churches, 1 school house, several farm houses am barns were destroyed, but no loss o 3 life is reported tnere. Five coffin 3 were sent to Elva and the Johns fam 3 ily were buried in one grave. 1 a great storm in illinois. 2 Chicago, May 17.?Dispatches re 3 ceived tonight Irom interior points i: 3 Illinois report much damage done b; - a heavy wind and rain storm las 3 night. At Galesburg the telegrap i and telephone service was demoralized - At Peoria trees were blown down an< . gi*eat damage done to buildings unde 3 construction. An engine on the Bui 7 lington Railway ran into a corn crib 1 which had been biown across the trad ) at St. Augnstine and was derailed 1 hpuft SVV* V* AAM TTTQO vlltnf a f p/ * x U.XJ tt c*o uauij uui t> xi.u a- \ i kin lightning wrecked the new S , Paul's church, uprooted trees, blei down fences, and unroofed houses i The country contiguous to Toulon wa storm swept and many farm house i were wrecked. At Busnell it was n : ported that the town of Scioto ha * been swept away, but the wires wer i down and nothing definite could b s learned. a Senaca, Kas., May 17.?Atornad a struck this place at 7 o'clock to-nigl 1 and destroyed one-third of the res: f dence portion of the city. The Coui - House, school house and Catholi , Church were unroofed. Five hui a dred people are homeless. The dea s are two children of M. E. Verhee.1 3 two children of John McConnell an s a son of Peter Assemacher. 7 Sabetha, Kas . May 17.?Twenty five people were injured and twent r residences destroyed by a tornado thi , evening. an unfortunate affair. jj Chester County's Treasurer Confesses En J bezzlement?Prostrated by Anxiety. s Chester, May 16.?A startling ser sation was occasioned here yesterda - about noon when it became know: - that there were irregularities in th tax receipts issued by County Treai , urer John B. McFadden. A few day f back oneor two taxpayers in tbe count; i found out by comparing their receipt s with the auditor's books that there wa a mistake, they having paid more thai - the returns called for. These receipt X were taken to the treasurer, the mis takes pointed out and correction askei for. Mr. McFadden promptly paii 1 back the overcharge, and the partie , were satisfied. The report, however e was circulated that something wa e wrong at his office and yesterday tas s payers from the town and several sec l tions of the county took their receipt to the auditor and j'q nearly every cas ? the receipts showed that a greate i amount had been paid than the udi e tor's books called for. This of course i spread all over the town like wild fir o and today it is known that irregulari ;* ties have been carried on for the pas s five years. Mr. McFadden has beei * A AAllVI^TT 1 ii treasurer ui v^ucstcr uuuutv iui t, years and was undoubted up to a weel ' ago the strongest man politically ii - the county. He had the entire confl dence of the people of this town aoi e county and there was no other treas it urer in the State more efficient am e held in higher esteem by State offici 3 als, and by his home people than wa r Mr. McFadden. The extent of thes t irregularities or the amont of the ove charges that have been carried on sy? s tematically, cannot be ascertained ex ? ~ - ~ If nnlrlm A trrl Of] CtG r acuy. air. ?u;i'auuDuatttiii;un?vv.fiv his embezzlement and has not been ii s his oilice" since yesterday at noon e Anxiety and depression overcame hir !- when he met his terrible mistake yei - terday and ho now lies at home very ill man. The whole town wa k greatly surprised and shocked at thi , most unfortunate affair and everyon e expresses the deepest aympathy for th >t fallen man and his sauly strickei family. The trouble is altogether be o tween the taxpayers and the treasurer . the county and State accounts hav J been settled correctly. Solicitor Hec ry has written Comptroller Genera Norton to take chargo of the office. 1 ??? I I I I'lC ) THE SOUTH IS BURNING. Brief Reports?Crop Conditions Prom all N Southern States. Washington, May 19.?Weather e and crop statement of the agricultural department: virginia. '* Richmond?Absence of rain and high, dry winds have caused deterioration of wheat, oats and grasses from previous condition; chinch bugs still a on wheat, but not spreading much; ~ peanuts, cotton and tobocco being 'r planted; berries ripening, j north carolina. ). Raleigh?Excessively warm, dry reek, injurious to all crops; drought ^ damaging to wheat and oats, and has i- killed some young corn and cotton g and delayed tobacco transplanting till ,e plants have become overgrown; bulk n of corn and cotton crops Islanding 1. drought well; gardens much injured; .a fruit dropping more than usual. V SOUTH CAROLINA. a Columbia?Urgent need of rain; L" drought has ruined spring oats and l? garden truck generally; also retards l" and prevents completion of planting corn and cotton; excessive tern per ad ture and drying winds prevails; crops e that have attained stands doing fairly " well; crop conditions best in western and northeastern counties. GEORGIA. Atlanta?Week extremely hot and .. dry; except in a few favored localities, f. all crops and vegetal ion suffering for ff rain; gardens and pastures drying up; Y some complaint of cotton lice and and bud worms injuring bottom land corn. ? 6 FLORIDA. Jacksonville?Week unfavorable ex0 cept in some gulf counties and limit? ed*sections, where local showers fell 1 on the 14th and 15th; drouth severe '* over large section of west and north s districts in cotton, oats, rice and vege ' tables, with orange trees showing ill d effects. ALABAMA. D , p Montgomery?Warm, sunny week, .. except scattered showers Thursday; cotton making good growth and chopis ping nearly completed: early corn h beginging to tassel, and late corn and e cane healthy, but need rain; early oats i being cut and minor crops doing well; i early peaches ripening, but fruit badly damaged by insects. MISSISSIPPI. 5 Vicksburg?Continues generally fa* vorable weather; timely rains were of ? inestimable value to all crops; cotton ' growing and some well-cultivated '> corn in silk and tassell and being laid !> by; more rain needed in few sections 0 and local complaints of worms and u potato bugs. ? LOUISIANA. J New Orleans -General improvement ,f in crops since showers of the 13th, s 14th and 15th, but rains badly distrib[. uted and more needed; week warm and sunshiny; corn being laid by; cotton chopping contiunes; cane doing well, >. too dry for rice; oats ripening. Q TEXAS. . ! y Galveston?Severe local storms jt damaged crop, some sections over h northeast portion, but rain over east I. era portion of State materially imi prove crop conditions; rain is needed r over western portions for cotton and - corn; wheat and oats harvest in proI, gress. ? ARKANSAS. [. 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The good Sisters realize that in the Keeley cure is found the only hope for those addicted to the liquor and morphine habits, and have made a contract with the Keely Institute of Maryland by which the Keeley treatment shall tie administered at their hosEital by regular physicians instructed y Dr. Keeley. This is another argument proving that the Sisters of Charity occupy the front place in the care of the diseased and in the service of suffering humanity. The treatment was adopted four years ago >by the United States government and is used at the National home. Proving so efficacious the treatment is now given at Fort Leavenworth Post, to the offinfers and enlisted men of the recmlar army. During the past two years the States of Maryland, Minnesota, Colorado, Louisiana, North 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 Columbia, and any information desirea may be had by addressing that institute or drawer 27. A New York judge awarded a brownstone housa to a pretty widow, and the pretty widow kissed the judge. With such a prospect, isn't it possible that the New York courts will become demoralized? Nearly every army has new a bicy cle corps. In Germany six men of every regiment are mounted on wheels to act as scouts. IN A GREAT MEASURE Peop'e have to depend on the word of the dealer ' as to the quality of groceries. It Is very easy to make the price cheap at the expense of the quality ?Easy to hide the cheat, too. Only sa'e way Is to deal at a reliable house, such as ours Is. We call attention to the lew Items b low. These are our .Retail prices: WELCH & EASON "PERFECTION" FLOUR, Finest Flour Made, Barrels 14.75, Half Barrels f2 50. WFLCH & EASON'S "BEAUTV FLOUR, Next Best Grade, 94.50 barrel. Choice Family Flour 94.25 barrel. HAYE YOU EYKR SEEN SUCH PRICKS BEFORE? Best Leaf Lard, 50 pound cans, 6Mc pound , Best Leaf Lard, 20 pound cans, 7o pound Best Leaf Lard, 10 pound cans, 8c pound. i Compound Lard, 50 pound cans, 5Mc pound Compound Lard, 20 pound cans, 6tfc pcund Compoutd Lard, 10 pound cans, 7c pound. .. IN RICE WE ARE HEADQUARTER1}. We have It at 234c, 2%c, 3c, 3Kc, 4c and 5c pound in any qurntity le?s than i a barrel. Samples mailed free on application COFFEES We have ail grades at 180, 20C, 22C, 25c ana 30c pound to suit all lovers of a good cup or coffee. TEAS Green and Black at 25c, 60c, 76c and fl.00 per pound. Granulated Sugar Best quality In 100 pound sacks at 6%c pound by the sack or pound in smaller quantities. Second quality, and very nice, in 100 pound sacks at 5 l-2c pound by the sack or 5 3 4c pound Iq smaller quantities. Cheap Biscuits . By tue Box ONLY o? 20 to 25 pounds. Ginger Snaps 4 1 2c pound Lemon?sweet 5 1 2c pound Nic Nacs?sweet 5 1-2cpound Soda XXX?plain 4 l-2c pound Plantation 6 1 2c pound Fluted Vanilla 6 1 2c pound Lunch Milk 7c pound We have the largest and most varied assortment cf eanned goods, etc., to be had in the South. Get a copy of our Price Ll-t ana peruse it careluiJy?you'll thee find It to your advantage to send us your orders One order will make jou a customer of ours. Our guarantee stands brhind eveiytblng we send out and we live up to It in every instance. Your money isu't our money until you are pleased. WELCH & JfiASOST, UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS, 18-5 and 187 Meeting and 117 Market Sis , CHARLESTON. 8. C. SPR A. n n o n n o: NEW < Ar Aa oAmhAM 1439 and 1443 Main Street OU^ IiIN? Of NBW SPRIX J GOO AND COMPRISE A FULL A! JJKY g00>8, gILOTHIVG, ( QOOD\ Qi RPBTS, JJU Wo lav Ite all close buyers to vMt our lai AH goods ordered of ua amounting to free.of charge instde of the State. 1 Hid quality you may desire In o for quotations. "THE OPPOSITE GRAND COLUMB . :.?T; ? ,v; ' ??%&>&<*. /; Delightful Results. LETTEK i "ROM JUDGJ ; BALDWIN, OP MADISON, GA. Dr. W. Pitts, Thomson, <Ja. Dear Sir:?After having sought In valD for various remedies for the Ills of teethln I tried your Carminative with most satisfactory and delightful results. It is pleas.nf fn tatra QjaimcrftH n?(n And nrnHniwa rail without stupor. No parent should be without it durlui; tiie tee .hla* period who has once tried It, for it Is Indeed a inajjlc medl 'line for babiaa. Very resiKWttully, JUDiiB a. w. BALDW1H Kor sale brj * THE MURRAY DRUG CO., Columbia, S. 0. 111 I? tk*M Aaya *1 TALL ' ii: ' TALK i' i Aataal Aomaramanta oftoa man to baat a tt- ' i11 own l, bat altar all Actual AcaiiTJBiaM* an i' i Um only thing* that oauit. ii Itli4aiTtotalklnO?n?raI2>rfMaboatttai I' I 0MT1U of rlANOt, bat?ba boo ipadla? i TIE HiTHUSM i Tb |rut |?itkm fifwtti. i IstabHihod M jmn. H/M n?w to aaa.1 iMdhroatorByaan. MotatbanValMSb itUaUA laproT?*>Ufatcit lepMthf iettei. riteat MnilDf BmiI Patent Tanlng rla Ivsfelif., PateBt taproved Afraffca. Pstcit MR Ittp. Ooa of toa atfytw Pftaoa ?iraiilig ' i My part) to it* ?wa factory. Onoaltoa { at mada in to* V. B. JoM lowarthaa.aay ^har Ml*h Oiada Flaao. Qooproflt aafr frm 1 mkar U yonbaaar. WHMSS. 1 LUDDEN k BATES, iiTOUI, OA. 1 SiSSssss?! KM ?tc.. and as a regulator J*H H Habitual ConstlpaliotL Mrs-i M jits become apparent. H H| TRYIT, AND BBB ?;$ CONVINCED. ?Md wholesale by The Murray Drag Co.f COLUMBIA.. 8. C. MACHINERY. engines, BOILERS, saw mills; oobn mills, roller mills, ' brick machines, planing machines snd all kinds of wxidirirltlag mschiaory. Abo Shafdair. Paliiei, Bjxm, ?&*.. 1 am the General A^ent for TALBOTT & SONS, THE LIDDELL COMPANY, WA'IERTOWN ENGINE COMPANY, H. U. SMITH MACHINE COMPANY, and can furnish full equipment in the above Hoe* at factory priced. V. C. Badham, COLUMBIA, s. c. OaBORNXTA AJTB V ko*l if flhoftkaadl Wata* &$? * hw lir ?J X3STC3 cement p 3- O O D S HUB" , COLUMBIA,ISO. CA., 03 ARE NOW ;BEING Ot'fcNED X'J C )tf 'LBTK LINE OF j?HOE<<, - JUJKNISHJNi* GS AND.' JJjfATTlNGS. ;gf? stores or write to u* f*. r sauiplos. over tea dolUrs will be deiiverei Oar stocfc consists of every price ur different lines. Write iu Verv respectfully, IIUB, CENTRAL HOTY IA, S. C.