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A SHARP DEBATE.
SILVER SENATORS OUTWIT REPUBLI- |
CANSON THE DIGLEY BILL.
The Populist Senators of Nebraska Moves
I to Take up the Deferred Tarlil" fllll for
Aotlou aud Hring* ou a Dlncusslon.
Washington, Dec. 9.?The Dingley
bill was brought under discusston after
the calendar had been disposed of,
by a request from Mr. Allen for unanimous
consent to have the bill taken
up for consideration.
fm Objection was made by Mr. Aldrich
aK Rep., of Rhode Island in the phrase,
"Let it $o over." Mr. Allen moved
jSW-"" that the bill be taken up, notwithstanding
the objection." "Let the bill
Ss; be read," said Mr. Piatt, "so that the
jjV Sejaate may know what it is voting
bill was thereupon read in full,
jS| vtath the free silver substitute reported
fo* it last session from the finance
H ctytnmittee.
*/After the reading Mr. Aldrich with^^P^rew
his objection to take up the bill
and the objection was renewed by Mr.
Palmer, Dem., of Illinois.
S[ Mr. Allen desired to m-ko a brief
statement, W^^&tion was made and j
" Qav.a4a 4rv ttj-vf/* VvTT TTOQC
m uio pruvccucu k\j v uw mj j
ii*- - and nays on the motion to take up the
1 bill. The motion was adopted by a
vote of 35 to 21.
The bill having been taken up, Mr,
> _^r?Tdrich moved that the bill be recommitted
to the finance committee with
instruction to report it back without
amendment.
Mr. Harris declared his opposition
to the instructions and after some dis...
cussion Mr. Aldrich withdrew that
part of his motion.
Mr. Chandler, Rep., of New Hampshire
reminded Mr. Allen that the people
had decided in the recent election
that they would not have the free
coinage of silver alone, and that if the
free silver substitute were voted down
the Senate could so on and act oh the
Dingley bill proper. He asked whether
Mr. Allen would give his vote for
the bill without the free silver amendment.
Would he help to remove the
obstruction to tha passage of the bill?
Mr. Allen denied having said that
he would help to remove any obstruction
to the passage of the Dingley bill.
He had saia that so far as he was concerned
no obstruction should be placed
in its way. He did not regard the
question of free silver as having been
settled at the last election. It was a
very important question and had had
6,000,000 votes in its favor. He did
not believe that the country could receive
relief from any kind of a tariff
act. Prosperity could not be brought
to the country by increasing the burdens
of taxation on articles which the
psonle consumed. He wa3 so thor
ougnly convinced of that fact that he
?^^<j7anted to see his Republican friends
get into the saddle as soon as possible.
But he did not believe that they wanted
to revise the tariff.
"Then why^not co-opeiate with us,"
Mr. Chandler asked, "and get frae
silver off this bill?"
"I will co-operate with the senator
ana His party," Mr. Allen rejoined,
"in my own way. It is not necessary
for me to bow my head and wear a
Republican yoke and follow the dictation
of the Republican party, and 1
will not do it I will say, however,
that no obstruction in the nature of
dilatory tactics, so far as I am concerned,
will be put in the way of tak'
ing up and considering a tariff measure
at an early day."
"We can pass this bill in 15 minutes,"
said Mr. Aldrich, "if the senator
and his friends will allow us to do
it"
"Will you present to the Senate and
the country," Mr. Allen asked, "a
tariff bill that you will consent to be
bound by for the next four years?at
this session of congress?" i
This inquiry elicited laughter among
Republican senators and shouts of
"No."
"My question," Mr. Allen resumed,
k "provokes almost universal laughter
| on that side of the chamber. You said
f to the country this fall, that you
would, at the first moment, take up
r the tariff question and settle it, and
now you laugh when your attention
is called to it. What is there in the
tariff question that would require congress
to spend six or seven months in
an extraordinary session to consider
it? Why not introduce the McKinley
bill, the panacea for all evils, and have
it reported here within the nest 10
days and passed within the next 60
days? Do you want to threaten the
pfmntroroifh an ortwinivliniinr soscinn
of congress? Do you want to sit here
90 days practically idle, and let the
country suffer when you have it within
your power to put a tariff bill on
its passage and have it discussed intelligentlyt"
"Let me ask the senator," Mr. Aldrich
broke in, "whether he t*;ill vote
i "u:n t at. - i
lor una uui aa it uame lrum iue uuuso
of representatives or for the McKinley
or for any other bill that may be presented
by the Republicans, now, or
at any other time?"
''No," said Mr. Allen, "I will not
vote for this bill in its present shape.
You can, however, put it in such
shape that I can vote for if, and that
other senators can vote for it who are
not members of your party."
"Does the senator see," saiJ^ Mr.
Hale, Rep., of Maine, now breaking
s. into the colloquy, "that it is an en^
tirely different thing to ask the Repub"x
lican party, which is in a minority
# \ here?as it clearly is?to take up and
A \ consider and perfect a general bill,
when the conditions are expected to
be entirely changed in congress? The
\ Republican party expects to have an
\ absolute majority in the senate then."
1 "Where will you get your majority
1 from?" Mr. Allen queried.
J "I say," repeated Mr. Hale, "that
the Republican party expects to have
a Republican majority in the senate
next congress."
gflgjl "Expects I" Mr. Allen echoed with a
sneer.
jgftflL "Then," Mr. Hale went on, "we can
BnMKtake up a general tariff bill ;and I have
BEBBtee^ml^that we will. All that we ask
Mij|jHBg|fflBl^M?assage of the Diogley bill,
B^^^^BS^M^mporary measure, a meastended
to endow a Dewith
enough
housekeeping bills
the senator and
H^EMffiSBrafiESmn^wvor of it a vote
j3BBaw8Bawm further
from Rhode
motion to
WBWMMEffi on the
^ad.
go
"Why is not the senator ready to
agree to that?" he asked. "Does he not
see that the Republican party in this
senate is not, as it hopes to be in the
next congress, able to report a general
tariff revision bill?"
"I believe," was Mr. Allen's comment
on this point, "that the Republican
party is in better shape than it
will be in the next congress. (Laugh-1
ter.) Continuing Mr. Hale expressed
his belief that in the next congress
Republican senators would be able to
report a general tariff bill which they
could not do now. Bat they were
ready to come to a vote at once on
the Dinglev bill?lirst on the proposition
for free coinage of silver; and if
that were voted down, on the house
bill. While the discussion was still in
progress the morning hour expired
and the whole matter went over without
action. It does not come up again
tomorrow under any rule of the senate,
but the motion to take up the bill
and proceed to its consiuerauuu m?y
be made at any time.
TERRORIZED BY TRAMPS.
Hoboes Hold Up a Town In True Western
Style.
New Yokk, Dec. 10.?Ali New Rochelle,
so to speak, stood at its guns
last night. Monday night a gang of
tramps held up the town in true
Western style, and as a result there
was not a man in the town yesterday
who didn't admit that he was afraid
there would be a repetition of the raid
last night.
New Rochelle has long been a favorite
stopping place for tramps bound
for New England. The town force of
hlup-noats is onlv six strong:, so it is
easy prey for the hoboes.
An average of twenty tramps are
rounded up every week even by this
meagre force, and once during the
height of the tramp traveling season
this autumn sixty were put in the
lockup in two days. Things have
been rather quiet of late and the peaceful
suberbanites and commoutors did
not expect anything like a concerted
raid.
Those tramps were nothing if not
bold. They reached town at dusk
and began their work at once, not in
quiet by-streets, but in Main street,
the heart of the business quarter.
"Gimme an overcoat, an' be blame
quick about it!" yelled a frowsy, tattered
individual, bursting into the
clothing store of Samuel Cohen at No.
327 Main street. "If you don't I'll
smash the whole place up 1"
Cohen yelled; his wife screamed.
Upstairs lives a policeman, and the
shop keeper lost no time in leaving
his wife to face the tramp while he
i 1.1 mL. i
summoned neip. jluo iramp uiuu i
wait for his coat but disappeared down
the street, while two other hoboes who
nad kept guard outside made off too.
Smash, crash, bang! It was a stone
ripping through the window of the
home of Mr. Wells in Home Park. A
second later in piled a grimy tramp,
who knocked over table and chairs,
yelling for money. The family was
sitting in the next room. He didn't
frighten them for a cent, and when
they made a concerted rush for the
intruder he got out quicker than he
came in.
Robbery was holding high carnivt^
down on Main street all this time."
William Weinstein had a case of rubbers
stolen from under his nose. Two
silk waists were taken from the counter
of a dry goods store. Butchers
and grocers were streaming into the
police station and telling of sudden
onslaughts by hoboes, who made off
with whatever they could lay their
hands on. Other people were complaining
that the hoboes had been
holding up passers-by and demanding
money. Altogether the town was de
uiurttiiLCU.
"Catch him! He's run off with a
coatl" cried a small boy, running into
the clothing store of another Cohen
at No- 243 Main street. 1 'I'd have told
before but he said he'd kill me I"
Sure enough, there was a tramp
making off with one of Cohen's $20
overcoats. He couldn't be caught
Then the other Cohen up the street
had another visit from tramps. They
demanded hats all arround on pain of
demolishing tbe place, but they were
frightened off.
At 11 p. m. a strapping big fellow
walked into Meyer b. mthan s notei
No. 145 Huguenot street, woke Mr.
Nathan, who was dozing in a chair,
and roared "Gimme a drink; 1 11 hock
my shoes for it I"
Nathan was thoroughly terrorized
and handed out a glass of beer. Then
the fellow began to curse everybody
and started to cleau out the place.
Nathan got back his courage, and
with the aid of his waiter threw out
the invader, who put up a stiff fight.
The next minute a stone came crashing
through his $125 plate-glass window.
"Help!" yelled Nathan, and the
tramp was arrested and locked up
after half the force bound him hand
and foot.
He was James Gordon, twentveiffht
years old leader of the gang. He said
that he was from Albany, and that
he' been drinking acohol. The police
got Fritz Miller, Mount Veinon;
James Bybee, of Cincinnati, and John
Kenney, of No. 3 Laight street, New
York City.
Gordon was identified as the man
who had broken into Mrs. WellesV
house, and yesterday Justice Lambden
fined him $50 and sent him to jail
for six months. The others got fiftynine
days apiece in the Westchester
County jail at White Plains.
All day long the tradespeople talked
of their adventures. Then they polished
up their old guns and pistols,
prepared to stand any sort of a raid.?
New York World.
KUled His Assailants.
Paris, Tex., Dec. 10.?A double
killing occured in Pontotoc county,
Chickasaw Nation, Tuesday
night. A man had been running a
whiskey joint in that place, but was
about to close out and quit the country
to evade the oilicers. Two men,
named Edward and Stanton, concluded
that he had a considerable amount
of money and went to this place for
the purpose of robbery, but their intended
victim killed them both and
made his escape.
Nothing Much After All.?Here!
is what the average young man or woman
weighing 154 pounds is composed
of: Six pounds of water, three
pounds albumen, not quite a pound of
glue, thirty-four and a half pounds
of fat, eight and a quarter pounds of
phosphate of lime, a pound of carbonate
of lime, three ounces of sugar and
starch, seven ounces of calcium, six
ounces of phosphate of magnesia, and
just salt enough to prevent the mixture
from spoiling. Some of 'em have
also a good deal of brass.
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CLEMSON'S FIRST GRADUATES.
Liist of the Members of the Class and their
Theses.
The first annual commencement exercises
of the Clemson Agricultural
and Mechanical College commenced
Snnflnv ?ml #>ndpd on Wednesday.
Being the first commencement the exercises
were attended by many from
all parts of the State.
On Sunday at 11 o'clock, in the college
chapel, the baccalaureate sermon
was delivered; on Monday morning
the competitive drills took place, being
followed by the regimental review
in the afternoon and an entertainment
by the Collegs Glee Club in the evening.
At 11 o'clock on Tuesday the annual
address to the literary societies was
delivered. Oa Wednesday, commencement
day, the graduating orators was
heard. The following members of the
graduating classa read their theses:
AGRICULTURAL.
Gooding, P. H., Hampton, "Permanence
of the American Republic."
Moore, J. H., Abbeville, "Progress
of the South Since the War." . . .
T. H.-, Hloiiiana, "Concentrate
and Conquer."
Tillman, B. R., Jr., Edgefield, "International
Arbitration."
Tompkins, F. G-, EdgeGeld, "Ths
Friendshin of Books."
Tumipseed, B. R., Richland, "Power
of Conscience.1'
MECHANICAL.
Aull, B.M., Newberry, "Pickett's
Charge."
Bradley, J. T., Abbeville, "The Palmetto
Flag."
Earle, E. P., Oconee, "South Carolina
During the Ravolution."
Hart, G. W., Orangeburg, "Dangers
of Democracy."
Klugh, W. W., Jr., Abbeville,
"Industrial Education."
Mauldin, I. M., Pickens, "The True
Citizen."
Sease, L. A., Lexington, "Party
Organization Essential to Republican
Government."
Tuten, T. H., Hampton, "The New
Era."
MISCELLANEOUS.
Other agricultural graduates and
f noil* tnpcpc *
Blaine, J. M., Fairfield, "Nutrification."
Boulwarft. G. F.. Newberrv. "Evo
lution."
Breazeale, J. P., Anderson, "Commercial
Fertilizers."
Folk, J. F. Colleton, "Man and Na-^
ture."
Furman, C. M., Jr..Oconee, "Coal."
Hamilton, R. GK, Union, "Relation
of Veterinary Medicine to Human
Health."
Robertson, B. F., Pickens, "Nitrogen."
Sloan, B. F., Oconee, "The Cultivation
of Cotton."
Wertz, L. A., Edgefield, "The History
of the Earth."
Other mechanical graduautes and
their theses:
Bowen, J. T., Pickens, design of 15
K. W. Kapp dynamo.
Brysnt, F. L", Spartanburg, design
of 18 K. W. Manchester dynamo.
Calhoun, P. N., Oconee., design of
18 K. W. Manchester dynamo.
Carpenter, W. H., Anderson, design
of 20 K. W. Edison dynamo.
Chreitzbarg, A. M., Charleston, de
rtf IT TTT IT J -
sign ui to jv. vv. jvupp uy uauiu.
Cothran, T. W., Abbeville, design
of 25 K. W. Kapp dynamo.
Dowling, D., Bamberg, design of
30 K. W. Manchester dynamo.
Hunter, J. E., Lexington, design
of 12 K. W. Edison dynamo.
Langley, P. G., Jr., Charleston, design
of 20 K. W. Edison dynamo.
Lee, R. E., Abbeville, design of 15
K. W. Kapp dynamo.
Pegues, O. M., Marlboro, design of
12 K. W. Edison dynamo.
Simpson, J. GL, Anderson, design
of 35 K. N. Edison dynamo.
Tindal, A. J , Clarendon, design of
30 K. W. Manchester dynamo'.
Wardlaw, W. W., Abbeville, design
of 35 K. W. Edison dynamo.
Those who will officiate as marshals
at the commencement exercises are:
D. H. Henry, chief, and C. W. Gentry,
W. H. McFadden, W. T. Brock.
T. R. Vogel, A. D. Talbert, W. J.
Sarratt and J. S. Garris, assistants.
Mr. T. H. Tuten is the president of
the graduating class.
Silver Leaders to Meet.
Washington, Dec. 9.?The general
conference of silver leaders will be
held here December 15 to prepare
plans for the campaigns of
1900. General Warner, President
of the Bimetallic League, will call the
meeting to order and William J. Btyan
will be permanent chairman. Gen.
Warner will within a few days issue a
formal call for the gathering. Among
the senators who will attend are Butler,
Allen and Kyle, Populists; Jones,
of Arkansas; Vest, Cockrell and Harris.
Democrats: Stewart and Jones, of
Nevada, Silverites, and Teller, Dubois,
Cannon and Mantle, Republicans.
Many others'are expected. The
proposition to mobilize all those
friendly to silver under a new party
name does not meet with much i'avor
from the Democratic Senators, who
say the vote of their party has been
greater than the combined silver elements
of all other parties, and that the
fight should be continued under the
name of Democracy. Southern Democrats
are also said to object to a party
name. The Populisls seem inclined
to adopt any name that promises success.
The Republicans are more favorable
than any others to the formation
of a new party. It is admitted in
all quarters that Mr. Bryan will dominate
the conference, it being accepted
that he will be the Presidential nominee
in 1900.
A Convenient Invention.
An Orangeburg farmer comes to the
front with a new invention in the
shape of a Lubricator for oiling vehicle
wheels without taking thera off
the axle. It is inserted in the hub
between two of the spokes. When
you want to grease your wheel all you
have to do is to withdraw a plunger,
which operates with a spring, and put
as much oil as is needed on the axle.
Upon being released the spring closes
up the oil hole until it is opened for
oiling up again. It is a very ingenious
and clever device, and is bound to
be used generally. With these lubricators
a vehicle can be oiled up anywhere
along the road in less than one
minute. The patent for this valuable
invention is owned by the National
Lubricator Company of Orangeburg,
S. C. Mr. Jas. L. Sims, Editor and
Proprietor of the Orangeburg Times
and'Democrat, is the manager of the
company, which is a guarantee that it
is all right. The company wants an
agent in this county to sell the Lubricators.
See advertisement in another
column. J
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Death of Gen. Maceo.
Hah ana, Dec. 10.?Dr. Maximo
Zartucha, who was formerly General s
Antonio Maceo's physician, has surrendered
to Col. Tort at San Felipe
and confirms the reports of the rebel y
leader's death, which occurred at 2 p. c
m. on Dec. 7, in the engagement lie- j
tween the rebels under Maceo and the
Spanish troops under Major Cirujecla. t
Maceo received one bullet, which penetrated
his head, breaking bis jaw, and
passed out at the union of the neck and
the shoulder, and was also wounded
by another shot which struck him in
the stomach. Another attempt was
made this morning to discover what 8
disposition has been made of the rebel
leader's body. A delegation of corres- ,
pondents ofthefDreign Dress and re- j
porters of the local newspapers have <:
gone in the direction of Hoyo Colorado e
to make an investigation in that vicini- c
ty, where it is believed the body was (
buried. It was rumored in Habana
last night that if the body should be J!
found, it would be brought to this j
city. Up to the time of sending this t
disDatch^this evening nothing has ]
been "learned of the whereabouts of
Mac<5o's body and nothing further has j
transpired to confirm the reports of ?
his death. A great deal of specula- (
tion is being indulged in here as to ]
the reason "why General Wevler en- (
camped near Guana jay yesterday and ]
left the field, taking a direction that is
j not known here. The steamer Magel- (
lanes has left here for Meriel and is at ]
General Weyler's disposal.
said to be false.
New York, Dec. 10.?The Cuba,ns
in New York do not believe that Maceo
is dead. As soon as Gen. Thomas
Estrada, Palma heard the report he
telegraphed to his private informant
at Key West and this afternoon he received
a dispatch which came to Key
West ifi-om Cuban sources at Habana,
absolutely denying that Maceo was
dead. The dispatch read as follows:
"Maceo passed the trocha Dec, 4.
Report of his death absolutely false.
Contradict it on my authority." General
Palma said that the despatch from
a source in which has entire. Of Dr.
Zertuche, who is said to have been
Maceo's physician, and confirmed the
report of the Cuban general's death,
nothing is known at the junta.
no longer doubted.
Philadelphia, Dec. 11.?Very little
doubt remains in Cuban circles! in
this city of the death of Antonio Maceo,
the Cuban leader. News came
to nana iouay lrutu private buhiwo
rwhich acknowledged that no further
doubt of Maceo's death can exist.
This information comes directly from
the Cuban agents on the island and is
intended to finish the uncertainty in
the minds of the Cuban residents
here. It was characterized as being
absolutely authentic and as making
an end of any possibility that the accounts
of the general'3 tragic end
could be untrue.
Civil Service Examination.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has orderded that an ex
amination be held by its local board
in Columbia on Saturday, December
26tb, 1896, commencing at 9 o'clock
a. m.. for the Internal Revenue serv- ;
ice. Only citizens of the United 8
States can be examined. The age j
limitations for this examination are as j
follows: For clerk, not under 18; for
all other positions, not under 21. No 1
application will be accepted for this ,
examination unless filed with under- j
signed, on the proper blank, before f
the hour of closing business on Satur- ;
day, December 19th, 189G. Applica- ?
tions should be filed promptly in or- 1
der that time may remain for correc- J
tion if necessary. Tne Commission k
takes this opportunity of stating that
the examinations are open to all repu- c
table citizens of the United States ,
who may desire to enter the service,
without regard to race or to their po- ]
litical or "religious affiliations. All
such citizens are invited to apply.
They stall De examined, graded, and
certified with entire impartiality, and
wholly without regard to any consideration
save their efficiency, as shown
by the grades they obtain in the examination.
For application blanks, full
instruction and information relative
to the duties and salaries of the different
positions, apply to j
John L. Little, (
Secretary Board of Examiners, Inter- <
nal Revenue Service, P. 0. address, \
Columbia, 3. C. i
Six Men Killed. <
- Cordele, Dec. 8.?A boiJer in the
mill of the Wilcox Lumber company
at Seville exploded thi3 morning at
5:15 o'clock with fatal results. The
killed are: S. Piland, major of Sevile.
An Irish employee, nime unknown.
Four negro workmen. The
explosion was terrific and the shock
was so great that all that part of the
plant in which the boiler was situated
was completely wrecked. The rejjort
and shock was felt for miles around
and brought many people to the scene
of the disaster. It soon became known
that a terrible loss of life had resulted
ond cuarrhpre ho<rnn +.r? null awav the
debris in search of the unfortunates, e
One of the first bodies taken out was I
that of Mr. Pilancl. He was mayor of t
the town and was employed by the i
company as watchman of the plant. ]
Later the mangled remains of another f
white man was discovered. He prov- 1
ed to* be an Irishman, lately employed f
whose name it is now impossible to 1
procure. Four other bodies, all negro j
employees were then recovered. Hun- t
dreds are now surveying the scene of t
the terrible disaster. The building
presents a picture of a complete wreck j
and the damage to the plant itself 1
will be in the neighborhood of four
thousand dollars. Mayor Piland j
leaves a wife and three children. ^
Spain Oroiri Hostile ]
Paris, Dec. 8.?The Madrid corres- j
pondent of the Temps telegraphs that (
that part of Cleveland's message re- i
/erring to Cuba h as caused widespread i
comment and much adverse criticism, c
The dispatch adds that everywhere an i
unfavorable impression has been pro- t
duced by the pretensions of the Unit- i
ed States and their threatening atittude
toward Spain. The Spanish
newspapers published bitter articles
on the subject, in which they attribute '
the attitude of the United States to J
self-importance, springing from the '
concessions by Gkeat Britain in the 1
Venezuela matter.
liangdd In Play. i
Omaha, Neb. Dec. 11.?Vernon 1
White, a 13-year old boy, was acciden- i
j tally hanged as the result oC a boyish ]
prank. With his playmates he was i
playing police. When they captured i
criminals they were condemned to be s
hanged. He was condemned and ]
a pillow slip was tied around his <
neck and he suspended himself by the i
neck to a bed room door. Before his 1
assistance arrived, he was dead.
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BLOODTHIRSTY IN HAVANA.
Icene at a Ball Fight, Which Indicates the E
Spirit of the Babble. t
Havana, Dec. 9, via Key West.? {
i?he few Americans in Havana are in' b
lonstant dread. They believe that '
heir lives are in danger.
A gentleman connected with the
Mario De La Marina newspaper, told
ne that the gist of President Cleveand's
message had been received by
he Havana newspapers, but that the
?nsor had prohibited publication fearng
that the warning to Spain to cease
mtchery would inflame the populace
ind cause attacks on Americans.
Dr. Burgess, who has been here for ,
rears, and who is one of the nerviest :
men ottoi" horn nnr?Ar tVio Stars ftnrl '
Jtripes, says that the situation is grav- 1
sr than it has ever before been. Joe *
3pringer, who has been in the Ameri:an
Consulate Office for twenty-six
fears and is now acting Consul Geniral,
intimated to me this morning
hat he wished Secretary Carlisle had
iccepted the proposition of Captain ,
Svans (Fighting Bob) to come to Havana
with the battle ship Indiana to
juy a box of cigars. Mr. Springer
iuggested that the Americans in the
iity would be overjoyed if Captain
Svans was still selecting the brand of
obacco and his ship was at anchor in
Havana.
I was with a small party of Americans
last night in Ihe cafe of the Hotel
inglaterra, a leading hotel. Two of
he party speak Spanish. Nearly all
he chairs around the small tables in
he cafe were occupied by civilians
ind military officers, including some
:ommon soldiers, who had attended
1 1 li /* I 1 J . J 1iT
ne duu ngni aunng me aay. muuj
:opies of La Lucha supplement,
vhich contained the account of the re)orted
death of ^Maceo, were being '
ead and discussed. Suddenly one of
he Americans said to the gentlemen
rith him, "Did you hear that? L3t's
jet out of here." On the sidewalk he
xplained that the group of Spaniards i
vho was sitting near us had in the J
iourse of the conversation remarked:
'We oifght to kill the American pigs,
he same as we have killed Maceo. If
he rebels had no sympathizers in the
Jnited States we would have ended
his war long ago." i
The gentleman who translated that
Spanish epigram explained that those
ffho were so fortunate as to have a
ight to claim protection under the
American flag were always designated
>y the term "pig."
Mr. Louis Silva, who is in Havana
n the interest or a large pump manu
acturing house, with offices in New
STork, says he notices a feeling of un est
among the Spanish people which
le never observed before and he has
nade several trips to Havana during
he last seventeen years. Mr. Silva
lays the government made a mistake
vhen it allowed that bull fight yester- 1
lay f that it helped to raise the blood hirsty
proclivities of the rabble. ^
A Cuban, though a loyal Spaniard,
old me last night that the Govern- s
nent officials evidently did not believe ^
n the reported death of Maceo, else J
,he news would have been given out at (
he palace; that the report was disseminated
to appease the Spanish peo)le
and give them something to talk J
ibout. take their minds off rioting, and J
etthem think that the Government
would soon end the rebellion.
It is singular that Maceo, according 1
o the report, was killed near Punta J
3rava and that Weyler telegraphed J
o Havana yesterday from Artemisa
'or reinforcements, saying that he had
ilaceo hemmed in and wanted to crush
mt the insurgents at once. But the
Spaniards have wonderful powers.
The character of the Spanish rabble ,
:an best be described by citing an insident
of yesterday's bull fight. Three 1
mils had been Jellied in accordance
with the recognized formula. The
ourth bull was either so tame or tired ;
hat the professional matadores re- '
'used to kill it and went home. The 3
* " i ,? 1 3
noo men lore up me uouuuca auu
hrew them with bottles and stones
;nto the ring at the bull. The animal
Inally ran into its stall, and the poice
locked the stable doors. t
Swift Justice In Georgia.
Macon, Ga., Dec. 11.?Warren Cun- 1
ringham, the negro taken from this
;ity to Albany, Ga., last night under
guard of the State militia to be tried <
for a criminal assault on a young wo- ,
nan named Camp, was tried at a special
term of the Dougherty Superior
ZJourt, convened for that purpose. I
Fudge Spence presided. The victim
Viie ocaQiilf. was hroiiorht into Court
md identified him. The jury was out i
"our minutes ahd brought in a verdict <
)f guilty. Cunningham was then sen- ]
;enced to be hanged on the 30th of De- ]
;ember. j
Have You Paid the Preacher?? ]
3ave you paid your preacher thte ]
rear? "The laborer is worthy of his ]
lire," and certainly none more than
he preachers. How few seem to ,
hinir that, when thev are in trouble
ind distress and lose their loved ones,
he first thing they want is the preachir,
and when the matrimonial knot e
las to be tied again the first thing is
he preacher. So let every one pause
ind think what a holy necessity the J
ireacher really is. Think of the wear
ind tear, not only upon the good man
limself, but upon his horse, his bug- '
ry, his spirit! Think of his wife and
ittle ones, all depending on that
jromised salary. By all means pay
,ho preachers what you promised
;hem. '
How to Make a Ham Sweet.?A
lam can be made sweet and the flavor
of the meat much improved by
jutting one or two large teacups of
)rown sugar in the water in which
he ham is boiled. Another way is to
?ut a teacup of New Orleans molasses
ind one of vinegar made from apple
:ider in the water, and when the ham
s boiled allow it to remain in the pot
mtil the liquid cools. Sliced ham
ran be kept fresh for weeks and presented
from becoming mouldy by
limdly dipping: it in melted lard or
'at dried out of the ham fat.
Pianoa by the Mile.
See Ludden and Bates' new adverisment
of one thousand Mathushek
jianos. Suppose them all loaded on
,o wagons in one grand procession,
illow 15 feet for each wagon and
earn and the line would be nearly
,hree miles long. That is just the
wholesale way this great southern
louse does business. Having acquired
in interest in the noted Mathushek
ftano factory, they are now supplyng
purchasers direct and saving all
ntermediate profits. This means a
saving of from $50 to $100 on each
piano, and the securing of one of the
eldest and most reliable instruments at
i remarkably low figure. Better write
them at Savannah, Ga., or at 03 Fifth
Ave., New York City.
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It 1? Bald
That of all the diseases that affect
aankind, diseases of the kidneys are
he most dangerous and fatal. If this
>e so, how important it is that the
:idneys be kept in a healthy condiion.
The use of Hilton's Life for the
Jver and Kidneys will do this. It is
he "ounce of prevention" in these
roubles.
The trust worthy cure for the Whiskey,
)plum, Morphine and Tobacco Habits.
for farther information address The
feeley Institute, or Drawer 27, Colombia,
J. C.
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$ AQ-ENTS WAKTiflUg:
$ In each county iaSouth Carolina f >
to introduce a LUBRICATOR for j>
St oiling vehicle wheels without re- p
$ moving the wheel from the axle. It U
K is a reccnt South Carolina inven- a
? tion, and will sell rapidly, as it is v?
$ a very convenient device. Exclu- $
S sive territory given to the right v?
$ man. For particulars address, <5
? NATIONAL LUBRICATOR COMPANY J
m Lock Box No. 43, at
ORANGEBURG, S. C. jg
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BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITY
doesn't always mean a chance
to get work. It's a business
opportunity to have a chance to
save money on the necessities
of life. You can find a chance
like that at our store.
Ye are,now offering
9
YELOH & EASON'S PERFECTION
FLOUB
Superfine Quality at 14.50 barrel
3est Patent Flour at 4.25 barrel
Jholce Family Flour at MIINitlMI 4.00 barrel
BEST GRANULATED SUGAR
;n 100 pound sacks at -5c pound
ji smaller quantities at....- 5^c pound
GOOD GRANULATED SUGAR
!n 224 pound sacks at 4&c pound
ii 100 sacks at *?4^c pound
[n smalller quantities at 5c pound
AiUfi
At 40, 50, 64, 70 and 80 OMita a peck.
GOOD TOMATOES
n 2 pound cans at ...5c a can...60c a dozen
n 3 pound cans at ...6c a can... 72c a dozen
PURE LARD-BEST QUALITY".
50 pound cans per can 13.00
!0 pound cans per can 1.25
.0 pound cans per can 75
5 pound cans per can 40
3 pound cans per can mill hum itim mm 25
COMPOUND LARD.
>0 pound cans per can 12.75
!0 pound cans per can 1.15
.0 pound cans per can 70
5 pound cans per can...... 35
3 pound cans per can miH Himiiim 25
Jood Rio Coffee 18c pound
3eet Rio Coffee 20c pound
TNahAT irrftita flnffAAA At; vflrv reasonable
)rfC83.
CANNED MEATd CHEAP. '
Domed Beet 1 pound cans 10c
Jorned Beef 2 pound cans 20c
Etoast Beef 1 pound cans lOo
ioast Beef 2 pound cans 18c
Potted Ham, small cans, 5c can, 60c dozen
Potted Ham, lar je cans, 103 can, |1.00 doz.
Potted Tongue, 6mall, 5c can, 50c dozen
Dried Beef, Armour's, 1 pound, 18c can,
|2.00 dozen.
3rled Beef, Armour's, >? pound, 10c can,
|1.20 dozen.
Teas at 25' 50, 75 and 91.00 pound. Ev>ry
style and variety.
We make It to youc advantage to bay
rour Groceries of us* Try us.
Get a copy of our Prices List. It is a
landy and newsy little book,.,
WELCH & EASON,
UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS,
[85 and 187 Meeting and 117 Market Sts?
CHARLESTON, S. 0.
j "MATHUSHEK"-The Piano for a Lifetime.
iooc
PIANOS
| Win ^ other
riniioson hand.
LUDDEN 4. BATES, Interested in
this Kaclor.v, iiowt.!:?!> ilii.s great stock
at %? '.! to Sluo n inner prices. No
si lid I) lliuli (.'ruiio !'i: .1:1 cwr kiiIiI su Iotr.
ONE PROFIT frcm Factory to Consumer,
j itreater inducements llian ( m 'insliglit!g
ly used Piano* ami Organ many as
* rood as new ? sold under !-'.;:ir:intee.
i.au-ststyles. Klegantt'asv.. Also
Hew STEINMY Pianos,
Mason & Hamlin Organs.
Write f..r factory lYicea and Bargain I.ists.
LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, GA.
All Sheet Music One-Half Price.
WE 1
WANT ]
A PARTNER
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IN
EVERY
TOWN.
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Postmasters,
Railroad Agents, Genera
Store Keepers, Clerks, Ministers, or any
other person, lady or gentleman, who oan
.. - . s-; '
devote a little or all of their time to oar busl
ess. We do not want any money In
"
advance, and piy large commissions to
thoee who work for as. We have the best
Family Medicines on earth, and can pro*
duce lots of testimonials from oir home
people.
Send (or blank application and circular.
Address
BRAZILIAN MEDICINE CO.,
844 Broadway, Augu'ta. Ut
ENGLEBERG
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RICE
HULLER.
Tbe only machine that In one ;oparatk>n
will
CLEAN, BULL AND POLISH
rough rice, putting it in merchantable condition,
ready (or table use.
cTu-Dr v ivn v.isv
OlUJkua Ai.11/
to manage. Write for prices and terms,
ALSO
Corn Mills, Saw Mills, Flanlag Machines,
and all kinds of Wood-working
Machinery.
Talbott and Llddelt Engines and Boilers
on hand at factory prices.
V. G. Badham,
General Agent,
COLUMBIA, s. c.
Advice to Mothers.
y
Wa fairs nlaaann In mlllntf vnil P tttflll
Hon to a remedy so long needed la carrying
children safely through the critical
stage of teething. It Is an Incalculable
blessing to mother and child. If you are
disturbed at night with a sick, fretful,
teething child, use Pitts' Carminative, It
will give Instant relief, and regulate the
bowels, and make teething safe and easy.
It will cure Dysentery and Diarrhoea,
Pitts Carminative is an Instant relief for
colic of infants. It will promote digestion,
give tone and energy to the stomach and ^
bowels. The sick, pony, suffering child
will soon become the fat and frolicking Joy
of the household. It is very pleasant to
the taste and only cost 25 cents, per bottle. 4
Sold by druggists and by - THE
MURRAY DRUG 00.,
Columbia, S. 0.
UUI?
HERE.
IS YOUR LIVER ALL RIG "IT ?J
Axa yoar Kidneys In a healthy condition ?
If so. Hilton's Life for the Liver and
Kidneys v .J keep them so. If
not, Hilton's Life for the L'ver
and Kidneys will make
them so. A 25c bottle
will convince
you of this
Taken regularly after meals It la an ai| to
digestion, cures habitual conaUpatioj^^^^i
and thus refreshes and clears I '
both body and mind.
SOLD WHOLESALE BY plgfc
rh? Murray Drug q||||
COLUMBIA, 8. O.
Dr. H. BAEK, Charleaton, S.
ENGINES, ^
BOILERS, |j
SAW' MILLS, ' |
GRIST MILLS, |
AT ,
FACTORY 3
PflICES.?|
E. W. SCREVEN,if
COLUMBIA, S. C.
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