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|^^^|hWATION. THE STATE I ^mBS^P^JPONDITIQN. First of the Officers HnCHK^^B^^ffiB^Rrt to the Public Printer BjjM^^SHBM9^3^B^eater Than Ever. S. C., Dec. 18.?Supe HSSgSSfflBprf Education Mayfield ye BBjaWaaBHa^PQcied his annual report to tl KHMMBJEq Assembly to the Public Prii 5j Sre2j|*^ng the first of the State office It is a very able and inte HHra^Bpg document, furnishing muc HBHBK'.luable information about the edi DnMShjona] institutions of the State an TCHflRHSBkg in a most lucid mann< BMUWKKH^Huiestions affecting their i: May field's discussion < fflESHgtBWspepsarv .profit question is pa: 8BSMjPJ&ly timely, showing that Jegisl; ffiffluHs needed to make the schools r jWHEffiW funds from this source as ii SMgnl^Hed by the constitutional convei nUHDHl. ilio luiruuuuuuu iu tuc ^raBas follows: nSBafMfo the Honorable, the Senate an MraJB House of Representatives of Sout Carolina: Gentlemen: I have the honor t submit the following as the twentj eighth annual report of the Denar F ment of Education: W The statistical tables shows a ger eral improvement. The department has been free froi disturbance or friction. Harmony hs uniformly prevailed among the teacl ers and school officers. All things considered the school for the year have been satisfactor and the results accomplished as gres as could have been expected. The school law passed at your las session contains a few conflicting se< tions of minor importance which I wi call to the attention of the committee on education during your session. A few changes in the law are neec ed. These I will suggest when I tak up the subjects to which they relate. The enrollment for the year is lai Sr than ever before in the history c a State. Last year the number c white pupils was 103,728, and thi year 109,159, an increase of 5,430; co ored pupils last year 119,292, and thi year 123,178, an increase of 3,886; total increase of white and colore pupils of 9,316. This increase has sui passed the most sanguine expectation of those charged with the man&g< mentofthe department. This schc lastic year was put eight months, ii stead of twelve, commencing Novem ber 1 and ending June 30, caused b the chancre in the law. Had th schools that were taught during th summer months been included in thi report as they would have been ha the scholastic year been 13 montb instead of eight, possibly the enroll ment would have been still larger. Formerly the scholastic year ra: from November the 1st to Octobe the 80th. Under the new law it runt after this year, from July the 1st t June the 30th. This was a wise chang as it makes the scholastic year cotei minal with that of the collegiate an graded school and thus prevents a d vision of the sessions of these schools Formftrlv a nart of the sessions C these schools was incorporated in th report of on& scholastic year and th remainder in that of another- A toon as the officers familiarize then: selves with the change they will b pleased with it, for in addition to th reason already assigned it gives air \ pie time in which to prepare and foi ward their reports. The schools for the whites averag 3.95 months, and those for the colore 3.25 months. It will be observed tbs the average is not as great as that c last year, but this is to be accounte ^ for by the shortening of the scholas ic year, putting the schools for tb summer months into the next schola tic year. Had the schools for the sun mer months been included in this yej the average length of session woul have been increased beyond that c any previous year. By careful management all tl schools of many of the counties ha\ been brought to a cash basis, and i many other counties 3ome of th school districts have been brought t a cash basis. In but few of the coui ties are all the schools on a credit bj sis. I had hoped to see the schools < every county in the State brought I a cash basis by this time, but this hi been impossible. Work along th: line has been quietly done, with bi little, if any, notice taken of it, an in no wav has the causa of educalio suffered on account of it. Effor 1 along this line will be continued, bi I can not promise results as the tern of the law are at times in the way an prevent wise action which would a complish the purpose. The conditio of the schools of the several countii are so very different that no gener, mandatory law on the subject wou] meet the exigencies of the case or pr< vide the proper relief. An amem ment to the law with proper limit tions giving a wider discretion on th \ line to school officers would aid grea lv. if it did not altogether accomDlis Si ? "?- a - - i e end desired. The total school expenses for tJ year were several thousand dolla less than last year, but this is also a countable for by the shortening of tl scholastic year and putting the schoo ?_ for the summer months in next yea It may have been expected by son that the expenditures for the ye would be largely in excess of any pr vious years. But it should be remei fc-bered that the counties on a cash bas mgt used only the tax formerly levied, H . poll tax and a two mill tax. In son counties not on a cash basis only noli and a two mill tax were used,ai BW^MnHo county was the full amount Kg^P^oll and three mill tax used. Ti condition of the schools of the diff? njm. tnt counties rendered this course bo Mk proper and expedient. This is but s RnH; instance of the advisability of makir SSVthd law more flexible. The State co ^HS^jijtution ot 1895 provides as follows MjHSsHRection 6. * * * There shall be a BgVISHed on all taxable polls in the Sta wBnSHLeen the ages of twenty-one ai MBSS^Mfceara (excepting Confedera above the age of fifty years tax of one dollar on ea< HHgBtti^^^^rpceeds of which tax shs for school purposes j^BHBHffl^^^^hool districts in whi( Whenever during tl fiscal years the ti BSBBiSWfi5w5MBH?^Mgounty boards officers ai jffiYyyM an amou MnKtMmSWwWHMBM ra ni ta. of ti MHB8BCTfili^BaiWMBB?fcolled in tl ^or ^1 MM OTifpESMrfeBra day report of the State Superintendent of Education for said scholastic year, the Comptroller General shall, for the N aforesaid three next ensuing fiscal years, on the first day of eaca of said years, levy such an annual tax on me taxable property of the State as he to may determine to be necessary to - make up such deficiency, to be collected as other State taxes, and appor tion the same among the several counr ties of the State in proportion to the s- respective deficiencies therein. ie Section 12. All the net income to be i- derived by the State for the sale or lips cense for the sale of spiritous, malt, r- vinous and intoxicating liquors and h beverages, not including so much !- thereof as is now or may hereafter be ,d allowed by law to go to the counties >r and municipal corporations of the i- State, shall be applied annually in aid >f of the supplementary taxes provided r- for in the sixth section of this article; i- and if after said application there e- should be a surplus, it shall be devot1 < 1 1 J. eU XO pUDllC SUUUUi (JUI fJuaca, auu a[iportioned as the General Assembly rt may determine: Provided, however, That the said supplementary taxes d shall only be levied when the net inh come aforesaid from the sale or license from the sale of alcoholic liquors or 0 beverages is not sufficient*to meet and ' equalize the deficiencies for which the f said supplementary taxes are provil" ded." i- At your last session you passed the following act: n Section 1. That the profits of the ts State from the State dispensary here! tofore accrued up to December 31, 1895, inclusive of the fifty thousand Is dellars heretofore covered into the y State treasury, amounting to the sum tt of $243,816.57, be paid intc the State treasury as the same is collected, and 5t that the same De entered upon me ?. general account in the State treasury 11 and he applied to the general current :s expenses of the State government for the fiscal year 1896. [. Section 2. That the profits of the :e State from the State dispensary accruing since January 1,1896, be paid in.. to the State treasury as the same is >f collected, and that the same be entered >f upon a special account and be held in is the Stale treasury under the provisl ions of Section 12 of Article Xt of the is Constitution of the State." a It is a question as to what this Act d means. It is subject to different conTirUon in/lanonrloni OIO. UU11UUO TTUUU VV/UOVL uvu 4UV?V^WUV%VM? is of the Constitution. The interpreta3. tion now put upon it gives the net ). profits from the business of the generi al expense account of the State until t- the amount of profits reaches the sum y of $193,816.57?the total value of the e stock on hand on December 31, 1895, e consisting of bottles, sealing wax, is mules, wagons, office furniture, lid quors and so on. This view postpones lS the income to the school fund from [. the Disyensary until the net profits amount to $193,816.57. My informaq tion is that there has been paid into r the State Treasury during the year as 5j Dispensary profits $75,000, leaving o $118,816.67 still unpaid to the general e account. At this rate it will take [>. about another year and a haJf to find ish paying the general acount. If i- this is the proper construction it will [. be about June 1898, before there will ,f be realized to the school fund anye thing from the Dispensary and that e clearly defeats the purpose of the Cons stitution inasmuch as these profits are x- "in aid of the supplementary tax proe vided for in the sixth section of" Are tide XI of the Constitution, This i- supplementary tax provided for in the p. Constitution guaranteed to the people for three years a school fund equal to ;e three dollars per capita on the enrollid ment for 1895. If the regular school it fund and the profits from the Dispen>f sary to the schools do not equal three d dollars durintr any one of these three t- years, the Comptroller General is ree quired by the Constitution to levy a 5. deficiency tax, but he is not required i- to levy the tax until the regular school u- fund and the Dispensary profits fail d to raise the three dollars per capita. >f The three years will have passed before the schools realize anything from ie the Dispensary and, therefore, the re Comptroller General will never have n to levy a deficiency tax, and the three e dollars per capita for the schools, 0 guaranteed by the Constitution, will be defeated to the disappointment of J the people who have put faith in the promise. ^ Under the act passed at your last session the funds on hand and those |g arising since for the permanent school lt fund have been invested by the State ^ Treasurer as follows: |n In S. C. 4L-1 per cent, cout pon bonds $21,000 00 . Tn S C. 41-2 riftr pp.nt. stnr.k 14.757 95 .1 in S. C. 41-2percent, stock, j Brown 11,700 0C c. In U. S. 4 per cent, consols 1,700 00 * Total $49,157 95 al During the year ninety-eight school i j houses have been erected, at a cost of $8,733.12. The school houses for j whites number 2,448; valuation, $570,. 863.90; those for colored number 1,692, jg valued at $176,112.35; making an i aggregate of 4,140 bushels, valued al $746,676.45. The school furniture and apparatus is valued at $74,653.33, which, added to the value of houses, 16 makes a total value of school proper rs ty of $821,329.78. c' Some feeling has been aroused in *e the State through the public press over the use of objectionable schoo] T histories in the schools of the State. ie Some of these objectionable books ar have been named by the critics whc e" have engaged in the discussion. These objectionable books are principally ,1S used in private schools and graded a schools, created by special legislation, 16 over which this department has no * jurisdiction. An attempt was made l(* at your last session to regulate this matter so far as these graded schools 16 were concerned, and in the discussion '** on the subject some of the dangers in kb volved in neglecting the matter were n presented. The State Board, in 1895, adopted Hansel's Histories for use in a" the public schools. These are unob : jectionable books so far as this depart s~ ment is concerned and so far as the ^ critics have expressed themselves. ld Montgomery's Beginners' History was te also adopted by the State Board at the O same time, more on account of biography than its history value for young children. These are the only histories l? the State Board has adopted, and the sh use 0f any other history in any public 16 school is without authority of law. lx By special legislation those graded schools are not under the jurisdiction of the State Board, and, therefore, Q* this beard is not responsible for this hi* ie tories used in them. 16 During the year special school dis 1? tricts have been "established by the County Boards, and a special tas id levied under the general law author 10 izing the same, which districts are | V w- -7 a under the jurisdiction of the 8tate Board, as follows: Anderson, 2, special tax none; Barnwell, 12, special ] tax 10; Berkeley, 1, special tax none; Chesterfield, 2, special tax none:; Clarendon, 1 special tax none; Colleton, 2, special tax none; Fairfield, 1, spec- 3 ial tax 1; Greenville, 5, special tax 2; i MariDoro, 1, special lax i; uconee, a, , special tax 2; Orangeburg, 1, special | tax 1; York, 1, special tax none; mak- s ing a total of 31, with 17 levying a ] special tax. ; Previous to this year special school ] districts had been established bv the ( County Boards, and a special, tax levied, under the general law author- ] izing the jurisdiction of the State \ Board, as follows: Anderson, 8, special tax none; Barnwell, 22, social . tax 9; Berkeley, 2 special tax 2; Chester, 1, special tax none; Chesterfield, , 10, special tax 7; Claiendon, 2, special ] tax 2; Colleton. 12, special tax none; i Darlington, 3 special tax none; Edge- \ field, 10, special tax 1; Fairfield, 16, , special tax 10; Florence, 7, special tax ] none; Greenville. 1, special tax 1; i Hampton, 3, special tax 1; Kershaw, \ 7, special tax 7; Lancaster, 1, special ^ fov "1 \ftj vinr\ A ononi' a tn-r 9. Marl- I < X f iUMl AVUf 1| ? J ? boro, 1, special tax 1 ;Newberry, 7,special tax 7; Orangeburg. 11, special) tax 11; Pickens, 3, special tax 2; Sumter, 1, special tax 1; Union, 1, special tax 1; York, 4, special tax 1; making a total of 137 districts, with 66 levying a special tax. In addition to the foregoing the Legislature has created, by special legislation, 99 special school districts, most of which are still in existence and levy a special tax, which diitricts are not under the jurisdiction of the State Board. There are eighty-nine public schools in the State, as shown by the School Commissioners' reports, in which the public funds are supplemented by private subscriptions. In some of the counties, reports not included in the above, the School Commissioners say tc 11 11 1 11 1# 4t~ 11. . many, neariy an, uuo-iuuriu tu | one-third," etc. The School Commissioners' reports show eighty-five academies and high schools in operation this year. The State colleges, male and female have had a posperous year. Reference is here directed to their several special reports and to their separate mention in the body of this report, that you may have a full and clear conception of the condition of each of them. All the private colleges, male and female, have been well attended and appear to be in a most prosperous condition. It is indeed gratifying to note that all the institutions of higher learning, State and private, as well as the p idlic and graded schools, have been well patronized and that the educational spirit in the State seems to increase , year by year. But the contention . over free tuition in the State colleges j still continues. The boards of trustees of the State institutions of higher learning in this 1 State are too large, thereby entailing ^ a greater expense than is necessary to ; secure their proper supervision. At ] least two meetings of each board is ! necessary every year and to secure the same involves a heavy cost on the in- ! stitution. " ' The vexed question of free tuition in State colleges should be settled and ( < ' i tti? : i. l i EUI10 rest, r or many years it ucu> een a subject of dissatisfaction and 1 complaint on the part of the friends 1 of the other colleges in the States, and . thus has worked injury to all the interests of education. That such dis- ! satisfaction should exist is not sur- ! prising, in the absence of all unifor m law or practice on the subject, in the several State colleges. The private and denominational colleges are de ] pendent largely upon their tuition i fees, and their friends complain of < what they cansider a want of due regard for their interests and rights. Under such circumstances, ana icr sake of all the interests concerned, i t is very desirable that some equitable i and permanent settlement of the quesi- < tion should be reached, which would ] be uniform in its application to all the State colleges, and just alike to the in terests of the State and of the private 1 colleges. So long as the question re j mains open, the agitation and the ; harm resulting from it will continue, and the failure of each successive Legislature to settle it only increases tho i irrnfatiftn And rlftntrfir. Tn thfi hoDii of reaching such a settlement, and of thus harmonizing so far as possible all the interests of lygher education in i the State, I recommend, that at an early day in the session the Commit tee on Education invite a conference i of the presidents or superintendents of 1 all the colleges of the State, and of the State Board of education, with the view of agreeing upon a general 1 scheme which may then be enacted into law, and henceforth enforced in ' all the State colleges. I feel sure that l such a conference would meet in the ' spirit of compromise and with an in' telligent desire to advance all the interests of education in the State. Of: nni'MQ tVio cnoxiol crhnlHraViinc for WUIOV bUV -Wnormal or other purposes, should be protected, but the general question of tuition fees might be settled upon a just and uniform plan, with which plan the private colleges would doubtless co operate. I beg leave to commend this suggestion to early consideration. W. D. Mayfield, Superintendent of Education. Coald Not Catch the Filibuster. Key West, Fla., Dec. 16.?The cruisers Newark and Raleigh returned to Key West at noon today and immediately reported to the navy department that they had been unable to overhaul the filibuster steamer Three Friends. It is reported here on good authority that the latter landed her cargo on the southeast side of the island last night, after a running fight with two Spanish gun boats. Guards from Gomez's army received the war supplies safely. As was reported in these dispatches yesterday, the Three Friends sailed from Jacksonville Sunday nig ht with a large cargo of arms and ammunition. When the news was received on board the Newark she was seen to hurriedly steam up and sail out of the harbor. She did not even wait to take on a full supply of coal. It was to cut off the filibuster steamer that the cruiser left so hurriedly, and an exciting chase is said to have taken place. The Three Friends is a fieet little craft and had no difficulty in showing her hells to Uncle Sam's cruissrs and to the Spanish vessels, which are also reported to have taken part in the chase. When questioned about the firing heard off Key West yesterday, the officers refused to talk, and will not say whether the Spanish vessels opened fire upon the boat. That she succeeded in landing her cargo is not doubted here. CUBA MUST BE FREE. Prompt Ilecogaltion of Cuban IndependflAllAd far. Jacksonville, Dec. 16.?The indignation of the Cubans ?(Jacksonville ind the American friends of Cuba aver the reported cowardly assassination of General Antonio Maceo under i flasr ol truce was expreesed tonight by a great torchlight procession and mass meeting on a vacant lot, no building in the city being large anough to accommodate the crowd. Judge R B. Archibald, one of the leading lawyers of Florida, presided, and speeches denunciary of General Weyler and the Spanish government were made by prominent citizens. Ex-Mavor D. U. Fletcher, member Df the Florida legislature, said: "The highest authority in the United States, President Cleveland, tells us there is qo war in Cuba. If not why is it a :raft cannot leave this port without being chas:d by armed cruisers? I tell you there is war in Cuba, and the time has come when we as American people can no longer say that the Spanish people are examples of'chivilry. Their chivalry now exists in butchering crippled men, weak worn3n and children. We know what freeJom and liberty means and we will s tand by Cuba and see that she gets tier freedom." Judge R. B. Archibald, in his adIress, said: "A few dags ago Presiient Cleveland, in referring to Cuba, jxpresse.i what he supposed was the sentiment of the American people in referring to the honor and chivalry of the Spanish people. In the wtvr of the rebellion it is said that Cleveland hired a substitute. He believes in substitutes, and in his message substituted his opinion for that of the American people. The substitute is repudiited by the American people, who aow clamor for the recognition of 3uba as a free and independent naion. We not only are here to express indignation at the manner in wnich Maceo wfis asssinated, but to express indignation at the appointment of Spanish spies as United States deputy narshals. It seems that the Spanish Dflicials are dictating to and controllng the Federal officials." 1 T?.. - 3 jmerin ixapoieon Drowaru, mo cummnder of the steamer Three Friends, was given an ovation when introluced. He made a strong plea for free Duba. He predicted victory for the Cubans by April 1, 1897. State Senator John E, Hartridge, a candidate f or the United States sena;oriship, said that the cowardly assaslination of Maceo was the most disastrous thing that could have occurred for Spain. Maceo was a black man, out was fighting for white and black ilike, and his death only created a greater sympathy for the struggling Dubacs. J. N. C. Stockton, a national bank president and member-elect of the legislature, thought that it was time President Cleveland stopped dealing in long-winded sentences and acted according to the resolution of Senator Mills. It is time to give the?Spanish minister his passport and send nim home. ^ Gen. J. J? Dickinson, commander Df the Confederate veterans of Florida, said he was ready to raise a regiment of 1,000 men to go to Cuba and drive the Spanish off the Island. Resolutions calling upon the United 3tates government to at once declare the independence of Cuba were unanimously adopted. The resolutions follow: Resolution offered by E. G. Blair: Be it resolved, first. That we, the people of Jacksonville, Fla? in mass meeting assembled, receive the news of the assassination of General Antonio Maceo, the gallant leader of the Cuban patriots, with profound ijorrow and believe no act. of intrigue, inhumanity, butchery and cowardice so appalling in its nature can be found in the records of warfare among civilized nations save in the annals of Spanish history. Second, Believing that the war in Cuba is being waged by the Spanish government in an inhumane, atrocious and uncivilized manner, never before equalled in the pages of history, for cruelty, indecency and vice, save in the acts of the barbarous and uncivilized nations. We, therefore, as a Christian community, appeal to the American congress for the tiake of humanity, to enact such legislation as will give American citizens the right to legally aid the Cuban patriots and that our gov ernment may at once declare the independence of the Cuban nation regardless of foreign complications. Tnird, We further appeal to all christian communities throughout this broad land that cherish liberty, humanity and freedom and that abhor crime, oppression and tyranny, to dc whatever be in their power to encourage and aid the Cuban patriots in their gallant struggle for autonomy; and, believing asi we are taught by the charts of constitutional government that all men ought to be free and have the right to enact such laws as are best suited to their welfare and pro tection, we appeal to all men who enjoy these blessings in a free republic to assist those patriots who are trying to rid themselves of the oppressions o] tyrants and inhuman savages, whc represent a country whose govern ment is a disgrace to European civilization." Pianos by the Mile. See Ludden and Bates' new adver tisment of one thousand Mathusheb pianos. Suppose them all loaded oe to wagons in one grand procession, allow 15 fSet for each wagon and ileam and the line would be nearlj three miles long. That is just tht wholesale way this great southerr house does business. Having acquired an interest in the noted Mathusheb Piano factory, they are now supply ing purchasers direct and saving all intermediate profits. This means a saving of from $50 to $100 on each piano, and the securing of one of the oldest and most i reliable instruments at a remarkably low figure. Better write them at Savannak&a., or at 93 Fifth Ave., New York Arreste or Murder. Cheraw, Dec1,/ 17.?The coroner's jury in the ca;ie of George Kelly, killed by the constables at Chester field, returned a verdict against GL J. Brown, CressB. S winnie, P. B.Douglfiss and Dock Chapman of murder, and they have all been arrested, ex cept Brown, who:is in Sumter. The sheriff of Sumter has been telegraphed o arrest Brown, The three last named are citizens of Chesterfield, who were summoned by Constable Brown to go with him .?News and Courier. POSSIBILITIES OF WAR Between the United States and Spain About Cuba. Washington, Dec. 15.?After an impressive opening prayer by Rev. T. DewittTalmage, to-day, Senator Morgan of Alabama held the attention of the Senate and well filled galleries for an hour by his earnest advocacy of a strong and decisive policy in dealing with the Cuban question. The prom inence of Mr. Morgan in the Uuban debate of last session, when he had charge of the Cuban resolutions reported from the committee on foreign relations, gave special interest to his speech today. He spoke in a dispassionate style, although his words had a directness and severity in picturing the horrors existing in Cuba puch as is seldom heard in the Senate. Mr. Morgan spoke freely of the possibilities of war, welcoming it if necessary to guarantee the protection of American citizens. He asserted that Spain's bankruptcy would prevent the collection of any indemnity for wrongs. The Senator questioned the wisdom of the President's position that the granting of belligerent rights would be untimely. Mr. Morgan went on to speak of the trying situation which required prompt action to save thousands of innocent people from cruel and deliberate butchery. The wholesale massacres of Spain was no surprise to the Senator, who had anticipated it. "If war with the United States is necessary to reconcile the Spanish people to the loss of Cuba by foreign conquest," said Mr. Morgan, "we shall be compelled to meet that emergency. If the destruction of Cuba is enough to satisfy the popular sentiment of revenge, we can avoid a war with Spain by remaining inactive while our own people are being ruined or sluaghtered alone with the Cubans. If we mean to take any action towards the ending of this war of annihilation and extermination, we have no time to lose." Mr. Morgan referred to the resolution of Congress at the last session, which he said left to the President the choice of concurring with the policy of Congress or delaying. The President chose delay. "The war has continued," said Senator Morgan, "until it has reached the final and-uesperate stage of war of devastation ana extermination, with the people of Cuba as a prey to those who have set aside the usual honorable usages of warfare, and have become robbers, cut-throats, assassins, ravishers and pirates." All of these crimes, Mr. Morgan declared, would be found to have been authentically stated to the government, when the seals of secrecy are broken and they are brought to the knowledge of the world for the vindication of our course, "if we are forced to war to put an end to this saturnalia of blood and fire." Congress had reason to regret the inaction of the President. A firm declaration that the conflict in Cuba had reached the stage of open, public war would admonish Spain that the United States at least would hold her accountable for the observance of the rules of civilized warfare. "Our^people were not content," said Mr. Morgan, "to suffer these wrongs within earshot of our frontier, and to Eile up claims, petitions and proofs to e brought before Spain in the endless palaver of dispiomatic correspondence. While we know that wrong have been done to our people and other wrongs are threatened, our government is in the most humiliating state of innocuous desuetude if it in1 terposes no helping hand to the sufferi ers and refuses to forbid the further devastation and death that a cruel government is now inflicting upon them." The Senator said he foresaw that the time was near at hand when the final : stand of the United States must be taken. It was foreshadowed by the message, and the moment might come at any time the President would take a definite and final stand. When this fiamfi thfl Sanator would follow the colors of the President, and if it meant war, would any American hesitate to ' respond? There was no alternative between further humiliating delay oi* of intervention. In conclusion, Mr. Morgan said: "In this condition of impotency to establish peace in Cuba and perman ent security for our own people, while - the Spanish monarchy is dominant in that island we have no alternative left i to us but the single choice between - the continuous repetition of the evils portrayed in the message of the Presi dent, or a base, humiliating and cruel delay on our part while rapine and de1 struction are rampant in the hope i that some fortunate turn in events may relieve us from a duty that we ' owe to humanity, to Charistian civili zation, to the spirit and traditions of our country and our people, and to the 1 lives and liberties of our people in Cuba who are now held by the cruel i power of Spain. I do not rely upon ; any authority for what passed beyond t the President's message and the report i of the Secretary of State. That is enough ffacts are incontrovertible and our duty is plain. If we fail to act up; on them, we take the responsibility of j a delay to perform a plain duty, at I the expense of our people whose > lives are in constant peril." At the close of Mr. Morgan's speech he asked for the adoption of the resolution presented yesterday requesting the Secretary of State for the papers in the Competitor case and for other cases involving the arrest of : United States citizens by the Sanish l authorities. The resolution was agreed , to without division. I r A Convenient Invention. ) An Orangeburg farmer comes to the i front with a new invention in the 1 shape of a Lubricator for oiling ve: hide wheels without taking them off the axle. It is inserted in the hub L between two of the spokes. When i you want to grease your wheel all you i have to do is to withdraw a plunger, i which operates with a spring, and put ; as much oil as is needed on the axle. i Upon bein? released the spring closes l up the oil hole until it is opened fori oiling up again. It is a very ingenious and clever device, and is bound to be used generally. With these lubrii cators a vehicle can be oiled up any, where along the road in less than one minute. The patent for this valuable invention is owned by the National Lubricator Company of Orangeburg, , S. 0. Mr. Jas. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor of the Orangeburg Times i and Democrat, is the manager of the [ company, which is a guarantee that it i is all right. The company wants an i agent in this county to sell the Lubrii cators. See advertisement in another column. V ^ - 1 " It X* Bald That of all the diseases that affect mankind, diseases of the kidneys are the most dangerous and fatal. If this be so, how important it is that the kidneys be kept in a healthy condition . The use of Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys will do this. It is the "ounce of prevention" in these * roubles. - The trustworthy cure for the Whiskey, * Opium, Morphtne and Tobacco Habits. For further Information address The Keeley Institute, or Drawer 27, Columbia, 3. C. I ? AGUSNTS WANTJKU 8 i | In each county in South Carolina % cjto introduce a LUBRICATOR for jb I " | oiling vehicle wheels without re- S W, moving the wheel from the axle. It # c g is a reccnt South Carolina inven- 0 ( 2; tion, and will sell rapidly, as it is IS 9 > a very convenient device. Exclu- $ jj!? sive territory given to the right man. For particulars address, <3 i NATIONAL LUBRICATOR COMPANY J M Lock Box No. 43, at ORANGEBURG, S. C. ? \ n. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY doean't always mean a chance to get work. Irs 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. We arejnow offering WELCH & EASON'S PERFECTION FLOUR Superfine Quality at 14.50 barrel Rest Patent Flour at M 4.25 barrel Choice Family Flour at 4.00 barrel I BEST GRANULATED SUGAR ... In 100 pound sacks at .......5c pound In smaller quantities at....M....?5^c pound GOOD GRANULATED SUGAR In 224 pound sacks at -4^c pound In 100 sacks at. pound In smalller quantities at 5c pound I RICE At 40,50, 64, 70 and 80 cents a peck. GOOD TOMATOES In 3 pound cans at ...5c a can...60c a dozen In 3 pound cans at ...6c a can...72c a dozen PUKE LARD?BEST QUALITY. 50 pound cans per can 13,00 20 pound cans per can 1.25 10 pound cans per can 75 5 pound cans per can....* 40 3 pound cans per can MIM HUM ?MIH ?MIM 25 1 COMPOUND LABD. 50 pound cans per can....M....M |2.75 { 20 pound cans per can.... - 1.15 10 pound cans per can 70 5 pound cans per can.... 1 35 i 3 pound cans per can.....,....'.. 25 Good Bio Coffee 18c pound Best Bio Coffee 20c pound ' Higher grade Coffees at very reasonable prices. CANNED MKATd CHEAP. Corned Beet 1 pound cans 10c Corned Beef 2 pound cans 20c Boast Beef 1 pound cans. 10c Boast Beef 2 pound cans 18c Potted Ham, small cans, 5c can, 50c dozea Potted Ham, large cans, 103 can, fl.00 doz. Potted Tongue, small, 5c can, 50c dozen Dried Beef, Armour's, 1 pound, 18c can, 12.00 dozen. Dried Beef, Armour's, X pound, 10c can, fl.20 dozen. Teas at 25' 50, 75 and f 1.00 pound. Kv* ery style and variety. , We make It to your advantage to buy vMvnm n>v\AAvl.\a nf na 'Prn na yuui uiwoiioo ui WJ x * j vw. Get a copy of our Prices List. It la a ' handy and newsy little book,. WELCH & BASON, UNIVERSAL PROVIDERS, 185 and 187 Meeting and 117 .Market St?., i CHARLESTON, S. Q. I SEE I HERE. 1S.Y0UR LIVtR ALL RIj 1T?J Are your Kidneys in a healthy condition ? If so, Hilton's Life for the LWer and Kidneys will keep theiu so. If not, Hilton's Life fo. the L ver and Kidneys will make them so. A 25c bottle will convince you of this fact Taken regularly after nmis it is an aid to digestion, cures babitua. constipathu, and thus refreshes and clears both body and mind. SOLD WHOLESALE Y Th? Murray Drug Co COLUMBIA, 8. 0. AND Dr. H. BAEB, Charleston, S. 0. ^ jk. tftfnUBSSS wg \ ' ' / H A. PARTNER^M EVERY I ry rowN. I ' Postmasters, Railroad Areata, yenerai^HM 5tore Keepers, Clerks, Ministers, ither person, lady or gentleana, wb^^H^^flH levote a-liftle or all of thetr time )usl ess. We do not want any money^HHMH d vance, and p\y large erambuloa) hose who work for m. We have the bestflBH family Medicines on earth, aid can H lace lots of testimonials from oar home JHH people. Send for blank application and circular, flflfl Address BRAZILIAN MBUI01NB CO., HH 844 Broadway, Aa^aita, Ua | "MATHUStiEK"?The Piano f9r a Lifetime, IOOO I PIANOS I clos^ th|@r^ J LUDDEN A BATES, interestedlnuHH this Factory, now offer this great stock at Sf>0 to $100 less tbnn former prices. No Ntrictly High Grade I'lano ever iold ao low. ONE PROFIT from Factom to Consnner. N Greaterindnccments than ever lnsllght- : i ly used l'ianos and Organs?many as ; ? Rood as new?sold under guarantee. ; La test Styles; Elegant Cases. Also ' Hew STEINWAY Pianos, . ? L Mason & Hamlin Organs, j Write for Factory Prices and Bargain Lists. ; . LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, All Sheet Music One-Half Price. j RISrm.F.RERft ' C RICE 1 HULLER. I The only machine thit la oae iop?ntkra> wlU CLEAN, HULL AND POLISH" rough rice, putting it In merchantable condition, ready for table use. ^ SIMPLE AND EASY 5 to manage. Write for price* and terms;. ALSO fl Corn Mills, Saw Mills, Planing Machines,. V and all kinda of Wood-working fl ? Machinery. jE ralbott and Llddell Engines and BallersJ n on band at factory prices. i V. C. Badham, General Agent, COLUMBIA, S. C. Advice to Mothers. v Y We take pleasure la calling you r attain tlon to a remedy so long needed In carrying children safely through the critical itage of teething. It Is an Incalculable blessing to mother and child!. It you ar? Usturbed at night with a> aiefc, fretful,, teething child, use Pitts' Carminative, it will give Instant relief, and regulate the* bowels, and make teething safe anl easy,.. It will cure Dysentery and Diarrhoeas Pitts Carminative Is an instant relief for soilc of infants. It will promote digestion,. ?ive tone and energy to the stomach and!' bowels. The sick, puny, suffering child1 will soon become the fat and frolicking Joy of the household. It is very plewaat to ~ the taste and only cost 25 cents par bottle.. Sold by druggists and by THE MURRAY DRUO UOM Columbia, 8. ENGINES, ~ s BOILERS,-! SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, J AT FACTORY 1 PRICESrjM E. W. .SCREVEflM