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i nw ?mn mDnrvto ATiV I I0IA1J& moriii^OAai. T LAST THE ANNUAL REPORT HAS ! BEEN ISSUED. 1 ecord of a Year? Interesting Flgnres Presented by the State Board of Con- 1 trol?The Practical Results. i 3 The annual report of the State board < of control was recently made pub- 1 lie. This document has been awaited ' for some time. Here is what the i board has to say: Offirft of Htate Board of Control, South Carolina Dispensary. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 1, 1897. < To his Excellency, the Governor of the State of South Carolina: Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly providing for a State board of control for the management of the dispensary, the undersigned assumed charge of its i management on the first day of last ' ' i April, ana iouuu us uuuutiai oiamo be as is set forth in the following ' statement of assets and liabilities tak en from the books of the dispensary: ASSETS. Merchandise in hands of county dispensers, State's ' profitsadded $14;"!,OSS 20 < Less State's unearned profits added at time of ship- < ment 41,453 77 : \ Value of above merchandise (cost price).......$103,634 43 Amount due by ex dispensers and in process of settle- i ment..... 4.52G 43 D.Mnnal onr>nnnt<a rliift J * 8tete.?.i...rr.r 4,408 06 Cash?balance in State treasury... 3,921 22 Teams and wagons?in ven tory 1,257 25 k Machinery and office fix- < : turcs..." 2.656 47 Merchandise at State dispensary 73,007 17^ Supplies at State dispeni aary 47,741 54 Total $241,212 57 LIABILITIES. 5 1 Personal accounts due by 4 A r\RK 1R ? ? <? -x,vv*/ w Due from general fund of the State from former earnings ........... 192,857 89 Net accrued profit for present quarter passed to credit State School fund,.... 44,299 32 1 Total.. $241,212 57 Before assuming the duties of our office an inventory of all liquors and and supplies on hand was carefully taken by a committee composed of the Legislative examining committee and 1 representatives of this board. We found liquors on hand at the State dispensary tothe amount of$373,067.17; liquors in hands of county dispensers 1145,088.20; supplies $47,741.54, and cash in the State treasury $3,921.22 as set forth in the above schedule of assets. We found an accrued profit due the general or current fund of, $92,847.89, and an accrued profit of $44,299.32 10 me creau 01 me scnooi muu. GENERAL FUND AND SCHOOL FUND. As frequent inquiries into the subject shows the fact that many citizens of the State do not clearly comprehend the legal status of tne general fund, v and the school fund in respect of their association with dispensary profits, we deem it wise to briefly comment on the authority creating a school fund from the net earnings of the dispensa3r, and trust that we may sufficiently ucidate it as to make it readily understood by those who may make fu ture inquiry into the matter. There are many who seem unable to understand why the general fund had a priority of claim over the school fund on the first of January last to the amount - A<Aft A4M AA Ti. 1 ^ , w lb is muipijr ? ijugjtion of law, and is the direct outSowth of that SDecific requirement of e late Constitutional Convention, i which ordained that the net income of the dispensary from the first of la9t January shall be put aside for school purposes. Before this ordinance be- ' came operative (the Constitution itself i not being of force until the first of last January,) there was a balance of net accrued profit due the State to the amount of $192,847.89 This ordinance not being retroactive did not, therefore, make any provision for the disposition of the $192 847.89, which had accrued as a net profit prior to the first of last January. And in the absence of any legislative enact meet placing the net profits of the dispensary accruing prior to January , last to the credit of any specific fund, these accrued profits were placed to the credit of the general fund of the State, and being the oldestclaim must, therefore, be liquidated from the accumulated cash surplus be fore the school fund (the younger claim) can hope for any payment from the cash accumulations of the dispensary. We have paid into the State treasury in the last four months $100,000 to the credit of the general fund, and will li auidate the $92,000 balance that is to le credit of the same fund by the first ' of June. TO THE CREDIT OF THE SCHOOL FUND. There is now to the credit of the school fund $222,937.31, which represents the net accrued profit from the business of the dispensary for the past year. A conservative estimate of the possibilities of the business guarantees aafety in the prediction that we will make a first payment of $15,000 to the I school fund by the first of next July and a like amount by the first of August And for the months of September, October, November and December $25,000 each. Should these expectations be realized, we will have paid at the close of the present year $130,000 to the credit of the school fund and the balance of $92,000, in round numbers, due the general fund; making a total of $222,000, which we will have paid at the close of the present year, from the cash accumulations of the State dispensary. There are incorporated in this report and to be found under their propar heads statements of the purchases, sales, profits to towns and counties and State, and the total profits from all sources from the beginning of the dispensary to the close of the past fiscal year. INVITE THE CLOSEST SCRUTINY. We invite the closest scrutiny of every detail of our official acts, and are content for the results of our labors to speak for themselves. In the management of the affairs of the dispensary we have endeavored to husband every resource and such energy and ability as we may possess have been given unstintingly to it. It is a business of great magnitupe and of a complex nature, and we are impressed with the gravity of our duties and the great responsibilities which they carry. kad in our efforts to master every da- ] tail of the business we have been moved with a desire to protect the interest of the State ?nd to so act as to best conserve the welfare of the whole people. 1 REBATES. Our purchases, we corsider, have been made judiciously, and in 'price md quality will compare most favorably, with purchases made by our prelecessors. In the one item of rebates < there have been saved to the State in ] the past year more than forty-one < thousand dollars. ] By the last of this month every debt which we owe will have matured and been laid, and we will have more than rx/\r\ - r ?i-1 1~ I $4UU,ul'V Oi 4uick. assets, luuc^cuucutly of all funds in the State treasury, 1 which will be absolutely freed of all ] liability. There are on the books of the ais- 1 pensary several thousand dollars of shortages due by ex dispensers, most ! of which occurred prior to the begin- | uing of our terms of office These shortages are in the hands of the At- * torney General and some are now in 1 process of settlement. ' ACCOUNTS OF COUNTY DISPENSERS. We have a most satisfactory system 1 of checking the accounts of county dispensers. Of the ninety dispensers in the State we keep an itemized ac- 1 count of their daily purchases, sales ' ana cash transactions ana irom ineir weekly and monthly reports, certified ' by the county boards of control, we 1 make up their accounts monthly at 1 the central olBce. It is a work of great magnitude, as it is practically keeping books for ninety dispensers, aside from the books of the central office. On assuming charge we found 1 that our bookkeeper had this heavy lask to perform alone and as a result 1 was overworked. It was expecting too . much of human endeavor to expect j lie mail iu pruptjriy pcnuiui ? an amount of work that extended through so many ramifications. Consuquently we have employed addition- 1 al clerical force and every county dis- ' penser is promptly checked at the end of each week. We beg to report that the charges of wrong doing in the past manage- ; ment of the dispensary were prompt- ; ly investigated by this board, con- ' jointly with the Legislative examining board. ( A committee, consisting of a mem- ' ber of this board and a member of the Legislative examining committee, was sent to Cincinnati for the purpose of a further investigation of these charges, and, after exhausting all efforts, 1 found no convicting proof. The same member of this board and the Attorney General subsequently ' went to Baltimore in a further prosecution of this investigation and experienced a similar result. All the papers bearing on this investigation are in our possession, and we will be glad to turn them over to any committee which your honorable body in its wisdom may see fit to appoint for a further investigation of these charges. , AMENDMENTS RECOMMENDED. In the nature of amendments to the ' present dispensary Act we would respectfully recommend the following: 1, That the compensation of the State board of control shall be fixed by the General Assembly, and that all other officers and employees of the State dispensary, including the com missinnor and nhftmist. shall be an pointed by the State board of control i find their duties defined and compenration fixed by said board. i 2. That the State board of control shail fix the bonds of all employees, , and shall have the bonds made paya- , ble to said State board of control and shall have the custody of said bonds, . and stall be the final arbiters of the validity of said bonds. 3. Tnat all special privileges to tourist hotels require that they shall sell 1 only to bcna fide registered guests of the hotel, and that they sell only dur- , ~ i-'i-ii t 1 / ing me consuiuuuuai nuurs, jrum sun-up to sundown, and that they be not allowed to sell on Sundays. 4. That stocktaking and examination of the books of the State dispensary be required semi-annually, instead of quarterly, as is now required 1 by law. i All of which is respectfully sub- i mitted, ' Wilie Jones, Chairman, L. J. Williams, J. B. Douthit, J. 0. A. Moore State Board of Control. 5. W. Scruggs, Clerk. Comparative statement of assets and liabilities for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1896: ASSETS. i Ex dispensers shortages... .? 7,583 36 Personal accounts due State for tax-pays on bonded spirits and empty barrels. 10,459 27 Teams and wagons 1,294 19 Machinery and office fixtures 2,857 47 Cash in 8tate treasury..... 78,265 41 Merchandise at State dispen sary, m bulk and in cases (inventory) . 101,868 34 Supplies at State dispensary (inventory) . 15,394 15 Merchandise in hands of county dispensers....... 217,791 27 Total assets $435,513 46 LIABILITIES. Personal accounts due by State $ 63,393 05 General fund 91,532 47 School fund 127,864 51 Net accrued profit for present quarter passed to the credit of the school fund. 94,972 80 Unearned profit... 57,650 63 Total liabilities $435,513 46 Statement of profit and loss account for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1896: PROFITS.' Merchandise..... ....$463,221 95 Contraband seizures 10,803 85 Beer dispensaries 22,265 30 Rebates on whiskey purchases.................. 41,087 14 Permit fees... 28 50 City Columbia's dispensary profits withheld......... 1,565 12 $538,371 86 Unearned profit accruing for past twelve months.* 226,005 54 Total gross profits.....,.$764,977 40 T nQflirq SuDplies .'....$118,998 58 Breakage and leakage..... 1,111 04 Insurance.*..* 1,443 05 Constabulary 53,434 89 Freight 79 0C4 80 Expense.......... 19,144 01 Labor... 14,522 25 License......... 125 00 Loss from Florence fire.... 188 58 Loss from Bamberg fire. .. 812 56 Insurance 900 00 Total expenses..........$289,684 76 Unearned profit entered for twelvemonths ...... 252.355 33 Net accrued profit for 12 months.... 222.937 31 Total $764,977 40 It will be noted that the board of sontrol make four recommendations, perhaps the most important and general being with reference to tourists' hotels. Five Reporters Drowned. New Orleaks, Jan. 29.?At 12:35 D1clock this morning a collision oc curred on the river about twelve miles above the quarantine station, between the steam yacht Argo and the fruit steamship Albert Duraois, in which tbe yacht had her bow stove in and sank within a very few minutes after the accident. The Argo was bound down the river on her way to quarantine station to meet the steamship Whitney with the Congressional committee on board. On board the Argo were three reporters of the Pica yune, Messrs. M. f. JdLester ana r Blassini of the staif and an extra mac, A. C. Lindauer, and Mr. H. L. Frantz of New Orleans was a guest. A. crew of four men, commanded by Capt. James Brown, was in charge of the craft.' All in the cabin had retired and nothing unusual occurred until at half past 12 this morning, when the Dumois was encountered coming up the river. The Argo signalled for the right and the Dumois answered by two whistles or a signal that that ves sel would take the left hand side. The Argo crashed into the starboard bow of the ship, which had one of the plate3 bent, but the Argo had her bow stove in and in a few minutes sank. - - - j ine capiain auu wow ui lug in6u lowered away a small boat into which they sprang; while of the passengers, only two, Frantz and Lindauer, succeeded in reaching the little boat. Senator Tillman's Bill. Washington, D. C., Jan. 27.?Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, has introduced in the senate a bill to meet the defect in the South Carolina dispensary law pointed out by the recent rl/vnioinv. in fVia TTnitfirl fffafps snnrfimft UCWIOIUU IU buu vmwvi vw.?vW r ? court. The bill provides: "That all fermented, distilled or other intoxicating liquors or liquids transported into any State or territory or remaining therein for use, consumption, sale or storage therein, shall, upon arrival within the limits of said State or territory, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of such State or territory enacted for the control and policing of the liquor traffic, absolutely to the same extent and in the same manner as though such liquors or liquids had been produced in such State or territory, and shall not be exempt therefrom" by reason of being introduced therein in original packages for private use or otherwise, and such States shall have absolute control of such liquors or liquids within their borders, by whomever produced and for whatever use imported; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed as affecting the internal revenue laws. Hie Worat in Thirty Years. Washington, Jan. 27.?The general forecast issued by the Weather Bureau tonight says that the temperature has fallen in the South Atlantic and East Gulf States and Tennessee and has risen slowly in all other districts. It > * : continues oeiuw ireezuig m tuo ouuwern States, excent Florida, and is below zero in the Northwest as far South as iowa and Northern Illinois. Snow prevails tonight on the Atlantic coast North of South Carolina and in the Lake regions and upper Ohio Valley. The cold wave that has gone over the United States during the past several days is oneof the severest, considering both the low temperatures that pre vailed in many places and the vast extent of the area covered, that has been recorded by the Weather .Bureau m its thirty years of existence. The South today had an unusal experience. Throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and a large portion of Georgia, a fall of snow from one to three inches in depth is reported to the Weather Bureau. liarled In an Old Mine. Shamokin, Pa., Jan. 29.?Miss Maude lone Gothie and her fiance, Frederick Graeber, together with a carriage and team, were buried in a cave-in just above Bunker Hill last evening. Miss Gothie and the horses were killed, while Graeber was so badly injured that he may not recover. Miners on their way home from work at 4 o'clock this morning heard some one moaning pitifully, and going in the direction whence the sound came discovered the open hole in the road. Going to its edge tney called out: "Who is there?" and received the reply in a faint voice: "'Frederick Graeber." A rescuing party was summoned, and in a few minutes Graeber was taken out. Both his legs were broken and both feet frozen. He was brought to this city, but is not expectMieo Qa+Vjin'p V*r*r?xr tktqc CU kLF 1CWVC1 iiLioiJ vivvuiO a WVMJ T? mm not found until several hours later. She had been smothered to death. Nitro-Glycerlne Explosion. Lima, Ohio, Jan. 27.?A terrific nitro glycerine explosion occurred at Cygnet, Ohio, this afternoon, in which two persons were instantly killed and two others injured. ,A man named Henning who was four hundred feet away from the explosion, was badly cut on the head by flying debris. A little girl a thousand feet away from the scene of the disaster was cut by broken glass that fell from the windows in her home. Her injuries are not serious. It is supposed the two men now dead, were transferring the deadly glycerine from the magazine when in some manner it explopded. Both wye blown to atoms. The shock was so severe that every pane of glass in the town was broken and doori were blown off their hinges. The explosion was heard several miles away. A Horror In a Coal Minn. Uniontown, Pa., Jan. 27.?About 5 o'clock last evening a gas explosion occurred in a mine owned by the Shields, Laird & Hurst Coal Company, at Smock Station, on the Redstone branch of the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charleston Railroad. Two men were blown to atoms and seven per haps fatally injured, and two less seriously. One of the miners drilled into a pocket of gas and, as naked lights were used, an explosion followed. The seven men most seriously hurt were terribly mangled, several having their eyes blown out, while others were so badly burned that great pieces of flesh dronpedfrom their bones. THE DEAF AND BLIND. REPORT AS TO TWO CLASSES OF THE STATE'S WARDS. I3upt. Walker's Annual Bcpoit Showing What the Institution at Oeda." Springs Is Tlnfno'. The annual report of the South Carolina institution for the education of the deaf and blind was made public yesterday. The following extracts from Superintendent Walker's report will be of general interest. This report covers a period of 14 months, from November lj 1895, to December 31, 1896: "Onu hundred and seventy pupils, representing 35 counties, have been enrolled during the year, as follows: 11 CQ Onn lninni*o^ onr? L/Cai ?1# | UliUU UU. VUU JUUU-4VU HUU forty-two of this number are present at this date. The average attendance has been 136." ' The following items of repairs have been made during the year: The entire building regutterecl; steam pipes; radiators, etc, rebronzed; all tin roofs renainted; new steps on terraces around building ; tvro surface water closets; gymnasium building supplied with steam heat; office, dining rooms and all halls on Jirst siory of building papered; the large front room on second story of building is divided by partitions into two rooms, thus giving us an additional recitation room and thereby enabling us to add a room in west end of third story, hprfttnfnrA used as a school room, to space occupied for girl's" dormitories; an electric time and program system, consisting of a master program clock, five secondary dials, fifteen signal bells and all necessary batteries, wires etc. I have, heretofore, called the attention of the legislature, through your board, to the condition of the building used for colored pupils and of the danger of life in case of fire. Unless the next legislature provide for a suitable building for this department, I would urge the distinuation of that department until such time as it can be properly provided for, -I have had during the year an additional fire escape added to that building. Said building is of wood and was built more than three quarter*! of a century ago. ''The attention of the legislature has also been called, repeatedly, to our great need of an electric light plant and of proper laundry machinery. This is now the only State institution which is not provided with a proper and modern method of lights, and we feel suro is the one which stands most in need of same. We are using kero sine oil and candles. Uur laundry work ia done in the most primitive style. We have seen no reason to change the figures heretofore made on the cost of these necessary improvements. ''In this connction, I submit that it would be well, at this time, for the policy of the State to be outlined in the matter of the separation of tho two classes, the blind and the deaf, here provided for. There are three plans for the solution of this question. First to establish an entirely separate school for either the deaf or the blind at some other point in the State; second to erect a building in connection with and near the present plant for either the blind or the deaf, and thereby have each class occupy its own separate quarters, but under the same general mangement; or third, to enlarge the present buildings and continue the work under the present plan. I favor the first or the second plan. The only objection that can be urged against them is the greater cost to the State for the erection of suitable build; ings and their equipments and the increased expense that would be incident'to the running of two institutions instead of one. The spcond plan, that of of having both schools under one management but in separate buildings, would, cost the State less- in the outset, and the auunal current expense would be much less than under the first named plan. The third plan, to increase the present plant and continue the two classes together, would be a saving to the Stale of many thousand dollars in J matter of first cost and annual expense of the three plants, respectively. Under the first, a separate plan* would coat in the neighborhood of fcoO.OOO. That is less than the cost Of the plant here, and it would not be in the line of economy to erect a similar plant. Nortli Carolina has recently divided her school, the new plant for the deaf at Morganton, N. C., cost about $150, COO. The annual current expense would l>e 30 to 40 per cent, greater than under the present plan, provided the new school be located in Sk city. Under the second plan, the first cost would be considerably .less, probably 70 and 30 percent, of the amount meng tioned under the firs t plan, and the annual running expense would be 15 to 20 per cent, greater1 than under the present plan. The erection of an additional building here, at a cost of something like $20,000, would enable us to accommodate 100 more pupils than we now have. At the present rate of increase it will be only a few years until we will have as many pupils as we can accommodate in our present quarters. If it bo the policy of the State to adopt either the second or the third plan above mentioned, then it would be in the line of economy to provide, at once, a sufficient engine and dynamo for a light plant to supply the additional buildings as well as the present ones. As I said in the outset, I favor the establishment of a separate school for either the blind or the deaf, here or at some other point, provided those charged with the management of the finances of the State can afford the additional expense incident thereto. "Thei increased number of pupils will make it necessary to increas e our appropriation for "support" to $19,000. This will give us a per capita of $134, with the number of pupils now in attendance. "Only one-half of the outside of our building has been cemented, viz: the front and west end. The east end and the rear should be finished off in the same manner, thereby preserving the walls and giving the entire building a uniform appearance. With an addition of $400 to our usual appropria, tion for repairs, etc., we cm do this cementing and effect other necessary repairs. "The following appropriations will be necessary for the proper maintenance of the school for the ensuing year: "For support, etc., $19,300; for repairs, etc., $900; for building for colored pupils, $8,000; for eLjctric light ; plant and laundry machinery, $4,620 ?total, $32,520." * VERY DAMAGiN3 EVIDENCE Against the Murderer of Treasurer Robert Copes. Columbia, S. C., Jan. 28.?Some time ago, Capt. J. H. Fanning of Orangeburg, in connection with a reporter of the Register, called upon D. C. Murphy, the convicted murderer of TrpQonw>r dnnps nf Oruntrfthnro and w. O"" ?r?i as'ied him for a statement, in view of the fact that the Supreme Court had determind that he was not entitled to a new trial and that he had ben re sensenced to be hanged in March. Murphy, who is in the Penitentiary, led them to believe that if they got certain documents from certain parties his innocence would be proven. Capt. Fanning went to the trouble to write to the parties mentioned and even came to Columbia to show the answer to Murphy, but he resolutely refuses to make any statement, and unless he does, he must hang in March. Murphy stated that the Sheriff of Putnam County? Florida, could prove an alibi for him. Capt. Fanning a. - i. 1L! 1 cp 1 ] 1.1 wrote 10 ims siierm asu reuejveu me following reply: Palatka, Fla., Jan. 22, 1897. Mr. J. II. Fanning, Orangeburg, S. C. Dear Sir: Yours of the 20th inst. to hand and contents carefully noted and in reply will say that I did have D. C. Murphy, of whom you refer to, in custody, September '25th to September 27th, 1894. After we released him he skipped out, and I am satisfied went straight to South Carolina, and I am, also, satisfied he is guilty of the murder. I am the one who located him under the promise of getting half of the reward, which was to be $750. But I never have received a penny for my services, which I am satisfied has been long paid to other parties. Detective Lambert that was sent here, had given np all hope of ever getting him when I taken mo Hot* anrl lnnato/1 \TnrrVhv in 94 hours and put him dead on to him with the promise of half of the reward. I would like to have you tell me who did get the reward, and how much was received, etc. Yours very truly, John W. IIooan, Sheriff. Murphy also stated that he had been employed by F. W Wagener of Charleston and that they could give some information as to his whereabouts on the night cf the murder. The following reply was received from tbem: Charleston, S. C., Jan. 22,1897. Mr. Jas. H. Fanning, Orangeburg, S. C. Dear Sir; Your esteemed favor of the 20th inst. is just to nana, ana we nave reau me marked article in the Times and Democrat sentuB, but cannot account for Mr. Murphy's statement. We presume he has had an attorney for his case, and if there is any information we can give him, we will do so with pleasure. In fact, we think it a part of our duty to do this. We will say frankly, however, that we have no idea what he is refrring to, but if you can give us the name of his attorney, we will correspond with him. Yours truly, F. W. Wagener & Co. Murphy was called on at the Penitentiary yesterday and was shown the above letters. He was found in a cell 011 the second tier, and would say nothing after seeing the reporter for The Register, whom he did not know, but who be thought was a detective. Capt. Fanning showed him the letters and in the presence of Capt. West field read them to him. Murphy took them in his cell, and after perusing them still had nothing to say. Capt. Fanning, after expressing his personal hope that Murphy would make some statement and petting no satisfaction, had to leave. Murphy appears to be in the best of health, and seemingly does not realize what a serious position he is in. But as he will say nothing, and as all the evidence is against him, the probabilities are that he will be executed next month. Murphy is in the Penitentiary for safe keeping, and has been for two years. He has made one attempt to cut his way out and since that he has been closely watched. Under ordinary circumstances, it will now be impossible for him to get out. ?Register. Three Million Dollar Fire. Philadelphia, January 26.?A fire started at 6:45 o'clock this morning from an over heated oven in tfi(> basement of the six-story iron building, 1309 to 1317 Market street, burned over the blcck bounded by Thirteenth and Juniper streets and Market and Filbert streets, destroyed or gutted sixty buildings, and consumed property valued at $3,000,000. Many small storekeepers lost their all and several thousand working people were thrown out of employment. The damaged buildings were generally fully insured. n*AM 4ua nrAKof 4kof llOO KnaYI lilD JLLIO WCU5 IUD VVUlOll bULCtb liCM WWU experienced in Pniladelphia in a generation. 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 them 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 beimj released the spring closes up the oil hole until it is opened for ~ri:? .? Tt i?nan: up QgaiUi JLb JU> a y UX jr iuguui oas and cJever devi.ce, and is bound to be used generally. With these lubri1 cators 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. 0. 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. Planoa by the Mile. See Ludden and Bates' new advertisment of one thousand Mathushek pianos. Suppose them all loaded on to wagons in one grand procession, allow 15 feet for each wagon and team and the line would be nearly three miles long. That is just the wholesale! way this great southern house does business. Having acquired an interest in the noted Muthushek Piano factory, they are now supplying purchasers direct and saving ail intermediate profits. This means a saving of from $50 to $100 on each piano, and the securing of one of the oldest and most reliable instruments at a remarkably low figure. Better write them at Savannah, Ga., or at 93 Fifth Ave., New York City. It Is Said 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, \ IN THE HOUSE. ^CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE. J county whose treasurer borrrows money under this act shall be responsible for the duo redemption of such pledge: Provided, That when the said commission have funds not desired to be taken by any county treasurer of this state under this act, the sinking fund are authorized to lend such funds of the sinking fund commission as is provided by act No. 74, approved the 26th day of February, 1896. If the aggregate of all the applications for loans to the said treasurers filed with said commission on the first day of March of this year and on the first day of February of any year heareafter shall exceed the amount of funds lendable by said commission hereunder, the said 'commission shall apportion the loan to each treasurer to the relative amount of taxes paid by his county and such loan shall not exceed 75 per cent, of the ordinary county levy of said county. Mr. deLoache's bill relating to amendments to the act to authorize special elections in incorpora'ed cities and towns for the purpose of issuing bonds for corporate purposes, etc , was ordered to a third reading without debate. Goea for Morton. Washington, Jan. 28? In the Honse today Mr. Dearmond, Democrat of Missouri, made an attack, in the course of a speech, on Secretary of Agriculture Morton. With biting sarcasm and rasping irony, he scored the Secretary of Agriculture, taking as nis text a recent puoucauon issueu by the Secretary and sent out over the country under a frank, entitled 4'The Farmers' Interest in Finance." The pamphlet reviewed the silver agitation to show that "poverty and illiteracy" characterized the States which had been foremost in the demand for the restoration of silver. Mr. Dearmond asserted that tbe demand for silver came chiefly frem the farmers whose interest the Secretary of Agriculture was supposed to look after, and asked contemptuously what excuse there was lor issuing 10 mem ;ims sianaer, this travesty on facts." * No one took Secretary Morion seriously nowadays. The world was no longer interested in his views on finance, although it might look with expectation for any observation he might make on the woodchuck, the hedge hog or the eye of the potato. Addressing the Repub lican side, he appealed to them to recognize Secretary Morton's services, even though thev refused to accept the responsibility for him. "Of course," said he, "you will not keep him in his present position, but you might put h;m in the national museum." In conclusion, Mr. Dearmond commended to the prayerful consideration of the Republicans "this curiosity of modern political life, whose peculiarity was that he talked when he was not writing and wrote when he was not talking, and did both when he was not thinking. Fall many a whim of purest ray serene, Thp Hark, nnfftthnmed dreams of Morton bear; Full many awheel is formed to whir unseen, And waste its fieetness 'neath J. Sterling's hair. (Great laughter and applause.) Cat HI* Own Throat. St. Louis, Jan. 27.?This afternoon a man giving the name of James Kelly called at the office of chief of Detec tives Desmond and stated that he wished to surrender himself to the authorities. Detective Badger asked the man to be seated and he had scarcely taken a chair when he thrust the blade of a pocket knife into the lett side ana Diea to aeaia oeiora anything could be done for him. Dubois Defeated. Boise City, Jan 28.?The senatorial contest in the Idaho State legislature terminated today by the election of Henry Heitfelt, a populist, to succeed Senator Dubois. The ballot was as follows: Heitfelt 39; Dubois, silver Republican, 30; T. F. Nelson, Populist 1. Twenty-five Populists, 13 Democrats and one Republican voted for the successful candidate. A Fatal Drank. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 26.?The bodies of Park Sterling and George Boone, residing near Hamilton, Mo., were found beside the road yesterday. It is thought that they became numbed by the cold and lay down to sleep while intoxicated. WE WANT A PARTNER IN EVERY TOWN. 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Sold by druggists and by THE MUBBAY DBUG 00 , Columbia, 8. 0. ' "MATHUSHEK"?The Piano for a lifetime. 1000 Dl A MAC I rmiivv LUDDEN &. BATES, interested in this Factory, now offer this great stock , at ?.">0 to ?100 less than former prices. No strictly High Grade 1'iano ever sold so low. ONE PROFIT from Factory to Consumer. Greater inducements than ever inslight, iy used Pianos and Organs?many as good as new?sold under guarantee. | Latest Styles. Elegant Cases. Also New STEIHHAY Pianos, Mason & Hamlin Organs. Write for Factory Prices and Bargain Lists. LUDDEN & BATES, SAVANNAH, 6A. All Sheet Music One-Half Price. ENGINES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, GRIST MILLS, AT, FACTORY PRICES. E. W. SCREVEN, COLUMBIA, S. C. ?