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SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Names of the Delegates Who Will Represent
this State.
Below will be found a list of the
delegates who will represent South
Carolina in the Southern Baptist Convention
which will soon convene in
Wilmington, N. C. The delegates
? inirh fhrAQ r>lQQQPQ AS
art? UldkllUUbLU iUVV/ vuaw vamwwv^,
follows: 1. Those appointed by associations
under the provision of the
constitution which gives each district
association one representative.
Abbeville?W. E. Johnson, Bamberg;
alternate, W. L Durst, Greenwood.
Aiken?K. E. Bomar, Aiken.
Beaverdam?W. W. Leathers, Tueraloo;
alternate, J. M. Sanders. Walhalla.
Barnwell?C. P. Ervin. Wellford;
alternate, J. D. Huggins. Williston.
Broad River?J. D. Bailey, Cowpens;
alternate, T. J. Brock, Pacolet.
Colleton?S. W. Ackerman, Round;
alternate, B.H. Padgett, Walterboro.
Fairfield?H. K. Ezell, Wintisboro;
alternate, E. A. McDowell, Strothers.
Florence?R. W. Sanders, Greenville;
alternate, F. P. Covington,
Florence.
Greenville?J. B. Marsh, Piedmont;
alternate. W.L Richards, Greenville.
North Greenville?D. P. Montgomery,
Spartanburg; alternate, R. F.
Whildan. O'Neal.
LexiDgton?M. J. Kyser, Brookland.
Moriah?T. A. Dabney, Kersnaw;
alternate, D. A. Williams, Lancaster.
Oran^eDurg?W. *C. McCall, Orangeburg;
alternates. B. M. Foreman,
Orangeburg; R. P. Galphin, St.
Matthews.
Piedmont?L. T. Weldon, Liberty.
Reedy River?GL A. Wright, Newberry;
alternate, J. D. Mahon, Newberry.
Ridge?W. E. Thayer,Ridge Spring;
alternate, W. H. Simpson, Saluda.
Saluda?M. McGee, Honea Path;
alternate, W. B. Hawkins, Anderson.
Santee?C. C. Brown, Sumter.
Southeast?W. P. Hollands, Rhems;
alternate, H. F. Oliver. FrieDdfield.
Spartanburg/?L. U. Ezeli, Woodruff.
Twelve Mile River?J. M. Stewart,
Pickens.
Union County?L. M. Rice, Union;
alternate, J. H. Crosby, Carlisle.
Welsh Neck?R. W. Lide. Darlington;
alternate, R. E. Peele, Una.
York?J. E. Herring, Henrietta, N.
C., alternate, F. C. Hickson, York
ville.
2. Those appointed by Associations
as delegates at the rate of one for each
$250 contributed to Home and Foreign
Missions.
Barnwell?W. D. Rice, Denmark;
W. D. McMillan, Blackville; Arthur
Buist, Blackville: Thos. P. Lide, Barnwell;
Wm. Haynsworth, Denmark;
J. D. Huggins, Williston.
Charleston?G. T. Gresham, Tindal;
D. M. Ramsey, Charleston; G. B.
Buell, Charleston; W. J. Snider, Elloree;
A. J. White, Foreston; alternate,
A. McA. Pittman, Lake City.
Chester?J. H. Yarborough, Blackatnnlr
.T U! McManftw?v fi-rfiers! M.
W. Gordon, Fort Lawn; or B. P. Estes,
Barksdale.
Edisto?H. L. Baggott, Wagener;
H. W. Cooper, Sally; J. A. Gunter,
Wagner.
Edgefield?L. R. Gwaltney, Edgefield;
John Lake, Batesburg; G. W.
Bussey, Parksville; J. P. Mealing,
Augusta, Ga.
Greenville?M. M. Riley, Greenville;
C. 8. Gardner, Greenville; C.
H. Judson, Greenville; D. W. Key,
Greenville; P. J. Vermillion, Simp
sonville; T. H. Posey, Greenville;
alternates, J. A. Hoyt, Greenville;
W. R. McMillan, Fork Shoals.
Pee Dee?-Rufus Ford,Bennettsville;
F. M. Satterwhite, Blenheim; E. P.
Easterling, Tatum's Station; J. I. Allen,
Dillon; W. L. Hayes, Marion;
W. A. Humphrey, Marion; delegate
at large, Joseph Allen.
Saluda?C. E. Hoirton, Williamston;
J. F. Singleton, Townville; W. F.
Cox, Anderson; J. J. Beck, Anderson;
n U/i?mn4nr< T A "D/vkiMfAM T^n A "\\f Off
aiiciuabco, o ? xi, ivuuiuduii) JL/UO *?? <,
A. J.Bitton, Autun.
Santee?A. T. Jamison, Camden.
Spartanburg?R. B. Monk, Spartanburg;
D. A. Switzer, Switzer; S. T. D.
Lancaster, Pauline; W. J. Langston,
Pacolet; W. H. Waters, Woodruff;
J. L Ouzts, Inman.
Twelve Mile River?C. L. Craig,
Stewart.
Welsh Neck?J. W. Perry, Hartsville;
J. W. Bishop. Dovesville; N. N.
.Burton, McUoil.
3. The following are appointed by
the Executive Board of the State Convention,
on the money basis, from
those whose names were presented as
likely to attend: J. H. Hudson, Bennettsville;
J. A, Brown, Due West;
E. J. Forrester, Greenwood; F. 0. S.
Curtis, Ninety-Six; J. L. Shinn, Clifton;
W. C. Lindsay, Columbia; J. D.
Pitts, Laurens; J B. Parrott, Clinton;
J. H. Boldridge, Lancaster; M W.
Rankin, Longshore; A. C. Wilkins,
Batesburg; J. Belton Watson, Anderson
; O. L.Martin, Anderson; C. M.
Billings, Packsville; D. N. Wilburn,
n??AO J Tf ?kTT C?
V*VI*J AXVJ Oa
The Executive Board have not felt
authorized to make changes or additions
in any case where an association
made its appointments. Those therefore
from such associations, who applied
to the Board for appointment,
are respectfully referred to the executive
committees of their associations,
or to the Convention itself for recognition
as delegates, in accordance with
the arrangements allowed by the constitution
of the Convention.
The meeting of the Executive
Board was held, as previously announced,
on the 9th instant, and the
list herewith given was then prepared.
Any change in it must be made by the
delegates present at Wilmington. A
number of applications for appointment
came in after the Board bad adjourned.
The Board was embarrassed
by the fact that a number of associations
appointed a greater number ol
delegates, than they were entitled to.
Any brother in the above list of
names who does not expect to go to
the Convention will please notify the
corresponding secretary at once so
that other brethren who desired appointment
may be substituted in his
place.
I desire to call special attention to
the following notice given by the
committee on hospitality.
"The delegates to the Convention
from the States and Territories must
be certified to the entertainment committee
by the corresponding secretaries
of their respective States."
Delegates from the associations must
be certified by Dr. Lansing Burrows,
of Augusta, 6a.
By order of the Executive Board.
T. M. Bailey, Cor. Sec.
TEST ON THE TARIFF.
An Indicative Vote Unexpectedly Ksachf
(1 In the Senate.
Washington, April 14.?The first
skirmish on the tariff question occurred
in the senate today. It was followed
by a vote which served as a lest
of strength of the various elements of
the senate. The vote occurred on a
motion of Mr. Morrill (Rep ) of Vermont,
chairman of the committee on
finance, to refer a resolution by Mr.
Vest, one of the Democratic members
of that committee. This made the issue
between the representaiives of the
two leading elements in tne senate.
Aside from this the resolution was in
the nature of a criticism of Secretary
and declared illegal his recent
order relative to goods imported after
April 1, when, according to the retro
active clause of the pending Dingley
bill, the new tariff rates are to apply.
Mr. Morrill's motion prevailed by the
close vote of 24 to 23.
Prior to the vote a breezy discussion
occurred on several phases o* the tariff.
The subject came up first when
Mr. Mantle presented a memorial from
tViR wool ^rowers urging ample pro
tection to their industry. He referred
in this connection to reports that Sec
retary North of the Wool Manufacturers'
association was acting as secretary
of the finance committee.
Mr. Morrill denied the statement,
saying this gentleman had been summoned
as an expert to give information
on the wool question. Mr. Hoar
of Massachusetts, Mr. Hawley of Connecticut
and Mr. Gray of Delaware
participated in the debate. Mr. Morrill
succeeded in cutting off the debate
by calling for the regular order. He
expressed the hope that there would
be no premature debate of a tariff bill
not before the senate, adding that he
expected the bill would be reported at
an early day.
Debate soon came up again on the
resolution of Mr. Vest, declaring ille
gal the recent ^rder of Secretary Gage
to customs officers, relative to goods
imported after April 1. Mr. 7tstde
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ciareci tnat me auty 01 me seurciary
was to execute the existing law. In
effect the order nullified the existing
laws. He said that no intelligent lawyer
would declare the retroactive
clause of the Dingley bill to be a lawful
exercise of authority by congress.
It was an act of intimidation against
imDorters.
Mr. Morrill again expressed regret
that the tariff bill was being discussed
before it had been perfected and presented
to the senate. Some of these
provisions now under discussion might
be changed before reaching the senate.
Mr. Vest answered that he had not
precipitated a tariff debate. It was
the secretary of the treasury who precipitated
the question by his illegal
order. Must the senate remain dumb,
"4Viio c-anvnfr>y,rr
UkitiCU iXLI ? V UObj WUX1U UUX>} ouuiVKMij
"drew his sword and directed it
against American citizens!" It was an
unjustifiable act against the importers,
Sir. Vest asserted.
Mr. Morrill moved to refer the resolution
to the finance committae. This
precipitated a tariff vote. Great interett
was manifested in the vote and the
roll call was closely followed. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas?Baker,Burrows,Carter,Clark,
Cullom, Davis, Foraker, Frye, Gallinger,
Hawley, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hoar, McMillan, Mantle, Mason, Nelson,
Piatt of New York, Pritchard.
Proctor, Quay, Spooner, Warren,
Wellington?24.
Nays?Bate, Butler, Cannon, Chandler,
Chilton,Cockrell,Gorman,Gray,
Harris of Kansas, Heitfeld, Lindsay,
McEnery, Martin,Mills, Morgan, Pasco,
Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins, Turner,
Turpia, Vest and Walthal?23.
The only Republican vote cast
against the motion was that of Mr.
Chandler, while the Democrats voted
solidly against it. They had the assistance
of all the silver Republicans
and Populists present except Mr. Manflo
silroi* Rfmnhlip.nn of Montana.
who voted with the straight Republicans.
Mr. Cannon (silver Republican)
and Messrs. Butler and Harris of
Kansas, Heitfeld, Pettigrew, and Turner
(Pop.) were recorded against the
motion*Messrs. Teller and Jones and
Stewart of Nevada were absent. Senator
Kyle, whose position is a question
of interest, and Senator Allen (Pop.)
were also absent.
Longest In the Government Employ,
The oldest official in the employ of
the government is William Plume
Moran, who has spent the Biblical
allotment of life's span, three score
years and ten, in the service of the
government. Mr. Moran was born
in Norfolk on January 29, 1811. He
is therefore 86 years old. When not
yet 16 years old, on January 1, 1827,
he was appointed clerk to the captain
of the port of Norfolk, and from that
date to this he has served under the
navy department, a period of more
than eotrftnt.v -eftnrs Ha has nneunied
a desk in the bureau of navigation
since October 28, 1834, and has .bad a
personal acquaintance with every oilicer
in the United State nav^ since that 1
time.?Chicago Record.
Tinkering With a Pistol.
New York, April 15.?Wolls
Flinch, a flour broker and a member
of the produce exchange, accidentally
shot and killed himself this afternoon
while apparently cleaning a revolver
in his otfii:e. He was found dead late ,
in the afternoon by a porter in the
building. The body was seated ia a
chair at a desk, one hand clutching a '
revolver, of which one chamber had '
been emptied. On the desk was a j
screw driver and a bottle of oil and ,
the dead man had evidently been
tinkering with the revolver. Between ;
the feet of the corpse was a cigar holder,
containing a partially smoked '
cigar. Flinch was a member of the
produce exchange for more than 30
j years.
Wedding was Postponed.
Montgomery, Ala., April 15.?A j
special to The Advertiser from Opelika
says a thousand persons assembled in
the Methodist church tonight to wit- i
ness the marriage of a prominent
couple. As the bridal partv arrived a
lamp exploded in the choir loft and i
the church caught on fire. Astampeed 1
resulted, but no fatal results. The
pipe organ was burned, but the buildwas
saved. The wedding was postponed.
ISryau .Lectures. ,
Cincinnati, April 15.?lion. William
J. Bryan tonight addressed over
4,000 people at Music llall, who paid
25 and 50 cents admission. His lecture
was on bimetallism and it was delivered
under the auspices of the Ohio i
Valley Bimetallic League. After the 1
oration he was given a banquet by the
members of the league. <
LONG TRIP IN THE AIR.
Remarkable Voyage Recently Made by a
Frcnch Balloon.
The amount of attention devoted to
navigation of the air is constantly on
tho inr>rp?cft hnth in Amerina and ICii
rope, says the New York Herald.
The remarkable experiments in which
kites have been an important factor,
which were carried on in the vicinity
of this city during last summer and
fall are still fresh in the minds of
most persons. They demonstrated the
feasibility of lifting heavy weights by
the force of ihe \*ind exercised on
kites, and will, no doubt, prove of immense
advantage to future aeronauts
in the way of enabling them to direct
their balloons.
Those who are interested in following
up such matters await with extreme
hopefulness the result of the proposed
voyage to polar regions by Sweedish
scientists, which was postponed
last summer at the critical moment
owing to unfavorable winds and
weather; but that the subject is receiving
the closest attention is shown
bv the remarkable voyage recently
made by a balloon named Touring
Club, which accomplished the journey
of 608 kilometers (375 miles) from
Paris to Agen.
This record has never been surpass
ed in length except by two ascents
during the siege of Paris by the bal
loon Ville d'Orleans, which landed in
Norway, and the General Chanzy,
which landed at Ausbach, in Bavaria.
Both of these* distances exceed the
record of the Touring Club by a few
kilometers only.
Only one of the forty-four ascents
made under the auspices of the Society
for Aerial Navigation of Berlin,
and only the two mentioned of the
sixty-four balloons sent up during the
seige of Paris have equaled the distance
record of the Touring Club.
Incidentally the record for length
of sojurn above the earth was also exceeded,
and many new instruments
were tested and will have a wide bearing
on the proposed international
study of atmospnenc conditions Dy
means of stationary balloons.
The balloon itself was made of China
silk and had a cubic content of 1,700
meters. Five hundred kilograms of
ballast were taken, making the total
weight, including instruments and
baloonist, 735 kilograms; altogether
something over a ton. The two aeronauts
were Messrs. George Beascon
and Maurice Farman. The anchor
carried was of an orignal design, a
graphnel with two stocks.
The valve was studied with particular
care, permitting the gas to escape
rapidly when the ballon was to make
a landing, without requiring a conii
j i.~ l :
unuea sirain on wecuru lu unug mtu
play special mechanism. The altitude
reached was never very high, and it
required an hour to attain 2,000 feet,
the theory of Mr. Beascon being that
when one under takes an extended
voyage in point of time it is necessary
to remain in a low altitude, so as to
husband the supply of gas. The
greater portion of the voyage was
made at a height of about 700 feet.
The balloon ascended at Paris early
in the morning and followed the direction
of the railroad line to Orleans.
The descent was made at 3:15 iu the
afternoon of the next day, in the
neighborhood of Agen, after having
been in the air more than thirty hours.
The rate of travel of the balloon varied
from fifteen to fifty miles an hour.
One of the features of his voyage was
the distribution of printed blanks,
asking certain questions, whichwera to
be filled up and returned by whoever
found them. Nine thousand of these
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WOID iSCUil UUt uunug buv Tvrjc??s* ?*w?v%
about 150 have been returned, furnishing
important data.
Unmasked Robbers.
Bainbridge, Ga., April 15.?About
8:30 o'clock last night two negroes,
unmasked, entered the store of D. B.
English at Climax, ei?ht mile east of
Bainbringe, on the Savanah, Florida
and Western Railway, where Mr.
English, Dr. Carter and three young
men were engaged in conversation.
The negroes stepped in with a pistol in
each hand and ordered the three white
men to turn their faces and hold up
their hands, while they went through
their pockets, taking what money
they had, but refraining from taking
watches or their articles of jewelry.
Mr. English was then ordered at the
muzzle of two 38 calibre revolvers to
open his safe. While the safe was being
robbed by one negro, the other,
with a pistol in each hand, kept the
wnite men in line with their hands
up. Thirty-live dollars in cash, a bag
of canned goods, two pairs of shoes
and a hat were stolen. While the negro
was robbing the safe he took out
all of Mr. English s private papers
and in his presence deliberately i,ore
his insuranc3 policies and other papers
into small pieces, after which
they left the store, declaring that they
would remain on the outside of the
storehouse until the train passed at
11 o'clock, and if either one of the
gentlemen attempted to put his head
outside of the door they would be ininstantly
shot. Having no arms the
whites had to submit and remained
indoors for more than an hour, while
the robbers made good their escape.
Bloodhounds are on the trail.
Driven from their Ilome.
Washington, April 13.?The situation
at Grand Forks, N. D., as shown
by the army inspector's report is as far
as the laboring element is concerned,
^uite as bad as it was reported to be
yesterday at Moorehead, Minnesota.
The inspector's report is as follows:
The 200 families having been driyen
from their homes in consequence of
the liood, all the business houses with
one exception are badly flooded. The
water is from six to ten feet d:ep on
the principal streets. Fifty families
comprising 230 souls are in need of
immediate aid. Three thousand dollars
perhaps would be sufficient to
furnish them proper shelter after the
water falls. Seven thousand jdollars
will be sufficient to carry' them
through the next 30 days and can be
purchased here at not exceed 20 cents
per ration. The inspector suggests
that $1,000 be placed at the disposil of
the relief committee."
Had Me aUoldeu Key .'
Memphis, April 11.?A mysterious
jail delivery occurred here at some
nour last night. J. W. Morris, alias
J. A. Thurman, alias J. M. Thomas,
who is under indictment for forgery
In Chicago Louisville and Memphis,
was locked in his cell last night as
usual. This morning when the breakfast
hour arrived the cell was empty
and the prisoner gone. lie passed
through four doors, all of which were
found to be sccurely locked after his
escape was discovered.
GROOM LEAVES YOUNG B'llDE.
Mrs. Yancey, of Charlestoo, Goes to Covington
In Sea.rcli of her Husband.
Covington, April 15 ?There arrived
in uovington la.si mgui si very prtniy
and attractive young woman, whose
coming has revealed a romance of
most interesting proportions. She is
the two-months' bride of young Dr.
W. B. Yancey, of this place. She
came alone and the object of her visit
is to join her husband, from whom
she is separated by reasons strange and
mysterious. She is the daughter of a
wealthy citizen of Charleston, S. 0.,
and was married to Dr. Yancey while
he was on a visi t to that city in Feb?
* TTrv -I i- A vYArtrlrr /VHQ/ln Q tori
ruary. nc la a ucnaj gi?uu?iw
physician and is about 26 years old.
He is now at Carrollton and it is said
that his young wife has just come
from that town. Just why the young
couple have separated so soon after
marriage is not clearly known. The
Journal's correspondent called on the
bride today and asked her for a statement
in regard to the matter. She
talked readily of her trouble and
seems to think that the whole difficulty
has been caused by Dr. Yancey's
family.
She is pretty and well educated, and
her father is said to be a man of large
means.
Mrs. Yancey said: I was married
on February 19, 1897, at the home of
my parents, Mr. and Mrs,, R. F. Kennedy,
at 13 Cumming street, Charleston.
S. C. My husband had intended
to start a practice in Augusta, Ga.,
tLLLU ILittUO BrrttJLlgCJLllUlAlO IU UUU1U Wlbix
a private family on Greene street, in
good circumstances. Instead of doing
so, he took me to the Arlington
hotel, where we stayed three days,
then boarded at a place on Broad
street kept by very nice people. I
was ill from nervous prostration
brought on by worry in the preparation
for my wedding. Then he was
kindness itself, but still refused to
hang out his shingl6. 1 begged him
to start in Charleston, but he refused
to go there on account of my father's
wealth. He was full of what is termed
'pride,' and did not care to 'Jiang on
to my father's back gate'?those were
his words. I then agreed to come to
Covington with him. He brought
me to his father's house in Covington.
I am a strict Roman Catholic, and
Ben professes no denomination and
had agreed to leave me to my belief,
but not so with certain other members
of his household, who quoted Sicripture
auu ixittuo iiarui* ib ia aiuipij' a vaag
of too much people in the twentieth
century fighting against the eighteenth
century. I love my husband, and
still care for him. All he needs is
the 'get up and git' his wife has, and
which she is noted for in South Carolina.
That is all there is about it. I
have seen him in Carrollton. He is
wholly under the influence of a Dr.
Hitchcock, who told me himself that
I had no right to marry a poor man.
All I want is my husband. Nobody
has a right to interfere between man
t u:? /?
anil who. x mariicu mm ivr ucuci
or worse."
Dr. Yanc9y, the young husband,
went to Carrollton about a week ago
and is said to have begun the practice
of his profession there. Qe is a son
of one of the most prominent physicians
in this section, and is well known.
Dr. E. H. Yancey, father of Dr. W. B.
Yancey, says his son's wife, Dollie
Kennedy Yancey, is of unsound mind
and reckless. He is no); in favor of
his son living with her longer.?Atlanta
Journal.
Teachors' Examinations.
The following circular letter of im
portance to teachers and patrons of
schools has been issued by the Superintendent
of Education: Dear Sir: I enclose
herewith a copy of rules adopted
by the State Board, relating to county
examinations and teachers' certificate.
As the board did not say when these
rules should go into effect, and as
that board will meet again on the 7th
of May, in all cases where the applicants
pass satisfactorily the examination
and are not affected by the rules
at all, grant them certificates, but
when the parties are affected by the
rules, let all such cases stand over
until after the meeting of the State
Board. Admit all applicants to this
examination regardless of age, but
hold the papers of those underage,
and of those not making the required
average, for a first or second grade
certificate, subject to the State Board.
First grade certificates may be renewed,
but hold the others until after the
meeting of the State Board.
History of Sonth Carolina Troops.
A northern firm has perfected arrangements
by which it will publish
a history of the South Carolina troops
during the late war, written by James
L. Strain, of Union county, in twenty
years Mr. Strain has been gathering
historical data for this woric, and
now has ready for the press one of the
finest compilations of southern history
that can be found anywhere. It is
the fruit of years of indefatigable labor
on the part of Mr. Strain. He has
devoted all his time and labor to this
work. Mr. Strain was urged by his
friends for the position of state historian
at the time Gen. H. L. Farley
was appointed by Gov. Evans to take
charge of that work. Had he been
appointed the work would no doubt
have b?en finished long ago. The
State, being so slow to recognize his
worth and ability, ha3 missed his services
altogether. He is a poor, one
legged confederate soldier and is to be
congratulated upon the success of his
undertaking.
The Oldest Rose Bush.
The oldest rose-bush in the world is
at Hidelsheim, a small city in Han
over. Its roots are in the subsoil of a
church in the cemetery, and although
the primitive stem has been dead for
a long time,the new stems have found
their way through a crevicsi in the
wall, and cover almost the whole
church with their branches for a height
and width of forty feet. According
to tradition this rose tree was planted
by Charlemagne in 833, and the
church having oeen burnt down in
the eleventn century, the root continued
to grow in the subsoil. A book
has been published recently giving
the history of this venerable rose-tree,
which, casting tradition aside, is
known to be at least three hundred
years old, it having baen mentioned
in a book published in 1673. and in a
poem bearing the date of 1090.
Fearful Ming Explosion.
Johannesburg, April 14.?A terrible
dynamite explosion has taken place
in a deep mine at Langlarte. Eight
English and 20 native miners were
killed.
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Saved by a Tramp.
Spartanburg, S. C., April 10 ?
Door, lone, friendless, homeless j
hungry tramp seldom gets a g
word in this world. But it w
plain everyday sort of Iramp, v
UftAiYiitvifl/1 o?/1 ia f fororl t
UlUOaCCS UCg l lUltu UUM lauivxvuj i
saved a hundred lives and got a h
dred dollars on Thursday, tho
this is the first mention ever mad
the fact in the newspapers. The vi
bule from Atlanta on Thursday
several houis late, but the causecc
not be ascertained. Yesterday m<
ing it was given out that a lands
was the cause, but nothing m
Last night, however, The Hera
grapevine brought a most interest
story. A tramp whose name is
known was making his way after
terriffic rains towards Atlanta,
was just beyond Mt. Airy, Ga , em
ing from a deep cut when he hea:
rumbling noise behind and looking
beheld the embankment cavinc
and saw the track completely cove
with boulders of massive rock, ti
and dirt. He was safe beyond the
bris, but he remembered that with
few moments the Limited from At'
ta would be speeding along and r
ning into this mass of ob3tructi(
which meant death to perhaps a h
dred innocent persons. It was
work of a moment. Off came
tattered coat and for more than a r
he ran as fast as his feet would ca
! him. Stationing himself at a pi
where he had the track before hin
plain view for a quarter of a mile,
stood betwen the rails and flagged
his life. Frantically he waved b
and forth his tatterrd coat up j
down and across he swung it an<
the engine came within a few fee
the man he heard .the brakes and
knew his mission was accomplish
Breathless with exertion and exc
ment he told the conductor of
landslide. He got on the train i
went back, when the passengers les
ed the incident every hand went
stinctively to the owner's purse i
more than $100 in cash was placed i
the hand of the penniless tramp, w!
his name went into headquarters f<
mileage book which will enable hie
go on vestibules hereafter.?Herald
The Eye of the Horse.
Professor Wyman, Veterinary J
geon, of Clemson College, says
purchasing a horse a close scrutin;
the eye as to any defects is imperat
The following points therefore ma;
of value: The calf eye or gross e?
one where the eye ball is too pre
nent, that is, bulges out from betw
the eye lids. Animals with such
eye are often nearsighted and as a<
sequence shy or are irresolute,
the small eye or pig's eye, the <
ball is not well developed, the eye
are thick and the opening betw
them is narrow. The eye as a wl
appears triangular. This eye is
pecially prone to diseases, peril
ophtalmia, commonly known
moon blindness is often seen in th
The concealed eye is justly know)
the eye of the vicious horse. ]
characterized by its smallness
somewhat sunken state, w
the bony arch above the eye
excessively developed. Eyes unec
in siza are always suspicious, as t
either have been or are very apt tc
come diseased. The wall eye is
quently looked upon as a bad eye,
such is not the case. Of course i
as liable to oisease as any other
but certainly not predisposed to
troubles. It is recognized by the
sence of the natural hazel color in
visible colored portion of the <
causing the eye to look pearly wh
A Big Liquor Haul.
Charleston, April 16.?Chief E
and several of his constables swoc
down on a carload of liquor at
South Carolina and Georgia raili
yards this afternoon that will probf
prove, should the United States coi
not interfere, one of the most pro
ble seizures to the State ever mad
Charleston' The car contained
packages of wine3 and fine whisk
There have been many larger seizi
than this, but few in respect to
quality of the goods. The liquo
consigned to the vice president of
of the national banks. It is said 1
the stuff was ordered in his name
a well-known social club. Act
will probably be begun in the Un
States courts for the recovery of
liquor.?State.
Prayed, Then Suicided.
Brunswick, Gam April 16.?'
dead body of Charles Hoffman, a v
known and respected citizen, i
found today in a chapel about f
miles from this city. He had s
himself through the head. He J
evidently gone into the building
the purpose or commuting suiui
and, before taking his life, had kr
in prayer. When found he was i
kneeling position, with his head r
ing on the bench. Reverses in bi
ness and inability to get work cau
the act.
Driven from their Homes,
Memphis, Tenn., April 15.-1
condition of the people in Bali
county, Mississippi, is deplorable. 1
United States officer detailed th
found twenty-two thousand persi
dependent upon charity because
high water. It will b3 many we
before these people can go to work
farms or earu a living. Six mon
ago fifteen thousand of them were
independent circumstances. The i
er at Memphis is forty-five miles w
and stationary.
Gets Seven Years.
Columbia, S. C., April 16.?]
John W. Powell, who shot and kil
a man by the name of Sloan in t
city a short time ago, and who a
convicted of manslaughter at the j;
sent term of court, was sentenced j
ierday to seven years confinement
the penitentiary. Both Powell f
the man he killed were well to
business men of this city.
The Woauded Slayer Dies.
Laurens, April 14.?Samuel yoi
colored, who killed Jesse Wiatt i
fight on Sunday, died last night of ]
tol wounds received in that fight.
The time to do a good thing is wl
you can. Unimproved opportuni
never return. If you had ic in y<
power today and here to help a str
gling soul, you are guilty before G
if you fail to stretch out your ha
Tomorrow will be to3 late.
All lack of love, all indifference
others, all sharp, hasty judgmoi
all temper, touchiness and irriUti
all bitterness and estrangemei
have their root in pride.
No man need expect to play o
goiden harp in heaven who only c
tributed to the church collection o
mouth harmonica basis.
? /
Indimoity for Italians.
The Washington, April 14.-The Stat
md department has struggled in vain fo
ood months to escape the necessity for at
as a suming reponsibility for the lynchinj
vitn of Italian citizens at Hahnville, La.
who August 8, last, and in the attempt i
iun- has been aided by the authorises c
ugh the State of Louisiana -with cjpiou
3 of reports to establish the assertion ths
asti- the Italians were killed not becaus
was they were Italians, but because the;
>uld were suspected of having committe
? **>ia* nn/l nle/k +V\nf f Arr Uo/1 1/">C
jl u a rnuiuci auu aiau mat iuoj uau iv/s
lide their Italian nationality by exercisin,
ore. the rights of citizenship in Louisiana
.Id's The Baron Fava, the Italian ambasss
ting dor, on these points are regarded a
not excellent manifestations of the higt
the est diplomatic stand and argument
He When Secretary Olney retired he lei
erg- the case as a legacy to the incomin,
rd a administration. He had taken th
*he ground that the killed were not ltal
in ian subjects, but the Italian ambassa
ired dor, by direction of his government
pees asserted its right to protect the men
de- and through the evidence collecte
in a and through the Italian consul at Ne\
lan- Orleans has so far established th
uq- soundness of its contention that whei
>ns. Secretary Sherman came to take u]
un- the matter he was obliged to accep
the the Italian contention as proper an<
his to decide to recommend an allotmen
nile for indemnity to the families of th
irry men, and President McKinley will s
tint recommend,
i in
he A Whole Family Drowned.
'f Hkt/tcva. Ark.. Am-il 14?A dii
ack tressing accident occurred 10 mile
md west of this city today in the drowr
i as iog of a family of seven negroes
t of Sylvester Sanders, a tentant on th
he Joel Higgins farm, where the curren
ted. has been so swift as to threaten th
;ite- destruction of the houses, left wit!
the his family of wife and five childre:
and for higher ground. Unfortunatel;
irn- he took into his fiat boat a large bull
in- which he valued highly. When nea
and the Callcott place and within a mile a
ato the hills, the bull, which was almos
hile lamisnea, attempted 10 eai me smai
or a limbs of the willow trees througi
a to which the boat was being laboriousl
I. pushed. The animal's action tippe
the boat and frightened the inmate*
who made frantic efforts to right i!
3ur- In the excitement, the animal kicke<
3 in the side of the boat to pieces and th
j of entire family was drowned. Som
ive. negroes saw them, but were unable t
y be render assistance.
The Piano for a Lifetime,
>mi,een
The Piano of the South,
&Q The Piano Sold Most Reasonably.
:on- That's the popular Mathashek, sol
la for a Quarter of a Century past b
Bye- the old reliable Ludden & Bates Soutl
lids em Music House of Savannah, Ga.
re*n Its a great Piano everyway, and on
lole of the many reasons for its popularit
es- is the fact, conceded by all, that it j
- * * i ? n it
aaic more specially aaaptea ior our ooun
as era Climate than any other Pian
em. made.
a as Ludden & Bates are now intere3te
tt is in the Mathushek Factory, and hav
and largely reduced Prices on their La
hile est Styles. See their new advertisi
> is ment in this issue, and ivrite them.
[ual
bey Indigestion.
, be- From which springs, directly or ii
fre. directly, nearlv every form of heat
but ache, and sick . .dache never sepen
t is ted therefrom, is surely and speedil
eye relieved and cured by the use c
eje "Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kic
i ab- neys." One 25c bottle will convinc
the of its merit. Try it. Sold by dealei
eye, generally.
lite.
lahr
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kliV
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lbly xhe trustworthy cure for the Whlskej
Q^aS Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habitf
0 jn For further information address Th
92 Keeley Institute, or Drawer 27, Columbia
:ey. 3* C.
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the
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one
that
'for
j'MATHDSHEK
% The Piano for a Lifetime,
7611 | jjje piano 0f the South,
^as ? The Piano Sold Most Reasonably.
OUr f
I The old, original Mathushek, sold by as
g for over a quarter of a century and the
pt g delight of thousands ofSouthern homes.
| More Mathusheks used South than of
trar g any other oue make.
L*he ^ Lovely New Styles at Reduced Prices,
ere | cheaper than ever before known.
3BS Styles once $435, now $325.
of | $100 saved every buyer.
e'rs How, bccause we are now Interested In
Oil I tlio groat Mathushek factor}*, supply
the I purchasers direct, and save them all in>
in i termediate profits. White us.
iy- | Lt'DDEN &. BATES,
ids | Savannah, Ga., aud NewYork City.
a, ^"isr
I'd o
his
^as No Danger, in Curing One Hadit, of Form
>re- mo Another.
'es;
in
ind OriUM (Morphine, Laudanum) Etc., CnREi
in from Four to Six Weeks.
ing LIQUOR DISEASE
n a Cured Usually in Four Weeks. Also Tobacci
pis- Ilabit and Nervous Diseases.
The Cure has been endorsed by the Legis
lature of sis States and one Territory; b;
the National Government in the Soldiers
s Homes and iu the regular army; by man;
,ar local authorities in the cure of indigen
drunkards (morphine and liquor); by Mis
1-od Wallard, the W. C. T. U.: Francis Murphy
id. fteal Dow and the I. 0. T.; by prominen
men all over the land; bv ! M.000 cured pa
tients, more than 20,000 oi mese being phy
' "0 sicians.
its, The Leslie E. Keelcy Comp my and th'
on, Keeley Institute of S. C. are res,- <.nible cor
its, porations which could not afford io out fortl
any claim that they are unable to prove.
For printed matter and terms, address,
0Uaa THE KEELEY INSTITUTE,
n a or Drawer 27. Columbia, S. C
| Mention this paper.
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advance, and pay large commissions to \
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n BRAZILIAN MSDIOINK CO.,
y 844 Broadway, An? ata, (ia
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a IS IUUK LLYUK ALL tUU 11 I \
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o Aje yoar Kldaeya li condition 1
If so, Hilton's Life lor the Uver and '
Kidneys will keep them so. If
not, Hilton's Life for the Liver
and Kidneys will make
, them so. A 26c bottle
will convince -*
y you of this I
i- fact. \
Taken regularly after meals it is an aid to !
6 digestion, cures habitual constipation,
7 and thus refreshes and clears ^
L both body and mind.
0 SOLD WHOLESALE BY
e rh? Murray Drag Go.
1 COLUMBIA, s. a;
AND]
Dr. H. BAJKS, Charleston,;s. U,
i- Advice to Mothers.
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We take pleasure In calling your atten ]
- I
- Hon 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. If yon are
disturbed at night with a sick, fretful,
', teething child, use Pitts' Carminative, it
' will give instant relief, and regulate the
10 bowels, and make teething safe and easy.
' It will cure Dysentery and Diarrhoea.
Pitta Carminative is an instant -elief for
colic of Infants. It will promoU digestion,
give tone and energy to the stomach and
bowels. The sick, puny, suffering child
_ will soon become the fat and frolicking Joy
1 of the household. It is very pleasant to
the taste and only oast 25 cents per bottle.
. Sold by druggists and by
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Wheat Mills, Planers, Brick Machines,
Moulders, Gang Kdgers.
And all kinds of Wo>l .V orbing Ma
chlnery. No one In t&e South can offer
you higher grade goads, or at lower prises.
Talbott, Llddell and Watertowa Engines.
We are only a few hours ride from you.
I Write for prices.
Light, Variable Feed Plantation Saw Mills
a Specialty.
V. 0. Badham,
u General Agent,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
ENGINES,
BOILERS,
[ SAW MILLS,
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