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Edenfield Advertiser Tl'OS. J. ADAMS,.EDITOIl WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2. Nine livss were lost in a Char leston fire on last Friday. The Highland Park Hotel will not be rebuilt. This is the d?ter mination of the owners. The site is for sale. South Carolina owes less per capiti than any State in the Unica, the amount being $12. Arkansas comes next with $13 per head. Although we have had a remark ably mild winter, the cold has been sufficient to keep back tho fruit trees and the prospect is good for a fine fruit year. William Jennings Bryan was invited to speak in Washington, D. C., on the22ud of February be fore the national association of democratic clubs. The Tillmau-Latimer bill in re lation to the dispensary law has been reported to the House of Representatives without recom mendation pro or con. It will probably not pass that body. While the nation was mourning the fate of the bravo sailors who went down with the Maine New York's Four Hundred held a so ciety revel that was termed a "vegetable party." The United States government is making hurried preparations for war, yet all her citizens who real ize the disastrous effects of war upon a country's . best interests must hope that continued peace, with honor, will be possible. The South Carolina College will graduate more students this session than any other male college in the State, The numbe being twenty-nine, fourteen of whom are in the law department and fifteen in the academic. It is understood that Mr. Matthew F. Tighe, who for a long time was connected with The News and Courier, has been employed by the New York Journal togo to Havann to represent that paper. Mr. Tighe has for a number of years been engaged in newepaper work in Washington. Perhaps the Northern politicians would not be so anxious for war did they not know that the brunt of it would fall upon the Southern States, which are just beginning to recover from the impoverished condition brought about by the last war, and whose factories and otirir enterprises and industries are lapidly bringing them the true and the only real independence. We will never see, nor do we wish to see, all the nrlls in New England closed down or moved South, Lut six Northern mills have located branch mills in our section, one in Tennessee, two in Alabama and three in Georgia. Why none in South Carolina? Do income taxes and other experiments in legislation add to our attractions, and water powers and climate, in inviting Northern capital and emi grants?-Ex. The Atlanta Constitution says the farmers of the South will make a big mistake if they fail this year to increase their provision crop. The price of all kinds of provisions is gradually increasing. The South, especially, has ou hand less corn and bacon, oats and provisions generally than it had a year ago. We can understand this when we look at the large acreage in cotton. During the past year much more attention was paid to cotton than to provisions. It resulted in the largest crop of cotton. In a plan of the Maine published by the Scientific American Lt can be seen that one magazine was sandwiched between the engine room and a boiler room, another magazine next ths coal bunkers and near the dynamo room! ll all our ether war vessels are buill upon the same plan it would seem that their failure to blow up is a daily marvel, or e/idence of the special favor of God! It maybe proven that the explosion of thc Maine was due to outside causes, but without this proof tho acci dent theory is the more plausiblf when tho construction of her com portments is cousidered. Johnson's Fever Cures Fever In One Day. Convinced That the Maine W; HE WILL NOT Only Make Decisive Mc Havana FEARS MOB VIOLEN Premature Report from Court Harmony With Idea 1 Official I New York, Feb. 26.-The] Journal of yesterday says: The government is rapidly getting ou a war footing. The profuse liberality with which dispatches and orders were made public, even as late as the be ginning of this week has changed. Now the utmost .crecy is preserved on all reports, cab legrams and orders which might convey informal iou to the Spanish government or its agents. Two facts ot vital importance have come to tho suface today. Captain Cf owninshield is din1 in Washington tomorrow. The second fact of importance is the discovery of special Spanish charts in the library of congress pointing to the location of mines in the harbor of Havana, one of which was in close proximity to the buoy near wilie h. the Maine was moored. These charts put an effectual quietus on Premier Sagasta'e assertion that no submarine mine was located near the Maine. These charts were prepared on information obtained during the Weyler regime, and pqint strong ly in the direction of Weylerite officers, as being concerned in iii? destruction of the American battleship. An opinion lurks in Madrid that, even should it be proved that the Maine was b own up from the outside, the matter could be compromised with tho United States by the payment of an iudemuit}'. The suggestion cf a compromise points in the direction of-arbitra tion. By having an official report from Spanish sources, ''proving : the non-existence of amine in the vicinity of the Maine, ground would be laid for a case. Ouce iu the toils an arbitra'ion courr, with Spanish lawyers and Spanish methods in defence, years would roll by before a decision could be reached, and the decision might not in the end be favorable to the United States. But no :uch method will permit Spain to escape punishment. President McKinley is morbidly anxious to avoid war. lt's terrible possixiiities haunt his slumbers. He is worn and haggard. Tremendous pressure is brought to bear against him daily by the powers or Wall street, who see their properties falling in value auder the impetus of rumors of war. The president is conscious that in attempting to stem the feeling of resentment toward Spain which is merely accentuated by the destruction of the Maine, he is attempting to swim up Niagara Falls Thc government has no corrup tion fund similar to that which De Lome has so lavishly used in this country, but lhere at the state department .$70,000 annually, any part of which can be used for exactly such an invesl igatiou as might lead' to the discovery and identification ol '.Le men who destroyed the Maiue. There is strong belief that al least a hundred people in Havana know exactly how th i deod was done, and at least a score know the actual criminals. There is an intimation thal General Lee has requested that he be permitted lo pxpend a con siderable sum of money iu conduct ing a secret investigation, bu so far no authority has been given to him to aid in carrying out his valuable suggestion. It can be stated on the most positive authority that the administration has reached the conclusion that the destruction of the battleship Maine wits due to an attack from Hie outside, for which the Spanish govi rumen! is responsible, either through contributory negligence or as. an act of war. Io tho first placo the presiden! ia exceedingly solicitous about the Jive.- of the members of the court of inquiry and the United TS DECISION. Destruction of the as Treachery. ACT HASTILY. )ve When Americans in are Safe. CE WOULD FOLLO W of Inquiry--Cabinet in Perfect Chat War 31 ?ist Follow Findings. ?States officials now on the Island of Cuba. He is very anxious to complete the pending investigation without disorder, but is apprehensive that this cannot be doue. This belief is shared by the secretary of the navy, and by many men prominent in public lifo. It was this belief that led Senator Morgan to make the statements in his speech in the senate Wednesday, and it is this belief which is causing everybody who has official knowledge con corning tho destruction of the Maine Io give it a color not warranted by the facts. If \h? investigation, a3 it proceeds, should develop the fact that the evidences of this dastardly deed have not been destroyed through that part of tho vessel whereon the attack was make, the Weylerites will not permit the in vestigation to proceed, and in order to accomplish this end mobs will be organized and rioting b ?gun. Geueral Lee has discovered this plot and the administration has been advised of i be critical situation that confronts our officers in that ?tort. If it ie possible to prevent any i ?ak from the court, these distur bances may be prevented, but if the facts which g.) to prove that the Maine was not destroyed by an internal explosion become public properly in. this country and Havana, rioting will promptly be gin, and unless there is a Bb rp-of war hard by the United States .fficials will bo compelled to flee 'for "hf*ir lives. On the other hand, il a battleship is in thc immediate vicinity of Havana, and the persons of United States officials are assaulted, figutiug may begin at once without : . ? formality ol' preliminary il- cl a ra lion of war. Larry And Thc Legislature. It is better than going to a circus to take a seat where you can get a bird's eye view of the members of the House, and watch their faces and listen to theil deliberations. Fully three fourths of our representatives are honest, unsophisticated country men, who wouldn't recognize a point of order if they met it in the road and the best way for Speaker Gary to saiely steer them through the iutricacies of parlimeutary law would be to yell "Gee!' and "Haw"' when he wanted to get one of those rural members out of ?t tangle. But every mother's son of them comes to Columbia with the honest opinion firmly planted in his bosom that the state for years past has been going to the dem ni lion bow wows, and he is tba Moses to lead it out of the wilderness of wreck and ruin. Bu! after introducing bills to incorporate the growing town of Ss psucker, to define m which pocket a m tu must carry his watch, and to other legislation calculated io turn the world up side down and inside out, and that ambitious member has been ^at down on and flattened out like a pan cake, he !. psps into a state of innocuous desuetude and realizes the fact that "lliis world is all a fleeting .-?.ow for man's delusion given." There are men wno believe that their mission in the legislature is t ) draw lour do lars per day and mil-age and have a good time; and they nobly discharge this duty Others believe that the quiutes cense of statesmanship is to keep their sea constantly warmed and never miss a roll call.** They are ver j proudof Ibis record, and when they offer for reelection boastfully point to (he journal lo .show how closely Ihey uttend to their duty. .Jut I have never known one of hose si ni-warm .rs to accomplish mything beside drawing his per I eui. i he fellows who make our laws-and gel their bills through tre generally found circulating amoug the boys, imbibing '-Fuss X," and mixing pleasure with business.-Pied mou t Head! igh t. A B?G HEADED FOOL" Al "FAIN PEACOCK" Gen. Hampton's Characteri zation of Nelson Miles. PUBLIC UTTEEANCES THAT Have Attracted Much Attention -Thc Course the South Would Pursue In Case of War. * The published interview of Gen. Wade Hampton, which reaches the city in the Columbia State, has caused a great deal of comment in Augusta, particularly that portion criticizing Gen. Nelson A. Miles. G?n. Wade Hampton, ono of the few surviving generals of the Con federacy, consented Saturday for the first time to give his views on the Maine disaster and the threat ened war with Spain. "I cannot express an opinion on the cause of the Maine disaster," said the distinguished ex-Confed erate cavalry leader, "as that is matter which will be determined by experts and divers. But as to what course the United States should pursue should the disaster prove to be due to Spanien treach ery or to the fanatical hatred of the United States on the part of some individual Spaniard, I do not hesitate to say that we should de mand a heavy indemnity ard en force the collection of it at the muzzle of the guns. ANOTHER CONTINGENCY. '.Hero igaiu another contingency arises. It is whether or not Spain would choose to pay or to go to war. In the latter event there is uot much doubt*as to the outcome. There is one fact which should not be lost sight of, however, at this point, and it is thai Spain has a navy as large or slightly larger than the United States, though I doubt if it would fight aswell as ours. Once war is determined; we all know that its issue will be deter mined on the sea. Spain will be unable to invade the United States and likewise we unable to invade Spain. There could, therefore, be but little laud fighting except that the Spanish fleet might shell a few of our moire exposed seaports. We, in turu, would take possession of Cuba and the war would, ul tim ate!y endr^trscccsaQi 01 ?psi??Q inability to continue it." SOUTH STAY AT-HOME. Gen. Hampton was asked if he would offer his services to the government, but declined to answer. From his subsequent conversation the inference could be drawn that he would not. He would advise, he said, that the men of the South stay at home aud let the North furnish the troops. "We are," he said, "just recover ing from a terrific struggle which depopulated our section of the country and another war would give us another backset. If it becomes] necessary our citizens should take arms to defend their seaports, and not otherwise." When asked what disposition should be made of Cuba, Gen. Hampton expressed a strong disapproval of annexation. "We have enough bad voters in this country now," said he, "without taking in any more. It would be well for the Uuited States to exerc . a protectorate over both Cuba a jud Hawaii, but I am unalterably opposed to annexa tion." "A BIG HEADED FOOL." The most surprisi ng part of Gen. Hampton's talk was the low esteem in which he held Gen. Xebon A. Miles. "He is a big headed fool; avain peacock kind of a fellow," was the way Gen. Hampton characterized him. 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No bar rooms or vicious company to degrade the students. 3rd.-The Superintendents conduct two boarding halls-Pickens Hall for young men and Rebecca Motee Hall for young ladies. lu these Halls the students are under restrictions and give their undivided time to their fltudips. 4th.-The Institute ia conducted on a Military basis. Boys are permitted, but not required, to wear uniforms. This uniform is cheap, handsome and durable. Students are taught to obey, as one can never rule well until he first learns to obey well. Ctn.-Our course of study is thorough, practical and progressive. We lit stu dents for life, as College Diplomas are issued to those who deserve them. 6th.-We have Special Departments offering superior instructions in Book keeping, Painting and Music. Call and see the character of work done. Our rooms are open to inspection. 7th.-We have a big school. There is something stimulatingand inspiringabout large schools, because children learn not only from books hut by ab sorption. 8th.-We have eleven teachers, S. M. Martin, John Lake, A. J. Reamy, C. C. Herbert, Mi*s A. S. Arnold, Miss Sophie Swear!ogen, Mrs. L. C. Lat.imer, M?6S Sue Sloan, Mrs. S. S. Cobb, Mrs. J. H. White, Mrs. A. J. Reamy. We will add more if necessary. S)tb.-Our School is under Christian influence, but strictly unsectarian. No narrow denominational lines are drawn. 10th._We an giving the best possible education at the least possible cost. The Institute is the school for the people. Board and tuition from $10 %o $12 per month, according to grade. Provisions taken in payment of board. Students received at any time. For further information address JOIIJV LAKE, @. M MARTIN, Co-Superintendents*