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"SWf ' * w i ? vnrjrw*"Ti?wixt*? Th K Ls;ri:i i 1' ll u r101*' a C SLTT t C 3' F. AN A<;KT?. Sati ukav, March 1 l\ 1 s'JS. The Aupista Herald is mistak i'M in thinking that Fit/. Lee can oot anvtljuis; lie wants when he comes home. Lee is a sjold democrat. lie is regarded as a political pariah by the democrats ex cept for duties which only men of Lee's character and ability can perform. Lee would be opposed in South Carolina for county commissioner on account of his financial views. ? (ircenvillo News. The other ni<*ht at a theatrical entertainment in New York Fit/. Lee's portrait was wildly cheraed and Meivinley's \v;u hi-sed. \\ hen that sort of thin<; happens in that <|uartcr it means "a heap.*' McKinley may redeem himseif, but the fact can't be rubaed out that Fit/:lui<;h Lee is today one of the most popular men in the I'nion The courage, tirmness, tact, wis . i i i ...? i.: Muni 111 v i iii (man 11 \ t?i ut> nnuM* i:i Cuba has insult* him si hero in tin' fvcsof the people. l iit* north is not loss proud ot him than tin* south. A great future opens before him.?The State. ? Till-; ROM ARIA ROIIRKRS. Their Trial In New her rv?Clerk of Mr Hipp Identities the (binds. Special to The State. Newberry, March Ik?Yesterday evening and this morning was spent in securing n jury and getting ready to begin the triul of A F Riser, William Hiser and tlanies Riser, of the Romaria gang which was recently apprehended. The court room was packed. The whole moi'ning until recess was consumed in examining Mr .1 .1 Ileintz, a clerk of Mr I) Hipp, wuosi- sumo was rooocu. ,\ considerable quantity of stolen goods which were found hidden hy the defendants were introduced as evidence, and mtinv articles were recognized l?v Mr Ileintz as being missing property of Mr Hipp, and the rohbers hadn't even removed the cos* marks, and at this writing the defense are examining the witness, and from present indications about three days will be spent in the trial of this and the other three cases in connection. Bunking Intelligence. lie wanted a position in an Austin hank. The president was satisfied with his credentials, but before engaging him put him through a civil service examination 'Suppose now, a man was to come in here to deposit $20 in bills, how would you count themt' 'I'd wet my finger ami lift up each hill until I got to the last one.' 'Why would you not lift up the I ist one. * ' Because there might possibly he one more hill under 1^, and if the depositor was to soo it ho would want it hat k, hut if the 20th hill is not lifted up and there should he another hill in the pile the hank makes it, don't you seed' You will do," said the hank president. 'You have been in tlio business before, but I didn't suppose you knew that trick/ f?*?( !?r<*'HCandy OiUharrl<\ tlt?> mn*t woiid ' "fill medicln illncDvcry of ihc 1ge plimant and re're?htnjr tr> the aa- e, act K> ntly and positively on kidneys. liver and I>'?wp s, cleansing lie entire sysleiii, dispel Colds, cure headache, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness, Please buv and try ali. j ofi'Cc loiay; 10, -Ji, fiO cents J dnld and guaranteed town le by ul I Bruggfats. iliiuy? - 1 - - WILLIAMS CONFLSSFS. To l?eing the Murderer ?>i* an j Fstinmble Citizen of Sumter. f:u !ar Special to Tin? State. '(,x Sumter March th?The nc^ro, no Charles Williams, \\he was sus- sh< peetcd of the murder of Mr Lee on near Carter's Crossing, and who du so narrowly escaped heinj* lynch- so; ed when arrested, has broken down tai and confessed the crime. It was So thought that he had an accomplice de and so stated, hut now he says that he alone is responsible for f(1 ^ the crime. i WITH PISTOL AND SPADF. th W And the Nc?*ro With the Spade Was Killed. he Spartanburg, March 7. Two younif negroes, Forrest Finkc and rt' dim (ircirorv. became euixitccd in S*1 aditlieullv atClcmiale early this he morni'i:', which resulted in I inhe > -1 death Fach went into kill, Finke so with a shove!, and (Irc^ory with ~r a pistol. <ircirorv having the ad- I'1 " 11 vantage, left his antagonist dead "" on the ground. lie surrendered t>l" at once. 1' . j'[-, Wild-INO TO MAVi: A 11K- 1,5 lTIM.lC. I SI I OV I'riuocss Kailaimi Will Abandon vv;, Hope of Monarchy on (Certain Conditions. j'i*| CO i Honolulu, March 1. \ in Sun ,1K Francisco, March'.'. Til Havies, |J(( ouardian of lYineess Kailatini lias addressed an open le'tor to the* Hawaiian*, in which he proposes sj|( to abandon all further hope of a |U) monarchy for the islands, and rr make a republic conditional upon 0f the cessation of all further work ()^ for annexation on the part of fhe American residents of the island. rn This proposition, however, does not meet with the approval of' tli either the natives or Ainerieatis. r<) i METHODIST HOOK AGENTS, in Li j The War Claim for $2ss,000! el Passes Senate After Going j ce rhroiigh House. j sa i ? , n j \\ ashington, March 8. ? l'odays sn 1 session of the senate was largely tli i devoted to the consideration of vi j the I>istnet of Columhia appro si priation hill. AIte" an extended pi i discussion the hill, containing a h< provision for the reduction to i cc ahont one half of the present rates ei of telephone charges in the (listrift, y< was passed. A Hill appropriating ec $228,000 for the relief ot the w hook agents of the M< thodist h Episcopal church, south, was also ci passed. As it has already passed t( the house the measure now goes G to the President for his signature. At 4:50 p m., during the dis-; cession of the pending hill, nmea- |( S!i"c wnv fftpftivoil fri?in l,/>no?. - _ ...... . ? - w. ? VA ? II "III ? IIV ? 1 W % |l"*v . ' . Ci conveying to tho sonnlo the hill | . , m appropriating $50,<?O0,000 for national defense just, passed hy the house. The'hill was laid hoi w fore the senate and on motion of I w Mr Allison of Iowa referred to'. IS the committee on appropriations. I ^ The Billville rejiment is drilling every day. The hoys have he-; come s i proficient tliat one of ! them drilled a hole i:i the national hank safe and gut away with F $5,000. jsyour hair | Sreen? It's only Another tiny of Asking, ts yoar ,u) utr growing? For green me ins growing. j?, You cah MAKE Ha it grow by uting [)i ytycrsJFfairUigor j - . tt-S '? V . V 'Ai*l Cut Down the .\cre?Lro. v I To impress u ion the Southern' i.ici > tll'lt the piantiim of 11 . i e> ?je acreage in cotton would he tremely foolish it seems that thin;; further than the low prices ouhl lie necessary. If an 11.0,000 hale crop should ho proeel I in lvt>s in spite of the les11 presented I?y the prices obined for the crop of 1S!)7 the. uthern fanner would scarcely serve sympathy. Nevertheless, > i r e 11 ni st uncos rnish another arnunient for the doction of tin* cotton crop. I'n-> all the |> ilitioians and most of e newspapers are deiiherateU iny the probability of war with lain is considerable. The almost rtain cllect of war would be a M'liiny of the demand for cotton ods and a talliny in the priee of: tton. At the same time bread ill - am! meat would command Iter prices. 'f war breaks out e western farmers will derive me lienetit from it. They will Hood prices for their wheat, eir corn, their cattle, Iiojjs and rses. It: hi-, beneiit the South11 farmer ma\ share if he will, icre i- nothing to prevent him >111 cultivating htrurer corn crops is year than ever before. It is t too late for him to sow some] lall grains. lie can raise his .'ii meat if lie wishes. If the ir c<mil's and ho relies as usual rotten hr is hound to sutler. ; tree and a half or four rents! Hon with the prices of flour and al and haeon doubled would "'7 an destitution and a groat deal it in the South. *' On the other hand, even if there nuid he peace, there would l?e loss in sacrificing tho cotton op largely to grains, the wisdom All] decreasing the cotton crop ty'om If her considerations than that of t? 'K : ; _ e , i Vl\l I ? i- imminence or war ncmg re ' . your gmaal. vnnc We shoul.l not l?e surprised if ^ e farmer who plants not a fur- > >w of cotton Wot sows down the eater part of his lands, producer hay, potaties and meat in mndance, is Wetter off at the I ose of 1s'.?n than the most sue-' 'ssfill cotton fanner. At the me time, we do not advUo that > cotton should We planted. A , nail crop should Wc produced Wut ie prospect of war ought t<? connce eycry f u iner of the necesty of completely chaniriug his ans and ?>f reducing his acreage! I y ."?0 per cent Farmers should insider too that what course oth-1 farmers take matters little this; sar. The chief reason for less] >tton is that the land and labor ill lie needed for grain. If we ave war, those crops sue almost J irtain to l>e more valuable even j ? the Southern man than cotton. ! reeoville News. A1 I inf{, A Georgia e<litor wiitos a? fol- .he iwh: 'Many people in the mntry want to move to town; lany people in town would like > live in the country. As a rule Rny lan'a a fool; when it's hot he ants it cool; when it's cool he j an t it hot; always wanting what I . not; never pleased with ahat i'sgot; as a rule man's a fool.' jy offlt HOWS THIS! <>f K a a? *? - * * f ? ' % 1 1 ?? ?I|1<T < ' I I HI" I I I ? 11 I) i 4 f ? ?*<MI ri ar>t tor an v'* - of < a'nrrli ill it. < hi eaoh it. Ijr nifwl la M.i i'i i iitrrrli ti ? i lorn i .1 I!V A >., prop*, Po- open to, (). j atom We nn t? r-i/iiM >. h'?v<? known j IS08. J* (y f?>.- tli |? ?-1. lfi year*. MII I j lievi him j?- pfrct v honor ihv li all ' i?i ? <- tn?i?* icliutiH >in<! tlnaii' i illy |e ?o curry our ?ii\ ohMirHlionaifi i la j Llo'ir H' in 1 Nov Mi *< huix \Vhol?i?a i> Druggitts, j ??. o VVAI.dino, Kidman <t A 1**1"i v W'holfHulo l)rujg;*t*, Tru I lai'o, '). 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I.. 1 ??; i.r -okt' :t, Ma??. snidbjr >. W. u kMS ON !T.hmppr 1 LUMBER VI 4- 4 4k n VI- ttO.OOO PERT Notice to the PlIDllC. ^ i OnodLon*I.eafPlr?..Luin?.eraii.i ma, a,,T?.^ ^ ! luillUr Vhld 111 rwar lif Mtavan. U~.il in.rij uuinnmHiceiiiKiVf wr?-n ?)> wm * CtuM, aho crt.?l fur C?*< rl*. I & Elliott's Htftble* wtllrll I will *? in^ oflw-e Will l>? open on Sh'u whm .l,.br??m? mi-. ah. dun, to Mt M m pr|Ct>, on ,h? WJTSM ? WW ?h. U*a Children, ? ,.vrtbrm GmM ^ ()rder> )(.f, at ?ub|e which CO [>. J. I'KKKY, not h? filled on yard wtll b? promptly C.uity if.iperv.aor filled from mill. - _ - i ^ JOHNT. 8TEVENB. m?Cry v>r Pitcwr^ Castn** qtfdreo Un for rtaher*! CtstorU 4 Aug. i ?m l