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An Iowa Post, G. A. It, Passes
Strong Resolution.
Dubuque, la., Dee. 2b.?Hyde
Park Post G. A. It. has unani- j
niously endorsed President
McKinley's Atlanta declaration j
tbat the time has arrived when I
the federal government should as- >
sist the Southern States in caring
for tho graves of the Confederate
dead. A copy of tho resolutions!
were telegraphed to the president i
at August*, Ga. Hyde Park j
Post is the first in the country to act
on the proposition.
SAME THING HERE.
Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 20.?
Stevens Post 157, G. A. R., of
Lititz has endorsed the president's
speech relating to the government
caring for the graves of
Confederate dead, and has requested
Congressman Ilrosius to \
uae his influence to bring about
national legislation to carry into
effect the president's sentiments. 1
No-To-Bac for fifty Cent*.
Guaranteed tobacco habit care, make* weak {
bw su-ooc. Wood pure. Mo St. All drutfciata.
3,000 SOLDIERS KILLED i
Results of a Powder Magazine i
Explosion in a Chinese Camp. I
London, Dec 20.?A dispatch I
frnm Skon<?li?i -- ? 1
? ft v/u.1 ^iinugUA' IU tUC LJ T 81 Jtt* I
pern here, says a jrowder magaw
zine situate in the centre of the 1
f, , Chinese camp at Hong Cow, has i
exploded, leveling a square mile i
of houses. It is estimated that
3,000 soldiers were killed, including
the general commanding
the forces. i
The American and French missions
are both supposed to hare 1
been damaged but it is said there 1
were no fatalities among the 1
Americana. ;
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought:
bZZIZ
Joseph Carvil, a blower in a
glass factory at Muncta, Ind.,
though but 19 years old, stands
ti feet S inches in height, weighs
245 pounds, and lias strength
fully up to his weight and size. |
He still continues to grow in ;
I
weight and is said to be the tallest ,
and ntrongest man in Indiana.
ncnu l y ia 1IIUOII llrcp.
Clean Mood mean a a clean skin. No
y-auty without it. Casc-areta, Candy Cathartic'
clean yonr blood and keep it clean, by '
Airring up tne lazy liver and driving all iiu
)uritie? from the bod v. Begin to day to !
>ani??h pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
C'ascarets,?beauty for ten cents. All druggistu,
satisfaction guaranteed, lue, 25c, 50c.
~ SAY rDON'T DO IT !~
Don't send off for jewelry,
watches, clocks, silverware, or
for anything in those linos, for
the identical thing can ho obtained
from R. Brandt for the same
money and oftentimes for less,
besides yon know how often one
it deceived.
I)ni you ever think of it, that K.
Brandt has made a study of ordering
such things for s years, and that lie
nertainly knows hetie where to order
Mil vnnii you wno ecc<?<Monally read
au advertisement or receive a oata-'
logue Remember all jewelers are
not ho well posted. Hrlng your oata
logue along and he will demeriHtrate
what he aaya. Now, tr.r It, he want#
you to d> it.
Our prl ee are low and a 10 per cent
Reduction make* them a great deal
lower Write for circular*.
fi BRANDT,
For you a Money eating Jeweler,
Oheftter? 8. CL
AU V A\U .UlVUi/ u i n M .UU11V
WAS EVIDENTLY MISTAKEN
FOR ANOTHER WHITE
M \ N.
The Fatal Ballot Forced Suspender
Buckle Into H 0 Paniling1* I
1 ntestines.
The State, \i 1 st instant.
News of ii murder under li:?rrowing
circumstances was brought
to Columbia from Fort Motto
yesterday, although the alTair
occurred Saturday night. From
all that can he learned, the murI
dered man, H C Paul ling, was
mistaken for another and whs
shot from ambush while on his
way home from Fort Motta.
Scott White, n friend of II. C. !
Paulling, had previously had
ft difficulty with a negro. !
The negro was in Fort Motto !
Saturday, and is said to have
Bworu vengeance against White.
However, the latter after having i
become intoxicated, was locked
up in tke guard house.
Faulting came to town late in'
the day to muka his weekly pur-1
chases, and startad home about
sight fall. When about half a !
mil* from town, he was shot from J
ambush. The range must have'
been short, as the ball fired from
the pistol forced the suspender j
buckle into Paulling's intestines.
From many circumstances in was
apparent that he was shot by the
aegrc who had the difficulty with
Scott White.
Dr. Knowlton, of this city,
went down on Sunday to perform
an operation on Mr. Paulling.
The operation proved unsuccesa- |
ful and Paulling died at half past j
5 o'clock Sunday night. The !
funeral services wore conducted
yesterday at 10 o'ciock. Mr.
Paulling was but 20 years old.
BEATS THE KLONDIKE
Mr. A. ('. Tlwimjifci \lnrv<v i 11??
Tex., has found a more valuable!
discovery than has yet liecn made
in the Klondike. For years he
suffered untold agony from eon-'
sumption, ac(oinpauied by hem- j
orrhages: ami was absolutely
cured by I)r. King's New I >iseovery
ror Consumption, Coughs
and Colds. Ho declare., that gold
is of little value iu comparison
with this marvelous euro: would
have it, even if it cost a hundred
dollars a bottle. Asthma, Uronchitis
and all throat and limp at'
fections are positively cured by
I)r. King's Imsw Discovery for
Consumption. Trial bottles free |
at Crawford Bros' Drop Store.
Regular size f>o cts and $1.00.'
Guaranteed to cure or price re-'
funded.
PRKSIDKNT (J KTS RACK.
Whole Party Delighted With tlie
Trip South and Call it a
Great Success.
Washington, I). C., Dee. 20.;
?The presidential party after an
absence of seven (lavs in the
South arrived at the Pennsylvania
station over the Southern railroad j
today at 11 :!i0 o'clock, exactly on
schedule time.
With ths exception of Mrs.)
McKinlev, who was slightly in- 1
disposed at Atlanta, every mombar
of the party has been in the
best health and all pronouncod tho
trip most enjoyable and a splendid
success in every way.
Iwt T(W?? ApH ( Iwiti Tuar US Away.
Te 4?lt tobeooo eaally ami toreyer. be
tie. >iU of life, ner?e end *i?or, take No ToBee,
wneder-worker. teat make* woek men
atr*?S. All Srwf*late. Mo or II. Cerer**r*aIMS.
Sewklet and eewiple Ireo ASSreas
Btwrttwg IiwiQ ?r 'JhUafo or Wew YerW
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CON FEDKlt YCY.
Compilation <>f Interesting Farts
and Figures Regarding This
State's Quota in the Civil
War.
The following U taken from
the annual report of Col. J P
Thomas, State Historian, for the
year 181>S:
The following tables give the
numerical results of the rolls iu
the respective departments of
service.
Infantry ? Field and staff 764,
of which number *2 died in battle
or from wouuds, 10 were wounded,
'24 were captured and 81) surrendered
There wern 783 captains;
065 tirst lieutenants, 788
second lieutenants, 290 third lieutunants,
2,423 sergeants, 2,039
corporals and 30,570 privates,
making a total of 44,480. Of
this number 6,237 died in battle,
5,080 of disease, 048 in prison,
6,502 wounded, 1,502 captured,
total number of casualties, 19,420.
Tho number surrendered
was 4,409; deserters 219.
Cavalry?Field and staff 74,
died in battle or from vrouuds 4,
wounded 8, surrendered 16. Line
officers?Captains 138, first lieutenants
109, second lieutenants
111, third lieutenants 36,sergeants
455 corporals 388,privates
7,767,total, 9,042. Died ia battle
407,of disease 401, in prison 64,
wounded 524, captured 194, total
casualties 1,661, surrendered 1,<*
551, deserted 17.
Artillery?Field and staff 54,
died in battle 3, wounded 3, captured
1, surrendered 8. Lino
ofGeers?captains85, first lieutenants
128, second lieutenants 104,
third lieutenants 14, sergeants
341, corporals 354 privates 7,133,
total 8,075. Killed in battle
213, died of disease 202, died
in prison 1**, wounded 296, captured
80, total casualties 796,
surrendered 1,222.
In the State troops there were
16 lield oflicors. 70 captains, 74
lirst lieutenants, 104 second lieutenants,
33 third lieutenants, 215
sergeant*, 191 corporals, 4,231
privates, making a total of 4,928.
The grand total of troops sent
out from the State was as f> Mows:
Officers 4,456, enlisted men 62,liw*.
c.c. ?. ii ri._ < *..i
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b?r of effective men was 57,4S?!.
There worn t>/.'2 I deaths on the
tield, 725 in prison, 5,087 of diaoaso,
wounded 7,'f'dO, captured
1.77?i, surrendered 7,242, desert
t?l d() 1.
Fit Kr. PI 1.1.S
Send your address to II. H.
Hneklcn Co., Chicago, and get
a free sample box of Dr. Kind's
New Life Tills. A trial will convince
you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action and particularly
etTective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache.
For Malaria and Liver troubles
they have boon proved invaluable.
They are guaranteed lobe perfectly
free from every deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by
their action, but by giving tone
to the Sitf llll-wll on.I
- ---- - iiimmn fcluttuy
invigorate tlio .system. Regular
size 25c. per box. Sol<l by Crawford
Bros Druggist.
Collector Tolhert has not only
taken Charleston as a rofuge for
himself from the Phcenix rioters,
hut he i? opening a colony for
his hlack companions in polities
hers also.?Charleston Post.
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MISSISSIPPI.
A
j Tln-y Arc Immigrating From)
Greenwood Conntv?One Kosultoi
Phoenix Trouble. lv
! Special to The State. v<
Greenwood, Deo. '20.?The efl
I negroes of this countv allow a
.... . v
j disposition to emigrate. SoYernl tt
( hundred are likely to leave within lu
a few Weeks. The exodus comI
menced a weolf m<*i? ?l?>n uu
| r>
car? filled with negro families left ,c
for lower Mississippi. Another w
car left Sunday night. The 100 r<
negroes that have gone went from c'
j the Saluda section and several!
farms there are practically tenant- j
less. More are going from the . h'
saiV^liliLW. ' P1
There is no denying the fact j
j that the negroes in the populoua , P1
sections of this county ure badly 01
lemoi alized. They are in ?onie
places at ill panic-stricken on ae- e:
count of the Phienix trouble.
They nave not been molested but ^
; have the unreasoning fear of their T
i real friends so common to ignor c'
! ance. The negroes of Saluda, bi
Ninety-Six and Phoenix will hard^ *
ly make contracts for another n<
year. z<
Under the circumstances this *c
exodus is expected to thin out the ^
over abundant negro population
of this county ?**>paideiably. It
is the colored renters who are
gettiig ;ff. As a consequence ^
some of tuo best land in the county C(
will be occupied by white renters P<
hereafter. r<
m ui
One Soldier Shoots and Kills An- cc
other at Greenville. d<
at
Greenville, S. C., Dec. 20.? ci
Private Murgridge, of the Second ttr
West Virginia Regiment, was
shot and instantly killed today by g<
Private .John Mattice, of the Two ] of
J Hundred and Third New York pi
Regiment, who also shot and ci
wounded Private Hart, of the
j Second West Virginia. Murgridge jrt
und I Inrt vvnrn ?t niut.il 1 .
v ? v/? v. Mi/ I'lOLWI MVllt U |
near the regimental camp. Mat- | n<
tire, who was on guard duty, i vj
1 started to arrest the men, when ct
'it i* claimed, Murgridgo fired >a
twice at him. Matt ice roturned
I the fire, the hall passing through ^j
Murgridge's hodv and striking (,j
Hart in tne side. Hart denies
that either ho <>r Murgridgo tired ,r,
at the guard. |N
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I A N DERSON CO N V I (ITS FK K E. I -p
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Had Served Nearly I en ^ ears
! and Were Released for Christmas.
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Special to The Daily News.
Columbia, S. C., Dee. '20.? jS
Alexander flolloway, Tuell Hurts ?*'
and Dave Boseman, colored, of y
Anderson, were pardoned from i
the penitentiary today. They i V
i had served almost a ten years J e:
term, which will expire Christ
J mas. f,
Itl
Attorney General Hacks Durham. r<
j Speceial to The Dailv News.
c<
Columbia, S. C. Dec. 20.? L
Comptroller General Derham, in I p
declining to distribute tho dis- j
pensary profits anions all the | j
counties, has the approval of the
attorney general in bo doing. ^
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OASTORZA.
Bon tw yf Tie KM Ym Htw Uwft IngM
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' an araCTlBU ? Dr. MM?' W?fT> Pill '
1'AAKS CAM liE KEDDOKD.
Reform Demanded in Govern j
mental Expenditure.
eowee Courier.
j
During every campaign fort
jars past the taiasues have made!
irnest pleas for reform, the * ?.
iction of taxes, and to this end j
corresponding decrease of ex-;
jnditures. In response to thcae
unands for reforms many chanss
hare been made in ihe laws, j
>me for the bettor, some for the
or e, but nothing has brought
lief to the purse of tho laboring!
aaaos. On the contrary as timet i
seame harder more taxes have
sen exacted, until our people
ave become reatiT? under tho (
rcsBiire. Their demands appear
> have been evaded. While the,
jrcbasing power of the dollar
is more U an doubled, there hasj
no reduction of ths number
tacted.
It haa been said nothing can be
r>ne to cheapen the government,
his induces us to examine more:
osely the expenditures to find, if
fcply we may, how the desired
id can l>e accomplished. There is
3 valid reason why all good citi?ns
in a republic should not ia>rm
themselves as to public matirs
and express their judgment as
> what is right and proper. They
lould be taken into the confidence
I the powers that be. This is
loir right sand they should be
intent with, nothiflg left. The
sople are not unreasonable or
tsh in their demands, when they
nderstand the oircumstances and j
inditions. They do not ami will i
>t complain at a tax which is j
town to be necessary to an efli. |
eut administration of the State,
id county governments.
It seems to us that some chan- j
ss could be made, the tendency i
1 which would be to reduce ex-1
it)sos without injury to an elli- j
cut administration.
In the first place, the election
ws of South Carolina are outn-1
srsome ami twice as expensive as j1
scessary. There are three super-11
sors of registration, v\h<>n one
>uld do the work for the same
ilat v he now gets. There are
?o sets of commissioners of oleeon
in each county and two sets
f managers a1 each precinct. One |
it of commissioners and mtniicm'h
could do the work us efficient
All this machinery is oxpen- 1
ve and so much in not ueeded.?:|
his complicated machinery has'
rved its purpose in the past, hut
is no longer necessary.
The enactment of the Auslra-I
an ballot system would still fur
icr serve to reduce the exucii'-es.
Again there is expended on the
tate college# a vast sum of 111011V?from
$125,000 to $175,000 a
ear.
There is reason in all things. 1
i'e have five colleges run at the1
ipenso of the taxpayers.
If live colleges were necessary!
it* the education of the youth of I
ic Stats, the expenditures injured
would ho excusable.
Is it necessary to maintain five
dleges at the public ox pens# in
rder that our youth may be prop- j
rly educated i Wo think not.
In this State are many col leges, I
^dividual or denominational, that ;
tford the same advantages as the
tate colleges except Winthrop
nd Clemson.
The military training at Clemon
is the same aa that at the Citdel,
and the latter should be
transferred to CleniH?n.
Furman University, WolTord,
Newberry und Kiskine arc each
run at an annual expenditure of
lesa than $15,000, while the appropriation
for each State College
ranges from ?i20.iioi) to "??o
annually in addition to tuitiou
feet.
It may be said that the education
received in the denomination
al colleges is not to thorough.?
but this in a mistake. There are
as many eminent and useful alumni
of the denominational colleges
as from the State institutions.
Wo are not prepared to
what should bo done, but in these
stringent times half the prtsent
appropriation should he saved to
the people. Should this he done
and the election laws simplified an
annual saving of from $75,00<> to
$100,000 could be effected.
Again, something like a horizontal
reduction of twenty-tiro
per c?nt. of the highest salaries
paid our officials can he made
without detriment to the public
aervic?. Heretofore reform has
consisted mainly in cutting the
salaries of the little fish, and leaviag
the big salaries alone. Instead
of beginning at the bottom,
let us begin at the top, and reduce
tb? salaries of Governor and
State officers to some appreciable
extent. The Judges can also do
the work of tho Bench for less
compensation. A reasonable reduction
of all falanios paid our
public servants could be made,
and an annua1 sating of $25,000
elfected.
Colonel Blinding.
C dumbia State.
The Sumter Daily Item has
this to sav about Col. James L).
Blanding, tho liveliest young
octogenarian in the State, if not
in the country: "The marriage of
Mr. Donald McQueen Blanding
induced us to ask Colonel Blanding
somewhat of bis family.
knowing that it wuh In'ire and
scattered. lie permits us to say
that Don is the thirteenth child
he lias given away in marriage:
hut ho has received in return
more than ho has given away ?
that hi* family, older and younger,
including sons and daughtersdnlaw,
nuinlier 87, of whom 84
survive: and these are scattered
over the late Confederacy, from
Mason and Dixon's line to the
Rio Grande. What a family
record! And Col. lilauding, the
head of the family, is still -!i. icing
to the post of dntv, after ">7
years of active practice in th0
law und is, we believe, the oldes
law practitioner in the State."
Col. Hlanding is a veteran of the
Mexican war and the Civil war.
and the only reason we can suggest
for his uot being also n
veteran of the war with Spain is
that he couldn't find a coniniim!
active enough to keep up with
hitn.
| Col. Blanding also wont front
Washington to New York thro ijli
the big blizzard of March,
and bejond an occasional growl
about "thin nasty Yankee weather,*:
he didn't stem to mind it at
all.]
Don't Nrglect lfonr I.lver.
Liver troubles quickly result in serious
complications, and the man who neglects hit
I liver has little regard for health. A bottle
of Hrowns' Iron Hitters taken now nn<l then
will kern the liver in perfect or<ler. If the
disease has developed, Browns' Iron Hitters
will care it permanently. Strength and
vitality will always follow its use.
Browns' Iron Bittera ia sold by all dealers.
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