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HmftHi ev* i/s &*"!f gttyjti "fit. ' . ''Nrr#-1' )?^OW a OAmH. J ^ ?sr?<^ /fonccpopwr : flrffr fl wnHm jfiftr Pi "rfnitf Thrfnfi itj-|i PTi fitlmmUl A ^ I AW* fcljnAOSa, ? J ^>CiiT1'arP 'T /*T? ! 5 L \ N 5 A ." i K J i ?S. o| AKC . I ~~ "" ?i A13LISH ED^lW^ Sepalciiif of V/&03 Hamptoa Hands >!ii >, Sturdy Mausoleum 1 Murk* tbo Sj.it Whore Sloops j the Soldier, Patriot, nod Statesman. The Slate, 20tk in-t. | Over tho sepulcher of Waclo ! Hampton, soldier,' patriot and | statorinun, was placed yesterday a marblo tomb, massive and beautifill in its simplicity. The base is of grained mui ble supporting another ledge of pure Carrarra Hllivtllf? At 1 li fnlli* fini'nn^u ! this second ledge are short colutnug ' supporting a recumbent slab, also of Italian marble. The inscription roads: Sacred to tho memory of WADE HAMPTON, lSGl-Lieut. Gon., C. S. A.-1865. son of A'ado and Ann Fitsini ins Hampton Born in Charleston March 28, 1818. Died in Columbia Apt il 11, 1902. "Whole hearted, true hearted, i faithful and loyal." "Thine, O Lord, is tho greatness and the power and the glory | and thu victory and the majesty, , and in thin hands it Im to make i great and to give s'rength."?l i Chronicles, 29 ehaptor, 1 1 verse. i Tho grave is under tlm 'ivo oak : in the northwest corner of Trinity . churchyvrd whore so many of the illustrious name slocp tho long slean. The niansnlntim ? ?? Knili r-- ? ? vr> " * "w "M"1 : by tbe Sfuith Carolina Mnrblc works of this city and is creditably done. The equestrian stntne to be erected l#y tho State within tho coming year will bo placed on a spot on the capilol grounds overlooking the grave of South Carolina's great eon. TRAGEDY AVER''ED hiust in the nick of time our little boy was snvcd" writes Mrs. W. A'atkins of Pleasant City, Ohio. ?{Pneumonia had played _, 1 I '.i ? * sun nuvnc wun nun ana u tt;rribio cough sot in besides. Doctors treated him, but he grew worse every day. At length we tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, and our darling was saved. lie's now sound, and well." Everybody ought to know, it's the only sure euro for Cohghs, Colds and all Lung diseases Guaranteed by Crawford Bros., .1. F. Mackey & Co., and T. Eugene Fnnderburk. Druggist. Price 50c and $1.00 Trial bottles froe. Ft \v< r ^hIIoiis longc r. Devoe 1 Ms StL jPaA< I M4/UZ, -&S -mtr& i asv-rnei^ri oftTtPM OIL < Conviction for Manslaughter and ; Oue for Ai son. . !A 8peci.il to News and Courier. GafTaey, March 15.? i ho whole j of lafct week was consumed by the I Court in criminal business. Three men were tried for innrdor and one for arson One was convicted of manslaughter and the negro ^ was convicted of arson and ( recommended to mercy. in the I > c iso of McComh and Muiry, charged with tho murder of Smith Inmun, Murry wu* cleared hut. McComh was givon lire years All those men were drunk and in ^ a drunken hroil. Inm in v.as out and afterward died. The t'a-o that attracted much interest was that against .J. ?V. Allen and I. \V. Phillips for tho " o murder of Gcorgo Brown. Tin throe men had been to Gaffney and were returning t > their homes below town after dark. When they got in sight of Allien's house a quarrol camo up. ^ Some negroes joined tho crowd ^ and in st few minutes Brown was'1 heard to say that ho was cut, that!'1 some one hnd slnM\r??l 1>i?i aa,., I ? Hi HI. X ' I j men all went home, or rather di - " per sod. Bro vn, bowovor, did n< t niako his appear mo . He was N cone for exactly a week. TThen found ho was lying in a ?" cotton p. 'eh 11 half mile from where Ik was cut with four wounds 2 in him and cut through the heart, b Allen and Phillips wore charged 8 hy the coroner's jury with li > fmurder. Tin case was given to & the jury on Saturday. Alter re- 0 mainiog out till 10 o'clock on c I Sunday morning tiny brought in fc a verdict of "not guilty." This ? was a rurpriso to everyone. v 1 neumoiiia. Follows a Cold. 1 but never f( llows the use of Fo 1; ley's Honey and Tar. It stops the cough, heals and strengthens j, the lungs and affords perfect 83w eunty from an attack ol? pneumnn ia. Refuse substitutes. Sold by K FundePhurk's Pharmacy. b ? Safo Crackers Fail. Charlotte, N. C., March 18.? Five inon made oight attempts to blow open the safe at the hank at linndleman, N. C., this morning 1 but were unable to penetrate the inner door. They held n negro A who was passing a prisoner for ' throe hours. m _____ e CA.'rrOiHA. 1 Boars tho 1 Kind ^ Havo Always Bought t B*T? 1 V 1 1 y 1 p \ ? READ v THIS I>d/U??~ i. i AJnUrfC \ ' M w ? ^7&O<? I j C/?- <5/a/AKI!Al1 &A. | : j. Happenings Id The State. < s Chronicled by the Alert Correspondents of The Columbia State. I ( . I,. WIM.IAMS KLKCTKD IN YORK. Yorkvillo, March 19.?At j\ ^ rimany election hold in York j mnty today for probate judgo ( ,350 votes were oust as follows: ^ rooks Ionian, 219; Frank P. . LeCain, 257; Ij. K. Williams, , 7-1. Mr. Williams is elected on < rst primary and will make a ? nod probate judge. ( Dispensary was closed and Ike lost quiet election wo have ever j ad Tviia hold. The ninv anti?treating law belg in elVoer, no liquor wns in vidence. t SENATOR Til.I,MAN AT HOME Augusta, March 10.? Senator k R. Tillman arrived at his omc in Trenton this afternoon rum Washington for a fen-weeks ecrration and rest on account of is recent severe throat trouble. In is looking well and will soon o himself again, EURO MAN IIUUNK!) WITH llOl'SE. Ronalds, March IS.?Thursday vniiing within i.w.o miles of town >atr. Miller, a'ro.nist negro si out '8 years old, was luirnrd in his mother's, John Miller, house. It cems that John Miller was about and had gotten his brother, iam, to stay at his houae. About ?:30 p. in. the house was discov j red I(i be on fire and after it. wasj turned dotvn the body ' ol Mm j diller >vas taken out. The limbs rare burned off and only the rank left and that was no badly turned as to lcavo no clue as to low Miller met death. ,fancy Fteaman, a nes*ro, and tia wife, who were at the house i rati I bed time, pay they loft him itting up by the tire. One says j ie was asleep in his chair, the ither thaHie was awake. It is! uspected that it is a case of mm -j iur. ;arx and stari.es were hui?nki>. Luray, March 11).?About 1 l.I.O as* night tho barn and stablos of dr. 1>. II- Rouse, a prominent norchant and farmer ro-iding a sw miles from here, were humid. Mr. Rouse lost about 800 msliels of corn and other propory to the amount of $1,200. The ire ih believed to have he?n the vot k of nn incendiary. Magistrate Hamilton was tele ihonjd for and hounds put on the rail. After n chase of a few I lours a negro, I ho supposed cul?! ?ri?, was overtaken about eight! nilo away and captured. This rear the place where a ow years ago Mr. Metre, an aged i armor living alono, was brutally ! nut'dercd by four negroes. Three j if the negroes wero hanged and : >no lynched. WORKING oVI'MVi t HE. ' Eight hour laws are ignored by hose tireless, lit! lo workers ? Dr. Cir.g's New Life l'ills. Millions ro always at worn, ntght and day, i ...j: : ? '? " I.J;. in.llKlSLI?H!f I>! IIOUSIIPSH, 'onstipati;.n, Hick Headache nod li Stomach, Liver and Dowel roubles Kasj, pleasant, safe, ore. Only 25c at Crawford Bros., . F. Mackoy Ac Co., aud T. higeno Fundoburk, drugstore. Wo give u mar. ere kl for being e vel-headed if he isn't aboie our ejvcI. I thivo II is Life For 2 Cents. I Special to J lie Observer. . V. itmingt >n4 March 20* ? ''Kny . o iy give mo loo cents and I hey may hit mo us hanl as they jar/' was the playful challenge ^ which co>l lh; 1 Morritt, a thiriCon-\cur old colored hoy. hi i Ife while placing with a number if c mpanions at Eleventh and Chestnut street this afternoon. Fhe i 'mileage was accented hy .1 Charles Henry Brinkey, another \i 3oli;i'cd hoy ov about his own ago h i ll Mmrit hoy straightened up, U 3X|):m led his chest and tho hlow < wn delivered from Briukcy's tist p in tiie breast. Bi nkley took the u poiittie*, and remarked, lttlr.it's 2 e ients easy made." In a moment e lie \ row up his hand and fell over n dead. li Koanoke Brute Hanged. 111 Itounok?, Va., March 18.? I. Honry Williams, colored, was t barged h?rc today. The crime i for which Williams rrns hanged \ win committed .Ian. 30, last. He I er.tr -1 the Iiouro of Gcorr.'o .1. c Shiel . a wtll known young i husincsR man, and after assaulting s Mr--. Shields, cut her throat. lie then struck Mildred, the 3-year - t o'd daughter of 'he couple, over \ the head with a hatchet, and then \ rohkod the lions . j B'g Hail Storm iu New Orleans. 1 it . < v.- Orlouns, Mutch 17.?The hopvie9t bail storm on record, fol by terrific rain, occurred ( tntoaftornoou, and . groat deal of < damage was done in the city. , Stores were Hooded and clocks , damaged. besides roofs blown , down. Tito main event was the \ caving?iu of the roof of the South- . cry IOxpress Company's storage . building. The roof has a ninety- , foot slant, and I ho woight and , volutno of hail and water tore a , hole in the roof and nearly wreck- , e l the building, can ing n great ( deal of damage. I Dangers of Pneumonia. , A cold at this lime if neglected , is liable to cause pin utnoniu which is so often fatal, and even when the patient has recovered the lungs 1 arc weakened, making them pceu uly suscepthlo to the development : of consumption. Foley's ilonoy , and Tar will atop* the cough, houl and strengthen tho lungs and prevent pneumonia. For sale l>r "Fundcrburk's Pharmacy". Two Snfe-Crackcrs Sent l'p. Rounoke, Vu., March IS.? ! Il"ury Donohuo ami John Kay- 1 mond, indicted on tho cb ngo of cracking the safe in the National Rank of Iloek Mount, Va., i\ro months ago, when $5,000 was ; stolen, wero nrrninged in the Franklin county court today, 'l'he men ply ad guilty to the charge against them. Donohuo w?* given seven years in the prison .i d Raymond was given five years ' in tho same prison. ( %?V7rt ?> <1 j ' Carnegie Giw.s #5,01)0.000 for j1 Kduc.ntionul Purposes. New York, March 10.-?Anilrow i Carnegie litis given another #5,- < 000,000 for educational purposes, says the Globe today, the fact t>c- , coining known just piovious to,j Mr. Carnegie's failing today for ; t Europe. The formal announce I mont of tin* gt:; and i*c 'purposes! will bo made in a few days. 11 i * I9WNFALL OF DAN* IE!. J. SULLY.!? n he Ball Operator Goes Bro'-e. i. h U 'an lomomnm in The Cotton 1 *it a ? Within n Few Minutes tho Staple Fell SI3 11 lFile. <> t> Netv York, Mutch ? Daniel c . Sully, the cotton operator, b ho luis lor 15 months been the it igge.st liguro in the cotton mar. si els of the world, ami who has 'hulled" cotton from 7 cents a e toned to over 17, announced hi- > liability to make good his engng- ti wonts on the New York cotton o xchange todly. Within a few ? nomonts cotton foil nearly $10 a t< tale from the highest figures of. v he day. I Scales such as followed the an- d inducement of the failure it lias v icon the privilege of few brokers I: o wilrcsL before. Traders in c lie street have witnessed st- ck I sanies in previous years; corners v save keen broken, and many v 'i-a-lies havo l>ecn rec rdod. but I lone has been accompanied by s inch frenzy and confusion. :i Shortly after \ho noon sc*->sion, he annoueenicnt of the suspension 1 vas made by Superintendent King vho read from the rostrum this lot ice : "Wo regret that we are unable o meet our cngagemants and 11 In . fore will have to suspend." J "DANlKIi J. sn.l/i ANI) CO." ! '. r a few seconds there w s m ' mtmou quiet over the lloor as hough the news had stunned all rr it is in hear in;' of the announce ^ nent. Then with one impulse a nijl. T hoot wcut up from the , aear.;, they who had been lighting , "hilly and the bull clique for i months. i.at were thrown into he air to iiil wliero they would, \ moment later to be trans pled t iipon bv the stampede for the pit. Ihmts were torn by frantic hrok- , prs in their mad ctTort to unload Lhcir holdings, and chairs and eampstools were dashed into the pit to emphasi/.o some cll'orl to sell. Messengers wore rushing in and out of the building with j ardors to gel 1 or buy; telephone j. booths were besieged and tele-1 graph oflices were flooded with dispatches. Outside 1 lie cotton exchange up-1 pcarnncos gave littl< indication of' the pandemonium within until tho messengers began to rush between the exchange and the brokers1 of- j [ices. Soon the news reached the stock, produce and cotTeo exchanges, and traders on these markets liustfned to the scone of the panic. Crowds assailed the entrance to the visitor's gallery, but double guard was placed at. the doors and admittance was refused to all but those accompanied by members. It was estimated that something! like three quarters of a million i;:. i?. oi corion we re traded in tho exchange duvi"g 20 minutes of the panic that fallowed iho announcement, anil that o? this up, wards of half n million hales rop, rtscnted enforced liquidation, or I ho soil in:* out of men whose j margins had been nearly or quite wiped out. As the market slumped 250 oral s during this period the loss j' falli' g on this element amounted 1 o something over a million dolor v. The market steadied aft r about ' JO minutes and then there was a < iddcu upward .shoot of about an veil hundred points. This sharp pwnrd rise was brought about by 10 buying of brokers and .spccuilors who saw that th? market ad slumped too far and would reel, pist as it did. A part of the xcite uent on the lloor of the exIninge was caused by the scratnle of brokers who wanted just neli bargains and bad to tight to el m the ring to get them. The living rush \vt- almost as excit 1 * ig arid jusi ms noisy, u not nioro l?, ?s the punie. Superintendent King, of tho otton oxehnngo, called at Mr. ulloy's olllco soon after the hit? li's arrival, and gel him to sign ontracts releasing upwards of 1,000,080 of margiu money duo o cotton brokers in this city and arious point* in the country. .J ust before leaving his otlice to iv Mr. Sully made statements in fhieh ho said his trouble had icon precipitated by unforeseen ircumstanccs, and that had lie icon given another day or two in rhich to arrange his alTairs, it vould not have bcei* necessary tor lim to have assigned. As matters I'liiii, ho hopes to liquidate his diiirs and resume. He was unblo to give any estimates of his labilities. Fortunes Lost in Now Orleans. New Orleans, March 18.?The mnounccmont of tho failure of ,1. Sully, tho "Cotton virg'' of N?\v York, created the re . z-t panic ever seen on the 1 >c t of tho Ne*.v .Orleans cotton ?xchnng?>. Prices melted awuy in I i 1 they were ?9 to ?10 a halo owor than yesterday's close, and rvcry moment the fear was that oi >1 linns would go to tho wall. tVhon tiis panic was over and the .'otnmcrcial integrity of tho local jotton trade was found intact a ?roat sigh of relief went up from .he reom, although scores of small )pcrators were wiped ont and leavy longs had lost fortunes I). ,1. Sully & Co., Assign. Now York. March 10.? The excitement in Wall Street that was caused hy the announcement yesterday of the suspension of Daniel J. Sully & Co., wasnoticos n:?Ie today, hut gradually subsided during the market hours, and at the close of the cotton and stock markets it was generally agreed that tho worst of the effect of the failure was over. Tho slock market was strong all day. The cotton market was nervions and slumped sharply on had news in the early morning, but before ibe close even tho cotton market b came buoyant up to a point far ab >ve tho lowest of the year. It was feared that other failures would follow the Sully crash, but only cue, that of J. II. Garrison, a ni'tior concern was reported. After a conference betweon Mr. Sully and his lawyers this morni a the firm made a formal assignment to Joseph 11 lloadley, who at once took charge. Former Congressman Filbert in tho IJnoo Columbia, S. C., March 20.-Former Con Tcssman \V. Jasper Tulhert, who was defeated for fit rnor last year, has entered ihc i 'ufoi the Democratic nomi' n in tlio second district to till :':o vacancy caused by the death > f (i. \V. Croft.