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UOL. XXIX. LEXIXGTOX, S." C., WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 180ft. AO. 15.
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hi [ \ J October 13?tf S^'
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people were more competent to settle
the liquor ,question now or in the
future any more than in the past
Since the days of Abraham the people
had been endeavoiiDg to find a
satisfactory solution of tbis problem. ?
He theD contrasted the condition cf J
his county (Abbeville) under the bar- 1
room system and under the dispene- 1
ary. He spoke of the barroom e'e v
ment iD elections under the former *
condition and declared that the ^
whiskey itfluence under the dispensary
was now nil. Where had the *
demand for the abolition of the dis- 1
pensary come from ? asked the J ?
speaker. Not from the large element 1
of the decent people of the State he
answered. The sDectacle was now
presented of the prohibitionists (whom n
he believed to be honest in their convictions)
forming a coalition with the | c
liquor forces to defeat the dispensary a
and yet these people claimed they r
were seeking absolute abolition of D
1
the sale of whiskey. After speaking "
further on this line, Mr. Graydon j 0
took up the vote for the various can- t
didates for governor and analyzed it.
According to his views the people a
had decided for the dispensary by ^
the election of the present incumbent, ^
while the strength of local optionists %
was shown by the vote polled by Col. u
Geo. D Tillman. a
Mr. Marion of Chester: Modern ^
civilization has bad more important
questions to settle than the liquor a
problem. Our country i3 the best
representative of modern civilization. ^
"Individual liberty" was the watch- 1
o
word of the statesmen architects of
the government, but it is now a trade- s<
mark of political quack. The govern- ^
* ? > ' ? IL. L I
xuent was lounaea to give toe greatest
liberty to the people. Side by a
side with the liberty of tbe individual ^
* #
was woven into the political fabric of
the government the right of the State 0
to govern and to protect its owd. 3
You have no right to dictate a bill of ^
the people of tbe State. Prohibition ^
dictates total abstinence. The only t(
ground on which it can be enacted is a
that drinking is an evil per se. To
call it an evil to handle liquor in any 11
way would be to brand a3 a criminal v
the minister in his priestly functions, e
the invalid upon bis bed. Tbe Stati 0
has no right to regulate the diet or the 0
drinkof the people. You might as well
put people on a diet of ccrnbread and c[
buttermilk as conducive to the health 11
and safety cf the State. Dyspepsia 0
. is about as much of an evil as druok- I ^
I ^
.enness. He called attention to some
tl
of the soldiers enlisted under the
prohibition standard, among them n
the blind tigers.
?Fin vnn aomifio ttft
AJ-Ll . n 1U5V JLSV J VVi ~ ,
k good Christian people of affiliation r
ft with the blind tiger:'.'
? Mr. Marion said that they might
I be hand in glove but arm and sleeve, n
although,, the prohibitionists have not
solicited it.
Mr. Mann?Well, the blind tigers J
rre in mighty good company. a
Mr. Marion?Yes, but the prohibi- 1
tionists are not. The prohibitionists t
were aligned with men who in secret
places ladled out liquor distillations
of hell, the blind tigers, who wanted
prohibition to aid them in the acqui- j
sition of their personal and avarici- !
ous ends. He believed in the dispensary,
the balance, the golden j
mean between avarice of private sale j
and prohibition. It is aright from I
a standpoint of justice and of state- j .
craft. He was Dot in favor of the
dispensary from &Dy past political j
affiliations, but from the standpoint j
of right. He believed in the voice of j
the people.
All the bills in reference lo whisky !
legislation were put to sleep by hav
iDg the enacting clauses stricken out j
The Archer bill, (Senate) is the j '
only bill remaining to be considered. I
It will probably meet the s.me fate j <
as the ethers. | :
The House did a good thicg when ! ,
it abolished the beer and hotel privi- j >
leges. If the Legislature did Doth- j 1
iDg else but adjourn, it would have j
won the verdict of ''well done.''
There was a wrangle over the ap- '
propriation for the engrossing de- j
partment, but it finally passed as re- j
ported by the ways and means com- j <
mittee.
The House killed the bill provid !
iDg for the issuance of marriage j
license.
Mr. Subers bill *'to require the :
county treasurer of the several ccuu- j
- ' t |
ties ot ttns ?>tate to pay iuc icco ui
sheriff* for service rendered on txe- !
cations issued by such treasurers j
against persons alleged to be delinquent
taxpayers, but who held tax i
receipts for their taxes," was tabled !
upon his own motion.
Mr. Hydrick'a bill to provide for a .
)o!l tax and to provide a penalty for
ion pajment passed its second readog.
It is similar to the prevision
vhich is contained in the supply bill,
>ut is a general law, and will not
ake effect this year.
Mr. McDow's bill to require masers,
referees and judges to prepare
heir opinions in all contested liti;ated
cases heard by them and file
be same within the time required
woo
t V itt V? WHO ailivu.
Mr. Efird's joint resolution to subait
the question cf biennial sessions
o the people was killed. Mr. Blease
ailed it up to amend the title. The
mendment was made and Mr. Bacot
aoved to continue the bill until the,
iext session, as no election could be
leld this year anyway. By a vote of
3 to 50 the house agreed to continue
he bill.
Mr. W. J. Thomas' bill to amend
n act providing for violation of verbal
or written contracts was killed.
Ir. Thomas said that it merely proided
for the protection of turpentine
aen and saw mills, just as farmers
re protected. This measure can
urt no honest man.
The Mauldin bill providing for the
doption of broad tires in such liberal
erms that the friends of the measure
ad hoped there would be no opposi
ion to its passage, was, by a vote of
0 to 18, continued until the next
ession, after a lengthy and very investing
debates.
The appropriation bill consumed
good portion of the morning session,
t was read section by section and very
jw changes were suggested. The
nly two amendments of any conseuence
was allowing 8600 extra to
ae Citadel academy for repairing
ae roof of the west wing and 8240
a the adjutant general for rent of
n armory.
Mr. Scarborough offered an amendleiat
to the appropriation bill proiding
that each member of the genral
assembly, during his term of
Sice, shall have the light to name
ue poor and deservingyouth between
ae ages of 15 to 18 years from his
aunty who shall receive his educa!on
free of charge at the South Carlina
college. After a running deate
the amendment was adopted by
vote of 20 to 14. The bill was
ben ordered to a third reading with
otice of general amendments.
?
^blic Statement From
A Public Man
Ion. W. n. Oliley, Ex-Secretary of State of
West Virginia, write* an open letter.
Charleston, W. Va., Mar. 9,1S98.
To whom it may concern :
"1 most heartily recommend Pe-ru-na
,s of great benefit in eases of catarrh,
t is especially beneficial wherever the
nucous membranes are affected. As a
onic it certainly has no superior.''
\V. 11. Ohley, Ex-Secretary of State.'
jjon ^ ()hlkv-^
Pe-ru-na Isa** cured thousands of obstinate
cases of catarrh, and is perhaps
the only efficient remedy in existence
for catarrhal diseases; but there are
countless multitudes of people who are
sti 1! struggling with catarrh and need
help To such as these the unqualified
recommendation of Pe-ru-na by ExSecretary
Ohley is directed. Pe-ru na
is scientific and purely vegetable. All
druggists sell it.
Ho Served.
Judge Thomas A. Yloron, of Chi
cago, of all of whom he is justlj
proud. The day after he had beet
presented with twins be was listen
ing to jurors' txcuses, when a mat
who bad been drawn said, mildly
"Your honor, I can't serve." "Wrn
not?" asked the court, in tones tba
had been stereotyped, as he looket
cut of the couit room window. Ap
proaching quite close the juror whis
peicd, "Yly wife has just given birtl
to a boy, judge." No excuse at all,
observed the judge, "my wife ba<
two last night, and I b*ve been her
all day." The juror served.
Isle cf Pines.
j
I United States Will Claim It Under
the Treaty.
A Broad Obstruction of the Convention
Made to Cover the Little
Island Which Lies Off the Cuban
J Coast?Valuable Stategic Position.
Washington, Feb. 15 ?The United
] States will construe the treaty to
[ give title by cession to Isla de Pines.
I Upon the exchange cf ratifications
j the island will become a part of this
i country, just the same as Porto Rico
will. Thi9 announcement is made bv
? authority. It will probably cause
| some surprise. The significance is
very great and more than national.
Under the terms of the treaty,
"Spain relinquishes sovereignty" over
! the title to Cuba. Spain also "cedes
| to the United States the Inlands now
i under Spanish sovereignty in the
| West Indies."'
Until now it has been generally
supposed that "other islands'' meant
Vieques, which is not far from Porto
Rico, and Mona, which is the middle
of the Mona passage between Porto |
Rico and San Domingo. That the
United States may include islands
, immediately adjacent to Cuba has
| heretofore attracted very little con|
6ideration. But there is no longer
any doubt of the interpretation. The
j United States will acqure the Isle of
| Pines. Thereby this country comes
! into posssesion not only of a snugposi
session, but of a point of great stratej
gic importance.
The Isle of Pines is on the south
| side of Cuba. It is due south of Ha-1
j vana. That is one of the Dairowest I
| parts of Cuba. The distance from
Havana on the north coast to Batabano
on the south coast is about thirty
miles and is covered by rail. From
Batabano to the Isle of Pine6 is not
much more than a ferriage. The
j water is comparatively shallow. A
| chain of keys almost connects the
! isle with the maiuland of Cuba.
Small coastwise steamers run between
Batabano and Newra Gerone,
the port of the isle. The distance is
short and land is in sight all of the
time. No matter what may be the
determination of the future relations
bjtween the United States and Cuba, i
j the fact now stands that thisgoverni
meat will own tenitorv alnnst ccni
nected with Cuba.
By virtue of its position the Isle of
Pines commands the Yucatan channel,
between Cuba and Mexico. Due
south of the isle will be the Nicaraguan
canal.
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Summary Beport cf the Commission.
The War Commission has made an
exhaustive report in which it is declared
that the conduct of the war
was creditable. It is hard cn Gen.
Milts and Dr. Daly who it is alleged
j "For months, as it appear?, Dr.
! Daly concealed the commission of
j crime affecting men under his charge,
j whom, as an officer and physician, he
! was bound to protect."
The following is a summary cf its
findings, in conclusion, the report
! says: "The result of the Santiago
! campaign was the complete realiza!
tion of the several ol jects contem!
plated?the capture of the city with
; its fortifications and munitions of
war, together with immense supplies
of food stuffs and ammunition, the
former estimated by Gen. Wood at
1,2(0,000 rations; the surrender of
the entire province of Santiago de
Cuba with all the troops gariisoned,
the same amounting, as already
stated, to between 23,000 and 24,000;
the destruction by the navy of Admiral
Cervera's fleet after its depart|
ure from the harbor, and the general
i demoralization of the Spanish foices
- j and the discomfiture of the Spanish
? | government and people, leading ali
most immediately to overtues for
- peace by Spaiu. Ail this was aci
ccmplifched without the loss of a
: prisoner, a gun or a color, and with
j ! a list of casulties aggregating in
t ! killed less than 250 and in wounded
f - . t r\, i : i.
I less tlian i.-iuu, losses wuxuu, iu wuj.
! paiison with result?, arc less than
. i have ever heretofore occurred in
3 ! modern warfare.
" | ' It should be added, also, that the
.1 total dtaths in battle, from wounds
e | and diseases, from the beginning to
I the end of the episode, aggregated
| less than 3,00U?only a fraction over
I 1 per cent.
The report closes thus: 'Tn ccn- j
| eluding its labors, it is with much j
j pleasure that the commission reports j
j that, notwithstanding the haste with j
j which the nation entered upon the !
j war with Spain, the resultant and
i almost inevitable confusion in bureau
i and camp, the many difficulties of
j armiDg, assembling, and the progress
j of large bodies of hitherto untrained
j men, the carrying on of active operaI
tions in two hemispheres, the people
j of the United States should ever be j
1 pioud of its soldiers, who co operat |
i - 1 il I
j log wild us sailors, iu jesa iuuu tunc
! months put an end to Spanish
I colonial power, enfranchised op
! pressed people and taught the world
' at large the strength and tbe nobility
of a great republic." 1
; State of Ohio, City of Toledo, )
Lucas County ) 9
! Frank J. Cheney makes oa*h tbat J i
he is the senior partner of tbe firm i j
j of F. J. Cneney & Co., doing busi- !
ces3 in iheC.ty of Toledo, C >nr.ty j 1
aud Sate aforesaid and tbat Raid ; '
firm will piy the sum of O ie Hun- j j
dred Dj!la-s for each and every caee { (
of C itarrh tbat cannot be cured by!
the cse of Hall's C itarrb C ire.
FRANK J. CHENEY, j J
S vorn to before me and sabscribed { ]
in my presence, this G:h day of ! j
December, A D 188G.
1 1
(sfai ) A. W. Glevson, j1
!] ) Notary Public. 1
j (
Hill's Citarrh Core is taken inter- !
Dally and ac!s directly od the blood !
and mucous surfaces of the system : f
Siod for testimonials, free. i (
Hall's Family Pills are the best. j j
! i
Don't Gossip.
j1
It is not pleasant to mention one's j |
mistakes of a serious nature. What- i
J C
ever m n any say to their wiver at |
home, it is not often that a man will
mention his wife's faults and failings
away from home. It is quite differenfc
with most wives, however.
When they get together they chatter
as freely as children, and talk of
their husbands' faults (real or imagined;,
and those who hear it often
tell it to others in an exaggerated
form. After awhile the husband
finds that he is being talked about in 3
the neighborhood as if he were
. I
worse than a brute. If he is a sensative
man and occupying a social 1
position where a good name is everyI
thing, he will trace these stories to
his wife. After that he may continue
to provide well and treat her kindly, 1
but that tender, soothing affjction
which has always been such a comfort
to the wife will be shocked out '
of place in spite of himself. To the
wife. If you value your husband's
first love and your own happiness,
speak well of him at ali times. Give , :
people to understand that in your i
I octimafinn lio j<3 but littlfi lfHVPr than I
| the aDgels. There is no mistake on j
| earth so bad as for husband and wife |
to trifle with each other.
"Pants." |
| A boy in the Wichita schools, Cali- j
fornia, was suspended for reading |
the following essay on "pint-:"
Pants are made for men, and not
men for pants Women are made j
| for men, and not pants. When a ;
I man pants for a woman and a woman j
I pants for a man, they are a pair of j
: pants. Such pants don't last. Pants j
I are like molasses?they are - thinner j
; in hot weather and thicker in cold, j
I The man in the moon changes his |
| pants during an eclipse. Don'c go j
! to the pantry for pants?you may be |
; mistaken. Men are often mistaken !
i in pants. Such mistakes make ;
i breaches of promise. There has been
r i
1 much discussion as to whether *'pantb'" i
J were singular or plural. Seems to j
' me when men wear pants they are i
plural, ard when they don't wear any \
| they ate singular. Men get on a j
j tear in their pants, and it is all light: I
| but when the pants get,on a tear, it |
! is all wrong.
For La G-rip-oo.
|
Thomas Whitfield ?.V: Co, 210 j
| Wabash av , corner Jackson St.. odo
of Chicago's ohlest and most promi- i
i Hoot druggists, recommends Cham- j
; berlaiu's Cough Iv-inedy for la grippe, ;
; as it not only gives a prompt and
| complete lelief. but also counteracts i
j any tendency of la grippe to result J
j in pneumonia. For sale by J. E. 1
Kaufmann. j
Agoncillo Feels Sad.
He Changes His Tune in Speaking
of the Americans.
Agoncillo has now adopted a quieter
attitude. His conversation on
Ameiica and Americans seems to be
more in the spirit of sorrow than in
anger. Evidently he sees the futil
ity of the Filipinos' attitude and
thinks a cbaDge of front is more ad
visable.
The burden of his song is i;Wby
did you attack us? We hated to de
fend ourselves, but what could we
do?"
Pressed for a statement, Agoncillo
dictated the following to your cor
respondent:
"I have been trying my best to
get the United States Gjverntnent
to hear me, because I represent the
will and wishes of ten million people. !
I have sent my documeuts to the ,
Government, aod asked to b9 heard ;
in order to avoid a conflict between !
my people and yours. We have both !
been fighting a common enemy, your
people for the sake of humanity and
Dur people for our freedom.
"I have tried to do what is best
for both countries, until, seeing that
[ was not heard, I thought it best,
;n order to show the Americans who
were friends, to publish the documents
I have been presenting in
Washington. This was in order to
convince the Americans of the good
will of the Filipinos. As I have done
ill this,' I feel that I have done my |
duty not only to the Filipinos, for
my own country, but also for ;
America.
''And now, at this moment, we do |
lot know what America is going to ;
3o with the Filipinos. We only !
mow the fact that from thecoDstant
sending of troops the Americans
want to make us slaves.
"Although I haye not yet received
my official communication from my i
jlovernment, I am personally con- j
zinced that the provocation for the '
)utbreak came from the Americans,
oecauee, according to the communications
I have been receiving di:ect- j
y from Aguinaldo himself, and those
which I have been sending to Agui- J
aaldo, I am quite sure the Filipinos
would not fire the first shot, because i
Lhey wish to show their friendship
ind gratitude to the Americans.
"I can only say that the Filipinos ;
will continue to fight if they find the I
American people want to make them !
slaves. I do net think the Filipinos I
will accept being made into any kind
of a colony, no matter how liberal
the terms. We know what it means
i
to be a colony. No matter how good
the laws are that you write, they will
be corrupted, and we would become
slaves again.
"Until I hear from my people I
could not say if they would be willing
to become a State or not."
Agoucillo is busy sending cablegrams
to Hong Kong.
Dangers cf th9 Grip.
The greatest danger from La
Grippe is of its resulting in pneumonia.
If reasonable care is used,
however, and Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy taken, all danger will be
avoided. Among the tens of thousands
who have used this remedy for
la grippe we have yet to learn of a
ringle caso having resulted in pneumonia
which shows conclusively that
this remedy is a certain preventive of
that dangerous disease. It will cure
la grippe in less time than any other
treatment. It is pleasaut and safe
to take. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann.
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Fc: Lying.
Brother Cobson, a member of old,
if not of good standing in a backwoods
church in Alabama, was drawn
...? I ? aImivoVi nn>linil(fcD nn flip
up UC1UI C a tLiUl vu LV UJ UJ Ilk w VM KUV
charge of stealing a hog. The old
fellow showed signs of deep bunidation
when be appeared before the
committee, and the nervous manner
in which he chewed his "long green"
tobacco was evidence that he was
anxious as to the outcome of the
trial. The chairman of the committee
called the moetiug to order, and
then, looking at C;bson, sadly said:
' It do grieve me might'ly to be
heie."
"It dou't grieve you nigh as much
as it do me," Cobson answered.
"I hope not, but I fear it does.
Ro\A
T 4B$CUJI?LY
Makes the food more d<
ROYAL 6AKIN0 PO
Now, Brother Cobsou, we want to
heir a straight story. Did you steal
a bog?"
"Well, brother, I reckon you ask
the question because you air inter
ested in the welfare of ray soul."
"Yes, brother."
41 A n 1 t?Aii won f mo fn foil vnn
ilLi .1 jyu n ?uw v^** J ^
whuther or not I stole the hog."
"Exactly."
"And if I says yes you will turn
me out of the church "
"We'll be compelled to dj that "
"And if you turn me out it will be
noised about that I was put out for
stealiu'a hocr, and that would ruin
my standiu'."
"Yes."'
"And if I say that I didn't steal
the hog you will think that I am
lyinY1
"Surely, brother."
"And will be mighty apt to turn
me out anyway."
"More than likely."
"And then it will be noised about
that I was fired for lyin'.''
"Yes, I should think so." "Well,
I'd rather be turned out for
lyin', for as mighty nigh every man
in tens community is a liar, ill nave
a pood many sympathizers."
"All right, brother; and the report
of the proceedings read as follows:
"Brother Cobson stole a hog but was
expelled from the church for lyinV1
An Hoae3t Medicine for La
Grippe.
George W. Waitt of South Gardiner,
Me., says: 'I have had the
worst cough, cold, chills and grip
and have taken lots of trash of do
account but profit to the vendor,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
only thing that has done any good
whatever. I have used one 50 cent
bottle and the chills, cold and grip
have all left me. I congratulate the
manufacturers of an honest medicine."'
For sale by J. E. Kaufmann
Getting Out of a Difficulty.
A young shoithand writer was
once told to report a speech by Sir
John Macdonald. Now it happened
that the C.iuadian premier had come
on to the house from a dinner party,
and his speech in matter and form
was of a decidedly post prandial
character.
The youthful reporter, however,
could not believe it possible that Sir
John should want editing, and took
down every word. His editor, 011
seeing the copy, told him it would
not do, and as it was not wanted for
the next morning, he was advised to
go see Sir John and get him to correct
it.
The reporter, on being shown in,
found Sir Jobo, as usual, exceedingly
affable.
Having explained the olj-mt of his
visit, the reporter was desired to read
his notes aloud. Tuis he did, while
Sir John lay on a sof 1 listening with,
a face of extreme solemnity to his
own iccohereuties and coru .ting
them as occasion required.
"When the notes were finished the
premier rose, laid his hand on the
young man's shoulder, and began in.
the most fatherly of tones, 'T see exoftlv
what has hanneneJ. Now. mv
? ~ - J if- ? - '
dear young friend, I am an old man.
and you are a young one, and you.
will not mind if I give you a word of
advice as to the practice of your profession.
My advice is thi^: "Never
i attempt to report a speech unless
you are perfectly sure that you are
sober.'"
With this Sir John bowed out bid
astonished visitor.
A Curs for Constipation.
I was troubled with Constipation for several
years, ami frMpeutly went lor emu
days without my bowds moving. I spa at
. several dollars for the cure ot sai.'je. but.
without success. This last winter a salesman
insisted on me buying some Ramon'*
Liver Pills aDd Tonic Pvl.ets. remarking
.1 it... ... ? .1. .1- ... ' T I I _
lUJll wm' il?.U ucmuu canu. i Jau^ued
at the idea, but purchased one dozen
boxes Siuce tbattune I have used three
boxes and am now enj niug the best of
health. I recommend them to my customers
and the result is I hive sold six
i doz-n boxes already.?M. J. Browning,
1 druggist, Germautowu, Kv. For sale by
i G. M. Ilarm.m and -J. E. Kautmann.
. i bakino
^ Powder
Pure
elicious and wholesome
WOER CO., NEW YORK.
Free Hand for Otis.
i
! ^
j Government Will Not Send Him Any
Orders or Advice.
President McKinley intends to
show bis appreciation of the gallantry
and skill displayed by Gen. OJs by
allowing that officer to deal with the
rebels in the Philippine Islands as
he thinks best, without instructions
from Washington.
Secretary Alger said: uWe do not
? D
, intend to tell Gen. ():is what to do
; He knows better than we what is
; required in the circumstance?, and
! he will be allowed to pursue what- ;
! ever course he deems best without a ,
I word of instruction from the W ar j
j Department. The Government has
' the utmost confidence in his ability
I and judgment.
"As for taking Iloilo the same is
true. We have not sent any instruc- 1
j tions to Gen. Otis in regard to occupy- 1
; ing that place. He has the authority to
make any movement he please there,
without consulting the department.''
It is not the desire of the Adminis
tration to wage a fierce war against
the Filipinos, but it is feared that if
instructions to this effect were sent
to Gen. Otis he might not act as
vigorously as his judgment would I
otherwise dictate. t
The officials of thp Government J
have reached the conclusion that the c
ratification of the peace treaty by the c
Senate does not justify the United 1
States in establishing a government ?
over the entire Philippine archipel- 1
ago. The protocol of the peace i
treaty provided that the United 2
States should maintain the status 1
quo in the Philippines until both *
parties to the compact had ratified 1
the treaty, and in view of this the *
Government will wait until the form- 1
alities have been complied with before
carrying out its intentions in <
regard to the inlands. ]
The right of the United States to J
occupy territory evacuated by the :
Spanish forces appears to be unquesj
tioned, however, and if Gen. Otis so
desires he may send troops to any i
place where they may be needed,
j The ratification of tbe treaty by
| the Senate is construed to give Gen.
j Otis a better right to exercise autbor;
ity throughout the Philippines audit
j is expected that he will at once begin
! to apply the provisions of his proclaj
matiou issued some time ago, but
{ never enforced.
| As for the insurgents, the anomalj
ous political status which they have
j will not prevent Gen. Otis from treati
ing them as rebels or foreign enemies,
j It has not been definitely determined
I whether they are Spanish subjects or
I rebels against the authority of the
j United States, but they can be pun
f ished according to the severe dictates
I -f Intii **r /?* o rn t\\\Ck
: Ui UJlHlill J ic*?v, n uuiati liirj tii v vuv
j or the other. By their attack ou the
American forces they have forfeited
all rights recognized by this Government,
and must be treated as
; enemies.
! If the 3aby is Cutting Teeth
j Be bure and use that old and well
| tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup for children teething. It
i soothes the child, softens the gums,
j allays all pain, cures wind colic and
, is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
: Twenty-live cents a bottle.
It is the best of all.
\ Dots from Wessingcr's.
t
i
j
\ To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I We are moving aloDg as cleverly
} as circumstances will admit.
] The health of our neighborhood is
; not so good at present, as some
I families have measles, but as yet no
?' deaths from them.
! The weather is very rough, first
1; plenty of raiD, then cold, followed
I with the heaviest snow known to our
, j
' oldent inhabitants. It ranges from
j .eight to thirteen inches iu depth.
' Tne roads in places are almost im;j
passable. The chaingang is between
|J .Hilton and Spring Hill and have put
j{ the road in very good condition.
Captain Charlie Metze is out trac
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G. M. HAKMAN, Editor and Publisher.
ing up the two convicts, John Sheppard
and Hamp Riwl, who escaped
from the gaug.
The farmers say they are not going
to plant much cotton this year, consequently
they are not going to buy
much guano. They intend planting
plenty of corn as it is supposed lie
oat crop has been injured.
Mr. J. E. Koon, the well known
blacksmith, of Hiltou, has put up a
l r : 11 i._ r..- v~
lm;w bt i ui xijiii lucho ixulu ?Liiv;u uc
makes some of as good meal as ever
was made. He aud his assistant,
Mr. Sidney Slice, are very busy sawing
aud grinding. And let me tell
you, they are hustlers.
Mr. It. 13. Hiller, our merchant at
Hilton, is duiDg a thriving business.
He is assisted by his brother Johrnie
as book keeper.
Mr. George Bickley is haviDg
lumber sawed to build a large boarding
house at Hilton. He sajs as
soon as he is ready the work will be
pushed from start to finish.
Miss Iver Hiller cf our community
is visitiDg her kin folks over the river.
She has been there for some time,
water bound.
Capt. R W. Flick and son, of
Chapin, are talking of putting up a
first-class roller Hour mill at that
- * f
place in tune lor ine present crop 01
wheat. A good flour mill is what we
need in this section.
Mr. Jtsse Wessinger is by degrees
increasing his stock of merchandise
and again ei j )js a liberal share of
patronage. Dick.
Breaking it Gently.
Moses Schaumberg for several
weeks past has been very much depressed.
Mrs. Schaumberg is of a
aeivous temperament and cannot
stand the slightest excitement. She
s devoted to her father, and they
;orrespond regularly, but she has re:eived
no letter from him for three
veeks. The reason why she has revived
no letter is simply because 1 e
lied suddenly about three weeks ago
Hose was afraid to let her know anyhing
about it, and the burden of apjrehension
growing greater every
lay, he confided the secret to his
:ousin, Sam Levy, and asked him to
jreak the news gently to Rebecca.
3am promised to do so, saying he
lad a great deal tact. He called
lext day, and as soon as he was seated,
Mrs. Schaumberg told him that she
was very anxious about her father
Solomon Meyer, he not having writ:en
in three weeks: that she was
ifraid something had happened to
aim. '*No, I dinks not," said Sam:
'I would not have any apprehension
an dat account. Mine fodder has
pen ded sixteen years, and I have not
bad a word from him in all does
times."
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Beginning Early.
Talk Even Now About the Next
Governor.
Columbia Evening Record.
Although Gov. Eilerbe has been
inaugurated for his second term only
about a month the politicians are already
beginning to train their candidates
for the race two years hence.
Col. Wilie Jones is generally accepted
to be a candidate for the
place. He is popular throughout
the State and no doubt make a
strong candidate. Tnere is talk of
Congressman Litimer entering the
race, but has not assumed definite
shape.
' * i it. _ 1 o i
J lien 11 is saui mat oeuaiuia oucjjpad
and Henderson uiiy take apart
in the contest and it may be that
Lieutenant Gjv. McSweeney will try
his luck with the rest. These are
the gentlemen talked of most in connection
with the office, but the election
is a long time oft' and many
changes may occuit before then.
Fashion Note.
"Great Scott! Another hat!" exclaimed
Mr. Harlem Flat when his
wife threw out a hint. "You are the
most extravagant woman in thispait
cf town. I believe you have a different
bat for every day in the week.''
' t i rru?4.*?
"\\ uy, oi course i uavt?. xuato
just it. I have one for every day in
the week: but none for Sunday.''
Lawrence Sekraeder died last Saturday
in New York at the hospital
for outdoor poor from debility, caused
by want of food. On "Wednesday a
letter for Scbraeder was delivered
at the hospital, containing a check
for ?5,000. sent from England; it
was liis share of his father's estate.
The body had been sent to the
morgue, and the money arrived just
in time to prevent the body from
being buried in the potter's held.
For custards, pies, etc., disiccated
cocoanut, canned pine apple, (ready
for use} at the Bazaar.