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Maaila Situation.
Renewal of Riots Pxevented by
Wholesale Arrests.
Insurgents are Quite Aggressive
Gen. Otis Makes Report of Con
ditions, Which are Favorable.
Manila, February 24 ?Owing to
the wholesale arrests of all suspected
Filipinosyesterday, the streets were
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VOL. XXIX. LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH I. 1801). NO. 10MuS"
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IfV i 1 J October 13?tf
cleared at 7 o'clock last night. The
threeteDed renewal cf the scenes of
the previous night did not occur,
with the exception of a few shots in
the neighborhood of the penitentiary
The city is quiet as possible.
Outside of Manila the rebels are
very active. Near Caloocan Brigade
Commander General Harrison had
several lively skirmishes. The enemy
were driven back at daylight with severe
loss. Feeling in the city is much
improved today. Business generally
is resumed. The police are generally
able and are preserving excellent order.
The Scandia arrived last night with
the Twentieth infantry.
Washington, February 2-4?General
Otis cabled today: On the nights
of the 21st, 22d and yesterday insurgents
troops gained access to the
outskirts of the city behind our lines.
About a thousand ^entrenched themselvep,
but were completely routed
yesterday. The loss in killed and
wounded is about five hundred killed
and two hundred prisoners. Oar
loss was very slight. The city is
quiet and confidence is restored.
Manila, February 24 ?4:33 afternoon.?Despite
the excitement of the
past two days business is proceeding
as usual. There is general confidence
in the ability of the authorities to
maintain order. American women
were sent on board a transport to
safeguard them against danger.
Sharpshooting has practically ceased)
but there is continued skirmishing on
McArtburs front. Ooe American
was killed and four wounded this
morniDg. With a battery this morning
the Americans bombarded the
Church at San Francisco Dei Monte
used by the insurgents as a fortress;
from which they attacked the South
Dakotans yesterday.
Washington, February 24.?Secretary
LoDg took to the cabinet meeting
this morning two cipher cablegrams
from Dewey, dated this morning.
One says: "For political reasons
the Oregon should be sent at
once;'' the other: 'YorktowD arrived.
mL /-(! I?A j D?i?1
-Llie V/Uari^SlUU HUU xcuci aic uuioing
around the Philippines. Affairs
are more quiet."
Washington, February 24.?Dewey's
cable asking that the Oregon be
hurried caused officials to believe
that affairs in the Philippines are
very serioxis. The dispatch causes
the greatest apprehension. It is inferred
that trouble with the Germans
is expected.
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Keward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props.,
Toledo, O.
We the undersigned have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fin,
ancially able to carry out any obligation
made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0. WaldiDg, Kinnan & Mar
vin, Wolesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the sjstem.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by druggists.
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
A Boy's Essay on Hornets.
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The Boy's Friend.
A hornet is the smartest bug that j
flies anywhere. He comes when he |
pleases, and goes when he gets ready. |
One way a hornet shows his smart- I
npRH ifi hv attending to his own busi- i
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nesp, and making everybody who interferes
with him wish they had
done the same thing.
When a hornet stings a fellow he
knows it and never stops talking
about it as long as his friends will
listen to him. One day a hornet
stung my pa (my pa is a preacher;
on the nose, and he did not do any
pastoral visiting for a month without
taking that hornet.
Another way a hornet shows his j
smartness is by not procrastinating. '
If he has any business with you he j
will attend to it at once, and then !
leaves you to think it over to yourself. I
He don't like the mosquito, who comes
fooling around for half an hour singing,
''Cousin, cousin," and then, when
he has bled you all he can, dashes off
yelling, "No kin." A hornet never
bleeds you; but if he sticks ycu he
will go off on a swell.
I don't know anything more about
hornets, only that Josh Billings says:
J "A hornet is an inflamible (Josh was
a poor speller) buzzer, sudden in his
impreBhuns, and hasty in his conclusions
or end."
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Death of Mr. Elbert Hall.
To the Editor of the Dispatch: | (
Death has again visited this section i
and claimed one of our old and re- ;
spected citizens. For sometime Mr. 1
Elbert Hall has been suffering with
a Btroke of paralysis and about a i
week or so ago was stricken the (
second time, from which he died on ,
the night of the 16th, and today the f
18;h, the funeral wa9 preached by ]
R9V. N. G. Cooner of Bitesburg, at ]
Samaria church, assisted by Rav. j
Evans Hall. Rev. Cooner took for
his text the 15th chapter, G.h verse {
of Genesis, "And he believed in the ^
Lord; and he counted it to him for j
righteousness." His discourse was <
very appropriate and was listened to 1
by a large congregation of sympa- <
thising relatives and friends who i
had met to pay the last sad tribute i
of respect to our old friend and j
neighbor. 1
Mr. Hall was once a very popular 1
citizen in this section of the county, ; 1
both in church and politics. He had j \
been a leading member and deacon ; t
of Samaria church for many years, j c
The sympathy of the community is j 1
extended to the family in their sad ; s
bereavement. | r
Messrs. J. E. Rankin, P. Copland,
S. F. Davis, W. E. Qaattlebaum, e
Tuller Able, W. Westmoreland, offi- s
ciated as pall bearers. {
W. W. g
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He Has Hade Friends. - j
Carolina Spartan.
Senator Tillman is a good subject *
for the philosopher to watch. He *
suddenly floated in on top of a great
revolutionary wave and while he had
the confidence of the people he found
no difficulty in remaining on top. He 8
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could laugh at and defy his enemies
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who were floundering about in the
depths below. But now the wave
has subsided. The people have lost
their admiration for him, and the
senator, far seeing and planning in a
very wise manner, will not array
himself against towns any more. c
The campaign of 1900 will be very *
different from his others. His main v
support will come from those he 6
formerly called his enemies. The
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people mai cnce aouseu mm art;
going to support him. Unless the
political wind changes, the man has
not been named that can beat him in
1900.
Blight on Pear Trees.
Edgefield Advertis r
It is a proven fact that calomel
will prevent blight in pear trees, and
now, right now, is the proper time
to dose them, and the way to do it is
this: With your knife split the bark
two or three inches on the body of
the tree, lift it up and insert from
three to five grainB of calomel, then
tie up the cleft with cloth. During
the past month we saw an orchard of
LeConte pear trees, eight years old,
that had never blighted, and the |
owner assured us that calomel prevented
the blight and gave him fruit
every year, except when the fruit
buds were killed by the frost. Calomel
is only 10c or 15c an ounce.
Try it.
He Was TTsed te It.
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"So Bangs has gone to jail for
forger) If Who would have thought
it!"'
"It is very sad. Four years solil
n * t? l.;II v,; "
Litly CUIJUUtLUtLlt. At nut am ahuj.
"Oh, no! he won't mind that part 1
of it all. He. is quite used to solitary
confinement." (
"Indeed. Has he ever been io jail J
before?" *
"NC; but he has been clerking for '
Bix years in an establishment that 1
never advertised."' I 1
The Curative Properties, Strength
| and Effect of Dr. M. A. SimmoDS
! Liver Medicine are always the same. 1
j It cannot be equalled.
Heal Invites an Investigation.
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Denies All Cbarges of Shortage Id a
General Way.
The Committee Has Begun Work?
Expert Accountant Commences
Examination of the Books. Will I
Meet Again Next Month.
Colombia State, Feb 23.
Col. W. A. Neal, superintendent of
the state penitentiary, returned to |
Columbia late Tuesday night, after j
3pending some time in Anderson on j
personal and State business com- J
bined.
On account of the snow storm, j
Col. Neal was kept indoors for five ;
days at his sister's home and this ;
delayed his return to this city. W:hen
seen in regard to matters in which
bis official rectitude has been recently
questioned, Col. Neal talked freely
n a general way.
He began by saying the reports
lhat be was short in his accounts
were ail rot and totally untrue. He
said that when the cffice is turned
>ver to bis successor everything will
be found to be correct and in perfect
condition so far as the accounts and
nanagement are concerned. He incited
a full investigation and was
>lad that a legislative committee has
been appointed for that purpose and
ie would aid them in any way possible.
He stated he had nothing
vhatever to fear from an investigate.
The committee, he said, has
>nly one man on it who voted for
lim, but tho members are all fair, !
quare men and would do what waB ,
ight.
Col. Neal said he had had a pleasint
talk yesterday morning with his
uccessor, Capt. Griffith, and it bad
>een arranged that Col. Neal should
jive up the office right after the next
lirectors' meeting, which takes place
larch 8. 1
Col. Neal said he would take great
Measure in giving Capt. Griffith all
>ossible information about the instiution
and its workings and intended
o go with Capt. Griffith to the State
arms and explain everything. He
aid that the only thing which was
iot in perfect order was one or two
lams on the DeSaussure and Reed
arms, which had been injured by
he recent high water in the Wateree.
The outstanding contracts, he said,
vere all excellent, and Capt Griffith's j
idministration ought to be very sue- j
tessfal. Col. Neal remarked that he J
lad held the office for six years, I
ehich was about as long as any man j
:ver held it, and be was not at all
lisgruntled at his defeat nor has he
my feelings of resentment towards
hose who opposed him. He expects
o go back to his farm near Easley,
etire from politics and endeavor to
egain his health. His family will
eave for their home near Easley on
Saturday. Col. Neal will go with
hem and return in a few days.
The j ;int legislative investigating j
committee met yesterday morning at j
he penitentiary. The members are j
senators Livingstone and Hay and j
Representatives Stevenson, Patton j
md McDow. Mr. Stevenson is chairnan
by the vote of the committee,
rhe committee heard a statement !
rom Mr. T. J. Cunningham, chair- j
nan of the board of directors, and j
ilected Mr. John Taylor, formerly of i
he state treasurer's office, as their J
ixpert to examine the books of the j 1
3eDitentiary.
Mr. Taj lor was authorized to be- ;
jin at once and will investigate every- j
biDg from the beginning to the end j
>f Col. Neal's administration as su- i .
Derintendent.
The committee will meet next on j
Vlarcb 8 to 12 o'clock, when the ex- j
)ert is expected to make at least a .
oartial report upon the condition of
tffairs. The meetings will be open
md the representatives of the press j <
ind all others are at liberty to be
^ ! I
oresent during the sessions. It is I
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Dossible that the work of takiDg tes- I
imony will begin at this time.
Mr. Stevenson, the chairman, stat- !
?d that the committee had merely j
started the work yesterday and no i ,
rct'on was taken nor was anything
orought before them except the !
statement of Mr. Cunningham, which j
it is not deemed prudent to mate ;
public at this time.
CoDfctipatiou of the Bowels may \
be easily cured by a few doses of Dr. J
M. A Simmons Liver Medicine.
Republican Program.
Southern Representation in Federal
Affairs to Be .Reduced.
That Will be Practical Acquiescence
in the Disfranchisement of the
Negroes of the South.
Boston, Mass., Feb. 24.?A special ;
to the Transcript from Washington :
says:
"The great question of domestic
policy of the next congress has, for !
good reasons thus far, been kept out j
of the newspapers. The secret need ;
no longer be guarded, however, now :
- ? ' r ? f? t i
tnat it is ttie intention 01 tne ivepuD- |
lican leaders to scale down therepre- j
sentation of the Southern states in j
congress and in the electorial college, j
to correspond to the percentage of '
the male population of these states, j
which is disfranchised.
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"This is in accordance with a pro
vision of the fourteenth amendment i
of the constitution which has hereto- i
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fore been allowed to become a dead |
letter. The time is believed to be j
absolutely ripe for taking this step.
It is through the Federal census i
that such a corrected apportionment ,
can be made, and now that the ! j
twelfth decennial enumeration is !
about to be taken, the Republicans J .
find themselves in control of the j
House, Senate and Presidency. Re- ' j
publican leaders have been keeping \ (
very quiet as to their purpose in this j
regard. They did not dare to say 1
anything about it before the elections ; .
in November because had their elec- j
tions turned out unfavorably the f
riomrkorofe wrmlrl hnvA hftd t.hpm. i .
"Now they are in a position to j j
weigh the losses and gains and act j j
accordingly. Nothing could be more i
history-making in its importance I
than Republican acquiescence in the j
disfranchisement of the negro. It j
would revolutionize the rotations of j
the two parties in congress and in |
the electorial college." ;
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DEFENDING J
| ]lj THE NATION* j
K Catarrh is our court- j t
/?'?try'senemy. La grippe, i (
lung troubles and j
other diseases of j
JBHF7 the mucous mem- I c
x, brane take hold j
M$< of our PeoPle i
and fatal result^ I
can 11 ot exist
where the membranes are clean and j t
healthy. < {
Mrs. Lou Davis, Fayetteville, Tenn .
tells in her letter how Dr. Hartman s
great catarrh remedy. Pe-ru-na, cured ,
her of la grippe and serious lung com- ;
plication. She says: !
" I was afflicted with a disease com- j
monlv known as la grippe two years j
ago; the doctors said I had consump- j
tion. 1 got one bottle of Pe-ru-na and j <
the second night my cough stopped.
I took several bottles, and I will say j
that I believe I would be a dead woman | ^
now if it had not been for IV-ru-na.* j g
Mary M. Prnitt, Pal pa. Mo., says: I
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co., Columbus, O.
" I had la grippe for three successive
years: it seemed to get a tighter hold '
on me each year. It seemed I was in i 1
the jaws of death. W hat had helped J
me before would not do me any good. ,
I saw an advertisement of Pe-ru-na. I
procured two bottles and it cured me.
I have not felt any symptom since.
Von may use this in any way you 1
please." I. i ?
Acts Ratified.
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Among seme of the bills of general j J
interest which became laws are the j
following:
To request and direct the governor i ^
and state treasurer to furnish in i
f f
formation to our senators and repre- i
sentatives in congress as to the j
claims of the stats against the United ?
States growing out of the common i
defense. ^
To fix a maximum schedule of *
... . i
charges for selling leaf tobacco by
all the warehouses in this stite.
To empower and authorize the ; *
utilization of the county chain gang ^
in the promotion of the health of a ' 1
county or community.
Providing for at least one beuefi- *
ciary cadet from each county.
To authorize the construction, ]
mai'j'cnance and operation of teh- 1
graph and telephone liues in the 1
state of Sjuth Carolina and to provide (
for the assessment for such right. | i
To require the state board of ' i
^ Absolutely t
Makes the food more del
BQYAt BAKING POWI
Pot and Savory Herbs.
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Money in tbe Garden for Women ;
h alth to co-operate with the federal j
government in establishing quaran i
tine lines and in enforcing quarantine !
regulations for the protection of the '
live stock industry of this state.
To forbid the levy and collection
of any taxes on bonds issued in aid
of a railroad not completed through j
the township issuing such bonds.
To prohibit the state board of
control from using any label or bottle I
with the Palmetto tree on it.
To provide for a poll tax and penalty
for non-payment.
To provide for the inspection of
fertilizers and to prevent the prac
tice of fraud and imposition in the
manufacture and sale of fertilizers
and fertilizing materials, and to
further regulate the manufacture,
sale, transportation and use of fertilizer
and fertilizing materials thereof.
To prevent drunkenness and shooting
upon the highway.
To fix the terms of the free public
schools, to provide for the support of i
the same and to regulate the dis-1
bursement of net income arising j
from the sale of liquors.
To regulate the employment of j
women in mercantile establishments, j
and to provide seats for them and to !
make it an offence to fail to do so. ;
To promote prompt settlement of
wages with discharged laborers.
To require the penitentiary author- j
[ties to furnish a certain number of !
3onvicts to the regents of the state I
bosDital for the insane.
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To prevent fire insurance compa- j
Hies, associations or partnerships do- j
.Dg business in this state, or the i
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rgents of said companies or associations
from entering into combina- j
:ion to make or control rates for fire j
n6urance on property in this state,
ind providing for a punishment for I
violation of this act.
To authorize county treasurers,
ipon an order of the court of common
pleas, to issue duplicate or alias tax
executions.
To declare and regulate the fees of
ilerks of the ccurt of common pleas
ind general sessions and to provide
i salary in lieu and instead of costs
ind fees in criminal cases.
To amend the act to provide for
he county government of the various .
eounties of this state.
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To forbid the acceptance of extra
:ompensation in addition to the com- .
lensation provided by law by any
jerson holding an office or position
>f trust or profit in this state and
naking it a misdemeanor to do so.
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When a woman admits she is j
vrong her husband gets scared and a
;hinks she is going to die. j,
There are 1960 graves of Confed- e
irata soldiers on the R ;ck Idand, I
[llinoie, arsenal grounds. v
The length of the world's railway
s more than 17 times the circomferjnce
of the earth at the equator.
The whole family feels injured r
vhen a woman comes home from her t
tewing society and says she didn't {
lear any news. j
Flushed Cheeks, Throbbing T. m- c
pies, Nausea, Lassitude, Lost Appe- t
;ite, Sallow Complexion, Pimples, e
Blotches, are warnings. Take Dr. 5
V[ A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
Have a purpose in life, and having *
t, throw into your work such ^
itrength of mind and muscle as God
las given you.
A young lady in Philadelphia j,
broke an engagement because her c
poung man refused to shave off his j.
nustache. She knew what hurt her. j
Conscience is like the sun dial. If fc
fou let the truth shine upon it, it a
will point you light; but you may c
jover it over so tbat do truth can fall j a
jpon it, and tben it will lead ycu j t
istray. j e
To restore the Clear Skin, the j t
Bright Eye, the Alert Gait and j e
sound Health, use Dr. M. A. Sim- i t
none Liver Medicine. :
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Iu the reign of Queen Mary square- j
;oed shoes were tbe fashion. Men ! ?
;ook to wearing them so broad that | 8
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i proclamation was issued restricting!j
;heir breadth to six inches square at j
;ke toes. ! 8
J It. Hill, Pdcksville, S. C.T wiitee: j C
[ have used Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver j
Medicine for Dyspepsia with better j ^
results than I had from a long trial j ?
)f Z-nliDs Regulator, which I found | ?.
lot so good. Never had any gotd > *
-esults from Black Draught used. * <'
and Girls.
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neks Magazine fur February.
There is one way for women fond 1
)f gardening to earn a supply of !
spending money in an easy way. It
a by raising herbs for druggists and
naiket men; the latter will take
uost of them while green, a regular
supply being delivered every second
3ay. It is light woik after the
planting has been accomplished, and
some of the roots being perennial,
:hey do without replacing for several j
pears. Lavender, sage, thyme, mint j
ind hoarhound are among the peren- j
rials. Sage and parsley are most j
jommonly planted, but thyme, mint, !
loarhound, maijoram, summer sav- j
j i j :i? ?:
jry aim uiveiiurr htu us cubu* laiocu i
ind pay fully as well. When raising '
hem for market men, make your ar angements
with them early in the
ieason, agreeing to furnish so much j
per week of the green herbs, in
julk or tied in bunches, as hie busiiess
requires. The balance not used
n this way be dried and the dried
product can be readily sold to druggists.
During the summer, parsley, marjoram,
mint, sage and thyme are
reely used in large markets, parsley,
luramer savory, and thyme being
tent out with soup pieces, mint with
amb, and the sage is used for
teasouing chopped meats. Leaves
or decorating can, also, often
>e sold to these men, Swiss Chard
tnd the variegated beet being especally
valuable for 6uch work.
When drying the herbs, pick the
mung tender shoots before the plants
ihow signs of blossoming, a dry day
>eing best for the woik- They
hould be well shaken to remove the
lirt, and then spread on papers to
Iry, the color being better if dried
n a room where there is no sunlight
,nd no currents of air. The mass
hould be turned every day, will be !
Iry in a few days; the herbs can
hen be put up in paper bags and
lung in a dry place. It is well not
o sell too e~ily, as if it is offered be
ore the bulk of the new crop is in
be market it wiil be called last 1
'ear*8. Most of these common herbs !
.re very hardy, lavender being the j
east hardy of any of those mention :
d. It can be protected in the fall, j
lowever, so that many of the plants j
vill live over winter.
It is a good idea with any of the [
jerennials to sow a few new seeds j
'ach spring, to take the place of the !
)lants that winter-kill, and to keep a j
lew stock always coming on. They :
ransplant easily and it is always
letter to root out an old, slow growng
plant and replace it with a new
me. The herbs can be cut several j
imes during the season, and if prop
>rly cut, the last crop will be as i
;ood as the first.
My plan is this:?as soon as the j
ilants have grown new shoots in the j
pring to the height of three inches,
. cut off all the large leaves and new
hoots, then allow them to grow :
.gain, cutting as before. This is j
;ept up during the whole season, j
are being exercised not to cut any j
lard, woody stems, but just the j
arge leaves and tender stems. The j
lerbs require a rich soil to do well, !
,nd the hoe or lake must be used \
iften, to keep the ground stirred
round the roots of the plants. If j
he hose can be turned on every j
light during the hot, dry summer, j
he plants will quickly pay for the
xtra attention, but mine have never j
lad any water except the rain that '
alls on them. There is some differ- i
nee in the seed to be procured when I
ilanting these herbs, and one should
lways get the best. The broad j
eavel thsme is tbe best variety of j
.bat plant, and the mammoth leavel j
age will be found the best of its !
lass.
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Ramon's Pepsin Chill Tonic contains
tniorphous Quinine to neutralize and detroy
the parasite in the blood: Pure Iron j
o enrich and tone up the blood, and Pure :
ioluble Pepsin to digest every dose given. !
t recommends itsell to physicians. Tasteess
and guaranteed. ">'V. For sale by
r. M. Harraan and -T. E. Kaufmanu.
Baking
Powder
hire
licious and wholesome
)f? co.. hiw vouk.
AguinaMo's Blast.
Insurgent Leader Issues a Hot Proclamation.
He Denounces the Americans and
Says Even Spanish Rule Was Belter?He
Will Fight It Out.
HoDg Kong, Feb. 22?Aguinaldo
has issued a manifesto and accepted
the situation caused by the "unexpected
proclamation of the Americans."
While lamenting the hostilities,
which he says he tried to avoid
by every means in his power, making
humiliating concessions and tolerating
insults and outrages by the army
of occupation against the people of
Manila, he adds that he is prepared
to sacrifice everything to maintain
the integrity of the national honor."
He further alleges the country is
unanimous in his support and that
the people will perish rather than
accept the odious American dominion,
alleging that "even corrupt
Spanish dominion is preferable."
The Philippine commission is considered
a farce. Otis, Denby, Dewey
and Secretary Harden are classed as
"pronounced annexationists."
The Filipino newspapers are classed
as being especially obnoxious to 1
the Filipino government.
Finally, Aguinaldo expresses the
wish to proclaim to the world and j
officially dispel aQj false rumors tiiat j
Germany or any other power has <
rendered assistance, moral or ma- i
terial, to the Filipinos, nor have the
Filipinos solicited it.
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Drinking may induce a general '
good feeling, but the good feeling
isn't there next morniDg.
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People of tact never initate a ]
pessimist by telling him that he ^
looks happy.
The man who wears a wig always !
puts a false construction upon his
own thoughts.
Women likes man to smoke, be- |
cause then she gets a good conversa- i
tional chance at him. i
A horse eats nine times its weight
iu one year; a cow nine timep, and an
ox six times.
A lot of stock were drowned be- ,
low Columbia during the recent ,
freshet in the Congaree. (
The coming year promises to be I
one of great activity in the building ;
aud enlargement of cotton mills in j
this State. The textile papers are
full of notices of such enterprises.
South Carolina was represented in (
the battle with the Filipinos on the
5th instant in the person of Mr. Jack !
Fiord a a nr. of Itfr J K Fiovd. of 1
J ? - ' - -~J -7 Walhalld.
He is in a Nebraska regi- J
ment.
Itsv. E. Edwards, pastor of the '
English Baptist Church at Miners- '
ville, Pa., when suffering with rheumatism,
was advised to try Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. He say:-: "A
few applications of this liniment 1
proved of great service to me. It 1
subdued the inflammation and reliev- 1
ed the pain. Should any sufferer !
profit by giving Pain Balm a trial it 1
will please me." For sale by J. E. I
Kaufmann. 1
Dr James Evans, secretary of the
State Board of Health, reports that
the smallpox epidemic at Mayesville 1
is under control, but that the diseaseis
now epidemic at Summerton, Clarendon
county, and is spreading in
that section. :
Col. J. C. Boyd, of Greenville, a
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well-Known uonieaeraie veieran sou
a military man of long experience is '
about to organize a company of '
"Old Confeds" to attend the Cbar '
loston reunion next May in a body. '
Col. Boyd intends to have bis com- '
pany well equipped, fully armed and i
uniformed in the old Confederate
grayOccupation
keeps us from thinking
of what we would rather do. I
There is a town in the far west '
named Aquarium; the postmaster's f
name is Fish, the name of the mayor j
is Scales, and Water street is the 1
principal thoroughfare. 1
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ADVERTISING RATES. "
Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate of one cent per word for first insertion,
and one-half oent for each subsequent
insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wishing
to advertise for three, six and twelve
months.
Notices in the local column 5 cents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate of one
cent a word, wlen they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free.
Address
O. M. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
Incsndiary Insurgents.
They Shirt a Blaze, Which Does
Their Friends Much Damage.
Manila, Feb. 22 ?PZighty khouses
were burned iu an attempt to destroy
Paco. Native men disguised as women
were the incendiaries. When
they arrived at the marked buildings
they toM the inmates what they intended
to do, started a blaze and departed,
laughing and jeering at the
n f tv r> e% A B An OA^ nlA ttJfW/'l
UUIUl tuuaic UUUCtUUiULi D. JLliG rvjuit)
however, spoiled their plaDS, the
tl linos bt ing fanned to a district occupied
by rebel sympathizers.
Groat satisfaction is felt by tbo
Aiuciiean authorities at the news of
tbo submission of the inhabitants of
the Inland of Negroes to American
rule RDd tbo voluntary raisiug of the
stars and stripes there. This action
is regarded as the entering wedge by
which the occupation of the entire
Viscayan group will be speedily accomplished.
Senor Lacson, president
of the Negro6 Native government,
is now styled "Canton Federal
Americans."' He has asked for
American protection. The commission
bad an interview with General
Olis yesterday.
Lacon says the inhabitants of the ...
island of Celu are also ready to accept
American rule. He declares
there is little sympathy between the
Visayans and the Tagalos. He offers
to raise an army of a hundred thousand
Visayans to assist the Americans
to fight in Tagalos island.
A Luzon prisoner, captured by the
Nebraskans, confirms the report that
insurgent leaders threatened to put
to death natives who refuse to take
up arms against Americans. Under
this threat many pacificos have recentlv
been impressed in the native
y A
army of the province of Manila.
Increased the Premiums.
Competition Between Counties to be
Encouraged by the State Fair.
Columbia State.
The executive committee of the
State Fair society has made several
important changes in the premium
list by offering larger premiums for
certain exhibits, the total amount set
aside for the premiums something
like $5,000.
The committee also decided to renew
the prizes for the best county
exhibits, and it is believed that this .
will stimulate the farmers of each
county to prepare fine exhibits by
reason of county pride. The county
having the best exhibit of agricultural
products will get a prize of $350,
the second best $250 and the third
$100.
The committee will from now until
N'ovember Gth hope and pray for
[jood weather at that time and if this
is had, it is thought the fair will be
a great success.
The Story of a Letter.
The National Advertiser tells a
atory of an old bachelor who bought
i pair of socks and found attached to
Dne of them a slip of paper with
these words: 4T am a young lady of
20 and would like to correspond with
a bachelor with a view to matrimony.'*
Name and address were given.
The bachelor wrote, and in a few
days got this lettei: ''Mamma was
married 20 years ago. The merchant
you bought those socks from evidently
did not advertise or he would
have sold them long ago. Mamma
handed me your letter and said possibly
I might suit you. I am 18
years old."
Whisky and Snakebite.
Another popular delusion is shattered.
Professor Leonard Stejneger,
a United States government expert,
says that whisky, instead of beiDg
an antidote for snakebites, according
to the general belief, is really an aggravation
of the trouble, as it accelerates
the circulation of the blood
and hurries the poison through the
veins and arteries with greates rapidity
than it would otherwise have.
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ii r rencn jjie-ur ig-nt.
"Fancy X. is so fat that he has not
seen his feet for the last ten years."
Nothing extraordinary in that. I
know a student that is so tall that he
bas to climb on a ladder to take off
bis hat." "That's nothing at all. I
have a cousin whose legs are so long
that when he catches cold on the 1st
:>f January, he does not begin sneezng
till the 24th or 25th of the same
month."
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use that old and well
iried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothng
Syrup for children teething. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
illays all pain, cures wind colic and
Is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-live cents a bottle.
It is the best of &1L