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?fee Jkafote Courier. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. DY J A YNES, SHELOR, SMITH & STECK. K. T. JAYNKS. K,||H . ,,.,",. (l>. A. SMITH. J. W. BIHSLOtt, ) 1,1 H- 1 1 1 1 s- (j. A. STUCK. SUBSCRIPTION. $1.00 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE. <$2T** Communications o? ?i personal oharaotor ohargod for as advertisements. f?ff" Obituary iiotlcos ami tributes of respOOt, of liol over ono hundred w ords, will bo printed frooof charge. Allover that number mus! bo paid for nt Hm rato of ono cont a woid. Cosh to accompany manuscript. WA bil ALLA, S. 0. i 'I'll I' KN HAY? .HAY ll, moo. IT IS SENATOR BAILEY. OF TEXAS. Aftor an active campaign of only twi weeks before tho independent voters of Texas it became evident thal tho people wero so solid in their support of Mon. Joseph W. Hailey for United States Sena tor that Senator Chillon, tho presold in OUmbOUt, withdrew from the race, and allowed Mr. Hailey to take thc nomina tlou without opposition in thc Demo cratic primary elections. When it is recalled that tho Demo cratic State Convention a littlo over a year ago, under thc leadership of Sena tor Chilton, sat down 80 heavily upon Mr. Hailey's resolutions relative lo Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines, Ibo vin dication and victory which the latter has won before tho people is remarkable. I' may bo doubted whether a parallel can bo found in thc history of American politics. Mr. Malloy is strongly opposed to tho policy pursued by the Republican administration in these islands, and the pooplo of his State arc undoubtedly with him. _ Thc Coming Campaign. Coi,IM m A, S. C., April lil).- August Kohl), in News and Condor: The declina lion of Lieutenant ( io vcr nor Scarborough to enter tho race for Lieutenant Cover nor has opened thc way for another in teresting contest in the coming campai cn. Mr. C. L. Winklor, of Camden, and Mr. Colo L. Hlease, of Newberry, are the an nounced candidates for the place. The friends of Col. .lohn T. Moan. Of Colum bia, arc urging him to enter tho race, and ho has about decided to do so. There is a likelihood of others entering the lieh!. lt would bo interesting to have Senator Tillman and Senator Mcbain in liming tho progress of tho approaching cain paign, for al al' events lhere will be a few meetings, discuss imperialism, on which thoy and others di O'er so radi cally. lt h likely that Mu-re will bean hope rial isl and an anti-imperialist candidate for Congress from this district, and it such be the casi- it will make an interest ing contest. Thc people of Hie State could get a groat deal more information and houolli out of a discussion of this question Mian they could nul ol' such discussions as have characterized previ ous campaigns, when personalities, in stead of issues, were threshed ad nansc um. This is the strongest mill dis!rici in Hie State, as it embraces t?reenvido, Laurens and Pah-Hold counties. Sparlanburg and Union counties, excopl two townships in each, thc city of Columbia and t wo other townships in Richland county. Accord ing to tho .Manufacturers' Record Rsl there are in South Carolina l,S.'i7,0.'?li spindles, and of Ibis number S7S,o:lii spindles are in this Congressional d:s trict. Nearly half thc spindles of Mm State, according lo this statement, are in this one. ( 'ongi essional dist i iel. lt is claimed hythe imperialists that thc mill interests arc more partial io ?in portal ism than any others in Hie sine, and consequently tho contest in tin- dis trict could be made lively. I consider il not only a pleasure bul a duty I owe to my neighbors to tell about thc wonderful cure el Yee tod In my case by thc timely Use ol' ( hambei Iain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrluea Remedy. I was taken very badly willi lluxanil procured a bottle of this remedy. \ few doses ol il off CC ted a permanent cine. I lake pleasure in recom mend i ii}! ii lo others suffering from that dreadful disease;. J, W. Lynch, Don . \V. Ya. This rcnied\ is sold hy J. W. bell. Walhalla : \V. J, Lunney, Seneca: ll. Il, /in. mei niau, Westminster. Mud Showers in Nebraska. \V> MO UK, N LU.. A pi 11 .7. The tornado which devastated this section yest? rda j was thc most picturesque allah cvei wit nessed in the Mate. Though no loss of life resulted, as taras reports thus fui indicate, forests were rooted np < the milo. Croat bolos were dug in the ucwdy ploughed fields and wire fences were rippod np hy tho thou,ami feel. The most extraordinary freak of tho twislei occurred on the tann of .lohn Weil;., len miles South. Thoro tho snout ol' lite big chnid switched about in a li fly acre Pichi, striking no less than a do/en Mmes, lt seemed to bo whirling around in thal space for several minutes, livery place where the snout struck a ludo from len to Hf leen feet deep and covering thirty square yards was made and the du I cat ried into thu beavens bi great streams. The soil descended bi Ibo IV rm of mud houses ton miles further .North ami thc houses around Wymore were pattered with it. Much stock and poultry were killed. J. I. Carson, Prolin.la ry, Wasl ton, Po., says: "I have lound Kodol I ly pepsia Cure an excellent remedy in case of stomach trouble, and have derive,) groat bonclit 'rom its use." li di what von eal and cannot lad t<> , ure. !. W. Holl. Wants lo Stay Dead. ATLANTA, (?A., April iii--.--Thc notion | of Populist con vent ions in severa i North ern and Western Stales in endorsing 'ii. Hon. Thomas K. Willson, ol (?coi i and naming bim for lirsl place on the ticket for President, Inn caused sonn thing of a stir in pedi (?cal . i roles ali o vi i tho South. Thc association of Mr. Wal son's name with his rumored re-entry into politics (ooh thc loim m one ?ii stance ol' a report that he had decid? d lo accept the nomination ami that he wa.? considering who should present name. Mr. Wats,m has staled si .oral times, lei sidy and emphatically, I hal he was out of politics, Iml in view "i n cent minni s connect ing him pi.m with tho Populist nomination, the di: tinguisbed (?corgi a II was asked foi a final declaration. Meie is Mr, W a m reply: "I'nder nocircumstance* Would I accept any nomination ot any ol Please mimina me Hmong Hie polit doad and lot mo henceforth re.sl in pi i . .' "No family can afford lo he without (hm Minute Cough Cure, lt will st,ip a cough ami cure a cold quicker than any ot her medicine," wt Iles (.'. W. Wil Sterling Run, Pa. lt enies croup, lunn ( hilis and all throat ami lum.' troubles and proven?s consumption. Pleasant and harmless. .1. \V. bell, Thc Tcloni aphei s' Sh ike. ATLANTA, ( ? \., April '. I 'residen! Powell, of thc Order of Railroad Tele graphers, said io night that lhere would ho no sympathetic, strike on tiny Southern or Kastorn railroads, as has been ..lated in ono ol'(Wo Norther.w papers. "I sec no reason. " said Mr. Powell, "why thii di Iii cu lt ?cs on the roads na mi ,1 slum .1 mu be settled wilhoul a strike. Wo have received the sympathy, moral mid financial, in om dillicully hen from Mu operators on many ra i I rom ls a lu I no I ri kc is necessary We aie prepared t.n Untie tho present strike indelinitely." THE NEWS FROM SENECA. Public Installation ol Uaptist Deacons-Tho Local News ol thc Town. SKXKCA, May I.-A public ordination ?>r deacons occurred nt thc baptist church Sunday o von lng. Many w Hncsscd it. Tho Borvicos woro o]ionod with a voluntary by Hi? choir, A Psalm was road by tho pastor,* Hov, D. W. mott; a prayer wasoflorod by Hov. J. M. Sanders. Tho ordination oxorclsos were now given into tho ?'barge O? Dr. bailey, of (ireon vi 1 lo. Ile organized a presbytery of tho baptist ministers anil ?leacons present. Tins was composed ?>f bews. 1). W. Iliott, O. Wardlaw, J. M. Sand ors, .!. II. Mom-, ami Messrs. J, W. Slribling ami lt. Y. ll. Lowery. Tho new deacons. Dr. John Hopkins and Mr. I.. 0. Craig, woro brought forward. Passages of Scripture, rotativo to thoofllooof deacon, were road, ami questions asked ami an swered. Alter tho completion of tho or diuatiou by tho laying on of tho hands of the presbytery, tho charge to the now deacons was dolivorod by Dr. Kailey. Mc tobi thom their duties had to do willi three tables-tho table ?>f tho I,old's poor, tho pastor's table and the Loni's table. At the close of tho cere monies tho members of thc church wore invitod up to rcroive their now deacons. A collection was taken for homo mis sions. On Tuesday ovouing, May 8, tho peo ple of Seneca will have afforded Munn the privilege of ?il tending a pcrt'oi maneo eivon by tho W alhalla Comedy Company. Th hi company lins won for Itself quite n reputation, and th?' play to bo prcaonted in Seneca is one of its host- A Noble Outcast." Tho no tors display remarka ble talent for amateurs. That they will como up to their usual excellence is not doubted. lt is boped tlmy may be greeted by a good audience. Mrs. \V? li. Thoinps?ni and children ar ri vi <l on Ibo vest?bulo Tuesday. A number of perseus from Seneca wer?; present at the gamo of base ball played by the teams of Welford and Clemson Colleges, al Clemson, last Kinlay. Miss ( lara Livingston has returned from Abbeville, where she went last week to he ?in intendant at tho wedding of ber cousin. Miss tillarles ami Mr. Car son, and remained until after the Thurs day nigh) gorintui. Miss Stella Angl hi, ol Atlanta.' is tho guest of her cousin, Miss Dana Mooro. Mr. Joseph Sliolor has returned from ('ballest?n, where he has been for some months, and ls again in tho store ol' Mr. L. C. < 'raig, at lliis place. Miss Veda Sheldon was in town last week on lier way to boston. She ex pects to spend several months delight fully as a visitor at tho home of her cousin. Mis. KUI lon Inn net I, in Chelsea, om- ot boston's suburban cit les. l?ev. Joseph T. Dendy, who is on a visit to relatives at Richland, was in town Kriday. Mrs. T. K. Strihling and lit I lc Miss Verna S tri bli nj} a re guests of Mrs. .1. L. M e\V hort ci, nt dinney, before return ing to Seneca ikey will visit Crconville. Marry Poe and Marshall Jordan, Olom s?m cadets, spent Saturday and Sunday w it h relatives la-re. Mrs. J. c. Cary and Master Whitnor Cary, of Lockhart, are visiting Mrs. Cary's mother, Mrs. C. K. Livingston. Miss Lawrence is thc guest of Mrs. M. K, Sligh. Mr. ... P. brow ne, of Anderson, was in town Sunday. Slr. lt L. Howell is working al Athens. Mrs. William Lowery and Miss Olivo Lowery left Sunday for baltimore. Hov. W. S. Haunter preached at the Presbyterian olin rob Sunday morning. Saturday seemed lo bo cpi i to a busy day al t lie stores, Tin Sunday school convention, held ai bc! ni ii Sunday, attracted a number ol visitors from Ibo baptist ranks of tho community. M VIII K. SW W.N. An Epidemic ol Whooping Cough. Lasl winier during an epidemic of vvhoopili:'. coii'.di my children contracted thc disease, having sevoro coughing spells. We hud Used I ' 11 a Ul bell ?I i ll'S ? <> ? i : ; 11 Itemed)' very successfully for croup ami naturally turned lo M nt that limo and bunill it relieved the cough and effected a complete eure.-.lohn K. ( lit bird, Proprietor Norwood Mouse, Nor wood, N. N . This remedy is for sale by J. \\. b. ll. Walhalla; \V. J. L.icy, Seneca ; ll. b. Zimmerman, Westminster. TERRIBLE TEXAS FLOODS. Dainanc Over Three Millions Whole Stale Covered Rivers Rising. DALLAS, TKX As, April 28. Tho Hoods show no signs of receding. <>n (ho con trary, niosl i>t thc Texas rivers are ris ing, \ Kori Worth telegram says the Trinity river is nvorllowcd, doing nundi damage. The people aro alarmed for tho safety ol' Mm waterworks, whit h are seri ously I li real cued, A nine lom risc is sweeping down from the bead waters Ol' tho Trinity. This will cause a biji nvoi'tloW in the vicinity ol Dallas ?ind Kort. Worth by to-night. A bulle tin from Waco says tho list of dead will reach liftocu persons. Thc loss hy Hood and hurricane sine?; ycstcrilav, is from three to live million dollars. ' The proper!) damage ia thc city ox? coeds -I'.o.i "i. Telegraph lines' aro gone, isol?t ?nu more than one-half of the Stat?'. baihoad movements are abso lutely suspended smith ol Dallas ou al un isl ev ery hue in t ho SI ate. \ bulletin from (?alveston says: "The government weather map shows thal tho winde State was visited by yesterday's storm, with the 'neatest precipitation in Temple and Waco, being (t inches.11 Three boys were caught lu a boal in Calveston bay mid are bolieved to bo drowned, Tlie streets of Calveston are to-day Hooded from cu rb to curb by thc tre mendous rain of last night. Xr.v. Oiii.cANs.-Thc officials of tho tineen ?V < rcscent . railroad today an iiinineo I hal ?ill trains over their lines would inn from tins city through tho lei, nils i:.lcd districts on schedule lime. Those ?ir?-the ll rsl trains ol' Now I Orleans over this road in thc past ten I .lays. WA? n, Ti \ \-, April 20. The Hood situation inila , is very much improved, i be di st it ute and sillVering being nearly di provided willi weat iii", nppnrol and food. The eil i/.ens, especially tim busi ness men. gave out large quantities of chit bing and f???id, which am?liorai eil the sit O'er hip; ton great ?.\teiit. The princi pal iliiliculty the coin III I ll ce of organized charity, which has thc distribution ol supplies in charge, is mooting with isa place lo house the homeless. Many houses contain several families, while many persons uro living in tents, fearing tho predicted ov?iilow of thc brazos. Thc prospects of Ibo brazos liol over .wint! are exceedingly bright, as thc iiv. r has been steadily falling since yes Ittrday, and is now only toil foot above the low wain mark. 'I ho crop situation m the hot toms is considerably worse and many crops will have lo bo replanted. Mois throwing thc cotton crop, which is il reit? ly late, hack about six weeks. Nine Killcil ?it Pans reposition. _ l'vu-, April 2ti,- An accident thal tin cw il pall over the happiness ol' an innuiinsc Muong, who had profited by ijic liiiigniliceiil Weather ld visit tho ex position, occurred wilkin I he ex posi I ion grounds this afternoon. A temporary Iniil.'e. nuable lo, withstand I he immense crowd, broke, lt is now known that lilli?' persons were killed and nine others injured. To day's was probably Hui rc?'or?l attendance. Not merely Ibo in leriorol thc grounds, hui Ibo precincts also were crowded and Hie column rsc u i> part unholy g roil I alum; Ibo Avelino de .sullen, w loeb 11 o los the northern hov. oda i v t" i be grounds, Delaware's Whipping I'osl. Dov i a, In i .. April L'S. Kully a Mum sand pepi?? Were present at the county ?ni here to-diky lo witness Ibo whippiliu ul niue culprits, all colored, who had been sentenced for p?iil larceny. I'om ul I Im niue received twenty lashes each. The lash wfl's well laid on hy Sherill Wharton, sm.mel (< ranger, an nhl ot i'i mW i. in ?UbliliOII to Ins lashes was ' ompeileil In slaml in Mic pillory for one holli'. 2,500 BUILDINGS Aro Swept Away-Two Canadian Towns Aro Visited by Destructivo Firo. OTTAWA, ONT., April 27.-Flvo square miles of territory burned over; moro than 2,000 dwellings, factories, mills, stores and ot h or buildings destroyed, en tailing a loss estimated to reach $'?0, 000,000 and between 12,000 and 16,000 men, women and children homeless, is a summing up of the havoc wrought by the lire which has been raging at Hull and Ottawa since ll o'clock yesterday nonning and at midniught was not completely under control. Most (d' tho lumber pi los in Ottawa and Hull have disappeared and aro now mere heans of charred wood and ashes. Half a dozen churches and schools, a number of mills, tho Hid) waterworks, thc Hull Court House and jail, tho post ollico, tho convent-almost every busi ness placo, and about 1,000 dwellings and shops in Holl have been destroyed. In deed nothing practically of ] 11 il I is loft but a church ami a few houses beyond it. The lire originated through a lino ill a dirty chimu .y and the high wind caused tho llamos to spread rapidly in tho di rectum of tho lumber piles and mills on liol li tho Hull and Ot tawa shores of thc Ottawa river and Claudioro falls. Tho tidal loss is estimated at $16,000,000 and insurance at $2,600,000. DAM AO K or 'rn i mo rmi:. OriAWA, April 28.-Tho estimates made of tho c Neets of the great lire run as follows: Homeless, 10,000; dost ?tuto, 8,000? fatalities, 7; thrown out ol' work by tho destruction of industries in Ot tawa, :!,(MI0; I lull, 'J,OOO; value of build ings destroyed, $2,600,000; personal property, $-1,000,000. These ligures do not include (bo lum ber burned. Many plotters of liuancial assistance have been made. Tho needs of tho suffers aro urgent. The ancients believed thal rheumatism waa the work of a demon within a man. Any one who has had an attack of sciatic or inllamniatory rheumatism will agree that tho intlictiou is demoniac enough lo warrant tho belief, lt has never been ola i mod that Chamberlain's Tain lin hil would cast out douions, but it will cure rheumatism, and hundreds bear testi mony to thc truth of this statement. Ono application relieves tho pain, and this quick relief which it abords is ahme worth many times its cost, l'or salo by J. W. boll, Walhalla: W. J. Lunney, Seneca: ll. lb Zimmerman, Westmin ster. Free Stale Abandoned. LONDON, April 30.-Advices from Lo renzo Marques say that tho Moers have decided lo abandon thc Kroc State to tho british, lt is said that tho burghers will make no stand against Lord boherls South of the Vnal river. Tho movement of tlx lr forces across the stream has al ready begun. This involves the abandon ment ol' brand fori ami Kroonsladt. lt is understood that thc boers arc already moving away from those points toward the Transvaal. Singular Accident in Cuba. HAVANA, April 28.-Tho wi fe of Major Oonornl .lames ll. Wilson, Military (hiv ornor of the Department of Matan/.as Sanla Clara, died this afternoon from tho offects of burns accidentally received Ibis morning. Mrs. Wilson had been driving with her daughter, and in alight ing from her cari iago she stopped ona match, which ignited her dress. She was terribly burnell and, although every thing was dom- io relieve her sulVerings. slo- died about :! p. m. I hiverner < Sonora! Wood, (icu. (ballee ami Adit. (icu. hil liards telegraphed condolences and groat sympathy is expressed by every one, Cubans and Americans alike, for the Wilson family. Washington's Inauguration. Xi.w VoliK, April :'.i>.-This is thc one bundled and eleventh anniversary of tho inauguration of (?corgo Washington, thc Mist President of thc United Slates. The day is almost forgotton. Three cases of smallpox at Hue West. Hov. Mcsweeney has sent an expert to the scat Of the trouble. Senator Tillman has introduced a bill in Congi ess to appropriate $100,000 for Ibo erection of a Peder? I building in ( ?corgotov. II. K. K. Sullivan, a locomotivo engineer, committed suicide in Atlanta last Satur day morning by laking an overdose of morphine. No reason can be assigned for the rash aid. Thc roof of a large building, bl bir mingham. Ala., undergoing construct ion, collapsed last Saturday morning, Two workmen were killed and lifteen injured, two ol w hom will die. The anniversary of thc .Mecklenburg Declaration ol' Independence will bc celebrated al Charlotte, N.e., on May 22d. br?silien I McKinley has been in vited. Ile hopes to attend. Thc largest diamond in the world is a product of the Kimberly i lines in South Africa, lt is on exhibition at tho Paris Kxposilion, and is insured for$2,000,000. ll is guarded hy tour big policemen. bigamist I lober ls1 placo in Congress was tilled last week by the admission of W. K. King, a monogamist, as Utah's Hoprosontativo. lt would take three like Mr. King to lill boherls' place at hollie. Arthur Sneed, nigh I watchman at Slovens'pottery, near Macau, (tn., was shot and killed by Lee bd wards, Ibo ne gro day Pieman, last Saturday morning. The cause was a quarrel over tho condi tion of the boiler. The negro escaped. Mrs. Illanlz, a Vermont woman, wants to run on tho ticket as Y ice-1 'resident with Dewey. Vermont seems to want tho wholo thing. Hut how would Mrs. Dewey like to see her hubby running with another woman'. Statistics show that from (JO lo (i"t per cent, of tho fanner's expenses ill making a crop arc for articles that ho could raise at home. This does not only hold good with tho large fanner, but equally so with average small farmers. bonner Capt. O. M. ( arter loft New York last week for Kori beaven worth, Kan., where he goes to serve a term in prison for defrauding the government.. His follow conspirators should bo sent to join him. Ile will be lonely without I beni. The bake City postoOIcO, which was discontinued after tho murder of Post master baker, bas been re-established, Willi Mrs. bella I). Carlia (white) as .postmaster. This was dour on politl?n of practically all tho people, white and colored. Chairman I ??eh unison, ol'the South ern Passenger Association, has issued a circular announcing that the Html limit of tickets sold to Louisville and return tm the Confederate Veterans' l(otmloi) will he .lune Pi. instead of .lune 0, as hcretot iro announced, The . upuhsl party of North Carolina held its Slate Convention In haleigh last week. After humiliating a full Slate ticket K instructed its del?galos lo volo for bryan lor President and endorsed tho platform ns enunciated in thc St. bonis convention of I SOO, Alter 2;l years of freedom, ficorgfl Washington, colored, has been returned lo tho South Carolina penitentiary. Washington was convicted In |s7<; in Charleston county and sentenced for life. In i"-77 bc escaped. Ile has lived ni Augusta, <ia., ami accumulated ilboul :'.,() H i worth of pi -'pei ly, Hovel nor MeSwoenoy has appointed and issued a commission lo Mrs. Dr. T. ( . Hobin I si in, of Columbia, lo he lady commissioner foi South Carolina al the Paris exposition, Mrs. Itoborlson ex peels to spend all ol this summer ahmad, spending most of her time in I 'uris al I he exposition, he question of whether an o\ convict who, having sci ved mil his ici ni and is liol now a citizen willi privileges lo Vole is liaiilc lo inad duly, has been sub milted lo the Attorney Cern?a! who quotes from tho statutes showing thal lllldei thc law all "male persons" able lo perform, rn cause lo fie performed, arc liahle except ecitaiu individuals SOCcillcd ill the ad, bul il does not ex clude thc ex convict. Ile is still liable im road duty. IN AND AROUND WESTMINSTER. Death of John Blackwell, the Chalr-makor. Democratic Club Rooryanizos. WKSTMINSTKK, May 2.- Twonty odd voters mot. in tho town hall last Satur day afternoon, April 28, for tho purpose of reorganizing tho Democratic club. Major H. II. OrOss was olootod president, and [, S. Pitts, soorotary. Tho follow ing gentlemen woro olootod delegates to tho County Convention, to bo bold at Walhalla Monday, May 7th: M. A. Tor roll, H. K. Mason, J. C. Harton, J. O. Kiley, W. N. Cox, Dr. C. M. Walkor, J. T. Porter, (J. W. Kay, Jr., I. S. Pitts, J. T. Simpson, T. W. Ballengor, Y. K. Pitts, W. M. (iossott and C. K. O. Mitchell. Comity oxecutivo committeeman for ensuing year, M. A. Torroll. A commit tee of live, composed of 13, II. Cross, W. I M. Kay, lt. E. Mason. W. N. Cox aud I. S. Pitts woro olocted to roviso tho roll. Thoro hoing no further businoss to at tend to tho mooting adjourned. Miss Klllo Strihling, of Newry, was at homo this week. Mr. John Hlackwoll died at bis homo, in tho Holly Springs section, on April 21, aged tit? yours. Ho was a chair-makor hy occupation and had workod at bis trado moro than forty yoars. Ho loaves eight children and many grand ami great grandchildren. Married, on Sunday, April 20, hy S. II. Johns, Ksq., Miss Mouin Brock to Mr. Luther Collins. Tho Westminster friends of Mr. Atti cus ll. Dagnall rogrot to loam that ho was painfully hurt in a railroad colli sion, w hich OOOlirrod in Florida ono day last week. Mr. Dagnall is a postal cleric and was on duty at tho time of tho acci dent. He passed boro at noon last Thursday, accompanied by his hrothor, Mr. W. A. Dagnall, going to his father's homo at Bickens. Wo havo boon unable to learn tho extent of his injuries. Tho first excursion for tho season will run from Anderson to Atlanta oil Thurs day, May 10th. lt is scheduled to arrive at Westminster at 2 P. M. Bcturuiug it will leave Athndaat 5,80 P. M. on May I Ph. Pare, for the round trip from this place, will bo $1.05. This furnishes a grand opportunity for all who have business in tho "Gato City" to go down at very cheap rates. Buy your tickets from Mr. J. W. McfJco. Tho train will ho in chargo of Mr. L. V.t Smith, tho well-known excursion manager. Miss Paulino Stephens and Mr. Thos. Nichols were married on Wednesday, April 25, by Magistrate S. II. Johns. Tho farmers aro working in a big rush. Tho lirst of May linds them further be hind with their work than usual. Mr. M. A. Terrell has recently boauti lled his residence by tho liberal uso of the paint brush. Miss Bena Du IT, second doughtor of Mr. O. S. Dull', and Miss Jessie Barrett, daughter Of Mr. W. M. Barrett, loft yes terday for tho Bast. Thc former goos to Lowed, Mass., and tho hitler to Camdon, Maine. Mr. .las. Knox returned to his post of duly on Monday, after spending a week pleasantly with his par Oil ts, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Knox, at 'labor. Mr. Knox is a postal (derk on tho Charlotte and Savannah di /ision of tho Southern rail way. Kev. Joseph T. Dendy, pastor of thc Presbyterian church at. Kershaw, spent a day and night in Westminster this wcok. Ile has been in Oconcc tho past week enjoying a vacation and seeing his relatives and friends. Mr. John Jarran!, of thc linn of Christopher cV McConnell, Atlanta, was here on Sunday and Monday. Kev. I). W. Keller, preacher in chargo ol' Ibo Westminster circuit, has been visiting in Greenville tho past week. Ile will return in time to lill his appoint ments llOXt Sabbath. Miss Bessie Wilson returned to Seneca yesterday, after spending two weeks with her brother, Kev. S. L. Wilson. Tho new town council will lind tho streets in had condition. Many of thc bridges need repairing, lu fact thine is so much for them to do tho citizens should not oxpcot them to attend to every!bing right, away. Nearly all thc members of tho Mutual benefit Society wont down lo Mr. M. A. Terrell's on Priday evening and they re port a pleasant time. Kdgnr Allan Poe was the poet for that meeting, hut. not many ol' thc members had any ol' his works. Misses Nannie Terrell ami Jes sie strihling road some of Poe's produc tions. Miss Hessin Crows furnished the organ music. By kind invitation of Miss Crows .'ie sooiety moots next limo at Mr. T. N. Carter's, and James Russell Powell is the author to bo studied. The people ol' Westminster were sorry 10 hear ol' the death of that venerable Methodist minister, Rev. M. ll. Pooscr. Ile was stationed here for two years and 11 was thc wish ol' both preacher and people that he could remain longer, lt will be remembered that while hero he married Miss L. Williams, of Greenville county. Of tlui preachers who have gone from among us thc name ol' Rev. Mathias Hutchinson i'oosor will live long in memory. A. L. GOSSKTT. All Wisc Heads agree thal thc uso of a liver pill alter dinner, or to accomplish special results, is an important stop in civilization. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets arc better (han other pills in almost every respect. They' re I he smallest, easiest to take, most natural in thc way they act; cheapest, because there aro moro in each package. Wo all have weak spots. Generally it's the livor. Ali activo livor prevents Im purities and poison from entering thc blood. "Pleasant Pollets" have atonic clleel upon thc liver and tho general sys tem. They euro constipation, indiges tion, dyspepsia, dizzy spells, sick Ol' bili ous headache, and all derangements of the liver, stomach and bowels. Noles (rom Tugaloo Academy. Tl (?Al.no AOADH.MY, April 30. - I write a few dots from this section as my lirst attempt, at writing for tho press. Tho farmers aro badly behind with their work on account of tho rains. Wheat is looking well. Wo miss our friend, M rs. Mary Davis, who died two weeks ago. She was a good woman, and loved by all who know her. She was buried al Unity church. A Christian has gone to receive her re ward in tho oilier and better world. Mr. Kdward Callas closes his school to day. Ho has taught hero si ll CO Janu ary. His school has been tho largest for several years. Ho is a good teacher and bas given general satisfaction. Ho re turns to his hoinc near Mountain Rest. S< noon Hov. NO USEi TRYINGI I can't take plain cod-liver j oil. Doctor says, try it. He J might as well tell mc to melt < lard or butter and try to take j then, lt is too rich arid j will upset thc stomach. But i you can take milk or cream,1 so you can take , Scott's Emulsion: lt is like cream; but willi feed and nourish when cream1 w:!l not. Babies and chiU | dren will thrive and #rowi fat on it when their ordinary1 food docs not nourish them, j Persons have been known to gain1 a pound a day when laking an1 ounce of Scott's Emulsion, lt gets' the digestiv.-, machinery in working1 order so (hat the ordinary food is' properly digested and assimilated. S ?.-.^i I .itt time i I?. scon iii How Mi, Ciu-mists, Ntw York. CONSRADE Mm Hm BS eLo St SP of Bchuylorvlllo, N. Y.. who sorvoa In Company K. 6thVormont Volontoors, hud othur fops to battle with nitor MB rotura from tho luto war. Ito recent ly wrote: "I have used Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine for nervousness brought on by the use of tobacco and too close applica tion to business. It gave me prompt relief without leaving any unpleasant effects. The re*ult was beneficial and lasting. I heartily endorse il." DR. BUBBLES' Merwin G is sohl hy nil druggists on guarantee, first bottle benefits or nv icy back. Hook on heart anti nerves sent free. Dr. Milos Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind. Death of Dr. G. R. C. Todd. BAIINWKI.L, S. C., April 28.-Dr. (ico. It. (-'. Todd, formerly of Kentucky, a brother in law of President Abraham Lincoln, died hero this morning. Ito has lived boro for many years, practicing mo dicum with groat BUCCOSB in this and ad joining counties. His reputation was so woll established that ho was called to Charleston immediately after earthquake in ISSti, and during his short stay hi? services were in groat demand. Ho graduated in tho Danville, Ky., CollugQ in 1843. and was for a long timo wi.li tho Texas Hangers on tho Rio (?rando. After ward bo served the Confederate States with distinction as an army surgeon. Ho said that hu remembered President Lin coln as hoappoarod in 1844, w hen a mem ber of Congross. "Lincoln," ho said, "was then six foot, six inches tall, with black hair, a dark complexion and blue eyes." Dr. Todd married in Camden in thia State. W. II. Shipman, Beardsley, Minn., under oath, says ho sulfured from dys pepsia for 25 years. Doctors and diet ing gavo but li Lt lo relief. Finally be used Kodol Dyspepsia (Juro and now cats what ho likes and as much as ho wants, ami he fools like anew mau. lt digests what you eat. .J. \V. Boll. Death of Miss Laura Haygoocl. Miss Laura Ilaygood, of Georgia, died at Shanghai, (Jinna, on Sunday, April 20tll, She had spent several years as a Methodist Missionary in China. A long limo ago Miss Ilaygood gave her lift) to missionary work in China and no one. over showed dooper devotion to the cause. She did nundi to advanco the cause of Methodist missions among tho Cb i11080. Siio was a woman of very rare intellectual gifts as well as most lovelv character. She was a sister of the lato Bishop At ti ens (?. Ilaygood, and belonged toa noted 'ainily of religious workers. Clieohoo Valley Locals. CIIKOIIKI:, S. C., May 1.-Farm work is progressing iiicoly. Tho battlo with uhl Qoaoral Qroono v. ?ll bo ibo oidor 6i tho day. Wo will bot tho old (ienoral will mako somo of tboso farmors scratch Uko tho old hons and little chicks. *Mr. W* W. Moss has tho honor of till ing ono window of Cliooheo church and MOSBIS. I). A. Smith, \V. 1?. V. Corbin, C. W. Hauknight and (!. M. Ridley hnvu tho honor of helping to buy tho windows to ?MI in said church. May tho good Lord bless all of theso kind pooplo for their liberal contributions. Wo aro glad to noto that tho windows aro now in Cheo heo church. Tiloso littlo birdies whisper that wed ding bolls will ring boforo tho moon changes four moro times, if Cupid's arrow don't go crooked. Candidates aro plentiful. Much suc cess to all of thom. Tho fruit crop is very promising. Mr. lt. Ceo has had sevon bco swarms this sining. Some of our pooplo aro ready to go to working over their crops, whilo others aro not through planting. It is said that Mr. Perry Carver has a mulo which is 117 yoars old. lt is amus ing to soo tho mulo travel. Can't say whether tho mule can can hear it thunder or not. 1 suppose Mr. Carver will liavo to buy his undo soino tooth. Health of lids community is very good. So far no sorious sickness has been rc p :>rtcd and all are hale and hearty. Much succoss to Tor. CoruiKit and its many patriotic readers. MT. Soi too I. Uuti.. Wo Give Away absolutely free of cost, for a limited timo oniy, Tho People's Common Sonso Medi cal Adviser, by K. V. Pierce, M. H., Chief Consulting Physician to tho Inva lid's Hotel and Surgical Institute, a book of 10US largo pages and ;il)0 illus trations, in strong paper covers, to any ono sending lil one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only. Over list),OOO copies of this complete family doctor book already sold in cloth binding af regular price of $1.60. World's Dispensary Medi cal Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Miss Kitty Wilkins, of Idaho, who has gained fame as tho only woman owner of a great stock farm, is to be married. Sbo is tho most extensivo horse dealer in Idaho, and sells thu animals in lots of :?,00<> or moro. Secret of Beauty is health. Thc secret of health is the power lo digest and assim ilate a proper quanity of food. This can never be done when the liver does not act it's part. Do you know this ? Tutt's Liver Pills arc an abso lute cure forsick headache, dys pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, torpid liver, piles, jaundice, bilious fever, bilious ness and kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills One Woman Kills Another. COI.UMIIIA, April BO.-News conics from Lexington that, fl party of negro women, returning from church, stopped at thc house of Winn llcezer to talk. Sue lloozer and Cornelia Lot got into a quar rel in whioll several other women look part. I Iocs, axes and sticks were usc?! in the lighl that followed, and Cornelia Lot was killed by having her neck out with an axe. Tho Hoo/.cr woman, who committed tho crime, has dod. DON'T TAKK OUH WORD, 1 ra? * Our New stock of Organdies, 1 and buy your Spring and Sunni ^t. . Wo have a full lino of CI RENTS' and CHILDREN'S SHOKS, and c that aro Btriotly up-to-date. (?ivo na a eal money. Wo have on hand some genuine Mus ono gallon and you will want moro. Wagon and Muggy Material of all ki you want or need, and will ho glad to sell buy elsewhere. Our motto: "LIVE ANI (Jive us your patronage, and wo gua Yours il MARK i Dead "Nigger" in Newberry. NK.WltKltltY, April 27.-Two negroes got into a dillienlty, with tho result that lhere is ono more (load negro in the county. Tho trouble occurred in tho afternoon at Chappell's and tho coroner's iliquost was held last night, lt was not oven a light, but only a fuss-moro of a farce at tho beginning-but. tho ending was tragedy, quick and terrifie. Tho road overseer had ordered tho hands out to work tho public highway, in accordance with thc, law. Among thc hands warned to report for duty were .lohn Dandy and Tom Andrews. Dandy failed to appear at tho appointed hour, claiming sickness as his excuse. An drews told thc overseer that Dandy was not sick, but was minding cattle. When Dandy heard what Andrews had said ho asked him about it. Andrews denied saying it. Dandy called him a il-?1 liar, w hereupon Andrews (ired his pistol twice, both balls taking o Hoot. Dandy ran several slops and foll dead. Tho testimony ol' tho witnesses was all too conclusive to admit of any doubt, as to the verdict of tho jury. Andrews made his escape ami from last accounts was still at largo. Labor Troubles in Chicano. Tho grand jury of Chicago, 111., has definitely determined lo investigate the labor troubles in that eily. Thc investi gation will probably benin this week, I and if thc grand jury linds that it will not have silflioiont time in which to con clude the controversy before thc dato of its final dismissal will ask to bc continued in service for as long ns necessary to completo this special work. Thc mem bers of the jury have determined lo make the. investigation a thorough one, and labor leaders of Chicago as well as representatives of tho material men and contractors will bo summoned to tell of tho conditions which have brought about thc almost total cessation of building operations of all kinds in Chicago and its suburbs. iUT Lawns, Dimities, Pique, Percales, &o., 1er Dresses boforo tiioy aro picked over. JOTHINO, HATS, SHIRTS, LADIES', werything io Qouts1 Furnishing Goods 1 boforo buying and wo will savo you cavado and Now Orleans Molasses. Try ods. In fact wo try to keep everything to you as cheap or cheaper than you can ) LET LIVE." ranteo valuo received for your mouoy. truly, T E ll & C O. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS^. Notice ol' Spinal Set tlement and <;1IJII*<>e NOTICE is horoby given (hat tho un dersigned will make application to 1). A. Smith, Ksip, .Judge of Probate for Oconce county, in tho State of South Carolina, at his oillco at Walhalla Court House tm Saturday, tho nth day of .lune, lttOO, at ll o'clock in tho fore noon, or as soon thereafter as said ap plication can bc heard, for lease lo make (mal settlement of the estate; of Isaac K. dames, deceased, and for Dual dis charge as Administratrix of said estate. ELIZABETH J. JAMES, Administratrix ol' Estate of Isaac K. .lames, deceased. May 8, 1000. 18-21 A Virginia Baak Robbed. RICHMOND, VA., April 28.-Tho Massa nutton Dank, at Strasburg, in Shenan doah county, was robbed yesterday morning about l o'clock, nud some $5,000 was secured by tho burglars. An en trance into tin; bank building was etfeeted with a skeleton key. The vault was forced with lovers and the safe wrecked by means of nitro-glycerine. Thero were; eight men in tho gang, most of whom stood guard in various sections of 1 thc town. They Hied a number of pistol i sheds to draw attention from thc bank. Several citizens who looked out of their windows were ordered to withdraw on I threat of being shot. Aftor tho robbery tho men collected and took a hand-car at the Southern depot, ?ind went to Rivortou, where all trace of them was lost. Tho safe and vault are perfect wrecks, and it will re quire about ssiio to roplaco them. Tho j bank is a member of tho American (kinkora1 Association sud carried bur j glar insurance lo about cover the loss. i Several suspicions characters were soon in tho neighborhood of Strasburg I Thursday night. HERE'S SOUTHING FOR YOU! READ IT! 10,000 yards Wrecked Sheeting, 3-yd, Goods-you know what it is worth ; My price, - 5c. BO Ten-pound Caddies of "Little Henry" Tobacco, from the Railroad, at $2.75, - - worth $4.00. All kinds of Plows, - -- -- -- -- -at 4c. My DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT is full. To reduce this I will give cut prices on everything. A lot of Sea Island Percals, carried over from last year, fast colors, at 5 cents. A nice new lot Simpson Prints at 5 cents. BETTER COME WHILE THIS CUT PRICE IS ON. CLOTHING. My line of Clothing is complete. All the new weaves and styles at prices to suit you. Good Goods, J Correct Styles, [ Right Prices, ) IN CLOTHING j 5S???J,nfM?th?ddy' FOR MEN AND BOYS. '? A Groat Bargain. Call and see my stock and you will be convinced. FURNITURE. I am over-stocked in this line, and in order to reduce it I will give you some rare bargains. Oak Post Beds at . . . . $1.25, worth $2.00. Bureaus (Railroad) at . . . 3.25, worth 5.00. Oak Dressers, French Plate Glass, at 7.00, worth 9.50. Oak Doublo-draw Dressers for . 8.50, worth 12.50. If you need anything in Furniture be sure and see my stock. Ballard's Flour Always on Hand ! GET A PAIR OF THOSE RAILROAD SHOES BEFORE THEY ARE GONE ! THEY ARE GOING AT NEARLY ONE-HALF PRICE ! Coffins, Caskets, Robes, &c. Orders filled day or night. THE POOR MAN'S , -FRIEND, SENECA, S. C.