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SDfejc JXtalvtt Courier. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. -?V JAYNCS, SHELOR, 8MITH A 8TEOK. " - imr-,r R. T. J AYRE?, 1 Vfl- , -pfrM J D. A. SMITH, J. W. HHKLOR, j EM- 1 TC,B.. { J. A. BTKCK. . UBSCRIPTI0N.81.00 PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE. fjf Communications of a pomonal ohm ari cr charged for OH advertisements. Obituary noticos and tributos of rospoot, of not over ono hundred words, will be printed froe of charge All over that number must bo paid for at the rate of ono cent a woid. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. Ci S WKCpiVKMOtYi JAN, 90, mo/. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Redistricting Bill on the Road to Passage. The State May Have a Fertilizer Plant. Columbia," January 22.-Editors Cou rier: Tuesday was dovotod to olectious principally. All tho Judges woro re elected, oxcopt iu tho first and third oir cuits. C. G. Dontzler, Esq., of Orango burg, succeeds Judgo llonot. Thoro was a contest in tho third circuit. Messrs. Thos. ll. Frazier and R. O. Purdy, of Sumter, and George Gallotly, of Floronco, woro candidates. Mr. Purdy received 70 votes; Mr. Gallotly rocoived 42 votes, and Mr. Frazier :17. Before tho olection was declared some of tho votos .cast for Mr. Gallotly changed to Purdy, which securod his oloction. Mr. Purify was borfi in Virginia, bis parent? having emigrated from Ireland to that Stato. THO olection of Mr. Purdy is entirely satisfactory. Tho officers controlling tho Stato dis pensary woro ro-eleetcd, as woro tho two candidates for members of peniten tiary directors. Miss LaBordo was elected Stato libra rian without, opposition. Messrs. J. E. Breazoalo, of Anderson, and Col. Wilie Jones, of Columbia, wore elected trustees of Winthrop College Col. John T. Sloan, of Columbia, and Mr. Robert McFarland, of Darlington, woro elected trustees of thc South Caro lina College Messrs. L. A. Soaso, of Lexington; W. D. Evans, of Marlboro; A. T. Smytho, of Charleston, and John S. Garris, of Spartanburg, wero elected trustees of Clemson College. Ocoueo has never been represented on tho hoard of trus tees. Mr. Orlando Sheppard, of Edgclicld, was elected a member of tho hoard of visitors of tho Military Academy, of Charleston. . Messrs. A. L. Dukes, of Orangeburg, and C. L. Rlcaso, of Newberry, were elected trustees of the colored college at Orangcburg. . These elections were tedious and con sumed sovcral hours. A number of bills were introduced. Mr. Brewu, of Ocoueo, introduced i bill to permit all farm products to be marketed in tho Stato without license A committee from Augusta, Ga., np pcared before tho Houso and extended an invitation to tho members to visit that city on Friday to take part in th Good Roads Convention now being held in that place. Quite a number of mem hers of both houses may go over and onjoy the hospitality of the Georgians. A joint resolution offered by Mr. Dor rob, of Greenville, to givo to each race for the public schools tho taxes paid by thom respectively, was defeated by volo of 4^ to :>(). Thc Senate was hard at work, when not engaged in thc elections, on matters of minor importance. Senator Mayfield, of Bamberg, intro doced a bill to establish a fertilizer plant for thc purpose of manufacturing guano for salo, espe ?ally to thc farmers of tho State The Senate also receive' an invitation to attend the Good Hoads Convention at Augusta. An invitation romes to tho Legislature fromVharlcston to visit the exposition on February I. A very interesting occa sion ls anticipated. Charleston foots tho bill.of CXpensos. Tho Governor will accompany tho General Assembly. TlirUNDAV, .1 A .MA UV 2o, Heretofore the drift of our correspond ence has been almost entirely in the lino of reporting the proceedings of tho General Assembly. Rut thoro aro other forces in motion bert!. Politics-State and National-aro spreading their branohos in almost every direction. This is election year. The friends of thc various aspirants for State offices and Congressional honors aro feeling thc pub lie pulso in a most, artistic manner. Tho aspirants, too, are not idle. Hutton holes aro hoing pulled and th lobbies of tho hotels buzz with tho 'co upi i men ts of tho season," and tho gi dal smiles of the candidates. The politicians aro play ing for large stakes, and when thc "assembled wisdom" return to theil rural homes, the by-play will commnnci in real earnest. There is nothing unu sual in thi:; bionnial offort, and wo on chronicle tho recurrence of a custom as old as tho country itself. Tho largest honor is tho Senatorial plum, but there is a lull in this contest. Tho Governorship is tho next in import ance. For this position wo hayo Con gressman W. J. Talbert and Lieutenant Governor Jos. H. Tillman, of Edgoflold; Mr. D. C. Hoy ward, of Colleton; Ex Solicitor M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, and Ex-Stato Treasurer Timinenniin, now of Lexington, but originally from Kdgoliold. It is also generally believed that Gover nor Mcsweeney will bo in tho race There is yet ampio timo for others to declaro themselves. It is understood that Geo. E. Prince, Est]., of Anderson, a fine lawyer and a popular and successful man, will bo a candidate for Congress in our district, and ho will not, in all probability, bo alono in thc r,ti ugglo. Yesterday and to-day tho Houso was engaged in a struggle ovor the throo re districting hills in that body. Mr. Mc Gowan, of Laurens, wns fortunato in formulating a plan which, for fairness and adherence to tho law of Congress upon this subjcot, commondod itsolf voiy favorably Lo ino ?n'!;;i. OJ ? majority of tho Houso. ?Tho discussion was of a higher order than usual. Occa sionally hot words fell from tho spoakors; but tho sparks of flro thus kindled soon died away, aud tho groat interest in tho meas H m was heightened by tho ability and sincerity of tho speakers. Mc Gowan's bill, after hoing slightly amended, was passed by a majority of 20, <<?II> Vtiw ...nt iv. I'liO .Sullillu. Our district romains as it was under the former apportionment. Tho mem bers from Newberry voted against tho MU, uvldcnolug tkoreby, perhaps, thoir deairo to chango their connection with our district. A bid waa introduced to reduce tba bond of tho Clerk of Court of Ocoueo from $12,000 to fO.OOO. Formerly tho Clerk ?old real estate for partition, etc., but now the Mantel makes those salee, and very little mouey paseos through tho hands of tho Clork. The Senate defeated a bill for a con stitutional amendment to prevent corpo ration lawyers from holding scats in tho General Assembly by a voto of 27 ayes to 10 nays. This bill was thoroughly dis cussed. There was nu unfavorable report ou tho bill to require all orops to be di vided on the land wboro grown. Mr. Ilerndon, the author of tho bill, askod leave to withdraw the bill from tho files of tho Senate, which was granted. Mr. Ilorndou introduoed a bill to vali date tho aotion of tho County Commis sioners of Ocoueo county in rolatiou tc buildiug a now jail. Also a bill to re quire tho publio priuting of tho sovoral counties of tho slate to bo lot to the lowest bidder. A bill was introducod to repeal thc charier of tho Virginia-Carolina Chemi cal Company. Mr. I ! erndon Introduced a bill to v;.li dato tho action of tho County Commis stoners of Ocoueo county in exchanging lots with H. T. Jayuos for tho oreotlon ol a now jail. T. From tho Pross Dispatches. Columbia, Tuesday, January 2i.-Ii tho Senate to-day Mr. Sheppard's bil providing for only ono sot of comtnio sionors of election for Fedoral, State am county officers was givon its third road .?g. Mr. Aldrich introduced a bill to pro vide punishment for poisons who negli gontly exposs childrou to tho danger o Uro. Tho bill is diroctcd against thosi who havo small children lockod ii houses whilo they go off from homo. Wednesday, January 22.-Senator Hy drlok offered a bill looking to tho eon solidntion of tho South Carolina aip Georgia road, Asheville and Spartan burg, Tinco C's and Carolina Midland After consolidation theso loads aro to o leased to tho Southorn. Tho consolida tion is for tho purposo ol' 'inproving am building up the lines and hy botulin] thom together they can ho material!, strengthened anti much monoy spout fo improvements, and by tho amalgnmatioi .straight mileago rates would bo s COU re which would mean considerable roduc tion in froight ratos. Columbia, January 23.-Tho lions to-day hy an overwhelming voto passci tho McGowan redistricting bill. Thor wcro only fonrteon members, on a ye and nay test vote, who opposed tho pat siige of a redistricting bill at this sessio ot' tho General Assembly. Tho MoGowa bill was tho favorite measure, and a other propositions bad to stand asid for that bill, and tho bill has the add tiona I record of a favorablo report froi tho Senate committee Tito McGowan hill was adopted OJ actly as presented, except that upo motion of Mr. Baoot, Beaufort was take out of tho District with Charleston, so ii to separate tho ports, and in order t halanco tho placing of lleaufort count in tho sccoutl District Lexington count was taken out of thc second District an placctl in tho middle District with Rici land couuty, which seemed entire! agrooablo to tho counties Immediate! affected. Tho bill as passed by tho houso is ? follows: Section 1. That tho State bo divide into seven Congressional Districts, ? follows: Tho Hist Congressional District shu bo composed of tho counties of Charle ton, Rorkcley, Colleton and Dorchestc Tho second Congressional Distri shall bo composed of tho counties i Aiken, Hamberg, Beaufort, llarnwo Kdgotlold, Saluda and Hampton. Thc third Congressional District sh? bo oomposed of tho counties of Picken Ocoueo, Anderson, AbbeviUo, Oreo wood and Newberry. Tho fourth Congressional District sim bo composed of tho counties of Laurel] Spartan burg, Greonvillo ?ind Union. The fifth Congressional District sin bo composed of tho counties of Chcrokc Chester, York, Fairfield, Kershaw, Clu torllold and Lancaster. Tho sixth Congressional District sin bo composnd of tho counties of Mat lhoi Marion, llorry, Darlington, Florene Williamsburg and Georgetown. Tho seventh Congressional Distri shall bo composed of tho counties Richland, Lexington, Sumtor, OranL burg and Clarendon. Section 2. Until tho next apportionmo bo made by Ibo Congress of tho Unit States, each of said Congressional D tricts shall ho entitled to elect ono mo ber to represent this Stato in thc Ct gross of tho United States. Section ?5. All Acts and part? of At inconsistent with this Act bo, anti t samo aro hereby, repealed: Provide that not hing herein contained shall a n't tho rights anti duties of tho Represen ti ves of tho House of Repr?sentatives the Congress of tho United States ches in this Stato at tho last genera) olocti in tho several Congressional Districts this Stato. Tho Houso adopted a short anti ph 11- ' dui ion commending tho gallantry Admiral Schloy. Friday, January 24.-Tho Senate i jon i ned over until Monday night, but I Houso remains in session. Tho Houso to day killed tho bill to crease-tho punishment for violation contracts. Tho bill to mako domestic fowls s joct to tho stock law was killed, as \ tho Sonate hill making tho dog pdrso; property. Saturday, January 25.-There was session of tho Sonato to day. Tho Ho was in session less than an hour. Mr. Tatum's joint resolution to thori/.o tho appointment of a conni sion to inquire into tho advisability establishing and operating a fertili plant in this State with Stato penitent ? convicts, and to roport at tho noxt . sion of tho General Assembly, passed socond reading with an amendment ing tho salary of tho corr.mission at per day and mileago, not to exceed tooti tl ays. Nearly all other bills on tho calen woro passed ovor on account of tho scnco'of their authors. The judiciary commlttoo proson tho now codo that has just boon ct ploted mid also offered a rosolution copting it. A resolution was passed fixing Otb and 7th of February as South Ci ?iua i ?.>.?? at the Charleston Sxpositi The Legislature will attend. Sovoral bills passed thoir third r< inga and wore sont to thc Sonato, most important being Mr. West's bill to prohibit tho Helling of reotlflod aloobollo spirit imus liquors within this State with out labeling it as such. Mr. Mauldio's bill to amend an act to allow the opening of dispensarios in ricken? and Ooonee counties, and to pr?vido for tho distribution of the profits therefrom lu said counties, approved Dooetnber 18th, 1806, passed Its third read i UK. Monday, January 27.-The bill Intro duced by tho committee on railroads to incorporate the Frenoh Broad and South ern railroad was passod. Thia road will ruu from Toxaway, N. C., to some point iu Ooonoo county, on tho Southeru Rail way, between tho mouth of Ohauga crook aud Sonera river. Col. Robt. A. Thompson, of Walhalta, is named ai ono of tho corporators. An unfavorable report has boen made on a bill introduced to lix the timo for the paymput and collootion of taxes. - A Good Recommendation. "I havo noticed that Mic salo on Cham berlain's Stomaoh and Livor Tablets is almost invariably to those who have once Used thom," says Mr. J. II. Wobor, a prominent druggist of Cascado, Iowa. What botter recommendation oould any medicino havo than for pooplo to call for it when agaiu iu uocd of suoh a romody? Try thom when you fool dull .after eat ing, wlion you havo a bad taste In your M mi t li, fool bilious, havo no appetite or when troubled with constipation, and you aro cortain to bo dolighted with tho prompt relief which thoy afford. For Bolo by J. W. Boll. Dots from Tokoena. Tokcona, January 28.-Mr. W. M. Cain and wife, of Oak way, Bpout last Saturday with the family of Mr. J. T. BuriiB, of Duo. Miss Minnio Colo spout last Saturday with hor undo, Mr. B. D. Carupboll, of Rino Grove. Mr. J. A. Colo, of Fair Play, spout a short while at bomC with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Colo, of Duo, last Sunday. MissSutlio Colo, who has boon staying with hor cousin, Mrs. L. O. Bradborry, of Rolcman, Anderson county, has re turned homo, to tho dolight of hor many friends boro. Mr. J. B. Cole spent last Saturday and Sunday with his grandfather, Mr. O. P. Colo, of Anderson county. Mr. J. Y. Burns, who has boon con fined to bis bed, is able to bo up again. Look out for tho wedding bolls to ring again soon. God bless the dear old Kooweo Cou rier as long as she is in print. s. c. REMARKABLE CURE FOR CROUP A Little Boy's Lifo Savod. I havo a few words to say regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved my little-hoy's lifo and 1 fool that I can not praise it enough. I bought a bottle of it from A. K. Steoro, of Goodwin, S. I)., and when I got homo with it tho poor bal?y could hardly breathe. I gavo tho medicino as directed overy ton min utes until ho "throw up" and then I thought miro ho was going to choke to death. Wo had to pull tho phlegm out of his mouth in groat long strings. I am positive that if I had not got that bottle of OOUffb medicine, my boy would not ho on earth to-day.-Jool Domont, Inwood, Iowa. For salo by J. W. Bell. Killed While Visiting Young Lady. haleigh, January 21.-Alexander Gib son, a young white man of Mecklenburg county, and his brother, Charles, recoiltly went to tho homo of Mrs. Patsy Fulton, their stepmother, to seo Aunie Holbrook, a guest at tho place. Joseph and Henry Lowranco and Wil liam Wbituoy learned they woro at tho house, and being at feud with Alox. hurried there to kill him. They carno on him unawares and at tacked him. Ho tried to escapo, but they shot him down. His death soon resulted*. Thoy then fled. Officers aro in pursuit. Patsy Fulton is a sister of tho Low ranees. T. Hayward Thayer, 7"> years of ago and for ?i0 years a clerk in tho Charles ton ]>o*t offlCe, shot himself through tho right temple at 7 o'clock Friday morning at his residence. Enforced overwork at the post ellice, incident upon tho rush of mail matter for tho holidays and tho exposition, caused Mr. Thayer's health to break down, resulting in melancholia and Ibo sail tragedy. Mr. Thayer spoko to his wifo a few minutes hoforo tho tragedy and scorned perfectly rational and self-possessed. Ho died a few min utes after shooting himself, no was | ono of tho last threo (marleston sur vivors of tho Palmetto regiment, which distinguished itself in tho Mexican war. I He wfts remarkably active. Major Hnmsoy, who lived near Hick ory (?rovo, York county, wont to tho woods Monday of last weok, accompa nied by his son, and proceeded to foll a pino troo. When it bogan to fall ho called to his son to got out of tho way. The ])ine struck an oak in somo way in falling and knocked n limb around, which bit Ramsey in tho hoad, killing 1 him almost instantly. The celebrated Saint Paul Monastery, on Mount Athos, Greece, was burned last Thursday night. Tho prior and nine monka poriahod and twenty othors worn seriously injured. Tho occupants of tho monastery woro Blooping when thc Uro hroko out, and tho monastery itself was damaged to tho extont of .t'SO.OOO. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys. Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood. All the blood In your body passes through your kidneys onco every three minutes. The kidneys aro your blood purifiers, they fil ter out the waste or impurities in the blood. If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, aches and rheu matism come from ex cess of uric acid in the blood, duo to neglected kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart ls over-working tn pumping thick, kidney poisoned blood through veins and arteries. lt used to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern science proves that nearly all constitutional dis#??s?? hiv* their begin ning In kidney trouble. ll you are sick you can make no mistake by first doctoring your kidneys. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy is soon realized. It stands the highest for Its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases and ls sold on tts merits by all druggists tn fifty cent and one-dollar siz es. You may have a sample bottle bv mall norn? nf Rw?mn-ll(vit. free, also pamphlet telling you how to find out if you tiave kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. ' FOUR INNOCENT CHILDREN KILLED. Ku-Klux Try to Exterm?nalo an Entire Family. Father and Mother with Vu,,cr Escaped. Meridian, Misa., January 22.-Deputy Sheriff A. P. May returned to Meridian this morning from Kemper county, bringing with him an account of one of the most horriblo outrages ever com mitted in Mississippi, In the vicinity of Toles post oflioe, in Kemper county, rosido & family named White, a man, bis wife and four small childron. Thursday night a kinswoman visited them. During the night Mr. White was called to the door and s dozen or moro men greeted him. He quiokly ro-ontored his home, bolting tho door. After parleying a few minutes the mob bogan a most tm i fir fusilado, auoh as has not been aeon in Miasisaippi since tho days of Ku-Klux and While Caps. Tho children were quiokly killed. Whito, who was busy with his own gun, waa ahot in tho log and forood to retire Ho loft the house by a rear win dow aud haa not since boon soon. Mra. Whito and hor visitor crawled in bed, covoring thomsolvoa with a mattress. Half an hour later thoy discovered that tho house had boon sot on fire. The roof was or. the verge of falling in when thoy vacated, taking ref up in a school Innis.> near by. The guest was badly wouuded and Mrs. Whito loft her to go for assisi ?o. m. She lias not ainoo been soon. Tho burnod and oharrod romains of tho four children were removed from tho hoap of ashes the next day. Mr. May says that tho neighborhood is atmoBl paralyzed ovor tho outrage, but a dread of tho unknown monprovouts them from taking any action. Three Big Fires in Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio, January 22.-Thoro woro I hive disastrous fires in Columbus last night, tho aggrogato loss of which will roach half a million dollars. Tho first was in tho building on East Spring stroot, ocoupind by tho Samuel Stovons wholcsalo grocory; John Hayos & Co., wholosalo loather doalors; Zinn ? Judkios Company, wholosalo hats, and E. IL Robbins, doalor in hats. Tho building wa? a five-story brick and was completely destroyed, together with tho eutiro ctocks of tho various firms mentioned. Tho total loss is esl i mated at $151,300. Tho second firo broko out during tho progress of tho first and was in tho wall paper storo of August Kuotty, No. 180 East Main stroot, and tho tobacco storo of Charles I). Smith, 178 East Main stroot. A total loss of $8,400 waa BUS tained. Even boforo tho Spring Stroot Aro was t'lorouehly extinguished firo bioko out in tho four-story building occupied by Dunn, Taft ?fe Co.'a dry goodB storo. Tho heavy fire walls provontod a spread of tho conflagration, but tho building and contents woro entirely consumed, causing a loss of about $203,000. Tho property was insured for $1)0,000. During tho firo ouSpiing stroot the west wall foll into Pearl alloy, catching members of engine company No. 7. Pony Cappoll had his right log broken aud was badly'bruised; Charles Young, broken ankle and numerous bruises; Captain Farrell and Driver Frank Biddlo woro also sovoroly bruised by tho falling debris, but woro able to go to their homos. Tho othor two mon aro resting comfortably at tho Protestant Hospital. A Sevore Blow to Converso College. Spartanburg, January 23.-Dr. B. F. Wilson has resigned his position as president of Converso Collogo. His resignation will tako offect aftor tho present scholastic year. Tho board of trustees havo, as yot, taken no doflnito Btops to Hccuro a successor. Dr. Wilson, at tho cud of tho session in Juno noxt, will sever hil connection with tho collogo, and will go abroad to tho European uni versities and tako a courso of a year or moro in Bpccial studios, pursuing tho branches of history aud philosophy. During hin administration of 12 yoars (tho total length of timo of the existence of Convorso Collogo) Dr. Wilson has boon tho institution's president and uxecutivo manager. Ho has labored well, and not without results. His individuality, good judgment and scholarly attainments havo dominate.' his every step in his honost and honorablo ondeavors to establish hore an institution for tho oducatlon of young womon of whom tho wholo Southland can well bo proud. During tho twolvo years of his adminis tration, then' has never hern a disSOHt ing voto among tho board of truBtocs in meeting or olsowhoro, and during tho samo period thoro has uovor hoon tho slightest misunderstanding botwoon tho management and any membor of tho board of trusto'os. Higyinbotham lo bo Hangod. Lynchburg, Va., January 23.-Joo Higgonbotham was convicted boro boforo a Danville jury to-day of a criminal assault upon Mrs. Ralph Wobbor and was sentenced to bo hanged on Fobruary 24. Ho pleaded guilty. Four witnesses, including Mrs. Webber, toftt',u>d. to, tho circumstances of the orimo. A large number of tho Stato m il i t ia wore hero, and tho Court IIouso and jail were sur rounded by a guard at a distanco of a block in each direction. Thoro wns, however, no disorder of any kind, and tho trial lasted but au hour and a half. Tho negro was tnkon back to Roanoke this afternoon to remain until tho clay of oxocution. Higginbotham on . January ll committed tho assault upon Mrs. Wobbor and then attempted to murdor her by outting her throat. Grovor Clovoland ia in Georgotown nuuoliiig mr splendid Mallard UUCKS which flock thoro in largo numbers. He ia looking woll, notwithstanding bia rocont illuoss. MORE COTTON to the acre at less cost, means more money. More Potash in the Cotton fertilizer improvee the soil ; increases yield-larger profits. Send for our book (free) explaining how te get these results. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. Fatal Duel on Horseback. Huntington, W. Va., January 24. Colonel Gilbert Bentley, a wealthy timoor man, was killed yesterday, by Riloy Ramoy, who at onoe surrendered to the authorities. The fatal meelipg occurred on the public highway near Elkhorn City, on tho Big Sandy. Tho men mot on the publio highway and both drew revolvers. Bentley waa struok in tho left breast by the first shot and fell from his horse. It IB said that Ramey oontinued firing until he killed Bontloy. They had boon onomioB for two yoars, as a result of a shooting sorapo between thoir sons, in whioh noithor of tho sons waa seriously injured. Both aro promi nently known in tho Big Sandy valley, Col. Bentley being an extensivo lumber man. Ramoy olaims that tho first bul let from Bentley's revolver piorcod bia hat. * Tho Boors Not Conquered. London, January 25.-Tho Daily Nows has published from its correspondent at Tho Hague, whom it claims to havo boon vory acourato, tho following dispatch takon from private ad vicos: "Nowa from South Africa bas roacbod military circles hero that tho power of the Boers over Capo Colouy is increasing daily, that tho robollion is constantly spreading and that tho colonists aro joiu iug tho Boors in steadily incroasiug nu m hers. Tho ex cent ions of Command ant Lotter and Commandant Sohoopors havo had tho rosult of deciding tho loyaliste to join tho Boors, whoso position is persistently roportod to bo moro favor able than ovor." Tho samo private advices assort that tho British suffered a dozou dofoate from Soptoinbor to Novomhor, 1001, of which no montion is mado in Lord Kitehonor's reports. "Some ttmoTngo my daughter caught a sovoro cold. Sho complained of pains in her chost mid had a bad cough. I gave her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ac cording to directions and in two days sho was well and ablo to go to school. I havo used this remedy in my family for tho past 80VOH years and havo never known it to fail," says Jamos Prender gast, merchant, Aunato Bay, Jamaica, West India Islands. Tho pains in tho chost indicated an approaching attack of pneumonia, whioh in this instaure was undoubtedly wardod .off by Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. It counteracts any tendency of a cold toward pnoumo uia. Sold by J. W. Bell. Twenty-One Mon Killed by Explosion. Oskaloosa, Iowa, January 24.-As a rosult of a torriblo mino disaster at Long Crock this afternoon twouty-ono dead aro in an improvised niurguo and oight aro in a temporary hospital. Thc explosion occurred at noon, and was what is known as a dust explosion. Tho minors had just flrod their usual noon shoots, ono of which provod to bo a flzzlo. Tho burning powder ignited tho gas and tho explosion followed. Smoko and dobris woro blown out of thc shaft 200 feet high. Part of tho top works was torn away and tho fans and tho cagors woro partially wrecked. This mado tho work of roscuo very slow, and it was 8 o'clock boforc volunteor partios dared to venturo into tho cast ontry where the explosion occurred. When thoy fought thoir way in a horriWo sight greeted thom. Tho dead and injured woro terribly burned and mutilated, some of thom almost boyond recognition. Firo bad broken out, and this addod terror to tho spootaclo. The Hames woro finally controlled, and after several of tho roscuo party had succumbod to tho fumes, all tho doad were found and carried to tho top of tho shaft. It was nearly 0 o'clock this ovoning When tho last of tho dead woro takon out, and scones of anguish among tho familios of tho mon woro pitiful. Nearly all of tho mon woro married, and leavo familios in poor circumstincos. I'O CI'BE A COLD IM ONE ?AV Tako Laxativo Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tho monoy if it fails to cure. E. W. Grovo's signature is on oaoh box. 25 conts. Xi?eii ois moiher-in-Law. Richmond, Va., January 21.-Tho trial of Henry L. Ratcliffe for tho murder of his mother-in-law, Louisa C. Huddlo, last November, whioh lias been in pro gross at Wythovillo for niuo days, bas been concluded. A verdict of murder tn the second dogrco was returned, with a punishmont of IB yoars in tho penitentiary. , Tho sontonco is gonernlly rogardod as rather light. The only consideration, it is avorrcd, that saved tho prisoner from a doath sontonco was tho ahsonco of oyu witnossos and tho consequent lack of information as to tho circumstances of tho kilMug. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Citation Notice. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I COUNTY OF OCONEE. f IN COUUT OF PHOnATK. By 1). A. Smith, Esq., Probate Judgo. WHEREAS, Ed. H. MoCollough ba? mado suit to mo to grant him Letters of Administration of tho ostato of and effects of John D', MoCollough, Heoonanfl Theso are tbevofore to cite and admon isb all and singular tho kindred and croditors of tho said John D. McCollough, doceasod, that thoy bo and appoar be foro mo, in the Court of Probate, to bo held at Walhalla Court House, S. C., on Thursday, 13th day of February, 1002, after publication boreof, at ll o'olook in tho forenoon, to show causo, If any they have, why tho said administration should imf be granted. Given under my hand and seal, this 20l? d..v ul JiMiuury, Anuo Domini inuz. fli. S.J D. A. SMITH, Judgo of Probate for Oconoe eounty.S.C. Published on tho 20th day of .lanuary, 1002, in Tho Koowoo Courier. 5-0 Kobbor?es at Dona?:.'? ?nd Due West. Andersou, January 23.-About seven hundred dollars io money uud stamps woro stolen from tho post office at Due West this morning, and a store at Don ald's, S. C.,a few miles away, wns also robbed of $310, the robbers escaping In a stolen buggy. Tho robbers evidently planned well. At Donald's the store room occupied by Dunn ?fe Co. aud tho post office was en tered, aud tho safe, containing about $340, oraokod and robbod, $70 bein*; in stamps. The gang then stole the best horse and buggy lu Winu's livery stable, went on to Duo West, four miles away, i Hued an .entrance into the post office, blow opon the safe, got about $700 in cash and stamps, and bogau their flight with the turnout stolen at Donald's. When the robberies were discovered crowds from Donald's and Due West weut in pursuit. Near the Abbeville lino tho buggy and horse were towd in a il i I eil. The robbors evidently intended to catch an early train at Abbeville for | Atlanta, but this they fallod to do. A reward of $200 for capturo aud con viction lu each oase is offered by tho Post Office Dopartmont at Washington. In Oklahoma tho law provides for soparate school houses and toaehers for whites and blacks. Tho Governor has decided that if thoro is only one negro of school ago in a sohool district a sepa rate house and teacher must bo provided. It strikes us that thoro will bo a migra tion of tho negroes from suoh counties. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Stockholders of the Southoru Shut - tlo and Bobbiu Company will be held on the 21st day of February, 1902, at 12 o'clock noon, at tho home offico of tho Company, at Westminster, South Caro lina, for tho purpose of elootiog a Board of Directors a?d recoiving and aoting upon tho reports of its officers, and for tho transaction of such othor business as | may properly como boforo tho mooting. TbeSoutbornShuttloand Bobbin Co., J. Elwood Cox, Pros't. and Treas. January 10, 1002. 4-8 Special Meeting. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a Special Mooting of the Stock holders of tho Southern Shuttle and Bob bin Company will bo bold on the 21st day of February at 3.30 o'clock P. M., at tho offico of tho Company, in Westminster, S. C., for tho purpose of considering the' following resolution, which was unani mously adoptod and submitted to the stockholders by tho Directors, at tbolr mooting on January 10th, 1002, viz: 1st. ItcBolvcd, That tho capital stock of this Company, and tho number of shares therein, bo increased as provided by tho charter of said Company aud tho amendments thereto, until said capital stock shall roach tho amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars, divided into a thou sand sha rcs of tho value of Fifty Dollars each. Tho abovo resolution will bo consid ered by tho stockholdorB at said spooial mooting. Tho Southern Shuttle and Bobbin Co., J. Elwood Cox, Pros't. and Treas. January IC, 1002. 4-81 BRIDGE TO BUILD. TnE Couuty Commissioners will lot. to tho lowest responsible biddor, at tho bridge site, on Saturday, February 8, 11)02, at ll u. m., the contract to rebuild the bridgo over Counoross Crook at F. L. Ninon's Mill. Board reserves tho right to reject any and all bids. S. M. FOOL, Supervisor. January 22, 1002. 4-0 BRIDGE TO REPAIR. rpiIE County Commissioners will lot, JL to t'.o lowest responsible biddor, at tho bridgo sito, on Saturday, February 8, 1902, at3 p. m., tho contract to repair] tho Livingston bridgo, ovor ConnorosB creek. Board reserves tho right to reject | any aud all bids. S. M. POOL, Supervisor. January 22, 1902. 4-0 Teachers' Examination. rpnK examination for Toachors' Cor JL tifloatcs will bo hold at W alhalla Court House on Friday, February 21st, 1902, commencing at 9 o'clock a. m. All teachers aro required to bo on hand at this hour or bo barred from tho Exami nation. No spectators will bo allowed. Bring your papor, pon and ink. C. L. CRAIG, Superintendent of Education. January 22,1902. 4-8 Notice to Debtors and Creditors1 ESTATE OF HENRY C. ROCH?U. ALL persons having daims" against I tho lato'Honry C. Rochau will pre-1 sent tho samo, duly attested, and t hose indebted thereto will make payment to thc undersigned nt No. 9 Judith streot, Charleston, S. C. ANNA A. TIDEMANN, Qunlifiod Exeoutrix. January 22, 1002. 4-0 | Notice to Debtors anflT Creditors. ALL porsons indebted to tho CBtate of Andrew W. McGuffin, decoasod, aro hereby uotifled to inako paymont to tho undorsignod, and all porsons having claims against said ostato will prcsont tho samo, duly attested, within tho timo prescribed by law or bo barred. THOS. F. McGUPFIN, Administrator Estate of Andrew W. McGuffin, decocascd. January 22, 1902. 4-7 Notice To Debtors and Creditors. ALL porsons indobted to tho estate of Elijah Sandors, decoasod, are hereby notified to mako paymont to tho undersigned, and all porsons having claims against said estate will prosent tho same, duly attestell, within tho timo ' proscribed by law, or bo barred. JOSHUA BARKER. Administrator of tho Estato of Elijah Sanders, decoasod. January 15, 1902. 8-0 SEIZ URE. Internal Rovonue Servlco. ) Distriot of South Carolina, S Deputy Collector's Offlco, ) Wallalla, S. C., January 14, 1002. rpiIE following described property X having been seized from Julo and Lula Craig for violation of Section 3453 Revised Statutes ol tho United States Any person claiming tho samo must filo bond as requited undor provision of Soction 3453 R. S. U. S., within thirty (30) days from dato hereof or tho same will bo declared forfeltod to the Unltod States: Oue bny maro mule, ono buggy and harness and U gallons c?rn whiskey. C. E. HARPER, 3-0 Deputy Collector. Notice to Administrators, Ex ecutors, Guardians, and Trustees. ALL Administrators, Executors, Guar dians and Trustees aro heroby notl lled to mnko tbolr Annual Rotnrnn to this ornoo during tho mouths of January and Fobruary as required by law. D. A. SMITn, Judge ot Probato for Oconeo county, S.O. January 15, 1902. ALL? CASES OF DEAFNESS OR * HARD HEARINQ ARE NOW CURABLE by our new invention. Only thone born deal are incurable. HEAD NOISES CEASE IMMEDIATELY. F. A. WIBMA*. OF BALTIMORE, SAY*. BAvriMOK*, Md., March jo, toot. Gtntttmtn :-IWing entirely cured of deaf new, tUank* to your Utatntent, I win mow give yon i full history of my cuse, to be used at your discretion. thea cease, but the hearing in the affected ear would be lott foreref I then MW your advert?* your advertisement accidentolly in a Wew York popfr, ind < Meat After X had used it only a few days according to your directions, the -* ?at lr ?ly rentored, ind ordered your treat noises ceased, and tc^fay, ?ft?Yfiv?wcks, my hearing in the diseased eal has ??en aotlrely restored. X thank you bearflly ?id be, to remain fer, truly A^RMAM> ^ Baltimore, Md. Our treatment doe? not interfere with your usual occupation. YOU GAN CURE YOURSELF AT HOME "..SS1-1 INTCRIUTIONAl AURAL CLINIC, 59? LA SALLE AVE., CHICAOO, III. Examination and advice free. The Last Cold Snap Waa a surprise to many who were deceived by tho few days of warm sunshine. Winter is not half over and we would advise you to eome and seoure ono of our pretty Capes, Collarettes or Jaokets. We have marked thora down considerably, as we don't wish to carry them through the summer. We also have a supply of other warm article?-Blankets, Flannels, Eiderdown, Woolen Hosiery, Underwear, eto. Remember us on Shoes when next in need of them. We sell tho Hamilton-Brown full line, also the "Try Mo" Ladies' English Walking Shoe at $2. We have them in seven styles. We are sole agents for these two splendid lines. Remember also that we will do your washing. Our bas ket leaves every Tuesday morning. Collars, 2o. ; Cuff?, 4o. per pair. Gloss or Domestic finish. Best laundry in tho State. Yours truly, V. L. NOR M A N . This World Belongs to tho Energetio. State Mutual Life I Annuity Go. -ROME, O A. . The Parent Annuity Association of the South. Assets. $128,505.64 Surplus, over all liabilities, July 1st, 1001, . . $ .69,258.87 IT IS WITH PLEASURE AND PARDONABLE PRIDE THAT WE CALL THE ATTENTION OF OUR FRIENDS and tho public generally to the excollont contract for Lifo Insurauco now hoing offorod by Tho StatO Mutual Ltlfe and. Annuity Association, of Rome, On. It is not an assessment company, but a GUARANTEED STIPULATED PRE MIUM CONTRACT. Tho plan is tho Annuity System, whioh provides a guaran teed annual incomo to tho mombor in old ago. Tn oa?o of his death it provides fer his widow, and in tho ovont of her death, for his minor uhiidron. THE ST.A.TE MUTUAL. issues tho strongest, tho safest and most beneficial oontraot for a dependont family now on tho markot. They number among their policy-holders some of tho loading financiers of tho Statos of Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, and with "T fl.? -? D iT\??*"4* une accord they unhesitatingly pronounco it JQ^*" ? lit* Dvttlla! THOMPSON HILES, President. ELBERT T. McGHEE, Socrotary. J. W. ROUNSAVILLE, Vico-Pros. , W. P. SIMPSON, Treasurer. Oflico and Consulting Rooms: 1500 Main Streot, Columbia, S. C. First-class Agents wanted. Address: Loak Box No. 127, Columbia, S. C. FRANCIS & BAILEY, State Agents. Or T. H. FRANCIS, 880 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, Goorgia. 2fl? ...SEED TIME.-COMING !... Our New Supply of Seeds is Arriving: and we will Offer BIG PREMIUMS TO OUR CUSTOMERS. 10c UT THIS OUT.-10c. The above slip is worth 10o. on every dollar's worth of Soed you buy of us. Fresh DRUGS, STATIONERY, GROCERIES, Hardware, Crockery, Glass, Enamel and Tin, Machine Neodlos and Wall Paper. NORMAN COMPANY, NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE. Notice of tlement clixxr'g'e. Final Set and I>is NOTICE is horoby given that tho un dersigned will make application to D. A. Smith, Esq., Judge of Probate for Oconeo county, in tho State of South Carolina, at his offico at Walhalla Court Houso, on Monday, tho 17th day of Feb ruary, 1002, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter as said application can be hoaid, for leave to make Anal sottlomont and discharge as Administra tor with will annoxod, of C. H. Biomann, deceased. WM. J. STRIBLING, Administrator with Will Annoxed of C. H. Biemann, deooasod. January 15, 1002. 8-6 Citation Notice. 439 A?B1S VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE. STATE OF SOUTn CAROLINA, 1 COUNTY OF OCONKK. J Iii DOUBT OP rifOBATB. . By D. A. Smith, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, Sallie J. Aldrich has mado snit to me to grant her Let ters of Administration of tho ostato and effoctn of lt. H. Aifliich, deceased Thoso aro thorofore to cito and admon ish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of tho said R. D. At,?ititiii, deceased, that they be and nppoar boforo me, in the Court of Probate, to be hold at Walhalla, S. C., on Friday, Febru ary 7th, 1002, after publication h ?ro of, nt ll o'olook in tho forenoon, to show causo, if any t hey have, why tho said ad ministration should not bo granted. Qivon under my har.d and seal this 21st day of January, Anno Domini 1002. \ SBAI^ I D- At SMITII? Judge of Pro ( w^v^ S bate, Oooneo County, S. C. Published on tho 22d day of January, 1002, in The Koo woo Cou ri or. 4-6 THE HILL O'NEAL lands will bo sold at publio outory at Walhalla Court House on salesday in FEBRUARY i ext. .'st. All that tract of land known as No. 1, or the Western traot, containing 288acros; about 50 acres in cultivation; 10 acres good bottom land ; two sottlo mont?, and a good or oh ard of ohoico fruit. The remainder of the traot is well timbored with valuable hard woods, poplar, oak, hiokory, and a large quan tity of blf?ok IOOUBL 2d. Traot No. 2 or the Eastern tract. conta'..:mg 151 acres. This tract is all wooded land, except about 20 acrf.s of bottom land in cultivation, one settle ment. Well adapted to farming pur poses. Thoso lands aro situated abotu eight miles Northwost from Walhalla. Easy to reaoh and convenient to sohools and churches. Plats of the same oan bo seen afc tho office of J. D. Vorner in Walhalla, 8. C. TERMS OF SALE: Cash. HILL O'NEAL. January 1,1002. 1-6 BiaLotCoralor Sale. IWI LL SELL, to the highest bidder, at publio auction, at my roBitlonoo, on Oconoe oroek, near Duncan's Mill, on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1002, be ginning at ll o'olook a. m., all my house hold and kitchen furniture, three head of cattle.'one nier, 2.R00 hutiHIwa fodder. 800 bushols corn, molasses mill, wagon, buggy and a lot of farming tools. Terms: CASH. J. L. BROWN. January 16, 1003, 84