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-1 t $Uotoe* ?a\xxux. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. -?V JAYNE8, 8HELOR, SMITH & 8TECK. B> T. JAYNE?. \Kna . f D. A. SMITH. J. W. SHKLOR, j KM- 1 F0B#- l J. A. STECK. SUBSCRIPTION, St.OO PER ANNUM. ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE. ?J3T" Communications of a personal character charged for as advertisements. Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not over one hundred words, will bo printed freo of charge. Allover that number must bo paid for at the rate of one cent a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA. S. C. I WKDNKNIMV, WI AV 41, ISO?. EIGHT KILLED. Bad Negroes Cause Trouble -Three Police men Killed -One Negro Burned. Atlanta, (ia.. May 17.-An offort by ollicers of tho law to arrest negro out laws, who had barricaded themselves lu a store, Msultcd to-day in tho most fatal riot in tho history of tho city. Eight men wore killed, 'unhiding tinco police men, a white citizen and four nogroos. Six people, black and white, wore wounded. The most exciting scenes prevailed at tho placo of tho disturbance and all available policemen, with tho military, had all tlu y r ml?l do to pro vont a general riot. An entire block of buildings was burned before tho conflict Was terminated. < The scene of the trngedy was on Mc Daniel street. Tho county police first Attempted to raid tho place alone where the negroes bad taken refuge, and later tho city polico were called upon tor nid. Still later tho military were ordorod out. In the barricaded store woro throe negroes. It is believed there were at first as many as ti vc, ?inti that two es caped before daylight. Tho store was a small arsenal, in which wore a number of Winchester rides and a small Gatling gun. It was a rendezvous for a gang of thieves and inurtlorers. After the burned hotly of Richardson had been found au angry crowd of white m0U seized it. and boro it towards tho city. Chief itali threw a coition of po lice across ;i street at the city limits anti too'., tho hotly away from tho crowd and sent it to tlui city in a wagon. While tho procession was passing Will Gregg, a negro, was hoard to remark that it was a sliamo to kill negroes that way, and he bad no sooner spoken tho words than he was riddled with bullets. Governor Candler ordored overy mili tiaman in Atlanta lintier arms and to romain at their company headquarters until further orders. The officers attempted to arrest five negroes suspected of having beaten for mer Policeman S. A. Kellin nearly to death yesterday afternoon. The negroes resisted arrest by intrenching them selves in a house and tho fight ensued. There are outbuildings and barbi and shrubbery over the entire neighborhood, which provides such shelter that it was possible to escape from house to house and dodge between fences without hoing do tee ted. As soon us information of the fight between the negroes anti thc police reached the city wagon loatls of police mou, heavily Ar mod, were hurried to the scene of nc ti on ami Qovdrnor Candler ordered out a detachment of State militia While returning to bis homo on Mc Pherson road yesterday afternoon, for mer Policeman S. A. Kerliu was waylaid by live negroes, with whom he had had trouble while a member of the force. Pul for tb?; timely arrival of a trolley car, which frightened his assailants away, Kellin would have been killed. A nergOAllt stationed nt Kort McPherson, who hoard erics for help, ran to tho place timi found Kellin unconoioiis. At midnight County Policeman Gobion hoard that Korlln's live assailants were in a house on McDaniel street, and he hastened to tho city and secured a war rant, for their arrest from .Distict; Orr. Policeman Golden WAS joined by offi cers Ozhurn and Cheshire anti accom panied by a number of Korliu's neigh hors, i lief tiding Owen Heard, the party started for the hiding place of tho live negroes, arriving at 1.80 o'clock this morning. The house was dark,' but as the olli cers approached the inmates opened lire and Owen Heard led tn the ground. Ile was borne out of range by Ids compan ions. The house was at once surrounded by I ho po.S80 anti daylight was aw ailee: Indore making another advance. Tho officers,however, had determined to make thc arrests unaided. The house in which the negro Richardson was belonged to Annie Milburn, also colored. Richard son owned t he store adjoining Die house. Hero he kept ammunition ?ind guns, and was, therefore, well prepared for a fight. Ate? o'dook this morning the group of ollicers who had been watching the house all night approached tho place and called upon those within to surrender. The answer was a volley of shots anti County ( tfllcor Rattle, dropped tlead. The attackod party retreated some dis tance and from behind trees anti tele graph ?iud trolley poles onimor.ced fir ing into the store. In ?I few minutes the door of the house was throw i open anti Will King, a negro, ran out anti gave himself up to the ollicers. Inside tho house Kiohardsoil had an unobstructed view in three directions. One block away Policeman Tom Grant stepped from his shelter ttl lire into the house. A shot from tho besieged houso killed him before he could lire The attacking party sent word to nnlico headquarters and Chief of Police Pall dispatched the reserves to the scene in BO ver al patrol wagons. The ollicers to whom King had given himself ui> doterminod to make uso of t he negro ?md at the point of a rifle they forced liim to walk up to tho roar of the house and fire il. As soon as the Hames started, tho officers, eager to get tho in mates of the house, stepped out of their sind 1er in every direction, Again there was a shot, from the house anti this time Officer Edward Crabtree mot death. An instant lalor there was another shot, and County Policeman Robert < Izburn tel! tlead. Thc shooting had by this time at tracted hund? eds of people and nearly every man wdio came to tho scene carried a rifle. The shooting i II to tho houso became gonornl, citizens and officers ruing to gether. Governor Candlor was advised by telo phone of t he riot ami ordered tint tho militia. Capt. W. W. Parker, of tho 5tll regiment, was ordered to proceed with fifty men ?md a platoon gun to the scone of the shooting and co-operate with the city authorities and tho sheriff of Pulton oounty, Tue desperado, Richardson, had been lost sight of. Th?! house humed rapidly and a number of inmates were seen to run to th?; store, to a wootl shed ?md to a barn in th?! next lot. Orders woro quickly given to lire those buildings ami in a few minutes several of tho buildings were burning. Tho crowd increased until ?it least three thousand people, two thousand of Whom were armed, surrounded tho burn ing area. Milton Rothy, i negro, was seen to emerge from tho mouth of tho sower. A shout wont up anti the Hoeing negro was shot dead. His hotly was surrounded and was literally shot to pieces. A crowd of enraged citizens had scarcely finished this work when ano ther negro was soon coming out of tho sower. Ho, too, made a run for lifo anti managed to got into the back yard <>f on?! of the neighboring homos, where ho was shot tt> death. The fire, which had boon starte?! by tho attacking party, spread rapidly anti soon the entire block of buildings, al most wholly composed of negro houses, WAS destroyed, Tho police woro busy arresting the few negroes found in the vicinity. Two of them, Stevo Nisbot and Jim Singleton, believed to bo mem bers of Ricbardson's gang, woro arrested. In loss than an nour tho block of wooden houses was hftrncd to thc ground and ?x soarch of tho ruins followed. lu a wdbd shed io the rear of Richardson's store ws found a skull and ntv r to lt the stool harrol of a rifle. Iv ie believed that tho skull represented all that is ?eft of tho negro who did the ?hooting. The police believe they have arrested all the negroes directly concerned in the ?booting, but have been (riven orders by the chief to brins into custody all suspi cious characters lound io tbs neighbor hood. This is the first affair of th? kind tbat bas ever occurred in Atlanta. It was not io any sense a race riot, but was the result of a negro defying the law. Notwithstanding that the entire oity was muoh wrought up over the killing of the officers, order was restored with wonderful promptness and the passions of an enraged people were remarkably restrained. Twenty arrests of negroes, charged with various misdemeanor, wore reported by the police as late as midnight. In nomo im tam es the oftioorf experienced considerable diflioultly io protecting their pri80uers from the excited crowds. One uegro was severely injured. Perfect or der was rostoicd after midnight. No Loss ol Time. I luivo sold Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years, aud would rather ho out .of coffeo and sugar than it. I sold fivo bottles of it yesterday to thresliors that could go no farther, and thoy are at work agaiu this morniug-II. H. Phelps, Plymouth, Okla homa. As will be seen by tho ab"vo tho threshers woro ablo to koep on wivn their work without losing a siuglc day's time. You should koop a bottle of this remedy in your homo. For salo hy Dr. J. W. Bell, Walhalla. Col. A. P. Buller Dead/ Augusta, On., May 15.-Col. Andrew Pickens lintier, formerly Commissioner of Agriculturo of tho State of South Carolina, died at hin home in Aiken county, iivo miles from this city, at I) o'clock yesterday morning. Col. Hut 1er was stricken with paralysis on Saturday last. Ho never regained cousciousnoss. Ho was 70 yoars old. Ho loaves two daughters, who aro married, a son and several grandchildren. The fuuoral took place this morning at ll o'clock at Sweet water church, near Aiken. The Columbia State of yostorday gave tho following biographical skotch of Col. Butler's lifo and career: "Col. Andrew Pickens lintier was a member of tho famous old Kdgoflold family whiuh came from Virginia prior to tho revolution. Ho was distantly related to (Jon. M. C. Butler. Ho was a man of conspicuous gallantry. When tho war between the states broke out ho went to tho front as captain of Company (J, First South Carolina. Ho was pro moted to major May 12, 1804, and to lieutenant colonel May 28 of tho samo year. Ho was a dashing and fearless oin cor. "Col. Butler's sorvices to tho Stato in tho Hamburg and Klient oe riots, particu larly tho latter, wore conspicuous for discretion and gallantry. Ho was jailed hy the federal authorities, but from tho jail managed to koop his friends from bloodshed ou his account. "Ho served his country iu tho Stato Senate ?md for several years was State Commissioner of Agriculturo, continuing in that oflicn until tho departraout was abolished in 1800. Col. Butler did the Stato good service in this capacity, hut tho department over which ho presided hore the brunt of tho Tillman roform movement's light. Col. Butler's per sonal remarks to tho present Senator Tillman '.luring tho inoinorahlo MH) cam paign were a feature of that stirring period. "Since 1S00 Col. Butler has boen living quietly at. his plantation on tho South Carolina aide Of tho Savannah river, not far from Augusta. Sciatic Rheumatism Cured After Fourteen Years ol Suffering. "I have been atllicted with sciatic rheu matism for fourteen years,'" says Josh Edgar, of Germantown, Cal. "I was able to he around, hut constantly suf fered. 1 tried everything I could hoar of and at last was told to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which I did and was imme diately relieved, and in a short time FEARFUL TORNADO IN TEXAS. Ninety-Eight Persons Kilted and One Hundred and Threo Injured. Houston, Texas, May ll).-Tho latest reports from Qoliad stato that OS persons were killed and 108 injured by tho tor nado whioh passed over that city yester day afternoon. The property loss in tho eily and surrounding country will proba bly reach $200,000. The storm swept the city from end to end and demolished ISO stores and residences, many of which cannot bo repaired. The tornado, which was proceded by a terrille downpour of hail, lasted only a few minutes. Tho hail storm drove tho people into their houses, whore they woro caught like rats in a trap and death dealing wind came upon thom with ter rille force, leveling everything in its path. Tho tornado swept an area 250 yards - wide for a distance of ono and a half miles. Houses collapsed as if built of cardboard, covering the dead and injured with debris, which necessarily makes tho work of rescuo slow. People flocked to the town from all of tho surrounding country. Many of them had rolatives in the city. Tho work of rescue has boen carried on all day and tho funeral of several victims took placo this afternoon. The supply of collins was replenished from other towns and a large force of laboreas aro still at work digging graves for many of tho unfortunate victims. The citizens have porfected an organi zation and everything is conducted in an orderly manner and tho work of caring for the dead anti injured is now on a sys tematic basis. Tho storm wrought sovero havoc to tho surrounding country, but no lives aro reported lost. (?overnor SayerB to-day issued an ap peal to tho mayors of all cities of ?$,000 inhabitants and over in the .state of Texas asking them to send food and taise funds for "io sufferers at Ooliad.' stops the Cough and Works off M.<- Cold. Laxative Bromo Quiuino Tablets euro a cold in ono day. No cure, no pay. Fri^i 25 cents. Clemson's Commencement. Clemson College, May 12. -Four more weeks and Clemson will closo for tho yoar 1001*1002. 8onior examinations begin on tho 23d instant and oxtend to tho s )t ii. Othor examinations bogin later and end Juno 5. Tho soniora aro thus given six days off. Commoncomont oxercisos bogin on Friday morning, Juno 0, and oxtend through Saturday and Sunday following. Following is tho official program: Friday, Juno 0.-ll a. m., address to graduating class, by Senator II. I). Money, Mississippi; 8.?10 p. m., nlumiv address, by F. Gi Tompkins, class '00. Saturday, Juno 7-11 a. m., commence ment exorcises and dolivory of diplomas ; S.flO p. m., Oleo Club entertainment. Sunday, Juno 8-11 a. m., baccalau reate sermon by Rov. J. Walter Daniel, D. I)., of Charleston; 8.S0 p. m., fare well oxercisos of Y. M. C. A. On Monday evening, Juno 0, tho an nual commencement Imp, givon by the junior class complimentary to tho gradu ating class, will take placo, and a largo attendance is assured. Tho juniors are making elaborato preparations for this most enjoyable social ovont. Tho graduating class this yoar is an unusually largo ono. Everything points to a very successful and largely attended commencement. Lewis Nixon, tho leader of Tammany Hall, who succeeded Mr. Croker, has ro signod because he did not have the conti denco of tho loadors. Ile says that ho is out of politics and is glad of it. lt is predicted that tho organization will have no actual leador for sumo time to como. -Tho Atlanta Somi-Woekly Journal and TUK Cominea for $1.75 ? year, HON. ISAA Isaao H. McCalla WAS born November bevillo oounty. His fatber was Capt. Gee ors in that section of the State. Ile was ; civil war And attended tbo public sohools llvod until bo was sixteen, when he enter that of farming. For moro than thirty y( pursuits, and h?8 enorgy and good judgmi is considered ono of tho best farmers in tl ber of yea ; 8 lias been nient ?lied wit li all nieni of tho launer and their interests Al county and State. Ile was an ardent foll paign of 1870, And did valiant and offoctiv Faking an interest in publio affairs, ho li Convention siuco 1880. IlAving stood with Senator Tillman ii ho br?ame A leader of tho Reform movom Ho was a dologAto from tho Third Co National Convention of 1802, and also to t selected by tho delogAtion to represent So Bryan in Now York in August, 1890. In for four yoars, sorving his county with ab tho ( 'i mst i I nt ional Convention, rccoiving 1 inombor of tho dologAtiou. In 1808, when tho United StAtos doola was called upon for volunteers, ho carno t own oxponso to nid And Assist in tho propi dicrs of tho First Regiment for military si fort And welfare of tho young soldiers wh try, And Company A passed most complin valuable servier and assistance. Hoing a life lonj; Democrat ho submit of tho Third District, and will present bis timo to time as tho campaign progresses. 225 MEN KILLED. Most Appalling Disaster in Hisfory of Ten nessee Mining Occurs at Coal Crock. Coal Creek, Tenn., May 10.-Tho worst disaster in tho history of Tennessee min ing occurred at 1.80 o'clock this morning when bet ween 176 and :':.'.'> men ami boys met instant death at tho Krater ville coal mine, located 2 miles wost of town, as A result of a gas explosion. Out of tho largo number of men and boys who went to work this morning, developments at 10 o'clock to-night show that only ouo is alive And ho is so badly injured that ho cannot live. This mau was William Morgan, an aged English man, who was a roadman in tho mine and was blown out of tho entrance by tho f01CO Of tho explosion. Ono hundred and soventy-tive miners woro chocked in for work this morning by the mine boss. In addition to these thore wore boys who acted as helpors, drivers, roadmen and others to tho num ber of perhaps fifty. Ki at ei \ il le mine is tho oldest mino in tho Coal Creek district, having been opened in 1H70. It is fully throe miles from the mino opening to tho point whore tho men woro at work. They had not boon at work long boforo tho terri ble explosion occurred. There was a fearful roar and thou Hames shot from tho eui ranee and tho airshafts. Two searching parties wore started in, ono at tho main entrance, tho other through Thistle mino, which adjoins, and in which no mon wore at work. Tho This tle party was unablo to make any head way, as tho gas stifled tho workers. Tho Fratorvillo party wont fully two miles under tho earth until a heavy fall of slate was encountered. At this barrier mon worked like demons, hoping against hope that those beyond might bo safe. Tho scenes at the mouth of tho mino while tho workers woro within aro be yond description. Men, women and children gathered around tho Frater villo entrance. Women, whoso husbands and sons were within, woro wild with grief. All day long tho rescuers toiled at tho slate obstruction, and not until 6 o'clock did they force an outrance through it. lip to that hour only live dead bodies bad been recovered and hope was still high that many within woro safe. This hopo was doomed, however, for whon once tho rescuers could entor and pro ceed, they walked along one continu ous tomb of death. There was not a sign of life. Every soul had perished, tliey bolioved, although it will be early in tho morning boforo all tho rooms can be onterod. Eight dead bodies woro first recovered, and thcBO woro sont to Coal Crook. Twenty-six moro woro soon gathored. They wore not disfigured beyond identi fication, and oAch corpse, as it was horno from tho mouth of that gigantic tomb, was soon surrounded by eager crowds of relatives of men who were ontornbod. Tho mino was not on fire oxcopt in re moto portions, and all bodies will per haps be roached boforo daylight. NOT KNOimil Alli. In 1001, aftor inspecting FrAtorvillo mino, Stato CommiBsionor of Labor II. A. sh i I let I reported that the ventilation was not up to requirements, that the fur nace was inadequate to ventilate tho mine and that air-ways wore choked in places. Ho found that 104 men woro at work on tho day of his visit, requiring by statute 15.200 cubic foot of air por minute. The volume of air entering the mine was only 8,000 cubic foot per minute. Tho com pany had recontly installed a big 10-foot fan for keeping the mine ventilated, And this was considered amply sufficient. Won't Follow Advice Alter Paying for it. In a recont article a prominent physi cian says, "It 1B next to impobfiblo for the physician to get his patients to carry out Any proscribed course of hygieno or diot to tllO smallest extent ; he has hilt ono resort loft, namely, tho drug treat ment." When medicines aie used for chronic const ?pat ion, tho moat mild And gent?o obtainable, such as Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, should bo employed. Their uso is not fellowed by constipation, as they leave the howols in a natural and healthy condition. For sale by Dr. .1. W. Roll, Walhalla. tr 'le: . Captured. It appears that slow but Hiiro footed justice is about to overtake Greene and Gaynor, tho Absconding fugitives from jnstico, indicted in the United States Court nt Savannah, Ga., for conspiracy to defraud tho United States. They for feited a heavy bond and fled to Canada, and after they bad gotten across tho border they chuoklod at Unelo Sam and dolled arrest, put up at a fino hotel And lived in splendor on their ill-gotten gains. Rut they were under tho constant sm veilAiico of detootivos and have nt last been arrested and po', in jail and will likoly have to answer boforo tho United Statofl Court for this crime Retributivo just ice is about to overtake them at last. They thought thero was no extradition law betweon Groat Rritain and the Knited States, but tho British authori ties, it is said, had determined to sur render them to tho United States officer*. -Dall Mail. -If you wanta mower, buy tho McCor mick Vertical Lift from % M. lowery. Seneca, S. C. 0 II. MCCAIJLA. 10, 186:1, uoar i?owndesv?lo, S. C., in Ab >rge Et. McCalla, ono of tho largest farm 1 lad of twolvo years at tVe close of the of tho neighborhood in win. 'i hie fathor ed upon his chosen occupation for life, mrs he has devoted himself to agricultural jut havo boon crowned with success. He ac upper part of thc stale, and for a nu la the movements looking to tho advance id for tho general good of tho community, owor of Hampton in tho memorable cam e serviCO for tho redemption of his state, as represented his county in tho Stato i his fight in tho Stato Convention of 1888, ont, giving it his moBt active support, ngressional District to tho Democratic ho Conventions of 1800 and 1000, and was utli Carolina at tho notification of Mr. 1804 he was olocted to tho State Sonate ility. Ho wa? also olectod a dologate to Aie largost number of votes of any |othcr rod war against Spain and South Carolina o tho front and wont to Columbia at his ?r oquipmont of Company A and tho sol Drvico. Ho took great interest in tho com o wo o cnllod out to light for their coun leutary resolutions thanking him for his s his candidacy to tho Democratic voters viows on loading national questions from THREE STILLS DESTROYED. A Tarty of Revenue Officers Play Havoc in Oconee County. Creonvillo Nows, May 17th: A party of rovenuo officers, consisting of Kevenne Collector E. A. Aiken, of Greenville, and Deputy Marshals J. T. McKinney, of Picketts, and W. H. F. (anbin, of Ocouoo, rccontly mado r. big haul in Coonee county, destroying tinco distillery out illa with tho necessary accompaniments and arresting two distillery oporators. Tho officers made tho raid on Wednes day and Thursday. Tho Hist outfit de stroyed was located in the vicinity of Whetstone, Oconee county, and was in full operation with two operators, the SwalTord brothers, manipulating tho ma chinery. Tho outfit consisted of a 00 gallon copper still, 22 fermentera, 2,200 gallons of boor and a barrel of whiskey. When tho oflioors appeared on tho scono tho operators made a desperate but un successful effort to escape. They wore brought to Walhalla, whore a warrant was sworn out for them before Cotnmis si oner Shelor. They will bo given a prliminary bearing in a few days. A fow miles distant from Whetstone, whore tho first still was destroyed, tho officers found seven ferment?is and seven or eight hundred gallons of beor. Tho still, bowovcr, bad been removed. On Thursday in the neighborhood of Mountain Rest they found a complete outfit consisting of a M) gallon copper still, cap and worm, 000 gallons of beer and live formen tors. On tho samo day, about two miles from Russell's post office, tho officers de stroyed an outfit of five fermenters, soo I gallons of boor and a wooden doublin still. A Gentle Hint. In our style of climate, with its Slid (fen changes of temperature-rain, wind and sunshine often intermingled in a single day-it is no wonder that our cbil dron, friends and relatives aro so fro ! quontly taken from us by neglected colds, half tho deaths resulting directly from I this cause A bottle of lloschoo's Gor man Syrup, kept about your homo for I imm?diate usc, will prevent serious sick ness, a largo doctor's bil!, and perhaps death, by tho una of tinco or four doses. For curing consumption, hemorrhages, pneumonia, severe coughs, croup, or any disease of the throat or lungs, its suc cess is simply wonderful, as your drug gist will toil you. Got a sairiplo bottle frso from J. If. Darby, Druggist, Wal halla, or Stribling Drug Co., Sonoca. Regular size, 7") cents. Get a copy of Green's Special Almanac. Biggest Cotton Mill in the World. South Carolina bas ono man who is a solf-mado man, to use a much abused ox {M essum. It is W. li. Smith Whaloy who ias forged hin way to tho very foremost rank as a mill ongineor. In tho Olympia mill nt Columbia bo bas ono of tho largost in tho country. Ho loft Tuesday evoning for Kansas City, Missouri, where wo aro informed ho will build tho largest cotton mill in tho world; a mill that will contain 45 acres of floor spaco and will be capitalized at $10,000,000. It is esl i matea that the mill village, which will bo in the suburbs of Kansas City, will comprise about 25,000 people. Our im formant stated ho oarriod with him to, Kansas City $4,000,000 in certified chocks and other papers as good ns cash with which to commence work. Very little, if any, cotton grows right around Kansas City, but labor conditions aro favorable to manufacturing cotton and coal is Kleiii i i ul and cheap.-Yorkvillo Yeoman, fay 17. Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Don't Know lt. How To Find Oat. Fill a bottle or common glass with your water and let lt stand twenty-four hours; a sediment or set tling indicates an unhealthy condi tion o? the kid neys; If it stains your linen it is evidence of kid ney trouble; too frequent desire to pass it or pain tn the back ls also convincing proof that the kidneys and blad der are out of order. What to Do. There is comfort tn the knowledge sc often expressed, that V. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney .emedy fulfills every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage, lt corrects Inability to hold water and scalding pain In passing it, or bad effects following uso of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp-Root ls soon realized. It stands the highest for Its won derful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should nave the best. Sold by druggists InSOe.andjl. sizes. You may bave a sample bottle of this wonderful discovery and a book that tells more about lt, both sent absolutely free by mall, address Dr. Kilmer fe nomn or o?uni>iimt. Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing men tion reading this generous offer in this paper? THE BAPTIST CONVENTION. Notes and Comments Upon the Big Catherina at Asho ville, N. G. The Southern Baptist Convention in Asheville, N. C., waa attended by a larger number of delegate? ?ad visitors than any meeting in th? past. The corre?te J Hst of th? secretary ?howod 1,098 dele gate? present. Bealdes these there were at least 1,000 women present to attend the meetings of the Woman'? Auxiliary Societies. Tho validating agent in Ashe ville had a reoord of 4,000 ticket? wbioh passed through his hands. There were at least 1,000 delegates and visitor? whose tickets were of ?uoh a form that they ti id not need approval by the agent. A conservative estimate put? the total number of visitors and delegates at 5,000. The reporta from tho various denomi national boards ?how that more work has been done siuoe May, 1001, than iu any previous year's history of the de nomination. Hy an onthusiastio vote it was deeided to undertake a larger work this year than ever before. The American Baptist Educational So ciety had paid for endowment of schools and colleges $07,066; the colleges thus helped had themselves raised $213,942, making a total inoreaae iu endowment of $281,897 in one year. . . The homo mission board, whose work is confined to tho Southern States, South Carolina not inoluded, reported the re ceipt of $08,960 for the year's work, which is ad inoreaae of $12,000 over last year. The board employs 074 mission aries. The foreign mission board brought in the best report in it? history. In ?pite of foreign wars the work has been unusu ally prosperous. Twenty new mission aries have boon sent out and several others are roady to go. During tho year there havo boon 1,489 cou versions and baptisms, the largest number over reported. The receipts for tho year wore $173,439 as against $150,083 last year, a net gain of $17,350. This board also was able to re port all debts paid and a balance of $5,000 in tho treasury. lt was by a hearty vote that the con vention decidod to raise $200,000 anothor yoar for foreign missions. Equally gratifying reports como from tho Theological Somiuary and tho Sunday School Hoard. Thia signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative Brom? Quinine TIMOU the remedy that cur?? n cola In one day ANNOUNCEMENTS. C VCnndUlatoB' announcements will bc puli Itaned until thc primary election for Th rea Dol lars. 1'AYAIILK IN AnvAMOK. Don't a.sk un to credit you! Cania not to exceed six Ilium. FOU CONGRESS. Wo aro horoby authorized to annouueo HON. ISAAC II. MCCALLA as a candidate for member of Congress from tho Third Congressional District, subject to tho action of tho D?mocratie primary. Tho many friends of MA.JOU WM. J, STRIULINQ hereby announce him a can didato for Congress from tho Third Con gressional District, subject to tho action of tho Domocratio party in tho primary election. FOU COUNTY COMMISSIONER. Tho friends of J. M. IIi'NNicuTT re spectfully anuounco him a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to tho rules governing tho Domocratio primary. Tho friends of DANIEL J. MOKOAN hereby annonnee him a candidate for County Commissioner, subject to tho action of tho Domocratio party in the primary election. The many friends of NATHANIEL PHIL LIPS respectfully announce him as a can didate for County Commissioner, Biibject to the action ot tho Domocratio party in tho primary election. Hoing solicited to mako tho raco for Cornily Commissioner of Oconee, 1 hereby aunounco myself a candidate for said oflico, subject to tho action of tho Domocratio party in tho primary election. E. P. WOOD. FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. I hereby announce myself a candidate for County Superintendent of Educatiou, subject lo tho action of tho Domocratio primary, and at I he request of my frionds pledge myself to run the race to a finish. V. F, MARTIN. Being solicited by friends, I heroby an nouueo myself a candidate for re-election as Superintendent of Education for Oco noo county, subject to tho action of tho Domocratio party in tho primary election. C. L. Cn A io. Tho frionds of WM. M. FENNELL an nounce him a candidate for County Su perintendent of Education, Bubjoct to tho action o' the Domocratio party in tho primary oioction. FOR TREASURER. Tho frionds of P. II. IHIIELL horoby announce him as a candidate for Treas urer of Oconoo county, subject to tho action of the Domocratic party in the primary oioction. At the solicitation of a fow frionds, and from an inclination of my own, I am a candidate for Treasurer of Oconoo county, subject to tho Domocratio pri mary. Jos. C. ALEXANDEU. Tho many frionds of J. R. KAY re spectfully announco him n candidate for County Treasurer, subject to tho action of tho Democratic party in the primary election. FOR REPRESENTATIVES. Tho many friends of Du. E. C. DOYLE respectfully announce him as a candi dato fo' tito ll ouse of Representativos, subjeo' U> the notion of the Democratic party i i tb J primary oioction.' Tho 1 'jnds of COL. R. A'. THOMPSON hereby announco him a oandidate for re eleni ion to tile. I louse of Uepresen t a tives, subject to the act ion of the Domo cratio party in the primary election. The friends of HON. W. M. BKOWN an uounco him a oandidate for re, eleni ion to the 11 ouse of Representatives, subject to tho action of the Domocratic party in tho primary election. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. Tho frionds of CATT. A. H. ELLISON hereby announco him as a oandidate for County Auditor, subjoct to the action of tho Domocratic party in tho ensuing pri mary oioction. Tho frionds of J. P. KEESK heroby an nounco him a candidate for County Auditor, s nb ?ee I lo the action of tho Domocratio party in the primary election. FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. Tho frionds of D. A. SMITH respectfully annouueo him a candidate for ro-eloction to the ofhco of Judgo of Probate of Oco noo county, Bubjoot to the action of tho Democratic party in tho primary oioction. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. Tho many frionds of S. C. SMITH re spectfully aunounco him as a candidato for County Supervisor, subject to tho action of the Demociatic party in tho primary election. The frionds of W. S. PRICHARD horoby announce him a candidate for County Supervisor, Bubjoot to tho action of the Democratic party in the primary oioction. I horoby announco myself a candidato for County Supervisor, subjoct to tho ;e-iion of the Domocratio party in the primary oleotlon. W. M. Conn. I hereby announco mysolf as a candi dato for County Supervisor, subject to the action of tho D?mocratie party in the primary election. EDWAUD GANTT'. The many friend? of S. M. POOL re spectfully announce bim a candidato for ro-eleotion to the oflloe of County Super visor, subject to the aotion of the Demo cratic party in tho primary election. The many frionds of D. FUANK MoAi. I i r e hereby announco him as a candi date for County Supervisor, subject to tho aotion of the Dcmooratic party in the primary olectiou, Small rrops, unsalable veg etables, resuir from want of . Potash. Vegetables are especially fond of Potash, yirite for our free pamphlets. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nutau St., New York. - -TDK Mutual Ule Insurance Company OP NEW YORK. OLD, SAFE AND RELIABLE. See JAS. Kv MOSS. May 20-02. R?sinent Agent. BRIDGE TO REBUILD.-The County Commissioners will let, to the low est responsible bidder, at tho bridgo, on MONDAY, JUNE 2, ?002, at ll a. m., tho contract to robniid the Kuhtmaun, Bridgo, on road leading from Walhalla to Highlands. Board roserros the right to rejoot auy and all bids. S. M. POOL, Suporvisor. _May 14_,_1002._20-21 BRIDGE TO REPAIR.-The County Boards of Commissioners of Goo noo ami IMokous counties will lot, to tho lowest responsible bidder, at tho bridgo, on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 11)02, at ll o'clock a. m., tho contract to repair tho Lawrenco Bridgo, over Keoweo river. Tho Boards reservo tho right to reject any and all bids. S. M. POOL, Suporvisor. May 14, 1002._20-22 BRIDGE TO REBUILD.-Tho Board of County Commissioners will lot, to tho lowest responsible bidder, at tho bridgo sit% on SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1002, nt ll A. m., tho co ltraot to rebuild tho Ervin Bridge, over Whitewater river, on Gen. W. P. Ervin's farm. Board ro Borvos the right to reject any and all bids. S. M. POOL, Suporvisor. May 14, 1002._20-21 NOTICE.-Notice ia hereby given that a special ?lection will bo hold nt Bounty Land School House on SATUR DAY, .Hst day of May, 1002, on tho question of voting an extra tax lovy of ono mill on all taxable property, roal and personal, within Bounty Laud School District No. 20, said extra lovy to bo used for school purposes in making re Eairs and improvements on tho school ouso used for white children in said district. At said election each oloctor favoring said extra lovy shall cast a ballot containing tho word "Yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector op posed to said levy shall oast a ballot con taining tho word "No" printed or written thereon ; that at said election such elec tors as r otu rn real or personal property for taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration certificates, shall vote. POIIB opon at 8 A. M. and close at 4 P. M. May 12th, 1002. JOHN L. SMITH, J. B. PICKETT, Y. C. LANGSTON, Trustees Bounty Land School District, No 20, and Kx-Oflicio Managers of Election. C. L. CRAIG, Superintendent of Education. 20-2 XTOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT IN AND DISCHARGE.-Tho Stato of South Carolina, Oconeo County.-lu the Court of Probate.-Salina Croon, Execu trix of tho last will and testament of Garrison Green, deceased, Pornccy Green, Tecoa Green, Victoria Green, Garrison /. Groon, Mary E. Aloxandor, Sarah K. Orr, Cassandra L. Slater, Plaintiffs, against Wm. E. Green, Ervin C. Groon, Margaret E. Pickolsimor, and tho heirs at-law of Virginia A. Wright, deceased, to wit: Charles N. Wright, Eva M. Wright, Frances P. Wright, Sarah E. Wright, James R, Wright, George P. Wright, Virginia Wright, Defendants. '"?ike notice, That a final sottlemont of the estate of (?arrisen Green, deceased, will be had before D. A. Smith, Esq., Judgo of Probate, at. Walhalla Court House, South Carolina, on THURSDAY, tho 10th day of Juno. 1002, nnd there upon tho said Executrix will be dis charged. All persons interested therein will take duo notice and govern them selves accordingly. SALINA GREEN, Executrix. May 7, 1902, 10-2-1 FARME and as wall adapted and see for yourself, and the McCormick satisfaction on any i It will afford me muoh p PLOWS, HARROWS, CULTIVAI GRAIN I will have to nrrivo now in a I LINK OF VEHICLES AND HAR LIVING PRICES and on EASY T LET ME HAVE A SHARE O T. M. 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