Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES Items of Mor or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the World. A call has been issued for a con ference of Southern cotton-spinners at Charlotte, N. C. John Alexander Dowie has pro claimed himself first apostle of the Christian Catholic Church. Mrs. Fannie E. Minot, president of the Woman's Relief Corps, announc ed the general staff appointments. Major General Bates recommends in his annual repo-t that the post schools be conducted at night. Rear Admiral Converse, chief c the bureau of Navigation, returned to the Navy department. The convention of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join ers met at Milwaukee. Chairman Taggart, of the demo cratic national committee, arri- d at Chicago. The vote on the proposed strike of railway trainmen has not been com pleted. The United States Cotton Mills, at Central Falls, R. I., have resumed work. The first annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans began at the World's Fair grounds. The expulsion of a female religious order at Roubaix, France caused vio lent demonstrations, in which a num ber of pertons were injured. The suit of A. D. Wales, a lawyer, aganst John Mitchell, president of the United Mineworkers, began at Binghamton, N. Y. Secret-service men have been on the watch in New York for a filibus tering expedition fitting out for Hon duras. The thieves who have committed many robberies in Northhampton county, Pa., have been captured at Bellwood Park, N. J. An injunction was granted the Car negie Steel company against the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. A formal decree was handed down * dismissing the suit of Receiver Pep pier to restrain the sale of the Bos ton Gas companies. Richard A. Johnson, a stock-broker, of Washington, and a son-in-law of United States Senator Gorman, filed a pet ition in bankruptcy. One person was killed and four * others seriously injured in a run away trolley accident at Hollidays burg, Pa. A correspondent reports that the air in the vicinity of Liao Yang is poisoned by exhalations from thous ands of unburied bodie&. The United States South Atlantic Squadron, Rear Admiral Chadwick comanding, sailed from St. Helena for Santos, Brazil. Russia's reply to the British protest. as to contraband of war includes a decision to respect the British de mand in the case of the steamer Knight Commander. The Russian press, discussing the Tibetan treaty with Great Britain, unites in agreeing that the latter * country has succeeded in establishing a* virtual protectorate over Tibet. The Bath Iron works, and the Hyde Windlass works, property of * the United States Shipbuilding com pany, were sold at auction at Bath, Me. The statea department, at Washing ton, is satisfied with the Russian con struction placed upon contraband of war, it being in line with the Ameri can contention.. The sole survivor of the British bark Lucia, which was sunk off Port Arthur from striking a mine, has ar rived at Nagasaki. The vessel was drifting helplessly in a calm when she struck the explosive. Workmen in Rome abandoned the strike, but serious disturbances, in which anarchists participated, occur red in Genoa and other cities. They burned street cars and destroyed flags displayed in honor of the birth of the Crown Prince. General Kuropatkin reports tha Generals Rennenkampff and Sam sonoff are conducting important re connaissances in the vicinity of Muk den which have resulted in heav: losses. Pope Pius received in farewell au dience Archibishop Agius, the newl: appointed apostolic delegate to th Philippine Islands. The archibishop on November io, will sail for th United States on board the Atlanti transport line steamer Minnetonka. The Czar has decided to form second Manchurian army, to be form ed of the corps being sent to the fa east. General Kuropatkin will be come chief of both armies and Lieu tenant General Linevitch will com mand the second army. Michael Schall. manager of th Keystone Foundry Machine compan% of York. Pa.. and Miss Nettie C. Got walt. also of York. were found dea in a room of a house at York. Thre gas jets in the room were turned o and the apartment was full of gas. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Cor densed Throughout the State. Court is now in session in Lexing ton county, with Judge R. 0. Purd on the bench. At a mass meeting held this wee by the Sumter citizens there was a amount of $2,ooo pledged for use i the coming festival. The body of Mr. Ralph Wells, travelling man, who was killed som days ago in Columbia, has been takei to his home in North Carolina for in terment. Miss Bessie Wilcox died at he home in Marion, on Monday morning The funeral was at the Presbyteria1 church and the interment took plac at the Grove Hill cemetery. On Sunday morning, near Santuc in Laurens county, a negro name< Sartor shot and killed his brother-in law. Henry Booker, Sartor is nov in jail awaiting trial. The house of the superintendent o education in Winnsboro was burnei to the ground on Monday night. Th fire was accidental and the loss o both house and contents was total. The schooner Bratton, with thre thousand tons of rice, arrived at Char leston, being much overdue. She wva from a Georgia port and it wa thought that she was lost in the re cent storms along the coast, but sh is safe and undamaged. Negroes had a hot supper nea Fairfax on one night this week whic1 ended in the usual way.' Ansie John son shot and killed* Cass Harvey, af which he.- terrorized the rest of th company and made his escape. Frank 'Wilson, a white man ha been arrested in Charleston on sus picion of being a member of a gani of postoffice robbers and safe-crack~ ers who made their headquarters l Columbia last winter. A meeting of the business men c Columbia to discuss and dispose c the question of the proposed boa line, is to be held next week. Thi matter has been much agitated thi week and something will in all prob ability come of it. Mrs. G. WV. Hodges of Spartanbur; died of injuries received from a fal down steps over fourteen days agc During the fourteen days sh wvas en tirely unconscious and never spok a single word during the entire per Four murder cases were handle in Greenville last week, which was th busiest the county has seen for man; a long day. Court was convened fo a short time on Sunday morning fo the purpose of hearing the verdict i the Roman White case. Owing over a million dollars an, with assets of only a little over: thousand, W. B. Smith Whaley, th financial supporter of several cottoi mills in South Carolina, has gone int voluntary bankruptcy in the distric court at Boston. Sam Slater, a negro of Darlingtor who worked for Mr. R. E. Dean fo many years and was supposedly hon est, decamped with two hundred do] lars belonging to his employer. Th t feet tall and the color of printer, - ink. The Marion County Lumber com pany was chartered this week. This big concern will has a capitalization of over $3oo.ooo and will do a general - lumber business: will cut. saw and 7 mark logs, manufacture lumber and e carry on the other work of the typi cal large company. James cox. a white man who lived at one of the cotton mills at Ander son, was struck on Tuesday night and a seriously injured by the incoming - train from Belton. Cox was sitting r on the side of the track and his pres - ence was not discovered until the - pilot of the engine came in contact - with his cranium. e South American Revolutions. Pittsburg Post. - The insurrections in Uruguay and I Paraguay are still in progress. A e to recent bloody engagements in th< a former, contradictory reports have been sent out. but it seems that the government troops were successful In Paraguay the insurgents are stil scoring successes. and the fail of the government is said to be imminent It is to be hoped that there will be an end to the fighting in both coun tries at an early date. and that before - many years the people the two repub lics will find a way to the settlemeni of their disputes by peaceable means Should a stable government be se cured outside capital would be mor< largely invested. and the great natur a al resources of both countries woulc be developed. The result would be a vastly beneficial to the people ol e Paraguay and Uruguay. It is to be i feared, however. that many of then - prefer to continue conditions which -enable them to periodically indulge in the excitement and license of wai to settling down to regular work. e The duke of Fife is one of the few landowners in Great Britain who dc not believe in the accumulation of vast estates. For some years he has - steadily parted with his land as op portunity afforded, holding that one man cannot control large tracts of territory to the best adantage of the community. He is probably the only total abstainer among the duke5 e in the Hfo,ise of Lords. Marshall Field pays taxes on $40, C oo.ooo worth of property. of which - $.30,000.00 is in realty and $io,ooo.ooc s in personality. All of his property s is in Chicago. which ci::.. with the - state of which it is the comm,:ercia) e cap)ital, reaps a p)art of the? reventue of Mr. Field's business s:agacity and r suc-ess. It is .said that Mr. Fie!'l pays Sthe largest individual tax in America. R EllABLE JEWE?LRV a - . soe Jeelry and thtiti -tid an /fect. ej Every woman loes tohad - money too; consequently every woman should patronize us d t means safety, satisfaction anc * economy. Daniels& Williamjsor k iss Bessie L. Simmons, *Music Studio S(Over Pelham's Drug Store.) Piano and Voice. - Term beginning Monday, Sept. 5, 1902 e $3.00 Per. Eigk.t Lessons. Taken With Cramps. Wn. Kirmse, a member of the bridge gang working near Littleport was taken suddenly ill Thursdayi night with cramps and a kind of cholera. His case was so sever that he had to have the m-embers of the crew wait upon him and Mr. Gifford was called and consulted. He told them he had a medicine in the form of Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy that he thought would help hir and accordingly sev 1ral 1doses were administered with the r-:sult that the fellow was able to bc. around next day. The incident speaks qiite highly of Mr. Gifford's medicines.-Elkoder, Iowa, Argus. This remedy never fails. Keep it in ycur home. it may save your life. For sale by Smith Drug Co.. Newber ry: Prosperity Drug Co., Prosperity. Commenced Business r ROBERT NORRIS, General Agent, HAMS Not those menti but a fresh lot ju Kingans Reli Kingans Por Kingans DriE Try our Pina DAVENPORT I Phone 110. * A CANI * We hereby annou *candidate for more *ourselves to satisfy + MAYES' DR WVe believe in w< Genuine Red We have a gree goods that we half their value. l Oc. Muslins and 12 I-2c. Muslins a 15Sc. Muslins and 20c Muslins and 25c. Muslins and White Damask Waist Ladies', Misses' and 4 reduced from $3.00 t< $1.25; from $1.50 to 9 from 75c. to 49c. The above are not s goods. Yours tru Ias hE f Orer money winning boks, written by men who know, tell' you all about Pota.sh They are needed by every man who owns a field and a plow, and who desires to get the most out of thern. of ey arefree. Send postal card. GERMAN rAL1 WORKS qew York-93 Nasau Street, Atlanta, Ga.-22% So. 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Lawns now lic. awns now 13c. ings 50c., now 35c. 40c., " 28c. 35c., " 22 l-2c 25c., '' 1 6 I-3c hildren's Oxford Ties > $1.90; from $2.00 to 5c.; from $1.00 to 69c.; conds, but first class ly, OTEN.