Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of Mor or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. Hugh Gurney. third secretary of the British Embassy. was fined for contempt of coirt for refusing to plead to a charge of speedy automo biling in a Pittsfield (Mass.) police court. Congressman Marlin E. Olmsted, of Harrisburg, was unanimously re nominated by the Republican cbn ferees of the Eighteenth district at a meeting in Harrisburg. Porto Rico's i.od public school oqened with 6o.ooo pupils enrolled. In the first school year during Amer ican occupation there were 8oo schools, with 25,000 pupils. The delegates to the interparlia mentary Congress were the guests at luncheon on Monday of the executive committee of the Civic Federation, in New York. Judge Gary. as arbitrator. decided the controversy between the opera tors and the miners with reference to check weighmen favorably to the latter. Cows on the track caused the wreck of a passenger train at Linwood, Mich. Several persons were injured, the engineer fatally. The German Baptists, at their ses sion in Chicago. decided to hold the next General Conference in Buflalo, N. Y. Three foreigners were instantly killed and one fatally injured by a fast passenger train near Greensburg. Pa. One man was killed, 3 fatally and 12 seriously injured in a wreck on the Burlington Road near Elmwood. Mrs. Russell Sage is seriously ill at her home, in New York. as the result of a fall. The price of wheat took a tumble in the New York and Chicago mar kets. The Pope has addressed to the Cardinal Vicar xa protest against the Congress of Freethinkers, held in Rome last week, and requests that a function of atonement be held in Rome. President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, has appointed Dr. Jose Dolores Gamez to be earbitrator for Nicara gua in the -settlement of the boundary questions with Honduras. The coroner's jury brought in a verdict of "suicide while sane" in the case of George A.. Davis. who killed himself in a London hotel. The eruption continues at Mount Vesuvius and is reported to be quite spectacular. A thousand Japanese troops are daily crossing the Taitse River over three bridges which have been con structed above the railroad, and ad vices from Mukden say the Japanes... are continually receiving reinforce ments. The Governor of Carthagena, Co lombia, promptly expressed, regrets to Rear Admiral Sigsbee for inde cent acts comrmitted at the American consulate, which was twice besmear ed with filth. The reorganization of Russia's forces in the far east by the appoint ment of General Grippenberg to command the second army has been received with satisfaction by the Russian press. General Kuropatkin announces that the Japanese are preparing an extensive turning movement east of Mukden. Skirmishes have occurred in the valley of the Hun river. The German Foreign Office expres ses itself generally sympathetic with President Roosevelt's intention to call a second peace conference. The Chinese in Manchuria have been unable to harvest their crops on account of the war and the winter will likely bring much distress. General Sakharoff reports that a Japanese attempt to occupy KaoutouJ Pass. commanding~ the road to Fus han. was repulsed. Count Ernst. regent of the princi pality of Lippe, is dead. He was born in 1831. Senator Calderon, who has just presented his papers at Washington as minister from Bolivia, is not a sranger to the diplomatic circles of this country. He is known through out South America as a progressive leader rather than a politician, al though he is a candidate for high hnors in his country. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of hiore or Less Interest Con densed in the State. The heat was very oppressive on Tuesday throughout the entire state. At Columbia the temperature rose to ninety-one, and the lowest point ever reached by the thermometre was 71. The seventh district republican convention was called to order on Tuesday, in Sumter. Rev. C. C. Jacobs has been put in the field as a candidate against Congressman Lever. It is determined to make a strenuous fight for Congressman Lever's seat. A number of suits are filed in thei office of the clerk of court of Charles ton, to, be heard -at the next term of court. Among them is a damage suit against the Consolidated Rail way and Electric companies for damage to the amount of five thous and dollars for injury received by J. C. Foster through contact with a !ive wire. Mr. P. M. Mordecai. of Charleston. was elected a member from South Carolina of the general council of the American Bar Association which is now meeting at St. Louis. Frank Breeden, one of the most promiinent citizens of Marlboro. died at 'his home in Bennettsville on Tuesday morning. He was coun ty commisioner for eight years and and had been a member of the town council for several years. He was an extensive and prosperous planter. Jim Peterson, colored, was shot and killed by Fred Herbert on Sat urday afternoon. -.on; J. R. Irwin's place, near Chappells.' The death oc curred as the result of the renewal of old trouble. The Laurens County Baptist asso ciation is now in session. This is a prominent and influential body of Christian workers representing twen ty-seven churches in that county. It is proposed to have a big gun shoot on Fair week. There are fif teen gun clubs in the state and it is expected that most of them will be represented. James Stewart. colored. was killed in Greenwood county on last Friday night. He was guilty of attempted assault. Solicitor Sease has been personally notifed by the governor to make a rigid investigation of the affair. All the rooms in the dormitories in South Carolina colleges are filled or engaged, and the newv students are having trouble. Some are reported as being perched around the campus, sitting on their trunks, awaiting prep aration for their reception. 5,646 bales of cotton were received in Charleston on Monday, the largest day's receipts of the season. It is said that the railroads are taxed by the heavy movement of cotton toward Charleston. The Mvystic Shriners held a c.are monial session and grand banquet at White Stone Springs, on WVednesday night, at which time over fifty new members were initiated into the no ble order. The business men of Columbia are working with vim and determination for the boat line up the river. Im portant meetings are being held and it is probable that something definite will come of the movvA. -nt within the next few days. He Used Bible Every Sunday. Stories of surprises in cross ex amination were exchanged in a small group of men the other day, nearly all of which had been published in the newspapers, and then the follow ing was sprung by an Illinois man: "Years ago one of the prominent lawyers of central Illinois was D. G. Tunnicliff, afterwards justice of the state supreme court. Tunnicliff was a great wit and a very smooth article on cross examination. He did not often get the worst of it from any body. He seldom attempted bulldoz ing in cross examination, but could back an unwary man into almost any admission. "One day Tunnicliff had an old farmer named Dave Brown on the opposite side and the value of the old man's testimony depended upon his claim that he could not read. It was believed that he could read a little and Tunnicliff tried to trap him. Af ter several adroit efforts which old Dve neatly sidetenned, the lawyer changed the subject and wandered away from the leading question. Sud dently he asked: " 'Have you a Bible in your home. Mr. Brown?' " " 'Yes, sir, a family Bible. Had it for years.' " 'I am glad to hear that. Every good man should have a Bible in his home. You use your Bible, I hope.' " 'Yes, sir. I use it regular.' "'That's right. A good man should use his Bible often. About how often do you use your Bible?' 'Every Sunday morning, sir,' said the old man, with apparent interest. " 'Every Sunday morning. That is commendable. There is no more appropriate time for using the Bible than on Sabbath morning. And what do you use your Bible for on Sabbath morning?' 'To strop my razor, sir.' " "I Want." Woman is the real economic dis tributer. The millionaire manufac turer imagines that he himself runs his business. Oh, no. It is run by farmers' wives. When they do not care for yarn or calico, his looms stand idle for a year. The vast ma chinery of the world turns on wo man's little word, "I want." Hence the education of women should in clude this factor, the desire to want thei-ht things. Rev. S. Sugihara is pastor of a Japanese Methodist Episcopal church in Portland, Ore. His people, who are mostly domestic servants or day laborers, have made a great sacrifice to raise $2.000 toward a church build ing. Doc. Waddell, the most hustling theatrical agent on the road, is ex pected today in advance of the Ted E. Faust Minstrels, which will open the season at the opera house, Tuesday, October 4th. AN ORDINANCE. Fixing the Rate and Prescribing the Time For the Payment of Town Taxes for the Year zgo4. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town of Newberry, in the State of South Carolina, in council assembled. and by authority of the same: That for the purpose of raising a revenue and in the exer cise of the taxing power of said Town the following taxes are hereby im posed for the fiscal year ending De cember 31st, 1904, upon all real and personal property within the corpor ate limits of said Town (except such as is exempt from taxation under the Constitution and laws of this State) upon the valuation thereof as assess ed for taxation for County and State poses, viz.: Section 1. That a tax of sixt cents on each one hundred dollars worth of real and 'personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry, in the State of South Carolina (except such as is exempt from taxation under the con stitution and laws of this State). is hereby levied for the purpose of rais ing a rev.enue to defray the ordinary expenses of said Town for the fiscal year ending D,ecember 31st, 1904. Section 2. That a tax of three fourths of a mill on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry (except such as is exempt from taxation under the constitution and laws of this State), is hereby levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to defray the bonded indebtedness of said Town for the Opera House. Section 3. That a tax of two and a half mills on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corporate limits of the Town of Newberry (except such as is exempt from taxation under the constitution and laws of this State), is hereby levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for the bonded indebtedness of said Town for the Water Works and Electric Light plant. Section 4. That a tax of one mill on each dollar's worth of real and personal property within the corpor ate limits of the Town of Newberry (except such as is exempt from tax ation under the constitution and laws of this State), is hereby levied for the purpose of raising a revenue to pay the interest on the create a sink ing fund for the bonded indebtedness of said Town for the Sewerage sys tem. S-ction 5. That all taxes herein imposed or levied shall be paid to said Town in lawful money of the United States between the 15th day of October, 1904 and the i5th day of November, 1904, and that after the i5th day of November, 1904, a penalty of ten per cent. is hereby imposed upon and shall be added to all taxes in arrears. Section 6. That execution issue ac cording to law for the collection of all taxes, fines and penalties past due and unpaid for 15 days, and the cost of said execution. Done and ratified under the Corpo rate Seal of said Town this (Seal) the 25th day of September, A. D. 1904. J. W. EARHARDT, Mayor of the Town of Newberry, S. C. Thos. 0. $tewart, Clerk and Treasurer 9 9 6t 0 W. Commenced Business I ROBERTNORRIS, General Agent, HAMS Not those menti but a fresh lot jL Kingans Reli Kingans Por Kingans DriE Try our Pina DAVENPORT J Phone 110; * A CAN] SWe hereby annou * candidate for more Sourselves to satisfy, * MAYES' DR We believe in w< We have a gree goods that we half their value. I Oc. Muslins and 12 1-2c. Muslins a 15c. Muslins and 20c. Muslins and 25c. Muslins and1 White Damask Waisi Ladies', Misses' and Ireduced from $3.00 t4 $1.25; from $1.50 to 9 from 75c. to 49c. The above are not si goods. Yours tru s. J. w HATTIE MVER LEAELL. (B. l Womn's Col816, Richoul-, V1 Polil of Ti 0igil Piano School of leW Yorl, N. Y.) PIANOFORT STUDIO OVER' Mower Co's Store. School Opens I September Ist, 1904. SPECIL ATENTION TO BECINNERS. Term-$3.00 Der Eight ImSOS. GUARAW /TEED BY A BANK DEPOSIT $5,0 Railroad Fare Paid. 500 FREE Courses Offered. j- 0j$- ;= Bird at Cost. WriteQuick GEORGtA.ALABAF.A SUS N'' CLEGE.'con Ga 4early Forty Years Ago Not the largest -not the Ole-est 4 but, by reason of Its peculiar legal organization, the strongest life M surance company in the world. The Pacific Mutual Life wntes in the plainest terms the most lib eral policy sold. In taking life insurance it is not estimates (guesses) that the Ipeo ple want but Guarantees. our Guaranteed values, vniten in the policies, are greater than the guarantees of any other company. Its rates are no greater than1 those of other old; line companies. To find out all the good things we offer send date of birth to, or, call on Over Postoffice, Newberry, S. C. AGAIN. oned heretofore ist received. able. ters. kd Beef Hams. cli Flour. k CAVENAUGH Main Street. IDATE nce ourselves as a* business and pledge, all customers. UG STORE.S :man's suffrage. $ lucionSale! tt many Summer are offering at Lawns now 5c. .nd Lawns now 7c. Lawns now 8 I-3c. Lawns now lic. Lawns now 13c. :ings 50c., now 35c. 40c., " 28c. 35c., " 22 I-2c 25c., " 1 6 1-3 ,hildren's Oxford Tie > $1.90; from $2.00 t 5c.; from $1.00 to 69c. 3conds, but first clas. QO TEN.;