Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Interest Coi densed Throughout the World. The treaty of peace and amity b, tween Chili and Boliva has been ra ified and approved by the chamber < deputies. The opening of the defense in ti investigation of the protests again Senator Smoot, of Utah, have bet slightly delayed on account of tl sickness of one of Senator Smool lawyers. The house committee on intersta and. foreign commerce authorizes favorable report on the Shacklefoi resolution providing for an examin tion by that committee on the affai of the Panama railroad company. Emperor William of Germany h conferred upon Generals Stoessel ar Nogi the order of "Pour le merit< iu recognition of the bravery , themselves and troops at Port A thur. The active preparations alreat reported to have been made both Turkey and Bulgaria for a possib war this year are fully confirmed I a private letter received in Londo and accredited to a minister of ti Balkan court. The Atlanta Journal announci that. twin girls have been born Mr...and Mrs. Robert Jones. M Jones is the youngest son of the Re Sam Jones who is reported to 1 --the happiest double grandpapa in a the states. The twins have not y been named.. The select committee of the hous appointed' to draft articles of iti peachment .against Federal Judi Swayne, completed its work on Tue day by the preparation of twelve a tides -;of impeachment. Amon the charges is that of obtaining moi ey under false pretenses. The report is now confirmed th; the first division of the third Pacif squadron will leave Libau at the er of January. It is reported that ti Russians will be much better pr pared navally at Vladivostock ths they were at fort Arthur. Seven survivors of the illfated No wegian ship Marpesia, which wi wrecked at' sea on Christmas -day I an ~explosion of Naptha, arriared New Yark this week. The seve were rescued Mfrom the sea by ti crder of a DaNish stearler just aft, thei Marpesia had been blown ini a shapeless mass. Standing beneath the draped fol< of the American flag, while the flo< a.nd walls about him trembled wi1 the sound of cannon fired in h honor, Alva Adams was inaugurat< governor of Colorado, at noon c Tuesday. The defeated candidat Peabody, will this week begin a bi ter fight contesting the election< Adams. *Officials of the customs departmel have succeeded in locating more the * $5o,ooo worth of the diamonds at jewels of Mrs. Chadwick upon whi< it was declared there was no du' paid when they were brought fro Europe to this country. Most of ti jewels, it is said, are in the han< of persons who hold them as secur ties for loans made by Mrs. Chai wick.. An unknown negro in Birmingha: attempted this week in that city1 * pawn the $400 diamond stud that wi stolen from J. C. Nelson, of the sarr place, on January first. The stt was immediately recognized, but ti negro made a break for the door, as after an exciting chase during whic: he was fired upon several times, e caped. He was unknown and it <ioubtful if he could be identified. Harry-Mamma, I dreamed la night that you came into the nursei and scolded me. Mamma-Indeed! And what d Isay? Harry-Why, you ought to kno' mamma. You were there and did a the talking.-Detroit Free Press. Honeymoons are often eclipsed 1: financial stringency. The man with a single idea mus bea coenfirmed bachelor. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. L- Items of More or Less Interest~Con densed Throughout the State. The case in Union against Victor t- Garner, the young man who recently passed several checks to which hc had forged his brother's name, ha! e been compromised. The mother set ;t tied all the accounts against the boy k Torpedo Destroyers Whipple, Mc Donnough, Stewart and Warden wer4 coaled in Charleston on Wednesday The flotila sailed on yesterday, an( te will continue down the coast to over a take the rest of the flotila, which ha. -d proceded them. rs The Daughters of the Americar Revolution unveiled a memorial tab let in Sumter, yesterday. to the mem s ory of General Thomas Sumter, thi d Revolutionary hero. The unveilinE took place at the graded school, an( >f the tablet was hung in the Washing r- ton street building. At a recent meeting of the Hamp I ton monument commission resolu n tions were passed expressing th< le sorrow of the members of the com mission on account of the death o 'j Col. C. S. McCall, of Marlboro. Thi e deceased -was chairman of the com mission. s Manager Geo. W. Stewart, of th< r. Boston Festival orchestra, has beer r. this week in Spartanburg conferrinj with the directors of the Converst Choral society. He closed with therr A the contracts for the artists and tho orchestra for the music festival o: go5, Which will be held early in May I The question for a possible clair e for salvage by the city of Charlestor ; against the Clyde steamer Iroquois i! r- being considered. In accordance witt, g the -ordinances, a steamer or vesse: .. arriving in port on fire may arrangf with the fire department to extin, guish it, and under this act it is al It leged that the city has a claim foi ic salvage although no arrangement. d were made. ie The federal court at Columbia wa! n occupied all day Wednesday with th( trial of Mrs. Frances Miller, formerly a postmistress in Lancaster county r- The indictment charged Mrs. Millei t with making false returns to the audi 7 tor 'of the postoffice department by T padding her account of cancelled astamps. The case was given to thi Le [jury at six o'clock in the evening r Iand after remaining out ten minutes o a verdict of not guilty was reached The first annual meeting of th< Is stockholders of the Anderson Trac. r tion company was held on Tuesday h and it was decided to mortgage th< is property of the system to the exten1 d of $5o,ooo to secure -funds with whici a to continue the work. The systen , is more than half completed, and it! t- affairs are in very good shape. Th< f work of construction has been con siderably hampered by bad weathe! Sduring the winter. iIn the grand jury's presentmen1 dto Judge Townsend, at Beaufort, lasi idweek, attention was called to the faci :that a number of dealers in pisto: ycartridges had failed to pay the an Snual license of $25.00, which failur< thad been going on for some time. Il was alleged during the discussior of the matter that the dealers ir many- other counties of the state havt been habitually failing to pay thi! : special cartridge license, and it wa! :o suggested that some of the recently L Iorganized law and order leagues 1loo< te the matter up. teThe Wanderer Returns. .d While the engine was taking watei k the passenger with the imposing 3- watch chain ead eyeglass strolled oul is on the platform and looked with in terest about him. "By Jove," he said to the solitary tnative, who was sitting on a floum barrel, "this village looks just exact ly as it did twenty years ago. wher d I moved away from here. I don't helieve it has changed a particle ir all that time." 1"I reckon not, mister," said the soi itary native, biting off a chew of to. bacco. "Your goin' away don't sem to have much difference in the durn Y ed old town." One isn't necessari!y wealthy be t cause he &as mor. money thar A CENTURY ENDED. Second Century of History of South Carolina College Has Been Commenced. The State. Ended is the work of a century. Closed the chapters of struggle and vicissitude, although memory fresh ens the brighter pages of a splendid career. The second century of the history of the South Carolina col lege has been commenced-and un der circumstances which augur wel for the continued development and future glory of the institution which has diffused its greatness throughou: the body politic of the grand ok commonwealth of which it has beer the enlightening exponent for nearly four generations. The exercises commemorative o the centennial of the opening of thiE collge were marked yesterday by ceremony of a stateliness and dignity which were in keeping with the rec ord of the college and of the state In the morning the principal addres was delivered by that master orato: - of South Carolina in the days of ora . tors. LeRoy F. Youmans, . on< whose eloquence has moved thous ands. His address yesterday waE perhaps the most scholarly of all hiE career. It showed deep researci into the history of the state and o: the South Carolina college. Las night the principal address by Mr Jos. A. McCullough, of Greenville one of the stalwart young men of the new Carolina, stalwart in form, brair arid heart. There was never gathered in Co lumbia a line of nobler men than that which marched from the colleg; campus to the Columbia theatre yes terday morning. Headed. by th< First Artillery band whose supert music has added so much 'to the ef fectiveness of the meetings centen. nial week the civil parade was mar shaled into impressive array. A David Haram Trick. Brooklyn Eagle. An E. D. German grocer who can not be accused of plagiarism, be cause he had not read the "warranted to stand without hitching" horse trade story in "David Harum," was trying to sell his prancing steed tc a doctor. "He's a goot horse," said th< grocer, "even if he doesn't looli pooty goot." The doctor took the animal Three days later he came back, very angry. "That was a mean trick," he ejacu lated, "to sell me a horse thai couldn't see and not tell me he was blind." "Nod delI you? Nod dell you?' cried the German, indignantly "Dond't you regollections vot I -se1 'lie dond't look poot goot?" "Oh-," said the 'doctor, reflecting "That was what you meant, was iti God less the Gerrm:n language!' Then he went away. The Man Behind the Gun. Saturday Evening Post. John S. Flaherty, manager of th< Majestic theatre, was talking abou1 old times in Chicago when be men, tioned a friend who had a run of har< luck. There had' been numerous street robberies, and as this frienc was often compelled to be out late ai night he bought an expensive revol Ver as a means of self-protection But he was not an expert in the us< of the weapon, and when he was sud. denly confronted by a thug one aight as he was going home, he forgo' about the pistol. "Hand over your money anu watclh and be quick about it," said th< thug. "You're a cheap skate," he com mented as he counted the money Then he turned and 'walked away. Then the man remembered the re volver and he drew it and begs. shooting at the robber, who turne& and came walking back. "Wh-it are you shooting that gar for?" he demanded. I"T+ is my gun," said the other somewhaL abashed: "I guess I have a right to shoot it." "Not by a whole lot," said the thug. "Gimme it." I"And ten seconds later," added Mr. Flaherty, "the thug was walking away with my friend's new pistol." A weak woman can put up a strong bhL0 PACIFIC Life Insuran( OF CALIFORNIA: : (LIFE, ACCIDEN" Commenced Business It is not the largest--not the oldest bi ization the S rRONGEST Life Insuranc insurance it is not ESTIMATES (Guess< TEES. Our - WI than the guarantees of any other compa those of any other old line -company Iu PLAINEST terms'and FIGURES GUARANTEES:-Gash-eans-Paidp sured-Extende4 Insuranee-Cash surre ly-Cash Dividend-Grnce in payig pret if desired, ALSO: IMMEDIATE, pay Ri ht to change benefleiary, AND IS: UNLI W,ITED itsto residence and trave It gives th LARGEST amount of prc an endsBOTH the Insur4dth every element of SECURITY--A PLAI It sells a deferred dividend Contract, the policy holder $5.00 a week, on each i caused by accident or disease; and in ad insured become permanently disabled fr< tured-The insurgI QUITS PAYING P of the policy in In equal annual install1 ditional Cost. To find out many other good things at date of birth, to ROBERT General Agent fcr South Caroli NEWBEI 1865 - 4O YEA January Cle Absolutely at Cost: All Me Knee Pants, Overall Shirts and Dre Flannels, Blankets, Jeans, Men Trunks. Valises and Satchels. Rugs, Art Squares, Chenille C Winter Dress Goods, Sweaters 10-4 Sheeting, bleached and Ladies' Hats; Feathers and Plumes. Elegant bargains in above. Don Shoes reduced from 5c. to 25c. Remember first comes gets the ph MOSELEY BROS-, NOW F Clearan< We are taking stock i season able goods yet o termined that we -will low prices mean anythi a. "job" department a following: Buggy Robes, Blankets and Comforts, Gents' & Ladies' Underwear, Woolen Dress Goods, And we are adding eve articles to this departnr rnust go ragardless of < iS. J. W' SOUTHERN THE SOUTH'S GREA TEST S1 UNEXCELLED DINING CAR THROUGHYPULLMAN SLEEF TRAINS. CONVENIENT SCH EDULES ( WINTER TOURISTS' RATES pots. For full information as to rates, r< Railway Ticket Agent, or MUTUAL :e Company ORGANIZED 1868. F AND HEALTH) Nearly 40 Years Ago. Lt, by reason of its peculiar legal organ Compnany n America. In tkig f s th at e people want but GUAA tITTEN in the policy are GREATER iy tho' the costs are no greater than - XXET T: in the policy it [nsuranee-Additios- to - the- sum -In inder Values, AND PROVIDES: Year 3iums-Ins~we"1as of settlement -nt of claims-Right of restoration INCONTESTABLE after ONE year teetion that the money will buy--Arms Benificiary at ALL points--ossesses N policy EASILY understood. which, at a small additional cost, gves housand of insurance, for lost time lition, the contract provides that if the m disease or accident the policy is ma .EMIUMS and will receive the amount nents. And All This Without Ad out our policies, call on or write, giving NORRIS, na. Office Over Postoffice. ZRY, S. C. RS OLD , . 1905, Arance Sale. a'l, Youths' and Boys' Clothing, ss Shirts Ps:Goods. vers. and Furs. unbleached. P K and Percales, t miss this sale. per rair. Pleosparity, S CN DR THE e Sale! nd find a great many n hand, and we are de not carry therri over~]f ng. We have arranged nd placed therein the Overcoats,I All Winter Clothing For Men and Boys, Also Extra Pants. ry day many desirable ent, and these goods :ost. JOT EN. R AILWAY! ~STEM. SERVICE. ING CARS ON ALL THROUGH )N ALL LOCAL TRAINS.j are now in effect to all Florida stes, etc.; consult nearest Southern ', Division Passenger Agent,