Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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GENERAL NEWS NOTES Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the 'World. A new $10 counterfeit note has been 'discovered. The money situation in Berlin has been itightened by excessive specula tion. An alleged plot to create a Boer republic has been uncovered in Ger man South)west Africa. Fellow-passengers of Gen. Jose Mi guel Gomez, who arrived in New York suspect he is on a secret mIs sion. A receiver was appointed for E. I. Riosenfield, general manager of the Western Life Indemnity company. Emperor Francis Joseph deferred answering a Hungarian delegation on a question of universal suffrage. Joseph Ramsey, Jr., has applied for an injunction to restrain the annual election of .the Wabash railroad stock holders. An explosion of gas under the county commissioners' office at Cin cinnati, 0., killed George Zimmerman and Russell Blair, clerks. Generals Chaffee and Crozier were declared the weekly bank statement 'guests aT a lundieon given by Lord Mayor Pound, of London. The United States is inclined to al low France to compel reparation from Venezuela, as long as she does not violate the Monroe doctrine. The petition for a writ of error in the case of 'Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, the champion "borrower," came up in the United States co#t at Cincin nati. Stockholders of the New York Life Insurance company have asked At torney General .Mayer for spermission to 'begin suit against President Mc Call and other officers to compel res titution. The National Wholesale Druggists' association began its annual meeting in New York. President Roosevelt is dead in ear nest on the subject of railroad rate legislation and is just as determined as ever -that legislative regulations shall be enacted ilookug to federal supervision of the freight rate situa tion. 'Geo. F. Krapp a 'bank cashier in New York, fainted and fell over the sill of an open fourth story window. His wife and son grasped his feet and 'held ihim for a time, 'but 'his weiglht 'was .too great and 'he fell .to the * gniound below and -was instantly killed. Ratifications of the 'treaty of Ports mouth will be exchanged at Wash ington between Barons Rosen, the Russian ambassador, and Mr. Tiaka bira, the Japanese minister, as soon as these important documents are received from St. Petersburg and To kio. Price Baker, aged 28, member of a prominen-t family, was shot 'and killed at Modbile .and .Hamilton McKean, aged 26, and Joseph Hart, Jr., aged 28, were wounded by Jobbn Fischer, en engineer on the Seaboard Air line 'with 'headquarters at R,aleighi, N. C. The shooting occurred in a saloon. At the annual sneet-ing of the trus sees 'of the Pea'biody education fund it ~was decided h'at the matter of grant ing a million dollars for t'he endow *ment of the institution at Nas-biville, -whic'h *was idecid-ed on at a special sneeting, held at -Washington on Jan nary 24, be postponed, owing to tech saical considerations connected with Ehe grant made by .the state of Ten sessee. Chancellories 'at Paris and through out Europe are taking the keenest in ter'est in tthie possible and even prob -able fromation of a new European al liance consequent upon the 'cermina tion of the war and the clonclusions of a closer Anglo-Japanese alliance. T'his 'has advanced beyond discussion in the newspapers and has already reached the stage of discreet diplo matic surroundings. In 1492. Columbus Dispatch. Suddenly, while peering through his glasses, Columbus caught sight .of land. "Thatc," said he, turning to the man at t'he wheel, "is America." "Which is it-North, Central, or South America?" asked the boat chauffeur. "Hanged if I know," replied Chris, "I'll get my geography and look it SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. Thie sale of $400,000 Columbia city bonds is hung up and may end in a lawsuit. Geo. E. Clark, publisher of -the Bel ton Times, will shortly begin the pub lication of a weekly newspaper at Pelzer. Governor Heyward has commis sioned W. K. Holt to be supervisor of Horry county, vice J. L. Floyd, sus pended on account of -being indicted by the grand jury. T James H. Witherspoon, one of Lan caster's oldest citizens, brother of the late B. J. Wi.therspoon, died last week from the effect of a paralytic stroke. The directors of the Columbia Theological Seminary will meet Tues day to take action on the election of a president of the institution. Rev. Theron H. Rce of Atlanta has been recommended for the place. The case of Wannamaker against the -Atlantic Coast line for not hold in -a train for -him was decided in the Orangeburg circuit -court in favor of trae railroad company -thus establish ing a precedent that a railroad com pany does not have to hold local pas senger trains for passengers on de layed through -trains. W. H. Newbold, a lawyer -of Ches ter, was roughly handled -and -com pelled to leave the -town of Kersham when 'hie went there for the purpose of obtaining evidence to bring suil against Lancaster county for thec lynchtng of Morrisop. Newbold i! the man who was acquitted in Spar tanburg for the murder of Captair Turner on the Howard Gap road -neai that city several years ago. December 7 has been set as the date for th;e dispensary election in Edge field county. Arrangements are being made tc have a Polish -colony settle on 2,ooo to 3,000 acres of land -ill Aiken county. James J. Hill, ;the millionaire west ern rail-road magnate, will spend a part of the coming winter at Aiken. There is talk of organizing a com pany with headquarters at Columbia, whiclh s-hall control cotton -warehous es at a number of points .in 'the state. The Co-mmercial club of Charles ton is bei-ng reorganized. Mayor Rhett, who hias served two terms as president, will not stand for -reellection. Serifous oppos-ition promises -to de velop against the election of Rev Theron H. Rice, of Atlanta, as presi dent of th-e Columbia Theological semmary. The Abbeville Medium says: "-Moses Asiey drove to town Tuesday with a bale of cotton which he sold at ten cents -and bought -a sack of acid to put under 'his oats. He has passed 'his ninety-first year and is still in good~ sihpe for years 'to come." The coroner's jury in -the Mc-Dow ell murder case was in sess-ion, but very little evidence of -interest was brought out. The jury adjourned to meet again this ~wee-k. The officers of the law are very vigilant in their efforts to bring the guilty parties to justice. Tales Of Marriage Fees. Contrary to the -habit of mos.t bride grooms, this one sat talking to a cu rate who -had just performed the mar riage ceremony in the rectory of a church that has a reputation as being a haven of refuge for those who wish to become husband and wife in a hurry. -The bridegroom kept ani anx ious -eye on the $20 bill he had given t'he curate and which the clergyman had left on the table. Finally the couple departed. "What was that man waiting for, IHenry?" the clergyman asked of the old caretaker, who had witnessed the ceremony. "His change, sir." "His change? I don't understand." "I told -him the fee would -be $I5, sir, an-d he was waiting for the five." The curate, who was temporarily at tached to the ch-urch for the summer months tiook 'his tip from this, and the next time a prospective bride groom asked him what the fee was he curate replied: "what did Henry tell you it would be?" "Ten dollars, sir. But I've only got "Oh, well," broke in the bride-to-be. rather than be disappointed, I'll go he other five," and s-he promptly pro PROHIBITION IN UNION. Whiskey Will Be Kept Out of the Town if Ordinances Can Be and Are Enforced. Union's council has adopted a se ries -of ordinances in view of -Ehe coun ty voting out the dispensary. One of the ordinances is an ordinance against selling any kind of alcoholic liquors within thle corporate limits of the town of Unon. Then the others are entitled: An ordinance repealing an ordinance en titled "An ord.inance against selling any kind of liquor witihin the corpor ate .limits of the +own of Union," ratified in council assembled on the third day of January, 1895. An tordinance prohibiting any per son or persons from bringing into the town of Union from any point witin the state of South Carolina, either as the agenm of the purchaser .r vendor. any alcohz.lic liquors. An ordinance against storing al coholic liquors within the corporate limits of the town of Union. An ordinance against transporting or handling 'alcoholic liqud'rs within ; e corporate limits of the town of Union. An ordinance declaring any place where alcoholic 'liquors are sold with in the corporate imits of the town of Union to be a nuisance, and forbid ding the leasing of the .same for such punpose. Perhaps the most noteworthy and unusual of th;e series is against giving iliquor to habitual drunkards. Ine or dinance reads as follows, and may be a pattern for other communiTies: An Ordinance Against -Giving Intox icating Liquor to an Habitual Drunkard or to a Minor Within the Corporate limits of the Town of Union. Section i. That from and after the passage of this ordinan'ce it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to give, furnish, procure or provide, within the corporate dinits of the Town of Union, any spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, brewed, (whether lager or rice beer,) or other liquor any compound or mixture'here of 'by wh'-teve'r name -called or known, whch contains 'alcohol and is used as a 'beverage, to 'any minor, h'abitual drunkard or to any person who is in the 'habit of becoming intoxica-ted. Sect.ion 2. Any person or persons violating this ordinance shalil be pun isted by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($1oo) or suffer im prisonment for not more than th;irty days. Done an'd ratified in council assem bled under the hand of the mayor and corporate seal1 of the town of Union,. this second day of October, A. D. 19o5 Attest: R. L. McNally, W,.. D. Arthur. Mayor. Clerk an'd Treasuu.rer. Stated The Facts. Burlington News. The editor of an Indiana paper be came tired of being called a liar so he announced that he would tell the truth in the future. The first issue thereaf 'ter contained 'the following: "Johin Bonin, the laziest merchant in town, made a trip to Bellville yes terday." "Jo'hn ICoyle, otur groceryman, 'is doing a poor business. His store is dirty, dusty and noxiously odorif erous. How can 'he expect to do much?" "Rev. Styx preached last Saturday night on 'charity.' The sermon was punk." "Davie Sonkey died at his 'home in this place. The doctor gave it out as heart failure. The fact is, he was drunk, and whiskey is whiat killed him." "Married-Miss Sylvia Rhodes and James Conhan, last Saturday evening 'at the Baptist parsonage. The bride is a very ordinary town girl who doesn't know any more than a jack rabbit about cooking, and never help ed 'her mother three days in her life. She is not a beauty by any means, and has a gait like a fat duck. The gr'oom is well 'known as an up-to-date loafer. He's been living off the old folks all his life and don't' amount to shucks. They will 'have a 'hard l.ife." The paper had no sooner reached 'the public than a committee was sent 'o him bearing a petition asking 'him to continue in the <rood old way,. anid stated that they believed 'him to be ELEVENTH Choice TeG JUST RI and while it lasts goes Best Patent, Cotton Best Half Patent, Cc This makes eleven short time. While we are doing are also leading in Dr ing, Millinery, &c., & goods, carefully sele Baltimore, and want i see for themselves an are headquarters and all kinds goods at ver pay $40.00 for Sewing drop head $17.93, gu high tone, 12 stop Org Choice Western See Thousands of barga Almost impossible to 1 MOSI 9 Special Offer on Ou Cut out this adv. and han * you a package each of our 2 * for the price of one until th O this special offer that will ni made solely that you may te One or both are apt to be ne * make a saving, and be readi as one appears. When boul are guaranteed. * MAYES' D When Wanting So CAl Qeo. D. I Cod Fish Balls, Dev pered Herring, Frer Boneless Herring, R4 Beef, Lunch. Tongu Chicken and Potted T1 Pineapple, Mushrool Salad, Pickles-Swee lets, Cheese, Coffee ft Cream of Wheat, Q Force, Peanut Butte1 Ferris' Breakfast Bac Spices for Pickling, V Apple, Fresh lot of Ch pound. Phone 11l0. SOUTH CARC 1801 Four Schools: Arts, Ls System of Wide Election. Opens Septer BENJAMIN GI FOR BARGA FURN HOUSEHO Kibler, D NEWBEI :AR OF THAT nessee Flour .CEIVED, for , - - $5.25 tton, - 4-45 hundred bbis. sold in a the Flour business, we y Goods, Notions, Cloth c. We are 'brim full of cted in New York and Bverybody to come and d be convinced that we the proper place to buy -y bottom prices. Why - Machine? We sell good aranteed; good Walnut an $50.00. d Oats, sacked 55 cents. .ins in our immense line. mention them all. iLEY BROS. r82O>EL OW3M!E r Cough and Cold Cure. d it in with 25c. and we will give 5c. size Cough and 25c. Cold Cure e first of November. We make S )t be repeated this year, and is st the merits partly at our expense. eded at any time. Buy at once, to treat a cough or cold as soon ht at regular prices these remedies 0 RUG STORE. S mething Good to Eat .LON )avenport. iled Crabs, Shrimps, Kip ich Sardines,. Lobsters. >ast Mutton and Roast a, Sliced Ham, Potted urkey, Grated and Sliced is, Asparagus, $Celery tand Sour, Junket Tab om 15c. to 35c. per lb., uaker Oats. Grape Nuts, , Butter Beans, Olives, on, Tetley's Tea, Mixed inegar-White Wine and ocolate Candies 40c. per LINA COLLEGE -105 ,w ,Sciences andjTeachers. Expenses Moderate. nber 27th, 1905. ..VER, President. AINS ITURE LD GOODS IE TO innis&Co RRY. S. C.