Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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"....... ) Extra Light Brown Sugar, in barrels, at............. ..... 4. Extra Light Brown Sugar, in 100-lb. bags at .............. 4.; 50-lb Tins Pure Leaf Lard. - -b. at............. .6 Best Green Rio Coffee, in -ss. at...................... . c per lb Good Green Rio Coffee, in bags, at..................... . --- lt-r lb Medium Green Rio Coffee, in bags, at ............. . ... per lb MATCHES-200 in box, 144 boxes in case. per ease ......--"> JUST ARRIVED FOR CHRISTflAS 100 20-lb. boxes California Raisins, at......... .... ... 2 -> per box 50 boxes Florida Oranges. 126, 150. 176 to box. at........ 35 1er box Apples, Prunes, Dates. Currants, Citron. etc., at lowest prices. 25-lb. boxes Mixed Nuts at 11c per lb. English Walnuts, Brazil Nuts, Pecans and Almonds. Spices, Extracts. etc. Cetvr-ied GCCds. 600 dozen 3-ib. cans Hand-Packed ITomatoes .........-........... 95c per doz 200 dozen 3-lb. cans Pride of Jersey Tomatoes . .............. !-. c per doz 400 dozen 2-lb. cans Hand Packed Tomatoes................. ... 7c per doz 200 dozen 2-lb. cans Faner Maine Corn at.............. - 1 25 per doz 30 dozen 2-lb. cans N. Y.~State Sugar Corn at................. 1 00 per doz 50 dozen 2-lb. cans Extra Sifted Peas at.............. ... ..... 1 G0 per doz 25 dozen 2-lb. cans Early June Peas at..... ...... ---.... .... 1 00 per doz 140 dozen 1-lb. cans Fancy Columbia River Salmon at..... ... 2 00 per doz Potted Ham, 4 dozen cans in case, at...................... 41e per doz 100 dozen 1-lb. cans good Pink Salmon at................. -1 1 per doz See or write us before buying elsewhere. All mail orders will have prompt attention. Yours very truly. CROSSWELL i CO., The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to d ceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and Substitutes are but Ex periments that trifle with and endanger the health of Tufants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castaia is a substitute for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops andSoothing Syrups. It is Harmless and Pleasant. It conttins neither Opium, Mlorphine nor other Narcotic subsance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and Ways Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipationt and 37latulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Cildren's Panacea-The M-other's Friend. CENUINE CASTORIALWAYS e Bears the Signature of The Riid You Have Alway Bougt h' Use For Over 30 Years. Tsit OENTAUN COMPANY. 7? MURRAY STRCCT. NEW YORK CITY. 'T1E CALOINA GROCERY COMPANY, TIOXAS WILSON, President. COMYISSION MERCHANTS. 159 East Ba3 - - Charleston, S. C. ea We Wl is ild~ t Emv Yet mVite U for bics * Wmn. E. Holmes & Co., --DEA~LR IN --- Paints, Oils, Glas Varnish and Brushes, Lanterns. Tar Papr and Building Paper. Headquarters for thijelebrated Palmetto Brand of Cylinder, Planing Engine Oils and Greases fl _._l3 --f ; W HE N TOU COME MANUFACTURF.ES 01WEL ___ ___.SHAVING SALOON I Which is titted up with :m .ye to the comfort of his - ~cus-tomer. . . . I ~ HA1R-CUTTIM IN ALL STYLES. SHAVING AND SH AMPOOING Done with neatness an Doors, Sah Bhrno, dispatch. .. .... Moulding and Buling A cordainvitation - Material, isextended... CHARLESTON, S..- J. L. WELLS. Sash Weights and Cords ad 1 Builders' Hardware. Pues)teiai Co ie8. Window and Fancy Glass a pcg ,.... Clinton, S. C. U- R ,~ FRNK GIGE. ISecond Term begins Jan. 29, 1900. DR1 .FAN)EGR Students received at any time. MA DENTISTTRICULATION, TUITION. BOARD and ROOM RENT from Jan. 2 to MAINNING. S. C June 3, 1900, for only .62.00. Same ~~ from Jan. 29 to Junue 5, S52.00. JOSEPH F. RtHAME. IClassical, Scientiic- and Commner cial Courses. A 21 TUiR XEY A T L AW, For catalogue or ot her information MANNING, S. C. address W. T. MATTHEWS, ____ _________ --_- Or A. E. SPENCER. vi.C. DAVIS. ,am . .a mv A TT(JRNEY AT LAW. rILSON & DURANT, MANNING. S. C. V Of~ce lately occupied by the late B. Aliorneys and Counselors TLaw, nre ..1:y.ar, PEnq I TANNTINGS C.( UPRISING AT MANILA NIPPED IN THE BVI Bombs and Firearms Found by the Americans. OUTBREAK WAS PLANNEI Rumor Widely Circulated That Agui naldo Would Personaly Ljead the Natives-P'iot Unearthed and United I State-; Troop.; Ready. M.NIL., JaU. j. - Four explosivc bombs, a few firearms and 300 round! of ammunition were discovered in o housc in the center o Manila thir morning, while the police were seeking Recarte, the insurgent leader, who wa! said to have come to Manila in the hop( of effecting an outbreak yesterday b3 taking advantage of the mobilization 0; the American troops at General Law ton's funeral. Today it developed that the plot in cluded the throwing of bombs among the foreign consuls attending the cero mony in order to bring about interna. tional complications. These, it scms. were to be thrown from the Escolta' highest building, but the avoidance 01 the Escolta by the funeral procession spoiled the p lan. The populace, it is thought, bad beer prepared for the attempt by a rumoi circulated widely among the natives yesterday that Aguinaldo was in Ma nila and would personally lead the out break. The American authorities har ing been advised of what was brewing, prepared for all contingencies. Captain Morrison, who commands the troops in the most turbulent district o the city, says he does not believe an actual uprising will ever occur, as the natives lack the resolution to take the first steps in a movement that would entail fighting at close quarters with the American troops. RAW MATERIAL IS SCARCE. Furnaces May He Cornp-Iled to Bank Their Fires. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Jan. .-There is scarcity of raw material used in the manufacture of pig iron in this district, and as a consequence there have been fears felt that it would be necessary for some furnaces to bank their fires until the supply has been increased some. It seems that ccke, coal and limestone i, very short. The miners and quarrymen lost time on account of the Christmas holiday and with a usual short supply the few days' lay off was felt. As to limestone, it is stated that some furnaces in this dictrict have just been getting a day ahead in their supply. The coal supply is so short that the Birmingham rolling mills were forced to remain idle during this week. It is believed that enough of the product will be produced now to allow the plant to resume oueration tomorrow. There is also a big scarcity of coke. Efforts are being made to increase the supply of coal, coke and limestone and it is expected that before the end of another quarter the supply will be abundant and sufficient for all the fur. naces now contemplating going into blast. More coke ovens are being built and just as soon as they are complered they are being put into service. The lime atone quarries are being enlarged, while the miners have gone to work again in the coal mines with a determination to get out large quantities of the product. CHOKE MOTHER TO DEATH? Sav-r'.-h Printer Arrested on ai Very Grave Charge. SAVANNAH, Jan. 1.-Mike E. Burke, white, aged 40 years, a printer, was ar rested last night on the charge of hav ing choked to death his mother, Daia Burke, 0Ei years. The man is supposed to have been drunk. In a tipsy condi tion he reported to relatives that his mother was dead. A physician was called. "This is a case for the coroner," he said. There were scratches on the face and blue tnarks of fingers on the throat. Upon the coroner's order Burke was ar rested. The man and his mother lived in squalor in two bare rooms. Young 31an Frozzen to Death. STruLMAN, Ga., Jan. 1.-A young man, who gave his name as Will Mor gan and his home as Warren county, was found frozen to death in a house used as a justice courtroom here last night. Morgan came here several days go and went to work at a lumber mill. He was hurt by a pile of lumber falling on him yesterday morning and quit work for the day. Later he was found unconscious from the intense cold which previled, and shortly afterwards died. Collision Near Spartanburg. SFARTANBURO, S. C., Jan. 1. - A freight train ran into a construction train near Duncan station, 10 miles from here. Saturday. Phillip Matchett of the Phenix Bridge company was in. stantly killed. Matchett was from Pennsylvania. Henry Foster, a negro of Clifton, S. 0., was fatally injured. The freight train was badly wrecked and several cars were thrown down an embankment. The engineer and fire. man escaped with slight bruises. Georgia Cities Have snow. AUGLsTA, Ga , Jan. 1.-The old year was laid to rest in Augusta in a wind ing sheet of snow, and 1900 finds the city clad in white. Snow started fall ing about I p. m. yesterday in fine par ticles and has continued with occasional intermissions all the evening, at times failing in large flakes and at other times mixed with fine sleet. It now covers everything about 1 inch deep. Colum bus, Macon, Charleston and other cities also report snow. Young Atlantiani Disappears. ATLANTA, Jan. 1.-Kelly HI. Brins field, bookkeeper for the Manhattan Life Insurance company, has mysteri ously disappeared from the city and is said to be several hundred dollars short in his accounts. The United States cruiser Mon tg.'m ery has been on a secret mission to ~i beria, Africa, performed, it is b&i -i. with a view to displaying the A:ni .a flag in Liberian waters and ioe .::a site for an American coaling statiun un the Liberian coast. Navigation on the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Pittsburg Is closed by ice. The common council of Boston, af ter a spirited debate, adopted resolutions of sympathy for the Beers. Two hundred and fifty thousand tons of Florida phosphates have been ship ped through the port of Fernandina during The civil service commission, in its annual report, says the civil service law is being more generally conformed to than ever before. Rudyard Kipling, his wife and two children are confined to their rooms in London suffering from influenza, but there is no anxiety felt as to their con dition. The secretary of war has modified the reauirements as to physical proportions of candidates for enlistment in the army, allowing a variation not exceed ing 10 pounds in weight or 2 inches in chest measurement below the standard ien in the table. DERS MUST BE S T AM-ED. An Internal Revenue )ectsion us to Conpanmy Stores. CIIARiLESToN, Dec. 29.-United States Circuit Judge Simonton has handed down a decision in the case of the Granby Mercantile company of Coluin bia against Collector of Internal Rev anue Webster, which involves a very interesting question of law, and Will add considerably to the war taxes, if all mills have the same system of paying hands as some of those in this state. Briefly stated, the mercantile com pany sold goods to Granby mill opera tives and the accounts, when oresented to the treasurer of the. mill, Ivere paid out of moneys due the operatives. In order to protect itself, the mercantie company took vouchers for each ac count,. -nd. under the stamp law, Col lector Webster held that a revenue stamp had to be attached to each and every order. The commissioner of internal revenu> sustained the collector. and the inercan tile company paid 2 cents on 15,647 or ders. Subsequently suit was brought for the return of the amount, but it has been refused by the court, an:- tho ccm plaint was dismissed today. CUT OFF WIFE'S FINGERS. Then Poured Hot Water oi Her a;nd Tried tt Kill Children. RoME, Ga., Dec. 29. - A terrrible double tragedy was narrowly averted about 8 miles from Rome, when W. E. Simpson, while crazed from drink, beat his wife into insensibility. He then cut three of her fingers off with a butcherknife and poured boiling water on her. His two children ran to their moth er's rescue and begged their father not to kill her. He then started to use the bloody knife on them, when their screams attracted several neighbors, who rushed into the house and before they could subdue the insane man they had to strike him several blows over the head. Simpson belongs to a prominent fam ily in this county, and is a good citizen, but when drinking is a very dangerous man. The affair has been kept very quiet to keep it out of court, and up to a late hour no arrest had been made. Mrs. Simoson is in a critical condi tion, but may recover. JOHNSTON IN NEW YORK. Governor Discusses His Candidacy For the Senatc. Nzw YORK, Dec. f 9.-Jose ph F. John ston, governor of Alabama, and a can didate to succeed John T. Morgan in the United States senate, is now in this city. The governor, discussing his can didacy, said last night: "I am standing squarely on the Chi cago platform. The Democrats of my state balieve in free silver and Bryan. Before my campaign opened Senator Morgan tried to create new isues and to evade supporting free silver and Bryan. His stand cost him many votes and when he took the stump down there he soon found out how the people stood. "Our people are opposed to imperial. ism and trusts, but in the next cam paign the issues of 1596 will be the main issues. I am confident that I shall be elected." AFTER INSURANCE PEOPLE. Thirty Companies May Be Driven Out of M!ssissipp!. JACKsos, Miss., Dec. 29.-Thirty-one of the largest fire insurance companies of the country may be forced to suspend business in Mississippi on the charge of violating the antitrust law. Attorney General Wiley N. Nash has filed a bill of information with the clerk of Hinds county circuit court declaring that all companies belonging to or ob serving the rules and rates of the South eastern Tariff association have violated the antitrust law and asks for quo war ranto proceedings to force them to sus end business. The bill has created dire consterna tion in insurance circles and local agents are wiring tlgir managers asking them to come at once to the scene for confer ence. _________ Sheriff Killed by a Negro. TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 29.-T. B. Simp kins, sheriff of Jefferson county, and a prominent middle Florida politician, was shot and killed by a negro des perado named Will German. German was giv en life imprisonment in the Georgia penitentiary from Brooks county, Ga., three years ago, but es caped and has been hanging around middle Florida i cently. Sheriff Simp kins located him and went after him. After Gorman killed Simpkins, Simp kins' deputy shot and killed Gorman. Accused of Safe Blowing. AUGUTSTA, Ga., Dec. 29.--Three white men, giving their names as Frank Win ters, Frank Short and James Furgeson, were arrested here last night on suspi cion of being the parties who robbed the postoffices at East Point and Oak land City, Ga., recently, and commit Fting other robberies in South Carolina. The men answer the descriptions furn ished by a watchman at Vaucluse, S. C., who detected the robbers in the act of breaking into a store at that place Monday night. South Carolina's Railroads. CoLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 29.-In its an nual report to the legislature the rail road commission will show that lines onstructed in the state during the year Iadd $Z3,000,000 to taxable property; that gross earnings have been $8,916,383; to tal operating and general expenses, $5, 41 ,000,; taxes, $38,716; increase of earn ings over last year, $827,053; increase of net income per mile over last year, $215. 77. The railroads are bearing a large part of the state taxes. Slains at a Country Dance. ATHENs, Ala.. Dec. 29.-Lester Car ter, a prosperous young planter, resid siding near this place, was shot to death at a country dance near Center Hill last night. He was somewhat intoxi cated at the time and got into a diili culty with several young men. The shooting followed, but who fired the fatal shot has not yet, been learned. Bryan denies a report that he will sidetrack silver. Thre.e hundred Filipinos attacked the American gairrison at Subig and were reulsed. The city of Jacksonville's friends have determined to rene w their effor t to have Ithe state capitol removed from Talla hassee. Business men of Cincinnati arc mov Iing earnestly to secure the location of the Democratic national convention in that city. Lons. Jesse Stallings and John W. Tomlinson, gubernatorial candidates, will meet in joint debate throughout Alabama. George W. Vanderbilt had a Christ mias tree at Biltmore, N. C., for the em ployes of his estate and every one, great and small, was remembered. Pans are being formulatcd to organ ize a terminal company composed of in dependent capitalists for the purpose of building a new union passenger stat~.on in Atlanta. A bloody civil war has been raging among the natives of Kiriwani, New Guinea. North Carolina has this year char tered 31 cotton nills, and of these about IRISHMEN DENOUNBE WAR ON HE BOERS A Big Massmeeting Held In New York City. SULZER AND M-ASON SPOKE Rtsolutions Were Adop1ed Coaden.i Ing Englanad'V Attack oi the South African It.public. and Expressing Symtpathy With Burgh:-ru. Nmv YonK, Jan. 1.-The United Irish societies of New York and vicinity filled the Academy of Music last night at a nassmneeting called to exoress sympa thy with the Boers and opposition to England in consequence of the South African war. Senator Mason of Illi nois, Congressman Suizer, Congressman Cummings of New York and others ad dressed the meeting. Justice Fitzger ald of the supreme court presided. The entire house was filled. The proscenium boxes and balconies were all decorated with a profusion of Amer. ican flags. the green Irish embgus and occasionally the flags of thbe tvWo South African republics. Justice Fitzgerald. after calling the meeting to order, said: "The great heart of the American people goes out to the people of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State. They are fighting for the saue princi ples; they are against the same sover eign and redcoated soldiers that fought us a century ago and would fight us to morrow if they dared and thought it would benefit them." Congressman Sulzer spoke next. He said: "I am not ashamed to have it known that my sympathies are with the heroic Boers in their resolute endeavor and determined effort to maintain their homes and their independence against the piracy and tyranny of the British crown. I want to see them win in this contest because they are right and de serve to win. Their cause is a just one. No one can honestly disputo that. They are defending their homes and repelling a remorseless invader. England's at tempt to steal their country is an out rage, an act of criminal aggression and should be condemned by the Christian powers of the world. In my judgment nine-tenths of the American people are against England in this matter and in sympathy with the South Afaican pa triots." Senator Mason, who followed Mr. Sulzer, received a hearty welcome. Said he: "We want to look at this thing fairly tonight and not let our passions get the better of us. If England is really in the right; if she is really seeking the promotion of civilization over the world; if she really wants to bring enlighten ment and education to the children of all lands, then we should be with her in the war. But if she is selfishly seeking the acquirement of rich territory; if she is seeking to force her flag of empire over a free, liberty loving people, then we must speak out without fear or favor." Senator Mason reviewed the history of the Dutch people in South Africa and her relations with England. In the course of this he referred to "liliputian statesmen, who are trying to fill the place of the great Gladstone, and who are now seeking to belittle his memory by insinuating that fear made him di rect the retirement of the British from the Trausvaal at Majuba hill" "I think that we as onlookers have a right to say, " said Senator Mason, "that if in that maatter Gladstone had a grain of discretion, the events of tbe last uis weeks in South Africa have shown that it was in accordance with sound states manshi t '-They- tell us that our sympathy with the Boers may interfere with politics in England. If there are any politics in England that interferes with our duty they had better gct out of the way. The same ro-e will apply to this country also." Other speeches along the same line were made by prominent men present and resolutions condemning England's policy and expressing sympathy for the Boers passed with a cheer. A SENSATION__IN HAVANA Deputy Collector Suspended ona Ac count of Recenat Frauds. HAvANA, Jan. 1.--A sensation was caused in customhouse circles, and ii soon spread over the entire city, by the suspension from duty of Senor Artura Arostegui, deputy colleetor, on account of the recent frauds by appraisers, through which, judging from the In crease of receipts during the last few days without any apparent increase in the amount of shipping, the govern ment must have been robbed daily for some time of from $10,000 to $20,000. It is not believed, however, in official circles that Senor Arostegui has been guilty of any irregularities, although sufficient evidence has been laid before Collector Bliss to warrant his suspen. sion, pending investigation. The more the government representa tives look into the frauds, the worse they appear to be. Apparently a large majority of the Havana merchants have been mixod up in a wholesale conspiracy. Comiposer 3Iloecke-r De'td. VIENNA, Jan. 1.-Milloe cker, the com poser, who has been suffering from a paralytic stroke, is dead. Carl Mil lecker was best known to the Ameri can public by his popular opera, "The Beggar Student." Another work which was given great prominence several years ago, but of late has not been heard, is "Gasparone." In this work Milcecker was accused of pilfering, as have, in fact, all other latter day com posers, but the opera proved catchy and took well with the public. Grooma-to-IHe Crushed by Cars. CArrAsooGA, Jan. 1.--Joe Caffrey, a well known car repairer of this city, was run over and killed at Dayton to day. He was under a freight car nmak ing some repairs when a switch engine shoved seine empty cars against the cas under which he was working, manglii g him shockingly. He was to have beet: married next Thursday to a well known 'oung lady of this city. Two negroes, Jim Martin and Frank West, were lynched on a bridge near Bolton, Miss., for the murder of an aged and highly respected citizen, named Milton S. Haire, and an at tempted criminal assault on his niece, Miss Curran. Roland Reed, the actor, Is oritically ill at New York. Fire destroyed $100,000 worth of property at Van Buren, Ark. Bushrod Underwood, who achieved fame as a scout in the army of northern Virginia, is dead in Washington city, aged 56 years. A severe earthquake shock in south ern California caused great excitement among the people, and did considerable damage to property, but no lives were James Patton and Harlan Cisco of White Oak, Ky., got into a difficulty and Patton shot and killed Cisco while Cisco was cutting Patton to pieces with a knife. Mrs. Louise L. Mann, secretary of the woman's national auxiliary to the Blue and Gray Legion, has received a letter from President McKinley saying that Mrs. Potter Palmer will be appointed director of the American woman's de .rtmnt at the Paris exposition. MORGAN'S FRIENDS MEET. Stato Carnp - a , mmicteo to Make Aansv-Fighr. BIRMINGHxAM, Ala, Dec. 30.-A con ference of leading supporters of Sanator John T. Morgan from all over Alabama was held at the Morris hotel in this city. The meeting was presiled over by W. P. Pinckard of Birmingham, with H. L. Dili as secretary. It was determinedI to organize and conduct an aggressive campaign in the interest of the senator's re-election. To this end a state campaign committee was created, with Cantain Frank S. White of Birmingham as chairman, R. E. L. Neill of Selma secretary and W. P. Pinckard of Birmingham treasurer. The committee proper consists of five members from the state at large and two frAm each congressional district. Birmingham is to be the headquar ters of the committee. Senator Morgan himself was not pres ent at the conference, explaining in a letter that because of pressing duties at Washington he was unable to attend, but he stated that in a few days he would come to Alabama and confer with his friends and place himself at their disposal to do as they directed. It is understood that when the sena tor returns to the state arrangements will be made for him to renew his can lass, and that more joint debates with Governor Johnston, his leading oppo nent for the senatorship, will result. SAVANNAH HAS A BI FIRE. Loss Is One Hutdred and Fifty Thou sand Dollars. SAVANNAH, Dec. 30.-Savannah had a $150,000 fire iast night. It started in the basement of Lindsay & Morgan's furniture store at Broughton and Bar nard streets about 10 o'ckck. The fire denartmen t soon had a stream upon it, but the fatal elevator shaft knocked out all calculations and within 5 or 10 minutes after the arrival of the department the flames had reached the fourth story and the volume of smoke prevented effective fire fighting. The Lindsay & Morgan building was soon in flames and the firemen had tc turn their attention to saving other structures across Broughton street, the wind blowing toward the northeast. At 11 o'clock Daniel Hogan's store, across Barnard streer, was ablaze. The fire in this building and that next to it, was confined to the two upper stories, but they were both flooded with water. Other stores on the opposite corners were slightly damaged and floods of wa ter were poured in upon them to pre vent a spread of the conflagration. No one was injured, though there were several narrow escapes from fall ing walls. SOUTH CAROLINA LEADS. Has More 3.ites of New Road Than Any Other :State. CoLu-nIA, S. C., Dec. 30.-In 185 there were 203.b1 miles of railroad built in South Carolina, and that has been the record for any 12 months since that time, the nearest approach to equaling it being in 1S92, when 181.57 miles were built. In the last six months, however, 197 miles of road have been constructed, with the prospect of 100 and perhaps 150 miles more being built before the mid dle of next summer-far surpassing any previous 12 months' record. The Seaboard Air Line leads with 91 miles, the Atlantic Coast Line comes I next with 34 miles and the Southern is a close third with 31.2. The remainder of the mileage is divided among three roads. In the last six months more miles of railroad have been built in South Caro lina than were built in any state of the Union during the previous 12 months. BLACKBURNA SURE WINNER. He Will Be. Elected Seantor by the Kentucky L:-gIslature. FR.NKFo'RT, Ky., Dec. 30.-Although two days must elapse before the as sembling of the legislature, the state capital is already filled up with legis lative and political leaders approx imating the crowd usually here on the opening day. Though some of the anti-Goebel lead ers are fighting hard to bring their forces against Blackburn as well as against Goebel, the anti-Blackburn movement does not appear to be strong and unless it can gather strength by means of the tangle over the state con tests Blackburn will win for United States senator with something like the ease his managers have been claiming for him. _______ Bishop Coadjutor Resigns. MoNTGoMERlY, Ala., Dec. 30. - In formation has reached here that Right Rev. H. M. Jackson, D. D., bishop co adjutor of the diocese of Alabama (Epis copal), had forwarded his resignation to the presiding bishop of the house of bishops, being Bishop Clark of Rhode Island. BIshop Doane of Albany, how ever, is the acting presiding bishop in conseqluence of the feeble health of the bishop of Rhode Island. Bishop Deane will no doubt lay the matter before the house of bishops at an early date. Escaped Murderer Shot. BRossoN, Fla., Dec. 30.-W. B. Wil liams, the condemned murderer who escaped from jail last June, was killed near his home in this vicinity yesterday. Williams resisted desperately. He shot Deputy Sheriff Walker in the jide, and John Dean, another deputy, was shot in the hand. Dean finally shot Wil lams in the abdomen, inflicting a mor tal wound.________ The Fannie Brownx Lost. CHARLESTON, Dec. 30.-The schooner Margaret B. Roper reached port today from New York with the captain and crew of the Fannie Brown, sunk north of Hatteras on Dec. 26. The Roper and the Brown collided owing to a mistake In signals. The Brown left Charleston Dec. 24 with phosphate rock for Bal timore. She carried a crew of eight. Wood men Meet at Chatttanooga. CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 80.-The south ern jurisdiction eonvention, Woodmen of the World, will be held in this city Jan. 5, 6 and 7 to organize the work for next year. W. B. Browning of Omaha, general organizer, will preside. One hundred delegates are expected. A big sugar mill and refinery is to be established at Tamp~a. Savannah's largest schoolhouse has been destroyed by an incendiary fire. M. A. Connolly, who was at one time private secretary of Captain Oberlin M. Carter, has been placed under arrest at Havana by order of Secretary Root. The Rossville woolen mills, in Walker county.,Ga.,bas jus t doubled its capacity, and received $10,000 worth of new machinery, which will be installed at once. A convict named Wright, who be longed to a notorious band of safe blow ers and nostoflico robbers that were bagged in'the southern states about two years ago, has escaped from the peni tentiary at Raleigh. The trial at Dallas of Dr. S. M. Jen kins, charged with murder and abor tion, came to a sudden and tragic end when Hugh Wheat, a brother of Mary Wheat, one of the doctor's alleged vic tims, shot and seriously wounded the defendant in the courtroom. At a special election in tne seventh Kentucky district to elect a successor to Congressman Settle, June WV. Gayle, (Dem.) was elected over ex-Congress man W. C. Owens, who ran as the fu Ision candidate of the anti-Goebel Demo rats and Renublicans. CRAIG DECLINES TO RESIGN. Tennessee Treasurcr Would Learn His Successor's Name. CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 28.-State Treas urer Craig's resignation has not been tendered to Governor McMillin. It ap pears from the statement of Governor McMillin's friends that Mr. Craig wants to be apprised by the governor of who is to be his successor before he ten. ders his resignation, and this Governor McMillin has declined to do. Mr. Craig has accepted a responsible position with the Virginia Iron and Coal company and his resignation has been expected for some time. Friends of Governor McMillin deny most em phatically that Mr. Craig has been given any intimation as to who his suc cessor is to be, although Mr. Craig au thorizes the statement that he will not resign because ex-Comptroller James A. Harris is to be named as his suo cessor. Mr. Craig has said he would resign at once provided the governor would make a certain appointment, but McMillin in sists that he is governor and that no one shall dictate his action. It is oonceded that the situation is due to factional party differences and for this reason is intensely interesting to Democrats all over the state. EMBALMING BOARD NAMED. Governor Candler Appoints Five Prominent Undertakers. ATLANTA, Dec. 29.-Governor Candler has appointed the members of the state board of embalmers provided for by act of the legislature, passed at the session just closed. The duty of the embalm ing board will be to examine applicants for the work of embalming, to provide for the better protection of life and health and to prevent the spread of con tagious diseases. The board consists of five members, who will meet once a year for the pur pose of examining persons applying for the profession, just as the state medical board meets to examine applicants for the profession of medicine before a state license is granted. The term of the first member of the board, G. H. Brandon, is for one year; that of C. L. Torbett is for two years; L H. Burghard, three years; H. M. Pat terson, four years, and W. E. Platt, five years. In this way the term of one member expires each year, and his place will be filled by appointment by the governor. ROADS WILL CONSOLIDATE. F. C. & P. Stockholders Take import ant Action at Jacksonville. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 28. - A meeting of the stockholders of the Flor ida Central and Peninsular railroad company was held here. Resolutions were passed authorizing the consolids tion of that company with the South bound railway, the consolidated com pany to be known as the Florida Cen tral and Peninsular Consolidated Rail way company. It is supposed that this is the primary step to the consolidation with the Sea board Air Line, the local consolidation being opposed by the Dutch syndicate of minority stockholders, representing 22,000 shares. Thomas F. Ryan of New York served notice on the stockholders that suits were pending in the federal court of North Carolina and Virginia to prevent the consolidations of roads in which Ryan is interested with the Seaboard Air Line. Street Duel at Deposit, Ala. DEPoSiT, Ala., Dec. 28.-In a street duel here two men were killed and a third probably fatally wounded. James Harden's throat was cut from ear to ear by his nephew, Jesse Harden. The former is dead. John 0. Harden, a brother of the dead man, was seriously cut by Jesse Harden, and as the fight was drawing to a close Mac Russell dis charged a load of buckshot into the ab domen of Jesse Harden, causing death. All the parties are well known and prominent in politics. The cause of the fight is not known. Poultry Show at Birmingham. BIRMINGH AM, Ala., Dec. 28.-The fifth annual exhibition of the Alabama Poul try, Pigeon and Pet Stock association is being held in a large tent at Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue. The display is probably the best of the kind ever made in the state, containing a very large variety of fowls and pet stock The exhibition will continue during the week. H. J. McCafferty is president of the association, J. D. Flummers secre tary and W. G. Estes treasurer. The show drew a large attendance today. Double Tragedy at Cle-mson. CLEMSON, S. C., Dec. 28.-Bird Tay lor and John Hunt, two white men, be came engaged in a quarrel over an old matter. Af ter an exchange of a very few words, Taylor began to cut Hunt. Hunt drew a pistol and fired three shots, only one taking effect, it striking Tay lor in the neck. Hunt received seven g ashes. Both men are in a critical con dition and there is little hope enter tained for the recovery of either. Report on the State Debt. RALEIGH, Dec. 28.-The annual re port on the state debt shows the debt to be $6,501,770, with an interest charge of $305, 176. The state's investments are mainly stock in the North Carolina and Atlantic, and North Carolina railways, which have a market value of $5,266, 000. and the state's income from them is $225,815. Most of the bonds are 4 per cents. _________ Th'lree Killed In a Riot. COrcMBIa, S. C., Dec. 28.-News has reached here of a race riot at Ridgeland, Beaufort county, in which two negroes and a white man were killed and sev eral others wounded. Ridgeland is a small village near the coast thickly pop ulated by negroes. Particulars are un obtainable.________ lacks Threatened a Town. FonTr WHITE, Fla., Dec. 2.-Tom White, a negro, while resisting arrest, was killed by the town marshal of this place. The negroes became e::cited and gathered near the town, threatening to burn it and kill the marshal. No trouble occurred, however. tjermnany, tecause or American oppo sition, has abondoned all idea of acquir ing the Danish West Indies. Cantain Charles L. Potter, corps of engi~eers, U. S. A., has been detailed in addition to his other duties as en gineer of the Sixteenth lighthouse dis trict at Memphis. A German farmer named Stucke and the Rev. Mr. Hartes, director of tb' Hanoverian missions in Natal, have been arrested and imprisoned at Est court on a charge of aiding the Boers. Samuel Mills, collector for a Chatta nooga installmeht house, tried to seize some furniture in the possession of a negress and in a struggle that ensued he shot the woman, her son and daughter, all seriously. The city fathers of Columbus, Ga., have passed an ordinance requiring sa loons there to close at 10 p. m. James Gresham of Brooklyn has found capital to demonstrate the coinmercial value of his corkscrew boa for which is anticipated a speed of 60miles per hour. The bureau of internal revenue has decided that insurance companies doing a call loan business are liable to the bankers' tax imposed by the war rev ATLANTIC COAST LE CHARLESTON, S. C., Nov. 19, On and atter this date the f. .r' passen.er scheduil will be in effect. NORTUEASTER-N RIt..lis. South Bound. Lv Florence, 3.2.5 A 7.55 P. Lv Kingstree, 8.57 Ar Lancs, 4 38 u. 5 Lv Lines, 4 :j .5 7 ).1 Ar Charleston, 6.03 10.50 '. 5 North-Bound. *78. *32. -- Lv Chark:E., 6.33 A. 5.17 P. - .A. Ar Lanes. 8.18 6.45 Lv Laucs, 8 18 6.45 Lv ig7isire. 834 Ar Florence, 9 28 7.55 *Daily.. t Daily exet-pt u11nda... No. 52 runs tbrugilh to Co'm Cer:trtii R. Z. of S. C. Irains Nos. 78 and 32 run via and Favettevilie - Short Line-and Close cnueftion for all p;its North Trains ou C. & D. R. R. leave F -me t ly except Sunday 9.55 a m, a; riv< . lirgton 10.28 a in, Cheraw, 11.40 Wadesboro 12.35 p m. Leave F. iaily except Sunday, 8.00 p m, arriv. ist ingrton, 8 25 p m, LHartsv:lle 9.20 8,-Pr -tsvlie 9.21 p m, Gibson 9.4.1 P L. reave Florence Sundav oiy 9.55 a rive Darlington 10.27, Hart ville 11. Leave (ibson daily exe..It Sn'Ia. .Z3 a im, Benuettsville 6.59 a i, arrive D n tor 7.50 a m. Leave Hartsville dai. cept bunlav 7.00 a in, arrive Darl. n 7.45 a tu, lt-ave Darlington 8.55 a m, .rr:v Florcitee 9.20 a i. Leave Wadesbor, except Sunday 4 25 p w, Cheraw 5.1. Darlingt'n 6.29 p mi, arrive Florene 7 p m. Leave Hartsville SandaV only 8.1 -. Darlington 0.00 a in, arrive* F!orenc ,.2: a M. J. It. KENL IY, JNO. F. DIVINE Gen'l Manaj.er. Gen'l Sr. T. M. EMERSON, 'refic Manager. 1. M. EMERSON, Gen's Pitss. Age W. C. & A. South-Bouni. 55. 4. . Lv Wilmington,*3.45 P. Lv 3tarion, 634 Ar Florence, 7.15 Lv Florence, *7.45 *2.34 A. Ar Sumter, 8.57 3.56 Lv Samter, 8.57 *9 40 A. Ar Columbia, 10 20 11.0 No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R. R., leaving Charleston 7 r, Lanes 8.34 a i, Maning 9.09 a mi. Nortb-Bonnd. 54. 53. Lv Columi Wa, '6 40 A. *4.15 P. Ar Sumter, 8.05 5.35 Lv Smiter, 8.05 *6%1 P. Ar Fiorerce, 9 20 7. Lv Florence, 9.50 Lv iarion, 10.30 ArWilmington, 1.15 *Daily. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, . . via 'ential R. It., arriving 3ianning {.% p i, .anes, 6.43 p m, Charleston 8.30. ramins on Conway Brauch leave df..& bourn 5.35 p i, arrive Conway 7.40 .eturrning leave Conway 830 am, Eri.ve 'hadbourn 11.20 a in, leave Chadboern 11.51' a in,arrive at Hub 12.25 pm,retu..-ng leave flub 3.00 p i, arrive at Chad'c di 3.35 p m. Daily except Saun day. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager. '. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'i Pass. Agent. CENTRAL It. t. OF 80. CAROLIN. No. 52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. M. Lv Lanes, 8.34 Lv Gree!eyville, 8.46 Lv Forestoc, 8.55 Lv Wilson's Mill, 9.01 Lv Manning, 9.09 " Lv Alcolu, . 9.16 . Lv Brogdon, 9.25 " Lv W. & S. Junct., 9.)38 Lv Sumter, 94 Ar Columbia, 11.00 " No. 53 Lv Columbia, 4.00 P. M. Lv Sunmter., 5.13 "4 Lv W. &S.Junct. 5.15 Lv Brogdon, 5.27 - Lv A4lcolu, 5.35 " Lv Manning, 5.41 Lv Wilson's Mill, 5.50 Lv Fore ston, 5.57 " Lv Greeleyvilie, 6.05 Ar Lanes, 6.17 - - Ar Charleston, 8 00 - M.ANCHESTE~R & AUGUSTA B 1R. No. 3.5. Lv Sumater, 4.24 4. M. Ar Creston, 5.19 " Ar Orangeburg, 5.41" Ar Denmark, 6.12 " No. 32 Lv Den mark, 4.17 P. MI. Lv Orangeburg, 4.48" Lv Creston, 5.15 " Ar Sumter, 6.:03 "4 Trains 32 and 35 carry through Palles c palace buffet sleeping cars between .Nw York and Macon via Augusta.. W iison and summerton R.?3. Tutz Taarz No. 1, In effect Monday, June 13th, 1898. Between Sumter and Wilson's Mills. sotbon Ntborosd No. 73 .)Daily except Snuday No. 72 P M Stations. P' 2 00 Le.......8nmer....r 1t2 d 2 03 .... W &8Junction.... It -. 220.........Tindad.........1: *3 2 38........ Packsville....... 12 25 O..........iver......... 12 3 3 .....Millard .... i 3 50 .....8cmerton .... 10 4 20..........Davis...... ' 4 45.........Jordan .... 95 5 15 Ar.Wilson's Mills.Le 9 0 Between Millard and St. Paul. Southbound. Northboun a No. 73. No. 75. No. 72. No. 7v. P M A M Stations A M P M 3 05 10 15 Le Millard Ar 10 45 3 :35 3 15 1025 Ar St. Paul Lel1035 322 P'M AM AM PM THOS. WILSON, President. To Consumers of L.ager Bers: The Germania Brewing Company,-: Charleston, S. C., have made arrangemens~ with the South Carolina State authori. by which they are enabled to fill ore c from constrnmers for shipme.nts of beer - any quantity at the following prices : Pints, patent stopper. 60e. per dozen. Four dozen pints in crate, S2.80 perec Eighth-keg, $1.25. Quarter-keg. $2.25. Half-barrel, $4.50. Exports, pints, ten dozen in barrel, $ It will be necessary for conis:uers parties ordering,to state that the beer is private consumption. We offer spe .2 rates for these shipments. This bee guaranteed pure, made of the choicest t and malt. and is recommendti by medical fraternity. Send to us for a SE EMA NIA Brewing Company. Charleston4 S. C. Notice of Discharge. I wil: apply to the Probate Judge Clarendon county on the 20th day of . unry. 1900. for letters dismissoiy as adr istrator of the estate of E. J. Broughr deceastel P. H. BROUGHTON, Admlinistratf OP ~g''CURED with veget~ R.<-me'. Have et ma.y tho' sae . cx ays .a at twoo.-h:o a5 sn eW4 ret.i ed. Testimonials ar.d TEE~ DAYS treatment e De N. I. GREEN'S SONS- Box K. Atlanta.