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Put Your Wants • IN.. THE D'lLV TIES. TtlE FlORENGE DflILV TTmES. RIVET yOOB Eyes ...ON..- OUR ADS. VOL. III. FLORENCE. 8 C. TUESDAY EENINQ. FEBRUARY 9, 1897 No. 149 LOCALS Hi BRIEF. FIFTH WEEK BEGUN. Short Paragraphs of Home Hap- Monday February 8th, is a Day peuings. . Par*oual anti Oeuernl Mrntlou «f 'loiu. folks and Othors VVlioiu we Mil K now. No special notice cr communi cation of any kind of more than one-half column in length will be received later than 12 o’clock of « \ the day on which publication of such is desired. To Advertisers iu the I>aily Times. On and after Tuesday, Jan. 19, new advertisements and changes of advertisements must be sent in not later than 11 o’clock of the day on which it is desired that they ap pear. Otherwise, they will not appear until the next day. Mr. John M. Timmons, ot Effing ham, called to see us to-day. Messis. J. J. McKenzie and Hen ry Buck, of Marion, were in the city last night. Mrs. 0; A. Durham, of Marion, is visiting the family of Dr. B. 0. Gregg on Coit street. Foreman of police, W. B. Row ell and his son Herbert, are both quite sick with LaGrippe. Roadn.aster C. II. Newman, for merly of this city but who is now stationed at Sumter, was in the c ty yesterday on business. There will be special sales at the tobacco warehouses on Thursday February 18th. Buyers from the neighboring markets will be pres ent. Full of Work. t on dispensary bill. The bill relating to borrowing bank directors was ordered to a third reading after amendment. Id the Senate. The Rainsford anti trust bill came up for a second reading and passed after several amendments, HCANE BEAlES. when he managed to seize a life ine and save his ow n life. V\ hen 1 the sea was shipped astern the rrible Experience of Admiral Bunce's Fleet. A FREE BICYCLE. sounding apparatus was knocked Cut the Coupons Out And Cist OmMd I’owall Karapet from Jail iiulr , is overpowered this mdruingDy two convicts • one of whom escaped. Mr. Dennis went into the jail to give the convicts water. Opening the cell in which Gaston Powell and Dave Williams were confined, both jumped on him and grappled with him until a fair,chance of es cape j resented itself. They jimped the fence Mr. Dennis fol lowing and firing in t the meantime with his pistol. Mr. Lawrence Tedder a id a negro. Ephriam Black who happened to be near, ran down and captured Gaston Powell. He was f lightly wounded in the shoulder. Dave Williams made good his escape. Ma. Dennis says that Williams was shot in the bfuik. trains. Many Measures Pushed Through, Among Them Being the Bicy cle Baggage Bill. Other Matters. The house began its fifth week’s work on Monday morning and dur ing the day a good amount of work was disposed of. The following were given a final reading : Mr. Carson’s bill to am nd the act relating to cotton weighers. Mr. Ilderton’s bill providing for the removal of county officials for incapacity, etc. Mr. McWhite’s bill, relating to magistrate's in Florence county. Mr. Robinson’s bill to repeal the anti-free pass act. Mr. Kinard’s bill to require all common carriers to pay all loss for damages, etc., to any article ship ped over their lines. Tie house bicycle bill was or dered to a third reading in the fol lowing shape : Section 1. Be it ordained by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina, that from and after the passage of this act bicycles shall be deemed baggage for the purpose of transportation by com mon carriers. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that common carriers shall carry bicycles under the same rules and subject to the same liabilities as govern trunks and other separate baggage of pas sengers. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that no person shall be required to crate cover, lock box, or otherwise, pro tect bicycles as baggage under the provisions of this'act. Sac. 4. Be it further enacted, that said common carriers shall not be required to carry more than one bicyc'e for any one person. , Mr. Bethune’s bill to amend the county government law ordered to a third reading. By it the salary of the supervisor of Florence coun ty is fixed at $600. Several of the more important measures relating to the operation of railroads were passed to a third reading. The most important rail road bill passed was that relating to the stopping of railroad trains at a 1 stations. The senate had killed a similar bill before, so the house amended its bill considerably so as not to interfere with vestibuled Mr. Thomas’ second count to Hinders, and one of the office nearly dashed over the side. When morning came the Maine was sighted jmd spoken. That Your Ballot. 1 tne most important of which was ^ Heral Lives Lost and Many Men battle , 6 j P| it j, be h eved , had the the change of title. Mr. frown’s compulsory educa ticn bill was reported favorably by the committee. Nl|[ht fteavlon. The senate was in session just 30 minutes, but in that time 28 bills passed a second reading, which was nearly at the rate of one bill per minute. The bills for the forma tion of Greenwood and Bamberg counties were among those passed. Below are a few others : House bill to exempt portions of Cain’s and McMillan townships in Florence county from the opera tion of the provisions of the gener al stock law. House bill to require all the county officers of the several coun ties of this State to keep their offi ces open during each week day. As to contracts of married wo men. Changing the time for executors and administrators to account to the probate judges. To amend an act to authorize all cities and towns to build, equip and operate a system of water works and electric lights and to is sue bo ads to meet the same and to the fleet was visited by a represen- validau bonds issued thereunder. L utive of the Southern Associated House bill to apportion the road fund derived from the county levy. Bill (house) to amend an act to provide a system of county gov ernment for the several counties of this State, so far as it relates to the working and maintaining the roads and highways in this State. Bill to amend the general statutes, relating to commiaekma *ot countj. ^ treasurers. Bill (house) providing punish- ishm^nt for laborers who violate either written or verbal contracts after having received supplies from the landlord. Bill to amend the free school law of the State. C He is he negro who was re- concealed weapon bill was passed cently seat up for stealing clothing with a slight amendment as to from Mr. E. F. Douglas. the disposition of the fines collect- ——— ’ ' J Our people are growing more | unfavorable report was pre bill to require the to apply 25 per are growing more and more in the habit of looking to sented on the the druggists of Florence for the school trustees latest an I best of everything in the , drug-line. They sell Chamber-1'T' °'T di f e “ sa 7 P r0 , fits to Iain’s Ccugh Remedy, famous f Q r the purchase of school books for its cures of bad colds, croup and poor children. whoopin » cough. When in need j An unfavorable report was pre- of such r medicine give this rem- sented on the bill to require tuition edy a tri d and you will be more ! , . , ... j than pleased u ith the result. : '" s 10 be P a,d in a " S,ate educa ' tional institutions except that for Go to H. S. Rose for Fertilizers the deaf and blind. A minority re- ijpsh or time. ! port favorable to the bill was pre- New tobacco seed just received sente( ^ by Messrs. Gage and J. D. nt Lake’i Corner Drug S b ore. Kinard. - -mm- - Night Session. Agents wanted An unfavorable report was made Several high rated factories, on Mr. Gage’s joint resolution to (Hues se ling to same buyers,) of- require the comptroller general to fer free samples, protect* d ground, levy the additional school tax pro- and cash commission to pushing : vided for in the constitution. The men. Rare opportunity. Syndi- bill went on the calendar, cate, P. O., 1311, New York. The “administration” dispensary measure was favorably reported by DISEASES Ol< THE sKIN. th e dispensary committee. The inUnse itching ami smarting ino- ». T , . . -n . -J ^ dent to ecz ma, tetter, salt-rhemn,andother Johnson s bill to provide the disea\ » of the skin is instantly allayed by pupils attending the free public applyng Chamberlains Eye and Skin Ointnu nt. Many very Iwui caw s have been permanently cured by it. It is equally efficient for t* ! * edy for sore Mains, fro-t bites, and chrome sore eyea. For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box. \ schools with school text books at ,. , . . actual cost, was taken up. The itching pile-, and a favoriterem- , ... . . ... „ , . . i nipples; ehnnped hands, chil- su bstitute bill offered by the com- L bites, and rhronk sore eyea. mittee was adopted and ordered to a third reading without debate. A ” unhvorabln rnpor, was pm- tion. Tonic, blood puntier and *■—- i 1 — vermifuge «scnted op Mr. tyauldin's local op-1 such Chnose Carefully, rom the Columbia Keulster. The latest candidate for mem bership in the State Board of Control is Mr. A. McTaggart of Florence. His name is Scotch and so is his nature. He is a shrewd, hard-headed, big-hearted man, with plenty of common sense, good business ability and a back bone like a granite monument. No one can boss him or pull him around by the nose. He thinks and acts for himself, and that is just the kind of man that a mem ber of the State Board of Control ought to be. With such men as Messrs. McTaggart, Miles, Moore and the other candidates for mem bership, it will be easy for the Legislature to make good selec tions and keep up the standard of the Board, so that the people of the State will always have confi dence in it. The importance of having men of the highest charac ter on the Board of Control cannot be overestimated. This Board wields immense power and is sub ject to temptations which weak men would not resist. It is not sufficient to have honest men on the Board. Honest men will not steal, but honest men may make political deals and trades, and it would be almost as bad to have the Board composed of men who will turn the Dispensary into a vast political machine as to have it composed of men who will make unlawful gains out of the opportu nities that position affords. The State Board of Control should be compo $ed of men who are honest, who have no axe to grind, who have business ability, who are in dependent in character and who believe in making the Dispensary system a stepping-stone to prohi bition, which South Carolina should have as soon as the public senti ment in this State is sufficiently strong to secure enforcement of Injured—Deeds of Heroism by Sailors—Delay of Program for Charleston. Charleston, Feb. 8. - The United most trying experience of the fleet. Friday night the apprentice, Koiel, was sttijc.k by a terrible sea iates warships New \ork, Maine, au ,j ijf^ dashed out of him. blumbia, Amphitnte and Marble- The rushing waters carried his lad arrived off Charleston bar to- body overboard. Two men iy after a terrible experience with jumped after him as he was biing te storm which swept up the carried awav. They were the sea buth Atlantic coast Friday and bturday. The cruiser Columbia id the battleship Maine were f'hted from Sullivan’s island early i the forenoon, and the flagship lew York, the Monitor Amphitrite i.d the cruiser Marblehead steam- «i into view later, the flagship be ig last of the squadron to reach fi anchorage to the north of the Charleston lightship. All five of te vessels are now at anchor about tvo miles off the bar. Admiral Bunce’s fleet ran straight i to the teeth of a terrific storm hriday night. The warships were firty miles off the North Carolina mast and well below Hatteras, aid while the officers are as usual uiwilling to discuss their experi ences, it is known that both ships aid men were in great peril. When Picss this afternoon it was learned that the actual lost consisted of four lives, eight men injured and minor injuries to almost all of the vessels themselves. The battle .ship Maine had six of her men overboard, three of them losing their lives. The Marblehead lost one man mau J< hn Rrowu and the marine Ab*x Nelson. Trying to save their messmate they lust their lives, for they, too, were carried out into the mountains of black water. Charles Hassell was washed overboard at the same time. When these tour men went over board VVni. J. Oreeltmitb a lands man, wap standing on the poop d*ck. He saw the upturned face of Koxel floating by. Creelman dove under the stern and struck out to save him. In the mean time two life buoys had been thrown over. Hassell got one of them. Brown, Nelson and Kozel disappeared and the brave Creel- man was struggling far from the buoy intended for them. Hassell saw him and reached him in time to save his life. The Maine was brought around in the storm and i 4 e boat lowered from the star board. Naval Cadet Gherardi was put in command with six men. The boat got only a few yards from the ship whui she was over turned and seven more tn®n were in the water. The men were res cued with life lines. The life boat was lost, as were one or more of the ship’s boats. These Were all torn from their davits by the heavy seas. The Amphitrite, Maine, Colom bia and Marblehead were sighted in the morning in the order men tioned. The Marblehead was la boring heavily and had out her oil hags. Grave fears had been entertained for the Amphitrite, but she rode out the gale and as far as can bn learned lost no life. On board the Maine a board of nquiry reported on the loss of the three men. Ihey highly com mended Creelman’s brave attempt to rescue Koxel. He will be re commended for a life saver’s med al of the first class. The Columbia, Marblehead and Amphitrite came down the coast together after the storm. It is probable that the man oeuvres will be seriously interfered with or retarded by the terrible experience through which the fleet has passed. A Chance For Home One to Win • First-Class Wheel—Rend What Follows. On Saturday April l7,oned»y ot* fore Easter Sunday, C. H. Bar ringer will give away one lady-* or gentleman’s bicycle. The con ditions of this plan areas follows; Below will be seen two coupon*. Fill one or both with the name of th<> person for whom you desire to vote. Take the coupons to the store of C. H. Barringer and for every 10 cent purchase you will be allowed one coupon-vote. A liel of the names with the vote polled svill appear in each issue of the I)aii.y Timks and Times-Miss*m- okk. On Saturday, April 17,the pereon having the largest numbarof votee will get a first-class bicycle. Cut out the coupons and cast vour ballots. <A PC The killed on the Maine were L. C. Kogel, apprentice dashed to death against turrets and oody lost at sea. John Brown, seaman; washed overhoard and drowned ; bojy re covered. A. B. Nelson, private United States marines, washed overboard and drown d ; body lost. The Marblehead lost Ship's Carpenter Strawart, who was dashed to deatii by the sea. His body was saved and buried at sea Sunday. Seven of the carpejjters’ gang who were at work on the sea an chor were hurled auainst the sup erstructure of the ship by the sea and more or less injured. Their names are: Dennis Ryan, black smith ; Charles Osborne, ship wiight; Apprentices Scandlan and Rf.gan, and Hicker, plumber. Hicker sustained a compound frac ture of the skull, and his condition is serious. Arrangements have been made for placing all of the injured seamen in the marine hos pital here, and they will be trans- Try Hot Chocolate Soda Water feired from their ships to the shore at Lake’s Drug Store, to-morrow. ; The New York, Columbia, Am phitrite and the Maine were off the coast below Hatteras and about 40 Because of the infirmities consequent mdes out when the storm began to on nl y increasing years thereby Jn- V) (A For hale. One good tw > horse wagon. Ap ply at this office. LAW LI Bit Alt Y FOR HALE. Below it the result of the vott up to the hour of closing last night: Mr*. Chaa. Oola «W Mias Ada Husains. ••aaaee»e •• • •••.•• «•••••••• ••••••••# ITS Min LIUUaHwaUa «... NO Mra.T. C.Watan «N Mlaa J. F. Sohouboa S3 Willie Baskina • •eeeeeeee•••••••«. »..«e •I Huy— * Lucas M MM Mary Byrd It James WUloufhby » MM Mas. Bowser.... »«e«e« •••••••••••••••••e .#.-i .«••••••• J® MM Jennie Jackson........ — T J. Willie Williamson S Chaa. A. Bnchhelt Jr 4 a law. gather Friday night. The Admiral signalled from the New York for the ships to stand together. The | storm was blowing from the south east. It steadily increased during the night, and the four ships were separated. So heavily did the New York roll that the big eight- inch guns in the turrets were lash ed down with heavy hawsers as a precaution. During the storm a heavy sea rolled over her stern and the aft companionway was flooded with water, which went down into the officers’ quarters. The gun ports and the torpedo tubes also et the water in ; there was plenty lof water inside. The boatswain, Wm. Anderson, while on the for ward deck, also lost his footing and was about to Co over the side capacitating me from active practice, I propose to dispose of my entire law j] ie library, consisting of some six hundred ' (AGO) volumes of text books and South Carolina State reports. The library is in excellently good order, and can be had on easy terms if the purchaser does not find it conven ient to pay all cash. For detailed con dition of sale, and price asked, apply to Mr. J. M. Johnson, Solicitor 4th cir cuit, Marion, S. C., or the undersigned. W. W. Harm.ke. Florence, S. C., Jan. 1897. Subscribe to the Times-Messen- ger. ^ LOST—A lady’s gold watch and chain. Mrs. J. DeJongh’a nams engraved in case. Finder will bs rewarded by leaving at this office Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to the Court of Probate for Flor ence County on the 6th day of March for letters of final discharge as Admin istrator of the Estate of B. G. Coving ton, deceased. C. M. Covimotov, FVV, iWr AftwrihVtrWoT. General Insurance Agency or SANBORN CHASE, Fire, Life & Accident Insurance. Surety Bonds Issued. PLORBNCC. c Phone s. Wanted to Rent Two good 3-horse farms withia 6 miles of Florence or Timmoas* ville, together or separate. Address W. TtMts-MtKftTO*'