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CAM PEN, 8, 0., FRIDAY DECUMBKli <i, 1901. no *#,: M IW $ _ A? - ? sp?\#J ^ctc?w PW???Ht ?W^tJ I Great CfO|A? 3* That hvitou, Hpetial/ 1 ,;iuiid cxorc ist'B in t/ liulo to Monday'H j Fouih Carolina Into in.tlr.n Exposition exposition Krounilu t naming of l)e< liiK day of th< without consult In nj thai Docmibor I w (.ovorfil- hut a bUo/ tin n ilfcUlcii thai fulfill ili<^ promts '?"r ?? i/i i he . v.tlCVi.CH mvovw 1 BWSOU CavoU"*, A dodlcalion oj ?asa. ->f CUiivle V,y TUCOaoYO \ivtiO ^ovn8' vust 0 \.ov>\. ??v G l.ovo ,.h- MS \lfV To \ ic-rvv a\u)VO| ?nujo v <Uvy 'J nn*J 0n Th-vft iv-,,1"a5S W< a?* Xl pviv--' Vr^'0" / Sou} .v.?- ?f| ??;,?? on V; owi -^\ T\1C l, v; 3 \n\ v.] To s*v - I fe '"""J ?od ONV -P? 0,J s-'i N tjlkv altboug .advocated a *. been^ voted fo: convention fQ- , thottfch be decli a Ideal issue, 1* Prudent and ' lio^pposcd thej b&a read out d Mr. Tillman, 1 > feet wbc his character!* .j? f? tuat whll?. V J-monUoncfl, he-r^ ' WHe of It ?11? 1 *? thl'-tlmc, mal Briefly, then, he ver?y between Mellaril). w,b,cJJJ of their reelgnatU <?,- goutb Gwrolliit! |f Of the Gove* iei??cn?tloM .fitmAO ?*W n irornol WM ' we had put letters rorxjj ... v. Itf th* h In thar&c tho dlflleult work of pre- t paratlun. ami to the assembled visi tors to tho exposition. Please accept for yourself and cynvny to yo?r as sociates my hearty congratulatlouay Upon what has been achieved aud pMT earnest good wishes for the com plete success of your undertaking I hope It may provo of great and fast ing benefli to our Industries ?> i ? ? 1 to our commerce with the West Indies. "T1IEODOKR UQOSKVELT." At the Grounds. Charleston, 8. C\, Special. ? Willi Imposing ceremonies, embracing a parade of Federal forces, and State militia, Confederate veterans, beau tiful women, and cheering collegians, a programme of exercises graced by distinguished speakers and with words of greeting from the Presl lent of the United States, the South Caro lina* Inter-stuto and West Indian I't i iitloii \\;iH officially opened Mon day, Cofi&efvfitlvo Charleston enter talned tlrousuuds of visitors who ?thronged the historic old-town from early morning, cheered the nrtiil^vy men from batteries in the, narbor. threw flowers; at old veterans and tho lailies occupying carriages in the parade, and gave cnthusiaHtlc wel come to tho lnvlteih'guoata. Tho day was set aside as a holiday, an I all 'places of business were closed. In tho auditorium at tho exposition fceouuds w^vcto tho exercises were1, held, iiu aiklienco of 4.0U0 poaple cheered theAname of the President of . the UnltedrCstates gave hearty ap plause to Hon. Chauncey M. De-iew, tho orator of the day. listened atten tively to tho afternoon's exorcises, 'and then joined tho crowds Inspect* iug tho grounds and marvelled at tho audacity of Charleston la und u*t ik ing an exposition of such magnitude. About 300 people, including Iho Governor of South Carolina and staff, tho ofllcers of the exposition, the ag?o.i'd of lady managers, and the cltv of Charleston. were on <ne .Svi/e'of the bcaulifullv decorated an K?S7^!um when the exercises uegan. x&9itor Depew, on entering, wan ?P*Jbn an ovation by the audience, the *Sjf*erlng cotitlnuir.g for several gh/nutes. After welcoming ad v*rcgsp3 bv F. ,W. Wagener, president of tho exposition companv, and Gov ernor M. R McSwcehev, Senator De pew was Introduced by J. /ydger Smvtb, mavor of Charleston. The uc constic properties of the auditorium aie splendid *nd Mr. ^Depew was neVbr in better voice. After his sjJeech followed the exchange of vgvf>otings between President Itoose velt and Mr. Wagener. and ihe ex position. on a signal from the White Mouse was declared open. Briefs. J. H. Durkholder of Ashland city, Ky., has purchased some valuable (im bor lands Irt that seotioi.n, and has re liiovn.'l hi? iv.'o -ir. ills io his n ?- \v purchase in tho vr,ennd district of Boyd county for active operations. A half-million feet of lumber, wit!) one probale exception (lie largest cargo ?f^umber ever brought to port, ar id at Baltimore last week in the :|v?rge Pocahontas, consigned to ' ,A Char: hu & Jiro. toTnatheroatlcal Iliehard J. GftU The Unemployed in Germany. Berlin, By Cable. ? Official investiga tions made by the municipal counclljia \ to the number of unemployed in the I various industries of Germany reveal a ! : worse condition of affairs than had al ready been intlmaTed by the Gorman pres!i. These Investigations havo re sulted in showing "Wat the aggregate of unemployed in Germany reaches 600,000 men or 4 per cen{, of the total number of artisans In the country. Posse After McQc\ , Home, Ga., Special. ? A posse of l-? men, accompanied by blood hounds, left Cave Spring Thursday morning in pursuit of?John B. McGhee, who shot and Instantly killed Frank L. Miller, in Floyd county. Both men are well known an^ Miller woa a Confederate veteran McGhee, it is said, accused Miller at shooting at his children, but this he denied. M celiac is known as a desperate man. and the posse experts that he will tight before being taken. PROMINENT^ PEOPLE. Marie Corclll, the author, is giving lectures In England. ; Senator Depcw.-will u*o<l M!s0- Pal mer in Paris on Chris tin us Day. General Santas J. Zelayn lias been re-eleeled 'President of Nicaragua. President Kw-Mnvelt- la . Hv?- feet eight inches tall, weighs 183 pounds. Baron Hood of Avalon, Admiral on the retired list of the British Navy, is i dead. lie was born on July 14, 1824. Former Queen Tdluokalanl, of Ha waii, -ka a W#on entertained _Jn Salt Lake Wy; lltnlir hjt flib Hawaiian colony ? \ ? -JSE Jnmes J. IIl\hal two fads. One Is .thflpcollectfng c% myntlngs. His otiter ^amusement is raccollccilng of unsc/ jewels. ?I/ord Boscbe1*y has thc coetlicfii.col Irrtloii or anurr-boxes- In the world. Hhi twenty-tw* fine specimens arc valued at $170,000. N ? - The Royal Soeiefc'fi Copley Medal been awarded toVrofessor j; Wil Sudden Rise Caused By Gove niiiien ( Crop l.siiinaie. WILD SCl:Nl& ON THE liXCIIANGF. | W Ithlu Ihreo Minut..-. After Uie<io\ ? J ii eminent Hstiiuuk* Was 1'iibl siK'J Cotton Advanced .jo Points Now \o n;, Special. ? Trading ?iu the Una! cotton exchange Tuohbiy was convulsed by the i?ul>lit:;it i on at noon <.if the govm nmciit'd estini.ite of u short cotton crop for the year. Vhe tigurca wi re l?,t>74,oo<) bales, or near ly 2,000, OoO bales lean than the tra !e generally expo* ted. Cotton Jumped a bale in as many minutea aim i scenes of excitement rarely seen. Brokers fought with each other to cover short contracts and the ,>ii bo came a pandemonium for several minutes aii or iho import \v;v? re ceived. ?Kor three hours \ hereafter the v>l* ume of busluesa ti.ia t< ,1 Wftst etHil'? tnous. After the Hist advance of is. ar ly 40 points a slump developed whbh carried prices nearly halt the way back to the quotations prevailing be fore the figures were made i:n < n Before tlio close, however, the v. as regained and prices were at thoi." highest. The markets were exceedingly feverish ilUring the morning trad in'.* and brokers wero not inclined en ter into any commitments prior to the publication of the government report. The principal options ; were reeling about 7.00 a pound. Within three minutes after the report was read the tape recorded advances of 1<> points In all the options., livery one talked 8-eent cotton and when the ir,?u\ket .closed brokers were, "rendering v'nt inliuenco the report would have on the Llverp' Dl market ,for it is gen erally understood that Liverpool is 'imates were exceedingly bearish. The louses with wire connections in the Soiffrh did an immense amount of business, mniinlv profit-taking. 2,oo3,ooo Bales Short. / Washington, Special. ? The ^itis i tieian of the Department of Agricnl turo reports U.C74.000 bales the prob able cotton production of the railed States in 1001-02. The area picked or to be picked Is estimated at acres or 2.0 per cent., from thcaere age planted. The total production of lint .cotton is estimated al 4 ."2!M>f? 000 ponies, an ?tVera;;? of /\u\i ponn is per Acre frisked "or 1r? VlP^fdelced. Tbe estimated production by State:-?, in pounds of lint cotton per acre, is as follows: Virginia. 170: North Caro lina, 142; South Carolina, 141; tbor gla, 107; Florida, 117; Alabama, l.'O: Mississippi ; Louisiaum^ JH'0; Texas^?iflf?; AN^juigaai. 1 7i? : Teanos sec^^ojTtfS MissourT, 10?5* Oklah una, 100; ;Imf||in Territory, 21 i. In add it ipu , italic Department's or dinary crop reporting' agencies, 15. OOO glnnerg and 5.000 bankers and merchants ,'hw?e>-jJtuL'ni8hed valuable information concerning' acreage r.nd production. The ginners haver* also reported flic amount of cotton ginned between August 15th and Novemoe.r 20th, this year and laftt year, with the average gross weight per bale and the ^average weight of bagging ? re? ties. This has enabled the statsi ticlan to ascertain the average n'?t weight for baleB for each separate State and for the entire cotton belt, and .these weights have been used in determining the total number of bales produced. The average net weight for the MP tire cotton belt Is 468.2 pounds," y.'h'eh Is belietffcd' to - bo the lowest avom^re" In at least ton years. The large num ber of light hales being marketed and also some reduction in the proportion of lint seed cotton are subjects of fre quent comment by correspondents of all classes. $4,000 Tak;n By Biirjr'ars. / Williamsville, 111., Speclal.^The Stater^3ank of Williamsville was enter ed by robbers early V-Jjcsday and the safe was blown and robbed of $1000 In cash and Jewelry, The explosion aroused the totfn and cltlzcns wore eoon on tho scene, but the robbers had escaped on a hand-ear. Increase in Coat Output. Birmingham, Ala., Kpcria!.? -,T. D.B. Hooper, State mine Inspector, has made a detailed estimate by cowiiUpa of the] ni*ndneH<in pf rtvy In . Alalv+wft- -^trrrnij-) tho year 1901. '.Weording to his e?li mate the total output will be 9,211,304 tons, 1,ast year's production wis 8, 273,362 tons, the estimated increase foi this year being 938,442 ton?. Reform in China. - - ? J'ekin, By Cable. ? Thft imperial edict, deposing the former heir apparent, Pu Chun, eojvof Priuec Tuan. tho airttroi of tho Boxer troubleo, is. generally ..CP.n.^ld-Cred. as. -Ilia. *tx-ong+&- proof yet I given of the sincerity b t the Empress leaning towards tetetxa- Consider eft Willi* trevTous^ edicts, this last one ap> l peara to corroborate tho belief amousi LJShlacafl official* Spat-tha Bn^prow Dowager sees the jrror of her aptWa&J sign pollcgj?-***e* t yenrft Conversing with rc^vMOtativBs of two of the for alga pirsrs, PrlJee Ching said China would ofeB?so.fiiM*laa ccrftroi of Mau charts ii My. of < the powtrs would ?t?{v ptt b*r is so SMm*. s lOS. THE PASTORAL ASSIGN Ml NTS. [ Charges I l??t the Methodist Alluls* tt-is W ill .Serve 'I hi h Yetr. The Sonfh Carolina <?\iferonco of the Methodist Kplscopal church, S?vuh, ailjuuint.nl Monday night at 10 0Y10 k. Th'o appointments for the coming year are as follow#: Till* APPOl NTM13NTS. Charleston District ? A- J Stokes, presiding elder. Allendale ? C. \V. Crsighton Beaufort ? A. 11. lOurle. Black Swamp? A. 10. Holler. C harleston ? Trinity. J. W. Daniel;. Bethel, 10. O. Watson, H^li. .Lueas; Spring Street. J. C. Roper; Cumbr land and Mt. Pleasant, .1. I.. Hardy. Cordsviile ? \V. A. Wlmberly. Cypress ? C. \V. Burgess. lOhrhardt- 10. M. MeKlasick. U rover? W. S. Goodwyn. Hampton? W. A. lh-tts. llarleyville? S. D. Vaughan. llendersonvllle ? ^0. IV llutson MetMellanville? p. X. Roundtre.*. I'inopolls ? W. T. Patrick. l'ort Royal ? S. 11. Hootli. RUlgeland W It. Buchanan. KUlRi villi? R. W. lluniphrh Ri^und O? J. C. Davis. Smninervllle? W. S. Stokos. St. George? P. L. Klrton. St. Paul's? W. II. Murray. Walterboro-r-W. O. Klrklaud. Charleston Port Society? P. a Mar ray. chaplain. COKES BURY DISTRICT. It. A. Child, presiding1 elder. Abbeville- J. T. Pate. Autrcviile ? J. 10. Carlisle. Puller? H. W. Whlttftker. Cokeabury? H. Stokes. Donalds- - \V. T. Dunean. . Greenwood Station ? W. A. Masse bcau. . Greenwood and Abbeville Mills J. II. Graves. Kinards? W. H. Thrower. Lowndesville ? J. L. Daniel. MeCormick-S. T. lMckman. Ml. Carmel ? II. L. Singleton. Ninety-Six? M. M. Brabham. Newberry Central ? W. I. llevbcrt; O'Neal Street. G. K. Edwards. Newberry Circuit? D. P. Boyd. Pa rksvilie ? J. F. Miller. . Phoenix ? J. P. Way. A . . Princeton ? S. W. Henry. it Prosperity ? G. R- Bhaffprf" Saluda? J. C. Counts/ .? *T| V or (try? 10. M. MasOn. Yv'aterloo ? A. S. tasicy. COLUMBIA DISTRICT. ? 10. T. Hodges, presiding elder. Aiken and Langley? W. A. Kelly. Balesbullrg ? J. D. Crout. j Columbia? Washington Street, M. L. Carlisle: Main Street. S. H. Zlmnier ! ikhm : Green Street. H. S. Trusdale:% CJrnnby and Rnjhlund, B. R. Turnip r.eed; lOdgewood, J. L. Mullinix; Brook hind. Foster Spcer. Edgefield ? G. W. Davis. Fairfield? A. R. Phillips. Fort Ml tie? To be supplied. CJranlteville and Warren v 11 lo? J. Ji?. Mahaffcy. J oil nfiton ? W: S. Martin. Leesville ? J. F. Anderson. ? Lewlcdnle ? ?T. M. Dawson. L?jxington7^Wr*-B. Bar re. Lexington Fork? J** L. Ray.. ? Ridge wayjML F. Dukes Upper sfiHbhcws? C. D. Mann. WinnsborflS^ B.> Campbell. Ep worth Orphanage? W. B. Whar ton, superintendent; G. H. Waddell, financial agent. . . . . ' ? Paine Institute? G. W. Walker, pvesi 1 Colombia Female College? W. W. Daniel, president. Conference Secretary of Missions? J. A' RlC FLORENCE DISTRICT, M. DaVgan, presiding elder. Cades? Wni. Ruff. ?* Chrraw Station? W. D. Wait. Ch^raw Circuit? P. E. Gibson. Clyde? J. A. White. .Darlington? P. F. Ei]SO. Darlington Circuit? T. J. Clyde. Epword and Lumber supplies by \\ . C. Kellcy. Florence? Jno. O. Willson. CccriL2iown ? W. M. Duncan. Georgetown Circuit? "W. M. Htulren. Georgetown mission to be supplied. Hartville ? . 3. Stevenson. Johnsonville- ? T. B. Owen. Klngstree Station? H. J- Cauthen. T.akp Citv? J. E. Rushton. Lamar and CarJ^csvllle? R. C. Boul wTtre." ' * IyaneBr? L. L. Inaoinex. Liberty? R. W. Splnger. Rome? J. A. Graham. * Walters? J? B. Weldon. ? Serartton ? D. A. Calhoun. L ^QUt*1 ^1?rcnce ? O. h. DuRant. ' GREENVILLE DISTRICT. Jno. B. Wilson, prtoldlqg elder. Anderson ? St. Johnn, M.\B^ Kellpy; West End. 1).W. Keller, OrrVllle, B. M. Robertson . .Eosley and BeUicsda.? :W, -JE WJLft?_ gins. n ; Fountain Inn ? G. C. Leonard. Greenville ? Buncombe Street, E. P. Taylor; Highland and City Mills. J. W. Speake; St. Paul'a T, Grlgsby Herbert. Greenvlllo Circuit ? T. J. White. /i?AAi.ii * ni llrtrinftii - - * ^Ti ffwrif u. f . f ivi iiivTr? ? - ** McClure ? J. W. Bailey. " . ' North Plckenfr? C. L. McCain; J. P. Attaway, Sup'y. Pel*er? F. H. 8hul?r. ; ? Pendleton- ? J. E. Beard. h PluKanr?O. Mr Abney. v ? ri ? L Piedmtmt-'-P. Stoke*. r RoldfTjIie-J. wr siwl*#. Sejieca and Walhalta ? G. P. Clark \V u. UuKur. !if ^ N0. k-'J N. W.U1U. Bui'lMVlUo?W. W. WUIUm.. * Ol"lo" fcnrt" MculaH? A T Jno. Maiuming .Sun'y Conway J NV v:iklu* ? T n Conway and Oool Springs- T. ??. Ucynolds. Dillon? C. C. HerboKt. katta? D. Tiller. Mllle KOfK-J. A. "".!'1;;1 ? Uiris Hint MltW Hlvw? ?. ?? K" ton. . . Marlon R F.. Stackhouae. Marion Circuit ami Mills? It*. 1- Soot; * AU-Coll an;? Hen'nettsvllW Mills? J. C. Welch. Mil 11 ins? A. B. Watson. North Marlboro T. k Relviu. NoViU Mullina? U. J. G?o?* Watvamaw? G. W. c5rtVi";. orangebcrg di?irh r. H. II. Browne. presiding older. .RambrtPg ? M- W. Hook. Barnwell- -.1. U. Beckworth. HrnnchvilU? J. 1>. Frlerson. ? Cameron- .1. 0. \ongue. Denmark? CJ. K. Stokes. \\ Wrolua. Sup'y. P.-"> *- - Edlsto ? A. .1. Cuuthen. RUoree? J. k. Tylor. Norwav? -10. II- Beckham. OiaiiBOlHHS-Sl. J ,A pli I"0"' Oranueburg Circuit ? W ? A. rut . Orange- 11. 11 Hawl?. Providence? U. M. Crier. Huwi'svlll';" Orangeburg and <???> missions, 1>. A. Phillips Smonks? J. T. Macfai lano. Springfield- J. A. Yonguo; M. V\ . Ferguson, Sup y. Swansea .1 ? II. t opeland. South Aiken- -G. W. Dukes. \Vagvner? J. K. lnablnet. lOdltor Southern Chilian Advocate ? \V. It. Richardson. UOCK lllkk DISTRICT. II. W. Hay a, presiding elder. Hlacksburg ? N. B. Clarkson. Blaekstoek? -R. W. Barber. Chester? Bethel. G. V. NN;*|;son ,, Chester and kancaster Mills- 1 <a ? Murphy. . ? .. ? Chester Circuit-? C?. M. Ilo>?i. Chesterfield? N. k. Wiggins. Kast Chester? r J. W. Noelcy. tfast kancaster? -W. C. Winn. Fart, Mill/ -NV. A. W'rlght. Hiekbty-'/0 rovo-rP. B. Ingrahant. .loffersou-L. L.^eaenhaugh. Lancaster ? J. M. Steadinan^ Lancaster Circult-J. A. Pee ei . North Hock Hill? W. II. Ai kill. Uiurol Strrtt anil HigMa?<l J ?> <? ?? T. Adams; Manchester and Mt. Hoiiy. 12. A. Wilkes. Van Wyek? J. E. Strickland. Yorkville? A. N. Brunson; ?. A. Weber, Supernumerary. i York XJIrcult ? C. M. cpelor. c 8PARTANBUHG DISTRICT. ? W 1'. Meadors, presiding elder. Bc'lmont ? J. O. Hugging * Clifton and Cowpens? W. J. Sn>der. Cherokee ? J. N. Isom. Clinton? J. M ^Friday. Cainpobello ? A. H. Rest. lOnoree ? C. B. Burns. I Gaffney ? W. H. Hodges. Gaffney Circuit ? S. O. Cantey. ? 'oJuesvllle? D. Hucks. '? Kelton ? S. T, Creech. l^auren - St. John's. W. B. Duncan, Laurens Mills, J. T. Few'?r* ' North Laurens? J. K. McCain. Pacolet Mills ? 12. S. Jones. i*a"Clot Circuit? S. A. Netties. SantXic ? E. M. Merrltt. Spartanburg ? Central, J. E. Orici. Duncan, M. TT. Banks. Jr.; Bethel and Glandale, R. L. Holroyd. , Colon ? Grace Church, r. k. Morris, Union Mills, E. Z. James. , / Whltmire? W. B. Justus, if Buffalo? To be supplied. 1 SUMTER DISTRICT. J W. Kllgo, presiding elder. Bethany ? S. 1). Bailey. Blshopvllle ? A, C. Walker. Cam<len ? J. k. Stokes. Camden Clrcult-G. P. Penney. Foreston ? G. H. Pooser. Heath Springs? J. C. Chandler. Jordan ? E. K. Moore. Kershaw? R. E. Turnipsyt'd. Lynchburg? J. W. Humbert. Manning? P. B. Wtflla. Now Zloi^O. R. Whlttaker. Oswegi^J. H. Thacker. Plncwood ? F. E. Hodges. PembertB ? W. G. Smith. Richland? A. F. Berry. Santee? T. M. Dent. Sumter ? First Church, R. H. >Jon?s, Magnolia Street, W. A. Fairer. ' Sumter Circuit ? W. C. Gleaton. Wateree ? R. E. Mood. Secretary of Education? J. W. Kl go. A HsiBtant-jSecretary ? -Sundiiy School "Editor ? L. F. Bcaty; CRIME IN OCONEE. S oniig SS iiitc N\ otnan Shot to Death ? W lilto Man ami Nogro Arrested. W'nlluiUu, Spivial. TIm>s? are re -ovd breaking times for erlnics in Omiicj county. Saturday night added another vKtini, 1 1? i* second in I ss than a week. Sunday night liachcl INjwell was k.U? od while fleeing with a young baby ' i ri her ai-jurt. Saturday night Dasle Smith a young whlt? Kir), just is years of ag ? was brutally killed with a shotguu Tho work was ilono at short range. No 2 shot was u?mI anil t ti o body about i! i neck And breast was frightfully torn? na>U? Smith and Jim Ilnrton, a blacli ucgro. went to Mr. N. Dunn's resident .1 anil raised a row witji Mis. Dunn. Th I women Inul a light and later I | Smith wtt.j shot, by whom, it haa n li yot boon proven. Dnsle Smith lj a n 1 lorious character and for some tlm ? luus beey entirely too Intlmat * with t : J negro Barton. Mr. X. Dunn claims i ? be the father i>f Dasie Smith. They came to town and wliilo here, the negro went to Flu tin's huuiiti ju>J JjaaxU*u^i ?*??Wrr. mth. Tnlliu warned" thii nogs > not to return, lie waited near unt 1 Dunn and the Smith woman came and then he started for Dunn's house with the woman. Doth of them making dreadful thrcnta. Mr. Dunn had. iu he thought, quieted the two women and vMid giving hid attention to ttyo team when the fatal shot was fired. Mrs. Dunn Is In Jail, .so is llarton. conse quently their testimony was not takoa. Neither Mr. Dunn nor hi# daughter, about 7 "years of age, swore who the fatal shot. Dunn said that Button came from the direction In which tho shot was fired. The negro came to Walhalla to notify Sheriff Moon and that ofllcer promptly locked Barton up ii. s he seemed so excited and could not toll a connected story about the kill ing. The negro claims that Mrs. Dunn tired the fatal shot, but Mi l. Dunn Is absolutely mum. After th'j shoot inn Mrs. Dunn left home for tho house of a neighbor, saying that aim feared Dunn and tho negro. She w t*j arrested late In the night by Sheriff Mcrt.s and brought to jail. Tlio pla o of killing is live miles east of here. Bar ton in a notoriously bad negro and had come heje from Pickens. Dasle Smith has been in many scrapes anil has been in Jail in Any times. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn are poor people. Tho for mer. a Confederate soldier. Killing In Unioh Union, Special. ? Sunday night a f <: w miles below the city Dave Thjmas shot .md killed one Ileury Tucker, both colored. Thomao used a d-mbl - bar relled sho| gun. He says that the d v" ceased Mejri iiim a pair or shoos lw 'In. ur^rt^a f/\v minutes afterwards sent i". ;? lijm to conic over to his house. As 1 ? <? ii lid bin brother started they noticed 'i-oiixa one going around tho ganh-i'. Ho askeU who it was. and not receiving an answer ho shot'. Tucker ran and waa not ?een by defendant any luoie. Ho further claims that the deceased has interforod with his fam'ly rela tions. The defendant Is now In Jail and Deputy Sheriff J. M. Wllburn has been authorized to go and hold an I i quest. . Ducktowttrl S?V%Lt!S boUsi fiMshl NosvtJle ?* wrscksa two Plans I- rust rated. Florence, .Spcclftl. ? Tho 12 prisoner:? in tI)o Kloonee county Jail lmil arrang ed a clever scheme to kill Jailer An derson and -secure their freedom, liri ( there was one stone, in the way th( ,v overlooked. Sam Slaten, an unuaually Intelligent negro, had previously re fused to have anything to do With the plans . of his . prison fellows, and a short while boforc t&c scheme wan to bo worked, warned the jailer by parsing out a noto under tho pretence that It wan u telegram he wished forwarded. .Had no warning been given the scheme would not have failed In tiJft -execution, so cleverly had the pTnita been laid. fr A Hunt Knds In a Tragedy. Klsslmee, PIa.f Special. ? Mlea nolle Steffo was shot and Instantly killed this aftofrtoon at her home on Spviuglc Creek, about three miles from h';r-\ and Harry Klndall Is probably mortal ry wounded. He was starting hunting and. It la supposed, *hot Miss Sieffo accidentally, then attempted su'cldo. He wu,j found,, speechless, but when handed a paper and pencil wrote that lie wanted to pnss out of tho world a.? quickly as possible. They wore second cottsltiH and the best oj-frlenda. Kln dall has recently rej/ttrncd from th? Vhllippincs. / Contraband (Juns. London, Hy Cable. ? Tho govern meat 7ias caused tin* ilM?nH/>? -of- A Rrltlsh steamer which was fitting out ostensibly for a pleasure cruise at Vic toria docks, on the ground that th'a vessel jvas laden with contraband .;f Wftr.ds8tl?od for the Doors. A search light fixed to the steamer's mau.t brought hereunder suspicion and it js ?aid the ?ulmefptent TraarcTi ~aiBcToiic:l four field gum), quantities of raw ma terial for tho manufacture of powder and that the vessel was fitted up iu aldeHo -accommodate from EQfc to COO men. Tho capfeln of the stjrthfter says -his hit! nitlppg frOTp ^lg^<mpTby<rs" directed him to call/afilamburg ?fter leaving the Thames. ?Od Eag^ser Kills*. -A north A PECULIAR CASE. 1 k y? ?X, 1 Well Known Voung White Man Pur? ffued and Cn^ured. JJ Thm> waa great oxciteinont in Lajt-^rl ren? Wednesday. -During tho night pr ' vloua Mr. Clarence K. Babb. had and seriously wounded a younatf uan'fed Sullivan who was caughf m a ^ lady's house botwoeu 12 -and I o'clock. Mr. Uabb wo a awakened by scroaras. and jumped out of bod and, without making any attempt to (tress hluuroif, grabbed hu pistol and ran out Into the yard. The acr earns- emi\e from the home of sotno most estimable ladle* , , nearby, and Mr. Uabb wiw two !&M: hurl themsolves out., of a Barefooted and in airy attire heuflMft rhase. For four hundred yards he par- .$f sued one of the iiceiiifr'ueswuia^fls he'J-p supposed they were. lU fired shots, none taking effect. Finally tli$ man pursued stoopo<Vjaa If to pick -tzzzttZZr-'-'TT Kwcrtrg pistol caught him In fitat part of tiw r7 body nearest Mr. Babb: The woundtkVj^ man fell and rolled under a house. M^ocj Uabb stooped and as it was a moon^. acj night, saw tho party roll ovor ft to the far aide of the house. Ijy tj^ 0j time tho wounded man emerged jtttn}< under tho houso, Mr. Babb had iul Copt ed him. The dazed fellow did tj| cfc|l kuow which way to turn .. un.tl\ lerftM Uabb halted him. Groat was, tho 4Mb tor's surprise t? find that ho had b*Be a? pursuing a white man. * "Cagtiw The latter could no aftceuntA! himself, and would not 7fll8QOlse Ui_ .a Identity of bis partnor, Who; ?eseapea 4' although other nplghbors wore on th"*1^ set-no with shotguns by tho time M Babb brought down his man. Th whole seems to bo shrouded in mystery. If tho wounded, iuau waa drinking ho did good splinting for a man in that condition. Burglary c;~ bo t he only plausible excuse suggeaw it Is said tltat'feollng against yOwttg , Sullivan was titter at flint, but there was no danger of violence b^lng done* him. His father la a alspejiBpMy tacho and la well. connected. wounds may not be of a dange character. 7 ? ' ; Had not this boy been brought dOwpi In hln flight, some poor darkey lurtfcht* \ hftvo hc.&i hanging to a }imb~-|ia att example. Mr. Babb was quite n hero. Gattjhs" up on a cold night an^f curijil ngVba rp - , footed, across cotton p&tche# and- -rtUr, rocks, requires ondufanco. Ht - and nearly denuded himself* nppajf-l was blood stalnod nnfl * ' easily have been taken for r man rather than tho ono shot. jA