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VOLUME XIV ? 1 1 1 %.i.i.y,j(aB V CAMDEN, S IRIDAY, JULY 17, 1903 MAKES BRAVE FIGHT; The Pope Perplexes the Medical World. SHOW OF REMARKABLE VITALITY. The Head q! the Catholic Church ? Holding His Own, But Dying of Old Ago. 'W \ A cablegram from Rome at 0 o'clock Wednesday morning gives- the follow IW WPOrt Of the Pope's condition} ?k, Another remarkable rally In Pop? i.-eo's condition occurred Tuesday af ?fe ternoon afler a morning In tho course of which Hie Holiness suffered spells of delirium and at times his strength sunk to the lowest ebb, and now he w lies In no worse condition than he was on Monday evening, except for the steady diminution of his strength. Monslgnor Ulselatl visited the sick room Just after midnight and on emerg , Ing stated that the Pontiff's condition was unchanged. A little later the Pope foil Into a sleep whjch It has Just been announced is fairly tranquil, although tho patients respiration is trouble some. " ~ ;;Tuesdayfci rally was characteristic ally opposed to every medical theory > ' arid consisted In getting out of bed, on which two hours previously the Pope himself had made all preparations for death. Unsatisfied with this exhibition of vitality, he transacted prlyate busi ness and received fou;* cardinals, with whom ho talked in /6n animated way. ft. fact, Pope l^eo's record for the day ? . .little of which appeared in the night's bulletin, tfould be incredible If it were not confirmed by th? doctors aiid tho cardinals present In lihe sick chamber. ^ None seem more perplexed than the doctors themselves. Dr. Lapponl said frankly: "I cannot* imagine how the Pope manages to keep alive." , According to the physicians the Pon tllf may die at any moment* even In the midst or one of those extraordinary intervals 'when his mind and body ptre-.j pent a comparatively sound appearance. AU thoae-wownl-tho patient have long ceased tfthold definite opinions regard Jng the jlu^atlon of the Pontiff's exist ence. The slow but progressive dimunl lion- of the-strength of the august pa tlehT~forefell8 the approaching cng of * tho struggles with death, but* the doc tefs will not venture^ to predict how nfar the, end is,. Constant relapses they say, are gradually wearing down the Pope's constitution, which seems Im mune from any specific disease. * JTl?efi. cauaet. ja^f- cni-his Continued inability to trike nourish ment, suddent heart failure Or the progress of pleuric disease. The latter Is thought the least prob able! As day succeeds day it becomes pathologically clear that It ttf a case of an old man dyin* because he has lltedhls allotted time. Improvement la Cotton. Washington, Special.? The Weather - ? Rureaumakes the following summary of the crop condition: Throughout~the cotton belt there has been a general Improvement in cotton which has made vigorous and healthy growth. There Is, however, general complaints grassy fields in the coast districts of the eastern section and In Texas, the crop bel^g In a better state of cul tivation in Mississippi and over the northern portion of the central dis tricts. Boll weevil in Texas are less numerous. The general outlook for to bacco Is very promising, the least f&v ~ uratrts reports being received from Ohio, where, however, the crop is do ing fairly well, Iir. ? ~ ' One Dead and Seven Injured. Des. Moines, Iowa, Special. ? A head on collision between a southbound pasenger train and a northbound freight on the Oreat Western Railroad, '? near Savannah, Mo., ?arly Tuesday re sulted in the death of ono person and the injury of several others. The dead man is Fireman Stewart, of Des Homes. ? Fatal Fight Amonpr Soldiers. Tuscson, AH*.. Special.? A special "to Th* Star, from Wilson. Arts., says: "A light has occurred -between the men of I and M Troops on the OM^slde and " K Troop pn the other, all oK^e Four teenth Uaitsd States CavalVy 'at Onl ta three nril^trom Fort Grant. Cor poral Troo*> *? fatally wOfto^ed In the groin and trumpsMH Davis. ?*> of Trfbp M. was both thighs. The men ^.dld tW*ocflng WTOTlraown; ^ r v 1J+A WAfA flr. r~**v i Eg ??d a shofT uJZu* *. 8pectol-D M. Parry. ^OtiMM^ia] Chfrj &U ****** ? ] 1 EVENTS IN POPE LEO XIII.'S LIFE. Born nt Carplneto March 2, 1810 Entered college in Home ............ ........ . W?24 Entered College of Noble Ecclcsla*tlcs lw Ordained u priest by Cardinal Odeschalchl ami aided in superintend- ? lug eholprn hospitals during scourge 18:17 Governor of Bpolelo 1K41 -lHI.'t Papal Nauelo at Brussols ' 184IMS15 Decorated by King Ix>opold with Grand Ch>ss of order founded by King. As Arcltbl*hop of Perugia prevented an outbreak at death of Greg ory XVI.. IK id Created Cardinal... ' December 10, 1833 Created Cardinal C'a merlin go to l'oi>e Plus IX.- \ July, 1877 Elected Pope ufter three Mold. . i ....... . v.". February 20, 1878 Kevlvcd Itoiuun Catholic Hierarchy lu 8 cot land March 4, 1878 Founded college for Armenians In Home.. ? Gained diplomatic victory over Prince lllsmarck end re-established friendly relations with Germany. Chosen to settle miarrel between florinany and Spa hi over Cnrnllim islands.- ..... Recognised unity of Italy. ....... October 7, 18?^ Celebrated golden Jubilee of hl? accession to priesthood 1K88 Celebrated fiftieth anniversary of his accession to the Episcopate. .. , 18!?.'{ tssued appeal to England for reunion of Christendom AP'H 14, 181)4 Celebrated sixtieth anniversary of his tlrst mass February 1 a, 1808 Created eleven new cardinals ...June 19, 1800 Celebrated twenty-fifth anniversary of his Pontificate March, 10(Kl Received King Edward In April, and Emperor William In May 10u3* CAREER OF POPE LEO XIII. IN DETAIL. li^ the lltlle tijwn of Corplneto. perched ou u high eminence lit the Dio cese of Anagnl, Italy, ul ready famous is the birthplace of four popes? Inno cent III., Grogory IX., Alexander IV. ind llonlfaee VIII.? ?Gloachlno Peeel Iieo XIII.) was horn, March 2, 1810. fie W08 a member of an old and Illus trious family of Siena. Toward the middle of the thirteenth ceutury the Peeel family already wielded great ?ower In the eomitry. They soon be* 'a me so powerful that when Pope llartin V. visited Siena he was very comfortably quartered, together with ill his court, -In the h0iy*e of the broth ers GWvmwH ami <i-r?eo*4K> IVwV who further lent him the sum of 15,000 Soring. When the future I^eo XIII. wag born It was a <lark time fd? the Papacy, Italy being then under the heel of Na poleon _.Qnd . Pope Plns_ V I L-.?. jurJRon er ind divested of his temporal power. The clouds lifted, however. In 1814, (Vhen. as one result of Napoleon's over throw, Pope Pius returned to his sover eignty. He at once restored the So ciety of Jesus, which had been sup pressed by Clement XIV., and to the Jesuits the G'onnt and Countess Peccl Intrusted the education of the future Pope. , In 1832 the young student entered the academy or Jollege for Noble Ecelc Mastics, the nursery of most rtesttned for n diplomatic or administrative cq Thero he was educated In civil and. ec clesiastical jurisprudence, as well a? theology. In Ifcfe lie won prize of n thesis on the subject of "Im mediate Appeals to the ItomanPontllT (n Person,',' . The Astatic cholera was sweeping jver Italy. Mgr. Peccl. not being yet In priest's orders, could not minister to the spiritual wants and comfort of the plague-stricken, but he was active and devoted In ase^'ting his chief. Car* llnal Sala. in his important work of su perintendence over then cholera hospi tals. It may have !>een' due to his aux fety-to serre the sick and- dying *n a priestly character tiiat, on November 13 of that ftfchtorable year, lie' received Bub-Deaconsldp and Deaconshlp at 'the hands of Cardinal Odescuchh the Pope's Vlkftt-Genernl. in the Chapel ofj Bt. Stanislas Kostka, In the Church- of "St. Andrew on the Qulrlnal." On the last day of that same year- 1837 ? Car dinal OdetealchL In .the private chaoel of Ws residence. In the vicariate, con ferred the order of pilegthood on Joa chlro Peeel. While still in his thirty-third ypar Nuncio at the court of Belgium, with the titular dignity of Archbishop of Damletta. lu -tlie struggle between secular and religious education he strove io' show the superiority of the religious method by making the relig tdus schools better thau t^e seculoiv Meantime Gregory XVI. had died, and Plus IX, ascended the Papal throne in time for the. exciting scenes which made Lis Pontltlcate memorable. It was an era of struggle and of revolt!*" /\ ? Hon, nnd tb? wa\^ did not subside >?r for% it had spread from one end of the Pipsl States to tba other But In Fern, eta the Uct and wisdom of Archbishop Pecct prevented a serioos outbreak, mud WjfcSafrt IrifetpoiTOon wis 'soffit tlwf tosUy U?a rltlug tunHiU. In waswr. Peed w^s cretted * Cardinal. ^f klog his title from ^ilirirntr . .. .Trtter. , Ohrysogonus. This ancient. Roman church had It k origin % the lime of Constantino and wn? rebuilt lu A. 1>. 731 by Gregory III. On February 20, 1H78. Cardinal Porcl was elected, after, three ballots, to be tlie successor of Plus IX. The secret balloting which preceded 11m? momentous ^choice wns of unusual length and the proceedings of the dig nitaries who took part fit It were, It would seem. much ngltnted. On Tuesday. February 10, the ttrft balloting for the election of Pope took won not disclosed (?> them. Ills fragfls hand was not outstretched above their heads for ?In* expected benediction, hike I 'ope Plus, !-?'<? XIII. iilso was "a prisoner." Hot there w us a wide and striking difference between the inapncr hi which Leo X 1 1 1, labored to attain bin ends and tbat of- bluff I 'ope Plus. lie hi rove, for Instance, rather for the principle than for the material re ality of the temporal power. He would possibly have contented himself with exercising sovereignty over that por tion of Komh* across the Tiber on Which stands Ht. Peter's and the Vati can, and a strip of territory extending to the seaport of Clvlta Veechln, bo that he might have been able to re ceive ainbassadois and^/flgrhmt alike on Papal territory. Without conceding anything to King Humbert and his successive Ministers, while o|>enly defying them at t linen and malting protests against the repeat ed Interferences of the monarchy wl^ the cherished privileges and with the property of the Church, Leo XIII. con ciliated rather than estranged Ills ad versaries, Hy his diplomacy, his foresight and the curious shrewdness which distin guished him he also won the good will or respect of foreign nations, It was at the beginning of his reign bis ardent wit h to bind the Papacy to all i he courts and rulers of the earth by diplomatic ties. As time rolled on he modified this ambition, iwjd made It his most zealous aim to gain the good will, the honor and support not of the rulers but of their peoples. And, as wo know, his prudence, his sagacity, his horror of extremes- did not exclude a certalu quiet, dogged firmness. It was tills tlrmuess that led Hlsmarck to uei'ortf' the Pope a defer ence which, be reserved for ,few. in deed Pope Leo and Paul Krturcr were the only statesmen whom he thorough ly and honestly admired. - LATB8T PORTRAIT OP POP8 LBO XIII, placo. Sixty-one Cardinals were pres ent. Cart! inn! Joachim Peccl's name was read out twenty-three times, but. though far ahead of nl^others It lacked the necessary two-thirds vote. In the afternoon another ballot was taken. Cardinal Peccl's name was announced thirty-eight time?, He had fervently prayed that he might escajn* the great hrtrden which he deemed himself una ble and unworthy to l?ear. The following moiling, February 20. 1878, the balloting was resumed, and Cardinal name wai* rea?l ftrriy four times, the two thirds majority limit was passed, and* Cardinal Peccl was canonlcaliy fleeted Supreme Pon tiff of the Church >of Christ. To the question of be sub-dean asking by wfc*t name he wished to .be called ho rfbswered 'By the name of Leo XIII." It Is supposed, and not without good reason, thut the advanced age of Car dinal Peccl, -his apparent feebleness and the belief that he would not lire very long to AIM be throne which Home of his companions lit the Sacred Col lege coveted." had much to do with his election. - The ability which hg revealed even to be has since ptsplaycd am ruler of the Roman Catholic Church. Al-j though he ascended the throne at a mo- j ment of great difficulty, he showed hint- j *elf qutte able to aehlevc his heavy! task. Ula predecessor. Plus IX., had been a temporal as well aa a spiritual ?or- 1 ereiftn. P<?pe Leo XIII. had an effect ive spiritual jurisdiction only. The anxious throng whlcli atood lie* fore tlie lofty portals of the grand Ba vlHca afta* Lao XHI.'s coronation* Imp ing that b y appearing at the traditional window to bleaa the people, "Urbl et or bl,M ha would bow to the new order* arhlch . had ftwapt awajr the ancUnt temporal power, were disappointed. *' For petr to rood his back upon The crowd find chut hlhtaelf up In tW Vati .t*n. HJs pale. wan. intellectual face, Those who were admitted to the InO tlmacy of Leo XIII. tdward the close of his beneficent career are well aware of the not perhaps unnatural and most Innocent pride with which he regards ed his own health and longevity. This pride occasioned his physician. Dr. Lapponl, muc \ anxiety, as it frequent ly led I.?h> XIII. to overwork himself quite needlessly. Almost to the end the late Pope'n eyesight was itnlm phlred. Ills interest in the 'social, po litical and spiritual affair* not only of Catholics btit oT htimflhltV' aUJarge,' was, even In the Ina": months oMds Pontificate, phenomenal. , V Tope I*eo was always a man ox ex tremely simple tastes, which he brought from his childhood's home at Carplneto, amid tin* hills, and possi bly his cautious temperament, curious ly combined with power and^unhesltnt tag decision, was Inherited from his mountaineer ancestors. - For his personal use His Holiness se lected Instead of one of the numerous magnificent suits of the Vatlcaine.few simple rooms containing little beydnd absolutely necessary artlcleF."*HUJ)M sTarida In au Meove. separated from a larger room by ? a curtain hanging' gracefully over marble columns. Above the bed 1s a picture of th6 Madonna and -Child, lleshle It Is a prayer table surmounted by a crucifix. A ward robe against the wall faces the bed, and between the latter and the wall 4s n couch. The rest of the room wn* used aa u study, and contains a writing table with a crucifix; a chair 90 ft tar geted platform, chairs and tables for . the Popo's secretaries, writing mate rials, and a few boo**, among which are the works of r>nnte, Vtifcti and I Horace, besides a Bible. The P*>pe. even when to good health. 1 rtepr uuty Mar or ffrshonr* *ach riTghfk and often In the morning his bed *f?e undisturbed- and the Pope was found to the chair before his wrttto? 1AM* - ??? ITfSleft St lUSMM IHr THE POPL'S SUCCESSOR. The Mode of Pioceilure o?? the Selec tion of ii Nyw Pontiff. On the death, or at the latest, the twelfth day afUr the death of the I'ope, the conch, ve assembles for the election of the now Pontiff. It Is held at tho beautiful Slatino chapel Within the walls of tho VaM can. Each, cardinal 1b allowed the service* of a secretary and ai) attendant, who while the conclave lasts occupy rooms odjacent to the peculiar cell allotted to their master. On tlie day fixed for the meeting of tho conclave the cardi nals assemble to hear a Bpecial mass for tlje Holy Bplrlt and to take the oath? of faithfulness and secrecy. 11 Once within the confines of tho con clave the massive doors are shut with double locks, and from that moment until tho new Pontiff Is elected, no pftrBon Is permitted to pans In or out. The meals for the assemblage are pre pared within the walls of the Vatican and delivered through a wicket gate, or rather, casement let Into tho'fcreat door. It 18 here, also, that on tho flrst^day of the conclave, a committee of cardi nals, appolntod by tho whole body, gives audience to the foreign envoys. This, however, takes place before tho conclave has actually men/for the pa pal election. The SlBtlne chapel is especially fit ted for the hiding of this momentous council of the Church. The stalls for tho cardinals, ranged on each Aide r are surmounted by canopies of cloth In the ecclesiastical colors, and at thfe far end, opposite the high altar, are places assigned to the secretaries. On' the al tar itself, or on the table in front of It, I 'j a chalice of sliver on whk^ rests the plx containing the host. When the mass has been said and 3 1 1 Is prepared tho conclave proceeds to lis solemn task. The election of a t'a^e Is effected by three methods, by accWnntion, by adoration, in which Is embodied the idea, of direct divine inspiration; by tho compromise or by vote. Pope Ia'o waH elected on the second day of tho conclave by acclamation. The system of voting, called the Scrup tinum, Is regulated by exact prcRcrlp* Mon. The proceedings are nndcr the ^i ructions of hIx cardlnaTB, two from * * " Y_J>>4.bi8hop8, priests and dea eaeh order u> f'-N. cons. a Every cardinal Is provided' "?> Voting paper, on which he writes the name of his chosen candidate, but not his own name. No one la permitted to vote fo>v himself, When the requis ite intervrtl has pasaed, each cardinal, beginning with the. one of the moat ancient creation, leaves his stall and advances to the-Jilgh altaj;. Amid a solemn "hushXthc elector ? prays for ?whHe on -4he altar steps, and then declaring aloud that his vote Is given according to hts consclcnco, drops his voting paper in the chalice- When all 4?kve voted In like manner the aix scru tineers examiuc the papera and- pro claim the result. If no cardinal has obtained the re quired number of votes ? two-thirds of the number of cjirdiuals present, plus ane? tho result In declared void, and the voting papers, collected together, are burned In a brazier with damp straw, the denBe smoke from which (BSUMLfrom a particular chimney, visi ble from outside, and proclaims to the taken places? ? Under these circumstances, on the afternoon of the same "day, a "second' vote take* place, supplementary to the Orat and called the accesslt vote. In this the procedure embodies the theory that eardinai-who obtained the largest number of votes in the morn-, tug is the moat acceptable to the con* clave. Cohiequently his name is the only one considered for the moment and each cardinal votes for him by writing the -word Aoeedo" ? on his icheda or voting paper, or signifies his dP -?#t by the* words " "Accedo nem xnir - If this new vote leads to no result, the papers are burned as before apd the conclave adjourns until the fdjc (owing morning, when the election be gins afresh and quite Irrespective of the previous day's proceedings. When, at length, the determining vote is taken and the cardinal deacon, as scrutinizes announces that a certain candidate has been elected' Pope, there Is a departure from -the proceedure adopted hitherto. The cardinal dea con opens each folded paper fully, and, reading the Latin motto which each cardinal has to inscribe on il fdr the purpose of ultimate Identification, makes known how each member of the conolave has voted. The election being over, a summons is at once sent to the perfect of cere monies, who speedily enters the chap el, bearing the fisherman's ring. An interval occurs, during which the cano pies are removed from the stalls of sll the cardinals except that of the newly elected Vope, and His Holiness retires to robe himself In the pontlflcial vest ments. ...... On his return the fisherman's^ ring lalftSced on his finger- T>y the cardinal camerlingo and the new vicar of Christ gives ? his first solemn ? benediction to the members of the sacred oqllege from the steps of the altar. Then, taking his seat on the Sedla Ceststorit the Pope receives the hqm ago of their eminences and communi cates the names which it is his pleas ure to assume as Pontiff. Next, the first cardinal deacon takes the oath of obedience, and, hastening to the grand loggia or balcony of St. Peter's, looking Onto the great piazza, an nounces to the^ expectant multitude the election of the Pope, using the form of words, consecrated by lmm* ttoritl Onager *l hr??i yuu mini# great Joy. We have a Pope, the most highland reverend. Lord (here he gilts, the Chrlstis* and surname of the new Pope), who haa takea upog hJmaett the name of Pins X or Leo XIV. . ? i " News of tM O my. An Inscription oe a stone tablet PALMETTO CROP CONDITIONS, Review lor tho Pait Week By the Department. Tho woek coding 8 a, ni., Monday, July 13th, had a mean temperature of 80 degrees, which is practically nor mal. The heat was not excesslvo at |\ny time, nor was there a wide dal.y rtllgfi between tho day and the night temperatures, These conditions weio favorable on eroj?s, but there was a deficiency In sunshine over tho eastern and central parts that was harmful to a slight extent. Locally there was excessive precipi tation in ISdgefleld, Marion, Marlboro and Saluda counties, and almost dally excessive ralng from the Savannah valley, in Itarnwell and Hampton, northward to southern Clarendon and Williamsburg counties, and in western Sumter, in this part of the State the rainfall amounted to from 3 to over 6 Inches. This area iucludes the region of heaviest rainfall during June, when it amounted to from 10 to 12 inches. The rains in other parts were heneil clal, and some placea In tho northern parts, are in need of more rain. Tho week's averago for tho State whb 2.09 Inches, The week's weathor was favorable for crop growth and development, with tho above exception, and for farmwork, cultivation having made considerably progress, especially In tho westorn counties. - u I w.,1 10 cxc?P"on of a number of localities thnt report tho contrary, old corn Ik n fair crop and in about latf by in dean condition. Much corn wai proved m tQW wh^ tbf rains were excessive. Young corn has a good color and looks promising. here was a general improvement in , ' though some sections failed to share in it, and but reports from most sect long indicate that -the pi an A re making rapid growth, too rapid for Proper fruitage m the Pee Dee <joua ies, though they arpMtnfcaal^ and blooming... ^hi0om? are. more common tha^/ltl,r^ t,^e remain thn ,y?Un8r ?otton' ln ?P^* o b/v hey no longer threaten Intery, in the ZT"' "'?st " A ? "?n d lKTy " the wevwllng yol|ow OT nZrS' 2 2 hM ? h?"hy color, e. Penally acaqsland colfoh. Clir|n* continues. and tin RS a whole, fiQH Improved. Melon 'rolls!? "r Pl,nt,n* '?? truck , Minor crops con. tlnue to thrive.1 p?ohM rott| nr." J? fa'rly PMUir"e.J are excellent. Farm iaborera .? ", ,B '"""y parts of the State. Accident it Orecnwood, ar ^ Greenwood, Speciak-The two rear 2? '5^ ^U,lman 8,"eP<??- and the caf? traln^ *?Uthb0und vestlbuled ?JtilB. on the Seaboard Air Llae wer# wrecked here about noon Sunday. The Urt ?Carf th* track ftt the frade 0n Church wtr?**W were carried forward about ?0 yards. The two ^.!u y! r?Wn rnt0 aide of the t^in ? atopi>In? th* reat of the train. There were four person* In the Pullman besides three children Ad Parcntly all the Injuries are external and not serious with possibly one ex ception. None of those injured re a JL ? exccpt Mrs. Saul of 172 ??"\h Pry?r street, Atlanta She wis leaning against the window when Th? coach was thrown over and sSe re! frim KSerral eevere cuts on her face I? k br,oke" g'?88. One severe gfsh on her forehead may result* in ? bat will disfigure her Dr. r. 5 "boarif ? aurgeoiufbr-iha-SeaaJ ?JS.J ?i ? 1 ? ftt 4 ?'c,ock 'hat theex^ th 71 I v?re not serious and that no symptoms of internal Injuries I had ?? yet appeared. '"Juries | Destructive F Ire at Sttmfer. Sumter, Special.? One 6t the moatl deet ructive Area that Sumter has ex. perlenced In some time occurred here I Sunday when the Sumter steam laun dry, which occupied on^of the o"ld~ ihree-sto ry tobacco prize houses, and the ^wo adjoining prlie houses *? near the old C. S. ? N. railroad were burned. The Are started abouT n o clock and was over by about um feloe*. All Ihrce bulMW^wcr^ total loss and valued as follow* II MO- miMiry ftbout insurance UP to the roof. ?Se tZ^f ?r roar W ^ IT? MM SSi ?Cry weak stream o<| mem fllnor Evente of the Week la ? Brief Form. ? I II ? ^ -y. ? X7-? State Wants a Part. A special from Columbia wytfr lltV 1/. J. Williams, chuh-iuuu of th?- State board of control, will leave Inside of two weekq, for Washington pn a mis sion of groat importance to the State ofg South Carolina. Ftor porno time . Dajftt tlio United -State&.goi been tapping the revenues of the State dispensary, the institution from whlolt so much income is derived for thehea-^ eflt of the common schools of this State. The constabulary is W9at ta seize whatever contraband lipuor that may come under their observatlott and ? It is cus.tomary to turn it over to the 0 dispensary, which usually disposes of It/ by salo. For some months, however* tho employees of tho United States government have been exceedingly zealous and a large amount of lique* which is brought to the great distillery Is confiscated by yncJe Sam because In inauy" instance*'' it has no revenue stamp upon it, orv some other comfrli cation which makes it property of the government The State of South Carolina feels, however, that some of the revenuA derived from the . sale of contraband liquor is due herjflk . _J? aa the constabulary seizes tho liquor " often at considerable cost, and It is this that Mr. Williams rbisgone to Washington to urge upon the autbori* , v ties there, He will call, upon Honl John T. Yerkes, tho commissioner of internal revenue, Bud discuss with hiat this question which so vitally affects - ti the revenue of the S&te. The teltare* " by the government, have b*#n latsl^ consldrably ovor the average; during the month it is said fully two-thirds of the contraband liquor has son* t* tho government Mr. Wililfttts^ port the result of the board and to the ^ '^Ouuaken in accorS&ttoi steps wllf *10 the results obtaladu; ~ .xrament does not takn ttm the State Is entitled to any tion from, the internal r the case may be' placed through fhe attorney general* A Shocking Tragedy v Spartanburg S. C.? Spe?iat-J shoottrfg affray occurred -at the of John Wham, six tulle# east t rlns. at an earl**hour Thuraday ing. Wham ghot and killed JM ttamage, a neighbor, and tha.lial * hood lfl t^tci ted owf Several day a ago Wh*w wrote leged improper note to Uw atWi -old daughter?* brother-in-law of Ram a fa. e?d result the men were momsntar pectin* to meet and aettle tie 4 Thursday morning at the home orWuam in amen about a peaceful gettleznemt, Utter had e*preilefai^j|fl The two ahrtok hands In thw pi of mutual friend*, and it appean all would end welL HoifTH men renewed the tremble and 'B fell d ?ad, with ft tM fco?: heart from a platoltn the hai Wham. The dead ?a? htBr? lars nectlon and a later report hae : summary action may be taken relatives of the dead man. It la ed that Wham took advait Ramage after requesting fetal 1 aim. Palmetto Q leanings. ago from the Spanish cannon no in the State house yard in Co has been recoveaed. At a meeting of the director# First National Bank of 8mnt?r decided to declare ? SI I?*~pe stock dividend. ineraaaUui tt#; stock froto $50, WO to ?IW,W. ? - ? - - < The Neeley Compress comp Chester. has applied foradhSrt capital to be $100, WIT It Is sal the company owns a/aaw^'pali Irawt^as Abraham Anrrum, a negro hai ^beaten ?la?^ewj ?