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* ________________ ' COLUMBIA COLLEGE BURNS METHODIST SCHOOL FOR GIRLS LOSES PLANT BY FIRE. Institution at Columbia Destroyed, Entailing a Loss of Over One Hundred Thousand Dollars. Columbia, Sept. 9.?All that is left of Columbia College to-day is the bare, fire burnt walls, fire having gutted all of the buildings with the * exception of the power house at an early hour to-day. The loss is over $200,000, and the insurance $85,500. The fire was caused by a defective electric wire, it is stated, in the west wing of the group of buildings, and spread rapidly to the others. Although no definite plans for the future have been announced, it is as* sured that the College will open on September 23, and all students are expected to be present. Dr W. W. Daniel, the president of the school, is at the Colonia, suffering from several severe burns received while trying to extinguish the fire. Dr. S. C. Mitchell, president of the University of South Carolina, after a conference with Governor Ansel, the chairman of the board of trustees of the University, called upon Pr. Daniel, president of the College, at the Colonia to-day, and offered him the use of the new recitation hall at the University, which has just been completed, and also the use of the laboratories and library, and assured him that the University would cooperate with the Columbia College in every way. This offer will very probably be accepted by the Columbia College board of trustees, and no doubt will be concurred in by the board of trustees of the University. Thp flames were discovered bv Dr. Daniel at 2:45 o'clock this morning in the west wing of the group of buildings. He secured several chemical fire extinguishers and extinguished the fire on the outside of the wall. The flames were running along a joist on the second floor, and then leaped to the ceiling where it was impossible to reach them. Everything had recently been painted and varnished, and the oil carried the flames at a rapid pace, spreading to the main administra tion building, which was three stories high, science hall, dining room, music room, art studios, gymnasium and kitchen, sweeping, everything before it. All of the bed rooms, over one hundred and fifty in number, were destroyed. The Loss. The cost of all of the buildings destroyed will approximate $200,000, with $85,500 insurance. The new pipe organ in the auditorium, which had just been installed at a cost of over $5,000 was completely destroyed. Only one piano out of about thirty-five was saved from the music room. The power house, which cost about $10,000, was not injured, also several cottages near the buildings. The papers of the College were se> cured by Dr. Daniel before leaving his office. All of the furniture of the school was lost. Dr. Daniel's statement. Dr. Daniel, when seen to-day at his room at the Colonia, where he is confined with several severe burns received in applying the chemical sprays to the fire, said: "I was awakened about 2:45 o'clock this morning by something which sounded like the closing of a window or 4 slamming of a door. My apartments are on the first floor of the west wing of the schol. I went to the door and looked down the hall and saw a light. I thought that someone was in the hall building and proceeded down the hall. I soon learned that it was fire and that the noise that I heard was the falling of the plaster from the ceiling. I went immediately back to my room and told Mrs. Daniel that the building was on fire, and then proceeded to secure several chemical fire extinguishers. The flames were bursting through the walls and I applied the chemical spray and extinguished the fire on the outside, but it was burning on the inside. I then went to the sec4 ond floor of the building and found the flames runing along one of the joists. They then leaped to the ceiling and I knew then it was useless to try to fight any longer. I went to my office and in the dark succeeded in getting the papers out of my safe." When asked how the fire started he said: "It must have been caused by defective electric wiring. The current was cut off in the other parts i of the building." The Buildings. Columbia College is located about three miles from the city of Columbia and is one of the foremost colleges for erirls in the South. Last year two hundred and fifty girls were in attendance and arrangements had been made for the accommodation of over three hundred during the coming session. It is a Methodist institution. Young ladies t were expected this year from nine States. The groups of buildings lo. cated in College Place were very handsome and commodious. The burning of the College is a great loss, yet the school will be v opened on schedule time, on September 23. Expressions of regret were received from all sections of the State by Dr. Daniel, and many offers of help. Rebuilding Fund. > A fund was launched in Columbia today for the rebuilding of the school. The following letter was received from Air. W. D. Lever by Mr. Daniel: "I regret to learn of the loss of the Columbia Female College by fire this morning and trust arrangements can be made to carry on the work this session. I understand that this loss was about $100,000, and suggest that you at once start a rebuilding fund. I herewith enclose you two checks, one of $50 from myself and one of $50 from the firm. I believe that Columbia and the Methodists of i the State, realizing the work being done by the Columbia College, will respond readily to the needs of the College." It is almost certain that the offer of Dr. Mitchell, of the University of * South Carolina, will be accepted by the Columbia College board of trusfe? Vf; tees. An effort is being made to secure rooms at the Colonia Hotel for the accommodations of the students. The distance from the Colonia Hotel to the new recitation hall at the University is very short, and this could be used until the buildings can be re When the fire broke out a call was made upon the Columbia fire department. which responded with several chemical wagons, but such great headway had been gained that little could be done by the firemen. The only persons in the buildings at the time of the fire were Dr. Daniel and Mrs. Daniel and the housekeeper of the school. There were several unfounded fumors to the effect that the buildings had been set on fire. Dr. Daniel's Injuries. Dr. Daniel, after he had gotten his papers out of his safe, attempted to get out of the grounds with them. He was able to barely make the front gate, when he sank on the grass exhausted and in great pain. Mr. Hyatt's surrey happened along about this time, and after he had put away his papers in a little store, two negro men lifted him to the surrey and he was taken to the Colonia Hotel, where he was attended, and where he will have to remain on his back for two weeks, which he thinks should be the busiest of the whole year. The trustees of the College, which ? 11^ j i? r? ...it. is, coiuruueu uy me ouulll vaivnua Conference are: Rev. E. 0. Watson, D. D., president; Rev. A. N. Brunson, secretary; the Rev. T. C. O'Dell, the Rev. M. L. Carlisle, D. D., Mr. Edward Ehrlich, Mr. P. A. Hodges, Dr. W. J. Murray, the Hon. George H. Bates, Esq., Mr. F. H. Hyatt, the Rev. J. E. Rushton, the Rev. H. B. Browne, the Rev. W. B. Wharton, Mr. L. S. Welling. College Will Be Rebuilt. "Surely the Methodist of South Carolina will rebuild their girls' college, and that without unnecessary loss of time and in better shape than ever," said F. H. Hyatt to-day. "Two men have just been to me and given their checks. These are | citizens of Columbia, who appreciate the College and say it must be rebuilt in six months. "It took only nine months to build the plant that has been burned. And we are not so bad off as we might | have been. We have saved the power house, worth $10,000, the granite foundation, worth $25,000, and the servants' houses and the new water tank." . ( There was a previous experience with fire in the Methodist College. j Early one morning fire broke out in the dormitory when the College was . in its Hampton avenue home. This ; was about ten years ago, in Presi- J dent Rice's administration. The damage then was slight. History of the College. , This college for the higher educa- < tion of women was chartered in 1854. The first session was opened in the fall of 1859. From 1865 to 1873 the building was rented for a hotel, on account of the poverty jmd J depression resulting from the War ' Between the States. In 1873 the 1 College was reopened. It has since ' been in continuous and successful \ operation. In 1887 the buildiife was enlarged. In 1895 the plant was thoroughly overhauled, enlarged and fitted with modern heating equip- 1 ments. But material prosperity was 1 not the only advancement made by 1 this old institution. In 1895 a great * forward movement was inaugurated, 1 and the requirements for entrance ] and graduation were made to con- 1 form to those of the leading colleges for men. The institution enjoys the j distinction of having been classified 1 as a college. It has contributed ' much towards awakening an interest 1 in higher education, and it has been 1 rewarded with a steadily increasing patronage. Its prosperity, surpassing its capacity, was heeded as an imperative demand, for more ample ( provision. In 1904 a new site was chosen, a : new building was projected and was ready for occupancy at the opening of the session which began September 28, 1905. This building was ' situated north of Columbia. The present College was built and maintained by the loving subscriptions ! of thousands of Methodists, the amounts ranging from a few cents on up. The biggest subscription was from Mr. F. H. Hyatt, who gave $5,000, in addition to the land. TO DISMISS LIEUT. NETTLES. President Approves Sentence Imposed by Court-Ma rtial. Washington, Sept. 9.?The President has approved the sentence of dismissal imposed by a general Court martial appointed by him at Denver, Col., in the case of First Lieut. Clarence S. Nettles, U. S. A., retired. A (innrHinc ta fho war Hpnnrtmpnt's announcement, Lieut. Nettles was convicting of neglecting to pay many private debts, making false statement to the department commander in regard thereto, and giving a worthless check. Lieut. Nettles first entered the service as an enlisted man in the 2d South Carolina volunteer infantry during the Spanish war. Girl Killed by Train. Laurens, Sept. 11.?Annie Bell Ramsay, aged thirteen, while on her way to the Laurens cotton mill at six o'clock this morning was run over and fatally injured by a detached string of flat cars on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad, death ensuing an hour later. She was walking on the track and being partially deaf did not hear the approachins: train behind her in time to es cape. Charlestonian Attempts Suicide. Charleston, Sept. 11.?Gus Hass, a young merchant here, shot himself to-night in the head, in an attempt to commit suicide. His jaw was broken and the ball has not been located at a late hour to-night. He may recover from the wound. The cause of his act is not yet known. He ran a grocery store on upper Rutledge avenue. He is unmarried. It is said he had been drinking before shooting himself. v. SHOOTS THREE WOMEN'. Intoxicated Iron Workers Fires Indis* criminately. New Orleans, Sept. 5.?Firing his revolver indiscriminately. Joseph Schiro, a young iron worker, while under the influence of whiskey, shot three women to-night, wounding one seriously, before he was finally taken into custody. The shooting created almost a panic in the section of the downtown residential district where it occurred. Mrs. Fred Striethrost, 40 years old, was shot in the abdomen and her condition is critical. Miss Selma Darra, aged IS, received a slight flesh wound. Adelaide Murphy, a negro woman, was likewise only slightly injured. Crippled Burglar Arrested. Chester. Sept. 11.?William Miller, white, was arrested at Blackstock Thursday evening and lodged in jail here Friday morning on the charge of forcibly entering the Southern depot and L. E. Sigmon's store for purposes of robbery. Miller admits his guilt, but tells a pitiful story of being hungry and footsore and having begged to no avail. He has only one leg. Reed Rearrested. Branchville, Sept. 11.?Mood Reed, the colored man who was arrested on ? suspicion about two weeks ago, I charged with the murder of Charlie I Davis, who was killed on the rail- I road track, about two miles above I town, was rearrested yesterday and I will be given a preliminary hearing I to-day before Magistrate A. S. Dukes I of this place. It appears that there I have developed some new facts in the I case that point to the same negro I Reed and on this information the I magistrate had him rearrested. Con- I stables A. R. Byrd and J. S. Byrd I made the arrest and when they found I the accused he was in his field at I work near his home. Reed made no I resistance, and he was brought to I town and placed in the town guard I house last night. I New County Election Rejected. I The State board of canvassers by a I unanimous vote dismissed the appeal I of the appellants in the Rutledge I county election. This means that the I election will be taken to the supreme I court, appealing from the State I a!oof ?An n ffoofc P.lflTPTI- H UUdl U. 1 UC u^tliuu uuvvvtf _ don and Williamsburg counties. I The total vote as required in the I contest gave 604 for the new county I and 388 against it. In Clarendon I county, which was affected by the I election, it was claimed that two I forms of election tickets were used ft and therefore illegal, the ticket for the new county being one color and the ticket for the other another. There was a vote of 45 for the new county and 25 against it. The action Df the board was unanimous. Semiole Swindle in Court. Columbia, Sept. 10?Indictments have been handed out in the circuit court here to-day in connection with the half million dollar Seminole securities company swindle, which operated throughout the South, against President John Y. Garlington, and Secretary James Stobo Young of the Seminole Company and Manager C. J. Cooper and Actuary B. W. Lacy, of the Southern Life of North Carolina, ind C. J. Hebert and Orville Hall, charging conspiracy, fraud, breach of trust and larceny in connection with the sale of three thousand shares of Southern Life stock to the Seminole. Garlington and Young are also similarly charged in a separate bill regarding the swap of his seventy-five hundred shares of state agency stock to the Seminole for seventy-five thou sand shares of the Seminole. Dies While Calling Roll. fl Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 11.?Rev. Jo- I 3Anh Weslev Shackford. aged 61, a E native of King and Queen county, I Virginia, died of apoplexy at Early's I chapel, six miles from Lynchburg, I this afternoon while calling the roll I of the last quarterly conference of I the Methodist church there, over I which he was officiating as presiding I elder. He had been a member of the I North Carolina Methodist conference H for two years when he was trans ferred to the Virginia conference in ? 1876. He is survived by five children, one of whom, Mrs. G. W. Dyer, resides at Nashville, Tenn. The funeral will be here Monday and the interment at Oxford, N. C. Views of Bamberg for sale at The Herald Book store. Form Law and Order League. Hampton, Sept. 12.?At the call of Dr. W. M. O'Neal, of Estill, Friday at the court house, the Law and Order league of Hampton county was formed with Dr. W. M. O'Neal, president, and R. T. Causey clerk and treasurer. Addresses were made by Rev. J. W. Elkins, Rev. W. H. Dowling, Dr. W. M. O'Neal, J. W. Manuel, E. F. Warren and R. T. Causey and important resolutions were adopted with special reference to the blind tigers. Cnhnnrnmiitooc Troro onH trill hp ^UUWUIUIittVVU T? V* V IAUU V* AAA MV appointed at the various precincts of the county whose duty it will be to see that the law is enforced and to report all violators of the law. ? Care In Preparing Food. In recent years scientists have proved that the value of food is measured largely by its purity; the re? u i _ ii? ? or an t rmrp fnnrl SUIl IS lilt; LUUO L OUiujjvui f?? .www laws that have ever been known. One food that has stood out prominently as a perfectly clean and pure food and which was as pure before the enactment of these laws as it could possibly be is Quaker .Oats; conceded by the experts to be the ideal food for making strength of muscle and brain. The best and cheapest of I all foods. The Quaker Oats Company is the only manufacturer of oatmeal that has satisfactorily solved the problem of removing the husks and black specks which are so annoying when other brands are eaten. For hot climates Quaker Oats is packed in hermetically sealed tins, keeps fresh and sweet anywhere. 1 i ..." * J. H.DIXON Machinist and Engineer General Repair Shop. We repair all kinds of machinery and carry a full line of Pipe, Pipe Fittings, Valves, Injectors, Lubricators, Oilers, etc. Bring your engine and have the cylinder bored. Make it run like new and give you more power. Bring your cotton gins and press parts and have them renaired before the busy season. A stitch in time saves nine. We repair saw mills, grist mills, cane mills; in fact we run a hospital for sick and disordered machinery. Bring it in and have it cured. Gas engines and automobile engine cylinders bored, and new pistons and rings made that won't leak. Gives you more power and better efficiency. We repair and charge storage batteries. Call when in trouble and see what j we can do. SHOP AT COTTON MILL NEW ARRIVALS j Curtis Brand Peas, per can 15c. ? Jumbo Tomatoes, 3 lb. can, 10c Mackerel, fine, 2 for 25c. i Misletoe Hams, per pound 16c. Good Old Country Syrup, < In barrels, 50c. per gallon, tn quart bottles, sealed, 15c. a quart. < Just received fine line of 10c. packages Lowney's Chocolate Candies. The finest lot of Fresh Prunes that ever hit the town. CoWior? Pnisins on hand all the time. Have you ever tried our Butter?. We only ask 35c. the pound. Don't forget that we handle Snowflake Flour, the best that is put up, in sacks. Don't forget to ask for anything in the grocery line. We come mighty near having it. / E. BART PRICE f BAMBERG, S. C. Remember the Place to get polish for the brass .work on your car. ? Top dressing for your top. = Compression grease in a density that will suit you. Automobile Oil that will please you by eliminating half the trouble you are now having. Remember that the winning car in the New Yorkto-Paris race run 21,000 miles without carbonizing, on this oil. We have oil for air cooled engines, too. Say, have you heard about our gasoline contract to au- . toinobiles? i We also rebuild any kind of automobile and sell new tODS. The Delk Motor Co. I j DR. 0. D. FAUST DENTIST BAMBERG, S. C. | Office in Telephone Building. ' "'1 Up! Get Busy! Cotton Getting Ripe! J For Free List Address The Marjenhoff Company f|| Charleston, S. C? State Distributers 'M r'M 5 Cents, 10 Cents; One-Half, One, Two Pound Packages, Five Pound Boxes Fine Assorted Almonds, Nougatines, cnips, Cherries, Pineapple, Chocolates or uon cons. When you buy from us you are not expected to buy more than your needs require Iuiauu, tjuigiu anu riajei riauuj m FROM FACTORY TO TOUR HOME I ^||| Boardman & Gray Pianos, Albany, N. Y. Es- i 5 tablished 1837. B f Briggs Pianos, Boston. Established 1868. [ Merrill Pianos, Boston. Norris & Hyde Pianos, Boston. Established I ^ C|| Clough & Warren Organs, Detroit. Established ; $ A line of Pianos and Organs which will please the most criti- ] 3 cal, from which selection may be made to suit anybody, both in I B :il 18 REMEMBER I keep no store and have no expense attached to -^3 |S the sale of any Piano except what is absolutely necessary, viz: I . 11 Freight from factory to your home, one drayage from your depot,- I ?8 and cost of stool and scarf, which I give you. ) I -*x|8 MANY YEARS in the Piano business as tuner and salesman I i g taught me to have to do with only good instruments, and my j I 18 methods of business enable me to give you Fine Pianos at very | I \ _ |g reasonable prices. Inquiries will receive prompt attention. { 11 TUNING CAREFULLY DONE. 1 l II G.A.LUCAS, I 'll II Aiken, South Carolina. . iBURNT OUTia I BUT STILL DOING BUSINESS AT SAME STAND I || ? True, my front shop was destroyed by fire w J Monday morning, but 1 am still turning out work just as promptly as ever In the shop y in the rear of the one that was burnt. 1 have w ^ all new tools and am just as well prepared as L before the fire to do your work. Come see! y |j. B. BRICKLEj ji || The Repair Man Bamberg, wja, Southern States Supply Co. 41 H. L. HARVEY, President. Plumbing Supplies j ftp A11 kriNn<s i V/ 1 A * a?4 M?4 (kit 1 ?k>/ >10 to 818 Qervais St. Columbia, South Carolina V-|| In my new Store 1 I have moved into my handsome new store, and I have opened up a bran-new stock of everything in the hardware line. All bought for cash, and you will make a serious mistakeif you buy hardware without getting my prices. I have one of thehandsomest stores and stocks in town, and my fixtures are new and in keeping with my store and goods. We are rather proud of our display now, and we cordially ask you to visit us whether you buy or not. - 'Sj&S J. A. HUNTER /fl CITY HALL BUILDING. The Hardware Man, Bamberg, S. C. Qv i|| P. P. P. M Mites famines Ceres ii EM Fobi, Elenaii aid Scrofula, J P. P. P. purifies the blood, builds up the weak and debilitated, gives strength to weakened nerves, expels disease, giving the patient health and happiness, where sickness, gloomy feelings and lassitude first prevailed. In blood poison, mercurial poison, malaria, dyspepsia, and in all blood rnd skin diseases, like blotches, pimples, old chronic ulcers, tetter, scald head, we say without fear of contradiction that P. P? P. is the best blood purifier in the world. Ladies whose systems are poisoned and whose blood is in an impure condition due to menstrual irregularities, are peculiarly benefitted by the won* ierful tonic and blood cleansing properties of P. P. P., Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. F. V. LIPPMAN, SAVANNAH, GA.