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CANE GROW?HS . . . To Hoot nt Macon, Oa., In Hay, to Die ou ss Watt or s, BOTJTH CAEOIINA'B DELEGATES. Fdvo Substantial Favmors Prom En. o h County Were Namoi! by Gov cruor Hoy war?] to Hoppe? ?cut Us. The growl tig of sugar ca,,e was pnce an industry of no little impor tance in South Carolina and is now one of tue leading agricultural pur suits of Georgia. There will bc a big Convention in Macon on the ??th, "tb and 8th ol' ?lay for the purpose of giving this industry something of ari Impetus in those sections where it bas been thought of but little. At thc solicitation of Capt. D. G. Purse of Savannah and other cane growers the governor has appointed live delegates from each county in this State. There will be hundreds of delegates repre senting all of thc gulf States. Follow ing are thc gentlemen whom the gov ernor has commissioned to represent South Carolina: Abbeville County-W E Lesly, Ab beville; Dr. W. A. Hunter, Hunters: Wm. B, Ellis,Abbeville: WA Sloven son, Abbeville; John W. Morrow, Mt. Carmel. Aiken County-L F Hicks, Ellenton; A J McElinurray, Hooch Island: J Cal. Courtney, hatchings Mill: it 1> Lamar, Langley; Dr. W K Mealing, North Augusta. Anderson Cornily-J F Kant, Tow it; John T Greene, Anderson; J l> MoEl roy, Helton; Jas K Anderson, Pendle ton; L O Dean, Dean. Hamberg County - D O Hunter, Ilart/.og; lt K Kearsc, Bourses: W M Brabham, Hamberg; I lon S G M ay Held, Denmark; ll H (ilimos, Loos. Barnwell County-Col W Ii Dalling ton. Allendale; Co) Alfred Aldrich, Barnwell; George Boy ls tori, Blackville; J C Wise, Blackville: Capt Wyman Jenny, Jennys. Beaufort Countv L Dannel*, Sea brook; BS Brown, Beaufort: W II M? Cleod, Seabrook: W F Colcock, Yemas see; Joseph Glover, Graham ville. Berkeley County-T L Connor, Eu tawville; A E McCoy, Bowyer; Wm Henderson. Honey H ill: J Scott George Plnopolis; P D Maree, Moncks Corner. Charleston County-Maj John S Ilorlbeck, Charleston: Maj John N Voorbees, Charleston; Maj C M Gibson; Charleston; Maj WC ll bison; Charles ton; Maj D T West, Charleston. Cherokee County -William Jell'erios. Home T M Littlejohn, Star Farm: J J Magness, Crassy Bond; T II Dover, Crover: W Sam Lipscomb, Ashli ry. Chester County -lion 1' L Hardin, Blobbing; ll E Shannon, Blackstock: Maj J W Wilkes. Wilkenburg; Cap! W S Westbrook, Rossville: Col Kreil Walker, Chester. Cbestcrtield County -W A Evans. H?rrisboro; L M Covington^ Clicniw; G K Laney, Chesterville: T N Berry, Ghera w; A L Evans. Che-raw. Clarendon County -Lute Plowdon, Manning: Hon II B Bicha rdson. Blue wood; D J Brabham, Manning: Hon. Jas E Tindal, Folder. M r J S Canley, Summerton. Collet on County-G A Eckardt, Wal tcrboro: C D May, Wallcrboro: O P Kolk, MeLaurin: A B Speights, Hon dersonville: Joseph D.iild, Cottage ville. Dallington Countv -TJ Bell. Lvdia: E M Williamson, Mount Clair: J T Bogers, Society Hill: F B Granby, Motin! Clair: ll ll Bogers, Darlington. Dorchester Count v-W S Utsey, St Georges: W W Craig. Si George's: W C Pearcy, Harley ville: J 1 > Bi vous. St Georges; L E dauber. Edgeticld Count v-John Briggs. Pov erty Hill: D B Hollingsworth, Edge Held; ;W A Strom. Sell: (? M Small, Johnston: Mark Tnnev. Johnston; Fairfield C?uritv-T \V Bull', Bock tori; W W Crosby, Crosby ville: J B De laney, Winnsbofo: J k Curley, Booton: It B Lewis, Bidgcway. Florence Count v CG Palmer, Car terville; .Ino S Scott, Mars BhilV; M S Ilayncsw?rth, Florence, Caliph Lynch, Lynchs: Walter Gregg, Mars Bhilf. Georgetown County-Col Balph Nes bit, Waverly Mills: .Ino Bicliardson, Camplicld; E M Hoar. (Georgetown: E F Matthews, Sam pit: Dr J W Kolk. Annandale. Greenville County- Bicha rdson Har rison, Cripple Crook: Dr T B League. Simpson ville: Jerry McKinzia, Drove: B F Neeves, Tigerville; Dr J E McKin ney, Bellview. Greenwood County - M Higgins. Hodges; J no D Williams, Caines: S M Cooper, Ninety-Six: J A Banister; Bradleys; G M Kinara, Greenwood. Hampton County W ll Tuten. Croeketvillo; W F Gray, Grays; John Lawton, Scot ia; M K Long, Bon nett: A M lilith, Hampton. {Torry County-J A Me Dermot, Con way; Charley Dusenbury, Pori Har rei sen; J M S tal voy, Stalvey; J (,> Gra ham, Green Sea; J B Alsbrook, Sand ford. Kershaw Count v -W K Thompson, Liberty Hill; N A Bethune, Bethune; 1 F Holland, .Antioch; B ll Boy kin, Boykin; J N Jones, LugolV. Lancaster County-W J Cunning-: harri, Lancaster: Wm II Clyburn. Halie Gold Mine; Berry .M obley, Heath Springs; Wm L Bk?ckmon; Oakhurst; O W Potts, Pleasant Valley. Laurens County -. W ll McCrary, R?rino; W II Drummond, Landlords: It I) Boyd, Tumbling Shoals: A C Workman, lt i Harris; W 1' Harris, Bap ley. Lee County-Col J Harvey Wilson, Mayesville; B E Carries, Bisliopville; T E Davis, Bisbopvillo: John ll Kelly, Bisbopvillo: W W Heh rroii, Bishop vi I lc. Lexington County Dr IO t: Bidgel!, Batosburg; John P Ables, Leesville: S P Wingard, Lexington: Dr J L Shu ter, Belwood: Loo M tiller, Sandy uiver. Marlon County-W A Brown, .Marion James Maiming, Lil t lc Bock; J E El lerbe, Sellers: Junios Davis, God bold: L B Daniel, Mullins. Marlboro County J ll David. Ben nettsville; J K Eveirtt, Bennettsville:! .1 P I larris. Tatum; Maj B M Pegues, ChcraW: C T Eastcrling, Bennetts ville; Newberry County Dr B t: Carlile. Croinoi: Joseph L Keilt. Primaria; Jamos ,11 Spca rina n. Newberry: I. I: Aull, Jalapa: James B Irvin, Chap pells. Oconee County S P Stribbling, Westminister; J D I shell; Walhalla: 3 O Alexander, Seneca: J W Bcardcrij Oak way; W B Davis, Seneca. Oirangcburg County -Janies M Moss Cameron; David II Bush, Creston: Eugene B Waller. Orangcburg: Ed ward L Chisolm, Bowenville; Hydride Wiengcs, Kort Motte. Bickens County-It A Kay. Easley; WT O'Dell, Boanokc; B J John ton, Cen trill; G \V Grlllln, Loopers: L k Dalton, Dalton. Richland County John c Scegers Columbia: Bichard Singleton, A otoh W P Brooktcr, Columbia; L T Wilds, Columbia; J W Burnside, Lykcsland. Saluda Count v B W Crouch, Salu da: W .1 B Kinard, Ethcrcdgc; L n Kiley, Moody; W L Coleman, Higgins: J M Long. Sr.. Mount Willing. Spa rta nbti lg County T M Leonard ileidsvillc; !.' L Pearson. Wood ru IV; J ll Gosnoll. Spartanbiirg; Dr J M Lanham, Moure; T .1 Moore, Mooro. * Sumter County--H 1* ?t?okhbueei Oswcsto) 13 "t? Ayooekj Wedttoueld; tl O Ulcindtne, Sumter; John X Brog don, ?umtori \V A Weathers, Sumter. Union County-<T KFostor, Union t tjj Browning 8edallnt P II Jeter, Curllaloi S II Ayoook. Kelton j D A T Farr, Jonesville. Williamsburg County-W J Single, tary, Single) H H Chandler, Rome; AV S ?amlln, Sr., Harpers; J 1? Upps, Cades? A II Williams, Lake City. York County-A ll Fe well, Old Point; J A Wllleford, Hock Hill; Per ry Ferguson, Bandana; \V II Wiudlc, Fort Mill: Dr J H Sayo, Sharon. AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE That Recently Took IMuce in n Chicago J?ry Ronni. An Impressive scene took place re cently in a jury room in Chicago. Patrick Deeban was on trial for mur der and when the jury rctited for deliberation thc foreman, William II. Dietz, suggested to bis fellow jurors that they kneel in prayer and ask for divine guidance. Thc suggestion was adopted and Foreman Dietz led bis fellow jurors in prayer. Thc verdict of the jury was not guilty. To a newspaper reporters Foreman Dietz said: "1 felt before wc could do anything in the matter of taking a vote on Dce lian's guilt or innocence that person ally I needed wisdom. God bas said to us when wc needed wisdom that wo should pray Tor it. 1 felt that the Holy Spirit should be my guide in this matter because ol' thc evidence we har) beard. 1 therefore asked my brother jurors to kneel down and ask God for \yisdbm- that we might jobie to Him for guidance. 1 believed that, every juror knew Lhere was a Cod, though there were many denomina tions represented. At my request not one refused to kneel." Ode member ol'the jury, referring to the incident,, said: "We were sur prised when F?rein?n Dietz asked us to kneel with him in prayer, but I thought it right, and followed him in my heart. I was praying myself In my own words, but as 1 remember his words they were: 'Our Heavenly Father, we pray to Thee for guidance in this act we arc about t<> commit in deciding the tate ol' the defendant. We ask Thee on our bended knees to guide us in our deliberations, that just ice may he done. Wc ask Thee lo guide us by Thine omni potent power in our d?lib?r?t ions and give us t he wisdom to deckle bet ween rluht and wrong, lor'Thine is the kingdom, thc power and the glory forever ?ind ever. Amen.' " lt is related that thc defendant showed no emotion nor ottered toi thank thc jurors when the verdict was rendered. Later, however, on being told that tho jurors knelt in prayer before entering upon their deliberations, thc defendant said : "I did not khow that. 1 am nut a pray ing mau, nor even a Christian, but I am deeply thankful to thc jurors, especially Mr. Dietz, for the result of their prayer if it. let! thc in to believ ing inc. not guilty. I am not guilty of murder. 1 hope their prayer will do more for mc-that il will lead me to t he same God that Mr. Dietz wor ships.*' A GIANT CYPRESS. Fourteen Feet tn Diameter und Will Cul a lji>f? Sixty Feel liontt* The Charleston Post says a gentle man from Georgetown, who was lu Charleston Tuesday, tells of a remark able cypress tree bnat has been found growing in the San tuc swamp by tim ber cutters. Tile tree is believed lo be tlic largest cypress ever found in this country and is ol very great agc. Thc tree was found by the cutters of Hie Gardner and Lacey Lumber Company of Georgetown, which owns large timber tracts and does an extensive lumber business in the Sa ti tee river section. Ii is l l feet in diameter or (2 feet in circumference above the knee, as the protuberance on thu cypress is called, ll will cut a log tin feet in length when felled. The tree is estimated to be nearly two thousand years old and is there fore a contemporary growth with the great redwood trees of California. The great age of the cypress trees iii the swamps of the South is not gen erally known, but foresters ?rc ac quainted with the fact that many of these trees are hundreds ol years old. The age ls established by t he number of rings in thc trunk. No tree here tofore discovered shows thc anti<|uity nor has the dimensions of this giant of the Santee swamp. The largest I i'i'i: lound before in that section is believed to be one cut a few years ago measuring seven feet hi diameter. The tree is in a tract of a thousand acres lying along thc Sim tee river. lt is remarkable that if has not been lound before as it is in a comparative ly su.all and not partlcularyly dense swamp. It has been marked for cut ting hy thc Gurner and Lacey Com pany, and will be felled shortly. It will be necessary to usc. dynamite to bring it down. Commercially the tree will perhaps hardly justify its cutting as the dilllculties and expen.se of bringing it to the milis or cutting it up where it is felled will be great. Its chief value is. therefore, as a curiosity ol' nat ure and au exhibit ol thc wonders of thc Soul li Carolina swamp. The gentleman who told The Kveti Ing Post reporter about the tree sug gested that il be inadcau exhibit at the St. Louis exposition as a display of the timber produce of South Caro lina. It'cor Utility would attract great interest itt thc. fair and would make a big advertisement of thc resources and natural phenomena of thc State A Fatal Swim. Mattie Lou Smith, :!<> years old and "Nick" lintier. 18, were drowned Fri day in the St. .loliiis river near thc florida Kant Const, railway bridge at Jacksonville. The bodies have not yet been recovered. With an other woman. Pearl Seay, they went, to Hie river crabbing. The two who were, drowned entered a rowboat and went lo the south Jackson ville side where, after crabbing ll while, they went in the river for a swim. They had not been in flu; waler long before persons on thc drawbridge beard cries for help. 'IVo men instantly started towards them in a rowboat. } tc fore they reach the spot tiley saw thc wo man disappear beneath the surface and an instant later the mau disap peared. The more experience we have with the socalled health foods the more sympathy we have for our old grass catlng friend Nebuchadnezzar. BRAIN LEAKS. Bright Snyin?O Prom Will Mnuplu In tho Cmiiinuuci, Whoo tho scowl rails try a emile, The courteous mun ls no vor friend less. True charity does not neod a press agent. lt requires no especial genius to bc a critic. He sure you're right und then be careful. Men who worship self are the worst idolaters. Old age has no terrors for a clear conscience. The dead get too large a proportion of the Howers. Laughter and love are the best lub ricants or Hie. "is it right?" not "Will it pay?" ls the question. There is no room for fear in the heart full of hope. Do good because lt, ls right, not merely because it Isa duty. It's no use to pray for strength if you do not exercise your muscle. This would he a dreary world with out grandmothers and malden aunts. It's a wisc husband who knows what to do during housecleaning time. Tear Down has its eyes on the past; build Up has its eyes on thc fu tu re. The things wc would rather lorgct are always the things easiest remem bered. The man who ls in love with him self is never in dinger or Unding a rival. Speaking of polities-thc mao who takes no interest usually lacks prin ciple. Too many men take oil their goori nature when they dolt their oillee coats. lt' people would do as we say and not as we do this would ba a better world. Never mourn about the unaccom plished task of yesterday that can he completed today. The man who sees nothing hut evil in the world should discard his im moral spectacles. Must men wouldn't he able lo tell by reading their tombstones who are occupying their graves. When a hoy begins to wash his wrists the wise parent, will ascertain if the cause isa good girl. Tiie man who tells us how may he all right, lint we have more regard fur the m in who shows us how. The dilVerence between arsenic and gossip is that the ronner poisons the stomach and the latter tin; mind. Some men keep so busy making ex cuse tor their failures that, they have no time in which to make successes. There are times when words are of no avail, hut nevera time when the handclasp ol' a friend is not welcome. The mau who is loudest in declaring that he can quit a had habit is the man who clings to lt most tenaciously. When money becomes a man's ?od. he sacri li?es every tiling man should hold dear upon thc altar ot' his divini ty. Don't measure a man's goodness by the way he treats his dogs and horses: watch how he treats his wile and chil dren. A great many people do not realize the difference between pleasure, ami happiness until pleasure's headache time comes. A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. Thc Pitiful ICtulinjr ol' ail lt n Port li mite Woman's I,UV. A correspondent of Thc News and Courier, writ!hg from Hover in Iturke ley county, under date of April 7, says: Possibly, the most shocking tragedy ever known in this com munity occurred hen; last Sunday, adding one more to the long list of homicides rellcetlng so plainly the lawlessness existent in our State. Dr. .1. Li. H. Gilmdrcj resident physician at l he neighboring town of I lolly Ililli, was summoned on Sunday afternoon to the beside ol' one "Helle brandon," win? for about six weeks past had been living at this place with V): 10. Ilnr bcrson. Tho patient died about f? o'clock on the same afternoon from til together unnatural causes. An outopsy held yesterday revealed the fact that her death was without doubt the result of most brutal treat ment, supposed to have been received at the hands or llarberson the pre vious night. The jury <>r inquest empanelled by Magistrate A. B. McCoy, came to the above conclusion arter the examina tion ol' several witnesses, some of whom heard an altercation at llarhcrson's residence on Saturday night., and were eye witnesses td' the victim's condition previous to her death on the afternoon ?d' the Olli inst. Various bruises of the body indicated brutal blows with lists and feet, the indentation made by t he toe of a shoe being plainly in evidence; anti a severe blow tm the head, administered doubt less willi a cornice pole, found in the room, adhering to which were splotches td' blood anti strands ol' a woman's hair, produced a hasty death hy causing concussion of the brain. Advice from the chief id' police td' Charleston convey the information that until a short time ago one "belle I bandon" lived on West st reel, in that eily, anti effects here belonging to thc victim go ttl show that her true name is probably Mary A. Malone, ?md thal during the past eight or niue, years slit; was a resident of Augusta, Ca. where she now has relatives. Dis patches have been forwarded to Augus ta seeking information concerning the deceased, but uti response having ! been received at this writing the body has been interred in a private ceme tery by Magistrate McCoy. This vicinity is shocked by this horrible death anti unparalleled brutality only more than by the vic tim's arrival lu re some weeks ago with llarberson. whose wife, lives at present on an adjoining lot and who, because ol' inhuman treatment at thc hands of her husband, has been forced ! to abandoned his companionship. The feeling which has been rife lime lor weeks has only been augmented hy flu: late tragedy, but without reston, to extreme measures llarberson was committed to jail. Deal li Dealing Tornado. A tornado passed over Hopewell settlement,, ont; anda hall mlle's north Mandeville, Ala., at 2 o'clock Thurs day morning, and as a result eleven persons are dead, four art; fatally in jured and a do/en are more or less .seriously hurt, while the destruction io property is heavy. TRIAL PUT OFF. [Conti oued from pa KO. 1/] tho oano of tho Stato versus Boyd, BO H, 0, wo cannot toll yot what it may bo necessary for us to Uko advantage of. Tho case is continued and no fur ther progress should bo made in lt now," and ho did not soe that any good could be had .by having the ar raignment at his' time, as tho case had been continued and that ought to end the matter for this term of the Court. Judge Klugh expressed his view and said: "I hardly think anything can bc gained by putting thc defendant to his plea. In view ot thc statement of counsel further proceeding in the cause at this term must bc postponed. Thc dufendant will be remanded and thc case continued." This ended the matter lu the Court for the present. Senator li. lt. Tillman was present during the hearing of the case and sat with Jas. IL Tillman. After the decision of the Court. Mr. Croft, Mr. Nelson, Senator Tillman and Mr. James ll. Tillman retired to one of thc rooms in thc Court House and held a conference, which lasted for fully an hour. During thc progress of the conference Col. George John ston and Mr. Geo. lt. Hembert were present. Thc prisoner was taken to the Richland County jail after his conference with his counsel. Died Fruin u mow. Mr. It. E. Edwards, a well-to-do farmer living near Creston, came to Orangcburg Friday morning and sur rendered himself to Sherill Dukes, having killed Tump Hopkins, a young negro, in an altercation. On Tuesday afternoon, 7th instant, Mr. Edwards went down to tbc creek on thc edge of his farm, where bc keeps a boat, in tending lo clear tbc stream ot thc fallen trees, ile foiiud Tump Hop kins, thu deceased, together with two other negroes, In possession of bis boat which they refused to gi vc up at the lime and tinnily sank it to give Mr. Ed wards all the trouble possible in secur ing it. This prevented Mr. Edwards clearing the stream Tuesday afternoon as he intended, so bc returned Wed nesday morning accompanied by his young son. Fearing further trouble, however, bc carried his pistol, as he had been warned that tho negroes in tended doing him some injury. Mr. Edwards was at work when a negro told him that the three negroes he hud had thc trouble with the previous day had followed him lo thc swamp and were waiting for him in Hie opening. Mr. Ed wards went out lo where they were, having his pistol in one hand and a stout.stick in thc other. After some words Tump Hopkins advanced on Mr. Edwards, who knocked him down willi the stick. Thc negro did not appear hurt much al thc lime, and all three withdrew. Thc negro walked lo Creston, everal miles away, and did not appear troubled fnilli thc blow until Wednesday night, when he became delirious and died Thursday afternoon. Mr. Edwards had no in tention of killing the negro and was only defending himself; Vnt Your Money in Hunks The Laurens Advertiser says recently when a big robbery took place not far from Laurens a man telephoned to a bank and wanted to know if thc bank would be responsible for stolen money. The bank answered yes, of course. This illustrates, says the Advertiser, that many people are nut'T""' '.on banks. Nearly every bank is provided with a first-class vault. Any bank is ten times as safe as a private house. Thc indi vidual who keeps large sums in his pockets has neither the money sa fe ncr ills life safe. Now ano then in thc country people are killed for their money. This rarely happens in town. 'I he man who keeps his money in a bank- learns business habits. All progre.-si\e~nien, there are no ex ceptions to this rule, deal with banks. There is a great deal of money in this country that is not in banks. Docs il. help thc banks lo deposit in them"/ Certainly it does. Hut it helps the depositor Uio. If we had no banks in tills country wouldn't wc he in a nice lix'/ If we had no deposi tors we would have no banks. The man who is a regular depositor will always have banking friends. Thc banks look after those who help them. Thai's the. li rsl rule in thc banking business. Then; is a time when every man wants to borrow-some time or other in Iiis life. When he can put his inrncy in the safest place possible -ina bank--and at the same time make a friend of the bank, it is strange that he fails sometimes to do it. Dbl Thu lr limy Nobly. The action of thc Virginia legisla ture in the case of Judge Clarence J. Campbell is creditable, lo the State. Judge Complicit walked down from the bench to cowhide a preacher. Thc Columbia Stale says in the investiga tion by the judiciary com in i tice of the legislature, this charge was prov ed and il was further developed that Hie judge was in league with the liquor element in Amherst county. A li hough a man ol'acknowledged In fluence and having a majority of his personal friends on the investigating committee, there was no attempt to whitewash. A report of thc facts was made, and on that showing thc house of delegales, by a ballot of U3 to is. voted to remov<! the unworthy oilicial from the bench. They have but done their simply duty to the Stale, but moral courage is so seldom displayed in these bodies, where so many eyes arc looking to thc main chance, that thc Virginia case de serves comment Will Tb' Hui?-. At Columbia t he jury in the case of Winter Canley, the. negro charged wii;. Hie min der ol' Eliza Kershaw, a negro woman, returned a verdict of guilty friday afternoon, after being out t n inimit?s and Judge Klugh sentenced him to be hanged May lilith. Canley killed thc negro woman Oc tober ?i?ith of last year because he did not think she treated him right by cutting her throat with a razor. The most damaging testimony was that ol'a negro in jail at the same time Canley was there, who said Canley admitted the deed to him and wanted liim lo hide a bloody collar when re leased. This will be the llrst hang ing in Richland county since t he cele brated case of thc negro Wade Haynes twelve years ago. l'ouml Murdered. Ed Norris a notorious negro blind tiger ol' Greenwood was found dead In a vacant Held back Of his house Tues day morning. Two jugs containing two gallons of whiskey each were found not far away. A Winchester rille was lying hy Ids side. There were no witnesses to the shooting, so far as known, and Hie whole affair is one of mystery. Ed Norris was best known as thc worst blind tiger in G reen wood. WHITE MAN TO HANG. Adamo Convicted of Murdering Jao? que? in Collotou County, PLEA OE SELF-DEFENCE FAILS. Sentenced to l>o Elutijt on tho FirHt Fri il ny itt Juno. Another Wliito Mun Convicted ol* MtinHlnugliter. At the recent tenn of court at Wal terhoro a white man by the name of Allie Adams was convicted of murder and was sentenced to be hung on the Hist Friday in June. Henry Hoir and VY. li. Adams was tried with Allic Adams as accessi rics, but they were acquitted. It will be "recalled that Allie Adams shot Henry Jacques, a quiet and peaceable citizen, on the 11th day of February last, near Cot tagcvillc, with a gun loaded with buckshot. Thc defendant on trial admitted that he shot Jacques, but claimed that bc did so In order to save his own life. Thc difllculty between the two men started on Sunday,.Ian. 4. Adams lived about seventy-live yards fruin Hie dead man; .Jacques' children were playing in his yard. Adams told them to hush their fuss. Mrs. Jacques had something to say ty Adams. Ile became enraged and cursed her and her children. She sent for her hus band, who was at the house of a near by neighbor, Jacques came home, secured his gun and shot Adams with a load of buckshot. Adams then had Jacques bound over to the circuit court. The day before Jacques was shot he went six or eight miles from home and spent ??hu night. Allic Adams and his b robber, NV. It. Adams, mel him on his way back home. From thc testimony it was shown they were going to trade horses with Henry Hoir. Allie and \V. It. Adams stopped at a Mr. Ackerman's house, forty or tifty yards Trom the public road. Al lie saw Jacques going along the road. When passing the Adamses, Jacques threw his hand back and lie was shot by Allie Adams, so the latter claimed. IMTIALCROP BEPORT. Section i)lreclor lluuor Muk?s 111K Fi rsi Announcement. Section Director Hauer issued his lirst crop report Thursday, lt is as follows: The week ending 8 a. rn. Monday, April (J, averaged about 2 degrees per day cooler than usual, due to low tem peratures at its beginning and again at its close, while during the middle of the week a few days had about nor mal temperatures. There was slightly more than the usual amount of cloudi ness. The winds were light until the ?{.ghi of the Hd-4.th when easterly utalcs prevailed. Frost occurred on the morning of the otb, light in places and generally heavy to killing especial ly over the western counties. Thc re sulting damage to fruit, tobacco, grain, gardens, truck, and tender vege tation generally cannot now be ac curately determined, but was not serious as far as known. Heavy rains on the 29fcii of March rendered thc ground unlit for plowing, and farm work was further delayed by rain on the night of the ."hil, that caused the preparation of lands to bc suspended for the remainder of the week. The weather conditions since early in March have heirn favorable for the rapid growth of vegetation, owing to thal month having been unusually warm, in fact the warmest March ol" record, but it was also unusually wet, and had liri exceedingly small p recen t ugc of sunshine and light winds. Tluso latter conditions caused lauds to dry out slowly, so that plowing and preparation of lands in general were delayed, making the season to dale, a late one, except over thc uplands ol' the. eastern counties where the con ditions were more favorable, and where planting operations ?ire almost as far advanced as usual. Klee is an excep tion, as the low lying lands have been continuously too wet to work. In the eastern counties corn plant ing Is well under way. in places near ing completion, and some corn is up to stands. Some cotton has been planted, but this work is not general. Tobacco plants in lieds are ready to transplant, and some have been set out. The acreage devoted to tobacco is being increased, and thc territory extended well into thc central and ? western counties. To Hu: westward of a north and south line through the middle of thc State little planting has been done, and preparation of lands scarcely be gun, owing to the wet condition of the soil. Labor is scarce in some sections. The oat crop suffered severe injury from a grain louse that infests Melds in the eastern, central anda few west ern counties. The plants turn red and soon wither where infested by thc louse. The wheat crop looks fairly promising. Thc fruit prospecta arc good, with thc exception ol' regions in the central Savannah valley, where nearly all peaches are killed, anil the crop will lie a small one at best. The truck season is about two weeks earlier than usual, and heavy shipments of straw berries, asparagus, peas, cabbage, lettuce and beets are. being made, but thc recent cool weather a lice ted ten der vegetables unfavorably, n?cessit?t': lng much replanting. With tin-ex ception that (he soil contains plenty ol moisture, the conditions af the opening of the crop season arc not entirely favorable. Drops Demi. On Friday at Hot Springs. Ark.. W. S. Robbins, known as "l'op" Hob bins, aged :>'?. a sheet writer at the Southern poolroom, while busy over his sheet Friday when the crowd was largest, suddenly dropped from his chair dead, lie was a native of UtilTalo, N. Y., and was well known among sporting men. Why Not There? Ata mass meeting held at Sche nectady, N. Y., Friday night resolu tions were adopted with much en thusiasm, endorsing the action of President KOOSCNCII in appointing negroes to oillee and "upholding the rights of the colored people to partake of the fruits of citizenship." (lot Well ??nick. A dispatch from Edgclleld to Thc State dated April 10, says Capt. Gus White, on whose account thc Tillman trial was postponed, has recovered and ls on the streets. CRIME MOST BRUTAL. ~~ Win* of .Imminent Civil I3ngt|lOftr nf Shreveport Killed. Sfr*, Aline Matthews, aged 40 years wl?t? or Frank Matthowa, a well known clvlj cuglneer, of Shreveport. La., was brutally murdered in her bed early this morning by a negro who, lt ls believed outraged his victim. The woman's little daughter, Aline, aged 10, was fatally wounded. An axe was the Instrument employed in both cases. Kd Porter, a negro strongly suspected of the crime, was shot tu death by two police sergeants while attempting to escape. Ile had been run down at a point about live miles from .Shreveport. The discovery of the crime was made at f>.:i0 o'clock Saturday morning by a servant who entered the bedroom of Mrs. Matthews. The unfortunate woman, who was almost hacked to pieces, had been dead for some time. Her little daughter was still alive when the servant entered. Entrance was eflieetid through a side window and although there were 15 persons in the house, which ls situated in thc very heart of the residence part of Shreveport, no one heard a single sus picious sound during the night. The skull-of Mrs. Matthews was crushed and thc indications are that she had been criminally assulted. The child's skull was fractured, her chest crushed and shoulder lacerated. Mrs. Matthews wore a diamond ring and diamond earrings, which were not touched by the murderer. Three pocketbooks containing money were also left in the room. An axe cover ed with blood and hair was fcund in thu kitchen. I flood hou lids took np thc trail but lo>t it after going a short distance. A Kansas City Southern engineer un titled thc police of the appearance of a negro covered willi blood oh the tracks of the railroad and a posse was organized to hunt him down. The posse separated and Sergeants Gerald and Ituquetnoore soon came upon the negro. He made a desperate dash foi a ravine and the ollicers tired four shots at him, two ol' which took elfcct io his back, killing him instantly. The negro's clothing was covered with blood and his shoes lilted the bloody foot prints in thc kitchen ol' the Mat thews home. IIHIT?HOU'S Victory. On Tuesday of last week Carter II. Harrison was elected mayor of Chicago for the fourth Hine, defeating Mr. Stewart, bis popular Republican op ponent, by about 7,ono plurality! Like eacb of his former victories, this ohe was achieved liv Mr. Harrison over opposition and influences thal seemed su Hie i cut to overwhelm bim. In ibis contest, as in tlieothers which lie has made victoriously, he had ar rayed against him Hie corporations and the more conservative forces ol Chicago; Hut Harrison appealed to the masses of the people and has never appealed in vain. Ile has ticen the fearless foe or special privileges and has done a great work for Chicago in the direction of equalizing taxes. Though still a young mun, he is per haps quite as strong in Chicago as his famous father ever was. This lasi triumph given thc son a list of elec tions to the. mayoralty of that city equal to that of his father and it seems that there are magnilicent pos sibilities before him. The Atlanta .Journal says for several years past be has been regarded as a formidable tigurc in nal ional politics and be will probably loom to even larger propor tions between now arid theasseinbIinji of the next Deaiocratic national com vent.on._ LAST Sunday was Easter, the day thal xymbali7.es the greatest, event that ever occurred in the world's bis lory-the resurrection of Jesus Christ from tin; dead-ihe crowning event oi all the ages, the basic principle ol Christianity; This is the. corner stone ol the Christian religi?n, the point upon which all sects and creeds are united and join in considering funda mental. Some, observe thc da y in one way, some in another, but those who worship Christ as the Son ol' (?od base all hope for the future on the resurrection, the Risen Lord-as they accept His teachings ns the only rule of faith and practice. Acting Secretary Darling of the navy has directed Hear Admiral Evans commander-in-chief of thc Asiatic station, to have the supply ship .lustin, while on its way Lo the Pac!Ile coast, call at the island of Yap and leave there the attorney ol' the heirs ol David O'Kee fe, the late king ol that island, who came from Savannah, Ga., and on his death left a lame estate, for the possession of which his heirs will make a light. The navy department has not agreed, however, lo provide a ship for tile return of the American attorney on the completion of his mission. G KUM ANY has a nay wedding, at which the bride receives her guests with a basin before her, in which each person entering deposits a jewel, a silver spoon or a piece of money, in some parts of Germany the rule is that the expenses of the marriages feasts shall be met with each guest paying for w hat he eats or drinks. The. price paid for viands and drinks are high, and the young couple often make, a handsome profit out of their wedding, realizing a sum qiiitc sufllcient to start them nicely in life. WITH thc object, of discovering a cure for typhoid fever a remarkable experiment is being conducted at. Ann Arbor University J Michigan. Six big tanks have been constructed, with a layer of gelatine, and on these 114 square feel of the fever germs are grown al a time. These living germs are scraped off, killed and bottled up. Two ounces of them would killed 70. 0U? guinea pigs, The object is, il possible, lo extract the poison fruin the. germ bodies, feed animals with il and try to discover an antidote. Ti IK Ameer of Afghanistan!' puta stop to an effort to corner grain in his dominions by hanging the man who started the corner. The Ameer isa heathen, of course. Thc Commoner says had bc been fully civilized he would have secured an injunction for political effect and the men running the. corner could have gone right ahead and made enough money to nu ance a campaign for the Ameer's re election. Ittsiior Derrick, of thc African Methodist Church, said, at a meeting of negroes in New York recently that the slave pension hill introduced in Congress was an insult to the negroes. Negroes like liishop D>n ick, who en joy good fat salaries, can alford to talk such nonsense, but the good, old faithful slaves of thc South need the help of the government and should have it. '*.fLnew ana ?ctontinc compound mad* fra qi nats? barb? and ?ark*-cantala* neither oplatca nor poison?. lt purifies tb* blood sad remove? tho ca tue? ot rheumatism ?nd all blood discale?. Anyone can t?k? RHEUilAClDB with abso luta Mfaty. Doc? tint injure tb? digestiv? organs. TWO C KLOitEHOE, 8. O.. Au?. IB, 10U3. Gentlemen:-I bogan to Butter from rheumatism about tbreo yearn ago, and bad It very bad hi my Umba. At time? I could hardly walk. Waa treated by a physician without bono Ot; Morotfaan K year ago. Mr. George Wilson, aa ongl noor on tho Coast Lino, living in Flor ence, told mo that " Un CUM AO IDE" c u rod bim. I got a bettie and it bono flttod me. I took flvo bottles and am now aa well ba I over was la my life. I regard " IlnROUAoiDE" aa a great mod te I ne. I know or others lt has oured. Truly, s. T. nuncn. U RES. OARLizroToir. 8. C., Aug. Wh, 1MB. ' Gentlemen :-About two years ago I bad a very, HO vere attack of inflamma tory rheumatism. I tui?orcd great pain ?j and waa confined w my bed for fir* wooka. During tho time I was treated, by two Fhyalcfan? without permanent relief. Capt. Harker, a conductor ort the Atlantic Cou?t Lino beard of my condition and aunt mo two bottles of '. Un KUM A ci DR" I began to take lt ut ul in a week I got up and -walked on crutches. After t ak lng throe bottle? or I tho remedy I got entirely wo]I and went buck to my buainess. 1 personally know of a number ot other bad cases that wore oured by the use of your medloinc, in this town and vicinity, it is all that you claim for lt. Truly, J. L. 8IBKBON. Sold by Druggists. Cobbitt Chemical Co., KSSSZB Will be sent express paid on receipt of fi.oo. Baltimore, fid., U. S. Ctookee Remedy ot Sweet Gum & Mullein Cures Coughs, Colds, Whooping; Cough, LuGrippe Mid all Throat ami Lung'J roubles Made ol" Pure Sweet (junij Mul lein and Honey. Your Druggist Bells it2f? and f?o -Til Ii LA KG EST MANUFACTURERS OF High Grade Pianos and Organs USP ' v 11 is WOK r> - Factories, Chi cairo ?md St. Charles, Illinois. Capital, TWO MILLION DOLLARS, 32,OJ0,000. Brandi House. 2S2 King Sb. Gbarlc.st.on, S. C. PIAW? ? AND ORGANS Sold on Easy Terms. Before, buying write for our catalogue and terms. Factory prices made. A full linc of Sheet Music and small Musical Instruments in stock. i ir ur i r r Anw M.. THE CABLE .1. V. WALLACE, Manager. COMPANY, GUA tt?ESTON; S. C. THE GUIONAiiD BUICK WORKS, COLUMBIA, S. C. B?Udlng and Re-Pressed Brick. Special shapes tb order. Fire Proof Ter ra Cutta Kine Linings. Prepared to lill orders for thousands or for millions. GOLUMBI/\ LUMBOR Si MFG. GO. SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, INTERIOR FINISH, MOULD ING AND LUMBER, ANY QUANTITY. Columbia, S. G. lier Kal lier's St rennt li. Iteeontly In a Sunday school the teacher was telling her class of small pupils tho interesting story of Samson, of whom she spoke us hoing the stron gest man that ever lived. Little Ethel, a golden haired new re cruit, listened to tho story with great Interest. After 1 he lonelier had finished. Ethel hold up her chubby hand. "Well, Ethel." asked the teacher, "what is it?" "Samson wusn't as strong as my papa is." "Is your father so strong?" queried tho test cher, smiling. "Oh, my papa's otTuI strong," replied Ethel with emphasis. "Why, I heard mamma say that ho had a elly faut on Ids liands."-Columbus Journal. Unrometer* timi Dost. When tlie barometer falls, tho air around expands into a larger volume and thc air inside tho cupboard also expands and forces Itself out at every minuto crevice, when the barometer rises again, tho air inside tho cupboard, ns well as outside, condensos and shrinks and tho air is forced back into tito cupboard to equalize thc pressure, and along with tho air in goos the dust, j Tho smaller tho crevice, the stronger the jot of air, tho farther goes the dirt. ? Witness tin? dirt tracks so often seen in imperfectly framed engravings or photographs. Remember, whenever you seo tho barometer rising, that an additional charge of dust is entering your cupboard and drawers. Prophetic, Dream*. Tho belief in proph?tie dreams ls not entirely a superstition, according to tho results obtained by two members of tho Kreuch Institute. They point out that at night when tho souses are at rest tho brain Is affected particular ly by organic feelings in various parts of tho body and that early symptoms ol' advancing diseases give a particular direction to the dreams. A familiar In stance is nightmare, which Indicates n dyspeptic condition. Immoderate drink ers soe rats, smilies and insects in their dreams before The actual outbreak of delirium trenieus, and so oa. Ia lier D?lit. As ii pleasant faced woman passed tho corner Jones touched his hut to her and remarked feelingly to his com panion: "Ah. my boy, I owe a great deal i thal weiuan." "Your mother?" was the query. "No. my landlady." .Vat DaiiK'erotiH. Riggs-Windig is II nice follow, hut he ls given to exaggerating. biggs-Yes. but that fault is counter balanced by om? thing? Higgs-Whait is that? Higgs-The general indisposition of people to bol love him.-Chicago News. Waa la a Walu. "Say. bow did you get off in Ibo glee club try-out?" "Made Hist bass on four bawls." 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Roberts, of thc South Corollna Military Academy at Charleston, died there on Ti.esday of hist week of heart disease. Ile was from Nintv-Six. IT is said that statistics prove that in every 1,000 bachelors there are .'18 criminals while in every 1,000 married men thc criminals number only 1H. If this is so, says the London Tailor, it surely proves that t be present-day members of thc sex labeled coy and bard to please have at least an Im mensv! capability for keeping men out of mischief, sufficient io outbalance, perhaps, even the unkind reputation banded clown the ages by Mother Eve. ? A NOHTII Carolina judge has enun ciated the principle that it is some t times worse to provoke a woman than to provoke a dllllculty.