Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NE?H?Eb EXCITED. ihe To AT of Realization of Alleged Prophecy Terrinos Them. uN?? ??RI?I??HNED TO DEATH. Many Serran?a and Lmborui'U Ran Away and Are Btill In tho Wonda. Watching f?r Fires, The negroes in Charleston are in a terribly excited condition over tho prophecy of a crazy negro woman that the elby would bc destroyed by a great lire and that every one living In it would bc burned up. Thc woman said tlie city would be destroyed Tuesday night of last week, but the passing of the set time without thc catastrophe did not help matters as the negroes are still excited. The Charleston Po.^t says negroes spent last night again in the streets, parks and ulong the water front, fearing that thc senseless prophecy of thc woman may yet be realized. Many of the negroes who crossed the river by the Ashley bridge, and in small beaus, when they saw thc reflection of tho lire in the suburbs, have not ret urned to the city. Many households were again Thursday morning without cooks and other ser vants. A large number of laborers also skipped oui of thc city, and they, lia vc not yet rutu rued to their posi tions. Thc reassuring, winds of thc employers have had some effect uimii the frightened negroes, but this was not sulllcicnt lo keep many from re maining up half the night,, for fear that thc expected catastrophe might catch them in their beds or rooms, which seemed a thing to be avoided. lt is remarkable that such a condi tion of affairs should prevail for so long a time among thc negroes, but it is all owing to the general ignorance of the thc people. Some of the negroes have taken even their children from school, fearing that accident miglit befall fehem there. There is no estimating the loss of life and thc ex tent of thc exodus which would have ensued on Tuesday night, if an alarm of lire had been turned in while thc negroes were so terror-stricken. A panic would have taken place, which would certainly have had very serious consequences, considerably reducing the colored population of Charleston. The coroners and police would have beeb busy and the city hospital would have been taxed tu its utmost ca pacity. There would have been enough crazy negroes to lill the entire asylum al Columbia. As it has hap pened, the situation was had enough, hut il would have boen worse, if thc tire hells had rung, for lt would have carried the conviction of the destruc tion of Charleston deeper into the hearts and minds of thc negroes. Adelle (?atthors, colored, aged T"> years, died suddenly Wednesday after.: noon on premises No. -!."> Church street. Coroner O'Donnell was noti fied and upon investigation if was lound that she died from heart disease. The friends of the dead wo man declare that her death was caus ed from fright. When the red glare was noticed in thc northern heavens Tuesday night, caused by the burning of a negro ci ut ich and four- cabins three miles outside thc city limits, the women was terrified and she re mained awake all Tuesday night, singing and praying. The terrible nervous strain under which she labor ed sill that night and Wednesday was more than she could stand. Wednes day she was seized with a sudden nervous attack and she died before medical aid could reach her. The Gaitliers woman was thrown into a terrible state of excitement over thc alleged prophecy that the city went ld be destroyed by lire on May 2i>. She believed that thc prophecy would be fulfilled and oh Tuesday she watched for the fire and prayed for deliverance. When night came on and t he whole heavens in thc northern part of the pity were lit up by thc tire outside of the city limits, the old woman became wild. The excitement was more than her nervous system could stand, re sulting in her death. ' Sonic Ciouil Advice. Recently when Hooker T. Washing ton spoke to a Chicago audience Hon. James IT. ICckcls, former comptroller pf the currency and now president of the Commercial National bank, of phicago, introduced him. The At lanta Constitution says Mr. Eckels is ii man of great prominence in the business world of the west, and his ut terances upon any subject arc always of value; but much more than ordinary interest will attach to his discussion of thc particular matter, to which he turned his attention upon this occa sion. His argument that the real solu tion of the negro problem will be found when the people ol' the north realize that it is vastly more importune to give to the negro flic industrial train ing necessary to lit him for good citi zenship t han to prate about social und political "rights" may not bc new, hut the fact that it comes from such a source is important, lt is in the nature of cumulative evidence going to prove that thc thinking people pf all parts of thc north are beginning to see the negro problem lu thc proper light. When men like .Mr. Kckels and Mr. Cleveland and Dr. Parkhurst join in Impressing upon thc people of the northern states that what the negro most needs lu Ills preparation for use ful citizenship is industrial educa timi -the intelligent education ol' thc hand; when such men realize fortliem sslvcs, and show to their fellows that the people of thc south are working earnestly and honestly on these lines and when they point out thc lolloy pf those who demand impossible things for the negro, they pr .ve themselves real friends of the negro race. That, northern sentiment is rapidly coining tia realization of the truths ol' the race question is well for t he country and well for the negro. Deadly Lightning. Minnie McMorriK, MS years old, colored, was instantly killed by light ning at the home ol' her lather, Lige McMorris, four miles from Laurens. Thc girl had been in the garden ami was struck as she was returning to the house. A younger sister was thrown to the ground hy the shock, hut was nol seriously injured. Tut-, Colli th bia State says thc season (d' lish stories has been open with Olio that makes a long reach for Un- blue ribbon, lt. also has considerable in-rit as a hailstone production. At Wins ton-Sale m, N. (J.. it. nailed tremend ously and rained lish, "of thc pen h variety,"' simultnucoiily. In many instances "thc tish wi;tc incased in ice." Fourteen bonis aller the storm tlie hailstones weighed s ounces each. i EK9ATI0NAL DEATH. \ Yo\t?? Husband !? Poisoned tn Hall County, Qa. A ..dispatch from Gainesville, Ga., to i-iin Atlanta Journal pay? th? coro? nor of that county recently held an lu? vostluatlon of pcouliar circumstances surrounding the sudden death of Wiley Tanner, a young man of one of the most prominent families of the south? eru portion of the county, which oc curred near his home Saturday about noon. Young Tanner !s 18 years of ?ge, and was six weeks ago married to Miss Onie Duncan, the l?-ye?r-old daugh ter of Mr. Frank Duucan, due of the most influential citizens of this coun ty. Tile pair lived with Mr. Tanner's parents until lust "Wednesday, when they furbished their home and went to housekeeping, living happily together. Saturday at noon Hie young man came home-from his work and begun thc mid-day meal. Ile drank-a small quantity of buttermilk, which he de clared possessed a peculiar taste, ile rose hastily from the table and ran to his fathei's store, where he soon wa? suffering agonies, lie exclaimed,!' "I've been poisoned," and id a few minutes was dead: Ile had been sick somewhat for several days and had been taking medicine, lt was report ed that he was poisoned with strych nine, but whether he was accidentally poisoned, or whether he died from other cause is to be determined, if possible, at Uie conclusion M?'the coro ner's investigation, when thc chemists' analysis ol Hie iron ten Ls of tho dead man's stomach will be made known. Scores of rumors arc a Moat, which if half true would make a sensational caso, hut it is impossible to verily them. The body nf Mr. Tanner was buried Monday at Chestnut Mountain church and 1,000 to I j200 people at tended t lie service. NEED OF GOOD HOADS. How Country lill? In greatly Improv ed by Them, Iii a recent meeting called for the purpose* of promoting public interest in public roads the Hon. \V. J. Bryah, ol' Nebraska, said: lt is important for thc welfare of our government and for the improve ment of our civilization that wc make life upon thc farm as attractive as possible. Notwithstanding Hie introduction of free letter delivery, the. telephone, gas manufacturing plants and the extension of electric car lines, there still remains a pressing need for bet tter count ry roads, a need emphasized and made more apparent by thc pave ment of city streets. As long as mud placed an embargo upon city traille, tlie farmer could bear ids mud-made isolation with less complaint, hui willi the improvement, of city st reets and willi the establish ment of park's and boulevards, the farmers' just de mands for better roads linds increas ing expression. The people now realize that bad roads are indefensible, and are pr?parer! lo eonsidei t hc remed y. Home and Farm repeats and com mends thc words of Mr. Bryan willi great, satisfaction. We take pililo in the rellcction that in the very hey i li ning ol' the movemet for free rural delivery Home and Farm stood for equal privil?ges for farmers and merchants. There was no reason why men living within 10 minutes' walk of Hie city postollieeshould have their mail delivered to their doors four times a day wiiiie farmers living live and ten miles from the postollice had to KO after the mail themselves. But the free rural delivery ls only one in a series ol' tilings needed to make Hie tann more attractive. We all recognize the fact that Hiere has been a drawing oil' of young people from our agricultural pursuits to our grcatcilies. 11 is one of the tenden cies ot' the times thal we simule! do what we can to counteract. The chief method of counteracting it is to make the farm life attractive in ail its as pects. It is now attractive for its healthfulness, its freedom from excite ment, its quiet and serene beauty, lt is unattractive in that it is isolated, that Hiere is little social intercourse or social pleasure, and in the distance fro.ii school and from church privi leges. There are great changes going on in life in America. Thc extension of the electric car lines through the rural districts will undoubtedly do mindi to draw people from the towns to the immediate vicinity ol' Hie towns, and gradually bring Hie more rem?le districts into direct connec tion with a certain part of town life. But tho farmer needs to consider especially tile value of good roads. This would make life more at tractive on the farm, hut primarily it is a measure for making farming more profitable through all years, g md and bad. Jt is not possible to estimate thc cost, had roads entail upon thc farmers ol America. Wo have greatly reduced the cost of transporting farm products from a railroad depot to Hie great, markets ol' t ile world, hut il costs about as much now as it eyer did lo get Hie faun crops from the Heids to the railroad station. The thing for the farmers io do is lo re duce this cost by act ing together and securing better roads all Hie yea' round. Ilrothcr Homes Shocked. The modest editor of thc Barnwell People had a great shod; not long since. Here is the story as told hy Ilrothcr Bolines in his paper, thc Barnwell l'copie: "Tue esteemed Aiken Journal and lleviow advises the editor ol this paper to use his pass more, travel about and learn how the country has moved. Ile has no pass, unless verbal permission to lisli in Connor's pond or help himself in the sherill's watermelon kingdom be so considered. However, after reading the Journal ami Review's Araluan nights description of that play ground of tlie plutocrats lie concluded lo quit Kip Vim Wiliklcism for a day and un der Capt. Murray's chaperonage went, to Aiken. As tlie train pulled up to Hie depot he looked from a west window, and the lirst sight was enough- a wo man wearing a man's hat, a sorter slate colored longtail over coal, brown ieggius, riding a-straddlc a pestled tail, mule colored, shamcd-faccd pony pacing through the rain and mud. Ile didn't get off. hut hurried on to 'Augusta and took thcCiast Linc hain for Ha rowell and its old time ways, - ii na i 3 y r< signed to the dismemberment ' thal, cleated Aiken county." Served Him Ui^lii. Dr. Leland Dorr Kent ol' Roches I ter. N. V.. was sentenced on Monday : lo 20 years imprisonment for inducing ?Miss Dingle, a trained noise, to com mit suicide. Tliey had agreed to kill themselves. She carried out tlie agreement, bul lui cut Ids throat and got well. Mrs. Kent, Hie wife, has ! become insane over the affair. A ROMANTIC 8C3ND. An f nolltont of the Buttlo ui'Qetty*. buru In Recalled, A nu unlit io scene wm: wlin?Wi?? nt Haleigh, N. C. recently whim Cul. John II, Laue WUK Introduced tn Mt?, diaries H. McConnell, of Chicago and Col. Lune grasped tho hand of the man shot him dqwn upon the Held . .ottysburg forty years ago and almost Killed bim. Cpl. W. ll. S. Burgwyn, of Weldon, arranged this meeting between t>iera. Mr. McCon nell served in the Twenty-fourth Michigan regiment of thc Iron Bri gade of the Potomac. Ills company was almost nuhilated at Gettysburg and bo has been much interested in that great battle. A few years ago lie. wrote lo Col. A. M. Waddell, of Wilmington, to secure some informa tion and his letter was referred to Col. W. II. S. Burgwyu, of Weldon. This led to a correspondence between Col. Burgwyn and Mr. McConnell. . Later they met in Richmond, Va., when Mr. McConnell remarked that lie H red thc last shot from lils com pany and brought down tile oolor orarer of the Twenty-sixth North Cand?na regiment. "Then you are thc man who shot Col .lohn II. Lane," declared Col. Burgwyn. Arrangements were then made for thc meeting which look pince here Firday, and Mr. McConnell said: "Yes I have come all tho way from Chicago and brought my wife for no other purpose than to grasp thc hand ol thc gallant man 1 tried to kill and thought then that 1 succeed ed." The heaviest losses recorded iii? any modern battlefield were in thc Twenty-sixth North Carolina regi ment, with a loss or 110 per cent., and tile Twenty-fourth Michigan, with SO per cent. less. Col. Lane and Mr. Mc Connell are survivors of these gallant regiments. In reply to a reporter's question Mr. McConnell gave this account of the shooting of Col. Lane: "Thc battle was nearing its close at Gettys burg,'' he said, "and only eight men of the fifty-four in our company in thc Twenty-fourth Michigan regiment were left. Our ammunition was ex hausted, but 1 had one cartridge left, which was to be thc last shot we li red at Gettysburg. As I loaded my rille my lieutenant commander said: 'Charlie, see that splendid color-bear er, cannot you throw him over?" and lie pointed to the colonel not as far as across this street from me. 'I have my last cartridge and I am going to try.' 1 replied as I rested my nile against a small tree and took careful aim at the man waving his colors and shouting to bis men. I li roil, saw him f?ll and then hastened to join my comrades retreating through Gettys burg to Gulp's Hill." "Ile is Hie man who shot inc." interposed Cid. Lane, laying his hand alTcotionaiely on Mr. McConnell's shoulder. "It was just as the battle euclid and 1 had turned lo cheer oh my handful of men and was waving our colors that the ball struck mc." Col. Lane raised his blank locks and showed the ugly scar on his neck, just below thc base of the brain, whine the well-nigh fatal ball passed. Col; Lane, ls the only siirviug colonel of I he illustrious Twenty-sixth regiment; Coi. Harry K. Burgwyn, brother of Col. W. IL S. Burgwyn, was killed in the. same hattie that enuc so near costing Col. Lane his life. Col. W. H. S. Hurgwyn took Col. Laue and Mr. McConnell on a drive over Hie city. They went out lo Crabtree, where the Twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment was organ ized, and Col. Lane saw his lirst ser vice as a private in Company 10. The camp was then under Col. Burgwyu as coin mandant. They then went to thc cemetery to view the monument to Col. Burgwyn. visited the Soldiers' home and spent an hour with the old veterans, then to the State library to see thc painting of Hie three colonels of tho Twenty-sixth North Carolina regiment, Vance, Burgwyn and Lane. Col. W. H. S. Burgwyn then gave them a dinner parly at Hie Varboro. Cul. Lane left for his home in Chat ham. Mr. and M rs. McConnell go to Weldon to visit Cid. and Mrs. Hurg wyn. Mr. McConnell is president of the Veterans' Association of Hie Iron Brigade ol thc Army of the Potomac at Chicago and is a highly successful wholesale druggist. Ile is six feet tall, well proportioned, with his hair and mustache almost white, stands perfectly erect and appears as agile as a youth. _ Whipped liv White Caps. A Spartanburg dispatch to The Stale says Thursday afternoon .lim I'ru itt, colored, accompanied hy his wile, Alma Pruitt, from the Cross Anchor section, arrived in the city and appeared at Magistrate Kirby's oftlce; They relented a pitiful talent misery how sonic while men had taken .lim Pruitt fruin his house last Tuesday night and administered on lils hare, limbs a severe whipping; so lacerating and bruising him that he was scarcely able to walk, lt a ppears, however, that be made out. t journey lei that city one week later. Ile was certainly well Hogged. Neither .lim nor his wife seem to know why the men whipped him. The white cappers threatened them with death it' tiley 1 made any mention of t lu; lawless oc currence. Magistrate Kirby referred them, hy letter, to Magistrate Mike Patton, at Cross Anchor, who will doubt less investigate thc eas?; and put au end to such proceedings. A WISH LADY. The Abbeville Medium says: "A practical woman rei).arked the other day that the most interesting things in the newspapers to her are thc advertising col ii inns." "Long ago," she said, "1 quit buying of those who didn't ad vert ise. It has always -..cerned to me that the mer chant who advertises in invites me to trade with him, while the one who does not advertise impresses me with the idea that lie doesn't care enough foi- my trade lo ask for it; Then, loo, 1 have lound that the manage ment who advertises has fresher goods, for the reason, I suppose, he. sells more." A LOT of young fellows in an (lido town had a good time with a tramp last week. They toidi him into a good hath, shaved him and cut his hair. They then bought a new suit ol clot hes, white shirt and standing collar ami dressed him out complete. Hut when they attempted to burn his hobo clothes lie objected and fought tor them with such desperation their suspicions were aroused and upon .?."arching they found $1.100 sewed up in t he coal. 'PiiK I'M I //gerald Enterprise says: "P-r-e-e-t-d-e-n-t is what stands be tween (Hover ?md a third term." Whereupon The Hawkinsville Dis patch anti News sagely remarks: "Call it precedent if you want to, hut the correct word is 'voters.'" ? DEATH TRAP lu tb? Stat? HoufiQ Doolam A Spode! Investigation Committee, ?Ji?lSNT WOBK 18 DEFECTIVE. Tho Cn vernor ls TJl'ROCl to HavO tjio Wholo Hu H i ii rsi) Torn Out nntl New System Inaugurated. The State house indeed contains :i death trap. Its basement is polluted with foul and poisonous gases which lind their way into thc otlices of cer tain ollleials, as reported in The State recently, and the State will be put to some expense to correct thc evils. This condition of affairs was brought to the attention of the secre tary of state recently and he referred thc matter to thc governor. The lat ter asked a special committee to in vestigate the alleged dangerous con ditions, arid this coimnittc submitted its report to the governor Friday. It was charged in the outset that only the plumbing and sewer pipes in the basaient were in a bad state of repair, yet tile committee found that tlie work recently finished lintier tho direction ot' Architect Milburn is also in bad shape. The members of the committee were men who arc entirely disinterested: Dr. T. Grange Simons ol Charleston, president ol the State hoard ol' health; Dr. James < vans, secretary of Unit hoard; Dr. d. W. Babcock and Mr. U X G in cr, at torney general and the legal adviser t f the State board ut health. This committee not only condemns the sanitary arrangements, but calls attention to the heating apparatus which distributes air through the building in the winter. This air, it is shown in the report, is not tit and sume changes are necessary. The legislature refused to make an appro priation for a heating apparatus, but something must be done next winter. 'lite governor has no funds with which to undertake this work and may bc forced to borrow the money with which lo meet thc expense ol' tearing out the rotting piping and the now useless and filth birling false walls In the basement. N K W WO UK CON'DUM N KO. Thc committee regretted that they found much to condemn. "Thc whb'e design is crude and the work is done imperfectly in many particulars." As to the new work just completed under tlie direction of Mr. Milburn the report says; "The urinals under thc new porticos wen: choked lip and the Hushing appar atus defective; the ventilating shalt is t io small rind its frequent change of direction should he made hy gentle curves and hot by sharp angles; thc Ventilation ol" thc toilet room is de fective: thc fresh air inlet tit side of steps showed no (mirent of air upon lighted candle: we could discover no hack venting of t he water closets on account of concealed plumbing; the reducing couplings of water pipes in dicated inferior plumbing.'' OM) WORK A I) rc A Tl l THAI'. In regard to the conditions in the basement, work done about IS) years ago, the committee says: "All rooms in cellars were foully kept, ill smelling, and showed lack ol' ventilation. Tlie room used as a waler uloSet now used as a store- - old records were dark, damp and foul smelling and their air shafts vented tluir cases into the rooms above. "lu these rooms nothing seems to hive been done, except to remove th howls of the old water closets, leaving the soil pipe connections as dead ends imperfectly plugged. "(Kmeealed plumbing prevented careful scrutiny of work under Honrs. "The private water closet mi first lld?r above basement was tilled with foul air which is discharged into thc main corridors and no fresh alrrlhgress was provided for. The Hush ?tu the closets was Instillicient. "A dead wall was behind the eastern waler closet in which iron grating were placed for ventilation, drawing air from the interior nf the buildhig. open lead pipes supposed to bc back vents discharged into the same space." Il KATI NO AlH'AKATUS. As to the heating apparatus the committee reported: "Air supply totally inadequate and derived from the basement, with no direct outside fresh air intake, thc whole central cellar being dependent for,air supply on two small doors at east and west ends. "The entire cellar was without dooring and very dusty. "Therefore, all air distributed to the. building was cellar ,air and con taminated with dust and ground emanations. " ItrcOOMMKND.VriON'. Upon the above Undings the com mittee made the following recom mendations: "That all water closets In the main building with their p-.tmhing, pipes and fixtures lie immediately renewed and all connections leading to these lix tu res he cut olT outside the build ing. "Thal thc new waiter closets he connected at once with the new city sewerage system. "That tiie new water closets under the main steps north and south have special ventilation secured hy electric or other appliance. "That all cellars and passage ways in the basement be thoroughly cleans ed and afterwards doored with asphalt or cement. "That independent outside fresh air intakes be provided for thc furnace rooms and basements. "Wc would Urgently recommend that an experienced sanitary engineer be employed to devise .a proper system of heating, ventilating and ptimbiug t he building. ' The committee ex pres fed their obli gation to Assistant Surgeon General ll. D. Geddings of thc United States public health and marine hospital service, who made t he inspection with them, Tor valued suggestions made in the pr?paration of the report. SIC Whit -MAIN STOI'l'KI) Ul*. The report of the commission sub stantiates thc reports made hy sani tary inspectors recently. Mr. Stall ings, an expert plumber and sanitary Inspector, and Mr. ladens, tho sanitary inspector Tor the city of Columbia, practically covered thc same ground in their reports. In addition Mr. f?dei] s calls attention toa matter upon which tim committee was not called upon to investigate: "Your sewer from thc building lo the river is now completely stopped and discharging its foul contents into tlie open gutters ol' Gervais street. This is n dangerous condition ot tblnga und wa nu immediate remedy. X vespeot tully recommend that tho plumbing In the State housn be over? haulod and made to conform to the plumbing laws of tho olty and that tho system ba ennncoted with tho sanitary sewers In Ger vain Rtreet, where it will ho systematically Hushed and Inspected."-Tho State. Count Cassini'? explanation of those Russian massacres will hardly be ac cepted at full face value by the Amer ican public. If one-tenth the stories coining from Europe arc true, race ha tred or fanaticism must have been at the bottom of the terrible happen ings at Kishinef. Those who arc; in teresting themselves in raising funds for thc relief of the suffering and dis tressed .lews will certainly have the hearty cooperation of all charitable and Christian people. The tendency to hold thc Russian government or the Russian church responsible for those massacres may not be war ranted, however. lt cannot bc possible that the au thorities of the church gave open, or c ren sc cret, sanction to such at roch lei. lt cannot be possible, even in remote Kishinef, that there has been no pro gre s from the days when bloody deeds were performed under guise of Chris tianity. Nor should wc as yet con demn the Russian government for those lawless outbreaks on the pait of the people of one community tr province of that vast empire. Un fortunately wc have had lawless out breaks of various kinds in our own fair land, ll is probable that thc czar is, directly or indirectly, no more ri sponsible for those Kishinef atrocities than was ?fie president ol thc United States for the shooting down of negro miners in Illinois whose only crime was a desire to work. Not until it is proven that thc proper governing au thorities have failed to mete out ade quate punishment to the law break ers and murderers should they he. con demned. lt is to bc boped i however, that the czar realizes that he is ou trial before the enlightened public opinion of tile civilized world. The so-called upper-class in New York must bc a tough set, when mor als are considered. The New York World says the marital complications among them will soon call for the creal ion of the new profession of di vorce secretary. Only ah expert, who gives his whole mind subject, can pos sibly keep track of the .sinuous convolutions of domestic life in the aristocracy or smart set of the metropolis. The charming Mrs. A., married only live years ago, has just Hied a petition for a divorce in Newport. Mrs. A's sister has riven Uv married into the distin guished family of thu lt's, whose divorces, with those ol' their connec tions hy marriage, have diffused a pleasant tinge nf scandal from Paris to San 1'raiicix-i. Mrs. A.j is a niece of the celebrated Mr. C., whose trans continental career with Hie famous English ucl r< ss and fa viii ile of loyalty was succeeded by a marriage with a belle of tile hallie noblesse, who di vorced liim two years ago and is now Mrs. U. Il is thought that Mrs. A. on securing her freedom will marry M r. E., w 1 lose w i fe obi a i ned a d i vi ?ree from liim last Slimmer ou a charge of infidelity. When that suit was brought it was intimated that Mrs. E. would cite a young society matron as co-respondent, lint as Mr. E. made no defense Hie lady's name was not mentioned, lletween Hie simultan eous polygamy of Utah and thc con: seen li ve polygamy of Newport and New York there seems lo be. nothing to clioo.se, except in matters if taste and convenience. A dispatch from Washington to The Slate says war is on between thc faculty of Columbian university and seven of flic male students ol' this year's law class over the awarding of the degree of doctor of civil law to Mrs. Erimia Relia Kailey, formerly of South Carolina, whom these st udents claim is "mentally unqualified for such a high degree." President Need ham of thc university lias stepped out on thc tiring line in defense ol' the South Carolinian. "Only those candi dates for degree of doctor of civil law who present, themselves upon Hie stage for their degrees will receive them." The male, students emphatically as sert: "We arc firmly resolved not to go upon the stage to receive our de grees if one is conferred upon Mrs. Hailey." Seven of Hie .eight male members of thc class say this, and thc eighth, the son ol' thc Peruvian minis ter, Mr. Calderon,hasalligned himself with Mrs. Hailey and the faculty. As far as can bc learned the protesting students arc really opposed to Mrs. Hailey's graduation merely because she is a woman and the first woman in thc United Stales to receive lids high degree, lt is now a question as to whether the faculty or a few stu dents shall run the university and President Needham declares the fac ulty will not yield au inch. Ile talks determinedly and the chances are de cidedly in Mis. Hailey's favor. A (iispaclii froth Itarncsvillc, Ha., says toe sherill has lirrested George Allen, a well known citizen ol' Pied mont, charged willi the murder or George ll. Worthen, whose body was found near the roadside May IO.th. lt is alleged t here was a serious quarrel between Allen and Worthch imme diately preceding the murder. Anna Eambro, a negress, was arrested as an accessory. "IIONOU," says The Stale, ' has had a backset in Hie German navy. En sign Il lissner, who ran his sword through the body of Iiis friend, Artil leryman Hartmann, because lie failed lo give Hie proper salute, has been sentenced to lour years imprison ment and degradation. The young officer maintained that Hie regulations re quired him to force obedience and that he was compelled by honor lo kill his friend when he failed to salute as d i rec ted ^_ Miss DOUA E. Thompson, a hospital nurse at Manila, received hy will about 8200,000 from Mrs. Alicia Armstrong of Mount. Vernon, N. V. She was the widow of a wealthy banker. George W. Todd, the "wheelbarrow hermit," of Syracuse, N. V.. leif all Iiis property, some "lens ol' thousand dollars*' to Mrs. Peter .1. Jordan of Brockton. Mass., from whom he stoic a purse at the Brockton Fair in 1888. Helias tohis credit in various banks OlO.ooo lo Sf.0,000. A KANSAS City judge has decided that Hie aristocratic members of a church congregation have no right lo deny a humble worshipper Hie occu pancy of a seat among them. The Sparianburg Journal thinks that the notable Hiing about this decision is Huit the courts should ever be called to pass upon such a point. A Had Slat O ol' A ll a i r.s. They Were Jouions. An Ugly ('nurur. - ...-mmmtf?i omen of All Mk?i Tho ipoolallst H npw indispensable, In nil walks of life (hero )< a domnnd for Um ni ?h. \ruo can do ono particular thing botter than any ona else,and such a man il o:?c '.vito baa confined his endeavor to, anti centor?o, all of bis energy and ttbflUy;pn the -?rieo|alty lie lus bho*vi:\ fof-ht? ?. life's work. . '. ??' .. ... .'jt?J'?'^Sp, Early in jay professional ca.-^er I realized that OUronlo Disease l wo.-o not Iro?nr? clvcd the a lennon which their Importance warranted. I saw that llicso diseasei required a fjie: |-ii t!t\ ness which tho busy practitioner, could never acquire. For inore'tiiaa twenty year.1 I. have >'c votcd myself exclusively to tho study and treatment of theso'disoases, Rnd'tho'f?'t f.jUU phyal- : clans recommend mc to their patients ls an evidence of my skill and ability 1:1 my social line, i give special counsel to physicians with obstinate and obscure cases. I have devoted particular attention to chronic diseases of men omi women, and no other class of disease requires moro intelligent nnd expert treatment, lt ii r. fact that a majority of men owe tho seriousness of tbelr condition to Improper treatment, ard a failure to realizo tho importance of placing their ease in thc bands of a skilled and expert specialist. Nervous Debility DR. HATHAWAY. Recognized as the Leading and Most Successful Specialist in His line in the United States. Overindulgence, Indiscretions nnd excesses nru not the only causes of an Impairment of sexual strcnulli. Such a derange . ment frequently comes from worry, overwork, mental strain. etc., which gradually weakens and Injures thc system be.'nro tho unfortunate victim realizes the true nature of bis trouble. Nervousness, weak buck, dizziness, loss of memory, spots before the eyes, despondency, etc., often arc thc first symptoms of an.lmpairnientof manly .vigor, and If neglected serious results are sure to follow. 1 want to talk to every man who lias any of these symptoms of weakening of his manly functions. 1 can promptly correct all Irregularities, and under my skillful treatment you will have restored all of the strongth and glory nf your-.inun hoori. Whether you consult me or not, do not jeopardize your health by experimenting with ready-made medicines, free samples, so-Called quh fe cures, etc.. as the most delicate organs of the body are involved, and only an expert shoult.be entrusted with your case. Send for freo booklet, " Nervous Debility and Its Family of Ills." My cure for this disease ls Kentle and painless, and often causes no detention from business or other dullen, lt involves no cutting or dangerous surgical operation. Improper treatment will result in serious injury. I give each case individ ual attention, and treat its every requirement. Every obstruction is removed, and all discharge soon ceases, inllamma Send for free book on Stricture. This disenso is thc enlargement of veins of thc scrotum, which fill with stagnant blood, causing a constant drain upon thc vitality, lt weakens the entire system and saps away all sexual strength. 1 cure this dispaso with the same ii n I - Probably more mon are afflicted with Varlcooole thoa Stricture tlon and soreness in allayed and thc canal henls up promptly and permanently Vciricoceie ' form certainty just as quick as Consistent with medical science, any other disease, and their strength is being drained away without their knowing the cause. Come tome at once if you think you arc afflict ed, and learn the cause of your trouble. Send for free booklet on Varlcocolc. ni _J Dnlnnn Tills horrible disease is no longer incurable, and when I say that I can cure the most scvore case I do so becauseI OlOClii fl OISDBI know just what my treatment Has accomplished. If yoe. havo sores, pimples, blotches, nore throat, pains In thc w " vm-wm bone?, falling hair, or any symptoms which you do not understand, lt ls Important that you consult rue at once, and I will tell vim frankly whether or not you ara an unfortunate victim. I will guarantee to cure you without tho use ot strong and Injurious drugs i lu as quiote, if not quicker, time than any known treatment. My cure is a permanent ono, aud Is not mere patchwork, and the disease ' will bo cr.idte.uod from the system forever. Send for my freo booklet, "The l'oison Klng?Ii rt, - ,v _ lflfnmni1 Womori who suffer from thc ailments peculiar to their sex aro cured by my gentle and painless IS?SR?1SBS UT W ll 111 t> 11 method of treatment, whleh avoids all necessity for surgical operations. If you Buffer from bcurlng w . down pains, bockacho, irregularities, leuchorrhta. cte., write me about your case. I hove restored M health thous-wn'.s ot sn (Te ri n;; women. Sind for my free booklet on women's Diseases. . ' riL.,"D, I ~ n!nnnr>nr? My specialty also includes all otlierclironlc diseases, such os Rheumatism, Catarrh, Diabetes, Bright's OnrOil JU LflScaScS ^?|?f:^s^.._^,.rl!.rnn.c?,,. i^^J..^^1.^.?!^^^,.^,1"?.1"6^!.1-*'0.8* ?*t*Dj(ftJ Hupture, Paralysis, Locomotor AUt.xia._8t. . (-quipped Willi Hi tus Dance, etc., and all who want skillful, expert treatment should write me about their case. My otllco t approved X-Kay anti electrical apparatus, BO that my patients (jct tho benefit of tho latest discoveries of science. i i Tnn.il-nnnl 1 Invito everyone to consult me without charge, and wilt refund railroad fare one way to all who take ?in?T?r! i I OfUlllcIl 4, treatmenl. If you cannot see me in person write for symptom blanks and full information about my suc ? . ? - w eessful plan of home treatment by which I have cured patients tu every .State in the Union and in foreign inuiiiric*. Correspondence con Ilde lit Iii! J D. SS I ii tuan liuilding, 22i S. I i road Si., Atlanta. Ga. HAD TO RESIGN Uli I'oNiili.ii as a Toucher in Hm Philippine Island. Mr. it. I). Kpps (?f South Cand?na, who has been for three years attempt ing to guido Hie young Filipino to in dustry iii rid books, has resigned as in- _ struetor ol* our new churres. Mr j Kpps has ever since leaving this state tor thc Philippines acted as corres pondent of this paper, and l is letter have contained some ol' tho most in le rest i nu information about thc country ami its people that lias come to America. It was Mr. Kpps who gave lo the people ot' the United States through the columns ol' The State, the first In formation received in this country about the use of the "watereuro." These reports were at Hist vigorously denied by the war de partment, hut the anti-imperialists of Huston pressed the investigation, it was forcee' >u the attention of con gress, that hotly took the matter up and all the revelations In regard to cruelties practiced in thc thc Philip pines resulted. Undoubtedly the reports of thc usc of the ''water cure,'' resulting in a! public investigation, have bettered the condition of the natives who have J come in contact with the American | soldier, lt is therefore somewhat sin- ? gular that Mr. "Kpps' resignation, ac- | cording lo Filipino papers just rc- I eeivtd, was forced by Gov. Taft be-j cause of his criticism ol Filipinos, their shiftlessness and general "'cus sedness." His views on this subject appeared in Thc State about four months ago. At t he time his lotter was writ ten Mr. Kpps was teaching at Pueblo of Hay, Laguna province. In some manner the information printed in The State traversed i?,OOO miles and leached the eyes of Gov. ('ailles, the native governor Laguna, lie made complaint: Mr. Kpps was .summoned to Manila and evidently freely stated that lie had furnished the information attributed to him. i We would regret that Mr. Kpps has lost a remunerative position through j the publication of his opinions in The j State if it were not that, hu expresses j himself as being tired ol' a work to j which there is little response. And we aro sure that if he should return to his native State there will be oppor tunities offered him which will prove advantageous both to himself and his people.-The Slate. Making ll|> Los! Time. The Chesapeake anil Ohio local pas senger train, eastbound for Richmond was wrecked one mile cast of Charlot tesville at I o'clock Tuesday after noon hy the. spreading of I.ie rails at a sharp curve. The t rain was a half hour lalo and was endeavoring lo re gain lost limo. 'I'.vu persons were killed: T. I). Hall of liiehmbnd, Va., the engineer, and Charles Snyder ol' Richmond, Va., the liremin of the wrecked train. No OIK- was seriously injured, hut some, persons su Ile red bruises. The engine is a complete wreck. Tho mail coach and two pas senger coaches were demolished. The Boiler H.vploilcd, Two men met instant death Thurs day afternoon af a pumping station of the Southern railroad al Bridgeport, Tenn., hy the explosion of a twenty horsepower hollier; The dead men are: Prank Owens of Knokvillo, pump inspector of the .Southern, and .lohn Planchard, engineer at the pump sta tion. The building was practically demolished. To lie Kim by Negroes. A large factory for the manufac ture ol' all kinds of tobacco, to bc run exclusively by negroes, is to be established in I! ich mond, Va. lt is said that Andrew Carnegie is backing Hooker Washington in the enterprise. What They Say About the Metal Roof Paint. (GRAPHITE ELASTIC, or UNCLR SA M. Write us for Circular thal tolls you what such people, as American Window Glass Co. W. Maynard, Capt. U S. Navy, Pox Acetylene Generator Co., Standard Plate Class Co., have to say about Ibis piece of goods. DISTU1 PUTING AGENTS. Un ii nd !inu.?;.ic 0| Ol') Plain St., Columbia, S. C. Carolina Portland Omonr Co CHARLESTON V^UlliL-lll South carolina. Gager's While Lime. Cements, I'M re Pricks, Terra Cotta Pipes. -27-iv. Thoroughly eradicates the excess of Uric and Lactic Acid* frnm ?he system, ?Urti the kidneys into healthy action, cures constipation and indigestion. TH IS. DONE, YOU ARE WELL OF ANO ANY OTHER DISEASE CAUSEO BY IMPURE BLOOD. Do not be discouraged if other remedies have failed. RHEUMACIDE has made its reputation by curing alleged incurable cases. Does not injure thc organs of digestion. Gor,Dsnono, N. C., Aug. 25,1903. Oentloroen-Some six years ngo I began to havo sciatica, and also a chronlo cass of muscular rheumatism. At times I could not work at all (my buslnoss bolnp; bougarie muster on Southern R. H.). For dnyg nod weeks at a timo I could ?ot work. My Buffering was Intenso. Physicians treated me. wit Inuit permanent relief, however. Tried a number of advertised remedies without permanent boncllt. Finally 1 tried " HIIK?MAOIDC'' It did tho work, and I havo had ox collent health for three yea ra. 1 can cheerfully say that all rheumatics should uso " RUKUM AOIDE," for it le by fur tho best remedy. R. A. LOMAX. Price fi.oo prepaid express, or from .your I i Qgist. [jj Bobbitt Chemien! Co., - - Baltimore, nd., U. 5. A. White Stone Lithia Water? Tine lf?ST LITHIA WATKH IN AMERICA. THU LAKOEST ANO MOST HODEUN' BRICK HOTEL IN THE CAROLINAS OR GEORGIA. TLIK COOLEST R?SOUT IX THE STATE. All modern improvements, electric car line from Southern Ry. to Hotel. \V?.il 1 shaded, pleasant grounds, scenery equal to Mic mountains, and all amusements found at tirst class waler places. Come to White Stone Lithia Springs for health or pleasure. Read what the notetl Dr. L. C. Stephens, who stands at the head of the profession in South Carolina, and who was president of the State Medical As sociation, also president of the Medical Board of Examiners of South Carolina until he resigned to move to Greenville, sa vs: Greenville, S. C., October 10, 1002. After a service of one season at. White Stone Lithia Springs, as resident physician, 1 do not hesitate to say that the effect of t he water upon those who drink it for any length of "ti mci luis been perfectly marvelous. Invariably an increase hot li in llesh and appetite was perceptible in one week, proving it to be it mineral waler ol' undoubted powerful tonic property, its peculiar adapt ability to diseases original ing from disorders of thc kidneys, bladder and liver, snell as dropsy. Bright's disease, diabetes and urie acid calculi, and all forms of dyspepsia, rheumatism and gout, is to lie expected from the splendid analysis, ft has been noted frequently that, visitors before coining hero bad to follow every meal with some form of corrective, or contine themselves entirely to. predigested foods: soon discarded these entirely, being delighted to rind that tile waler alone -nature's own remedy-sn theed. Of Hie many who drank this water this season for ten days consecutively, not one hut experienced decided benefit and a perceptible gain weight, varying from two to live pounds. L C. ST EPHENS. M. 1). for rates and particulars, address "While ?lone tl.iiti. AVater Co , WHITE STOXK SPUINOS, S. c. COLUMBIA, S. C. Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Special shapes to order. Fire Proof Ter ra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to lill orders for thousands or for millions. cv* -I?2n2 COLUMBIA LUMBER & MPG. GO. SASH, DOORS. BLINDS, INTERIOR FINISH, MOULD ING AND LUMBER, ANY QUANTITY. Columbia, G. At New York four persons were su If Oca ted td death and three other* were so badly burned that it is feared tiley will die. Thc lire early Wednesday was in the (lye story apartment, house it Nd. :t6o West One Hundredt h and Thirty-tit'lh street. The lire is said to have been of incendiary origin. Dr. Diggers Huckleberry Cordial, for the Bowels and Children Teething. It is T11R < ! R FAT SO UT MERN R EM EDY for Hie. bowels. I tis one of Hie most pleasant and ollleaciows remedies for all summer com plaints. At a season when violent attacks of t he bowels are so frequent, some speedy relief should be at band. The wearied mother, losing sleep by nursing the little one teething, should use this medicine. FROM 11 EN BY W. GRADY. The Constitution Edit oral Rooms. Atlanta, Ga., May 23? 1887. Dr. Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir: -f hilve never given a cert ideate on merits of any medicine, but 1 take pleasure in hreakng my rule, on this subject in behalf of your Biggera Huckleberry Cordial, lt is the liest medicine I lia ve'ever seen, fdr usc in tlie family. Kif ty cents invested in a bottle ol' this medicine, and pul on a shelf convenient for use in the begin ning ol'iiny bowel trouble, will often save life, and will save in almost any family ten time its cost in doctors' hills. I have a friend whose life, in my opinion, was saved by the prompt use of t his cordial, lt ought tobe Inexpensive to lay. Easy tn keep in repair', liight and very durable. Wa te i pv?i f and ordorlcss. Not atfected by change of tem perature. Elastic. Acid and Alkali-proof. Fi re-resist ing and oil-proof. Vermin will not attack it. All ready to lay. Needs no painting or coating. Will not deteriorate with age. -WRITE FOR PRICKS - S?OTMHASTBRN i\W & 1J?MHNT COMPANY. All classes building material, CHARLESTON, S.' C. ^Steamer.* Collide. Ilktish steamer Huddersfield, ipimuii, was su\eu ny ine prompt use Tllc irtish steamer lliifldcrsiield, .1 this cordial, lt ought tobe in cue ry hj , sailc(r.,,ora. Antwerp Wednes a m i ly m the land, especially at this , :, Tringa' i.wbmri: ;easo..ofilmyear. I take pleasure in day evening f^ ??^'V, ^?^f; bus test li ving to it merit s. collided with Hie. Norwegian steamer t hus tesl Hying Very truly vc?-s, ll EN RY \V. GRADY. For sale by all druggists, 2fx3 to 50c per bottle. Haitiwanger-Taylor Drug Co., Proprietors; A.t!nntn, tJn. Pto. The Huddersfield .foundered.;; Twenty-two Austrian and Italian immigrants lost their lives. The crew ?I were saved, lt mjjelievcd thc immi grants wore crushed in the collision. I Thc bows of the Uto were damaged.