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THE ABM Y ROLLS Of the South Carolina. Patrivt? Who Fought the British Under MARION, PICKENS AND SUMTES, A Document that Should Bo of Great Interest to tho Descendants ol the Gallant Mon Led by Partisan Leaders. The Columbia State frofh week to week publishes the names of the sol diers in the Revolutionary war, as they have beon culled from tho quan tity of loose documents discovered by Secretary of. State Gantt In the State house, W?*publish these rolls from ?week to week as they appear in The State. The second installment fol lows: Note-The names beginning with "B" will he held for publication. Capt. Henry Caffey (or Coffey); lieu tenant at Janoksonborough in '70; un der Maj. Robert Crawford at Hanging Rock; commissary under Col. Davie; captain under Sumter. Abner Cain. ? James Cain, sergeant; dead at close of Revolution. Michael Cain, Capt. Wm. Baskln's company. James Cain, Capt. John Cowan's company. John Cains, dead at the close of war. John Caine, given live years pay In lieu of half pay for lite by State: un der Capt. Wm. McCullough, Col. Neel; lieutenant. Richard Cain. Patrick Caine. John Calcot, (of Georgetown) Ma rion. Robert Calder, under Capts. John Cowan and Jas. Bouchillon. David Caldwell, Capt. Norwood; Pickons. James Caldwell, sergeant, Col. Thomson's regiment. Capt. James Caldwell, Pickens' brig ade; from April 12, 1781, to Dec. 0, 1782, in Capt. John Norwood's com pany; also service as lieutenant. James Caldwell, (dead at close of Revolution) "South Carolina Inde pendent company." John Caldwell, third, South Car olina Continental regiment. Dr. John Caldwell, physician at tending militia. Joseph Caldwell, Waters' regiment. Joseph Caldwell, Col. Thomson's regiment. William Caldwell, Col. Waters' regi ment. John Calhoun, dead at close of Rev - olution; Pickens'; Capts. Caldwell ai d John Calhoun's company. Alex. Calhoun. Capt. John Calhoun, Col. Robert j Anderson's regiment, Pickens' brig ade. Thomas Calhoun, Brandon's regi ment. Hugh Calhoun. James Calhoun, Marion. Capt. Joseph Calhoun; served 1779 as lieutenant : 1780 to 1783 as captain. John Calhoun, C?pt. John Carlthe-s' company, Pickens. John Ewing Calhoun, aide-de-carip to Gen. Pickens from May 1, 1781, to April 1, 1782. Patrick Calhoun, Jr., and William Calhoun. John Caloghan, saddler for State troops._ John Caliban, Capt. Cari thors, Pick ens. James Calvert, Capt. Joseph Cal houn's company. Andrew Colley. John Calvert, clerk to commission ers of the navy board. Col. Cambray, "Lieutenant colonel on Continental and full colonel on mllUla.'' Andrew and James Cameron. John Cameron, Capt. Martin's com pany, Sumter's brigade; lieutenant undb? Col. Winn. Joseph Cameron, lieutentant, Col. Winn. John Cammook. Andrew Campbell: in Georgia un der Col. Neel; under Sumter and Henderson. Angus and Aoorcn Campbell. Carter Campbell; In 1779 took o?O pounds powder "from on board Capt. Maitland in Georgia." David and Duncan Campbell. George Campbell, sergeant, Capt. Ross, Col. Mydelton, Sumter. Gilbert Campbell. Henry Campbell, Capt. John Cowan. Isaac Campbell. James Campbell, Capt. John Irwin; "house burned by Tories;" also under -Capt. Jot?n Wilson. James Campbell, ("apt. John Cowan. John Campbell, CoL Brandon. Patrick Campbell, Pickens. Philip Campbell. Robert Miss Campbell, Brat lieuten ant, Second Regiment Light Dra goons, Capt. Moore's company, Mydcl ton's regiment, Sumter's brigade: also adjutant. Robert Campbell, killed. Thomas Campbell, under Col. Thomas Neel in Georgia. William Campbell; was at thc bat tle of King's Mountain: also in Capt. Howe's company of Sumter's brigade. Rich Cane. John Canmoure. George Cannon, Col. McDonald's regiment, Marion's brigade. David Cannon, Col. Waters' regi ment, Capt. McGaw's company, Edward, Henry William, Robert, James, John, Isaacjind Adam Can non. Willam Cannon, "lifer" South Caro lina Continental line; trumpeter, Col. Hampton's regiment. Charles Cante;,. Col. Wm. Richard son. James Can tey, (brigadier?) Gen. Marion's brigade. Josiah Cantey, lieutenant. Philip Cantey. Samuel Cantey. Cul. Richardson, Marion. Zachariah Cant?y, assistant lo State Commissary Tiios. Wade: also under Capt. Chestnut. Andrew Capullo, Continental linc. William Capers, lieutenant and cap tain; dead at close of Revolution. John Cappard, Continental line. John Caps. Larkin Carden, under Gens. Sumter an i Henderson. BonJ. Carey. Francis Carlisle, private in Capt. Noble's company; lieutenant in Capt R. Carlthers' company, Pickens. William Carless, sergeant major. Frederick OB rn, Marion. John Carne, apothecary at hospital. Lewis Cams, Col. Maham's regi ment. Robert Carnes, from June 25, 1780 under Capt. Hugh White and Lieut. Drennon; lost gun at Sumter's dof at lost horse In "action at Broad River; In 1781 under Lieut. Robinson guar dln; a Jail "in Col. Kimball's regi ment." ?.;; ? . Abraham and Edmond Carr. rs*. Joseph Carr, Capt. Goodwin's com pany, Taylor's regiment. ' John, Jr., uud Robert Carr. William Carr, under Capta. Jacob Barnet aud ?Thomson, and Lieut. Smith. Wm. Carraway, . corporal, Capt. Moore's Independent company. Adam Carrick, Capt. Ross, Sumter. Mathew Carlthers, Capt. R. Ander son's company, Pickens. Robt. Carlthers, captain, Piokcns' brigade, service from 1779 to 1782 as private In the companies of Capts. Anthony Herd, John Calhoun and Wm. Freeman, probably succeeding the latter In the command. Wm. Carlthers, under Capta. An derson and Carlthers. Alexander Carruth, sergeant, Capt. Martin's company, Sumter's brigade. Adam and David Carson. Wm. Carson (probably killed); widow, Elizabeth. Daniel Carrol, Col. Brandon. Edmund Carroll, driving cattle for Continental-army; also in militia. Jacob Carroll. John Carrol, probably killed at Sum ters's defeat. Joseph Carrol, Col. Henry Hamp ton, Sumter. Samuel, Thomas and Wm. Carrel. Adam Carson, Capts. John McGaw and Jos. Carson. David Carson, Capt. Jos. Carson, Bickens. James Carson, lieutenant, Pickens; commanding company on duty Aug. 20,1782. John Carson, Capt. Jos. Carson's company. John Carson, Jr. Capt. Joseph Carson, Pickens' brig ade; private from Aug. 17, 1781, to Nov. 15, 1781; then promoted to cap tain. Samuel Carson, under Capts. Joseph Carlisle and Carlthers, Pickens1 brig ade; also under Capt. Franois Carlisle. Thus. Carson, Capt. Jos. Carson. Wm. Carson, Capts. John and Wm. MoGaw's company. Walter Carson. Joseph Carswell, Capt. John Mc Gaw. Geo. Carswell, sergeant; Capts. Jos. Calhoun and Wm. McGaw. Churchwell Carter. Dudley Carter, lieutenant. James Carter lieutenant; dead at close of Revolution. John Carter, Marion; captaiu of thc "American Scout Company;" Nov. 22, '82; had 70 men Nov. 24, '82. John Carter, Capt. Boss, Sumter. Matthew Carter. Robt. Carter, Capt. McCowan. Bobt. Carter, captain; dead at clos( of Revolution. Bobert William Carter. Bandolph Carter. Samuel Carter. *Thnmno CdTtCT. winiam Carter Continential linc sergeant major. Joseph Cartledge. Edmund Cartlldgc, surgeon, Col Samuel Hammond's regiment. Thomas Cary. Joseph Caryl, quartermaster, Col H. Hampton's regiment. Wm. Cassettee (?). Aron Casey, Roebuck's regiment. Abner Casey, Pickens. Christer, Casey, Roebuck's regl mont. John Casey. Levi Casey, captain and lieutenan colonel. Peter Casey. William Casey, Capt. Mapp's com pany, Pickens. John Caskln, "artificer" to Colleto county regiment. John Caskey, Capt. Adams' con pany, Lacey. Samuel Caskey. Cannon, Willis and William Casor Ben j. John and Henry, Cas?is. Jesse Cassi ty. Peter Cassi ty, Capt. Chestnut. Zachariah Casslty. Thomas Castlller. William Castleberry, sergeant, Roi buck's regiment. John Caston, Littleton's Bastion. Aaron Cates, Water'regiment. John Catterton, private and cai tain. John Carter, captlaiu the "Ewha' Scouts," 177!). Win. Cater. Burrell Cato. Henry Cato, lieutenant. James Cato. William Cato, probably Marion. Join. Catterton, captain. Abuor, Catlet, George, John, Ns than, Richard, Sherard and /.achlc Cauley. William Causey. Benj. Cavil, Roebuck's regiment. Burrell Cooke, Capt. Boss' corr pany, Sumter's brigade. Cornelius Cook, Capt. Walker's corr pany; probably killed at Sumter surprise. Daniel Cooke. Drury Cooke. Eli mach Cook. John Cooke, Bickens' brigade. John Cook, sergeant, Capt. Bumph company, under Lieut. Col. V B. Thomson and Gen. Hendersoi alHo Col. Marshall's regiment. Capt. John Cook, Col. Taylor's reg ment, Henderson's brigade. Nathaniel Cook, Capt. N. Martin company, Sumter's brigade. Reiiben Cook, Cols. Ely Keralla and John Marshall. Robert Cook, before fall of Charla ton In rom mauds of Lieut. Col. E Kershaw and John Marshall, conth liing in the command of the latti during the year 1781. Capt. Robert Cook, Marion's brl| ado. Reuben ( 'o;>k, .1 r. Kebun Cook. Thomas Cook, Cols. Brandon's ar Roebuck's regiments. Warmock P. Cooke, Capt. Hughe company, Brandon's regiment. West Cook. Wilson Cook. William Cook, sergeant, Col. lirai don's regl met. William Cooksoy. John Cooley, Capt. Joseph Jobi s to n's company. Conrad Coon, Col. Taylor's reg mont. Henry Coon, Jr., Capt. Jacob Fe mer's company, under Lieut. Cc John Lindsay and Col Waters. Henry Coon. John Coon, Capt. John A. Summer company. Lewis Coon, Col. Taylor's regimen Uriah Conner. Jacob Cooney. John Cooney. Ezekiel Cooper, Continental servie Edward Cooper. Capt Cooper (Jacob); also served i private in Capt. Geo. Neely's compan; under Maj. Adair and Gen. Sumter. George Cooper, lieutenant; I charge of detail of six men, v/Ith foi British prisoners, taken by Col. lrwl (at Santce) Aug. 10, 1781. William James Coper, captured t British. James Cooper, special quarte master, appointed by Gov. Rutledjj Lo have charge of stores, etc., s Edlsto; served also aa private horse man and in foot ber vice. James Cooper, Capt. Adam's com pany, Lacey's regiment. James Cooper; dead at olose of Rev olution. Joseph Cooper. John Cooper, Roebuck's regiment; lost horse at Sumter's defeat; was un der Capts. Pagan, John Hills and Robert Cooper. John Cjoper, Capt. MoBco's com pany, Roebuck's regiment; also Capt. Adams' company, Lacey's regiment; also prior to fall of Charleston under Capt. Juba James and Lieut. Samuel James; limier Lieut. Wm. Dick and Col. McDonald. Capt. John Cooper, 1779. Peter Cooper. Richard C joper, commissary to Mar lon's brigade. Capt. Robt. Cooper, under Col. La cey. Samuel Cooper, lieutenant, Maham's regiment. Stacey Cooper. Sylvester Cooper, quartermaster. William Cooper, Capts. Mapp and McRee's company, Roebuck's regi ment. William Cooper, lieutenant. William Cooper, Jr. William Cooper, Capt. Adam's com pany, Lacey's regiment. William Cooper, Sr. John Copeland, Pleiteos' regiment. John Copeland, Bratton's regiment. Patrick Coppley; dead at close of Revolution: widow, Elizabeth. Thomas Coram, engraver for mak ing money. Brinkley Corbett. Daniel Corbett. James Corbett. Arthur Corbin, wagon conductor for Greene's army. John Corder. John Cork. Robt. Corksbaddon, Capt. John Cunningham's company of Col. Hill's regiment; also under Lieut. Thoa. Henderson, Capt. Garrison and Col. B raton. James Cosby, Capt. Anderson. James Costello, Conbinetal line. Robt. Cosby, wounded. Capt. Henry Cottey; was at Hang ing Rock, under Maj. lt. Crawford. Daniel Cottingham, lieutenant. Dill Cottingham. Geo. Cuttino. Millington Couch. Robert Cougbran, Plckens' Brigade; dead at close of Revolution. William Cougbran, Piokens' brig ade. (TO BE CONTINUED. ) Reminiscences of Gen. (Jordon, tn August, 1895. thc writer heard the late Gen. Gordon lecture upon "The Last Days of the Confederacy" at Ocean Grove, ??. J. There were 10,000 people present in the vast au ditorium, many of whom hardly knew whether to bo friendly or hostile to tho great leader. I shall never forget the opening re marks. After tlu> usual preliminaries of addresing an audience, he said, in an intensely attractive and thrilling way: "My countrymen!" With those words he captured his audience and held it spell-bound for two hours. I may say that of all the impressions tho lecturer made, that of intense de votion to the cause for which he stood, plus his love for the whole united country, were lasting and deep. In the vast audience were many of the Blue and Grey, whose cheers and yells were abundant. The closing part of the speech I will never forget. Some ono evidently had questioned the loyalty of tho South to the flag. It was an incident that fired the gal lant soldier-lecturer. Then, too, there might have been a little home-sickness upon his part; for the tribute of un dying devotion to his nativo South land, what she wm fd do in case our country was attacked, satisfied the most skeptic. It wits an occasion of a life time for many of us. Long before this incident the speaker had caught the. Inspiration of his vast audience; and, it will always soem to me unpre meditated, seizing a large American flag, amid tumultuous cheering, inter spersed with the old tiger yell of many a hard fought battlefield, he said: "We lift aloft this proud banner of freedom and bid universal humanity to catch it?inspiration." The.next time I heard Gen. Gordon was Brookville, Penn., during a coun ty teachers' Institute. The subject of bis lecture tho same, nill ing this evening (Jordon spoke of one batttle In which men were slain until the dead were several feet high. He said ho believed more men were slain in this battle than any other battle dur ing the war, according to the number of men engaged. He then said: "I suppose there is no one here who was in this battle." Up arose a tall gen tleman, Major MacMurray, and said: "General. I commanded the men you refer to." Roth were oblivious to tho hundreds present, as they talked as men can who fought one another fiercely, lt was graphic in the ex treme. The Major's comment after wards was: '"He (Gordon) was not only a line fellow, but a brave man." Let me close this narrative with an amusing incident of a Deacon of the church I was pastor of in Brookville. Deacon L. drew a large pension from the government. It was gener ally conceded that the deacon's feel ings were hurt moro during the war t han his body was injured. This good man approached his pastor and said: "I understand you have heard that rebel Gordon." Now, the deacon was always In thc front seat in church, until 1 called upon him to pray. Ever after be was near the door, when he was at church. So my reply was: 'Deacon, I have heard Gen. Gordon. You go and hear him, and if you are not satisfied let mo know and I will refund your money.' He went, and as usual occupied ttic frontseat. Gen. Gordon spoko of some battles that were won by tho Federals. Each in cident increased tho deacon's enthusi asm until the audience was amused at his act ions. The lecturer then men tioned battles which were won by the Confederates. It was a case of quiet, more quiet, then graveyard stillness upon tho part of the deacon, when (Jordon turned and slapping him fran tically upon tlie shoulder said: "Shout, comrade: Why don't you shout?" In both of these cases the gallant soldier made hosts of friends. Ills dovotion to his comrades of the 'OO's and his country were uplifting to many. All eagerly listened, laughed, cried and cheered during his thrilling lecture-Thc Last Days of tho Con federacy._ THE extra session of Congress did not one thing except pass a Joint reso lution granting ?2f>0,0?0 In mileage to members. Then they spent a day undoing it. Tho State Department was embarrassed by tho law requir ing lt to print In a seporato bound volume thc acts of each session of Congress! It was a volume of empty pages. SLOT MACHINES, f opt Tho!? Where Thor? ii Vfo Element of Chane?, kit as ABE DEAD IN SOUTH CABOLnufc* Tho Franchise, Ta* Bill Paaflejd Several Other Billa Kee elvo Their Third Reading |n the Senat?. At the morning session of the sew ate Wednesday two" bills of much 1 im portance were disposed of. The si ot machine bill provides with certain amendments that no machines shall be either operated or kept on any ont >'s premises. The exemptions made aire aa to machines in which the coin p ut ia gota a certain and uniform return and in which there is no element Vjf chance. The other bill ls that to thx the franchises of corporations, thatls, on a basis of the amount of business done. Both of these bills were se to the house. As said, the slot machine"blll-vi amended so as to exenpt welghl?g, measuring, musical and vending ma chines and'all machines which give for the coln a certain fair and uniform return and to which there Js no ele ment of chance. Thus it is ?een tllat slot gas and electric meters, telephone booths, shoe lace, chewing gum uha chlnes, weighing machines and th<>se of a like kind will not bo shut ont. The exemptions were made through amendments by Senators Hydriek s'and Sheppard. The bill also provides that none of the machines not exempt ed shall bo kept on anyone's premises. There was a very lengthy debate on tho bill, some senators wishing to exempt the slot machines indicated, others wishing to kill the uso of (all and others taking the position tlliat the bill was striking against the rights of the individual. The matter I of Chief Boyle's raiding the machines! in Charleston was closely linked with tlhe debate. i The Immigration bill with Its amendments was received by the sen ate, which concurred In the r-mohd ments. The tax commission's house bil I to require corporations to pay annual license fees and to report their .sta tistics to the secretary of state camp in for discussion, Senator Baysor wishing the reports to be made to the cofpp troller general. His amendment kvas adopted. J Senator Peurlfoy oppos:-1 the one half mill tax on the property value's of corporations as he was convinced t?iat lt would keep out of the State for?lgn corporations and force some domestic ones to suspend business. Senator Walker made an expected move when he proposed to kill the bill. He did not think that tho State should enforce double taxation and that was what the bill amounted to. Jphn Smith, the morchant, cannot be taxed but If his ihm is the Jenn Smith com pany-he is subject to taxatlou unless protected by ''limited liability" which Senator Walker thought was really meant by the constitutional convent ion as a help to corporate interests. [He could understand tho taxation of (tho intangible property of the express, telegraph and telephone companies, but the railroads own tangible proper ty which could be taxed. Senator G. W. Hagsdale said he did not think this was tho right way to raise money and that he agrj@Bd__y}!vh Senator Walker. He did not think lt would bo just to exempt merchantile institutions. It is not right to make one pay a tax which his competitor does not and thus lt ls not right to ex empt any. If money had not been ex pendec' so extravagantly In the past 10 years there would be no need for" the bin. Senator Hood thought there were some corporations which enjoyed such privileges that they should be taxed. Others, however, enjoyed no more privileges than individuals and they should bo exempted. He wanted to strike out tho section providing that all State corporations other than those of a quasi public nature bc charged the one-half mill tax. Senator Baysor spoke against any distinction of this kind. He thought any corporation of any kind should be willing to pay the fee for the privilege of being Incorporated. Senator McLeod announced that he was personally interested in mercan tile concerns and that ho thought it perfectly fair for them to be required to pay this fee. They are not now re quired under the present laws to bear their proper share of taxation. As a member of the committee which framed the bill, Senator Mower explained it purposes clearly and in telligently. Ho said that it was merely a tax on the franchise of the corporations. The line was drawn between quasi public corporations and others. The committee had made the most equitable disposition that it could; nothing was taxed in the bill which ls untaxed under the laws of the State for the reason tnat this one half mill tax ls placed on the right of the corporations to do business and the only tax now existing isa proper ty tax such as on Pullman com panies, etc. Senator Walker's motion to kill the bill was relected. Senator Hood's mo tion to strike out section four of the act did not meet with favor. He then moved to reduce tho tax on certain companies, but this was also killed. Another amendment tabled was that or Senator J. W. Bagsdalo to includo In tho bill only corporations enjoying condemnation and universal domain. Senator Hood sent in an amendment to hang up the application of the bill until Jan. 1, 1905. The bill was then read a third time and sent to the h(.;;se. At the night session sovcral changes were made In the supply bill as fol lows: Charleston, regular levy changed from 2ir to \ l mills; Darlington from 4? to 4 mills, and J mill for court house bonds; Greenville from 3* to 1 mills, and ? mill for convicts and mads; Newberry from 3 to 2\ mills and V mill for Indexing court house records. Senator Dean's vagrancy bill was so amended ys to be satisfactory to its opponents and was sent to the house. It now means that a vagrant can es cape being jailed if ho wishes by get ting a bondsman, who will stand In thc sum of $500 for his good behavior fora year. Ile cannot, however, bo employed by his bondsman unless the magistrate sees that a regular con tract ls entered Into. This is to pre vent pcoange. Tho following third reading bills were read to allow Robert Stephenson Simons to apply for admission to the bar. Mr. Simons ls a minor but will be of agc In one month. To allow tho State veterinarian to destroy and regulato the care of adiraals with contagious diseases. To raise the salary of the adjutant general; to THE BILL PASSED To Estftbliih th* State Bureau of In form?t ion to Aid COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE. Tho Bill Provides for a Bureau of Investigation With a Com missioner of Certain Qualifications. South Carolina will have a depart ment of agriculture, immigration and of commerce. The bin establishing the bureau was passed by the House on Wednesday. The bill passed the Senate several days before and now awaits the Governor's signature to make lt a law. After much discussion pro and con a motion to table this bill was made on Tuesday before the bill had passed its second reading. On this the vote was ayes 41, nays 64. The bill then passed ita second read ing without further discussion. The vote on the motion to table the bill was as follows: Ayes-Messrs. ii all, Hanks, Bates, Black, Blackwood, Brown, Carwile, Davis, DeBruhl, DesClinmps, Don nald, Dorroh, Edwards, "Sflrd, Fox, Hendrix, Hill, Hinton, Holman, Hum phrey, Kirby, Laney, Lide, Little, Lyles, Middleton, Nichols, Pearman, Potts, Quick, Rankin, Ready, Rich ardson, Russell, Stuckey, Tatum, Wlngurd, Wingo, Wright, J aniegan, Balley and Youmans. Nays: Speaker Smith; Messrs Ay cock, Baker, Bass. Barron. Beam guard, Bennett, Bomar. Brooks, Bunch, Callison, Culler, Dennis De Vore, Dowling, Coggeshall, Colcock, Cooper, Doar, Doyle, Ford, Gaston. Cause, Gourdin, Haiie. Harrelson, Haskell, D. O. Herbert, James. John son, Kelley, Kibbler, Leverett, Lof ton, Logan, McCain, McColl, Magill, Mauldin, Morgan, Mosses, Minis, Moss, Parnell, Patterson, Peurifoy, Pollock, Pyatt, Rainsford, Rawlinson, Rich ards, Seabrook, Jeremiah Smith, Stackhouse, Strong, Toole, Towill, Tribble, Wade, Walker, Webb, Wha ley, Williams and Wise. The following pairs were announced: Mr. King, aye, with Mr. Sinkler nay: Mr. Irby, aye, with Mr. Fraser nay: Mr. L. Lanham, nay, with Dr. Lan caster, aye. When the bill came up Wednesday it passed its third reading without much opposition. The bill provides for a department of agriculture, commerce and Immi gration which shall bo a bureau of publicity. Tho governor with the consent of the senate shaii appoint a commissioner for a term of four years. He shall have tue qualifications of a good moral character, and competent knowledge of matters of immigration, agriculture, manufactures, etc. The commissioner is authorized to appoint a clerk of similar qualifications. Tiie commissioner is to receive $1,000 por annum and his clerk $l,ooo, $2,000 is appropriated for expenses, stationery and stamps. The commis sioner is to make an annual report. Other State officials are required to assist tho commissioner by giving in formation for a handbook. The other duties of the commissioner are set forth in the following paragraphs: Sec. 6. That the commissioner shall bo charged with all work looking to the promotion of agriculture, manu facturing and other industries, cattle raising, and all matters tending to the industrial development of the State, with the collection and publication of information in regard to localities, character, accessibility, cost and modes of utilization of soils, and more specifically to the inducement of capi tal and desirable immigration by the dissemination of information relative to the advantages of soil and climate, and to the natural resource and indus trial opportunities offered in this State; that he shall also collect from the farmers and land-owners of the State and list information as to lands, stating the number of acres, location, the terms upon which they may be bought, leased or shared to desirable settlers; that a land registry shall be kept and in connection therewith, from timo to time publication shall be marlo, descriptivo of such listed agri cultural, mineral, forest and trucking lands and factory sites as may be of fered to the department for sale or share, which publication shall bo in attractive form,setting forth the coun ty, township, humber of acres, names and addresses of owners, and such othor information as may bo helpful in placing inquiring home-seekers in communication with land owners. Sec. 7. That the commissioner shall collate in the form of a handbook of the State, to bo issued when practica ble information showing the natural and industrial resources and advant ages of the State of South Carolina, dealing with soil, climate, raw and manufactured products, agricultural and horticultural products, text Ho fab rics, manufacturing, indust ries, mines and mining, native woods, means ot transportation, cost of living, the market and all material and social ad vantages for those seeking homes and investments in agricultural or manu facturing inrlust lies. Sec. 8. That the commissioner be empowered to make such arrange ments with oceanic and river steam ship companies and immigration agen cies in this country and abroad as may best servo the interests of successful immigration, tho necessary expendi tures being made within the annual appropriation for the general expenso of this department : provided, how ever, nothing herein contained shall forbid tho commissioner acting with out feo as the agent of such citizens of tho State, who, through thc South Carolina immigration association and the, department wish to meet excess expenses of bringing desirable immi grants to their farms or other lands. That In tho discharge of these duties the commissioner or such person as he may select, is empowered to visit such immigr?t ion centres whenever neces sary to produce the best results. amend thc traveling expenses of the county superintendent of Abbeville; to extend the deer hunting season in Darlington by beginning in January instead of 1 February; relating to magistrates In Kershaw; to grant lands in Columbia, Spartanburg, Georgetown nnd York to tho govern ment for federal buildings; to pay L. M. Mahaffoy past due school salary; to determino thc county lino bctweon Sumterand Lee. Killed by Ilolomon. A dispatch from Manila says: Lieut. McRao and six privates of the con stabulary have been killed by a bolo rush of 500 fantalcs while patrolling the east coast of tho Island of Snmar. Private Saloman, of tho Fourteonth cavalry, stationed at Jolo, has also boen killed by bolomcn. 1 STORY OF A BATTLE. Th? Whol* Truth About the Firot Fight at Fort Arthur. JAP3 LOST THREE WAR VESSELS. What an English Correspondent Haya About tho Losses of the Rus sians and the Jnpanso War Sbipa. There has been a great deal written about the first battle between the Japanese and Russians at Port Arthur. It was claimed that the Russians lost three vessels, while the-Japanese loss was nothing. These dispatches came from Japanese sources, as was censor ed to suit them. It now appears that the Japanese lost more than the Rus sians. The correspondent of the Lon don Morning Post, which paper is op posed to the Russians and in favor of the Japanese, cabling from Manchuria to his paper on Wednesday says: ''I have just reached here by special train from Port Arthur, and, to save time, have written my account while traveling on a locomotive. About midnight on Monday, Feb. 8th, the town was roused by the firing of big guns. I hastened to a hill battery and saw that six Japanese torpedo boats had approached within half a mlle of the Russian fleet and were showing lights, funnels and signals just like those of the Russians. The Japanese torpedo boats crept quite close to the Russian ships before they were discovered. Each of the Japanese boats dis charged torpedoes, three of which took effect, striking the battleships Tsarevitch and Retzivan and the cruiser Pallada. The three damaged ships returned to the harbor to avoid sinking. Notwithstanding the continuous fire from the ships and forts, four o? the Japanese torpedo boats escaped. One, however, was sunk, and another, which was in a sinking condition, was deserted by her crew and was after wards captured by the Russians. The action ceased at 3 a.m. The loss on the Russian ships waa eight killed and twenty wounded. Apart from the disablement of three Russian ships, the damage done to the fleet and forts was not very great. There were many Russian torpedo boat de stroyers in the harbor, but they were not ready to resist the attack. The Japanese, In fact, created a great deal of surprise, not only by their unex pected onlslaught, but by the prompt ness and bravery with which they acted. On Tuesday morning, Feb. 9, news arrived from Dalny that the Japanese fleet was steering westward, In attack formation. It came in sight about ll a. m. There were in all fifteen ships, two lines of battle-six battleships, six first-class cruisers and three sec ond class cruisers. The Russians had outside thirteen largo vessels, under Admiral Stark, on the flagship Petro pavlovak, and Rear Admiral Prince Moktomnsky. nn the flagship Peres vleti, excluding the Pallada and the Tsarevitch, the latter the flagship of Rear Admiral Mollas, and the Retvi san, which was lying aground across tlie inner harbor entrance. It was low water. The action was commenced by the big guns of the land battery. The morning was dull, with a light wind, and the heavy smoke rendered it diffi cult to observe the details of the ac tion, but I witnessed all that was pos sible from Beacon Hill, opposite the entrance to the harbor, In line of the Ure. Two shells fell near us and about twenty others fell in the old town and the western harhor where many steamers flying neutral flags were anchored. After the commence ment of the action all of the peoplo fled toward a hill outside the town, under protection. A little while after the first shell was fired a big 12-inch one exploded, smashing the office fronts of the Suen berg's Yalu Concessions Company, and the Russo-Chlnese bank. The streets wore then entirely deserted but the local police kept splendid order. There was no looting; women and children were very brave. On both sides I encountered over 300 shells, few of which reached tho mark. Others did not explode. During the act ion several merchant steamers out side the roads moved their position, but none was allowed to leave its an chorage in the harbor. Regiments from the adjoining bar racks and camps came pouring through the town to take up defensive posi tions in the event of the Japanese landing. The Japanese warships steamed slowly past, in line of battle, to the westward and about four miles olY, each vessel beginning to fire when opposite the Russian ships, which were two miles oil shore. The action be came general. There was no maneu vering, simply heavy and fast tiring. The firing ceased at noon, the Ja panese ships withdrawing to the southward, having lost one battleship and one large cruiser put out of acLion. One small boat was chased and sunk by the Novlk (Russian), which afterward received a shell at the wa ter line, but reached port all right, Admiral Stark signalling "Woll done" while all the rest of the fleet cheered her arrival. Even the three. Russian ships aground fired during the action. Afterward the Tsarevitch got off at high water and was towed Into a largo basin, where she is now being repaired- The Pallada effected her own repairs and rejoined the fleet. The Bet visan was still aground when I left. Tho casualties on the Russians side were twenty-two killed and sixty four wounded. Nearly half of tho casualties occurred on the Pallada and tho Novlk. The Japanese fleet sailed southward at 1 p. m. and all was quiet. The wounded woro brought ashore and re moved to hospitals. After Monday night's action many Japanese torpe does were found floating outside the harbor. They were securod and their mechanism was oxtracted. During the afternoon Viceroy Alexleff ordered all the women, children and non-com batants to leave. The slow special trains were crowded and ran as often as possible from Dalyn. The women and children wore Immediately remov ed in an English steamer. Agricultural Course. Tho house conference committee appointed on Col. D. O. Herbert's bill to create scholarships at Clemson collego made Its report In favor of tho senato amendment, making these scholarships apply to the agricultural deapartment alono, and tho report was accepted. This provides 124 additional scholarships In Clemson, confined to tho agricultural course This bill will be of great benefit to the State. Hhiumatitm It Tr tache ?ut and Dtlay May Prtvt Fatal. GET IT OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM NOW. 1 Will do th? work quickly, effectively ?nd without any injury to the digestive organs. In fact, it will leave you in much better condition every way, tor it cleanse? the blood of poisonous lactic and urie acids that cause rheumatism, kidney troubles, in digestion, boils, chronic constipation and catarrh, and the germs that leave one an easy prey to malaria and contagious blood poison. 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Hey ward has v?toed the act relating to "'exclusive jurisdiction" of the fedotfep government over cer tain .property- io has acquired and might hereafter acquire in this State. Tile bill was- hard fought" In both houses, on the ground that it would be delegating to the United States too much authority over .property'In this State at the sacriliceof thc rights of the State. It was argued In reply that unless this exclusive jurisdiction ?ould bs acquired the secretary of'tue treasury would decline to continue work on the federal buildings at Spar tanburg, Rock Hill, Georgetown and Florence. After several consultations with the senators from the respective counties, Gov. Heyward put his veto on tho measure and Friday sent a message to the senate, in which body the bill originated. The message says: "I herewith return without my ap proval an act entitled 'an act ceding to the United States exclusive Juris-1 diction over certain lands acquired for public purposes within the State, and authorizing the acquisition thereof.' My reasons for not approving lt areas follows: "Section 8, clause L7. art. 1 of the constitution or the United States con templates that tile consent of the leg islature be freely given to the acqui sition by purchase of avparticular place or particular places within the State for one of the purposes enume rated in the constitution. "The act goes beyond the intention of the constitution in consenting to the acquisition not only by purchase, but also by condemnation or other wise- not of a particular place or par ticular places-butof any place, with in the State without limitation or reference to its situation, locality and present use, or to the size or quality of the lands Lo be acquired, or to the purpose for which lt may be acquired by thc United States government. "In order to protect the State and Its citizens, the legislature, in every cession of lund a ?id-renonciation of its sovereignly over the same, should first consider the .situation, location and present use of the particular place to be ceded, thc amount of land em braced in the cession, and tho purposes for which it is to be ceded In order to determine whether such cession ls to thc public interest," - n--i-: Will .loin Hi.- Marines. Jeter R. Horten, for the past three1 years city editor of -tho Grq?&viile News, hits received the appointment of lieutenant of marines through the lntluenco of Congressf&an Joje Johnson. Ills place on the Nowg hasfbeen taken by Douglas Jenkins. ^ Snour.r> Japan whipj^ussla, In less than three years frorn? . tho tim? she did lt, she would try^jher hand on England or the United States. A School ol' M u tv I nu> ny. . Ypuug men-arid women desiring to OTttsr^tne blessed state of matrimony 'vf i ll so?rr'be afforded'tin opportunity to take a.?ourse of instruction and re ceive a diploma showing that they are in every wise eligible as huslmuds and wives, says a Des Moines dispatch. Such is the purporh-ofL.a bill recently introduced loathe- Iowa State Jegisla ture by Representative Daniel, a p,by siclan. The bj ll provides for tito ap point LUM it by the governor of a "(tate director of marriage, reform instruc tion." 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