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m ^ VOL. XV. MANY WERE KILLED Chemical Combustion Scitters Twenty Buildings in New York. MANY NARflOW ESCAPES. * _____ A Small Blaze Starts One cf Ul? ?? * 1 mio aui?i v*ni?sirrpn?s in the History of NKw York City, As tho result of a small firo in New York on Tuesday of last weok sovcral suooofbivo explosions of ohetnioals ooourred in th - drug Btoro at Warren and Clreonwioh streets ard blow down a dozon buildings and badly damaged a sooro of others. The less of life is not known, but from all souroos of informa uon it is gathcrod that thcro aro perhaps the bodies of 30 persons in the ruina, though because of tho hot doWris and the slowness of tho moving of it, nobody had been removed up to midnight. The disaster was one of tho most torriblo that has cv *r oocurrod in this city, and rivals tho Windsor hotel tiro in itH appalling results, though in loss of property it will bo worse. Chief Crokor of tho tiro department saiu to night that tho loss is fully $1,500,000 Tho aotion of tho tremendous oatastropho was moro vivid and awful than tho oity has teen for a long timo Buildings fell in on themsolvos or toppled over on others, iron girders were thrown yards away, smashing through groat walls, whole struoturos foil into tho streots in piles so that tho lino of thoroughfaro ooulu not bo marked out, hugo splinters of iron, tcol and wood wero Hung into tho stroots and into tho buildings elcan through tho walls whero they buried wemon and men. Pooplo 'walking through tho streets wero knocked down and dangerously injured by timbers, glass and steel, horses wero thrown down, wagons, windows, storo front t and all sorts of property for blocks in every dirfcotion wero wrecked and damaged. Thcro wero H5 persons rcportod missing and 100 men, women and ohildron aro on tho list of injured. Tho building of Tarrant & Co., makors of modioinal specialties, standing at tho nortnwoat oorner of Green : _i. j iir . - ' ' wiou ?nu warren Birccts ana tilled with ohcuiioals, took firo in somo way that may never bo known at. about a quarter after 12 o'clock this afternoon. It wbb 1(1 minutes afterwards that a oitizon rushed into tho houso of tiro ongino 29, on Chambers stroet, near (ireonwioh, and shouted that Tarrant's drug house was on. tiro. He had seen a volumo of blaok smoke coming from tho third window. An alarm was turned in. Soon aftorwards scooftd and third alarms woro turnod in One firo oompany had just arrived when a terrific explosion ooourrod and throw the ontiro engine's crow down the stairway. The firomon, realiziug tho danger of their position, rushed out of tho building to tho strcot. Tho explosion has filled tho streot in front with a shower of falling glass and small debris, which sont the crowd already gathered on tho opposite sidewalks, fleeing for safety and caused tho horsos hitohed to the mgioos to roar and try to got. away. Eiginoer Uooksborry was unfastening tho horses, and Fireman Brown, of tho company, was t.urning tho safety valvo of the engine when tho explosion oo curred and ooverod thoni with a ahower of glass. Both wero injured, as was another lireinan belonging to tho company. 1IUHLKD ACROSS TIIK 8TRKET. Oapt. Dovannoy, of tho company, orderod his crew haok into tho building. They wero dragging tho lino to tho doorway for tho secohd timo whon anothor explosion, more terrific than tho first, oamo and tho wholo orow was hurlod across Greenwich stroot, Dovannoy being so badly injurod that ho was sent to a hospital. Jn tho mcantimo tho other onginos that had responded to tho alarm had oollootcd and tho firomon wero bmy rosouing people from surrounding buildings. Firomon had already takon many girls down tho only firo osoapo upon tho building, and more persons had boon oarriod down tho osoapos of tho Homo Mado restaurant A J - J iL. I !IJ! It next uoor, ana tno Duuaings adjoining upon Warron stroot. Tho sooond oxplosion oconrred about five minutes after tho first. From tho accounts of witnesses the building scemod to leap into tho air, and in a moment masses of brick walls, timbers and stono wero falling into tho stroots. The force of .the explosion tore away tho wall of the commission storehouses fronting on Washington street and caused them to eollapse, falling all at onco in a mass of timbers, boxos and barrels, from whioh the 'flamos whioh burst out from tho Tarrant building like tho belching of a oannon, at onoo broko forth. EXPLOSION AFTKR EXPLOSION Aoross Warren stroct to the opposite buildings the fUmew leaped, sotting r them all afiro at once, tho force of tho explosion demolishing windows and all wooden structures about the hon?nw Id a moment YVarron stroot was ohokcd tfp with a mass of debris and tho wholo plaoo was aflame. The great explosion was followod -by half a dozen more scarcely less intense and by a countless number of smaller ones, liy this timo tho fire apparatus was arriving from ev<jry diroetion. Deputy Chiof Ahem oamo about two minutes after the see ond explosion, and he at onoe ordorcd a fifth alarm sent out, 'followed by a goporal oall for ambulances. The explosion and fife together had now assumed the proportions of a groat oatastrophfl, and it was at first thought that hundreds of lives had boon lost. Throngs of people wero rushing about ?' , m in the nearby Btrcets, many of them panic stricken, fleeing from tho tiro. They mingled ia the crowd that was rushing down from Broadway to sco what had happoncd. Half an hour aftor tho oxplosion tho streots for blocks around tho tiro were erowdea with Qro apparatus, with a sooro of ambulations, while hundrods of polioo were being rushed from all tho lower prooinots of tho oity to form liars, and many priests from nearby parishes wero going horo and thoro in the smoko obsourcd thoroughfaies, scoking for injured who might need their aid. From tho burning districts a column of smoko was rising high in the air, mingled with flames that oould not bo controlled by the hundrcds^f streams thrown upon them. Tho second explosion carried destruction iu evcrv direction. That it did not oauso a wholo^alo loss of lifo was duo to tho fact that aluiost 10 minutes warning earao after tho first ory of firo ?a cry that was a real warning to pooplo who knew tho oharaotcr of tho ohemioals in tho burning building?and fully fivo minutes ooourred botwecn tho first and minor explosion, which warned everyone within hearing, and tho seoond ouo. .Just after tho outbreak of firo from the windows of the building a downtown train stopped at Warron street station of tho Ninth Avonuo elo_.i. i j ii J -- j .? vi*?.L-u ii'UM. ii | aiseu ou in iimo 10 CBcapo iho e xplosion, and tho few fooplo who were left on tho platform of tho station are thought to have all escaped before tho groat explosion. Tho station tuaater'tled across tho struoturo, oarryin with him tho roooipts of tho day and his unused tiokots whilo two women, who had stopped on tho platform to watoh iho tiro, frightened by tho lirst expl si ?n, lljd down tho downtown traoks, assisted by tho station portor, who took thom to tho Harolay strcot station in safoty. The explosion nearly oaim d away the station and the mass of masonry that fell w.ith it broko through tho tl loring and almost demolished tho structure jast below tho building. MIH.U'ULOUS ESCAPES. Iairucnso masses r.f masonry, piocos of great b -am <, window oasiwrs and an indeccr;bablo mass of wreckage of ov ory Uuboriptron tumbled tu idonly into the street in frout of the building. Tho foroe of the explosion bolow .had thrown tho tire men back across tho street, so that thoy were not caught, but their of-capo from tho rain of debris was almost miraculous. Tho wr<.ekago was thrown aoross through the windows of the building in which the Irving National bank is on tho northoast oornoi of tho stroot. Tho otlioesof the Irviog bank and of Mcoklcm Bros., bankers and brokors, woro nearly wrcokod. Prosident Franoher, of tho Irving bank, was away on business at the time of tho explosion, hut tho vice pros ident, Charles 11. Mattlago, and John W. Castrce, tho cashier, J as A Donoi son, and tho assistant oashior, B. F. Werner, tho paying-toller, Win. I>jnlap, and tho adjuster, VanZ)idt, woro prosont. At tho ti-st explosion an uttompt was mado to g&ihor allj.ho monoy and papors that woro lying on tho counters, and to throw them into tho safes, and it was supposed that this had boon done, whou tho sioond explosion brought Hying glass and plastering from tho sky lighted oollings down about *tl\o heads of evory body and oauaea tnem to esoape in a hurry. Uapt, MoUluskey of the doteotivo buroau who hurriod evory availablo man of his staff to the firo was appoalod to for promotion for tho funds of thob\nk, ho boing told that they wcro in tho bank vault tho d*or of which was euprosed to bo unlocked. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS When tho captain and his men entered, howevor, tioy found about $10,000 scattered in oonfusion ovor tho countors and floor. This was hastily thrown in tho vault and tho door lookod. President Fronohor of tho bank arrived within a fow.minutes of the start of tho firo and was nearly hystorioal whon ho found what had happoncd. By half past 2, howovor, tho direotors of tho bank had mot and posted a sign in tho window stating that tho bank would do businoas tomorrow. Down in Mooklom Brothers' oftioos in tho basomont thoro woro II U Mecklom and his brothor William, with Frank Ileekonborry, a boy, Thomas iiaokot, a clerk, another man namod Bruoo and some girls, among thorn Kllon Van Deon and May Dunklomann. Whon tho fire broko out $90,000 in monov lav unon fchn nmmlAra Hnrtlr onbcrry was stationed at tho door while this was gathorod together for putting in tho vault. Tho first explosion filled tho plaoo with sulphurous smoko that noarly asphyxiated ovorybody. Tho second explosion blew in the windows and out tho two Mcokloms soriouly. The boy ileokenberry found tho two girls in a heap, fainted away. He oarried thorn out to a plaoo of safety. The others, when thoy oame to their sonsos, gathered tho monoy from tho floors, put it in oigar boxes and oairiod it to Wadoll and (Jo's. A Good Custom. At tho birth of a Japanoso baby a treo is plantod, whioh must remain untouohod until tho marriago day of the ohild. When tho nuptial hour arrivos the troe is out down, and a skillful oabinojt makor transforms the wood into furnituro, which is oonsidored by the young people as the most beautiful of all ornamonts of tho house. Suicide in Atlanta. An unknown man who gavo hisnamo as Warren Traokman early Wednesday morning committed suisido by throwing himself under a rapidly moving train of the Oeorgia road at the Boulevard crossing in Atlanta. Tho ooronor's jury were unable to disoover any oluo to his identity. IP Pi CONWAY. MILITARY DISPLAY Prt bably the Bast Parade of State Militia Ever Given. GOVERNOR REVIEWS TROOPS Some Stylish Mounts In the Line of March. Thousands Witnessed this Feature of the Fair. Tho great military parado and rovicw took plaoo Thurday morning in Columbia. Iluudrodn of pooplo lined tho streets to witness it, and nono were disappointed, for tho character of tho parade was far abovo tho expectations of Adjutant General Floyd, Assistant Adjutant Gonoral Frost and thoso who havo workod so earnestly to make tho display what it should bo. Tho result was a parado whioh was perhaps tho best cvor given by tho Stato militia of South Carolina. Tho Farado was formed at tho oapitol grounds and below and tho various commands appeared in regulation army uniforms and equipment. The lino did not move until some time after tho appointed hour, but whon it oamo tho spootaole of soldiers marching company form extonding from tho post-office back as far as tho cyo oould roach was prescmod. It was a pioturo worth sooing, and reflected much orodit upon tho militia of too Stato. Oao of tho featuros of tho parado wore tho handsome mounts of tho statf and Hold officers. ?Thoy woro tho vory best private saddlo horses in tho city. The ownors rosponded handsomely to asuggostion that thoy ofTor tho officers .I f ? * ino uso oi inoir steeds and there were more than onough. Tho Farmers and Mechanics company loaned for tho oooation a full equipment of new army saddles and bridles. There wcro many bind of musio ia tho parade, tho splondid II. 8 First artillory band boing about tho oontcr of tho lino, and disooursiug magnifiocnt music. Tho personal of tho band on this oooasion wAs as follows: 0 Asian Koitzon?Director. Coporal Frank Karasek--Piooolo. Sergeant August Pll ;gor?10 sharp clarinot. Sergeant Wlllliaui Ojtermann?Solo oUrinot. Coporal lOdward Ostcrmann?Solo olarinot. Privato .John I'rbon?First olarinet. Privato Sam lironnor ? Sooond olarinot. Drum Majjr C. V. Patkstono?Sixophono. Principal Musician Michael Sullivan ?Solo eornot. Privato .John Frchnor First oornct. Privato Uoorgo W. Cook First cornet. Corporal Ottavis Violivi?Sooond oornot Privato Harrison K. Ssnalf?Third oornot. Corporal David Cross?Huitono. Sorgoant Imon Trusson?First trombouo. Chief Trumpotor Albort Nintz -Solo alto. Privato (Joorgo Steavenson?Socond 1 . alio. Frivato Fred Offormann?Third alto. Corporal William llopmoyor?BU II it basso Corporal Mmil llootohe?K flat basao. Sorgeant llonry K. Anderson?Snare drum. Frivato James Adams?Bass drum. Frivate John Kipper?Cymbals. The parado was about 25 minutes passing a givon point and was watohed with much public intorcst. The roviow took plaoe at tho cornor of Main and Lumber Streets. Governor's staff was oomposod of Brig. Gon. .1. W. Floyd, adjutant and inspootor gonoral; Cols.Jno. F. Folk, Bamborg; Geo I) Tillman Jr. Kdgetield; Waddy C. Mauldlin, Hampton. K J. Watson, Columbia; August Kohn, Columbia; and K. J. Wannamakor. With tho staff rodoCol. Asbury Coward, that magnifioiont Confederate soldier and southern gontloman, now superintendent of tho Citadol. Maj. C. J. Owons of tho Orangoburg Military lnstituto also rodo. Thon oamo thoso othor mombert of tho staff: Cols. II. A. .Tripp, Blaoksburg;.D. A. Spivey, Conway; Gilbert H. Grcono, Book Hill; Tom C. Haraer, Bonnottsvillo; Adam H. Moss and Thomas F. Brantloy, Orangeburg, Tho first rfiilitary organization in lino was the oadet batallion of the Citadol aoademy, under command of Major Cantey. The' Citadol boys were the best drilled of all the oomiamds. Second oamo tho King's Mountain Military aoadomy under oommand of Capt. Law. Following the cadets was the 8coond rogimont, South Carolina voluntoers, oommandod by Col. Wilio Jones, who was aooompaniod by his staff, consisting of Lieut. Col. 1). O. Horbert, Maj ors J. W. Culler, W. L. Loe and T. J. Drew, and Capt. Chas. Newnham, acting adjutant. Tho first oompany in lino wan tho Kershaw Guards, under Capt. 8. L. Zomp. Bamberg Guar Is, Capt. W. It. Wright. Tillman Voluptoors, Capt. J. II. Claffy. Richland Voluntcora, Lieut. F. G. Tompkins. limmonsvillo Guards, Capt. W. II. Keith. Sumter Light Infantry, Capt. II. F. Wilson Georgetown Rifles, Capt. S. M. Ward. Governor's Guards Capt. John Blaok. Y ovvii ? S. C.. THURSDAY, N<>\ This oouiploted the formation of tho Second rcgiiuont, which was followed by tho First regiment, under Col. J. C. Uoyd, with Mb stiff, consisting of Capt. W. W. Ho wis and Cant. J. It MoKoown, acting adjutant. Tlio eotnpatiioa in line wore: Liberty Hill Hides, Capt. J. (1. Richards. Morgan Rifles, Capt. Win. MiGowan. Clifton Guards, Capt. J. F. Langston. Ilnrnlwnnil Itiflna tlant 1 Si \1.? .f vv?4 W l? | ' V . U V/ Kcown. Jaskor Light Infantry, Capt. W. It. Moovo. Groonwood County GuuJs, Capt W. It. Gainos. Kurt Mill Guards, Capt. \V. It. Itradford. ' Following thcso was tho First batalion, South Carolina Toiunteers, oouitnandcd by Mj.jor llenry-Schaotc, whoFC stall was composed of Capt. das. Allen Jr., adjutant; l<icut A.J. itufot and It. A. llagood. Sumtor Guards, Capt. T. T. Hyde. Gorman Kusiliors, Capt. 11. It. Sohrocdcr. Faltnotto (iuards, Capt. Stalling. Irish Voluutccrs, Capt. Koarncy. Washington Light Infantry, Capt. .Julius H2 Cogswell. Tlio baUlion of naval reserves, under Lieutenant Commander C L Dultos brought up the rear with their naval nun, the three companies being tho Lafayctto Artillery, Lieut Commander Ooorgo 8 Lagarc; Mt. Pleasant ltoecrvcs, C. Patjeu, and tho Hoaufurt ltosorvoa. Lioutcnaet Commander (icorgc lOlliot.?Tho Sta'c. 8^jftSD BY A 8ION. Paisengers on a Pullman Anxiously Looked for it. This South Carolina dispensary law brings about sotno curious things," said a traveling man last night. "If you happen to bo thirsty on a Pullman oar you are liablo to have tho 'dry monkoys' after tho train gots into this state. Tho Pullman company is very strict about selling drinks where state laws prohibit it and the company is not anxious to tako ohanoos with tho dis pensary. It deems that tho constables have a right to tako anything that has a whiskey smoll, although 1 have not heard of them soizing any Pullmans. "Tho other day I was going to Ashovillo and thoro was a good old thirsty crowd on tho Pullman. Wo had been ringiug the boll and calling for life proforvors, but tho porter smiled and rofused to'dohver tho goods. Ilosaid it was against tho law. " 'If you'll wait till .wo pass do South Car'lina lino' said tho porter, 1 tink I oan savo yor lifo.' Tho porfor wont on to toll mo that tho stalo lino was mark od and us soon as tho train got on tho othor sido tho wino corks would fly. "Now as a general thing tho trains on tho Somthcrn mado good tiuio, hut to that thirsty crowd of passongors this ono soomcd to bo orawling. Seems to mo like an ox oart could givo this train oards and spades and tho two casinos aod boat it to tho liquor lino,' said ono of tho passengers. 'Uoo, hut this is a long state.' "After a whilo tho porter oamo to tho ruiddlo of tho oar and told us that wo would soon bo 'ovor tho rivor.' Ho told us that wo oouM look out tho window and road tho sign. Woll, wo thought we'd not tako any ohanoos about missing tho sign, eo ovcry thirsty passonger ntuok his fuoo out, whilo his lingers woro kept insido to cover tho oleotrio boll button. All at a flash tho sign oanio to viow and not a pair of eyes missed it. Say, you should havo heard those bolls ring. Thoy buzzed and rang and tingled and jingled and did ovorything tliat a well regular whiskey boll is expected to do, and thon tho portor rushed in to tako orders. We fillod him up with ordors and thon ho fillod us up with drinks, but it was certainly a narrow esoapo fom death. Talk about train wrooks, ?woll, say, many a lino lifo would havo gono out if wo had failed to sec that sign. It savod tho passengers from a fearful death."? News and Courier. Human Life Cheap News and Courior. "I was reading in your paper tho other morning whoro tho noxt oriminal oourt horo would havo to tako up about a dozon murdor trials," said a visitor in Charleston last night, "and I thought that a very bloody rooord. At first I was inolinod to think that this was tho rooortf for tho yoar, but sinoo I was in formed that it wan tho lint Hinoe tho last court only. My, my, but that look&.bad. Of oourso, I know that tho pooplo who aro charged" with this sorioufl orimo aro nogroos from tho wild Bootion of the oounty. Four legal oxooutions within tho pant yoar should havo a splondid moral ofloot, it scorns to mo, although pooplo horo toll mo. that it has not had any approoiablo effoot. It is oorlainly bad to think that human lifo is hold for so ohoap a prioe. I shall watoh tho rosult of this oourt with a groat deal of intorost, for I want to know how it all will ond with tho oourts." Burned in the Jail At Hazlohurst, Ga., Thursday night tho town jail was oonsumod by firo. In tho jail at the time was a negro, who was burnod to doath. Tho nogro was oharged with robbory, and it is supposed that he himsolf sot tho jail afire, hoping to burn his way out. His i j L Dunu*a wuru nearu uy OltlZODB Who went to the aoonc but arrived to late to bo of any asuistanoo. Tho nogroo's name is trnkaown. Great is New York. Tho oodruh shows that tho population^ of Delawro, Idaho, Montana, Navada,* li^ah, Vormont, Now Hampshire, North Dikota, South Dakota, Washington and Florida?olovon Htatos?could bo brought to tho oity of New York in placo of tho prosont population and thoy would not fill tho plaoo of tho present population of Uroator Now York. KM NICK 8, 1900. THE STATE FAIR. i I Largest Number of Visitors Ever Seen in Columbia. v THURSDAY WAS THE DAY. \ 1 Tho Crowd 80 Thick on That I 1 Day That Moving Was 1 Dilficult. Fair a 1 I Great Success. : ( Tho ?tato Fair this year was a grand , success. *Tho attondanoo was largo ; ovory day, hat Thurnday was a rooord ] breaker. On that day as Tho Htato | says a sooro of oounting uiaohinoH and ( a score luoro oould not registor tho < crowds that wero in Columbia on that < day. The Stato says: j Everything elso faded into irsignifi- j oanoo beside tho pooplo. Kvorybody ( waa hero, and bo was everybody's , brother, sister, oousin and aunt. Thoy oamo by tho carload and tho wagon , loal. There wero stylish oity ladios ( and ladies from tho country whoso at- , tiro was not so fashionablo. ' Thcro wero rich men and poor men, oity mon | and countiv mon, haudsomo men and , ugly mon, sober mon anil drunk mon, fat men and lean mon. Stub an aggrc gat ion! lip and dovn Main street all day , frr m cany tu >rn until the woo hiiih' , hours tlurc ooursod a steadily surging j 01 j Atl, pushing and shoeing it) all good , humor, viouing tho parado and then | moving on out to tho fairgrounds for | the fcoball vaino and tho Other at- | iraolious. Hit. back thoy oamo stall . hours on foot, on oars, in hacks and | hcrdicks, waiohing tho street perform j ( anoes, ! >?!. irg for i.oii e lung to eit and j | often n >t gti it g it, or hunting for I friends, an almost hopelcs task. On tho sheets thcrowas a crowd, but | at midday t ho fair grounds wore | simply i>aokod and jainuied. One would < go into tho main building and hoc a , moving mass of humanity olbowing | ouch other and laughing liko it woro | the greatest joko in all tho world. <>n tho stands facing tho arena all day ( long was a changing crowd, so large that ouo would think everybody was congregated in that particular spot; but. going over to tho football grounds, , one found there a still larger crowd, ( tho grand stand being packod and tho 1 side linos orowdod. "Surely," so tho j wandcror thought. "I havo soon all tho crowd or most of it"; but passing through tho agricultural hall ho fouud , a orowd thcro, upstairs and downstairs, , while out on tho midway boyond was < another orowd, gay and fostivo follows, taking in tho sido shows, And tuch ( side shows! At night again tho tiroworks bottor than on either provious ovoning, drew a orowd of somo II,OUO people, who ohccfod and ohcorod tho lovoly displays and wout wild over Bryan's pioturo. At Hyatt park thoro was anothor donso crowd, and tho stroot oars woro kept busy hauling tho pcoplo to and fro. Tho siroci oar system, t>y Hio way, has boon i taxed dreadfully aU this wock, and especially Thursday and the day before; but the sorvioo was excellent all tho < way through. For a few minutes Thurs day morning there was a cessation of traffic, caused by tho breaking down of a wire, but it was soon repairod and nothing clso ooourrcd to prevent rapid transit. During the progress of tho parado Manager Clark kindly had all tho ears kopt off Main stroot in ordor that tho companies might present a oompany front formation. Thcro has boon oonsidcrablo rivalry among tho various counties having exhibitions at the fair, and Thursday when tho awards woro announood Columbia's near noighbor oamo out winner. Tho first prizo was awardod to Loxington oounty, whoso oxoollont oxhibit of various crops waH greatly admired. Tho second prizo wont to Chos tor, tho third to Kiohland and tho fourth to Marlboro. '1 his mattor of oounty exhibits is ono whioh tho fair authorities have boon vory anxious to havo extended. Tho oxhibits this year aro muoh better than usual, but it is hoped tho improvomont will bo still moro marked noxt yoar and that moro oounties will bo roprosontcd in this oroditablo contest. This is tho season w! on mothers aro alarmod on aooount of oroup. It is quiokly oured by Ono Minuto Cough Curo, whioh ohildron liko to tako. Dr. E. Norton. ExcitodOver Street Namiiig. The munioipal ooutioil had a stormy sossion in Faris last wook in oonso quonoo of a motion, mado by M. Colly, to namo oertain stroots in Paris aftor Hlanqui, FlOurons and othor horoos of tho siogo during tho Franoo Prussian war, M. Colly dcolarod that the honor was duo thorn "in recognition of their efforts to savo Paris from tho shameful capitulation prepared by Gcnoral Troohu." His proposal arousod a porfaot pandemonium, whioh tho president of the oounoil was unablo to quell. The socialists roso en masRoand shook thoir fists in tho faooB of tho Nationalits. M. Kondi offered a reolution protesting against a proposition tending .to "awaken oivil discord and glorify oriraos against the country." Finally quiet was rostorod and M. Colly's motion was carried. Torturing skin eruptions, burns and sores aro soothed at onoo and promptly hoaled by applying DeWitt's Witoh llazol Salvo, tho best known oure for piles, liowaro of worthless oouotorfoits. Dr. E. Norton. ? 4 A SHOCKING ACCIDENT . R.ev John Owen Killed by a Friend _ While Hunting. A'dispatch from Johnston to Tho Stato siys: "Tho Kev. John Owen lrovo out to Mr. Oamowoll M. Smith's ,o got soino rough forago for his stock,; Ho brought his dog and gun to kill a partridgo for a siok friond. Whon reaching Mr. Smith'H and finding him gone to Kdgcfiold, ho and Mr. WftltOf H. Smith, tho youngest eon of Mr. Uamo well Smith, went out hunting. In a Tow minutes thoy got into a drovo of partridges and began shooting. Mr. Smith was loading his gun in a hurry ind a partridgo flow over his hoad. Smith wont to oook his gun, whon tho iiainmor slipped out of his thumb bolero it got looked, and tho entiro load jntered tho right sido of tho Kov. Mr. Jwon about tho vest pookot. Mr. Dwon stood still for a tninuto, help ing Waltor pull tho wads out, then ho P it t \*r t . ion, ucgging w alter not to Icavo him, that ho would bo dead before ho oould return. Howcvor, Mr. Smith booamo alarmed ind hoou assistance urrivod. Ilo was 3arriod to tho rcsidenco of Mr. Uauicwell Smith. In a abort while l>rs, Mobloy, Strother and Cox woro with him and after consultation, l> s. Wright \nd Moore ef August weft tolegraphod for, who came on tho midnight train, rho train stopped at Mr. Smith's plaoo for them to get off. Thcro is no possiblo yhanoo lor his rcoovory. Though ho in i man of poweful will power, his timo is short, lie oalled his wifo to his sido during tho night, and talked to her about his business affairs, tolling her ho know his timo was elose and ncvor to think hard of Waller for it was i puro aooidont. Kvorything isboing dono that can ho iono botfi mcdioai aid and loving frionds Tho aooidont took plaoo about o'oloek i'uesday aftornoon < )et. Itti Mr () wen is thought to bo dying at this hour, It p. m. All of bis family has boon tolegraphod for. Tho Kov. Mr. Uwon is pastor of the Johnston Mothoiist circuit, and is a devoted man to his family and work. Kvcrybody exl.initu uvmn.tl.i. U??l. ? SI!-- " u.iun lu UUtll i iftlll I I It'rt. Anothor dispatch nays: Mr. Owon liod at ? o'clock Thursday afternoon.N All of his family was j resent. llcvs. 1 Hodges, llobinson, Hudson, Ihivis and1 Anderson wrro with him in his last momonts. Ho suffered very littlo pain sinoo lie was shot. At 11 o'olock Thursday ho made a statomonl in writ ing, stating that Mr. Waltti Smith was not to ho blamed in tho loaBt?that it was an aooident. It is one of tho saddest aooidonta that orer happened in this community. Mr. Owon was pcrfootly.conscious until tho last minuto. lie exprossod himself willing and ready to go. SHAKES IN JACKSONVILLE. People Thought a Bite Cannon Had Fired. ICight distinot earthquake ahocW, wore felt in Jacksonville last Wcdndft day. The first shook was at 11:10 o'olo5? in tho morning and shook somo of tffrf largo buildingH in tho oity. Hundred^ of pooplo believed that houvy ordnand/i was being firod in or ue\r tho oity. A"t 11:2') anothor shook, equally as sovcr<?j waB foil and thoy oontmuod at 15 min^ ulca intervals until 12.20 o'olook. j At 4:01 o'clock in tho aftornoon th<v sovonth shook of tho day was folt, so* vcror than any of tho prooooding, fol4 lowod four minutos later by a roport* and shook, tho sovorostof tho day. The. last disturbance mado tho window panos rattle in soveral scotions of tho oity. Tho looal woathcr bureau officials roal aod tho naturo of the shgoks at tho first and kopt tho timo. Mitootor Mitohell, of this department, codld not say ofiic'ally. as ho had no in?trnn*nnt. fn dermino themattor, bat Btatod^it an his opinion that iho vibration panned from south to north. Tbprc was no disturbanoo in tho wator notiocablo and tho shookH woro not sovora -enough to oauso any. damago. A Small Town. One of tho skyscrapers in Sew York has a daily population of 3,100, and tho mail sent out from it averagos 18,000 piooosaday. idvory forty fivdj minutes a mail wagon from tho postoflioo oar ries away from this building about sovonty-fivo pounds of outgoing mail. Another Now York oflfioo building sends out 000 pieoos of raafl^overy week day. O - Q ? ^ Wrlta for fiur ficn'ini ti 'i' - . b - * v y we can aave you money in the pu ffr Htid the terms oV" nay nit n f factory or thunt^h our rtj?uir.r mi ? tanity you cannot afford to j>?aa. Y< * ! ? manufacturer a. Therefore, a"<r ^ mil ? if^i ywiiw v '* construe.ton it unneceaaary. If y \ .>? en offer moit liberal term*. For sale by 8pivoy Mercantile Co.. C tni?- in Mtipg ^ i eeti (Teething P Costs only 25 cent j^jQQOr nail S&eeata te C. *1 # .1 NO. 15 OUR POPULATION. Thirteen Millions Gained in Ten Ytara. SOUTH CAROLINA'S SHARE. The Increase In the Cnunlrv a? Larga Vary Evenly Distributed Encouraging Figure*. Tho official announcement of tho total popnlatqiti-of the United States for l'lOO is 76,^220, of whioh 74.027,907 arc oontaincd in tho 15 States representing approximately tho population to bo used for apportionment purposos. There in a total of 131,158 Indiana not taxed. Tho total population in 1890, with whioh tho aggrogato population of tho proaont oonsut should bo oomparod, wan 153 169,7515. Taking tho 1890 population as a basis, there has boon a gain in population of 13,225,461 during tho pant 10 yoars, representing an inoroaso of nearly 21 per oont. Following is tho oflioiai announcement of the population of tho Hailed Stairs in 1000 by Statos. Tho figures in tho first colnmn represent tho oonsus for 1000 and tho sooond for 1800 and ( hn tliiril isaln mn ' 1 - ...? ...1>U VUIUIIIII VIIU UUUIUVI U1 1UU11U9 not taxed. AUbama 1,613,017 1,*228,00 7 Arkannan 1,811,604 1,1'20,17'.) Californi i 1,486,068 1,208,180 1,649 Colorado 689,700 112,198 697 Connecticut ' 908,866 710,268 Dulawaro 184,786 018 198 Florida 628,612 301,422 Georgia 2,210,329 1,837,368 . Idaho 101,771 74,386 2 297 Illinois 1 821,660 3,820,861 Indiana 2,610.408 2,192,401 Iowa 2,261,829 1,911,890 Kansas 1,409,490 1,427,090 Kentucky 2,147,174 1,868,036 Louisiana 1,381,027 1,118,687 Maine 091 800 001,080 Maryland 1,189,940 1,012.318) Massachusetts . 2,406,840 2,238,943 Michigan 2 419.782 2.093,889 ''Minnesota 1,761,396 1,301.820 1,708 'Mississippi.... 1,661,372 1,289,000 .Missouri 3,107,119 2,079,184 Montana 248,289 I82'169 10,740 Nebraska 1,008,901 1,068,910 Nevada 42,834 46,701 1,006 N. Hampshire. 411,6$H 376,680 New Jofnoy.... 1.883.00^ 1.444.933 New York 7,^8,00^6,997.863 4,711 North Carolina ?891,992 1,017.947 No.-th Dakota.. 319,010 182,719 1,092 ' Ohio' ^167,446 3,672.810 ! Oregon -418,682 313,767 Pennsylvania, 0,301,306 6,268 014 lthodo Inland., 428,860 316,600 South Carolina 1,340,812 1,161,149 South Dakota. 401,669 328,808 10,932 Tenncsae$* 2 022,723 1.707,618 Texan....y^.M, 3.0^8,828 2,286,628 Utah 270,606 207,906 1,472 Vermont'.. X... 343,041 382,422 Virginia l,?frt,184 1,056 980 WaBhingten ... {JT7,072 349,890 2,631 ' Weat Virgtflia. 988,900 762,794 ' Wiscoualt?,.... 2,008,903 1.680.880 1 067 Wyoming*#.'..; 92,631 00,706 ' i'olftl 46 States.74 027,907 02,110,811 14,017 ! 1K11RIT0IUK8, KTO. Alaska (cntrarated). 41,000 82,062 ,.Aruma pTV 122,212 69,020 2-4,044 Hint of Co&iudna. .. 278,71H 280,892 Hawaii 15-4 OOl 89,990 Indian TorMlMry ... 391,900 180,182 60,088 '^Jow ilexiokj./. 193,777 163,693 2,937 'Oklahoma .flpl 889,246 01,834 6,927 I'ersogH iu^aprTice of O. S. sKjjoned *ji ?brlfid (E o t i[ ,? maftd)...y? "... m4 400 1 Indiana, etc, nV Indiait reservation, *' except 1 n J.La n ' Territory y-CT... 116,282 -Total f)r 7 iVrrilorie? Vi;*4-.1,609,818 962,946 89,581 Alaslc^'.figures aro dorivod from i partial data >QnJy and all ratum* far Alaska and for portain military organiMtjonn staticmej abroad, principally in wip Philippines, haH not yot boon re(fclved. ? , Cllullotins wjpl*bo issuod for tho varminor oivif divisions in tho differefit States and J'orritorios an fast ai possiblo. Tha on tiro number, it is expootod, will b<f rtbvly fo^ the publio use boforo the firs^f^'Januiry. Tho boat nS^od of oloans ing the liver is the use of tho famous little pills known as DoWitt's Little Karly Risers. Kasy to take. Never gripe. I)r. B. Norton. ewdepaktiIe] nHHHBHHMBHHk 0 cal Chango in Marketing Methods ], Appliod to Sewing Machines. Inui plan under which you can obtain (\ s and batter value in the purchaae of I' moua ''White" Sewing Machine then offered. < J logue and detailed particulars. How . \ rchase of a high-grade aewing machine j | t we can offer, either direct from 6 ithoriaed agents. Tins is an oppor- # >u know tH# "Whlta," you know ^ i-tniled description of tie^nacliine and ? ou have an old machino to exchange \ Write to-? 1-7. Address In full. v ANY, (D?p't A.) Ctevdait. HI#. 5 loovray, 8. C. FETT*S Hilars Irritation. lift Dlptttat II I #1 M Regulates the Bowels, U n| /1 Strengthens the Child, II I |Y K# Makes Teething Easy. owders) JJLtEETMINA Relieves the Bmm> , _ 7 . , Troubles of Children ot s at Druggists, any age. I. MOFFBTT, M. OJ, ST. LOUIS. NKH