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4{T , / VOL. XV. SIXTY-FOUR KILLED Path of a Storm Strewn W?th rtoort . i~ A l A/ I - vnnu riMU 'Ti'UIIUWll TELEGRAPH LINES ALL DO*N The Storm Visited Central and Woatern Tennessee and Northern Mis&iss'ppi ' Doing Great Damage. Tenueaaoo w vs swept Tuesday night, 20ih instant l>y the most destructive storm ever kno vn iu the Stato. Moro than fifty por ous wore killed and a hundred or moro injured, while the damage to houses, timber and other proporty will rraoh large figures. Tho storm cntorod tho State from northern Mississippi and swept across in a northeasterly direotion. Groat damage is reported from tho oountics bordering on Mississippi, and further on, Columbia, in Maudy county, is tho heaviest sufferer. I<avorgno, Melons villo and Gelatin also felt tho wind's foroo, tho storm finally losing its foroo against tho Cumberland mountain range. Columbia's easualtics number '25 dead and 50 injured, Tho path of tho storm is about 50 yards wido and was through tho northwostorn suburbs of tho town. In its Sath ovorything is oomplotoly wrecked. lot ovon tho iron and stono fences of the araonal grt unda aro standing. Tho housoa of Capt. Aydclott, tho Farrolls and other large residonocs woro demolished. With tho exception of theso four houses, tho storm's path was through a seotion of tho town populated ohiotly by Negroes and tho pooror classes, and tho houses wore moro hovels. It is esi! a 3 iL.. 1Ra # it * ' iiuiiti.uu mat luu 01 tnem wcro totally dostroycd and a largor number damaged. The suffering of tho people rendered homolosa and relicvod of their goods in pitiablo. Tho numbor of housos destroyed in tho Nolonsvillo neighborhood is sixteen. There woro two fatalities. All of the sixtoon houses wcro totally destroyed. Mr. Hampton had $400 in monoy, and this was blown away, and only a part rooovorcd. Tho baby of Jim (Jhrisman, oolorod, roportod lost, was found 300 yards from tho houso at 10 o'clock, lying noar a branch, uninjurod. Ono of tho family dogs was lying by his side. At Lavorgoo, sixteen miles south of Nashvillo, on tho Nashville, Chatta .in. 1 l.a ? nooga idu 01. jjouis roau, mo velocity of the wind was marvelous, and from -* best reports lasted only about twonty seoonds. In this short timo about thirty-fivo dwellings were turned into kindling wood. Tho loso of lifo is small compared with the miraoulous osoapes mado. Tho wind mado a swath about 200 yards wide through tho mid die of the town. Tho Lavcrgno high school and depot, tho two largest buildings, woro laid Hat on the ground. The loss of those two buildings is plaocd at $7,000. Tho railroad lost four scotion housos, oaoh valued $000. Mr. Robertson's houso, which was a very strong log struoturo, was in tho middle of tho path of tho storm, and was laid Hat on tho ground. At tho timo Mr. Robortson and his ohild had retired and his wifo was sitting near tho bed sowing, and boforo tho latter oould even warn her husband doath had olaimod them.- Mrs. Rob.rtson's esoape was marvollouB. Whon found the unfortunate man was piAjod aoross tho baek by a largo timber atnf a groat soar was on tho baek of hfe neck. No mark oould bo disoerned on tho body of the ohild. Both are thought to have met instant death. In almost nvnrv homo there wero Hoveral injured. In Williamson county groat damage was dono, but the town of Franklin esoaped with oomparativoloy small loss. Houses and timber in Summer county also suffered considerably, but first re ports soDt out from Gallatin wore ex aggerated. Great suffering is being ex perionood by thoso deprivod of homos at Lavergno and Nolonsvillo. Tho rise in the Cumberland river at Nashville is the most rapid known in twonty-flve yoars, the water having olimbed twenty feet on tho gaugosinoo Wodnosday morning. Advioes to tho Assooiated Frees and from spooial correspondents show that the loss of life id tho territory visited by the tornado already amounts to (14 and tho number injurod to over 50. Telegraphio oommunioation to tho regions visited by tbo ojolono is interrupted, and it is feared that when full details aro known the list of tho dead will bo lengthened. The following table shows tho loss of life, together with tho injured, oompiled from dispatohes forced through by oourior and telephone from tho devastated localities: Killed. Injured. Columbia, Tonn 40 25 La Grange, Tenn 3 0 Thompson, Tenn 1 0 Nolansvillo, Tenn 2 8 Lavorgno, Tenn 2 1 Love Station, Tenn 2 1 Tunioa, Miss 5 0 Lula, Miss 4 0 Hernando, Miss 2 0 Batesville, Miss 0 8 Boxley's Store, Tenn... 3 0 Franklin, Tenn 0 2 Total 04 51 STRIKES MISSISSIPPI. Advioes received from the stormawept seotions of Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee indioate that the loss of life and damage to property is far greater than at first reported. In Mississippi the-greatest loss of life and damage to property ooourred n ear <T1 Tunica, LuU a^d Hinnando A. roport by carrier from a point 13 miles from Tunica pays that tho tornado's dovaa ta'ion was f>o great that it will take weeks to oaloulato and repair it. b'tvo Ncgores lost thoir lives on the llauiliu place. In Tunica tho Bchool house, ohuroh mill l\ lllimlior f\t Kllililinna arn?? (nUllii deuit lishod. Moro than 50 Negroes aro mis'-iug and it is fearod that sovoral of iliem havo perished. Crtton is reported badly damaged. At licroaudo a white man was killed and a Negro fatall) injured by flying debt is Numerous sawmills, sovoral ri sjdenoos aod hundreds of Negro cabins woro blown away. Tho storm ovorwhclniod tho town of Arkabuclo, Miss., about f> o'clock in the afternoon and in a few minutes nearly ovory building was denulishod. Many of thovciims were pinned undor tho wreak ago and were extricated with niuoh difficulty. The tornado passod to ti e northeast and oausod much damage through tho oountry districts. A FEARFUL CRIME Two Old Ladies Murdered and Their Bodies BurnedTwo old ladies?violet J. Colloy, aged 75, and her neico, .lane Cath Uolluy, who lived alone in a house on a main throughfaro, tivo milesfroiu Charlotto, N. (J., woro \VcdnoBday night murdered, robbed and their bodies burn cd The old l&dios woro generally reported to bo woalthy. It is known that thoy had a good doal of tuotioy. Thoy had lived a rotircd lifo for years and boldom vontured away from homo, not ovou to tho city except whon business oompollod a visit. Tho houso whioh thoy oooupicd stood within 150 foot of tho roadside. Noar it was a small buildiug whioh thoy usod as a kitohon, and in whioh thoy kept their stores. People passing along tho road tuosday morning noticed that tho small houso had been burned. There was no sign of life about the plaoo, and an investigation showed that tiio dwelling had been ransacked from top to bottom, indicating that a most through search hao been mado for tho money which tho old ladies woro supposed to h&vo kept in tho houso. Bureaus, cabinets and desks had been opened and their oontonts strewn about. Every uook and corner of tho dwolling boro ovidonoos of haviog boon eoarohod. Tho gonoral surroundings and tho abscnoo of tho old oouple pointed all too plainly to a oafie of murdor, robbery and arson. It was no surprise whon a soaroh of tho ashos of tho small buildiug rov. ?led two burned stumps, tho bodies of Miss Colloy and her nieco. Th<j supposition is that tho old ladies wqr tokod while thoy woro at supper, aitor whioh their rosidonoo was saoked and tho houso in which their bodies lay was fired. For years past thoy had been known to bo accumulating money, and had probably $11,200 saved up. There is absolutoly.no clew to tho porpotrators of tho deed. Tho neighborhood pooplo are greatly stirred up, and both oity and oounty officials are using ovory effort to got a traoo of the murdorois. Made a Clean Sweep. United States Bank Examiner Tuoker took possession of the Gorman National bank, at Newport, Ivy., and posted a notion that tho bank would reman olosod, ponding an examination. Examiner Tuokor also announced that Frank M. Brown, tho individual bookkeeper and assistant oashior, was missing, and that a partial investigation showed that Brown was short $201,000. Brown had been with the bank cightoon yoars, was one of tho most trusted mon over connected with this old bank, and it is statod by tho oxports that his operations cxtondod back as far as ton yoars. Tho capital stock of tho bank is only $100,000. Brown's alleged shortage is double that amount, and moro than tho rcseivo and all tho assets, including thoir real ostato. Whilo Alvord got away with $700,000 in Now York, ho did it in a largo bank, but Brown did not havo so muoh to go on aod seems to havo gone tho full limit for a small bank in a city of less than 30,000 inhabitants. Tho First National bank of Nowport was wreokod two yoars ago by Uashior Youtsoy, and now with tho Gorman National bank closed Newnnrt has only odo bank left. Paper From Seed Cotton. Tho Atlanta Journal Thursday after* noon says that plans have beon eonaumatcd there for tho ereotion of ten plants for tho manufacture of cotton seed hulls intopapor of difforcnt grades. Hobort Thomas of Now York, at prosont in that city, says that tho sohomo is being baokod by the National Saw Company, with $5 000,000 oapital and that work will bo bogun in putting up the plants in about thirty days. Bo says ho is also baokod by tho Standard Oil Company. It is tho intention to havo the factories scattered throughout the ootton belt, and thoy will extend from Texas to North Carolina. The plants will rnn with a oapaoity of 125 to 200 tons oaoh Per day. A Rough Experience. Tho orew of the British bark Invoroanld had a strange experience on the VAVftffA f mm I .inavnnnl 4 - M il -ov -?viM uiimjfVUi lU 11BW ooum Wales. As soon as tho oustoms launch ran alongside when the Invereauld entered the port of Sydney, tho orew shouted for water to drink, and, hav ing slaked their thirst, told their tale After rounding the Capo of Good Hope they onoountered a northeast gale, and the seas broke aboard so violently and so oontinously that the fresh water was rendered undrinkable. There remained only one source of liquid refreshment on board, an inexhaustable oargo of stout, intended for oolonial consumption. For twenty three days they drank stout whenever they drank anything. i ' I tf pi CONWAY. ! BESEIGED'IN PEKIN A Letter From Mrs. Sa'lie Reynolds Raid. A THRILLING ACCOUNT Of Fearful Days of Seige Written by a Sour b Carolina Missionary to China Dr. S. M. Reynolds, of <! reenvillo, kindly permits tho News, of that oity, to print tho following lottor, which will bo read with intoroat, both booau-o of its graphic description of the l'okin siege and of tho intcroat folt in tho writor, who is known to many persons in tho State: Shaughai, China, Ojt. T, 1900. My dear Itrothor: How good it is to be writing to you again. Thank God. While still in Pokin I did not writo becauso I could not say wo woro safe. liaby and I aro now at Mo ? ;vuv 11UU1U I?UU mr. IV-J 1U 18, I trust, again in Pekin, though l,foar ho wont to Paoting Fu with a rcliof party to roRouo some poor people still defend ing thoiusolvos against the ltoxcrs. He carno as far as Tien Tsin and saw us on tho vossol for Chofoo, whoro wo ex ohanged steamers for Shanghai. After all theso mouths it is so blessed to bo froo again. My doar brothor, thoy havo been anxious days and moro anxious nights. The Pekin seigo was full of incroy yot full of trial for oaoh baby inoludod. 1 don't know whoro to begin to toll about it. John Gilbort and I went to tho Methodist mission tho night of Juno 8th. Provioua to this 1 had for two wcoks beon sleeping in my olothes and for two nights expeoted to osoapo iu Chinese dress. On Juue 10, Mr. ltcid also with Mr Stoilo oauio to tho mission oompound, whero all tho Amorioan missionaries wcro gathered. All foreigu houses outsido tho legation wero looted and burned during tho next week. Our plaoo was ono of tho last to go. Poor old Tsi Fung, tho watohmau osoapod over tho wall, loaviag tho plaoo on lire and tho oourts tilled with soldiors J I) A _ 1 1 anu ooAtTH, 10 acnvor to mo tho koys of tho houso. Wasn't that just liko a Chinaman? Next day ho aud Mr. Liou wont baok to boo what might bo Btill loft on tho ground of tho burnt promises; Booing no ono outside tho gato, they ventured in and wcro immodiatoly soizod by soldiers and draggod off to tho Yamon whero thoy woro commanded to burn iooenso. This both of them rofusod to do, and thoy wcro at onoo bohoaded. Tho faithful old oartor brought us word tho aamo day. For days this horriblo deed hauntod us. Mr. Liou was a fino man, a Christian gontloman and ono of tho best frionds Mr. ltoid cvor had among tho Chinoso. ilis wifo and littlo grandchild aro ontiroly depondont on us now. It was torribly sad. Wo woro at the Mothodist mission until Juno 20th. caoh day and eaoh night growing moro and moro full of danger. As soon as tho Gorman ministor was killed Maj. Congor ordorod us to tho Amorican legation. Wo walked through Po.kin's strcots to tho legation, not knowing what momont wo might bo firod upon by Chincso troops stationed along tho oity walls. On rcaohing tho Amcrioan legation wo woro told that all tho foroignorB woro to rofugo in tho British logation. By 4 o'olook wo wcro within tho walls of that logation. woro looatod at Jubiloo ohapol, ana firing from thoOhineso had bogun. Thon followed day after day and night aftor night of incessant fusilading and Hholling until BomotimoH it soomcd as if tho end must oomo. Yet God koptus and tho Chinese failod in their ovory attempt, though sixty tivo per oent of our brave soldiers lostthoir lives in dofonding us. On July f>th, about f> o'olook in tho aftornoon, nows oamo to mo that Mr. Reid was shot in tho loft leg just through tho oalf. i oould not soo him until nearly 7 o'olook; as his wound must be first drossed and ho made oomfortablo in tho hospital boforo I oould be allowed to soo him. Ho suffered greatly with his wouad and with lumbags, whioh was vory aouto and lastod four weeks. Baby had four attaoks of malarial fover during tho soigo and grow woakor and woakor, as I had littlo or nothing lor him to oat?two bottlos of Mollin's food and a do/on tins of oondensod milk. Everything wo had boon ablo to got as far as tho Mothodist missiou, exoopt tho trunk whioh you gave mo, with its oontonts, was burnod or looted by the soldiers. Wo lost ovorything. 1 did not savo oven a comb and brush. Living, oating and slooping wore all dono within the walls of our ohapol. There woro seventy six of us to foed throe times a day. Most of us slept on the floor and wero thankful for an inoh or two of ootton botwoen us ond the boards. Mosquitoes, flies and floas woro innumerable. Dirt and smolls wore not to be avoided, yot we had only five nights too hot for sloep, though wo spent many sleoplesa ones beoause of the firing and shelling. By the last of July Mr. Keia was oonvalesoent and was not even using a a -1- ?V it ? uruiuli wdoq me troops got id, August 15th, though ho still uses a stick and limps a woo bit. Oa August 20th wo left tho British legation to resumo life in a Chinese houso. The samo day baby was taken with dysentery and was ill for two weeks or more. So many after the soige had dysentery or typhoid fever. Poor Woe Jaok grew moro and more thin until it almost made mo ory to tonoh him. Mr. Stelle was ill at the same time with malarial fever. As own THURSDAY, N()\ n* h*'. y wan well cno'igh to travol 1 left Uukiu with Mr. and Mr*. Kdlio. Mr. Ktllio was j ?rtt up from typhoid fovor. Wo wcro on a small oirgo boat in oharg) of United S aios soldiers. Mr. Hold wont as farm Tion Tain with us. Changing boats again at Checfoo brought us finally aftor a ton days trip, all included, to Shanghai. Now if Mr. IIoid woro - only hero I should fool froo indood. Baby grows steadily hotter; is now taking freBh onw's milk and has a good appotito. I'reoiouH woo laddio, God has givon a troasuro in him. Sam, it has been impossible for mo to writo lo.tors from 1'okin without seeming to complain. Wo had a very hard life there, and I oould not make any of you unea-y by writing daily oo ouroanoos. Thank God, I can't go thore again under tho same oireum stances. Tho doctors uiado mo lcavo with tho baby because it was utterly impossible to get food or milk for him. Suoh dosolation as thoro is every whoro there makes ono sick at heart. What is to beooiuo of tho poor pcoplo this wintor none of us can say. Kvon now it is dilfioull foraging; and what must it bo for tho poor Ohiuoso? Tho British, Amorioans and Japanoso have been humano in thoir treatment ex jept in fiomo easos. It is a groat problem what to do with China, and it will take years to settle it. Aftor tho soigo wo had our first homo mail, bringing yours und Billa's lottorH, boBiaoH eovcral from friends in Now York Stato. You may bo nuro they woro more woloomo than over boforo. Mr. lloid did not havo a ohargo of olothcB, and had actually to remain in tho hospital until wo OQuld got him a pair of Uhiueao bluo oottou trousers mado. All of his inBtituto papers und letters woro burned. I Baved mother's and father's pictures and Mr. llcid's father's photo, with Dr. Charlislo and and Philips Brooks. Thoso pictures happened all to bo in your trunk willi my wedding and roooptiou drossos, and for this reason that trunk was prooious boyond words. It was used to barrioado tho ohuroh door at tho Molhodist mission, and had not boou brokon into whon Mi. lloid wont baok to that mission from tho British logatiou with a guard of sldicrs. Tho trunk was only half full, but still I am only too thankful to havo anything. My silvor, with Mother's, was lost. Wo did not savo even our Biblos, as both silver and Bibles were in the Chinese trunk, which was looted first This leti6r must go by tho tirat mail; bo 1 must stop for today. Baby sends his dearest love and a kiss and says "tata" to llettio for her photo. Do sond wo youi photos, and bog Sally to lot wo havo Unolo William's. 1 must havo your faooB near wo. Mr. F.oid hopes to cowo to Shanghai by the now year. Our Father kcop us oaoh loving and faithful in His sorvioo. Yours lovingly, Sallio Koynolds Kcid. The Colored Vote in Hawaii. Tho Nows and Courior says tho roturns of tho rooont olootion in Hawaii, just rcooivod in this oountry, it is notod, show that tho nativos stood togothor and outvotod their whito follow oitizons, thoroby not only clootiug thoir delegate to Congross, but oarrying tho Hawaiian Legislaturo as woll, so that nothing but tho oarpot-bag Governor's veto will provont tho frightful evil of a govornmont of Hawaii by Hawaiians, instoad of by tho whito intorlopors. Tho boaton whitos, it is roportod, doolaro that tho nativos havo shown thomsolvos "unlit for tho sulfrago," and that Congress must imwodiatoly intorvono to tako it away from thorn, prosumably in nt ' --j : ... tuu IU.U1USIU1 UUS1UUSH HUU OS|)l' tal," and on tho ground, as tho Now York Kvoning Post tersoly oxplaina, that "nolf-govcrnmont" under tho now Amorioan colonial ayatom moana a dooilo rcadinosa to lot tho whito minority exploit tho colored majority, and if tho Hilly majority object thoy muat not bo allowed to voto at all. "This unhappy outoomo" in tho island, tho poat adds, was foroscon by tho whito oligarchs, who.protostod from tho tirat againat manhood aaffrago as probable fatal to thoir anug little monopoly of govornmcnt at Honolulu," and "now that thoir worst foara aro realizod, thoy will movo on Washington to got thoir privilogos and immunities restored by law." An Old Man. A diapatoh to tho Atlanta Journal from Washington, Ga., aays tho oldost man in tho world livos a fow milos from that town. Ho in old Caesar Bookor, a negro, and ho is 126 yoara old. Ho was born a slavo in Virginia and his momory of evoots ooourring ovor 100 yoara ago is very bright. Ho is a most intorosiing talkor and ohildron liston by tho hour to his storios. Ho was ownodasa slavo by Hiohardson Bookor, who has boon doad for fifty years. He has a daughter living at Thomson who is 08 years old. Ola Oacsar has sevon ohildron living and a small army of grandohildron. 'lhoy aro scattered among tho plantations along tho Savannah river. Old Oaesar is halo and hearty and appears to be eniovin? a ronowal of his youth. Ho is ono of tho most interesting personages in Wilkes oounty. Drowned a Boy. A story oomes from Dunbar, in Houston county, that Fannie Fainne, a 16 yoar-old negro girl, has been oommitted to jail at Perry for drowning a 10-yearold son of Joseph Wilder, oolored, on Jas. Permentor's plantation. She throw two little brothers, aged & and and 10 years, into a 33 foot well because they would not agrco not to tell about sooing her oommit a thoft. The elder boy olimbed out and she threw him baok and held him under the water by means of a b-ng pole. The younger one saved himself by holding to a pieoe of ourbing. MMMMItiMMJfl ??? ^ Petal 'EMBER 29, 1900. i Til If. fsTA TK V(\TV i i u u i n I 1J T V 1 Lit It Was Somewhat Larger Than Wa? Expected FIFTY THOUSAND POLLED. Both Constitutional Amendments Carried by Good Majjrities and All Democratic Con gressmon Elected. Tho Stato board of oanvaswors mot in Columbia on Thursday to dcolaro tho rosult of tho goiMral clootiou in this Stato on Nov. (ith. From tho figures it appears that tho sniaUoat voto was oast in Kiohland county and tho largoHt in Orangeburg. la Hampton oounty thoro was but ono voto against tho Dotnooraiio doctors. Tho total voto for Domooratio oleotors was 47,233; and for ,L. 11 LI! ? r'fix mi . - iiiu i\u[)uuuosnH inis matcosttio total voto BO,814, when two years ago it was but 28,258. Tho constitutional amendments wore carried. That rotating to tho public indobtodncHH of Columbia and othor cities roooivod 22 520 to 8,108 in opposition. That relating to drainago was oarricd by a voto of 21,339 to 9,917. Tho only oountics whioh votod against tho first, woro Hamwoll, Korshaw, and in Ooonco thcro was just two votes difference. Harnwoll, Kairfiold, Ooonoo and Union opposod tho drainago arnondmont. No voto on oithor amendment is rocordcd from Williamsburg. Tho voto for presidential olootoru by oountios is as follows: County. l)om. Hop. Tola'. Abbovillo 1,30(5 8 1,374 Aiken 1,470 53 1 523 Andorson 1,858 08 1,92(5 Htuiborg 793 30 829 Harnwoll 1,350 57 1,413 Hoaufort 378 385 7(53 Horkloy 472 112 584 Charloston 1,729 272 2,001 Ohorokoo 1,084 59 1,143 Ohostor 830 20 850 Chostcrfiold 1,314 50 1,870 Clarondon 1,130 83 1,213 Colleton 889 121 1 010 Darlington ,1,230 83 1,313 Dorchostor 770 43 813 1.1.1 (I III trr i-juguuuiu i i ;MO KairGold (570 17 687 Floronoo 1,290 74 1,364 Uoorgotown 440 451 897 Urconvillo 1,777 47 1,824 Greenwood 1,484 4 1,480 Hampton 930 1 937 Horry 1,330 79 1,409 Korshaw 910 43 953 Laurens 1,540 30 1,570 Lexington 1,302 30 1,332 Lancaster 1,300 70 1,370 Marion 1,290 119 1,415 Marlboro 714 35 749 Newborry 1,368 40 1,408 I Ooonco 873 (59 942 Orangeburg 2,457 167 2,624 Piokons 933 60 993 lliohland 445 62 507 Saluda 1,209 7 1 276 Spartanburg 2,407 101 2,568 Sumter 1,199 150 1,349 Union 1,182 91 1,273 Williamsburg 1,250 323 1,579 York 1,198 37 1,235 The voto for tho rospootivo electors is as follows: 11. 1). Loo, 47,233; B. H. Moss, 47,1 t\U. Vf \EJ el ? i " ? iyu; in. w. simmons, <w,iyy; w. W. Williams, 47,199; Colo L Bloaso, 47,233:-W. MoB. Sloan, 47,231; W. P. Pollook, 47,199; M S. Cantoy, 47,199; I). 11. Bohro, 47,232. W. I). Cram, 3,525; L. W. C. Hlalook. 3,579; Goorgo Ilolmos, 3,579; T. A. Odom, 3,579; Jas. W. Talbort, 3,579; II. J. Folton, 3 579; R. P. Roberts, 3,528; M. K Holloway, 3,529; G. W. Murray, 3,521. STATE OFFICERS. The voto for Stato officers foil bohind that for prosidontial electors. In Aikon county thoro wore 18 votos rooordod against Gov. MoSwooney and 23 against.). 11. Tillman, lioutonantgoyornor-eloot. In Nowborry thoro was ono voto against Mr. Tillman. Othorwiso tho voto stood: MoSwconoy 46,457 Tillman 415,362 Coopor 46,500 Bollinger 46,444 Jennings 46,424 Derham 46,426 MoMahan 46,340 Floyd 46,332 Wharton 46,357 THE AMENDMENT. Tho vote on tho nronnnnd nnnntitn> tional amendment an to the limitation upon tho taxation of Columbia, Georgetown, Hook Hill, Charlonton and Florenoo ia aa follows, by oountiea: For. Against. Abbevillo 719 321 Aiken, 641 124 Andoraon 1,078 80 Hamborg 397 99 Ham well 436 574 Beaufort 262 67 Borkeley 2 10 Charleston 1,516 183 Cherokoe 398 116 Choster 523 125 Chesterfield 574 217 Clarendon 658 163 Darlington 445 196 Dorohester 689 102 Kdgefiold 404 177 Fairfield 427 211 Florenoe 459 53 Georgetown 810 178 Greenvillo 464 2 Greenwood 557 136 Hampton 809 283 Horry 387 187 Kershaw 224 241 Laurens 494 262 Lexington 489 244 Lanoaster 779 375 .1 Id* Mir ion 541 311 Marlboro 305 188 Nowbotry 012 248 Ooonoo .277 276 Orangeburg 1,820 27S I'iokonrt 510 218 Kiehland . 340 7 1 Saluda 832 189 Spartanburg 800 401 Sumter 455 277 Union 458 304 Williauiaburg No voto. York 500 202 Total 22,530 8,108 CONOIIE88IONA1.. Thn Viiln frtr rAtiriwnnlilivmi in n.\n. grcH.s id kh follown: William W. W. KirU District. Klliott Hookott Colleton 120 73 Charleston 1,010 170 Onornotowo 485 f? 17 Hoaufort 40<; 307 Williamsburg *?H7 217 liorkeloy 43 I Total 3 000 1,378 W. I. J. II Second District. Talbert. Odoni Aikon 1,175 40 Barnwell 1,300 55 Klgoflold 800 18 Hampton 033 11 Bamberg 780 23 Saluda 1,248 0 Total 0,713 150 A. U. A. U. Third District Latimer. Moiriok Abhovillo 1,333 .'1 Andorson 1 8(! I 47 Nowberry 1,358 33 Ojonoo 882 54 l'iokons 325 154 Orconwood 1,472 2 Total 7,834 203 .J oh. T. 8. T. Fourth District .Johnson Pointor Orconvillo 1,777 47 Laurons 1,531 20 Spartanburg 2,572 03 Union 1,207 58 Kiohlnnd 418 44 Fairfiold 084 13 Total *. 8,183 251 D. K. J no. F. Fifth District Finloy. Jones Vftrlr 1 ><?< '?1 a vri *a 1, da\J t O 1 Chester 850 9 Lancaster 1,313 1H Chostortiold 1,313 5.r> Korslmw 913 30 Cherokoo 1,090 34 Total 6,634 183 K. B. Hoar- 11. A Sixth Distriot. borough. Stowart. 1 Clarondon 1,132 78 Darlington 1,234 08 Marlboro 718 29 Marion 1,291 117 Kloronoo 1,292 00 Horry 1,308 01 Williamsburg 573 54 Total 7,500 395 J. Win. A. I). Sovonth District. Stokos. Dantzlor. Loxington 1,323 2 Orangoburg 2,011 163 Sum tor 1,302 149 Colloton 804 48 Borkoloy 430 110 ltiohland 37 31 Dorchester 772 41 Total 7,285 534 Was Sorry He SpokeWilliam Smalls, alias "D ahoo, Frod Ladson, alias "Squash," William Whito and Caosar Williams, mombors of a gang of whito thiovos who have boon giving trouble to tho police for yoars, furnishod tho ohiof interest in proooodings in tho Court of Gcnoral Sessions Wodnosday. In May last thoso four, togothor with William Krasior, alias "Blaokuioor," and Tom .Johnson, broko open ono of tho waro housos of tho Southern Railway and got off with oighteon saoksof sugar. "Blaokmoor" was wantod on other charges and was soul up at tho Suminor term of tho Court upon sontonocs aggregating ton yoarH. .Johnson is still at large." "Dahoo," "Squash," Whito and Williams woro oonviotcd Wcunosday and five years givon eaoh, with an additional six months for Whito and sovon for Williams "Dahoo" mado a play to tho gallories as ho was takon out, saying ho didn't oaro if it was ton years. Ho was a surprisod nogro when Judgo Buchanan ordorod him brought baok and mado his sontonoo ton years?Nows and Courier. I .) Write for our elegant JI-T cata <> we can aave you money In the pui {> and the wuy terms of paymen I factory or through our regular at (' tunity you cannot afford to pnaa. Y< T Its manufacturers. Therefore, aT K Sm construe iom it unnecesaary. If y ? mc can off?r moat liberal term*. For sale by SpiveMeroantile Co., ( t ?P VTl DR. MOF ~1TEETI *#$.1 _1_ (T?UJnS P trnftfe Costs only 25 cent OiBiilticwUUO.i t ? . ' / ' * 0 NO. 18 THE EX4CT FIGURES Population of South Carolina by Counties. AN ADMIRABLE 8H0WIN0. An Increase of a Little Over Sixeen Per Cent. In Ten Yeart, Which is Good. Tho population of South Carolina, as officially announced Friday by tho con* sus bureau, is I 310,316, against 1,151,149 in 1890 This is an inoroaso sinco 1890 of 189,107. or 16 4 per onnt. Tho population in 1880 wan 995,577, showin* an tnoroivto of 155 572, or 15.6 per oont. frmi 1880 to 1890. Tho population by towns will not bo ready for somo days. '1 ho population by counties follows: Abboville 33,400 Aiken 39,032 Andorson 55,7'-8 Itambcrg 17,296 It.irnwcll 35.504 Ucaufort .35,495 Horkoloy 30,454 Uharloaton .88,000 Cherokoo 21,359 Choater 28,010 Choatcrfiold 20,401 Clarondoa 28,184 Uolloton 33,452 ! Darlington 32,388 Porohoator 10,294 Kdgofiold 25,478 Fairfield 29,425 Florenoo 28,471 Uoorgotown 22,840 (Jroonvillo 53 490 Oroonwood 28 343 Hampton 23,738 Horry 23,304 Korahaw 24,090 Laucaator 24,311 liiurona 37,382 Loxington 27,204 Marion 35,181 Marlboro 27,039 Nowbcrry 30,182 I Ooonoo 23,031 Orangoburg 59,003 l'iokona 19,375 Richland 15,589 Saluda 18,900 Spartanburg 05,500 Sumtor 51,237 Union 25JJ501 Williamsburg 31,085 York 41,084 Rural Free DeliveryAn enthuaiaatio plea for a wide oxpanaion of rural frco dolivory ia made in tho annual report of W. M. Johnaon, firat aaaiatant Poatmaator Genoral. Ho aaya that tho oxtraordinary dovolopmont of thia ayatom during tho past twolvo months, undor tho atimulua of appropriations of $450,000 for tho fiscal year 1899-1900, and $1,750,000 for tho fiaoal voar 1900-1901. ia oonnluniwn as showing that horoaftor it must bo a permanent and expanding feature of the postal administration Tho servioo oan now bo oxtondod as swiftly as Congress may direot or as tho means pormit, until it oovors all thoso portions of the (Jnitod States now roaohod in wholo or in part by tho more primitivo methods of tho postal sorvioo whioh havo oomo down to us almost without ohango from colonial timos. This ohango Mr. Johnson believes, oan be atfootcd without oxoossivo oost to tho Oovornmont. DoWitt's Littlo Early Kisors aro tho bost livor pills evor made. Easy to take and novor gripo. Dr. K. Norton. Made a Bad Trade. Tho Atlanta Journal says Cuba is becoming moro and moro oonvinood that sho jumped out of tho frying pan into tho tiro. Hut sho had hotter try to look ploasant about it; ono bad broak on hor part is all that tho administration wants to rootify that one made by Prosidont Molvinley in promising hor independenoo. Both makors and oiroulators of counterfeits commit fraud. liooost men will not dcooivo you into buying worthless oountorfoits of DeWitt't Witoh Hazol Salvo. Tho original is infallible for niirini/ nilna unrna ani nm? Aiwl j all akin dinoases. Dr. B Norton. CW DEPARTURE nHHMBHMnaMk <1 :al Change In Marketing Methods ], Applied to Sewing Machines, < lni?r?l?ii? under which y?m mb obtain | I ana hotter value ia the purchase ( { ^ tnons "White" flcwi ng Machine than # offered. ( 1 logue and detailed particulars. How . | rebate of a high-grade sewing machine .) t we can offer, either direct from 4I ithorized agent*. This la an oppor> 41 >u know the "White," you knew i > etailed dcacriptioe of the uuuehiue atid t ^ on have an old machine to eachange ' Write to day. Address in ftill. ANY, (Dep't A.) CkvdtH, HI*. 5 Conway, 8. 0* FEU'S A AlllfS Irritation, Alls Digestion, II I II A Regulate* the Bowel*. H I N /I Strengthen* the Child. III 11 A-A Make* Teething Ea*y. Wders) .JL-JLtEETHINA Relieves the Bowil . n . . Trouble* of Children of is at Druggists, any ace. I. MOPPBTT. ML 0^?T. LOUIS. MOl