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VOL. XV.
SIXTY-FOUR KILLED
Path of a Storm Strewn W?th
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The Storm Visited Central and
Woatern Tennessee and
Northern Mis&iss'ppi
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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.
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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.
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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
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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