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VOL. XV. A GREAT SOLDIER. 5 i t "fitor.twal?'' JuKicn as Viewed j t dy a Northerner. 1 f A CHRISTIAN SOLDIER. I The Fame ot this Renowned i f M an Has Spread ail 1 Over the Civii?z?d World. Everywhere throughout this ? 't en, and wo might add thiougln ut tHo world, the lame of this rone lcc soldier has been bounded abr??ti. This however, was rot iiih real mm. That was Themas Jonathan Jackson, who was born ir Clarksburg, Va., January 31, 1824. Ho was only three years old when his father died and his mother was loft a widow, with threo helpless children in a small room where sho abodo and taught a small sohool. Much of her timo was spent with her father in Wood County, whcio her brother alto accompanied her. In 1830 she was married to Captain Blake Woodson, a lawyer of good education, of social, popular manners, much her senior, and without fortuno. When only six >ears of ago Themas left his mother's sido to liva with his unolo. Tho impression of herdeath upon the you'hful mind was derp and lasting. After this ho livrd with various flicnds until ho was admitted to West Point. III8 SOLDIERLY CAREER. This began at West Point during tho fcur years in whioh ho enjoyed i's instruction and dis oipline. It was indeed a providential opening for him, and ho entered it ni i t Vt a?(??i n *mC /I /. 1 1 i.Ii t a? vIaiio Willi I. u v J fC j t* n \J ui i III . i u ni Aivun indeed, was ho that, with his ordinary earnestness and vigor ho mounted a borne at turdewn and. accompanied uy a servant who w?<< to bring the hort?c heme, hurried e IF to meet the stago coach Arrived thero, ho was too late; howover, ho galloped on, at d overtook it at tho next station. When ho en tered on his oourso of study ho poon discovored hie defioienoy of pr?. paration, and he had a rough time, ho that he wsH oblighed to study at night. Hut all lights wero to bo put out at "taps," and what was ho to do? His own in genuity availed him hero. Just boforo tho signal ho would pilo up his grate with anthdaoitc coal and, lying prono boforo it on tho floor, pureuo his studies. This ho did until his fellow students, who had looked at him side ways when ho entered, used to say afterward, * If wo had had to stay thoro another year, 'Old .Jack' would have been at tho head of tho olasB." At tho oloso of this term of scvcro study ho graduated, and cntored tho army in Mexico. In tho battlo of Cherubusco Captain MoQrudcr lost his first lieutenant, and as .Jaokson had to tako his piaoo, ho was advanocd next in oommand to tho captain, and on ao 1 count of his bravery and skill was mado ( a captain. At tho oloso of this war ho ' rcmainod in tho City of Mexico for I several months, where he and other of ! floors had thoir quarters in tho national < palaco. Thus ho caino vory near to 1 tho realization of tho hopo of lodging < in tho "halls of tho Montezcmas," 1 whioh many had ohorishod. Returning from Mexico, ho spent ' two years in tho service, and was then < Font to Fort Meado, near Tampa Hay, ( Florida, whero ho was stationed for about six months. In March, 1851, ho was eleoted Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy and Artillery Tactics in the Virginia Mili tary Instituto, at hcxiDgtion. 1IIS RELIOIOUK EDUCATION. In this position and in this leauti ful placo his ear'y religious exporionoo is first known. His mother was a Methodist. While in Mexico ho had learned muoh alout tho Homan Catbolic (Jhuroh ard its worship. Subso- ' qucntly ho was sd attendant on tho Prosby torian Churoh. This ho finally deoided to adopt as his own, and booamo oonncotcd with it in 1851 Ho [ ovidently had iodio drawings toward tho ministry, and said tohis aunt, Mrs. Ncalo: "The fubpet of boooming a herald of tho Crops has often seriously engaged my attention, and I regard it as tho most noblo (fall professions. But my eonviotion is that I am doing 1 good horo, and that I am for tho present whoro Goi would havo mo bo. Within tho last few days I havo an unutual roligious joy. I do rcjoioo to ! walk in tho lovo of God." It in said, by ono who knew him well, that after ho had become a ohristian ho set his faoo against all worldly oon formity, giving up danoing, theatergoing, and every amusement that had a tendency to load his heart and lh(ugh:s away from holy thing9. When a question was asked as to the right or wrong of indulgences that many onm-idcr inno cent, he would lay pleasantly, "Well, 1 know it is not wroog not to do it so I am goiog to be on the safe side." He wasvory modest and in d-fforont in off. r ir.g pray cr in publio; but aft< r an admo nition from the pastor t hat all ohris tians should do so, he called on his pintor and wanted to know if ho were among the number of those to whom he reforr<d. He said he was not used to speaking in publio; he was naturally diffident: "but if you say so, I shall make an < ffort to lead in prayer, however diffiouit it may bo." His fiist effort was a serious failuro, but he pereovercd until he beoamo a mighty man in pray er. He abstained from tho uso of all intoxioaliog drinks from prinoiplo. During the war he was asked by a brother offioer to join him in a social glass. He replied: "No, L thank you, but I never 180 it. I atu more afraid of it than of i^edoral bu)l<tH,J Ab an instanco of *hat ho rcgtidcd as tho will of God and >bodietce i ) it, ho was aHkcd. "1migino that .ho providonoo of God seemed o diroot you to droj ovory scheme of ifo auc of personal advanooment, and pi on % mist-ion to tho heart of Africa t r tho rept of your dayB; would you go? ' His oyc-B Hashed as ho instantly replied: '1 would go without my hat." Ilia viows as to how constant prayer 1 . 1 il Ji?y uo oojoycu aro given mus 10 u riond: 4 1 havo so fixed the nabit in ny own njind that 1 never ra'so a oup )f water to my hps without lifting up my heart to (iod in thanks and prayer foi lie water of life. Thon when wo taku )ur weals thcro is tho blessing on our ood. Whoncvcr I drop a lotti r in t ho [lostcftico L eend a petition along with t for God's blessing upon its wssion ind tho porson to whom it is sont Whon I bicak tho seal of n otter received 1 itoptoaskGod to | rcpare tie for its jontents and m%> o it a ir<c?ongor of lood. And when 1 go to no. oiass roow, ind await thearrangowon ct tho cadets in thoir places, that is in v t imo to interjodo with iod for thca His friend askod hioi if ho did not forgot to do this. c answered: 44l aan hardly say that I uo; tho habit has boconio almost as fixed as to brcatoo." lie was askod by one: 44Major, eupposo you should loso your health andbooomo suddenly blind,do you supposo that your icrenity would bo unclouded?" Ho paused a moment, as if to weigh fully every word ho uttorcd, and then said: "I am suro of it; cvon suoh a misfortuno 3ould not mako mo doubt tho lovo of LJcd." llo was furthor at-ked: 4'lf in addition to hiir duets you had to rcooivo trudging charity from thofio on whom >ou had do olaim, what then?'' Thcro was a strange revtreuoo in his uplifted yes as no replied: "ii it wcro Uod s will, L think I would lio there content for a hundred vcarp."?l)r. Lewis li. Dunn, in N'*w York Advoo*to. The Albany Strike. A diBpktou fruin Albany, N. Y., whore a Htreot oar strike in iii progress, ays three tueu fatally wourded, bunireds of others with broken ho*ds and 3Ut faceR, earn running merely an arso aals with no pair<?us, the city undor nartial rule, witn its oitizons in a frtuzy of txoitoujont, aud tho oily luthoritien aud leaders of tho Htriktra rying to got tho tatlway ounpany to :ouio to an amicable Hottlouiont, was ;hc situation when darkne-B put an nd to tho strike growing cut of tho drect oar mnko Thursday night, Thoso fatally wounded are Win. Walsh, a aaerohaut, and Leroy Smith, a uiorjhant, both shot by natioual guardsmen, and Wm. Marshall, a nonunion uotorman, Bkull fraoturod. Others most soriously injured aro: Goorgo Boozo, oitizen, chock ripped )pon by bayonot. William Koouey, oitizen, shot by nt:ional guardBman. Gilbert llall, non union motorman, ihot by mob. Drew tho Line. Congressman Curtis of Kansas, and United States Sonator binaries may havo "onderci a treaty with tho Snake Lilians impossible by refusing to cat log meat with thoso redskins. Thcso gentlemen havo roturncd from the Soako roBctvation in tho Indian oountry, discouragod over tho effort to bring about an agreement to allot tho lands tho tiibo. Thcso Indians beliovo tho government intends to finally take from them all thoir lands, and thoy look upon tho allotting agents as offijial swindlers While Curtis and [juarlos wore there tho tribo was holding its armual jolifieation, ono of tho joromonics being tho oating of dog meat. Tho big chiefs otforod to adjust all dilfororcos if tho visitors would join them in a feast of dog meat whioh would prove their sinoerity. Tho states men declined an 1 camn home, 8nd will roport ilioir troublo to congress. Dispensary in Canada. Tho South Carolina dispensary law has attracted tho attention of law makers in various slates, and it is said that Florida will <iuito likely adopt it. But Irom tho noithwoat territory govern mcnt of Canada oomcs tho latest rerjuost for information Mr P. G. i'offt, attorney gcnoral of tho government, writos to tho governor saying that ho had written for information as to tho fcta'o monopoly aH to intoxioo'ing liquors, but had unfortunately ad drtssed tho letter to Charleston. Ho said that ho had written to tho ' department of foreign oommorco" at Washington for information and had been anviBcd to wrtto tho governor. Ho Bays that ho proposed such a plan as tho South Carolina one to his government but ho wantod detain as to its operations, eto. Skin affootiens will read ly diiappoar by using DoWut's Witoh Hazsl Saivo. Look out for oountcrft its. If you got DoWitt's you will get good results. It is the quick and positive euro for pilos. Dr. S. Nort on. Poisoned tho Priest's Liquor. Tho jury in the oaso of .laoob Wyaro ohargtU with tho uiurd jr of ltov. Father Chis. P. Uicgcl, after being out all night Thureday brought in a verdict of murder in tho scoood dt greo. Father Hit-gel, who had ohargo of tho Roman f i * a_ . ? - - 1 ? . MI I. a ?? uamoijo onuron *i unoitncnaru, i'a., wan found dead on a doorstop in tho ''Tenderloin ' disiriot on Januaty 6. I)jatb va-id ioto knockout drops add Wynne and otghl others who had boon orinking wuh tho prioit wore indioted. It was testified that Wynno botuht tho poison and placed it in Father Kiegol's glasj of boor. DoWitt's Littlo llthots scaroh tho ro motest p?r!s of tho bowels and rcmovo tho impurities spoedtly with nodisoomfort, lhey are famous for thoir tffioaoy. Easy to take, never gripe. Dr. E. Norton. t fw CON VV/ FACTS OF VALUE To Manufacturers and Dealers in Tobacco Products At TO REBATE OF WAR TAXES Th? Farms and Othar R? quirementa that Must be Compiled Willi. The Time Allowed. Tlio following inforni%tion lias boon furnishod through tho office of intor nal rovonuo as to tho rebato on war taxon on ohowing and smoking tobaco >, snuff and cigars and is of intorest to all dcalors and manufacturers: Tho aot of Maroh 2, 11)01, provides for a robato of taxos as follows: On smoking and ohowing tobacco and snuff, two and four-tonth cents per pound. On oigars woighingover tbrcopounds to tho thousand, sixty (l!0) ocnts {or thousand. On oigars weighing less than three pounds to tho thousand, forty six oonts per thousand. This rcbato will bo duo and payable to all doalors and manufacturers whose claim, in tho aggregate, will amount to at least ten dollars, and no claim for less than ten dollars will bo considered. It is nooossary in order to mako a valid olaim that the following informa tion bo observed: At tho boginning of businoss on tho morning of .July 1, 1901, tho doaler or mauufaoturor must, in the proscuoe of two disinterested witnesses well known in tho community as porsons of good reputo, and who aro not in his employ mako together an invontory of all io lianu/y U r< ii ff and .?? 1> U?WUU| nun it auu U 1 K n | n vr 11 I IJ 11 11 f 5 III?*} have in unbroken original factory paex ages. If a box, ban or caddy, orotbor pack ago beard evidence of having been op nod and repacked, the oont< ins hereof shall not bo inventoried unloss tho witnesses are satisfied that no tobacco, Hnuff or cigard originally packed therein had been removed therefrom and other goods substituted therefor. 'I ho actual weight of the contents of any box, bag or caddy, or other stamped package, should correspond with the stamp. No addition to tho stock shall be mado and no adjournment of tho wit nosscs and claimant shall intervene botwoon tho oommoneomcnt and oom plotion of invontory. Tho Berial numbors of stamps tllixed to paokages will not bo required to be given in tho invontory. Packages of tobacco, sniff and oigars will bo inventoried aooording to their aovcral statutory classifications. Tho witnesses at tho limo of taking the invontory should oaoh oount the packages of tho several deuomina tions and koop an aoeurato account of tho k&iuo on soparato sheets of paper. Tho computations to bo mado by tho witnesses of tho total number of suob paokagos and thoir aggrcgato not woight should bo oomparod and ohookod with tho doalcrs or manufacturers' invontory, and if agrooing therewith should bo signed by tho witnotsos and tho olaimant and delivered to him as a memorandum of bis inventory and from which ho oould rnako a now claim, should his original claim bo lost or mispi a cod. Eaoh olaim must bo duly signod and sworn to by tho claimant in tho pres onoo of his witnesses who will, in his presonoo and in tho proscneo of oaoh other, duly sign and mako affidavit to Buch olaim as attesting witnobfos. Tho notary administering tho oath bhould have a seal, or fond a oortifi cito from tho clerk of tho court or mo rotary of stato that ho is duly oommis sionod and is qualified to administer oaths. Tho olaim as signed and sworn to before tho officer administering tho oath bhall bo immcdiatoly forwarded by him undor seal to tho oollootor of internal rovonuo for tho dibtriot of South Carolina at Columbia, S. C., if olaimant is rosidont in tho Stato of South Carolina. Whon tobaooo, snuff or oigara aro held by a commission merchant olaim for tho rcbato may bo mado by suoh merchant for, and in tho namo, of tho aotual owner. Goods in transit on .July 1, 1 GO 1, shall not bo invontoriod oithor by consigner or oonsignco on that dato, but when suoh goods aro reooived by tho oonsignoe ho may mako a scparato olaim for tho robato on form No. 461 in tho prosenuo of two witnossos as beforo desoribed. Tho olaimant shall exhibit to tho witnesses copy of bill of lading and original invoioe and theso papers must be filed with tho olaim maio for suoh goods in transit. All persons in South Carolina who cxpeot to have su lhoient stock tn hand on Ju'y 1, 1901, to raako a claim of ten dollars, should at onoo writo tho ool h.oior of tniornal rovotuo, Columbia, 8. (), notifying him of tho iaot ana asking for blank forma. Ouiy a suflioiont oumbor of forms will bo furniblud and persona applying for thorn should bo oaroful not to loso thorn as tho supply may bo exhausted. Tho namo of all personR to whom blanks aro mailnd will bo rooorded in the oollcotor s offio j. Persons writing the oollootor should givo their namoaand poatofftoes logibly. Mvory manufacturer and dealer in tho tilate whoso olaim for robato of taxes will amount to ten dollars, or moro, will bo furnished upon application, with a oopy of form 481 boforo July 1, 1901. It should be borne in mind '.hat no j VY S. C. THURSDAY, ? ~ 1.: i.. ,.?i .i.^ r..ii l uiatui uau lu vniiu nun-no tuu lUliUW >Dg elements aro pro3ont: First?Tho olairn must bo mado on blank form furnished by the collector. Seooud?Thoro must ho two disinterested witnrsHCfl. Third?Thono witrossos must meet tho dcalor on duly 1, 1901, in tho morning at his pUoo of business, or whero his tobaooo is stored, at tho oommonoomont of tho business day, and must oomploto tho iuvoutory of stock without adjournment. Fourth?Tho witnesses must sign tho olaiui beforo a oompotont otVuer who shall attach his seal to tho instrument, or, if ho has no seal, a oortifioato from thoolotk of court or soorotary of state that ho is duly authorized to?* administer oaths. Fifth?The claim must bo at least ton dollars If auy dealer wishes further infer mation upon any point his inquiry addressed to tho collector will ho promptly answered. THE WEATHER ANDCR )P3 What Young Crops Are Doing. Tho General Outlook Tho following is the woekly bulletin of tho condition of tho wcathor and orops iu this Stato issued last weok \. .. I \! i I ft ^ it <1 ? oy imccior i> tuor, 01 mo oouui uarolina sjotion of tho olimato and crop servioo of tho Duitcd States weather bureau: During tho wook ending Monday, May 13, tho temperature was lower than during tho provious week, but averaged slightly abovo tho normal Tho maximum for tho wook was do green at Allondalo aud Biaokvillo on tho Gih anU 7th, rospootively, and the minimum wat- f?l) (icgroos at (irueuvillc on lite 11<h. Beginning on tho (Hh and continuing to iho olo.-o of tho week, thoro were numerous light showers over the outiro State, lunging I rem a mere iraot to over an inch of rainfall, but nowhore was tl ero ouough rain lor the needs of crops that in pl?o<s aro suf faring lor want of moisture g.ound in haid and oloddy in pUofls, and iu hcctioijh il.ero in not ondo^ii' moistuie to gorminaio roocntly p amed needs Tho drought. in espceully so vere in Charleston oouuty, where truck yields have been materially diiuin lahed. II til foil at many poinla, bu. only in portiota cf Bamberg and Barnwell counties to an injurious ex tont, and there in planes cotton and mcluUH wc.ro totally dosiroyed aud will havo to ho roplantod. Cotton planting and roj lanting iu finished, aud most of the replanting is coming up to good mauds. Tho first plantings, whero not replanted, has poor stands, but souio of it continuos to como up. Cut worms injured stands iu Marlboro county. Chopping out and cultivation has begun over tho oastorn oountios. A goncral improvement in tho oondition of cotton is noted. Corn has improved in oolor, although slands aro still unsatisfactory. Tho plants aro unseasonably small, but roocntly havo bogun to grow. Cultivation is now general, and about all has boon plantod, cxcopt on bottous whoro tho work is undor way. Replanting continues in places. Tobacco transplanting is practically tinishod, and tho young plants aro growing nicely, llioo nan o^uio up to good stands, and lands, whoro dry enough, arc boing prepared for Juno plantings. Molons havo poor stands, in sections whoro tho orop is raised on a largo oommeroial soalo, but lato plantings aro coming up bottor. Cano is also in an unsatisfactory oondition. Wheat continuos to look well and is fully headed, but oats havo dotorioratcd, ba70 short straw, and aro suffering for rain. Colorado bcotlos aro numerous iu whito potatoes; in tho southcastorn counties potatoos aro boing dug, with poor yields. Sweet potato draws aro i oaroo. Poaohes aro dropping in placcH, but over tho Western counties iho fruit prospoots oontinuo promising. All crops aro from two to thrco weeks lator than usual. Tho Cheapest Man. "Tho ohoapest man I ovor know?" said tho pjstman, aooording to tho Indianapolis Sun. His namo was John Smith, and no was cheaper than pin on bargain day. Ho used to got lottors from his brother in-law and would open tho onvolopo by holding it over a tea kottlo. Then ho would tako out tho letter and read it, writo an answer, put the anniDAr in I lia otmn n Airnln ha *n/l i soal it up again. This dono, ho would tako it to tho postofhoe, oxplain that tho loitor couldn't possibly bolog to him, and ho didn't want to open anothor man h mail. Of oourao, an hia brothor in law's livo day roturn oard was on tho onvolopotho poatoffioo officials would nond it back." 14urued in a Steamer. Four rnon wcro killed during Wo-1nohday night in a firo which dostroyod tho htoami r O^onsboro, a lowboat, tied up at dock at Calhoun, Ky. Thodoad: Ftrouian Cronahaw, of Kvanaville. Fireman lirinkman, of Kvansville. Two rouaiabouta, names unknown. A firo broke out aboard tho boat shortly boforo midnight and in a short timo it burnod to tho water's odgo. Capt. Kiatman and Kngincor Robinson baroly had timj to esoapo. Tho othors wire supposed to havo boon asloop in tho hold and woro overcome by smoko. Loin on boat $fi,0U0. Crushed by a Stone. Most of tho houses of tho villago of Aoronza, noar Polontzoc, Italy, wcro swept away by tho fall of ao immense rook. TrjopB wero ruihtd to theaoono | of tho diaastor. Thus far fifteen bodios havo boon rooovcred. lie till O HAY u:>, I'M)I. 'COMMERCIALISM." Ex Mayor Cnirlenuvs Vi?w tf Tho New Mov?m?nt. THINKS IT DECEPTIVE. Ard Thf\t The South Should LM It 8*v*rely Alonf. CallsthaNrw M > v amont Pep- Spoon Politics During his rcoont visit to Charleston Kx-Major W. A Ccurtenay expressed his views upon tho i resent political situation in this State vory plainly and with so much point that tho publio ought to know what they aro. In ro" ply to a statement of a roprcBcntativo of Tho News and Courier that ho wanted to talk to him about "ooimnereialism" and "pap spoon politics," Mr. Courtcnay said: As you know, 1 have boon entirely withdrawn from publio matters for many years and havo no dosiro now to say ir do anything about them. Aftor so long a silonoo I doubt if thoro aro many who caro to know what 1 think. Hut rcoont ooouironoos in our party, tho preservation of which 1 rogard as cHsontial to our civilization, should induce cvoryono, not blind to tho future, to consider certain extraordinary hap ponirgsand to speak out plainly. In my view tho most dcooptivo scheme over put beforo our peoplo is that which wi uld abandon our politioal principles aud our old allies iu every State in tho Union for tho transiout plea that joining tho Koi ublican party will pr-mote our material inter* sts. Wo havo a marvellous country ? iro > ard ooal in superabundance, grain fio'ds equal to ftodiog our-* Ivch and half the world, ontt n cropB for clothing our Sjp'v* a snd many million-* of distant p o * O u - -pit-y, ovim m u-jiumi quantities, v*nn *n' inu-liig? ni>; wog'c hive and hard ?Orlr*\'g pool) e, <;OVi lopli g ftll these 0>1ohhkI uaiural advantages The ad vnrco in material resources, in eduo* tion, in wealth a cumulation the past dcoado is tho wonder of the world From the United States hur an of statistics we have this reoout exhibit ? this afti r feedinir, clothing and nup plying our 75,000,000 of population with all we o mid possibly want: Averago monthly exportation" for tho nino montliH ending with March, 1IX) 1 United States $124 11)7 853 00 Kngl&nd 117,810 216 00 Averago ending with December, 1000: Germany 87,651,000 00 Franco 50 107 000 00 Russia 29 550,000.00 ilritish India 20,747,000.00 Austria Hungary 25,748,255 00 Bolgiuin 23,508,000.00 Italy 20,518,000.00 Now this potential surplus wealth exhibit covers a period when our China markots have been oloscd to us and when tho Philippine Islands havo taken less than $100,000 of our manufaJturod goods, whilo costing us over $200,000,0001 Thoso figuros aro an objcot lesson at tho ond of a deoado in whioh tho government of tho country was shared by both politioal parties, and domonHtratoB boyond a doubt that tho growth of business and wealth is from natural and industrial oauso9 and not from pap-spoon politios. In tho midst of this abundance, this swoop of prospority, oomos a proposal i. 1 l ... ii n ? 10 ureas up mo L?emoorauo party ana hand ovor our politioal powor to our political onemiee, who havo not spared us in tho past and havo not ovon a roiiioto idea of sparing us in tho futuro. Interwovon with this dcooptivo plea of pap spoon politios, a vory gonoral impression is sought to to bo oroatod that tho owners of South Carolina ootton mills arc all in favor of joining tho Kopublioan party?another delusion 1 Thoro havo boonquito a number of mill stockholders' moctings during the pant few weeks, in nono of which, as I am informod, was any word said on this subjoot or any action taken. 1 am in clinod to bolicvo that a thoughtless ut toranocor two, rooontly made, is tho basin of theso hopes in pap spoon political oirolos. It would bo very surprising indeed if South Carolina ownors of ootton mills should voluntarily soparato thomsclvos from their frionds and neighbors to join a hostile politioal party. Of oourso, mills controlled from a dis tanoo may insist upon tholr managers and employoos faying "mo too," but that is a difforont affair altogether. Not only do present conditions warn us, but tho futuro is full of serious forobodings?to koop us from politioal suioido. Sharply defined issuos aro in full view now and will assumo larger proportions in tho near future. Tho wealth that has aooumulatod in a fow ambitious hands is at work creating oolossal combinations; alroady tho iron and slcol interests havo been morgod, tho ohicf railroads from tho Atlantic to tho Paosfio aro in process of oontolidatioD, marino transportation on both tho A t lanl in anri PaniAn 11^..? ami as has bcoo announced, "throo moo in New York" or soino othor ccn iral point witl control prioos of iron and steel products and everything else and the oost of oarrtago over inland and I ocean routes In theso vast oapitaliz? tions thcro is 30 to 50 por oont of what in financial parlance is < allod, in its primitive state, "water." This is all to bo mado into solid paying investments by a dual pressure, squeezing out evory possible owplojoo and squcczinto the trust treasuries, through heavy oosts and tolls of oarriagc, every dollar that tho gocoral publio oan bo made to pay. Tho control of trans continental railway transportation and the unifloa (ion of steam froiglitn and pasHairo oa ho Atlantic and 1'aoifio oooanw, all tuovcd in uniHon by a sin^c bell in Aow York, orratoa a suspicion that a canal at tho Isthmus will hardly bo thought then Dccossary. Tho South, ?? i i.. .1 i it. wiiiuii uiunt iniguiy uu}>un<A u[iju viiu opening of a oaunal thoro for iis futuro growth, is, I supposo, to re 111 aiu in its past condition of "honors of wood and drawers of water" for this oouibination of now wealth orcators. To doooy or distract the whito pooplo of South Carolina, whose only futuro safety is in union to endeavor to divide or mislead tho party, whoso commission ho still holds and whoso honors ho has enjoyed -Senator MoCanr d, after voting on party questions, againHt his party in Congress, is said to ho entrusted with tho Federal patronage iu South Carolina to create a -"bite Hopublioan party in our Sta'o. (?) Of oourso, thoro arc always tho nooosf-itous and unscrupulous who will tako office; that's a human record and has been so sinoo tho world began and is so yet. Hut in view of tho serious portents now in full view I have a con tidont beliof that, whilo money can buy mines and steel plants, railroads and ocean steamships and whilo it is unfortunately true that powor with money is an intoxioarr, neither oan or will buy or doooivo a frco and solf respecting I>CO|iIO. SANK LIKE A IIOUK Tho Lass of Life and a Large PatHonger SteamerTho first auihontio information concerning tho wrook of tho steamer City of I'aduoah of tho St. Louis and Tonncssoo Kivor l'aoket company, whioh ooourod at Brunhort Landing, 111., lato Sunday night was obtained upon tho arrival of tho s'oatner City of Clifton at this port early Wodno-day. Kifioon p( rso.iH lost thoir lives, six whites a'id nino blacks. Ttio head: Dr S. VV Boll, of Cubi Landing. To n d . Miss Mablo Gardinor, of St Louis. Charles .) -hiison, aged 81, dock watchman. Frank Gardner, Toxas tender of I'aducah, Ky. Two whiio firemen, names unknown Grant Woods, oolorod, boat baker Kight oehmd roustabouts, names up k uowo. Tho S oamor City of I'aduoah stoppod at Brunkhorst's Landing at 8 .'hi o'clock Suuday night and took on a load of corn. Whon in tho act of baoking away fiom tho wharf tho boat swung around and J.<uck tho bank heavily with tho stern. A snag itn boded in tho bank toro an enormous holo in the hull through which the wa tcr rushed with frightful rapidity. Sho at onoo began to sottlo and at tho end of throo minutes nothing but her roof, Toxas deck and pilot house remained about tho surfaoo. Tho olli oors aotod with groat ooolnoss and as tho boat sottlcd, holpcd tho startled passongors to tho oabin roof from whioh tho boats wcro lowered and earriod ashoro. Miss Mabol Gardiner of St. Lou'ih was asloop in her statoroom and whon tho shook oamosho probably roinaincd to dross. Hor body was found in tho forward part of tho oabin. Tho body nf l)r. Bull hiH nnt vnt lmnn rnnnoornil and it iH supposed ho wan drowned in bin stateroom. Tho orcw and their roustabout holpors being on tho lowor (look in tho midst of tho oargo whon tho vossol struck, woro placed in a position of most awful poril. As tho steamer oarconed in sotting the big oargo, oonsisting chiefly of saoks of oorn, shifted and beforo tho men ojuld OBoapo half of thorn woro pinnod down and oithor oiuihod to doath or hold until tho wator rojo about them. Tho passongors lost all of thoir bolongings, and had to bo supplied with clothing by thoso on shoro. Tho Uity of I'aduoah lies in about 30 fcot of wator and tho loss will bo total. Sho was valued at lift,000. If pooplo only knew what wo know about Kolol Dyspepsia Curo, it would bo used in nearly every housohold, as thoro aro fow pooplo who do not suffer from a fooling of fullness after eating, bolohing, flatulrnoo, sour stomach or wator-brash, caused by indigostion or dvspoysia. A preparation tuoh as Kodol Dyspopsia (Juro, which with no aid from tho stomaoh, will digost your food, oertainly oan't holp but do you good. Dr. K. Norton. Tho StuvkoK of India. 'Jho HnakoH and wild boasts of India kill thousands of human beings and oattle ovory yoar, but in 1899 tho number of deaths was larger than usual, duo, perhaps, to tho floods of that year, whioh drovo tho snakos to tho higher lands, wlurj (ho homosteads aro. Tho official reports show that 24 f>21 pioplo died of snako bito, and 2,9tit? from attaoksby wild beasts. Dur lug the same yoar upward of 98,000 oattlo wore killed, 89,288 by wild beasts and tho rest by snakos. ? Philadelphia Rooord. Mr. W. J. Haxtorof North Hrook, N. 0., says ho suffered with piles for tiftcon years. Ho tried many rcmodiea with no results until ho uso DoVVnt's Witoh Hazel Salvo and that quiokly cured him I)r K Norton Poisoned His Step-Son, Riley Wwo, of Huntaville, Ala., ohargod with poisoning his step son Rouia Mullins, was Thursday found guilty of murder in tho first dogrso. A doath sontenoo will bo pro ounocd. Lowe, who is 85 yoars old, is alleged tc have poisoned his 9 year old step-eou 1 Soptcmber 9 with stryohnine, to gel rid o! him. ' , NO. 43 ? j A TORCH DID IT. A Woikonant Di8ob?dj*nc? of Ordrrt Cause* THE DEATH OF ELEVEN MEN. fhre?. Who Will Liv<?, Ar? Severely Burned. W ;rat Explosion in Fairmont Coal Region Six m:nor* lost their 1 ivo *, fno wcro fatally injured and throosorioualy burned in an explosion at the shaft of tho Coorgo's Crock ooal and iron company at Farmington, W. Ya., on tho main lino of tho Baltimore and Ohio road Thursday morning. Thodtad: Maynard Beatty, of Mannington. .loo Nichols of Lonaconing, Md .J. II. Fvorson of Kvorson, W. Va., Ban Alferrcl of Farmiogton loo Doniiniok, Italian. Tony 1'hilippi, Italian. Tho injurtd: Charleston Carpontor, fatally. Carth Hunter, fatally. Ilarrrl F.vcrson, fatally. .Ioh Blaney, fatally. Italian, fatally. Jtlfcrson Fast, badly hurncd. Thomas Baiabridgo, burnod and bruised. Italian, burned and bruisod. Tho tioorgo's Creek company has headquarters in tho F (tiitablo building, Baltimoro, and cxtonsivo mining interests in Maryland. This is tho first mine tho company has oponod in this Stato and fully $1,000,000 has beon invested and tho miuo is ono tho boat equipped in tho Fairmont ooal roaion. Col K. li 8 mitnorvillo, an oxprionocd and oapablo mino supeintondont, has oi arge t f tho works Tho mine wan only rocn'ly put into oporaiion and ah' ut 125 uion wero employed, onlv 40 of thin uumbt r under ground. Owing to a shortage in tho oar supply tho men liavo only boon making about half timo for several days, hut yesterday quito a number of oars wore left at tho mino and tho management dooidod to break all rooords with Thursday's output. 8o, hiight a o i early this morning tho tn iots who rusido in cosy cottages on the hilltop above tho mino mado their way to tho main opening and tho oar carried them 2514 foot into tho earth. Fifteen of them wero assignci to a portion of tho mines that has been worked for hoiiio timo and tho remainder wero put to work on headings nuito a diht&noo away. One of tho men in tho rooms, it is alleged, has smugglod a torch into tho mines as it givos so much better light than tho safoty lamps proscribed by tho oompany. Thcro is an immenso fan which sends 5,000 foot of fresh air into tho mines at every rovolution and as tho shaft was considered ono of tho safest in tho region tho minor did not hoed tho fro nuent warnings of a follow cmployo who warned him of tho risk ho was taking. At 0:15 tho minor fired a shot and tho smoke whioh was vory donso caught tiro from tho torch and sproad I to either tho gas or dust and the exI i ? _ i. i i.' . .i . piusieu rcHuiicu. roriunaiciy mo mino did not oatoh firo to any oxtont. Tho explosion vontod itself through tho ?ir shaft and almost demolished the building on tho surfaoo in whioh tho fan was looatod. Tho men on tho headings did not know thoro had boon an oxplosion until notified. Tho air was soon turnod in and in a short timotho hoadings wero oloared of foul gtsses and tho work of rescuing the unfortunat oommcnoed. it was 5 o'olook boforo tho woik was oonoludtd. This is tho most serious oxplosion that ovor ooourrod in tho Fairmont ooal rogion. Lineman Killed. John Martin a lineman in tho ouiploy of the GeorgiaTolephooo and Telograph company, of Savannah, foil from a polo Wednesday morning at 10 o'olook and rcocivcd injurios whioh rosultod in his death shortly afiorwards. Ho had finished repairs at tho top of tho polo and was about to desoond whon ho camo in oootaot with a "livo" wiro. His follow workmon saw him hang limp and inert for a few seoonds and then fall to tho ground. His head was orusnou uy tno tall and blood and brains were soattcrcd on tho sidowalk. Martin was hurriedly taken to a hospital, but died in a fow minute0. Martin was 2f> years old and oanco horo from Baltimoro, whero his father now livos. Ho sorvod in a Maryland regiment in tho Spanish war. China's Empty Troasurery. Tho answer of China to tho statement of tho ministors of tho foreign powers as to tho losses sustained by nations and individuals in China has boen rcoeivod. The answer oommoncos with an appeal to mercy, saying that tfco country is impoverished. The answer explains that tho utmost China oan ctfer is 1T>.000,000 tales annually for tho next 30 years. lie Was Desperate. Frank Miller, safo blowor and murderer, undi r sontonco at Birmingham, Ala., to hang Juno 28, saturated tho bodding in his oolI in the county jail Thurday morning with oil and fired it. A line of hoso was run to the oell and the tiro was extingu shod before any damago was done. Miller oxpeoted to burn up. Croat Loss of Life. A disp*t> h from L'ekin, China, says tho ared.al at Kaligaan, one hundred > miles northwest of there, was blown i up Thursday. One German offioer and i fou r hundred men were kill-*