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VOL. XXII, NO. 24 DARLINGTON, S. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1895 WHOLE NUMBER 1,062 jl'DGE GOFF REVERSED. DICISION rendered by judge HUGHES YESTERDAY. Attorney General Barber A g led Tha 1 he Federal Court Had No Ju risdiction in The Premises. Richmond, Va., June 8.—Argument In the South Carolina registration case wta begun in the United States circuit court of appeals yesterday before Chief Justice Fuller, Judges Hughes and Seymour. Attorney General Barber opened for the state of South Carolina. The trend of his opening remarks was that the federal courts had no jurisdiction in the premises. He said it was set forth by Judge Goff that the petitioner was a colored man, and therefore the refusal of the laws of South Carolina to permit him to vote was in violation of the fif teenth amendment of the constitution. Mr. Barber called the attention of the court to the fact that nowhere in the record did this fact—that the peti tioner was colore#—Appear, though it was commented upon by attorneys in the lower court, and very prominently brought to the attention of Judge Goff when he granted the injunction. The attorney general stated that in stead of providing for a discrimination against any voter, the law set forth that any male citizen, regardless of race, color or condition, who had resid ed in the state for one year, was enti tled to vote. It was not the law, be said, that caused Judge Goff to hola that voters were being deuied their privileges, but it was the abuse of the law by people ostensibly working un der it. He contended that the law should not be held responsible for dere lictions of election officers. Mr. Douglas made the opening speech for the petitioner. He prefaced his ar gument with the statement that though he and hia associate, Mr. O'Bear, ap peared in opposition to the cause of the states, they were in no sense against the state (except that they were en deavoring to bring about right.) In addressing himself to the question of the jurisdiction of the U. 8. court he said that if a wrong was committed, and the effort of that wrong was to disfranchise a voter, and thereby im peril the federal elections, he contend ed that a federal court in question had jurisdiction. The law, he said, was in violation of section 1. article 14, of the constitution of the United States. Mr. Douglas, continuing, directly attacked the la'w aud argued that it was enacted simply for the purpose of disfranchis ing the negro vote. Mr. Douglas was followed by Mr. O’Bear, his associate, whose argument was largely of a legal nature. He held that the court had jurisdiction to hear and act in the case, and then occupied some time in the citation of various authorities and cases bearing upon the matter at issue. Gen. Edward McCreary made the closing speech for the state. He began his argument by making a careful ex planation of the registration laws, and showing that the circumstances which existed when they were enacted justi- fied their passage. He compared them to various other registration laws and argued that they were not more un just or discrimating than the laws of other states, which at various times had been declared constitutional, and thus, though the laws had been in existence since 1876, their constitutionality had never been questioned till 189S. He said if they had been as unjust as they are charged to be, they would not have been allowed to have remained so long unquestioned. He claimed that the whole case was a political one, and that Milla was only a figure head, and the speaker did not know so far as the record went, whether Mills was white or colored. General McCreary closed his very brief argument by saying he thought the court was in full posses sion of all the facts and that it would be unnecessary for him to ask the at tention of the court further. The chief justice was asked if it were allowable' to submit briefs but none were forthcoming. Three days were given each side in which to hand the ' uses to substantiate their petitions. They court adjourned till Monday at 10 o'clock. SOUTH CAROLINA WINS. The Celebrated Registration Case Decided ■a the (Jolted 'tales Court of Appeals Richmond, Va., June 18.—The cele brated South Carolina registration case was decided in the United States cir cuit court of appeals here yesterday. The state wins Judge Goff's famous in junction is dissolved and original bill will be dismissed. The decision of the court was announced by Judge Hughes shortly before three o’clock an outline of the courts position was given. Judge Hughes submitted a strong individual opinion and the order reversing Judge Goff was entered at once. None of the counsel who took part in the argument were present. GLIMPSE OF PEACE AND UNITY. The Political Outlook at Present In tha Palmetto State. CoLl’MlHA, 8. C., June 18.—The out look seems to be decidedly favorable for peace in the state. County by conn- ty in the state Is falling Into line, and either deciding to elect non-factional delegates to the convention, or doing what Is better and far more assuring, passing resolutions, through the execu tive committee, pledging a division of the delegates to the constitutional eon ventlon. This seems to be the safer and more practical plan, for at the out set it brings about more confidence in the action of the committee and unitea the white voters in a common interest As to the platform, that U a matter for argument on the stump when the cam paign for the election of candidate* tomm. POSSIBLY ACOLOREDCHAPLAIN K.n ut R.pr^.rAtutlTrii Holp'ng Out That to Their ( onatltuent*. Wamhngtojc, Juno lt».—It may be that the next house of representatives will have a colored man for its chap lain. At least Representative-ele«*t Walter Evans, of the fifth Kentucky district, is holding out that promise to the colored people who were very in strumental in his election. Mr. Evans is now working up the republicans of Kentucky for the support of the repub lican nominee for the governorship. He has among the people there a good many followers wi.o .ie ministers of colored churches and while it is not known that he has promised any one of them his support, he has declined his belief that, the fifty fourth congress being republican in politics, should recognize the colored race by having a colored man as its chaplain. It is un derstood that all of the five republi can representatives elected to the next congress from Kentucky concur with Mr. Evans in this view, and that this movement among the colored people is solidifying them in the support of the republican nominee. WILL DEBS EVADE ARREST? President of the A. P. U.* Fulled to Pat la an Appearance at the Marnharn Office. Chicago, June 12.—Debs did not put in an appearance at the marshal’s office at 4 o’clock to surrender his liberty and he failed 10 be at the depot, although he knew what time the train started. The marshall, as the responsible officer was vexed but not afraid that the American railway union president would evade arrest. As the party was leaving for the depot, the marshal said: “Debs told me he had some business to attend to and some friends to see. If he does not turn up at the station I will send him along on the next train.” Up to midnight, however, Debs had not made his appearance. The missing man arrived in the city from his Terre Haute home yesterday and went to the marshal's office arriving there at IfiSO. He was in a jolly frame of mind and carried a bulging valise, which he left in care of the marshal when he went away in company of a friend. TIRPIE TO PRESIIIE. ORGANIZATION OF THE MEMPHIS SILVER CONVENTION. Deiegttet From Many Stales Gather, With a Galaxy of Distingish- ed Statesmen GOFF'S WORK ALL ANNULLED. DEBS’ MEN WILL ARM OPENLY. Organized Labor to Form a Part of tha Militia. Chicaoo, 111., June 11.—Trade union ists have been called to attend a meet ing to be held Thursday evening. June 18, to form a military organization to be composed exclusively of union men. The call, which was signed by ‘‘The Committee," is said to have had ita ori gin with some of the leaders of the trade union movement. An open effort to concoct the trade union movement with the militia of the state is a radical innovation. It occasions a good deal of excitement among the rank and file of the organizations, and everywhere the coming meeting is being talked abouL LEAGUE OF PRESS CLUBS. Memphis, Tenn., June 18.—Beginning today, the silveritos are going to have a two days’ convention here. There is a long list of speakers and there is to be some kind of an organization, but it is not settled, even at this hour, what kind it will be. If all the men who are slated to score the "gold bugs" speak, the convention will occupy nearer three days than two, and even then, some of the aspirants for platform honors would have to content them selves with carrying their manuscripts in their pockets. At this time, it looks as if the organization would not pass through the temporary stage at all. Senator Harris’ Promlat-nt Pari, Senator Harris will probably an nounce the permanent organization in a little speech and the convention will endorse it. The chances are that Sena tor Jones, of Arkansas, will lie the per manent chairman. He has an orotund voice, is a good general and a fine speaker. If he declines the honor, which ia not likely, Senator Turpie, of Indiana, will rule the convention. W. N. Brown, chairman of the bimetallic league, will call the convention to or der. Judge L. H. Estes, of Memphis, will make a brief speech of welcome to the assembled delegates. Then it is that Senator Harris is expected to an nounce the permanent officers of the convention. After organization the first speaker will probably be Congress man Joseph C. Sibley, of Pennsylvania. Beyond that, no man knows what is coming. Some of the more important men down for speeches are ex-Governor L. Bradford IMnce, of New Mexico; Sena tor David Turpie, of Indiana; Congress man M. D. Monroe, of Mississippi; Sen ators S. K. Jones, of Arkansas; W. M. Stewart, of Nevada; J. Z. George, of Mississippi; A. J. McLaurin. of Missis sippi; George L. Snoup, of Idaho, and Alexander Delmar, of California. A. J. Warner, of New York, president of the American bimetallic league, Alva Adams, of Pueblo, Colorado, political economists and author. Senator Vest, of Missouri, and W. J. Bryan, of Ne braska, may also speak. Delegates From .Many States. It is thought that not fewer than 8,500 delegates will be present. They wilt come from the following states and territories: Virginia, North Caro lina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arknsas, Louisiana, Texas, Missouri, Florida, Tennessee. Indiana, Montana, Illinois, Colorado, California, Idaho, Nevada, West Virginia, Ken tucky, Kansas and Nebraska. Senators Vest and Cochran, of Mis souri, will head a delegation of fifty- two appointed by Governor Stone, who is a strong free silver man. Marion liutler, the populist senator from North Carolina, will be here but will not speak. VV. H. Harvey, author of "Coin’s Finan cial School,” declined an invitation to come on the plea that he was busy pre- Tiie Judge Uninorc fully Scored by the Plftpateh, of Rtchmoud, Va. Richmond, Va.. June 12.—The Dis patch says editorially today: The injunction of Judge Goff, whereby he un dertook to rescind and annul the registration laws of South Carolina w as dissolved yesterday by the United States circuit court of appeals. This is a great victory for the state of South C .rolina and corresponding set back for Judgo (Jolt, who in playing his role of Judge Bond, meets with the same ill-success that met Bond when he imprisoned Attorney General Ayres and Colonel Scott The opinion of the court is being prepared by Chief Justice Fuller and has not been filed. An outline of the courts position prepared by the chief justice was read yesterday and an able individual opinion written by Judge Hughes was also submitted and a decree was entered annulling all of Goff’s work. We earnestly trust that the courts opinion will settle the law so clearly that Judge Goff will have no excuse hereafter for interfering with the operations of state governments as he has been doing In South Carolina and Virginia. In South Carolina he undertook to annihilate the registration laws of that state with one stroke of his pen. In Virginia he has stopped the machinery of the criminal law In Important case by forbidding the commonwealths attor ney of Wyth Co., to prosecute one Wadley, who is indicted there for eml>ez*lement. We indulge the hope that the chief Justice’s opinion in the South Carolina case will not only release South Carolina from Judge Goff's grip, but will point the way to loose his hold upon Wadley or rather upon the officers of this commonwealth whose duty it is to prosecute Wadley under the indictment found against him about a year ago.” good tifs mm. RESULTS OF A RECENT CANVASS SHOW RETURNING PROSPERITY. The Latt Two Months Show a Greater Improsement in Indstries Than Before in Many Years. WILL NOT CALL A CONVENTION. National Democratic Chairman Harrlty Says There Is No Necessity For One* PHit.ADEi.rHiA, Pa., June 8.—Nation al Chairman William P. Harrity, hai written the following open letter in answer to queries put to him regarding the possibility of a democratic national convention in the near future to take action on the subject of free silver. Philadelphia. Pa.. June 6. 1895 I do sot expect or Intend to call a meeting of the Democratic national committee until next winter when It will meet for the purpose of fixing the time and place for holding the dem ocratic national convention of 189(1 until I shall be requested to do so by the requisite number of the members of the democratic national Committee I do not believe there Is any necessity for a convention at this time; on the contrary. I am of the opinion that to call one now would be harmful to the business interests of the coun try. and prejudicial to the welfare of the dem ocratic party. William F. Haruitt. Chairman of the national committee. When called upon yesterday, Mr. Harrity stated that he had no views to e'tpress at this time on the money ques tion and had nothing whatever to say further than is contained in the above letter. THEY WILL OPPOSE THE FIGHT. New YoltK. June 11.—The last two months show the greatest improvement in industrials and more advance of wages than for many years heretofore. Good times are coming again and the trades are booming. Nome weeks ago a leading mercantile agency stated that the wages of 75,000 industrial employes had been advanced. A canvass of seventy-live cities east of the Rocky Mountains shows that the wages of 800,000 have been voluntarily increased since April 1. Results of a canvass of Koston and other leading manufactur ing centers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, from Providence and Bristol, New Haven and Hartford, in Ne— England; from New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Utica, Rochester. Hinghampton, Buf falo, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Philadel phia and other important Pennsylvania manufacturing centres, as well as from Patterson and Newark, in New Jersey, and from Baltimore, covering the heart of the manufacturing section of the country, mske the striking showing that more than eighty important indus trial undertakings, which had been idle, have started up since April 1, giv ing employment to 30,000 operatives and workmen. The south and southwest, as repre sented by a score of leading cities, re port nearly fifty industrial establish ments as having started up, giving work to fully 8.400 employes. But no advance of wages or strikes are report ed there. Since April 1. just 829 of the more Im portant idle industrial establishments have opened up and furnished work for more than 54,000 employes. Ihs M-rtlng In I’hiladrlphla I’rraldad Over by Editor Clark Hawaii, of Atlanta. Philadelphia, June 18. — For the first time since its abandonment by city councils, the doors of the historic room Independence hall, which for years was used a. the chamber of commerce were , deb ate to be had with Roswell thrown wide open yesterday to the del- , * o{ Michi blu promised u, egates to the fifth annual convention , ^ ^ Memphig B i ater and address the bimetallic league. Ex-Representative of the international league of press clubs. Over 100 delegates and alter nates assembled there at 10 o'clock and were met by Mayor Warwick who wel comed the visiting j •urnilist-. to the “city of Brotherly Love.” Clark Howell, of Atlanta, Ga., president of the league, eloquently responded. JARVIS SPEAKS TO THE BOYS. North Csrollna’* Kx-Oovemor Before the Tenoeeeee University Student*. Knoxville, Tenn.. June 18.—Ex-Gov ernor Thomas J. Jarvis, of North Caro lina, delivered the annual address be fore the graduating class of the Uni versity of Tennesse yesterday. HU theme was Practical Education. The address was listened to by a large and cultured audience. The graduating exercises takes place today. NEGROES BACK FROM LIBERIA. Return to America Declaring the Country Unsalted to Unacclimated Americans. Philadelphia. Pa., June 10.—Several negro families who sailed from Savan nah on the Steamship Horsa for Libe ria, as part of the colonists to that country, returned yesterday on tha steamship Kensington from Liverpool. The negrdes said that Liberia is un suited to unacclimated Americans and that death from fever probably will be the lot of many of the colonists. Ohio Coal IWIuera Will Reanme Work. Columbus. O., June 11.—The coal miners of Ohio have by a vote of 5,091 to 4.351, decided to accept the offer of the operators to go to work at 51 cenU per ton. The machine mining ques tion, however, is still unsettled. The miners demand 3-5 of the picking rate and the operators offer only half. lari la I* to n peak Again In Knntneky. Washinotov, June 11. — Secretary Carlisle will leave here the latter part of this week for Kentucky and will deliver an address on the financial question at Louisville on Friday or Sat- urdpy of this week. This will be his fina> speech in the present Kentucky campaign. pinaa for the Foetal Uongreea. Washington. June 10. — Secretary Edward Hohn of the executive commit tee of the Universal Postal Union has notified Postmaster General Wilson that he will be in Washington on June 18 to discuss plans for the postal con gress to be held here In 1897. Knoxville. Cumberland Uap nod LonlavUle Knox’vili.e, Tenn.. June 18.—Kno«- ville. Cumberland Gap and Louisville rai’-oatl w'’ 1 - be sold by Special Master Jsmv ~ l v i*L Upset price Bland, of Missouri, has declined by tel egraph. Later:—It ia decided this morning to make Turpie permanent chairman, and Senator Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the committee on resolutions. The convention meets at 8 o’clock. The ad dress of welcome will be delivered by Col. Casey Young, of Memphis GREAT RELIGIOUS CONGRESS. Pan*American Association of Reform, Re ligion and Education to Meet Fobonto, Can., June 11.—It ia pro posed to hold in this city, in July, a Pan-American Congress of Reform. Religion and Education, the work of which will be done in sections devoted to education, philanthropy, woman's work, editing, publishing, missions, temperance. Sunday-schools, economics and other vital themes. The object is to bring together the workers of all churches, all the Christian teachers, writers, speakers and others who seek men to follow Jesus Christ TO APPEASE THE HUNGER. Apeal for Aid, In the Name ef Oklahoma's Ha (ferine Hnmanitj. Wichita, Kan , June 10.—An appeal for aid has been received here from Medford, Okla. The citizens are in a wretched condition so far as food and clothes are concerned, and pray for im mediate relief. The appeal closes as follows: "In the name of suffering humanity we appeal to yon for such aood and other things as you can share to help the destitute, and that aa soon as yon possibly can, to appease tha hunger of crying children." Terrific Storm Sweep* Over Sooth Georgia. Atlanta, June 13.—A terrific storm swept over Worth county in South Georgia early last night The peaches, watermelons and other crops were de stroyed over a large area. At Isabella houses were blown down and mer chants stocks were damaged by the flood which poured into stores unroofed by the wind, Rhode Island Murderer (aught la Atlanta. Atlanta, June 8.—Dan Dalton, want- ad in Providence. R. L, for murder, was arrested here last night He killed g man named Hessell in 1898. Dalton came here a few months ago as Denver Ed Smith's manager. He admits his Iful't Pagh Qnslllle* sad Knteis Upon his Dalles Washington, June 8.—W. H. Pugh, of Ohio, who was yesterday appointed auditor of the treasury for the navy department qualified yesterday and entered upon hia new duties Citizen* of Dallas, Tex., Vote Against the Corbelt-Fitzsimmons Mill. Dallas, Tex., June 11.—The mass meeting called for last night to protest against the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight was a very tame affair. The tenor of the speeches was to the effect that a horde of thieves and dissolute charac ters would be attracted to the city and that the moral effect of such an exhibi tion would be vicious on young men and boys. Several of the speakers de clared that their boys knew more about Corbett and Fitzsimmons than about their Sunday-school lessons. The other side of the question was ably presented but the meeting finally decided by a vote of 38 to 86 to oppose the fight UNITED STATES TOBACCO CO. Nsw Manufacturing Concern Started In lllclimond, Virginia. Richmond, Va., June 8.—In the city circuit court here yesterday a charter was granted to the United States To bacco company, which will carry on a manufacturing and shipping business in tobacco, cigars snuff and cigarettes The capital stock is to be not less than tl00.000, nor more than 8300,000, divided in shares of 8100 The officers for the first year are as follows: Fred Myers, president and director; Claud C. B. Haplin, vice-president and director; Frank P. Murray, secretary-treasurer and director; E. L. Windfield and S. B. Bntler, directors. THE EDITORS IN ATLANTA. INDUSTRIAL CONDITION SOUTH The Advance In (Its Trie* of Iron ('an.ee an Increase Id Wages. Chattanooga, Tenn., June 11,—The Tradesman has received reports of in dustrial conditions in all parts of the south for the week ending June 8, which say • The recent advenes In tbs price of Iron is well sustained, and has led to s 10 per rent In crease In wages on the part of the Pioneer Mining and Manufacturing company, ouo of the largest mine and furnace operators In the Birmingham district It is expected that other mine operators will follow this example. In addition to the two steel working establish ments. one at Bessemer and the other at Bir mingham. now under way. Coal mining Is now very active, and no labor troubloa are expe rienced. The Interest In textile mills built by south ern capital continues to be very active. As cotton season approaches renewed Interest Is shown In the establishment of new cotton and oil mills. Recent advances In prices In lumber are well sustained and have caused an increase In the number of new mills. Tonnassae Press Association Spends a Day In tk* Gala City. Atlanta, June 18.—The Tennessee Press association arrived here last night from Cumberland Island, where they hare been taking a vacation. Today they will be given a ride over the sixty miles of electric lines of the city and at 1:30 o’clock will be entertained by Hon. W. A. Hemphill, vice-president of the exposition company, at a barbecue at hia home at Woodley. At 8 o'clock they will be taken to the exposition grounds, where they will spend the afternoon investigating the plans and scope of the exposition, and at 8 o’clock the party will leave for Tennessee. Bejert Terms of Reorganisation. New York, June 13.—The committee of first mortgage bond holders of the Savannah & Western railroad voted yesterday to reject the terms contained in the plan for the reorganization of the Georgia Central railroad which op erates the Savannah, Montgomery A Western. There had been deposited with the committee 85,000,000 out of a total of 86.000,000 bonds. Dun A Company's Failure Report. New York. June 8.—It. G. Dun A Co. report the following failures: Failures In four weeks of Msy showed llabl). Itiesof 19,329.181. of which W.401.87B were of manufacturing and it 845 306 of trading con cerns. Last year the total was I9.7K7.9.’1, of which 14.051.608 was of manufacturing and 14.- (81.FM of trading concerns. Failures for the week have been 195 In the United States against 815 last year, and 85 In Canada against 40 last year. Tho ■iseTdonriMS are Safe. New York, June 19.—The following dispatch from the Rev. J, R. Hicks at Shanghai was received at the office of the Methodist missionary society in this city. It bears 11th June date; "Property at Chentu destroyed. Mis sionaries all safe.” MR. WHITNEY SPEAKS OUT. Believes If Silver Should 'Carry the Next Convention, It It 111 - pilt the Party. Boston, Mass., June 10.—Ex-Secreta ry of Navy, William C. Whitney, was in terviewed at the home of his mother in Brookline last night He said: I am not and will not be a presidential can didate. If the silver men ahould carry the next democratic convention It would spilt the party right in two. The democrats must stand for sound money. There are a good many sound money men In the west and south, and the Memphis convention, I think, has helped the cause along. Secretary Carlisle's speech at Memphia was an excellent one and deserves to ho widely read. It has undoubtedly had much Influence in the mnith. I think the people will eventually treat this question the same way they did the greenback question. They want sound money Just as much as they did then MUST DEPOSIT THE STOCK. ALICE MITCHELL AGAIN. Tha Once Famous Belle of Memphis Trie* to Commit Suicide In nn Asylum. Nashville. Tenn., June 8.—A dis patch from Bolivar, where the West Tennessee hospital for the insane is locatetl, states that Alice Mitchell, who is confined there, attempted suicide a few nights ago. She has the entire freedom of the building and grounds. A note was found on her table by one of the asylum physicians stating that her body would be found in the reser voir on the roof of the building. The physician immediately hastened thither aud met her as she came out of the tank dripping weL Alice Mitchell will be remembered as the Memphis belle who cut the throat of her girl sweet heart, Freda Ward, on the streets of that city two years ago and got off on a plea of insanity. Holden In the C-, C. A A., ('. A G. and Western Cnrollna Rnllronda New York. June 8. -It is announced that such holders of sttick of the Char lotte, Columbia and August railroad, Columbia and Greenville railroad, and Western North Carolina railroad as have not already deposited the stock .with J. Plerrepont Morgan & Co., for conversion pursuant to the arrange ment made with th the Richmond Ter minal reorganization committee, are requested to do so before June 20tb, after which date no such stock will be accepted. The stock of the Western North Carolina must pay 84 assessment THEY DENOUNCE THE COURT. Laboring Men of Omaho Doclnr* the Su preme Court Arbitrary aud Unjust. Omaha, Neb., June 10.—At a mass meeting of laboring men held Saturday night the following resolutions were passed unanimously: Whereas, The supreme court of the United States has denied Eugene V. Debs, president of the American railway union, a writ of ha beas corpus, thus denying him the right of an Impartial trial by a jury of his peers, and Whereas Such denial has swept away every safeguard that prottmts the liberty of the citi zens, therefore be It Resolved. That we. the working men of Omaha, In mass meeting assembled, denounce the action of said court as arbitrary and un just. and calculated to destroy the confidence of the musses In the integrity of the Judiciary of the United States, and he it further Resolved, That we call on the liberty loving citizens of tbe United States to denounce tbe action of said court. Money to loan. W E are now in |>osition to secure loans of money on improved farm lands, on easy terms. Call at our office over The Hank of Darling ton. WOODS & MACPARLAB. June 6—1m. London, June 10.—Mr. Gladstone has suffered a slight relapse due to his go ing out carriage riding prematurely. Town ‘ , Council Chamiikr. ) Darlington, S. C., April 86, 1895. j K E it ordered and ordained: That, for the purpose of electing five members of a Board of Health, as re quired by an Act of the Legislature ol the State of South Carolina, En titled, “An Act to Establish Local Hoards of Health in the Cities and Incorporate Towns of the State and to Define the Powers Thereof". Ap proved January 5th., A. I). 1895; It is hereby Ordered and Ordained: Ttiat tbe Town of Darlington shall be and hereby is divided into five wards, designated as follows, to wit: Ward 1. Shall compromise all the territory lying to the West of Rail road Street, beginning at the crossing of the C. 8. aud N. railroad, extend ing down Railroad Street to Pearl Street, crossing Pearl Street down through Earle's Avenue to Orange Street, down Orange Street to the East and down the Street dividing tiie Factory grounds from the resi dence of (4. W. Dargan to Swift Creek —the same being the Town limits. Ward 2. Shall embrace all the ter ritory lying between the Eastern line of Wani 2 to Ward's Lane, in a straight line from Swift Creek, through Ward's l ane to theTowu limits towards the South. Ward 3. Shall embrace all the ter ritory lying between Ward’s Lane and Main Street, the Ea>tern bound ary of which sliali begin at the cross ing of Swift Creek by Main Street, ex tending to the crossing of C. 8. & N. railroad on Main Street, so that the said ward will be bounded on the North by Swilt Creek, on tiie South by C. S AN. railroad, East by Main Street, and West bv the Eastern line of Ward Ward 4. Shall comprise all territory lying to the South and South-East of C. 8. and N. railroad to a straight line designated by Ward’s Lane on the West; said Ward to be bounded Nortli by 0. 8. A N. railroad, on the East by Swift Creek and the corporate limits, and on tiie West by Eastern bound ary of Ward 2. Ward 5. Shall compromise all the territory lying North of C. S. & N. lailroad and East of Main Street, bounded on the North by Swift Creek, ou the East by Swift Creek, on the South by the C, 8. & N. railroad, and on the West by the eastern boundary of Ward 8. By Order of Council: J. W. EVANS, Mar 23-5t. Cleric. S.A. WOODS &C0. ARE BUTCHERED IN CHINA. American. EngiUh and French MlMlooa- rlee Massacred. London, June 11.— A special dispatch from Shanghai says that it Is almost certain that s massacre of all the per sons connected with the English, French and American missions at Chengtu has occurred. Neither men, women nor children have been spared, according to the report It is admitted that telegrams have been intercepted by the government, the object being to conceal the news of the massacre. A French gunboat is en route to Wuen Chang to Investigate the report President Clavalaad Will Visit Atlanta. Washington, June 19.—The presi dent has ac<*pted an invitation to vialt the Atlanta exDoaitlon October «UL To Bring Back Velcutcnant Pezry, Washington, June 10.—The whale- ship Kite has been chartered to carry the expedition to Greenland to bring back Lieutenant Peary, the arctic ex plorer. Emile Diebitsch, Peary's brother-in-law. will have charge of the party. Mrs. Peary will not accompany the party, but will wait for the return of her husband at St. John’a The Kite is to start about the middle of next month. Wacea Raised Twins la Four Moalhe. Youngstown, O., June 11.—The blast furnace operators of the Mahoning and Shanango Valleys have decided to ad vance the wages of their employes 10 per cent, to take effect June 15. This is the second 10 per cent raise in two months, or a restoration of the wages paid before August 15, .1893. About 3,000 men will be affected. desire to announce to the people of Darlington County in general, to the ladies in particular, they are now opening and that at their handsome establishment on the east side of the Public Square, a large and varied assortment of Henry Verdict Acalnst a Railroad. Weldon, N. C., June 8—In the of W. E. Daniel, administrator upon the estate of C. D- Key vs the Peters burg railroad company, the jury gave 813,000 damages in favor of the plain tiff. The nature of this esse is that J. F. Lifsey, agent, shot and killed Key in the depot at Garysburg, in 1898, about the a to rage on tome baggage, Actor Emmett Shoot* HI* Wife. San Francikq, June 10.—J. K. Em mett, the actor, Saturday night shot and It ia believed fatally wounded hia wife, Emily Lytton. The shooting was the resalt of s quarrel. Emmett, who was Intoxicated, waa locked up. _ Inspector MeLau(htln Dio New York, June 11,—At a maetlng of the police board yesterday Inspector McLaughlin, who waa convicted of ex tortion in tbe court of oyer and termi ner last w eek, was dismissed from tha force. SPRING Which for STYLE AND PRICES is not to be excelled in this section of South Carolina. Give them a call and examine their beautiful stock before decid ing where you will make your Spring purchases.