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1 Mil* IBS.; The Initial Meeting Held in the White HouseBRIDGEPORT MYSTERY SOLVED. A Sailed Under Sealed Orders?Light That ^ Burns Lnder Vater Supreme Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F. ? The commission to investigate the conduct of t?.9 War Department during the recent conthct with Spain held its ' initial meeting in the White House Saturday. There were eight members j present and it was announced that the services of the ninth man were counted upon, though his name had not besn made public. The eight who were present were: Major General Granville M. Dodge, of Iowa; Col. J. A. Sexton, of Illinois; Captain E. P. Howell, of Georgia; Major General J. M. Wilson, chief of engineers of the army; Hon. Chas. Denby, of Indiana, late minister to China; ex-Governor Woodbury, of Vermont, ex-Governor James A. Heaver, of Pennsylvania, and Major General McCook, of the army, retired. The commission spent an hour and a half with the president and then proceeded to the room assigned It at the War Department for the purpose of organizing and beginning work. The Work Will Continue. The divisions of the Baltimore & Ohio Bailroad west of the Ohio River are to receive the same sort oi improvements that have been made on the lines east of the Ohio. Not only are the grades to be reduced wherever it is practicable, but very much heavier motive power is to be introduced. In order to carry the additional weight the bridges on all the divisions are being replaced with heavier structures and the track relaid with heavier steel rail. It has been demonstrated by actual experiment that these changes will result in an increase in train loading in some places of more than 50 per cent.? the average being about 4-^ per cent. It is the hope of the Receivers that within the next two years the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will be an 18-foot grade road from Chicago to Baltimore, with the exception of that portion of it which passes over the mountains where helping engines will have to be used. A great many of the estimates for the different portions of the work have been made and those who have seen the plans state that the work can be done at surprisingly low cost considering the return. It is understood that the policy of rehabilitation adopted by the Keceivers two 3*ears ago will be continued by the new company after the reorganization. Supreme Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F. At the closing session of the Supreme Grand Lodge L O. O. F. at Boston it was voted not to publish the decisions of the grand sire hereafter between the sessions of the grand lodges. The floral work of Kebecca lodges was not adopted. It was voted that the patriarch militants be denied the right to parade unless ttiey are in gooa siauuiBg. It was voted not to grant licenses in the future to any accident or insurance companies to do business in the name of the order. An order was passed whereby in the future visiting certificates will carry with them on their face an order for the term pass word. Short addresses were made by Past Grand Sire Busbee, of North Carolina, and others, aud the session was declared ended. Light That Burns in Water. A new and highly important invention was tested at the German naval manoeuvres, ending recently It waB in the shape of a Greek Phoenician fire, invented by a Berlin engineer. It ignites on contact with the air or water, and cannot be quenched by either water or earth. It burns with a brilliant flame exceeding big searchlights, and it can be sunk under water or under ground, and when brought to the surface instantly burst into flames at any desired point It was tested durnirvKf aralnhnno a(T tKa ialonr) of Heligoland and off Kiel, and proved most efficient in detecting the presence of the enemy. Gov. Wood's Jurisdiction Extended. President McKinley has extended the jurisdiction of Military Governor Wood so that it now embraces the whole province of Santiago de Cuba, and has appointed Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Wiley, of the Fifth Immunes, Lieutenant Governor, with the duties of reorganizing the civil courts and the administration of all civil aftairs in eastern Cuba. The Yellnw Fever A special from New Orleans of Sept. 24th says the following is Dr. Sonchon's official report for today : In the city of New Orleans, two new cases, one death in the city to date. Deported from Harvey's Canal, live new cases, no deaths. Reported T?t>m Raton Rougue, one case. The parish of EaRt I Eaton Rogue has been quarantined. Reports from Frankttn, 1U?> cases and 5 deaths to date; all the 6ick doing well. Special Commission to Adee. Assistant Secretary of State Adee is now acting Secretary ?f State, tho President having issued a special com' ;ssion to him as Secretary of State, ad interim, the first time since the incumbency of Mr. Hunter. Genera! Wheeler to Command. Word has been received at Pittsburg, Pa., from General J. P. S. Gobin, grand marshal of the Knights Templar nararlo nn OotnhAr 11th. that Mainr General Joseph Wheeler has accepted the apr ointment of commander of the mounted division. The hour of starting the great parade of KnigBts Templars has been set for ten o'clock, a. m. Eevery inch of ground along the fourmile route has been secured for the erection of grand stands. It is estimated that there will be 200,000 persons to the mile viewing the parade. MR. COVEYS VIEWS, Meaning of the Big Purchase of Baltimore ; & Ohio Stock. Mr. John K. Cowen talked to a Bal- j tiraore News reporter at some length about the recent deal, b\* which a large portion of the stock of the road goes to the well-known Western capitalists, Hill, Armour, lieam, Field uud others. "You must understand in the first "lace," said Mr. Cowan, "that I am i not at liberty to stat* the price paid for | 11> KnlL.- t\f ufnr?lr u-hftt intrtrAftts I were sold, nor tlie actual purchasers | further than tho*e already given out by Mr. Bacon. These facts, it they come out at all. will have to come from the SpeyerB." Mr. Cowen was asked whether the control of the road had passed into the hands of these new capitalists, but ho declined to answer the question definitely, Instead of doing so he illus' TEe Vanderbilts do not own the New ; York Central, for instance.be said, "but there is no question but that they completely dominate it. It will be much the same in this case. Whether or not the new investors own a controlling interest, no one who knows [ them will doubt for a minute ! that they will pretty well de- j minate it. Every small stockholder , should be glad, and probably is glad, t H he is posted, that such men as Hill and Field and the others have come into the Baltimore & Ohio. "These holders of the common stock of the B. & O. will be the strongest who have ever held it. They are all railroad giants and will infuse new life into the property. Nor are the four whose Dames are mentioned, Hill, Field, Armour and Ream, the only ones who have bought into the road. The stock, I can say, has been judiciously distributed all along the road where it would do the most good. Other iufluential men are interested in the deal. They have bought stock and have the advancement of the road's interest at heart. No, I cannot say where or to whom this stock has beeu sold, but it will appear in good time. When asked as to when the reorganization should now be completed, Mr. t-owan saia: -*weii, i huouiu suy a 1 few mouths, possibly three or four. J There are a great many details to arrange about the foreclosure of course. The suits are not worrying us much. I don't think anyone is particularly afraid of their outcome. I think that in a few months the entire re-organization will be entirely effected. "There is absolutely nothing in the statement that there will be a consolidation of roads by which a trans continental system will be arranged. Mr. Mill's statement is very clear on this point. There will be no consolidation of roads, with the Great Northern or any other. The Baltimore and Ohio will hold itself open at Chicago to accept business from any of the great Northwestern roads which empty at r-v: T1 ,1^1 ko ohor.li,toll' V, U. 1IIC1U nvuiu K/xj avwiMtw.j nothing in tying ourselves up wi?.h any of these roads, and the statement that we would do so was only a hap-hazard ( guess, made on the spur of the moment by some one when it was first learned that Mr. Hill, the builder of the Great j Northern, was to become interested in | the Baltimore and Ohio." Sailed Under Sealed Orders. Wei-Hai-Wei, China, (By Cable).? The British battleship Centurion, the flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Edward H. Seymour, the commander of the British fleet in Chinese waters, sailed suddenly Saturday under sealed orders, accompanied from Che Eoo by the battleship Victorious, first-class cruiser | Narcissus, the second-class cruiser Hermione, the torpedo boat destroyer Fame, the torpedo boat destroyer Hart and the dispatch boat Alacrity. It is supposed that the destination isTa Ku, at the entrance of the river leading to Tien Tsin, the port of Pekin, for the purpose of making a naval demonstration there. The Bridgeport Murder Mystery Solved. Superintendent of Police Binning ham, of Bridgeport, Conn., has issued a statement in which he announoes the complete unraveling of the Yellow Mill murder mystery. The superintendent says L>r. Nancy Guilford caused the death of Emma Gill by a criminal operation; asserts that the body was dismembered in a bath tub at the Guilford House, and names Harry Oxley as an accomplice to the extent of being responsible for the condition of the girl and consenting to a criminal operation. Killed in a Freight Wreck. A special from Portsmouth, O., says says that a Norfolk <k Western freight broke in two at Franklin Furnace, two sections coming again together and ditching the train. Richard Calloway, of Lynchburg, Va., and Robert Murray, of Bellevue, Va., were killed, and Perr}' Mack fatally hurt. The three men were going to Columbus to work in a steel plant. All were colored. Embezzled Church Funds. The Nebraska Conference of the Methodist church found Rev. C. M. Fllinwood, late chancellor of the Nebraska Wesleyan University, guilty of j misappropriating 3:20,000 of University funds. The Conference declared him i desposed from the ministry and ex pelied. No criminal action has been instituted, but a number of civil 6uits are pending against the ex-chancellor. Governor Taylor's Condition Alarming. Advices from Johnston City Tenn., are to the effect that the condition of Governor Taylor, who has been ill for some time, is alarming. It has been decided to put a guard arouud the house and allow no one to approach. Has Deserted the Silver Cause. The desertion of the silver cause by Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, and his return to the Republican party, as announced from Cleveland, is a hard m\_ _ blow to toe silver men. me purpose of the Senator's visit to Cleveland is said to be a conference with Senator Hanca. Eruption of Vesuvius Becoming Alarming. A Bpecial from Naples says the eruption of Vesavins is increasing in violence, and it is feared that it will assume the proportions of that of 1872. j FIRMAN TO THE DAUGHTERS. He Calls for Formation of .More Chapters in the State. Last spring I was informed thatthera were only eight clie *ers of the "Daughters of the .evolution" in South L'urolina, and twt/of them were in one county, which left ouiy seven counties with such organizations. If any new chapters have been organized since spring. I have not s-eea any mention m mi a of them in the newspapers. Only eight chupters in South Carolina! and yet on her Foil was fought probably more battles and skirmishes than occurred iu any other state. She can point to three of the greatest partisan leaders of American Revolutionary history?Marion, Sumter and l'ickens -and besides these there were a number of other leaders, who though not so conspicuous, were equally bruve and whose names sparkle like bright stars in the constellation of American patriotism during tho Revolutionary struggle. Rut, f am speaking of the men. Let me turn to the gentle sCx. If my readers will take up Mrs. Elizabeth F. El* let's "Women of tho American Revolution, '\he .?ill lind that South Carolina furnshed more Revolutionary heroines than auy other state. And i ] tvifli a] I Vttl UU l } ft? ?JUUiu w.. this glorious history, has not much more than half ad.zcn caapters of the Daughters of tho Revolution. Are our people less patriotic than they are in the north? Are our people less proud than they are iu the uortli? It certainly seems so. What is tho :t~aedy for this condition of affairs? 1 ask this iu all seriousness for I deeply love my Stato. I am truly proud of this grand history and I have striven with tongue and pen to awaken an interest in that history. I think I can suggest two remedies. One is for our teachers to strivo to impress on the pupils that South Carolina is not only a great state but to teach South Carolina history as it ought to be taught Another remedy is for some patriotic laay laevery town to strive to awaken interest in patriotio organizations such as "Daughters of the Devolution,, and "Daughters of the Confederacy." Out in the country where tho population is scattered it would be difficult to keep up such organizations, but if such organizations could be started and properly maintained in our different towns, 1 believe that many ladies in the country would join, even if they were unable to attend regularly. South Caroliua has an earuest State regent of the D. A. R. in the person of Mis. Clark Waring, of Columbia, and I would feel proud to see Indies of all our county seats and other towns rallying to her support and building up chapters of the "Daughters of the Revolution'' that would be creditable to South Carolina?to her patriotic Revolution ary women of the past?to her intelligent ami cultured womanhood of tho present. McDonald Fujuhax, Ramsey, Privateer Township, Sept. 10. The Republicans Meet in Council. The Republican State executive committee held a meeting in Columbia in the graud jury room at the United States district court house The committee was looking into tho prospects for "Black and Tan" and "Lilly White" rule in the futuro, and trying to decide what to do for tho future welfare of the party. Among tho most prominent of tho members were Gen. Robert SmallB, of Beaufort, co.lector of the *port at that point, Tolbert, of Abbeville, E. H. l)eas, of Darlington, and Cochran, of Anderson. Besides those leading counselors there were a number of aids, who helped to swell tho number. The decision to put candidates in tho field for congressional honors will necessitate district conventions, the dates of which will be fixed later. -* ? A Brave Boy. Cfptain Adair s nouse on ?\ew street at Charleston, was entered aud robbed of seventy-five dollars in inony, clothing, etc., recently. But the robbers were not content with ther booty and called again. Mrt. Adair heard the attempt to enter her room and fainted away, but her young son, n lad about S years of age on swing a black brute about to climb in at the window, seized bis father's pistol and fired three shots at the marauder. The negro was not hit, but was badly scared and made good his escape. Reward Offered. The Governor has offered a reward of S'20(J for tho apprehension of the parties whobnrned the barn of B. Alexander, in Oconee county, some weeks ago. An Elevcn-Year-Old Convict. An Orangeburg jury found James Hoover guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and he was given a sentence of two years. Hoover is a small victim of his owu carelessness. He is about 11 years old. While playing with some small friends, last winter, hs made a piayful threat to shoot; his gun went off?of course he didu't know it was loaded?and killed one Rosa Green, a girl of about liis own age. Wanted in Georgia. Governor Ellerber lias received requisition papers from the Governor of Georgia for Nettio Font, a negro, who is wanted in that State to answer to a charge of larceny from the house. The requisition papors wili be honored and the prisoner placed in the hands of an officer from that Stnto. A Reward Paid. Governor Ellerbe lias issued a warrant iu favor of Win. Phillips, of Cherukeocounty, who captured hum Moore, who was wanted for murder. Moore was tried at the last term of court in Cherokco and convicted, with a recommendation to mercy. The reward of :?lo0, which had been offered for the apprehension, will bo paid. A Shooting Scrape. A shooting scrape took place near the union depot in Columbia in which two white men were the participants. As o n Mr 7)iitilni> wntnhmnii fnr the South Carolina and Georgia road, has an ugly wound iu the thigh from a pistol shot l>y Mr. Ingle Payne, oar inspector for the Atlantic Coast Line. Mr. Berkeley Grimball had a narrow escape with his life from the attack of an unknown negro while driving through his plantation near Adam's Bun ono night recently. [wis m TRIE L : The Total Trade During the Year ; Amounted to (Tver i * i n< ' SEVENTY-SIX MILLION DOLLARS f, | - ? to : A Line of Steamers Have Been Operated ff During the Year Giving Charleston Direct PJ Freight Connections With European Ports. Building Up a Big Business. re ? cc The total trade of Charleston during b< CC the year amounted to 37(1,304,785, as compared with $75,254,581 during the fi( year 1890-97. This indicates au increase tL in the total value of our trade slightly more than 81,009,000. but it does not P1 accQunt for the increased volume of ID business (Tone at this port. For example, the total receipts of cotton at b< - - - . this port timing the past year were i y nearly 70,000 bales fn oscess of there- " ceipts of the previous year, nndyet the in value of the cotton trade of Charleston was more thau $2,01)11,000 less than the vulue of the cotton trade of 1896-5?. Had the prices of the previous year jt, prevailed the value of our cotton trade ]} during the last year would have been \ wore than $2,000,000 in excess of the fr value of 1800-97. ai The figures show that there was a de- g] crease of about 811,000 in the value of ;\] our rice business, of about $20,000 in [n the value of our turpentine business; of about $20,000 in the value of the rosin ^ trade, of about $100,830.84 in the value j8 of the liquor trade at the dispen- jt saries and of about $140,000 in the 0l? value of the lumber and crosstie tr business. On the other hand, there w was an increase of $751,728 in the ^ value of the fertilizer business of ai the city; an increase of $830,324 j8 in the value of the cotton goods trade; pl an increase of $88,017 in the value of the fruit, vegetable and produce busi - - & tin r.nn in tha IICBS , BU luucaac vi vvv iu iuu | value of the wholesale and retail trade; an increase of 81,154,750 in the value of .. the manufactured products of the city. While the value of fruit, vegetable aud produce business was $28,017 in excess of the business of 180(3-07, the increase ?c was $1,513,172 in excess of the trade of 13 1895-96. In the wholesale aud retail 2? trade there was a decrease in the value of the grain and hay business of 3200,- JV 00Q; in hardware of $135,000 and in saddlery of $15,000. On the other hand, n there vats au increase of $250,000 in the P( dry goods trade; an increase of $15,000 in boots and shoes; of $45,000 in tobac- ?,' co; of $18,000 in drugs and medicines; ?: of $20,000 in crockery; of $30,000 in j1.' paints and oils; of $23,000 in furniture; ,r of $50,000 in doors, sash and blinds; of . $75,000 in clothing; of $2,500 in ico; of 13 $35,000 in jewelry, and of $185,000 in fish and oysters. The showing is not as good as it ought to be, but it is far from discouraging, Charleston News cl and Courier. p] South Carolina Phosphate Mines. Our export trade in phosphates is y( nrnvfK 4S MOO 000 & uonr IVia sliinmnnts to Germany amounting in value to tl 32,000,000 and the shipments to Great r? Britain to 81,000,000. Canada, Japan, ai Australia and the West Indies are good customers. The State of South Caro- C lina has lost heavily during the past al year on account of the decreased out- to put of the river miniug and the reduc- ei tion in phosphato royalty. In 1800 the State received from its phosphato royalty 3237,000. In 1891, 8170.000. In 1892, 8192,000. In 1893, $237,000. The aggregate income of the State from this "i source has amounted to $3,000,000. S] Direct Trade With fcuropc. al The (Jhnrlestou Transport Lino, cj which has boon doing au extensivo oxport business from Charleston, has ? proved a very -successful venture. 8( During the year past this corporation has sent out from Charleston thirty- tl eight vessels with full cargoes for for- ^ eign ports. Among tho items in the list of exports for this company are 178,000 bales of cotton, 750,000 bushels of grain, 7,000 tons of flour, 7,000 barrels of ro6in, 14,000 tons of pig iron, eto. d Barnwell's New Railroad. c: Barnwell is jubilant over the pros- [-( pect of a new railroad connection, which j* will put that county in close touch with , Augusta and Columbia, via the Charles- . ton and Western Carolina Railroad, P now controlled by the Atlantic Coast r Line. , t< Storing the Cargo. The British steamship Newfoundland, recently condemned as a prize of war and ordered sold, has been brought up a: to the cnstom house wharf at Charleston i; and work begun of unloading her car- n go. The cargo consists mainly of a wheat and Hour, and this was con- c demned with the ship and ordered sold, si It will be storod in the warehouses un- a der the custom house until the sale is g made. u: Cotton Mills in the State. The capital invested in cotton mills in South Carolina now amounts to C( S18,014,000, the uumber of spiuules in j. these mills is 1,300.81)0 aud the number nf Inntna ie MX AW FivA iiaw mi!l? ImVA been added to the list of last year, and | jt the prospects is that many more will lie v built in the year lbS>9. That investor* (), have contidenee in the success of cotton Vj manufacturing in this State is shown :u by the fact that more than ?000,000 additional capital has beeu invested in this business since the fall of lS'JT. Ellerbc Invited. n Governor Ellerbe and staff have re- ii ceived an invitation to attend the peace cl jubilee to be held in Philadelphia dur- e< ing the latter part of October. I g; ci $442.50 Documentary Tax. Documentary tax stamps, representing a revenue of ?442.5u to the govern ment, were placed on a recently signed jfl deed of transfer in Charleston in the ^ deal between the Virginia and Carolina Chemical Company and the Southern ? Fei .ilizer Company, whereby the former ^ corporation absorbed the plants and i : ~r i ~ ~ - *1 Dublucoo Ul IUC IttllCI. A farmer from the Ford Fork neighborhood recentlj- sold 2,200 pounds of tf tobacco on the Marion market for which .-( he received g?40. r * COTTON GROWERS' CONVENTION. irgcly Attended by Deieyatcs from Nearly Every County. The Cotton Growers' Convention hich metjin the court house, Columbia, as largely attended by delegates from sarlv every county in the State. Farera, merchants and bankers met to3ther in the endeavor to devise some :hemo by which the low price of cotm might be remedied. The meeting a9 full of enthusiasm, ana plans were ft on foot to relieve the present con.tion of the cotton planter. Coi. Youmans offored the following (solution: llesolved, That it is the sense of Miis invention that the acreage of this \ oar 3 reduced 50 per cent, throughout the >tton belt the ensuing year. Col. J. 1). M. Shaw, Maj. S. G. Maysld and Mr. W. D. Evans spoke against is resolution and suggested that the 3st thing to do was for the farmers to ako a Irving at home and then look to a reduction of acreage. On u vote the resolution was lost, not ;cause the convention was not in fair of a reduction, but for the reason iat it did not wish to appear to be takg independent action. Clerk Bullock Wins His Case. The supreme court has handed down s decision in the case of Mr. W. L. nllock, formerly clerk of the court for ubeville county, wno was reiuoveu om office last winter by Gov. Ellerbe, id Mr. James McMillan appointed to II < ut iio rest of tbe term for which r. Bullock had been appointed. The cident which caused the removal of lerk Bullock was that of his Binning ie name of another official to warrants sued to witnesses without tbeauthorvof that official. Upon this a charge forgery was preferred, and he was ied before Judge Klugh. The charge as not sustained by Judge Klugh, and ie case went to the supreme court on >peal. The result is that Judge Klugh sustained by the opinions of the su eme judges, and the victory is Mr. uliock's. Starvation on Hilton Head. Distressing accounts come from re" ~ ' * V? J inimmtiAn r\t *M*A ?> _ auie ?uurcB3 ui iuu uiun u^nuu vi |uvPty and crops upon Hilton Read by the te hurricane, which seems to have >ncentrated its greatest fnryupon that land, and swept everything before it 1 Tuesday night, the 30th of August, here is said to be hardly a home left ndamaged, and the majority razed to le ground. Crops are almost entirely lined by the overflow of water. The iople, the majority of whom are negro rmers, have nothiug to fall back up1 and are now dependent upon the larity of others for the bare necessies of life. There were nine deaths om drowning or falling debris and the ?a*ifnf5/\n amrmrr tlio polorfld T>eOL)le said to be deplorable. ?? ? Rumor Concerning Camp at Columbia. It eeems that after all there is some jance for Columbia to be selected as a lace for the encampment of a large ady of volunteer troops. No official iformation in regard to the matter has at been received by Captain Fuller, ho is in charge of affairs military at iat point. A telegram, however, was iceived in the city stating that the mv corps now stationed at Camp [eade would soon be on the move to uba; that Camp Meade would be aandoned and a temporary camp esiblished there while the troops awaited nbarkation. < > The State Ball. The executive committee ot tbe fttate all has begun preparations for the reat social event to take placo during le coming State fair. The ball will ;ain be hold in the hall of the house f representatives, but tlie senute latnber cannot be U9ed for the super, a resolution to that effect having een passed by the senate at the last sssion of the general assembly. Howrer, the committee anticipate no ouble in perfecting arrangements for lis part of the entertainment Constables Fired On. An attempt to assassinate a party of ispensary constables was made in the eighborhood of Cripple Creek, a viinity where crime and lawlessness sign supreme, just out of the city mits of Greenville. The constables elieve a decoy was laid for them, and aey were certainly shot at from amus'h. For some time they have been lformed oi wmsxey seuing in v,nppie reek, but, suspecting a trap, refused -j walk into it. The Coming State Pair. The executive committee of the Fair asocintion met in Columbia and organsed, by the election of iJr. \V. J. Muriv as presidedt, b. A. Pearce secretary nd J. M. Bateman trea-urer. The ommittee express the hope that the ubscriptions will be secured us soon s possible so that an attractive proramme of day and night amusements lay be published at an early day. . Barn Burned. Mr. A. F. Fields, of the Wedgefield immunity, lost his barn bv tire. Mr. olds was not at home when the hre roke out, but got there in time lo save ther buildings. Fortunately he only ist a small quautit.v of corn, which 'a-, m *.no i .in.. t:i- lus*;>-oiuethiug rer r?lU?. with only $>U insurance, ir. Fields has no niea as to how his am caught on lire. Sunday School Convention. The Greenville County Intordcuoi**atioual Sunday school convention tu#* i Greenville at the First i'resbyterian lurch. The attendance was unusually ood, and the interest among the deleates ehows that the work has an inreasing hold upon the schools. Surrendered to Her Owners. The English steamship Xewfound,nd, which was to be sold on October I as a lawful prize of war, has been irrendered to her owners upon tho avnient of $8,000, the appraised value : the vessel. The cargo of the vessel, ilued at $30,000, will be sold as per der of the prize court. Supt. Keeler, of the Columbia Elecic railway, has tendered his resignaDnand has been succeeded hjXtsAled Wallace. I i \ '14 Ji THE CLEMSON TEXTILE SCHOOL. South Carolina the First to Start Such an Enterprise. I Tka T^nUimava \f?nnfoAlrrara' ftfrtrtl X UC iJUl 11LUU1 D AU UU UlUVk .? *tvww. w says one of the most sip ~ficaut events during the past week i tie Southern industrial field was t* 'opening of the textile school of Cle- ixi College, South Carolina. Plans f <mch an institution in the South ha long been discussed in different S. ?tes--lS"orth Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina. They have been brought to a practical state in the last two, and South Carolina has the honor, uud will doubtless enjoy the benefits, of being the first to start such an enterprise, 'ilic trustees of Clemson have been much encouraged in their work by the heurty support given them by manufacturers of textile machinery, the school having been equipped with $1U,000 worth of machinory through the generosity of the manufacturers. It is the purpose oi the school to prepare young men of the South to undertake cotton manufac.uring in all its branches, to sunplv skilled hands and minds for the development of an industry which is makiun its habitat every year closer and closer to the lields of raw material, ana probably to the ports whence may be controlled the great commerce which this country i< destined to enjoy if it grasps the -/ chances now presented to it. Featherstone in Defeat. Mr. Featherstone in a latter in the Charleston News aud Courier thank# bis friends all over the State for the kindness and support given him dnr* ing the recent primaries, and urges the advocates of temperance not to be discouraged at their defeat. In speaking of the new administration he said: Lit me urge my friends to be trne and loyal to the incoming administration. By your earnest co-operation and sup- . port it can be made better. It ia your duty as good citizens to stand by the law, ao long as it remains the law, no mattor how bad it may be. We have had onough strife and bitterness in South Carolina. We must get together and bolster up our officers and assist them in the discharge of their duties. It is not the part of good citizenship to abuse and vilify those in power. On the contrary, the good citizen, even though he belong to the minority, will, after he has made his fight, rally to the support of those by whom he has been beaten, and assist them in the execution of the laws. 1 therefore urge my friends to throw aside their disappointments and prejudices, and act as true Carolinians ought to act. Palmetto Pointers. "Texas," a negro settlement oi n.AAnttilla woo Mm antXTiCk Clf A livfilv OOU Y 1UC| ?T HO bUU BVWUV V? * * ? ^ -J scrimmage recently between two negroes. One used a gun and the other u heavy stick. Both negroes are now laid up for repairs. Mr. Thos. Dean, eldest son of Sherifl Dean, of Spartanburg, fell from as embankment near the jail and sustained injuries about the head from which he is not expected to recover. The Southern Railway, which recently entered Aiken, will erect s depot there second to none in ths State. , The sossion of 189S-99 promises te be very bright at the South Carolina College. Prospects are very bright for a new cotton mill at Saluda. ? S0U1H CAROLINA CROP ttl'LLETION. Conditions Favorable for Farm Work and Maturing Crops. TV,n anHro ohuonna a# rtfin AUG aiiUVOl Vu w hvuwuvw w* >?> and generally clear weather during the past week, were conditions favorable for farm work and maturing crops. Some corn was housed, large quantities of fodder, pea-vine and other hay were saved in well-cured condition. Picking cotton made favorable progress and cotton opens freely, nearly half the boll* being open. The plant is about dead over the eastern counties, where little or no top crop will be made, while over the western counties slightly better conditions prevail, and cotton is still ' fruiting to a limited extent. In places a full crop is probable, but generally the recent wet weather materially reduced the prospective yield. First picking is iuferior. liotting and shedding have ceased. Sea Island cotton slight1 ?? *ar? /?i?av\ malrino ly impiuvcu, uut uu iuj< v> v|/ Rice harvest well under way, both in the coast districts and upland rice. Sorghum and sugar-cane, peas and peanuts are doing well. Sweet potatoes not yielding well in places, but the average yield is good. Largeijuantities of truck being planted, but the ground is p^ked too hard bv the recent rains fS small seed to come up readily. Fall gardens generally poor. tier Injuries Proved Fatal. Mrs. C. Friend, who was so badly burned by the explosion of a kerosene lamp in Charleston recently, died after suffering terribly. As soon as the accident took place a physician was summoned and medical attention was provided, but it was evident that the burns were of a most serious nature. A Sentence Commuted. i 'r'he ^rr""""r hn~ <* mnmV * ">o sentenco of \ in r o.? Atii!et--(n , w , > was Jem to the peu.tculiary i?>r ,i. .tats for murder, hie Jias served ift yeaia and the commutation takes eticct ..ct. 2U. Census Must Be Taken. Upon a written opinion from the attorney general's office, Governor Ellerbc decided that he could not ardor electious for Indian Hill aud Cedar Springs townships on the question of going into Greenwood county, unless a ceusus be taken aud one-third of the voters petition for the election. To Make Settlements. Comptroller General Gerham has gone to Beaufort, Hampton, Colleton 3 -n in Mia InwAr nark ana oiucr uuuunvw *** w of the State for the purpose of making annual settlements. ? ____ The Judge?What made you so certain that you had the right of way? The driver?Sure, an' my wagon was the heaviest, yer honor.?Life. ' ?} J