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nHBHSnHHUBn^HnpQi t les c MBMMM?BBBMBHBH|M^HM^Fg and othe |SjfflSwp|Bs8H^|HB^HBHB^^^^icau oil ha the EH^^gS|^BH[^B|^8^9P3 iQ France, an SffluUBnEH^MB^nB^Rving to secure a r< H^MBNBQS^H9HI^M-bicb tbe soapmaker: do ^nH9SwTK^ondoD lancet says in regar MHBH^^^B.ne work of tbe society for tbe Prt H m of Cruelty to Children: "J H9BB|HFwe take tbe record for last Angus KflF alone we find that it contains 214 HSj^F cases of proved cruelty. Tbe grei ^BF majority of these appear under tb ^ heading of 'Neglect and Starvation, though nearly 400 are instances of d rect ill-treatment and assault. J other words, vice and poverty are tb most fruitful sources of domesti tyranny. The method of treatmeu ^dopted by the society is commeudf blv judicious. Though armed wit the power of a punitive law, a prefei ?nee is given wherever possible t less heroic measures. Of the 214 cases referred to 1675 were dismisse "with a warning, but it is noteworth that out of 258 prosecutions ther tK>r? 24ft ^nnviftinns. General Wheeler is old but full c ideas, and his plan for higher educt tion among Cubans is excellent, ol erves the New York Commercial Ad Tertiser. He proposes, in brief, tha each American college give free tu: tion to a few Cuban youth. The co! leges are doing well in agreeing t General Wheeler's plan, and it wi be a good thing for Cuba. Wealth Cubans have seut their sons here t be educated nearly as often as to En rope, but now the wealthy class ar embarrassed, and the middle class ar poor. No doubt man^^UartflBfl HnUaHHHHHmMHHtokes, BSKBUIHHBhHSSV^ Grier, SHfflHHHiWF; W. V.\ j Humnwc:. Straus , IIIBIDDnmmB^Hrr.n j. w. N |M^B?nHgHWlt. S. Hill. . c gjj Jrary cf educatio SSRflj^^flS^P^ent at the session <>f ] SKEKlK99^7to represent bis dept. A. Coke Smith addres i Bj^H9fi^Vence upon this question <f ^ HHRHm, pleading for an enlar: j- ] MKf plans for the education of ie } JjgHg people. The English Metb i- ] ^^B^have determined to raise S4, rjU". >0 j ^Hor this purpose. The Canadian M< a- ( odists have determined to r. o ( ( SI,000,000. The M. E. Church. No h, ( has called fpr $20,000,000. Ourchi.cli : e asks for St,500,000. All should make ( n earnest efforts to raise this sum, and k thereby begiu the work of the twen- { tieth century thoroughly equipped. i * ,s The State Reformatory. , s The efforts of the Rev. Charies C. i , Carroll, a negro minister, to interest i the general assembly in the establish- i ment of a reformatory for youthful 1 , criminals may yet be successful. The y legislature appointed a commission, 1 consisting of the Rev. C. C. Brown, 1 D. D., of Sumter, Hon. L. D. Childs, ( d and Prof. R. Means Davis, to inves- ' tigate the matter. Dr. Brown has ro- 1 cently visited the reformatories at El- 1 mira and Rochester, X. Y., and made 1 it his report to the commission. He re, ported at length upon the work of Mr. ] S. W. Brockaway, one of the pioneers it of the work, and was thanked by the e commission for his earnest and pains- 1 , taking efforts. Gov. Ellerbee was iu formed of the work done by Dr. < i- Brown, and i9 very much interested in ' n the undertaking. The object of this reformatory is to take the youthful 1 e criminals from prisons and chaingangs, lC where their lives would be ruined by i ootjtapt -with hardened criminals, aud I to place them in this house of correci tion, where better influences will be 1 h thrown around thein. 1 Attempted Highway Robbery. < 0 A case of attempted highway robbery 1 1 developed on the Charlotte road about ^ 6even miles northeast of Yorkville one 1 night recently. Mr. Robert Lee Youngy blood, who clerks for Mr. W. T. Mas- J e sey at Tirzah, was the intended vie tim. Mr. Youngblood had been out col- ' lecting and was on his way home. Sud- ' denlv a man jnmped from the side ol f the road between the wheels of the j buggy and placing a revolver close tc I" ** -XT LI - 31. -."J. J J.J. ] mr. zoungDiooa s Biue, aemanaeu: >- "Hold up, G d you!" Without l_ waiting for Mr. Youngblood to obev the man fired. The bullet passed l* through Mr. Youngblood's overcoat i- and the flash set his clothing on fire. |_ The fellow fired a second shot, but this also missed. By this time Mr. 0 l'oungblood had his own revolver in 11 action and the highwayman took to his heels. The people of the neighborhood are making a careful investigation ol 0 the matter. New Enterprises. The folIowin^^MMg^^^^^^^k | HBaflBfl^H^HTstntc SuperHHHRnW. D. AluyB^9H^^HE^^Hnled, or has to do with There iijrures in connection schools and academics, Pncomplete a3 it was a aimto get them to respond, lent in the rubtic school: s fcr tho scholastic year to July 1, 181(8, is as folBy counties: Abbeville lias 4,33-: vhites and 7,735 colored; Aiken, 3,04' vhites and 4,014 colored; Anderson, ',17Swkite3 and 4,GOO colored; Bam ierg, 1,025 whites and 2,040 colored 3arnwell, 2,300 white and 3,545 colored 3eaufort, 449 white end 5,440 colored Berkeley, 1,304 white and 3,945 colored Charleston, 4,525 white and 7,612 col >red; Cherokee, 2,833 white and 1,43jolored; Chester, 1,971 white and 4,49! colored; Chesterfield, 2,720 white anc ,624 colored; Clarendon, 1,004 whit* tnd 3,001 colored; Colleton, 2,383 whit ind 2,333 colored; Darlington, 2,92! vhite and 3,995 colored; Dorchester ,207 white and 1,380 colored; Edge iold, 2,005 white and 4,321 colored Pairlield, 1,671 white and 4,901 colored Florence, 0,982 white and 3,448 colored ieorgetown, 1,033 white and 2,781 col )red; Greenville, 8,100 white and 4,02' colored; Greenwood, 2,856 white an* 1,479 colored; Hampton, 2,201 whit* ind 2,619 colored; Horry, 3,874 whit ind 1,479 colored; Kershaw, 2,776 whit md 1,877 colored; Lanrens, 3,063 whit ind 4,699 colored ;Lexington, 3,730 whit ind 1,958 colored; Marior, 3,978 whit ind 4,167 colored; Marlboro,2,007 whit md 2,900 colored;Newberry, 4,242 whit ind 4,700 co'ored; Oconee, 5,770 whit ind 1,199 colored; Orangeburg, 4,71 ivhito and 8,319 colored; i'ickens, 3,36 svmte ana 1,r.r; colored; Kicniana,^, is s-hito aud 4,844 colored; Saluda, 2,18^ vhito and 2,/i71 colored; Spartanburg ),555 white and 5,172 colored; Sumter >,820 white and 7,730 colored; Union >,2011 white and 2,388 colored; Williams ourg, 2,724 white and 3,735 colored i'ork, 3,907 white aud 5.073 colored. Following is the total t nrollment ii public schools for the scholastic year July 1, 1807, to July 1, 1808: Total white males, 03,716; total whit 'emales, 61,386; totul whites, 125,102. Total colored males, 71,550; total col sred females, 70,228; total colored, 150, rs7. Total males, 135,275; total females 140,614; graud total, 275,880. The average attendance of the publi schools during the scholastic year wa is follows. Total whito males. 45,477; tola wuuo itimaiett, i ), ii'j, loiai wuues 11,256. Total colored males, 53,147; tota colored females, G1,004; total averag color .d attendauce, 114,151. Total males, 98,624; total females 100,783; grand total, 205,407. As will readily be seen there was i marked difference between the enroll ment and the actual attendance. An ether fact which will deserve notice i that 25,000 more colored children thai white were enrolled, although the aver ?ge attendance was only 14,000 more Ihis is due, probably, to the fact tha aegro children in the rural district ire compeuea xo leave tne scnooi u pick cotton in the fall. However, ther b no disguising the fact that the negri is a race is, if anything, taking bette idvantages of hia opportunities thai ;he white men, all things being con lidered. On the other hand, as show) ay the following figures, the whit eachers received over three times ai nuch money, and there were 900 mor< vhite teac^^MhrtColored. The totr^^ftfftnt expended for thi imployment of colored teachers wai 5179,350.06; for building school housos *8,4^6.14. The total amount eipendei H^^iJored 30. th< the 01 |H|HHnHHIr3 Co- ai m^HnHHd by rode ^BBRl^H^HflBH^^^^Kiroving and s, was H^HH&Hjj^^BB&H^Vn from the grandstaWW^^^^W^Tarriages sur- tl rounding. Right bravely did they ride, it but never a nobler knight bestrode ir ^ *-*?*** ?3ab n steeu, never a more gauaai &ui^ui spurs than Sergeant Dick Byron, who st won the championship of the tourney. d? And that he is honored and respected fr as a man as well as a knight wa3 evi- J. denced by the deafening cheers which pi greeted his final coup. The coronation st ^ ball at the The Columbia in the even- al ing was a fit climax to the successful ei events of the day. The elegant dining a! hall was a scene of loveliness as tho st . handsome officers and lovely Columbia P girls whirled over the floor to the rythm ai 1 of the elegant dance music of the Sec- B ond Tennessee orchestra. But there c< was one central picture which was more tl \ beautiful than all others the crowning b I of the queen of the tournament The I courtly champion of the lists had p ' worthily bestowed this honor upon Miss e j Nina Oliveros. b 3 Charleston*. The Grand Lodge of b 1 Masons of South Carolina convened in c; 3 annual session at Masonic hall in this e 3 city. The Grand Master, J. T. Bar- n $ rou, of Columbia, opened the meeting T and delivered the annual address, fi Hundreds of Masons, representing b every section of the State, wero in at- d ' tendance. Among other important n questions which came ut> for discussion h was that of affiliation with grand lodges a nA \f acAn a anil frh A h J ILULiiUg tuiui WV4 ^'IU-JV/UU, MUV* - ^ I ] following resolution was unanimously i d 3 adopted: Resolved, that tbe Grand , * Q Lodge of Washington having seen tit i tl Q at its last annual communication to | 8 e pass a resolution recognizing as'legiti- s Q mate the negro Grand Lodges, the f< e Grand Lodge of South Carolina wishes h 0 to express its most unqualified condem- s 3 nation of this action, and hereby severs e all fraternal intercourse with the Grand ri 5 Lodge of Washington and its subordi- x, a nates. X 1 Charleston".?A review of the com-1 b 3 merce of the port of Charleston last ^ , fall showed an increase iu the exports p , of over a million dollars. 'lTiis year ti , will nndoubtedly show a greater in- t< - crease, for the items in which the ii ; figures had grown from almost nothing t< to hundreds of thousands were gntin v a and llour, and the Charleston Traus- 1 , port Line is now sending out cargoes h of cereals and breadstufl's almost every a e week. The bookings of wheat and c other grain for December and January - are large and increasing. Cotton seed 3 - meal is fast becoming an important 0 article of export and cotton seed oil, g , iron, lumber and other goods are being, ti taken by the Manchester, Liverpool h c and Hamburg steamers which plv reg- a s ularly to and from this port under the g; Charleston Transport Company's flag, b ' Gov. Ellerbe has presented the fam- 0 j ily of Mr. J. W. Howell with a most P acceptable Ceri3tmas gift?the freedom h ! of the husband and father. On Deceme ber 2oth Powell will be a free man, free f< to return to his home, free to enjoy the c > privileges of citizenship. He was sen- . b tenced to seven years' imprisonment, | a 8 and lias already served two. His faith- d " iul work as farmer at the State farm, tl * and the esteem in which he was former- d 8 ly held caused a large number of Rich- b 3 land county's most prominent citizens ' to sign the petition for his release. ii j Anderson. A most deplorable and 81 painful accident here was the accidental ' ) killing of little George Henderson by * his brother, Willie, who is also quite I 3 a small boy. The shooting waB done T r with a small No. 22 calibre parlor rifle, C with which the children were playing. 8 It is not clearly understood what occur" red. tint the little fellow not knowing n j ik.kil : al 1 i_ iuo nuo wao IUUUOU nuo tuicicoo, u e when the xifle was discharged, striking a ' George in the forehead. c Oolcmma. Engineer Arthur E. 0* e Williamson has for 14 years guided 3 ponderous locomotives over perilous i] places, and has always come home safe. \ But the other afternoon he started out b in his buggy on a business errand, C 3 and was brought home cold in death, b a His neck was broken by falling from 11 his buggy within tho corporate limits S L of the city. |Lst. Matthew's. There is no longer " doubt about tobacco being giveu a a in this portion of Orangeburg another year. The best judges n HHflHulared that it costs $18 per acre jHR^^Hkbiuco, and this, of course, ^^SR^^^^Lthe smaller farmers until 6 substantial financial re- I1 H^^HHS^^&^'orts of their well-to-do v situated agricul seems to be a HH|^i a ^nH^S^H^H^^ieLi lumber HM^BI^DBHBlA.for HHHB^. *< kn vhbnni . WMRfln Rocs Hill. Some tiifl H ill had a fire that awep^f^HH^B le-fourth of the bnsineH^BHBBH te city. Ia-place of theHR9M^^| lildings are now beingaj^HHSKfl '6 finer in appearance j|gjHg|B9^H . Bock Hill heretofore^^^Bg^^B ewell Company is putting ory building about :i.i feet wtde^^B K) feet long, with the front plaH less and ornamental preasecfU)rick^ he structure will cost about $&000. . Friedham & Brother have alfeut >mpleted a large and very handsome iree-story building, the front of grane, pressed brick and plate glass. The treatment is estimated at $2,500. Mr. J. L. Roddy is building a two-stofy ructure about 30 feet front by 60 feet sep, plate glass and pressed brick ont; cost estimated at $2,500. Mr. , B. Johnson is building a two-story,. late glass and pressed brick froyl ;ructure, about 30x100 feet, to col oout $5,000. Mr. J. R. London 9 recting a double building, located si j to face both ou Railroad and Mail ;reets. This is about 30x100 feetl late glass and pressed brick froufl ad will cost 85,000. Mr. W. .V loddy is putting up a building on '! jruor of Railroad and Main street iree stories, plate class aud pressfl rick front, to cost ?7,500. I Columbia. a soldier staggered infl olice beadtfuarters with his face caH red with blood. He was soon follo^H y a negro who stated that he toa^^H een shot Dr. William Earle^^S ailed in and examined the two wH^H d men. The soldier, who ame as Corporal Henry Taylor^^HB 'irat Rhode Island, stated to rey that he had been shot on AshH^ ly street in a restaurant, while eneayoring to play the part of peacelaker. The examination showed that is chest was sprinkled with bird shot - ^ ' afvn/ilr 11(1 a low HU&lieriUj? ouut uau ouuwa im in the head. His wounds are not angerous or even serious. The negro, hose name is Richard Hunter,claimed bat ho was on the opposite side of the treet when the first shot was fired. He tarted to run and caught the fall ef3ct of the second load which sprinkled is left arm, side and back. He is not eriousH' hurt, either. Charleston*. ?Work is progressing apidly on the improvements and the ig amusements at the Isle of Palms, ho last track on the steeple chase is eing put in. The work on the Ferris heel has begun and tho wheel will be ut in shape at the eatliest possible imo. It will stand ou a foundation tventy-five feet high and every point 1 the city can be plainly seen from the jp carriages. There will be a good iew of Summerville from the wheel, 'he company will have about five undred electriclisrhtson the structure. ad it will be a pretty sight from the itv at night. Scxiter. One Willie Nelson with everal other negroes, were standing n a street corner talking. Another nero whose name so far cannot be ascerlined approached the crowd and when 1 a few steps of them pulied a pistol nd began tiring at Nelson. Three hots were tired in rapid succession, ut only one took effect and that was n the shin which proved too hard for enetration. When Nelson pulled up is trousers the ballet fell oat It seems that no new county can be jrmed, and no township from one ounty join itself to another without a imilv fnsa finv Fllerba has been pprised of a fight which is now on own in Colleton county. A part of tie territory, as gathered from the inefinite information received, wants to e annexed to Charleston. Gov. Ellerbe has received the followag telegram from Dr. James Evans, ecvetary of the State board of health: 'Maysville. Smallpox situation here srious. Forty cases reported^- Shall take charge for the Stat6?" Mavsille is a small town on the Atlantic loast Line about 10 miles on the other ide of Sumter. Charleston*. Council in regular aeetiag received a petition drawn up v the Confederate reunion committee ud signed by many citizens, asking ounoil to appropriate the sum of $29,90 for the entertainment of the Consderate Veterans at the gathering here i May. A commission for a charter has been isued to the New England Electric !o., of Cheraw. The object is said to e to engage in a general manufacturig business. The capital stock is 250,000. Charleston. The anniversary meetig of the Sons of the Revolution, held t the South Carolina Hall, was one of ae most interesting and instructive leetings of the society since its formaon in this State. As a fitting celebraion of the 110th anniversary of the vacnation of the city of Charleston the resident, Mr. C. S. Gadsden, read a aper concerning the particular places f kiof awia inlosoof i r? fko oittf \vr?ll 1 OTIUVITC n LCI OVB TTI IUU CTTJi nXTT dowq during the time of the Kevoluon, and now almost uuknown. The }6earch of the president was of such 2 interesting nature that the Society 'quested that ho should prepare an ac>unt of the places and matters of in>rest connected with them for publicaon. It was also decided that as sooq i practicable a suitable bronze tablet lould be prepared containing proper iference to the parties and events conected with the Exchange building, or (i Postofiice, and ask permission of m Government to place the same iu frails, and that a suitable celebraevent he had at the time oi H^Btion of the tablet. ^B^HLarper, colored, who kilk j^^H^^^Campbell, white, lasJ flBB^Bbesterfield county, wtB B|^H|^Beter field houBJ taken cas^B B^^R^BHj^ng-ing the coj^B ^B^^HH^^^Lexecution HHuHnki-pcry in^H miM s^HUIhRhH with his magnaninSHHHfl^H nnn The President's HH touched the hearts and the streets ranH^^KBB^H fraternity of feelin^HHHH^^H the inspiring spirit^BBBBDSjH night. Its fea^^B|BHBH^m the national aiy|^^^^HHBnflH sight-^^BHUBBH with h^BWnMH| "Th^^^n^^HHBjn Following Kin ley was his face beami^Hflj^^B^^H^HE The ofw^^^HNH^^Hflf together with tainment commit^H^^HHBB^H gentlemen in their entliii ill Mil MBMMWmBIHH inn i Philadelphia bis praise of Southl^HHK|^^HH and the magn^HKH^^BH patriotism in particula^HQ^^^H wick, io answer to a ing the peace jnbilee capital, said: "Thoso^HB^^HB making days. The ve^HHHHjSj dened with patriotisD^^^^BflBO woman or child mendouH demonstn^HHH^^B^H believe th^there^B^SHHaHH distinct XoWb majestic, + r>rif f>rnnntl aus faced the banHHHJHM^^H Johnston and Ho^HbSHbHH creeds, all feeling^^BHB^BH merged in the web ar^H^^^HHH ism as wonderful as it^KNHBfl^B President McKinley, days, did more towa^^BHH^^^ of this great nation set of men has ever d^HHBn^Hj Our Exports Exceed The national TreasflHffiH^^H the cnrifii^L^nnBtfc b as^rfcreased $20,803, ing a gain of $50,000,OOCH|^H^K| makes a total expansion^Hfl^^Bj 000,000 for the last 60 daHH^^Hj wifh a TTflor a crn iha all kinds of money greater and amounts 900,000. The perspect||N^Hj^H more money. On the corporations will distribut^B|^MH 300,000 in interest and divVHMnfl sides, exports sire increa^HBSfl while imports are decreasi^^H^H speedily. The latest figu^MMBH the exports of merchatrtflMBn^^H country exceed those of for the first time in the hiflflflH two countries. The Unite^fl^fljB the unique position of de^HH^HH :he American stocks and i^^^BBB| aeld abroad. ^BEH||^B a r n. A ucfiTkUWdpcr A special from Bwlin Bays^HBHE official Post publishes an tide, saying: "It is an :hat the United StatMfljH^^^H as much as commercial mteres^^HBsH^^H the affairs of qo s a t i years to lon oand Jead^^Hm^^^^HH|^Kj^Bfl ,DdfllHHHHI l!o^M