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[From the Daily Item July 20.] He Olive Brand Creates Discord The Beform Convention Wrang les all Day Over the Conser? vative Proposition for Peace. As Some Feared, a Few Politicians Prevent the Healing of the Breach in Sumter County. ? Convention of Discord and Disgrace fid Wrangling. Tne Leaders of Reform are Responsi? ble for Ali the Evils that May Result from Their Refusal to Accept the Terms of Peace Proposed by Conservatives. The Reform County Convention assembled at 11.30 o'clock and tbe enrol I ment of the delegates waa taken up at once. Before the roll call had been completed by Secretary W. S. James, Chairman H. R. Thomas read a tetter from Maj. Marton Moise, Chairman of the Conservative Conference Committee, Plat? ing the object for which tbe committee bad been appointed On motion of Mr. H. L. B. Wells, Messrs. H. T. Abbott and W. K. Cresswell were appointed a committee to notify tbe Conservative Committee and invite them to appear before the convention and 3obmit the proposition from tbe Conservative faction. On motion of Capt. D. E. Keels, Mr. H. R. Thomas was elected permanent chairman and Mr. W. S. James, secretary. In lieu of reading the call for the conven lion. Chairman Thomas stated briefly tbe object of the meeting. A recess was takes until tbe Conservative committee sbonld arrive. Maj. .Moise and Bon. Altamont Moses came into the Court Bouse within a few moments, accompanied by Messrs. Abbott and Cross well. Chairman Thomas introduced Maj. Moise, who read rbe resolution adopted by the Conservative County Convention, tn which the proposition to divide delegates was made. In addition to tbe bare statement of terms of division, Maj. Moise spoke briefly of the motives actuating tbe Conservative faction when tbe division was proposed. He said lb?t tbe Conservatives desired peace aod tbat it was felt to be right that the Reformers . sbonld have representation in the convention ; tbat a majority of the men of both factions favored tbe same principles and tbat there wa? ?.o real cause for division of tbe white pew,..* of Sumter County at this time. The Ooo^rTntivea baviog a majority ot the white Totei* ia Sumter County aod having made the proposition to divide and have peace, it rested with this Convention, representing the Reformers, to s<y whether we shall have peace in the couoty or cot. If the proposition is rejected theo the contest will toe forced into los general election. Mr. W. A. James asked Maj. Moise whether j the division was proposed as a matter o' poli? cy in hope ct influencing action in other coun? ties-to use the Reformers as cats' paws? Whether the proposal to give three delegates to tbe Reformers was dooe as a matter of charity or as the right of the Reformers on account of the strength of tbe faction ? Maj. Moise replied tbat it was too late for the action in this county to influence the action of other couotiea and tbat as be understood it the proposition was made both as a recog? nition of the right of the Reformers to repre? sentation and a desire for peace. Mr. J. E. DuPre wanted to know whether tbe Conservatives proposed to submit to the primary or elect their delegates outside of the primary. Maj Moise said that he was not given power tn say, but that the proposition was that each side should select its own three delegates in any way it saw St. Mr. A. Moses was called up aod was asked several questions. Mr. Thomas and Mr. W. A. James had the first spat while Maj. Moise was being ques? tioned. Mr. Themas reminded Mr. James that Maj. Moise was a guest of the convention. Mr. James retorted rather sharply that he was never lacking in courtesy to a guest. Mr. H. R Thomas read a lengrhy address advising peace between the while men in Sumter and praising the spirit of the Con? servative proposition. Mr. L. D. Jennings offered ibe following ! resolution immediately that Mr. Thomas took j his seat : We the Reformers of Sumter County in j convention assembled and having considered the offer of a compromise made to us by the \ Conservatives of Sumter County, We do say thut we cannot accept such a .compromise, for the following reason, viz. First, because we would have to go outside of the Democratic party if we accepted such an offer as they have made to us. Second, we would be trying to force candi- ? dates upon the people for them to vote with? out giving them the opportunity of selection, which wouid be trying to assume power that ?he people alone possess. Hut in consideration of the bitter teeling which has existed among our people since | ?890, and the great desire that seems to he in Doth factions of laying aside all of the past bitterness and doing away with any further strife, and coming together ; and realizing ?he fact that we have no authority whatever . to dictate to the people whom they shall vote tor, and we can make no rule by which we ran sa}' that the people shall vote tor three Conservative? nod three Reformers, be it re? solved, First. That we do ask and advise the peo? ple to lay aside all factional prejudices and ?oteformeo irrespsctive ul faction in tin' primary, which has been ordered. S< fond. We do invite every while marj to into the primary and vote for the best men regardless of faction, whose views they ..>.:. -rido:;?. and the sir highest so voted for j shall he the nominees of the Democrj party. Before thia resolution could be seconded Edwin. Wilson offerered a substitute as lows : Whereat, The Conservative faction, in c veotion, by a large majority and seemin in good faith propose to divide the delegat to tbe Constitutional Convention equally thia county. Therefore be it resolved: 1st. That the Reform faction accept proposition, namely, 3 Refomers and 3 C servatives. 2d. That each-, faction shall nominate i less than six candidates, the 3 highest 1 formers and the 3 Conservatives be the noi nees of the Democracy of Sumter County. 3d. That we recommend to the Cout Executive Committee the adoption of the ? lowing rule : "That no vote shall be coum unless it contains the names ot three Ct 8ervatires and three Reformers." Mr. Dupre called for the reading of t mles of the primary ordered by the Ir Comm t tte. Mr. H. L. B. Wells made a speech favori peace and unity, but be wanted it to be c tained by each side going into the prim? and voting for tbe best meo. Dr. H. T. Abbott read a very pretty spec filled with historical and poetical allusioi ia which Greece and tbe heroes of Th< rjopylae figured prominently. He favor peace and thought we ought to have it Sumter County. Capt. D.E. Keels took the floor, and wi the sleeves of bis alpaca coat polled up abo bia elbows, be went for Dr. Abbott's spee as a starter. "We bave got nothing at all do with Greece aod all sorts of tbiogs tb happened three or fonr thousand years ago "We ar? here in Sumter County and mu handle tbiogs practically." He opposed tl division of delegates and maintained that f thecoonvention to accept the proposition tbe Cooservative8 would be to go agaiost ti people. Mr. J. L. Parrott favored a compromis aod thought that all patriotic men should ( act as to briog jthe white people together. Mr. H. L. B. Wells moved that tbe prop sitioo from the Conservative Committee I oot accepted. After some discussion it wi witbdrawo. A motion waa made to table the Wilso resolution, and a loog wrangle, aod a gret deal of confusion ensued. Tbe Cbairma aod half a dozen voluoteer assistant cbairme labored long before the tangle could fc straightened out. Tbe motion waa adopted Capt. Keels renewed the motion that tb Conserva ti re proposition for a division be re jected. Another tangie of speech rankin, aod wrangling ensued. Messrs Wells Keele, DoPre, Parrott, Abbott, H. R Thom as and others took part. Duriog the confusion Mr. J. L Parrot offered as a substitute : "That this couven tioo do accept tbe compromise offered by th Cooservatives and proceed to suggest thre candidates to be voted for." There wa more wrangling about this substitute, ao< neither original oor substitute could b brought to a vote. Mr. W. A. James got up to spe*k ao< asked all the brethren wbo should get tiret of his rambling remarks to say "Aye!" Immediately some ooe yelled "aye!' aod Mr. James sat dowo. To get something like order it was pro posed to take a direct vote OD accepting ot rejectiDg the proposition of the Conservatives with tbe understanding tbat the vote woulc not prevent the formulation of some plao foi compromise and division of delegates by tht convention. It was the simple plao as pro? posed by tbe Cooservatives aod oot tbe divi sioo. A o aye aod Day rote waa demanded. Tb? resolt was 38 to reject and 26 to accept. Mr. J. E. DuPre offered tbe following : Re? solved that this convention recommend to tb? people of Sumter Couoty to diride the dele? gates to tbe Coostitutiooal Convention be? tween tbe two factions equally in tbe demo? cratic primary on Joly 30th next, under the rules and constitution of the Democratic party. This resolution was rejected and one offered by Mr. Wells was adopted in the following form : Resolved, That we invite the Conservative faction to bave their candidates come before the people io the primary and run under the rules of the Democratic party, and that our people are requested and urged to vote for the best men withont regard to past factional lines, and that our Executive Committee pro? vide for their signing the pledge, and thatwe will pledge ourselves to go io with them and elect the delegates chosen in the primary elec? tion whether those selected have been Reform? ers or Conservatives. That a committee he appointed by tbe chairman to communicate to Maj. M. Moise the action of the convention. Dr. H. T. Abbott wa9 appointed on the committee. There was more speech making and general coofusion. Messrs. Parrott, James and Kelly favoring some action to bring about peace and a division of delegates ; and Messrs. D. E. Keels, L. D. Jenuings and H. L B. Wells opposing. At length some one had the bright idea that H vote he taken to show whether the conversion favored peace between tbe fac? tions or a continuation of strife and bitter? ness. The vote was almost unanimous in favor of peace. Capt. Keels followed this declaration in favor ot pence by a motion that the conven? tion proceed to nominate six men as can? didates for the Constitutional Convention. His motion was amended to read "three men'' instead of six. Capt. Kee!.- moved to table the amendment It wa.- tabled on a vote of 59 to 34. Mr. B. P. Kelly, a strong supporter of the division, offered the following resolution, which became lost io the coofusioo-lost in ttl*- -:?uf?t* as it were : Resolvedt That the convention accept the proposition ot the Cooservatives and proceed to suggest three candidates for out faction and let them suggest three, provided that the other side agree to have tbe rix candidates voted in th* primary and ahi le b\ the pri? mary. rn*. Motions to adjourn became frequent, hut Chairman Thomas refused to consider them for sometime, a? he stated that the conven? tion bad not done the work for which it assembled, and that it was a duty to put out candidates to be voted for in the primary. Mr. J. T. Hayes moved thai 6 delegates be nominated. The motion was los' somewhere io the confusion, as it was never put. Capt. Keels made another speech or two also Mr. Wells aod Mr. L. D. Jennings. Others were talking at such a rate that noth? ing could be understood clearly. Mr. Shepherd Nash offered a resolution accepting the sprit of compromise and recommending both factions to go into the primary and vote for the best men irrespec? tive of factiou. The resolution was disre? garded. There were more motions to adjourn. Capt. Keels moved that the convention suggest 12 candidates. Nominations were made from the floor as follows : D. E. Keels, J. G White, T. 3. Fraser, J. E. DuPre, 0. W. Buchanan, P. P. Gaillard, W. A. James, W. F. B Haynswortb, H. R. Thomas, R. P. Stackbouse, B McLauchlin, H. T.Abbott, J A. Mood, R. M. Pitts, Jacob Keels, R. 0. Purdy, W. K. Crosswell. It all appeared to be in a spirit of ridicule or sport and nearly every man who was present declinad, to Another ^motion to adjourn was made and lost. The wrangling and confusion seemed to in? crease and neither side seemed disposed to yield. Capt. Keels ?nd his followers were determined either to adjourn without taking action or to nominate a full ticket without reference to the Conservative proposition. The others, led by Mr. H. R. Thomas, wished to take some action to secure peace with the Conservatives and prevent a fight. One motion to adjourn followed another in rapid succession, and the chairman refused to entertain more than a majority ot such mo? tions. At one time Capt. Keels, Mr. Thomas j and several other lesser lights were all talking j at the same instant. The climax was reached when Mr. L. D.I Jennings, who had stood squarely up to Capt. j Keels all day, moved that a new chairman be elected instead of Mr. Thomas. The motion ' received a second and was put to the bouse, but was voted down by a very great prepond? erance. The wrangling was taken up again, bot no progress of any kind was made. Mr Edwin Wilson brought tbe farce to an end by woviog "that the convention adjourn for the sake of decency." The motion was adopted. The advocates of peace were apparently greatly disgusted with the result of the con? vention, and declared themselves still io favor or peace and a compromise ticket. The opponents of pence seemed pleased tbat they won the fight in tbe convention. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS. Announcement of Competitive Ex? aminations There are a great many girls and boys ic I every county in this State who, though un- \ able to pay tuition, in order to secure an edu- j cation have neen given an opportunity to j secure it through the beneficiary scholarships provided by the Legislature in the South Carolina College and the Winthrop Normal College. Last year there was very close com- j petition io nearly every county for these i scholarships, and many have been awaiting tbe announcements as to tbe scholarships this year in order to stand the competitive exami? nations. Consequently the following circular, just sent out to the School Commissioners of the several counties in the State, will be read with the greatest interest by such boys and their parents : I South Carolina College, July 8, 1895. Dear Sir : Two normal students from each 1 county may be admitted to this college with- j out the payment of the annual fee ($10) or ! the tuition fee ($40.) The mode of examination and admission is j similar to that provided for the Winthrop 1 Normal College, except that the examination questions are prepared by the faculty of tbis college. The Hon. W. D. Mayfield, State Superin? tendent of Education, has appointed Friday, August 23, as the day on wnich the compet?, tive examinations shall be held in all tbe counties. May I beg you to take charge of the whole j matter in your county ?3 the officer entitled so to do? This, I suppose, includes making] known throughout your county the fact that j such examination will be held, providing for 1 au examining committee, making known the | result, and whatever else may be necessary, j The questions prepared by my colleagues j will be forwarded to you in due time before j the date fixed for the examination. The sub- ! jects for examination will be the same as those j for admission to the scientific course in this college-nnraely, English, mathematics and ! history. See page 38 of our catalogue of i 1894-95, or page 10 of announcement. Earnestly soliciting your aid in making the plan of the Legislature completely successful, I ara, yours very truly, JAMES WOODROW, President of Sou^h Carolina College. I?a:?t June Dick Crawford brought his twelve-montbs-old child, suffering from in? famie diarrhoea, tome It had been weaned at tour months old and had always oeen sickly. I gave it the usual treatment in 9uch cases but without benefit. The child kept growing thinner until it weighed but little more than when bora, or perhaps ten pounds. I then started the father to giving Chamber? lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Before one bottle of the 25 cent size had been used a marked improvement was seen and its continued used cured the child. Its weakness and puny constitution disappeared and its father and myself believe the child's life was j saved by (his Remedy. J.T Marlow, M.D , Tamaroa, III For saie by Dr. A. J. China. ?>i<? 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Commissioner Koche has se:?: out the following circular letter to the commissioners of the various counties, and it indicates what arrangements have been made with the railroads for the free transporta-, J of articles for the exhibit: Dear Sir : I have established head quarters in this City, and am now ready to receive all contributions to j the State exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition. Please advise me what j articles may be expected from your j county, and the approximate quanti j ties of each that will be sent. I ami especially anxious to receive at an early date specimens of woods and miuerals, as they will have to be pre? pared for exhibition. Specimens of j building stories, especially granite, must be large enough to be dressed to cubes of eight inches. I have arranged with the Railroad Com? panies to bring to Columbia, free of charge, all articles intended for the exhibit, and addressed to me as Com? missioner. Perishable articles, such as fruits, should, however, be sent by express, collect. I mail you a pack? age of shipping tags to facilitate you in your work Please see that the blanks are properly filled out before shipping. It is extremely important that I should receive full and early informa? tion as to what your county will do towards makiug the State exhibit a success, and I will, therefore, be obliged to you if you will communi? cate with me at your earliest con? venience. Yours very truly, E. L. ROCHE, Commissioner. Columbia, S. C. Covering Up a Dispensary Fire. _ i --- i Messrs. H. H. Rrunson and A. F. j Dukes were in Colombia to-day, and ! called on Governor Evans io coonee- i tion with tbe recent fire at Branchville. It is understood that a >ir. Jackson, j wbo went to Branchville to investigate the origin of tbe fire, was severely beaten, aod that be ha* sworn ont war? rants against Ed. and G. Metts. It is charged that they said that no one was wanted to work up a case for the dis? pensary, or anything connected with if. The charge is that tbe reports which have been circulated about tbe fire are mostly the result of opposition to the dispeoffary law, and were started to in? jure tbe system. It is said that the dis? pensary accounts were not in tbe least short or mixed, as bas heeo charged, and that it is false that "lytbiog was taken out of the dispel, irv ou tbe night of the fire by coloi^-1 people or anyone else. Mr. Barnard B. Evan*, who repre? sented $1,000 worth of the insurance, it is announced, will recommend tbe payment of tbe policy bis companies held, after having looked into tbe charges.-News and Courier, 19tk. Final Settlement of the Big Mora Claim is Now Assured. WASHINGTON, July 16, 1895.-Mr. j Nathaniel Paige, of this city, one of the attorneys for the Mora claim re - j ceived a cable message from Madrid, j Spain, to-day, announcing that the ; immediate payment of the claim had ' been accorded. Mr Paige told me that this meant; that the money would be paid without . any further delay. He said that it would include the full amount allowed by thc compromise agreement entered : into in December, 1886, by which the ! Spanish government agreed to pay ?1, 500.000 to compensate Antonio Maxi- j j mo Mora for his Cuban estates, confis I cated by the Cuban authorities, with ? : interest from the date of the agree : ment, as stipulated by Mr. Bayard, ; who was then Secretary of State. In ; terest will probably be at thc rate of ; I five per cent per annum from Decem I ber, 1886. It is understood that the I State Department has also received in I formation to the effect that the claim is i to be paid at once. j It is understood thar, the Spanish . ! government has been largely influenced i in its agreement for the immediate set tletneut of this claim by its desire to avoid all possible causes of friction with the Uoited Staies at this time when the I success of the Spanish forces in Cuba contending agaiust the Cuban insurrec iio?ists depend so largely upon the strict enforcement of the neutrality laws by the I nked States. The Papal Ban. CHICAGO, -July 1;). - Catholic mem? bers of the Knights of Pythias, Odd fellows and Sons of Te m pe ra nee were authoritatively placed under the bau of thc Roman Catholic Church by a pub? lished order which went into effect yes terday and was read from al! thc pul pit.s of that church in this diocese Archbishop Freehau li a> been notified by Mgr. Satoili, tho Papal delegate, that thc edict is to he observed to thc strictest letters, it affects some >.I?(JO Knights of Pythias and several thou? sand Odd Fellows :in(i Sons of Temper Telegraphic Briefs. July 16. Yellow fever is increasing to 3D alaroiiog extent io Cuba aud the death rate is very high. Cashier L. T. Parish is missing and the Farmer's Bank of Ornik, Mo., is short 32O.OOO. A whole family was poisoned at An? na, III., by eating toadstools. Thre* girls dead and three others of the fam? ily are not expected to live. In the Circuit court of Indiana yes? terday the Democrats had set aside the apportionment act passed by the Re? publican Legislature last winter. A negro preacher in West Virginia is oreanizjug his race to go to Liberia, where they "will not be lynched." Every iron ore mine tn Ishpeming, Mich., was idle yesterday, 3,000 men being on strike. A large crowd is on its way to stop steam shovel*, aod neighboring mines. W. F. Weeks, postmaster at Harts born. I. T ha? been arrested for embezzling ?7,000 in money order funds. Abe Small, alias Will Thompson, 1 was arrested in Baltimore last night for the murder of two policemen in Sa? vannah last August. Thirty odd screwmen, charged with murder, were released 00 ?3,000 bond ! each in New Orleans yesterday The i .'Daily States*'' went on the bonds of a j number of the men. Operatives in Worsted mills in Low- j ell and Fitchburg, Mass., and in iron i work in Allentown and Pottstowo, Pa., ! we're yesterday notified that their wages would be increased from 10 to 20 per cent. Three men at work on one of the j gunboat? at Newport News were shock- '? ed by lightning yesterday and rendered unconscious, but all recovered. The reports received yesterday by the ?oited States Marine Hospital ser? vice from Cuba show an alarming in? crease in the number of deaths from yellow fever At Cayajabos, Havana district, five negroes on Monday night murdered a family of a man, two women and two girls. Coal Operator T. D. Stein of tbe Phoenix Mines, Idlewood, Pa., has 1 been idicted by the secretary of the j miners' organization for using fraudu? lent scales io weighing coal. He has. it is alleged, swindled then out of hun? dreds of tons. There is great excitement in Sofia over the attempted assassination of Ex-Prime Minister Statubuloff and the police are openly acccused of being ac? cessories to the assassination. W. H. Harvey, the author of Coin's Financial School, and Rosewell G. flow, an editorial writer on the New York Tribune, and formerly a member of Congress fmm Michigan, began on yesterday a seven days debate on the financial question. The negroes of Greenville held a mass meeting in the court house last night, and they disavowed any inten? tion of using violenoe against the white people on account of the lynching. Robert Haggard, a mulatto, was lynched at Winchester, Ky., yester? day. At a meeting of the supreme exec? utive board of the A P. A., at Chica? go yesterday, a plan of insurance :.as offered which will soon be promulgated. ! R?solutions were adopted to tbe effect that the association is not making war on the Roman Catholic religion, but on its political features. July 17. At Live Oak yesterday 2.U00 people i witnessed the execution of Henry j Brown, a negro, who murdered Ed I Ryberg, white, last March. To a preach? er Brown on Thursday night confessed that he had murdered seven men for money, and spent the proceeds on wo? men. Just before the black cap was put on he wrote an order against a debtor for 25 cents and gave it to the I sherift to collect and hand over to the j prisoners in jail. The Italian Senate yesterday by a j considerable majority passed the bill j making September 22, the anniversary of The surrender of their arms and evacuation of Rome by the Papal troops in 1S70, ft national fete day. The bill, Premier Crispi said, was a declaration j of Italy's policy toward the Vatican-the j government desired neither a concordat nor a combat. Three persons were killed, three in- ? jured aud twenty-three cars wrecked at j Monmouth, Cal., yesterday. Harry Marks a Unionist Candidate j for Parliament, was rocked by his audi- j once yesterday. Benjamin Harrison, has declared I positively that he is not and will not bi; a candidate for the Presidency. In tbe answer of the Fourth Na tional Bank, of Philadelphia, to the : suit brought by the Adams Bx press ' Conmanv for alleged undervaluation j of money packages, the defendant de? nies that thc plaintiff has established ;i uniform tariff based primarily upon ; valuation, and secondly upon the dis? tance the package is to bc transported. The company, thc au>wcr alleges, never lins required shippers to give rho true valuation, and never pretended to rely upon valuations given by bank of? ficers and that ir daily receives pack? ages without any statement ot valua? tion, and when so stated it t.- done by I shippers for their protection. Tbe striking mioers closed tbe Wiothrop mine, Michigan, Wednesday night, and also ?topped the steam shovels ar those of 'he mines operating iug them. The jury in the case of Mary Aber? nathy, one of the women on trial at Lunenburg Court House, Va., for the murder of Mrs. Pollard, rendered a ver? dict yesterday of murder in the first degree. A Bristol, Tenn., special to the Dis? patch says : Dock Hoskius, a negro, ahot and killed Chief of Police Thomar J. Osborne, of Norton, Va., Wednes? day night while the officer was attempt? ing to quiet a disturbance at a negro dance. McFarland, of North Carolioa. a horse trainer for Richard Floyd, at FranktowD, Va., was iostantly killed by ligbtniog at Cape Charles, Va., yes? terday. It was reported in New York yes? terday that an immense trust was about to control phosphate lands ?D rbis State, Florida and Tennessee None of the ministers have calied to inquire as to the condition of ex Prime Minister M. Stambuloff, of Ser? via. The Svoboda, M. Stambuloff's or? gan, of which M. Pelkoff is editior, ac? cuses Prince Ferdinand and the govern? ment of bringing about the crime. A late dispatch says Gen. Campos was attacked by rebf ls under Aotooio aod Maceo aod af UT a severe battle, the rebels were repulsed with heavy loss. A Spanish general was killed. Joly 18. The treasury gold reserve has de clioed as the result of gold exported and heavy redemptions to $106,807, 000, the loss since yesterday being ?133,000. Dispatches from South Florida in? dicate that serious trouble is imminent between the cattle meo of that sectioc. A great deal of .'rostliog" has been going oo for a year and has caused so much indignation that a bloody collis? ion is likely to occur at any moment. Detroit Mich., July 18-In trying to avoid a collision in the St. Clair Lake Ship Canal early this raoroiag the tag Torrent booed op, became en? tangled io tbe tow Hoe of the schooner ! Yakon, bound do wo io tow of the ? steamer. Tbe tow lioe swept the deck j o? the tug stripping it of everythiog I movable. Capt Ralph H. Hacket aod ' the wheelman were instantly killed aod \ the watchman was knocked overboard j aod drowned. New York, July 18.-Miss Abbie D. Clay. 68 years of age, second cousin of Henry Clay, probably the only relative of the great statesman in this section of the Uoited S'ates, was buried yesterday afternoon io Woodbaven Cemetery She had lived io Harlem almost as a recluse for many years, aod ooly her most intimate friends were aware of her relatioo to the great man whose name she bore. New York, July 18.-William Hosea Balloo, vice presideot of the American Humane Association,declares that be will stop the proposed bull fights at the Atlanta Ezpositoo. He served notice to day oo the manage? ment that unless prompt deoial is re? ceived from the authorities that such exhibition was to be permitted he would institute injunction proceedings, or fail? ing thereto would cause the arrest and punishment of all cooceroed. - i i mm - Good paper at Ucts. 15cts, 20cts, 25cts 30cts per box. Fine paper at 35 els, 40cts 45cts, 50cts, 55cts, 60cts, 65cts, 70cts, T5cts per box at H. G. Os teen & Co. Mr* J W Fort Lawn. 3. C. Best For the Blood Hood's Proved its Merit-Eczema Cured. "I have used Hood's Sarsaparilla and know it is the best medicine for the blood I have ever taken. Two years ago I had a sorj on one of my limbs below the knee. I Spent Many Dollars for medical at tendance and treatment but all in vain. At last a friend urged me to try Hood's Sarsaparilla. I told him it would not do me any good as I had the best of doctors in this vicinity attend me and they said ir was a severe case of eczema. He prevailed upon me, however, to take one bottle and when it was ali