Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Indiana is Peerless. Uncle Sam's Now Battle-ship the Swiftest Afloat. Boston, Oct 18.?Uncle Sam's bsttle-ship Indiana covered one stretch of six miles to day at a sus tai ned speed of 16 34 knots Her average speed of four boars, cover ing a distance of 62 knots, was 15 61 knots an hour. After four hours' contineous work she was touched up a bit, just to see what she could do when pushed, aud she reeled off* two miles at e 1 V-knot clip. The Indiana is peerless when compared with all other battie-ships in the navies of the world. She can outrun and ont shoot them all. She is the most powerful boat of her class afloat Uncle Sam's navy officials were de lighted with her performance The following shows just what the' Indiana accomplished : Average speed on oat ward ran, 15 24 knots Elapsed time of oat ward ran. 2 boors, 2 minutes, 7 sec onds. Average speed on return ran, 15. -99 knots ; elapsed time of return ran, 1 boor, 56 min?tes, 21 seconds ; average speed of entire ran, 15 61 knots; maximam speed over meas ured coarse of six miles, 16 34knots. The above show's what the wonder fal machinery accomplished. Thie snows how it was done: The starboard engine averaged 129 7 ? revolutions on th? outward mo and 131.2 on the return, a total average of 130 45 - The port, engine averaged 130 5 revolutions on the outward run and 131.6 on the return, a total average of 131 05 for the entire ran , The grand averages of both en gines was 130.75 revolutions Each engine has a maximum re cord of ,138 revolutions. The aver age pressure of steam in. producing this speed was 162 pounds and the maximam was 168 pounds. T?e average horsepower wa8*9,700( but when the auxiliary engines were brought into use under the higher steam pressure the result was the enormous development of 1 ! ,800 horsepower, or 2,800 more than the specifications called for. Forty tons of coal were used in the day's trial The machinery worked perfectly It will take a few days to ascertain how much will have to be added to or substracted from the fig ores given oat to-day in making al lowances for the tide before the Messrs. Cramp will know bow much premium they have earned. There fs little doubt that the official report will show a greater speed than 15 61 knots. If it should fall below 15 50 knots, the constructors will ask for another trial after having the Indi ana's hull scraped She has been in the water 20 months without being scraped, and the bottom is known to be exceedingly foul Edwin S. Cramp told The World correspond ent ihat the foul bottom retarded the Indiana's speed at least half a knot, and naval officials acquiesced in that statement. It would have been cleaned before this trip if there had been a dry dock large enough to hold the big battle-ship. But the nearest one was at Halifax, and it. was not thought best to take her out of the country just at this time, j The Indiana has a main battery of four 13-inch guns, eight 8-inch gune, and four 6-inch guns and a secondary battary of 20 6-pound er and four 1 pounder rapid fire guns and four Gat lings. The 13 iuch guns are 40 feet long and weigh 63 tons each. Each throws a shot weighing 1,100 pounds and it requires 500 pounds of powder to drive the projectile The ship has a load water line of ?48 feet, extreme beam of 6? feet and 3 inches and a normal draught of 24 feet. The Indiana is essentially a battle-1 ship, folly capable of handling any- j thing afloat. The Hood and Prince George of the British navy are the only ones that approach her in effici ency, yet although those ships have a greater displacement, a comparison of the three ships shows that the Indiana would be more than a match for either of them in a naval duel. The Indiana's steadiness to day was remarkable, especially in view of the fact that she is the first of the United States warships to make her trial trip with complete armament. ? ?? New Stronghold of Methodism. Chattanooga, Tenn. October 20 ? Every indication points conclusively to the location near this city of the Cbau taaqua of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church, South, which was first suggested at the international con ferenee of the Epworth Leagues held ' here last June The Chattanooga Com- ; pany, limited, owning immense tracts of timber and mineral lands on Signal Mountain, a few miles north of Chat tanooga, have made the league an offer of a large area of land as a site for the proposed Chautauqua. The liberality cf the proposal, coupled with a promise to extend the North Side Electric Kail way to the foot of Signal Mountain, to : connect with an incline to be built up the steep ascent, brought Genera! Sec retary Steel, with whom the location was practically left, to Chattanooga, and yesterday be visited the mountain with a party. The location oposed is on the brow of this high mountain, 2,200 feet above the sea level and c m mauds a magnificent view of the grandest scenery in aii the Tennessee Mountains. Dr. Steel to-day said that the*-itewas all that could be desired, aod with rail way connection to this city it would be come one of the u?oat popuUr resorts in America, and ihm far it whs his choice aod the ma'ter will be dt finitely decided in two weeks There is no doubt the secretary so intimating, tbit the Ohau ratiqna will be located within an hour's ride by rail from this city and be known as the Signal Mountain Assembly The plans embrace a large a?*embiy ground and school, togeiher with a hotel, all constructed, much after the order of the New York Chautauqua at Jameftown. The EPS C. E. will be extended an invitation fo pat ap buildings be eiden those of the league, and tb^s ren der it ibe centre of religious culture and work in the South. It is esti ma tad that a minimum the attendane? daring the meetings of the Assembly will aver age 5,(KHKpeople. The enterprise will be heavily endowed, as the society is in a very flourishing condition, and this project is its own pet protege in which the Oberen will j*in heartily. It will, moreover, be established in a stronghold Of Methodism. The Drought. That the present autumn lias been a very dry season is, of course, well known,- bot a?ide from some little popular knowledge regarding inter ference with coal mining and river transportation, owing to the lack of rain, little has appeared until lately to show what serious effect* the de ficient rainfall has had and is likely to have itt many par?s of the country. It is, of course, well known that coai mining has been interfered with in central Pennsylvania, and that it has been necessary to carry water on trains to supply the actual needs of important communi ties east of the All?guantes in that state West of the mountains in the central western states complaint has come of damage to next year's wheat and other crops, owing to the lack of rain Late ad vices from the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, however, show that the situ ation fias ceased to be merely an em barrassing one to the river interests, and that the health of whole communi ties is now threatened, owing to the low stage of water in the many western rivers The effect upon the water supply of the various cities along these rivers is now becoming marked, owing to the low stcge of the rivers from which the supply is taken. Much of the sickness, notably typhoid fever, that has prevailed in cities along the Ohio is credited to the pollution of the already email supply of water in the river by the sewage from the various cities The Ohio river is said to be only 2 feet 6 inches in depth in the channel at Cincinnati. Tank trains are em ployed along the Ohio for hauling water for the use of the people in small towns. People are hauling water fifteen miles in Kentucky At many landings in Ohio there are said to be immense quantities of produce rotting for want of transportation. At Pittsburg it is reported the river men have given up hope of obtaining enough water to float out the coal fleet until the midwinter rise. It really seems as if some of the dis* advantages under which the farmers and others in drouth-stricken sec tions of the far west labor were to be experienced by dwellers in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Some of the many ill effects which mnst in evitably follow the destruction of the great forests of this country seem likely to be brought home this year to the inhabitants of the central west. ?Bradstreets. The Darlington, Wia, Journal 9ays edit orially of a popolar patent medicine: "We know from experience that Chamberlain's Colic, Cholerx and Diarrhoea Remedy is all that is cleimed for it, as ou two occasions it stopped excrutinting: pains and possibly saved us from an untimely grave We would not rest easy over night without it in the house." This remedy undoubtedly saves more pain and suffering than any other medicine in the world Every family should keep it in ihe house, for it is sure to be needed sooner or later For sale bv Dr. A J.China. Look Through Your Old Papers. Confederate Postage Stamps wanted. Will pay good prices for them. Leave all stamps on origioal envelopes and hriog or send io meetonce. C D SCHWARTZ, 3m. Sumter. S. C. Something new and original in tablets at G. ?stren & Co.'s Book Store. Tablets with paper doll covers for 5 cents. World's Fair MEDAL And Diploma Awarded AVER'S FOR and mums NOTICE. IWA2ST every man and woman in the United States interested in the Opium and Whisky habits to bave one of my books on these dis eases. Address M. woolley, Atlanta, Gr., Bos 333, and oae will be sent you Iree. OFFICE OF THE SOUTHERN Distilling Company, DISTILLERS, IMPORTERS, REC TIFIERS AND WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS, No. 119 Princess St., Wilmington, N. C, 529 ?nd 531 WalaatSt., Cincinnati, Oblo. The largest dealers in the South. Send your orders direct ; don't buy from agents. We can save you 25 per cent, on your purchases. Write for price list and send your ordets to the SOUTHERN DISTILLING CO., WILMINGTON, -N. C. Oct. 9.?lm. Are job com u? the Exposition ? so, atop at the Lending Cotel, where accommo dations are to be had tor 1,000 guee?s per day The ouly fir^-class Hotel io the City charging only $2.00 per day. THE VICTORIA HOTEL J. W. OCHLITCKJE, manager. Nos. 30-3244 Sauth Pry or Street, Half Block From Car Shed, Atlanta, Georgia, j Burglar proof snfe for valaables, cars pass the door e*ery rive minutes for Exposition Grounds. Everything ?ret-cUss. The best beds in the city. Telegraph or write ahead for accommodations. Remember we will treat you right and charge you only $2 00 per day for Board and Lodging. Porters at all trains. Sept. 18. Lively Times have been the rule in business circles sinpe TIMES the fall season opened and cotton jumped up from four to eight and a half cents. Sumter has been the liveliest place in the State, and LEVI BROS, have had the BIG liveliest sort of time in their store. Crowds flock there to get a few of the great Bargains They offer in all lines They have a LARGE and complete stock of GEN ERAL MERC H * OISE and the wan. per sons are supplied at the Lowest Prices ever heard of. In fine Dress Goods, Trimmings, Prints, and Domestics they can defy competition. The Shoe AT Stock is large and the prices right. Try a pair and the only trouble you will have wili be in wearing: them out. But it is use less to attempt to enu merate the bargains or to describe the stock. Levi Bro6. are well known. All who deal with them arc sure to be satisfied. A large lot of* new goods received this week : see them before buying. Levi Bwo??) Main Street, Sumter, S. C. uct. ?.< Just Opened, ALL FRESH GOODS, LOW PKICJES? J. A. FOXWORTH li.forms hi* friet;d- and the public genet ally thai he has opeued a choice stock of Family Groceries, VEGETABLES auu FRUITS, a the Taoraey Block ?fourth store North. He invites ail to pive him a cal?, and will try by offering the beet goods at bottom prices, to give satisfaction. J. A. Foxworth. Hardware, Cutlery and Guns, WOODWABE, TIS WARE, m POTWARE, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS For sale at lowest market prices. MARSHALL, WESCOAT CO., CHARLESTON, S. C. Oct. 16? . THE PLACE TO GO. F. H. WARREN, Manufaturer of all kinds of Harnees and Saddlery and Dealer fn HORSE BLANKETS, LAP ROBES, TURF GOODS AND GENERAL STABLE SUPPLIES. First Chst Work and Satisfaction Guaranteed SEND FOR PRICES. 223 Meeting Street, Charleston, S, C, Oct. 16?0 Southern Fruit Co. W. H. MIXSON, Manager, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FRUIT AND PRODUCE FRUIT ai VEGETABLE SHIP PING PACKAGES, ETC. -217 EAST BAY, CHALESTON, S. C. Oct. 16?v. FISH, OYSTERS, FISH, OYSTERS F. ?RESSEL, act. Wholesale and retail dealer in FISH, OYSTERS and Game, N. E. Co"-2T Ea?t Bay and Market Sts., CHARLESTON, S. 0. Oct. 16?v. Tie Larpst and Most Complete Establishment Sil, Geo. S. Hacker & Son, - A F A CTI! R E RS o F D??RS, SASHj BUNDS? Moulding & Building Material O?i VTarerooiii?, Kioir, opposite Gan non Street CHARLESTON.. S. G\ ' '" i'^iciiHSf < :ir ra?ke. npii:ch vw {j?'irantee superior in .".: \. >!'i(J Soniti. ?' Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty. October lij?o. Chamberlain's ?syo and Skin Ointment Is unequalled for Eczema, Tetter, >Salt Rheum, Scald Head, 8ore Nipples, Chappt 3 Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites, Chronic Sore Eyes and Granulated Eye Lids. For sale by druggists at 2-3 cents per box. TO HOEsFoWNEBS. For putting a horse in a fine healthy con dition try Dr. Cady's Condition Powders, They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving new life to an old or over-worked horse. 25 nts per package. For sale by druggists. For sale in Sumter by Dr. A. J. China. ANNUAL MEETING. "v " : OFFICE OF Coiti Boari of CoMissioe, OF SUMTER COUNTY. Scmter, S. C, Oct 9th, 1895. THE ANNUAL MEETING County Board of Commissioners of Sumter County, wnl be held as provided by Statute on Thurs day November 7th, 1895. Persons holding Claims against Sumter County of any descrip tion not already presented, will file the same on or before November 1st prox., with the Secretary of Board. W. S. DINKINS, Attest Supervisor. Thos. V. Walsh, Secretary. Oct. 9th?4t WHAT IS IT? . FRESH DRUGS, GARDEN SEED, TOILET ARTICLES. -Beet Havana Cigars Graduate in Pharmacy always in attendance. Pysicians Prescriptions a Specialty. Night call* courteously answered. Elec tric bell button just above the door latch. Call and see us. Rest yourself a minute. Ask for RED MESSINA ORANGE SODA WATER. J. S. HUGHSON, & CO. Aug. 21. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SU M TER. By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, WILSON D. SCARBOR OUGH, made rait to me to grant bim Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of William W. Boikin, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said William W. Bgykin, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, tn be held at Sumter Court House on October 31st, 1895, next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this sixteenth day of October, A. D., 1895. THOS V. WALSH, Oct 16?2t. Judge of Probate. HPT PiANOS?I Are without a rival for Tone, Touch and Durability. The Highest Standard of Ex cellence maintained for fifty years. PRIZE MEDALS: Centennial, 1876 ; Parie, 1878 ; Atlanta, 1881 ; New Orleans, 1884-5 ; Chicago, 1893. Liberal Terms Send for catalogue. CHAS. M. STIEFP. Baltimore, 9 Liberty Street. Philadelphia, 1204 North 5th Street Washington, 417 lltb Street, N. W Chicago, 178 Wabasb Avenue* Sept. 18._? Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON, Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Ageots fof MOTT'S CIDER BED SEAL CIGABS, AND DOVE HAMS. SHEFHERD SUPPLY CO., SUCCESSORS TO YVM. SHEPHERD & CO., 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. O, -WHOLESALE DEALERS IN OVER TWO HUNDRED VARIETIES OP STOVES r f HEATING, KJ 1 \J UkJ KEROSENE. TINWARES AND HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS, TIN PLATE. ? SHEET IRON. Tobacco Barn Flues at Lowest Prices. Delivered, Freight Prepaid, to any Station. Oct. 16?0. 2d Arrival. 1 Car Load orses, 12th October, '95. H. Harbj. October 16, '95. HAY PRESSES, Now is the time to look around for a Hay Press. We sell the best and Cheapest. MACHINERY OF ALL KINDS. tl. B. BLOOM, SUMTER, S. C. Oct. 16 let m sell HARDWARE ! YOU YOUR We have had years of experience in the business, and think we can satisfy you in quality and price. For TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY COME TO US. FOR BUGGY AND WAGON MATERIAL WE KEEP IT. FOR BEST COOK AND HEATING STOVES OUK STOKE IS THE PLACE For Fingine Supplies, Farm or Shop Tools. House Furnishing Goods, Harness. Razors, Scissors. Guns, Pistols, Car tridges, Etc.. Come right hero. Mir ai Lsate Bel?i M? ani Oils are Spate. CANT WE FURNISH YOU WITII\SOMEt Oct 16?