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The Dispensary Law. The Case Argued Before the United States Supreme Court Washington. Oct. 31.?Somewhat unexpectedly to the officers of the court and to the attorneys engaged, the argument upon what are known as the South Carolina dispensary law cases was begun in the Supreme court of the United States to day. In the enforcement of the law the State official came into conflict with the federal officers, which resulted in bringing the law to the attention of the supreme court upon some collat eral questions, but the cases at the. bar, the validity of the law. as far as relat?e to the seizure of liquors imported into the State by private citizens for their own consumption, is at stake. Liquors so imported has been seized by the constables ap pointed to enforce the dispensary law, and James Donald, a citizen, brought suit against four of the con stables for injunction to restrain them from seizing in the future any ales, wines or liquors imported into the ttate by him for his personal use and onsuraption. The case was filed in the United States court, and after a hearing the court granted the injunc tion asked for From that decree the constables appealed to the supreme court of the United States Attorney General W. A Barber appealed on behalf of _the constables in support of the law. In connection with the papers in the case, he submitted to the court a suggestion that an act passed March 6 last by the legislature of South Carolina supercedes and repeals part of the original dispensary law, and he moved ''that the said act be con sidered by th? court in the determi nation of the appeal in this case." Mr. J. Bryan appeared for Donald. The court adjourned before he had concluded hie argument. Mr. Barber contended ihat the suit instituted by Donald was, in effect, a suit against the State ; that the fed era! court had no jurisdiction of the case, presenting no question arising under the laws or Constitution of the United States, and that the law, in ^^ofar as it prohibits persons from im porting alcoholic liquors in the State for personal use and consumption, is in the lawful exercise of the police power of the State, and is not in con flict with the Constitution and inter state commerce laws of the United States. : . Replying to tho argument of At torney General Barber, Mr. J P. Bryan, counsel for Donald, contend ed that so much of the dispensary law as forbids a citizen of South I Carolina to purchase in other States, and to import into that State, aleo -**?""bdic liquors for his bwn use and con sumption, the products of other States, discriminates against the pro ducts and citizens of other States, and also against the citizen? of that State, and is to that extent null and void, being in violation of the Con stttuti ?n and the inter state com merce lawfc ile denied that the law was in any sense an inspection law, and therefore a legitimate exercise of the police power He spoke of the magnitnde and far reaching conse quence of the. principles here at stake A new political theory was involved, as stated by Governor TiM man in his message of 1893, in which he summarized these words : "It is not difficu?i io locate the school of political thought that announces as a new principle in our form of govern ment that the State should supply what the people want " "If the State could supply what the people want in the l:qnor nade," said Mr Bryan, ' it cculd in eveiy trade in which the exercise of police power in the State could make regu lations and thus practically the whole business trade and commerce of the State could be constitutionally turn ed into a syetemsof official conduct of business with an army of officers and State agents; and thus instead of the individual citizen conducting trade with private enterprise, under the protection and restraints and regula tions of the government, the State would be conducting trade with pub lic funds through official employes. To state this result ie to demonstrate the falsity of the principle, for this result is simply socialism and pater nalism and communism, and destroys the very purposes and trans gresses all the bounds of 'civil government' in the history of the Anglo-Saxon race and as contem plated by the founders of these Americans commonwealths." 'It is related in the newspapers that Henry M. Stanley, the famous African explorer, is gradually turning black. Here is the story. Stanley was aware of the fact that the African natives of the fever infested districts enjoyed immunity from the disease. He had been told by scientific men that be could also secure immunity by submitting to a transfu sion of blood from a native. He took the advice of these scientific mea and submitted to traufaeion on as many ss five different occasions. During each of his expeditions the white meo with his party died of fever in large numbers. He, however, escaped. But now be is paying op for it all. It is claimed that his complexi?n, once fair, now looks like that of a dark mulatto, and continues to grow blacker and blacker. Cotton Seeds Worth Many Thousand Dollars. South Georgia Planters Seek to Exterminate a Marvel ous African Cotton Plant If an imaginative novelist, io writing a romance of unknown Africa, should a year ago have incorporated in his story tbe statement that couoo grew there to a height of twenty feet and that there, was from four to eix pounds of the fleecy staple to each stalk, the entire South would bave rieeo up and called him the romancer of the age. bat now they are quite willing to aoeept almost any cotton story that can be told. And thereby hangs a tale. A cotton planter by the name of Jackson, living just outside of Atlanta, 6a , was introduced to an African ex plorer a little over two years ago. The returned traveler told him of the enor mous height to which cotton grew io Centra! Africa. It reached as high as twenty feet, and the stalks were pecu liar io that 'they were bare of leaves wbeo the matured cotton was ready for gathering. It differed from the ordi nary cottoo plant also in the faot that it did not require as good land as its civilized prototype, but would grow io the most barren regions and give an enormous crop. Before parting he gave Jackson some seeds of the Afri can product which be had brought with him. JThat was two years ago Last week a committee representing the planters of South Georgia called on Jackson prepared to offer him $18,000 for the twenty bushels of seed of the oew cot ton which be has as the result of the season's crop And the peculiar part of the story is that they did not want the seed for plaotiog pur poses, but if the purchase could be consummated they iotended burning every seed. What elapsed-io the course of the two years does not seem remarkable ; it is the beginning and the result that is startling Jackson believed the trav eler's tale *?od planted the seed. The first crop was small, but it more than fulfilled bis anticipations He carefully treasured the seed from the crop, and last year planted it oo the west hills of his plantations. As every one familiar with cottoo colture knows, this part of the land is the poorest in the world for raising the staple, and unless it is very heavily fertilized an attempt to raise anything there is time and money use lessly expended. But Jackson wanted ? to give it the severest possible test, so he planted the crop on the west bills of bis lands and did not add a pound of fertilizer to enrich the earth. The re suit was marvellous. Some of the stalks grew to seven feet, and the aver age height of a'l of them was very close to that figure. The oumber of bolls on the stalks were in proportion to the other stupendous measurements As high as twenty bolU to a single stalk were counted On the ordinary ? cottoo stalk four bolls is considered a good yield. The product of the Afri can seed is equal to the b.-st grade of the staple known. Jack-on has been offered ten cents a pour.d for his en tire crop of the ew cotton, hut he is holding it for a rise. Ooe of the pe culiarities of this cotton is the fact that the stalks are leafless. When the stalk grows up leaves begin to sprout on it, and after they have grown out for some distance the fruit comes out from the stem of the leaf. After toe fruit has partially matured the leaves drop off, eaviog the stalk perfectly barren ex cept the bolls and bursting fruit. The news of Jackson's fiod soon be came noised about, and letters asking what price the seed could be purchased for began to pour in. The New Or leans Cotton Exchange wired Jackson that they would take his entire lot of seed at his own price He sent them a sample stalk and fixed his price at $500 per bushel. He has about 'wenty bushels, and the South Georgia farmers went the New Orleans Ex change one belter and offered ?18,000 for the entire lot. Tbey claim that un less it is destroyed cotton will soon be come a drug on the market and on ac count of overproduction they will not be able to make a living Jackson does not feel inclined to sell the seed to be destroyed. He argues that if the farmers will plant it tbey will be able to raise larger crops on less ground, and the omission of ferilizers will be a big saving io the season's expenses Again, it can be planted on tbe poor est part of the ground, and the I rest of the land can be devoted to son;e other crop. A comparative table showing the re suits of the two kinds of cottoo seeds would be startling in theextreme. Where tbe planter now counts himself in luck if be gets a bale of cotton from every two acres, with the new plants be will get at least two bales to the acre, and Mr. Jackson thinks that in course of time, when tbe plant gets thoroughly acclimated to our soil, it will yield four bales to an aore. It means a revolu tion io the cottoo industry, from the farmer to the merchant who sells the manufactured cloth.?N. Y. Journal. [Dr. P.M. Badger, of Summerton, Clarendon County, has received a letter from his half brother, Mr. Gaston Furse, of Georgia, stating that be had thoroughly investigated this new and wonderful cottoo and after inspecting the growing cotton and tbe staple is convinced that it is all that has been claimed for it. He says, also, that the accounts published in the papers are D?ie?t all exaggerated.] a Wneat Goes Down. Chicago, Oct 22.?December wheat took aoother big tumble on the board of trade to-day and the wild excitement on 'change which accompanied the col lapse bordered on a panic. There was a fall of 4f^ cents from ye-terdays clos ing price, exceeding the advance for any day rince the sensational upward movement begao in this country and abroad. Late in the day there was a recovery. The highest point during the morning session was 74J cents The closing price was 70? nents. To wards tbe closing hour, toe slump was so rapid that drops of a cent and more found no bidders. Tbe price went from 73 to 71^ cents in five minutes. Tbe scenes in the pit were such as board of trade history is made of There was a fraotis rush of sellers on tbe strength of a rumor that Cudahy bad joined Amour in unloading bis holdings. Thousands of bushels were dumped on the market, but there were no buyers who could keep peace with tbe quantity offered. There were some heavy losses. The main cause of tbe decline was said to be failure to secure advances from tbe banks for buying cash wheat. Within half an hour after the open iog the price of December went down 2|- cents, and tbe inexorable banker was blamed for refusing to leod money on any terms. Tbe demand for money overshadowed all talk of foreign short* age, of shipments to India or news from Australia and Russia. Casb wheat 3old below futures, and 'he pri?e of tbe former declined from 6 to 7 cmis before traders were allowed a b eatbing spell. Armour said that che key to the situ ation was tbe scarcity of money and ihat tbe price of cash wheat was pull ing future wheat down. Tbe curb last night prepared tbe way for tbe slaugh tering of the market price to day. Wheat sold at 74 in the street and this added to tbe cry of distress from tbe cash market, th-ew the pit into hys terics at the opeoiog. Houses were swamped with country orders sell at a certain price if tbe decline continued. Most o? them wanted! tbe deal stopped at 74 to 74J cents, but before they could as much as shout "sold/' tbe ex pert in tbe box had marked tbe price down from 75J to 72J Then pandemonio broke loose in all its fury, and tbe bravest speculator wa*> filled with a dread of what might come Bulls wi;h big lines of December wheat, who bave been busy unloading during the last few days, surrendered some more to tbe tottering market. | They sold at prioes which brought them J fortunes, and took their chances of buy ! mg back a?;aio at a lower price The bulls who bave been crying "dollar wheat." have been ei fences by the irouble of the last two days. The bankers said that the election uncertainly made it iinpf,ra;ive for conservative batiks to decline !->ans for speculation in lirge sums. Armour's grain department stated the money market was becouiisg more closely allied to tbe wheat mark et, and that the election was the only relief iu sight. Railroad Swindlers. Swindles of the most improved kind, and crooks of the most unparal leled nerve, come to light every day or two in the newspapers, but sel dom has there been equalled in this line the scheme of a pair of sharpers, brought to the notice of the public by the express companies of the city yesterday. Superintendent Agee, of Mobile, was iu the city yesterday en route to Hollenpale, Miss , on the track of i two crooks, and in connection with hie visit to that town a Times-Demo crat reporter learned tbe following story : A person representing himself as a railroad traveling auditor alighted from a Georgia Pacific railroad train a few days ago, at Hollendale, Mine , a little station near Greenville, Miss, lie had with him a man who called himself J. W Ilealy, who was an expert telegraph operator, etc. The assumed traveling auditor handed hi^card to the railroad agent in the way of an official introduction lie then proceeded to complain at the manner he had rendered his re ports, and finally decided to relieve him under the charge of incompe tency He proceeded to check up his ac counts and to transfer the agency to his pal, J. W. Healy, both railroad and express accounts, inasmuch as it is a joint office. When this had been finished, the assumed traveling audi tor boarded a train, left that place, and the office in charge of the pal, J W Healy This man Healy officiated some two or three days as the official rep resentative of both, railroad and ex press companies, until he had re- j ceived money packages and collected money on account of the railroad company, and finally left, carrying with him all the cash on hand, to gether with a Southern Express money order book bearing the follow- j ing numbers, 343. 1?5 to 343,189, both inclusive, and it is supposed that he will undertake to negotiate these orders for the maximum amount of ?50 each. Healy is known in New Orleans, as he lived here for some time, board ing on Wells street. He is an expert operator, and while hereied he had 2iked for the Ulinoi^^Bitral rail road at Sardis, Panola county, and Arraite City, La He is a man about 40 years of age, five feet two inches high, weighs about 120 pounds, wears a heavy mustache and when he was at Holiendale had on a dark suit with a black slouch hat ?New Or leans Times-Democrat,.Oct. 10. New York, Oct. 22.?J. & W. Se ligman & Co, are advised by their San Francisco agents that, they have this day received $2,375, 000 in gold from Australia and have ordered an addi tional $2,375,000, to arrive about Nov. 19 The amount of gold received, ordered and now on the way from Eu rope and Australia since Aug. 28 last is about $71,000,000 Habana, Oct. 22.?Captain General Weyler has issued a decree ordering th? inhabitants of the country outside the fortifications of the towns io the province of Pinar dei Rio to'concen trate within the liarte of the fortifica tions within eight days. Transporta tion of goods to or from the country towns by land or sea without permis sion is prohibited. At the expiration of the eight days all persons foood out side the limits will be considered rebele and tried as sueb. According to an officia! report the Pizarro regiment, under Major Fiorrs, surprised the rebel bands commanded by Acosta and Delgado at Cocosolo, near Bejucal, province of Habana. The cavalrymen made a furious attack uoon the insurgents, who were discon cert ed by its suddenness and fl?d in disr order. Nineteen dead rebels were found upon the field including the lead* er, Acosta. The Spaniards had three men wounded. Fredericksb?rg, Va , Out, 21.? W H. R'ambusch, the absconding banker from Jon eau, Wis , killed him self here last nig6t Rambuscb got bere a week ago and registered at the hotel as . Anderson. He has been visiting the battle6e!ds since He shot himself in the national ceme tery here. The body was found in a Eitting posture, the hand still grasping the pistol with which he had shot him self in the right temple He left a note raying he wished to die among hie comrades. Those wbo believe chrome diarrhoea to be incurable should re?d what Mr P. Gri9baru, of Grtftrs Mills, La . has to say on the subject, viz : 1 I h?Te bren a sufferer from chronic diarrhoea ever 9ince the war and have tried all kinds of medicines for it At last I found a remedy ihat effect: i a cure and that was Chamberlain's Coiic, Cholera aod Diarrhoea Remedy." This medicoe can alwa)s be de pended upon for cohc, cholera morbus, dvs entery and diarrhoea, it is pleasent to take arid never fails to eSVct a cure. 25 and 60 cent siz? for sale hy Dr A. J. China. "Merit talks" the intrinsic value cf Hood's Sarsaparilla. Merit in medic: ?..? .-r.eans the power ?v cure. Hood's Sar^aparilia possesses actual and unequalled curative power and there fore it has true merit. When you buy Hood's Sarsapariila. and take it according to directions, .to purify your blood, o: cure any of the many biocd diseases, yon are i:*o:a!Iy certain to receive bele?t. The power to cure is there. You are not trying an experiment. It will make youi blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus drive out the germs of disease, strengthen the nerves and build up the whole system. Is the best, in fact?the One T: ; cod Purifier. Prepared only by C. L Hood & Co.. Lowell. Mass. Hood's Pills DR. E. C. WEST'S mm m br?in Tierra THE ORIGINAL, ALL OTHERS IHITAT'OHS, .Is rol? under positivo "Written f?naran'ce. by authorized agonis only, to euro "Weak Memory, Di zzine* . Wakefulness, Fits, Hysteria, Quick ess, Nicht Losses. Kvil Dreams, Lack of Confi dence. Nervousness. Lassitude, :?ll Drains, Youth ful Errors, or Eccessivo U^e of Tobacco, Opium, or Liquor, wiiioh l^nda to Misery, Consumption, I??a.uity r.nd Doath. At store or by mail. SI a box; 6?Xfor ?5;-with Written gaarantec to i.nrc or refend money. Sample pack age. containing fiv-? daysr treatment, with full instructions, 2? cents. Ono sample only sold to each person. At stori) or by mail. ^^^"ed Lsbsl Special ;dl? Extra Strength ^or Im potency, Loss oi i*Jz/ Power, Lost Manhood Steriiity or Barrenness.!.. ,31 a box; siz for $">, with? 'written guarantee*/ to cure in 30 days. At store/? f?EFOFEor by mail. THE PLACE TO GO. F. H. WARREN, Manufaturer of ail kinds of Harness and Saddlery and Dealer in HORSE BLANKETS, LAP ROBES, TURF GOODS A*fD GENERAL, ?TABLE SUPPLIES. First Class Work and Satisfaction Guarantetd. SEND FOR PRICES. 223 Meeting Street, jton, S, C, UPPLY CO. 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. STATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF Heaters. Tin PU!*, Shtet I roc, Tinners' Supplies, Galvanized Gatter ?od Pipe. Over 200 different style? of Cooking and Heating Stover. Aleo Ot! Cookers aad Heaters. We wantjthe leading merchant io every town lu the State to sfll our lines of Stoves. We guarantee full protection in hi-? territory to each agent we appoint. If not sold in your town *end direct to us for cuts and prices. 0?t 27, Ig Lamest ai Most Complete it Soi Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Materia]. rffice and Warerooms, King, opposite Can non Street. CHARLESTON, S. C, ^35"" Purchase our make, which we gu?rante* superior to any sold South, and therebj save money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 1 6? o STAJSTON HOUSE. D. J. JONES, Proprietor. Rates $2.00 Per Day, SPECIAL TERMS TO FAMILIAS. Two Minutes Walk From Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. SALES OF BEAL?STATE. THE EXECUTORS of A F. Cousar, deceased, will receive propositions tor the purchase of the various tracts of land of his E?tate, in and near Bishopville, in whole or in parcels to suit purchasers. Good titles will be made, the attorneys of mortgages consenting. JAMES E CO US AR, JOHN E. COCSAR, JOHN R COCSAR, Qualrfied Executors. Bishopville, Sep. 10, 1896. 9-23-5?. FARMING LAND. THOSE WHO HAVE GOOD FARMING Lands for sale and those who desire to purchase fnrms are requested to communi cate with me. W.H.INGKAM, SUMTER, s. a, REAL ESTAI E AGENT. augl2?3mJ Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -AgeDts for MOTT'S CIDER BED SEAL CIGARS, AND DOVB HAMS D. Mf YOUNG, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Prompt attention to ?11 business entrusted to bim. Officefon Couri House Square, in Blending offici The Siimter Music House, MAIN STREET, NEXT TO CROSSWELL7S GROCERY. Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines of the best grade sold cheap for cash or on easy terms Old ones taken in exchange for new ones. CLEANING AND REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY. We .-ilso keep NEEDLES, O?LS,| And parts of every .Sewing* Machine. We have some rare bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing liachines. M. B. RANDLE, JaD Manager. Beauty Hath Charms and all the charms which beau ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight ; they score new victories at ev ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina tion. Beauty may now be made ea'.iiy irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16. Soap! Soap! AN ELEGANT LINE OF ?Toilet Soaps? Fine Extracts and everything for a Ladies' Toilet. -Try our 5e. and 10c. Soaps. Fine Cigars ! Favorite Brands ! Ask for Tokios, Humboldt'* and Exporte. None better. DRUGS ! Fresh Drugs Every Week. 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