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The Three Friends THE PLUCKY LITTLE YES SEL ON TRIAL. JACKSONVILLE, FLA , Dec, 28.-The case of the United States against the steamer Three Friends, a libel for for? feiture of the vessel to the government for alleged violation of section 5283 revised statutes of the United States, was argued in the United States court today. The '?bel is based upon the trip of the vessel from this port last May, when she was escorted to the three league limits by tbe revenue cut? ter Boutwell. The section the Three Friends is charged with violating pro? hibits the fitting out in the United States of a vessel to go into the service of a foreign prince or state or of any colony, district or people, to cruise or make war upon another foreign prince, state, colony or people. Tbe owners of the Three Friends contend io their executions to the libel that section 5283 does not apply to the Cuban rebellion, because the United States bas not recognized either the io -dependence or belligerency of the Cubans, and the oourts cao not take cognizance of the war until either the President or congress recognizes the existence of war. and therefore it was impossible for the Three Friends to bave been engaged in the service of one political power agaiost another po? litical power with which the United States ?as at peace, the Caban insurgents not constituting a political power recog? nized by the United States, and there? fore they are not "foreign prince, State, colony, district or people" as designat? ed iu the statute. The United States district attorney relies upon the fact that there have been heretofore several confiscations of vessels for violation of this section j where no war had been acknowledged to exist, bot the defense contends that their poiot, now depended on, had never been raised In any case of prosecution for violatioo of section 5283. They admit that the United States supreme court io the Weiberg Ho rs a case recent? ly held that section 5283, part of the same act, can be violated without the necessity of acknowledgement of bel Iigerncy, but maintain that the su? preme court io tbe saree cass held that section 5283 applied only to the case of two recognized political powers en? gaged io acknowledged warfare. The case was submitted and taken under ad vjsment by the court. If'the defend? ants wio this case they hold that it will be of very great importance to the Cu? bans, as the President will then have to recognize the belligerency of the Cu bans, or at least prosecutions for coo i-~~-bVcation of vessels ander this section. ORDERED THE CURTAIN DOWN. The May Davenport Company too Tough for Athens, Ga. *'?t will be recalled that the man ?gment of the Grand Opera house here caucelled to engagement of the May Davenport Female Burlesque company, but Athens got all she wanted of it Saturday night. Au? gusta is to be congratulated that such 6cenesas were enacted there were not permitted in our theatre A cor? respondent in Athens, writing of the sensation created, says : .'The ministers had heard that it was not such a show as ought to be permitted, and lodged complaint with Mayor Mcmahan. Mayor Mc Mah an informed Manager Rowe that be must see that the show people didn't violate that law. "Manager Rowe said that the South Carolina managers of opera houses declared that the show was a clean one, and that if it appeared otherwise he would refuse to allow it to proceed at the opera house. ' The opera house was well filled with men when the curtain went up, and fbey applauded the performance for a while. Manager Rowe dis? covered that the couch?e couch?e and other similar.things were to be presented, and informed the show people that they would have to cot out that portion of the programme. They didn't want to hack their play, but were compelled to eliminate those features. "The perforrjince as it was pres? ented diew forth a great deal of criticism. "About half an hour before the show was to have been finished, al the request of Manager Rowe, Lieu tenent Goodwin of the police force, ordered the company to ring down the curtain, which was done."-Au? gusta Chronicle. - lin ? ? - - M. Jacoby Dead. FLORENCE, S. C , Dec. 28.-One of our prominent citizens, Mr. M. Jacoby, j who has been a resident of this place j forty years and wa3 64 years old, died j this morning a 4 o'clock. He left a j widow and one soo and three daughters and a large numbsr of true friendi to mourn his death. Leander Bosch, paying teller of the suspended Bank of Minnesota, has disappeared. The Scandia Bank of Minneapolis, , closed its doors yesterday afternoon. 'ileBank of Superior, Wis., failed \N?rdav Check to the Turk! Europe's Ultimatum to tbe Moslem Despot. CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 28.-M. Neli doff, RusMao ambassador to Turkey, acting as spokesman for the coocert of European nations, bas notified tbe sultan that tbe agreeement of the pow? ers upon tbe question of the enforce? ment of reforms io Turkey is perfect and that they demand that there shall be no delay on the part of the porte in giviog assent to the proposal* for such reforms submitted by the represeota tives of tbe powers. The ambassadors will hold a conference to-morrow, the parp?se of which is understood to be tbe discussion of the question of resort? ing to coercive measures to compel the sultan to pot the proposed reforms into operation, should such action become necessary to their enforcement. The matter of the time of putting the measures into operation will also be dis cussed. Tbe financial scheme formulated by M. Nelidoff is understood to involve the revision of the entire Ottomao debt under a guarantee of tbe Euro? pean- powers signatory to the agreement. The plan also con templates the full control of the European powers over the Turkish revenues, with the allot? ment of a fixed eum for tbe main? tenance of the army and navy and for the purposes of the sultan's private purse, and further provides that the sultan's appointment of bis ministers shall be subject to the approval or veto of the representatives of the powers io Constantinople. Tbe Lehigh cotton mills, of South Easton, Pa , bas shut down with no prospect of a resumption of work The mill has been running nearly 100 years and this is the first shut down. The.McCoy Banking Co., of Inde? pendence, Mo., has gooe into voluntary . liquidation. ? cold wave has swept over the North daring the last few days and the ther? mometer has registered a temperature of 6 to 20 degrees below zero in many places. The bubonic plague still rages in Bombay, Iodia, and the deaths already number thousands. Martial law is threatened. President-elect McKinley has de? clared himself as favoring an interoa tional bi metallic conference. A census of Atlanta recently com? pleted shows the population to be 83, 000. Fifty-thousand dollars have been appropriated by the Grant Monument association to pay the expenses of the dedication exercises to be held oo April 27th. There were a dozen or more failures of manufacturing and mercantile firms with large capital in the vicinity of Chicago yesterday. SOUTH CAROLINIAN A. News Items of Interest From State Exchanges. Gov. Evans bas commuted to date the life sentence of Griffio Delagle, who wa9 convicted of murder to Beaufort county iu 1887. W. E. Arthur, who was convicted of misappropriating pub lie fonds in Aiken county and sen? tenced to pay $100 fioe or serve 3D days io the chain gang, has been granted a commutation and will pay ooly $71 80. The store aod residence of Mr. Tom Feoder, of Norths, were bumed early Sunday moroiog. His family had a narrow escape. Governor Evans bas offered a reward ot $100 for the capture and delivery to the sheriff of Orangeburg county of Hope Williams, the negro, who about a week ago killed Ed D. Smith, a white man, near Fort Motte. The ramored resignation of Col. Wilie Jones and Mr. W A. Nicholson from the State Board of Control is un? founded. - i i > i - - Wood Preservation. In reviewing the varions processes and means of impregnating wood in order to its preservation, a writer in The Technical Review of Natural Science, Jena, Germany, considers the Carbolineum avenar?as to possess special merits, offering in its use tbe important desideratum of requiring no machinery or apparatus, but simpiy a brush for painting or an iron tank for immersing the woodwork to be treated. The use of this article is based upon thc essential ! fact that a good system of impregnation j must efficient it* prevent every degree of j the rotting and decaying of woods, even in unfavorable conditions. It must also be so cheap that no obstacle of this kind j exists to its use in great quantities must be easily employed and furnished j ready for use-another desirable point j being that thc impregnation be sucii as will give an attractive color to the treat- j ed woodwork. These qualities are com? bined in the substance in question, it being a carbonate of oil of 1.14 specific gravity, and components which tire energetically antiseptic, its boiling point being 557 degrees F. Impermeable coat? ings, so much resorted to, are pronounc? ed of little value when the wood at the time of their application is not perfect- j ly dry and seasoned. They prevent, as j must naturally be the case, the evapora- j ti on of the humidity contained in the wood, especially in certain cases, and rather promote decay^^ TM&AMZo:>'AKICKEB HOW THE EDITOR STANDS ON THE ISSUES OF i HE DAY. Jim Wheeler's Call a Failure--A Warn i cs to Mnjor Banks-Tho E?ilor Held Ur*, but Willing to Admit It-Had a Good Thing:, but Didn't Know lt. The mayor of this town (who is our eelf ) was sitting in his office in the city hall last Tuesday afternoon when a cowboy named Jim Wheeler attempted to ride his cayuse up the main stairway to make an official call. Jim had a bet of ?25 that he would ride in on us and jump his critter over our desk, but he lost the wager. Hearing the racket on the stairs we sailed out, and two min? utes later Mr. Wheeler and his cayuse were tangled up in a heap in the middle of the-street. He shot at us three times during the performance, but no one was hit by the bullets. The horse was able to limp away, but the man from Big 3 E.anch still lingers in town under the doctor's care. His jaw and two ribs BEGAN SHOOTING TUE TIN* DISHES. were broken and he was badly bruised, but we are glad to learn that he was not fatally injured. His honor the mayor is a good natured man and does not affect any particular dignity, but the man who wants to see him on offi? cial business at his office must leave his cayuse in the street below. About the Campaign. The Kicker is in receipt of a number of communications asking about its pol? icy in the coming, campaign, and we will answer all in one. This paper is independent in polities, religion, poetry, agriculture apel everything else. No railroad corporation dictates, and no syndicate pays its bills.- if we wanted to weave a crown of -laurels for Captain Kidd or pitch into the memory of George Washington, no outsider would have to be consulted. In supporting one candidate we shall not pitch into another. In this world of change no man can tell who is com? ing out on top, and if it happens to be the man you've pitched into your posi? tion is made somewhat embarrassing for several years subsequent. We have no decided opinions regard? ing silver or the tariff, but we do stand pat on the question of the Monroe doc? trine. If necessary, let us go to war to support it, but during the continuance of said war we shall be found at the old stand, as heretofore. The campaign speaker who strikes this town and starts in to lie about any of the candidates will have to leave the hall by a back window and get under cover of the woods five minutes later. As a people we love truth and poker and insist on a square deal. A Word to Major Banka. For the last month Major Banks of this town has been in the habit cf com? ing into the pesiomee several times a day and firing a pistol through the gen? eral delivery window to attract the at? tention of the clerk who serves the pub? lic. While nobody has been shot and the noise amounts to nothing, such ac? tions serve to lessen the dignity which should surround a postoffice, and we now warn the major that he must let up. If ho persists in his course, we shall esteem it our duty and privilege to re? turn the fire and lay him up for a few weeks. If he wants to shoot at us while on the street, we have no objections ; but, as the regular appointed postmas? ter, sitting in our private room in the postoffice, we demand respectful consid? eration from the public. Any doctor around town will tell Major Banks that a bullet in the shoulder will keep him thinking for several successive nights. We Lay Down? Our esteemed contemporary down the street is out with a two column sensa? tion regarding the little affair at the bank last Tuesday, and he lies in the most shameful and bold faced manner, as usuaL The facts in the case are as follows: We had just left the bank,' after making a deposit of $200. As we reached the sidewalk a stranger, who had been leaning against a telegraph pole, stepped forward and thrust the muzzle of a gun within a foot of our nose and ordered us to throw up our hands. Up they went. Under the cir? cumstances we were ready to throw up our hat, shoes, wallet and everything else we held dear ea earth. The man gave us his private opiiJ?on of thc editor of The Kicker (who is ourself), cf* the mayor (who is. ourself), and the post? master (who is ourself), and his lan" guage was emphatic and to the point. We had little or nothing to say. We might have died tho death of a hero, but we preferred to remain on earth. A large crowd assembled and witnessed our humiliation, but we remained pas? sive and placid. When the cuss had had all the fun he wanted, he walked off. iSo did we. Wc got our guns as scon as possible and looked for him, but he could not tc found. There isn't the slightest question aboui our "laying down" before that stranger. We think We know when we have a good tiling. It was a good thing to "lay down:' just then, and we entered into it with a great deal of enthusiasm. Things may be dif- | feront some clay, but just; at present; we have very little to say and would like to avoid the subject altogether. He Yr;ii3 a Failure. A man who gave his name as Thomas Dayton registered at the Hotel Royal last Wednesday and entered the dining room for dinner, Ec first madoAkick because there was no cloth on and next beeausj the waitcr^^Rin't furnish |him wjth a. JEtfBkin..A^^E hfl I want?a'a coHee cup vr??a a l??JlQl1 to it and soup in a bowl, and when given a knife without a handle be jumped np and began shooting the tin dishes full of holes. His fun was speedily inter? rupted, however, and L J was put out cf the hotel and later on arrested and fined $20, The Royal hotel is not a .riyal pf the Palmer huhseiu Chicago cr the Im? perial in New York. It is just a plain, everyday hotel, full of cockroaches and mutton stew and thc odor of corn beef and cabbage. Tablecloths and napkin? and crockery are all right in their way and will reach us some day, but untii they do it won't do any good to kick. When a man can sit down with his hat on and eat his fill for 50 cents and throw dishes at the4waiter and cuss the land? lord as he pays his bill, he has got a good thing and ought to be satisfied with it. M. QUAD. Private Secretary Guoter is now en? gaged in making up Gov Evans' an? nual statements of pardons and com? mutations granted during the year just closing, so as to get the copy in the Wands of the State printer on time The list will shov? 64 cases upon which the governor acted during thc year. L%st year he acted favorably on not qtiite 50 applications Tho differ? ence is probably due to the length of the fiscal year just closing. Well Satisfied with Ayer's Kair Vigor. "Xearly forty years ago, after some weeks of sickness, my hair turned gray. 1 began using Ayer's Hair Vigor, and was so well satis? fied with the results that I have never tried any other kind of dress? ing. It requires only an occasional appli? cation of Hair Vigor to keep my hair of good color, to remove 'dandruff, to heal itching T??imors, and prevent the hair from falling out. I never hesi? tate to recommend Ayer's medicines to my friends."-Mrs. IL M. IIAIGIIT, Avoca, Nebr. Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer ic Co., Lowell, Mass. Take Ayer's Sarsaparilla f:r the Complexion. TASTELESS TONIC IS JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. GALATIA, ILLS., NOV. 16,1833. Paris Medicino Co., St. Loais, Mo. Gentlemen:-Wo sold last year, 600 bottles of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and have bought three gross already this year. In all our ex* perience of li years, in the drug business, have never sold n n'art icle that gave such universal satis* laction as your Tonic Yours truly. ABNEY, CARR & CO SOLD-No Cure, No Pay, by A. J. China J. F. W DeLorme, J. S. Hugbson & Co, I To You I I Who Use ? 1 PENS, INK, I I faPei\ Blank Books:! $ At H. G. OSTEEN & CO'S $ i "rt You can pet everything that you ?j) want &t the lowest prices. We ure so di situated that we'ean afford to make ?f trices closer than Mn y one elf e. $ * $ All Goods aro new and of I the best quality. Ko shop I worn goods. i jj We muke a specialty o? School ??5 Supplies and also keep a full lin" of & Stationery, Blanks Books, Etc. Y Come and inspect our goods. .IL MW LIBERTY STREET, SUMTER, S. C. a? The American Queen. Ladies can get a copy of The American Queen, published by J. Rytteonerg & Sons, by calling at their store. January number now ready No charge. A tired stomach is very much like a sprain? ed ankle If you suffer from any of the symp? toms of dyspepsia ; your stomach is tired. It ueeds a crutch. .We must relieve it of all work for a time, or until it is restored to its natural strength, i'o do this successfully, we must u?e a tood which is uiready digested outside of tbe body, and which will Hid the digsetioo of other foods t?>at may be taken with it. Such a product is the Sh?ker Di? gestive Cordial. The Shakers have utilized the digestive principles present in plants for the manufac? ture of this article, and its success hus teen truly phenomenal. You cao try it fur the nominal ?um of 10 cents, as sample bottles are sold by all druggists at this price. L*xo\ is the best medicine for children. Doo tors recommend it in piace of Castor Oil. A choice stock of fine stationery, leather goods, etc., at H. G. Osteen & Co's. - - i i mm* The Finest assortment of choice stationery At H. G. Osteen and Co's, book store. The most acceptable present for a gentle? man-a reliable fountain pen. A complete stock to select from. H. G. Osteen & Co. The Puzzlii Answered Our prices are as us city and all goods It has always been a difficult ou We will assist you by giving yoi every one, with a For Your Sister or ?oung Lady A silver mounted Pocket Book. A 6iiver Manicure Set. Some of our fine Colgate & Co's Per? fumery A fine Dressing Case. A fine Handkerchief and Glove Box. A une ps ir of Dresden China Vases. Ii alf dozen fine e*mbi oidered Hand? kerchiefs. Sterling silver Belt Buckle. Sterling silver Scissors A pair of fine Kid Gloves. A box of fine Stationery. For Your Brother or Gentlemen Friend A pair of our fine Kid Gloves. Half dozen of our 6ne Linen Hem stitched Handkerchiefs. Half dozen of our fine Silk Handker? chiefs Half dozen of our fine colored bor? dered Silk Handkerchiefs. One of our elegant Walking Sticks, -silver mounted A fine Silk Umbrella. A Sterling silver Hat Mark, Satchel or Umbrella Tag-we have these at half the regular prices. A pair of fine Link Cuff Buttons we have the very newest thing in this line. A fine Leather Satchel or Grip One of our special Holiday Neckties -we have a special line of $1 and 50c Neckties for X'mas. You should see them, they are beauties. For Ev< Books. Bo( To sait the tastes of al] Remember that we give coupe Chairs, Tables, Bovk Cases, Music R; which are o? themselves nice X'mas \ These are only a few of the r In our GROCERY DEPARTMENT i Glass Goods, Pickles, Dried Fruit, &i SOLICITING YOUR P. Stimulate the stomach, mm^ BBB I rouse the liver, cure bilious- |T~gl ? S I _? ness, headache, dizziness. Isl ? sour stomach, constipation. H BBB cte. Price 2.r> cents. Sold ?>y all druggists The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla 50 YEARS* EXPERIENCE. PATENTS TRADE MAR? ^?Pf DESICNS, *1 rrTf COPYRIGHTS &cJ Anyone sending a sketch and description may) quickly ascertain, free, whether an Invention ia probably patentable. Communications strictly] confidential. Oldest agency for securing patenw in America. We have a Washington offi?o. 1 Patents taken through Munn & Co. reeeivl special notice iu thc I SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, I beautifully illustrated, largest circulation of any scientific journal, weekly, terms$3.00 a year:, ? 1.50 six months. Specimen copies and HAN'IJ BOOK ON PATENTS sent free. Address 1 MUNN & CO., J _,_361 Broadway, New York.__BB Land Surveyin H. D. MOISE, will jiive prompt atte io calls for surveying and platting lum ^e found ?t hw office, next door to Lee and V.o?se, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18. 1 J i ual the lowest in th strictly first class. e for every shopper to decieff i a list of suitables articles for; few of the prices. For Father A nice all-wool Sr.it of Clothes f| $5 to SS. ? good heavy Overcoat. We offering cur entire stock at aim! CORI A serviceable Mackintosh-?3 to A stout pair of Shoes-we hav( .prices and ?riacles A bo:; o' ?ox-fast black or cor" 0 pr ?1 A sivlisi) ila)-Alpines-Soo, gi ?1 50. $2 00 and ?2 50. A fine De.by HaT-gl. ?1 50, $2" and ?2 50 A pair of heavy Woolen Gloveb 25c to 75c. For Mother A nice Dress-we have the finee^ line of Dress Goods and Trim? mitiga in the city A fine Cloak. * A handsome Cape A fine Lace Collarene. A serviceable Umbrella A fine pair of Shoes. An elegant Lamp. A Work Basket. Some of our nice Chinaware. For the Children Dolls, Dolls, Dolls from 9c up Tea Sets from 15c up. Cups and Saucers from 14 cents up. Fancy Plates from 10 cents up. Chatterbox and other books. )ks. Books [ at half the usual price. ?ns for Furniture consisting of Rocking K-ks, Hat Racks, Writing Desks, ?cc, presents. nany things to be had in our stores, .ve have ail the choice Canned Goods, : , that the New York market affords. AT RON AGS WE ARE i 5 S? C ?