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Disastrous Fire in Spartan burg. The Spartanburg Machine Shops Destroyed - - Loss ?50,000, With Only *10,000 Insurance. Special to tbe State." Spartanburg, March 4 -The most disastrous fire since the burning of Converse college in 1891 occurred bere early this morning. The great Spartanburg machine works was totally destroyed not oue dollar's worth of machinery having beer? saved. % The blaze was discovered by the night watchman about 2 o'clock, but the building was almost consumed before the fire department arrived. The macy i ne wot ks was one of the largest concerns of the up-?ountry, and its destruction will be a heavy blow to Spartanburg The loss is at least $50,000, with only $10rfj?0 in? surance. B~ sj/ To Save his Brother. An Augusta Policeman's Ef? forts to Prove Murphy's Innocence. Although Gov. Ellerbe gave a re porter of The State to understand as late as 6 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, after his visit to the peni? tentiary, that.be would not interfere ID the case of Dan -C. Murphy, it seems that he was misunderstood as be had the preceeding day decided to grant a respite for 20 days to the condemened man as a result of the efforts being made by Murphy's broth re in Augusta, wbo? is a member of | the police force of that city, to prove bis innocence of the crime. Gov UHerbe so wired Mr.. Murphy in Augusta on Tuesday evening The Auguste Chronicle thus tells of the efforts being made over there to save Murphy from a felon's death : r"Wben Murphy was tried he was convicted largely opon tbe evidence of a white woman named Clemmie Barrs, who was then a resid? t of South Carolina, and now through her be has been given a respite and may be saved. "Clemmie Barrs has made an af j fidavit to the effect that she swore j falsely at the trial, and that she was bribed to do 6o by detectives who were employed on the case Murphy was tried at a time when public opinion was warm, and they were willing to accept aoy evidence lo convict a man "Kow the tine story of this evi? dence, which brought about the re? spite The Chronicle is able to give "In the first place the woman's name is Barn's She came from Scieven county, six miles from Came? ron. "Some weeks since there appeared in Augusta a lawyer by the name of G. W M. Williams. He went to Foliceman pave Murphy and showed him the affidaait of Clemmie Barrs, which in substance is given above. Williams was given $35 by the officer in question to begin work on the case Again he come lo Augusta, told Of? ficer Murphy that be bad seen Gov? ernor Eilerbe and gotten a seemingly favorable answer from bim, bot said further that be would need $100 to complete bis work "Policeman Murphy told his friend. Policeman Stratford, of the demand and the latter asked to meet Williams. The three men had a consultation, in which the lawyer was assured that be would be given the money. Police mau Murphy aud Stratford saw this affidavit, of coarse, but did get pos session of it "As Williams was slow in acting, sud tbe time for the doomed man's execution was drawing near, Police? man Stratford determined to do some work by himself in behalf of his friend's brother. "Getting on the Central train, he went to Cameron, and on last Sunday succeeded in finding Clemmie Barris, whom he got to consent to go before Governor Ellerbe in Columbia and make a statement similar to that con tained in the affidavit which Wil liams. who is now iu Macon, has in his possession * "City Attorney M, P. Carroll con? sented to go to Columbia in behalf of Murphy, and so on Monday left with Clemmie Barris. "Mr. Carroll obtained an audience with Governor Ellerbe and be wired that Ban Murphy would be respited " -Stete. Gen Hampton's Resignation. Gen. Wade Hampton's resignation as United States railroad commissioner bas been placed in the bands of Presi? den teleet McKinley, bot it is under? stood that Mr Sherman and others of the incoming cabinet will urge Mr. McKinley to retain bim in bis position. Gen. Hampton has been in feeble health for the past few months, but bas improved very much lately, greatly to the gratification of bis friends through? out tbe State.-The State The March oombers of the Fashion Maga? zines at H. G. Osteeo ? Co's. Knocking Down in Knox? ville. .Knoxville, March 1.-A small size riot occurred on the streets of Knox? ville this morning, ia which one man was killed and a dozeo or more are hurt. The trouble grew out of the pending street railway litigation. Two rival street car companies want to occupy ?he same'street. The Knoxville street railway has occupied the street for several years. The Citizens' rail? way, a new corporation, wants to paral? lel these t/aeks, but the city oooocil refuses to give them rights of way. Early ?h?3 morning the latter company put 200 men to work laying tracks The .city authorities stopped the wnrk j under the ordinance that the street shall not be dug op during the winter months The Citizens' railway people claim that they have an injunction from the United States court restraining the city from interfering. Th<? police were ordered to arrest ?he laborers, aod as fast as the men were arrested they gave bond and, went back to work. The po? lice became powerless and the fire de? partment was called oat to disperse the crowd with water When thia was at? tempted a negro tried to cut the bose, but was prevented by Chief Molntosh, whereupon another negro struck the chief with a blab Lieutenant of Po? lice Hood shot the negro, and this ept; raged the crowd. The enure police force vras arrested by the sheriff aod hie I deputies aod th? laborers put back to work. Irater au iojuoctioo was issued by Circuit Judge Soeed restraining the company from tearing up the streets. This stopped the matter temporarily. Msyor Heiskell appealed to the mob to disperse, bot he eas hooted down. Excitement roos high * The latest move made is the arrest of ail the Citizens' railway officials for ic* oirioe riot. Ali the city officials, from chairman of the board of public works down to fireman, are ia arrest. To night the city is quiet, apparent ly, bot it i?j believed by the city offi? cials that before morning the cootract ors will override the iojooction *aod go ??to work. Twenty-five extra policemen ! Lsve been sworn io and are io reserve. Mayor Heiskell made a statement To? night, saying that he would prestrve tb * peace at all hazards. Chief McIntosh, of the department, to-night appears to ht worse burt than was at firs: anticipated Jost as the riot had been quelled, a big fire broke oot, and be rothed from the doctor's office and monutiog his wagoo was the first to the fire The injunction case will be argued" tonorrow before Judge Lindsay. A Billion Dollar Congress. Washiogtoo, Feb 28 -The Fifty fourth congress, which will expire at noon on Thursday, will be held remark? able, principally for what it failed to accomplish. ld one respect-io the number of bills aod resolutions intro doced-it was a record-breaker. Io the bouse alooe over 10.400 bills and 3.ICO resolutions were iotroduced and referred to various committees. Only a fraction of these passed the noose aod fewer still became laws The principal . business of the con gress, aside fron the passage of the appropriation bills, was limited to the firet session, the net results of which were the enactment into law of the bilis creating the commission to determine the true divisional line between Vene? zuela aod British Guiana ; prohibiting prize fighting io the territories ; per? mitting appointments io the army and navy of former Uoited States officers who served the Confederacy ; making one year's residence necessary for a divorce; incorporating the rational so ciety of the Daughters of the R?volu tion ; defining the penalty for interfer ecce with railway trains and persons ridiog thereon, aod substituting salaries for fees to United States marshals and district attorneys. Aside from the fore? going measures, there maining bills (ex? cepting the ire migration bill aod the joint resolotioo for ao ioternatiooal monetary coofereoce, parsed at the second session) were of oo general io terest. Included in these were 700 private pension bills-ao unprecedent? ed oumber In aoother respect the Fifty-fourth congress was remarkable. This was its failure to pass a single bill providiog for public buildings. The boase calen? dar contained 100 bills of this class, in? cluding the eeoate biil for a eastern boase io New York city. Speaker Reed, however, io bis determination to reduce the expenditures to the lowest limit consistent with the necessities of the governmeot, set bis face sternly agata all legislation of this character. Notwithstanding this circumstance, the present congress is the third io Ameri? can history io which the appropriations have exceeded a billion dollars. A minority io the Texas house has thus far defeated all attempts to briog to a vote *?o assignment bill with a provision abolishing preferred creditors. Although a majority of the members favor the bill, there is not the consti? tutional majority oecessary to its pas? sage. A similar bill has been rejected by the Oklahoma legislature. A verdiot for fifty thousand dollare having beeo giveo a husband in Brook lyn in a sait for damages agaiost a j prominent physician for alienating the j wife's affections, the Louisville Courier Journal inquires: "If the affect'un of wives that can be alienated are worth $50,OOO what are the affections of ?rue wives worth ?'* Corrected the Dean. Oo one of Bicbop Coxe's latter voyages Dean Stanley of Westminister abbey was a fe) ow Dasseoger Tbe dean asked what was the first land sigbt ed in coming into Boston as they ap proaohed the coast Thc bishop repli? ed, "Cape Ann, so named by Kiug Charles I in compliment to Queen Anne." The next morning the dean asked the bishop-having evidently pondered ove the matter-how Charles I could natue a cape after Qaeen Anne when sbe lived ai a so much later period. "By the great seal,*' said the hie? .?p, "mus* I tell the dean of Westminster that there was another Quean Anna, Charles Ta mother and wife of James I?" The deau was considerably dis turned that he had made such a break with an' American.-George Alfred Stringer. "Times are hard and the people have to economize in their living," says the Springfield Republican, "yet by March 4 this Congress, ac? cording to good Republican authori ties, will have appropriated a grand total of $1,040.000,000. This will exceed the total appropriations of any other Congress in American bis tory " The significance of these figures will be better appreciate^ when it is noted that they represent an average tax of $15 per head on every man, woman and child in the country, or of $75 on the aver? age family, over and above the taxes for State, and local purposes No wonder "the time3 are hard," and the people have to economize. The $1,000,0^0 000, and more, come ont of their pockets. The Government only spends their money. It does not make any for them Not a cent. News and Courier WHAT A DOLLAIL DID. A RICH CYNIC RECEIVES AN OBJECT LESSON IN CHARITY. Ee Sa'iv For Himself "How the Other Hall Hives" and Learned That All Who Ask For Help Are 2fot Hnmbag^-The Experience 3Iade a New Man of Him. One good woman, who has devoted much of her time for several rears to the relief of distress among the very poor people of this city, succeeded in opening the eyes, and likewise the pock? etbook, of a cynical rich man not many days aga She solicited financial aid from him, and doubtless would have met with a brusque rebuff had it not been that her position in society com? manded polite consideration. As it was, the rich man essayed to be patronizing j and said: <;My dear madam, I know that you try to do good among these poor people, but I can assure you that your efforts arc practically wasted. They take your money and such cloth? ing ana food as you can give them and then chuckle over your gullibility." "If I can indues a starving creature to chuckle, I shall consider the time and money well spent," replied the woman., with a mild tinge-of reproof. "Oh, well, I suppose that you are bound to keep on wasting your time," retorted the rich cynic. After a brief pause he continued, "If you will dem? onstrate to me that you can actually re? lieve distress with a dollar, I will give, it to you just as often as you can dem? onstrate its usefulness in that direc? tion." "Will you come with me?" said the woman thus challenged. The rich mau assented and accompanied his philan? thropic caller to her coupe. Both enter? ed the conveyance and were driven to the neighborhood cf Eleventh avenue and Fiftieth street. The coupe stopped in front of an unsightly tenement. In silence the man followed his companion up two or three flights cf stairs, and ho soon was standing in a cheerless room about 12 feet square. The floor and the walls were absolutely barren, and there were not more than four pieces of furni? ture in i-ight One was a small stove, in which a scant fire was buming. A middle aged man lay'helpless on a cot, and kneeling by him were a boy and a girl so raggedly clad that their white skin was visible through more than one rent. A few empty dishes and cooking utensils lying on tho floor near the stove told their mute story of desti? tution. The pathetic eagerness with which the three emaciated occupants of the room turned their*glances upon the vis? itors touched a long dormant chord of the rich man's heart. He involuntarily thrust his fingers into his vest pocket, but his companion, laying a restraining hand upon his arm, advanced to the cot, and in a delicate and sympathetic manner questioned the sick man regard? ing himself and his children. She ex? plained that their needs had been called to her attention only a few hours be? fore. She soon ascertained that there was urgent need of nourishment, and, bidding her cynical friend to accompa? ny her, she hastened to the nearest gro? cery. From Jong experience the good woman knew just what to purchase for temporary relief in a case of this kind, and within a quarter of an boura bulky basket was borne up to the desolate room by tho grocer's boy. Speedily the fire in tho little stove began to throw out comfcrting heat, and by and by the grateful odors of cooking were diffused Then, wii;h the assurance of another visit and more substantial aid, the dis? pensers of good cheer left the poor fani. ily to their unexpected enjoyment. "Do you think that charity was well bestowed?"' asked the woman, as the coupe bore them swiftly away from the tenement district. "Yes, indeed. Ido," replied the man, with a suspicious tremor in his voice. "Well, there is a list of what I bought, together with the prices," con? tinued th?? .WQBW?.. .baudrier .a bit of p?perTrJ Ber coLijiairroij. took?i Cmd read: 25 pounds coal.23 2 bundles kindling.05 Half pound tea.15 2 loaves bread.OS 2 pounds oatmeal.OS 2 pounds beef for stew.14 Half pound sugar.05 Gallon kerosene oil.10 Measure potatoas.03 1 quart milk.04 Small bag salt.02 1 box matches.01 Total.$1.00' Without a word the rich mau took a dollar from his pocketbook and handed it to the good woman. The next day she received from him a check for one thousand times that amount.-New York Times. One Trait of American Character. There is one trait of our national character which foreigners can never comprehend, and that is our unshakable faith in om? ability to "come ont all right in the end. " We stand idly and more or less indifferently by and allow a country to be pushed to the verge of a financial or- political precipice under the impulso of some kind of popular craze or another, entirely confident that just before it slips over we can take hold of it and pull it back. We have done this again and again, and nothing seems to shake our faith in our ability to repeat the operation whenever occa? sion arises. It costs us enormously, not only in reputation, but also in money, and retards our growth and progress in a thousand ways, but nothing seems likely to cure us of the habit, unless it be a great national calamity due to our failing in some crisis to take alarm quickly enough.-Century. London Bridge. London bridge is constructed of gran? ite and is considered among the finest specimens of bridge architecture. The present structure was commenced in 1824 and completed in seven years, at a cost of over ?250,000. In 1889 occurred the "great fire" at Seattle, in Washington, in which prop? erty to the value of $20,000,000 was destroyed._ The Egyptians, Chaldeans, Persians, Syrians, Phoenicians and Carthaginians began the. year in the autumn. ' WHY IT WAS HOT. The nash Epicure's Initial Experience With a Chains Dish. "I. had beard of chafing dishes for years," said Smiley Williams, "but the one 1 saw for the first time floored ni3 completely. "I never thought much about the blamed things, but somehow I supposed a chafing dish was some sort of concern that they grated thing.-! in-something that rubbed together and mashed things. "The ether night, though, Bolton and I went inio a Madison street res? taurant for dinner. You know I always have a sneaking liking for hash of any kind, and so does Bolton. Bolton order? ed turkey hash for two. and the waiter brought it on in a swell sort of silver dish nearly as tall as a cake basket. Ir had a tight cover, and when wc opened it it steamed like a 40 horsepower boil? er blowing off. "I loaded up Bolton's plate, and in the first pass at it he took the skin off his tongue, it was so hot. " 'Just like these infernal places, ' Bolton growled. 'Anything you've got to eat is blistering bot, while coffee is always stone cold. ' 0 "After awhile Bolton took some more hash and burned his tongue again. " 'HolyMoses,'he said, 'what's got iuto that hash?' "I told him nobody was. exp2ct?d to know anything about restaurant bash, especially the fellow who was eating it, but he wasn't satisfied. "Well, we kept on eating hash until we had enough. And do you know that hash left in the dish was hotter than it was at the start? " 'Well,' said Bolton, 'I wouldst have believed my eyes, but with most of the skin off my tongue I've got to give it up.' Then he called the waiter. " 'Say,' he said, in a low tone, Til give you a quarter if you'll tell me what in blazes is the matter with that hash.' " 'Beg pahdon, sah?' " 'What keeps that hash so all fired hot?' " 'Why, sab. that's a chafing dish, sah!' "That's how I found out that a chaf? ing dish is a silver fruit stand with a fire built under it."-Chicago Record. "Saved My Ufe" A VETERAN'S STORY. "Several years ago, while in Fort Snelling, Minn., I caught a severe cold, attended with a terrible cough, that allowed me no rest day or night. The doctors after exhaust? ing their remedies, pronounced my case hopeless, say? ing they could do no more for me. At this time a bottle of AYER'S Cherry Pectoral was sent to me by a j friend who urged me to take it, which I did, and soon after I was greatly relieved, and in a short time was completely cured. I have never had much of a cough since that time, and I firmly believe Ayer's Cherry Pectoral saved my life."-"W. H. WARD, S Quimby Av.. Lowell, Mass. AYER'S Cherry Pectoral Highest Awards at World's Fair. AYER'S PILLS cure Indigestion and Headache TASTELESS IS JUSTAS COOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE 50 cts. GALATIA, ILLS., NOT. 16,1893. Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:-We sold last year, 600 bottles o? GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and have bought three gross already this year. In/all our ex perienee of 14 years, in the drug business, have never sold an article that gave such universal satis iactioa as your Tonic Yours truly. ABNEY, CARE & CO SOLD-NO Core, No Pay, by A J. China J F. W. DeLorme, J. S. Hughson & Co, LODGE DIRECTORY. Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M. Meets Thorsday rights: of eaeli oaontL, on or before the Full Moon. L. S. CARSON, W. M . B. C. MOSES, Secretary. Btu ah Chapter, No. 25, R. A. M. Meets on First Tuesday of each oonth. L. S. CARSON, High Priest. P. M. SPANN, Secretary. Gomtco~1c Lodge, No. 17, K. of P. Meets every Monday night at 8 o'clock, except fifth Monday Dight. H. B. BLOOM, C. CJ R. WALSH, K. of R. & 8 Sumter Lodge, No. \Q11.\K. of B.~ Meets every First and Third Mon? tey nights'at 7 o'clock. ,W.;J. Du RANT, Die H. C. MOSES, Rep'r. ?a ftddity Lodge, No. 251, E.&L. of 3. Meets every Second and Fourth donday nights at 7 o'clock. J. S HCGHSON, Protector B. J RHAME, Secretary. Sumter Council, No. 649, A. L. of H. Meets every Second and Fourth T-iesday nights at 7 o'clock. W. F. REAMS, Com. J. N. CORBETT, Sec] <umter Lodge, No. 1, A. O. O. W. Meets every First and Third Thurs? day nights at 7 o'clock.. H. C. MOSES, M. W 8. WALSH, Rec. Pocahontas Tribe, No. 16, /. O. R. M. Meets every Friday's Sleep at the . tb Run. R. O PURDY, Sachem. B. C. WALLACE, C. of R. Sumter Council, No. 1 Jr. O. U. A. M. Meets ou Second and Fourth Tues? day nights of each month at 8 o'clock. WM. YEADON, Councillor. B C. WALLACE, Sec'ty. , Bolly- Wood Camp, W. of W. Meets every Third Wednesday light at 8 o'clock. E. W. HURST, Con. Com. R S. HOOD, Clerk Carolina Council, No. 515, C. B. L. Meets every Second and Fourth Wednesday in Monaghan Block. NEIL O'DONNELL, Pres. A. H. EBERHART, Sec. Qhucuda Lodge, No. 261, 0. G. C. Meets Second and Fourth Wednes? day nights at 8 o'clock. G. N.. MARSHALL, Com. B C. WALLACE, Secty. All of the above societies hold their meetings at tuvj ^Masonic Tem? ple, except when otherwise speci? fied. i TBE VALUE of a NAME depends upon its reputation, won by deeds, not words. The Stieff Piano has received diplomas and awards without numner. But it stands to-day, ag it bas done for over haifa century, upon its own merits And, whilst this has been true, there b?9 been r.o prfjudice of the makers against new ideas o? real merit. The universal verdict by those who are the most competent Judges is that it is impossible to improve upon the rirhnfS? of its to?e. STANDARD ORGANS. Terms to suit you. Send for illustrated Catalog. CHARLES M. STIEFF, Balrimori-cj N. Liberty St. Wa-bing;uu-521 Eleventh St. N. W. D. M. YOUNG, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Prompt attention to all business entrusted to bim. Office oo Court. House Square, in Blandircg office SUMTER RESTAURANT. Reduced Prices Regular Meals 25cts. Private Dining Room for Ladies. Dec. 30. lip 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 th% 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',?i/ irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, S/GLV OF THE BIG WA TCH, Oct. 16. Land Surveying. H D MOISE, will give prompt attention to calls for scrTevioE and platting land Can be found at bis cfSce, next dcor to office of Lee and Moise. Sumter, S. C. Nov 18. ? pig ^pl|af| STANTON ROUSE. Di J. JMES, Poprieior. Hates $2,00 Per Day. SPECIAL ITEBMS ?TO FAMILIES. Two Minutos Walk] From Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. 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