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Sitoatioo ia
Southern Europe.
Cretan Negotiations Will be
Protracted - Threatened
Outbreak in Asia
Minor.
Constantinople, March 12 -The
general belief here is that the negotia?
tions between the powers over the
repiy of Greece to their demand* will
be protracted. Meanwhile a renewal
I of the outbreaks in Asia Minor is \m
miaert and Sir Philip Gorrie, the
t, British ambassador, bas called the
porte's attention to the state of affairs
existing there with a view of avertiog
the atrocities which are threatened.
The Christians io Anatolia are io a de
plorable condition and consequently
subjected to outrage. It ts feared that
a massacre will ooo ur at Pajas, where
: the situation is extremely critical. It
ts reported from Erzeroum that large
bodies of Kassian troops are being con?
centrated on the Armenian frontier io
the direction of the district of Kars.
"WAITING 7C*E TUE WORD.
Paris, March 12.-The Journal pub?
lishes & dispatch from Larisa, on the
Turkish frontier of Greece, saying that
the Greek troops chere and at Mikala
number 25,000 The equipment of
the S55D is perfect,* tbeir*magszioes are
filled with ammunition and they are
well provisioned. The enthusiasm of
the men, the dispatch says, is icde
scribtable. The same authority 'states
that within a email area across the Turk?
- ist frontier there are 15,000 insurgents
v awaiting the signal from Greece to tise
against the sultan's-govern ment.
PEACE JY CONCERT.
Paris, March 12-In the senate to?
day M. Chauveau asked the govern -
ment to explain the polio? of France inj
: regard to Greece and Crete.
Ml. Hanotanx, minister of foreign
affairs, said in reply that he would ex?
plain the government's policy at the
beginning of the week. Io the mean?
time he said he would promise bis asso?
ciates in both chambers that the foreign
policy of Fraooe, which would be ex?
pressed in one word, would be to main?
tain peace by means of a concert of the
European powers ?
English Sympathy.
A Monster Meeting Protests
Against Coercion of
Greece.
London, March 14 -Another Radi
cal manifestation to express sympathy
with'Greece in ber efforts in behalf of
. the Cretan Christains was held this af?
ternoon ia Tralfagar square. At last
Sunday's meeting io Hyde park there
were 20,000 persons present and to-day
is was estimated that the assemblage
was fully as large, if not larger
. Greek flags were numerously displayed
and many of the persoos comprising
the crow;? w$-e rosettes of the national
colors of Greece.
? Six platforms had been erected for
the use of tbe speakers, who inoluded
J- Messrs. Davitt, Channing, Havelock,
Wilson and Dalziel. The speakers
maintained toe right of tbe Cretans to
settle their political differences them
selves without any intervention on the
part of the powers and denounced
Prime Minister Salisbury for the part
oe has taken in connection with Kessia,
Germany, Austria, France and Italy,
I to compel Greece to abaodon her
attempts to liberate Crete and to save,
the Cbristaios popuiati?D of tbe, island
from Turkish misrule, oppression and
massacre.
The resolutions, that were adopted
amid much enthusiasm, indignantly
protested against the use of British
forces to suppress the laudable efforts
of Greece io behalf of civilization and
Christianity. They a!?*o declared that
the reply made by the Hellenic govern?
ment to the ?ote of thc powers offered
a satisfactory basis for a settlement of
the whole question and urged tbe gov?
ernment noe to assent to the policy of
coercion that is advocated by certain of
the continental powers, notably Ger
many.
PLAN OP MIXED OCCUPA?
TION
Of Crete by the Powers Pails
-Several Dissents.
London, March 15.-A dispatch
from Berlin says that the governments
of Germany and Austria have declined
to take part io the mixed occupation
of Crete by the powers Russia was
the power wbicb requested thc mixed
occupation referred to. Her proposal
was that each of the powers sjud
2,000 soldiers to Crete to restore order
and compel the Greek troops to evacu
ats the island.
A dispatch from Vienna says that
the other powers made a proposal to
France a?d Italy for a oiised occupa?
tion of Orete, each power contributing
an equal number of men surbcteut to
bring tbe total army of occupation up
to 25,000 men, but that the proposal
Was rejected by those governments upon
the ground of the expense involved j
Germany and Austria, the dispatch
bay*, will labu a sorely noinioal par
iu tbe occupation of ?be island.
BLOCKADE CF CRETE ORDERED
Rome, March 15-It is am?ouoced
upon semi-ofBoia! authority rhat the
foreign admirals io Grete have been
ordered to declare a blockade cf ibo
' ports cf Cre?** and ibat the blockade of
Gn?ek ports wii! follow only in tbe
eveDt of tbe failure of the Cretan
blockade to effect tbe purposes of ?he
powers. Tbe anoouocement also 6ays
the Greek fleet will be escorted outside
Cretan waters by the foreign warship^
F?R A FOREIGN LEGION
Athens, March 15 -A bill was in?
troduced ia the boale to day by Colonel
Metaxas. minister of war, permitting
the enrollment of Greek volooteers and
a foreign legion. Since there was a
promise of war with Turkey the war
office bas beeo deluged with offers of
military service from nearly all the
countries of Europe. The Greek law,
however, forbade the enlistment of
foreigners and the offers were therefore
declined. They have continued to pour
in, however, and the government bas
6nally decided to have the law so
changed that ihey may be accepted.
The New Constabulary.
Governor El?erbe has completed
the reorganization of the constabulary
force. He bad 162 applications for
positions on the force. Out of these
applicants pnly .42 were given posi?
tions and they now constitute the
force .The personnel of the new
force is as follows, the postoffice of
the appointees being given;
Chief of Lower Division-Wm N
Babr ,
Chief of Upper Division-J. R
Fant.
F. J. Rankin, Greenwood.
R 0. Foster, Spartanbarg.
C. L. Careton, Pickens
T. J. Harmon, Newberry.
S. T. Howie, Lancaster.
G. L CoolejL Wi.Miamston
A. T Davis, Edgefield.
J McD. Hood, Chester.
W. H. Newbold, special, Chester.
R. H. Newell, Iva
J T. Speed, Lowndesville.
J. E Morehead, Colombia
J H Brice, Gaffney.
J. T Tbomason. Rock Hil!.
R M. Floyd, Spartanbcrg
WD Howard, bpartanborg
R. M. Wright, Anderson,
R. M. Gardener, Newberry.
Jobn T Langston. Laurens
J. T Eiiege, Lacren?.
J. J. Pearson, Bennettsville
Richard R Webb. Charleston.
John G. Stroble, Blackville
J. N danton, Lancaster.
J. T. Nuunamaker, Sumter.
J. M. Scott, Aiken.
F. M. Davis, Florence.
C. S. Moseley, Charleston.
Charles F Golver, Charleston.
B. W. Peeples, Gillette, Barnwell
county.
B P Meekins, Bennettsville.
J. E. Moore, Walterboro.
B.; F Phelps, Camden
William Livingston, Orangeburg.
W. W. Sellers. Marion.
S J. Brown, Sumter.
Yan D Gaine, Marion county.
George Jost Brown, Sumter.
J. A May, Graniteville.
Job N. Koon, Columbia
Lawlessness in Florida.
Jacksonville. March 15.-A special
to Tbe Times tJoion from Ocala, Fla.,
tonight. States that three negroes
nausea Ed Holmes, Jim Miley and Jim
Gilmore, were lynched at Blue Spring?
station, southeast of that place, at 3
o'clock Monday morning by an armed
mob of over 400 men. They confessed
the murder of Postmaster J M Bar?
field and his clerk, J. ll Turner, at
Julietta, near there, March 3 The
murder was a cold blooded one, the oe
groes shooting the two men for the
purpose of robbery. They were arrested
yesterday, and an immense crowd gath?
ered at once. The negroes coufes:ed
the crime and were summarily swung
up. Another negro implicated io it
named Ons Miller is reported to : have
been caught and served in tbe same
way late tonight, but it cannot be con?
firmed Not a shot was fired by the
mob.
At the last session of the general as?
sembly provision was made in a special
amendatory act for the charging of a
tuition fee of $40 per pupil at Clem?
son college, providing, however, that
the trustees cao refund toe amount to
students unable to pay who certify to
that fact. The act was approved on
March 2 and it bas been a question
with the trustees as to what they should
do. The act becomes effective on tbe
22d inst. The matter was referred to
thc attorney general's office. The re?
sult is that on nod pfter the 22d tuition
fees will be charged at the college upoo
the conditions named in the act Tbe
amount will be prorated as a portion of
the session has already expired.
London- March 14 -The Chronicle
will to morrow publish a dispatch
from its Berlin correspondent saying
that if Greece still refuses to yield
to the demands of the powers alter
thc blockade has begun or if she de- j
clares war on Turkey or takes action :
on the Macedonian ?rontier, some of {
the puwers have decided to carry !
coercion to any length, even to de?
stroying the power of Greece, both j
for the present and for the future.
Serious For Spanish.
Paralyzed in tbe Philippines
Need Reinforcements.
Madrid. March 14 -A dispatch io
tbe Imparial from Manila does not
bear out tbe rosy-hued ?tat?mente issued
by the government respecting the situa?
tion ic the Philippine islands. Instead
of the Spanish troops winning success?
ive victories over the io6U*-genfs, the
Imparcial correspondent declares that
the campaign is almost paralyzed owing
to the lack of reinforcements Owing
to the scarcity of troops it is imposai
ble for the Spaniards to carry on an
offensive campaign.
Captain General Polavieja who, it
was reported, was about to resign be?
cause of ill health, has cabled that be
will retain bis command io the islands
THREATENED AT HOME.
London, March 14.-The Standard's
Madrid correspondent telegraphs that
General Azoarraga will do his best to
forward reinforcements to the Philip
pine islands, but the widespread Carlist
agitation and tbe approaoh of the May
day manifestations makes his doing so
difficult
General Argusti, who is in command
of tbe military forces in northern
Spain, and who recently made a tour of
inspection in Navarre, Logro?o, Bur
gos and the Basque provinces, reports
that he found the Carlista stronger
there thas they are io Catalonia^ He
does not, however, expect there will be
soy disorder unless it is caused by the
prevailing agricultural distress He
nevertheless proposes to mobiliza the
principal garrisons io the places men?
tioned io traverse the Carlist districts
He will also adopt precautions in tbe
event of May day ?trikes.
HARRASSED BY INSURGENTS.
Habana, March 14-Geh. Jimenez
Castellanos, learning that the member*
of tbe revolutionary government were
at San Geronimo, started on the 4 h
inst for Puerto Principe with a strong
eolemn with the intention of making
an attempt to capture them The offi?
cial report of tbe movement has beeo
issued, lt states that during the march
of the troops, which occupied five dat?,
tbe column was constantly attacked by
insurgent bands Several lively fights
occurred, in all of whicb tbe rebels
were beaten and dispersed witb many
losses. Notwithstanding these con
continual defeats and dispersions, the
rebels bung onto tbe flanks of the col
coin and prevented it from reaching its
intended destination The suffering of
the troops were augmented by a scarcity
of water. While on the road.,Gen
Castellanos ordered the construction of
a fort io which to leave his wouoded.
After it was completed, 40 soldiers were
left to protect it and the column moved
on. Later, a force of rebels attacked
tbe fort, but were "repulsed with heavy
losses." The official report says that
in the different encounters the rebels
left 47 dead on the field. The troops
lost two lieuteoats and six privates kill?
ed and three lieutenants aod 29 pri
vates wounded.
Sylvester Scovel. the American news
paper correspondent who was released
from jail at Sancti Spiritus on Thurs?
day last, arrived here to day.
- ?II-i i mmm -
LATEST EVENTS
IN WAR-WORN CUBA.
Unrewarded Butchers Going
Home-Insurgents Burn
a Town.
Habana, March 14, via Key West,
Marcb/14-Gen. IVIelqizo, who was
responsible for the Delgado outrage
and of so many other atrocities in
Pinar del Rio province, resentful at
not being promoted for his "heroic
deeds,'' has decided to return to
Spain, and on the sick plea will sail
on the 20th.
Gen Solano will also leave on the
same date It is reported that Col.
Nestor Arranguren, the Cuban leader
who captured the Spanish officers on
the Guanabaeoa train, some time ago,
has been summoned to Gen. Gomez's
presence to explain the reason why he
released them without waiting for
orders. Col. Tort of the civil guards,
who was in command of Gui?es
when the rebels entered the town,
has been indicted on the charge of
neglect of duty and cowardice and
soon will be court martialed
Farther details of the attack on
Bejucal have been received The in?
surgents carried away in carts all the
effects taken from the stores three
days ago. There were 16 houses
eli!* burning in the outskirts. Two
fine horses belonging to thc military
commander were also carried away.
The outrages committed were horri?
ble. Many residents, women and
men, perished. Thc official report
simply staten that it was at) attack on
one o? the forts, anc! as usual, the
rebel? were repulsed willi great j
losses.
Persons moving in military circles i
are authority for the statement that |
VVeyler has received a telegram from j
Spain inquiring about the Gui?es
affair. It was not reported officially j
VVeyler gave an evasive reply and
tried to diminish its importance, and !
at the same time announcing bis in?
tention of leaving for the field on the
following day. Ile was answered
bank with an order to remain ar\d
await farther orders.
Secret orders have been given by
Weyier that whenever an attack is
made on a town or city, ali the female
residents, on the simple suspicion of
having connectiocs with the insur?
gents, shall at once be arrested as
enemies of Spain They wii? be sub?
ject to court martial and deportation
This order has already been carried
into effect, for on the day following
the entry of Bejucal nine women
with their children, the majority of
thc latter being babies, were arrested
and brought to Habana
Persons visiting the palace Thurs
day night were shocked at the sight
of poor, forlorn human beings, ali
huddled on the floor of one of the
corridors with their babies in theil
arms, all crying for want of food,
they hav.ing been deprived of nour
ishment or drink during the whole
day. lt was a pitiful spectacle
Even the volunteers on duty at ?he
palace were moved to compassion
and all were indignant at such cruel
treatment' of helpless women From
the palace orders weie given to send
them all io Casa ?e Recogidas, or
house of detention for degraded wo
men, and later on to be banished to
Puerto Principe Imagine ?he mis
ery and sufferings these people will
experience in a place unknown to
them.
Women In Politics.
CUT A TERRIBLE FIGURE
IN A COLORADO CON?
VENTION.
Denver, March 14-The middle of
the road Populists met here yesterday
and adjourned after three hours of
fighting. Women were in th*? thick of
the melee and they were in several
instances instigators of the attacks.
The first assault was provoked by the
remark of a women that she wou-d
not sit in a convention with the hire?
lings, of corporations, indicating one
of the delegates. The latter replied
that the accuser was a liar, and her
husband flew to the rescue, while his
wife and her women companions
stood by and cheered the fighters
Mrs E. W Reed started another
row by stating that she had seen too
much of politics to blush any more,
as that was a perfunctory, effort that
did the party no good Mrs Alice
Faulkner,took a hand in the row and
eulogized "Grand Old Man WTaite "
She grew excited and someone made
a slighting remark that precipitated
further trouble. The event of the
afternoon was when Mrs. Holmes re?
plied to the attack of the boiler in?
spector, W R Frazer. He said that
the corporations were more powerful
than Populist principles. "That's a
He," shouted half a dozen and men
and women were on their feet makins:
for the speaker
"If the shoe fits you, put it on "
retorted Frazier, bracing himself for
e rush. ne was no match foi the
crowd and was driven from his posi?
tion, but fought desperately to the
door.
Mr. Akers came in next for rough
treatment. On being asked by Mrs.
Reed if it was not "time for him to
go out and choke himself to death,"
Akers retorted that Mrs. Reed had
not added anything to her reputation
by going out as a street singer. Mrs
Holmes demanded why the men stood
silently by and saw the women in?
sulted JSlone responded and then
Mrs Reed and Mrs. Holmes adminis?
tered the punishment themselves and
tore most of Mr. Akers' beard out of
his face.
Spanish Impudence.
City of Mexico, March 10.-Popu?
lar interest is intense as to the reply
the government will make to the re?
quest of the Spanish Minister that
the authorities interfere to prevent
further collection of funds for Cuban
patriots. Spaniards claim and ex?
ercise the right to raise money for
their soldiers, and yet they deny the
similar right to the Mexican people.
The tone of the press is changing
most significantly, and it seems prob?
able the government will, in dignified
but in firm manner, express its opin?
ion that Mexican citizens have in
every legitimate way the right to
manifest their profound sympathy
with the Cuban cause. It ?6 felt that
the Spanish Minister has exceeded
the limits of prudence in making his
request of the government and the
tone of the press shore that the gov:
ernment would be cordially sustained
in giving an emphatic negative to it.
Boarded a Steamer.
San Francisco, March 24.-The i
steamer Zealaodia. which arrived yes- j
terday brings news of the robbery from
the Australian steamer Oceanic of
$25,000 m gold Before leaving Mel?
bourne for Sydney, gold to the value of
?2(32,000 was placed on board for ship
meut to America. Cracksuieu obtain
ed access to the vaults and abstracted
one box containing ?5 000 The
tlic't was discovered b-foie the Oceauie I
left port and the balance ol the gold :
was Jaken off and deposited in the {
Bink of New South Wales. Every
outgoing steamer is beiug watched, but j
co clue had been found when the Ze
laodia sailed.
MCKINLEY.
He'll 8tsrt the mills
On plains and hills
And make new music io the rills ;
He'll give us cash to pay our bills
Prescription for financial chills
He'll make H tinkle ia the tills,j
He will-!
(That's what they tell u3 every time
From flag-draped cars, in speech sublime ;
And wheo they get us feelin' pnme.
With all their reason and tbeir rhyne
They leave us broke-without a dime
That's tvnat !)
--F L Stanton in Atlanta Corstitution.
?Increase the Tariff.
President McKinley Gives In
structions to Congress.
Washington, March 15 -The Presi?
den r to-day sent the following message
to Congress :
The Congress of the United States:
Regretting the necessity which bas re?
quired me to call you together, I feel
that your assembling in extraordinary
session is indispensable, because of the
condition io which we 5nd the reve?
nues of the government, lt is conced?
ed that its current expenditures are
greater than its receipts and that such
a condition has existed for now more
than three years. With unlimited
means at our command, we are present?
ing the remarkable spectacle of increas?
ing our public debt by borrowing mon?
ey to meet the ordinary outlays incident
upon even an economical and prudent
administration of the government.
AD examination of the subject dis?
closes this fact in every detail and leads
inevitably to tbe concludion that the
condition of the revenue which allows
it is unjustifiable and should be cor?
rected.
We find by the reports of the Secre?
tary of the Treasury that the revenues
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1892, from ali sources were $425,868,
260 22, and the expenditures for all
purposes were ?415,953.806.50. leav
ing a'n excess of receipts over expendi?
tures of ?9,914,453 66. During that
fiscal year, ?40,570,467 98 were paid
upon the punlio debt, which had been
reduced since March 1, 1889, ?259,
076.890 and the aooualinterest charge
decreased ?11,684 570.60. The re?
ceipts of the government from al)
sources during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1893, amounted to ?461,
716 561.94 and its expenditures to
?459.374,887 65, showing an excess
of receipts over expenditures of ?2,
341,674 29.
Since that time the receipts of no
fiscal year, and with but few exceptions
of no mooth of any fiscal year, have
exceeded the expez?ditures. The re?
ceipts of the government from all
sources during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1894, were $372 802.498 -
29, and its expenditure.-: $442.605,
758 87, leaving a deficit, the first since
the resumption of specie payments, of
?69,803,260.58. Notwitus t a n d i n g
there was a decrease of ?16,769,128.?8
in the ordinary expenses of the govern?
ment, as compared with the previous
fiscal year, its income was still not suf?
ficient to provide for its daily necessi?
ties and the gold reserve tn the Treas?
ury for the redemption of greenbacks
was drawn upon to meet them. But
this did not suffice, and tbe govern?
ment then resorted to loans to replenish
i thc reserve. In February, 1894, $50.
000,000 in bonds were issued, and in
November following a second issue of
$50,000,000 was deemed necessary. The
sum of ?117.171,795 was real z?d by
the sale of these bonds, but the reserve
was steadily decreased until February
18. 1895, a third sale of ?62,315,
400 in bonds, for ?65,116.244, was
announced to Congress. The receipts
of the government for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1895, were ?390,
373.203 30, and the expenditures
?433,178,426 48, showing a deficit of
?42,805,223.18 A further loan of
?100.000,000 was negotiated by the
government in February. 1896, the
sale netting ?111,166.246, and swell?
ing the aggregate of bonds issued with?
in three years to $262.315.400. For
the fiscal year endiug June 30, 1896,
the revenues' of tbe government from
all sources amounted to $409.475,
408 78, while its expenditures were
$434,678,654 48 or an excels of ex?
penditures over receipts of ?25,203,
245 70 ; io other words, tbe total re?
ceipts for the three fiscal years, ending
June 30, 1896, were insufficient by
$137.811,729 46 to meet the total ex?
penditures Nor has this condition
since improved For the first half of
the present fiscal year, the receipts of
the government, exclusive cf postal
revenue, were ?157,507,603 76, and
its expenditure, exclusive of postal ser?
vice, $195,410,000.22, or an excess of
expenditures over receipts of ?37,902,
296 46. Io January cf this year, the
receipts, exclusive of postal revenues,
were $24,316.994 05, and the expend?
tores, exclusive of pesta! service,
$30,269.389.29, a deficit of $5,952,
395 24 for the month. In February of
this year, receipts, exclusive of postal
revenues, were $24,400,997.38. j-nl
expenditures exclusive of postal
service, ?28.796.056.60. a de-fe t
of $4 395,059 28: or a r. til
deficiency of ?186.1)61.580 44 for
the three year? and eight month
ending Match 1, 1897 Not only aie
we without a surplus in the Treasury,
hut. with an increase in the public debt
tht'te has been a corresponding increa?e
in the annual interest charge from
?22 893,803 20 in 1892. the lowest of
any year since 1892, to ?34,387,297 -
60 in 1896, or an inoreace of $11,
493,414 40. i
It may be urged that even if the rev?
enues of tbe government bad been suffi
oient to meet ai! its ordinary expenses
during the past tbree years, the gold re
I serve would still bave been insufficient
! to meet tbe demands opon it, and that
1 bonds would necessarily have been
issued for its repletion Be ibis as it
may, it is clearly manifest, without de?
nying or affirming the correctness of
such a conciusioo, ?bat ?he debt would
have been decreased in at least the
I ainoaot of the deficiency, and business
j confidence ic;measurably strengthened
throughout the country.
Congress should promptly correct the
existing ?ondttion Ample revenues
must be supplied, not only for the ort?i
oary expenses of the government, but
for tbe prompt payment of liberal pen?
sions and the liquidation of tbe princi?
pal and interest of the public debt. In
raising revenue, duties should be so
levied upon foreign products as to pre?
serve the borne market, t o far as possi?
ble, to our own producers ; to revive
and increase manufactures ; to relieve
and encourage agriculture ; to increase
our domestic and foreign commerce ; to
aid and develop mining and building :
and to render to labor io every field,
occupation and liberal wages and ade?
quate rewards to which skill and indus?
try are justly entitled. The necessity
of the passage of a tariff law which
shall provide ample revenue need not
be further urged. Tbe imperative de?
mand of the boor is the prompt enact?
ment of such a measure, and to this
object I earnestly recommend that Con?
gress shall make every endeavor. Be?
fore other business is transacted, let cs
first provide sufficient revenue to faith?
fully administer the government with?
out the contracting of further debt, or
the continued disturbance of our
finances
(Signed) WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
Executive Mansioo, Marcb?, 1897.
Working for Murphy.
The friends of Murphy are coming
to his aid at last in his dire need. Col.
C. M. Carroll, city attorney of Augus?
ta, is here io his behalf and Murphy's
brother spent yesterday here. He vis?
ited him io hts ceil and in
tbe afternoon left for Orange
burg to look up additional
evidence which he will give to
Col Carroll in Augusta to?day.
This morning Col Carroll will see
Governor Ellerbe He bas evidence
to show Murphy's innocence that is in
con tra vertible, he said. If befalls this
morning he will try to find still other *
evidence in favor of Murphy -The
State, March 13
The decline of the plague in India
is recorded by the British Medical
Journal of February 20, which calls
attention to the fact that in Bombay
the deaths rose in December to 1,484
in one week, but have slowly de?
creased since that time, while new
cases are much less frequent The
confidence that the disease is dying
out is believed to be well founded.
At other places to which the disease
was carried it bas not become epi?
demic The belief that virulence of
the disease exhausts itself in about
seven months is confirmed by the
present experience in India, where it
has hov? prevailed for five months, ana
is not expected to last through May.
Savannah, March 12-The Plant
system broke tbe 100 mile fast record
io the sou?h to day with a special train,
which made the ron between Savannah
and Charleston, 108 miles, io PO min?
utes. The average speed was 72 miles
an hour. The special was ruo for Iiit
tenhcus Moore, a large contractor, in
order to reach Charleston in time to
file a bid for govetnmeot work.
A colored preacher in one of the
lower counties writing to the bishop
to send a preacher, said : "Send us a
bishop to preach here Sunday. If
you can't s^end a bishop send a slid?
ing elder*; if you can't send him
send a stationary preacher ; if you
can't spare him, send a circus rider ;
if you can't spate him, send a locus
preacher ; if you can't do no better,
why 6end us an exhauster."
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A VETERAN'S STORY.
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night. The doctors after exhaust?
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case hopeless, say?
ing they could do no
more for me. At
this time a bottle of
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WAKD. S Quintin- Av., Lowell, Mass.
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