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Fruits of Partiality. Kiehland Volunteers Disband. From The Stale At their meeting in their armory Tuesday night the Eichland Volun? teers disbanded on account of the finding of the court of inquiry and the order of the governor ordering the dismissal of Private Fishburne and the reprimanding of Private Donning. When the company had assembled Private Dunuing return? ed his gun, accoutrements and uniform to bis captain. He no longer desired to remain a member of the company. This was the signal of an outburst of feeling Almost to a man the company declared in favor of disband? ing. The grounds for this action are thus briely stated : .'Tbe company feels that it has been very unjustly discriminated against by the investigating commit? tee and the governor in that the whole blame for the riot, br at least the greater part of it, wes attached to members of this company for break Jug ranks, while members of the Governor's Guards did the same thing ito as great' or greater extent and were not censured at all by this committee ; neither were the co1fege students censored for breaking he ranks of the militia, which fact seems to have been entirely ignored by the court of inquiry "The court recommended that the governor have Capt Frost to issue an order reprimanding Private Dun m..g, a member of the Volunteers, and that Private Fishburne be expel? ed Lom the State militia, ail of which the governor promptly did. The coart further recommended that an order be issued reprimanding Adju? tant and Inspector General Watts, but thi3 the governor refuses to do on the ground that it is not necessary Th?re can certainly be no justice in such unwarrantable procedure." By a vote of 26 to 5 the company agreed to disband In vain Capt. Frost tried to keep them from taking this step The company has been an Organization since 1813 and is next to the oldest company in the .State with a record equal to any For these ? reasons Capt Frost begged the men to maintain their organization. Tues c ay night was the time for reenlist? ment. On calling the roll to ascer? tain who would reenlist for the next year only four men signified their j willingness ,to do eo. Adjatant and Inspector General Watts was yester day apprised cf this action. '* They will therefore turn over at once to the adjutant and inspector general their guns, uniforms and ac? coutrements The following committee was ap pointed to look after the finances and \ property of the company : W. T. Myers, J. T. Flowers. W. M. Pitt? ^mac and B ,T Harrison * The undersigned ex-members of the Richland Volunteer Rifle company en dorse the above statement and hereby express our profound indignation aj; the unjust proceedings of the court and of the partiality shown by the governor. John D Frost, Jr. W T.Myers, W. M. Pittman, J T Flowers June 30, 189T Stil! More Tangled. A New Pbase in the Volun? teer's Disbanding. Here is something of a.sensation, and it may put a different light on the recent finding of the Co:jrt tri >n quiry, and Governor Ellerby s *ub sequent action in the matter. The Richland Volunteers, it now seems?, were not legally a part of the State militia when inspected on May 28th And further than that, if this be a fact, then that part of the court's record referring to the Volunteers, the reprimand of Private Dunning and the dismissal from the service, of Private Fishburne a8 ordered by the Commander in chief is null and void. There was much talk yesterday on the streets and elsewhere about the disbanding of the Volunteers, and there was but one expression on all side?, and that was regret that the old company, whose fame and history for nearly a century past had been so closely identified with Columbia, should cease to exist Everybody was sorry at the turn affairs had taken and the hope was general that some way would be found by which the Volunteers could still maintain and keep op their organization. The Register representative had a talk on the subject yesterday with Capt. Frost and Secretary Fiowers, and here is where the strange part comea"" in. The reporter had heard that the enlistment of the Volunteers expired in March last, and Capt Frost was asked about this. He said : "Yes, it's a fact that my company's enlistment ran out in March, and Bince that time we have not really been a part of the State militia if enlistment be a requisite, and according to the military law of the State it is." "Then, Captain, your company had no right to be ordered out for inspec? tion, did it ?" "That's the way I look at it," re? plied Captain Frost. The military law of the State re [ quires the enlistment of every com ! pany for two years, and at the end of j each term if the company desires to i remain in the militia a re elistment has to take place. This was not done in the case of the Volunteers, j and as they now claim, they were not j a part of the State military force j when the last inspection took place j on the college grounds If these j facts are correct, and they appear to j be, the company had no right to be inspected by the State officer, and the subsequent action by the Court of Inquiry and Governor Ellerbe would seem null and void. This is the way that mauy ex-members of the Volunteers look at it, and were talking yesterday. Secretary Flowers eaid, when spoken to, that the proper enlistment papers had only been sent to the Volunteers the day before the in? spection, whereas their enlistment had expired several weeks before that. The whole affair is becoming very complicated, and there is no telling where it will end, especially if the views of an outside military man should be adopted. This srentleman said yesterday that he thought the Volunteers were liable to court-mar? tial on two grounds, and these were, their disbanding without regular per? mission from the Commander-in chief, and their published criticism of that official and the Court of Inquiry. How the tangle will be straightened is not known, but it is hoped that an j amicable settlement will be made, j Some of the ex-members of the j company are already taking steps to j reorganize, and this will be done j next Tuesday night. About twenty j names have been secured towards ? reorganizing the company. Some of ; the old members who were opposed to disbanding are at the head of the new scheme -Columbia Register, July 2 Cotton Bagging and Ties on the Free List j Washington, July 1.-The finance .committeee suffered several unexpect- j ed reverses'during the progress of j the tariff bill to-day, being defeated ? on three important votes Cotton bagging was placed on the free list, 30 to 25. and cotton ties also bj a vote of 29 to 24. The duty on white j pine lumber was reduced from $2 to i ?1 per thousand, 32 to 31. The amendment on pine occasioned, the greatest surprise, and led to a general breaking up of party lines on both sides of the chamber During the early stages of the debate the j duty or? lumber, including pine, was j placed at $2, after a protracted con I test. To-day Mr. Teller returned to | j the contest, and moved to place white j i pine lumber on the free list The ! amendment was defeatedjby the close vote of 32 to 33-four Republicans (Baker, Carter, Hansbrough and Quay) joining with the Democrats, Populists and Silver Republicans in the affirmative, while three Democrats j (Bacon, McEnery and Martin) voted \ I with the Republicans in the negative. I j Following up this vote, Mr. Mantle, ! I Silver Republican, moved to reduce j j the rate on white pine from $2 to $1, j I and this carried by a majority of ene j Two republicans (Baker and ('arter) I voted with the Democrats in the at ? firmative and three Democrats (Ba con, McEnery and Martin) with the i Republicans in the negative. The ? bill is now completed with the ex j ception of the reciprocity section j and some*comparative!}' minor para i graphs Much progress was made j ! today in clearing up detached para | [graphs heretofore passed over Only j I three of these-coal tar, potash and i I tea-remain, so thai, these items, the j : reciprocity section and the brief in ! j t?*rn*l revenue and administrative j ! provisions are all that is \f-ft of the j i biil to be disposed of before the final i i vote is tasen - .ICI -. - ! Bad Dispensary Bonds. i ' j Do Not Conform With Lai';-Another I Dispenser SJiort The Sta<e board of control heid a Recial ejecting yesterday ro consider the hoods of the county dispensers There are some 60 of these bonds that do not conform with the statutory re? quirements and according to an opinion of the attorney geoeral, are worthless, i The hoods are in surety companies aod the form will have to be changed to meot the requirements of the law This the board bad ordered to be done The board learned yesterday that Mr. Sol Bowman, who has a tourist's privilege for "the Calhoun hotel io j Charleston, is ?1,500 i?hort. They j wired to the oonsUbularly to close j him up. Tbe following resolution was adopt ; ed : j Resolved, That the fact that a part I of the offir-ia! records of tbe State com ; roissioeer's office are unlawfully in the ; possession of ex-Commissioner Mixson, j having come to the knowledge of this board, the chairman is hereby instruct? ed to consult with thD attorney general as to the manner of proceeding to re? cover the same and that action bc taken at oneo for the recovery of the same - The State, July 1. Base Balls, Bats and supplies at H. G. O?teec kCo's. Richland Grand Jury. j The Sumter Item is very much di? ! pleased with Charleston and Richland j grand juries. It says: The Charleston grand jury refuses to i bring to true bills against violaters of ! tbe Dispensary law, notwithstanding indisputable evidence of their guilt ; the Columbia grand jury refuses to find a true bill against S. W. Scruggs who admitted that he had appropriated to bis own use articles belonging to tbe State. These juries are guilty of vio? lating their oaths to perform I be duties incumbent upon them. They have permitted personal and political consid? erations to outweigh the law, the evi? dence and their regard for their oaths and individual honor. With sucb flagrant disregard of the law io high places it is cot surprising that the law is falling into disrepute. If these juries have permitted "per? sonal and political coosideratioc sto out? weigh the law," The Register thor? oughly agrees with its contemporary But as a rule the proceedings io a graod jury room are seldom divulged aod ought cot to be uoder aoy circum? stances Beiog secret, outsiders can not koow what testimony was presented to them, or whether the evidence given by witnesses harmonized or aoy other circumstances which may induce a jury to bring in a true bill or throw out a case The public is familiar in a gen? eral way through newspapers and com? mon rumers about certain circumstances ? conoec?ed\witb various cases of general | importance, but it does not. follow that all the facts are known Indeed ic the trial of many cases of general irnerest revelations are made about which the ? public were in entire ignorance. We j do cot say that anything of the bind j j occurred in the two instances mention- j I ed by Th9, Item, but wc submit that it [ is too severe to charge eighteen men j with violating their oaths unless there is good ground for doing so. O^e m;iy thiok that a grand jury should do such and Fuch a thing, bat if they should happen net to that is no reason why they are guilty of wrong Perhaps the individual who thought out their line of" action for them io advance may have based his conclusions on false in? formation or uosouod premises. We know nothing about the Charles j too graod jury, hut. as far as the Rich I laod graod jury is conoeroed we know tbat they did not violate their oaths in tho Scruggs case If may be admitted that Mr Scruggs did wrong io eating those peaches and smoking those cigars, bit was he guilty of a legal crime in j doing so? The Attorney Geoeral aod the Assistant Attorney General spent several sleepless nights trying to find out exactly what Mr. Scraggs was le? gally guilty of. and the Attorney Geo eral declared that ir was about as hard ! a question as ho had ever tackled, t Finally they wer;? tc the'com moo law and ! charged bim with "offi'ial misconduct'' j aod added the statutory crimes o? j "housebreaking and larceny v The ! Attorney General himself admitted that he did not believe any of the charges, would stand audio this opinion he is backed up by some cf the b< st iegal talent of Colombia If, then, j Serugg's cri.oe waa such that even i shrewd lawyers irzod if hard to charge j him with anything crimioal coder the j law, is if any wonder that a grand jury ! frhouTd look co the thing io pretty j much the same light and fhrow it out? : We have no way of ancertaining wh ther politics entered into ?he dit cussioo io the grand jury room, but ; auder the circumstances there was no j reason for it Wc know nothiug about j the politics of the jury, but'koow them j to be honorable, Truthful men. The \ Item with these facts before it should ? apologize for its statement as to tbs j Richland grand jury -Columbia Reg- I ister. Died of Hydrophobia. Kershaw, July 1 -Gilbert Trapp, lue iinie I3 year-old negro, who w*s. | I binen by * mad dog on th? 7th ult... : ana who wac sent to Charlotte, N. C., to have a mad st one applied to bis i wounds, died of hydrophobia about 4 o'clock 'his mcrciog. The little negro WS.? bitten on thc under lip and back of ; the thigh. The wounds w-re cauter- ? ?zed by Dr. Beckham she next day, and the same day thc mother went to ? Charlotte with him They claimed that the stone stuck to both wounds, j Thc wounds healed nicely. The twen- ; ty-first day after he was bitten he be j gan to complain and grew rapidly j wor*e until death relieved bim as above stated. - ? ? tm N Quarterly Stock Taking. Thc regular quarterly taking of i 6tock at the Sta;e dispensary was in progress yesterday. Senator Moses of Sumter represented the legislative oom mittcc, Messrs Cooper and Douthit the .Qtate noard cf coutrol. while Mr. W. KL. Howe was present for the American Bonding and Trust company nf Kairi more, by which moat of the dispeof-ary officials arc bonded. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. ^-**t?fom~ - nii?j -mm* - Hamp. >n Ellison, a white brake? man, was run over and killed in the Aiken yard Thursday morning. Rioting in India. . Bloody ar?d Fatal Anray Btticeev Natives and Police Calcutta, July 2 -In lise fighting j which took place yesterday in the ? suburb of Chilporo between the po ! lice and the rioters, many policemen. ? were injured. A party of twenty j four members of the native police was surrounded by a mob and so ! roughly handled that all of them are expected to die of the injuries tiiey received. The rioters suffered heavi? ly, but they carnied off their dead ; and wounded A compromise on the plague measures has been arranged between the authorities and the riot? ers, and the disturbances have ceased. The absence of rain is causing the greatest anxiety throughout India The rioting arose out of the grow? ing practice of Mohammedans of seizing and refusing to pay rent for certain so-called mosques, built con? trary to the tenets of the Moham? medan religion on ground belonging to infidels The demolition of a mud hut, also called mosque, led to the outbreak. The rioters were contin? ually reinforced, in response to tele? grams sent up the country, in which they appealed to all true Mohamme dans to come to the aid of their co religionists. For forty eight hours the police and military were repeatedly obliged to clear the streets Detached par? ties of Mohammedans stoned Euro- j peans wherever they found them, in j some cases dragging them from their . houses All telegraphic sines were cut and j the buildings containing Europeans were besieged There were many narrow escapes The rioters shouted war cries and vile epithets and gross i ly insulted the European women. In several parts of Calcutta it isl still dangerous for Europeans to go j about, and it is likely to remain so, ; owing to the nature of the compro ; mise by which the riot was brought j to an end. The trouble is greatly in i creased by the absence of the higher ! officiate, most of whom are now in j the hills Those who remained be j hind hesitated to undertake the re- j 8ponsibility of extreme measures. I The result was thai the troops were ! not allowed to fire or to take the of- : fensive, even when exposed to every ! kind of indignity and insult Their j beheavior and self restraint under the ! circumstances was admirable It is understood the that compromise ? is based upon the unconditional surren- ! der of the land, but it is believed j that this concession will prove a j standing menace to the safety of Eu j ropeans, as the rioters will celebrate i the victory throughout ai! India In spite pf the cessation of the ; not$, the situation is regarded as ex- ? tremely grave, and it is felt that un j less some official is invested with j plenary power daring tbe absence of ! the governing authorities, European j citizens will be compelled to act on \ their own responsibility. . -mm i i mm Quinine and other fe- j ver medicines take from S j to IO days to cure fever, j Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic cures in ONE DAY. j It appears that C A Pillsbury, of: Minneapolis, has one half the visible supply of wheat in the United States, and tiiat "Phil'' Armour, ofChicaffo. has the other half In a few days the lively advance in the ptice ofl whea: will enable our optimistic con- ! temporary, the Evening Post, to j prove conclusively that the farmer is j the most prosperous man in all the ! land and ought to repent him of his j frv.H silver ways -N. Y. Journal Bitt&n hy a Spider ! _ ! Blood Poisoned and Body! Covered by Sores Other Remedies Failed out Hood's Sarsaparilla Cured. "Whatever the nature of the poison or humor in thc blood. Hood's Sarsa? parilla, as thc one true blood purifier, effects a cure. Read this letter: "Eight years ago my little adopted daughter, then two years old, was bitten on the back by a spider. We felt almost sure she would die. She suffered terrible agony, and we doctored her by every means we could think of without a cure. She was coveroc with sores from head to foot. Then her ears discharged, and blindness was the next thing. We were not able to continue paying doctor's bills. One day a lady asked me why I did not try Hood's Sarsaparilla. She said, When you buy a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla you may rely upon a cure. We acted upon this suggestion, and began giving her Hood's Sarsaparilla. The little girl i.s now cured and she is getting plump, sleeps well and lins a good appetite, and she can see to put Hood's Rainy Day Puz? zle together and even thread a line needle. A great many people Rnd a number of phy? sicians know about this case and they know that our little girl is like another child. She is now taking her tenth bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla.*' MRS. MATTIE V. STEINER, 716 Milton Av., San Diego, Cal. Hood's Sarsaparilla ls the Best - the One True Blood Purifier. Bc sure to get Hood's and only Hood's. GLAMATION ?t**Nl mr STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE CHAMEE?.. Wheres?, H petition sigoed hy the qualified electors of certain parts of Darlington. Ker? shaw and Su m "er counties having r<een gled with nae, and frc-ia 3aid petition accompany? ing pupers ii appears that one-third of the quali?ed electors residing within >t.e area of e..eh section of each cf the oid counties pro? posed to be cut off for H -.ew conn tv bare signed said petition, ard, Whereas, the boundaries of the proposed I name, the number of inhabitants, the taxa- i ble property as shown by the last tex returns, j the area, and that the proposed lines of the new county do not run nearer than eight ; miles of any court house now established, j are set forth tn said petition : Now, therefore, I. W. H. Ellerbe. Goverr.or ? of the State of South Carolina, in compliance ' with the requirements of an Act of the j General Assembly, entitled "An Act to pro- ; vide for the formation of new coun- i ties, etc j" approved March 9'b, A. D. I89?, , do hereby or^er an election in ihe territory I '0 be cut oSf for the new county on the 20'h day of Joly, A. D 1897, to be held in*ac cordar.ee wi;b the requirements of said Ace : . at which toe electors ?hu'.] vote '*Yes" or "No" upon the question of creating a Dew county and u^on the name ?cd county se*t < of the proposed new county. Io testimonv whereof. I have here unto ?et my hand und caused the ! Great Sea! of 'he State to be tfiixed ' at (.V.tirabid this 24:h dav of alar. A J. 1597. and in the one Dandled .?nd twenty-first vear of the lade pendene* cf the United States cf America. Tv'. H. ELLERBE. Dr the Govtrocr : D B. TOMPKINS, Secretary of Stats. N?TIGE OF ELECTION FOR" LEE COUNTY. ! STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COCSTY. -. ! I Whereas, the Governor of South Carolina having issued ?nd served on us a copy of his j Proclamation requiring the Commissioners of : Election to provide for and hold an eltctio-i : in the portion of Sumter county proposed to . be cut off to form part of the propose--! new ? Lee county : Now. therefore, notice is hereby given of j 3uch electiou. to be holden on the 20th : day of July. 1837, at the following precincts : cf Sumter county : Lynchberg, St. Charles,Reid's Mill, BL-h- , opville, Carter's Crc*.;io?, ?ossard, and ?mi'hvi?e. The Commisioners or Election will meet at the court house in me city of Sumter at ?1 o'cici'k a m. on Monday, the f^'h day of Joly, ?.ext, \o appoint Managers and attend to such other nustoe-s as may properly come j Drfore them EDWIN WILSON. A. G. WAREES, Chairman. Clerk. Jane 23. D. M. YOUNG, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Prompt attention to al! business entrusted : io him. Office on Court House ?f quarr, inj Blandina: office. '--.'.-.'.v. vlV;".'.-;'-;v .V * ? 1 %?fiM* *? ? f"-\ i - ?'- .!-.--.?. ,'.'.',1 .' .iv?... e STAJSTON ROUSE. !>. J. JOSES, Poprietor. Rates ?2.00 Fer Day. SZ2CL&L TEEMS TO FAMILIES Two Minutes "STalk From Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. Land Surveying. MR, H. D. MOISE, will give prompt at? tention to calls for surveying and platting land Can be found at his office, next door to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 13. ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN? ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire and Burglar Proof Safe Company. I am prepared to offer liberal terms to those who are in need of a good safe For prices and terms address J. A. BENNO, M ch 24. Sumter, S. C. SUMTER RESTAURANT. [Reduced Prices Regular Meals 25cts. Private Dining Room v r Ladies. Der. co. . OIL I JIM ?IB, DENTIST. O?Cc O'. P?. ?T0?:2 CF SUMTER DR7 GOODS COMPANY -u ?.ranee <;n Main Street, Bet ween Dry Goods Co. and Durant ? Sci OFFICE HOURS : 9 to 1.20 : 2 too o'clock. April 9. 2 M\ MM D?tective AK CHARLOTTE, IS*. C., DO ALL KIN'D^ of iegethsate Detective Work at reasonable, ratf-s. ARS0>", MURDER, DIVORCE SPECIALTY March 10-6 ra* DRUGS AND Soda Water* Toilet Articles, Drugs and Patent Medicines, PERFUMERY. EXTRA CIS TOOTH BRUSHES, HAIRBRUSHES; COMBS, TOILET SOAPS TN GREAT VARIETY. Prescriptions Careful? ly filled day and night -AT ?1 MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER, S. C. tuon ?.ansi ./ii* /. ^ g L-OWD?BWB. V\ />*\ B?SttS?LiiO' Tie Sie?fler Pecinreless Tire, resilient, light, durable and guaranteed against puncture. No leather, steel or wire. STODDER PCNCTURELESS TIRE CO.r 58 Warren St.. >'. Y. Cit v. Also STANDARD BICYCLES; ar? high grace ic every ?.articular, price ?$1G0. Special inducements to clubs. Reliable agents wanted ia all unoccupied te: r;*orif-s. Address Tie Gee. Eaiicl Co, "tb Ave., 23 k 29th St., N. Y. City. March 24. I nAtfincniu I ?00 ?0* o COLLEGE, ? !lt?9 jX. C. 81st ? ?t9,1897. Ten Professor? and Assistants Four Scientific Laboratories Three Courses fe: degrees Classical. Mathematical. Literary. Scientific. Biblical. / Terms.reasonable. Si-cd for a catalogue'' J. B. SHEARER, June 23. Presilent THE CHEROKEE INN, 1,000 Feet Above the Sea. A Perfect Summer Home. Cool Rooms. SOO feet of Wide Porches* Extensive Wel!-sbaded Grounds. Tennis Courts, Dancing, Children's P!ay Grounds. Good Drives, Reasonable Livery Charges. Cool Nights, Pure Air, Lithia Springs, Coolest and sweetest water in the State. Fres-h Fruits and Vegetables, Cuisine ar.d service the best. Easy of ac? cess, ra'.t-s reasonable, S mails daily. JNO. F. JONES. ?- BLACKSBURG. S. C.