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To the Throne of England. I A Washington Man Who; Says he is the Rightful i Heir. (From the Philadelphia Tiaiej } Ooe of che oost remarkable charac- ; tera of the Capital ia a gentleman who j for some time has been liviog quietly j. ia tbe most humbie quarter? on Carroll j street, but who has been PO prominent j as aa inventor as to receive a hundred j thousand doliars from the Government, J and who can trace his lineage so far j back that his line is ooe of the oMest j and most royal of tho time. Bat the i moat striking fact i? that, though tiviug j in the simplest way in thi> town or on ? his farm near Appomattox, Va, he can j boast that he comes of thc same famiiy j as (?aeen Victoria, and is the Dearest, male heir to whom the Legitimists could look for a claimant to England's Crown Tbe descent of this gentleman, Dr. ? Wijliam Wheeler Hubbell, is easily triped. Dr. Hubbell is now the oldett male survivor of thedeseendaars of th? royal boose of Stuart in either Amer ? tea, England or Scotland Re is al? most as old as Queen Victoria, but is only the fourteenth in lice from Robert II, King of Scotland, while Victoria is sixteenth io descent froa: this same first of the Stuatrs. who was ? direct descendant of Kiog Alfred tbe Great. Robert Stuart aseen ded the throne of Scotland in 1370, and on his eldest son by hts second wife conferred the eail dom of Strathean This sen of King Robert was Prince David Stuart, and \ he left an only child, Euphemia Stuart, who was, cf coorse. heir to the throne of Scotland. This giri. Euphemia Stuart, married Sir Patrick Graham Their only son was Malise Graham, Earl of Stratbearn, who married the daughter of the Earl of Oxford From these nobles Dr Hubbell comes dowo ia direct descent, some of his recent ancestors having come over to this cooniry with Pet. J'S colonists They settled tn 1733 io Cbeste.-, Pa,>. and have since occupied conspicuous ' positions as citizens or tbat Common? wealth. The history of Dr. Habbel Ps ancestors is one foll of romance and bloody wars, of marriages with all of tbe noblest blood in Eogland, and > f men who were great warriors, dying for their faith and conspicuous io the annals of the nation which rules the wave. Botb he and Victoria are from the first Stuart, but the Doctor is near* er, and by the claims bf the Legitimist party, ought to be the head of tbe fae tion which opposes the accepting of the Hanovian dynasty. Dr. Hubbell is now 77 years of age, and, though his bead is white, be is hale and hearty, being in fall posses? sion of his mental faculties. He knows bis entire line of descent for hundreds of years and can trip h off as readily as a school boy would bis multiplica? tion table. Among the many things which have made him a prominent char? acter is his wonderful inventive genius, to which the Government owes the making of tbe famous Tbaoderbolt shell which was ased by the Kearsarge in sinking tbe Alabama in English .waters Many otber warlike inven? tions have come from his.baods, whioh he claims were taken by tbe Govern? ment and no compensation ever given in the least degree. He passes bis time between bis farm in Virginia and his rooms in Washington, io the latter city being a regalar medical practi- j tiooer. DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN SALUDA COUNTY, j - Special to The State. Saluda, S. C., Sept. 8 -News has just reached here of a shooting and catting affray in ihe May's Cross Roads section of oar coonty yesterday after? noon between H. Q Cogbnrn and Sum? ter Gilliam, in which the former's brother was fatally shot, while Gilliam received several ugly cats and stabs wbicb may aiso prove fatal. The origio of the trouble is not known, unless it was tbe result of ru? mored Iongpent ill feeling between tbe partie: pac ts From what could be learned, *'Q 99 Cogburo, as he is femiiiarly called, and Gilliam, along with several other?, were at Barnett's store aod bad been drinking cider. Gilliam was in his baggy preparing to leave aod before he ' knew it. Cog bum ran apon him from the rear and slashing at his throat, bacg tbe knife ic Gilliam's mouth, cut- J ting him across the face to thc ear. i He thea stabbed him in the shoulder j and reaching around, plaoged the blade into bis abdomen, almost emptying his i bowels io the buggy. Gilliam, although in an almost help- ! less condition, staggered some distance j to Magistrate O. L. Still and getting j bis pistol, came back to Cogburo and j was ia the act of firing when "Q." j jumped behind his brother Julian, who j received the fatal bullet fell in bis < abdomen. "Q." escaped unhurt, but his broth? er and Gilliam are .said to be in a hope lesa condition. Gilliam is constable for Magistrate Still in the Eulala section of our coan- ! ty. No arrest has yet been reported. lt. is regarded as a most deplorable I and uncalled for affair Take JOHNSON'S j CHILL & FEVER TONIC Yellow Jack, Sure Enough. ; -J The Disease at Ocean Spnng3 so Declared by Dr. Guiteras. New Orleans, Sept. 9 -Up to nightfall there had been no change in the fever situation. Two or three ! suspicious cases had been reported to the board of health-a material falling off from yesterday, when there were 37. These were investi gated, with the usual results This evening Dr Oliphant and his corps realize that they have* but one battle to night-that of preventing any more importations from the coast towns. Biioxi and Ocean Springs The news from the Mississippi Sound was satisfactory and disap pointing-satisfactory in that Dr. Guieteras and the other government experts had declared that yellow fever existed at Ocean Springs and Biioxi, confirming? the judgment of Dr Oliphant and his associates, and disappointing because the fears of the public have been realized Of course the decision of Dr Guiteras has set at rest all doubt here that yel? low fever exists at Ocean Springs Bot the people there find some con soiation in the fact that peculiar con? ditions surround the death of Sherry Seymour. He was in bad health be? fore he was stricken, was dissipated and unnecessarily exposed himself ? He was first, treated with primitive j methods by his family, no physician was called for- four days,' and when he showed temporary recovery, he overate himself and died Dr Guite ras, Dr. Murray, and all who partici pated in the autopsy, declared, how? ever, that there was no question that the man had died of yellow fever. One of Dr. Guiteras' doubtful pa? tient?, a child, died to day. In Dr. Guietras' opinion the pre vailing fever is not yellow fever, but lhere are isolated cases of that dread disease. This evening Dr Guiteras pro nounced the case of Earnest Benges, now sick, as yellow fever Late this evenings the .three cases heretofore reported, as existing at Biioxi were confirmed as yellow fever by Dre. Murray and Gant, after a careful investigation They are thoroughly isolated and it is confi dentiy predicted that spread of the contagion will be prevented. Mayor Flower of New Orleaus was asked to day if the fever would have the effect of inducing the authorities to give the city a cleaning up fie replied in the negative, but added, however/that if President Oliphant believed a thorough cleaning was re quired to keep the fever out, it would be done. Throughout the city i<> day plugs were opened that the gutters might be flushed. Johnson's Chill and Fe? ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY Care. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. AS TO HOLDING COTTON. From the Savannah News. About this time every season farm? ers are advised to hold their cotton We note from day to day the head line over editorial articles in Georgia j newspapers: "Hold Your Cotton." We doubt the wisdom of thc advice There is not a farmer in the state of any considerable experience but bas at some time or other paid attention to such advice and held his cotton, only to sell for a lower price than he would have obtained had be followed his own better judgment. The cunent cotton OJ op has been raised and will be harvested upon a basis of co3t calculated to make present prices remunerative If the crop were all sold at ruling prices there would be nothing like the /Dutchman's one per cent." of profits, to be sure, but the producers would take fair profits upon their invest? ments of capital and labor- It would be better, of couose, if the farmers could force the market higher by holding back a part of their crop ; we would all like to see cotton go to lOcentsa pound. But the chances of success in a movement of the kind are not greater than one: in a hundred, as has been demonstrated over and often Prices are based upon the size of the crop and the demand It is not practicable to keep the size of the crop a secret The government agricultural depart? ment and dozen.'* of cotton firms have systematized sources of information for the collection of data with regard to the crop. By the time the actual I cotton has reached the port or count- j ing point its efit.-ct upon tho market j has long since been felt one way or j the other In holding cotton, there? fore, the farmer most often not only fails to assist in strengthening the present market, but weakens that of the future by carrying over staple to be counted in the stock on hand at the end of the season At ruling prices there is some profit I fri cotton to farmers. This being the case, to hold thc cotton back, it seems to us, would be like risking the sub stance to grasp at the shadow of the possibility of higher prices. . j To Capture a Town. Georgia May Take Chat? tanooga From Tennessee. Atlanta Sept 9.-A question has been sprung here which may result in Chattanooga, which has long been known as one of the leading cities of Tennesse, becoming a Geogia town. Doubt has been thrown upon the ac? curacy of the survey of the boundary line between this State and Tetn.es see, and if" the theory of eminent legal authorities here is confirmed it may be found that Chattanooga is on Georgia's soi!. This view is shat ed by Col W. A. Wimbish, special commissioner of the State for the Wes' .rn and Atlantic railroad, who bas looked into the question in his official capacity and to day expressed his strong belief that a correct survey would bring the city of* Chattanooga within the con? fines of this Stale. The publication of this fact has aroused much inter? est here and it is not unlikely that it may result in the next legislature pro? viding for a resurvey of the boun dary * A POSSIBLE TRIBUTE We.find.the following in the York viile Enquirer of Wednesday : Editor Gonzales of the Columbia State, must take off his hat to Sena? tor Tillman. He is not obliged to render this obeisance ; but if tbe story here told is correct, it looks like he ought to. We will say in advance^ that we ! are not going io vouch for the story, lt came to the reporter second hand, and may be a little mixed But, ail the same, it came so straight that un- j less it -is denied, we are inclined toi believe it is true The incident occurred several i weeks ago, and the scene was laid on j tue southbound 0 R & C passenger j train, on its way to the Tirzah camp meeting Senator Tillman was on j board, and so also was quite a'num-1 ber of the senator o enthusiastic ! friends, gathered from various nei^h- j borhoods in the western part of the i count}' One of the friends referred to, an enthusiastic Tillmanite from away back, struck np a conversation with ? the senator about the condition of "Refoim" and presently the discus? sion drifted on to the newspapers, when the senator asked : "What paper are you reading any- ? way ?" "The Register." replied the other. ! "Well," said the senator, "you drop that right now and take The State " "The State !" exclaimed the other "What do you mean ?" "I mean just what I say," replied Senator Tillman. "Take The State. The Register is so unreliable that you can never tell where it stands, and while Gonzales is as bitter as gall, you can always tell just where to put 3'our finger on him " The gocd "Reformer17 to whom the senator was talking, pondered, sc 'he reporter is informed. Other ' Re? formers" who overheard the conver? sation pondered, and from the best information obtainable, some of them are pondering yet. The State, in answer to an editorial of the Yorkville Enquirer, on the latest compliment from Senator Till- j man. viz , that "while Gonzales is as bitter as gall, you can always tell j just where to put your finger on j him," etc , says : "We do not quote these statements j in egotism, . but I only to illustrate a point we have i made before for the guidance of cer- j tain of our contemporaries-to wit, I that there is nothing so valuable to a j newspaper as the respect of its read- j ers. The State has never cared for j mere popularity-that ebbs and flows ! year by year, as minds and issues J change-but it has always sought to ? be respected for honesty, courage j and truthfulness. That is worth all j the rest. It is an endowment that no ? chance can take away Profit may | not follow it, but confidence does, j and with that confidence comes the j power of usefulness and the satisfac? tion of honorable ambition." - -a> ? ? y - "The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad loaded a steamship tho orhcr day and thin is what it took to SH her : Sixty six oars of ?umber, fcur of starch, nine teco of oil cake, six of provisions, one of grain, ote of flour, twenty-two of j wire, ihree of yugar, thirteen of fresh j meat, twenty of sheep, or 1.G99 bead ; j forty-five of cattle, or SSS head ; three ; of lard, one of copper, four of mer- i chandise and 101 of grain, making a j iota! of 371 carloads This is ?qu??i to? teo ion? freight trains, whioh, ii placed j in a row, would cover a distance of} about two l?iiifs Aod .il! 5 h ?ir freight went into one tramo steam boat/' j Which is why something more than taik and resoiunons i? required to es- ? tabiish new and regular steamship lines, transatlantic and otherwise -New? and Courier. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. Baby Hine! tEvery mother feels an i n d e - scribable dread of the pain and danger attend? ant upon the . most critical pe? riod of her life. Becoming a mother should be . a source of joy to all, but the * suffering and danger of the ordeal make tts anticipation one of misery. is the remedy which relieves women of the great pain and suf? fering incident to maternity; this hour which is dreaded as woman's severest trial is not only made painless.-but all the danger is re? moved by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer de? spondent or gloomy; nervousness nausea and other distressing con? ditions-are avoided, the system is made ready for the coming event, and the serious accidents so com? mon to the critical hour are obviated by the use bf Mother's Friend. It is a blessing to woman. $1.00 PEB BOTTLE at all Drug: Stores, or sent by mail on receipt of price. BOOKS Containing invaluable information of ,"Drr interest to all -women, -will be sent rntfc to any address, upon application, by The BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. -THE Sumter Institute, Sumter, S. C. The thirtieth collegiate year begins September ninth, 1897. For catalogue-address MRS. L. A. BROWNE, or Miss E. E. COOPER, Principals. July 2?-3m. Atlantic Coast LID e. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND ?UGU8 TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH Deled Sep I, 1897. ?So.55. P. M. Leave Wilmington *4 Ou Leave Marion 6 42 Arrive Florence 7 25 Leave Florence A rrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrise Columbia Nc 3> P. M. I A.M *8 00i *3 35 9 ?2? 4 40 |No.52. P. M. j A.M. 9 15 *S 35 10 3' 10 55 No 52 rund ?hrougf. ?'ronri ?.Jtmrlesron via ''entra? ?. R.? Icavirir Cbar'es'cn 7 H. m , Lane- S 26 a to., *?rair.f? 9 05 a. m. TRAINS GOING NORTEL Le? ve Columbia Arrive Sumte Leave Sumter ?rrhe Florence Leave Florence Le- 7e Marien Arrive Wilmington So.i'i L\>. 53. A.M. I P M *5 SO1, *5 1: 7 12 A. V. 7 1 fl 8 25 A. ii S 5? 9 31 12 15 6 V P.V *6 45 7 55 ?Daily. fOailjjexcepi ouuuttv. No. 52 runs through to Charleston, S C.. 1 vis (Jeottai R. li., arriving Mai.ru ? 7 ?0 p. I (n , Luces 7 48 pm, Charleston 9 ?5 p. m j ??rains on Conway Branch U?ve t h-*?- | bourn io 4u e. m., arrive r.t Co-.way j wiiv i 00 p.m., returning len ve Convey a? 2 45 p. m., *:ve Cbudbouro 5 15 p. cr [eave Cb?:d"Ourn 45 p m., arrive at Hub at 6 25 p. m., retomi ?: !eave H'JO 8 30 ? rc ?rrive at Chsdbouru ?M5 s. m. Dai?y e? sept S un dav JOHN F DIVINE, Gen'l 8upi J. KSNLV, Gen'l Manager, f M KMRRSOW. Tr**e Mans* BEAUTY HATH CHARMS and all the charms which beau? ty likes best to don are shown in our grand clisp?a}7 of fash? ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en? hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight ; they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made easily irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. Lu W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGy OF TEE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16. Tlie Lamest and M Complete Istalslieiit Souffl V Geo. S. Hacker & Son. -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material office ard W?retoon?9, King, opposite Can? non Street. CHARLESTONS S. C, ??f* Fnrcfeagp our ncske, which we graracTf superior to any sold Somb, and thereby >avp rooney. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o STAN ION HOUSE. D. J. JOKES, Poprietor. Rates $2.00 Per Day. SPECIAL TERMS TO FAMILIES Two Minutes Walt From Central Besot. Chattanooga, Tenn. THE CHEROKEE INN, 1,000 Feet Above the Sea A Perfect Summer Home. Cool Rc-oics. SOO ?fet cf \V:ce Forches. Extersive U'e?-?hadfd GTGUCCS. 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