Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BLOOD SPILLED IN GREENVILLE. Desperate Fight Between Constables and George Howard. Spaeial ro Tbe State Greenville, Dec 5 -This afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock a ui\=perr?.te fight took place at the bridge over the S^u'bero railway on the read to Paris mountain, two miles from the heart o? the ciiy, between Constables Corowe?l and Cooley of the State constabulary, and George Howard, whose home i? just onside the city limits, on the Ben combe road near the Sampson and Poe cotton mill. It seems that Cornwell and Cooley were on the scent of whis? key wagons and met George Howard with another mao coming from towards the mountains, bat there is no accurate j information as to what took place j except that shooting began without any unnecessary delay, resaltiog in George Howard receiving a mortal wound, Cornwell being severely, if not fatally, arouoded, and Cooley receiving a shot through the thigh. Cornwell was brought to the Windsor hotel, where physicians were called immediately and he was pat nader the iofiaence of chloroform. He was suffering so mccb that he could not give any account of the trouble, but said he felt certain that the shot from his pistol killed Howard. This is said to be a mistake, however, and that Howard is still alive, though there is no hope for his recovery, j Cooley's wound is net considered dangerous and he will probably survive the combat. The maa who was with Howard is aoknown as jet, and it is said that he made a quick escape. Howard formerly lived ia the Dark Corner, bat recently has made his home near town. He is a cripple, aboot 45 years old and has a family. Cornwell and Howard Both Succumb to Their Wounds. Special to The State. Greenville, Dec T.--State Consta? ble John Bennett Cornwell died at 2 o'clock this morning. He was par tially conscious duriug yesterday and last night, being kept under the in faence of opiates He recognized his mother and other members of the family, who came in yesterday. The body was taken in charge by Under taker Mackey. Coroner Wilbanke organized a jory and the body was viewed and the physicians' testimony taken. The inquest was concluded this afternoon, when Cooley's deposi Sion was secured The body was sent to Chester by way of Laurens at 12 o'clock today The mother and wife of the yoong man and the two sisters. Misses Kate and M L Cornwell, Sheriff J. Cornwell, T. J. Cornwell and Coi T. J Cunningham composed the fanera! party. Mrs Cornwell insisted on go? ing aitho?gu in a very feeble state. The af?? cted one3 have been the recipients of thc tenderest attentions, j The death of Cornwell is a great i sorrow to the community Coming; here over a year ago almost a 6tran j ger and in 3 somewhat despised j avocation he won the friendship and j esteetn of all with whom he was | associated The conduct of all three j contable?, L'ifar, Cooley aud Corn j well, has been above reproach. Mr C^rnwell's wife was told o? his ; death thia morning She bore the ' news with unexpected calmness. < cot??'*'.:-:::.?: ber terribiv corv?os , "... ! State, alten ten cays serious :?;r:e:<3 : and this .'ate trouble and excitement I Her bf ther, J Ii V.' is -. of Chester, j is '.ri: T? her J B Cornwell w?*. a student at Fut!ii?:i university s-'-ers! years agu. ; Iiis brother, Sher1!]' J, Cornwell, ! of Chester, and T J Cornwell, pres- : ide;?! of the .^avings bank of Besse I mer. Aia bota giaduated at Patrick j Military institute, whet: it was ope j rated here Constable Cooley is doin? weil and i will go to his home at liouea Path in a few days Howard is reported sinking today j L*ter-George Howard, the sec I otid victim of Tuesday's fight, died I at 3 30 today He made no sworn ! statement Cooley testified that he | fired the sh^t that kitled Howard Cooley's testimony before the coroner was important. Cooley's condition is somewhat dangerous - -i--i i Ir is ea-y ?o believe the 8'ory which j come? from Sooth Airtea that many of the Boers hiv? nev^r heard of the Rid Crofs and have been ?riog on its flag, mifitakinz it for the British symbol. Sach ignorance would be icoposs:oie in a regular army but is natural in primi? tive farmers thinly soattered in remote regions The Boers by many and constant aots of humanity toward the British wounded and prisoners have shown that they seek to observe the rales of civilized warfare The British e^diers, however, do not give them Cae benefit cf the doubt and because cf Boer firing on thc lied Cross flag at Modder River a party of Argyle High ianders who stormed and took a house daring that battle killed every man in it after the white flag bad been raised. There are other reports-unlike this, from Boer sources-goiog to show that violation of the laws is by no means confined to one side.-The State. Republican Rough Riders. PARTY MEASURES RAIL? ROADED THROUGH CONGRESS. ; Washington; Dec S -Congress I bas mapped ouc enough work during j its first week to make sure of tins ; being a busy session Besides bar I ring out Roberts and adopting the j old Reed iules the house majority j has perfected tue financial bill pre i pared by its caucus committee, j which, by the way. is righi in ii,ne I with the financial recommendations j of the president's message, and arranged to push it right through the ! house The financial bill prepared ! by the republican members of the j senate finance commute has also been introduced and referred to that : committee. There is a little differ ! ence between the two bills, but there I are reasons for the belief that these ! differences are inteuded more as a j feeler of public opinion than any? thing else, lo ascertain which is the most popular of the two measures The proverbial deliberativeness of the eenate will give plenty of time I to ascertain this after the house has passed its bill and sent it over to the senate. The senate is rearranging its committees in accordance with the determination of the majority to have increased majorities on all of them. There was a protest from the minority, but it was only made as a matter of form and with no ezpecta tion that any attention would be paid to it. The president's message has re ceived less adverse criticism than is usual from bis political opponents. One reason for this doubtless the extreme length of the document Of ten *member3 of the bouse, ac costed at random, only one would say that he had read the entire docu ment. The other nine said they had read condensations of it, and would read it ail when they got time. Superstitious person are predicting all sorts of mournful things to hap pen to the senate because of the adjournment of the senate on account of death, on the first and second days of the cession -first for the iate Vice President Hobart, and second for the late Senator-elect Hayward, of Nebraska Others besides the super? stitious confess to having been given ? sort of creepy feeling by these i death announcements, following so closely. Mr-Roberts, of Utah, would save time and ""money by packing his ? trunk and going home. Even if he had had a chance to get the seat he claims in the house, his speech on . the resolution for the appointment of a committee to investigate the charges against him, which was adopted by a more than nine tenths : vote of the house, oniy 31. votes i being cast against it, would have destroyed that chance He should have known that making charges against others, even if substantiated by the strongest proof, would not be accepted, either by the house or by i the country, as a valid defense of himself Public sentiment bad 6et tied the case of Roberts before the house met, and it ie as certain as anything not yet actually done can ba that the committee, nov? inve3t> | ; gating, will report against him, and j i that the bouse wi!! adopt that report, i probably without a dissenting voice j But those who represent that publie j sentiment say they are net going to . i stop with keeping Roberts out of Congress, bur icteud to keep o?, until a Constitutional amendment ? making ii inj^osi-iblo fur a polygamist : ever to knock al the doors ol' Cou- ! gross ygair: is adopted The eight populist ;->:<d silver re j publican Senators held ? caucus -ais j week and decided to vote with the J democrats on ali political questions, j as they did in the last Congress. If all the bills aud resolutions! introduced in the House this week j were to become laws the size o? the j U ? Revised Statutes would proba i bly be doubled Members of the i House broke the record by intro ducing nearly nine hundred, on every conceivable subject, in a j single day. Only a few of them wili j ever be taken up Robbed the Grave. A startling incident of which Mr. John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the subject, is nar? rated by him as follows : "I was in a most j dreadful condition M7 ?kin was almost yel? low, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continu- j ally in back and sides, no appetite-gradually j growing weaker day by day. Three physi- j cians had given me up. Fortunately, a friend j advised trying 'Electric Bitters,' and to my j great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a j decided improvement. I continued their use J for three weeks, and am now a well man. I | j know they saved my life, and robbed the grave J j of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 50 cents per bottle at J. F ! W. DeLorme's Drug Store. ? j Richard Coleman Burned at Stake. - I Maysviile, Ky, Dec (5 -Richard ! j Coleman, colored, coufepsscd murderer j j of Mrs James Lasbbfook. wife of his j t employer, expiated his crime in uay I light at. roe hands of a mob, consisting of thousatids of citizens, by burning at the stake after suffern.g indescribable torture. The dreadful spectacle occurred on peaceful oricket grounds on the out? skirts of this city. \ NO PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA House Bill Defeated by Al most Two to Oae Voto. Atlant::, Ga. Dec S -By a vote ok 26 to 14 th-j Willingham bili was in.'i. d ic ?h:; ?ona^j today a::d State pr.'Inti nco cefe-ii'/d. Tee vapoun roll calis coc^amed an hoar, a ?rcai many senators rioiog ta explain their vo'.es. The debate ir! the s?ca?e ccromecced two days ago and wa-_> carried on with greac vigor. Every interest in the State influenced by trie whiskey trafic fought the passage of the bili and ali moral agencies were used in its favor. Had the measure passed the senate it would have been so amended *o kill its purpose The entire fight has been one of the fiercest the State has ever known along this line but it is cow believed the question is effectually settled for some time. The Willingham bill provided for tbe dosing of ali saiooDS, the abolishing of all breweries and distilleries and made it a statutory crime for any one to give a drink of intoxicating liquor to another exoept as a medicine prescribed by a physician. The bill farther provided thai no club or hotel should have liquors io its dining room3 or cafe, but this did cot apply lo private eatc-rtainments or bat quets. C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Lawyer?, oppo? site tbe United States Patent Office, CT a-biog too, D C., woo bare acu?l clieets in cierc city and town of the United Stairs and Canada, report that never before in their 25 years practice has tb? work of the Office been so well up to date. They elaina :bat patents can now be procured m less than half the time formerly required. Nov 1-3m Tampa Cabans Excited. Tampa, Fla , Dec 7,-Cabans here are much excited over several speeches wbicb were made in cigar factories this morning by Cuban9 whose names will not be revealed The speakers were bitter and incen? diary in their language regarding the American occupation of Cuba and advocated the use of force and dynamite to rid the island of all Americans. There are several thou? sand Cabaos io Tampa and it is believed these orators have come from Cuba to excite the colony and to raise money later on to carry out some pian of insurrection. WOOD WILL SUCCEED BROOKE AS GOVERNOR. Washington, Dec 7 -Gen Leon ard Wood had a conference with the secretory of war today respecting bis future While neither of the principals had anything to say for publication as to the conclusions reached, it is gathered that Gen Wood is to he the next governor off Cuba, succeeding Gen Brooke, who | wiM return to tbe United States It is expected that the military j force in Cuba C3n be greatiy reduced j in the near future, 60 that while Gen j Wood, by commanding the troops ! remaining will be a military govern-1 or, there will be so tittle left of the '. miiitan* establishment that his office > wili be much more civil than military , in fact. The reduction in force will : enable the war department to with ! draw some or perhaps all of the ' general officers or the regulars now ' ii; Cuba Ben Bur Dramatized. The presentation of ''he dramatized ; Bec Har io New York last week bas ; attracted tue attention of ail ibe era-: marie? cri;ics and of the public as wc'! ! All ?"ice tnat it is occ or the most ! ? . ?. 1 arislic ana tzpecstve productions ever I witnessed Coe writer tums it up in ! tms way : I "To the average theatre-goer the ! story and ita mode of telling will appeal ; to the lovers of the beautiful io stage pictures the play will prove a rare artistic treat, aod to the religions elemect io thc community, which seldom enters a theatre, it will be a revelation aod an object lesson of great educational value. "Bec Hur" is im? pressive, spiritual, beautiful, massive and effective, both as a spectacle and as a drama." The famous critic, Allan Dale, declares it is a "baoquet for the eyes " Thc vcterao, William Winter, says: It excels ie seencry. The pictures quite overwhelm the action, and their daz? zling opulence will amply suffice to hold the public favor. The Chariot Race alone would suffice to win the multitude. This was managed by the use of two cars, each drawn by three horses, each team beiog driven on a treadmill, and the two parallel tread? mills with their spirited steeds io action being backed by a vast panorama of a crowded coliseum, stretched over three sides of tho stage and moved with the swiftness of light Thc cheers for this splendid stage effect were long and loud and General Wallace whu was oelled before the curtain, briefly expressed his pleased acceptance of thc public tribute. Tnere is not a BID gie essentially dramatic situation iu the piece, bat several of its incidents are momentarily effe**;?? An ocean of talk could bc out oat of it, to great advantage. 1 An Ominous Outlook In South America Bubun:e Plague Steadily Spreading and R?>vo*u ?10DS. Kingston, Ja. Nov 2S -Passen I gers from the west coast, of ~outh j America report an ominous outlook i in connection with the epread of the j bubonic plague There seems little j doubt thr.t the epidemic is slowly j but steadily working westward in ? South America To this dangerous plague is added the general condition of political un rest in all the western piovinces of gouth America Chili is on the eve of a financial crisis, and possibly of revolution, which bas only been postponed, and not averted, by the government's re duction of the issue of forced paper currency from $50,000,000 to $20, 000,000. In Peru and Bolivia serious revolutions are ^oing on. They are disorganizing trade Ecuador is in a condition of incipient revolt against the dictatorship of President Eloy Alfaro and a strong revolutionary movement, directed by I the clerical party, and supported by j a majority of the people, is said to j be in course of organization on Peru I visa soil. Best and Quickest Built. Columbia, S C., Deo 5 -W. D E?an<; S C Wilburn and C W Gar ris, the stars railroad commission, accompanied by Superintendent P. I Welles and a party of railroad c?oia'ts acd contractor?, examined the recently completed link in rho Southern's new j Florida line. The oommissno reported ! cnicialiy tb at this was tho best, and i mose rapidly r.costructed piece cf new ! road built in this state, a<jd the new line was declared open for traffic The special train yesterday ran at a very high rate of speed to test tba roadway After December 9<-h, tte Southern wiil discontinue the use of the Florida Centrai and Peninsular for fas: trains, using the new Hoe instead. A bill was introduced Wednesday by Mr Penrose, of Pennsylvania, to pen? sion Mrs Gridiey, wife of the late Capt Gridley at glOO per month. A dispatch from Berlin says that Count Tolstoi bas been seriously ill. For two days be was unconscious, but be ie now slightly better, although great anxiety ia still manifested ic Moscow regarding him. Memphis, Tenn, Dec. T -Pur? chases of mules in America for the use of the Britieh government seems likely to upset the calculations of American live stock men. it is said j orders have been received to purchase 10,000 more animals. Almost this number have already been shipped from southern points. Augusta, Ga, Dec 7.-The Manufac tarers association which includes the cotton mills in Augusta and those io Bath ace Langley, S. C , iiave deter? mined ro D?ake a substantial increase in W3?3? on Jan 1 This action is volun? tary on the part of the mill meo and I no: :bii rcsul: of any deaiand from j ooerr.tives. New York, Dec 6-As a result of! che G3?<? meeting held here Monday io the interest of the Ta?ke.zre Normal | and Industrial Institute of Tuskegee, Ala, a cusib<.T cf r?lii< hi ve her n j mad ., ?D?-iud?n^ coe from Mr and M:s C I]. 3untiij?;on, who today ?ave S5?.0?0 toward the endowment rued of j tus institude. A ccuj?i'ioD il subserip- ! tien ot ?."25.000 toward the endowment ; fund b.za also teen made hy a woman in j ih.^ wes: Through Grover Cleveland New Orleans, Dec 7 -It is said a ? movement is on foot in this city, j backed by eastern capitalists, to I control the rice industry. A circular j letter has been issued to mill owners, j a?king for 90 day options on their j plants. There are 13 mills in New ; Orleans. Those who are interested in the undertaking decline to give out details Charleston, Dec T -The petition cf the Seaboard Air Line for right of way through certain 6treets and for the grant of a large track of unused eily land in the extreme western J patt of the city, was granted by city conoc? I tonight. The joint committee on streets and railroads reported ! favorably on tbe petition and it went through unanimously. The opposi? tion contented itself with quiet work on the outside and in the committee room and with a formal protest to council on the plea of the deteriora? tion of the property along the route of the railroad - .* ? . -- AiThousand Tongues Could not express thc rapture of Annie E Springer, of 1125 Howard St , Philadelphia, Pa., when >he found that Dr. King'? New Dis? covery for Consumption had completely cured her of a hacking cough that for many years had made iife a burdon. All other remedies and doctors could give her no help, but she says of rbi-? Royal Cure-"it foon removed toe pain in my client and I can now sleep soundly, something i can scarcely remember d>>in? before. I feel like sounding its praises throughout the Universe." So will every one who tries Dr. King's New Discovery for any trouble of the Throat, Chest ur lungs. Price 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at J. I W. DeLorme's Drug ?Store; every bottle guat\n teed. I Georgia Gane Syrup Greving Demand for il Norla a cd West . "Georgia syrup has come to be a j standard item in the northern market ! and there ia quite a demand for it j There are now agents of Northern j houses through .Georgia buying up ' our syrup from the farmers and ship ; ping it to northern li:ms Georgia ! f=yrup is making quite a repula : tion at the north it is far better ; than the ordinary syrup of commerce ! and is regarded by many peopie I at the east as equal to maple syrup Unfortunately syrup mekeis throughout the country are begin ning to practice adulteration and try ing to make their Georgia syrup like New Orleans syrup or other syrups on the market. They do not realize that pure cane syrup, as it comee from the first boiling on the farm, is just what the people are ?earning to love and that by adulterating it or reboiling it or changing it in any way they are making a different com? modity and spoiling the very ad vantage which they are apt to gain in the market. Georgia syrup is being established as an article of prime merit in the eastern market. It is becoming known in New York, Philadelphia and other large markets as Georgia peaches and Georgia watermelons are, and it is gaining an enviable reputation as a wholesome and delightful article. There is much difference in the syrup as it is made on different farms, but there is nothing better than well made ca?>e syrup, free from adulteration of j any cbaracer. Ali through Southern Georgia it is becomiog an important factor on the farm and io commerce and excellent syrup oorues from Scriven, Effingham, Bullock and Emacuel counties. This is no reason why sugar cane may net be as profitably grown in Burke, Jefferson, Washing con and the other counties around us. Tnere is more money in suguar cane, made into good marketable Georgia syrup, than there is ic cotton. I am told that they produce from 300 to 500 gallons to the aore. Taking the lowest figure at 25 ceots a galloo, there is ?75 to the acre. Cjtton does net yield one bale to the acre, and a mau can make twice as much on the same ground if he produce a good article of Georgia syrup There is a great outiook for this industry in Georgia. These facts and figures which Mr Frank Lowe has given are not theoretical, bat are the actuai experience of the trade There ?9 so much adulteration of syrup ia New Orleans and other points where syrup is made for market that the people north and east have hailed with delight the pure Georgia syrup that bas recently found its way ioto that market If our farmers will have the good sense to maintain the purity of their product and ship it to tho consumer in its purity, there is money in the bust ness for our people.-Agusta Chroni? cle. Laurens Advertiser: The Yau kees presented the Admiral with a house already furnished in recogni zation of his service at Manila A sweet widow captured the admiral and they were duly made one j indivisable until death do them divide, j Whereupon the Northern news- ! papers and the Yankees wh^ sub- i scribed to the house fund made a big I howl and crying aloud that thev had ! bought the house lor Dewey, clamor ed ibr their money bach lt is a shame and just lii:e ?he Yankees Of course the Admire:! had no other usc for the house except for in's darling. Just the difference between the Northern Yankee and a Southern gentleman '? A Yankee rooster scratches up a tid bit, crows clucks up the pullets and gulps up the precious morsel as they reach peck i?g distance but the Southern game cock scratches up a pearl, calls around ! him the the golden plumaged puilets. j and retires while it is appropri?t- | ed. A Danish engineer bas invented a new phonograph attachment to tele phones, eo that in the absence of the person for whom telephonic coramu nication is intended the phonograph receives il and repeats it at will The method is entirely different from the system which employs a waxed roller, a steel band recording the conversa? tion, and from which the record can be wiped off with a cloth. A ietter under date of Ao? 1, just received by the father of a Pennsyl? vania boy serving with the Twelfth regiment in Manija, contains two interesting passages. One of them reads as follows : "How are the harvest apples back of the barn ? Are they ripe yet Great Scott ! if we only had them down here ; bet your life they'd taste good " Hie second contribution to Philippine literature gives this view of a much criticised man : "There is a good deal of dissatisfaction expressed about Gen Otis They claim that he I cuts no ice, but in my opinion he j shovels thc snow off the sidewalk all 1 the same He hasn't got thc dash j and brilliancy of Lawton, but is a cool, careful, levelheaded man who counts all thc chances before be makes a break." Dr M A Simmons' Liver Medicine searches oat all impurities in the system and expels them barmleasly by the natural chan? nels. What is the Limit? j Tho tra-r problem /?rMw* graver ' ever dav ; the dangers tvnich the trusts i are crraMog ar.-d thc waalrfa which they I are laying ap again1-?, '-ho day of wrath, : increase between the rising and the j . ; Setting of cv ry ?un. The Springfield Republican say- : ; "The ci" z;n i? reminded of the j trusts where? r he go?-. If the pur i chose H ni ^oieo clothing for the j winter, be meets an adv?oce of prices, j and is told of the American woolen ? company nr trust, which is still or.ly in part, respond bi e fr;r the iocre?sea cost, if the purchase is of cottoo oioth, the higher price reminds him of the Fail River cotton manufacturers combina? tion under a joint selliog ageDcy If of tinware, bo is told that prices are higher because of the tinplate trust, if of kerosene oii, that the 30 per cent, advance in the retail price is due to as large or a larger advance io the wholesale price by the Stand? ard oil trust, which may or may not have legitimate reasons for making the increase Prices of leather, of furniture, of paper, of nearly ail articles of iron aod steel manufacture, of rubber goods, of glassware and ! earthenware, of many prepared food? stuffs, aod of a hundred other things entering into the daily consumption of the household, are higher than they were, and in most cases much higher, aod back of each of them can be seen a trust or combination which may not deserve all the blame for the increased i cost of living, but which will be given all the blame by the average citizen. "The trust is touching the pockets of the people to an extent that arrests the attention of every person. Ic commands or affects so many ?ines of trade and ?3 apt to be so extortionate in its over? capitalized demands, that it provokes and angers the shopper at every turn. As matters are now prccesdiog it ii bouod to become a vital issue in poli? tics. It. can hardly be kept out of i politics " Do the men who are ecgineeriag the trusts suppose that the people of this country will stand everything ? Are they such fools as to believe thz.t they can follow with impunity and without limit the instincts of their gluttonous greed io vioiatioo of the rights of others, of the common laws ot trade, of the federal statute and state laws, which; if properly enforced, would crub their coo&ciousless rapa? city ? The trusts remiod us of a remark of ao elderly colored preacher to a ''smarty" youngster who argued with him that there was no bell. The old man paid no attention to the reasoning of the youthful ekeptic, but simply remarked : "If you believes dey ain't no hell, you jess keep on."-Atlanta Journal. Our friend Julian Ralph, now representing the London Mail in South Africa, in a lettor from Cape Town draws this picture of the Uitlander8 in whose interest all the slaughter and suffering of the war has been undertaken : "It is dis? gusting to leave these men (English officers) and turn into any one of the Cape Town hotels to find yourself surrounded by the rich refugees from Johannesburg, and to hear them cry like children as they tell you what they will lose if the British do not hurry up and take the Transvaal before the Boers destroy Johannesburg They actual? ly cry in their plates at dinner, and half ?trangle themselves by sobbing as they drink their whiskey at bed? time The Mount Nelson, the Queen's and the Grand hotels are all full ci" these merchants and million? aires, faring on the fat of the land, idle, loafing, all of every day, and discussing what per cent of their iosses the British government will pay when they put in their claims at the end of the war v Ralph is a straight and manly man, a?d we believe what he writes It is sicken? ing to think of the brave men on each side who are being sacrificed to the greed of these sordid cowards - The State. --mme*- ? To settle the stomach and overcome the nausea of prosnc-ctive mothers, take Simmons' Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. Pictures The most popular pictures this season are the artistic and beautiful Platina prints and Arto* types. The Platina prints have all the fidelty to detail of a photograph as well as the finish and artistic value of a steel plate engraving. The Artotypes are high class artist's prints-copies of famous paintings. We have a very Sue line of pictures in handsome frames thar, we are selling at less prices for this class of work that we have ever known in Sumter, Our pic? tures make suitable wedding presents, for nothing is more acceptable than one or more fine pictures. We have recently added this line of pictures to our stock and we invite an inspection of our pictures. Many sizes, various styles of frames, and prices to suit. H. Gr. Osteen & Co.