The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 09, 1900, Image 7
Baptist Miuister Shot
With Deadly Aim.
Rev W. E. Johnsoa of Bam?
berg Kills Wm. T. Bel?
linger.
Bamberg, May 4 -Rsv YV. E.
Johnson, a Baptist minister here,
shot and killed Court Stenographer
William T. Bellinger with a shotgun
in the street today.
The coroner's jory held the inquest
this evening. The first and principal
witness was Mr. Joe Brown. He
testified that he went to Kev Mr
Johnson's house this morning to see
him relative to some trouble Johnson
had the previous day with the, de- |
ceased's father, John R Bellinger,
Esq; was told by Mr John s ou that he
had been badly treated by Mr B?l
linger; did not advise him as to what
course to take.
They then went to the postoffloe
together.
To the question of Solicitor Towu
seud as to whether he got a pistol at
the postoffice, be replied that he had.
Did not know to whom it belonged.
"Was in my buggy when I saw
Willie T Bellinger crossing campos
of fitting school and Mr Johnson
coming out of his house, opposite,
having a shotgun. Mr Bellinger
drew his pistol and fired at Mr John?
son once ooce before the latter fired "
Thinks the second shot from Mr.
Bellinger's pistol was simultaneous
with the report of Mr Johnson's
shotgun. Mr Bellinger fell itn
mediately, the witness thinks he was
shot once after he feil
Upon being qnestioned, Mr Brown
replied that he provided himself with
the pistol on account of trouble he
exDected at bis place with a hand.
Mr Johnson returned to his house
after the trouble was over.
Several more minor witnesses
were examined.
Br B D Bronson testified that upon
being called to the place of the
trouble Mr Bellinger lived about 30
seconds or a minute longer. "I
knew he was mortally wounded ;
found 20 wounds on his right side.
12 from buckshot, the remainer from
smaller shot, penetrating the right
lung and liver."
Col Robert Aldrich, retained by
the defendant, was present at the
inquest.
The verdict of the jury was that
deceased came to his death by a gun
shot wound at the hands of W. ?
Johnson. ^
Mr Johnson has been pastor of the
Baptist church for three years.
The deceased is about 25 years
old, and is the son of John R Bel?
linger, Esq, attorney
The sympathies of the town are
with both parties
Medical College Scholarships.
Gov MoSweeuey has received a let?
ter from Dr F. L. Parker, Dean of the
Medical College, notify ?og him th ac
there are seven vacancies tn the col?
lege which are to be filled by appoint?
ment of the governor on the same terms
and conditions as were toe appointment
of las: year. The following is Dr
Parker's letter :
Dear Sir : There are seven vacancies
in beneficiary scholarships for the ses?
sion of 1900 1901, one from each con?
gressional district No applicant to
hold the appointment more than one
year and to agree to complete his
coarse here if possible I refer yon to
my letter of last year. Yours trnly,
Franois L Parker, Deao.
The following is a copy of the letter
of las; year to which Dr Parker refer*,
and is published for the information of
those interested :
Dear Sir : I write to let yoa know
that it is the custom of this college to
allow the governor to appoint a bene
ficiary studeot from each of the seven
congressional districts. These appoint?
ments are for one year only, and the
appointee mu9t obligate himself to
complete bis course with os, aod chis
fae: roost De stated on thc certificate.
No one is to hold "the appointment for
moro than one year, aod each mast be
a resident of the district from whioh he
is appoioted. They are giveo by os
gratuitously to help the young men of
the State and to have been given for
many years
Yoa are to exercise yoor own discre?
tion in these appointments, and we
only credit the appointees on the receipt
of the certificate signed by you as
governor. We have no roles, and yoor
own preference is the only customary
guide. At the same time the piases
are desigoed for deserving, needy and
well educated yoong men.
Will you kindly acknowledge the !
receipt of this and keep the letter on j
file for future reference.
Very respectfully yours,
Franois L. Parker,
Dean of Medical College. |
An Epidemic of Whooping Cough.
Last winter during an epidemic of whoop?
ing cough my children contracted tbediseise,
caving eerere coughing spell?. We bid
used Coamberlains's Cough Remedy very
eccce3fi:lly for croup and naturally turned
to it at that 'itce and found it relieved the
cough and effected a compiete cure.-Joh ri E.
Cii?ord, Proprietor Norwood House, Nor?
wood, N. J. This remedy ia for ea!e oy Dr.
A- J- China.
- - - ? ? ? mm
Bise ?all goods at H. 6. Usteeo k Cu's.
AMERICANS MAOE
ALLANT DEFENS:
Tvzenty 3?en Are Slaughter-. :
by Filipino Rebels.
HELD OUT FOU FIVE BLT:
Larg^ Force Attacks Garrison
3Ien at Catubig Churri-. r?urs*--"
and Building Set on Fire--~0 ..
els Killed.
MANILA, May 3.-The America;: ::
rison of Car ubis, island of Sainar. c ?
sisting of 30 men belonging to th - - ).*.>.
third regiment, has been arraeked
rebels. Twenty of the American-; >. .
killed. The remainder were roselie :
The men were quartered in the t -. ii
big church which the enemy, num:*:
ing several hundred, snrrotrndiMi .<:
fiercely attacked. The Americans f.ra :I
for two days and the rebels managed :<
ignite the roof of the church, an?! i>
bnrned away arv! finally fell upon rho
inside the edifice. The walls remainc
intact, however, and were used as ??
\ shelter hythe besieged American? '?. i
three days longer, the enemy attackini
the build: g on all sides. The Amer .
cans continued firing from the wi.:?*!
and doors of the church and did . i
execution among the Filipinos, ir .;
estimated that over 200 of rhe la: toi
were killed.
After five aavs' resistance by \ri
Americans a lieutenant and eight mcj
arrived from laean and engaged the be?
siegers, who thereupon retired.
The arrival of these men prevented
the annihilation of the American force,
who had repeatedly declined to surren?
der when ordered to do so by the Fili?
pinos.
The ten survivors were without foo-i
had little ammunition and were prac
tically exhausted when relieved.
COLLECTOR ROBBED OF $35
Negro Driver Disappears With Wien?
and Is Still at Large.
AUGUSTA, Ga., May 3.-Joe Rame;.-,
city collector for Timberlake & Co..
went into a store to make a collection,
leaving a satchel containing $35 in hi
buggy in charge of Tom Farris, a neg:- >.
who for more than two years had Le ii
his driver in his daily rounds.
"When Ramey came out of the store
the horse and buggy, negro and money
had disappeared. A search was insti?
tuted and after some hours the hor?-i*
and buggy were found hitched to a pos?
?t the corner of Campbell and Elli?
streets, but the negro is still at large.
ALABAMA POPULISTS MEET.
Will Put Out Ticket and Make ?>:~
pensary Leading Issue.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 3.-Thc Pop?
ulist state convention met at Birming?
ham auditorium this afternoon wirb a
fair attendance present, State Chairman I
E. W. Crowe calling the meeting to or?
der. A full state ticket, headed by
Judge S. M. Adams of Chilton eouury j
for governor, will be nominated and the
dispensary will be the leading issue.
The convention will also elect dele?
gates to the middle-of-the-road Populist
convention in Cincinnati. The delegates,
it is expected, will be favorable to Barker
and Donnelly.
ADAMS W1LL~ HEAP TICKET.
North Carolina Republicans Will lu- !
dorse President McKinley.
RALEIGH, May 3.-The North Caro?aa
Republican state convention met here nz
noon. A full state ticket will be name 1,
headed by ex-Judge Spencer B Adams
of Greensboro. The presen rom-v
general of the state, Zeb Vance Wsl.-er,
is presiding over the convention.
The platform will indorse Presiden.
McE?nley and his policy toward **our
colonist," also the administrar?an i
Governor Russell. It will declare agai : ? -
the amendment and arraign the pres.-:?!
election law. _ _
TEXAS FLOOD SITUATION.
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Rivers All Falling-Damage Not So
Heavy as Reported.
DALLAS, May ?.-The Texas flood sit?
uation is much improved. Basrrop re?
ports the Colorado river on a stand.
LaGrange reports the river falling.
Waco reports the Brazos 2 feet lower, j
Denison reports the Red river is falling I
there and that no serious damage has \
been done. Shreveport says the river j
has risen at that point 1J? feet. The |
Trinity is falling at Dallas. "
Commission Issued.
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 5.-George A. ;
Browning, president of the Home Tele?
phone company of Greenville, which
controls the combination of Piedmont
lines, has filed a declaration with the i
secretary of state and secured a commis?
sion for the Consolidated Telephone com?
pany of Columbia. The capital stock is
$50,000. _
Plague Stamped Out.
SAX FRANCISCO, May 5.-The steamer j
Coptic, from the orient via Honolulu, j
reports that there have been no new I
cases of plague for 25 days when she
sailed from Honolulu last Friday.
i
Cement Trust Incorporated.
TRENTON, May 5.-The Asphal com-1
nany, to mine coal and deal in cement, j
has been incorporated here with a capi-1
tal of $15,000,000.
BIG DEAL IN MONTGOMERY. I
Reporte?! That Northern Capitalists i
Have Purchased Street Railway.
MONTCOMO?Y. Ahl., Mav k-A Well
founded rumor is ;?;lo:?r ;)...... that the
local stockholders of the Montgomery
Water P< ?wer and Elect ric company have
sohl oat their stock ? > northern capital?
ists, and that tiii*-will mean a consol!- !
elation vvith rle- Talhissoo company and
ultimately with tho Mutual Ligii* and
Pow? r company.
The Montgomery Stree; railway is
s: i : - i ? ? oe very J i k . . i v t<> 1> . in? hrtded in
the consolidation should a deal be con-I
summutcd of that cliaracter in the near
future.
! WILD RIDE DOWN STEEP HILL
j Detached Passenger Coach Derailed
and Demolished.
GAINESVILLE, C?a., May 3,-On the
j Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern rail
: way Monday night at Belmont, a pas
I senger coach filled with passengers be
came detached from the train and ran !
back down the track about 4 miles, and I
j across the trestle over Walnut creek, j
; Beyond the trestle is a sharp curve and ?
here the coach jumped the track. The
coach was badly demolished and the j
track torn up considerably.
There were nine or ten people in the j
coach and several received serious in ju- j
ries.
Conductor J. W. Wherry is perhaps !
the worst injured of the party, having j
received injuries in his spinal column
which are sen ous.
IMPORTANT ARREST IS MADE j
Mexican Official Charged With Assas- j
sinating Two Frenchmen.
CITY OF MEXICO, May -'5.-An impor- j
tant arrest has been made in Chilepa,
state of Guerrero, the prisoner being no j
less a person than Colonel Vega, who is
civil chief of that district, a position re?
sembling somewhat that of United States
marshal He is believed to have gnilty
knowledge of facts in the case of the
assassination of the late prominent
Frenchmen in that district a month ago.
A partial confession has been secured
from the mayor of the town of Topaillo
and several Indians and it is believed
that within a few days the whole plot
will be laid bare.
Two New Mills Chartered.
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 3.-Notice has
been filed vi ch the secretary of state of
the increase of the capital stock of the
Fidelity Building and Loan association
of Anderson from ?25,000 to ?100,000.
A charter has been granted the Reedy
River Milling company of Greenville,
which will be a roller mill with ?6,000
capital. A charter has also been granted
the Blacksburg Spinning and Knitting
mill of Blacksburg, capitalized at ?15,
000. A commission was issued to the
Fanners'and Merchants'bank of Green?
wood, capitalized at ?75,000.
FOUGhT ?T OUT IN THE ROAD
Abe Jenkins Killed and Jack Carver j
Seriously Wounded.
? WELCH, X. C., May 4.-Abe Jenkins ?
, and Jack Carver, rivals for the hand of:
the same girl, met in the road about j
! half a mile below this place Sunday
night and engaged in a shoosmg affray,
in which Jenkins was instantly killed
while Carver is probably mortally!
wounded.
Jenkins, it seems, had called on tho ?
young lady and Carver, accompanied by j
his brother, Andrew Carver, met Jen?
kins as he was returning home. Words
passed when all three pulled their re-1
volvors. Jenkins was shot through the i
breast-, while Jack Carver was struck j
just above the shoulder blade. Andrew j
Carver's clothing was cut by several j
bullets, but is unhurt.
SECOND DAYOFCONFERENCE j
Clergy and Laity Equally Represented. !
Report to Be Read.
CHICAGO, May 4.-With thc Laity and
clergy theoretically, if not practically, |
equally represented, the second session
of the Methodist; Episcopal general con?
ference began.
The devotional exercises were led by
Rev. William Burt of Italy.
The-business session was presided over
by Bishop E. G. Andrews. He carried
the bishop's report, 15,000 words, deal?
ing in a general way with Methodism,
its work and progress in all parts of the
habitable globe.
A report that at an in formal meeting
of leading members of the committee ou
Episcopacy it was agreed that five bish?
ops be retired and six new ones elected ?
is denied by Bishop Merritt.
FOUR AMERICANS KILLED.
Sixteen Others Wounded In Desperate j
Ratt le al Lcambauao.
MAXI;, V. May 4. -A dispatch received j
here from Hoilo reports that a desperate
fight took place at Leambanao in the \
center of thc island of Panay. It ap-1
pears that a reconnoitering party of tho J
Twenty-sixth infantry was surrounded
and that four of the Americans were |
killed and 10 others severely wounded j
and left on the field. The remainder of .
the soldiers had a narrow escaf>e.
The dispatch adds that reinforcements j
were sent to Hoilo as soon as news of;
the affair was received, whereupon the
Filipinos retreated to their mountain
stronghold. j
DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION, j
Ambassador Choate Makes Inquiry !
Into Treatment of American Ship.
LONDON. May -?.-It has been learned j
by a representative of the Associated j
Press that United States Ambassa- ;
dor Choate has asked Lord Salisbury !
for explanations as to the alleged abuse j
of international right in the case of the j
American ship Sea witch which, accord- j
ing to the statement of her commander, !
Captain Howe, was boarded by the Brit- j
ish warship Washington within the '.> ;
mile limit of Portuguese territory in :
East Africa.
FOREST FIRE IN NEW JERSEY. !
_ j
Thousands of Acres ol' Valuable Tim
borland Dest royed.
BRIDI?ETOX, X. J., May 4.-A fierce j
forest fire has beon raging since last j
night in the woods between Cedarville
and Center Grove. Thousands of acres ;
of valuable oak and pine have been ?
burned and the loss will be enormous.
The people of Cedarville fought the
fiamos tue entire night.
Denver Data <?ives Way.
DENVER, May 4.-Tho Denver Water
company's new dani in Platte canon,
about miles from here, broke this
morning, releasing !O0,o0 i.o io gallons]
<>;' witter stored m rite reservoir, f?e ;
fiood reached iii.- river about noun, li
may cotise trouble tor ranchmen and
the railroads in rho. <;i>*er:i part of th
smt : where the river i.> already oui of
its banks. The Castlewood dani al iii"
bead <d' Cherry creek H leaking bailly
and. it'is "believed that il will give way
soou. i
LABOR UNIONS ARE AT WAR.
As Result of Fight 1*J,000 Carpenters
Join the Strikers.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4.-As a result of
the action of the Allied Building Trades
council in refusing to recognize the
Brotherhood of Carpenters because the
latter agreed to work on buildings regard?
less of whether union or non-union men
are employed thereon so long as their un?
ion is recognized, the Allied Build?
ing Trades council lias ordered out
all its men wherever Brotherhood Car?
penters' men are working. Secretary
Allen of the Building Trades council
said in consequence of this order about
12,000 additional men have quit work.
This makes about 10,000 men in all em?
ployed in the building trades now on
strike in this city.
These orders affect the exposition
buildings, where hundreds of men are
at work preparing the structure for the
Republican national convention. This
action materially complicates the strike
situation, as in many instances employ?
ers who had signed the scale of the Al?
lied Building Trades council and also
the Brotherhood of Carpenters' scale,
have been forced to suspend operation
because of the orders from the trades
council headquarters.
DEMAND INCREASE OF WAGES
Stone Cutters and Garment Workers
Strike-Carpenters May Go Out.
ATLANTA, Mtv -I.-An effort is. being
made by four labor unions in Atlanta to
get their wages increased and their
hours of labor reduced. These unions
are the Soft Stone Cutters, the Granite
Cutters, the Carpenters and the Gar?
ment Workers. All of them, with the
exception of the carpenters, are out on
strike until their demands are granted.
All of the members of the local branch
of the Soft Stone Cutters' union, com?
prising about 40 workmen, are out on
strike.
They ask for an 8-hour work day and
40 cents per hour for their labor. Their
employers offered to compromise and
grant the 8-hour work day, but refused
to pay more than 35 cents an hour wages.
BUFFALO STRIKE SETTLED.
Railroads Accede to Demands of Em?
ployes For Higher Wages.
BUFFALO, May 4.-The railroad strike
is considered settled. It is understood
the Nickel Plate has agreed to abide by
the action of the New York Central and
it is believed the Erie, Lakawanna, Le?
high and Western New York and Penn?
sylvania will acquiesce in the arrange?
ments.
The concessions will mean $500,000 a
year to the New York Central, added to
the expenses of the road at this end of
the state as compared with what they
were prior to March 16.
Labor Leader Indicted.
CincAirO, May 4.-It is stated that a
true bill has been voted against George
P. Gubbins, president of the Bricklay?
ers' and Stonemasons' union, by The
grand jury on evidence presen?ed that
he was concerned in an assault on non?
union men at 3S3 West Randolph street
on April 24. The specific charge was
conspiracy to incite riot.
Box Makers Strike.
BAY CITY, Mich., May 4.-Four hun?
dred box makers and helpers in seven
factories in this city have gone on strike
for an advance in wages of from 10 to 15
per cent, which the manufacturers de?
cline to grant.
AN OLD SCHEME EXPOSED.
American Embassy Investigates Work?
ings of Brooklyn Claims Agency.
LONDON, May 4.-The oft-tried scheme
by which so many Americans have been
deluded into imagining themselves to be
the heirs to English chancery estates
has come up once more. Tho United
States embassy here has recently been in
receipt of many inquiries on this subject
which has led the officials to make an
investigation and has resulted in signing
a recrudescence of the schemes which
have been exposed by successive Ameri?
can ministers and ambassadors to Great
Brit?n.
The action in the matter has been due
this time To The activity of a concern in
Brooklyn, which has been operating un?
der tho name of the Royal British claims
ageucv, the onlv address being Postoffice
Box 2,:5S2. _
Many Building Permits.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 4.-During
the month of April building permits
were issued in Birmingham for the con?
struction of new bv?dings aggregating
$143,032. Included in these permits was
one for the new Metropolitan hotel, val?
ued at $40,000; an addition to the elec?
tric light plant, valued at $12,000; the
Martin Cracker company's plant, val?
ued at $S,00:>: an addition to the May?
berry building, $8.000, eight dwellings
on the South Highlands, built by the
Gibson Manufacturing company, $19,
200, and several other dwellings and
storehouses.
Laurens Policeman Shot.
LAURENS, S. C., May 4.-Lofton Sul?
livan shot Policeman Frank Duvall in
the thigh last afternoon, inflicting a
painful but not a dangerous wound.
Sullivan was involved in an altercation
with a negro when the policeman ap- I
neared. Sullivan says he shot at the
negro and accidentally hit Duvall.
SMOKELESS COAL IN MEXICO.
Great Interest Ii: Development ot" Ex?
trusive Xc\V Fields.
CITY OK MEXICO, May 3.-There is
much interest here in the development :
of new and extensive coal fields ia tho '
neighboring state of TIaxcala, on which :
much denends for the maim factoring .
. i
community and railroads. A final test
on a larg- scale ?>r i in.- fuel was made ia
lids city. Tho coal-bnrnetl in a perfect '?
manner, producing an extremely hoi
lire.
A peculiar feature of the test i> fha; ,
then- was r..> smoke visible issuing from j
the smokestacks. This is explaiued by
the fae; that on a rc >uut <.!' the small
quantity of bitumen contained in the .
coal, hydro-carbonate oil completes com- I
bustioh before tia* smoke reaches the j
flues, thus consuming it. i
DISMISSED FROM SERVICE.
Officers Convicted by Courtmartial at
Manila Dishonorably Discharged.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-Tin; war de?
partment has received from General
Otis at Manila the records of thc pro?
ceedings of courtsmartial in the cases of
six commissioned officers. The chief of
these cases is that of Major George W.
Clarkmau, Forty-ninth volunteer infan?
try, who was dismissed from the service
by order of General Otis on conviction
by couTDinarcial of conduct unbecoming
an officer and a gentleman in having
misbehaved in appearing on the streets
of Manila in a drunken condition.
The other cases are those of Lieuten?
ant Robert C. Gregg, Forty-ninth vol?
unteer infantry; First Lieutenant Clay?
ton B. Bailey, Twenty-seventh infantry;
First Lieutenant John J. Foley, Thir?
tieth volunteer infantry, and First Lieu?
tenant Harold Hammond, Ninth infan?
try. These officers were tried on various
charges. Lieutenants Gregg and Bailey
were convicted and sentenced to dismis?
sal and Lieutenants Foley and Ham?
mond w;-re acquitted. The sentence in
each case was approved by General Otis.
SELMA AND NEW ORLEANS.
Proposition Made te Business Men
Look5rn-; to Extension of Road.
SELMA. Ala.. May 4.-Captain Abbott,
representing the purchasers of the Selma
and New Orleans railroa ". has made a
formal proposition to the business men
of Selma for the extension of the road
into Marengo county. The proposition
is that Selma subscribe ?100,000 stock m
the road, and that Marengo county sub?
scribe ?75.000. Thc owners of the road
propose to put in an additional amount
of mont y to build the extension of the
road a distance of not less than 30 miles,
the nioner not being due until the road
is completed and in operation. The com?
pany further binds itself not to bond the
road.
A committee has been appointed to
canvass the city and secure subscrip?
tions.
TAKEN FROM THEIR MOTHER.
Mc?rdlc Seizes His Children on Co?
lumbus Street.
COLUMBUS, Ga., May 3.-Some time
ago Charles McArdle. who now lives at
Eelbeck, Ga., secured a divorce from his
wife and claims that the court gave him
the custody of his two boys. She claim?
ed otherwise and kept the children. Mc?
Ardle came to town with the avowed
purpose of getting them. He had a
hack waiting near the gate of the Eagle
and Ph?nix mills and when the two
boys, aged about 8 and 10 years, re?
spectively, came out lie seized them and
placed them in thc hacL* and drove rap?
idly away.
When finally seen by the police Mc?
Ardle stated that he had the legal cus?
tody of the children and he took them
because the mother was not raising them
properly.
CANDIDATES IN FISTICUFF.
Spenct- and Donaldson Come to Blows
at Ashburn Meeting.
ASHBURN, Ga., May 3.-John E. Don?
aldson, a candidate for the judgeship of
the Albany circuit, spoke here by ap?
pointment, and some of his remarks re?
garding various reports attacking his
politics in the early seventies were ex?
tremely caustic.
Judge W. N. Spence, another .candi?
date for the judgeship, was present and
took occasion to reply to some of the
statements Donaldson made. Donald?
son interrupted Judge Spence several
times, denying the truthfulness of
Spence's remarks, and the lie was
passed, quickly followed by blows.
Friends interposed and the fighters were
separated. Donaldson's left eye is con?
siderably bruised.
CHANGE OF VENUE GRANTA'
Alleged Murderers of Goobel to
Tried In Scott County.
FRANKFORT, Ky., May 3.-Judge Ca. .
trill has ordered a change cf venue s.?
Scott county for the trial of Powers.
Davis, Youtsey and others.
After Scott county had been selected
as the place for the trial the attorneys
for the defense asked time to consul: as
to whether they would ask for triai aD
the regular term next week or asl:
the special term to begin in July. Time
was granted.
Knoxville's Spring Meet.
KNOXVILLE, May 3.-The East Ten?
nessee Fair association has announced
that it will present a spring racing card
here the Litter part of May. This will
be in addition to the annual races in I
September. Horses will Ve here from
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and
North Carolina. The dates this monta
have not been definitely fixed.
Howard Will Surrender.
MIDDLESBORO, Ky., May 3.-Barry
Howard, who is an alleged accomplice in
the Goobel murder, announces through
a friend that he will go to Frankfort and
surrender if he is assured that he will be
allowed bail. Otherwise he will go
when the time for the trial comes. He
declares he is not disposed to evade the
trial. _
May Purchase Davis Mansion.
OPELIKA, Ala., May 3.-The annual
state convention of the Daughters of tho
Confederacy is in session here with a
large attendance. The address of wel?
come was delivered by Mrs. W. W. Wil?
liams ol Opelika. The convention will
vote on buying the old Jefferson Davis
mansion at Montgomery.
Permission Denied ("?>".ta.
LISBON, May 3.-The chamber of dep?
uties has refused almost unanimously to
permit Deputy Costa to interpellate the
government in regard to the Beira mat?
ter.
Spa ti ia ni's ILM Prisoner.
MANILA. May 1.-There are yet some
2,550 Spanish prisonersin tho hands-oil
the rebels and commission of six mem
berswini ... '.tl ("-nmirillOa; the bend.
When S_w;t:-li - . ;: r- :?rrive in Manila
tio- g.--.- ?.:....;!: ?>?-? ? rV"5 j wo suits of I
?mdcivlo h a ? hat. pa.ir.ef
sh?v>> : n ; ." '. Tri.-* " * sojii M> bar?
racks;:/ ; . .. val: a steamer
A
Ismael Bey Sails For England.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 4.-The Egyp?
tian steamer Tewfix Rabbana, having
on board Ismael Kemal Bey, who was
reported April 30 to have mysteriously
disappeared, passed through the Darda?
nelles without incident. At the las: mo*
ment the sultan, through Red vim Pasha,
unsuccessfully tried to get Ismael to
abandon his decision to go abroad.
New Freight Warehouse.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 4. - Work
has begun on the Georgia and Ala?
bama's new terminals here. A hand?
some freight warehouse and office will
be erected. The block extending from
the corner of Columbus and Perry street;
down to the corner of Pollard and Perry
streets will be devoted to the new ter?
minals.
Oflicer In Boer Arm j*.
SCOTTSBORO, Ala., May 3.- Walter
Rosser of Stevenson, this county, who,
while a member of a Tennessee regiment
in the late war with Spaiu, shot and.
killed a man in San Francisco, and was
acquitted, and later shot a man in New
York and was acquitted, is now a second"
lieutenant in the Boer army.
General 3Ielhodist Conference.
CHICAGO, May 3.-The twenty-ninth
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church-the twenty-third of
the delegated congresses-began here to?
day. It will last a mouth and is ex?
pected to be the most important of any
conference since the memorable one in
1844, when the southern branch severed
relations with the main body over tho
slaver}* question.
Newspaper Changes Hands.
CANTON, Ga., May 3-The Cherokee
Advance has again changed ownership
and control, Henry Brewster having
sold to Major H. J. Mills, who will get
out the first issue this week.
Gave Birth to Triplets.
QUTTMAN, Ga., May 4.-Mrs. Tim Car?
roll, wife of a farmer who lives about 5
miles from Quitinan. has given birth to
three well developed children. One of
the triplets died shortly after (x>ming
into the world. The other two I :d fair
to live and do well.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Condensed Schedule in Effect Jan. 17,1SO0L
Wo. 6iNo.li
Dailyj Daily
o.ll No. 3
ily Daily
EASTERS TIME.
620pj 7G0a'Lv\
65$p? 7 41a' .
7 25p? 8 55a " .
7 53p| 9 23a " .
845pl?l?a " .
.?ll 45a
.1140a
. Charleston ... Ar:H 10a
. Summerville.. ** 10 30a
..Branchville... " 9 10a
..Orangeburg..." 8 41a
... Kingville - " 7 55a
Ar
..Sumter..
.Camden..
..Lv
.LY
930p?ll OOai Ar... .Columbia.Lv
19a i 400?
5 :.\roi 7 ?JaLv... Charleston ... Ar ll 10a
7 25p 915a 14 .. .Branchville... *' 8 50a
74Gp! 940a " ....Bamberg .... " 8 27a
802n? 9 50a " ....Denmark.... " 813a
82jp?1007a " ....Blackville..... " 80Ca
iiSpllOUa".Aiken. 44 7 03a?
lOaupill 51a Ar.Augustaun.d.Lv" I C20al
Slop
6 OOo
533p
519p
503p
355?
3 Wp
NO?J5: In addition to the above service
trains No3.15 and 10 run daily between Charles?
ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman
?leeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p.
Si. ; arrive Columbia 6:00 a. m. No. 16 leave Co?
lumbia 1:30 a. m. ; arriva Charleston 7:00 a. m.
Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9 -00 p. m.
Tooth at Charleston and Columbia. These train!
make close connectons at Columbia with
through trains between Florida points and
Washington and the east. Connection wit*
trains icos. 31 and 32 New York and Florida
Limited between Blackville, Aiken and Aa
gusta. Ko. 81 leaves Blackville at 8:40 a. UL.
Aiken 9:29 a. m., Augusta 10:10 a. m. No. St
leaves Augusta 6.25 p. m.. Aiken 7.08 p. m"
Blackville 7.55 p. m. Pullman Drawing Boon?
flee pera between Augusta, Aiken and New
brk.
?Ex." ?Sun. ?E?
: Sun.; only I ?Sun.
Lv. Augusta_
Ar. Saadersville.
1 Tennille.
7 00a 9 30a
100p 12 43p
130pjl25up
520n
832?
840?
Lv. Tennis. 5 40a S50p[ 310?
" San<iersvil!e. 550a 40Jp! 3 23p
Ar. Angusta.- 9 OOai 7 10p[ 8 30g
Lv. Savannah.... 112 05a;i2 lon!. 410p
" Allendale. ?.! 635ftl . ...
M Barnwell....? 4 uCa: 402pl 7 25a) 7 54p
" Blackville. ..14 leal 417p'I0 15a 310p
Ar. Bat esburg... j.j.12?0pj.j.
Ar. Columbia....I GOOaj OOOpj.I 935p|ll30a
&05a
615a
7 45a
Daily DaiIyjBx su;Sx .su|exMa
Lv. Columbia.jil 30a! 125aj 60?aL..? 705?
Lv. Bates?ur?....!.}.!.! 215pj.
Ar. Blackville....! 112p 3 05al015a 450p 8 32a
" Barnwell...-! L2.*p 32ca'1100a 915p 848a
" Allendale. .j ICOp 943p|912a
" Savannah.I 3C0p! 5 15aI.I.!l035a
Atlanta and Beyond.
Lv. Charleston.? 7 OUa! 52Up:.
Ar. Augusta.,1151a 1020p|.
" Atlanta.! 820p 5 00a.
Lv. Atlanta.?HOOp 530a 4 00p
Ar. Chattanooga.J 5 45a 9 45aj 8 40p
Lv. Atlanta. 5 40a
Ar. Birmingham. -ll 35a
" Memphis, (via Birmingham)...I 805p
Ar. Lexington.
" Cincinnati.
" Chicago
Ar. Louisville.
" St. Louis ..
Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga)..I 710p[ 7 40?
500p
7 30p
7 15a
730p
7 04a
415p
lOOCp
715?
500a
745?
530p
750?
600p
To Asnevilie-Cincinnati-LouiaviHo.
EASTKRX TIME.
Lv. Augusta..
" Bat esburg.
Lv. Charleston......
Lv. Columbia (Union Depot).
Ar. Spartanburg .
" Asheville .
" Knoxville.
" Cincinnnati.
** Louisville t via Jellicoe
xol34|Koia?
Daily Daily
30<tp 930p
4 45p|1207a
7 tOa, ll OOp
ll 40aj 7 55a
310p II 25a
7 00pj 237p
4 15*1 7 2Qp
! 7S0p| 7 43a
).. 650?
To Washington and the East.
Lv. Augusta. 300p) $S0p
" Baiesburg. 445pl2 07a
" Columbia (Union Depot). 555p 215a
Ar. Charlotte.?? . 910p 940a
Ar. Datirit!*.!L\'51a
13Sp
Ar. Kirhmorid.! 6 OOai 625p
Ar. Washington..I 7 35aI 850o
" Baltimore Fa. R. E.I 9l2alll25p
" Philadelphia. .ill35a? 256a
" New York.i 2QSpi 613?
Sleeping Car Line between Charleston and
Atlanta. via-Xagustai making ejnnections at
Atlanta f<?r all points North and West.
Solid Tra?as oe:ween Charleston and Ashe?
ville
Conations at Columbia with through trains
for Washington and tho Rist: also for Jackson?
ville and all Florida Points.
V A N K S. GA N X ON. J. M. GULP.
Ihird V-P. & (Jen. Mgr., Tniffir Manager,
Washington, ?. a "Washington, D. a
GEORGE H. ALLEN,
Div. Pass. Agt.,
Charleston. S. C.
V. A. TURK, S. H. HARDWICK,
Gen. Pass. Agt., Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga.