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ptist Minister Shot With Deadly Aim. W. B. Johosoo of Bam? berg Kills Wm. T. Bel l'ager. Bamberg, May 4 -Rev TV. K. Johnson, a Baptist rain inter oere, ttot aod kiHad Court Stenographer William T Bellinger with a abotgon ia too itroat today. The oorooer'a jury held the inquest this evening The first and principal witnaea waa Mr. Joe Brown lie ttsAified that bo went to Rev Mr Johnson's hooae this raoraiog to see Mai rtrttive to some trouble Johnson had the previous dsy with the, de nseed s father. John R Bellinger, Zm\ v?ss told by Mr Johneou that he btd boon btdly treated by Mr BH linger; did not advise him as to what ootrat to toko. They than wsot to the poetoffloe together To the question of Solicitor Towu sand to to whether he got a pistol at the pottoffioe. bo rsplied that he had. Did not know to whom it belonged. "Wae in my boggy when I saw Willie T Bellinger, orosaing campus of fitting iohooI nod Mr Johnson oossiog oot of bio bouse, opposite, noting n shotgun. Mr Bellinger drew bis pistol snd fired at Mr John ton once once before tbt Ittter fired " Tbiake tbt ttoond shot from Mr Bellinger's pistol waa aimoltaoeooa with tbt report of Mr Johnson's smotgoo. Mr Bellinger fell it* mtdltttly, tbt witneae thinks he vat tbot otoe after bt ftII Upon beiog qotttioned. Mr Brown replied that at provided himself with tbt pittol on toooutt of trouble be txptcttd at bit place with t band Mr Jobntoa returned to bis hooae tfttr tbt trouble waa over. Sevtrai more minor witi wtvo examined Dr B It Brooaoo testified that upon btiog otlltd to tbt place of the trouble Mr Bell in? jr lived sbout 80 stoonds or n minute longer "I kttw bt waa mortally m Duoded ; fotnd 20 wooode oo bis right side. 12 from bookabot, the remainer from ?stellar tbot, panstratiog tbt right lotg tad livsr " Col Robert Aldrlob, rttaioed by tbt defendant, waa present tt tbt Tbt vsrdiot of tbt jury was that dtettttd came to bit dtatb by t gun sfctt wound tt tbt bonds of W. ? Job toon. % Mr Jobntoo bat been pastor of tbt Baptist oborob for three yesrs Tbt deceased it about 26 yeare old, tod it tbt son of Jobo R Bel? linger, Esq, attorney Tbt sympathies of tbt town ort witb both partita Medical College Soholarablpe. Oov MsBwtttty baa ratsivsd a lot ttr from Dr F. L. Parker, Data af the Mtditnl Callage, notifying bio that itors art sstst tatet etas it tbt sol lag a white art to bt filled by appoint statt si tbt governor oo tbs aassa terms tt)d sttditiota ss wars iba appoint moots of lost year. The following is Dr Parker'a latter: Dear Sir : There are stvtt tatateico it Bttettiery seboterekite for tbt sas site tf 1900 1901, oos from sssb eon grssttosal dittritt No appllsatt it ksld tbs appointment mors than one tear atd to agree to soapiest bis eatree bars if possibla I rafsr yon to my letter of last year. Yoars truly, Fraaeis L Parker, Deee. Tbs follottog is a eopy of tba letter of last year to tkiok Dr Parksr rsfera, atd ia published for tba information of those iaterteted : Dear dir : l ?ritt to 1st yoj knot tbtt it is tbs o as torn of tbis sollego to eilsw lbs fovsroor to appoint a Dene fisiary sind it I from oaob of lbs seven sttgrtsstosal disiriats. Tbasa appoiot meats are for oaa year only, and the appoiot as satst obligate bioasslf to ttmplete bis sonrss with os, ssd this fast satst ta stated ot tba osrtifioate No oaa is to bold tba appotatmsnt for saoro than ooa year, aed aaob roast be a reetdeat of tba district from wbtob ba ia appointed Tkey ara givaa by ts gratuitously to kalp tka yoang men of tkt State aad to kata bast givat for maty years Yot ara tt axsrsisa your ovo ditore tion ia tkese appointments, and ara only ertdit tka appointee* oo tba reoeipt of tba eertifieate stgasd by yon aa getsrsor. Ws have so roles, aed yoor ott prsfsrstts is tbs only outtomary gtido At tba aama lima tba platte art dssigsad for doserviog, needy aad wall edooated young men. Will -ou kindly aokoowlodge tba rsttipt w ibis and kaap tba latter oo file for fttnrt rofaratoa. Vary Mspeoifully yours, Fraaaia L. Parksr, Daaa of Msdioal College Ao Bpidtmlo of Whooping Cough. Lsat wiatsr dariag aa tpidseaic of wboop iag eoogh say cbildrao eootractsd tbsdiss??, baviag sertrs coogbiog spalls. Ws b?d asad CaassSerlaies's Coagb lUaedj vsry teeeesfully for croup aed eatorally toroed to it ?t tbat tissa aad foood it rrliaved ths eoagb aad effected a coaplata core.? Job? K. C itord, Proprietor Noiwood Uooie, N ?r vood, N J. This rsatdr is lor Stil oy Dr. A J Caiea. ??????> saw tall goods at H. O. Oitaao * Go's. AMERICANS MADE GALLANT DEFENS: Twenty Men Are Slaughters by Filipino Rebels. HELD OUT FOR FIVE DAT: Largo* Force Attacks Garrison ill !V Men at Catublg ChufcL isnrr ??? ami Uull<llns Set on Firv-Suo els Killed. Manila, May 3.?Tho American p rison of Catubig, island of ?amnr. u sisting of 30 men belonging to the ! '?> third regiment, has been attacksHi rebels. Twenty of tho American i w . killed. The remainder were IXMM u?? l The men were quartered in the I' ? i big church which the enemy, nuui. ing several hundred, surrounded .. fiercely attacked. The Americans fon ?I for two days and the rebels managed ? ignite tho roof of the ohnrch, and i? burned away and flnaily fell uix>n tho inside the edifice. The walls reniainc intact, however, and were need as a ahelter by the besieged American < fr| three days longer, the enemy ut tack in i the building on all sides. The Amer cans continued firing from the Wind iv??? and doora of the church and did \s 1 execution among tho Filipinos. It estimated that over 200 of the lutUI were killed. After five days' resistance by ihf Americans a lieutenant and eight me 1 arrived from Laoan and engaged the be? siegers, who thereupon retired. The arrival of these men prevented the annihilation of the American fetee* who had repeatedly declined to surren? der when ordered to do so by the Fili? pinos. The ten survivors wero without foo'1 bad littlv- amranuitiou and were pfnr tically exhausted when relieved. COLLECTOR ROBBED OF $3 Negro Driver Disappears With Slum ami la Still at Large. Augusta, Ga., May 3.?Joe Rann /, city collector fur Timberlako & Co . went into a store tc make a, collectloa, leaving a satchel containing $85 in hi buggy in charge of Tom Farris, a negr jvho for more than two years had been his driver in his dai ly rounds. When Ramey came out of the HOfS the horse and bnggy, negro and money had disappeared. A search was Issati? tuted and after some hours the her- ? and buggy were found hitched to a noil nt tho corner of Campbell and EUh streets, but the negro is still at larg? ALABAMA POPULISTS MEET. Will Put Out Ticket and Make Die peuaary Leading Issue. Birmingham, Ala., May S.-?Tho Re? alist state convention met at Birming? ham auditorium this afternoon with n fair attendance present, State Chairman E. W. Crowe falling the meeting to <>.-? der. A full state ticket, head d l>y Judge 8. M. Adams of Chilton county for governor, will no nominated and the dispensary will be the leading issue. The convention will also elect dele? gates to the middle-of-the-road Popular convention in Cincinnati. The delegates, it is expected, will be favorable to Barl.vr and Donnelly._ ADAMS WIULJH^D TICKET. North Carolina Republican* Will In? dorse President McKinley. Ralkioh, May 3.?The North Carolina Republican state convention met here at noon. A full state ticket will be name I, headed by ex-Judge Spencer B. Adams of Greensboro. Tho present atom ^ general of the state, Zeb Vance Wewer, is presiding over the convention. The platform will indorse Pr?siden McKinley and his policy toward "our colonist," also the administration <>! Governor Rum sell. It will declare api in ?1 the amendment and arraign the pro*? 11 election law. - TEXAS FLOOD SITUATION. Rivers All Falling-Damage Not So Heavy as Reported. Dallas, May 5.?The Texas flood sit? uation is much improved. Bastrop re? ports tho Colorado river on a ?fand. Ln< rrange reports the rivor falling. Waco reports the Brazos | feet lower. Denisi >n reports the Red river is falling there and that no serious damage has been done. Shreveport says the river has risen at that point l'a feet. The Trinity is falling at Dallas. Com mission Issued. Columbia, S. C, May 3.?Goorge A. Browning, president of the Homo Tele? phone company of Greenville, which controls the combination of Piedmont lines, has tiled a declaration with the secretary of state anil secured a commis? sion for the Consolidated Telephone com euy of Columbia. The capital stock U 5,000._ Plague Stamped Out. San Fkancisto, May 3.?The steamer Coptic, from the orient via Honolulu, reiH>rts that there have been no new cases of plague for 25 days when sh? sailed from Honolulu hist Friday. Cement Trust Incorporated. Tkknton, May 5.?The Asplml com pany, to BBtsM coal and deal in cement, has been Inenvpnrnled here with a capi? tal of #ir>,<KX),ooo. BIG DEAL IN MONTGOMERY. |{cp>rl'd That Northern Capitalist' Have Purchased street Railway, MoNKiOMoev. Ala . Mm I.?A well founded rumor is ejsun! here th.it the local stockholders of the Montgomery Water Power and Kit ct rie company hnVS sold out their stork to northern capital e ts. and lliat this will nieau a eon soli dation with the Tal lessee einnnnny anrl ultimately with the Mntunl Light ami pow? r eoinp.iny. The Montgomery Btmoj rail w Ay U nsid t 1 be wry likelv to l> 1 im hided i;j the ounsnlklifion should e deal be 000? suminatod of that character in the near future. WILD RIDE DOWN STEEP HILL Detached Ptssetget Coach Derulled and Demolished. Gai^kk villi:, (hi., May 3,?On the Gainesville, Jclfcrsou and Southern rail? way Monday ni^ht at Belmont, a pas? senger coach rilled with passengers be? came detached from the train and ran back down the track about 4 miles, and across the trestle over Walnut creek. Beyond the trestle is a sharp curve and here the coach famtoed the track. The coach was badly demolished and the track torn up considerably. There were nine or ten ]>eoplo in the coach and several received serious inju? ries. Conductor J. W. Wherry is perhaps the worst injured of the party, having received injuries in his spinal column which are serious. IMPORTANT ARREST IS MADE .Mexican Official Charged With Assas? sinating Two Frenchmen. City of Mexico, May &?An impor? tant arrest has been modo in Chilepa, state of Guerrero, the prisoner being no 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 guilty knowledge of facts in the case of the assassination of the late prominent JbYenchmeu 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 51.?Notice has been filed with the secretary of state of the increase of the capital stock of the Fidelity Building and Loan association of Anderson from $\t5,000 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 Blacksbnrg Spinning and Knitting mill of Blacksbnrg, capitalized at $15, 000. A commission was issued to the Fanners' and Merchants' bank of Green? wood, capitalized at $75,000. FOUGHT IT OUT IN THE ROAD Abe .tonkins Killed and .lack Carver Seriously Wounded. Welch, N. C, May 4.?Abe Jenkins and Joel: Carver, rivals for tilt hand of the same girl, met in the road about half a mile below this place Sunday night and engaged iu a shooting affray, in which Jenkins was instantly killed while Carver is probably mortally wounded. < { Jenkins, it seems, had called on the young lady and Carver, accompanied by his brother, Andrew Carver, met Jen? kins as he was returning home. Words passen when all throe pulled their re? volvers. Jenkins was shot through the breast, while Jack Carver was struck just above the shoulder blade. Andrew Carver's clothing was cut by several bullets, but is unhurt. SECOND DAY OF CONFERENCE Clergy und Laity Kqually Represented, j Keport to He Head. I Chicago, May 4.?With the laity and elergy theoretically, if not practically, equally represented, the second session of the Methodist Episcopal general con? ference began. j The devotional exercises were led by Rev. William Burt of Italy. ! The- business session was presided over by Bishop E. G. Andrews. He onrriod the bishop's report, 15,000 words, deal? ing in a general way with Methodism, its work and progress iu all parts of the habitable globe. I A report that nt an informal meeting of leading members of the committee on 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 liattle at licainbanao. Manila, May 4. ?A dispatch received here from Doik) reports that a desperate fight took plaec at Lioambanao in the center of the island of Panay. It ap? pears that a reconnoitering party of the Twenty-sixth infantry was surrounded and that four of rhe Americans were killed and 10 others severely wounded and left on the field. The remainder of the soldiers had a narrow eaotBO. The dispatch adds that reinforcement I I wore sent to Iloilo as soon as news of the* affair was received, whereupon the Filipinos retreated to their mountain stronghold. DEMANDS AN_EXPLANATION. Ambassador i 'honte Makes Inquiry Into Treatment of American Ship. London, May 4.?It has been learned by a representative of the Associated Press that United States Ambassa? dor Choate has asked Lord Salisbury for explanations as to the alleged abuse of international right in the case of the American ship Seawitch which, accord? ing to the statement of her commander, Captain Howe, was boarded by the Brit? ish warship Washington within the ? mile limit of Portuguese territory in East Africa. FOREST FIRE IN NEW JERSEY. Thousands of Aorta of Valuable Tim berlaiid Destroyed. BniDOKTOX, N. J., May 4.?A llcmt forest fire has beon raging since last night in tin- Woods between CedarvilU' and Center Grove. Thousands of acres of valuable oak and pine have been burned and the loss will be enormous. The people of Cedarvillu fought the Atmet tiie entire night Denver Dam (lives Way. Dk?vrr, .May 4.?The Deuvor Water oompnny*s new dam in Platte cononj about ?.'?"? miles from her??, broke thbi moraiugi rolousiiig 100,000,01)0 gallons of water stored in the reaurvoir, rne Hood reached 111 - - river about uoou. it may uuuau ironblu for rnuchuioii ami the railroads in Hie ?;i>t"ni pan of t!i Mat ? where the river is already out ol its lainka, Tho Castlowood dam at the bond of Cherry creek is leaking ludly und it is beliovod thai it will give way toon. I ., atat LABOR UNIONS ARE AT WAR. As Result of Fight 131,000 Carpenter* .Join the Strikers. Philadelphia, May 4.?As a result of the action of the Allied Building Trades council in refuting to recognize the Brotherhood of Carpenters because tho 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 has ordered out nil 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 tho building trades now on strike in this city. These orders affect tho exposition buildings, where hundiods of men are nt work preparing the structure for tho Republican national convention. This action materially complicates the strike situation, us 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, May 4.?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, tho 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 83 cents an hour wTages. BUFFALO STRIKE SETTLED. Railroads Acerde to Demands of Km ployes For Higher Wages. Buffalo, May 4.?The railroad strike is considered settled. It is understood the Nickel Pinto has agreed to abide by the action of the New York Central and it is believed the Erie, Lakawanna, Le .high aud Western New York and Penn? sylvania will acquiesce in the arrange? ments. The concessions will mean $300,000 a year to the New York Central, added to the expenses of the road at this end of j the state as compared with what they were prior to March 16. Labor Leader Indicted. Cihcaqo, T?lay 4.?It is stated that a true bill has been voted against George P. Gubbins, president of the Bricklay? ers' and Stonemasons' union, by tho grand jury on evidence presented that he was concerned in nu assault on non? union men at 383 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 Euglish 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 tho 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 Brittfin. I The action in the matter has been due this time to the activity of a concern in Brooklyn, which has been operatingun der tlit* name of the Royal British claims agency, the only address being Post office Box 2,382. _ Many Building Permits. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 4.?During the month of April building permits were issued in Birmingham for the con? struction of new bvildings 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 Murr in Cracker company's plant, val? ued at $8,000; an addition to tho May berry building, $8,000, eight dwellings ? on the South Highlands, built by the I Gibson Manufacturing company, $19, 200, and several other dwellings and I storehouses. _ Luurens Policeman Shot. Laakens, S. C, May 4.?Lofton Sul? livan shot Policeman Frank Du vail in tho thigh last afternoon, inflicting a t painful but not a dangerous wound. Sullivan was involved in an altercation with a negro when the policeman ap? peared. Sullivan says he shot at the negro and accidentally hit DuYalL SMOKELESS COAL IN MEXICO. Qrenl Interest In Development of Ex? tensive New Fields, City of Mexico, May 3.?Thoro is much interest here in the development of uew and extensive coal fields in the neighboring state of Tlaxcala, on which much depends for tho manufacturing community and railroads. A final test on n largo scale nl this fuel was made in this city. The coal burned in n perfect munuor, producing an extremely hol fire. A peculiar feature of the test is tint there was no smoke visible issuing from I the smokestacks. Tutsis oxplttiucd by i the fuel that on account of the small j quantity of bitumen contained lu tli" eti.il. hydro-carbonate oil completes com | liustiou before the smoke reaches tho 1 Hues, thus consuming it. Ksn_j. UMifm Ii i i il DISMISSED FROM SERVICE. Officers Convicted by < ourtmartlal at Manila Dishonorably Discharged. Washington, May 4.?The wbi de ptrtment has reoeivod from General Otis at Mauila the records of the pro? ceedings of court smartial In the cases of ! six commissioned officers. The chief of these cases is that of Major George W. Chirkman, Forty-ninth volunteer infan? try, who was dismissed from the service I by order of General Otis on conviction by oonrtnmrtitl of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman in having misbehaved in ap]>eariug 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 were acquitted. The sentence in each case, was approved by General Otis. SELMA ANr^NEW^RLEANS. Proposition Made to Business Men booking to Ivvtension of Road. BelSIA. Ala., May 4 ?Captain Abbott, representing the purchasers of the Selma and New Orleans railroad, 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. The owners of the road propose to put in an additional amount of money to build the extension of the road a distance of not less than 30 miles, the money not being due until the road is completed and in Operation. The com? pany further binds itself not to bond the road. A committee lias been appointed to canvass the city and secure subscrip? tions. TAKEN FROM THEIR MOTHER. i - McArdle Seizes His Children on Co? lumbus Street. ooluxbus, (hi., May 3.?Some time ago Charles McArdle, who now lives at Eelbeck, Ga., secured a divorce from his wife ami claims that the court gave him the custody of his two boys. She claim? ed otherwise ami 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 Phenix mills and when the two boys, aged about 8 and 10 years, re? spectively, came out he seized them and place<l them in the haclf 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. Asiibuun, 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 sou 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 GRANTS Alleged Murderers of Gocbel to Tried In Scott County. Fraxkfout, Ky., May 3.?Judge Ca. trill has ordered a change of Venne t i Scott county for the trial of Powe:. . Davis, Youtsey and others. After Scott county had been selected as the place for the trial the attorney.* for the defense asked time to consul: as to whether they would ask for triai at the regular term next week or ask lot the special term to begin in July. Time was granted. Kno.willc's Spring Meet. kmoxvillb, May 3.?The East Ten? nessee Fair association has announced that it will present a spring racing card here tin? Litter part of May. This will be in addition to the annual races in September. Horses will be here from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina. Tin? dates this month have not been definitely fixed. Howard Will Surrender. MlPDLXSBOItO, Ky., May 3.?Barry Howard, who is an alleged accomplice in the Gocbel 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. opbuka, Ala., May 3.?The annual state convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy is in session here with a large attendance. The address of wel? come was delivered bv Mrs. W. W. Wil? hams oT Opeliku. The convention will vote on buying tbo old Jefferson Davis mansion at Montgomery. Permission Denied Cotta, Lisbon, May 8.?The chamber of dep? uties has refused almost unanimously to permit Deputy Costa to interpellate the government in regard to the Bellt mat? ter. Spaniards H. 1.1 I'liiiMier. Manila, " lay 1.?There are yet some 2,550 Spanish prisoners in the bands of I the rebels and a commission of *ix mem* j hers wii h t i? iti ?? d (rnmirillo nl the head. When Spanish -?>.' *i ,-- t?mvo in Manila the goverr.un v i. ? th ??.? two suits of underdo ? . <i ? ta i oriii.fi hat. pair of shoes : m p ?. Ti. ? ? e ? sent to box* rack < if M.?l i ? I'.iero ? >rair u stoamet Bailiu* * ? ?? ? tsmael Hey Balls For Kngland. Constantinople, May 4.?The Egyp? tian steamer Tewfix Rabl>ana, having on board Isniael Kemal Bey, who was reported April 30 to have mysteriously disappeared, passed through the Darda? nelles without incident. At the lass mo? ment the sultan, through Redvun Pasha, unsuccessfully tried to get Isnuiel t i abandon his deeision to go abroad. New Freight Warehouse. IfONTOOMBBT, 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. Officer In Hoer Army. Scottsboro, Ala., May 3. ? Walter Rosser of Stevenson, this county, who, while a member of a Tennessee regiment in the late war with Spain, 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 Methodist 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 month 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 slavery question. Newspaper Changes Hands. Canton, Ga., May 3.?The Cherokee Advance has again changed ownershin and control, Henry Erewster having Bold to Major H. J. Kills, who will get out the first issue nets week. Gave Birth to Triplets. Qlttmax, Ga., Mcy 4.?Mrs. Tim Car? roll, wife of a farmer who lives about 5 miles from Quitman. has given birth to three well developed children. One of the triplets died shortly after coming into the world. The other two I :d fair to live and do well. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. <5lv Condensed Schedule in Effect Jan. 17, l?0o, I No. 6jNo.ll Daily jDailj i*o.ll No Daily Daily EASTERN time. 7 00? Lv 7 41a " . 6 58p T2?pj 8 55a 7 63pl 9 23a 8 45p 10 15? 111 45n 11 40Q . Charleston ... Summerville.. Branch villa.. . Orangebure... . Kingville ? Ar Ar ..Sumter.Lv ".Camden.Lv 930p|ll OOrI Ar .. Columbia.Lvl 7 10a U 10a U30? 9 10a 8 41a 7 55a 815p 7 28f leap 6 33p 4 4^p BOOf 250p 6-*up 7 2*ip T4Cp 802p ig 7 OJa Lv. 015a " 9 40a 'V 9 5ua " . ? 20p 10 07a ? 22p|U0Oa 10*>plll 51a Charleston . Branch villa. .. Ban.be rg . .. Denmark . .Blackville.. Aiken .Ar 1110a! 815p . " I 8 50a' 600p 8 27a! 583p 8 13? ', 5 19p 8 00a! 50ttp 7 03ai 8 55p Ar.Augusta un.d.Lv " I 0 20al 8 top NOTifii In addition to the above service train s N03.15 and 10 run dally between Charles? ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman Sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. pp.; arrive Colombia 6:00 a. m. No. 16 leave Co? lumbia 1:30 a. ro.; arrive Charleston 7:00 a. m. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 0:00 p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These trains ?atike oloss connexions at Columbia with through trains bat ween Florida points and Washington and the east. Connection wite trains Nos. 81 and 82 New York and Florida Limited between Blackville, Aiken and An Est a. No. 81 leaves Blackville at 8:40 a. m., ken 9:29 a.m., Augusta 10:10 a.m. No. 8f leaves Augusta 0.25 p. m., Aiken 7.08 p. ra., Blackville 7.55 p. m. Pull man Drawing Room fleepers between Augusta, Aiken and New ork. _. . ? _ 1 aa -a Bx. .Bun. lEx. bun. only I Bun. Lv. Augusta .. Ar. Sandersvllle. " Ttmnille. Lv. Tennills M Sandersville. Ar. August a 7 00a| OUOai 5 20? 100pil2 43p 8 32? 130p'126op 8 40? 5 40a :.50p. 3 10f , 550a 4 00pi 3 23f ?! WOOh! j MH 880j Lv. Savannah... " Alliadnlg " Bamwell... M Blackville . 12 05a 1215p 1. 4 10p .I. taw.... 4U3a 402pl 7 25a| 7 Mp 4 lta1 417p'SO 15a 3 lop Ar. Pat?bmc. 12 30p Ar. Columbia.... C 00ai 6 00p Mix. 935p Mix. 6 15a 7 45a 1130s Daily DaUjDally^^Sg Lv. Columbia. 11 o0a. 1 25a j 6 Ova Lv. B?tesimrg....l. . .I 215p Ar. Blackville.... 112p M Bamwell....] i2.*p Alleada!?.j. " Savannah.I 3~0p 05s 3 05a 1015a| 450p| 8 S2a 3-\a 1100a 015p> 8 43s .I 100p 943p! 9 12a 6 15a!.I.?0 3.js Atlanta and Boyoad. Lv. Charleston.1 7 00a; 5 20p Ar. Augusta.|1161a,102Op M Atlanta.! 820p Lv. Atlsnta.illOOp Ar. Chattanooga.' 6 45a 5 00a1 . 630a, 400? 9 45aj 8 40p Lv. Atlanta..I ?40a] 4 15p Ar. Birmingham.11 35a 1000? " Memphis, (via Birmingham)... 805p 7 15a Ar. Lexington. 600p 5 00s M Cincinnati. 7 30p 7 46s Chicago. 716a 6 80p 7 50a 600? 7 40a Ar. Lohisville " St. Louis .. Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga) 7 30p 7 04? 10p ?astern ttm?. To Aaheville-ClnciBnati-LoalsTilla. jNol34|?oin1 Dally-DaUy 80Hp| S8M 4 45pll2 07a T?ft?|iToof 11 40a: "7 56a 310p 11 26a 7 00pl 287p 4 i5a; 7 m 7 30p| 7 4Va \.. 650? Lv. Augusta.. ** Batesburg. Lv. Charleston. . Lv. Columbia (Union Depot). Ar. Spart anburg . M Asheville . " Knoxville.. . " Cincinnnati. Louisville t via JeUleo). To Washington and the Eaat. Lv. Angusta.. " liate*burg. " CalanMe (Union Depot). Ar. Charlotte. 4 46pl;'07a 5 55p 2 15a 910p 940? Ar. Dan vi uV.jl26"ia| 138p Ar. Richmond . .I 600a Ar. Washing.on. .1 7 35? 850? " Baltimore Pa R. R. 912?i 1126p Philadelphia.11185a! 188? ? New York... .I 20Bpi 618? Bleeping Car Line between Charleston and Atlanta, ri?*Augnata. malrittg ?'^nnections at Atlant? f->r all points North and west. Solid Traius oeiween Charleston and Ash* Ville Connections at Columbia with through trains for Washington :oi<l ihr Bast; also for Jackson? ville and all Florida Points. SHANKS. GANNON, J. M. CCLP, Iln.d V P. ft Gen. Mgr., T raffle Manager, washlBftoa, 1). 01 W ashing tuu.D. O. QBOBasJI B ALLRN. Div. 1 sea Agt., 1 harlcKton. S. C. W. A. TURK, 8. H. HARD WICK, Gen Pas?. Agt . Asst. Qea. Pass Agt., Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga. J