Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BAPTIST CONVENTION. Large Gathering of Preachers ia Hospitable Greenwood . Greenwood, Dec 6-The South Carolina Baptist Ministers' confer? ence met here in the Baptist church this evening at ?:30 o'clock After devotional exercises the conference ; was called to order by the retiring moderator, Rev J S Jordan In a good speech Rev Dr A. J S. Themas nominated Rev. B F Corley for president, and he was elected. * Mr. Corley is the oldest man and old? est pas'.or in the Baptist ministry of South Carolina. Though past SO years of age .he is still aa active worker and vigorous thinker. He says be has. not laid himself on the shelf and. wtii allow no one else to do sg Rev J A Brown of Doe West was elected secretary. Two of ..the topics on the pro , gramme we?e discussed at this ses sion: "Tog. Devotional Element in the Pastor's Life," and 'TheEvaoge list, as a. Factor in. Church Life." Speeches were made by Revs Lang ston, J D Pitts, R W Sanders, J B Parrott and I? G Hickson At 10 o'clock the meeting adjourn ^ ed, led in prayer by Rev J E Coving-, ton, to weet.tomorrow at 9:30 a. m They will likely get through with their work by the dinner hour and be .ready foe, the convention, which meets at night Rev W T Derieux, D. D , a former pastor ia Sooth Carolina, now of Richmond, Ta .e in in the conference, much to the deiierht of his brethren. The Woman's Missionary society delegates wiH.bold their meetings in the Methodist church They began at 10 a nv Friday FRIDAY MORNING SESSION Greenwood, Dec. T -The Baptist Pastors' conference did not open ex? actly at th? nour appointed, but went heartily into the work when they did meet, ; beiog led in devotional exercises by Rev P. P Blalock. On motion of Dr A J. S. Thomas, visitors from other States and other denominations, and new pastors hav? ing cc rae among- them since the last meeting, tbe following were recog? nized by the chair : THE VISITORS Dr R G. Seymour, Philadelphia, American Baptist Pap tish iog society. . fi. S. Cole, Atlanta, branch house American Baptist Pablishing society. . Dr E E Cbivers, Chicago, Baptist Young Peopled Union of America Rev Mr I Hauser, Angosta, Wood lawn church Rev Mr Kirton, Methodist church, Greenwood Dr W T Derieux, Richmond, Va, Venable Street church NEW PASTORS. J D. Cbapms?, First church, An ?erson, L M Roper. First church, Spartanburg, Z P Hamilton, Con? way, Ernest Grane. Camden. C. Wardlaw. Walhalla. C E Berts, Blackville, x M. Ga?pbin, Orange burg. Heary Miller, Aiken. A. T. Rogers, Manor <00ity The first address of this session waa by R?:V L M Roper His sob ject was ' Foregieams of a Grest Keligious Revival " Mr Roper made a vigor?os, speech which w?s follow? ed by another strong speech by Rev H 0 Buckholz Mr L E Camp belt also made au interesting talk. This subject proved one of great interest and brooght out a number of other KppVgers, amoug them Dr C C. . Brown, Dr D M Ramsay, Rev J. D. Pitts, Rey R VV Sanders, D 0 , and Rev Jabez Ferrie Dil LINDSAY PREACHED. At 7 30 p m Rev W. D Rice, D. j D , called the convention to order i The great auditorium of the Baptist cburcn was filled Dr W. C Lind? say preached the convention sermon from Matt 16 : 19 After the calling of the list of delegates by Secretary Ervin, Rev W D R?c?,*D D. was unanimously] reelected pr?sident of the conven? tion The convention appointed W. W Keys ro cast the vote of the body fer Dr James McIntosh and Rev Dr W R. G walt ney for the first and sec- j oud vice presidents f R?v Dr Langston was instructed to cast the vote of the convention for Dr C P. Ervin for secretary The Envoys at Pekin Agree. Washington, Dec 5 -The State department bas been informed that the foreign ministers at Pekin yester day reached an agreement, wbicb was submitted to- the home offices Secretary Hay today cabled Mr Con? ger authorization to sign the agree ment on behalf of tbe United States States Government It is difficult to gather details of the understand? ing at this time However it is known that in the two important issaes that were still open, namely, those relating to punishments and indemnity,, the views of tbe United States government have prevailed As to punishments they are to be the severest that can be infiicted by the Chinese government. As to indem? nity the Chinese government is to formally admit ita liability, and then the matter is to he left for future negotiation. It was understood that on the other points the French prop? osition bas formed the basis of the agreement Parson aud Lawyer Shot. A Shocking Tragedy in a West Virginia Town. Williamson, W Va. D30 5 -This afternoon Hon S. Davis Stokes shot and instantly killed Rev Jobo W. Wohl io a street dael here. Mr Stokes j being also dangerously injured Tonight I throughout the whole town and c?en in I the country districts the escicemeat ts ! intense. Mr Stoke?, ose of the meet prominent youcg "lawyers io Mingo County, left bis office this afternoon immediately after dinner and pleasantly greeting friends 00 the way, walked with quick ? and firm s;ep io the direction or the ! house occupied by Rev Mr Wohl and ! bis bookkeeper, Mrs Levine, Mr j Wohl's family being in Kentucky. Mr I Stoke? stopped at the gate to talk with Mrs Levine, who stood to her doorway. Within a few min?tes the minister came out of tbe bouse, fie seemed to be greatly excited aboot somethiog, and said to Mrs Levine as he passed her at the door : "You woola be mach better at present in the boase. '" She laagbingly replied that the day was far too pretty to be speot entirely within doors, and Mr Stokes interrupt? ed by remarking : "Yes, don't think of leaving us for the house " Qaiok as a flash Mr Wohl turned,, and addressing Stokes, said : "Leave the premises . An altercation followed. Both men ran to the sidewalk directly in front of the house Something was said, almost indistinguishable that drew from Rev Web! a sharp retort. "You are a liar,77 and in an instant the report; of a revolver was beard. Stokes stumbled, tried to regain his footing bot fell in the street. Woonded as be was, he drew his revolver and oovered.the minister, now within ten feet of his faiien foe. Agau Wohl fired, and simultaneously with that f-hot the goo in the sinking band of Stokes spoke. Whea the smoke cleared away two men lay iu their own blood upon the sidewalk A crowd rao to the Foeoe Rev Wohl was dead Chance bad carried the bullet from Mr Stokes' pistol through the head of the minister, killing1 bim as he fell The ballet h a entered Stokes* side below the heart and passed entirely through his body In the hall of the minister's borne, faoiag the fearful duet to the deatb, fallen across the doorway, was found Mrs Levine. Ic was at first though she was dead, aod bad probably been shot, but an investigation showed that she had only fainted from fright Up to a late hour this evening Mr Stokes bas refused to say anything con? cerning the terrible tragedy, and Mrs Levine is in too much of a state or excitement to talk Rsv Wehl was recognized as one or ?he most foroeful and eloquent of Pres by eriao ministers of ibis State Mr Stokes is an ez Virginia university presiden: and comes from one of tbe best families of the old domioioo. mm * I ? -' A Life and Death Fight. XT W A Hines of Manchester, Ia. writing of hid almost uiiraculons escape from deatb, sa vs: ,'Kxposure after meatsled induced serious ?ung trouble, which ended in consumption. I had requeot hemorrhages and coughed night and day. All my doctors said I mus; soon die. Then I began to ute Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption, which completely cured me I would not be witneut it even if it cost $5 a bottle. Hundreds have used it on my reco u mendatian ?nd all say it never fails to cure hroat, ? he>t and lung tronbles-" Regular size 50c and $1. Trial bottles fre.* at J F W De Loruie'u drug store. 4 CEEAP SILVER FOR FILI? PINOS. Washington, .Deo 7.-The Cabinet meeting today was largely devoted to a j discussion cf the question of a coinage for the Philippine Islands, and as a resole it is probable that the Seoretary of War will request a hearing on the sobjeot before one of the committees of Congress. Nearly ail the business of tba islands is transacted in Mexican dol? lars and army commissaries and others supplied with United money are at times greatly embarrassed in making purchases from the Filipinos by the fact that knowing nothiog of cur mooey or its value, the latter often refused to accept it. The proposition which feems to havel met with favor by the Admin istration is to purchase silver bullion st the preeeot market price and coin it into distinctive dollars having a gold value of about fifty cents each. These dollars probably wilt contain a little lese silver than than the present standard dollars lt >s hoped that by the early aetion of Congress the new ooios may be put into circulation before a great white. The Cabinet also discussed the House bill revising tbe war revenue Act. All of them tbiok that the cut is too deep and agreeing that it would be unwise to make the cut greater than ?30,000, G00. - - - London, Dec 5 -The war effice has received fhci following from Lord Kitchener, dat?d B;ocrofootoio, Decem? ber 5:b : "Gen Knox reengaged Dewet near Bethalie on the Smithfield road yester? day. He drove tho enemy from ail their position before dark, when they retreated northward Col Picker as? sisted by a turning movement on Knox's left." Lord Kitchener reports also several miner affairs. i A Strange Pension Story. A pension bas been allowed recent ly to the widow of a soldier of the i Sixth United States Cavalry for ; whose death the beneficiary was re ' sponsible While this startling fact ! would seem to debar the widow, the peculiar and interesting circum siauces of the soldier's demise reo dered it proper for the pension offi ? eials to pass favorably upon her application. It appears that the soldier, accord? ing to the coroners verdict came to his death .May 7, 1888, through chok? ing with a leather watch chain in the hands of his wife while she was pro? tecting her life. The widow's state raent before the jury disclosed a re? markable series of incidents, and was corroborated io all essential respects by other witnesses She testified that her husband had been drinking heavily for a week She had gone to I him at 12 o'clock and told him that ? dinner wa? ready He made no re j sponse, and after the meai was finish ed, and the diuers had gone, he came and told her to prepare dinner at once She at first remonstrated, but observing a strange look upon his face, became frightened and began to do as he commanded The husband then said, with an oath,that he was go? ing to kill her, and struck her, knock ing her against the table The wife then fled from the house, thinking to find some of the men about the place who would quiet or restrain her hus? band She ran to a field where men were ploughing and besought their interference or protection They refased, saying they could do nothing with the man Meantime he had gathered up the baby, mount- j ed a boree aud followed io pursuit of I her. The husband rode np to his j wife, who begged him not to hurt I her. He replied, with an oath that he would break her bones and would j kill her ; that she must die. He then ! threw the baby to the ground, pulied his six shooter from bis belt, tried to make his horse ran over her, and reached out trying to strike ber with bis revolver he leaned over he fell from his horse to tbe ground on bis side and back In falling be fell against his wife, knocking ber down. She jumped up, threw her? self upon ber husband, intending to get bis revolver away from bim. She laid hold of his leather watch chain, which he wore around his neck. This leather guard fastened with a slip knot. The wife clutched the chain with one hand and wita the other held one of ber husband's bands She was exhausted, and lay in that condition for four or five minutes He did not struggle, but made a queer noise in bis throat. When the woman recovered she arose, bid the revoiver, and ran to the house When the men went to where her husband lay they found bim dead. The wife had uninten tionaliy strangled her husband Her pension has been granted, aud today she is drawing $8 a month Richmond. Va , Dec 7 -In the lower part cf the country yesterday afternoon a young white woman, Mrs Robert Fisher, was criminally assaulted by Daniel Long, a negro a?ed 23 years The outrage was committed after the victim bad been choked into insensibility, and tbe negro escaped Last night Long was arrested by officers at his home in Ivanhoe, a mining town three miles from the scene of the outrage An? other negro, named Lewis Hall, who was with bim. was also arrested Tbe two were taken before Mrs Fieher, who immediately identified Long, and the officers started with him for the jail. Almost immediate ly, however, tbey were confronted by an undisguised crowd of about a hundred men, who took Long from them and, after allowing bim to pray, attempted to hang him to the limb of a tree The rope broke twice, and then the negro was tied to a trre and shot to death. William Richardson, the successor to Gen Wheeler io Congress, was oooe sentenced to bang as a Confederate spy. He was a soldier at the age of 17, was captured, escaped aod was making his way back to the Confederacy, when be was found by tbs United States troops in the oompaoy of a well known spy, and was sentenced to be hanged with the ppy. An unexpected attack on his ? captors by Gen Forest resulted in his rescue. - ? ? -? Hubbard's Cotton Letter. New York, Dec. ?-Our cable grams report a better demand in Manchester for China notwithstand? ing the small spot demand in Liver? pool, which should reflect this in? crease in business The Liverpool future markets showed a recovery of the decline of yesterday, closing steady Our market has been very quiet but steady with little disposi? tion to sell in face of the anticipated bullish bureau report on Monday ; opening at yesterday 's prices it slow? ly improved Commission bouses were without business Transactions are principally the transfers between the different deliveries. New Or leans report a Ie6? spot demand, but the temper is decidedly opposed to the short 6ide despite the large re? ceipts as compared with last season. The trade are holding wiih tenacity, believing the spinners must buy after tbe turn of the year and that then the movement will fall off enough to bear out ail the small crop estin^atas. Hubbard Brof. <k Co. Juvenile Reformatory. j Building Practically Complet ed-To be Occupied at Once. Tbe board cf directors of the State penitentiary held its regalar moo?hiy meering yesterday. Qi i te an amount of recular business tras disposed of A coma)itfee was appoioted to meer cwo weefes hence ro take ?'ock and I.?ok : to thc preparation of the annual ro ! port to ?he genrrai assembly which is vxpeoted to be a very gratifying one this year. The work of construction of the new main building is progressing nicelyj bot the board fears that tbe prisoo^rs can not ocoupy it as soon as expected or desired It is believed that t&e balk of the work can be completed by Jan 1, throogh the roof cannot he put oo by that time. The juvenile reformatory buildings Over on the Lexington farm are very nearly completdd. Only a few more j doors and window biiods have to bc. put on to complete them. The board I yesterday decided ro send a number of the juveoile oooviots there at once, a?d hopes by the first of the year to have al! the prisoners suitable for con finement there within the walls This separation bas long been one of the crying needs in this State. The penitentiary authorities are talk iog of establishing after the new year opens "grades" of convicts as to con duct. The idea is to have three grades, designated by diff?rent sryies of prison garb; the best behaved wearing one style and so en Then the best be- j haved will be allowed certain privilege' | the others wiil not get. There is some talk of even allowing the best behaved c!a*s to enjoy an hour or two of reading after being locked io the cells for the uight. The plans for the "grade sys rem" have ooc yet been settled upon J however. Washington, Deo 6 -The house of repr?sentatives today, at the eod of a long sitting, passed the armv reorgan? izado fl bill by a vote of 166 to 133 Three Democrats. Messrs Hali or Pennsylvania, and UoderbiiJ and Clay, of New York, voted with the Republi cans for the bill, and Mr IMcCali of Massachusetts with the Democrats agaio-t :t Otherwise it was a thrice party vote. THE FIEST BABY. Its Coming is Looked Forward to With Both Joy and Fear and its Safe Arrival is Hailed With Pride and Delight by All. The arrival of the first baby in the household is the happiest and most im? portant event of married life. The young wife who is to become a mother delights to think of the happiness in store for her when the little one shall nestle upon her breast and latterly she shall hear it lisp the sweet and holy name, "mother." But her happy anticipation quickly van? ishes when she realizes the terrible pain and suffering through which she must pass while bringing the little one into the world. An indescribable fear of the danger attendant upon the ordeal soon dissipates her joyfulness. Thousands of women have learned by experience that there is absolutely no necessity for thc sufferings which at? tend child-birth; they know that by the use of "Mother's Friend"-a scien? tific liniment-for a few weeks before tlie trying hour, expectant mothers can so prepare themselves for the final hour that the pain and suffering of the dreaded event are entirely obviated and it is safely passed through with com? paratively little discomfort. All women are interested, and es? pecially expectant mothers who for the iirst time have to undergo this trial, in such a remedy ; for they know the pain and suffering, to say nothing of the dan? ger, which is in store for them. "Moth? er's Friend** is woman's greatest bles? sing, for it takes her safely through the severest ordeal of her life. Every woman should be glad to read the little book "Before Baby is Born," which contains information of great value to all. 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PHELPS, Sec'ty and Treasurer. ? C. C. FISHBURNE, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. Nov 21-4m Some Special Bargains? 40-1 b boxes Starch, best crade, at 3fc per lb. Smoked Dried Herrings, 28c per box. New Mackerel, 14 good fish to kit, 90c F?ncy foll cream Cheese, 22 to 24 lbs eacb, st 13c per lb. Best faticy Elgin Creamery Buiter, 60 lb tobe at 24c per lb American Sardines- new pack-$3 85 per caee ICO cans. 10 cz Tumbler Prnit Jelly, 3 do? to case, 74c per doz. 3-lb suod. Tomatoes, 2 doz io case, 90c doz 2-Ib stand. Tomatoes, 2 doz io case, 70c dos. ?-piot bottles, assorted Pickles, 2 doz in case, 75c doz. 1 -lb caos Cove Oysters, foll weight, 2 and 4 doz io case, 80c doz. 2-lb cans fancy Maine packed Sugar Corn $1.20 a doz. 2-lb cans fancy N Y. S'ate packed Sugar Corn $1 a doz. CRACKERS. Lemons P?c, Nie Nacs 5Je per lb. Girjper ??unps 5c, Soda Ur 5c per lb. Sugar Cr. 6c, Fancy Mixed 6?c per lb. Cream Lunch Biscuits, 7c per lb Oatfhkes, 2-lb packages, 90c dcz MEAL, GRITS, BACON AND LARD AT LOWEST PRICES. Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarettes and Tobacco. Diamond T Cigar, beet 5c eeller at $35 per 1,000. Success, none better, $35 per 1,000. E L Royal Cigar, good ?moke. $25 per 1,000. Try our Leader, $10 50 per 1,000, 60cbox Ola V:rgioia Cheroots, $3 16 per hex of 250 Che?cots, 3 tor 5c. O!0 Glory Chfroots $-.90 per cox cf "J00 Cheroot? Worio'a Brit Cht roots $3 25 per bcx of 250 Cheroot?, 3 for 5c. Dux^'i Cnz?rrttf9 SS 90 Der 1,000 C*ce Ci?:*rrUrs $2 65 ocr I GOO. A BEG SUPPLY OF TOBACCO, tame!*, .-cho?ps, Early Bird, R. J. R , Mable, Lalla Roobk.little Faticy, R*d Kje and ticrioas mt?: kiont-priceB ra:: gm a from 25c, 35c and 45c pe.- io. 1 Big Drives in Soap. OCTAGON, VICTORY, TIP TOP, ELECTRIC, IMPERIAL. Shoe Blacking, Ink, Blannp, ?c. Se? ut, or get our prices before you boy. FJLOUR. Best facey patent, $4 35 bbl Best half patent, 4.10 bbl Best ctraigbt, 3 85 bbl Best family, 3 25 bbl Salt 100 lbs, 57c bag Cromwell & Co. Phone 53. Sumter. S. C. 5,