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S8HLEY BRAVE I? SATTLE. Witnesses Tell of His $anly Bear? ing Under Fire. Washington, Oct. 22.-The Schley Conrt of Inquiry today opened with Lieut. B. W. Wells, Jr., who was Commodore Schley's flag lieutenant during the Spanish war, still on the stand, but he was soon displaced to allow Yeoman Albert W. Mason, who had written the Brooklyn's log for the period covering the Santiago cam? paign, to testify. Mr. Mason explain? ed the erasure in the log entry refer? ring to the Brooklyn's turn on the day of the battle of! Santiago. He was followed by. George S. Graham, who, as an Associated Press correspondent, was with Commodore Schley during the en ti ra campaign. Mr. Graham's testimony covered all the principal events of the campaign and discussed especially the bombard? ment of the Spanish ship Colon on May 31 and the battle of Santiago on July 3. Mr. Graham testified to hear? ing a conversation between Commo? dore Schley and Capt. Sigsbee when the latter came, aboard the flag ship Brooklyn ?ff; .Santiago, May 26. He said that he had-distinctly heard Capt Sigsbee tell the Commodore that the Spanish fleet1 was not inside the harbor . at Santiago; ;'? Mr. Graham also stated that Admiral Schley had told him that the. object of bombardment of May 31 was io, develop Spanish land batteries and- he. said that the range .was fixed afc 7,000 or 7,500 yards in order to draw their fire. The witnesses for the afternoon, were Dennis J. Cronin, who was Ad? miral Schley's orderly, and who testi- j fied along-tba same lines as^Mr. Gra- ? ham to the. conversaticnn with Capt Sigsbee ; Lieut Commander William JR. Rush, who said he thought the Vis caya had planned to ram the Brooklyn ; Lieut Edwani Simpson, who gave a TOTV graphic picture of the battle of July 3d anS Lieut Edward T. Fitz? gerald, an assistant engineer, who was on duty in the fire room on July 3d, and who testified that an order had been given early in the action to stand by for a ram. Nearing the End-Admiral Schley to Testify. Washington, Oct 23.-Admiral Schley is expected to take the witness stand in the naval court of inquiry which is investigating his conduct in the Spanish war some time during the day tomorrow. This announcement is justified by the progress made today in the examination of witnesses called to testify in the admiral's behalf. Eight witnesses were heard today, and there are only three more names on the list preceding the name of the admiral j himself Of these three, only Capt. Clarke of the Oregon is expected to testify at any length, lt is not prob? able that the admiral will be called before the afternoon session. He will be the last of the witnesses to be heard in support of his side of the con? troversy. . It is now considered prob? able that he will be on the stand for two or three days. It is not'yet possible to say whether any witnesses will be called in rebuttal by the court, but it seems probable that a few persons may be summoned for this purpose. The testimony today led Judge Advocate Lemly and Mr. Hanna .to decide upon the calling of at least one rebutting witness if he can be found. This is Sylvester Scovel, a corres DO rident whose testi? mony is desired in connection with the incident of the meeting of the press boat Somers N. Smith by the scout boat St Paul. It is also probable that an effort will be made to rebut other portions of the testimony given in Ad? miral Schley's behalf, including Lieut Sears' denial of a conversation con? cerning Admiral Schley, which the lieutenant is alleged to have taken part in on board the Massachusetts on May 31. Tb ree of the Oregon's officers testified today and all of them express? ed tr e opinion that the Oregon and the Brooklyn were practically equi-distant from the Colon when that vessel went ashore. Some of them, however, were inclined to think that the Brooklyn was a shade nearer the Spanish ship. "While Boatswain Hill of the Brook? lyn was giving his testimony, which was very complimentary to Admiral Schley, there were two outbursts of ? applause. These were promptly sup? pressed by Admiral Dewey. James H. Hare was the first new witness today. He was on the press boat Somers N. Smith on May 26 cr 27 and that they had met the St Paul. He was a press photo? grapher during the Santiago campaign. He said: "We asked the St. Paul if there were any tidings of Cervera's fleet. Capt. Sigsbee told us there were not : that Cervera's fleet was not inside Santiago and that Schley had gone west.1 ' The Admira" Began His Story Yesterday. Washington, Oct. 24.- Admiral j Schley today took the stand in his own behalf at the court of inquiry which is investigating his condudct as commander-in-chief of the flying squad? ron, during the Santiaog campaign. He was summoned a few minutes after the court convened at 2 o'clock for the afternoon session, and when the court adjourned at 4 o'clock he appa? rently had gotten only well under way in his testimony. Capt Chas. E. Clark of the Oregon had just conclndded his statement when Mr. Raynor, rising from his seat, said: "I should like to have Rear Admiral Schley called," and the admiral accordingly was asked to take the stand. It was a turn in the pro? ceedings for which apparently neither the members of the court, its officers nor the spectators were prepared, and a murmur of surprise was heard on all sides. It had been expected that the admiral's name would be reached to? ward the close of the afternoon ses? sion. There were still two witnesses on his list who had not been heard and it was understood to be his pur? pose not to take the stand until the entire list had been exhausted. He, however, responded immediately to the call and before the audience was well aware of the fact he had begun his narrative of tbe campaign which term? inated in the destruction of Cervera's KIDNAPPED-BY GYPSIES. _ i The Girl is Found After Search? ing for Her Many Years. i _ i - ? Crawfordsville, Ind., Oct. 21.-Xi ne years ago the ten-year-old daughter of ' Peter Bell, a miller living at St. Mary's, Mercer county, Ohio, failed to return from school. The belief was general that she had been drowned. Her father, however, refused to be i lieve the story and spent his meagre j savings searching for her. He finally became convinced, however, that the girl was dead. A band of gypsies camped near the Bell's mill last August, and one of them, out'of revenge, told Bell that his child had been abducted by a erang of gypsies nine years ago. He said he had come all the way from Mexico, to inform the father of the whereabouts of his child. Bell at once made preparations to go in search of his child, and with Mrs. Bell and their other daughter,, started for Indianapolis by wagon. There they sold the wagon and began the journey by foot. - They walked to Pre? toria, 111.*, from there to Quincy to Keokuk, Ia., and finally traced the band of gypsies to Carthage. Arriving fchere last Saturday, the Bell's found the band in camp. When the leader was confronted by the father of the girl and local officers, he drew a gun, but the officers overpowered him and he gave up the girl. The young woman says she has been com? pelled to beg food and clothing for the entire band of gypsies, who at all times have treated her cruelly. Mr. Bell intends to h?ve the gypsies indict? ed and extradited to Mercer county for trial. He has spent his last cent in the search for his daughter. E. H. Deas Resigns. Darlington, S. C., October 23. Deputy Collector E. H. Deas has just returned from Washington and is very much wrought up over the political situation so far as the old line Repub? licans are concerned. He declines to have anything to say in reference to President Roosevelt's attitude to? wards his faction just now, but does not hesitate to add to the complica? tions, as the following letter, mailed to Acting Collector Huggins, will show : "I hereby tender my resignation as deputy collector of internal revenue of the 2d district of South Carolina, to take effect the day preceding the tak? ing charge of said office by your suc? cessor, Mr. George R. Koester. " Deas says that no self-respecting man could do otherwise than send in his resignation in the circumstances. He added that there were a plenty of such good Republicans as Screven, Huggins, Gates and others who better deserved recognition than outsiders. Deas admitted ^hat his confidence was very rudely shaken and said that he had pebbles to throw, at the spoiled eggs in the McLaurin basket. He says that he has the dots against them all. That they are ail vulnerable ; that he will fight in the party as long as pos? sible, and then take to the Senate in December, where he will meet them at Philippi. Deas hints darkly of much that he intends to do should it be necessary, and he evidently thinks that very much will be necessary. He seems boiling: over with suppressed wrath and indignation, but says he and his party will present an impreg? nable phalanx, no matter what hap? pens.-News and Courier. Greenville, Oct. 23.-Mr. George Edwards of this city was accidentally shot this morning by Richard Jenkins while they were hunting near Cox's bridge on Saluda river. Charleston, Otober 24.- The United States government has purchased 900 acres of alnd on the east bank of the . Cooper river, opposite the site of the naval station. The price has not been announced, but it is considered a fair i offer. New York, Oct. 23.-A chapter of accidents marred the racing at Morris Park today. Alexander Olsen, one of the jockey?, received injuries which resulted in his death a few hours later: two horses were killed outright, ! another was so badly hurt it had to be 1 shot and three other jockeys had nar ! row escapes. Dallas, Texas, October 22.-Private telegrams received here from Palestine, Texas, state that Judge John H. Reagan, chairman of the Texas State railway commission, and the only sur? vivor of the Confederate Cabinet of Jefferson Davis, is dangerously ill at his home in Palestine. Judge Reagan is 85 years of age. Bennettsville, Oct. 23.-While the immense crowd was leaving Robin? son's circus this afternoon Tom Odom stepped on Jack King's foot in the tent. Kins, who was drunk, shot Odom near the heart, killing him al? most instantly. Odom was butler at Jones' boarding house and a peaceful negro. King is a young mulatto. Union, Oct. 23.-Last night Simon Ellis, colored, shot and instantly kill? ed bis first cousin, Chas. Byrd." The deceased was shot twice with a shot? gun. Some time during the evening the two had a quarrel about a woman and Ellis walked home a mile, got his gnn and returned to Byrd's house. j Coming up behind the house he shot him, and his father standing near was 1 also shot, but not seriously. Ellis attempted to escape, but was arrested by a nergo and lodged in jail. Constantinople, October 24.-The missionaries who are operating from Samakov, Bulgaria, are at last in touch with the brigands who abducted Miss Ellen Stone and her companion. Madam Tsilka, according to dispatches received here today, though whether negotiations for the ransom have actu? ally been opened is not disclosed. The missoinaries on"the spot are expected to conclude the business with the utmost dispatch. Se Sept Sis Leg. Twelve y?ars a?r<> J W Sullivan of Hartford. Cann, pcrKtched bis leg with a rust .' wire In? flammation ami blou 1 poi?oning set in. For two years he suffered intensely. Then the bes*, doctors urged amputation, ' but." he writes, "I used one bottle of Electric Bitters and 1$ boxes of Buckleri'n Arnica Salve and my leg was 8f>und and well H.S ever." For eruptions, eczema, tetter, salt rheum, sores and all blood disorder) Electric Bitters bas no rival oh earth Try then. J F W De Lorine will guarantee sat isfaction or iefund money. Only 50c. 4 The Hampton County Lynching. . Columbia. Oct. 23.-A full report of the recerit Hampton County lynching affair was received today by Governor McSweeney from Magistrate R. M.. Daley, of Sec ti a, the acting coroner. The Governor has referred the report to Solictor J. E. Davis, in whose cir? cuit the affair occurred, and states that he feels satisfied that the solicitor will do his frill duty in the matter. The report to the Governor reads as follows : Dear Sir: It becomes my painful duty to report to you a deplorable deed of mob violence that was perpe? trated on the night of October the 18th, 1901, near Furman, in Hampton County, by parties unknown. The facts are as follows : (What the State is prepared to prove. ) On the night of October 17, 1901, at Scotia, S. C., about 10 o'clock, the dwelling house of Dr. M. L. Peeples was broken into and entered by one Wm Sanders, (this is the name g:iven*>) Mrs. Peeples, the wife of Dr. Peeples, was aroused and said to her husband some one was in the room. She struck a match to light the lamp and was fired upon by said Sanders. He (Sanders) had procured the Doctor's pistol, which he used and had also procured gold watches and chains to the paine of $118. When' he fired, the Doctor sprang out of bed and spoke to Sanders. Sanders then ran to the front of the house and j broke through: a large glass door, on the front of said house, and made "his j escape up the track towards Estill. He was pursued by Dr. Peeples and others and caught on the morning of October 18 about daylight. His faced showed glass cuts. The watches, pis? tol and chains were found on his per? son and taken away by his captors. Sanders was brought back to Scotia, the place of the crime. Dr. Peeples then sent for me. I arrived at Scotia at about 3.30 p. m. There was a good? ly crowd thera. I issued a warrant for Sanders and he was turned over to Special Constable J. A. Pender, -a very discreet and reputable citizen, and brought on the charge of burglary and grand larceny for preliminary^ examination. Sanders waived exami? nation in writing and voluntarily said he was guilty of the crime. I then committed him to jail at Hampton, ! to be thence delivered by due course of law in default of bail. As my regu? lar constable was away in the upper part of the county at work, I appoint? ed Mr, J. A. Pender, special consta? ble, to take Sanders to Hampton. Mr. Pender left Scotia, with the prisoner late that evening, October 18, just be? fore sundown. What the testimony shows at inquest was to the effect that night overtook him several miles be? low Scotia, on the way to Hampton, and Mr. J. A. Pender stopped for the night athis (Pender's) house, thinking it would be safer to stay there till morning. Pender then got three of his neighbors to help him guard San? ders till daylight: On October 19 I was sent for again by Mr. J. A. Pender to hold an in? quest over the dead body of the prison? er, Sanders. I held the inquest with twelve reputable citizens as jurors and, after hearing the testimony bf Mr. J. A. Pender, the constable, and his deputies or guards, and thoroughly in? vestigating the crime, we failed to ascertain the identity of any of the parties to the diabolical deed. The jury of inquest brought in a verdict that William Sanders came to his death by being shot and hanged by parties unknown to the jury. The testimony of all the witnesses for the State is agreed that about 10 o'clock on the night of October 18 Mr. Pender had the prisoner safe athis (Pender's) house, when a very large crowd of armed men came there and demand? ed the.prisoner, which was refused by Mr. Pender. The door of Mr. Pen? der's house was then broken open by the crowd of a hundred or more men masked, Mr. Pender and his guard overpowered and the prisoner taken and carried about one mile away, and shot and hanged by the neck, and that none of the witnesses recognized the identity of any of the parties. "I failed in the investigation to find any who knew the prisoner, Sanders. He was a burly, large, black negro, about 30 or 35 years old,, and weighed 180 or 200 pounds ; about 5 feet, 10 inches in height. I have bound over Mr. J. A. Pender and those who were helping him to guard the prisoner to the Court of General Ses? sions, February term, at Hampton, subject to the action of the grand jury, and forwarded all papers to the'clerk of " the court and coroner. I would have notified you sooner, but wanted to write you the facts fully, and could not do so until after fnll investigation. Hoping this will reach you safely and ! be a satisfactory explanation, yours very truly, R. M. Daley, Magistrate. P.S.-The people around Scotia are very much surprised at this violence as well as. myself, as every one ex? pressed satisfaction in the penalty that the law fixed for the prisoner's crime-life sentence in the peniten? tiary. R. M. D. Thirty-five years ago John and Edith Lytes and George and Lizzie Danner, then newly married, settled, on ad? joining farms in Kentucky. Five years ago they found that their affec? tions were shifting and, securing di voce each man married the other's former spouse. Recently they tired of the second union and longed" for the first, and last week were married to their original wives, second divorces having been secured. The marital re? lation* changes seem to have been agreeable alike to all four parties. Keowee Courier. "President Roosevelt's announced purpose to substitute the words 'White House' for'Executive Mansion' when referring to his official residence is generally commended," says the Phil? adelphia Press, "though in conflict with they statutes of the United States. Congress in its appropriation bills and otherwise uses the term 'Ex? ecutive Mansion.' The occupants of the building have sometimes called it 'Executive Chamber,' 'Executive Office' and 'Executive Mansion.' The people generally, however, have always known it as the 'White House.'"" We might compromise the matter all round by calling it the "Colored House" hereafter.-News and Courier. Don't Let Taexn Suffer. Often children are tortured with itching and buming eczema and other skin diseases, but Buckien'5 Arnica Salve heals the raw sores, expels imflamtnation, leaves the skin without a Mar. Clean, fragrant, cheap, there's no salvo Ol etr'h as good. Try it. < ur? guaranteed On!j 25c at J F W DeLorme's. ? ! CLARENDON NEWS. Manning Times, Oct. 24. Mrs. C. K. Karvin and daughter, Miss Mayme, spent Tuesday in Sum , ter. Mr. N. G. Gonzales, editor of The ! State, Columbia, spent last Saturday ? in Manning. I Married last Sunday, afternoon by ! Rev. W. P. Gibbons, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. Robert Webster of Williamsburg county and Miss Lula Morris, of New Zion, daughter of Mr. A. J. Morris. Last Thursday, near Davis Station, Westley Mellette, the eleven year old son of Mr. E. M. Mellette, met with a very sad accident in his father's field where they mowing hay. The mules that were hitched to "the mower, be? came frightened and ran. Westley in stepping out of the way miscalculated the distance and did not get out far enough to prevent the mower blade from striking him above the left ankle, cutting the leg nearly in two, so that amputation was necessary. The people of the Salem section will have a petition to the general assembly asking for the repeal of the law which imposes the right- to turn out stock during certain months. Those wishing the law repealed claim that it was illegally passed, that the required petition did not accompany the bill, and that the people do not want it. FREE CUBAN SUGAR. We have received from Messrs Wil? lett & Gray, of New York, publishers of the Statistical Sugar Trade Jour? nal, an interesting letter on the ques? tion of removing the duty from Cuban sugar, in which they say : "Th? total consumption of sugar in the United States last year was 2,219, ! 8?7 tons, and, based on the avreage in ! crease of 6.43 per cent during the past nineteen years, the consumption this year should be 2,360,585 tons. Of this quantity 1,000,000 tons, in round fig? ures, will come from American sources, say Louisiana being able to Eroduce 350,000 tons, United States eet factories 150,000; Hawaii 350,000, and Porto Rico 150,000, all being free of duty, leaving 1,360.585 tons to come from other sources and on which duty rs paid. The average duty assessed is $36 per ton, or a total of $48,981,060. The price of all the sugar consumed, how? ever, being enhanced to the extent of the dnty of $36 per ton, or a total of $84,981,060, it is evident that $36,000, 000 additional is paid by the people in order to provide the Government with $49,000,000 for revenue, of which the Government is not now in need. If the duty is taken off Cuban sugar the benefit of $85,000,000 goes to the peo? ple. "On October 8, the quotation for Cuba centriugal sugar, 96 degrees test, free on board Cuba, was 1.98 per pound, duty on same amounts to 1.685 cents-equivalent to 86 per cent ad valorem. ' ' Madame Tsilka, who was captured with Miss Stone, is dead. The Buffalo show closes at midnight on Nov. 2. Czolgosz asked for a priest on Tues? day and one spent sometime with him. A Philadelphia boy was killed in a foot-ball game last week. All arangements for the new steam? ship line from New York to Savannah have been completed. The attendance at the N. C. State Fair, this week, is reported to be breaking all records. A memorial church has lately been erected and dedicated on the site" of Jefferson Davis* birthplace in Fair? view, Ky. A slab of Tennessee mar? ble set in the wall bears this inscrip? tion: "Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, was born on June 3, 1808, on the site of this church. He made a gift of the lot March 10, 1886, to Bethel Baptist Church as a thank offering to God." No fewer than 1,100 pears have been gathered from a Jargonelle.pear tree in the garden of Borthwick Manse, Gorebridge, England. The tree was planted forty-eight years ago, and has been pruned and tended for forty-one years by the Rev. Walter Waddell, who has been the incumbent of the parish during that period. It is train? ed against a west wall. The present crop is the largest it has ever borne. The average weight of the pears is three to the pound. It is well sometimes to listen to what our neighbors say of us. The Nashville Banner has the following : "Politics in South Carolina were always chaotic, and the reported policy of the president would make it more so. The Old Wade Hampton Demo crac3% the Tillman Democracy, the Mc Laurin following, and the Republican machine that for twenty-four years has existed only to fill federal offices, are the factors in the situation, and they represent a rather mutely problem." -Carolina Spartan. An Old Man's Crop. We saw a sight this week that we did not think possible on our upland. Four acres of corn that good experi? enced fanners say will yield 200 bushels. The minimum figures of every one who has seen it put it at 40 bushels per acre. It stands there right now on land that formerly yielded about 12 bushels per acre. Any doubt? ing Thomas may go and see. Time and again we have written against the plan of planting too much to the horse. Plant less, manure the soil well and the work will be less and the result j greater. Capt. Seigler and Charles I Davis have found this out and now comes our venerable friend, Joseph Riddlehover, who is nearing his three score and ten, and yet while others cry, "corn crop a failure" Uncle Joe bobs up serenely and says "I have made all the bread I want and did it without any help." Besides he has seven acres of cotton from which he has already picked three 500 weight bales and is good for two more. Has a quarter of an acre in potatoes that will abun? dantly supply him. What a lesson to our young bloods, who cry short crop, hard times, etc. The trouble is you over-plant yourself, let grass, get the major part of the fertilizer, or perhaps all of a big crop, you almost kill it in getting the grass out. We write this, not so ranch a puff for Uncle Joe, but that it may be the best evidence to sustain our position on in? tensive farming.-Saluda Sentinel. 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A cordial invitation is extended to our former customers and the public generally to visit our new store and inspect the large and. carefully selected stock of General Merchandise we are now showing. Dress Goods and Trimmings, . ... I AND A GENERAL LINE OF DRY GOODS. Notions, Clothing, Hats, Gents Furnishing Goods, Shoes, Etc. i These stocks are new and complete in all lines and we are offering goods At Prices That Will Appeal to the j Careful and Discriminating Buyer \ Who wishes to obtain the best values for his money A full stock of Standard, Staple and Fancy Groceries, Can Goods, Etc. The stock is kept fresh and new by frequent replenishing We pay the Highest Price for Cotton. Levi Bros. Main Street, North of the Court House, Sumter, S. C. SeD ll-3m Strawberry THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE WORLD Nearly 100 Varieties. Ali the choice, luscious kinds for the Gar? den and Fancy Market. Also Shipping Varieties. Also Dewberries, Asparagus Rhubard, Grape Vines, etc., etc. Our 120 page Manual, free td buy? ers, enables everybody to grow them with success and pro?t. j All plants packed to carry across the J continent fresh as when dug. Illustrated J catalogue free. Specify if you want cata-1 logue of Shipping Varieties or Fancy Gar- [ den kinds. CONTINENTAL PLANT CO. Land Surveying. ?WILL GIVE prompt attention no all calls for surveying aod Diatribe lards. BANKS H BOYKIN, Oct 10-o Catchall, S. 0. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Strawberry Specialists, Sept 25-4 Sittrell, 27. o! Capital stock paid io, . . $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, . . 16,000 00 Individual ?abiliij of stockholders io excess of their stock, . 75,000 00 Traosacts a general banking business ; also bas a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Interest allowed e.% the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTS, President. MARIOS Mom, W. F. RHAMI, Vice- Presidio t. Cashier. Jan 31.