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rsa SUMTES WATCHMAN. Established April, 1S50. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Alms't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Troth's." THE TRUE SOUTHS?!!, Established Jone I 66 Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 22 1902 New Series-Vol. XXI. So. 25 ? j? W^t?mm anfr Santjitm Publiai?! Erory Wodno3iay, JST. G-, Osteen5 SUMTER, 8. C TERMS : $1.50 per arjoam-io advance ADVSRTISSXBKT: Ooo Square 6rst insertion.$1 00 Svery subsequent iosertion-. 50 Contracta for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. Ail communications which subserve private interests will be charged forjas ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects wiiljbe eharged for. !N OUR SENATE. A Compulsory Education Bil! introduced by Senator Ray? nor, of Orangeburg. Colombia, Jan. 16.-The senate was in session bot little more than half an hour but during that time dispatched considerable business. Such matters as were acted apon went through with? out discussion. ' Senator Mayfield introduced a reso? lution, which was adopted, directing the serjeant-at-arms to provide new furniture for the senate committee rooms, that now in use being worn and delapidated. On motion of Senator Graydon the report of the attorney general as to the trusts was referred to the judici? ary ocmmittee with power to report by bill or otherwise. . Senator Mower, for the judiciary committee, presented a report on the bill to amend section 345 of the civil code, relating to appeals, refusing to concur in the house amendments. This bill came over from the last ses? sion. The same committee also made an unfavorable report on Senator Gaines' bill providing for the election of coun? ty dispensers. The report was adopted and the bill was killed. The same committee also presented an unfavorable report on the bill to amend the section of the constitution relating to holding two offices. Con? sideration of the report was deferred until today. The same committee also made an unfavorable report on the bill to amend section 1870 of the revised statutes relating to licenses to bo collected by county and municipal officers. The report was adopted.} Senator Raysor of Orangeburg intro cad a bill providing for compulsory education. The bill requires parents or guardians to send their children between S and 14 years of age to a public ci- private school at least eight weeks in each year, unless prevented by illness or proficiency, such excuses are to be passsd upm by the township school trustees. Violations of this provision are made punishable by a fine of not less than S5 nor more than $20, or by imprisonment not less than five days nor more than 20 days, the cases to be tried by magistrates. Fines so collected are to be turned into the county school fund. The bill was re? ferred io the committee on education. Senator Appelt introduced a bili to further regulate the traffic in cotton seed. Referred to the committee on agriculture. Senator Graydon intro? duced a bill to amend the act creating Abbeville school district in regard to the election of trustees. Referred to the committee on education. fSenator Mayfield introduced a bill to regulate the division of dispensary profits between the town of Bamberg and the county. Placed on the calen? dar without reference. Senator Graber introuduced six bills looking to amending the constitution so as to provide for biennial sessions of the general sasembiy. His plan is to have the legislature to meet every two years, and to have representatives elected for four years, and senators for six years. His scheme provides for extra sessions to be called by the gov? ernor if occasion should arise and empowers the governor to fill vacancies on the supreme and circuit court benches. The bills were referred to the judiciary committee. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. Columbia, Jan. 16.-The house as? sembled at noon yesterday and spent two hours in session. During that time the thread was taken up where it was broken oil at the end of the last ses? sion. Several new bills were intro? duced. Time was set for action on the bill to provide for biennial sessions of the general assemblv and the redistricting bills. A message from the governor called attention to the bonds of the late institution known as the State bank. There was a bill introduced by Mr. Morgan to pay to the widow of the late Senator Earle 81,066.66 for salary as judge. The first bill to occa? sion debate was that of Mr. Dodd of Spartanburg to prohibit the sale and manufacture of cigarette papers. Mr. Spears moved to indefinitely postpone the bill. This was voted down. The representatives from the Pee Dee sec? tion pitched into the bill. Among those who opposed it were Dr. Woods of Clarendon, Mr. Wells of Florence, Mr. Sin kier of Charleston and Col. Robinson of Andersen. It was urged that this would cripple- the great to? bacco industry of tho State without accomplishing any good. Mr. Cooper of Laurens suggested that the fact that the tobacco raisers object to the bill must mean that it would curtail the sale of cigarettes. Mr. Dodd, the author of the bili described the awful effects of cigar? ettes on young people. Mr. Sinkler said there is now a statute forbidding sales to minors. On Mr. Weston's motion the house agreed to strike out the enactings words of the bili. Mr. Efird's joint resolution propos? ing a constitutional amendment as to biennial sessions of the legislature was made special order for next Wednesuday. That is the same day j on which the redistricting matter will i come up. j Mr. Moses of Sumter offered a re ! solution that a committee of one from j each connsy be appointed to consider ! the several bills on redistricting the State and to report by bill next Tues i day. This was opposed bv Mr. Croft j of Aiken, Mr. Tatum of Orangeburg, j Mr. Rainsford of Edgefield and others, j The resolutions was voted down. It I was finally decided to dispose of the I matter on the 22d of this month, one j week from yesterday. ! Columbia, Jan. 17.-The senate held another brief session yesterday. No business of special importance was transacted beyond killing a number of bills that had" been brought over from last year. The governor'f message relating to the stolen bond of the old State bank was received and read. The message was sent to the senate on Wednesday, at the same time it was sent to the house, but the senate had adjourned when Secretay Aull got to the senate chamber with it. The report of the Charleston drain? age committee was received and refer? red to the committee on agriculture. The committee on agriculture pre? sented an unfavorable report on the bill, which came over from the last session, to further protect partridges and quaiL The report was adopted and the bill was killed. The judiciary committee reported as follows on several bills that were bronght over from the last session : Favorable report on the bill pre srcibing the manner in which coun? ties, cities and towns may issue re? funding bonds. The bill went on the calendar. An unfavorable report on the bill to increase the punishment for larceny in cases where the stolen goods are not recovered, and to provide com? pensation to,the owners. The report was adopted and the bill was killed. Unfavorable report on the bill to amend section 662 of the revised statutes. Report adopted and the bill killed. Unfavorabled report on the bill to allow counter claims against an indi? vidual partner to be set up against debts due a partnership or firm. Re? port adopted and the bill killed. Unfavorable report on the bill to provide for further prosecution in homicide cases. Report adopted and the bill killed. Unfavorable report on the bill to fix the amounts that ? may be recovered on notes or mortgages that have been altered. Report adopted and the bill killed. Unfavorable report on the bill amending the act relating to the grant? ing of bail by magistrates. Report adopted and the bill killed. Unfavorable report on the bill to ad? mit dying declarations in civil cases as in criminal cases. Report adopted and the bill killed. Favorable report on the bill to amend section 2475 of the revised stat? utes. Fvaorable report on the bill to allow the heirs of Samuel W. Malone to escheat the estate of Tbos. W. Malone. The judiciary committee made a favorable report cn the bill authoriz? ing county treasurers and superin? tendents of education to borrow money to pay school claims. The bill author? izes these officers to borrow ^5 per cent, of the amount of taxes to be collected on the school fund as report? ed by the auditor, at a rate of inter? est not exceeding 0 per cent, and pledge the taxes to be collected as security. The object of the bill is to provide cash for teachers in some counties where they have to wait several months or possibly a year to get their money, or else discount their pay certificates at a big rate of inter? est. Columbia, Jan. 17.-The house yes? terday got into a discussion over a dispensary bill, and it looked for awhile as if a general fight would be started, but the dispensary people took refuge under a motion to defeat the bill by delay. It was Mr. C. P. Sanders' bill proposing to allow coun? ties the right to vote to remove dis? pensaries from within their borders. The poor old constitution of 1S95 is the target of many bills proposing to submit amendments to be voted on by the people. Some are regular hobbies, while others are nags fresh from the hippodrome of the Elks" circus. The house met at ll o'clock yester? day and spent nearly all of the morn? ing discussing a bill which seeks to protect the fish of the streams from whole sale depredations. The bill passed second reading after being loaded down with "riders" which practically kill the measure. When the house was called to order Mr. Beamguard withdrew the report of the special committee appointed to find out what vacancies arc to be filled. The report was corrected by striking oat tho paragraph relating:*; ; he State librarian, the incumbent having been commissioned for the full unexpired term. Mr. Beamuard offered a reso? lution to have the elections today at noon. This was adopted and sent to the senate. The house agreed to the senate amendments to the house reso? lution fixing Tuesday as the Time for the election of judges. There was ono third reading bili relating to the amendment of charters of corporations. It was ordered senti to the senate, but was afterwards re- j called and recommitted. Mr. McCall's bill "to provide for the further protection of fish in this State create:! discussion and brought out in? teresting information. The bill provided : Sec. 1. "That it shall be unlav.-ful for any person or persons to use any seine, gill net. or traft for the purpose of catching fish in any of the public | streams of this State. Sec. 2. "Any person or persons violating the provision of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea? nor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined net less than three hundred (.$300) dollars, or imprisoned not more thanjthree months, or both, in the discretion of the court, and that one-half of the fine imposed and col? lected shall be paid to the prosecutor who furnishes evidence to convict the offender. " Mr. McCall and his colleague, Mr. Humphrey, of Florence, spoke very earnestly in behalf of the bill. The waters of South Carolina are peculiarly suited for shad and there was a time when shad were -plentiful in the streams of the interior, but the fisher? ies of Georgetown 'have continued to so obstruct the streams and to so corn? er the markets on shad that the people of the Pee Dee are not able to get any fish. The shad are caught in immense quantities in Georgetown and shipped north, to the injury of local people who are thus forced to pay higher prices. The Senate and House Did Little Friday. Columbia, Jan. 17.-At the conclu? sion of business today the senate ad? journed until Monday night at 8 o'clock. This was done to enable the members to go home to spend Satur? day and Sunday and was argeed to without discussion. There was considerable discussion, and incidentally some parliamentary confusion, on the question of fixing the time for holding the elections for dispensary and penitentiary directors. Finally, on motion of Mr. Sheppard the hour was fixed at 3.30 Tuesday af? ternoon,, and the resolution was sent back to the house for concurrence. Both houses have already agreed to hold the election for judges Tuesday at 12 o'clock, and if the house agrees to the senate resolution of yesterday all the elections will be disposed of that day and the legislature will get down to other business Wednesday. The judiciary committee made a fa? vorable report, with amendments, on the bill introduced Thursday by Sena? tor Graydon providing for a new jury law. The bill was made the special order for Wednesday and from day to day until disposed of. Senator Graydon, by request, pre? sented a memorial from the steam laundries of the State asking the leg? islature to pass a law requiring that agents for laundries outside the State pay an annual license. THE HOUSE. The house today did a considerable amount of work, killing several bills. The Sanders local option bill was de? feated, being sidetracked with a com? mittee. The dispensary people became very much worked up over the meas? ure. Mr. McCall's bill to protect the fish of the navigable streams from depreda? tions at the hands of wholesale fish? eries passed third reading and was sent to the senate. The house refused to accede to the senate's amendments fixing next Tuesday as the day for holding elections to fill all vacancies. The house agrees to elect judges on that day, and those elections will consume a great deal of time. The house in? sists that no State librarian is to be elected. The house refused to ad? journ until Monday. BEMASZABL3 CITEE OP CE0TJ?. A LITTLE BOY'S LIFE SAVED. I have a few woads to say regarding Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It saved my little boy's life and I feel that I can? not praise it enough. I bought a bottle of it from A E Steere of Goodwin, S D. and when I got home with it the poor baby could hardly breathe. I gave the medicine as directed every ten minutes until he "threw up" and then I thought sure he was going to choke to death. We had to pull the phlegm out of his mouth in great long strings. I am positive that if I had not got that bottle of cough med? icine, my boy would not be on earth to day.-Joel Demont, Inwood, Iowa. For sale by Dr A J China. AnJActive Campaign in Kentucky. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 15.-At a meeting of a special committee ap? pointed by the Albert Sydney Johnson chapter of the Daaghters of the Con? federacy today, it was decided f.o be? gin an active campaign against the production of Uncle Tom's Cabin Resolutions were passed pledging mern bers of the chapter to work in every way possible to prevent the play from being put on any stage in the State and the book was denounced as a base libel on the scuth, and especially on the instituiton of slavery. The ac? tion taken by the Lexington chapter of thc Daughters of the Confederacy was endorsed. The resolutions state Harriet Ward Beecher Stowe, the author of the book, had expressed regret that she had written it after learning the true condition of affairs in the south. No aciton was taken regarding an appeal to the Kentucky legislature. Paducah, Ky.. Jan. Ll.- -The local chapter of the Daughters of the Con? federacy today passed resolutions rati? fying the action of Lexington chapter and calling on the legislature io pass a 'oill prohibiting the presentation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin'' in the State. Shocked Postof??ce Clerk. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 17. J. W. Martin. ;i postoffice clerk, was injured today by the explosion of a package of powder, nitro glycerince or an infern? al machine: While stamping letters and packages with the "received" stamp, a package addressed to a local hardware house exploded when struck with the stamp. Examination showed on it the name of a New York smoke? less powder concern. The interior of the package showed a tin box in which the explosive had been packed. The local firm disclaim having ordered such a package or having been notifi? ed of its shipment. The postal authorities have begun an invetsigation. Arrests may follow. MR. HALE CHUSES HOT DEBATE. He Advocates Regular Army and Discredits Volunteers. Washington, Jan. 15.-A spirited discussion was precipitated in the sen? ate today by some remarks submitted by Mr. Hale of Maine in respect to bills relating: to the formation of a naval reserve which he introduced. He took strong ground against the or? ganization of a naval reserve, his com? ments being construed by some of the senators into a reflection upon volun? teer soldiers and land militia. Half a dozen senators were on their feet in an instant to defend the volunteers and the National Guard of the vari? ous States and the debate took so wide a range that senators went back, in their references, to the days of the Revolutionary war to seek illustra? tions for their arguments. While no action was possible at this time, it is Jikely the discussion upon the measures should they be reported will be very lively. No basiness of special import? ance was transacted, the time of the senate being consumed by matters of routine. Mr. Hoar in presenting a petition from railroad, insurance and shipping interests praying for the construction of lighthouses in some dangerous places where lightships are located now, said that a proposition had been made by a responsible and intelligent builder to construct lighthouses at points where government engineers had considered it impracticable to build lighthouses. He thought such a proposition ought to be treated with respect. It was an illustration of the marvelous inventive ability of this na? tion. A concurrent resolution was adopted providing for the printing of 3,500 copies of the proceedings of the Schley court of inquiry. In introducing some bilis relating to the organization and maintenance of a naval reserve Mr. Hale of Maine declared that the reliance placed by some people upon the naval reserve never would be realized. Experience had shown, he said, that at the be? ginning of a war plenty of young men were ready to enlist in the navy and enter the ranks of naval militia, but at the conclusion of the war the inter? est in the organization ceased and it was found difficult to maintain them. Schley Banqueted at Savannah. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 15.-Admiral Schley was entertained by Palestine Commandery, Knights Templars, with a reception and banquet at the Mason? ic temple tonight. The hall was de? corated with the national colors, a rear admiral's flag and palms. The large banquet room was filled with ladies and gentlemen, the function having been broadened so as to in? clude Mrs. Schley in the compliment tendered. After the dinner informal addresses were made by Eminent Com? mander Colding, Admiral Schley and several others. The admiral's talk, in conversational tone, was felicitous and sometimes humorous. It con? tained nothing bearing even remotely upcn the controversy. Friday morning Admiral Schley will go hunting for deer on St. Catherine island. He says he has never killed a deer. As St. Catherine is a private game preserve and well stocked he may have his opportunity there. A Profitable Investment. "I was troubled for about swen years with my stomach and in bed half my time," says E Demick, Somerville, Ind. "I spent about ?1,000 and never could get anything to help me until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I have taken a few bot? tles and am entirely well." Yon don't live by what you eat, but by what you digest and assimilate. If your stomach doesn't digest your food you are really starving. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does the stomach'. work by digesting the food. You don't have to diet. Eat all you want. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure % cures all stomach trou? bles. J S Hughson & Co. English Parliament Opened. King Edward Makes a Speech Regrets That War Continues. London, Jan. 16.-King Edward opened Parliament today with a cere? mony in all essential respects similar to that of February last. The proces? sion to the house of lords was of the same character as was that witnessed on the occasion of the opening of the first parliament of King Edward's reign, while in the upper house were seen the same pageantry, the same historic dresses and the same revival of ancient forms. After robing, King Edward and Queen Alexandra entered the house of peers and occupied their thrones, beneath a canopy, with the Prince and Princess of Wales on either side of them. The other members of the royal family were seated on chairs at the foot of the steps leading to the th rone. Thc gentleman usher of the black rod, (Jen. Sir Michael Biddulph, hav? ing summoned the speaker and the members of the house of commons, Iiis majesty read the speech from the throne. The speech was not an important utterance. His majesty referred in terms cf gratification to the world tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales, expressed regret at the fact that the war in South Africa was not con cluded, said he trusted the decision of the sugar conference would lead to the abandonment of bounties, and noted the conclusion of the isthmian canal treaty. J5. CUBE roll LUMBAGO. W C Williamson of Amherst. Ya, says : "For more than a year I suffered from lumbago. I finally tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it gave entire relief, which all other remedies had failed to do." Sold by Dr A J China. NINETY THOUSAND FOR EXPOSITION Mr. Elliott Made Strong Speech Some Opposition. Washington, Jan. 15.- The house today passed the pension appropria? tion bill whjch has been, under discus? sion for three days and then adjourned until Saturday. The resolution pre? pared by the special committee on the McKinley memorial exercises provid? ing an address by Secretary of State John Hay in the hall of representa? tives February 2, was adopted. Mr. Moody of Massachusetts pre? sented a joint resolution to appro? priate $90,OOO to pay the expenses in? curred by the West Indian and South Carolina Inter-State Exposition at Charleston, S. C., in connection with the government exhibit at Charleston. Mr.. Elliott of South Carolina made a strong plea for the passage of the resolution. Mr. Payne of New York 'declared that the management, when the gov? ernment exhibit was secured, agreed that the United States would not be asked for one cent. M. Elliott, in reply, took issue with Mr. Payne as to the facts. He said he was much more anxious that the management of the exposition should not be placed in a false attitude than that the resolution should be adopted. Mr. Moody pledge himself that with the adoption of the pending resolu? tion the government's expense in con? nection with the Charleston exposi? tion would cease The resolution was passed. Mr. Payne called up a bill to allow the redemption of war revenue stamps any time within two years after the passage of the act. The bill was pass? ed. A resolution upon the same subject to authorize the secretary of the traesury to return upon demand within one year bank checks and drafts with war reve? nue stamps imprinted thereon after the cancelation of such stamps, also was presented by Mr. Payne. He ex? plained that there were now millions of such stamped checks in the treas? ury department. The resolution was then passed, he house then went into committee of the whole and resumed discussion of the pension appropriation bill. Without adopting any amendments the committee arose and the bill was passed. Senator Hoar Talks. Washington, Jan. If.-For the first time this session the Philippine ques? tion appeared in the senate and the in? terest which was taken indicates that it will occupy the attention of the upper branch of congress for some time when the tariff bill is pro? posed. The Philippines were the subject of an address by Mr. Hoar of Massa? chusetts, who spoke on his resolution introduced yesterday providing for the appointment of a senate committee to investigate the administration of affairs in those islands. Mr. Lodge, Mr. Hoar's colleague, said he regard? ed the resolution as a reflection on the Philippine commerce committee, of which he was chairman, and said his committee was perfectly able to handle any investigation which might be con? ducted. Mr. Carmack, Democrat, agreed with him. The discussion was leading rapidly to an opening UD of the whole Philip? pine question when it was agreed that the resolution should go over until tomorrow. PEE DEE COUNTY KILLED. Marion, Jan. 16.-The vote for new county was 130 short of requisite ma? jority. Great rejoicing among friends of old county. Dillon, Jan. 16.-Full returns from all the voting precincts give the fol? lowing results of today's election on the new county issue : 772 yes : 4f31 no. A Majority for Panama. Washington, January 17-When the isthmian canal commission, of which Rear Admiral Waiker is chairman, met today, it was with the under? standing that the session should con? tinue until a majority at least had reached a definite conclusion respect? ing the nature of the recommendation which will be made to the President and that that recommendation would in all probability be submitted today. It is learned upon the highest author? ity that the commission is not a unit on any one of the propositions which have been submitted. A member of the commission today said to a repre? sentative of the Associated Press: "Thc fact that there is a discussion shows there is a diversity of opinion among the members of the commission, regarding the selection of a canal route. " Although no positive information was given out regarding the feeling among the members of the commission it is leraned that the acceptance rf the oiler of the Panama Company will ! be urged-by a majority of the mem? bers. There were no witnesses at to? day's session, it having been agreed that sufficient data had been presented! to enable the commission to reach a i decision. CiLilirsa. Especially Liable Barns, bruises and cuts are extremely j painful and if neglected of ton result in ; blood poisoning. Children are especially j liable to such mishaps because not so j careful. As a remedy DeWitt's Witch J Hazel Salve is unequalled. Draws out the fire, stops the pain, soon heals the wound. Beware of counterfeits. Sure cure for piles. '"DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured my baby of eczema after two physicians ^ave her up," writes James Mock. N Webster, Ind. l"The sores were so bad she soiled two to five dresses a day." J S Hughson & Co. GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO. THREE HUNDRED PEOPLE KILL? ED AND MANY INJURED. The State Capitol and Many Prominent Business Houses and Residences in Ruins. Mexico City, Jan. 17.-One of the most terrible catastrophes ever re? corded in the State of Guerrero is re? ported to have occurred late yesterday afternoon, when an extremely violent earthquake* shock was felt at Chil pancingo, causing a great loss" of life and injuring many persons. Details from the stricken districts are very meagre, but scattering reports receiv? ed here indicate tljat probably 300 per? sons were killed and as many more injured. It is known that the State capitol, the parish church and many business houses and residences are in ruins and there is much suffering as a result of the awful seismic disturb? ance. One of the edifices that suffered was the federal telegraph office which explains the paucity of news that has so far reached this city. Later meagre details began to arrive here. The tel? egraph lines and apparatus at Chilpan cingo were badly damaged but the em? ployes all of whom were uninjured proceeded to erect an improvised tele- i graph office on the outskirts of the city. ~ The number of deaths were greater in the parish church than in any ".ingle place as a crowd of worshippers were gathered there for the afternoon service. The solid masonry-walled roof came toppling down on the wor? shippers as if it had been wrenched from its bearings by a thousand strong hands. Several people were killed there. The war department has ordered the troops in the neighborhood to coope? rate in the work of rescue. Until this work is completed it will/be im? possible to accurately learn the num? ber of victims. It is believed, that this is one of the most destructive seismic phenomena that has occurred in Mexico. The greater part of the population of Chilpancingo are now camping out under tents around the town, wihch is five days journey from i the national capital. I Earthquake shocks were felt in many cities and towns. ? In Mexico City the earthquake took place at 5.17 yesterday afternoon and was of such violence as to shake the most sbustantial buildings. The Pan American congress was in session at the time and many of the delegates were greatly alarmed. The first move? ment was one of trepidation and was very sharp. It was followed by an easier oscillatory movement northeast to south-southwest. The duration was 55 seconds. The damage in this city was only slight. The State of Guerrero has always been the focus of seismic disturbances. Reports received here tonight state that the shock was very severe at Chilapa. Xo casualties are so far re? ported from there. In duration the Chilpancingo shock was less important than, that in Mexi? co City, having lasted 50 seconds against 55 seconds at the capital. Up to ll o'clock tonight no further news had come through from Chilpan? cingo. The earthquake was also heavy at Iguala, in the state of Guer? rero, destroying the parish church and many buildings in the city and neigh? borhood. Among the latter was the sugar mill of Gen. Frisbie, an Ameri? can. The mill bad just been complet? ed and fitted up with Amreican ma? chinery at a cost of S2CO.000. The property loss is immerse throughout . the State of Guerrero. The Cuban Postofnce Frauds. Habana, Jan. 15.-"When the trial of the charges growing out cf the Cuban postoffic? frauds was resumed here today. Estes G. Rath boned, ex director of posts of Cuba, was exam? ined on the matter of furnishing his official residence in El Cerro, Ha? bana, from the postal accounts. Rathbone said that he believed that such bills should be so charged, that all vouchers for furnishing this official residence were endorsed and that all the furnishings ~*ere ncconnt ed for and afterwards ret a med to the government. He said the salary of his coachman wras paid from fche postal funds and that when ex-Post? master General Smith came to Ha? bana he rode in Rathtone's carriage and that at Smith's suggestion he. Rathbone, bought a uniform fer his coachman from the postal funds. The government has disallowed these ac? counts, charging them against Rath? bone. ----m mm "Some time ago my daughter caught a severe cold. She complained of pains in her chest and had a bad cougb. I cavo ber Chamberlain's Congo Remedy accord? ing to directions and in two days she was well and able to go to school, i hav< used this remedy in my family for the past seven years and have never known it to fail." says Janies Prendergrast, mer chant, Ann ato Bay. Jamaica, West India Islands. The pains in the ches! indicated an approaching attack of pneumonia, which in this instance wa- nndonbtedly warded off by Chamberlain's Cough Rem? edy. It counteracts any tendency of a cold toward pneumonia. Sold by Dr A J China. Little Verna Marie the wonderful elli ld actress whose portrayal of Mary Morgan, the drunkard's daughter, in Palmer's scenic production cf "Ten Nights in a Dar Room*' has made such an impression with the public and dramatic critics the past two sea sens, will be next season's bright stal? in a new play written cn the lines of Littie Lord Fauntleroy. So intense and realistic is her work that she is mentioned as the coming emotional actress. Considerable interest is al? ready manifest about her among our own amusement lovers ever since her appearance was announced with the Palmer Company at the Academy of Music, next Wednesday, Jan. 22.