Fire in MayesYille. Mayesville, Feh. 18.-Our town was Tiaited bj a small:fire, last night. At twelve o'clock one d$f the numerous cotton seed warehouses^that* blocks np half of the Atlantic Coast Line track was discovered to be on fire and before anything could be done to stop it, three of them were burnt. The fire originated in the warehouse belonging to Mr. S. M. McCall, the other two belonging to Mr. A. A. Strauss and Mr. R. F. DesChamps. Two of them were full of: cotton seed hulls of Mr. J. F. Bland, Jr~ A fourth house be? longing to Mr. McCall caught, but by extra hard work with an engine that is very much out of fix, the fire was put out and that in the face of the gale that: was blowing: It was thought at one time that in spite of work the two Holleman houses- would burn. F want to say-also that if it had not have been for our colored men, Joe Dick, Bichard Eoward," David Charles, Ceasar Shaw, Harvey Flem? ing, Lewis Motgomery, Anthony Wil? son, Robert Whitfield and possibly one or two more, we fcertainiy could not have controlled it, but these men narked the engine steadily for one honr and a half. Hagood News Items. I have been reading Job lately, not by selection, but because that was the book next in order. I believe in the providence of God, that, "There is a Divinity that shapes our ends, rough hew them as we may." The bible toiSrus that Her directs our lives, orders our steps and makes our -changes for us-to me a most comfort? able doctrine. It is good- for me to? read Job just now, whether by pur? pose or otherwise. He was a very rich and honorable man with a nice family of children who had Just arrived at the age where they could take care of themselves. No doubt Job was just beginning to feel easy and com? fortable. It looks like a pity to de? stroy such a* fine" picture; but it was destroyed almost in a moment. When Job looked forth on the vast desola? tion he said, "The Lord gave and the Lord: hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." Troubles came in troops to Job. He is afflict? ed With a loathsome disease and his friends forsake him. His wife, in? stead Of trying to comfort him, tells him to curse God and die, but he replied, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him." Last fall we farmers after a short crop, for which we got a fair price, planted oats; at least many of ns, and the extreme cold killed them. Some of ns bought more seed and planted over, and these stand in great danger. Are we fretting over it? A good lady said to me, "When I feel real bad (not sick) and gloomy, I go to some house of* mourning of afi^ic tion for a while, and it always helps me. I know a man who had lost four children, ail he had. He thought that? bad indeed until he met another who had lost sis, all be had. Some one has said "There's never a condi? tion so bad that it could not be worse." "We are not getting our deserts so let us thank God. I am persuaded that Pie is so afflicting us to bring us to Him. He used to do so for the bible tells us so. We are sorry to hear that Dr. B. McLaughlin, our most excellent physician, bas given up practice. He has been very successful and will be missed. It?r. W. M." Lenoir and C. A. Mitchell haye fine stands of oats, that ate looking veil. People will not use as much fertili? zer here as they did last year. We understand that Capt. Jas. K. McLeod is critically ill. He has been a most successful farmer. Farmers here are very well supplied with labor. Labor contracts should be stopped. No dont they are doing harm. People argue otherwise, but there is no excuse'for them. We are having sleet and snow now. " ilagood. " Hagood, S. C., Feb. 17, 1902. BEP?BLiG???Fk?KfNG S?P??iL OUT OF WHEELER'S SPEECH. He Stands By All He Said, But Declares Germans Cannot Distort it into Discourtesy. Washington. Feb. 18-- The speech of Mr. Wheeler of Kentucky in the house last Friday, when he bitterly as? sailed Secretary Hay and Lord Pauncefote and criticised ti?e official preparations for ti.e reception of Prince Henry, had a sequel iu the house to? day during the debate upon the Indian appropriation bi il. Mr. Giilet of Massachusetts brought the subject in a speech of half an hour, lie declared that the intemperance of Mr. Wheel? er's language carried its own condem? nation. During the course of his speech two Democrats-Robinson of Indiana and Thayer of Massachusetts, -disclaimed any sympathy with Mr. Wheeler's utterances. Mr. Wheeler himself subsequently replied to Mr. Giilet, reaSirming what he had said, and declaring that he would stand by j his words whether they were discreet or not. The incident was the feature of the day. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. The Belle Telephone Franchise Con? sidered. City Council met at 8 o'clock p. m., Tuesday, Feb. 18th, pursuant to ad? journment to consider the application of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., foi the right to erect and operate a telephone exchange in Sumter. The entire council was pres? ent. Mr. Jno. R. Haynsworth, surveyor, came with a map of the city, prepared undej contract with the city, which ; he asked be examined, approved and payment ordered. On motion of Mr. G. F. Epperson the map and contract were referred to the special committee in charge of the matter with power to act. Messrs. H. Harby; Jr., and H. K. Murphy were present in. the interest of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Go. A letter was read from S. C. Baker, Preisdent Sumter Tele? phone Co., protesting agamst the grant desired by the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. on the following grounds, 1. That years- ago his company received from the city an exclusive grant for 10 years, which was supposed to be valid, and without which citi? zens would not have risked money in the- enterprise. 2. That they "have maintained a reasonably.good service, and have in? vested their earnings-in improving and extending, their lines for the benefit of subscribers. 3. That in compliance with demands of council are installing the double metallic sysfcem, thereby doubling expnsees- but not increasing the income. This upon the understanding that tiley" would be protected by coun? cil to the end of their term; . 4. That the company has incurred a debt of $7;0CO in' making these im? provements,- for which the writer- is personally liable, as endorser. 5. That competition will lessen the income of his company and entail financial loss without lessening rates to citizens or giving inceased facil? ities. For these reasons Dr. Baker asked council to uphold their rights granted by a former council, and ac? cepted in good faith, "andso save me and my associates, your felllow citi? zens, from serious financial loss." Messrs. Harby and Murphy discuss? ed the matter at length with council, asserting that their company would complete their system in ten months. That rates would not be increased, un? less upon urgent necessity. They call i ed attention to annulment by council of the Sumter Telephone Co's, franchise, and urged their right, and the benefit to the community that they come in . Mr. Finn moved that the Bell Co. be permitted to come in on such terms as council may hereafter impose. There was no second to this resolution. Mr. Chandler moved, seconded by Mr. Hurst, that the Bell Co., be per? mitted to establish an exchange on condition that they agree to give same out of town connections and charge no hierher rutes than the Sumter Tele? phone-Co. Mr. Harby declared that his comopny would not accept the con? ditions, and in reply to this Mr. Purdy stnted that he would not vote to grant something which he was thus advised would be refused. A vote was then taken upon Mr. Chandler's mo? tion and resulted in its defeat as fol? lows : Yeas: Chandler, Hurst. Nays: Boyle, Epperson, W. H; Epperson, G. F; Purdy, Rowland. Mr. Finn declined to vote at all be? cause he does not believ in such restictions. Council then adjourned. B?filSHliri??Dl?s BOUGHT Treaty Confirming the Cession Ratifrari Yesterday --There Was No Opposition. Washington. Feb. 17.-Today in lit I tie more t' an an hour's time the sen ] ate disposed of the treaty with Dert j mark ceding to the United States for I a consideration of S?.000,000 the isl . s of St Thomas, St. John and Sc. Croix, composing tho group of the Antilies known as the Danisn West indies and lying just east of Puerto Ki co and thus, so far rs this country is concerned, consummated a transac? tion which has been und?r considera? tion since the administration of Presi? dent Lincoln. The treaty and the report upon it wern adopte : ar. length and more or less discussion of the profjosition was indulged. Senator Culiom, as chair? man of the committee on foreign rela? tions, made a speech explaining the a 1 vantages of the a?qnisiti TI of the islands and Senator Bacon and McLan rin of Mississippi, made brief speech? es saying li?t while they could not endorse all the provisions of the /ar? rangements they would place no ob? stacles ia the way of ratification. Sena!or Bacon moved to amend the ivv.'.iy by striking out the second paragraph of article of the treaty read? ing as follows : "The civil rights and the political status of the inhabitants of the isl? ands shall be determined by the con? gress subject to the stipulation con tained in the present convention." He based his opposition to this pro? vision on the ground that the constitu? tion should extend to the islands when | they become a part of the United States. He said, however, t"at the failure to accept the amendment wonld not prevent his voting for the treaty for he believed in the Monroe doctrine. Under that doctrine this country could not permit any European power to acquire the islands and we could not in fairness take this position and then ourselves refuse to buy them when they are for sale. The amendment was rejected with? out division. Senator Cullom said the provision offering the civil rights of the inhab? itants was similar to the provision on the same subject in the Spanish treaty, concerning Puerto "Rico. Senator Cullom said that in taking the islands the United States would assume no burden of debt as by the terms of the agreement all claims held by Denmark against the insular treas? ury would be cancelled. Senator Cullom explained that under the terms of the treaty, the United States would take possession of the islands as soon-as ratification could be exchanged and said that it' would not be necessary to delay that act until the. appropriation of money to pay for them could be made. Senator Cullom's motion to ratify then was adopted by a viva voce vete. PHILIPPINE T?HIFF IN SENATE. Maryland Republican Scores Ad? ministration's Treatment erf Schley. Washington, Feb. 18.- lt was agreed by- the senate today that a final vote upon the Philippine tariff bill and the pending amendments should be taken up next Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. ?Toe' agreement was reached a few minutes after the senate convened to (day. The only stipulation made by the -minority was that'five d?ys should be devoted to speeches not exceeding lo -minutes: Two speeches were deliv? ered today, one by Senator Wellington "of Maryland, in opposition to the pending bill and the other by Senator Stewart of Nevada in support of the measure. Mr. Wellington's "address covered the Phillippine question gen erally and he set forth his well known views forcefully. Mr. Stewart spoke biefly making a legal and constitutional argument in support of tbe authority of congress to hold the Philippines and to provide a proper government for their inhabit? ants. Mr. Wellington stated his points of disagreement with the party with which he had been identified through? out his life. He said he had been a Republican, a protectionist and a believer in a gold standard of cur? rency. However, he said, the Span? ish war brought the parting of the ways. He was opposed to that war. and believed that Cuban independence could have been brought about by diplomatic negotiations. Then came the "imperialiirtic tendencies" of the Republican party and with them he could not agree;. Without the Spanish war, he said, Cuba might have been free, might have enjoyed indeed a larger measure of freedom and independence than she was enjoying now or would enjoy in the future. The only thing Cuba had been taught was how a postal official could embezzle a half million dollars. Referring to the bill under discus son, Mr, Wellington declared his op? position to it on "the broad ground of the minority," that there was no right to enact such legislation. Mr. Wellington referred to the bat? tle of Santiago where the American squadron, he said, was under the command of Rear Admiral Sampson, but was led by "the Maryland hero, ; Admiral Schley." (Applause in one of the galleries. ) "From that moment, " he continued, ! "the end was won. Admiral Schley commanded the vessels of the Ameri? can squadron in that engagement. He stood in the midst of that battle and won out as no battle ever was won before. But the administration has I been as unjust to bim as it has been to the Cubans and Filipinos. He has not received that meed of praise and credit that belongs to bim but an effort has been made to besmirch him and to detract from his character and from his truth and bravery." Mr. Wellintgon referred incidental? ly to his conference with the late President McKinley concerning thc | ratification of the treaty of Paris. He went over the whole situation with ; the [.resident, he said, arid made plain to him that he ( Wellintgon ) never! would consent to vote for any proposi- | tion which contemplated the perm a- '. neat occupation of the Philippine isl- i ands by the United States. lie maintained that our victories in the Spanish war had induced a rever? sa) of the policy of more than 100 years. He accused the admin ist ra tion of having no definite Philippine) policy, and adverted biefly to the Boer j cause to which, he said, we would j have extended our sympathy had our ; own skirts been clear. The cadet batallion of the Sumter j Military Academy will give a dress : parade and drill this afternoon ; at 4 o'clock. LOCAL ITEMS. Don't forget to make tax returns to the Auditor. Only two days remain before the penalty goes on. Lent has just begun but plans are already being laid for an Easter dance. Auditor Wilder was quite bnsy today waiting on those who put off to the last making their returns. The advance gnard of the delegates from Game Cock Lodge left for Charleston yesterday morning. In the afternoon the majority of the Knights who will attend the Pythian celebration L left for Charleston. The cost sale of winter clothing and underwear at D. J. Chandler's will close on February 22nd. The goods are moving rapidly and those who seek bargains, should lose no time. See the advertisement today. New bridges are to be built imme? diately in Scape O'er Swamp between this city and Mayesville About one hundred thousand feet of thoroughly seasoned lumber was nought from the Bridges S5?? "At one of the public dinners given by Ameer Abdur Ila h man Khan/' says Mr. Stephen Wheeler in. bia story- cf the ameer's life, "aa excited native rushed into-the midst of the assembly and prostrated himself-in front of the aineer; " 'Sahib f he gasped; "The Russians are comingr " 'From what direction are they visi? ble? asked the ameer without chanc? ing his expression. " 'Prom yonder hill.' replied the na? tive. "'Climb that tree and watch until they comer was the royal command. "The native ascended to the topmost branches and was forced to remain un? til he dropped to the ground." "Political upholsterers," whom Addi? son described as "grave persons." may see in this anecdote evidence of the ameer's full confidence In Russia's in? tentions toward Afghanistan, lt is more probable that it was a manifes? tation of that grim humor which was of the quaint oriental stripe with which the "Arabian Nights" have made us familiar. A Chinaman'? Protest. The Peking Gazette, speaking of Chi? nese in foreign hinds, says: "We dress and speak differently from foreigners, just as foreigners do who come to China. But nobody in the streets calls us 'Chinese devils.' The children in the streets wish to see bo*? long our cues are. but the police, seeing them annoy us. scatter them. When we go into a shop to buy any? thing, we are treated with even more consideration than their own people. We enter their homes, it is the same. They seek to please us in every way. show us curios or play .the organ or piano for us. The writer has been to France. England. America. Japan. Spain and South America and stayed years, and everywhere he was treated with the same courtesy." * It is to be Xeared that some Chinese laundrymen in this country would not wholly indorse this view. Light Without Sight. We can "perceive" light without the smallest aid from the retina. If the optic nerve is sufficiently excited to reach the sensorium and create a dis? turbance at that center of the brain where the optic nerve terminates, we shall then see light and sparks. If, moreover, the optic nerve is cut or mu? tilated In any way. we should see a brilliant flash of light, though without any sensation of pain. And so it is with the other nerves. The auditory nerve has only to be excited, not nec? essarily by sound, so as to' reach its center, the brain, and we shall hear a sound How many ghosts might not be destroyed in this way?-Chambers' Journal. Husbands* Motto a Bible Verse. The Husbands' Protection society of London has as its motto the naive verse found in what is known as the Wife Beater's Bible, published in 1040. copies of which may be found In many museums and libraries. This verso is as follows: "He dwelleth wyt h his wy fe accord inge to his knowledge and taketh bet as a necessarye healper and not as a bonde servant cr a bonde slave. And If she be not obedient and helpful! to hym he endeavoured to beato the fear of God into her beade that thereby she maye be compelled to lea nie her dutie and te ..^ it."-London News. When thc- llo open again, giving the audience a full view through thc back of the safe of a lime light and the legs of the stage carpenter. Ind-STi ??onir*. The young Indian wife of today is clean, a fairly good cook and tidy with her house, says an exchange. She is not yet well versed in the art of dec? oration, and red and green are pre dominating colors in all of her rooms, whether in harmony or not The house has good furniture, but it is strangely arranged. The lounge is a favorite piece of furniture, and one sees it in every Indian household, always iL the parlor. If the Indians have a piano or organ. It goes into the bedroom. The young buck's best saddle also goes into the parlor, and in many bouses it is hung upon the wall. Red ribbons are tied to everything, even the tail of the cat, for no Indian household is com? plete without a cat and a dog. An Innocent Author. Some new authors arrive with such a hilarious confidence, such a blithe in? nocence, that it is always interesting to hear about them. One has just sent to a well known London publisher a letter something like this: "I am told that it is usual on the eve of the appearance of a book to enter? tain all the London reviewers to a dlu ner Will you kindly tell me what this would cost, where the dinner should be held and who. in your opinion, should be invited? Of course the thing ought to be done handsomely!" It is amusing and true. - London Chronicle. Thackeray's Last Home. "Down on your knees, you rogue!" said Thackeray to J. T. Fields, the fa? mous publisher of Boston and author of "yesterdays With Authors." "Down on your knees, for here 'Vanity Fair was penned!" "And I will go down with you." added W. M. T., -fer in very truth I think very well myself of that little work." Thackeray spoke in Kensington, in a j little room at the top cf a house in a j quiet street, with a lattice window. ? but the street was Young street, not j Kensington palace gardens, as some j people fancy. Thc host of Thackeray's work was done in Young street. There he bought from his profits an old house I ir. Palace green, pulled it down and ! built from his ow n design the quaint I mansion of red brick with stone fae- J ings which Bret Harte introduced with ? a tact so moving into his parody sketch . of Dickens' "The Haunted Man." j Thackeray lived there but from IS?l ! to Christmas eve, 1S63, when he died j in his sleep, they say. The last works : wore written there, "The Roundabout j Papers" and others.-London Outlook. ! Z'.ot Very Costinessdable. "One thing I like about Faul is that ? he always keeps his word."' "Yes. I believe none of his friends j would take his word for anything." SICK MULES SLAUGHTERED AKD SOLO FOR FOOD. Sensational Charges are Made Against Four Chicago Packing Houses. Chicago, Feb. 15.-An Aurora tele? gram to the Record-Herald says: Old and diseased horses and males are slaughtered and sold , under the name of beef by four large packing houses in Chicago. Fish that have died a natural death are a- regular article of merchandise in somesections of that city. And in no part'pf-Il linois is any protection to : the> consumer against nour that, is-adulternfeki with the mineral barytes, anet, against the deleterious, impure' vinegar wlftcb St: Louis sends into the*.Stalin large' quantities. * -\* : ; These disclosures- were:: made by Assistant. State Food. Commissioner E. M. Patterson in an'?ddr^s'^d?livered before the Retail ' M?rc?r???t?*Associa? tion of ' Illinois1 t;| .; "The inspectors-of'th^fojpj?fcommis sion," said Mr Pattern, "; "have located in Chicago^ ^??f-'T'sT?ughter houses for horses; ' mul?s-;^?d d?hkeysl Keal beef is never* baiflft?fr? ia these places, but their deliver^ .wag?ns run to markets, restaura^'-'and free lunch saloons with greai?4e^T???T?ty. "Hardly a ' ftofs?.'nrnle-1 orrdonkey is ever too aged dr dis^ffl?dtfe to be handled, and none ptl^f. tj^aij such animals are s?au^t^r??^'f??'. aWtny equine animals'' are' too'' valuable to compete witt? Beef ??^-^niurtl?ftf,-?0T food purposes. Ringb?n*e?;' speared and eore-f Coted n.ag$-: a?$$?e& tl^fe that have glanders are k???e'd ip>g?re?t num? bers for the tracTe.1" *' " The me?V is ': s??d ? f?r^orh?d beef; Hamburgh steak an^'sau10r|?C~ Th the fall of thVyear;mu#i pickled or preserved. audrsol4; as jut?sled or canned, beef/ Th;e*traTO^..l^p^'?n, under cover off d?rkn?isVV ^"^if?^'-afiimals ate led or carr?f?cf in ?t&H|$^Augbiifc ered between 2. an$; :f'6*g&&iri the morning, and t?e deljvenes'' pf; meat are. made.' before ' ?ay?it?f??' /Often the residents in the\n'agHDor1i no idea- of'the n^iit?t?$ti?iit??&uy near them.".. ..J/ Mr. Patterson said t^attt^-slaugbt er-bouse men w'ere'b^jLa eppu^j to ad* vertfseinthtfpjap^^ He gave no n^it?e^' buVre^ advertisements: - % HORSES WANTED FS^ElfcLING -Ambulance-for cripftfet? heises. Send postal card. WANTED-All. loftus oj* gorses, $2 to $20: will call for them. HIGHEST ^PRICES- PAID FOR killers: want all kinds'of'sicis, sore footed horses: will call. ~ "In order to secure a conviction un? der the present laws b?Ifrraois; ' ' said Mr. Patterson, ' it would Be necessary for an inspector to follow* a" Jive ani? mal into a slaughter-housei;, watch the killing and the preparation- of the meat for market and' theil*' trace the product to a retail . esta&li^hrnent and witness its sale as a substitutefor oth? er meat. Because of the precautions of the traffickers in the meat it was found impossible to get such evidence. The price charged for' horse meat ranges from 2 to 4 cents a pound for forequarters and from 3 to 5 cents for hindquarters. Choice cuts for steaks and roasts bring from 4 to 7 cents a pound. The same cuts pf beef aver? age from 20 to 26 cents a round." The dead and partially putrid fish sold in Chicago, Mr. Patterson said, went mainly to residents of the Gheto district, being sold at the market in Jefferson street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. CASTOR f A For Infants and Children. le Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of - iL*:EG?Csr. COL?.vrr..* * ^?*r*sr~-- .... fei?&aM' TirWt? P??c-d Dre 2?, ? y N n + o 45 25 TEA?:-* QOV?SO SO . i^rr^ve rr t*? je??vr. Ssatt? ~. Pi. t?' < os *v IV Ct ..? ii* c? 0 dO * No. f?? rau> ih'rocga cr?a ?,sn-: ti 15. f. ??.-t<.....:. if S < ?' rj TBA ?Ki; f.}Q'-'8ii hVjr^f - ... "ff:.-,. ?WILL v-IVE prr.cpt attentic- to <\ calis for ?o*v?5irtc ?nd plat*?? j If.rds BANKS H ROYK?N Oct l?-o CatcbaU, ? O