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THTF: DOINGS OF SOCIETY FOLK WHAT THEY FEND TO 31 IKE THE TIME PASS PLEASANTLY. 9 The Tuesday Afternoon Whist Club had a most delightful meeting at the Hotel Sumter, Mrs. Armstrong being hostess for the occasion. Mrs. Hazel Sanders was the fortunate winner of the first prize, while Mrs. Rivers took the booby. A salad course was en? joyed by the guests. Those present were; Mesdames J. L. Alnut, R. L. Temple, E. K. Coyner, A. C. Duck? er, M. Rivers, Archie China, C. H. Dorn, W. H. Ingram, Breeden, Philip Finn, and Schumacher. The Shirt Wist Club met with Miss Jessie Moise on Tuesday afternoon, and as usual with this charming hos? tess the time passed pleasantly. Whist was the game of the afternoon and Mrs. Nina Solomons won the first prize* a bottle of Violet extract, while Miss Rosie Cooper captured the booby. Grape fruit cake, and cherry cobbler were temptingly served, during the afternoon. Those playing were: Misses Lydia Lee, Edith Du? val!, Marsnerite Cromer, . Annie Graham, Sharlie Graham, Kate De Lorme, May Brock, Kate Moses, Hosie Cooper, Theo Lopez, Emily Sinkler and Mesdames Lewis, Nina Solomons, and Henry Hill. * * * On Wednesday, afternoon Mrs. Perry Moses, Jr., entertained the Ladies Social Club. Notwithstanding the severity of the weather four tables wree filled with enthusiastic whist players. Mrs. S, C. Baker and Mrs. Lewis tied for the first prize and each selected a partner and played a game. Mis. Baker being successful, was awarded the first prize, a beautifn? pink satin ,?love box. Mrs. Hubert Osteen cut the consolation prize, ai hand*?ome brass candlestick. After j the game, charlotte russe and hot chocolate were served. Those ?presen t were : Mesdames S. C. Baker. F. M. Spann, Hubert Osteen, Agnes Bogin, Nina Solomons, H. M. Stuckey, D. J. Winn, Jr., Felix Moses, Lewis, W. H. Ingram, J. M. Knight and Misses Jessie Moise, Moneta Osteen, Theo Lopez, and Aline Ward. * * * The Thursday EM >ning Club was entertained by Miss Edith Duvall, and for three delightful hours every one did honor to St. Valentine. The rooms were cieeorated with garlands of pink and white hearts, which idea and color scheme was carried out in most elaborate style. The number of each table was indicated by pink pa? per hearts? and in the center of each table was -a heart shaped box filled with candies. The score cards were dainty hand painted hearts, and the delicious refreshments were pink and white heart of ice cream with a silver arrow in each one, and almond cakes. ! Everyone was asked to write an im? promptu valentine, and these were read amid great laugher and en joy - $100 REWARD, $100. The readersv of this paper will be pleased to leam that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. 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This Valentine party was the mast beautiful and attractive way in which the club has been enter? tained, and the guests iouud it hard to leave the dainty "Palace of Hearts* ' and its Queen. L. * * * JUVENILE CLUB ENTERTAIN? MENT. The . ' Entre Nous" club met at the home ol! Martie Boyle, on Broad street on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Re? freshments were served, after which games and music were engaged in. Those present were: Carrie Bee Breeden, Mabele Randall, Mamie Ch andi ar, Marvin Nash, Annie Mar Vogel, Mabel Parrott, Clyde DuRant, Martie Boyle. MORE FIRES IN THE MINOR STORE. ? ? Fire Endangered the Adjoining Buildings Insurance Companies Have Taken Precautionary Measures. From :he Daily Item February'll. This morning about 4.15 o'clock, without the remotest indication of its existence, Police Gallagher was star? tled to see the reflection of a large fire, and upon investigation he dis? covered that the roof of the Minor Store was a mass of flames. The fire burned furiously and the fi?mes leaping up for many feet set the heavens aglow. The dense vol? umes of smoke that enveloped the fire? men hampered them in their fight, and nearly an hour elapsed before the fire was under control. The fire com? panies responded very promptly, bet it wa? some little tirae before streams were brought to play upon the fire. ' The entire stock of dry- goods de? partment of the Minor Store is now thoroughly waterscaked, and all that was loft unburned on the second floor of the building was consumed last night The wall between the ?Minor Store and the building occupied by Levy & Moses grocery store was badly cracked, and it will be necessary to make immediate repairs. Another alarm ' was given in about 7.30 o'clock this morning, from the Minor Store. Some of the fire had not been completely extinguished, and which had been smouldering for a considerable length cf time ignited some of the wood work on the second floor of the building, and the flames burst out anew. One stream was all that was necessary to control the small blaze, and the Bre was completely oat i a a short time. As a matter of further precaution, until the terms of the adjustment are definitely agreed upon the insurance companies will have one fireman on duty air day in the Minor Store and two will be post? ed in the building at night. If this had been done at first, the losses caus? ed by the number of recent fires would neve:.* have been sustained. Bowling Tournament. Tte Sumter Bowling Alley has sent a challange to the victorious Ridge? wood team in Columbia, requesting them to come to the Game Cock City for n tournament before claiming the State championship. The lovers cf the sport here, are very anxious for then to accept. - The Sumter team will most likely be composed of D. W. Reeves, James Calk, Darby White, H. W. Hood and Harry Weeks. Typewriters Seized. -: Si;. Petersburg, Feb. 9.-The police of the town of Eomni,,in the province of Poltava have confiscated all the typewriters in the place, which has over 15,000 inhabitants. No reason is assigned for the action, but as it is taken under the law of "increased defence," equivalent toa minor state of siege, there is no doubt that typewriters are regarded as dan? gerous organs of sedition. Since the first introduction of type writers in Russia the authorities have looked upon the machines with more or less suspicion. They can only be acquired in the smaller towns of the empire under special permit of the police, who are thus easily able to locate every instrument. Up to a year or two ago a permit was needed even in Moscow and St. Petersburg. All the "proclamations" which have beon in circulation this year were lithographed from typewritten copy, the typewriter having enabled the discontented to circumvent the ex? tremely stringent laws which regulate th 3 possesion of printer's type and th 3 use of it Willing Witness. T?iere Are Many More In Sumter. Gratitude makes thousands of willing wit? nesses. There are many grateful people in Sumter. The testimony of friends and neigh bDrs. of people you know, is evidence beyond dispute. Read this statement made by a Sumter eitizen : B. B. Breeden, the well-known dentist of 4 N. Main street says : "I have used Doan's 'Kidney Pills and experienced relief through them. I think they are good and I cheerfully recommend them to those suffering from kid r ey complaint and its effects, such as back iche and difficulty .with the kidney secre? tions. They seem to have a direct, immediate and permanent action upon the kidneys. My back caused me considerable trouble and misery which was aggravated by standing on my feet much. My back became tired and pained me greatly across the loins. 1 obtain? ed a box of Doan's Kidney Pills at Dr. A. J China's drug store, and since using them I find my back does not trouble me at all. though it is some months since I used the pills." For sale by all dealers. Price. 50 cents. Fos ter-Milbum Co.. Buffalo, N Y-.^sple agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take nc ubstitute. 20 WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. Synopsis of the Proceedings Wed nesday. House Refuses to Enact Marriage Record ing Bili-Scandal in Secretary of State's Office Discussed. By AV. H. McCaw. Columbia, Feb. 10.-The honse of representatives is firmly set in its preudices, or principle, or whatever it may be called, not to permit any change whatever in the laws regarding matrimony. The conditions which make this the easiest State in the union to get married in and the most difficnlt to again get released from these bonds, will not be changed in the near future in any particular. The^ house by decisive majorities kill? ed three bills in rapid succession yes? terday looking to records cf marriages being kept by clerks of court. None invalidated the marriage contract in case the provisions were not obeyed, and Mr. Hutto's bill made it entirely voluntary, his bill being intended to assist the historical commission's work by "allowing" persons to re? cord their marriages past and to come. The D. C. Herbert bill merely re? quired the person performing the ceremony to file a certificate of the fact with the clerk of the court and the Fishburn bill went a bit further and made it a misdeamor for either the person performing the ceremony or the contracting persons to fail to observe the law. Altough the consti? tution forbids divorce it was argued, by even such able lawyers as Mr. Fraser of Sumter, that these bills were a step in the direction of divorce and no change should be permitted. The Herbert and Fishburn bills were strongly supported on the ground that their passage would greatly relieve conditions in the cotton mill com? munities where there were many young abondoned women with chil den, who had married worthless scamps as are always to be found among these transient populations, and it was also urged that a law of this kind would break up such "mar? riage industries" as has been built up by "Squire" Bailes kand others. A pi escher of the house also asked its passage as a protection to the preach? ers, who did not desire to be imposed upon as is the case under the present lack of law. Mr. Moses of Sumter favored the bills. The senate passed the tenth circuit bill amended so as not to interfere with the present arrangements regard? ing judges and solicitors. It makes a ninth circuit out of Greenville, An? derson, Oconee and Pickons and a tenth circuit out of Charletson, Beau? fort and Berkeley. Answering the invitation to address the assembly on the 9th, in the interest of the Jamestown exposition, Gen. Fitzhuhg Lee wires his regrets from Washington, saying that on that day the matter would come up in Congress and he could not reach Carolina, He suggested that the matter could be at? tended to next year, but thought it might be best for the assembly to take action no w*along the lines suggested in his letter of a few days ago. One of the interetsing features of house legislation so far was the decis? ive majority with which that body has passed the Toole bill, which elimi? nates the tax feature from the Brice act allowing counties to vote out their dispensaries. The senate has killed a somewhat similar measure, but the senate bill went further and allowed not only counties but com? munities to vote out their dispensar? ies, and the friends of the Toole bill are no means discouraged with the prospects of :*ts passing the senate. To hold this previse of half a mill tax over the heads of those counties de? siring or which might desire to vote out their dispensaries is looked upon as a threat, which is being resented. The handwriting upon the wall has been brought into bold relief by the action of the honse, which comes freshest from the people. At the nights sessions of the honse and senate the reply of Secretary of State Gantt to the charges of the in? vestigating committee was read. Mr. Gantt denies the substance of the report and declares that it can be dis? covered that his records are straight. Mr. Richards of the committee op? posed the motion to refer both the report and the reply to the ways and means committee. He reiterated all of the charges of the report and said that the issues between the committee and Mr. Gantt were squarely before the house, which should pass upon them without reference. The matter went to the committee. The bill to repeal the law allowing specal terms of court and special judges was then given its third reading. The bill meets conditions brought about by the passage of - the ten cir? cuit will and becomes effective at once. The motion to continue the ten hour bill failed, 42 to 41 and Mr. Toole, of Aiken, its author made a gocd speech on its favor. He gave the working mill population of the State as 30,000 children under 16 years old, 35,000 women and 70,000 men. Referring to the petitions against the bill from Greenville and Anderson be said those counties had opposed the Auld labor bill. He said the Anderson petition showing so many " X" marks in the signatures indicated an ignorant citzenship for Anderson. He had tele? graphed four of the Andereson signers at noon but no answers had been re? ceived. Efforts to phone bad ailed. The State required only ten hours and even the convicts were required to work only ten hours. It has always been difficult to get the newspapers to give both sides of this question, but bow many marked copies of newspa? pers had been sent out carrying ar? ticles arguing that there is no demand for labor legislation. Mr. Ashley said it made his ambi? tion rise to think of stich a bill as this being introduced. He said he had promised after his ll hour bill was passed to let the matter rest. It was time to let the operatives alone. We now have the same law as Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. If the children's hoars in the mill are to be limited why not limit their hours on the farm. He said the union men from Now England had inspired this bill. He had visited the mill district here and was told that the operatives were not all against the bill since find? ing out that it would result in reduc tion of pay as all are working" by the piece." The lase legislature had j made a mistake, he declared, in pass i ing the child labor bill and it should j ncc make more and greater ones, i Mr. Cloy of Aiken, was suffering j with a frightful cold and had to limit 1 his remarks. As usual he spoke well in favor of the bill. He received close attention as he always does. Paraphrasing the little boy'*s expla? nation that the use of the pug dog's tail curling so tight over his back WPS to give the fleas opportunity to loop the loop, Mr. Cloy said in a few years there would be lots of political fleas oloping the loop on this question. This ten hour law is coming and the only way this question will remain disposed of is to pass the bill. Out? side of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina there is not a State in the union that requires ll hours, Mr. Cloy declared. There was then recurrence to the morning and consequently no action, the hous8 shortly afterward adjourn? ing. No test vote of any kind was taken. The senate spent the night amend? ing the omnibus county officers sala? ries bill. Columbia, Feb. 10.-The house has finished letting off hot air on the ten hour 3abor bill and by a vote of 65 to 40 has killed it. Members from the up-country mills districts where nearly^all of the mills are located, op? posed the bill in the interests of both the mill mangements and the opera? tives. Representatves from the mill j sections over next to Georgia favored the mill, as did the Newberry delega? tion. An effort was made on third reading yesterday to kill the bill establishing au industrial school for boys, but it failed by the decisive vote of 60 to 30, and the bill was given its third read? ing and sent to the senate where it was referred to the finance committee. A resolution passed the house calling for the appointment of the usual com? mittee to investigate the accounts of State officers in the recess. The com? mittee is increased to five members and is authorized to employ a stenog-' rap h er. Mr. D. O. Herbert's bill to codify the military laws of the State passed without objection, but his bill to im? pose a tax of one per cent, on inheri? tances, bequests and legacies over and above $10,000 beyond recorded debts was kiilbd by yea and nay vote of 55 to 3S. It was looked upon in the nature of a double tax on property.and unconstitutional,?although Mr. Herbert said that 35 supreme courts had de? clared the law constitutional in other States, lt was the tax commission's bill of last year. Over in the senate the bill to re? quire school trustees to make annual j reports to patrons, the house bill to prevent cock-fighting and the bill to I extend the powers to the railroad ccm I mission with regard to telephone com? panies were promptly killed without debate by the adoption of unfavora? ble reports. Senator Johnson's bill to enact the Dick federal law with regard to the military passed after an effort to kill it. Pamphlets had been laid on the desk of members in opposition to the bill authorizing dams across the Sav? annah at Gregg and Cherokee falls in Anderson and Abbeville counties, and Senator Earle thought the matter should go over for an opportunity to look into the matter. Senator Hoed resented this interference and the bili passed. Several hostile motions were made against the ten circuit bill in the senate yesterday. But it finally pass? ed 26 to 9, with an amendment from, M rv McGowan taking Laurens county Out of the Spartanburg circuit. The motion of Senator Blease of Saluda to continue the bill failed 23 to 14 as did Senator Johnson's motion to re? commit 23 to 13. Senator Mauldin has withdrawn his bill to refer to the several counties the question of prohibition, dispensary or high license Columbia, Feb. 10.-The house IIMS I assed the appropriation bill, all ef? forts to amend it failing. The house is debating th? senate dispensary bill in connection with the house substitute. The feeling is that the bill will be killed. The senate has unfavorably report? ed the Toole dispensray bill. Bills have been introduced in both houses authhorizing the state house commission to erect a new dome on the state house and sell the old boil? ers; The house has adjourned debate on the senate dispensary bill. It will be killed by a combination of the prohibition, dispensary and anti-dis? pensary forces. Columbia, Feb. ll.-Between the see-saw of the house and the Senate in the matter there seems to be little chance of any important dispensary legislation at this session in spite of the talk about the strong and grow? ing sentiment throughout the State in favor of changes. The dispensary, anti-dispensary and prohibition forces are hopelessly tang leeland it looks now as if the contest will end in a dog fall with nothing accomplished, in which case there will be important events in the primaries the summer after next. The senate rejected the Brice act allowing communities as well as counties to vote out dispensar? ies and repealing the tax feature, but passed the Raysor bill providing a bat? ter paid directorate and purchases by secret, numbered bids through the State treasurer's office, but today un? favorably reported the Toole house bill, which repeals the tax feature of the Brice act of last year. The house got in a tangle over the Senate Ray? sor bill with an amendment from the house committee substitute providing for the directorate's election by the joint assembly instead of appointment by the governor. And the bill was killed by a decisive majority. So far nothing has been accomplished but the passage of the investigating reso? lution. The appropriation bill passed the house yetserday without a screech,[and rapidly, money being appropriated at the rate of about $50,000 minute. Chairman Moses of the ways and/ means gave notice of amendments from the committee on third reading. Efforts to cut the appropriations for the South Carolina, for Winthrop and for the colored coll?ge failed and Mr. Ashleys' motion to strike out the pro? visions for the immigration depart? ment was almost s^ept ont of the win? dow,- by the force of the majority aganst it. Bills have been introduced in both houses to authorize the State house commission to put up a new dome on the capitol building and sell the old boilers. The senate has killed the bill pro? hibiting the sale or manufacture of Coco-Cola by adopting the medical committee's special report. It also killed Senator Hood's bill prescribing the proof cf incompetency of witnesses and continued the bill increasing the pay of court steno? graphers. The snpply bill was introduced in the house yesterday. The house last night killed Mr. Ashley's bill to abolish the immigra? tion department. There were only twenty votes in its favor. A few days ago he said in conversation that the sentiment over the State was over whemling against the bill and that if the house refused to pass his bill (a thing he did not at all fear) he would stump the State afc the next election against the bureau, running for gov? ernor on a platform containing no other plank that be could think of for the present but the abolishment of the bureau. He said he was tired of pol? itics and "wanted to quit '-em,' but that if necessary he was going to run for governor to kill the immirgation. Since he has witnessed the decisive majority against him in the house it is doubtful whteher he will feel like bearing the expense of a State cam? paign to lead in a forlorn hope. The two houses having failed to agree on the ten circuit bill a confer? ence committee has been appointed, which will likely straighten out the tangle in a few days. In this connection there is stro'ng talk of the Charleston bar's man Mr. R. W. Meminger, having opposition. There is a disposition on the part of a large cumber of members to resent this action of the Charletson bar as interference and efforts have been made to get Mr. Huger Sinkler, of the Charleston delegation to run, but though he is working hard for Mr. Meminger, whom he is showing about, there is strong talk of electing him over his protest. There is also talk of another Charleston man, ex-Solici? tor St. Julian Jersey, and an effort is being made to get his consent"to the use of his name and though this will likely fail as he is committed by the Charleston bar's action he may be put up in the face of any protest he may make. There is no objection to Mr. Memminger except that he was put up by the Charleston bar and this legis? lature likes to butt into any kind of Charleston politics. There is talk too of ex-Senator Grubre of Colleton and Representative Fishburn of that coun :'v will be nominated it is said. Al? together it is a very funny race the outcome of which will be watched with keen int?r?ts. The supply bill, as reported Friday, carries a levy of 5^4 mills. This is an increase of y% inill for general State purposes, and the ways and means committee regards this as necessary to eet the State in time on a cash ba? sis. The levy is mills for general State purposes and 1 mill for pensions. The committee figures, that the ex? penses of the state aggregate 81,225, 000, and 5 mills, with the other sources of revenue, will raise ?1,185,000. The additional half-mill put in the snpply bill this year will raise S105,000. This, with S100,"000 from the franchise tax law, it is figured, will allow a surplus cf 875,000 to 8100,000 with which the State may catch up and get on a cash basis. The committee regards this increase of-half mill in the general supply bill as necessary, and has made it plain that 1 mill is necessary for pensions, 8200,000 being appropriated annually for that purpose. Columbia, Feb. H.-The ten circuit bill today went to a free conference committee consisting of senators McGowan, Hay and Brown and repre? sentatives Whaley, Otts and Gaston. The bill will pass. Mr.Beamguard's bill to make all vio? lations of dispensary law punishable by imprisonment only was killed after a short debate 43 to 26. It was direct? ed at the Charleston and other city professional tigers. The supply bill raising the state levy half a mill passed with notice of amendments on the third reading. Mr. Moses explained that the raise was made to get the state back on a cash basis. - The general appropriations bill passed and was sent to the senate without change from the way it came from the committee. The senate after several hours de? bate today passed the Manldin bill to prohibit beer and hotel privileges. Before this an amendment that would preserve hotel privileges was tabled by a vote of 19 to 14. Just before this Senator Blease's motion to indefi? nitely potspone the bill failed by a vote "of 16 to 17. An hour after his motion to continue the bill failed by a vote 17 to 16 and the bill went to a third reading without amendment. By a year and nay vote of 63 to 19 the house adopted the free conference re? port on the ten circuit bill, which now becomes a law. Saluda and Lexington members tried to kill it because Saluda is taken from the Lexington circuit and for half au hour the debate was spirit? ed and the tension great. Representative Bruce today w. .1- 1 drew his Jim Crow Pullman car bill. Representative Moragn also with? drew bis high liense bill which had no chance to pasas. - mm iiii mm Fraiid Exposed. *A few counterfeiters have lately been making and *rying to sell imita? tions of Dr. King V New Discovery for Consumption, Cougns, Colds and other medicines, thereby defrauding i:he public. This is to warn you to beware of such people, who seek to profit, through stealing the reputation of remedies which have been successful? ly curing diseases for over 35 years. A sure protection, to you, is our name on the wrapper. Look for it on all Dr. King's, or Bucklen's remedies, as all others are mere imitations. H. E. Bucklin & Co., Chicago, 111., and Wind? sor, Canada. WRECK IN COLUMBIA. . Miraculous Escapes in Head-on Collision-Fast Passenger Train Sashed Into Shifting Freight. Columbia, Feb. IO.-A collision occurred between the Southern's southbound passenger train Ko. 33 and a switching engine with several cars at the northern entrance to the railroad yards at the old Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta depot a few minutes 1 sf o re 3 o'clock yesterday ; afternoon. j Twenty-four perseus were slightly injured, the most seriously hurt being: G. P. Harris, fireman on the switch ingene. All of the injured passen ? gers were able to continue on their way a few hours later in the after? noon. THE T?? T?X ?IS OFF. Receipts of the State Treasurer Short Fifty Per Cent. Columbia, Feb. 7.-If the fertiliezr tax receipts are any indication, the f arme res will plant much less cotton during the coming year. The fertilizer tax receipts as receiv? ed by the state treasurer this year show a falling off of over 50 per cent, for some of thee weeks, and at least 35 per cent for the .rest of the time. The total receipts for the month of January this year amounted to $16, 665, against 835,088.9 for January bf last year. The total recepbs up to Feb. 6, of this year amounted to $20,707,50,. against $43,8(56.40 for the same period lats year. The tax on fertilizers amounts to 25 cents per ton, and the showing as made in treasurer's office forces the opinion that there is a decided falling' off in the acreage i;or the coming year as this is the season in which the pur? chases are made. An examination .of the records show that if the same per? centage of decrease is kept up during the entire year lae receipts this year will not amount to over $70,COO and this is regarded as a very liberal esti? mate. SENATOR TILL? ILLNESS. Senator Tillman Will Consult Dr, Mitchell and Dr. SinkSer. Columbia, Feb. 10.-Senator B. E. Tillman, accompanied by his pbyy cian, Dr. J. W. Babccok, of Colr m bia, will leave Sunday afternoon lor Pbildelphia to consult Dr. S. Weir Mitchell and Dr. Sinkier in regard to the trouble from which he ha3 recently been suffering, a nerveus affection. Dr. Babcock hss just returned from Trenton, where he bas been to see the Senator, and states that he does not regard his condition as dangerous, but ont of abundance of caution he has advised consultation of the i est nerve specialists in the country. Senator Tillman has been at home for several weeks, having left Wash? ington after an attack of grippe. 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