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We hope; Booth lid rour readers --Tomorrow net seem as to be^h Cnrist?js. re that ?n? es is The New Zion Mercantile Co. v destroyed by fire* Sunday morning. Stock valued at about $3,500, " store $1,500; insurance $2,800. This con? cern has only been in existence a short time, and was doing a fine busi? ness... r. While attending service in thc Bap? tist church Sunday Mr. P. W. Jayro* was stricken with paralysis. When the service ended, Mr. Jayroe remain? ed sitting, unable to rise, which was the first intimation had of his afflic? tion. The appointment of postmaster at Zion is being held up on account rotest of some of the patrons e office being moved. There on to the appointee, but ?here he will move it if by the government. ?iie This Letter to My Mother. ? li uer to my mother, . ir across the deep blu?^ sea, will til her heart with p?feasure, ?iie?il be giad to hear trom me; -. 3 \v she wept when last wo parted, How her heart was lilied willi pain, ihon sho said, ' uvoci bye, Cod bless yo a; ?J ^'c may never meet again.5' CHORUS. Take this letter to my. mother, Far across the deep Slue sea, .It will hil her heart' with pleasure, She'll- be glad to hear ::"om me. ? .. ? -. ' <, Take ihis letter to my ff. other, It will fill her heart wi:h joy, ell her that ' her prayers are ans? wered, ' od protects her absent boy; her to be glad and cheerful, for me where'er I roamfc ^kmg I'll turn my footsteps 'ards my dear old home. -Chorus, gfcter to my mother, . words of love; ever meet her, e will meet above, io hour of parting, nd-love and joy; y dear old mother, iiier only boy. -Chorus. W of a number of ne with the murder of a in Atlanta during the fthat city, ought to sat that the colored man deal when he is enti in Georgia. The kill? er is generally produc >st ,excited feeling and attended with cir iliarly aggravating, solute reign of law justice constitute '*se for the main a reasonably between_ the .imes. Crawford's just colonial office, con? cern?e of the social Zing among the inhab umber) of the rock Cunha: "I inquired [o if lie was their head magistrate, or who was, resei.ted the idea that Ibe greater than another * * Eleven of th'e men came m two boats to the ship. Each man is suspicious pf the 3ther to a degree that they all had to go over th? side to th$rr boats together for fear that one leight get an advantage unknown i to the ?tk?rs/'. T.iis is an admirable ex? ample of the spirit that always marks an extreme form of democracy. London Globe. x CARNIVAL OF CRIME IN ALABAMA Seven Murders, Two Suicides, One Assault, One Benth by, Train and One Fatal Ace-dental Shooting in Last Two Days. Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 24.-The 48 hours preceding Christmas has been marked in This city and vicinity by seven murders, two suicides, one assault, which may result fatally, one death by train and one fatal accident? al shooting. Mrs^. S. C. Butts was killed at work in her store by an unknown person. S. E. Huntsucker, of fedora, was killed by an unknown merson on Ave? nue B; Jephtha "Wilson was found dead under mysterious circumstances Coalburg, Maria and Nannie Haw rere fatally stabbed at Avenue 22d street by unknown per Lee Cunningham and Ar ham, negroes, killed each quarrel at Longview, rong died from a pistol ue E, under mysterious thought, however to ggie Farris poisoned ?er. Newton Smith ine on the L. and i Birmingham, obably fatals? te! discharge " An* '?&,- j cent with a e of which is HILDREN ec. 21.-The Com? passed anti-rr.ee sui fo provide pensions of to every mother show more offspring. Wil father of the measure, ccessful effort to get ed to punish landlords al ?ow children in flats a's population pass? im mark in 1904 ac illetin just issued by The total val na reused to $ s 42. 1,120 in li'fiO. State is still Charlotte Ob annur.I report Roosevelt has 'iiairman Shonts c canal. RIOTS IX MISSISSIPPI Considerable Troubl? Between Whites and Blacks at tVahzlak. Meridian, Miss;, Dec. 25.-The tw<? companies of State militia sent te Wahalak last nigh- returned to Meri? dian today, their presence there ap? parently being unnecessary. After their arrival at Wahalak no distur? bance occurred, although it is be? lieved that three negroes, including George Simpson, one of the pricipals in the disturbance aboard the Mobile and Ohio train last Sunday, had been lynched just before the arrival of the troops. The citizens of Wahalak, while not admitting the fact that the men w^ere captured by a posse, but were "lost in the swamp" while on their way to the town. Two sons of Simpson were shot to death yesterday afternoon. As near as can be ascertained at this time the casualties resultant from the trouble are as follows: \ Unknown negro shot by Conductor Cooper on the M. and O. train. Constable O'Brien killed by the pre cipitator of the trouble, George Simp? son, when an attenmpt at arrest was made. George Simpson, lynched. Tom Simpson, son of George Simp? son, shot to death by white citizens near Wahalak. Jim Simpson, another son, shot to death. Two unknown negroes lynched. Conductor Cooper, seriously injured by being cut and stabbed seven times by George Simpson on the passenger train; not fatal. % Leland Sparkman, soldier, flesh wound in left knee; accidental dis? charge of his pistol. Officers of the companies state that on their arrival at Wahalak'no coun? ty officials were on hand to which thej- could report and that during their stay there none of the county officials appeared among the troops. Col. ^j^Cants, whs. was in oherg? of the troops, stated to the citizens that while the soldiers were always ready to reply to a call for assistance, a real need should be apparent before they were called on. He forbade armed bodies of men riding trough the coun? try and would permit no acts which indicated violence, The soldiers state they found arm? ed men from other places in charge when they reached the scene. Fresh Clash Reported. Meridian, Mis*s.. Dec. 25.-Railroad men who have just arrived from Scoo.ba report a fresh clash between the races. Several are reported kill? ed. This report, however, has not been confirmed. Scooba is five miles from Wahalak. Acting on the instructions from Governor Vardaman 25 members bf the local military conmpanies board? ed an engine and left at 10 o'clock for Scooba. Additional troops will leave aboard a special train as. soon as it can be made ready. Seven Reported Killed. Memphis, Tenn., Ded. 25.-A long distance telephone message from Scooba, Miss., says that seven persons have been killed in a race clash i"i that vicinity. Further Reports. Meridian. Miss., Dec. 26.-Quiet is maintained in towns of Scooba and Wahalak following the outbreak with serious resets. Trouble started on t Sunday when the conductor of the M. and C. tra.'n attempted to que1-' the disn rbance made by n?groe-;. As a resuU two negroes were mort_uiy wounded.. Twenty-five troops ar? rived at Scooba today and martial law was put in force there and at Wahal??k. Serious race war is fear? ed. The Hst of dead now numbers 14. Govefnor Vardaman ordered the militia men to Scooba after the county officials ignored those sent to Wahalak. Duel With Pitchforks. Nev- York, Dec. 26.-In a pitch? fork / duel today Thos. Connelly, groftm in the riding academy, was in? jured so that he is expected to die, and James Cassidy, another groom is ar? rested, awaiting the outcome of Con? nelly's injuries. Bad feeling between the men grew out of a quarrel over Christmas gifts. They thrust despe? rately at each other for many min? utes until finally Cassidy drove a | fork prong into his opponent's eye and Connelly fell. COLD WAVE IN FLORIDA. Tampa, Fir,., Dec. 2%.-Reports to the Tribune from pointe south indi? cate that the orange and pineapple crops were only slightly damaged by the cold wave. But all tender vege? tables are practically wiped out. Fort Myers reports a minimum temperature of 31 degrees above zero, with thin ice, but citrus fruits a^d trees escaped. At Punta Gorda the minimum temperature was 30 de? grees above, and cucumbers and to- j matoes were killed. In thc immediate vicinity of Tampa, with a minimum temperature of 2S above, considerable damage was done to oranges still on the trees. Colder weather is feared tonight. "SOUTH C3JSOLINA NEWS. [x??r?$ of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed fo~ Quick Reading. Mrs. Ellen foster, of Ohio, a spe? cial representative of the federal gov? ern^.11*' is in pie State for the pur oose of inspecting the mill communi? ties wirha vi-';v of ascertaining the condition of t-?men and children em? ployed in thc riPs Notice of contes of his seat Tv'as served on Con gross? an Lever Tues? day hy A. D. Dantz?r' coIp-^Vf Orangeburg. Te Carolina Savings Bank, of Charleston,- has made a Christmas present of $100 to each ofthg clerks employed in the bank. The business organiza^0115 of Charleston will make a vigorous ef? fort to have .the proposed .-ub-treas ury located in that city. T. S. Tavis, the young telegraph operator who skipped from Columbia about ten days ago, after c?sninS two forged express money orders, nas been arrested ia ChattanooS3* Another ship load of inmigrants is expected to land in Charleston soon. Those here now ha"Ve "written their homefolks that they ar? satis? fied. \ Police and constables will coope? rate hereafter in Charleston an^it; is hoped that there will be nc??re shooting on the streets. Ernest F. Hines, the popular ci at the Central Hotel, Florence, suddenly of ajx>plexy in his roo. fe Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'cloc''" He was taken sick about 2 o'clock and retired. Mr. Hines was married only a few days ago in North Carolina. A negro by the name of Tom Cal? houn was killed at Hodges Thursday evening by being run over by the train on the Abbeville branch of the Southern Railway. Citizens of Benrlettsville sent Hov. C. W. Creighton, editor of the Chris? tian Appealr-a check for ?111 as a Christmas present, < v~"i \ Mr. Samuel IL Plowden, of^Man ning, an ?ged Confederate veteran, died "T'ednesday at the home of Mr. A. P. Burgess. Mr. Julian Booth Salley, mayor of j Aiken, was married to Miss Margue? rite Chafee, last Tuesday evening, y.r. Salley graduated from South Car? olina College in 1903. Dr. T. Grange Simons, chairman of the executive committee of the State board of health, has forwarded his report to the governor. Burglars raided the jewelry store 3f E. E. Flowers in Columbia Thurs 3ay night and stole $400 worth of ?oods. Tom Calhoun, a Greenwood negro, ?vas run over and killed by a South? ern train at Hodges Thursday after? noon. The high y*>."~l committee, which is compos I cf v aber of the lead? ing school n.e.: of the State, will meet in Columbia on January 2d. Revenue officers and dispensary constables crptured another big moonshine still Sn Cherokee county Wednesday night. A New York man is suing for di? vorce becaure his wife will keep? " no femons in the house. He. is bound to be regarded as mentally unbalanced by men whose wives hand them one OA every ^jnfssible occasion.-Wash ington-^rbst. The new president of the Southon has ^decided to adopt slower schedules J for trains on that system of railroads. | This will be welcome news to the ! traveling public long accustomed to ! spending from two to four hours in j cold storage at the Southern's way - stations-provided, of course, the! trains are able to make the new schedules.-Yorkville New Era. LYNCHING EST MARYLAND. A Negro Pays the Penalty for the Us? ual! Crime. Annapolis, Md., Dec. 21.-Henry Davis, alias Chambers, the negro who assaulted Mrs. John Reid of Brownsville., last Friday, was taken from jail here this morning and lynched by a mob of 60 masked men. Davis confessed his crime. The mob had little difficulty in getting the pris? oner. A stranger appeared at the jail about 2 o'clock and knocked, said he had a prisoner he wished to de? liver: he departed saying he would return with the man. Shortly after? ward the mob appeared, attacked the doors with sledges and sticks and broke it open. The jailers were cov? ered by guns and Davis, dragged from his cell was taker, directly through the negro quarter <>f the city to the scene of the crime and strung up to a tree. Fifty bullets were fired into his hang- j mg body. The p"!ice apparently made j no effort to interfere and the mob behaved in an orderly manner. The i jail which was broken open is within j two blocks of tho governor's mansion, i There w is a good crowd on the streets tod.-.y, and business seemed ! lively after the Christmas rush.