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CsessllesteS Au. 8.1881 Cfet nJUttbman anb ?ont|nron. Every W( ?BY? ??TUI fUtLISNim COMPANY sumtbr, a c. Il.lt per annum?in advance. One ftiwn trat insertion.11.on subsequent Insertion.SO for three months, or will he made at reduced rates. All communication which sub srtvets interests will be charged far as*, advertisements. Onttuerles and tributes of respects will be charged for. raCOUXTKR AT AUGUSTA. Messrs. Phmir.y and awuad the Talk of the Town. . v ( . Augusta, June t.?The fight which et the general offices of the Railroad yesterday afternoon Messrs. Bowdrs Phinlay and a Brand Is the subject of almost conversation today. The best was pulled off very quiet? ly, a ad. therefore, the full particulars have just now come out. Mr. Phlntey went re the offices accompanied by r sns warm personal friend. Ouy Htm \ Oesn. The letter went upstairs on the iRJt ssor. which In considerably ele vejlsd, snd Informed Mr. Brsnd that 14 Passlsy had come to reckon with him statements made Is s card recently appeared In the Au Chrpnlcle. wherein Mr. Brand Mr. Phlntey as a wilful? ly SMJftstoes and contemptible liar on n loaf separate sad distinct oocsslons. wk htr. Brsnd came out of ht> private ~~ and ss he started down a short sff steps leading to the emit In station fide of the general to tiding he wss met by Mr. Immediately the general sa? int led off with s right to i Oes Jew. which was successfully , guards!, sad the senatorial "also ; ran** fevsaed ?P hie defensive werk j with s eery stiff Jolt to the nose. I which brought blood. Mr Brand JttlJsml AM* -rnilsd wether ?sue tfie raw remaining steps to s paved skkwalk outside. In a tie to Sjgatn hie feet Mr. Phln SWT's face esvae In violent contact with the nags and wss slightly dis? figured as the result. While Mr. Phlntey was down the general super? intendent kicked him thrice and at this point Mr. Hamilton rushed In, Imploring Brand to "fight like a gen His*is." Thinking thr.t Mr. Phlnlxy's friend wss about to take a hand in the encounter, a railway clerk rushed up and planted a blow from the rear. Wheeling like a flash. Hamilton land? ed square on the clerk's "kisser," sad about the same time Mr. Phln? tey was on his feet again to renew the asnaeh. Mutual friends separated the bel hgvrents at this juncture however, and the fight was not continued. WORSE THAN REVOLUTION. Is Hcill Rasing and the City Is Cat Of From Outer World. Caracas. Juse 3 (Via Willemstadt Jane 7).?Although the decree Issued by President Castro opening the port of LaOualra to commerce May 29 has not yet been rescinded* LaGuslrs Is still shut off from communication with the outer world because of the continuance of the plague. There have been new esses almost dally, and the situation Is desperate. The funds subscribed by the merchants ere exhausted snd there Is no money for the destitute or to fight the plague. Many Death* Reported. New York. June 7.?Mary deaths have resulted from the plague In La? Oualra, Venesuela. according to Ttiomae P. Moffatt. American consul at LaOualra who reached here to? day In the steamer from Mexico after an eventful experience In leaving the plague-stricken city. LaGuslrs was kept In absolute quarantine and the United Htatee government had to send the gunboat Paducah there to* take Mr. Moffatt sway. On his ar? rival here todsy. Mr. Moffatt said: "I sm glad to get home and will stop here a day or two before pro reeding to Washington. Everything In LaOualra Is at a standstill on ac? count of the plague and the city Is In strict quarsntlne Before I left, msny persons hrd succumbed to the scourge. There Is little doubt that the disease Is plague ' J. Ogden Armour sold corn that he didn't own, snd It baa cost him a unto* dollars It's terrible to gam yes lose.?Philadelphia In theo April, 1*50. ?Be Just ai am CLEMSON BOYS REINSTATED. IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. I??aon of Duunbr-U Has Been Whole sonte? More Than One Hundred Applicants Hare Applied fur Exam? ination In July-?Some Important (Imaar*. Clemeon College. June 8.?Clemson college has passed a crisis and Its fu? ture Is assured. This Is the opinion of the faculty and the trustees here for commencement, end quite natu? rally they are discussing the fatal April fool Jokj which brought the question of authority squarely to a head. The details of this trouble ar fa? miliar to the public and are hardly worth repeating. As President Meli expreseed It, the position was that the students many of them absolutely un? familiar with discipline, must be made to obey orders. The committee in charge settled that Although this question of discipline had the presi? dent In similar trouble in 1901, now that the affairs Is settled the discipline committee is receiving applications from many of the dismissed students, nearly all. In fact, requesting rein? statement. In about 100 cases, after very careful investigation, reinstate? ment next year has been ordered. This is no backward step on the part of the governing board. There are among those dismissed a large num? ber that have been given to under? stand that they cannot return. Others have shown themselves sincerely peni tert and after Individual investigation have been readmitted. The lesson has been a wholesome on*, according to the authorities. President Meli has received letters, on? from a college in Kentucky, one frcm North Carolina, and two from Oeorgia stating that the dismissal of thosee students effectually stopped trouble In other Institutions. It def? initely fixed the authority of the facul? ty and no further outbreak need be expected for years. There is another Important stey ta tna by President Meli, the careful In v? dlgatlon of applicants who enter th ? preparatory department. Dr. Meli shows that in any case where there is a good high school the applicant should be told to enter; that the prep sratory department does no labora? tory work and the lessons are similar to those In a high school. Therefore, unless there Is no high school in the district the applicant Is not accepted until he Is ready to enter the fresh? man class. This may reduce attend? ance somewhat, hut very little. There are already considerably over 100 written applications for examina? tion in July and many more are ex? pected because of the rule as applied to the preparatory department. The enrollment may be reduced, but the standard of the college will be raised. There is another important change to be made. The experimental work conducted at the college out of funds from the United States if/jvernment I will be separated from the agricultu? ral department of the Institution. This creates several vacancies. Prof. J. N. Harper goes to the experiment sta? tion as director, as does Prof. Barr of botany and forestry- and Prof. Con radl. entomologist. , Therefore, the director of the de? partment of agriculture, the chuir of animal husbandry, of botany, two positions in chemistry, one at the sta? tion and the other at the college^ and a chair (new) of horticulture and entomology will be filled. The trus? tees* have also to All the place made vacant by the ?'eath of Prof. Brodle of the department of mathematics.? The State. TORNADO CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS At ljcu?t 21 Killed and Five Fatally Omaha. Neb.. June 6.?A tornado, which passed over Southern Nebraska and portions of Northern Kansas Fri? day evening, was the most destructive and covered the most territory of any smllar storm which has visited that region In many years. At least 11 persons were killed, five fatally In? jured and a score of others hurt. In addition, reports received tonight say that several persons were killed at Byron, Neb., and Phtllipsburg and Courtland, which towns have been cut off from communication. "Did you ask that man why he paid rent Instead of owning his own home?" asked one real estate agent "Yes," answered the other. "He said he didn't. He kept moving."?Wash? ington Star. Hurt In Nebrasku. The physicians of Oaffney have started a movement to build a fine hospital. nd Fear not?Let all the ends Thon Air dTER. S. 0., WfiDNI THORNWELL MEMORIAL FUND. Knights of Pythias to Honor Grand Officer of Order. I Charleston, June 6.?At the con * ventlon of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of South Carolina, held at Alken last week, one of the, if not I the most Important, acts of that con I ventlon was the selection and ap? pointment of a. commission to raise, I during the fiscal year, a fund known as the Thornwell Memorial Fund, in memory of the late Rev. j James Henry Thornwell, who for a I number of years and up to the time of I his death, held the position of grand I keeper of records and seal. The resolution first introduced pro I vided that an amount be raised not I less than $12,000; this amount was I suggested by the fact that the mem I bershlp of the order within the I bounds of the State now numbers 12, I 000. About 12 per cent, of the mem I bershlp compose the four lodges of I this city, and It was suggested that if I every member within the State would I contribute $1 the required amount I would be easily obtained. To many I members of the grand lodge this had I too much the appearance of an as I sessment, consequently after much I discussion the following resolution I was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That a committee of I five be appointed to raise (by such I means as may seem advisable to I them) a memorial fund to the mem lory of Rev. J. H. Thornwell; the dls I position of such fund to be deter I mined at the convention of the grand I lodge in 1909. I "Resolved, That the said commltee I recommend to the grand lodge of 1 1909 an appropriate manner of utiliz? ing this fund." I To carry out the purpose of the I grand lodge the following commis? sion was appointed: Frank P. I Cooper, chairman, Charleston; Hunter I A. Glbbes, Columbia; W. E. Lea, Tlm I monsvllle; P. W. Sullivan, Honea j Path; Eugene M. Peeples, Hampton. This commission has already gone I to work, but as yet no definite plan [of action ha* been agreed upon, but I It Is their determination to make the I amount as large as possible In excess I of the figures first suggested. A careful concensus of opinion is I being gathered from all parts of the I State, from those prominent In the I order of Knights of Pythias, and af I ter some definate plan of action has I been decided upon a vigorous cam I paign will be organized. Already I many who have the interest of the I cause at heart have voluntarily ex I pressed their willingness to make I liberal contributions to this fund. The I matter will be brought prominently I before the lodges of this state, and I doubtless many not connected with I the order, but who love and revere I the memory of him who did so much I for the uplifting and betterment of I mankind will make liberal contribu I tlons to this most worthy cause. HOGS HAVE HYDROPHOBIA. Siipo|>KCd to Have Been Bitten by Mad Dog Several Weeks Ago. Greenville, June 8.?About three or four weeks ago a number of hogs owned by Dr. H. T. Cook, who lives on Pendleton street, were bitten by a dog supopsed to be mad. Several of these hogs have already shown sifcns of hydrophobia and will have to be killed. Two hogs owned by Mr. Benjamin Gibson a farmer who lives in the northern part of the county, were killed last Saturday on account of fully developed cases of hydrophobia. These hogs had ber. bitten about two weeks ago and one of the animals which was very large and fat died within 4 8 hours after the hydrophobia developed. The other was killed. DARLINGTON GINNERY ON FIRE. Damage to the Extent of Eight or Ten Thousand Dollar*?Insurance Not Stated. Darlington, Jnue 8.?At 9 o'clock tonight the plant of the South At? lantic ginnery caught fire and before the flames could be checked damage to the extent of from $8.000 to $10 - 000 had been done. The fire was under control In less than an hour after It started. As the recount proceeds the reason why It has taken Mr. Heurst two years to reach It becomes obvious.? New York Tribune. Columbia June 5.?Wade Hampton Sellers, known as "Blind Tiger King," was today placed on trial for his life for the killing of Constable J. p. Farmer. Li*. 8. C. Vait. 1 iia't at be thy Country's, Thy God's ant 2SDAY. JUNE 10, 19( CHERAW WILL CELEBRATE. Preparations Being Made to Entertuiu Big Crowd on July 7lh. Cheraw is going to have a big cele? bration on Tuesday, July 7. There will be a big Woodmen of the World celebration?two monuments will be unveiled and prominent men will speak. An automobile race over an 11 mile triangular course, horse races with big purses over the fastest track in the State, a baseball game be? tween two teams, and steamboat ex? cursions 15 miles down the river and back. The Cheraw and Georgetown Steamboat Co. will have one of its largest steamers at Cheraw that day, and two excursions will run, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The railroads will give cheap rates, and eight excursion trains over Che raw's six railroad outlets will bring in the crowds. Cheraw has grown wonderfully in the last few years, and it is one of the prettiest towns in the South, having 12 miles of shady streets with three rows of trees. Cheraw works more kinds of woods than any town in the State, and it will be a revelation to many to visit the various factories. Next week we will give a programme of the cele? bration and the schedules, snowing how people from your section can spend that day in Cheraw and get home that night.?Cheraw Chronicle. MURDER IN RICHLAND. Wateree Bridge Keeper Shot In the Neck by His Own Son. Columbia, June 9.?Joe Mims, keeper of the Southern railway draw? bridge over the Wateree river, was killed by his son, Pressly Mims, Sun? day night The man's neck was broken by a load of shot?in fact, he was alii..ist decapitated. The son is now in Jail. Joe M'ms was well known In Co? lumbia, tawing lived in the mill dis? trict here several years. Pressly Mini* himself m now a resident of the mill district. He says that upon the in? sistent Invitation of his father he went to Wateree Sunday to be com? pany for his father. In the meantime Joe Mims pot hold of a lot of whiskey somewheiv and acted in a very ugly manner, as he is repo-ted to have done on many occasions before. Sunday night he got his son Pressly backed up into a corner and made at him with an axe. At least thr*t is the defendant's statement to a reporter. Thereupon Pressly Mims got his fa? ther's shotgun and fired with fatal effect, the entire load entering the neck and practically severing the head. Pressly Mims surrendered to Mag? istrate E. C. Touchberry and was committee to jail yesterday morning. Smith Thomas, an eye-witness, was arrested pending a preliminary an.l is also in ail. SHOULD BE MUZZLED. Tills Is the Only Wuy to .-.tamp Out Hydrophobia. The bureau of animal industry of the Unite States department of agri? culture published the fullest informa? tion respecting rabies and its treat? ment. Its experts declare that rabies is one of the most easily eradicated of all Infectious diseases and should be stamped out. This could be done by muzzling all dogs, as its transmission by other animals Is too rare to need consideration. With all dogs muzzled in the United States for a few days the dis? ease would disappear entirely, as has been demonstrated by the experi? ence of other countries. The de? partment, however, recognizes a ditti eult obstacle to overcome. In reality there is no cruelty what? ever inflicted on a dog in causing it to wear a muzzle when in public places or running at large. The animal soon become used to it and manifests not tli?' slightest inconvenience. In the absence of muzzling the disease will continue year by year, causing constantly increasing suffer? ing, financial los? and death. The department cites that owing to the enforcement of dog-muzzling laws In Rolland, Sweden, Norway and Germany rabies In man has al? most disappeared In those countries. The same results are being observed In England. In Australia, where tht Infection has not been allowed to rnter, the disease Is unknown. Thomas F. Ryan's alleged cam? paign contribution to the Nebraska Democrats Is one at least that is get? ting plenty of publicity. ?Philadel? phia Press. 1-zt-e* 1 Tru?i'e." THE TRU1 38. New 8eri< POST G, T. P. A. MEETS. Delightful Smoker for Members?Cane Presented to Ex-President John \V. McKelver. Post G, T. P. A., held a very enthu? siastic and pleasant meeting Saturday night at Hotel Sumter. A number of matters of importance to the post and to Sumter were discussed. Among the more Important matters was the question of the establishment of a South Carolina T. P. A. orphanage and home for old travelers in Sumter. This project was launched at the last meeting of Post G. The secretary, Mr. C. B. Yeadon, was instructed to take the question up again with the other posts in this State. After the business session was over the members of the post were invited to join in a smoker at which dlightful refreshments were served A very happy incident was the pre sentation to ex-President John W McKelver by the post of a beautiful gold headedwalking cane, in token of the appreciation of his brother mem bers of the great interest which he took In the preparations for the en? tertainment of the recent T. P. A. State convention in Sumter and his work for Post G and the order gen? erally. The cane was presented In an appropriate and happy manner by President Albert C. Ducker of the lo? cal post. Mr. Ducker, after assuring Mr. McKelver of the appreciation of the members of Mr. McKeiver's fine work, wound up by assuring the ex president that when he was using his stick and when he was not using it, "you must ever bear in mind that we have nothing in our hearts but love for you." Mr. McKelver was taken by sur? prise, and plainly showed his feelings. He said, among other things, that while he had tried to do his duty In j the work Incident to the preparations for the T. P. A. State convention, he had been abl^ backed up by the mem? bers, of the committee who deserved as much credit as he did. President Ducker replied that while that might be true still everybody knew that Mr. McKelver had not only done his work but some of the work of others. The members present plainly show ed by their actions how much pleas? ure it afforded them to extend this, token of esteem to Mr. McKeiver. A | vote of thanks was unanimously ex? tended to Mrs. A. C. Ducker for the very delicious sandwiches which she had prepared for the smoker, and a vote of thanks to Mr. Jackson, pro? prietor of the Hotel Sumter, for the use of his room. It being discovered that this was the birthday of President Ducker a standing toast was drunk to his health and long life and prosperity. President Duekei turned the meet? ing over to Past President McKeiver and moved that speeches be called for. President McKeiver took charge and ruled that no excuse would be ac? cepted. The following gentlemen then made three-minute speeches: J. S. Sternberger, T. Barksdale. E. D. Witherspoon, J. W. MpKelver, J. W. Packson, \V. Percy Smith. A. W Crosswell, A. C. Ducker. W. R. Pril llps, M. H. P,eck, C. B. Yeadon. E. L Reardon and E. L. Witherspoon. Before adjourning a rising vote of thanks was voted to Secretary C. B. Yeadon for his zealous work In behalf )( Post G. E. I. R. Saved the Vase. The little son of an English gentle? man, in mischievously playing with a vase, managed after several attempts to get his hand through the narrow neck and was then unable to extri? cate it. For half an hour or more the whole family and one or two friends did their best to withdraw the list of the young offender, but in vain. It was a very valuable vase, and the father was loath to break it, but the existing state of affairs could not con? tinue forever. At length, after a final attempt to draw forth the hand of the victim, the father gave up his efforts in despair, but tried a last sug? gestion. "Open your hand!" he commanded the tearful young captive, "and then draw it forth." "I can't open it, father." declared the boy. "Can't?" demanded his father. "Why?" "I've got my penny In my hand." came the astounding reply. "Why, you young rascal." thunder? ed his father, "drop It at once!" The penny rattled In the bottom of the vase and out came the hand. The deprecation of Christianity by indifference Is a more insidious and less curable evil than Infidelity it? self.?Whately. 3 SOUTHRON, Eg?iblUbed June, IM* RS?Vol. XXVII. No 45 CAMPAIGN DATES ARRANGED. SUBCOMMITTEE FIXES TIME WOW THE MEETINGS. The Political Circus Opens Jane 17? Senatorial Candidatee at Sumte* and State Candidates at St. Mat? thews. Senatorial Candida tee. Sumter?Wednesday, June 17. Manning?Thursday, June 1*. Monk's Corner?Friday, June IS,. Georgetown?Saturday, June 20.. Kingstree?Monday, June 22. Florence?Tuesday, June 23. Marion?Wednesday, June 24. Conway?Friday, June 26. Darlington?Saturday, June 27. Bi8hopville?Tuesday, June 30. Bennettsville?Wednesday, July 1% Chesterfield?Thursday, July 2. Camden?Friday, July 3. Lancaster?Saturday, July 4. Winnsboro?Monday, July ?. Chester?Tuesday, July 7. Yorkville?Wednesday, July Gaffney?Thursday, July 9. Spartanburg?Friday, July 10. Union?Saturday, July 11. Columbia?'Tuesday, Jury 14. Newberry?Wednesday, July 15? Greenwood?Thursday, July 16. Abbeville?Friday, July 17. Anderson?Saturday, July 18. Walhalla?Tuesday, July 21. Pickens?Wednesday, July 22. Greenville?Thursday, July 23. vc *ji Laurens?Friday, July 24. Lexington?Tuesday, July 28. Saluda?Wednesday, July 29. r& Edgefield?Thursday, July 30. \ & Alken?Friday, July 31. \*** Bamberg?Saturday, August 1. I aw BarrWell?Tuesday, August 4. ^ Hampton?Thursday, August 6. f& Beaufort?Friday, August 7. { Walterboro?Saturday, August 8. g Charleston?Wednesday*, August 19? \ St. George?Thursday, August 20. Orangeburg?Friday, August 21. St. Matthews?Saturday, August 22. The State Campaign. The schedule for the candidates for State offices is as follows: St. Matthews, Wednesday, June 17. Orang^burg?Thursday, June 18. St. George?Friday, June 19. Charleston?Saturday, June 20. Walterboro?Monday, June 22.. Beaufort?Tuesday, June 23. Hampton?Wednesday, June 24v Barnwell?Friday, June 26. Bamberg, Saturday, June 27. - ^ Lexington?Tuesday, June 30. Saluda?Wednesday, July L A Edgefield?Thursday, July 2. Aiken?Friday, July 3. * j Sumter?-Tuesday. July 7. Manning?Wednesday, July 8. Monk's Corner?Thursday, July 9. Georgetown?Friday, July 10. Kingstree?Saturday, July 11. Florence?Monday, July 13. Marion?Tuesday, July 14.. t .i Conway?Thursday. July 16*. Darlington?Friday, July 17.. Blshopville?Tuesday. July 21. V Bennettsville?Wednesday, July 22. Chesterfield?Thursday, July 23. Camden?Friday, July 24. j Lancaster?Saturday, July 2SV Winnsboro?Monday, July 27. Chester?Tuesday, July 28. Yorkville?Wednesday, July 29. Gaffney?Thursday, July 36. Sparenburg?Friday. July 31^ Union?Saturday, August 1. Columbia?Tuesday, Ausist *. Newberry?Wednesday, August 5. Greenwood?Thursday. August 6. Abbeville--Friday, August 7. Anderson?Saturday, August 8. Walhalla?Wednesday, August 19. Pickens?Thursday. August 20. Greenville?Friday., August 21. Laurens?Saturday, August 22. BITTEN BY "MAD DOG." Man Named llutlo in Ornngeburg County Waned Columbia Monday. A telegram was received yesterday from Livingston station on the Sea board, south of Columbia stating that a man named HuttO had been bitten, by a "mad dog." He wired to a mer? chant in Columbia to sec are the Koon, treatment and mail it to him without deley.?The State. Negro Finds Buried Treasure. May Jenkinh, a colored man living in the Providence section of this county, near Four Holes swamp, made a lucky strike one day last week, and found burled on his farm 195 pieces of Mexican money. The money was found in the open field an was dug up only by chance.?Orangeburg Time* and Democrat. Spartanburg, June 6.?While allud? ing down a stairway railing at the cotton mill at Tucapau today Clary Ice Prince, aged 9 years, fell into the floor and broke his neck. He died Instantly.