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HARRIS LITHIA WATER Contains More Lithia than any Natural Li this Spring Water on the Market. Read what some of the Noted Physicians have to say fv Harris Lithia. TESTIMONIALS. ^ The waters of the Lithia Springs are odorless, free from color, with a pleasant saline taste, rattier palatable. When taken in considerable quantity, they do not nauseate, purge, or produce any feeling of discomfort. 1 find from the analysis of the Waters, they contain Chloride Sodium, Cartx. Potash, Carb. Soda, Carl* Lithia, Carb. Iron and Sulphate Magnesia. These waters act directly Upon the mucous coating of the stomach and alimentary canal, they are powerfully alterative and tonic. They are everything to inflamed or irritated surfaces. They act upon the Mood, changing it from acid to alkaline. In Indigestion, Catarrh of Stomach and Gastralgia. supplemented with a proper diet, they are a certain cure. The action ui>on the kidneys is marked. The Sodium, Potash, Soda. Lithia. are the best sob vents of uric acid, all calculi of an ackl character, whether litary or cystic, are steadily dissolved. I am confident that the profession will find it very useful in cases where this class of water is required. J. Q. WiLBUtt, M. D. ^ Walterboro, S. 0., April 10,1898. Asheville, N, C., April 24, 1893. An extended clinical use of the Harris Lithia Water prompts me to the statement that I regard it as one of the best, if not tlie best, Lithia Waters known to the profession. In the condition of Phosphatic Urine, its action is marvellous. Its use in the Rheumatic and Gouty Diseases afford me more comfort than either the Buffalo or Londonderry Waters! Very truly yours, Jonif Hey Williams, M. D. Mr. J. T. Harris, Proprietor Harris Lithia Springs?Dear Sir: While it is contrary to my custom to give testimonials to remedial agents, I feel free to attest to the efficacy of the Harris Lithia Water (when used in large quantities) In the Rheumatic afid Gouty Diatheses; in engorged states of the Kidneys; in inflammation of t lie Bladder, and in all cases where there is an excess of solids in the urine. Yours respectfully, Geo. Howe, M. D. Baltimore, June 24, 1896. .T. T. Harris, Esq., Harris Spring, S. C.?Dear Sir: I have been using Harris i^h ma o aier ior some time, rjid 1 will say to you that it i9 my opinion that the Harris Lithia Water is by far the best Lithla Water that I have ever used, and thai it has done ine a great deal of good, and 1 think tlmt it to a moat valuable remedy. It. C. Hoffman, Piea. S. A. L. R. R. Chester, S. C. Dear Sir: For the past eight months I have been using Harris Lithia Water with the most excellent results, where I have lieen able to get my patients to drink a suflieient quantity daily. The carbonated has no equal in Gastric disturbances. It is an excellent table water. It is a pleasant laxative, and i9 a sure cure for flatulent dysjH psia. S. M. Davf.oa, M. D. We guarantee one glass of Ilurris Lithia Carbonate Water will relieve the worst case of indigestion in one minutes time or money refunded, and if taken after each meal, will cure any case of indisposition. HARRIS LITHIA WATER COMPANY. HARRIS LITHIA SPRINGS, S. C. ga.UMr.BT. BUT. . mouowab, U H0 Loan. Aitornfj. at Law. IU J At C. C. Culp'a aid Offlca m? _ TI , . - t a o *WJ*T> Sums of $800 and upward D. h Hydr.ck J. A.?_ R n |mnn TnmrniWM, . ....a/. V? V?? UOMig I - w w*v?| w* w r t . , Spartanburg. S C.. Union County ?t a low rate of \i T1 YD HICK * ' -VER' ti-rcst. Long time and easy pa^ H Attorneys at Law tnents. 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Townsend, Our razors are bright and keen Union, S. C. Our towels are new and clean . mAwwQVMn Will shave you in short timo TOV\ NSEND k tons NSEND, ^n(l ?.What, do you thinkl . . Will shave you for a dime Attorneys at Law, And give you a drink?" Union, S. C. " Office Judge Townsend'a old stand. dbCLARRD unconstitutional. OQ en Will JRuy a Act Authorizing Assessing Property ^||aQy Sewing Afa- Holders for Street Improvement. < >, ine from the Music and At Sewing Machine House. 0,?T V"' y of Greenville lies been tiled sustaining 850.00 for a 865 Organ. the contention of the plaintiflf thut the 82"0 ror a 8425 Piano. ci*.v "hould be enjoined from collecting r, , , , . an assessment of two-thirds of the co <t 1 mis away below regular pnoa, Df paving of the sidewalks on Main Clocks cheap for cash. street. Judge Watts holds that the ^ , . .. act under which the assessment was terms on time. made is unconstitutional, and thut even it >r a> .mn w w, if it were not, that the assessments XI / (,/i, UV C/a c/a were imtironerlv m a<l? Tl.? m - - j ?Aiti? uon tfU ]? ??? ???????? voluminous and discusses the recent I UJanted?An Idea of the Legislature with reference VuulllQU Mil IUUU tiiiDg u> patent to street improvements and the new I'rotect your Ideas: thsy noay brlog you wssltb constitutional limitations an to tfia Write JOHN WRD^KKBURN SCO. Pstsni Attor consmuiioumi iiuiiuttionn as to me cor wssbiagK t,. > j.. for u??ir eijoo ort* ocrs power of municipalities to contract %>d hit of tw> b '- irse ' eewens wanted. debts. The case will go up on appeal T.tto the Supreme Court. BRING YOUR Judge Watte also died a decree in the oase of Oentry vs. Lanneau. He j Job Printing to Tlie Times isfte ! wife, made by Mr. C. H. Lanneau i It will be neatly executed several years ago, was not for the pur- j - 1 ese of 4?fr*uaing oreditors. This reverses tKe master, who held that the f mm property should be availultle as aasets ^ rl'MrlaTl latfor payment of Lanneau* debts. I he B Best <V:gh byri.D. TMTtes Pool! Use M latter was the owner and manager of Eel in time, held by druggists. jji the Lanneau cotton mill, w hich wa MdfMtelitolla 1 aifSCTMl afterward Bold to T. W. Larle. DEEDS PARWlLY RECORDED. , A Few Items Picked Up From Various Sources ACCOMPLISHED NEGRO THIEF, Anderson's New City IIalt?--Cl|?trIeRtoti Will Receive Georgia Cotton--lieward For a Murderer. A strange condition of affairs has com? to light in tbo office of tho register of mesne conveyance for Greenvilla I'onntv A Imvi'or in tonkin** lit. a title to real estate, iniulo the discovery that the deed was only partially recorded. This discovery disclosed the fact that entries in the record book have been improperly made during the year 18?j;i to 18!);). There are instances Where deeds are olily half copied, the work being left off without tlio names of witnesses. In other cases the names of notaries taking affidavits of subscribing witnesses and rendiction of dower are omitted. Names of witnesses are left off or improperly placod. This will cause great inconveuieuce, but no loss is iihely to result to property holders; but so lung us deeds are improperly recorded a cl ?ud wi 1 be tin own on. the title of each party int.ueited. Col. J. T. Austin held the oflico during tho years mentioned and S. W. Scruggs was his clerk part of tho time. The whole trouble was the result of carelessness. Mistakes are found in books Y, S, Aaa, Bbb, Ccc and possibly others. S. N. Stewart, the present incumbent, will correct tho errors as far as possi1 ble.?The Register. -? At Sumter. William Anderson, nu nnuMovo at Air. Edgar Skinner's gin house, met with a horrible death, lie was standing in front of the gin,which was ruuuiug at a high rate of speed. Stooping dowa, he reached his left arm updorneath tho rapidly revolving saws, i,' 4. . ?, wnv his sleeve was caught l>y the teethot tlies. . i? _ the unfortunate man was jerked up to the frout of the giu nud held fast while his arm was cut into shreds. As soon as possible the machinery was stopped and Anderson was extricated, but the deadly saws had done their work. Medical aid was summoned at once, but I before n physician could reach him death relieved him of his suffering. A n jury of inquest was empanelled and r. I- verdict rendered in accrdnuce with the abovo. ? i'nere has been some bold stealing done in W'edgetield in open da3'light. Tom Friersou, colored, who had been absent for nearly two months, dodging the officers of the law, returned last , week and seized a bale of cotton, belonging to his brother llayti, and sold the same to Mr. Dan McLaurin. Not * Hirer Iroi an o rn er ^ i'1 W JiVtJ,'* i [ win Keith. He also sold that bale) to Mr. McLaurin, nud after he had received payment for both bales, he left, walking, ile went by his mother's farm, took two mules from the stable and sold them at Sumter. He left Sumter on the Florence train, pursued by Chief of Police Bradford. ? The Ilegister. Charleston's board of health at a recent meeting passed the following resolution which speaks for itself: "Kesolved, that the product of the farm and manufactured goods, except sugar, rice and molasses, will bo permitted to come to Charleston from Atlanta, provi.n.i ~ .... f iitoit i iio njuilf UUBH IIOI Ori^llUitO 111 auy infected points and places. " This lets in sonic of the Georgia cotton which has always come to Charleston but lias recently been kept out by the quarnutino restrictions. At the fall term of court at Lexington, the case that enlisted most interest was the State vs. H. J. Petit. It will be remembered this was the prosecution of the defendant, charging criminal negligence in the fatal collision near Swansea 011 October 1-1, IH'.iO. It, L. Abnev, Msq , represented the defendant and managed the defonso throughout with consummate legal skill. The jury, after five minutes' deliberation, promptly returned a verdict of not guilty. Charleston will have more than one direct line to Kuropo this season. Tlio lolinsoti lllue Cross Compuny decided to inaugurate a line between ( harleston and the leading European ports. The arrangements have beon completed and tho first ship of the line will soon arrive. f. 1>. Wolf, a policeman at Orangeburg, died from the wound I10 received by u negro whom he was attempting to arrest. The negro has not been arrested as 3'et, and it seems to be un lerstood that he will never live, if captured, to see tho inside of the jail. Tho city council of An<lorson 1ms lot tho contract fur tho city lmll to Josho At U...G1 ' ? .u. runiiu. i no contract culls for the building to bo turned over by tbo 1st of April, IHiiH. The prico to bo paid for tho building is -o?A reward of .^loO bus boon offered by the Governor for tho arrest und conviction of the person or persons who shot I and killed Unfits llarling, of Kdgetiohi, 1 on the !>th of Soptoinber. S??- I The new equipment of tho Aiken , Manufacturing Company, of Itath, in- j eludes ftl 2 looms and forty four spinning frames, which combine the latest im- | provements. The cotton crop of F.dgelield has been cut olf fnily one-fourt)i by heavy rains. Othor crops are good. Tho farmers nifiKAviu^ an ununuanco of hay. Tlio Citizens' Building and I <>hii Association lias been organized at Co liiinhia, with 1,000 shares of stock subscribed. The twenty fifth atiniversarv of the South Caiolna lYnee Soeio'y will he hold in < o'u:i)hia, I'uesdav, <'ot th. -4*l? \hhevillf is to run a :t()0-horsopowor electric plant. ^?6UCEASp NEGROES. | Dwmif ?&TiD Which Negro I D?P>?'*rfi Take Part. eh$d walking along the i atreeW MC9ta(foaton was pushed into the gutter b^ntJrowd of negro toughs. Half a dozen White men, most of whom were street oak tjbnduotors off for [din- . ner, tan Up to take the boy's part, when ' they were attaoked by the negroes. A terriflo hand-to-hana fight followed, olubs, stones end iron rods being used as weapon*. Conductor Myer was knocked senseless with an iron bar. The negioes were getting the best of the fight when the police came in sight and then they fled. Eight of the negroes took refuge in a shanty. A squad of , Eolioemeu tried to make an entrance, ut the negroes opened the windows and began snooting. The officers rea. .1 a.l_ _ H J i t M a turueu iu? ure, auu lur h iuh iijiuiiios a regular battle was iu progress. Henry Perry, colored, was sliot through the hoatl and killed. Edward Washington, another negro, was seriouslv injured and is not expeoted to live, f'olicemnu Burton, who led the attacking forces, is dangerously wounded. Five oolored rioters were arrested after being clubbed. The situation was alarming for b whilo, but the police have control and everyting is quiet. XEGBOES BXCITBD. The negroes of the city are worked up to a pitoh of great excitement by the killing of Henry Perry by Policeman Burton. A mass meeting was held in Mishaw Rifle hall and speeches were made condemning the act of Policeman Burton, and it is said a boycott will be entered into against the i street railway company. Resolutions were adopted asking the State government to take a hand in the matter and see that they ore proteoted from policemen's bullets. Negro men went to the different lawyers in the oity asking advice and begging them to take the case against Omoer Burton. His wife, it is learned, will bring a civil action for damages against the officer. A RIOT IN GREENVILLE. Tho City Chaln-Gang Attacked toy a Drunken Mob. A special from Greenville to the Register, says a small riot occurred , '-pre, which eame near resulting se> riouiiy To*uj?nd George Rigdon, of 1 Pickens, and E. Lark and Gecrge Tinsley, of Piedmont, white men, were in the city, and got on a spree. Wandering nroutul they came upon the city chain-gang convict force working on the streets iu the northern part of the city. One of the negro convicts was | working some distance from the force, I and the four men made an attack on hiui with sticks and rocks. He called for help, n>d Street Overseer Poolo ran to his assistance. Half a dozen of tho convicts ran to the aid of Poole, and a lively huttle followed, the weapons being rocks and clubs. During th^fight Poole drew his pistol and was omthe point of shooting George Tinsley j who seemed to be the most aggressive of the raiders, but did ing him sensel^.** nn* af t-ha convicts Two of the"'* attacking party were badly wounded by the convicts and all four were captured, the convicts, under orders of Overseer Poole, acting as police. The convicts escorted the four prisoners to the station house, where their wounds were dressed. Tinsley and Tom Rigdon are seriously hurt. The remarkable part of the affair is that no convict attempted to escape, and after landing the prisoners in the guardhouse all returned to work as if uothing had happened. 1 j SUMTER'S LICENSE TAX. Passes Council After Hard Fight--A Test In Court, j A special to the State from Sumter I says that ufter a long fight and a great ' deal of filibustering the city council of ; Sumter has passed a license ordinance and the same will go into ellect on Oct. 1, and shortly thereafter the test of the law will be made in the courts by those who have joined forces to fight the ordinance. The firm of Haynsworth & Haynsworth have been retained by the anti-license people and will carry the case into court, while the city will be represented by City Attorney T. B. Fraser. The anti-license people think they have a good caso and are supported by a strong public opinion, it being the general belief that the income to be derived from the license tax is unnecessary and will beget extravagance in municipal expenditures. He the merits of the case what they may, the outlook for a very interesting legal fight is on and will be watched with great interest by eveiybody, whether directly involved or not. PALMETTO CHIPS. The prospects for a big State Fair are good. Work on the I'ythians' new Castle at Charleston is progressing rapidly. Hail and wind did considerable damago to cotton in Orangeburg last week. The College for Women will opon this year with a largely increased uttondunce. Norton's majority over Johnson in the second primary in the (Jth district was .VW. Total vote 8,808. During a thunderstorm Miss Kusan (' roadway, daughter of Mr. James Broadway, of I'acksville, Sumter | county, was struck and instantly killed, i She was sitting bv an open window i reading when struck and the book she I | had in her haud was burned Two ! I children were in the room, but neither of them was hurt. One was asleep and ! was not aroused, while another was ! thrown from a chair in which it was , seated and the chair torn to pieces. About the same time a mule belongiug i to Mr. W. M. Broadway of the same neighborhood, a brother of Mr. James | Broadway, was struck and killed. f Wiggins?What makes you so certain of i::i\vler's patriotism??I5ogg*-\Yhy, j lie Just bolls over wlt.n Indignation v."lien In- hears of the wrongs of fori-igiuv-s tliat we have no Interest lul? ^ Truth. i j 9FI10 MAH COLLEGE.' I I rhe Citizens of Dillon Skinned by i Circus Sharks. I1 PALMETTOSAYINGS AND DOINGS I1 i Children Cremated?Shot for Stealing Cotton ? Order for Inspection*? Money for Benedict College. A Greenville special says the valuable Caesar's Head property of 2,381 acres in the upper part of this county will belong to Furman University within a few days, the owners, Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Miles, having declared their infection of giving it to that institution. The trustees of tho university have agreed to accept it upon the conditions prescribed by Dr. Miles and the papers will be executed at once. Twenty thousand dollars in cash was refused by Dr. Miles for this property several yeare ago. Tho conditions of the gift are that the trustees will pay to the owners or to the survivors of either of them during their lives the sum of $88 annually and allow them board at the hotel or one of the cottages without charge so long as they wish to visit the place. Caesar's Head is a famous summer resort and in the hands of an energetic hotel' man, such a one as the trustees purpose to lease it to next year, ought to be crowded from .luno to October. The views and mountain scenery around the place are grand. Seoretary G. G. I Wells, of tne board of trustees, haa written a letter to Mrs. E. M. Miles and her husband, Dr. Miles, thanking them in the namo of the trustees ana the Baptists of tho State for their magnifloent donation to the cause of education. A special to the State says the most exciting timo in Dill one's history was had last week as a result of W. H. Harris' Nickel l'late Shows being there. Oil their boards they aavernsea positively 110 games allowed," and drtfw a crowd of the best people in tjhis section, but the first thing they o peeved up were several gambling tubles by which many of the iguoraut were duped. TlAs was not the worst feature of the shoav, for inside the tent wore numbers of their band offering change, of whifdi there was a scarcity, aud in giving it out in all instances they failed from $1 to $14 to give the proper change, and many unsuspecting ones pocketed their money without counting. Several attachments were issued, but an effort was made to move and a rush was made for the engine by at least 260 determined men, and pistols were drawn to assist in holding it down. I\or some time a row w as imminent, but was arrested by cooler corunsol. Finally settlements were made with many and the train was allowed to move without further mollestation. J3ut Dillon doesn't want Mr. Harris nor his Nickel Plate shows any more. is published at Benedict College" by the college students contains this item of news: "The will of the . late Mrs. B. A. Benedict was admitted to pro'barte on August 25. Under its provisI ions the American Baptist Missionary | tuiou receives $l(J,000i The First | Baptist Church, of l'awtaioket, R. receives $-1,000, the interest only 10 be used for the support of preaching, and 81,000, the interest to bo used for the aid of tlio poor of the church. The American Baptist Home Mission flociety recoives 810,000, the interest to bo used for tho suj*)ort of Benediot College. After the aliove bequests have been paid the residue of the estate is to go to the Home Mission Society, to be added to tho eudo^yment fund of Benedict College. Tho executor estimates that that will bring to the College about 8-10,000 more." An order has been issued from the Adjutant and Inspector General's ollice for the annual inspection of the following commands on the dates named: Kidgewav Hides, Capt. W. J. Johnson, commanding, liidgeway, Ootober 4; Greenbrier, Capt. H. V. Lemon, commanding, ltockton, Oct. 4. Fairfield Kiflle Guards, Cant. T. H. Jordan, commanding, Wiuusboro, Oct. 5. Catawba Hides, ('apt. Fred Mobley, commanding, Bock Hill, Oct. 0; Liberty Hill Bides, Capt. J. O. Richards, Liberty Hill, Oct. 7; Cantey Rifles, Capt. C. I1. Lorick, commanding, Camden, Oct. 8. ? Charles W. ('uller shot a negro nniued Gilmore on his farm in Orangeburg county. .Mr. Cnller bad found that his gin house was being robbed, and laid in wait with a rille. He saw a man come out with a sack of cotton and shot at him, the hall taking effect in Giluiore's breast, making a dangerous wound. Mr. Culler was surprised to find that Gilmore was the thief, for be was one of his most trusted farm hands. ?? While Andy Hmith, colored, and his wife, who livo six miles from Donnalds, Abbeville county, were at preaching, their house was discovered on lire. They loft six small children at home, ranging in age from 18 mouths to seven years. Great efforts wore made to save tho children by neighbors, but help reached th,em too late and all si* r>nrinlmil in tlw? Wesloy Stevon killod Will Chick (both rnon colored) on Mr. William l.autfford's O'Neal farm, three miles from Newberry. The two men Home lime previously had u <iuurrel about n trifle some walnuts that the dead man's family hud pathered and placed in a Miss Josephine Pearson, of Nashville, Tenn., has beon elected matron st Winthrop College. The Western I'nion Telegraph Com l>any is to establish an up town ollice it Abbeville. The Catawba and Chester Cotton ' Mills, at Chester, have been placed in he hands of a receiver. ? -* ? It ih now almost definitely .settled hat the Ohio Uiver aid C'narlestoo , :i&ilroad will be completed. ABOUT THE CROPS. BmVi WMkly Bulletin Shows Steady Decline. The hot. generally dry weather mused ootton to open very feat, some prematurely, end two-thirds of ell cotton is now open with about helf of the srop picked. This applies to the whole State; in the eastern counties the proportion open and picked is somewhat greater. Full reports from every county indicate that there has been a steady decline in condition since the first of this month, and that during the past week the decline was due to excessive heat and drought, which caused the plant to shed young, un mature bolls. The reports also indioate that there will be practically no top crop. That is to Bay, that cotton has either stopped taking on fruit sin$e the middle of August, 01 that where it did fruit the bolls and squares dropped off No blooms were seen during th< week except on moist bottom iands. Over about one-third of the State th< estimated yield of lint per acre wil equal an average, and over two-thirdi it will fall short, so that, making du< allowance for the increased acreage correspondents estimate that the yielt will be smaller than last year, and generally, the worst reports come fron the localities of usually heaviest pro duction. In places where the plant i still green, rust is very prevalent, bu many fields present tho appearance o having been killed by frost. Sea island ootton picking progressiui rapidly; the crop, much of which is no yet matured, is looking remarkabl, flue, notwithstanding the existin moderate drought where this crop i cultivated, Except over the extreme northwest eru counties where corn was plante late, it was not adversely affected b the lack of rain and hot weather. Tk corn crop is now entirelvsafe and muc of it bus been gathered. Correspoi dents generally speak of it as a fa crop, in places, a large one. The weather continued favorable f< harvesting rice, and now there remair only Into May aud Juno plantings to t cut. Late rice is not as promising i the early rice, and in portions of Co leton the crop is very poor. Threshin rice is well under way. l'eus seom to be fruiting heavily no withstanding that the leaves nearly a dropped off the vinos during the pa two weeks. Pea-vine hay iB nearly a gathered. It was too dry for sweet potatoes at over some of the western counties tl yield will be short. Early varieties a yielding well. ltain is needed for turnips and pa tures, and to replenish the streams f stock water. AIbo for late sugar-can CONSTABULARY MUST OO. Gov. Kllcrbe Has Not Decided Win He Will Appoint as Norton's St ccssor.' Governor Ellerbo, after an abser of some time at Mt. Airy, N. C., k returned to Columbia. When ask how he enjoyed his trip, he replied: "Yes, my trip did me good," said 1 than* IWBft ??eni "simply res! while away ami let the climate a water do the rest. 1 am back now a ready for anything that afises, thou T find nothing to demand my imu diate attention?" How about the constabulary?" w asked. "before leaving 1 announced that the 1st of October I would remove ; the constables except a few and wli the time comes L shall do so. There nothing further about that to be se that I can see. With the exception a tew constables to enforce the law rural districts every ono will be i moved. Besides lessening the expeus of the dispensary by $o2,000 annual it will make the law more popular ai it can bo better enforced. " Governor Ellerbe was asked if he hi decided who he would appoint Com trollor General to succeed Mr. Norto He answered that he had not as the was no occasion for haste in the matte as Mr. Norton would still hold on un1 after the general election on the 12th October. A number of applications f< the place, he said, had been made at were put on file for his future conside ation. When Chief Clerk Derham was mei tioned as a prominent candidate for tl appointment, the Governor asked if 1 were not the logical successor to M Norton. The current objection raised again his appointment is that he is from tl J'ee Dee section, which already has tl i lion's share of the ollices. The Governor assented that the P< Dee was well represented. From h conversation nothing as to his intei lions in regard to the comptroller gei eralshin could be gathered. He did not care to have anything t say about the action of the railroads i refusing to haul liquor loose tn bo cars, lie decined to talk about th charge of collusion which lias bee brought ngainst him by liluthenal < Jlickart, of Atlanta, iu the Unite States Circuit ('curt.?The State. TIIK PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY. Tho It Ivor Companies Are Mlnlnj Steadily, Rut Not to Kxoess. Phosphate Inspeator Adolphus W Jones was in Columbia last week, f* the State, fresh from the phos ohate fields. The river rock iudus try in this State, he said was no so dead as it has been represented a being. While tho ontpnt is not so larg< as formerly, tho companion are mining about ten thousand tons each pe month. Tho Heuufort, Farmers' ani Empire companies he said, were min iug to a considerable extent, but thei never allowed a surplus of rock to go on hand. They wore konping everything wel in hand and not letting the productioi exceed the demand. There is not now in the river sootion more than 25,00< tons of rook already mined. Of thii amount more than half belongs to th< CootftW oomi Any, whioh lias givon HI work. When this company quit it hao a much largor supply on hand hut haf disposed of tlie greater part of it. The C'oosaw's plant has been put in perfect order and well housed. Itif^n no danger, and could in a he put in readiness to I PHI IB PROBltM, Affects Delinquents Throughout the: State, GENERAL NORTON'S OPlKWN;. ^ v Refusal to Pay Is Not a Misdemeanor and Not PunlsbaMe by ImprisonMent?What He Says. , There are 700 delinquent poll tax i owers in Riohland county, and in tha * ??-uu si to tlint last day or two some uvums ?? ? magistrate's powers in collecting the> I tax has arisen. Comptroller General'. Norton has been consulted and liasi * given his opinion. The Bame trouble > ' ihpt exists here obtains in every other 1 eonnty of the State. General Norton s says: 9 ' 'The confusion which has arisen in ? Richland eonnty over the collection of * delinquent poll taxes is but natural ? when the methods heretofore in Ub^ arc 1 remembered. "It should be known that eaoli an- w * nual session of the general, assembly t makes specific levies for each specific purpose, State, county and schools, including poll taxes, and provides BpecitiS cally how these specific taxeB are to Iba t collected and applied. y "Each session of the general asseme bly since somewhere about 1885 made 8 the non-payment of poll tax a misdemeanor, up to the session of 1896, when i- this clause was left out of the supply l* xct. The non-payment of i>oll tax for1 y 1895-96 and 1897, accordingly, is not a. > misdemeanor and tho dolmquont poll h taxpayer cannot be indicted as lieroto)" fore for a misdemeanor. lr "It is true that in the criminal statutes of South Carolina, Chapter XXI, )r section 877, there will be found suoh a is provision, but a careful review of the ,e statutes and this section (377) will show is that this material was taken from Acts 1- of 1892, pane 43, and has roference to ig poll taxes of 1892-'98 only and is of no force only for that specific fiscal year, t- The Constitution, which went into 41 force, January 1st, 1800, made the non"t pavment of poll tax to disfranchise tho M voter. "Accordingly, the General Assembly of 1890, thf first session under the new Constitution, left out of the supply r? bill the olause making the non-payment of poll tax a misdemeanor, and the sesBion of 1807 did the same thing. The or results are that trial justices or magistrates cannot try or imprison poll tax payers for non-payment of poll taxes for the fiBcal years 1800 (including November and December, 1805) and 1897, as ,m there is no authority of law for such _ action. "It is the duty of county treasurers to issue executions for delinquent poll ice payers as well as for all delinquent ias real and personal property. When the ed treasurer thus issues such executions and delivers the same to the sheriff1, tho sheriff can place the said executions in ie? the hands of magistrates and authorize :rr ta>*C&Uect. the same with legal <?<1 costs tnereoii* hub cudi in^i.oo fur tlu* nd treasurer and such costs as the law alnd lows the sheriff in all matters of execugh tions for taxes. In other words, there ie- is no legal difference between the enforcement of an execution for the colas lection of a poll tax and for real and personal property so far as costs are on concerned, and the issuing, returning all and settling far same. The penalty for en the non-payment of poll taxes now is is disfranchisement?the delinquent caniid not legally voto. of, "In Richland county tho treasurer in has issued the executions, as we learn, e- and ho or the sheriffs gave to the mages istrates a list of those executions which ly they have been collecting with legal id costs. No warrants have been issued, as we learn, but executions issued as au iuuvh hiui c08m iouoweu legally, p- "Any delinquent ]>oll taxpayer for n. 1894-05 and previous years can be inre dieted for non-payment of poll tax, but f not for 1 WW and 1897. lil "The decision of the supreme court, of 181)7 in reference to treasurers' costs of or Sb00 apply only where warrant has is?d sued on allidavit of treasurer, but does r- not all'cct cases of executions issued by treasurer for non-payment of poll tax. o- "Under the acts of 189(> and 1897 war ie rants cannot be issued by magistrates, je hut executions can be issued by county r. treasurers; therefore this decision of the supreme court doos not nflect or st concern the issuing of executions or ie x>sts to treasurers or sheriffs therefor." ie m ,0 HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY. Mr. Hurrls Deolines to Take People j. From New Orleans. Last week Mr. Harris, the proprietor 10 of the Harris Lithia Springs, was soreu x ly tempted. From New Orleans came a e telegram requesting an immediate ren ply, asking if Harris Springs hotel J would be open to hundreds of refugees ( from that city, who would show clean bills of health from the authorities. Hespite the fact that an affirmative answer would have filled his hotel to overflowing, possibly for a couple of months, g Mr. Harris promptly wired to New Orleans that he oould not permit the refugees to come to his hotel. Had he said "come" the shipment of tho 0 1 1 1 * .. _.u. iiuuiu imm iionu aeriOUSiy lllier fered with and there would have boen danger of spreading the germs in every . direction through the medium of the water. Again, the business of the B hotel for the noxt summer season 9 would have been injured. All the ? same, it was a most tempting offer. Mr. r Harris felt that his lithia spring water 1 would bo an antidote for yollow fever * and was confident tliut the germs could V not live at the place, but he did not t care to havo the dreaded words "yellow fevor" mentioned in connection with 1 his resort. ?The Htato. ) Mr. Henry Orieshaber, 27 years old, } bookkeeper for W. T. Martin, in Coi lumbia, fell dead while talking with > his friends. Cause, heart disease. [ t Considerable cotton is being centralised at Georgetown and shipped from i there this season. i " stores continue to spring up State.