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Volume 18.
Waynesboro, Georgia,, Saturday, January 6, 1900
Number 38
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L Miiox, Jr. ii 3.—Fight ng is in pro-
pre.-s n: the Irene today. From Stork-
gt.i.-m aaii N..uw; rv, Cane Ooionv,
c , me ndvic’ a oi a ini.ewai o. noun u ties.
There was lively work hi ike hills
aronud Oo.e.-burg. ine Boers stub
born;v resisted ibe Briusii at ev.-ry
poiur, but gradually retreated T.r*
British held the extreme position to tb.
Eouik and east, overlooking me town
The liners attacked Moulteno this
a 'ruing and a brisk action followed
the result of which was not known nera
ut a late hour. j
Licking news from the main British
ramus in South Alnca. \vb ise tu are
ac ion can alone have an lm curtail (.■ e.
lee on the large: is nes of ttie c.m-
j.-.i-ru, tne Briti>n pub.ic is making tbe
m )>t of ■ olonel Pi.idler’s miniature
ba de. Unbounded tribute is pa a to
the prowess o* tue Caua- a.ns ana Aus
tr. ..a: id graphic . ceo’juts are pao
lish“.i of t.ie eniUDSiusni in Douglass a*
the v. •!'i:iuas r .ops e-irerou h .t place.
. : p seurative oi the Associated
ti iii ■ il i 5 olumii savs:
lnni i-iii.Uf result of Coionel
-ucue-sis tire entire di.-.psrsal
■ cis, wuo have been governing
r • for n- ast six weeks.
SunnyAde was captured, the
ocenpied the laag
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n. it an i yiined tne main body the fol
low eg morning, bringing the whoie of
tue B r ten's, wagons an,d loot, and
1 ring the Coruwa: s in garrison at
Suunyside The Bifish force then
started lor Douglass, t he Torontos bring
ing up the rear in wagons. .
Uuc i f iitbiisiii in hown.
‘Tu the afternoon the troops entered
the town unopposed and amid extraor
dinary ,-cenes The inhabitants were
overjoyed and crowded about the sol
tilers, shutting bauds with them, and
wh u tney learned mat their deliverers
were Canadians and Australians, the
enthusiasm became frenzied. Tuere
were ‘.cafening cheers as the troops
traverse-d the main street- and it was
impossible for them to make progress,
the crowds being so eager to shake
hand, with the colonels.
"It appears that the Laandrost and
(id tne mounted rebels evacuated the
place on tne previous night-. The un
lit ntited rebels are reported to be in-
it-n ,‘ied in the vicinity. Quantities of
ammunition were captured and de-
A dispatch from the Modder river iu-
t’-mates tnat the Suunyside prisoners
will nor be treated as prisoners of war,
hut as British subjects caught in open
At the Modder river camp, the con-
suet of the colonials is greatly admire i
and all are delighted that they havo
siru k the first b.ow on the western
f-" ut. r mice the battle of Magersfon-
iein. it is believed the relief of Kuru-
■nau wbl quickly follow.
Hie latest advices from Colesburg.
nistr: -t tend to modify the estimate of
Ben ml French’s success. The pre-
Q etc 1 oc- upatiou of Oolesburg had not
been mu-omplished last evening, while
tne Boers’ gnus, announced to have
bewi siienced, were still active.
The war office this afternoon issued
dispatches received from Generai Fren h
tin ter yesterday’s u.:.te saying his posi
tion was the samo as ou the previous
fAy, that with small reinforcements he
c md dislodge the Boers from Colesburg
£mi in the meantime he continued ma-
Pt-uvenug.
Duller May Advance.
General Buller continues his night
min; urdmeuts and patrols’ surprises,
-a- ttie Tugela river is again fordable
aU( i the stretcher bearers have been
ftfiusitioned at Durban and Pieterma-
tnz’jurg, there is a disposition to be-
eVe that- the British advance will not
he long delayed.
It is reported at Durban that the cap-
icrea German steamer Bundesrath had
in hoard five big guns, 50 tons of shells
at U ISO trained artillerymen.
-Nothing further has been heard from
Moulteno, which was reported from
“'orkstoem to have been attacked by
jke Boers this morning. So far as
Diown here there is only a small force
there.
^ dispatch from Storkstoem an
nounces that Swaneleff, the Boer com-
Cl uudaut at Stormberg, has died of his
bounds.
, special dispatch from Pensbnrg,
. ire d Tuesday, Jan. 2, says a supply
ram without a locomotive was set in
^lotion within the British lines near
Guesbarg and proceeded so near the
' f position tnatTx was impossible to
6<;over it and the British guns there-
ore destroyed the trucks. It is sus-
rp^ , ^ lat this was the act of a traitor,
fhe total British casualties about
o esburg in two days were six men
Kl hed and 20 wounded.
^ Three hundred Filipinos attacked the
American garrison at Subig and were
repulsed.
ibe city of Jacksonville’s friends have
determined to renew their effort to have
the state capitol removed from Talla
hassee.
Business men of Cincinnati are mov
ing earnestly to secure the location of
tne Democratic national convention in
that city
Hons. Jes-e Stallings and John W.
Tomlinson, gubernatorial candidates,
will meet in joint debate throughout
Alabama.
George W. Vanderbilt had a Christ
mas irce at Bihmore, N. C , for the em-
ployes of his estate and every one, great
and sma;l, was remembered.
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5 me in hered.
Piaas are being formulated to organ
ize a terminal company composed of in
dependent capitalists for the purpose of
builaing a new union passenger station
1/ A-QTISt tlie
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in Atlanta.
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A bloody civil war has been raging
Sick
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Headache
among the natives of Kiriwani, Faw
Guinea.
Nor'h Carolina has this year char
tered 31 cot ton mills, and of these about
one-third are mreudy completed.
Germany, because of American oppo
sition, has aboudon6d all idea of acquir
ing the Danish West indies.
Minute Cough Cure, cures
i tiai. i* -,iht»t it was mads fnr.
Captain Charles L. Potter, corps of
engineeis, U. S. A., has been detailed
in ad.inion to h:s other duties as i n
gmesr of the Sixteenth iighthouse dis
trict at Memphis.
A German farmer named Stncke and
the Rev. Mr. Hartes, director of the
Hanoverian missions in Natal, have
been arrested and imprisoned at Est-
courc on a charge of aiding the Boers.
Samuel Mills, collector for a Chatta
nooga iustalim3hc house, tried to seize
some furniture in tne possession of a
negress and in a struggle that ensued he
shot the woman, her son and daughter,
all seriously.
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The city fathers of Columbus, Ga.,
have passed an ordinance requiring sa
loons there to clos6 at 10 p in.
James Gresham of Brooklyn has found
capiial to demonstrate the commercial
value of his corkscrew boat, ior which
is anticipated a speed of 50 miles per
hour.
The bureau of internal revenue has
decided that insurance companies doing
a call loan business are liable to the
bankers’ tax imposed by the war rev
enue law.
Commissioner General Ferdinand W.
Peck of the United States commission
to the Paris exposition of next year, has
appointed Sousa’s baud as the official
American band to piny at the exposi
tion.
Is the cause of untold suffering
to many women; of neglected
families and unhappy homes.
Pleasure is banished from the ^
life that is subject to these at- |lbP
tacks, and 3 r et it is possible to f||E .
be free forever from such trying
ordeals. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People, by en
riching the blood,Atoning up the nerves, and strengthening
the stomach, make sick headache impossible, and restore ner
vous energy to the despondent sufferer. The full name;
Dr.WilIia^!S ,
Pink Pills for Pale People
is on every package of the genuine.
. "‘ r . 8 - Fannie B. P to file, of Martinsville, Mo., says: “I used to have
terrible sick headaches, which I had as tar back as I can remember,
in recent years ihey were getting: worse. A few years ago I took treat
ment, of M gnPfifl hat in L"o nooop;*.. :x » , , . ..
insisted that I commence using them. After taking a few doses I could
see an improvement, and my headache spells were not so severe. I
used four boxes, and since that time I have not had any of those at
tacks, and 1 never felt so well In my life.”
—From the Republican, Bethany, Mo.
. discovery of modern times has proved such a blessing to man
kind as Dr.V illiams’ Pink Pills for Pale People. Acting directly on
the blood and nerves, invigorating the body, regulating the functions,
they restore the strength and health in the exhausted patient when
every effort of the physician proves unavailing.
» These pills are sold In boxes at 50 cents a box,or six boxes forS2.50. and
may be had ofall druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams Medicine Co .
Schenectady, R.Y. ’
FRENCH DEFI/vTS
BOERS.
-r Putting
The United States cruiser Moufgom
ery has been on a secret, mission to Li
beria, Africa, performed, it is believed,
with a view to displaying the American
flag in Liberian waters and locating a
.site for an American coaling station on
the Liberian coast.
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Navigation on the Ohio river from
Cincinnati to Pittsburg is closed by ice.
The common council of Boston, after
a spirited debate, adopted resolutions of
sympathy for the Boers.
Two hundred and fifty thousand tons
of Florida phosphates have been shipped
through the port of Fernandina during
The civil service commission, in its
annual report, says the civil service law
is being more generally conformed to
than ever before.
Rudyard Kipling, his wife and two
children are confined to their rooms in
Loudon suffering from influenza, but
there is no anxiety felt a3 to their con
dition.
The secretary of war has modified the
requirements as to physical proportions
of candidates for enlistment in the
army, alluwing a variation not exceed
ing 10 pounds in weight or 2 inches in
chest measurement below the standard
given in the table.
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It is again reported America will buy
the Danish West Indies.
Governor Johnston and Senator Mor
gan may resume their joint debates.^
Pope Leo is said to have expressed a
preference for Cardinal Gotti as his
successor.
The stockholders of the Meridian
Miss., cotton mills have advanced the
wages of all employes 5 per cent.
Admiral Dewey has written to the
Savannah reception committed, which
waited on him in Washington six weeks
ago, that he will visit that city on or
about March 20.
The building owned and occupied by
the Hill Printing company, publishers
of the Eustis (Fla.) Lake Region, has
been totaily destroyed by fire, entailing
a ioss of $100,000.
The total number of vessels built and
officially numbered by the bureau of
navigation during the calendar year
just ended was yo4of 267,042 gross tons,
compared with 905 of 23,600 gross tons
for the year 1898.
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Kid McCoy defeated Peter Maher in
five rounds at Coney Island.
The wages of 25,000 men in Pittsburg
have been advanced from o t<5 10 per
cent.
Richard Croker, while attempting to
mount a horse near Loudon, fell and
broke a leg.
Edward Todd, a well known manu-
facturer of gold pens and pencil cases,
is dead at his home in New York city.
The interstate commerce commission
has extended to Aug. 1 the time by
which all railroads must equip their cars
with automatic couplers.
Aguinaldo’s wife, sisters and 18 Fili
pinos have surrendered to Major March’s
He Occupies Colesburg Aft
the Burghers to Flight.
London, Jam 2.—A dispatch from
Rensberg, Cape Calouy, says General
Freuch has completely defeated the
Boers and occupied Colesburg. Tha
general continued to keep the Boers on
the move and pressed them closely Sat
urday and Sunday, giving them no time
to make a prolonged stand, and when
day broke he was within striking dis
tance of the enemy.
Sunday night all the cavalry, artillery
and infantry, the latter riding in wag
ons to increase the general mobility,
started upon a night march with the
object of turning the Boers’ right. The
flank operations wore successful. The
infantry and field batteries immediately
made a feint attack upon the Boer front,
and while this was proceodiug the cav
airy ana light artillery got completely
around the enemy’s right flank as ar
ranged.
The program worked without hitch.
The Boers were uttsrly surprised, and
finding their retreat threatened, fled in
disorder to the eastward, leaving Coles-
berg in General French’s hands.
The war office has received the fol- I
lowing from Cape Town, under todayi
late:
‘‘Colonel Pilcher reports through the !
officer commanding at the Orange river: I
“ ‘I have completely defeated a bos-
tile command at the Suunyside laager,
this day, Jan. 1, taking the laager and
40 prisoners besides the ki.ied and
wounded. Our casualties are two pri
vates killed and Lieutenant Adie
wounded. All encamped at Dover
farm, 20 miles northwest of Belmont
and 10 miies from Suunyside.’ ”
NEGROi
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S iSEUE ADDRESS.
y Appeal to Whites to I)- feat Pro
posed Am -udni nr.
Raleigh, Jan. 2.—The negroes cele
brated the thirty-seventh anniversary
of the signing of the emancipation proc
lamation here yesterday. One of the
features of the day was the reading aud
adoption of an address to the white peo
ple of the state, calling on them to aid
in defeating the proposed constitutional
amendment. In the course of the ad
dress, which is quite long they say:
“We cannot resist the conviction that
the proposed amendment to our state
constitution is the initial step in the di
rection of nullifying the proclamation
of emancipation and abrogating, as far
as possible, the results of the war for
freedom. It is already urged by an in
fluential portion of the newspapers of
the south, and by many or the leading
men, that these amendments to the
state constitution are temporary expe
dients; that the thirteenth, fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the consti
tution of the United States must be re
pealed Tnese are the guarantees of
our freedom and citizenship in the land.
Repeal them and slavery again becomes
lawful. ”
After discussing the negro problem
and the cause that led the negro into
the Republican party, the address goes
on to say:
“Should yGu reject this appeal and
turn a deaf ear to oar entreaty; should
you determine to do that which we so
much dread, we have no power to pre
vent it. For us there will be but one
remedy. We shall be compelled to seek
a home in some otner land—a better
country. ’’
State Cmnp.iijjn Committee to Slake
Aggressive Fight.
Birmingham, Ala , Dec. 30 —A con
ference of leading supporters o' Senator
John T. Morgan from all over Alabama
was held at the Morris hotel in this
city. TI19 meeting was presided over
by W. P. Pinckard of Bim.iugham,
with H. L. Dill as secretary.
It was determined to organize and
conduct an aggressive campaign in tha
interest of the senator’s re-election. To
this end a state campaign committee
was created, with Captain Frank S.
White of Birmingham as chairman, R.
E. L Neiil of Selma secretary and W.
P. Pinckard of Birmingham treasurer.
The committee proper consists of five
members from the state at large and
two from each congressional district.
Birmingham is to be the headquar
ters of the committee.
Senator Morgan himself was not pres
ent; at ths conference, explaining in a
letter that because of pressing duties at
Washington he was unable to attend,
but he stated that m a few days he
would come to Alabama and confer
with his friends aud place himself at
their disposal to do as they directed.
It is understood that whan the sena
tor returns to the state arrangements
wiii be made for him to renew his can
vass, and that more joint debates with
Governor Johnston, his leading oppo
nent for the senatorship, will result.
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SAVANNAH HAS A BIG FIRE.
Loss Is One Huudrcd mid Fifty Thou
sand Dollars.
Savannah, Dec. 30. —Savannah had
a $150,000 fire last night. It started in
the basement of Lindsay & Morgan’s
furniture store at Broughton aud Bar
nard streets about 10 o’clock.
The fire department soon had a stream
upon it, but th9 fatal elevator shaft
knocked out all calculafions and within
6 or 10 miuutes after the arrival of the
department the flames had reached the
fourth story and the volume of smoke
prevented effective fire lighting.
The Lindsay & Morgan building was
soon in flames and the firemen had to
turn their attention to saving ether
structures across Broughton street, the
wind blowing toward the northeast.
At 11 o’clock Daniel Hogan’s store,
across Barnard street, was ablaze. The
6re in this building and that next to it,
was confined to the two upper stories,
but they were both flooded with water.
Ocher stores ou the opposite corners
were slightly damaged aud floods of wa
ter were poured in upon them to pre
vent a spread of the conflagration.
No oue was injured, though there
were several narrow escapes from fall
ing Avails.
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more about our goods.
You certainly owe it to yourselt
to find out all you cau about the goods
for which we claim so much.
For all we claim, we only claim
the truth.
We will send you circulars and
catalogues any time.
Write for them,
We make this a safe place for you
to buy at.
We cheerrully give your money
hack if anything you get from us
doesu’t prove to be just exactly as rep
resented.
No back talk—-just your money.
We want you to see our prices.
We want you to try our goods.
^Manufacturers of Doors, ''ash,
Blinds, Lumber, Laths, Shingles, and
Fancy or Pla n Woodwork lor all kinds
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured bv
Hall’s Catarrh Cu e.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business traus-
ictions aud financially able to carry out any
>bligation“ made by their firm.
West A Trnax, Wiioiesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
Walding, Kinnan * Marvip, Wholesale drug
gists. Toledo, Ohio.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
re-ting directly upon tlie blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 7oc. per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Test imonials free.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best
SOUTH CAROLINA
LEADS.
Thau
KAW MATERIAL IS SCARCE.
A Life aud Death Fight.
of MAnr-hostv
Mr. W, A Hii)ms,
la , writing of his almost mirnfu
lous escape from death say-: ‘Ex
posure after measles induced set;
ius lung trouble, which ended ii
•on.sumption. I had frequent h’-rn
-rrhages and c< ughed l ight and
iay. All my doctors said I ma- 1
soon die. Then I began to U9” Dr.
King’s New Discovery fnreonsump-
tion, which completely cured me I
would not be without it even if D
•os’ $5.(10 a bo!tie. Hundreds have
used it on tny recommendation and
ill sayjt never failsMo cure throat,
host and lung trouble*.” Regular
iz - bottle* a? 50 • and $100 Trial
Katies free at H B M Master’s
Irug siore.
SOUTHERN FINDS WAY OUT.
Its Trains Now Kuu Over Nt-w Link
to R-acli Savannah.
Columbia, S C., Jan. 2.—The South
ern raiuoad has extricated itself from
the diiemma in which it was placed last
Bpring, when the Seaboard acquired the
southbound division of the F.orida Cen
tral aud Peninsular, which the South
ern had been using for its Florida con
nections.
Its lease expired yesterday, hut the
Southern found a parallel outlet from
Columbia to Savannah. The trains are
now running over a new link 32 miles
in length, bet ween Columbia and Perry.
At this point the Southern’s Fiorida
specials wili use the Carolina Midland,
which has been bought and rebuilt by
the Southern, thence to Ailendaie aud
Yaniassee aud from there to Savannah
over the Plant lines.
MagpC Hii Kr«*. z s to Death.
Chattanooga, Jan. 2.—A special to
The News from Rising Fawn, Ga., says
J. W. Carter, a well known sleight of-
haud performer there, was found frozen
to death last evening near that place.
He was last seen alive on Saturday
night in a drunken condition, and hav
ing a bottle of whisky in his possession.
Greensboro Has a Big Fire.
Greensboro, N. C., Jan 2.—Fire
here yesterday caused losses aggregating
nearly $100,001), partly covered by in
surance. The fire originated in the
elevator shaft of the Hague-McCorkie
Drygoods company’s wholesale house,
and soon enveloped the whole building
and spread to the adjoining store occu
pied by W. J. Clary. The firemen soon
had streams playing on the flames, but
the water froze before it struck the
burning building. A large quantity of
cloth and notions were burned and
battalion of the Thirty-third infantry
at Bontoc, province of that name.
In Rockingham county, N. C , T. W.
Small killed his sweetheart, Miss Jane
Robinson, aged 17, pointing a revolver
at her playfully in the old way, declar
ing afterwards that he did not know it
was loaded.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers,
The tamous tittle pills.
Bad Whisky Kills Kight.
Charleston, Jan. 2 — During the
past week there have been eight sudden much damage done by the water,
deaths of young negroes from Lady’s ! Tll L Fa „„, n b P ow,. Lost.
island, in the vicinity of the Central _ „„ ,
phosphate works, Beaufort county, this : Charleston, Dec. 30. The schooner
state. There are suspicions that the Margaret B. Roper reached port today
whisky they used was either tampered from New York with the captain and
with or not chemically pure.
Oakma■■ Ooll»-g«* Is Burned.
Birmingham, Ala,, Jan. 2.—Fire at
Oakrnan today destroyed the handsome
new Oakmaff college building recently
erected there, the loss being $7,u00 with
insurance of $5,000. The biaze caught
from a spark from the smokestack of
the steam heating plant. One man was
slightly injured.
crew of the Fannie Brown, sunk north
of Hatteras on Dec 26. The Roper and
the Brown collided owing to a mistake
in signals. The Brown left Charleston
Dec. 24 with phosphate rock for Bal
timore. She carried a crew of eight.
To Ert-Ct a Blast. KurnaCP.
Knoxville, Jan. 2.—Many prominent
business men of this place have joined
together to raise $250,000 to erect a blast
furnace for the purpose of working lo
cal ores. ~ '
Woodman Meet at. Ohifttanooga.
Chattanooga, Dec. 30.—The south
ern jurisdiction convention, Woodmen
of the World, will be held in this city
Jan. 5, 6 and 7 to organize the work for
next year. W. B. Browning of Omaha,
general organizer, will preside. One
hundred delegates are expected.
L. T. Travis, Agent Southern R
R., Selina Ga , writes, “I cannot say
too much iu praise of one Minute
cough cure. In my case it worked
like a charm.” The only harmless
remedy that gives immediate re
sults Cures coughs, colds, croup,
bronchitis, and all throat and lung
troubles. H, B MCMaster,
Tbe Appetite ot a Goat
Is envied by all poor dyspetics
whose stomach and liver are out of
order. All such should know that
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the won
derful stomach and liver remedy,
gives a splendid appetite, sound di
gestion and a regular bodily habii
that insures perfect health and
great energy. Only 25c. at H B Mc-
master’s drug store.
STORZ.
Having enlarged our establishment and added a large assortment of all the leading
novel and staple goods for Men’s wear. W- a'-e better) prepared to serve our friends and
customers than ever before. We-invite your kind consideration. The great increase in our
business we attribute it to the excellency of oar STYLE, FIT and FINISH.
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Georgia Cities Have Snow.
Augusta, Ga , Jan. 1.—The old year
was laid to rest in Augusta iu a wind
ing sheet of snow, and 1900 finds the
city clad in white. Snow started fall
ing about 1 p. m. yesterday in fine par
ticles and has continued with occasional
intermissions all the evening, atTMimes
falling in large flakes aud at other times
mixed with fine sleet. It now covers
everything about 1 inch deep. Colum
bus, Macon. Charleston and other cities
also report snow.
Has More Miles of New Rond
Any Other State.
Columbia, S. C., Dec. 30.—In 1853 i
there were 203.81 miles of railroad built
in South Carolina, and that has been
the record for any 12 months since that 1
time, the nearest approach to equaling
it being in 1892, when 18J.57 miles were ;
built.
In the last six mouths, however, 197
miles of road have been constructed,
with the prospect of 100 and perhaps 150
miies more being built before the mid
dle of next summer—far surpassing any
previous 12 months’ record.
The Seaboard Air Line leads with 91 i
miles, the Atlantic Coast Line comes
next with 34 miies and the Southern is
a close third with 31.2. TLo remainder
of the mileage is divided among three
roads.
In the last six months more miles of
railroad have been built in South Caro
lina than were bnilt in any state of the
Union during the previous 12 mouths.
FRUIT TREES ARE BURNED.
Solous < uavnif at Jackson.
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 2.—The legisla
ture convened at noon today. Hon. A.
J. Russell of Lauderdale was elected
Attempt to Stop Ravuges of the San
Jose Scale.
Atlanta, Jan. 1.—Thirty thousand
fruit trees, comprising the entire or
chards of D. C. and G. M. Bacon, in
Mitchell county, were burned today by
order of State Entomologist Scott, ow
ing to the ravages of the San Jose scale.
In the immediate neighborhood. De
witt, Ga., iu the counties of Irwin, Ber
rien, Worth aud Mitchell, are more
than 300,000 frnit bearing peach trees,
and in justice to the^owners of neigh
boring orchards, as well as to perform a
service of the state, the trees will be de
stroyed.
The work of destroying the orchards
will require several weeks’ time.
Furnaces May Bo Compelled to Bauk
Their Fires.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 1.—There ia
scarcity of raw material used in the
manufacture of pig iron in this district,
and as a consequence there have been
fears felt that it would be necessary for
some furnaces to bank their fires until
the supply has been increased some. It
seems that coke, coal and limestone is
very short. The miners and quarrymen
lost time on account of the Christmas
holiday and with a usual short supply
the few days’ lay off was felt.
As to limestone, it is stated that some
furnaces in this dictrict have just been
getting a day ahead in their supply.
The coal snppiy is bo short that the
Birmingham rolling mills were forced
to remain idle during this week. It is
believed that enough of the pi-oduct will
be produced now to allow tha plant to
resume operation tomorrow.
There is also a big scarcity of coke.
Efforts are being made to increase the
snppiy of coal, coke and limestone and
it is expected that before the end of
another quarter the supply will be
abundant and sufficient for all the fur
naces now contemplating going into
blast.
TROUBLE AT BAGDAD MILLS.
He Folded Uie Surgeon.
IdR<
All doctors told Runick Hamilton
of West Jifforson, O, after suffering
speaker of the house. Governor Me- 18 months from rectal fistula, he
Lanrin’s message was submitted imme- , , , .. . ..
diately after the session of the two W(,u!(1 d,e unless a COStI >
houses convened. It is a very lengthy | was pprformed; hut he cured him
document, containing nearly 30,000 ppif yvith five boxes Bucklen’s Arni-
Nonuuion Man Shot From Ainbush by
Unknown Parties.
Bagdad, Fla., Jan. 2.—Simpson &
Co.’s mills refused to accept the condi
tions of the recent arbitration of the
labor troubles and gave notice that they
would no longer employ Knights of
Labor.
Last Thursday they posted notices
that they would pay 10 per cent advance
to all old hands who would sever their
connection with the knights,*or to non
union men who applied at once for work.
Monday morning the mills opened
with a full force of nonunion men. Late
Monday afternoon one of the employes
was shot from ambnsh and wounded
in the thigh. A lot of logs were also
cut loose and set adrift. Serious trouble
is feared.
words, and deals exhaustively with state
affairs.
Motorman’s Neck Broken.
Savannah, Jan. 2.—Harry Loper, a
ca Salve, the surest
earth, and the best
world. 25 cents a
Pile cure on
salve in the
box. Sold by
motormau of the City Street Car line, j H * B MCMASTER ’ ru oS 1 ' , t
was killed today. His car left the track
while running 16 miles an honr. Lo
per was thrown from the front and his
neck broken. Clarence Godfrey, a pas
senger, was badly hurt. Loper came to
Savannah three years ago from Waiter-
boro, S. O.
Young Atlantian Disappears.
Atlanta, Jan. 1.—Kelly H. Brins-
Judg>* Fort Opposes Lewis. .
Macon, Jan. 3.—Judge Allen Fort of
Americns will oppose E. B. Lewis for
congress from the Third district this
year. Judge Fort has already made the
statement that ne would be in the race,
and it is probable that within the next
few days he will commence an active
campaign. Judge Fort was defeated by
Young Man Frrz-n to Death.
Stillman, Ga., Jan. 1.—A young
man, who gave his name as Will Mor
gan and his home as Warren county,
was found frozen to death in a house
nse^ as a justice courtroom here last
night. Morgan came here several days
ago and went to work at a lumber mill.
He was hurt by a pile of lumber failing
on him yesterday morning and quit
work for the day. Later he was found
unconscious from the intense cold which
prevailed, and shortly afterwards died.
field, bookkeeper for the Manhattan ^ s in 1896, and at^ tte next electioS
Life Insurance company, has mysteri- jj e wa g not a candidate. He will be in
onsly disappeared from the city and is the race this time, however. The friends
said to be several hundred dollars short of Mr. Lewis have begun work,
in his acconnts.
Question Answered.
Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine iu the
civilized world. Y«’ur mothers and
grandmothers never thought of u-
ing anything else for indigestion or
biliousness. Doctors _were scarce,
and they seldom heard ot appendi
citis, nervous prostration, or hear)
failure, etc. They used August
Flower to clean out the sj’steua and
stop fermentation of indigested
food, regulate the action of the liver,
stimulate the nervous and organic
action of the system, and that is all
they took when feeling dull and bad
with headaches and other a^hes
You only need a few doses of
Green’s August Flower, in liquid
form, to make you satisfied there is
nothing serious tbe matter with
you. Sample bottles at H, B. mcmas-
ter, Waynesboro, Ga., and H. Q.
Bell. Millen, Ga.
First Mill of Nrw Yrur.
Columbia, S. C. t Jan. 3.—The first
cotton mill of the new year was com-
fnissioned yesterday by the secretary of
state. It is to be known as the DeKalb
cotton mill of Camden, and the capital
stock is to be $200,000, payable, accord
ing to the declaration, “in money.”
The corporators are E. A. Boykin of
Camden, R. L. Barstow of Boston,
Hass , R W. Mitcham of Walterboro
and F. M. Zemp and W. M. Shannon,
both of Camden.
The modern and most effective
cure for constipation and all liver
troubles—the famous little pills
known aB DeWitt’s Little Early
Risers. H B. Mi-Master.
Collision Near Spartanburg.
Spartanburg, S. O., Jan. 1. — A
freight train ran into a construction
train near Dnncan station, 10 miles
from here, Saturday. Phillip Matchett
of the Phenix Bridge company was in
stantly killed. Matchett was from
Pennsylvania. Henry Foster, a negro
of Clifton, S. C., was fatally injured.
The freight train was badly wrecked
and several cars were thrown down an
embankment. The engineer and fire
man escaped with slight bruises.
Bisbop Coadjutor Resigns.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 30. — In
formation has reached here that Right
Rev. H. M. Jackson, D. D ; bishop co
adjutor of the diocese of Alabama (Epis
copal), had forwarded his resignation
to the presiding bishop of the house of
bishops, being Bisbop Clark of Rhode
Island. Bishop Doane of Albany, how
ever, is the acting presiding bishop in
consequence of the feeble health of the
bishop of Rhode Island. Bishop Doane
will no doubt lay the matter before the
house of bishops at an early date.
Louis Sehler & Son,
725 Broad Street, : Augusta, Georgia.