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A GfS IAPLDSION.
Assistant Postmaster Eskridge Thrown
Over Table and IS5ured.

STAUNTON, VA. April 3.-Special.-
A gas explosion at the United States
post-office building to-day came near
proving a serious matter The engineer
Of the building. with light In his hand,
was searching sor a gas leak. and on en-
toring the vai.t. where supplies were
kept, there was an explosion which threw
the engineer violently TO the floor and
threw A. A. Eskridge. assistant post
master over a table, badly scorching his
hands 10 was a narrow escape. No
supplies We're damaged. but the force OF
the explosion tore away the ornamental
plaster work near the ceiling at least
twena' feet away. The gas lights by
means OF patent burner and the as
sistant postmaster thinks that I'm shut
ting the vault door last night the lever
jammed out of place.
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THE FRENCH SENATE
Refuses Vote of Confidence to the Gov

Refuses Vote of Confidence To the Gov
crnment-Ninirters" WIZ NOT Resign.
PARIS, April 3.-An Interpolation on
the Governments foreign policy was sub
mitted in the Senate to-day.
NJ. Bourreos, Prime Minister and Min
ister OF Foreign Affairs, asked that the
questioning be deferred. as he could give
no reply beyond that which he had made
i'm the Chamber OF Deputies yesterday.
He added that the adjournment OF the
Interpolation would not lessen the SEN
ate's rights, while II would give tne
Goyernment the authority and strength
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Ninth District Republicans.

BRISTOL TENN. April 3.-Special. .--
The Republicans of the Ninth district met
here tlis afternoon TO elect delegates TO
the National Convention Colonel Camp
bell Slemp. OF Loe. was elected permanent
chairman and Hobart Miller. Of Wise.
was elected permanent secretary James
A. Walker member OF Congress. and Col
oncl william Lamb addressed the bodS-
At the night session OF the convention.
at late hour. no delegate had been
elected.
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nand,ome Residence Burned.

LOUISBURG. n. c.. April Especial.
The residence OF Mrs. A. f. Neat. by
FAR the handsomest dwelling In the town,
was burned yesterday afternoon. Nearly
all the furniture was saved. and the
building was insured for two thousand
dollars. The origin OF the fire Is un-
known; it is supposed to have caught
from ilying sparks.
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10 HAUPTON ROIDs.
The Indiana Ordered to That Place on Her
Trial Of Speed.


WASHINGTON, y. c., April 3.-A
board Of naval officers. to consist Of Cap
tain II. r. Picking. Chief Engineer II. 5.
Ross. and Naval Constructor William H..
Barney. with Lieutenant +. l.. Chaplin,
as recorder, was appointed by Secretary
Herbert to-day 10 conduct the final trial
Of the battle-ship Indiana. now in dry
dock at Port Royal. 5. c. The board Is
directed to meet at Port Royal Tuesday
April 7th. and to accompany the Indiana
10 Philadelphia. The trial is 10 take
place during the forty-eight hours Of time
consumed en- route,
WASHINGTON, d. c., April S.-This
afternoon the order directing the Indiana
10 proceed TO philadelphia was counter
manded. and Hampton Roahs was sub
stituted.
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bishop John r Newton will admniter
the rite o. confirmation ar 81. Marks
Protestant Episcopal church tomorrow
Tasternleht at : o'clock. The children's
Sunday-school celebration viii take place
the Sunday after Easter. and the e2er-
clscs promise 10 be Of a very interesting
character.
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RANGE OF THERMOMETER Rgazsu,

The following was the range or me
Thermometer at The Times Office yester-
day: o A. NJ. 40; IL NJ. ~; 8 y. ". y;
p. M. 10: D p. NJ. -, midaiyas. ~.
Average, ~ l-3.
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The Bermuda Released

LoNDON, April "a private disnatcn
was received here this evening. announc-
ing the release OF the steamship Ber-
muda at Puerto Cortcz. The vessel viii
san tomorrow. Her destination IL given
as New Orleans.
Ninety BOXES or ammunition found
aboard OF her and which were seized. are
held by the Honduran authorities.
Colonel Nunez is a passenger on the
vessel.
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THE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.

Thirty-eight bills were passed in an
hour and a half and then, al 2:30 o'clock.
Mr. Hit called up the report OF the Con-
ference Committee on the Cuban resolu-
tions. The report recommended the
adoption OF the following resolution, as
passed by the SenrS:
Resolved, That in the opinion Of Con-
gress. a kind OF public war exists be-
tween the Government OF Spain and the
government proclaimed and FOR some
time maintained by force OF arms by the
people Of Cuba. and that the United
States of America should maintain "A
strict neutrality between the contend
Ing powers, giving 10 all rights OF belli-
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An old Woman Cremated.

HoUsTaN, Tex, Jan. Mrs. Della
Gibson, aged 81 years, residing alone,
was burned to death this morning. She
had rubbed turpentine on her arms to
relieve rheumatic pains and getting too
being communicated TO her clothing.
She rushed down the street mass Of
flames, being caught by neighbors, who
sxtinguished the fire, but not until her
body was burned to crisp, from the
effect OF which she soon expired. The
remains were taken to New Orleans tor
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''Biltmore House."

AsHEvILLE, N. c., Dec. 25.-George w.
Vanderbilt, the youngest male member
of the great New York family ct million
aires, formally opened lis country home
near Asheville today. All immediate
members Of the Vanderbilt family now
In this country are guests at "Biltmore
House," Among them are: Mrs. Will
liam 81 Vanderbilt, mother of the owner
Of BiItmore; Mrs. Bromley. his aunt !;
Mrs. Kissam, Miss Kissam, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. W. Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs. Seward
Webb. and their daughter and son Cor
nelius Vanderbilt and family, w. K.
Vanderbilt, W. D. Sloane and family aud
others.
All OF these persons have come in their
private cars and brought with them an
army OF servants. For two weeks past
g. w. Vanderbilt has personally directed
corps Of carvers jUipers, decorators and
florists in giving the finishing touches to
the great mansion, and 1t oubtless stands
today, In connection with it's surrounding
park and outlying hunting and fishing
preserves, the most valuable as we'll as
the most extensive private property In
America. The house tract contains 5000
acres upon which seventy-fiye miles of
dri7eways have already been constructed,
while the hunting preserve em braces ST.
600 acres, In which Is included Mount
Pisgah, one Of the most prominent peaks
on Asheville plateau, which boasts the
highest point east OF the Rocky mountains.
For two weeks provisions of all Kinds
have been arriving In carloads. Coffee
tions In hundred-p pound packages, game
fish, fowls Of all sorts, frozen meats in
carloads, all give intimation as to the
bountlful good cheer which is to be dis
pensed. Today at II o'clock Christmas
tree was given all employees on the estate,
numbering between 300 and 500. Barrels
OF mistletoe and wagon loads OF holly and
cartloads Of packages were put into this
feature, and the banquet hall was crowded
with eager, happy faces for more than
two hours.
After the Christmas tree bountiful
dinner was spread. Viii 9 the com pany
now at Biltmore IL made up exclusively
OF members Of the Vanderbilt family, the
festivities will broaden toward the close
OF the week, when large company Of
Mr.. Vanderbilt's New York friends will
be his guests for perhaps ten days. The
time will be spent in coaching parties,
hunting parties, fox chasing, quail shoot
Ing and fishing.
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FOR SALE.

T7HAT PROPERTY on Main Street. re.
l. Gently occupied by Mr. N R. Green
This Is comfortable home-5 room house,
barns. stables, wood house, servants house,
with II acres land. all nicely fenced In
This property will be sold, or offered o.
least, without money. The Augusta B. &
L. Association holds mortgage on this
property for SO payments-amountS Sl8 00-
payable the lat of each month.
The balance Of purchase price Of this
property Can be arranged to be settled In
Ave yesrs from now, with per cent, pay
able semi-annuslly
The owner of this property is in bad
health. and hopes to get some relief by
quitting business altogether.
Call on, or write for particulars,
F. NJ. BUTLER,
Anderson, s. G.
Dec 25, 1895 26
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= The Boston Journal says: 'The
Truth in Boston is sounded in a second
blast. Here is one piercing note: II
learn from the Transcrip, that pretty
much all the churches in Boston are
closed on Sunday eveing. Now IN Tur-
key, which is benighted country, the
Moslem finds his place of worship open
at all times every day and can attend
whenever he sees fit. Moreover, if he is
poor and ill clad, he is welcome to resort
to it in cold and inclement weather for
protection. asked very well-known
Boston clergyman one very cold day in
January some years ago why it wouldn't
be good idea to open his church on
week days and let the poor come In and
warm themselves. My dear fellow he
said, what sre you talking about? Think
of the carpets"
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Senator and Mrs. Tillman arrived in
the city yesterday and are stopping at the
Mansion. Senator and Mrs. Tillmen will
leave to-day tor Washington, the family
having: determined 10 remove to WASH
iugton during the session of congress.
Misses Addie and Iona Tillman will 90
to Winthrop and B. r. Tillman, Jr., will
return to Clemson. Senator Tillmsn Ia
in the best of health and spirits. He ia
not inclined to talk much on national
politics, but savs be is on the committee
on public affairs and intends to push
Congressman Latimer's bill in aid of
schools through the senate as fast as pos
sible. He was humorously inclined to
refer to his "pitchfork," which has become
celebrated throughout the country and
which he will use to effect in due time.-
Columbia Register.
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Governor Evans stated yesterday
that supervisors of registration have been
instructed not to open their books for
registration until after the Legislature had
met and enacted new law. Assistant
Attorney General Townsend, who is also
member Of the legislature, Is now
drawing up registration act in acoor-
dance with the terms of the new constitu-
tion.-RegisteT.
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The Senator's Outlook.


One Of the features o.. the coming State
Is to be the race for the United
State senate 70 I'LL the place now held BY
Senator J. L.. ~. 1rby and It promises to
oe an interesting one, caoslng great STIR
In State politics. In the nrst place, II
can De stated without iear OF contraoictlon
That Senator lrDy Will 90 candidate ior
reelection. 1t now LOOKS as II there are
going TO be some tnree or tour otner can
.didates in the race. The present 1ndlca-
lions are that there will be no primary
contest for the office and that the real
dght Is to be fought out In the May con-
vention, thus enabling Governor Evans
10 stand for re-eiection as governor and
sre.nain In the race for the senate at the
same time, which ne could NOT 90 we're
The present party rules TO remain un-
changed. Goyernor Evans Is considered
soy all those active IN politics IN the state
20 oe Senator lrpy,s princlpa opponent;
a man intimately connected with all
the movements ID State ponucs a. present
was. taking OF tne situation low Gays
ago 70 representative OF the otdse. ne
sexpects the race 70 Do DetWeen Senator
slroy, Governor Evans, colonel donald
son and Pronaply Judge lziar anc con
lgressman Mc.anrln. ne says, as tne
eons.lsus,on Ga .ae parry now deads' To- le
t4uE4nS s AoliaI1e,vnS ~ oo puSuo AZ sno
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equally immovable whether by the fash
ing eye of determined opposition. or by
the burning desire Of the MANY, or by tbt,
h4tteripg words of friends. He did az he
raw the right, and risht with him was the
highest achievem ent of wisdom His faults
we bury with his decaying body. His
virtues will live with bis immortal spirit.
landmark is gone. Aim ,st the two ends
OF this century find place in this life.
As the centuries cnme and go may there
be many mon like this one
"His children riae up to call him bless
ed" His four children remain aud nine
teen grandchildren and twelve great grand.
children. l.. K. B.
Geevtlle, Miss Jan /, 1896.
The following was contributed to the
County paper by one of bis neighbors:
"Thumas Burress died at bis h. me. after
a short but painful illness, on the uIght of
November % he was burn in Snutb
Carolina september 18. 1909. and. of course,
had just entered the eighty eighth year nf
bis age. He eettled at the home where he
died In January, 1851.
In many respects he was remarkable
man. His clear judgment. bis uniform
good common sense, bis high sense Of
honor, hie freedom from excitement, his
attention to little things, his unassuming
conduct, his devotion to principle, bis
kindness OF heart-all theae noble traits
cpmbiDed to make bis character one Of
extraordiDary worth. Hs was fine
farmer and usually successful in his busi
ness affairs.
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, of which be
was member, was organized more than
forty years ago Thomas Burress was q
charter member-only one survives him.
He leaves behind him The blessed assur
ance that be died In faith For several
years past he has exhi bited that mellow
ness Of heart and lite-that deeper and
richer piety-that giving up of earthly
things and close attachment to heavenly
things, which impressed his friends and
loved ones that be wss ripenipg for the
grave and being anointed for bis departure.
He leaves behind wife and four chill
dren. A large concourse Of people attend
ed his burial and many tender words were
said abont him. His face, even in death,
wore sweet expression of peace, as If his
departing spirit had left it as testimony
Of tts triumph At the setting of the sun
We laid him 10 rest-an old man full of
years-tiIl the resurrection morn.
IS. BERRY.
December !, 1895.
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It is Out Of Sight.

WASHINGTON, Mo-, Jan. News came
TO this city this morning that tract OF
land about $50 feet long and 10 feet wide
sank into the earth on the e. II. Otto
farm, two miles southwest OF here, Satur-
day night. There were several trees on
the land that disappeared, the hole being
so deep that they are completely out Of
sight. Curiosity seekers have been una
bic to determine the depth Of the depres-
sion 80 far, and it Is not known whether
or not there is any water in the bottom,
or what caused the sinking. There Is
small creek near by, which some sup.
pose undermined this ground and caused
if fo fall
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- There are two little chaps at the City
Hospital, from Walterboro County, who
have had more than their share of Christ
mas celebration with gunpowder, They
are private patients and for that reason
their napoes are withheld. One of them
Is Is years of age and the other II. On
Christmas Day they went into the woods
with supply Of powder to have some
fun. To- day their faces are swathed in
bandages and 1t will be a mercy from
Heaven If they ever regain the use of
their eyes. It seems they had bored
hole in log and filled 1t with powder,
intending to light 1t off with fuse. It
went off at the wrong moment and the
little fellows got the explosion square in
their eyes. The elder Of the two boys is
the greatest sufferer. His lips were ter
rlbly burned and his eyes also. Both of
them have not seen The light Of day since
the accident, as their eyes are kept con-
stantly bandsged. The sight of the un-
fortunate little fellows is enough to cause
any small boy to swear off playing with
powder or trying to Improve on the cheap
iron toy cannon.-News and Courier.
South Carolina at the end of 1895
stands at the head Of the Southern States
In the matter of cotton manufacturing.
Her progress In one year exceeds that OF
all the years up to 1882 Not including
the thirty-six mills projected during the
year, some Of which are in course of con-
struction, South Carolina has s3S,036
spindles and 2l,273 looms-40, 900 more
spindles than North Carolina and $1,000
more than Georgia, the next highest
State. In 1882, but little more than de-
cade ago, the combined capital Of the
mills then In operation and projected was
only S4,0s4, 900, not as much as the pro-
posed capital Of the new mills Of 1895.
With an estimated water power in the
State OF 5000 horse, the possibilities of
further development are great. These
possibilities are recognized by local capt.
tai, nearly all the money subscribed
during 1896 for projected mills coming
from home einvestors..-Ne,o York Evening
Post.
The inspectors OF the board of health
Of Pittsburg have recently discovered the
most astounding adulte-ations of the or;
binary articles of food, such as coffee,
vinegar and pepper. Ground coffee was
found to consist Of about one-half OF the
genuine article, the other half being
mixture Of chicory Gnd bran. Vinegar
was fearfully and wonderfully made of
acstic acid and water and pepper was
compound equally remarkable for the
absence Of pepper.
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NTATE UF SOUTH CAKULINA,
~ ANDERSON COUNTY.
By r NJ Burriss. Judge of Probate
WHEREAS. ]. q Pullen
has applied to me to grant him Letters Of
Administration on the Estate and effects OF
X F. Pullen Deceased
These are, therefore. to cite and admon
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
3. f. Pullen, deceased, to be aud ap-
pear before me in Court of Probate, to be
held at Anderson Court House, on the
% day January. 1895. after publication
hereof to shew cause. if any they have,
why the said Administration should not
be granted Given under my hand this
9th day OF January, 1896.
R M BURRISS, Judge Of Probate.
Jar. 3. 1896 % q
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Valuable Property for Sale /!

Valuable Property for Sale |!
THE following property is offered for
Il sale, and. II not sold before Salesday
In February, will be sold at public outcry
on that day: One House and Lot, corner
Depot and McDufde Streets. west Of Ma
gruder's Stables Lot contains one acre,
and will be divided or sold as q whole.
Also, one Tract Of Land. contsinin. 80
acres, more or less. near the Rocky River
Bridge, II miles from the Court Hou'e
This place is suitable for residence or
truck farm Prices and terms reasonable
Address w. q. WILSON,
l39 S,uth Forsyth ST., Atlanta. Ga.
Jan l. ln96 q A.
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, Executors of
ce sed hereby give notice thal they will, on
the 8rh day February. 1895. apply to the
Final Settlement of said Estate, and q
discharge from their Office "a Execute g.
J. 81. TELFORD,
M. E. TELFORD,
Executors.
1.n o 1ooo 90
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Six and Twenty Items.

With the exception of bad colds the
health of our people generally is 60 ID.
We all had most delightful Christmas
and start the new year feeling happy.
There was most erjoy able pound party
at the hospitable home OF mr. Holland
last Wednesday night, and every body had
q nice time.
Mr.. Davis. accompanied by his sister, is
visiting bls urcle.
Miss Lille Bowen, Of the Storeville Sec
tion, Ia visiting relatives in this section.
We all r-gret to see Capt. W. T. McGill
and his family leave our County. They
csrry With them to their new hume our
best wishes for their health and happiness.
OLD SAMBo.
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Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. J. Gun.
Gerlpan, OF Dim ndale, Mich we are per
mitted to make this extract: 81 have no
hesitation In recommending Dr.. Kings
New Discovery, az the results were a most
marvellous in the case Of my wife While
I was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rives
junction she was brought down with
Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terri.
bio paro1ysms of coughing would last
hours with little interruption, and 1t
seemed as If she could not survive them.
a friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results" Trial bot
ties free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Regu.
lar size Soc and 3l.00
-Four Big Successes.
Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claimed for
them. the following four remedies have
reached q phenomenal sale Er. Kings
New Discovery for Consum ption, Coughs
and Colds, each bottle guaranteed-Elec.
trio Bitters, the great remedy for Liver.
Stomach and Kidneys Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, the best in the world, and DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, which are a perfect pill.
All these remedies are guaranteed to do
just what is aimed for them, and and the
dealer whose name Is attached herewith
will be glad to tell you more Of them.
Sold at Hill Bros Drug Store
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Rabbi Wise, of Cincinnati. has been
marrying people In that city for the past
forty-two years, and in that time has
jnned IL mstrimony over ten thousand
Jews. That these people regard the
bonds of matrimony as holy will be be-
lieved when it Is stated that Of all that
ten thousand only three couples have
been divorced.
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sNphs tids Of popnhtien, which for q
yesz Or more has been slowly turning
soa sWafd has awellea dnring the past
twslsa months to great magnitude,
zoug ghos the N'orth and West thor-
sands s people are tnrning Southward
Sna Es5ss ontl tl06E isatas that within the
nezt few yeyrs rs many settIe from
9,nssido Nj llii come into the South as went
into GIG North west afteens or twenty
years ago when that country was being.
opened up tolciy iyiilzation 81
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Williamson Female College

THE Spring Session, 1896. will open
Il Monday. February 81. B,ard, TUT
tirn and Incidental Fee. for twenty weeks,
$500 to S81 90
For fnll information address
REV. 8. LANDER, President,
Williamson, =. O..
Jan /, 1906 27 1m
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M ID S lC.

MIsS AYERS will be pleased to
met her old scholars, and new ones, at
the Methodist Parsonage, to arrange sched
ules for the new session. She commences
to-day.
Jan ]. 1893 q
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i }e da-l tsiais that disfgure
race, that pi wishing to belis-
Eade the cbargct ros another Is
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fsreenyi ME N1cscs says that q. Wait
s Reforn leader and higher
sen stA.esnan of Union, lis the.
8 an on tihe ground WIKI definite.
cement for the raee for Governor.
! Ina next year. he tells.
lie 1yfeaps that ne is for; r. b..
FdgafsId, Tor Governor. Ii.
refuses 70 run Mr.. Whitman
s s. make the race himselG Mr..
Whitman wants Clemson confined to
what be- ssys Is its legitimate function,
that of an industrial school, and the
other Slate instit ntions abolished. He
predicss that Irbyswili succeed himsell.
lssa be weaker 8 on the educational
John Gary Evans win be
l4id not Gin i, hen the pinch comes.
Hs deacribes R II Tiilman IS being IN
the clitzc eel stage Of political typhoid fever
l7ish lscoSery doubtful, but has made
snd SAINT hsn q adogwood pitch fork to be
used on eIeyelard.