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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-24
Sketches from Bull Swamp.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
We are having an abundance Of
rain now, and crops are maturing
rapidly. Crops are good, especially
corn, rice and potatoes.
The health of our community has
been exceptionally good this year
We have not heard CT a single case
of serious illness since winter.
1t is pleasure 10 note the value
of manufacturing establishment in
a community. Mr.. G. S. Roof has
one of the best saw mills in this part
of the State. It is located about two
miles west of Swansea. He give 8
employment to large number Of
hands in the mill, and several teams
are employed to haul lumber to the
railroad. He also runs a large plan
ing mill at Swansea and does a fine
business in the mercantile line.
As the result of protracted meet.
ing held at the Sharon Methodist
church commencing on the third Sun
day in July, fifteen members were re-
ceived into the church on the first
Sunday in this mouth. Rev. Nc
Farlane is an unceasipg worker in
the cause of Christ, and it is pleas
ure to note the improvement this
church has made since he has been
it's pastor. A tlousishiDg Sunday
school is carried on under tie super
intenaence of Rev. Cap Shealy.
August Is, 1898. Ciyis.
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Notice to School Trustees.

The County Board of Education
has decided that the free public
schools of Lexington county, for the
scholastic year, commencing July /,
1898, and ending June 80, 1899, shall
open on the first Monday in Noyem-
Der, 1898. All balances carried for
ward from last scholastic year may be
used this summer.
By order County Board of Ed.
John D. Farr,
Clerk of Board.
Lexington, S. c., July II, 1898.
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BuckIen's Arnica Salye.

The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
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or no pay required. tits guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price rs cents per box.
For sale at j. E. kauffmans
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A Cure for Heartburn.

That burning sensation in the stomach,
the pains and suffering which 1 expert
enced tor i've long year, brought on by
continu d CONSTIPATION and biliousness.
are almost indescriblble. triel every
known remedy without effect. Finally |
tried R ,mou Is Liver Pills Il Tonic Pellets,
following the direction carefully. After
taking few doses began to improve. l
have not used more than three boxes and
feel as we'll as ever felt. My restoration
to perfect health I utt ibute solely to the
use of Ramons Liver Pills Il Tonic Pellets
aud only wish could persuade Others to
do as l did and be cnre d-Logan NJ. Nails,
Amsterdam, Va For sale by G. NJ. Har-
man and J. E. Kaufman. AZ
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-24

The Columbia State says: "The
Southern Express company seems
thoroughly unworthy the considera-
ton of the Railroad Commissioners.
From the very first the express COM
panies generally have been trying
with might and main to evade pay
ment of their just obligations to the
government and have manifested no
disposition to act honestly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-24

the infant beginnings OF the future
political parties are already to be
seen. Men who fought shoulder to
shoulder for annexation now begin
to knife each, swiftly and secretly.
The first speck that showed on the
political horizon was the jealousy of
the ''ins" developed by the ''outs.
1t manifested itself suddenly in the
Endorsement by the American Union
| Club of Mr. II. NJ. Sewell as tenn,
porary governor of Hawaii. No one
was more astonished than President
Dole himself, for it was generally
understood that the officers of the
baby republic would find good places
under the territorial regime. lie
American Union party is very much
like the Annexation Club and they
have many members in common. The
party is large and more democratic
the club is smaller and wealthier and
is designed chiefly to find fun Is
necessary to press annexation. On
the very day Minister Hatch and ex-
Minister Thurston arrived in Homo
lulu from Washington the American
Union party sprung their indorse-
| ment of Sewell, and the Dole wing
| of the Annexationists was taken COM
pletely by surprise.
The latest man to come forward
as gubernatoral candidate is Samuel
M. Damon, minister Of finance.
Damon is supported by The semi
secret political club known as the
Forty Club. He is prominent man
who would have been the next presi-
dent of. the Hawaiian republic. His
father was a missionary and he is
immensely wealthy, but he is we'll
liked and has always been connect
iog link between the annexationists
and the native royalists. He was a
trusted friend of Mrs. Bishop, the
last of Kamehamehas, but without
him the revolution would net lave
been possible. He is popular with
both sides, and his coming forward
at this time means the defeat Of
Dole and the permanent shelving OF
the family compact"
Three parties or factions have
already appeared. The first is in
power and is called in Hawaii the
family compact" 1t is composed
almost entirely of men whose fathers
or grandfathers were missionaries,
who civilized the natives, buried the
larger part of them, and fell heir to
their extremely fertile lands. The
missionaries bred their sons to busi-
ness or professions, made lawyers
and merchants and planters of them,
and the choicest parts Of Hawaii are
theirs.
Two factions are forming in oppo-
sition to the missionary party. A
man logically toward democracy is
A. Y. Year OF the Bulletin, a clever
man, who is lighting tie family
compact" on the ground that it is not
representative Of the people. AnotEe
opponent to the "family compact" is
T. B. McStocker. collector of Gus
toms, who has no love for the relig
ious party and who wants to be on
the winning side. McStocker has a
genius for tiice-holding.
Then there are the royalists, Wlo
have no grudge against America and
| merely want to see the native get
his rights under annexation. Very
few of the royalists have ever taken
| the oath under the republic. The
royalists are more anxious to punish
the missionaries than anything else
and they will throw all their weight
with any opposition.
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Mrs. Lucius Culbert Roach, Presi-
dent of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Uu:on, will visit the towns
and cities OF the State for the pur.
pose of organizing Unions.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-24

S. B Moore of Greensburs. KY, sa's:
was very bilious tor long time: had
fallen Oft and getting i'll bad heath. had
dyspepsia and spit up my food. l began
using Ramon'S Liver Pills 4 Tonic Pellets
according to the Doctors Book. and as a
result increased in weight % pounds.
and feel like new person 25c. For Sale
by G. NJ. Harman aud J. E. Hartmann.
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It is said that the Pope is crit
ically i'll and but little hope is enter
tanned for his recovery, his advanced
age being against such possibility.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-24

soon pass away. ! was
treated by several able
physicians, but in spite
of their efforts the Can
Ger spread until my con-
dition became alarming.
After many months OF
treatment and growing
steadily worse, l d e.
cided to try S. S. S.
which was so strongly
recommended. The first
bottle produced an i'm:
proyement. / continued
the medicine, an d i q
four months the last lit.
tie sea b dropped of,
Ten years have elapsed
liSeaSe has returned
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Little
Pirnp1es Turn
to Cancer.

Cancer often results from an I'M
purity in the blood, inherited from
generations back. Few people are en-
tirely free from some taint in the blood, !,
and it is impossible to tell when it will
break out in the form Of dreaded Cam
Ger. What has appeared to be a mere
pilnple or scratch has developed into
the most malignant Cancer.
II had 8 severe Cancer which was at first
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Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

Eleven American lighters en- route
for Cuba were lost in q storm.
A waterspout nearly destroyed Steele.
vile, Mo. Thirteen bodies were recov.
cred.
Ten workmen in the Clev Gland water
works tunnel were killed by an explo-
sion.
Mile. Nevins, well known aeronaut,
was fatally injured at Electric Park.
East st. Louis, Ills, by falling from a
balloon.
A. Fl. Mendenhall, vice president of
The Nebraska State Journal company,
fell into cistern at his residence and
was drowned.
Fire destroyed the plant of the West.
ern Starch Manufacturers association
at West Hammond, Ind. The build.
ings covered II acres of ground and
had a capacity of 100000 pounds of
starch day. Loss, 100000.
The steamer La Bourgogne, from
New York for Havre, was sunk in col
lision off the Nova Scotia coast and 55l
lives lost. Sailors and others are &C.
Cused of killing passengers who were
struggling to save themselves.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Senator Davis Of Minnesota was Of
fered the first place on the Hawaiian
commission, but declined.
Congress adjourned Friday, after one
Of the most notable sessions on record.
It accomplished a great amount of i'm.
portant legislation aside from the war
measures passed and adjourned earlier
than usual.
Receipt from internal revenue taxes
for the first eight days of July
amounted to over a million dollars a
day. The yield from increased taxes
was over half million day. War
expenses for the same period were
Sd, 545, 600.
The commissioner Of internal revenue
has decision in preparation in which
it will be held that the stamp repre-.
senting the tax on express matter must
be affixed to the bill of lading by the
express company and not by the individ-
ual shipper.
The president has appointed Senator
Cullom of Illinois, Senator Morgan of
Alabama, Representative Hit of Iii.
nois, Sanford B. Dole, president of the
Hawaiian republic, and w. F. Frear Of
Hawaii, to be commissioners under the
Hawaiian annexation resolution.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS.

The Pail Mall Gazette says that
King Leopold Of Belgium starts in
August on long yachting cruise, ad.
ding that he will make considerable
stay in the United States.
Lieutenant Peary has arrived at sgd
ney, @. B., on his way to the ARCTIC
regions. He says he is confident he will
reach the north pole this time, but he
may consume four years in doing so.
The New York Herald announces the
marriage Of Miss Ella Mcpherson,
daughter Of the late John r. McPher.
son, United States senator from New
Jersey, to DR.. Joseph Muir. Mrs. Muir
Is the heiress to an estate worth mill
ions.
Miss Fannie Davenport, the we'll
known actress. who has been i'll for
some time at her summer home in Dux.
bury, Mass, is very low and much
anxiety is entertained. Miss Daven.
port is suffering from nervous prostra.
tion and heart trouble.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
Our Ships Have Demonstrated
They Can Destroy Santiago
at Will.
City Surrounded by American
Troops and $4,000 Starving
Spaniards Outside.
Toral Asks Time to Again Com
municate With the Madrid
Government.

SIBoNEY, July II, via Kingston, ia
naica, July 13.-General Shafter, IN
der flag of truce has sent letter tc
General Toral, reciting the fact that
the American ships had given com
plete demonstration that they could
throw shells into the city, and destroy
it at will; that the American troops had
the city practically surrounded, and
that there were $4,000 Spanish and
Cuban refugees starving to death at
Ell Caney, and also pointing out that
our army had no means of feeding
them. General Shafter then demand
ed the unconditional surrender of the
CITY, and coupled this demand with
the statement that unless General
Toral acceded the assault upon the
city, both by the land and sea forces,
would be renewed at once. Several
hours elapsed before any reply was re-
ceived from General Toral, and then
he sent message to General Shafter
to the effect that the matter was Of
such great importance that he had
been obliged to refer it to the Madrid
government and that he would send
his final answer as soon as he could re-
ceive instructions from Madrid.
It was then late in the afternoon and
General Shafter gave orders to all the
troops to get as much rest as possible
and be prepared to resume the attack
at any moment
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13

affairs, Duke Almodovar de Rio, has de.
clared that no European power is dis.
posed to intervene in behalf of peace
unless the belligerents make request
tS that effect.
Waldorf Kindon, sergeant in Com.
pany B of Stoughton, Wis. refused to
be sworn into the service of Uncle Sam
as volunteer and tried to make other
deserters. Colonel Seaman sent de-
tail from Company D which drummed
him from the camp.
st. Petersburg papers are very bitter
against the United States. The No
vosti characterizes the destruction of
Admiral Cervera's feet as brutal
slaughter, and accuses the Americans
Of employing "some kind of new ex.
plosive, machine or bomb, contrary to
international law"
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13

II rnls the few officers assigned to the
vessels of this squadron, but not yet
aboard, have received orders from the
department to go to their ships at once.
Notice Of the departure of some of the
vessels may be looked nor at any mo.
mcnt.
Brought Out by Newspaper Controversy.
Secretary Long has been in receipt
Ut kilograms of personal nature from
Commodore Schley, and it is believed
from Admiral Sampson as well. It is
supposed they have been called forth
by the newspaper controversy over the
credit of the victory over the Spanish
squadron, a controversy which is most
earnestly deprecated by the officials of
the navy department Secretary Long
declines to make public these cable
grams, though it is believed that they
tend to demonstrate the existence of
good relations between the two officers
and disposition on the part of both to
be adjudged strictly according to the
canons of naval law.
Admiral Sampson has cabled to the
department. that he believes the wreck.
ing plant which is now on it's way
down to Santiago to endeavor to save
some of the Spanish ships is sufficient
for the purpose, SO far as the question
Of mere capacity is concerned. The
naval officers are particularly DESTROYS
that the Cristobal Colon shall be saved
and placed on the American naval list
under the Anglicized name of Christie
pher Columbus
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
SAGASTA RESIGNS,

Spanish Premier Informs the Queen Re.
gent That He Desires to Retire.
LONDON, July 13.-The Madrid CORE.
spondent of The Times says: Senior
Sagasta went to the palace during the
day and rendered his resignation and
that of the cabinet. It is said he ad.
vised the queen regent to appoint a
new cabinet, largely consisting of the
military element, which would not
necessarily mean the adoption of a
warlike policy, but probably the re.
verse.
It is generally expected that the
resignation will be expected, but the
result may possibly be merely partial
reconstruction Of the cabinet. The
ministers are now in council and Senior
Sagasta has doubtless communicated
to them an account of his audience
with the queen regent.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
PEACE TERMS.
GpaniardS Willing to Let Cuba Go but
Hate to Part With Other
Territory,

Territory.
MADRID, July Is. g a. m.-The pos
sibility of peace with the United States
is being widely discussed in the news
papers and by the public. The Con.
servative papers declare Spain is pre-.
pared to accept peace, provided it
implies only the loss of Cuba. But,
they assert, Spain would prefer war
Poutrance if the United States should
claim Porto Rico, the Philippines, or
an immense indemnity which would be
impossible for Spain to pay.
The Correspondence asserts that
General Correa, the minister for war,
does not disagree with the other cabinet
ministers so seriously as is generally
supposed, and in view Of the gravity of
the Cuban situation, it is possible he
will no longer oppose peace, provided
the conditions are not too onerous.
The public connects the recent con.
ference between Duke Almodovar del
Rio, the Spanish minister for foreign
affairs, and the French ambassador
here, M. Patenotre, with the report
that the French ambassador at Wash
ington, NJ. Cabron, have been instruct.
ed to ascertain the lightest conditions
upon which peace is obtainable.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
FOREIGN NEWS.

The latest returns from Saturday
British Columbia election indicate that
the governments is defeated by two
votes.
The Popolo Romano says the Italian
government has ordered the third GLASS
cruisers Piemente and De Cali to pro-
coed to the Philippine islands.
Mr.. Edwin H. Conger, envoy extra.
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to China, has pre-
sented his credentials to the emperor.
Chinese rebels have captured Mening
and Tien PAX and now surrounding
WI Chuen Sien. in Kwang Tung.
Many of the internal revenue officials
have been killed. The situation at
Woo Chou is critical. A great exodus
of the wealthy natives is taking place.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

The National Mining congress has
chosen Milwaukee as the next place of
meeting.
Los Angeles, CAL, has been selected
as the place for the next convention Of
the National Educational association.
Monday was Massachusetts, day at
the Omaha exposition. Lieutenant
Governor Crane was among the visitors
from the Bay state.
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse made the run from Sandy Hook
in days, IA hours and 30 minutes.
This time is Q hours and 81 minutes
less than her best previous record to
Southampton.
The Sixth Kansas district Democrats
refused to endorse the candidacy Of N.
B. Mccormick, Populist nominee for
congress-, and present incumbent, and
nominated w. G. Hoffer, editor of the
LINCOLN Sentinel.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.

The Catholic summer school of
America opened Sunday at Plattsburg,
N. Y.
The International Christian En-
deavor convention at Nashville has
closed. The attendance was not as
large as expected.
The senate committee to investigate
the Methodist Book Concern matter
finds that the senate was deceived by
tho representations Of Mr.. Stahlman
and Messrs. Barbee and Smith, the
book agents, but absolves the Metho-
dist church, south, as such, from blame
In the matter
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
FINANCE AND TRADE.

The government reports the condi'
ton Of spring wheat 81 per cent higher
than a year ago.
Miners from Dawson City, just ar.
rived at San Francisco, place the Klon.
dixie output at $25, 900, 900.
The mills of II cotton corporations
at Fall River, operating about 100000
spindles, which have been closed since
July 2, were started up again Monday.
The annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands has given American registry to
90 vessels. OF these "a are steamers, 4
full-rigged ships, 10 barks and IL
schooners.
The dry season has so seriously In.
jured the vineyards Of the Livermore
valley In California that it is estimated
that the yield will only be about one.
third of last year.
Much uneasiness has been caused in
Che anthracite coal trade by the news
that further out in the price of coal
had been made by the Delaware, Lack.
awanna and Western railroad.
The June report Of the bureau Of
statistics on the imports of sugar show
that the dutiable imports for that
month amounted to 967, 789. 0s8 pounds,
as compared with Gao, 862.O49 pounds
during June, 1897.
Another trust Of large proportions is
being formed, which will, it is ex.
peCted, take in the largest cutlery con.
Germs In the country. ]. H. Clauss,
president of the Clauss Shear company,
viii be president Of the new orgapiza.
ton IL contaminated.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
WILL REMOVE MINES.
Governments Decides No Danger From
Foreign Foes Threatens Our
Ports.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The secre-
tary of war has ordered the removal of
all submarine mines which now pro-
tect the harbors of the United States
against the entry of hostile ships. This
action was decided upon at the cabinet
meeting.
The decision to remove these mines
now is one of the most signal NANTES.
tations of supreme confidence of the
government in the future, and of the
exemption of United States ports from
attack at the hands of any hostile
power. After thoroughly considering
the subject it has been decided by the
engineers that the safest and quickest
means of removing the mines is by ex.
ploding them, and orders to do this
have been given to oil of the United
States engineer officers in charge of
harbor defense throughout the country.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
CRIMINAL NEWS.

Mrs. Paul Dengler of Clinton, Ia,
temporarily insane, drowned herself
and two children in rain barrel.
United States Senator Kenny of Del.
aware is on trial, charged with aiding
and abetting defaulting bank teller
The United States secret service
made an important capture at Mil
waukee in the arrest of a man Civ.
ing the name Of William F. Shaw,
who, it is alleged, is the head of a big
oounterfeiting gang whose headquar-
tiers are situated at st. Louis.
Morris tribune., 1898-07-13
wounded Homeward hound.

GUANTANAMO BAY, July 13.-The
Olivette is here ready to sail at any
moment for Hampton Roads with 500
sick and wounded on board, among
them being General H. S. Hawkins,
Major O. A. Brodie, Major ]. M, Bell,
Captains Thomas T. Knox, James H.
McClintock and Morton j. Henry, and
Leutenants NJ. N. Nichols, j. r.
Young, H. z, Devereaux and w. w.
Fiscus.