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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
Dewey's Fleet to be Reinforced.

Admiral Dewey's fleet will be
strengthened shortly by the addition
of some serviceable gun-boats. The
Bennington, now at Honolulu, has been
ordered to proceed to Guam, in the
Ladrone group, and make survey OF
the harbor, with view to the estab-
lishment there of naval station. This
done she will join Dewey's fleet. BY
that time, or even before, the Helena
will have arrived at Manila and theCon-
cord and the Petrol, now cruising
around in Chinese waters. will have re-,
turned, and altogether the admiral will
have a sufficient force of small vessels
under his command to carry out the
Presidents policy respecting the Philip
pines, and to bring into submission
any of the islanders who may prove re-
fractory, and to release any Spanish
prisoners held in confinement by the
insurgents.
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PEACE IS NOW ASSURED.
Curtain LOwera on the Last Scene
in the Great Drama.
IMPRESSIVE AND SOLEMN
,
Was the 0ccasid6 When the Arbiters of the
Old and the sung Nation Met to Affix
Their Signat es to the Treaty.
AND SOLE N

PARIS by Cable. The signing OF
the treaty Saturday night would have
afforded a subject for great historical
painting. The group gathered about
the table in the stately chamber of the
Foreign Office was impressive IN itself,
while the fact that the sense of the mo-
nervousness Of the issues which the
ect decided was deeply felt by all the
participants, gave an impressive and
solemn tone to this scene. Around the
great mahogonv table sat the ten arbl-
traitors Of the destinies of an old and a
Young nation. Ranged standing behind
them were numerous attaches OF the
American commission. 10 the Ameri
cans it was a happy ending OF the cpl
logue of war; for the Spanisrds 1t was
plainly a bitter tragedy, none the less
painful because long foreseen. They
sat silently as though almost crushed
and none could withhold sympathy
from Senor Montero Rios. the president
of the Spanish commission, who, COM
ing from his bed. was bundled In a
great overcoat, although logs were
burning in the fireplace near by. At
1880 Mr.. Arthur Ferguson proceeded to
read first the English and after that the
Spanish version of the treaty. This
finished. two copies were passed around
the table, the commissioners signing
them in the order of the rank: William
r. Day. Senator Cushman X. Davis,
Senator William p. Frye, Whitelaw
Reid and Senator George Gray; Senior
Montero Rios, Senior AbarZuZa, Senior
GGrnica, Senor Villauritla and General
Saons, each commission signing its
opponents treaty. Both were tied
with the Spanish and American colors.
When the seals were prepared to be al
fixed, attendants were sent scurrying
for ribbons of the French tri-colors with
which the documents were sealed as
compliment to the French hosts of the
commission. ,
Many officials interestedly watched
every detail of the proceedings. The
last seal being impressed, the com mis-
sloners rose and without formaity,
each member shook the hands of all Of
his antagonists and exchanged assur-
ances of his personal esteem. The
Spaniards afterward commented acrid-
ly upon what they termed the bad
taste of the Americans in mastering a
crowd of attaches to gloat over the con-
summation of their downfall and to
scramble for relics. The treaty as
signed consists II articles, it having
been found advisable to sub divide two
or three of the articles in the draft
agreed upon at the last meeting. The
commissioners of the two nations
wrote their signatures on two copies Of
the treaty, one copy being for the ar.
chives. The document was prepared
by Secretary Moore, in behalf of the
United States commission and by Sen
or Villauritia for Spain, on account of
the continued illness of Secretary Ole
da, of the Spanish commission. Each
copy contained the English aud Span
ish texts of the treaty in parrlleled col
umDs
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
Miller Wins the Great Race.

New YORK (SpeciaD Charles w.
Miller won the great six day bicycle
race at Madison Square Garden, beat
ing the worlds record, his own, by "a
miles, and leading the next man to
him, Frank Waller, of Boston, by %
miles. Thirty-two men started and
twelve finished. Miller was in such
good condition that he was able to
appear to advantage in wedding cere-
mony, which was performed by one OF
the city's aldermen, leading Miss
Genevieve Hanson. of Chicago, to the
improvised altar in the garden, amid
the loud cheering and boisterous good
wishes of 1000 or 10000 persons who
had gathered to witness the ceremony
Frank Waller, of Boston, finished sse-
ond in the great race, covering 4, $50
miles to the 2,007 travelled by Miller
and SURPRISING Miller's last years rec
ord by nearly two miles Burns Pierce,
the gaunt Canadian. who until this
year has never been heard of In this
country, was third. Miller gets from
the management the sum of 81, 500 and
for breaking the worlds record he gets
the sum of $500, and for his public
marriage he is said to have got the sum
of $500. Miller is also to have received
q wedding present of 5000 from the
wheel firm from which he rides. Wal
ler gets 81, 900 for riding second and
the others get indefinite sums ranging
from S75 up. The score was: Miller,
2,OO7, four laps; Waller, 1852; Pierce,
1,9O6.7; Albert, 1892. 6; Gimm, ], 782. 3;
Lawson, 1,757.6; Aronson, 1,729.5;
Nawn, l,721.7; Foster. l, ,66S: 8; Stevens,
1,519.S; Hale, 1,502.2; julius, 1,l66.l.
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MILLER WINS THe
Beating the Worlds Record, His o.
Miles The Quay Conspiracy
Dewey's Fleet to be Reinforced.

WASHINGTON (Special). The Demo
Gratis of the House of Representatives
held caucus Saturday night on the
question coming over from the last ses-
sion as to the binding force of caucus
action. OF the 1876 members on the
roll of the House, Sc were present. The
meeting was devoid of any personal or
sensational features and was devoted
to brief discussion of the wisdom OF
making caucus action binding. A res
olution to this effect had been intro
duced by Mr.. Bailey, and this was
pending with an amendment by Mr..
McRae, O. Arkansas. The main inter-
est conferred in the ability of Mr..
Bailey and his friends to pass the res
olutlon. In order to test the strength
of the Bailey forces, MIR. Clardy, OF
Kentucky, moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution had been
agreed to at the last session. The mo-
tion was tabled, 62 to 13, thus estab-
fishing that the advocates of the reso-
luton had q clear majority. The
resolutions we're then .1opted without
a division. They were as follows:
Resolved, That hereafter the action OF q
Democratic caucus shall be binding upon all
who participate in its proceedings, provided
that no member shall be required to'vote for
any bill lie may deem unconstitutional, ana
provided further, that In all matters, except
the nomination Of officers and questions OF
procedure, no decision shall be binding un-
less made by two-thirds of those voting.
Resolved, That while actingin conformity
to the principles declared by the nationai
Democratic convention al the constitution
OF the United States, the Democrats in each
State and in each congressional district have
right to determine for themselves In their
own locality what their policy shall be, to
make platforms for, accept pledges from
their candidates and to instruct their mem
bers OF Congress and the full exercise OF such
right OF local party self-goverDment, should
in ali cases be respected by Democratic con-
gressional caucusses.
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A ton of coal can be carried mile
for a cent, even by rail; and water
carriage is cheaper still. Yet the
total consumption of coal for all pur-
poses is now so vast that the tax for
transportation is heavy burden. In
England a strong organization has
been formed which purposes to take
the coal at the mouth of the mines,
convert its energy into electricity, and
supply power by conduction to dense
manufacturing district. This plan
not only saves the shipment of coal
but puts an end to the smoke nuisance.
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The masticatory practices of Il

The masticatory practices of the
bicycle rider are explained by 8 Wis
consin humorist on the ground that
the gum on the tire of the vehicle re-
quires corresponding tire on the
gums of its rider. The theory presents
an example of Wolverine wit, but does
not pretend to be scientific, and the true
explanation of the connection of the
exercises is yet to seek. The propriety
of their divorcement is recognized in
some quarters, however, and a young
ladies' cycling club in Canada has
joined in a pledge not to unite them,
at least in public. 1t is commend
able resolution, and will greatly in
crease the mel lbers' attractiveness
singly and collectively.
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Floods on the Mississippi.

The subcommittee of the Senate COM
mittee on commerce, appointed to in
vestigate the floods in the Mississippi
river under the resolution of April 20,
1897, and to make recommendation for
their prevention in the future, held a
meeting in Washington and practically
agreed upon the form of the report to
be made to the full committee. The
subcommittee presented the results of
its laborers in printed volume of over
500 pages, giving the testimony taken,
together with several maps and Illus
tratiops pertinent to the work in hand.
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The effective gunnery of the pur-
chased cruiser New Orleans proves
that we may study with advantage the
developments and achievements of
foreign ordnance, says the New York
Herald. Her battery shows L sur
prising energy, and the gun mounts
are superior to anything we have
afoat for similar calihre--indeed, the
ship itself illustrates an advanced
type, for though classed with the
Cincinnati and Raleigh the English
built New Orleans, save in interior
comfort, outranks the American cruis-
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The new woman has scored the vic

The new woman has scored the VIC
tory of her eventful life in Newark,
N. j. A Judge in that advanced town
has decided that wives belonging to
clubs have legal right to latchkey
and to return home at any of the small
hours that best suit them, and that
husbands who oppose this right as
an exclusive one of their own are
liable to arrest and fine. This dis
poses of tine whole vexed question.
The ,atchkey unlocks the last fetter
binding downtrodden wo man to tyran-
nical conventions, muses. the Balti-
more American.
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The PLUG Tobacco Trust.

The Continental Tobacco Company,
which takes over the plug interests Of
the American Tobacco Company and
also absorbs the entire business of
JOHN Flnzer & Brothers, Of Louisville;
p. H. Mayo & Brothers tlncorpOrated),
OF Richmond, Va. the 2. J. Sorg
Company, of Middletowr, O.; Daniel
Section & Co., of Deu oft, aud the Gu
tire common stock of the P. Lorlllard
Company, has been incorporated under
the laws of New Jersey. The author
lied capital stock is S15. 00O, 900,
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Accident to the Massachusetts,.

A telegram received at the Navy De-
partment from New York says that the
battleship Massachusetts. soon after
leaving the New York navy yard for
Hampton Roads, struck an obstruction
near Governors Island and three Of
her conn artments were torn open. She
was taken back to the navy yard at once
and has been placed in dock to ascer-
tain the extent of her injuries.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
Postal system of Porto Rico.

The report of the committee to inves,
tigate the postal service (which is com
bined with the telegraph servicel, IL
speaking of the service under the las
year of Spanish rule says: Total ex-
renditures were, sa aries of postmas-
terS, who performed both telegrapnlc
and postal dut es. S46, 3SJ; of clerks,
SOL, 800; and rent, $3.50. The total
revenues of both telegraphic and pos,
tai services were S191, ,US3, and the ex-
penses 1886, 62O, leaving q dehcit OF
$50, 537.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15

The State Board of Control of Iowa
has given its official approval to a
measure providing that hereafter there
shall be no distinction on the ground
of sex in the salaries paid to teachers
employed in the schools and other in
stitutions in the State under its super
vision. Under this order teachers OF
q given grade or class will receive
equal pay for like work, whether they
are men or women.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15

Along with reports of an unusually
large output of books from the pub
fishing centre comes the statement
that publishers were never so deluged
with manuscripts as they have been
within the past few months. But
how shall we explain the increase in
manuscripts? This writing habit has
been growing upon the whole human
race. And the cause, once we reflect
on the intellectual history of the past
twenty or thirty years, is plainly to be
seen. 1t lies in the spread of educa-
ton; the Improvement of the common
schools; the increase in attendance at
colleges at reduction in exper ses;
the enormous increase in libraries,
free and not free; the spread of such
systems'o of instruction as the one at
Chautauqua, the free travelling libra
ries, and the general decline in the
cost of books and magazines. To get
an education has become mere mat
ter of taking the time to get it. 1t
lies within the reach of all who desire
it. And hence we have had tre-
mendous growth in the number OF
those who know how to write-who
have acquired ideas, power to express
themselves, and self-confdence enough
L. anr mhnk thar thinL In rrint
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Published Every Thursday
iSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA

Once more the machine supersedes
the hand; this time it is the photo
graphic camera that enters new field
against manual labor. A young wou-
an of Chicago has invented a method
of mapping off silhouettes with her
machine; silhouettes so perfect and
so far superior to any handmade
article as to be quite unique.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
$1,000 for a Christmas Dinner.

The Omaha, Neb., World Herald has
sent by telegraph $1,000 to the First
Nebraska Regiment, located in Manila,
and the same amount to the Third Ne
braska Regiment, in Cuba. This mon
ey is contributed at the solicitation OF
The World Herald by over 5000 con-
tributers, and is sent to the two regi-
ments to provide for Christmas din
ner.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
Hitchings' Murderous Deeds.

A special from Free Soil, Mich, says q
A mau named VIM. Hitchings, o
brother in law of John Hunt, farmer
who lives about two miles west OF this
place, killed Mr.. Hunt, Mrs. Huntand
their hired man, Thos. Harvard, and
cut his own throat.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
Millions More in Corn and Oats.

On the basis of the farm prices on
December l, the Agricultural Depart.
ment figures place the 1893 crops OF
corn and oats worth SS4, ,0O0,0 more
than the same crops Of 1897.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15
Col. BRYAN Resigns.

Col. William j. Bryan, of the Third
Nebraska Regiment, has either for
warded his resignation TO Washington,
or is about to do so. OF this there
seems TO be no doubt.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-12-15

Nc. slonas1 o.
inguishsd assemblage
q Presidents message
re. At3:4o ;he Senate
first note Of the anti
, sounded il the Sen
est, of Missouri, who
t resolution declaring i
constitution, the Fed
had no authority to
possessions, to be gov
It that all territory ac-
7ernment, except such
'ary Tor use as coallng
on of boundaries and
may be acquired with
rsanlzlng territories,
ly for admission into
states. Mr.. Vest an
pose to address the
solution at an early
cussion OF tE Ee naviga-
precipitated by the
{ a bill amending
addition of o provis-
,uilt vessels, wrecked
ties by citizens of this
fred to the extent of
7 e value, shall be sub
II they engage subse-
oastwise trade of the
Senator Hale intro
Solution authorizing
The Navy to erect q
!a,yana, Cuba, to the
llors and marines who
the explosion of the
is recommended by
Senator Hale,
oil. OF the naval affairs
III ced a bill to revive
and vice-admiral
he House passed the
nS bill by q vote of
action is the culmina-
Struggle on the part
% put an end to the
! sschlping.
AT the opening of the
nate, it was, decided
ient be until Monday
determined to give
,e,nsion calendar. At
the one hour allotted
on Of the pension cal
'ao been passed. At
%weLt into executive
tne Senate resumed
'essibn. Mr.. Morgan
'iragtla y Canal ,ill, with
J IL l ne unfinished bus
: ! mat the Senate pro-
ton of che bill.
.ttlSr'sw moved to ad-
the ayes and
LED. The vote 8 was 13
'lr. A1organ's motion
the consideration of
nal bill was then car
ie Dbl had been laid
thus becom ing the
ess, The Senate, on
,rgan, at 2::a5l p. M,
loniaaE. Senator Vest
senate a resolution
ne APPOINTMENT of a
/. ! TO Investigate the
Iion III the conduct of
, ,ain. The resolution
l. lntmenst of three SEN
'mDers of the House
On taesn M the duty of
10 sn'e truth Of all
ml make & report by bill
L ne = 6SIenators are to
tne Resident of the
.em oeTs of the House
the nc ,use.
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HOUSE.

Flhoi DA'' VIC LIZ use I
ings of tie members werel mosl
Major Genera! WheelerI of
was given an ovation. r.
tributes were unusually lbeau
made the hall a verltabl q b
beautiful flowers. The r. eadi
President message occuI bied
hours. AT 5;2o the doue ) adj
IND DAY-lne house was in
less than half an hour W
deaths of Representati
way, Of Ohio, and Cove, of
were announced, ard an
was taken until Wednes
respect to their memory.
ary resolution for the dis
tho Presidents message to
committees having juris
adopted, and the deficlenc
ing the appropriations fol
ordinary expenses of the
navy from January 1 to j
The report of the Hawaiian
transmitted to the Preside
before the House and refe
committee on Territories, to
a bill offered by Mr.. Hit t,
the recommendations of
mission. Among the bills
in the House were th
ing: By Mr.. Otey, OF
to amend the war reyenl
directing the Secretary of tn
to redeem at their face valu.
nue. stamps sold and not can
Mr.. Skinner, Of North Carol
tablish a term of the circuit
New Berne and Elizabeth Cj
THIRD DAY. No business
acted by the Senate III open
few minutes after the Senate
it went into executive session
o'clock business in open ses
resumed, the death of Repre-.
Northway, of Ohio, and
Mississippi, was announced
Senate adjourned as mark o
to their memories.
FOURTH DAY. The urgent d
bill to provide for the supper
military and naval establishme
passed 10y the House practlca
out opposition. A number O.
ments were adopted on the ret
dation of the appropriation COZ
which received some supplem
Inmates after the bill was p
rhe largest Of these was an
-, 900, O0O for an emergency
, the War Department, and S57
the ordnance department, in
the amount carried bv the
| SG9. $50. .S02. The copferenc
unon the bill to render the su
consuIs, vice consuls and
agents liable for damages II
,aw was adopted. The House
YER until Monday to give the
ees an opportunity to work
| interruption
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Why She Did.

"Clara, I love to be with YOU"
"Why, Edith" when I'm wi h you
I know you are not gossiping F about
me."-Tit-Bits.
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ISENATE.

lie
gress convene'd NI
and private gal hIeri,
utmost with a d distir
The reading of, tbe
occupied two htours
adjourned.
2ND DAY. Thu {
expansionists %as =,
ate by Senator Ves
introduced a Joint
that, under the co,
eral government !
acquire colonial no
erned as such; /, INF
quired by the gdve
as may be neces ssa
stations, correct tior
similar purposes n
the purpose of bro
suitable ultimatG y
the Union as ST,
nouuced his pu+ In,
Senate on the + ,as,
date. 4 brief dis cr
tion laws was n
consideration OF
those laws by the 9
ion that foreign Tn
in the United Sta +,
country and repair
three fourths of th .
iect tc forfeiture il
quentlv in the co, !,
United States. s
duced a joint res,
the Secretary Of +
monument in Ha' 9
memory of the sailt
lost their lives by
Maine. The bill &,
the Navy Departm,
of Maine, chairman
committee, introdu
the grades of admit
of the navy.
THIRD DAY. The
anti. ticket scalpins
119 to 101. This az
tion Of a ten years
of the railroads to
business of ticket s
FOURTH DAY. "A
session of the Sen,
that the adjournme
next. It was also
one hour to the pei
the expiration of tn
to the consideration
endar, 26 bills 'ha'
1:5O the Senate v
session At ola &
business in open SCI
cal led up the Nicari
a view to making it
mess. He moved
ceed to the consid
Instantly Mr.. Pett
journ. On this M
noes were demande
ayes; 40 noes. Nr
to proceed with Il
the Nicaragua Cana
ried, and after the
before the Senate,
un finished bushes
motion of Mr.. Mors
adjourned until Mo
introduced in the }
providing for the
Joint commission
charges of corrupti'
the war with Spa
calls for the appoin
ators and five mem
and imposes upon
"inquiring as to
such charges and n
or otherwise. F" I
be appointed by t
Senate, snd the me
by the Speaker of t
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vocations of life. The moral and Chris
tian principles which have been in
stilled have borne excellent fruit
ORANGEBURG. A colored child was
burned to death here. 1t seems that q
colored woman left her children in the
house while she went to her work.
The chiId's clothing caught fire and he
rar out into the street with the cloth
lag in flames. The neighbors, hearing
! the screams of the chi dren, ran to the
rescue, but the child was so badly
burned that he died very soon after
ward.
BLooMINGvALE. "A wave of sorrow
and sympathy swept over lower Will
| liam burg and upper Georgetown
counties when the sad news was learn
| ed OF the drowning in Black River,
while on their way to dance, of
Misses Minnie aid Mollie, the fifteen
and eighteen year old daughters of Mr..
| Thomas Green, a very respectable
white man of Georgetown county.
SPARrAyBURG. Under the manage
ment of Builder j. w. Putnam the
Converse conservatory of music is now
ready for the roof. The scatfoldlng Is
still standing in the main audience
room, but it is easy to see that the
seating capacity will be something i'm
,nense Two hundred people can be
eated on the platform alone. Behind
The rostrum there are three stories of
.ractlce rooms. From the top of the
uuding a magnificent view of the sur
Rounding country can be had. 1t is
| prorosed to have 1t completed by the
31tn of January, when Souss's band
| will give the ini ial entertainment.
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use tho greet
most cordial.
of Al ALBANIA,
The floral
beautiful and
9 bar.ner of
eading of the
pied over two
} adjourned.
IS in session
VII 's@the