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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13

Save your money and when you get
a Dollar, deposit 1t with Zion's Savings
Bank & Trust Co, /. ,. 5. Main ST. The
woodruff, President. Geo. q.
Cannon. Vice President: George
NJ. Cannon. Cashier: Joseph II.
Smith, Lorenzo Snow. r. G..
Weber. Ifebcr j. Grant. james Jack,
Francis NJ. Lyman. Angus NJ. Cannon,
George REYNOLDS. II. b. Clawson. L.
John Nuttall.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13
MINOR MENTION.

Charles Strand and Christine Solder
strom were yesterday made man and
wife. the ceremony making them such
was performed by Justice Of the Peace
e. NJ. Nielsen.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13
DOINGS IN THE POLICE COURT

This was discharge day in the police
court Grace Hines, Buella Warren
and Clara Hubbard. all charged with
cruelty to animals, had an extended
hearing. but 1t resulted in accordance
with the above statement.
Title Williams had hearing for as
sault and battery and abusive Lam
guage. She also was discharged.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13
DIED.

JACK.In the Second ward OF this city
april Il, 1905, ut s:2j y M, of heart failure,
Thomhs b.. son OF Thomas and Elizabeth
JACK. aged years. months and ~ days
The funeral will be held Mt the Second
ward meeting house tomorrow afternoon,
vited.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13

II was an invalid for nearly three
years and not able to work. Since taxi
ing Hoods SarsapaIilla | have gained
IN health rapidly and | can now do a
good days work. believe Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the best medicine that can
De obtained MRS. d. II. CAMPBELL
Vernal, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13

HOODS PILLS are the only pills to
yet efficient.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-13

All the world admires a bold stand.
position taken end backed by the
facts and certaintios is sure to win adj
mlrntion from all the people. A state
ment of facts by the U. s. people is
a position established on q solid ground
OF facts. which means great deal to
those who want excellent material. Our
strong point IL the high grade and low
price OF our u. s. baking powder.
Here we have quality which is pleas
Ing, quantity which Is economical. and
desirability which Is gratifying. \
lb-ounce can will accomplish greater
leavening than twice the amount of
less popular brands. II makes the
baking healthful and attractive. II gives
TO all the food In which II is used
the delicate flavor OF high grade purity
and certain excellence.
u. s. Baking Powder,
Is for sale by all groccrs
At Csc pound. ""Try it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

adelphia; Lucy H. Russell, Randall, Nor
folk.
Sailed, steamers Hexham (Br), Painter
Leghorn; Basuta Br), Taylor Hamburg.
PENSACOLA, Fla, March n.-Arrived ship
midas QtaD, Lavello, Barcelona; barks
Star (Nor), Petersen, Delagoa Bay; Drot
(Nor), Sorensen, Montevideo.
Cleared, schooners Orient (Br), Kelly
Nassau; Maggie S. Hart, Farron. Boston
Georgetown, S. c.. March 1l.-Sailed 10th
steamer Cfoatan, Mckee, New York, via
Wilmington.
Valencia, March 11-Sailed, steamer
Prince PHILIPPE, Savannah.
Bremen March u.-Arrived, steamer
Forest Holme (Br), Savannah.
Philadelphia, March 1.-Arrived, schoon.
ers j. R. Tiel, Hanson, Port Tampa
Charles NJ Patterson. Tunnel, Savannah
Charleston, S. c., March 11.-Arrived
steamers Seminole, Bearse, Jacksonville
and proceeded to New York; Comanche
Pennington, New York, and proceeded t.
Jacksonville; George w Clyde Robinson
Jacksonville and proceeded to Boston
schooner Talofa, Fletcher, Wilmington, N
c.
Sailed, torpedo boat Winslow. Bernadow
Key West.
Liverpool March n.-Arrived, steamer
Adrishaig, Savannah.
st. Michaels, March u.-Arrived, steam
err Evelyn, Savannah for Barcelona fol
coal
Boston, March n.-Sailed, steamer Della.
ware, Jacksonville.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Banks.

Tacobine Ger, 543 tons, Ahrens, Apalachi-
coIo for Iavre-Dahl g. Andersen.
Frithiof Bryde (Nor), 10S5 tons Bryde, log
cotton. Baltic-Dahl & Andersen
sondre (Nor), 567 tons, Nielsen, lag naVai
stores Europe.-Dahl & Andersen.
vedova r. QtaD, 81 tons. Capurro' lag
naval stores, Europe.-Dahl g. Andersen:
c,Ienesk (Br), 1857 tons, Baillie, ldg naVai
stoves Europe.-Dahl & Andersen.
casma DAN, 647 tons, Jorgensen, lag
naval stores, Europe.-Dahl d Andersen
sibai (Nor), 5i2 tons, Gundersen, ldg cot
ron Sweden.-Dahl & Andersen.
uern CNor). 1913 tons, Sorensen, idg-Dahl
g. Andersen. -
Tristad (lVor)), 9l5 tons, Danieisen' ldg
naval stores. Europe-Dahl & Andersen.
Giannina 0taD, 615 tons, Cacace, loading
iurober Vigo.-Dahl & Andersen.
III Thorsen (Nor), 400 tons, Salyesen' dis
balIast-pahi & Andersen.
r,lorida (Nor), 52s tons, Evensen, dis bal
last-DahI & Andersen.
Maria r. QtaD, 935 tons, Trapani dis ball
;ast-Dahl & Andersen.
George Thompson (I3r), 1,03l tons, jenkins,
dis cernent-Dahl & Andersen.
,rndvie Holberg (Nor), 1022 tons, Kalda-
ger. dis ballast-Dahl & Andersen
onelle CIor), 56S tons. ~. az Tybee-Dahl
& Andersen.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Receints nt RaiIroads.

Per Central of Georgia Railway, March
Ill TIA bales cotton, 154 barrels rosin. q
barrels spirits, 45S packages merchandise,
1O5 bales domestics, 1 car -four II cars
lumber, 2 cars lard, car wood, car brick,
1 car packing house products.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad March lilo barrels rosin, 49,
casks spirits, 2 cars cabbages, 10 cars veg
etables, / car lettuce, 2 cars phosphate,
car cotton seed, l car clay, II cars mer-
candise, "A cars lumber, l car tobacco,
car meal, II cars wood, cars ties, cars
fertilizers, 2 cars syrup.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway
March 11-153 bales cotton, 1888 barrels
rosiu, 129 casks spirits, "A cars lumber, L
cars meal, cars pig iron, cars corn,
cars oats, l car grits, l car hay, l car
flour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Cnastwise Exnorts.

Per steamship Tallahassee for New
York-699 bales upland cotton, 619 bales
sea island cotton, 206 bales domestcs, Ss7
bales linters, 81 bales sweepings, 1000
barrels rosn, 256 barrels turpentine, 114245
feet lumber, 375 bundles hides, S,1S6 slaves,
% barrels fish, Is casks clay, % boxes
fruit, 377 barrels vegetab les, 391 crates veg
etables 149 tons pig iron, 81 cases cigars,
barrels oysters, barrel terrapins. boxes
terrapins, dog, SO6 packages general
merchandise.
Per schooner Margaret A. May for Phil
adelphia-S00 923 feet of pitch pine lumber,
and 1865 railroad crossties, measuring 49,
1926 superficial feet; total 4l9S49 feet-Cargo
by Dixon, Mitchell & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Nelson Bartlett, 500 tons, Wiley, ldg lum-
Der, &c. w. Howard & Co.
Thomas A. Ward, 765 tons, Lyman, ldg
lumber, Philadelphia-C. w. Howard &
Co.
George Hulane. Jr., 442 tons, Magee, Idg
lumber, Baltimore-C. w. Howard & Co.
Charles H Sprague, $50 tons, Hooper, ldg
lumber, New York-C. W. Howard & Co.
Nellie W. Hewlett, $40 tons, Bierman, ldg
lumber. Baltimore.-C. w. Howard &
Co.
Morris W. Child, 4S7 TONS Beck, ldg lum-
ber Baltimore-C. w. Howard & Co
Emily F. Northam, BIG tons, johnson. ldg
lumber, Philadelphia.--C. w. Howard &
Co.
Oscar c. Schmidt, 513 TONS Crawford. dis
coal-C. w. Howard & Co.
Charmer, S41 tons, Johnson, dis coal-C. w.
Howard & Co.
Douglass Gregory 524 tons, Stilwell ldg
lumber, Philadelphia-Dixon Mitchell &
Co
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
cHEwED HIS WAY FROM A CELL.
A Maniac Breaks Out by Means of
His Eating the Door.
prom the Phlladelphla RECORD.

Gettysburg, Pa, March 9.-Benjafnir
Toar. aged 10. an inmate of the insane de.
partment Of the almshouse, made his sec
ond escape within three weeks, last night
by chewing away with his teeth enough
of the wood around the door Of his cell &c
admit the iron bolt being drawn out. Max
ing his way to the bathroom, he was ena-
bled. by almost superhuman strength tc
pull away sufficient of the iron window
grating to create an opening large enough
to crawl through
Hoar went to the home of his father
and when directed 10 return to the aims
house, fed into the country uumolested
mis- father being afraid to detain him
aware that he was no match for the young
man In strength.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
VESSELS IN PORT MARCH 12
Steamships.

Kansas City, 2,164 tons, Fisher, New YORK
Ocean Steamship Company.
civ of Augusta, 1923 tons, Daggett, New
York-Ocean Steamship Company.
Essex. 1873 tons, Billups, Baltimore-J. j.
Carolan, Agent.
Buckminster (Br), 1927 tons, Elmes, ldg
cotton, Reval-Georgia Export and I'M
port Company.
Gienmorven CBr) 1903 tons, Potts, cid Re-
val and Stettin-Wilder & Co.
Trunkby Br), ,66S tons, Mccarthy, ldg
cotton for Barcelona and Genoa-Wilder
& Co.
Rannock (Br), 1901 tons Craig, ldg cot
ION. Bremen.-W. W. Wilson, Agent.
Rosneath (Br), 1,123 tons, McMorran' lag
cotton, Sweden-W. w. wilson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
THE HOUSE DRAINAGE INJUNCTION
The MepdeI Committee Has Nothing
to DO with 1t.

to DO With 1t.
Savannah Ca, March II, 1s9S.-Editor
Morning News; We notice in your issue
of this morning, "Anti-house drainage
committee said to be back of it,"
Permit us to say through your valua-
bic paper that the anti-house drainage
committee is not at the back or front of
the, present injunction against the city,
but on the contrary deprecate any such
action at this time.
Our committee made an agreement with
the committee on drainage of Council and
we on our part have carried out 20 the
letter that agreement, and are not dI-
rectly nor indirectly responsible for the
action now before the Superior Court, nor
did we know anything of il till we read
of the acton in the Press.
Selig Mendel.
w. Z. Guerard.
A. r. Fawcett.
Committee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Say" asked the man with the thin
whiskers and the worried look, "didn't
Shakespeare marry a widow with a 10
year-old boy?'
II don't remember OF ever hearing OF
anything Of that kind" said the fat man.
"But | never was well acquainted with
Bill"
II wish I had your funny disposition.
But what got me to thinkin' about It wae
that saying Of his about the evil that men
do lives after them. "--Cincinnati En-.
Quirer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

-one day an 1rishman was taking
walk in a small town near Glasgow when
he met an old friend. After walking along
the road together. Pats friend said to him:
Have you heard the latest news?"
Pat; No; what is it2
There's a penny off the loaf"
Pat: Bedad, and hope il IS off the pen
ny ones.-Tit-Bits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Shipping memoranda.

Jacksonville, Fla. March 11.-sailed
Sleamship Iroquois, Rockwell, New York.
arrved steamer SAM &c. Savannah.
ny, I.Ieared, schooner Laura L. Spragpe,
Wixon, Boston.
Fernandina. Fla, March 1l.-Arrived,
81 oooners II. S. Lanfair, Johnson, Jack
son vile; Annie f. Kstchum. stelie, Phil
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Vessels Sailed Yesterday.

Steamship Tallahassee, New York.
Bark zanrak Nor, Riga.
schooner Edward P. Avery, New York.
schooner Margaret A. May. Philadelphia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
River stcnmern ncnnrtcd.

steamer Ethel Carroll, Augusta and
"aylandings-W. T. Gibson, Manager.
steamer Alpha, Stroohar, Beaufort
george U. Beach, Manager
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Phases of the Moon for March.

Full moon, Sth; hours, 20 minutes.
morning; last quarter, 18th; hour As
II morning; new moon, 22d, hours
81 minutes, morning; first quarter, 30th, l
uour 40 minutes morning: moon in apogee,
ISL and 18th; moon I'm perigree, 14th
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Passengers on steamship Tallahassee for
New York-Miss L, Devlin. H. L. Coe, Miss
]. B. Churchill. Mrs. Churchill, c. d.
Williamson, William Page Newman, John
Nero, Mr. Nelson and wife, d. j. Dowd-
ney, ]. Pariente, Isaac Fish, George Jones.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
vessels Arrived Yesterdny.

bark Quelle (Nor). -. Para; at Tybee
lot orders-Dahl e. Andersen.
steamer Doretta, Chadwick, Button,
ana returned--J. II. Judkins
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
vessels Cleared Yesterday.

Steamship Glenmorven (Br), Potts, Re
val and Stettln-Wilder & Co.
10, schooner Margaret A. May, Jarvis,
Hladelphia-Dixon, Mitchell & Co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Foreign Exports.

Per British steamship Glenmorven, for
Reval-5,725 bales cotton, valued at $l71,S50.
For Stettin 2,OO0 tons phosphate rock, val
ued al $4,000, and 100 barrels cotton seed
oil, valued at $1,000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Dictator (Nor) 526 tons, johnson, dis bal
last-Paterson. Downing & Co
Prince John (Nor), 500 tons. Markussen
ldg naval stores-Master.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Albert s

Albert shultz, 47s TONS Hubbard, Idg Ium-
Der, New York.-C. w. Howard & Co.
Hattie G. Dixon, 40 tons, Southard, lde
lumber-Paysandu Master,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

"A Readjustment.-She- Fred, arc
you really running behind so much?
He-Weli, / keep my clothes in the draw
err Of my desk. and my unpaid bills IN the
Mardrobe.-Life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters Of YES
sells free of charge in United States by
geographic Office in custom house. Cap
tains are requested to call at the Office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts received
for transmission to the navy department
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Hlgh water at Tybee to-day 1880 a. m.
ana z;SO p. m. High water at Savannah
one hour later
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

River Report-The hight of the Savan-
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. m. (75th
meridian tine) yesterday was 60 feet,
no change during the preceding "a hours.
Observations taken March II, 1898, p.
m. Goth meridian time) at the same mo-
ment of time at all stations for the Morn
ing News:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

IT, temperature; "V. velocity of wind
]. M Eherier.
Observer Weather Bureau.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
Steamer Passengers.

The time ball on Cotton Exchange drops
u M, 18th meridian time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
T0-DAY'S WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Savannah and vicinity until
midnight March 49, 1S9S-Generally fair;
no decided change in temperature
Washington Forecast:
For Georgia, South Carolina, East and
West Florida: Generally fair; east to
south winds.
General Conditions-Cloudy weather pre-
walls over the entire country east of the
Rockies except the Atlantic coast. Pre-
cipitation is reported from Georgia, Texas,
the Ohio and Upper Mississippi valleys ard
the lake region. Temperatures have fall
| len in Northern Michigan and the Upper
Mississippi valley, and have risen slightly
on the Eastern coast Light to fresh
southerly to easterly winds prevail along
the Atlantic coast.
Yesterdays weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature 2;15 p.m.7S degrees
Minimum temperature a. M. .56 degrees
Mean temperature ................6 ga degrees
Normal temperature .............5S degrees
Excess of temperature .......... s degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
March l. ........!............,...4 40 degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan. .-..............,..........l2 degrees
Rainfall ............."............ Trace
normal ........................... IL inch
Excess since March 1............ 81 inch
Deficiency since JAN 1...........4.82 inches
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
SAVANNAH Almanac.

Sun rises at e:1e and sets at 600.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA
RAILWAY.

SAVANNAH SHORT LINE
Passenger Schedules. Effective Dec. y, 1897.
I Operated Line Between Savannah and Montgomer
hortest Line Bet Savannah and COLUMBIA
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-12

Daily. sund'yI sund'y
lexSun. only. only.
s soaml 3 sopmli0 OOam
9 OOpml 8 OOpmIil 05am
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
WIFE SELLING.
"A Practices Which was Followed
Aelf Century Ago.

Ar. Editor Among the practices which
have passed away was that Of selling wives,
lr. Jim Ayin. an old citizen oftbis township
whose nsmeI have already mentioned in
these columns, spe.king of his younger days.
said ia ",bat day aud time it was common
thing for men TO cell their wives" Mr. AVN
knew three instances where mer did so, one
of these men lived in what is sow Privateer
Township aud he sold his wife, as we'll as
Ar. AVN could remember, for 'sa gallon Of
whIskey, pound Of tobacco and a pair Of
shoes" Tn.s ereat occurred City odd years
ago. Tbs sale appesrs to bave been, to
large extent, merely aominai, still 1t Was
sale. Times have changed since then and
changed for the better. Nc white man would
dare sell HE wife now and hardly suppose
negro would undertake such JOB. GcDoosld
Furnan Ram,ey, Privateer Township, Feb.
q. 1928.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
The Forest Fires Near Ionia.

\
Sisce eur last communication all this
country, for miles around. has been visited
With sbe worst forest FIRE that has ever bean
the l5th There was ere every ywhere, which
caused hands 10 be .csrca. The wind blew
from the southwest from Ten in the morning
until about dark. when i shifted and came
from The nortb, which jast reversed the FIRE,
and the wind was 80 high that il was dam
zerons to be in the woods. Bu. l have cot
beard OF anyone being hurt from trees fall
iss. To give some idea of the ere: The
swoods have not been burped since Mr.. Budd
bnrut it off for torpertine purposes, about Is
years ago, and the trees have been worked of
and on ne.riy ever since Nearly half Of the
timber has died from boxing, end everything
was as dry as powder house. which made
il Impossible to STOP the ERE. We had raked
and ffed against il. and thought that if the
Wind would stop, We could keep sbe FIRE from
spreading. Bat Wben the wind 9sif.eds and
came from the north worse than ever, all that
ne could do was to try and save the build
iaps. which great many failed to do. It is
useless for me to attempt to give you the
names Of ali that lost houses. Bat two fAm-
lies in this Immediate ne ghhorhood lost
every building they had, with al or nearly
ali the contents, besides numbers of tenant
houses. Some eaved the Dwellings, and lost
ortbaildings
will Tot try 10 give you but faint idea
nov, as am not over the worry and excite
nent yet am so thankful that it WAS nc
vorss l3y being up sill night, and with the
help of " fe, saved all except ore tenant
house Yours, &c, DRY jim.
Ioria. s. c., Feb. iS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
Dsst struetiye Forest Fires.
carter's Crossing Township
Swept by Flames.

a destrcctiye1 forest Gre swept over the
Mannville section Tuesday afternoon ard
that night. An immense amount OF damage
was done TO standing .i'nher and fencing, and
aSgxeat deal of preper,y was destroyed. Hun
dreds Of people scent the afterneoa and q
gfeste. part os the eight in 6ghsing the
flames, IN the as.epps to saye their houses
from desfruction In scnoe cases The progress
af tho ere Was stayed b, the greatest exestion
ard houses were saved, but others whose
{ homes we're in the track 0: the FIRE lost every
fhieg. The foiiowios piaces are reported
{ destroyed
Ciavins Boyk,a, los. his dwelling aouse and
an outbaaidiD9s, corn forage and farnim-
plerents.
Ass. Patience Atkinson, also lost her
dwelling house, ell outouildiaEs and their
contents
Ara Martha Bradley house Aud buildings
and coateass were totally destroyed.
Two honses 0o the place Of Darling Davis
e.s onrns5
-Four other tenant houses on yarious places
are krown 10 have been brrued, and it is
thought chat other houses were also destroy
ed bnt have not been reported.
The Bridges & McKeishan Lumber Co., bad
several mules bnrued.
Mr. b. ". Rember,'s place had q narrow
sseaps from totat destruction and uas saved
erl5 by the hardest kind Of work Of large
force Of hards.
NJ. 3. q. Auan's Rembers placa Was also
~ great danger Tuesday night The sparks
we're blown distance Of quarter Of mile,
aud his barns wereo ERE several times he
kent force of twenty hands on guard all
night, and constant vigilance alone kept the
|:bniidiHRs GA tho place from bnrniaiy.
The agglegate loss RENTING froc, the hre
oannot be estimated sat present, - full and
accurate reports arc not ebtsiuahls. Is is
ihouaht, however, shat the total loss vill be
thoasaDds of dollers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
Mrs. Wm. G.
Whitney Hurt.
Fox Hunting With Large
Party Prominent People.
Special to The State.

Special to The State
Aiken Feb. 81 This morning about
9 o'clock quite serious accident occur
ed tc Mrs. Wm G. Whitney, wbo is
spending the winser in Aiken
Mrs Whitney, with a party Of frieods.
vas Just starting out for fox hunt
When. 10 crossing covered bridge, one
of the raf.eres struck her oo the fore
head making an Ugly cash about slx
inches long She fell from her horse
unconscious and was quickley eurround-
ed by the res. of the party who secured
a carriage apd brought her home.
where she is receiving every attention.
The reasoa assigned for the accident
vas the fac. that Mrs Whitney has
been riding very small horse ever
since sha hes bceo here ard passed under
this bridge number of times. bu. this
morning she vas on another sud much
larger mount, and this brought her
head too high to pass under 10 eafety.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23

This is in line With the bill Of DR..
Wyche. passed by the Legislature of
South Caroline, just closed. 1t is in
the right direction and the congress
should be we'll attended and BY men
who are competent sc ecs intelligently
on the subjects to be discussed. There
is DO doubt sha: much Of the food that
is cold and consumed by the people
is adulterated. We are particular to
have our fetiiizsrs analyzed and to
koow what kind of food We give our
crops. aud lately Sontb Carolina has
made much ado about chemically pure H.
quors, but that which we take every day
aud which is intended to sustain life has
been guIped dowo, 80 to speak, with
utter disregard Of what it was It is
of vital importance that our food should
be pure and wholesome. The patent
medicine preparations are on the in-
crease aud the demand for them must.
increase or there would oot be an increase
n she production. This is an impor-
tans matter aDd We hope the congress
may result 10 much good.-Newbsry
Heaald and Ness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23
They'll Haye More Work.

The Legislature having passed an
act placing telegraph and express
companies under the supervision of
the railroad commission, they will
thus be directed at the end of ten
days when the law becomes operative.
The probabilities are that there will
be little trouble with them as there is
not generally any complaint as te the
service rendered by these companies.
But it will add work to that of the
commission without any increase in
salary and it is not likely that the
members of the commission view that
act with pleasure.