The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-11-02

thies of European capitalists i'll her
behalf.
Gen. Kline has received orders to
move his brigade from Camp Meade
10 Columbia.
1t is rumcred that the Democratic
members of the United States peace
commissioners at Paris may resign
The Fifth United States cavalry
is ready to embark for Porto Rico
from Savannah.
The stables of the Iosane Asylum
in Columbia were destroyed by fire
last Wednesday morning, some mules
and horse were also burned.
President Mckinley, after visiting
the Omaha Exposition and mauy
cites along the route, has arrived IN
Washington unfatigued by his long
journey.
The Columbia Lumber Mills were
totally destroyed by fire last week.
No insurance. It is not known
whether or not the company will re-
sumo business.
The political situation in North
Carolina is critical. A race war is
imminent and only the influence of
cool heads in both parties can pre-
vent a bloody conflict.
Report says that Secretary Of War
Alger has decided to recommend the
enlistiDg of the Cubans and Span
iards now in Cuba in the United
States army for garrison duty only.
It is possible that the United
States will have to send the Spanish
soldiers in Cuba home as Spain is
bankrupted and is unable to provide
transportation for them.
The Spanish peace commissioners
are reported to have withdrawn from
the negotiations at Paris because
America positively refused to as
sumo the Cuban debt or any portion
thereof.
President Mckinley has issued E
proclamation naming Thursday, No
vember 24tb, as day of thanksgiv
ing to Almighty God, in which h
refers to the war and the abundan
harvests.
! Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was a can di
date for the United States Senator
ship from Virginia, but the Demo
Gratis have been forced to crop hin
on account of his idol being the golt
standard.
Paris is on the verge of an out
break over the Dreyfus case. Tb
people are in high state Of excite
ment and the strain is hourly grow
ing. Another revolution is forming
despite the police, who have been re
inforced to cope With the emergency
The Old Independence Hall i
Philadelphia was rededicated on tn
2Sth ult, during the peace jubile
festivities, in its original form as
was hundred and twenty-five year
ago when it was used by the govern
ment.
Drs. William Weston and A Earl
Boozer, of Columbia, have been az
pointed the physicians to examine tn
soldiers of the First South Carolin
regiment before being mustered on
OF service and have entered upol
the discharge of their duties.
The United States peace commits
sion at Paris has decided that it
Government must retain possession
cf all Of the PHILIPPINE islands anc
tecome responsible for that portion
of the debt incurred for permanen'
Improvements.
Last week, by fire of unknow,
origin, the Marion Street Methods
church in Columbia, was destroyed
together with the Sunday schoo
| building, the parsonage, ard dwell
ing belonging to Mrs. Burns, were
totally destroyed. The churcl
property was fully insured. 1t is no
known if there was any insurance on
Mrs. Burns dwelling.
B! an act of the Legislature t! {
third Friday in November Of eael
yelr was designated to be observ, c
by the children OF the free public
schools of the State as Arbor Day
AID on that day tho school officers
and teachers shall conduct such ex
ercises and engage in the planting ot
such Shrubs, plants and trees as will
impress on the minds of the pupils
the proper value and appreciation tc