The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-03-01
= AMI COMMENTS.

Senator Tillinan has made kiplin's
"White Mans Burden" famous.
Washington's birthday WAS not
generally observed in this State.
There are a great many bills await
ing the signature of Governor Ellerbe
10 become laws.
The concrete foundation for the
new Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Of Columbia, was laid last week.
Work on tie Sumter and Wateree
railroad has been commenced and
will be pushed rapidly until CON-
pleted.
The committee appointed by the
last General Assembly to investigate
the affairs of the penitentiary, has
begun its labors.
The executive committee of the
State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society has fixed November 6:h for
the opening of the State Fair.
Col. J. P. Thomas, of Columbia,
proposes to continue work on the
Confederate rolls without pay. This
is unsel6sh patriotism exempli6ed.
The terrible grip has invaded the
sacred precincts of the State house
in Columbia and many of the States
servants are victims of it's rarages.
1t is affirmed that there are $4,000
government employees at Washing
ton, the most of whom are absolutely
useless and the balance get too much
pay.
Many tax payers of Richland
county failed to make their returns in
the time prescribed by law, and the
so per cent. penalty will be added to
their last years returns.
The Secretary of State has over
two hundred commissions for Magis-
trates and various county officers
which the Governor has not been
able to sign owing to his extreme i'll
ness.
Cuban women are proving more for
midable enemies to the South Caro-
lima boys than were the Spanish SOL
diers to the Americans. They have
won their way to the boys hearts by
their beauty, winning ways and daz-
cling eyes, and they are led willing
captives to loves altar.
A negro woman named Susie Lit
tie, while coming from Laurens to
Columbia, jumped through a car
window on the Columbia, Newberry
and Lsurens railroad, near Bsllen-
tine in this county, last Wednesday
and vas instantly killed. 1t is sup
posed that she was demented,
brought on by domestic troubles.
1881 we're found on her person.
The Globe Phosphate works in
Columbia were entirely destroyed by
fire last week. 1t is supposed that
the fire originated from a spark from
a passing engine. About 10000 tors
OF fertilizers were also burned. The
destro, ed property was fully covered
by insurance. The works were leased
by the Virginia Carolina company and
it is not known asye. if tho works
will be rebuilt.
Our Newsletter of Summit, came
to US last week with n page printed
in Dutch" We congratulate u
neighbor on it's enterprise, but We
confess u ignorance of that Ian
guage and hence do not know what
the matter had reference to, but We
presume that it was the version
of the German consul at Apia of the
Samoan difficulty between that Of
6cer and the representatives of Uncle
Sam and John Bull.
The infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. R B. Hitler, of Hilton, this
county, has passed from the sorrows
and disappointments of this life into
the unspeakable joys and eternal hap
piness of that bright and beautiful
land of never ending day, where sick
ness and sorrow never enter and
where parting and death are unknown.
May this dispensation Of an ell wise
G I'd be turned into blessings of great
Joy to the bereayed parents.
Senator Tillman has introduced a
joint resolution authorizing the Sec
retsry of War to lend 10000 cots to
the Confederate Veterans Reunion
which is t. be held iu Charleston,
next May. Senator Tillman has been
taking a great interest in South Car
DINA aff4irs, and as his contempora-
ries respect him for his sincerity,
distinguished ability and profound