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5. I. =. 8 S s, !. !. 81,
70 ssa9 ei-ssHioken ano l'
devoted comp Mon who for more thar
twenty-nine years had stood ~ his side
=, st ". : !, M st
Win MIN Sne JOYS ana sorrows or lie
From an early hour Monday morning
until two o. o'clook In the afternoon hun
dreds of friends To- ked upon the familiar
face and features SO soon, to be- hid from
mortal view. @ e 5
His funeral services were conducted ia
the Baptist church at 2.80 p. M. BY Rev
D. w. Hiott, assisted by Rev. g: ]. CLARK
largely attended Friends came Sione
distances from different parts of thfS
and other counties. The services CON
cluded, his bod y was laid to rest In Oak
Wow cemetery. The services In the
church were simple, but deeply impress.
sive. The large assemblage was moved
~ feelings, OF profound sorrow, and few
were the dry eyes while the preacher
spoke sl g OF his sterling virtues: IN n
> Mr.. Coleman was y, o N his sixty-first year;
county, South Carolina, near saluda
river. He had the advantage OF attend
ing good schools In his boyho0d days
His aoademio educ ucation was received
mainly at WiiliEton Academy, undel
Prof, Joshua Jones, "a noted educator ID
ante-bellum days. He then took 9
course IN the Medical College OF. Charles
ton, ,graduating IN 1901. soon after hit
graanagion tne war Y between the States
Degan IN earnest Ae enhsted at once
and saw four years OF service on the
tented, held. He was member Of Com.
pany y, seventh south ,Carotina V9lnn.
teers, capt. H. Y. Strother, now OF West
Union, as the Captain ct his company.
He was valiant 8 soldier and participated
IN ! many hard Fought battios.
Hetnrnlng nome afH he war he re-
malned T, n ! % ! on y MS farm ida river,
-, EogeHel9 county, pnl .o69, when ne
game esa 70 .Wai6alla; he, Il remained here
snree years; 0n MarGh 4sh, is12, ne was
nappily marrlsa narn 70 MISS Ludse Merit;
marrlage ne e,p resided aS greenwood one
yeaG An 1873 %, ne and MS wire removed
20 s.I seneca; , rhey were among the very
lrsI settlers eChere, ana Mr. coleman
oulig the nrsG mouse OF any stze IN the
.oWn. Mr. Coleman may truly be writ
1n u9wh !, az one OF as'ghe tanners of the
isS rot t.enIyTs'Rn ~ years h1a name
y mas oeen q househ0ld word throughout
nepesetie rm 1Sa1 sae sare
Any enterprise founded upon Intelligent
business principles found In him ready
le.ssr IN both purse and influence. He
iIysa ~, sse NE sown ana county, and ever qid
VI al IN ~ hls poWer1or the epeGgerment OF Doth,
ln business matters his Judgment WAS
superD, ana MS opinions, reaohed after
.lat9re uelDera1lon, were remarkable
toI rsa sneir souhanese ana accuracy. j,
Eauoatlonai ana charitable enterprises
sl"ys enlisis ms sympaIny ana heip He
,sss. mas anosG iiperai A. oonSripatingto 70 min
lbGerlal support. For thirty-fOuri years
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Railroad Employees Flight.

Columbia Noyember 2a.--Last even
Ssaboard yards, beat another employed,
named Holland, until the man was al.
most dead. a friend OF Gregory pre-.
yented him from killing his viotim on
the spot. Only fists and feet were used,
but Gregory is q powerful man. He was
arrested and Holland sent to the hospital
where he may die. The attending ply.
stcians say there may BIO informal Injuries.
Onao Holland 's jaws ives broke Greg.
DRY alleged that holland wrote an insult
Ing letter to his daughter.
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In a detailed statement made at the same time and
accompanying his letter Senator Hale Admiral Schley
says
Commander McCalla reported on board on his arrival
on May asking if had~seen any signals on the
shores informed him that the night of May "a lights
were the hills and of the harbor. He
stated then that they signals from insurgents for com
muniaton. This the FIRST information had ever re-
ceived that any kind been agreed
upon Commander McCala Immediately westward
with instructions ascertain, if possible II Cervera's feet
in Cicnfuegos and reported about p M that it was
not That fact established the flying squadron moved at
dusk eastward for Santiago"
Later in the afternoon Mr. Long received the
at the department in body He declined to answer
questions concerning the sehySampson controversy
The Suns correspondent then referred the fact that
Admiral Sohley had distinctly referred the documents o
which the secretary himself had referred correspondent
to his lack of information regarding the signal code between
the insurgents and Commander McCaa To this Secretary
Long replied
Well ii that is true does it not occur to YOU that
Schley should have made complaints"
1t does appear to Secretary Long that tbe
absence OF complaint Schey this connection was
by significant the absence OF action bv the
department in regard what termed his reprebensbI
conduct and the fact that his conduct termed ep
reheusblc until he had been heraded to the world as The
hero of Santiago, six weeks later.
=
Taking the groundwork of the position Of the ~
department in this matter the documents which the
ary referred the department fault in not
ing why information of great Importance was withheld
from Admiral Schey In his letter transmitting the do
ments to the senate Secretary Long said:
Commander McCalla having asked permission 70 co.,
munieate with the Cuban force located thirteen miles o,
OF Coarados Point stating that he could ascertain d6
what ships were then in the harbor of Cenfuegos Comma
dore Sehley directed him to proceed that duty Com
modore Sehey had been at Cienfuegos thirty hours
out having taken initiative procure this nfora,
from the natives before Commander McCala's arrival
This naetion on seheys part is thus given as one Of the
grounds for although is said to be drec, a,,-s
utable to the neglector something worse-in SON. 80.
charged with responsibility inform Scn.ev he cond
munieae with the insurgents according to prearr,rd
code. and although every other commanding oCeo !: >,
flying squadron at Key West is said have had his ;f
nation the navy department has learn why Admir-,
Schley not told of t. officially or otherv;ss
OF the secretary is dated February $500 IA letter
Sehleys letter in reply from which quotations hs
been made. is dated February 49, 1900 In s, aneaoy
letter BY The secretary Of The addressed to Senator HAY
Of Sshleys lack Of knowledge concerning thr - MADE
signal code between ths insurgents and lie Of
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

The crown prince of Siam is visit to Queen Whel-
nina and the Dutch queen mother
Senator Thomas G. Plat quietly celebrated his sixty
ninth birthday recently knowing anything about it
except few cpSse friends.
The British National memorial to the late Miss Mary
Kingsley has taken the shape Of African society TO prop
agate the study of native law and customs
The late Emil eRchebource the popular French feuile-
tonist made SIsoooo by royalties his last eight hooks
HIS total fortune his death amounted nearly 100000
Perpont Morgan for all his tremendous Importance in
financial and other affairs pet which however
but his wife dares Mrs "orgap not nfrequenty
calls him "Pouty" the heing relic sparkling days
David Bennett Hin is growing trihe pauncp
but enough to show that he is living well. A Chcagoau
who last week the New York for the first time in
several years says senator looks be splendid phys-
cal condition
Though Mrs Grover Cleveland is seldom heard Of now
adays, she does great deal OF charity Not long
ago she quietly made tour OF the down part of New
York city personally observe the workings Of relief So
cety in which she is actively interested
Miss Elizabeth Alden Curtis who married the other
day Rev. Cranston Brenon OF Hartford Conn. is a
niece Attorney General Grggs and has attracted con
siderable attention by her literary work which includes
rendering Of the "Rubaiyat Of Omar Kbayyam.
Mayor Johnson has added to his unpopularity among
certain OF his Cleveland ownsme by inducing the
raise the valuation Of his Eod avenue property from
$500 $500 per foot Then he demanded that other resi-
dents that swell tboroughfare be similarly treated
Cardinal Vaughan is the eldest Of q large family OF
brothers, each Of whom in M the family estates
in order enter the church These eatc consequence
devoved tie cardinals brother the only one
OF the family who is not priest No in greater
demand than the cardinal for various functions
The Naval in Paris has received the tent used
by the dowagerempress Of China her journey Tong
November Colonel Laurent Cherlonchon, was en-
4 & aSs Sas sos ., %p
with dragons, suns and other emhlems
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LIE FARMgRs, coNeREss.

The success from every point of view of the Farm
ers Congress- in session at College Station furnishes
food for congratulation to the entire State
Hundreds of farmers and experts in agriculture
horticulture and kindred pursuits have assembled
there for Interchange of ideas and comparison of
experiences that win stimulate the adoption of adj
yanced methods in the cultivation of the SOIL and ac-
relerae progress in attainment of perfection in
The development of agricultural resources
Creditabe exhibits of what the State, with it's va
riety of SOIL produce in response intelligent cul.
tvation have been brought along heighten interest
In the meeting, making showing of which the most
progressive artist farmer might feel proud and which
are calculated TO the latent for the farm
lingering in every human breast. The,women too are
there in great numbers, attention being attracted to
their section by the value character OF the many
papers read before it.
tompoged as IL is Of members of twelve distinct or
eanzations representing the States farm wealth. the
Farmers Congress second in Importance to body
having in view the advancement of the peoples ma
terai interests Concerned is with the growth
a larger number OF paying crops the Improvement of
stock the making of experimental trials In order to
cure the best results and the popuarzng of agricu
tural literature its influence for the promotion of
thrift and contentment is not to be underestimated
by year the benefits the campaign Of education
4 has naugurated become apparent as It spreads
throughput the State,
Powerful as IL has been in awakening the latent
energies Of the dweers in the heids IN the intelligent
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SOME PosrscRlPrs.

Red rain" which fell between March II and a. 1901 in
Sicily Naples Leghon Venice Coburg, Hamburg, Schles
wig Hosteiu Malvern, in Worcestershire has
the subject OF scientific investigation
The London Lancet declares that the prices asked for
wine at big hotels monstrousy high and the wine Of
fered is often bad that this fact alone in
creasing demand for whisky a dinner beverage,
strange sight witnessed Bologna recently A
bernger church struck by great bell and thrown
violently through the window OF the the roof
thirty feet below He escaped with nothing than
shock.
Parts OF Australia becoming lively rivals Canada
and the United States in the European apple trade Tas
mania especially has been found hrscass apple raising
country There 1878 in apple orchards there and
the product in 1900 36s,oIs bushels
yertable quick luncheon, il is said is TO he had at
restaurant in Paris where dinner of several courses
composed OF concentrated food in the form of tablets
be consumed in a few minutes The entire meal, indeed
can be carried about in the pocket pockebook.
One OF the strangest botanical curioes in the world is
the wonder wonder flower found in the Malay peninsula
II is simply blossom without leaves vine, STEM and
grows parasite decayed wood This extraordinary
flower is something like a yard in diameter and has
globuar cup in the middle with capacity OF five six
quarts.
An earthquake wrecked several buildings in the town
Auton, Mexico and then passed to Zopothon where It
sported with the OF big lake At first the
seemed in OF agitation and then they subsidized
and gradually disappeared The earthquake had caused
assure in the bed the lake and through this the lake
passed Of sight
AT the United States minis 66s3s7oo cents
coined last larger number than was produced during
previous twelvemonth, The mntage of these coins
however has been large indeed in other years ranging
from 3soooooo in 1895 to 49oooooo in 1905 Few pre-
scented for redemption and the question what
becomes of the cents would be difficult that
inquiry as to the ultimate fate of pins,
Year by year London becomes not only more and
city OF flowers but also city OF doves. Around every
building whore it is possible keep pigeons
tany increasing aocks OF these pretty and there
could moi ornamental and delightful addition to
population In the suult spaces where they agh
and feed the soft rush OF their wings and the peaceful sound
OF their eooins make the restui to the harsh
notes OF the streets.
Some idea OF the value OF the coal deposits in Indian
Territory be gained when it is known that average
thickness OF the vein four feet which will produce 5000
tons These lands leased in lots 900 acres
each which that 100000 100000 tons can be
produced by those leasing the land On this output the
iessees pay royalty OF cents ton The output during
the last year against I4oo44a tons the
previous The INTEREST," Of the cAiekasaw choe
| taw Indians protected.
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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

Nothing has developed in the municipal history Of Fort
believe that boodg has any part 10 the conduet Of city
he acts Of the city council and The eSeeuty
nous "citi1en'-Fort Worth MasTeegram
Reckless unsupported charges against public officials are
becoming altogether too in Texas 1t is serious
thing to charge official with being brbed and one
should make il without being in position back what
he says.
The American people stand ready TO expend $soooooo9
Pacific oceans but they insist that the canal when construct
have The right 10 proect Il 5etnd and close 4 10 an
in time Of should be- in the words Of James g.
Rochester Express '0'S' i'"e o. 'e o''D
That's the position that Senator Joe Bailey took last year
and for which several newspapers jumped him But it
may be suggested here that the canal will be built on
any different plans
Bre Mcneil of the Laredo Times hauls the editors of
The Houston Post and Mecan Herald over the Goals for
in grammatical construction and the issue he
election II the Times had not nave pgled for him The
printers yelling at them every few minutes copy
escape without occasional slip of the pencBTownsvle
Respectfully and confidently referred to Beau Brrmmc
Sullivan of the San Antonio Express
1t is reported that the Younger brothers will engage in
the cigar business at point in the South We feel it
our duty politely inform them that Victoria is already
one too many@victoria Daily Times '' WV ''
And the cabbage crop of this vicinity has already been
!
Watterson that the protective tariff is used to Jolly
bank York Mail 0@ and EsPress ''' " NJ"
(Which there amt SIGH thing" under protection.
An insu IRE in Egypt would be i'll wind for the
Dany Democrat
Egypt is supposed to have more sand than the Trans
vaa too
The editor this paper visited New Orleans this week.
lie is slightly under the weather since his returnConroe
Nice boys over there aren't they. Lcc2 What did you
takc1
editorial paraetapher of The Houston Post is very
active man and vital modest man ile edits great
We anxious to please and it is trouble to show
goods
The shining still shines
The weather hot remains.
The cussine man still cisscs loud
And the preacher prays for rain.
And up in old KaintucS, beside the willing mint the
colonel cuseth at his luck and with wofu squirt doth
watch the coudles sky, and and for rain then
with teardtop in his eye the colonel drinks again.
hotel wash room The democrat vii! wash and empty the
grobibitions vii wash in the water eft by the republican
The idea Who heard popuist without whis-
kers9
Oh let , me lie there nov say wheTe when child
they eooingly talked Of love their dove matesDubln
e Oh, goshl
The reckless enoqgh to kick about black mud in
lynched.-C larksvic Times
Wes simply stuck on it down this
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direction of which IL has played considerable part
the Congress- is not to be Judged by its work as an
agent Of material progress alone Moral, social and
educational questions have come in for considerable
share Of attention at its meetings discussions of which
have developed healthy appetite in the participants
for knowledge Of matters outside Of those relating
solely to the conversion of their labor into money In
specific terms the Congress is civiizer well as
promoter of schemes for the securing of the best re-
suits from the filling of the SOIL and is doing the farm
fully great service in helping along his mental
development in pointing out to him the way to bet
ter realize upon the labor he invests the cultivation
OF his lands.
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~, posr Rae a. ahd;ns faitb in the progressive spirit
10. i, 49,. a ,h.t
Wmoh now ao'u4'es t"e e'''Neis''P =, i''''lV" '
faith was piy justhed Yesterday ny inc ta'0dto d. o
polls Of the proposition bonds paving and
other public improvements True the vote exceedingly
light the proportions for and against about the
same as have hitherto characterized similar submissions to
the taxpayng Of the city 1t Is secret that
the only real organized efforts in evidence yesterday
nut forth b onnoncnts Of the bond issue and the result
III,
"''' P'0Ne 'y'""s "'' - " " " ~ ~
loai bosses They have been made to know that they
stand in the OF the Of this progressive
city simply in order to crafty feelings Of spite or to nc
realiatory The aldermen who voted for the
water contract were properly disciplined by an aroused pun
lie sentiment and that matter should have ended there The
majority the people who went to the polls yesterday very
wisely took that view OF IT and this fact should make
closed incident Now when the present water contract ex
pres 1t VIII be found that Inc Fo' was right wh'n 1t sad
the city would be IN position to properly take care OF itself
Gnu 70 p'0'''' ',' '''p ~ ,'e'y respect '''''''s
let improve ana push Houston along.
SHALLOW men like shallow rivers make the most noise
HrRy is the way the Indianapolis Sentinel looks At il
As we predicted Mr. Bryan has refused to ndorse the ins
nieant third party movement in Ohio 1t is sheer non
to dead issue when issues Of immediate and paramount i'm
porance arc calling for solution Mr. Bryan was demo.
Graz OoIe inc s,''e, question WAS ass'ea ana ne re-
'''n' "ue % JUS ,''"'' ." WI ,'''' 'e'ng''"' o"S
pies Of Jecrsonian democracy broader than any
issue that ever came before the people because they are
''V'4 90 vas 7''''''' ~ I.---@- ~ -.-.--e'''
IT STEMS if something were bound break il the
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The unusual generosity OF Lord Paunceotc in the canal
! ,, LI ;a 80 -. ,;,., -, M r,:st
w A " % '."s''N'
that the experience is altogether unique We wonder
eoncaory attitude toward Russia during the last month
4 cold have had ANYTHING do with the
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MY SINGIN'.
Don't yeh like my singin'1
Tell me, don't yeh, now
Melody a-ringin'
Along most anyhow
Crippled tunes, an wheezy,
But they're never sad;
Melody comes easy.
Cause feel so glad.
Mornin' glories swingin',
All a-drip wi dew,
It's their way O. singin,
Best at they kin do.
But you amt no glory
Fastened ter vine,
You kin tell yer story
Like I'm tellin' mine.
You kin voice yer pleasure
In a ringin' tune, SOS
Loud or lowly measure,
Like tn mockbird's Groom.
Hain't so much on singin',
Tunes most always bad.
But keep EN- ringin'
Jest bekuz I'm glad.
J. NJ. LSwIi
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A CORNER FOR WOMEN.

A DRESS OF CANVAS
The illustration shows !
dress of pale biscuit tolc'a
canvas so fine that one s'''a'
ly realizes that it is tar
parent. The skirt is cut "
a tunic, and the upper pa'
plated in at the top IN 'n'''
tucks TO fit it to the tgus
and in the back there Y
many of these tucks, but n
reach but a short di'lip's
Then the fullness tans "
the skirts. Below the tank
the flounce, and tbs
brought up in front "a n
form of a tablier. The il'9's
is tucked all around, and Y
tucks reach but half 'h +
lance, so that the bott0'' X
a great width for fare
around the tunic IS The r Z
point applique insertion.
waist has a figaro, and -
tucked front and Oass
trimmed with the lace
sleeves are tucked t'P
bottom so as to make !
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LIVING Retu.stIons q charas

Washington Post. ~
An English tailor says all American sen1s nd
sets. Has the tailor ever seen Thomas bIsgsa srs =
Masen. Stephen Douglas, Jr. Jim Stepne"