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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-19

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-19
MIR. BROWNS LETTER.

The following letter from George -.
Brown, of Green Ridge, was read and
the matter referred to given into the
hands of the committee which is to in
Vesligate tho boycott Wifi instructions
to report at the special meeting next
Monday:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-19

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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Trying to Defeat Koester

AT meeting Of tho Columbia COL
orcd Miniattrtai union, hold on We'd
nchday, tho following preamble and
resolutions Woro passed:
Whereas, as 1t has boon charged
and currently r1morod that George Il.
Kocstcr, who has boon appointed col.
leotor OF internal revenue for the dis.
,rlot Of South Carolina, participated in
tho lynohiog Of q negro about 1894, at
CASTOR, Lexington county, emsnding
Tho first shot, aud after boastina Of hav
Ing frod tho first shot, in oonee qaenoa
of tho crowd ho led having causht up
with Tie vlotilu, prior 10 o4n.re III pur-
sui; ano
Whereas, tho said charge rem aims
undenied up to this time; and
Whereas, upon investigation the said
ohargo 80, ma 10 bs sustained, thcro-
fore
No, tho said colored ministers, as
saMoicd at Stonhouso hall, Columbia !,
>. u, for tho purpoae OF consideripk
THIS helnous matter and for tho pul
puho OF taking action, do declare our
aDhorroLca Of tbis dastsrdly orimo and
lhdignan,iY protest agalnsl the ppoint.
III, lit OF tho sail George r.. X ,ostor,
ana II commission Nas been issued,
picsd fer ito revocation until tho samu
mas boon lnvost,gs&od.
j. 5 Mobloy, Chairman,
o. p. NsIson,
B. j. Ramsey,
Commit. @.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Cleveland Started 1t.

La speaking Of Koosovelt's diunor
Ml,n Bpuker. Washington, tho Pn,la-
dolpbAa Bullotln says: Other Pfesi.
dents, hotably Grover ClevcJano, have
had coiorc0 sucs.s at the Executive
Manslon. Yor9 nCtio orllluinm was
heafu When Mr.. CityelaLo entertained
F1ooeNex Douglass, lhe then must
oonspiuuous man OF Ino ooloieo race IN
1ho UnILtd States. The mere last Iha,
PiohldonI RJoStv5ls, coming into o1lico
iss ho oid, lnVitCu Washington 20 aiuO
Win AliA 80 snVity aiIur niS c.tc.4on to
tLe higAeit .lh1o mAtllin the Sltt Cf Lho
AiherlVan people, has Blar.ed iouror
sAOuSAtut lac ouuAtiy, ana INC yc5ultp
soi-r ~ nc Is ooncorA d &Yo ilkUiy to
ihJuio AS lnl. rJstI ~ u oanGluatu Tor
ta.o N.lupllosn Proslaontial Lcmlna
uon Ia 1854.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Election Of Officers.

At the annual meeting Of the State
Agricultural and Mechanical Society
hold in Columbia Thursday night, tho
following cflioors wero elected:
a II. White, of Rock Hill, Prosi.
dent.
The vico presidents elootcd aro
A.. L. bmytho, fr,t congressional
disirios, Charleston.
II. B. Watfon, second Congressional
district, Ridge Spring.
4, j, KinaId, third oop gi ossional dis.
trio, Ninety SIX.
j. Wash Watts, foulh congressional
district, Mountvilo.
j. W. Dunnoyat, titth congressional
ditlriot, Chester.
B. l.. Williamson. sixth oonaresiion
al district, DAflingtoa.
G. a. Guisnsrd, seventh congression.
al district, BfooklAnd. a'
Executive committee: M. i Don.
'aldsou, Greonvillo; A. Porter Hsskoll,
Cosumbia;W. y. Saud ors, Hsgood; q,
T. Hamer, Jr,, Hamer; j.. u. Wanna.
makor 81. Mattnows: j. G.. Mobloy
innhboro; 0. Il. Moore, Bonnotts.
vile; j.. Il. Wharton, Waterloo; D, u.
Ehrd, Lexington; j. w. Drehor, Loes
vile; lrodell Jonop, Rock Hill; w. G.
Hiaaon, Charleston; l.. j. Browning,
Sedalis; II. M. Pogucs, Uhorsw Ex.
oihclo mambors: thomas w Wood.
ward, Kookton;J. b. Humbort. Prinoe.
ton; Thomas Taylor, Uo|umbia; E. r.
Mclyer, Palmetto; u. IF. Urayton, Au.
doraoD; Il. A, Love, Chester; ID. p,
Duacsu, Columbia; Thos. j. Moore,
Moor; T. j. Uuunir ham, Ulowney
w. d. evans, Uhorsw.
Ool. 4. II. Holloway Of Pomaria war
ro eleotod secretary, and Mr.. A. Ganc.
we'll LaMot!e OF Uolumbia Was ro. .eloot.
cd treasurer. The ofioo Of aaeietant
secretary 10 to bo supplied. *
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
A Prodigal'S TRAGEDY.

A sad story from ParAs Is related OF
II prodlgal son named L,uiu Dussaux,
who, aiser tea yenrs absence from
homo, returned from lar country 10
acknowledge his misdoings and thIoT
himoclf on parental indulgouoo. When
ne arrived homJ Thurrday night at
his Old rcsidenoo in tho Rue d'Argout.
tho young man was alarmed at noeing
signs OF mourning. On entering an in
ner room he found his mother bathod
in tesra snoollng by tho sido OF ootfn
containing tho body Of his father.
You stayed sway TOO long" said his
sobDing mother. You broke your
Sather's hsart aod his suof at your ab-
henou killed him, Ha died Thursday =
Ovorcomo with sorrow, The young man
toll upon lis fathers ; corpse, kissing
IL irsnlloally, snd Chon, rushing from
the room, ho so,zad knife, and in au
acooss Of rcmorso plunged 1t into his
breast. io Ws3 taken 70 the Hospital
do ia Uharite, where ho lies In G grave
condition..
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
A Montana Prodigy.

A special from Groat Falls, Mont
Gays that q twolve year old boy named
Southwick kidnapped tho six year old
son Of G.. w. Ryao, wrominont gro.
cor Of that city and sent noto to tho
father demanding $1,000 ransom,
threatening to ram pieces of glass into
tho child's eyes and cut his hands off
unlosB tho demand was complied with.
Mr.. RYan notified the police, who ar.
rested young Southwiok shortly aftor
the Ryan boy had arrived at his fsshor's
atoro unharmed, having been released
by Southwick. flo oonfols SD that he
did it of his own volition and that he
had no acoompliocs. He expressed no
repentance, and said: II would have
hit tho old man for IS, 900 if thought
he would have stood for IT,"
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
A Show Wrecked.

A dispatch from Charlotte says one
hundrod aau ten Of tho ring horses ot
butfAio Bill y Wild WcsL SHOW were
ciusned TO death IN railroad wrouk
near Lexington at 3 o cook Tuesday
morning. Among the horses killed was
"Old Pap" Col. Oody's tavorlto saddle
horse. "Oid EAglo," The star riag
horso, was klllou and hie msnglod bouy
foil GU TOP VI ono Of tho wrockod on
glnes. Inc tosm Of mules that drew
tho Dead sood coach wore also killed.
Col. Cooy spent today at the scono cf
The wreck and IS heart broken over the
hlAuGhttr. Ho nays MIS- lo,s IL $6U, OUU.
Tho aooidon1 WAS che rolult Of head
ond collision boGH oen q last sOuthbound
freight train and tho booouo s,olOn OF
lhe hhoW train, and waB duo 10 Is mis-
understanding Of orders. Several lraia
handB were lljared, but no ono wau
killed..
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
POstonce Robbed. /.

Ga Tuesday night late, the postofiioe
at Rutherfordton, N. ", was broken
into and tho safe blown to pieceS. The
robbers and safs crackers secured an
amount OF money, several checks and
notes and alot OF stamps. There is
not tho slightost ciuo q. to who tho
daring burglars were. Eatranse was
Effected by breaking down tho back
door. The postofdoe in Kathcrfordton
is franc building, occupied for no
other purpose and no one sleepa in it..
The safo explosion was evidently the
work OF srtlstain that line. Mr.. j. s..
McDAniel ID postmaster at Rutherford,
ton.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
LOOP TURNED gvENTs OF nay
schley Says Movement Was Turning
Point in Battle

With tho opening Of tho Sohloy court
Of inquiry Wednesday Admiral Sohley
began tho fifth day Of his testimony
and tho third day Of his GROSS. examina.
tion. Q lestioning S,hloy as to tho
cause OF the delay in beginning a ro.
connoisHanoe after Oervora's whore.
ab9uts wero discovered, the admiral
said two days were neooesaary to ooal
and to be r0ady in case tho enemy osme
out. Thesoroas. examination on tho bat
tie OF Santiago began with tho question
as to what Wss tho 0rst movement Of
tne Brooklyn's helm after tho enomy's
lhips wero sighted coming out.
"Wo wero hoadipg west by north. !"
he replied. AT first the holm vas to
port"
turD7" mn
''Yes."
!, "You regard that turn as very i'm.
Spor!snt, doh't you2"
a II think it Was moveyont that de-
Soidod the events Of the day."
"Tho admiral said in response to uu 90 :
tious that he had not mentioned tho
loop in tho report Of the battle. It
wns an Incident Of tho baltic which he
had no ides would ever como into con.
trovcrsy. Uept Cook had given tho cr.
Cor without orders from him, except
uoder his general instructions 80 olose
in and koep s,mswhoro about 1000
yerds away, outside OF tho broadsido
toSpcdo raOgo When tho tino osno
for the turn Capt. Cooks conception Of
tho movement ooinc!dod with his own.
20 you assume full responsibility
for tho turnf''
Absolutely. III did not givo the
order, approved it," replied the ad
miral.
did tho Brooklyn stand in aud a..
tompt 10 sink the Spanish A,et in the
ohannoi2"
Il started in at frat to help he o.h-
or vosoels and have them help mo. l
felt Il We could stop tho Spanlsrds the
battleships could go ir and sink ihem.
| never had any idea they would get
away"
Continuing, hc s.id: "We estlm,t-
cd that the Brooklyn had gono into
within mile or o milo and hslf Of tho
mouth Of the harbor and wau within
range of the shose batteries. Thought
for some twelve to fourteen miDutoa the
flagship had been within range Of loss
than 900 yards from tho Spanish
hhips.F They looked .yery Q o'ose," ho
aaid.
when the Spanish ships succeed cd
in getting out OF tho harbor without be-
ing punk in accordance with orders,
what alternative was there but to chase
thom?"
The admiral said that while several
Of the vessels had failed to lila in the
chase, leaving the work after the sink-
ing of tho Teresa and OQlendo TO
tho Brooklyn and Oregon, this was
becauae they ooula not follo9 at tho
pAoo set by the Spaniards.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Triple I'rapedy.

Tho story of tripio tragedy has
reached Shreveport, La from Qreon-
wood, LIS, Ii miles from Shreveport.
Tho parties implicated wore all negroes
and wore employed on plantation
known rs tho HOES place, noar Groen.
wood. Wash Rawlins entered the
homo of Victoria Anderson, a negro
womaD, and found hor in the company
Of negro named Charley Williams.
He at onoo oponod fro ON Victoria,
killing hor instantly. Tho weapon was
then turned on Wiiliama, who attempt.
ed to escape, but failed and was fatally
wounded. Rswiins rushod to tho door,
turned his weapon on himself and pull
od the trigger, dying inetantly.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
From Ono Potato.

an Interesting a&riouiLursl item is
leprihte. ID tho Lohuon Lines from
~ issuo Of OoS. ~, 1871: "a MIR.
Ysohcr oi Htck,olo bstm, near Poo.e,
lab5 Year piAnted ono Fotaoo, Wniun
pIoduo3l hlin $50 III number, and there
"uui1 hayo Doon s,lH more, ilau not {.
Doy loae oDU cttns es after tho Pv,a
10 WaD Out III ptt0.S Ina Farmpr
haV!hS haYou tho HnUio OF thCm, had
.hoM piantod, WIlco hU has nor aug
up, anu hndo sAas they have muill,liou
70 tho numhof oi 1885, AID weigh
l3oWt. 3Qss WHOM otrtaiuly i. yory
Srcat inoIeaso frcm one slngio Ioot Ia
twO years.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Getting Better.

There is great interest in the condi-
ton Of Tom Hill, tho Greer'a depot
agent, and it is oauao of rejoicing
that she is likoly to recover. He is a
brave man and his nervs is needed in
the world. This ID time when .,hooI
people will keep one oye on tho oorpo.
rations in whose behalf Mr.. Hill won't
right into the Jaws Of death. It will
be said it is mono Of tho peoples busi-
ness but they are decidedly Of the
opinion that the railroad and express
companies ought to treat him hand
eomcly, and in the case of the railroad
thero 10 reason to hope he will bo taken
care Of. The moral effect OF tho deed
is worth lot, aside from what was
saved. AS is usually the case, Tom
Hill don't look like hero. He is one
Of those small, wiry men whose worth
is never known until great test oonlos,
one Of tho prosaic looking giants ef ro-
mance.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
BOERB sTILL FIGHTING.
They Infliot Another Disaster to
British Arms.

t
A dispatch from London says Lord
kitchentr has r, ported to the war Of
fec disaster to tho British nesr
Bethel, eastorn Transvssl, in which
two guns were lost, several offioera
killed or wounded, and 81 men were
killed and 100 wounded.
Tho following is tho text Of Lord
Kitchener's dispatch dated Pretoria,
Nov. /,
l havo just hoard Of severe attack
made on tho roar guard of Col. Ben
sons column when about 20 miles
northwest OF Bethel near Br0kenlaagt q
durlng thick mist.
Tho strength of the enemy ia re-.
ported to havo boen 1000. Taoyrushed d
two gums with tho rear guard, but it ID
uncertain whether they wero able to
move them. -
~ Tear our casualties were hoayy.
Uoi. benson was wounded, but not &c.
yorely. A. relieving column will roa,h
him this morning." \
Later, Lord Kitchener telographod
as follows: 1l1
'Col. Barter, who marched from the
oonstabulary limo Yes.erd,y, roaohed
beIson's column early this morning
Fliday) unopposed. Ho reports that
Ool. Benson Giod Of his wounds,
Tho other casualties arc the follow
ing:
II. Murray, Oapts. N. w. Lindsay and
&. Z. Thorold, Liouts. Il. V. L Brooke
and r b Sheprord, aud Second Lout.
A. j. Ocriett.
Died OF his wtu,ds-Capt. EJro
Lloyd" .
Lord Kitohoner thon gives the names
OF Is other floors who wero, wound sd /,
most Of them severely, and announces
that 54 non commissioned officers and
men were killed. and 1870 wounded, add
ing that four of the latter htve sinoo
died Of their wounds.
The Dispatch then says:
~ assume that tho guns have boen
recovered and tho enemy has with.
drawn, but | havo no furthor details.
II deeply regret tho loss Of Col. Ben.
son and tho officers and men Who fell
with him. In Benson the service losos
q moBt gallant md capable officer who
invariably lod his column with marked
1uooo5a aud judgement.
The fighting was at worry clos quar-
tors and maintained with grcat duter.
mination by both pides. TIE enemy
suffered heavily, but | have not yet
received reliable estimate.
'"The Boers retired cast.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Serious Fire in Darlington.

Darlington had two lires thursday.
tho first as tho Darlington oil mill and
tho second, which occurred after night
was at the freight depot of the Atlan.i, /,
Joast Limo. In both Instances thoro
was great damage dono, Tbo whole Of
the wooden part Of tho mill was do
stroyed together with q largo lot Of cot.
ton in bales. Tho wind was from tho
Lotth. Tho gin and factory together
with several ousbuildipgs wero de-
stroyed, including tho etlioe, though
tho books Wero rosoued by employees.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Caught the Thief.

a Parsian sotresS who had for some.
timo boon .euffering losses Of jewelry
tdotormined to Hot n trap for tho thief.
80 sho loft o diamond braoolel on hor
bureau, retiring into an adjourning
room and began to watch through the
koyhole. Presently q etarling hoped
through tho window, seized the bracelet
and doposited it in the chimney, where
oil tho missing jewelry was subsequent.
~ found. This was, Of oouno, tho
birds equivalent OF human thief's
habit OF putting stolen property up tho
apont, ~
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08

eff again, Dr.. Macdonald stepped to
the chair and put his hand over the
heart.
He said ho folt no pulsation, but sug-
geBlod that tho current be turned on
for fow seconds again. Onoo moro
the body booamo rigid.
AT 7:l6 tho ourront was turned off
for good. The physioians present uaed
tho Btethosoope and other tosts to do.
tsrmino If any life remained, and ct
7:l7 tho warden raising his hand an.
nouncod: "Gontlemon, tho prisoner is
doad."
Tho witnesses filod from tho death
chamber, many OF thom viaibly affect
cd, and tho body uas takon from tho
chair and laid on an operating table.
1t was buried sooretly within 48
hours in tho prison yord,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
British Losses.

We havo reason to congratulate our
solves that the Ph'lipplao Ia!aads sro
not peopled by Bocr,. 'Ehe lntest iii
ciel report shows tho British casualties
III South Afrioa ainoo tho beginning OF
tho war to be 648 ofi1oers and 1923
mon killed. in scsiot; | ,b29 off ,ors and
$50 mon wounded, 365 officers and
8,47l mon oaptdrod or missing, and
1878 deaths from disease and. ,aooi.
donts--a total Of 55, SOC doad, HSdnded
aid miasing.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Suicide Made Easy.

a Chicago man has struck on now
schomo and proposes to opsn q chop
whore people who want to commit sui
cido can do 1t nicely and without much
trouble. AL they have 70 do is to 70
In, take q scat in an elootrio chair,
touch tho button whom they are ready
and tho apparatus docs the rest. Itis
not - i stated \, what no proposes to- chsrgo
for the acoomp1od da ion.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Will Never Happen.

We tsill scan in vain tho sooiety ool.
umna Of tha Northora papers to whore
tho ultrA fashionable Republicans sro
entertaining the negro on q eosially
equally basis. 1t seems as if tho prosi-
dent 70 hagging this GLASS Of entertain-
mont" h, B ,i5 &, "a q Y.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
Eaten Up by the Enemy;

"a speoisl dispStoh from AnswefpI
says that q detachment Of black troops
.reoontly sent By tho Congo uthotitieB
to quail aroyolt at Bslingfu, In sIS Ssesai,s
was captured and that, tho aol ldisra were
.f,urdered, roasted and oAton.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
he Banner City Of Anarchists.

Spring Valley. ILL.,, is the banner
sparchist city Of the United States.
Wlth q population Of 1900, il mas 500
people VINO arc anarchlsts. That means
that ono out Of every ii Of its popula-
tion 10 an anarchist, or botween7 and
s Per cent. No city in the United
States can show anything like this pro-
portion of the followers Of tho rod fl Sc,
and il is doubtful if any clty in tho
world can. 1t is quite true that there
are other American cities that contain
more anarchists that Spring Valley.
Chicago, for instance, has 3. 600, ao-
cording to Capt. Schuettler, who has
tho most accurate knowledge Of this
subject of any man on the police foroe.
Plttsburg is :another anarchist centro,
and has 1,5OU dormant Oz,lgosz ,s.
Paterson, N. D., is generally regarded
as veritable hotbod OF anarchy, and
with good causo. Yet Patterson haa
only 2,U0O anArchista. n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08

general and going into tho yard Of tho
firms residence. Those arc some Of
the worry damaging items Of evidence
which havo btooma public. The case
ID vory strong against tho accused.
ThoY had only recently takon about all
tho insurance they could secure. On
Saturday tho hearing will be had here
and thon everything will bo brought
out.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-11-08
THE FIRE FIEND.
The tsusli,oss psraon Of Tin.
Il. rionsv Vile Laid n Aahss.
w. 6 DENNIS ARRESTED.
He andSfils Parsner, a Man Nams d
emish. Charged With Applying
the Torch 70 Thelr
store

The town OF Iimmonbvillo, on the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad, between sumter and Flor
cnce, Rsaspisited by most disastrous
fire on slabt Wednesday morning. at four
O'clock. \ Ninety five thousand dollar.
worth OF property, including twonty
three houses, was destroyed. h dis.
pstch to The State says tho town was
awakened By terrific explosion and
summoned 10 witness tho gseatcst Gro
in tho hiaio,y Of tho p'aoe. Tho ex
plosion wss thss Of Q keg Of powder in
ooe Of tho email ptoree in the postotli 20
block, supposed to be thai Of Smith &
Dennis. The fro spread rapidly, aided
bY an oast wind. Soon tho jowo!ry
house Of 8. = Carroll, the grocery
atoIea OF Hill Bros. and Marion Sims,
woro burning beyoad control. By
great eHbrt the postoffioe @as saved
but nothing could pregont tho fro from
crossing 4 the street ana burning the
carriage house OF j. b Harper, Win
e.ate's barber chop, Harrell's grocory
and finally taking hold Of the bank and
Oulpepper'S drug storo, thereby insur-
ing tho destruction OF solid bIiok
s9usro ef 10 storcs. There wss moth
ing vi;hWhioh the fro could be fought
aud o great company Of citizans suf.
fcrod ho awful ordeal OF wa! !oaiDg tho
business heart Of their town burn to
the ground. When tho fro had burned
to the hardware hnuso of Yelling snd
BorhoittSit etopp, 4 there being atroot
across which IL could not go. it was 8
fearful soene and brought toars to many
eyos.
Tho follosing stores we're burned:
y. 8. Carroll, loss $1,000; insurance
5000.
Z Anderson loss 81 900; inouranoo
81, 500.
viii Wineate, loss $500; insurance
nothir 6
v. II Lowman, loss 5000; insurance
$4,000.
Gus Johnaon, loss $500; no insur
!. FL Hill Bros, loss $l,4OO; insurance
S. t;E 3ad "a 'ssnith, loss s23, 900; insurance
{s = ,s.-sf
M Oh Sayerenoe, loss $1,000; insur.
anoe, a4 800
j I ~ Culpeper, loss 81. 500; insur.
anca 1850.
5000.
MoSSesn building, loss SO, 900; in
suranoe $6, 900.
Weiling & Bonneitt, loss $4,000;
irsarano 90 unknown.
Sansbury 81 Lowhorn, loss $40, no
iusuraLoe
J.B. Harpor, loss 81, 200; insurance
$1,000.
Armogy Furniture, loss $1,000; in.
Pythian hall, loss $1,000; insurance
A. J, Broom, loss 50, 900; insurance
Bank building, loss $4,000; insur-
anoe $500.
Louis Lyons, loss $4,000; no insur-
J D. Ramsey, loss 81 900; insurance
$500.
Masonic Furniture, loss $3.50; insur-
anoe $500.
Smith s. Donnis, loss SO, 1900; iusur.
anoe SO, $40.
This constitutes the largest portion
OF business houses of the town. Al
ono time the large storo Of John Mo.
Sweeen was in danger, also D. H. Trax.
ler, but wero saved.
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A sensation creator than the fire itself
was the arrest this afternoon of w. Il.
Donnis Of tho firm of Smith s. Dennis,
who was charged with the burning.
AS the rumor to tho effoot that this
Was responsible for tho great fire b,gan
last night, lato in the afternoon several
citizens wont to tho houso Of those mon
and on searching the promises found
stvoral barrels of shoes aud hats ali d
othor goods. Smith left town osrly in
tho morning for his country homo, but
Dannis was at homo. He was indilfor
ent Ia manner and had to bo urged TO
60 to tho barn and assist the citizons in
their search. Ho wanted tho mon to
await tho return OF Smith before no sroh.
but this they refused to do. Dennis
professod ignorance Of tho goods in the
barn. Ho was arrested and cent to
Floronoo. A warrant has beon sent for
Smith, These parties oamo here from
Clarendon county in tho winter and
opened a small store. They bore good
regulations and tho peorlo arc shocked
at tho turn things havo taken.