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COTTON FIRE IN COLUMBIA.
Narrow Escape of Four firemen.
Loss About $4,000.

Columbia, June 2S.-The old Co
garee cotton mill building, near the
former union railroad station, now
used as a cotton warehouse by the CO.
lumbia dnck mill. was fred by light
ming early yesterday morning. About
700 bales were burned, involving a.
loss Of s32, 600. The building was
damaged to the extent of about 50, SOC.
The loss was covered by insurance.
The fremen had just returned from
SumteE, and were naturally tired ont,
but they did heroic work.
Four fremen nearly lost their lives.
Will CASTOR, John Carr, Bahlman
Schroeder and Ed Allworden were.
standing on the second floor Of the
warehouse from which the smoking
bales were being removed. The floor
gave way under. them and a cross wall
fell with a laundering crash. Carr
was imprisoned from his waist down
in the debris. The others had gone
down almost strangled by the stream
from the nozzle which was pointing
directly at them. Fortunately none Of
these three were even dazed, and they
Immediately extricated Carr, who had
been wedged in so tightly that he was
literally pulled out of his boots.
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HAND REEL RACES.

The hand reel races were scheduled
to begin at 6. 80, but the first race was
not pulled off until 1870.
The Palmettoes, Of Columbia, ran
first. Time, 21 40.
Independents, of Columbia. Time,
"a 3-5.
Columbia, No. 8. Time, % 4-5.
Newberry. Time, "a.
Florence made a pretty run with
their handsome reel. Time, "a 1-5.
Charleston had a team Of sprinters
and the work at hydrant and nozzle
was well done. Time, %.
Monaghan, No. 2, by the courtesy
of the Florence fremen, used the reel
of that team. They made fine 1un.
Time, % 1-5.
When Delgar's time came to run, a
vigorous kick was made against per-
mitting them to use their four-wheel
rubber tired racing reel. The judges
were appealed to, and a long time was
spent in wrangling over it. The
judges finally decided that as the reel
as entered for the race, weighed the
required amount the team could not
be ruled out.
The Delgars went in to make or
break, and while they made quick
run to the hydrant they failed to make
the connection, and when the water
was turned on the butt blew off at the
hydrant. No time.
The judges we're: Starter, NJ.
J. Grace, of Charleston Judge
at hydrant, JEFF. May, of Columbia ;
timers: Earhardt, Of NeWberry,
Behrens, of Charleston, Miller, of Sum
ter, M. L. Smith, Of Camden, and G.
j. Beck, Of Columbia.
The winning teams were: First
prize, $500, Palmetto, of Columbia
second prize, $50, Charleston, No. i;
third prize, $25, Monaghan, No. 2.
THE GRAB RACE.
The grab races followed immediate
ly after the hand reel races. The re-
suit follows:
| independent, of Columbia, 10.
Columbia, No. 3, %.
| Newberry blew off at hydrsnt.
Charleston, 20.
Delgar, 10 1-5..
Florence and Monaghan did not en-
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MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.

The parade was a magnificent dis
play of fire apparatus, gallant ire
lighters and fine horses. It is seldom
that a finer lot of horses is seen than
were in the parade and Judging
from their appearance it would be
difficult to name the fastest team OF
the six.
Monaghan and Delgar teams had
their hose wagons and horses elabo-
rateIy decorated with the colors Of the
respective teams, and while both pre-
sented very striking appearance, it
was the universal opinion that Mona
CHAN carried off the palm. 1t was un-
doubtedly the most handsomely and
artistically decorated hose wagon that
has ever taken part In hremen' S
parade in South Carolina, and
every resident OF Sumter who witness
ed the parade was proud of the appear
ance of Monaghan and glad to be able
to point it out to visitors as Sumter
team.
When the parade reached the City
Hall halt was made and Mayor A.
B. Stuckey from the Court House
portico delivered an address Of welcome
to the fremen. He spoke for twenty
seven minutes, and besides extending
a hearty and cordial welcome to the
visitors in behalf of the people Of
Sumter he gave them good advice and
told several anecdotes to illustrate his
remarks.
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Charleston Given Assistance.

The general deficiency appropriation
bill, the last of the big supply meas
ures, has been passed by the house OF
representatives. A slight protest was.
made against the appropriation OF
$500, 600 for the Buffalo exposition and
$50, GOO for the Charleston exposition,
but finally they were included in the.
bill. The measure also carries $40, COO
for the payment of the expenses OF the.
last illness and death of President.
Mckinley, that amount including the
pay of the physicians.
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Summer complaint is unusually prevail
ent among children this season. a well de-
veloped case in the writer's family was
cured last week by the timely use Of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy-one of the best patent
medicines manufactured and which is
always kept on hand at the home of ye
scribe This is not intended as free puff
for the company who do not advertise with
us, but to benefit little sufferers who may
not be within easy access of physician.
No family should be without bottle of
this medicine in the house, especially in
summer-time.-Lansing, Iowa, Journal.
For sale by Dr.. A. j. China.
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Mother Always Keeps it Handy

sMy mother suffered long time from
distressing pains and general i'll health
due primarily to Indigestion says L. w.
Spalding, Verona, Mo. 'Two years ago :
got her to try Kodol. She grew better at
once and now, at the age of seventy-six,
eats anything she wants, remarking that
she fears no bad effects as she has her
bottle of Kodcl handy" Don't waste time
doctoring symptoms. Go after the cause.
If your stomach is sound your health will
be good. Kodol rests the stomach and
strengthens the body by digesting ycur
food. It is natures own tonic. j. S. Hugh
son & Co.
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THE ,CoLUMBIA BOYS.

The Columbia 6remen' S special train
came in Wednesday morning at 9. Is,
bringing with them the three Colum-
bia hose wagons. horses and racing
teams. In the party were fully l75
fremen and others interested in their
The personnel of the teams from
each of the companies was as follows ::
independent, No. Hand Reel:
VIM. Castor, Reed Smith, J. W.
CASTOR, Bahlmann Schroeder, Sam
Sweeney, leaders; Perry, breaker;
George Radcliffe, pull slack, with Ed
Alworden, assistant; Marion Cramer,
hydrant; John Sloan, wrenchman !;
Dave Clayton, nozzleman.
Hose wagon: Cramer, Radcliffe,
Clatyon, John Sloane, VIM. CASTOR.
Ed Allworden and William Castor,
cu;ck hitch contest.
Palmetto, No. 2-Hand reel: Bev-
eriy Herbert, manager: Clarence DAN
;eis. Pat Zoble, James Harris, Amos
Haitiwanger, Thomas Zoble, Ernest
summers, James Flowers, Alex. Nc
Dougal, Henry Cathcart, Tailey
Hose wagon: Alexander McDeugal,
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JUDGES SELECTED.

After the parade the captains of the
hose wagon teams met at the Sumter
Club and elected the judges for che
ouick-hitch contest as follows:
Starter, JEFF May, chief of the Co
lumbia fire department.
Timers-J. W. Erhardt, of Newber-
ry, E. S. Miller, of Sumter, and AS
sistant Chief of the Charleston Fire
Department Behrens.
Judge at house, A. THEM, of Flor
onoe
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GHARLEsToN BOYS.

The Charleston Firemen's Associa-
tion sent a picked team TO enter the
hand reel race. This team and num-
Der Of other Charlestonians arrived on
the 9. 45 train. The members of the
team were:
Hose Reel Team, No LIZ. P.
Duffy, Jr., W. Collins, ?. Ber-
torelli, J. Keegan, j. Morris, ii.
'Staubes, j. Fitzgerald, L. Jervey, w.
Brandes, J. Brandt; I. R. Duffy, cap
tain
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Gov. Beckham has been advised
that Kentucky's claim for interest On
money furnished the Government for
equipping soldiers during the civil
war has been audited by the war
department and will be paid at an
early date. The claim amounts to
81. 800. 600.
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THE MORNINGS EVENTS.

The hand reel and grab reel races
Thursday morning attracted even a
larger crowd than did the quick-hitch
contest Wednesday afternoon. The
grand stands were crowded until no
more could be accommodated and the
sidewalks and streets on both sides of
the running course were packed and
iammed with an intensely interested
multitude. A conservative esti-
i,nate places the crowd at not less
than 5000 or 10000.
The crowd of spectators was made
up largely of Sumter people, but
there were hundreds from the country,
other hundreds from Camden and Co
lumbia, and the towns in adjoining
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counties were represented by many
visitors. The whole State seemed to be
interested in the Game Cock Tourna-
ment, and the great crowd that has
gathered to witness the fremen in
contests of skill and strength demon
strated the success of the occasion.
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HOSE WAGON BREAKS
The WORLDS RECORD
DsIgar, No. 8, Of Sumter, Makes It
In 50 Seconds, Flat.
CHAMPIONS OF THE UNIVERSE.

The following is the report OF the
last days races, as published IN the
Daily Item of Friday:
The Game Cock Firemen's Tourna-
ment, the greatest most successful
and pleasantest gathering OF french
ever held in South Carolina, has
come to an end, after two days of
intense excitement, immense crowds
and keen rivalry between the compet-
ing fremen.
The event of the tournament, the
contest in which all interest was cen
tered, and the event which aroused
the greatest rivalry among the fire.
men, was the last on the programme.
This was the great hose wagon race,
for which six companies were entered
two from Sumter, three from Co.
Iumbia and one from Camden.
THE GREAT CROWD.
The greatest crowd of the tourna-
ment filed the grand stand, packed
the sidewalks on both sides of Main
street for more than three blocks,
oyerhowed into the street and crowded
every piazza and window along the
course.
It is, of course, a difficult, almost
impossible, matter to correctly esti-
mate the number of such throng,
but the general opinion was that
there were from 5000 to II, 900 pres
ent to see Delgar, No. 8, of this city,
win a first prize in the fastest hose
wagon race ever run in North or
South Carolina and lower the best
record previously made by two full
seconds.
The races were to have started
promptly at O'Clock, but there was
the usual delay, and the first did not
get started until about an hour late.
MONAGHAN FIRST TO RUN.
In the drawing for position, Mona
CHAN, No. 2, got first place. When
the handsome bays came to the mark
they never looked better Or more ut
for race. At the crack of the pistol
they were off like a fash, and down
the course to the hydrant they came
as straight and true as the fight of an
arrow, the two perfectly matched
horses running as one.
The jump at hydrant and break and
connections were made without fun
BILE, and before the judges announced
the time the crowd knew that the run
had been very fast one. When 36 80
seconds was chalked up on the black
board the cheering was uproarlous.
INDEPENDENTS NOT IN IT.
The Independents of Columbia ran
next, with a handsome and speedy
looking pair of greys. This team has
the reputation of being very fast, and
they were watched with feelings of
anxiety by members of the other
teams. They run was pretty one,
but the time was slow, and when the
judges announced IL to be 40 1-5. the
crowd knew that the Independents
were out of the race.
THE GALLANT DELGARS.
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SUMTER LADIES.

The Sumter fremen were represent
ed by the following teams:
Monaghan, No. 2-Hose Wagon |:
81. W. Hood, D. j. Aud, james Mil
ler, G.. M. Gregg, E. Wilder, Il.
.StansiH, W.. j. McKagen: Anderson
Franklin, driver.
Quick Mtch-up CONTEST: Anderson
Franklin, driver; James Miller, Wes
Hand Reel: c. Gentry, ". Beer,
Ne. r. Cannon, ". j. McKagen,
Tom Bradley. Z. Cummings, l. lis
dale, 81. Richardson, E. Richardson,
81. Weeks, r. E. Wilder, E. Stansil,
II. w. Hood, D. j.. Aud.
Delgar, No. 35Hose Wagon Race
VI. S. Graham, foreman; Z. B. Jen-
kians Jr., George Warren, E. A.
Bultman, E. S. Carson, Sol. j. Ryt-
tenberg, Charles Ryttenberg; Isaac
Rivers, driver.
Quick Hitch-up Contest-W. S.
Graham, foreman; E. A. Bultman ;
Isaac Rivers, driver.
Hand Reel Race-W. S. Graham,
foreman. E. A. Bultman, Harry Reid,
Joe Warren, George Warren, Charles
Ryttenberyg, W. Noise, Jr., W. 81.
Cuttino. j. G. Parnell, J. G. Durant,
Jr., A. B. Brown, Robert Graham.
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lanlhsl aa thursday Estimated I
Have Ezessdssd Eight thousand.
sDesgar Hose Wagon Broke Worlds Re-
eord---hionaghan Won One Second and
One Third Prize.

The Came GoeksT Permanent was in
full blast from the. opening on Wednes-
day morning: the city was crowded
with visitors crowded that the only
comparison that can be made to give a
correct conception of the size Of the
crowd is to say that the streets where
the parade passed had the appearance
of circus day. It was not needful to
wait until the tournament was over to
say that it was success anyone could
see with half an eye that it was pro-
nounced success, big time. The
hremen who were in the city we're
enthusiastic and on their mettle to
make new records in ali the events.
The fremen who did not come
missed the greatest occasion in the
history Of fremen's gatherings in
sSouth Carolina.
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THE GALLANT DELGARS.

Delgar, No. 3, made the third run.
Much was expected of this team,
and all hopes of friends and all fears
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events of the tournament we're as fol-
lows:
Quick-hitch-Hitch up and run 100
yards: First prize, 500, won by In
dependents, of Columbia, time, 24
seconds; second prize, $50, won by
Monaghan, of Sumter, time, 25 2-5.
Hand reel race-Sixteen men and
foreman allowed, run 100 yards, 90.
feet Of hose to be unreeled, attach to
plug, which must be closed at start,
break hose, attach nozzle and show
water: First prize, $500, won by
Palmetto, of Columbia; second prize,
$50, by Charleston; third prize, s25,
Monaghan.
Grab race-To run so yards, grab
reel and run so yards, unreel 48 feet
Of hose, attach to plug, which must be
closed at start, attach nozzle and
throw water. Prize, $40, won by In
dependents, Of Columbia, time, 10.
seconds, which breaks the record.
Hose wagon race-First prize, $500,
won by Delgars of Sumter, time, 50
seconds, which breaks the worlds
record second prize, $50, Columbia,
No. 8, time, 35 seconds; third prize,
S25, Camden, time, 35 20.
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A GRAND SUCCESS.

The tournament was success from
every point of view, and Sumter has,
added another to her list of tri-
umphs.
4 The greatest iremen's tournament
ever held in the State has been pulled
off without 3 single event to mar it,
and every visiting fremen goes home
with feelings of good will to Sumter,
her fremen and her people, and with
the prizes they won in their pockets.
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EXCELLENT JUDGES.

The judges discharged their difficult
and exacting duties in manner that
gave entire. satisfaction. They were.
fair, impartial and were animated by
but single motive-to do exact jos
tice to all. That they were fair and
just to all in every event all are
agreed, and nothing proved that the
fremen had full confidence In the
impartiality of their decisions more
conclusively than the absence Of.
s. kicking. -
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SPECIAL EVENT.

After the quick-hitch contest, spe-
cial event not on the programme was
pulled off. This was a 50-yard run
with a ladder, raising it against a
wall, man ascending to the top, de-
scending and lowering the ladder to
the ground. The following are the
teams entering the contest and the
time made by each:
Monaghan, 21 2-5: Palmetto, 49,;
Delgar, ruled out: Newberry, %: In
dependent, l9 l-5; Columbia, No. 3,
90. The Palmettoes won the prize, q
fine ladder donated by the Seagrave
Company.
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JUDGES AND CONDITIONS.

The time judges: NJ. L. Smith, Cam
den: j. W. Earhardt, Newberry; E.
S. Miller, Sumter; c. j. Beck, Co.
lumbia: Louis Behrens, assistant
chief of Charleston fire department..
Starting judge: NJ. J. Grace,
Charleston. Hydrant judge, JEFF May,
chief Columbia fire department.
The condition under which the racess
were run were as follows:
Companies allowed the use Of any
four-wheeled hose carriage OR wagon,
either one or two-horse, to carry not
less than $50 feet standard two and
one-half inch hose; carriage, or
wagon to be weighed, weight for one
horse not less than l,200 pounds, ex-
elusive of driver and men; for two
torses, not less than 2,6O0 pounds, ex-
elusive of driver and men; the driver,
huffman and coupling breaker shall
ride on carriage or wagon, horse Or
horses to be standing hitched to hose
carriage or wagon, and run 200 yards
to hydrant, unreel not less than 2SS
feet of hose, break coupling and attach
pipe and show water: water must
show within 2SS-toot line; hose to be
reeled on carriage or placed in wagon,
connected with three full threads.
The plug must be closed at the time
of the company starting, and cannot
be opened until hose is first started
to be unreeled. Companies allowed
FIVE men in addition to those who
ride, and can be placed in such posi-
tion as desired. Time taken from first
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TIE PARADE.

=
The parade Wednesday morning was
witnessed by an immense crowd, Main
street being lined with spectators from
the grand stand to Republican street
aud the windows of all the stores and
public buildings were crowded.
The formation Of the parade vas as
follows:
Mounted marshals and police.
Chief of the Fire Department r. S.
Hood, with Mr.. M. G. Ryttenberg
in a buggy.
Carriages containing the Mayor mad
and members of City Council, tourna-
ment committee and visiting chiefs Of
fire departments.
Second Regiment Band.
Independent of Columbia, hose
wagon and hand reel.
Newberry, hand reel.
Palmetto of Columbia, hose wagon
and hand reel
Monaghan, No. 2, hose wagon and
hand reel.
Camden, hose wagon.
Florence, hand reel.
Columbia, No. 8, hose wagon and
hand reel.
Charleston, No.. l, hand reel.
I Delgar, No. 8, hose wagon and hand
reel.
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THE CAMDEN TEAM.

The Camden fremen. came in on the
Northwestern train at 9.15 and
with them came the largest crowd
that accompanied any Of the visit
ing teams. The racing teams that
they entered were as follows:
Hose Wagon-B. w. Rhame, fore
man 6. a. Rhame, r. G. McRight,
e. b. Wilson, w. NJ. Young, j.. +.
jenkins, f. &. Alexander; Charlie
Champion, driver.
y Quick Hiteh-up Contest-B. ".
Rhame, z. B. Wilson; Charlie Cham
pion. driver.
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FLORENCE FIREMEN.

The Florence hand reel team and a
crowd Of friends arrived at 8. 10
.. M, Tuesday, bringing with them
the handsomest reel that has ever
been seen in Sumter. It was built
in Florence and is as perfect piece
Of mechanism as anyone would want
TO see. The Florence racing team was
as follows:
A. McCown, E. Douglas, j. Hollis,
j. Lee, R. Hatchell, G. Morgan, r.
Theme, T. M. Morgan, captain, ".
BeaIl, J. II. Mccall.
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THE NEWBERRY FiREMEN.

The NeHberry 6remen ssrived Tues
sday afternoon over the Southern
Railway. They were the first of the
visiting fremea to arrive. and in ad-
dition to the racing team there were
about 25 other fremen in the party.
The RAINING team was made up as
follows: Captain, z. O. Stewart, Jr. !;
pipeman, Philip Flynn; wrenchman,
J. g. Daniels; coupleman, Geo. NJ.
K;nard; buttman, z. O. Stewart, Jr. !;
slackman. B. a. Kempson; tongue
men, T. q. Pope, Charles Speck;
ropemen, Spearman Chalmers, Reuben
Boozer, Pope Minor, Harvey Cabaniss.
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signal until water shows. Il butt or
pipe blows off, company shall be
ruled OUT
Tie water pressure during the races
was So pounds.
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plugman;; Will Fry, brakeman; Bev-
erly Herbert, Pat Zoble, Henry Cath
cart, pipeman !; Amos Haltiwanger,
Clingman Pope, R. G. keenan,, man
sager.
s Columbia, No. 3-Hose wagon: w.
Lyles, captain and plugman; Hatch
all, plugman; Jake Ehrhart, pipeman
Milliken, Wrenchman; George Geiger,
John Pennington, Thomas, slackmen.
Hand Reel: J. W. Dunning, cap
tain; Geiger, plugman; Lyles, brake
man Ehrhart, pipeman; Mslliken,
wrenchman Riley and Thomas, drags:
Gunter and King, tongueman Pen
nington and Hatchenl, pipemen; Chas.
Marcy, manager.
Quick Hitch-up Contest: Dunning
and Geiger.
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COLUMBIA, NO. 8,

ran next. Their greys made speedy
and beautiful run, the men at hydrant
and break did their parts well--so
well that the time made equalled
the best previous record, and until
35 fat was announced from the
Judges stand many thought they
were pushing Delgar for the first
place.
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SUMMARY.

The prize winners in the several
events of the tournament were as fol-
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The hand reel races were scheduled
to begin at $50, but the first race was
not pulled off until 1870.
The Palmettoes, Of Columbia, ran
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came next. They, too, lost time on
the hitch-up, but made flne run, the
horses showing excellent speed and
mettle, Time, % seconds.
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