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Many Tracts Obtained.
krows How to Keep Secrets.

r.ondon February 1S.-Japan us most
successfully keeping her plans secret not
a single item of news which could be OF
possible service to the enemy having
been permitted to leak out. The belief IS
,,rsyaient IN London. based on hints In
dispatches from correspondents, that ner
main objective will be found to De the
Lao Tung peninsula, but that nothing OF
a military nature will be attempted unui
Russia's naval squadrons are enectuahy
disposed Of.
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LIVE sTocKMEN ADJOURN.
Officers Are Elected for the ENSUING
Year.

Montgomery, February 17.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-The Alabama Live Stock asso-
citation, which has been in session
since Monday, has adjourned. Before
adjourning the same officers were
elected for the ensuing year. They are:
DR.. @. A. Cary, president; e. A..
Bishop, secretary; Clarendon Davis,
treasurer.
Montgomery was selected as the
place of meeting next year.
The association cast a unanimous
vote in favor of state fair to be held
annually In Montgomery.
The following papers were read yes
terday afternoon:
F. H. Bates on Breeding and De-
veloping Dairy Herd"
e. A. Bishop on winter Shelter for
Cattle"
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Favor Joint Statehood.

Santa Fe. N. M. February 1.-THE
Territorial Democratic Central COM
mittee tonight adopted resolutions ia
voring joint statehood with Arizona. A
resolution endorsing w. R. Hearst for
the presidential nomination was voted
down unanimously.
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French Women and English.
From the National Review.

From the National REVIEW.
The French nation has undoubtedly put
women on a higher scale than has the
British. Wife beating is unknown among
our Gallo friends, excitable though they
are; and, as every one knows at home
that pastime is commonly INDUCED in by
our lower classes at the expense of a Is
Cd. fine.
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HANNA'S BODY SPEEDS
ON TO CLEVELAND



ply to politics the methods of business
men of honor
And SO when men tell us what is
true. that this man more than any other
could mediate between the men who pro-
vide the tools and the men who handle
them that this man had the confidence
of the worldngman and man whose
father was a workman, or the man who
like himself had made nature his star and
ruled things with what is Cody power,
you understand what worked the miracle
You can work it yourself"
After the prayer the Gridiron quartette
sang Nearer, My God, to Thee
The hymn concluded President Pro.
ITEM Frye addressed the assembly, say
ing
Mr.. Frye's Closing Words.
I'VE commit the body of our beloved
senator now to the committee of the
house of congress and to the officers of
the senate to be conveyed to his late home
in Ohio, and to Its final resting place.
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rhIrd Battle Is Reported

Sazebo. Japan, February 1.-The opin-
ion of Japanese naval Officers here Is that
a third fight has occurred of Port Arthur,
some of the Russian war vessels havlng
been reported as leaving that place.
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At the Riiou.

Another large audience was present to
witness by the Sad Sea Waves" at the
Bijou last night Chip injected much of
bis ihpromptu comedy that not only
made the audience roar with laughter,
but was also immensely amusing to the
members of the company. This Is one of
Chips strong points.
There will be matinee this afternoon
especially for ladies and children and
every lady attending the performance on
the parquet floor will be presented with a
copy of 1.-The Theatre, a magazine con-
tanning full page picture of Mary Mar
hfa
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Ed Graham.

Ed Graham. aged 81 years, died yester-
day afternoon at his residence In Wood
lawn. The funeral services will be con-
Quoted this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
st. PauPs Catholic church and the inter-
ment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday: Robert H. Brown. Of
Jonesboro. to Miss Rubie Martin; w. G.
putnam Of Palos, to Miss Ross Glover;
J.. M. Meads Of Admission, to Miss c. A.
Brown.
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BIG IMPROVEMENTS
ARE CONTEMPLATED
RMINcHAM r., L. & p. co. PUR-
cHAsEs A Lo7 FROM A. A. GAM
BILL FOR $s6,25o ON 18TH ST.
AND r. R. AVENUE, SOUTH.

A. A Gambill. city tax collector, has
sold to the Birmingham Railway Light
and Power company small plat Of
ground adjoining the ground now occu-
pied by the power house of that COM
pany on Eighteenth street and Railroad
avenue, south, for $50. The lot fronts
about 40 feet and runs back 150 feet, and
six years ago sold for $1,000.
The Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company will use the property for
increasing its power plant, for which i'm
provements the sum of 81 600 has prac-
tically been secured. Several large boilers
VIII be installed, one large stack will be
erected and one additional 60 cycle, 3 faze,
$500 volt alternating unit will be put in
use. Another direct current look. w.
80 volt generator will be installed at a
cost of 100000. This will necessitate the
installation of sub-stations at all suburbs
using light and power.
When these improvements are completed
the officials of the company say the peo-
pie of Birmingham and vicinity will have
the use OF the best lighting, power and
street railway system in the world. They
admit that this is rather a broad state
ment, but they are willing to risk their
regulations on the assertion
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nInIrc We are selling at cost all
OIOLEO Bibles, Prayer Books,
IT nncI Hymnals and miscellane-
Al UUOl GUS books. Dewberrys.
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aid in maintaining such an institution.
When this present building was finished
last summer, the ladies called upon the
city and county for donations, with the
result that each contributes the meager
sum of 500 per month! This was extreme
ly disappointing to the ladies, but they
determined to go on with their work If
charity in alleviating the suffering of the
unfortunate, they planned and raised
money by personal subscription in suffi-
cient amount to keep the hospital open 10
the present time with limited funds to
carry on this work, they have not been
able to accomplish nearly SO much as they
confidently expected. They have, how
ever, during this period, from July l6,
1903, to the present time, taken care of
liz charity patients who did not pay one
cent for the care and attention given
them They have, In addition to these alb
solutely charity cases, cared for 215 pa
TENTS at 81 per week and 80 patients at
$40 per week. They have also conducted
free dispensary, where they have had
treated and furnished with medicine and
dressings, 70 patients.
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county's Resources.


When the county Of Jefferson ten years
ago contributed $500 per month for the
maintenance of this institution, the total
assessed valuation of the property in JEFF
ferson county was 1923 1874, 1853. For the year
1903 the total assessed valuation of the
property in Jefferson county amounted
to $4S, 505, 495. For the present tax year
the estimated value of taxable property
in this great county Is placed at more
than $50, DOC, 000l In the face Of this in
crease In valuation, more than doubling
the income of Jefferson county, the board
of revenue has in response to the earnest
appeal Of these good women contributed
the insignificant sum of 800 per month.
for the last two months toward the main
tenance of this institution have not the
figures at hand showing the income oe
the city of Birmingham at the time when
1t appropriated $500 per month to this
great cause, but l would say that the n
creased valuation Of taxable property in
the city must be double what 1t was ten
years ago, and 1t is a Fact that the tax
rate is now double what II was then. How
can we then account for the disposition
of the city and county officials in their
failure to properly provide for the main.
tenance Of this institution? Is there any
lack of confidence In the good manage
ment by the ladies in charge Of this work?
Have they proven themselves incapable OF
managing this institution? There seems
to be some secret about the whole matter,
an undercurrent, an unknown influence.
which prevents the city and county from
the performance of duty which con-
slider the most sacred Of all their duties.
Representative Men.
This committee Is composed Of repre-
sentative men from every class Indi-
vidually and collectively you represent
vast property interests In the city and
county. You have right to express. If
not demand in no uncertain terms of the
city and county officials to expend your
money, or at least part of 1t, for a
cause which Is approved and endorsed by
at least three-fourths Of the citizens of
JEFFERSON county If these public servants
do not listen to your appeal, you GER
ta1nly have right to know the reason
why. To say that there is not sufficient
money In the treasury will not do Better
for the county to build fewer bridges.
fewer public roads, and curtail expenses
in many other departments of county gov
eminent rather than neglect such n
sacred duty as caring for the unfortu-
nate. Better for the city to curtal ex-
penses In some other department than
neglect Its duty to the poor and afflicted.
After the meeting Chairman Motion
named the following committee to con-
tinue canvass for personal subscrip-
tons: r. H. Pearson, chairman, T, G.
Bush, Ross c. Smith, Rufus N. Rhodes.
George M. Cruikshank
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g n. g I'D RTA
Bears tho IT'S Kind You Have Always BousI
Signature os N>4z1AAzz<S<
Attacked The Jnler.

Roanoke, Va, May14. AT Alb
ingdun Va, today whea .Iailer
Newton entered The Washington
county jail t" release 81 prisoner
whose term had expired he wa
seized by three others prisoners
and knocked down. Que, q negro
held Newton while another negro
and IA white man escaped. The
third man released the iai!cr
and made q dash fer lihe't,, hut
Newton fired III the man AS he was
going down the stairs. The bul!e,
took effect in The neglo's head. ma
king u dangerous wound. All The
men were later captured.
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Travelling is Dangerous.

Constant motion jar the kidneys
which are kept III place in the
body by delicate attachments
This is the reason that travellers.
tralnmen, street car men, tenn :.
sters and all who drive very much,
suffer from kidney disea> in some
form. Foley's Kidney Care
strengthens the kidneys and cures
all forms of kidney and bladder
disease. Geo. E. Hausan, loco
motive engineer, Lima, o., writes,
"Constant vibration of the engine
caused me great deal of trouble
with my kidneys, end | got no re-
lief until used Foley's Kidney
Cure. Sold by Funderbnrk Phar,
macy.
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Col. Clinch of Savannah Dead.

Savannah, Ga, May IA. Col.
j. II. M. CIinch died ut his resi-
dence here tonight after a long
illness, aged 81 years. He leaves
large fortune. Mrs. Robert
Anderson, of Washington, D..
C., is a sister and tho only sur
viving near relative of Col. Clinch.
He leaves 13nephews and nieces
one of whom is Gov. d. G. Hey
ward Of South Carolina. Col
Clinch was born in Mobile, but
had resided in Savannah for so
years. He served in the Confed
crate army, winning a brevet as
Colonel.
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TIgor Over Dlspensary.

The State constahles made u raid
on East Bay street yesterday after
noon capturing two barrels IF beer
from the second story of the build.
ing occupied by a dispensary.
This is not the first tmo that the
place has been raided, for some
time ago thirty FIVE gallons of
contrabrand goods were captured.
The first floor of the building is
occupied by State dlspensory and
the second floor is used by other
parties. and here is where the beer
was found. The beer will he ship,
ped to Columbia. Charleston
Post, 14th.
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MADE YOUNG AGAIN.

"One of Dr. Kings New Life
Pills each night for two weeks put
me in my 'teens' again" writes ID
Ii. Turner of Dempsetown, Pa.
They re the best i'll tho woTi,. g.:
Liver, Stomach and Bowels.
Purely vegetable. Never grippe.
Only 25c ut Crawford Bros j.
f. Mackey & Co. and Funderburk
Pharmacy, Drug Stores.
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Compromising n Felony.
,Gcial to News and Courier.

Special to News and Courier.
GreenviIie, May Il. Mot TN
like the Jennie Bosschieter case.
of Paterson, n. j., is the shock
ing outrage reported from Ander-
son County. Maggie Presley, 13
years old, an orphan girl, living
in Brushy Creek Township, was
whipped and crimiually assaulted
by six young men of that neigh
borhood. The victim claims to
have heen mercilessly punished.
The affair took place in the after
noon and that night the girl had
most violent convulsions. 1t was
feared for time that she would
die, but while she is still in pit
liable condition, she will recover.
According to her statement all of
the scoundrels accomplished their
hellish purpose. The offenders
were arrested. They were sent
before magistrate on the Ander-
son side of the river n Piedmont,
aud they demanded change of
venue to the city of Anderson.
There was some delay about this
it seems, and in the meantime the
case was compromised. The sud
den tel mlnation without rrosecu-
tion has been bitterly denounced,
and it is likely that the citizens,
who are righteously indignant,
will demand nm investigation. The
PRESLEY girl is small and delicate
for her age and her suffering wa.
intense. II. w. s.
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Negro Youth Lynched Near Ap
pling, Georgia.

Augusta, Ga, May Is. Char
lie Cummings, negro 10 years
old, was taken from Jail at Ap-
ping, Columbia county, 90 miles
from Augusta, shortly after IL o.
clock this morning aud lynched
by Il mob of Is to 100 masked
men. Early last week Guns
mings entered the bed room of a
young lady living near Appling
and attacked her in her bed.
She managed to cry out and Cum
mings fled
A posse was organized in the
neighborhood and dogs Etrackel
Cummings to his home. He de-
MED all knowledge of tho crime
but his shoes thal:he had Icft un
der the young laay's window n
his hurried departure were pro
duced and he confessed all
Lynching was narrowly averted al
the time of the capture.
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Five Men Killed And Eaten On
Admiralty Island.

Vancouver, q. g., May Il. =
Mail advIces arriving Ivy the Aus.
tralian steamers Liuwera State that
FIVE men were killed and eaten rec.
emily on admiralty island, in the
South sea. The British warship
Condor was sent to the scene and
set fire TO the village wh,re the
cannibals resided. The Cundor's
officers threatened to annihi!a,e
the village if the cannibas were
not handed over for punishment.
This was done aud the cannlbnls
were shot
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Nan Roasted In Oil.

Houston, Tex, May 1s-Fire at
Boston this afternoon DESTROYED
is derricks, five drilling rigs and
~ tanks containing about Is, 200
barrels of oil. Tom Walker of
Leavenworth, Kas., mounted n
ladder in an effort to cut off the
flow of oil but fell into mass Ct
burning oil, and timber and slow
ly roasted to deathwhiIe the spec
tstors looked on helpless to reach
him. The loss is $50, 900.
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QUIt X ARRE5r.

j. A. Gulledge of Verbcna, Ala.
was twice in the hospital from a
severe case of piles causing "a
tumors. After doctors and all
remedies failed, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve quickly arrested further in
ilammation and cured him /,
conqncrs aches and kills pain. 25c
at Crawford Bros, j. + Macke,
u Go and Fundcrburk Pharmacy,
Druggist.
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a SURE THING.

1t is said that nothing is sure
except death and taxes, but that
is not altogether true. DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
is a sure cure for all lung and
throat troubles. Thousands can
testify to that. Mrs. e. r. Van
Metre of Shepherdtown, w. Va. d,
says: 81 had a severe case of
Bronchitis and for a year tried
everything l heard of, but got no
relief. One bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery then cured ne alb
solutely." It's infallible for
Group, Whooping Cough, Grip,
Pneumonia and Consumption. Try
it. It's guaranteed by Crawford
Bros, j. f. Mackey & Co., and
Funderburk Pharmacy. Trial
bottle free. Reg. sizes soc, S1.OO.
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a STARTLING lESr

To save life, DR.. T. G. Mer-
rift, of No. Mehoopany, Pa. made
Il startling test resulting in a
wonderful cure. He writes, "a
patient was attacked with violent
hemorrhnges, caused by liberation
OF the stomach. | had often
found Electric Bitters excellent
for acute stomach and liver trou
bles SO prescribed them The
patient gained from the first, and
has not had an attack in IA
months. - Electric Btters are
positively guaranteed for Dyspep.
sla, indigestion, Constipation and
Kidney troubles. Try them.
Only SOC at Crawford Bros. T., j. +.
Mackey & Co., and Funderburk
Pharmacy.
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The Fifteenth Hung BY Birming
hams Sheriff.

Birmingham, Ala May 13 =
Steven Pace. a negro was hanged
here today for The murder of.Jesse
Simmons, also colored ut Smith s
mines in 1896. Both men were
miners and Pace escaped arrest un-
q few months ago.
Pace is the 15murderer hanged
by the present sheriff within the
last four years.
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. ~ 10 RE "a.
seSs,So Bear, the P''' Kind You Have AWAY: Bought
signature of L@xNZA1Zm
Hearst Promises to Vote the
Ticket.

Washington, May 13. William
Randolph Hearst will support the
nominee Of the St. Louis Demo
cratic convention, whoever he may
be. He today authorized the
Washington, Post to make this
statement unequivocally. He rid
iculcd n story sent out from Al
bany that be and Mr.. Bryan, Ar
thur Brisbane, Weaver of Iowa.
and others were planning a huge
bolt and the formation Of a new
party. He said he had been mak>
ing his fight for tho nomination in
tho name of progressive Demo.
cracy, but his fight had been with.
in party lines and would continue
to be so. Whatever the result,
he intended personally and through
his newspapers to suppors the
regular ticket.
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Japanese have Lost First Shin OF
War.

Toxic May 13.-The japanese
torpedo boat no. As was DESTROYED
while removing mines from Keer
bay, north of Talien Wen port
Dalny) yesterday. Seven men
were killed and seven wounded
THIS is the first warship Japan
has lost in the war,
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n Lesson in Health.

Healthy kidneys filter the impur-
tiles from the blood, and unless
they GO this good health is impcs-
ible. Foley's Kidney Cure makes
Sound kidneys and will positively
cure all forms Of kidney and blad-
der disease. 1t strengtnes the whole
system. Sold by Fundcrburk
Pharmacy.
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Wen'z, the young millionaire
whose dead body was found the
present week in West Virginia,
left tho bulk of bis property to
his brothers. wife. He was enga,
ged to he marriedto younglady i.
st. Louis, to whom he leit 800
600.
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The state constables have discoy.
cred h blind tiger located over a
dispensary in Chsrleston-whicb
confirms the general impression
that the tiger Is on top down there.
The State.
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The Democratic state convention
OF indIana instructed it's delegates
to the national convention to vote
as a unit for Parker.
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Foley's Honey and Tar cou>
tain no opiates and can safely be
given to children. Sold by Fua-
derburk Pharmacy.
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Raymond Brown,a boy about II
years old was drowned IN the ca
nal at columbia late Thursday af-
ternOOn.
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Notice..

Notice is hereby given that on the
6'h d OF June. 1904. the undersigned
VIII file his tiuaI return a. admlnis-
traitor of Tie estate Of James j Ma.sey.
deceased, ard will make Application
To the Judge oF fioba e, of Lane ster
County, South Carolina. for IA fipal
dis harge as such adm illustrator at 10
O'nl 'cR u. IN on sail date
niay 5th. 1894. F.. II. Massey.
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SOUTH CAROLINA STATISTICS.

Nashville, Tenn, May Is
South Carolina's part in the tota
statistics of the Southern Baptist
convention ns presented by Secre-
tary Burrows is as follows: As
sociations, Sc; churches, $50: in
crease by baptism $3.50, by letter
$3.50, by restoration 500; total
white membership, 1O4, ,919; Sum
day schools, 6S4; pupils, 1888;
values Of church property, 81, :
326, $40.
The aggrcgste contributions of
the convention for 1908 were as
follows: Salaries and homo expen.
ses, 1891, O45. 90; missions, S714
OS5.93; other bcnevolence, S413,
709; total contributions, S., ,O3S, =
253.Os.
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Constable MS. Davenport, who
slot and killed VIII William. a
negro, at Greenwood on Saturday
night, was granted bail Friday af
trnoon in the sum of $4,000 be-
fore chiefJustice Pope at cham
bers,
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Baptist Seminary Literally
Helped.
Nearly $53, 900 Contributed at
Southern Convention. - Kansas
City Next Meeting Place.

Nashville, Tenn, May IL
The second days session of the
49th convention of Southern
Baptist was made memorable by
contributions aggregating S52,
991 to the endowment fund of the
theological seminary at Louisville.
There were several gifts of So, 900
each, one coming from Boston
man and one from an Atlanta wo-
man, Mrs. w. A. Wigs.
There had been anticipation Of
n ripple in the convention when
the committee on work among the
negroes made its report but it was
received and adopted in an har-
monlous manner. 1t provides for
the appointment of representative
from each State to confer with
the home mission board with re.
gard to plans fo: carrying on the
work.
At the night session Kansas
City, Mo-, was selected as the
next meeting place. The nomi-
mating committee reported IN favo,
of Fort Worth, Texas, but the
sentiment of the convention was
over whelmingly the other way.
Before a vote was taEen Fort
Worth was withdrawn.
The Washington times., 1904-12-18
LOCAL MENTION.
''ConhdentialB

When in state of mental suspense Of
how 10 save body, mind and money. IN
making yOur selections Tor Christmas
dinner and holiday entertainments. visit
g {. Bryan Grocery Co. I413 New York
Ave nW- where YOU viii find the most
bountitul supply of dainties, both for
elgn and domestic, not 10 be found else
where; besides Wines, Delicious Home
made Cakes. Fruits, Nuts, Candies.
Raisins, Mince Meat Plum Pudding
Smithneld Hams, sc. Best quality, quick
service, low prices. What more can you
wish for?