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It Sustains "The State. The Report of the Investi gating Committee. Thc following report of the recent investigation by a legislative committee into the workings of Clemson college was yesterday haoded a representative of The State To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of South Carolina "That a joint committee consisting of two members of the senate and three members of the bouse of representatives be appointed to make an investigation into the workings of Clemson college, the service of its various departments andas to the foundation of certain rumors, reporting attack of harmony in collaboration of the board of trustees. That said committee have leave to sit at such time and places as will serve their convenience and that they have power to send for persons and papers and re port to the present session of the gen? eral assembly by bill or otherwise." Under the above concurrent resolution we, the undersigned members of the acting through the authority of the same, beg leave to make the fol? lowing report thereon: First, as to the workings of Clemson ooilege, we beg to say that the com? mittee visited the college on Thursday, Feb. 6tb, and remained there for nearly three days that they personally inspec? ted and examined all the departments of the institution and so far as they were able by diligent observation and inquiry from the various heads and assistants of said departments, would say that systematic management and apparent good order were clearly in? dicated and especially was this observa able in the chemical, horticultural and dairy departments.

It appeared to the committee that the mechanical depart-1 meot was also liberally equipped for perfect instruction in mechanics, but upon consultation with the president of the college and a majority of the board of trustees, we were told that to grad? uate successfully the senior class (which is large) other additions of machinery to that department were absolutely necessary, and should be made at once. As regards the agricultural depart? ment, in which connection the Hatch fund for experiments in agriculture is a valuable addition, we saw no reason or necessity for further outlay, with the exception of two additional instructors which were elected at the recent meet? ing ftf the board of trustees. We re? gret to add, but are nevertheless firmly convinced from the testimony taken, suffiaieot attention has been sadly lacking in pushing and perfecting the two paramount departments of the in? stitution-mecbancics and agriculture. The evident intention of the projector and founder of the institution was to give to South Carolina an agricultural and mechanical college, per. se.

We believe, however, that the board of trus? tees and the president are now thor? oughly awakened to the importance that specially attaches to those two de partments which immediately concerns and determines the future of the institu? tion as such, and that they will work vigorously and harmoniously to that end. Your committee would further report that as pertaining to the rumor of the lack of harmony in the board of trustees that the testimouy taken points unmistakably to the truth that suoh was a fact, and impediments were io some instances interposed whian impeded or stayed for a time the prog? ress of the institution. We believe, however, that the cause which provoked said condition has now been removed by a partial reorganiza? tion cf the faculty and the discharge of certain professors and instructors and the election of others which impresses us with the belief that hereafter the board of trustees and the president and faculty will work harmoniouly and that we may confidently look for success and progress in that great institution of learning. We would say further that a cursory examination of the bookkeeping of the college disclosed the fact that tbe books of the institution were neatly and sim? ply kept, and that the plan of auditing accounts and making requisitions for materials, disbursing funds for various payments showed perfect system and simplicity. We have considered also to some extent the charge of extravagance in expenditures and from close observation and to al! outward appearances we are led to conclude that while errors and mistakes have doubtless been made, we nevertheless believe that all the large sums of money heretofore appropria? ted by the State and controlled by the college from other sources have been honestly expended, but the college, now that it is finished and nearly equipped and no further appropriations being necessary for building purpose, we be? lieve a similar appropriation ia to that cf last year for the current ex? penses of the present year will be fully ample and we so recommend.

All of which we respectfully submit and ask to be discharged from further consideration of the State. -mm A western newspaper tells of a man who: every time he gets drunk, insists on paying a year's subscription to bis town paper. He has already paid up to the year 1964. Some of the South Carolina editors are to find out what brand of liquor he uses and ii they succeed will have it placed on sale at the dispensaries throughout the Chronicle. The General Assembly.

The Metropolitan Police Tyr? anny? Not Repealed. Columbia, S. Feb first matter of interest considered at the I morning session of the senate yester I day was the house bill to provide for the forfeiture of the charters of railroads charging higher rates of transportation than those fixed by the railroad com? mission The progress of the bill has I been watched by railroad men with i interest for some time, and considering tho importance of it, it remarkable I that it was killed without objection. Mr. Mayfield's metropolitan police bill was the other important matter con? sidered during the day, and the debate on Mr Barnwell's amendment to repeal the law was the sharpest of the session -Messrs.

Mayfield and Efird support? ing the bill, and Messrs. Barnwell and Buist, the latter taking occasion to re? fer to local Charleston politics and make au appeal for his bill to require regis? tration in party primaries supporting the amendmemts, which was rejected as a matter of course. The proceedings were opened with prayer as usual, and the routine of the morning hour, during which Mr. Finley introduced bis bill to establish dispen? saries for the sale of liquors for medi? cinal, mechanical, scientific and sacra? mental purposes only, gone through with. The bill, which is something of an innovation in dispensary legislation provides that by a vote of a majority of the qualified voters of any incorporated town where alcoholic liquors are or may hereafter be dispensed as a beverage, there may be established a dispensary for medicinal, mechanical, scientific and sacramental purposes which the county board of control shall make provision.

The bill provides that, a physician on whose prescription the liquors are sold, shall be in actual attendance upon the person to whom it is sold, and makes any violation of this law a midsemeaoor aod further that any person who shall desire to purchase any liquors for scien? tific, mechanical, medicinal or sacra? mental purposes, shall file an applica? tion with the dispenser stating what he wants with the liquor, and imposes a fine of not less than $100 for any false statement in the application. The House to-day considered and acted upon several important matters. The registration bill was fioally passed by the House and sent back to the Senate to see what it thought of the amendments the House had kindly put in tbe measure. After a lively fight the House inde? finitely postponed the bill to change the present application of the entire priv ilege tax fund to Clemson College The debate brought out tbt existence of considerable interest and scrutiny as to the fioanoial affairs of Chemson Collage. I There was an unexpected contest against the passage of a repduiion providing for the purchase of 106 acree of land that is much needed by the Hospital for the Insane.

The bill to provide for a reduction io che scale allowed for State printing was passed by a decisive vote. The bill proposes a general reduction of about 10 or 15 per cent, and the announce? ment is that printers stand ready to make a sufficient bond that the print ing can be done for the rates agreed upon to day. When the registration bill came up for a third reading a number of amend? ments were packed in again by Mr. Townsend The Senate will hive a merry time of it recognizing the bill when it gets back to that budy, Bring Them to Darlington. As is well known, the Citadel ca? dets go into camp, every year, select? ing for that purpose two towns in the State some thirty or forty miles apart.

The custom has been foi them to go by rail from Charleston to the Srst of these towns and after camping there for a few days, to march through the country to the second town selected, where they camp for a week or more. The Sum? ter correspondent of the News and Courier suggests that Sumter and Darlington be chosen for the camp? ing places this year, the corps going first to Darlington and then marching i to Sumter The suggestion is an admirable one for all the patties in? terested, and we would like the be6t in the world to see it carried out, with this one modification, that the camp be pitched in Sumter first and i then in Darlington. The presence in i Dallington of this splendid corps a hundred and twenty-five young men would brighten up things con? siderably for us in the month of June. Our people always know how to do a thing like that right, and we believe they would give the Citadel boys the best time they ever had in their lives. The cadets have never visited any portion of the Fee Deo section on tho occasion of their an? nual encampments.

By adopting for this summer the plau that has been proposed, they would be afforded an opportunity of becoming acquainted i with two of the very best towns in the Stato. The country through which they would pass in marching from Sumter to Darlington is one ol the most fertile fanning regions in South Carolina, and is the center ol the new tobacco industry. That crop would be at its best in June; and would prove quite a novel object lesson for most of "the boys in gray." If we are to secure this prize, a delegation should be sent to Charleston at once to see Col Coward before some other town gets I ahead of us Who will undertake to set the bali in motion It seems to us that the Darlington Board of Trade could get in some good work along this line if they would take hold of the matter immediately Darlington News. W. B.

XJtsey Pardoned. We clip from the Abbeville Press awl Ban- ner the following in regard to Col. VV. B. who was at one time a resident of this city; B.

Utsry who was convicted of for-? pery by a Pennsylvania court some time back and sentenced io tbe penitentiary, has been pardoned by tbe Governor of thai State, He writes that he has not only been pardoned, but vindicated, as it bas turned (jut that he was not the man who committed the crime. This will be a source of great comfort to Mr. i TJtsev's friends." Threw Away His Canes. Mr. D.

Wiley, ex-posimaster, Black Creek, N. was so oadly afflicted with rheuma? tism that he was only able to hobble around with canes, and even then it caused him great pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm he was so much improved that he threw away his canes. He says this liniment did him more good than all other medicines and treat? ment put together. For sale at 50 eents per bottle by Dr.

A J. China. IIB ll All kinds of SewiDg Machine Needles at Sumter Music House. Sewing" Machines from ten dollars up ai tiie Sumter Music House. Masonic Temple.

Untold Agonies Every Limb Ached With Muscu? lar Rheumatism A Perfect- Cur? by Hood's Sarsa? parilla. The cause of rheumatism is lactic acid in thc blood, which accumulates in the joints, and gives the victim such dreadful pains and aches. Hood's Sar? saparilla neutralizes the acid, purifies the blood and thus cures rheumatism. "Fiveyears agc I had my first attack of lumbago or muscular rheumatism. was in bed two gk weeks.

I had a good physician but he did not do lill me any good. A jag? friend recom pf mended Hood's and I sent for a bot tie. At that time I ached in every 7 limb, especially in my back and hip. I felt as though I had a fever and for a few hours at Mr. S.

Pallier Abbeville, s. c. night it was im? possible sleep. I suffered untold agonies. Constipation was not the least of my troubles.

I commenced to take Hood's Sarsaparilla ar.d felt a change in' three (Live. I "ras able to get ont of bed Hood's Cures 9.TK: tho i "1 cf a week. I jr if. remedy for in: ioi, I over 'cried." nit' -'tinner "AN ORDINANCE" Entitled Ordinance lo require and regu? late the Registration of Voters of City of Sumter, S. for the Municipal Election for Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Sum? ter, to be held on 2d Tuesday, 14th day, of April, A.

1896." BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Alder? men of the City of Sumter in Council assem? bled and by tbe authority ot' same. Section 1. That Books of Registration for the registration of persons qualified to vote at the Municipal Election to be held in the City of Sumter on the 2d Tuesday, 14th day of April A. 1896, for Mayor and eight (8) Aldermen, to serve for two years next eusu iog, shall be opened, at the Office of the Clerk and Treasurer of City of Sumter on tbe 13th day of March proximo. That said Books of Registration shall be kept open for registration of voters, during fifteen (15) days thereafter, from 9 o'clock a.

until 2 o'clock p. each (tay, and shall be finally closed on the 28th day of March thereafter at 6 o'clock p. and only such persons as are duly registered in said Books of Registration, shall be entitled to vote at said Municipal Election. Sec. 2.

That each person presenting him? self for registration at said office of Clerk and Treasurer shall be required to give his age, name, residence and satisfactory proof of his qualifications to vote, and shall be entitled to receive a Certificate of Registration, which Certificate of Registration may be required of any voter at said ejection as a condition pre? cedent to voting. Sec 3. That at the next meeting of the City Council of City of Sumter, after the closing of the Books of Registration, to be held on Tuesday, the thirty-first day of March thereafter, at 4 o'clock p. ali com? plaints and petitions of any person or per? who may have been refused a Certificate of Registration by reason of any doubt of riir'nt to register, are hereby notified to be appear before said City Council, with evidence necessary to establish such right to register, as may be claimed, and ii so estab? lished to the satisfaction of said City Coun? cil, such pt or persons shali receive such certificate. Sec.

4. That after a certificate of Regis tratioo has been to any person, and been lost or destroyed such person may apply to the Clerk and Treasurer, for a duplicate certificate, an i the and Treasurer is hereby authorized to is.sue such duplicate cer? tificate upon proof of loss or destruction the Original Certificate of Registration, and upon payment of twenty-live cents lor use cf City of Sumter for every duplicate Certificate so issued. Dene and Ratified in City Council assem? bled atid under the Corporate Seal of the City of Sumter, S. this dav of February, A. 1890.

B. G. PIERSON, Mayor. C. M.

HURST, Clark Treasurer. Feb 19-21 Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON. COLUMBIA AND TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE.

TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Nov. 17- 1896. No.55 51 Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Anice Florene? Leave Florence Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia P. Vf.

30i i 6 7 io! M. A.M. I 45 29; 3 53 4 33. So.52. P.

M. A.M. 53: 48: loi ii os! No. 52 runs through fro Charleston ru Central R. leaving Lanes.3.38 a.

Man nine 9 15 a. ra. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Ko.54.No.53 Leave Columbia Arrive Leave Sumter Arrive Florence Leave Florence Leave Marion Arrive Wilmington A.M. I P.M 20! 40? 6 43 A.

M. 6 43 7 55! A. 8 25 9 06 ll 50! 5 58 No. 50. P.M.

05 I 7 20 fDaily except Sunday. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. via Central R. arriving Manning 6 35) Lanc9 7 12 pm, Charleston 8 52 p.

ra. Trains on Wilmington Conway R. leave Chadbourn 10 20 a. arrive at Coo way 12 35 p. returning Conway al 2 30 ar-ive Chadbourn 5 00 p.

leave Chadbourn 35 p. arrive at Hub at 6 20 p. returni Hub 8 lo a. arrive at Chadbourn 9.00 a. m.

Daily ex? cept Sundav. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt J. KEN LY, Gen'l Manager. T.

M. EMERSON, Traffic Managpr "THE CHARLESTON South Carolina and Georgia Kailroad. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Corrected to Nov. 10th, 1835 (Daily.) Lv Charleston 7 20 a 5 30 rn Ar Summerville 7 56 am 6 10 a Pregnalls 8 28 a 6 50 ti: Georges 8 40 a 7 04 "Branchville 9 12am 7 50 pm Rowesville 9 25 a 8 07 ic Orangeburg 9 38 a 8 24 St.

Matthews 9 58 a 8 48 Fort Motte 10 10 am 9 03 pm Ringville 10 20 a 9 20 Columbia 1105 am 10 10 rn Lv Columbia 7 00 a 4 00 Ar Ringville 7 45 a 4 44 Fort Motte 7 57 a ra 4 55 St Matthews 8 08 a 5 09 Orangeburg 8 32 ra 5 27 Rowesvillft 8 48 5 42 Branchville 9 05 i 5 55 Georges 9 45 a i 6 37 "Pregnalls 9 58 a 6 50 pm Summerville 10 32 a ic 7 22 "Charleston 1110 am 8 00 pm Lv Charleston 7 20 a 5 30 Branchville 9 25 a 7 50 rc Bamberg 9 51 a 8 19pm Denmark 10 02 a 8 31 ni Blackville 10 20 a 9 50 Williston 10 37 am 9 10pm Aiken ll 19 am 9 57 pm Ar Augusta 12 01pm 10 45 pm Lv Augusta 6 25 e. 3 20 Aiken 7 14 a 4 07 Williston 7 57 a 4 44 ra Blackville 8 14 a 5 03 Denmark 8 28 a 5 17pm Bamberg 8 41 a 5 29 tu "Branchville 9 20 am 5 55 ir Ar Charleston 1110 a 8 00 a Fast Express, Augusta and Washington, witn Through Sleepers to New York. Lv Augusta 2 25 Ar Aiken 3 05 pm Denmark 4 12 Lv Denmark 6 16 a Aiken 7 19 a Ar Augusta 8 00 a Daily except Snnday. Lv Camden 8 55 a 2 25 Camden Junction 9 48 am 3 55 pm Ar Ringville 10 20 a ra 4 35 Lv Ringville 10 35 am 6 00 a Camden Junction ll 10 a 6 40 a Ar Camden 12 05 pm 8 15am E. S.

BOWEN, L. A. EMERSON, Gen. Manager. Traffic Manager.

Genera! offices-Charleston S. C. CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED have this day form? ed a Co-partnership for the practice of law, under firm name of VVilson Hurst. All business entrusted to them will receive prompt attention.

Will practice in Sumter and adjoining counties. H. FRANK WILSON, C. M. HURST, Jan.

9. Writing Pens: WE KEEP THEM. There are pens cf all sorts, many of them are not. writing pens, they scratch mostly. Leon Isaacs Co.

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Also entire Stock of Toys. A magnificent assortment at 25 cents per piece. This is a leader. The Peerless Oil Cooking Stove is the latest model and manufactured. The Wilson Trash Burner is the most convenient and economical heater ever invented.

As in the past, a full stock of the beet STOVES AND JRAXGES Always oo hand. Housekeepers can be suited, no matter what they may need iu any of the hues handled by The Workshop is better equipped than ever and every variety of Sheet iron Tin Work turned out promptly. Stove Piping and Tobacco Flues manufactured to order of the very bot. mate? rial. Piping made by Sea ff? guaranteed to last, longer than any other.

Am prepared to estimate on Tobacco FIBICS, Furnaces, Doors and Frames. All sizes of Iron for Flues-Kos. 16 to 28. DRIVEN WELLS put down in any part of the county. Best pumps and ma? terial used, thirty inch points.

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