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* i VOL. XXIV- LEXINGTON, S. G., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1894. NO. 4G. AN ALL NIGHT CAUCUS. BUT .IT REFUSED TO NOMINATE A STATE TICKET. The Proceeding:* ot the Antl-Tillmeiulte State Convention Which Was Held In Columbia Last "Week?The Hotheads Disappointed ? Columbia, S. C., Sept. 2(3.?The convention vailed to consider the propriety of nominating a ticket to be run in the general election against the regular Demrinratio ticket assembled in this city yesterday and remained in session until after four o'clock this morniig, when it adjourned without working a nomination. The delegates to the convention had begun to arrive the evening before. The morning trains brought in a good crowd, and the midday and afternoon trains did the rest. Nearly every man who was here last Monday a week ago was here again, and a good many others from various counties were here also. The delegates freely discussed during the day the advisability of nominating a full State ticket, and heard all the arguments on both sides. A canvass o? the delegates showed that, while there;was strong opposition to the making of nominations, there was in the afternoon an uedoubt ea majority in xavor 01 maKiug mcui. But there seemed to be no certainty a3 to what tbe convention was going to do. The executive committee met at 11:30 o'clock at tbe Hotel Jerome. Tbe plan of holding a caucus of the chairmen of the various delegations and the members of the Stats committee only, was abandoned, it being thought best that the entire matter should be fully discussed first in a general caucus. The following resolutions were therefore adopted by the committee: liesolved, That the call for a caucus of the chairmen of each delegation and the Executive Committee at 5 o'clock p. m., is hereby rescinded and instead thereof that it is hereby resolved that a caucus of the entire delegations, duly elected or appointed from each of the counties ot the State be pregent at a caucus to be called to ordei at 5 p. m., and not until the ?djourp&e?t of the said caucus will the* convention convene. .-.*. fhaf fhofe hp ahsnlntelv no exceptions made, as to the admission into "the hall of the House of Representatives, and that only the delegates duly elected or appointed be admitted to said caucus. Resolved, that delegates are requested to present themselves in a body from each of their respective counties and that a list of each delegation be handed to the secretary of the Democratic Executive committee so that he can 1 urnish it in ample time to the doorkeeper. Be it further resolved, that we earnestly request citizens who are Interested in the result of this caucus and convention, that they be patient and await the action of the caucus, which is necessary to precide the opening of the convention. The delegates all went to the hail of the House of Representatives at 5 o'clock and the caucus began. The above resolutions had been posted on the various bulletin boards in the city and had been published, consequently there was not such turmoil about the doors as was witnessed at the previous convention. The caucus at once took up the question of making nominations and arguments began ou both sides. Every possible phase of the situation and the possible future results was fuiiy and exhaustively presented, and there was a full, tree and untrammelled exchange of views from all parties. At 7 o'clock a recess was taken for supper. At 8 o'clock tne caucus was resumed. There was no indication of a vote being reached until the midnight hour, it theD. All outsider?, consequently decided to try the waitiDg poncy. It was of grave import, and the result of the deliberations of tbe caucus was awaited with the deepest interest by many of both political factions and ail other parties. AllKnew that the Irby committee was htre waiting to take immediate action with regard to anjtaiog the convention might do. A SECRET SOCIETY. The caucus was practically a secret society. Waiter Caper?, Douglass Sym mers and Mr. Koon wtre siadontd at the main door leading to the hail of the House or .Representatives as doorkeepers. They nad the names of the delegates from each county, and beiore a man was admitted the doorkeepers had to be satisfied that be was the right person. Two policemen were stationed at the outside of tne door. Eren the newspaper reporters ia sympathy with the objects of the movement were excluded. When Coairman Carwile called the caucus to order about 5.3C o'clock there were numerous vacant chairs. Chesterfield, Sumter and Kershaw counties had no representatives, and the cards marking the seats for these counties stood as the only representatives, Many of Hampton's chairs were vacant and the same was the case as to " ho* nnnntico If illf! nAf loot IjKM UCUCl V/UUUUVk). AV Uiv* uvv *VVM there were more than 225 men in the hall. The caucus remained in session for an hour and. a hair and adjourned until 8.30 o'clock when 4t resumed its secrtt work, some of the members stating that it would be hours before the caucus would be reaey to go into convention. About 0 o'clock it was given out that the caucus would discuss the question of nominations for three Lours and then go into convention. The early hours of the caucus were spent in listening to reports on the outiook in the various counties. As a general rule the reports were rosy. These reports came from members of the executive committee in favor of nominations and wno were Butler men. Shortly after 10 o'clock a liegister reporter was informed on what he knows to be excellent authority that the outlook at that hour was against nominations by a majority of eight to ten. The gentleman who informed the reporter stated that all the preliminary motions which had Leen offered and wnich had anything of the element of a division of the two factions had been won by the men against nominations. One of the motious defeated by the "no nominations" men was that limiting debate so as to allow only the nf thu Hplcffftt.ions to snpak. WUaillUVU V4 VX.. ?r This was a scheme In favor of nominations, as the nomination men had found that the majority of the. chairmen were in favor of putting out a ticket. The no nomination'men spoke strongly against it and alleged that there was something like gag law in the proceeding. The motion was defeated and then one wa3 passed limiting debate to four hours and the speeches to ten minutes each. The prospects were that a vote would be taken aoout 12 o'clock midnight. Early in the evening A. i>. Williams, of the Greenville News, offered a reso lution in favor of nominating a candidate for Governor and against puttiug out a full State ticket. It is understood that bis motion was defeated by a rising vote. This was one of the first test votts. Exactly how Mr. Williams stood on the question of nominating a full State ticket is not known.; Tbe vote on the question of limiting ; debate stood 71 to 90. At 1 45 o'clock the convention finish- I I ed taking a yea aDd nay vote on the [question of nominations. Tbe vote [ resulted 123 to 90 In favor of nominaj tions and the convention decided to go into nominations in a short time. delegates "withdraw. Just a few minutes after the vote was announced M. P. Howell of Colleton, followed by every delegate from his county, announced that ttey would withdraw from tbe caucus and would not remain in the convention to take part in its deliberations. M. O Dkntzler made the same announcement for the Orangeburg delegation and they marched out of the caucus. The following were the Orangeburg members: J. K. Hane, J. A. Peterum, John S. Howe, G- D. Rast, J. M. Crosswell, J.B. O'Neal Iloiloway, T. E. Dukes, W. B Trtzevant. Col. A. D. Goodwia and II. M. Rush remained. a nnmhpr nf individual members of the various delegations withdrew, as follows: J. Klchardaon and L. W. Parker of Greenville; Mr. Folk of Barnwell, OQe of the secretaries of the caucus; Henry Fuller of Beaufort; nearly all of the Newberry delegation and over half of that from Spartanburg. The names of the Newberry and Spartanburg delegates who pulled out could not be learned. The resolution on which the debate on nominations took place was introduced by C. P. Sanders of Spartanburg, and was that the convention deemed ii expedient that nominations be made at this time. Some of the delegations showed good, hard sense in their estimates of the political situation. In the reports from the counties eighteen reported that they couldn't be carried; thirteen reported that they could be carried and live were doubtful. Notwithstanding that the delegates from eighteen counties reported that they would be beaten and were sensible in tbis report, a majority of the delegates favored nominations. Aiken and Abbeville reported that they would not stand a show. Abbeville said she could not carry three hundred votes. Some of the Anderson men thought they could carry the county and some that they couldn't. Thirty or forty speeches were made on the resolution of Mr. Sanders. The following were some of the speakers on each side: For nominations?Faul Hemphill of Chester, T. B. Butler of Union, Mayor Dargan of Darlington, C. 6. Nettles of Darlington, Mills Mooney of Green ville, N. G. Gonzales of Columbia, A. B. Williams of Greenville. Against nominations?Gen. Eiward McCrady of Charleston, L. W. Youoians of Barnwell, J. F. Itichardson of Greenville, W. C. McGowan of Abbeville, Mr. Cromer ot Newberry and Martin Woodward of Aiken. After the speaking was finished a rising vote was taken on calling the previous question. This was done and the question was called for. Then the roll of counties was called, but a yea and nay vote was demanded and was takeD, resulting as announced. A PLATFORM COMMITTEE. Shortly alter 2 o'clock a platform . committee was appointed and tne caucus took a recess oi an hour to give the committee time to report. The platform was to be adopted before the convention went into nominations. At 2 30 o'clock a motion was made to rescind the vote by which nominations were decided on. Ine motion to rescind was lost by a vote of 43 to 75. At that hour it began to look very doubt ful if the caucus would mase nominations after all. A great many delegates had left the hall in disgust and had relused to take any part in the proceedings. The attendance had dwindled very much and the nomination people began to get frightened. At 3.10 o'clock nothing had been done. Tne committee on platform was still out and had not reported. At 3 30 o'clock the caucus looks like it Is going to make a complete lizzie on the questitn of nominations. So many delegates have left the hall that there is scarcely a handful sitting in the chairs and standing around, at least so it seems through the glass doors. Prominent members of the caucus who have come out state positively that no nominations will be made. It is learned that the committee on platform also has imposed upon it the duty of making the nomination of a State ticket. Tne committee consists of one man from eacy county. N. G. Gonzales is the representative from Richland and Mike Grown from Gamwell. At 4 o'clock this morning the commitue has not reported and there are decided indications of dickering on ail sides. About midnight several notable Repablicsm leaders came to the State Capitol. Their coming was a mystery,the explanation of which no one seemed to know anything. They stood in the lobby down stairs. Among them were Bob Smalls,Grayton,Fred NiXjEdmund Deas and State CDairman Webster. They at first defeated all efforts to probe the object of their presence there and in the city. It was finally ascertained hnarouftr that thev had COme here in advance of their committee meeting scheduled to be held next Tuesday, for the purpose of watching to see wnat the "True Democrats" did and what the Irby committee did thereafter bearingoa the subject. It was ascertained further from a pretty reliable source that it was their purpose, in case no nominations were made to call their State convention immediately and put out a full State ticket. This is given for what it is worth, and may mean a good deal in the long run. A few minutes after 4 o'clock Col. T. W. Woodward of Fairileld was asked what the convention would do. "Busted all to hell," was his short but f/\T.AiKlA onoiimp unH it t h & Qt"AT*7 lUltlViC rtUO n \3k y UllU AU UViy I;civ >,.%-v* j better than a column of high-ilown words. NO NOMINATION'S. It was exactly 4.10 o'clock this morning when the caucus threw open Its ao.->rs and the convention began its work. The convention was in session precisely live minutes when it adjourned sine die without making nominations. Even the committee en platform and nominations, which went out to make nominations, reported against nominations and fixed no platform, it simply reported to the convention the following resolutions, which were adopted and the convention adjourned: Resolved, That this conveucion accepts the action of the convention held hereon the 19:h instant in endorsing the Chicago platform as a concession to the Democracy of the State, but regards the simultaneous endorsement of Democratic and Populist platforms, representing opposing principles, as forfeiting ttie allegiance of all straight Democrats and the respect ot' all honest-Populists. Resolved, That this convention cordially accepts and endorses the national Democratic Dlatform and declares its unwavering devotion and allegiance to the national Democratic party. Resolved, That we urge aud invite all Democrats of the State to proceed to organize for the purposes hereinafter set forth. Resolved, That while this convention desires to avoid doing anything likely to cause increasing strife among our ' people we believe that the principles of Democracy, the safety of every interest in the State and the interest of self preservation demand that a hard and earnest light be made against the proposition to call a constitutinoal convention to create a new fundamental law involving the rights of every man in the State without providing for the sub! mission of its work to the people. We teDder to the opponents of this iniquitous, undemocratic, tyrannical and dangerous proposition the service of the organization herein provided for and invite them to join with us in fighting it at the approaching general eltlection. It is said that A. JJ. Williams was the man who forced the convention to abandon nominations. He was in favor of nominating a candidate for. Governor and no others. He was! made chairman of the platform com-j mitttee and is the author ot the foregoing resolutions. He wielded a powerful influence. A few of tne members of the convention in favor of nominations, among them Mayor Dar gan, voted to trie Hst against me convention's action. There was general1 wailing and gnashing of teeth this I morning and the piteous expression j was heard from one man. "Haven't! we madeas3es of ourselves." THE WEEK'S WEATHER. Itn on iha Crops?Cooler Th*n U?u?l for Firat Tbree Columbia, S. C, September 25 ? The following is the weather crop report for the week ending yesterdav; The week ending September 24th was cooler than usual during the first three days, the departure from the normal averaging about one degree a day, but the remainder of the week was warmer than usual. The nights were uniformlv cool. The highest temperature was 92 reported from Green wood, Abbeville County; the lowest 52 reported from Greenville on the 21st, and from Liberty, Pickens County, on the 22nd. * line week began witn cloudy and rainy weather which lasted until Thursday, on which day the weather became settled and remained clear to the end of the week. About aa average of sunshine for the week. There were heavy raius on the 18th and 19 th, quite general over the State. In some portions of tbe State the rainfall was excessive, Hooding bottom lands and damagiog ungathered crops, ot-oininor /?nrfnn whftrfi the bolls auu O J?IU4U& WW. w -J were open; peavine hay was also damaged in some localities; turnips and other root crops were also injured more or less by the heavy rain; where the ramfail was not excessive it proved beneficial, especially to late gardens and to late cotton, giving the small bolls a chance to develop and mature. Pease, turnips and potatoes were generally benefitted, as well as pastures. Cotton picking was interrupted the first of the week by the rainy and cloudy weather which also checked the opening of the bolls, as did the prevailing cool nights, but during the clear weather that followed, picking was resumed and is progressing rapidly. Reports indicate that in many localities half of the crop has been gathered and tne remainder is in sight, there being but poor prospect of a late crop. With a few widely scattered exceptions the reports indicate a short crop, considerably below last year's yield. As the picking advances the former estimates of a short crop are being verified It is generally stated that the crop is being marketed as fast as gathered. Sei island cotton coming into market slowly. Corn is largely being gathered and, with the exception of some late fields which are said to be poor, the ears are well filled and heavy and under the influence of the hot, dry weather the kernel is ripenlhg hard and dry. Rice harvest is progressing finely with a rair yieia. uwmg 10 a auaiuii,^ of seed last spring the aggregate crop will he a medium one, the acreage being smaller. The pea crop is not of uniform condition, the excessive rains during its growing season were injurious to it in portions of the State. Peanuts are being dug and yielding only fairly well. Turnips and other root crops are not doiog as well as previously indicated, except sweet potatoes which have improved with a very good yield in places and poor in other localities. Insects have attacked turnips in some counties cabbages are also being destroyed by them and rotting badly. Syrup making from cane and sorghum continues actively and the yield is considerably greater than from that first gathered, there being a marked increase. Third crop of vegetables being marketed from truck farms along the South coast. Third crop of Irish potatoes promise a good yield. Oats being sown to some extent. In general the week was favorable for ! farm work of all kinds. J. W. Bauer, Director. oae y^ai'i drinking. Washington, Sept. 27.?Americans are accounted a fairly sober people in the hurlyburiy of nations, but the ligures of theiateraal revenue commissioner for the past year are enough to make a temperance crank stagger without a drop of whiskey or beer. The preacher, who peruses them, will hie him to the pulpit aad tell his congregation what a cation of drunkards" we i aie, stupitied with drink half the year and drugged with tobacco the other half. That each year we squander upon these inventions of JJelzebub three times as much money as is required to Keep this great government in operation and more than is represented by the circulating medium of the United States. And when the preacher goes to throwing mortal bonds he can load them with interesting, if not astonishiug tacts, if he so chooses. We distilled last year 87,3T1S81 gallons of Hfinnr nnf. inrOnrlliiJ? 1 430.353 gallonsot brandy, making In all 88,777,187 gallons of alcoholic spirits. Expert uarteaders estimate 03 drinks to the eailon. Therefore there were 5,004,002,891 drinks produced in this country. A conservative estimate of how much wasimh'oed across counters is obout 37,000.000 gallons of whiskey, brandy and oilier distilled spirits, or in other words we drank 0,00J,000,000 glasses of whiskey for which we paid over the bar $000,000,000 or S5,0o0,000 more than all the annual appropriations of Congress combined. This represents a consumption of UK) glasses of whiskey eacn year for every man woman and child between the rock-bound I'acilic and the ssorm-tOssed Atlantic, or counting only the in tie adults 500 glasses per week each. Of beer the figures are equally astonishing Phn fitnsiimotion was 31.902, 045 barrels; that is 12,785,1?>U,200glasses; representing an expenditure for this mode of Teutonic hilarity of 8017,258,400, or about 10 cents for each inhabitant. in the neighborhood of 22n gla-jse3 are charged up in this calculation against each of us as our annual allowance, therefore if we do not average our daily glass we may be sure that our neighbors are getting the benefit of our abstinence. JJy estimating this year's internal revenue receipts from spirits oa the basis of last year's product with the increased tax of SI.10 per gallon, the internal revenue receipts will be S97,<">71,005. THE LATE CAUCUS PUT DOWN AS ONE OF THE GREATEST POLITICAL FARCES Ev?t E lacted In thin Part of the Conuty? Sore Spita LufC Itehlnd?Kepnbllcan Lender* on the Watch, bat Get Cold Comfort. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 20 ?One of the greatest political farces ever enacted in South Carolina was the late caucus cf the ami-Till man Democrats, which wa3 held in this city last Tuesday night. The Register says it was the most gigantic farce of modern times and the worst demoralized body of men which ever assembled for political purposes in the State of fecuth Carolina. As much soreness was engendered in that unharmonious organization as was ever known and one of the last things attempted was the offering of a resolution severely condemning the men who had withdrawn from the body when tt had been dtcided to make nominations. The resolution of condemnation was defeated by a few votes. How the caucus could have passed the resolution is not known, when many of the delegations had served express notice early in the evening that they would desert in a body if nominations were attempted. Some of them further served notice that in addition to leaving the caucus they would light whatever ticket was put out. As an illustration of the number of bruised spots left behind it may be stated that as some of the delegates who withdrew were leaving the hall they were guyed and sharply reproved by those who remained. This -caused a personal feeling between many and it has not abated. Another specimen of the feeling engendered agamst those who left the hall is foimd in the following utterances of Col. N. G. GoDzales, in which the bolters are put down as deserters: It was the sense of the convention that they were outrageously deserted by men who had submitted their claims to the j idgment of that convention and after having the fullest and freest discussion had been beaten by a decisive majority. That when they went out they threatened not only to desert the ticket but that they would light it and put us in the position of breaking up the Conservative 4. 1IT A -ArtAiM/1 f Ka rAflA party, ? ts iciusw tu lcstiuu tuc iwvtion, but concluded after appointing the committee on platform and resolutions to place the responsibility where it belongs and abandon the whole thing in disgust." It is learned tnat early in the evening A. E. Williams offered practically the same resolutions which the caucus passed just as it adjourned. They were rejected, lie also submitted a plan for tne appointmeut of an Executive Committee which should have the power of nominating a full State ticket. This committee was to spring a ticket on the public two weeks before the election and the Independents were to try to carry it with a rush. It was to keep the matter a dead secr-t until the time lixed. The plan did not meet the approbation of the caucus. One stumbling block in the way of the caucus was that a great many were doubtful if there was anything undemocratic in the platform adopted by the regular Democratic convention last week. They could not see the point In the arguments of some of their opponents that the platform was undemocratic, fuli of Ocalism, etc. The secret has leaked out that during the evening J. C. Hemphill, of the News and Courier, telegraphed to the caucus that he had direct information from Chairman Harrity, of the Naiional Democratic Committee, aad from Chairman Faulkner, of the National Democratic Congressional Committee, that these committees would not recognize the Independents as Democrats. This did "not have much effect on the hotheads, and they did not pay any attention to it, but the sober-minded men heeded it. A summary of the reports made to the caucus by counties showed that there was no chance of carrying the State. Representatives of the following eighteen counties reported that their counties could not be carried: Aiken, Abbeville, Anderson, Barnwell, Charleston, | Clarendon, Colleton, E lgtfield, Hampton, Lancaster, Lauren?, Lexington, Marlon, Newberrv, Orangeburg, rickens, Union and Williamsburg. The following ten counties were reported as solid for the Independents: Beaufort, Chester, Darlington, Fairheld, Florence, Georgetown, Greenvilie, Oiouee, Richland and York, although there was some doubt about York. The opinion about Berkeley, Horry and Spartanburg was divided. Four counties, Sumter,Chesterfield, Kershaw and Marlboro, had no representative in the caucus aod this betokened that those counties were solidly against Independentism. The reorganization called for in the resolutions adopted has not begun. The symptoms are more of decomposi cion wun probabilities or an eariy decline and an inglorious death.. What the verdict of the coroner's jury will be is wholly a matter of speculation. Oae of the Independent papers is already calling for reorganization to start. It is now believed that the men who favored nominations will refuse to have auythiog to do with reorganization. The last resolution of those adopted is regarded by some as a bid for the negro vote in IStMJ. It opposes the calling of a constitutional convention and telis the negroes, without using the word, that the aid of the Independent organi/ition will be given tnem to light this "iniquitous, undemocratic, tyrannical and dangerous proposition." A. gentleman said yesterday that if the negroes aud Independents join in lighting the c-iil lor a convention the lode pendents can say to tbe negroes In 18%: "We helped to save you from losiug your suffrage. .Now come to our aid and give us your vote." Everybody noticed that the prominent negro and Republican leiders, includiug Deas, Webster, Miller and Smalis, hung around t.he caucus like buzz irds. They were eager listeners to whatever news was brought out from tne hall and gathered in groups to talk secretly of it. They had some object. There is a rumor "to trie effect that Smalls, Miller and Webster had arranged to make a deal with the Independents by which Murray was to be defeated for Congrees in the First Congressional District in favor of Smalls and Drayton in the Seventh District iu favor of Johnson. The deal was, of course, Unit the WebsterSmalls-MUler inlluence would be given to the Independents in the lower part of the State. Dickering of some kind was done. It is said that the anxiety displayed by the negroes was due to the fact that the Republicans wanted the Independents to nominate. This would have split, the white vote of the State. Then the Republicans would hold a convention ana nominate a ticket. Dr. Sampson I'ope is delignted that a State ticket was not nominated. He says that he is good for about 15,u00 Reform , votes and all the Conservative votes and that this will elect him. Had the caucus nominated I)r. Tope would have missed the Conseivative vote. Senator Butler is said to be as near broken hearted as a brave man can be. Ilis whole heart was set on a State ticket and his hope was In that action Now he Is left with no hope. The only chance he has is for his sympathizers to run Independent tickets for the Legislature in such counties as they think they can win in. This would not even give Senator Butler the opportunity of making a contest In the SenatP, as he has no organization backing him. THE NEW TARIFF. The Hon. William I.. WlHon Shows Where MeK ?nlf y T<?xes are Reduced. Just before leaving for Europe the Hon. William L. Wilson addressed a letter to the New York World explanatory of sonc3 features in the new tariff law. From it we extract the following: "Let us now consider, ia some detail, the most helpful reductions made in the bill as it Anally became a law, beginning with those articles altogether released from taxatioa by both House and innate bills. "In the chemical schedule 8712,000 worth of articles of the importations of 1893 are transferred to the free list, the most important of which are sulphuric acid and sulphate of soda,which lie at the basis of many chemical manufactures. "In the metal schedule the amount similarly made free of duty was $1,100,000 in value, including cotton ties, copper ores and pig and old copper fit only for remanufacture. "In agricultural products and pro visions duties are abolished on $1,500,000 of the Imports of 1893, including cabbage, fresh fish and 3alt. "In the ilax, hemp and jute schedules the value of free imnorts on the same importations is $l,700.000.includlng undressed fiax and hemp and binding twine. "In the woolen schedule the value of the fibres transferred to the free list on the same oasis is $18,500,000. "Free paintings and statuary increase the free li3t over S2,GOO,000,while the abolition of retaliatory duties under the so-called reciprocity clause of the McKlnley law releases from taxation articles valued at 84,-400,000, to wit, coffee, raw goat skins and hides. "In line the total amount of the importations of 1893 transferred to the free list by the House bill,and included in the bill as passed, was 841,398,000 These freed articles, it will be seen, are of great importance, embracing free wool, 11 ix and hemp or free libers to American manufacturers, and free works of art of American scholars and the people generally. "In addition to the above the Senate added to the free list by its amendments dressed lumber, burlaps, grain bags made from burlaps, and cotton bagging. Of the articles placed by the House on the free list, over forty in number were restored to the dutiable list by the Senate?generally, however, with reduced rates?the most important of which are borax, refined camphor and sulphur, clays, granite and firestone, unmanufatured; nickel, mica quicksilver, molasses and sugar, coal and iron ore and meat products. "It will thus appear that very substantial and important parts of the House bill were saved, and that with free lumber, free copper, free works of art, free wool and other fibres, untaxed cotton ties and bagging for both cotton and grain, our cheif export crops, a pretty large hole has been made in the McKlnley bill and in the protective system generally, and that the President was tnllv i us tiff rid in assuring the people that with the iirst effort of the Democratic party the era of mad protection in this country was over. Much higher rates were finally kept in the woollen and carpet schedule than can be justified on the basis of free wooJ, but it is a great achievement, added to that of securing free wool, to get rid of the fraudulent compound duties under which the wearers of wollen goods have been so mercilessly taxed in this country. "The cotton schedule said to have proceeded from the Fall River manufacturer?, was accepted in the Senate with the exception of reducing its rates in conference, but the final and successful stand taken by the Senate against any changes in its amendments forced its adoption as made by its original framers. "In conclusion let me add that there is much to satisfy and far more to encourage tariff reformers in the new bill. The people will feel the lightening of their burdens, the release of their in-*-? ~ V dustrlts ana trie quicsemng ut men home and foreign commerce resulting from its passage, and there need be no fear that they will ever return to McKinleyism, or again submit to the crippling and asphyxiation of American industry at the command of a combination of tax-gatherers. More than all they will steadily march on to the goal of commercial freedom. ' It is a momeutous victory to have turned oar races* once again and firmly toward that goal and, as the extreme injustice of the monopoly tariff of 1890 wasitsown overthrow, it may well happen that the Sugar Trust aQd other monopolies which have been able to thwart our efforts to get a better revenue bill have been builded better than they know." Will N umlnnte. Columbia, S, C., Sept. 27.?The II-pubhcan leaders ot note who came here Tuesday to watch the movements of the State convention of true Democrats were pretty well all here yesterday When questioned as to their intentions with regard to the approaching general election, several of the nus. prominent leaders unqualifiedly stated tnat it was their purpose to put out a full State ticket, aud it would be composed of the strongest meu that they could secure. State Chairman Webster, when seen yesterday aft-ernoou as he was taking the train for his home, said that there had been no conference ot the leaders who had been in the city, and that the entire situation and outlook would be tully discussed aud aclea upou when the State executive committee met in this city on Tuesday next. The State convention will be called by the committee for an earlv date.?State. Raided Hamburg. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 25.?Dispensary Constables JohnsoD, who lias been doing i business in aud around Augusta, ac companied by two other constables, made a successful raid in Hamburg, on , the other side of the river, the other night. They had learned that whiskey and beer were being sold in Hamburg, i where the state of South Carolina had not permitted or licensed a dispensary. They made a raid, but there was not i much stock on hand. What was found i was, according to the law, confnscated, and the place was locked up by the officers. It is stated that the blind tiger was operated or owned by Max Sallett ; and Bud Tadgett. The proper warrants l for their arrest and prosecution have i been sworn out. THE NEXT LEGISLATURE. INDICATIONS POINT TO MUCH NEW ''MATERIAL." The Nominee* of the Recent Primary for the Bonne-Senatorial Changes?Effort of the General Election on Their Election. Columbia, S. C, Sept. 28.?The people ot the State are now speculating a great deal as to what Senator Butler is going to do about his race for the United States Senate, goiDg on the assumption that he had great hopes of benedt to his chances, resulting from the nomination of a State ticket by the true Democrats. Such nominations as all know were not made. Whether Senator Butler had any such hopes or not is not known. So now the Senator's race i3 left in thn rnnriition it. was three weeks a en? whatever that may be. No one can attempt to say what strength Senator Butler will develop in the Legislature, lie may have assurances of support from many of the Tillman men, who so far as any one knows now, will be elected in the general election, having been nominated In the primary election recently held. Such support will, however, not be contiaed to party lines?to Tillmanites and anti-Tillmaaitea. There is no certainty that all the Conservatives in the next General Assembly will support Senator Butler, and likewise there is no certainty that all rillmanltes who will be in the body will support Governor Tillman, though the indications are all that way. LookiDg at the composition of the next General Assembly, which will be elected in November, the oaly Conservtlve delegations that are certain of being in there will be those from llich- j land, Charleston and Sumter. Beaufort had a split primary, the Conservatives out voting the Tillmanites, and will likely win the light finally. George town may have Conservative Representatives, but will have a Tillmahlte Senator. Chesterllald will have a Conservative Senator. Now in the counties of Rorry, Fairfield, Darlington and Florence the Straightout Democrats are going to put up and run in the general election of November 8, tickets in opposition to the tickets nominated in the primaries. r rom mese counties, tnereiore, it win be impossible to say what the delegations la the General Assembly will be. There is talk also of similar lights being made in the couoties of Oconee, Eagelield, Williamsburg, Lexington and Chester. .Not taking into consideration the lights that are to be made in the general election referred to above, the Conservative strength in the coming General Assembly which may be regarded as "certain," will be as folisws: in the Senate?Charleston, 2; Eichland, 1: Sumter, 1; Newberry, 1; Chesterfield, 1; Beaufort, 1. Total 7. In the House?Beaufort, 4; Charleston, 7; Georgetown. 2; Richland, 4; Sumter, 5. Total 22. Tnis gives the Tnimanites a majority of 29 in the Senate, the Conservatives having lostSeaators in two counties in the past two years, but gaining two other counties. In the House, according to the above speculations, there will be a Tillmanite majority of 102. The Irby State executive committee has reeeived the declared results of the recent primaries from 22 counties, giving the party nominees for the Senate and Ho:i3e, and old county offices. In thes'i counties the chances ot election of these nominees in the general election, are subject to the conditions referred to above. It will be interesting to the general public, however, inasmuch as the chances of election of nearly all the nominees in these 22 counties are almost certainties to glance ovei. he personnel of the next General Assembly and see how many men have "been there before." tiie senate. It i3 impossible as yet to get at the composition of the Senate entire. For instance Dr. Timme.'man is still the Senator from Edgefield and Stanyarne Wilson is still the Senator from Spartanburg. E ich will likely go to a higher office. They were elected In 1892, and their respective terms run for two years longer. Neither of them have yet'resigned. They will doubtless do so after the November election and the new president of the Senate, who will be the present incumbent, most likely, will doubtless order special elections In each cf the counties named to fill the vacancies. There is now a question as tc whether Dr. Timmerman having become Lieutenant Governor, from the fact that he rose to the position of president pro tern of the Senate by being Senator from Eigefield, could accept his own resignation as senator from EdgeQeld and order an election for a Senator from EdgeQeld. But it he Is elected Lieutenant Governor, then he ceases to be Senator from EdgeQeld, as he could not hold both oOiees at the same time and can order the election, it looks as If Col. It. B. Watson will represent EigeQeld in the Senate at the next session. The roll of the coming Senate, subject to the conditions already referred to, will likely be as given below. The terms of eighteen Senators?from Sumter, Darlington. Florence, Charleston, Clarendon, Marlboro. Anderson, Abbeville, Berkeley, Kershaw, Chester, Hampton, Fickens, Union,Cue3terQeld, Richland, Lancaster ana Williamsburg ?expired this year, and elections were held to fill the vacancies. All the Senators from other counties should have held over?in other words their terms don't expire for two years. Messrs. Smythe of Charleston, and Hazard of Georgetown resigned, however, and the two Senators?Wilson and Timmerman ?mentioned above will go out by the resignation route. The roll will likely be us follows: Aiken?0. C. Jordan; succeeding John Gary Evans. Abberville?I. H. McCalla; succeeding Hemphill. Anderson?D. K. Norn's; succeeding J. F.Glenn. Barnwell?S. G. MayQeld; hold over. Beaufort?W.J. Verdier; hold over. Berkeley?(No report.) Charleston?G. L. Buisf, re-elected, and Joseph W. Barnwell, to Qll unexpired term of A. T. Smythe, resigned. Chester?J. H. McDaniel; renominated. Chesterfield? John H. Turner, nominated. Clarendon?L. M. Iteagin; renominated. Colleton?A. C.Sanders; nominatedOirllnorfnn?f\n R.Annrf. 1 j/aiuu^ovu ^*1 V Fdgeiieid?(No election ordered.) F airfield?(No report.) Florence?J. O. Ryrd, to 3ucceed L. S. Higham. (Subject to opposition ticket.) Georgetown?U. J. Donaldson, succeeding Walter Hazard. Greenvilie?John It. Harrison; hold over. Hampton?W. II. Mauldin, succeeding .J. W. Moore. Horry?J. P. Derham; hold over. Kershaw?X. J. Klrkiand, succeeding J. R. Magill. j Lancaster?J}. F. Miller, succeeding T. J. Strait. Laurens?A. C. Fuller; hold over. Lexington?C. M. Elird: holdover. Marion?W. A. Frown; nold over. Marlboro?II. M. S'.ackhouse, succeeding W. D. Evans. Newberry?George S. Mower, succeeding J. A. Migh. Oconee?S. Y. Stribling; hold over. Orangeburg?W.S.Barton; nold over. Pickens?W. T. O'Deli; renominated. Richland?John T. Sloan, Jr., renominated. Spartanburg?(No election ordered.) Sumter?Altamount Moses, succeeding H. T. Abbott. Union?J. T. Douglass; succeeding G. T. Peake. Williamsburge?A. II. Williams; renominated. York?D. E Fiuley; hold over. THE HOUSE. The folowing is a list of the nominees of the primary for members of the House, as reported to the State committee. The list is not yet complete. The new men are maiKed with an Abberville?James E Todd* J. Townes Iioberson* Frauk B. Gary, David II. Magill. Aiken, E. B. Tyier*,John T. Gaston*, T. S. Williams*. Anderson?J. E. Brazeale, J. B. Leveret*, I. W. Piokeus* I. W. Ashley, J. B. Watson. Barnwell?(X) report.) Berkeley?(So report.)' Beaufort?(No report ) Charleston . ?. Gadsden*. ?. ?. Devereaux*. ?. ?. Bolgei*, It. M. Lofton. T. W. Bacot.?.?. I)j:ua2t*. ?. Mehrtens*. Chester?J oseph Nunnery *,S. T. McKeown*, Peter T* Hollis*. Oties^rtield?J. M. Hough, W. P. Pollock*. Clarendon?J. W. Kenned}*, C, M. Davis* W. C. Davis*. Colleton?M. ft. Cooper. John G. Saunders*, Calvin W. Garris*. Darlington?(No report.) Edgefield?(No report.) Fairfield?(No report.) Florence?Dr. William Ilderton*, W. E. Finkiea*, J. M. Humphrey*. Georgetown?(No report.) Greenville?B. M. Shamaa, H. P. Goodwin*. John T. liramletl*, Zerah Hammett. Hampton?M. B. McSweeney* E. II Wyman. Horry?(No report.) Karshaw?C. L. Winkler*, J. W. Floyd*. .Lancaster?Ira li. Jones, J. N. Eitridge. Laurens?(No report) Lexington?W. II. F. itrst, J. Walter Mitchell*. Marion?CNo report.) Marlboro?C. P. Townsend*, J. F. McLaurio*, J. B. Bunch*. Oconee?C. It. D. Burns*, J. It. Earls*. Newberry?(Nj report.) Orangeburg?I. W. Bowman*, L. K . Sturkle, L. S. Coqqoi*, W. O. 'latum, J. K. Price* Fickens?B. J. Johnstone* Fred Williams*. Richland?F. II. Weston, J. 1\ Thomas, Jr., II. C. Patton* H. W. Adams*. Spartanburg?(No report.) Sumter?C, H. Williamson. 11. T. Manning, A. K. Sanders* J. H. Wilson* Frank Mellette*. Udiou?J. GL O.ts* G. B. Fowlei* J.S. Welsh*. Williamsburg?E. R. Lesesne, J. II. Blackwell, W. J. Singletary. York?R. M. Carroll. X. R. Caruthers*, W. N. Felder, W. B. Love. It the above nominees are elected, it is seen that the 23 counties given will send 50 new men to the House. The total membership of the House is only 124, and there are yet 12 counties to be heard from. It is easily seen that the House will be composed of considerably more than half* new material. The Senate will have a good many new members also, as shown above. The reports received so far indicate 12 new Senators out of 22. The fact that there will b9 such a large proportion of new men makes it I impossible to speculate as to what strength Senator Butler will be able to develop.?State. DIFFERENT MOTIVESWhy Carpenter and the Atkinsons Were liecommanded to Mercy. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 26.?Governor Tillman's commutations of Carpenter, the Edgefield murderer, is arousing a good deal of comment in the newspapers hostile to the Governor take up the Governor's statement that he commuted Carpenters' sentence because the jury recommended dim to -mercy ana say that in the case of the Atkinsons, hanged ia Fairfield last week, the jury al3o recommended them to mercy. The cases are not at all similar. In the case of Carpenter the jurors state that they would have brought in a different verdict had they known the result of their verdict would have been the hanging of Carpenter and Murrell. The foreman of the j ary in the case of the Atkinsons has written Governor Tillman the following letter showing that the motive of the recommendation to mercy in the case of the Atkinsons wa3 entirely different from that of the EdgeGeld murderers: Woodward, S. C., Sept. 1,18(.H. Governor 13. It. Tillman, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: i have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 28ch ultimo, desiring me to give you some information as to wnat miiuenceu the jury in the case of the Atkinsons to recommened them to mercy. In response to your inquiry I beg to say that this recommendation "to mercy was not because the jury entertained a shadow of a doubt as to their guilt, for they considered the evidence against the prisoners conclusive and were there fore satislied that they concocted and exected the diabolical crime with which they were charged. Nor was it on account of any extenuating circumstances connected with the murder. One of the jurors while admitting that trie prisoners were guilty beyond a reasonable doubt said that he would not agree to a verdict of guilty unless they were recommended to the mercy or the court, ard gave his only reason mat tney were voi ng men and poor. Jielieving that unless they were recomtneneded to mercy a mistrial would result, which we were exceedingly anxious to avoid If pcsslble, we yielded to this juror and rendered a verdict of guilty with recommenedation to mercy. 1 will further state that a negro juror at iirst was a little reluctant in agreeing tc a verdict of guilty, which we attribute to ignorance more than to a calm and thoughtful consideration of the case, lie dually, however, because convinced and agreed to a verdict of guilty, with recommendation to mercy Trusting that the above will be satisfactory and that you will excuse delay in answering your letter which was brought about by its being sent to Blackstock's Instead of Woodward's, I beg to remain. Yours most obediently, j J. A. Stewart. A WESTERN CYOLONE. ITS PATH MARKS DESOLATION AND DEATHOne Hundred Live?, and $1,00(^000 Lost ?FortnnateJy It Visited Sparcely Settled Districts?The Narrow Swath of the Wind. Minneapolis, M:qu., Sept. 23.?Reports of the destruitioa wrought by Friday night's cyclone indicate that the loss ot life will be in the neighborhood of seventy five, while the injured will number several times as many. Some of thoae bu-t are expected to die and it is not unlikely that fully 100 persons will be numbered in the list of the cyclone's fnrv? Th? r>ror?prtv 1as? ifl h??r? , - x I J ' ? WTJ and it is almost impo:sible at this time to obtain anything more than rough estimates of the damage. As indicated in last night's dispatches, the storm originated Dear Emmettsburg, la., and passed east and north to Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota, danally passing Ov-er into Wisconsin. No reports ot serious damage have been received from this sectiOG and the fury of the elements seems to have been spenw with the destruction of Spring Valley. Here four persons are dead, some severely hurt, while the property loss is estimated at $85,000, the lesidence portion of the town lyiug directly in the path of the cyclone. At Leroy, lying southwest, four are dead and several fatally injured. The destruction of property amounts to about $75,000. This is a hsavy blow to the village, for its chief busineps houses lie in ruins. Five mile9 north of Osage, la., six per- ' . sons were killed and a large number ;. 9 hurt, the destruction of farm property is Iquite heavy, but no estimates have been J made. * J East, at Lowther, a town of aboat J one hundred souls, on the Chicago Great / Western, three psrsoos were fatally hurt / and the whole country for miles around laid in ruins. The loss in this vicinity will probably be not far from $1,000,000. 2 Ftteen miles north of Mason City, ? la., tour were killed outright and as many more probably fatally hurt, while all the buddings struck are total wrecxs, the loss being in tbe neighborhood ot " $50 000. West of Mason Cltv. near Britt. two persons were kille-1 outright, while north of this to wo, some half dozsn lost their lives. Three miles north of Wesley, Kossuth county, J. W. Bingham's house was overturned and caught fire. The [inmates had a narrow escape. The killed in this vicinity are M. Casie and wife, J. W. Dmgbam, Mrs. Tweed, mother of Thomas Tweed, two children of Thomas Tweed. M. Scawepps and two children. Fred French and two children, infant ot Mr. and Mrs. Eden aod Mr. and Mrs. Rockaw. North of Algona seems to have been the scene of greatest harvest of deaths, more people being killed in Kossuth county than in any other county tnroagh which the tornado passed. Nineteen funerals were held at Algona today. North of Emmettsburg, which seems to have been the point where the cyclone first assumed dangerous proportions, two lives were crushed out. From here the deadly storm went tearing . across the country demolishing everythinar in its path. For the most part of its course, it travelled mrougn a tanning district, Leroy and Spring Yalley, Minn., being the only towns of any consequence that were damaged, ont even here the deaths were comparatively few. The fact that the storm went tearing through a portion of Spring Val- j ley and a greater portion of the residents ^ were not aware of its work of destinetion until the (ire bells were rung, shows what a narrow strip of coontry was ^ swept. As the storm travelled through the country and avoided villages and towns, the property loss is largely confined to farm buildings and these being badly scrattered, lender even an approximation of the loss Impossible, but conservative estimates place the damage at not less than $1,000,000. The Blue Bulge Railroad, Anderson, S.C., Sept. 27.?It looks very in uch like there is something in the reported porjectof Yanderoilt to complete the Blue ridge Railroad. Receiver Averill, of the L'ort Royal and Western Carolina Railroad, has had a conference with him. The Augusta Chronicle of the 17ch inst? says: Mr. Vanderbilt seems to mean business about the Blue Ridge Railroad. Receiver Averill. of the Rort Royal and Western Carolina Railroad, has had a conference with him and the plan seems to be well on foot. The Augusta Cltronicale of Monday, 17th inst., says: "The news first published by the Chronicle 4H last week that George Vanderbilt, who ^ owns thousands ot acres of land in . North Carolina, is going to turn his attentioo to railroad bulldiDg, looking to a direct line as a means of getting out much of the timber of that section of the South, has caused considerable interest. The scheme of Mr. Vanderbilt if carried out will add quite a splendid line of railway to the South, for while he is not after building any considerable road in point of miles, it will, when finished, be one of the most desirable connecting links for the South Atlantic coast and the Northwest. A direct line from Knoxvilleto Anderson, S. C., is said to be the plan and it is interesting to know tbat a great part ot trie distance between these two points is already graded. The road, when iinished, in connection with the Kaoxville, Cumberland Gap and Cincinnati Railroad and the Port Royal and Western Carolina, will shorten the distance between Cincinnati and the Southern coast 100 miles. Receiver Averill, of the Port Royal and Western Carolina road, who is said to have been on a conference with Mr. YanderbiJo concerning this matter, passed through Augusta the other day in his private car on his way to Port Royal. In case the deal goes through Augusta will 4 have a direct line from the Northwest" ?Advocate. C&: t Capers Not Guilty. Florence, Sept. 20?Special: The case ot tneState against Capt John G. / 'aI t-t rv-k l\? . % fr.w s\r*i rv-? 1 r\nl If Kal papers, ul vuiumuia, kiiuiiuai uuct was tried in the Court of Sessions here to-day. The jury were out about thirty minutes and returned with a verdict of not guilty. Acting Solicitor R.O.Purdy, of Sumter, assisted by \V. F. Clayton, of Florence, were the attorneys for the prosecution and Col C. S. Nettles, of Darlington, and F. A. Willcox, of Florence, were attorneys for the defendant. This case was brought about the publication of a letter from Capt Capers in the Columbia State in which it was claimid that certain defamatory matter against the character of Dr. J. O.Fyrd, oi Timmonsville, had been printed.