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VOT~'XII III. MANNING, S. C.,_ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER31897 No. 15. DEPRESSION IN COTON. SHEPPERSON SAYS IT IS DUE TO EA GERNESS TO SELL. Dealers of South at Fault- iz. e Same Lot of Cotton to Several Difrereut Fiim', Bence Large Eatimattd Yied- R-mcdy for the Evil. Since the beginniug of the rew sea son on Sept. 1 cottce, has erclined 1 cents per pound in New York. and correspondingly in all American mar-t kets. The present price is the lo est sir-ce March. 1S95, wten sales were made at 5 9 16 cents-a price lower than during any season since 1S48. The price is now 1 cents lower than a year ago, despite the fact that on October 15 the stock of cotton in all the Americ-n markets was 560.000 bales less t' 'n at the corresponding time last ye- Not only this, but tie stocks of-all 'descriptionr 'f er ttrn in the European ports were 269 COO bales' Jess than at the correspording Lie n 1896; 991,000 hss thant 1895, ar~d 734. X00 less than 1894,while the combined stocks of European ard Axnerican spinners are moderate and much less than a year ago. The season opened with small sup plies of cotton in the markets and the mills and the actual statistical position was and is strong. The chief ceuses of the existing depression are the opinions held by many spinners that our crop will certainly reseb, and msy considerably exceed. 10,000 of bales; the unsatisfactory conditi'n of the cotton spinning industr7 in E land, with the fear c a strilke in the near future in view or the proposal of mill owners to reduce wages of opera tives; the depression in tr de in some sections of the continent in conse que nce of poor crops. etc.; the tempo rary dullness in the cotton gc.cds trade of the United States and more espec ially in Fall River, and the liberal of ferings of cotton by soutaern interior merchants and brok -rs to northern and European markets at constantly failing prices. I de not think there will be a strike in the English mills. In my opinion the l ersisient offerings of cotton by southern dealers have contributed to the depression more than all other causes, inasmuch as they indicated weakness and tended to confirm the idea of a lare crop. The prevalence of yellow fever at New Orleans and other southern ports and the closing of the offices of some of the cotton buyers and exporters in each of these places, broke up the business connections of many of the cotton buyers and shippers of the in terior towns, and these interior ship pers were forced to seek new connec tions in this country and Europe, in oraier to find an outlet for the cotton, which it was their business to buy, as marketed by the producers, and to sell to Europe and the northern and east ern markets. In order to sell to ne t customers it was necessary that they shculd offer cotton at lower prices than the old correspondents of the firms to whom they were seeking to sell cotton. Thus a sharp competition was started, with the result that nor thern and European cotton spinners and dealers were constantly r-eceiving - offers of cotton at low prices. South ern dealers, in their eagerness to sell, would simultaneously offer the same lots of cotton to several firms, and this would cause the quantity of cotton so offered to-appear many times greater than it really was. A lot of 1,0001 bales, if offered to two firms in each Providence, New York and Liverpool would have the weight on the general market of the offering of 10,000 bales, and it must be remembered that all these markets are in hourly comnmu nication by means of telephone, tele-1 graph and cable.I Opinions differ as to whether the decline has now proceeded far enough or whether the price will fall still; lower before any subs-antial reaciun to better prices will cctur. (It is per fectly evident to me that sooner or later a reaction must come.) It is only a question of time, and the greater the decline the greater will be the te bound. It is always so. Taking a broad view of the present and pros pective supply and demand, and of the causes of Ilhe existing depression, 1 think the decline in cotton has been greater than the conditions waraant ed, and, therefore, that a moderate re action, which might easily develop into a decided one, may occur at any time. Frosts in the cotton belt, or liberal buying of spinners; investors or speculators, would, at once, check te declining tenden cy, andi turn the current of the market qu'ckly in the opposite direction. The first sian of a decided reaction would undoubtedly cause lib eral buying by American and foreign spinners, who would suddenly discov er what they ought to know now that cotton is chaeap and a safe invest ment, even at prnces considerably higher than th :se nowe ruling. There is doubtless a large "shrgt interest on the New York C2otton Exchange. No people are as g icek to see the it~com tng of a rising tide in prices as those gentlemen who sell for t uturme delivery thousancs of bales of cotton whicu they do not happen to own previous to the little formality of sellingt it. When they 'scent danger," and start ini to buy "futures" to cover their "suort sales," they will r ush the prices up on themselves, and on the belated spin ners. An advance in "futures" start ed by the buy ing of frightened "bears" to cover their " short sales," and sus tained by the legitimate buy ing of spot cotton by spinners would quickly at tract to cotton mae attention of outside inventors and speculators, and thus a permanently higher range of prices might suddenly result. European and American spinners alike complained of unsatisfactory business last season, but te fact remains tiat on eachl side of the Atlantic considerably more cotton was consumed than the pre vious season. My friend, Mr. Thomas Edison, of Liverpool, tae most emi nent and painstaamng cstton s.Stist~i cian in Europ-t h.as j it paulis:ed . estimate that European sad Amnerican spinners will consume during inis sea son 228,000 bales (of 500 pouncs net) more than last season, lie also esti mates than an American crop of 9,-100, 000 bales will be re qured in order to keep stocks at tne European and American markets andi muls at ite close of the season fronm falling below the small figures at toe eu? of let sesson. At about the present range of prices our own spinners and tne continental spinners mi~ght each sale ly buy 500,000 bales aoe their r equir ments, just as they have cone before when tuey thought cotton was cheap. anothe,. nlonk of 500,000 bhle as an addition to the stocks of Euroi ean and American markets at the end of he ::eason would not be a burden. In d-ed. such an increase in stccks, by serving to prevent such an undu- ad vance as occurrrd last summer, would stimuia:e consumption. I have thus indicated how, with low prices, a crou of 10 900.000 hales could 1e disposed of, although the probability 'f so Jarge a crop is tco remote for serious con sideration. Indeed. under certain con ditions. the cro) may fall 1,000.0010 to 1.500,000 bales short cf that quantity. When prices are low it is is'unishing bow much more cotioi is consumeo, and how quickly a big visiblasapn.y dissnreers If our crop should be 10, U0,000 baks Pvd the spinners but only wbat Mr. Ellison says they will probably Deed for actual consumptior. the result would be an addition of lass than 600,000 bales to the stocks of Ei ropean and American markets at the end of the seasoc. If, in January, when arangenents being made for an other crop, low prices should prevail. it may safely be assumed that the acreage in cotton will be materially re duced. It will be a matter of nces si'y and not entirely of choice, from the simple fact that investigrtion's, made by me as secretary of an il:ves tigating committee of the senate, cou vince me that a m:4j riy tf those w o raire cotton canno. produce it st si low a cost as the amount they ould realize from present prices A probable surplus of 600,0(0 bales cvr the actual tq irements of spiu ter; from the presrt crop would hive no appreciable effect i-1 preverting the advance fron the low price s whicn would certainly foliow the blief in any considerable curtailment o' acre age of the next crop. The 600.000 bales would he quickly absorbed by spinners, and prices might be catried :u as mouch too high as taey are nmv too low. It is urg. d by some of those who hope that cmton _ill :o still lock er. a,.d who would profit It!he d: clie, that print cloths sre soiling n')v at the same iow price at which ti e sold during the seasou of 1831 95, when cottn reached the low price of 5 9 16, and they argue from this that because print cloths have declined to the lou' price of that s-ason, that cot ton should also decline to the lo l price to which it fell in that great de pression. A t first this statement seems plausib!e, but it reveals only one hal of the truth. The other half of the history of that season is that the price of print cloths, in corsequercC of the small stock and good dtuand, did not decline in any thing like the same d, gree as the decline in cotton. As a re sult of the far greater decline in cot ton goods, the cotton mills of the country did a profitable business. The dividends of the Fall Rtver cotton mills for 1S95 averaged abxit 8 per cent., against only about 5 per cent. for the previous year. indeed, the mills of the entire country wera ex ceedingly prosperous during the sea son of 1S94 95. Moderate prices: which will afford the spinner a fair margin of profit, and yet give the cot ton growers a fair and proper remu neration for his toil, are in thte end, for the best interests alike on the man ufacturers and producers of cu-ton. A LFRED B. SHEPPER3ON. THE COTTON GROWERS. A Convsnion Olled to Meet to Columbia Fair Week. President Wilborn, of the State Farmer's Allianca, Weduesdi issu:d a call which means the inauguaratio of a movement towards securing a conventioni of the cotton growers of the southern States for the purpiose of: taking definite action in regard to the planting of next year's crop. 'e call provides for the holding of a State convention in that city during the ap proaching State fair. The following is the call for the State convention of cotton growers for fair week: As president of the Farmers' State Allian ce crganization c f this StLate, I have been requested by numbers of the representautve members of the or ganization to take the initiative in calling a meeting of the farmers of the southern States, with a view of sug gesting some action in the future, looking to the regulation of the aere age of cotton, also to discuss the plans and methods of marketing the cotton crop so that the producers of this great staple shall receive the real value of the crop, and not be forced to sacrifice the crop by unfair combinations, to - gether with the manipulations of the gambling cotton exchanges of the country, aided by the unjust accumu try at one center at the principal time of the year when our cottoa 3' goig into market. With these ot j acis in view I desire to request the cotton growers of the various counties ina this State to meet on salesday in Novem ber and select one or more delegates to1 reoresent them at a meetina' to be held] in the city of Columnbia on WednesdayI night of fair week for the purpose o discussing matters mentioned above. J. O Wiuimj: , Presdent Farmers' Alliance S. 2. "-rhe coiumnbl " Columrbia can now boast of one of the neat~est and oest furnished hotels! in the south. Nothing has be:-n left undone that will td i to the comfort of the guests of Tae Ciumuia. It is furnished from g:-ound Iloor to root with new and elegant furniture. each and every room is elegantly lighted in day and the entire rvxase farnished with electricity a-nd gas for nigas.I The house has many elegaatly ap pointed rooms with baths coninecte4i. Parlors and rec ption rooms for botni iadies ar.d gent~nmea and onecof 's handlsomnest dining roomas ever seen any where are f. at arts. Ar augemem. have ben made by the propriet,,r to give to his guests tile bst of attenltion. i'he Columnia wilt niot be de p-'nint upan the city mnarket alone for itssp piies, but it is the intention of tne management to supply the taole witn the best that can be obtaineu troau other points as well. Tne, propriator of The Columbia ctfers this elgaiit resort as a place of delightful iest to the msny tourists on thetr way to z from Florida, Leileti:2g ti. hlica - send them on their jouruiey enn-.r go ing or coming witu loud praises of Tne Columbia and of thie prettiest ci'.Y in the south, wliere th::y can tnjoy elegant drives, pure air anda ts aio attentmin. Tne proprietor, in opn ing The Columbia, .says lefesta he has accompish~ed a l onge-. .-nt in Columota and tops by i-o th pub:le an up to-date Lote. Uh h . gain their liorai patronage. T doors or this new haotel will be !nrown open Nov. 1, and Mr. M. F. Nixn tae proprietor, hopu, .o see the pieas ant faces of his man~y riend andl nis former patrons at ?ne Gaiuott.-iee State. IHE OFFER TO CUBA. The Islazd to Have Goverrnment Similar to Cauxda. Tne Spa. ish minist:r, &eor Depuy D- Lnme, consented for the iirst time Wednesday to sptar concernic the policy Of autcnoay which the Span ish covernment proposes to sruly to Cuba. This has been referred to in General teros since the advent of the S gast: ministry, but there has been lack r'f autuentic details. Berfcre ieav iu Washington for Ner York, Wed nesday, where the n inister and his fat-ily will spetd s vtral weeks,Senor DePay De Late gave the evolutions through which autonomy had passed. leading up to the present policy, and the general outline of the policy it self. Ulnder the provisions of the treaty of Z tnjon, concluded in 1878 at the close of the last Cuban disbarbance. it was provided that Cuba was to enjoy the same liberties as those accorded to the Ilanc of Puerto Rico. This laitr island had the satne hbarties as those o- any province of Spain. This brFug t the Autouomirt party, so sl'ed, into eais.eace, its essenttl p-ltciple being that of self govern went for Cuoa, an~d not treating Cuba As a nrovince of Spain, as was the sys tem in Puerto R Teat earty adopt ea a plaz'crm and in 1SS5 cif red a cniplete progran' of autonomy for the consideration o the. country. A petc-ful gitation of this autonomy C'ara m was then inaugurated. Iu 1'3, for the ar: time, a minister in a L oeal cabinet, Senor M.tura, sa. the LLisQ.ae of that svsien of rule known as "ssimitlation ' which treated Cuba as a Spanish province, aud ha presee ted a plan of reforms This w strongly opposed, and af tr two yca of diseuasion it was found imauss!iie ) pu. t e plan ihroagh the cortes. Tih-o a cocm r isie r ura n ta rc wa- framed woin& acknowIed..ed tie oersKnality of ;uol s a sz'narate body iut under the Spanish lag. Th"sr reforms having been cJasidcred in sntlidenit, on aczustt of the State of toe island, Premier Canovas vrcoted ed to greatly enlarge them, his plan being, no ;ever, snort of absolute au tonomy. Now Mr. Moret, minister of the cil onies in the ne-c cabinet, fulfills the prnise of the Liberal party when it was in the minority and proclaims autonomy as it had ai vays-been de rmanded by the Home Rate party of Cuba. Urirer this policy as applied to Cuba the .sland will have a system on tae lines of those of Canada, or of the American States, maintaiuin1 its in. dividuality on all internal affairs and yet retaining its place as a part cf toe fedcral system. It wili have a vic! roy, or governor general, as is always the case in the maintenance of a colo nial system, such as that of Australia, Ne Z :aland or Canada. The island will have its own legislature, chosen directly by the peopie, who will enjoy universal suffrage. From th-e majori ty in the legislature the governor gen eral will Choose his ministry, Consi ing cf a president of the ministry and four min sters. namely, minis:er of the interior, minister of public works, minister of public instruction, and minister of finance. At the same- time cub- will have regp:sentation in the Spauish cotns, as Weli as her local legi ature. The representatives to the cartes will also be elected by the pea Ie of Caus, tarough universal suf rsge, anua mi~l not ta s:ieca.d by tan nunistry as has been erroneoudy stated. Tne ministry will be respon sible to the legisiature and not to the governor general Tne subjezs bo fore the legislature will include those of taxation, public instruction and al matters of tae in'.ernal administration of the island in the broades', sense of this term. BY MAIL OR EXPRESS. Ometcais of a Leading comp any oomment on a Recenst Loss. Recent press dispatches, reporting the myvster-ious disappearance of a large sum cf money in transit tnrough the mails from a bankiog house in Chicago to one of its western corres pondents, prompted an inqiuiry as to the cause of such an amount being intrusted to the pasa ser vice, and, wnen approached on the subject, a prominent otlizial of one of tue lead irg exoress companies stated yester day that the last year had witnessed a radical change in Lne transportation of moneys, which formerly had all been forwvarded by express, but were now being sent ia "'any instances by mail, the aggregate postage and regis try fees pireseniting- a diiference as coanpared. wira exare:,s rates that temnpted many to cepart. from tne old method and adop theca new. Tne ciliciat added farther that fre quest tramn robries nad compAlled tiieexpress.. c>npais ' a go to great expenae in equ2'~iping tntir thea.u n eirs with v~um e > eat-.a safes, which, as recen't ld-pia proven, aU"ard seurtyaaiu ay aue3nps ou the p.rt of. road -et: tou get at the cents, b . that rcen stiould ther sa caed is tne.~ in:>ry of cases i~tnail oul nu e coia foi thm:ir oains oua ae:nu . c:. o. . di version aot uhe ~i ney fr 'm express to the mals *a tat awould uo t e unnatur :t exp-et that Uncle dam woul s'a' -a e h as hi.dsta! 10k 'ers wil, of c.aue g> waere tme money isan ui . isno: in tue mail intad of thieexpress'car. eO npame we .d L t regam tae tradir ilicited tne reply thlAt tuky hid ex.,ndei all the rveau-:s ir u tuis source in the pts 'a surarou-dn a amd raninla ov a.s. ...ni uhiev'es, and t a: 'ney 'noat 41:.91 wait uutul su~m lose as on- r eered to and the an'eentou of tr~ robbrs to tuis new channel for :.raparng money proved i" to b. neins a sc eesiat nor proaiil eeru . have Deen 'a s-ar'a o 1n ue , a catue hi :tiraaa Tne feeia' la Urangebu..rgi nau 't a very a h' ia'W a th ego DEAR V CHEAP MONEY FORMER ONE HUNDRED TIMES GREATER EVIL. Clinton. Co, ins Draws a Para:i1al Between Two Cordtsiona-Dear Money R.verses tbe Wh c is (f Progress ard I'ra_ zes C(v'z etion. Prople seem to look always only on one side of this money question. They 1 all setm to know what "cheap money" means, but w hen you get to talk about "dear money" they do not seem to have any char conception of what it is. Tae advccates of gold never yet saw a case of "dear money," but they cave seen one or two cases of "cheap money," and have never yet got through talkig about it. "Dear money" they can'tsee, and don't know what you are talking about when 5ou sp-ak or i-. It may be well to inves tigste. What is cheap money and what its eff cts? Chean money does not mean that a dollar is worth forty, fifty or sixty cents. It meaus that when you go sround with a dollar you cannot get s> aful much for it. It means that da-lirs are so cherp that men will not give much of tneir land, produce, merchandise, shors, drygoods, c>ttoni, .C)rIL, wheat or lab-r for them. I, oth1 r words, you have to gi;e a Good dali on oey for these articles; not bc isese articles have uec ne any more'v'iable, but be ause n ey is . Dariur the war periou we t id $11for he;, $20 a barrel for Sour. acuzlous prios for Ia-d, no: be caut .' ms art;c>es had bic ,:ue aay ri re v.auable, but tecause tie gov errn oy setting the pring:n, presse to "v:n to turn out millions of dollars (so c!id) had madu dollars cheap. Now woom does it benefit and wun Ihu, t to have money cheap? It I hurts all those wno have the greater part of their wealth in the shape of moaey-either actual money, or in the shops of oc:ual money due them, or money lent cut. It enriches all those who nave the greater part of their w,:atth in other shapes; suca as cotton, oats, corn, lumbar and forms of merchandise or real estate. For instac_, a man is worth a thousand dollars, all in the shape of mn)ey, or money due him He will be hurt by having money become cherp, because he can no longer procare as much of otter things for it. If he is worth $503 in money and $503 in goods he will not be arfected; oecause, although his money wili not buy as much, his goads will go up iu price. If he is worta $1,000 because he has '1.5YJ worta of goods and owes a five han dred dollar debt, he wi find by nai-o in- m).ny cheao that his goo.s will :, qu'ted at $2,500 or $3,000. so ;hat by the sale of a vory smAll part of inem he can wipe oat hts debt and hale $3,000 or $3,500 north of gools loit. This is why the creditor class ra*-! I a holv and j astly about makin money cheap. Uheap money helps all those wno do not nave tae bull of their w aith in money shape, and hurts those who do bave the greater part of their wear h in money shape. As the amoa u ws:alth in the forms of land, dry good~s, manuractures, merchandise Ifar'm p:osdas, labor, audIso forth, ex c.me.is tae ai~aat o: suia parely a moneiy formt about ns tauca as one hundred exceeds one~ it is easy to see tnat it heles one nuudred where it hurts one to :nake money cheap. Bat oar money should be stanle, and once beung estaoitsned, it is no; right for congcress. by legitia.ioa, to make mon~ey eithe-- "dear" or "c leap." This is why we hear tae c:y of the injas ti::s of the demonemtmon act of 1873, w aing m~oney "dear." Prior to 18$73 all silver ann ali gold could be taken !O thes miats and made into dollara; since 1873 the owvners of gold only are allo wved to do this, Tnis brings into existence only half the number of dol jiars that could be brougnt into exist enee prior to the passage of this act. Igoes without saying tnat the mar 1ag or dollars scarcer and consequent Ily deajer must be tne result of this alt. We nave~ saown waoai cneap money hurts and wnom it neneiits. Nowv, waci is hur; or benefited by '-dear money," its opposite! By "dear mouey" We do not mean that a dollar passes for $2 00, or $1.50, but that peo pe who have goodls or laue.r in any tera tast give mauch of tuese for i:. If a man nas the~ greater part of his we.Ulta la the ;oonn of money, or money ioaned cut., he wil be benetited by dea~r money ; Decause he wili tind taa ne ca get a maan greater quan ty of goods for it. ii he loancd ?foney out bs.ore mroney became dear ne w i iai that besidies hiving re cIrdn i"erest a 'can exzrige b'1 m"e We; mu- m->)re goonis afiLer :: - pta.d U..k It a mau has hisj weUaiiaie fdor ura:naey aldI ":Al1 1': tui I~:' I 0 o.Ai: . Le wd not' -L .fecte of "dea"r money." "! maa i wvo'tu St.00 Uo e'ue he1 nas t,5 wa o gojds an:d oTsj s-ven ndred doliars la ca wita whi'c' to lIq..iate his $~>00 debt, and his propierty~ is pr'acticailvly wp d out. Wer a aima I)ve jr SJ axi ha. $1,000 w'rtu cA ercaaeis- ur jtaer pprtla a'ay formn other aaP alney, hve i s r.-adered ba?naptand utrywipmd ont at once. As proper 'y m tae':oran of taaercomnpred to roeyin alt Ome: iorats is only aboutJ a one is to one hundre.., so itl oi that makind auoney dear' nLips~ th.eciu? 'wnde it auris tue nandrie.. "l?is is the evil of 'Cearmoe. h is oe a.irunued timnes, possioly lv uand~~ Lumes, g-e 'er taa the~ evil t:ua a as fromr ca-a 'oney, andu y'- w' :av s:.es ad so-cle ul / n.s .t vi tue una commnon sn ho~ teus t.o me any harm an it and' stand out in dmefense of saca an en"o mitny an theay o~ ur Ljat eislauen. Mone ' -uia l bi ei ao la:- upon 1e.. is ait ip upoa LaiJ basis there Ishould a' no leisl~auon miakmg moiv"er e"ner de-'o caeao. Buti 1! yacap may s oe deaxr toe .*.:u c--uatry sa v.liat mae- wcic I M *'t cie ry declaron 'tua .s sit it sa aid have reauniaed for m ppiles o gol and silver discovere'J may arise whez leiuionttpr witil i.-Climtoni (ilms. PUS AN END TO HIS LIFE. Having Hurderc d Bis Neigbbor He Beame a oonvict. One night in a felon's cell in the State penitentiary with the prospect of spending the remander of his life within those massive stone walls and grated dcors and windows proved too much of a strain for Stephen Bryant, a white convict who hart just been re ceived at the prison, to stand and he has ended his li'e. He s creted a pair of lcissors about nis parson while working in the hosiery mill on Thurs day and during Thursday night he plunged them into his neek twice, fell over on the floor and died. His life blood quickly flowed out through the gaping wcunds he had made. The guards discovered him just as be was breathing his last. ThA body lay as it was fourd on the cell floor, maaing a ghastly picture, until yesterday morn ing when the coroners went down to the prison and gave a permit for the removal of the body. Tae story of the unfortunate maa who has thus died by his own hand rather than face a life term in prison is a readabie one. Only a ;short time ago Bryant was living quietly upon his farm in Marion county; clcse by lived another white farmer named Prevatt. It seems that one day Bryant's 12 year old brother in-law went over to visit Prevatt. Up on going home he told Bryant stories about the domestic affairs of Prevatt. When Prevatt neard of it he warned the boy, who later came to see him again and once more told tales. Toen Prevatt gave the boy a moderate whipping. This made Bryant very angry and getting his g uau he rode over to where PrevaItt was worning in his field. He called him up and ask ed him why he had whipped the boy. Pre7mtt fully exulained tVe matter. "Will you do so age-in?' demanded Bryant. "it he gives me the s oe provoca tion," was the cool reply. "Taen take that, and that, shouted Bryant as he discharged ilt one and then the other barrel of his gua at the nead of Prevatt, almost tearing it off and killing him instantly. At toe trial, which took place in Marion and was ended last week,'the evidence against Bryant was over whelring, but on acaoaat of the plea of unsound mind, which was worked for all it was worth by the counsel for Bryant. the jury, while finding Bry ant gailty, sow tit to recommend him to the mercy of the court, tnereby se curing a life sentence for him instead of giving him death upon the scali ,ld. B:yant was brought here to begin his life term in prison on Wednesaay. He was put to work in the hosiery mill and given a comfortable cell in the main building. He managed to get through Wednesday night in his cell, and on Thursday appeared to be p ssive and resigned to nis fate. He nad then determined, Lowever, to kill himself, for he watched his cance during the day and slipped a pair of scissors into his jacket wnile working in the mill. At 5:30 o'clock he wes seat :o his cell for the night. Nothing more -es heard or thought of him un til 10:3j ocionk at night. At night a "key man," a trusty convict, is wept in the corridor inside the main cage, to attead to tao wants of tae prisoners duriang thi night in case they are sick or anythin:g of that kind. On Thurs day night Convint H anter was on his duty. In answering a call fron one of the celis he had to pass by the cell occupied by Bryant. He heard a strange gurgling sound in the cell and notified tae guard. Corporal Smitn camie quickly and the celi was opened. a. revolting sene was preented. Oi the floor lay Bryant oreatnting Isis last; the body lay ia a pool of the man's life bloo.l, which was still ilo ving from a gaping wound on the left side of his neck. He died in a very fe er moments. d&ill tightly clinoned in his hand were the sciss-or4 wita whicai he nA ended his earthly career. d:raigaening the body o-a the cor poral aad the guards oaca more lock ed tne dur and left the building to wait the coming of day. Taen Coro ner Green was notifiaet and in a short time he was a: tae prison. He enter ed the cell and saw~ enough to con vince him tnat it was a case of self destraction and that it we not neces sary to hold an inquest. Accordingly, ne granted a perawit for tne burial of the oody and it was removed to the prison morgue.-Columbia State. A DOD TOn IN DANGER. 11 is oh arg d with a Serious matter and Had to Escapd. A special dispatch from Conway to the Columbia State says: Tucsday morning at alou; 3.3J Mr. Jeremiah d~ia proprieLor of the Commercial Lbuse, 'vs waked by some one auo.:an a. his door. Hle went out and founds- t:-. W. D). Coleinan, a spe cial depay iroms Mariion, w:ah apis oueirl Dr B2ja-nm~ -. kill, aBait pre.ene and a f aii-cre doctor. Dr. di i as eOIr tOver tome-eing~ and loi-d j:t rue county jil. B3oh the aepuy nsueru and tue prisouer Oy nae steritl ara '.arse: ose imne past Dr. Hill has osen living in Marion and miaiing a living 4y preachmng aad curing people by tuia laying on 0: ixands, is pos sessed the art of hypno".ism and it sei taatt some of hi patients were 5oa ladies. Svera usys ago a young lady was tae w:Lh toothache and wvent to cousuit Dr. ill abour it. deavsedhr to g~o to the dntin and ha reLi ex- 'el, which~ sa.A d Ia pulg ine L.es oa the deatt eruhedit nd avene a g~ood deal of pain. S.: wen oca to see Dr. Hill anis ypa snia hand taken uudu----v..te~g of. ahe youag ily, w e an would no. D0 divulged, wvas of good famnily andi such conduct w7as resented. O02 Monday af'ernoon trae repolr; ieaked coa: ani a moo soon gathercd. Tncy begu iaimediately to loca ihe doctor up. ' ey sooa htad store. The sheriff, Lis de puty and tne mayor seca came to his rescue a ad LSe wa. spirae? off and brught ner for WI alle in jai th risoner was inter vie e, bs would no. say anytg .dad- in &-' a-or Scariorougn, who oegaii cy tryir" to see if le coulad not get nim cut. v1. Scarborough tele grpe o ta sneri of Marion coun ty and received inrpiy a message s atm that so specihi charges hadt uten uiade agamnst 1t11. and to have nin turncd loose. So ilil got oi' on the 2:45 p. as. tra in, and Harry's name was saved from the. bnt of a lyenching, THE FALL ELECTIONS. -- ELECTORS IN FOURTEEN STATES - VOTED LAST TUESDAY. Several Governors to be Elected and Sena. torial Combats in Three States-Trets of the Goldbog D amocralic Strength. Elections were held in fourteen-St.tes last Tue=,'r. but in one of them, Ne v Jersey. ly members of the assembly and one thid cf the senators are to be chosen; in another, Delaware, only assemblymen from the northern sec tion of the State are to be elected, and in Nevada and Washington only leg islatures are to be chosen. Governors and other State officers are to be chos n in Iowa, Massachusetts, Ohio and Virginia; legislatures in tae same states and legislatures or park of leg islatures in Maryland and Virginia will have the choice of United Stats senators. Oaly minor State officers are to be elected in Kentucky and Nebraska, but the electi.,n in those . States is of special interest as a test of the gold-bug Democratic vote. There will be a like test in the vote in Iowa and Ohio. where the gold bug Demo crats have conducted an energetic campaign. Below a-'e stated the offi.e- to be ilied i.. "ach State with the parties in the contest and the returns of the two precee !i-ag electious: COLORADO. Onl? justice of t'e s::prermle court will b-. chosen in C-orado. Trie re two ti.ke-s in the fidd, the Republi can aid the POuulist, the no-ninee of the latter being accepted by tie Silver D-mocrats after their candidate had withdrawn. The R~publican c tdi date was also nominated by the Silver Republicans. 1896 (Presiden) -R -publican 26, 279: Democrat, 158,880; Populist 2, 389. 1894 (Goveroor)-Repubiic-i, 93 502; Democrat, S 337; PopuiiSt, 71, 894. IOWA. In Iowa these state offiNers sill be chosen to serve for t o years: G:ver nor, lieutenant govern-r, supreme j idge, railroad commissioners, and superintendent of public instruction. A house of representative= and part of the senate are also to be elected. The tickets noainated are those of the Re publicans, the National Democrats (zold), the triple-alliance ticket of the Silver Democrats, Populists, and Sil ver Republicans, and a bolting ticket of the Middle of-the-Road Populists. 1S96 (President)-Republican, 289, 293; Democrats, 223,741; National D c mocrats, 4,516; Populis:, fusion with Democrats. 1895 (Gaverno)-Repub lican, 208,659; Democrat, 119,189; Populist, 32.215 KENTCCKY Ocly one offiee is to oe filled in Ken tucky, that of clerk of the court of ap peals. The tickets nominated are those of the Republicans, the Nation ti Dem ocrats (gold), and the Silve Demo crats. 1896 (President)-R-pubic z, 218, 171; Democrat, 217,890; National Dem ocrat, 5,019; Populist, 23,500. 1895 I (;overnor) Republican, 172.436; Dam orat, 163,521; Populist, 16.91!. 3ARYLAND. In Maryland a comptroiier general and a clerk of the court of appeals and members of the legislature are to be chosen. A constitutional amendment on civil service reform, modelled somewhat after the clause in the New to the people. Four ti&kets have been nominated, the Republican', the Silver Democratic, the Socialist Labor, andI the Indeponaent Ret a biicaius-the lat ter largely a negro miove~nent. Toe National Democrats (gold) made no nominatians, and the?ir votes are ex pected to be cast for the Republican legislative nominees, in order to pre vent the return of Gorman to the United States senate.I 1896 (Presiden') --R pablican, 136, 978; Democrat. 1C4.747; National Democrats, 2,507. 1855 (G-overnor)I Republican, 124.936; D amocrat, 106, 169. MASSACHUSETTS. In Massacausetts, governor, lieuten ant governor, secretary of state, attor ney general, state treasurer, auditor, and members of tne legislature are to be chosen for one year. Tae tickets are those of the R publicans, the Silver Democrats (gold), and the Proibi tionist. 1896 (President)-R~-eoubican, 278, 976; Democrat, 93,53U; Nationali Dam ocrat, 11,789 Populist, 15.1S1. 1895 (Governor) Republican, 1S6,230; D.-m oc-rat, 121,599; Populist, 7,786. NEBRASKA, A supreme court judge and 'vo re gents ofthe State umversity are to oe chosen in Nebr-uks. T::e Silverites. have united on a tickun, an uheR publicans, the National D 's~c-aIs (gold) and a fraction~ of the~ Siver RaC oublicans have matde noi atins. 189)6 (Uresiden )-R p'blian,10. 56; Demcrat 115,9) N~N Io alD m tic' Rsuuslc 'n, TJ,13 D2: a A chief clerk of the court of apea and menbersof theaseby *amdobe chosen in NewYork Th adiae for chief juisti::e are thos-e o' 'h-- R publicans, of the' Sdver Demo ras (endorsed by th Naioa D'-merat ), of the P)ros~ibiioniss and cfte i cialists.I 1836 (Presiden' - c bin, 8I), 838; Democr4, 55L '; Nati'a IDmocrat, 18t35J; Pr~, o- r 10. (Secretary of Str') R- ph ablm 601, 20-5; Democrat, 511 VGJ: Poi~m: 25239; S.>ciadist L:,br, -1I 97. nor, attorne~y genearal, sm ir. Ir miembe.- of rne b:'r.. of pulUwoks and se:iool cnmmssione ar-ob chosen for two vears. A~ ju;I o- t supreme court is alsi -ob ktd and memiber of the leisaur, whiich is to cho-ose a Umtei Stt sa acr. Tnere are eight. ticcet in th iad (rndors-a b 5 l r i. b~c s) thie NAtional Democrtie (old), e Prohibitionist, the LbEr:. (slera w-oman suffrage P-oul-i" in n Populist and the Ne-gro Prtcie 991; Democrat, 4,3 N.iua Democrat, 1,88 Proioittoni:- 5-) 1895 (9overcori) ep'.:bi '-7m Democrat, 334,519;, P~opuis:, 532 ~ are to be choen' aPnsi is also members of t.ee legilature froio Ine northern pat: the S:ae Noms inations have bcea made by thc Rte nnhicns, the Silver D,13ai shej aderndent hp'uIhicars (;tin (giay), be Populists, ,he Pr hib:tionists and he Liberty party. 1893 (Presi e )-Repiblican 720. 98; Dcinccrzt. 422,054; Na:iornl ) mr crats. 11,000 Probihntioiist, 19. 74; Populist, 11,]76 1S 5 (Treasur r) TRpublicar, 456 475: Drecrat, S2 4 St: Prohibitionist, 20,779; Popu iist, 7.'2. VItINIA. Ia V i...ti, EoCve:;j-r. AieutenaLt ovemer(, t:-J Lam). 7 Vw re to e lcd - ye L house of !eleg.93Ani^d Dart of e sr-nate ave :-uso to be Ches r, tee member- of wh:ch will 7ect it sucessor to Seratc.r Daniiels. Un ivati-ns v-w-e made by the Si1vcr )em'ineras. sand tt e Prohibitionisls. he Repub^l~- Sta*e c :nmittee de it o a S'e convention, :ut )re as e. Ti, der other direction cd - 'ich -o M. 1i s (e. e~: -,)-Ri ,blican, 135, - \SSJ: / } "r 154 ie:c N i^'d 97.7.' m:P i.. ? .44, .83 (a Cv -. oic'ir. a.-): )-nocr, 17 .P-Thibitiouist, 6, 62. T UH I i.U.-E AN H Y.,. rh s svcaty-tU1:d AunnsI Se-ssion of :. Bo_ y R-cently Hcd. The sev":y third an aaul sessio.1 of he South Carelina Lutheran Synod :nvened in Macedonia Church on Wedne-day last Rev. Dr. Hallan maun~ed the openie p-ayer ser vic? Pv. Dr. Kinard of Columbia preached :e annual sermen. Te fclioVing uiieers of the Synod w-e elected for :he ensuing ye::r: Rev. M. M Kinard, P. D., president; Rev. W. .. C Mu ier of Charleston, vice prisi ;ev. 3 T. alE1mn. D D., of rosperi, secreary; A.. Hi. K'hn of PL rro-rhy, treasurer. Thi Synod represents ab-mt 8 00 :1: m'mncaniS, the Greater rumberu f which live in Newberry, Lexington. Richiand, Barnwell, Orangeburg ai - LsIleston counties. They have fou har ches in Charleston and two in 1unbia. Same of the most prominent minis ters of the Synod present were Rev. D-. Hallmnan of Prosperity, editor of .he Lutheran Visitor; Rev. A. G. Voigt, D. D., professor in the Theolo zical Saminary of the South; Rev. R. J. Holland, D. D., of Charleston;Rav. D:s. Wingard sad Kinard of Colum bia; R v. L. K. Probst of Atlanta; Rev. J. 11. Wilson of Barnwell; Rev. W. A. C. Muller of Charleston; Rev. J A. Sligh of Sligh's; Rev. J. G. raichen of Lexington; Rev. Messrs. Wvse, Horine and many others. The routine work of the Syncd was .one in good order. The president's report showed two dismissals for the year-R.:v. Dr. Horn of Charleston, who went to Reading, Pa., and Rev. J. C. Trouger of Sater-and two resignations, R:vs. Wyse of Orange burg and Deaton of the Fork of Lx ington. Rev. Wyse goes to Burks a:rlen, Va., and Rev. Deaton to Dal las. N. i. T -o cornerstones were laid during the past year and two churches buill, namely Newberry and Satr. The Syn;d has had one ac e sioa from o-her Synods, Rev. J. H. Hcrine of Pensylvania, Rev. T. M.$neely was ordained to preach the ospeN - The treasur o -the seminary fund repoted over $21;000 invested in good interest-bearing securities. This is one of the best funds Newberry College has. receiving therefrom u? ards of The Synod has also the ~chman endowment fund, which pay about 1,00i0 annually. These fun' eher with the plant at Newberry Colege, makes the holdings of the Synod very nearly $75,000, and she needs that much more, for every one of her dormitories are full and some lass roots are being uied as such dow~. Good work is being done in educa ioal lines by Ne wberry College, over which the gifted lawyer, G::o. B. Cro mer, now presides, succeeding the ate lamented Dr. Holland. This Snod is carrying on mission work at Sumter, Florence, Orangeburg, Gran ievilb, Orange Chapel, Floree and ther points in South Carolina and in augusta. The executive committee >n mia~ns reported pleasing pro eress of the missions under their care and asked for the usual appropriation for the work. The treasurer's report shored a larger amocunt of money received the past year tan any preceding year, which fa-:t was very e :ccuragmng, especially so in thee iiunes of depres sion and lov price of cotton. The congreations have met their assess mets with commendable promptness, and the work of the Synod can 1:e pushed for the next tear as it never has been before. Synod put i:self cen record by pass' ng resoluions favoring temperacce an opposing the sale and use of alco sol ur.urng the necessity of igsuch text books in all schools as retupate ul's ernd e-il of intem Tne -atire. seein1' of the~ Sy~ol was harmor-i;m.us am'i pleasig, an i ad =une Sa'day~f'.craoon.-P o- eri OneGedbng Co?nvinced. A reent diatch from L .on re ported an in~ terview with the Eon. haGiil ahihhat entleman sad a ss a r connect :dwt idsoeas that we, a02.. -, dae ra..ght with the inad q *gun apy of gold to an~sver hidrra e dman s of bousiness, should all na'tions discard the use of asis. d loL- .s o.e - 0tos oa( ilva in c~jnt iagI. ther gol enough .o Sup.Py ou. a mnd, tu:* no- wht gue ot aer ed i~ n.ics' ei:e-ra ta a mnd evr"ranue hmi wit ned om circu a:.o a u ~e inordirary trade an i . I onfss the c i:: na .v ador th standard, bu Ise e u.er impracica-iity of the systemx 'f rd otedoy alln ohe ntn and am ? THE MISSING ROLLS. COL. THOMAS APPEALS TO PRESS AND PUBLIC. History Incomplete Without Them-Un leee Interest is Taken in the Matter Now rhry May be Forever Last. Col. John P. Thomas has issue' the following appeal to the public in ref r-rerceto missing rolls: To the Press of South Carolina and the General Public: I have an appeal to make to the pa triotism and pride of the press of the State in which I have confidence, and to our people in general. Upon assuming this office I find many rolls missing. My first duty is to secare these rolls, if possible. The complete rolls and accompi rec ords of the troops from South Caroli na that engaged in the war between the states was the primary purpose of the legislation creating and continu 1- this office. -'i ; is the foundation of the histor i di: :h at the State Historian may be commis,:u ed to build. There can he no superstructure of history until s foundation is well laid with not missing. There ought to be none. - r no history than that there shouli 'e missing the rolls of rallant co:npanies from the military Confederate record of South Carolina. I appeal to the press" to extend this notice throughout the State, and I es pecially urge the county press to hel:? in this business to the best of its abil' ty. We have had our Iliad. No mac with Homeric aspirations can procees. to relate the story until the Catos art supplied. Nor is our appeal to the press only. It is addressed to all the men and al the women in the State who have a Confederate interest. And I further ca'l upon all parsons to whom the late General Farley, my predecessor, con fided rolls, or sketches to return the same to this office without delay. South Carolina was the first to lead cff in the war for states rights. Let her not be the last to put upon record the noble services of her devoted sol diers. John P. Thomas. The following are the rolls missing October 2.1, 1897, numbering: infant ry, 62; artillery, 14; cavalry, 20; total 96. C FAe RY. Co. F, Gregg's. Co. D, Gregg's. Co. E, Hagood. Co. A, Hagood. Co. B, second regiment. Companies B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, second regiment. Co. A, fourth regiment. Companies C and G, Orr's rifles. ComaniesA, B, C,D,E, F, G, H, I, K, Moore's second rifles. Cos. ., B, K, L, Palmetto sharp shooters. Co. E, James battalion. Co. H, fifth regiment. Co. H, sixth regiment. Co. A. seventh regiment. Co. M. seventh regiment. Co. A, eleventh regiment. Co. B, eleventh regiment. Co. G, twelfth regiment. Co. K, thirteenth regiment. Co. H, fourteenth regiment. Co. H, fifteenth regiment. Co. G, twentieth regiment. Co. D, twentieth regiment. Co. G, twentieth regiment. Co. C, twenty-first regiment. Co. C, twenty-third regiment. C>. Etwenty third regiment. Co. G, twenty-fourth regiment. Co. E, twenty-seventh regiment. o. K, twenty-seveath resiment. Knies B, C, D, E, F, G,H,I, Kfirstre -ent regulars. Cans . G cav-, Companies H and K, second caval ry.. ~Co. D, fourth cavalry. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, sixth cavalry. Companies D and F, seventh caval ry. ARTILEY. Companies A, B, C,1D, E, F, G, H, I, first regiment volunteer.. Eairle's battery. Smith's battery. McBeth's battery. Ferguson's battery. One Way of Printing a Paper. Gen. Joseph S. Smith, of Maine, tells how he published a paper with out a press in Bath, Me., many years ago, says the New York Tribune. "When I'd get my paper all set up and ready for the press, IPd lay the type on a washstand, get it all leveled down well in 19 chase, or the frame in which 't was iocked up, and then I'd call in the hired girl. S he weizhed about t wo hundred and ten pounds when she sat down. That's what I wanted- sitting-down weight. So, after the hired girl came in I inkedi the type, laid over it the sheet of pa per, and on ton of that the blanket, and then I politely invited the hired giri to sit down on the 'washstand. Two hundred and ten pounds, re member. The result was just as good as impression as you could get on any $100 hand press made in the United States. My edition in those days was about t wo hundred copies, Iand the hired girl was good for the iso at one sitting-no, at two hun dre-d sittings. And she took an inter - est in it, too, and was just as ready for buiness every publication day as Ia $20,000 Hoe perfecting press wouid staued by seaweed. Teonsylvania. Railroad comn pin. W.~ednes'.iay morning started to raiherular 8:45 o'clock exprs Pa' 1:iladphia, from Atlantic C.ity, N. J., oaig decided to risk a run acr '.hen meadows over inundated tracks . Wan about half way across the mead.Lows the train was stalled. Thie tracks were fairly matted with the seaweed, besides being covered with water an-d mud. The passengers agrreed to wait until the tracks 'were clae.Big gangs of workmen are laboring to clear toe way from Abes con cu'.. Toe railroad offcials hope to miore the train some time this after Stume in California. Rlesorts from the interior of Califor ni so taat the heavy rains which feli lat week all over the northern ar o he state have caused immense loss to farmers and vineyards and w~i in all probability put an end to shiement of grapes to the east. The total loss exceeds $1,000,000. In Fres no cou.nty alone it is estimated that the storms caused a loss of at least go(X 000 to raisin men. At least one