University of South Carolina Libraries
CAMDEN, S. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 24- 1893 .R money J. in by ladies dele- ' Judge ; wreath request it upon ruiahed^ i need- i test was jn to the Tennessee Charles with with in Albert tee per un- 1 \he visitors ! the sacred i mortal re" ; ia*i so often Mannasas, 1 Bank le4ge ? - J at tioal; ^ T.a CAMDj isl B. i ?3sas| J* A mem Pii * Si figs **** caJcal an bx ft* UrJ TO KEj *?r*> Cod J Jfi&aisfr ^"ce 6, #? Hosri Rptioe oi | * coastal a J fiafati n ftJ villi cao }J rs1* * for feifej; S* fei> *ib] t y ! while the Sur de upon the , which was [and grown in into shape by ' as a t>ken of j the survivors ; tt old city that rry croas to the i il attentiona that Df the soldiers of towards Louisi every true Con fchis siujpie but h a lull heart all Retiring, visited the te Army of North Bch the remains of jVe been temporari es impossible to y apartmeuts, the Itiatied with a look apart bars of the at of the Charleston *ith the ceremonies llemen were among the platform at the ftoriai ; meeting to*' w will be devoted to be city is eager ?>to ave for their homes STATES convention. ely Peaceful Character lihict; "immigration. | Va., March" hi.? S3nney sent out today letter of invitation to cutives of the Southern ITD, Va March 17. 1893. ? in Id the hope that we e to induce good citizens te to the South, bringing their families and their lad thus help us develop j Ski resources aud to aid ua ixn tip the waste places wh\cb left I take great pleasure & ug ?to your Excellency ind j ?vernors of other Sout/ern most cordial invitajiSn to i convention in the ''city of! nd and fitate of Virginia on it day of April, proximo, to I r such questions as may tend j mote the prosperity and j sas of oar beloved country. r t^at you will allow me to ! through you the same j to the beads ot your 1 and horticultural depart- : or societies, and to the ts of your immigration | or society. I would desire invitation be sent to each of jtbove named officers, but have their names and do not wish to t any of them and therefore some to trouble you in the matter onveying my special invitation to in. Very respectfully yours, \ P. W. McKinney, } Governor. A^ENSATION IN ROME. ih ?The Bzplotioa of a Bamb in th? Resideuce ) Of the United St?te3 Minister. *? J Rome, March 17. ? At hal?past 6 'o'clock this moi^jng a bomb exploded % n the ancient Mattel Palace, the resi dence of Unite- 1 States Minister -Por ter, and which was engaged by Porter in December last as his official resi dence during his term of service. The explosion of the bomb did but slight damage to the building and nobody was injured. The ancient Mattei Palace is a notably beautiful structure, blending ancient and m?^ern art. All sorts of surmises are afloat in regard to the atfair, but nothing definite has yet been asc^^ined. f The building iti which the ex plciwm j occurred is^pc^pSed by other families sfcggides that of United States Minister j Porters* As a similar outrage was ! perpetrated in the same building in ; 1892, and as Porter only engaged the j building for oc?topation in the closing : days of that year, it is believed that the fact of the palace being inhabited i ? by the American minister had ooth- ; Ing to <6> with to-day's event, but that { the motive was private ^ngeance \ upon the proprietor of the palace. ? ??'? ? ! PRESIDENTS BUSY DAY. CALLS OF OFFICE-SEEKERS SOME- ! WHAT CURTAILED ' The Meeting of the Cabinet Occupies Much of Mr. Cleveland's Time? Basineas Jf en Wanted for Consulates. K Washington, March 14.? The | cabinet meeting to-day encroached on ; the time usually allotted to callers at the White House, and, as a consequ ence, the rush of visitors was not so great But the score or more of Con gressmen who saw ^r Cleveland had pldhty of applications for office to hand in, and he was kept busy until 11 o'clock, when the cabinet meeting began. Speaker Crisp was one of the Presi dent's callers to-day, and with him was J. W. Waters of Albany, Ga., applicant for the district attorneyship for the southern district of Georgia Another Georgian who called was ex Congressman Blount, chairman dur mg the Fifty-second Congress of the committee on foreign affairs. The cabinet meetfog prevented him from seeing Cleveland. A rumor. connects Mr Blount's name with the Hawaiian Commission. He came to the White House with Secretary Gresham. It is understood that President Cleveland wishes it to be "known that in the appointment of consnls, particu larly those to places in South and Central America, he will be guided largely by the adaptability of candi dates for business,. He wantajpractical business men, who shall be Democrats, of course ? raefi who can assist in the expansion of Amercan trade through their knowledge of business affairs. He wants these consuls to be persons experience in all trade matters, so that they can readily recognize whether the port i^ capable of becoming a good markefcTor American goods. Collectors of customs, commissioners of immigration, internal revenue ail lectors and other treasury officials located throughout the country are taking the President at his word that they are to be allowed to servert>ut their terms of four years. Only two resignations of this class .have so far been received, those of Commissioner Weber and Collector Hendricks, both of New York City. / The application of S. P. Mayer, of Clarksville, Tenn., to be Recorder of Deeds^ for the district of Columbia, was filed, on request, by Representa tive Washington, of Tennessee. OtUer callers were Senators Gray, Mills, Trby, Call, Harris, Vance and Turpie; Representatives Moses, of Georgia, Caruth, of Kentucky and some, ladies, Bynum, of Indiana, and Washington, of Tennessee, with a party of girls from Nashville Semi nary. ? President Cleveland and Private Secretary Thurber have drawn up the usual set/>f rules for the government -ef-the" public part of the White House. One of the rules is as follows: "The President intends to devote the hours designated for the reception of Sena tors and Representatives exclusively to that purpose, and he requests their co operation in avoiding encroach ments upon the time set apart for their benefit" It was reported this afternoon that ex-Congressman Blount will be desig nated to perforrir-sp^ial duties under the direction of the Secretary of State. His position will be a permanent one during this administration, and he will hold much the same relation to the State Department as Gen John W. Foster did during Secretary BlaineV incumbency, being paid o it of the contingent fund of S!U)0,000 which is provided by Congress annually. MUST EARN THEIR MONEY. So More Sinecures In the Department of J Agriculture. I Washington, March 15. ? Sec re- j tary Morton of the Agricultural De partment has found time to familiar ize himself with the duties of nearly all the employees of the office. There are several places that are regarded ; by him as sinecures, and he does, not propose that the incumbents shall much longer draw large salaries with out giving the government a fair re turn. He has concluded that several of these positions are not essential to the success of the department, and will shortly notify the incumbents that their places are vacant. They will not be filled. The secretary says he intend? to ran his department on a business basis- Where officials do not earn their salary, it will be turned over to the credit of the department. Secretary Morton has been com- j pelled, on account of^he inauiKciency of the appropriation f<tt sit* vis ion of the department of Agriculture to sign an order dismissing about ^ixty employes of that division. dis missals took effect to-day. NEGROES GOING NORTH To Sopplaat Foreign Laborers in the C*r * negie Works. Pittsburg, Pa. March 14.? About 250 negroes from the Sooth arrived at. Briaion Station yesterday after noon. Co Sored laborers will be given first chance by the Carnegie company at all its works in preferesce to foreigners who apply for work James Galey, the general manager o^the plant, expeck? nearly 1,000 others in a month. This will mean that as soon as possible! all the Slavs will be dismissed. There are abonS 3,000 foreigners altogether. SHE WANTS A HUSBAND. A Hill Girl Who Is Anxloas to Marry. Atlanta, March 17. ? Upon dain ty, sweetly perfumed paper, nicely em bellished with pretty pictures in the upper corner, Chief Connolly received a letter from a young lady who is anx ious to marry, yesterday. In his official career the chief has never received such a unique epistle as that which came in his mail yester day. He has received many com munications calling upon him to aid in running down and locating Bome desperate criminal, but he has never yet been requested to finjl ^ ^husband for a young lady who want* to marry some nice young man, who has no home, and who would make her a good husband. The young lady is Miss Bessie Starnes, of Rose Hill, S. C., and ;she gives a very graphic and at the same time a very flattering description of herself. If she measures up the picture she draws of herself, she ought to meet the ideas of even the most fastidious young man. Miss Bessie intimates that she is plentifully supplied with this world's goods, and that the man who applies for the place of husband to her will have nothing to do but enjoy life. Chief Connolly was greatly amused yesterday when he received the letter* and began running over in his mind the young men of his acquaintance, c ^jth a view of placing some of them, at Miss Bessie's disposal. He will endeavor to fill Miss Bessie's request. Her letter was as follows: Chief of Police ? Dear ?ir: I write you this letter to ask a favor of you. I learn that you have a good many young men in Atlanta that would like to marry. I am ready and wait ing for one, and I am right in the town where I was born and raised. X can give a good name and good home. I ask you to pick me out a young man that wants to marry bad. Let it be a poor boy that has no home and | you are sure is in bacf condition. You will confer a fat^r; by getting him soon, and be will never regret starting here to marry me. You must have a good looking young man for my sweet heart, I'or my hands is white and my eyes are liquid blue. My heart is kind to all dear friends. You will not need to answer me at all. You can tell the young man that my name is Bessie SStarnes. I enclose ; paper for him to write on to me. Get a pretty young man soon for me. Bessie Starnes. "v-P. ST ? Please get a young man. I will *' be a good wife. Have him to write to m# soon and tell him to send dear words. Bessie. The chief has placed the letter on file, aoihwill not allow the very earn est request it contains to pass unno ticed. He will recommend some young man for the highly desirable place as soon as he can find one whom he thinks will fill the bill. WHAT iNEXT? Elliot shepard Banquets the "Ex-Rebel*' Secretary of the Navy. / New York, March 16. ? Secretary of the Navy Herbert was entertained at dinner last night by Col, Elliot F.j Shepard, at the residence of the latter, - in West Fifty-Second street. The dinner was attended by twenty-six guests, among whom were the follow ing: Chauncey M. Depew, Gen Horace Porter, Secretary Tracy, John Sloane, president of St Andrews Society, Jfrhn H? Id man, Warner Miller, Joseph J. P'Donohue, Orlando B. Potter, ex-JudLge Noah Davis, Con gressman Coombs, Mr Crocker of California, C. C. Baldwin and Comp troller Myers. The dinner was a private one, and there was no means of reporting the speeches, but their general tenor was cordial, hopeful and enthusiastic about the new Secretary of the Navy. Col Shepard's introductory address as host commended the policy of exten sion of the navy and improvement of the navy yard, which Secretary Her bert, has in interviews expressed as his policy. Secretary Herbert, in response, re ferred to his pleasant visit to the navy yard, and outlined in little more de tail the principles of the naval pro gression with which he has associated his name. trtlfoa- -tft4.il. 1 '? ; - "AN UPRIGHT JUDGE.'' A High Compliment Paid to Judge Simon tor.. Greenville, March. ? Special. ? la the United States Court the^rand jury made its presentment today and was discharged. The jury recom mends the enlargement of the court and jury room, and also an additional stairway. - ? In speaking of Judge Simonton the document says: "We consider < him one of the ablest jurists on the Federal bench. We think him incapable #f making partial or biased ? decisions that may be tried before him. He is kind and humane, and : whilst he is fearless in the discharge j of hs duties as a Judge, he tempers the law with mercy. . We congratulate j the people of Soptii Carolina upon | having such an able and genial i gentlemen to preside over the United i States Courts in "this State. Long j may he live to grace the bench." j ? Judge Simonton feelingly replied | to the grand jnry. ? This opinion, by j men of all political shades, is rather i different from Tillman's views. T? t :l i::r THE SENATE COMMITTEES AS ARRANGED BY THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. Every Democrat Gets a Chairmanship. The Republicans Given the Same Repre sentation They Gave the ^ , Democrats. Washington, March 14. ? The | Democratic caucus finished its labors to-day, so far as the re-organization of the committees of the Senate are con cerned. The session of the caucus was not so long as ^as anticipated, i despite the fact that there was some discussion on the subject of the re-or ganization of the elective offices of the Senate. There was a prevailing sen timent in favor ot a speedy re-organi zation of the ^clerical and ex6butive force of the S^jate, and tH^ senti ment took tangible shape immediately after the adjournment of the caue^s, when the caucus committee met id Senator Ransom's room for the pur pose of considering the subject. \JJp to this time, the committee has been so "busily engaged with the revision ot the committee lists that the other mat ter has been referred to only in an in formal manner. This important branch of the work of the majority is;' now, however, well under way, and it is probable that by this time next week, if not earlier, the elective offi cers of the Senate will have been c&tanged. It will be seen that the committee r *1-0 i provided chairmanships for Senator Peffer and Kyle, the Populist mem bers, and permitted Mr Stewart to re tain the chairmanship of . the commit tee on mines and mining, which he * ? ? held under the Republican organiza tion. There waB some debate over I : this action and some opposition, but the influence - of the committeie pre vailed and the silver Senator from Nevada will not be disturbed. Either upon the standing or select committees,, pl&ces were found as chairman for all the new Democratic Senator The Republicans are given eleven commit tees, just as they gave the Democrats. The official list as given out by Sena tor "Gorman is as follows: Agriculture ? George, chairman; Bate, Ransom, Peffer, Roach-Republi cans 3. ^ - - . ' Appropriations ? Cockrell, chair man; Call, Gorman, Blackburn, Brice; Republicans 4. Contingent Expensed?White, of Louisiana, chairman; Camden; Repub licans 1. Census ? Turpie?, chairman: Berry, White, of California, Murphy, Pefier; Republicans 4. * J Civil Service ? Call, chairman; Walthall, Gordon, Irby; Republicans 4: Claims ? Pasco, chairman; Daniel, Berry, Caffery, Allen of Nebraska; Republicans 4. Coast Defense ? Gordon, chairman; Irby, Mills, White of Calilornia, Smith, /Republicans 4. Commerce ? Ransom, chairman; Coke, Vest, Gorman, White of Louisi ana, White of California, Murphy; Republicans 6. > - District of Columbia ? Harris, Qhairman; Faulkner, Gibson, Hunton, Sm^tfa, Martin; Republicans 5. Edtfcpation and Labor ? Kyle, chair man; George, Huiiton, Caffery. Mur phy; Republicans 4. Engrossed Bills ? Cockrell, Martin; Republicans 1, chairman included. Enrolled Bills ? Caffery, chairman; Mitchell of Wisconsin; Republicans 1. Epidemic Diseases ? Harris, Irby, White of Louisiana; Republicans 4, including chairman. To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil Service ? Peffer, chair man; Gray, Vilas; Republicans 2. Finance ? Voorhees, chairman; Mc Pfcerson, Harris, Vance, Vest, Jones of Arkansas; Republicans 5. Fisheries ? Coke, chairman; Call, Gibson, Hill Mitchell of Wisconsin; Republicans 4. Foreign Relations ? Morgan, chair man; ButW, Gray, Turpo^e, Daniel; Republicans 4. \ Immigration ? Hill, chairman; Voorhees, McPherson, Faulkner, Pef fer; Republicans 4. ' / Improvement of Mississippi River ? Bate, chairman; Walthall; Palmer, PefFer; Republicans 3. Indian Affairs ? Jones of Arkansas, chairman; Morgan, Smith, Roach, Allen, of Nebraska; Republicans 3. Interstate Commerce ? Butler, chairman; Gorman, Brice, White of Louisiana, Camden, Lindsay; Repab* licaiis 5. ? Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands ? White of California, chair man; Jones of Aakausas, Kyle, Roach; Republicans 4. ? Judiciary ? Pugh, chairman; Coke, Geotge, Vilas, Hiii, Lindsay; Repub licans 5. ? Library ? Mills, chairman; Voor hees; Republicans 1. Manufactures ? Gibson, chairman; j Smith, Caffery; Republicans 2. j Military Affairs ? Walthall, chair man; Cockrell, Bate, Palmer, Mitchell of Wisconsin; Republicans 4. Mines? Stewart, chairman; Bate, I Call, Irby, Mills, Republicans 4. Naval Affairs? McPhers^ chair man; ButleivBlackburn, Gibson, Cam den; Republicans 4. V, Expenditures of Executive) Depart ! ment? -Smith, chairman;' jCockrell, j Hill, Walthall, C^-Sery; Republicans 4. Parents? Gniy, chairman; Kyle, | Mil3s,;Berry; Republicans 4. Pensions? Palmer, chairman; Brice, Vilas, Camden, Caffery; Republicans 4. Poet Offices and Port RoSis ? Col; quitt, chairman; , Vilas, Ijrby, Mills, Hunton, Hill; Republicans 5. Printing ? Gojtoan, chairman; Ran som; RepAlicani^r Private Landf Claims ? Ransom, Colquitt, PasooTBerry; Republicans 3, chairman included. ,1 Privileges and Elections^- Vance, chairman; Gray, Pugh, Turpie; Palm er; Republicans 4. $ * 1 Public Lands? Berry, chairman; Walthall, Pasoo, Vilas, Martin, Alkn of Nebraska; Republicans 5. ' Railroads ?I Camden, chairman; Berry, Gordon, Palmer, Martin; Re publicans 5. 1 I "Relations with Canada ? Murphy, chairman; Puc;h, Colquitt, Hunton, Mitchell of Wisconsin; Republicans 4. Retision of the Laws ? Daniel, chairman; Call, ] Lindsay; Republi cans 2. ' * Revolutionary Claims ? Coke, Paghf Republicans 8, chairman included. Ruled ? Blackburn, chairman; Har ris, Gorman; Republicans 2, Territories ? Failkner,. chairman; Hill, Blackburn, Bate;-. Call, White of California; Republickn*6. Transportation Routes to the Sea board1? Irby, chairman; George, Tur pie, Gordon; Republicans 4. Pacific Railroads? Brice, chairman; Morgan, Faulkner, White of Louisi ana, Murphy; Republicans 4. Select Committee to Investigate the Potomac River ! Front-^-McPherson , Ransom,1. Hunton; Republicans 3, chairman included. ' ? . To Inquire into Claims a&ainet Nicaragua ? Morgan, PalmernRtopub-. licans 3, chairman included. ' i Woman Suffrage ? Vance. Geoigef, Blackburn, McPherson; Republicans 2, chairman included. Additional Accommodations . for Library of Congn^ss ? Voorhees,But-' ler, Puph; Republicans 2, chairman included. | ?Five Civilized Tribes of Indians Butler, Pasco, Roach; Republicans 2, chairman included. . ??? Transportation ^and sale of Meat Products ? Vest, XJoke, Allen of Ne braska; Republican^ chairman in cluded. / "* \ To Establish- a University of the United States? Hunton, chairman; Kyle, Vance, Jones . of Arkansas, Tuppie; Republians 4. ; Quad ro- Centennial ? Vilas chair man; Colquitt, Test, Gray, Daniel, Gibson, Vojrheea, Lindsay; Republics cans 6. ! "1 - ? To Investigate the .Geological Survey Martin, chairman; Jones of Arkansas; Sepublicans 2. V On National Banks ? Mitchell of V Wisconsin, chairman ^Vance, Colquitt; Republicans 1. K- ! , On Forest Reservations ? Allen; of Nebraska, chaitmfui; Kyle, Morgan; Republicans 1. On Corporations in the District of Columbia ? Gorman, Brice, Harris; Rt*bublicans 2, chairman included. ? To Investigate Trespassers upon Indian Lands ? Roach, chairman; Be tier; Republicans 1. <? This list is complete, with the excep tion of the assignment of the Senator from Wyoming, and that place has been left vacant untill the member is sworn in. At conclusion of caucus Set ator Gormen sent a copy of the list to the Republican committee, which was in session in the room of the committee on appropriations. The Republicans decline to giva out anything fonight, but will report to the Republican ^caucus to-morrow. It is said that there has been quite a pressure brought to bear upon the caucus committee to remove Mr. Stewart from the Republican repiesentation of the com mitt? on appropriations and it is not unlikely that this will be done, in view of I the fact that he has been kept by the Democrats as chairman of ?he com mittee of mines and mining. . The Noriihwestern Senators are urging that this section of country is entitled to representation upon this important committee, and will insist that some one of their number be given the placcs. Mr. Dawes's retirement from the Senate leaves the minority representation as it would be under the reorganization, but if Mr. Stewart is removed, there will be a vacancy, and it is this probable vacarcy. that the men from the northwest are demanding should be given to them. The committee changes will probably receive the sanction of the Senate to-morrow by resolution, aod the old chairmen will then give up the rDom they have occupied, and Democrats will be in possession of that important branch of the govern Nominfttions will then be FOR A FEW PIECES OF fcOAL. A Poor Boy in Asherille looses his Life on the Hail road Track. Asheville, March 17. ? George Bryson, a white lad, aged 12, was run over and killed at the round house [of the Western Mtoh Carolina Bail way at this place j^rerday afternoon. "He was gathering coal on the track, and, beiDg warned of the approach of a train, btepped to a parallel track, and was struck by a train moving in an opposits direction and was horribly mangled. He lived for about two hours. A Georgian Appointed. Washington, March 15. ? Secre tary Hoke Smith has appointed M. Cooper Pope, of Washia^ton,^*^ chief of division of lands and railroads of the secretary's office of the Interior Department, vice F. A. Weaver, of Pennsylvania, resigned. if., T7-, THE PATRONAGE QUESTION lUbfCATIONS POINTING TO TH$j choice of conservatives r B?tf Perry, for Collector, Encounter* Strong Opposition? Karlo Makes an Inglori ous Attempt t A Entrap Senator ? BjiUer. , Washington^ D. C., March 15 ? SpeciaL? -There is nothing absolutely certain here so far in regard to the appointment of Federal officials for South Carolina, although it seems morally sure that President Cleveland will select men who are loyal to Democratic principled, support the i platform o ( the party and are of his Way of thinking on financial questions -which will necessarily qgkn the choice of Conservatives. All his ap pomtments so iar indicate this. The nominees for Assistant Attorney General, whose name was sent in I today, wag a prominent Anti-Snapper and no one. has yet been recognized i who. is not sopnd on the silver question. I have very litt'e doubt of the outoome, the chief point ofj dubi^usoess being whether the Con servatives represented here can agree as to the men to be appointed * ButW-. r^ U8doabtedlyt"?' Senator sutlers endorsement, and is actively working against Tillman. There U ^ campaign n -hu own Way, and if said to have a very ingenuous programme. I anticipate the El .turn of a third party as a consequence R *1 lu**f??ent between Senators to the ooilector IYm'l- ^ ply aggrieved at Ll^fili?.6^0'1 Md wouM undonpt edly fight hw confirmation. tinni! ?ul?ber ^,?ppl?antr for poai is legion, and the uew and old members of the ?j)uth Carolina deleea S^kL08 ie not ^ tbai1, turn will LCf\ ^ do good and "P the V*XIJ in a Came ^ere yesterday ^ato^fSv'litf.h8^1' ^ SMtlT *7' *Jth waom he went He ^ 00 Senator 1' v, ^ m?rQJDg and asked him whether he would oppose his confirma tion if he should be nominated. Senator _ Butler desired Jim to put ! his inquiry in writing- When be did ao, sending n to the Senator by the ton ft! H ?ulli7aD of Charles-! ton. Senator Butler replied, with great terseness, that as that was a * to eieeutive sessions of the Ssnate, it would be ?w . for him to say what he would do in such a session, and he therefore fiatly declined. It was a very simple device to entrap an old hand at politics. I may add personally, that there is not a chance for Col. Earle. He will fall Mween two^ook? Special Cor. the eoitors are all right. The lirrt Appointee to a PoKofflee . New. paper Man. Washington, March 15.? Presi dent Cleveland to-day. sent to the Senate his first batch of Presidential postmasters, and the first was that of Robert B. Brown, to be postmaster at Mead villa* -Pa. Mr Brown, in add i | tion to being the first appointee to a postoffice, has at the outset broken the rule said to be laid down by the Post office Department ? that newspaper men should not be appointed to office. Mr Brown is owner and editor of the Messenger , a Democratic weekly pub lished at Meadville. Mr Brown has already shown his ability as a "hustler." The Republi can incumbent of the office who was appointed almost four years a*o hv President Harrison w^reXed about three weeks before his term wa* ?of\vD% &R Harris?n "nt the name , ' ^ ^jee' u> 'be Senate for the place. Mr Brown, beard rftbis, and came down to Washing*. Whaste armed with letters of intoXSo^t; He Mweeded in having the nomi til the Eepflblict,^^^^^^^ went out of power, need his influence tx> secure lib nomination. Assistant Cabinet Officers Appointed Washington, March 15. The President to-day sent the following nominations to the Senate: William McAdoo, of New Jersey, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Edwafd B. Whitney, of New York, Assistant Attorney General, vice Abraham X. Parker, resigned. Edward B. Whitney, nominated for Assistant Attorney Gene York Anti-Snapper organization.' - He I was one of the protesting delegates sent by the Anti-Snappers Chicago, and there he was rather regarded as a leader by the younger element in, the delegation. He is a lawyer, and is said to be well of? financially. In ap ^pearfcace he is of medium height, wears red beard, and is nervous, ac tive and energetic in manner. He is opposed to themachiifc in New York city and State, and has tbeen vigorous in; his * ^on* was an active member EARLE MAY As a Slight Concession to tb* T1H? h | Ken. W A8HI27GTON, March 16.? Shot my last dispatch, there hits been so apparent change in the situation.^ Al it stands now, Col Earle u\ about vxtT only Tillmanite candidate who has any probability of success. President Cleveland said to-day that he had pre sented endorsements more numeroaa than those of any other candidate for the District Attorneyship, and ai he seemed inclined to let the Tillmanifess have something of no gieat conse quence, I inferred that in such ease Col Earle might win. I do not believe that any office witji material patronage attached will go to any TiUmanit&v. I am also abfe to say that the President knows who the real Democrats of South Carolina are, f as well as we* do, and that he will .stand to them as far as possible. * | 1 Senator Butler, by the Presidents invitation, is to have a full discturion ot the South Caroliut situation with "him to-morrow,' and several important questions may be settled thereby. The President says that the Till manites are not pressing aay candi date upon him at present It was Senator Irby who introduced CoF Earle to the President. President Cleveland to-day, told Gen Wheeler of Alabama, in precise words, that he would appoint Gen \ Hftnpton Railroad Commissioner. ? This is final confirmation of what the State has long predicted. The Greenville New idea has do hospitality here amt>ng any but Till manites. Not Senator Butler, nor. Representative Brawley, nor any of the ex-Representatives, or Governor Thompson think there should be a "precisely equaMmatan" of tike lead* ing Feder^i-efficei. They befoivethat such offices should be given to Demo crats in iccord with the President, and that they should be the (pes to appoint te minor positions, if they think fit, men on the other side! I am more than ever of the opinion that-fcfie coming Federal officers in South Carolina .will be younjf practical men. Sentiment in that rection is almost unanimous. m considered time that young men a chance. Col W. R Davie, of Chester, ii here, as a candidate for Marshal, in? is making a lively canvass. He is (quite . a possibility. Ex-Represen tative Hemphill introduced him to this Pres ident to-day. ? Special Cor. the State. - THE FEDERAL OFFICES.' A SugK??tioQ as to H?w to Itnfl Che Big bt 6 Bind of K?n. Columbia, March 13. ? Tot the Editor of the Slate: A gnat deal has been written and said on the subject of-the. Federal patronage in this l8t*tr lately, and as an anti-Tillnjaa Demo crat, interested in the ultuBatB*#?y' cess of pure Democracy, I have hsaid and listened with care. An idea has occurred to me in re gard to the matter which it seemi to me would tend to a solution of the problem, if it could be carried out, and would obviate all unseemly wrangling on the subject It is t&is: Let the original Cleveland Democrats who are not applicants for office, meet in the various counties and prepare a statement of the condition of politics in this State, as shown by the reoprds ? official actions of conventions, both county and State, public utterances of the political leaders, and any other facts which can be substantiated ? i^nd submit it to Mr Cleveland for his in formation, it being understood that no man or set of men are to be recom mended or "bounced* by 4helr action, and no request to be made of Mr Cleveland except that he inform him self as to the Democracy of all appli cants for office in this State, partiw larlj" as to their recent attitude to wards the Third party and other issues, and then leave the m^fctef with ; him. Incidentally the information might be extended to those members of Congress who have been or are now considered "conservatives," that while they are at liberty to recommend any applicant for office whom they may choose, their action will be carefully noted and they will be left strictly 1o the care and devotion of their triends in any future contest for office the may themselves make. A There can be no question that,, In 5 distribution of the offices n much to do with the future _ racy here, and we should do self-respecting men can|d(^hafa^cure itai success. A MJRACUfe IN DEMAND. It Will Be Required to Preparfc th J World' i Fair for May 1. Chicago, March 14. ? All Jackson Park is in a state of nervous appre hension. A certain time has been set ? for the opening of the World's Faif, and no amount of pleading on -the part of those whose duty it is to get the ]?xpo?tion ready by the time can postpone the date. As things stand, it k opinion of hundreds of men that the Fair os&hot www be complete tar Hay 1. The on Ijr conclusion to be arrived at from a ., study of the present condition ofthe Fair is that unlsss the utmost-exped* tion is used by the construction \ de? r partment, exhibitors in preparing . pavilions and forwarding exhibits^mLj the railroads in handling Worldiv Fair freight andby the ingtallaQ<^i department in Iffioading cara wBen they arrive, only a miracle can ittre the -Fair from openine on Mav t ;*? [.atialfco