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p mil Out' IS 4i 1 1 v o laind." FRIDAY, SEPT15MB1CK VX I8!I5. X NO. 19. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION NOW IN SESSION A1!' TIIK 8TATK CAPITAL. RevUtd Koll of Delegate*. Pro , ce?dlu*a of the fint f>ay Were of u Kouttue Nature. , s Xj / ? !? At Oolumbia, oh Tuesday morning Iho State, constitutional convention, Ihe /eighth evdr held in* tho State, be gan its sessions anil they promise to be lively. There arc muro prominent ' men in the body thah in any body that has assembled in tho SUto in jearfc'. ; Senators Tillinin and trby, Gover nor Evans, Congressman Tftlbort, ex Congressman Georgo D. Tillman, ex Governor ^ O.- iwtoppavd and Bcoros ?jo I other men of the Bfinvo public noto riety aro membora of tho convention. Jbvans was olocted president <of the invention, Congressman Talbert and Speaker Jones, tho opposing candi r- ? | dates, withdrawing from tho race. '* i Tho principal thing (lie convention before it is the' regulation of tho jsuffrage, so as to disfraix hiso as many negroes as possible, "without disfrau?, chising a single while man, except for "crime, and maintain white suprema cy." This is tho doctrine of tho domi nant element in tho Stuto, and it is proposed by them to adopt tho Missis sippi plau with modifications, leaving . everything to the judgment of tho su pervisor of registration and managors of eleotion. -i" Of the 160 delegates there -#ro only 40 all told who aro out-and-out oppon ents Of the party in power. What will be done by tho convention isjunoly a matter of conjeoturo. v~ Plenty of female suffragists, headed ? by Mrs. Viola Neblott, the vice presi dent of the State Equal Rights Asso ciation, aro camping in the capital lob ' bies,' pushing their cause. Ex-Con gressman Tillman, if ho cannot get a M property qualification for male suff - , ? rage, is going to champion a S'200 pro perty qu ilifioation for** males. . and fo ..U? males alike of l<oth races. As to what tho convention will do that still rornai ns doubtful. It looks now as if art feftbrt is to l>0 made to engraft the baekborioof the dispensary ' : - law into the constitution. There ?ro many tjiiugs on th<T programme, but the delegutoM, as a rub', are not of the talking kind. The prospectus is that tho sessions of tho convention will cerWinly continue for live Wfeeks. , * The convention accomplished very littlo; ou Tuesday. The officers were elected and. a committee on credentials was appointed. Then the convention took a recess until. night. It in thought 'that uight sessions will be held from the very first so as to e.xpcdito the_ ?work of the convention* possible. p The Western Union Telegraph Corn Jinny provided for the speedy trans mission of information fiop&*4ho con vention hall. It lias run a wit c into .building and expert operator White, who was in the laAt State cam ' paign, has been sent from Richmond, Va., to manipulate tho key. It will bo a great conveniouoo to the news paper correspondents and tho reading public generally. , The fight Tor the public printing of ?he convention is waxing warm. Tho battle between Iho ttogietejyyaud the Evening News has been pretty hot for some time. Now it is announcotf.tbp thejjiyan Printing Company has: in a bid rind this mrtCea the situa^on ~ somowhat different. Itin hard to tell" | who will get it. There nWsTn^^ft good dual of lobbying going on in regard to this matter. A great many ate watch ing the fight with keen interest, but ? the man is not living' who can tell . what tho convmlion will do in regard to the' mailer. m Representative Talbert and Speaker Ira B. .Tones were elected vice-presi dents and N. H. Fansell was elected/ sergcant-at-arms. / A-. H. Dagnall was clccted reading ' clerk and the convention immediately began the work of preparing rules, committees, and Ailing other minor offices. >s. k , Ah Governor Evans watf escorted in to the hall a heavy storm arose, <- and as he began his address the thunder rolled loudly. Governor Evans, in taking the chair, made a brief addrefs outlining the objects of tho convention. His expressions are regarded as the "^.outlines of the policy the majority ele ment in tho convention will pursue. Governor Evans said that tho Govorn- , or should havo power to suspend remove all officers for cause. He nrf^a ? the proper support of the higher edu cational institutions; that, all elections y .^be taken away from the Legislature ' and placed in the-hands of the people; -- - ibat the legislative /charter curse be abolished an# that all charters bo granted nnd/r a general law; that tho Tudiciary be put on a high pinnacle; that the judges bo elevated and el*?ot )ed by the people; that county court* ; Jbto provided for; tbat the suffrage must /be taken care of through wp education al qnali A catfah; that all tactions be disregarded in the work of the con* ?entton; that tho conventions must 'make provisions to guard tho people, against the encroachments of corpora tions; tbat jprojirion most be mado to counteract the influence of corporation apoa msaWptl and othsr elections. * *: T' i ' : ' ' ~ ti The following is m revised roll of the dtolftgiKi: . _ : v > AbbertUs ? Wai . c. VoOowaa. I; H. Mo ? ""k -J P. Olw.8, L. X>. Harrises, ?L BasssU, a X. Prises, . .?> Barnwell Robt Aldrieh, G. I >. Bellinger. C. M. Hires W. 0. Smith, A. II. Patterson, G. H . liatoji. Beaufort- ltohi Smalls James Wlgg, Tho.i Miller. ImhIhIi it Heed. W..I. Whipper. Berkeloy- -J 1$ Morrison, I B Wiggins, K. J. Dennis William llcmtorfton, A. H. IV Hav, II. II. Murray, W, M. Br?eluud, II, 0. M/Makin. Charleston --T. CI. lb?iWer, J. K I'. Bryan, J. N. Nuthmi* A 8 Furrow. Julian Mitchell, Sr., (I. K. VonKolniD. Jt. W. M. Fitch, Jos. Oliver, W. 8t JuUoii Jerve y. Obefcter? 'IV J Cunningham, J. I.yles Glenn, O. W. Oncrt, li O Atkinson. Chester field- ??. N. ' Ifrtlfenrn, F. F. Tay lor, E. T. Kennedy Olareudoo? J. & Sprott. J. 8. (Jantoy, D. J. Bfihlhain, J. W. Kannedv. CoTfttoii^ M. 1'. I! )\v-Il. 0. W. Garrls, I). H. Behre. M. 11 Cooper, I.. E. Pttrler. Darllngtou H. <J. But n, J. N. Parrott, J O. Moore, A. T. Pot rill. KdgefleJd~B. U. Tillman, Vf? J. Talbert, O. D. Tillman. \Y. If. Timm?rman, J. 0. Sheppard. 11. B. Watnon. Fairfield - JK. A. Mearop, W, L. Rosbor ough, G. W. Ragsdale, T. \V. Hrlee, Florence B. B. McSVhtte.'R, M\ Xl*vOown, J. 8. Hutchinson, J. O Byrd, w.\F. Glutton. Georgetown- J. II. Heed, E. F.? Matthews, ,R. B. Anderson, cotoiej. Greenville J. W. Gray, J. T. Austin, Hugh Billion, II. B. Bttlst, II. J. HaynfsWorth.Capt. Q. a. Wells. HayU'tou \Y. J. Gooding, A. J. Harrison , c. J. ('. Hutson, Hurry J. F. Durham, J. A. MeDefmott, Jeremiah Smith. Kershaw? C. L. 'Winkle.*, J.W.Floyd, J. T. liny, u Lancaster ? Ira 15. Joimv, J. N. Est ridge, J. W. Him el. Laurenr ? J. Jj. M. Irby, A. J. Smith, J. H. WhArlon, B. I.. Henry. Lexington -C, M. Eflrd, J. Ii. Shuler, Rev. E. 8. Ly brand. Marion W. J. Montgomery. E. B. Berry, J. E. Ellorbe, J. 1). Montgomery. Marlboro ? W. 1>. Kvauft, T. E. Dudley, B. II. Hodges. T. I. R >gers. Nowherry? J. A. Sliijli, J. Ii. Kelit, G. S. Mower, George Johnstone. Oconec? J. 0. Alexander, O. M. Doyle, W. J. Rtrlbling. ? Orangeburg -J. W. Slokes, J. W. Bowman, Ii. S.Connor, E. II. llouser, A. K. Smoak, O. It. Low man. Pick?nf> ? W. T. Field, W. T. Bowen, R. F. Smith. * Richland J. T. Sloan, II. C. Fatton, J. J. MeMaban, Willie Jones, J. *B. Dent. Sumtei ?It. D. Lee, J. A. Scarborough, T. B. Fr.-tsor. G. F. MeKagen, Shepherd Nash, R. F. Sta -k house. Spartanburg ? Slanvarno Wilson, O. A. Barry, W. T. B ?bo, W. 0. Rowland, A. S. Waters, T. E. Johnson, W. E. Carvor. Union - G. I'. Douglass, W. A. Nicholson, O. II. Peak. J. C. Otts. Williamsburg -T. M. Gilland, S. W. Gam ble. W. It. Singleiary, D. J. Graham. York?A. II. White, J. S. Briee, J. F. Ashe, W. B. Wilson, 8. E. White. WEATHER-CROP BULLETIN Of the South Carolina Weather and Crop Sorvloe. ? Observer Bauer iesued the following Weather-Crop Bulletin for the pfst week: / The weather conditions, were,- on the whole, very favorable for outdoor, Reasonable work aud for maturing crops. Cotton continues to be unfavorably reported fopm all portions of the State and rust with shedding is mentioned in eyer j report received ; its growth has practically stopped, and in many places the plant has featured and is dying; a few report too rank growth of weed, and boll worms, have ap peared on rioh lands in Orangeburg _ county; boils are opening rapidly .and picking is general, except in the ex treme western and northern portions of the State, where it is about to begin. The weather was favorable for pioking during the greater portion of the - \aeek. The hot son wilted ootton badly. In the extreme southwestern por tions corn is being housed, and in the northwestern fodder-pulling is just euding. It has been^too dry for late corn in the northern tier of counties from Chesterfield westward, but gen erally late corn is filling out very well. Boiling molasses from sorghum and sugar cane was the ' work of the week tfver considerable portions of the Stata ^and the rjetrf is reported to be of good qufcttty-^and very satisfactory .in quantity. The showers in the eastorn portion of the State interfered with the rice harvest which is progressing slowly. There is complaint that upland rice is not heading satisfactory in some of the more southern oounties, but gen erally ,-it is doing well. No upland rice harvested yet. Beanuts are being gathered and the few correspondents naming this crop agree that it is yielding well. I'eaa are being gathered, some state that the vines are shedding their leaves where planted with corn, but the crop generally has done well. Is needing rain in a fow places. Sweet potatoes are improving very muoh with the prevailing hot weather, and the crop r will be much larger than anticipated during the summer. Turnips are receiving considerable attention; some fields have been re sown, others are doing nicely. Late gardens are needing rain in the upper portions of the State, but along the coast winter vegetables 'and green peas, beans, etc., are do ling very well, except there haa been almost too much rain in those sec tions. Landa being prepared for wintet oats in Lexington County. Ocxrfl Time* at Anderson. The ftnnDN prospect for the conntj *nd city of Anderson is decidedly bet ter then it hM heretofore been at any time in two or three jeers. The far mers have fine crops of corn, ootton, peas, ou*, hey, and, in addition, manj hogs have been raised. c Much fruit has been canned. The merchants conld not supply the demand for cans ' and frail jarp. The merchants are cheerful, and have bought large stocks, of goods to meet the trade which they confidently anticipate. The coMoa re mMi at Anderson for theyear ?teg August 81 N.MI. Oettcs SUUsdeifcr the Week. The 14vfrpeol weekly eottou statistics are es follows: gefee, total 9$, 999; sale* Aaarl. .eta 99,999-, trmds takings tt,etO; actual ss IwjSttAKS t?3* hHjSii l5oSk| AanHeea W?Si afloat .total fMe?, # . . .? | LEGISLATORS ON LIQUOR. 1 EXAMINING COM M 1 '1*1' K K '8 UK* PORT OF Til ft OlSI'KNSAltV. How they Kl?in ? Out the Status of the Uusluess ut the l*reaeut Time. Their Report Just Issued. * The special legislative committee in charge of tho examination of the books ami accounts and management of the Htato dispensary, composed of Benator Efird and Representatives (.'art oil and Thomas, on Saturday issued their re port "of tho condition of the Btate dis pensary for the quarter ending July 81. 1895," addressed to Governor Evans./?! The report says: "We herewith submit our report ol our examination of the books and the financial transactions of the State dis J^bnsary for tho quarter ending July 1, 1895, and request tha^pyu transmit^? same, together with our previous re?' ports, to tho General Assembly at it* next session, as required by law. "Mr. It. M. Carroll, of the oommit tee, was prosont at the taking of stock on the first of August, and personally supervised tho same. "On account of various important private aiulpublio matters intervening, the committee could not oommenootho examination of tho books until the 2'2d instant. "Wo have carefully oheckod and ex nmined every transaction of the busi ness, commencing \yith tho purchase? of tho whiskeys, wines and boors through Jifleir preparation of the bus inow<and salo to tho county dispen sers, and then followed the prooeeds into the hands of tho State Treasurer. "Wo find tho assets and liabilities as follows:" ? The assets and liabilities are thon given as published yestordn^. . The re oort continues; "Personal accounts duo Stato in as sets meaiis unliquidated disjjouBors' ac counts, secured by bonds, and a few - minor matters in course of settlement. "Tho Stato appropriation of 850,010 has been paid td>4 tho Stato since tho end of this quarter." Tho profit and loss account is given as published yesterday. Again tho report prooeeds: "In i r lust report we givo tho total amount of net profits, from beginning oi operations K> April 30th, 1895, .as $160,287Jift. If you take from this $1,400. Dir, being tho amount found to bo incorrectly charged by Traxlor to county dispensers, and then add tho net accrued profit for this quarter, $31,060.65, wo have $189,953.35 as tho total net accrued profit from begin ning of operations to tho end of the^ present quarter ? July 31st, 1895." The oash transactions foe tho quar ter theh gives as on yesterday. Then the report concludes thus: "The Stato Treasurer reports cash in hand on July 31st, 1895, $68,776.48, to which must be added amount in bank not turned oye> to State Treas urer, $12,933.52, making a total of Sol, 710. From this must be deducted the outstanding warrants drawn by Stato commissioner, but not yot pre sented at Stato Treasurer's office, $2,752.29^ which leaves a balance oi $78,957.41. \ "From thn amount reported by ue as viph on hand must be **knn warrant No'. 862, for SI, 460.04. which had been issued by Stato commissioner to pay for revenue onS*bi?koys bought, and which had been paid by Stat? Treasurer, but was not entered on credit side of cash account because no voucher had been feijt in by tho rove- ? nue collector. This would still leave a discrepancy between the .State Treas urer and tho Strife commissioner of ? $35.17. F oiii this .must bo deducted a mistake in warrant No. 627, which was properly drawn for $6 less than tho stub indicated, bringing tho dis crepancy down to $31.17. "Taking into consideration tho dis/" crepaney between Mr. Trailer and tho Stato Treasurer of 8105.21 reported previously, the State Treasurer would have in hand $71.01 more than the commissioner's books call for. Wo"v deemed it unnecessary to inquire further after finding enough in hand to cover the amount claimed by the State commissioner. "Wo have found the books of tho comiiii'teiouer in first class condition, and think uothing more can bo added to the present system." (The Mew Orleans Cotton Rxrhnqfe Statement. The New Orleans Cotton Exchange state ment In as folio wfl: Weekly crop statement from Septautfot 1st to fleptcmbor -6tb, In clusive: Tort receipts 13,020 bales, Against ?2,619 last year, 10,179 > ear before last and 37.786 for tho Mm*- ?lru i in 18W; overland to mills and Canada 1,23* t>?il?vtf, against 4,643 last year, 726 vent bef.i f? I nut and 6,035 for thesametlrae in )8ft2; interior stocks In cx ,eew of Heiitombor 1st. 2.61V bales, agaln?t 1,477 last year. 1,460* year before lavt and 8,661 for tho sam?> time in 1892; Sonfhern mill takings, I6,0i0 IrnUv-, against 14.424 Inst 13,228 year fieforo Inst nnd 12,223 for ibe sarn<? tlnji In 1892; amount of crop brought In sight for tho first si* days la September, 33.532 bales', ng.ib a'. 64,108 last ?ear, 83,683 year beforo laf t and 60,660 for the same time in 1892. . The Oldest Safin eer Dead. At Bethlehem, Pa., Peter Styera, Mid to be the oldeet engineer in. the country, who has been frequently honeted by the Brotherhood of I/ooomotlve Engineers, died, aged 79 years. Re rau engines on the Lehigh Valley, the Beading and Jexaey Central lines for forty-six years and never had?an -accident. Batyroaders hare computed thai he ran lo oo motives a distance equivalent to forty , tliMtfou4tkefV>^ -? f'sliti f itmaslir. nf TbMMrtm, M*. fti near Me atnery-aeeond birthday, but he has work. ? ? ? DISPENSARY Mixso.v^Kxmm r fou i hkskc onj* gi'Aury.K ok ih?5. ? ? A' S Runuliig ow it I'rtslt H tsls With the (State Loan It t?l , and Apparent ly Paying Uood Profits. State Liquor Commissioner Mixson has given to tho press .Jus quarterly report for tho socond quarter, ending July HI, 1805. The report of the leg islative committee, which in referred to by the commissioner, verifies the tabulated flgurea given l>elow. So far ?8 mono; results are concerned, the dispemisry, to use tho lauguago of the commissioner, seetps to ho "moving amoothly," and bo tar na matters of office routine work are concerned ?hows the improvement* thai come with experience. The report ami its accompanying array of figures will bo nu interesting study for both the friendaand enemies of the institution. It is as follows: ('? Columbia, S. 0., July 31, 1895. y To His Excellency, John Gary Evaus, and lion. 1). 11. Totupkius and Hon. James Norton, State Hoard of Con trol : Gentlemen: Herewith I have the honor to present to your honorable board ray second quarterly report of tho State dispensary for tho quarter ending July 81, 1895. In ray last quarterly report I brought down Mr. Traxler's net profit from $151,295.51 to $111,959.82. A still further reduction of 81,400.78 Iirb since been made, from tho fact that he turned over sundry accounts as assets which, upon investigation, were found to be overcharges; on the othor hand, out-standing liabilities, of which his books containedvno record, were found to bo duo by).the State, and the amounts of these discrepancies aggro gate $1,400.78, which leaves his net profit to date $110,559.04. I am ploasod to say that tho dispen sary is now operating on a strictly oash haws. There is now in tho State treasury and in the banks cash suffi cient to refund to the State tho $50, 000 appropriation as a loan to the dis pensary, to pay every dollar of out standing indebtedness, ahd a balance remaining sufficiently large to pay "spot" cosh for all future purchases. Tho dispensary is now running sfnoothly, and I respectfully call your attontion to my quarterly statements, which aro hereto attaohed, and to the report of tho legislative committed, which is also incorporated in this re port. All of which is respectfully submit ted. , F. M. Mixson, Commissioner. N. B. ? Since the close of this quar ter the $50,000.00 has been refunded to the State, all incurred indebtedness has boen paid, and the dispensary is now paying oash for all purchases. F. M. Mixson, Commissioner. Quarterly Statement of the State Dis pensary. Quarter Ending July 31, 1895. ASSETS. *?' ?Cash in State Treasury and, in bank $ 80,452 92 Teams and wagons 731 65 Merchandise on hand at State H^sponsary (inven tory).. . . 65,500.00 Machinery and office fix atures (inventory) 2,650 47 Supplies? bottles, corks, la- . bels, boxes, etc. (inven tory ,. .. .. .. .. 11,787 04 Unexpired Hisurauce. . . . '471 98 Internar revenue licenses (purchased for county dispensaries and to bo charged to same) 2,175 00 Personal aeoounts due the State 8,204 99 Merchandise on hand at county dispensaries ? State's profit added.. . . 26,619 31 Valuevof-,above merchan dise in hands of county dispensers (at costprice) 88,731 02 $260,611 07 w ?Warrant No. 862 was issued for $1,400.04 on July 5th, in payment of forfeited spirit* bought of the internal revenue collector. And as the book keeper requires a properly rouohedfor invoice for all cash credit*, this amount was counted as caq|i on hand July 31st, tho invoice not reaching this office before August 3rd. MABlIilTIXS . < State appropriation $ 50,000,0u Personal accounts due by State on merchandise purchased 20,667.72 Trailer's n?t profit from beginning of operationa to close of his term Jan. 81 $110,56904 Net accrued profit * from Februaiyiat to July 81st (six months 79,894 $1 Nat accrued profit from ba / ginning of operationa to S close of present quarter ? ? July 31st 189,968.86 ^ tmcuOT Statement of Lose and Gain Account Quarter Ending July 31at, 1895 : OADra. Gross gains on merchandise ?old d ii riug present quar ter *49,4*7 13 Coutr?lt*n?1, dumped . 592 49 Profits from beer ditpenssries 5,694 64 Discounts. . . . . # 2,825 81 Total gross gains. ... $58,100,10 Supplies? -bottles, eqrfcs? labels boxes, etc., ussd daring . . ... #10,074 ^ Ur?*ksgs and leAsgs.. . *V! V liftbor 2.42S 00 Insurance 600.00 Constabulary 1 1,539 :u Freight aud express 0, 122 21 Suspended personal aooouuts pant duo And worthless. ... 1(5 5 1 Expense ? stationary, printiug postage, salaries, etc 3,0'?2 so Total expenses. $35,:) 1 T? 1 2 Net gain on sale* for present quarter 22,75107 $58, 10 ) ID HTATBMRNT OF UNBARNBO Unearned profit on Apr 30. $ 31,1130 ON Amount of above unearned profit which has mucc ac crued (not accrued profit for present quarter).... 3l,0'ii?i. Balanoo still unearned from last quarter $ 3,S'>1 :? Net gains on sales for this quarter (unearned) 22,751 9;< ?Unearned profit on goods in hsnds of oounty dispen sers eud of the quarter. . $ 20,010 31 Cash Statement for Quarter Kuding July 31st, 1895* nBOKlPT0. Balanco in Htato Troasurv . May 1st .*8 75,523 75 May deposit 41,813 08 June doposit 30,013 17 July deposit 50,027 03 Total cash for quarter $210,578 23 Add overoredit in Comp troller General's war rants for quarter ending April 30th 03 80 Total cash to account for quarter $210,012 12 mSBURSBinWTS. May disbursements $ 04,010 10 Juno disbursements 43,313 01 July disbursomeats 22,860 40 Balance on ha?d July 81st, 1805 , 80,452 92 'yj \ $210,042 11 BTATKMKNT OF OONTfc'ABANP ACCOUNT. Seizures for this quarter . . $ 602 40 Contraband account is never credit ed with the amount of seized goods until tlioy have been appraised aud merged into the general merchandise account. Tho bulk of seizures for thiw quarter lias not been appraised, hence dooB not appear in the contra band account for this quart*?. Progress ofthettomli. Among tho good things that com* along with oommomlablo regulaiily at the time Of tho ' harvest moon nre the annual trade reviews iu various enterprising Southern newspapers. One of the most aoourute and comprehensive of theee reviews Is that of tho Now Orleans Times-Democrat, which includes returns from that city and Lousluna,and the thirteen Southern States. Delaware, Maryland, aud Mteaouri, are not included, they being re garded ss more Northern than Southern, when an arbitrary distinction must be drawn. The development of manufacturers |h, of Surse the topic of leading interest iu a bus ses view of the South. Kiact llgurrfi can tot be given, but the estimates of the Times Democrat are as nearly Accurate us un tffloial figures can bo. The comparison It uak&i is between 1880 and 1895, a period ?f| fifteen years. In that time tho number of manufacturing establishments in the Mouth Increased from 84,565 to 59,170, and the capital invested increased from 1 179,336,240 to #669,467,500. Iu 1880 tho hand* employed In the mills of the South numbered '215.415, "While in 1896 they had grown to f?6?, li-O, oi considerably more tliun doubled, an I the wages paid increased from f02,l IS, 872 to 9904,975,500 or more than trebled. The of cultivated land has i'ji creaeed in about the same proportion in tne volume aud value of tho crops. Fifteen years ago there were 54,679,145 aeri-s ol laud under the plow, while in 1895 there a re MP. .493,07a cultivated acres, or an In crease, ol ?4.783,627 acres in a decade and a ball. Thd total value of all farm products was esti mated at ?611, 699,145 In 1880A?hllo this yeui (lt la placed at #976,463.500, an increase of a little more than on^half, or neurly the :?ame as the increase In the amount of cuirivai'-il land. One of the most encouraging exhibit* , is the comparison of the number of farms In 1880 and 1895. In the first vrar there were 1,726,480, while in tho second yeni there uie ? 3,402,672. The old plantations ate disappear, lng, nover to return. Cut up into *>mall ! farms, they aro worke<l to better advauta and contribute more largely to tho general 'prosperity. The coal-mines and forests of tho South are one of the great sources of wealth, pres ent and prospective. It is animated Miat there are 375,185,840 acres of woodbind In the United Stales to day, and Ihal 197,110, 620 acres, or more than half, aro in Hie South? a quantity su fll'dent to supply tho whole country for many years. Of coal, nine Southern States produced In 1894 about 24,000,000 tons, of which almost exaetly Imlj carno from the mines of We?t Virginia. In 1880 only 2,593,736 tons of coal were mined in the whole South. No statistics as to I ho number of tons of iron ore are given, but (he Increase must have been great, as the pro duction of pig-iron has grown from 60.f?25 tons In 1883 to 1,262,825 tons In 1894, .and it was all produced from ore mined at Juini'1. We have space for only a few (Toms from the Times-Democrat's presentation of great facts, but they suffice to show a wonderful progress. And yet the work of development has scarcely begun. Enterprise and capital will find great opportunities in the Southern States for many years to come, and tho an nual trade reviews will long continue to gtvo cheering reports of substantial gain in weaXit), and all other elements of strength and prosperity.? Washington Post. Treipendotie Rain In Baltimore. " Baltimore was visited on Friday by the heaviest downpour of rain In twenty-flve years. Starting at 3 o'clock in th? mornirtg, there was little cessation until 6 o'olook a% night, and 4 76 laches is the .record of the precipitation. Tty? sewers *ere Incapable of carrying off the vast quantity of water that poured into then, and lot several places wash-outs add cave-Ins resulted. 6ne death, the result of the storm, was re ported. Mrs. Annie O. Smith and her so* were waehed off the foot bridge that spaa* Jos Me Falls at Mount Washington. The young man euooeeded in reaching the shore^ , bat Me mother wee drowned la the sir? * ^ Twenty Women Widows. Twenty women are widows and fifty ehildrem fat her lees by a disastrous ftre In the Oeceola mine at Jlougbton, Mich. Moct ntttfol aeenee era being hourly wltaeseed In the vicinity of the Shafts thai fca*? net jnt been eaarabed, bersated womsn and afcfld '"^1: ??v.: " - ? ? s\ i:, . PALMETTO PENC1LL1NGS. OCCURRENCES WORTH NOTINU FROM A lib OVKK THR 8TATM. Tho Tobacco ami Cotton of Florence. Bales are hold daily At both the Florence and the Farmers' tobaooo ware houses and the prices, it soeme, aro moving up uicely. The quality of tobacco that is now being brought to Florence in far superior to what \ra> brought there for tho opening break. For instance, Mr. Fred Stack ley sold a 600 ponnd lot of tobaeeo last week at an average of over itf> cento per pound. Ou Friday an old negro from the Tim monnvillc section sold a lot of tho weed at au average of 1G cent*. Suoh sales as those are recorded every day. Tho ootton fields all over the county ere beginning to got white with the fleecy staple, and cotton jioking has sot in in full blast. The fields are Ail ed with hands. Labor is plentiful and the farmers aro certainly blessed so far this year with good weathor. If tho weathsr continues as it is now for two0 or threo weeks and labor as plontiful as it is And tho crop continues to ripen as it has for tho past week it will not be very long before the heavier part of tho crop can be gathered. Tho corn crop will bo exceedingly good, while there was a tremondoua orop of forage and small graiu made. Potatoes and poas are ploutiful. The tobacco this year is A 1. HOMICtyK IN LAURENS. A White Man Kills u Negro and In .Jus? tilled by the Cot oner's Jury. On Saturday last in Lanrons county J. W. Bpinks shot and killed .ferry Parks, colored, with a Winohostor rifle, end tho jury of inquost justified the shooting. It appears that Parks had threatened tho life of Spiuks, who believod the thro.it was about being carried out. Judge Pope allowed bail in tho sum of #1,500, which has been given. M ore ?st Hales. The first bale of new cotton was sold at North for H cents, ami bought by Mr. John F. Ilrown for H. J. MoOar* ley <fc Co., of Col inn bin. At Lexington the firnt bale *>f this bobboh'h cotton WflH wild by 11. Walter Hetidrix to W. P. itoof. Tho bile was cIbkho 1 in good middling, and brought H -cents. At Laurens the first bale of tho newj orop was sold Wednesday, weighing, 470, aud classed as middling. tt< brought 0 cents, Mr. T. D. Lakoboiugv tho purchaser. Tho first bale in 1804 was sold on tho 7th of Hoptembor. Mr. W. W. Bcthea, of Classen's, brought in the first ootton to Florenco on Friday last. 2 bales woro sold to II. O Commander, for (5j cents. Mr. It. C. McCowjj brought in a balo on same day also, I'ltlnble l>eMtl? of ?? Convict. Last FrHlpy UtOfitying one of tho conviots boltmgfhg to tho newly insti tuted ohain-gang dropped dead while at work on the roadside, near Elm wood, Edgoflehl county. Bome said he died from tho intense heat, aud drinking too much water. Otherssaid he was alroady nick and begged uot to bo forocd to work . Tho overseer, thinking ho was playing 'possum," beat him severely, and it was thou that he dropped dead. Tho uuuj ui lliw (Jead man was disintorred on Sunday, and a jury of inquest was present, but the physician prOnouncod that the re mains woro too decomposed for exami nation. In the .future Supervisor Whittle will reduce tho weight of thq shackles worn by tho convicts, and keep his eyes open n? to the treatment n;om their overseers. / C \ Kxecutlvo Clemency. Governor Evans has commuted to datoVllie Hj^uimice of General Thomp son, wh<T' was convicted in February last of manslaughter in Andorson county and Hontenced to lifo imprison ment. It appears now that the killing was more accidental than intentional. The Governor has granted a pardon fo Moses Peters, sentenced from Flor ence county last May by Judge Oary to tvelvo months in the penitentiary or to work on the county road. Peters was convicted of larceny of live ntdek. The tendency of farmers this season is to eel 1 cotton as fast aq they can get it roady for market. V^bey believe that 7 1- 2 to 8 cents cents is as much as they will get by holding. The first bales are going into the ^tiflferent markets. The Hpartan Cotton Mill bought the first bale that came to Spartanburg, paying 7 B-4 cents. Amozi Gastyn raised it. Cotton piling in Abbeville oonnty is now hogun in earnest, as the staple is now opening right alongt The first bales broughi in were by Mr. A. M. Hill and W., H. Pad^. As yet 4hey have not been placfri npon the market. Jndge Simontori faado a decree or dering the sale of the Carolina, Knox rill* and Western Railway on the 21st of November. The tea plants Ifave been set out and ?r? thriving. MU B*ekHpiHWM?Qp?l. An aeeidant ooonmd al Likau'i lnmber'mill, SamtMH^rUoh may r* ?nit in the death oraWti a.celored laborer. 1m| I' being c?t and fa mm way got np a swinging *v know how ; " agil? Itho ?aw. wM# o* fatally. LATEST NEWS IN BRIEF. UliKANINOS FROM MAN ^POINTS. Important llwppenlai*, lloth Rome hiuI Vor?lxn, JHriefly Told. The Kxptililu. Two huafred omm of Chinese goods, which wsfe shipped from Hong Kong, sorer *1 w?*kft ago, ha ve arrived in Atlanta, and are now at the gcouuda of th? Cotton States and International Exposition, in charge of the custom house oMoiaU. * The Woman's Building of tho Cotton State* and International Exposition will be formal ly opened on September 10th. The lending feature of tho opening exercises will be the addtews by Mrs. Jos. Thompson. President oi the Woman's Hoard. Tho Chairman of the Committee* will make short addresses eta tho work of their respective^departments. An orchestra composed of twenty-live young ladles from tho Southern Baptist College will furnish tho music for the occasion and the program will be an attractive one. Newsy Southern Notes. There in not an idlo mill in NoTth Caroline save two recently purchased to be equipped. There are 175.000 strangers in Louisville, Ky., it Is said, attending the Gh A. R. en campment, and 50,000 more aro looked for. ,t A wheat convention is in progress at Nashville Tann., to nee to the betterment of tho cultivation and the marketing of this product. Many prominent men are present. At Little ilock, Ark., tho EUate editors' convention organized tho I>cinooratloBl*)Ie tallie League of Arkansas, favorable .to free silver at 1(1 to 1. Thomas Westmoreland, sentenced to be hanged at Paris, Tex., September 13th, for tho murder of Itobert Green, July i5, was respited by President Cleveland until October 18th. , The National Mag >vns raised Sunday with appropriate ceremonies in the prasenoe of several thousand people at Camp Daniel S. Litmont, ('lilckamauga OlnUtauooga Nation al Military Park. The disastrous effect of the fr8ij{#3~lfi~ Florida last winter Is shown by an estimate of i lie state's orange crop, wtytoh is placed at 1 ou, out) hoxes. against 6,000,000 boxes th$ previous year. > Wilson Lavender, aged 45, a blacksmith of Pceil-ss \v. Vn., was run overyear Browns town, W. Ya.,by a ChcnpenWe nod Ohio train. IPs head, ouo arm, and one log were severed and be \> as otherwise horribly if angled. He leave# ii widow and three children. , In I he case of the prize lighters, who wera a ri esleiLat Dalian, Texas, Saturday, Cbiet . Justic#}. M. Hurl, of tho Court of Appeals, has granted a writ or habeas corpus return- , nbio on the 10. h Inst. These casus wilt de termine the v.ilbllty of tho law licensing pri/.o lighting in Texas. I>1? liters, Accidents, Fatalities. The Ml hi town of Grid lev, Kas., Ian wi with not a single uninjured nouse In its cc, , (In M ?st of (In buildings and all of the iitoeks of goods ol evory description are en tirely ruined. A wHid and rain storm -did ? the work. Nj one was Mtfad. Five persons wero blown to instant death J Slid three injured by an explosion of dyna mite al Hpocht's Fcrrycnear Dubuque, la. The lb-ad arc: K I ward lidtshaw, Mrs. Ed- ? ward Lntshaw, his wifv; Kay LatsiuKTrT aged 12, their sou; Mutt Lutehaw, aged 0, the^ hoi? ; II i ns Ujornstad. A boy ilrlog at a target iienr the shanty eaused the explosion. Labor. ^ At Wilmington. Dal., 100 women and girls, employees of tho Diamond Match Co., struck on Monday foj- an Increase in whgeik t The ^ factory was forood to suspend opettjjloaa. ZZ Ji E , Fires. w~ Westminster church, MinneaDolis, wasgnt* ted ) iv an incendiary fire; loss #150,000. .The',; congregation is the wealthiest sad largest Of the Presbyterian denomination lathe Stele. f 0 - ii?- ? r" ' 'f''V Washington. The President has issued en order placing book binders In all branches of (he <39ven-~ nient Printing Oflloe-o-notably JLhe Treasury ?under the elvil acrvice on tile seme foot* ing with Iho&o in the main office. Heeretacy Lrlmont has ordered the light ' uaiiery uf m ? tlilSry stationed st Pert 5!!"* ,v' Kan., to Ohlckatnauga to participate In the dedication of the battlefield. This will be the only buttery detailed from the wo#t to take part in I lie dedleutloi), the other troope all , <?0111 ing from tho department of the cast. At Washington, P. Cn Bmjamla F. Mjrers. twenty years old, was almost loJtantJv killed Monday in a ball game. He w*9 sliding to second base in an ameteur match whan "" baseman nprnng into the al* toCAtohntf ball. II" dropped on Myers, his bodl ing on the young man's neolt -and * (Ing hi;, spine. ? ? Foreign. The Trades' Union Congress nt Card!# passed a resolution protesting against $m peror Wiliiam's-interforence with the lit ~ iif tho press. ?' Tho' Viadiovostock, correspondent of the Novoo Vremyu says thit cholera is raging In China and there tun dally 2,000 deaths from the disease in PokIii. . .* ii years oia. mis u we muraer '?orgfi Cheebro. the girl's nephew, ed to Itfo imprisonment at Jack i.ago. ChAsorcra brother teati an earthquake experienced at W M Friday morn* #ted about three aeoonda gn<l was relt all over the city. No Vepoit* Crime. At Ornod Httvon, Jrtioh., Hary I. Pierce, a?o<l 13, who has been on trial forthe morder of her mother, this morning was found guilty of manslaughter. 8ho was sent?noed to the Industrial Ht;hool'for Ofrto at Adrian until she iu 21 years old. Thiols the murder >.for Which G?*orge Cheebro, thO| ' " was sentenced son a month. , flod against the girl. ...... MI?f?llaa?oiu. At vdfelona, Mont., shocR wa.? exi Ing. It lastec distinctly felt of damage so far received. T ... v At'OId Forge, N. Y., rtsturday, Benjamin Harrison MeKee held hla little e9tf aell Harrison's daughter. Who Ml dock, above watqr till h ex -President, came and i In the Wimbledon cat Girt, Saturda Oorff*\>f the Dlatrlot dt Columbia, __ high aoore of 135 out of a poeatble l|f, the acore of lMjnnde laat year by Peter egnn, of the fiixiy-nlntb Bonnet, The . attendance at ghsapihaai Bay Bace Track on Tueeday waa small, owing to the/ greet counter atttneUonTtfae jreeM n The card had but oeu feat u try the Ftatb ea ot the eanh vgtoeoT fS.OOt, and a won handily by the favorite, B*fi nbledon cup rife eeeteet ot- Sen Throe ICea Drowned. At Greensboro, On., three man were 1 V*? ' 1. J . - H.j wf