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VOLUME, VII. I l .it it (I ITR MAKICS AMIONDS TO TllUi NICW8 A N I > COUKlUlt. & ''Rpgl'OU That That Journal Could Not I loin Further In th? Move ment*. Col. Duncan, managor of tho A 1 1 i - An Co Exeha ngo, in "no interview with tho Charleston News and Courier's Columbia corn spondent last Tuesday, 1'.:- concerning un editorial which appear- j $d in that journal in connection to: - wirotioa, has tl.M to say: "I was very glad to ?eo it, and felt sure that nil tl.o cotton growors would appreciate it. ,TI only regot that tho oooarfon luul./liot ariaon by which it might*hav6^>ecn written a month or tnoro ago. It would hnvo helped ub very much at tlnit time in our light, and it wAs thin I meant when I said to you Homo timo Biuco that I wtis sorry T-^o Nows and Courier did not boo ita way olear to help u? further in this fight. If an editorial on that lino had been written when tho bomprosacB bo gau to complain about tho ueo of tho ? \ wiro ties it would have lielpod ua in thia way, A a aoon aa that announcement waa made a good many of Iho aniall .woak-knood merchants gave upassoou aa the first cap snapped. I had fifteen balea at Bamberg and fifty bales at Blackville thrown on my hands, and havo hud to realiip them to tho up country. I shipped ono lot of filly ;baloa to Seneca today from 1.1 lack v i Ho. | "I uent a sample yesterdoy of the kinds; orrathor sizes, of tho wiro that I ha'vo been uaing to Mr. K. Bteodinnn; of, CharloHton, who haa wiitten mo [soviJml timea, and tec ma anxious to holp ub out all hu can. Tho only juat Jcomplaict, I think, tho compress men . can make against tho wirea I am lining "]}s that they may he a littlo hard on tho jaheni'B that tho compresses uao. There "S .38 a shears made to cut )lhia wire, and |I havo a pair now on tb6 way from Itae factory, and aa noon aa thoy oomc ? fl will take, or aend, them to Charlea Jton. "When tho action of tho Cotton fTie Trust wor mndo apparent, so "*? (late aa it waa, to our furmera they [wero very justly incensed, and aa you might naturally expect, wont to boiiio oxtromcs. "'i'wo farmera told mo they had an old wiro fenco which they had torn [down and baled their collon with it. Souio others bought tho regular- gal jtt ? vanized wire, which waa not unnealod, and, of course, very stiff and hard. Quito a lot of No. 5 rolled iron wiro has boon used; that is V9ry hard to cut v'Hyilh tho ordinary compress shears. No w all these things aro worryiug and jprovokijig to tho compresB mon, but ' timo will settlo all these dilTeroncca, and by noxt Bcftsou wo will havo this question Bottled by n regulation tio that ^ - will bo acceptable to both tho farmers and tho compreaa men. I received a letter from Mr, Mill saying ho w as coin ing hero to boo mo on hia return from tho North, and I havo been lookiug7or him daily, | "There is ono other question con nected with tho baling of Iho cotton crop that I am going to tako up, and I want the assistance of our newspapera and of our cotion exchangca, and that is this tare question. Did you ever > think about it or look into it? What aro the faejji? Wo havethrco kinda or grades of bagging on tho mar ket? a pound and three-quartern, two pounds and two and ono- quarter pounds to tho yard. Now tho farmer .who naea b?x yards each of the above weights puts on hia cotton respectively 10$ pounds, 12 pounds and 13$ pounds of bagging per halo. Tho farmer who lines nine yards to tho bale, and many do thia, puts on of thcaodifTerout kinda of bagging l<r> 3-1 pounds, 18 pounds ? and 20$ poumht; add to each of tho above nilio pounds for tho aix tieo and yon hove tho amount of pounds in bag ging and tica that ore med, varyiug .? from 10) pounds, tho lightest weight used, up to 29$ pounds, tho heaviest. I "There ia no business aonao or rea son in Hm way our system of baling ?"* cottoiV ia carried on, and our farmera .ought to take hold of it nn<i correct it. As now conducted a vory lorgo per cent, of tho baling ia dono by tho pub lio ginners, who furnish tho bogging and tica, and tlioro is a rivalry among tj^cm as to who will furnish tho bag ging and ties for tho hast money, bo many of them buy tho cheapest bag ging they can get, and, of course, light weight, and thoy advertise that tlicy will I ornish tho baling for such and such a price, and I see many of - them using about- eighteen pounds of - T- bagging and ties when that same bolo of cotton will he docked thirty pounds ' - in Ijivorpool- markets for tare; if they do not uao tho cheap covering they loeo that much actual cotton. "We all know thutv Liverpool fixes price of our cotton. Thoy ddftnet 0 per cent for tare. This makes thirty pounds on a fiOO-p^ind halo of cotton. Again I repeat, you must nso np the thirty pounds in your .cheap covering the actual cotton. *lf cotton is cents per pound, 'tho Liver is sent out 0.40 and tho spi nnfn'g%r$^ld taken up at that price. 'Now* wh*t I "want to propose _ in, tbnt by conoert of nctioh we ngrco to i me on I j 2*pound bugging, nnd u?e six ynrd* to the h?le; this will . bo twelve lagging.; u?**U No. 10 wirt. SS^ilOf. Wijpx. wilt.wcigft tbree I'ottixIs; this m?kcft fifteen 'ponori*, nnd nil tbnt f* .mrMto*ry. TMa, fifteen poqnd? wtH be 8 pot cent on n 500- ponnri bale of tlmtesn-WfrnttnM _ i-wbttU tea hia ineee and wonld be Ufr to nj?? end we r?*> p^teettfed in tbi* wnj nod done before another cotton crop in ready for markot." At tho time Col. Duncan was fretful about tho ties b-uuo of tho country \ merchants . *e re beginning to weaken, ami ho wa* nfn?id tho statements of , tho comprofn people wore respousiblo ? for this. Tho wnolo truth now seemx [ to ho Btrui^hluiiotl out and thoro the matter ends. ( XKW COUNTY TAl.li. Humbling Hloolu Apprehended tu j tho Way of tho Scheme. Tho Columbia Register of a reeont ; :lato, says: Ambitious towns that do ?iro to hooomo county Heats are finding j more or Iofs thorns along their ro ?poctivo paths. Under tho new constitution il in pro vided that "whenever onothir.l of the ! qualified doctors within tho area of each section of an old county propoHo to bo cut off -tc form a now county, I hey shall petition tho ("J over nor," etc. The question has arisen: What is meant by "oach section?" Those op posed to the now county project aro of Iho opinion that tho petition must contain tho names of ono third of tho electors in the entire township. That is a "section," they claim; in other words, by "each section'' in meant tho township. For instance, if ono- third of tho electors of a particular township, wore to bo ucoureci, and not ths requisite number from tho territory proposed to bo sot aside for tho now county. somo little trouldo might bo ex perienced if tho petitions were very heavy from the townships from which tho now county is to bo made. It is tho Attorney General's opinion that tho proper construction to be ploced on tho provisions of tho new law in that a petition should issue from one -third of the electors in tho terri tory to bo subtracted from a township; in short, that tho plain interpretation of tho law requires a petition from only one-third of the voters in tho territory involved, mid not from ono- third of tho voterft in a township from which only u few square miles may bo taken. Another obstacle lies in the fact that a two- thirds vote is necessary before tho General Assembly can grant- au thority for tho creation of a now coun ty, and complications might ariso that would result in carrying tho matter iuto the court. k The' iiual papers for tho petition of tho potition from Salem county ban been received. Governor Evans was not in tiJo city, but the proclamation had been signed in blank, it seo^is, awaiting tho receipt of tho nUidavit from t li o Supervisor of Darlington county. Tho election is ordered for November 1H, and it will then bo de cided if another county shall be creat ed out of portions of Sumter, Darling ton and Kershaw, with tho county seat at JJishopvillc. It in thought beBt to hold tho cloc lions in time to give tho General As sembly a chance to net; should results prove favorable to the now county scheme. 8 K IT K M 1! ICR w I-: AT II li K . How it Wob ns '1'uUI by (tin Weal her iilllOIII. The temperature during September, 1896, averaged ouo degree per day above t ho norrmil. Tho mouth was excessively hot up to the 20th, after which it was decidedly cooler. The 18th was the hottest ilny with maxima of 100 or over at 9 stations. The 2Itb wan tlio coolest with light froht over a large portion of the Stale. The rainfall averaged 00 p>er cent., of the normal. Theto wan a hligbt excess over portionH of tiro Western ami Northern counties and a lurgo deficit elsewhere, most marked in the central and South centra} counties. On tho 20th ft severe storm crossed .tho Stnto from Sout]n to North, tho path of the storm was from Hampton duo North to Lancaster county. It exhibited destructive violence^ in Beaufort, Hampton, Berkeley, Ciar endon, Sumter, Darlington and Chesterfield counties, with much in jury to buildings, open cotton, and fruit trees. 'J'hero were ? number of fatalities in Beaufort cyjjnty. Tho wind reached velocities estimated at from 75 to 100 :?jles per hour. The storm had a progressive Hiovemont, traveling across tho Stato in not quite four hours, or at tho rate of about 63 miles per hour. Tho woftther during the month was oxtrumely fnvorablo for gathering orops, especially cotton, but generally too dry for seeding fall root and grain crops. Stato moan 7f>.0 (normal 74.1). Highest local mean. 79.9 .at Shaw's lowest 71.2 at"'lTcpnville and Walhalla. Maximum 1 ().*> at Liittlo Mountain ami Shaw's Porks: minimum 39 at Allendale end Florence, State range 0G. Olreato^t local range 91 at Gillisonvillo; loast 35 at Charleston. Average number of with maxima of 90 or abovo, ranging from 1 at George town to 20 at Shaw's. \ M?K1NLEY1TF.S WIN. Th^K^Colorftdo Sliver Republicans \Vtfrfront Standing In Courf. Tho Supremo Court of Colorado, lias de cided that* tho Silver Republican party is without staging in tbo court and thai the only vestige of tbo. organization rests with tbo follower* of MeKinloy, as tbo bolters by" repudiating tho platform of tho- St. I#onl? convention forfeited All claims to recognition In this State. Tho court goes ,ioto an axhmtft* 'fvo review of tho proceedings Incidental to .tbccontMt And thou concludes that Klnley.raen cannot t?o deprive! of thftir ilyltt of a Stato through the autocratic action of a State official whoso duties are merely eferi cat,~ Tbo rolls* gives tho MeKinley un<u ftio TTftttt'to ittggftM Jartge* 4> of ftftftflcfft end pjectlcally plgcex nil tho mneliWicry ol tbo greatest vote Is caat, it a strong adherent of tbo gold standard. The same situation eoeor* la ?l Jfaeo and Pueblo <ff?lffill?. im sun. A liLANCK AT THK COMINO CiKN MR AIj ICIiECViON. Tho Day of Itallot* Near At Knuil ? Pcraonnol of tho ICIeotomi Statvand Congressional Ticket*. Now that tho lmtioi iv. and general election f v Stato ollices, if near al bund, wo civo ft sumnary of tho situa tion in tho State ft ml present tho sov eral eleotoral, congressional and State tickets that oro in tho Hold for tho vo ters to ohooso from. Thero oro three Btftto tickets in tho field, ono being tho regular Democratic ticket and tho oth erB being thoso put out b.v thotwo fao tions of tho Republican patty. Lhoso tickets stand ns nominated thus for, with the exception of one change tlint hnH been made in tho Webster Repub lican ticket, a new man having been substituted for tko original uumi^oo ! for HeuUnaat governflV. Thero aro four eloetorftl tiokots bo foro tho people ? the regular Demo ofaUo, the Melton and the Vfsbntoi Republican and the Pu!|*or-Buoknot tick eta. All these tiokctfi aro complete save two. The Palmti -Bnekncr ticket has to ha\e a man supplied in the Third district. Then thero is a vacancy on tho Webster ticket caused by the death of Mr. Moorman. In tho several congressional districts it ia hard to tell as yet how many can didatos thero will bo in each district, ft is Bafo to sav that at least two Re public wis and ono regularly nominate^ Democrat will stand in each district In tho Bevonth district thero will prob ably be throo Republicans. It is port able that boforo tho election ib held one of the Republican nominees m tht First district uiay bo withdrawn frou tho raco by order of tho national Re publican oongrcssional committee. O the Democratic candidates nix are soli. ^ free silver men and one is a "sound money .Democrat, Col, Elliott, Wtio will make the raco in tho First district. For tho information of tho voters oJ tho Btato of all creqds and faction howovor, tho lists of tho several noms uci'B in tho field for tho severa^oAioo to bo filled aro given as follows ; THE llliKOTOHAli TJICKBT. Regular Democratic (S160 silver) - At Large ? M. R. Cooper, T. L. Gant i . First district, Charles '1 . f ntchar< of Rlufl'ton; oceond, R. I'. Watson, < f Baluda; third, Colo L. Bloase, of .Nov berry; fourth, J . J. MoMahan, of Li< 1. laud; lifOi, W? I>. Trantham, i-f Kei 8haw; sixth, James Blockhouse, <> Marion; seventh, T. W. Stanland, . i Bummoiville. ? , Webster Republicans? At Jiftig - W. D. Crum, ?f Charleston. Firs district, F. Bchopor, of Beaufort second, James Powell, of Aiken; tn*r<-? R. Tolbert, of Abbeville; fourth, J'. \V. Borovcn, of Richland; fifth, ?lo?< ph Clark, of Lancaster; sixth, Dr. J?'11 Lnnny, of Darlington; seventh, J. M. Tindall, of Bumter. ' Pnlmer-Bnckuer ? At Large? X'. \Y. I MoMastor ot Columbia, Gcorgo v> Dargan of Darlington. First, strict. Frank O'Neill of Charleston; eecon<., Gcorgo B. Luke of Edgefield ; fourth. Frank Evans of Spartanburg; fifth, A 0. Springs of York; sixth, A T. Her leo of Marion; seventh, JameB J> Blanding of Bumter. Melton Republicans ? At Large l>. O. Duncan, S. E. Smith. l'iist dt/. trict, \T. A. Nolan d; efceoud, D. E. Yates; third, M. II. Byrco; fourth, Prof. J. W. Morris; iiftli, ?. by Bhrowsbury, sixth, Paul Whipple; seventh, F. M. Piickett. TUB BTATli TICKETS. Democratio ? Govemer, W. H. El lerbo of Marion; lieutenant governor. M B.-McSwcpney of Ilmppton; secro. tary of state, D. H. Tompkins of Abbe- , vilier trcaHuror, W. U. Tim mar man ot Edgefield; comptroller gonoral, James Norton of Marion; attorney go>oral, William A. Barber of Chester; super intondontof education, W. D. May field of Greenville ; adjutant and in spector general, J. O. Watts ol Laurens. Melton Republicans ? Governor, Bampson Tope, of Newberry; lieuten ant governor, W. W. Russell; sec.re tary of State, 11. King; eomptrollor gonerftl, V. P. Clayton; attorney gen erol, L. D. Melton; treasurer, D. J. Kuotts; attorney general, A. l. Jen nings; superintendent of education, M. A. Dawson. Wobster Republicans? Governor, R. M Wallace, of Sumter; lieutenant governor, C. J. Prido; of York ; secre tary of State, B. O: Dunoan, of New berry; treasurer* Goorgo Cunningham, of Chorlestorf; comptroller general, E F. Cochran, of Anderson; attorney general, L. D. Melton, of adjutant genera], J5. Brooks Sligh, of Chester; superintendent of education, E. B. Burroughs, of Chesterfield. nANIlIBATEH FOB CONOHK6S. Firat District ? William Elliott, Domoorat (gold); W. Cccil Cohen, white, ^Vcbstcr. Republican; George Washington Murray, colored, Melton Republican. Second District? W* Jasper Talbert, Democrat; Q. T. Cbatfiold, white, Wobater Robublican; P. W. Anno bs, white, Melton Republican. Third District ? 4* O.I/%timer. Dem ocrat; W. H. Merrick, white, Webster Itotrablfosn; (no- Mdtoa _ Republic*? yet named.) -Fourth District ? Stanyaruo Wilson, Democrat; P. li. Subcr, colored, Web; ster Republican; (no Melton Republi can -yet named,) . > v Fifth District ? T. J. Strait, TJcmo cist; J, F. Jones, white, Republican fusion. ? ; 'Sixth District? J. h. McLaorio, Dmnocrkt; . Joshna Wljeon, colored, ? c 1 -s t c / RVp u blicuni ^. H. "McCJocr, whi W, (UTtoo Re|nrBIiciu.^^^~ __tte**nth District*- J. W. Stoke*, ( Democrat; T. B. Jobiuon, white Web ster Republican," D. Kn?>tW, iudo pondi-nt Uepublioan j (Melton Rcpubli- i oau to be named on th? 10th innt.) IjATIOST m:\vs At Frank fort, Ky., the court of ap peals has llxod Oct. , ??? tho Into for hoaring tho argument in tho case of I Alonzo Walling, sentenced to death for complicity in tho murder of lYurl j Bryan. Tho Marino National Bank, of Dnlth, Minn., ban closed i t h doom. Capital $250,000. At Columbus, (Sa. , J. A. White, a shoemaker, and Henry Whito, bin son, foully murdered two policeman on Thirteenth street, and fatally wounded another on Sixteenth stieet. Tiu-rty wan no oause for tho commission of the crime other than tho fact that both men bail been summoned to appear be fore the recorder for some trivial of fonae. '' Three firemen are dead and others injured in a $150,000 Ore at Montreal, Canada. Tho Merchants' Bank, of Atlanta, (la., has closed its doors, duo to a per sistant tight made by outsiders for per aonal reasons on the president. The Reform* Hyuud i)f the United Stales met in Altoona, Pa.,- laat week. Tho- session was mostly devoted to buMnosa matters in connection with the Synod. The General Synod will meet at Ttffcn, O., i ti 1 800. The North Carolina Democratic Slate Executive Committee lias ihsued an address to the voters of that State, appealing for good^government and protection againetflWcgro rule and ruin. Tho Kansas State election board lias decided the contest between tho Mid dlo-of- the- Readers (Watsou'a) and tho fusion crowd in favor of Watson. Ren. II. Osborne, who killed Theo dore Schrndor, in Atlanta, C!a , Lied to commit suicido in his cell by chok ing himself to death. A fellow-prisoner gave tho alarm and tho guard inter fered. Dr. Alfred Holt, of llayues, Miss., shot and instantly killod Dr. 1\ S. Rbott, ef Jojiesville, l a. Saturday, at St. Louis, Mo., wheat sold for Hi cents, the highest point reached since M'ty 20, 1805, when it eold at the same figure, and the "bulls" and "bcara" had a lively time. Saturday 2-1,000 people went to Canton, O., to see and hear McKinloy., Ho delivered twenty speeehea. It took fifty trains to transport them. At Wildwood, Fbi., C. It. Parker, whito, shot and killod Mack Brown, colored, over a game of cards. Tho murderer escaped. Hon, Jonathan NJowtou Harris, a millionaire; <if Nov/ London, Conn., waa found 'dolid in j his bath tub last week. Ho has given large siuna to tho church nr.d for education, including $100,000 to found a school of scionco in Kioto, Japan. Firo at Alexandria, Va., destroyed the Alexandria Fertilizer Works and over three acres of frame buildings. Thousands of tons of fertilizer was made useless. The loss will exceed $20,000; partly insured. The fneulty of Wesleyan University, the big Methodist collcgo located in a Lincoln, Neb., suburb, has suspended throe students for posting n picture' of Bryan on the upper portion^'-Of tho facade. The faculty say that it was a violation oT expressed rules against the difiplny of offensive political par tisanship in tho university. Saturday snow fell at Chicago, 111. Tho earliest in many years. Killed Their Grandmother. A special froai Clorksvlllo, (la., to tho Con stitution pays thai St. Clair Glover and his brother, a d?*af ran to, have boon arrested and jailed charged with tho murder of thoir grand, mother, Mrs. F. Y. Glover. St. ( lair Olovor has confessed and assumed all tho rcsponsl liility. Mo states that l^fltilled his graud mother berauso alio pufrmn oil in her will. The old lady was wealthy. I'HOSIMCCTIVK DUKL, Two Aggrieved Kentucky Politicians Want to Fight. It is stated in Lexington Ky., on what seems to be rollahla information, that Htflto H malor Charles J. Bronston and ox-Cbair nan of the Democratlo State Central Coin mittoo John I). Carroll tiro on tho vcrgo of n duel. Tho ironblo grow out of tho late Frankfort convention, wbon Carroll caused lironston's defeat by throwing his strength :o Kvan K. Settle of Owen county. It soems that IJronstoa had counted on Carrot! to nominate him and was mad when his opponent was benefitted by the with drawal of tho Henry county man. Tho report saya that Bronston cursed Carroll roundly and tbat Carroll coolly tpld him to tiling over the matter and apologlzo for his remarks. Iironston proponed to set tlo it then in a personal encounter, but Car r -.11 refused and told him that he should huvo .time In which to take buck any obi action ahto iangaage. Lettors bavo passed between them, but Is stated by those olo?e to Bronston that he does not intond to retrACt what ho mid and they son no way out of the trouble jxcept In accordance with tho eodo adopted In sotting Midi grievances. Both aro bravo :non and if tho field is resorted to as tho only way of settling th? matter; it is believed each frill face his foo gamely, / ' ? % McKlnlcy's Kxoursliint. Thursday tho first delegation to Arrive at Canton; Ohio, wa? from 'Northern Erlo coun ly, Pennsj lvanlu. Tho party waa composed at far intra and business men. The second to Jtlfrivu jcsm Irotn Wcttcm Now York, eon**** tng of professional men of th? cItl?M and farmers, dairymen and grap*-growers from thu MirroundtnK country. At night tbo work Ingmen of Canton ' vJalted the McRloIoy home. Tho Major made appropriate and abort talks to ?ach delegation. MtfHiiiv Ed naMlnger ?hol and blltdd Emery Ml tea and Wounded Joel Dixon at AdlvllV, Ind. IVmocratle and Republican meetings wert frvJocJuriA c)6s$lc>KeilH>r nod. Bwlngor ^a|_ y? ttTrff for Bryan, wnttrMI?T and Drrtm nrrw rticmrrthg tor-lfftKwiey.? Ttri# M to> row and thft shooting followed. Baaainger la (o tall, and a mob threatens him. Mill Mil. I'HKKK cool) MtjtN MKKT KIKUY KM)S, A llrutt'ltiid Collision on tli<t Klorlda, Ontral mid Peninsular Itullroud. Threw >1 e ii limned \Vhll? licscuo Wm lit Sight. Oun of tho most briibln railroad wrecks to ho recorded in South Caro , bnu occurred Wednesday morning on the 1' lorida Control and Peninsular Hail rood whereby three men were burned to death and two more injured by reason of a head end collsision which occnrrod on that railroad at flvo minutes punt three o'clock on that l morning. I No. 35 running South, it appears, ' wan, according to orders, to meet N'o. 3f> coming North, at SwaiiRca. Tho ! crew of N'o. 35 misunderstanding thej orders went past Swansea, and no tho sequel proved to death and destruo- j tion but u fow miles below that ?ti\> tion, V ' No. 35, tho Southbound train, is a connection of the Southern Knilroad. It waits iu Colninb a for tho Southern train and left yesterday morning ono hour and forty-flvo rninntos Into. "It ran on orJors and ono oT the orders was that it should pass No 3fi, tho up bound train at Swinsenr Hut tho order wiib misunderstood and the collision resulted with a loss of life. An a result of tho misunderstanding three men uru dund, and a horriblo death they met w i t li\ V roin what could He leat nod tho meu met death bravely and courageously. 4 hough thf'y~|>leadod for their life, yet seeing that rescue was impossible they met their fato like men. , \\ lit n tho trains come together tho eiigiiuers jumped and uuved their h\cs. Iho firemen did likowiso nnd none of them received any iujnrics. ; hon the two trains came into eolli won, running at a high rate of spaed, ' naturally it was a case of a great colli sion, J ho tender of the Southbound train telesooped into tho baggage and ex press ?ar and completely demolished it. In this car wore Mail Agent L. A. liomas and express and baggage agont W. D. Linos. Theso men were not killed, nor indeed does it appear that they woro fatally hurt by. tho col-: liBsion, but they woro shut in by tho debris no that they could not get out.1 .Tho uninjured soon saw tho difficulty in which thoir frionds wero put and the arctt'B of both trains soon began tho work of roscuo. Tho flames wero rapidly oprending and tho udinjurcd worked with might mid main. Thomas n Linea, pinionod by bnggngo uud express, woro not dead, but as tho names gradually grow towards them they piteously oriod for thoir res cuers to hurrj'. I heso worked with might ami main |?nd cut through tho car ho much ns to be ablo to catch Thomas's hand. Thoy tried to pull him out but could not do it. 'Tor God's aiiko save me, " tho poor man cried, but, do all they con M tho roscuers could not get him i ' I ho fire was burning too flcroc, and amid tho horrified erie. of Thonia* and Lines, thp roscuers hod to stand back and seo them burned Id death. I hero could bo no moro horriblo thin# than that? for a friend to see another slowly roast to death. Tho fire was beyond control then, but the crew uover wavered in its attempt to save other proporty. With all their work tljo baggago and oxprcsscnr, tho moil car and the accond-eJass passenger cai wero destroyed. I' logman Ulmer was standing be tween tho second class car and tho l,nKgnK? car. lie has not been found and is supposed to bo hurried in tho purned debiis. ( The Northbound train was not badly injured except tho domolition of tho engino. As soon as tho oollision oc curred Mr. L. C. Farmer, express agent, jumped. IIo received an iu Jur-? ?? ?1'? b,,t ""thing Prions. With him was a man named Price, who was making his first run. He j u m pod with Air. Farmer and rcccivod a oad break in the back of tho ncck Vnt nothing serions resulted. So far as can bo learned tho acci dent was owing to a misunderstanding of tho orders of tho crow of No. 3& or tho Southbound train. It appoars that they rcccivod tho word ??Swansea" for ?Sweden," and went passed tho first named station, and thus tho collision occurred. From what can bo learned the Southbound crow is nt fault for tho collision. Condr.ctor Taylor and En gineer Petit", seem to bo responsible for this misunderstanding of orders C inductor Perkin's son and Engineer Mcll pccmod to be running according to order*. ' Fiifyiian Micklo tells a thrilling storj of tho death of Messenger Lines. An soon as tho Accident occur red Fire man Minklc rushed to the rescuo of thoso who woro abont to bo killed. Ho woDt to tho rescno of Line* and ' Thomofl. Ho found Lines alivo and h? cnt his way to tjim, but oould not aaro his friend, tfce fire baing too hot. Lines begged and encouraged his triend as dug. on to save him from a tlory doath, t>nt as tha fin naps .g pt too hot, oL1hw mMt. "Oood bye, old rnao, and suffering agony, expired. WrA lom u r>^*t?bont *30,000, Including engine s an'hfrara. Cr?xy Over McKlnley, Pmok mn-M4 ot Utm lOfttOO, Iod.r vUJtftd tb? home of OfearU* Bartholomew. whoro ? plctqpsof XoKlntoj hanjt in:th? window. RolmM made a re mark about It whtoh noffftred Bartholomew, rao1ow*w Inn bw bI?b?4 aaJar bMtf Ud SCiCBM W 1 1* dk ? JK 1 STIIjL ON Tllli <iO. \N e<lniM?lny Hrynii i'uux|irtlUMO<l Michigan ami ^ isrwiittln. 1 Tho weather has boon consldoruto to Mr. Hryau. Where the candidate ha I reason ' anticipate inddaiiddi: nKiocul U> trawling lllV hits encountered luiie-hlun and 'vniiuth, Ah j ' usual lie bo^an work early, star ling I" Willi (ipOCOll liulkltlil lit N:U' II. 111. I At IrOiiWwul 11 1'iri!^ orowil was ii\ waiting, ll was composed f. > i n gioat p.it of inliiets, ! and when Mr. llrynu ?-n? ???? d ir.un the . ar they unvo liliu an oiittiiisia.il.' w? K'oine. lie ' spuko from a gaily deviated |?liitform erect oda tow hUtpUeil yards from Ui>< tuna ami I lor tho most part of bin smooch dwelt on an I pill lull iOll Ul ?IU\V Ul.doi (V , the dollar woul l i Iso in value ?* ? i* I j ? i 1 1 y would fall In proportion t-> that ii ?>?. VKtoiMi minutes late i It.jan a tdrr H^od a similar crowd ?? ll-^oinvr. ? ?..Hi i:'"u1,i' ?* ? id enthusiasm. In vbi * ? |" ? < b Mi. H > in liilbmlod tlin lined of money I ion advanced i by :ho supporters 1 ! I t ho Km l i" ? anilni i , j a\ tug that ho NVi\s not atrnbl oi a flood oi monov ami tbat those who \\eie np; .u< nt y I (K.irliil of HH.li ?' lidUious were general / i those who it lit not liavo money enou-.n l i ! ^ifovtdO for the winter's supplies and pay i tlndrdebti. , i i i 1 At Watorsuc.et. which was reached sm.riii | niter 11 o'clock, Mr. Bryan spoke In a o n- [ 1 vorsnltoniil tone troni the tear pUtroim to a , i few hundred imthu.-in -li ? ii.-ieuet Tltmo was a shot nindo into Wisconsin hi . ! VMoroneo and the residents <d tbat town in j ! tlii) lladuo Stale in i noil In ????????. I Tho udhorotits of iho wbiio metal were ; doiuoiiHtrattvo tunl no were Uio Knlowois >.r . tho yutluW. Alter Mr. ?ryan had ?'"V-1 "I ! i Ills u punch ami hi* tuWiuiciii ht'd bniBln.il j cheering uu?l applauding three i Ihvi i w< io j ?lvun for tli?? IbH'nOlioan in>nitio.'?. Uv tbotu-io KH-aii.u a w:im i-n -l.- l tbo j bright Hiuihlilno ul tho day bail . liai.?:o-l to ( ihu bleak coM wliul wtib'b w.?a ';u osjuaii o?t In tbn Nortburn | nuiianiar. Imn, hos\ ovor, dnl not ill lor a buy.o orowd ir,.m bn luK pnwont around tin' ataml I'.iilt witbbia j hundroil yarilHOttlio dopot ;i id llm >,<>bl n|> ; paroiitly did not dull U"- ?-iithu.~lasin <(> I Iltoso a<*.HOmbb'il. Ib-n-Mf. It.-yan wan p:o Huuluil with a nntb-iuit o.>b.rn ani inoliiiledby a Clown of Mlvr. Itym n , ?m <*'?? " , who ? . pri'Rsod lilnv<?*ll iim Ijriuv. 1- ???> "i)lul now, for MoKiiiloy in 1P00." Tho op|?n?itl"ii wiia mil .i'jb>ro?: al ^ iiiK wiu-n iiio l>o?n? arilvf . TIhto was a law orowd t>? u- 1? n to tho oaii didatc, but it ivrttt not ? i-; hiisiaslii*. I i> was a bl? Ui'piibHoan nil y -nd iho .\l .-Kinn > flub of tho city, hon-b u a ma i ??aint, innri'lu'd to th.< l)i?sv.?! ' - ?atl?v?IHir. Mi. llryan tin I h.. .id-: < - ami ' utby Tanmli'V, had boon p-ai.oi{< f.?i a i?-w nioiootds wnoa tho lami uppiand. .ui. Tin nsluv, who stood iimu dinl. iy In ln.nl v f Mr Iiryan, Curitotl to th.< noinluoo, and, ud ilri^KiiiK IdintoH moro , arlioulat ly <" hnn Haul; '1 am infonnod ?- but ilint bapHTn av tho boail of a so-oall'-d Jt- Kin'oy o!n.>. \\o mo very mui-hubllyeil to Ho in and iln? | ?*o pto who wont thi'in out li.i ihi.-? kindly ml' i niptioi'. but iiisido <? I thioo w> ? I; * thai liand will bo playiiH'i if ntlll In tbo wiiuo oinpl.'y - uiont, an entirely dill's'ient tuno. TIiujh' alio ill tho Htand applaudod this sta.i: Moiit li artlly and I In- n Mr. JJryan was lakon lowv lldHoar. N- jia'.noo. to a ktoih tin asiu o. onset tn<) lao!i ol warmth dftiplnyi d at Idi) ountiu. ^ Mr. lliyna bad timet .en* t>> j;? l '"i piatiorui ?lud itiniik lln> !?? ipbi b?r ili. ir < i ntliu-iadlo reoopiloii. II ' wiu? el aim uppbnnl. d until tbo I rain b-ft fur MnniuolU-, wn.-ro it arrived shortly boloro y o'oIo'-k. Mar .,ut tin turned i ut an im io-nsi* t iii uii^ tail it was tho most ontluivia?tii! mo-tu.K ot^ , iho day. _ _ _rj K?KINliKV'S VIMTOKS. He VlHltHthe Cirrus ami 5s Presented With nn Amerloiin b'ln^. Minors, moohaiiles and otlior eitlz??ns of tho LoIjIkIi Valley of ronnsylvaiiia. vUit.'d MoKlnloy nt Canton, Ohio, Tiionlny. 1 hey woro rneel veil al tho Taboruaelo, wlioro the Major delivered aajioocli. Wodneailay ^ bpoolal train of rioven roae!;J oanrrlvod over tbo lVuiiaylvaulii llii'-i', brlnK ln? an oiiliiufclastlo party from M Donald, Pa., ivltli Kreetln?s and eoiifrrn1 illations for Major M. Kinli'y. Tho?lobvation.. wotocoin p? s d largoly of railroad nu n. t inners and oilier citizens. Major M^Kitiiey's adtlress, riwpolidlng to tho spokeaiiiau, was eon Btantly liiterrupted i?y applau.y.'. A el reus was in town and tbo pa radii yj, u extended boyoud tbo usual oinirM; ? t?> | ass the MoKlnloy home, where it \vas n-vi- wd by MaJo? and Mrs. MeKiiile} and a nuiii hor of f riomls. In honor <?f the visit to MoKlnley'8 hoino tbo eireim people all worn liio national eolora an?l tbo l?ml \sa? i-lnbor aU-yy decoraleil.jjho press box was i s i vd for Mrs. MoKIn? and n oonipaiiy id' friends. Tho ?!inploye? of ihoelreiis pioseated Major MeKliiloya InrKo iiimI handiioino 1 1 : iff tliioiii;h a committee whieli ivilled iiL. the house. M ?j. MeKlnloy accoptvd tbo lln^Utth tin* appro I rbito inblrew. \ Tho Marly Settlor's AvsOolailon t'uyaho Kii Uouidy was tho siv-oitd dcloKatloii 10 come to Canton to jrr.-ei Major M? K inlay, bis wife mill mother. Til" party oeeupb'd a speeial train of six ???niche.*. Mother Mehm ley was at llm MaJ ?r's hoiiP' l<? re.'e: vn tin1 XieetliiKs of the party. I olrodn.'lory ad ilrcHsea woro niado i?y 11. Addi.-?ou, tho veteran journalist of ? llevebind, and Hov. Mr. Cooley, chaplain of the Jviriy SeiUtis' Aik-o elation. in tiio nvouliig two liuodriid miners, iner chaiitn and mechanic." of (jiimbnrland, Mil., it lid vlelty arrived. They went direct to the McKinlry homo and when the Major appear ed on the porch greeted him witli a hhout nnd a hurrah. They were introduced by j Thomas Snyder, chairman of tho Allegheny , county executive committee. Hatiirdny twenty-threo delegations wero sohcduleu to 1 visit ennton. INVKSTNJATI N'< ? i III; \V If ICf. ? \f The .South Carolina Kuilroitd <"on? lllIxslou Kij;l<l ly I.tiqllll'llIK Intotlie SwuiiHCa t>l?;nr.tcr. *- - Tho Hontli Carolina Itaiiroud Cvuunls?<loii ))H3 boKim a ilj-id Ifjvrcli^.ition into tlio ??iiii-o of tho roeent fearful wri'- k <?!! t li?* .* *!? j ri<In Central .V Peninsular i-yrttem. l-'ii-jay tiny ut(oiid?<l tlio coroner's Itrtpic.-t at Hw.'iusen, n<-nr the neono of tho wreek, ami had the A* *lslant Attorney (Icneral to conduct tin' ? i niuinalion of wimcy.vfl. The le.%ti:nrthy>h.'W ?'<1 that Conductor Taylor, ><f tin* 1r:il?i wl:l?'|j over-rail tllii meeting point, innl r?vi i his ? ?r der corroctly and did afl in Irs |mvr to Mop (In) ' train. Tint engineer wlio rvnd ??itwaiwai' to laj '*8w? h i Ills story. If"? rait Ito i:e,ud no Mj,' nals from tlio nnr; tint !?'? * * !??? ordAr all tho wny through an "Aw leu," uikI ? I ?? I not rem! Una it was written ".Sw.iiif ??," un til after Mm craHti. Tlni jury re-ndi-iid ilic vnntW that tho thr??o meii killed hut lust their Uvea liy n collision of tho Florida Cen tral and Peninsular roa<l. and lufl th? matter thnre, All tliw witnesses worn snrve<l with paper* at onco ami taken to Columbia oa n Hfweiul train. . - .4 ? Tim commission will OflWmw co n rigid In V?*tiK*llott. U U diaurmlued. lo.Lty.lir.Jo something thnt will prevjiiu. nu^h ensnnihies ' in IhniuljnfCj. tiroM umpteen cn on Mm pirt. of ft rHllroncmploylitt resulting in tln> ! ol lifo Is considered murder iu that Statu uii'l Cb? peuftlty U dent h. . strew rrwr* nmrnn utgnwrr'-? ; ? . No mow bnRetiDs wilt bo glvan ?ut|| /li ver Democrntli! hf*f<m*rt?r? lo Chicago, Jjfc Tho pro** tmrn*u b*A deefded to dlteontfnttv WgWlgg the ekws 'of matter It Hm b**ii '-tiSjf - TWf ; Ki*?iT * - \-r-.-7rr;-- - j ' *-? r ; v ? ? .v. t ... V ? ' ; 1 Alifw MOIONKKS AHO!,lSMt:i>, Humtor's Council Decides Not to I<evy Tuxes on HusIiic.sb. ftumter'n oitv council met in extra session hint week for t ho purpose of tuKintj action on tlio license tux nya tcm that lift * caused no much ?I1kcum sion among nil elates of citizens ft r l!u> past two month*, and has kept tho taxpayera and salaried men in a iduto of uncertainty nml unrest over flinco the ordiuanco was passed by the coun cil . The matter was the Hrst before tln? board, and after some discussion the whole licenne system was abolished ex cept that which relate* Id transient and itinerant merchants, agents and 1 1 . i .!?<??, bKowh and circuses. there will On up license on liny regular basi ii?'sh or occupation and tin' license has boon reinm ml from more than outi business that paid license for many yea ra prior to the inuugurat.'<.)ii of tho general license system three years SgO. 'I'ho total abolition of licenses will decrease the revenue of the city to a considerable extent, therefore it will be necessary to incrciiKo the taxes on '?} leal and iierHomd properly to pay the o :j ciihi'n of the city government. T o I u v levy will t?o tlxed at the next meet ing of council and there will probably be more kicking frorc, some other (| ua i tcr. C'anipul}(ii Appoint incuts. The following appointments I a e been made by the \\ cl>sU<r UepublicjiM campaign oommittco for upeakcrs in IS ? half of tho Htate ticket: iMoiutay, Oct. VJl?, at Columbia, p. m, Tuoadny, Oct. 27, at Greenville, 8 p. m. Wodncaday, Oct 28, at ISpartftiibui y, H p. m. Thm?day, Oot. 21), at Orangobur; , 8 pr'm. y Friday, Oct. UO, at Charlost in, 8 p. m, R. H. Toi.nKHT, Jn., Ohm. Accompanying tho appointments wan an address to "Tho liepnb licaiiH, " signed by It. 11. Tolbert and ?I. it. Johutjon. / * The Colony to Ketmii. The Ibirnwell correspondent of the NewHiiml Courier, says: "Tho Ohioago colony are mont of the/n, if not all, about to return North. They ha\o been returning at iiitervalu over since they came, and those who. remained were only waiting to harvest their crops. They were hfod-workitig peo ple, but their bargains woro made nt prices rather advancod over eurrent cash prices, and lmving everything to buy, the.y soon becanio discouraged. That style of ooloni/Jitiou of Northern i in migrants lias boon a failure except in so far as their labor lias vastly im proved the plaoo where thqy settled, in building it up witli[ How tenant houses. " ? ? Four Negroes, Henry Andewon, iCI bert Fant, Frauk Faut and John Sher aid, were arrostod last week for wreck ing an excursion trnin on tL-o Port ltoyal and Western Carolina^ailway about six weeks ago at Anderson". Cross ties woro placed on tho track, but fortunately tho engino pushed them along ^ho track for somo dis tance, and was slowing up when the ties got uudcr tho engitio and wrockid it considerably. ? A Farmer's Instituto will bo held at Anderson on tho 00th, conducted bv. the faculty of tho Clemson College. Tho meeting will ho public, opon and fr<3Q. it is a fact not generally known,1 " that thohe institutes can bo had in all counties for tho asking. At ICock If ill tho toaohera nnd schol ars of tho Winthrop Collogo recently paid a glowing tribute to tho memory of Mi?s Addio Tillman, a former stu dent of tho abovo college, and who was killed by li'ghtning in North Carolina in tho summer. G rcon wood's tolophono system is reaching out to av^rv town nnr] oro5"5* roa l* ptoro in thnt'region. Elcctrto lights, waterworks system and other ncodod punllo Improvements aro ip sight and will bo established within n year. _ . Winter visitors aro beginning to ar? rive at Aiken already, and ovory thing pointy to A good season for tho hotels and l^jnirdaig houses. Tho 'now ^oiirt h > jso and jail for the baby County, Haluda, will be finished by January l\>t. The Alius Firo Iu<mr?nce Comprint of this Htiito ha* rooontly thrown np tllO HpODgO. ( ? ? It in profpoRod to form * qew connty in this HUiti to bo oallod DorchotlrrJ Orangotiurg is building a cotton miil on the installmont plan. ?. ? ? The State Board of Control (Dispell* n> Mrj) meet? Nojjpmber 3. A. L?wy*r'? Trujftc f>r*tb. . At Suffolk, ?#.? K?rHtt Brtggn, on* ot c??t?ra Yirgl dU'i Imdlag ?rt nirt b?J iMwjrnt, vu struck dead Wfclle ptoadiof m eaae la tba ' Circuit Coart room *4 Suffolk, V*. Iff. ? Rriflrjfo' f*ee raddenf? bke<*ed ?og Mb