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Spains Condition .".-$ - Pope Extends a Hand to Dy? nasty, European Cabinets Said to Be Interested* London, Nov. 10.-The Rome cor respondent of the Ds?ly Chronicle says.; "Tbe papal nuncio at Madrid has been recalled to thorne .by the Yat i cac and i instructed to exhort the clergy and people of Spain to do their utmost to support the pr?sent dynasty. News has reached the Yatlcan that the situation io Spain is extremely grave. "Car?ist risings "are imminent in the principal towns of Spain and the queen regent is con tirinally receiving menacing letters from Carliste. I understand that Spain's situation is the subject of negotiations between the European THE WAK IN CUSA. Habana, Nov 9 -An official dis? patch from A Ifonso. XI I, province of Matanzas, announces the surrender there to the Spanish authorities of an insurgent force consisting cf three officers and 15 privates, who deliver? ed np 80 carbines. The insurgent officers who have surrendered are Cot. Evaristo Leon, Major Qnade loupe Herrare and Captain Carlos Ceparo lt is semi officially announced that Gen Maximo Gomez has been attempt? ing to concentrate the insurgent forces near Remedios, the principal northern port of the province of Santa Clara sud it is added that he was engaged by a Spanish force with the result that insurgents left nine men killed ou the field. Captain General Blanco has issued a circular to the Spanish military commanders in the different provinces of Coba instructed them to favor the owners of sugar estates by all means ia their power, and to encourage those who may be less disposed than others io grind cane. The captain general ie desirous that sugar cane grinding should proceed on a large scale PRESIDENT PLEASED. v Washington, NOT. 10.-It is stated on- good authority that Premier Sagan? ta's reply to Minister Wood ford's note, tb? fall text of. which was read at yes? terday's cabinet meeting, is eminently satisfactory, to this go vero toen t. The Spanish ministry pledges itself to cor? rect the abuses of power in Cuba which was tbe subject of so much complaint during the Weyler administration, and gives aasuraooe of ns friendly feeling toward tbe American* people It ac? cepts our good offices in its effort to re? store peace io Cuba and in a perfectly respectful and friendly spirit asks this government, so far a? possible, to re? strain tbe,_, insurgent sympathizers tn the United States from giving material aid to the enemies of Spain in Cuba. The reply intimates that but for tbe assist? ance that has been given them by fili? busters from tbe -United States peace would have been restored long ago. Tbe reply, it is stated, does not con? tain a sentence tbat could give offense or be construed into an expression of an unfriendly purpose of feeling against tbe government of the United States. On the contrary, tbe note is stated to be distinctly conciliatory io tone, al (bough insisting upon tbe ngbt and duty of Spain to put down an armed insurrection within its own territory. It is evident tba: the reply has made a favorable impression upon President McKinley and tbe members of the cab? inet and it is not likely that one of tbe features of bis forthcoming message to congress will be a discussion of tbe Cuban situation from which it will ap? pear that there is notbiog io tbe situa? tion to justify pres ent interference on tbe part of the United States. THE SITUATION AT MADRID. Washington, Nov. 10.-Jo-e Canal? ejas, one of the foremost public tneo of Spain, editor of El Heraldo, of Madrid, former minister of justice in the Libe? ral mioistry and closely identified with j Premier Sagasta arad toe new Libers! regime io Spain, arrived iai Washiog ;o3 to day, accompanied by Captain Vega and Mr. Alex J-a^otobiu, of Mad tid. Wbiie tbe visit is unofficial, much attention is attached to it among public j meo owing to Senor Canalejas' inti? mate knowledge of recent conditions at tbe Spanish capital and also for the facility it affords for conference between bim and Senor Dapa j de Lome, the Spanish minister. The latter called on Senor Cao alejas soon after bis ar riv al and tho two were together mach of tbe day, being: joined later by Mr. GalderoD Carlisle, conn se! for the lega? tion, and by the numerous staff of tbe mintoter. Senor Canalejas accorded a represen? tative of the Associated Press a brief interview . Having recently arrived io this cooQtry be expressed himself as little acquainted with conditions here, bat as ?to those in Madrid he spoke freely .'The feeling there is ooe of expect? ancy ,r ?aid be io good English, bat with mer ?ed Spanish accent. ''Bat there"i8 little or no feeling that a seri? ons crisis will present itself between the United States and Spain and there is no thought in well informed circles that extreme measures, or a/resort to war, will result On tbe contrary the action of the Spanish government bas given every hope for a continuance of tbe most friendly relations with the United States and of a satisfactory^ conclusion of the Coban conflict. A complete ohange of policy bes resulted from the accession or the Liberal minis? try and th? aggressive policy exe sated by General Weyler is now succeeded by tbe more conciliatory methods of the peaceful soldier, General Blanco. He has bat jost landed in Coba and there is little opportnoity thus far to judge of the mild and beneficial policy he is charged with executing, bat we io Madrid who knows bis high character and the desires of those who send bim, feel assured that good results will come from his mission "?s to the autonomy which Spain now offers to Cuba, it is autonomy of the genuine character and it is tendered in the sincerest good faith, believing that it affords the surest guaranty of restoring* peace to Coba and giving prosperity to the island. Ia all inter? nai affairs the autonomy now offered will give the Cuban people entire free? dom io shaping their N own affairs. With such a policy io view and with General Blanco to put it into execution there is every assurance that Spain will do all in ber power to restore peace and prosperity in Cuba. Moreover, we look with confidence on the success of that policy. We are naturally desirous that our friends in the United States should recognize toe oomplete change of policy which has occurred, and should co operate with us in having it bring the beneficial results we look for. Chatfield vs."'Talbert. POLITICS MAKES STRANGE BED-FELLOWS. Washington, Nov. 9.-A fact has been , developed here io coonee* ion with the Cbatfield-Talbert contest from the second South Carolioa dis? triot, illustrative of the adage that "Politics makes strange bed-fellows." J. W. Babcock, congressman from Wisconsin, is the chairmao of the national republican executive commit? tee, and on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of electing a republican house of representatives. Upon bim devolves the duty of distributing cam? paign literature, distributing funds and sending speakers to close and botly contested districts, advising with con? testants and contest?es of his party re? specting the conduct of their cases, etc lt is known, on unquestionable author? ity, tbat Babcock has advised P. B. Chatfield, of Aiken, who is contesting W. J. Talbert's seat before the present coEgress, to employ Gen. M. C. Butler to represent him in bis case. To some, especially the sentimental, ic may seem queer that Gen. Butler, who represented Sooth Carolioa io the senate for eighteen consecutive years, should now accept a fee and labor to depose his fellow-demoorat his own countryman and bis imme' diate representative, and to have placed io his stead a repnblioan. And this, too, in face of the fact that tbe io oo dation of Chat fie! d's contest-if, in fact, it can be dignified by the term "content"-is that tbe present state constitution and laws, passed io pursuance thereof, are io contravention of tbe federal constitution, and, there? fore, noll and void. Per contra. Gen. Butler is a prac? ticing lawyer, whose business it is, if compensated, to represent any ooo who desires his services and where duty ia to ase all fair arguments aris? ing on the law and evidence to sus? tain bis side ; that he is not respon? sible for either the law or fac*s aod that be does not participate io his client's politics, acts or anything in regard to bim, save so far as that cases goes ; and that, if ho did not take the casa, some other lawyer would, etc This i? thc cold, business side of the case. There are two sides to al? most every case Bur ir. is Dot known whether Chatfield h?3 taken Gen. But? ler, oor is any one aware that the lat? ter bas accepted tbe case. At ail events, Mr. Talbert will re? tain bis seat ia congress. Newbold Kills a Grood Man. SHOT AS HE MOVED OFF. Special to Tbe State. Spartanburg, Nor. 10 -Once more Spartaoborg is the seat of an awful tragedy and perhaps by mere coincidence the scene of murder is jost two miles below the spot where Will Durham and Jack Fisher were murdered by the constables io Jane, 1855, on the Howard Gap road The victim in this case'ia J. Henry Tomer, one of the most highly es? teemed and influent a] citizens io the coooty, a farmer in good circom staoce8 He came to his death by a pistol shot this morning fired by Cbief State Constable Newbold. The facts of the case are aboot as follows : A short while back New? bold received instroctions from the governor to take a wagon and three men and make a touring expedition though Spartanburg, Pickeos and Greenville coootie8, as many people were complaining of the illicit sale of whiskey in these counties; So Newbold secured the services of 8. T Howie, LaFar and McCaskill to assist him. Last night he left two of the party at the standpipe io the city limits and be and Howie went up the Howard Gap road until they reached the Stephen Grove negro church, two and a half miles from the city limits. Here tbey camped. About 5 o'clock this morning Mr. J. H. Turner passed hy on his way to Colombia to attend a meeting of the cotton growers in Colombia during fair week.. He was accompanied by a youngman named Bruce asd was io a boggy which a mule was pulling. Arriving near the church they both saw the camp fire, bot thought noth? ing of it Newbold turned to Howie as the buggy approached and told bim to go out and halt it This he proceeded to do but. reaching the vehicle he could see that there was nothing suspicious aboot the buggy or its inmates, so he proceeded to Jet t pass Newbold hurried up and started to overtake the buggy, the mule then trotting briskly: He sac . ceeded in doing so, and planting him? self in the middle of the road in front of the buggy called on Mr. Turner and Bruce to halt. Newbold had a cocked pistol in each hand The mule kept steadily on and Newbold raised the pistol in bis left hand to fire. Jnst afterwards the gun in his right hand also went off and the ball took effect in Mr. Turner's throat The wound proved fatal, for 30 min? utes later ne died The victim was car? ried to town by Mr. Bruce and ex State Consatble Howie Dr Dean was summoned and be pronounced ?$r. Tomer dead. His body was then ta? ken back to his home, six miles above the city. Newbold claims that the killing vas accidental porely He says that wheo he raised the weapon to fire to make the mole halt the other pistol also weot off inflicting tbe deadly wound. This is the story he tells his attorney, Judge W. S. Thompson, and it is corroborated by his compan? ion. S T. Howie. Newbold came to town immediately after the killing, and through his at? torney procured a horse and boggy and drove oat of the city a little after 6 o'clock He has not since been seen. Sheriff Dean is vigilant and active and will certainly nab him. BOSS WEBSTER IS AP? POINTED. Made Collector, -Vice Col.,. Townes. Change Made at Hanna's Solicitation. Special to Tbe State Washington, Nov. 9.-The Presi? dent to day appointed E. A. Webster, the Republican boss of Soutb Carolina, to be collector of ioternal revenue for Sooth Carolina, displacing Col S. A. Townes, whose term would oot bave expired for months "My appointment to-day," said Dr. Webster tonight, "was no surprise to me. No charges were filed against Collector Townes and the change was made at this time simply as a recognition of my services to tbe administration." Another' story is that tbe appoint? ment was made at the dictation of Sen? ator Hanns, Secretary Gage, it is said, made the ohange solely on this account, having repeatedly promised to allow the present incumbent to serve out bis term. Dr. Webster will make his bond tomorrow and expeots to take charge within thc nest ten days Additional char " have been filed against Pcstmsstei t owry and if sus tatoed, tbf;re will be an immediate change, Dr. Webster saya, in thc Charlesron postoffics. --? ? -? Montgomery, Ala.. Nov ll -The official report for to day shows no new cases and no dfiaths The city hat? raised quarantine against Mobile and New Orleans, only requiring health certificates that the party has not been in an infected house within ten days. Baggage must bear a cer tificale of the marine hospital ser? vice. State Board Hot After the Railroad Board. WANT THE CONSTABLES. The state board of control met again .yesterday and disposed of several im? portant matters of more or less general interest. Though it is said that inspector Hill's report will showtb at dispensers have been doing somewhat better lately as regards shortages, still the attention of the board was directed to quite a large ose this morning. The following tele? gram was received from Monck'a Cor? ner : 3. J. McCoy, Chairman. "Monck's Corner dispensary short about ?695. Instruct us. Advice being ol?8ed.,, On motion of Mr. Cooper, it was or? dered that Disnenser Wbaiey be dis? missed and that stock be taken at once, and a man placed in oharge under a personal bond until a successor can be elected. Chief Clerks McCain and Bookman of -the Colombia dispensaries sent in a communication asking that their sal? aries be placed at the former figures, $800, a redaction having been made in October to $600. They state that their duties are the same and their re? sponsibility and their bond has not been made less, Mr P. L. Melton endorsed the peti? tion and recommended that the Clerk of the board be discharged. This of? fice is held by Mr. CM. Douglae and the salary is $30 per month. Mr. Webb, the clerk of the state board stated that be had never beeo officially informed by the county board that new dispensers had been elected, and that as far as be knew, the Colum? bia dispensers were doing business without bonds. DISTILLERS' PRIVILEGES. Distillers' privileges were granted to J. E. Payne of Greenville oonoty and Henry W: Nix of Piokens. A simi? lar petition from J. L. Duke of Green? ville county was deferred for further in? vestigation. WANT THE CONSTABULARY. The board then got into an informal discussion of the original package busi? ness and several of the members report? ed that ic difieren* parts of the state these establishments were openly sell? ing liquor by the drink over the coun? ter. This led to some talk about the abolition of the constabulary, sad final? ly it was agreed that Chairman Wil? liams be instructed to call on the gov? ernor and ask him to re-establish the system. Mr. Cooper 6aid that he had already had a talk with the governor, who had said that if he was backed up by the state board of control, be would put constables in ail those towns where the local police were not enforcing the law. The board promised the governor their hearty co-operation, and will pay such constables, if appointed, ont of the pro? fits accuriog to such -towns.-State, Nov. 10. The Keeper of a "Backet Shop" Arrested* Special to Tbe Stats. Greenville? Nov. ll.-There is quite a seosation in speculative circles here, to-day. P. A. Gardner, who runs a stock exchange or rather buoket shop here and in Spartanburg, was to-day arrested ia the latter place on warrants sworn ont by certain parties here charg? ing bim with breach of tru3t. Some few months ago, Gardner who was con? ducting a stock exchange in Spartan? burg where be lives, opened a branch establishment in this oity on West Washington street next to the office of the Baptist Courier. TheTreligious atr mosphere of the locality did not seem to be healthy for the speculative con? cern and for some time it has been known that tbe shop was in a shaky condition. The patronage was at no time large or lucrative. A few weeks ago several well known citizens placed certain amounts of money io tbe hands of Gardner as agent.of W. A. Patter field & Co , of New York, the money to cover payments on the purchase of certain stocks. The would-be pur? chasers looked daily with anxious eyes for quotations on the prices of their suppose purchases but the stock bad never been bought and tho fleeced speculators claim that Gardner cashed their checks and failed to put tbe amount to the credit of his bouse but instead lined bis own pockets there? with. The warrant for Gardner's arrest was the result. A constable went to Spartanburg to-day and it is expected he will b3 brought back here OR the early morning train. Shuman & Deao represent, the six or seven prose? cutors, all of whom are prominent men. The amounts which Gardner in aliened ! to have pocketed vary from one to fi>e hundred dollars Keep jour eyes open when you bny good3 of any sort. Refuse all substitutes for stand- I ard, advertised articles. i The Good Roads Con? vention. Columbia, November IO.-The Good Roads Convention was held io the Su? preme Conrt. lt was evident that the assemblage was bent opon business alone. It was a representative gather? ing of substantial and leading citizens. They all met for one pop?se-to see what could be doue for tho improve? ment of the State. / Gen Roy Stone, Uoited States road commissioner, was there, and by oppor? tune suggestions materially aided in the work. He made a snort, informal address which was foll of suggestions and bore directly on the conditions that obtain in this State. Supervisoar King, of Darlington, who issued the call for the Convention, called the meeting to order. He brief? ly told of the motives which prompted him to call the Convention, and ex? pressed bis gratification at the manner in which it had been responded to. He then suggested that a temporary organization be perfected. This was done by calling Mr. J. E. Breazsales chair. Mr. Breazeale expressed bis gratification at the honor bestowed on him, and briefly outlined the work of the Convention. One of the most im? portant things that this body would have to do, he thought, would be to memoralize the Legislature tb make a uniform road law for the entire State, which would provide for a systematic method of road improvement. The committee on order reported as follows : First. Reports of progress from counties. Second. Propositions of amendments of road laws and gen? eral discussion. Third. This Con? vention'to resolve itself into the South Carolina Good Roads Association. Fourth. ; Each county delegation pres? ent to report within ten days a name for the vice president of the associa? tion for the county. Fifth. A com? mittee of ten, to be chosen separately by this COB veo t ion to .report within thirty days a permanent organization to draft a constitution and by-laws for its government, and to call a meeting of the association at its discr?tion ; also to, fill all vacan ie s in county vice presidencies. Sixth. The county vice presidents^ organize county branches of the association in their respective l03alitie8. This was adopted, and at this point further reports of road improvements from the different counties were dis? pensed with. Mr. Whitmire, of Greenville, offered the following : Resolved, That it is the seris9 of this Convention that the Legislature amend the present road laws of the State so that the limit of the term of convicts in county chaig gangs shall be ten years instead of three years, as prescribed by the law at present. This was adopted. The following, offered by Mr. Lyons, of Abbeville, was rejected : We would recommend that the law be amended so as to require all persons liable to road duty to pay a certain per capita tax, with no option pi working so many days in lieu of said tax. This, by Mr Stuckey, of Sumter, was adopted : Resolved, That the Legislature be re? quested to so alter the law as to give the supervisors of tbe several counties the exclusive power of appointing and discharging the overseer and guard of the couoty chain gang. A motion that a committee of one from eath county be appointed to me? morialize the Legislature to pass a wide tire law was referred to the permanent organization. The following, offered by Mr. Mitchell, of Charleston, was adooted : Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed by this Convention to draft an Act for the creation of a road commission for this State by the Legis? lature, and report at the first meeting of the organization. The committee of ten for perfecting the organization was elected as follows : M. L Donaldson, of Greenville. W. P. Snelgrove. of Anderson, W. S King, of Darlington, W. P. Cantwell, of Charleston, J. P. Kilgore, of Spartanborg, F. H. Hyatt, of Rich? land, A. W. White, of York, M. B. McSweeney, of Hampton, T. M. Little? john, of Cherokee, and J. F. Breeden, of Marlboro. At the night session of the Conven? tion, the capacity of the Supreme Court room was inadequate for the crowd in attendance. Mr. F. H. Hyatt was called on for a speech. He told of work which was being done in Richland County. He was followed by Gen. M C. Butler, who had arrived in the oity in time for the night session. Prof. J A Holmes, State geologist, of North Carolina, made a pointed, sensible talk. His remarks were illus? trated by magic lantern views, which added to the interest cf the talk. Prof. Holmes' speech will be printed to? morrow. At the conclusion of Pr"of Fiolraes's address the Convention pass? ed resolutions thanking him and Gen. Stone fer their attendance and the valuable suggestions which they had madfi An invitation was exteded the body to vbit. the macadam road on the sdge of the city this morning at 8 30 o'clock. The invitation was accepted, and the delegates will go out this morn? ing OD special cars, which leave Colum? bia at 8 o'clock. The permanent organization appointed a committee to draw up a constitution and by-laws, which will be reported at a meeting to be held the first Thursday in Decem? ber at 5 P M, in this city.-State, Nov. ll. Thirty Persons Killed. Merry Wedding Party. St. Petersburg, Nov. ll-A terri? ble accident bas ocourred near BieloE tok, Russian Poland, resulting in the death of 30 persons A weding party was returning from the church to the home of the bride. All were in one wagon, a huge vehicle drawn by eight horses The road along which they drove crosses the railway track on the level; and the driver, either through care? lessness of ignorance of the train sched? ule, pushed bie swiftly moving horses upon the crossing just as the express was coming up. Thc locomotive struck the vehicle squarely, killing many members of the party outright and "maiming others so that they soon expired. Not a member of the party escaped. MEASURES OP REFORM. Havana, Nov ll.-Captain Gen? eral Blanco has has issued a circular announcing that he has decided to furnish,all the protection necessary to bring about a resumption of gen? eral planting, harvesting and recon? struction throughout the country, especially in case of the sugar crop. He farther decrees that all the authori? ties of the island are to lend uncon? ditional sopport to the proprietors of farms in the efforts of the latter to gather their crops and tend their cat? tle. The civil authorities are instruct? ed to encourage to the utmost those who are apprehensive of grinding sugar cane and to offer them assur? ances and the necessary mili? tary forces to protect them and their property. The regions where agriculture is more extended will be specially provided for by all the authorities of all ranks. The"* latter are authorized to assist even those who are behind in their taxes and to do their utmost to increase the commercial facilities of the planters. All war measures are abrogated in regard to agricultural implements, machinery, etc., and the right of the railroads to charge 20 per cent, on ail freight/ carried is also done away with. The government officials through? out the island are instructed to faith? fully comply with these instructions and they are notified that if they show themselves deserving they will be rewarded in accordance with the degree of zeal they have manifested in pushing the work of bringing about a "reconstruction'' of the island of Coba Marshal Blanco has abrogated the orders of his predecessor as to the destruction of the fields and huts of the insurgents He has also cancel? led the prohibitions by which the Spanish soldiery have been prevent? ed from camping in the towns. The sew orders direct that the soldiers shall be provided with blankets and waterproof coats, and that when in camp they shall always be sheltered as far as possible from the rains and dew No fewer than 33,000 sick soldiers are now in the hospitals of the island. To-day the mail steamer Isla de Panay, which left Havana for Spain' carried 68 officers aud 500 sick soldiers We bave bright, honorable rrercuanre in thia town, and they give the public what it demands They never offer as *a substrate Bometbiog "just as good." BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. - * The best Salve in the world for Cuts" s Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever, Sors, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cure Pilei or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money reiut ded priao 25 cents per box. For sale by Br J. F? vtf. iJ-Lorme. IRoyal makes the food pare, :_: wholesome sad delicious. | . POWDER ? Absolutely Pur? LROYAL BAKING POVTOSR CC., NEW VQRK. gma-Min-m i n min -IIB