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VOL. XXVI.?NO- 6. UNION. SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, FEBRUUARY 8, 1895. . " $1.50 A YEAR. ' ' '
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
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D. E. Hydhick, J. A. Sawyer.
Spartauburg, S. O. Union, S. C. ^
Hydrick & Sawyer,
Attorneys at Law,
JUDGE TOWNSKN'S OLD STAND. rj
MUNRO &c MUNRO, w
Attorneys at Law, cc
NO. 2 LAW RANGE. p,
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S- S, STOKES, fn
; , ATTORNEY AT I*AW AN1>TKIAL JUSTICE or
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J. C. WALLACE:, vc
Attorney at Law, so
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No. 3 Law Range. ou
JOSIAH CRUDUP, n"
Attorney at Law, 1,1
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Oftico at Times Building. ce
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SCHUMPERT &. BUTLER, "i
Attorneys at Law, ^
No. 3A Law Range. 1411
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M'KISSICK &c COTHRAN, Ht
Attorneys at Law, ^
Corner Main and Judgment Streets.
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Dental Rooms over A. II. Poster AGo's
Store. Coeaino used in extracting'
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Wm. A. Nicholson & Son, hjj
BANKERS, dii
NO. DO MAIN STREET. ,7u
See advertisement in another column. ro'
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UNION HOTEL, 'h'
Nos. 80 a n d 81 Main St. ' L
W. M. GIBBS, Proprietor.
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LIVERY FEED AND SALE STABLE. L
No. 31 Bachelor Street.
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Corner Main and Judgment Sts. pc,
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UNION MARBLE Si
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GEORGE GEDDES.
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P. M. PARR, GKO. Munrok, hC1.
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Cashier. J. D. Arthur, Ass't Cashier, co
Dikkctors.?W. II. Wallace, A. c. sp
Uiee, Wm. JetTer'es, T. C. Duncan, J. th
A. Pant. .1. T. Douglas, I. G. McKis- wi
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Oyster Saloon. I
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I am now running a first-class Oys- in
tor Saloon. I have a handsome La- ti<
dies'I'arlor divided from Gentlemen's
Parlor. Kvorythinff is clean, and ve
^/ySWJI'S I runII m/iu m'i n/?w (H u nuI tuu i,u
in Jill styles every day. Lad'es are pr
invited to come Jind inspect our I'ar- as
Jor and Cooking Arrangements. A pi
stew can be prepared in live minutes. of!
Families furnished by the quart twice di
a week if wanted. Also havo a full pi
line of the finest FltKNCH CANDIKS,
also I'I. AN and MIXKI) CANDIKS. 1,
Fruits of all kinds. m
of all kinds. I am headquarters for vi
the linest CAKKS jind CIlACKKItS. of
Also for TODACCO and CIGA ItS. Try in
the " Seabonrd ." th
Will keep Loaf Dread and will give 01
you regular customers prices. of
Jno. R. Mathis. I
1 door IhjIow Dai ley's Furniture Store. .
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LET US HAVE PEACE! r
PATRIOTIC APPEAL FROM A 1
YOUNG MAN.
et ll?e White Men of the State Get "
Together?The New C/Oiistitution "
Should Make Sure of While Supre- C
mat y und Protect the Negroes from o
likJtiMtice ami Oppression. (l
To the Editor ofThe News and Cou- *'
er: t
Brothers, embittered und estranged, t
ith high indignation that scorns re- f<
inciliutiou, meet at the sick bed of '
icir mother, mingle their tears uud 11
ayors, and are friends forever more. ^
0 explanation, no adjustment of past ['
fferenees : only a solemn recognition ^
the private sanctuary of each soul, J'
1 the nothingness of a petty pride "
id resentment when compared fwitli !J
e immutable bonds fixed by Nature ^
the awful responsibilities of living. '
In voting for the Constitutional (Jon- c
ntion 1 cherished the hope that the
lemn duty of Constitution-making I'
mid prove tho means of reuniting u
ir distracted people, as a foreign war 11
lis all Frenchmen to hut one love
id hut one duty. Are South Curolians
less loyal? Blood is thicker J*'
an water, and though, in this comsrical
age, fellow-citizenship has b'
used to mean blood-relationship and *l!
e sentiment of patriotism is growing
;ak, yet no other people have a more w
national" character and spirit than 111
uth Carolinians, for none have a f
nre pronounced agreement of minds
d of interest, which is tho condition ct
at is tho efficient cause and rational
sis of harmony and patriotism. S51
3nce South Carolina lias always
?od as a unit, guarding zealously her ^*!
tcrest against the rest of the world.
Though of late her citizens have 111
en arrayed in two hostile factions, *
t while their passions were intiamcd ut
d their understandings convinced as
ey cannot he again inllutned and
nvinced against each other, all at- y
upts to bring them to open party di- .
don have nevertheless failed. The
rdict is unmistakeablc. In their an- -'
iest moments the great body of our w
ople have clung to the semblance of .
ity. They would not cross the Ku;on.
And why should they V Could J"
( know where lies the path to the '
,rhcst welfare of our State who
mid follow another pith? If we go
Tercnt ways we are lagging in the
jo. All our honest differences are 0,1
e to want of information and to or- 'n
*s of judgment. As rational men
r one duty is search diligently, to V!l
ison together, and thus finding,
.mldcr to shoulder pursue the true 111
th to the welfare of us all. ,n
kVith indignation exhausted and r|'
ssions now eooled, with understand- ( (
,rs sobered and disposed to grapple jV
ionally with the causes of the disssing
conditions that arc now upon J'1
with a wider range of view now
in when, five-mile posts below in our I"
:uut of this eoutury. Wo formuiat
opinions and wont to battle upon v1
?m, there is among a growing con- t l(
ousness of the groundlessness of
itinued formal division, and a yearn- .
r for unity. To this desired result
i near approach of the Constitution- *
Convention has contributed no lit tle, .
.1 the renewed fraternizing of our 10
>plc should find its consummation ,
the election of delegates to that ,
nvention and in the conduct of these 1,1
its lloor where many a courtesy can
shown by chivalric gentlemen. :l'
low shall these delegates be select- t ,
is the absorbing problem. 1'atri- *w
c promoters of unity have suggested j,,
>lan, but the task is more delicate, 0'(
a juncture in our atfairs is more ()f
tical than seems to bo fully appro- ...
ited. There is a method which will
ive nature, to take its course, whereon
the wound will heal on lirst in- sj,
itions, and there is a method which
ght mistakenly interfere with 11 a- 'c,t
o's work, keep the wound a running (,*j
e and possibly ina^c of it a lasting
ir. A blunder here would he a tj(
me. I?e sure wo are right, and
jn go ahead.
rhe plan of prorating delegates he- vi
een the Conservatives and the lie mors
was naturally the first to be pi
[>ught of. and, therefore, is but a hi
:p towards the discovery of one less w
jde. Such discussion and approval if
it has received have done much to u
ltivate and further disseminate that
irit of unity which has been slowly ii
owing among us. Hut let us not be- |y
ile ourselves iirto believing that a in
unty should select its delegates as Si
mservativos and lie formers. Let c
t this Convention go down in history di
one in which delegates acted as w
llmanitcs and Anti-Tillmanites. I.et |)
not push an artificial and personal m
vision to.a result so belittling to the v<
ate. Let there not be parties, and a:
n*equcnt caucuses and drove-like js
ting Let each member be free to )<
eak to the reason and conscience of >t,
e others with expectat ion of winning, n
th 110 recognized impassable gulf
tweon no lurking prevailing sus- sl
cion that every proposition is a Tro- d
n horse. If the Constitution be the n
oduct of such a Convention it will Ss
1 an enduring monument of shame to si
r State. I.et men stand not on past, v
it on living issues, not on personal or to
nflimul lint on notion..I
ith one agreed promise on which all p
peals may he based?supreme loyal- ti
to South Carolina. Thus only ran tl
e Convention be a deliberative body
alTord to succeeding generations an h
inorable and dignified example of paiotism,
as a Convention in which p
en met as South ('arolinians, know- n
g in their counsels no party ulfilia- tl
>n, but the tie <?f South Carolinians. *|
Not only is the presence in the Con- '
ntion of (Conservatives to represent ti
eir faction and of 1 vcformers to re- r
osent their faction essentially wrong t:
well as calculated to keep our peo- I
o in opposing camps, hut to elect del- P
rates on such a basis of mathematical ?'
vision is to count for naught the
srsonal pref. rences of the individual
iter and the views of the intended
slogate on the vital questions that,
ay or should come before the Conmtion.
i.et us not " foretell the will
the people," "convert the primary
to a machine to register the will of
ie bosses," or in any way curtail the
iportinity for free and effective use.
the ballot. The time has passed
hen a Conservative or a lb-former is
illing to leave it to leading men of
is faction to do his thinking.
Especially should those who insist
lat the Constitution should he refer- v
ed lrnek to tho people for approval ad- AM
ooato tho selection of the Constituion
makers by tho free and untrauinelled
individual suffrage of tho poo)lo
after tho fullest public discussion
nd interchange of opinions. How- ?p|M
iver the delegates be selected, so deli- |<
ate a work, necessarily a compromise K
if many views, containing possibilities 1'
if which experience alone can prove '
ho good or evil, could hardly meet
he approval of the peoplo in every do- .
ail before it had been tested in operaion
: and hence, wore it the most por- ten
eet of Constitutions, the costs of lnak- tall
ng it would probably bo wasted if it rep
iust be referred back to tho people, tnoi
Jut if accepted it must bo as it comes wit
rum tho Convention, without adding , and
o or taking from. If, therefore, the poll
eoplo ure to have their say in regard sait
j their Constitution it should be not "
fter the work is doue, but before; the mat
elegates should nowhere bo named and
y meetings, for in these tho average The
iti/.en takes no part. are
Tho Constitution must be made and all t
ut upon us by otio hundred and sixty neg
ion. and must be largely a eoiupro- "
lise of the individual opinions of this win
nail number. Tho character of the ed
onstitutiou would be as uncertain as eiui
ic turn of a die were delegates so- j tent
icted with regard simply to their i and
crsotial prominence and worth. Hut kim
4 long as wo do not depart from our the
leory of representative government i cvei
e shall run no such risk. If all the tory
ion of a county with the prerequisite j gi al
ualilleations of character, to he true i lion
> their trust and intelligence, tobe|whi
>mpotent to carry out their purposes, i and
o urged to go before tho people as the
itulidatcs and present their views j full;
noked by every bulwark of truth they j anil
in bring to their support, instructing i bad
ic people in the principles of govern- will
ent and becoming themselves in- Mai
meted by tho new thoughts which blov
bate develops, the minds of the op- plat
using candidates, of the people and of I com
ic press will all be stimulated, and j wor
ic result will bo that ativ one hun- 441
ed and sixty of all these candidates una
ll... C...1 1.1 ?!._ 1. . .. 1. .. . I
i Lin oubtu Luuiii L11 v II iiiiiKt; ?t ii'i v'j" : ; x
institution thrin they could have who
ithout this friction which generates the
t. Liut. tlio one hundred and reel*
xty elected (if reason is permitted to any
i rule) will unquestionably make the
*st possible Constition for South Car- \v!m
ina in last deeudo of the nineteenth crs
ntury. t: m
They will be the exponents of the faet
inaensus of South Carolina needs and in t
eposes. What they agree upon will ing.
ove to have been the resultant of the age
irion- intellectual and moral forces i the
South Carolina?tho bigh-water i goo*
ark of hor frovernmental develop- j am i
ent at this time. And we must. v\el' us b
member that no State should haveajed.
institution for whiuh she is not by in-; be j
rnal evolution prepared. Mores be u
topia. like Locke's Iiistilntes of (Jov- befo
nment. would bo a dismal failure. "
Hat government is best which is the Brol
-oduet of the genius of its people. hum
in illustration of the justness of ; and
ese principles, euusidcr the disposi- i who
>n of many to incorporate into Con-1 " '
itutions matters of mere* legislation. Roy:
11 legislation is experimental artel grat
iblo to early repeal or modifr-ation.*] witti
'li.it folly it would bo to give on*-; dry
indrcd and sixty men, whe.-e opin-1 >uro
ns on tliis head had not been elite
loroughly sifted, the power to eiu* | hiisi
)dv in the C'onstititution statutory arei
ivs which would be. almost as un- and
lancuhlo as the laws of the Modes stati
id 1'ersiaus! 1'roper discussion he- ! terti
re the people should result in a gen- how
ill uccuptunco 01 too oniy saie ruie, long
hieh is to put in tin; Constitution on- I'ori
fundament a' principles and policies lesti
i which all agree. ami arc coulidcut vant
continuing to agree, leaving' tlic "
jopio ample power to ileal through to
ic Legislature with any problems pan
iat may arise. Matters of legislation The
loulil he left for future political ami lb-it
gislative forensie contests, as physi- w;itt
it, social, intellectual ami moral con- slat
lions shall unfold. udvi
If such it canvass and such an dec- ) whii
on as above indicated can be held, n, v?
icii the Constitution will be the pro- who
let of the best thought, of the State, self
udicatcd as such before the calm enn
(ason of the people, lu such a canvass com
escnt divisions would be ohiiterated her
id now and temporary alignments ,]ra\
ould he made, as should he the ease '
debate is not mockery. Hut such foun
canvass is impossible unless we can ex pi
jcp olT both evil machinations and ulon
l-advised quack remedies, Dortunate- luin
wo have at hand the means of do- has
ig this the primary provided for j unti
late ollioers by tiic new Democratic: I'ori
[institution. By requiring of the can- the
idate an oath that lie is not put for- for t
aril by any faction or cliques it forces tors
iin to stand on bis merits and the "
icrits of bis views, and leaves the Mic
iter to exercise bis free choice. This wlu:
mendmcnt of the party Constitution turn
, worthy of admiration, for it is a One
mo step towards perfecting popular ees i
uvornniont. Now of all times do wo port
ecd its hencliccut operation. of tl
The State executive committee Velt
loulil provide for the nomination of ally
dogates to the* Convention by a pri- j will
lary held in all the counties on the . jot,
line day after a canvass, and pledges | and
inilar to those required of State can- sooi
asset's by Lne new Democratic Consti- I it si
ition. f "
Tho distinguished patriots who com- spn
osc "the party" doubtless eon- i eon
mplate such a canvass, and they and ' ph;i
lie Convention tliey have called cam | ply
incentratc in its behalf the normal | asc<
irccs of tho State. 1 the
If I seem to roirard the I)einocrutic i-li
urty us "tho people," that is my , tea
leaning. I am not prepared to say i coii
hat in Im50 tho South fought for mere lis ;
lavury ami for no principle, that tin* j ant
esulls of forcible violation of eonstitu- stn
ional limitation have ripened into m<?
ight. that we owe any moral obliga- r7.",
ion to the war amendineiits to tin* to 1
Initcd States (onstit ution, that " pros- : the
eroils and successful crime shall ( js .
!illcd virtue." | pin
.lt>hn M. M< Maiian. the
Columbia, S. C., Jan. Ima
? * ? ? ma
?The New York Independent tells
his story of the late Dr. John Lord, Stn
he well-known historical lecturer |>le*
'When he was aeandidate forordina- fos
ion to tin* Congregational ministry, ser
n the time of the old Ilopkinsian eon- tay
rovers it's, he was asked the <|iic?tion,
Would you ho willing to ho damned tin
or the glory of Cody' IVrhups he no
lad been annoyed by the long oxuminu- s
ion : and his reply was sharp, sudden <|i
.ml characteristic: 'No: hut I am (
villing you should he.'" !es
I*
[CNG THE PHOSPHATE MINES. ;
K ANNUAL. TOUR OF INSI'KC- j
TION. ;
r>Condition ot Affiilri *nd (lie Out- J
>olt For thai Future?(Jovcrmir
vftiis Takes Ocean I ou to Speak ol' 1
liurlcstoii's Futuro. ]
rhe State Peosphute Commission J'
i made the annual tour of inspcc- j
1 among the mines in the phosphate j
I'itory, and Governor Evans has e
ced in an interesting way with the [
ortcrs about the trip, which lasted
re titan a week. He jras delighted !'
h l'ort Koyal's prospects as a port. 11
incidental ly took occasslon to speak l<
itieally of Charleston'# future. He v;
I h
Woll, wo had a great trip. We
le an iospection of the land mines P
-found all work* .lit operation.. u
sre is great eoffiplaiu't that there H
no sales of fertilizers. Wo found vv
.he dredges at work and plenty of e
roes digging.
We went from there to lleaufort,
re we were most courteously reeeivby
Col. Averill, who took us in f
rge. The citizens of Beaufort exled
to lis the courtesies of the town
the phosphate magazines were A
1 and considerate in every sense of
word. They furnished us with
ry means for inspecting the terrir
and accompanied us. It was ITI
tifying to notice the active opera- j,
in Coosa w river of all the dredges,
eli a few months ago were capsized S(
in many instances submerged in u|
river. The dredges have been
y repaired, being as good a# now, jf
now are mining rock as if uothiug
happened. Signs of the cyclone
remain ou the shore however. vv
ly of the warehouses which were s<l
i'ii down have not yet been re- f*,
aid. 1 understand that the Coosaw ^
pany is to move to the obi chemical
ks near Beaufort. ,
The rook seems to ho of as good Sl
lity as ever. Some seems to ho .
od with sandstone. And on the !"
ile wo have nothing to fear as to '*
continued demand for Carolina "
;. Our rock has advantages over V!l
phosphate rock ever discovered. V
As to the shipments, at all the
rves we found treme.lous steamloading
wit h rock an?l nearly all (!'
companies have orders ahead. In
Hie largest vessels ever brought
hose waters are now there load
Tim companies arc jjettinir aver- <\
prices for the rock. .Iiulyiny by fr
improvements goinjr on ami the w
I feeliiij* anions the companies. 1 si
satisfied that the jflooin ea.-t over si
y 1110 cyclone will soon he dispell- in
The Coosaw company will soon Ci
ill rij^ht, and their works will soon K
pen a grander scale than they were sii
re. In
We went from Coosaw ti the in
Lherhood company's .plant. We sc
d this in equally as line condition st
an air of prosperity about the tl
'TpluAT. ,^v.. , a*. . i tl
W e^then p.-occ-edea "to the Port v?
al navM station, and it is indeed ai
jfying to the State authorities to di
icss the erection of the tremendous tl
dock and buildings, which I am w
will add as much as any other al
rprise to make Port Koyal the It
.-I port on the Atlantic const. We Is
miehted to Commandant Kockwcll in
to the ollicers an 1 ladies of the h<
ion, for a most charmintr en- o
liumcnt. < ),io can hardly reali/.o si
it is possible to bottle up for so hi
a time so magnificent a port as 111
I Koyal. It is as beautiful as Char- K
m burlier, w ith the additional ada
;.'s of deep water oil the liar. w
We then proceeded to Port Koyal |H
accept the hospitality <>f Capt. ol
iels of the steamship Jamaican.' u,
captain is as geuiai aim jouy a af
,ou us ever touched American 'p
iv. He gave us some startling (.t
istios tending to show tlio ere at
intagesof I'ort Koyal harbor, and, });
le I'ort Koyal two years ago was j,.
;r lieard of abroad, the captain VJ
now shows ignorance argues him- t.)
unknown. The steamship ' Jamai- y
' is one of tile largos vessels of this |?
puny, and slie could scarcely put |j,
nose in Charleston harbor. She p
vs twenty-eight feet of water. |.'i
The warehouses at I'ort Koyal we \\
id lilled with freight ready for s|
?rt, and three tremendous ships |,
g the wharves loading with cotton, ti
her, matin and provisions. This |,
heen aceompiished through the ,.j
ring efforts of Col. Averiil. of the s)
t Koyal and Augusta Kail l oad. and c.(
Stat.eowes him a debt of gratitude ,.]
die efforts he is making in her in- .tl
ets.
I'ort Koyal is destined to he.eoine ,
New York of the South. (train. ,
at an i corn of the West must na- ,u
dlyturn in this channel for export.
scarcely realizes the grand resour- '*
of our State and possibilities of our ('
s until he has made a survey
liis territory. The progress and deipinent
of the up eountry is gradu- "
forcing itself to the seashore, and sl
ii the, infusion of a little new blood r
i this people, who are growing fat .
sleek upon their antiijiiity, will j 11
i make it the hive of industry that "
liould have been long ago.
Wo returned to Charleston and in- 1
[ ted the hills of lading and acnts
of sales of the different phos-; n
ite companies. It is rather per- t
xiug toari ive at a simple method of h
retaining the State's royalty and j r
price, of rock mined, but I am sat- t<
ti I nspeetor Jones thoroughly pro-I v
!s the State. The ollleers of the o
ipanies were courteous ami allowed , I
i thorough inspection of their luniks j h
lareouuis. 1 feel assured that the | o
tie will receive $100,000 rovaltv dur- t
'the fiscal your. This will jrivc us i i:
.<HM) for the sinking fund and $:! ">,000 m
mused for t he ordinary expenses of ' u
!State government. Of course this \ w
qieenlative, hut is jjiven me hy the! v
isphutc men from the statements of j |i
average shipments now bcin^ 1 s
do I?y them, and estimated to he I a
dr. j s
' We attended the meeting of the c
ile Heard of Health, and it was a n
astirc to see the deep interest mani* ; j
ted hy the doctors of the State, who j
vr without, pay, in keeping out eon- n
ions and infectious diseases. u
We inspected the quarantine sta- h
n at Fort Johnson and found it a t
del in neatness and efficiency. This 1 ti
one of the best, if not tho best, t
lipped stilt ions on the Atlantic coast. *
Joverner livans then spoke of Char- \
ton in this way: "I think th- pee- <
)io of Charleston seoui to have a do-1
>iro to put themselves in harmony with
-he rest of the State, and the sooner
.hoy do it tho hotter for them, and the i
iooner hor young mon realize that !
pon thorn rests the prosperity and up- j
tuilding of their eity, tho better for
.he city. If they continue their old
>oliey of lying idle and waiting for the
est of the world to come to Charleson
instead of reaching out and ineetng
them half way, I am afraid that,
ustead of highway robberies eoiumitd
in her principal streets, the boot
lacks will be chasing rabbits through
ler principal tbroughfares. They may
est assured of my hearty co-operation
n anything and everything tending
0 uphold their city and making it
rhat it once was?the pride of tho
tato.
' Not an unpleasant incident hapened
to mar our pleasure duriny the
ntire trip. I am satisfied that we
re now entering upon an era of good
ill, progress and prosperity for the
ntire State."
AN OCK\N STEAMER LOST.
OUIt HtJNI>ltl?;i> MKN ANI> WOMBN
DKOWMH).
(irral Vessel Itun Down l?y ft Small
Steamer Near I li?* lOnglisli Coast and
Sunk Almost Instantly.
LONDON, .Ian. 110.?Tho North Coram
Lloyds steamship IS I ho went down
1 a collision near Lowestoft, Kugland,
lis morning and all but twenty per
>ns were loot. Site had on board
tout three hundred and fifty persons,
tisscngers and crew. She tailed from
re men yesterday.
The Kibe was run, down by the
sotch steamer Cranthie. Tito latter
as only slightly damaged. Tho Kibe
ink immediately, it is now said that
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>ui iiuuui wu uuiu vil 1?>VIR U ?tw
sneers and 1(50 crow.
liOTTJOUDAM. .hill. .'10.?The st'-amiip
Grant ho, from this port for Abericii,
Scotland, has put into Mausluir
i u damaged coiiiiition. She was '
akir.y slightly forwaid, her stem
nvintr boon stove in by a collision
irly this morning with a steamshhip.
flieved to be the Kibe, of the North
rritiun Lloyd steamship line. ,
The collision occurred at about f>
clock this morning and some thirtyre
nrilos distant from the coast ol
olland.
London, .Ian. .'In.?At x o'eiock this
i-nin<r, dispatches were received
0111 Kottcrdaiu and from Lowestoft,
hieh 1 continued the report of the
nkin?r of the Kibe, which seemed to
low that a steamer which hud put ,
ito Maa-luio, supposed to be the \
rant-hie, bound for Aberdeen from ,
ittcrdam, was tlie vessel which
ink the Klhe. A nuinberof telegrams
ive been sent to her commander aski?f
him if he rescued any of the pasingers
of the North German Lloyd
eaiusliip. A second dispatch from
le Lloyds u;?cnt at Lowestoft confirms
10 report of the sinkining of that
\?sel, owing to a collision with
mther steamer, and adds that the (
isaster oecoured at ahout oYloek
lis morning. The Kibe, it appears,
as on her way to Southampton with
lout fifty saloon passengers, about
HI steel a^e pa^so.igi r.. and a eixw of (
H). The iiuiinii}; was heavy and
'sty and the steamer vvaso uy making
r usual time and kept the ordinary
okout. Suddenly a amor was ,
jilted off the port bow of the Klhe
id before a collision could ho avoided (
ic unknown vessel had run into the ,
I nr. I
The North (lenimn Lloyd steamer s
as struck above the engine riHttn and 1
jgan to till so rapidly tiiatt there was i
ily time to lower tiiree of her boats i
lit one of these was swam pod shortly j
tor getting away from the steamer. ,
he tirst boat contained the third olli- i
>r, chief engineer, purser arid about ]
irenty of the passengers, so far as can
learned at present, as the pcopio who
live landed at*e boiiiSsf cured for at
irious places and it is dilticult to get "j
leir accurate details of the disaster at 1
lis hour. The occupants of the tirst
at were picked up by a couple of (
shing smacks and were taken to
owestoft. where they have been (
aided. It lias been found ditlienlt
> get the otlieers of the steam- |
lip to make any statement until they
live communicated with the agents of
10 Klbo, ami, the passengers who
live been rescued are as yet too ex- ,
ted to tell anything but rambling
dries. Hut from whateau he gather
I but a very short time must have
lusped between the actual collision '
nd the sinking of the Kibe.
Nothing is known as to the fate of
ic occupants of the third boat, which ,
as lowered from the 101 be, but it is
oped that tlicy will either he picked
|t by some passing vessel or else sue- (
cod in making a landing 011 the coast. I
I'Yotn what one of the rescued men !
lys, the disaster must have been one j ,
f tiio most terrible 111 the history of
nch catastrophes. All of the passoners
are understood t? have been be>w
and asleep at the time of the eol- j ,
sion occurred and nearly all of them .
111st have been either drowned below
r have mot death while seeking to
ush up on the deck.
The man who furnished this information
was in sueli an excited state j
luit little more could lie gat hered from j
i 111 than exclamations of horror, lie!
epeuted time and again : ' It w is |
errihle ! It was terrible ! Tti<> mme
.omen ami children wont, down wit.liut
hardly oeinjr able to ntt' r a prayer. 1
t was terrible ! The steamship must [
e full of dead bodies. They were j
aiitflit. like rates in a trap. I can't
ell you any more about, it. \I1 I know
$ that I heard a terrible (trash and it
.as followed by an awful sound of rushn^r
water and eseanin^fjsteamer. 11. ,
iras very dark down below where I
.as. I hit. somehow l managed to
uisli my way on deek. The slop re- I
oil ded with heart rending cries from
U (juarters, although the ollloer.s
coined to be (inin<r all the.y eou'd to
aim the people. I saw a lot of sailirs
making a rush for a beat and I
oined in with them.
'Somehow tho hoat was lowered
ind I managed to scramble into it.
dthoii?h it seemed to me as if about
l honored pcohk were trying to do
he same. We pushed some of thoin
iway. for it was nth rly imp 'ssible
o load the boat any more and we could
ice that the I'ilho was doomed. Sho
vas rolling terribly and settling down
in one side in a manner which seemed
For "Dm
U) threaten turning her over entirely.
Somehow or other we got away and a
number of people wu^?e drowned a*
they jumped into the sea and swam
afther us. Of course we could not put
hack for anybody as we should have
been pulled under by the people who
were already struggling in the water.
Sometime later, I can't say how long
for I was too horrified to think, the
Kibe gave a fearful lurch sideways and
sank with a bursting sound. It seemed
to mo as if something below had Durst
as she went down."
" I don't know what became of the
vessel that ran into us. I saw a light
somewhere in the distance and supposed
it was her; hut 1 can't say anything
for certain. 1 had a brother on
board, who was from tier in any like
myself. We were on our way to the
United States where we have relatives.
I don't know how many people were
drowned, hut I should think that at
least .'100 persons went down in that
terrible ship. There wa <another boat
lowered at about the same time that
we got away, hut it sunk soon afterwards.
1 think it was so crowded with
people that it could net float. The chief
cnirineer. who hail uhnrs/e of onr boat.
is u very nice man and he did ali he
could f< r lis while we drifted about.
He says that he is certain that a third
boat was lowered from the 101 be and he
believed that she will surely ho able
to reach the coast of Holland in safety.
We wanted the. fishing smack 10 take
us to the Herman coast, Init the lislierinen
insisted upon bringing us here."
YiOST ON A IIKill IIOItsi:.
lie Takes Occasion to Krcr II is III i.id
on I lie I'la siilenl's llccoiiiinciulaf
ions.
Washington. January -"lb.?a very
iminntcd consideration of the financial
question took place in the Senate, as
soon as the session opened today.
Mr. Culloiu, Republican, of Illinois,
presented a dispatch from all the leading
banks of Chicago, urging that the
1'resident's recommendations he carried
out at the earliest day possible.
Mr. Vest, Democrat, of Missouri,
followed with a similar dispatch from
the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce,
which was IHe text l'or one of ttfe most
stirring scenes that the Senate has
heard in many days.
Mr. Vest said the Chamber of Commerce
of St. Louis did not represent
the feeling of the people of Missouri,
i?r of the country, on the llnancial
question. Ho did not believe the people
favored a retirement of $">00,0(10.000
>f greenbacks and treasury notes and
the substitution of no currency at all.
He diil not believe in the favored gold
ihligalions running fifty years, with
the interest aggregating $7o,()00,000 at
the end of that time, it was asellish
.mrir,>st.ion that nosteritv should he
left to pay this had debt. The c?l?Ii?;;ilions
of this Senate were us binding*
toward posterity as toward the present
generation. it. was as mucli the duty
if the Senate* to protect the suggestion
of tho President to look after the
present and let the future look after
i Isdf.
Mr. Vest was by this time putting
such energy and dramatic force in
his speech that he was given nu-ch attention.
"The I'resident litis declared war
>n sliver." proceeded Mr. Vest. "He
would make us accessories to this
L'lTort to fix iho gold standard upon us.''
The Senator asked if any man really
ludieved tho supposed emergency
ould not he met by treasury payments
lu silver. And yet the impression
was being conveyed to the public that
t he country was tin the brink of ruin.
" If the President had the power he
wou'd force us to the single gold
standard, "Hut," said Mr. Vest, impressively
and raising his l ight hand
in einphasis. "so far as I am concerned,
I will never vote to issue bonds to
secure gold and place us on a single
gold standard."
Mr. Cullom rose at this point with a
[question as to what the iinance committc,
of which Mr. Vest is a member,
intended doing towards securing some
definite policy. *
Mr. Vest paused for a moment before
rt plying, and then said : "It might
he more proper to let the chairman
of the coiumitee answer that question.
Hut in his absence I will say that 1 do
not believe there is the slighsest possibilty
of the finance commit toe agreeing'
on any measure to report to the
Senate."
Tho announcement?tho first that
hud openly been made as to tho situation
in the finance committee?was
received witii marked attention and
evident surprise.
Mr. Vest proceeded to say that the
talk about lack of revenue, as suggest-ed
by Mr. (Jiiilom, was a waste of
words, lie had talked with the Secretary
of the Treasury only day before
yesterday and had been assured that
the revenues for tho meeting of expenses
were ample.
Mr. (Julloin "S.> the Secretary of
tho Treasury is ready to assure us ho
has all the revenue ho wants ?"
Mr. Vest?"Yes; it is increasing
from day to day to such an extent that
there promises to he a largo surplus."
Mr. ('illloin - " Do you stato tills, or
i*. ii tin* -4111'r11> i)t. of the Secretary of
tin* Treasury ?"
Mr Vest- "I make the statement
on the direct information from the
Secretary of the Treasury."
Ilosuinin^ his speech, Mr. Vest said
he was against, the "old standard. It
was a badjjo of oppression. "And am
I to be made accessory to the perpetuation
of this cold system ?" asl.ed the
Senator. " it is not pleasant," lie
cont inued, " to differ with the head of
my party. I have remained silent for
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er Dollars!
or Mei7 ^<3 ^7j/\cCIOC?4T
.^vf I^SurANCCPolicy
J.v / Ioo.?
3pg ij? 'felfcy
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'yfy*
many months in order not to add to the
discord within our gr6at party, but
we have now reached the parting of
the ways. I will go no further." _ - _?
Mr. Vest closed with the' emphatic
declaration that party could never
lead him to aid in fastening the gold
standard on the country. If the St.
Ixniis chamber of commerce wanted
someone to help toward that end, they
' would have to find some one olso than
i him.
No 1 Mton i hition Tiibre.?During a
recent court-martial trial held in Now
, Mexico, a colored sergeant was called
j to testify against a lieutenant, formerly
I his troop commander, now charged
i beforo the court with intoxication and
neglect of duty,
i "You say that the lieutent told you
; to march the troop down to So-and-So's
ranch, and there go into camp?" asked
i the judge-advocate.
" Yes, sah," replied the African
1 sergeant.
' "Well, from previous testimony, it
' seems that vour troon went that niirht ?- ?
without water."
j " No, sah : we didn't git no water."
j "Well, liow was that"? There was
; plenty of water at the ranch. They
; didn't prohibit you from getting water,
did they ?" asked tho judge-advoeate.
"Oh. no, sah! Dey weren't no pro'bition
about it. Dey was water dero ;
i but dey just wouldn't let us hab it."
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| the gas in tho body of tho chureh.
| The text that evening was, " Let
' there bo light." As the sermon
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yielded to a desire to sleep. Uo came
I suddenly to his senses, however, when
the minister exclaimed, loudly, "More
light! more light!"
The sexton sprang to his feet, hurriedly
went to the stop-cock, and turned
on a full head of gas. A ripple of
amusement went through the eongre|
gation, and tho emharrascd sexton
1 realized that he had made a mistake,
f even befflre some one told him that the
minister had been quoting the dying
: words of Goethe.
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