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TiiiH AiLi-AM'ii b b'i'AiM). PRESIDENT STOKES TALKS OF THE NEW PEOPLE'S PARTY. j Ifce Alllaace VTiil Not Eadors? If; but | Democratic Leaders Must Pay More At j tention to Alliance Demands?The Mat- J ter of Candidates Must be Considered. i Orangeburg, S. C\, June 20.? Ever since the thir-I part}- was promulgated there has been a certain account of curiosity thoughout the state and elsewhere as to how Dr. J. W. Stokes, nr^Qulpnt. nf ihft South (Carolina State i Alliance, stood on the matter. This curiosity has amounted to anx- j iety and every once and a while some J one of the state's weekly journals comes | out with the great question of the hour: j k,How does the president of the Alliance stand on the third party question?" To satisfy these papers and the public generally, your correspondent visited President Slokes at his office yesterday and asked his views concerning the third, or people's party. Dr. Stokes seemed perfectly willing for a chat, and what he had to say I give as follows: "It does seem thai our newspaper friends will get Lervous every once in a while, and then they try to make others nervous and clamor for somebody's view.- on this O': that question. I have (re c ently expressed my views upon cogiw.te questions, and 1 have quite re: -iit.y been in print upon the specific qtn ?fit n ot Alienee relation to tne new paitv, so that our inquistors are responsible for tht repetition. "First, then, as to the 'action of the Cincinnati crnL-rence.' As we understand the proceedings of that body, it ^ did not erect itself into a separate party. Indeed, one plank in its declaration of i-urposes explicitly sets forth a refusal to erect a party until the results of certain other conferences to meet in '92 are ascertained. "Still, its avowed purpose is to ascnmo dicfinr-t nartv p.nop. unless satisfactory concessions are made before the campaign of J92 opens. "Its platform hugs the lines ot'Alli uuce demands very close; and hence good Alliance men must regard it as a i^ood "platform tofigh* on if a separate right is determined upon next year. whether they elect to fight on it or not. "2. As to the attitude'of the Southern Alliance towards the new party,?if it become a party. It is assumed that the question has exclusive reference to national issues; lor why should any new party be recognized in local and state politics at the South? Surely the farmer has the remedy for local abupes here, if any exist, in his own hands. He knows this, and he is reasonably content with his local affairs; his principal complaints ? * - - - 1 1 ? ? A U'r, rejaie 10 a nauuuai jegisittuuu, auu luo i demands are addressed to national par- j ties. "Once again, then, let us repeat that the Alliance will never assume any attitude toward the new party, any more than it Las or will toward the old parties. lis constitution does not admit o its assuming an attitude toward any party whatever; and it would be bad policy if the constitution allowed. Its function is purely educational. It seeks to arrive at and promulgate economic truth; and tnen leave the "conscience (political "o tpqII <ij -rotimnric^ nf t-ho mprrthprshin UO ?T VJll UO i vu^ivuwy v* vuv ?? v ? j~ free to express Itsdf in its own way. "As a matter of course, since the platform of the proposed new party concurs so closely with the conclusions already reached by the Alliance, its claims upon the individual conscience ol Alliance men must needs challenge careful consideration. If the old parties turn lhtir backs upon the demands of this long suffering class of people, if only in *- -- ?? "^coldness, the case will assume great gravity. If, however, as now seems deplorably prevalent, the Democratic press and leaders, not only turn in coldness?but, refusing to listen with patience, intolerantly attempt to read out nf tK<s tiortv nil who Prfi slow to aCCeDt their dogma as to men and measures, the situation wili assume the proportions of political tragedy. ?- "This is no mere alarmist utterance. An opinion of existing conditions is askec; and a frank, honest judgment, if any, should be given. And our deliberate judgment is that if the current intolerant expressions of Democratic leaders and papers fairly represent the spirit that will dominate ttie party, the party must calculate upon losing a goodly number of its hitherto sturdy adheients?bear in mind the national party is referred to. *kThe Alliance masses honestly think thft the Alliance demands are more democratic than the Donocratic party management is at present; but they are willing to submit their case to the arbitrament ol reason before tlie masses of . the party, if met in a spirit of fairness and tolerance. And wby should Alliance men not strive to control party as much as anti-silver democrats'? They lind in the Al'^ance demands every substantial refor u that the Democracy ha3 ^ contended for siDce its organization. Besides these, they lind certain demands aimed at conditions that have arisen since the organization of the party? which conditions are equally obnoxious to true democratic principles. In short, they lind in these demands more of the ^JJil It llliU VI ^VUUiUV V4\.MiVViUcy, than appears in the practice of the party which bears the name. "Take lor instance the tariff and iiDansial issues of the Alliance for which it has been most abused. The Democratic press and leaders have denounced the Alliance most bitterly because it r?- will not make the tariff the single issue next > ear; and yet seeking to look at the question broadly as patriots, it is app-irt-nt that the difference between the Democratic tariff tax upon tne people as proposed :n the Mills bill, and that of the liepublicans, as expressed in the McKinley bill, is not proportionate to the radical difference between the Republican 'protective' policy and the Democratic 'revenue only' policy. It seems unreasonable that so radical a difi'ert n :e should be expressed by 15 per cent. "T- ey observe further, that the financial policy of the government has passed !iom a Republican administration to a Democratic, and again from a Democratic back to a Kepublican administration. uucnanged, untouched. "Xney suspect, not without reason, a stupendous liaancial wrong nas oeen perpetrated upon the producing classes; and it!?i its perptrators have wrought this v>rong by deliberate legislatioi, knowi??n\ for tlieir own advantage. When cue full euormity of this wtoug. whereby the wholesale robbery of these classe-. nas bec-n made possible, lilters thrctu;:! their minds, and well-grounded tuspiciv>n becomes conviction, it may lequuc ail the conservatism of ail classes to uuiw; popular indignation along safe nflnnto mo x- ) >. ivprtnor in ! A lUCv> -L *14V*- ?? i. v*-i_ *._* sonjp. ?i these specifications; but ieeling sure i-i the i;;neral charges, denunciation win neither quell nor quiet them. "ii is manifestly then the duty of all who pretend to leadership especially, and (ji ail alike, to weish calmly, dis passionately the conditions; and let iutoiui^nce and arrogance be put firmly asidv "j iv^jcno'v escape attention, that while the trur Alhancu man is imbued with the sifuit of true democracy, all ot them are no? wise and prudent. It is conspicuous; > true also that many most vociferous A/emocrats are advocates of plutocracy ?nd monopoly; that most of the !<~-aui>i5 Democratic leaders and papers i . - _ I are s?i : .u .'.is- up- a :ne ^2: t% men J who flout u?.'t. och Aiiiance tenets,- 'out some tenets of tbe Democrac - tune out of miud?tncets that were federated with tremendous emphasis by lie Democratic masses last fali. "The feS'ort t<> force such l??OtT$ io the fore?men who are not only oui ofharmoney with the masses of the. uemocracv on tinaneial questions, but are avowedly in favor of policies that will perpetuate the wrong done- :rill strain the party allegiance of some non-Alliance democrats even, to tbe danger tension. Is it any wonder then, Alliance men who are seeking genuine reform rather than a mere rotation of officeholders, will consider ah parties, but endorse none? "These conditions of' umcst are unquestionably the resuii of Alliance teaching, which has concentrated upon the economic problems ui the day the mtensiiied attention of millions panting under intolerable ouraeLs. we auraii this; and as a Democrat hold that such teaching can neve" injure genuine Democracy. On the contrary, it can but build to the same xufty ideal which true Democrayhas built to with unfaltering faith, thongh witL halting progress through the ages."?Vnarleston World. AFTER GUAV'SSCALP. Philadeluhia Republicans Demand the Retirement ?> the I5os?. r Philadelphia, "une 29.?An address to the citizens of Pennsylvania was issued today, signed by 150 of Philadelphia's most innuential business and professional men, *11 of whom are Republicans, to pom* out the cause of the degradation of puiuic affairs in the State and the necessary steps towards imfprovement. Senator Quay's management of the Keubiican machine is said to be corrupt and iu airong contrast to the rank and file ot uie party. His leadership is characterized as unscrupulous in its methods and disastrous in its results. Quay is held responsible for the overwhelming disaster the party met with 4o11 TTIe Mianf-Anonio in tho lomQlo ItlOO laiit Alio uuv ture are chafed with committing a stupid political blunder by their hostility to the ballot reiorm bill, and with having violated the express pledges of the party ana openly itched the will of the overwhelming maturity of their constituents. These things nave found a fitting culmination in tnc robbery of the city and State treasvues. As the party will soon be caiieJ upon to nominate a State and'eity treasurer and an auditor general, the nominations must be given to honest men, or th? party will meet with another defeat, in the presence of :hese facts, Pennsylvania llepublicaDS must not hesitate as 10 their duty or be in doubt as to the'i course. It is a crisis, and it can only met by the retirement ot Mr. Quay. More competent and worthy no.iocoapi' on/J on nnflinr?h. I OU^' AO UVWVOCUi j uuu MU, mg demand muss be made tor the retirement of tucse men fr >tn the places which they have disgraced. All arsons throughout the State in sympathy with this movement are renuestec md address lock box No. 782, Philadelphia postoffice. The appeal Is signed by John II. Converse, George Buraham, John T. Bailey & Co., Kcv. Joseph May, Rev. Altred J. P. McClure, and other prominent people. Minnesota Democrats. Minneapolis, Minn., July 1.?The State Democratic conference gathered here to-day with 150 leading politicians in attendance. The ostensible object of the gathering is to organize a club movement of the State and discuss campaign plans. It has been persistently asserted in many quarters, however, that the conference has the ulterior object of ending the dominance of H. P. Kelly and Michael Doran in Dem+ i Qn/1 /\"f /K CA11 CQ1 n <T \JKsL VV/'LIiV/i-iO OliVA vx viigvuuu*i<g fusion with the Alliance party on the electoral ticket in 1892. Some color is lent to the first of these theories by the absence of Kelly and Doran, and the presence of many of their avowed enemies and the latter th ?ory by presence of some Alliance leaders. It has even been hinted that the gathering would be anti-Cleveland and pro-Hill in sentiment. Organization was effected with Mayor E. W. Durant of Stillwater as chairman and C. A. Moody of Sauk Rapids as Secretary. Mayor Winston of this city having* welcomed the delegates the usual committees were appointed and an adjournment until 2 p. m. was taken. A Human Monstrosity. New York, June_29.?The medical and surgical stall' at Uellevue Hospital are perplexed over tbe case of George Lippert, the man who has three perfect legs. At the examination it was found that Lippert's heart was fully six times the normal sixe. The doctors say they cannot understand how it is possible for a human being to exist with such an unnaturally large heart. If his heart extended ail through his breast, where could his lungs and other organs be? It was agreed that no satisfactory explanation could be arrived at. Lippert is as healthy as any one, except that he has m * *- * -- t i tne rneumausm. in idpperb s case o.u the limbs are good, and it is impossible to pick out what might be known as the extra one. Lippert at the age of twenty-one had the use of all three limbs. Just as an animal takes alternate steps with its four legs so did Lippert walk with his three. "Bifixest Lie of the Season." Columbia, S. C., J une 27.?The full expose of the Charleston World of the recent secret meeting in this city of i-Us-x rv-vi nifTroflAn > V* O ("VT^ O^QC flM VI T"l Cf luc auunuiooiauvu uui,v.o; 54***-*^ the letter of the Governor has been mentioned. Yesterday, the Governor having returned to the city was asked what he had to say about it. "I have only one comment to make." said he: "It has only enough truth in it to make it the biggest lie of the season." He acknowledged writing the letter published but is at a complete loss to understand how it got out. lie could see no way for it to have reached the press fairly. As to the World's account, he said: '-It is chock full of inacuracies and misstatements."?The State. Peorta, III., June 29.?Some time ago Royal Frisby received a notice signed "Society of Justice" and bearing a skull and cross-bones, giving him warning that he was to be killed. Yesterday morning his dead body was found on his {arm, riddled with shot. The notice is not beiieved to have been sent by "White Caps," but by friends of his divorced wife. Frisby married a Mrs. Carver, of Marshall county. It is charged that he dissipated her fortune. After - *- - ? J A r]i?/\uAA KA (WAw^IA/) K sue stfcurcu it uitunc uc uiiuucu uu daughter. This gave rise to a bitter feeliug, which is believed to have culminated in his death. Drowned Her Children. Hudson. Wis.. June 2C. -Mrs. John Larson, living in the town of Trey near this city dropped her three little children in'iake St. Croix during a tit of insanity last evening. Her husband on hading her absent from the house began a search and round her at the lake hoor wading and two of the children lying on the tloor dead. The third could not be found. Mrs. L.iison imagines that devils pursue her. She was taken to an asvlnm this morning. aiextcan teieuriiuuu. San* Antonio, Tex., June 29.?The celebration of St. John's day by ihe Mexicans in this vicinity has already resulted in the killing of live men. The latest murder reported is that of Augustine Hernandez, at Jesus Vasquez, during a quarrel. Vasquez has disappeared and it is thought he has been killed by some of the murdered man's friends." i \\ IFjljJ UU i. B1 FLOOD. ! ; hundreds of houses washed iavvay or ruined. i I'eopleCampins Out in tlie Fields?Streets i Six Feet Under TVater? Kail road ! U^idseF. Culverts and Miles of Track Goae. Sioux City Iowa. June 26.?Rain con** r. it _m j tinueu 10 iau an aasi mgut, a.uu is suu coming down at noon today. The work of repairing railroads and "telegraph wires is much delayed m consequence. The greatest destruction by the floods was confined to an area of fifty miles in extent, directly east of this place. Most of the reports sent out thus far have been pure conjecture, as the roads are impassable and the telegraph wires have been useless Communication with Cherokee has just been opened by the Western Union, which has one_wire working slowly to Sioux Falls, S D. Cherokee was the centre ol the storm and the place where most of the damage was done. The first authentic news from that place was received at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Xo lives were lost at that place. Fifty houses were washed away, however, and a great many were shifted from their foundations, while every bridge and culvert in the county is washed out. Several miles of the Illinois Central tracks are gone, and the road will be unable to resume operations for three or four days. Advices from Correctionville say that the place is yet under water. .At Aurelia the water stood six feet deep in the streets yesterday, but is slowly going down today. The valley of a small creek running into the Little Sioux at Cherokee was the only outlet for the water during the storm, and every house ?nearly one houndred in number?was sweiit away. Che town ofMaville was nearly wiped out by the tlood. Out of about fifty houses only one is left standing. The people are encamping out in the fields. Waterloo, la., June 2G.?Conductor Dengy, of the Fort Dodge relief train, ju^t arrived tonight from the flooded districts, says from Storm Lake to Cherokee the country resembles a vast lake. Codies of horses, cattle and other animals are visible in every direction, floating on the water. One farmer lost 200 head of cattle from his pasture. Reports that four persons were drowned are not correct. The damage to Illinois Central is now estimated at $200,000. For hundred families are now homeless and little aid can reach them before Sunday. Omaha. June 2G.?The very heavens seemed to have opened and a perfect deluge of water has been falling since 8 o'clock this morning. The newly graded streets are washed out, and thous j arrjs o uouars nave oeeu iusi, uy me | cloudburst. Xot a train has arrived in the city since morning, and none of the Union Pacific and Elkhora since yester day. Telegraph wires have gone down and the lightning has played havoc with the electric lights. Owing to the bad condition o: the wires but little can be heard from the interior of the State. A tornado and water-spout at Palmer, while it did little damage in the town, entirely demolished crops in the suri x A i- ? iU. ? rounding country. At x^uujjc me avct rose seven feet in an hour and drowned a large amount of stock in the stock yards there. Omaha, June 2G.?Rain fell continuously from 7 o'clock this morning until G o'clock this evening. Considerable damage was done in the .northern and eastern pat ts of the city. In the vicinity of the old North Omaha creek the streets are flooded to a depth of from two to five feet and the water is up to the "vindows of the first floors of hundreds residences. Street car traffic io that section of the city is abandoued. East Omaha is almost all under water, but the overflowed section is not thickly populated, and comparatively little damage was done. A cloud-burst occurred this afternooD at Millard, twenty miles from Omaha, on the Union Pacific, and inundated the track for half a mile. The washouts on the Elkhorn Railroad, which had been repaired, were washed out again today. The heaviest ram for \ears fell at Nebraska City today. The streets and cellars were flood ed and great damage done. Sioux City, Iowa, June 20.?Reports were received today at the Chicago and Northwestern offices from the flooded districts on the Maple River branch of the road. The town of Maville is almost wiped out. The water reached the second story of the houses, and every building in the lower part of the town was swept away. Three miles of railroad track between Maville and Kingsley are gone. The bridge over the Sioux and most of the small bridges were carried away. .iiuuiuei swim jci> iu luis cuicmuvu iu the same district, and is still raging. The storm extenda south to tbe main line ol the Northwestern. Trains on the main line of the Northwestern are still running, but the Milwaukee and St. Paul cannot get to Sioux City. Denver, Col., June 2G.?Reports just received show that the storm ol Wednesday and Thursday was unusually severe. Wednesday a cloud burst occurred near Box Elder, doing great damage and ruinins crons. Thursdav a cv clone wrecked several houses and caused injury to several persons. Cantwell is Still Supervisor. Charleston, S, C., July 2.?Judge Wallace rendered his decision in the Cantwell case this afternoon, speaking brieily but emphatically on the points of law. He reviewed the case as made out against Cantwell, and also the authority of the governor to remove. It nr/io in fKo rvAtror nf fho rfAvarnnr In o r\_ Yf CIO 1U HiV ^VII VI V4 uiiU ? \,AUVJ. w wj^/ point, with the approval and consent of the Senate, and it was also in his power to remove, with exactly the same conditions. They must be contemporace ous. There was a special act by which trial justices, auditors and treasurers could be suspended, pending a meeting of the Senate, but no general law. On the letter of the governor about the two offices, the judge said that the law had been decided unconstitutional in the Supreme Ourt relating to appointive offices; that the discharge of the duties of clerk of the county commissioner, did not at all conflict with those of supervisor; that they were not incompatible; and that he must grant the prayer of Mr. lirvan ill favor of Mr. Cantwell. ?State. An Hunor Declined. Columbia, S. C.. July 2.?Previous to the appointment of "Dr. Babcock as Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, an account of which appears elsewhere, the position was tendered to Dr. W. 11. Xardin of Anderson, who declined the honor in the following letter: Hon. 13. II. Tillman, Governor, Columoia, S. C. Dear Sir: Your esteemed favor of the 27th inst. to hand. Please accept my thanks for the honor conferred up ou me oy your ssiecuuu ior me uigu and responsible position tendered, and it is with regret that I am forced to decline the honor, first from a sense of my unfitness for the position, and second the unwillingness to raise my growing family thus surrounded. With highest esteem and hoping you may nnd one more worthy. JL a Hi Willi itrspcui/ > uurs liuij, \V. H. Nakdix. Mas Madeline V. Breckinridge Pollock, of Kentucky, is said to be the clerk in the pension office who, it is alleged when she heard of the death of Gen. Sherman, exclaimed: "Well, I'm glad; the devil's got his due at last." Ilurrah for Mrs Pollock! iN.-Lo'-r<L.c. -Jr .vvr., It Slakes Home Brisliter and the World Better aad Happier. There is no possible 4*might have been" of life's history so sad as the opportunity, lost forever, of being kind to somebody who is dead. There is no sorrow that. can match the sorrow of a heart which recognized too late that it might have been more kind and loving to one whom God hath taken. There is no tear among the many which mortal eyes might shed which can blister an i corrode like the tears that fall when rpmpmhprinp harsh words smken or tender caresses withheld. It is so small a thing to say a pleasant word instead of a cross one, or to give a smile in place of a frown, and yet how strangely reticent we are in such matters. "Oh, she knows I love her; 1 can't be bothering to say so all the time!" says the husband, and "meantime the heart of his wife craves the word that is never spoken until its echo comes like a ghost to haunt the memory when death has forever removed love's opportunity. It is so little we can really do for one another in the ?-*-?o /"> +* 1 i f'.i v\' ft o ro oil n n/lnr rvi o mK. LIin.IL/iI wx UlU. ? ? n.k Uii uuuvi aii*iviiing orders, and have burdens to carry. There is no halt, tor noonday dreams no. tYvillight res'. It is step,'step, step ? right onward through dust and commonplace. without music or banners or present glory, and yet to each soldier nas been given a canteen full of neverfailing water, a cup of which we may proffer with no fear of a diminished store all the way through to the end of the long march to the sea. Is our comrade discouraged ? Do his feet fail and his hands grow heavy V A cheering word, a loving service, a friendly sug gestion, born of the desire to help ana encourge, will revive him like sparkling water in the desert heat. Such things cost nothing, but not all the gold and diamonds you could pack into your bundle would match them for solace on the long and dusty march that stretches for each one of us between the cradle and the grave. There is one loss that, although you live a thousand years to mourn it, you can never replace. If you lose your fortune pluck and industry will help relieve it; if you lose your home you may rebuild it; if you lose child, sister or wife time may send another dear one in f V-? r? Y-klofrv V/MI + A fAr/rot" hnt IUC11 WV/ IfLUWU J VV*. UV oh, my dear, if you love your mother only heaven caD ever restore her to your arms. There is no duplicate love to fill the place left vacant by mother loss. See to it then, children, that you surround her with loving care while yet you have her with you. So doing you shall assure to yourself peace and comfort rather than long regret and unavailing sorrow in the near future when she shall be gone from out the dear old home forever. When her presence shall have vanished from the familiar rooms and in some grave out yonder sleeps all that is mortal of the tired body that enshrined a heart that loved you so unselfishly and so fondly you will be glad to remember that you were a dutilul and loving child always aud never grew to be too old and too big to be ashamed of the tender expression of your love. I am always pained, says a writer in the Chicago Herald, when I visit families wherein demonstration and spontaneity are ridiculed and discouraged. Weil-ordered households where tears and petting are not allowed! Strongminded parents who are opposed to lullaby songs at bedtime, and pack their babies off by themselves to suck their dear little scrabs of thumbs for company, and fall asleep by clockwork rule and regulation! Such training is all wrong. It may make Spartans of th? children, but this world is more, in need of lovers. Cast-iron discipline is all very well for prison and barracks, but give us love at home. Let the children 11 v to mother with their bumped heads and not go off to choke down their tears in a corner. By and by, when the storm of years is thick upon them, they will remember the bosom on which they wept their childish hurts away and be braver men for the memory. Let there be outward demonstration of love, then, even to excess, i tell you the fruit will be none the worse for the prodigal blossoms. The apples in the bin are good, but who would forego the splendor of those orchard days when e^ery idle wind oKaaI' *l/\nr?r? n nafo 1 orw? Oilwvrv ?i ck aim ? v, 1 j uivuuu we drew was perfume laden'? By and by. when the children are all llown away; when some thired bits of feet have been lifted off the ground and carried into heaven; when some have wandered far ia strange lands, and some are lost amid the shadows; when of the old home there remains nothing but the memory, like the perfume that clings to a shattered vase,we will find lost cornfort in the remembrance of our fond and "'foolish" love for one another, The baby that mother rocked to sleep will never grow to be a very bad man; the lips that mother kissed so often will rovor Vio ontirvilv cin-Hefilprl t.hp hnv whom father made a comrade of will never walk quite out of sight in forbidden paths; the girl whom little brothers and sisters adored will never fall so low that the plummet line of tender memory cannot reach and save her. Finally, my dear, and I wish I could write what I have to say in a tlame of gold across the sky, or ring it forth in the notes of a silver bugle?it is love that saves the world and keeps it like a star. Swinging in the orbit of God's remembrance. It is love that revives the wounded heart and uplifts the faintiDg Tfc 1 ~ ?~ U courage. JLv IS IUVU tuau manca uumc like heaven and even drudgery blessed. It is love that shiaes like a star in the deepest night and beckons like an angel hand from every sorrow. It is love that will save your boy when discipline and commands are forgotten. It is love that will keep your girl like Una among the lions. It is love that will sweeten the cup which mystic sorrow holds to your quivering lips. It is love that shall make memory yield roses rather than thorns, It is love tnat, liKe a strong wind, shall sweep all at last into heaven. Fell Into the Glowing Crater. Rome, July 2.?Vesuvius has renewed its volcanic activity, and the torrent of lava rushing down the mountain side is rapidly increasing in volume. Yesterday two Brazilian tourists ascended the ? U /\ /J AV. A/1 U A nn tv> LLLOULLiailJ, dilU UilU just ica^ucu mc oujlumit and were standing on the verge of the crater when they were suddenly enveloped in a dr;nse cloud of smoke which rushed out upon them from the volcanic depths. When the outburst had subsided it was found that one of the genflemen had become asphyxiated and had fallen into the mouth of the crater. His companion was only saved by the presence of mind of the guide who had accompanied them. As the sulphurous smoke puffed out from tee crater's mouth he rushed iforward and dragaed one of his patrons out of danger,-bat was unable to save the other. The victim of the accident was Dr. Silva Jardin, of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, a journalist, lie fell a sheer distance of 170 feet into t ie glowing lava of the cratft. Daisies Bedeck the Battlefields. Richmond, Va., June 27.?Before the war there was no such flower as the in "\7"i rrri ni -i The hnrflp tlowpr uaiojr ill liigiUiu. -- ^V/ "W.V4J ? was a curiosity. Now the fields just around Richmond are white with them. This i?* especially so of the late battlefields about the Chickkhominy River aDd wherever the Federals had encampments. An investigation shows that the seeds of the prolific daisy were brought here in the bales of hay brou^Jifc* hrr the TTninn soldiers to Virsrinii'Wlien they were encamped near the city. An old'battery west ot' Richmond is the spot from which the daisy bpgan to spread. Kicked to Death. Charleston. S. C.. June 29.?David Vanderhorst was kicked in the abdo men on Yenning's wharf by Richard Ancrum last Saturday night during a carousal. Ancrum is under arrest and the coroner's jurv has found him responsible lor Vanderhorst's death, which occurred this morning. , ! | 0 DEAD I*\ A WELL. 1 an aged woman thought to i i have suicided. The Wile of a "Well Kr.ows Atlanta Citi- j zen )u a Demented Condition Gets Up at Niffiit and Steps Into a Well. Atlanta, June 27.?'There was a tragic death oat on Magnolia street in this city. Mrs. M. H. Keltn?r, wife of the well known shoemaker, breathed out her life at the bottom of the well on the premises. A little over a year ago Mrs. Keltner had a severe fall in which she dislocated her hip, and since then she has never sr>en a well (lav. Her d rot ranted illness had somewhat affected her mind, and for the last two days it was necessary to watch her very closely. Her friends have been helping her husband watch the afllicted lady, but at night she seemed so quiet that it was thought unnecessary to sit up with ner. At 12 o'clock she was sleeping quietly, and her husband, worn out for the want of rest, threw himself oq the bed and tried to sleep also, but the night was so warm that he could not, and after about two hours' of restlessness went into the garden and walked about to get cool. When he returned to the house he instinctively cast his eyes in the direction of his wife's bed, but to his amazement she was not there. He called her, but she did not answer. lie searched the house and garden but could not find her, and becoming: fright| ened he called in the neighoors. After an hours' diligent search she was stil not found. One of the neighbors then thought of the well in the back yard they all rushed there and when they pulled the rope they felt a dead weight at the other end. and at once guessed the cause. Two men went down and j hrouffht ud the bodv of the unfortunate woman and carried it into the house. The sides of the well are entirely too high for Mrs. Keltner to have walked in unconsciously; but she may have gone to get some water, as she was very feverish, and in leaning over the well, have fallen in. It is thought by some that she committed suicide. Mrs. Keltner was about W years old, She was the fourth wife of Mr. Keltner, and had been married twice herself. She had no.children of her o*vn, but had six living step-children. Her maiden name was Ansley, but when she was married to Mr. Keltner she was a Mrs. Bower. She was beloved by all who knew her, as she was a devout Christiau woman. A NEW HEAD FOR THE ASYLUM. Dr. Kiibccck, of Ciiester, Made Superintendent. Columbia, S. C., July 1.?The vacancy in the superintendence* of the Asylum was filled to-day by the appointment to that position of Dr. James W. Jiabcuck, of Chester. The appointee will assume charge of the office on the 1st day of August. The position, it is understood, was offered to Dr. X. !S. Hardin, of Anderson, from whom Governor Tillman received a letter of declination with appreciative a.-knowledgment of the tender of the honor. Dr. Hardin modestly in his letter states that he felt conscious of his inability to fill the place, and gives the-further reason for declining that he did not care to have his family near the Asy ium. II will, of course, be interesting to know something about Superintendent Babcock. He is a South Carolinian and is about 35 years of age. He began the study of medicine m 1874. He studied for four years at Exeter Academy, from which he entered Harvard College and was there graduated in 1882. He took a medical course at Harvard and studied practically at the Tewkesbury Alms House during the vacations of 1883 and 1834. In 1885 he took a position at the McLean Asylum, which he tilled until the present time. In 1888 he went to Europe and made a critical examination of the methods of practice and treatment of some of the more prominent institutions in the old country. He is also familiar with the working of the larger asylums of the country, having visited them from time to time. T>I Ui.vkAnf JL>1. JJUUUUUA. f> Ulgiira'j mi.iujumaio are from Dr. Cowles, the director of the McLean Asylum at Somerville, Mass., where Dr. .Babcock holds the position of assistant superintendent. Dr. Babcock did not apply for the place to which he has been appointed, and from all the "external evidence" it is a case of the place seeking the man, and es pecially as Governor Tillman had offered the place to another physician. The testimonials on behalf of Dr. ' Babcock are furnished by friends desiring his appointment. It is worthy of mention that at Harvard Dr. Bab- 1 cock was awarded the Story scholar- ! ship, which is given only to men of the highest moral character and intellectual attainments. It is learned that Dr. Babcock will spend a month or so making investiga- \ tions as to executive details and man- ' agement at the asylums in North Carolina, Alabama and Pennsylvania. Dividing the Bank Surplus. Charleston, S. C., June 30.?The People's National Bank of this city has ; determined to tight the Comptroller General's increased assessment in a 1 novel way. At a meeting of the stock- , holders held to-day it was decided to di vide the surplus, and as a commencement, have declared a dividend of 30 - 1-1 per cent, o per cent payauie ou jiuuuaj, i July Glh, and 25 per cent on October!' 26th. This process will doubtless be ] followed by the other banks whose i capital is assessed by the Comptroller ; General at" what he calls the market j value of the stock. ] Resigned. Columbia, S. C., July 2.?Mr. J. P. ; Bean, Private Secretary to Governor J Tillman, handed in his resignation ; about a week ago to take effect July 15th, and Mr. D. IT. Tompkins of Edge- ' field, whose postoflice address is Xine- ' ty-t5ix, S. C., has been appointed to the position. Mr. Bean's private interests rendered it necessary for him to resign, i as on account of recent cieatns in nis family he must take charge of the planting operations of the estates. Mr. JBean has made many friends since en- > tering upon his duties at the Capitol, 1 and was a most courteous and capable ' official.?Register. A Freak ot the Missouri. Atchison, Kan., June 29?The Missouri River has cut through Doniphan I'oint and converted several Missouri - i .4 TUA nAn>in iarms into u Yiisi/ idi<tuu, iuc ucwij j found channel is getting wider every j hour, and it is feared that the entire current will change in less than fortyeight hours. This will leave a lake eight miles in length in the old bed. The river has been rising rapidly for twenty-four hours and an overflow is looked for in the bottom land affVcted by the cut. A. Hundred Horses Perish. Philadelphia, June 25.?Fire broke out in the large three-story brick stable attached to the city gas works at Twentv-fourth and Chestnut streets at 1:15 o'clock this morning. Over 100 horses were in the building, and those s^re all believed to have been burned to tiesCh. The Baltimore and Ohio railroads5tiation, opposite, was threatened atoneflime. At 2 o'clock the liremen gained control of the flames and confined chem to the stables. Two Ladies Killed by a Train. Lincoln, Neb., June 20.?Mrs. G. F. Haney and Mrs. A. N. Tabro attempted to cross the railroad tra?'k at Grafton this afternoon in front of an approaching train. They were struck by the engine and both instantly killed, tie bodies being badly mutilated. ) SOUTH CAROLINA'S PROGRESS. Tv.ei;ty To-,vno of Over Two Thousan Inhabitants. Charleston, S. C\, July 2 ?The News a^a Courier published Wednesday aa elab';ra*.e rev ew of the industrial progress of South Carolina for the past six moutfis. The review will show that the farm productions of the State have increased m volume and Variety. Unusual attention has been paid to stock raising, monnfo/>rnrinfp uetoMicKmanto horo LLIauuiMv i ui i-idt r sprimg up in almost every part of the State, railroad construction has been carried on without intermission, phosphate and gold mining have steadily grown in importance and towns have developed. The amount ot money expended, invested and proposed to be invested in the last six months on account of industrial establishments and of newly completed railway mileage is ?11,597,900. Over 100 miles of new railway lines have been opened for traffic, while the amount actually invested in manufacturing establishments alone in the same period is given at 86,175.000, or at the rate of over 61,000,000 a month. The railroad lines opened since Jan. 1 make the total for the State 2,500 miles, but more than forty new lines are reported as under construction, projected and proposed, a number of which will be completed within a few years. Industrial activity, it is said, is confined to no particular locality or section, but peivades every part of the State. The investment of S2,CG5,000 in cotf An m ir* iifo/kfnriAc i n civ m Afif TTTOO DVU uiamuaviuilto 111 ?Ji A iUWU UUO UttU distributed among thirty different places, while the investment of $45,000 in the canning business, which is scarcely more than a year old, undistributed among fifteen different places in almost as many counties. In 1880 only nine towns in the State had a population of over 2,000. Now there are twenty towns of this class, and they scattered over the whole State, showing that industrial growth has been general. The Fife-Schenck Case Settled. Ciiaklotte, N. C., June 30.?The Fife-Schenck affair at Greensboro has been amicably adjusted. At the trial this morning Mr. l ife, in his statement, said that he did not intend to cast any reflections on either Judge Schenck or his family, and if he did he begged pardon. Judge S:henck admitted that he did wrong and asked forgiveness. All parties interested shook hands and buried the hatchet, and anoL pros, was entered in each case against Judge Schenck and his sons. As the crowd were getting ready to disperse, some one in the court room commenced singing the long metre doxolog}. The crowd ioined in. and a minister beincr present, the court adjourned with the benediction. A Meddlesome Postmaster. Baltimore, June 20.?Christian Seitlinger, postmaster at Delia, Md., was arraigned before Commissioner Rogers, charged with annoying Miss Florence E. Keith, of Flainfieid, N. J., with anonymous letters. Miss Keith was on hand to testify against Seitlinger, whom she said she aid not know, but thought that l e had secured her name and address from n Ipt.tpr wViTf>h rmsrii reeled to his postoffice. SeitliDger denied opening the letter, but admitted reading its contents, and said the letter came to his oflice opened, and that he read it to secure the proper address. IIe was held in SI,000 bail for trial. Pianos and Organs. N". W. Trump, 134 Main Street Columbia, S. C., sells Pianos and Organs, direct from factory. No agents' commissions. The celebrated Chickering Piano. Mathushek Piano, celebrated for its clearness of tone, lightness of touch and lasting qualities. Mason & Hamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Upright Piauos, from $225 up. Mason & Hamlin Organs surpassed by none. Sterling Organs, 350 up. Every Instrument guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days' trial, expenses both ways, if not satisfactorv. Sold on Instalments. Five Persons Drowned. Cincinnati. June 26.?Five citizens of Riverside, a suburb of this city, were drowned in the Ohio river last night by an accident while boating. They had been up the river and just passed ; a steamer going up stream, and were < lloating down on its waves, when they < met the tow boat Frank Elmore coming up stream with a large tow of empty barges. They steered clear of the steamer, but were run down by its . barges. Fatal IJugsy Ride. Louisville, Ky., July 2.?John Smith and Miss Mary Damson, who ' were to marry m a few days, went out driving yesterday, near Franklin. Their horse toot fright and ran away, iiotn were thrown out of the buggy, and , Smith's neck was broken, while the young lady was fatally injured. Five Men Killed. 1 Asiilaxd, Penx., June 26.?The Pat- 1 terson Coal Company's' breaker near . here was blown over at 4 o'clock this afternnnn and five men were killed. The importance of purifying the blood cannot be over-estimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good healh. P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, i Poke Root and Pottassium) is a miraculous blood purifier, performing more cures in six months than all the sarsa- n parillas and so-called blood purifiers put together. Rheumatism?James Paxton, of Savannah, Ga., says he had Rheumatism so bad that he could not move l'rom the bed or dress without help, and that he tried many remedies, but received no relief until he began the use of P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas siurnj, and two bottles restored mm to health. Rheumatism is cured by P. P. P. Pains and aches in the back, shoulders, knees, ankles, hips, and wrists are all attacked and conquered by P. P. P. Phis great medicine, by its blood- j 3leansing properties, builds up and 1 strengthens the wbole body. t A complete Bedroom Suit for S1650 freight paid ti your depot. Send for Catalogue. Address L. F. Padgett, A.ugusta, Ga. ? Congressman Shell has recanted, and says he is now in favor of the subtreasury bill. Make way for him on tne mourner s Dencn. Advice to Womeat If you would protect yourself from Painful, Profuse, Scanty, Suppressed or Irregular Menstruation you must use I on /v nnrii rvQ I or\rvLM io a FEMALE 1 I REGULATOR ] \' CAUTER-SVILLE, April 26,1SS3. J This will certify that two members of my * Immediate family, after having suffered for J vears from Irregularity, i oeinK treated without benefit by physicians, j were at length completely cured by one bottle of Bradfield'* Female Regulator. Its * effect is truly wonderful. J. w. Strange. Book to " WOMAN"" mailed FREE, which contain! J valuable Information on all female diseases. | BRADFI ELD REGULATOR CO.. ATLANTA, GA. , FOR SALE BY ALL &RVGGI8T& j t |-iiT/^\rnT /^TTI *1 ?M ? -L^JJtL. i Before assuring your life, or foresting your money, examine the Twenty Tear Tontine Policies of THE EQUITABLE ' LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF TEE United States. Policies maturing in 1891 realize cash returns to the owners, of amounts varying trom 130 to 176 per cent, of the money paid in, besides the advantages of the Assurance during the whole period of twenty years. The following is ose of the many actual cases maturing this year: Endowment Policy No. 64,925. Issued in 1871, at age 27. Amount, 15,000, Premium, 9239.90. Total Premiums Paid, |4,798. JJesultS at end of Tontine Period in 1891: CASH SURRENDER VALUE, *8,449.45, (Equal to $176*10 for each ?10o paid in pren-iums, which is equivalent to a return of all premiums paid, with interest at 1% per cent, per annum.) Or, in lieu o: cash, A PAID-UP LIFE POLICY FOE 119,470. (Equal to $405.80 for each 9100 paid in premiums.) OR, A LIFE ANNUITY of |333.55 One fact is worth a thousand theories There is no Assurance extant in any company which compares with this. The Equitable is the strongest company in the world and transacts the largest business. For further information address or apply to the nearest agent of the Society, or write direct to nr * w. u. uudjujbx, 6E^EBAL l?EiW, April 8-3m ROCK HILL, S. C. DO YOU WISE TO BE BOSS OF YOUB OWN X <- LIT HOUSE. THEN BUY THE THQMAS STEAM PRESS AND SEED COTTON JPT.WA'TYVR It is the most perfect system in use, unloading cotton from wagons, cleaning and delivering it into gins or stalls. Cotton does not pass through fan and press requires no pulley nor belto. It saves time and money. TALBOTT & SONS' ENGINES AND BOILERS, STATIONARY AND PORTABLE. OLD DOMINION CORN MILLS ?125 to 300 TALBOTTS SAW MILLS, IMPROVED FRICTION AND ROPE FEED ?1200 TU ?600 LUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COTTON GINS AND COTTON PRESSED. We offer Saw Mill Men and Ginni:re ;he most complete outfits that can be xraght and at bottom prices. V. C. BADHAM, GENERAL AGENT, E Columbia, S. C. r THE TALBOTT ENGINE IS THE 3 EST o Feb 19-ly. [ EE LARGEST STOCK. 1 MOST SKILLED WORKMEN. LOWEST PBIOES; " Sill Carolina Marble Ms, F. H. HYATT, PROPRIETOR. Is tbe best place in South Carolina 01 Southern States to secure satisfaction in American and Italian Marble Work. All 3 :iuas of Cemetery Work n b SpcUlBlUjr, y TABLETS, j HEADST0NE8, MONUMENTS, Ac. Send for prices and full information. F. H. HYATT April8ly COLUMBIA, S. C. ]'c HCTORY FOR l ilE NAILOB : JIACKIAERT. Exhibited side by side with its leading s competitors at the State Fair, 1390. The Superintendent and Committee of be Mechanical Department, in inspecting hose features not included in the Premium [Jst, deem worthy of special mention the Sailor Seed Cotton Elevator, Distributor i md Cleaner exhibited by "WY H. Gibbes, fr., & Co. The system operates.most efficiently, and nuch improves the sample, facilitates the nrminffnf wot and mvm larffelv ill llUillUf, Vfc IIV* vvrw^r*., ? D"W *bor and cost of handling. The Committee recommend to the fans- irs of the State an icvestigatioa into thr- j nerits of these devices. 1 [Signed.! D. P. DUNCAN, for Committee. W- H. G1BBKS, JB., <fc CO.. " Columbia, S. C. a State Agents and Dealers in first class I Machinery, Buggies, Wagons, &c. fi Special.?To test the advertising value J >f The State, we will sell to any larmer ef erring to that paper one of the oest Dow ^aw Cotton Planters made for 4.25, cash. * rhe usual price is f5.00. W. H. GIBBES, Jiu, & CO. H vL-sr^"- wr-i i FaW ?ays tte Ireit f |A. Great Oefee that may not AgaixS * t be Repeated, so do not oelat, S I "Strike While the Iron is JIot." h Write for Catalogue no w. and say what$ pap?r you *e.w this adveifcfceiu-^'t in. 5 Remember that I sell every tr-ingthat.i ? goes to furnishing a home?rear ui'aetur-3 < ing some things and buying others in thej ' largest possible lots, which enables me tol * wipe out all competition. a HERE ARE A FEW OF MY STAKT-1 ? LING BARGAINS | A No. 7 Plat top Cooking Stove, fulla size, 15x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 pieces| of ware, delivered at your own depot, 9 all freight charges paid by me, forj i only Twelve Dollars. ? Again, 1 will sell you a 5 hole (Jookin* 'Range 13x13 inch oven, 18x2? inch top, fit - is ted with 21 pieces of ware, for THIR-| TEEN DOIlLARS, and pay the freight tol your depot ? -r-k^ >r/\m i tt mnr/-, tiornuc *JJU nui x nu X^xvjlvx>O -r * TOUR GOODS. I I will send you a nice plush Parlor suit,f walnut frame, either In combination or ^ banded, the most stylish colors for 33.50,3 to your jailroad station, freight paid. S I will also sell you a nice Bedroinoa uit j consisting of Bureau with glass, 1 high' head Bedstead, 1 Wasbstana, 1 Centre ?~ table, 4 cane seat chairs, l cane seat andback rocker all for 16.50, and pay f reigkj - > to your depot. Or I will send you an elegant Bedroom1 suit with large glass, full marble top, for' $30, and pay freight. j Nice window shade on spring roller $ 40, 8Elegant Jarge walnut 8 day clock, 4.00 W alnut lcunge, 7.00 J Lace curtains per window, ? i.uu( I cannot describe everything in a small; advertisement, but have an immense store' containing 22,600 feet of floor room, with; ware houses and factory buildings in other' parts of Augusta, making in all the lar-J * gest business of this kind under one man-' -??^ agement in the Southern States. These, j storesand warehouses are crowded with' the choicest productions of the best facto-! ries. My catalogue containing illustrations! of goods will be mailed if you wiu kindly] say where you saw this advertisement, ij pay freight Address, L. F. PADGETT, Proprietor Padgett's Furniture, Stove] J and Carpet Store, s J 1110-1112 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. j j If?M?II i as? IA Spring Medicine | IfQBJiBED ^ L~I SMN a^nwnMiiN ?K) w n garsi mm K 2 l'. P will purify and vitalize you$. I Sblooi, on?at*? a good appetite and give your^f vhole-^ywern tone anvi strength. 6 J A promiwnt railroad superintendents! a a Savannah, suffering with T>v?r>ey v 9 ... -;ia. and Rheumatism sa; uu . $ -M P V' h nftwr Wf. u'aI! in hk < ' i * ? tvls ac it he could live fcrsver ir ! j i always ~et P. P. P." J* ? If you are tired oat fr _i v- ? . . - ?ao t Itf close couiliieKient, take p | P. P. P. J I If you are feelis* trifiy in the spring ? ? and out of sort?, take P. P. P. I | If your digestive org*ns need toning up, S| take , ja .. Ii P. P. P. If tou Buffer with headache, indlgesticm, r debility and weakness, take P. P. P. If you suffer with rervous prostration, ? nerves unstrung and a general let down of the system, take | P. P. P. | For Blood Poison. Rheumatism, Scrof- % ula, Old Sores, SlalariA, Chronic Female I Complaints, take P. P. P. Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. The beat blood purifier In the world. 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