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c * VOL. XLVI. W1NNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1892. NO. 29. j ?? * - t ? ' INDUSTRIAL MEETING. ^ TWENTY-TWO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED. The Platform Adopted-?Uiccinc Arraignment of Corrupt Pollt iclans?Free Coinage, Sub-Treafcoiy and Anti-Monopoly Legislation Art u.-iasnuiw. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 27.?'The lu^ dustrial Conference met iu this city last | Monday and was called to order by Col. ^ Ben Terrell without the formality of an 8B? address and caused a. smile by announcing that the "congregation" would rise wy while proceedings were opened with mF prayer. The delegates compiled while f lie v. S. II. Basser, of Milledgeville, 111., f invoked the aid oi' the Almighty upon the movement. President Polk, of the National Farmers' Alliance was introduced by Mr. Terrill and the announcement was made that President Polk'o address would be frtiinnro.! hv fine from Powderlv and another from Ignatius Donnelly. At the mention of these three possiVe Presidential candidates the convention manifested much interest, and ior the time being 1'onjol that they were yet without even temporary organization, and were still in tue hands of Ternll. The enthusiasm grew under the influence of the eloquence oi Polk and Powderly so that Donnelly was greeted with h Twenty-two organizatiui&B^Hj sented in the galherim^jj was macte^^nnan^^^PSsSil^^l^ was greeieu >vim pi-uivugcu Lwhen he took tlie chair. As Vice Presidents Frances Willard and Ben Te.rell were unanimously chosen. Miss Willard wa3 literally carr.ed to the platform and given a right rojal reception after she reached there. John W. Ilayes was elected permanent secretary. Warwick of Virginia a delegate lirorn the Colored Men's Alliance, was elected assistant secretary, but not without a good deal or opposition from Georgia and Alabama cieiegaies, notwunsuuiuuig im: tvwian| tee had already declared in favor of no color line. L "It it is a crime to be a Democrat. |l then you can take me out and hang me V now." Thus, with a quivering frame, I distended eyes, uplilted arm and ciencbed " fist, Congressman Charles T. Moses, of the Fourth Georgia district, hurled defiance through at the delegates. A peik feet cyclone of groans and hisses, starting on the tloc-r and following its track ra up Id the iop gallery of the Exposition H Ilall, followed in the wake oi the challenge. "Hang me now," repeated iloses; in a voice that penetrated the din, and again there was an avalanche Wi of unnatural sounds, in the midst of which, with apparently every nerve and every fibre shaking with, passion and excitement, the Georgia Congressman K sank into his seat. In this exciting H episode was made manifest the final determination of the delegates oi declare f in favor ot a Third party, and an Inde peafiem party ucsei. j>j.use? icauucu [ the city Monday at the hear J of lour j delegates from the Farmers' Alliance of i bis State, who had beeD designated to act by the State executive committee ot the party. C. C. Tost, the well-known Alliance advocate had preceded him with the same number of delegates, representing the same organization, but who had been chosen by the different districts. Moses was avowedly m favor of framing a declaration of principles and submitting them for approval to the Democratic national convention, opposing a Third party ticket on the ground that it might > result in the delivery of some of the Southern States to the Republicans. ? - -> - i 1 : IJfOSt, oa me otoer uauu, i??iu uubauu I out Third partyite. The committee on credentials gave a night and half of today to the contested delegation, and finally decided to seat three of the Tost and two of the Moses delegates. It was on this proposition that the fight occurred. In the course of the debate \V. C. Branch of Georgia charged that while Moses was for harmony in the abstract, he was not for any harmony that would not deliver over the farmers, bound hand and fool, to the Democratic party. It was this attack that led to the outbreak. Later ia the day Congressman .Livingstone, who bad been charged with being in sympathy with Moses, rekindled the flame. He said it had been gossipped in the streets, at the corners, and in trie hotel that he was plotting to give the Alliance vote of Georgia to the Democrats. The man did not live who would come to his face and dare make that statement. Ihere were two things that no man should touch unmolested?his religion and hio political principles. There was a scene of great enthusiasm on the lloor of the convention Wedues, day morning, when, after Ton Terrell I ot Texas, Paul Yandvoort of Nebraska r and Thomas Vv'adsworth of Indiana had spoke appealicgly for nonsectionalisoi, the old veterans ali over the ball clasped hands and cheered for the restored Union. > When the enthusiasm had subsided Delegate BraDch, of Georgia, cast a liret brand into the leathering, in ihe shape oi h a resolution protesting against the con ? " dition oi the common pet pie of this ^ country, and bold ins: the Republican and T>aniA,.raiv. iv.r'lr.c rP?tvmtiiWp tOV I'V- I L JL/tlUVUttVJV i'4-* - - isting conditions. There was a spirited r debate, but the resolution was adopted by a vote of 410 to 139- Later it was declared to have been irregularly proposer-, and v\ as ordered stricken from the minutes until atter the report of the committee on platform was heard. Then there was a tremendous row raised over the eligibility o: a colored delegate from Georgia, which was quieted only i by the entrance of the committee on k- _ platform. Ignatius I >0:1 nelly presented the loliowinc: TO THE > >:<) I'I. E OK TIIK UNITED m yi\VxES. Tl is. the lirsl great 1 || of the United Slates an^^Fthe world, representing all divisions of urban "snd H rural organizations of industry, assembled in national congress, invoking upon its aeLion the blessimr aud nroteclicn of Almighty God, puts forth to and :or the producers of the uatiou this declaration of union and independence. Tc.e conditions which surround us best justify pjpi our co-operation. We meet in the midst ||| jof a nation brought to the verge of material ruin. Cor|?? the ballot box, at the j BHflHgFcoriurc' touches ggj| ot the bench. The j Moralized. Alany 01 tiie Hni com tailed to isolate w polling places in order Kiversa! intimidation or m newspapers are subsisted, public opinion silKs prostrated, our homes : morgtages, labor itnpovthe land concentrating'in of capitalists. The urban 2 denied the right of organ jization for self protection: imported pauperized labor beats down their wages; i a hireling standing army, unrecognized by our laws, is established to shoot tbem down and they are rapidly degenerating to European conditions. The fruits of i the ioil of millions ara boldly stolen to j build up coliossal fortunes, unprece'dented "a tbe history of the world, while j their possessors despise the Republic and endanger liberty. From the same j prolific womb of governmental injustice, i we breed the two great classes?paupers and millionaires. The national power to create money is appropriated to enrich bondholders; silver, which has j been accepted as coin since the dawn of j history, has been demonetized to admit ! the purchasing power of gold by decreasI inor t.hA valne r>f nil forms of nronertv. as well as human labor, aud the supply of currency is purposely abridged to fatten usurers, bankrupt enterprise an! enslave industry. A vast conspiracy against mankind has been orgauized on two continents and is taking possession ot the worlL If not met and overthrown at once it forebodes terrible social convulsions, the destruction of civilization or the establishment of an absolute despotism. In this crisis of human affairs, the inteilisjeut working people and producers of the United States have <^me together in the name of peace^ V^r I and society, to defend liberty, itv and iustice. v - - / '/ and indepena^ HB^purpose to vote j kaUnawhichj ^^^PRn^^Stola political partie^| have allowed the existing dreadful con-1 ( ditions to develop without serious effort to restrain or prevent theui. Neither 1 do they now intend to accomplish re- i form. They have agreed together to ; ignore, in the coming campaign, every ] issue but one. They propose to dro?vn the outcries ] of a plundered people with the uproar , of a sham battle over the tarJUs; so that corporations, national banks, rims, trusts, "watered stocks," the demonet- , ization of silver and the oppressions of : usurers may all be lost sight of. They : propose to sacrifice our homes and chil- : dren upon the alter o: mammon, to ue stroy the hopes of the multitude iu order t) securc corruption .funds from the great lords of plunder. We assert that a political organization, representing ; the principles herein stated, is necessary J to redress the grievances of which we complain. Assembled ou the anniver- ! sary of the birih of the illustrious man ; who led the lirst great revolt on this continent against opposition, filled with the sentiment vrhich actuated that grand revolution, ve seek to restore the gov- , eminent ot the llepublic to the hands of the '"plain people" with whom it originated. Our doors stand open to all points of the compass. We ask all honest men to join with us and help us. In ; order to restrain the extortions of aggregated capita!, to drive the m _>ney changers .from the temple, to form a periect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the conmon defence, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, we do ordain and establish the following VT. A TPDRM OV PRINCIPLES: We demand a national currency, sale, sound and flexible, issued by the general government only, full legal tender for all debts, public and private, and that without the use ot bankic^ corporations a just, equilable and efficient means of distribution direct to the people and not to exceed 20 per cent., to be provided as set lorth in the sub-treasury plan of the Farmers' Alliance or some better system, also by payment in discharge ot its obligation for public improvements. We demand a free and ^'unlimited coinage of silver. We demand that the amount of the circulating medium be speedily increased to not less than $50 per capita. We demand a graduated income tax. We believe that the money of the country should be kept as much as possible in the hands of the people, and demand that all State and national revenues shall be limited to the necessary expenses of the Government, economical ly and honestly administered. We demaud that postal savings banks be established by the Government for the safe deposit of the earnings of the people and facilitate exchange. The land, including ail the national sources of wealth, is the heritage of all the people, and should not be monopolized tor special purposes, while alien ownership of land should be prohibited. All lands now held by railroads and other corporations ia excess of their natural needs and all lands now owned uy aneas snouiu oe reclaimed rjy uie Gove -omcnt and held lor actual settlers only. Transp^rtati ou beins; a means of exchange aud a public necessity, the Government should own and operate the railroads in the Interests of the people. The telegraph ? nd the telephone, like the postollice system, being a necessity lor the transmission of news, should be owned and operated by the Government in the interest of the people. \Yc demand that ti.e Government is?nr? Ip^nl ii?r,??pr nolp.s find r>:iv the Union soldiers the d.llvrence betweeu the price o; the depreciated money in which he was paid aud sold. llesolved. That we uail this conference a? the cosunmiation of a perfect union o: heatts and hands of all the sections oi cur common country. The men who wore the grey and the men who >vore the blue were here to extinguish the last smouldering embers ol civil war iu the tears ol joy of a united and happy people, and we agree to carry the Stars and Str'iDes 'o,-ward forever to the lash est point cf national greatness. I Numerous cil'orts to bave lh?^onycntion proceed to appoint t?<j committee suggested by Donnelly.u> act with the ! Peopled* j^is^-AcrtFTnal^convention were wholly ineffectual under tlie rulings oi acting Chairman Terrili and the insistence of tional Lecturer Willeta ^g*pi Farmers' Alliance upon a motiujpg^F adjourn sine die. Macuue of the mars' Alliance announced, howey^ that all delegates would hold a mast meeting in their individual capacity im mediately al ter adjournment. Without stirring from their seats, the delegates, alter Terrill's gavel fell obstensiblv adjourning the couvention, went right in, but with Weaver in the chair, and appointed the much talked of committee. as follows: Van Wyck, Nebraska; C. W. Macune, Texas; M.J. Branch. Georgia; j. A. Powers, Ne1.. 1 m 7 ? V r - -V' "* " 1 r urasxa; i. a>. -Magu.re, .\ew lors; .u L. I'oik, North Carolina; J. H. Wilets, j Kansas; Piesidont Humphreys of the j National Colored Alhauce; i'iercc Ilaekeii, Mobile; X. 13. IJirnett, Illinois (F. I M. B. A.); T. R. Morrill, Louisiana: i. John Zeilz, Ohio; Mrs. Mary E. Leash/* Kansas; Mrs. Dr. Dabbs, Texas; Ber-'J* Terrill, Texas. ' I SUIT FOR DAMAGES BEGUNMr. JLyles Carries The Case Into the United States Conrts. Columbia, S. C. Feb. 24.?The Agricultural Hall muddle took another aspect yesterday when the attorneys of Mr. Alexander, the offerer of the worthless Blue llidge scrip, brought suit against the Governor and Mr. Coutlette in the United States Circuit Court. When the summons and complaint were served on Mr. Coulette he turned it over to Judge Melton, under whose advice Governor Tillman acted when he decided to hold the hall against the demands of Mr. Alexander. It seems queer that suit should be brought against these two gentlemen as individuals when the Sinking Fund Commission at its last meeting decided to assume the entire.reaponsibility lor the action of the Governor in the premises. The following is a copy of the sum*?Ano on/^ n/Nnr?r\l oir?f f hof TTOrO QOTVpH UiUUO OUU Vy i-i-4 Jk/ * t*- i-k V uuuu ?? va. w ?^w*. ? on the Governor and Mr. Coulette. they being the same exactly: The plaintiff above named, complaining of the defendants herein, alleges: 1. That the plaintiff is, and at the time hereinafter mentioned was a citizen of the State of North Carolina, and that the defendants are, and at the time hereinafter mentioned were, citizens of the State of South Carolina. > 2. That the plaintiff is and ever since ' ^e 10th day of February, 1892, has been in tee ana iawiuiiy possessed ana >Vyed to the possession of the followiC bribed premises, situate in the gj^/Volumbia, County of Kichland South Carolina, to wit: all, ^^oeandparce^y^^J[ thereolH ;foraierly^H bounded oirBB iate or the esW^^H^MBH^^^ue East by RiehardsoSWB|rand on the South and West by laiSIKow or formerly of Jacob C. Lyons, said lot of land being the same lot conveyed to Thomas B. Johnston by Jesse E.Dent,Sheriff of Richland County, by deed dated tbe 3d day of May, A. D. 1875, and recorded in book K of deeds, pages 100 and 107; also all that certain parcel or lot of land situate, lying and being in the city of Columbia and State aforesaid, containing about one-eighth of an acre of land, bounded on the JSTorth by Agricultural UoM onH 1 r>f i mmoHiQfal V in liaii UUi*UiilK UUU iVU -k LUUiVVAU?h.\,AJ ili rear thereof, East by Richardson street, South by lot now or formerly of Jacob 0. Lyons, and West by lot of Maurice S. JL'arker; said lot being a rectangular parallelogram in shape and measuring on Richardson street from the Southeast corner of said Parker block building South 26 feet and from East to West 208 feet; the said lot also forming a part of the Agricultural Hall block, and being the same lot of land formerly convened to Thomas 13. Johnston by Asher Palmer of Columbia, in said State, by deed dated December 11, 1875, and recorded in Register of Mesne Conveyance office for llichland County in book K of deeds, pages 319 and 320. The above described two lots of land being th6 same land conveyed to the State of South Carolina by the deed of J. B. Johnston dated April 9,1883, and recorded in Register of Mesne Conveyance office ia book P of deeds, page 87, and that said premises are worth and at the time herein mentioned were worth at least 816,165, 3. That the plaintiff being so pos sessea thereor, trie aetenaants on tae said 16th day of February, 1892, wrongfully entered into said premises and ousted the plaintiff and that the defendants are and ever since the said 16th day of February, 1892, have been in possession ?f said premises and have been and still are withholding the same from the plaintiff, although the plaintiff had demanded from the defendants' possession thereof, to the damage of plaintiff of S10,000. 4. That the value of the use and occupation of said premises is worth at lenct ?*> rtflO r>Ar annum. Wherefore the plaintiff demands judgment against the defendants: 1. For the possession of said premises. 1. For 310,000, the plaintiff's damage by the withholding of the same. 3. For the value of the use and occupation of the said premises since the 16th day February, at the rate of ?2,500 per annum. 4. For the costs and disbursements of this action. J. S. Muller, W. II. Lyles, Plain tiff's Attorneys. t to Starve in a Crater. Chihuahua, Mex., Feb. 27.?A party of American tourists who have been rambling over the mountains of this part of the country for some weeks have just brought to this city a story of a finci in an extinct volcano which is most remarkable. The party was lunching at the edge of an old crater, when one of the young men determined to explore the interior, and with this end in view went down on a rope to a distance of about a hundred feet and landed on a ledge of rocks. Here he was surprised to lind the skeleton of a man which *vas crumbling to pieces with age. By the side of the skeleton was found some old metal buttons, andwhat appeared to b e a piece of parchment, upon which there was writing in red. The writing was' examined with a microscope and it was fouDd to be In Spanish. It read as follows as near as could be made out: IfcXfTr TO *I?/wiv?nYf\ T W5Q x>xj uau^ 10 a.v/i.v.c?. a. >i?*v placed in this place by Manuel Perez, my cousin, and his servants, because he thought I had been in love with hi3 wife. I am innocent. I am starving to death slowly. I have written this with m-y blood, this the 8th day of January, 1820,, 1 have tried to dig step3 in t-^^rocks Dut canaotand must cue. mv dying breath 1 declare innocent of any wromrto my.,?5usin." The records of^ihuahua show that a man narEtf>MaI1Uei Perez at one time lived jn-this city, and that he suddenly #5Sppeared at the same time as?er cousin. It is now believed that murdering the cousin 1'erez to Spain, and has probablj db' hrt ere this. The place where 'f, f? were found is frequently visit* P never before been explored,,Jnd <br tta reason was ao excellent p' ?" t0 1,lde xhe crjme. ' Only an Exp*rJ /Ment* ?*? r? ?"? -rro f hn erAruo The Columbia Regis' -f ^ that are to be startr 1 t b * warded'for ^^t ^^speriments. Colonel D P S^DCaD' who is a 8?od and safe busii^feinffldnfk|nh?pWlM^stliat "l:e? wiU Prove 1 5 * the farmers of tbe 5fl*? a?2S2J rate the Alliance has sen,,t*^'ya7 iMthat render any harm to the \1 ifor>3 ^tirely impossible. The Alf^d from all entangling' re Vno1111(1 liability as co-partner stores. The State Exchange wi'j^ot be dropped. Its organization nT be kept up, for it will continue to ^ontrol the fertilizer business and until stores have been started throughout the State the farmers in the sections without them will continue to order their goods through the Exchange. ' BURNED AT THE STAKE. THE TERRIBLE PUNISHMENT OF A FIEND IN HUMAN FORM. Burnt to Ashes in the Presence of a Vast " * n? I concourse 01 i eupit-a auuiuicuiouii bat a Warning that will Never l?e Forgotten. St. Louis, Feb. 20.?A Special to the Iiepublie from Texarkana, Ark, says Ed. Coy, the negro brute who on las! Saturday committed the fiendish crime of rape on the person of Mrs Henry Jewell, a respectable farmer's wife wiib a five-months-old child at her breast, at her home three miles southeast of this city, this afternoon answered for his awful crime by a horrible death by fire in the presence of G,000 people. He was burned at the stake. When Mr. Jewell left home on Saturday last after dinner to come to towo for the transaction of some necessarv t- i.ii i.j? ?uu DUSSiUCSS, lie leu ms juuuj; rruc vritu uci coomg babe in her arms in the best of heailh and spirits, little dreaming when he kissed her good-bye of the terrible fate that awaited her during his absence. Shortly after her husband's departure -i netro appeared at the door, asked the whereabouts of Mr. Jewell and the unsuspecting woman informed him that he had gone to town. The negro gave his name as Dr.vis, and said SOmeJlOgS tO Sell Jew.ftf*''^v^1f]firahlft was held between to cm, Bnan thus had a good oppor^3 not under excitement to peral personal appearance of rce negro had gone Mrs Jewell d to visit a neighbor, a half mue distant, and went out to lock the door, when the negro, who had been hiding, sprang from his place of concealment;, seized her by the throat and after a desperate strugsle succeeded m accomplishing his diabolical purpose. lie then J-* *r*s*rr/isl f*>?r? 1 ir?nr intn tllP "lai^GU IUV/ JOIUtUlg V1VUVUIU ***<.<* barn, where he kept her about an hour assaulting her repeatedly. Finally yielding to her pleadings he left her and disappeared in the woods. When her husband returned home he lost no time in giving the alarm, aud in a short time scores of men were scouring tje country in all directions, and during the night two negroes answering the general description given by Mrs Jewell werei'ailed here, but when taken before her she pronounced them both inDOcent and they were discharged. The search proceeded without relaxation, and soon it was positively learned that the name of the-guilty man was Coy and that he had gone north towards Little River County, Arkansas. Several posses at once went in pursuit in that direction and they have been on his trail ever since. Cn Thursday a acgro answering the general description of Coy was arrested and brobght over the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway and it was at lirst believed bv some that he was the guilty negro. After a close scrutiny of his features, however, Mrs Jewell pronounced him not the man. although the clothes he wore looked like those of her assailant. The prisoner explained that by saying that he and Coy * ? * o .1 naa Deen loceiuer oa ouuua,y auu uauuday, and at the latter's request they had swapped clothes, Coy saying, of course, that they were after him for some minor offence. On Thursday afternoon bloodhounds were telegraphed for and they arrived on Thursday night from Hot Springs. On Friday morning the dogs were taken out to the vicinity where the negro wa3 known to be, but the efforts to use them were greatly retarded by the heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. Last nisht the prosDects lor the negro's capture began to look gloomy indeed, it being announced that in all probability he had gotten out of the country. The trail bad been entirely lost. This mornlDg, however, at an early hour a message came to town from W. H. Scott, a iarmer living live mnes norm 01 wwu. sarins: that Coy was at the house of Ed. Givens, a negro living near him, and asking for men to co ue out and arrest him. An armed posse was immediately raised, but before their arrival the negro started down the road towards the town and was interecepted by Scott and his sons and held until the posse arrived. It also appears that the posse headed by Noah Sanderson, which have been out all week, again struck a trail this morning and they too came upon the fonn oVinrflv aflpr flip arrpst. A bout fifty mounted guards attended the prisj oner to town, arriving here about (J o'clock. I Coy was immediately placed under a i heavy escort and taken before his victim, who unhesitatingly pronounced him the man. In Mrs Jewell's presence he said to her. "Are these the clothcs the man had on?" Xo, but you are the rascal that assaulted me," came the instant rejoinder. This aiternoon a crowd of a thousand people secured Coy from his captors as they were bringing him to the city. Up Broad street they marched with him to the Iron Mountain round house. The large stake, to which had been fastened some guy wire, was what they wanted, and it was found here. Up to this they brought the crying negro, and m a twinkling Lie was securely bound to it. One of the mob advanced with itxinr of coal oil; which had bepc-'occured from neigh bonnsbo-'use, ana tne crowa men Knew was in store for the negro. t,r here's Mrs Jewell?" was the crj f ^nany throats. "Here," responded a lew^^ces on ^ie ec*=e 0 llie crow^' u-o-r-iig her forward," was ordered by a aq who seemed to be master of cerejionies. The woman made her way through the crowd, which willingly made way for her, and in a minute was in front of the fright'ned negro. Without s word the spokesman placed in herhanc the torch. Mrs Jewell looked at the negro, torch and spokesman, and falter* ingly turned to the crowd. kkXo, no. apply it," was the cry, as the womac was seen to falter. The torch was applied instantly by the woman, who immediately turned and made her waj through the crowd, ?ue names ncKec up around the negro's legs and he was soon enveloped, ail the while yelling lustily. In seven minutes he was dead, after most excruciating agony. The good people of Texarkaua deplore the necessity of mob law, is the verdict to-night, but the opinion is general that Coy has been rightly served. Jumped the Track. Houston, Tex., Eeb. 19.?An engine on the San Antonio and Arkansas Kailway jumped the track six miles front here yesterday. Halt' a dozen friends of the engineer were on board taking z ride. The engine turned completely over. The killed are Joe Gillespie, engineer; Tom Gorman, wiper; Firemar Scott. Wounded, Mrs. Joe Gillespie badly scalded; E. Wilcox, right leg cul | off; Wm. Bradley, colored, scalp STRAIGHTOUTS HAVE THEIR SAY. They Issue An Address to their Voters and Others. To the Straightout Democrats of South . Carolina* The approach of the contest of 1802 ' has summoned your committee to its . post of duty. A brief survey shows the faction that usurped power In 18(JO standing , amid the ruins of the Democracy of 1870 upon a prostrate State and ruling over 1 a suffering people. ; Instead of relaxing, the coil of party > rule has been tightened and freedom i- of election at '.he primaries of the j dominant faction has been destroyed . by requirements and oaths which will ' exclude men who have self-respect, and ' love of liberty. The promises put forth by the faction : dominant in 1890 have not been fulfilled. ! The evils and the wrongs which the Straizhtout Democrats foresaw in 1890, - and against which we warned our fellow-Democrats, have come to pass. On ' the other hand, the false cnnrges ana cries of treachery raised against us ' have fallen to the ground. The good and faithful voters who i were controlled by technical party rules and forced to vote for the nominee of the usurping faction against their will, or to refrain from voting ' against him, have had time to learn , kw v^nJTpg* iy<^hen ^ot conrolled by principle and rppresentfe^jTn r.vorthv men. |i We appeal to those who faced the j fire and bore the brunt in 1890 to stand lirm to their party and their high prin* i ciples in 1892 and" we call upon all good < Democrats to jc in in the light against ] wrong and oppression. We urge the ] Straightout Democrats and all who are ; ready to act with them, to cling to their \ colors and stand firm, lie not misled, < by the blandishments of power or the < bribes of office, to surrender yaur independence, but, standing true to prin- < ciple, loyal to the grand Democracy of j 1870, and earnest in the struggle l'or j the welfare of our State, continue the ] Oght against the faction which has j robbed the people of ,their soveieign i ris-ht of self-government, and brought nothing but disaster and evil repute ; upon the State. j There is difference of opinion on the part of many good men. We say noth- ' log against those who are sincere, but, < much as we may respect them person- i ally we urge upon our party to disre- i gard any allurements to join the domi- ] nanl. faction in order to defeat it, arid i not to submit to tyrannical rule to ; which no allegiance is due, nor to do < evil that good may come of it. i Your committee urges you to be pa- j tient and remain steadfast, awaiting the time wiien your service can reuun good to our common country. And be assured that when the time for action comes, those to whom you have entrusted the standards of yotir party will summon you to duty ard, perhaps to victory, but always for the right. We appeal to our fellow-Democrats of all factions and all clases to hear the truth and do us justice. We seek the good of the whole people. We recognize the great interest of our State to be agricultural, and while we refuse to be subservient to secret caucuses, or class legislation, we are earnest in our desire to promote that interest, upon which the welfare of our State is largely dependent. We seek no office, we ask no reward save the consciousness of having done our duty. We will battle in the ranks for any good man or men put forward by tiie ??ttta Aon Tir\fo ao t jusinui/rdcyj piu v mcu wc ^uu, t uu f Democrats, governed by the principles ; of 1876, and be freed from the tyranny j of the existing rules and constitution j of the faction now in power. J3y order of the Committee: Wm. H. Lyles, Chairman. A. E. Gonzales, Secretary. The following are those who were present at the conference: Chairman W. II. Lyles of Columbia; Judge lias- ' kell, the candidate for Governor two years ago; Mr. J. W. Barnwell of Charleston, candidate for Attorney General; Gen. Ii. llichbourg of Columbia; i Mr. iilanding of Sumter; Senator T. W, 1 Woodward of Fairfield; Mr. W. Clvburn and Mr. W. A. Johnson of Kershaw; Mr. Edwin Harper of Williams burg: Mr. Alfred Aldrich, of JSarnweii, and Messrs. JN. G. and A. E. Gonzales, of Columbia. Convicts Shot. Montgomery, Ala., Peb. 25.?William Gibson and Kube Marshall, two white convicts, were shot at Wetumpka this morning while attempting to escape. Arthur Jones, a guard, had a squad 01 convicts at worji. weauiug iiy a pasture near the penitentiary when he was attacked by these two convicts. They had thrown him to the ground and were trying to take his gun when three other convicts, George Murchisoa.. _ Edom Cole and Sam Sidney, came to his rescue. They secured the gun and Gibson made a break to escape, but the guard on regaining his feet drew his pistol and shot GibsoD down, killing him. Marshall agairi attacked the guard who turned and shot him down. Marshall will not recover. In the scuffle that ensued Cole, who was assisting the guard, was accidentally shot in the hand, but he with Murchison and Sidney kept the guard from being overpowered and prevented the escape of two bad men. Gibson has twice been convicted of burglary in Monroe County and while confined in the jail of that County made several attempts to^rr cane,. MaishaJLwill Ua r^CaTo'ered as .Ta" professional burglar sentenced in Chilton County for twenty years. ' Baked to Death. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 27.?Saturday ' was pay-day at a charcoal camp twenty I miles from Fmerson, a small town on , the upper peninsula, and the men ceit, brated the occasion by getting drunk. , They were visited by a woman named r L^u Bennett, who lived with another . woman of like character about tvvo ; miles frora the camp, and haying a | ' grievance against her they decided to L discipline lier. They seized the woman, 1 bound her hand and foot and thrust ! her into one of the coal ovens, which was known to be Idled, but which the , men did not know had been kindled. I Their action was discovered by the . camp boss shortly afterwards, but the . woman was dead before he succeeded r in getting her out. Her entiie body [ was browned by the intense heat and s was as dry as a piece of leather. The r body was "buried near her shanty and ' the sheriff was informed of the crime. An Ucly Cuttlnc Affray. Giieenville, Feb. 20?A fatal cuti ting affray occurred at Fountain Ian, sixteen mues ueiow mis inauc, um atternoon. Will Fowler, Fd Mar i and J. II. Foole became involved in a quarrel which resulted in Foole being J cut to pieces. A messenger was sent for Sheriff Gilreath requesting him to i arrest Fowler and Martin. The sheriff ! left at once for the scene of trouble, i Fowler says he will resist arrest and ' trouble is "feared, as Sheriff Gilreath is game and will make an attempt to l effect his arrest if he can be found. , The parties are all connected by mars riage and the row is the outcome of an ^ AS STRONG AS EVER. General Earle'a Opinion of Tillman?Believes He Will be Ke-elected. Greenville, Feb. 19,1892. Editor of the Xews and Courier: Your circular letter has been received. You ask that I express mv views as to the political situation, and as to the course that the conservative people of the State should pursue. ever before perhaps in the history of South Carolina has it been so important as now for tbe people to be conservative in all that they may say or do in political matters. For never before have the white people been so divided in sentiment and separated into factions by internal dissensions. The continuation of this condition will necessarily tend to drive them further ' ? '1 "'in nrQTront thoir iipUl L, l!UU tHU tion for the good of the State. 1 have no axe to grind, nor have I any personal wrongs to avenge. I opposed the election of Governor Tillman in the last campaign with all the earnestness of my nature because 1 believed that he should be defeated. The people, however, decided otherwise and he was triumphantly elected. Those who opposed his election were naturally sore over their disappointment, and a large number of them are still dissatisfied. JBut under ou? system of government the majority must *ule and the minority must^?^p?? j^g"1 uT u%u*''^i&r^i^efully that they [ ioiri tn t.hp. will of the maioritv the better it is for all concerned. Governor Tillman has been many iimes condemned for his unjust criticism of others, and unjust criticism of aim by his opponents will not injure lim, but will tend to his advantage. Lf it was wrong in him to slander others when he was a candidate, it is simply wrong in others to slander him svhile he is Governor. Let his former opponents deal justly cvith him and give him due credit for ill that he may do or try to do for the ?ood ol the state. mat ne nas uuuc nany things that are to be commended :one cm deny; that he has done some ihings that might be condemned all will admit, but any man in his position md with his surroundings would be .iable to make some mistakes. Then I would suggest to the antirillmanites that it would be well to leal feariy with him and avoid committing the same sin of which he has ' Won Ortrtiiaor? fAllow JCCII ZU VilCU uvvuwvut A/w .. tiis example by making unjust accusations against him and by magnifying little faulfs into grievous sins. Tttis course will not bring the two factions :ogether, but can result only in keeping them apart. My deliberate judgment in that Governor Tillman is at present as strong with the farmers as he ever was, and I relieve that he will be re-elected over any one who will probably take the aeld against him. This being true, it would be folly for any of the anti-Till aanites to oppose him. Such opposi: Lion would intensify the bitter feeling which now unfortunately exists among Lhe white people, and could succeed :>nly by invoking the aid of the negro vote. "Victory at such a cost would be Loo dearly bought. Give me Tillman a thousand times Deiure a own, ut. a Moses! When the convention meets, let him be nominated if a majority of the delegates are in his favor; and "if nominated, Let him be nominated without opposition, so far as any Democrat is concerned. Our best, wisest and most conservative men should be elected to the General Assembly. This is far more important; than the election of any man as Governor. With a good Legislature, a bad Governor can do little barm; with a bad Legislature, a jood Governor can do little good. Respectfully, Jos. II. Earle. AN ENGLISH MILL DISASTER. tin Immense Cblmner Toppl?s to the Ground. London, Feb. 24.?The large chim^~c rail la Ht. Liey Ul JLUULilOUJU O AVVMWV*. V.V CheckheatoQ, fell today. The chimney was over 100 feet high and almost completely demolished the mills. Ten bodies, all those of women, have beeD taken from the ruins, and it is estimated that there are possibly a dozen more who were crushed to death. The shrieks of women and cries of men could be heard by those who rushed to the scene, and here and there some " -1- J ?-- ?? ? Ja AM r?nT\QOT?Or>/iQ W OULLU^U pcrsULL ill due an apyccuouw with halting step, seeking to escape from the scens of the fatality. Women dashed forth with disheveled hair, some white 2 :ti^'lent, others uttering cries of terror and of pain. A strong man, with arms helpless and broken, crawled forth. "There are two score buried," he cried. "Dig quicsly if you wish to save Any of them." Then he rose and started tor nou.e. The resourers went to work with a will. As the cloud of dust cleared away it was found that portions of '.he mills remained standing but that tb3 occupants could not escape except by the wincows, other means of exit havimgbeen cut oil. Ladders and lire escapes were raised and the employes were helped to the ground. It was dangerous work for pieces of wsiii sppmnd to reel and shake zs/Zrv minute. One poor womanj^^vvidow, stood at a window whil#*n?r little children, lour in^jytfjifBer, and not one of theixuxn^-^ight years old, was carried "tieiow looking up at their mother and cryiog as if their heart's would break. She was safely carried down. Only a few minutes before the disasaster they desisted from work for lack of material and left the chimney just before the catastrope. An investigation is 10 be held as to the cause of the accident. The dead have now all been recovered from the ruins of Thornton mills. The number of killed is thirteen, and injured twelve. The survivors say that they heard a terrible rumbling sound which seemed to come from the chimney. The great stack quivered and swayed, and then toppled over from the top, at first keeping the chimney firm and then bursting into an avalanche of brick and mortar and dust which fell with terrilic force on the rmli. All the employes heard the warning sound, and although they did not know what was the matter, they stopped work Instantly and made a rush for the exits. Then came the vast material, crushing the mills like an egg shell, and everything was hidden by the cloud of dust that arose, dense and suffocating, from where the chimney and factory had stood. It IVas Too aiuch. Chicago, Feb. 19.?Mrs. Catherine P.Akpr. the widow of a veteran of 1812 and a pensioner, died suddenly at Metropolis yesterday, aged 88. A lew days ago sne received a letter from one of her sons, whom she had not seen for thirty years, telling her he was coming home to visit her. The good news caused her so much joy that she grew very nervous. Just before reaching home her son sent her a dispatch that he would be with her in a iew hours. When the message was read to Mrs. Baker she fell down and died. Her son reached bis home soon after. ? NO ACTION ON FREE COINAGE. The Democratic Caucus Results In Naught. Washingt Feb. 25.?The unusual interest manifested in the silver question as a party issue was cviucuucu tonight by the large attendance of Democratic members of the House who attended the caucus of the majority, which took place in the hall of the House tonight.* Of the 236 Democratic members of the lower house, fully 150 were present. The Damocratic Senators had also been invited to attend, butSenator.Putler of South Carolina was the single representative of his party colleagues. The caucus, or "meeting," as it was termed in the call for the assembly, was called to order at 8 o'clock by Mr. Holm&n of Indiana, the permanent chair man of Democratic conferences, and after the call had been read, Mr. Bland submitted a resolution providing that the Democratic members otthe committee on rules be instructed to bring in a resolution setting apart a time, not later than March 25, fbigjflB^ii|uoii^ci^ sideration of until final a^? The cal^H |B was fo^n rcsojfli continued tfSsof gold and silver as money and were nnnnseri to ?nv legislation which would drive either metal out of circulation, and that the Democratic members, with due consideration for the general business of the country, deemed it their duty to defer any definite action on the subject of free coinage until after the election of 1892. Mr. Harter of Ohio, who circulated the petition for the caucus, immediately raited a point of order against ilr. Bland's resolution, on the ground that only the resolutions to discuss which the cauoLS was called could be considered. TT ^ 1- ? _ ?? ?- ? ?? 4> A Trrt ne urgea nis pa: j\ memuera uuu iu m&c any party action on so important a matter, one of such vital, nterest to the party, and hoped that the Bland resolution would not be permitted to have precedence. Chairman Holman overruled Mr. Harter's point of order, stating that anything connected with the silver question was admissable. Mr. Warner of Xew York then raised another point of order against the Bland resolution. He held that it was not germane to the purpose' lor which th?. caucus was called. Mr^Holman expressed a desire to hear debate on the point of order, and Mr. Bland was recognized, after the caucus had decided to limit the lime of speakers to five minutes each. -Mr. Bland contended that his resolution was perfectly proper and should be put to a fair vote. The members were there, he said, to do what the majority thought to be best for the party, and he hoped the resolution would be adopted. The point of order was overruled ana no appeal was taken from the decision. The discussion then took the form of a general debate on the silver question, the good of the party being the burden of the larger number ofspeeches made. Mr. Bland indulged in some criticism of Mr. Harter's course in endeavering to side-track the free coinage bill, and urged the adoption of his "resolution of instruction to the committee on rules. Speeches were also made by Messrs. Bryan of Nebraska, Fowler of .New Jersey and Hooker of Mississippi, in favor of Mr. Bland's resolution. Mr. Pierce of Tennessee made a strong appeal from a political slanpoint in favor of the resolution. He contended that Mr. Cleveland was elected President when he had a liberal silver plank in his platform, while in 1888, when he ran in opposition to free coinage, he fa/1 ri ao u^x^awv/Ut Mr. Fowler contended that Xew Jersey would be stronger to the Democracy with a tree silver plank in the next national platform, and that if such a plank was inserted the State would go Democratic by an Increased majority. Mr. Williams of Massachusetts, a member of the committee on coinage, weights and measures, led the assault oil the resolution, contending that the passage of a free coinage bill meant political disaster to the Democratic party in ihe East. Messrs. Wilcox of Connecticut, Herbert of Alabama, McKinny of Xew Hampshire and English of Xew Jersey supported Mr. Williams in his stand. Most of the speeches of the anti-free coinage men were protests asainst the free coinage bill, based oil the belief that it would cause disruption in the party and bring ignominious defeat in the next general election. Several of the antis stated L11 tit" they would not be boundJaJ any action j matter. Jie caucus misit taken in the l*J^bjjiJ?cussiou continued for nearly two hourfc 3Jllj tjjeQ ^)a(CS 0f Alabama, recognition, said it was obvious tf,a{; ?jie <jree coinase men were in the majj0rity, but shat no results could j be had,Jjfecause the anti? would not be b^Kfudby tbe caucu3 action. He thereU#re moved the caucus adjourn. The question was put, and Mr. Pierce of Tennessee, Mr. Bland's principal lieutenant on the coinage committee, called for the yeas and nays, but almost immediately withdrew "it. A standing ballot was then taken, and the caucus adjourned sine die by a vote of 80 to 55, many free coinage men votiu? for adjourn meat. Burglars' Brutal Outrage. Wilkesbarhe, Pa., Feb. 26.? Farmer Silas Wood and his aged wife, residing at I3unker Hill, Wyoming County, had a novel experience Friday night. The couple lived alone and were supposed to have considerable money ic the house. About midnight Wood and his wife were aroused bv two masked men who had broken into the house. The men demanded from Mr. Wood the money he had received from th3 sale of cattle that day. Wood said he ha J not received the money yet, but they would not believe him. They told trie aged couple to arise from" the bed, which they did. The two men then stripped the bed of its cord and proceeded to tie Wood and his wife to the bed-post. After they succeeded in accomplishing this they ransacked the house, but only succeeded in getting 70 cents. They left without liberating the farmer and his wife. After the burglars departed a Skye terrier dog set up a great howl, but the nearest house was a half mile away and his cries were not heard. The next morning the dog succeeded in getting out of the house. lie ran barking to the nearest house and attracted attention. A boy accompanied the dog back +V..O I To fnnnH the LVJ ILig UVUOW. i.i.v v^v JJ. still tied to the post. They were liberated at once. It is not believed Mrs. Wood will recover from the shock. Two hired men named John Bean and John Clarkson were run down by a posse of farmers. They are believed to be the burglars. They were taken before Squire Gardener and sent to jail in default of S1,000 bail. SENATOR IRBFS VIEWS. SOUTH CAROLINA IN NATIONAL AND STATE POLITICS. Serious Opposition to Tillman Not Feared ?Alliance Men are Democrats?The fl| Hamptonlan Democrats Favor Cleveland, bnt the Now School la at Ses. Kew York, Feb. 20.?Senator J. L. . M. Irby, of South Carolina, was at the Sturtevant House Wednesday. The fl new Senator is a tall, powerfully-framed man, with a smoothly-shaven, round face and strong features. He is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and is fl chairman of the State Democratic committee. He talked of the political situation in South Carolina with a 9B Times reporter. "When the wave swept over the State, in 1880, which washed out the old-time Democratic managers and M resulted lathe election of Governor H THiman/^ig^aid, "there folio wed a 9 H nart.nf some nrnmin to maintain a factional c Bllman. The party was MB yg the year that followHtfs ago?i naa'thoughttJfS^^^-^^* en ere would be a split in the party which would result man opposition ^ candidate to Governor Tillman. From information I have received within ten days I am inclined to think that this split will not assume such serious proportions, and I now believe that wnat* ever feeling in this direction there is will confine itself to efforts of the party Knf?.a nnminoHno rnilVAn. 1CQUC10 UC.fASlG UUV/ vwmtvm tion, which will come in August. "At that time we nominate a complete ticket, including Governor, soiicicor and members 01 the Legislature. Governor Tillman will be a candidate for renomination. if he is successful in securing the nomination I believe tho loo/iora whn mav havA nt.hflr eandi wuv iW?VtVA W II UV nil mj mm-vm W w?., . , . _ dates up to that time will come into line and support him. This condition ot things leaves the Democratic party in good shape. It will be united at the election. "The Republican party is sadly divided. Tnere are three taction, each headed by a leader of considerable ~ j strength and so determined that any- * ? thing like harmonious action seems out _ MA of the Question." ''Is the Alliance as strong as it was two years ago?" senator Irby was askea. S "I think it is,' he said. The Alii- I ance in that State is chiefly composed oi men who have been Democrats all flj their lives. They are Democrats now. 1 9 am a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and was elected as Farmers' Alliance fi and Keform Democratic candidate to the Senate, but 1 have always been a ^ Democrat and am a Democrat to-day. Xne Alliance will not, as a political party, count very heavily. It aoes not nave a strong inclination for a ticket of Its own in ihe held." J " Whom do the Democrats of the State favor as a Presidential candidate V "It is hard to say who is the favorite of the rank and hie of the party. The leading newspapers of the State and those leaders of the.party who were in control from about 1876 to 1890 are in . favor of Cleveland. The papers have strongly expressed themselves, ana in . my judgment tne position of the oldtime leaders is clearly defined for the Ex-President. I do not think it safe to say that the rank and hie of the party are for Hill. There has been no occasion yet whicn has given an opportunity for an expression on this subject. '*A misapprehension prevails at the North as to the true position of the V colored voters in iSoutn Carolina. It grows out of tne condition of things in a tne old carpet bagger days. When the fl iiepublicans had control of the State, ? prior to 1876, the colored man went into politics. He did so because there was T>..^ tha money in it ror mm. x>uu mw Passing of the State into the hands of the Democrats this opportunity for _ ^ money-making vanished and the colored men began to torn their attention m to something else. They took to relit* H ion. Whenever one of them secured a little education he wanted to become a teacher or a preacher instead of a politician. The result has been bene- fljH ficial for them. There is no class in the fl State so anxious now to nr?1"" cation as the colored peopierTr is" something really wonderf uL They are H not bulldozed at the ballot-box, but they vote as they please. Believes the Governor of Bisk. T-irort -poK 9f\?Tho sinking X VVi MV? w fund commission has endorsed the gov* H ernor in the Agricultural hail matter. The board is composed of D. ?. Finley, York, Senator Evans, of Marlboro, the attorney general, treasurer and comp- MB troller general. This was not the reguiar-day for the meeting, but in view of jg0jPpEBp|^inthe Agricultural here by tel^rapn/rffiB^S4S?j?f ' fl adopted stated that the "action of^r A governor as chairman of this board c: retaining posession of and refusing m deliver Agricultural hall to W.H.Lyles, attorney, is hereby confirmed, ratified and made the action of this board." The ? secretary of state was authorized to take steps to hold the building and appoint J. R. Boyles custodian. Tried to Kill the Chief. Sumter, S. C., Feb. 25.?A bold at- ' j tempt was made by unknown parties to I assassinate Chief of Police A ?L Weeks I at. hnmA Satnrdav niffht. Chief M Weeks had gone home about 10 o'clock M and had retired. Before retiring he placed his clothes on a chair before the "*?~ ^ fl fireplace. The would-be assassin walk- 8 ed upon the piazza and fired through B the window at the clothes and hat takiog them for the chief. Chief Weeks has been a terror to all evil-doers for sometime, and it is thought that some notnoffl/i hv nf rpvpncft at. tempted this cowardly deed. He hag some idea of who the party is but is A not positive. M Disappears. jB Mobile, Ala.tFeb. 19.?About a week ago Joseph Espalla, Jr., a real estate agent and public administrator, left the city, presumably on business. He has not returned and yesterday his business was turned over by his attor neys to C. W. Joseph. This gave rise 1 to a rumor that Espalla had defrauded I a number of people in Mobile. Many 1 persons visited Espalla's place of business this morning and inquired about J estates which had been entrusted to I his care and which it is thought will be involved in his failure. Espalla's bond as administrator is szu,uuu ana a two of the five bondsmen are insolvent. M Wanted to Starry Him. Chicago, Feb. 18.?GeorgeM. Northedge, the carpenter who was notified mk three weeks ago that he had fallen ceir to an estate of $800,000 in England, said to-day: "All the old maids and pauper widows in the country are after me." Then he dropped about a bushel of letters on a table, every one of which was from some woman desirous of marrying him. I don't know bow m much longer I can endure this," sighed Xorthedge. "If it is kept up I shall have to get out of the country."