The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, March 23, 1892, Image 1

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* ; J f- / I i YOL. XLVI. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1892. NO. 32. | - THE WORLD'S FAIR, j j Slut CONT1R BUT IONS ASKED FORTC MAKE I K A STATE EXHIBIT. j C \ 1 o'c!( An Appeal tShould Jlert With a v t Libera? Kfefrom the IVople s | dets Soath Caroli???t tf 11s* y Vnnt their Stale j K?pre*eut?-<!. | <iS t a. :S. C . March 15.?If the | .*evoulh Carolioa is not splendid'}' jsem iniifd at the World's Fair by an j C0^J - it will -io <rrea.t credit to it. the | trarhe StaU will only have them- ' ed t &'&"> of tlJarac- fiafl jngu|y those *ho Iiavc undertaken i age< 'f ih?- work hare Nrgun opera- j and bi Usj great d:?:>lay ot eccrgy and j T] ?TiabU: pr?>n}ptnesa. j togf Ii:fuiUe Ktsar*! of Mana$e:s, al ?P!K>? uc^- come to the lront , j 1: eir Itiiiic&l address to the tv'lJ >c k .iv, ij ^ar?ii2a^ antj it honed nu-nce r.ui -Ul} woman io the Slate xn(j . .?A nit><? touch?d by its patriotic wj)ii ;ho AstM ft"ork a vim aud tour clm^>&i!ur,isunkao,o. t0T] I"' ?. ori-K of South Caro- Livj ~"-u'r of the call fro si the .'oca IhAsi ffTiade !'or a World'# kit the'r. the work of securing ^ a.? ath Carolir,? ?jsi at the World's ^ulumohre ^position has been inaugurated. The State Board ofManagers elected by the couventioa have systematically mr.pred out tee State work, dividing it into eub, coun j, and township comnittees. Thev are sanguine of the success of the undertaking, but appieciate its magnitude and the dif IlCUilies w nivU uxey vruiiiatc tu cutuuuter, and ieel their inability to carry for~~ ward the work without the hearty support of the eitzens of the State ai large. Sy a combination of forces great undertakings assume minimum proportions, and dfliculties that seem insurmountable when approached with a determination to overcome them disappear v> ith miraculous rapidity. r Feeling that every citizen of South Carolina should laks a pride in the State's txhibit we appeal to you to aid us in this work. Do not think that you can be of no service, and therefore fail to do your part, but, be it great or small, do what you can to swell the grand aggregate to such colossal proportion? that all may be proud of the display. Money is the main thing needed to insure success. and if every one who can will give only $1 we will have no lack. But if you do not feel that roc can cont tribute money, j ou may have some rare picture, some mechanical device, some piece of your owa handiwork, some relic of colonial times, some rare specimen of j mineral, or some specimen of the taxidermist's art, all of which will be received with thanks by the committee, and will be properly listed and returned to you when the Exposition is over. You can also aid by your words of cheer and eBcoura^ement. If you can ? not praise the efforts of these who are working with purely disinterested motives, do not cripple their efforts and dampen their ai dor by adverse criticisms and attempt to throw cold water upon the undertaking by saying it cannot be dons. It can be done lf'everf one would do all in their i<ower to aid in the work. Other States arc doing the same thing, ?s and shall wc sit contentedly down and see South Carolina, who in days past has been a leader, relegated to the rear because her sons and daughters failed to ** bestir themselves? Shall ihe be made a reproach and a HT-.Tvnrr! amnnc^t her fctlr sisters, the Original Thirtetn? Wetrovrnot. Her actions ia the oust are a cuarant.ee that she will not fce k*fc behiEd in the matter of the World's Columbian Exposition. The State board is doing all in its t power 'or the success of the undertaking, and we appeal for aid to your pockets, your pride and jour ingenuity. Help us and thereby help yourselves. By order ot the State Board ofMana^ gers. Fked A. Sat^e, Secretary. "* ' 'xlie Party Cannot Fail. BALXiiioiiE, March 11.?Ex President Grover Cleveland expressed some of his view about national politics to-J dav to a reporter of the Baltimore Sun, j at Spesutia" Island, Md.. where Cleveland had come to shoot ducks. "What, in your opinion," he was asked, "should b^ the main issue of the Democratic party in appealing to the voters of the country." "All the evidence," replied the ExPresident, "of what tne people want and what they expect of tne party would seem clearly to indicate that arili reform must be the issue if we re to go into a winning fight." "What do you consider the best plan -,rr tt-iu tariff in flrntjrreks?" ?My idea has been that a general bill t;jjii be the- host method, but lam L su ng to defer to these vrho are on the ? 'ud and who have the battle in Con| to light. 1 hope the Springer I - Hou'ool bill will pas?, and am also in any other measure which will - the" burden of taxation noyr oratuf upon the people. In fact, x ?Any measure ir. the direction or ? amine itariff reform;" are the prospects of the Dem-1 irtv's ultimate success?" I>estnbut one opinion ou mm miu- i srffuce co;ie ParJy is true to itself, true j , . ' ;ipies and fulfils its pledges! nitm of tLje it cannct fail ? Cot:i:t's bit ? Uonsldwm'ii Views. j&flfcwipv. '-t cielk,6. c., March 11.? The P*r? 'o:'tu,; onaldsr?ii was interviewed v:! is opinion of State poli* positively that he will 'didate for Governor or CITADEL ACADEMY BURNEDients VFili >'ot be IntfcrrnjJled? Cadets sc in Koprr Honpital. j maklestox, S. C., March 14.?At 30 j x-k this morniDg the entire roof of j A s main building of the Citadel Acad- j r was discovered in llames. The ca-' i. about 14U in number, were In the ! ~ Ion room. Th9 alarm sounded and j t] he news spread through the ciU in ! j an hour 10,000 spectators were as-' bled on the square watching the j t,,; ilagration. The origin of the fire is | known. It started under the roof, by the time the alarm was soundhe top of the entire quadrangle was he anaes. The fire department man- vra i to confine the ll&mcs to the third dut second floors. He tie entire roof on the mam building, t Lther with .* v^er tloor, is wreck t0 ( the second tier of bed rooms is bad- Q0( amaged. Tne first gallery doimi- . and the ground gallery are com- , " itively uninjured. The last wing, . rhich are the mess hail, second room in 1 chapei, and the new West wiug. in c"' ch are cflicers' quarters, are un- mc :hed. hi* ae only accident occurred to Cadet life ingston, ol Columbia, who was suf- like ,ted Dy smoke whileftrymg to get his thii oy.t^.h6i.-ftoui. Ile was dragged fori out by his comraaes>7*<iA-er, and is s>ai UVW OCi iVWCiy UU1V. A UV VWUV-W most of their personal effects, and managed to save Superintendent Coward's effects. Col. Coward was the only officer living in the main building. The iibrary and ail the instruments of*he institution were saved, as were nios? of the quartermasters stores. After the Qreman obtained control of the iire the cadets were furloughed for an hour or two. . Dinner was served in the me.?s hall, and to night retreat was sounded, in the Roper hospital, a laj^s^cLi^mmq. dious builaifctfrw^ftcirwas rebuilt after WJC GUU AIC+O umci WVU uv cupied since. Some of the cadets are a'.so quartered at the Porter Academy. There will be no interruption to the studies. It is expected that in the course of a week or so the corps will be able to get back into the Citadel building in temporary domitories. Therepairing will, however, take several months. The insurance amounts to ?52,000, of which ?32,000is on the main building, which was damaged. On learning of the lire, almost every house in the city was placed at the disposal x# Atwlnfa Kti*- fKo AOii?orc Horvfii-H \J L tuu tau^tc, ^ U, U CLXV> UlilCViO uvvtuv.M, to keep the corps together as above indicated. The tire was extinguished by dark, but several engines are stili playing on the ruins. The damage is a go'od deal more severe as to personal property and fixtures than was first supposfd. A great many of the cadets lost their entire kits, saving only the fatigue uniforms they were wearing at the time. At 6:30 to-night the assembly was beat and the corps of cadets marched down to their new quarters in the ltoper hospital, where they will remain until the Citadel can be occupied again. It Is thought that the 332,COO insurance on the main building will restore it. 1? it does not the city of Charleston will make up the deficiency, even if it has to be raised by private subscription. The firs- orders read to the cadets tonight were that there would be no further interruption in their studies. A Melodramatic Tragedy. Saxte Fe, N. M., March 11.?Ilodrigo \firhinQ7 o vniner just. rpt.i]rnf>fi from H loag stay in Mexico was stabbed to the heart by his mother last evening at El llito, a Mexican plaza about litteen miles from here. Martinez went to Mcxico some years ago to engage in mining, leaving behind a sweetheart whom he promised to return and marry when his fortune was made. George Ballston sought to marry the girl, and connected the story that Martinez had been killed. The jjirl however, refused to marry him. Then he caused the word to be sent to Martinez that his mother was dead and the girl married. Martinez returned to his native town, however, to lind his sweetheart unmar ried and his mother alive. About the first man he met was his supposed friend, Ballston, who persuaded him to visit his mother with him in disguise While Martinez was disguising himself his rival ran to his mother's house and said he would bring tbe slayer of her son in a ie?v miautes, and that she should kill him. When licdrigo entered the enraged woman stabbed him to the heart. A moment later she discovered her mistake, whereupon she went raving mad ana cut ner taruau S&rorf by a X?rvr Woman. fa Plainfield, Conn.? March 10.?Mrs. 2sellie Maiues, a lodging-house keeper in the factory village of Glen Falls, proved a heroine hist night. A lodger who is a somnambulist had climbed in his sleep out of a dormer window and sliding down to the eavt*s sat with his feet oveihtogintf the sidewalk, three s:ories below, gesticulating at the circles around the moon. Mr. Maines, declined to crawl down the roof to rescue the man, but his wife was equal to the emergency. She called f> her sister: "You hold me and I'll >10." Then she clambered out of the urwi r>vr?fnllv lotVftrfd hf-TSBlf until she had the imperilled man withiu reach. She clutched him lirmly and clung to him with dt-speraiion "until both were hauled sat el}- back inside the window. cleveland'* vfny. New Yoiik, March 10.?Ex-President Cleveland was seen at his Lakewood cottage last night, and informed of the publication by Gen. I5ra*g of his letter regarding the next nominee of the iiumAOMMA nari-v fnr f hp r'residpnov. Mr. Cleveland said: "If Gen. Bragg has published auy letter of mine, it is all right 1 do ncL recc .ect just what I wrote, but whatever 1 said in my letter stands." Further than this the ex-President would not talk. It is learned from aii i;\firuate friend of Mr. Cleveland that a petition, signed by between :ii>D,OOG and -100,000 voters, would be preseuted to the Ciiicago convention asking that Mr. Cleveland be recognized as the candidate of New York State. Suicide Charleston,s>. C., March 1?'>? Laurens Toomer. a well-known CharJestontan, committed suicide at Suramervilie last night by shootins himself in the head. lie was 40 years of aare and a member of a well-known family. He was formerly in the wholesale dry tfoods business ani was a popular traveling salesman. Excessive drink is supposed to have unbalanced his mind and ltd to his death. l>?cljir?8 Hiuixelf. Washington, March 11.?In an interview today with a representative of the National Democrat. Col. Polk, president of the National Alliance, declared unequiyocally for the Third party move-. mV lie said that he expected to be *ed for Vice President at the **v in July. _ | IILL ON THE ROSTRUM. par )UND DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE all ENUNCIATED BY HIM. j turi but Strict Construction of the Constitution j | nsisted Upon?'Tariflt for Kevtnue Only POE is a 'Subsidies ami Itountles Mint Go?Sen(all i men is All Iien?ocrats Should Kadors?. in j [>ikminciiam, Ala., March 10.? ^ rntor Ilill anil his party arrived here our s morning ami was heartily welcomed hon the city. At half-past ten o'clock he P^e' s escoited to the opera house, where gua delivered a speech. Theopera house jec( s packed, and Senator Hill was intro- rJy ed to the enthusiastic throng by Col. ce^ witt, President of the Hill club. 0f senator Ilill said he did not attempt vac disguise that this was a political trip, j(]ea , iu the interest oi' any man. or any t mei of men. but in the iatere9t of the (iijD mocratic party. If there is any wrong ;nj; ci'/l 7 f??n crnilfv nf tliot . w.wi v,. v^i.v UUlS ;nse. Tl'.e chairman who introduced \u<, has staled something, of my early pro. lory. lie stated how I s: arte d oil'in oni, , not exactly like this, but something seD; j it: That I started oil' without any- sa<e ug in this world, aud 1 am here to in21 you that I have held my own ever ...1 :e. [laughter and applause.] ^ * >^ajLor II ill then proceeded to discuss C, the~suB}^Uemocracy. He reviewed t*^1 the history'^.Democratic party, and , paid slowing to the memory of ? UJ; the leaders of the y. All the great jUS] principles relatingrivil liberty and equal rights, he sarere those that jt were put forth by t who controlled . (Unl -I Wha LUC uc3wu;cs ui LUC ai lue Lime 01 i the war of 1846. I ?.no patience 3s 1 with that man who no^s that we ! are nowin^&ted to the lNcan par:.y f'oustre*^^Wrrt; mstOry" ot this ccuntry. [Applause.] I can, and you will permit me to, repeat that little story that I once heard, which perhaps illustrates the point that L am trying to make: There was a general living in Boston who had lost a limb in the service of his ccuntry in the war of 1812. lie was somewhat vain, it is true, and he supposed that everybody knew the occasion of his lameness. He was pretty well known around Boston, but there came along one day a youug dude of a ? TJ^t.VOw , iciiimt, pcuui^o a Aicjjuuiitaii j, who thought he would have some lun at the expense of the old hero who was hobbling along, and he stepped up to him, with a conceited sort of air, and said: General, what makes yon lame; what occasioned your lameness; was it a swelling upon jour leg?" And the six-foot hero of 1S12 turned round to him, with an a>r of disgust and disdain, and he said to him: "Young man. you talk like a damned fool. Why don't you read the history of your country?" [Laughter and applause.] I tell our Republican young friends to read the history of their country before they criticise Democratic leaders and Democratic principles. [Applause.] The Senator then spoke at some length on the doings of home rule for States and for municipalities, and aroused his listeners to enthusiasm by reneatiasr his well known views. Let the municipalities control municipal affairs; let the Government simply carry out the specified powers under the constitution, and then we will have a model Government, a Government founded on the will of the people, and a Government which can be administered with safety. Taking; up the subject of taxation, Senator Hill said: The Dz nocratic party believes now, as it has always believed, that the best method to raise money suflicient to support the Government is by taxation upon imports. The man who says that the Democratic party want3 to tear down the custom houses in thi3 land misstates our position, and he knows it. The man who says that the Democratic party purposes a method of direct taxation for the purpose of supporting the Government is misquoting the Democratic creed, and is not a true Democrat. We believe that the power of taxation must be used for the public and not private purooses. .N'evertVioloac it- Via a o?taKli??iP(7 hv a Inrior AV AiCAVJ WVV,? 9+j C* * V .-. p, custom that the best way to meet the expenses of the Government is by 2. tariff on imports. Xo one proposes to chan^ e that. But, because of that most excellent way of xaising the necessary moneies to sunnort the Government, we do not believe that a single dollar more should be raised than 13 necessary to meet actual needs of the Government. [Applause.] 1 had the honor of saying, the night after the election of 18S8, "Although vre are defeated it is our duty to nail the flag of tariff reform to the m*st, and there let it remain until we are victorious." [Great applause.] I repeat that opnfimpnt now anrt T v mid nnf. lowp.r an atom the high standard the party then look. After paying his respects to exSpeaker Keed and the force bill, Senator Hill continued: The Democratic party makes no war upon the industries of the land, but it insists upon fair play. It insists upon this position, namely: That the power of taxation shall be used for public and not private purposes. I recognize the fact that wages are higher in this country than they are in other countries, and the Democratic party propose to legislate with that question in view. The Democratic party believes in the encouragement and, so tar as possible, in the protection of labor. Capital is strong; labor is weak. Capiital can, to a great extent, take care of ttscll; and labor deserves the recognition and encouragement of the American people. [Applause.] ! We do not believe in subsidies audi ! bounties. We arc opposed to them; and, | | in tuy judgment, these provisions ought | j to be taken from every bill which has ! | been passed by a Republican Congress, | I and when we obtain the full pessession j ! of this Government, it should be the lirst i duty of the Democratic party to sweep from the statute books every provision which provides for subsides or bounties ! to private purposes. This Government i should l>c made emphatically a Govern' ment by the people and for the people, and not for private purposes. [Ap! pi a use.] I know there *re thoae who seek to ; stir up strife and party division. I know there are men who seek alliance with I T V?q?* i r\ ooL# | LU11U puLtlUO* JJUb x yvIV UOIV tuvwv i i men, if they, in the main, agree with I j Democratic principles, what do they gain j | by thus terming themselves into third j | parties, creating division in our organization: Divisions means defeat; unity ; meaus the success of these principles, i My friends, I look at what is at slake. ! In this coming election, we can comc i very near, if we meet with reasonable I success, to the control of the Senate of j the country. We can keep the Demoi cratic House of .Representatives with us. [ You can give us a Democratic executive, 1 if, after four years of power, you e any complaints of the Democratic ty because it has not accomplished that you thought it should accom>h, then you have a perfect right to 2 against "it, and turn it out or power; not until then. [Applause.] L-nnrc o crront f'pn I i<5 hv finr nn. C* ^ ? "J ~ f *-*j i^nLs about an American policy. It plausible catechism. Tne Amcri- i policy which we want to maintain ti this country is that which gives p; tcrican freemen their rights. We ^ ut an administration thai respects ^ rights abroad and maintains them at tjie ae. Let us stand by the old pnnci- wh 5 ot government, and not run after i>fc r and untried things. In the lan- ^ ge ol another, a distinguished pre- spe essor ol mine in the government of the own State *'We must build up a ant r prosperity upon the old foundations .fur American self-government; carry det k our political systems towards the c"a is of their authors; make govern- ?uc ital institutions simple, frugal?medg little wiUi the private concerns of jgg viduals, aiming at l'raternitj among yea selves and at peace abroad, and trust- m j] to the neonle to work out their own Av.i periLy and happiness." This is not the j true Democracy, but it is common ent se, and upon these principles we can anc lv stand. the euator Iliil then reviewed political irs m the States oi' Connecticut and v York. In the former, he said, the mblicans have kept control by a sys- peLn of representation unworihy oi' a 328 :e in a free country. The State is ?32 as much in need of home rule as is ?43 and today. The same was the case (tw few York until the recent Demo- tior ic victory. I gave it to you for Art ,t it is worth. You have teen the e*c of Republican Legislatures in the *ne pire State. [Enthusiastic applause.] an1(] WOrd as mtuiTh" 'i.VrWvjWee wf^oright, in my opinion for Democratic success. It is Lot essential who the candidate of the Democratic party may be. The great point is to achieve a viefivv fnr 1 ia rkv*ir?/>5?\l/?Q Sr? vvt j ^j.Juvi['ivofiu Awisi** ber next. I pledge you the Slate of New York's electoral vote for the Democratic candidate. [Great applause.] I need not say to you how important that victory will be in the futnre of this country. As the country goes this Jail, in my judsment, so will its control remain lor several years. If we are true to our party, we shall be true to our country. I have no patience with that set of men who are constantly speaking in favor of non-partisanship. I believe in a bold, asrsxessive and courageous partisanship. I would exert every inlluence of the party organization to build up ami not belittle my party. I believe in this ease that the principles of my party are essential to the welfare of my country [applause], and therefore I am subserving the best and highest interests of the country when I insist upon it that my party, embracing, as it does, a majority, as I believe, of the neonle of the countrv. should be placed in power. I would use in the accomplishment of this end every legitimate influence. [ would not seek to do it by corrupt means; but I do believe in a vigorous partisanship, and I believe that the country today is not so much in danger or partisanship as it is in violation of the Constitution and by corruption itself which pervades thti Government. [Applause.] Xow, my friends, I have detained you longer than 1 intended. I am glad I have been permitted to see you face to face, to discuss in this informal way the principles of my party, and I trust in the years to come I may again have the pleasure of meeting the Democracy ol this great State and addressing you at some luture time. At the conclusion of Senator Hill's speech there were loud calls for Mr. ltidgeway, and in response to them he spoke briefly in eulogy of Senator Hill's ponticai career. Jtic spose 01 me endorsement of Mr. Hill by the Albany convention, and said that the country must not be misguided by a few disgruntled Democrats, who were ready, as before, to ally themselves with the Itepublicans. Col. Taliaferro spoke briefly. He said the endorsement of Mr. Hill at Albany was the white-cap on the first wave of the tide of Democracy which would land David B. Hill in the President's chair At the conclusion of this speech, the committee escorted Senator Ilill to the Caldwell House, where a pleasant surprise was awaiting1 him. A souvenier i ~ " o silver spoon of generous proportions, appropriately fashioned, reposed in a satin case in his parlor, the gift of citizens of Birmingham. At 3 o'clock the Senator and his party aud some prominent ciLi/.ens sat down to dinner. An hour later the Senator held a public reception in the parlors of the hotel, which had been decorated with plants and flowers for the occasion. For half an hour the Senator shook hands wfth t^e people of Birmiogham. After the banquet, Senator Ilill and his party [were taken in carriages to the Richmond and Danville railroad station, where they Look the 11:30 train for At lauta. "What Will Be Done With It? Columbia, S. C., M;;rch 1G.?Governor Tillman yesterday asked Judge G. 1'. Townsend, who is officiating as Attorney General during the absence of Messrs. McLaurin and Townsend, to f I > /-> Ion* TT?ifh rofaran^o tn fho powers of the Board of Visitors of the .South Carolina Military Academy. lie desires to know the extent and limit of its authority, for some interesting things will come before the Board very shortly. The insurance on the main building ot' the Citade^ which was burned Monday, is ?32,rv ^There is a question as to whether \v<flk>ard of Visitors can expend tlX^V **for the rebuilding of the Acr.dei 4 \ t an Act of the Legislature ycg it. If the Board cannot the mon.^ tye paid into the State Treasury, {JaL, .,:ice there it is doubtful if it would ever be taken out for Citadel purposes. Gov^~ nfV?A nT-oiooH 4-V?n QHDI Ci'LIUi' X AilUIcUJ . ?> 11U jJlti,LI.AV/ ^1U<V?AVX in a speech to the cadets last spring, yesterday said that it was doubtful, if the issue were raised in the next campaign, if the people of the State would elect a Legislature that would authorize the expenditure of any money for the rebuilding of the Citadel.?Kegister. Reformed Too Late. Dayton, 0., March 13?Hector H. Ilall of l'ullman 111., whose wife left him because of abuse, ended his life at a hotel here today by taking laudanum. Hall had been cured of the drink habit JLfWlgnt, JLll.j ?uu XLUUiCU-iaccij ocu about linding his wife. lie traced her to Dayton, where he found she had been divorced acd later married to W. C. Brown, a prominent railroad man. She refused to see Hall, and in his despair he took his own life rather than return to drink. FIGUES DO NOT LIE. Jsei CTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF TMOUGHTFUL PEOPLE- lio Le [ endlturen of the Government Under DEATH BEFORE DISGRACE. jsatjonal Suicide ol a Drummer in He Augusta. Vugusta, Ca, March 15.?Mr. G. X. ojs, a drummer representing: the i ominster Shire company of 253 ^ urch street, New York, and of 521 ishingtort street. Boston, committed a ride in Augusta, at 1 o'clock this af- M? noon, while under arrest. Yester- i, Chief Hood received the following egrarn from J). S. Gester, superindent of police of Xew Orleans: . Arrest (J. X. Koos, 5 feet 7 inches, Illc ighs 170 pounds, dark hair and mous- aS( lie; charged with obtaining money cla 1 goods under false pretense. Bag- Pr< *e checked to Augusta. l>o 2,Hi, Xe m Washington, D. C. Wire when coi ested." ] Jhief Ilood at once ordered the officer ha, emocntlc and ICepublican A dm in is- gyj tor ations, Respectively--An Odious Com- \ da] iirlson. teL Vasiiinotox, March 10.?Alter the ten nsaction of routine business today " ( House went into committee of the we ole on the free wool bill, with Mr. tac )unt in the chair. ant Ir. Sayers of Texas, being the Orst gas aker, made a statement regarding fro : expenditures of the Government, arr i said: Not including the sinking C id annually provided for the public at i >1, and the expenditures for the pur- sen ise of bonds, except for premium for nig h purchasers, the following are the toa a! expenditures of the Government no( ing the fiscal vears ending June 30, dej 3,1884. 1887,1888,1890 and 1891, the spc .rs 1883 -f being during Arthur's ad- arr ristration, the years 1887 and 1888 nai ring Cleveland's administration and wa years 1890 anr! 1891 being the pres- wa: administration. [ The years 1885 adi 11889 do not appear, because each of ant m constitutes a part of two adminis- ger tions; nor does the year 1880 appear, wo ? k A >?iiinAr\ f A f K TT?/??-#. <v V f a1/ luc i40^11 tuao lucic vvcic iroo ca' cuav tditures in that year than during of 1 ler of the Years 1887 and I888.J Ex- by iditures for 1883, 8310,916,830; 1884, Jaf 7,452.203; 1887, 8316,769,789; 1888, olii 0.619,977; 1890, ?378,922,808; 1891. the 1,705.691. Excess of 1887 and 1888 ilr 0 years of Cleveland's administra- tict i)over 1883 and 1884 (two years of alle :hur's administration), 339.020,733; Pol ess of 1890 and 1891 (two years ot llo< present administration) over l8S~-Jis.J [ 1888, ft 173329J*,20o.,w.,r'ii^rfllSTon expenditures during 1883 and 1884 were S121.441.801, during 1887 and 1888 S155,316,610, and during 1890 and 1891, $231,352,806. Postal expenditures during 1883 aud 1884 were 892,345,056, 1887 and 1888 8115,129,244, and 1890 and 1891, $142,'709,867. Deducting from the total expenditures as given for the years above stated the expenditures for the iocrease of the navy, for taking the 4- ?*: f + L'eiJaus, iui pcvjuiciio u-l nii-cicai/ uu uuc public debt and on bonds Issued to the Pacific railroads, premium of purchase of bonds, and for sinking fund for Pacific railroads, refund of direct tax, pay of two and three year volunteers, bounties to volunteers, their widows and legal heir3, national courtesies, pay of superintendents, headstones for graves of soldiers, repairing roads to national ccmeteries, burial of Indigent soldiers, artificial limbs, trusses and appliances for disabled soldiers, support of national home and of State and Territorial homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, anu^oiaiers nome (.wasnington), army and navy pensions, fees ol! examining surgeons, salaries of pension agents, clerk hire, rent, fuel and contingent expenses and lights for pension agencies, and adjusting quarterly pension payments, and all other unusual and extraordinary expenditures, as given in the annual statement of the chief of tho warrant division or' the Treasury Department, the balances of expenditures after these deductions for the years named are: 1883, $131,681,385; 1884, 8124,561,277; 1887, *121,674,327; 1888. 8118,792,376; 18(JU, 8131,661,811, and 1801, 8149,695,336. Prom this it will be seen that the expenditures of 1883 and 1884 exceed those of 1887 and 1888 by 815,775,959. and the expenditures for 1890 and 1891 cxceed those of 1887 and 1888 by 840,890,444. As to the retirement of the public debt, it appear that during the" year 1891 S42,041,250, principal of the bonds due in 1897 were purchased, for which a premium of 810,331,139 was paid. In addition thereto, during the same year, interest to the extent of 81,530,050 was advanced before it was due to the holders of the Pacific railroad bonds. These transactions took place during the year 18'Jl, although the administration had been advised that the revenues were constantly decreasing and that a large amount of our bonds would fall due in 1892. The consequences of this bad policy are to be found in the fact that when tbe bonds fell due, in 1891, the Administration was compelled to appeal to the holders of these bonds to ? ?? A- _ at a i. _ .c Oi"? 4 continueuiem u> uie extern, ui ?.: >,oo*,300. If this had been done by a British ministry, it would have been hurled from power in disgrace within a month after the fact had become known and Parliament had assembled. Mr. Bryan (Dem.) of Nebraska said that in the free wool bill the interest of the great mass of the people had been carefully considered. The average pro duction of wool is about six and a half pounds per sheep. The statistics for *1891 show that we consume in this country about six and a half pouuds of wool per capita, and produce about 4}^ per capita. The compensatory duties, which it is proposed to entirely remove, were intended to transfer to the consumer the burden which a tariff upon wool laid upon the manufacture of woolen goods. Therefore, whatever increased price the manufacturer paid tothp fttrmar hp tr>nlr nntnf t.ho rnn sumer. lie also collected from the consumer the increased price of the foreign wool imported: so that on ari average the consumers have been compelled to pay, because of the tariff upon wool, nearly CO per cent, more than the raiser of the sheep could have received, and it is possible, under the present law, for the manufacturer to collect from the consumer a great deal more than he pays to the farmer. During bis speech, Mr. Bryan was in terrupted by Mr. Haines of 2s ew York, ^nd Mr. Linrl nf Minnesota. lie said it' a tariff was levied for revenue we would know whera to stop, but when laid lor protection the revenue might be secured, but the Government did not know where to stop. The Kepublican party had reduced the revenue by increasing the taxation on the people. Mr. Jlaines of Xew York asked him to name one item manufactured in the United States in competition with foreign manufactures, the price ot' which had been increased by the McKinley bill, or which was not cheaper now than it had been in 18S0. Mr. Bryan?Is tin plate manufactur ed in this country? Mr. Raines replied there were said to be twenty-seven tin plate manut'ac turers in this country, but no trade list was larsre enough to contain a list of the tin plate liars in this country. Mr. Bryan retorted?I do rot want an autobiographical sketch of the gentlemen from Xew York. [Laughter and applause.] lie told an apt story illustrating the greed cf the manufacturers under the protective theory. A colored and a white boy proposed to go coon hunting, and to go in "cahoots" with the coons. The colored boy was to provide the dog and do the climbing, and the white boy was to do the "hollering." The result was three coons, which the white boy appropriated. The ne,<rro said. "But what do I get?" "Oh," said his companion, "you get the cahoots." [Loud laughter.] At the conclusion, he was congratulated by his colleagues. The committee rose, and the House adjournecfuriiil ' tomorrow. i r~7 \ the depot to arrest the man who pre- nci ted check 2,534 1'or trunk. Last js ;ht the trunk arrived from Washingi City. About 3 o'clock this after- ~ , )n a "well dressed man called at the )ot and presented the check for the itted triiok. Policeman ilcArdie ested the man and asked liim if his ?\J ne was Iloos. lie told the officer he sci< s mistaken in the man; that his name an s B. J afl>, from San Francisco. He wa nitttd, however, he knew Mr. Rocs, ch? 1 that he iiad called to claim that an< Ltleman's trunk for him. The officer v?*it uld not release the stranger, and aoj i him the only way he could get out for :ne iroi;oie ne naa stepper into was i pointing out Mr. Roos. This Mr. re agree-d to do, and he eseorteo the Fe? eer to Broad street, and while on "r1' ir way to the Arlington Hotel, where ' . Roos was stopping, Mr. Jaffe no- m? :'d Mr. Roos standing in the Arcade rai; >y, and pointed hi a: out to the officer, soc iceman McArdle stepped un fo-jir 3s and arr#>?-*?'-2r-?ou iTim and told him he 'rrraci to accompany him to the barracks. Mr. Ptocs did not resist, but requested that the officer take him down some side street, as he did not want to be seen walking in Broad street under arrest. The policeman granted the request, and walked oat to Reynolds street, with his prisoner walking" along by his side. When they reached Mr. S. Lesser's alley, on going down Reynolds street, Mr. Rocs asked the officer to allow hirn to step inside the alley a second. The officer granted this request also, and walked in the alley just behind the strancer. "While standing bv the side of a wall in the alley, with his face turned ? the officer, Mr. Eoos suddenly sli. i his pistol from out of his pocket, find shoved it to the right side of bis head and iired. lie fell to the ground ;md died instantly. The shooting occurred so quickly that the officer did not see when Mr. Roos pulled his weapon out. The charges that Mr. ilcos is wanted i'or in New Orleans is not known here. Mr. Jaffe, the deceased man's friend, says he was in^ew Orleans for Mardi Gras with T) n /I f U .if a f a! /I V-? -C * .-v V\ Urx-1 1 JLcUUZ., anU tilrtfc lie tviu mill UC llrtU lUdb ?1,200 on the Fitzsimmons-ilaherOght. Mr, Jaft'e says Mr. ilocs, to cover his losses, gave drafts on his house, and also ori his brothers, lloos Brothers, millionaire clothiers of San Francisco, and that they were all returned. Boos came to Augusta last Sunday from Atlanta with Jaffe, and fearing trouble and to ward oil detection, he assumed the name of L. Cohen whil6 here. He is an Israelite, a weJl dressed man about forty years old. Mr. Jaile says he is a single man, and that his home is in Sail Francisco. The body hoc? Koori t'jl'tn "in ^orrro cororol U C4.0 V_ 1 ? V/ KJJ kJUT ViUi Jewish citizens, and they have wired Mr. lloos's house, and also his brothers, to find out where the remains shali be sent to. It is supposed Mr. Koos apprehended great difficulty in getting out of the bad scrape he had fallen into, and rather than suffer shame and disgrace he ended his life?The State. The State auti the Railroads. Columbia, S. C., March 1G.?The State has made another move in the railroad cases. Yesterday the following notice was served on the attorneys of the railroads whose cases are in the United States Court.: "Please take notice that the defendants in the above eutitled action, by their attorneys, will make a motion before his Honor C. II. Simonton, United States District Judge for the jjistncc 01 <jarouna, in L/nariestoo, South (JaroliDa, iQ the court room where the courtis usually held, on Monday, the 21st day of March, A. D. 1892, at*10 o'clock a. m., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, based upon ailidavits, copies of which are herewith served, for an order requiring the complainants in said actiou to tender to the bounty Treasurers or tne several counties within such time as the Judge may deem proper the amounts admitted by the complainants to be due for taxes for the iiscal year ending 31st October, 1891, and alleged in the bill in the case to have been tendered to the defendants on the 19ill day of February, A. D. 1892, and that said tender be made without any conditions whatsoever respecting the character of the receipt to be given therefor or otherwise, except that said tender by the complainants and the receipts of the amounts so tendered by the County Treasurers shall in no wise prejudice" the rights of any of tiie parties to this action." Lost hi# Life for Nothing. i ? Sf 1- * ? X XT JL'IIIL.ADKLJLMIIA, I'ii., xUitiUU X(.? *v . G. l'ennypacke'rs barrel factory at Swanson and Jleed streets, in the rear of Spreckels' bis? sugar refinery, was destroyed by lire this morning. The flames originated in the kiln used for drying barrel staves. While the lire was at its height, it was reported that fireman George Zoliey, of Engine company No. 'J, was inside the building. In an instant Iiobert Zolley, his brother a member of the same company, sprang forward to go to his rescue, but at the i threshold was knocked senseless by a big slab of red hot slate, that fell from the roof The iDjured man was taken frvfha Knc-rxi'-ol 11'horB if } S QJiill t Vl f. rtie chances for bis recovery are slight. It was afterwards learned that George Zollev was not in the building at all, but was only a few feet from the scene of the accident to his brother. The ilames burned fiercely for five hours. The barrel factory was erected by Claus Sprecklet> :it the time he built his refinery, and was leased to Fennypacker. The ioss on building, machinery and stock is 6150,000, partially covered by insurance. The Hatch Fund. Washington, March 10?The report o n o <_.-n + i ? ? roloHrm f l\ tVlO LtUlO rti.1 (ii^l CVUir-lio iu iViuuvyii cv? vuv j agricultural college fund for South, Carolina had been reached proves to have been premature, and there ap-J pears to be less chance for an agreement now than ever before. In order that the State may not looser be deprived of her share of the appropriation, Representative Tillman has decided to introduce a bill to settle the status of the case judicially. lie is not yet prepared to give the outlines 01 nis measure, but it will probably be offered next week. Sail for Liberia. 2s'ew York, March 11.?The bark Liberia sailed today for Liberia with fiftyeight of the colored emigrants from Arkansas, who are sent out by the American Colonization Society. They seemed happy and confident that they were about to enter a land of plenty. A RASCALLY INSURANCE AGENT. > Swindles a Number of Columbia.' People and Sk3x?s. CLE Columbia, S. C., March 1G.?Columl has seldom, if ever, been visited by keener rascal than C. II. Howard. rhe inv linonlp. <irft mournino- hia visit to s city and reflecting that experience to Ties dear and wishing that their )resights had been as good as their idsights." Some two cr three months \ ) IJcward came to this city and Ger imed to he the general agent of the fam Dviaent Fund Accident Association of enei ;vv York. He was an agent of that Exnpany, but not a general agent. an ? toward is about 25 years old and is a will idsome young man with suave man- Pre: :s and a smooth and oily tongue. He Mai oKnn^ontlr Klooaod TOlf-ti /">' fn/in j" and worked it for all it was worth, low: yir. Howard beguiled a yGuag iir. " wton, ot Georsia, into entering iuto whii tnership with him for the transaction pari insurance business. Mr. Lawton is a tort on of a noble Georgia family and is ingr honorable young gentleman. lie whi s wholly unacquainred with Howard's entc iracter when he became his partner iurll - * i . O i as soon as ne oecame aware ox u ?can hdrew from the firm, Giving public [will ,:ce that he would not be responsible and its debts. Mr. Lawton then left Co- the ibia and Howard plunged on in his evei kless course, which was bound to caus ag him to grief sooner or later. bles rVhen Law ton left Howard was out of peoi ney. He quickly went ixT work to prid be some. He had ha-^a lot ^Uiand-J'-'*? ce bj'i.1 ?ss r-nrnj?r iT^^J*?u.O. pro-'iu3eiy aisiriDuied them. He offered two physicians the place of local medical examiner for his company. One accepted the position, at the same time insuring his own body at a small premium against accident. He may whistle lor iiis piemium, lor tbey nave ::one " where the woodwine twineth." The other physician would not take out a policv. and so he was not appointed medical examiner. Howard wrote out policies for a number of other people in the city and pocketed the proceeds. Some doubts as to his honesty were whispered about the letters iuquiring who he was. JLn answer to several letters from this city Mr. Lee Stark of Atlanta, the General Southern Agent 01 the Association, wrote to know where Howard is and how long the insurance was to be kept according to his representations. Howard has duped all who took out policies and appropriated the premiums to his own use. lie "stood off" bars,clothing stores, and in fact every place where he could get credit. As tbe song says, "he never came back." Some time ago Howard said he had to go to Spartanburg on a short; visit. Ue left the citv and his present address is unknpwn. His swindlings of all classes of people amount t? about $350. Xo efl'ort will be made to capture him and bring him back here to answer for his crime. Howard had a mania for gambling and to this his down;all is due. He played poker every night and some of his stealings in other ways were "dropped" at the card table. A gentleman of this citv who was insured by Howard has received a letter from A. X. Lockwood, president of the association, saying his name did not appear on the books, and that if he paid money to Howard it was gone, for Howard was but a sneak and a scoundrel.?Kegister. A Dirty Debt Paid at Last. Washington, March IT.?President Harrison has at last succeeded in paying off one of nis most disagreable and iong standing political aeots mcurrea at the last election. Judge Woods, whose nomination has been pending before the Senate for several weeks past, was confirmed to day. His name stood at the top of the list, and the other judicial nominees were obliged to wait until his name was acted upon. The Democrats, headed by Senators Voorhees and Turpie, Inniana, made a determined fight against his confirmation, but he was confirmed by a majority of TTrtf a OX f A 0,4 T TT?/-? 1 UJJC, tuc YUtC Otauuili^ IAS -I. J- M v Republicans recorded their votes against him. Senator PefEer, the Independent successor of Ex-Senator Ingalls, voted with the Democrats against confirmation. Senator Stewart, of Nevada, was said to be absent without being paired. Had he been present and voted as many of his 1'riouds expected him to vote, Judge Woods would have been rejected. The proceedings in the executive session to-day were of the most sensational nature. Senator Turpie delivered a speech against Senator Woods which would have astonished the people of this country if made in open session. Never in the history of the Senate was any nominee subjected to such a scathing denunciation. The political record of Judge Woods and j his participation in the Indiana elec tions were reviewed ana criticised witn great severity. It was charged that he violated his judicial obligations and omitted certain evidence which was favorable to the Kepublicans and then reversed his rulings to exclude similiar testimony on the parts of the Democrats. Senator Turple went into the facts of the case with great detail, and mtimaiea tnat juage wooaswas appointed to compensate him for services rendered the Ilepublican party. It was further alleged that although he is not an especial friend of the President, he has in his possession certain records which, If given to the pubic, would probably have a damaging effect upcn 1 the present Administration. It was said that Juoge Woods forced his own nomination, and the Administration appointed him through fear of an ex- ; nncnro t_V?af mioKf. Vie riamatrincr Senator Voorhees proposed to remove the injunction of secrecy from the vote, but an objection was made, and the question will be determined tomorrow. Republican leaders were very much surprised at the closeness of the vote and the Senatorial whips on the Republicad side were censured for not notifying Senator Hoar that certain Republicans were absent without pairs. It wonld have been a terrible blow to the Administration had Woods been rejected.?News and Courier. Kaapportiocment of Iowa. Des Moines, Iowa, March 14.?Demn A aw. 4- V> /-? ri/MlPA o n rl uuluui; llicuiuoi^ Ujl lug liuuoc auu Senate have agreed upon the caucus bill for Congressional reapportionment of the State! The bill divides the State , into eleven districts, six ef which in ; 18'JO gave a Democratic and live a Re- ' publican majority. A Remarkable Family. ] Troy,X. Y., March 10?The census i enumerator at Warrensburg tound a J child 3 months old, the mother, Mrs. [ Fred Chandler, one month less than 15 ' years, grandmother, Mrs. .TohnAtten, 1 aged 33 years, and great-grandmother, ! Mrs. Oscar Greer, aged 54 years, all re- 1 siding in close proximity about six ; miles north of Warrensburg. A school journal advises: "Make the < school interesting," That's what the i small J)oy tries to do to the best of his : ability. 1IE WILL ACCEPT. ~ LVELAND'S HIGH CONCEPTION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE. ~ ~~' Y^2 i Great Democratic Leader Waives srsonai Considerations and Consents O 1>?fnro nlion?His I-cttcr in Fall. [ilwatjkee, Wis., March 14.? teral Edward S. Bragg, author Oi the ous phrase, "We love him for the mles he has made," has been urging President Cleveland to make public ivowal of his position in connection i t>~ approaching Democratic 5idcn<*al convention. TJnder date of ch 5th he wrote a letter to Cleveland i Fond Da Lac containing the fol- - ing paragraph: : The danger to the public interests ch the failure of the Democratic ;y would involve seems to me now ;quire the open avowal of your will iess to submit to any scrvice to ^ ;ii your party may assign you. Many ? :rtain fear that you may decline H tier public duty, which none but you eli'ectuaily remove, and your voice iB be everywhere heard with benefit ? effect. I belkve your usefulness to * nation may oe greater now than : in the^past to carry to victory the ;e o?fcfriff reform, unci to restore the sings of good government to our ? )1e; and as ti fellow-cltizci. > -- ~ aa-> Vo juui' part/' and people that jour name will be presented to the National Democratic Convention as a candidate for its nomination to the Presidency, and that von will accent that nomination if the convention shall make it, and again undertake the duties of President if the party shall, as I believe they will, choose you for thai, office." In reply the ex-President wrote a3 follows: Lakkwood. X. J., March 9, 1S92. Hoc. Edward L. Bragg. Dear Sik: Your letter oftheolh inst. is received. I have thought until now that I might continue silent on the subjects which, under the high sanction of your position as my fellow Democrat and fellow citizen, and in your relation as a true and trusted friend, you present to me. If, in answering your questions, 1 might only consider my personal desires and my individual ease and comfort, my response would be promptly made, and without the least reservation or difficulty. But if you are right in supposing that the subject is related to the duty I owe to the country and to my party a condition exists which makes bucn private auu personal cousiuerauous entirely irrelevant. I cannot, however, refrain from declaring to ' you that my experience in the creat office of President of the United States has so impressed me with the solemnity of the trust and its awful responsibilities that I cannot bring myself to regard candidacy for the place as something to be won by personal strife and active selfassertion". 1 haye also an idea that the presidency is prominently the people's office, and I have been sincere in my constant advocacy of effective participation in political afiairs on the part of all our citizens. Consequently I believe the people should be beard in the choice of their party candidates and that they themselves should make nominations as direstlv as. is consistent with open fair and full parly organization and methods. I speak of these thtogs solely for the purpose of advising you that my conception of the nature of the presidential 01fice and my conviction tbat the voters of our party should be free in the selection of their candidates preclude the possibility of my leading and pushing a selfseeking canvass for the presidential nomination even ii I had a desire to be again a candidate. Believing that comTllof"/} /"\f "Hftm ArtVrt j^iviv u. ex ^uuiuuauv; pies means increased national prosperity and Increased happiness of our people, I am earnestly anxious for the success of the party. lam confident success is still within oul reach, but I believe this Is a time for Democratic thoughtralness and deliberation, not only as to candidates but concerning party action upon questions o; immense interest to the patriotic and intelligent voters of Iht land who watch for assurance of safety as the price of their conSdence and support. Yours very truly. (Signed) Groyer Cleveland. Killed by the Elevator. St. Louis, March 14.?In the boiler making establishment of 13ohnanl3ros., corner Collins and Carr Streets, two boys started down from the second story with a large freight elevator on which was a half ton of iron plates. Just as the elevator moved the rope broke -md platform, iron and boys were rushed down to the floor beneath. The elevator was not in an enclosed shaft and as it fell three workmen were standing under it and were caught and crushed beneath the weight and killed. Their names are: Ilenry Keiser foreman of the sheet iron department, Frank Conn, boiler maker, and Hugh Duffy, rigger. The two boys, Thomas Flaherty and Michael Sweeney, were Hung out of the elevator and seriously if not dangerously hurt. The fall was about twenty feet. i ySiusalar Infatuation. Memphis, March 17?Another case of unnatural love, similar to the infatuation of Alice Mitchell for Freda^ Ward, has been discovered in this city.':Addie Phillips and Minnie Hubbardlire each seventeen years of age. On Sunday the two girls disappeared and were not found for three days. Miss Phillips, on her return home, said she and Minnie had been together. She told her mother that she loved Minnie and would rather be dead than sepa- ?^ rated from her. She further said she cared nothing for the society of men, and that Minnie was the only person she could marry, and this she intended to do as soon as she -secured some money. Miss Phillips is a line looking girl, and lias bsen carefully educated. It was agreed to-day between the parents of the two girls to separate them, and u lien Miss Phillips heard the result of the council she was overcome with grief. Suits AZiiinst New Orleans. New Orleans, La., March 10.? suits were filed today in the United States circuit court by the attorneys representing the heirs of six of the Italians siam uy me popuiace, at tae parish prison 011 the 11th of March last, against the city of 2\ew Orleans,claiming damages in the sum of $30,000 in sach case. The petition alleges that the death of the men resulted from conspiracy, ana avers that no proper steps were taken to protect the prisoners, though the purposes of the conspirators were well known. The heirs of three of the men live in Sicily, one in Home. The residences of the heirs of two of them are not stated. Other suits will follow tomorrow or in the interim between this date and March 14th. - _ ?