The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, October 17, 1894, Image 1
WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 1894. NO. 10.
^ 1MB ESS TO THE PEOPLE.
GETTING UNEASY ABOUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION'.
Whftt the.,"C*ap*1gi Comm!f?e H? to
S?y Abont the ftUtter?The people
'UTsred to Vote fortheC?ll o/ tho Can
venilon.
-COLUftBiA/S.C.., Oct. 10.?Chairman
" Irby-oitbeState Democratic Executive
Cojinnlttee afrived In the city yesterday,'arid-last
night promulgated in behalf
of the Democratic campaign committee
the follbwicg important address
to.the- Democratic voters of the State:
Democratic voters -of 'South
CardltnaT :;~l. "
The executive committee being
charged with, the welfare of the party
and the success'of It? policy as outlined
In'itS platform; v.Uch policy' carries
wittritthe welfare-of a majority of the
Jk people,-.Wefeeiconstrained to direct the
special,attention of the Democrats of
th^'JS&tejtp^the necessity and import(n
tVia rvlottrvrm
iUD* . uuv
attopfied-b^the-recejit Democratic State
convention urging every Democratic"
voter to sustain the call for a constitution^
cbpventicn.:
It is well known that there are great
differences existing between the white
factions in the State, one of which has
yielded reluOtarit obedience to the will
wp of tn^flaajority. The strained relations
3 wMctf &?fc?existed since 1890, with the
XactiODai bitterness displayed by that
portion of the^tate press which has
opposed this gover&lDg majority with a
malevolence and factional spirit almost
unprecedented; point .faevitably to a
pera^anent division, in-the-ranks of the
rwtxij& people; for which this^ minority
alone must be -held ^responsible. Confronted
as?ee have.been by ? colored
votfeg population 40,09Q in excess of
thor >iBhwi&i'?tTTf'pjpj the Tfe'volution of 1876
T whlfe'-Btyjretnacy1 Hats .been; almost- the
on^H^'ofdemocracy; and its- maintenance.the
compelling motive for submission'
after the party had spofeen at
k rthe^ciwrcentiQE!S and primaries. Bat
? thete are many evidences that the ties
mm which haYe"bbdhd our people together
- arebeiiigsystematically riven asunder
I and'the public mind being educated to
I appeal to this ignorant.debased vote to
' restore to power .thbse who. have been
unable to command ra majority of the
white vote. The State newspaper, the
organ which* was started by the Indel
pendents in l$91iind which has recent- j
ly exhausted ail its expedients to bring
'abo!$,another,bolt -and defeat of. the
parfynomineesv-has time and again
ridlpukd and'sneered; at the possible
* "" ** ' ^i*/v -TT Afo'
01! SQ&pp^iU lu tuc wiviu*
> Tills newspaper," backed by a large
number *0t other papers, Is now urgiDg
k- tiie organization of the so-called "true
Democracy and-boldly announces the
i purpose ..to, ignore.the present pi.rcy
machinery and the executive commit[
tee as .at present composed as beiDg
I * representative of the Democratic party.
These' facts are known of all men and
they can hkve but one meaning?the
purpose on the part of th^ minority to
appeal to .the negro as the arbiter of
our politics- ih'the. caupaign ot 1896.
During the past spring and summer
strenuooa ,-efforts nave been made -osV
_n_j *"hQ iwaHyat-irm nf T>^>
publicans to overthrow toe registrationlaw.
We have reason, to know
w that the Independents, as shown by tne
columns of certain newspapers, have
instigated and sympathized with these
attempts/ So tbat it cannot be reasonL
ably disputed that' there is a desperate
faction in the State bent cn regaining
4 power atany cost. - We deem it unneck>.
essary.to direct atteritson to > he mevi
fe table consequences wmcn win iouuw
division of the whites . into anything
like equal factions, and the bnnging in
Br of the negro as the balance of po .v er.
Mr The.only-Reason* why we are.not.no w
in the throe3 of a political agitation,
wito '^tthaing factions'mobilizing
* the bla?k army of voters, is. that the
movement was,considered hopeless. It
- was a question of expediency and not
one of. principle or patriotism with
many; We are glad to inow. that the
. failure vof the plot which came to the
surfaee^on the:27thx>* August la Que to
the patriotism- ani self-control of the
V- large'body^of tire conservative men
who, while voting with the minority in
^ Uie campaign of 1892, submitted gracetb*its;
resul:s and were unwilling
tn iftrifcardfz^the Dublic welfare by such
up desperate' VefitureV Fortunately the
opportunity is offered the whits people
of the State in the coming election to
obviate,all future danger, and fortify
Anglo-Sax^htivillzatiou against every
assault from within and wi hout, and
that S'th'e" calling of a constitutional
convention to deai with the all-important
question of suffrage. Uy a strange
and unaccountable 'change of base that
^ class in the State whicn h;is always
B stood for qualified suffrage, and denied
r the capacity or the right of i-he masses
to participation in the government, are
^ today loud-mouthed in thei r declara
Uon that they are' ehampioQ3 of the
poor white man whose vote is threatened,
as they:say. Every newspaper
controlled by this cl?ss is teemmx with
all manner of specious and raise arguments
against voting for a convention.
They say that the wliite voters who are
ignorant and poor will have cast their
last, haimr. if thev vote for a convention.
They Harp on iiie enormous cost to toe
taxpayers.' They dwell with pathetic
concern on the injury to tue free
schools and by every device ktiown to
sophistry are trying to throw dost in
the eyes of the masses. Piam speaking
is test and we shall not mince words.
We propose to show that there is deepdyect
treacnery to white supremacy m
tnis antagonism to a new convention.
In the so-calitd convention composed
of seliappoinied delegates wnicn assembled-on
.the 25:h of September for
the avowed purpose of nominating an
Independent ticket ana appealing to
the negro, the' following resolution,
which , oetrays the whole damnable
scheme, was bassed and tne opening
gun for *96 fired:
"Resolved, Tnat while this convention
desires, to avoid doing anything
lively to cause increased strife among
our people, we believe that-the principles
of Democracy, the' safety oi every
interest in the State; and the instinct of
self-preservation demand that a hard
and earnest tight be made against, tne
k proposition to cali a constitutional conv
veatlOD to create a new fundamental
law involving-the rights 01 every uan
in the State without providing tor the
submission of its wcr& to the people.
We tender to the opponents of this iniquitous,
undemocratic;-tyrannical and
dangerous proposition, tne service
of tne oiaamzaiidn herein provided for
and invite them to-joia ~ with usjn
fighting it at the'approaching eeneral
election."- What
does this resolution mean ? Its
purpose, 'is shown-4;ytne fact that at
the tlm^pf its p3ssjj?er;the're was m th?
hall s negro representative of the .Republican
fcafrty,' "While a half , a dozen
colored ancbwJute leaders of that party
were wartingin the lobby of the State
L House ready to join hands with the Ia9
dependent movement as soon as it hid
been launched 'Now, who are toe opponents
of tbis "iniquitous, undemocratic,
tyrannical ana dangerous proposition?"
Who are invited "to join
with us in fighting it at the approachL
ing general election ?" None but the
negroes of course. This is shown by
the offer of the notorious ex-Congressman
Smalls to canvass the State in odposltion
to the convention. Why do
these self-appointed guardians who
have been repudiated by the people appear
so solicitous for the cezro's right
to vote?. Plainly because they want
to be beneficiaries of that vote two
years from now. Why do they want
to preserve to the igncaat and debased
negro his ballot? Simply because
their fell purpose is to cover the
ballot of every poor white man with
the ballots of twc ignoranl negroes
anrt thprfihc roafrirft t.n
office and power. While charging that,
it is the purpose of the predominant
faction of tae Democratic party to disfranchise
the poor illiterate white men
along with the negro, does not any reaasonable
man know that that faction ,
being largely made up ot this class '
would not disfranchise its own followers?
What political party ever com- !
mitted suicide or relinquished voluntarily
the control of public affairs? The (
poorrwliite men of the State have never ,
received recognition until within the
last.four years. They are now the arbiters
of their own fortunes, and, tf
they miss the opportunity of taking j
guarantees in the new constitution for
the continued snpermacy of the AngloSaxon
in South Carolina, we. predict
cocfidenily that, comoaenc-ng with "96,
our political campaigns in tbis - State
will wicness a return of more terrible
and demoralizing conditions than ever |
confronted tdis people, even during
the days ot Scott, Moses and Chamberlain.
The, reckies?, desperate men,
whose Macbavalian cunniDg is now
plajiDg the double game of bidding for 3
ihe negro vote, and claming to be the ]
flmarriians of tue Door whites, are bent ,
on regaining control of our affairs at
any cost. They are oblivious of the .
fact that the vast horde of ignorant j
negrces, once organized and disciplined ,
to overpower the white majority, the .
morals and f iith of white men in each
other being once destroyed, ihe'riegroes '
inevitaoiy will seizi power for tneir j
own ben? lie.
<
We say to th^ wbi'.e men, who are i
threaten* d by the Independent news* <
papers with disfranchisement, that \
Mississippi with a colored voting popu s
lation larger tban ours has adopted a ]
constitution, which without disfcanch- \
ising a single white mao, has reduced \
the registered negro vote of that Srate i
to 8,090. What Mississippi has dons j
Soma Carolina can do. South Cirolma
alone of all the reconstructed States 3
still keeps the constitution f reed upon-' c
her at the point of the bayonet by scaF- (
a wags and aliens. ?
The cost of a constitutional conven- t
tiou, while of no importance in comparison
with the benefi s to b? derives,
need not under any circumstances exceed
850,003. There are many benefits 5
other than the regulation of the suffrage
to be secured by changes in the er
ganic law. While "these might be ob- i
tained by the slow and unsatisfactory i
process of amendment, we candidly ]
as^any sen3ible.man wnat hope there j
would be for securing the adoption of ?
a new constitution involving the re.^n- i
lationof safferage, if it nad to ba sun- j
mitted back to the people. It has b9en \
(thesettlei purposee of the trustel c
leaders of the Democratic party for
years to call a constitutional con van-. _i
liuu, auu v :aib?cnnniaugerswHichj
have iurfeed in our midst; so long, only
waiting for a division among the whites ?
to rear their horrid heads, fdat divis- (
ion is now more than apparent. . The ,
reality is upon us. The ueople through
their representatives in the Legislature j
and in Democratic conventions have i
time and again demanded that such a J
! convention oe cauea. taos^ newspapers
wDich claim to be Democratic and ]
which autagoniz3 this great reform are ]
either blind leaders of the olind or the ]
servile tools of the conspirators. We
warn tbe white men wn& love South 1
Carolina and would see acontinuation fc
of good goverment, and t ie rule of an j
intelligent white majority, to thrust
aside and pay no heed to the arguments ]
of those who seek to blind them to.'their j
true interests. After long years of t
struggle, the opportunity is presented
to them of fixing this thing forever. All g
questions be passed-on by tne cony en- ?
tion can be diacusgedwhen the election i
delegates is to take place. It is a slahder
and an in3alt to say that the people .
have not the patriotism and iotelii- (
gence to elect men from among^them- $
selves, to frame an organic law. better ,j
suited to .our wants than tn'at imposed j
on us by'the carpetbagger and alien.
TKa uri fiAn Kuof /\ ? ahv Ai f \ rrftf%'oK 4 r\ -
Llie wiawu auu ucoo ui yui t
can b:> chosen to perform this delicate fc
and partxiotic duty without regard to i
faction, once the conventio a is ordered, t
The point which we would urge with
all the vigor at our. command is that
the opportunity is now here. It certain- "i
ly is not likely to soon recur. if the ]
people fail to seize it and the evils of j
mongreiism, governmental debauchery
and political demoralization shall de- c
cend upon the State after tae next elec- c
tion, tbey will have none to ; Diame i
but themselves. - 1
Let all true Democrats and 'patriotic ]
wbite mea go to the polls oq the- 6lh
of November and vote tor i tie consti- ]
tutional convention j
J. L. M.Irby, Chairman,Wilie
Jones, ; i
C. M.Efird, .. . J
D. E. Reels, t
O. R.Lowman,
J. A. sligh, j
Campaign Committee of tlie State
Democratic Executive Committee. J
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A KaniWiy Tsain.
Asiiville, N. C., Ojt. 9.'?Pas S >ath J
bound freight on the1, Ashvilie and
Spartanburg road raa*away down a i
heavy grade on Pallida mountain at 5 (
o'clock this morning. The crew remain- \
td on the flying trainv which ran to the *
bottom ?f the grade, four miles, and ,
then left the track," the engine and .
twelve cars piling up ict a deep cut.
Latest reports to the Citizan say that
Engineer Broom and a colored train ,
hand had not-been found. Fireman ,
York was seen buried under the wreck- 1
age and it is thought is dead. Conduct- ?
or Will Patton bad a leg and hip badly
crusnea.
The first train from the wreck on
Saluda mountain came in to-night,
bringing tne body of Neal Eving, an
Ashville stone cutter who wa3 stealing
a ride South. It is now believed that
three of the crew were killed, although
the bodies of Engineer Broom and
Brakeman Allen have not yet been
found. Fireman York's b?dy was
found but the wrecking crew have not
beeii able to reach it yet. Conductor
Fattonhid a crusied and his skull t
slightly fractured. Htsie* was agfcput- c
a Led andtnere are cnances for his re- i
covery. John Miller, a colored brake- t
man, jumped and was only slightly hurt, c
Ochers.of tbe crew stood to their posts t
to the last. Daniel Qwens, a stockman i
was in the caboos?, but was unhurt. He i
had a carload of cattle in the train and f
every one was killed. Flagman Fainter f
escaped without a scratch, thouga he i
was on too of a car when .the wreck oc- i
currecL Ic is reported to-nigis that two \
Doys, frieads of E vmg, tf<?re o^auag a s
ride with hiui, and were fciihd out; this t
cannot be vended. Tha grade where t
die train ran away is four miles long <
and averages 100 feet to the mile. The i
runaway began half mile from the top. ^
ONLY -THREE LEFT.
GOV. 1ILLMAN ACTS ON THE REPORT
OF THE MILITARY COURT.
Nearly All Suspended?The Fourth Brigade,
Excfpt Two Captain?, Goes lacs
the Soap at Laat?So With Ail Che
Rest.
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 11?Governor
Tillman has at last taken action upon
the report of the military court of inquiry.
wnich he appointed to invesli
gate tne conauct 01 me miiiwij wmpanies
of the State, that refused to respond
to his orders to go to Darlington
last, March. He has "suspended un-til
farther orders from the commander-inchief"
the commanding general and
3taff and all the officers and men of tbe
companies comprising the Fourth Brigade,
except Capt. Cogswell and Anderson.
He has treated in like manner all tbe
officers and men of tbe companies in
the First and Second Regiments of
militia, which were ordered out, with
the single exceotioo of C*pt. Jos. K.
Alston, of tbe Richland Volunteers, of
tbis city.
Thus* It is seen that out of all the
military men, whose conduct was investigated
by the military court, only
these three captains are left occupying
the same status as before the trouble.
Io will be rememoered that tie Newberry
Rifles and the E iisto Rifles likewise
got Into trouble, out their cases
weredisposed of byspscialorder,before
Lne court was appointed-.
The colonels of the first and second
regiments and their staff officers were
aot ordered out, acd hence they are
unaffected. V. ...
The wording of the frovernor's order
issued yesterday is peculiar. K*adiog
it as it stands,"one could not say what
:he future held for the companies
iff-cted. They are simply suspended,
tc was generally thought that Governor
rillman's term. being aba at to expire,
ae would ,disp333 oit&9 matter ia suca
i way as to remove aff uncertainty as
;o tne status of the companies. It
seems therefore that; he has suspended
;hem for the purpose of blowing his
mccessor to finally dispose of the cases.
[(! he leaves them suspended, somebody
ivill have to cut them down or do some,hing
with them, and the next Goverlor
will be the only man with the
?ower to do s?.
M ' i-rs
u-yveroor jLiumtu wjh. up ouc mai<wi
resterday and was in consultation
iuite a long time with the Attorney
ieneral and Assistant Adj atant Geniral
Waits. L3S5 evening h8 issued
;he following order:
State of South Carolina, Y
. Executive Chamber, |
Columbia, S. C., Ojd. 10,1891. )
special Order.
- No. .
On the 31st of March list in an
smergency requiring the nse of the
nilitia to suppress sedition and insurrection
and to uphold the civil authorties.
the commandafcin-chief*, under
mt.harifw InvAstad in him under the
Constitution and laws of South Caroina,
ordered the following commands
mder.arms and to proceed to the scene
)f the? disturbance, to wit: .
Fourth' Brigade, General' T. A. Hu"r
1 lttv
Allowing companiesGerman
Fusilers, Cant. Henry
Schache, First Lieutenant H. B. S^hro*
ler, Second Lieutenant' H. C. Wohlers,
Funior Second Lieuteaant F. C. Ee3se.
Montgomery Guards, Capt. J. J. ReraD,
First Lieutenant Isaac. Dixon,
Second Lieutenant A. W. Rose, Second
Liieuten*nt JLV J. Hanley.
Insb Volunteers, Capt. J. F. O'&ara,
First Lieutenant J.F.'Conden, Second
[aeuteuaut J. F. Walsh, Junior Second
lieutenant J. A:, Barbot.
Palmetto Guards, Capt. D. Macmilan,
First Lieutenant I. H. E. Selling,
second Lieutenant F.' S. Terry, Junior
Second Lieutenant C. M. Pitcher.
Sumter Guards, Capt. T. T. Hyde,
?irst Lieutenant W". H. Jones, Second
lieutenant W. T. Thompson, Junior
Second Lieutenant W.-C. Mac Murphy.
Carolina Riflas, Capt. Eiward Anderton,
First Lieutenant W. Jenniags,
Second Lieutenant W. F. Allen, Junor
Second Lieutenant Wil3on G. Har
re y.
- Company B, W. L. L, Capt. J. E.
Jog3well, First Lieutenant E.P. Grice,
Second Lieutenant S.- J. Jenkins,
rnnior Second Lieutenant C. H. C.
?irk.
German Artillery, Capt. F. W.Waginer,
First Lieutenant J. F. Lilienthal,
Second Lieutenant J. F. Mayer, Junor
Second Lieutenant J. H. Puckha>er,
Fourth Lieutenant G. N. Kaster.
And all staff officers of this brigade.
First Regiment of Infantry?Gordon
Volunteers, Capt. T.' L. Izlar, First
lieutenant Jno. O'Gorman, Second
jieu tenant Marion E. Izlar.
Second Restiment of Infantry?Gorton
L^arht Infantry, Capt. W. C. Jorlan,
First Lieutenant J. H. Cam
nings, Second Lieatenant J. W. Sailer,
Junior Second Lieutenant J. E.
Sic Donald.
Catawba Rifljs, Capt.- , First
Lieutenant L. C. Harrison, Second
lieutenant C. B. Betts.
Governor's Guards,Capt. J. M. Batenan,
First Lieutenant , Second
Lieutenant W. C. Templeton, Junior
Second Lieotenant B. B. McCreery.Jr.
Richland Volunteers, Cipt. Jos. K.
llstonJFirsfc Lieutenant F. H. We3ton.
Jenkins Rifies, Capt. R. A."Parri3h,
First Lieutenant (). M. KuyKendal,
Second Lieutenant M. F. Robertson.
Columbia Zouaves, CaDt. John G.
Papers,First Lieutenant Wm. Beavers,
Secand Lieutenant John Frost.
In some instances the officers who
eceived the orders peremptorily refused
to obey, and in other case3 by subfringe
or evasion the companies did
lot respond. It is therefore
Ordered that the above named offi;ers
belonging to the various organizaions
above meationed are hereby suspended,
with the exception of Capt. J.
z Aiatnn nf r.hft Rifthiand Volunteers:
Japt. Edward Anderson, or the Caroina
Rifles, and Capt. J. E. Cojjswell,
)f Cqf B., W. L. I. Tiiis order to take
rffect April 1, last; and it Is
Farther ordered that the non-comnissioned
officers and men composing
he above companies are lorbidden to
>xerclse any of the functions of mili;iamen,
until further orders from the
sommaQder-in-ctiief.
Official. i3. R. Tillman,
Gov. and Command<r-in-Cuief.
J, Gary Watts,
* As'c. A, and I. Gen.
Two Hundred Lj*t.
St. Jonx3j N. F., 10.?St. Fierre
V.~ ^ Ortnn Ort tha Slllf.h
UC i' LCUUU VJIWUJ vu.
>f Sew Found land, was visited last
light by a terriflic gale, which caused
,he loss of at least ten lives and unprecedented
damage to shipping. More
,han fifty vessels that were anchored
n the roads were driven ashore aud
nost of them destroyed. Their crews
>scapea only by the merest chance. A
i^et of more than 300 French fishing
vessels had arrived at St- Pierre within
i few days, having been compelled to
nafce port in consequence of damages
lusiained in the gale on. the Suuday
)tfore lasVwhich raged furiously on
he banks. All vessels reported seri>usl03ses.
Sdverai ships are missing,
ind are believed to have foundered
with 200 fives.
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i
AMERICA'S ARMY.
General Schcflrld Kecommeods that It be
I
Increased.
Washington, OS. 11.?Maj. Gen
Scbofield, General of the Army, has }
made to the Secretary of War his reDort
on thfi operations of the armv
during the past year. The report Is of
peculiar interest both on account of
the fact in it that Gen. Schofield, who
has been at the head of the army since
the death of Gen. Sheridan, announces
his retirement next year, and from the
fact that it is principally devoted to a
discussion of the necessity for strengthening
the military arm of the government
to CDpe with international disorder
as well as possible danger from
without, particular reference being
made to the Debs strike. Gen. Schofield
is a politician a3 well as a soldier and
at considerable length he discusses this
subject from a political as well as from
a military point of view. He says the
prompt and vigorous action of the
tT>/-w/%r?vi in nil r?aaoa ftnrt thft tyrPAt: fnr. i
j iU """ VITUV* y 1TI,S* p-wjwv I r
bearaoce manifested by them when
subjected to all sorts of Insults and in- j J
dignities designed to provoke retalia- J
tiou, were worthy of the very highest j
commendation. They illustrate in the J
most striking manDer the great value }
to a government o? a well disciplined *
force at all times subject to th9 ordeiS 1
of tbat government for toe enforce- *
cuent of the faithful execution of its ?
lavs. e
It would s?em unnecessary to point I
out the fact tbat any force like the 2
militia of a State or the police of a
city, acting primarily under authority,
though highly efficient in their appropriate
service, cannot be madeareiia- 1
ble instrument for the prompt and ef- ?
fective execution of the laws of the 1
TTn'- -d States. Manifestlv every arov-1c
eminent-should have an adequate force *
of iD3 own for the execution of its own ?
laws, no less than t&e judicial and exe- ^
cuttve offic3cs necessary for the same ?
purpose.
The country is now for the first tiace 1
squarely confronted with the necessity ?
or makin? adequate provisions, not 1
only for the defense against any possi- 1
ble foreign agression, but also for defense
against domestic violence in the J
form of forcible resistance to the laws "
of the United States. A just estimate
of these means of defense requires con- I
sideration of the vast extent of the 6
United States territory and the great a
amount of property, widely dispersed 1
*- ? ? It ^ fcl
luroujfnou'j mis i/aiiioyijr, auuci ur
longing to the United States or in such P
condition, as to be under the protection c
of the National government. Wnen a
these fayts aie duly considered, It t>?- e
comes manifest that the present e
strength of the army is not adequate Jj
to the performance of the service which -1
may at any time be required. P
It is certainly manifest that the pres- d
ent condition of the country with a *
population of nearly 70,000,000, nnder ?
the daDger of disorder now known to 8
exist, caanot be mec by the same force I
that was deemed adequate twenty-five v
years ago when tbe,population of the
oormtry waa leas lliau half Ha' present ^
amount and domestic violence was not n
apprehended. It Is also worthy of re- ?
mark that more than once last summer S
an iafuriated mob twice as formidable n
in numbers and capable of doing vast- ?
ly greater injury to life and property
than, the most formidable combination u
of Indian warriors that ever confront- t
ed the army in this country, was rampant
in a city in this country. In other n
words, the army has recently been re- n
quired to deal with an enemy far more ^
numerous and dangerous to the coun- 0
try than any savage enemy which it 2
has heretofore been called upon to
meet.
The effective strength of the army &
should be considerably increased. Tnis *
can be done at a very small compara- c
tlve increase in co ?t. The present reg- &
imental organizations need not be
largely increased. Two additional reg- t:
iments of artillery for the necessary
ssa coast; defense, two additional regi- ments
of cavalry to patrol the long c
lines of railroad under ifovernment pro- a
tection and the present twenty-fire reg- A
iments of infantry converted into three ^
battallion organization, woulJ, it is be- c
lieved, b3 a just, conservative estimate I
of what is now actually needed. For H
this the existing number of command t
officers is nearly suffisient. Bat a con- c
siderable permanent Increase in the t
enlisted strength of the army should be P
made and a still further increase au- 6
thorizsd to be made by the President, 3
when, ia his judgment, an emergency a
requiring it, may reasonably be fore* ^
seen. . f
t
What Tillman Has to Say. (j
Columbia, S. C., Ost. 9.?In the city s
of Greenville yesterday, Dispensary t
constables armed with a warrant and o
sundry firearms, attempted to search I
the private residence of Sol. JEdel, an t
ex-saloon keeper for contraband liquors u
Ertel's wife was in a delicate condition n
and Dr. Peebles, her physician, met a
them at the door, shot gun in hand, and p
declared they should not enter except 1;
"over his dead body." Edel also threat- a
ened resistance and a riot seemed im- o
minent. Oae of the constables became s
boisterous and was arrested by the city t:
police. The constables gave up the at- a
tempt. Tonight Governor Tillman,
comm2ntiD2 on the affair, expressed I(
himself as follows: tl
"1 propose to make everybody get out
of the road and obey the law. I nrge v,
all good citizens to frown down ali re- n
sistaoce to law and co-operate with the ti
constituted authorities in carrying it c
out and preventing such unseemingly p
and disgraceful exoibitions as we had q
at Greenville yesterday. Town people I
who are opposed to the law have noth- si
ing to gain and something: to lose by ei
such behavior. I have no desire in the tl
world to employ any force and would h
be glad to have the co-operation of the o
police and municipal authorities, but I w
Dave all the militia I need and can con- fi
centrate 2,000 good men at any point p
in the State inside of 48 hours, and n
wbile 1 would hate to resort to any n
such measures, no resistance would be
tolerated. Tne constables are going
to work now and going to searcn all
places whers they have reasons to know ti
whiskey is kept and private residences r<
will Lot be exempt when ws have rea- h
sons to believe tney have been made ?
depots for the storage of whisfcey. Con- o
staDles will not ba allowed to harm peo- e:
pie or do anything to provoke collisions 1<
and any reasonable ^complaint against si
them will be promptly investigated, n
Sheriffs and police will be expected to ?
co-operate and those municipalities tl
which prove derelict will receive no *
share of the profits while it i3 almost p
inevitable that the system of metropol- b
itan police will be provided at such d
places when the Legislature meets." S
"Doe3 tbat include Columbia and *
Charleston ?" S
- "Of course. Trial Justices who don't ti
do tbeir duty will likely be relieved of a
the burdens of office and if juries fail l<
to convict, a change of venue will be o
tried. Tne law has come to stay and 11
after thit tact is recognized by tae v
wArt onH t'nrtoa nrhn Oil*. t*
W LHOEk^J LUCU auu TTJU.VT ijkv* * w ~
posed it Heretofore the better it will be n
tor all canceraecL" 1 c
EE IS LIVING ON HOPE,
DR. POPE BELIEVES HE WILL BE
ELECTED GOVERNORExpr?Mloi?
of Opinion on the ConiUtutlonal
Convention, Governor Tillman's
Action Abont the Military Companlee,
and the Dl?p jnsary law.
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 12.?Dr. SamD(on
Pope, the independent Democratic
candidate for Governor, spent yes;erday
n the city, 'returning home In the af:ernoon.
He will be down again Dexb
week or thereabouts to make Columbia
3ia headquarters until after the elec
don- STesterday morning a represenative
of The State called on the doc:or
and obtained from him for the press
m interview which makes pretty lntertating
reading, The interview is as
'ollows:
"How do you account for the opposl;ion^to
y>u on the part cf certain newsjapers
'/ was asked Dr. Pope.
He replied: "The game they are
laying is for the editors of some of
;he weeklies to publish articles underrating
and misrepresenting my strength
fhese articles are clipped and published
n some of the dailies, headlined to suit
hair purpose. This la all for effect; it
s to try and make those who favor me
jelieve that it is useless for them to go
,o the polls. Now, if I was as weak as
hese papers profess to believe, and as
ibeir articles indicate, they would not
rouble themselves about me. Their
iction shows they know I have strength
md it Is au attempt to hoodwink the
jeople. If my friends go to the polls
ind vcte, my election is assured."
"Do you expect to get a fair coQnt?"
"1 have great faith," said Dr. Pope,
in the honesty of our people, and beieve
that the managers to be appointed
will act fairly. However, if any of
hem should not do so, my friends
nest prepare affidavits setting forth
,ny wrong-doing, and go before the
bounty Board for relief. Should the
Jounty Board refuse, then I will carry
he matter before the State Board of
Jinvassers, and I know that I will
hen get full justice, as that board Is
lomposed of General Farley and Messrs
Jates, Ellerbs, Tindal, Buchanan and
ilease."
"What do you think of Governor
.oilman's utterances on the future enorcement
of the dispensary law."
"Well, if he persists in having the
>ri vate residences of our people searchd
by the constabulary and our women
nd children frightened he may expect
rouble, for the people will not submit
o it. It can be done when necessary
y the proper officer, the sherlfl of the
ounty, and, if done by him. will Crete
no frlctioD, as these officers are
lected by the people and are the propr
one to act in a case of this sort, unrammeied
by any constabulary force.
'ho dtananaor* laomg f.n h? hcpH fftr
UW VlWf'VUUWfcj Mwa*kw wv vw v.wv?>
olitical purposes, to keep up factional
laturbances and foe other objects. It
pill sooner or later be repealed, even
I not declared unconstitutional by the
lupnime Court of the United States,
t w*s never a Reform measure; It
rasijhe creature of a cabal, 'conceived
a sto and bora in iniquity.' It seem;
Lgt&te governor intends to uss the
iHiUa to frighten oar people; he may
arry the one thing too far; the Anglo
axon race 'know their rights and dare
laintain them.' Once they are arousd
nothing will stop them."
"What do you think of th8 Goveror's
action in suspending the millla?"
UI don't know what the Governor
jeans by patting off his order, dismissing
part of the militia, antll after
tie dispensary decision, but, wben we
ouple this with this threat of having
Aftrt f ?f - J A 1_ X 2 tm
,uwu muma reaay to uaus. mm, it
joks as if be wished to get rid of
lose he supposed were not His friends,
nd thus intimidate those of the 2,000
rho might not be willing to obey his
ommands,in case the trouble which
e seems to fear will arise, does come."
M What are your views with regard to
be constitutional convention?"
"I have read Senator Irby's effasion
-I say bis, for I imagine that practlally
he alone of the committee had
nything to do with ltd preparation,
t is a funny instrument, to say the
sast It is addressed to the Damocray
of the State, and yet a part of the
Jemocracy is insulted In almost every
[ne. It shows to me that the powere
aab ue arc trying tu uuisbcr up luon
aase, which they believe to be weak,
>y appealing to the 'prejudices and
lassiona of oar people and In this way
o divert their minds from the "true lsue.
To call a convention to make
. new constitution is a serious matter.
?here are many other things than sufrage
to be dealt with, and many other
hlngs are intended by the Ring to be
lealt with. The suffrage matter is
imply used, in my judgment, to take
he attention of the people away from
ther changes Intended to be made,
f successful, they intend to change
he organic law in such manner as to
insettle the law of South Carolina in
aany Important particulars. Possibly
dispensary provision may be lncororated,
and many other things eqaal-'
7 as deleterious. This being- the case,
nd as the people will not have the
pportnnity of passing upon the Contention,
I am opposed to a convenloo,
will vote and work against it,
nd advise my friends to do the same."
"What about the charge that you
)ft the Ring because yeu couldn't get
tie office you were after ?"
"Yes, it has been said that I acted
rith the Ring until I found I could
ot be selected for Governor. The
ruth la we left the other faction beause
we believed that the offices were
arcelled out. In 1893 the candidates
rere fairly nominated by a convention,
n 1892 tne same men were given a
scond term in accordance with the
stablished custom. In 1894 I found
lata Ring had been formed. I could
ave been a party to thi3 Ring, and
ould have been Secretary of State
rithout turning my hand ever. I reased?to
be apartv to this on prlncile,
and continued to run for Goveror.
1 had opposed Rings, and I would
ot b9 a party to a Ring."
All -Damooratak
Washington, Oct. 10.?RepreseataIves
Sheli had another talk with Sectary
Garden to-day at Democratic
eaaquarters ana ne conveyed me enouraglng
inteliigance to the mambers
f the committee that South Carolina
spects to send a solid Dsmocratic delation
to the next House of Represntatives.
He says the fight will be
lade on the lines drawn between the
rhite and the black men's party, and,
ierefore, the full Democratic strength
rill be called to the polls. It was exected
that the first six districts would
e Democratic, but there was some
oubt about the 7th district. If Capt
hell's jperdictions hold good Col. Klllott
rill come oack to Congress again. Capt
hell also assured Mr. Gardner that
here Is not the slightest prospect of
ny member of the South Carolina de
Ration oreaKiui? away iri>iu luc jl/o Lunatic
party to join with the Populists
a organ!ang the nexo House, Tney
pill ail come to Washington as Demorats.
They will participate in the Deaocratlc
caucuses and sustain Demoratic
principles.
W
l
FALLING OFF IN COTTON.
A Decline Throughout the Cotton Bolt
of 3.2 Points.
Washington, Oct. 10.?Returns to
the statistical division of the Department
of Agriculture for the month of
October make the cotton crop show a
decline of 32 points from September
condition, which was 85.9 as against
82 7 for the present montb. The con
dltion of cotton in June was 88.3 in July
89 6, rising to 91.8 in August. The lessened
prospective yield in the States of
North and South Carolina is due in
part to the storm wlBch occurred in the
latter part of September. For the most
however, the decline in the condition
through the cotton belt is due to continued
rains that began about the middle
of August and extended into September.
There is much of shedding,
rot and rust, etc., reported as a consequence,
and in addition there is no little
loss from insect ravages, particularly
by the boll worm. Texas is the only
exception to the general falling off in
condition, that State having gained
lour pumia, uuuiwibusiauuiug ciucs*
sive rainfall in some parts of the Stale.
Percentage by States are as follows:
Virginia, 89; North Carolina, 81.3;
South Carolina, 79; Georgia, 79; Florida,
71.9; Alabama, 84: Mississippi, 80; Louisiana,
89; Texas, 88; Arkansas, 79;
Tennessee. 79; Missouri, 90. State averages
for September were: Virginia,
1.00; North Carolina, 88; Soutti Carolina,
86; Georgta, 84; Florida, 82; Alabama,
96; Mississippi, 91; Texas, 84; Arkansas,
89; Tennessee, 84; Missouri, 93;
Louisiana, 85.
The indicated yield in nundredths of
oai#?s per acre by States .is as follows:
Virginia,48 5; Njrth Carolina, 33.4;
South Carolina, 35; Georgia, 27; Florida,
26.3; Alabama. 30.7; Mississippi, 35;
Louisiana, 43.2; Texas, 40; Arkansas,
395; Tennessee, 29.4; Ganeral average,
34.7. Indications as to yield are merely
preliminary and subject to future revision.
OTHER CROPS.
The October returns to the statistician
of the Department of Agriculture
make the general condition of
corn as not materially differing from
that of last month, it being 64.2 against
63.4 in September, a gain of eighttenths
of one point.
In most of the Southern States the
condition of corn has fallen since the
last report, but In some o.' the Western
States there have been slight gains in
in condition. The averages of condition
in the large and surplus corn
growing S:ates are as follows: Tennessee,
78; Kentucky, 77; Ohio, 71;
Michigan, 56; Indiana, 78; Illinois, 78;
Wisconsin. 54; Minnesota, 59; Iowa, 47;
Missouri, 70; Kansas. 45; Nebraska, 14;
South Dakota, 44, North Dakota, 80;
California, 69.
The returns or yield per acre of
wheat indicate a production of about
13.1 bushels, being 1.8 bushels greater
than last October preliminary estimate.
The rate of yield by States is as follows:
New York, 14.8 bushels; Pennsylvania,
15 3; Ooio, 19.4; Michigan, 15 8; Indiana
TJ.4; Illinois, 18.3; w 13CODS1Q, io.o; jxliunesota,
12.9; Iowa, 14.8; Missouri, 15.6;
Kansas, 10.4; Nebraska, 6.5; bouth Dakota.
34; North Dakota, 11,2; Wasnington,
16.6; Oregon, 17.7; California, 11.3.
The indicated quality for the conntry
is 93.5.
The returns of yield of oatspejvflcte,
aa consolidation, ladlca^^BBprw*
245 bushels, being one
than the estimate of lastm^eV
The average yield of rye, accolTo^/!
the correspondents returns of yiellr^%
acre, is 13.7 bushels against 13 3 bushes
in 1893, and 12.7 bushels in 1892.
The October condition of potatoes ia
given as 64 3 against 62.4. last month
and 71.2 at the same time fast year.
The condition of tobacco, as reported,
is 84 5 against 74.5 last month and
741 October, 1st, 1892. The condition
of rice reported on October 1st is 89 8
against 89.4 last month.
A.UUIU01 junuit
Columbia, S. C.,Ojt. 12.?A successful
raid was made by State constables
on a blind tiger establishment on Gervais
street yesterday afternoon, and
two one-horse wagon loads of contraband
liquors were confiscated, m addition
to the bar fixtures, etc. It was the
first raid with any result made in Columbia
since the decision of the Supreme
Court on the 1892 Act, and the
first since the decision on the 1893 Act.
The establishment raided was that of
Ben David, on Gervais street just below
the car house of the Electric .Kailway
Company. The raid was made by
Chief Fant and Constables Beach and
Jones, assisted by Deputy Sheriff Cooper,
who was appointed to servfc the
warrant by Sheriff Cathcart. Xo resistance
was offered by Mr. David,who
sent for his attorney, J. S. Muller, immediately
on the appearance of the
officers. A search was first made of
Mr. David's place of business, but
nothing was found there. The officers
then went to what appeared to be a vacant
building, next door to David's,
just across an alley, No. 99 Gervais
street. There they found tue contraband
goods. An inventory of the seized
at:nf-p onnsiated of t.wo and three
quarter barrels of bottled beer, about
ten gallons of com whiskey, in jugs of
various sizes, a quantity of rye whiskey
in jugs and oottles, three boxes of
bottled wine, a numoer of bottles of
brandies, bitters, etc. There was a
sufficient amount to load two one horse
dray wagons. The seized goods were
taken to the Dispensary and deposited
there. A warrant was served on Mr.
David and he at once arranged to give
bond for his appearance before a Trial
Justice court.?Register.
TerrlblelExploslon.
Shamokin, Pa., Oct. 11.?Four men
were killed, two were fatally iDjured
and several others were painfully
burned by a disastrous boiler explosion
that occurred at the Henry City Colliery
early today. The entire steam
supplying plant of the mine, consisting
of thirty-six boilers was totally demolished
and in addition to the monetary
loss, which will aggregate S30.0Q0, the
Henry Clay Big Mountain,Sterling and
Feerlees collieries will be unable to
resume operations for at least a month.
It was a cold morning, and the Injured
men were gathered in the boiler room
to get warm. The boiler on the west
ern end of the house Is supposed to
have been the first to explode and then
the adjoinini; boilers went up in quick
succession, the lepeated explosions resembling
the roar of artillery.
Only nine of the thirty-six boilers
escaped destruction, and even these
were so badly damaged that they are
useless. Many of the boilers were torn
apart near the centre by the terrible
force and the two sections would then
take different directions. One-half of
a Doner was nurieu a j.uu q u<ai oci ux. <*
mile aad lodged in the slash bank
northwest o? wbere the boiler formerly
stood. Another that took a similar
direction, crashed through the side of
the breaker and lodged against the
scraps line. \Another crashed through
the top house and came near killing
several employees. The safety lamp
house that stood near the top of the
shaft was reduced to splinters.
Four colleries will be thrown into
idleness by tbe accident for a month or
six weeks, so that the total loss will
aggregate S100,000. The boilers furnished
steam for tbe breakers for the
four collieries named. J
Xj
"stand and deliver."
The Dalian and Cook Rival*, In ''The
Greater New York."
New York, Oct. 10.?For the third
time since the Lexow investigations
commenced, Chief Counsel Goff today
prodaccd evidence to show that threats
have been made to pat an end to wit*
nessts who hive appearsd before the
Senators conducting the examination.
Samuel Kaufman, a tailor's salesman,
was the first witness called daring the
day. He gave the substance of a con*
***V>?aK ka /iloim*/? rvlAAA
YCiOauuu nuiwu uo Uiaiuivu uwa
on ac. elevated railroad tra;n, fast after
PoHcaman Corcoran left the witness
stand Monday. Corcoran was alleged
to have asserted that he would "make
those witnesses as deaa as a door nail,"
and that he would 4'lay for them some
dark night." The witnesses supposed
to be referred to were Quinn and a friend.
By those persons Corcoran was accused
of being a "clubber." The police man
with Corcoran had advised him not to
talk so lond and told him to wait until
the Lexow committee had finished its
investigation before making the attempt.
Patrick Kelley, an iron worker, related
a story of going through his pockels.
The name of the officer, he thought,
was Thorow. He accused the policeman
of abstracting 50 cents, but ttie cuiier
onlv laughed al him and pushed him
along, telling hiaa to 4imova on."
he reported the matter to
the poiice station, and he asserts
that ?, day or two alter this he was assaulted
by the pollcemaa, who finally
arrested him. He was fined $5 on the
testimony of the police. Since the Lexow
investigation? had commenced the captain
of the E ihty-eightb street station
had sent for him, he alleged, aed told
him that th*r? war a ioh waiting for him
at tbe station. He did cot: go to see the
captain about the matter.
Venrod H Brown, the general agent
of the Cuaard L;ne, admitted that he
had paid $10 weekly to the officer in
cturge of the Canard wharf, bat he
claimed that be bad never paid additional
sums of money to tbe police.
John H. Lemon, a young man who
attended the Frencn ball, testified that
Superintendent Byrnes and a number
of police officials were present at she
ball. They did not make any protests
against tbe lewd conduct of the persons
assembled there.
William H. Jamoareau, president of
the Alvin Manufacturing Company, testified
to paying Detective O'Connor.
$100 for the recovery of stolen goods
from the pawn brokers.
ITfliAwbi wHa nrtno
V U1VOUK JLU. a * ri av ?
poller shop, testified to the tribute exacted
by tbe police, Majewski explained
ihat there were seventeen or eighteen
backers in the city and that they arranged
with the police ior the territory
they should work* All the backers except
Cornelius B. Parker were in the
combine at the present time. He was
working alone, but was not allowed to
have many shops on the West Side.
Asked who bad that territory, Majewski
replied "Al Adams, 'the king.*"
^^jetteis were read which are alleged
Pjfhave passed between
re lie police captain, Weate^^In
lyhese letters there were constant refer- i
?ences to the dangers of exposures by the
newspapers.
Majewski was troubled by opposition
policy shops which did not pay tribute,
and fake letters of complaint were mailed
Saperintendent Byrnes, but no attention
was paid to the complaints. Majewski
claimed that four of the policy
ehopti complained of were still running.
The investigation closed for the day
with an examination ofLieber Freeman,
who claimed that he visited Silver Dollar
Smith to secure immunity from arrest
for his brother-in-law, Joseph
Frankel, & Hester street saloon
keeper. A man named Salomon claimed
to represent Smith, and $200 was
finally paid to secure the release of
Frankel from prison. The arrangement
was lhitSmith should fiad bail, bathe
secured a discharge for Frankel. The
money was raised by Max RDsenschweig
and as Smith did not procnre the bail as
arranged apon at first, R03enschweig
has brought sait ia the city coart to re
coyer $200.
Republican Pow-ffow.
CoLUifBiA, S. C., Oct. 10.?A convention
of Republicans dissatisfied witti
the recent action of tbe 3tate executive
committee was held last night at Stenhouse
hall. There were about 100 people
present, including most of tbe col*
ored ministers of tbe city. Rav. E. H.
Colt was elected chairman and C. F.
Holmes secretary. Tbe deliberations
were held in secret but enough was
learned to enable it to b8 stated that
there was a long and earnest discussion
of the advisability of nominating a
State ticket. It was finally decided
that, o wins to tbe delay of the executive
committee, It would be impracticable
to nominate a ticket An address
was adonted calling upon all Republi
cans to go to the polls' and attempt to
vote for candidates for Congress, for
cantfidates for county officers where any
have been nominated and for the "best
men" where none have been. Bat above
all things Republicans are counselled to
try to vote. The address farther denounces
the proposed constitutional
convention as likely to result In a great
wrong being done Republicans, and
closes by denouncing the State executive
committee for its delay and general
do-nothiDg policy. Those outside
could catch ever and again snatches of
the G. 0. F. eloquence in favor of nominations,
but they evidently were in a
minority who advocated this action, as
thev certainly were lack in hard, common
sense ideas of the utter futility of
such a scheme.
Mew Men.
All the facta being taken into consideration,
the presence in the fiftyfourth
congress of a large number of
men new to congressional life is a certainty,
as the statistics of Democratic
renomination thus far received at headquarters
of the Democratic congressional
campaign committee at this time
show. In Alabama, where the Democrats
hold nine seats, three new nominations
have been made; in Maryland,
where they hold six, aU three of the
nominations thus^far made are new
men; in Kentucky, with the Democratic
seats, five out of seven nominations
thus far are new men; in Virginia,also
with the Democratic members, four
candidates are new men; in North Carolina,
out of eight Demooratic csnstita *
?-?? nAMinoftAna O TTA
t)UClC3, liUiCO Lie W uuiuiuoviuug u?iu
been made; in South Carolina, with six
Democratic seats, two new candidates
are named; in Texas, out of thirteen
nominations, three are new men with
one convention remaining; in Dala- j
ware, the single candidate is new man;
in Florida, one of tbe two is a new contestant;
in West Virginia, one out of
four; in Mississippi, one out of seren;
and in Arkansas, one out of six is the
proportion. From these figures it will
be at once apparent that there will be a
marked change in the complexion of
the southern delegation. 1
GREAT DESTRUCTION.
SEVERAL FLORIDA, TOWNS ARE ALMOST
SWEPT AWAY.
Cat Off from ^the World ^Untll Now?Appeal
for A Id Will be Made lor Apalachlcola-Other
Towns Suffer Bat Mot Near
So Bad* "4s
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 11.?Communication
has been re-established
witn points on tne wesc coast visiiea
by the storm which raged Monday
night and Tuesday morning and dispatches
to the Times-Union tell.woefal '
tales of the destraction caused by the
wind and water. Apalachicola and
Cedar Key were directly in the storm's
path and the damage at those places is
almost incalculable. Communication
with these points has been cut off un- :
til to-day. The storm first struck
Cedar Key and the following dispatch
describes its work: ? ;
Cedab Key, Fla., Oct, 11.?Cedar
Key has just experienced the most disastrous
storm wntch ha3 visited her
for tweaty-fiye years. The main business
street is piled form one end to the
otber with debris, consisting of wreckage
from boats, wharves, fish houses
acd logs of every description. The
storm began at 8 o'clock Monday morning,
with a heavy wind from the East,
gradually shifting to t&e South and
tben to Southwest, increasing in vio
ience ana continuing uncu aayugac
Taesday morning.
The damage and loss of property is
very great. The Forida Central and
Peninsula Railroad is a heavy sufferer.
Almost the entire track to the mainland,
a distance of three and one-half
miles, is either destroyed or badly dam- - 9?.
aged. From the mainland to Sumner,
a distance of four and one-half miles,
there are nearly one hundred washouts.
The mail train got in Monday night,
but is caught between two washouts Stfi
aad cannot move either way.
The Town Improvement Company is
a heavy loser, as a number of business
and dwelling houses were swept away.
The fish and oyster houses adjourning
the railroad and occupied by Dopson,
Clarke & Daniel and W, Hi Anderson
are demolished and all contents a total
loss, amounting to several thousand
dollars. The E. Faber Cedar Co. loses
the steamer Media, valued at $3,500 , *
and had swept away 30,000 logs* of
cedar, which they will be weeks la collecting.
The cedar mill just started up V
by W. E. Aaderson was badly dam*
aged and about 15,000 log3 of cedar
scattered for miles.
The city hall, a two story concrete
building, with offices below, has the tin .
roof blown off and one entire side knock
ed out by logs, etc. The city jail cannot > |
be found. The five bridges to the shell
road leading to the main land are washed.away.
A great many small.
boats were wrecked and fish camps
washed away. Oae sloop came in Toesday
morning with five men who had N.
clung to a single palmetto tree since
Monday night. Another came in this :
afternoon with three men wno were >.
wrecked Monday night and hacL been -M*
roirtrtheil bank ever slnee without food -vor
water. It is reported that five ~
sponge vessels went ashore during the
storm and were driven seven miles into >
the woods. - '
From Cedar Keythecycloce traveled -I ^
up the West coast until it reached
Apalachicola. It was even more severe " - ^
at Apalachicola than that at Cedar
Key, if possible, as the following dispatch
indicates: . : ^
Apalachicola, Fla? Ost. 11.? .
Never before in the history of this town
was snch havoc and destruction played
by storm and tide as Monday night between
the hours of 7 and 10. Water,
Commerce and Market streets are a
mass of logs, boats, lumber and dead
fish. So far, two lives are reported lost.
Two residences were carried half to
three-quarters of a mile and placed in
the marsh near Cypress mill uninjured,
one of which had just been completed - ^
for a newly marled couple. All the
CLOCKS were totally destroyed, nouses
were unroofed, and fences scattered
everywhere. Marat's wholesale fish 3
house was laid fiat and thousands of ' /;
dead fish line the streets;
Families sought safety on the hills,
only to be routed by the terrific arale.
The water is six feet deep on Water
street and some of the best dry goods
and grocery stores were battered into by - -/
floating timbar and shattered to destruction;
soft mud and brush line the
floors and shelves. .Five barges loaded >
with lumber were blown from East
Pass and lodged in the marsh two
miles North of this place. The Kimball
Lumber Company are the princl- * A
pal losers. Their iOss is about $10,000.
Murat's loss is about $4,000. At present
it is imposible to get at an estimate of |g
the loss of goods or buildings. Fish
houses, oyster factories and shanties
were literally demolished. The loss in
the aggregate will be fully $20;000. ,
The people are dismayed and an appeai
for aid will be sent out. .
From many other points in West
Florida come reports of the storm's
destructive work, but Cedar Key and ' .
Apalachicola seem to ;have been the
principal sufferers. *.9
Pensacola, Fia., Oct. 11.?Fifteen
fishing smacks belonging to this port
were on the Gulf during the storm.
Nothing has yet been heard of them
and much anxiety is felt
The Split in New York. -V
New York, Oct. 10.?In regard to
the third State ticket put up by the 'M
Sheppard Demoracy, John Boyd . ^
Thacher, at tiie Democratic State headquarters
today made thls.official statement:
"We have to deal with all sorts of
men, witn all sorts of sscleties and with
- ? ?i ?
an sorts 01 taeonea xu a yunucai campaign.
It Is a healthy and not an unhealthy
sign to see so much earnestness
everywhere In the party. Differences
of opinion are natural both with - J
regard to candidates and issues. I
thins, however, as the days go on, that
these gentlemen who oppose Mr. Hill
because he is Mr. Hill, will support him
because he is the leader of the ticket
chosen by the representatives of the
party. This is a life and death struggle
for the Democratic party. If we
lose this election, we cannot hope to
succeed in carrying the Legislature for
twenty years to come. If there is no
hope for carrying the Legislature, the , 1
party organization will go to pieces. " J?
Mr TIIII ia at. hoqf. nnlv a naqa1n<r fiornrA
in politics, lite every other public man. . tp
The party goes on forever. Candidates y|
come and go; the party is greater than %
the man. Besides, the opposition to
Mr. Hill now is lite dissatisfaction on
the part of a few soldiers on the field
of battle to their general. They may 'V
not have wanted him as leader, bnt the
fact remains that he is the regularly fM
appointed leader and the army be Is /M
leading is facing the enemy in a deadly :-V
straggle. I have a high regard for Mr.
onH Vila friooHfl hilt. T hUVA S
TT UCtJLCl OUU UiO UiVUviki) . ?.. ? ? m.
higher regard for loyal Democrats, who
would rattier injure the common enemy
than help destroy their own party.
The next two weeks will soften the JS
feelings and bring better feeling." M