The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, April 21, 1897, Image 1
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VOL. LI. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, -1887. NO. 37.
L "THOMAS JEFFERSON" '
Mgjl WILLIAM J. BRYAN SPEAKS TO THAT
^ A . Xolabie Gathering of Democrats In
||gi "Washington to Celebrate J tQerson's
1||^ Birthday?3?r. Bryan's Fine Speech.
||lpk. Washington, April 13.?This was
||||p' William Jennings Bryan's day in
|?|g Washington. If ever a man received
lllll a sincere reception he did this night.
giijL At-the Indian Queen tavern (the Met^^^^^>p?litaD),
where thousands of old
^^^^?emccrats have spent pleasant hours
^hile on their vi'sits t d the national
^^^^capital; where Jeffeison met and
over his theories ana principles
Democracy with nis hundreds of
where Calhoun and Clay
be seen in.pleasant conversation,
Illlpag one could not hear his own
lllpor the cheers that went up. A
pip- ponpealed behind: ferns, played
Hrongs "ve heard. in oklen: time,"
Bag' them - being:- the '""Arkansas,
greier," -4 "Dixie,,l 4'Maryland, 'My
spy land,''' "Old Virginia" and many
pie first celebration of the anniverry^Sf
Jeifersrn's 'birth occurred at
esame: hostelry, then known as the
fliaa. a on i o'J, J.S3U. rresiJa,okson
was * the 'guest oftciior
the occasion fras made insE^ora^^^ppie
by.the pre&nee of Vice President
^^?T?im::ier'.Caihou2i- and""other Demo.
^^^^Pcratio leaders of ihaCday. '"Tke..leasts
WfMr were.-brieSy responded to, except'in
IfNgp* the-cas'e of Mr. *Bryan,"who spoke.at
if ]erfgvh*to""the toast "Thomas Jeffer?*
son:";' The drder'of the set toasts was
f . as follows:.' , .
^ '-'Tho&aas" Jefferson"?We celebrate
the^^niyersary of his birth not in the
spint* of' personal idolatry, but from
regard and reverence ol iiis political
principles?William* J. Bryan of Nebrasic&.,.--J v
*
/The: diffusion ana'arraignment'of
all abuses at the bar of public reason*
(from, Jefferson's inaugural address)'
James K. Jones of-Arkansas.
g. "j?qual and exact justice to all men,
ofTyJhatever state or persuasion, relig||^
ious..or political"?Richard P. Bland,.
? of Mi?souri. - '
"^Thfe^De-daraticn of Independence"
. v"?-^21 enauricg:.znfinumeni 01 inai ue ptiohTbT
licertv^and abhorence of ty.
--c^&nny^ wh iclr stamp the character and
mark the whole course of the life of its
author?Joseph.G. Sibley, of Pennsylvania,..
.. .
''Peace, commerce ...and ? honest
friendship "with" all nations, entangling
alliances .'with none," (froar the
same address)?John J. Lentz, of
Ohio.
"An aristocracy of wealth is of
more harm and danger than benefit to
r society" (Jefferson)?Andrew J; Lipscomb
of Virginia:
-ipalonc r>f 4-he* riaVifcof
tions5 by the people; a mild and safe
corrective of these abuses which are
topped by th?-sword^f- revolution in
countries -where- peaceable -remedies
are unprovided" (Prom Je-ifersonVin'"
augural aadress)?William Sulzsr of
New York.. . .. - .
Mr!"Bryan, said inr part: The Democratic
party is strong just in proporJ
tion as:it proves-true to the teachings
of its great founder. It is the mission
of the. -Democratic party to crvstalize
into legislation ^the principles which
he taught. - -Uhe party applies Demo:
^ cratic principles-to the issue which
^ arise irom inae 10 xicae, x or mttuy
years, the tariff $uesiibn' was the paramount*"
issue" and the party took a
more advanced position each year;until
1S92, when it declared itself in favor
of & policy which meant substan
tiallya tariff for revenue-only.' But
the President elected at that time'instead
' of proceeding to carry out that
poition-of the platform,'forced upon
public"attention an issue which had
up to that time been considered secondary.
Mr. Cleveland, more than any
other person in this nation, is respoh
sible for the prominent position which
. the money question now occupies- It
was his determination to complete the
demonetization of siiver and make the
gold standard perpetual, that aroused
the masse of tne United S:ates to active
resistance. The struggle for su
premacy between the gold standard
and bimetallism was recognized as a
contest between t?e money power ana
the common people.
The explicit declaration in favor of
unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1 without wailing for the
raid or consent of any other nation was
made necessary by the attempt of certain
public meu to evade the prececjn?:
platform. The party struggle which
^ilminated in t-he Chicago convenJKon
of necessity alienated a portion
of the party. The party was placed
in the position where it was compelled
to endorse the financial "policy of tile'
President or adhere to the dccrrines'
and traditions of the part?. ,The.position
taken by the Democratic party in
1S9C will noi be surrendered. If you
-doubt the permanency of-the' Chicago
k platforms* a party creed, go among
Kt the rank and liie of the paity and
gg measure the zeal and enthusiasm
Sr ^hich that'platform has aroused and
r you will realize the impossibility of
taking a backward step. True, the.
present administration is seeking to
turn public _ attention to/the tariff
^ucauuii, jjuiiii our rca^uiiiug 10
lounded, an increase of taxes cannot
restore prosperity to the producers of
wealth.
If the Dingley bill brings general
and permanent-prosperity* the Demo-'
g- -cratic party will not be :n a position
f to win a contest by opposing it. If,
on the other hand, the Dingley bill
proves a disappointment ic inose who
advocate it, - oar position of 139S will
be strecgxhebed aud public attention
will be rivettd upon tbe fact that the
cause of financial depression is to be
found in our monetary system. There
is much in recent events to encourage
the followers of Thomas Jefferson.
The sprisg elections indicate a growing
sentiment along the lines of the
Chicago platform. In fact, the elections
which have taken place show
such great gains that the Republican
party may now be considered a minorifv
nartv- It has but one hose of es
cape froii3 the wrath to come and that
is to secure bimetallism by international
agreement before the people of
the nation have another opportunity
to speak at the polls. Whiie we who
believe in independent bimetallism
generally regard an international
agreement as neither necessary or possible.
We may well hope for success
to any who may make the attempt to
secure foreign assistance. If our op
ponenti succeed in opening the mints
of other nations as well as their own
mints, we shall rejoice because .the
(condition of the ptople will be im
* "* ' it * 1 7 T- ~ _ T_ 1 _ 4.
proved ana tney win oe auio pxuceed
with other remedial legislation.
If, however, the Republican party after
pledging itself to secure interna!
tional bimetallism, finds it impossible
to fulfill that pledge, its expressed
preference for a double standard will
rise up to condemn it if it attempts to
continue longer, the evils of the gold
standard.
'Senator Jones, chairman of the Democratic
national committee, in responding
tohis.toast, referred to tne iasults
given Mr. Bryan at Yale college and
the refusal of the students there to
hear him during the last campaign.
Hi said: ''And this in New EagJaad,
the proud seat of our learning, where
men in the old days would have died
to maintain therisht of free speec'a."
The result of the municipal elections
he said, showed that the cities which
in the last campaign were the strongholds
of the Republicans had regained
' aeir senses and had rallied to the
_;andard of him who founded the
Democratic party and whose motto
^7&s- "Equal and exact to all." ' . ;
' -After the set toasts had been responded
to, there were many im,
promptU 'speeches and it was after
midnight before the dinner broke up.
; The bill of fare was strictly of tne
olden time. Chicken, gumbo, :ed
snapper, Georgia potatoes, fried chicken,
Virginia style; beef, asparagus,
itoxf-anin topta the solid dishes, wiiile
the finest Haut Sauterne, claret ana
chacapagne were the favorite beverages
and the assembly afterwards enjoyed
the best Key West cigars.?
| State. __j
Teachers of the Ssate.
The following circular letter about
the' coining annual meeting of the
State Teachers' association to be held
on Paris Mountain has been sent out
dated from Greenville: Dear Sir: The
!'executive committee of the State
n?f.AAiotinn ViQC to
o i-iw w ww4?*v^ - hold
the nest meeting on Paris Moun'
tain at Hotel Altamont, beginning
June 30 and ending July 5. Tne committee
is anxious to secure a fuli attendance.
An excellent program of a
very helpful, practical nature has
been partially arranged and sent out.
| It has been arranged with special refj
erence to the needs of the teachers in
1 their school rooms and deals directly
I with .the work which is or has to be
itaugnt ay znem aany. ia0?pwi;3 selected
offers many attractions?health I
freedom, informality, beautiful scene- j
fry, low rates, comfort, convenience,!
inspiration. Low railroad rates will
I be secured to the mountain 75 cents for
round trip, baggage included; boari,
[$5 for five days, $1.50 per day for
those who come later than Thursday, j
the 1st of July or leave before Monday,
the 5th. Everything possible will i
be done to give the teachers a good!
I tiai9 and a profitable meeting. Please
(do all you can to advertise the meetling
through your county papers; read
i the letter to your teachers when they
J assemble for the examinations on the
j 16th; keep it before them until the
| time of meeting. Make your plans to
{come yourself and let's nave a great
I meeting. Full information will be
? sent out soon. Will you kindly send
* k list to Your teachers so that circulars
i may be sent them to "W. E. Johnstone,
| proprietor Altamont Hotel, orS. LJ
Hughes, superintendent, Greenville,
JS.'U
| Found Afcer Four Years.
i Los Angeles, Cal., April 14.?Af|
ter a -earch of four years, Edwin R. i
| Mohler, a millionaire lumber man of
!' Minneapolis, has located his divorced |
wife, Loru Maude and their 8 year old I
1 T? 3 Tlf.Ul
Icniia, x"dui xiaymuuu jxi.uuj.cr. ;
woman was fouad yesterday afternoon
^ in Pasadena, where she has been livj
ing for the past few months under the
j name of Austin. She was at once
i brought to Los Angeles and is now in
charge of the sheriff. The history of
her disappearance is a strange one.
Sj3.e and her husband were marrivd
iri: Minneapolis" 10 years ago and in
1S33, a divorce was granted Mrs.
Mohler on the ground of incompatibili
ty, -she recsiving tiae custody or tne 1
child. Mohler, some months later, j
became suspicious of the health of the j
child and applied to the superior
couri-of Hennepin county, Minn., for j
the custody o? the chilu. After many
hearings and a .bitter fight he wa?
i awarded the custody of the child, but!
j his wife frustrated this by mysteriously
disappearing with the infant son. j
Sne had'given out that she was going
to Florida, but really came to California
spttlino- in "Lis Angeles. Detec
jtives scoured the country and finally
| located her in Pasadena. She had
1 married again and was living under1
j the name of Austin.
IVPhiakay and Wives.
Wytheville, Va , April 15.?The!
Virginia conference o? the African
I Methodist Episcopal Church, which
has been in session here for a week,
has made an effort to raise the stand- J
^ard of the colored ministry. The resolutions
w&re passed condemning min-1
isters for getting divorces from their j
wives. Bishop Handy declared that j
won iy> fo r>in thP fl i <5- I
jtrict would 'receive an appointment!
who had more than one wife. They
also condemned the use of whiskey,!
and several men who were found
guilty of usieg intoxicant drinks were
left without ahooiutment. Rev. James
jiiinter was expelled from the conneciticn
for having two wives. Tine rul-j
{ing of Bishop Handy is regarded as a
I' progressive step for the elevation of
the negro race.
"Wedding was Postponed.
I Montgomery, Ala., April 15.?A
i special 10 The Advertiser from Opelika
I says a thousand persons assembled in
I the Methodist church tonight to witjness
the marriage of a prominent
{couple. As the bridal party arrived a
[lamp exploded in the choir loft and
j the church caught on fire. Astampeed
{resulted, but no fatal results. The
{pipe organ was burned, but the build{was
saved. The wedding was pos:|poned.
PHOSPHATE ROYALTY j
A
DELAYED LETTER FROM CAPTAIN I
FRANK E. TAYLOR.
|
fie Argues for Certain Relief II the Cor^*
panles are to Continue in Business?The j
Coosaw Company Going Out. j
Columbia, April 16.?In the Char-1
lestoa correspondence of The Register
yesterday was an interview with Captain
Frank E. Taylor in regard to the
phosphate interests, in which he said
be had written Gov. Ellerbe his views
and that he would not give out the
contents unless the Governor did. The
Governor yesterday gave it to the
newspaper men, saying that although |
it had been written before the Beaufort
trip, still he had not received it.
The letter follows:
Charleston. S. C., March SO, 1S97.
Hon. W. H. Elierbe, Chairman Board
of Pncsphate Commissioners, Columbia,
S. C.
Dear Sir: On the brief notice extended
to me it was impossible for me to
make any arrangements to leave the
city, as I had matters of great importance
at home which demanded my attention.
I therefore, at the last moment,
wired Inspector Jones at Yemassee
that I could not joia the party,
and wrote him, confirming my
telegram, stating that I would com
inunicate with von.
The petition, under date March (3,
signed by the Coosaw Mining Com- j
pany and other companies, addressed |
to yourself and tfcie members of the |
board, has had my earnest consideration.
I have given the matter much
thought and,as far as I am concerned,
have reached a definite conclusion,
which conclusion I will as briefly as
possible state in this communication.
First. I am in favor, in view of the
depressed condition of the phosphate
interests, resulting from the develop
meat of the phosphate industry in {
other States, of extending such relief
as would be just and equitable aai at
the same time work no hardship to
the State.
Second. I am of the opinion that a
royalty of 25 cents per ton is reasonable,
and that the increase in said royj
ally should commence at a figure not
certainly higher than $3 per ton.
Third- I am of the opinion that
whatever royalty may be decided up>
on should be fixed for a period of not
less' than two years.
I Fourth. I have reached the definite !
conclusion, in regard to the 49,000
tons or more of rock on hand, say j
about as follows: The Coosaw Company
30,000 tons, the Farmers Mining j
Company 14,000 tons, the Beaufort!
Company 5,000 tons, that the State is j
entitled to a royalty of 50 cents per j
ton upon this surplus p.oduct, which, j
at 50 cents per ton on 49,000 tons, i
amounts to $24,500, for which said |
amount the State has a lien upon said |
rock. I think, therefore, that the j
State should collect the 50 cents per
jton royalty upon this >0,000 tons of
| rock, but obligate and agree that at
the expiration of twelve months from
1 - * * * - * . * Ai. . i J rcS
tne aaie 01 me action 01 lae ooaru, n ;
these each minded an equivalent j
quantity of rock 10 that which they j
now have on hand, then the State
will rebate to them 25 cents per ton of
the 50 cants per ton collected,and will
charge 25 cents per ton royalty upon
the equivalent quantity thai ^will be
mined during the time, vir.: one year
from the daLe of the action of the
board.
By pursuing this course Ihe State j
will be assured of its $21,500, which is 5
the equivalent of 50 cents per ton on j
49,000 tons of rock. It will not do to |
argre '.hat because plants are valuable j
| taey are, mereiore, guiug i<j uc ruu. j
! This is simply a business quest on that |
is presented to us. No matter how I
sincerely we may sympathize with the [
prostrate condition of the phosphate j
industry, there is no just reason; to 1
my mind, why the commissioners
should beat ail philanthropic, audi
take it that it is not the intention of
the mining companies to have the
board consider the question in any f
other than a business way.
To illustrate: The Coosa w Company
has 30,000 tons of rock on hand. It
pays a royalty of $15,000. At the expiration
of tne year it shows that it
has mined 30,000 tons additional. It
receives back from the State $7,oUU,
and is liable for 25 cents per ton royally
on the 30,000 tons mined during
this year. Suppose, for instance, that
the Ooosaw Company rained only 20,000
tons then it would receive back 25
cents per ton royalty on 20,000 tons
and would be liable to pay 25 cents
per ton on 20,000 ions mined.
I do not see why the State should
take any cbances of any one of these
companies shutting down. If the
plants are so valuable and the companies
do not intend to shut down,then,
under the proposition I present, they
I vriii be perfectly assured that they
I vrill get this rebate of 25 cants per
It T C 1 2 J !
tun. xi, ua tae utucr uauu, auj vnc j
comply has no iatention of going on {
and makes up its mind to shut down, J
or produce a very small quantity of j
rock,then the State of Soutn Carolina j
will have simply lost so much royalty
if they make the reduction in royalty f
without agreement suggested by me. [
There is no quid pro quo.or take it in j
its last analysis. Suppose all the com
Danies should shut down and produce j
no rock this year. The Slate would
simply be out ?12,250 on 49,000 tons
of rock, if they made a redaction of
25 cents per ton without binding the
companies to an equivalent further
production.
It seems to me, therefore, under the I
views I have presented we offer to ex- j
tend to them in good faith on business
principles all ttie relief that they
should ask. I? they are goin? on to
mine and push the business, which I
understand they will do: ihey will, at
the expiration of the year, be refunded
25 cents par ton,provided they shall
have each mined au equal quantity of
rock to that each now has on hand,
or, if not an equal quantity, then re -1
bated pro rata,
Tn mr- inHo-rriftnfc the best <?uaran-1
tees that; the cocopmies are goicg to J
run is to pat them ia a position where,
i: they do not ran, they will not get
the,rebate on the royalty, and if they
do ran, in accordance with the rules
laid down by the board, they will get
25 cants par ton of the royalty refund- |
ea to mem pro raia m acuuruautc;
with the reek mined by each the coming
twelve months.
X do not know whether the views I
have expressed meet with the concurrence
of the board, bat, at any rate,
they embody the opinion I entertain,
and. I do uoc know, if agreed to by
the board, whether they meet the ap-!
; ntu ?v.'!navc Knt oc:
ijJlU V G.L KJL s/w*v w*?
far as that is concerned, I am on the j
{board for the purpose of doing, as far *
as Jies in nay power, what I believe to
be justics to all parties concerned,and
am not seekiD? ibe favorable opinion
of any class of individuals. I remain
yours very respectfully.
Frank E. Taylor.
I
A VERITABLE FIEND.
| Karders a Girl, Her i'ather and Mother,
BarjsXheir Sodics.
I
| Pascong, R. I., April 14.?News
: reached here today of a tragedy at
| Oakland, a small farming village a
few roiks from Pascong, about 3
! o'clock this morn ics'. The house cc|cupied
by Edward Eeyuolds, his wife
and an adopted daughter, was burned.
11 f.-_ i'.. ?
U was several aours <uu:r u:c mc vyg.o
1 discovered before those who were at
the scene could begin their search.
At daylight a body was seen lying:
near the centre of the ruins, and as
soon as possible this was removed.
Although it was burned so badly that
i it was beyond recogijiiion, the appearance
indicated that it vras Lhat of SwlvinaReynolds,
tha 20-jear-old daughter
of the family. A short time later
Reynolds' body was also recovered,
t.hfi identification bein? a general one
! as the body had been frightfully
j burned.
j When the neighbors, who had been
I aroused by the fire, went to the Rey!
nolds house this morning, they found
| that the fiames were ondned to one
| part of the building. The plac^ was
securely fastended, the doors being
bolced. and locked and every window
cicsed tightly, so that they were com
peiled to burst open the door to gain
admittance. The house had been
saturated with kerosene, and the
flimes spread rapidly. The rescuers
attempted to reach the part of the
house where the family slept, but
* * '? >- 1 - -1 ? i? J ';
were driven dsck, auu iiau. ujuv
t* take Mrs. Reynolds1 body oat before
that section of the house was ia a
bUzi. Her head had beea crashed in
and the upper p*rt of the bodv was
terribly multilated. Martin Mo wry.
who worked for Reynolds, slept in
another part of the house, and the
villagers harried to his room to alarm
him.
The room was empty a ad from the
hasty examination taat c:u!d bs made
" 4 ? -? ?* 4 funf ika v> '-.a vl-arl n^t
it, Was CVIUCUi, LUHI; "
been disturbed. The bed clothing, as j
well as the floor leading lo the aoor, j had
been saturated with some iiquipj,
supposed to be kerosene. Alowry's !'
trunk and a box belonging to him (
were opened and his clothing was ,
strewn about the floor, ilowry was 1
found in Leander Buifuovs barn
some distance from the scene of the !
fire, chattering and laughiog like a |
maniac- BulTum arrested the man j (
and gave him up to the officer. Movrry j,
is a bachelor, about 65 ve2rs of age. _ j'
Fcom the nosition of the bodies, it !
is believed that Reynolds was called j,
to his daughter's room by some an-1'
usal sound and that when he reached 1;
the side of her bed he received his '
death blow. At that time Miss Bey (
nolds was probably killed. Tne murderer.
it is supposed, teen went to ,
Mrs. Reynold's room, and, after stab- '
biagher twice in the faci, b ittered j.
her head in with some blunt weapon. |'
When Mo wry left the house he went j
to the woods, where he shoi himself in j.
the head. The bullet only stunned r
him, however, and he did not repeat J
tbe attempt. He than went to But- j,
e T"i-.a with tWO I .
luuis laxni. A-w v*.. w, _
chambers empty, was found in his ,
possession and. an emply oil can was
found in AIo wry's apartments. Mowry
was willing to talk after his arrest,
'oat from his appearance and manner j
of expression it seemsd. clear that hej.
was insane. Reynolds and his wife r
were each about 50 years of age. I,
Sylvina was their adopted daughter, ?
the child of Mrs. Reynold's deceased j
brother. Reynolds had little money and I,
hence it is thought robbery could not j
have been the object of the crime.
A Storm Rained at Annapolis.
Washington, April 15.?Ooagress-'j
man Saattuc of Oaio yesterday nomi- j
nated D. J. Bandy a colored lad of J1
Cincinnati, to a cadetship at Annapo-1;
lis. He has been ur^ed to withdraw j
the name but says na win stana oj j
the appointment. Taere have been j
some murmers cf dissapproval Jromj;
the naval academy and the cadets and j
students threaten to resign.
"The boy earned the appointment j:
fairly," said General Shattuc today. |
"There was a competitive examina-j
tion and two colored lads, one of them ,
Bundy, outstripped their Caucasian I
competitors. One of them, however, I;
proved to be over 20 and was, there- j:
fore, disbarred. I had told them that j
the competition was open to every eli- j
gible boy in ray aisiriCL. i5imay, wuo j
won, is one of the handsomest boys I j ;
ever saw. Yesterday I sent his name '
to;the secretary of the navy and he
will be appointed. I have received no:
communicilions from the students at '
Annapolis on the subject, but several '
congressmen h?ve told me that it was !
an unwritten Jaw not to allow a colored'boy
at Annapolis. Tney told me '
if I persisted it would break up the j.
school. That other students would j;
resign." "Lst them resign and be i
dammed,'' I said. ''I shall keep his!
appointment and see that he goes to
Annapolis." General Shattuc says 1
he has 7,500 negroes in his district." ;
Beginning of the End. I
Washington, April 16.?According
i.U lUiUrmclUUJJL icw;iycu u\sul? tiuou
worthy sources here the withdrawal of ;
at least a part of the great army that j
Spain has maintained for several years
past mtiae island of Cuba will begin i
when the rainy season set in within a
few dajs. The militia movement will i
be the departure of 10,000 Spanish j
troops from Habana for Spain, and i
within a short time after that 30.000
troops, it is understood, will follow. :
Whether this movement is t) 'o * con- :
strued in favor of or against the iasnr- j i
gents it is imppossible to say. The J j
Spanish insist positively taat it means j;
only that little or nothing remains of j
the insurrection; that Gomez Las only j 1
about 50 or 100 followers, ana cnat to s
watch thesy under the condition in <
which the campaign was necessarily <
conducted,a thousand men are quite as i
effective as the army oI180,OoO men J
which has baen maintained in Cuba. 3
The Cuban contingent, on the other <
hand, insists that the Spanish Snan- j
dftl ^sources are exhausted, and that
the troops are to be withdrawn because
of lack of money to k-cp them
in service. J
Lawyer Drop* L><jsu!.
Washington, April 1.1? Judge '
James J. Storrow, ia^ver of Boston, 1
dropped dead -while at the (Jon^res- :
sionai Library today. Jadg;e Storrow .
took aa important part ia tae proceed- j<
' 4 /\ ^c, o v?Kl t 3 r 'rsn i vjo t rr I i
ai yiut?;;wu uuwuj j j
between ihe governments of Great 11
Britain and Venezuela for the settle-1 <
ment of the boundary line dispute. j ]
THE CROP CONDITION.
WHAT THE STATE BUREAU HAS TO
SAY AE;OUT THEM*
i.iie v*eett;y x>uj.ie;in xssut<i iuesuaj ujr j
Observer Bauer-OI Interest to Farmiag |
Classes?The Outlook.
Columbia, April 14.?The following:
is the second weekly weather crop
bulletin of the season issued jester
day by State Observer Bauer. It is
of special interest to those watching
nrAeivw of '(jr-mino' nnPMfirmS in
this State:
TEMPERATURE.
Toe temperature for the -week averaged
three degrees warmer than normal,
due to very warm weather during
the part of the week and cool
weather on the last two days. The
highest temperature reported was 87
on the Sib at Gillisonville. and the
lowest 38.on the-10th at Libert7 and
Greenvilje.. The lowest on the morning
of the 10th ranged between 38 and
45 over the entire western portion of
the State. The State average temperature
(being the mean of all reports
received) was 64. ?
RAINFALL, j. There
were heavy rains ever the
western counties on the 5 th, "washing
plowed lands badly and causing freshets,
with loss of life, on somewof the
streams. There were also excessive
rains over the northwestern portion
of the State on the Sth. Other days
with rain were the 6th, 9th and 10th,
general over the State; on the 7ih and
Sth, local showers. Hail accompanied
the rains of the 5th over the western |
counties, and the heavey rains on the
Sth, with no damage to crops. The I
rainfall for the week v:as very hea\y, j
amounting to 2:23 at Darlington; 4:19 j
? - - T- n * r\/\ .a. >fr ^ _ 4. !
ai ooeiety n:ji; -a uu at itioinL uiaic, i
2.50 at Sellers; 4.75 at Walhalla; 4 77
at Loopers; 2.25 at Pleasant; 3.49 at}
Greenville; 2.5S at Greenwood; 4.75 at!
Liberty: 2 2i at Santuc. The average
of 35 reports from all sections of the
State wasl 78 Inches, and the normal
for the same period is approximately i
0.70 inches.
SUNSHINE.
The sunshine was more nearly normal
than during,' the previous week.
The estimated percentage of possible
sunshine ranged between 28 at Society
Hill and 75 at Panola. The average
of 70 reports is 50 per cent, of the pos- \
sible, wnile the normal at this season j
Ls nearly 70 per cent. '
CROPS.
Bat ].iUle progress could be made in !
farm work during the week on ac- j
count of the continued wet condition j
a? the ground. Over the western
group of counties, and including onethird
or more of the entire area of the I
Scate, only from- one to two days!
pIowiDg could be done, after the
ground became fit and before the j
rcorlf was again interrupted by rain.
Over this portion of the State farm
work is yerv ' much' delayed and che i
season fully two weeks or more later
than "sual- In the central counties
in-i ?ne extreme northeastern counties
PowrviQwe ov?c oKonf nri TX77 f n "fVlAi**
work and planting is progressing rapidly
towards completion, especially!
corn planting: in Horry, Marion ana j
Marlboro. Corn planting is general J
over the entire eastern and central <
portions of the State as far westward
as Fairfield, Richland, Lexington and
A.iken counties. To the west and
norlh of these counties very little corn
has been planted and lands are yet unfit
for preparation. Scarcely any bottom
lands have been planted, corn is
coming up very satisfactorily, but in j
some localities replanting will be j
?-*onflfoo>?t- P.nf o-ri/3 hn/3 worrnc: I
-I vV/UOgai J VUU tiAAwl VtAM TT VA LXAW
have done considerable injury to
corn. In the western counties corn
planting is from 15 to 20 days late. ,,
Cotton planting is fairly begun, a,nd
will this week become general over
the esatern half of the State. As .yet,,
the area planted is quite limited. The
early planted is coming up to good
stands. In the western half cf the
State, in the preparation of lands for
planting cotton, plowing, hauling of
fertilizers and listing the same, scarcely
anything has been possible, owing
to the wet, sodden condition of the j
soil. It is reported from many localities
that fields will not be as thoroughly
prepared as usual.
'Tobacco beds are doing -well, with
olants plentiful and large enough to
transplant, which work has been commenced
in Marion and Florence counties.
Melons nearly all planted and some
up in Barnwell.
Rice planting is delayed, as the
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tAJLlUa U^UUU't icaujj J -j G Ui
Some fields planted.
There will bs larger acreage devoted
to sorghum cane, if the seed can be
secured. Seed being reported very i
scarce. Some has already been plant- j
;d and coming up. j
Pastures growing well and aiford
2xcellents grazing. . ; '
Cabbages, peas, asparagus, cucumbers
and strawberries being shipped
from Cnarieston.
Peacnes very materially injured in:
the northern and western counties
during March, but this week's reports
from those counties; would indicate
Lhat not all were killed. In the
^CllLJLCii auu U wuuiico y^avuva
were not materially injured, iu nlaces
not at all Apples are ia full bloom
and are safe, as also are pears and
grapes.
Gardens are backward butgererally
growing well.
The following extract from the National
Bulletin of April 5 shows the
progress of corn and cotton planting
m other portions of the country:
''Corn planting continues in the
scut hern States and over the more
:nnt'n?rlv nr.rh'nns thft earlv olanted is
oeing cultivated. Preparations for
planting are in progress as far north
is Ojio.
'"Ojtton planting is in progress over
Lhe southern portion of the cotton
belt. In Texas tbe greater part of the
:rop has been planted, and. where not
J ^ ^nr/%y-J Ur. U t- r? V. r> 1 MC 1C! 1 H C !
^au.io,^cu. vjj u.ca v j laiuo, ?o
ap nice! v. Some replanting in Texas
lias been necessary, owing to excessive
i-ains in March. In Alabama the
bariy planted cotton is coming up to
?oocl stands,''
Upset oy Voting For a >'egfo.
Raleigh, 2s. C., April 14.?Perrin
G-ower, one of the wealthiest farmers
in this region, today committed suicide
by drinking an punce of laudnum.
Eie was a confederate soldier, and until
the last campaign a strong, intolerant
Democrat. Re became 3 populist
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ictoL. ia:i allu v -jicu a
dJ populists and Republicans, including
a ne;rro candidate for the legislai
- ti. 1 r*>
mre. ^.itcxwaru >jruwer yiuyutu;
3ver having voted for the negro, and j
.is mind became unbalanced.
LONG IRiP iM THE AIR.
Remarkable Voyage Recently Made l>y a
French Balloon.
The amount of attention devoted to
navigation of the air is constantly on
the increase both in America and Eu
rope, says the New York Herald.
The remarkable experiments in which
kites have been an important factor,
which were carried on in the vicinity
of this city during last summer and
fall are still fresh in the minds of
most persons They demonstrated the
feasibility of lifting heavy weights by
ihe force of tb^ vfind .exercised on
kites, and will, no doub^ prove of immense
advantage to future aeronauts
in the way of enabling them to direct
their balloons.
Those who are interested io. follow
mgupsucn matters a^vair wnn exireme
hopefulness the result of the proposed
voyage to polar regions by Sweedish
scientist, which was postponed
last summer at the critical moment
owing to unfavorable winds and
weather; but that the subject is receiving
the closest attention is shown
by the remarkable voyage recently
made by a balloon named Touiicg
Ciub, which accomplished the journey
of 608 kilometers (375 miles) from
Pavh's tr? A cren
This record has never been surpass j
ed in length except by two ascents j
durioff the siege of Paris by the bal
Icon Ville d'Orleans. vrhich landed in
Norway, and the General Chanzy,
which landed at Ausbaca, in Bavaria.
Both of these distances exceed the
record of the Touring Club by a few
kilometers only.
Only one cf the forty-four ascents
made' under the auspices cf the Socie
ty for Aerial Navigation, of Berlin,
and only the two. mentioned of the
sixty-four balloons sent up during the
seige of Paris have equaled the distance
Record of the Touring Club.
Incidentally the record lor length
of so j urn above the earth was also exceeded,
and many new instruments
were tested -And will have a wide bearing
on the proposed international
'study of atmospheric conditions by
means of stationary balloons.
The balloon itself was made of China
silk and had a cubic content of 1,700
meters. Five hundred kilograms of
ba]last were taken, making the total
weight, including instruments andj
baloonist, 735 kilograms; altogether
something over a ton. The two aeronauts
were Messrs. George Beascon j
and Maurice Farinas. Tue anchor
carried was of an orignal design, a
grapfia?l with two stocks^
The'valve was studied.with particular
care, j>ern}ltcjng the gas to escape
rapidly when i"he.ballcn was to make
a landing, without requiring a continued
strain on the cord to bring into
play special mechanism. The altitude
reached was never, very high, and it
required an hour, to attain 2,000 feet,
the theory o; Mr. Baascon being that
when one under takes an extended
/va 1 *\ Wrt-Yit />? * "i m ^ 4 f TO nc/^iCCO .
V UJw Aii ui uiug iu
ry to remain in a io-^ altitude, so as to
husband the .supply . of-, gas. The
greater portion-of \ihe ^voyage was
made at a height of about 700-feet.
The balloon ascended at Paris early
in the morniag and followed the direction
of the railroad line to Orleans.
The descent was made at 3:15 in the'
afternoon of the next day, in the
neighborhood of Agen, after having
been in the air more than thirty hours.
The rate of travel of the balloon varied
from fifteen to fifty miles an hour.
One of the features of his voyage was
the distribution of printed blanks,
acL-in^rprtflinnnpst.ifins. which were to
be filled up .and returned by whoever
found them. Nine thousand of these
were sent out during the voyage and
about 150 h..ve'"b*een returned; furnish-'
ing important data.'; - 3 7
i ' UcinaskecP
Bainbrid&e,:,,Gar, Apr# 15.'?About
8:30 o'clock Jast night tw-o 'negroes,
unmasked, enj?redsthe store of D. B.
English at Cliina^, ei?ht mile, east of!
Bainbringe, on^fhe Savanah,. Florida |
niid Western' Jtailwav. where' Mr. \
English, Pr.-Carter-and three young
men were engaged .in, conversation, j
The negroes stepped inwith ft pistol in j
eac&liand and ordered the three white j
men to-turn their faces 'arid hold up j
their,hands,- while tney' went through j
their pockets, taking what money!
they had, but refraining from taking [
watches or; their articks . 'iof -.jewelry. |
Mr. Eoglish'w'as then Ordered at the!
mu^le 38 "calibre revolvers'.to
open life safe. While tie safe was bej
ing robbed'by one ne^rp,- the .ether, 1
JJiatWi .il cuyjj. uauu, acui,
wni?e insn in-' line v?ifh their Hands'!
up. ..Thirty-five dollars in cash, a bag.
of canned: %oods3 ;fiwo pairs* of'shoes ;
and a-hat were stolen. ' \v bile.the.negro
-svas-rabbing the safe he:took p^t
all of Mr:. -''English s private papers
and in his presence deliberately 'to^e .
bis insurauc^-'poiicies and other' $3.pers;inta^s?Wul
pieces,; after, -which,
they, left/thesiore, 'declaring-ihat" thsy |
vrould rem&in on the outside of the
storehouse, until the tra.c*- passed at
11 o'clock, and if either one of the
gentlemen attempted to put his head
outside of the door they would be ininstantly
shot. Having no arms the
whites had to submit and remained
indoors for more than an hour, wnile
the robbers made good their ezcape.
Blojdhounds are on the trail.
Driven from their Home.
Washington, April 13.?The situation
at Grand Forks, N. D., as shown
ijy LLiC ixflijv ?l*2>i. o cj.o iai i
as the laboring element'is concerned, [
quite as bad as it was reported to be j
yesterday at iloorehead, Minnesota..!
The inspector's report is as follows:
The 200 families having been driven
from their homes in consequence o*
the ll^od. all the.business houses with
one exception are badiy Hooded. The
rrotor ic fl>lm CIV tn f.An fppt fjPPTl TiH 1
the principal streets. -Fifty families
comprising 230 seals are in need of
immediate aid. :Three thousand dollars
perhaps, would, be sulHcient to!
furnish them proper shelter after the J
water falls. Seven th'ousand dollars!
will ba sufficient to carry them
through the.next 30 days and can be
purchased here at not exceed 20 cents i
per ration. The inspector suggests!
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tnai ?i,vuu oe piaceu *h me uispusii wi j
the relief committee."
Had Ke a Goldoa Key '
Memphis, April 14.?A. mysterious
jail delivery occurred here at some'
nour last night. J. W. ilorris, alias
J. A. Thurrnan, alias J. M. Thomas, j
who is under indictment for forgery j
in Chicago Louisville and Memphis,!
was .locked in his cell last night as j
ncmol This -mnrnTPo" when hvp>alr- I
fast, hour arrived the ceil vras empty ;
and the prisoner gone. He passed j
through four doors, all of vrhich were ;
found to be securely locked after his I
escape vras discovered.
INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLISM.
IVlcKinley Named Es-Vlca President Stevenson
on tJie Commission.
Washington, April 13.?The naming
of three commissioners by Presi"\T"/->
1?i ?< > 1 n-r? t V? a A /"?f rvf "f Vi Q
UvUb U>uUti U V/i Li_LO
last Congress to promote bimetallism
was the subject of considerable discussion
about the capital today. Almost
without exception ths selections were
commended. Senators, regardless of
party were pleased with the selection of
ex-Vice President Stevenson. It appears,
that tnis selection was the President's
own, no one appearing to urge
his appointment The President desired
a Democrat who stood high in
his party and who was an earnest silver
man. He sent for Mr. Stevenson
and after talking the subject over with
him, decided to make him a member
of the commission. President McKinley
desired that the subject of international
bimetallism should be above
party politics, and thai the men selected
shculd be those who would work
in Vi<avinrmtt fnorov} Kri o orin o* cn
j.j_i iiux wv n wiu wwy
agreement.
" Opposition to the scheme for international
bimetallism has developed from
an unexpected source. Morton Frewen,
of England, who has given a
great deal of attention to the subject,
and who has -visited this country several
times in the interest, of silver, is
now opposing an international agreement.
and declares that the money
question is one which each nation
must settle for itself. Mr. Frewen
will oopese any agreement and use
his influence against the new commis- j
sion when it goes abroad.
Senator Wolcott said that there ap J
jj^axcu. HJ uc o. iiiiiirtaACii xLupieaaxuxi
that the commission is appointed with
the purpose in view of having it represeat
tht United States at a conference
only. While the commission
might be utilized in that way, a conference
should be held its first work is
to be of a purely diplomatic character,
looking entirely to securing Eur open
co-operation. Whether there shall be
a conference at"all will depend upon
how the advances or the commissioners
are received bv the principal pow
ers. >
I )03XINGT0.\-, 111., April 13.?ExVica
President Stevenson said today
when questioned about his appointment
on the commission for the promotion
o? an international agreement:
4,I appreciate the compliment paid to
me by the President, and I will cheerfully
render what assistance I canto
accomplish the object of the commission.
"Whatever our views may be as tc
the ability of our government to ms^n- j
tain the free and unlimited coinage of j
silver without the co-operation of the
leading countries cf Europe, if may
be safely assume! that every friend of
silver in this country will welcome
international bimetallism. As to the
impossibility of the success of thiscommission^
it is known that the
trend of public sentiment in European
countries, as well as our own, is* undoubtedly
favorable to bimetallism. s'
4iilany of the publicists of England <
and Germany ars in earnest accord I
with our government upon this question.
Should public sentiment in
those countries justify an international
conference, would undoubtedly be
called and action taken that would be
deemed proper."
A V.U 77 VaUUU iUUiUgiOU
Watertown, N. Y., ^priJ 17.? j
Sometime Thursday night or during
the afternoon or evening George Alien,
a steward of the Madison barracks
hired a horse and carriage at a livery
stable at Sackett's harbor and took
two women out driving. One of his
companions was a young lady of Sackett's
Harbor, Hiss Bailey, and the other
was a divorced woman, Mrs.
Crouch- At 2:30 this morning the
horse came back to the livery stable
3 v*r? ~rrZ v? rtQlD?iorrO v> O +
Ui.a ?Y LJ-Lg m'v/ TT iiiVU, Cw w Migv
the liveryman believed was empty,
but on going up to the carriage he
found the bodies of the two women in
the bottom of it. He at once notified
the authorities." About this time Alien
came staggering into the barracks
in a weakened condition and he, too,
is expected to die. He has made an
ante-mortem statement to the effect
.that Crouch, the husband of the divorced
woman, assaulted the whole
party, murdering the two women and
thre w' him, Allen, into the creek.
Crouch is under arrest.
Destitution Great.
Vicesburg, Miss. April. 16.?Captain
C&rk, of the Ordnance Department,
who, has visited the territory
from Yicksburg to the mouth of the
Red River, arrived on the mail steamer
St. Joseph to day and states -the sui"
fering and destitution of Davis Island
great, and in his opinion there is
great probability of further loss of life.
This island is twenty-two miles long
and many places of it is not accessible,
except by small yawls or skiffs, and he
fears that when the Hoods pass away
that quite a number will be missing.
SvraJlo^vad up by the ITlood.
St\ Louis, April 16.?A special from
Vicksburg, Miss., says: Refugees who
came here from Davis Island on the
government steamer Atlanta, report
the drowning of 15 persons, all colored,
on Davis island, on Wednesday evening.
It was thought that all on Davis
isiana naa escapes. aiter me creevasse j
had been repaired,- but 15 bodies have j
been'fcuGd around the old Bierfiie!
plantation, which was the homestead I
of Jefferson-Davis. The surviving in- j
habitants were huddled in tents on the
top of the levee.Murdered
by Ilobbera.
SOHMERSV.'ORTH, N. E., April 16.?
While resisting the entry of two desperate
and determined robbe v. and during
a futile struggle-to protect $150,000 or j
more in money and securities in the
compartments of the open vault of the
Great Falls National bank of Somersworth
this afternoon Cashier Joseph
A. Stickney was murdered near the
desk which he had occupied for years.
Alter Killing bucuney tne muraerers
ransacked the vault and 112d with all
ine cish it contained with the exception
of a'few $5 gold pieces.
Prayed, Then Suicided,
Brunswick, Ga., April 1C.?The
dead body Of ..Charles Ilorrman, ? well
known and respected citizen, was
found today in a chapel about four
miles from, this city. He had shot i
himself through the head. Esj. had |
evidently gone into the building for
me-purpose or commuting suiciue, 1
and, bsfore taking his life, had knelt j
in prayer. When found he vras in a j
kneeling position, with his head resting:
oil t^e bench. Reverses in buv-j
ness and inability to get work caused ]
the act.
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MODERN DARIUS GREEN.
A FOOLISH CONNECTICUT FARMER
AND HIS FLYING MACHINE.
He Started lor Cuba Bat Came Down In
Els Barnyard a Dismal Wreck?Took
Compressed air Aboard to Use as motor
Power.
The old-time experience of Darius
Green and his fiying machine has
been double discounted by the adventurous
invention of a Woodbridge
(Uon.) farmer named lvickerman,
who for seme time lias had an idea
thai upon him alone devolved the
duty of successfully solving the secret
of aerial navigation.
A few years ago his attempt to navigate
a machine he had built to fly resulted
in injuries to the inventor^tbat
laid him up for six weeks ^with a broken
limb. But no sooner is he healed
from one shaking up than he is ready
for another in the cause of science.
A month ago he' bought a wagon
body and an electric battery storage
system. He attached the wagon-body
to a quantity of canvass made in the
form of an umbrella.
This was supposed to inflate and
hold the wagon in mid-air. He "reasoned
that if he placed his wagon on
the top of the barn, with the canvas
held aloft, spread in parachute style,
and then, when all was ready, pulled
the barn out from under it, Dickerman
had some idea of an electric motor for
his machine. A man in New Haven
told him that compressed-air was a
powerful and cheap motive power.
It came in cans, the man said, and
when once he got to going the whc~e
out-doors could be utilized in furnishing
power. Air could be compressed
in the cans while in motion, and would
i .. i .1 ?
qe a continual ana iimiuess source ox
suoply, '
Dickerman figured it. out that after .
starting his ship with the aid of the
electric motor, and obtaining a good
velocity,-the compressed air could be
brought into play for additional
speed, and then the ship would be
speeding through the sky. at a .rate so
rapid that with the cans enough compressed
air'could be captured to insure
a continuance of the speed.- Dickerman
bought up-all the windmill
arms he could find and attached
them to the outside of the' wagon
body, which he had propped up on
the top of his barn. Cog wheels connected
with the'shaft -of each with a
rrtH thnt vras t.n hfi turned bv means of
the electric motor.
What compressed air was and ho w
it was utilized' Dickerman knew not,
but he had great faith. He brought
out his rusty fowling piece, "bought
two pounds o? powder, hall a dozen
revolvers, a dozen-sticks of blasting
dynamite and a'can-opener with which
to open the compressed air cans, ar.d
he was ready to start, he said, to the ??
aid of Cuba. '
A day or two ago he made the start
The ship "was perched upon the top of
the bariiv loaded with ihe arms, ammunition
and the ' can-opener and a
feather pillow and provisioned for a
week's cruise, time enough, the in- -
- ' - 2 : .
senior was sausueu lu uirt:miiiiayx%?<<c
the globe. Tire start was to be' maSe.
at 1.30, so that Cuba would'be reached
before dark. A gallon of oil and a
lantern were stowed away under the
motor, and Mr. Dickerman bade his
sister good bye and repaired to the
bam roof.
Mike, the hired man, and half a
dozen of Dickerman's cronies were ^
present to boost the ship along on its
triumphant trip. Dickerman got in,
settled himself down in the rocking
chair, which he had placed thera*<r
insure acomfortaole trip, started" the
iuoior acu wiiiieu. xllc uuivvu) uvcthead
lay quiet and the motor made
but one dismal turn.
The arms struck the roof and refused
to go around further.
' 'They'll go like sixty -when we're
clear of the bam," said Dickerman
confidentially, "push there, Mike,"
The hired man and his aids exerted
a tremendous leverage. Dickerman
sat majestically in His cnair, ana
shouted 4'Good-bye." The air ship
toppled over the roof. There was a
thump and a crash that fairly shook
the barn, and on the ground, piled up
in a mass of debris, lay the wagon-box,
covered over with a white pall of canvass.
Mike pulled off the canvass.
There sat Mr. Dickerman with the
chair frame, in which he had sat,
doubled about his boay to the armpits.
Its cane seat, broken by the
shock, had doubled the inventor up
like a jackknife. Dickerman is at
present under the doctor's care. His
faith in his invention still lives, and
he says he will yet fly.
Pittsburg, April 13.?The arrest of
C. Linwocd Woods of C. T. Woods &
Co., bankers, in his office here todaycharged
with attempt at insurance
swindling, -was a sensation in insurance
circles.
Chief Harper, chief of the revision
department of the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life insurance association of
New York charged Woods with procuring
uolicies with intent to defraud.
When Woods was confronted by the
arresting officer he fell in a dead faint.
He made a written confession in which
he gave the details of his scheme. His
mode of procedure was to insert advertisement
in the local papers for old
men to act as collectors. He would
ask the applicant for bond, but kindly
waived the bond if the applicant
would sign an application for insurance
on his life. This was generally
secured and then Woods would get
some irresponsible man to sign a promis
cry note to the C. T. Woods Banking
company, filled with amounts
-Mno-inor fi4nm 510 ODD. tn SI5 000. SO
-1- ^ w: ~ ~ ~ j -r? ? 7 ?
that consideration for the insurance
policy at death could be claimed to be
the debt established by the note. It is
not yet known how the applicants
passed the medical examination.
Tr> WnnHs'Hpslr wprp. fnnrifS fir? noli
cies with himself ;as beneficiary,^ aggregating
$200,000.
Gets Seven Years.
Columbia, S. C., April 16.?Mr.
John W. Powell, who shot and killed
a man by the name of Sloan in this
city a short t ime ago, and who was
convicted of manslaughter at the present
term of court, was sentenced yesterday
to seven years confinement in
ine penitentiary, com roweu ana
the man he killed were well to do
business men of this city .
ITearral >line Explosion.
Johannesburg, April '14.?A terrible
dynamite explosion has taken place
in a deep mine at Langlarte. Eight
English and 2(3 native miners were
killed.