The Fairfield news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1881-1900, August 11, 1897, Image 1

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it\ It# WftrTtdHflr ill ^Wlfi ftll if M $T%13 h VOL. LIT. WINK"SBOKO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1887. NO. 1. THE COST OF LIVING7 i ? EFFtC CP THE NEW TARIFF IN THE HOUSE AND HOME. Protection 5r? Practice? Shorn ?,r8an<i Havers at Betail V7il: Pay l:i;;bvr Pr:c?s? Vs-'cmcTi Bsccras the ?j>cc!si Victims of the Increased Tssatlon. Ia the domain of tire House sr;c! Uome the duties cf the r;evr tarili fciU begm with kisdHris: wood asd i i?|pj?erd with the sbic^les or. the roof. The! ttaa.? >.oe Viicrs rO?r? ! *^?l2^ed at three tenths cf a cent on bunu'es : of the sic? cf one fourth of a cubic! foot and it in*jr?a-<?s lb res tenths of a! cent for each add^ionsi quarter of a cubic foot. The coal wbivh is to hg used -wiii! have a duty of G7 cents s tor?. Ucder j the Wilson Ia?-r it is 40 cen:s a ton i Tin pans and cups hare an additicnal, duty. The rate a: tin plates has beer, increased from 3 5 v5 1-2 cent per; pound to the manufacturer. The duty j on cheap brcvrn or yellow eirthes-1 ware has been incr?s.ztd from 20 to 251 JJCa . Cuina^are has an increased duty ofj 25 percent., beiag- raised from o5 to 30 i ptr cent. Besides, two rew classifica- j k tions have been placed or. the dutiablej " list. 0.2 pressed glass the duty has j been increased from 40 per cent, un-j der tbe Wilson latt to 60 per cent, j Ca cut cisS3 tfce^ccTvase has beer: 15 ] per ecnt. from 35 lO 00 per csjjt. Do ; centers, etc , have an increased duly! of from 40 to 60 per cert. A3i the ia- ] bie cutlery bear? in increases burden,> the duty havis-r been, changed frocc j 35 ?w?r r.pr>t w.r.pr rhs Wilson law to] 45 cer cent. The duty cn all furniture has b"?u! raised from 22 c*r cert, to 35. Msrble! m^nteis have an sddilional duty of fif'een cents, the duty beinsr r?ised from 50 to 65 ccnts per cubic foot. Ten per cent, additional has been laid on aii curtains and table covers of cotton chenille, and tb? sa:r.e additional rate is laid on curtains made of otbe~ i materials. Table dani.c.s!r has rn added j duty of 5 per cest., bein? raised /rem j 35 lo 40 ner cent., and pillow shams 5 and other bed coverings are specially \ provided for. Blankets are divided* into a number of culiabla classes, and ; the rate has been increased from 29 per cent, under the Wilson law to an ] average between 75 and SO per cent. ! Oa paper hangings the rate is 5 per \ cent, greater that; under the Wilson! law where it was 20 per cent. Brooms j are on the dutiable list at 40 per cen*., t an increase cf 20 per cent., and feather i dusters have an increased duty ct 5 j rat* bein.o 40 D?r i cent All manufactures of willow S bear an additional duty cf 15 per cent. \ being increased from 25 to 40 per cent. The lumber which would go to make a house has been taken from the free list of the vViJscn bil!, and the rates new range from $1 per thousand feet to ?3 05 when planed on both sides. Cia> boards, which used to be on the i ir e list, are now paying a duty cf $1.50 per thousand-ce"t, acd shingles 30 cents.a thousand. "< -uiiis pay a duty of 15 per cent.,, instead of bcin* free as under Wilson law. Toothpicks matches fare alike under tne*new |||plaw. The;.increase on toothpicks be ing from"35 to 40 per cent., and on matches Irom zu to 25 per cent. i Watches and clocks bear an additional duty of 15 per cent., the rate increas-j ing from 25 to 4& per cent. Beginning: "with the breakfast of the ] family, the duty on oatmeal and rolled j oats has been increased 2 47 per cent, i The Wi'son law rate was 15 per cent. j Milk has been taken from the free list. 5 md duty of 2 cents a gallon, or 31 32 j per cents., has been added. Sugars will cost ai least 1 cent a pound more j under the new tariff, than under the i Wilson law. On butter and its sub-j stitutes trie rale of duty nas been in- i creased from 4cents a pound to 6| cents a pound, or 12 37 per cent. The duty on eg?s is increased from j Sc. to 5c. perdczen. Pork, beef a.id: mutton all have marked increases on ? rate?, though as the United States ex-? ports these articles {he eifect of tbej duty is nullified. Beans are increased /rem 20 to 47 5 per cent. Cabbages,j which were Jree under the Wilson j law, bear a duty now of 3^. each. Tie ; duty r.n onions has letn iiiCr-ased I from 2"c. to 40j. per bushel. Green ' peas came in under the Wiison ia^1 >. free; now they pay a duty of -iCc. per j bushel. If the peas are dried the du-y j has teen increased from 20c. to SOc. a j bushel. The duty cn potatoes has j been increased from 15c. to 25c. per j bushel. Salt, -which was free, novr bears a duty of 10 cents on each 100 pounds, and on rnusi&id the duty has been increased from 25 to 67 -15 per centWoman will have io pay more than j he? share cf the iacret-sed prices j tvhicii are to be kid upon everji^icjr. j She is to be made the esprc'al victim ; of higher duties and increased prices ] From t.Le feather vv hieh tips her ha', i to the shoes upon bar feet; every ar-j tie'e cf her -sveariLg aposrei b^rs ?.n j additional tax. Kctr.:'f-a bas csespec:: the k<en. eves or Mr. Diu^iev arid hisj associates. Al the ?a~liesi. opf ortuni j ty the beginning ^-as ns&de. licamecu I perfumery ard cclo^r-c *.va:ers Tbej "Wilson i>vr imposed a duty or. these j snicles T--h;ch amounted tc 62 * per! cent. The authors of the Dinsriey bill j adced rearij 10 rer cent. Il nov?! stares at ?l ? p?.r ecxt With the | usual methods of the retainers the in-i crease wiii be over 20 percent, or. thej ~rc?. Every ounce of prepared i Sgp^fealk fourt3 '.12 u:o dosser cf ihei b%*or vu! hereafter cost one iiiirc ! it dees now. <" r?yfnrort tni'cf 5<-?or>s jfcaf tVp : JL He ? : are 30 - c' n0- fsca?e j iV^QreWsted i::cr;-sso. The rev/ duties, bear ^ ->*, hard on all iiese ariic'e:. i a gs* cake cf soap Till hereafter cos*, i resriv 40 c?*. ! -^rvic u a ?vonisn sits do-ru to cSv?; :e must ps.j more fcr ail the re- i E "!" ^ents ot her Series basket. Her j q.in"? ccSv her 9.Go per cm!.; fc ihaa under ihe V i'sca ls*\ j ail scissors it? soiled vrerei ~r, d a fiu-ty nf 45 rc-r cent. The' ^mak-:s thrtc c'ufses and the; se.*';^ U2i dutv charg'd is 5-103 p;x! Ei's"il All her !ieec:es. kaitiins: or! ^tusoh^e. trill cost her more.i ^wl^A%E!a?t threeyesrs the dusty on; > r Q Jmf'ts 25 per t-ent; nc~v it | tcese phis she u??s vri'I cost; rrlC r '- a ecu pie; stuc^STo & i^jg made. Ucder the ?.&? ?if ?,V^Luty was 2-~> per ecru., Wjfeoii 'f77- Kr ^^mees> raided to o-> ser v cent, unce^ L^,i more, 'or the spcci Ui-c.-xvdutv cn s.!i colics spvtel tiireau hss been raised j c^nt a dopes, while on the linen thread it has bt "en raised 20 per cent. / On cotton cloth, ere of the most ] ^id^iy used articles in Tomar-'s realm, the new tariff bill has been most craft -; j'y Jra~n. On a large proper if on of j the various grades the rat^s are *.a=: same ns under the Wilson lavr. But j fe^- chanccs are rr.r.de in the rate's, bv.t; many changes have bsen made :v ! ! snd t?>C'Se mik-? ?h.*> fif-l- ; Uitl ditl'erer.ce very wide. As zr?.\:y ; us twenty-seven r.e ~n classes have! beer. c.dCcd t.*> this division of ihe cot-j ten ^coecu'e. All cotton 'O'Uibss. velvets, velvetceriS> etc.. will pc~ cost the woman i 34 per cest. rr.cre thf.a under the ^vi]eon lo^v. The ivte has been raised I 'rem 49 per cent, to 7i.C7 percent. A] ->sr.<^Ani?Av.n A r?/\ v?/\4 ' t jLici.vc i.vb : lincrcRsed in each case. Ail toc:.?u: i plushes bare been iecreased from 49! | per cent, tc laies thst run frora SS to j \U7 per cent. Silk plushes, velvets; land cheniJies fare equally as badly. \ ; la every classification the rates have j j been increased. The increases ivn-re j ;frcm 15 tc 30 per cput. So the shop j iper can prepare 1c take th?.t rruchl ; more money vrith her when, she star'.s! i cu: to procure her -winter outfit, j Hosiery is going tc cost s. nice nttie j > ? "*> * Haxsof'pc A1! rr.Vnn lifts :?rv S I will hare an additional 20.40 per cent, j I lacked 10 the price. Unaer the ne-.v; | kvr the duty irnpo&ed is 70 4G pe* cost. I | A.1! i-ilk hosiery ?:;]1 cost an iddiliosal j 110 percent , for the new ls.vr pkcfsi j the duty at 6T> per cent, instead of 50 j SlS uader the Wilson la'-v. Cotton uncer-re?.r dcis rot escase. 1 Under the Wilson Issv only shirts and ! drapers were cn the dutiable li-:t, and ! .'h-^e at the general rate of 50 per? cor.'t. rto.v to shirts aiid cra^c-rs arej vests, union suits, combination j suits, tights, sweaters, corset civc-r! ar;c all underwearcf every description, j aT.d the duty is placed at 65 per cent I SjihvDg the shape of cotton ueder- \ wear cac escape that 15 per cent, raise. ! Flannels for uncerwesr fare stiii j x;-y.;e. Ail the rates os the half doz- \ en grades have bee a increased, ihe average taken shows that the in- j crease has been 52 per cent. Tr.eav j ?r.3jre duty on ii^nsel undsrwear uu-j de^ ihe "SVilson bill .vas 4S per cent.; j and:? the the new iaw it is 100 per,' cent. Silk underwear wiU cost 101 psr cent, mere, but as on orber srr.i-| cies, the rate on the luxuries is not; ne~i-]j so hi^h as cn the necessities. I Boot, shoe and corset ladings of c?t-1 ton are to cost 5 per cent. more than a \ month ago. The rate has been in- \ creased from 45 to 50 per cent. A determined raid has J-een madecn lace edgings, embroideries, n^ck; rufHbgs, ruchinss, etc. Uuder *iiej Yv-isnn 7fttv tha Hntv #"i) nr-r rent. i After the full effect of tbe se^ Ja?; j i? felt it vrxil be a long while be'ore; the careful shopper ess boast to her \ ausbiad of the oargaias she found at > tbe woolen dress goods counter. For i | the price of all wo oka goods is going \ ; to he greatly increased. Senator Jones, of Arkansas.estimates j that people ^illhavcto pay $150,000,-j ! OGO 'a year mere for their cotton ar.a [ woolen good under the ne?r iavr than \ ; under the old. This enormous tax is \ ! imposed that the treasury may cstes-i sioly bent St $9,000,000 a year! Fcr silks tne shopper will have to ; pay & much greater price. The duty on the classifications as they have ex- i istea for three years is 50 per cent., * only 5 per cent higher than under j the WiJson law. S;t eighteen rev j Iclasses ba^e been added, and the da-f ties r-nge from 50 cents ner pound to ( $5 In some cas^s, as vrith Japanese | silk, the duty is 700 per cant. No one j bas been able yet to estimates vrhat the \ increase in thg price or. su?c cress gooes will be. Then crinoline cloth for lining will csst mere than 4 sects a yard more, for the duty has been increased that much. Millisery bills are g. iig to be larger hereafter. A woman's bonnet or hat must puy addition?.! duty of 5? per cent., while trimmed hats the ne?r duties run from $2 per djz-ir and 20 per cent, to ?7 per dc zen and 20 per cent. The braiding for bonr.ets or bais. if not bleached, must p.\y a duty of 1"> per cent. Under the Wilson? b'il thsse came in free. If the braids \ are bleached they must pay a duty of j 25 per cent. The Wilson bill charged 5 no duty cn these articles. Ostrich feathers, undressed, have as d;;:y of 15 per cent. laid cn them," "hi-e the dressed ostrich feathers! must pay 15 per cent, more than ^ss \ imposed by the Wilson la . Ail \ other feathers and all artificial Uott- j ers used for millinery purposes are io pay a duty of 50 per centinstead o:; 35 under the Wilson, lav?. Beads and i ! jet trimmings will pay 20 pe>- c^nt. I j move than at present. Birds for the) Kof Taro f.iA-rotffln an -A(if) i i ticnal duty of 15 per cent, was laid od ] Ithesi. v f _ B A Fcr.z.e The Cuban insurgents dynamited* I tbe culvert near the Esperasza railroad; j&i&uua Ui lilt* Uitv u: oa:a<i j i the r,)glit of Julj 23 Tee culvert ^as ;c-mpl?teJy destroy? d. The next wrb.lie the local volunteer force ^ere j-a'rcliiBg the lo^a, they cac:e sua ceily upon a grcuo c' in surges Is in t :"bs ccntre of one cf the principal | strefls The challenge vras giver; s.nd ] : tr-3 insurgents replied with "Viral (Cuba libre" and opened tire. Ihe j j authorities are entireir at a loss to 5 | knnTT how the iasur^nts entered ths: tov/n and succeeded in gei;ing by tbc- \ fort garrisoned by the ti.ird reginaeni j of local guerillas which was a: the-1 extreme end of the street. ; As soon as the insurgcn's ^ e-'e dis-; cohered a panic ensued among the; rvsk-enls. The stores were looted.'{ I.'i-i insurgents were finally repulsed.! ike troops losing one killed pi:d j tv.-c-;ve wounded, among the l^t'era! | lieutenant and a chaplaio, the insur | jgenisleft four killed, and took swsyf i ^bout twenty wounded. At S o'Jcce i p. in., Monday ihe insurf~cn's opvned \ | fire on the forts guarding tie entrai.c: j jio Santiago ce Las Ve;-as H&vsna.: iThc firing lasUd for y.a hou \ but | I v.'iiboui spfci-l consequences beyond: tie alarm produced nmor^ the resi-"; dents. Artrceisa. on Captain General? Wc jler's western trocba. vras tired on j ^ ' - * ' T : r I oy a smaii ozz'- o: n-sur^esis j a:y ; | but T?iihoi-t res*:]-'. T.v* j | J j-namiied iht culvert uc&r Vtga. Alia. ? jI>ymerous irilliuj? ilcifir.ShuS r-.eai < :Carua^ucy sho^ that part of the ic I surf est forces are "in thsi locality. ] 'Headed bv Gentrai Caiixio Garcul ; they have marched there is niri j I in the president!*' eieeiicn eaa-pa:^;. { [I: is reported thai in a il^hiai liioj j Arc ore, Sagua and Radeo, "'e'.l k^o-?r j | ilhvnna "jicr., formerly with G--r.er.il j i Maximo G-oru<z. were kilkd. lit ad Couatt: f. I:pt ' rer nt-?<i. A telegram received by Chief EL. 2 :n ] of the secret service stales that Joils ! I ilansss, vrnc is saiu to u? ne leaser c. ia ^ar.ir of couut?rfcite:s. was ar/osted ) [Thursday at Ga:e City, Ya. j GSEm M uuD khh usu. IT W-S A BIT MORE LIVELY THAN CR-j D5NARY. ! j Irby sad "cL\ar!n !Iav3 * Lrt'io Tii? oti i Kr<s<? ?2aterl6l-A flood Ns?*ur <l | j Crov.-<I?Evsss and Kary L:a9^. It vras a very :nuch delayed, a ;av?? j and a bit -ivslv campa^r1 n-.ceUu^ j ihat -was held a; Greenwood Thursday, j Tobegin wi;h. the speaking did notbe^in until 2o'clock, but ike throng seemed 10 be hunjj"? 'or campaign oratory and Traitec and listened until nightfalJ. The speaker*' stand col- j lapsed early in the programme, but! that mads no material difference. j Col Irby today ^""as even roore vigor-! ous ibsn usuai. and paid Ids respects! to Governor Ellerbe in brier. There ! tos a lively time for a. few minutes7-her.. Col Irhy asked 11?. LIcLaurin i to answer a question, and insisted on I a 5es or no answei', and Mr. IvIoL^u-1 rin vras equally as positive in nr-strar* I vc.% the question his ovrn. vray or not; at all- 'this. Col. Iry ur^edvasdodp i izg, silica was denied by 1-lr. McLau- \ rin, and there ^as a tilt &s to whether! there should be any answer or not to! this and another question. Col. Irfey: wanted an unequivocal afBrmati^e or | >< _ vrvr > sega- IY<5 R'iswsr, JvLiL*. J.:.'.I. i:> ; demanded tns right to ass*:er in his | own way. It. ended in ilr. McL?.u-; rin not recognizing the subsequent} questions.-and Col. Ir'oy declining ia-i terruption for the answers Mr. IvIeLiurin insir.ed his rifh'c to give V. any reply be gi^en. There were appeals for fair play, and Col. Iroy"^ reuori; vras that tie took bii medicine like a | game cock and MeLaurir. ^as mad, I <?hich McLaurin rigorously denied. I Chairman Ma^iil introduced ex-; G-3Tir.rr.cr Evans, *~lc said he- did not j create Green wood county, hue was | arm in this county ar.d he looked] upon nis ops people. .He bad no ar?i-1 mosity against those who /ought him 5 fairly. He referred to the last cam-; paiga and that be \?as even charged i -ith dishonesty, but. Lis people knevT him. He also cared io make this race and here to make the fight for this Fl&ie He said he ~ou!d n:>idis cuss Siate issues, although he could j 20t he frightened on thern. ; is took up the tariff question vrith-1 out delay ?nd said that iiryan had re- ? ? .w>c!K.%n 5 vo.-sd a direct Us. as this was the only way to 1st ihe people kno?r wh&t ^as being spent- Under a direct tax Rhode Island would p^.y 3u tiroes the taxes c: South. Carotins, while :is ii is, the farmer pays the expenses. McLiurin. would plead the baby ?.ct. If he were right he need not pJeai persecution. EEe said he would provj that ^IcLaurin belonged to the ttepubiican ranks. Voice?Don't get scared. 2-icLa^rin. Abont this time the rear end of the ?!~*f ^r.o<! our' P.coriecaW iho<\ ? wCC> VU C4^.U v??-~ -t ilcLaurin was too heavy a load for j any Democratic platform to carry.! (Applause.) With a wreck o* a s^aud,j the spsakicg went merriiy along on? the tariff schedule. If he is wrong and Tillman's "Tang,' we will lick them both, said S^ans. j Are you going to elect him because j Tiilrcan dc?s something? Voice?vve believe in Tillman. E?ans went on to say that McLau- j rin's cotton tax would simply cost the j j armer zj p?r etui, xne 'v-iS not raided, because more could be Di'ide or short staple cotton. If McLauric. w^re kept in congress much longer, the people would nave to go around *dlh flaps on themselves. The audience applauded mach at Evdrs's dsfense of Calhoun agoisst tbe "nevr e ran gel." In talking cf the negro Republican paper endorsing] MeLauria, he said he called it "nig-; ger' oecause he Cjuid not get out of j his raising and meant no disrespect. \ Trie southern farmer had nothing loj protect, and ii was all rot to get them; to favor it in any wsy. He jumped i on McLiurin's xcoi, lumber and bag-} giag votes, and sorse of tho crowd} said, 4''Pat it to '<:m." Senator McLaurin turned Irbv's broncho ;pk-} to his own use and said that was toe kind oI pony the people wanted. Re said he ciuid reply to - * V every siaiecneai m&cis uy orov. jivaus. ? Ha has argued the tariff bill as if the : Democrats framed it. E vans has put himself in the ranks cf Henry George, Mary Lease, Simpson and the ot&er single lasers and wcu.d tear loose from the Democratic party. The people srs already standing ail the direct tax they car., for it fails on the lands and mules and other visible property. In Delaware they have a single tax thev ??e Irvine- to set lid of. The Federal tax imposed under the bayo-! net is a sample. The bunker and bondholder escape almost entirely. By the last ccususMrs. Lease and Gov. Evans vrouid impose on ever j farm of $1,000 a tax of$Lii, in. addition, to present taxes. This is mi.her probable or pes 1 He aas^ersd the C^Jhounj charge and said he altars defended j Calhoun. B it he vras nci. unmindful j of the ne^ conditions. Evans ssys; ' 1 1 * ' *?i AA * 1 . . 1 5 ruajjs r.-ivs j?o?, suiw w*houa's cJaj3. He forgeis eaiiroly that ^lave i-?.bcr has been swept & fay and tbisgs have chacgf.d greatly. He tbea went io fret: ru-v raattrisds avid! said be steed ca tLi? Democratic plat- { forro. v/hich ws.s c.iicriiciua-1 tic3 of asy sort. irby asked if CaJhcun did not ?.'jan?e io ire-: trade, and iicLaurin . :5:d he old not, aad the crovrd went io hurrahing for McLaurin and Irby'a friescs broke in. McLaurin said he had the record, bat did not bare to go to "nigger" t>s.aerj or RiDi'olica^s. LlcLaurio contended ta.i; Calhoun declared a^ains7 free ns* material, jast as he did. itcL&uria tied Emails to >JUry L^ase s'; that some on* hurrahed for j?ary Eiisn. II.' io-a:r:od tbe progress i?f the f.rr.lT. asd stated t'iafc a'.l tie opposi iou lo his house position cattle Irons j northern Republicans. He claimed j ibiir the 20 per am. duty on cotton; xis entirely fair?certaiaiy asjjcinoi ci-.ilic f*s a higher duty on wheal ia t;;- Wi so-a wll. A duly of 20 per cect. on couoa cjuid ha re done no hsrm ?nd much ^oou &?&ir>s<, foreign cotton. Tod a" he fuily explained ihe usa of Amerc^u aoci foreign cotton Tcoois. It America is nor. for - - : . t? t ? ?.. 1, ., > i J&.IJ 5 V? L:L; 13 j ;dr K 72:,5 ia: ks about Ea^iisn clothe j &lo hardly a laau z re wears a "or-; c::r- coat or hai. ri ii= hspe for cur\ country is u lire at home. The liars; w-s ever to *a k about helping "you | roi hat b.-.js"' and the likeVoice? Didn't you say about the! Reform parly, during the Darlington j riot, it ^vas coins to hell and you vrere! no: wij.ii il? i ilr. McLiurin said with such pes-j ! pie tbe whole country would bo there, i The Reform parly. he caid, was all J risrlit. It was going to unload its use lis*; baggage and was safe. It had ; given the primary to the people and j.sicod for the peopj'a and their rights: i but it was l-o time to talk , T?A.V.--y. I'Anrflami He I awu-j v * ? , / : | TTeut Ou to talk about the Ivaa-}; : ber schedule after some vouus! man said he could explain Erass' statement and was invited so :o do. Gov, Evans explained what he said and then the speech west laerriiv . ciong. Co!. Jrhv said he would hzve to speak brielfv because of the late hour * i - " : ana threatening weaicer. ne. uov. -, ever, wanted to catch up with the liar, j, who al<vays attacked *he strongest;, man. He said he was fighting the vrorirf, the flesh and the devil, Ellerbe, : Neal and Nic Gonzales. He first denied running as a loose horse or in j combination <7;lh Evsns or anyone. Lie was against the whole gansr. The < only combination was against him. s\ The tariu was only used to mystify j j you. Gov. Ellerbe, .be said. had pros tituted his office and true Democracy \ when he kept the metropolitan police < in Charleston. The policy is unwise j and unjjs'c, for Charleston should be ' treated as Greenwood?that was Democracy. There can be no true Democracy without local selj government. v These people wanted a new party, . j a lid picked up JdcLiurin, who had been nnirus to hnsparty to lead. Why i Gonzales Sad Eilerbe d-jcide on x-Sc- ' Laurie's appointment before poor Ei=ritf waseoid in hisgrave. This ^as i:: decent ii&stc. I: looked like the Reform movement and true Dornccracj ??oy.ld have no spokesman, but lie ! took up the cud^e'. He then went on i to say why he -/as ?a.crib'c.a last year, ;i tic was now the oniy Democrat run- j" r>:,nr. Thf1 Conservatives were Demo-;" o - - - J era is, but erred iu judgment. He was;: proud of his record, for if <=7as without i < blemish. (A. jau^h.) j> Irby?You may hiss, but jou will <) still be a goose. {< He said he was dewu her.. lO kaep I< McLaurin and?, few disgruntled pco ? pie from destroying the Reform par |; ty. *! He asked MeLaurirv if he would op- |] pose free raw material if Bryau or joaie other Democrat were elected and 1 there was a Democratic congress. Mr. McLaurin s?:d be would stand en the Democratic platform, just as he j not? did. 5' Irbv?He won't answer yes or no. 1 McLaurin?You can\ put the answer j on my mouth. I will stand on the j platform. \ Irby?He's dodging. McLvarin?No. I am not. ] There was m?'.eh hurrahing. Mc-j L-iurin and Jrby bolh. had the ?bor. j' McL\urin said ne would answer the : question, in his own way and Irby said ] he warned no dcdsrlnz but an answer, 5 yes ot bo. V McL&urin?You've got nj right to j ask & question and answer it | Irby?I'll take care of that- (Much; hurrahing) j Irby?He won': answer. j1 McLausifc?'You won\letcje. - # - r Here there "was applause and cries \: of "Give him fair play." Irby?I'll prove he only wants of-r flee. I've got him in a hole and will j! ?00u s-ncke the fox out. The basic j principle of true Democracy was free j rAw material. t'rpft silver, free su?ar I arid the like and lie would vote for it (' no matter what otners cid. Col. Irby askscl McLaurin how her stood on the dispensary. j < McLaurin said he would refuse to ]' answer the qassiion unless allowed to ! do so ia his own way. He said nej< thought su^h tactics unfair and hei.. would not do so. I ] "* **?* - * V TT. i 1 ir&y?xou can't cuica me. u';s gerling read. J KcLaurin said be was not mad. ] Irby?Why, he loozs like four ^ de7'iis are standing ous on his fac* ; McLaurin?Than they are the re 11 jc- j tion. quadrupled from your face, j (Much applause.) 5 Irby?whenever youVo got a man mad you've ?ot him. Mr. McLiurin was suk'ng to be 5 heard, Coi. Irby said he never kicked but took his medicine like a game ccck [1 and would cot allow interruptions in \ U - - 4-Z *v ~>.T w ,->T <-> v.i e-rt f 2 ^ t'lUULC. JJJLL. J.TXUA-<-3.U IAJU. CCi.^ WV>? JU. Then Col. Ir'oy pounded a^av on c Mr. McLaurin and said that McLiurin ? was stru about Wasiiington about * the time of the Darlington rebellion \ and talking1 about the Reform party going to iisll and itapaacbing the gov- ? err-or. He v/ss against the governor T then but is no >v trying to swing on. 1 xiis coa^aii ara was evcu through like a calf to get ai the teats. \c Mr. May field said he would not | speak 10 minutes ou account of the j late nour. He said he had just heard j ] that the new county acis were to be i j attacked, but he would say ihey were c ail solid ana toed. He said he had ] received a litter from iir. Vance and . would say ne thought Mr. Vance a j j jsood or.d honest man, but the system |( Vas wrong and could sot and should ! ? not stand. It was no~ a stupendously fsiinr-A. FFi> brieliv outlined his tariff L v;e~s after which the meeting wa; \\ cio-ed. j; Senator Xii'mu.n Sp?sek*. J j Senator Tillman spoke to the faro, j1 ers,' irsiilute in Abbeville Wednesday, I \ delivering the first speech he ia^s ] c macie in the State since the opening j< of the present senatorial campaign.)] He de'endtd tie dispensary law andjj declared that the troubles it had been : ] involved ir\ were due not to the Jaw |( ' 1 L J -- - fc ? * - ? ' > * rt'J rtr. ? i-v Iff no . 2 XlSt'ii, Clii, iU i.Uj uuwiao auo;iu:jiio- j 'i.Du. He endorsed the tarilf vie;?s of ] Senator McLaurin, and said that while . he himself ~as not a protectionist, if ? there *^&s anv stealing 10 go on he 5 wanted his State to have its share. He (' t.old his hearers that be Y?as the only ( farmer in the filiate and that be \ therefore represented 30,000,000 farm- of the u sited Stales. He declared that his speeches wars as popular in the senate as at heme, and told how when he arose to speaic the cloak i : rooms always emptied and the galie- < I ries diled. Crook Cupturfcd. 1 Harold Llarqaeise, alias Harry Ixoadail, ? notorious crook for whom toe \ < New Police have had achate across?! nrsf? whn ^snVd in li Uibd, N. Y . for fire cIleuses, ivro of ! buvgjfcr/ and three of grand larceny, : o.as ie:i ihs city prison ci 8^n Fran- < ci:ci ia company wiih Sb^riH Wea- i vcr, cf Oneida c">un'v, >7. Y. Mar- ' q jeise postid in U:iea as :i physician ; and. undtr the c!o?k of his profession robbed. the houses and ctnc-23 of j friends, aocuaiatancas and stringers ' indiscriminately, lie was arrested at |: Syracuse, N. Y., last July but escaped. i He was recently captured at Los Galos \ ; in S.nn Fracciic;-. J. INTO COURT AGAIN. fVao;Ji>r Important Trlcva in the grlcol-j tnrsJ Kali Caee. It was stated Wednesday in Columbia that Mr. Tv\ II. Ljles, who represents Mr. Wesley, the winner in the famous agricultural h3ll case, had written to the United States marshal for the district of South Carolina da i manding that he come to Columbia and put him in possession of ice building and premises. It appears that the marshal, unon receipt of ihe demand, notified the State's attorneys in the case. They at once begsn to take steps to prevent interference wiih the property until the determination Di the CRse. It is said that on Tuesday eight guards vrere kept at the building all night vrith instructions to resist asy attempt upon the part of anyone to tai:e possession of the build ing, with force if necessary. Wednesday morning the attorney zeueral's cilice Lad the following nolice served upon the United Statesmarsh:'.! and upon Mr. Lyles. thus putting s. stop to further proceedings until the date named at least; by agreement the hour named in the no- j Lice has been changed until 5 p. m.i Ecre is the notice: I United States of America, District of I South Carolina, Fourth Circuit. In re Edward B. Wesley, pitiintiff, 7S. J. E. Tindal and J. K. Boyies, de-j fendanis. Es parte Sarr.uel W. Yauc?, peti-1 Liouer. "o vV. H. Ljle?. attorney for Edward T> Waclav or?,l T rf TT ? ! Marshal for the district of South Carol ia a: Ycu vfiii hereby t*.ke notice that: .beimctersiined, as attorneys forSaui-s Lie] Vv . Vitr.ce, petitioner iu the above | seated case, and upon whose petition a j writ of error has been allowed to tha United Slates circuit court of appeals iOi* the fourth circuit, and a suparced-1 >as bond approved by Judge 0. H. | jiasonton, circuit jau?e, "will make a \ motion before his honor, C. H. Sim- j Dnton, United States circuit jud^e, at! areenville, S. C.. on Tuesday, the 10;h j day o: August A. D-, 1S97, at 11 o'clock \ a. m., or as soon thereafter as coun-' el can be heard, to stay the execution. \ in the case of E. B Wesiey, plaintiff, ] rs. J. E. Tindal and J. K. B.^yies, I defendants, pending the - said] appeal to the circuit court of appeals, ] Lhe said motion to be heard on ihe pe- j iition for vrrlt of error, bond and all { -Aher papers ia the eace. S. W. Melton, attorney for iS. w. \ ance, petitioner.; Vvrra. A. Barber, 0! Counsel. | "NOT GUILTY." [ s Solicitor iharmond Acqiltted oJ the | I Ctarga of Murder. Ths trial of Solicitor J.W22. Thur- 5 mend for the killing cf Will Harris j 3n the 24th or March last, was begun ; it Edgeiiild Tuesday, Aug. 3. About ? in hour was consumed in selecting; Lhe jury, which is composed of -the j best men in the county. Ten witness-; ;s were examined in ..behalf ~ci' -Jie ! ?ta?e, and 14 on behalf of the defense, j Dae witness, a drummer from Rich- j moud, who failed to arrive Tuesday jj eras examined cn behalf of the Stale { Wednesday morn in g. The State developed nothing: new1 :rom the testimony taken at the in- j lucst. The plea of the defendant was I self defense, and all the evidence for ' iefense was in that line. The court idjourned at 5.30 p. m. Tuesday at j ;he request cf the attorney general. \ &js soon as court con vsned Wednes- \ lav morning the arguments in the i ri)uririond case wss commenced. Gen.} Butlei opened for the State. Ee was j 'olloweu by ex Gov. Sheppard, N. G. j Erans sad J. H. Tillman of Edgefield j md Col. Croft cf Aiken, the attorneys i "or the defers-?. The attorney gener-! il closed for the State. Ail cf the ar- \ 'uemenls wrre s'rong, eloquent ardj logical. At the conclusion of the ar | currents the court inquired of the jury 5 f they desired to proceed with the case j >r wait until the morning. They re-j iponded that they 'would prefer a jostponement and the case was carried ever until Thursday. As soon as court met Thursday norning Jadge Jk'net commenced his :har^e to the jury. He consumed tbout an hour, and his charge was jeneraiiy pronounced as one of tne ablest ever delivered at Edgefield. Phe iurv retired, and after remaining! ibcus forty minutes relumed vrith aj verdict of not guilty. As soon as the j rerdict was announced Mr. Thurmond j ecsived the coBferaluiaticns of many J )f his friends. * Sensational Arrests. I Three prca-icent business men cf| Pittsburg hare been aarr&sted and; jound ever to the October term of j icurt charged with conspiracy tc de-j "raud 'he National Loan ana Invest-! nent company of Detroit, otje of the j arrest concerns of its kind in the j jouatry. The case promises to be a j sensational one Owing to the promi-j lesce of the accuscd and the amount jlairred to have b:en secured by tbem, jvhich. is said to ;;a in the nei^hborlood of $200,000. The men charged -?ith the 'fraud are W. M. Ben3am, vreli kizo.vn attorney; D. | * ? > y . IVa. J W. joces, a leiier in ice iruus \ sure* Bans of S^vic^s, and Wm. 1 5. Greene, secretary of the Calumet I ir,d Coke company. A prominent! East end and r^al estate dealer is also I ;aid to be implicated but has net jet I :een arrested. Tuo i a formation ac s juses the defendants cf using the j xiails in devising ?. scheme to defraud, f [t 13 supposed thai lien ham acted as | ittnrmv for the comvauv and thej >tlisr j.tec:d morLarsges and by con-j riving together, the comp&r-y vras in-j Juced to udranee b?'? money on prop- j :-riy which, had on:y a nominal value. [ Ehe scheme is ^aid 10 have been in o?- j ira'.ijn for months. Suicide arid Mardtr. r.hcrl(>s acr^d 4.^ .1 foreman ! in the candv factory of Phillip Wun- i Jele. at 11 Pe^g; street, Philadelphia,] Wednesday shot and f&tally wounded j' Kate Scollon, 23 years, and corn \ milted suicide. The woman was also | in employee of the piace, and unre j I'lilted iov/ is s iid to have prompted ; iae shooting. The foreman persisted I in his attentions with no success, j During the iucch hour today Dietzj iodthewemsn were seen talking'to-1 ^ether, and afier work had been resum-1 td he called her to a room near, where j they worked. A few moments later j two pistol snois were heard, ana i the employees sntf-red the rocra j Dei!/, was djin^ on the iiocr, with | :he revolver in Lis harid. Miss | ?coilon was still alive, unconscious. | She was sent to the PenL.^fivaria j SospitaJ, where sh? died a few hours ] later. ' WEATHER AMD CBODS. j THE CONDITION CP THE STATE'S j PARMING INTERESTS. The Genfral Gatlnck?cek'.y JisUfctln ci j the Ve'ea.har Caresn Idsucrt Tueedny by ! Dlrscior iiaucr. The following is the vretkly bulletin j of the condition o? tbe weather and crops nr i.--e State issued Tuesday by State Observer Biuer: TEMPERATURE. The vreek exhibited temperatures ranging slightly above the normal ever ^ dav. but over the extreme north west portion the nights were cool for i the season, with a minimum for the j State of 62 at Liberty on July 28 29. j The maximum, 102. occurred at Hodge? cn July 26. The average for the week was 81 while the normal is approximately 79.5. At most stations t the daily maxima ranged between 88 J and 9o, which, while it favored active j growth of vegetation, tended to dry! the ground very fast. RAINFALL. The entire rain for the week fell on July 25 26, and in places the rainfall v^as excessive, washing lands and licodin? bottoms, especially in Ander son, Darlington and Greenwood. Twenty-three places reported weekly measurements of its* han 1 inch; 15 of from 1 to 2inches; to 2 tc 3, and 9 of over 3 inches wi \ maximum weekly amount of 4-. SS Charleston. The mean of these 1 m .jurements is 1.15 while the Str.ie normal for the some period is approximately 1 54 Tber&inf&il was fairly well distributed ^ A?rttfv. + ?AMe. f-n ffi I itl:u iiiXiiwca CA^JL4U^O >U? OU-LU. cient fc>* the needs of growing crops. The sunshine was above the normal, averaging about 77 per cent. of thej possible duratior, and, following a j week of generally cloudy weather, j was highly beneficial. There cc:urred somft local high J winds which slightly injured corn ih j places. CROPS. There appears to have been a quite j general imDrovement in crop condi lions in ocum uaruiius, uur;ii,ij lug j past week, arid the staple as well as j :he minor crops are exceedingly nnej over the western, the north central, and the northeastern counties, ana j over the greater portion of the remain 1 der of the State. The exceptions are | that over portions of Oconee. Pickets, J Laurens,Union and Spartanburgcoun- i ties more rain is needed, while in por j tion of Eichland, Bamberg, Kershaw, J Snmter, Darlington, Orangeburg ancl ! Barkeley there has been an excess of j rain to the injury of crops, especially com and cotton. Laying by of the principal field! crops" is nearing completion, and was i favored by the hot, dry weather that! prevailed during the greater part of ( the week. Old corn is maturing rapidly cverj the eastern portions of the State, where J fcdder pulling is now quite general.! This portion cf the corn crop varies ] in condition with the locality and the j soil and.is not likely, to be & fuil-crop. > Late corn continues promising, but j needs several more good "seasons" to j keep it up to present conditions and to insure the heavy yield that nowj seems likely. Horn is "firing" on sandy land in Kershaw, Berkeley and ! Aiken. Some bottom-land corn was injured | early in the week by high winds, and ! overflowed streams in the central! counties; however comparatively j sm*Jl are.is were ? fleeted. Cotton continues to fruit well and \ to shea comparatively little. A number of correscoadents report this crop ] unusually fine and more heavily | fruited ihsn is usual at this season, j There -were fewer reports this veekj than last of rust, excessive shedding, and "honey dew,.'' although theses damaging conditions are still wideiv ; prevalent, especially in sections where j there has been an excess of rain. Much grass was kiiltd, and lading by madej rapid advance. There are reports of *1- ~ A ?? A. UATVIA. 11 V%Tif rr-Ckl I fv;ii f i liLit: yiiAUl UZllxi^ CLLICLLL J?*UU yftn JA 'AU'-V, and others of the plant grosviEg tool much to ''preed'1 at the expense cf tak-1 in? on fruit. Boils are opening rspidly over the j southeastern counties. Excessive rains j injured cotton in portions of Berkeley and Dariingtor, vrhile in Spartanburg ] and limited areas elsewhere more rain j T... ? 1 4. U ~ Uac! lb JlSeCl^Cl. IU pjZiCCi IUC iiao ; turned yellow and stopped growing.; S*?a Island coltcn continues lc put on j fruit and was greatly benefited by the abundant sunshine of the latter portion of the we<ik. The first bale of new cotton for this season was shipped from Allendale, Barnweli county, on Aug. 2. la 1S9S nve bales were maketed on July 2S 29; in 1S95 the first bale on Aug. 20, and in 1394 the first on Aug. 15. Tobacco curing progressing and nearing completion; quaiity good. Curing up fine in Florence. T?'-?o V-.iorlinor r.rtri i.hf?PTfV?rii.i<"?7i of limited localities where damaged by caterpillars, is in ezlr& fine condition. Early rice will scon ripen. Peas are growing luxuriantly with good stand. Large crop of pea vine hay assured. I y^eet potatoes are doing wtii gerer-1 ally and the acreage is larger than | usual. Turnip sowing continues but in i places is awaiting rain. Cane is very promising. Hay a heavy crop. Pastures alforu- j in? greed grazing. Melons continue plentiful. Fig trees bearing heavily; late ap- j p'ei a good yield; pears not a heavy crop, but cf good quality. Gardens failing. Four Persoca Suffocatcd. Four persons were suffocated about 3 o'clock Thursday morning in a frame dwelling on. Ein: street opposite Charles street in Cincinnati. The names of the dead are Ezra Rons, Arthur Guth, Nellie Bennett, Key | Carr. The building -was a two story j ?*- ^ - v- ri ttt &i<! i"->.c!1t7 my eti -00,-1 ! Otto Adler kept an a] 1-night restaurant in ihe lower part of the houses. There were 17 men and women in rooms in j the second stcrv. None of the dead were burned. They were saiTocated by smoke from the tire in adjacent rooms. The only exit for eseape was blocked by a bath tub set up on end at the head of the stair.vay. There had been a wedding at the nouse the night before, in which Gjth, one cf the dead men, was bride groom and it is believed the daughter of the landlord was bride. Still there is some doubt as to her identity. The celebrants of the wedding used bc-er and cigarettes very ireely and it :s supposeu ciga- j rettes started ihe fire and that beerj caused somnolence. The other peo- s pie in the house escaped vri'.h slight; injury. J A TERRIBLE Pi-UNGS. j An Electric Csir IlasJie^ L'owa a iicep Ir- | cline in Celuzabla. \ ! The Columbia E'gister says Thurs j daj ni^ht, as an electric car came ut>! the bill at NevrmaT.'s on th? Hyatt'.; 1 Park iine, the conductor ard rcotcr- j /iA%r r*~ t * j'.'o < wti?i v* vi i-v v.' i U.JW it, < rushed bsck dcwc the bill. At this i particular spot the 2race is very j heavy and coming from Kjatl's there I is a big hill to climb. This particular car was filled with people who were relurcirti from the musical entertainment at the Casino. As the car reached the switch aud was about to pass id, the trolley came cS cf the wire or sftrrf-.thinc r-ise wrnr.er with lb* rr:A chinc ry happened. The car ionmedi- j ately began io go cown 1 ho hill not j withstanding: tbe eiforts of the raorior msa and conductor to put oaths brakss Ths car was crowded with ladies fnd gentlemen and they were natural!j much alarmed as the car j he gas t-j rush backward. There were screams and cries as the car began to ; go down the fciJi, and passengers be- J gan to jump off. A great many did i so, but others could not safely make j the leap. The car went down the hill, crossed tne oricge ana went up tae other incite, when it stepped, the electric;':y cot being on, Some of the passengers aboard realizing what might happen, took hold of the brakes ! and kept the ear from rushing back, j and possibly injuring those on board. | Fortunately tiacsa who jumped were j uninjured and those who remained f aboard escaped without a scratch. The j m or lor mac was John Flitter, who is! so well known by all of the patrons of { the road. When the car was going I down the hill, having put on the > brakes to bis fullest strength. Flitter j n 1 n A AT r> rr c r\ Virwlra ayic> rvf I j v4.UL' UVU, VViilgj UV> VaVAV Vii^/ VI j Jtiis legs. The accident being reported j in the city, the pciice station sent out j the patrol wagon and conveyed Flit ter to the hospital. A passenger on the car states that! ths wire had broken and fallen to ths 3 ground and that the conductor not { knowing that, had actually climbed \ oa the top of the car to try to fix it. j Not being able to do so, he went ?7- j ing down the hill on the top of the j car, ana naa no opportunity to jump j unltss he should meet instant death. j The accident caused a blockade of the! line aad some people waited back to \ the city rather than wait for the ncc (s-;ary repairs to be made. 1: is quite fortunate thai nobody was hurt , amongst the passengers, and :he mortorman will iiav* the sympathy of all in bis serious alH'elion. H-id he. remained on the car ho would not have teen hurt, but he concluded not to take any chances. It was an accident J which could not have b*?n for-s-^n \ or avoided, and it is ens of ths very j few which. the c^mpary has had since j its inception. | MORE LIQUOR MONEY. I Stale DifpeBsary Pays In ?13,000 as Pro- ] raised. a J xuc*u&jr iLxti Oittwc uii^ciiMry ; into the State treasury the $15,000 j promised at the end of the mc-nth of j July. The payment was made on time \: and it was hardly expected. This pay-j ment makes $55,000 cf the money due * the general fund of the State which j has been paid into the treasury in thej past two months under the adminis- j. tration of Commissioner Vance. With j this amount of money, accordisg to \ ^ - U- Cf.r, ! L:IC auucuLiciiw lxi^uc uj a.ic?uia i Timmennan a ictt days a~o. the general expenses of the government will : be carried for some time longer than vrss expected and the necessity for : borrowing money to any extent nay : be avoided. (.Commissioner Vance j; seemed to b2 quire proud, of the alility $: of the disjrensi-.ry to pay in this money \ i on time. \ There is a psriVct horde of whiskey j i drummers in Columbia awaiting: thes; action of the State board in the matter \ of the purchases of liquors. They c?me j from everywhere ar<d are keepic? the j hotel lobbies pretty ]:7riy. AmoDgji them is Mr. Lanahan of the prominent j Baltimore house from vrliich so much i|; liquor has been purchased by the dis*;; psnsary authorities. It is expccted cy \ ] these drummers that at this meeting ' the usual hea7y purchases of liquors < for the fail and winter trade of the : dispensary will be mads; hence their 1 . J A _ . . J T- , aneaaas.ce. 5 < It is just poss:ble, however, tbatjl they vcill be badly disappointed in the \ < getting of large orders. Commissioner -j. Vance intends to make & report to the \ ? board in which he will ask the board [} to select the houses and brands and J < secure the prices monthly from the j' several representatives when they j < come here and leave it to him to order j i the supply as it is needed. In this way j: the necessity for carrying the very j! heavy stock now constantly kept onj: hand, and of getting all goods in at j; about the same time, clogging the |: wheels of the establishment, will be |; avoided and still the board will retain ' a direct supervision over all the pur -j f chases. If this plan is adopted it will {: also make provision for any decision 1; that Judge Simonton may render in! the original package cases, in the! event that the board considers that an j adverse decision would injure its busi-1 cess. Mr. Vance said Tuesday that if j the decision was adverse he did not j think that the dispensary's business! vrouid fall ctr very greatly. He said ] it was possible that prices would have ; to be reduced upon certain grades of j liquors sold, b at that would be about s all and ihe dispensary would, iu his | ODinics, scarcely feel the competition } from original package stores, no mat- j ter ho^v many started up under an ad-j verse decision from the court. lz lirokc Him Cp. Christopher Schrsce, of Chicago, the misv-r who was robood of 553,CCU ic boucs a year ago. was buried Wednesday. The old man rever recovc-fd I from ?he shock of losing his wealth, j altaougn lire ou.'ir oi it -rr&s rest-Tec. \ During the past mcntb he rc*u;':d j food scd raved continual]*- about tbe i robbery. Tbe Scbr?.jfe bond robbery i formed s sensational episode in Obi-f cu?o police history. "Sleepy'' Barks, \ an excoavict. when arrested in con neciion with, the case, confessed and implic \ted several prominent police cfUciiiis and politicians in tue &uair. | The accused men were viol convicted, j A o::s EToree. Jim Key, a rosrvelously wei! edu- j cated horse owned by Dr. Wi'liani | Key. a highly respected n?gro of Shei-1 byvilie. Tens., and which nas been on exhibition at the centennial exposition for two mouths, has been soJi to U. G. DuiBeld of New York for *L0,W0 and snipped to iiiai city. i)c. ivey ce j voted ssren years to leaching and j training tbe horse. FOOLS ARE FAKED RI3HT ALONG WITH THSSAMEMOULDY TRICKS. Severs] Swludlera Who Got ST.OOO From v J T>aLji ^evr k W vriuvi uixvuo, Caught 5n Gothsra. The police have locked up at headquarters two men -wanted in New Orleans for swindling a wealthy saloon keeper out of $7,000 and also suspected of being members of a gang who have operated extensively in South American countries ana me large cities of ibis country. The prisoners are Ivan Antonio Mag&n, 55 years of age, of 73=- Dolphin street, New Orleans, and Begelic Guiterriaz, 26 years old, who also com^s from New Orleans. Both rceii are of Franco-Spanish or Bosque 4ype, common in South American ccuutries. They said that they both left New Orleans four days ago. The swindled saloon keeper is Pascal Lastelle. On July 27, Magan Trent to the saloon keeper and represented himself as Ralph Diaz. He stated that he and others were in the employ of the Argentine government, stationed at Beunos Ayres. While thus stationed they became possessed of ?100,000 in gold bricks. Diaz displayed one of the bricks to Lastelle and asked to have it analyzed and tested tborcugnly. L.astelle nad tne brick filed and was told that the filings Trere pure, unalloyed gold dust The nest time Diaz called he had with him a young man supposed to be G-uiterr:az. The young man stated that the elder one was his father, and that /or a longtime he had suffered with an affection of the heart. He had displayed genius in his early accumulaiA. I?i ? rt VS ri ?1 > 1 1U?? <X 1 *JUULiC. J-jLO auu JLUO :a^^: u^u. not care to run any great risks and wanted an active man to share, for a consideration, in his gold brick fortune. When his father disposed of his interest fn the gold bricks it was his intention to po to Tampa for his health. When L^stelle was told he could have a one-third share in the ?old bricks he parted with his $7,000. He soon found he had a lot of fake sold bricks on his hands, and he notified the New Orleans police. One of the men supposed to be a member of the gang, died suddenly in Ocleans of heart failure, suntjosed to have] been superinduced by the excitement Attendant on this transaction with Lasts! ie. His name was Jose Maria Mayano. The -police of this city -^ere notified that the baggage of the gang who had departed had been taken oy the Pennsylvania ^ company. Two days later the policewere further informed that John Martinez, alias Gonzales, was supposed to be'leader c? the gang,- and that an unknown man had sent a postal card to Iran Antonio iiagan 121. i\ew xor*. The police kept a watch on the postc-Hics and when Magan called for his postal cara ha was shaddowed to a nouse on Lexington avenue. Soon be came out wilh a young man, swarthy and of Spanish origin. The detectives followed the pair and placed them under arrest. On Magan's person was $247, a draft on a London bank for ?410. and a first class pass age on the American liner St Paul, which sails tomorrow. On the young man was found $104 an ingot of pure gold about an ounce in weight, diamond jewelry and a package of fake diamonds. Both men were locked up. Two trunks belonging to the men were found at the house which confined a complete outfit for the gold brick swindle. Magac, when questioned. admitted that he knew May no, who dropped dead in New Orleans. He said Mayno had owed him ?3,500 but paid the money before he 3ied. The police cf New Orle&os have been notified of the arrest. The prisoners were arraigned in a police court and remanded. Stntts r? aa Savage. A snecial to The State sa\s quite a sensation was created for a "few minutes in Kingtree Tuesday when it was announced upon the streets that DisDerserSiutts had fired tvro or three pistol shots at Peter Matthews, his brother in-law and former clerk at the dispensary. The daily papers of the State published seme time ago that Lhcre was a shortage in the Kingstree Sisnensarv of about $i75. It seems Lb a; Dispenser Siutts made it good, or claims to have paid up all shortage to Aug. 1., as he thought* but upon closer investigation Tuesday he found that be had been counting his stock of lienors by the case, and upon opening up Tuesday he found several cases srnptv, i. e.. they were sealed up, but j.pon" opening the cases he failed to 2nd any "riginal packages." Mr. Stuits thereupon eot into a rage and could not control himself, ind he -went to see Peter Matthews about it, and he failed to ?ive him any satisfaction, whereupon Sir. Stutts fired as already stated. Some think Mr. Stutts just shot to :care the lad, as he did not hit him, and ha beingso near could have done so if he desired. Peter Matthews is a b^y of 16 jears. He stayed in the dispensary four months and claims to have sold very little whiskey on credit, but Mr. Stutts thinks he has credited out iv.i rsf Sifin 'hp Vins Via/5 to make good. This seems to be a very unfortunate dispensary, as it has been robbed several times since it has been in existence, and I suppose if the truth was known that this very whiskey that is short was stolen during some of ihese robberies and Mr. Stutts is just now finding it out. It seems to be very hard lines. . Weekday morning a young white man, Oicar Smaller, was caught on. the long trestle of the Southern railway near the depot at Greenville oy the"earl7 northbound vestibakd train and injured internally so that be die J two hours later. It is a question ?b.'tJier it was suicide or accident. SmsiJsy was unhapnily marvied and had kit his wife. jSe came to Greenviilo from Piedmont, his home, a week ago. Since leaving his wife he has been worthless and became -w ^ tw.iwn -o. fClM Q TITOmOTl CK i 'ja.Vi d^A-JL vw in the cir.y yesierday that he would kill himself rather than return to his wife. II* was caught by the pilot and fully 50 jards under the engine before the train was stopped. He was conscious 2nd talked to the attending physician?, but would make no revelation asIo whether he threw himself under the train. 01 was ciughtonthe trestle. The coroner's jury could not arrive at a definite conclusion. It is supposed that he was utterly reckless on account of family troubles and decided lo end his misery by throwing himself under ihe train.