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iHrffliWMfwrTrSu''i SOME NEW LAWS. !; (Which Have Passed the House of i Representatives. ' j ^ i , THEY GO TO THE SENATE, ji 5*?t:'V *' I 1 ' Oil inspecti?n, Commutation Tax, The Sale of Tobacco O+Uor Matters Lf^ auu vmivi ?0 i islated On. j Ou Monday the House pass-.'d a bill K providing for the inspection of oil. j The bill provides for the election of an I oil inspector of oils at a salary of ?1,200 j per annum, to be derived from fees paid by the oil companies for having their oil inspected. A general commutation tax bill took i up considerable time, out was uuau> < l>assed to its third reading. The bill provides that the county treasurers of this State arc hereby authorized and empowered to receive from any and all persons liable road duties in the counties of Abbeville, one dollar; Aiken, one dollar: Anderson, one dollar: Barnwell, one dollar: Beaufort, two dollars; Berkeley, one dollar: Chester, two dollars: Chesterfield, one dollar; Charleston, two dollars; Colle ton, two dollars: Clarendon, one dollar: Dorchester, one dollar: Darlington, one dollar; Edgefield, two dollars: Fairfield, xiTrt one and a half dollars; Georgetown, two dollars; Greenville, one dollar; Hampton, one dollar; Horry, two dollars; Kershaw, two dollars; Lancaster, one dollar; Laurens, one dollar: Lexington, two * ? ^-ii \r t dollars: ^sewoerry. two aonars; :uan- . boro, one dollar; Marion, two dollars: Pickens, one dollar and fifty cents; Richland, one dollar; Spartanburg, one dollar; Saluda, two dollars: Sumter, one dollar; Union, 9ne dollar; Orangeburg, two dollars; Williamsburg, two dollars: York, one dollar, as commutation tax; and all moneys so paid shall be set apart and known as the county road fund: Provided, that such commutation tax be paid for the fiscal year 1890, be tween the first day of March and the first day of April, and hereafter said commutation tax shall be paid by the 31st day of March of the year next af- | ter the fiscal year for which the same j was due. That such persons as have * I paid their commutation road tax snau be exempted from road duty for that fiscal year: Provided that this Act! shall not affect the commutation tax for the year 1S99. In the House it was fully an hour Tuesday before the body could get to work. The bad weather eaused a number to be late, and others were sick with the grip. There was some talk of send? *? ? ? ? ?r\-r> CAma n4v mg tne scr^tj?iiit""ctL~ciiLuo xvi cvmv v* the tardy ones, but they commenced dropping in one by one until at last a quorum was present. Under the head of unfinished business, Mr. Laban Mauldin's bill in relation to fixing the day of adjournment for Feb. 11th was taken up and killed, the motion by Mr. Blease being to postpone discussion until the 11th day of V o rr X WV1 u?.ijr . Mr. Mauldia demanded the aye and nay vote, which resulted as follows/ those voting in the affirmative wishing s to table the bill until Feb. 11th: Yeas?Speaker Gary, Black. "W. D., Blythe,. Bolts. Browning, Colcock, Crumm, Dargan, Davis, Dean, DeBrunl. Dendy, Evans. X. G., Floyd. Gause. Hill, Hoffmeyer. Hopkins. Jackson, Lockwood, Lofton, McCraw. McLauehlin, Mil?y, Montgomery. Nettles, Bichards, Sanders C. R^Sawyer. Sink-ler, Smith G. -Smith Jeremiah. Thomas W. H., Thomas W. J., Ven-T _-jner, Whisonant, Wimberly, Winkler? 9 " 39.^ 1 Nays?Bacot, Bailey, Bell. Bkase. ' Caughman, Efird, Epps, Evans H. H., Q-roliom TTorxlnrao'D FT r?l Its ^ VXCfc-LUASl^ VAXO.i-Ltt.iii, w v , ?? Mann, Manning, Marion, Mauldia. McDill, Moss, Ragsdale E. B., Richardson George W., Xiehirdsan Henry B., Robinson C. E. Robinson R. B. A., Sharpe, Simpkins, SmitL J. L.. Yarn, tWeston, Wingo, Woodward M. B.. Y oung?38. It was necessary to poll the houso to see if a quorum were present, as so little interest was manifested and so few voted on anv uuestion. " Mr. H. H. Evan's bill to prrmit chaingangs to be used in the promotion of the health of a community passad its second reading. The bill read as follows: That on and after the approval of this act the county board of commissioners shall have power and authority, in their discretion, to utilize the county chaingang in whole or in part in any kind of work calculated to promote or conserve public health in the county or in any community thereof, in which sentences of the convicts on such gang were pronounced. Mr. Floyd's bill to regulate the scale of tobacco passed its second reading ill LCI tut; UUUUtiCd Ui VW1CUUVU, " ? Marion, Pickeas and Chesterfield kad been exempted. It applies to the rest of the State. _m Following is the bill: Section 1. That the charges ana expenses of handling and selling leaf tobacco upon the floor of tobacco warehouses in this State shall no4; exceed f -the following schedule of prices, to-wit: For auction fees, fifteen (15) cents on all piles ef one hundred pounds or less and twenty-five (25) cents on all piles of over one hundred pounds and less L than two hundred and fifty pounds; nt fifty (50) cents per pile for piles of two n hundred and fifty pounds or over. For WClgiilJUg auu tcu Viv/ perpile for all piles of less than one hundred pounds: for all piles of over one hundred pounds, at the rate of ten (10) cents per hundred pounds; for commission on the gross sales of leaf tobacco in said warehouses, not to exceed two and one-half per centum. Sec. 2. That tke proprietor of each and every warehouse shall render to each seller of tobacco at his warehouse a bill, plainly stating the amount charged for weighing and hauling, the amounts charged for auction fees, and the commission charged on each sale, and it shall be unlawful for any other charges or fees exceeding those herein named to be made or accepted. Sec. 3. That for each and every violation of the provisions of this act a penalty of ten dollars shall be enforced, and the same may be recovered by any person so offended. Sec. 5. That this act shall go into epfeet immediately upon its approval. -v*_ t v.:n f-;, \ iur. ua.na.ii -uuuiuiu ? uni iui?uicuu the law relating to stealing from the Egjj|?\ fi-ehi passed its second reading. Mr. Maudlin said that this was not tu extend the law. but to simplify the law in order to clarify the statutes*so that'magistrates will have no trouble to construct the law. The bill as adopted reads: ^ l. ^ That a*y landlord renting laud. tenjjv | ant or laborer irking on,shares of-the|^ crop shall take from the field any paft KW . I. H >i the C;'Ops made by ->iiil IBiiant or la- j jijrer without the eouxent of Hie other, j shall be considered a> stealing: 1'roni the ' field, and shall be j finished according ; .1 ? ;e,;nnc <-,f tViic sit'i'tinn .So ! to llic V* . chat said section when amended shall ! read a?* follows: Section 1<>4. Whosoever .shall steal ; from the field any grain, cotton or veg- ! etables, whether severed from the free- | hold or not. shall be deemed guilty of i a misdemeanor, and on conviction j thereof shall be punished by imprison- j ment for not more than five years, or j by a fine of not more than nvc hundred ! dollars: Provided. That any landlord I acntiagland, tenant or laborer working *j n shares of the erop shall take from*'] the field any part of' the crops made by ! said tenant or laborer without the con- i sent of the other, shall be considered I as stealing irom uie uem, anu ?xi<m ut punished according to the provisions of this section. On Thursday Mr. Winkler* bill to regulate the disbursement of money arising from the sale of liquors passed ks third reading after a long light. The bill as it A*as up for discussion was quite different frcm the original as I introduced by Mr. Winkler, which pro- I viced that the schools of the State { should be kept open for five months, j the funds for their support being the j three mill tax supplemented by the dis- | pensary profits. The bill as it passed j provides that all revenue derived from the sale of alcoholic liquors in this State under the dispensary law shall be apportioned among the varioas counties of the State for the benefit of the common schools in proportion to the amount of profits derived from the sale of alcoholic liquors in the respective counties, and all funds not derived from said dispensaiy law not already disbursed shall be apportioned in the same way. A Great Year for Trusts. The St. Paul Pioneer Press contends that the year 1S!)S was one of the most wonderful in the history of this country and tries to sustains the statement with the following bill of particulars: 1. Largest wheat crop except that of 1891. 2. Highest price recorded for wheat except in 18SS. 3. Largest cotton crop. 4. Largest export of breadstuft's. 5. Largest exports of manufactured goods. G. Largest aggregate exports of produce and merchandise. 7. Largest production of iron ore. S. Largest prodution of pig iron. 9. Largest production of coal. 10. Largest production of copper. """ *? * n l 11. Largest production 01 silver incept that of 1892. 12. Largest production of gold. 13. Largest goKJ holdings. 14. Largest per capita circulation of all forms of money. 15. Largest aggregate bank clearings. lb'. Largest aggregate railroad earnings. 17. Largest aggregate sab of bonds. 18. Largest aggregate sales of stocks on New York Stock Exchange sinc-e 1SS2. 19. Smallest number of failures and smallest aggregate liabilities since 1S92. The Pioneer Press should add one more item to its list. Last year was a great year for trusts, but our cocempa-j rary seems to hare overlooked this item. The number of trusts formed last year is put down by the New York Herald at ninety-two. The amount of their common capital stock is $957,907. 00, and of preferred S3S4.79l.900. The largest of these combines are the American Tin Plate company, $30,000.000; Continental Plug Tobacoo Co., $30,000,000; Consolidated Gas Co., New York, $37,000,000; Federal Steel Co.. $100,000,000; Metropolitan Street Railway Co., $40,000,000; Pacific States Telephone Co , $30,000,000; Gaslight and Coke company, of Chicago, $30,000.000: Print Cloth Pool, $50,000,000^ ^United States Biscuit company. SHO,-, #00.000: Writing Paper company, $40,.000.000. If it was not for the formation of these gigantic oppressors of the masses and the existence of the gold standard the array of facts set forth by the Pioneer Press would mean great business activity and prosperity to all who are willing to work. But on account of the existence of these things the prosperity that we hear so much about is confined to the few who compose the trusts or have large capital. One of the items put down in the enumeration is the large cotton crop. We of this section know how much prosperity this large cotton crop brought to the farmers and merchants of the South. The same is the case with many of the other items. Xo doubt 1 - 1 J * i.-L tne trusts prosperea aunag me yasi. year, but the m:tsses did not. The Question of Salary. The"re being a proposition to increase certain salaries in the State of Massachusetts, the Springfield Republican declares it is no time for salary-raising, even though the stock markets are booming. "The great industries and business of Massachusetts, are not finding it easy to increase their rewards above the profitless point of the past five years of depression, and are still /mi f v?w\ n f C of 1 A TV TttMAPfi IUIUIU5 \JUV ^ivuuvto W.W U1V w* which have enabled public officers to make their salaries go further than ever before." Speaking of public salaries and particularly of the governor's recommendation of an increase for the higher State court justices, the I'Dpublicon compiles the following table, showing what compensation is received by the chief justice of the supreme court in each cf the New England States and some of the larger States of the Union. Massachusetts ? 7,500 Maine .. 3,500 New Hampshire 3,500 Vermont 3.000 Rhode Island 5.500 Connecticut 5,000 New York . 12.500 New J ersey 10.000 Pennsylvania 8,500 Maryland 4.800 Georgia 3.000 Louisiana 5.(100 Ohio 4,000 Indiana 4.500 Illinois 7.000 Iowa 4.000 Minnesota 5,0.% Wisconsin 5,000 Missouri 4.500 Texas 4,000 v 1 ? "AO ^eurasKa Kansas '-{.000 Colorado 5.000 California 0,000 The Republican states that ireLcrallr the salary of the chief justice, which is given above, is $300 more than the salaries of other justices on the bench and says that in New York the election is by the people and candidates for the bench have to contribute "liberally to campaign expenses. A New York newspaper estimates that the securities owned by twenty- I seven of the richest men in this coun- j ?ry have been increased in value in tha^j j?um of 000.000 by the recent up ; ward movement in the stock market. STRAIT IS MAD. r The Retiring Congressman Issues i ' I an Address to the People. ASSAILS StNTOR McLAURIN. |' ! f i II Says He Has Been Treacherous to : 1 a His Colleagues and Uncru- j. pulous. Very Warm \ Language. 1 a To the People of South Carolina: r\ Since manifestos, addresses and ex- ji poses are in order in South Carolina, I i ^ ? ?,. * uuvc ucv;uicu cv iia^c <i wva\x w oglj . j The star player in the recent perform- t ance has been writing his own plays. f ?ritising and damuing all others while 1 painting his own part in glowing colors j without regard to tru-th or the interests of any save himself. I have decided it ^ * t . . 1 . . 1 co ue my uutv to Keep quiet no longer while he is allowed weekly to exploit himself and his actions through the leading newspapers of our State. I shall confine myself to a statement of facts that can he fully substantiated by the entire delegation in congress, and, in fact, all who had an opportunity from the inside to observe closely the trend of matters during the last six years. The people of South Carolina have a right to know what is now and what has been going on behind the curtain. And \ when they have learned all the facts f they will not be slow to make up their minds. t The address recently issued by Mr. g W. A. Xeal, it is well known was not ] written by him. He was sick at the \ time and could not judge for himself e what the effects would be. nor how des- j picable it made him appear in the eyes .a r * r Ti. 11 , CM uoui iricuus iiuu iu*b. il \>cn x known that it was written by John L. McLaurin, who hastened down to Columbia from Washington and as hurriedly came away after he had penned this infamous slandor. an instrument of apostacy, and induced Neil, poor, sick fejllow to sign it. Along with other members of ' = South Carolina delegation in consr - . I t have been subjected to the trearli ry aad undermining tactics or the jn-ior senator from our State so long t!. i- I had almost become used to it and -.lid not expect to have anything more t<i say during the short period in which I will remain in public life. But there is such an outrageously false accusation against j the entire delegation in the Xeal-Mc- } Laurin address that I cannot longer re- j main silent. } McLaurin has his commmision as \ senator until 1903, and he may feel ( that he can slander us with impunity, j but I, at least, will not submit in silenco. McLaurin makes Neal charge: s "In iSS'4 I was invited to go to Wasli- < ington to attend a conference. I was ( present in Irby?s committee room when ? it was agreed to make John Gary Evans j governor of SouthCaroliDa. There was < only one mm who raised his voice \ against it in protest. I was a witness ( to the scene when he withdrew in anger , from the conference.'' There was no need for him to go back four years to ( make an occusation of there being a j ring in "Washington at the time which ? was running S?uth Carolina's politics. ( He made poor Xeal sign a falsehood, , knowing ac the time himself that it was \ a falsehood, and his only purpose could ( be to injure the delegation here in the \ eyes of the people. Now. the facts are ] these and I will be sustained in my j Statement by every member who par- ? tt^cipated, as well as l?y Senator Tillman'^ favhowas at the meeting mentioned? he'ffc ^feeing j,oveni?r then: Irby called a meeting of the delegation without let- j ting us know what he wanted with us. \ Tillman, Xeal and Evans were present. As soon as the meeting opened McLaur- 1 in mentioned that Koester, then edit-. x ing The Register, and Bowden, two prominent South Carolinians, then in Washington, ought to be admitted to our council. Irby and McLaurin were ] then not on good terms on account of a e scandal involving McLaurin, of which t I will not speak here, because it is too t nauseating, and they began to quarrel, Irby declaring that he would not havo j anything to do with a Populist, and i before anything was done, or the pur- a pose for which we had been brought to- \ gether mentioned, McLaurin angrily c left the room, saying he would "stand ? by his friends."'* 1 ATotforo Viorrinfr tisenmoi] fills slinnA 1 Latimer. Taibert and m\'self, members \ of the house, also left, and there was a not one word said about running John c Gary Evans for govenor. McLaurin i has become so notorious himself for ^holding conferencesand planuingpoliti- i cal deals, and is by nature such a tricks- i ter and conspirator, that I presume he a feels called upon to charge such things r to others. He was in the "Forty-move- j ment,"' which had for it? object the de- t struction of the Keform party. He ? begged Latimer, Taibert and myself to e !* *>> ? * ? m ft f A f A flia 1 JUXU 1JUUJ iu a. X U^Uiiot luaungow w mv* j people of the State in 1804, saying that a the State was ripe and that the people s would rally behind that banner if we e would join him. He denied this when v he was running for the senate, but I can I prove it by both the gentlemen referred to. He cursed and damned the dispell- t sary law here during the Darlington c riet and wrote the {:Dear, Appclt letter" giving Senator Tillman the "Joab t stab/' yet when Tillman came on here ^ afterwards he went to him and begged i him not to fight him in his congres- 2 sional district for congress, and disclaimed intending anything but friendship for hiir. lie promised Bowden that he would rua for governor in 1S96 ] and encouraged Bowden to run for con- c grcsss. He made Tom Keed believe he t was in sympathy with the Republican ' party and thus obtained his position on ( the ways and means committee above t older and abler members of the house, t He has been, in a way, trying to deliver 1 the goods, ;^nd his tariff speech was a ? part delivery. His fawning around the ? president last summer and declaration i that McKinley was the "most popular ! president since Lincoln ?.nd ought to be t renominated"fey acclamation" i.s another i part. All these things go to prove his 1 absolute unreliability and his unscrupu- i ions ambition, lie is a Democrat only I because lie believes that is the way to i gratify his ambition. \ I would soon and give instance after I instance of his treachery to his colleagues. and of his trickery, but this is ( enough for one installment. Let him ^ dispute what I have said thus far and 1 will give him seme more, and what is * more to the parpos*. let the people know more fully what manner of man t it is thev kn.ve sent to the T'nited c kjutius duuaiu 1U 1'iavv VX V4AV, LAMUA\, Joseph II. Earle. Very respectfully. .a T. J. Strait. Tc Washington. D. C.. Feb. 1. 1S09. PUBLIC PRINTING. Che House Passes a Sensible Bill on j ! the Subject. In the IIou.se on Tuesday of last j veck Mr. 3Ioss" printing bill was the ! irst to come up. It was the occasion j ifiiuitea discussion between Messrs. j ifird and E. B. Ragsdale on one side, j Hid Moss and "Wolfe, in favor of the j >ili. Mr. Moss said that the object of j he bill was to equalize the rates of ad- j ertising. Under the present law. as j ie had learned upon inquiry, there was ! i chance for abuse of the public fund?, j die printer's system of measurements j; s by the inch, and not by the word. Mr. Wolfe, chairman of the comniit CU Uii ]>uun\; pnuLiu^. aaiu cuac cm? >ill proposed was an improvement on he present law. He pointed out deSciencies in the present law. There s no limit to the caption and au unicrupulous printer can make that capion as long as possible. There are :ertain facts in the body of the notice vhich must necessarily be in the cap- j ion. A printer may call each initial a vord and each figure a word. A masgn | loes not count the number of bricks in i l wall, but measures it b} length. Ife 1 :an be forced to count the bricks, but this s unnatural. Brevier type is as small as ;an be conveniently read. Then, too. .he bill provides for it to be "solid,'' i . O 1 1 _ i lot giviDg an opportunity ior pauuiug. | rhe printer is compelled to certify by >ath to the correctness of his bill. The lewspaper men are an honorable body, rhey would not stoop to have an unjust >ill passed. They merely want a uni'orm rate of charges. Messrs. Kfird and Ragsdalc fought ,he bill very hard, but it passed in j * xl 1 4.1. - spite 01 tneir opposition, uccausi; iuv j :Iouse saw that the measure proposed j ras a great improvement on the pres- ! sntlaw. The following is the bill as it j )assed: Section 1. That State and county officials authorized by law to publish adrertisements in the newspapers of the state, including sales of real and perional property by Masters, clerks of Jourts, Judges cf Probate and Sheriffs; stations, notices to creditors and noices of final settlement by execution; idministratois and guardians, and all ciier persons acting in a fiduciary capacity, together with all othei advertisng done by order of any Court, includng service of summons by publication; lotices of election ordered by commis.ioners; reports of county treasurers, supervisors, superintendents of educa.ion; notices of county auditors, proclanations of the executive department; proposals for works and supplies by the leads of department or other officials tuthorized to advertise for competitiv? )ids and all other advertising whatever jy State and county officials shall be jharged at the rate of one dollar per nch for the first insertion, and fifty icnts per inch for each, subsequent insertion; the said advertisements to be set in solicl brovier type, including the jaption and all other parts of the said idvertisements: Provided, that newspapers using other than brevier type sjiall leceive compensation based on W>v?r>r measure: Provided, further, I :hat all accounts rendered for printing shall be under oath that such accounts ire in accordance with the requirements )f this Act: Provided, further, when ;he value of the estate as to which suck idvertisement is made is less than $200 )nly one-have rates hereinafter allowed ;hall be charged or allowed, and when :he value of such estate is less than $100 )nly one-fourth of the rates hereinaf;er allowed shall be charged or allowed: Provided, further, that if the propric;ors or managers of the newspapers in my county shall refuse to insert such idvertisements in their newspapers at ihe rates hereinafter allowed, the same* .hall be posted in at least three public* places in the countv. one of which shall )e at the Court House door. ? ^ r-i-r* if X , -J Section Z. l Hat an Acts ana parts 01 i lets inconsistent with this Act be. and he same are hereby, repealed. February Weather. The following data for the month of February, covering a period of twenty:ight years, have been compiled from he weather bureau records in Charleson. Temperature?Mean or normal tem>erature, 53 degrees. The warmest nonth was that of 1884, with an averse of 65 degrees. The coldest month cas that of 1805, with an average of 41 iegrees. The highest temperature was 50 degrees, on February 18, 1891. The owest temperature was 12 degrees, on ?ebiuary 8, 1895. Average date on rhich first ' 'killing'' frost occurred in --a ^ 0*7 A roro rrn Alt & luiulliu, juvcujuc1 ijt. ui?>gv v>u.vv. : m which last "killing"' frost occurred d spring, March 2. Precipitation (rain and melted snow:) Average for the month, 3.40 inches. Average number of days with 1-100 of .n inch or more, 10. Tho greatest nonthly precipitation wa? 10.45 inches n 1874. The least monthly precipitaiou was 0 51 inches, in 1808. The | ;reatest amount of precipitation recora:d in any twenty-four consecutive lours was 2.70 inches, on February 1(> .nd 17.1884. The greatest amount of | nowfall recorded in any twenty-four . :onsecutive hours (record extending to winter of 1884-85 only) was traced on February 20. 1880. Clouds and Weather?Average nurn>er of clear days, 10; partly cloudy lays, 10; cloudy days, 8. Wind?The prevailing winds have >een from the southwest. 21 perccntum. ["he highest velocity of the wind was 44 i o DUGS, irom Uie iiuruivitot, vn i tuiuai; !7. 1S93. 4c Cotton Makes 43. Prices. Xot o*?ly on Provisions, Clothing, .'""urniture and all the actual ncccssaries >f living, but as well on things apperaining to our enjoyment aud culturc. This is specially true as to Pianos and Organs. Wise Manufacturers realize hat in these close times prices must )e exceedingly low, and they are meetng the emergency. Notice the latest idvertisement of J,udden & Bates southern Mu?ic Ii-iusc, Savannah. <Ja., , n this issue, and write them for their , 'our Cents Prices. This is a wide- , iwake-ncver-jret-left and thoroughly 'eliable house, whose offers always nean just what they say. It costs lothing to write Ludden & Bates for Catalogues, Prices and Easy Install nent Terms, which they send with >ieasur~ Mr. James 31. Smith of Columbia, S. 2. writes: Pear Sir?It eivft* me :reat pleasure to say tnat tne Ultl S'orth State Ointment bought of you las entirely cured me of eczema when syerything I had used previously failed ,o giye any relief. It is a great medi:ine. and I would not be without it in ny house. I use it for almost everyhing. where any medicine is needed,. md have gotten the best of results"; :very time. Respectfully. \ James M. Smith. ! PEACE AT LAST. | j Gen. Gomez Accept the Overtures j of President McKiniey. HE IS NOW OUR ACTIVE ALLY. The Provisions of the Compact Made for the Payment ot the Cuban Soldiers Under Arms. A dispatch from Kcincdios, Cuba, under date of Feb. 2. says: As a result of the conference which Robert P. Porter, the special commissioner of President McKinley, has had with Gen. Gomez. the latter cablcd to President McKinley this afternoon as suring him ot his cooperation m disbanding the Cuban army and in distributing among the Cuban soldiers the S3.OOO.UOO appropriated for the purpose of ennabliog them to return to their homes. Gen. Gomez also telegraphed to Maj. Gen. Brooke saying lie would accept the latter's invitation to go to Habaua. The success of Mr. Porter's mission cimiJifi/ic tV>r> rptiirninc rtf mili e4VWlv ?v, -0 w* * tary Cubans to the pursuits of peace. In view of Gen. Gomez's supposed prior attitude of hostility toward the United States. Mr. Porter came here clothed with absolute authority and the tender of $3,000,000 was practically a verbal ultimatum. Had it not been accepted no more ultimatums would have been made. Mr. Porter made plain the purpose of the government and was gratified at the JLCUU,) icspuuoc; uvuig/.. J.IIU conference took place at the house here occupied by the Cuban general as his headquarters since coming to town. When Mr. Porter arrived here last week he was accompanied by Senor Gonzalo de Quesada, the special commissioner of the Cuban junta at Washington; Capt. Campbell, of General Brooke's staff; Lieut. Hanna, of Gen. Wood's staff, and a correspondent of the Associated Press. The Cuban commander was cordial in greeting Mr. Porter, and opened the interview by referring to the change for the better which had taken place in Cuba since he was last here in September. He also laid stres? on the fact that some people were asking where was Cuba's promised liberty. ."The answer to this." said Mr. Porter. is that Cuba now has commercial and industrial liberty and that President McKinley lias directed me in framing the Cuban tariff to make no discrimination in favor of the United States in the manner that Spain favored herself. Cuba is free today to buy in the cheapest market. People are returning to the pursuits of peace and our military government will give way to the civil government as fast as possible." M ?-? 1 . f 1-. A TV11 vnACA 1U1. l unui diau naiu tuai' uiu pui^vov; of the American government is to lay a firm foundation of stable government for Cuba, to give the Cubans all the liberties they had fought for, and that Gen. Gom?z must remember that and more still. For instance, there are 25,000 or 30.000 Spanish soldiers at Cicnfuegos who have not left Cuba, that we had only been a month on the island and that President McKinley needed and was entitled to the cooperation of all interested in the welfare and future of Cuba and that he needed the cooperation of Gomez above all others. The first problem, Mr. Porter then pointed out, was thedisbandment of the Cuban army and the return of the Cuban soldiers to work. This was the specific mission which had brought Mr. Porter to Remedies and i"h which President McKinley expected Gen. Gomez's axu. The Cubaa commander replied that he was willing to give the aid required, but asked how he could do so. To this Mr. Porter replied that President McKinley would be glad to have him go to Habana and cooperate with Gen. Brooke in disbanding the Cubans and in paying over the $3,000,000 appropriated for that purpose. Gen. Gomez said the amount was too small, but that was not his fault, and he would make it go as far as possible. while likening it to the miracle of the loaves and fishes. "Xo man in history," said Mr. Porter, "has done so much with so small resources as you have done. Hence your cooperation with Gen. Brooke nrill Krinor crnnrl-rocnlf'S " Gen. Gomez especially requested that the money, for which Mr. Porter had orders in his pocket, should be paid over to Gen. Brooke and not to himself, as he did not want the personal responsibility of keeping it. The Cuban general then assured Capt. Campbell of his good feeling toward Gen. Brooke and the formal compact was presented to Gomez by Mr. Porter and was assented to by Gen. Gomez. In brief the compact is as follows: First. The Cuban officers in each province shall assist the American officers in distributing the funds. Second. That these officers shall at once meet at some convenient point and devise how. when and where the payments are to be made and arrange any other details. Third. That the sum paid to cach man shall not be regarded as part payment of salary or wages due for service rendered, but to facilitate the disbandmetit of tlio army, as a relief of suffering and as an aid in getting the people to work. Fourth. The Cubans shall surrender their arms to the Cuban assembly cr to its representatives. Fifth. The committee oiT8istribution shMl use its best endeavors to distribute it among the population, so that al! may secure work. Sixth. That the ?3,000,000 shall be placed subject to the order of Gen. Brooke and that action in the matter shall be immediate. Gen. G.vmez was tendered a public reception this evening and Mr. Porter was among those present. Gen. Gomez made the point in his discussions with Mr. i'orter that the estimate of the amount wanted for the army was not his. but that of the Cuban assembly. It was then that, lie brought in his reference to using the grant like the loaves and fishes. The meeting last night at the Cuban club house took the form of a reception to Mr. Porter and his party. It was ar ranged by Gen. Gomez, the invitations being sent out after the close of the conference. The private theatre of the club was crowded, many handsome and gaily dressed women in the audience giving beauty and color to the scene. American and Cuban flags were the no 1 -Ti3ofi7rr> in tlir> rlcpnratinns. | Sesor de Ouesada made a stirring address, counseling faith in the good intentions of the United States and predicting a glorious future for the Cuban republic. He was literally showered with roses bv the women at the end of nis speech35"^'ivas' ^"ere for 1'rcsident Molvinicy. < mi. tjoiitcz. Mr. j Porter and the 1'nited States. Then < followed other speeches. l>;it <!eu. j Gomez diu not speak. * I MONKEYS AS COTTOJf PICKERS. An Interesting Experiment Eeing j Tried in Mississippi Cotton Fields. Mr. Torn (J. Lane contributes the follow i ug to the Southern Cotton Planters' Journal: Two years ago. at the Yicksburg fair, in the fall of 180(5, as Prof. 8. M. Tracey and Mr. W. W. Mangrum were watching some trained monkeys perform their various tricks Professor Traccy said to Mr. Mangrum: "Assure as you are alive. Mangrum. those montovi i?tn k.-> t-ino-litTn mcl- f>Atl-nn and more cheaply than our Negroes do. and perpetual fame will he the part of the man who tirst tried the experiment." At first Mr. Mangum was inclined to iaugh at the idea, but the more he thought over the matter, and the more he watched the monkeys at their various tricks", the more he became con vinceu mat mere was sometning in it, and the next day as he left the professor at the Carroll hotel, he said: "Well professor. I have been thinking over your suggestion of teaching monkeys to pick cotton, :;nd I am determined to try the thing and see if it will work. They have been taught to do much more difficult things than that-, and I am aiuost sure they can be taught to pick cotton. We can't rely on the Niggers much longer, and next falll am goin? to buy me a dozen monkeys and see what can be done.' The next fall, that is in September of 181^7. Mr. Mangrum hunted up the owner and trainer of ten trained monkeys in New York Pi rt i-? A rr> n 1* a r/\ Viiv, aiiM Liiciivu ai ito i;utn tu buy the monkeys, and to get the services of their trainer who understood the business, and assured Mr. Mangrum that it would the simplest thing imaginable to teach monkeys to pick cotton. These were placed upon one of Mr. Mangum's Mississippi plantations about the middle of September of that year, and the training began. The monkeys belonged to the race known to scientists as Sphagtalis Vulgaris, and the males weigh about 110 pounds and the females about 00 pounds each. Bags were made for each monkey, which would hold aoout z.) ids or seea cotton, and a bag placed over the shoulder of each. It is surprising how rapidly the trainer taught the monkeys to pick cotton. Baskets to hold the cotton were pla ei at the cod of the rows, and one man. over and above the trainer, was necrssary to take the cotton out of the sacks and put it in the baskets. The females proved much better .pickers than the males, for they not only pick cleaner cotton, but they would also pick more of it in a day. In less than o tli a in an cfortftrl of" O. uiuutu at ivi wiiv mvuuvj & ov.*** ?* v the work the}* could pick au average of 150 pounds a day. They pickcd in weather in which Negroes would not pick, and picked cleaner cotton. The cost of picking was much less, and in every way they made much better pickers than the average Xegro. The first experiment, although on a small scale, proved to Mr. Mangrum that mohkeys could be used with great succcss as cotton pickers, so in June of 189S he made an order for 300 monkeys of the same breed, on an exporter of monkeys from Africa, with the understanding that most of them were to be females. About the first of September of this year the new batch of monkeys arrived, and the service of the old trainers was engaged to train this new lot. But this was not such an easy matter as was at first thought, for many of the new monkey's were still wild. But the trainer thoroughly understands his business, having served < * * - - t> ? _ x ior a long nine unaer jjaruum us u?allcr of monkeys. Finally with the aid of the ten old monkeys, who were of great assistance, and a great deal of punishment and rewarding, the gang were pretty well trained by the middle of October. I have watched this experiment with greater interest than I have watched any new things in years. I have kept in constant correspondence with Mr. Mangrum about this matter and about the middle of November I visited his plantation near Smedes to see the monkeys at their work. I must admit that it was a glorious sight to see, and one that did my heart good. The rows were filled with monkeys, each one with her little cotton sack around her neck, picking quietly and orderly, and without any rush or confusion. When they got their sacks full they would ran to the end of the row. where a man was stationed to empty them into the cotton baskets, when they would hurry back to their work, and the monkeys seemed actually to enjoy picking. Killed Each Other. Bob Marks, a noted ?porting character and tvpical deadshot Texan, was .Tolin I iviiiuii aii a uu\;t nut juuj v v?*m W. Bennett, proprietor of a saloon and gambling house at San Antanio. Tex. Marks had been drinking and announced as he left his own saloon that he was going to die with his boots on. He entered the Silver King saloon and threatened to shoot out the lights. Words were passed and revolvers were drawn. Marks emptied the five chambers of his revolver, shooting Bennett through the abdomen. Stretched on the floor, mortally wounded. Bennett fired tliree shots at Marks, killing him instantly. Bennett died Thursday. No Additional Judges In the House Thursday. 31 r. Moss' bill providing for two additional circuits brought forth much debate. The author contended that he was rot actuated by personal interest and that the arrangement would not displace any of the present judges. Before the war there were ten judges and they certainI3 are needed now. The scheme would cost $10,000 but it would save *40.000. Many members engaged in the debate, discussing the cost and necessity of the bill. On a vote being taken the bill was killed. We agree wit'i the Masion Star that '"United States senators should be elected by the popular vote instead of leaving it to the legislatures of the several States. A i;:an clectcd to the senate in this way would be directly responsible to the people for his conduct while in Washington, and would be made to feel that he was sent there by the people. It is wrong for a legislature to have powers that could properly be given to the people." A Xe\v York man who had the grip for four years in succession escaped it this year because he kept his feet dry atlu now icci* auru mat mc uisw.'t u contracted through the f'eet. And right on top of this another fellow comes along and says that he had grip five years in succession, and wears two wooden legs. This seems to knock the feet from under the foot theory, but as a rule it is a good thing to keep the feet warm. The Richmond Times thinks that j "before Kagan gets through eating the nf nrnw in front of him. he will I think that embalmed beef is angel's food." f / sags r-w-? ** ii * ~ama ! FIGHTINC BEGINS. ! ! Battle at Manila Between Our Troops and Filipinos. TWENTY AMERIGANS KILLED. The Battle Began Saturday Night and Was Resumed Sunday Morning by a Genera! Advance of the Americans. A dispatch from Manila says the long pv: iA<>r r>rl mntnre between the Aroeri cans and the Filipinos has come at last. The former are now engaged in solving the Philippine problem with the utmost expedition possible. The clash came at 8:40 Saturday evening, when three daring Filipinos darted past the Nebraska regiment's pickets at Santa Mesa, but retired when challenged. They repeated the experiment without drawing the sentries' fire. But the last time Corporal Greely challenged the Filipinos and then fired, killing one of them and wounding another. Almost immediately afterward the Filipino line, from Caloocan to Santa Mesa, commenced a fusilade which was ineffectual. The Nebraska. Montana and North Dakota outposts replied vigorousty and held their ground until reinforcements arrived. The Filipinos in the meantime concentrated at three points. Caloocan, Gagalangin and Santa Mesa. At about 1 o'clock the Filipinos opened a hot fire from all three places simultaneously. This was supplemented by the fire of two siege guns at Balik-Balik, and by advancing their skirmishers -j.it n._j Ti? lit i'uqcu ui1u i aiiUilUilLI. jliic T.mtuicans responded with a terrific fire, but owing to the darkness tliev were unable 1 to determine the effect. The Third artillery also did good work on the ex- ' treme left. The engagement lasted over an hour. The Uuited States cruiser Charleston and the gunboat Concord, stationed off Malabona, opened tire from their secondary batteries on ffio 17?lininnc' rmcifinn ot kept it up vigorously. At 2:45 there was another fusilade along the entire line, and the United States sea-going monitor Monadnock opened lire on the enemy from off Malate. With daylight the Americans , advanced. The California and Washington regiments made a splendid charge and drove the Filipinos from the villages of Paco and Santa Mesa. The Nebraska regiment also distinguished itself, capturing several prisoners and one howitzer and a very strong position at. the reservoir, which is connected with the waterworks. The Kansas and Dakota regiments compelled the enemy's right flank to retire to Caloocan. There was intermittent firing at vari ous points all day long, xne losses 01 of the Filipinos cannot be estimated at present, btft they are known to be considerable. The American losses are estimated at 20 men killed and 125 wounded. The Ygorrotes. ar/aed with brtws and arrows, made a very determined stand in the face of a hot artillery fire and left many dead on the field. Several attempts wen. made in this city Sunday evening to assassinate American officers. SAVAGE AND FEROCIOUS. The Devil Dancers at Ceylon and Tfcolr jxystenous ays. The real Singhalese devil dancers in Ceylon are ferocious and savage fellows. Their dances are revolting and horrible. But their profession is popular and affords a royal living for the men who go into it. There is a superstition among the Singhalese that when a man falls sick he is supposed to be afflicted by the deviL In order to rid liim of the disease the devil dancers are called in to propitiate the demon. Two or more of them go by night to the sick man's house, in front of which a smaii. square inclosure, about six feet high, lias been made of grasses and palm leaves. Tbis answers the purpose of the green room at a theatre. The men appear at first without masks ,and with long yellow grass streamers hanging from their beads and waists. The only light cast on the scene is by torches made of sticks, roinid which pieces of cloth are wrapped, dipped in oil. To the music of a tam-tam, kept up on one note, the dancers sing a pecu.iar, wild funeral dirge, in which the spectators often join. The dancers begin by slowly moving ol?/\n+- tlin fin-lit iVint 5ind bringing rue loft up to it, and appear as if they were searching for something. during which the singing sounds like crying. They are then asking the devil to appear. There are twenty-four different sorts of devils, and. after the first part, the dancers are constantly changing their clothes 10 represent the entire species: some wear masks, some don jaws ~nd terrible teeth reaching to the ears. Tne jaws open and close in a very realistic manner. A dance .nsts over two nights, as the whole twenty-four devils have all to be personated before the particular demon who is afflicting Uie sick man is pitched on. When he gives signs of his presence tlie dancers go into a sort of frenzy, which increases as he takes possession of them; tue tam-tam beats faster nnu faster, the chanting grows into yells, the mc-n whirl and stamp and the bells on their ankles jingle and clash. At this stage the .dancers appear to be looking for some object to give the devil in sacrifice, and into which lie may pass. A chicken is usually offered by the friend of the sick man. and this unfortunate bird is seized upon, twisted and tormented and bitten between the false teeth, until tho dancers, worn out. move slower and slower, and the chicken sinks into a sort of trance, which is the sijrn tnat tho devil has accepted the sacrifice, and is willing to pass from the man into the bird. IMiiiilMiiia From Maker Direct to Purchaser, Si -r?2^ * H IA fjrOOCl | m -k s.ga&iO ^ n if'"SfeSS^jill A Poor Piano f| ^5, wiillastafew??! 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