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ft " : . ' \ K LI V ~f " WINNSBORO. S. C., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1899. NO. 17 J pP? GOLD STANDARD. " Synopsi* ^ Bill Prepared for Re.-alican Caucus. CURRENCY MEASURES. ? * An Admission of the Illegality of Cleveland's Bond System Seeks fo Enact Single Standard. \ \ r?f the bill snd report pre pared bj the Republican committee, wLioh met at Atlantic City last spring, were maiiei Tuesday evening to ' the* * Republican members of the house. The wurpose of the bill is to remove any doubt that may exist as to the ^ character of the standard. It contains a number of distinct propositions. 1. The standard unit of value shall be the gold dollar. 2. United States bonds, United Sutes sotes and treasury notes shall be paid in gold, and all other public and private obligations shall be paid in conformity with the standard. 3. The establishment of a division of issue and redemption in the treasury to sejaa&te the note issue from the fiscal operations of the del artment and the creation of a gold reserve equal to 25 per cent, of the outstanding United States notes and treasury notes. 4. The sale of three per cent, gold bonds to maintain the gold reserve. 5. Gold coin may be exchanged for any other money, when necessary to maintain the parity, and United States notes and treasury notes redeemed in gold shall not be disbursed except in exchange for gold. 6. Subsidiary silver may be coined from any silver bullion purchased % under the act of July 14, 1890, and treasuay notes equal to the cost of the bullion contained in such coin shall be cancelled. 7. AJ1 worn uncurrent subsidiary jp... silver coin may be recoined. 8. Silver certificates shall be limited 9. National banks may issue circulation to the bar value of the bonds deposited by them. in denomifiations o? $1, $2 and $5. 10. The tax on national bank circulation is repealed and a tax of one fifth of 1 per cent, per annum is placed on the franchise of the banks as measured by their capital, surplus, and undivided profits. 11. National banks may be organized with & capital of $25,000 in town3 oi 2,000 inhabitants, Ivill Vionn nrn. xne report ou iub um u<*3 u?u y**, ^ pared by Representative Overstreet of Indiauapolis, who introduced the original bill of the monetry commission in 1898. 0?erstreet frankly admits that the committee "did Dot coosiderthe ? general subject of banking, nbr -ditr it seek to arrange . complete scheme of fioaDce, but confined its reocmmendations to those subjects of most pre>sing ^L^demand, ase\iuccced by tbe pltd^es of the Republican party and the general policy of the admiuistra!ion.:' ^ It was felt, the report declares, "that . V. ? roik!i/> it. hv B Ht-rCU^LJJCUiiJJ, lu\> fuv.lv V? the removal of ail doubt concernirg the policy and practice of the governmeat relative to the unit uf value, is of H^^aramount importance. '7 report contiiines: "When the ^^JH^HHvard shall be permanently estab and all doubt of its stability re, the parity of all our money will recognized, ana the kind of HHH|^ftin which payments shall be j^^^MH^BI^^^irely, if ever be the ^^Yhen certainty shall take feubt, and the integrity of Ks fixed as the honor of Hhe national debt can be BHHBHHBSded and at lower interests loans negotiated witft ease HHH|mPbetter terms thau ever before. IHi^^^^The rapid development of American trade makis it imperative that the standard of value in which settlements are made shall be the best known to the highest civilization. Recent ^ - events, shaped by causes beyond control, bearing obligations which national honor requires shall be courageously discharged, open new fields for American statesmanship. Channels o. trade yet unknown to American en' erpr.'ses It and avenues of commerce yet to welcome American products, will surely result. Such conditions emphasize the necessity for a standard of value which shall remain firm throughout the vicissitudes of competive trade.'' The fact is pointed out that the treas- l r?rv at the hearinnine of October had a | net gold reserve of more than $250,000,- j 000; that there is more gold ia the J United States now thaD ever before, aDd that the present conditions are > - most favorable, and the time most opportune for the clear and unequivocal adoption of the gold standard. If, mider all existing conditions, the States shalK-jlearly, by law, /"" adopt the gold standard, it will pass to J the new condition with even less friction than was experienced by the redemption of specie payment. The mechanism of the new div" ion nf issue and redemption is explained, and it is declared that tha different ?? funds referred to in that division as they stood on September last, are as follows: 1. Gold coin and bullion, represented by outstanding gold certificates, $135,501,119. 2. United States notes, represented by outstanding currency certificates, jjgfo $16,100,000. ~ Ml. 6. Oliver aoiiars. repre&tjiiitu u.v vui-standing silver certificates, $405,197.504. 4. Silver bullion, represented by outstanding treasury notes, $91,167,280. 5. Guld coin and bullion, equal to one fourth of the Uuited States notes ($346 681,016) and treasury notes ($91,167.280) outstanding, $109,462,1)74. onnmrtrofD tVi A JL lie UI 3L 1UU1 IICOIS CUUUiviuit, V?V special deposits dedicated to specific payments. As these obligations are met, the deposits are correspondingly reduced. The scope and purposes of the provisions for maintaining the standard by the sale of bonds and the exchange of * money are thus set forth b 'lr. Oversireet: "Tn aVisonrv r>f n law r>rr>vidin? protection to the gold rererve, it is al^ ways subject to encrochment in expenditures^ meet the general expenses of the government. Wherever such encroachment ears probably, a fear has arisen thai the government may not be able to meet its demanded obligation?, and a run upon the reserve for the redemption of the demand notes has followed. This situation is responsible fnr the so called endless chain. By seperating the reserve fund from the general fund and prohibiting its use except for redemption of United States notes and treasury notes, the dangers to which it has been so greatly sub jected will be removed. These demand notes are being redeemed in gold now, and always have been, and no additional Knr^An is imrospd uDon the Eovern dent. It is sought to simplify and legalize the practice and create a division in the treasury where the whole business of issuing and redeeiuitg notes may be transacted, a^d to establish complete confidence in^the redemption of our demand obligations. Section 4 of the bill seeks to provide a complete safeguard to guarantee the permanent maintenance of the gold standard, bv authorizing tho secretary of the treasury whenever it is accessary for such maintenance issue arjd sell bonds of the United States, payable in gold coin, and for the exchange of gold for any other money issued or coined by the United States, when the secretary of the treasury deems such change necessary in order to maintain the parity and equal value of all the uiu^?y of the United States. A aUEES CASE. Disguised as a Mail One Woman Wins Another. The case of Ellis Glenn, long a society favorite at Litchfield, 111., but recently convicted of forgery and then found to be a woman, proves to be much more remarkable than Sr?t reported. As there is do ward fur fouiale convicts at Chester, 'he sheriff will take his prisoner to Jv-ilet. Glenn's- career is a reiuarkab'e nne. "He" reached LitchfHo three years ago. Whence k:he"' came no "Due knows. "He" dressed stylishly, courted like a prince and speedily became a so/?Wtt fornriro seemed such a very Dice chap that all the girls fell in love with "him." Early last spring "be" went to Butler, a town near Litchfield, to represent a business concern. "He" secured quarters at the home of James Duke, a wealthy citizen, aod soon won the heart of Ella Duke, the belle of Butler. They became engaged. . In April Glenn opened negotiations for the purchase of property in Litchfield and offered in payment a note for $4,000 signed by John and Durjcan McLean, farmers living near Hill&boro. Investigation showed the note a forgery, and Glenn was arrested and held to answer to the ^November grand jury. James Duke furnished a bond f->r the prisoner's appearance aud "he"' returned to the Duke hous^ho-d. The wedding of Glenn and ?!ia Duke was fixed for October 18th, but two days before that date the h-ver disappeared. Miss Duke, the duped fiance of Glenc. deeply feels the unpleasant notoriety the affair has caused her. She said: ''I met Grleon in 1S9S. He called frequently, proposed and was accepted. I never once suspected that he was not a man. "I don't know whether to take any stock in the story about his twiu brother, the impersonation and all that. It was a cruel deception that wa= nrac deed on me. I feel sure that the person under arrest is the one 1 met first, who courted me, and who afterwards proved to be a woman. "I don't think I oould be intimately acquainted with a person so long as not to know him ?r distinguish him from even the most perfect twin brother ever born. '"It is terrible." Must Fight the Trusts. United States Senator "William E. Chandler, Republican, and ex-Governor Cbarles A. Busiel and others today issued an address to the Republicans pi' New Hampshire inviting co-operation ;n opposing what is termed ''the railroad power"' in the state and in suppressing evils arising from industrial combined and advocated election laws. T~ 1 ' 11 -C x i.. unaer ine neaa 01 trusts mc suuiwb advocated the universal application in the state and nation of the people of unrestricted competition which is the life of trade and the basis of all prosperity in society, and the election of members of legislature and of congress who will enforce this principle. "The convention will readily enough denounce trusts and declare for competition. The danger is that the cause will be betrayed by representatives and senators in .he state legislatures ana in xne nauonai congress; so that extraordinary pains must be taken by the peoo\s to stand against fuch betrayals.' The address says: "The undersigned believe that the neglect by Republicans generally to pursue earnestly and in good faith the objects named, Y7ill endanger Republican ascendance in state and national victory io 1900 will be achieved.'' His Eyes Burnt O'lt. A remarkable instance of barbarity, within two hours' journey of Tangier, is reported, which shows Low matters still go in Morocco to-day. At the duar of Charitin a man stele a donkey and sola it for seven pesetas?less than ?1 2n On his return home he was taken before the chief of the duar, who gave the thief's relations leave to punish him as they thought best. There and then, in the presence of the neighbors, the man was tied to a tree and his eyes were burned out with a red-hot iron. The wretches took their victim to the Basha of Tangier, who, instead of giving them their deserts, consigned the injured man to the vi!e dungeon at the Ivasbah, from v>hich he was only re eased on tns motncr s intercession. Aguinaido's Mother. A dispatch from Manila says Aguinalco's mother has irnved there and has been given shelter by Senor Legarce, a prominent amigo. who was secretary of the treasury before the outbreak, and who resigned when it came. It seems that Buet* camino's party took refuge in u bandit village, which had offered Aguinaldo an asylum, intendir g to sell inm to the Americans. The bandits assassinated haif of Buencamino's guard and proposed to keep Aguinaldo's mother for lansom. A CLOSE CALL. Thirty-First Infantry Narrowly Escapes Drowning. KEPT AFLOAT BY HARD WORK The Engines Poor and Ship Struct Bad Weather, Officers and Men Suffer and Toil Together. A dispacth from Maaila 3ays the transport Manauense with Lieut. Col. Webb-Hayes and three companies of the Tiiirty-first infantry on board has arrived there. She narrowiy escaped disaster. The officers- and solders were for 12 days bailiDg with buckets. The steamer was unstaworthv, undermanned and short of provisions Her engines broke down and she rolled three days iu a typhoon. When the >lanauen?e anchored in ! t ; OO J i1 iiiaou* Day mis morning, oo ua.vs iiouu San Francisco, there were several feet of water ia her bold, and 400 grimy, greasy, hungry, exhausted soldiers and sailors had been passing buckets of water since Xov. 17th, nigbcand day. First Assistant EngiLeer Dunleavy was ULd.r arrest and, accoidkg to Col. j Wcbb Bayes' official report, the chief cbgiceer would also have been under arrest if there had been any one to replace him. The colonel's report also declares that the. captain of the vessel toii him that the only thing which bronght thi-m thruUii!x .vas the fact that the men were greenhorns and failed to reoLze tiu-ir danger, while experienced seamen wmiiri hav? rift.sertcd theshiu and taken to tfie boa' > iu mid-ocean. Th?i Mdiiaueuj-e is a chartered ship ilyiog the British fla^. She belongs to <x tirm of which Seaaior Pcrkitid of San Fiaucisco is alleged to be a juiiior member. The officers say the iirin bought her for $45,000 a^d they claitu efforts were made to sell her to the .government for $150,000. Sne started from San Francisco accompanied by the transport Pekic, which carried the remainder of the regiment and encountered heavy seas to Honolulu with/ ?nf o/voriont- Arrpr Rf.flrtincr it de vcloped that she was undermanned and soldiers had to be detailed to act as firemen, coal passers and waiters and to do other work. Before reaching Honolulu the crew concluded that the ship was not safe and the majority agreed to desert. Though they were closely watched, many of the crew succeeded in getting away, and the Man j auense left Honolulu with less than half her crew. The captain of the transport on Nov. 17th, told Col. Hayes that the ? <-* ^ rr r? I oO L- o r?/3 O n 7nT*?>C Jia-a a. > V.C*IK uuu ?U*VW ligation resulted in fiiidiQg several feet of water in toe? We. Th?~f> tea mp u ops were tried bat failtdto work, and there wore no hand pumps on board. However, 46 buckets were found, others were improvised, and the soldiers not emplojed iu working the ship were organized into five shifts and, stripped and forming lines, they began bailiag, the officers working with the men, pass ing the buckets, which were sent up to the deck by a windlass. The longest time a shift could stand was two hours, and, often, the period was not longer than half an hour. The bailing cdq tinued until the ship anchored here. The same day the leak was discovered the machinery collapsed, and the electric lighting plant and evaporatiog, distilling and refrigerating apparatus failed to work. There were ls lamps and the few candles found were exhausted after a few days. During the last week of the passage the Manauense was in utter darkness at night. She had been rolling in heavy seas all the way, but Nov. 22d she encountered a typhoon and pitched and tossed alarmingly. The Fekin became separated from the Manauense in the storm. The water rose rapidly and the bailing fyrce was doubled. Bat the buckets were gradually smashed, and barrels and boxes were substituted for them, the men working in darkness, planks and "pieces of iron shafting being violently washed among them. The firemen could only feed the fires by being lifted on the shoulders ofQthe other man water waist deeo. a- " The typhoon lasted two days and a half, and in the midst of it the engines stopped. The officers then held a council ana found that there wer? 420 persons on board with life boat accommodations for 213. In the meantime the men below, ignorant of their extreme peril, were passing buckets and singing "What the hell do we care," while the ship rolled helpless on the ocean, with hatches closed. The heat was intense until the typhoon passed, and then the Fekin, which had retraced her course about 70 miles, came alongside the Manauense which was rolling so heavily that the ? ? "? U - -L 1 11 soldiers in tne noia couiu, ac ea.cn run see the PekiD through the hatches overhead. Mr. James S. Pettit, commander of the Thirty-first volunteer regiment, ordered theManauense to proceed to Guam and await relief but the captain of the Manauense declined, the officers say, because the government was renting t'ae ship for $500 per day. Throughout the remainder of the voj age the engines of the Manauense failed frequently and the ship would roll for a few hours while the engines were repairing. Then the steamer would proceed again for a few hours. The meat and vegetables rotted because of the failure of the refrigerators, rrni'A Vi TX7 n . *T*nr K 01 auu Itmvnu v/ ? V* vt**. v* After the storm, the water supplied to the ship at Honolulu had to be used for the boilers and there was little cr none for drinking. In fact, it is asserted that during the last wees of the voyage the men lived almost entirely on whiskey, beer and hardtack. The officers and soldiers were utterly exhausted when they reached Manila. They declare the engineers were grossly incompetent. The officers also say tnat the behavior 01 tne troops vas oeyond praise. For days they worked in the dark, suffocating hold with water up to their shouiders, and planks washing about in a manner dangerous to life and limb. The officers took the lead in bailing and encouraged the men. The captain of the ship promised the men twenty-five cents a day for bailing, but he now proposes to pay them a dollar and a half. The soldicis talk of attaching the ship. The regiment will proceed to Zimboangaoc the Pckiu to garrison several ports oc the island of AT i r> n a n an INTERNAL RSVEXTJE TAXATION. An Increase of One Hundred Million In One Year. Commissioner Georjre W. Wilson, of the internal revenue bureau, in his report to the Secretary of the Treasury of the operation of his office for the fiscal year ended Juue 30, 1899, shows that the rece ipts from all sources aggregated 60T0 < r.TO AT?AH fVlA T\r/i. iP-lO.tatjUI.Jj Uli iUClCil^C UVCl C1AO ceding year of 5102.617,000, an<* an increase of $3,484,573 over the estimate of the commissioner made one year ago. The receipts from the several sources of reveme during the last year, and the iucrease or decrease in each as compared with the year 1893 are given as follows: Spirits $99,283,534, increase $6,736,534 Tobacco $52 493.207, increase $16,262,635. Fermented Fquors $36 644,558, increase $29,129,137. Oleomargarine $1,956,613, iucrease $640,333. Filled cheese $18,023, increase $1,579. Mixed flour $7,040; law not in force last year. Sj eci J taxes not elsewhere enuraera'ed $4,921,953; law not in force on s:u til tan ul last 3 ear. Le^aci?.s <md distributive shares of ptv ouai pro pu-iy $1,235,435. S <tu,p t-i\i> uuuer Sci-elule A, of the War Kcvci 11c Ac, $33,618,081. Mtd.ciLal proprietary articles and preparations required to be stamped under Schedule#, of the Act, $5,219,737. The colJt-eii >r,s b\ districts dirin* the year, where the amount is over $8.G0U,0l)0, include the folto*ing: Two cou'.ti^s >a Virgiijid $^130,409. The total amount expended in thecollcction of revenues curing the last fiscal year was $4,591,754, or 1.03 ptr cent of the colleuiiobs. This percentage of cost is the smallest tint has ever been reached in the history of the bureau. The estimated expf n>es *'or the next fiscal year are S4.877,340, a slight increase over the last year. During the last year oficcrs of the internal revenue seized 2.190 iliicit stills, and in the discharge of their duty one officer was killed and three wounded -Seven hundred and eleven persons were arretted in connection with illicit distilling whij'n the commissioner says is rather on the increase in certain sections of the country. The cooimitsioncr a ntimhnr nf y m#>nrlrnATlts to exi-jtjng laws. A Fiendish ActA most fiendish deed is reported from Reevesville. The fiendish act was committed by a negro girl, who is said to be only fc'cven\ ears of age. It seems that the girl nur=ed for Mr. J. M. Berry, of tiift ahovg^ jilacc. Mrs. "Berry placed Ler icitanit cnild", nine months of age, on ihe floor in the dining room and gave the little follow some playthings to amuse himself with, while the nurse was engaged in washing up the dishes. Mrs. Berry returned to her room and in - i- ..c? 1 u?A H mvv tuiuutus itiLCi vyaiu uuaiu a suc&u from her child. She rushed to the diniug room aud saw her babe in convulsive agony, but did not know what was the matter with him. She caught her child up hastily and, calling in a neighbor from across the street, a hasty examination was made, resulting iu the discovery that the child *as suffering from concentrated lye. Dr. Johnson was called in and did everything possibie to alleviate the sufferings of the little oue. The girl denied giving the child lye, but a spoon and a box of lye was found go the table where she was washing the dishes, and the spoon on bciug examined by Dr. Johnson still contaiaed a small Quantity of lye. The girl lived only a short distance from town and she wanted to go home on Sunday, but Mrs. Berry did not want her to go, as she spent the Sunday before with her parents. It is supposed tnat the little <;fiend'' took revenge by giving the child concen trated lye. The child is in a very dangereus condition from the effects of the lye and no one can yet tell what will be the consequences. An example should be nude of this, cruel monster. > Wants Money Returned. Governor McSweeney has addressed a letter to the governor of each southern stare, expecting unanimous support in his proposition. He says: "Your attention is invited to the fact that there now remains in the treasury of the United States in the neighborhood of $11,000,000 arising from the sale of cotton seized by the fo:ces of the United States, and its treasury agents, during the period of the war and during a few years thereafter. This mon?y belongs to citizens of the southern * 1 states, wnose property was seized, shipped to Xew York city to the collector of customs and by him Fold and sent to th? treasury of the United States. It will be observed that this is not requesting from the government of the United States any appropriation of its funds for the purpose of payirag these demands, but is simply requesting it to do justice to certain of its citizens by returning them moneys belonging to them now in its treasury, long withheld from them wrongfully. I take che liberty of suggesting toyoutnat you join with iue in a request to your congressional delegation that they unite with delegations from other southern states in an effort to secure for your people this measure of relief which, in this era of good 1'eeliDg and reunion, it would seem the congress ef the United States would make haste to accord." Death of a Hero. Ihe first section of the train bearing i rr ?1 1116 leodcssui; vuiulilccis udiiuni; tocaped a bad accident near Wier, on its way through Texas. Section Foreman Thomas Collins, by sacrificing his own life, prevented it. The section gang was on the track with a hand-car and did not discover the approaching special ---i -1? ~ Th? UQIH it was a.iuju3L upuu iucu. xuv crew fled, but Collins pluckily tried to get the hand car out of the way that a wreck might be avoided and had almost succeeded wnen tne iraiu sirucs. mm. breaking nearly every bone in bis body and instantly killing him. The hand car had been removed far enough to prevent any gieafc damage being done. GOVERNOR'S PARTY" Very Pleasantly Entertained in the City by ihe Sea. 1 REVIEWED THE MILITIA. His Excellency Given a Morning at the Isle of Palms. Lun cheon Thursday and Banquet Thursday Night. Charleston observed Thanksgiving i Day in a more elaborate form than ] usual Thursday, because of the visit of j Governor McSweeney and staff and , party to Charleston to attend the an- , nuai review of the militia, which had been deferred from last February. WTir^ fliic a-vnortfirvn flua oT7 TPOQ AVt- ^ TV IVU bllic VtAvv^ btvUt tuw ?T vw served as usual. The weather was cool, ' pleasant and exhilarating and a mor"s 1 beautiful day could not have been pro- ^ vided by the weather bureau. All the ! Federal, State and municipal buildings and offices were closed, as were the ' banks and commercial exchanges, and j the streets bore a holiday appearai.ce. , A large number of people left the city on hunts or pleasure bent to the suburban resorts and the Isle of Palms. 37: e main attraction of the day was c the inspection and review of the militia j in the afternoon and the inoidental celebration in honor of Governor Me- , {vvveeuey and party. , The battalion of infantry, the artil- < ler* battalion, cavalrv comDanies and " the aaval reserves were inspected and rovitwed by Gov. McSweeney, Gen. FioSd and Col. Frost on Marion square. Tbfil companies' ranks were full, and ?.he.y. presented a handsome and creditn':>k?appearauce. The street parade followed the inspection. There were three bands of music in the procession arid the militia marched like regulars. The; governor and his staff rode at the heii& of the column and were loudly cb? <^ed by the crowds, which lined the streets. At the intersection of Broad anilTiMeeting streets, the governor and slaj. dropped out oi line aua viewea the troops in marching order. The ] marching salute was given. The troops \ were particularly pleased with the com- '' iDg of the governor to Charleston to view them. The governor and party were taken down to the Isle of Palms at 10 o'clock Thursday morning by a party of military officers and citizens, some of whom were accompanied by lady members of ' thcfr families. They were shown all ovtr the famous resort and their visit was made particularly pleasant. The vistors Wv>re out for a good time, and ? they rode in the carousel, Ferris wheel, 1 stp.snlefthase and took in the other i amusements. The music was furnished j by the First artillery band and orches- . tr.\ and the younger members of the pcccy diiiecd-in the elegant pavilion. The weather was too cool for surf bathing. The trip to the seashore was greatly eujojed. A luncheon wa? served at the Charleston hotel, which proved a delightful affair. After the parade Governor McSweeney, Gen. Flojd and Col. Frost attended the annual banquet of the Lafayette artillery. ] Later in the evening the military officers of Charleston entertained the , rramrwnr vffit.li on oT\/VT?tft anH * ?v. O dinner at the Freundschaftsbund hall. The occasion, which was informal iu * the way of there being no set speeches, ' was a memorable event. The menu ? was particularly choice, and it was j served in a faultless style. The hall and table were beautifully decorated j and brilliantly lighted. Although it ' was a military affair, Mayor J. Adger ] Smyth and many prominent citizens nnt wtt.h t.hA militia and a ' number of 'adies were in attendance. The executive party returned to Co- " lumbia Friday morning. Curing Home Raised Pork. In a short time the dying squeal of fattened pork wiil be heard thoughout tiie country districts. Hog-killing times are always good, and little chil- ] trVio ViavA npwr p.nnkpd a "ynfilt" on the hot rocks, or blew up a bladder for Christmas momi.Dg, have never enjoyed the happiest features of young child life. The proper method of cnr- ' ing our meat is not always looked after ' as it should be. Meat should never be ] slaughtered unless there is ice. Dry, ! clear weather, with the thermometer 1 down to freezing point, is a safe period j to kill. The hog should be slit in half and laid out (after sprinkling salt light- ] ly on the joints) the first night. The , next morning the animal heat will have disappeared, and the meat be cold and ' firm for cutting up. After trimming ] alJ the hams and should*-rs close, all the meat to be cured should be well rubbed ' with salt and neatly packed down in a ' box or barrels. After which cover the whole with salt, and if the hogs are ( small let the meat remain down for a period of three weeks, if large hogs, ! four weeks. After taking up, knock i off the salt, and before hanging up, ! sprinkle each piece lightly with pul- J veiized boras, using one pound to about 1 700 pounds of meat. Bugs and flies will never disturb meat on which borax ; has been sprinkled, and it therefore ' keeps nicely for any length of time. Defeat for McKinley. The England ant-Imperialist League i held its annua) meeting in Wesleyan ! hall, Boston, last week at which the : principal speech was made by ex-Gov- : ernor S. Boutwell. Winslow Warren presided. Ex-Governor Boutwell ; roundly scored the McKinley administration for its policy in the Philippines. The point in his address, and it i was all punctuated witn applause, which arou-ed much enthusiasm, was i when he declared that if President Mc- : Kinley is the candidate of the Republican party next year on a platform embodying his present policy he will be as surprised a man on the morning after election as Van Buren was in 1S40, when be thought he was elected, ccViilft hf> had mieived the votes of onlv five states. "1 have used your ".Lite lor the Liiver and Kidneys' with great benefit, and for Dyspepsia or any derangement of the Liver or Kidneys I regard it as being without an equal." James J. Osborne, Attorney at Law, Boliston, Henderson Oo., N. C. KILLED HIS BROTHER. But a Charleston Jury Says He "Was Not Guilty of Murder. A. J. Pittman was tried in Charleston last Wednesday for killing his brother, N. T. Pittman, of G-ourdins, Ucfc. 1<. ihe claim ot self deiense was set up by the defendant. The evidence was all practically a reaffirmation Bf the evidence already printed in the newspapers. The new feature was the testimony of Pittman himself, in which he constructed his story of self defense. He told of his troubles and differences with his brother and that his life had been frequently threatened. He fiDaliy secured the privat3 conference, and, because of the threats previously made, tie had armed himself before meeting the engagement. He said that his orother called him a liar and put his band to his hip pocket, and then it Evas that he drew his pistol and discharged the chambers in quick succession. The small harmless looking pocket knife of the deci'a&ed did not play the part in the iraged> that was jxpected. It was shown that the sni(e had been opened and used, probibly but a minute before the killing, to ;ut a chew of tubacco. A piece of to jauuu ncLo UU tue laUiU ilLIU *1 SU12U1 :rebh piece wa3 found between the :eeth of the deceased. Mr. Legare nade a forcible aud eloquent plea in lefeDse of his client. He laid much smphaais on Pittman's statement that le shot his brother because he thought .hat his own life was in danger. Mr. Legare spoke for only about a half lour. Mr, Legate was followed by Solicitor Jervey, who carefully sifted ;he evidence and argued eloquently for -he conviction of the prisoner. Judge jrage's charge was clear, impartial and :omprehonsive. He urged the jury to i? 11_ " L z"L . 1J I L * sareiuiiy weign iue eviutcce auu unug .a a verdici in accordance with the 'acts. The jury retired and in less than m hour a verdict of not guilty was re;urned. The verdict was a complete surprise to aluiobt every man in the jourt rooiu, and it was thought that .he best tbat i'ittman could hope for would be a mistrial, and the announcement of the verdict almost took the jreath from the large crowd in the -oom. Pittman was congratulated by i few acquaintances. After exchanging i few Words and shaking hands with iio counsel, Pittman left the court louse by the front entrance, followed iv a larce number of the curious. ' *! O * HARD ON GEORGIA LAWYERS5ov. Candler Gives Them a Severe Roasting. Gov. Candler, of Georgia, in a message to the Legislature recommending egislation looking to the protection of iveak -financial concerns, which are !orced in"a Court by a certain class of awyers, took occasion to score "barra;ors and shysters," whose methods, he Wlarprl haH ''hrnnc'if; nnrif>f>pssarv *uin upon many railroads, factories, and nercantile corporatio&s. The grand iury of Fulton County, (Atlanta,) ecentiy made a set of presentments in ;he matter, and asked that a law be enacted compelling persons to give a )ond, payable to defendant, in cases where is junctions for receivers are iled and the suit proves unsuccessful. In transmitting these findings to the Legislature Governor Candler said iDiODg other things: "Barratry is a Af il Vtoa tnf kirt tk/l cvu auu ua.i rr xiuiu vug xclo\, ;wo decades assumed proportions which ire alarming and threatening to legitimate business enterprise: Men licensed ;o practice law and their paid agents md coadjutors have in many instances sought unnecessary ruin upon railroads, ?actories, mercantile corporations, irms and individuals, and at the same ;im<> brought reproach upon the honorable profession of the law. Honest, iafe business men and corporations loing legitimate business, buo temporarily embarrassed financially arc jften f-jrcod by conscienceless barrators ai;d shysters into the hands of receivers and are ruined when, if let ilone, they would extricate themselves nav all honest debts and live in com fort. "It is true, too, that -when corporaLions and individuals are wrecked by ;he nefarious methods of these enemies }f society and of the business of the jountry the the creditor usually suffers with the debtor. He most frequently it the end of the litigation gets nothtrxr trTiilo fVio rlohtnr anri his 1U6I '* ?? ? ire reduced to penury, the en tire estate being consumed in Court costs, receivers' salaries and lawyers' fees, rhe Court coast are fixed by statute, but the salaries of receivers, sometimes two or three in number when one should be better, and the fees of the lawyers, frequently a score or more in a single case, are-fixed by the Court on the testimony of other lawyers as to tlie value of the services performed in the zase by their professional brethren. "The result has Deen that exorbitant salaries have been allowed to receivers md often fees out of all proportions to the work don^ have been allowed to the lawyers representing tne various interests involved in tbe suit. ''These evils have assumed such magnitude that they demand a remedy." Will Support Bryan. Informal discussion by members of the executive committee of the .National Silver Republican committee and chairman of the state committees at the meeting held at Chicago Tuesday de reloped as the concensus oi' purpose, adherence to the Bryan Democracy, ''if the right men are nominated." There was no dissent from the opinion that, is the presidential candidate, AVm. J. Bryan would be "the right man.1' Most of the session was devoted to hearing reports on the condition of Silver Re publicanism in the various states. Chairman Charles Towne made an address, in which he inveighed against the "tendency of the McKioley administration towards absolutism." Senator Teller, of Colorado, said that the drift of the Republican party was away from its original principles and that if he had not quit the party in 1896, he would have had ample cause to do so since then. A committee was appointed to report on the best time and places to hold the national convention, the manner of issuing the call and details of practical organizations after the convention. NEWS OF LIEUT. GILLM0RE. Account of Experiences of Captured Men of the Yorktown. A disnatch from Manila savs when ;he landing party from the United States battleship Oregon under Lieut. Commander McCrackin took the town of Yigan, province of South Ilocos, last Sunday they found there an escaped prisoner, A. L. Sonnenshein, who furnished the first authentic account of the experience of Lieut. James C. Gillmore of the United States boat Yorktown, who, with a party of the Yorktown, *aa captured by the insurgents near Baler, on the east coast of T a :i i-l_ 1 jjuzoa iast .apru wniie maong an ex amination cf the river in an armed boat, Mr. Sonnenshein was imprisoned at Abra for a long time with Lieut. Gillmore and seven sailors, but contrived to escape, carrying a concealed note, written in naval cipher, dated Abra, Nov. 19. addressed to "any naval officer" and saying: "You mayhave perfect confidence in anything the bearer says." The note was signed ''Gilmore." According to Mr. Sonnenshein, when Lieut. G-ilmore's launch entered the river from Balor harbor, under the cover of Ensign W. H. Staudley's pun, the lan&Dg party was received with three volleys. Two of the Americans were killed and two mortally wounded. Every man was hit, Lieut. Gilmore receiving a flesh wound in the leg and his foot stuck fast in the mud. u was a choice between surrender ana beinc; slaughtered. Lieut. Gillmore asked the terms of release. The insurgents orouosed that he should procure the delivery of the arms and munitions of the Spanish garrisons, undertaking, if this was accomplished, to send the Spaniards and the Americans to the Yorktown. A sailor of Lieut. Gillmore's party carried this proposition to the garrison. The Spanish commandant replied that it was an insult to Spanish arms, and expelled the sailor, a Spanish soldier firing upon him as he went. The Americans were then bound hand and foot and taken to ?>an isidro, wnere lien. .Luna ordered tiieir execution. They were marched to the plaza, and, in the presence of a great crowd, were aligned to be execur ted. Lieut. Gillmore said: "As an American officer and gentleman I protest against being shot with my hands tied." Aguinaldo interfered and prevented the execution. When Gen. Lawton approached San Isido last June the Americans were removed to Abra, where they were kept confined in cells for two months. Subsequently they were allowed greater liberty, but the report tnat Lieut. Gilmore was given a house and servant is untrue. He had the same quarters as the men and the Americans were given the same allowance as the Spanish prisoners?nve cents a day with which to buy rice and bananas, virtually the only rations. Druggists in Trouble. The Charleston Post says the Drug gists in that city have gctten in serious trouble with Uncle Sam through the sale of malt preparations without having paid the tax prescribed by the revenua act, which went into effect in June, 1S98. Almost every druggist in Charleston has received a notice from Internal Revenue Collector Webster to : trmsmit'to his office before-December 7 I $60 for licenses for two vears and the penalty of $10 for not having taken out the licenses. The notices have come to the druggists as a clap of thunder out of a clear sky. A couple of months ago Special Agent Broadnax visited P.horlojtnn on*! pallor! nr.nn ^ m ctri ?f.<a for their licenses to sell the preparations in question. It appears that this was the first intimation that the druggists had that a license was required. The packages all bore revenue stamps, and it was a rare thing for a purchase to be made without a physician's prescription the druggists aid not think that the revenue act applied to these preparations, which are not used here as beverages. The drueeists exDlained to Broadnax that they were ignorant of the provision of the law and they were led to believe that the government would drop the matter under the circumstances, especially in view of the expressed declaration of the druggists to withdraw the articles from sale, as the demand was so small that the druggists were not justified in paying the tax. Probably a Murder. The body of a white man, about 35 years old, was found Wednesday morning near the crossing of the railroad tracks, five miles west of Jacksonville Fia. It was stripped of all clothing except shirt and shoes and was covered with blood. The head was crushed in and the ground round about was torn up as though a scuffle had occurred. The murdered man has been identified as William Ileynolds. He came here on the Comanche last Monday in search of work. He told a friend that he had relatives at Mount Uarrnel, near JNew Haven, Conn. He had sent his baggage to Fargo, Ga., and started to wain: there. It is said he o^ns property m Tampa. Reynolds's murderer is as yet unknown. Kills His BrotherRoy Jackson, a colored boy, aged 16, was killed Wednesday morning in CoIn ? 1. kwAi'k A? TAWAO iULLLUlU uy HIS Uiuiuci, u auit,o It appears that their mother, Ellie Jackson, was whipping the younger boy, Roy, when James, the elder brother, camc in. There was a dispute about the whipping and the two brothers went out in the stree*, where they had a regular street fight. Roy ran around a tree and James followed him up. It is now said that Roy fired a pistol at T<mv>/\a wrliArfiMnAn Tomfla n n O *J <X LLi XJ J, rutituyvu M rock or brick and struck Roy in the head. Roy died in an hour or two from the effects of the blow. Suicide at Camden* t> ?:__x? l JX. X>. V^UVlXJgluu, 1V1 Mavrant & Jackson of Camden, S. C., comniitted suicide there Tuesday nigh?. He fired five shots, three of them taking effect in his head, reappointment in love was the cause of the deed, which Has the second attempt to take his life, we was a native of Cheraw, in this State, and was 30 years of age. TRAIN ROBBERS Raided the Columbia and Charleston Train Friday Night HELD UP THE MESSENGERS. Secured Seventeen Hundred Dollars, then Stopped Train and Stepped Off Into WoodsSheriff in Pursuit A special dispatch from Branehville to The State says two robbers, supposed to have boarded the train on the Charleston Division of the. Southern Kail way at that place about six o clock inday evening, entered the express car four miles below Branchville, and while one covered the express messenger with a revolver the other secured the money, which, it is said, amounted to about $1,700. After securing the money thev pulled the bell cord, signalling the engineer to stop, and made good their escape before the train came to a standstill. The sheriff of Dorchester county way immediately notified, and is in pursuit of the robbers. This is a very unusual occurrence for this part of the country, and every effort will be made to capture the robbers. HOLD UP TOUR HANDS. A dispatch from Bamberg to The State 3ays a daring robbery occurred on the express train from Columbia for Charleston Friday night just east of Branchville, in which live highwaj men entered the express car between Branchville and Reeyesville with draivn revolvers and demanded that the messenger "hands up and hand over his valuables," which he unhesitatingly d:d. The bounty secured by the robbers is said, to amount to about $2,000, and is principally collections from way stations of the railroad. The robbers, after securing the cash, pulled the bell cord, stopped the train and made good their escape in the thick woods nearby. None of the passengers or train crew knew asvthine of the robberv until it was all over. It i-? supposed the robbers secreted themselves on the platform between the engine and express car at Branchville and entered the- car by smashing in the door as the train left for Charleston, taking Messenger Rhodes completely by surprise, and before hfe could secure his rifle, which hung nearby. It is said a posse is being organized tonight in Georges to pursue and, if possible, capture the gang. It is the first robbery of the ? - i it . i 1 - J - A! c Kma taac p as ever occurrea. in tiiis part of the country. DONE BY A LONE ROBBER. A dispatch from Charleston says an unknown white masked man robbed a Southern Express company car near Branchvilie, S. C., on the .Southern railway Friday night The train had just left the station wheu Messengers Ramsey and Rhodes'were covered with two revolvers held in the hands of the stalwart robber. One messenger was made to stand with his hands over his head and the other wa3 commanded to hand over the money packages in the safe. Seventeen hundred dollars were secured and the robber, after warning the messengers not to put a foot outside of the car until the train had got under headway again, pulled the bell cord <*LLU JUIU^U <-?UL AO C.U.C UAiU oivnvu up. The conductor saw the robber as he escaped alongside the track, bat ' thinking him a tramp signalled th? engineer ahead. When the train got under headway the messengers came out and told their story. The car was a -?""" combination baggage and express car ' and the door had been opened to permit the conductor to reach the baggage section, which was in the forward section of the car. It was on acoount of this fact that the robber was able to -i /\ 1.1. . enter cne car. une or me saies id tue car which escaped the robber's notice contained $8.(H)0. The sheriff of Dorchester with six men and two hounds has been hurried to the scene of the robbery and will take up the chase. A special from Branchville says that two men committed the robbery, but thejnessengers who arrived in Charleston say that there was only one robber. Too Many Chinese. The Charleston City Council has raised the license of the Chinese laundries in that city from $25 to $50, and the almond eyed washee man dont like it. The Post says "the license was raised in response to a petition to the ways and means committee. The Chinese laundries have been multiplying largely in Charleston under the small license rate and as the Chinese are not a desirable class of residents or merchants, the increse of the license will meet with general approval." The Post says a celestial oa iover King street delivered himself of something like this when told of the increase of his license: "Wong an'no just. Chineeman no gibbee trouble lik nigger, an' no poolice 'rest us. We payee always licen an' Melican nigger washee woman no payee licen. Wedoee bus'ness no mind licen. We no leavee Chareeton." Returns to Port With a cargo of dying horses and mules and fifty-five empty stalls, the rinited States transDort Victoria re turned to Seattle Tuesday night, having been forced by an unprecedented stres3 of weather o2 Oape Flattery to turn back from her voyage to the Philippines. Uf the four hundred and ten horses and mules carried by the Victoria, taken on board November 23, fiftyfive vrere literally pounded to death azainst the side3 of their stalls in the storm, and the remaining animals were so badly bruised that the officials of the vessel believe that many cannot be saved. Drowned at Savannah. Tuesday night the tug Weymouth, from Warsaw for Savannah, while in Wilmington river, ran into and sank a row boat containing four persons, one a woman. The woman and one man were picked up. Two men, Isaac Butler and George Brown, were drowned. The row boat, which had no light, was smashed almost into kindling wood. Th? Vtavp not. hpAn TPAnrerwi. I