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'l' x REAM FOR PROTECTIOJ FOR THE COAL AND IRON INDUSTRIE OF THE SOUTH. Ui y> ?? Alabama Protests A caln&t Thune Prodnc Btine Placcd on tho Free L'st?Virgin Farmers Seek rrottction for Their 1*1 tatoes ' .i. j ' Washington, Nov. 16.?A call wi issued this morning for a full meetin of the Democratic members of th Ways and Means Committee to be hel tomorrow, at which it was expecte that the first draft of the new tari bill would be considered. Later in tb day it was decided to p. stpone th iJ ~ niBmhsro r 7 meeuug ui mu mnjv/i ivj ?w.M ? the committee indefinitely. Bourk CoekraaofNew York who had bee 1 telegraphed for, had not arrived, an Lynum of Indiana was unexpected! called out of the city last night. Bot gentlemen may be present tomorro\ but further action will depend upc their movements. Several members of the majorit were kept busy yesterday listeniug i arguments and appeals from interes ed persons aod parties who desired t have their views upon certain matter incorpoiated into the new tariff bil The most important of these were de egations from Alabama and Virginia The former represented the coal am iron interests of that State, and the rvAsfinted to Chairman Wilson and t ' T. < > ? Turner, McMillan, Montgomery an Stephens, who happened to be preset in the room at the time of the call, t? reasofls why, in their opinions, coal an iron ore should not be placed upon th free list. This delegation consisted ( the following gentlemen: F. W. Ai deraon, B. F. Moore, Ross C. Smith, W H. Phillips and ChappeiJ Cory, of tt Commercial Club of Birmingham; 1 G. Bush, president of the Mobile an Birmingham Railway Company; J. f McKleroy, president of the Annisto Land Company, Anniston; Nat Baxte Jr., of Nashvill" presipent of the Tec nessee Coal and Iron Company, locate at Birmingham. Bush and Baxter were spokesme for the delegation. They stated thj they came as business men purely, a * * WTCXr tnougn CD6 6QUro ucir^aiiuu vt v& Democrats 1q political afliliation. Th interests they represented, the commil teemen were informed, amounted t 8125,000,000, and were the means o livelinood of 70,000 men in Alabama . The coal andiron interests of Alabam it was stated fed and clothed more tba one-fifth of the entire population < that Srate, and the comfort and happ nessof this large number of peop] were involved in the question whetbe or not these articles should be put upo the free list Mr. Bush held that men should b loyal to their State and section firs and to the welfare of the whole cour try sitsr. nt> iuo vumw/uiw^ that confronted the committee. H realized, as did ^great number of Den ocrats, that the tariff was a local issu( He hoped that the committee, in chanf log the existing law, would not injui any class of business. Chairman Wilson here informed M Bosh that he might base has argumen on .the premise that it was not the ih ' c tention of the committde to injure an * " * business or industry. Mr. Bush then, continuing, said b realized that revenue for the goven ment must be secured, and most of: * s through the custom house. As ion as a duty on imports was required, b thought it should be divided as near] ? equally as possible?so divided thj each article should bear Its share c ~ the burden. Id this connection h called attention to the criticism whic Knon onhiunfaH f tut3 XVC^UUiiUOUO uuu ouw^tvuvu t for placing so many articles on tt free list, in 1876 the total assesse values in Alabama were about $160 000,000. This was at the beginning < the product on coal and iron. Toda the assessed .values were S260,000,00( The increases were found in the mil eral districts. The development c those industries had greatly benefitte the farmers and improved the marKet for their goods. They wanted to s? the coal and iron trade Drotected. 1 the duty on these articles were n duced, the pay of laborers engaged i , their production would also be reducec If their pay were reduced, it woul drive them to the farms. The iudusti "i - in tie South was still an "infant" an | ^ ; needed the present degree of protei tion. Those engaged in the busines had been encouraged to enter it b legislation. If any one was to blam for the' present request it was thos who made the laws. If the committe was going to experiment, he aske that tbev do it gradually?do it so s r?f -' not to strike tlown a great industr; .. The gentlemen before the commit* e were all business men, and not polit cians. They were Democrats by prit ciple, and certainly did not expect t suffer in the house of 1 heir friend; If they did it was a question as t "how long th*y would kiss the han ~ that smote them." O; mr. easier saia laese ooutnern pr< - - ducts were beginning to find a mark* in the North. He could not see wb would be benefitted by pJaciug thei on the free list, except a few blast fui naces on the coast. At the conclusion of Mr. Baxter' remarkB, Chairman Wilson said th question presented by the delegatio had given tbe committee much auxiet f ?so much, indeed, that they lay awak nights and prayed that they would it jure no one by tbeir action. The Virginia delegation represente Churchland Grange, Norfolk count; " < and was composed of John T. Griflii - Y Joseph T. Duke, Henry E>ni, T. 1 Trotman, W. B. Carney and K. C. Mui ~ , ray. These gentlemen bad an intei view with Chairman Wilson, in whic they urged upon him the necessit' from their point of view, of retainin i in the proposed new tariff measure tb duty of 25 cents a bushel upon potatoe Mr. Murray acted as spokesman, an nrAftanteri farts and'fij'iirps Rhnwrinor extent of the interests involved. H said that this was the only protectio that was afforded to the farmers of tb ? Atlantic coast?at least that portion c it tributary to the Norfolk marke They have to pay protected prices upu articles that they consume, but the ta on potatoes did not, he asserted, rais the price of this great product to tb people. Norfolk, Mr. Murray state< handles about 1,000,000 barrels of pot* toes anpually, and the property intei ests of tihurchland Grange are value at $3,500,000. It was particularly d< sired, he said, to protect the farmer there against the importation of Nov Scotia potatoes, which came in ballas Oii paying but little or no freight, and tb Tfthnr in t.hfllr nporfnpHnn onH - ? - MWW- ? ??V?* f*vv?MVV?VU UUU tilC V Cki U of laid upon them which they ar raised being less than in the Unite States. The producers of potatoes her would be placed at a disadvantage i they were compelled to meet this Cana dian competion. The members of th delegation made no objection to th free importation of Bermuda potatoes for the reason that at the time the came Into tbe market the native pre duct was jiot ready for sale, and there fore would not come directly into cobo petition with the imports from Bermu "~'>s VI da?they are considered as luxuries. L1 The United States Brewers' Association entered a protest with the comS mittee today against an increase of the internal revenue tax on fermented liquors. The internal revenue schedules are so interwoven with the propos;a ed income tax that the question of what shall be done with the one de "* penas largiy upon cne iaie or me omer. If an income tax yielding a revenue of say 350,000,000 per annum be incorporated in the bill, the increase of internal revenue taxat on will be comparatively small. If it be decided not to * levy an income tax, of if the revenues ; therefrom be not considerable, a mate 4 rial increase in the internal revenue jj. schedules may be aafeley anticipated. ie NO APPROPRIATION NEEDEDe >f Annual Report of Clemaon College Xrns:e tees. 4 Columbia, S. C., Nov. 17.?The , fourth annual report of the board of t trustees of Clemson College was issued yesterday. The appropriation amount ed to S50.000; the privilege tax in round numbers amounts to another $50,000, and ?8.996 was received from ;* the land scrip and Clemson bequest, all : of wbich, less tbe costs and expenses of '" the fertilizer department?$8,174?left ' a total net income for the year avail able for college purposes of $100,822. , From this bad to be paid a back indebtedness of ?18,543.32, leaving for d* buildiDg3 and equipments $82,278.68. With this fund the college wascomy pleted. equipped and opened. A list of tbe buildings, among them being the .? chapel and tbe dormitory, wbich has 155 sleeping rooms, tbe dining room. a In dealing with equipments it is said e that the sleeping rooms, dining room, * hails, etc., are heated by steam. Tbe , details of tbe equipment of every de/ pariment of the college are given. * Mention is made of the electric and r, water works plant, as well as the system d' of sewerage. . The board states that the college was " opened on July 6, with 444 students enrolled, representing each county exoept Beaufort. A high compliment is paid ^ to President Craighead and the corps. Tbe report continues: "There are now present and attending the college 425 " students, and 525 more are enrolled as r applicants for admission in February " next, the beginning of the next scholastic year, and this number is being t rapidly added to. It is no doubt satis" factory to the friends of Clemson to see 'f so many young men seeking admission into its walls, but It will be impossible ' to accommodate them all, even though _ the Legislature should make an appro* Dropriatlon and direct an enlargement ?_ of the entire college plant. And yet It ," is humiliating to those who realize in * this demand for a higher and broader q education the future salvation of the State, to see so many young men desiring and seeking an education turned ^ away and denied admission simply for the lack of room. "The board is not prepared to recom* mend that (he entire college plant should be enlarged at this time, It beJ" ing far more Important in their judg ' ment to tnorougmy equip sua orgunizo F* tbe institutiou as it is at present. This will take much time, money and labor, and should be attended to. Alter this t' bas been accomplished tbe question of ( enlargement can then be considered. _ The tnorough and practical education y of which Clemson affords, costing only $104 for ten monihs' schooling, for two . suits of uniform clothing and two caps, i" board,fires,lights, washing and medl* cal attendance, if no- tuition fees are ? charged. ana;$40 in addition when tbey l? are able to pay for tuition, makes it ^ certain that there will be continual f pressing demand for admission to tbese advantages and privileges. l? "It was impossible for the board, In n planning tbe buildings for the several 0 departments to so construct them as ? to exactly meet the demand upon their a capacity. This is particularly true of >? the mechanical ball. * * * This UUllUlUg IB ttibUgCMlCJL tuu DULiail, auu J must be enlarged. * * * Aa it is, of the 424 students now in attendaice, *" 259 have elected and are now pursuing ? the agricultural course, and 165 are d taking the mechanical course as far as :s we are able to give it. !? "Looking to the necessity of enlarg f ingtbe mechanical hall andtheerec s" tion of two additional professors' D houses, the board has made during the latter part of the summer 625,000 brick d all of which are now oq hand and y available for that purpose. d "In this connection it may be inter esting to state that, so far, the State ,s has paid directly from taxation for the ? buildings and equipments at Clemson ie the small.sum of $68,000. 16 "The balance of our income has been ? derived from the tar on fertilizers and d the Federal donations. 13 "Our income for the ensuine year P- will be as follows: ^ "First. The Hatch fund, which can ** oniy be used in conducting the experi1* raent station, $15,000. 0 "Second. The Morrill fund, which 3- can only be used for teaching, 310,000. o "Third. The agricultural land scrip d fund, about 85,600. "To this add the Clemson bequest, about 3400, and the privilege tax. after deducting the expenses of the fertilizer o department, about $40,000, aggregating n $74,600. r- "With these funds the board must run the college during the next schol'3 astic year, and w ith the increased ato tendance, wbich we will certainly have u the money required to enlarge the mey cbanicalhall, etc., is likely we may find 6 rmryftlvpi* in Rtralahffinfi^ financial rnn. t- ditions before tbe close of tbe year. With rigid economy, however, we hope d to get through." Ft Convicts Escape. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 15.?Three white convicts escaped from the State r- penitentiary farm, In the Dutch Fork r* >f Lexington county, about 10 o'clock h this morning. The details of the escape r? are not know at the penltenitenary, g and all the informatloa received was that the three convicts had overpowers. ed Guard Jumper, taken his gun from d him and fled. It is supposed that they were at work on some distant part of e the farm where the guard could not n get assistance. A posse of prision ie guards was at once made up and is now >f in pursuit of the fugitives, who have t. not had much of a start. Some of them Q will probaoly be captured before night, x A reward of $50 each has been offered >e tor their recaptured and circulars will e be sent out everywhere describing J, them. The three men were Riley i- Phillips, Wm.E. Moore and Henr r- Goggans. The letter is the worst of d the trio. He is 88 years old and was 3- sent up from EdgeGeld county Nov. 19 Q 1QQA lov/iann XT/**? >Ia?aU " IOWU, JLWI iciivviij uci couauou uu luaitu a 8,1888, and was recaptured Sep. 17,1893 t, He has dark brown hair, blue eyes, a e light complexion and a scar on his e nose. Phillips was sent up from Lane caster county for larceny of live stock d on the 17th of Oct. 1893. He is 19, years e old, has a scar on the right little finger f and a mole on the left temple near the t- hair. Moore is tweenty years old and e was sent up from York county for e larcny. He was received on July 11, ), 1893. He is six feet and a half inch y high, has dark brown hair, gray eyes, >- and several marks in India Ink on his i- bands and arms. One of his feet is cut i- off between the toe and instep.? i- Journal. A MILLION DOLLAR FIRI SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED AND MAf MORE INJUREDVlaltora to the Y. M. C. A. Booms Had Jump for Tbelr Lives?Terrible Seen Stampede In a Building Caused Bj Crank. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 13.?F broke oat about 7:15 o'clock in t Schamalzned block on Main street, t tween Monroe and Union street?, at before the flames were checked at 9 m? several lives were lost and nearly million dollars worth of property we up io smoke. The exact number i lives lost at this hoar (10:30 p. m) is e known, bu^ a careful estimate pats it four, while four or five persons were i jured, some fatally, in jaoapinpjtrora tl burning building. A Kant a nnnrfpr r>Q?f. 7 nVInr.k r?P pie in the vicinity were startled by tl report of an explos'on and a flash, i an instant the flames were pouring fro the lower floor of the six-story buildii occupied by the Schmalzried Qardwai Company. The second, third, foart and fifth floors were occupied by the ! M. C. A., and it was in this place th the terrible loss of life occurred. The fire started from the explosion a large coal oil lamp near the stairwa and in three minutes the entire front < the building was in flames and all meai of exit cut ofl. There were about f teen people in the library when tl alarm was given. They made a wi rush tor the main street exit only to 1 driven back by the flanfs. Like "a flex of sheep, they rushed in a bunch for tl windows at the rear ot the bnilding, b the flames bad spread so rapidly throry the building that the facings of three the windows were on flre when the reached the rear of the building. Thev stood huddled together at tl window for a moment or two, when tt crowd below yelled "leap, jump f your lives!" One man took the advic jumped and was caught on a telegrai wire but was rescued. He waB follow* a moment later by a comrade, wl aimed for the same wire, but missed and fell to the pavement below. Two other men made the same 8 tempt, but they missed the wire ai went down on top of their comrade, j this juncture the firemen arrived ai ladders were quickly run up to the wt dowB, many were rescued, but befo the others could be saved the flam burned the ladder and the remalnd perished in the burning building. Wh( the fire bells rang, 6,000 people were ihe auditorium listening to Sam Jon? A crank in the gallery yelled fire and panic ensued, tnougn ids nre was a mi away. Several people were hurt. Income Tax Favored. Washington, Nov. 10.?Ten days < a fortnight will probably see the ne Democratic tariff bill given to tl public. The Democratic members the Ways and Means Committee ha5 not yet made their final revision of ai of the schedules, but a number of the are decided upon for all practical pu poses and will not be changed exce] In TKa Inn f\9 a fin lU lliiuvi uuiauo* iuc uunu/ vi a 10 enue tariff will be pretty closely a hered to in dealing with raw materia and partially manufactured goods ai considerable cuts will be made on fii lsbed products. The Democraticjmer bers decided at the outset that th( would accept the declaration of d Chicago platform in regard to the le Islation of the last Congress as the rule of action. That platform d claredthat the party "endorse thee forts made by the Democrats of tl present Congress to modify its mo oppressive features in the direction < free raw materials, and cheaper ma ufactared goods that enter into gene al consumption." There are reasoi for saying, therefore, that the Dem cratic members under this provisio will embody in the bill substantial all the pony tariff bills which pass< the House in the Fifty-second Co: gress, providing separately for fr< wool and reduced duties on woolc Roods, free silver ores, reduced dutii on tin plate, free cotton bagging ai free tin. The threatened deficit in tl revenue will be met by an income ta if some of the Democratic members < the House who are urging the propos tion are to be believed. The pressu has been strong to impose a modera tax on incomes above $2^00, in prefe ence to putting duties back on te coffee or sugar. The exact rate of tt income tax has not been determine but it will apply to all incomes aboi the amount named, with certain allov ances for house rent and for iossi tfi rough fire and other causes. It: calculated that an Immense revem can be derived from a very small ts upon the incomes earned by professioi aland business men throughout tl country, and this will equalize tt disproportionate burden imposed upc the p)or by some of the tariff dutie The adoption of the income tax wl practically settle the question of ii creases in the internal revenue tax c whiskey, beer and tobacco. It is pose ble that a very small increase will t made on whiskey, but the rates on t bacoo will probably be left untouche A Wolfe tn Sheep'a Clothing. Baltimore, Nov. 16,?Rev. Charli M. Bragg, pastor of the Calvary Metl odist Episcopal Church, South, and ML Ianthe Phelps, organist for the churc! have dis appeared, leaving letters sayli that they will not return to Baltlmor The inference is that the parson and o ganist have taken flight together, tt tormer leaving a wife and Ave childrei Mr. Bragg is about 42 years of ag For a number of years he had charge a country newsnaner in West Virerinn bis native State. Ten years ago he ei tered the ministry. He came to Ca vary church in March, 1895, Iron Roi ceverate, W. Ya., succeeding Rev. . W. Grubb. He was a forcible preache and by bis vigorous s;y]e and person popularity attracted large congregation He preached twice last Sunday. Mu Phelps, the miosing organist, is aboi 17 years of age, medium height and goc figure. Richard Phelps, the young girl father, who is a well known commit aion merchant, declines to discuss tl subject of the disappearance of h daughter. "Do you think she has goc with Mr. Bragg?" he was asked. 1 have nothing to say," was his repl; "no statement to make." Mrs. Bras is prostrated with grief. It is statis that she found a letter, carefully seale and addressed to her, lying upon h< husband's desk. Its contents have nc been made public, other than it coi tained the statement that the writer : "a ruined man," adding: "I am goiti away and will not return. Tell tb children E am dead." Trie 10-year-o] son of the absent pastor, when aake where his father was, promptly responde with tears in his eyes: "Papa is dead.: g THE PROPOSED INCOME TAX. A Ravenna of Fifty Millions Dollara Ex - A W pected Therefrom. Washington, Nov. 15.?A revenue of fifty millioo dollars is expected by the Democrats of the ways and means es. committee from the moderate income p tax which ftey propose to incorporate t[ ' a t_in mt. rr 10 Hid Dew revenue uui. xuc raw <ji x the tax will probably be 2 per cent, and tl the exemptions will be high enough to i exclude the great mass of laboring men he aI1(j peopla on small salaries. The limit >e- now under discussion is from $3,51)0 to R id $4,000. A great many statistics have 0 D been prepared by the Treasury experts tl on the iucomes ot the country and the a rates of revenue obtained under different 61 nt plans, and it is believed that a 2 per ci of cent, rate will yield a handsome addition b 10t to the revenue of the government. If 81 . the increase in the revenue shonld prove ^ insufficient, after a year or two, to meet a Qa the demands of the Treasury, the rate t. - *- * 1 .A limit " 10 nilgai UO eilMUWy UJUOUOCU, UL bus ilium Jg of exemption lowered. One of the at- ^ tractions ot the income tax to those 1E members of the committee who are ad- u j? vocatlng It allows changes ia the rate to ti meet the demands of the Treasury, with-1 j m out 'listurbing the industries of the coun^ try, as in the case ot cbaages in the i. h tariff* tc If the income tax is adopted in the ^ form now under consideration, other n changes in the internal revenue laws g( - will not be necessary. There will be tt ? no increase in the bser tax, the whis- C] V key tax, the tax on manufactured to* gl * bacco or the lax on cigars. The ques- ^ lf tion of the duty on sugar is still an open 8( one, but it is not unlikely that a duty will be imposed of about 1 per cenfr.\ 0] *7 per pound on both raw and refined sug- llE are. This will enable the committee to 8] ^ abandon the bounty now paid the Lou- ^ ? isiana and Nebraska growers, without ?j leaving them absolutely without pro tec- jfl % tion against foreign competition, It is jj ? also desired to strike a blow at the sugar 1!( y trust by making the duty on refined sugar , substantially the same as on raw sugar. e] The reciprocity section, which deals 4>AO otvl will . ? W1I01 BUgtUf UiUCOf WH ?UV? WUWWf TVkM ^ ? probably be stricken from the law, bat fc ir without necessarily abrogating the ex* C( , isting reciprocity arrangements with ^ ^ Germany, with Spain regarding Cuba w t and with the South American countries. y( The articles named will remain free ot a] . duty from all countries, unless a small 8( ^ tax is Imposed on sugar, and it is not be* o) . x lieved that the countries now haying re- q -> ciprocity arrangements will desire to ^ abrogate them, because the retaliatory je ' duties against Venezuela, Columbia and Ql Haiti may be abandoned. 8t The treatment ot bitumlnuous coal is h, another open question with the Demo* T crate of the commutee. Coal was on q( lo the free list ui the original draft ot the Bj tariff bill, in accordance wi^n toe pi?age a] , of the Democratic national platform to ? modify the McKinley law in the direction of free raw materials. The protesta from the coal districts of West ^ Virginia. Pennsylvania, Tennessee and M * Alabama has been so strong, however, w ie that some of the members of the com* w 0f mittce are weakening, and may vote to p, 7e retain a small dnty. ' A iy Chairman Wilson hopes to present 0] m the completed bill to the Republican ai r- members of the ways and means com pt mittee by the latter part of next week, a( v- so that they can have their minority re- w d- port ready upon the meeting of Con- tj( is gress in December. He is not in favor 0l ld of a party caucus to pass upon the bill, jj" but believes that it should te fairly con- 8t sidered by the House as presented by ^ the committee. This was the conrae ^ g. with the Mills bill, and no caucuses gc fr were held until debate began, under the C( p. five minute rale, on the separate ached- ^ f. ales. Mr. Wilson believes that the 8t 16 bill will be more symmetrical and con- f0 st sifltent if taken op as it comes from the ^ af eommittee, and that general debate in ^ Q- the House will solve some of the prob- ^ ir" lems which might canse an interminable ^ diacusaion to a party caacos. Ql *n A Sad Death. m ly Augusta, Ga? Nov. 12.?Mr. J. H. J* ^ Blount, ot Tifton, Ga? died at the A< 1- ~ D" ingtou hotel at 9 o'clock last night. He is the young mail who while coming to 'Augusta last Monday to Marry Mies c| ld Annie E. Hatcher on Wednesday, was ?f -e caught in a railroad wreck between Bt x( Atlanta and Macon on the East Ten* P' jf nessfle, Yirginiaand Georgia railroad, il- and was badly mashed internally, and " re while living in bed in a critical condl- ^ te tion was married, Wednesday aiternooh, " r- at the hotel. He died from the effects a, of his injuries. It was a sad death and i0 elicits the sympathies of tbe many friends d, of the young bird 5 who three days after oi 76 her marriage is called upon to wear d the widow's weeds in respect to the jj( [8 memory of her husband. The young Jg WUH OUUWDU UDl H UO UC1VUVU auu UUUJ- y( pj. ing love tor her husband when she mar* ^ Q. ried him on hia death bed in order tbat ^ ie she could, with all propriety, remain by aI ie his bedside, watch over and care for him m m and administer hiB every fant. She is a tfl b! true, pure and noble woman, and her lQ 11 head is bowed down in sorrow, and her m a- heart suffers severa aaguieh over the Cl ,n loss of her husband, whom she faithfully ^ uursed and tried to bring back to good 0I ,e health.?Chronicle. 0j d. tb ? Tha Njival Wonder. ^ Boston, Mass., Nov. 16.?The great ci ? trial ot the United States cruiser Colum- f0 h' bia, for which such extensive prepara- p] bs tiona had been made, was started today p] h, according to programme over the mea* ra ig sured course between Cape Ann and to ?? Cape Porpoise, but before fifteen minutes 8i r- of the hoar's run baa been accomplished jn le Edward S. Uramp was compelled to m Q. abandon the race against time because 6i e. the high wind had blown the buoys and ??] ot marking boats out oi position. If the q a, weather permits, the trial will be made 8e Q* Saturday. In the short run that was tii I- made, the cruiser's speed was at the re i- rate of 22 3 4 knots an hoar. An ofl bs J- shore forty mile gale was blowing and de r, when the third buoy station was reach- jD al ed, at which the Kearsarge was sta- m 3. tioned, it was found that her anchors th ss had dragged and she had blown a mile pr it seaward. The buoy itselt was not visi- m ble. The other points on the course jn 'e were masked by the Fern, Leyden, te J- Narketta, Fortune and Vesuvius, in the th ie order named and it was afterward found be 1 ? ?.11 iUama MAaaala k&An K1 AOJn 19 LUttl ail liioao vcoooio uau uctou uivttu be ?e out of position. fo; lI Qr F; Funot and Orgaai. cu [g Now is the time to buy summer plan de id $25 cash balance November 15th 1893. ini id Will buy a Piano at spot casb price $10 bi sr cash, balance November 15fh 1893 aD )t Will buy a organ at spot cash price ab i- See the list to choose from. Steinway- ac ie Mason & Hamlin, Mathusbek and Stir, r ling Pianos, Mason & Hamlin and Stirling Organs. Fifteen days test LU I j trial and freight both ways if n?t satis- " . factory. A large lot of nearly new and ba " second hand Pianos and Organs at bar m ~ gains. Good as new. Write for prices tb 1 W.N.Tramp, Columbia, S. C. ]ur ; .. - v"_., \i - _ - v.>:T Kjrpg THE PUBLIC 8CH00LS. L Normal College (or Hales Soggfste< Increased Taxes Advised, Columbia, S. C? Nov. 13.?Sup? itendent of Education May field has co leted his annual report to the Leeisl ire, from which the following is mad 'he enrollment of the publk: schools le aiate nas increasea irom 870 to 223,149 in 1893. For this yei le enrollment exceeds that of any fo ler year by 13,590, and the enrollme f the colored children largely excee rnt of the whites: The expense of o rat'ng the public schools has steadily i reaaed with the growth of the school at most of-the increase has come ire fecial taxes. The schools in the towns and citi re, in the main, supplying the needs le people, but this is because of tl ict that they have voted to levy an a itional tax for the purposes of opeai ig them. As a rule such is not tl ise with the county schools, a few iem only having voted an extra ta: hese schools are inadequate, many. iem inferior and some of them wott if>8. It is imppossible to improve the ? Ativ nnnrpp.iahlft astflnt without moi icrney. The graded schools run aba me month in a year, while the counti shools will not average more thi tree. This is a burning shame and rnel wrong to the boys and girls of tl tate who live in the country and a raited, principally, to the count ihools for their education, There is annually spent in the ouppo f the four institutions tor higher lear ig for whites nearly halt as jpuch as perit tor the ninety odd thousands ch ren who depend on the public school 'he Superintendent recommends an e irjemeat in the limit of the ' age ability to poll tax to increase the pu c school fund, and recommends th ie County Commissioners be empoi red to levy more than two mills co ifnfinnol anhnnl (it nnnn mno#nt le voiere. The cost operating schec ir the year is not given because tl Election of taxes is one year behln te school claims are not presented b luse they are not payable and tl chool Commissioners do not fenov tl nonnt. It is recommended that tl ;bool year shall colse June 30 instei ' Angnst 30, so as to give the Scho ommlssioner8 time to get up all tl ita for their reports. The private cc ges all have a large attendance and < Dt seem to have been affected by tt ringency of the fames, some of the &ve a larger attendance tban last yea he Citadel Academy is reported In ourishlng condition, there being sixt; x beneficiary students these; and libe 1 appropriations for this instutition a icommended. The attendance at Cedar Springe water tban any previous year. Tl iperintendent recommends taac iwerage system be pat in the baddies id that they be lighted by electricit; hhh woold be much safer for the blii apila confined there. The Clemsc .gricultural and Mechanical Collet pened its first session in Jaly last, wii 1 enrollment far in excess of the e: jctation of its strongest friends. m has an attendance of 420 student ith more than that number of add onal applicants for admission at ti jenlug of its nest session in Februan This college is now an established ic itution, and confirms the truth of tt aims of its founders and its promoter! lat the people of the State demands ich a college. Their wisdom in il inception, their herouf efforts to seen b completion have been crowned wii iccess, aod the sons of Carolina wii ir generations to come, rise up to prai< tem as benefactors Greater "than th< iew." The superintendent advlsi lat, as there is a great deal of room i le South Carolina College that is n seded for its present purposes, a Noi ial College for Males be establish tore with scholarships. This Norm: ollege could be operated without ac Itional cost. The report of the superintendent it udes the specials of the preBiden : the different institutions and tabulat< atements of the attendance on tl lblic schools of the State. Supenotei jnt May field aluo gives an account i le work already done on .the ladustrii id Winthrop Normal Callege at Ro? ill.?Register. The ComlDK Xarlfl BUI. Washington, Nov. 10.?Ten da1 a fortnight will probably see the ne emocratic tariff bill given to the pul ;. The Democratic members ie ways and means committee have n >t made their final revision of any < ie schedules, but a number ol them ai :cided upon for all practical purpose id will not be changed except 1 inor details. The policy of a reveni iriff will be pretty closely adhered ' {dealing witd raw materials at anufactured goods and considerab lis will be made on finished product! be Democratic members decided at tl itset tbat they accept the declaratic "the Chicago platform regarding tl le .legislation of the last Congress ? leirruleof action. That platform d< ared that the party "endorse the el rts made by the Democrats of tt eaent Congress to modify its most Of ressive features in the direction of frc ,w materials, and the cheaper manufac red goods that enter into general cod imption." Th ere are reasons for sai g, therefore, that the Democrat embers under this provision wi nbody in the bill substantially all tt pony" tariff bills which passed tt ouse in the 52d Congress, providic iparately for free wool and reduced di is on woollen goods, free silver ore iduced duties on tin plate, free cotto igging and free tin. The threatene ificit in the revenue will be met by a come tax, if some of the Democrat: embers of the House who are urgin e proposition are to be believed. Tb essure has been strong to impose oder ite tax on incomes above $2 50 i preference to putting duties back a a, coffee or sujar. The exact rate ( e income tax has not been determinec it it will apply to all incomes above tb Qount named, with certain allowance r house rent and for losses througl e or other causes. It has been cal lated that an immense revenue can b lived from a very small tax upon th comes earned by professional an issiness men throughout the couotr] id this will equalizes the dlsproportioc e burden imposed upon the poor b ime of the tariff duties. Tue adoptio the income tax will practically settl e nueation of increases in the interne venae taxes on whiskey, beer and tc ,cco. It is poss'ble that a very smai crease will be made on whiskey, bu ? rates on tobacco are likely to be lei i touched. V V'- . . # A MYSTERI )US JOURNEY. I j_ President Clevolmd Quietly 8k lp? ontto New York. Washington, .woy. 10.? rroaiaBQl ir" Cleveland, accompanied by Secretary m Lamont, took the 11:30 express train R 'a* over the Pennsylvania railroad tor .New York last night. No Inkling has been allowed to escape of his Intentions or ? in dentinatkm. and th? firafc bnowlftd??e of *r his disparture was gained trom people r_ who recognized him at the depot. Prl- jj nt' vate Secretary Thnrber refused abso* ds lately to make any statement whatever Y P\ about the Presidents movements, and Q* only admitted that he left town after he le, had beon intormed that Mr," Cleveland 01 >m bad beep seen on board a train in tb* ti Pennsylvania station last night. Later ti1 in the day. Mr, Thnrber was requested $ be to make some definite statement, In $ d- view of rnmors prevalent throughout t- Washington that the President had left y< town to undergo another operation; but ai 5C he declined to say anything furth- r than: ui of "The only 4rve statement is that the di h- Preside-at has gone away on * jaunt, se m and will be back tomorrow., at becretary Herbert said the rumor -y that another operation was to .be perin formed was allnon sense. "If an y thing a like that Were Roing on, " be added; "I tie would have known it*" Dispatches re from New York say that the President ry and Secretary Lamont arrived at the Hotel Victoria early this morning. An ,rt hour after breakfast the pair took a carQ. riage and drove off leavingtto word as is to their destination. . This is the extent ttf il. the facts that can be obtained up to this .8. writing as to the President's visit. D. The air is fall of conjecture. A New of York dispatch says: There were no b- callers at Uw hotel for the President durat ingbia morning stay. He left word to w. all inquirers that he fras here on purely D. presonal business. Dr. Bryant, Mr. \ of Cleveland's physician, was seen at noon lie in his office, No. 54 West rhirty-sixth ** ie street. Dr. Bryant, in answer to tha, pD d- flrst inquiry, replied. \ "Vna. T knnw that t.hn P?widAnfc in ^ le in town, bat I have not seen him." pli be "Do you expect to see bintf " ie "I cannot eay," answered the doctor. ( id Dr. Bryant gave a very forcible reply of, ol totbencxt qaerv?if the President was ie here on account of his health and lor the il. purpose of undergoing another opera3o tion for the removal of diseased mouth >e tissue. ; thi m "I will say this and no mote," said x. the doctor, with onsiderabl vehemence; a "Mr. Cleveland's health is all right. If de y. the newspapers get up any sensational . ,r? stories about h\s having any' serious re physical ailment, it would be outrage* ?ei ous, if not criminal." * , la At 4 o'clock the President returned ie romhis drive, end for twr> hours read * a the papers. At 6:20 o'clock, in com* ta nnnv with 'Secretary and Mrs. Lamont. n y, be went to' the residence ot Dr. Bryant, V id where the party bad dinner. in Secretary Lamont nranded the report re tbat the President was in the city to ? Lh bave an operation performed as "pare E_ rot." He was emphatic in saying tbat It Mr. Cleveland was in excellent health, a, ant was not here for any purpose other *i_ than to attend ?o a few private matters. ie In the evening, President Cleveland, j. Secretary qpd Mrs. Lamont, Dr. and [_ Mrs. Bryant, occupied1 a box at the qj. ie Broadway Theatre, where "Ermine" is 3, being played. After the play, Presiid dent Cleveland was driven lo the Penn:a sylvania railroad depot, en roote for re Washington. He reached tb? depot at th 11:40 o'clock, and at once went on board R] il, President Thompson's private car. The 30 President was accompanied by Secretary jy Lamont and a friend. Mr."Cleveland eg looked remarkably well, and walked at nimoiy to tne special car in waiting, ot 1. -t ? '"-r S ADGETT PATS THE FREIGH1 [- Whj Pajr frtreme PrlcM for Coodil 11 'end for Catalogue and S?e What Y?u Cai Sml 1- P 1 R0O for'flils t_ I 3 rLKANT OAX :v&. <=3f 22?.50U SOT-con- |T"| J~ "aiCE^w $15 M SS * f "iO other Bedroom f[, i ^ulta, all prices. , * sau $69?$37 1 Just to Introduce them. fjptcz-zJi rfl No l'retglii paid ou this Organ. Guaranteed to be a ^ood organ or money r#s ? SiJ?E ' ot ? ? ^ W Ot Elegant. Plush PARLOR SUITS, con?UUn? Pfi ol SSofa, Arin Chair, ilocklng Ch*lr, lMrar. "6 incl 2 nide Chair*-worth $46. VII! dellvei SB it to your depot for $83. ?? in ^ This No.' E n 3' I be deliver ie ^ *0 ? n/tfu 18 ^^6 price $15. a Abb wwnro lucmn f wltT all attachments, for ONLY $18.50-? 16 delivered to your depot. >- %*Tlie regular price of this MHMd^ >n BUGGY U 65 to 75 dollars. Bk ~B? B The manufacturer pays all V^Ja ~ the expenses and I ?eU them * j| L~iVa ^ to you for A42.7S- WZJSL > ana guarantee every one 7' bargain. No freight paid fjSsRi *% 'TzW 3} iC on tnlu Buggy 2 11 a $eoo piano g i \J?m I id delivered at yonr depot/j 05 H a^. freight pnld for<190 "" 1C Send for catalogues ol Furniture, Cooking _ Stoves, BHby Carriages, Bicycles, Organs, Pi-> anos, Tea Sets, Dinner Seta, Lamps, Ac., and ? 16 SAVii MONEY. Address ? L.F.PADGETT H n ............. " >f jPifE JfijEiLEY Jw^TITUTE l? OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ] h L G. Oobbbit, M. D.Jp,,..,.,.-, !?!?< - B. L. V?TMAN, X. D., 1 Phy3lcIiaa ? For the treatment of Inebriety, Op la m < j ari a (Morphine, Chloral) and Cocaine Diseases, eec Tobacco Habit and Nervous Exhaustion boi y by the methods of Leslie E. Keeley, M. D., f, i n L. L. D., Surgeon Chicago and Alton Ral #11 0 1 ^ way and formerly Surgeon U. S. Army, ga, >. For literature or further information of il please address c J THE KEELKY INSTITUTE, 1 COLUMBIA, S. C. 1 i I "Y"''" '*r..'-''^ .. }' ' ^ THESE RESULTSAREATBRPRlSE TO ME." Awra etc. iHTEDtCT Uftn o |? Miiinsaii eturned under a. policy issued by the equitable life assurance society of. the ur s. ' eazer Falls, Me., Jan. 7, i8g\. Yours of the 5th'inst,r-informrg me of the maturity of my policy, ' o. 78,484* in y?ur Company, and, -SM our readiness to settle the same is ;ceiyed. Youjnform me that 1 haye the )tion of'five different ways of seting my policy) among*, which' are le following: l;cai#?ke in cash 1767.30, or, a paid-OT "policy of These results arisin&from myaoeaf Endowment Tontine Policy - ..." e a surprise to me, as they were ^expected and contrary to the prections of many hereabouts, who . te no good jn^ife askance. . jorban Stacy. An'Equitfifble;Policy? is Exactly A /Irtn4-n/4 Vaiii* M\A/rI+?i nu?^/iwu w i;VU; tlUbUf TTIIW^ for Particulars. - * * W. J. RODDEY. Manager, rock Hill. S. C. 1 ; '. . 1 , "* * 1 .i*1 - ??TO -? , ... ' FARMERS AND MANUFACTURERS:. matfSr of business Interest ^to yo* . * * d ouraelvee wa ask you to allow us th? tvtlege at making estimates upoa any icidnery you may wish to bay before WUg your Olden elsewhere. 5or facUltie.8 and connections with manacturers ar? such that we can; quote on 3 same goods as low prices aa are obtalnle Jn America. It fcbrrt a narrow Imlnd it would PUB by thehome dealer to pay equal or greater price to a Corel? ~ * . v ' ' ' ' \y" : ' aler or manufacturer. 3nly glre us they^pportunlty and we Wi ii rve you to advantage* and keep at baffle jmall part of the money which & going riyfrom our State to enrich others. P. H. Gibbes Jr., & Co, COLUMBIA. 8. C. 'jM LOST, GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND MONEY i Worthless Preparations for Pain , FOUND, A CUBJE FOB ' nrm-TT+r a rmmr 11m \rwm> t rflTi .( a. AU OLA. 110.00. A?\V flAUAALUlAi OUTS, SORES, BRUISES, SPRAINS, " ' AND LAMENESS. TRY T. X L. :w , '.' V ' ; . ; always relieves pain wben properly . fy.v. ' V#v*. applied. ^ Sold by all Druggists at * > rWKNTY-FIYE CS NTS. v - , Prepared by \X. L. COMPANY, 230 Main Street, COLUMBIA. 8.0 iLiUHVllflB For Agrlcol- f *???rotiH HAM. s" ,.l 5 >ICE JJULLERS. , ^JORN jyjILLS. S M? Ulce Planters and Bice Millers can v a single mac rune mat wiu cieao, 11 and polish rice ready for market *360.00. Jorn Millers can buy the best French : mill, 1 n iron frame, fally guaranI, capacity ten bushels meal per ur, for $115.00. law Millers can buy the variable ction feed DeLoach Mill from tt.OO up to the largest sizs. Uso Gang Rip Saws, Edgers, Swing svs, Planing Machines, and all kinds wood working machinery. Taibott" Engines and Boilers. Special discounts made for cash. f. C. BADHAM, COLUMBIA, 8. C.