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FREE SILVER WANT ID. AN ENGL'Si "MAN'S f BLE D?. FF NSE OF T.-if. WHITE METAL. The 8trnnn A-gnrne .-t* of ? r 0* tbeBrll-h P.r.'l-m'iit In F*v u of th? F<re aca Uulmltrd Co'tuC" ' I S?lwr. Rt Hon. Htiry Chaplin, who whs a memer of the royHl gold ar>d silver commission, a member of the Salisbury cabinet, and alsp a mt-mber of parliament recently made an able spe-ch before the Scotch chamber of commerce at Edinburgh upon the subject of "Bimetallism in R-latton to Agricultural Depression." The speech was quite lengthy, but his deft-use nf silver remonetiz ition and bimetallism we reproduce. Mr. Coaplam s*id: "Now, what are the usual objections that are urged to our views? I have oeen asked by some correspondents to reply to one or two o? them, and 1 will do so. The flrat, the oid stock argument, is tnis: You cannot maintain a tlxed ratio between gold and silver any more than you can between any two other commodities. You cannot interfere with the laws of supply and demand. The tbiog is impractical*; it \S, infac\ a bimetallic dream. Now, our op? nents appear to be still in blissful ignorance of what is, perhaps, the most elementary fact of our contention, viz: that Ihe bimetallic theory ;iflord?, perhaps, the moat periect ana most setting instance of the operation -)f thorfe laws In a specially instructive .;ase, and I believe 1 am right in saylDg r.bat that is the opinion of every teacher of political eeonomv in Eoglaiid at the present time. Mind you, this is very ancient history, but so many of rbe critics have so little learned their iessoo that I will repeat one argument in the subject, and I think it wlil suffice. Wbat we say Is this, that the law ;an exact that either, or both of the metals shall be legal tender tor debt. That we know, because it has been done effectually already. And thereby the law creates what is and what has been tbe chief demand for the precious netals?namely, for the purposes of money. The law can also enact that they sbali be legal tender at a given ratio between the two, for this also has Oeen done, and done effectively in tbe past Now comes the question: How is the ratio maintained? The answer to this question is that debtors will always try to pay their debts in the cheapest way they can, that is to say, in whichever metal is the cheapest. What do those debts amount to ? The indebtedness of the world is estimated At something between twenty and thirty thousand millions sterling. Consequently, if either metal falls, for any reason, below the legal ratio, there will 1? *? ? 4n DO mi immeuiatc lutioooo iu uouunuu upon it for the purpose of the payment of debts. The Increased demand produces its natural effect. Tbe metal vhioh has shown the smallest tendency o fall returns to the normal, or rather -he legal level. Formerly ic was gold ?at the time of the gi6at gold discoveries forty years ago. More recently it ;ias been silver, tbe production of which of late has much increased, although in nothing like the same proportion as the production of gold increased in former days. And in this vay an automatic action is set up, vhich not only keeps the relative value of tbe metals steady, but makes It impossible, as we contend, for them to vary, except within the smallest limits. If a great increase in either metal should occur, and begin to have the least effect, the parity is immediately restored by tbe operation of natural law. And tbis explains at once tbe practical stability of the ratio during i.be long periods antecedent to 1873, when variation of the production of i.be metals was infinitely gre iter thaa it has been ever since then. I feel that ? ought to apologize for repeating tbia fundamental argument in replying 10 the antiquated objections with wbicb tee are assailed, but if I bad not done so I was afraid tbat 1 would be attack* td. like your distinguished countryman, Mr. Arthur Balfour, in tbe city not very long ago, tor nut answering ibe objections wbicb were advanced against bimetallism. Tbe next objection tbat I bear is ibis: 'Even if you could maintain a ratio you never could agree as to wbat tbe ratio should be.' My answer, gentlemen, is this: Bimetalli8t8 would accept any ratio rather than go on as we are at tbe present time. But what tbe fiaal decision as to a ratio should bo Is, obviouslv, a matter of agreement among tbe different people who are concerned. My own opinion upon tbat point is, and always has been this, it is not so important as people think, and for this reason: So sensitive is silver th it the moment a bimetallic settlement was really on tbe tapis the inaik.ec price 01 silver would conform to any ratio that was fixed long before it was enacted by any positive legislation. "But then I hear it said that even If von could atrree upon tbe ratio the enormous quantities of silver that can be produced even at the present price, must inevltabiy break It. Well, to begin with, I bave my doubts as to this illimitable production. I am aware ot no facts and no information to confirm the statement. Certainly there are uone to be lound in the whole evidence uefore the conference at Brussels. But the answer to that argument is this: 'What is of importance Is not the annual output of the metala, but the total amonnt of the masB of each of them which Is alreay in existence.' This Is an idea 1 want you to carry away In your minds. The annual output now is, what shall I say V probably 30,000,000 sterling a year of each. Perhaps it is even more than that of silver,but what is the existing mass ? I turn to the report of the guld ana silver commission, 'fhere I iino that the estimate of the mass of gold in existence in the world live years ago is 1,550,000,000, or in round numbers, say 1,800,000,000 sterling. Sliver, on the other band, Is estimated at a little under 2,000,000,000 sterling. JNow, supposing umi me present annual production of silver was doubled, what does It matter whether you add 30,000,000 a Jear or 60,000,000 a year to tbe existing mass? You have 2,060,000,000 of silver, instead of 2,050,000,000 as the mass of eiiver In the world. Why, the Wifferenca is fractional?barely \% per cent. That is aiso the reply iu the question I have been asked to answer uy a gentleman well known to you (Mr. Lindsay), who was the president of your chamber. Mr. Lindsay asked me this quest.on: "If the effect of monetizing silver be to enhance the value of that metal, will this not lead 10 a still further increase in its production, and consequent augmenttaion of the difficulty? The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. produces about 20 per cent, of the total supply in the world, and it is payiDg now, even at the present price, an enormous dividend." To that question 1 answer, no. I do not think it will affect it in the least. Twenty per cent, of the total annual output of silver is only an infloitesif ' mal addition to tbe mass already in I'Zlstence. You must remember that the metals differ from almost all other commodities in this respect?that they do not perish, and they are not anna aH? consumed. A crop of wheat, for instance, or the irreateat part. of it is const;mjd every year. A p/r^ar, increase ordeereepp io the uodiihI crop of wheat makes all the difftj;e??e?i io the i world. Hut tne miss of poll nr.d s*lver is the accucuiua'iun of ceiirurlep. Some of the g< 14 *<? &re ihIji? now, however or<er: it ha- hpen recoia?d, existed probihiy io th--* days ? f 8>>h>inoQ or the L'Uaraohs?ayd Mie animal additions io this ?-uormou3 mass are comparatively uoiniptrtant. Tha'. la likewise theauawcr to another very dommon q-iestioD, namely, that our present rtiffl >nltlpfj will h? ftuoroftntpd hv | the increasing output of gold iu South | Africa. No douot tb^y are increasing ' 6ver>- year. I hope they will continue [ to increa-^, but unless tbey do so in itroporfions of which 1 do not s^e any prosper, thev will be absolutely iasu'ilcient to redre?s the mischief whic^ is goit.fir on at present. AgniD, I haar it said that if you did this you srould be making the forcings of the v?.?ner.-iol silver mines in M?xico, in An* ricnand in oMier places of the world. Well, perhaps you would, but would any onv of you refu3e to receive gold for any reason such aa that? I kno?va ^enUeman now iu London who is said to have made a fortune of many millions withlu the last few years from the gold mines of South Africa. Well, you welcome all tbar. he can send you. "Why shouldyou refusa the silver? Do we starve or fretze ourselves iD winter to prevent the owners of coal mines from becoming rich? Ir, is really quite the weakest and the silliest of all the arguments I knew. There is another, I admit, which is deserving of much more serious attention. We are tbe greatest creditor nation In the i world. Wby should we take payment for our debts In what Is the least valuable metal? My reply is this: If bimetalltsts are right, there can be no such thing as a cheaper or dearer metal. Their relative value will remain stable and each of them will perform all the functions of tbe other. What may happen, quite possibly, is this. There may be some increase in prices, and as we receive payment for our foreign debt in produce from other countries we may get somthlng less of produce than we got before. But look at the other side of the picture for a moment. Is it just, is it wise, for the creditor to push his debtor into snch a .corner as we are doing now by monetary changes which have enormously lncrased the burden of his debt? I do not care whether it is an individual, or whether it is a nation, 1 ask them both the same question." THE LOAVES AND FI8HES; The Offlo??the L-gielature Will Fill end the Candidates. The Colombia Register Bays tae next Legislature will fill a numner of important offices, and the election will farnisb something for the members of the General Assembly to oe thinking over before they go to Colombia. Tbe first and most important of all the officer is tbat of United States Senator. Of course Governor Tillman will be elected with practically no opposition and will take his seat in the United Senate on the 4th of March, 1895. The terms of office of Jadae Fraser, of the Third Judicial Circuit, and Judge Norton, of the Eighth Circuit, will expire early next year and the Legislature will have to elect successors. Great interest will be manifested in who will fill these placeB. It is presumed that Jugde Fraser wlil be a candidate for re-election. The only other man mentioned as a candidate for the> same position is Attorney General Buchanan, and if he wants the place be will g\t It. He is considered the brightest lawyer of his age in the Slate and bas successfully coped with men of many mote years of experience and &he. lias been the legal back boue of th^ Slate administration in its mono flohtq "fc Jadge Norton will b3 a candidate to succeed hirnsell.aud his friends will make a haid fight to ktep him on tbe bench. Several aole mm have been mentioned as opponents of Judge Norton, but it is oot positively known whether they w'.ll ha iu the race. Col. Joseph H. Earle, r-f Greenville, (x Attorney General, is one of the men m-sutioned, and Repre sentative Breaz?>a!e, of Anderson, is another. Mr. Breazsale was intrusted with tbe difficult task of completing tbe codification of the laws of the State and did his work thoroughly and satisfactorily. With General Buchanan on the bench the oihoe of Attorney General would be left vacant aud tbe Legislature wcuid have to fill the vacancy. Anticipating that there will be a vacancy several per &OV* havi be^n spoken of as puxesaors to Mr. Buchanan. Assistant Attornev General Barber will be put m the field by his friends. His familiarity with tbe work of the office and bis ability as a lawyer will eive h;m a stron? lead over other candidates. Senator 0. C. Jor dan, of Aiken, is prominently spoken of for Attorney General aod would have a strong backing. It would be a close race between Messrs. Birber and Jordan. The Legislature elects the Superintendent of th? PeDitentiarv. Tbere is no doubt but what Col. W. A. Ncal will succeed himself. He has made himself indispensable to tbe Stale in that position and no Legislature could afford to defeat bim. It is doubtful if tbere wi;l be a candidate against bim. His loyalty to the Riform movement is a proverb and is the admiration of all Reformers. The Register mentioned a few days ago that R. M. McCown, the well known young Reformer of Florence, would be a candidate for Clerk of the Senate, and would probably not have opposition. Since that statement was made it is said that ex-Senator Hempbill, of Abbeville, will be a candidate. He will r e a hard man to beat. W. C. Wolfe, ex-R^presentative ot Orangeburg, is also said to be a candidate. For Clerk of the House it is eupposed that Clerk Gray will be a candidate for re-election. Rsv. J. A. Sligh is also mentioned. Several others have been spoken of but. it is not known whether tbey will be in the race. For rettdiiis: Clerk of the Ssnate the illustrious Collards Caughman, of Lexington, whose sonorous voice has rung tor four years in the ears of honorable S3Dators, will go the way of all those who can't get votes enough. Toere are no openly avowed candidates for that place yet but Collards is doomed. R sading Clerk Withers, of the House, will likely ba a candidate to succeed himself and will stand a fiae chance of being elected. Killed by a Shark, Mobile, Ala.,Oit. 4.?Pilot Ed Allen reports that yesterday two sailors attempted to desert the ship E rarest In the lower bay by swimming to a skiff tied to a lighter at some distance from the ship. JBefore they reached the skiff, however, a shark seized one of the men and with a shriek he disappeared beneath the waves. The other man reached the skiff and escaped to the shore. r THE TERRIBLE TEMPEST. LOSS OF i IFE AND PROPERTY IN LITTLE ROCK CYCLONE. Th * Aa>]aui -itirt tlsa PfultrnHurv IJartly Wr ?*ed Mint Htvral Inio?tn Killed, l/varf $^000 000 Willi $3,500 lasorHl O Little Uock, 03t. 3.?News from the Arkansas S'at* insane asylum at an earJy hour this morninjr confirmed r? ... -i" in/v tho Hamarra iirst repuncs cui^ci uu>^ wv uuui?av dnr?M to thar- Institution by th* tornado whtcb caused devpsr.atton and do ith in this ci'y, JHSt evening. All the main d"partm<-nt and ?nnex was mz id to the ground, four floors faliJre in mass. Dr. Inga'.e, formerly of Mobile. Alii, and two patients ^ero instantly killed. ?bd fouroih^r paMents seriously and perhaps fatally injured. D^.ructio.i in the residence part of the cir.y In the vicinity of the penitentiary is very great. S'Vite Senator Vest's d-iu?hter, who lived in that neighborhood, was injured l?y a falling roof. StRte Eagineer Egtfk'S'GL/a ho^e io th? enme neighb >rhojd was u-iroofed. rboruis Warn?r\s hous* waa demolished and a two st.-.-rv utifinent on West Third street, near the penitentiary, and Peter Eoglish'a two story house were wrecked. The DeBrill house, one of the oldest buildings in the citv, located at Markhaoi street and Broadway was demolished. Young's grocery was unrooted and a boarding house at Second etieet was blown down, but no one was injured. The Presbyterian Church at Fouith and State strtefs, wes unroofed. Abraham Ullenhimer's restmoo nrruAlraH lUmaaro fn rpql. UCUWD T? 4 KWUVMI ww - dence property in West Ead will exceed $500,000. The name ot the convict killed at the penitentiary Is Grlffla. Two gnards, Smith and Witt, were badly injured and seven trusty prisoners were seriously hurt. Property loss to the State Is $30,000. The storm came from toe Southwest and swept nearly everything lo its path. Pedestrians and teamsters hastily sought place* ot safety but the velocity of the wind was terrible and the list of iDjurtd will be very large. Roofs, signs and trees were tossed about like paper. The path of the tornado was not more than 200 yards wide and its course was zigzag. Its dura* tlon was not over three minutes, though rain continued to pour in torrents afterward for an hour. The damage caused by the tornado will un? doubtedly reach $1,000,000. A nost miraculous thing occurred at Fourth and Martin streets. A carpenter named Clark, with his wife and baby, were occupying a room in the house when the storm struck it, blowing the roof from off their heads, and tearing away the walls around them, leavidg the inmates untouched and unharmed in the center of the floor. The instruments of the weather fore ? kl/vn*A Oman T'KQ ln_ easier ueie woio uiunu ano.<. *.u? sane asylum authorities report the following patients missing: Percy Jones, Dennis Callahan, James McPeters, William M. Miller, William Surratt, Joseph W. Johnson, and George W. Ackerman. ThousandJ of people have gone to the asylum, where a large force of men Is at work, removing the debris. The destruction on East Marbham street covering four blocks, along which the wholesalers are located, is even greater than first reported. Out of a total loss of a million dollars or more the only insurance held by the sufferers amounts to about $2,009. Of that amounf a plate glass insurance company of New York holds policies amounting to $1,800. The remaining $600 was against losses by cyclone. It was at the insane asylum wbera the most complete wreck was to be seen. The buildings onllt by the State at a cost of $300,000 are located on a prominence three miles west of the business portion 01 tue city auu uucred a splendid target for the fury of the storm. Besides the destruction wrought in the main building the east wall of the male ward was completely torn away. Wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 are a total wrecfr. The roof is blown off and debris has been found hal' a mile east, i Pandemonium reigned after the fury of r.he storm had been spent. The cells in the south wing were occupied by inmates at the time. About lit teen escaped, but all but seven were recap tured. The third Btory and the east wall of the second story of the penitentiary were blown down and are lying between it and the house, a vast mass of brick and mortar. The west w*ll was cracked at the floor and inclined to the ooot fthmit. tortv-flve decrees. It was in this building where the only death occurred. J. F. Grifllth, a white man sect u? from Clay county for incest, was descending the stairway from the third story when the wall cuvea in and buried him under tne debris. His remains, badly mangled, were removed from ihe ruins this morning. The heaviest losers by the storm are: State insane asylum, $100,000; penitentiary, $30,000, property of trie State; Dickinson hardware Co., $2,500; Dudley E. Jones & Co., $4,000; H. H. Rottaken, $15,000; G. F. Baucum, $20,000; J. U. McCarthy, $8,000; Louis Volmer, $5,000; Ralph Goodrlcn, $5,000; A. Lo.fcon, $2,000; Mrs. C. P. Redmond, $21,000; Capitol Hotel, $2,000; Sam Rudolph & Co., $5,000; Arkansas Stable, $2,000; Bell Telephone Co., $2,000; Eilenbergen, $4,000; Arkansas Carpet aud Furniture Co., $20,000; Little Rock Tent and Awning Co., $2,000; Wilson & Webb, stationery company, $15,000; W. H. Homann, $2,000; J. W. BiddmaD,$1,500. Several others sustained losses ranging irom $500 to $1,000. Fully 200 citzens escaped death in a most miraculous manner. Telegrams from all sec,u"? thoonnntrt nffrtrln? Hani>it.ance were received by Mayor Hall today. All the lDjurec, with few evceptions are doing nicely. FROM AN EYE WITNESS. Memphis, Oct. 3.?Charles Joseph, a railroad m m of Memphis, was la Little ltock lsst night during the cyclone. "I was standing on the corner of Main and Tmrd streets," said he "abort 7:30 o'clock, when I heard an awful no'.su and roar leg. It was unlike uny ordinary sound. In a moment there was a burst of wind and I ran across the street into a stairway. "Like lightning the storm burst in all its fury. The rear of the building in which I stood was torn away. Across the stieet I saw a telegraph pole torn to pieces. A horse and buggy stood near the sidewalk. They were blown across the pavement and slammed against the side ot a wall. Main street, from Third | to Mirkbam, was torn to pieces and tilled with deoris. On Markham street, oppostte the estate building, several houses were unrojfed. Do*m Markham street, east, the wial tore off roofs of houses and tore down many others as far as Rock street,.a distance of half a mile. This is the heart of the business portion of Little Rock. "After two minutes the wind ceased and then the rain fell in torrents. I walked out Into the street and moved up toward M&rkham street. All of the electric light wires were blown down and the city was in darkness. Mark ham street from tbe Allls block to Rock street, was Oiled with torn timbers, fallen walls, broken glass and otfier material. The whole city waa la confusion and 'very one seemed to have lost his head. "At 10 o'clok, I crossed the river Into Arn^nta find the residents of that town knew nothirp of the cyclone." TNT. COLOR LINE DRAWN. Ao UiQtanl Incident in tha C^nrt of Shalom. Columbia, S. C., Ojt. 4.?An Incident much out of the ordinary occurred lo the Court of General Sessions yesterday. It was while the case of E l. Green a?d John Brown, colored, uuai i^cu n itu viunniug iujv auu ivwiu^ a railroad car, was being tried. The defi-udants wnre represented by John McM;ister. Toe testimony was that the stolen goods bad been found In the possession of t,h? prisoners, but Green proved an alibi by three witnesses. The jury in charge of the case had for its fortmtu j. Frank Smith and there was one colored juror, Tobias Derrick. The jury waa In Its room for soqqv) time and tin illy reported thnt It was unable to agree upon a verdict. Judge Bcutt adkbd tbe foreman of tbe jury wh*t was the trouble that a ver diet c ml 1 not 00 t rnved at. Mr. Smith staled that the colored member of the jury bad drawn the color line and was the only juror who stood for the acquittal of the prisoners, all tbe others being in favor of a verdict of guilty. Judge Benet became somewhat aroused at tnls and made a few remarks, the substance of which were as folio *s: "If such conduct is indulged In It will necessarily lead to the Jury Commissioners excluding colored people from acting as jurors, which they have a perfect right to do under the law. The law requires that the names in a jury box shall be of men qualified to serve as jurors. No colored man is qualified to serve as a juror who will allow himself to decide a case on a color line. Without saying a word as to the guilt or innocence of the parties " ' i- ?i ? in 1018 COBf, ifa io a gr?<ni> wiBj.umuuc, especially In the Interest of colored people, that a colored man should refuse to agree to a verdict because the party Is a negro and be Is one himself. There Is no principle of justice in a matter like that and such action would justify Commissioners in excluding all colored men's from the box. I caa assure the colored people on my own responsible lity that in my long residence of twenty-six years iu this State and my experlence as a lawyer and a judge, white men 999 cases out of 1,000 give colored prisoners full justice." Judge Benet went on to say that he had known of lawyers paying the expenses of cases for negroes and spending hundreds of dollars for poor color ed men and that there was not a shadow of reason for the action of the colored juror. He said that there were colored men on the panel who where capable of acting as jurors and who had acted fairly and whithout prejudice. In conclusion he said: "Mr. Clerk, you will excuse the juror and strike his name from the roll." Attorney McMaeter stated to the court that so far as the testimony was concerned be thought Derrick had acted right. He did not know what had oc<*npp?H in thainrv room. Later la the day Derrick went to Judge Benet and said that he had not raised the color line iu the jury room. He had simply insisted upon the ao* qoittal of Green, who, he felt satisfied was innocent. He had voted, he raid, for the conviction of Brown. J udge Benet accepted tbe statement, remark* ing that Derrick was apparently sincere in what he said. Judge Benet stated that if he had known that Foreman Smith was going to speak of the color line he wonid not have allowed him to taiK. A mistrial was ordered in the case and Judge Benet ordered that it be tried again today. Attorney McMaster had bench warrents, taken out for William Sheppard, W. H. Rtchter, George Cannon and Frank Robinson, witnesses the defense, who had not appeared at tbe trial. Drowned In Watarfpoat, Galvebton, Texas, Oct. 4.?Captain Herbert of tbe schooner yacht Puritan, arrived here today from Pepper Grove Bay. He says: "A waterspout r??.r^iir in Rr>liv?r f'hftn. nel, passed over tbe bay about 11 o'clock. 1 wan coming down tbe bay with a moderate breeze, when suddenly I si -? a huge cloud which appeared to extended from tbe surface of the water, high up iato tbe heavens. It was aboat three hundred feet in diameter. Instant* 1;, I realized the danger and changed tbe Puritau'a course so as to get out of the way ot tbe funnel-shaped terror. Ou came the waterspout, hiss-og end roar* log and ecaturin^ tbe spray in tvery direction. Captain Jtu^han ot the eloop Kate \va3 in a sklft fishing for oysters when the waterspout came tearing up tbe bay. He was directly in its path. He was lifted out of tbn skiff and carried up by the spout. This was the last seen of him, and the supposition is that he was drowned. Several boats were capsized." Used a Lakh. Courtland, Ala., Sept. 28.?Aba Abrahams, a prominent marchant, was publicly cowhided here today by Miss Lucille Doss, daughter of Peter Doss, - ~ Tt Sr., proprietor or toe uosa jtioiei. it m said that Abrahams made a disparaging remark about Miss Do3f>, which reached her ears. The youDg woman armed herself with a cowhide and proceeded to give her alleged defamer a flogging, which brought streams of blood with every blow and made him bog for mercy. Abrahams was also attacked by a brother of the young lady and would have been killed, but for the Interference of the thief of police who arrested all parties. Silver the Supreme Iainet Columbus, 0., Oct. 3.?There was Issued from the Democratic State executive headquarters to-day and address to the voters of Ohio, ia which it Is d?clared that the restoration of silver to free coiuageis the supreme Issue before the people. In the national contest two years ago, the address states, the tight was made by the Democracy for tariff reform and silver restoration. The former wai the overshadowing issue then, but the McKinly tariff law being now repealed, > the silver coin age question baa become paramuuui,. Tbe address is voluminous and la twenty-one divisions, and argues In favor of tbe abandonment of tbe single gold standard and the return to free coinage of silver. In tbe closing paragraphs the address declares that if tne present monetary conditions continue there will be little relief to tbe country from its present industrial and commercial depression, whether we have higb tariffs or low tariffs, ic appeals to all voters to unite In casting tbelr ballots so that no matter which party secures the ascendancy In the next Congress will be compelled to abandon the currency contracting policy of the last twenty years and given the country free silver, The address is signed by Allen W. Thurman and William A. Taylor, chairman and secretary, re* , spectlvely, of the committee. THE COMMISSIONERS. men who will managethe coming election. appointment* m'de br g>ve-nor tillman? no repabllo?ti? get la?will have to take their oh;incf a 'with honest demoorwts. Columbia, S. C., Ojt. 5.?Governor Tillman has appointed the election commissioners for all the counties excopt Charleston, Darllngtoo, Georgetown and Barnwell, and tbey will b? appointed today. The list la as follows: ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Federal?John R. Bullock, Greenwood: J. F. Gilbert, Abbeville; F. A. Cook, Troy. State?G. H. Moore, Abbeville; B. A. Boyd, Mt. CarmeJ; A. J. Pounds, Bradley. AIKEN. State?G. 0. Moselsy, Aiken; J. W. Dunbar, B^ecb Island; u. \f. Sawyer, Mon*Wa. Federal?D. H. Wine, AlkeD; VV. E. Arthur, Granitevlllt; Butler Jackson, Windsor. ANDERSON. Federal?W. H. Glenn, Aoderjon; James G. lttley, Anderson; W. T. McGregor, Anderson. State?9. N. Browne, Anderson: James R. Anderson, Anderson; H. H.Gray, Anderson. BEAUFORT. State?T. F. Walsb, Beaufort; W.N. Barnes, Bluff ton; 0. A. Paul, Port Royal. Federal?0. S. Jobnson, Baaufort; J. B. Walker, Port Royal; H. H. Porter, Rldgeland. CHESTER. State?John S. Withers, Chester; W. C. Hlcklln, Hlcklin; J. A. Hood, Chester. Federal?J. G. L. f^hlte. Chester; S. M. McAfee, Wise; John O. Darby, Lowryville. CHESTERFIELD. State?M. F. Jackson, Mt. Croghan; tV. D. Crate, Chesterfield; P. H. Brock, Cberaw. Federal?J. E. Sowell, McKay's; W. P. McKasklll, Jtfferson; E. F. Molloy, Chesterfield. COLLETON. Federal?H. W. Ackerman, Cottage ville; C. W. Jaqaes, Uottageylile; u. h. Behre, Walterboro. State?0. D. Rice, Walterboro; J. D. Blvlne, Walterboro; C. J. Allen, Walterboro. CLARENDON. State?B. A. JotiDsoo, Manning; S. W. Mcintosh, Workman; A. J. Richbourg, yt. Paul. Federal?Loula ApJelt, Manning; J. 0. Johnson, Manning; . M. Bar wick, Plnewood. FLORENCE. Federal?R. 8. Smith, Florence; J. E. Pettlgrew, Florence; L. A. McCall, Jr., Florence. State?W. F. Clayton. Florence; Q. C. Flcklea, Hymana; Jamea Lawton, Timmonsvllle. GREENVILLE. State?N". C. Dacaa, W. M. Bramlette, Jos. A. McGallOQgh. Federal?R. Y. Hellama, A. M. Ranlon, J. H. Donald. FAIRTEBLD. State?J. W. Lyles, Strothere; Hayne McMeekln, Winnaboro; S. H. Terrace, White Oak. Federal?3. S. Ford, Mitford; J. M. Galloway, White Oak; RA. Means, Rtdgeway. LAURENS. State?0. P. Goodwin, Laurens; J.C. McClellan, Reno; A. 0. Owen, Power. Federal?S. W.Lowe.Cross HUJ;U. w. Culberson, Ekom; w. L. Cunningham, Laurens. OCONEE. 8tate?J. S. Floyd, O. J. Walker, A. P. Hunt. Federal?J. J. Keith, G. M. Cothran, J. M. Whltmlre. ORANGEBURG. Federal?J. H. Claffy, Orangeburg; J. H. Easterling, S. P. Foxworth. State ?G. B. Kittrel), Charles A. Stroman, s. C. Kennedy, Roweeville. PICKXNS. State?J. J. Herd, Sr., Pickens; W.F. Johnson, Central; W. A. Hamilton, Easley. Federal?W. N. Hughes, Dacuivllle;H. C. Shirley, Liberty; L. R. Durham, Pickens. LEXINGTON. State?D. M. Crosson, Leesville; J.H. Counts, Irmo; C. W. Caushman, Lexington. Federal?Isaiah Haiti wan ger, Lexington; S. J. Clark, Chapin; J. S. Dooley, Lexington. RICHLAND State?J. S. Yerner.Columdla; L. H. Seay, Klllians; R. E. Blakeley, Columbia. Federal?N. K. Perry, Columbia; T. H. Roberts, Hopkins; P. B. McCoy, Columbia. 8PARTAN1URG. State?It. B. Bisbep,Spajtanbunr;A.. C. Johnson, New Prospect; E. L. Wil -- - - - T T r T n I A lis, Gollghtiy. reaerai?j. ju. nmc, Fair Forest; William Thomas, Glen dale; L. D. Bonner, Gocner. MARION. State?J. D. Montgomery,Marlon; J. B. Middleton, Marlon; J. C. Mason, Marion. Federal?H. 1. Gasque, R. P. Porter, B. F. Elliott, Marlon. MARLBORO. State?T. S. Evans, Bennettsville; J. N. Drake, Drake's; 'W. P. Covington, Bennettsville. Federal?L. J. Breeden, R. E. TowDsend, BennttsvlUe; W. B. McLaurln, McColl. NEWBBRRY. State?T. S. Cease, Newberry; P. G. Coon, Vaughnville; G. A. Mills,SUghs. Federal?A. E. P. Bedenbaugh, Newberry; W. C. Sll?b, Jalapa; Jobn B. Fellers, Prosperity. HAMPTON. State?J. P. Pritchard.J. E. Rivers, T. A. Hamilton, Hampton. Federal? B. H. Theus, Seminole; Preston Phillips, Gray's ;R. J. Rivers, Crockettvllle. KERSHAW. State?J. R. Drakeford, G. L. Dickson, Camden, H. T. Johnson, Abney. voHorai?w t Russell. Westvllle: H. xouuiiu ii * ?- . E. Beard and J. U. Jones, Camden. LANCASTER. State?R. J. Flynn, W. J. Baker, R. M. Kirk, Lancaster. Federal?R. C. Crockett, J. T. Marshall, D. L. Adams, Lancaster. UNION. State?A. W. Gllmore, Santuc; T. K. Foster, Union; H. P. Murphy, Cross Keys. Federal?P. H. Peter, Carlisle; J. L. Walker, Sunny Side; W. H. Gault, Kelton. WILLIAMSBURG. State?J. A. Green, Lake City; J. J. M. Graham, Jr., Camp Ridge; W. O. Bryan, Gourdine. Federal?William Cooper, Cooper's; W. W. Kennedy, Sandy Level; W. R. Slngletary, Scranton. TOBK. State?R. J. Rigglns, J. B. Gordon, W. W. Miller. Federal?J. J. Waters, R. M. Carroll, W. J. Davis. UMTER. State?J. E. DuPre, E. G. Goodroan, K. E. Wells. Federal?D. E. Keels, R. M. Pitts,S. Nash. EDGEFIELD* State?J. B. Davis, Ed. Folk, S. B Mays, Edgefield. Federal?E. R. Steadman, Mount Willing; A. J. Norrls, Edgefield; John Miller, Trenton. BEEKELEY State?R. H. Sweeney, Summervllle; A.R. Dennis, McBeth; Ellas Whllden, Mount Pleasant. Federal?J. S. Hart, Mount Pleasant; J. H. Schuliz, Mount Pleasant; W. T. Jolly, Mock's Corner. HORRY. State?J. M. Dermott, Conwav;J.D. West, Socastee; M. A. Duseriberry; Toddsville. Federal?R. D. Scarborough, J. A. Lewis, Conway; J. E, Hammond, Wannamaker. a ' ?. THE POLICEMEN ROASTED. Lawyer Ocff Heps Them MzzUng Wltlioat M*rcy. New YoRKjOit. 3.?Those who were fortunate enough to gain admittance to the sessions of the Lexow investigation committee today wiics3eed two scenes decidedly dramatical in their nature. Air*. Urchlttel. the Russian woman who, almost a stranger in the country, running a small clifar store, was arrested on the charae of keeping a disorderly house and kept in jail many month?, "treated as even the Czar of Rossi* wonM no*, treat an American," according to I Chief Council Goff, was placed on the | witness stand. She alleged that her arrest was due to her refusal to pay $50 to the police. Testimony of the witness remained unshaken, hut the officers who tried to explain the story could not agree as to the wav the thing happened. Mrs. Urchittel's children are stiil in the orphan asylum and the lamentations and the apparent mental suffering of the woman elicited sympathy from all thot?e who witnessed her examination. Steps will he taken to recover her children for her without loss of time. During her examination in the court room, she caught sight of Officer Hussey. She claims that the ward man is the author of all her woes. Excitedly springing up, she started and demanded her children. It was with difficulty she was pacified. Had she been able to understand the English language ?nd the American customs she must save enjoyed exquisite revenge a little later when officer Hussey was called to the stand. He expected to be called upon to explain away his connection with the case, but Chief Council Goff Indulged in another of those dramatic surprises which he is continually springing upon the New York public. Instead of reverting to the events of the past few months,Mr. Goff inquired, "\Now, Jiussey, nave you just mreaiened to shoot a man in this coart room?" The Interrogatory was answered with a negative, but Officer Hussey grew red and white in the face by tnrns when half a dozen witnesaea testified that be threatened to shoot Norbarth Pfeffer, an East side Hebrew employed by Mr. Goff. The witness nearly fainted In the court room at the evidence presented against blm to show that he threatened to kill Pfeffar. He reached for a glass of water and drank it eagerly, intense silence reigning in the court room, members of the committee, policemen and strangers all Intent upon his replies. The scene became a painful one. Hussey told Mr. Goff that he was under the doctor's orders, that it would not do for him to get excited, that it was his family he cared for and not himself. With an intimation that he would look into the matter, Mr. Gcff allowed the witnes to go. One other event of unusual interest occurred. Annie Trywsch, a young woman who is keeping a news stand on E ist Broad way,claimed that policeman Lynch asked her this morning if she paid her rent. Receiving a negative reply, he told her that sue would have to pay him $5. She failed to raise the money and he arrested her and took her to Essex Market, where she was discharged by the police justice. Then she came to the Lexow Committee with the story. A Large Wbltkey Hani. Columbia, S. 0., Oct. 5.?The big haul of whiskey mado by Chief Constable Holley, in ChArleston, has been shipped to the State Dispensary, and arrived here yesterday. It will be taken to tfee Dispensary today and in a short time wi l be bottled and sent out to the County Dispensaries. The haul was the largest ever mad6 in the State and the Charleston Evening Post estimates that It was worth $5,000. The Post has the following about the haul: "The State Dispensary will not need to replenish its stock at State expense soon. The constables made a haul at the North Eastern Depot on Tuesday night that will ktep tin Dispenary in stock lor awhile. Between sixty-five anJ seventy packages were taken by the constables. It is evident that they had ! -* -? 1 -f ll XT' been anticipation toe arrival 01 tue hiuu and bad a fall description ot it. Tbe packages ware marked buildors' hardware. tinware, t u'.pbur, mineral water, becon and copperas. Tbey were 80 p-tcked tbat it was impossible to gueis their contents and were received by the road in good faith. Toe conetables, six or seven o them, were concealed around the depot a'l t!ie evening looking f<r the cars. They were opened afttr hour* to accommodate the consignees, as is often done by this accommodating road, but not in eecrot, tor all the clerical force was o.i liant'. The packfti.e3 wore teizaiafter delivery to coubignte. It is estimated that tbe liquor, which was in bar rels, half-b-irrels, kes:* and cases, wa3 worth $5,000.;Tbe confiscated packages were taken to the Soiub Carolina Road for shipment to Columbia by Mr. Connie Powers this msrnin?. The constables also seized forty-four packages oi liquor at the South Carolina and Geoigia Railroad this morning. This was ship ped with other seizures to Columbia." Mora Violation*. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 3?Some days ago tbe State Superintendent of Educatltn sent out circulars to the various county school commissioners, asklna them to investigate and report to him, all cases of the sale of listed school books by book dealers, above tbe prices agreed upon in the publishers' contract. The reports are now coming In. In Charleston, Richland and Georgetown, the official contract prices are being strictly adhered to. This cannot be said of all the counties, however. Several others have been heard from.' The status ia FairQeld has been already mentioned. School Commissioner Neil Macauley of Oconee county writes that he knows personally of 100 or more cases of the violotlon of the contract in the counties of Oconee and Spartanburg, and aeks in what shape be must present the cases. He says he is able to give the date of each violation, the name of the booLdealer, and the name of the purchaser. isiacKsourjf aiau reports violations of the contract. Letters are coming in from the various contract publishers. Yesterday Ginn dfcCo., JD. 0. Heath A Co., and D.Appleton & Co. were heard from, each asking that all cases in which their books were concerned be reported to them, and pledging their co operation in stopping any violations of the contract. 8eveu Drowued. Ciiaska.Minn., (Sept. 30.?Seven persons were drowned nere last evening. Louis Scharf and family, who had been attending the fair, started home at 7 o'clock. Sharf was intoxicated and whipped his horses and furiously dashed down the river bauk, over the lerry and Into the river. His wife, Ave children and Miss Mary lioskus, Mrs, Schari's sister, were drowned, as were the horses. Scharf clung to the wagon box and was rescued. The bodies of Mrs. Scbarf and two of the children were recovered. \ THE FLAG IN CElNi. PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AMERICANS AMONG HEATHEN. S'crf-tsry Heibert'a Instructions to Admiral Carpen'or?FJve U. P. 8bip? of War JU Asiatic Wnt-irn s>nd Thiei More to Follow. Washington. Oct. 4 ?Secretary Herbert said today wnen asked aD<">ut the steps be had taken for the safety of Americans in Ch:na that about two weeks ago he had sent written instructions to Admiral Carpenter, comraHndjn.fr the American forces in Chinese waters, suggesting to him to place himself In communication with the foreign fleet and cooperate witn thera by arranging for concerted action in guarding foreign interests entrusted to their care. It was suggested that If possible an agre- imnt might be reached for an effective alstriourion of ships In such a way that all the treaty and or,her ports where foreign interests might bo endangered should be cared for by one or more ships from the fleets witn the understanding that thev were to mutually f?lva nrotection to the cJt*ziDs of all the nati >113 entering into the agreement. There are at present but live American vessels on the Asiatic station, and though thi.} number will ba increased to eight by December 1st, there arc at l?ast fifteen porta whore the livas of American citizens may he endangered. If Admiral Carpenter can secure the cooperation of trie British admiral, the British and American ships could be distributed in such a manner as to protect bath British and American subjects and the British ships would assist Americans and Englishmen in one port, while the American vesselB looked al ter the Englishmen and Americans in others. The cruiser Charleston has jost joined the American fleet in Asia. Capt. Coffin, her commanding officer, reported by cable his arrival at Yokohama Tuesday night. Her arrival, in Japanese waters makes the vessels under Commodore Carpenter number five, the others being the Monocacy, temporarily the flagships, now at Tien Tain; the Baltimore and Concord at Chemulpo, and the Petrel at Nagasakl. The other three vessels which have been ordered I- X. VA.fc. in LQH ceiuiuruy a.a.iuu mo tuc iui&town, now at San Francisco, the Machins at New York, and the Detroit at Norfolk. The Yorktown will start across the Pacific and the Machals across the Atlantic about Osteber 15. The Detoit is to leave Norfolk early next week, stopping at Cadiz and Borne to deliver the Columbian relics. the british move. London, Oct. 4.?The admiralty have ordered to proceed to China the first class cruiser St. George, now at Portsmouth, and the second class cruiser, Eolus, from the Mediterranean squadron. The gunboats Redbreast and Pigeon of the East India squadron, have also been ordered to Chinese waters. This action is understood to be in accordance with the decision of today's cabinet council. Lord Roseberry has gone to Dalmeny Park, Linlithgowshire, aad tue other ministers are returning to their several resorts in the country whence they were summoned: The Exchange Telegraph Companv says that 6,000 troops will be sent from India to protect the treaty ports in China. The first rifle brigade will leave Calcutta on October 13oh for Hong Vnnn The ntvher trnnns which are ex pected to be dispatched include the Northumberland fusileers, two battalions of Ghoorkas and four regiments of Sikhs and drafts from the Punjuab. In an inteview today, Mr. Sinclair, ex-British consul at Foo Chow, said that with the exception of Lt Hung Chang's force and the army of Manchuria, China's forces are worthless, the profession of arms being held in contempt. The organization is bad. Japan, in his opinion, is bound to win, but defeat will not endanger the Mancbu dynasty and will probably compel China to look to Europe tor the lessons she nesds. Mortgaged for $130^000,000, Richmond, Va., Oct. 2.?Che general meeting ot the stocknolders of the Southern Railway Company, held here today, gave the officers authority to execute and deliver a mortgage by the Soutnern Rid way Company to tne Central Trust Company of New York as trus'ee, upon aad covering the rail' road's property, privileges and franchises of the said company, to secure aDd issue of bonds in the aggregate i? .Ksionmniwi nuvuhlA I prilJCI pfll 3liIII Ul 1 AV,wv/}VWj |?>?j mw*W July 1, 1904, in gold coin or the United ! States with Interest at tne rate of five 1 per cent, anuum, payable semi annually in like gold coio, and also to authorize the execution and delivery of a mortgage and deed of trust upon parts of the railroad property of the former East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia li-tilroad, to secure bonds for the principal sum of $4,500,000, payable Sept. 1,1938,bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 5 per cent per aanum,principal and interest payable in gold coio. Of the $120,000,000, issue of the first consolidated fivts, $78,088,372.13 will be reserved to take up the outstanding mortgage and equipment obligations $21,911,627.87, including $0,000,000 for new construction after the first of January, 189(5, but not more than 33,1000,000 will be Issued during any one year. Tnere were S100,000,000 of common and ?50,000,000 of preferred stock represented at the meeting. A Minister Kllltd. Louisville, Oct. 5.?Rev. John W. Welker was kDOcked down aud killed near Corydon, Iud., yepterday by Divid | Wheat. Tho later had received a leti ter warning him to leave the country on I peril oi being "wbitecapped." He was visited by masked men last Sunday ni<>ht but drove them away with a fow shot?. Yesterday Mr. Welker and his son Alva went to tea Wheai and ordered him to give them the warning note. Upon his refusal, a light followed and iu it c melee Wheat knocked the minister down with a billet of wood and killed him. Koasseu Alive. Kenosiia, Wis., t>3t. 1.?Four persons were roasted alive and two others badly burned at the farm residence of J3.13. Pierce, in the town of Wilmot, near the State line, Saturday evening. Mr. Tierce's family consisted of his wife *nd three sons, aged 25, 29, and 34 years, aud a daughtei aged 18 years. All slept up stairs. The young man first noticed the lire and leaped down stairs. He then returned to rouse the others of the famliv but perished with hia brothers and sister. Tne father and mother escaped with severe burns. Evidence* of the .Storm. Jacksonville, Fla, Ojt. 4.?A special from Key West says that tlfty dead bodies, victims of wrecks occurring on j the reefs during the recent soorm, have betn w^saedasnoreou tne iilauda. T&e dead are evidently sallon from vessels destroyed, although tne length of time which has elap3ed sines the storm has rendered the bodies bevond ideutlllcatlon through decomposition. The probabilities are that many more of these ghastly evidences of the hurricane's I fury will bo brought to light in a few | days.