Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THAT BOY JIM. He was the "devil"?that boy Jim; Couldn't do anything good with him; Rough and ragged, for mischief ripe, Running errands, distributing type; Pelting the neighbors on their heads With brand-new "furniture," "slugs" and "leads," From early morning to eveniDg dim; He was the "devil"?that boy Jim! Editor whaled him?all no good! Head as hard as a stick of wood; Ju^t burst out in a loua ".tioora.vr And went right on in his don't care way. But once?when the train was passing by, And the editor's child on the trackOn, mj! Jim?he rushed with his same don't care Right in front of the engine there I Child was saved, but where was Jim? Wilh shaded lanterns they looked for him. While the people trembled and held their breath? "Under the engine crushed to death!" There in the dust and grime he layJim I * * * He had given his life away! Not mucn neea or tneir rears ror aim: "He was an angel?that boy Jim!" Frank L. Stanton. OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN. Facts ltd Figures About tho Gr.mmon Schools Ot the Stats. A peru3al of tbe annual report of Superintendent of Education Maj field, which has just been finished, showB that for the year ending October 31st, a grand total of 226,766 pupils were enrolled in tbe public schools of this S tate. Of these 113,081 were male and 113,685 females. Tbe number of colored children enrolled was 120.590. of which 57,803 were males and 62,787 wer* females. The number of white children enrolled was 106.176, of which 55,278 were males and 50,898 femaleB. From these figures it will be seen that the Bumber of colored children in the schools was 14,414 more than whites. Another feature is that of the negro children in attendance the majority Is of female while the white boys have a majority on the girls of the same race. For the year ending October 3lst, 1893 the total enrollmennt was 223,150, of which 120,579 were colored, and 102,571 white. That year there were 111,663 ? males and 111,487 females. The increase thi^vear, compared with the previous year, has been something over 3,000. Spartanburg is the banner county in the number of students. She had 14,* Q4I nf which 5 3M arn r.nlnrfd and 9. 614 white. Greenville is nest. She had 12,145, of which 4,164 where colored and 7,981 white. Chesterfield has the small* est number, 3,139?1,070 colored and 2,069 white, Georgetown is next, with a total of 3,362?2,478 colored and 884 white. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE. The total average attendance in the State was 165,115, as follow?: Total number of femaleB, 83,455; males, 81,660. Total colored, 87,128; females, 45,344; males, 41,784. Total whites, 77, 987; females, 38,111; males, 39,876. WHAT THEY ABE STUDYING. The number of children studying the various branches is as follows: Alphasbet, 19,727, spelling, 179,365; reading, 165,671; writing, 132,026; mental arithmetic, 80,966; written arithmetic, 93,723; geo?rapy, 73,533; English grammar, 5,204; history ot South Carolina, 15,246; history of the Uaited States, 35,840; physiology and hygeine, 12,688; higher branches, 8,205. AVERAGE SCHOOL MONTHS. Thft nnmh*r of Rr.hnnl months daring the part year was 4.3, as agaiaat 3.7 for the previons year. This will be gratifying to all advocates of common school education. It shows that ttie people are determined to increase tbe length of the school terms. The average number of school month3 in each county was as follows; Abbeville, 5; Aiken, 4.6; Anderson. 4.4; Barnwell, 3; Beauiort, 4.5; Berke; ley, 4; Charleston, 9; Chester, 3.9Cheaterfield, 3; Clarendon, 3; Colleton, 5; Darlington, 3.5; Eigefield, 4; Fairfield, 3.5;Florence, 2.8; Georgetown, 4; Greenville, 4; Hampton, 3.1; Horry, 2; Kershaw, 3.2; Lancaster, 3.8; Liu reus, 3; Lexington, 2 7; Marion, 3; Marlboro, 3; Newberry, 3.8; Oconee, 3; OrangeVinrrr Q 7* Pinlrana 1 Q* P!/iklan/) A ? >AU?| U? I ) A lVA?UOf JLtU) XIIIUU;aUU) -X \j y Spartanburg, 3.7; Sumter, 6; Union, 3.6; Wllliamsbnrg, 2.8; York, 5. SCHOOL HOUSES. Tbe total number of public sshoo houses in ths State U 3,088, and tbey are valued at $557,250,54. Toe number of frame buildin?s is 2,276; log, 707; brick, 39; atone. 0. Tbe school districts own 1,349 and individuals the remainder. During the past year 149 now Bchool houses were built and tbey are valued at $45,431. The number of new frame buildiogs is 144; brick, 3; log, 2; and 144 of them are owned by the school districts. TEACHERS EMPLOYED. The total number ot teicbers employed in the schools ot tbe State was 4,594. There were 2,036 white teachers, 1,083 of them male and 1.553 females. There were 1,958 colored teachers, 1.058 males and 900 females. It will tbu3 bs seen that the colored male teachers outnumber the females while the white females far outnumber the males, The total wagos paid to teachers was $440,785,11. Tbe average monthly wages paid was $23.15 to males and $19.90 to famalss. Great Loss of Life. Auckland, N. Z? Nov. 1.?Farther D&rticulars la regard to the wreck of tbe Union llae steamship W&irarapa, Capt. Mclotosh, t>oaad from Sydaey, N. S. W., for this port, which was wrecked on Saaday night off Great Barrier Island, on the northeast coast of New Zealand, show that the loss of lile was not so great as at first reported. The first reports had it that 112 of tha Wair* arapa's passengers were drowned, but it now seems that 81 passengers and 40 of the crew were saved by lines thrown ashore and by tbe boats of the steamer. Oa the other hand, Capt. Mclatosb, 58 passenge.s and 20 of the steamer's crew were drowned. At least these are the Qgures given out by the Lbyda' agents here. Killed by Swine. Jasper, Ala, Nov. 1.?Mre. Emma Shepherd, widow of the late Probate Judge of Waker county, went unto her lot to feed her chickens. She did not return In time for breakfast and her daughter went to find her, when her eyes were met by the horrible spectale of her mothers mangled body lying on the ground with a lot of hogs feeding on her head. It Is thought a vicious boar kocked her down, trying to get at the pan of meal in her hands, and he and the rest of the swine trampled her to death and munched at the parts of her body on which the meal fell. TUESDAY'S ELECTION. THE NAMES OFTHE STATES ANDTHE CANDIDATES. Some Interesting Data About the Election of This Year?Dow tho Different States Voted In the Lut Presidential Election. Election of Representatives in Concress was held on Tuesdav. November ft in all ^sfatP.q nf thft TTninn PXfieDt. Maine, Oregon and Vermont, which bad already chosen their Representatives?eight in number, and all, as usual, Republicans. On the same day the Territories of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah each elected one Delegate to Congress. Elections of State officers, etc., was h^ld on the same day in thirty States. Legislatures was elected in two others, and a constitutional amendment voted upon in one other. The following are the list of States and for what they voted: CALIFORNIA. California elected its full list of State officers, to serve four years, and the Legislature, which will choose a United States Senator to succeed George C. Perkins, Republican, appointed by the Governor upon the death of Senator Leland Stanford, Republican. The candidates for Governor were: James H Budd, Democrat; Morris M. Eatee, Republican; J. Y. Webster, Populist: Henry French, Prohibition. Tne vote of California for President in 1892 was: Cleveland, Democrat, 118,151 ;Harrison, liepuDlican, iy?,uav; weaver, x-opuuat, 25,311; Bldwell, Prohibition, 8,09G. COLORADO. Colorado elected all its State officers, to serve two years, and the Legislature, which will choose a United States Senator to succeed Edward O. Wolcott, Republican. The candidates tor Governor were: Charles P. Thomas, Demo crat; Albert W. Mclntire, Republican; Davis H. Walte, present incumbent, Populist; George Richardson, Prohibition . The vote of Colorado for President in 1892 wa3: Democrat-Populi3t fusion, 54.548; Rapublican, 38,620; Prohibition. 1,687. CONNECTICUT. Connecticut elected its State officers .for two years, and the Legislature. The candidates for Governor were: Ernest Cady, Democrat; 0. Vincent Coffin, Republican; Edwin C. Bingham, 1J MTif* n P/tnH Urnhihi. iTUpUllOtj 1/a IT V. x vuu| x Avuih/?tion; James F. Tucker, Socialist Labor. The vote for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 82,380; Republican, 77,013 Prohibition, 3,999. DELAWARE. Delaware elected its Governor for four vears, and the Legislature, which will choose a United States Senator to succeed Anthony Higgins, Republican. The candidates for Governor were: Ebe Walter Tunnell, Democrat; Joshua Hopkins Marvil, Republican; J. Alexander Fulton, PopulistjThomas J. Perry, Prohibition. The vote of Delaware for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 18,581; Republican, 18,077; Prohibition, 516. ID A2IO, Idaho elected State officers, for two years, and the Legislature, which will choose a United States Senator to succeed Geo. L. Shoup, Republican. The candidates for Governor were: Edward A. Stevenson, uemocracjw. j. mcuuunell, present incumbent, Republican; J. W. Ballentine, Populist; Henry C. McFarland, Prohibition. The vote of Idaho for President in 1892 was: Democratic-Populist fusion, 10.520; Republican, 8,599; Prohibition, 288. illinois; Illinois elected minor State officers, one-half of its State Senate and all its assembly. The Legislature will choose a United States Senator as successor of Shelby M. Cullom, Republican. The candidates for State Treasurer are Bernard J. Claggett, Democrat; Henry Wulff, Republican; John F. Randolph, Populist; Howard J. Puterbaugb, Prohibition; Orrin L. Mann, Independent Republican. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 426,281; Republican, 390,288; Populist, 22,207; Prohibition, 25,870. indiana. Indiana elected State officers, except Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to serve two years, and the Legislature. The candidates for Secretary of State IFilliom T> Mnora T~>am/"v/?rQf" Wil._ Vf CI. C Tf JLlliQIU lb? iJiJviO l/uuiuwit?u, it i* liam D. Owen, Republican; C. A. Robinson, Populist; Winfred M. Taylor, Prohibition. The vote of Indiana for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 262,817; Republican. 256,335; Populist, 52,198; Prohibition, 13,041. ! IOWA. Iowa elected State officers, except Governor and Lieutenant Governor,for twoyears. The candidates for Secretary of State were Horatio P. Dale, Democrat; Williajm M. McFarland, present incumbent, Republican; Svlvanus B. Crane, Populist; Bennett Mitchell, Prohibitionist. The vote of Iowa for i President in 1892 was: Democratic, 196,419; Republican, 219,384; Populist, , 20,494; Prohibition, 6,317. KANSAS. Kansas elected State officers for two years, and the Legislature, which will choosfl a United States Senator to sue ceed Jonn Martin,Democratic-Populist. The candidates t'or4Governor were: David Overmeyer, Democrat; Edmund ?**. Morrill, Republican; Lorenzo D. Lewelling, present incumbent, Populist; Cyrus Corning, Independent Populist; I. O. Pickering, Prohibitionist. The vote for Kansas for President in 1892 was: Deinocratic-PoDulist fusion, 103,111; Republican, 157,241; Prohibition, 4.538; KENTUCKY. Kentucky elected four Judges of its Court of Appeals and three railroad commissioners. The vote of the State for President In 1892 was: Democratic, 175,401; Republican. 135,441; Populist, 23,500; Prohibition, 0,442. MASSACHUSETTS. Massachusetts elected State officers for one year and the Legislature,which will choose a United States Senator to succeed George F. Iloar, Republican. The candldates'f or Governor were.John E. Russell, Democrat; Frederick T. Greenhalge, present incumbent, Republican; Geo. II. Cary, Populist; Alfred Wells Richardson, Prohibitionist; David Taylor, Socialist-Labor. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 170,812; Republican, 202.814; Populist, 3,210; Prohibitionist, 7,539. MICHIGAN. Michigan elected State officers for two year , .nd the Legislature, Jwhich will choose two United States Senators as successors of James McMillan and John Patton, Jr., both Republicans, the latter appionted by the Governor to fill temporarily the vacancy caused by the death of Francis 13. Stockbrldge Republican. The candidates for Governor were:Spencer O.Flsher.Democrat; John T. Rich, present incumbent, Republican; A. W. Nichols, Populist; Albert M. Todd, Prohibitionist. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 202,296; Republican, 222,708; Populist, 19,892; Prohibition 14,069. MINNESOTA. Minnesota elected State officers for two years and the Legislature, which will choose a United States Senator, to succeed William D. Washbnrn, Republican. The candidates for Govertor were: George L. Becker, Democrat; Knute Nelson, present incumbent, lie-. publican; Sldnev M. Owen, Populist; H. S. Hilllbae, Prohibition. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 100,579; Republican,122,736; Populist, 30,398; Prohibition, 14,017. MISSOURI. Missouri elected Jud^eof the Supreme Court for ten years, railroad commissioner for six years, superintendent of public instruction for four years and the Legislature. The candidates for Judge were: Francis Marlon BlacK, Democrat; M. Robinson, Republican; Orville D. Jones, Popublist; R. B. Rob lnson, Prohibition; Albert E. Sanderson, Socialist Labor. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Djipocratic, 208 398; Republican, 220,916; Populist 41,213; Prohibition, 4,331. MONTANA. Montana elected Associate Justice of the supreme Court, and the Legislature, which will choose two United States Senators, one as successor of Thomas i C. Power, Republican, and the other to Cll a vacancy cau3td by the failure of the last Legislature to elect. The candidates tor Justice were: L. A. Luce, Democrat; Wm H. Hunt, Republican; George W. Reeves, Populist. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 17,581; Republican, 18.851; Populist, 7,334; Prohibition, 549. , NEBRASKA. Nebraska elected State ollicers lor i two years and the Legislature, which will choose a Units*! States Senator to succeed Churlts F. Manderson, Ilapublican. The candidates for Governor were: P. D. Sturdevant, Democrat; Silas A. Holcomo, Democrat-Populist 1 fusion; Thomas J. Majors, Republican; E. A. Gorrard, Prohibition, The vote of the State for President in 1892 'was: 1 Democratic, 24,943; Republican, 87,213; j Populist, 82,256; Prohibition, 4 902. NEVADA. Nevada elected State officers for four j years and the Legislature. The candifor Governor were: R. P. Kenting, D*mocrat; TOeodore Winters, Democrat; j A, (J. Cleveland, Republican; George Peckham, Populist, aod John E.Jones, SilVKite. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic, 711; ( Republican, 2,822; Populist, 7,267; Pro - , hlbition, 85. ( NEW HAMPSHIRE. New Hampshire elected a Governor , * ? T AMin1nfn?A 1 iur iwu jreaia auu buo jjogioiabuic, which will choose a United Staten Senator to succeed William E. Chandler, ' Republican. Tbe candidates for Gov- 1 ernor were Henry Oakes Kent, Demo* i crat; Charles A. Busiel, Republican; George P. Epos, Populist, and Daniel i C. Knowles, Prohibition. The vote of I tbe State for President in 1892 was: i Democratic, 42,081; Republican, 45,658; , Populist, 292; Prohibition, 1,297. NEW JERSEY. j New Jersey elected the Legislature, which will choose a United States Sen- j ator to succeed John R. McPherson, , Democrat. NEW YORK. New York elected a Governor, Lieu- 1 tenant Governor, Judge of the Court of 1 Appeals and tbe Assembly. The candidates for Governor were.\David Bennett < Hill, Democrat; Everett P. Wheeler, ? Democratic Reform; Levi Parson Mor- i ton, Republican; Cbas. B. Matthews, | Populist; Francis E. Baldwin, Prohibi- 1 tion; and Charles H. Malcbett, Social i lflf.-T.ahnr. The vote of the State for , President ia 1892 was: Democratic, . 654.8G8; RepubllcaD, 609,350; Populist, , 16,429; Prohibition, 38,190. NORTH CAROLINA. North Carolina elected a State Treas- ! urer for four years, Chief J ustice and three Associate Juatices of the Supreme ' Court, and the Legislature, which will choose two United States Senatorsone to succeed Matthew W. Hansom, Democrat, ani the other to succeed Thomas J. Jar vis, Democrat who was 1 appointed by the Governor to fill temporarily the vacancv caused by the 1 death of Zebulon 13. Vance, Democrat. The candidates for Treasurer were Samuel McD Tate, Democrat, and William j H. Worth, Populist, endorsed by the Republicans. The vote of the Senate for President in 1892 was: Democratic, ' 132 951; Republican, 100,346; Populist, 44.732; Prohibition, 2,636. NORTII DAKOTA. North Dikota elected State officers ; for two years and the Legislature. 1 Tha candidates for Governor were F. M 1 Kinter, Democrat; Roger Allin, Rapub- ' licau. endorsed bv the Prohibitionists. ! and Ulmer 1). Wallace. Populist. The vote of the State for President In 1892 was: Democratic-Populist fusion 17,700; Itapubllcaa, 18,518; Prohibition, 899. onio. Ohio elected minor State officars. The candidates for Secretary of State, the heaci of the ticket, were Milton Turner, Democrat; Samuel M. Taylor, present incumbent, Republican; Cbarles It. MartiD, Populist; Mark G. McCaslin, Prohibition, and William Wallace, SDCial-Labor. The vote of the State I'ruciHjnf In 18(1? o7act * 104,115; Republican, 405,187; PopuTisc,' ] 14,852; Prohibition, 26,012. PENNSYLVANIA. 1 Pennsylvania elected State offijers j for tour yeara, Auditor General for three years and a Legislature. The candidates for Governor were; William A. Sinererly, Democrat; Daniel ii. Hastings, Republican; Jerome T. Ailman, Populist; Charles L. Hawley, ProhibiMonist; Tnomas II. Grundy, SocialistLibor. The vote of the State for President iu 1892 was: Democratic, 452,264; Republican, 51(5,011; Populist, 8,714; Prohibitionist, 25,123. The vote for State Treasurer in 1893 was: Democratic, 307,102; Republican, 442,248; Populist, 0,979; Prohibition, 21,358. SOUTH CAROLINA. South Carolina elected State olli cars tor two years and the Legislature which will choose a United Slates Sonator to succeed Matthew C. liutler, Democrat. The people ai-n vo'.ei upon the question of holding a Convention to revise the Constitution of the State. For Governor the Tillman Democrats have nominated John Gary Evans, and homiomo t-r* hnv? hud r?rattMf?aIlv nn on position. The vote of the State for J President, in 1892 was: Democratic, 51,- , 689; Republican, 13.384; Populist, 2,410. SOUTII DAKOTA. South Dakota elected State ofllcers for two years, and tbe Legislature, which will choose a United States Son- j ator to succeed Richard F. Pettigrew, i Republican. The candidates for Gov- < ernor were James A. Ward, Democrat; i Charles H. Sheldon, present Incumbent, < Republican; laa^c Howe, Populist; M. ' D.Alexander, Prohibition. The vote i of the State for President in 1892 was: i Democratic, 9,018; Republican, 34,888; i Populist, 26.544. i TENNESSEE. j Tennessee elected a Governor for two j years, Judge of the Supreme Court and the Legislature, which will choose a United States Senator to succeed Isham G. Harris, Democrat. The candidates I for.Goveruor were PeterTurney pre sent 1 incumbent, Democrat; Henry Clay Ev- i ans, Republican; A. L. Mims, Populist, i The vote of the State for President In t 1892 was: Democratic, 136,477; Ilepubli- can, 99,973; Populist, 23,622; Prohibl- I tlon, 4,856. 1 TEXAS. < Texas elected State officers for two i years and the Legislature, which wlllji choose a United State? Senator to succeed Richard Coke, Demosrat. The candidates for Governor were Charles A. OulbersoD, Democrat; John B. Scbmitz, Lily White Republican; W. K. Makemson, Republican; T. L. Nugent, Populist; J. M. Dunn, Prohibition. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic. 239,148; Republican, 77 47Q.Prtnn]iQh QQR88- PrnhlhlHnn 9.. i65.""~Wtf~ WASHINGTON. Washington elected two Judges of the Supreme Court and the Legislature which will choose a United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of John R. Allen, Republican. The candidates for Judges were: John L. Sharpsteln, Thomas F. Allen, Democrats; Ralph 0. Dunbar, M. J. Gordon, Republicans; H. L. Forest, J. McReady. Populists. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic. 29.802; Republican, 36.460; Populist, 19,105; Prohibition, 2,553. WEST VIRGINIA. West Virginia elected the Legislature, which will choose a United States Senator to succeed Johnson N. Camden, Democrat. WISCONSIN. Wisconsin elected State officers for two years and the Legislature. The candidates for Governor were: George W. Pecs, present incumbent, Democrat; William Henry Upham, Republican; D. Frank Powell, Populist; J.F Cleghorn Prohibition. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: Democratic 177,448; Republican. 170,978; Populist 9,870; Prohibition, 13,045. WYOMING. Wyoming elected^State officers^for two years ana tne juegioiature, wnico will choose two United States Senators, one four years, to succeed Francis E. Warren, Republican, tbe last Legislature having failed to elect, and the other for the full term of six years, to succeed Joseph M. Carey, Republican. Tbe candidates for Governor were:William H. Holliday, Democrat; William A. Richards, Republicans; L. C. Tldball, Populist. The vote of the State for President in 1892 was: DemocraticPopulist fusion, 7,722; Republican, 3,454; Prohibition, 530. De*th ol lbs Cztr. London, Nov. 1.?The Daily News correspondent in Yalta, who throughout the Czar's sojourn there has obtained the most trustworthy and interesting in* formation, has sent this dipatcb: "Tbe Czar died at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon. He was lully conscious. When he felt that his last hour was approaching he iBked for extreme unction. This was administered by Father Ivan, who afterwards conversed with the dying man for some time. The Czar next asked that bis family should gather round him. He spoke with each member separately, but at tbe greatest length with the Czarina. He then gave all his blessing; Finally he bade farewell. Little he grew weaker. His voice at last became hardly audi ble. Soon after he passed away quietly, rhe oath of allegiance to Nicholas II was then administered to tbe whole family and at 4:30 o'clock cannon were Seed to announce tbe fact to tbe world." A.tter confirming the death and the fun aral arrangements already described, tbe correspondent saye: "The entire seventh armv corps will pay military honors to the dea-1 Emperor when the body shall be embarked at Yalta. The train iron Odessa to St. Petersburg will stop at svery important station, where the local ? ?:ii L. J x- J-. garncu win BO uraiyu up u> rcuuer uim* tary honors lo their dead commander. "The Czarina is qnile broken down and the doctors are again iearful that her health ma? not withstand the weight of h?r gritf." A Hold-up In AliatlaalppL Washington, Nov. 1.?A special from Birmingham, Ala., says: As passenger train No. 3 on the Kansas City, Memphis Birmingham railroad pulled out of the station at New Albany, Miss., at 1 o'clock this morning, three masked menjumpted on the engine and entering the cab, coyered Eoglneer Campbell and fireman Alexander with pistols. The robbers commanded the engineer to stop the train when it had reached a point of half a mile from the station. The engineer and fireman were compelled to dlsmout from the locomotive under cover of revolvers marched back to the express 1 * - i ?- iU? j - car anu oruereu iu ureas. ujjou iuc uuui of tbe car with a coal pick. Tbe train new were alarmed at the stopping of tbe train at this unusual place and Conliictor W. B. Leonard went forward to Investigate. When he showed up at the express can door the robbers fled back to the coaches. Tnen the robbers [ired a volley in the air to intimidate the rest of the crew and passengers. An entrance was flnallv effected into the express car and messenger Genette was jovered with a pistol and forced to hand out the contents of the safe. The robbers then backed out of the car and jumped from tbe platform, still holding Lheir pistols toward trie messenger and engine men. The robbers are believed to be farmers living in the vicinity of the hold up. Express officials s*y that packbges secured by robbers contained only railroad waybills and cheap jewelry and that they got no money. Over Seven Million. Columbia, S. C., Nov. 3?The oilice jf the Comptroller General has nearly inished the tabular statements giving ihe total taxable property ot tne suaie for the year ending October 31st. A rough estimate cf tne total is $175,000,)00, including personal property,' real istate and raiiroad property. Last year ;he total amount was about $108,000,XX). The increase, therefore, is a handsome one, being at least $7,000,000. This s in the face of the fact that there has aeea a decrease in the returns of the personal property of something like ?1,000,000 and a large reduction in the issessment on the railroads. Besides ;his there has been a decrease in the returns from Beaufort aDd Berkeley bounties of at least $1,000,000 each, due :o the August storm of 1893. Over 5800,000 of personal property was destroyed in these counties during the storm. The increase this year is all in real estate, and is due to the vigilant ?rork of the State Board of Ileal Estate Equalization.?liegister. Singular Deaths. Montgomery, Ala., O^t. 31.?A special to the Advertiser from Abbeville says: Two sons of John Brannon >f Henry county, aged 10 and 11 years, were taken sick last Sunday and seemid to be affected with hydrophobia, rhey would bite and gnaw at every:hing in their reach. They continued n omw worse and both died Monday within six hours of each other and were buried In one coilia. None of the family knew anything about their having been bitten by any animal. Burglars Killed. riT3BURa,ra.,Ojt. 30.?A special to ;he Leader from (Jlearliaid, I'd., says: [n a wreck of empty coal cars, this Horning, on the iieech Creek railroad, lear Peal Station, five men were in itantly killed. They are all unknown, kt first It was suppos3ed that the victims of the wreck were tramps. An nvestlgation of their effects, however, il9closed that they were all armed with revolvers, and in a satchel was found 11 i complete set of burglar tools. I GOVERNMENT RAILROADS. NOT A SUCCES8 IN ACTUAL PRACTICE ANYWHERE. The R< salts Not by Any Means Kocur?glnt? A Relic of Paternalism Host lie to Repnbllcm Institutions. Tbe interstate commerce commission has been compiling for some time a statement cf tbe conditions under which the railroads of the world are operated. The subject was not suggested by the recent testimony before tbe commission meeting in Chicago. The labor union men there have testified their belief that the solution of the problem of employer and employed on the railroad world was tbe government control of railroads. The facts and the figures wblcla tbe interstate commerce commission has gathered together do not, says the Philadelphia Times, confirm their theory bv the experience of other nations. Even in the United States the experiment of railroads controlled by the State has been tried in different sections and has so far proved a distinct failure. There are only six countries In the world in which the control of virtually all tbe railroads is in the hands of the state. They are Australasia, the Cape of Good Hope, Egypt, Nicaragua Paraguay and Peru?certainly not countries alter wnicn toe uonea states would be very much tempted to pattern. But there are some great countries In which the state is a part owner of railroads, and these include Germany, France, Denmark, AustrianHungary, Belgium, Brazil and Canada. Eleven countries, or one-half of those in which railroads are operated, have no Interest in the operation of the roads beyond a claim for money advancedl to some ot them. In two countries rail roads are owned by the government, but are leased to private compaaies, which operate them. In Nicaragua, Paraguay and P<;ru, where there was no Inducement for private capital to invest In railroads, the governments were obliged to build what few lines there are, and these are operated by the government and run by the government employees. In Australasia, with the exception of one or two short lines, the colonial government have built the roads with money derived from loans negotiated by agents general. In Victoria and New South Wales so many abuses grew out of the partisan control of the roads that ten years ago they were placed under the direct managemeut of a non-partisan commission, which not only directs their QDeration. but has charcre of the construction of new lines. In Egypt there are about 1,250 miles of railroads belonging to the government and two short lines, which are under private control. At the Cape of Good Hope all bat about 180 miles of llna in Cape Colony is owned and controlled by the government. AGAINST GOVERNMENT CONTROL. The rates charged on these out-of-theway-lines are not a fair basis for the comparison of state-controlled roads with those which are owned by private companies or individuals. Yet Joseph Nimmo, Jr., the statistician, has louDd in the Australian roads a strong argument against government control. His remarks (which are not quoted by the interstate commission) are: "Construe tlon of railroads in Australia failed as a private enterprise. Then each one of the five colonies took the matter up separately as governmental enterprises Their construction has been a source of grave charges of dishonesty, and their management subject of popular complaint, especially among the farmers. Freight charges are much higher on the Australian railroads than on our Am erican roads." Marshal M. Kirkman writes that the experience of Cape Col0Dy has been the batne. ''In order to get the necessary votes In the assembly to paes a bill authorizing tbe construction of meritorious lines, It has been necessary to build other lines, tbat were not required and will not pay it." The condition of affairs finds a parallel in tbe American congress in the matter of river and harbor improvements, for the river and harbor bill la notoriously a "log-rollfd" measure. The result of the construction of nonpaying lines in .English &uth Africa, Mr. Kirkman says, is that high freight rates are chared on tbe good lines to make up for losses on the poor lines, and this has acted as a prohibition on every industry p.xcept diamond and gold mining, and sbeep and ostrich farming. Private railway lines are forbidden in Cape Colony because tbeir competition witb the government roads would be fatal to the latter. Even in Germany the government ^ ?n/*?oaQ?.n f A Kntt lin YVMXTWI iuuuu lb ucucoonijr iu uu; uj/ wuu; private roads because their competition was ruinous. Ninety per cent of the mileage in Germany Is owned by the government, and under the law the government la required to manage the roads as a siDgle system in tbe Interest of general traffic. Tbe government may cause the construction and equipment of roada and enforce uniform traffic and polic regulations; and even the few private railways are under the control of state boards, and their maximum rate8 are iixed in their charters. Although Germany's government methods are so admirable in many respects the experience of the people of that country with government control of railroads has been encuuraglng. Instead of operating the roada in the interest of the people, the government uses them as a source of revenue and power, and the rates charged are higher than those which are charged In the United States, while the rules of the road are much more burdensome TOO MUCII RED TAPE. An oft-repeated story of Chauncy Depew illustrates the red tape of German railroad management. A party of young Americans ran after a moving train to r aard it. Thfi official of the platform called to them to atop. They ran on and boarded the traia. At the next station at which the train stopped they were taken from the car by a file of soldiers, and Informed that as they had clearly violated a law of the Em pire they had already been tried and sentenced, without a hearing, to thirty days imprisonment. Senator (jullom, on his return from a trip to Germany, a few years ago, said that tnere was more fuss over the departure of one train in Germany than one would see in a year's travel in America, aud that if our railroads had to pay the army of ollicials which was needed to manage the German roads, they would have to charge twice the present rates. In France the original intention was to have the railroads constructed at the joint expense of the state, the localities through which the lines were run and private individuals; but eventually the roads were to become the property of the government. The first railroad law was passed in 1842, the plan outlined beiDg for the construction of lines to diverge from the capital. The operating companies contributed about onehalf the cost of construction. The roads were to belong to the government after thirty-six years. The panic of 1847 and the political changes which followed altered the original plan La great deal, and anew law was passed in 1859, by whish the state assumed super-, vision of railroad rates, and by this law the roads were to belong to the government in about one hundred years. Under a law passed In 1883 the government virtually went out of railroad building, but the private companies which construct these roads are required to advance the amount of money which the state would have contributed to the construction fund under the old law, and this money is to be paid gradually by the state within the time when pri"- j vate ownership will cease and the roads will reveit to the s'ate. By the middle ot the next century France will own all of the French roads, unless a new astern Is adopted tn the meantime. Under tbis government supervision and half control papsingpr rates are almost | double these of the Uait^d StaUs, and freiaht rates are more than twi?:e as great. The conservatism of France in the introduction of improvements is a matter of comment among American travelers. The same is true of other countries where the government exercises general or partial control, lo Belgium about four-fifths of the mileage is owned by the State, and the remaining one fifth will revert to the government after a period of years. Railway affairs are administered hy a department of railways, post offices and telegraphs. Rites -ire fixed by law. Tne railroads are exempt from taxation. The Belgian system was to have been a model for the governments of the world, and at ilrsc it unquestionably excellent. But the disposition of government departments to stick to old methods,so well illustrated in the departments at Washington, where for the first time in a centnry the red tape in the accounting offices has been shortened recently by a congressional commission, kept the Belgium railroads at a standstill when all t.hn world was nnnatant.lv adoDtin? new improvements and recent devices. The Belgium roads, together, therefore, are monuments to old-fogyism. Tfte ratesof passenger fare charged, however, are very little higher than those of the United States, and the freight rates are only a little more than 50 per cent, higher. In Russia about one third of the mileage is owned and operated bv tbe State, and some of tbe private lines nave received government aid. A 'tariff council" supervises rates for all lines, and ho rate can be changed without the saoctlon of this council. In Russia as In Japan (where two-tbirds of ihe mileage is owned by the government,) the State undertakes to say whether a proposed private line is needed. In fact, there is no free right of way in any country but the United States. In Austria-Hungary one-half of the railroads are owned by the government, but all private charters exnipft at. a sMnnlatfid timp. not exceeding a period of ninety years, and at that time all lloes, lands and buildings revert to the State. The government Axes the tariffs for its own lines and revises the tariffs of private Jines every three years, and can reduce rates if the net earnings exceed IS per cent. Transportation charges in Russia are 40 per cent.; higher than in America. In Austria the passenger rates are about 60 per cent, higher than in America, and the freight rates more than douole as much. Tbe passeDger rates In Spain and Portugal are about what they are in Russia. All of the roads in these countries are private property but most of them have been aided by tbe government on condition that tbey I become the property of the State withj in ninety-nine years. italy finds it a failure. Id two countries?Holland and Italy tbe government owns a part of the mileage but leases its sbara to private I corporations. Italy has tried State railroads ana private rauroaua auu almost every relation between trie Stare and Individuals in the management of the roads which could be suggested. The whole subject was investigated by a commission in 1878 and this commission reported adversely to State management. In leasing its lines in 1885 to private parties for a term of s'xty yeart>, the Italian government summed up the situation thus: It is a mistake to expect lower rates and better facilities from government than from private companies; The actual results are just the reverse. The State is more apt to tax industry than to foster it, and when it attempts to tax industry it is even less resposible than a private company. State management is more costly than private management. Much capital is thus wasted. State management is demoralizing both to legitimate business and politics." Italy had one unique experience during the period of government control. One of !? ? nrnvinoe?!. Lombardv. found it nee essary to suspend fieight service because of lack of ability of those in charge to handle it. In Great Britain and Ireland, as In the United States, none of Ihe roads are owned by the government; but la the British Isles no lines may be constructed without permission from p*rliament. A lav? was passed in .1344 glvlDg the government the right to acquire railroads constructed after that date at a computation value based on profits; but a commission appointed in 1807 reported that it was lnexpadieut "to subvert the policy which has hlth-1 erto been adopted of leaving the construction and management of railroid3 to tue free enterprise of the people, under such conditions as parliament may think beet to impose tor the general1 welfare of the public." The board of trade has supervision o? the manage! ment of the roads In certain respects, and there is a liw governing rates something like our Interstate commerce law. ** " " >1 Jit IS iiul geueiaujr icuiciuucicu wm. the United States has made experiments in the State ownership of railroads. Ktrkman, in his book on government control, says: "Government ownership has been tried in a limited way in the United States. Fifty years ago the State of Illinois constructed a road at a cost of S1,000,000,but disposed ot it later for ?100,000. lodiana hid a similar experience. Goorgia owos a railroad, but has found it expedient to lease it to private parties. Pennsylvania constructed a railroad from Puiladelphia to Columbia, but substqueuily sold it,for the reason that the coin.noawealth, on rtilectior, believed that transportation was tu ue regarded as a private enterprise and not as a public function. Massachusetts acqulrtd the Troy and Greenville line, but fouud it expedient to part with it. Alichigao, in its early history, constructed and operated railroads, but within a decade found it advisable to dispoje of them, and the people of the S-ate, by provision of their construction, subsequently forbade the State from participating in such work." The State committee oa interstate nnmmorKfl nl irift a rPDOrt 0Q th?3 SUf'idCt of government control In 1886, acquitting the virtue of qeoeral control of the railroads as one system, bat saying that the giving of addi ional power to Cbe government would always prove a formidable barrier to tue adoption of the policy, and that "the couiaiiU.ee sees no nectssity for considering is advantages or disadvantages until other methods of regulation more American in spirit have at least been given a trial and proved unsatisfactory." D'unativjui Floods, Paris, 0:t. 31.?Tae heavy rains ot the Jast tear days have caused floods ia the North of Fnnca. In the Department of Pas Di Calais and the Nord thousands of acr^s are under water. Many villages have been rendered nnInho hifohio Q n W hnnHraHa nf nAnanmfn tuuuutu iuiu oi>v* uuuuitvio UL iroaoaiitjo have been drivenlrom Sheir farms. Id tbe nelghborhco 1 of Lille, Tourcolng and Armentltrs, the water is three feet deep. Tbe factories in Roubal and other indua'rial towns have been stop* ped by the rising flood. Tbe looms are idle and nearly 100,000 operatives are out. of work. Mduy miles of railroad tracks bave h en undermined or submerged and trains are running with greaf. irregularity. In t*.e valley of the Meuse hundreds ufcatMehave been killed aod bridges and baron near tbe banks have been s*e.jf. away. Accidents have been reported from all parte of tbe flood d districts. .mm PiTS THE FRI16B Ws< y im&t Mm Ik 6mk I ni tw Cjls&gne ud S?t WW Y? Cai Sail ^ \ |-v'r * *i 111# ???!?-; r.r'iri/Ofn i'p-'- h tjhwjl <??. *i! prir.rtft. JNL $69?r*~~$37 Juattc introduce them. .Sj*L?i>*5 No freight paid on thla OrSr-.-v^] gaii. Guaranteed to b? t0<xl or?ao ?r money r? Tv-vvM funded. ?- ? HiUid Hu?& PARI^OK SUITS, co negating ??; Ho?*, Arn> Obalr, Roeteinr Chair, DIti^ h?.z 3*ld? rjisixi? worth $46. 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