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EY HUGH WILSON 7* '
AltUETlLLE, *. <?.
DEMON OF THE DEEP.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE TERRIBLf
MONSTER AT PORT ROYAL.
Hor Guns Belch Flv6 Tons of Steel at t
Single Heaviest Armament of An;
Ship lu the World.
Port Royal, March 20?While
Spanish students are burning Ameri
can flags, and America's congress is
undecidtd as to whether the exercises
of courteous magnanimity of irresisti
ble force would be best in dealing witb
the effete descendants of the once all
powerful Spmiards iu securing a fail
fight in Cuba, must not the bones ol
Lucas de Ayllon, resting somewhere
hereabouts, turn in their grave at the
significance of the demonstration here
for the past day or two. And the shade
of that doughty Spaniard, the fore
runner of all Europeans to this coast,
must tremble with chagrin that tbe
* 1 1 - c?L and
port wnicn ae un>i cu liCi tu kui vw ?
three quarter centuries ago in search
of Indians to use as slaves, should be
ceme the scene of jollification for the
people of this new nation who hold the
Sower of his old country in so little
read. Out upon the bosom of this
grand harbor lies a grim leviathan
bearing aloft the colors of this new
country and before whose angry breath
the most powerful ships of Spain's
navy would shrink as men of old did
from the fire-breathing dragon of mythology.
Within the range of vision
is also the accomplishment of engineering
skill backed by nature's smiles
and a rich country's gold?or silver.
The largest dry dock in America is on
Paris island, and the astronomers tell
us that on March 28 these two stars of
naval architecture, the one on sea and
the other ashore, will be in conjunction.
By the time the keel of a great, warship
is laid the magazines of the country
give accurate technical descriptions
of the ship as she will be when completed,
with a representation of her as
she will be some years later cleaving
the green waters'of the Atlantic. Su
cnoh a descrintion of the Indiana
would now be out of date. The ship
must be seen to be realized, aud it
would probably require several days
devoted to close inspection to enable
one to fully comprehend her manj
wonderful parts.
On approaching the Indiana I was
impressed by the smallness of her ex
posed surface to the guns of an enemy.
Lying low in the water and painted a
light brown stone color, she is nol
conspicuous at a mile's distance. Hei
great steel military mast with fighting
tops?or round armor-protected plat
forms in which are mounted machine
guns 30 feet above the deck?is the
most conspicuous part of the ship at a
distance. This mast is, of course, hollow,
the communication with the
fighting tops being by ladders up the
interior. At the deck the interior 01
the mast is about 15 feet in diameter,
tapering up. Its weight, with the
fighting tops, is 1,000 tons.
On the Indiana are the largest guns
ever mounted on an American ship
and the most effective of any canaon
in the world. She mounts four can
non that fire steel projectiles 13 inches
in diameter and weighing 1,100 pounds
each. These guns protrude their long
black bodies 20 feet beyond the steeJ
turrets which protect them. These
turrets look like huge brown dishpans
turned upside down over the guns and
with slits cut in them through whicb
the muzzle may peep out, as it were,
to sight an enemy. But they are pans
made of the hardest steel known tc
man and 12 inches thick. The me
chanism is so perfect that the gun and
turret revolve to the pressing of a but
ton which sets electrical powers in
mntion The 13-inch puns are loaded
by hydraulic power; all the others or
the ship are loaded by hand. Eact
turret with its great guns weigh 50(
tons.
There are eight 8-inch and four 6
inch rifles, each protected by turrets
similar in construction to those of th(
13 inch guns. Besides the machint
guns in the fighting tops, the ship alsc
mounts 20 3-pounder rapid fire Hotch
kiss rifles. She is also supplied witt
six torpedo tubes for projecting intc
the sea the terrible Whitehead torpe
do, loaded with 500 pounds of gun
cotton, and supplied with a storage
battery, propeller aud steering appara
tus. They can be so adjusted as tc
run at any desired depth under watei
and in any direction for 800 yards.
Steaming up between two shipi oi
an enemy and delivering simultane
ously n single fire from all her gun:
this demon of the deep will hurl fortl
11 Mn T*r?nnrle nf stppl and with a forci
that makes pale into insignificance th<
most terrible stroke of a thunderbol
ever recorded. No other ship in th<
world can cause such destruction at a
single blast, and no other ship is s<
securely protected by such tremen
dously thick steel armor from the as
saults of an enemy.
Down in the interior there are won
ders to behold. The many uses t<
which electricity is applied is astonish
ing. A big room, full of dynamos o
the most improved description, wool*
be an hours paradise for an electric
ian. During a battle these dynamo
furnish auxiliary power in many ways
All of the ammunition is brough
from the depths below and supplied t
the firing squad at each gun, the tui
rets are revolved and all the mino
machinery kept in motion by electric
ity.
The quarters of the crew and mai
ines are exceedingly neat. There ar
430 of them,incluuing several negroes
I saw a couple of Chinese, but the;
seemed to be in the laundry business
Each sailor has a workbox furnishe
by the government. They also hav
a library supplied with staudan
works?many being on subjects o
war.
No hotel can boast of better appoinl
ed kitchens and pantries than the 1c
diaua. I was there during the preps
ration of dinner, which was savor
and substantial, in everytning an
everywhere cleanliness is of first in:
portance. The dining room of th
sailors is a spacious hall. Betwee
meals the tables are hoisted up an
folded on the ceiling and the me
have room for gymnastic sports.
The life of aman-o'-war'sman is nc
now what it was a century ago.
The officers' quarters are distin<
from that of the captain, who keeps t
himself. Each of the principal officej
has a cabin 7 by 9 feet. The
! are furnished by the individuals}
and look very cosy. True, the.
- ; wall* are of cold steel, but the J
j interior is given a rough finish
7 like some plastering, and is painted '
white.
Among the officers are some very
finp looking men. Captain Evans,
"Fighting Bob.*' as he has been dubbed.
is a man of medium height and
r rather slender build, with a smooth
shaven face, who says what he means
fomoct nntciKlo wncrla TTo enf
fers a good deal at timos from an old
i wound in bis leg". Just now he thinks
that the Indiana has proved herself
' the finest ship afloat, and that the navv
is increasing much too slowly ?State.
S Expenses of The State.
Columbia, Mch. 20. -State Treasurer
> Bates in conversation with a represens
tative ot The State, said that since the
adjournment of the legislature he had
i paid out between $IS0,000 and $190,
000 for the back salaries of the State
' officers and for the expenses of the
f legislature. Lust year the expenses of ,
s the general assembly amounted to
i about $35,000 and this year about $60,- ,
i 000 was paid out. Treasurer Bates
; said that since November the expenses
- of the State government had amounted
to about $380,000, including the expen- ,
i ses of the Constitutional convention,
I the legislature and the salaries of State i
officers and that this large amount
had been paid in the past few weeks,
i The State has been placed at a greater
expense this year owing to the long
session of the general assembly. The ,
i State officers / up to a few days ago ,
had not received any salaries for four
month and were not paid until the
annronriation bill was passed. Vari
i ous banks, however, have cashed warrants
for them and patiently awaited
the passage of the bill.
State Treasurer Bates has handed
the press the following explanation of
i the expenses of the State:
"In giving information to the public,
newspapers sometimes commit errors
that are amusing. For instance,
the State treasurer is reported to have ,
paid out since the adjournment of the
legislature between $180>000and $190.000
for the back salaries of the State
officers and for the expense of the legislature.
If this were correct there
; would surely be merit in the claim ,
that salaries of the State officers should
be reduced. The amount mentioned
included not only legislative expenses,
, but also amounts due public institutions
for four months (one item of
i which was $3,142 84, paid to the luna,
tic asylum alone, certain special appro;
priations and the salaries of all State
. officers, including judges, solicitors,
stenographers, auditors, etc.
4"The legislative expenses for the
i year ending October 31st, 1895 was
. $33,370.27. The legislative appropriation
bill for the year 1896 calls for
$5.7857.00. I am quoted as giving the
i amount at $60,000. I had not the ex.
act figures with me, but I told the
. young gentleman of the press that the
amount was between $55,000 and $60,,
000.
. "Of the $380,000 paid out of the
t general fund since November 1. 1895,
nearly $140,000 went to pay the Janu.
ary interest on the public debt,
s "Other amounts have been paid
1 than those in the general fund?an instance,
$34,000 out of $15,497.62 of the
i privilege tax fund and large amounts
on the special dispensary fund."
' He Is a Hero.
Columbia, S. C.. March 18.?Tom
1 Carter, a colored man, who works at
Strickland's stables, proved himself a
1 hero yesterday afternoon and but for
[ his courage and doing one human life,
; in all probability, would ha ?e been
' lost. Carter was standing on the
1 street near the Grand Central when a
' runaway mule attached to a wagon,
" ' ' ' - ? auii/1 mafao/j vvrr
ID wmca WltS it, little UU11U, jjaootu kjj
1 at a terrific speed. Carter with a great
1 deal of presence of mind and with
' danger to his own life rustnd after
' the wagon, caught it, got in and took
| the child in his arms and jumped out,
saving the child's life and suffering
no injury himself. The mule and
| wagon belonged to Mrs. Hendrix of
Lexington County, and it was stand1
ing quietly on Plain street just op
J posite Mimnaugh's establishment yesterday
afternoon about 4:30 o'clock.
Rev. Mr. Blackburn came riding up
the street on his bicycle and the mulo
? got frightened. Without a moment's
J warning it dashed off towards Main
) street. In turning into that street,
> Mrs. Hendrix and one of the children
were thrown out. Spectators thought
i they certainly must have been killed,
> bui when they were reached it was
found that to all appearances they had
i ??1tt Knon Vio^ltr hniicpH Th? lit.t.lfi
' VU1J WVWU UHVI1J */4 MAWWM.
J girl escaped almost harmless, but Mrs.
Hendrix, who was already unwell,
> suffered more or less injury which
p happily was not serious.
In the meantime the mule went on
f the mad career down Main street to
wards the Opera House. The little
s child was in the wagon and the many
i people lined along the streets expected
i to see it instantly dashed to death as
5 the mule was heading straight for the
t curbstone at the corner of Washing3
ton and Main streets. All stood moi
tionless and speechless, when sud>
denly Carter dashed out from the
crowd and sped after the runaway
- like a deer. He caught up with the
wagon and got the child out as already
- told. The mule was finally stopped at
3 Washington street just as it was about
- to turn the corner and run into a telef
graph pole. Carter didn't seem to
I realize what an act of bravery he had
!- done and modestly took the child back
s to the Grand Uentral Hotel. The
i. crowd, however, appreciated what he
t had done and instinctively every man
u went in his pocket and handed Carter
dollais, half dollars, quarters, dimes
r and nickles until, it is estimated, he
' had $1.0 or more.
Mrs. Hendrix and the child who
- were thrown out of the wagon were
e taken to a residence on Plain street
i. near the scene of the runaway and a
r> nhvsiman was called in who attended
J I?J .
i. to their injuries, which as stated
d proved not to be. very serious.?Regise
ter.
^ Hung in Etlcy.
Danville, Ky., March 18.?Governor
Bradley was hung in efiigy in
Danville last night. The perpetrators'
l" of the deed aie unknown and it is iral"
possible to identify tbem. The police
y know nothing. The figure was very
" skilfully made up aud topped by the
l" famous white hat which the Governor
e always wears. Across the breast on
n ? tUo nrnr/lc' 4 47? inf.
~ ix uaru were wnivcii iuo
" Alarm Bradley."
The Newberry Observer prophesies
>t that a Republican will be elected
President this year, and Harper's
:t Weekly, which has a wider field of
,o observation and more experience in
s national politics, prophesies that such
y a thing is not very probable.
VEST'S SPfCED VINEGA1
HOKE SMITH AND CLEVELAND h
MOROUSLY ROASTED.
The Secretary'? Failure to Obey a I
Opening ? Reservation Id Utab, i
Cleveland'* Home Misfiion Speech,
Subjects.
Washington, March 18.?The ft
ure of today's proceedings in the s
ate was a short debate upon a jo
resolution directing the secretary
the interior to execute the law
opening to settlement some 2,000,1
lon/1 in fKo oQoforn
auco VI muu 1U vuv V?*ww>?
Utah, which have been part of
Uncompabgre Indian reservatii
Severe strictures upon the secretary
the interior for his attempt to null
the act of congress were made by S<
ators Cannon, Wolcott and Vfst. 1
latter inveighed with much vehe
ence, against the secretary declari
that the time had been when the h(
of a department would have to ansv
to the bar of the senate for such an
tempt to trample upon thelegislat
branch of the government. Mr. V
also caused much amusement by
witty and caustic criticism of Presid<
Cleveland's recent speech before 1
Home Missionary society in N
York.
Mr. Vest began with the rems
that there was a time when a cabii
officer, who deliberately failed to e
cute an act of congress, would
brought before the bar of the sen
because he had trampled upon the 1
islative department of the governmi
and had violated his oath of offi
He happened to know all the facts
regard to the matter.
He said that some years ago a co
pany had been organized in St. Lo
for the purpose of opening up certi
asphalt deposits in the Uncompag)
reservation in the eastern part
Utah and had invested a large amot
of money.
The St. Louis company had i
goue into the reservatton. it r
bought land outside and wagoned f
product down to the Union Paci
railway by which it was sent to 1
different cities. The company did i
want the lands because the asphalt i
isted in such enormous quantities tl
there could be no monopoly in it.
There was also, Mr. Vest said, a N
York corporation which came on i
scene last summer and which m?
some adjustment with the St. Lo
company. The question was whet)
congress knew what it was doi
when it passed the act to open up th
lands. Congress did know it a
knew very well that there were gri
aspoalt deposits there.
What sort of right, Mr. Vest
manded angrily, had the secretary
the interior to nullify that act of ci
gress. That practice had grown
until it demanded reprehension
congress and at once. The action
the secretary of agriculture on 1
seed question was another instance
the same kind.
"And now," said he, "comes 1
secretary of the interior and says tl
congress did rot know anything abi
these enormous deposits; and he ta
the responsibility of saying to i
President of the United States that
proclamation opening, these lanac
settlement shall not be issued. H
is a positive statute nullified by
head* of a department, with no otl
excuse except the paltry one that
assumed that congress had not the
formation which it has had for the ]
seven years.
"There seems." Mr. Vest continu
"to be a disposition on the part of
administration to treat the West*
people as if they were in a condil:
of pupilage, as if they do not kn
their own rights or their own intere:
and as if they must be informed
cathedra, from the east in referenc*
what is best for them and what sho
be done for them. Even the Presid
of the United States, lately on a n
sionary occasion (laughter) spokt
the west as a land of immorality f
crime. He stood with the lightghastly
light?of the hell-holes t
rum cellars of New York blaz
upon him, and cantingly, said t
mitcf Vui nooH fft
I1UIUC UllOOlV/UO UiUiSV wv I*uvv? w W. ...
to Christianize the men who have 1
their homes in the civilized east s
gone out among the mountains a
valley of the wild and wooly wi
(Loud and general laughter.)
"Our President stood with Dr. 1
mage on one side and the Rev. St
don Jackson on the other and gave
a new version of that beloved
missionary hymn:
' 'From Montara's sinful mountai
Fro a Utah's wicked plains,
They call us to deliver.
Their land from eror's chains."'
(Continued laughter.")
"We are told upon high ecclesia
cal authority that his excellency !
lately laid down his honors at the f
of Jesus. I am glad to know it.
has been the general impressior
Democrats that Mugwumps and
cense burners had got those hon
and intended to keep them. I hi
great respect for the Christian relig
and for missions at home and abro
but this was a slander upon the n
who, with rifle in one hand and i
in the other, have gone out and bla
tliotnatViarnTr nf r?.itrili7nt.inn in
western wilds. I went to Misso
when it was a frontier State, roan
by the Indian and buffalo. 1 h;
lived with those people nearly
years, and I say to our president r
that if he will pretermit hunting du
in North Carolina and silver Dei
crats in Kentucky long enough
come out west, we will show hii
God-fearing, self-respecting, law-al
ing people. We will show 1
churches in which there is real j
unaffected piety; we will show 1
happy and Christian homes, where
sons, the fathers and the husba
pray.
Our spires may not go as near hf
en as those eastern cities, we may
have organs that roll delorious to
along fretted aisles, but we hav
people who fear tfoa aoa ODserve
law and the commandments.
In connection with this humble,
real religion, I am tempted to qi
these beautiful lines of the Scotch p
"Compared with this how poor i
gions pride,
"In all the pomp of mcLLodandof
"When men display to cone regati
wide,
"Devotions every garb, except
heart."
"This, Mr. President, is what
have come to at last?that the Pi
dent of the United States in hisolfl
capacity says to the people of
whole world that in one portio
this country, the surroundings
such that missions?home missioi
? are necessary in order to bri
people to the poorer knowle
what is real and true.
IU- At this point the vice preside
ed Senator Vest to suspend his
until a message could be r
from the President of the
'aw States. Mr. Vest stopped and t
*nd sage was delivered.
the CHANGE IN CHARLESTOr
Dispensary Convictions at Last B
cured There in the Courts.
>aten.
Charleston, March 18. ?W
,jnt ders never cease? For the
. 0f time a Charleston petit jury
for turned a verdict of "guilty"
300 an illicit liquor seller for viola
0f the dispensary law in main
places where intoxicating liqu
sold. Heretofore mistrials or 1
r 0f of acquittal have been so inv
ify the rules that one of these resi
en. considered a foregone con
whenever these cases were 1
,m. up, and consequently verylittl
ng est was taken in or importance
;a(j ed to them. The change is so 1
r61. able that it calls for comment
at. shall comment on it without pr
jve and, we trust, without offence,
ggt motive has reference solely
hjs truth of current local history.
3nt A revolution in our judicial;
the beginning at the source of fun
ew. tal basis of it?the jury box?h
on quietly, and unnoticed by t
irk eral public although the legal
aet sion and those who are other w
xe. mately associated with the a<
be tion of justice and the superv
at? her machinery were quite co,
e~ of the significant ana far r<
character of the event. Forme
ce. for a long course of years our
jq um of justice has been under
pervision entirely of official
ltn_ sameness of political compl<
gentlemen all and honorable
but still of the same mind am
ire and disposition of cnaracter.
of out intention of reflection we,
,nt theless, state it as a fact that
grew to be much of a sameness
30t result that followed the putting
ia(j taking out of the names from t
box. Like everything else
tgc runs for long in an unint
he course, things fell into an accu
rut?what is known as the pro'
ex. al juror became quite a fami
[jat ure with us. It seemed stranj
out of the lettery of our entire
ew citizenship these particular
should so often repeat themsi
l(je the jury box.
ujs Among the innovations, son
ier and some bad, which recent p
a? changes have brought about, i
truth to say that the uninte
tnd even A?w Jury box
9at disturbed. The elements pr
over its destinies are no* so hj
je ous in character and there is a
of the sameness of result which v
3n. merly had. Whether the ch
Up for the better or worse we si
of undertake todecide. There is a <
of however, and our purpose is sii
account for the fact. Certaic
, 0f circles of Charleston have be
prised by the extraordinary ci
tbe of recent grand and petit jur
^at cannot be denied that these
have been and are represents
kes ?ver7 cl*83 tie raQk and Slfi
the citizenship.
the But in nothing have they g
. fo much cause for surprise as in
ere cent dispensary verdicts. Our
sentiment is undoubtedly unfa
[jer to the dispensary law as a lav
he havebsen taught to assume t
jn. people went so far in th?ir h(
agt even as to-antagonize its enfor<
WibQ OT unwise as this polic
, nave Deen, our juries nave m
? seemingly concurred in this e
view by the uniform character
?rn veidiets. The verdicts just ha
loa ever, are indicative of a radica
?w tioa somewhere. Can it be tb
3ts? lie sentiment in reference to
ex visability of enforcing theli
* ?? changed? Or have we been m
u to the real character of our pu
. timent on that particular poinl
3ISI It cannot be charged that tl
* ?] tical character of the juries hi
changed. If a glance at the pe
were not satisfactory as to t
. simple fact that every juror \
!n? sat on these cases, without a sii
P ception, has been examined
l*? voir dire, accepted and emp;
e f after making, in each and ev
^ stance, the explicit and unmis
' r avowal tnai ne aia not approve
JS law. The conclusion is unav<
, , The free, untrampied and uni
a|" judgment of this community,
iel* resented by our juries, is tha
1 Vf the law itself is unpopular, t
01 ance of it cannot ana will not
be countenanced or condoned.
ns' the distinction and mark the
There is no further room for e
Charleston puts herself on rec<
law-abiding community to
.. gasp of the unfortunate and il
ed sumptuary law.?Sun.
eet This Should Not Be.
It Columbia, March 18.?The
i of ing has been sent to The S
in- James L. Strain of Eetta Jane
or* county.
ive Pontotoc, Miss., Feb. 27,
ion Adjutant J. L. Strain, of Cam
ad, No. 708, Union, S. C.
len My Dear Sir and Comrade:
axe with" most respectfully hand
zed certificate from our family pi
the as to our sad, but true and i
>uri nate condition. Will you, ir
aed rade, be so good and kind as to
ave the same to your camp ant
50 friends of an old disabled <
tow like myself, raise and send a
cks bution for our relief. Do
no- I asture you that the kindm
to amount of contribution will I
n a fully appreciated by your old <
aid- comrade and his invalid wi
iim daughters, and I believe th
ind will bless you and each con
iim without a doubt. There w<
the brothers of us in the Con
nds army and only two of us i
home and we two were each de
>av- ly wounded. I do not write th
not ingly, but that you and othe
nes know who we were and wl
e a were, in the great stcuggje I
the the States and how we suffer
family in defending our rights,
but proprty and beautiful southl
lote refer you to Frank Sereter, p
oet: of the Bank of Pontotoc, Mis
reli- for any further information
T was born at Pickens Court
art, S. C. Your old and disabled ci
oris John N. ?
The above letter is accompj
the a certificate from Dr. Charles L
ell that Captain Sloa n was she
, we battle of Chickamauga, liavii
resi of his under jaw, all his upp
cial and his tongue shot away and
the terribly mutilated, by the e:
n of of a shell. He is conipellet
are down when eating and can tf
is? liquid food.
dge'of J A N0TE 0F WARM
intask- SOUNDED AT A CONFERENCE 01
speech VER REPUBLICANS.
eceived
United
he mes- WeHtern G- ?* ** Meu W111 Not 8t
Single Standard Platform?Prot
^ and Free Silver Oo Together.
eing Se- Washington, March 19.?A
Hotel Page, an important confe
ill won- was tonight between the i
second Republican senators who voted af
bas re- consideration of the tariff b
ann a 1st.rtrPi number O
tions of resentative manufacturers of Phil
taining Phia who favor the linking tog
ors are of tlie protection and bimetalism
verdicts The authorized statement issue
ariably P*e conference after its secret se
ilts was *s looked upon as the first no
elusion waming on thepart of the Repub
)rought senators f.rom Western States ag
e inter- tbe adoption of a single gold star
attach- Plank in the St. Louis platform,
emark- conference was the result of th
and we correspondence between
piudicft William Wilhelm, a prominent)
as our ney.of Pottsville, Pa., and the se:
in silver senators named in the li
10 ine Pottsville, March 5, 18
st?m Senators Jones, Teller, Dubois, Ci
damen- Mantle aod Cannon.
as gone Gentlemen: It has been my
he gen- fortune to meet Messrs. James Do
profes- Charles Heber Clarand R. E. De
iseinti- erferof the city of Philadelphia,
dminis- and their industrial friends are
ision of ious to comer with you relative 1
gnizant present depression and the remec
caching existing financial and indu
rly ana troubles. If you are willing to
ftrv*an- the eastern men of enterprise,
the 8u- please advise the aforementioned
s of a tlemen so that a conference can 1
?xion? ranged bel ween you and then
m6n? their friends. Enclosed find a J
i mold Philadelphia manufacturers who
With- assured will take pleasure in me
never- Jou- Yours sincerely,
t there Wm, <Vilhe
i .iQ the United States Senate
fin and Washington, D. C., March 6,
he jury James Dobson, Esq., Philadelphii
which Dear Sir: Accepting the su
erupted tions made to us bv letter from
istomed Wm. Wilhelm of Pennsylvania
'ession- it would be well to have a confe
liar fig- between representatives of the i
?e that trial interests of the country and
eligible selves, we shall be pleased to c
faces with yourself and such men of?
elve ici prise as you may choose to inv
meet with us at an early date at \
ae good ington. Yours very truly,
political H. M. Teller.
it is but Fred T. Dubois,
rrupted Lee Mantle,
s been T. H. Carter,
esiding Frank J. Cann
irmoni- John P. Joues.
lack of 0f the above named sec
ras for were oresent at the conierence he
lange is night as were also Represent!
lall not Qartman of Montana, Allen of
jhange- anci Wilson of Idaho, and the fo
mplyto i0g named Representatives of
l inner ufacturing interests: James Do
en sur- manufacturer of carpets; Gi
laracter Campbell, woolens; James Pol
ies. It carnets; S- B. Vrooman, lur
juries Frank Caven, silk; C. H. H
,tive of yarns; George W. Elkins, street
> of our ways; Alex Crow, carpets; E
A. Frye, groceries; Henry Ho
ivenso carpets; R. W. Scott, knit g
i the re- James Brown, woolens; Hov
public Qroft, worsteds; Chas. M. Mel
vorable yams; James Defenderfer, y
V- We John Fisher, wire; Robert Daw
hat our carpets; Robert W. Scott, knit g
ostility. Charles Heber Clark, surgical i
sement, ances; Theodore Miller, uphols
y may Richard Campion, yarns; Jos. I
the past ley, rugs; Jos R. Jones, woolens
ixtreme Foster, dyes; Jas. P. Phillips, \
of their eds; C. D. Firestone, buggies, ai
d, bow- e. Defenderfer, electrical applia
.1 varia- The conference was organize
lat pub- Senator Dubois as chairman an<
the ad- Wilhelm for secretary. For
aw has hours and a half, behind closed c
isled as the conference proceeded, invo
bic sen- tjje uniting of bimetalism and pi
tion as a national issue. Ret
le poll- were made by Senators Teller,.
aa Kaan xt j_ n Uam;1a
wwu QJ i^evaua, v^aner, mauuo uuv1
rsonnel non. President Jordan of the n
his, the facturers1 club of Philadelphia
7ho has pressed the opinion that tariff <
igleex- could not be made high enouj
on his protect our manufacturers if our <
inneled try remained on a gold basis,
erv in- James Dobson the great carpet n
itakable fac.urer, came out unqualifiedl
a of the free coinage by international c
ridable. ment if possible, otherwise by
nspired pendent action. He believed th
as rep dependent action would induce
,t while national action. Free coinage i
he defi- create temporary disturbances t
longer wag the quickest way to permi
Mark relief from the ills from whic
decree, couatry is now sufforing.
nistake. 3enry A. Frye of Phuadelphii
>rd as a that the sooner that we took ind
the last dent action for bimetalism the I
1-omen- jt would be. He declared for p
tion and bimetalism.
Chas. Herber Clark, editor o
follow- Manufacturer of Philadelphia, si
tate by naa laoorea in seaauu auu um ui
, Union son to convince the manufacl
that protection would only prov
1896. cacious in conjunction with the
p Giles, ration of silver. That he wa
happy to have so many represent
I here- of the industrial interests of the
i you a try to meet the senators who hai
lysician ed against the Dingley bill and t
xnfortu- sonally verify his declarations,
ly com- ard Campion declared himself in
present of the restoration of silver, but thi
1 other that the cause of bimetalism wa
:omrade advanced bv the defeat of the re1
contri- measure. Seveial opinions we
ase, and pressed of regret at the loss <
ess and Dingley measure, but no opinio
>e great- tagonistic to the restoration of
disabled was uttered. The senators prese:
ife and fined their position in such a mi
at God as to make it plain to the manufi
tributor ers that there could be no prot<
;re five tariff legislation either at this coi
federate or at the next without the rehabi
eturned of silver, and that bimetalism an
?perate tection constituted and inadvisa
is boast- sue before the country. Some i
:rs may manufacturers themselves end
lere we this position as being the logic <
between country's necessities and politica
ed as a ditions. The issue was clearly
homes, ed but no attempt to organize
aud. I made. Theinteusity of the iu
resident shown demonstrated a determir
sissippi, to rescue the country if possible
sluciworl it? imnpnrJinc industrial and fiui
House, ills. Chas. Heber Clark invite
omrade, senators to a meeting to be held
Sloan. Manufacturers' club, Philadelph
inied by an early date.
>. Mitch- Many strong letters in har
>t in the with the purpose of the meeting
ng most received from manufacturers thr
er teeth out the country who were unal
his face be present at this public meeting
tplosion incidental mention of the name
I to lie Donald Cameron for tbe nomii
ike only for the Presidency, met with c
approval.
J?:: -.r&rzt - ? ""VV "vV" rv '
FARM WORK FOR MARCH.
The Southern Cultivator Urgea Farmer*
" SILKeep
Down the Cotton Acreage,
In this month, except for unfc
seen delays, the main body of the c
a ton crop throughout the South will
ection nut into the ground, and while m
farmers have decided on the num
of acres they intend to plant, it is
t the too late perpaps to utter a wort
rence warning to those who contempl
silver putting in a large area at the expe
gainst of the more important provision crc
ill in We use the words "more importa
f rep- advisedlv. and as supporting this aa
tadel- tion, we point to the general condit
ether of the farmers to-day, as compa
with what it was at this time last y
id by and the year before. Then they w
ission hampered in their preparation for
te of other crop by a lack of sufficient s
lican plies for man and beast; to-day
ainst barns and storehouses groan under
idard accumlation of food of all kinds.
The Though the profits on the pastyej
e fol- operations may not have reache
Mr. high figure, farmers,as a rule,are n
attor- resting secure, while in all other oc
ictette pations and professions there is a fei
etter: ish anxiety and apprehension. Hav
>96. taken no chances they have fortil
irter, themselves against market fluctuati
and thus their investment is more <
good tain than if placed in stock compai
bson, and syndicates. No one will d<
fend that this is a good and favora
They change and yet there is a disposit
ant- in some quarters, by reducing
;o the provision crop and enlarging on <
lyfor ton, to cut off the only means wh
strial will maintain us in our positioi
A anoiiww) ccwmimfv Tho Hisnoaifinn
meei ?vv?"v ~~r
then purchase mules and guano u usus
[ gen. an indication of an increased cot
ar- acreage. To those men who have
1 and ready invested in additional stock t
list of fertilizers for the purpose of plant
I am largely in cotton, we would urge
etin; following reasons why they sho
paufie^aad-xeconsider their plans:
[m. the first place, if each farmer assists
)t keeping down the cotton acreage b?
that extent inceases the chances
p ' profit for all. On the other hi
' ' if there is a general and la
g w " increase in cotton production,
^ that iQdividual farmers who rest]
rence ^eir acrea?e to reasonable boi
ndus- 8^an<^ ^ess c"ance of loss, should
" price fall below the cost of product!
onfer ^ almost inevitably will, tl
t those who plant heavily in the hi
ite to ^7 some means Providence \
Vash- ^ess ^eir *ack of business sag*(
and save them from the consequeL
of their folly.
Another cogent reason for a limi
cotton crop, and a full, even su|
abundant provision supply, is the
settled condition of national affj
the world over. Should the pres
disturbed relations between Europ
lators governments result in conflict, no <
Id to- canfpredict the extent to which, eit
tt as to time or geographical bounda
Utah hostilities might reach, still less co
How- we estimate the disastrous effects
man our immediate agricultural intere
bson, The mere rumor of war between G
Boree many and England caused the pro
[lock, jon markets in Chicago to adva
noer; several points, with a correspond
ardy, depression in cotton prices at ot
i rail- places.
[enry The following figures taken fr
lmes, the report of the Department of Aj
o?ds; culture, give a comparative estim
^land 0f ^e corn crop of the South for th
Leod, years: 1893,435,744,7 6 bushels; IS
ar?s; 483,431,962 bushels; 1895, 607,665,
man, bushels. The estimated grain croi
oods; the South for 1895 including cc
ippli- oats, and wheat will make a grand
itery; tal of over 700,000,000 bushels.
Jrom- As a result of this large provis
;Jos. crop, and the better prices for cot
vorst- following the reduced area for 1*
ad R. everything has taken on a brig!
knees, aspect, and the farmers ill over
id by country are in better condition tl
d Mr. for years. Experience and comn
three sense both urge the obvious con<
loors, sion, but will farmers profit by
lving opportunity which their vant
rotec- ground gives them? Will they ri
oarks their bread and meat and cotton i
j ones profit, or wi II they simply plant cot
Can- m order that others may realize
aanu- benefit? The coming month must
i, ex- svver these questions. May the de
luties ion be such that the farmers willcc
jh to out on the winning side, when the
coun- suits are summed up at the close
Mr. 1896.
aanu
y for Xhe Cotton Crop.
igree- Washington, March 20.?The
inde- partment of agriculture makes the
at in- f0wing report of the cotton crop mo
ment by States from September 1
March 1:
>ut it From Alabama, 486,490; remain
anent on plantations in warehouses, e
h the 106,878; bought by mills, 44,981, to
.. 638,349.
i said From Arkansas, 365,457, plantati
lepen- etc us,964; mills, 1,570; total, 4;
better 99^
rotec- From Florida, 32,712; plantatio
etc., 3,103; total, 35,815.
f The From Georgia, 777,632; plantatio
lid he etc., 158,381; mills, 142,641, to
: sea- 1,078,654.
turers From Indian Territory, 52,259; pi
e effi- tations, etc., 7,538; total, 59.797.
resto* From Louisiana, 398,137; plat
3 now tions, etc., 66,618; mills, 1,074; to
atives 465,829.
coun- From Mississippi, 787,136, plai
i vot- tions, 158,111; mills, 11,662; total, 1
0 per- 909.
Rich- From Missouri, 11,056, plantatic
favor 558; total 11,614.
ougnt From North Carolina, 155.616; pi
s not tations, 52,700; mills, 131,183, to
renue 339,499.
re ex- From South Carolina, 494.562; pi
d[ the tations, 80,133; mills, 214,270; to
n an- 788.965.
silver From Tennessee, 122,816; plai
nt de- tions, 15,688; mills, 14,412; total, 1
inner 916.
actur- From Texas, 1,531,842; plantatic
jctive 220,081; mills, 3,204; total, 1,755,]
lgress From Virginia, 7,105; plantatic
tation 1,294; total, 8,399.
d pro- Total crop, including 40 bales j
bl? is- duced in Utah, 6,788,507 commer
of the bales.
lorsed To the above mill figures should
of the added: For Georgia, 745; Louisia
1 con- 6,365; North Carolina, 565; S >uth (
defin- olina, 5,808; Tennessee, 2 052, an<
i was Texas 2,547 bales taken from ports;
terest otherwise counted in the raih
larinn mfiupment. the Kentuckv. MlsSC
from and Virginia figures being aiso iucl
incial ed in the railway movement.
d the The mill purchases by States are
at the follows: Alabama, 44,9S1; Arkan
lia, at 1,570; Georgia, 113,386; Kentuc
10.415; Louisiaaa. 7,439; Mississi]
mony 11,062; Missouri, 788; North Carol]
were 131,748; South Carolina, 220,1
ough- Tennessee, 16,464; Texas, 5,757, ;
t>le to Virginia, 10,084; total, 609,766 ba
. The No deduction has been made of
of J. ton on plantations and at iute:
lation points September 1, 1895. The ab
ordial figures are subject to revision in
department's final report.
-t ;
! DISHONORED KENTUCKY. Sj
*t0 ' CHAPLAIN COOPER REFUSES TO OF-^|^9
FER PRAYER. ' fM
>re-! g xfij
!<^ j Every ristol Pocket Wm Loaded at
os. .Joint Assembly Monday, Bnt No Tran-B - ^H|
ber ble? Censure of Governor Bradley?Wo B - 3^
1 of ^Boruin' E8H
ate Frankfort, Ky., March 16.?The 9 i|n
"g? State capital bristled with bayonets 9 |g
nt" this morning. The news that Gtoverser
nor Bradley had called upon the mill' I ||
ion tary arm of the State was early spread
red about and caused a great deal of ex-. , - da
car />itom#nf WViaf J A- 11? ? ^
fiVJLU I^CU MJ UC yiu '?rere
most sensational day cf the Senatorial
an- fight was begun with a proclamation .
up- from Governor Bradley, issued at 9 i|j|
the o'clock this morning, calling oat the i-zm
the State militia to guard the State House. v^Sl
4 'I wish to state," said the Governor, JdH I
ar's speaking of his proclamation,
d a the military was called out in order to
ow protect the members of the Legislature SsB
!cu- from mob violence and not to protest jjS&wI
rer- myself. The story that I was to faa^a ^SbI
ing arrested for usurpation of authodym^H
Sed in ordering the sheriff to tht^f&i|n
ons State House of all those not author:er
ized by law to be there and indicatlies
ing that this should include thedepo- '^sSil
iny ties that the Senate sergeant-at-arms
ble had sworn in and for this reason 1 had Iga A
ion called out the military is false."
the The military guard around the State
jot- House began at 10 o'clock last night . ^ i
ich when the McCreary guards, a local - '"jjaL
l of company of militia under Captain Noel
to Gaines, filed into the grounds and r
illy established picket lines. Barely aa -JisM:
ton hour before that the citizens of Frank*
al- fort had been arouseed by the clanginj|gMM,
ind of the court house bell, the signal for -xgrn
ing the local company to report for duty,
the There were hurried gatherings of amuld
diers and citizens generally, the latter- -ViS|
la not leaving tor iiieir uuoico uutu attar vZgGIB
i in midnight ^
) to The McCreary Guards were rein- *&?
of forced early this morning by the ;?SM
ind Brown Light Infantry from Lexington
rge which arrived on a freight train, under >"3s9|
the command of Colonel Gaither and Cap- Ipga
ict tain Longmire. Shortly after 8 o'clock
ads the Louisville Legion, 250 men, marchthe
ed up from the Louisville and Nashon,
ville station, under command, of CoL
lan Castleman. These two companies :h
ope were also placed on duty in the State r-1
nil House grounds and military rent]*- : :
:ity tions were enforced. Altogether about
C2S 400 men were under arms. No one
was allowed to pass the picket lines
ted unless he could give the countersign.
>er- A guard patrolled Athe walk in front
un- of the door ofthecapitoL Inside at
lire the foot of the stairway, leading to the ent
House and Senate chambers, a squad
san of picked men stood andallowea no m
one one to ascend without a written order
her from Adjutant General Collier. At
xy, lie head of the stairs another squad ' j'i
uld of fifteen stood with fixed bayonets. 8jt
to Senators James and Walton, wno wen ; <
sts. on hand early, entered the Horns
rer- chamber and sat in the extreme left
vis- corner.
pee Adjutant General Collier's orders to
iog the officers in charge of the entrance -Z&H<
her to the State House expressly stated
that no one except members of the
om two houses, the Seargents at-Arms,
gri- doorkeepers,cloakroom keepers, psge% ;.g9
iate newspaper reporters and telegraph
ree operators were entitled to admission H
594, and the guards carried out their or- :<
017 ders to the letter.
i of The Blackburn men call the Gover* .1
?rn, nor's action "an outrage." A meet*
to- ing of citizens of Frankfort was called V?^|3
to protest against the jpreaence of the v&i
ion militia in this city. "This display of ^
ton force will stop all legislation," saiaa
595, Blackburn Senator. "Nothing shall
iter be done. I would like to see the rev?- the
nus bills or anything: else get through \
lan now."
ion Justboforell o'clock Seargeantat- f'
;lu- Arms Sommers of the Senate entered ; ?
the the lower door of the State Hone
age with his six assistants who had been
lise summoned on Saturday. These men ^
at a were halted by Captain Gaines. Mr. 73R
ion Sommers protested that they were his "-JM
the assistants and that he had affidavits -'gi
an- to show that they were entitled to en- . < a
cis- ter. The captain was firm, however,
ime and they walked out without attemptre
ingto force their way up stairs.
> of When the joint session convened the
roll call showed sixtv six present, as '~|s
neither the Democrats nor the Populists
responded to their names. The
de- President announced that no quorum
fol- was present, but as the Constitution llSi
- 1 H-i 1. J L. 390
ive- requires a Danoi eacu uajr, uo uiuwm ..?
.to the call to begin. But one vote was 7 z7:
cast, that of Mr. Speed for Boyle. The
ing Republicans and Democrats, with this ;
tc., exception, refused to respond to their
tal, names. It was decided to vote for the
United States Senator to-morrow. The ,.V
Dns joint assembly then adjourned until
82,- 12 o'clock to-morrow.
bradley's action denounced,
as, Frankfort, Ky., March 16.?There
was not standing room in the court ' ?
ms, house when the indignation meeting ^
tal, was called in order to protest against
the action of Governor Bradley in
an- calling out the troops. Mayor Julian j
called the meeting to order and made
ita- a speech in which he told of his contal,
ference with Governor Bradley in
which he had assured the executive
ita- that he would give ample protection
)56, and characterized the Governor's ac- i
tion in ordering out. the troops as
ins, nighly partisan and unbecoming a
Governor. Ex-Attorney General Hen- .M
an- rick nominated Judge Lysander Hoard ~
tal, as chairman of the meeting in a speech -1
in which he scored the action of the
an- Governor. Judge Hoard took the
tal, chair and there was a wild burst of
applause. Speeches were made by
ita- Col. E. H. Taylor and others denouno52,
ing the action of Governor Bradley in
severe terms.
>ns,
Terrible Explosion.
ms^ Selm a, Ala., March 18. ?Particulars
of a terrible boiler explosion at Mo)ro.
Larkin's mill, near Caledonia, in Wilcial
cox County, have reaehed this city.
The explosion was caused by an im1
be perfect safety valve. The boiler crash,nat
ed through the mill and sped along
)ar! close to the ground for 400 feet, ana
1 to finally buried itself in the earth. Sim
anil Watts, a farmer, Alexander Grace^ a
vay laborer at the mill, and Allen Holhncer.
fireman, were killed.
;ui i | o ?i ? ?
:ud-1
! The action of the live gold-standi
as ard democratic members of the Kensas,
tueky Irgitlature in defying the rule
ky, of the majority and persistently reppi,
fusing to vote for and electing Blackua,
burn the nominee of the democratic
)78; caucus United idtates senator, is intenand
sifyiug the feeling of democrats
les. throughout the country against the
cot-i designs of the gold-standard gentlerior
j men. Their prirate opinions are set
ove J up against solemn platform declarathe
, tions and "rule or ruin" seems to be
I their policy.
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