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: CROPS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
L The Weekly Bulletin of the Department '
* of Agriculture.]
Columbia, S. C., June ltJ.-^The
bulletin covers the weather and crop 1
[ conditions for the week ending Satur- ]
S day, June 13, and in its preparation 5
were used reports from one or more <
correspondents in each county of the <
El'T; State. (
The main temperature characteristic 1
"*' TTraalr wqq a inino-t<?nrlpnr>v I
U1 yaoi? nvutt v%w..?b
of the night temperatures which i
reached marked departures below the i
normal by the end of the week. The ]
general ranga of day temperatures was t
between 75 and 90, although some <
lower and some highter ones were reported.
The maximum for the week j
was 97 on the 12th at Gillsonville, the \
minimum was 54 on the 10th at Spartanburg.
The local weekly mean i
temperatures ranged from 72 at Green- ]
villeand Looper's to 80 at Gillison- <
ville, and the average of 36 mean tem- i
? perature reports was 70. The normal )
for the same period is approximately <
The week's rainfall was rather poor- <
ly distributed, much of the Western |
and North central portions having re- j
ueiveu very juue, wuncuvcri,ucuuui,u <
central and Southeastern portions there ]
was too much rain in many places. s
The following heavy amounts were jj
K: reported: Charleston 2.74; Kingstree c
E; (2 reports) 2.51 and 3.20; Pinopolis; \
*Wfc. 2.37; Elloree 2.05. There were in ad- c
flr* dition 21 places that reported amounts r
W from one to two inches, and 30 places
that reported less than one inch of c
rainfali, the average of 47 reports be- i
ing 0.80, while the normal for the r
same period is approximately 1.04. (
There were high winds over various J
portions of the State'accompanying the a
thunder storms of the 9th, that injur- 1,
ed crops severely in places and tangl- r
ed high corn so that it could notl>e {
worked. There was also a destructive s
hail storm in Marlboro on the 13th (
that damaged crops locally. t
There was about a normal amount c
>of sunshine for the State, but the per- I
centage ot possiDie ranee irom 10 c
/86, showing that cloudiness varied k
considerably in diiFerent localities. o
crops. c
The week on the whole was favorable
lor crop growth and cultivation. \
There was moisture enough even ii
where least rain fell; in fact those sec- a
tions were best favored as it gave them $
an opportunity to clean the fields of ?
grass, which has appeared luxuriantly a
everywhere but has been kept pretty
well under control, except in a s
few localities where some cotton has I
been abandoned, or else plowed under P
with the grass and the lands put to a
_ corn orvpeas. Such areas are really in- t
significant. Over the Southeastern C
portions of the State the ground has
been hardly fit for cultivation, owing
?? to the heavy rains.
Reports on corn continue to be en- SI
entirely favorable. Both early and ?
late corn continue very promising; the
former in "silks'' and "tassels" j!
and being laid by and the latter just
coming up to stand up to stands and e
receiving its first cultivation. Some
; _ reports of injury from heart worms. 8!
Lice on cotton are reported from all S]
portions of the State usually with the ?
comment that they were never before
so prevalent Reports of injury by s<
lice vary considerably; in places it is &
confined to certain kinds of soil, in ?'
others the stands have been injured,
and in others no injury has resulted, *
except to check growth and give the
leaves a "curled up" apparence, others J
say the plant has stopped putting on 11
squares, probably the result of growth p
having stopped. In certain localities a
they seem to be decreasing, while c
others report them increasing, the v
cooi nignis seeming 10 iavor iaeir reproduction.
e
The cool nights have also had a bad
effect on the uninfeeted cotton, on cer- j?
tain soil the lower leaves are turning
redish yellow. r
The general tenor of correspondents'
reports are not very favorable on cot- n
ton. Squares continue to form plenti- v
fully and blooms are quite common,
being much earlier than ordinarily. ?
Hot sunshine and dry weather is the 11
indicated need for cotton, both to rid ?
the plant of lice and to kill grass. fPeas
continue to be extensively sown ?
with corn and on stubble land. Ear- ?
ly planted peas up to good stands. r1:
* Tobacco does not seem to be doing J
very well, it continues small but in \
healthy condition. ^
Rice has about all been sown and is
doing well. Upland rice improved e
decidedly. s
Setting of sweet potato slips contin- a
ues, and this important crop is very ^
promising.
Irish potatoes have improved where g
not too nearly matured, but the crop ?
as a whole about a failure. Second ,
planting doing well and in blossom on
the coast. Colorado beetles are trou- *
blesome in upper Darlington. c
Melons are ripening in the lower k
counties and musk melons are being
shipped.
Wheat and oats thrashing in progress
with fairly good yields of the
former and poor yields of the latter
reported.
Fruit prospects continue to lesson
and are very poor for all kinds of
fruit. Berries continue plentiful and
a good quality.
Gardens are improving very rapidly
now and seasonable vegetables are
reasonably abundant.
Pastures afford excellent grazing.
The condition of crops ir general
continue very promising:, and as the
season of least variability of weather
conditions is about at hand, the outlook
for the midsummer season is encouraging.
J.W.Bauer, ,
Section Director, Columbia, S. C. '
Closed Its Doors. '
Roanoke, Va., June 15.?The lioa- 1
noke Loan, Trust and Safe Deposit j
company did not open its doors today.
A. deed of assignment was filed late '
Saturday night conveying all its as- *
sets to Lucien H. Cock, who is now ^
making an inventory. There is about 2
$200,000 of deposits and it is believed '
that this will be paid in full. The
capital stock was $250,000.
P. L. Terry, one of the leading fi- ]
nanciers, and one of the wealthiest '
men here, was president and his son- (
in-law, S. W. Jamison, treasurer.
The assets amount to over $000,000.
A large amount of loans have been ]
guaranteed by the company, but its <
liabilities in this respect are unknown, i
The chief item of assets are loans and '
discounts about $150,000; stocks and 1
bonds, about $300,000, and real estate,
about $60,000. i
She depositors will meet Wednesday
to consider their interests. There was
I a slight run on some of the other
A hanks this morning, but the excitem
ment soon subsided, and there is no
i ?
COTTON SEIZED AND SOLD.
Twelve Million Dollars In the Treasury I
Belonging to Private Citizens,
Twelve million dollars are in the
treasury awaiting the claims of right- 1
Tul owners?men whose cotton was 1
seized after the war. The prosecution ?
Df these claims is barred by a statute (
jf limitations specially passed, and one <
:>f the measures that was prepared but 1
not pressed at the present session of 1
Congress was a bill for the repeal of (
Lhe limitation act. Three New York- J
jrs, one said to be the largest cotton <
ki?nlro?? in thA wnrld. are back of the |1
scheme, and will press it at the next ?
session of Congress. ?
After the close of actual hostilities *
in 18G5 cotton was seized throughout s
the South and sold. Secretary Chase
was doubtful of the right of the govern- <
menttodo this^ and the same doubt c
rankled' in the mind of William E. ?
Jhandler, at that time acting secreta- t
py ofj the treasury and now a Senator a
from New Hampshire. The doubt was e
so strong in Mr. Chandler's mind that '
be would not use the proceeds of the P
sale, but organized a division in the v
treasury department which he called e
;he "Division of Abandoned Property o
ind Lands," which is still in existence, b
lie then turned all of the proceeds of
eized property, consisting of about a
(5,000 bales of cotton, great quantities a
>f tobacco, sugar and rice, together n
vith some turpentine, tar and rosins, c
>verto William L. Noerr, chief of the a
lew division. a
In 1874 Gaziway B. Lamar, a high h
lRcial in the New York Bank of Com- h
nerce, a Georgian by birth and a com- fl
nission merchant, retained the late '
Jeneral Benjamin F. Butler and ex- u
Attorney-General George II. Williams ^
s his counsel in a suit against the
Jnited States to recover $000,000, the
roceeds of the sale of cottoa taken by
Jnited States troops. When Lamar P
ecured his verdict of $000,000, Robert Sl
^ hi/i Into Minister D
J, OUUCUUU, <JL VU1U, Jauu .w .
he Court of St. James, was chairman
>f the committee on ways and means. 6
Relieving that a raid would be made a
>n the treasury by holders of claims, c
le introduced a bill creating a statute
?f limitations, thus barring the prose- i*
ution of this class of claims. a
In this way the money has remained 0
a the treasury. It has been invested D
a the United States bonds, and now P
mounts to the enormous sum of P
12,000,000. Outside of four or five s
louthern Senators, it is doubtful if r'
ny one knows the true situation. H
The legislation_which the New York n
yndicate wants passed is very simple, tl
t consists of a five line resolution re- t<
ealing the statute of limitations c
gainst these claims, and allowing q
hem to be sent to the United States a
Jourt of claims for adjudication. tl
What Free Coinage Mean*. p
The free and unlimited coinage of p
ilver means that neither the president si
or his secretary of the treasury would tl
e allowed any longer to boycott the h
3ur hundred and twenty eight mil- S(
ons of standard silver dollars now in
xistence. r<
nnorpr fhnf could reestablish r
At4V - ? w
ilver coinage would compel the use of e
ilrer with gold in the redemption of u
reenbacks. This would do away with l<
le false pretense that bonds must be h
Did with which to buy gold to redeem 0
reenbacks. It would remove the con- r<
l&nt menace by the gold gang that the c,
;gal tender quality shall be taken
way from the vast amount of silver u
ollars now in existence. It would p
dd enough to the money in circula- ti
on in the country each year to keep a,
ace with the increase of population (<
nd the requirements for domestic ex- J
hanges. It would make all the sil- 2
er bullion in the world worth just as ei
luch as though it were already coin- ai
d into dollars. k
It would stop greenbacks from being &
resented at the treasury, because Hei- n
elbach, Ickelheimer & Co., and the a
est of the breed of gold speculators tl
rould be offered silver when they de- h
landed gold, and they would not tl
rant it. n
Free coinage would guarantee the c
tability of the currency. The grind- a
ag contraction now going on would C;
ease. The borrowed surplus in the r<
reasury of nearly $200,000,000 would s<
J I'mnwAiro. n
t5 tJJtpeuueu m gmuu puuuu iui|uu>u v>
lents, including coast defences, and a
bus be restored to circulation among t<
be people. It would gradually raise
he general level of prices. The production
of wheat and other farm products
would be resumed on the form
r scale. Manufacturers of every de- r
cription would no longer engage in 0
, mere hand-to-mouth production, but
rould manufacture for the require- f-1
aents of the coming year. This would ij
;ive work to those now in distress, I
ind would enable laboring people 1
hemselves to buy what they are now t-l
lomg without under the harsh com- h
mlsion of poverty. s
The commerce between forly-five t
States would be resumed; railroads ti
vould be taken out of the hands of 8
eceivers, because they could again s
sarn interest on their debts and ex- n
>enses and- something more. The oc- u
;upation of the panic maker would be e
jone. 1
With free coinage would come a f
jresident and secretary of the treasury t
vho would not spend half their time a
jawling to the world that their gov- r
srnment is bankrupt and compelled to a
;ell its bonds at 20 per cent, discount s
Tom the interest rates of the world to \
inrich favored syndicates for some r
anfathomable reason. Free coinage 1
svould stop the borrowing of money s
in times of peace for the purpose of s
obtaining gold with which to pay ob- ?
ligations not payable in gold.
Free coinage would mean a back seat '
for syndicates and their ollicial in- i
itrument?a back seat for the bears of c
the New York stcck market, and for s
the pawnbrokers throughout the coun- 1
xy. It would mean that money would f
je more profitable when invested in c
business enterprises than when laid i
iway in a napkin to breed upon itself. I
[t would mean fair play among men, ^
ind only 100 cents on the dollar in r
;he payment of debts. c
And free coinage is coming unless '
bribery and corruption are stronger in
,he land than the honest expression of '
;he people's will.?Cincinnati Knquir- s
5r. ^
goo Armenian* 1'ridonertf.
Constantinople, June 14.?Six
tin nil red Armenians have been arrestid
in this city since June 9. A majori- i
ty of the prisoners are from Kodosto. r
fhe member of the Armenian revolu- (
Lionarv committer who on Mondav r
last assassinated an Armenian spy in 1
this city and who was shot and killed r
while trying to escape, was a native of s
liodosto, Two hundred of the prison- 1
ers were shipped to Anatolia yester- t
day. The government is using the s
occasion of the assassination to expel j
passible agitators. t
1 " THE
LLOYDS INSURANCE.
1 Statement, from Mr. W. 8. Montelth of
Columbia.
To the Public:?From November
189-1 to Gth of April, 189G, I transacted
business at this point, as general maniger
for the South and North Amerilan
Lloyds and the New York and
Chicago Lloyds, under contract with
Whipple & Co., attornevs, No. 35
Liberty street, New York city, and
luring that period through State and
* 1- in win *nli.
OCal agents, piaccci neari.y iu.wu jiuii;ies
throughout the States of Virginia,
^orth Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
ind Florida. 1 also placed an occa;ional
policy for the Bankers and
Merchants Lloyds, represented by the
ame attorneys.
I regularly remitted to Whipple &
}o., almost daily, the premiums reeived,
not waiting for the regular
uothly accounts to go forward, as my
?ank account at the Carolina Nation1
bank will sho w, and at the end of
ach month, during that period, I forwarded
a statement showing every
olicy issued and delivered, together
with statement of the policies cancelld,and
those attorneys are fully aware
if the condition of every policy issued
y me for them.
In the last days of March, 18fll>, they
llowed their losses to go overdue,
nd suits in attachment were comaenced
against them in a number of
ases, which are still pending. I was
t that time summoned to New York,
nd informed that those three Lloyds
iad decided to retire from business,
iut would reorganize in some other
r*U/\ni iU/j 10*V? nf A nrll T
urni , laici) auuub i<u\. xvm vi * *. **, A
ras informed that a new organization,
nder the old name of the South and
forth American Lloyds, had been
armed, but I made no contract with
hem.
In the mean time, the firm of Whiple&Co.,
attorneys, have commenced
erving notices upon the holders of
olicies, informing them that the pol;ies
will be cancelled at the end of
ve days from the time of said notice,
nd asking fhem to send in the poliies,
promising that return premiums
/ill be sent to the holder. This promse,
however, seems to be delusive,and
ppears to be a mere trick on the part
f these underwriters and their attorieys
to secure the possession of their
olicies, without paying the return
remiums. When they have been
ent to them in accordance with such
equest, these attorneys then reply
iat they cannot pay the return preaiums
until the party satisfies tnem
hat he has actually paid the premium
o me, by getting a receipt, or certifiate
to that effect from me; -which reuest
is made in the utmost bad faith,
s they are perfectly well aware, by
le statements which I have sent to
lem, that the premiums have been
mo on*! th? rins^pRsinn of the
Uiv* iy ItlVj Miuvt. VUV
olicy, on the part of the assured, is a
ulllcient certificate. Any information
lat my reports would fail to furnish
as been obtained by a special agent
jnt here to inspect my work. ,
This notice is given after repeated ,
squests made by me to Whipple <Sr.
!o., to forbear making statements?
xpressive of doubt as to these premims
having been paid, or tending to
?ad the public to suppose that there ;
as been any confusion in the matters
f accounts, which I allege to be in all
aspects regularly rendered and ac
ompanied by the funds collected.
All persons to whom return premims
are due, are advised not to send
olicies to Whipple & Co., direct, as
ley will likely not ltear of them
gain, but they should send them
Hrith notice of cancellation) to Col. ,
ohn. R. Abney, counselor at law, No.
Wall street,New York city, a South"ioi"
anrl a arpntlamflrt ?<! -wftll m nn
ttorney of high reputation, and he
'ill look to the collection of these acDunts
and have them promptly relitted
to the parties, when collected;
nd if they snail already have sent
lem to Whipple <Sc Co., and shall not
ave received a satisfactory return,
ley should at once send to Col. Abey,
an order directing Whipple &
!o., to pay the amount to him, and
uthorize him to collect.and they may
all upon me /or any information in
Bgara to the policy that they themilves
cannot furnish, as my books,
rhich are absolutely correct, will enble
me to supply the facts in regard
> them. W. S. Monteith.
Columbia. S. C., June 12, 1896.
A Terrible Earthquake.
Yokohama., June 17.?News of aterible
disaster, involving the loss of
wow a 4V?AIIOQ?/1 lifroo V*oo r?no/>]io/l Viana
rom the Island of Yegso, which conlins
the Northern provinces of Japan,
acluding Shirebeshe, Oshima, Furl,
litaka, Tokacvhi, Ishikari, Kirshiro,
'eshiwo, Kitami and Nemoro. All
liese sections of the island seem to
ave been more Oi.' less shaken. The
ubterraneous disturbance lasted about
wenty hours and during that period
lie utmost terror prevailed. The
round rumblings are described as reembling
the roaring of distant canlon.
Shock followed shock in almost
ininterrupted succession about every
ight minutes. In all it is estimated
here were 150 shocks of more or less
orce. It is impossible to obtain for
he present accurate details of the dis.ster
as communicated between the
nainland of Japan (Island of Hondo)
.nd Yesso, from which the former is
eparated by the Strait of Tsugaru,
Sangar,) is said to be interrupted, or,
nore likely, in the hands of the auhorities.
The whole town of KumaHai
linnrovrpv ic rAnnrtprl fr? Imvn
>een destroyed. The awful series of
artnauake shocks were accompanied
>y a tidal wave, and it is believed that
t will be the onrush of a giant wave
rom the sea which practically wiped
>ut the town of Kumaishi, which is
ituated towards the Japan sea on a
larrow neck of land separating it
rom Volcano Bay on the Pacific side
>f the island. The island of Yesso has
n the past had several similar visitaions
and contains active and extinct
volcanoes. Rumors have it that the
lumber of lives lost and the amount
>f damage done is far in excess of the
igures contained in the brief dispatch.
^ full ollicial report of the calamity
ias been asked for and is expected
hortly. It is feared that disasters to
hipping also have resulted from the
idal wave.
Famine In China.
San Francisco, June 17.--A famne
which threatens to plunge the
nost prosperous portion of Tonkin,
yhina, into the direst misery for
nany years is desolating the country,
rhe harvest has been a failu. e and the
latives throughout the whole country
ire in the most miserable condition,
inhabitants imigrate from the counry
en masse to the cities to beg for
:ustenance, while many others are
joing about pilagingand perpetrating
icts of the grossest violence.
I
IRBY DRAWS OUT.
Says lie Will not Stand for Re-election In
me ociiomt
Laurens, June 17.?In a short interview
with Senator Irby to day,
the State's correspondent asked this
question: "Will you be at Manning
next Monday, senator?" To which
the senator said:
"I shall no( attend that or any campaign
meeting as a candidate for the
United States senate. I had intended
up to a short time ago to ask for the
nomination at the ensuing primary,
but have concluded not to enter the
contest. From advices received from
different sections of the State I conclude
that my motives snd my official
acts for the last year have been
misunderstood by the faction of which
I was a charter member. It is apparent
from these advices that I must
antagonize those with whom I have
co operated politically since 188G. It
seems that the entire machinery of the
party government has been organized
to humilate, defeat and destroy me.
This would not have been' done but
for a misunderstanding of my motives
in opposing the equal division of delegates
to the Constitutional convention,
ho rWpnsp ftf fhft name of Butler in
the convention, my opposition to the
plan of suffrage as adopted and the
uncompromising position takan by me
in opposition to a bolt in the late State
Democratic Convention. In addition,
if I were to run with my old friends
organized against me, I could only
expect support from those heretofore
my political opponents, which would
be distasteful to me, as they owe me
favors.
"In arriving at this conclusion, I
desire to say that I cherish no spleen
towards tnose who I believe misconstrue
my motives and political course
recently, and confidently anticipate
the future to vindicate these positions
and policies."
A Great Railroad.
St. Pktkrsmjrq, June 17.?The
progress made by the great railway of
Russia across Siberia is such that the
gigantic work is almost certain to be
completed by the close of the century.
The war between Japan and China,
and the financial arrangements with
China which have followed, have given
the Russian government and the
contractors a powerful impulse.
From Shebalinsk, the terminus on
the West, 1,300 miles from Moscow, to
Vladivostock, the Easter terminus on
the Pocifice coast, is a distance of 4,800
miles, which is fast being spanned.
The total distance between St. Petersburg
and Vladivostock by railway
will be 6,500 miles. In anticipation
of the opening of new sections, the
zone system of tickets has lately been
adopted in Russia for all distances over
300 vests, or 200 miles. In this way it
should cost under five pounds to travel
from Moscow to the Pacific third
class. The present slow rate of travel
is to be increased by ten miles per hour
on both ordinary and express trains,
raising the latter to forty miles an
hour. Moscow, which is now only
sixty hours from London, will be thus
nine and a half days from Vladivostock.
The railway will revolutionize the
routes to Chiha and Japan, and greatly
shorten the Pacific Ocean. Connected
with the main project are more
important political plans, believed to
be th<3 subject of negotiations with the
Pekin authorities. Such are the opening
of the Sungari navigation from
its source in the heart of Manchuria
to its confluenes with the Amur, and
a branch railway following the line
of that river to an outlet on the Yallow
Sea not far from Pekin. A vast
territory rich in coal and minerals
will thus be opened up, and Northern
Manchulia must ultimately fall to
Russia. As to Corea, its fate will lie
between Russia and Japan.
Arbitration Desired.
Peoria, 111., June 15.?The Railway
Brotherhood of Engineers, Firemen,
Trainmen, and Telegraphers, three of
which recently removed their headquarters
to this city, have decided to
ask the Renublican committee on res
olutions for an arbitration plank in
the platform. The following- resolutions
were forwarded to St. Louis:
"More than 800,000 railroad|employes
in the United States, a majority of
whom are members of organized
bodies representing their different
callings, demand that a plank be inserted
in the platform of the Republican
party endorsing national arbitration
of differences that may arise between
employer and employe, engaged
in interstate commerce. We believe
the public desires it,;we are sure
that railroad employes want it, and
nro Lrnr>ar r?f nn f?nft TOlin OHDOSfiS it.
"We deplore strikes and- strife and
urge that all means possible be employed
to bring about an amicable
settlement of disputes by arbitration.
We believe the bill now pending in
the national House of Representatives
and known as the 'Erdman arbitration
bill' is a long stride in this direction,
and we ask the support of the
convention in havi?g this measure
made law."
\l>nnt to Settle Here.
Columbia, S. C., J une 18.?Secretary
of State Tompkins yesterday received
the following letter from S. A.
Garrett of Dayton, Ohio, the secretary
of a recently formed immigration colony,
which has been answered fully
and satisfactorily, it is hoped:
''Honorable Sir: When we organized
our colony we expected to locate
in east Tennessee, but so far have
been unable to find suitable location
and prices and have decided to correspond
with your State in regard to a
proposed location in the northwestern
portion of South Carolina. What inducements
can you otfer as to land,
timber, manufacturing facilities,([farming,
frutt raising, etc.; also prices of
land? By an early reply you will
greatly oblige, etc."
Stabbml to Death.
Mkmpiiis, Tenn., June 15.?Win. A
Sneed, a prominent business man and
citizen of Memphis, was stabbed to
death at the criminal court room tonight.
The afFair is very mysterious
and the identity of murderer is yet unkonwn.
Two arrests have been made.
Sneed's wife and child are visiting
friends in Chicago.
Illicit Whin key.
l'lbdtmont, June 1G.?About five
gallons of illicit liquor was captured
in the suburbs of town last night by
the local ollicers here. The parties
who were dealing it out made their
escape. The whiskey will be turned
over to the proper authorities at Greenville
today I
. - ' ' * * V"
r ~ - r~ Ti I _ - -- Tillman
and Wllnon.
Nashville, Tenn., June 16?This
city today was honored with the distinguished
presence of Messrs. Wilson
ana Tillman, whose addresses are given
in substance as follows:
Senator Tillman spoke two hours
at the State Capitol to a large crowd.
His speech was enthusiastically received
and was entirely in line with
his other efforts which have made him
famous. He predicted victory for silver
at Chicago and success in November
for the Democratic nominee. He
said he would withdraw from the Convention
if it did not declare for free,
unlimited and independent coinage of
?"i J _r 1
auver, iuo uuiug away ui uauuuai
banks and the issue ol enough greenbacks
to take the place of ihe bank
notes; made a strong appeal to the
Populists to come in with the Democrats
and for all silver men to get together.
Senator Tillman in an interview
said he felt some apprehension
about the Chicago Convention not as
to silver declaration, but as to the candidate.
He wants a man whose record
is clear on that subject.
Postmaster General William L.
Wilson delivered the annual oration
to the library societies of the Vanderbilt
Uhiversity today. His subjrct
was the relation of education to the
Government, the necessity of eduq^ted
leaders for the people. He cited the
recent tariff question and the present
Qnancial problem as showing the necessity
for wisdom in our leaders and
reliance on the experience of other nations
rather than on our own experience.
Mr. Wilson weat on to show that
our political system was far fram perfect.
The power of the demagogue
and bribery and corruption of those in
public places kept our learned and
wise men from entering public life. He
thought "it a sign of of decadence in
Southern ideas that the efficiency of a
Representative or Senator was adjudged
by his ability to obtain large appropriations
for his district. In this way,
he said, a river and harbor bill
with appropriations so skilfully distributed
as to compel the support of
two thirds of the members of both
houses may easily defy the Executive
veto and override every appeal,to public
economy."
In closing Mr. WilsoD said that the
future salvation and stability of our
institutions was in the hands of the
.ninnMitir man T?i>u>r1nm ifcoI f cprmlH
UUlVCloilj uigu, j. iwuvu *vwv*? f( VM??.
die did not our men of wisdom and
education assume the leadership of the
people in such crises as now beset us
and would strive for good government
against the demagogues who appeal to
the ignorance and prejudics of the
masses for selfish ends."
Bible Argument* for Silver.
The Nashville Sun quotes some
verses from the Bible in favor of silver
rather to show the ancient usage than
to support the theory of free coinage.
Among the quotations are the following:
Genesis xiii, 16: And Abraham
harkened unto Ephron; and Abraham
weighed to Ephron the silver which
he had named in the audience of the
sons of Heth, four hundred sheckels
of silver, current money with the mer
chant.
Genesis xxxvii 28: Then there
passed by Midianites merchantmen;
and they drew and lifted up Joseph
out of the pit, and sold Joseph flfr the
Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver;
and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
Judges ix, 4: And they gave him
three score and ten pieces of silver out
of the house of Baal-beritb, wherewith
Abimelech hired vain and light persons
which followed him.
There is one verse, however, that is
not quoted, which we append:
Ecclesiastes v, 10: He that loveth
silver shall not be satisfied with silver;
nor he that loveth abundance (of circulation?)
with increase; this is also
vanity.
*. Flooded by a Lake.
Camdex, N. J., June 18.?The
banks of Halcyon Lake, an artificial
pond at Montau Creek, a pleasure resort
in Gloucester County, fifteen
miles from here, give way this morning,
flooding the surrounding country
and causing a loss of $20,000. The
banks were noticed to be in a dangerous
condition by two farm laborers a
ehnrt. timA before the break occurred.
They counted horses and gave the
alarm and the people living on the
banks of the creek fled to places of safety.
The buildings, boats amusements
both in a pleasure park on the banks
of the lake were washed away.
Drowned.
Atlanta, Ga., June 17.?A special
from Dahlonega, Ga.. to The Constitution
says that M. B. Stanton, of Atlanta,
and David Gilliard, a small boy,
were drowned near there yesterday
while bathing.
| A $25 Cooking Stove
WITH A COMPT.KT* OOTT1T FO*
$12.00.
Delivered to jour railroad dep?4,
all freight charges paid. Head tkJi
description carefully. This spleadii
Cooking Stove is No. 8; has foot I
inch pnt holes; 1(5x1(3 inch oven; It
inch lire box, 24 inches high; 21x3#
inch top; nice smooth casting. I
have had thin store made for mj
trade, after my own idea, combining
all the good points of all mediun
priced stoves, and leaving out th%
objectionable features.
Beyond all doubt the best No. f
Cooking Stove made, for the prio*.
Fitted with 2 pots, 2 pot eor?n, I
akcllets, 2 griddles, 3 baking paaa, E
I. of pipe, 1 elbow, 1 collar, 1 K
lifter, 1 scraper, 1 cake polish, 1 ir*m K
tea kettle, 1 shovel. We want t? g
make customers and friends in every K
part of the South, for the purpom ?
of introducing our business to nv E
nAonlM and to renew our acouaiat-1
ance with old frienda. ?
We will ahip thia aplnndid Coekiag V
Stove and the above deacribed wan B
to any depot, all freight uharna I
paid, for only $12.00 whea Mm Eg
eaali cornea with th? order. TMa 1
stove ia a good one, well mada, aa4 I
will give entire aatiafactioa. Otrl
illustrated catalogue of Furaitvra, a
St??vhh and Baby Gariiafea aaaiUd ?
8 free. Addreaa
| ^ IP T s^iDGnznrr, g
I 8f' UltOAD Stkhkt, Adoubta, (fta. 3
ip
^.^Mj"3"'-"' .T*' * "^3
Expert Diamond Thieves.
Bt. Louis. Jane 15.?Dora Donegan
and Jennie Monroe, said to be expert
diamond theivea in the country, were
arrested just as they were preparing to
enter the Planter's Hotel by Detectives
McCarthy, of Chicago, and O'Connell
of 8t. Louis. The women had their
baggage with them and apparently in
tended to register. Dora Donegan
was convicted of stealing diamonds in
Chicago and served a term in the
Joilet penitentiary. The police consider
them two of the best captures
made since the crowds began to gather.
The trustworthy cure for the Whiskey,
Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits.
For further Information address The
Keeley Institute, or Drawer 27, Columbia,
S. 0.
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GREAT
n A oTTno
IVJL U lillf
Peop e have to dtpend
on the word of the dealer
as to the quality or groceries.
It Is very easy to
make the price cheap at
the expense of the quality
?Easy to hide the cheat,
too. Only aa'e way Is to
deal at a re.iabie house,
such as ours Is.
We call attention to the lew Items b low.
These are our Ketail prices:
WELCH & EA?OxN TEoFEUTiON"
FLOJK, Finest Flour Maae,
Barrels f4.75, Halt .barrels 92.50.
WHLCH & EASON'sS "BEAUT*"
FLOUR, Next Best Grade,
$4.60 barrel.
Choice Family Flour 94.25 barrel.
HAVE YOU EVEK SEiS.V- aUOH
DD i / 1 D CCA L? ITO
I Uiv QO i^m vuui
Beat ljeaf Lard, 60 pound cans, 6%c pound
Best Leaf Lard, 20 pound cans, 7c pound.
Best Lgaf Lard, 10 pound can*, 8; pound.
Compound Lard, 60 pound cans, 5>i<3 pound
Compound Lard, 20 pound cans, 6^c pound
Compound Lard, 10 pound cana, 7c pound.
IN RICE
WE AKE
HEADQUARTER*.
We have it at 2MCf 2#c,
3c, 334c, 4c and 5c pound
In any qurntity less than
a barrel. Samp'es ma le.l
free on application
COFFEES
We have all graces at
18c, 20c, 22C. 26c and 30c
pouDd to suit all lovers ol
a good cup of coffe*.
TEAS
Green and Black at 25c,
60c, 75c and fl.00 per
pound.
Granulated Sugar
D/.a* MiintU., CM 1AAnAiii(il
JJCOI. 4uaiibjr m xuupuuuu
sacks at 5%c poun 1 by tbe
sack or 5%c pound In
smaller quantities
Second quality, and very
nice, in 100 pound sacks at
5 l-2c pound by the sack
or 5 3 4c pound la smaller
quantities.
Cheap Biscuits
By the Box ONLY o! 20 to 25 pounds.
Ginger Soaps 4 1 2c pound
Lemon?sweet -5 l-2cpound
Nic Nacs?sweet 5 l-2c pound
Soda XXX?plain 4 l-2c pound.
Plantation 61 2c pound
Fluted Vanilla 6 1 2c poun<l
Lunch Mhk 7c pound
We have the largest ana inoit varied assortment
of canned goods, etc., to be hid
In the South. Get a copy of our Price LUt
and peruse it carefully?you'll then find it
to your advautane to send us your orders.
One order will make you a customer of
ours. Our guarantee stauds benlud
everything we send out and we live up to
It IU OVOlJf lUCbdUUO. I uui uiwuw; iuu *
our money UQtll you are please l.
WELCH & JSASyN,
UNIVEKS&L PROVIDERS,
185 and 187 Meeting and 117 Market Sw ,
CHARLESTON, 8. C.
Wonej's fforti or Monei M.
9-Tenths of all diseases arise from impure
blood. 1 have a receipt for the best blood
medicine in existence. You make it yourself
at a cost of only JOc a pini. If ntade and
taken according to directions is a sure cure.
Vou can sell it to jour neighbors at a big
profit. Agents make big money. Send $1
and I will send you by return mail the receipt
with full directions and enough medicine to
make :5 pints. Send your order at once to
(.J. E. HAYDEN, Orangeburg, S. C.
A. ii n o u n
O
NEW
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tuTHE
1439 and 1443 M^in Mtieet
OUli lil.NK Of NtfivV SP;UN * <K>1
AND OOvil'KiatC A. KU!iU A.
JJKY gOODS, gILOTIilNG. ?
gOOUS, gfARPKTd, ^I
We Invlta all clo-w buyers to vi-?it our It
All Koods ordered of us amounting t<
frmj of charge Inside of the ytue.
and quality you may desire iu i
for quotations.
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COLUMN
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TALK
i' i Aataal AeMaramanu often Mem to beat a Ik-1'
i i eaunt, bat alter all Actual Aoanrrranrn an i
I tA? only tiling! that etuil. f)
ii It taoaay to talk in General Xortvu about tM (J
< 11 mcIU of riANOS, bat?bo or* ipo&to? 21
ITHE MATHUSHElj
I. |nit |?itfe?ra fivirtu.
IpHMMWl St yoara. Kfi* in tx mm.
off by uo for SB jmn. Not? Umm Tttulb
WiMM LnproT?aMmU?
Pftteit Kepeatlac Actlta.
r?teat loMdlnc litri
Fatcat Taalaf Pla Iuhti|. |
Fatoat Ia?med AfrafM.
Piteit Ian Kf.
Om of tto oilf two PMMi bMnuMi
tmrj jort) In tta owa factory. Ooo W as
Mot mado to tbo U. 8. toM lowor (tea ?af
?Mr Urt ttrado Ptaoo. Qoo iruOt only ft?
alar to tvohaaar. VBXTI VS.
LUDDEN 4 BATES.
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Advicj to Motbars.
We Ufcd pleasure m cillla^ your atUsatlou
to a reine ly s 11 ?ag u*j le I la c *crylag
children sifely tnroi<i fu eric.oil
stage of leetulug. it U a? iicil-nUile
blesslDg to motbar and child If you are
disturbed at nl<tu with a sick, fretful,
teething child, use Pitfe' Carintaitive it
nill gltrj lasUat relief, <ju 1 ragulife fie
bowels, aad mt&e tdetbiu< n(e <t.il e .-ty.
It will cure Dysentery mi IJ.irriiBi.
Pitts CirmluaUve is aa icuuuc reie. for
colic of laf?Qts. it will prj no.e di^eicua,
give t me and eusrgy Cj t le at u w i aad
boweb. Abe ?lclc, puay, suffjniu c tild
Will soon bjcdne CUe fat au 1 fcolli it it 4 j ?/
of ta j b msehold. It U Vary piena.it to
tbe taste aud 0 ily c ?t li ceutt p jr b jttle.
bold by druggist) aai by
THE tfUHHAy DBUG OO ,
Columbia, 3. (J.
fl B
9t Preparation thai can oompars HB
9 with Hilton's Life for the LItst BB
M and Kidneys, in the mildness BH
M of its action and the certainty HB
W of its effects, in the relief tad
m cttre of Dyspepsia and Indlge?^B
5 tion, and all their attending
MM ids, duch as sick headacha,
JjE? sonr stomach, want of appetite, H9
m etc., and as a regulator in|H
jglj Habitual Constipation. A few
Skg| doses will tell something of Its
BH merits. No need of a long eon- H
JjSjjH tinned course before its.bena- B
fits become apparent. H
Eil?. ?w. TRY IT, ANDBal
HlZS'Sw CONVINCED. 1
B^ld wnolesale by
The Murray Drug Co%
COLUMBIA. S. 0.
AND
Dr. H. Baer, (Jaarl^tou, 8.0
COTTON
GINS
Complete ulaalni* sys em < roitraete 1 for . 3
with Tboroas Elevator, Llat Kme, Butte'y
Condenser, Self-picking Revo'vln* Cox
Steam Cy I n 1er Pre sw ao t all improvements
for nn up to d ite 1896 ginnery. Bay
no other u-til you get prices on the
Thomas. '
ENG1NB1,
BOILEKS,
SA.W MILLS,
CANE MILLS,
RICE MILLS,
GKISV MILLS.
Write for Pi Ices.
v: O. Badham,
COLUMBIA, s. o. >
OSBORNE'S i
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AND U J
School of SliortlxASicl j
APGDHTA, OA.
j Vital books sm4. AoiusJ basins** from dmr t* J
?Basiaws papers, coilsft ourwmsr ul
rood* aasd. Sand for b?nd?omsi? Utnstrstsd i?t? H
| fans B?m shsspsr thsn is say loaUsra ail#.
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JliOBS, g-Al>, JtUKNLSUlNti
JGS A.ND J^ArnNGS. fl
ri<4 stores or writa Co in f\.r simples jK
? over ten ;lolUrs will be delivered
Our st ).;u consists of ev^'y price
cir dltferunt ll'i >h. Write iia
Very resper.tfully, fifl
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CENTriAL HJflL
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