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I The Press ami Banner.I I BY HVGll WILSON. | AititniM.i:, I A COLUMBIA SENSATION." SEVERAL COUNTY OFFICERS PRE! SFNTED BY THE GRAND JURY. They Kind Wliero tlm CmmIi llnsn't Alivay* Been flight Hint Where Coimhleriibl* J ' ? Wo.wirt Full I LUrCJCHIIiVPn unn .. ... , of lutereat to Taxpayer?* Columbia, S. C., October 22?The grand jury of this county made a re port late this afternoon which implicates seveiai county ollicers with gross carelessness and actual shortages. The will nmvn nnite a sumrise al ? r*,. ...... r. , thouen something sensational was expected. It covers about fifteen pages of typewritten matter. It censures the auditor and treasurer and justice about the loose manner in which poll taxes are collected, and comes down to the ollices of treasurer and auditor, upon which it sajs: "That in connection with the auditor and treasurer's office we have gore back incur investigation as far as the settlement of 1891-512. We would have carried our investigation further, but for the total absence of the vouchers for the foregO'Dg settlements and for this settlement of 1891-92. The vouchers are not on file in the auditor's office. The former auditor, L. R. Marshall, can give no reason for or explanation of their absence; the present auuuor emphatically states that they were not " on Ole in the oflice when he took charge of it. We are, therefore, unable to report further on these settlements as regards the cancelled checks, abatements, nulla bonas, etc. There is a credit given the treasurer in this settlement for "Executions in hands of sheriff amounting to$.S40 70. It appears that there were no executions in the sheriff's hands at the time that this settlement was made. For the settlement of 3892 93 the rteord is by no means complete. The cancelled scliool checks are missing to the amount of $925 04, and the cancelled county commissioners' checks to the amount of about $1,500. That there a! nnn/tkovc "noriQ1 n 1T1C IO aiC IXKS UUItl WUV/UVis) j/v? this settlement on file in the auditor's office. In the settlement of thisjear the credit of $840 70 reported in the hands of the sheriff in the settlement of 1891 92 was given as a credit. That in addition to this amount there is a credit for the taxes of 1892 93, under the same head. "Taxes delinquent still in sheriff's bands," to the amount of $2,50288, makinga total of $.'{,343 01, which the sheriff wassupposed to have in his bands in process of collection by execution. Now as a matter of fact there passed a receipt from the sheriir to the treasurer for every execution held by him just one week before the settlement was made and that every one of them was endorsed with the proper return. That J. S. Campbell js again given credit for this amount in the settlement of 1893 91, and the , total amount given credit for in this ' settlement under head of "Delinquent taxes still in sheriff's hands" is $4, 387 02. Treasurer Campbell submits by way ; of explanation that in re:erence to the credit in 1892-03 the Comptroller Gen eral refused to allow credit to be given him for certain executions that the ( sherilf returned as uncollectable, hav- ( ing been paid to the fund commis , sioner under Act of December 24,1892, requiring taxes past due and unpaid for eight months to be paid to the Secretary of State, as agent of the sinking fund conamission. We find that executions so returned for the year 181)2 93 was $978 36. He further submits that as to the balance of this credit it should , have been credited as an abatement. There is another credit for abatements on settlement and there is no voucher on file to cover more than the amount of those credited as abatements. There were no executions whatever in the , sheiill's hands at the close cf this set- , tlement. ! We recommend that J. S Campbell be allowed credit for those executions on property upon which the taxes have been legally collected by the < sinking fund commission. That he be required to produce a proper voucher for the balance of this credit in the settlement of 1891-92,1S92 93 and 1893 94, and if he be unable to do so he shall pay to the county treasurer the amount of same. That this matter be attended to at once, as it has stood a part of it for threeyears without investigation or attention by the proper officials. That in the settlement of 1893 94 the vouchers are missing from the auditor's otlice for the credit given J. S. Campbell for "}<bcol checks paid" to to the amount of $34.1 33. We respectfully rccommeiid that L. R. Marshall be called upon to give a satisfactory explanation to the Court as to why lie destroyed, permitted to be destroyed or taken from the auditor's cilice the cancelled clucks and other vouchers pertaining to the settle ments made by him during his term of ollice with the treasurer. Also as to why he permitted the delinquent book to be made up in the tieasurer's office instead of his own, as the law requires. We recommend that J. li. Hopkins, auditor, be required to furnish satisfactory proof to the Court that the cancalled school checks pertinent to the settlement of 1X9:5 91 amounted to the credit given Treasurer Campbell at the time the settlement was made, and if he be unable to tlo so that he be called upon to explain to the Court why they are not now 011 file in his oflics to the amount of the credit given. That in the settlement of 180.'? 91 a credit has been allowed J. S. Campbell, treasurer, under the head of 4,delinqeuent taxes: with lfl per cent pen alty" the sum of $12,952. Thai the delinquent taxes of this year amounted only to ?11,080. The explanation of the Comptroller General, the auditor and the treasurer, J. S. Campbell, are lhat previous to the settlement the treasurer's ollice had been turned over to Jj. 13. Folk; that L. 1 J. Folk had given a receipt to J. S. Campbell for the book containing the list of delinquents, and lhat he had stated in this rfceipt that live books showed arecapitulation of $12,'.>02; that they were compelled to take this receipt as the proper voucher for the credit given J. S. Campbell. Now on this book Ihere is$l treasurer's cost for execution to be issued, amounting in the aggregate to$l,87G which was included in the recapitulation of $12,9t>2, and for which no credit should have been al lowed J. S. Campbell. ..-'V..-'- >/ - V\ . .*** Now it is the decision of this jury that J. S. Campbell is resoonsibJe to the county for this sum of $ 1.S7G, and that J. S. Campbell. .J It. Hopkins, Comptroller (Joneral James NortoD. and all others who are required to witness settlements, and whose names are appended to the settlement sheels of 1SH2 91, are equally responsible for the error, and have been careless in the administration of their oflicial duty, inasmuch as they allowed credit to be given a treasurer in his final settlement under the head of "delinquent taxes, with 15 per cent penalty," for $1.S0G more than he was entitled to under this head, and that theyac cepted a receipt for a book, stating that the recapitulation of book, given by the incoming treasurer to the outgoing treasurer, as the proper voucher for "delinquent taxes, with 15 per cent penalty," when they should have 4 ?-?1. w*. " " < ho taa.ui iia me uiuy pruprr viutuu mw abstract of the booic for which the re ceipt passed which should be on file in the auditor's and Comptroller General's oilices. Mr. .). it. Hopkins gives as his excuse for his seeming: carelessness that he assumed the duties of his office just at the time that this book was being made up. That the book was being made up in the treasurer's office instead of the auditor's ollice, and was just about completed when he inquired after it; that no abstract was ever filed with him of said book;" that he was told that it was customary for this book to be made up in the treasurer's office, and that he had not had time to acquaint himself sufficiently with the law bearing upon his duties as auditor and that he has since complied with the law in regard to this matter in every particular. This jury considers this a reasonable excuse. We recommend that J. S. Campbell be required to pay to the treasurer of ltichland Ccunty the sum of $1,870, the amount of over credit under "taxes delinueuent, with ir> per cent penal ty, in the settlement of 189U 91. We call attention to th? attached communication from J. S. Campbell: Since the typewritten part of our report was made up Treasurer Folk appeared before us and produced receipts for poll tax, which he procured from dill'erent persons whose names do not appear on the books, the said receipts having: been signed by ExTreasurer J. S. Campbell, and coverin? a period of several consecutive years. He further alleges that there are numerous cases like the above, in view of which we ask for more time in which to investigate the matter, through a committee of tbisjury, and that we be allowed under the next term of this Court to report upon the same. We thank your Honor and the other officers of the Court for courJ--! A .1 . .1 lesies cxienuuu. Respectfully submitted. ]j. T. Wilms, Foreman. Columbia, S. C., October 22, 189G. Wotho tlian In Cuba. Chicago, Oct 21.?A San Francisco special to a local paper says: The Cuban atrocities are mild compared with those taking: place in the i'hilippine Islands, where the Spanish are trying to suppress a revolt of the natives. Some indication of affairs have been learned from Oriental papers. The most shocking incident of the bloody reprisals was the treatment of a Spanish lieutenant and his family. The Spanish had captured a number of prisoners and as an object lesson to the natives disemboweled two and huntr their bodies on one of the ffates of the town. The infuriated rebels, eager for vengeance, gathered a force ani hurried to the home of a Spanish lieutenant on the outskirts o' Manilla. Thev captured the ollicer and his wife and 12 year old daughter, and then began a bloody scene of torture. The most savage instincts of the natives were aroused. Before the eyes of his wife and daughter, the lieutenant's skin was slit all over his body. Then the torturers crucified him, pinning him outstretched to a tree wuh their long knives. They tortured the woman and girl, giving the fullest play to their animal instincts and wreaking disgusting vengeance before the dying eyes of the husband and father. The Spanish are doing their best to keep the news of these atrocities from leaving the islands, opening and inspect ing all the mail. They particularly desired to keep unknown the death of thirty-eight prisoners in one night in "the black hole." Fax ion Up to Date. The following table, compiled from information furnished by the Democritic and Populist national commit tees, shows ine proportion or electors on the uational ticket, in states, where fusion has been ell'ccted: State. Populist Democratic. Alabama -1 7 Arkansas .'5 f? California '! C Colorado 1 Florida 1 Idaho Illinois 1 20 Iudiana :*i 10 fowa "> 10 Kansas 10 Kentucky ...2 11 Louisiana "? r> Massachusetts 1 11 Michigan 1 10 Minnesota 1 !> Missouri .4 ! "> Montana ........1 2 Nebraska 1 1 New Jersey 1 !? North Carolina .5 (I North Dakota.. .'J ? Ohio r> ]? Oregon 1 Pennsylvania 1 28 South Dakota 2 2 Utah ....1 2 Washington 2 2 West Virginia 2 1 Wisconsin .'{ 9 Wyoming 2 1 Kansas Democrats pledged to vote for Watson, if it is seen lie has most votes in electoral college. Tragedy in h Courtroom. Racramknto, (Jal., Oct. 21. In the lobby of the police court this morning James L-?we shot andfataliy wounded Addie Schilling and then blewhis own brains out. The woman was reported to have been intimate with Lowe and was to have been a witness against nun m a vagrancy case, jjwwe the son of State Senator Lowe of San Jose. When ho shot the Schilling woman she had in her hand threatening letters written her by Lowe who was suspected of arson. KuhIoii In Ohio. Columkus, ()., Oct. 23.?Wm. F. Barr, l'residential elector for the Twelfth Ohio District of the People's party ticket, has withdrawn his name. This secures perfect fusion of Democrats and l'opulists on the Bryan ticket in Ohio. IHHH BRYAN TO NEWSBOYS. A PLEASING FEATURE OF HIS SUNDAY IN DETROIT. He TillkH to the YoungHterrt at NeivKhoy'ti null, Where Hut Few A'lf itors Were 1'rrnent?IIIh Speech In Full. ( Detroit, Oct. is ?The rule established by Wm. J. Brvan to avoid any public utterances on Sunday was broken tonight when he spoke briellly to a crowd of newsboys at the newsboys' ' hall. He did it to oblige his friend ] and supporter, Col. I. G. Butler, pres- ' ident of the Newsboys' association. 1 At Mr. Bryan's request the a Hair . was kept very quiet and outside of the little venders a few visitors only were present This was his speech: ' "Boys, I did not come to make a ' speech tonight, because this is the day that i rest, and I have felt tho need of 1 having a day of rest more recently \ 41-trtv* uWonkofAKQ lillf T /'QmD hoPQIlCP I never like to decline an invitation to present at any place where an endeav- ' or is being made to do good. And I 5 dont know of any work which is better 1 than that work which is done for boys. 1 Wo were all boys once?and some of | us not so very long ago?and when I 1 see boys I am reminded of what one ] of our Presidents, I think it was Gar- ] field, said that you could not tell what -1 possibilities were buttoned up under the vest of a boy. "We are not ourselves responsible I for the surroundings of youth. We 1 are born into this world and the sur- ( roundings meet us and to a certain ex- 1 ient they effect us. But beyond that * we have much to do with shaping * our own course. What we amount to k in this world, depends upon the ideas * which we have. Some one has said 1 that a person who aims at the stars 1 will shoot higher, which simply means thai those who have the high- ^ est ideas will accomplish most. A meeting of this kind where they 1 teach vou natriotism. where they teach 1 you regard for each other, respect for I each other's rights, necessarily ele- J vates your ideas, gives you broader views of life, and those views will ' help you to accomplish more. Now, 1 in this country in which we live, boys t are more blessed than in any other J country on earih, because the boy in this country has everything open to t him. A boy in this country may ac- 1 complish more than he can in any I other country. There are times when a i human life, or many human lives will 1 depend upon the action of one person; ? there are times when the welfare of the community will depend on one t person; there are times when the wel- 2 fare of the nation will depend upon * one person, and when you remember ? How lniiuentiai one person may oe- < come in the destinies of the nation, how useful he may be to his fellows, to society, you can see that if a kind word or act should be the cause of getting that boy started right, leading him up to take advantage of his opportunities what results may follow, i 4'I want you to remember that no good overcomes to boys or men from doing wrong and that rightalways pays. I know it is hard always to believe, but if you take the broad view of life and its possibilities you will find that it always pays to do what you b?lieve is right. It is always necessary that you should try to lind out what right is, and the education which you receive in the schools enables you to 4 ~ ?n/]A?an^An/1 4 m ?0 QY1/1 5CC tilings ttUU. uuucidbauu kUiii^a, auu then the desire to do the best thing 1 leads you to take advantage of the < QDDortunities that are offered to you. * Heel interested in you boys "who are starting out so young to make a living. Some of us, instead of having to depend on our own exertions were car ried forward by others. I am not sure that you who begin this life of independence and of necessary activi ty so early, have an advantage over us who did not; but whether you had the advantage or not, if you improve every opportunity that comes, and let your motto be 'Treat every one as you should have that person treat you,' and to make the best opportunity of everything that comes in your reach f and do nothing that your conscience will condemn you for when you get to ( be old men, you will be able to look and 1 be grateful to Colonel Butler and to ( these who are associated with him in * this effort, to give you higher ideas J and to give you words of encourage- I ment in the year of your youth; and * unless 1 am mistaken, the older you ' grow me deeper win oe your iceuug of gratitude towards those who gave j you this kindly assistance when you ' were boys. ' 4,I want you to remember this also: j That you are not the only ones who J are benefitted by thsse things, because the Creator has so arranged the things 1 of this world that when we try to help others, we help ourselves. Those who ? have tried to help you,those who have , tried to do you good, find that they themsel ves are benefitted by the opera- ' tion. While they are trying to make y your lives happier, theirown lives are j made happier. If I can leave this ] idea with you, I think that it may be i of use to you. That the highest good 1 that can come to you is from doing 1 something for others and you will ( lind among your playmates that the ' boy who does most for the boys around 1 him is the boy who is liked best and is the boy who enjoys himself most.' lur. ihi iur.i. jji_yau uucuucu or.ivices at the Westminster Presbyterian ' church this morning in company with I Col. l.G. Jiutler, lion. J. It. Whiting, ( candidate for the lieutenant governorship on the fusion ticket; Mrs. Whit ingaud John W. Tomlinson of Ala- ' bam a. ltov. Dr. Patterson preached ( a sermon about hard times, basing it 1 on a statement showing that the home 1 missionary society of the Presbyterian ' church was from three to six months 1 behind in the payment of salaries to < its workers. No direct allusion to po litieal subjects were made. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. IJryan, Mr. and Mrs. Whiting, Miss Whiting, Mr. Tomlinson and I). J. Camnau went from the Cadillac House, where | they were Mr. Campau's guest, to dine at the residence of Mr. George ' Moore. A 4 11 /v'/.lrtnlr v\rt *r no I i HQ/1 AM XVL U U U1UUIV lliu pal bj lOlliuu v/11 , board tliespecial car Idles, which will leave at 1 a. m. for Dayton, O., where the candidate is scheduled to spoalt to- ( morrow night. CnllapHO of ? Cliurcli. Washington, Oct. 22. -The roof I iiiil uiollo rtf """ "ft"" """X " . Methodist Church on Capitol Hill fell . in today, burying in the ruins Samuel ! Brown, Win. Johnson, A. W. Danger < field and Abraham Lee, all negroes. ' The men were taken out alive, but < some of them were seriously injured 1 internally. The church was damaged 1 by the recent storm and the men were < engaged in making repairs. I WILL CARRY THE WEST. Henry George 8ay? Iiryan la Certain to be Elected. Early in September Henry George was requested by the New York Jour- ( nal to make a tour of the so called doubtful States and to give to the pub lie the result of his observations of the political conditions prevailing there. Before his reply was received the news j came from Maine of the increased Re- * publican^majority at the State election J Lhere. Then loJiowea mr. ueorges answer, as follows: Chicago, September 15. Editor New York Journal: In my opinion, confirmed by Maine, the result is foregone. I believe, therefore, that a convinced free silver man would be better to make proposed trip for Journal than I, as candor is somelimes uselessly painful to friends. Will go ahead if you wish and do my best to give exact truth as I see it, but both my feeling and judgment are igainst this. Would prefer to save my Lime and your money by not beginning. Could stop until tomorrow's committee meeting for your private information if you wish, though do not think I could learn anything not. public; otherwise would start back, advise me Victoris Hotel. Henry George. In reply to this a message was telegraphed to Mr. George, requesting aim to stay for a short time and des;ribe the situation as he saw it?that T 1 <1,. rtn <uc uuuruai wauica iud uubu* vu j October 5 Mr. George, having then j ;pent three weeks in the doubtful States, was requested to telegraph for he information of the editor of the Journal his opinion of the probabili,ies. In reply he sent the following: Cleveland, 0., Oct. 15. Editor New York Journal: My belief is that Bryan will be elec,ed. This is my carefully formed private as well as public opinion. I congratulate Journal on the good prosjects. IIenrv.Georcje. Last week Henry George came back rom the West after spending five weeks out there and wrote the Journal ,he following letter: Editor New York Journal: I came back to New York over more ] ,han a third of the continent to recris- t ,er my vote and to hear Governor Alt- < *eld make in Cooper Union the speech i n which he set forth what, in my ] nind, is the most important of the is- < ?ues in this campaign. j The question that greets me from j .he lips of every friend I have ever ] ret met, and the question repeated in ) ill I havo as yet had opportunity to j jlance at in the pile of lelters I found iwaiting me is: 'lWhat do you really ,hink will be the outcome of the elec- , ,ion?" Let me answer questioners and :orrespondents, one and all, through j he medium of the Journal. My Derlonal opinion dill'ers from that which J las already been expressed in the let- J ,ers that have recently been telegraph- J id by me to the Journal from the ' 3laces where they have been written , >nly in this: I am somewhat more lonlident than my letters to the Jour- ; lal have shown, that Bryan will carry , he States that have been considered loublful in the Central West, and 1 will be elected to the presidency. , I have no ability to see into the future, and am liable to all the mistakes )f judgment that beset man born of , woman, but this is my opinion as to j what will be, formed after five weeks ; )f as diligent, cautious and dispassionite ell'ort as I am capable of to discovjr the trend and strength of the tides )f political opinion now running in hat part of the country. Tins was not my nrst opinion?on 1 he contrary, it at first seemed to me ? ,hat McKinley, not Bryan, would car- ] y the Central West; but it is the ma- ( ured conviction with which I came jack to New York. And that the tide < s daily setting more strongly towara 3ryan, I am convinced. Henry George. Sa<l End of a Defaulter. Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 21?W. D. Rambusch, the defaulting banker )f Juneau, Wis., shot himself in the ight temple during the night in this :ity, dying instantly. His body was ound sitting on a bench in the nationil cemetry eary this morning, still 'rasping the pistol with which the suicide was committed. He arrived lere a week ago and registered at the lotel as C. T. Anderson, and since hen lie has been visiting the batt'elelds in the vicinity of Fredericksburg. ] iVbout $100 was found on his person, friends from Juneau have telegraphed 'or the body to be forwarded there, rhe following note was found in his pocket: i "My name is W. T. Rambusch, of Funeau, Dodge county, Wisconsin. ] Wire L>r. W. E. Hallock, Juneau, " Wis., also Forde Rambusch. of Ram ausch ?Sc Petit, art decorators, Broadway, New York, and Captain II. A. Bagger, 195 Ninth street, Brooklyn, Y., to come here and identify me n order that my poor wife may get iiy life insurance. Bury me here, lot in Wisconsin. I have money jnough to piy all expenses. Hope find people will pardon me for the .rouble 1 make them. (Signed) "W. T. Rambusch." Bambusch had no baggage when he arrived here save a small hand satch- ; *1. Bambusch was one of the most prominent men in Wisconsin in church, state and financial alVairs. He was president of the Citizens'Bank in Juneau and held the implicit confi- 1 ' ? rr? i.fi _ fsv... tience Ol every person. u.a icn ? icw Jays ago and it was then ascertained that ho was a defaulter in the sum of i $2n0,U00. The nows of the defalcation created the biggest sensation in Wisconsin ever sprung in financial circles. 1 Mince tliat time officers have been on the search for the speculative banker but could find no definite traceof him. , 8111) Playing the Kool. Atlanta, Oct. 20. ?The Populist : State executive committee met today to act on any reply which the Democratic executive committee might make. Tho Democrats authorized a reply, but did not prepare it today. Tonight the Populists met again. Tom Watson, II. W. Reed and George F. Washburn were with the committee, j Some wanted to fuse with the Repub licans. Others urged that the Popu- 1 list electoral ticket in this State be 1 laken down and the party followers < be left free to vote as they pleased, i Mr. Watson opposed fusion with tho ; Republicans, declaring he would rath- < sr iose an arm than see it. Messrs. 1 Reed and Washburn have been threat- j sning on tne outside tnat ttie ropu- i lists would fuse with the Republicans f unless the Democrats made great con- i sessions to them. The meeting may 1 last all night. i S'-JI" i .. . . Ill ..?* ? I._ I THREE OF A KIND. "" I PETITIONS FOR ELECTIONS FOR MORE NEW COUNTIES. Q Oreenwood, Dorchester and Calhoan the E Names of the Proponed New Comers ii Some F acta an to Their Composition. a a Columbia, S. C., Oct. 21.?The rush b to secure new counties lias commenced 1 in dead earnest. Yesterday petitions s for the ordering of elections to estab- t! lish three new counties came all in p ">n? liimn A1 rpadv twn fllections Q have been ordered for the new coun- S iies of Salem and Limestone. The J three now asking for elections are to o be known as Calboun, Dorchester and t< greenwood, respectively. The first o ind last named are new county ichemes which have been urged be- li tore succeeding general assemblies tl ;ime and again. It looks at last as if tr ,hose who have been working for them tl ire to be successful in their efforts. P Governor Evans is still absent from st ,he city and consequently none of ir ,hese petitions have yet been granted, b rhe papers appear to be complete, ts lowever, and no doubt the elections n: ivill be ordered immediately upon the b eturn of the chief executive. All the ci sapers were filed in the governor's of- n ice yesterday. ti calhoun's territory. S The new county of Calhoun expects 1J ,0 have 410.89 square miles or terriio- e ind the county line will not run near- II ir tnan 8} miles of Orangeburg court tl louse. The county proposes to take o ibout $1,GOO,000 of the taxable proper- if y of the present Orangeburg county, a: eaving over $2,000,000; and $124,905 o rom Lexington, leaving in the old p :ounty $2,669,885. In the portions of it Drangeburg proposed to be d is mem- tl jered 500 of the 900 qualified voters si lave signed the petition /or the order- V ng of the election. . Seventy-five per " ;ent. of the 126 voters in the portion iz )f Lexington county proposed to be v :ut off have signed the petitions. ir The new county will include the if .ownships of Pine Grove, Caw Caw, c< Lyon and Amelia townships of Or- a1 ingeburg county, and Sandy Run and d Dart of Bull Swamp townships in Lexington county. Orangeburg will 1! lave 931 square miles and L3xington e: 519 square miles left when the new jounty is formed. The dividing line tl jvill run near Elloree and Jamison, tl eaving these two places in the old P jounty. Those who are pushing the fi scheme are Messrs Julius Jacobson, J. n Banks and J. B. McLaughlin, com- s< cnor>ial Thev n JUOXUg buv Uwv... --WW??. ^ ^ lave been working for the establish- s? nent of this county for a long time. ft FACTS ABOUT GREENWOOD. h Greenwood county will take the fol- u lowing population f"-om old counties: From Abbeville, 10,082, from Edge- J1 leld, G,153. The new county will y aave 433 square miles. The value of f( ,he taxable property to be taken from n he old counties is as follows given by a ?wnships: .. From Abbeville? 11 Minety Six township .$ 487,705 ?' Greenwood 1,479,480 11 White Hall 213.575 n Four-fifths of Cokesbury.,.. 295,328 a l^ess than one-half of Smithville 175,000 b ij?ss than one half of Indiau Hill 150,000 0 From Edgefield? ? Ealf of Hiblertownship.... 115,585 f< "" ??nq can jooper townsnip...... wu^uu 3ray township............. 250,140 0 Total $3,467,393 v DORCHESTER COUNTY. $ Dorchester wants to take the follow- t< ng townships from Colleton county: u Summerville, Dorchester, part of Col- c ins north of public road. Burns, Corn, o Gingham, George and Koger. There will be taken from Berkeley U :ounty the section thus described: v From the intersection of the county ti ine between Colleton and Berkeley "V with the Four Hole creek, a straight g ine to a point upon Saw Mill branch )ne mile northeast of the South Carolina and Georgia railroad; thence ilong said branch to the Colleton p ine and tbence back to the starting o point along the line of division be- c iween Colleton and Berkeley counties, o The property to be taken is as fol- ii lows: ~ i From Berkeley? fc Part of Summervilletownship.$381,155 c Partof Brownsville township.. 21,045 t: tn either Summerville or Burns- tl ville townships 10,000 a liailroad property not includ- s (d above 32,000 t Toal $144,800 f This leaves $2,747,525 of taxable g property in Berkeley county. p The rest of the statement is as fol- n lows: a Value all property in Colle- 1 ton $4,380,512 t< Value all property in section t tobecutoll' .. 1,532,656 c ? I Leaving in Colleton....??$2,853,856 s Value all property in Berke- e ley $3,192,325 c Value all properly in section a to be cut oil'. 414.800 t Leaving in Berkeley..... .$2,7-17,525 k Value of taxable property in _ r the proposed county ,$1,977,150 c Population?Total for Colleton.... ...'10,293 c Population of area to bo cut oil*. 11,052 i Leaving 29,211 1 Total population Berkeley county before act ihrowinggpartto t (Charleston. 51,110 \ Df area to becut oil' 1,318 c a Leaving in Berkeley 52,792 t Total population of proposal F eounty..... .^.12,370 t Distance to Walterboro, nearest ( county seat. 13 miles. 1 Area of new county Krom Colleton .....510.81 ^ hYoin Berkeley........ .... 10.77 s 5 Total ? 551.58 ? ?State. ( t A Terrible Killing. Lamar, S. C , Oct. 21.?Brooks McIvensie was shot dead in the public 'oaa near Aieou, uarimgioii county, by Charlie Hatfield last night. Th?y 1 were both young white men, and had 1 jeen chums, Brooks, followed by his 1 log, meeting Charlio, said in a joking f way: "Look out; I'll sot my dog on f pou." The latter spoke roughly; the c sther replied iniiill'erently. Charlie t ,hen drew his pistol and lired, killing t Mclvensie instantly. Bending over the c jody of the murdered man, llatiield c laid: "Hang, or no hang, I've killed f /ou;" so testify two witnesses pre-sent, r tlatlield has not yet been caught,, but I s supposed not to be far away. 'i NO FUSION IN CEORGIA. 'opullats do N'ot Regard Bewail a Factor In the Contest. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 20.?The Demoratic executive committee of Georgia aet here today for the purpose of takng action concerning the party prim ry for the nomination of four Associte Justices of the Supreme Court to ? elected at a special election on the 8th of December under the new contitutional amandment, and also for be purpose of considering Ponulist reposition published Jast week re arding a fusion electoral ticket. A', tate Convention to nominate four ustices was called to meet in Atlanta n the 18th of November, each county ) choose its delegates on the 14th day f November. In regard to fusion with the Popusts the committee refused to accept le Populist ultimatum, which delatided that the full electoral vote o' le State be cast for Watson for Vice resident, but offering to withdraw iven of the Populist electors, retainlg six to run with seven to be named y the Democrats. This action was 1 iken by the Populist executive comlittee last night, their communication 1 eing formally delivered to the Demoratic committee today. The commnication declares that an inferen- 1 al contract exists as the result of the t. Louis Convention by which the 1 'opu lists were to support Bryan in the rent of the withdrawal of Mr. Sawall ( t then proceeds to express the belief lat it is the intention of the leaders f the Democratic party to defeat, and, possible, to humiliatg Mr. Watson, ad attacks the Democratic partv f the State. It then makes the fusion reposition above outlined, qualifying with the express understanding that le thirteen electors so agreed upon, lall cast their vote for Bryan and Watson, and concludes by resolving, that our central committee is authored and empowered to withdraw if adisable, our remaining electors or reistate those that are now withdrawn, the Democratic parly does not acjde to the foregoing just and reasonble proposition within five days from ate." The communication was dated the 3th instant, the Populists' ultimatum xpirine today. The matter was fully considered by le Democratic committee, and it was le unanimous agreement that the opulists were seeking to prevent a jsion, and that they would listen to o reasonable terms, though the conjnsus of opinion amon? the members resent was that if the Populists thernjlves had not locked the doors against ision the committee would cheerfully aye negotiated for a settlement. The Itimnfiim nf thfi PoDiilists. however. sfusing to consider Mr.Sewallas a ictor iii the contest, settled the matjr, and the following resolution, ofjred by Mr. Clark Ilowell, of the ational committee, was unanimously d opted: Whereas, the Populist State execuve committee hasa proposition which ompletel.y ignores fusion by eliminat1 g the candidate of the Democratic ominee of Vice President, Mr. SewII, and has cut off the Democratic ommittee from further consideration y Oxing an arbitrary limit which exires today giving this committee no pportunity for consideration of a lovement for proper fusion: Thereore Be it resolved, That the chairman f the Democratic State executive comlittee appoint a committee of five, of rhich he shall be the chairman, to roperly present to the public the atitude of this committee in its refusal 3 accept the unreasonable and unjust ltimatum of the Populist committee, lothed as it is in offensive and unbeoming language. At midnight the executive commit J ? ink AAmmiffoa 2t3 argreeu tu appuiuia ouu-wmmiubw rith plenary powers to continue negoiations with the Democrats. Mr. Vatson's letter of acceptance may be iven out by himself on Thursday. Dispensary Cases. Washington, Oct. 22.?The Sureme Court to-day heard argument in ne of the South Carolina Dispensary ases. The cases before the court grew ut of the seizure of liquors imported ato the State last December by James )onald, he claiming them to be for lis own use and consumption. It ame up on an appeal from an injuncion grunted by Judge Simonton of he United States Circuit Court. DonId had brought suit against four con tables for an injunction to,' prevent hem from seizing wines, liquors, etc., mported by him in the future or his own use. The injunction was ranted, and the State authorities aptealed to the Supreme Court. AttorLey General Barber of South Carolina ppealed for the State and J. P. Iv. Jryan represented Donald. The later argued that the law was unconstiutional because it forbade commer ial intercouse between tne states ana tecause it denied to the product of ome States a police inspection providd for liquors from other States. lie on tended that if this principle were idmitted the State could exclude from ise by her citizens all products of ?ther States. Attorney General Barter argued that the State had the ight to exercise her police powers in >rder to give her citizens pure liquors. Te said tnat 90 per cent, of the liquors :onsumed in South Carolina were nanufacturad in other States. In connection with his defense of the law, le cited statistics to show that the efect of this "police msasure" had been o reduced drunkness in the State r>o ier cent, and the consumption of li[uor r>7 per cent. Both Mr. Bryan md Attorney General Barber agreed o the coupling of this case with ex>arte Snyder, which is on its way to I- _ n... Hirk ( !?'iv*lliI. ne Dupreme v<oun num mu /Ourl, being a decision declaring the he Act of the last South Carolina ..egislature, modifying the orignal dispensary law, to be, like it, unconititutional. Attorney General Barber laid that the State was exceedingly tnxious for a linal adjudication of the juestion and stood ready to agree to invthing with that end in view. ( one Wlwre He ItelongN, Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 22.?A bomb ihell was exploded in political circles lore today by the making public of a etterfrom Dr. W. 11. Felton, 1'opuist elector, withdrawing his name rom the ticket and pledging his supx>rt to McKinley. Dr. Felton was at >ne time member of Congress from he Seventh District and has long been conspicuous in Georgia politics. His :ourse is construed >>y many as imli ating that there will be a general deletion toMcKinley from the Populist anks in (ieorgia on account of the reatmenlof the Populist tale Comnittee. -J?!' r-n / . IN OLD KENTUCKY." Vj MR. JOHNSON, OF SPARTANBURG, TO THE BLUE GRASS FARMERS. Great Oatpourlogs of the People Greet Hlin?Goblbug Democrats and Hanna Republicans Working In Accord to Elect MrKlnley. Franklin, Ky., Oct. 16.?It wasar 1 A Til* 4 rangeu ior me 10 so into Illinois next Wednesday, but the Kentucky campaign committee wired the National committee to let me remain in this state a week longer. The National committee instructed me to speak in Kentucky until next Saturday night. I will go into Illinois on Monday 26th instant. In this great contest my movements are of small moment. What is the outlook? After writing you from West Virginia I made two other speeches in that State. My belief is that Bryan will carry it by a good majority. I - 4...a4 A ok Inn/1 ortrl came 1I1U JYUUI.UUJljr au aomauu wiu made my first speech at Grayson, the county seat of Carter county. Carter is a strong Republican county, but our people have tne promise of two hundred Republican votes for Bryan and will lose thirty gold men. In all the county districts the Democrats will make large gains. The gains will come from silver Republicans, Populists and men who have not heretofore voted. For instance there are three brothers in this county who have not voted in twelve years. They are redhot Bryan men and will vote and work for him. Our people are confident of carrying this State for Bryan by thirty thousand. I ao not know. : While the Democrats will gain enormously in the county, it must be re- ' membered that the losses will be considerable in Louisville, Lexington, Covington, Richmond and other towns. The Louisville Courier-Journal, The Louisville Times, The Louisville Post and many more heretofore Democratic papers are fighting Bryan savagely. These papers are as anxious for McKinley's success as The Mai] and Express of New York, but as they still dub themselves Democratic they can do us more harm than they Dossiblv could do if they were Repub lican. Any news unfavorable to Bryan is published under flaming headlines, all reports favorable to Bryan are suppressed. I heard Bailey of Texas make a great speech in Lexington last Thuraday night. The papers Friday morning did not report one sentence nor give a synopsis of the speech; but reported the fact that Bailey spoke to a full house. In the same issue in let- J* ters larger than your enterprising advertisers use it was announced that Bourke Cockian and John G. Carlisle would make Democratic (?) speeches in this state. On Friday 1 had a joint debate with a gold man at Lawrenceburg and on Saturday* morning The Courier Journal reported the debate, complimented the other fellow and did not say one word about my part of it. I merely mention this toshow you how extremely bitter the contest is here and how these papers suppress reports. I care nothing about the failure to report my part of the debate, because I left the happiest crowd of Democrats you ever saw, many of them accompanied me to the depot. The Democrats in this State have more to contend with than outsiders can well imagine. John G. Carlisle, Buckner, Lindsay and Breckinbridge have all been honored by the Democracy of Kentucky. They are all able men and each has a personal following. I made two speeches in Hart county, the home of Buckner. His vote in that county is estimated at from 30 to'100. Breckinbridge will be supported for Congress by the Republicans in the 7th district. The gold Democrats and the Republicans are as amiable and loving as you please, i think if some of our gold friends down South knew that the gold men in this section were working in complete harmony with the Republicans, they would pause to ask themselves how the Democracy will be any more pre- i served by turning the country over to - Jk McKinlev and the trusts than to Bry-^^^H an and his followers. When the gold^H^B Democrats speak here their audience^^^^H are composed almost exclusively Republicans. The Republicans talk about Clevelad and Carlisle and that crowd as statesmen and patriots. Are Palmer, Buckner, Carlisle, Cleveland and that crowd fighting McKinlev and Republicanism? Are the Republicans lighting the gold Democrats? They are both fighting Bryan. The bolters (calling themselves the only pure Democrats) and the Republicans are working to one common end and that is to defeat Bryan in the interest J of the money power. The unholy alii- 1 ance will fail. The people will render 1 their verdict on November 3rd in these words: We find for the American ] people; we find that men, not money, shall rule this country; we find for W. J. Bryan and bimetallism. J. T. Johnson, in Spartanburg Herald. Look Oat for Fraud. Washington,Oct. 23.-Senator Butler, as chairman of the Populist national committee, has issused a circular in which he claims to have infor- ' mation that it is the intention of the I Republican managers to attempt to > control the approaching election by the use of money, and urging the friends of Bryan to be on their guard against all efforts at either purchase, j coercion or intimidation of voters. J "My advice to the supporters of Bry- -H an," he says, "is to keep every eye open to these games. Let them place cool, game men on guard at every precinct, sharp enough to expose these schemes and to use the best and most P 1 legitimate metlious 10 irusiraic bUOUl, I believe that the penitentiaries will be the proper place for all scoundrels who try to prevent an honest election. Coercion,intimidation and every other J un-American means has been used so M far, but it will become a more serious M matter to make the ballot box itself the scene of rottenness and fraud." Atrocities In Armenia. Constantinople, Oct. 22.?News received here from Eastern Anatolia said that widespread fears exist of a rn newal of the massacres. In the mid die of September Kurds from the ^ Kharput district overran the vilayet of Sivas and destroyed and looted six i Armenian villages, killing a numoor of the inhabitants. The village of 1 'inguian had 200 houses burnt>a and Go of its inhabitants were massacred. It is further stated that a number of women commiuou suiv-iuo ujr juiu|?.-? into the Euphrates in order to escape H| the brutality of the Kurds. A