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THE STATE EXCHANGE
ANNUAL REPORT OF MANAGER DUNCAN,
CF THE EXCHANGE*
The Fannero' Alliance ExobBDK* fins Don'
Good Uns'nega Facts of Interest to
Alllanctmtn?Tbe Pant Year'it Bh^Idtrk
Id Foil.
Manager D P. Duncan, of the Stale
Alliance Exchange, has submitted the
following )erort:
I bee1 Jeave to submit this rrv anrual
report as manager oMhe Farm
ers' Alliar ce Exchange for the year
endingr July 24?h. 1S97:
The past year's business of your pxcbange
will comnare very favcrab'v
wi'h that of preceding yfars.
The bureau work as we rr.ay term it,
bos increased umil now it is one of
the leading features of the exchange
business.
t?i imttp T7.-V11 Knmft idpfl of the wry
in which the exchange is used as a
burfi-u of information, received
during: the past jf&r 3,530 letters, all
of which were nn lusir.ess matters
The members of the organization
use the information furnished them to
brir g about competition in their lccal
mnrketj, and are much benefitted in
this w&y. We rf ceived S95 orders for
gccds, which we think were filled in
a ratisffictcry manlier to the members.
We sent out weekly price current,
through The Cotton Plar t, which contains
the wholesale prices of all arti
cles commonly used on our farn s.
Just one year aeo <-e were confronted
with the fact that the entire production
of cotton ties hod passed under
ccnlrol of on* ccmbinainn, and esloitunate
prices weie demanded for
iretn.
Jn my report to the State Allisrce
Jsst year I reconm end'd *bat we use
wire or some other substitute. Tbf
State Alliacce took such action, ar,d
your exchRcge vas insiructed to see
what could be done in the way of a
substitute.
After considerable coiresrotdtrca
at'd a personal visit to New York, we
arranged with Washburn & Moen
Manufacturing company of Worcester,
Mass , for 10.000 bundles of wire
tie*. The Cincinnati Wire Fence com
panv made quite a lot. of wire tics,
which were used in Ibis state and in
tbe southwest, about 15.COO bucdles
were used duricg the last cotton teason.
The combination on cotton ties was
eo wfll managed that we were not
aware of it until it was so late in the
season that we were at great aisaavamage
in the fight made against the imposition.
From our corresDocdecce vtith the
Alliance in North Carolina, Georgia
and Texas, much interest was manifested,
and the reason more active
steps were not taken in those states
was for want of business organization.
We were assured, however, that if
the tie trust kept up, they would most
assuredly join us another season.
In November, 1896, the Illinois Steel
company ssnt one of their agents to
Columbia to see us and to know if
they would make flat hoop ties (they
bad never made any), at the old
pricey if we would use tnem. They, at
the same time, stated that they were
not in the Cotton Tie trust, and had
refused to be a party to it when mviied
a /Irt c/\
In March we s^rifd ut) a contract
for 5,CC0 bundles of tie?, Columbia delivery,
for 70 cents per bundle.
This was for the same tie the trust
demanded $1.35 per bundle for just
one year ago.
An average crop of cotton for South
Carolina is 750,000 bales, a bundle of
ties will pack five bales. It, therefore,
takes 150,000 bundles of ties to park
up an average crop. Thus we spe with
a demand of 65 cents per bundle, this
combination proposed to tax cotton
planters of the State to the amount of
$97,500, when they considered that
they had us at their mercy.
I do not want to make claim for
more than is due the action of the Alliance
organization in our State, but
the facts are before you.
One of the largest iron manufacturers
in the United States, without any
solicitations on our ps i. sends their
representatives to sce us to mane ar
rangements for couon tits 'or the pre
teni j ear's crop at figures as low or
lower than ties have ever been delivered
in the interior.
I firm]} believe this -was due to the
existence of the orgaDfz&tion we have.
1 have reported tie matter somewhat
in detail as an illustration of the great
advantage there is in havinar your
business organization in proper shape,
when any emergency arises.
I believe I can say without fear cf
contradiction, that after the action c f
your State Alliance all the sfcond
hand and pieced ties,together with the
wire ties, our farmers could get, were
used in our last crop, and less bundles
4 .1 l! J ?
oi iirw iits were ufctu in prcspuruun m
South Carolina than any other cotton.
State. Ycur Alliance organi7ation did
it.
I desire to call your attention to a
Jjf>ht weight tie that is ttf'ered on the
market this season. While I am not
prepared to say that it is a fraud, because
it is oflered on the market at
just what it is, and ro farmer need allow
himself deceived by it It is a lie
that weighs 30 pounds to the bundle
of tbirtv tfes, as against the 45 pounds
to bundle.
Whore the price of the 45 pound tie
is fixed at 75 cents, the light weight
tie is sold at 62jr cents per bundle
We all know that we have to account
forthe6per cert, tar-.;, and it stands
to reason that if this is not consumed
in seme full weight covering, that the
farmer will lose it in actual cotton.
To illustrate, a bundle of 45 pound
lies at 75 cents, you selJ your cotton
at 7 cents, and there is 45 pounds of
ties at a cost of 75 cents, you sell it for
7 times 45 or $3 15 less the 75 cents,
or net, $2.40.
The 30 pound ties at 62$ cem's sold
n c-o in ?Oi
i (.cm?, ^ivca c* jcoa IUC
cente, cost or net $1.57$ cents, and
you have lost 92i cenU on every bundle
of light ties you use. This is what
I suppose might be termed fair and
legitimate robbery, as you are informed
beforehand.
A 500 p# und bale of cotton on its
arrival in Liverpool, the market that
fixes the price of cotton for Ihe world,
is assessed 6 per cent for tare, -which
simply means 30 pounds to the bale,
therefore ycu should put on a cbeap
covering as near this 30 pounds as
, possible, a?jd whenever you >'ai? to do
; po, you rob yourself. Us>e only heavv
: Haecinc and standard t'fs. this puts
! our cotton in marketable shape I
ihinlr h? t hnn r?f til r> A I ] in r>f-<> <" r
ganizaticn'of the Slate pre du" Mtfs-s
j Washburn <Sc Moen Manufacturing
1 company of Worcester, f'-r
I their action in aiding1 us in our tight
! on the cotton tie trust, and we earn|
estl.y urge our numbers to make use
of the products of their manufactures
whenever they mret them in the mar
ket.
In conclusion, we will report what
ffl have urged upon tl e members cf
the organization, in season and outof
season, that in this ape of combinations
that, you should stand by your
organization.
We havei no Pght, to make on any
trade, profession, or business interest,
simply to look alter your o<vn affairs;
try to mip-pe on m one and don't allow
jou?*self robbed.
PnnoAli/lofa wrtim nrflpvs fnr TOUT
fertilizers, machinery, your ajrricultural
implements thrcupn yourexchanee
end deal directly for these things
through it with the manufacturers.
The rfish business done for the nast
xear amounted to $63,89-1.41. This
was done at an expense of less tb?\n 5
per c^nt. for all current expenses All
of which is resnectfully submitted
D. P. Duncan, Manager.
civiUservice reform.
Important Amendments to RrIca Promnlijiited.
President McKinley has promulgat-!
ed the following important amendment,
to civil service rule 2:
'"No removal shall be made frrm
any postion subject to competive examination
excent for just cause and
upon written charges filed with the
head of the department or other aDpointing:
officer, and of which the
accused shall have full notice and an
opportunity to make defense."
He also amended rule 3 so as to include
within the classified service the)
employes of all custom house officers, |
with .iio regard to number of em
p)oyes. Hitherto the classification!
embraced custom officers where the
[number of employes was five or more.
Tbi?s oidcr brinps into the classified
sei vice sixty five hitherto unclassified
customsjcffieers
I The president lies also amended rule
6 making exceptions to examinations,
so as to read as follows:
"Customhouse serrice?One cashier
in each customs district, one chief or
wincinal deputy or asMitar.t collector
ia each customs district, one principal
deputy collector at each sub post or i
station.
?.T_. 1 . i
1LHC/ U<11 jrc vcu uc i V ,
ploye in each internal revenue dis
t'ict, who shall act as csshier, or
chief, deputy, or assistant collector, as
may be determined by the treasury
department: one deputy collector in
each internal revenue district where
the number of employes in the office
of the collector exceeds four; one
deputy collector in cacb stamp (or
branch) office.
"Appointmen's to the positions
named in this rule in the customhouse
service and internal revenue ^service
shall be subject to an examination, to
te prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury, nor disapproved by the com
mission, equal to the examination held
by the commission for positions of like
grade. Such examinations shall be
conducted by the com mission in accordance
with its regulations "
The plan of the extension which
was formulated by Secretary Gage
and Assistant Secretary Vandorlip has
tne unqualified and hearty endorsement
of the the civil service commiaf>icn.
who earnestly recommend to the
president it3 approval. In sprakiog
of the amendment. President Proctcr
of the commission said that friends of
civil service reform everywhere congratulate
themselves on this advance
of the eauss. The commission in its
last annual report had said t hat government
officers should have the power
of removal for the proper reasoos.
Xj plcal TV x is Tragtdy.
In tbestcci bn>ker?go cilice of C.
E. Trice & l)o., of Kacj, Texas, Wednesday,
B. F. Kivett fodW. W. Kivett
were shot and kiiled by W. Lamden,
a member of the firm. Bad feeling
has existed between the Kivett
Dromers ana .Liimuen ior some ume, i
growing out of charges made by the
relatives of Lamden and a sister of
the Kivetts. The shooting between the
brothers and Limden occurred during
the busiest part of the day, when the
office vros crowded, and it caused intense
excitement Two more of the
Two more of the Kivett brothers armed
Ihemselves and proceeded to the
scene of the shooting, threatening to
kill Lamden. but they were not allowed
to enter. The killing is universally
looked upon as justifiable About a
month ago th3 Kivetts attempted to
kill Lamden, infiicliuga krife wound
on him, and they had frequently
threatened to l<i!l bim since then.
This morning they appeared in the
doorway of Trice & Cos offics. Lamden
was informed of their coming.
As they appeared ia the door they
drew their pistols, but Lamden fired
with a shotgun before they rooamonced
to shoot, killincr B. F. Kivett instantly.
W. W. Kivett rushed on
Lamden with his revolver and then
grabbed it. The men \yrestled over
the weapon, which Kivett succ:eled
in firing several tinr.es without result.
Lamden finally succeeded in drawing
1 his revolver and shooting Kivett three
I times. Lamden was uninjured.
Tke Unloaded Gun.
A bhockiDi? tragedy occurred on Mr.
J. B. Oates' place five miles south of
Columbia Sunday. Wtiila Sam Wil!
Home nnlnrprl tonant onrl Viic fiimil-n
were away from home Thomas Howard,
his little stepson, nine y<?ars old,
shot and mortally wounded Williams'
lilile girl, Josie, who was just three
jears old. The children were alone
mthe hous?, when Thomas, seeing a
shotgun on the shelf, look it down.
Observing that there were not caps on
the tubes, pointed it at his liitieftop
sister and critd "Look out." Instant
ly there was a loud ieport and the innocent
little gitl fell backward, her
forehead perforated with shot, which
penetrated the brain and caused death
after six hours of suffering.
Guilty of Mnrdor.
The tiial of Captain Boitcbfff, at
Philipopolis, ex-aide de-campcf Prioce
Fer- iuat d of Bulgaria and prefect of
police Novelios, with WahilietF, a
gendarme, cn the charge of murdering
Anna Szimon, a beautiful sincer of
Budapest and the mistress of BoitchctT,
which began on July 21st, was concluded
Thursday. The court found
Boitcheif and Novelios euilty of murder
and Wahilietf of being accessory
i to the crime. I
I THE ALLIANCKMEN.
THr. ANNUAL Mhc.i|NL? IN IMtStlN?7ECHAMBER
D
Thn I'ri ?ld?Tii Jtnnp4 ?h^ Kdltnr of the
Cotton Plp.rt Hnd Spya thn Alliance Or- o
ltftn FrcHtltnteil Into a Parti* ^
S
ran 0.'k*h- -ji
Thp state alliance met Wednesday ^
night in Colombia, in tbo senate t
chamber and immediately got down t'
to business. Beyond the organize- j,
tion, the s?ipual address of the presi- j(
dent ana reports ot otncers, juue eise :j
wgsdone. The feature of the president's
sddrpss was the w,?y in which ^
he scored Editor Crews for his parli- D
zan conduct of the Cotton Plant.
"Wednesday night tho otlicers pres- ^
ent were: Joseph L Keitt, president; ^
J C. Wilborn, view president and p
lecturer;.!. W. Reid. secretary and
treasurer; W. N. Elder, member of
cx'-cutive committee.
J. L. Smith was appointed chap- e
lain; W N. E'der, htewsrd; door ^
keeper, H. D. Metcalf; assistan t door- ^
keeper. W. H. Stewart; sergeaut-at
arms, E. P. Vy hitman. 0
The president read hia annual ad- {
dress, which was referred to a com- r
miller consisting of Messrs. M. L. ?
Donaldson, W. T. O'Dell, J. IS.
Graves j
The publishing committee on Cot- a
ton Plant mado its report, woicn was
refemd to a committee consisting of h
M. L. Donaldson. W. T. O'Dell, J. S.
Graves, W. E Like, L E- Parler. f
The executive committee reported q
that they had examined the books of
the secretary and treasurer and found t
them correct and the finances of the j
order in good condition. rr
The press committee consists of W.
N. Elder, O. P. Goodwin and O. B
Riley, whose duty is to givj for pub- ^
lication what the alliance wants made ^
public. f
A committe on constitutional
amendments was appointed as fol
lows: J. P. Glenn, II. H. Crura, J. n
S. Smith.
A charter was erade3 to the Dor- |
Chester County alliance. c
The folowing ctBcers v^er* fleeted ^
for the next ytar: J. C. Wilborn, '
president; J. R. B!ak<\ Jr., Abbeville,
vice president and state lccturer; J. W.
Reid, Spartanburg1, secretary and
treasurer; Joseph L Keitt, member of ^
executive committee for th*> three
vearlerm; national alliance delegate,
W. N. Eld<=r. G
These ctllcers vrere installed, and
with some other business a recess was
taken until 9 a. m. Thursday. .
The delegates proent were:
Abbeville, J. S Graves.
ah t:> u rr:
/VIKeiij IT. JO.. 1 1UI111UI UJrtU,
Anderson, J. P. Glenn. f
BaruwelJ, H. H. Crurn. r
Colleton, L. E. Parler.
Florence, W. B Gause r
Greenville, M. L Dcnddscn.
Horry, James A. Lswis.
Kershaw, Wrn. Halley.
Lancaster. J. K. Knight.
Laurens, A. B. Goodwin.
Lexington, J. W. Eargle.
Newberry, W. E Lake.
Oconee, J. L Smith. t(
Orangeburc, 0. B. Riley.
Picken?, W. T. O'Dell. n
Richland. E. P. Whitman. ~
Spartanburg. H. D. Metcalf. _
Saluda, W. E. Bodie. q
Union, J. F. Bailey. _
York, W. H. Stewart. J
Nothing of great importance was _
done, though, of course, tho part not
given, possibly, has much bearing Y
upon the prosperity of t.&e members c
and the order. The Cotton Plant ^
seems to have been pretty thoroughly ^
discussed, and about the 1st of Sep- ^
tembt-r Mr. Crews will have to step j.
down and out of the editorship. A j,
member of the Alliance, in speaking ^
of the matter Thursday, said that the ^
condemnation of the editor in his ^
course did not mean that the Alliance g
endorsed the candidatc-s he might be
Hghting, but on the contrary, it was h
done to emphasize the remark of the g
prrs'dent that the Alli?nc9 was to be g.
cjmlu'jted on a, nonpartisan basis. p
A.t the meeting Thursday morning ?
Congressman Stokes, H H. Crum and ^
O. P. Goodwin were appointed a com g,
mittee to confer wilh theirexchangein ?j
reierence 10 csriain jeaiures ol iii? i0
business f(
The conimitte to whom was referred t(
the President's address, reported the j
following resolution, which was adopt- t]
led:
Resolved, That we endorse the stand ji
taken by President Keitt against par- b
tisan political action bath in the Alii- tl
ance and in the Alliance organ. tl
^his was adopf d with practical 1<
unanimity. The publishing committee tl
was endorsed and wis continued for c
another y.>ar. A vote of ilhanks was o
also tenuer.' d them lOi* their efficient y
and faithful services. U
The following resolution was unau- c
imously adopted. p
Resolved, That the proposition of Ji
the raiiroacts to increise the freight \
ralflnrtfi^ttnn s*erl would ha ilHtri- f/
mental to the interests of the farmers, b
ana an additional tax upon cup in- e
dustry; that we ask the that railroad p
commission do not grant the request of
the railroads; and, further, tuat we
endorse the action ot tha railroad
commission in reducing the rate on n
fertilizers and other commodities. A
A resolution was introduced aid ii
adopted, heartily endorsing Congress- li
man Stokes' measure in Congress in n
reference to the reduction of salaries w
of United States otlicials. t<
Mr. C. FitzSimmons was granted g
Ihe privileges of the floor and spoke tl
for naif an hour on the oii industry ii
a.uu jeruuz-rs. jliu iijiiur suuie prupu* o
sit ion in rcferenca to exchanging meal b
and fertilizers for coltou seed. a
The usual vote of thanks was pass- c
ed for courtesies received, and the Al- b
iiau::a adjourned lo rrievit iu Colupbia c
again next year. g
The Frftldeot'.ViCfttlnn. j|
President McKinley left Washing- p
ton Wednesday for a vacation that ?]
may keep him away from t ae city for p
s;x weeks. He was accompanied by r
Mrs McKinley, Secretary and Mrs. tj
Al^er, Mr. Prcctor, Assistant Private a
Secretary Prudea and Ex-cutive clerk
Corteivon. The White House stew- e
ard and a maid servant a'so were in tl
the party. Mrs Porter, with her w
children will join thern at Jersey City. J
Thf>y will go direct Jroru Washington [i
to Laka Champlain. o
Ii
Dtrnttud far Quid 1>uh? Hxrv
A local firm of Middletown, N. Y , j,
who a>*e engased ia maoufaciuriug
gold dust bags from sheepskin for
California customers are working with o
double force on account of telegraphic d
orders received since the Klondyke '1
| discovery. E
FILED A PROTEST.
he rinit Krglment'x Iiecrnt Kl*ctloD for
B
Colonel.
Th*> rna'.lpr* nf fhft filfiction f;f a. nnln
lei of Ibo First regiment is exciting r
onsidfrab'e oubiic interest, in view
fG?n. Walt's rcHou in disbanding
b? Edgefield Rifles. Gen. Watt's
aid Wednesday that he had told Maor
Newnhara that Ihe company had
ecn disbanded and not to send, an
lection order to it. He said further v
bat he had not notified the company ^
hat it bad been disbanded. Major ^
Tewnham says that so far as tbe dec- n
aration of the election upon a plural- q
[y vote is concerned he asked the asistant
attorney general for an opinion jj,
n that and was advised that simply a a
lurality vste was necessary. Tho fol ^
rawing protest was Wednesday sent
General Richbourg .by clficers and ^
nemb^rs of tbp first regiment: g
Srig. Gen. R. N. Richbnur.?, care Ad- D
jutant Charles Newnharo, Ooluni- a]
oia, 8. C. # 5
We hereby give notice of protest in n
lection cf colonel Fiist regiment of ^
nfantry, held on the 23d iust., on y
bese grounds: , o
First. That bv unlawful assumption
f authority Adjutant General Watts
h?-ew out the vote of tho Edgefield 0
lifles. which should have been count j
d for Tillman. p
Second. That the vole of thfl Saluda 0
lilies -ras not counted for Tillman, a
Ithcuih they had nausea inspection ^
nd properly b?loJ3ged and were ver S(
ally assigned to the First regiment.
Third. That the vote of 35 as return- 0
d by the R'chardson Gua.rds for
)\b ll'y were not in fact cast, but to the j-j
ontrary seven men were prer>ent and a
be full company roll was voted un- jj
er misapprehension by said company. c,
'hat the sentiment of the same is tl
ivt'rwhelmingly for Tillman. n
Fourth. Forty votes counted each a
>y the Tillman Volunteers and the r)
Jdisto Rifles for Claffy were not in w
act cast.
Fifth. That throwing out al! alleswl J
llegal votes cast for Tillman, Ciaffy z(
iever received a majority of tho so w
ailed legal votes of the regiment, al- jj
hough bo h?s been commissr.onfd as ](
olonel. In all military elpctions here- a
afore held a majority vote has been w
fquired to elect and we re'p c'fjlly i:
iio the election of Col FIiH, t' cf jr
ner colonel of the First ;e<i'w?rit. c
?ho did not leceive ft mijjriiy iu t:??i s
irst race and a tec^ud -he i.?u was
rdered. (J
Sixth. That Adjutant and Inspector 0
Jeoeral Watts, iu participitiug in the 0
nee in the manner ho did was guilty Sj
if conduct unbeomiag an officer ol ,j
lis rank. \
This was signed by A. Otisi Sally, a
nojor First regiment; Hnvelock p
Iav3s,captain of the Bamb?r/r Guards;
he Edgetield RiQes, the Cape?s Light
nfaDtry. B. R Carroll, captain Gov j
rnoi'i Volunteers; by all of the a
lichardson Guards except four; by n
ix officers and nine privates out of 17 S(
n the camp of the Palmetto Rifles. n
nd S E. Brodie, orderly sergeant of Sj
3-ary Evans Volunteers. tj
S500.000 Fire. fj
Fire at Yonkers, N. Y., Tuesday af- a
srnoon destroyed two factory build- e]
gs occupied by W. A. Reed .& Co, hat
nanufacturftrs. Rouland Bros., hat _
aanufacturers, Pass Brothers, silk a
aanufacturers, and the \onkers j
ilk company. The loss will ^
robably reach hftlf a million dollars ^
nd 800 people are thrown out of emloyment.
There were no casualties, ^
hough the buildings were crowded ^
rith employes wnen the fire was disovered.
The fire originated in the ^
lowing room of the hat factory of
Villiam Re^d & Co., on the lower '
oor of the Shelhard building. Two tj
irge gas meters exploded im mediate
7 after the flame3 burst forth, and the
scaping gas helped to feed the flames.
Vitiriu a few minutes the fire was
reading through the windows of the
rst and second stories.
There were 600 men and girls in the
uilding, the third, fourth find fifth
oors of which were occupied by the
ilk factories. Intense excitement ?
revailed while the employes left the
uildings by the fire escapes, the girls
mm* tr-Vfln nut first nil losing their ,,
tret-t clothes, so little time was given.
'he fire soon ate out the heart of the r;
uilding and then portions of the walls "
sd with the .wind, carried the flames
d the building occupied by Rowland
tros. hat factory, and the in terior of v
tiis structure was destroyed. ?
Just across the street from the build
ag in which the fire started are the ^
ig works of Alexander Smith & Sons,
he largest carpet manufacturers in ?
ae United States. For some time it :!
3oked as though these would ?0. Two
bousand persons were at work in the
arpet factories when the fire broke a
ut. They were dismisied and the ?'
forks closed. The lowest estimate of .
be losses is $400,000, and others ruu
s high as $550,000. Reed & Co., *
lace their less roughly at $UU,UUU; r
Rowland Bros., Pass Bros, and the H
ronkers Silk company are set down H
ar $50,000 each. The loss on the two ?
uildings totally destroyed is estimat J*
d at $240,000. The insurance will
rcbably nearly cover the loss.
A Sensational Story.
A special to the St. Louis Globe-Da- !*
locrat from Los Angeles, Cal, says: ^
l letter written by a Japanese official ~
:i Japan to a former Japanese officer a
vir.g in this city conveys the infor
lation that the Japanese government
rill forward to Honolulu, iu the lit- a
:r part of July, 1,500 Japanese iinmi- n
rants. These individual? are now in p
tie garrison at Neegat, being soldiers j
l the Japanese service, and will go w
n shorn in Honolulu as simple citizens
ut drilled and ready for military duty ^
t once. The strainers which aro to }v
onvey the men have been chartered j5'
y the Japanese government, and will 'a
arry, in additiou 10 the 1,500 passeners,
arms, ammunition and military y
Lores of sufficient quantity to make a,
.interesting for any party trying to 9,
revent their landing. Iu addition, 3
liree large men of-'-var are already ^
repared to leavo Yokohama, to arive
at Honolulu at about the same
irne as the landiog of the so-called imligrants
will take place. 'i
The correspondent, who has been U
ducated in the United State.-:, used ir
lie expression, no doubt acquired hi
1 hen here: "We will get there, and 1J
on't jou forget it," and remarked t<
urther: 4,I cannot write this in my C
wn language, but you understand 2
Inglish."
Predictions conveyed in previous
jtters from this otlicial were verified.
. J_l
"Americans will form their own ft
piuion as to why the S5nate backed H
own bifore the brewers and dealt *?:
irmiy' with the brokers," says the ai
ioston Transcript. 3t
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CUT IN TWO.
ARKENTINE FLORENCE RUN DOWN
BY A STEAMSHIP.
Ive Ltvt-s Los*, Orie ofthq licfortaiJAtes
linicK the Captain's Vlfo?iho Muck In
UiT'fi Minutes?All Happened During a
IJftEflt- Fog.
The Allm Lino steamer Scandinaian
arrived ai Boston Wednesday af>rnoon
from Glasgow and brought
'ith her 1 he four survivors of the crew
f the British barkentine Florence,
iaptain Henry Olsen, which was sunk
1 'a collision with the Scandinavian
is!; Siturday while in a dense fog 20
liles south of Capo Raca Four raemers
of the crew were drowned, to
etb^r with the wife of Captain Oisen.
ho Florpnce was bound from Sydney,
B , to St Johns, N. F., with a cargo
f coal. The men w^o lost their lives
re: Noah Mvers. cook, aged 51
ears; William Yabsley, aged 25 years,
ephew of the captain's wife; James
Ferman, se: r>jnn, aged 32 years.
7i!liam Fry. vnan, aged 33 years
f Poole, Ecr. Tim formir three
rere from St. Johcs. N. F
Captain O'scnsaia: "We left port
n Tuesday, the 20lh inst., for St.
ohns N. F , Tbinkiug we were aproaching
land, the vessel put about
n the starboard tack. At 12:28 p. m.
shrill blast of a steamer's whistle was
eard right abeam and before the
jund died away, there loomed up,
)?king directly for us, the huge hull
f an ocean steamer.
"I was below when the first intimaon
came of the steamer's approach
nd was hurriedly called oil deck by
le lookout. On the way out of the
abin I called to my wife and she in
irn aroused First Mate Edward Brodick,
who had come off watch at noon
nd was in his bunk. Hardly had he
sached the deck when the steamer,
rhich proved to be the Scandinavian,
as upon us. tthe struck us on the
ort side between the main and miz
?n rigging, and before her headway
ras stopped, she went naif w*v
irougn us. While tbe vessels were
)cked together, we woreiri noimmvrii
te danger except from f;iilir><r spars,
rltich vere dropping nil abom u^ on
vujneks. The order to reverse the
>aiier's engines, whicli had been
iv#t. when wa were first sighted,
jou had the effect of breaking her
woy irom us and in about three min?
. . frAu van 1 !.< U.,.ti nUrt ?>r\ Krt TTT
IvSI 4H-f aUD [JUllCU iiCl" nu*i |i WU*v
ut cf tbe eapinjr wound in thesida
f our vessel, the Florence went down
tern first in 90 fathoms of water. Of
ie vessel's crpw, Norris, the cook,
'absley and Norman were never seen
fter the vessel struck us. They were
robably asleep in the forecastle.
' When theimpgc1: came Ole OIs;n,
ie boatswain, and Seaman Robert
Issens jumped into the main ripping
nd were soon followed by Mate Brodick
and all three men swung tnemalves
onto the steamer's deck by
leans of the lower guard, being aslated
in doing so by > he carpenter of
ie steamer. Poor Fry appeared at
ie side of the vessel just before him
y his shipmates on board the steamer
nd was nulled half wav ud the steam
p's side when he relaxed his hold, fell
lto the water and was never seen
gain."
The captain was too much overcome
) tell of the drowning of his wife and
[ate Brodnick took up the thread of
ae captain's narrative. After telling
f his being summoned from his bunk
y the captain's wife and jumping on
eck clad only in his shirt, he said:
"Immediately after reaching the
eck of tbe Scandinavian I got a coil
f rope and threw it to Capt. Olsen,
rho by this time was standing near
ie galley of the bankentiae with his
rms, around his wife. Mrs. Olsen
ras crying and I heard the captain
ly that if need be they would die to
ether. The captain secured the end
f the rope and attempted to make it
ist about his wife, but the rope was
ot long enough and the steamer, just
len backing away from tbe wreck.
ulled the line from his hands. I
illed to those on the steamer to lower
le life boat and Olsen, Sensin and
lyself assisted the crew in getting
le boat out of the davits. In the exitement
and confusion no one seemed
) know just what to do. No xpife
ould ba found to cut the lashings of
ie life boat and finally the carpe iter
^as obliged to sever the grips with a
atchetr All this was valuable time
3st and before the 1 ife boat had been
otten into the water the vessel went
own. When the vessel took her last
lunge, the captain became separated
om his wife. Both were drawn into
le vortex caused by the sinking craft
nd Mrs, Olsen never reappeared
bove Ihe water. Tbe captain soon
itue to the surface and swam to a life
uoy thrown from the steamer, and
lis, with tbe life belc which be after
rards ieceived and adjusted, kept
im afloat until the life boat manned
y the second officer of the steamer,
iree of her crew and myself reached
im. He was completely exhausted,
yhen it was found that there was no
ope for the remainder of the crew,
:ie steamer was headed west and she
antinued on her way to Boston."
The Florence registered 199 tons
et, and her dimensiocs were:
.annfli 114 ft f/Jfif 9i ^ f.-aot
lrfUHkU' A",w WIVWUKU, WI V 1VUI,
epth of hold. 13 feet. She was built
t Brixhall, Eagland is 1873.
Bloody Deeds la Alabama.
Jack Knight, the cegro who shot
ad killed Jack Dangler Wednesday
ight near Mobile, Ala., and shot aad
robibly fatally wounded Policeman
oseph Tucker in attempting to escape,
as captured at Hurrican Biyou, on
le Louisville railroad, by the section
iremau,and was brought to the city
v two deputy sheriff* and lodged in
til Tflursday afternoon. Thera was
o demonstration. 'IVo murders and
oscinK- t.hwp ivflra ommitted thera
^erinesday meht, but no lynchings
re probable. The victims were Thorn3
Jones, a Goijfsderate veteran, Jack
Dmlzler, colored, and Poiiceman
acker.
Worl<l'?t Record Ifrokm.
In the free for all pice at the Drivig
park nt Ottawa, 111., Thursday,
me world's records were broken, be
ig the fastest three, foir and five
eats ever paced oa a half mile tracts,
earl C., by Roy Wilkes, took the
vo first, and Coleridge, by C. F.
lay, the three last heats. Time?2:10 H,
:10, 2:09 i, 2:09 j, 2:10 J .
Shot His Wife and Her Pnr?mour.
Near Clarendon, Ark., Thursday,
Houston Wilson, (?a returning home
mnd John Galvin with his wife,
ouaton tirtd a load of buckshot into
is wife's side,indicting fatal wounds,
ad then shot G-alvih, killing him inantly.
Houston was arrested.
NEGROES HEARD
By Governor Ellerbs on the Subject of
Ljnchlng. ?
Governor Ellerbe took occasion to
very plainly state bis position in regard
10 mob violence Tuesday. About
noon the committee of negroes appointed
by the mass meeting held the
evening before to wait on him called
at bis office. They presented to him
the paper they had been instructed to
lay before him. The governor listened
attentively to the reading of the document.
The committee consisted of the
Rev B. W. Baylor, C. F. Holmes, H.
E Lindsay and E. B. Thompson. Tbe
paper waa read to the governor by
Lindsay as follows:
To His Excellency, the Governor of
South Carolina:
As chief executive of our government
we realize most forcibly you aTe
in a position to render much relief to
a much abused portion of our citizen
ship, and in consequence of the continual
reign of moj violence we are
forced to call upon you to exercise all
law within your power to suppress
this growing evil.
That the colored citizens are chic fly
the victims of these outrageous practices,
cannot be denied: the habit of
lynching negroes for the usual crime
has led to the taking of life by mob3
for small offences, such as petty lar
ceny, fighting, shooting or insulting,
etc
We would not have you believe that
we do not discountenance all crime,
for there are among us thousands who
are iuat as sinnftra in sunn >rt of law
and order as any citizens. We forever
condemn mobs in a civilized country
with established courts and laws. We
look upon the matter as did your predecessor,
the Hon. B. R. Tillman, who
said in his inaugural address in 1890
that he did not see the use of mobs
when the judges are white, jurors
white, sheriffs white and jailers white,
there was no earthly chance for a negro
who was guilty to escape.
We felt much pleased at the efforts
put forth by the members of the Conoiif
nfi* Anol TrantiAn in ndfieinn ilia
aubuuuuai ^uuvcumuu IU paooiuc mo
anti lynch laws; we thought the effects
would have been to prevent the recurrences
of such act?, but to our sad surprise
we have witnessed a reckless dis
regard of these laws b7 mobs.
We feel that you are in a position
to crown your administration with
lasting impressions and we appeal to
you in the name of humanity, jusfc?,
the sacrel laws of our State aad in
the name of the six or seven hundred
thousand colored citizens of our State
to uphold the lawi and suppress the
la wless acts of the mobs.
W? commend your act in 'making
an effort to remove the victim, Gray,
from Laurens to the State penitentiary,
and regret very much that your
efforts were not successtul. But we
hope you will make some strong efforts
to overtake the lynchers and
vindicate the law. We also hope that
if the negro Chris Harris is overtaken
waii mil) offAX/1 cn ffininnf rvttrtfflnfmn to
jrviA nmauwju oamwtui ^IUVW/MVU ?V*
secure him from violence. We feel
that this appeal is but a legitimate and
lawful way of bringing to your attention
the distressed condition of the
negro citizens of the State, with the
hope that the evils may be checked
and the disastrous consequences of the
continuance of such practices averted.
Trusting that you will do all in your
power to csrrect these existing evils,
we will ever pray, etc.
When the paper had been read,Governor
Ellerbe proceeded to state to the
committee that when it was thought
that Harris had been captured at Bennettsville
he had promptly taken such
steps as would have prevented the
possibility of a lynching. Governor
Ellerbe then stated to the committee
tnat he was very much opposed to
lynching and said further: 4'And as
long as I am governor I am going to
do all I can to suppress it. I am going
to do everything possible to put a stop
to lynching."
As the governor concluded, Baylor
rose, and after thanking the governor
for thecourteou3 hearing given the
committee, said they would have the
governor to understand that they were
as much onnosed to the u3ual crime
for which lynching was resorted to as
any race of people upon the face of
the earth. "But," said he, "we have
a law, and by that law the men who
are guilty of such crimes should die.
We, as law abiding citiz-jns and leaders
have advised our people not to resort
to aay other means than those offered
by the law, and to appeal to the
governors of the several siates to see
that thos9 laws are carried out."
This ended the hearing.
F?mnle Gold HantAr.
Pauline Kellogg, the daughter
of Judge Kellogg, an old miner of
Colorado, who now lives in Chicago,
is abaut to start for the Klondike to
engage in m'ning on her ownaccDunt.
She was born at Breckinridge, Col.,
and lived all during her youth in an
ofiriAr r\f mininw ononillQfirtfl
ObUJV/. i ;i u VI LUiuiufj H^vwwtMv?vu?
Although young and delicate, she is
determined to brave the hardships of
camp life on the Yukon, and is only
waiting till she can btart in the company
of some friends. She says; "I
am not going to look on there. 1
shall take up a claim, hire help, and
superintend the work myself. Of
course, I know it is a life of hardship.
I can rememember some of the things
we used to go through in the cabin at
Breckinridge when the country was
new. There is an elemant of danger
in it, but I feel able to take care of
myself. I have known of women in
Colorado, who did just thisthing, and
grew rich. My expectations are moderate,
out I do not see why I could not
do the same."
A Clausal Commits Salcidt.
united mates Minister isaner nas cabled
the state department that United
States Consul Otto Munchmejer at
SanSalvador committed suicide there
Tuesday night. Mr. Baker says that
he wilL-appoint a vice consul to take
charge of the ofli3e. Munch meyer was
appointed from West Virginia in
1895, first to the vie) consulate at
Acajular and later in the same year
to SanSalvador to fill the vacancy
ciused by the death of his father. A
few days ago Mr. Jenkins of Nebraska
was nominated for the place held by
Munchmeyer.
Gladstone'* Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone Monday
celebrated the 58th anniversary of
their wedding. Many visitors joined
in iae iamny rejoicing ai nawaraen,
and scores of the towns-people saluted
the venerable couple while on their
way to church. Beth are in excellent
health. Mr. Gladstone walking off
with as much vigor as at any time in
the last ten years, shaking hands energatically
and conversing with great
animation.
S
TU THE UULD MELUagg
NEW YORK JOURNAL'S EXPEDITHBP
SAILS FROM SEATTLE. HjH
A IT* t i*/)nnt Prtnta f a Ka
of the Party ?A. Fine Oat fit?Will
Through the Summer. HSbI
The New York Journal expedif^Hfl
to the gold fields of the Klondyke,B^H
Dyea aod the Chilcoot Pass sailedH^B
the steamship City of Mexico at nASH
Tuesday, from Seattle, Wash.
The expedition consists of Joaqi^^H
Miller, the "Poet of the Sierras,*^^B
t t ; i r% T HnH
u. juivcrutiau. nuu \j. u. Jxrciiu&t hh
latter being the photographer of
party. The party is equipped
supplies such as the miners carry, AS
will proceed in the same fashion. i^H
over the same route taken by th^H
who proceed via Jeneau or Dyea^^BK
latter point being 100 miles furtfl
north. H
The object of the expedition, wh^^B
is in charge of E J. Liveraash,
make observations of the weather oHH
ditions, the nature of the obatacleJH
be overcome, the state of the trail
ing oyer the mountains to the ch^HK
of lakes connecting with the riv^^Bg
running into the Yokon, the varioHn
ji _ m a i.i* i 1 ?
moues or Transportation oy i&uu ibm
water, and the cost of the same, aBS
the requirements per man for maki^HH
this trip in the way of food, tools afl^fl
clothing. In fact, to obtain compl^Hfl
information, which will be giTcnM
the people through The Journal.
This trio which the expedition tfl
dertake3 is the most hazardous route WW
the mines, though it is the shorte^H|
The longest and safest route to Da^^N
son City, the centre of the KlondvflH|
country, is by way of the North
ciflc ocean and the Yukon river. IHH
latter route, it is said, will close in AHH
gust, but The Journal's second ezoeHB
tion, consisting of Charles GL YaHfl
statistician of the mint at San
viauu ttuu mo ucai< uuuiug
the west, E. H. Hamilton, an aoco^BB
Ealished newspaper writer, and Het^JB
Bare, a well known woman writ^^H
will make the trip before the TokHH
closes completely, even though t^DH
river may be partly frozen before thi^^H
reach Dawson City. The second cHH
pedition will also get other data thHff
will be invaluable. n|
Joaquin Miller, 'who accomput^Hy
the first expedition, will write on
ing camps as he sees them. He wflH
one of '.he argonauts of '49, and wa^D|
miner in California in those d&y^H
Thousands of parsons witnessed the <BB
parture of the steamship and eheefi^H
The Journal party. Among the freigflH|
were 60 horses for the mining coufl
try, which may be used to haul sufl
plies, or, failing in that capacity, wBH
furnish food, which promises to ^B|
scarce in that country this winter?^HB|
The people of the city made the
a general holiday, and from all quaHH
ters poured down to the dock of ti^B
Pacific Coast Steamsnip companf^R
where the Mexico was docked, wsl
were there as early as 5 o'clock in tUB
morning and waited around wfcj^B
busy laborers completed the workiflfl
loading the ship. The Mexico carrkBfl
about 400 passengers, 80 horses. 1,3(BH
tons of freight and a number of doff^Hi
With a few exceptions, the passez^H
gers are bound for Dawson City* anflH
they hope to reach there before -nuufl|
weeks go by. Men of every walk t^H
life were among the passengers. Thaflo
were more people present to aee tfc^H
Mexico leave than have witnessed tbHa
departure of any other steamer sinoH
the news came down of the great fituflH
in the Klondyke country* Bp
Judge Bond sent two of his sons
the steamer to represent him.
had fine; outfits. Judge Bond is wd^H
known in New York, as he spend^H
most of his time there. He is a graHU
club man and a personal friend c|H|
Thomas C. Piatt. ' -iiM
Tobacco Men Mad. Ml
The Dingley law has caused a pani^H
among importers of tobacco, who d^H
clare that one short paragraph in th^H
new law means a loss to them oBI
thousands of dollars every year. Tb^H
paragraph is a part of section 33 of tbJH
act. which comnels importers to Ptfll
duty on tobacco at the weight it goe^B
into the bonded warehouse. Thi^H
takes from the tobacco men a privi^H
ege that has for many years been ac^B
corded to them by the tariff lamfln
Under the Wilson act and previou^H
Jaws, importers have had their tobac^H
co reweighed at the time of its-witifl|
drawai from bond warehouses ancflH
one weight's duties were collected^H
The weights of tobacco is greatly re^|
duced during the bonded period b?
evaporation. When tobacco arrive^H
from a long: voyage it is frequentl^H
insufficiently cured and has absorbe^H
a lar^a percentage of moisture. ThiflH
moisture evaporates in the warehouse^?
Experts estimate tbat the importei^H
save $25 to $10 a bale on Sumatra,an^H
sometimes as high as $70 a bale
Havana leaf by paying on the dried^J
out tobacco. Importers will now gab^H
nothing- by delay, but must pay da^H
ties at $1.85 per pound of the weigti^H
on tobacco at the time of its arrival|M
They estimate that the loss to import^B
ers in New York alone will be $500.<^B
000 a year. m
A Moonshiner Suicides
News of a remarkable ca$e of suicid^H
reached Columbia, Tuesday. Frank^f
lin Lynch, a noted moonshiner, livingMj
ten miles above Pickens C. H., intheHj
mountains, took his life Sunday mora^H
ing at 6 o'clock by shooting himseliH
through the head with a Colt's revol-M
ver. Lynch's still had bean raided by^H
revenue officers and destroyed. ForH
a week he had been drunk, and onH
the watch for revenue raiders. ItisH
stated that he had determined to fcillH
any revenue officsr on sight. ^It isH
also reported that he had family trou?H
mea. xv la sup{juacu mat uu uiu^
pointment ia not being able to get
vengenance on the revenue officers,
added to his family troubles, led to
the suicide. His wife slaims that the
shooting was accidental. His little
daughter was the only withnessto the
shooting. He lived six hours after
the shot, but never recovered consci'
ouaness.
Hanged In Philadelphia
Pasqualle Dadrio was haoged in the
countv jail at Philadelphia Wednesday
Tko ^win foil at 10:0ft 4
UlUtUlU^i XUU U1U{/ a
o'clock. The physicians stated that H
Dadrio's neck was broken in the fall H
and that death was instantaneous. H
The execution was successful in every
detail and wholly devoid of unusual
incidents. The crime for which Dad*
rio forfeited his life was a particularly B
brutal one. Oa January 23,1897, he
committed assault upon 3 year old
Modestino Moifo ana then strangled
him. All the tarties involved were B
Italians. H