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rThe Press and Banner ~by HUGH wilson" n. v THE COST ('I^XIVJMT EFFtC ?OF THE NEW TARiFF IN TH HOUSE AND HOME. Pr?tt*cilt>n In Practice? Shoj |>or? and Ituj em at Retail Will Pay Higher PriceeWi rnrn Kfcome tho f pedal Victims f the Increased Taxation. In the domain of the House am Heine the duties of the new taritf bil will begin with kindling wocd am end with the shingles on the roof. Th dutj on lucdling word has tuen plac <dat time tenths of a cent on bundle uf the siz^ of one fourth of a cubi foot std it increases thtee tenths of cent lor eacn additional quarter ui cub'c foot. The coal wl ich is to be used wil have a duty of 67 cents a tou. Uode tbe Wilson Jaw it is 40 cenls a Ion Tin pans and cups have au additiona duty. Tbe rate on tin plates has bse: increased from 1 5 to 12 cent pe puuird to the manufacturer. The dut; cn cbe^p brown or ve\Iow e'rlber ware has been increcs>ed from 20 to 2 per cent. Ctinaware has an irtreased duty o 25 percent. btingrsisfd from 35 to 0 ptr cent Besides, two new classifies lions have been placed on the dutiabl list. Oa pressed glass the duty hs be? n increased from 40 p.*r cent, un der the Wilson law to 10 per cent On cut glpss the iccease has been 1 per cent, from 35 to CO per cent. Dj canters, etc , have an incress^d dut of fiom 40 to 60 per cent. All the ta ble cutlery bears an increased burden the duty having been changed frou 35 per cent, under the Wii&on law t 45 per cent. The duty on all furniture has b?ei raistd from 22 per cent. to 35. Marbl mantels have an additional duty o fifteen cents, the duty btine raisei from 50 to 65 cents per cubic fool Ten per ceDt. additional has been laii on all curtains and tab;e covers of col ton chenille, ar d the sama additiona rate is laid on curtsics made of othe materials. Table damssk has an adde< duty cf 5 pe/ cent., being raised fron 35 to 40 per cent. and pillow sham ard other bed coverings are speciall; provided for. Blankets are divide* into a number of amiable classes, am the rate has been increased from 2 per cent, under the Wilson law to ai average between 75 and 80 per cent. On paper hangings the rate is 5 pe cent, greater than under the Wjlsoi i 1 ;? ?on law YVUCIC IV was w pci v>uuu. JJIUUUI are on the dutiable list at 40 per cent an increase of 20 percent.. and feathe dusters have an increased duty ot per cent, the present rata being 40 pe cent. All manu.'actures of willoi bear an add ti.*?a??l uu'.v of 15 per ceni being increased from 25 to 40 per ceni The lumber which would gotomak a house has been taken from the fre list of the Wilson bil!, at;d the rate now range from f I per thousand fee to $3 05 when planed on both sides Clapboards, which used to be on th free list, are now pacing a duty o $1. 50 per thousand ftei, and shingle 30 cents a thousand. Laths pay a dut of 15 percent., instead of bains* fre as under the Wilson law. Toothpick and matches fare alike under tne nei law. The increase on toothpicks b< ing from 35 to 40 per cent., and o 4~u on* *? o?r 1 UJKlCIJCa ii vill 6U tU ?.0 JJCI ^CIAI Watches and clocks bear an additiona duty cf 15 ptr cent., the rate increa: inp from 25 to 40 per cent. Beginning with the breakfesl of th family, the duty on oatmea' and rolle oats has been increased 2 47 per cenl The Wilson law rate wf s 15 per cenl Milk has been taken from the free list and duty of 2 cents a gallon, or 31 3 per cents., has been added. Suga will cost at least 1 cent a pound mor under the new tariff, tban under th Wilson law. On butter and its sut slitulee the rate of duty has been ii: creased from 4cents a pound to cents a pound, or 12 37 per cent. The duly on eggs is increased fror 3c. to 5c. per dozen. Po^k, beef an mutton all have marked increases o rates, though as the United States ei ports the?e artic'es the effect of th duly is nullified. Beans are increase Jrom 20 to 47 5 ner cent. Cabbaee! which were free under the Wilso Jaw, bear a duty now of 3s. each. Th duty on onions has been increase from 2Cc. to 40c. per bushel. Greei ptascamein under tbe Wilson la^ free; now tbey pay a duty of 40c. pe bushel. If the peas are dried the dut; has keen increased from 20c. to 30c. bushel. The duty cn potato?s ha beeu increased from 15c. to 25c. pe bushel. Salt, which was free, now tears duty of 10 cents oneacb 100 pounds and on mustard the duty has been ii creased from 25 to 37 45 per cent. Woman will have to pa"- more tha her share of the jnci.ired price which are to be lsid upci werythinf She is to be made the especial victii of higher duties and increased price From the feather which tips her hi to the shoes upon her feet; every a: tide of her wearing apparel bears a additional lav Nnthincr has psrar>f the ktea eyes of Mr. Dingley and b associates. At the earliest opportun tyIhebeginniEgvasmade. Itcameo perfumery ard coJogEe waters Tl "Wilson law imposed a duty on the: articles which amounted to 62 i p? ce'<i. Ihe authors 01 the Ding'ey bi added uearly 10 per cent. It eo stands at 714 per ceut. With th usual meiheds of the ritfilers the ii crcase will be over 20 per cent, on tl lc.ail ^r'ce. Every ounce of prepare chalk fourd cn tie drisser of tl bovdior will hereafter cost onethii mo*e than ii, does now. The perfumed toilet soaps that tl women are lo fond cf aid not escaj the dreaded iscrease. The new duti fctar very hard on all these article A 25c. cake of soap will hereafter co Learly 40 cents. When a woman sits down to se eow she must pay more for all the r quiiements ot htr sowing basket. Hi scissors will erst her 9.63 per cen more thau uflder the Wilson las Then all tcissois imported we ch&rged a duty cf 45 per cent. Tl te,v law makes three cesses and tl minimum duly charged is 54 63 p< cent. All her needles, knitting < sewing maohite, will cost her mor or the ca.st three vears the dutv c these ariicles vas 25 per cent; now is 35. The pios she uses wiil co mere. All kinds of pics have bee stuck into a paragraph and a coup of new clauses made. Under tl Wilson law. the duty was 25 per cenl wv-7 j but this duty hss been riised to 35 p cet.t. under the new law. All h _ j sdccI thread vrj!l erst more, fort] ./ Jii'v* r>n all j>n<'rm snnrl thrpnd h = 'V-en raitxd ? cent a dozen, whi!* ( j i.'ie linen thread it tus bfen raised ~ l ];er CrB*. | On cotton cloth, one of the mo | 'pide!y r.f-fd "rticles in woman's realr fhe iitw tariif bill has been moit era! i'y Jrawa. On a lar^e proportion i the \aricu? <;r?.des tbp rales are t) same as under the Wilsou Jaw. 13 r_ few charees are made in the rates, b many changes have been made i - classification, pnd tnese make the ac ,r ual dill'erer.ce very wido As mar ss twenty FevfTi new classes ba^ been added to this division of the cc c] ten schedule. ] All cotton plushes, velvets, velve j eens, etc. wiil now cost, the woms - 31 rciv r>ent thsn linrfpr thfi \V 1 e " * (" ' ? . son la<*\ The r.tte has h<jon raist s from 40 per cent. to 74.07 per ceo c The clnss'tications have not bee a increased in each ca.^. All woole a plushes have been increased from perceut. to rat?s that run from 88 I 147 per cent. Silk pl ishes, velve r and chenil'es fare equally as badl; In every c'assiOcaiien tho "rates ha^ ] beou increased. The iccreases ran' a from 15 to 30 per cent. So the sho r per cau prepare to take that muc y more money with her wi;eu she star out to procure her winter outfit. 5 Hosiery is goinjr to cost, a nice litt sum heraafler. All cation ho&ie^ ,f will have an additional 20.40 per cen (i tacked to the price. U^oer the ne k. law t he duty imposed is 70 40 psr ceo e All frilk hosiery will cost an addition s 10 per cer.t . for the new Jaw plac [. tho duty at 60 per cent instead of i as under the Wilso? law. 5 Cotton underwear dess not fican 5 Under the Wilson law only shirts ar L drawers were on the dutiable list, at these at the general rate of 50 pi cent. Now to shirts and drawers ai ^ addtd ves.ts, union suit?, combinatio 0 suits, tights, sweaters, corset cov< and all underwearof every descriptioi Q and the duty is nlaced at 65 per ceo q Nothing the shape cf cotton undo ,f we?r cao eicspe that 15 per cent, rais j Fiancels for underwear fare fti worse. All the rates on the half dc en grades have bteii increased, at the aversge taken sho*s that the ii j crease Ins been 52 wz? cent. The a' r eragedufycn ilmnel underwear ui ^ der the Wilson bill wss 48 per cent n under the the new law it is 100 p< s cent. Silk underwear will cost J y per cent. more, but as on other ari j cles, the rale on the luxuries is n< j nesrjy so hith as on ilio necessities. 9 Bjct, shoe and corset lacings of cc q ton are to cot! 5 p-r cer.t no re tba?i month a*ao. The rat? has beer, i; r ceased from 45 to 50 per cent. D A determined raid has been mai ? on lacs edgiu-s, embroiders. n<< " ruMings, ruchw<;s, etc. Under tl r Wilson law the dnt.y was 50 per cen 5 After tho fuii effect of the re v la r is felt it v,ill be a long while be'o ^ the cartful shopper can boast to hi husband oi the bargaias s'ae found i [ the woolen dress eoods counter. F< e the price of all woo.Um goods is goiu e to be greatly increased. |}i Senator Jones, of Arkansas,esf.imat ,t that people will hs. veto pay $-.50,00( . 000 Ja jearmore for their cotton at g woolen gocd under the new law ths under the old- This enormous tax ,s imposed that the treasury may oste y sib'y benefit $0,000 000 a year! B For silks me shopper will have s pay a much prea'e;* price. The du ^ on the classifications as tuey have e j isted for three years is 50 per cent D only 5 per cent higher than und ^ ihe Wilson law. Bat eighteen ne 1 classes have been added, and the d 5. ti?.s range Irom 50 cents p'?r pound $5 In some cas^s. as with Japaae c silk, the duty is 700 per cent. No oi ^ has been able jet to estimates what tl ^ increase in th^ price of silk dre t' goods will be. Then crinoline clo j." for lining -wiil cj&t mere than 4 c?n ;2 ajardmore, for the duty has bee r increased that much. e Millinery bills are g ing to be lar e er hereafter. A woman's bonnet < } hat roust pay an additional duty of , percent., while on trimmed hais tl g new duties run from $2 por doz?n at 20 per cent, to $7 per (Ivziii and 20 p n cent. The branding for bonnets < d hats, if not bleached, must pay a du Q of 15 per cent. Under the Wilsr bill these came in free. If the brai< e are bleached they must pay a duty < 25perccnt. The "Wilson bill chargf 5 no duty on tbese articles. Ostrich feathers, undressed, have e duty of 15 per cent, laid on thet while the dressed ostrich feathe Q must pay 15 per cent, more than w w imposed by the Wilson law. A ,r other feathers and all artificial 11J y ers used for millinery purposes are * pay a duty of 50 per cent., instead IS 35 under the Wilson Jaw. Beads at r jet trimmiugs will pay 20 per at more than at present. Birds for t! a hat were not 'orgotten, and an adt 5 tiocal duty of 15 per cent, whs laid < j. tnem. A Fuz/.'e n Tbe Cuban insurgents dysamit ;s the culvert near the Espera&za raiiroi r. station of the city of Sauta Clara ( n the Dight of July 29 The culvert w s. completely destroyt d. The next nigl it while the local volunteer forca we r- patrolling the town, they came su n denlv upon a group of insurgents id the centre of one of the princi? is streets. The cha'lenge was given ai the insurants rephed with "Vi m Cuba Hbre" and opened tire. T le authorities are entirely at a loss >e know how the insurgents entered t ;r town and succeeded in getting by t 11 fort garrisoned by the third regime w of local gueriJla.s which was at t le extreme end of the street, o- As soon as the incur^euts were d le covered a panic ensued among t :d residents. The stores were loote )Q The insurgents were finally repulse d ihs troops losing one killed ai twelve wounded, among the lat'ei le lier nant ana a chaplain, the ins., .e gen , left four kiJ!<ni, and took aw ts abor, twenty wounded. At 9 o'olo 3. p. id., Monday the insurgents op:n s tire on the forts guard'ng the enirai 'o Santiago de Las Ve.ras Havar n The liring lasted ior an hour, b r. without spec -.1 cou;equer? :s beyoi liv 4 ho olofni 1 umnm/ iho rr L 1 IUU C1AI 1U piUUUVV.U rtUK-iij^ u:-V M S. t. dents. Artmeisa, od Captuin Gener v. "Weyler's western trocha, was fired < re by a small bncdof insurgents Juiy i ze but without resaP. Tae insursrei le dynamited tha culvert nesr WgaAl tr Numerous trilling skirmishes ne 3r Camagucy show that part of the i o. surgent forces are in that loc-ilil >n Headed by General Calixto Gari it they have marched there to take pi lit in the presidential election cainpait: ?n It is reported that in a light at 1 le Amoro, Sagua andKadeo, well-knoi ae Havana men, formerly with Genei t., Masimo Gomez, were killed. H GREENWOOD MEETING. cr | tie aS| IT WfS A SIT MORE LIVELY THAN CR!J CINARY. ^ Irby suil McL^nrlu H.ivi w LUiloTlJton n. Friifl Iiinr Material ? A. Cood Natnred ft ^ Crowd?Evans ?nrt Mary Lease. i? It was a very much delayed, a large ut and a bit livelv eamMipn meeting lit that wps held ut Greenwood Thursday in To b?pin with, the speakincr did not :t- begin until 2o'clock, but the throng >y se?.med to b^ hungry for campaign ^e oratory and wailed and listened until >1- nightfall. The speakers' stand collapsed early ji the propramme, but it that made no material difference J? Col. Irby today wt.s even more vigoril ous than usual, and paid his respect* 'd to Governor Ellerbe in brief. There t was a lively time for a few minute: n when. Col Irby asked Mr. McLaurin sn to answer a question, and insisted on 10 a yes or no answer, and Mr. McL*uto rin was equally as positive in answer Is ing the Question his own way or not jT. at all- This. Col. Iry urged was dod-r ' 1 ? 1 1 1 'xr - lf.T *e mg, wjucn was denied oy iur. jhcjjuu i je rin, and there wss a tilt ?s tn whether P there should be any answer or no? t:h this and another question, Col. Irby 's wanted an unequivocal atlirmati7e 01 negative answer, and Mr. McLauria le demanded the right to answer in his \7 owra way. It ended in Mr. McLiu t. rin not recognizing the subsequent ^ questions, ?nd Col. Irby declining in t terruption for the answers Mr. McLau al' rin insisted his licht to givo if any [s reply be given. Then were appeals >0 for fair play, and Col. Irby's report was that he took his medicine hke a e. game cock and McLaurin was mad, id which McLaurin vigorously denied, id Chairman Magill introduced ex?r Governor Evans, who said he did not re creato Greenwood county, but was 'ii bcrn in this county and he looked er upon his own peopJe. He had no animosity against those who fought him I fairly. He referred to the last camr paign and that he was even charged e with dishonesty, but his people knew II him. He also oared to make this; race z and was here to make the flight for id this Stale He said be would not dis a cuss State issues, although he could r not be frightened ou them. n- He took up the tarilf question with; out delay and said that Bryan hf.d re... V ? 'i* Tf #. 01" putimea MC-Liaurio s position* nsia Lp vored a direct tax, as this w*.s the i only way to let the neople kio^ what oi was being spent Under a direct tsx Rhode Island would pay IB times the >t taxes of South Carolina, while as it is. a trie farmer pays the expanses Mc Q- Laurin would plead the baby act. If he wore right he need not plead psrsocution. He said he would prove :k that McLaurin belonged to the Repubie lican ranks. .l* Voice?Don't get feared, McLaurin. Abrmt this time the rear end of the re pla<form caved in and Evans said that BP McLaurin was tco heavy a load for any Democratic platform to carry. >r (A.pplause ) With a wreck ol a stand, '? the speaking wont merrily along on tb? tariff schedule. If be is wrong and Tillman's wrong, '?* we will lick them both, said Evans. ld Are ycu going to elect him because '.u Tillman does something? 13 Voice?Wo believe in Tillman. n' Evans went on to say that McL.au^ rin's cotton tax would^simply cost the farmer 2U per cent The Alien siapie 7 was not raised, because more could be x' made on thort staple cotton. If Mc ' Laurin were knpt in congress much longer, the people would have to go w around with flaps on themselves. J1" The audience applauded much at t0 Evans's defense of Calhoun against se the "new evangel." In talking of ihe 3e negro Republican paper endorsing 3e McLaurin, he said he called it "nig s.s srer" because be could not get out of his raising and meant no disrespsct. The southern farmer had nothing to :n protect, and it was all rot to get them to favor it in any way. He jumped on McLaurins wool, lumber and basgmg votes, and some of the crowd 0 said, "Put it to 'em Senator McLaurin turned Irby's broncho joke to his own U53 and paid er that was the kind of pony the prople wanted. He said be could reoly to ' y every statement mi" ie by Gov. Evam; 'n He has argued the tariff bill as if tlio Democrats framed it. Evans has put ^ himself in the ranks of Henry George, Mary Lease, Simpson and the other ainolft tnvfttra and would tear loose a from the Democratic party. The p:> n' pie are already standing all the direct rs tax they can, for it falls on the lands and mules and other visible property. l In Ddlaware they hare a single t?x they are trying to get rid of. T) - lc' Federal tax imposed under the bay< ?' net is a sample. The banker and bonoia holder escape almost entirely. By the last census Mrs. Lea3e and Gov. Evans .. would impose on every farm of $1,000 [l a tax of $111, iu addition to present jU taxes. This is ni ither probable or pos sible. He answered the Calhoun charge and said he always defended ed Calhoun. Bat he was not unmindful ad of the new conditions. Evans says >n things have not changed since Calas houn's days. He forgets entirely that it flavA lahir has been sweat awav and re things have changed greatly. He d then went to free raw materials and in said he stood ou the Democratic plat a! form, which was against discriminated tion of any sort. va Irby asked if Calhoun did not he change to free trade, and McLaurin to said he d'i not, and the crowd went he to hurrahing for McLaurin and Irby'a he friends broke in. at McLiurin said he had the record, he but did not have to go to "nigger", papers or Republicans. MeLaurin is- contended that Calhoun dt:lac(d he against fre3 raw material, just ?s he d. did. McLaurin tied E^ans to Mary >fl T, sn 1 hat. somfl nn? narrated for ad Miry Ellen. :u 11^ explained the proguss of the a* tariff, and. slated that all the oppc'.iay lion to his house position cacno Irons ck northern Republicans. Ha claimei cd thai the 20 per cent, dutv on cotton C2 wcs entirely fair?certainly as Demo m. cratic as a higher duty on wheat in ul the Wilsou bill. A duty of 20 per nd cent, cn cotton could have done no si- harm and much good ugainst fot^ign ai cotton. Today he fully explained tlio r>n uso of American and foreign olton 12, an?l woois. it America is noi iur jls Americans who is it for? ( ipplau .\) ia. Air. E72ns talks about English clothc. ar and hardly a nna hero weurs a foria eigu coat or hal. The hope for our ;y. country is to live at homo. The lime ;ia wc-.s over to talk about helping "you irt woo) hat boys1' and the like n. Voice?Didn't you say about the tio Reform party, during the Darlington ,vn riot, it was going to hell and yeu were ral not going with it? Mr. McLaurin said with such peo Die the ^hole country -would be there. The Reform parly, he said, was all ripIH. 11 was going 10 UUIUUU na use less bap gage and was Fafo. It had 1 given tbo primary to the people and stood fo.r the people and their rights: but it was no time to talk about Reform. (Applause.) He went on to tsJlc about the lumber schedule after some voung man said he could explain Evans1 statement and was invited so to do. Gov. E?ans explained what lie said c and then the speech wen: merrilv c aloig. g <~i-. r i? ?:j i__ ..1,1 (n ! v>oi. iroy saiu nc wumu u?vo w j speak bi'iefiy because of the late hour | and threatening weather. He, how- r ever, wanted to catch up with the liar, e who always attacked the strongest \ man. He said be was fighting the t world, the flesh and thedevii, Ellerbe, 5 Neal and Nic Gonzales. He first de- 1 nied running as a loose horse or in I combination with Evans or anyone. ; Hewaspgainst the whole gang. The a only combination was against him. t The tariff was only used to mystify a you. Gov. Ellerbe, he said, had pros- g tituted his office and true Democrecy t when he kept the metropolitan police in Charleston. The policy is unwise andunjuaf. for Charleston should be J treated as Grcsnwcod?that was De- * mocracy. There can ba no true De- f mocracy without local self govern- s ment. 1 These people wanted a new party, " and picked up McLaurin. who had c bspa un'ruo to bis party to lead. Why a Gonzal*3 had Ellerbe decide on Mc- ' L?urin's appointment before poor 1 TJV.MI.-V tnnn iw Kl? rtVOirn Th>Cl TX7G C 1 Aua i ic v/tr^juuiu m uio jr, i <& v w. *u;u ?* indecent haste. It looked like the Re 8 form movement and true Demccracy 1 would have no spokesman, but he 8 took up the cudgel. Ho then went on c to say why he was sacrificed Jast year. Ho was now the only Democrat run- a ning. The Conservatives were Demo- F crats, but erred in judgment. He was v proud of bis record, for it was without * blemish. (A laugh.) Irby?You may hiss, but you will v still be a goose. F He said he was down hero to keep McLauri.n and a few disgruntled pco pie from destroying the Reform par f ty. t He asked McLaurin if he would op- [ pose free raw material if Bryan or ' some other Democrat were elected and there was a Democratic congress. Mr. McLaurin said he would stand ' on the Democratic platform, just as he now did. , Irbv?He won't answer yes or no. , McLaurin?You can't put the answer on my mouth. I will stand on the c platform. V Irbv?He's dodging. McLiurin?No. I am not. There was much hurrahing. McLaurin and Irby both had the floor. McLaurin said no would answer the . question in his own wav and Irby said , lie wanted no dodging out, an answer, ; yes or no. 1 McLaurin?You've got no right to t ask a question and ansvrer it . Irby?I'll take care of that. (Much n hurrahiner) j Irby?lie won't answer. McLaurin?You won'i let me. Here there was applause and cries of "Give him fair play." Irby?I'll prove he only wants of- . fice. I've got him in a hole and will soon s.ncke the fox out. The basic s principle of true Democracy was frca raw material, free silver, fret? sugar and the like and he would vote for it no matter what otners d id. Col. Irby asked McLaurin how he stood on the dispensary.. McLiurin raid he would refuse to answer the que3tion unless allowed to , do so in his own way. He said he , thought such tactics unfair and he would not do so. , Irby?You can't catch tne. He'd ? getting mad. . McLaurin said he wai> not mad. Irby?Why, he loosn like four devils ara standing out ori his face McLaurin?Then they are the reflec- | inn niiarlminlad fi>/im -UMIir fftCP. CiVU IjUMUJkUpiVtvt 1AWUA J w??> (Much apnlause.) . Irby?Whenever you've got a man . mad you've pot him. Mr. McLiurin was asking to be heard, Col. Irby said he never kicked . but took his medicine li xe a game ccck and would not allow interruptions in his time. Mr. McLaurin sat down. . Then Col. Irby pounded away on J Mr. McLaurin and said that McLiurin was strutting about Washington about the lime of the Darlington rebellion . and talking about the Reform party c going to hell and impaching the gov- J ernor. He was against the governor then but is now trying to swing on his coattail and was even getting through like a calf to &et at the teats. Mr. May field s&id ae would not , spsak 10 mioute3 on account of the , late hour. He said he had just heard . that the new county acts were to be . attacked, but he would say they were all solid and cood. Ho said he had ri ceived a 1 attar from Mr. Vance and , would say he thought Mr. Vance a good and honest man, but the system was wrong and could not and should ctonH It moc Tinw n stnnfmdous , failure. He briefly outlined his tariff views after which the meeting was closcd. Senator Tillman Speaks. Senator Tillman upoke to the farmers' institute in Abbeville Wednesday, delivering the fir;>t specch ho has , made in the State since the opening 1 of the present senatorial campaign. He defended the dispensary law and j declared that the troubles it had bcsn involved in were due not to the law itself, but to its unwise administration. Ho endorsed the tariff views of * Senator McLaurin, and said that while he himself was not a protectionist, if there was any stealing to go ou ^he wanted hi3 State to have its snare. Jtie told his hearers that lie was the only < farmer in the seaate and that he < therefore represented 33,000,000 farm- < ers of the U aitei Slates. He declaicd i that his speeches were as t jpular in the senate as at homo, ana told how < when he arose to speak the cloak I rooms always emptied and the gaile- j rie*3 tilled. i Lynchers Outdone. j May Patton, a negro pugilist of 1 some local celebrity, Tuesday night, 1 attempted to a-sauit the daughters of i Mrs. Matilda Walter, near Franklin, 1 G-a., and while beicig chastd by A. 1 Uopson and ssverai others, broke a I leg over a fallen tree in the road. He 1 then cut his throat rather than be ] lynched and the pursuing parly found him dead. Hrad Countar loiter .Srrented. | A telegram received by Chief Haz m of the secret servica states that John : Maness, who is said to be t&e leader or < a gang of counterfeiters, was arrested Thursday at Gate City, Yd. WEATHER AND CROPS. FHE CONDITION OF THE STATE'S FARMING INTERESTS. rho (Je'tf ral Outlook?Weekly Bulletin of the Weather Bureau Issued Tuesday by Director llaaor. The following is the weekly bulletin ?f the condition of the weather and rcp3 of the State issued Tuesday by state Observer Bauer: TEMPERATURE. The week exhibited temperatures anging slightly above the normal ivery day, but over the extreme northvest portion the nights were cool for he season, with a minimum for the state of 62 at Libertv on July 28-29. ?he maximum, 102. occurred at lodges on July 26. The average for .16 week was 81 while the normal is ipproximately 79.5. At most stations be daily maxima ranged between tj? ind 96, which, while it favored active rrowth of vegetation, tended to dry he ground very fast. RAINFALL. The entire rain for the wef k fell on fuly 25 26, and in places the raiufall vas excessive, washing lands and loodiny bottoms, especially in Anderon, Darlington and Greenwood. .Venty-three places reported weekly reasurements of less than 1 inch; 15 from 1 to 2 inches; 4 from 2 to 3, .rid 9 of over 3 inches with a maximum reekly amount of 4 88 at Charleston. ?he mean of these 51 measurements is .15 while the Stale normal for the ame p?riod is approximately 1.54. ?he rainfall was fairly well distributed ind with limited exceptions was suffi lient for the needs of growing crops. The sunshine was above the normal, averaging about 77 per cent of the tossible duration, and, following a veek of generally cloudy weather, vas highly beneGcial. There occurred some local high rinds which slightly injured corn in >laces. PROPS. There appears to have been a quite ;eneral improvement in crop condiions in South Carolina during the >ast week, and the staple as well as he minor crops are exceedingly line tver the western, the north central, ir.d tbe northeastern counties, and iVc-r the greater portion of the remain ler of the State. Tha exceptions are hat over portions of Oconee, Pickets, jaurens,Union ana Spartanburg counie* more rain is needed, while in por ion of Richland, Bambarg, Kershaw, Jnmter, Darlington, Orangeburg and Berkeley there has been an excess of ain to the injury of crops, especially :orn and cotton. Laying by of the principal field rops is nearing completion, and was avored by the hot, dry weather that irevailed during the greater part of he week. Old corn is maturing rapidly over he eastern portions of the State, where odder pulling is now quite general. This portion of the corn crop varies n condition with the locality and the oil and is not likely to be a full crop jate corn continues promising, but leeds several more good "seasons" to :sep it up to present conditions and o insure tbe heavy yield that now eems likely. Horn is ''firing" on ".ndy land in Kershaw, Berkeley and Uken. Some bottom land corn was injured larly in the week by high winds, and iverflowed streams in the central lounties; however, comparatively mall areas were affected. Cotton continues to fruit well and o shed comparatively little. A numier of correspondents report this crop inusuall.y fine and more heavily ruited than is usual at this season, rhere were fewer reports this week han last of rust, excessive shedding, md "honey dew," although these lamaging conditions are still widely (voTralont esnpr?iflllv in RPP.tioTlS where here has been an excess of rain. Much jrac? was killed, and laying by made apid advance. There are reports of he plant being small but well fruited, ma others of the plant growing too nuch to "weed" at the expense of takce on fruit. Bolls are opening rapidly over the outheastern counties. Excessive rains njured cotton in portions of Berkeley md Darlingtop, while in Spartanburg ind limited areas elsewhere more rain s needed. In place3 the plant has arned yellow and stopped growing. 3ea Island cotton continues to put on ruit and was greatly benefited by the ibundant sunshine of the latter porion of the week. The first bale of new cotton for this ;eason was shipped from Allendale, Barnwell county, on Aug. 2. In 18% ive bales were maketed on July 28 29; n 1895 the first bale on Aug. 20, and n 1894 the first on Aug. 15. Tobacco curing progressing and learing completion; quality good, during up fine in Florence. Kice heading and with the exception )f iimited localities where damaged by :*terpillars, is in extra fine condition. ?arly rice will soon ripen. Peas are growing luxuriantly with jood stand. Large crop of pea vine lav assured. a?7eet potatoes are doing well generally and the acreage is larger than isual. Turnip sowing continues but in places is awaiting rain. Cane is very promising. Hay a heavy crop. Pastures a If ordng good grazing. Melons continue plentiful. Fig trees bearing heavily ; late apsles a good yield; pears not a heavy jrop, but cf good quality. Gardens failing. Four Persons Suffocated. Four persons were suffocated about {o'clock Thursday morning in a frame iwelling on Elm street opposite Charles street in Cincinnati. The names of the dead are Ezra Rous, \rthur Gath, Nellie Bennett, Roy Uarr. The building was a two story frame and was entirely consumed. Dtto Adlerkeptan all night restaurant in the lower part of the houi?s. There were 17 men and women in rooms in thesr3ond story. None of the dead were burned. They were suffocated by smoke from the fire in adjacent roora3. The only exit for eseapa was blocked by a bath tub set up on end at the head of the stairway. There had been a wedding at. tbe house the night before, in which Cfuth, one of the dead men. ^ as bridegroom and it is believed the daughter of the landlord was bride. Still there is some doubt as to her identity. The celebrants of the wedding used beer and cigarettes very freely and it is supposed ciga Li-- 1L. *!? ??,l relies sianeu iuc arc uuu wic*w uv ji caused somnolence. The other psopie in the house escaped with slight njury. A TcRRlBLE PLUNGE. Au JSloctr'c Car Hushes Down a Steep Inp cllne Id Oo'.nmbla. xne uoiumoid xugisier ^ays xnurs day night, as an electric car came up 8, the hill at Newman's ou the Hyati's Paik line, the conductor and motor man lost control of the car and it rushed back down the hill. At this Particular spot the grade is very eavy and coming from Hyatt's there q is a big hill to climb. This particular ]< car was filled with people who were ^ returning from the musical entertainment at the Casino. As the car reach- * ed the switch and was about to pass *! in, the trolley came off of the wire or " something else wrong with the ma ? chinery happened. Tbe car immedi- A ateiy began to go oown the hill not ? withstanding the efforts of the mortor a man and conductor to put on the brakes. The car was crowded with ^ ladies and gentlemen and they were . I naturally much alarmed as the car " | began to rush backward. There were screams and cries as the car began to go down the biJl, and passengers be c gan to jump off. A great many did * so, but others could not saftly make s| the leap. The car went down the hil', s' crossed the bridge and went up the e other incline, when it stopped, the electricity not being oa. Some of the 11 passengers aboard realizing what ? might happen, took hold of th e brakes P and kept the cir from rushing back, * and possibly injuring those on board. ? Fortunately those who jumped were uninjured and tbose wuo remained v aboard escaped without a scratch. The D mortorman was John FJitbr, who is a so well known by all of the patrons of r the road. When the car was going e down the hill, having put on the a brakes to his fullest strength, Flitter a jumped. In doing so he broke one of F his legs. The accident being: reported in the city, the police station sent out E the patrol wagon and conveyed Flit- y ter to tbe hospital. A passenger on the car states that ^ the wire had broken and fallen to the f ground and that the conductor not ? knowing that, had actually climbed ? on the top of the car to try to fix it. Not being ablo to do so, he went fly- ? ing down the hill on the top of the ? car, and had no opportunity to jump f unless he should meet instant death. The accident caused a blockade of the line and some people waUe.i back to * the city rather than wait for the nec , cssary repairs to be made. It is quite ^ fortunate that nobody was hurt . amonerst the passengers, and the mor- j torman will hav? the sympathy of all , in his serious tflliclion. H^d he re mained on the car he would not have ? been hurt, but he concluded not to take any chances. It was an accident which could not have been foreseen or avoided, and it ia one of the very few which the company has had since its inception. MORE LIQUOR MONEY. ' State Dlapensai/ Pays in $15,000 as Promised. Tuesday the Slate dispensary paid into the Stale treasury the $15,000 promised at the end of the month of July. The payment was made on time ^ and it was hardly expected. This pay- ^ ment make3 $55,000 of the money due s the general fund of the State which ' has been paid into the treasury in the E past two months under the adminis- ? tration of Commipsioner Vance. With ? this amount of money, according to c the statement maae by State Treasurer Timmerman a few days ago, the gen- v eral expeisei of the government will ? hft fnr snm? t inn ft lnncer than C was expected and the necessity for * borrowing money to any extent may * be avoided. Commissioner Vance J seemed to be quite proud of the ability ? of the dispensary to pay in this mcney ? on time. * to There is a perfect horde of whiskey c drummers in Columbia awaiting the a action of the State board in the matter of the purchases of liquors. They come from everywhere and are keeping the hotel lobbies pretty lively. Among s them is Mr. Lanahan of the prominent 1 Baltimore house from which so much a liquor has been purchased by the dis- J pensary authorities. It is expected by jj these drummers that at this meeting ? the usual heavy purchases of liquors ? for the fall and winter trade of the ^ dispensary will be made; hence their * attendance. J1 It is just poss ble, however, that 1 they will be badly disappointed in the c, getting of large orders. Commissioner L Vance intends to make a report to the ? board in which he will ask the board ' to Belect the houses and brands and secure the prices monthly from the v several representatives when they e come here and leave it to him to order vf the supply as it is needed. In this way r; the necessity for carrying the very 5 heavy stock now constantly kept on r hand, and of getting all goods in at a about the same time, clogging the a wheels of the establishment, will be avoided and still the board will retain ? a direct supervision over all the pur ^ chases. If this plan is adopted it will s also make provision for any decision 8 that Judge Simonton may render in ? the original package cases, in the t event that the board considers that an * adverse decision would injure its busi- ? ness. Mr. Vance said Tuesday that if c the decision was adverse he did not A _ 1_ 4. "U ? i- flininrtvtr rtMn'o Kliei'nACC * ILUUK. mm Llio U10J.7CJJJ*! y J i/uuiuvan wou'd fall oif very greatly. Ho said J it was possible that prices would hav6 ? to be reduced upon certain grades of Jliquors so]d, but that would bs about J all and the dispansary wouid, in his * opinion, scarcely feel the competition ? from original package stores, mo mat- j te? bow many started up under an ad- 1 verse decision from the court. Ic Broke Him Up. Christopher Schrage, of Chicago, the r missr who was robbed of $55,000 in 1 bonds a year ago, was buried Wed- J nesday. The old man never recovered * from the shock of losing his wealth, f although the bulk of it was restored. 1 During the past month he refused ^ food and raved continual!} about the c robbery. The Schrago bond robbery J i formed a sensational episode in Chi- J j cago police history. "Sleepy" Burks, 1 I an vifit. whan arrested in con ^ nectioa with the case, confessed and ? implicited several prominent police ollicials and politicians in the atfair. j The accused men were not convicted. A MHtvaliios liorpo. Jim Key, a marvelously well edujcatod liorsa owned by 1X-. William . Key, a highly respected n? gro of Shel; byville, Tenn., and which nas fc2en on exhibition at the centennial exposition for two months, has been sold to U. ! Gh Duflield of New York for $1.0,000 j and shipped to that city. Dr. Key devoted seven years to teaching and ' training the horse. 1 - < FOOLS ARE FAKED 1 13HT ALONG WITH THE.'SAME MOUL DY TRICKS. m _ everal Swindlers Who Got $7,000 From ? New Orleans Saloon Man For Gold Bricks* Caught In Gotham. The police have locked up at headuarters two men wanted in New Grjans for swindling a wealthy saloon eeper out of $7,000 and also suspect* d of beir-g members of a gang who: ave operated extensively in South Lmerican countries and the large itiesof this country. The prisoners axe van Antonio Magan, 55 years of age, f 734 Dolphin street, New Orleans, nd Regelio Guiterriaz, 26 years old, >ho also comes from New Orleans, loth men are of Franco-Spanish or Sosque type, common in South Amer-; :an countries. They said that they o*h left New Orleans four days ago. The swindled saloon keeper is Pasal Lastelle. Oil July 27, Magaifc rent to the saloon keeper and repre<; anted himself as Ralph Diaz. He tated that he aad others were in the mploy of the Argentine government, iationed at Beunos Ayres. While hus stationed they became possessed f $100,000 in gold bricks. Diaz dismayed one of the bricks to Lastelle nd asked to have it analvzed and ssled thoroughly. Lastelle had thtf1 irick fiied and was told that the filing? cere pure, unalloyed gold dust. The text time Diaz called he had with him young man supposed to be Gtaiteriaz. The young man stated that the' lder cne was his father, and that for longtime he had suffered with an lfeciion of the heart. He had dte>: ilayed genius in his early accumulavr eg a fortune. He and his fathei did; tot care to run any great risks and ranted an active man to share, for a onsideration, in his gold brick foa^ une. When his father disposed of lis interest in the gold bricks it wti lis intention to eo to Tamna for his leaJtb. When Listelle Was told he ould have a one-third share in the old bricks he parted with his $7,000. le soon found he had a lot of fake :old bricks on bis hands, and he noified the New Orleans police. One of the men supposed to be * nember of the gang, died suddenly in few Orleans of heart failure, supposed o have] been superinduced by theH xcitement attendant on this traniaeion with Lastelle. His name was 'ose Maria Mayann. The police of his city were notified that the bag-. :ago of the gang who had departed lad besn taken Dy the Pennsylvania lompany. Two days later the police rere further informed that John Mar-, inez, alias Gonzales, was supposed to u> loo/Ion of tVio oranir flnH that. An 1ITW mown man had sent a postal card to van Antonio Magan in New York. The police kept a watch on the poat* iffice acd when Magan called for hfc lostal card he was shaddowed to a louse on Lexington avenue. Soon, le came out with a young man, swar* hy and of Spanish origin. The deectives followed the pair and placed hem under arrest. On Magan's peron was $247. a draft on a London tank for ?110, and a first class pan* tge on the American liner St. Paul, 7hich sails tomorrow. On the young an was found $104 an ingot of pure ;old about an ounce in weight, diaaond j ? welry acd a package of fake liamotds. Both men were locked up. Two trunks belonging to the men rere found at the house which oonained a complete outfit for the gold irick swindle. Magan, when que* ioned, admitted that he knew May* 10, who dropped dead in New Or* Bans. He said Mayno had owed him 3,500 but paid the money before beH lied. The police of New Orleans have H ieen notified of the arre&t. The privH iners were arraigned in a police coartH ,nd remanded. flj Statts Was Savage. A special to The State say a quite afl ensation was created for a few min^f ites in Kingtree Tuesday when it waiH nnoucced upon the streets that Dis<S ransdr Stutts had fired two or thretH listol shots at Peter Matthews, hii^| irother in-lavr and former clerk at theH lispensary. The daily papers of theH >tate published some time ago thatfl here was a shortage in the Kingstre^J ispensary of about $175. It seenuH bat Dispenser Stutts made it good, oxH ilaims to have paid up all shortage toH lug. 1., as he thought, but upon clot^f r investigation Tuesday he foundthaflj ie had been counting his stock of [uors by me case, ana upon upauiugM ip Tuesday he found several caaeB mpty, i. ethey were sealed up, butH ipon opening the cases he failed toH ind any "riginal packages." Ur^K Stutts thereupon got into aH age and could not control himself^! .mi he went to see Peter Matthewi^l .bout it, and he failed tcH :ive him any satis'action, whereupon^B lr. Stutts fired as already stated^H Some think Mr. Stutts just shot Uj^M care the lad, as he did not hithim^H ,n<l he being so near could have donME o if he desired. Peter Matthews is^H )oy of 16 jears. He stayed in the dn^B >ecsary four months and claims to haiaH old very little whiskey on credit, bJ^J .lr. Stutts thinks he has credited ou^| h? fchnrtfion of iioo which he has hac^E o make good. This seems to ba rery unfortunate dispensary, as it hai^H >een robbed several times since it >een in existence, audi suppose if ruih was known that this very whis^H cey that is short was stolen durin^H ;orae of these robberies and Mr. Stutflfl s just now finding it out. It seems )6 very hard lines. Suicide or Accident. DH Wednesday morning a young whiten nan, Oscar Smalley, was caught o JB he long trestle of the Southern rai^H vay near the depot at Greenville he earl v morninz northbound vesti^l mlcd train and injured internally bat ne died two hours later. It is [uestion whether it was suicide or ao^H iident. Sinalley was unhappily mar|H ied and had leit his wife. He cam^M 0 Greenville from Piedmont, hi^H mme, a week a^o. Since leaving hiJH vife he has been worthless and bccamfl^ 1 loafer a^d tramp. He told a woma^H n the city yesterday that he wotil^H nil himself rather than return to hi^| vife. He was caught by the pilot an^H olied fully 50 yards unaer lueeojjio^M jefore tha train was stopped. He wafll conscious and ta-ked to the attendijM^f physicians, but would make no iaiion as to whe'.hcr he threw hims^^f ander tha train 01 was ciught on irestle. Thy coroncr's jury could n^H arrive at a definite conclusion. ItflH supposed that lie was utterly reckl^^l an account of family trouble* and (HH :ided to end his misery by Ihro'^^H himself under the train.