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TERMS: Published ovory Thursday mornlug. For subBOilptiou, $1.B0 por aunum, strlotly in advanoo; for six months, 75 cunts ; for four months, 60 conto. Advertisements lusovtod at ono dollar poi* square of ono Inch or less for the first insert iou and fifty couts for ouch sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices oxceoding flvo lines, Tributes of Respect, Communications of a porsonal charactor, when admissahle, and Anuouncomonts of Candidates will bo charged for ns advortisomonts. Job Printing neatly and choaplv oxcou tod. NoCOSBlty compels US to adhere strictly to tho requirements ot Offen Paymonts. ' ?nw 'JTo : ;.'.??, i;" .. H. ?i' :?. True nuit It iiJin?! ? olio? u? il.e tvi;;l?i Hie l?t?jr, Thou ?uuaU Not Thru liv l uise to Auy .Hun. BY THOMPSON, SMITH & JAYNE?. WATJIIAIJIJA, SOUTH CAUOLINA, MAY l?, 1800. VOLUME Xiii_NO li). Selling Oui at Cost -A LOT OF GEORGIA GOOD CLEAN AND FRESH Rice at 25 Pounds for $1.00. "ES If you want something raro and ohonp try our PURE FLORIDA ORANGE CANE MOLASSES AT SOC. HUIST'S AND FERRY'S GARDEN SEEDS, IRISH AND SWEET POTATOES, ONION SETTS AND BUTTONS. !050 Bushels Clean Red Rust Proof Seed Oats at 50 Cents Per Bushel. Wo will pay tho highest market prices in cash, or trndo ut cash prices, for CORN, PEAS, BEANS, CHICKENS, EGGS, FEATHERS, ETC. RIG SPRING OPENING IN LADIES' DRESS GOODS. All tho Latest Novelties. Trimmings to Match. GENT'S FURNISHINGS-Comploto Lino. DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, WHITE GOODS, CASS1MERES, ETC. DUPLEX CORSETS-Tho Cheapest ami Best, HATS FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Clothing, Clothing ! Clothing ! SHOES AND SLIPPERS. " Don't forgot tho placo" : THE CHARLESTON HOUSE, gg OTTO H. SCHUMACHER, (=3=1 P .'oprietor. vX&'~J Qobda Packed and Delivered Free. April 8, 1800. NEW STYLES, AHD LOff PRICES! Wc have just receive*! our now SPRING J8TOOK, consisting ol' the largest Spring Slock ol' Dry Moods, Dress Moods, Henriettas, Worsteds, Lawns, Prints, Satines, Laces, Fancy Moods, Notions, Clothing, Hats and Shoes, and propose to sell at prices that defy competition. In Heady-made Clothing we feel that we have the largest, best selected stock and nicest styles ever brought to Westminster. Suits from $8.60 up. Odd Pants for everybody and a pair for any ono else that may want them, cheap. FURN ?T?RE ! FURNITURE ! ! Just received, another largo lot of Bureaus, Bedsteads, Washstands, tte, ?fcc, cheaper than ever. COFFINS ! COFFINS ! Wo have just received another large lot of Coffins and Caskets an ? arc propared to lit them up at all hours. Tn Grocorica we arc still leaders of Low Prices. Can sell you a good Family Flour that wo warrant to be pure for $3.50 per barrel. Try it. HARDWARE, GLASSIRE AND CROCKERY. We aro constantly receiving Now Moods, in these lines, and will give our customers Hock Bottom Prices. A trial will convince any one of this boast. In conclusion, wo will say Ours is tho place to buy, And tho reason why will toll, We, bought thc Moods and paid tho cash And arc determined to sell. T. N. Carter & Co., Westminster, S, C. FURNITURE, FURNITURE ! Now is the time to buy your Furni ture. I have some beautiful Bed Room Sets that are elegant and reason able in price. Chairs, Rockers, Safes, Baby Carriages, in all styles and prices. Am well prepared for Framing Pictures of any size. Old Furniture repaired on short notice and in a workmanlike manner. Give me a call and if you want anything in my line I am per suaded I can please and suit you as to price and quality of goods. Coffins and Caskets of all styles and trim mings to match. I am here to stay and propose to sell Furniture and Undertaker's Supplies at small profits. Come and see me and be convinced. S. M. VanWyck, Walhalla, S. C. Our Toiimsseo Correspondence. TOMAHSKH, S. C., May 5th, 1890. D?Aii Couuinu: Corn planting luis been carried on very i upidly dur ing the past week. Mr. S. P. Stribling, our efliciont School Commissioner, mot tho patrons of tho Tomassce High School at tho school building on thc 10th of April, at 7 r. ir., for thc purpose of laying off a school district for this place. After addressing tlio audience with a few sensible remarks and explana tions concerning the school laws, tho advantage of districting, otc, ho' proceeded to lay off Tomassce School District, which was dono without much disagreement on tho part of thc patrons, of whom the majority was present. Mr. Richard Leo is presenting a petition to thc people of this vicinity, which they sign, asking for a public road leading from the bridge at Airs. Rankin's to Mr. T. \V. (brogan's, thence by Tomassce school house to Mr. Pickard Leo's residence, and on through Mr. li. Frank Sloan's farm to Oconco Station. Wo have not made much inquiry concerning tlio people's views regard ing the Tillman nomination, but judging from what wc have heard about it, it seems that the people are divided on the subject, in this com munity. Apple trees are blooming as though they intended to give us a little fruit, though thc others may fail. Why did the General Assembly of South Carolina pass a "school book law to be in force all over thc State, exceptio tho city ol' Charleston?" Wc cannot toll; but in one of tho late issues of tho CouitiKK wc saw these very words in thc Act com monly known as "tho school book law." Is all thc State of South Carolina so ignorant that they arc incompetent to select school books, while the city of Charleston is so much wiser than even the rest of Charleston County. Oats are looking very line at pres ent, and so far, promise a good yield. No great amount of wheat was sown in tins section last fall, but that which was sown is looking quite well. The World's Pair seems to be getting farther off, instead of nearer, since thc opening is postponed until May, 1808. The candidates will soon bc shak ing hands as though life depended on it. J KW PKKKINS. TOM A ss KU, S. C., May 6th, 1800. Tho recoilt rain has refreshed vege tation very much, and corn and cot ton are coining up rapidly. Some fanners are nearly "over" thc first time .with working corn. Not much cotton has been thinned yet. A few farmers have not yet finished planting. Our people are more interested in making corn and cotton than the "Tillman nomina tion." Hov. H. M. Pack and a few friends visited thc "Shoals" below Tomassce farm Saturday, May lld; in the even ing lie conducted tho prayer meet ing at Toihassco school house, and on Sunday be preached au able and interesting sermon to a large nadir once. In tho al?sense of the pastor, Kev. Hayes, Kev. Wm. Reese preached at Pleasant Ridge Baptist church, Sun day, Uh instant. I inst has appeared on wheat and it is now thought it will hardly bo worth cutting. Fall oats are looking fine, but spring oats do not look so promising. Mr. "Jack" Strother accompanied Mr. Pack to Tomassce Saturday, and attended services on Sunday. The foliage of tho timber is almost grown and things look like Hummer was here, already. One of our farmers says he is go ing to plant thirty bushels of cow peas and goobers to feed hungry can didates on. Nothing more at jirosent. J KKK Pi: UKI NS.', ll --. -J Thc Kev. S. C. Alexander, of Prattville, Ala., in a sermon in Mont gomery on Sunday night, claimed that the Bible, in speaking of tho restoration of Israel, had no refer ence to the Jews, but that refers to tho Christians. Ile then claimed that the original thirteen colonies of the United Stales represented the thirteen tribes of Israel, and that this wonderful, progressive country was nothing less than thc Israel whose prophesied restoration was boil,g ful li Heil. Of all the dark traits that disllg urc tlio human race that of wishing to belittle or degrado tho character of another is the lowest , Tho First Hattie [From tho Groonvlllo Daily Nows.] A great'tSoal of spaco is given to day to tho "joint discussion,'' as it may bo called, held al Ridgeway on Saturday. Tho maller is worth tho spaco because tho event told of is a very important ono in our political history. All tho fads and incidents ??iinootcd \vith il ?ire of interest now and may be of more" interest in the futuro and they should be carefully remombered by all who are interested in South Carolina's politics. * * * * Tho first fact of tho meeting to attract attention is the small attend ance. All accounts agree that not more than three hundred men were present, and that of that number two hundred were noisy and enthu siastic supporters of Tillman, while ono hundred were against him with equal noise and enthusiasm* It is likely, however, that tho threatening weather and rain prevented the peo ple from attending the meeting in greater force. If three hundred were present on a bad day, it is safe to say that eight hundred would have been there if the weather had been fine. Rain is a serious maller to a man who has a ride or drive of from five to fifteen miles in it with thc prospect of having to wear his wet clothes nil dav. * * * * * The behavior of the audience was bad. It indicates that the people of that sectio)) forget the fact that the pending fight is one anning Demo crats on honest differences of opinion and pr?f?rences, that, passion and prejudice have no proper place in it and that it is thc judgment of the people that is hoing appealed to. No fair and honest judgment of the merits of a matter can be formed by people who go to hear a discussion of it with thc determination to cheer everything the man they prefer may say and to impede and insult the other mat) by every method in their power. From tho newspaper ac counts, both sides were equally guilty in this respect. * * # * Probably dutch of this disorder and confusion will be avoided at fu ture meetings when the. weather is fine and women can attend. Hard words and ugly outbreaks of temper will not bo likely to occur in South Carolina among respectable men when women are. present to be mortified or alarmed. It is to be Imped that at all thc moo tings of the preliminary oa.npaign the ladies will attend in full force. They are more effective in 00 ".nianding the peace than a regiment of deputy sheriffs. .K * * * If there was the slightest reason to look for a personal difficulty to result from the debato at Ridgeway Mr. Tillman did right to withdraw immediately with his friends and de serves the thanks of the Stale for doing so. Such 1 roubles in a crowd of excited men arc always likely to bc serious and a bloody fight over politics among white Democrats would be a> dreadful calamity. It would make a bitter and end loss feud and divide our people forever, leav ing the?) at thc mercy of their worst foes. Only the most utterly reckless and foolish of hot-headed uncoil Btdoring tools would promote; any such disaster. * * # # Mr. Tillman is not in position lc resent personal insults, particularly those applied to him at public meet ings. Ile would be justified in tin opinion of brave and sensible; men in swallowing anything, no mattel how bitter, rather than do anything to cause trouble and blood-shed and their fearful consequences. YVjtli this fact understood, as it will bc, with the general knowledge thal against direct personal assaults h< will bo defenseless, tied hand am foot by tho responsibility he lue taken on himself, only cheap cow ards and bullies eager lo cstablisl without risk a reputation for ferocity will insult him without strong provo cation. Of course Mr. Tillmai must respect his own position if lu expects others to respect il. I h e-an not hoCtor and insult other pee plc and take refuge from retaliat'uu behind his responsibilities. Ile is during this campaign, a non-combat ant, but he cannot ask to be regard cd so if lu? commits ads of aggres sion. * * # * The discussions during tho pre lhninary canvass can be condiietee With good oreler ?niel good leon per Men can be earnest Without beim violent, strong without being abusive fearless and frank without being in suiting. Al?n who oatt not meet thoso conditions have no right to try to tonel) or lend anybody or to ?ot themselves up to talk in public. Bulldozing and blackguarding ought to havo no placo in this contest. They frighten nobody and will dis gust everybody and should be frowned down by all good pcoplo. * # * m) It does not appear to usthateithor Afr. Tillman or Air. Youmans won a very abundant supply of laurols at Ridgeway. Mr. Youmans undertook to switch off from a discussion of State issues into thc vast held of Federal politics, and seems to have lost himself and got away from his hearers and to have turned up sud denly and mysteriously away back in Grecian history. His treatment of tliu apportionment issue was not strong. In fact, it could not be be cause, so far as we have been able to learn, tho course of himself and other Senators in that matter is without a defence winch can bo put before the people. * ?* * * lt is a case of chickens coming home to roost. The Greenville JYews told the Senators six years ago that they were laying up trouble for themselves by their arbitrary, selfish and illegal course in denying thc pcoplo a fair, just and legal repre sentation, as required by tho Con stitution they had sworn to obey. Now they find that matter tho chief weapon used against them and they have no defence. The House passed a bill providing for re-apportionment and an appropriation to pay for it. Tito Senate resisted them and de feated re-apportionment and an ap portionment by a majority of five, Senators Murray, of Anderson. Munro, of Union, Alaxvycll, of Abbe ville, Riemann, of Oconce, and Woodward, of Fairfield, hoing, wo believe, the. only up country Senators who voled with the majority against tile bill. Senator Fields, of Bickens, joined them the next session and opposed tho ro-apportionment, while Senator Riemann came over and favored it. # * ? * It is rather disappointing, how ever, to lind Air. Tillman, after all the noise and hurrah and promises of volcanic demonstrations, making the chief point of his campaign 01: an issue which is ?is dead as a splil and salted herring. The 1 apportion ment matter has been settled for lin future, by the adoption, by the poo. pie, of a constitutional amendment allowing tho Legislature to usc tin United States census as thc basis foi apportioning representation. A neu census will be taken next month, tin apportionment will bo made next November, and it is too late now tt correct the injustice of the past ti vt years. It is gone and done with The people who feel they have beet wronged have thc right to take von genoe on all who helped to deprive them of their rights. Only vcr1 peculiar circumstances would indue* us to favor thc election to any ollie? of any man who voted against rc apportionment. The facts of tba mat ter, however, do not give an; reason why Air. Tillman should nov be elected Governor of thc Statt They do not constitute an issue o present importance. If Air. Tillmai will talk of lowering taxes and offc some definite plan for doing it h will arouse more interest than h can by discussing an apportionmcn which thc next census may chang very widely. * . * .* * His speech at Ridgeway was ii good taste, tone and temper. It only fault was that there was no very much in it. Ho and Air. You mans lost their tempers unnecessuril; when it caine to ri direct runnin, debate, which degenerated to a eas of "<1id" and "didn't" like a row be tween two small boys over a feno< As we have said, Air. Tillman wa entirely right to withdraw whe tito thing became bot and dango) ously close to the lie direct. I seems, however, that a cool heade man in his position with the mass o the crowd with him CO tiki have prc vented the discussion from reachih. tho awkward and undignified stag it did. A man who undertakes t lead and represent the pcoplo of State ought to be equal to such oniOl gencies. >* * * * There can be no complaint of ttl fairness against the newspapers i connection With this meeting. Th speeches were fully reported withot continent or criticism. The onl variation from this rule was in th caso of the Charleston newspap( wliioh aspires to bo Mr. Tillman's organ, but for which ho docs not scorn to have very ardent admira tion. Til is fearfully and ably edited contemporary in its roports derided and belittled Mr. Youmans' specoh. * * * * A bad beginning sometimes makes a good ending. Wo hopo that dur ing tho remainder of Mr. Tillman's canvass tho audiences will bo larger and well behaved, the speeches more connected, compact and interesting and all the attending incidents moro pleasant. Thc Suppressed Vote BOSTON, Mass., May 6.-Secretary of the Commonwealth Henry ll. Pierco lum issued a document which makes solid reading for Henry Cabot Lodge, of tho Sixth Congressional District, and United States Senator George Friable Hoar. In point of fact they aro likely to find it quite indigestible. It shows the registered vote of tlic State in the Governor election last fall, and thc actual vote cast. The number of registered voters was 872,085, and tho ballots east wero only 278,888. In other words nearly 100,000 legal voters in Massachusetts, whoso names wore on the voting lists, remained at home and let tho government go to tho dogs. Was this vote suppressed ? If such a showing wore made in a Southern State, Mr. Lodge or Mr. Hoar, would instantly answer, "Yes." As it was in Massachusetts nobody dreams of mal^hub such a charge. But the ligures given show but half the picture. They simply make it clear that twenty-seven poi' cont of tho registered vote was not cast. The annual report of the aggregates of polls, property and taxes, gives thc total number ol' polls assessed as 590,212, exclusive of women. From these figures it will appear that only forty-six per cent of the total vote of Massachusetts was cast in thc last election. Neither Con gressman Lodge nor United Stales Senator Hoar has yet charged that tho vote of Massachusetts at tho last election was suppressed, yet tho showing, if mudo in a Southern State, would certainly be considered by them as damaging evidence. New Bedford, tho home of ox-Con grossman William \V. Crape, who desired the Hcpubliean nomination for Governor, but was beaten bj .lohn (i.A. IJrockett, casting 8,101 votes out of a registered vote ol 5,875, and a total poll of 0,072. N< one, however, accused Mr. Crapo oi any one else with suppressing thc vote of his eily, although the re turns conclusively proved that les> than one-third of those assessed foi a poll-tax voted. Plymouth, thc place of the Pilgrims, oast only 1,00' votes ont of a total of 2,080, nm Duxbury, tho ancient home of Capt Milos Standish, only cast 208 votoi out of 512 polls assessed. The cil^ of Salem, tho home of the Puritans cast but 8,887 votes of a total o 8,881 assessed male polls. No one bas Ihought any of th es? facts worthy of an explanation. Ni one has charged that thc volo ol' th State was suppressed or that an; attempt was made to suppress it, am yet the facts arc somewhat (Inning ing for the theories of Mr. Hoar am Mr. Lodge, in that the same state o things found existing in tho Soutl are discovered in thc North, and i the State of Massachusetts of al others. It might be supposed tba the teachings of the fathers woul bc potent in this Stato to influenc men lo their duty in the rcspons bilitics of government. It woul certainly bo expected that the ignoi ant colored vote of thc South woul feel these responsibilities less. An yet the Republican politicians wh scheme to perpetuate a rule no long< desirable for thc country nor crcditi hie to tho past history of that part take just tho contrary view. If tho descendants of tho pilgrim at Plymouth still living on tho hil lorie spot, if tho sons of tho Pur tans at Salem fail to realize tho ri sensibilities of citizenship, whoi shall those bo found who do appri ciato these duties as they should It ; undoubtedly truo that the no; census will make thc showing in th State much moro damaging in th matter. Tho figures given aro, i regards the total number of mn polls, considered under tho aclu stato of things. When Air. Lod< and Mr. Hoar stand up to dofen their Fedoral election bills they wi find these facts confronting thor The record of their own Stato in tl caso will bo a strong witness again their schemo. Unless they arc abl KE?WEE CQURiE? [WEEKLY,] -E8TA1JI.I8HED AT Oki Pickcris in 1840, -MOVED TO- 1 Y Walhalla in. 1868. Destroyed by Fire Jun? 21st, 1887. Re-Established August i i 1887. howover, to do something of tho kind it looks as if tko jig of tlvoir part was up. New England is turning against them, and votes must somehow bo seemed. If the ?South can bo gag ged they will bo satisfied to act over again the infamous fa re o of 1870, and so retain their hold a little longer ?ipon departing power. Tho senti ment of honest mon of both parties in Now England is almost unanimous against this partisan and revolution- . a ry scheme. Whenever and whor- I ever Republicans daro speak their \ minds they cry out against it ns un justifiable and undemocratic. It is ! denounced as an arbitrary usurpation of power, and as a movement which will do more to complicate and dis turb tim settlement of tho rnoo pro blem than any other ovort not possi bly could do. It is cbaraotovi/.cd os a transparent plan for arraying raco against race, and throwing unneces sary difficulties in tho way of an honest attempt to live in harmony. No Politics in tho Alliance THU CA KOLIBA ALLIANCE OK MARION . COUNTY OOHS NOT UNHORSE THU MA urn CONVENTION. At a regular mooting of Carolina Alliance No. 18, held on tho 3d in stant, tho following preambles and' resolutions were adopted without a dissenting vote : 1. Whereas, thorc was a political , convention held in Columbia on tho 27th March, 1890, under a oall of "Tlie Fanners' Association," which* is a sopnratc organization from the Fanners' Alliance, said Convention having nominated a candidato for Governor of the State; 2. Whereas, somo of tho subordi nate Alliances in the Stato have passed resolutions endorsing tho notion of said Convention hold in Columbia, also their nominee for Gov crnor; ;1. Whereas, Artiolo 1 of our declaration of our intentions says : "To labor for tho education of the agricultural classes in tho soionco of economical government in a striotly non-partisan spirit; 4. Whereas, our ?State President luis issued a letter to thc Allianoo of tho State urging its mcmbcTs not to have anything to do with politics as au organization; Therefore be it resolved, by tho members of Carolina Alliance No. 18, That wo condemn tho action of any Alliance that has passed resolu tions endorsing the actions of said Convention from thc fact that it is contrary to our constitution to tako any part in politics except in a strictly non-partisan spirit. Wo furthermore resolve, That a an organization wo do not endorso tho action of said Convention, but will leave tho matter with each mem ber to decide for himself. Further resolved, That wo endorso tho position taken by tho lion. T. W. Woodward, of Fairfield County, as to thc Alliance, also that these, resolutions bc furnished to tho press for publication. II. MCRAE, President. I low A no RICK nv, M. D., Secretary pro tem. Carolina, Marion County, S. C., May 8, 1890. Col. Stnckhouso "Sll^r{costc?,.,, WHY NOT RUN THE PRESIDENT OE THE STATE ALLIANCE VOE OOVERNOR V To tho Editor of tho News and Coarter : Tho day beforo yesterday at a social gathering of niuo of tho most intelligent farmors of this com munity throe of thom wore for Till man and six wore against him for Governor. After a freo and full expression of opinion by each ono all agreed that if Colonol ?StaoK houso would accept ho could rostoro thc solidity of tho farmors and De mocratic unity and give quiot to tho State. May not this bo truo in every part of tho Stato? If so, thrice happy State. Colonol ?Stack hotno is a truo man. Ile has -with energy and ability faithfully dis charged tho duties of every position to which he has boon called, whothor in war or in peace. Ho is so well known and e.stocmcd it would not bo necessary for him to canvass tho State. ELLISON S. KEITT. Enoroo Plantation, Nowborry County, S. C., May 2d, 1890. A corn tassol was shown at tho ollico of tho Watoroo Jlicsscnycr, Camdon, last week. Tho coi n was planted somo timo tn January.