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TII E STRICKEN WEST.. THOUSANDS OF SETTLERS IN DAN GER OF STARVATION. *Widespreadl Diitres Auong Settlers in Western Nebraska-A Succession of Dis astrous Seasons-A Famino 1,Olt Two Hundred Miles Wide asaid a 'Th(usaud Miles Loing. LINGOLN, NEi. -February 9.-'The Nebraska Legislature has asked a Feder. al appropriation of $1,00,000 to prov ide seed lor the destitute settlers of Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and the Dakotas. That sum indicates the ex tent of the enlamity which has overtaken I)ortions of these State as a result of the drought prevailing over large areas last season. It is not certain that such a sum is actually needed, but it is the estimate put by the Legislature of Ne braeka upon the wants of the settlers in the way of seed to enable them to make a start next season. Wlien x estimated amounts required to orry ie ICstitutO through the winiter rI d to IIIp ,)ort them until time for io. oder liar vest are added to the sum asked from the General Government, tlie total he comes enormous and clialleiges the at tention of the entire colmtry. But bad as the sitiatioi is inl some parts of the stricken dil.ricts, aiid severe as the sufferimg ias been in isolated .ases, that could not, be quickly reacled through the regular chamels of relief, a great deal has been done by tihe States Interested to meet. the teed of' their un Jortunates ; and even should Congress decliie to grant the desired appropria tion, as it probably will, there is not much danger that serious results will fol low. The region that has suirered so serious ly from drought is about 150 miles wide and over 1,000 miles in length. (in the cast are the rich agricultural latis of' the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas :tn(I on the west are the wealthy miniiral and stock producing States and Terri tories of the Rocky Mouniain regIon. If one State were obliged to hear tIe turden of the crop tailures of the Iast .wo years in LIhe region mdititated, it would cause widespread diswster, aid possibly the baii ' N o'the State Grovernment. Fortuinatelv% tlie bulrdeni la!ls upon several States. and, althiougi miany individuals will lose fIt acI'oumua tionls of years, aid stifer many priva tions, it is holed tluat all cases ol ,en 11ne destitution cnn be relieveil withoiit util IIIpal for' assistanlce either fIom the F;ederal Goverinent or fhe general pub lie. The peolle who are sutilering oi the 'Western prairios are the victims of mI is placed confidence. Fmr ycars they ihave reen crowdin- toward the Wes; under lhe delusioni that a rapid ClUi.e inl the :limate of' the plains was takiini plae, and that with the breakiiig of the sol, the building of' railways, and the phit lug of trees, Would come an inmedialte and pernianant increase im fth rainhill. Twenty live years aigo it was helievil that agriculturt coul not sicceed I.5 miles west of' the Missouri iver. Iliut the settlers went levonil flat liuit a1l prospered. The rainulf 1 id app'e( to increase. Then they pushed ont farther and farther anid were blfessedh withi good crops. The cat tlemnen, who ha<d hoped to retain (conitrof of' the region ini Westernu Kansas andi Nebraska, insistedl that aigriculture couild not he success fuly cam' :'iedl on hbetwieeni the Iih mef isriihan atu the mountains. But they were no t needed, because t hey wvere intferestecd piarties and could reasonaly be suppolised( exaggerating thle aridlity of' thle re i'mn which they desired to hohI for I heir own use. Soomi after I1880 a iiinhei' ' mailroi'ls hegan buildhng fr'omi fthe \l issouri i i ve'r to the miountfains, and in a few years mour or live new roads hadl( b(ceencn struicted1. 1t was noticedl that thme sil wvas good ne(arly all the way, amid the rainfall w~as abiundantf . TIhe laud seePined" ready for civiimzat ion. Il'tly thiiough tIhe efl'orts of' time railroads amidl par'tly' on1 account of the treinendous aiimit ati immigratioin into the whole West, the s('t tiers began to crowd toward the semi-aridl strip, about 200 miles wide. anid extend-, ing, parallel with the lioc'ky Montains Icir over 1,00(0 miles. Their confidence was increasedi by the steady prosperity of tl.e peop)le who had settfed on the borders of' the district that was a o long hieldl in question. From 1 8-1 until I1887 the Govenment land oflices all over the Western plains were besieged byv ap plicants for homesteads and lands suita ')le for entry under the timber-eulture law. People wvith scarcely the means to reach the landI. andI ini sonme cases wvithout enough h; nay the small entry fees required by the Government rushed oni to tihe new aumnd utried soil amnd be gan the struggle for existence. For two or three seasoins there was plenty of' rainfall, and it, was proclaimed that the "rain belt" had been carrIed westward unt'l the arid plams had entire ly dlisappeared andt the soil could be cultivated every foot of' the long 500 miles between the Missouri Rliver and the Rocky Mountaims. This theory was widely heralded and so genierally believed that before the close of 1 888 ahere was hut little (desirable lanid in Western Kansas and Nebraska and Eastern Colorado that hiad not, been settled uponi by men whose sole capital was muscle andl enermgy. N ines '({87, owev.er, the rainfull on the newv 'rain 'It"' hans been fickle and insuflicient. Crops have beeni total 01' partial failures for' two, and. in some pilaces, for three seasonis. TIhousands of settlers have left lastern Color'adca aind W estern Kansas and Nehraska, and many of' thlosc remaining canmnot. hope) to stay and hold their claimis without hielp. Tihe census shows thait Kansas has dIe creased in population sin1ce 1888, large ly on accounit of the emnigration f roma the counties on the extreme west. If Nebraska, which has asked thme Fed-. eral approp)riatlin, is in worse condition than the States aroundt her, it, is because she has at present a larger population in the counties in which agricultur'e is as yet an experiment, Crops were a failure mn Wes tern Kansas in 1888 and the two following seasons, while it was reserved for Nebr'aska to ha ve a piartial fallure in the western counties ain 18K9, and a total failure in 1890. Emigration had hardfly commenced, thierefore, when the disast,rous season of' 1 890 brought the people of a dozen of the border coun ties face to face with famine. The drought .of 1890 was general all over the West, and Nebraska raised but a half cro p.of corn, on an average, tak ing the whole State in to consideration. But plces were so much bettesi than on th preceding year that the valre of the -hal crop, according to the statistics fur nished by theState bureau, was $1,014, 187 greater than the whole of the phe noss)gl 1889. ,The Alnanicial y~ pwuwwggenerally has con' Lributed to ma11ke tiet Umes exceedingly Alose, but in the greaft part of the State tle peoplet are ft1v prosperous, and are willing to (10 what Lhy can to relieve the ditt ress on d IvrontIr, fiiof her by a general tax, or by b1I-ividuat con Lein )tion,i in October a conniiinsioi wiV, )I*r't iz(ed by tihe Stttu ollicvrers i n<piC ino. tilie destitutionl and se r i r,1!i1elitef' rom pri.vate pal rties. It, w o. u6nd that a1 total Crop failure inl a dozenV11 cOlniit, would Make it necessary to sipply sonie 20,000 people with aid it tihey were to remkin on their ionieseali tilirough the winter. A gveneral -i lpeal was seit out to the people of Nebramlka, aitd the res ponse was gelierous anl ilmnediate. This comnissioil distributed during the two 11)11this 1ollowinu-g its orlanization Food, fuel anid clothing to tle valte of ,01 all contribilted by tie people of' the central and easterin parts of the State. 'Ie iF -'arrnicers' Alliance also sent out _-oods to the value of about $5. 0tH, mid it is estiilated that direct gilIts seat with1ouit tle assist aice ot the coim mission amouted to * 1.5,000 more. m (n' of the first acts of the ilegislature UMill a.SCli nill inl the first week in lai tukry was to a1gree to vote pullic moniey t Oh relict of the destitute, and uponl the credit thlis scred the comlnissiMn Ias prciirbased athl Forwarded provisions to the value of $1 5,00(). This nakes :a total of over $100,000 that, has been ex pended ultp to date, A bill appropriat mng 2110,000 for the same purpose h:1s been anrecd upon by bothl'brniches oI tle I cgislature, and14 will soon 1hecome a I aw. P'rov .ol v will ;dm, be inade Ior appropria tinl- additionll1 amt tiunts it'leell ed. The lev L,. 1'. 1,uhluen. stcrt:ry o' the reliel' co mnisslon a1i1d -cleie'llIII. trihutIn-g a'_,ent, m1ahes thik slawent for pubi1licntion at the re(Itiv-st 10' the Post : "We :ire rlievin al-.0 preset calls Frmll thir(Y-1,0111 t-muilltics, butl (W cOlvse this dlots jimt ll f llt all Il llvopl' 'Ilt hi e hw-ivc it- :c re d tf l t11e. 1)fn (he x illie !I-olfvir lIhir art. 'iii parativcl.vh- who4 or -,(- alfinla wi(lh oiut hell whlv into, , lic' (.1011fies we fiild o l.v .1 liillik helt' alld t(h-re lit ir. 1. servIlg 441 :ista . (The railroads havet 4.11'ered It've (r;allsportaittoll to |a1l 111c11 \ ,\' \\1i ll i to , :' \Vlw ay ;ill find wf'rk, tilid thiwre i: a (4eili;iild ihi0 men inl Ihv clal m's :1 Wyvilming that has 1ti Yet. btee hilly suppliel. We have the tltiles id, . 0 11c4qpe on oln. books whIo havo b-en hiellw-A. No worthyv ap plicais have vet been refusetd ad, and '11itho .!ll we( havo 1,_evlts tr l-.c lilv_, m-1.r tlie droul..-ht r -ion ll .(.the i111e, wvi' Iilw o, 11(o caSC,; 4) distress that we lavi. Ill r'clieved or c:t1ot r('lieve illitledi;:lteiY. coilliiI' ill tIl ) I l \\'u. t h avity ta t i 0; l teia,1 ( rily, :fli 1141 Ow i. wvho -eti11ah .rv 11141'1-. 11I iiiti-, It) "vt -wu:d fI".- the s kii lialinillediah.;s isalt "Tr ag a hrvv reionl inl WVIst aund Northwest N i-br: the c;ttImllei are VV Y aia 'r l ks, il Ilt Nv !liAis 11.h;1, 11)ithin'. 1h u l j vivl the la il '*s to (e'il theill ifo iit ill alloth 4 iio l, claimin . that th 4 hand is uiexcept a a. Ciattlot-!e 111u1 the1 SHtIlers; wanlt o Irt a i Tiy have fAit t the 1)1i41 Wil4 thll- I 'iit a and -iti. 111la t. .111d thlli. L .w what. Ot il wvill d() ta 'ar lavor.hi,4, con tin. ..\nd ,1 v v tit 'l 'e d . i 1 I'the will w it i the hilsd 1iuI!110- teroi. l'ibll l Oilve I wI44 !i.e 41 tVihat 4144, '. )) a 'L t' w tor the ea tween ag;erti. h! is:c' t'A .ecVit snowe tat 11r in ht)l bies .rf I 1ie stoe: wd\ . T.high wit ;uS414,4.ll /.tilri :ii, andtnl y bii . l)(foe 114'nIils w'dl intab41 liL di sck,l:uis tratien Illi e' a ,:olt illi msiy 1 h b: oodple n < I I es0th 1o1'.?h Werle woth ninio (t 11,1)4)0 lies nwsttut thee:. hible harobee bleisee.n( whebiht. touand proen p111n1 oI roabte.poed fhssls T'iate aoth Ab th is atowter th ptblac ien retatrd ta the liabilities ofh tstore woul teago ,ight ad .flida.ts .illinteiast sttniht, itfore had he-ed an to4 elldn o his st(ck tha thathe IIae now statel that he liaiie are the gween seven tand leihadt thousand dot Tat is aboctl that i knownl lik toe tubli ' in r gard tolt of liblte ofthie aslone evienc fraf fraud t hat themmer mant hadei soldat thal t hi hd Iis riIoIdth goodis nai'iat h a bar ct.housand l fars in his apockthat e ud latIsi to toseeny f) h thenst hoI'. Aote 'v idene rnad ws t.heo ot I thetohds Meatpracerimhera alkyearoundtw ago. lie hiad a falir etducat ion and,. I tink, at tended the N orinal ('ofllege at Nashv lIlt' a session or1 two, lie is niow married('4 andI has t wo chiiIren. Several yte:;.- ago lit applifed for licen'ise tr 'i(na(h in th li' ethodist ('lhurch an! heit wats rece'tived't as a licen41 t ti' and assignet to Cher'okee ci rcuIt in thiis counuty. lit' soon began to Itea;chi school and1( trave uip preathinug, and4 hiis lic'ense hais I apsed , tilnless lhe ha s hid Iit'enewedt froim vesri t) Vear11. IeIt is a rteady talkter on th'e stlnp, andt knows wt'll how to appeal to the peo jIe. It was 14y his spleeche's that he wias elected - )1 bsiness5 agenIit of It' ('oun1ty All iict. TheI farmers beievted that. a luan whio ('ould talk so) we'll anid detail atll t hiir hiardIsh ips was the very mani t) lead Item0 iut, (of the~ w ilderuness inito the p'ouuIie I Itlid, wher monopoilists151, iniiddlec men, specuiilators, batnikers and poti ianms would h n eer he' Iheard 01'. IIe tmuiado funIiy p icturens for Iihem, showIng that thle days of the old-ti111ne m ierch'anut we tre nouinibired and thLI&at thle AlI lice, 'xclinges wi01 o (bt) doi the busi ness of t lie wihole countlLry. iIe hiat noll elxperienlce wvhatev'er in thet miere'autilei bufsintess, andi his ('lerkis knew but, litt . it was to be e'xpectei that failure woul comeo. T1he matin (I uestlin has not been(1 totuchedt yet, which is the liability of'I the County Alliance in thui matter-'. T1he e'xeciutive' commlui tte4e is watchinlg the proceedtie rs closely andt ill be ready' for a dtelencei it they arte suied. News and ('ourier. YIet lmo of tho in ;tilr. RAi'1 i CITY, S, ]),, F.eb. 9,_-'lThe lizzard worecitself'out during last niight, and with fute weather and the arrival of' ranchers and stages fr.om otuthying points, reports of Its casualties are coming in. A man and womni, supposed to) he a school teacher and a driver, wha started for Elk Creek at 3 P. 3i1. on Satturday, were found four miles from the city frozen to deoath., All the roads are blocked. Few peCople ve1IUred abroad on Saturday and Sunday, andl the two bodteo found are pr~obably the only deatU, No loss of stock yet reportfd. ENTOMl ID AlIVE. THRILLING SITUATION OF THREE MINERS IN A COAL MINE. ilCucued II ::a Alnot, iNausicatAd Condl iolt rilrauThellr Ot) Iltidre4l anld I"if 14ent Illouia-s' itnmrimoa%ent-i,wo of Imlm Go Cuany. Si p WVILL,KsESDAIME'-, PA., Feb., 9.-In1- e( te'e JOV antd excitement preVailk in the b: little luifilet of Urand Tuunel this morn-ml ing over tle rescue there of the en- t( tombed imiiiiers imprisoned by water A ru-shing, into the ganz%ways and breasts of thle sus(Iluchaitmlahl Compan1tty's col- hl liery at that place oil Wednesday of last week. After firing tle blast, since the 1 ien were lost, experienced milers de- k clared their resecealive an impossibility S and they were practically given up al tle whole commuity vas in mourning i over their sti)posed sati fate. The ' names of lthe mIen were Michael Shel hank, William Craget, and John Rineer, I all well kinowin minerslll. h'lev Wero v f6tun(I alive il Ltie upper workings near c tile outcrop, the water beintig unable to si reach theml after they managed to get o mut of its way when it was rushing I thiouglh IIe mine. 'lie company's em- b ploees had e.xhausted every effort to ii get, the water out, and lby pressing into 1. seivice maumoth pumps werc aile to a lower t(e water sutllicientlv to let the e rescuing party in this morninI. I'he m1ent Were thiid in an almost exhausted ciliition frmli t,heir one hundred and lilt y hIurs' imlprisoinmeit. It will re oliire cart, to bring them through. Their it sulferiaigs lave been intense but they a w(re huoyed by the hope of being res- tc eII, and the outcrop workings being dc 1airlY well vven.ilated they were able to W sN11cre eoug pure air to keep them l illve. 'Tlhe iimmense pumps used to clear tle L waler from the mundated portion were t, U run1i to their utm .4 cap-lcity and duriny t1 hast night tle water receded very much. Whun e sulicieintly low this Iorning a raft was constructed and on this a res- ha puin arty mn1:iiaged to get through t(e te angways. At a point in the vein wheire i Ilie coal had a pitch of -10 degrees, tihe of raft was turned into a cr:Ass headin, and tlie mIen were found up above the (water, a N11iting on(it cross tiibher whither they had m r1nc immediat(lv after they discovered n thA water comin mit upon them oi Wed- 01 aiv. l. e they I md advanced mliany steps water was lp to their Iecks 1 M11l ie wre carrid along by its force. ti Ieing, aware ol'the pi1tch in tle vein they C lappily selected the only point inl th e VOC;in's where they could have gone in ufIey and p-rched themliselves (Ii tle li ;mhe" hih above the Ilood. Ileir onl lamp lasted three hours, W mid Irwm about (; o'clock Wednesday of hey Aat on this timber in total darkness wi vithout a miorsel to eat uitil their rescue W his mllornin.g. Two of' them became ' 'razed at timos and with the greatest w llictillY their sille companion man- a 2(.41 to ke(p tliei from leaving the cross eading during t(e long weary hours It that inter'veeled. ieir posititi was, i -ond a il ds irition andl but for (lie k:niowh-'dge that their liberated coim- Ii: havel given up ini despair. Inttense ex- S( r iiment previails and 1I ('e1company13 is N pra':isa'ed41 on every h and for thieexhaaustive to mea 'ure's the~y toaok to4 rencue thle uanlor- (': Luna:ite men .A The4 stor of'' 4 the escape of' (lie miniers tei iLa remnaikab le one'. Aflter they had ur 'ached a poinit of comupara:tive safety sil runefl oo i (ii t1411hey fouind Ilit only a leader piece of w<aaad servead to keep dle aak Itins of loose coal, that had fallen e it th(le mioiith or head Ot (lie cross cult, an V len they~ found thie inclinedl cut in (lie nu (in anid climibed upa its almiuost perpen- e'x iculari piassage (hey managed to press ilo serica,e a pie1ce (of loose timber which to icy had11 picked up in their hasty retreat, pd uid tis they pilacedl across (lie opening gj i e tunneil , and, alter getting it safely esi :adged, climbed upon it fori seats. The ha ieii (lien foundia that their feet ret ted in ca lie wauter blow them, but soon atter dle- ani crminied from (lie gurgling sonndui that it th ad gained (lie highest altitudLe it, couilod- w There they were sitting oni a slender on >iece of timber three inches wide for ine >ver' four adays. Behind them was an i mmiuenise body of' coal held in place by li, t small "'prog,'' and1 fearing to dislodge ro , (lie mn danredl not even rest agaIust it. ly By 'hiangiing (lie oil in their lamps and1( fe 'conioizmiig they were eniabled to keep ih t a few houriis, but this suppliiy had an lni 'na, and afler a short time they were thi omiipellead to) sit, in absolute darkness M vithI hard!ly enough iroom' to hold1( them- ro elves in an upright piositioni. J1olin I Ii- r*e i43er, thie most experiencedl of (lie miners, tu uiii an employee of' many years ini (lie 10 'olliery, was ah!e to keelp his head In nc hi'r long imuprisonmlent, but both1 Crn- an et( andi Shielhank at times became c'razed-. in 'raget Imagined lie saw a mine cnr and umpedWa dowin into the water to run to' topu it. 11 e was rescued and got, back mt thle perch by liineer. Shelbank wasl nor)ie easily mnaugedl although lie was ti othbaomg considerabaly. Wednesday night, R fassed atnd 'Thursda v camie. anal then thle y.e inet lost, traick of' fime- mn 'Thie first, welcome sound( reacing Ji heir ears was (lie "p.uink'' of' the pump, el mnd (lien thie men kn -.w thant active work : \ ima commtuenlcedl i>wards their rescue.' hi hI t while this welcome sounda reached1 m lheu'ir eas the mi im were almoiist over- of :01me4 by the dIread ed sounid of (lhe work- T4 nig of coal and 11 loose lparticles hieldl " in check brehind thema. TheI creaking <oundia showed thant the coal was beconm- e ng loosened mdii every moment they 'xpecltedU( a sI'de of' coal which wouldl 3 -nivelopa thieni and1 carry them into thle o ower' part of' thle cross5 hieadini. By s~ riadual ly thiaowing away (lie loosened 1I ~iec'es t lacy kept thie opeing clear and te ;'> Ihnger'ed and waitead, listening to (lie r( m(ands41 af woarking of the rescuing p)artyv.T A nda wh'ile they sat thiere in the cold they -ubbedaC( oine aniotheri, and adopted eycry niethiod they couild con(ecive to keelp bi varm.t1 Th''e first coimmunicationi withp lie impi'isonedl men was had at 3 o'clock vi his maoring, and at 5 o'clock the water pa iad lowered so they could be taken out nm >nc by one on a raft. They were di virtiappe ini blankets and given w~arm dl inilk as their first refreshment and (lien ii -arried home. They will have to live a. 'i beef' tea f'or a few day13s, but will thien rl Je all right, i hiihop Ncwman llenouced. "I N i.:w OluimAr~s. Feb. 9.-At the Afri- ri (aXehoitCnferonce at Tanglpa- ki ioa yesterdy Biho Grant main i upuar'e attack on Bishop1 Neowmian of J. t he Methodist Episcopal Church wvho Al recently gave publicity to the charge or that great immorality existed among tl the colored clergy. Bishop Grant pro-- tc flounced the charge unfounded and de- ei flounced Bishop Newman for bearing pl false witness. U STAVING OFF FREE SILVER. lie Evide-vi,l I'-1 i o tohe Hou,se Culi It&;() Comintle, o. W Asn 11r ON, -'euruary 5. - A dile itio) (it o0ivei of the F"airmer.i Stal.t. liianCes 110w inl Session ill thin city, 3uded by L'residint l'olk, of the Na onal Alliances, awaited thil opening I' the hearing of' the lolum coinago mimitteO thki mnorning. Mr. Polk ated their ptrpo.se to he to urge rompt action oi the silver bill by the mminttee, so that action iitht be had y thle llouse. Tlhe ol ditlictilty as to when hearings iould cease was immediately encoti !red. Mr. Bland wanted a day fixed. [r. Vaux thought that nothing should 3 done which would prevent a hear ig being given to the Philadelphia 1ard of trade iext Wednesday, and Ir. Bland moved that hearings sholild muse on that day. The question went ver for a time, and Mr. James Milli Bn spoke iv favor of making silver in ibsidiary coin of propotionate value > that in the silver dollar. John A. Forbes, of New York, who engaged in the China and I ludia trade, tid he (lid not desire to argue the ques ion of free coinage, bitt merely to pre mt some facts as to what he believed ould result from an increase of the flue of silver to 1.29. All our ex ianges in silver-using countries, he Lid, were governed by the gold value C silver in London. 'o his mind :thing would so greatly stimulate isiess as a rise in silver. 'rhe present ncertainly, however, was having an jurious effect. He did not believe lver would flow here from silver-using mintries if we opened our mints with it limit, because currency was always ie last thing exported. War or some her such abnormal cause was the ily thing which would cause this. Mr. Bland then moved that the hear igs clo.me on ''iirs;day of next week id Mr. Walker moved an amendment, fix 'tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs ty as the regular days of meeting, ithout any coucliusion as to when key should close. This opened up the old fight, and essrs. Walker and Bland had another it, the former declarig it of impor mce th- t there should be a I ill con deration and a just comprehension of ie question,even if the report were it itade at all this session, and the tter insisting that the House should givenl anl opportunity to pass onl this testion in order to meet the demand the country for action. .Mr. Williams, seeing that there was majority against Mr. Bland's motion, oved a substitute providing for hear gs to-morrow and the first four days next week, after which a vote should taken. lie called attention to the et, that this would give live hearings, tIle under Mr. Walker's proposition ert! would be s'x hearings only from Iw until withiii less than two weeks the close of Lhe sessionl. Onl a yea aid nay vote an amendment titing meting days to three per 'ek, proposed by Mr. Walker to Mr. iliats's imotion, was adopted by vote seven to live, Mr. Wilcox voting th the free coinage men and 21r. ickham, the chairman, against them. velve o'clock having arrived, there is no opportunity to vote on the ionded proposition, and by unani mis conseit the conmiittee adjourned itil to-inlorrow. Iome Folks inl Wastingtonl. WVAsli tN(.iTON. Februtatry 5.-,T. WVil mii Stokes, p'resident of thle South C'ar' na State Alliance amid Congrecssnman eit Stackhirutse are'( htere to reQpresenut uith Ci(arol itna at thle conmfertence of' the ?ditional Farm'ert'ts' A llianmce. TVhey nre le joined lhv Mentiior'-elect 1Zrby andu p Shell. Mr'. Stokes was withI the ont coina:tLe andl wxeighlts andl meas to-day I to urge the issage ofl the veru bill. lIn -onversation ith y i ourt. corrtesponi it Mr. Stokes said thiat, the Alliane(C pets Congress to pass the silver bill I thie sub-tr'easury bill before adljournl nit, but lie has no assurances that his ieetations wiltl be realized., Ie saye amt the Alliance is not here try and intimidate Congress, b)ut sim to v'oice the sentiments of' nearly 0(0,000 free men and v'oters, whlo hon ly belheve their constitutionial rights ,e been disregarded in the interest of iitalists andu monopolists. The Alli e, says Mr. Stokes, wvill be uinder influence of no political par'ty, but Ii maintain an indeplendent attitudle patisan questions, and( wvork unceas ~ly to advance the principles upon ich the Alliance is founded, lie be es the Alliance will make deep im u(1s into both political parties, especial in the'South atid West. iIe predicts -it, a great andI glorious f'utur'e. Seniator'-ecect lrbiy, ac'comniiiiiedl by daughter aind Capt, Shell, arrived ini ('city to-tught. Th'le Seniator' and ss Irby wxillI go to Anntapolis to-muor v to visit, relat,ives, andI the latter' will naini ther'e while thie Senator xwill re n to Washington in thie aftet'noon., prCoposes to aittend( (lie conference, w in p)rog'ress hier'e, of' F"armerc' Alli cc leader's, and1( may r'emain ini Wtash ;ton twvo (or thr'ee weeks.-News andi( 'I hel Silver Bilt. W Asti N(iT'ON, F"eb. 7.--Theo caucus of i' lemecratic members of the Ilouse liedi f'or to-night at the suggestion of' 'presentative JBlanid of Missouri was ry slimly attendled, only sixty-one em bers being presen t. lI epresentative oimes of' indliana priesidled and( Juan aird of Louisiana and Wilson of West irginia actedl as Secretaries. Tihe silvxer 11 was thet sole topic of considleration, 1(d after several resohlts hadl been fer'ed and(lxx widraxwn the followinig solution, offeored b)y R ichardisont of .'nniesee', was utnanimously adopted: llesolve'd, 'That it is the sense of this ,ucuis that the Senate silver bill, whlich is referred by the llouse to the Coim ittee on Coinage, W~eights andt Mea tres nearly oneo month ago, bieing, ill ir' opinion, an important public mnea re (deservin g dute considleration by the ouse, we ear hestly requ est the commtiit e to xwhich the same xvas referred to port it to the H ouise without dlayi~. hie caucus thent adjourned. A Fatal Hotter Exp,losion. SA v'ANNAiI,Ga,Fleb. 9.-A boiler in Ito irt Gliles' steam sawx mill on thme Ohoo 'e river, three miles south of lleeds lie, explodied this~ mornuing, killing six ople, two white anid four colored, Tiheo ill was a large one and( xxas sawviing or rts for lumber firms ini this city. TIhe tauils of the disaster xwas meagre. Thle e inder the boiler xvas kept "banked" d( everything wvas t htought to be all ht when the night xvatchmian was re vedI by the fireman yesterduay morn g, but as soon as tihe latter opened the ajector"' the boiler exploded wvith ter Ic force, destroying thet building and lling or wounding every person near andi setting lire to the debris. D., Barry, who operates a sawmill at anassas, on the Savannah andi West n railway, ten miles from the scene of e disaster, and who brought the news this city, said that the noise of the piosion was heard distinctly at his ace arid five miles beyond.-Augusta rantata. Do You Know now It Feels? Rheutuatism. Every one has heard the word. "HoW's your mother ?" "Ohl she's well except ibr rheumatism.'I (low cartless the answer is given. Do V0ou %unw how it feels to have rheti tatism ? Oh! it's terrible, the swelling ani the excruciating pain of ankle, knee, elbo y and shoulder, just as it each point was a bindle of irritatcd nerves, each one seemingly bout on giving more pain th.n other. Laying awake all night lon;ing for daylight, aching too severely- to sleep, apply ing liniment every half hour to tem porarily relieve the agony. Pray. ing. cursing, turning, twisting, but no ease. no comfort. What ii it that causes rheumalism? Ah, there are a thousand causes. What is it that cures rheumatism? Thank God, there is at least one cure. It is called B. B. B., or Botanic 1Blood Balm. It has, cured more cases of rheumatism than any other known remedy. Try it. )o not stifTer longer. J. 11. L-aing, Dawson, Ga., writes: "I suffered with rheumatism in my shoul ders and general debility. Five bot t les B. 13. B. improved my health and the rheumatism left tte." ,J. P. Davis, Atlanta, Ga (West E ad), writes: "I consider that 1i. .1. B. has permanently cured me of rheumatism and sciatica." Jacob F. Spencier, Newman, Ga., writes: "B. B. B. entirely cured me of rheumatism in my shoulders. I used six bottles." The Cotton Gro, Movement. NEw Oni:ANS, Feb. 6.-The cotton crop statement from September 1 to February 6, inclusive, shows: Port re ceipts 5,399,049 bales, against 5,072,238 last year; overland to mills and Canada 807,796, against 764,824; interior stock in excess to September 1, 429,670, against 288,661; Southern mill takings 312,261;, against 311,840; amount of crop brougfht into sight during 159 days 6,949,781, against 6 ,438,263; Northern spinners takings and Canada 1,500,393 against 1,518,074; stocks at the ports and interi or towns have fallen during the week 6;2,671, against decrease for the same time last year of 17,622; they are now 315,648 bales larger than on February 6 of last year; amount of crop brought into sight for week 195,372, against 187, 689: brought into sight for first six days of February 135,373, against 144,061 last year. A Republican Threat. WVASIIINOTox, Feb. 7.-The Demo crats leld a caucus to-night on the sil ver (Iiestion, and Representative Walk er is urging upon the Republicans the advisability of doing the same early next week. The Star to-night says it is threatened by the Iepublicans of the I louse that if the Senate attach the free coinage amendment to any appropriation bill, they will amend it by putting on the force bill as a rider. If this was done and the bill sent to the President, it is said that he would probably sign a con glonrate bill, taking free coinage rath er than veto the appropriation bill and the force bills. ''his may deter the Democrats from entering upon the plan of .)uttiig free coinage on an appropri ation bill. AlILTON, FLA. This to certify that I have been af flicted with Scrofula, or Blood Poison, tor a number of years. Tho best phy sicians of Mobile and] this city said nothing could be done for me. I also took a large <hIlantit,y of - --, but found no reliet in anything that I took. My litabs were a mass15 of ulcers, anid when I was sent to a physiciani in Mobiile my entire b)ody was a~ mass of sores. I hadl given up all hope), and as a last resort tried l'. P. '. P(Prickly Ash, Poke Root and P otassinin), and after using four bottles (smaill size) the sores have en tirely misappeared, and my general healthi was never bJetter tihan at the pre~sent time, and people that know me thii nk it a wondlerful cure. I'ianos and Organ4. N. W. TiwMPr, 134 Main Street, Co Lumbia, S. C., sells Pianos and Organs, clirect from factory. No agents' com missions. T1he celebrated Ciiickering lPiano. Mathtushek Pilano, celebrated for its clearness of tone, lightness of touch and lasting qualities. Mason & Ilamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up right Pianos, from $225 up. Mason & 11amlin Organs surpassed by none.Ster ling Organs, $50 up. Every Instrument gutaranteed for six years. Fifteen days' trial, expenses both ways, if not satis. factorv. Sold on Instalments.. TIi Philadelphia Times says Sena tor D)awes is one of the nicest old ladies in Cangress, and when ])eacon IIoar re fers to him as "my distinguished col league from the old 1Bay State," he feels is full of imp)ortance as a bantam hen trying to hatch out a big nest of turkey e'ggs. __ ___ A complete idreomi St for $16.50 freight paid to your dhepot. Send for U'atalogue. Address L. F. Padgett, Augusta, Ga. COLLE1E FOR W~OMIN, COIMIBIA, N. C. Th'iis College and Institute for Women anld Girls opened October 1 untder auspices more favorable tihan its most sanguine friends hoped for. The grounds, buildings, appointmets and furnishings are unequal led among boarding schools in the South. Th'le historic old llampton or Preston place was bought, the mansion repaired and re fited, a larger antd finer building construct ed for thte chapel, domitories and recitation rooms. A corps of teachers unexcelled in ability andl experience is now teaching In the College. From the 1st of January to 1st of February offers a convenient time for new pupils to enter, who are charged only from date of entrance. For termes, &c., address th resident, the ICEV. WM. R. ATKINSON, Columbia, S. C. Farm Wagons, complete with body etc. 2 3-4 in TIhimble Skin.............. .39.50 3 in 'Thimble skin ............... ....41.00 3% in Thimble Skin.................42.00 One llorse Wagons, $24.50, 128.50 and 128.50. Warranted second to none. Write for Circulars. Buggies, Carriages, Roadi Carts, &c., at 10 per cent less than regular prices. Send for Catalogue. This otfer is for only 30 (days ini order to reduce stock--so ordler at once. HOLLER & ANDERSON BIUGG1Y CO.. IROCK HILLI, S. 0., In writing mention this paper. WAak *w eataia.ue. A;RycAT OEFER THAT MAY NOT Aot.-i BBC REPEATED, 80 DO NOT DELAY, f "STRIRKE WHILETHEC IRON IS HOT." Write for Catalogue now, and s:ty wilt, paper you saw this advertisemeit in. - Remember that I sell everything tha goes to furnishIng a hone-mauufactur log some things and buying others in tl largest possible lots which enables ue to wipe out all competitiou. HERE ARE A FEW OF MiY START LING BARGAINS A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, fullI size, 15x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 pieces of ware, delivered at your own depot, all freight charges paid by me, for only Twelve Dollars. Again, I will sell you a 5 hole Cooking Range 13x13 inch oven, 18x2f inch top, fit ted with 21 pieces of ware, for THIR-' TEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight to your depot. DO NOT PAY TWO PRICHS FOR YOUR GOODS. I will send you a nice plush Parlor suit, walnut frame, either In combination or banded, the most stylish colors for 33.50,1 to your .iailroad station, freight paid. I will also sell you t nice Pedrinnos ult consisting -:f Bureau with glass, 1 hilgh head Bedstead, 1 Washstand, 1 Centro table, 4 cane seat chairs, 1 cane seat and ack rocker all for 16.50, and pay freight o our depot. Or I will send you an elegant Bedroom ult with large glass, full marble top, for ,30 and pay freight. lWe window shade on snring roller 0 40 legant Jarge walnut 8 day clock, 4.00 alnut lounge, 7.0 Lace curtains per window 1.00 I cannot describe everyt bing In a small advertisement, but have an Immense store containing 22,600 feet of floor room, with ware houses and factory buildings in other parts of Augusta making in all the lar gest business of this kind under one man agement in the Southern States. These storeiand warehouses are crowded with the choicest productions of the best facto ries. My catalogue containing Illustrations of goods will be mailed if you will kindly say where you saw this advertisement. 1 pay freight. Address, L. F. PADGETT, Proprietor radgett's Furniture, Stove and Carpet Store, 1110-1112 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA. ping Medicine FOR TIRED tyAN AND WOMAN. P. will purify and vitalize yon b ck4, ereatA a good appetito and give your hr.livle sys'ern tone an sirength. A pronrinent railroad rtperinterident at Savannah,sufering ivith Vq4tria, Dyop. and Itieiutnatirn sa' - . . +. ,. ng P P. ho never felt so well n his lite, and aIs-is ag If I.. cold ivo ferver, if he could i.hays gt!t 1.. 1.' if you aro tired out fit ts 4,- i.asnd Llos;o coiiflhienieit, take P. P. P. If you are oolini Indlf b&-bfajg an1d out of sorts, takO P Pil P. If you' digestive organs need toniag ep, a PP.P. If vna iui e wiI,iithr hondachbe, fndfgestlon, debility and we~ akness, take P. P. P. If you sufYer w'ith ret'vong preeti'abon, nerve unstrnng anid a general lets down of the systema, tako P. P. P. For Bilood Poison, Rthounltattain &erof urla, 01h1 bores. Malaria, Chronic ePmale Coinplnts, take P. P.P. Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium. The best blood purifier in the world. LIPP'MAN Bit10S., WTholesale Druggists, Sole Proprietors, LtPPMAN'S J!LoCKc, Havan.nah, Ga. LO W:PRICES WV1LL1UE MADB ON I'ALBOTT SON'S ENGINES A ND BOILERS, MPECIAL ESTIMATrES ON SAW MILLS, C ORiN MHIL. PLANERS AND MA CHIINERY UENERALL4Y: AT BOTTOM FIGURES V,* C. Badham, Gen. Agt., COLRMuRWIA, S, C. Uuy the Talbott Enigines It Is the best. COMIPLETE GIMEtEN. IJ POY T"lE MOST AROnVED tJplans, with Suction Fan or Spiked Blelt Seed Cotton Elevator furnished; a CO~TlTiON GrINS and PRESSES of best. itakors. T1homas Hay Rakes, D)eering] ilower, Corbi Harrows and Planet, Jr, Jultivators. A large stock of Portable and( Stationary ilnning and baw Mill Engines on hand. State Agents for C. & G. COOPER & CO'S Corlis En dines Lane Saw Mills and Liddeli Como- s *any's complete line. W. 11. GIBHIES, JR., & CO., Near Union Depob, CoLUMBIA, S. C MBAU * MNA i I t1 - H N lPI iS,W~eseDugs. oexican Mustang Liniment for MAN and BEAST FOR Forty Years THE STANDARD. For Sale 3Y ALL O. 11. FREEMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PICKENS C. II., S. C. All busluess will receive prompt atten Ion. Offie up stairs in Freeman building, ilain street. dec4tf VELLS& ORR, J. E. BOGG3, Greenville, 8, C. Pickens, S. C. WELLS, OR & BOGGS, WV ATTORNEYS AT LAW. rICKENS, C. II., S. c. d. F. ANsEL, C. L. 1IOLLINowoRTH, ~olicitor 8th CIrcuit, Pickens, 8. 'C' Gr'eenyllle, S. C. 1NSEL~ & IIOLLINGSWORTII. ATTOnNEYS AND COUNsELonB AT I.Aw, PICKENS, C. U., S. C. PractIee In all the courts of the State, ,nd attention given to all business entrust d to them. mirh 14-88tf. 1 L. L & WX~ L "ON D)ENTISTh, 122 MaIn Street, GreenvIlle, 8. C. Gas glveni every '1 hursday and rida,. ,nd teeth extractedl without pain. W. ".OILWOOD, "). 1). 5. DENTIST. G R E E N v I L. L E, S. C. Corner Main and Coffee Street. D)i. J. 1, C3ARrENTER, D )ENTIST, Willl be found at Liberty on and after th 4 St October. lIe guarantees all his wor be firsit class. fob 13'90 D. J.i P.(3 'sl J)ENTIST, (I Rt E E iN V I La L E, N'. C. OCHico over Westmoreland Bros. & D)ukce'i )rug Store- Jan 1 '898. ~)R. F RANK SMITH now perm'nanently located at Eaty s. ., and respectfully offers4 hIs professional srvlces to the public generally. J. C. Fitzgerald, PHOTOGRAPH ER, G RE E N V ILLE, S. C. Over WVestmnolandl Brothers Drug Store.. .11 wvork dne by thin stantaneous process. Iso make enlargements from old pictures any size In water colors, crayon, IndIa. k, oil andl 1plan photographs. oct 21 tr. f ANSON H OUSE,. GItE ENVILLE S. C., 4 P HE MANSIOYN IIOUSE IIAS been newly refitted and excellently rnlshed. It Is first class in Its ap dntmients, and is one of the best hotelsI South. Situated in the healthiest and t delightful localit in the country, it era superior attractions to vIsitors andt offeisino eannot he oacnlHad in any et.' $