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litx VOL. XX9 PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1891. NO SOME ALLIANCE NEWS. WHAT THE GREAT BODY OF FARMERS WILL DO OUT WEST. Both the Old Parties to be Abandoned Direct Statement from a Leading Official -The Order to Make its Own Fight with its own Candidates. BALTIMORE, April 15.-lon. W. F. Willets, of Kansas, the lecturer of the National Farraers' Alliance, was in Baltimore yesterday. Mr. Willets has recontly been at work in the interest of the alliance in New Jersey, and came over from Washing ton on his way to the eastern shore. He will address the local alliance at Royal Oak, Talbert county, this after noon and will spend to-morrow with Mr. R. 1). Bradley, the lecturer of the Maryland State Alliance, at his resi dence, Linchester, Carroll county. Mr. Willetts is one of the alliance leaders and among the most conspi cuous members of the movement. Ile was for a long time thoroughly identi fled with the Kansas alliance before he was elected lecturer of the National Alliance, and no man in the organiza tion has more abundant faith In its possibilities for the future or can speak more advisedly than he as to what it is and what it will be. Last fall he was the alliance candidate for governor of Kansas, but was defeated by a very narrow margin, and was subsequently prominetly spoken of as a candidate for United States senator to succeed Sena tor Ingalls in the legislature which elected Judge Pfeffer. He is a farmer in the strictest sense, has never been. anything else, believes that the farmers have brains enough to take care of this country, and has no higher ambition than to see the triumph of the cause which they are so vigorously advocat ing. The only time he has ever left his farm was when lie canvassed his State for governor, and then he hired a man to run the farm for him, and went into the fight with the same energy and fidelity which he had devoted to his agricultural interests. Mr. Willetts i a tall, squarely built, sturdy looking man, with a full beard. He is unmistakably a man of solid sense and judgment, and speaks unreservedly and pleasantly upon the work in which he is so deeply interested. "Talk to you about the Farmers' Alli ance? Why, certainly," he said, with a smile. "There is nothing about it which you should not know; it has no secrets, except a few pass words, that I need keep from you. What do you want to know ?" "There has been a great deal said since the election last fall," suggested the American reporter, "by men of both political parties, by big men and little men, about the purpose of the alliance and its possible disintegration or ab sorption by one of the two political or ganizations. Is there any foundation for such a belief ?" "None whatever. The Farmers' Alli ance is not a thing of to-day; not a thing to be blown aside or f rightened to death by Democrats or Republicans. It is a permanent factor, and will be speedily recognized as such by those who have yet; lailed to learn Ks" "Then you mean that it is destined to become a distinct party organization ?" "I do not say that; but I do say that it will not be a tail to the Democratic or Republican kite, nor be dominated by any partisan influence." "What will be its probable policy to make its influence most powerfully felt?" "Our platform, boiled dowvn, is simply this: 'Equal justice to all, special p'rivi1 leges to none, more money and less misery." That is our starting point. We will preach the gospel according to the newv dispensation and baptize In the Jordan of Intelligence. WVe are with the people, the people are with us, and that is the rock of our strength. If: you ask whence comes my belief, I answer, from that which we have ail ready done and the power that I know is within us to do." "Will the alliance hold strictly to their two leading pri' .aples, the free coinage of silver and the sub-treasury plan ?" "Most undoubtedly. We may make some change in the sub-treasury plan as it stands now. D)o not misunder stand me. I don't mean a change in the way of taking any step backward, but to perfect it and make it better for the farmer than It is now." "What will be the position of the alliance in the next presidlential elec tion ?" "We will never vote for any candli date, Democrat or Republican, on a platform opposed to the free coinage of silver." "Then Mr. (leveland will not find much comfort in the alliance ?" "WVe will not touch him under any circumstances." "At this distance, what forecast can you make of the next national cam paign. more especially as to the atti tude of the two old parties ?" "The D)emocrats will nominate Cleveland; the IRepublicans will nom i nate Blaine if he will be a candidate. If he will not, Harrison seems the nt-xt most likely man." . "And as to the platforms?" "They will bo0th be against the free coinage of silver." "Then we come back to the original poposition-what will the Alliance "We will not support any candlidate, except on the St. Louis platform." "And that means a third candid(ate?" "Yes, Ithink there is bound to be a third candidate, I think he will be nlominated by the Citizens' Alliance which is distinctly a political organiza. tion." "And the Alliance will endorse him ?" "Yes, If they nominate on our St. Louis platform, as I think they will. They accept that platfo.jm,and we wvill not support any candidate .who is not in accord with It." "If that can be accomplished in no other way, then it is,probable the alli ance will nominate ?' "Yes; it is not improbable." "At this distance can you name any man who is likely to be ihe Farmers' or Citizens' Alliance candidate ?" "No. We are not giving ourselves much concern about that yet. We are devoting all our time to perfecting a thorough organization, an:1 then we will look after the man.who can get our support." "Is t her! a man cnsnicuous in eit her of the political parties now whom you would be willing to support?" "None. Not one." "Do you think the Republicans will have the next administration ?" "They have elected the last president they will ever have." "What is Mr. Ingalls' future ?" "Ile has none politically. I was in the Kansas legislature eighteen years ago and tried to defeat him, and I never gave up the tight until I succeeded. Why should we run after such men as Ingalls and Sherman and Gorman? We have plenty of available and excel lent material, and have no need for such men as they." "1ow do you find the alliance in Ma ryland?" "In admirable condition, promising and progressing all over the State." What is your national organization now ?" "We have 2,500,000 members in the United States. We have organizations in thirty-five States of the Union and are organizing an average of 175 State and local alliances a day. In Kansas we have 145,000 members. I will or ganize a State ailance in Ohio on the 16th of this month and one in New York on the 22nd. We will have three or rour grand mass meetings in every State in the Union, then we will go into congressional districts, and finally, into the counties. There will be a -onfer ence in Cincinnati, May 19th,of all the industral bodies, to take the prelimina ry steps for the presidental ca-npaign. 'this conference has been called by the farmers and citizeni' alliance, the Knights o' Labor, the Single Tax League and various other organiza tions." MUST PAY OR CLOSE. Judge Ildmon Decides Against the Co lumbia Club. Co .1,uBIA, S. C., April 16.-The Co. Ii nib ia Club, it seems, will now either pay a regular liquor license to the city of Columbia or close its doors. At least, Judge Hludson's unwritten opin ion given below will show that such is his decision. The hearing of the case on the rule granted by .Judge Hudson sonic time ago, requiring tle city to show cause why it should not be enjoined from im posing a regular liquor license on the club was heard yesterday in the Court of Common Please. The case was argued at great length by Allen J. Green, Esq., on behalf of the club, and City Attorney John T. Ihett. Mr. Green made the opening argument, and he logically took up the points on which he based his argument, Ile contended that the club was organ ized for social purpos,s only, and did not come under the term of profession, occupation or business. . The city had no right to charge a license and none to impose a fine. Col. Rhett made a lengthy argument in reply, and the law was fully cited on both sides. When the arguments had closed, Judge Ilud son said lie was not ready to give his final decision, but lie continued thus: "The law of South Caaolina prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors outside of incorporated towns and cities. In side of these places it is prohibited, un less authorized by the granting of a li cense; therefore any body or associa tion, call it by whatever name you please, that is engaged inside the incor porated limits of any city or town in selling intoxicating liquors without license, are in violation of the law. Outside of incorporated cities and towns nominal clubs, with the very ar ticle in their constitution you have here, could be organized on every cross road ostensibly for social enjoyment, but the principal object would be the sale to its members of intoxicants. The prohibition law of cities would thus be annulled, it is very true that these associations are composed of cul-. tivatedl gentlemen, but the question that I have to determine is, is there a sale of intoxicating li<quors as it is ad mitted to be managed in this club, and as it is managed in all clubs. from the funds of the corporation. From the funds of the corporation the supplies are laid in, andi in plain terms, I do not mean to be offensive at all, the very important part of the instititution is the bar; take that away and most of the clubs would go to pieces. "My impression is that I would be forced, froim the weight of the authori ties, to sustain the city council.. "Similar association~s could be formed in every township in the State; parties might go there with a copy of a village paper and call it a literary cluib;. Miid once in a while take their tai~mllies there; but tihn attractive feature 'would be the arrangement they have made to serve the members. So far as I have beena able to catch from the authorities, the wveight of reason and the comimnon sense view is against the posit ion tak en by the club. "But I wvili read the authiorieies on either sidle if counsel will present them, and will give my views in writing." The State. The Co,nductor Ignored. Order.. S1'A^nTANIIUIR, S. C., April 14.--A t errible wireck occurred just ahout dark last night on the Ashvllle and( Spartan buirg i{ailro-id, between a through Sr('igh t f rom Asheville and a material train, near the rock cut above Landrum. Tlhue freight~ had orders to) wait at Mel rose fift,y inuutes to allow the mater 'al train to pass. The conduictor disobeyed his ordlers and aittemipt ed to make Tryon, when the two trains came together. IBoth trains we-re runninig at a high rate of slpeed when t,hey collided at a point juist kal I a mile b)eyond( I lorseshoe trestle. Jioth engines weire demnolishied. The fireman and a negro on the material train were killed. hioch of the engineers and( eighteen or the hands were badly injured, muanmy of them fatally, and it is thought one niegro had his leg caught in the furnace and( burned off before as sistance camne. All day yesterday the w-ounded men were being treated by phiysicianis from Asheville and half a dozeni am put,ations of legs and almis were imade. When the Qolsion occuirredI a car from the rear endu of the miaterial triani broke loose and ran back four miles to the rock cut above Landrum. The flagman, knowi ing the dlanger of the passenger train running into it, ran back the entire dlistance and arrived cornpletely exhausted, hut just in time to flag do wn the regular passenger train. By this aplendid effort, another horrible disaster was avoided. T rains were delayed several hours on account of the wreck, biut are now run ning on schedule time. it is im possible to ascertain the names of the conductors or any of the parties killed or iniured.-The State. THE CASE OF THE UNITED STATES. Seeretary Miaine's Reply to the Last Lei ter of the Italian Government. WASHINOTON, April 15.-Secretar Blaine completed his reply to the laE letter- from the Italian Governmen yesterday, and sent a copy of it to th Marquis Imperiali for transmissio to Premier Rudini. To-night the cot respondence was given to the press. larquis Imperiali, in a note date April 2, says Secretary laine's note o April 1, heretofore published, had bee: laid before the Italian Governienl an:1 that Itudini directed him to sa that the Government of Italy hai asked nothing beyond the prompt ir stitution of judicial proceeding through the regular channels. ie a( knowledges that it would have bee: absurd to claim the punishment of th guilty parties without warrant of reg ular judgment, and repeats the origint demand for the prompt institution c judicial proceedings, and says that no until the United States Governmen shall have explicitly declared that th proceedings shall be promptly begui can the diplomatic incident be consic ered as closed. Secretary Blaine, in reply, says th United States did not, by treaty wit Italy, become the insurer of the live or property of Italian subjects in ou territory, If it should appear tha among the victims at New Orlean were Italian subjects resident there, i conformity with the treaty, and not i violation of the immigration lawi abiding in peace in the United State and obeying the laws, that public oft cers connived at the work of the mo or failed, upon proper notice or infoi mation of the threatened danger, t take steps to preserve the peace an bring the guilty to trial, the Presideni under such circumstances, the Secret, ry says, will be j ustified in bringing th matter before Congress, with a view t the relief of the families of the Italiai iubjects who lost their lives by vic lence. Secretary laine also says, if it i found that the prosecution ot the pei 3ons charged with the killing of th Italian subjects canl be maintained ur ler the United States Statutes, the cas will be presented to the next gran jury. But if, as seems probable, pr< ,-eedings can only be taken in the court f Louisiana, the President can onl urge the State oflicials to )roinptl bring the offenders to trial; and thi he has already done. Ile also says, the case can only be prosecuted in tLI State courts, and a judicial investig. tion is not resorted to, it will then t the duty of the United States to coi sider whether some other form or r< dress may be asked. Ile adds, that it is understood th the Louisiana State grand jury is no investigating the affair, and while it possible that the jury may fail to pr sent indictments, the United States cal not assume that such will be the case The State Sustained. ]3EAUFOl'r, April 14.-The decree 4 Iu(Ige Aldrich in the Coosaw case hi been filed. It is a voluminous doci ment, covering 23 pages of legal ca paper. The conclusions reached by tl Judge in "The State ex-relatine B. ] Tillmnan et al., Board of P1hosphal Commissioners, plaintiffs, vs. the Co< saw Mining Co., defendants," are as fo lows: "The reti i of the defendants to ti order herein, dated March 21, is instill cient and is overruled. That the ord( to show cause herein, dated March 2 is male absolute. That the temporar :rder of injunction heretofore grantci is continued pending the final determ 1ation of the action, or the further o dler of the court, and that th~e plainti: Lbo execute andl file a written undertal ing with sur6ties, pursuant to the stal ute and the practice of this court, with in the next thirty days, to the effect thn Lhe plaintiff will pay to the defendar mclh damage, not exceeding $500, as d4 l'endant may sustain by reason of th injunction herein, if the court sha linally decide that the plaintiff is nt mtitled thereto. "That the order of this ('ourt appoini ing U. it. Blrooks temporary receiver t continued in full force and effect unt frurther order of this Court. "Further ordered, thaut the said U. I Birooks, as receiver, do within a reasom able time execute andl deliver a propc uindertaking, pursuant to the statuti in the sum of $500,coniditionedl fot thi lue and faithful discharge of his dluti( as receiver. "Either party to this action ma upon four (days' notice to the opposii party, app)ly to this Court for an ordt substitutinmg some other person reei v in the p)lace of U. lI. Brooks. "That either party to the action, u fou r (lays' nlotice to tihe opposite part may apply to this Court, 01r a .J uid thereof, for an ordler that may be me anu just, pending the final (determin tionm of this action." "D)ated Aiken, S. C.. A pril 13, 1891l. "'(Signed.) ,J A M F A iI,Ii H, '"J1udge Second Circuit.'' A Cowardly Father. ('nL:'z:NNJ:, Wyoming, April 15. Frank AlcD ermott and George M a(dd fought a dIuel Saturday in tihe lig Ilo basin. T1hme former's wife left him a ft, a tilt and wvent to Maldden's place. Al D)erinott,.carrying a six-shooter and tal ing his live-year-old boy along, wom after the woman. Malden caime out wviI a rifle, which lhe aimedl at AlcDermott hiead. AlDermo)tt raisedi lis son to hi breast, and the ball struck the little fe low above tihe ear, glanced and landedi mis father's face. AtlDormott fell, bi tred three shots. TIhie boy died withi in hour and the father Is fatally inju Two lirother, Suicide. , LAufNmAiTi:l, P., A pril .--illio ka a,a young man of this cit ied ten (lays ago under mysterious cl timstances, aidt last nig ht his brothej Ilarry, dlied from the same symptom which resembled arsenical poisoning T'heir father to-dlay statedl that Hlarr rad confessed to him that he and hi brother had taken poslon with the ol ject of (lying together. The boy woul give no explanation of the act. A l(ani,as Coii:,on. Lt.:A v ':N W ou'rim, K an., A pril 15-A 5:10) this afternoon, D). It. A nthony, ed! Gor of the L eaven worth Times, was con~ uided on the street by Capt. Williar Lor:es<iue, whmo was def eated for mayo at the recent election. A large crow, ussem bled, but no assistance wvas offere( and as Anthony is noted for his game ness, a bloody sequel Is looked for. NO THIRD PARTY FOR HDI, THE PLANS AND PURPOSES OF THE ALLIANCE STATED. t t E Stale Lecturer Talbert Sotm Forth the i Meaning of hi Recent Intervlewi-10 IeclareH thlkt the Alliance IN Engagod in a Crunade Againmt the Money 'ower. To the Editor of The News and Cou rier: Your Reporter did me justice in an interview at Orangeburg published I in your issue of the 6tt instant. Ile stated my language as I used it and my words as they were spoken, but your a head-lines and comments are calcula 1 ted to mislead the public mind, and I ~ ask that you allow ine to make some 1 explanation, not however. to change a t single word or proposition, but to re iterate every word. t Other papers have quoted altogether Incorrectly. For instance, I ani quoted as saying: "The Alliance is a simon pure political organization." Ln the interview I said that "the National Al liance was a purely political, or simion pure political organization," or words 5 to that effect. 1 say so yet. Then I am r quoted in other papers as saying: "I am in favor of a third party." I did s not say so; I said that "I was opposed to a third party, provided relief could be obtained from the other parties," di,,tinctive applied for as I)eiocrats a and lepublicans being my meaning, of both Democrats and Republicans. I stated that, when it was found out re bef could not be obtained in this way, or woads to that effect, then it would be time enough to decide upon smie plan to bring about that result, or words to that effect. e Now, sir, it might be that some other D plan than a third party might he de cided upon. I am unable to say. I stated positively that the Alliance, as I understand it, would push their de mands in the primaries and conventions for the nomination to national otlices e only of such candidates as would favor the same. After nominations are made e then the Alliance would support the nominee of the party, or words to that effect. That seems to me to be )emo s cratic. I also stated that was my idea of the Alliance (at the South, of course,) Y at present. Iowever, I said further, in s substance, that there was a move on i foot to have a meeting in February, e 1892, for the purpose of bringing to gether in onw great convention repre 0 sentutives from all of the different bodies of organized farmers and labor ers in the Utnited States to discuss the situation. What they would do I saitl I was unable to say. Whatever w'a 6 done the people alone would be respon S sible, because it would be a people' move, etc, or words to that effect. No w, M r. Editor, you make a big fits: about my reference to the fact that mn3 language means communistic revolu tion, etc, because I said the masses iusi s have relief, and if they can't get it oi way they will get it, in another, etc Now, you may call it what you please e but the people cannot and will nol much longer stand the oppression of the money king. There is not enw.igli money in circulation to supply thit legitimate demands, saying nothingl about the payment of loans, becausc with falling prices securities weaken, and while property values go lower anI r lower, dollar values go higher and high er, and taxes, salaries and interest ab sorb all the people's earnings, leaving nothing to pay on the principal of debts. Wealth is fast passing into the hands of a few persons. Money has become ja power in politics as it has always breen in social life, and the same influence, which is d1rawing away the substance 01 the workers, is undermining the church. Look what way you will the tencroachments of the money power ar'c plainly visible. It pollutes our eluec Stions; it controls our national legisla 1tion ; it dlebauchies our tradle; it owns our homnes; it rules the forum, the school and the chtur-ch. It is kIng. 'The quiestiont then is whtether the (dollar o1 the citizen shall rule this country. T 1'he Farmers' Alliance then means tc Ihave this country ruled by the citizen, 'The Farmers' Alliance thent means tc dethrone the imoney power and thm:t remancipate the people. T1his, sir. dhoes rnot mtean commnuntismn or antarchy, as yout terum it. It (does not mtean replu 0 diation, it does not mean war; it ieans 5only the rule of the peop)le. 'That is thea first and great work to be done1( by the ~'Nat,ional Alliance. Wit.h that will 0come many other reforms, for every dhe r vice of villiany which is siupported by Fthe improper use of inoney wiil fall whmen the props are t aken away. n Mir, E-ditor-, te sub-trieastury' schemne ,whichl y'ou so mu ich abuse. will be Ithe ver-y ieans b.y wIhih mioniey will heI rohhifed of its po)wer to oppress5. Th<C St. L outis Con ventt ion adoplted i t . t Ihe Ocala Conivetit I cotfirme it,icI t and il become us th i dutyv ot e ver-y truei Alli ance mian to sllioort it as tone of thli grand( prFintcipies 'of thei AlIli antce, at i againt I repeat, lie wh-lo is unwilling t< suppllor-t whI at a mItajoritly ttlopts sh ouhb n droll out. I f that be trelasoni, mtaki Ii miost, of' it. rIni conc-luision allow inie to say thta Sthe phat foirm oft our N atiotnal Alliance .as I utnder-stanid it, is wlmat I standta up on, not onily wit h bocth let, hblt on al hi toutrs, and thberec arc not,Pt)i nogh news 's papers and edht ors in South C'arol iim to1. drive mte offt. All I want is a heti:in 1- t.o discuiss these piropIositions1 before I tc n1 people face to lace. Lt lhespect fllyI), W. J. iTalbet, I Lectuirert Farmners' Al liaunee. Co(~ilumtbia, A pril I, 18t11. The Townt and Ithet Trilans. ('i A RL- :sTrON, S. C., A pril 1.~. Th< na be,entetown (If Graham's ori the Auusta iiin of thle South Car olmna liailway, and the r-ailroadl m pa ny has birokent outt afresh. TJo-uday the railroadl coitnpany a ppea red b efoire ,Judge Sinmointon in the l"edetral (.>u rt with a comriplaint thmat the Itown au Sthtorittes were interfering with thle .traille of the road andii the carr-ying of the malls, by threatenting to arrest its servants and emttployees. .1 inge Si mont ton issued an injutnctiont r-estrainiing the authorities ti-om arresting the emti V ployees of the road or interfering with -the trains. The writ, is returnable - Ap)ril 24. The authorities of Grahami's t claim that the ttrains are run too fats. r through te town. It waIs the miarshtal :I of thts place who, some1 mtonthst algo, l, shot and killeci a colored fireman ont -one of the Soutth Carolina Raiilroad trains. TILLMAN ON THE SUB-TREASURY. Tho iovernor Thinks the Intelligent Far mikers a%ro Generally Against It. CINCINNATI, April 15.-ljecently the Post, of this city, published the fol lowing firom Max ElIsler: I spent this evening with Governor Tillman and his iamnily at the executive mansion. I was impressed by his rapid, firm decisions and clear cut ideas. Ile is probably forty-live years old, has one eye, and writes with both hands. I found him genial in his home, offering a welcome savoring somewhat of the ru ral. Five children, with positive clear brown and hazel eyes, firm yet eflec tionate bearing, were perfectly easy in tlie quiet dignity of the family room. Thc Governor is thoughtful, but his great power lies in his directness of speech and action. With its aristocrat ic significance one would never accuse him of being a "gentleman," but you be lieve his opinions are carefully made up and honest in every sense. hi response to my query, he said: "I do not believe if the Farmers' Al liance were polled in this State, one-half would support the sub-treasury scheme. Mv guidle in making up my opinions is to obaerve the results in the congressional districts where, by vote, this has been test,ed. And I believe the Alliance of' the entire South would repudiate it. Some leaders may foist it, but the rank aid file-the thinking, reading members -utterlv refuse the absurd provision of the schene.'' It may be well here to draw the dis tinction between the Allhianc and the movement. Both are farmers' meas ures. The Alliance is nine months old. The movement is live years o:d. An( Alliance is national. The movement is local. The Alliance is based on its well known "denisnd.' The movement on local educational questions and; alleged reforms. (Governer, Lieutenant Governor, State oflicers, six Congressmen and a majority of the legisature belong to the farmers' movement. A small proportion belong to the Al liance. The present admiiiistration claims to be Democratic. loyally so, and that its ollicers were the regular nominees of the Democratic party. Coimienting on the above the Cot tonl Plant the oflicial organ of the Alli ance, says: The News and Courier (uotes Gov. Tillman as saying that the great rank and file of the Alliance are opsosed to the Sub-Treasury. We very much fear the good Governor wa doing Just what our contempararl charged upon Col. Talbert. in the saim connection-speaking f'or himself. r athei than 'or the Alliance. "Certainly no onc can charge hiir: with being opposed to the Farmers), Alhlance," as the News and Courie says; but reither can any one wh( looks below the surfice in the last con, r'essional elections construe the resull as properly a rejection of' the Sub. Treasury pilan. The Governor is entitled to his opinion of' couirse, but we know that lie has not correctly gauged the Alli ance sentiment on this point; and tihe Alliance-yes, the "reading, thinking memnbers"-will not follow even him in a defcetion fi'm its clear cut demands. The lines will be much closer drawn in futture congressional contests than in the last. and if* we mistake not, the Alliance will be ini position to ap)ply ifs full for'ce where it wi1l (10 most goodl. In our' judgement based upon close tout hi with tlic order to--day, Col. Tal bert is nearer r'ight than the Governor; and the Governor is about as near right on this point in fact as lhe has been any time during the past twelve months in the estimation of the News andl Courier. We believe, however, that the Gov ernor' will be found standling sciuar'ely by the Allian':.- and( all its (demandis, when it comes to the test, though he is clearly mistaken as to the sentiment of' thme order in this respect. A iHad Negro. W E-l> 'u-:1--IC-:i, S. C., A pril 14.- Fate JIames, a negi'o, wvas arrested here yes tirday for the murdier of a wonman in Sessons, (ha., with whom i he had run away fi'omi his family iei a~ ias't fall. .Jaines suddenly returined a week or ten dlays ago without, the wom.m,. andl when fuiestionedl as to her wh(reabhouts de cla red thfat she had dIiedl sudder y while at work. This natu rally excit.ed the suiciiouis of the womnan's relatives, am ad upon01 wrmi tinrg to piarties in Sessons it was ascer tained that .l aimes had killed her', w hich fact he ('oinfetssedl upoti lhe' ing arre'stedl, chaliining, ho'wever, that.hle ('ominfit ted thle deed b y accident, w ithi a W itnchest er ri fhe. Thliis is not given iuc(h credeni ce. liIe wais sent to Sum ter 1 ini charge omf the constable and wvill dloub tless remain in jail there, awaiting the requ(fiiisition of th GW(*overiioi' of Ge'orgia. lIe is a b)ad negro ;nyhow. Only last Lsu i i lrie had to l(eave onl accounit of 1 : arues lie had in ilfeted uipon an old n iegro'(. Th' ifs wes finial ly comtipromised. Th e Stat e corresponident hass juist seen a specimen of a five-aere Itchd (of oats w hi chii mia sures thire'e feet six i nehies without, the head. It, was grown by Ai r. -I. M . Moseley, who is one( of our best p1lanters, as thle size of his oats tes ti lies. - -Thle State. Raf 3 Reiso~iinte. Gon t -:N, Ind., A prfil 10. A iner namedi'in Snmyder was found dead herre a few daiys ag, andf two tramps arrested charged with hisi mu irde:. A sensa tionalf accounrit was publ1)1ished in the New York papers, regarding dlisclosuires tinmfe by his wife, who lives in New Y ork, ini the piresenice of the tramps lj;'in rg to their seekinug him i and at tftm ping r'obbhery, which resulted in hiis dleathi. Now the corotier's verdict bias been made pl)ilc, to the effect that Sinider catme to his death by falling and stri k ing his head agaInst a lbed post, am I that the gashes In his head which were supposed to have been caused by b)lows from a cudhgel were caused by rats, w haich ha~d been gnawing on the .dcadf bodly for piethaps aday previous to the finding of' it. T1hie two tramps who have beein held charged wvith the mnur der, somne articles belonging to Snyder being f oundi ini their possession, have been released in consequonce, and have skipped t he neigbohr hood. WHITE REPUBLICANS ORGANIZE. A Convention of 108 Delegates of the McLane Kind. COTA'M11A, S. C., April 15.-A new era in South Carolina's political history has begun. Last night a large n imber of the former Republicans, Greenback ers and Independendents met in con vention in Columbia. The convention was held in the (lining hall of the Co lumbia Ilotel. So quiet had the ar rangements for the meeting been kept that scarcely any one was aware of the matter, aid the intention of the pro moters was almost entirely unknown save among themselves. Tihe conven tion met at 8 o'clock, and the roll of delegates showed 108, only twelve of whom were negroes. Among those will be recognized as old Independents present were the following, most of whom politicians: d. llendrix Mcl,ane, V. P. Clayton, postmaster at Columbia: W W. tussell, the famous and "caloric" Greenbacker; )r. Munro and Postinas ter Iunter, of Union; Simon Corlev, o Lexigton; Odom, of Edgefield; liick ett, of St. Matthews; )r. Itoyner, of F"lorence; Ilarmon, of Spartanburg. .'hero were many more present, repre senting fifty-eight clubs recently or ganized in various portions of the State. The complexion of the convention was a novelty in Republican meet ings in this State. It was composed of three elements, the prepondorating propor tion being native whites, and the oth ers being old "Unionist men," who have been forced to the rear since the war, and negroes. The convention was called to order by McLane, and a "tepublican State League" was organized. This is to be a portion of the "National Republican League," organized some time ago. One who was present stated afterwards to the State representative that tire "league was organized princinally to light the Brayton iepublicans and that gang who had been monopolizing the Iepiblican party in this State f or the past two years, and to prosecute the organIzation of a whitm lIepiblican party in the State, with such negroes as wished to come in." The orgaiza tion was effected by the State executive committee, the niamies of wIloli could not be ascertained. The organization being effected, the new league procee( ed to elect a full set of delegates to tle national convention of the league to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio. at an early date. Tle following were chosen: SLate at large, .1. C. I Itinter-, Union; 1". N ici ols, G reen ville. It( ,nlar Congressional D)istrict delefr!.Les-First, lDr. KI. W. Menminger, Charleston, A. liathrop; Second, 1. A. Owdon; Third, W. W. Itiussell, J. S. Itussell; Fouirth, M. Whit lock, ,). F. (ireen ; Fifth, .. Clark, A. 11. Bowen ; Sixth, '. E. Mell, ,1. 1). Degratt; Seventh, F. M. l'rickett, C. L. Scott. After the convention had adjourned -it having lasted about one hour and a half-an experience meeting was held and a large number of the mem ber's gave graphic accounts of their po litical experiences during the past de cade, and maybe they will have similar eXperieFces to relate ten years hen--e. Their movement has been started. Time alone will tell the result. The purpose of the organizers to hold their convention was known to the State yes terday afternoon.-''he State. A Franco-tieriua War lirewinig. Pu',i April W6.--M. Ilerbette, the French ambassador to (Germany las sent M. Itibot, French minister of f'or gign affairs, a dispateli full of misgiv ings as to tho nature of the ambassador's relations with the Berlin foreign office. M. Ilerbette says that Chiancellor vonl Caprivi treats him with formal polite ness, while the G;ermanr enmperor', w~hio was formerly inivariably affable ini his mianinei', niow speaks curtly aiid has shown positive ill hiumor t owarid Frienehn men wvhomi M. Ilierbette ha;s iintrodlucedl at recepitions. 'Theo newvs causes increased anx iety ini governimenit circles here. liiithe-rto M. hierb)ertto's Own Jeports, as wvell as other odlicial inforimation fromr lerlin, have shrownr that AM. I lerbet to was a pvrsonoe !I/rat' with Emperor Williamn and( that the aimbasador was on the most aniica ble per'sonial terms with ihe chief's of the Berlin foreign oflice. Noting has oc cuirred between the ambassador ando M. Ribot to inic(ate the intention of tihe Gernan government to increase the teii sion, of relations already sulIlicienitly stramned. If tIhe French govermnmenit ascertains that the kaiser's alteredl attitudoe towardI Md. 11Ierbette arises from dlissatisf action over the treatment received by Empress F"rederick ini 'aris his recall is certain. So far as is known in ollicial circles the k aiser exonerated M. I lerbette from all blame in thie matter, while M. Iti bot con - sidlered the coiidiict of' thle am bassadlor ini relation to thie l'aris inicideiit to have beetn absoluitely correct. A Cottupitibtle Piece of i- ava<tlo. LONloN, April 15. A dlisipatt'h from IRomne says t.hat there is nio doub he re in well -inriformed circles that thle re''allI of Faiva was a cornteimp tiblde pit' e of actinrg on thne part of thme I tal iain tov eri'n ien t, ad t1hat the whlde story will shortly be male publie, to thle discom fitur~e of the II ud in cabhinet. (I micia;l papeorsi are in ex isten('e showing thatd F"ava had asked, and his government had granted, a leave of absence before theo Noiw O )rleamns mtassaicre w as hearid of or hiad occairredl, and that Huidini. had afterward (deterinirnedl to give a dframatic and b)ravadlo aspect to the inin ister''s hlid ay by ptroclaiming it a recall. lIe expetetd to frighten tine Ainericans, andi in fallinig to (10 50 has madeo lim iself such an object of ridlicule that he may have to retire in shanme andl leave the field to Crispi, wIno Is (1o ig ever'ything po0sible to add to iris successor's embarrassments. Should Crispl regain power, it is expectedI that ho will give the whole corresnondence to the pl))ic. TIhe levyingi of newv taxes, wich is now recognized as the onnly way out of the financial slough, cannot fall to hasten Rtudinri's (Iowa fall. Even had Crispi remained in power, theste taxes wouldl hav'e had to be implosedl and Ihis retirement has savedl hlr"r f rom the unpopularity that will auxendl their imiposition. Groat Cotton Fire. .MEMPII18r, April 9.-At ii o'clock to night the cotton sheds of' IIill, Fountaini & Co. caught fire it, is supposed, from the spark of a locomotive. At muidni.lht the fire is buri.ing fiercely, and the enitire sheds, in which are stored betwe'en $, 000 and 10,000 bates of cotten, will pr'ob ably be destroyed., The loss will reaichi $325.000. Insurance unknown. ITALY FIGHTING MAD. HUMOROUS AMERICAN JOURNALISM A POSSIBLE CACUS BELLI. Tho 1itternem of Feeling Against the Utltest states Intensifled by the Polti vlan-Thae Dismissal of Minister Por ter--1laine has Nothing to Say. hO:ti., April 10.-It is reported that if the Un:ted States Government does not answer the note from the Marquis lmperiali by tomorrow. Minister Porter wvill be ordered to leave Italy, and the whole Italian legation at W~ashington vill be recalled, Italian interests in Washington to be left in charge of the British Minister. A REVULSION OF FEELINO. LONDoN, April 10.-Tonight's ad 'ices from Italy represent the Rudini -abinet as deeply hurt by American ,oinient on the Italian difficulty, and ,hat there is consequently a revulsion >f leeling in favor of aggressive meas tres. It is said that King Iumbert inas received from theeditor of an Ital an newspaper in America a package of A% inerican newspapers containing pic tures ridiculing His Majesty hnd be littling the power and dignity of Italy. Dne picture in particular, representing Lhe King as a monkey, gave great of tense. Italian blood is again boiling, aund soimething startling is anticipated within a few days. sI:1:-:T'Y I.\ I_ [NE CAMt ANDSERENE. WASIINATON, April 10.-Secretary ilaitNe was shown the Itome and Lon don cable dispatches tonight ny a rep resentative of the United Press, report ing a revulsion of feeling in Italy in favor of aggressive measures toward the United States and a determination on the part of the Italian Government to orcer Minister Porter to leave Italy and to recall the remnant of the Italian legation now at Washington. The Sec retary read the dispatches carefully and iimply remarked: "Not a word relative Lo all these reports has reached the de wartiniit. No credit is given to the rutmors. They seein to be sensational." lIeyol this Secretary Blaine would have nothing to say about the Italian ilnhroglio. NO.N Y;AoE, BARON. Ni-:w Yoiu<, Apiil 1.--Baron Fava, the recalled Italian Minister, left the Victoria llot(- tonight for the French line steanier l.agascogne, and willleave these stiores for hoime early in the morn ing. LoN i" 'N, A pril i.- -A Itome dispatch says everybody is on the qui vive for the next act. in the Italian-American (raia. Crispi has openly stated that the lIudini Cabinet dare not make a se riois demad for redress upon the iited States, and that the Italian peo ple have been held up to ridicule by the vacillation of the Ministry. The stati-ient that American utter amces have had an influence in provok ing a hostile feeling is contirmed. In addition to the press dispatches, the ('onsul ('neral at New York has kept his government, fully informed of the editorial expressions of the press of that city. These are considered as extremely oh:1oxious inl their tone of contempt for It aly's st reigt Ii. both naval and military. Thecaricature whiic is saidtohavegiv en personal offense to King Humbert is one in which a monkey figures with the crown oil it s head and features bearing a resebnilance to those of the King. The clerical or Vatican faction are alleged to have circulated widely wood cuts of these caricattires, as showing American hatred and contempt for the Quirinal. Al toget her, Whatever the outcome of the diiicuilty, the feeling toward Ameri en in high I talian circles is very bitter. A imoiig t lie lower orders the complica tioni is having a 'onitrary effect. The pecople seem to anticipate that the gates of the A mei(rican paradise are about to be shtit on Italians, and there is a rush to get in bieflore they elose. The shores are ti brnged with intending emigrants, and famiilie,ifronm patriarch to cabo, can be seen t rudging along the highways that lend to thle poinits of departure. The auit hioril ies are making efforts to dis courage emigration, but without effect SI*NNATviON Al iL 1tMOiCS CONFIRMED. lb M I:, A pril 1.-Several newspapers of this city today conlirmed the report that in t.l he vent of the Italian Govern ment niot receiving a reply to its last eomn]hientioni to the A merican State I )epartmecnt with regard to the New Orleans m assacre by A pril 14th, the min iste'r of the I' iited States to Italy, Mr. A. (G. P'orter, will be requlestedl to withdraw froi the conitry. Milt IlLA INI; ilAS NOTVIlNO'iTO sAY. WASliINUTON, April ll.,--Secretary lilainie has not, dlecidedl whether he will make pubbe)I any add(itional correspon (denice with the Italian Government con eerinhg the N ew Orleans attain. Con cerhinig the' dispiatchi from Rome, stating 1 hmt<\hr. I '(rter, the United States Min ist er at I:ome, wvouldl be ordered to leave I taly it Mlr. fllaine (does not answer the .Iariquis Imiperiali's note today, Mr. lIlaiine will say nothing further than the si ateimenits made by him last night and telegraiphied to newspapers throughout the country covers all he has to say ablouit the mat,ter. hiarinug .JaiI Deliivery. lbsem-:1i.vualls, Ky., April 9.-A dar ing and successfully carried out escape from the county jail was made here last e'veniing at ti.30 o'cloclk. There were t w(lve prIsoners in all confined In the jail. 'l'hey were allowed the liberty of the corridors (lnring the day and were locked ini cells at night. Last evening, when the jailer went to put them in their cells, lie found sevetn of his prison ers abisent. They cut the bars of one of the windlows during the day, and as soon1 as it, was (lark they leaiped to the ground, a distance of twelve feet. The men who escapedl are Jeff Porter, white, who was under indictment for theo assassination of George Crim, a wealthy farmer; Henury Gil, ,Jeff Town send am I Sooimion, colored, n. ho killed a ne(gro) at A dair ville over a ga:no of crap a few weeks ago: JIell liusnky, a negro hiousehreaker, liuck JBaker, white, chariged withb shooting inito a train, and 10d Aorton, a negro, for stealing. The shieriff and a large posse are scouring thle 'ounht ry for thiem. lIfla Haste Madle WVaste. K A IsA s CI T, Mo., A pril 15.-Sey eral months ago the postotlice at Seward. Oklahioma, was robbed. There being no safe convenient, L,he postmaster after that put his stamps and money in the .ycn of his cook stove. Friday he built tile in a hurry, and forgot to take the reaisure out. When lhe thought of them lie OVeni was red hot, and stamps and nioney were all gone. Ills loss was omnthing ovcr $400.