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VOL. PICKENS, S. C, THURSDAY, MAY 12,O THE DEMOCRACY. DELEGATES TO THE STATE CONVEN T ION CHOSEN. Almost a W&ak Ovee for TiIanan--N# 3nrl Every Cotnty i1 the SttWJ Elect 15i. gates Favornble to im-ai-A Split. is Ritchland. COLUMBIA, S. C., May 3.-Belov will be found a rciorl of the action o the different ccuuty conventions held ir t ie State yesterday. In this county th Sheppardi'es la( everything their owr way, having 00 delegates to the Till manites 35 in the Ccnventton. Atims. sion was refused to certain Tillman del egates, whin all of them withdi ew all organized a separate Convention. Ic consequence of this Richland will havc a contesting delegation before the Stat Democratic convention. SPA RTANJIUR1. The county convention yesterday waq v. the stormiest body ever assenbled il this county. It was called to order by county Chairman Allen. It was moved that a temporary chairirian be elected. Mr. Allen refused to put this motion claiming the right to preside till the del. egates had h( errolled. This brought on a heated discussion, and many bitter things were said on both sides. Peace was secured, and an anti-Tillian dele. gation was elected to the Slate Convenl tion. The delegates elected are oppos. td to Tillman and favor Cleveland. CiESTER. A solid Tillmanite delegation was chosen I esterday by the county conven. tion to the State Convention. Aftei the delegation had been elected, W. O Guy introduc(d a set of resolutions liav oring the reduction of the tariff and ti Bland silver bill, and instructin,- the Chester delegates to fav>r the instrue tion of delegat s to the National con vention at Chicago to vote against an Presidential nomtince who was ol pose, to these tariff and siver resolut,ns Tillman's administration was also enl dorsed. A I K EN. In the ccunty convention yesterday a resolution was adopted to the effect that the delegates be instracted to select,Na. tional delegates who were in thorough sympathy with the agricultural classet in their demands for financial reform, Another resolution was adopted by r vote of 11G to 41, endorsing the Tillman Administration, and the head of it as a leader. YORK. A strong Tillman delegation wa, electcd to the 7;tate convention, and res olutions demanding tarifl and fnancia reform were adopted. KERSIAW. In the convention of this county neither the ijni of Tillian or Shep. pard We" A tn. .A mixed delega tion was Llectetd to the !ILate convQn tion. LA URENS. The county convention yesterday was composed of 116 delegates, 23 of whon were antis. The session was a very boisterous one. Tillnan delegates were elected. CIESTERFt EL1. This county elected a 11l Tillman del. egation to the State convention. LANCASTER. The delegates elected yesterday by the county convention aret all f-r Till. man. There were only four anti-Till. man delegates in the convention. CLARENDON. The Tiliman men in the con venAi outnumbered t,he Sheppard men two to one, and a resolution endorsing thc present administration was adopted(. FLORENCE. The convent,ion yesterday Was hanr monious. Tillman delegates were e lect. ed and resolution endorsing 'Cfeve land] voted dfowni. OEROiETroW N. .Tillmanites ranthings here 3esterdayi in the convent-ion. A rceolumion was * adopted endlorsing Tillmn bndl his en. tire administration. Th'le conivention stood 25 to 14 for Tillman anid H101. F*ARF.IELn. The convention yesterday was p)retti evenly divided, bitt was contrilledi by th<( Tillmanites. TIhe administration w endorsed. A N D)ERSON. The conventioii yesterday stood I 8 for Tillman to 70 for Sheppard. A resolution was offered b)y Ala. E. B, * Murray pledging the conlventioni to the support o1 the DJemocratic piarty, both' State and1 national. A iter considlerab)l e squab)bling the resolution was atd)pfted, W- A. Neal moved that the convention endorse t,he Ocala platform. Carriedi, A resolution condem ningi the Tir iit lpart', movement, offered by Capt,. .J. M1. Pat. rick, was voted downi. The delegat,ion elected by the conve.t~ Lion yesterdlay were not linstruc)Lted ill ir vor of either 11111 or Clevelandi hut will.standi with the Alliance. All the delegates are for TillmaIn, with perhiaps one exce ptbin. MA RION. Two-tirds of the eenventioni lster. day werem inflvor of Tillman. Rtesolu. t1Ons were aidop)ted endorwng the Till. man admimistration and E. TI. Stack. houso, Congressmnan iromt thec Sixth this. trict. LEXIN(1TON. The count,y convention yesterday was largely im favor of Tillman. Ifesohi. ions endor-sing l'illman's adintistrai. t ion and Dr. J. W. Stokes for C;ongress. *ere passed. hA INO TON. 'The county conivent,ion) met yestertda' and stood 67 for Tillman to 43 againsI him. The d.elegates elected are opposeti to Cleveland, and will attendl the con ventions unmnstructed. No resolution was oiltred. EDOGEFSIELI). The county convent.oni yesterday passed i esolutions endoramia Tiillman. the vote standing 117 to 32. A tesola. Lion was adoptedl to Support, nll nominees 01 the DJereocratic par11ty. T lhe dJelegates are instrutctedl for 11i1l. I[AMP~TONJ. The county convent,ion stood 58 to 32 In favor ot' Tillman. The delegates elected are all Tillinan men, but go un nARNAWELL. The county conveution yesturday elected all Tillmanites as delegates. A resSolution endorsing Tillman's Iadmwinis tration was adopted. G HEEN VI I..E. The county convsition yesterday elected a solid Tilluimn delegtiion. Rle solutions were introduced and adopted endorsi,ar Tillman and his administra tion. The convention stood, 177 for Tillman to 75 anainsl hin. CIA RL1STON. On account of a 'luabble among the Democrats 01 this county the conven lion aifter alimoiting a colliittee oil credent,ials adjourned until May 12. M1ARLnO101. The delegation elected yesterday are for Tillman and Cleveland. A resolu tion Wa,3 adopted endorsin)-ig Tiillmall. NEwU'JlRv. The convnition yesterday elected ia Tillmair delegatilon to the State couven tion and adopted the following: "That we hereby reiterate and declare our faith in the Democratic party; that we do hereby pled-ge to abide the result of the primary election and to support the Deluccratie nominees, National, State and Coutjty.' The convention s ood two to one for Tillman. The delevates to the State convention are all ior Tillmain. ltesolu tions were adopted endorsim-g Tiilman's Adminlstration and condetuning the March convention. These resolutions were adopted by a viva voce vo.e, all the Tiliman dclevates voting in favor of them and all the Sheppard men against them. WVI1.LIANMSnURO. liesolutions were adopted in the coun ty convention endorsing Tillman and instructing the delegates to vote for no delegate to the nitional convention but those w h -. are determined to bring the principles cof tLe Democratic party back to their origi-.al high standard of equal righlts to all and special privileges to IliloL. V:NION. The deleuates in the county conven tion were elected by acclanatiou yester. dhiy. They are all Tillmanites and are supposed to be it, favor of 11M11 for Presi dent, but go uninstructed. ICK ENS. The county con,veutioni elected a dele.. gation ju sterdav who standi on the Ocala d.mAniids. A re3olution was ad opted endorsing Tillman. A Cotton Report. Ciiic.k(o, Apfl 29.---Tlhe extremely low price of cotton and the reduced acreage agitation having attracted so much attention, an asiociation of Chi cajgo business itien authorized Mr. W. HIoffman the editor of the Chicago mar kets, to procure an accurate and relia ble report of the acreage planted for 1892. Mr. I oflfman mailed a circular letter of inquiry on April 9 to the lead ing nierchaL in every to wn containing fifty or more Population i the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Iinis. sippi, Alabama, Geortria, North Caro lina, South Carolina and ;ennessee, re liust ing that at least ten reliable plant ers be interviewed in each locality as to the planting for the year. A total of 1,017 replies received up to (late from every county and almost every township in the cotton belt (Flor ida and the Indian Territory alone ex cepted) report 23,936 planters inter viewed, and a s millnarizing of all re plies received gives an average reduc tion in aereag a over the entire cotton belt of 22l. per cent.; that 40 per cent. less fertinzers have been used; that planting is two to thrtee weeks late; that thIe season is cold, wet andl rainy, aLnd the ground in lunch wvorse condi tion thani at the correspondilng time last year. This result Is regarded as accurate and reliable, and indicates a largely decreased production of cotton f or this season. A Debate Oa'. C'OLuInIA, S. C., April 2t.-Governor 'Tiliman will leave Columbia for WVash ington on Saturday, and for this reason t he proposed debates at Spartan burg on the 30)th inst., and Laurens on May 2, have beeni indefinately postponed. Gjov trero Tillman goes to Washington for ihe purpose of securing $9,000 interest Onl the dire'ct tax fuind, this being the amount (laimned that the United States is withh ioldinIg fromt SouLth Carolina claimaints. 'The f act that Goveornor 'illman will, from lneceSsity, bet unlable t.o attendl either thle Spartanburg or Laurens mneetinugs, is being used by his opponents to have it alppeartl that, Till man is unIwillin]g to meet Sheppard at Spart anburg on account of the fierce 01) position to him at that place. 'fhis, however, is hardly p)robable, as Gover nor TIillmiuan had positive a ppointments with the government ollicials at Wash ingtooi be fore either of the above nam ed( dte ts were fixed. Fire in Trokio. SAN l"iANClsCo, April 29--Thle steamer Bielgic arrived( to day. She brFing~s detai l: of a great tire at Toklo, .Japan, A pril 10. 'The fire stareted early inl the mtorning ill the hlouise of a small restaurant keep< r f romn a candtle left burning. It spead in three directions 'The lire wais ('eingutished after con suiming 5,00)0 houses on twenty streets, inicludiu>g forty warehouses, police stations, Patnorag na building, Ilusian school, Toilo Englislh school, Kinji school anid many line residlences. D)et.ails of loss of life are meagre. .I, is variously estimiatedt that seventeen to forty-live persons perished. 'The steamer ltaiden Mauru was sunk by floating ice ini Kiishior harbor andI forty dIro wned. 're, Dea,tiv Currenit. A Uo I wrA, Ga., A pril 29.-M iss Mauide l11ll the young daughter of Mr. George I'. If ill, had a novel andi painf ful experi (ence with electricity last night. The family reside over the store 560) Broad Street, and haive a veranda in front with iron raling. Into the store be neath electric ligait wires ore run, and by some means or othIer the insufatton wau removed from the witres, giving free contact .sit h the rat ling, wihich became thlorouighily chargo d with electricity. MIss Ma&ude wenit out on the veranda last eveninug, and as she rested her armi on the raIling the current immedIately struck her and severely shocked her. Seven burns were in Ilicted on the young lady's arm, and thIe soles of her feet were badly blistered. Miss 111ll has been ex tremely nervona sine thiacdet A SO-CALLED REFORMER. J. HENDRIX MCLANE WORKING FOR HIS MONEY. A Mi4ioiary Vioit to Wagener's Ias tile lutdrcet, of tian "ieforaed Itepsbil eniha'P-Tryinag to Dupe the Democrats 1,y Abutialif 19 Old Friends. WAGENER'S, S. C., April 2.-J. lien drix LcLane arrived in town last Sat urday, and after remaining a short time left here. Ile returned this morn ing and hold conversations with several gentlemen. Knowing that McLane represents the Reform Republican party and that a meeting has been called for the 7th of May at this place by the Reformers, and assuming that his visit bore relationship to this meet ing and the propagation generally of this so-called Reform party, i made in quiries and received the following in. formation direct from the gentlemen whom McLane had approached. The econd gentleman who McLane spoke to describes the interview as fol lows: McLane said: "I want some one of intelligence who can fairly represent to the people of this country what we in tend by our meeting on the 7th. Our ultimate intentions will not be icade public just yet, though our speaking and our election of delegates to Min neapolis will be public. The true ob ject of this leauge now Is to rid the people of the dregs of this old line party of carpet baggers and to create a conli dence between the North and South by not maiing a question of race or color, but ty selecting the best men for the ollices. Where it would best influence that race we would use the negro for public oflice. We mean to rid the State of all such villanous men as Webster, Brayton and Tom Johnston, since they are a disgrace to the party, and none deplore it more than the knowing Re form Republicans do." ie also stated that these men, about seven in number, claimed to represent the entire white Republicans in South Carolina at the last National Conven tion. Harrison was in favor of the best men until he was misled by false rep. resentations and petitions. Ile would not have removed any Government of ficial or employee in South Corolina, but Brayton, Webster and Jot.ibtoni repre sented that the men the, recommended were honorable, high-toned men, and had done great and invaluable work for their party and suffered much for the cause. Ile stated that the most proininent citizens of Coluintia had given him great encouragement, and not only there, but everywhere he had been, and that a great many prominent men had intimated that, inl the event that Tillman got his foot on Sheppard's neck, a majority of the Sheppard party would join them in the event that they put a ticket in the field; that matter they would consider at the Minneapolis Convention. And if the Tillman party saw that. the Sheppard party would win they would do likewise. lie said their great aim was for national affairs though if they saw at any time it was probable to do effective work, they would turn their attention to State af fairs. To another gentleman McLane thus delivered himself: "You are aware that there will be a meeting here on the 7th, and I want to say that I or some one else will speak on that day. We want all the good people of the country to attend, and we want a good qiiet meeting. The object fur holding the meeting here was on account of its be ing a white section of the State. The Northern people want this State to send a delegation composed of Its best men to Minneapolis, to give the party a true statement of the affairs of this State. The State has been misrepre sented by such men as Jirayton and \Vebster, who are low dirty men. John ston,.of the Custom IIouse, is low and nothing more than a libertine, and not it to represent us as a people with for eign (naval) people. Our Reform Re. publican party wants to get rid of ne groes, carpet-baggers andl scalawags, and get the people of the North and South together. We need the,ir influ ence and their money. O'ur party wants to lill all oflices with good men irre spective of politics. At the meeting on the 7th we want a meeting of white people, not niggers." McLane said that the national comi mittee had made arrangements with the Louisville and Nashville Railway Company so far, and would complete tnem with other roadls, to transport the delegates for one-half fare, and that it would not cost the delegates anything and they would be paid handsomely, iIe saidi 'I'he News an d Courier had failed to fInd fault with them and left off the usual criticisms that had been put on the 01(1 line Re l)ublicanls. Continuing, lie said, a decent mnan would not go into Bray toin's oflice among his negroes unless compelled to (do so, that the North had nio conlidence in the Southern people, from the tact that they could get nio justice before the Courts; that the few goodl people of the South had to resort to lynchings, the bowio knife and the pistol to punish theIr ciminals, and the North regarde'd any investment in the South as unsafe on account of the rottenness of the old Bourbon D)eim ocraitic rule; that the Democrats of the North were, as a class, as inferior to the Rept-bhicans as the nigger is to the white man in the South. iIe stated in conclusion that their maission here wasL to create a confidence amnoly the people; that later on they wvoul consider what they would (10 as the prospect for elfective work brighten ed; that would be more fully develop ed by the time the Alinneapolis Conven tion convenedl. A few days previous to the Conven tIon held in ColumLin McLane wrote a letter to Mr. Larkini Garvin, of this plaice, a promiment citizen and a staunch Deimocrat, Inviting him to attend the Convention. Mr. Glarvin. afer reading the letter, tossed it into tMAeLane asked the town authorities to provide some extra polecemen on te day of the meeting and tried to engage board at one of the hotels for fromd $gefeld'"t--"ome of the boys McLane has some relatives here, who are and always have been simon pure Democrats, andi are among the most respected citizens of this section. 'The two gentlemen with whom Mr. McLanel conversed will if necessary, substant,iate under aignatuse, the enti re correctnm ofthes above It is a source of annoyance to the good people of this conimunity that McLane should come in their midst with his missionary work-under the guise of a Reformer-when it is too apparent thtt his honeyed words aiid apparent frank statements are, when divested of their deceptiv0 (1iilities, but pitfalls to ensnare us back into a ;degrading and hateful political bondage.-News and Courier. THE WAR IN VENEZUELA. Tite 11arbiran Tacticti Itemortod to by P'atuelo. Niw Yoinc, April 29.-A special to the Iferald froi Laguayra, Venezuela, says that on April 18 a quantity of arms from Trinidad, intended for (en. Crespo, was seized at Ciudad Bolivar. The Government also captured a son of the revolutionists, leader, and the young man, it declares, will be execute d on the day his father comes within a league of Caracas, President Palacio also announced that he will subject young Crespo to torture unless Mrs. Crespo divulges her husband's plans. The Government's losses at the battle of Tompit de Colon were 330 men killed and 500 wounded. Gen. Crespo is marching on Caracas with 18,000 in fantry and 2,000 cavalry. Tle revolu tionists are well armed. Of the iuifan try 8,000 are armed with small calibre repeaters and 3,000 with rillum of the lastast model. Most of t hese guns are of Austrian manufacture and have been sinuggled in from llamburg steamships. The cavalry is well I mounted, having had the pick of horses in the country through which Crespo marched. The army is said to be ac companied by thousands of camp fol lowers who have risen to join the revo lutionists and are ready to light as soon as arms can be found for them. Crespo is welcomed in all the villages along the line of march, and money and food I nre supplied to him from all sides. Many of the troops in Caracas are sus pected of disloyalty. lhe garrison is infested with informers, and upon t their accusations soldiers are being ar rested daily for conspiracy against the Government. l'he fall of Caracas is said to be eer tain unless Palacio's army can be ur ited and pushed in pursuit of the rovo lationists with unprecedented speed. The revolution has demioralized a large part of the population. Bands of pluni derers and highwaymen, calling them selves revolutionists, infest all districts. They make raids on the villages, bin-il the houses and rob the shops. iozens of wealthy men have been kidnapped I and held for ransom. There is ab;o lutely no trade in the region thus it llicted. Business men are fleeing wit i their moniey or btryimg it and hasten ing to the seaport towns. It was reported just befoi-e the sail ing of the Amerique that a recuiting company froal Palaclo's army wos sur rounded and massacred by the people of a countrytown in Tachira. Crespo has captured Casanas, Palacio's ninis ter of the I ntorior. Hie has warned Palacio that should further cases of cruelty toward suspected revolut lonists in Caracas occur, Casanas will lie taken out and shot. Panic prevails in the capital. Guv ernorneht troops are throwing up earthworks before the city and citizens have been compelled to work night and (lay with pick and shovel. Cattle are being driven into the city and the garri son has been provisioned for six weeks. Most of the shops are closed, and the price of food is so exorbitant t,hat tia poorer people are starving to death. The attack of the revolutionists, it is expected, will be madie withini two or I three days. It is believed that 1'alacio is p)rep)ar-I Ing to ilee, as the main body of his army is too far distant to succor him before the attack, and the garrison is too weak to offer prolonged resistance. The capi tal is full of rumors as to plots against, Pahaclo's life, and on last Sunday night four men were ar-restedl. charged withI aconspiracy to blow up the phiaco n ithll (lynamite0. As there has been no tril I or examination ouitside prison walls< nothing Is known as to the foundation: of the accusations. D)espite thei ac- 1 cumulating evidience of hits app)roach Ing fall, it is believed that Il'alacio will (lefer his ight to the last moment. .COLuolrA, S. C., April 28.-A lpet i ton is being extensively circulated in Greenville and other places for a pro. hibition convention to be held in this I city. 'The petition is as follows: "Whereas, the trailic in intoxicating beverages is one of the most prolifiic ause.s of degradation and ruin to tIhe individual, povert,y anid wretchediness t o the home, dilsorder, pauperism and crime to the commonwealth and an enormous linanc-ial driaini upon our al-I ready impoverished people; and whiere as, the agitation o1 last. winter in the i General Assembly has p)laced t he 1issue squarely before the D)emocratic piarty ~ in South Carolina: 'Therefore, wve, tihe uruderiWed, at the urgent solicitation of a har-ge numo ber of the people, invite all D)emuocratic e voters invor-ing the prohibition of the Ii(luor trailie to meet in Columhia, lI'hunrsday, May 20t,h, at 12 o'clock im., there to fonrm arnd ad(opt the best, plant i or presentong the qiuestion to the pieo-t ile In the coming election, th rough thI regular D)emocrat,ic organmiza:tion." ' Colonel t emaree, the well-know I imperancet lectuirer, is pu ttinrg ini hard work for this con vention.- legister. ,hack the JRipper. MEILoi:lNxi-, A p)ril 28.-T', day the r Judi(ge, to whomi~ Ar-. Lyle mfadle aipphi - cation yesterday Ion fiurt her adjourn mnent of the t rial of Fre-denick B. D)emu intg, refused to gran t anry fuirthe- po.it-j ponement. TIre Standard torday says t hat it is In a piosition to annilounlce wi thiout reserve that D)eeminrg has con ieusedl to hins lawyers anti thet docitors a wire examinEd himt that iOhe ommitted i the majority of the "Jack t hie Rtippelr" C rinmes ini the WVhite Chapel district of1 rr London. 'Te article has created agr-eat t' sensation. 'The dlemeanior of IDeeriing n when he was arraigned fon trial to-day It presentedl a marked dIt lerence i romt his conidnct at the in(lnecst. Tlodaiy heO wans v :quiet andi depressed arid he- looked very g inuich (disappointed when the Judge die cided that no fuirther delay would lbe 0 granted. D)eeming had pitt asidie the C flippant air that characterized him at the previous hearings, and he listened i~ Closely to the prosecutor's speech, pay- nI ing no attention to the crowd that C thronged the Court room. e FIRM FOR PRINCIPlI' HE LEADERS OF THE A-LIANG TAKE A VERY DECIDED STAND. 1100Or-der O1111114)l 1410i-r-1aket%r 114 M.1t At, Abu iMn'sll t lt A Iml l 1( i: cal TieH M311tst N4)t Ile At iovtq>,r ctne 118 'riticvlite4. 11R"NG lil, M\ay -I. -' ilit cl ;iates were represented at the ieetin i' Alliance prusidents and c:%: cetiv oimnittectmen which convent I h estelrday. Alr. MacuIne was taken i! lst before the metini, con .vtned i vas unable to leave his room. President Polk called the mtc.-ing t ?rder and made it lon-, sech. a in hat he had expetcd such at mi tin'' at his for two yearti. Ilia speccL. whil -onser-Vative, was tlavored wit'! iir,n r'hird party sentiment. IIe c::1ild o 0i the Alliance presidenti to rur a iecount of' their stewardship, :11d i utrii eadh president arose aid old hoe growth of the :-i i.l/.ation lit CslCtiv' dist'ict, it:3 diawb.,k :mI a11 leeds inl his State. d. F. Tillman of Tennsse, Te numc A the National exectitive b-: , wa ititspoken, and talked to the 1'1. JI maid th!s conference Nwould nmt 11-icmn t Third party meetikat, or 1 l: !sli;dk ts some callcd it, iito tie l'(,ph 's p:a y, becaus"e it woul b- coli:r . 11 -vury principle of' Ithe orgaliz ' lon3 a >ig-inabiy d sci-Ined, ald it wI'ud to learly uncollstitLloDal. An l em o throw it inl the 'ThLird pq1rl3 \, twil b '011sidered a political :11141 par! t I t I 6-t. Ii reply to qiuestions, Alir. TIina -otitinued: "I have becoic i-d < lesigning -entlemiel tryin" to 4nnycr ll original grand organization into lolitical ma111chine, for their myn !elli lurposes. Every member of' t1he( entir o,der should kinown1 imtt is str* y utl onsutitionll1, because it, Is inl d&-cet. ol losition to the solimn obIli-4, 11 h ook before Ite Could b come a1 v., iti11)(. le was assured that this orga iizalt i4 vould not confliet with his po: al 4 eligious views, and no manl could evc .ecoeic i member unless lie it:!4! ta*ke his 0oth. TIllis conf-eece las11mu ight to interfere wit the cIhIrebs, t vidci hundred of thotands of Ai! uu1n1 tien belonlg, as to interfere w:t thei inliticl rights. The pr-es;dVW' I -Xeclutive cmiltliellmen hcre hlavc imi or the good (A1 the oranizatin, i Iave no powe(r on carth 0o a.titilit t etter and sihcklu s me mie vs ia-1,4 atn .oot, and delivet themil solk m 41 h)() o the Third lart.y. This woul'I b1e m4 w tmill a SoutiertI mWtulbher c,ub!, I-a Il I i ibe ri'y woumil - he ota v, Ma ke. N.! iim *IceApt;'11 iln(! flraud s:ill he pr-ct1(-, upon in n1cettil Allinc. ileill1er. 'Th( have never takei an flLatioInl h, -Ilj port any such action by a few <I d i They will iever be captlrvil 1in such mannier, and (ever-y 111cohler is 4-H, fi .0 think alnd act. 14)). :iisclh i l'I v,I ivith wilitevel political laltry II . kn A i:I best advance .:,001 >vrmentzl!." Aionwg 4thier wli) 'sp)k( %vurt Icd:c of Txas, ('m11 ut f (IIr' in k(dams of* Alabama, 1haskin W'Ford ' lay toll (o Ltilmsi:1.a, I"!nar-1 44 Ali1 (1uri, Dyer (!! Nlis;Iiss,ippi, Gmard:wr c ,Cetituckn I) \ ~)o\\8Cl !4)tt 4k 0 Ill'i Centucky, MlcDIowcil oi tenne 4 at nany others. Several (& them hohll avored anl independift1 Illliti'All 'I-I101 11d all sIhfmSowed that tIhe Alh:ln I wa onstantly -rowing. T earinr of the-p rep .rts 4up \t 1no tinite wast tihere a diret4,ue0t 44 >Olitics whter'eby the s:renth t of tu avinIg and3 th:'.: 4pposin4s he Th. >arty coultd lbe disph4l'.t '. auine, wiho was able toiII mttem lilli e'cov~ered fromti his Slkne e, o pen1l w iti 4)operlaltiont andt ind4irecttfly(44)1 co)n1man: >ohfiticl 01r Iartisanl atction1. Al:: r Iab ue luu] linishede( speakig, tIe I'o-etin: itdourn'ted unltil t<44lay, when(1 it. 3n - 3m >ointe ld, headed byJ(I Ale:]))wel , I 'cTen Iessee and1( C. W. Ah linne'. 1ft b 4)4 :u .dtdress to the3( All1iancmen t lIhlt. 1 '4.it< ;ta1tes. Whi314 le t:eOl commtte wa11 ~3s a vor'k te con1ferenceI(8 was1 orenll d h4 f)e(cih-makinlg and34 Lenelt3f disen: ioni \ t, I O'clock tlls af terntoon tihe 4' ,ilii ee repor'ted a1 long addre'4s1 , wi l >iLeads 1(or iharmlonly and14 ir1wor'ts y iu I, waIs talkenl up1 and) read4 by) ' li 4ns Whein thle mtter't of thr3ow O ing . A\l ian1ce with tihe Tird4 piarty < ma up 'ote wasH takent, andt the miove wa de [!atedI by ai vote of' 21 t.o 16. .\ -e anig strulggle alttiallmuch 3wraniI'.41, Omlpromise was effee4lted by issi:n iln al lowing addlress, wich i Was 14''4pt1a4l iter wihichl thet meeting aiIourned'4 : '4 thte IBro0tterhood (of tiht! Na tit a1l A I Ilance and(1 IndutstrialI 'n in era5 of the Staitei of TennieSsee.' Ket. icky, M issourti, '1Te xas, Loisbu11511 Ali inia1 and14 Floridha, togethe 3r withi 'ne. ers of ouri naitionialC etruti tivte e. 'uitiiI 4)nal1 juditiciary commnIittee ma1l4 I>re' 'ortedi pecu'Iliar' :onilltots inl tihe orde1(1 14ony), brtheilrly love a..d( unity o a 'uon 1) ll eessary1i t) till suc(IIcesI (1 44ur3 4 u3.4 tit the success of til!heiorder in thRe-e lattes, alteri counset~llnV tOUt:be and13144 >4 you tha41 t we! fcel great lv' encoura 03l'! ad4 insptired(: by3 thle sph4.nidi spirit 1.44 m3ty' am1t deterinedIC4 adhernce'I3' to priot3 ple4 wichul ltervades!.' tilt orderC3 inl 11eml y veryv (one of.these5( States, niotw iths tandl I gthe combl)ined~t ffor'tu of (ourl eneies ( >show seedl 4)1 dIiscord iln our11 ranks 'cal am141llnationl. WVe thler'ctore fetel it 01ur tlut y', aM ser' n11tM (otiteole we3C V r'e presetI), s tand-t gupon the (u1tlosIts and3( wa'tchl -tower:1 ItiS thet greatest tohlitical recvolution veri known to tilt nttion, to saly to yo4u tat we ha3ve enttered aL cru'cial peiod inI IC history of' (1)r gr'et reformi mtove ient, ini whichl thet greatest calutiou,3 :3rnlest delibertation aind st,rict atdher Iee to our n)rineinin1a nw' noCCn8&nry t pa-erve intact that or-!anIzttion which at:l- Lt'day is the sheet-anchor and fh'i l iimilliq., of wealti-producers Im h;:. :it, battl,- for the ('od--ivenu rights (A tini1:nn kty. Von a.e co'.'atillatl Upon the great harmow;ly ald nutt v of sew.iilment in re a L to A lhau-t 'orinciples which pre albi wodhin .1ir hb:tdelrs, and upon the tact Iitt a carIui canvass ot Ihe subjec. it thii- inetin.:ti. has shown that practi a t members of the order in these a ail siuarely upon the demands, Wii t11h avowed determlitiationl of' hotl ha! det vt-ion te them above that to any inctltad W action, and that today thle imbrt oi those whi) so indorse the prinviphts If' the Alliance is much area ter th:n11) evir ifore. A se.ntiment lpeVai11, Stron1 and mt i.iOrm, that. tI his .-reat order, as tin or anation,. is the urcaLest, of all tuordern lo,cs () hIr Ie F-)Spre-ado tlreformeducation, al thatt its w'r,tk luist, be perpetuated a incouraterim thi-; high sphere, en t:relv hi e h-om ny partisan entangle Ih only dan-ers which seem i any S a to (it reaten a lack of the fuillest (he v eiitnt and prosperi ty of the order rth which attend the disposition ot :t few men and papers to 1-ublicly CI 'iC' i and coidemni others for their Inthdis.This i not, of, sullicient ex ft-111 to dhil'na'ce the orider, but it tiars U I I it lifct uniyt' that shou(l prevail, andit away i irs all concerned, and is Iutry to Ilh e spirit of brotherly love aita f-ircarance thAtt should prevail. ! Aiiuir t-vil, which fortunately pre vatb -Inly ill a very IC w\ localities, is the dsi n of tomenibers to seek political (-lic lt, the ihands (W their brethren, Itor-:ettlin- l hatl principle of Alliance doe tie wlich declates that the ofilec S'mil suck Ill' Ilan and not the man th ute. 11, cniidcratlilln of these views as to tiht sittition, Oie Collowing rules of ac tion ir(. slu"ested, as well calculated t) AItbl! the orter to _'o through the om: O u.dca" lit a fierce political coni t,l t . and4 cemte tot strengthened and .L ta It' hIt.: lirmonl Ilevitlldtn:l luf Im if eit n he the rule. Let nt * cIitlemin ia brother who stands ikqarl ,]Y bY the rlinttTIties of' the order in a'i.eak in any'way 'isparagingly ordis r'.'-pet Ildtl ofI' himi because they may SUllcr as fitI. he est methods of enforcing rA 11pilcillesr. GI'3it to every brother 2. t talty to i the principles of the mia I hc thae true and only L it, of mem h I'Ship, at Lt those Who value their 1 I at 'i a:111i aLiins mlore than their Al Y:e (Abh"ations he inlinMed that their I. di-1mndt41.4 strict and Full devotion '. l lit1k 's, :nll l4aves each1 to him b)X ! :1-; 1) ,i11 Ids, btt that the k m n11 Ili, case control the prin '111,1 tilcireo oE. all Who a11iliate fier. 1\c,v mi,_mlitrt w%ho takes thle oh.. a lat it alNays :hdmitfistered to those Sw" Jinil is rtlid, aks at Condition V(it, ei-n anll i)uon Itwhich afl that is to t S P* lthcated, tihat it sl inl i1o wv:W.1h rc with piil Iur iliial or re lietty. 'Ti-rleore. this order, asmc. lll ando ils bralnchecs, haws no n-it take tmY partis[n political or .t I - lar'an rli-JYilS Mnet.it. We urge ntaj:n111, atd ill good citizelis who b liuvc, s we 41(), that the eiactilent, 41 hiw:s ham-:d upon ol r d mands is for lt (if the Ifee institutions wd, Gr()VcrlilW-lt Itld to rescue the(, utt :- litnI deI.grad4ed servititle, that [Li it :f a h 'lirable m leanis Li) s'curle he IC 'letiontl of mein toi our national leg !aktive- tonitisi, whoII standi pledged to w.r iiL f r Ithe passage of such laws. h'in ally , brtiren, remem t'11(5betr thalt die \'tolin to itur prtitnciIples cani only be ema tive: by tun Itr i urtll detitands [aL the hailiti hf. W' sendi gre-etinigs to t,bc broItherh't' il if the Nor(thit an (reilt hetats heat hII [un in with them in their .x w ife ind LI them in i lahudable cti'ts .i i". r'm this co'tniItry r'omi tIle (clutchies iii itr Inlz:'d ('iteal, and that we will ti'and11 w ith tem aIt tile ballot b)ox for -ife b ll theLiI mtember's of' the h i itt-itwa'~s de'featedi, those favormng i it'renN:tai ti bttlt, ando t'ed-hoi,scenes ml i.s :'pec'trb hut,i' ito teat's while lie th::t :!s, "inially, breC'thr'enl, remuemi bieir fimt devo xs tiionl tot our1 prlincipfles enni Ion y bei emphatimi/ iimii our1 influence madli ertivebltig o u e tittnis a1ti xhe bali box,"L thaft' cusd hannontuIly fto itreva:il mt the mneeftmg and . . '[ II TllatI of Tetnnet'isee wai active mi ltt::rhaling tihe forces of the anti Th.trd partyites, atithihe wvon the fighlt. Thet Cudt on Crop. ( Ii .\ I. iNo, S. C , May ~>--Th'le News mil (iier'l finlibshf special r'eportsJ y sit 'raiy f tim Il every~ cout. y in South C artiIt tin t regafrd to thet reditctlon of (:i t t on aereiagt. 'Thle reports show that Sin It :e'tions1i of' the S'ato there has fie-in aI conulerab.lle reiftl(iLon inl the [attr';I.e ohItd in c (ottoni. Ini some sect' u ios ttx'itt llot, artnoiunt to more iin r f10 per ('tt. lIn others it is CId - stnglIe co)ttonI seedt. Tl'f:i-n altoige-their, it ts x:tfe to say t: thet av'eirage rednltetionr for the ist at i' is aboutt % per cent. A verty grt'afIfying feature of' this lI'x'ew illII tirme movemen t is that the acre itgt taketi Iromn cotton is being given It l breatd ef'oip. Th'ei repoi't,COileg [roti .' eery conty that, the largest crops of wx ht,t oats, co)ri, etc., [Ire planted that havex' ex erI been kniown. Th'le acreage ill thiese crops' as comnparedl with last year isl considerably more thatndoubled. Alf farmers seemn determined to raise morei'i hicad antd less cotton. 1i tihr inferest lh as t)eofn manifest edt iln regar'd to live stock. Rteports thiat, some1 of the condit,ion of growing graitli la ost enicon raging. Every in dficationi pomfts to at good crop aiid ai prosperous seasotn. This year the farm ers of South Carolina will ralse their own hog and hominy and will self their cotton as a monay anennuia AWAY WITH DIUGS. A PHYSICIAN WHO CLAIMS TO HEAL BY FAITH. A 'Talk withx Dr. J. W. Jonep, the Fait]; Curer---%o&jo of tie Methods of the Trvatinoint Used by the Doctor. CIIARnL:ST ON, -, C., April 29-Dr. .J, W. .Jones, ol Lslic, Georgia. has been staying at, the St. Charles Hotel for souie days, and will remain in Char leston for an indefinite pe-iod practicing hi, prolession, that of healing by faith. A Reporter called upon Dr. Jones yes. terday morning, and spent a half hour in his room conversing with him con cerning the purposes of his visit here, an(d the work which helhas already done and expects to accoiplich In Charles ton. Dr. Jones said he was a native of Ohio and was 49 years o age, le has been a practicing physlcian for twelve yeAis, a gr,,CK.er portion of which time has be;n spent hi Georgia. 1)r. ,lones exhibited his diploma from 4e eincin nati Eclectic Medical College In 188%. Speaking about his past, Dr. Jones said that when he was a voung man he led it very wild and dissipated jife, but i earl.v manhood he had been converted. He joined the Methodist Church, but did not hold strictly to any particular denominational bias. Ever since his conversion lie had been prompted to abandon the practice of medicine accord. ing to the ac :epted theories and to be in to heal the sick and suffering by faith alone. For fiIteen years he had resisted God's will, but six months ago lie had determined to throw physic away and rely upon fith in God alonc. Since that time lie has been perfectly happy, and has accomplished wonderful results and made a number ol converts. Dr. ,oneiS said that some ionthis ago lie was instructed of God to write a book organizi a secret society to be kn)wn as Christ's Council, and it is With this object in view that lie has come to Char leston. The first Council will be organ ized In Charleston, which city will here atter contain the GirAnd Council When the Order shall have spread throughouL the world. Christ's Council is a sacret organization with by-laws and sacret signs and pass words, whiWh have been composed and collected into two books written by Dr. .Jones. The Doctor will remain -in Char"eston until the Order has been established here. Since his arrival iii this city he has had twenty patients who have conie to hlin to be cured by aithil. Onie of these is Mrs. It. Riicke's, of 59 Line szLeet. ,Nr8. Itickels, the DOtor said, had been in bad health for eight years and durin the past, tWelve mou1iths hadl been eutire. iy paral3zud, and was coniined to her bed, unabue to move hand or tbot, Vithi out assistaice. Tuesday she had seen his card i The News and Courier and sent for himl). He0 went to her house, where lie tonnd her lyinv in %0.l i., f'ectly helpless condidon. lie asked it she believed lie was able to cure her. She replied that she certainly did, and lie Said then that inl God's name sh1e ibould be cured. The .1)octor Said that, Mrs. Riickels could then and there have . isel and walked, but le had advised her not to do so for twenty-f'0Ur hours. She, however, moved her aris and linmibs freely, a thinlg which she had not donle for a year. Yesterday mloring, Dr)i. Jones(1 said, lie called upon Mrs. Itiekels, and that, she had arisen and accompaniied1 hiim dIown-stirs. where lie lelt her seated in a chair. T1hie reporter called upon Mrs. litekels yesterday and found her seat,ed on a sofar in tbe parlor behind the bakery at, the corner of Linie and Meeting streets. Mrs. Rickels is a large elderly lady and her face showved t,he ravages of' many months o1' suffering. When t,he object of the Rleporter's visit hiad been explaini edl, shte said that Dr. .Joncs had been at tenid mg her for the intst two days, and that, she had rcceived much benefit, fi-om his treatment. Yesterday mnornin.g she had walkedl alone frn the first time in two years. She had suffe,red much pain formerly, hbut this was greatly lessened under Dr. Jfones's tr'eatmnent. She was still very weak, but, beli'eed that D)r. .Jones would ultimately entirely dire hier. WVith the assistance of her son, Mrs. Rtickels ro.se to her leet and walked slowly across the room, and then hav ing rested .or a few moments returned to the sola. She said that Dr. Jonea had rub)bedl her head with sonic medlicine and that lie had left miedicine for her to take before and after her meals. She was satisfiedl that she was being greatly benefited. Among t,he other cases iiow under treat menit by Dr. .Jones are these: John N. M. Johnson, Mrs. E. O'Briien, Miss A . M. Chiisolm, Mrs N. M. B. Kennedy, Mr's. M. McCarthcy, Mrs. JIohnm holmes, 1. W. Bailey and Dri Carter, of Somerset, Kentucky. Dr. .Joner says that, lie claims !,hat God has distinctly called him for this work, and1( that lie works alone in God's name, Hie no longer believe that, dIrugs and1( medicmies are healing agencies; God's power is the only and all sufliclent agency. [aI his practice Dr. .Jones somet,imes gives medicine,, but, this is doiie merely to st,rengthen the faith of the patient,, tnuh not because his belief inl the eflicacy ol the drugs. Jones said that when hie visits a pit,icnt lie prays that, God il make thema whole, and then pirescribes hor, them whatever iremedy the H oly Spiit, suggests to his mmid. Hie hind mfadle men see aufter innointing their eyes withi clay, but whatever the Spirit instructs him tofprescribe lie p)rescr'ibes .vithiout, hesitation and mi perfect con)ifi deuce oft its efllcacy. CTe remedy is noting, anmd faith in God's power to cure is ever'yta.ig.-News and CourIer. Ount off Hier Hair. CH AnCLOTTE. N. C., A pril 30.-Miss Inez Sykes, a young lady, was caught on thie street last night by a rufian who smothered her cries and cut off her hair. She wore her hair in a long plait and he whacked It off with a razor. Her assailant, after cutting off the hair, struck her in the breast, throw the hair to the ground and escaned.