The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, May 19, 1892, Image 1
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VOL. XXI PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1892. NO 35.
GOV. 11LIU AM'S VIEWS.
HE THINKS THE FARMERS SHOULD
STICK TO THE DEMOCRACY.
No Ottier 1.%ti3 C;a ivd To t m lhe ti -'te-f
They Neei -Tiv'ritir 11t Pmrt. a imtiNon
and a si;m,re iml S)Loti la Le i at vire. I
Aone.
CotxmitiM%, S. C., May 4P.-The cor
responden r of t w At latita (oinst itut ion
recently iutr% ie w d Gov. Tillman on
the sit wi tion,wad hi:i views x% ill b.e read
with un11smial linteret,.
Ile said ihe Alliance in S:uttth Caro
lina hai lcid nilothing to (o with the
Third Paty and 14hs given it n1o en
Couragement. It. his foilrid no phlce 10
rest Its head in t his Statt-, ard I nere are
none muore bitterly ojpposed U) it than
tre the Allianiceminii of -South C trolima.
In reply to my (pie3tion as to whet ho r
he thoug!' a l-mocratiE I'rvsIlei t
would be teec'd, and if the TI.li rd I Par
ty would affect the Iprobalbl resilt,
Govertior F'itimin said:
"The p--iAti1 situtilitoi in thu IU nilted
States ut tn! t iiie is soine%% hat simil ir
to the to-t.iion of adlairs j-ut. precv(
ing the i;* inll1i-g of the De,loenatie
convention III Ch,; h ston in 186 T n. ,
a nw, ' viviel heing iij'1-it y of
the peop-e ot ihl-, Coit ry were allier
ents of tilt DlEm.Eratic party, but1, 1 11wr1-e
vas divi-;iou bi regard to slayerv. To
day the ilfEict p-Arty is livi(led mi
the qtes- i-) oI linancEs, silver and ( t.t
t ariff. 1*1 Ch 1.: rlestoa conveition
failea to .1a4re-, mnd two set. of canldi
dateA wvrt pt' into the lik-it. The re,
sllt is hi- ury. I *92 1 he re, is dang E r
of a rep':I)tion o)f the S.ame hlitder.
The Soith ;,.nd West grown weary and
disgusted with thie cowardice and divi
Sion ainoig the 1enocrats in Con
gress, are I hinking of Third Party as
t a mneans o!* relie'f. I t must be borie in
mind that the Third irty i-a looks
to an A lihtce of tho agricultural and
prodicing :t ates as ag4inst- the mlaiu
facturinig .-"ates, andA of the horrowing
,or debtor tates as avainst tlite creditor
States. Bal. therc is a discordant, ele
mllent aid apparently an insuperable
barrier to a cor(ial and lasting inion
by reason of sectional prejudice. The
farmers o1 th e Northwest have hither
to been tho blackest of black tepubli
cans, and -m far as I can disc:.ver there
is little or no change toward the South
atmong thi m ont ha t question. The in
terests of the twti sections are identical
and in titie they may work h.-M1oni
olisly togtlier, but I think it will take
a few ioro turns of the screw by Wall
street and New England to effect it.
The financial ideas and the tari If policy
advocatt d by the Northwestern Third
Party nit-ii appeal very strongly to the
Southern farinlers, but what Irive we to
gain if we -o with them, and what
will we risk shiout we desert aind split
the Pellno.rat ic im-t 3 ? An (-x. iti im -
tion of thi repri,esentation in the vIe
toral co:1-;: )htws that, Eat of !he
mississipl.i and Noirh of the Ohio and
P*,''' ri-vrs. I 1e creditor and ianti
41 !U 1titrl1 , 1,,a U ie h a.s
there r.- tiiough chek ql,votes to
choose i1e I'ltsikdit, lackir,- olly
seven vo:.4 s. 'lis sect ion of the eoliln
try has siite tie- war dominated and
now doi i.te ti goverument. The
rest of its .i e bewvrs of wood 11t1 d raw
ens of wat tr. NIbt'd by the LiiFf.
Robbed liv the (,.:.monetization of sil
Yer. UlIOAd by lie tinancial I.olicy -)f
Wall st , uieb goverins It Wash
ington.
"Wisco a-l 111A Marymind are ihe
only twoE .( -latus within I those bt-ids,
where th- lliOerats aid Imepubeits
would 1nol. imite to (lfeatl whit are
known alS 'Jhe Ocala dI11mdMA,aid I 1e
lieve t hey % ouild o ii. N ov. ii 1,1.- last,
election ntith tc.taningli thle titial
ing Deinocraitic malijorit.y in (F.,gress,
the Reptublicans0 C crrlied ('a hforn11a,
Colorado, I (daho, Nev'auda, North I )ako
ta, South .l)akota, WVyonIung, Wainitg
toni at.d ).igoni with tiIhiirty-seveni elec
toral votet?:, arid I kitow 1no reaston why
thle Demto--ratitc (or Thlird Il'arty can
hlope th~ s y ar t o cha:nige that vote.
" We 1.n( * 44urse lveCs confri 'nt e'd with
States are DiE-lcralts as 11 Iar as local
se-lf-gover'nment 'il andil St at' s' i lihts are
-conIce.rne'd, bult Lie aepoe:1* ir''lIO( Io fa) It
coinage fsiii I~vr, they aire opposed to
increase' i f te currentIcy an' to4a)
chanirge in our11 lin:inci:al jEtbai y. Whiile
the T1hirid l'aruty lIepurjlican.s i t
N~orthw~ est are in~ favor ofi 1he>4 I bqIious,
but, ats enatlor' l'effer s:i.<, tilt' w.li
'vote with thte lipulblicans til ill (ot'
quelLstionS;' Iin oEther wEordts, tliwy haite
tile Sotuthiein whito e lli l loive3 thle
negro.
"'IL appears 1o 11m, thn a11 . very plainl
caise. SOIl:hitrn I h'noEruiats cannollt Itool
w iihI aI' Tird par Iwit houit grt r isk,
and the( ri-k will tbe 1taken1 absolute'ly
that I cani seE, 1,1.ort ofi a mEtiracle, of a
Third I 'arty, Iil ing ai l're(sidet. lhit.
It Is beyondt( (iues-tio' thIiat ifth whit~ ile
Democr-ats of LheC South divide1, on lIa
tional plitie~s, thet ntgr'o will be~ brouAgh t.
Inl as a iactor to :onitrol the resul t.
Once etnirolled a111( used( in111 Iiat ial elecC
tionis lIe w iiilithenceforthi be a fatorlti inI
State electIIions. Wt t Ihat iineanls
every t hiuking inan can undertist and"
"~ W hat Couroi's, L,ben, ought tile South-.1
ern peole purlIsuel?" I asked.
"The Soul lherni States are like I re'land(.
WVe pay I-ritloute to our1 conqulIer'ers ini an
ever licr'e:ing pensioni roll; but jut? 11s
Ireland, ii'altr l 'arnellI, by hiersjistenht,
reason1 anidi juistI(ee lf the Enl ' lishi peo
pIe, bids fai zio soon 1 obltatin1 all r'easot.
able r' ihts and14 redret'ss I~ of V ivaices,
we may hiopi', Ii>y jtutrsliiig a st tin:Lir
couirse', to ge rel.1IefI, butt it wil i14' Itt
anid by ti-e I )ttntEratic p arty, it' it,
comes soon1, antdti am1t altIma l, t.- icih
to say) if it, coe's ever'l. (Our pl i
naltionial conlvention11, ini countijuncrt ion
with the N orthwesterni Demoiicr at. andt
make the light, on a plritformt oh pritnu
pie, withi a cant, brave canid a:~e.
Th'lere Shni de1 no dhodgitng ill It' plat
form, no0 stratddIing, rno glIt,tet ing giti
erailities,' thut an emhl datic denmn fort(I11
an increase'd culrrenlcy, free com iage,
railroad cIIntrol. inIcomte taIx anld tallill'
reform, eie,-a pilatforml which will
comlmanId the suppor)Et' 01' tile Al hnce',
wilIe it. will not, drive conservative
D)emocrat ini Ne w York, lndtianai, New
,Jersey, ConnicCticut, and11 Marylanu into
"Why ('0 youI met('ion these States
particular' '?"
"WVell, to' South, wEithiout Matry land,
has1 only 1-18 eletct oral vottes-+eventy
live Short, iif at mljo)rity. In past con
test8 these States havey been more fre
qtiently Democratic titan lepublican,
w%-herea-i the Nort hwesterk States have
I)eeni aiiost invariably ltepiblican. It
will not be good policy to drive away
these staunch friends who have stood
by its against the force bill and other
radical deviltry, while running after an
ignis fatitis in the Northvest. In
other v,ords, we utist not turn loose
the birds we have util we catch those
inl the bush."
"Well, Governor, do you think the
Allianc will Support a cand(lidate wIlo
(o-s not stand on tie Ocala plat form ?"
"Alliance Deiocrats will support the
)eikocr>ttic noinllev, aliI it the plat
fojriI gives promise 40 Ihiancial relhef, I
tin1k tie candidate .would car-y every
Suthllit-rn State. I te national De
itiorcacy surrnderk to Wall str( et, then
I don't 'ow what will happe."
" Then you are op'l)sed to tme nominlta
I ion of Cleveland ?"
"I. am), Imiost (litphatica Illy. It. would
be the gate-st.t ilisfortuine tht cotild
IPPeI to 'is at thi, time, and would
give anIi impetis to 'hil-il Partvism in
tile Sol hz that I dread o coitemlplate."
"WouI his wmiia'ion rstilt in a
Third I.rts in SIutit Carolina?"
"1 do hot kiow. It would dvjnd
upon the platfo m; biut a Wall strt!et
candid-V'e and a W all street platform
would bed uInore than ouir people would
stand."
"Ilhen you advis,t lite Alliance of
Georg'i;l to -taId ty the D)umocratic
par y ?"
"I ad vise the Alliance evervwhere to
do so. Our policy shoitid be i.o control
the natin>al .)mocratic nominating
convention, force th h ithit on the lines
I have indicated and put ill) the best
an we can find who believes in it and
i1s nymnpatly witil the masses.
sih1( WitI4814de i UI Death.
H1AnTFORD, coni., May 5.-Pietty
Minnie Marshall's admirer lies dead in
the morgue to-night. Although he had
a wife and thiee children in Boston,
Charles E. Sherwood became infatuated
with Alinnieshortly after he located in
Ilartiord last November, as a photo
grapher. Every thing went pleasaitly,
and they had no trouble itil three
weeks ago, when Minnie's parents
hear-1 a t umor that her lover had a fam
ily. Minie's fat her traced the report,
and last, Friday interviewed the de
serted wi'e in Boston.
$herwood beco -ne desperate, and af
ter ineffectual efforts to see Minnie he
talked tO hi partner last night of sui.
cide. Ile Would listen to no reason or
talk of anything cther than the cruel
tate which had separated him from
her. lIe roamed the streets nearly all
night, and early this morning when
Minnie happene<I to glance from her
chamber %%indow she saw Sherwood,
who wais s aridir,g i a vacant lot ad
joinling the hotu:e. Ile made no mo
tion nor did he speA k, but fixtd upon
hc-r an aw il stre.
A i.,mentit l,t er he r.ais(l a Vial to
li- lips and t1rallk the contents Then
there %%as a iie of a revolver anLId a
shArp report. Sierwoil pithed hed
lo;g or ward wit h a builet hole t hrough
his skul anl was (14ad before passersby
Could r. each imii. 11 his pockets Were
f- ' \iinnie's pholtgraptih, a lock of
'a'v I' - which hore
ltrae- Ol haivirlg been read au ree:ta.
The body will be forwarded to his
Widow in Bustonl.
ii AnanI.TON, S. C., 'May d.-Local
Polities I., tle SOiE topic of conive-rsation
in i bis ll' y tO(:ty. The Regtlars eon
si-ler that tie It' formers have, made a
batd blre:,k, %hile the latter argue that
their act ion lait night was Strictly the
pioper th11in to df), an( beli'ev that in
i ht- elld thoy w\i 1 lie stccessful. h'lle
rtguir t 'mit ! en;ent Will prepare an
ld wes Y'at mng k Leir positionl, all( the
I letirm-rs will ipr-:bably do likew~'ise.
Soitie (of the lcgutlars chairte that if
I he lieft.riimers si ad a (delegation to C2o
lumbtia, it will ht~ for Tfillmain on condi
tion that the Stte Executive Corn nit
tee sh:tl iiuport thle lleform mnove
mentt in theC cominrg count-y contest. If*
this be true, of couirse the contesting
delegat io n wilt be seatted when they go
to Cut ia. it this connection it is
not irrelevant to mention that Adju
t:mt Genteral Farley has been in the
city this week. Thie lieormoers, otn the
other hand, v igorotusly deny that, their
nmovemteit has ainy connection with
Tillman anid assert, that a maitjorityv of
their tact ioni is bit terly opposedl to himi.
lTis is nii all pr-obabibi y entirely true.
lha, p 'hies is pol iies, and the side
bnat, conies t, 'ltindl may be willing
ii votu- Ior Tlllt:i in tide convelition
if theyV (can ltheeby ob tait control ol
Chlston C~ount v. iI this wvay Char'
letn ni ght st-inb.t a Ti!nam h-egat ion
t lie S-tate( cont n i ton i-- no it otther wise.
NoT ttl 'LAiN. Ala v Ii- A lexatler
Kriolaky , a fart ti-r iar Ih-rfy I ill1,
had an ex peritance with sniakes last
A\londa.) thati hasi rndter(d imi tt mi
por-artl y inisan o nt thtte phly sicins
aire it sur e thttt. tie Will ever regain
his reasoni. Krol-iky went diown itto
a welh oun itis farmz I or the pur~pose of
cleaintr it, out. 11le had beent down
but, a hew ini inut s wh len lie shouted to
his; couin~, who had lowered hImt, to
draw i;iinu up. '(Tie man he gan pull
iing til bthe rope. When he had he-lp
ed K roh,k y tiearily to the top lie look
ed udowit anid saw I hiar, several black
aitd brom -vii watt ' snakes we're wVoundt
around K rolsk's arum and body. 'The
sight oh t he serpntl ae it itSStItiI e inan,
atnd dIronoing the ripe lie ran howvling
away. KroLsky's sie~ks were hear-d
buy labor-rs a shmo t <tist:ines aw~ ty and
thety rani to the well. K rolsk~y was
battling dtsperattely with - the snakes.
Il I c ti ~nit-kly helpI ed out. I-riomnis
body 8ve uiomi teise snakes were torn
and kulle.l . Ili uijiad is no(w (derang.
u-d. I lie dm1 well hut which lie enicoutn
1eri ( te reptile, is appa)trenitly full of
tem. A laniterni lowered into It
r'eveah'd ai otb(itl sa nu tmber of serpent
heads pr'otriuing from the wall.
SA- FhA'i:.N(eo, AMay X.-Cha:rles
'lTaniet i. a st eveduore, luiinge-d inito the
fmur'nat e O f tlhe tig G oventor .ir win
hat, ct ii.u% ail .O.tStedi bin iself to
hianiself 'o .e--G sh~ortly before (lark
Tlanet ia I ried to j uip into the hay
front tie boat tbut, was restrainedi.
iThen Iae asked permission to go Iinto
I rwi's flre room aid warmi himself.
I ifore t hie engineer coutldl catch him
hits body was crackling on the be(i of
red hot coals. Withi the fuirnace
tongs the suiicidle I boidy was drawn out.
Ite wvat ti1l alivea but horrib)ly butrnted,
aind it a few inuites he was dIead,.
No catus for the Suicide Is known ex
cept that he was druntk and despon
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THE RAILIROADS.
THE STATE BOARD INCREASES THEIR
ASSESSMENTS.
Of th1e a!or0Pvty of the Itailrands in South
Carolinu am Returned by Each--Re peat.
hou Their Action of Last Year.
COLiMBIA, S. C., May ll.-The
State Board of Equalization of ra~lroad
property met in annual scssion yester
day morning and it has com-3 back at
the railroads, in their kick against the
big raise in their assessment last, year,
by (iregarding the sworn returns of the
ollicials of the roads, and "assessing"
with a vengeance. All thii occurring
while the test. of the JegaliLy of the ac
tion taken by the board last year is still
in the courts created so ue surprise, and
has the appearance ot'"rubbing it in.'
There were very few road, to escape
the general at.l-round iaie, at d the
larger ones catch it heavy indeed. See
reta y Norton sal s that the agtregate o1
assessmnents will not be as great is last
Year, as the side-track mileage was in
cluded in last year's total, and this year
the Comproller has abated all assess
ments on side-tracks when the matter
was called to his attention.
The board began its work at 10 o'clock
yesterday moruimr, and all the mem
bers, except the chairman, Dr.
Bates, were present, as follows: Secre
tary of State Tindal, Attorney G2neral
McLturin. and Comptioller General
Ellerbe. Mr. Tindal. was chosen presi
dentL pro tem and Mr. James Norton
was elected secretary.
Judge Cothran, general counsel for
the Richmond and Danville, and rice
President A. B. Andrews appear.:d be.
fore the board and presented their views
in regard to the manner of making the as
sessments.
The board then very qui.kiv did what
it had to do without wasting ans time
over the matter and comple'ed the as
sessients on all but one or two of the
roads.
Below is given comparatively the as
sessments of this and last year, as made
by tLe board at the initia! meeting be
fore any changes were made, the assess
ments as they stood finally, the mileage
of the roads and the returns of each road
submittUd and sworn to this year, frcm
which the raise is made in each case.
From it, it is easy to make up the exact
status of the raise attempted now.
Asheville and Spartanburg-Per mile,
$8,000; last year original, s8.000; last
year final, $8.000; 23 5-10 miles, re
Itined at $4,00.
Ashley River-Per mile, -'13,0()0; last
year original, $20,000; last year final,
'-13,^10; 1 miles, returned at $11,000.
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Lne-Per
mile, $18,010; last year original, $20,000;
last year final, $18,000; 123 5-k miles,
returned at $8,500.
11,6shopVIlle l1a;lroad-$10,000 per
mile; Iast year original $15,000; hist
year final, $6,000; tweity-three miles;
roturned at $1,000.
Blue Ridge-$.000 per mie; last
year original $5,000; last ye.r final $5,
000; thirty- four miles; returned at $4,000.
Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chi
cago-$8,000 per mile; last year origi
nal $8,000; last, y(ar final $8,000; twen
ty-four 1-10 miles; returned at $ 1,000.
Central of South Carolina-Per mile,
$12,000; last year final, $12,000; 40
miles, returncd at $5,000.
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
Per mile, $10,000; last year ori-inal,
$10,000; last year final. $1l0,000t; 107
3-10 miles (miileage diflerent Iromh last,
year ender a re-survey); returnied at $ 1,
400.
Charleston and Savannah-Per m ie,
$13,000; last year original, *18, 000; last
year final, $18,000; 83 umdies; returned at
$6,000.
Clan leston, Sumter and Northern
Per mile $8.000: last year original $8,
00(0; last year final $8,000; 138 7-10
miles; no ligures p)laced in the returns.
Charlot,te, Columbia andl A ugust a
Per mile $ 14,00(1; last year- oigmal $15,
000; last year final $14,000; 178 9.10
miles; refturned at $8,000.
Cherawv and Chester-Per *nule $4,
000; last, year original $5 ,000; last, year
final $1,000; 28 6-10 miles; returued at
$2,500.
Chbreaw and Salisbury--le.r il i $5,
1100; last year original $8,000; last year
final $3,000; 11 iiiles; ieturnied at $2,
300.
Chmesier and Lenoir-Per mile $1,000;
last yeair orIinmal $5,000; last, year finmal
$ l000; 37 miles; returned at $2,300.
C'himubia and Greenville- Per nuile
$10, 300; hit year originali $13,000; last
y ear final $ 10,500t; 15 mS iles; retu4rnedl
at $7.00)0.
Colmm uia, Newh)erry and .amenris
Per mile $5,o00; 03) miles; whole re
turnedl andi as.,essed, etc., it the same as
last year, no0 change being4 marle.
Georget,own and Wesi ern- Per mile,
$3,000, last year original, 30 miles val
uied aLid assessed at $3,0f ' lier mile
last year final $ 1,000; 37 iles; returned
at S3,000.
Georgia, Carolina andl No rthin i
Thirt,y miles at $10,001); the remainder
at $3,000; laet year original, thirity miles
at $1l0,000 p>er mile'; last sear final
same; 136 90-100 miles; retuirnied at $5,
000) for all.
1Ilar tsvil le-Pler mile $2,0(00; la st ye ar
original, $2,501); las t yeiar l inaI $2,(00t ;
ten miles; returned at $2,000.
Laurenms- - Per nuled $5,000; last year.
original $6,000(; I st year Iin al $5 ,000( ;
29 11-100 miles; ret urnedl at $2,500).
Alanchester andl AuiLusta- Icr nile
$5,000I; last, sear original $6,1 000; last
year final $5,000; 19 miles returnemmd at
$3.5300.
Northeastern-Per mile $17,000; last
year original $20,000; last, year linial
$17,000; 102 mites; return((d at $9.78I.
51.
Palmetto-Pe2r mile *4,000; last year
orIginal $6,000; last year finmal $ 1,000);
22 miles; retturned at $1,000.
Port Rloyal and Augutsta-Per- mile
$10,000; last year original $12,000; last
year fmnal $10,000; 108 3-10 miles; re
turned at *7,500.
Port Royal and WVestern Carolina
Per mile $10,000; last year original *12,-I
000; final $10,000; 210 9-10 miles; fift,y
one miles retturned at *7,000, remainder
at $6,000
South Carolina Railway-Per nile
$16,000; last year original $20,000; final
$16,000; 242 milem; returned at $13,000.
Spartauburg, Union and Colurabia
Per mile, $5,000; last year original
$5,000; linal $5,000; 68 miles; returned
at $3,500.
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
-Per mile, $14,000; last year original
$15,000; final $14,000; 124 miles; re
turned at $6 000.
Wilmingru. Chadbourn and Conway
-Per mile $5,000: last year original
$6,000; final $5,000; 251 miles; returned
at $2,250.
Florence Railroad --Per mile $10,000;
last year original saie; final same; 24
47- 100 miles; returned at $5,000.
Carolina, Knoxville and Western
Per mile, $1,000; (others same); 15
miles; returned at $1,000.
Sea Island Branch-'er mile, $3,000;
last year ori-inal, $6,000; final, $3,000;
5.1 miles; returned at $2,000.
Branchvilfe and Bowman (new road)
-Per nile, $2.1100: 10. miles; returned
at $1,000.
South Bound (new road)-Per mile,
$8,000; 108 38-400 ii!cs; r'eLirned at
$8,000.
The Carolina Midiland was assessed
at $5,000, iccordig to the returns for
the whole 5-14 miles. This road con
si-ts of two, which were assessed last
year as ilolosv: Tie first at $ 11,000,
first being reduced Lo $5,000, and the
reC0nd at $7.500, being reduced to *5,
No rturn4 were filed by the South
Carolina Pacifie and the Wilson an(d
Summet ton roads, and the board, think
ing this an oversi.;ht and desiring to give
them a chaice, di, not make the as
sessnent, preferring to avait, anl expla
nation. Tie board will meet to hear
the complaints and arguments of* the
railroad men on June 14. Then the
fireworks will begin.-State.
NOT BUILT BY THE GOVERNMENT.
Information v i ,egard to the storage of
Spirits for Taxal lon.
WASHINGTON, 1). C., May 11.
Some of the Farmers' Alliance men in
Ll South and West who are advocatin
the ware house system for adoption by
the government have been met with the
argument that it is not the province of
the government to build ware houses
for any class of producers, to which toe
advocates of the ware house system
have replied that if the government carl
build ware houses in which to store
whiskey, there ought te he no reasona
ble objection to the Colstructionl of, ware
houses for grain and other products of'
t.armlers. Senator Cuckrell, who be.
lieved tiht the notion was an erroneous
one, sent an inquiry to the iternal rev
enue comimissloi.er, AIr. Masou, and
has rcceived the follo wing reply:
03 1"1O INTERNA l 1i- CEN UI,
V A 1I N GTON, 1). C., Alay 7, 1892
'Ilie IIn. F. M. Cockrell, United
States Senator-Sir: I am in receipt of
your letter asking whether the United
States government, out of* the govern
ment, fands, has built any ware houses
for the storage of liquors or distilled
spirits, and it so, the number of such
ware houses, when built, the cost there
of, and under what authority of law they
were construlcted. It not, to explain
who builds the bonded ware house for
distillers, how they are bonded, and
upon what te ins spirits are stored there
in and the revenue collected thercon.
In reply I would say that the United
States does not, now, and1( has neyer
built any ware houses for dist Illers for
the storage of' their liqjuors and distilled
spitrits. There is no law authorizing
the expenditure of public money for this
puirpose. All distilted spit it,s, wit, the
excep)tion of brandy dlistilledf f'rom aip
p)lcs, peaches andh grapes are deposited
ml ware houses priovided( by the dlistiller
himself. Sect,ion 3,271 of RevIsed
Statutes provides that: "Eveiry dlist.I
ier shall provide at his own exp)ense, a
ware house to, be situated On andt( to cos
s,if.ute iit oif his distillery premise .
und to be usecd only for the stor'age of
tistilled spirits of b1ia own manufacture
im". hcm tiax thereon shall have been
paid.'
Distillers of brandy from apples,
peCaches and craipe's, e'xciusivel y are ex
cmpt, from the provisions of this statute.
T'hese distillers either pay the tex upon)01
the spiits as soon asx pr'oducedl or de
posi ted mn a bonded ware house erectdh
by ia l.ivate tdividuail and stored thiere
un til fthe tax b)ecomeis (due, but in no
auSe is the government lIable for any
expIernses, incurred in storing distilled
spirits of any kind. Before a (distiller'
sommeni'ices Li) operiate his djistilh ry he
2xecutes a bond, the condition of which,
umoug other th tluts, Is for the playment,
>f tax upon spirits producedi by him.
When spirits are placed in a ware house,
wvhiih lie is required to provide, art ad
Jitional bond, kniown as the "ware
house bond,'' is executed f>r the p)ay
hieit of' the tax upjon said spirits,
Int aditiorn to this5 distillera' liremnises
and1( apparatus ire liable for the tax, and
the goveinmnent, has first h en upon the
spiit,s themniselve's for t.e taix dute thieirc
art. Ur til this 'ax is paid the govern
renit has custod of the spirits by its
Sfli cers in ther- *wmnded wa':c haouses.
At, the explirationi of' three years, or
sonr,i the owne(r (desires possessiont
arti u rse of1 thle r pir'its, tI,he it. ernatl lev
er;uie tax of 1 ccents a callIon must he'
,ilN~ W. IAst)N,
Cines~,e Crueloty.
S A N F hA Nd isco, Mlay 4.-- -Skianmghai
lwi wspaplers conitatin accoun ts of hoi'ri
blde tortui 1r iiheted u potin Cinrese1
acecomiplices of Mason ini his foolbsh
rebellhijot agsi nst thae G ove'rrim in!,
The repre'sentativyes of all the foreign
Goveruienits have protestedk against
t hese atrocities. 'The victims were
only hired by Mlason, andi( did not
realize their crinne or punishment.
'lThe h gs and arms of fthree of thlem
were broken. P'aper was burned in
their faces until the skirt fell off to
make them confes~s. TIhey were humng
upl by the thumbs and whtipped, and
allowed to hang unitil unrconisciOus.
Othier cruel pnishrmentr wvere visited
on them, and death res'tlted in many
naisen
AS GOOD AS NO1I1NATED.
IT LOOKS AS IF CLEVELAND WILL
HAVE A WALK OVER.
Tho Conmonsus of Opliloii Anmolng Know
Ing Poilticans in Washitigton-Nearly
all the Dolegates So Far I.:lectval aro lii
Favor of Honest Grovar.
W,Asll1NOTO-N, 1). C., I%ay 8. Noth.
ing short of a political earl LI.quake
can now prevept the nomination
of Grover Cleveland for the l'residen
cy by the Democratic party. 'ihis is i
no mere idle assertion. It is a pre
diction based on f.icts and figures and
upo'1 the universal sentiment extpri-s
<d by those familiar with the political
situation. Up to the present time 31A)
delegates to the Chic:-go coi vent ion
have been elected. This is almwt one
half of the entire n1.1uber to bl 1tostn.
\vNaL is t*hIt t-vensr;k1 expi ssion 0f ole I
ion regalding Cleveland is -p' w
te action of tle various con1vii ions.,
1. he being put to one .-ide, igic red, or
,ougareild over with lainit wirda:; 4t
praise ? Lf't, the iecordI $wak f or it
self.
Six states have inst ruicld 0. third
gates to vote for Clevem.nd at ('e
These t ates are: Kansas, with:#) vott."
Mlich igan, with 28; Milltliot a, Wi It 1:
'Nort 1ekota, with (1; lNhodhi Iland,
wvith 8, and Wisconsini, with 21. Mlch i-n
gn, Minnesota and Wi-consin went so
J ar as to direct t hat, their (I-vga rs
shotil(i vote as a unit. In mItI;t ion t o
these 104 mnstructeo d(telegato21 i1 ve
been elected fron otier states. like
Illinois, Alassaeltsetts, I'villisy I ;livia,
Oregon, Nebraska, Vermont, et c., aId
who although not, specifically insirtict -
ed are known to be favoralile tou Cleve
land and will vote for himt oin the first
and succeeding ballots. Cons,tpienuly t
Cleveland has tcday with the ('on
vention still six weeks dist.ant 31I de11
gates out of the necessary 600, anil hi-i,
too, without any indecent scratmbing
upon his part. All thicse votos have
come to him as the enthusiasti offer
ing of Democrats who believe he cain
lead them to victory.
In addition to these 31.1 Clivehnd i
delegates there have heen choson just J
78 other delegates. Of these, 72 from (
New York are, through the nianitpulia
tionl of a machine which did not ex
press the popular feeling for I IAvid J.
Hill. The other G; are from W.yoning.
They have been put in the 11111 colunil,
but, Senator Warren, who used to be
Governor of the State and knows t.he
predilections of the Democrats is well (
as of the lepublicans, told ie to(tIy
that -it leaat 3 of the dhlegates were 1or
Cleveland.
Whatever delegates II ill has I lits far
secured have been dragged into iis
canip by almost brute force and bIy the
earnest exertions of political strikers.
Directly contrary is the feeling which
actuates those who are so adt in
their devotion to Cleveland. 'ake for
Instance some expressions foomi proii.
nent Democratic Congressmeii whicl I
have taken the trouble to gather for
the purpose of satisfying lion( st curi
osity as to the extent of the Cl-voland
feeling. I asked Iepresentativo Chip
man, of Michigan, a leader on the floor
and a distinguished meiber (if tile
foreign affairs committee, whether the
action of the Democratic Convei-ntion
in his state represented the npular
sense. "There is no doubt of it," he
repli(d. "When you think for a 1m10
ment that in Michigan we have no
Democratic machine with whicli t.o
inanillUlate the primaries, whei youa
remember that these Deinocrat who
are so anxious for Cleveland's nio min a- (
tion have come of' their own I re-e will
to urge his .selection, y oii must rea:-ze
that it, is a popular outpouring of ft-el
ing and not an exhibition of i'ino-mani1
power. I tell you, sir, that thre )emlo..
crats in Miichigan w ill era wl I o th e
polls to vote it Cleveland is nom iate<d. I
You cannot keep them away."
liepresentative Blliouver, of I 'i'n
nsylvania, who was the chiairman of
the recent State Conivenitioni, tohl ine
that Cleveland was thle irst, cli ce of
aill the D)emocrats ini thie Statte. I 1e be
ives that Clevehthdc can uno iI,ahIte tly
h e elected. .lu Al assachuiset I s, Ih'-prc
sentat ive Andrew says, Clhevelanid c. n
po-ll inocre votes t.hani G'vernlor liuss-il,
while any other I )emocral, will ruin bi
lurid thle party I ic-ket . "T1h- ii->ii a
tion of Goriman ini lioweri, "' zail
"would be like a col blanikut, 1 \
As for Iihnois, Se-natcir il uma ol
ltmttedl to mue, diespiite his own I'ea
do-nt iaml asp)irationis, t,hat tihe major a y
of the peiople of t he Stt wvi - f or
Cleveland. IIteplresenit at ve li ai mi, iof
Il~aia, says thi it his State, ii C le'ie
landl is noinatedl, cana bi car-ri' iv by
t he Democracy as agai instI larrison iir
an.ybodly else wIhom the lI epi olce:ims
may name. i'ostma~ster I )altoin, cif ie
flouse, aveteran Indiana l)c-iniorat ii
politician, says that, if I larrisoni isI
niomtiated it will be0 harder for t i
Democrats to carry the Stat(- t.haui
otherwIse; but if liarrison is nIot iinmi
niated and Clevehawid ms, lie says the
State wvill go D)emocratie biy 25,uu0h.
I could repeat hiy the colu mn such
Dpinicne u as thlese, gathered at anidomi
itt the Capitol. I learn from (-lose
rfrend~s of Senator 11i11 that the g rowi hi
)f the Cleveland senti meunt, has made
the New York mian very tdesponident,
nor have his spirits been lighitened byI
the rumor that T1ammany iay ti bro I
himi over after all, if hle does riot begini
to gain more strength. Ju lst now I111 il
is making a dlesperate struggle io cap-t
Lture d(legates In Virginma, but lIe~pre
senitative W arner, who went dow in ht)o
thle State to see what progrecss he was
muakmi g, returned a (lay 01r twoi ago .*
with the report that the atteainytd toI
create a 1I lll boom In the Old D)omigiion
was a lamentable failure.
In New .Jersey, where it is saidt ht
there is niothinug but a It ill senit tmint, aL
Cleveland rally (if enormous propor- (
I iins wais held a f ew eveni iga ago. i
Iliepresentatise AlecKinntey, whio was e
lpre-sent and( made a speech, says th at I
he heard the statement that if Cl~eve
land is nominated New Jers'.y would t
go Demiocratic b)y 10,000 to ls,(0, biut v
t,hat the nominatIon of' any other D)emi- t
Dcrat means the less of the State. No y
wonder those Democrats who havei
the welfare of the party at hieait say d
that it is not a matter now for Cleve- }
Iandl to dletermine whether or nuot, he T
ihall be a candidate. T1he party is de. 3
ternmined to call upon hIm t. lead 'I
them, and lie must put asIde hIs per- t
Ritnal wishes and accept the call of
rlutv.' lieh Newsa nd Courine.
HOW IT WILL STAND.
'he Allianne Can Easily Control the state
Convention. T
ColUMBIA, May O.-It might seem
little strange, but it would perhaps
>e an appropriate question to ask i
viether the Convention on the 18th
nstant is to be one of Democrats or
Ulliance men; whether the Democrats
.s Alliance men are going to run the
'onveition. or the Alliance men as
)vinocrats are going to have charge of
aatters? Is tho Democracy of the
onvention to be secondary to Alli. E
nee ideas, and is an Alliance or Dem- n
cratic platform to be adopted?
In the Cotton Plant of to-morrow the r
ollowing call will be published: Li
"All Alliance men who are delegates tj
o t he State Democratic Convention, i
vhich meets in Columbia May 18, are
equest ed to met at Agricultural Hall, W
im the 17th, at. 5 o'clock 1. M., for the :
r post- ol holding a Contiererice.
"J. W S .,roEs,
' h)izat e from Orangcburg County." Y
No o.w can .ecirately anticipate the a
101 or of thfis conference, but there is r.
i t, .t to believe that it will be 1,
ithur tan a caucti, at which besides it
i-,-vii;:r i upon at platform, the deleg-%tes tj
4) be elected, the ollicers and every
ii rig C!se wil) be decided upon. Man- I
in l-ditor F',owden was seen by me t
1ay. and lie said that so far as he
zoiw th Conference had been called
Sprot weel the interest of the Alliance
)i m:itioaal politics." l[e did iot care
(I peculate on I he official work that
%oud ho undirtaken by the Confer- d
vN. 11
The Allianc- imeii will be in a vetfy
onsiderable iajority in the May Con- 1,
,ti :i. and ctn do practically what Li
h1:. want as Alliance men, without 1
i-vard to t lie other delegates.
lr. B4)wden, who has been studying
ip th e iuestion and complexion of the
lelgates, assisted in making ip the
ollmw ing taiulated statement, giving
he di-isiois o1 Alliance men and Non
\liance ieni, the preference of all
loubts bcinig given to the Alliance: "
Iele- Nonl- It
gates. Alliance. Alliance, p
thbeville..........,12 10 2 b
tike ............... 8 5,
iidersoit..... ... 12 12
arnwell........... 12 $ 4
Sauffit ............10 a
ilely............. 14 7 7 Y
h est o......... 8 ...
e t .......... ...... 1 .
b ste rfiel . .. . Is i ..
la e to ......... . 8 ..
"olleton............ 10 o
)aRI-hington......... .8 7 1 a
'dizeie ld............ 12 10 2 h
arfield........... 8 7 1
ri r n e ... ........ s 1s 2 i
''orgetownl...... . 6s -
nvi e.......... 12
.110 1k tO l............ -
lo 1 1 11..... ......... .
he-xinigton ........
N1I on ......... ......
Marlboro......... .8. 8
Newbery......... . . 1
Nloce...... .... ......t s .
ianigelburg ........ 1 10 2
Nicke nb s ..........
vl t hu ...... ....... .
partanturg......14 14
iiter............ 12 -
'ion...... ......8 .
Wiatibi urg...... . 14
'ork ....... ......It) 8 2
:32-1 22;6 78
'liarle:stoii dele
ti t ......... ...... . .18
-
'otals...........22 226 i
The Charleston delegation, which t
%-ill most probably be made up of Non- i
\liance inen, is not included in the
th)ove count. With the eighteen from
hlarlest on there would be by this Alli
mice count about one hundred non
niiiibers of the Alliance in t,he Con
'enttioni.-N ews andi Courier.
WVaN iIe Muarilered'
Frosn.), N. Y., May 5.--illy Wimp- r
>de, thle engineer of a fast freight .L
ominlg east. on the Central road, was
akleni from his engine at this place to
lay. lIe will probably die. I
11 is firem-nan says that two miles east
I I 'ala ne t bri- ige he called the en
iotmer, :ini1 rec(eivintg no resporiste, weint ii
\ter ;tinl tournd hisi hiead and shioulders a
initiir <mt of I lie cabl window, lie,
.1a; lumonciousiii, anti pretetd a 1.
use-I ands bloody apupeatrlnce. Thue ,
it mini ran the train through to a~
i --i Wi pple struict his hie:i ( again:st e
m.mo obstl rct ion. liailroad mern say C,
owvr that I he-re is ino obstruct ion a
I P he roa heit weten P alatinre and Fon- e.
hlose who a:istedt the enginecer from h'
iiw enh wais sur-prisedl to finid his chain p
.inghmtidafrom his p)ocket. HIis watch c
shaddto the auithorit ies by th le
m ano, who said be picked it uip lit b
he cubh. Ii, Is said that Whiipple had t;
hunditredt dollar bi in his pocket 'i
vbIon lie started on the trip, bitt a
h.eri- was foundl a hittle over $40* on a
'is lterson here. An inuvest'gation t I
vii he in itd.p
A i'leillahi1M Steii,mtht,r. ~
is-ns May 6.-41rs. Clark, wife ofh
criinlil, was atrraigiitd totday for cauts
rig ihe- detathI ol her ine- year-ol step
augi,ht er- by cruel t reatmenit. The evi- o
a-lie showed that the little girl had y
I leo beten tied to the banisters and jf
(lpt. thiere seveni hours at a tinme. She o
is ollten beaten with a strap or heavy j1
iiik, anti somietimeits her tongue waw ,J
-ie with a string, and shte was left for b,
oiu rs ini torture. TJht coronler's ninqust u
cve loped the fact that the girl's body hi
as itmass of bruiises and sores, and 3,
at shi' had not, had suflicient food. ti
laik was censured by the magistrate si
li irm ittin rg the cruelties, andl the al
t-tiomotier was held for trial on the h
birige of imanslauighiter. TI.he ntewspa- tI
era commiienit oil the case as resemb- f~
rig that, of Mr. Montagu.g
Cyclonie in Arkansa,.
AMon li l.T Jx, AhnK., May '.--A severe
tloiie paissedl Southwest to North
ist near this place at 6~ o'clock last 0
veninrg, accomtpanled by heavy rain.
h-toirs hiav-e come in this morning
hiowinig that there was great destruc- l\
toni of propernty and that two persons I:
~ereo fatally injured. The track of 1L
ite stormu was in some places a mile s
ide, and timber, fences and outbuild- b
igs wetre prostrated. The greatest a
aimage was done to the Catholic t
Ioiiastery at Marrenstadt, three miles a
ortht of hereF(, wherec theo church and e
linastery buildings were destroy'ed. a
'hiey wvere valued at $1?,000. Near ft
here Matthew Brill's house was blown o
own and lhe and his children received I
njures tougt tobe ftal
WAY WARD W V TMIS.
HE MAD COUASE OF THE MISSOURI
RIVL.
IIIIsIIN Oity ThI.roat.-uj ii 'evo h Ini 41 tu jlo
--Great liaiutgo A lr.kc Iy D.ae-..-A
Gretat 1ioeveo itioiow ;v i ns' Gives
way.
KANSA-; ('ITY, N!(.. M t.y 9.....'hs
.issouri Ilio vwkn u to rhe all
ght, nid lh.: lIr' nn i.; a ragiwr tor
nt, and hids h iir P.- the dAn1
le before niht. I 1- i .n k twenty
Vo fIect three 'ti-h a i risixil i at
c rate of over ai : .-ar, whi4hl
ith the icre:o i lic-ate-s a
itch gre:l,r . ted.
11 thet mv'-. h
tilla"e' C u>.mge1
Id there i r ! thaL the
alroad d3 ke w%i W p V, Lor rln
w 1lnIs -- , i Lh ll; t rllrS
will (-it nu 1 1 e,1.1x l
oby rai i N n, irthea.
filli vr blks
re beLin at L leave
>rise toi ,* will on
Ilder aI i'.1 ucrcs ot
ll1rket h ' n e _a1e ,wt
.eicrts Wrill s w Kans;as (Wv. in.
icate that ;01 1 1: -:-a , !,avo- 6vcv.
LAwed UhICL b .t _, iwa Ia .I'allnagc
asi hW ell 11, ih li(IL rL11
ansas .Natel h im I r 4s report that
to whieat in l 'i 1n the low
MIN is r'iigs n aalld they
ill b e ceinl d t Ic 1! up 1 1 for a1 late0
liil C1i , which w;l., Ca!I d :ul is in
yba(l cmiinli -it.
OM j.:s it;.s i' no. i.:1 .\ x t:''nos l.
i. N VwI' V 1 >. \ .. N 1 1-II lit'e
ive floude the lVW i l F; mu of this
lace. At 7 !,'ch i> 1112.l. the lerry
xat was broke. !r. a ii V ille by drift
ond while lotd wi!i peope and
3l!es, 1111 wen t.(.. .\.Vl thl e river
ad lhl no be heard tin1. ef
mlan 1'ell i iti th li . '. , hile iuniping
om thle bpa.t into i i V;. She was
tvvd from drm\wniin_ by t'apt. Strt,
laei, wo lut n ''a: tl-u lt the
fielei pto.e t.!ra. I r/.iN01 hollnes
re demltroyad and1 Ihi: d K acrei of
triin latd COVUrAl b ih1d. Th 11 s 'liere
1danger t the 811:;u, rrtI i chan;g
ig to its ("h i h ,t which will eti
11ely destroy tlIL! b II' w:a ftirilmed
bouit, t CIntY 1:t'- '; b L li h 11n1e
hallgilv_'.
1l'1 i N, NUU, 1 ! ly ".- L I IS Ibeen
aitllig. he esi i'd ' . I i:. h-..I houi18.
;alt Creek b; um : - -!la d hum
Ireds 0e t'rai ilc. v i t, i tL - to
uove Wut ol thvw b"mi .n win 2W)
Otd 300 hlle A ha 1 i t) 1eh )y tle
loods inl the w ii i ir ll Lill o ln,
td th 18 I .I : 4.. ). >! wll be
'reat. T'Litlndian a thoritiels
wre uniting t" re.:111:01uno g L.hc
>worer ch.in tt, w It ut m an.
Til I: .A :r. 1411,S.
SLT. 01:1 , V iay '.. ll'avyt raills
a the territ r twnlrl t ' th14 l City have
aused the AlimsLsid q r \mr to rise tunLt
L now re.-i.ter.s t : : -t:vcn lect live
aches. .lin te ;Ir p!w i rionl If thle
ity it is withiin tw : t of , he top of
he lev"w, anld 1. -::a Ilhe raltte of an
ach per hiiur. )4 m4 d 1;1.1 Itliu lberl
ards ha1is area!y 4 d.,qw.
A 1,1- 1... \. . . .
on liu( t r;is wh, vi 4418' 1) today.
'iatlii-pated, h ar pr e x prssed fo
bose1 belowIV. e 4;. it11 a report
lie olar;. t In4. t i Ji. l Still.) , had
A(1 nu woi e n )'. i:i IL w,.o. 018
I':w OLl ll .\ Niig 'i. yte to ( hnipgo.
Chuisit ndJI .\iV;t-.i 4e tCi4ol.her
th Pdh il '!i t ,4 tl' 1initl t)1()
ad ti ch ptto (1 .4i1i ill.) iltlt
4)1 the J (( sL-d1:d( hltweo
lei~ 1141h-h s ~Si her ontes
ve,r t i i 4t -iSi t 11 o rhiLl s
'tsed a8 brea( n1t iv andI r.n-l
irovedi theilii011 ig i u Imy,;VO the
'0)atder.i 4).11 l t (14 I0 li rlad,n
ltl Web u!sI.he tra;; il ot at-e.
>nits Yld. ni .A t h. p::m11 ithetil tt
iili' herad iu)d, dli y ed ' 11u)ally be-.1
,veno t he 1) wa Its 141 n. l'~ wrt1 aions.1:11
hese wio eitn, il a ii(i cen!ton
ljd(l slit a ig b'it- wi 144. to)Chicgo
4e0et) lorte Ntvn. t ,.n4 r ictio.ll
>lite it teo0 moul;.a 1 riks ilill be
sae. ddi I very4. tew day.4.AIIr ht
CugAer, broky i.I (in Its jwelry
at Iearal(ll 1 ini recent liut hav pure-rs
und tnhlrogho wthe eter louner
damagoe done is lo no11rmushe (raf
ri caldn 1 the 1411k Isld io bureteen
r.lidad the ra11141 ipi liier hasfli
end VtsusPiled. I wIlI m11rg ho mnerou
18(1,1 w it tle reu1tht the e.1gngr
ro train bes comin st h11p,aveo
achWst-on train ets ill not at
rm was had hto qait Jieir hmsan
>1otebuf,faru n h a