The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, August 11, 1892, Image 1
xxi PICKENS, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1892.
IN AN UPROAR.
WATSON OF GEORGIA CREATES A
SE NSATION.
1 ho Tf i s , I.artv hefengogue Charges
Mulw y With 11ifeiu1g IntoxiC4ted on
che Fuit----An Iuvstigatien Ordered
bV inI*- if-litle.
WAsAliNroN, .1ily 2'.)-In the
llotise tml.ty, as soon as the journal
SIs approved, Ar. Wheeler of Alabama
,Y4, rose to t(iestioi of privilege. I e read
froil Ihe campaign book of the Third
party. written by Mr. Watson, of
Ge'corgio, n which it waq stated that
rMany ni mnbers had disgraced them
.,elves atl, the House this session by be
ing iitoxicated on the floor. Mr.
N% hteh-r ssid this was a most wanton
attack upon the House, collectively,
and til.at, listury did not show a viler
,tt tack ip-in I a representative body than
his. E vei y itinhr was talied with
the chargt.
Consiidt- rable * xcitement prevailed at
times duiig Mr. Wheeler'.s remarks
which was not Mtrictly confined to the
<Iiestiot of privilige.
Mr. lutr ,wi, of Mich., twice called
Alr. Whet ler to ord(r, and said that the
bisir-s e[ he House should not be
laerrupte! by a general harrangue of
kolitical parties. Finally after Mr.
Vlieelt-r % as c'lled to order several
itme, Ili said he would take his seat.
jA pplh..s4e j
Air. \Vat -on, in reply,said the gentle
inaia froim Alabama (Mr. Wheeler) was
t hi' aisel t, and had not been assailed
by himt (\\ atson.)
lit ( \ Ih cier) had charged the gentle
I;n in Georgia wilt a falsehood,
.. I.i aid h was attelmpting to
bet I tl !k u ip e Stilid ,-otit hwith the sub
tI;- s 'y i .11.
Mr. CatUb, of New Yolk. called
\' un .n to oider.
.\ir. V. n it!e gentleman from
N wV ol valiotlitItldozveil me. I intow
iny riubl a.s a menher on this ljur.
S-i (xciteienit.;
liti it., attempted to procecd, but
u as ill!r: (. phd several times by mem
;s. ib said: "I stand by overy line
in thi l b k." [I olding the book high
it bVt'. Iead.| "Every word in the
1.eek i.s l, rally zrue." i Hisses all over
I lie [I.>oI.
AIr. Ti i,oe'y of New York calltd the
gen a HIt to order, and said that he
(W ate . !ad reflected upon the mem
uis ,n - loor of the House. Mr. Tra
t.y th:tal ded that he (Watson) take his
seat, whic:n he did. 1 -'.xcitement on the
114)(11. J
The S1.e aker called the house to or
der, and o liunished the members and
the galb ilt- that the hissing must
t-ase. T 4 steilographer's notes of
what Ali. Watson said regarding the
Iruih of ihe statements in his book
we(! the-t read at his desk, and also the
oh jctioniale language in the work, as
foilows: "Drunken members have
reeled abtiut the aisles, a disgrace to
the ie Lie;. !ri.eikP1 qpakers have
debatet grave issues on the floor, and
in the tuitst of maudlin ranublings have
been lea;dt to ask, 'Mr. Speaker, where
-ta I 'I ?'
The i ea, ing of this statement created
- gi eat exct ment on the floor.
Air. Simpson of Kansas moved that
A'r. Watson he allowed to show why
he stood by allegations in the book.
Alr. Wa son thoin proceeded. He read
froim the preface of the book, which
stated Ohet it was "an armory from
-%hich (,I:e People's party champions
canl diaw every weapon of offence and
defence." The paragraph leading up
to the cbyIctlonable paragraph read as
toilows.: "The Congress was pledged
to reform, tney have not reformed.
P'ledged toe economize, they have not
e'coinmize:d. Pliedged to legislate, they
nav'e not h g islated. Extravagance has
been t he older of' the day. Absenteeism
waes never so pronounced. Lack of
purposi)e ws nI lever so clear. Lack of
coicimon bitsidess prudence never more
lie then read the w ords heretofore
quotedt to whuieb exception had been
irI.McMlillini of Tlennessee thought
ha, lieo ge ntle-man from Georgia hatd
nao ligh t to go into a general discussion
ont the (nilure of Congress to keep its
pledges.
Mr. Watson retorted, with some feel
inig, t hat. tee getntlemuan from TJetaties
cc , a is'pui leader of the llouse, fidi
(t et w' n,Iii explanation he wanted-- a
clean cuit, hair shaveun explanation.
| Laughir j I Ie might not be able to
exhplainl to dhe satisfaction of Mr. Mc
Alillin, buii he bieleved thatt whi n tbe
cx plaunalta i was made, the 11louse* woulId
be satisfilt .'The ('inal chapter of tile
bcoek was ,i summing up of1 the abutses
of lie ijay Eivery liue, he said, wast a
dish nct. i .mit iln t ilidict met, anail
bie b.:d a ight, to read the entire par
graph as xplaininog the ltgiage olb
Jo eed tie. '[lie indict mnit should stand
aii. li,at been written. There was
tnothiitg n. w in it. 'There w~as not, a
charg'me itt hie book which had( not been
no;e bcy - e genitlenian from Indiana
(M; r. 1111 b .&it) respecting thle failure of
(114n'e' L'.' , keep its pledges. Alemnbers
hu e i . :'~ 111i a state or initoxication,.
mu l'ery mem'rbc'r knew it; the coun
I .3 i t', throlugh the e'pr'eseitta.
Lin a el5 n pr-iss. i'eca;use he had
ua ih chtarge, tuhis l)eitoeratic
llot'.t n :ted to nitke h im a scape..
'IC e. ,aker here Iini~ t erruplte(d t.
gi itl it-Iliat flisni ie'Grgia, ali id alihe
hued heti i ccorded thee llour, not asi a
g race'.
anthtinig 'rom this H ouse a-s a m.utter
eol g rate I A pp'lautso 0n the lb'etulicanti
Stme. J I wu ii appeal I romn anty decision
I tei m ay uRe to the lair sense of j ustic"
whichi aine.e a ini the hearts of the A mer
ictit piepio. I Acorn you courtesies
itnd. gite. You wvill hear me in may
owne right.
TJhe 1 louse Was now in complete tip.
bour, antd insses were heard frorn all
Th'ie Spc aker said that if the gentle.
hman tion Georgia did iot proceed in
1,5 (ir he. w ruld cail upon the sergeant
at-al mIe t o aomipel h im to d o so. The
ge'ntuean was permit.ted to explain his
atmsarks iy a vote of the House, and
he I,t:s:- ie pect the rightsof t,his body.
Alt. Vi .tason then proceeded to read
trromi h Is be-ok, but was again interrupt
e!d by Air. AlcMillin, who said Mr. WVat
Auoe tti 8t, conine himiself to the ques
Lii'n invivmug the charges of druniten
ness, whicuh as a flagrant violation of
atl ihe obligations of at membr-a scan.
dal upon the House of the gravest char
acter.
Mr. Watson said that undoubtedly
the charge hurt some members because
it was true. They had planted the Iree
-why wonder at its fruits? This
House could do what it liked about
that paragraph, and could deal with
him (Watson) as it pleased. Ile delled
contradiction of the charges.
This concluded the remarks of Mr.
Watson, so far as they related to the
charge of drunkenne.a on the floor.
TheSpeaker then stated that the ques
Lion to be whether the gentleman from
Georgia should be allowed to reply to
Mr. Wheeler. The question was put to
the House, which refused the permis
sion. Mr. Watson took his seat and
the matter was dropped.
After the transaction of some routine
business, Mr. Boatner (Dem.) of Louis
iana offered a resolution, citing the lan
guage regarding drunkenness quoted
from Mr. W atson's book, and reiterated
on the floor, and providing for the ap
pointment of a committee of live mem
bers to investigate and report whether
the charges were true or not, and
whether the privileges of the louse had
been violated.
Mr. Reed (Itep.) of Maine submitted
that the t.ol'ition was not in order at
this time, as te matter was incompati
ble with the action of the House. Ile
thought the liouse should proceed with
the case before taking action.
Mr. McMillin thought when a mem
ber printed anything slanderous or
false about the members it was certain
ly a question for strict investigation.
Mr. Boatner said the charges, if true,
were a disgrace; if not true, the author
was disgiaced. The House should, in
duty to itself, investigate the charges
and place before the country the facts
in the case.
The resolution was then adopted
The House then proceeded with the
regular order-the motion of Mir. Bing
ham (Rep.) of 'ennsylvania to lay on
the table Mr. IIolinan's motion to re
consider the vote by which the llouse
decided to recede froin its disngreeineit
to the Senate aaendment regardin;g tile
WVorld's 'air appropriation.
Filibustering was resutnIed at one.
The filibustering was maintained nll
til I O'Clock, when, under the rules, a
recess was taken until 8 o'clock--the
night session to be for the considera
tion of pension bills.
I)uring the proceedings a message
was received from the aenate, and the
chair (Mr. )3ckery of Missouri) was
about to recognize the Senate clerk,
when Mr. 1)ungan of Ohio submittea
that it was not in order, in the absence
of a quorum, for the louse to transact
business, and the message was not re
ceived. The action of the House is be
lieved to be unprecedented. Subse
quently, however, Mr. Dungan asked
unanimous consent that the message
be received, and this was granted.
Before adjournment the Speakbr ap
pointed Messrs. Boatner (Dem.) of Lou
isiana, Buchanan (Dem.) of Virginia,
Grout (Rtep.) of Vermont and Simpson
(F. A.) of Kansas as a special commit
tee to investigate the charges made by
Mr. Watson that members had appear
ed on the floor in an intoxicated condi
tion.
Bull Figiting In Earnent.
SAN Luis POTosI, MEx, July 29.
A sickeiing accident occurred here last
night at a bull fight witnessed by electric
ligot in a new ring near the city limits.
There were fully five thousand persons
present aiong them oeing a number of
American ladies and geatlemen. tourists.
Matador Alberto Limertura was in the
act ot giving the third bull a fatal thrust
with his short sword when he slipped
and fell. Tlie frenzied bull had him on
his horns in a moment, and was goring
him ferciously when three om the bai
derilleros rushed to the rescure. They
flaunted their scarlet cloaks in front, of
the bull a number of times without, at
tracting his at,tention from the tallen
matador.
Suddenly he charged upon one of the
banderileaos, who sought, protection
behind the barrier ereccted foir that pur
p)ose. The bull overtook him and caught
him upon the sharp point of his horns,
which penetrat,ed entirely through the
mani's bodhy. The crowd was wildi with
excitement, the Mexicans cheering the
bull for his grand1 fighting qjualities, and
when the bugle sIoundled time call for the
ulnat.ado-rs to conme in andl throw tihe mnad
animali to be killed the spet,atoi-s pro
tested vdeemt1y against such action.
The (dead body of the banderillero re
mained upon the buil's horns until the
animal was killed. Limertura, the
matador, died while being remlovedl froum
the rin.. The perfo~irmanc-e was then
st,opped( by the_police.
A Young MwIndcler.
LoursvlLr.E, KCy, August 3. Wil
liamu C. Buchanan, twenty-three yesr-s
of age, was arrested here yesterdaay,
lIe is wanted In Memphis for forgery,
where lhe swindled baakers and brokers
out o1 large sums. llis scheme is a
novel one. When liuchanan reaches a
city lie wirito-s to leading business men,
telling themu he has a letter of inTtrodutc
t.ion, and asks a reply making an ap
p)ointment. Most men tall int.o thue
trap, anId t hus lhichananu secures theit
siginatmure, wh'lich heu after wardis forge's
onl checks.
ibanuhu,iItered by theo sun.a
Cli CA( 1, . inly 28.-Slaughiter buy the(
Suin was still on iii Chicago today. i.
f,y dleathis and more than twice as mian y
prostratonms from heat have occuirre-d.
Although there is now a predietion of
a cold wav e and the possibility of re
lief, it is certaini that the niumtber of
deaths will b,e largely increased during
the niext few days. Ilospitals are filled
with paLtient sufl-ering from sunstroke,
many of whom cannot possibly recover.
Th'ie record yesterdlay, whi chi sturpassed
anuythuing in the ntumber of deat hs anid
prostrationis for heat the city has
kniown, was eclipsed by the awful work
of the sunm to-day.
D)A LT'mON, G A, dJiily 29.-120e Mc
Daniels was lynched thirty masked men
last night. lie hand been~ givetn a preli
minary trial on the charge of assaulting
Miss Clemnmie Woods, a younig whil.e
ladly, amil was in charnge of coiietablcs
when a baud of men overp)owered tile
ofliee"rs and carried McDaniels to the
Woods and hanged him to a tree.
Frick Impom,g
PITTsnIURG, Pa.,July 28.-H. C. lt rick
psaed a very comfortable night, is
sleep was unbroken, arid he Is a pparent
ly in an improved condition this morn
ing, wit.h nnlse and respiraonrml
THE DEMOCRATIC DIRECTORY.
Pr4mient 1Iarrity Anauncem tho Execti
live tin Camip,alga Cnat1 tee.
Ni:w Yomi, July 2'9.--After several
days of deliberhtion and conference
with Calvin S. Brice, Win. C. Whitney
and Governor ,Jos. E. Campbell, Chair
man llarrity, of the Democratic con
mittee, annotinced at 5 o'clock today the
national executive and campaign com
mitteei. They are as follows:
Executive Cornmitee--M. F. Tarpey
of California, tChas. S. Thomas ot Col
umbia, Carlos French of Coni-cticut
Samuel Pasco of Florida, Clark Ilowell
of Georgia, J. J. Itichardo3on of Iowa,
Chas. U. Blair of Kansas, Thos. WI.
Sherley, of Kentucky, Jas. Jefferies of
Loutsana, Arthur Sewall of Maine
Arthur l'. Gorman of Maryland, Daniel
J. Campau of Michigan, Michel )oran
of Minneapolis, Chas. B. llowry of Ais
sissilip, John G. Prather of Missouri
Alvai V.Sulloway of New Hampshire,
Miles Ross of New Jersey, Wi. F.
Sheebar New York, M. W. Ransom of
North Carolina, Calvin S. lirice of Ohio,
Samuel It. Ilovey of Rhoue Island, 0.
T. Ilolt of Texas, Bradley B. Smalley,
of Irermont, Basil H. Gordon of Vir
ginia, Vm. F. Itarrity of Pennsylvania,
chairman ex-oflico, T. 1'. Sheerin, secre
tary ex-oflcio.
The followtiing members com,opose the
campaign committee: Messrs Brice of
Ohio, Gorman of Maryland, William F.
Shoebar of N ew York, Smalley oi rer
mont, Ransom of North Carolina, B.
T. Cable of Illinois, E. C. Wall )f Wis
consim, Josiah (4iuincy of Massachu
setts, -illd Ilarrit y of Pennltsylv.iia.
ChAirimau Jlarrity said to-da- "I am
vel y :nch encourag d ly o thi uncr
1 e w 4 ldigm.id represe;tnt- e i Deulst.
ocr'sftheb ('ountir% are co , to MY
slipt - r". WV itievcr diferrt i , i11N,v
ha\t x:ti prior io tCe ChiT- '_ (.of:
tol c -~ id C ' l t:d 1 %N ib Al!; 'l
wo%t crlial barcier. Ta i e I;, sui
li <-f '1' lace me wh(eI-e i. da t"e
1loSt,10 d nd I will u;N e ;I. 1,;; -
\ ice.' i , lk to inl I S i "r teo
have a thorolgh o gani. tth of a
mit d, harmLoniois, 'ggres: i r d en
thlistast1ic joary. 'IIe pr:(-Selt toutlook
is exieedingly gratil*y-ing."
Mr. I larrity will not select t Vo mem
bers ot the advisory colamni 1 tt unotil
af t#r the inmeeting o1 thio camip., ;,n toin
Uitk e, which has beenk called 1. Thurs
day, A gust I
Ccniran Ilarlit' yleft to I, ght for
1,11.Idelphia andl will return t i Tues
day r fx., whIn it is' 431Cpeted ho new
headquart r.s at 13 5h aven;e wili be
ready Ior ock-upant-y. The roomn; now
in use at the l"iftli Aveuue lilel have
been engaged by the lepubjieai State
couniittee, u ho are obliged to enlarge
their headquarters. I., is gi.nerally
conceeded that Calvin S. Itrice will be
chosen chairman of the cainpaign con
mittee, unless Governor Camlpbell can
be put in shape to accept the position.
Starving At xan8.
Rio GitANim-. CiTr'L, July 31.-There
are no less than twelve thousand people
in the lower I'io Grande border coun
ties of Texas on the very verge of star
vation. The rain which fell here four
weeks ago was the first in three years,
but It was of no benelit. The intense
heat of sunmner has evapor-ated every
particle of moisture, and the suffering
among the people lor lack of food and
water is terrible to witness. Tiiere are
hundrctds of Mexicans and Aiuericans
in Starr, Separata and Nuecs countie,
who, for weeks past, have subsist(A
wholly on the mesnini te tre brries and
cactus leaves and buds. These are the
only two species of vegetation which
have been able to withstand the terrible
drouth. Even the hardy live oak trees
in the Nueces bottoms have died, and
t,he indications are that this section,
wvhich was a fewv years ago the garden
spot of Texas. is to be converted into a
veritable desert.
T1housands of hieatd of cattle have
died, andl the ones then living were
shipped to I adian Territory several
weeks ago. There are not over 5,000
head of cattle in these border counties.
iBefore the urought set in there were
hundreds of I hiousanids of head pas? uired
here each season. Tihere have beena
many appteals for food supplies for the
starving poor senit out frotu here, but
the resp)onses have been very meager.
The p)eople of Jlrownville haive joinied
in a pet ition to Governor llogg for as
sistance. TIhieir pet itin states that
mnany deaths fromt starvaition are iniev
ltatble uniless the peeople of Texas anid
the cunIitry comes. to t hueir relil
W. vaw,.July 2..- 1;uirglari ted
ftheI hose ot a li eb'e w fatmtil halIne
dleitaanded 110on i e tat her his mnoney.
Ile r a li-d tee eaty where .i kel it, and(
theli buglars tred to mtove hiu, by tor
tIre '0 changte his mi iti. lTh. 'chp
ped e i his huiges ue.it h an axe . imt he
st.ill dl isedl to I elI. T'hey then ma
huu', .itnt ttirled their aittenctiom lto Mrs.
11l'b'itein. At ter tirturjyig I er to li
purts e,s tty elI he'r thr11C . lT'
yOL' I, .L dauighter was killer. a
-aw:. wVay, aitm Grtee boy 'ASw12n 'b:ee
daniig ter waVIs hiunig upI 'by lie 1. until
sIbe Ih et1whe e hIer ither ho .I e''t hi:
b'aving. Thc( buriguilars iou i .t'>ou.b
'TU~ riu bile's. To pre'v'nt all t ance etl
disco'.ery, thle-v even'rt tially 'tai l l er
mi til aet ;a.l left lher for ' ad. A
markihet i'wnt called't ahie boun<l the el.
est, : ughtten wveak fr ot the 'to,s o1
blo d , bt able lo0 tel-~i her istoy.
(Cut,I NotL I',e a ,1 ury.
I TTi'ii I(ocu, J1uly 31. 'The grand
jutry oIf Se vier counlt.v indiclted'C S. M.
Edwards laust Saturday for as-aulting
his stepA-daughter for the puripose of
outraging her'. The sheriff went to his
residence Tu'lesdlay to arrest himit, and
found his dead body lying on t he iloor
(f anI unoccu pled room. As soon as
lEdwards learned t hat he had becen in
(dicted lie t it d one end of a strinig to hi.s
toe and the other '.o the trigger of a
dolelt barrel ed shot gun, both1 barrels
of wvhich wCee loaded with back siaot.
1 us head was bilo wn comnpletely off hiis
boily.
v'e,tya etfei.
AT'L.A N iA, .JInly 2. - Mr-. dlha ()h
ver- this alternoont threw v iti.ii la the
face of Allee Smith, deattro1im:. her eye
sIght and terrir>cly disiguring lien. She
chargedl AlIce with alienating' thte alhei
tions8 of her husband, J esec ()iiver, a
manlihin 1st
PROIIBITION WRANGLE.
EX-COMMITTEEMAN S A. NETTLES
WRITES AN OPEN LETTER.
Why le loited frot the Late Meeting
lie Says that the l'resent Tickets are
Leading to an Iudepend ient Prohibition
Party.
COLUMBIA, S. C., August 1.
I'x-Stai e Executive ConmIttceman
Nettles, of separate box fame, wili not
1own. All fIas been quiet since his bolt
rom the Executive Committee meetina
i few (lays ago. Chairman Childs has
elused to talk to reporters in reference
Lo the matter, and the Prohibit,ionists
hoped that the disagreement would be
soon healed. But such is not the case.
Mr. Nettles yesterday gave for publica
tion the following open letter:
AIANNIN(. S. C., Aug. 2, 1892.
[Ion. L. D. Childs, Chairman State Pro
hibition Executive Committee, Co
lumbia, S. C.
1Y DR-:A It Si It: It is needless to say
that I regret much the iece-isity of with -
11rawing from the prohibition campaign,
but your construction or Interpretation
?f the pledges to le mude by candidates
is, as you well know, directly antagon
istic to my views in the matter, so much
so that from the beginning I have un
conpromisingly opposed such a 4tep. I
have been deceived. 11ow, I leave it
for .ou and your committee ai an iu
partial public to judge.
I did not Ike the wordin- of the -all
1"or thle prohh' tlton coi)veni("n, aid !e
L 2ud to sigu i, but I (lit attei.d ihe
onvetition, ))V chle" de-.ire Int Is
si tidLin g the Coliv(11tiol out of lle
p a i d ! ti . !e i ttinr the qet.,tioi of
i'n'hi)') h. 'dc'ided 11i f mer t1 by
)'ht lhnnecr,t oters the t.,te.
Eieren thr' I b )t con vuntiol liket
[Il byV the' adv : and oe 'oiar
1i :m II 'V. I Lf. ' brb rge e
ro:i ''r ' lu''Let tD Democratic
. eeI vc Cut init' t 1 1, p c . at
wi 'h i":i-hary ilace in thet Si Ite
a' a o-, whervein th questioi of
<I:hib in c.' d be -eUL "d 1.111 its m-Lit: 't
bfy ,he Dem-Iiotrat( oI' the StaI.e. reg.nl
.-of ipersonal pretterence. in mieu or
of inctional A!ier(nces in the p11,i t.
'Ihis wa-s knail a'3 the Nttesi
pLuidl was ado.ted by the coi.n
ticr.
J.ater at. witireis wYas .l)initted to 11-(
convention, tre last clauset of wlIl
reald:
"WeC 1 .4),U'el tht, the pc-op'e -
mand that all ,aididatus ior the 1lo1s
and Senate be placed oin ricord upon 'hi.
(JUestioln, and Lhat no InU shall recev
the votes of the Prohibitionists who re
fuses to announce his position on tl(
question of prohibition."
'I'his 1, with others, opposed, but il
was passed anyway. I Inimedialet.
moved to reconsider the motion by wl.icl
the separate box plan had been a(opti
but my motion was tabled. I thei!
withdrew from the convention. Attei
much discussion the box plan andi th(
address were both reconsidered anc
withdrawn from the convention, and re.
ferred back to the committee on resolt
tions, and I was requested to coniie
with the committee, with a view to ret.
tlement of the diferences. Amendminent
after amendment was offered, but I de
clined them all, stating that I was op
posed to pledging candidates for the
Legislature any Iirther than simply atsk.
ing them if they would abide the will of
the peovle us expressed :n that ballot
box. Fially, lev. .. M. ltichardson
introduced tihe followmgo:
"We recommend that the p)eop)le de
mand that, all candidates for t,he House
snd Senate place themselves on recorod
on this question to the end that t,he pro
hibition votes of the count' y may be in
telligently cast."
This I agreed to accept, statinig at tho
time that it, was in accord with muy
views, as it did not demand that caindi
dates should be prohibitilonists them
selves, but only that, they shouhi fnvor
aiid vote for prohibition if the pled so
<lecidedl att t,he ballot box.
Th'Ie convent,ion again adopted the box
1)1an1 and1 the address ats above iamended,ol
I t.hen returnled to the convention, was
elected a member of the Stat,e Executive
CommIttee, and laiter secretary and1(
treasurer of the comm)ifittoe. And I
have smnce beent doing all I coufld) t oI
vanice the pirohibition cause.
Th'ie D)emocratic llirity j i resonsI',fe
for' thet :110 eneinent andi' (enuorcemiens of
uii statuito ry haiw's j in tis State, and la. at
repubihlo no la'v canm he eniforcedi lint u it
first shil haIvc the sancittin' fit * o
I le. g.overnedl . IIlistor it icearly~ lent .s
thiir. I belie.'e the f,rohlibi onl se'ti
ment of theo Nat,ek to bte so .rotn!! r 'iwt
tilt' it woubfl M' entricdt in the prima0 :eS
1 in majority iif 25.I0i. 8wi in he
I resenti juln It re~ iit poht a: aals.
(the i.i'mplorta:t eliteC io''s, :a i when .'ie
have So fine: 1 11 ppoltiru vI V of setL:tiog
III's Vie(lon 'i its inIPii'. j dien' it,
Ultt furty. und I do not bA.:1 v the' I :o
theutOjl d flei a:iices to l'roh htiti mf. IIor
ied tot the I .e'.; fiLiiire from ai (01 c u tyV M2
Ihoved! to han a "t ConsEIrvaitive"i iaL
Ir,riLy. Therc arle seven camllidfate.-. in
that county, fori Conser-t' 'at ives and1 three
Tillmanites. T1hree of theC "'Consel 'ia
Ltves"' are known to be aniti-Jt'ohibiti' n
LIe(2, anld t,he! three Ti!linanites a e
known to be ulncomnpromlisineL l'rohibi
tionists, and equlall.y strong In favor of
the lReform demands. Wh iat, is to be
loney' Think you the C onservati ves
ttill on account of I 'rohiibition sacrilice
thleir factional dill'erences and vot,e for
,he Tillmanites! Not one man in tw.n
Ly-live will do it. And I f'ecl equally
:onifidlent that the T1illmraniItes would
itand squIarely to th '.r menl, if the con-.
ht,ions were changed. Suppose, how
sver, these candidates aire each p)ledged
.o vote for prohibit,ion, prov'ided a ma
iority of the votes cast, in the special
box are in favor of prohibition. Thuen
the qfueston is taken entirely out of po.
litics (or from the factions, if that ex
>ression suits bettor,) and every one is
left free tn vinens for o anai.nt P>..ibi
Lion as he pleases. And a candidate 18
as mutich in honor bound to vote for Pro
hibition, having pledged himsei t') abide
the will of the 6>eople, as lie is when he
stat,ed on the stumP that he was a Pro
hibitiouist. The peOICle, 'oo, in the for
mer case, vote uninfluenced, by any i te
Lion or candidate, having tle abstract
question of Prohibition alone to contend
with.
But the surprising thing to me is that
you should use thi boxes to arrive at,
the sentiment of' the people, and yet in
sist that candidates, should pled.,e thei
selves, regardless of this expressed will
of t,he people, to vot.e lr prohibition
iny way. The vote of the people at t e
ballot box would be a perlect, latee, and
I certainly would at least, sugeit that
you not be a party to so farcical at thin'.
Inasmuch, however, as you have insisttd
that candidates must be prohibitiomsts
pledged to vote for prohibition regard
less of the will of the people, then kecp
the separate box away fron the polls,
for unless I totally tistake the mpirit of
Sou'I Carolina Democrats, they would
contemptuously spurn tuchi a slur on
their intelligence and threatenedf disre
gard of their will, and would vote iagainst
both men and icasture. Tie box plan
and the candidate plan nre not hakrmon
ious, and was never incaded to be har
Inonlou1s.
I tim a prohibitionist, have wen ae
tively enga,ed i the temperance work
since carly childhoodi, aind never expcet
to relax my efforts i Lite good work, Itt
I iever expect. to so far lorgot Imy
DetioeratIc priniipIt-tit as to iatteilpt ol
11desijvO t ra i%il drtown Owthe brotttv .-I
!I,( p-,ople ally law% to whivh they .I:e
T' d,i ; kno : 11t %ull wlthat it i i
ibleA tovi"hnke" law. unlIt1h umtaint-d
be lublc sethnnt,and wyeie I elect,
tthe L shteasthf, repre4entalOve
(d a l'Lp that had t, the hallot box
vXpressed tieir win onl all . N question, I
w i. . 1 eitier a1S tic;r ',cu" (i * I 't I):[.
S4livLiVe Voic aA V th 1: i-1 -I tri It..
mle, oV I wAkul! ledien And C. oieO
t c- i' t eir 1-4111'esii Ut ItN\v. I Wiipce'
ri n9 t l e .W 1o tl te 41t Smia f)
iac ml :ub11Nb t I'allc,] doIctri.,e
th i.he ol iave ot b;tet i ge l
Z1,u: L1)A %%a nhat te a t
,it t '.ili- and ; ilt .
V- tus d i % 111, e: l ti PLIlha le the "i,C
It al l vi .tn , w o, lrle ,h . 1i, l ta
I .-m ul diarr, Tu did v.il vpel'i
t)Ir ,,v I lie (1111m% vi. ;1 oh iiteiefIs
o is l h e h .s i c a l c o n ck l u s i o n u s \ ': t
1 l b0th s bx ad Lt.Cli dida k!
Ieflla r . i(w : di o t t t h niOhll itiLiy o11.4
vte s CastC , N _1 Ahtll sth i r have the in1c.1
1 nd tah ve a pi'hibliti.i law aary ia.
A&rai: hexpessiing regrt it tetle s
itin taru tIN so iry yo id,( noil, Ir1io
Itrue i oi IAiv lili41 of ih aovL e ll o
CverytVlCp th li UCUO ()I LIl N'co' voi:Lio
Your plan looks Htiuarei towards
ruCUlar alli. Sti,et PCOhibition part,y
and Ior on e ate nlot prepared t Ilavi
thle DoemroCratic part lor any purpose
becauise belcive the Democravtlrt ai
to be tne SaIvation of Siui' carch.ily
Arai'a expressin.g regret at Lt.e diff1er
enes that cause my wit.daw %Vint 11'ron:
tile prohibitionl m ieit, i val youn
Very resRpe.:llully, s. A. Ni.ri i.r:s.
Tard y .1 tustlce to It hy .
RociiELL S. C., llglist :3.--. To thlt
E,ditor of tpe S I the State , hat it
shoulhd ever have been jiecessary to
write at all concerning the incidtro-nt oc
curring on the trai between Winns.
buro and Columinian, Mtmnday Jutly 2.-)
I had not spoken of the matter iave to
ta few personal fri ids, mdntil ani ac
ing rfrm ae reprter twh o did rithate
Thi rendg i'a evuered byet frm elno
cessay in estic of Ietitor vir by,mon
whoe, sii hou le thei Stas vcot v
lhadr ind the wol etintigio rst. T
tatemet ii mtad(iie avidingl pi ern
alvi referencehl,urther vthani to say.sthat
avin aology as to rinie.re b iy tsenatr
I)oeadr in the onver sat ini . Ii~i
ow, i~ sinc ilMri . tlbev hiof sen it
toi rwst myIi svat;mt rvi appitly I ii er
thnally,i w I s wll, injsa lo'nysw;l
and fairnes t Sem.ovir irbyl( n . Nr.
Do.rhgrass, maehe list,the CIiei i tien.
ctrie v.i illo4~ cni, th wegh t . respin
esobghity where Ikiet ly ovrngbs.
thati upo1 wh' hich, I sat', wih. a lad. y was
ley. F,ii tetir, tlv. \he.yn v at
caied' on b'etn een ii hem' waLls land'i
lilentihtvl .ibi ditilyinirduiiii abv;h
Second. Li ge :te, ir vm. able sawwiu ht
to.i tcl l a jai , in n i I ble 1 at hv aer Irre
inad bviter''-l n u t lv,ma r h, accon' I ..' *.
to the sto'ial ieviling mong gii21 *
I .lien, c nh ni ot r brii e c iiate of r.
wive byi N 'li g 'n! ie ha asi'. obsvcene i.
I eolntng m bead w vr
I h aigl .s T u h'i .I ,u h Mr.iI 1)ula s.
':d!vatr thy alo to l t ! li:I I v:tmi a j y
woi.- vmo : iib near.vi T', ii . i, ny,a .
Doiht is ab0ve rpearifi t hi tir .ir. stat
malvi hMr .\ib - vvfe.n et s n \r
du yo'i* ane t' ap logy'Iryai 1r
Througho th're Ihol afui r
11Lier hoae isi b ersve bb) Stoi lii...
inior wrld aby reane pir a' flgh
from ti cld ya tte pvttivovn bery-i
alon the ivuovmlt toi be O engaav a .
havn eatnohving in it oectiona. hu
featuribve ivled in th Yrkei san
hcenth herei madie.s httrd,lvi v
ber felvt sligh eemorbyand to r.h
ogas iolli bervtestimany,o a
l' ,J oi 11A itr. I.\ NIi sligexam. ahg,d
hi yunterdhoaiyr aovl stried th
ficur~iyall woreld byneip.Itasthoulght
hro ti viy,er p olttn L 8ttanoge
traeloteam.n f81620 a
ALMOST BLOTTED OUT.
THE EARTH YAWNS AND SWALLOWS
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.
Tent Thousand Lives Thought to be Lost
at the Eriptloi of Gunong Aroo-Tihe
Topograpghy of Great Saugir Island
Wholly Chan2ged.
Ni-:w%- Yoti, Aug. 4 -Dispatches
fIromill ictoria, B. C., to the World, says
the steamer Enxpress, of India, just ar
rived from Japan, brings additional do
tails o, the disastrous volcanic eruption
on Great Sangir Island. Without any
warning signal, w ithout any sign what
ever of impeudinm. disturbance, the Gu
noug Aroo volcano blazed forth on June
7, and within twenty-lour hours the
whole of the prospercup surrounditig
country wits devastated. The location
of the critter is latitude 3 deg 3M min
north, long 125 deg 29 min east. The
Western coast of Great S.mivir IslaR'id
Is washed by the Celebes Sea, with the
Molucca passage on the sotithicast.
''he i.tlad is one of a chain of islauds
near the 'hilippines.
'hc first report ot the eruption was
heard about 6 o'clock in the morning
and Iir tour hours there was one contin
ial 4t.ream of fire alid ashes belehing
forth. Alter a slight relaxation a flood
o1 tirt aian begiti, continuing two dat s,
leavv rmiihw_Q heing ieard in ihe
li11,illkti. The L,iovn of' Tormna;, o>u
I ov .-i-.1101r nide o; lae it.nd. 0nd'er d
thvi. j l l.n1- anld 0th.-r StrU-tulitS
cru 1hbi 4imer their heavy load of lu4t
all Il ae s. the inhabiti tt. Illejin r
.41tety, wh b t l i al)Ny perisht i t h ru lWIlins.
Th-mnoallitl 1,1 tntatiton-, which cv
erc(l the wvhole m1olountainl e, W4 re
w it- IIof Toaiia was coVer I tiilidi tli k
muil a W-ht:A. T1rluI'ic 0. :1dr srm
I'ni o a ch earl h a11 I'ke. IIot
stre:a ofli n1i a lava mil'. l'1 itown
th'. Jiu b l!e it-nden1* I t e l
mmain an 10:h. who wVt -e oeh
in .heir 1i C i. -iIshli t ed. iii r m
al" -V.ve thL! .( idete h n
Zito' .vt)1rg d cl)oa Mid m Iit'.r
phmtlatiou'i ri 1.whetre ar1-o rInetd. Inl
t iorth".ern part ot tlhe iland LtV I
si u swt.re runnling-' %vah terri.(k for,cu.
oother villages coil) iletoly ih;hL
eta ted wa.A that. i 'T'okekat,al, iril 1:r
Th l oS tit litle i* Ponl '1ig Ii 1*ht ',
hlkl. L10 a1Ck'ura%t(e UmtimaItU it 'L anlt
he mladti. Sm)fe wit a h 1h as I
1i 0. '[he Captain (t a sl'.s wl ilh tok
a."istaitice ot) thev -tiferers mays that lo,
(1111) im not too high a tii.uri-e 11 aln e.
mate of Jiu tithe mber (Il dea-1. A tLhou*
and bouies tave been pIlked ip oil the
shore 1and IIIanly WI'ere founid 1l0atit:l in
tie sea. ''he reports of th.. various ex
plosioni, w% ere so viollint that they were
tivard at 'ernate, Gorent-do and Men
diiio. 'I'le alarm reached Ternate,
and the -Netherlands war ship Zeemltruw
was immnediateuly disp,atched, while 1'rom
Mlendaatio the British steamer lecuba
was also sent to render assisLance attid
carry supplies.
The whole island is completely devas
tated, atid( although the violent eruption
has ceased volumes of smoke are rising,
accompanied by steam and ahes. 'le
lower lands and valleys are covered
iVtl lavit. which 's still pouring d ovn,
while cracks in the mnountail have
opened, emiptyin.g volleys of steam,
stone and mud. .urther outbreaks
were feared, aa its fast as steamers and
vessels could be obtained the inhlabi
tanits still alive were fleeing.
I 'rotierty wvorth nmillionis upon1 mail
lions~ is detsti oyed forever. I'or nmany
3 ears then inhu b'.tants of Sangu Island(
huvingr within the shadows of a dlormuant
crater hitad tilled the soil and prospered,
their chief indlustr y being the growing of
niutmie4s, cocoanutts antd graipef, the
producltt beinug regulfarly ship pcd abroad.
I'lbeir life~ was a romiantic one, favored
b)y 1'rovidt nee with a climnate -qualling,
ii not surpaltssun, that1 1f taly, anId a
soil neediret little cuiltivation to make it
pirolitable. W itha no4 political naitional
disturbhances the senn -savage natives
were gradumally becominug civIlized .Th
v"lages atril towns were well built, and
hadtt schools anmd churiches.
Thew n1Wil deva' tation beganti at 8
o'clho k tin the mcnorng of Junie 7. Tfne re
was ai terible rumblde, at cann 1e l m uddv
lIann- shoit up Irom thet. craltr asm hIgh it
the4 haven(f s asi the .-ye cou!a riach, mtail
'Iinilttely afteCrwviad hllo' atshes were
co(nnuy.L V )Dus! wat liying~ ini all dIiret
'alnl aii *vroIn e ii e i. he i istiex
ite voht n s f hi a.i 'itad .tmt e mojl
asi wers of harwge htones w -re)i~i be l
'ort,'0u1we by ain.w- iielifa nl ..
rent4).'(' t i ! ao.vt wih tteVo d
ofahstat wuce .i lme .ohte
v"ir vuh' wa, enaguI ll, botihef en i
Ii , 4 41roi ill.! in th :fh r ait crack- .n
the1 4ar,. Theia whlie ea;' try a uti:r
a l''ifr it mud,. .auttat a~tl t'ane: . ..\
ve- : l St- iiaihl : ter 3f Unrne upl b1 the
e 4 . .:li :t . th.' voh'( il:tic e: 'hires.'Il for ha
abifn i dest iuUi by1( dtili- sihw el o!
wle ie.lt a's aina th aismt oo'nm dune
hot streamis whaich, ini their downward
('ourse, ilarried everything before thiet.a,
l'hie dlistrict on the sorth siade of' thie
island is mnt.er'ly destroyed, nuttmeg andh
cocoa ihiatations being laid in rtuins, and(1
mi mtany cases completely hburiedi under
thec ashes, miud antd lava Iro:hn the crater.
Among othaers who saw thae island. al ter
t,he o)utbreak was Capt. J. Gray, of the
steamshbhip Norway, which had been Sent
with ai cargo of rice from Mendanao to
relieve the sufl-erers. lIe says the whaole
Ioland, viewed from the West,walrd, pre
sen ted a most forilorn appearance.
'hiere was no sign of life anywhere.
Vohtames of smoke could be seen Issuing
from tihe volcano accompanied by line
ashes, which sparead hike a cioud over
the island anid tell thickly everywhere.
~Smnall jets of' steam, smoke and st >nes
whero pouring out from the mountain
sIdes, completely coverinst the lower
valleva and lns. Te en:... top
P:raphy of the island was changed.
On the nightof the outbreak two Not
wegian barks, the Prinera and t he Fash
ion, were in Toroana Bay, but 1ot, to
sea without damage. In a pretty liar
bor on the northeast side of the islind
the Dutch ships Tehekla and Grippa
were loading nutme:s. They, too, sus-.
tained little injury. loriunately, au,,e
there was no tidal wave. ThI report
(if the first explofion was heard at
Ternate, Gorontalo and Maadantno,
whiclh are respectively 2 10, 2 11 and 216
miles distant. The lava stretu s vere
confined to the nor1-thent 1 slopes of the
Mountain. li the Tohoekain district
not a single vill1a.C remlfains, while
thousands of the it.hab.)Utitt were ilied
in the overll)w.
The village of Lorcua, on the south
side of the moumtain, protected by a
rida-c of hill, some of them 1,S00 feet
high, is covered with abihes. Many of
the houses were crushed by the acu
miulated iweight of ashes, dust and
s,ones. Cocoanut, planItItions on both
sides of Lorena Biy are deskroycd, but,
in the towt it,self there was coinpara
tively little lois of life. To I lie west
ward of the town, atILer IUssit! tle loot,
of the'ridge, the scene is one olcomplete
desolation and devastation. "Te sut
fering amiontg those whlo escaped wit,h
their lives hias been most aitI.
LAW or THE PRIMARY.
A! Extrt,,: Isom ie s.! ,- i.t ci Whti 1 0ct
llver. -.t-r .: - t,
I ne foli ::rg is t . la a 1 ali t ,
adol'ptedi by ith i tin : 1 *, I' g.
flitt,i . i 1!1.le V, i I I k
t.w'i -.1
l I *i t2 'l*I
t o I .ll" i ii i"y p :- .
y LI It, r alt a in rI
t m .inI tti- ; ii I b y
other ollicr 'j1jtrIloI-X-If to haf riiiit -r
oails; but if, it4) Sutch ..lct r' CJ1 ipt C(-)ti
Veluili ntfy liaitf, tit-c ii a its i y a
jmilnistrit' is. 9 toach Other. Si-c
oa hsalrl i ti;dl-r .hv i h;t.e in(
the thcirs. fen l
vi 9 .. foft thn lw :w1,ic
ciurly octat lor tteciilty I: t hhich
stich elfction sihall hwldr wIthitl
daNs anter!t ls
appra 2. Be'oie any lots an-, ..
cei vd at stic ii electijotli,,a1ifit(l lii c
iy before openig t-le polls, p .i. t
agers slall open tcli : dux to b( itif 1i
the election. and exibit lr.% sae I IL
gicly to show that tie te 1i1 lre
i suih oxr 'I'hey siall ti tnioise i
lock hs si i n Such )i. except the
ovenieng to reci,v the allot , ai shall
niot agatih oi tw Sailie tih tlie. cSeh
of the electimrs, l'fIhey 8inI keet a poll
list witf ci t he tue (I* t m,qe, hoting
in such electon lniim, at ei w, in. -
da.iv afghlYhllo,aiiiiter toc elct .n
voe id~ h at i t let'ion andly in&neiilied
to beoe acoreing to he ls fc iia
ary shatlt lpe hith bot vt b lredn
i th election ad xi-it the stune puf t
clit toe showthat ither d are no l itsIf
insc x hey shall ce .hheteun lose iai ke
tiock, Itl tr eals ip isu~ch bo.cep'. 31t, the
openina tg teeet iots,:thn hal
t again optene i te sau intilctheclotse
of( iitheeecton b(Th e ll feephi atpl,
orais tiot he'nam. ofeah toteri oting
is ch electi on, 4l h ll1efr r.
ccv.ng any' ballot, i dininistr l'torh
vtiier tn rthit,hathis dulyrbi tyI lied
sotiot hcold ing to he rles atot f ie V
parey d ta he;h.is'notrtoted before iih" bt
tn rsuch electon;aa the close''r oft the
e'lecio theys shall procill pubte lily: to'
cllut theters and decareth reut
I.on an transmitit, -hcrt c t, wit
pfrs lting to' elcos witinth
(ti ne presribed afofi to 'h peons
tignted by the('' rule ott the party,
e.~ 3 . ' such pr-ur eb- ion
-half ehl a,.t.it~~i' e tne and plactt ijand3
('de the II reation pr,escribed 1by the
stru(l o'f-o the liorgautti orlat
ExcIe hoing theti:tne, and t.he res
htrs shall be loodk andO thle gresuli it de
te tiuret of lie nwags wit l.h
pl'hits, shatto be.y W in t k.>io o
wleec ielt lt(t (I. fie. q 9.3 tI'i.; 0'
thceater thll rit h de,ue itrti th,
retterneioif en. are layti
l'or ambh Waiting:( 433Wt:tf- a
guilty of Iv;iu mtat iv i,!li do
hXVune will 'nr ;t-;i ( eeuiectt
sllla as pnobe ynv ittt,Ute xeti''
its hidfrdn dowllalfo i. pr;bbl t'an.n
n Setexmber." aes;
or osutin men th unte ontepib
uhat eect han intbepend- , tanet
wildl be rh;dun ar the 1)eortc nord
aioni psi mae ;?-Rheri er.