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RELIEF FOR THE PEOPLE SWEEPING REDUCTION IN THE BUR- I DEN OF TAXATION. The New Democrat.ic scheme Suitunar. 1ed-A L.beral Free L'st--Advalorevm Instead of Spect ic Dlovti to be Levied. WASHINoTON, Nov. 27.-The tariff prepared by the Dpmocratic members of the ways and means committee was given to the public today. It deals en tirely with the customs and adminis strative branches of i be subject. The internal revenue port ion is lef t in abey ance. Chairman Wilson has prepared the following staement which was given our this morning with the bill: The Democratic members of the committee on ways and means have felt, as none others could feel, the mo mentous responsibility resting upon them, and the surpassing magnitude, difficultv and delicacy of the duty as signed them.of framing a tariff bill for a nation of seventy million people. The bill they were to reform is a vast and labyrinthian system of clas taxa tion, the culmination of eighty years control of the taxing power by a few great interests, gathering on to their train a host of petty toll gatherers. .1 t was carefully framed to prevent, as long as possible, what its author called 'any monkeying with the tariff" by which he meant any successful effort of the people to undo or to lesson the bounties which its beneficiaries were permitted to write therein in their own words and their own figures. It trans. ferred to the free list proper and fruit ful revenue articles, where most of Iie taxes paid by the people went into pri vate coffers. And it was bolstered about by many defenses, chief amiong which are a swept and garnished trea ury and a swollen and colossal scale o)I permanent expenditures. Such aire i lie conditions that confronted us at the threshold of our work. The committee have welcomed in tor mation and counsel from every t rit . worthy source and wiliIle they do nt iti expect their bill to escape just, ciii cism in all of its dethils, they d() I.r a sent it the country as the resto ct months of patient, anxious toi!, ;ii 1i an honest desire to discharge tt tor i duty, purged of all taint of le d a it personal favoritism or prejud 1ic. s main features are two: Firsi., t1w wat p I tion, whenever it seemed pr1at !b-, e of advalaorum instead of speciii" l Io:, second, the freeing from twa-:; ' tbo. great materials of industry that le I t the basis of production. SPECIFI DUTIES o1lJi-llr(;% i;i:. Specilflc rates of duties art-;ek-ttionl able for these reasons: Thwv e-vjp-nttv conceal a rate of taxation tot cwor i ,ti' to be submitted to if e ix e. , o in :-,, valorent terms, as the dt i V <-(4 c it ona hundred poundsof~sah i oili; which amounts to over so per ce-;t. (O' a common necessity of iii,.. ilhey a ways bear heavily on the comioon art i t cle used by the masses ani lightly I-, the expensive article co0s11i'ed oy tie rich, as a tax of $30 on all ous.s would be little or not hiig on t he great, tt mansions and very hiighi oli tie inin ble homes, And, C0o1.'jLL J.,A g, duties lead to greatvr trauds in administration, for coltiingI, and weighing at the ciiutom liou3v are t o done by the cheavest and inost, easily corrupted labor while adv.dorl-emit rt 's are assessed by the best paid and most, responsible appraisers. The advaloriem system has worked well in practice.; is essentially the fair syst em, becaus it is a tax upon the actual vl ot an a " ticle, and was diecharei li by\Ir. Clay ' hinmself to be in thle'ory onI tI ct- arnt It every sound andiP1n Ircleo jil -it t' entitled to thle pcrt'e--rence andt valili ted by long trial. The boldest innIiVatj;int o tit i. its large free list t :raw man-! riala. Taxes upon prtitu-tio la re tiouwte'~ wrongs. They gat her aizit auciiunlat e on the coniemr t tIhe ini.ed prio duct. T1he'y hurt laboer byv nario t;mii the market for whlat it prodcttte' . 1oat~ and iron are the foti t 'tins ot miotii a industry. Material pirogr0es is nn-a'ts ured by the anmint, oft their con.esumip tion. No other coiunt?1y cain suipply them as abundan t y uv chteapttly as we can. No potssibt(tm pe' ioon1 ciin ini terf'ere with our vn p'eriducre, a tew' miles ini the vfte'r ir I t he cot rv1W c Uemotene'ss fro'i lhe. sourtes oif supl ct ply is in itself enoeuighi d<i I .mt age t any sectioan of the counttry without further bu rde'ns in tani taixe. l'n- Ilk taxed ores, co:il, ltumbtt, wool aed at bier hi fibers riist immii-lestv !imu! Oil -i'h~t. duction ini certaim Iar's t otur ('onn try. T1he ttunit ( dee of amim an uf'actueres hias ('nttee e ery F (tilitry rl Wit h release frmi t;m -i upon tt ir- ra materials thiere ~ io tiue~it to the hl growth of our dori iign trade. 'hits will li more thban campii u-tso!- toet the hio ii. producers of raw neat crial , who, tartiT.f, or no I arity, coiitrot all t tie inuterio i of'~ the countriy, for ainy a pprehenaeua' los-s of markets anywhere along t he s'a. li board. dui Its inc-alculale ad van tage to labor is apparent. lin c'very great In 0ii1c' i manuf(actures we carn produece in .six mhonths to iine monthls eoighi ini or urc market. We can get rid coi our suirlus te only by foreign tirade. As long as we ji have taxe's cin the mat e'rials ot' indutcstry v1 we cannot buill'I up that tirade. Ilec c the other altertiative of trusts to ke'ep li production to the lion'e main;rket. The workmamian canl see whet her his inrIte'r est is wtth a systc'mi that represseis pro0-gi duction andl robs hunii of emiiployrmeml tl or witht a system that gives niatucrai1) and healthy play to produtction and emancpipts him I rom11 trusts anti like combinatins of capital. DETAIS OF niit As to details of the bill, I will brie'lly recapitulate thle saliant chantges o1i several schedules. In the el inca 0 schedule, we have transferred1 tc thtw free list quite a numbler of articles t used in manufactures, thle motu.g portant of which is sul phurie acid, onep of the corner-stones on aii chcemicai in- tii dustry. The duty on castor oil is re- Cl ducei from 85 to 35 cents per gallon and the duty.on 'inseed oil, which wsn secretly raised to 32 cents Iby the coi-s ference committee on the McKiniysi bill, after each house had~ openly votueil for a lower duty, we p)ut at 15 cents a tl gallon. Pig lead being re'duced from ht 2 to 1 cent a pound, lead patintLarw correspondingly reduced. are The McKinley bill iner'eaed tile duty t on opium prepared for smoking to $12 yi a pound, in the vain hope of lesacui~n e its importation. The custom house ol. 1) floors on the Pacilce coast declare thata this increase on duty has simply placedq in the hands of bfmucggle rs the bring. I ing in of opium, to th Id uemoralizationi d of the customs service and the loss o' over half a million in revenue. Tile 5 duty projposed 18 believed to be collect- 1 able, and will put the trafile under gov. ,) ernent control and super vision. In the pottery schedule substantial reductions are made. Ilain white1 ware is drope from the high sched nie in which it mysteriously crowded Itself; decorated ware is reduced from 60 to 45'per cent; undecorated from 55I~ to 40. Ja common window glass, where in tae mbinations have kept up the I dsto consumers, under the shelter< Ofduties averaginar a hundred per oent. a reduction of more than one hAf~al been mnade in all the larger t Izes. There is no doubt that these fates Will permit a very healthy ;rowth of the industry here. In plate rlass, reductions are made, the largest ulzes from 50 cents to 30 cents per quare foot; of silvered, froin 60 to 35 lents. IRON AND STEEL. In the Iron and steel seedule, we Jegan with free ore. The discovery of he immense deposits of llessernir orus n the lake rgion and of foundry ores n Alabama has rapidly swept us to he leadership of the world in the pro Iuction of iron aid steel, and brought ear at hand our undisputed supre icy in the great ti.lI of mantufac ures. 'rhe use of stvii sliovels re luCes the cost, of linilling to a point, where the wages paid "nattrad l3hor" ire Irrelevati. Pig iron we redhice from 86.72 per ton w h lft is f rom 6o To ,0 per cent., to a unii I ori dut y of 22% per cent. a rate soinewhat higher in proptrtion than tiht! re.it, of the s-hed tile, because of cheap freight rates oin [oreign pig, it being a favorito freight On Wies ward V0YL9e'. Steel rails we redte I rom i13 11 per tonl, now 75 per Cont., to 25 p -Ir cent. As the pool which his l',t pricVs 1ip so many y,ours in t. h ite'.ry seems now disor gaize, tie t her prodiicers will soon r!eed pot ec ot, inore against Mr. Uatritgie at, Pittllirg anill Mr. Stirling it. Cliic;igo thian agalinst foreign pro icers. il'he rsid qe of the schedules varies li om 25 1t4 30 per cent., wood screws liog -it, at the latter figure. Iron I wami ati girders aro 35 per cent, b -aii-io ot the w.tsti ;lin ctitlingi beams tid te vai ol Mgthis and sizes, ti.& als) of tho I <vq ieit necesstty of lh.iraing tie rolls iII iiaking beans uimitfdrs, toiwe of the iiregular uin4t a i mal i-ngths and sizs of or 11v ior th-oi (,n half o1 the Mc. K in-y r. '. This is a revenue ditty, uif at h f illit tiite enough to permit ily vxtsling mill-i lt live antil 1 mrih Ch'u-etor gralvs of pocket erttlery are lwr c'nt. :uid higher grades 15. Ta ,- eut h-ry is iPitt at 35 p",r cent. These Svery sttbst:itial redtictions from h-: prsn aes. whiu0h, beinig speci lie, tiwb iII soitie grades of pocket cutlery 110ha ) per cent., but with release a .xcs on raw miaterlials, espieciaily on ,arl al ivory for haiidies, they seeiii 1t h caplr ores and pig copper are f ilr-ee, we tin Ig large exporters of 1- LLtter, aidu the tiity serving only to nablt lit prodicers to sell higlhr to i' pOlie t tin tto foreignors. Nic k!t, k free. Lead ore has a siill lity 41" 15 per ceit.; pig lead ii oit, -ot id. Silver leiatl ores are Ie ori-d to the free list. I t u i l'atettired Itil ir is free. hou Lacturel is ptil. at 25 per cont., itk ithe proviso that if iny export du art, ciangel on foreign himber, .d;ill lit' ail"it-tv.1 only at tie rates iw existinig. St"Alk )M11; I'll E\iPE111 StIgAr Ias t-en a (l1licult subject deal with. It kw sugar was trans 'rretj to the free list by tie McKiley 11, lecAtise iinly all th taxes p:id i It W1et , to the piblic treasnury. A r'ig desire 4boIg some mmber of 0 11iiiteitee was to put an a1valo. in dtiLy of 20 or 25 por cent. on it, tI to abolish the bointy at once. Af r in 11Ch conider'ation, it was <deciled reice by one hatf the duity on re eud sligar, atl to repeal the bo.-inty Ae-Iightith vath year, leaving raw sir. r atit.axed, as at preserit. II lii toitaceto schedule, those rates 't so"ght which would bring the ii, reveIt1uie. Thi% PLresntrit taxes of -- d .-K la I f)oTi[nd on wraper leat have >tt d ott inany small establishments I itat itally imlpatired t he revenue. e iiuA;t hie rates SI and $il.25 per ii at e t. it per pound on f iller tobaic linist e linted aned st,imed in each,. innf. Iteltires of tobtacco( arte put at 40 i1s. igtirs are rtedtucedl ir'm $4 50) rlitinid antd 25 per cenlt. alivalorumn O t r' ltoundt andi( 2o per cent , which believed to be the m)st produictivye lentite r.ate, and is higher than the ," of 15%3. Li ve anirmats are put at 2ti per cenit. I bre is rei'(cie'd f rom 30t cenits per shief to 20) (< r cent., which is abiout I cenits. lI re:ds' Tif4 , of which we - imenise expoflrters, are made free, ~pt when iimptutteni fromr some initry putinilg drities on ouar like pro0 'M 't, ini whleh~ Case the duity is 20 per it,.t "ri-sht vegetalIes, fruits, eggs an<ti e food P rodu c' s are utiutaxedl for the teli t ofi our c onsulimerg, largely the rking pteople of the cities. Salt in 1k is frete; In packages the salt is a e, fort the covering IS dhutlable at es prescribeti for like articles. 'he ariff' onl Spi1rits is putt at (10ouble t internal revenute rates on like c rits, ait .9ome slight redurctionl is ,de 1)n still winells, iialt, 11 Cfuors, gin - ale and like bteve'rages, in thes inter- I of i ncreaised reveriuw. 'lThe duty on ira ling wimt s is likewilse slightly ne ed for ther samelt reasons, that on11 impagne beinlg put, at 57 per dozen .3 'Iris, as against & in thie McKinley I and $6 in th'e law of 1883. P it cot toni maniufac-tures suibstantialh ucitions11 are made, and especially on 'ap clot his and prmits, and the exIst- t sy'stemn of taxing fby counit of c entis in the squtare Inch is retained. f miip and flax are made free; d ressed i Cs of1 hemp and fl ix 1 cent and I1% iiurlaps and cotton and grain bag ig aret putt at 15 per cent., btat when r polrtedI for covering articles to be ox rted arnd du lty free. wOOL~ IS i'im.i:1 i'ool is miade free. T'hfi taikes the c Its from tinder woolen manufactures I i begets the hope that they may no le from the lainguishing conditionE which they have been for a quarter 0 a (cntuiry, andI that we may get olen goods at reasonable rates m.ii ad of at duities that on the commont ides freouiently reach one hlundred r cent., anid In some cases two or roe timres that merciless fIgure. othis and dress goods are put ai, 40 r cent, and clothing at 45 per cent.- I tea higher than the committee de- I 'ed, but1 dleemeod temporarily nieces ry becaue our manufactures have so1 eg been excluded from two-thirds of (I wools o1 the world that they will tve to learn tire art of manufacturing Ith free wool. A sliding scale is erefore added, by which the rates In 0 wooflon scheduto are to come down 10 pboints with the lapse of ilve years. ipet n, an lindustry on which we will I mndependent of competition, are put , # pen cent. f on Axminister, Mo titte and Wilton; 30 per cent. for russels, while common grades go own to 20 per cent. The bill provides that the duties tall be removed from wool on March ttnd reduicedt on woolen goods on In the slk schedule, the reduction of ates is smaller thlan in cotton or voolen fabrics. Sole leather is reduced from 10 to 5, er cent. Leather gloe'es are clasIiert ecording to material and length, and ire uniformly rated at specific duties, which average Alot over 25 per cent, 0n' he common varIeties and near 40 per ent. on the fine lamb and kid gloves. In the ached ule of sundries, many rticles, like hatters' p lush, are put on hie free list. Tihe dnty on cut dita monds, pearls and other precious stones 13 Increased. Works of art are, I am delighted to say, put back on the free list. A REi)UcTION OF FIFTY M11.0LION. The above is a rapid summary of the changes made by the proposed bill atid will give a satisf-ictory idea, I be lieve, of its general structure. It, is es ti mated that it will reduce the reven ti, on the basis of the importations of 1892, about fifty iillionis, with anl ifmlDeise. ly larger decrease of t ax burdens to the American people. The administrative law is reported with a few amend wents, suggested by experience of its operatlonl. l'hat law was chiefly pre pared by Mr. tiewitt when he was in Congress, and the changes proposed in our bill are to in ike it more effective, while at the s.ime tumo sot teninig soim of the features added by the McKinley bill that would treat the business of importing as an oitlawry, not entitled to .he protect ion of the governinent. There were present in the counmit Lee room today when theseal of secrecy was removed: Mr. Wilson, the chair man, Messrs. 'T<rsney, Breckinridge, liynutu, l'urnier and Bryan (Demo ciats, and Ieed, Bat rows. lizell and f lopkins (Illtillicansi5 ) The corridors in the neighborhood of the room were fillud with new.iuaper men, representa tive-s of soie ot the protected indus tries, and others interested in tariff leg islation. iATi-S OF NEw DU'TI Es. Following are some of the principal articles named in the bill an t ie rates of duty imposed: Alcoholic perfumeries, two dollars a gallon and 25 per cent Chloroform, 25 cents per pound. Morphia, 5U cents per ounwe. Opium, aiteous, extract and tinc ture, 25 per cenit; opium containing less than niine per cent. ol morphia and opium prep tred for smokinig, .1 a poun11d. Varnishes, 25 per cent. and $1.32 ad - ditloial on the alcohol in spirit var nishes. Spotiges, toi per cent. -Sulphir,20 per cent. Brick, 20 per cent.; decorated, 30. Tiles, plain, 22 per cent.; glazed 49 per cent. ,darble, rough, 10 per cent, per cutie loot; dressed, 75 cents per cubic foot. Freestone, granite and other build ing stone, not especially provided; dressed, 20 per cent. I ron, pig and scrap, and scrap steel, 22I per cent.; slab blooins, etc., 25 per cent,.; bar, 30 per cent.; beams, girders, etc., 35 per cent.; boilers, 30 per cent ; lorgings of iron or steel, :1 per cent.: railway bars, iron or steel, 25 per cent.; sheet iron or steel, 35 per cent.; sheet iron, galvanized, :135 )r cent. Tin plate-, 40 per cent. Steel ingots, blooms, etc , 25 per cent.; wire rods, 30 per cent. Anchors and ship and mill forgings, 25 per cent.: cast iron pipe, 25 per cent.; chains, :30 per cent. Pocket cutlery, lowest 35 p1r cent.; highest -15 per cent.; table cutlery, 35 per cent. MAizzle loading guns, 25 per cent.; bree-ch loaders, 30 per cent. Nails, 25 per cent.; wood s,rews, 30 per cent.; wheels. 35 per cent. Brass, unianu r ict tired, 10 per con t. Itolled copper, 2J per cent. Lead ore, 15 per cent ; lead sheets and pigs one cent a pound. Willow ware, 25 per cent.; casks mod shooks, 20 per cent.; furniture. 27 per cent. SuMgar-The, present hounty is to be extingushecd one-<luarte(1 of a cent each Vtar until it has ceased to exist. All mtgars above nu lmber sixt.een l)utchi ;tand(ar~d, fi ve-twentieths of onie centt a Leaf~ tobacco for wrappers, uinstemi nedl, a dollar per poun-I; stemmied a oliar and a quiarter; other leaf, uin t.emmied, 3s; stemmiied, 50 cents; aill i,ber tobacco not eniumerated, 4l0 cent!s nulf. 410 cents; cigars, chmeroot.s and igarett,es, $3 per po~uinil and 2:> per enllt. lice, cleaned, oiie and onelr half tents >cr pound; uincleanled, hne cenit. F'l(iur mid broken rice, one qutarter cent; >addhy, three qu iarters of a cent. Il'otatoes, 10 cenlts ptr bumshiel. Vegetables in their natural st,at r., not pecially p)roviiied for ten per cent. oranges, lemons and limes, packed1. en cents per cubic loot.; biilk $1.50 per houisand, and thirty per cent adlvalo eml1 on tihe boxes or barrels in addition. 'eanuts, a cent and a halt per poini I. 1 irandiy, and other spirits, mnac uired from grain or otdler m11aterials, I. 80 per proof gallon. IlAia rum, a ollar a gallon; chiampagnie g;mrts5, 7dollars a do'.i; other suiz-s proj >r ionately. Alaltl liq iors, hot Ib-,I, 3') enits per gal lon ; ot hmtr wise thani bottled fleen cents a gallon. Cotton thread ranges f rome ;i to 3 5 er cent : sewing threatd cotton, 41 1-2 ents per doz/. n I or iimnd red yard spools. 'otton cloth rauiges from i one cent to0 wo and three-ilutarter cents per square ard accordmig to < iiality and condition vit,h adivalorem aiditlion for higher rades ranlginog f roim 20 per cent, to 40 er cent. BaggIng for cottoni of all kinds, lif een per cent.; but when imported for overing articles to be cxported, it is ree. l'rlnting paper, unsized, twelve er cent; sized, lifteen per cent. Among the prIncipal additions to lie I ree list are the followIng: Bacon nd hams, beef, mutton, pork and ieats of all kinds not specially pro ided for;binding twine, borax, camn hior, bituminous coal, coke, copper in 11 crude forms, cotton ties, iron ore, otton seeds oil, agricultural imple sents (cotton gins named), salt, soap, mnilding material (except marble) him or tImber and wood In all but a few onditions which are inamedl. The metal schedule of the bill levies Imost wholly advalorem dulties, while lhe present law leaves specille duties. A (oid Finct. ECL PAsu, Texas, Nov. 28.-The ex litoment causedi by the gold strike at lelen Blazess in the .Orizan District, ilty miles North of this city, continues md quite a number of mincrs and p)ros lect,ors let, or there today. Interest in lie new camp was considerably heigh ened today by the receipt of of a letter rom an El Paiso man, who stated that, te had taken up an extension on what is mown as the "Last, Chance," and said te had found free gold at a deplth of hree feet. Hie also states that veins of' told bearing rock varying from six to mighteen inches in thickness can be ,raced for thiee miles and are covered with from three t,o six beet of dIri t,. Heavy RaIn. NiEw ORtLEANs, Nov. 20.-Sunday night's rainstorm was one of the most severe that has visited this cIty in years- In a few minutes the streets were over flooded in every section of the city, and the drainage pumps were unable to cope with the elemenh-. People moved about in skiffs la2 many parts of the city, and the principal streets were in some places foot un-' der water. Jean Lahitte, WFrench man, who arrived in this city from his native land four days ago, was fonnd drowneud on ClalDorne Street, one of the principal st,reets' of the city, where the water went down in the morning. DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE CLUBS. Seitor Butter Gives His Views as to Their Organlz%tlon. GREENVIILLE, S. C., Nov. 30.-The editor of The Mountameer. believin that the views of Senator Butler unon the proposed or-anil z Ation of Democrat ie leavues would prove interesting to the public, addressed a letter to that gentle maIn not long avo, to which the follow ing answer has been received. The re sponse is in the line to fe expected .. om one who has given practical evidence of' hi ability to meet energemces in the past, and his eloquent plea for tic uiity at;d supremacy of the witeit man in South Cartolina will not be lost unlu the muaus es, who are ready as ever to maititain the doctrine by which the State was re deemed 'rom misrule and corruption. The letter is as follows: 'Washinguton, D. U., Nov. 22, '93 "Col. Jas. A Hoyt. Greenville, S. C. "My 1)etr S;r: I am in receipt of your letter of thec 13th inst., asking my 'views on the proposed orgam..-.tion of Democratic lcaa-ues in South arclina.' I a) not well etutgh advised of the ob)ject, of the 'proposed or--anizAtion' to give a ver intelliget opinion in ri-iard to it. My titidritanding of tbo objects of the Ntional Democratic as sociation or leat2, o" which the lion. Chauncey Black of Pennsylvania, is presideut, an! Ir. L-twrence Gardher of this ctV, i, secretary, is that they shia'l ).: auxiliary oi suipple. mentl to the rkguar orgaiz.tions in the dillerciit States and Territories and aire rather educational than strictly po. litical. That is to say, they are iietru mentalities for the :collection and distri bution of vnteocratic lA eratture, mtl are coivenintiL organizaiLons to aswemlibie and hatve airesses, onil financial or i co nomic top'cs by distLinguishcd J)em cratit Spakers. I that be the purpose of the 'proposed organizIition in Souti Carolina' I can see no objection to it. We all need instruction iu sound 1)emi calrtic doctrine, aidl I. shotblt wel im any movement that would promulle or encourage It. "If oi the other hand, the obj et ie to orvanize leagues or asociation. inM!e DCudent of and in anta-.onism to the regular Democratic organ:zationi of the State, I think it would be unwi.e and impolite. What we most Teed in Suthi Carohna is harmony and good !celing among the Democratie inases. We cannot di--iuise the fact that there are two factions in Our party. Sincere., lon est I)emocrats are to be found i,t both, and I think it only needs patience and toleration and forbearance, one for dif ferences of' opinion with the other, to brin-, our people together. It is for the imterest 01 soiuc: men to keep ip <hissin. tion, wrau,_ing, iigry recriminations Anld ab)use, but the great body of Dome crats in both factions are tired of it. Of course there are those who live and thrive on contusion and (issention. They have nothin., else to sustain thetu and when party su.ife is ende! and ma ters settle down to a normal state, they subside and disappear. But, iz I have remarked, our people are at heart can - servative and want peace. Peace ciu be secured on pertectly lionorabl - terms to both tactions it our people are alloweu to get together. "I fear the organiz.t'on of the pro posed leaties would oper ite its a tire brand rather than a sedative-would be seized tin by agitators to widen thI e breach. TIhat at feaet is my ap prehien - sioni. Whatever ref orm may be diesiredl m thie regular Deomocrarze organiiz.ttion mu iit and can be efle'cted in the organiii zation. I trust therefore, that we alhall go alon'i in the regtilar way itnd (lose upi otir ranks to make common cause for gtod government. "I have heard it hin ted that one fac tion or the othier has, o)r may appeal to th.e inecro vote to defeat the other. 1 i.incerely andi devoutly pray that no stuch calamity muay ever befall my native State. The degredation of tie ballot, the Ocruoralizauon or the white people, not yet cured from the experiences of I;Wioi!d be something too terrible to conitemp)late. W ithi tu: aidi great pre pionderance of negroes, we can dIraw no conifort or encouragement from experi ences tn other States wit,h whaie major iiien. Fort myself, I have s-truigled iTr wNite suplrei i:y and shall cont,inue to struggle for its piermanency. Whatever I amn I owe t t.he white people of Sout' Carol ia, an't by them and with them I shtall survive or perish. "Ahove all things let me imolore ouir people t) bear wi one anothe~r counsel with one antother in a spIrit of p)atriotic toleration antd enlightened forbearance. "The political fate of any man or set of mern is of small concern, when bal ancedl against the welfare of all otir peo p)le. Young men are coming to the front full of' political ardlor and honora ble ambition. They should be encour aged on the lines of such political methods as will ensure good government and ready obedience to law ~justly ad ministered. Upon their shoulders will rest the- burdens and responsibilit,ies of maintaining soci ordler antd admmis tering the alliurs of the government.. They cannot (d0 this satisfactorily with the ballot de'rradled, as it, mtusft be by an appeal to the neg~ro vote, until this race has mladIe more enlightened progres in the scale of civilization. S >ma of them are cqual t.o the duties of citiz/anship no M. but as a whole they arc not "'Very truly yours, M. C. BUTr,En .'' A Tellier's Narrow Eticiape. IIOA NOK E, Va.1, Nov. 24,-li. F. Lov ing, former paying teller of the First National Bank of this city, Who was indicted on October 23 for embezzling $3,500 from the funds of the bank, was trIed in the Jiustings Court today and acquitted. The jury returned a ver dic, of not guilty after fifteen minuites delIberation. The deufence was ably conduicted by the counsel for the ac cused, Messrs. Wright & tioge, and Col. .John 10. P'enn. The prosecution failed to prove that LovIng actually took the money, or that there had been a real embezzlement. Tne evidence was to the effect Wiat Loving, while teller at the bank, was careless and negligent, and often In cashing checks would overpay large suims, sometimes paying out as much as $1,000 in excess of the face of the check presented. it was shown to be likely that Loving madte toese mistakes, andl when he ound the shortage In his accounts fal silled1 the figures. hoping to hide the matter temporarily until the shorting could be made good. The verdict, wthichl was in accordance with the in ctructions and the evidfence, was re ceived with applause by the audience In the Court room. Pleoased. LONi)ON, .N ov. 30.-The St. ,James Gjazette Is not greatly pleased with the new tariff bill; yet it admits that the bill sllows signs that Mr. Cleveland is prepared to fulfil his promises, and there Is no quiestion that it will prove a great relief to trade. Continuing, The St. James Gazette says: "All through tt e bill care is taken to leave the American producer with the dif ferential duty in his favor completely.' Burning at the Stake KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 30.--Wlil Iarvey and Th,mas Wilson, sons ol prominent people of Otsego, a few miles down the Kalamazoo river, have been sloring their minds recently with the contents of dime novels on Western outlawry, and became imbued with de. sires to do some thrillin and desperate deed. Yesterday afternoon Charlie Mett Pon, aged twelve years, for some trivial cause, fell under the ban of their die . pleasure, and the two older boys de cided to ofFer him up as a burnt offer. in",. They induced him to acconpiny them up tihe river bank to the vicinitfy of the dam ou the pretense of looking alter some traps they had set. They took Harry Patrick, aged ten years, along with them. When they arrived at a secluded spot, the youni flends bound the Mattson boy to a tall sapling and proceeded to gag him, tying a handker. chief over his mouth so that his screams could not be heard. TLey then kindled a lire about his feet and tood back to watch their victim's strugeles. Young Patrick protested, but says he was threatened with being thrown into tWe river it he (lid not keep still. Soon Matt son'. overcoat took fire at tha bottom, and it Was evident that he wae suff'oring irighatfully from terror and pain. The Patrick boy could stand the horrible scene no longer, and dashing forward with his knife he cut the cord that bound his young playmate and liberated him. Frightened almost out his wite, Matt son threw off his burning overcoat and ran. The young outlaws, angered at his releaso, seized tlerescuer and served him as they had the first victim. His clothes were ablaze from the flames about his legs, atid the brave I,id would soon have paid the penalty of his shivalrous rescue ci his compauion with his life, when a farmer, who had met the Mattson boy an6 heard his incoherent story, arrived on the scene and Bnatch-himn from his awful oosition. His legs were so badly burned that he was unable to wa.k, and he had inhaled some of the smoke. He is in a painful condition, and action against, his tormenters is delayed pend. iug the result of iniuries. He will prob ably recover. The lamiles of all are well known, and the allair has caused a real, sens Ition. Q uranit Ine R ansd. i.UNSWICK, Ga., Nov. 30.-There were no new cases of yellow fever to day, no deaths and no discharges. The refugees are returning fast and the streets are lively. Today has been one of unusual thanksgiving in Bruns wick and everybody gave thanks from the humblest citizen to the highest oll cial. ln the churches congregations gathered and joined in prayers of thanks for those who administered to the afilicted during the deadly plague that has been among the people. All are free now and all rejoice. This af ternoon the brass band paraded the streets with enlivening music that brought out large crowds. Surgeon Murray gives Brunswick double rea son for celebrating Thanksgiving to night by removing the government quarantine around the city and any person can enter Brunswick now with out, fear of certificate. Surgeon Mur ray said to night: "I have removed the quarantine and any one can enter Brunswick now without a certificate. A surveillance wvill be kept on any out going baggage or household goods. The railroads will resume their regular sched~uites in and out to-morrow. The *Mallory line of steam ships will rt sume their sch'dules immnediately. There have been no new cases of fever among the refugees lately returned. ilie condition of Brunswick warrants the stat.emenit Lb it the city is practi ecilly safe. The outside world may im J)icitly trust people from Brunswick as tar as yellow fever is concerned, and if the peop)le in JUrunswick will be ra tionally careful they will suffer no danger themselves. If more eases oc cir they will be treated as sporadic and no0 rep)orts will be* imaide of them. In every way good lat-h will be preserva I with the outside world. A. Ott, who claims he is a citizen of the Ujnitedl States and has refused to allow his bedding disinfected, has bean arrest 'l under t he lawvs of the city and has given bond1( to alpear. Brunswick wvill be dlisinfecte d properly but no damage wvill be (10ne to the people's property. Y ou can say as coming oflicially from me that the epIdemic is over so far as the outside worldl is concerned, al thioughi I think that a few more cases may occur which may cause no alarm. The A rrents at lieaufort. COI.UMIIA, S. C., Nov. 28-Assistant Attorney General Buchanan returned from Bleaufort, where he was sent by Governor Tillman to supervise the arrests of the men who assaulted Con stables Swau and Strobel. iIe siaw to the arrests of eight white men and six negroes. They were arrestedt by the sheriff of the county, taken before a t rial justIce, waived preliminaries and gave bonds for their appearance at court. Among those arrested was the acting mayor of the town, a m.-n namned Townsend; the colored chief of police, J1. E. Grant, M. P. Stopperbein, a wealthy Northen man; B. L. Cal houn, 11. IIarrison; a man namedl O'itouke, and a man named Opland. The first, three, It Is alleged were leadl e :s of the mob. The arrests will con tinue until every man in the mob has 'I ;en arrested. The rIot, says Mr. Bu chanan, was commenced by a handful of white men, who urged everybody to join In it, and were instrumental in urging them on. The sheriff was fired upon twice while going home. The men have been arrested on three chamrg es: Rtesisting an oflicer in the dis charge of his duty; assault andl batter y of a nigh andl aggravated nature; andl riot. TEST TYPEWRITER." y Aw a rd TAT1E FAIR, NOVEM1BER 8, 1893. TlE ONLY AWARD -' WAS AL/SO MAD)E TO US FOR TYPEWVRITER'S ity Agents Wanted. >bes & Co., , COLUMImA. s' C AMERICA'S GRAND NAVY Secretary HIerbiirt'Is Firi4t AnimnI i p,ort. WASI.INOTON, Nov. 30.-The fira annual report of Secrotary 1Ii'ary A Herbert is in intiersetin-, stiuuary ot thj( progress ma 'o inl nav'l cistruction rinec the inau:uration of the new Amerl (all steel navy withi the resulc of replac Iog, w*ith hi:,+'-powered, s v ilt and formid able steel ships nearly all of the old tim. ber sides that mad.3 p the naval list at the close of war. The report also coi. tinl stroig rec8m1etions in s,o14 cases of a rad'eml nature, such ats tio8( touchin- the proper scopo of our Favoritc eruisers, that _,ather weiht om becre Iry Ifer!)ert's legt experience as Chair. man of the IIouse Naval Commitee, id his tiorou,h mastery (A the deta0lh o tic Naval )Li:.rtmient. Tie itj,..rt begius with a laticmed of the pro-.,rcs made since tile last. re 1or' diclosIgl the fact, that nine vez sels have been lautched inl that spic- 0 time, while bix new ve6ssel havu been coipletid ant commissioned. Tlt SpeIS attainted on trial were in most cases in excem. o the rcquirementis. Il lact, the larg, premiulm citured calud much emme:t. The Seerctary, how ever, ar-u-ms that the premiunis are not uere _,ratuitics or clear proit to Che build rs oI the vessels. T ey aro itiee. ieV.Sto dilli ;Ce adi1 have not leteLCd il 1i1jusixo Lo !he overiuent fr ile ship-buillers have alivays taken into tle calculations when bJldhi J Llt i m U tLS I was tiSsIble t" (Irn .13 J)r e m . To avvk (ispiut-A, Vhiuli have (ccurred inl the past, ,j the Uiew contracts the con. tractors have beeu rLquired to de. -av the -X :Pes of tC 10rial trilwS. The rep.)rt shows that the total num. ber ot serviceable war ships in the United States Navy is frty-ona, tilteen of which is armored. Ill addit.ion Lere are sixty ur vessels on tho 'st, mlo.tly wooden risers, ban ls and aut:quated momtors that are set do;ivn as lnservicuable for War purpOse. Tales are givcn showing the naval stren,t.h of th leatihn-g powere, andt a comparison drwil oim theu ihows the 1niteL States Sevclti in tile rank (A naval powers. The Secretary rcutests auhioity to devoe $ 150,000 author'zd for the con. struction of a Vessel imluar to the Vesu viiis to Lh cons, ruction of threc torpe(L) boatf3, 111id al,-o re.tun s nint s of' the limit1t the C ist O f.WIfL tkrpd crniser auth lor:z'et by tihe Act of 1890, )as to eniable t1C Depart miet to have this vessel Il .1 d:yntu d u tile i x" liscal year. A ri-,cap'tultdtion ofl tile popsal s is sued F.,r new ves -els diritig tie N ear Wimdk till With the .Late.uient of the 1)iJs for cLostrtLLiir th113 three e v gUnl ioats. These bids were very much lower than any heretofore received bv the (Govern muni., but iblore ic:eptin2 thie the p:ans will be (.xaminliied by a second board Whill is iXpLted to report, this week. The Secretary (votes much !pacc iii its report to te discussion of navat ordinance and armou. lie Bays tile ;vei,,ht, of forei1n opinion is iii favor of limiting the sIze of ,una to twelve inch cablire and the weii. to IliIty toiis, Ile claims that the nleW eiIlhtillch tickel st.eel guni reidy tor asemib:mo, comb ini inlL Lihe empilioymeniitit oh a meltLril te ver befor.e uised h>r at gunl construeu~onl, oi entiire new I r >ee) cet aro liembanzi ll, wvill :dve melrea,Ld C lic incy att theL alrieady redc edi Icost o f litI: it c i . . foretNn piractlie oh instalbag oil war ships as5 man1iy rapid lice an?d mtaebtine gtuns as can be properlty pro leeledi, an tow ~ard he Letns ioni o! raph1: Ii reim nsteml to uns11 ofl hIilher cibre'~. Pr'obabl1y t.lche mst 11iportant ch apte i'u tile r elLr treats of iII the nval policy~ ofi the c(unktry. Mr. IIlerbert recalls to (Conigre.s in1 1Si5 looking to the mi crcus of8 n1Iaval est b1 i lihmetst, auri Sec retary Whitniey 's siuccessiul eiloris t.o iiuaug.uraIte a ne(w 1)1)1icy int this respect.. lie siys that our uavy ha n iot y'et come upl to the( sItndard, thiat our navy shal be ats cilicieint wie en comuparedh with others as1- that widehLi the count ry pos Pessedh1) ber the era of nmidern 5hlp,, and1 whien ouri sea: ports were dleemedh to be, ais thety are ccirtamnnly not itow, noii ply proidedhc( w ith fortiflica.tions fuillIy lip to the reluiremn)Ct of the age(L. The Secretary says we halve now bldi ing onily tour vessel 3Wi b can proper ly be denominateid iirst cla'ss baleshipi t. PTe cruisers atnd gublboa's we nowui have huil andI are buihlinIg c'nsitt. a11 efrCii - cicutI fieCt, and wil lvi cV prov hniiient Iwhen0 they shall all be in commion1 for eruis31 mg1 putrposes ini ordinary Li 111s and Luo lock after ourn commuerce abroad,l Now isi thel Lim to11 bu ly sulmmeinr plan S25 cash b;dIance NovLember 151th 18i)3. Will buimy at P iano( at spoit cas5' price slIo cash, balance Novemb er 1~> n 1893 Will buy a organl at spot cashi price See the list to choose I rom. Steinway Mason & Illamlini, MaithusIhek and Stir lhng Ianmos, M asonl & IIlamlin and1( Stirling Organs. Fifteen (lays test trial and freigh I bot hi ways it if n salis factory. A itargo lot of nearly nieiw and second h1and l'iianos amid Organs at bar gains. Good as ne0w. Writi, for prices W.N4. Tramp, Calmnbia, S. (3. * T1hie Edgelild Chronico says: "We suspect that it would take the profits upon sixty bales of cotton t.o buy the pork or bacon Mr. J. C. Rtinosford will make this winter. If we should bst right, the fact would teach us a very imnportaint lesson-that hog raising beats cotton raising on our South C3aro lina landls, at present prIces." D IEN S* "TH E .WOR LD'S GRE) TIlE MACIll) T he O n1 FOR TIYPEWVRIT1ERS AT TllE : "NO MAChINE COULD LDE ANY rl'i"TER. .'T N~ , PERFECTr." P'rivave statement of (om. of tile Judges. ~ Resiponisiblo Oom J. WT. Gi GENERIAL AGENT. ran'14 A4 Ina plelde BATEBBURQ, NOV. 29.-Mr. Joel Etheredge, a substilintial and resPected farmer was found dead in his field tis morning by one of hia neighborsh A por tion of tbt top of lis head was shot o and bis body had spots of blood anf' brains on it. le had carried his gun with him to the field, as bad bee his custom for several mornings past. When Ioun't the only shell the gun contained had been discharged. In falling, the head rested on a burning stump and was partially consumed. [t is not known whether the killing was accidental or not, but foul play is feared. It is hoped that the coroner's inquest which will be held this afternoon will clear up the mystery. Mr. Etheredge leaves a wife and large familv of children. ADETT PAYS THE FREIGHI V. hy fay I xtrema Prices for Goods! nd for aiogue and See What You Can SaM1 $69 $37 -- -Int b inronMeth n No freightpaii on i4 i )r gil. 4 i111nrtllevid to be at o redtu or moner o S \r,11 4'')ir, Ro*Irm: i'h::r. N'van e i :Ma -woi b 45. Will dellvel It, to your diept-! ot $88 Tij1 No.I COOKING With 21 -p pieces of ware will ii~bedeliver. - od to ymu regular - ' pric $0 A 0 433SEWnaT U--n1" witl aln wutti ,,w ' '. ior 9: ON LY $1B.50 - _delivere i o Yf)4',r olot. te ex p e- :- i :1 ..,.p 1 i . to you for .7 _ and guar:init-rvr one a A bargin. No fAdit pald on ts Buggy-C A $4B7:o P'IANO deIliVVrTtA W yV de V Ment fore: tingos of i rnituir*, Cooktng stovem, Biby e'rate i 4,le, orgftnR,P. anos, Ten et.I nrs-tri. i,ainpoi, &c., and aAV I4 t Y A ddrems ras4ra L.F.PADGETT "O";M.eet TO FARMERS AND MANUFACTURERS: As a matter of b)usiiness. interest.to youI and ourselves we ask yJu to allow us the privilege of making estimates upon any machinery you may wish to buy before placing your orders elsewhere Our facilities and conlueettonis with miac ufacturers are such that we can; quote on the same goods as low prices as are obtaiu able In America. It ie but a narrow :mind that would pass by the home dealer to pay an equal or greater price to a forelv - dealer or manufacturer. Only give us the opportunity and we w. o serve you to advantage, and keep at honio a small part of the money which ia going 4way from our State to enrich others. W. H. Gibbes Jr., & Co. COLUMBIA, 8. C. -THE 7 i Tomr ~44t Fo r Agcul.. S tural an dGn eral Plantation ed their reputa tion as the best on tne market. For Simplcity. DurabilIt ..:nd Economy In fuel andi water THE TOZER - Has no Equ-1,. 9 Rice Planters and Rice Millers can buy a single macline that will clean, hull and polish rice ready for market for $350.00. Corn Millers can buy the best French burr mill, in iron frame, fully guaran teed, capacit ten bushels meal per hour, for $115.00. Saw Millers can buy t,he variable fi iction feed DeLoach Mill from $190.00 lip to the largest slzs. Also Gang Rip Saws,'Edgers, Swi'ig Saws, Planing Machines, and all kinds of wood working machinery. "Talbott" Engines and Boilers. Special discounts made for cash. V. C. BA DH AM, COLUMBIA, S. C.