The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, December 14, 1893, Image 4

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PRESIDENT's MiSSAGE. o ani Ti [CONTINUED FRO1 PA ONE] P* de der oflces were aIded -o thost alread y st: provided makin -1 totql of 2A07 in op. m. .oration on .J -no 30. 13. rhe number wi of intermational nioitw-y orders issued 27 during the year was 1,055,999, an i- si< crease over the preced'g veHr of 72,526 ait and their valtii %vas 16,3.1,837.86, IL) ItO increase of $1,221,506,31 TPne number be of orders paid wa 300917, an iicreas(i w over the preceding v-ar -if 13603. aa I w, their va lue w .s 85.283 375 70, ain in- si< crease of $91,09383 Frim th'. forego ed ing staremen's it appears that. 1 he to Iio ttil I.Skue ot I(M iln , t0r11-rs -.11. t ) p q,, t* in- tos for the year atml l to s156i p' 821,34824. ' 'I'e numbtr of letters and p wok age" lI mailed durit he ear for 8 peenie. t' livery was 3.375 693, ai inker - is- ovor y' the prece-ding year ot neariv 22 ptr il cent. The sp-ecial deliverv st.tinpi tued c:t upon these leI.ters atid p,.ckag(. i amounted I o $337.5iM) 30, an d I h- inwv senger fee-s p:i 1 r their !<ilv amounted to $256 5112 71, I avl-t -i profit to the gove CIO Ile-i I1 880 .I1 1 The railway mail service vot, (nh1 ;.Adi to the promptnt-ss of mail doI\- er;* all offices, bit. 1i is ti-v ws ep-al m1' r ! 1 mentality which puit the.'haul I' 't way places in the svrvivo on al ,qt aw'Y in that regard witi th larg.air aid,. Minal offices. This branch of ihw p tal service has Ih -rf orc remvmi veI I im attention from the I 'wst master Geir' and though it is grar-ifying to k ou that it is in a c!onldil ion of high R lie': cy hnd great, u;(iNfule3!, I am ! agree wit h the 'oitminaster that there is room for its fi t proveinent. 'I he-e are now coi to the )CRtOflie ('3Alis01,111WA employees who are in the cla.ssi vice. The head of ft his ire i. i ment gives conclusive evidewtlf value of civil scrvice ret orm, u ter an experienco that reii judgment on the subject, ahsol -' liable, he expresses the opit without the henelilt of thi* : would be impossible to con.! vast busines-i utrusted to Ia ii I desire to commend a,; wort.hy of proiipt attenii: gest.ions 01 the l'ostmasti. lating to i. more seisible like orgainzation, aldI a bution of responsibilit,y ment. The report of the liSe Navy contains a historv tionR of his department year, and exhibits a i condition of the pe1rsoi le presents a satisfac the progress which Ii the construction of vi a number of reconi which attention is es During the past 3ix mands for cruising many and urgent. revolutions calliit.r tect American int: Gaatemala, Cos'.-. I: gentine and Bi,vil , of affairs in 11..I constant pret nie With all these cn - becomes nec'.Sry II' a suficient. fieu t. under the ii-t,I i with Great ii t service one ve.-:,1 r-) mission and t !i r i marine. Progress i n i i. bi 1 .1 vessels has nit i ticipated. Th . the completion t'' ' but for the in bYjr such areas const:ur lv cruntries hav n in naval shi p bt I rious delaw, . . - work upzon .4 u a. .~* has been the E.or''' V' deliver armor(i. .. ties seemnt wi)~ ,'. ' ., all OVescome~ a' ered n ith Iit isp A4saresui~lt u I - ed by shipt bu I A A mYaterial nlt-n it ' ' dates wheun ves i can now behi inu I accuracy. (;rtt 'i' -' V torf-edor 5 i ly5lsupplied., the (iew it b mfonitor .li'-'n edl coat dtI ci .'I armlored e'I nt"x tected erutin a Charb-: on, ' Crmiser I i i' Ca.istct' ne at n I - 4f l( I , I h 41A dari yir. of 'ontru te'o T ' ' tle'5hipsi MAaine coas: dih-'itnt nii - the1. plroti -:t d. (. 14 '' O)lytnlna, (.ine A 4 * wh~'4,ic th ilt ' la ' gust 1st. of Il!4 by the last Contgr S .1 )14I' I 11 in less than ''t 2. A yer [Iro Since iN)4', , ongn4-A4s ii 51i1n lhthll i/., ) hi'.li b ia~ .4 '4 more veil''ts, ant the ' 1 ~( '4 Navy prtesents an IrA irn1e ' battleship andl SIX IA 41 4 While I amf (disti tv m14I'44 iA ' ''' l4 sistenitly pu~rsming iim p 4 4iI' '.4 andieflicien1t na:v'y I litAn' rA a 'tro1'l' c'''i the suggestion that (-ontter ss shoojll carefully take~ into1 4'aoud 1It nuz;' Ut 1' of unIiinflihed v'essel5's on. tAur .n4 d deni414 the epeleted condttton o01' 1. r 401''ltl': n-u', Lt in conlsidering thei proprli'dt v lf aI an. P -r propriationi at this tane 14 h1 '''4 tt er A Thle method of' ut plo m:tl4'at(-.141 al labor at navy yards tr'ugh h4oitrda 14 of labor and mnaking teicicy thei ''4,wi test by which lauborers are~ nt bi) 'dLt and continued, 1.9 producing', the bet'i t' results, and 4he isecret ary is e' Irtestly'-: devoting himesel' to its delt'0i'lopmft 44 Attention is Invited t( the atemntis to of his report in regard to tIhl n. orking th of the system. i ..The Secretary o)f t heo l a: er io sC supervision of so many imnporrt t sub- t1,( jects that his report is oif eiibaCI. vaie met and interest. Ont the 3)hl aav of Junitt go' 1893, there were on thle pena roll)1, an11 906,012 names, an incre.ise of 891,11 ov- t hi er the number on the rolls .Jiune 30:. iexl 1892. Of these there were seveniteen~ ilie widows and daughters of' revol utioniary vic: soldiers, eighty six sturvivors of the wh war of 1812; 5,425 wido ws of soilerasof opt that war' 21,518 suirvivois andl( wido ws the of the Mexican War; C.882 tsurvivors Iout and widows of Indian wars; 281 army Ily I nurses, and 475,65 survivors and wid. 1law 's and children of deceased soldiers d sallera of the war of the rebellion. e latter number represonts those 081o1Wd on account of dis-ibilit it's or 1th resultiug frnim army and niavy 'vice. The nunl!er of pe;rsons re tInling on t ihe ro ll4J ino 3W. 8h, wo Ire pwis'loit-(I idt-r the Act of .1inm , 1890, whlic l altIws p:11 ms on iccoint, of1 dath d disabilily not, charge. 1bf irmiy st-rvrcv, wa,, -159,155. it himin r ;lod.,d to tio rolis (Iuring tle year iq 123 34. iii(l -'' liniiber dropiel tq 33,61o Thel( (1ir0t p,iymen"s (In pe(Ii inls a o ,w4l luring ;!-e ye ir mlullIt. ! o 833,741 519 9814, l k 'isi miuh- al 0rIe SIV en ' ci o na Ia-i't iol Itt we il (1 toill i s tii w Ili t h1 o flv.tlinfe ot ii ' k-yfiti f, a a.th-oug It( %V l i US . .run: po'lsillns It.r dili. v' w to v,- ii Io 1urhiltry S. I vice, ;, ttl *.n i e.A . I t b411- lil.8 a fdis < h: v m , I tra'it at ig appw'OL t ill 1i .'-1 Sl s 1) i - tIi" 11%v in its early t o hIve Il tic I le ill'eit .11 olis, blit lo C ih!,Ist ad.-iinistra r ii ve vvitllon % s - it it e, a i since that Cl it.ll 10llo b;as bieln fol. hi;s h:L I he elf'c of lii.1 I-tion of I he 1aw t it s ill Ip ' l ie I it->,--v,ry having .lIM, 'Oaiy lato,:. 1id beenl r! Ih,,pe'r-ion rol.l by minws of a ill. 1 v i it4 h11ut4, I l-. coml .;:todt paymilt 11p) )i -' v0w ich-II scen'ik. to -A <Ir!:-;utI Fudrz..del ening - I rIi( inli or(Ivr th-tt they :'; w por!'lllilty t. Uslab he, h just IC of their ii Iimter'staal is t he wt Nk n;-i hai for at long u.imo prk! i:i insion butreati, b-it after tipiinm Hte receit, inivestiga I iw c 1munii-Ioner iodifie,1 tliil-s :' not to all41w Intil after a ' e t xlph an vxa ion, interference 11. piyIreiil,t of . pension appar niot al1.tiler void but which h'd belfn tfixt-d at a rate higer il ti tlirized by Ltw. 1 itil till 14 II-IrS!aIl(t vly frallds in ith. - I Ii . . -III)III 1 I4)t he, x poswd ani -i wiut ilboroughness ;1l vigor. .i ry : 1" IIeitly pit tiponl these a ,aww;dimposition uipmnth i f in t)-11 in whioh p.n1siois 1 Iwcm a bal itizn; ,3in sipport, Of a pvtnsion 1i y !1r1111 ili F e.commflion and jiol only ofl thvir mi i-Ye, btt Ak :) ic_ SVInt i11tn,n wh1iCh the[ ,I \%-war lo:ight for tho preser i.n I t 'iliol ought to insp:re. nlt Ll-ighibo!oiIrlibrhoods hav their w .:ov i'< (liti tt. pensioners, aid d'v c!inets by the bureau es h ippi colspiracivi to ac ii ,' t iion I ratud i i'y no eaiis !Ii t I. A ra, iIg donoe t.) b)ravo anit r lit, i ,itTr, Who Cvrt:LI,1y I ' )i b e r : tnllots a,;i n. i in i, ho au i tinl the : I t : mrongsi A it b 1w ; st,io d of' e lmity, or iri I ( t') 1 I c lim ii I of honest vot I h. suml expel(th'd oil accoinit C. ' Y)h .ar v InIe n J11 11it I. .w, - 6.<7 1 ),16;7 11.- Tho com . kIar em. il 1Ii 11111t, $105,001),)AO i 1* r 11 <p rt d l,, p:ay pv nIns d io t r i ig car emnlinl" J ilit 30, US. 1. cA:ndiitn of the Indians and iiio nil nteit are subjeltsi whl - ' Ha - to a isairol durty of) 1 he' gov. ma'ntIan iihiIh stronly fi'pal 1o1 ' Mmeo jutt and t ilt- .hym p t'N * : . I I u nu be a.t iii :i ou. l ::i ;trill1 .it.'-o( leii nis,-r e n'iin ' il- lril o-rg; t h''l I'0.I l) I Ies ilaidl a ils', land lii' atve-ritliyi 3i.ay, * 'u h I 'It Iee n e o 110C'3'' in. r 1i 1 00,( acres' I l.9 ii the irum ie ye' ox is 1,,!f fin ~incr11se?o -i, ; i im tm ho ye f if. Ox: pthiis t -I i- I:gs n>ii agtis aid i7 hper willy 1 Pu'n'9 l r t ' by pt he goen unen('I, 1?gti u aJrei. anurise' rv.'d'iIns. iiThe ii n'ii jl u:i he yea r at end:ts oif .tii115,~0I .i' ll, and in reae Iof :::I Ie'tin reinet for lii1th art minis claim o tI haticrlpfhir e. - lill'li 1.9 )1 a C' rlgious3 o' tch "t~ I t I11)111!8 0 dt A'.n :Uit l atie b I ?iho ive, t oo, t.hat t he 1 atae f inbd rhtalilir. ad I 1 ag)coiif .iii1 tio calic I -Oi I r idf tilng, he wet v hat 'f.I sttr inta invratyh ougti ft bo 3h~'l I otentii. the indian 44. t ti*' 11111t t)ii i a .n i orth ugh thr bpe, ltoF whroi grtd. uI oxt rt ;:)iai lifini tib o)ne. I htn. -t1114 M inue f- o r ivh ,it lia r1 liiIt-, lr/ I uit n tal ofy t in o . ''I'. '. ~. ttk vai e .i Thc lnslu- I sIId!) ' Girer wf:o utatit t.hi 'al Il to jlfti?lJ he recnt dutfi. t tteuth- of.hee lan i th in :s I r-ie o iovhata, eix e og n es ot SI (at.( army IF irig th.te~latbede d asindimi tagenstros isled win I iibattun,shough,x perhapnent. ahr ?lt.I Sdogr, and th rcomn thratblev- til lefi ave safeogad b provioed nnsheutrmn of pun,1Cnurthd lionsclaims of th ief dection. hee rappropriatidnen onts o the ie :m lvcntl wiu orthu yar cndng inune s o n te agbjcnst ittnd t hoe pubic re commendation in that direction will be favorably considered. Sspci(aly counmend to the atten tioi of Con Trss tha statemel:nit.s con Tailwd ill the Secretu.ry's rep.r con. cerwi.g fores ry. Thf tili has e )mo w Vhv!1cvllit!iwt Ileasures Should ho 1-iken ' or tho pros-rvati m ot' our for vs!s f rom i:'Iiserimiat e and irromt-dial deitructin. 'lie report of th,k Secreta y of Agri cultre will bo frv'til ex-et-dinly in tert,st i-M, especi::ly to I :%t, largti part of our eitzets in ina-lv concerned in agriciltiral occupa'o:s. On the Ith day oft Narv, 1893, Ilre were upoi its pav rolls 243) (tmployem. Thi num hm.lil ha 1'. eldfet d to 1.850 p-rsons. Iii viv' - del td Ireasurv anl t,he i,iiper-lt' i,.u e.! id of t ho pwophlefior Ii)n 'iy We a!invnit.ul-i oi their g1ovir, mit, t.he Secretary has utered 11) )11 tI tak of ratiotially ritucjing 4 xlp.ntdi'ures by t1he chmination from I he p-tv rolls of aill pers-;ns not nweded Ifrlan elin'. die of thu affairs of thi (h14n,rLim ut. D)il iig tie first (p.,rm-r of the pri-sent yev, the exp,-ii se-z ' ti h( (j)! atent -..Zreges .334i5, 8767d. as agius!, 340,2,012 42 for tihe c ii rt spowli!ig p ,rtPd of t!te liseal year eiding .) in- 30, 8.3. 'ihe sw-retarv imhesi apparentt lsii itenti to coo l iiiw this ral.m (,f rulined-On by submut I inle cl.t i InUt,4 for th" nlex t. 1 e.t year less by 610912SI) Lhi la thus" 1"r the pre Agmon the ieads Of divis'ons inl this dt.-p trLimelit t Ch-.lgv:i hat%ve bt-ul e re 'din1gly fe.w. Three vw%.n1s o(. euing from deahi -l ind riitl have been filled by tUe promoti On0of i.,istin's in L. smile 1ivim:1s. rine.ie promition.3 of (xprie ic - 1 I tait hi l at. "istanits have Iout 111ly bU.en inl the i:trs.of, efli -,onlt work , but hnave sug g,,sLv- to t ho.ii in t!-t d-iartim -nt. wh,o h)nk for ;1iuun tld pronnyot on' 111a, ieri(, ail t-vo' ,in to :Ju y are t.heir lwst relialit-t. F1 o wimvit approprial. id ior thi buria of amiial iniltistry for the cirrent. fise 0 y.lar is -3(5o.000; t!he estinmite for the ensuiing yvar is Ihet regiiblitionOis of IS92 colcerlning 'I' x.i tever have been enlforced during thw last, year, and Ihu large stockyards of .ie country have hevii kept free Iroin iifection. 0O!v-tioiii lo-al out.breaks hav e bn h iirgelv such a. could have ben lftetually ;: y rded agalist by thOe o xncrs of tohe a.-.cted cattle. While citagioni plesiro-pnemlmni-i ill eat le hias bee-i eradic 'd-ed, itnimal 0tibercti losis, a di v.se WIlespread and more dLgerioT1S to l itJWllf tii than Jilt3uro plilunonit, is still prevalent. Inve-ti gationls Ilive been timie during the panot year asi to the inewa: of' its com 1il111nicatioln Evnd Pi m110 iethod of its cor lee. diagno-sis. Much progresi has beein made in this diiection hy tie sttudivs ot the division of aimal p:thology, but work ought to bie extelnded in -)-operation with lo cal authorit i's, until the dager to hu mmi life arising from this cause is re diedl to a iniiun. '1'he 1nber of auinms arriving fromni Caiiada during the year and nspecLe I by bureau om. cers, was -162,0.12, ati the nher from trais-ALlanue cotitrie.i was 1,2)7. No conlagia d;I s wi-re found amollg I he imup irt.d animual.-. Flie io tal iumiber oh ins5ipetctionilA of c.ttle fo,)r exptrt (1,1 ing t11 paIst Ii ;a year was ;1, 1i2.. ' ne 'xports ilh'a-v a falling off ot abOut 25 Ier c.ut. I r:n the pre (eIn11 YOar, the d,,crt,1.; 4''rin)n tirelv li ill last h:tf of tho y.-ar. this sugge.uis (' at, I he fall I 1:i i i iy have be- Lirgely due to ain1re:a, ill iie pri c Iof A. Ilerican ex port e.itt ' l ) ir ing tl h year enl1thl .11ln ;l , iI'41;, ex. portsl of1 illspee red i'arK iinggreg ao i 21), poindiS Ii> the prleuing ye:lr. I'ti liti.d, hiitVer, Ii t iui'i--chad porik, Ii.e jo h -~iI i'> p i n i I es. i 'n thun heriittr e.' i'1 IllIihn fo tr t110 i->Siti-i. fInspctI,C or A.\oia lai ib-alt. t o ai , ppoint inn, i u xhihn. to I hishll n gular uni I r fill ble) Veterini ar', C ijegi, an;i1 I a s be sunpple. inenlti 1byv~,i *' l miex i''ination ini the. \(erir-'f 'CItence ;1; 12 )lniliI-;ori In.ly pretrine. t he 'x -i 9 of iai ic'iliiral pro lii,-t frinl i. sitti > -'-- for the I til yeir ch : , i:n :I, l)'l! at' nt 41 i th roundii)I a llw it rI i ! is 7l pi tl 11 :. 1 f u!ir total1 '.xport's. In tnt I.s' lis:: *~ ye.tr t h:9 agg(1.rit w:ii grlil v re i iietd, blit never t h b-s~ re:-' i:1 9115, iof our aigri'ulIt aral i-xf Irs wia sp -e. l'IIfe il'ijg.homn nil ( ri-nt li j iltin andl I relanul abs1 irt hi I b, fil e larIge-t, pro partlIon0. ( Ot .tih', Iihe tooil (ex)prts Iu grei-lIttl in1 L vlu' Iflr theii list IyearF rullig ,11une1 3-, I%.3, 82,000,()C0, of sht ch (Grea? lii:in too< conlsjieralIy t >VeCr .$:>, I ' ,' Ii. (1 bIeel prioduicts of dl k Inrs our1 todtal iexports were r528, l0III tlt whiichi Great liritai:n took ii I1 ;lorI: p)roduc13t'4 thle to! :11 (Cxport L vere SSI 000t.(Iti, of whaich Grent Iritain I uok 0>3.000O,th(N. Inl briud stff I~cotton I ,nd1111 mior prod'11iets lik propi >riuitions U cut to I he same( di:i nat ion , aire sho10wn. s 'he work ot the sittistic I divisPco:1 of v he I )epartiln't of Agiculture,P deals illh all thalt rete to thI Ile economics 1013 I farmning. The ilItin Imlrpose (of its aon thily re por ti is t a keep t,be far mers niformed as filly as possible of all latters Iaingi ii any i nfluen dce uiponI the ~orldl's maurkets, ina which their p)roduicts ad sale. Its pubhlicat.ionIs relate espe31- ti tially to the coinmmceal side of farm-. nag. it is, therefore, of profound Ira- Z 'ortanice and( vital c(oncerin to the farm- a rs oif the U niit ed St.i,tes, who represent in early olne-hllh or ejir population, and u ho5 of direct imIere t to the whole a (1unt1ry thlat the work of this division y 'e efrncientty performled, aind that the ti nforimat ion it hais gat,hered be prompt. y diffuised. It 1s a matter of ronIg atiulatlin t o k now that the Secretary ( v'ill not spare anyv effort to make this t3rt, of is work thoroughly useful. lIn e he year 1 8O9 the Congress apipropriait- i0 dt $l,00)0, to) be taken from the patent d filice funds, for the purpose of collect- z ng and dlist ribiiting rare and lmprovedl o rarietaes of seed1s and for the prosteiut- J on (of agricultural investigatioini and h rocuring agricultural statistles. From hi s small begling the seed division of he D)epartmenat oif Agriculturo has h rFown to its p)res3int unilinar1I and1 ~ mjuistihiablo ex',ravagant proportions. )uring the last ised year the cost of t e'td puirch -ised was $ I1.48 #1. Thie re- i nainIder (If anl appropriation of Sly>e,- d 00t was ex pended in put.Ling them up a md1( distributing themi. It, surely never iy :oull have ent(eredl the minds of those li ,vhol lIrst sancttined appropriations of a mbilic3 money for the puirchaIse of new ) md Iin p)roved varieties or seed for grati- a tous distribution that from this woaldl f, trow large appropriations for the pur uhase and distribaution by members of1 'ongress of ordinary seeds and cut Ings which are commnon in all the State P mnd territories and1 everywhere easily ~ Ebtainable at low prices. In each State t aind territory and agriultural ex pari I ment station has been est,abitshied, e These atuon., by teirs very caracter - and name are the proper agencies to experiment with and teat new varieties of seeds, and yet this indiscriminate and wasteful distribution by legislation and legislators coutinues, ansvvering no purpose unle,s it, he to remini cnsti tuents that their representatives are -I t. f .L rln l II.r .1'a V . 4"j, IIi ties at, public cost. Under the sanction of existing legis latton there was sent otit fron the Agricultural Departinent during the last fiscal yw-tr enouth of' cabbago seed to plant 19,200 acres of land; a silli cient. (Iilantity of' beans to plant 4.000 acres; beet seeds enough to plant 2 i00 acres; sweet corn enough to Iplit 7,800 acres; anficienlit cucumber seed to c,)ver 2,)25 acres with vin.-s, and enotth mu;k ml' and watprimelon geeds to plant. 2,675 ,tcrv.,i. The tot alI qiiinity of* 11l)wer and veg-ablu seeds thus distri illed was containied in more than nine million packages, and they were suffi cietit if planted to cover b9,591 acres of lard. lit vie-v of tnee fact! that enor muls expernditure without. lkgitimate retulrnis of benelfit, ou1ht to be abolish ed. AnticIpatin- a const imlli-tioi so minifestly fin the interest of' good ad mimistration, more than $100,00 has been tstricken from t te esf imat e made to cover this; obj.-et. for the year ending .1110 3d, IS95, ad th Secret-iry rec-U 11mldis that I he remialniing $35.0c) of the estimate he confined strictly to the purchare of now an't improved varie I its of seeds, and that,these be distribut e,l through cxpwriment stat,ions. Thus the seed will f- better and after the t.t has been completed by the experi mult, station1 that propagation of the useful vartetis and the rejection of valueless may safely b3 left t) th con iml')Yi sense of tihe people. The contintied Intelligent execution of the civil service law and the increas ing approval by tihe people of its opera tion are most gratifying. The recent exteitsion of its li1itations and regula Lion of the employe.s at free delivery postollices, which has been honestly and promptly:accomiplished by the Coinmis slon, with the hearty co-opera tionl of the l'ostmnast er G en. eril, is an immenselv i n portant advance in the usefulnes3 of the system. I am, if possible, more than ever convinced of tihe inc-ilcuilable ben effis conferred by the civil service law not only in its effect, up-m thIt pmiblic service, but also whal, ii even more imi portant ti its ef'f,ct, in ele t,ating the tone of plirical life generally. The cours: of civil servie- reform in this country instructively aid intert ingly illuitrate how strong a hold a imevement gains upon our people which has underlying it a sentiment of justice aid right, and which at tihe samue tiiie promise. better adiministiration of the government. The law embodying this reforin found its way to our statute b,ok Imor. from fear of the pIpular sentim 'it existing in its favor (han from any love for the reform Itself on the part A ('I legislators, and it has 1vt:d aid grown lnd flourished in spite of the covert, as well as opua hostilit.y of' spiilslnen, and notwithstinding the iwreimi. im practicability of mualny selfconstittied guardins. Beneath all time vag.tries and sublimated the3orie.i which are at tractel to it t here tiniderlie.i thi reforin 1 i, tirdv comin m-sense priiiple, no. 3nly suited to this nimilanie snere, but whose appulicItion our peopi- are n.ore uid more recoiizing to be absAilutely essenltial to the Ilost 4uccesstuli op ,,,rationi of their goternment if ,not. to its iw-rpetuity. It seems to mie to be iltirely inconsistcnt with tile Ltharcter of this refrm us well as m iLi a bet. enorci uct , to) obt thme uomm:.ss'ionm relv for clerie:dl tIisttAice zfp:> e' erks d 'tiledI irom othe3r deprh- IC iiuii . TherCC. ouht, not1 to b? tih a )>nijioni inl aml dL';>a" .mmnt thi:tt e. ni. reid L ita do wo)rk there'i en1 heP SIUrt'f I it'taly ~'work at aniother phace, .1(1 I I' nt i,i acco wtl'Vtit a se Iibl viwv o)f vil tservic:e reform, th-ft perisims sho.ildI it 11 mpfoyedu on the theory that ielt a i r i iicessar'y in one depart nut when ill point ot fact tior services are (devoit: to) oum.irely' fI'rernt work im atheCr dhepartmnmt, earn'estely urI.zo thatt tho ceeks nec arp~ 1o carry on the work >f the Ccmrmssion be0 regular l)put uponi Its roster, aind that, he syst,em of obligluem the CJo:nnm 9ii r'S to rely upion the srvien of clerks e ->nginur to othmer depiart.ncnt.i be i mm liued. Th'fis ought, not. to' incgre i b. C Xpemuie to t,he goro rnt, while it im.i I CeL;.ainly be more c izSsLtmnt an I I-i gretly', to thecellic enecy of thui ien E: :on'>my in puhble exen~itumra is a uty that ca nnot inn foietU[fly be mne:le cted y thmosrs intruste)d with the ciontrol of wneyC) drawn~i fromif thme people for public 52e1. Iitilmust Iia (tIci3sd thmat.our ap arenutl y endless r'esources, the famniliari y of our peple2 with immense~p accumuh' ns of' wealthI, thme grow ing sentimuent mnorg them that the exp)endiu'e oif uibiie money should in some imannier be~ ) thmeir immediC(iate and( personal ad van u:e, the inirect and almost stet'Jthy amanner which a large part, of our taxos ce exactedf and( a d&generanted Pense of fliciai-mccoutn a bil ity hmave~ led to gr'o,v. i:: extravagaunen m govecrnment, appro :'iationse. At thme tne when a det-l eteh ublic lreasur y' conmfrmoits us, when m.mn y I otur pieoplc are engatgedl ini a hum' Liruggle for time m: cessaries of life, n'md ,hio' enhl r'.edi CcoiormKy is ressiog onm the~ Lgreat mras 'ii h al t he earnestmess at, myi comi. mandI that c'>n':resshonal legislation be >n htmitedl by. strict ecotmnmy as to ex Ibfit an aippre'ciation of theo condition of Oe treasumry and a sympathmy with the ,rauiied circumstance of our fellow-citi mns. The dutty of public economy is Lso of' Immense importance in its inti mate and necessary relation to time task ow ini hiand, of providing revenue to mect the government expenditures and t't redingi)' the p)eople's burden of txati-m. After ma hard strugrgle tarmff' reform Is iretly before us. Not,hing so inmpor imnt claims our attention and nothing so early p)resents itself' as both an 01) ortunity and a duty, an opportumnity to eserve th'i gratit,ude of' our follow-citi nii and1 a dut,y impiosed upon us by our ft-repeaited professions anud by the em hmatic mandite of the people1. A.fter ll discussiomi our counstrymen have poken in favor of this reform, and they ave coufidedl the work of its accomplish lent to the hands of thmose 'Vyho arc slemnly p)ledgied to it. If' there is any ling in the theory of ma rep)resentation i puo:, places of' the people ami f heir esiresm, if publec oMB:ers are really the erv.mits of 1,1e 1)eople, and if' political romnises mand professions have any b)imi(f g fores, our failure t,o crive the relie 01o:land awaited wIll be sheer recreancy. f'othinug should intervene to distract our ttentiou or diusturlb effort until this re rm is accomplished by Wise and care ii legislatIon. While we should staunch y adhere to the principle that only the ecessity of re venue justifles the imposi ion of tariff dties4 andh other Federal axation, and that they should be limited my strict economy, we cannot close our yes to the fact that conditions have rown un amonii us which In instine and fairness call for dis' .,ainati caro inI the distribution of ci duieo tn. tx1. tiozi as the em ..,eucies of our -'over nient actIal' , (em.1ard. nileMiv, it we are to aid the p'_ople directly throtiui! la ill' reflorm, one of its ,o obv otl features should be a reduction i ore,ent V t uriff el,tries upon the fecesitivs ot il. The benieflts ot such i reduictio., would b) palpable and bu)Btlantii, seen aild felt by thousandi who wou!l he better fed and better clothed anl ht ter shel tered. These _l''ts should he th3 will imi benefictiou of a zovernme.. whos.i liihest function is the p---motIion of the velftre of the people. Not less closelV b rilml to our pop!cls ' Irseity mi l ' I vic1 .1 the re m ov)) of rcstrictio l owr Ole importaion oi' the riv m:it.-ri .j. rwve,s-.r Loour m mxilfictuir:z. T e w.;ld %1h1-ub1l be op3. to our miitat ii-etyit aid P1tProri!st). Th,s UIc ot be while Ft-:feral le,_mla'ion 1im I Lt irnpoa tion of high t*r If la)b 0 to Aeiern. ianufacturer. a " -ta ' materitl,? ii those uied byv their Itm p f tf)"s. it is quite obvious 1 , t eit * i lancement. (it the pr'ce of our manulac. tured proctics resultin- 1rom this policy, not only conines the iarket, for th-se P products within our o vii boi deri to t he u direct disadvanta"(e. cI our ianutFaLctur erg, but, "lso increase the cost t) our, citizens. The ;ntercats of labor are cer. tainaly, thou(_,h indirectly involvirl in this feature of our tarill system. The sharp coupeLtion and activo stru:1o amtoni our manufacturers to supply the limited demand for their troods 'o i till : t,b narrow market to wi1nch they are: confined. Then Nollows'a susp-nion of work in mills and factories, a dimt.1mr-ac of employees and distress in the homei of our workiusmieu. Even if the often disproved assertion could os made izood that a lower rate of wi,,es would resu:t it from iree raw materials aud lov tariff duties, the intelligeic!e of our workin: muen leatds them qinckly to dic)ver that their steady cmployment, permitted by free raw maerials, is the most impo. tant factor im their relatlon 0! tirill A measurm has beco prepared by the apwropriato Congressional comnission embodvint- tariff reform on the hu-s herein.su_:teted, which will be prompt ly submiLte,l for legislative action. Lt1 is I lie result of much patriotic iti: un sellish work, id 1. )li.-.ve it doals wiJ. of its subject e ma;s9ently a"I as thorou.h ly as existing canliions prminit'. am sati.fiel that. the r eu i tar ill dutics proviI 1fIr n thle pmpe le"'slatiou, ahle'l to txisting iu'raal revenue ta t.ion, will i otlu% f11"U lc l iih puirhaps1 Io'. immAdiatel ,,"pr lic' sUMli nent rev. enue to me. 0. t1 , , I e li f '. 4YOVC1 - m1enl"t. The commiLttee. tter ful' ctisdera tion, and to provide against a teiporary deficiency w hich may (xist hefore the businesa of' the country iidjsits il-elf to the nc| ta-tiff licdules, have W!sclv umbrace: in their p!a a 't!.V ad ! n (c 'i internal revenue tax.4, iC!e liin. a :1naill tax itipn incolnes derived 1;irm kertlai F c,)rporate ilvestment,. Tl s1 ',t ril isssimn's are niot mily abl u I iIitel y js1, and easily br.j b, u', toy 'm'i te tur tler Iuerit. ol hCm1 uc'i a. l t h- 'All re mitLted 'vi'.huI. unfavoal busincas R.he imp~oi i tei: lunger. CXs', Iin my Lre. dasire f.r L't seC:ess of h thii.s ileasure i c:In not restra'.ii the sul _.Ceston Lhat it . s can11 nivft be' at the part of the trie'cf- of I air:ff -ci.nrm iin'l aRs ai tesult I their wvill'iew t) suo r. Im(ate pe rs >nil desim:~s art( nu tionrs to ft' cgentera! r>> . Too haeal ii t,reti; aff- tei by t.'ce prop.i ar-cf liefor are s.) fl!ihi-. 'fiC il ni) \ toie 'It i In the n 4sil upoin LereNt: etin .: . m0..d cn coti)usion, e Vvilnuis flin of di erponiiy Unplrt fo linav ae lir nth f naitrhl ners o agencjit o& oud l)OlVe(f(tJR~R rh every le slt;ie afor fori th riadvance -S h ''enith o vren ls atfhi'properity Of Ol4 oclitek aPlVeivid,CR ni-i ELArNtD.it Yoinfy afetRtiR, f C. i Dec. ' 3.--Wait ( (igt nl i entlfe a mal t'. 'orndo passofs thv rof is the vn o i ateroy i about the'cloc Th wind Icomingr' from the o (oth it arulivery I'idly ad h 'ie o caly attewkmiutes,e rut in whmtfim of doivl consiuderabl ae atg . Poronof phe ro, of1 ii - CroinafIui lu )upa a nor the p1 grad? chooti(:si buti lidng,ti andtheio wa'S ron P)t. of G.1 O'et were bacindh off. 'R'h bgy l act~ uory anfO r. Oi a- ut ry)Cii sutre mh dae t)1 Oe Rthlei tols and stock hit R rothe ai n whfoi (1i1)0L owea. RAlreay ferets arie ati( aokreV. ;uing the ot ' Te li:iscipal ani fi age fromf. paln of i the (piri andI chn.imney boing lown d)on.ifl Somtrre ifr cini h: i Iro.va bttten ovturned aRl Int othiersi low n fIIIro thitryfun io n. A great m:tnyA fenci ()ani tresar dow. ttOt No rp o hav beeu i ln e froml the co 'unory. ST. Cd.'ime s 1ptih atSe ,00edo th i ittoco srm t Crowln, h ihngv oins ay l pro al utinead st tirln0 amrgta io . Fiten ays stestkv rfa aundtfreighb.ubothe wasmfne aun. fatory Apk ad nlot ofactory wei i un l'tfl hadanos a nd O rans at ar aN.oo ahe unaw torbty fo mr plans be Wil Tum aIlin t I s. cash pr * j1t e h ttohe m OSenay Stilin A Organs'E. F' ifendytst0 trial and. frih bohwy fno ai-t frary tA.arge t of nerl nwt.dt D E NoRS l\eOoity, FOR YPEWITNERS A TSA' PREPARING A FIGHT. EPIJBLICANS ARE SENDING OUT CIR _ULAR3 BY THE 1 HOUSANDS. he&y Tacko10 W,oo Tarit-Some i,atN TI.t uthei n Stnltors 3Iy Find Ob Joe ItoiA gotustI -Wf tornor, Are Iairly IV il 'esed with the Tail 19.1. WASUINUrON, Dea. I.-The Itepub cans are preparinv for a vigorous fight i the new tarilf bill. Circul ir letters Ir now haine ent. out to worl -rowers y tho.-riSk -!rOld by Justice, BL.e Ian & Co., Pilad'' Va wool com n. in merchants, s g ihat certain w oo ta I sent to Cmi-Cesma.ti Bu ro v. 'the c"rcular sav: "Ste to Mr. Burrows the reason 'hv Iou cannot qroi;v wool la cheaply ore as it can be Lrown in Australia. Le'niO(. R0public or Lhe Cape of ood iope, where for thirty years inder ue trade they have grown wool, shipped h,alf way around the world aild sold it i London at less than one-half of the Lice obtaied Im the United States u(er a protectivu tarift for the same ra(le and] quality of A uerican wool. "It has been stated that wool gro .v. I!, ea4t o' tihe Mississippi, on high rice-l lmnts, u ler free wool mh_,ht maso to he an industry, but that in the ()ekv Mount.uni region the industry couid thrive under tree wot-1. Please iVe your Lxperience during the pist "isofl, and let Mr. Bucrows Rnow ..et.her thie prospect of free wool has >t.imulated the buincs ai to lead to ie belief that wool growing would :rive anyw iero inl the United States ndr free wool, and why. Has the rmspe-t ot iree wool caused the i.lA 1i),cy of aay wool grower who ha reviously been solvent and prosperous 60 stat,3 the proposition of those so ijured who heretofore were solvent. 'It propir eflorts ire made by the 'ool growers to enlihen members of oui4ress as to the eltc already pro. 1ced upoa their industry by the rospeets of free wool, Vie opinions o: iough senators may thereby be changed make the repeal of the McKfulev W an impossibility." Conservative Democrats estimate the ilt caused by the new bill will not ceed $35,000,000. They claim that addition to a revenut of $10,000,000 *15,000,000, to be derived from Imulated imu;ortaton, the natural re:ise (t importation, lid not the Ird tinie3 SCt i., would have amounted i year to from $5,000.000 to 0 000,000. With the resumpti )n of nesis this inerease, they think, wll iu!ly ieaid. su,'ar, iron ore and coal ara th e plis in which southerners are n reted, and all have been subjected -,o _OWus treatmCnt, There is a 25 p n - in the duty on cleaned rice and 20 et. on thle uncleatied product. epresentatives of Suth Carolina, li a aid Louilsiatia probably will ake an < ffort to restore the rats. Ti-.L v-tei.eri members seem to be fair. w l t1tiAd with ile bill. Repro nlttive Baldwin, whose district in illut zota i,icludes mirly iron mines, is I fromW be"in- dismayed. '-It, uay possi y re0rd the d1,Ve!o)ment of the coun V lor a stnort timE, said h", "but it iLl b-inw the irta bisinesv t. its P ropir Immerciail ba-sis anid then att.ention wit] a! d ieted to th:ose fields where the ore n er mw.st e:nsitly worked. When that nie cines tthe weasterni mtiles will be vieiope:i wit.h statrdmIf ra-g v' lLz'resentative BoaLner, of Louisiana, ...:.."My object.!Oi tii the bill is that ua.m 11 they blid put a smildl revenue 'ti I n somle of the thlinrls which are on C iree lw nder this bill, which w ould t have alfecte.I the cost of the arti ~a to t.he cons~umers, but wvould have ded to t.he revenue of the bill, it would ve hcen a ni1easure entirety utiobjec >niable.' Retprtertative Gear, of I )wa, a Ra. i)licauil member of the ways and lians commnittee, says: ''"Te cut in a schedule relainilg to agriculitural pro ets wail hnn~; Iowva, as wvell as -a'l ..tes conti.:n ta to ' Iie Cauni an bor r, by suibcecung~ L, h* tarmer.s to comn tiion with t he aicueltuiral pr~oducts Canada.'' Wiliu RnB. M)rrison, airman of the in-cr1a1tate commhisision, al1 is very ca ny to criticise the aiionls 'diirs, andi hasides the wvhole schieme .not beeni dlevelopedl. I oulght to be Ksliedl wih tiahe wi)>len schedule, as it, ts iiy aill wich first placedl wool on i re' liSt., andi( I ha~ve been.a an a lvoJ Le 'if that evecr since.' No JIvorces. :x0i ta 'u A, S. C., Dec. 2.-Thae Senate is not in session today, andl the >iise beg:an its work on the bill to lid at.e marriages heretofore contract by persons in this State, but who rI been divorced in another State and ci married again. As the la y now ands, nao person who has beeni dli rced is considered by the laws of uth Carolina ras divorced. In other >rds the State of South Carolina does t recognize the right of any State divorce people. Tile bill, which had en introduced at the last session, hadl en reported by committee. T1here is a long discussion on it. Rtepresen tive Blease, of Newberry, moved to ile out the enatctlng words, thus lling the bill. Messis. .Johnson, raters and Jordan favored the motion, di Messrs. Hlardee and Blackwell op sed It. The motion was-'carried by a te of 59 to 43. The bill to redistrict e Congressional representaion of e State was made a special order for xl Wednesday. This Is the bill Itch, if it passes, will put Charleston to the lack District. IIOR E. ST TYPEWRITER." IlIAT~ TOOK 'E FAIlt, NOylulMItER 8, 1893. TlEl ONLY AWARD) - WAS *ALSO MADEk TO, US *FORt TIYPEWVRLTIElt'8 i, SUrPLIES. geits Wanted. >es &z C(o., COLUMRIA. S. C. A Free Trip. COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 2.-In the House today there was a long wrangle over the invitation of the Augusta Ex position to the General Assembly to visit the Exposition next week. A number of the members took the posi tion that the invitation ought to be ac. ceptea and the clerk of the House will notify the E.xposition authorities that they will be ready to go next Tuesday,., The trip will be free, as the Exposition authorities propose to furnish a special train to be paid for by the Exrosition. W1aYa18 Tnd M11UP41.d1rod. GREENWOOD. S. C., De3. :.-A ped dler was wnylaid between herp and Verdery last ovening by three negroes, and norderod and robbld. Names of all unknowi. One ne gro has been ar rest4d 'his -%ftArnoon for complicity, and through this clue the others may be an1)rnh a-n,l.1 --~ .w. I PAYS THE FREIGI Ki dome I'dfes for Goods! and Soe What You Can SMI $69 c>*a'txx $37 -111-lst it 111tr--)'he th Il. No Tp:i his r. - .witun e-lt b21 crpan or money reo Ioal!n PhIAh PA R")(M. IT,cosrt .(!1.V:hV: UR I) h ir, Divall .i45. Wildelivedei t pt!(.. our 4o for Th ft No.' - STOVE - with 21 - pieces of - - . ware will -bedollver, ed to Yo T :::.:.ly 12 reguiar :- price ;1k. A 43 AE .E-w.a UAM WH il t alae a ror ---O NLY $113.50 dellvetredl . ywtr Ot1pot. .*Thei1 reguOnr pirl- I -t Thno '1 f:etu rtecir Sal ; , - .5mp, &.,i thiv expel-.t-s "it e0-ml toiyolu for % .7 - and guaratiii t e-%4,rv %*('ne a - bart.In. No frebh'Jt paid on 0-. B .uggy_ r A GT 0 PIANO deliveredAouripu. Seinii fr e !ol e ture, Cooking ilove b e Organg, i ants Tea SOt., Ditlner 1-0.9, Lamnps, &e., and AVE MON EY. Addrean Brd a Steiret .F. PAD GETT *nBake 1For Alic Duralityind fel tr reputa tioas tho Estal - n n mrkt For implcity r ---T - F'ARMVERS MANUFACTURERS: As a matter- of buslines4 litorst:to yo30 and ourselves w.? ask you uo allow~ us tihe privilege of making estimates upon any mnachinery you may wish to buy before placing your orders elsewhere. Our facilities and connoctions with maiIZ Lfacturers are such that we can quioto 0n the same goods as lo5w prices1 as are obtain able in Ameriea. It ie but a narrow "mind that would pass by the home dealer to pay an equal or grtMaer price to a foroh - dlealer or manufactuer. Only give us the oppartunity and wve wa si serve you to advantage, and ko -p~ at hiome a small part of the money' syhichi Is going away from our State to "nrichi others. --0 W. H. Gibbes Jr., & Co COLUMBIA, 8. C. R!ce Planters anid Rtice Millers can buy a single machine that wili clean, hull and polish rice readiy for market for $350.00. Corn M illers can buy the best Frenich burr mill, in iron fratme, fully guaran teed, capacity teni busliels mneal per hour, for $115 00. Saw Millers can buy the variable fuiction feed I) -Loaich Mill from $190.00 uip to the largest sizs. Also Gaing UI:p Saws, Edgers, SwI'ig Saws, Pianing Machines, and all kinds of woad working machinery. "Talbott," Engines and Boilers. Special discounts made for cash. COLUMBIA, era 0