Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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' , THE WEEKLYflfeiU116H TIMES. 1 _ P^tedto Affrioukurt, Horticulture Dommtiea*d the Qmrmt*******? D^[ ^ f A Western cattle rancher says it it be- . (coming an every-day occurrence to ? women out West dealing in cattle ai horses. The loneliness and harpships the great prairies do not seem to det energetic women from the purpose conducting a profitable business. A fe days ago a cattle queen from Idaho sol two carloads of fine horses at Omaha i n much better figure than any man coul have obtained. .-./r "Singular as it may appear," says th i Paris American lisjistcr, "the Gcrma f AAnSfal noo ? 1 iu4 i'aja an oinciai Dira i?catchir. The catching of birds is pro Whibitcd, but the collections and cduca , Jfctioaalin^^^iousof tho university fre LLJfiw^ ^rMrds*"eggs, nests;eto., and tha t^xider mist Lemin is the only person comuni sions4 to furnish them within th precincts of Berlin, and tho districts c Teltow and Nicdorbarnim.'' 1 It was but a year or two alter the wai I when the Hanlons appeared on Bosto: TJommon on velocipedes, muses the Boa A | ton Trantcript. The Common wo ft crowded, and the curiosity to sec th H much-talkcd-of machine in practical ua was intense. There followed a rcgulai |tt| velocipede fever, and it ran until th L l?l following spring. The velocipede wn prls) well enough for indoor riding or i [rw 8ruoo'k fl?or? but it surely was not th ,7 thing for road riding. So tho velocipedi rrl retired from view, and in process of tim M the bicycle appeared in its stead. Nov 3 the bicycle?what is called the "ordi Unary"?Is stepping down and out befor the "safety," which is in appearand more like the discredited velocipede thai its successful successor the bicycle. Al of which goo3 to show the chaugc brought about by the whirligig of About 17,000,000 tous of coal is tl annual amount taken out of the chU coal districts of Great Britain, an 1 it 1 An^SmAf n<1 #-? n fktn K<* ?!? f U.tf '? a *1 ' v aw will be exhausted in about 60 ) years, is further calculated that, drawing upo only one of her fields, the Westphaliat Germyr# will uot exhaust that before th end of the twonty-seventh oeatury, bi then and the Silcsian districts wi! be entirely used up. What wi Europe do for fuel theu? Why, sirapl import coal froui A-aerie t, nnswars th New Orleans Piciyuie, ualess sora genius invents a practical plan fot stoi ing and utilising solar heat, which i certainly among the possibilities. Captain Alexander Kodgers, tiic spe cial World's Fair Commissioner to Brs zil, reports that the botauical cxhibl from thht country will be the finest eve made. Tho director of the botanica garden at Rio de Janeiro, Dr. J. Bar boza Rodrlgues, probably the leadin; scientist in that republic, is taking . great interest in the work of preparing f a fine display for Chicago. Ho will sent the fullest possible collection of planti and make a full exhibit of orchids an< palms, on both of which he is a high au thority, having himself discovered ove five hundred varieties of orchids an fifty now varieties of palms. Ho wil send also his privato ethnological collec tion of over a hundred pieces, the inos valuable and the rarest that he foun during hi&stay in the Amazon country I Dr. Ladislao Neoto, the director of th national museum at Itio, is also ver earnest in having a fine exhibit at Chi cago, and has already made requisitio for funds for that purpose. Dr. Neet organized the Brazilian section of th \ Berlin fisheries exhibition, and promise \ to get up a similar display for Chicagc yThis may be given to the United State uyisherv Commission in exchange 1i A something of theirs. ?aage? m? - ' ? ' -? While both France and Denmark at engaged in the elaboration of the systei of coninulsorv insurance for the worlrin classes, which was ioitiatcJ some tim ago by the German Government, Swil zerland is about to put into force a lav of the same character, but one whic differs from the others in certaia notabl features. It applies not to the working man residing in his own town, villag or commune, but only to the stranger i the locality, the object being to reliev the communes of the troublesome bui den of providing for the wants of tfa sick and aged who do not properly bi long to the place. Strangers, therefon no matter whether foreigners or Bwia are obliged, as soon as they take up res . ^deoce in a commune, to join one of th existing Insurance or Inatual aid sooietU of the canton and to contribute an ei trance fee of ten centa and a weekly pri ratum of five cento. In the event of tfa oontribation proving insufficient the di licit is met out of the cantonal poor fum In the case of total disablement by it ness, Injury or old age, a dally allow ^^^^^*ranging from twenty to tbir ^^^^^^Bfej^^tojiranted. Tue funei the co SOUTHERN STATE NEW id of Our Coterie of Commonwealths 1 er presented Here. of ^ Happenings of th? Day Report and Notes of Industrial Prog^ gres3 Find Space. VIRGINIA. o The Business Men's Association a Norfolk arc arranging for a gay time, October. Mrs. Margaret Pugh, of Ro -kbrid county, died Thursday, aged \>ne hi dred and two years. , * Station Agent Shewbridge, of Roc <r- Lexington, ? robbed Th-W?day. The assessed value of property 8' Roanoke, Va , this year is $11,058,01 0 an increase of $4,000,000 over 1889. )t The Newport News Su i reports th several new steamships are to be built the big ship-yard there, and that 1,( additional men are to be employed. The Southern Granite & Marble C 1 has been organized at Roanoke. T company has purchased 300 acres G mi s from Roanok , in which is a granite tl experts declare to be of the first qual that ranges from gr?*y 'to pink in hi 9 A stone-yard will be opened at W? r Roanoke, where from 20 to 30 skill 0 stone-dressers will be employed. Tl.? |? < -? " 3 ijigo ? >ciory at ssaiem, uuilt l thi use of the Chad wick Two-whec Co., is under roof and will sooubc rea 0 for occupancy. This company, wlii 3 uas been doing a large business at Olct e N. Y , bos shut down there f On September 1st the several wi cellars i i Albemarle couity arc annua opened for the purchase of wine grapi e t ash is paid for them, aid they i j bought at the rate of $40 per ton for C< cord, Ives, Hartford and others of tl 1 chnaractcr, $05 per ton for Nortons a I $80 p.r ton for the best white grapes. i The Governor pardoned Henry Roge i, dying with consumption, who was co victcd in Rockingham county in 18t of horse stealing, and scntcuccd to li years in the peuiteutia-y. ^ The fourth annual fair of "the Che is peake Agriculture Fair Association v j commenced nt Cape Charlci Tuc-.d with very flattering prospects A telegram from Farmville states th 3 two men nam d Fox and ilawley h h been sentenced to ten years' imprisc e mcnt each for robbing the nostoflice that place, aid that another robbi Clark, was sentenced to fifteen years f 1 -it tuu . _ e NORTH CAROLINA. The Chief Postoflicc Inspector has '* ccived a telegram announcing the y rest of Assistant Postmaster William?, 3 Demiauco, for rifliug the mails, j3 Wednesday there was brought to I p uitenti/y at lbdeigh tlie youngest cc vict evt/Ktouvicted of highway robbi * in the/j^te. His name is Will Edwan aud b''is only thiitccn ye rs old. committed the crime in Orange coun in June, aud war successful in obtaini ^ money from his victim. He gets a si l" tcucc of seveu years. 1 Col. A. K. McClure, editor of I r Philadelphia Times, has accepted an I vitation to deliver an address at 1 North Carolina Exposition, at Ralei October 21. He will also goto Ashevil ? where he says he has long been wanti a to make a visit. Col. McClure will sei ^ beimyful and progressive country. J WllJiVy C/Ullttv J nob ' 1 *1? -a *.i? - * - ? * iit.o i'i iud nuunuuD ut a couecuon ' the museum, consisting or 500 spcchnc ? of American and other woods and 1 i- specimens of of invertebrates, labelled r alcohol and ready for shipment. Th< , spe-imens arc the gift of a friend to t ? institution living in Washington, D. ( ' Thursday was the annualreunion of t Mecklenburg Confederate Veterans As<i ciatiou, at Charlotte. They were giv j a giand picnic a . Latta Park. George A. Gil igan, who was want at Wilmington ' or bigamy, and for wh< 10 a heavy re waul was offered, lias bi y captured and sent to W linington. 1 had a wife and child at Wilming on, ni recently, while in Virginia, he me n pretty young girl, whom ho manic o lie left her toon afterward, however, a e detectives have si ce been on his ti? j effecting his capture a day or two ago. SOUTH CAROLINA. ts Arthur II. Hair, Hlackvillc, has he appoiuted a cadet at the West Poiut M itary Academy, The directors have been authorize ) select a Iniildiug for tho new Fartne 0 Alliance bank at Columbia Q The independent ccttonsced-oil mi g of South Carolina, were represented Q delegates at a convention held in Churl ^ ton last week. The fol owing epitaph is iuLanesboi "Here lie? Jane Smith, wife of Thon -1 Smith, rnarb'e-cutter. This monuinc le was erected by her husband as a tribi to licr memory and a specimen of 1 work. Monuments of this same st * $250." a ' Edward Van Oclen is suing the city e Charleston for $40,40:i damages for r. iriugcnieni 01 n s p tent on reed wa heaters for steam tire engines. Col. Thos. W. Hollowny, the se reti of the 8'ats Agricul'nrnl nnd Mecbauii >? Society, of South Carol in?, has just h i# printed the premium list for the comi The records of the war depart m< show that there are buried in the two i ** tional cemeteries in South Carolina 1 ? * a- 284 federal soldiers. The largust is tl at Beaufort, where the interments mi .her 9,279, of which 4,759 are classif 8* as "known" and 4,520 as "unknowi i. In the cemetery at Florence there hi been 8,005 interments, only 906 l?el "known," while 2,799 arc "unknown At a meeting of the South Carol Agricultuial and Mechanical Ass et: *i rai held August 8, at Orangeburg, res _ t'oos were unanimously adopted ' of gr a'iy diversifying ngric^tfj^H tcduving fi r?). pi inters, with ex-Governor Hagnod as chairman, was appointed to attend the cotton growers1 couveutiou at Alabama J?. next month Dr. Woodrow, president of the South Carolina University, left Monday for a trip up North. He said that he would ied not rc8'Kn the bank presidency until a few days before October 1 The object of the trip to the Nor h is two-'old. First for recreation and second to make pcrsoual inquiry into the methods of physical cu turo at the Northern colleges - - OTHER STATES. m in Inter-State Commerce Commissioner, Fi Walter Bragg, of Alabama, died Friday th gC at Spring Lake, N. J. to in- Alfred Goldthwa te, of New Orleans, one of the council in the celebrated J" k_ Gaines case, has been stricken with 0 paralysis- ^ CordcieT*^.' has a taro-leggrd billy I la iQ goat thut walks up ight like a chicken,sits H 15, down like a dog, is very intelligent and J. a great pet among the children. f0 iat Sheriff O'Connor, of Augusta, has callat ed on the wh te troops to do guard du- r. ?00 tyatthe execution of Frank Dauforth, ^ the negro wife inird-rer, on the Septem- Ja To. bcr 4th, but the officers of the white he company think it unnccesary to serve as les the sheriff has made a similar request upon iat the colored troops. be ty The Florida Fibre Co., of Jacksonville, 111 ic. capital $10,000, owns 1,010 acre* near Cf 29t Fort Lauderdale, in Dade county. On Vi cd this land it has put out 200,000 sisal hi planti which it is now cultivating, and P' for ?t the same time it is procuring its nia- Pc r rliinery for fibre-making aud is building dc dy houses aud shops. he ch Governor Nortlicn, of Georgia, has J?1 in, called a meeting of ihc road congress of .J that State to assemble at At Innta, October 1M. no 28, at 10 o'clock a. m. In compliance Wl lly with the request of the vice-presidents of es. the congress fro n all the districts of the 1 ire 8tate, he has issued an invitation for a . >n- road cong ess of all the Southern States iat lo assemble at Atlanta the following day. 011 nd The Suwance Canal Co. is the name of or a Georg'a corporation of which Captain j,c rs, Henry Jackson, of At'.auta, is i resident, nn ,n- which lias purchased from the State 210,- ftn 10, 000 acres of land in the Okef nokee ve swamp and proposes to obtain still more, gj Then the Suwaneo canal will be con- c{ structed, which will drain this vast ct rus niorjss and at the same time furnish f0 ftV transportation for the splendid timber iua*. covers it. ftj. On the 10th inst. the people of Texas a(j adopted five amendments to the State c*< in_ constitution. One of these indicted the G< popular interest in education, for it th n. aumorizcu in i icg stature to take one per cfl "..j. cent, from the permanent school fuud cv and add it to thit immediately avail- tit viies I ImT^fie'icga^'altT of interest shnll w re- in no case exci ed 19 per cent., aud tlint hi ar- in contract! where no rate is stated it of shnll be 0 p r cent. The fifth amendment provided for the cication of ad- w tjie ditional courts i f nppca', both civil and j(l Jn. criminal. (l( ? GOV. NORTHEN SAT UPON. Si He ty, tu ?g The Georgia Alliance Refuses to Lis2n" ten to Him and Endorses *r Livingston. the " jn. Atlanta, [Spe ial. ]?Governor Noith- rn he en weut into the State Alliance Wednes- a h day, although he was not a member of g< |c' that party, and attempted to overthrow m President Livingston vi e a The first move was a motion by the Ii Rev. J. O. Gibson. The Chair ruled re him out of order, and Gov. Nor then had fr to take the floor "Mr. President," said o' f?r he, "I hold that the gentleman is not out ;ns 0f order. I know something of parlia- tl <30 mcntary law, and he is entitled to the si n floor." ese The answer came amid cheers: "I am T ij,e satisfied that you arc well versed in par- ii -< liamentary law aud you know as well as rt he I do that the gentleman ii not in order ir io- until the Convention is reorganized." al en The Governor att mptcd to hold the tl floor and President Livingston said sharp- tc C(j ly: "Let in: suggest 1o you, sir, that tc mi you are not entitled to a scat ou this floor. You are not a delegate to the f0 Convention nnd you have no rigli^toin1(| terrupt the proceedings at this tinw^ " t n The Governor remained standing, and ,(1 the President said : nd "Mr. Northen, you must either take I ill your seat or leave the Convention." " ' This rais d nn uproar, and many of the .j members stood, crying: "Put him out," . "Throw him out of the wi dow." In the afternoon sess on Gibson and . :.n Northen were on hand again with a reso- :! Intion tliat, before the body should proceed to the election of a President, an C1 to investigation should be made of Presi- ? T9' dent Livingston's character. With a migh y shout the resolution Ih was laid on the table, and then a rcsolu- ? by tiou declaring confidence in Col. Livinges s'on's integrity and honor was carried through by every vote but one, that of Mr. Gibson. 8 The result of this day's wo*k baleen fl in? to make Livingston the undoubted polit- C : ical boss of Georgia Holding the key tl **.c to the sitnatioii in both the Alliance and H ,s Democratic organizations, h can do as tl P he pleases for at least a year to come. C of ' *1 p Th? 3 O'b Reorganization. '' The lates^ informnt on as to the probn- f ir bilities of a reorganization of t"e Tliree j C'a Railroad comes from ex-Governor Chamberlain, who, to a Charleston Wor'd c u reporter, said that Mr. Hunt, a member g; ? of the reorganization counnitte, had ex 0 presto I the opinion that when the road 0 >nt was completed to Minneapolis, Va., ii p would bo able to earn the interest on its ^ * ' morttrair s. but the full benefit, of th* n 2 ? - {-J?? * ? ? - ? ~ ?~ ? - - ? """ " "** ?-" Jl tension of the rond would not l>e realized until i, is completed to Cinc'nnati. When m' this was done he was of the opinion that led the Three C's would bo one of the heat ? " freight lines in the country, and would >vc "originate," to use his own worutt, "more lnK freight than any other line cast of the I " AlloghAuiet." The receiver thought, * ina however, that the practical reorganiza- r on, t<on would come shortly, that the flnan- 1 ^ial and legal difllcuhics would hardly 1 MH^HMerconiq short of one or two tears, < present time a s'runger belief 1 HH^^^^BPletio** of the n>?I than ever farmers' Alliance. >lonel Polk Talks 01 The Political Object tie Senate the Pobt Towards Which All the Ener&es of the Alliance Will inter. Washinoto**, D. C., [S rcial.j?Colo>1 L. L. Polk, president < the National Miners' Alliance, was see in regard to e objects and nms of th( alliance in the ipending state elections. 'Our campaign at present," said Colo>1 Polk, "is not to elect apresident, or secure the governorship of states. Wo c strikiug at the monopolists in the nitedJj>Latcs,?C"\tc. Solfar wo have nded threeF Wa4~ Senator nmpton, of SouthOnioliua; then John Ingnlls, of Kansm, followed by Gidn U. Moody, of South ^Dakota The xt one to go into retirement will be John lerman, of Ohio. Matt Hansom, of orth Carolina, will also be retired. The te of these two senators is just as corinly s> nlcd as that of John J. Ingalls. MISTAKES not TO 1IE HF.peated. "Wc made two mistskes that will not ! repeated," continued Colonel Polk. With complete control of the North iroliua legislature we allowed Senator incc to be rc-elected on the strength of s promises that he would be a faithful diticnl servant to the iutercst of the oplc. 'I he election of Governor Gor>11, of Georgia, was also a mistake, as ! has shown himself to bo far more iuicstcd in his own pc-soaal success than at of the alliance. Hereafter no prom,'s of the politicians of the old parties II bo accepted." "How do you propose to defeat John icrman in Ohlof" "We have him defeated. In legi-lafc districts tho alliance wi'l support ndidntcs pledged to vote flgaiust 8hcrnn. The voting strength of the actual gunizntion is 40,000. Our members, (wevcr, are doing missionary work loug the farmers generally, nud" thousids of voters not yet mentioned with e alliance itself will be rallied agninst icrmiin. If you would look over the >rrc*pondence from Ohio you would be mvinced that it is now an impossibility <r him to succeed himself." "Is the fight being made on McKinley ioV' "It is not. As I stated, we arc now cauing out the United Btntes senate, avernorships are not valuable to us at is time. It would have a good moral [eel to elect state officers, merely as at idence of the. strength of the organizain, but our primary object is to secure hi A 'chaeuXlk 'WVtB,' ftnth -feletvlrAm :atcs seuutor?. TIIEFIOnT IN OHIO. "Probably many alliance members ill support the pc pic's ticket in Ohio it there ii no mov. ment to have then > so. Consequently the alliance is nol jhting McKinley ; but don't infer fron mt that I think he will be elected. " Can Senator Wilson, of Iowa, be, reirncd?" "We are not figuring much on results om Iowa," replied Colonel Polk. "Th( -ganization^B that state is weak, thougt ic popular assumption is that we an aking a great fight there. '1 hat idea is mistaken one. The most wc expect t( st out of the contest in Iowa is to deter line what strength the movement is de sloping there. No steps are expected 1 the notthwea', however, the voter em to be more ready to break awaj om the old party than in other section: the couutry." "Will the feif Dance undertake to dictati le successor rtf 8enator Quay in Penn flvania?" "As matters stand now, I think not he state is not yet sufficiently organ :cd Howevcr, the work is progressing ipidly. You do not see much about il i the newspapers, but. about two loca lliances per auy are being organized in le state. By the time Senator Cameron'i srra expires we will probably be read 3 > supply his succ<ssor." WHAT NEW YORK WILL DO. "In New York state the situation ! luch the same. Nevertheless, Sena'o [iscock will be retired in 1893, thougl ther causes will operate to that end be des the spread of the alliance move lent." "The reports from Baltimore a*e ti he effect that Senator (lormori has cap ired the Matyland alliance." "That is au invention. I was prescn hroughout the recent convention. I ie Marylavtrue to its prin iplcs, two alliance senators will be elect a from that state next winter, and Ar iur P. Gorman will not be one of tbem Ie is to much of a straddler on tbe sil er que-tioa to suit our principles, an< i unaccountible in other ways. Tin svo Alabama senators nui't also l>e re [red from further tcivice in the Uniter tates senate. Air. Morgan will coon rst, then Mr. Pugh. Congrcssmai Men. who has openly declared again# bo alliance, will head the procession o hose w ho go out of public service fron bat state. This fall we expect to secur omplete control of Virginia." "You have been aeutioned as thirobable alliance presidential candidati a 180?, polonel Polk, have you not?" "Well, tbe newspapers said some tinv go that I wanted to! be governor o forth Carolina, and ^hen that did no ranspire I was announced as desiring ti oine to the senate to fill Vance's ok hoes That statement likewise turner ut to be inco?fJfcvr> You can draw you wn eonclusiofiif about the report not ;oing around, po not forget, though here will be ad alliance national ticke n the field ne^ fall/* c * V ? OROWTH o? m? farmers' ALLIANCE. Since last addressing you as presiden f the North Carolina State Alliance, i i as been my f'at pleasure to watch th lealthy growth of bur Order, and th< apid development'of tbe principles w ?ave inculcat^O Oa the 20th of April 1887, the first jbordinate Alliance wa irganized at .^epola. la Robeson coun ;y. Just a y< p la\er tnere were 727 ant Mliancea I >triffi the second year th growths were mpt AprU 20tl\, J88i there were 1,654 sub-Alliances. April I 20th 1800, there whs a still further gnin, so the number was 2,062 On our last anniversary, the ground being cflectua'ly covered by the thorough organization of every county, it was not a matter of surprise thut the increase was less, showing a total of 2,221 subordinate organizations with a membership of 100,000 ?Extract from address of President EliasCarr at Morehcad City, N. C. Charlotte's Gain. CnAJii.oriB. N. C., [Special.]?With the removal of the Richmond and Danville olliccs from Washington to Atlanta, very decided changes in t lie tin flic; airangement of the system arc to follow. i uerc nas dccii ii general rearmngcment and in the division of offices Charlotte gets a good share The Sims building, opposite the courthouse. has been leased for the use of the - - etnnpnife'fn C\isi WfSflW?! is now bcuyf fitted up for occupancy. The company has leased all the rooms on the s?'?ond ami third lloo s and will take posses-ion on September 1st. W. A Tuik. former division freight agent, with otlicj at Haleigh, has been appointed assist lot j general passenger agent, with offices at | Charlotte, his Haleigh office being abolished. As assistant general passenger agent, Mr. Turk will have ebarge of all the Kichmoud ami Danville lines north of Atlanta, Athens, Augusta aud Port Kovnl, nod east of Paint Hock to West Point and Washington. S. II Ha.dwick, f rmerlv general passenger agent of the Georgia Pacific, is appointed assistant general passenger agent with offices at Savannah, and will be in charge of the Ceutral of Georgia and the Georgia Pacific, which embraces all the lines touih of A'lanta and Augusta. As to the freight department, .Tames H. Drake will remain general freight agent with offices at Tlichmond. lie will have charge of all the roads iu the system north of Atlanta, Macou and Augusta, and east of Paint Hock. George W. Whitehead will lie general height agent, with offices at Savannah, ami will have charge of the Central of Georgia ard the Georgia Pacific. A. G. Craig, former general freight and passenger agent of 1 the Macon and Covington road, will he division freight agent, with offices in ! Chariot e, iu the Sims building. He 'r will have charge of the Western North Carolina Air-Line division, Macon and Northern and Ashcvillc and Spartanburg, reporting to, Mr. Drake, D Card well wdl be divisio 1 fr< ight ugeut, with offices at Colombia, and will base charge of the ! Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, At. lantic Terminal aud Ohio, Columbia and Greenville and branches, Chester and Lc1 noir, Port ltoynl and Western North Carolina, reporting to Mr. Drake .1 W. ' 1 raig. heretofore general freight and pascrn North Carolina at Augusta, will be d vision freight agent, with offices at Columbus, Ga., reporting to Mr. Whitci hond. George S. Barnes, heretofore gen, eral freight agent of the Geo gin Pacific, i will be division freight agent with ollic s t at Birmingham, reporting to Mr. Whitci head. The offices of division f.eight and passcng r agents at Hichinond, Asheville find Atlanta, heretofore iu charge of.las. Potts, W. A. Winborn and L L Mci Clcsky. have been abol shed Mr. Potts 5 will remain in the service of the company i as passenger ageut at Hichmond. Mr. i McClesky will he general agent at Atlanj ta, and Mr. Winburn will retire to pri> vntc business. Mr. Turk and Mr. Craig will bring about twenty men to their new offices in Charlotte, and their location here is an important event for the s city. s THE BONE (^CONTENTION 8 Between Commissioner Kolb and Hector Lane. " Montgomery, Ala , [Special ]?The r last legislature passed a law making the ' office of commissi mer of agriculture j elective, saying nothing whatever of how the time between the expiration of the , present term ami the first elective term * shall be tilled lu this couiiugency the ' friends of It. F. Kolb, the present commissioner, contend that the act in king the office elect vc having repealed all s former laws, it took away the app intive r power, and in itself extended the presti ent terin until the election of a coimnist* sioner by the popular vote. !- In this construction, it is said, the commissioner's friends are supported by the 0 opinions of several prominent attorneys >- in different portions of the state Contrary opinions are held, however, and the t position of the legislative in cut on the f opposite is strengthened by the fa t that the legislature refused to piss a section of the act continuing Commissioner Kolb in office until the election of his succ a sor. The term expires with this month, 1 and there are live or six nsmrauts for the 8 position It was reported six or eight days ago that Governor Jones ha I tenl dered the posiron to Hon. Hector D. Q Lane, o.f Athens, hut although this re1 port came straight, it has hceu denied by t those in a position to know. At noy f rate, Hector Lane, who returned to his a home a week or so ago, apparently satise fied with that visit to Montgomery, has been brought hack by thn discussiou, e which has been t oiug on f >r the past ten B day*. One of his friends said to-day, "The race is open yet. though 1 think B Lane is iu the lead." His frieuds are for f him, and will keep up the work until the t enf*a 1,1 1 Maryland Republicans Nominate a I Farmer. r Baltimore, Md , [Special.]?In the hope of getting the farmer*' vote the I Maryland Republicans nominated, at the State Convention, which met in Ocean City, Col. William J. Van Nort for Gov em or. The Colonel is a wealthy old farmer, ^ of Kent couuty, Vice-President of the t Maryland S'ato Farmers' Association, t and a prominent member of the Farmers' o Alliance. Frank Brown, the Democntj ic nominee for Governor, is also a wealthy e farmer, President of the State AgricuP"v [ ral Society, but not a member of the a Farmer*" Alliance. Prominent politU [. clans in both parties say that the noml?. nations of men so popular with the farme ^etfswill completely upsetv the political \ calculations tf the Alliance leaders. OUR RAIN MAKERS. Six Hours' Precipitation Follow the Experiments. The Sky Was Almost Cloudless When the Explosives Were Discharged, and a Sharp Rainfall Followed, Covering an Area of lOOO Square Miles. Midland, Tex . [Special,]?Gen. Dyreuforth's party ol rain makers are jubilant. The first important experiments have met with great success. A rain fell for more than six hours, and they declare | that it was undoubtedly caused by the p' pxyhydrog- n balloons, I rack a rock powder and dynamite. At 3 I o'clock in the afteruoou a large balloon was scut up at the C ranch, where the men of science hive their headquarters. The rauch is about twenty-five uiilcs from this town. The balloon was sent up about one and a quarter uiilcs and was thcu exploded. It inadc a report like a severe olupof thuuder. There were only a few white clouds floating in the blue sky at the time, the situ wasshiniug, and on old farmer or mariner wou'd have said i that it would not rain in a week. The weather instruments showed that the weather wrs remarkably dry and the barometer pointed at "fair." Ten minutes after the balloon had disappeared iu a peal of thunder, kites were set flying, and attached to their tails was dynamite. This was exploded while the kites were high in the air, and then a great quantity of powder, which was scattered over the ground for about two miles, w as set oif by electricity. This made a noise like a succession of batteries of artillery. The sun/he rose in mc air for about 200 feet and drifted toward the experts' headquarters. Peforc it reached there, however, it was driven to the earth by a torrent of rain. The few fleecy clouds had gathered together, others had formed, the sky quickly had become overcast, and a storiu had been created by man's efforts. The barometer began falling teu minutes after the bnlloou was exploded. The rain was very heavy, and the ceutrc of the storm was over the C ranch. According to reports from the ranchmen and employees along the line of the Texas and Pacific Railroad the storm extended o\ci au area not less thau 1,000 square miles. It is hard to get definite reports and it uiay have reached further. The noise of the explosion was heard plaiuly at Midlaud, and even at ranches forty miles from the scene of the experiments. The people thought it was thuuscveraf more explosions wcrc'h aid MV?. The experimenters were undoubtedly at work again. The sky became overcast inside of half an hour, and it began to rain at 7 :40 o'clock. It looks now as if u wouia rain nil nignt. This region, as a rule, is very dry, and it is exceedingly unusual to have much raiu at this season of the year. The rain makers are sure that they have stolen the secret of Jupiter Pluvius, and say they can flood the country at an hour's notice. Their greatest experiment, when they will explode a tremendous lot. of balloons, kites, and dynamite, will probably not lake place until Friday. The ranchmen ana town weather prophets don't believe the storm was made by the raiu producers, but Gen. Dyrenforth says he will convince the most skeptical in a day or two. AN OLD MAID* GRIEVANCE. She Claims that a Prominent Lawyer Misled Her. Nashville, Tenn., [Special.]?Miss Narrisi P. Saunders, a stepdaughter of ex-Governor Aaron V. Brown, tiled a icnsational bill in the chancery court i here against John M. Gaut. She claims t lint she asked Gaut to obtain a loan of !fl.*i,000 or flti.OOO for her, and to advance the bid on property of hers, including Melrose, that was sold to satisfy a judgment; her purpose being to save the home pla^e. bhe claims that he agreed to do what she asked, and u>nud his fee; that he afterwards, when it was too late to get any one else to advnnce the bid, claimed cer wkii. i?1 J?j. J inn ?? UIIC VWUIJIJ HUlun OUU linu UCt'UL'U 1o him, in payment of his fee, was not as vntuablc as represented by her and Colonel Ravage, and required $1,000 additional. Rhe claims also that the defendant took a memoranda of their agreement, and read u typewritten copy, which was rend as agreed, and that she signed it, believing it was written as it was read, and not till afterward found out that things beneficial to her had been omitted. Rhe accuses Gnut of trying to sacrifice the home property she wished saved, and chggcs that, under the pretense of trying to save it, Guilt fa- riliced it. She asks that the fees paid Gaut be declared null and void, and asks that Gout be reouircd to pay to her such ! losses and damages as, by his wrongs, fraud and imposition, be has iullictcd upon her. Mr. Gaut is a wealthy and prominent, lawyer, and has an excellent rcputatiou. Buying Up the Grain Crop. Foht Doijoe, La , [Special.] ?The farmers of Northwestern Iowa are hesieged with ao army of Eastern elevator commission houses, etc., who wish to contract for all threshed and unthrrshed crops of September and October delivery. Lower pric s than those of last year t.ro offered on the a rength of the bountiful harve?t. Many of the farmers have thus so d their crops in advance, hut the majority have heard of the shortage in European countr es, and wi 1 hold their grain f. r higher ptices It s thought that the bulk of the crops in this vi< ini ] ty will not be marketed until a month I later than u-ual this year. Mourner* Attacked By Bees. I Kbnnett Square, Pa., [Special.]- A I swarm of bees that had settled in I nion | Hill Cemetery near an open grave were i disturbed by a funeral party who were ' burying Joseph Frey. T he bees flew at ; the mourners, and many of thein wcie 1 1 stung. Great confusion occurred, aud j the services were cut short BEN BUTLER'S BOOR. He is to Throw Light on Confederate War History. St. Lovis. Mo., [Special ]?ThcGlobeDcmocral prints the following One of the most interesting chapters of Bo'ijnaiin F. Butler's forthcoming book will lell tre story of Oct) Hubert E Lee's attempt to resign. The resignation tvns tendered to Jt-lTcrson Davis on the 8th of August, 1803. It was prompted by the defeat at Gettysburg in the July preceding. Gen. Lee waited only to get his army back into Virginia and to recover somewhat fioni the demoralization. He then forwarded his resignation. The original * copy of Gen. Lee's letter has uot been . found in the Coufcdcrute archive*. But the letter of JclTersou Davis written to Gun. Lee immediately upon the receipt of his tendered .rcsigouti >n iff. ia the, HeroiHs Office. 'Whit purport# copy of Gen. Lee's letter is in cxTstenceT^^^^H but it i authenticity i- somewhat clouded. That Gen Lee did send iu his res gnation has been known to some of the high officers of the Confederacy. The letter of Mr Davis c nitirms the story and shows pretty clearly the draft of Gen. Lee'* letter to which it is a ^eply: "Kuiimond. Va., August 11, 1803.? Gen. H. H. Lee, Commanding Army of Northern Virginia: Yours of 8th inst. has In (ti received. I am glad th<t you concur .--o entirely w ith in- as to the want of our country in this trying hour, aud am happy to add that after the first de piession consecp'unt upon our disaster in tlu- \Ve?t indications have appeared that out people w II exhibit that fortitude which wo agree in believing is alone needful to secure ultimate success. 'It well became Sydney Johnston, when overwhelmed by a senseless clamor, to admit the rule that su cess is the best of merit; and yet there has been nothing I trVikh 1 linvtr tUU'.llV" Vm It'prtn n Vt i\vr effort of patience than to bear the criticisms of the ignorant, who pronounce everything a failure which docs not equal their expectations or desires, and can see no good result which i* not in the line of their own imaginings. I admit the propriety of your com lusious. that an officer who loses the confidence of his troops should have his position changed, whatever may be his ability, but when I lead the sentence I was not at all ptcpnred for the application you were about to make Kxpressions of discontent in the public journals furnish hut little evidence of the sentiment of an army. I wish it were otherwise, even though all the abuse of myself should be accepted as the results of honest observation. I say I wish-I could feel thet the publ'c journals were not generally partisan or venal. Were you capable of stooping to it, you could easily surround yourself with wb., will till the. m?Y "'AjfYif I ejMjg you had notlione, rather thaiio3l5c?\^|^M from the achievements which will mak? you and your army the subject of history JB| and object of tbe woild's admiration for TWsS generations to come. * "1 ant truly sorry to kuow that you still feel the effects of the illntss you * * I suffered last spring, and can readily unj derstund the embarrassments you expetiI ( ace in using the eyes of others, having Ikm n accustomed to make your own rccohiioisanees. Practice well, however, do much t) relieve that embarrassment, and minute knowledge of the country which you have acquired will render you less dependent for topographical information. "Hut sunnose. mv dear friend, that T were to admit, with all these implications, the points which you present, where am I to find that new commander who is to possess the greater ability which you believe to be required? I do not doubt the readiness with which you would give way to one who could accomplish all that you have wished, and you will do me the justice to believe that if Providcuce should kindly offer such a person for our ' us>, I would not hesitate to avail of his service^. "My sight is not sufficiently penetrating to discover such hidden merit if it exists, and 1 have but used to you the language of sober enrnestne s when I have impressed upon you the propri ty | of avoiding all necessary exposure to danger, because I felt our country could t not bear to lose you. To ask mc to substitute you by some one in my judgement more tit to command, or w ho would possess more of the confidence of the army or of the reflecting men of the country, is to demand au impossib litv. it only remains for me to b >pc that you will take all possible care of votirse'f. that your health aid strength may be entirely restored, ami that the Lord will preserve you for the impoitnul du- < ..... i.. il... | "l"'" "" """6K10 T of our suffering countiy, for tlie indc' pendonee which we have engaged in war j to maiutniu. Asevri, very respectively j and truly .your#, Jefferson Davis. | AT THE RALEIGH EXPOSITION. Many Prominent Men, Including President Harrison and Sec'y Rusk Will Attend. Raleigh. N. C , [Special.] ?Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, is booked for a speech at the Southern Inler-State Exposition, which is to be held at Raleigh, during ihe months of October and November. John Wanamaker and the entire Cabinet think it is good policy for the President to visit the 8 mthern people. They found out dur mg me (residents nouinern trip, made during the early past of the year, that the Southern people can treat the Presinent of the United States witn courtesy and hospitality. The President will receive an enthusiastic welcome at the Capital of the Old North State. Uncle Jeremiah Rusk, the practical Secretary of Agriculture an I Gen. Grecly, chief of the lT. S. Weather Bureau have both conaen ed to lie present during the Kx posit ion aud deliver addresses. A Negro Clergyman at 8t. Paul's. 1 onpon, [Cablegram. |?There was an unusually large attendance at St. Paul's Cathedral, Sunday, to hear the negro , preacher, Massiah, of Springfield, III., Jig who occupied the pulpit, ^