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THE VEEKLY^MOHIOH TIMES. Deeoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Domeotie Economy, Polite Literature, Politico and the Current If ewe of the Day. - ?< \? iff??? ^3 VOL. XXIII.?NEW SERIES. UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, APRIL 8,1892. NUMBER 15 J ; Havo you noticed, asks Ibo Arkansas I HARBINGERS OF SPRING | other states. I Traveler, bow many murders and sboot- | mgs are recorJeJ in tho daily papers luring the past few months? The number is getting to be something appalling. The attendance of women at the Boston University, amounting as it docs to 300, illustrates bow the cause of woman is progressing nowadays with a rapidity that surpasses even that of geometrical progression. Few people perhaps are aware of the fact, believes the Boston Transcript, \l at- _ mm caere was once a PostmUtres31 General. She did not serre in this SWIM'S''. fajst tfflft a woman erer served that capacity is indeed roinnrkable. ? 'Denmark was the home of this remark able woman, whose name was Counteu Gyldenlore, or Dorothea Krag, as she iwas called during her term of office, 'which extended from the year 1703 to 1711. The present postal system in that country, which Is considered one of the best in the world, was inaugurated by her. The record of ship building in New England for 1891 showed that thn anil. ing ship is by no means a thing of the past, even in this country, remarks the New York Tribune. Iu England the returns for the same year are eveu more suggestive, the tonnage increase of eight per cent, being all in sailing vsvnls. Bailing vessels, moreover, constituted twenty-five per cent, of the total conatruction of 1891, against nine per cent, in 1887. The obvious lesson is that a profitable field still exists for sailiug ships, and that under certain conditions they are expected to compete successfully with steamers. If the people of Argentina would tun their attention to agriculture instead o' to revolutions, there seems to be no rea> son, the New Orleans Picayune is con vincsd, why that country should not In rich and prosperous. The Bureau o American Republics has a letter from i settler in Diamante, Entre Rios, Argentina, which says that over eighty reaping machines and forty fire threshing ma 1 chines were receired in that locality las "r*r' '" ' y*r? while?theLcoat of the twine uud for binding wheat amounted to $60,000, and estimates that this year $150,000 worth of twine will be used. He says that the settler i this year will need 600,000 bags. Within the last two months Diamante has purchased $582,000 worth of agricultural machinery. The yield of wheat during the past season hat averaged almost a ton an acre, and is of superior quality. James B. Allen, whom citizens of Chicago, III., recognized in 18S9 as the | oldest settler by presenting hiin with a medal suitably inscribe!, indulges iu some interesting reminiscences. He was brought to the log settlement in 1833 , being then two years old, by uu father. The family caitfO from Oldens burg, N. T. They took up thgir residence in n tittle house immo^^ly south of the picket fenco surrounding the fort. It was the only house left by the Indians after the massacre of 1812, and General Winfleld Scott had once occupied it. x The General pre&ented to the elder Allen three old cannon, which were afterwards thrust muzzle down into the ground and used as hitching posts. Later they were cast into a bell for the court house. Old Allen built Chicago's first dock, on River street. "The first water works Chicago had," says his son, "were operated by Nic Reiss, who peddled water to the settlers at the price of twenty-five cents a hogshead. The water works consisted of a two-wheel cart on which was placed a sort of tank, and the whole arrangement was drawn by a horse which old Nick Reiss used to drive. A good many years after that my father and Virgil C. Walter, under the firm name of Allen & Walter, operated the old hydraulic water works at the foot of Lake street. The water was AAndiictAd to the citv in wooden pines." He continues: "I remember the old ferry across the river where the Rush Street Bridge is now; it was pulled by i rope attached to a windlass on each bank of the river. There also used to be a ferry where the Lake Street Bridge now swings. The stage apaches lor the West, which used to make Galena tbeii objective point, used to be ferried across there." Mr. Allen remembers the flrtl 1 i -1 1 ?. OMwa tk* Mar YUMU1 WUHVHIKI >? vaivauv, ... .. guerite Allen. It wu originally (bj courtesy) a gunboat, and formed one o the fleet that took part in Perry'e victor] on Lake Erie. It was lengthened an< rebuilt as a schooner, and in this foro began its trading career. The first bote was known as the Green Tree House and was built by John Gray. The fin steamboat to ply on the lake was th James Allea, na nod after the eldc Alien. Mr. James B. Allen is a retera of the war. He claims to be a great nephew of Ethan Alien. News Note as Fresh as the Crisj Air. The Most Interesting Events Hap< pening in Three States Chronicled Here. VIRGINIA. An organized band of burglars is operating in Danville. Shad were caught by the thousands in the James river last week. Burkeville has gone dry. It has been wet 38 years. Two bridges to cost $60,000 are to ba 1...10 Vr/.nt A patent coffee roaster factory is Salem's latest new industry. Work will soon begin on the electric linn V>of ?? uvxnvtu areAnuvuiII una Alt. vcrnon. Dr. Bond of Baltimore has been selected as the Supt. of Randolph Macon Academy at Fiont Royal. A bill appropriating #25Q?0 for a public building Bedford City hA been favorably reported in Cougrcss. James Lipscomb, of West Point, has been found guilty of betraj ing his cousin under promise of marriage. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Virginia, will meet at Richmond Tuesday, April 12. Robert H. Gilliam, Jr., a promising young man of Richmond, 19 years of age, accidcntly shot himself last week, dying instantly. CadefD. B. Powers, of the Virginia Military Institute, from Port Royal, Caroline county,. baa hiw.n utumniwl gressmanTones to a eadetship at West Point. The Lynchburg Club has received s valuable collection of mouuted birds and animals to adorn the club rooms in theii new buildings, from Jno. S. Morris, Kansas, a farmer Lynchburger. The Virginia Court of Appeals hai just decided that cities and towns cannoi exempt manufacturing plauts Lorn tax ation. The case which brought out thii decission was the occasion of the towi council of West Poiut in exempting tin property in that plncc of the Riclimotu A West Point Terminal Railway A Ware house Co. The State alone has the powci to exempt from taxation. Governor McKinney has appointee the followinc crentle.mnn tr? rnmnnuo till 0 0 |'W"V ? ?' World's Fair commissioners of Virginia First district, Dr. J. W. Hrokcnbnrough, second, M. Glennan; third, Col A S. Buford; fourth, Col. Edward 8 n.?? , ruu, j.b. x.. ii??, W. J. Jordan; seventh, J. N. Brennn man; c'ghth, Granville Green, ninth Mnrtin Williams; tenh, J. H. II. Fig gatt. The residence of Ili< hard Benton, : Sromiuent citizen residing near Slid leburg, Loudoun county, was attacker by five masked men on Monday night who fired into the house, one of th shots taking effect in the breast of Mis Annie Benton, who had retired, serious! injuring her. Miss Benton was lyinj in her father's bed, be being away. O seeing that they had shot the lady in stead of her father, who they intcudci to murder, the five, two of whom wer colored, left. An unsucessful attempt wn made to assassinate Mr Benton about year ago. Great excitement prevail and efforts are being made to detect th would-be assassins. NORTH CAROLINA. Two Mormon elders aro expo undl their doctrine in Orange county. John Boyd, charged with causing tj Bostian bridge wreck, escaped jail wit six other prisoners at Charlotte, Thuri day. Revenue officers have seized an eight; gallon illicit distillery in Hockinghai county. They also arrested the ownc 8. C. Wall, und lodired him in iail. The board of tru tees of the Colon Agricultural and Mechanical College \vi meet in Greensboro April 27th to elect president for that institution. During March the tobacco uianuficti rera of Winston shipped just 1,005,00' pounds of their goods. During tJ month they paid $60,359.85 to "line Sam" for stamps It has just been gathered from histo that the Hist day of public fasting ai prayer in America was o.dered in Not; Carolina by the "Committee of Pub Safety" of Rowan county. November 1 1775. A special from Jackson, says: "/ las Taylor was brutally murdered m here. His head was beaten into a jel and his body was thrown into a swain where it was found Thursday morninr While fooling with a pistol that v not supposed to be loaded, a young in named Stockton, living eight miles fn Shelby, mortally wounded his young * ter, who died in the night. He is ov whelmed with grief. A sad and fatal accident occurred Guilford county a few days ago. N< 1 Welch, 19 years old, was cutting wc in company with htr two sisters am little brother, from a large log. The i rolled over catching Norn under-^. was so heavy that it required five men move it. Tlic child was dead, caused > * a broken neck. SOUTH CAROLINA. 1 Sumter's new graded school build has been completed. % r Secretary Kollowny, of the State J I ricultural and Mechanical Society, f minds contestants for the prizes offe 1 by the Columbia Phosphate Company n the largest yield of cotton from one a that it is necessary to notify him in i '' time of their intention to com pet o for i, prizes. it John Claflin, a son of the founder # Claflin University at Orangeburg, been inspecting Claflin and other colo " educational institutions in tho State. ? was well entertained in each town t. visited, the mayor and city officials Columbia showing him through the C ital city. Fayette, Mo.?A sale under the vagrant act took place in Fayette, when ) three negroes were sold on the block to the highest bidder. One brought $25 and another $5 and the third $1. The negro element is highly indiguant and threaten to have revenge. Near Holly Springs. Miss., Mrs. C. K. Smith gave birth to six bov babies. James L. Muthison has closed his school at Salem, Fla., and will try his hand at planting tobacco this season. From the i rod to the weed. "PLANT RICE." i 1 Another Agricultural Crop With Which to Diversify. i ^ In giving this advice, we do not promto drop hll otber crops and turn his attention exclusively to rice culture. We do offer it, however, after mature consideration and study, as a partial substitute for cotton, which all aiTmit is a protitless crop at current and urosnective prices. The principal requirements to be fulfilled in a crop that proposes to supplnut cotton are two: 1, a marketable crop at good figures; and 2, a crop that cau be raised upon a large proportion of Carolina soil. Both tnese conditions are fulfilled in rice, we think, in measures sufficient to warrant the trial at least. 1. As to the first condition, it is only necessary to state thut the production of lice in the United States is far below the requirements of the people for consumption. This fact should insure a ready market and a good price. That clean rice does bear a good price, needs no ,. proof with farmers who buy the article for table use. They know that every " them^rmn^?5 ^ rice turns out half in the beating, this means that they are paying at the "rate of two uoiiurs per bushel for rough rice; and when it is understood that tne yield varies from fifteen to seventy-five bushels per acre, it is not hard to 6ee that there is considerable margin for profit, ' after paying for the beating and marketing.* It should be stated, however, in this ' connection, that the higher yield refer' red to above, is rarely if ever realized upon I uplands, and then only when soil, cultivation and season aro in conjunction. In ~ this section of the State, where no attcn tion is given to fertilization and the crop is limited to wet soils that have been ' planted in rice for a long time, the yield 3 is about twenty bushels. 2. Can rice be grown upon a considerable portion of the area now devoted to cotton culture? This is a more dif ficult question to answer, ao as not to r" Ttualctra rnty wmr. out ? ?? *? it can be grown. We have observed volunteer hills of rice very frequently in our cotton and corn fields, and they have invariably made good, heavy heads, i A neighbor's field that has been run in - cotton exclusively for a long time, and 1 that is moreover distinctly high-land, , well adapted to cotton, was successfully o cultivated in rice long ago?indeed, we s have frequently heard of the wonderful y i ice made on that field. These observations " leud lis to conclude that rice may be suc" cessfully grown upon very large portion of the lands of the State heretofore 3 run in cotton. At any rate we were e sutheieutly impressed with the prob18 ability of success to set apart for that a purpose, some time ago, a portion of tne 8 urea originally intended for cotton this 0 year. As to the timo and method of planting. Select the land, giving preference to low-lying lands and bottoms. Prepare n it as if for cotton. The planting should begin about the same time as corn or a c little later. Having selected the seed b enrefiillv. nnen the bed with an old bull ?" trngue or tlie plow foot. Then drop three to six grains of rice at .intervals of fifteen to eighteen inches. Brash over 111 lightly with a board fastened to a plow. , r? Be careful not to cover too deep; and if packing rains come, it may be necessary 'd to run a light harrow or light rake over ill the beds when the plants begin to come up. There is more danger of haviog too many stalks than too few in the hill, j - Subsequent culture is very similar to 74 thut of cotton? Selection* from Editorial lie " Cotton'Plant,"?Orangeburg, C. H., 8. G. lu Wo are informed that the range of "uplund" rice is 20 to 40 bushels per acre and have heard in exceptional in'y stances of .*50 and 60 bushels.?Dan Talmage'* Son*, New York. it ??? T, TEMPLE FARM AT YORKTOWH Lt>nr The Scene of the Surrender of Lord lly Cornwallie. Washington, d. O.? A bill has been ? introduced in Congress authorizing the >"s purchase by the Government of Temple Farm at Yorktowo, Va. Thia place was the scene of the most important '8" event, to use the language of the bill, in t>r- our national history, as it wai "there the rights asserted in the declain ration of independence were secured by r>ra surrender of l*ord Cornwallis and the >od British army and navy tor Gen. Wash1 a iugton." There is still standing, ii log about the centre of this farm, wbicl It contains some 500 acres, the old Moon to house, in which the terms of surrandei by were arranged for tKa proud array ant n.i v v. with its haughty commander Cornwallis. It vu also the headquar tcrs of Gen. Washington, Gen, Lafajctb ing and Count Do Rochambeau immediatel; before and during the time of Cdrawallia surrender. The house is atill in a stat re. of preservation, and during the centen nial celcbratiou of 1881, which wm heh red on this farm, the Moor.: home waa el? for gantly furnished and turned over to Ui ere French guests, decendauta of Lafayett 1 ne and Do Hoc ham beau. . the The Government has erected a. An monument at Yorktown to commemorat ?f the victory here gained over the Bdtiati j,ns A national cemetery is in thia vicinitj ,rcfj A sum not to exceed $100,000 is name If,, in the bill for the purchase of thi he f"rm- ^ A World's Fair envoy to 'Africa as T tonished the natives with an Ediaoi phonograph and talking dolls. iiwiii ruiilXJLUB. The Political Field Growing Very Interesting. Straws From a Dozen States Bearing News of Importance. ONSUCCEBsrCL CONTESTANTS OET PAT. Washington. D. O.?The Senate committee on privileges and elections examined the accounts of Mr. Clag(>ett, the unsuccessful contestant for the 6enate from Idaho, Mr. .DuBois, the successful contestce from that State, and Mr. Davidson, the unsuccessful contestant from Florida for Senator Call's seat, and de Bols^'jJftfona^Mt .^avTd&qp $1,250. These amou^a'ore expected to cover the Bums e??j the getjtlemlD named Ati.anta^PlV?Tin- Third T'arty lend crs of GeorgjUg|t here to prepare foi a ('onventiou^f|^elccted State esecu tire commU^Biiil? ?? nJiilSilialli'^ AlliancemeidKej are cnthusuwOc^Ver o^Con100^ ?CU,aT,y 8'nCe tb* Albany. H. Johnson, president of fcHRnfr-American Leadu?, city, with counties rep resented. W*66jifct of the meeting was to confetmjfb regard to the political situatioeCjppaK'HJUt* the presidential L)r. H. M?- jpRormeut, of Lumberton, presided an! Wm. H. Chadbourn. of WilmingML- fcrna secretary. Aftef an extended- a&flulion of matters, it was decided to iiuean address to tho Re publicans of fnc State, and a committee was appoint*! to prepare the address and have the 8?fafcublished. Tho committee eppoiu?Bgr this purpose is com posea of jDn%>: L. Russell, of Wilmington, jfc.il /AI. Norinent, of Lumbcifon, arm/m.'ill. Stanton, of Wilson TMff COMMITTEE. Democrats wad held in the Ways and Means Committee room. After the House adjourned, the following officers of the Congressional Democratic Campaign Committee were elected: Hon. John L. Mitchell, of Wisconsin, chairman; Mr. Lawrence Gardner, of Washington, D. C., secretary: Mr. James L. Norris, of Washington, D. C., treasurer. The chairman will appoint an executive committee of nine to act jointly with a committee of five senators, who arc to have general directory charge of the campaign. The meeting adjourned subject to the call of the chairman. 1 ue following gentlemen win represent their respective States: Idaho, Mr. Strand; Oklahoma, D. B. Medden; Kansas, M. C. Necly; Maine, Townsend Morton; New Jersey, J. A Gaftienheine^'* Maryland, Barnes Comp ton; Rhode Inland, Oscar Laphnm; Washington, W,1 Wallace; South Dakota, William B. McConoell; Arkansas, T. C. McRae; California, T. J. Geary; Delaware, J. W. Causey; Florida, 8 R. Mailory; Illinois, W. S. Fortnan; Indianna, C. A. O. McClelend; Louisiana, 8. M. Robertson; Massachusetts, J. F. An drew; Michigan, J. R. Whiting; Missouri, 8 W Cobb; Montana, W. W. Dixon; Nebraska, W. J. Bryan; Newharapshirc, L. F. McKinney; Ohio, J. G. Warwick; Pennsylvania, William Mutch ler; Tennessee, B McMillin; Texas, J. W. Bailey ; Virgiuia, W A. ,roues; Wcsi Virginia, J. D. Alderson; Wisconsin, J. L. ^litchell; Arizona, M. A. Smith New Mexico, Antonio Joseph, and Utah J. T. Cams. Twenty-six States have selected com mittecmcn, leaving ten States in whicl a choice has yet to be made. _There ar< twelve States wbicb Have no Democrat!* representatives in Congress, and thes vacancies will be tilled by the com snittee. j SWINDLING UNCLE SAM. Spartanburg Kan Arrested Upoi i a Serious Charge. 1 Spartarrurg, 8. C. -C. P. Burretl 1 of this city, was arrested on a bench wni ; rant istsued by the Judge of the Unite* States district court now in scsssion a 1 Atlanta, upon the presentment of th grand jury charging that in June, 189( r Barrett, acting as assistant postmaster f( ' Cowan pcttonice, falsified returns as t the agiount of stamps, etc , on hand i 1 the office, and also the cancellation < 1 stamps fojt the quarter ending in June. ' The motive alleged is that the falsifie J returns wotald increase the salary of tl ' post master. It is further alleged that tl ? returns wr?f signed by Barrett withoi the knowlicigo or consent of his sistc 1 who made jthe affidavit upsn which tl f warrant wis issued. l' Bar. ett bras carried before U. S. Coc missioner A. B. Calvert and gavfe $1,(M J bond for Ms appearance iu Atlanta < 1 April 15. h Barrett was seen By-a reporter profei cd bis iunoceuce of the charger, saying was a put.pp job by his sister's two son ** 1 W *_ ^ ?LtJliL it.^ ..44 1^1.; He mtllim ne von jiruvc mc um-i urn charges. I .'?< ' '*5 Danville's U?f Tobacco Trade. d , Dakviuji, Va?Sales of loose leaf t is baeco on tflus market in March amount to 5,888,814 pounds. Sales from Oct her to Mnnch 81, tko first half of the ci Srcnt toba<?p year, 80,604,870 pound The WnrJ^aates ^cr6 the largest for ai oue iu<>H^in <he JiUtory of tqe market COURT MARTIAL OF AN OFFICER, Fc- Disrespect to the Memory of Admiral Porter and for General Profanity and Obscenity. Richmond, Va.?The court martial trying Commander Jas. D. Graham, recently commandant of the United tjtutc. monitor lying below Richmond, met for the second time in the custom house in this city. Captain Montgomery Scard, who had not arrived on Monday, wa? present and was sworn in as a member ol the court. The pleadiugs of the accused were presented by one of his counsel, Capt. James Parker, cx-uaval captain, and allegations were spread on the record bringidg the charges. After an exciting lf>ornl tilt. Iu>l wpi>n .Initrrf, I - -O .. w- V f WV.UIV iillUl Uheimer and Capt. Parker, the proseeu-MSfSWnt1 BifrgT>5~n < !? oig?T p;' Lumsden? was the first witness called. He testified in reference to the offensive language used, by Commander Graham, relative to the death of Admiral David B. Porter, and the surgeon testified thut the accused said ''Porter is dead. He ought to have been dead long *go, the son of a . He lias gone to hell and I trish I was a first-class fireman there, for iwould make him roast; God him." Assistant Paymaster John Quitman Lovell testified in >efcience to the wearing of the badge of mourning for Admiral Porter* ona stated that the mourning was && put ton by Commander GyahaoL the.dgj the department ordered it to b# done../ Mills (TUyqr,'. bontyvafo, testified In reference to OdfptoanQef iSenham curs-' jngfclm. ignorant for anything. Oliver < onferred charges against the Commander to beaenttotne department, but Graham cigniug an agrceineut with him. Oliverkept the charges back. This agreement I provided that Graham should not ill-treat Oliver or the crew of the ship, and that Commander Graham would use all efforta to be detached from the monitor by February 10, 1892. The counsel objected to Oliver's testimony. An Example to be Followed. A company lias been formed in licrtie couuty, N. C., for the construction of a typical tar kilo, which is to be exhibited at the Chicago Fair among the many interesting articles of various kinds which will be 3ent there from the Old North State in illustratation of its different industries. Bertie lies in that part of bfl&tyac..:bcen fa tar which it produces, and it 6ccms peculiarly appropriate that the design referred to should have had its origin among its enterprising citizens. The idea embodied in it is an excellent one, and is well worthy of imitation in our States which arc distinguished for industries equally characteristic of the soil. No State could adopt- a plan that would bring before the vast multitudes who-will assemble in Chicago during the Fair amove vivid and graphic picture of itp special resources. Deposit this kiln in the North Carolina department in the great exhibition, and the whole operation of the manufacture of tar and the part that it plays in trade and commerce, will oe impressed more aeepiy 011 me unuui of the spectators than a thousaud specimens of the product, cither in its raw or manipulated form, would be able to do, And to that extent the iuterests ol North Carolina, which derives such n large revenue from this source, will be more fully promoted. , The whole process of putting tobaccc and cotton into condition for the hand ol tho manufacturer should be illustrated at Chicago in the same practical way Indeed, every industry that aids in bring ing wealth and prosperity to the South ern States should be presented to the at tention of the visitors at the Fair in tlv shape of an object lesson as far as it i feasible to do so. The Southern people do not as yet np preciate as they should the important ' of the Exhibition in its beatings upon tli industrial development of their sectioi ! Such an opportunity of displaying tl: rocoiir/'oo r?f t VlO SamitVl will 111 it Afrit j ' nrise, in all probability, for an bundle rears. Among the thousands awl tons< 9 thousands anil millions of persons wl c will gather from every quarter of tl { United States and of the world in Ch ?a;o, there will bo countless nuutbc whofwill have l>cen influenced in couiiu to the Fair, not by curiosity alone, bi the very strongest desire to obtain info nation as to n.w fields in which tin can either advance their personal foi nnes or inve-t their capital. It is to this class that the South if i exhibits are thoroughly icprescntati * ill make a very powerful appeal, d is this class which our section wishes t attract, and under no cireuinstane a ponld the chance of doinir so be nio >, I favorable than on such an extraordiua ?! I occasion as the Chicago Fair. :o In the light of this fact, it is gratil it ing to see that many enterprising indivi )| mils, following the exmnple of the to whom we have referred in cnnnccti d with Bertie county, North Carolina, i is organizing themselves in many parts ie tli? Southern States into private eoi jt panics for purposes which are really esse r, tially public in the character, and, the ie fore, calculated to advanco the welfi of the South at large.?Richmond, V a- Times. XI |M >o Final Affidavits in Mrs Davis* Ca 18it New York.?The final affidavits the case of Mrs. Varina Jefferson I);i tj vs. Robert Belford and the Belford P lishing Company, who have been p lUk?no? Kar niArlr l4'rhfl I,iff* of Jell IIBIIlUg UVl TT \/t n y son Davis, ex-President of the Conf emte States of Amcriru," were filed o- the United Hta'es Circuit Court hcl ud Judge Lacomte. Mrs. Davis recei o- an injunction against the company i ir- the United States Book Company. I" which P. B. Thurber is president, ny straining them fiom disposing or tri faring their interest ip the publicatioi ALLIANCE INFORMATION. J The Plan of the Alliance Aid Degree Explained. News Notes and Current Comment Upon the Great Reform Movement. "Washington, D. C. ? Hundreds of inquiries come pouring in for more complete explanation end information relative to the new degree authorized by the Supreme Council at Indianapolis, shewing a deep interest in plan, and a desire to know more of it j and to avail themselves of its benefits. irjhtwor- HW*' original inteotion of tho. organisation, viz.,to help ourselves instead of helplessly and bliudly depending upon others, whose only interest in us was what they could make out of us. The resolution establishing the degree reads as follows: Whereas, one of the cardinal tenets of our Order is the duty we owe our brethren in distress, their widows and orphans; and whereas, our charter expressly provides for a fund for their relief; therefore, be it Resolved, That a co-operative degree be instituted in ^ the Order for the purpose of creating and maintaining a fund for the benefit of families of deceased worthy members, and that the executive cojnflatttee bcjinslru'cted to establish said , degree As soon as practicable. [Hooor^woidmen, Odd renews, and ' Masonic and other secret-order aid asso* | ciations. It admits nil members of the Farm'rs' Alliance and Industrial Union, men or women, between the ages of eighteen and fifty-five years, who can pass the required careful medical exami nation. Members over fifty five, or those physically disqualified, are welcomed as honorary members without fees, and do not participate in the insurance, hut do in the other advantages. A member can take either a $500, $1,000, or $2,000 policy, or a man and wife can take a ioinr It 1.000 ni- A'.X OOO ?'XI-U j ... ... ..IJILII case the survivor receives entire amount of joint policy. A joint policy costs onehalf uiorc thin a single policy of same amount The entry fees are low; just enough to pay expenses of securing members, viz., |8 for $500. $5 for $1,000, $6 for $2,000. A rcgistry fee of $1 on all policies, regardless of amount, except joint policies, OihivJ' j* . also called ?rl. foil turned into the benefit fund at close of each year. Whore a 6ub-Alliance or county Alliance wishes to establish a degree lodge, and seven or more members join at one time, seveu being lowest number a charter will be issued to. The fees may be reduced to $3 each, but ouly to charter members, and regardless of size of policies taken, thus makiug it an object for au Alliance to join in a body. Assessments arc made not oftener than once in two month', and then only when deaths occur, and arc graded according to age, and never advance after a member once joins. A member 18 to 25 is assessed *r 00 on each $1,000 carried by him; from 25 to 30, $1.10; 30 to 35, $1.20; 35 to 40, $1.35; 40 to 45, $1.50; 45 to 80, $1.75; 50 to 65, $2; $500 pol! icies one-half as much, and joiut policies one and one-half times as much. On a 1 joiut policy where the ages differ, onehalf the sum of their ages is taken as a basis. J. ****** k A Washington dispatch says; The Fitiliters' Allinucc has opened a campaign ^ hcadquartera in this city, and will comiiicucc this mouth the publication of a party < rgan to be known as the National ? Advocate. s Stenographers of Congress declare the present House superior in grammar to c the Fifty first Congress. Ye demagogic ues of plutocracy! Is it possible that i. 4 hayseeds" are not only better posted to upon legislative enactments and common n law, but surpass ye in diction nnd synd tax??National Economist, if * * ? + + * "At a mortgage sale in Yorkville beat last Friday, a full grown, well broken ' ox sold for #2: a good milch cow with 18 young calf for f3 25; a three quarter '6 Jersey heifer for $4 75, a good six 11 year-old mare for |25. Still the farmers, r' ought not to talk about hard times, dis y cuss finance 01 take any hand in poli* tics."?J'icktihi (itf. V.) Keics. ****** t s k Washington, I). C. At the Agricnl jt turn I IJepariment it is learned that tlx to production of cotton in l^HO was far ir vs excess of the consumption, and for 180( lVC ami 1891 was about 2.000,00ft hairs ii ,.y excess. The following statement of th< production in corn and wheat for tin v last three years, is of interest: Ihtshels ,j~ In 1880, Corn, 2,112,802,00(1 ?se ,8W0' " 1,480,070,001 1801, " 2, Of ft. 154.001 1880, Wheat, 400.560.001 o{ 1800, 44 399,262.00< In. 1891, 44 til 1,780,001 >n- ****** i''*' Our exchanges are glowing with th *re most glowing reports from all parts c a , the country of the progress of our cnusr A great Alliance revival is going on froi New York to California, and from Mid igan to Texas. The St. I.ouis Convoi so. lion productd a mighty ground swell tin in will show its nower in the coming clci ivis tions. F ct the friends of Heform tal ul?- fresh courage. A brighter day is daw ub ing. Hi-up and doing. Work for tl r...- Sini,I liv viiiir mincinles And n IVI- .1 J I I ed- will he well. ? Progreeeire Parmer. in * + * ? * ore Wasiiinoton, D. C.?ExMuiist ved Frederick Doughs (colored) h?s pi tnd cured, by ^personal effort, for a niece ?f his former muster a position in the d re- pnrtmcnt of agriculture. Sheisaf.iri ins- er's daughter, and, while consoienti? ui ? endeavoring to earn the salray dm* ) ???fc from the government, bears grateful witness to the largc-heartcduess of the man who owes no grudge, but, on tho contrary, feels the tenderest and noblest sentiments towards the family who once "owned him." LAUNCHING THE SHIP. Tbe U. S. Cruiser "Raleigh" U Afloat. Christened by Gov. Holt's Daughter and Slipped From the Stays in Sight of an Immense Throng. . t. moment, at least 25,000 people watched the new steel armored cruiser "Raleigh" slide gracefully into the water at the navy yard at 11:85 Thursday morning. Tug boats, steam launches, barges and crafts of all kinds and descriptions were press. | cd ioto service, and every elevation and , } house-top from which a view was possf- '[U ble was crowded with enthusiastic humanity. Large passenger boats were turned into excursion boats, for the time being, and were literally packed with crowds of spectators. At 11:34 Mrs. Haywood, daughter of Governor Holt, of North Caroliua, stepped forward, and with the usual formula broke a bottle cf champagne, gayly bedecked with red, white and blue ribbons, over tbe hew cru<ter's bow. Tho t blocks w^re then removed, and amid .'V cheers, yells, and a deafening chorus of steam whistles, the "Raleigh" move<L^^ alosij into *.f? iMirrT1 A- ?; timlmre and horribly ''injured. >A shed oil tile roof bf which- a large crowd had assembled, was unable to stand the strain, and suddenly gave way with a crash, throwing the occupauts of tho frail roof into a confused or more or lesa iojored heap on the ground. Only ono >k mau, an artilleryman, in the navy yard, was seriously injured, his leg being so badly crushed as to necessitate amputation. Many were bruised aud badly shaken up. Among the prominent people on the reviewing stand were Secretary Tracy, and prominent naval officials, Governor Holt aud staff, of North Carolina; Hon. J. 8. Carr, of North Carolina, and mauy others. The cruiser was ordered built by Congress on September 7, 1888, at a cost not to exceed $1,100,000. The speed prescribed was 19 knots, with a premium of $50,000 for each quarter of a knot additional. " - Ml He Preached Perfect Holiness and Was Sitting in His Pulpit Who Shot Augusta, Ga.?News has been received here of the murder of Bishop .Tones, a noted colored preacher in Al Icndule, S. C., ou Thursday night. Jones formerly preached here, but went to Allendale to preach sanctiticntion aud perfect holiuess. He succeeded iu getting a following, mostly women. Some of the husbands of tlie women objected, aud there was a division among the colored people of the town. The anti-holiness people tried to dislodge the Bishop. They prosecuted liiin for vagrancy, but he made a good showing on the trial, many women testifying that they willingly contributed to his support, and that they would give him the last cent of their earnings if necessary. Then several men, disguised us women, waylaid the Bishop at night. He was bewildered aud overwhelmed-.' -1? * much feminine attention and readily fell into the arms of his assailants. A short time aftward his adherents built a church, in which the Bishop preached. Ou Thursday night last service was going on in what they called the Holy Temple. The Bishop had prayed aud taken a chair in the pulpit, and an assistant had begun to preach. A side window was stealthily opened, 'he muzzle of a gun was thrust through, and u report followed. Tlw, rl?nr f lin <1(111(1) WUS sIlUT. TllO murderers hud taken tlie precaution to fasten it from the outside. I'pon the discharge of tlie gun every light was extinguished. Then there was g:eut coni fusion. Women screamed and expected instant death. 8onie one finally struck a light, ami it was found that the Bishop was dead. Justice Mixson and a jnry of fourteen white citizens investigated the matter for two days, but up to a fate hour no clue was found t J warrant the auest of any one. Oirls Painted Him Red. Sai'I/t 8tk Mamie, Canada.?A half 1 dozen prominent young women of this ' city adopted a novel way tonight of pun1 ishing Fred Clayton, a young man who : has been scattering scandalous tales rc5 garding them. Dressed in old clothes 1 - "" J l.muhflo ?nrl I n-A Irucbet j mil dllllCII ? IUI 1M mnvn mm vm v ' of bright red paiut, they called at his home and inveigled him ont. Four of ? the \oung women seized and dragged ' him half a block down the street and I held him while the icinaining two vigorouslv plied the paintbrush. When they finally released him there was not a spot ,, on his c'oth's. face or head that was not ,( covered with a coat of fiery red paint ' Converted to Catholicism. II i Boston. Mass ?I)r. William II. Rudt dick, of South Boston, for years -a uroiuu. . _ it inent figure in Masonic circles in this (.TfJ1,11 ? and heretofore a leading member of the c Church of the Advent, has left the BpTs copsl Church and become a Roman Catholic He was a H2d degree Mason, and II was connected with nine different Ma- \ sonic noaics, iromRM 01 which nc mm it signed. ?'t When Gripsack, a commercial tourist o died, shortly before the funeral his wid of nw was told Mint he had begun to murti I**- fy "Then," said tho afflicted one. ' it in- can't be John I don't think anything dy : could mortify hiin. He has Um w'' Joug on the load,"