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.I'HE WEEKLlJfcsSIOS 71ME? M & - 4 VOL. XXIII.-NEW SERIES. UNION C^HTSO^ _ NUMBER IT .-Hfll ' * HARBINGERS OF SPRING. N?wi Not* as Fresh as the Grisp Air. The Moat Interesting Event Happening in Three States Chronicled Here. VIRGINIA. A bank has been organized in Buikeville. Geo. PeytoQ Wise is an applicant for n poeition on the Civil Service Commiseion. _ In the Graham court-martial rase at gfc Kichmond the defendaut was sentenced to a 8-yearV suspension. , - Gov. MoKinney appointed C. C. Taliaferro, of Roanoke, a member of the board of visitors of tbe Rlllthwntfom I Iin.ti" Asylum in place of Judge Aha Dupuy, who resigned after he had been elected h judge of the circuit court. Miss Ella Rives died at Charlottesville * last week, aged 55. She was an mint of Amelia Hives, the authoress, and a daughter of the lute William C. Hives, minister to France and United States 8ena4or. There is an cngiucer named Moore on the Richmond and Danville rbnd running between Lynchburg and Alexandria who has been in the employ of the same road for thirty years, and has never lost a day from work, lie has made an aggregate <of 112,000 miles on one engine, averaging 5,000 per mouth. He is still at ' work on the Richmond and Danville and in as good health as ho ever was. The Bcckcly Marble Development Co., a corporation"owning ISO acres of marble land near Fincastle has fully organized, ordered outfit of machinery and will soon commence quarrying. The company has io prospect black and ?ix varieties of vnTiegated marble and lithographing stone. <joi. a. t*. Hulord was elected president, and Capt T. C. Moiton, secretary of the Virginia World's Fair Managers. An executive committee was appointed consisting of .1. 11. Figgatt, A. S Rufurd M. Glcnnan, H. J. Jordan and M. Brcnuaman. Hon. John L Hurt was authorized to take such steps as may he deemed necessary to secure contributions from the railroads of *the State to the World's Fair fund. % NORTH CAROLINA. ' Iredell county alliance has adopted the St. Louis platform. Ilendcrsou shipped 59 car-loads, or 829 hogsheads of tobacco to manufactuicrs last week. i The New Berne Journal estimates the loss to truck farmers in that section by the cold snap at $100,000. The Dny 6ays the Oxford electric ligh plant is offered to the town for $5,000 ?40 per cent, of its cost. It is reported that A. C.^huford. the Alliance lecturer of the seventh congressional district, will be a candidate for Cong re 83. The Democratic congressional nominating convention for the third district has been called to meet at Clinton July 20th. I The citizens of Greensboro have held n meeting and appointed committees to raise -funds for the sufferers- from tlie famine in Russia. Last Thursday Benjamin I lender? on. the neero postmaster at Fayetteville rc ccured hiiflfcunmission from the,Presidcr , and MoiuA lie took charge of the office. Rev. C.Vtl. Payue, of Concord, will P'-ach the commenccnu# l,e>rmon before lie young ladies of Peace Institute at the Raleigh Presbyterian church on Sunday morning, May 29th. . SOUTH CAROLINA. Cabbage and other truck produce ^re beginning to be shipped North in con Biderablc quantities from Charleston. South Carolina has received her direct tax refund, $221,1711. A Sumter spcepjl says The twentyeight precincts./ Od from so far give til ^ delegates for Sh lard and <1-1 for Tillman. The political Vs from Laucas'.er county repoit tin le Democratic clubs sent solid Tillina delegations to the county convention The Farmers' Bank of Abbeville, a majority of whose stockholders arc A1 ^ancoiuer, made over 10 per c.nt. during the year just ended. Great preparations arc being made for the floral fuir which will open ou the v 28th at Charleston, and which is confidently expected will lie on a larger scale and with greater varieties of flowers than ever before. Trie Huguenot Society, winch is composed ofvsome' <00 members of the deBccndants of those who fled to this colony after the revocation of the Edict of 3 Nantes, will have their anniversary cel. ebration on tlr; 23rd. The day will be spent in picnic fashion at Otranto, < Charleston. The most terrific hail storm ever known in the State, occuircd at Ben ettsville last wee^. The bail stones were two inches in diameter and fell to a depth of six inches. Birds, chickens and hog9 were killed, and many glasses broken. Men and horses were knocked k down, fruit, vegetables and cotton comrtlefelv clil down liirnlriilnliln iiiimu was done in the country. /( Interest in the estate of Robert Edwards, which involves about $32,000,000 of property in Wall stieet, New York city, which was mentioned about a year ago, has been revived. The heirs in South Carolina arc Mrs. S. A. Chisholm, of Columbia, T. IT. Stokes and Mrs. Wesley Gilbert of Greenville, Judge I. WieklifTe, of Walhalla, Mrs. M. E. Jh- Hook of Florence, W. F. Edward? and R. P. Peek, of Spartanburg. Kullmann, the journeyman eoopcr who shot at Princo Bismarck on July 13, 1874, at Kissingen, and slightly wounded him, died the other day in the penitentiary at Ambi rg. Twenty-three iiiousnnd travelers received hospitality in the snow-bound convent at St. Bernard, in the SwUs Alps, during the past year. # O THE POLITICAL BALL. The Big Campaign Opens at Ore en ills. Ohkenvili.e, 8. C. ? The debate between Gov. Tillman and ex Gov. 8hcpJrard here Saturday was attended by ,000 people. oov. tillman's openiko speech. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Fellow Democrats: It affords me pleasure, after an absence of nearly two years, to return once more and meet the men id Greenville aud of the Piedmont escarp incut face to face. When last I had the pleasure of addressing nil audience of my fellow citizens oh this snot I appeared as the man put forward by the masses of the people to lead the tight for JeAersonian Democracy. [A the gallant manner in which you supported me troth in the Democratic convention and at the election in November. For eiuhteen months 1 li*vr lw>?n <l... crnor of -South Carolina by your suffrage, and appear hen: for the first time in my life as a candidate. I um here to ask you to re-elect me Governor. (Loud cheers and applause aud cries, "We can do it."| 1 ain here to give uti account to you of my stewardship. (A voice: "Talk on."J 1 am here to meet my traducers face to face, and let God and jus tice decide between us. (Applause. A voice: "Tell us ul>oul that free pass."| Now, my fellow citizens, what were the issues in 18U0? They were whether the 1 people of South Carolina should govern 1 or whether a ring should govern. | Cheers 1 and "Hurrah for the Blinker."J It is i true that we have a ring now, but a band 1 is all around the ring, | laughter and ap 1 plause] aud composed of every white man iu South Carolina. But 1 refer to the old ring ?a ling like a joint snake 1 [Laughter. | Although smashed to pieces ' it is wiggling and wiggling and making I a desperate effort to get itself together ' again. [Laughter and applause, j Now. what are the issues to-day? I41 a few I words aud boiled down to its essence, it is whether the people of South Carolina ( shall govern or whether corporations ami monopolies shall do it. In all free gov cm incuts it is best and necessary, if the government is to remain pure, and liber- ' ty remain intact, that there should l?c two parties. We have but one ill South Carolina?at least one decent party?thai of the white men; hut hitherto we were bound so we had to submit without discussion. There was not the benefit to the people of open anil free discussion on which they could decide intelligently 1 aud which privilege exists to-day. But mv friends, mv time is nearlv out ^ 7 V # J ' but 1 will have .something to say again to the opposition who have put up two distinguished lawyers to prosecute the cause of the people?that is, the ring, against 1 B. K, Tillman. You are here as the jury. 1 say it, hut not with egotism, that hut ' for me you never would have had the opportunity of hearing candidates discuss ; issues before you? This, then, is the court of last appeal. I say to these dis tinguished attorneys who are prosecuting this case?one of them your Solicitor for many years?and 1 say to you, that I am ready for trial; and while I now give way to speakers who are to follow me, I say, "Lay on, McDuff, and damned he lie who first cries hold, enough." | Prolonged cheering and applause. | Kx-Govcruor Sheppard, -who had appeared somewhat nervous during tt? lust of Governor Tillman's sp 1 introduced by General Gray as an old schoolmate, a colleague in the famous Wall . Mouse, and a man who had earned th promotion he had received. GOVERNOR HIIKITAKD Sl'KAKS. "Now we'll hear somethiug" was tinshout that first rent the air as Govcrnor Shcppard walked to the front. Said he: 1 am very much gratified to he permitted to address my fellow citi/.cns of a eountv that from the incention of the movement lias been firmly devoted to the interests of the Farmers' Movement. Whilst not the author or father of the movement I can prove by all the good citizens of my county, and if you are not satisfied with that, by (Jovernor Tillman that I have been the friend of the. Farmers' Movement from the beginning to this day. (Voice: You are right) And, fellow citizens, I am as deeply devoted to the farmers of South Carolina as anyone in the State, and iny friend told the simple truth when he said the March eonvent ion of 18112 had swallowed the Farmers' Movement except him. I am here today? INTKHKl'PTINO BHIilTAUI>. Here began a series of interruptions that contiuucd constantly through the whole of Governor Sheppard's address. He was plied on the right hand and on the left by question after question, but he retained bis composure and gave Koluuds for all the Oliver's tired at iiini. The confusion became so great that < Jovernor Tillman came, forward and asked for fair play, lie characterized the squabbling as "eat lights which begets more eats." Continuing, Governor Sheppard said: All I ask is that you hear my argument jiml itittkt' nit vnnr viTtlict m uuitrn in rors. So far as 1 am concerned, my friends, reference to the course I represent being an olTslioot of llaskellism, ho knows ami ought to have said to you, that when lawns nominated two years ago, I took the stump in support of his election, and I say if he gets more votes than I get, there is no man who will exert himself with more vigor for him than I. I desire that the demands of the Farmers' Movement shall he acceded to and I intend that they shall he if I am elected Governor. The reason why we oppose Tillman is, he has not carried out the promises upon which he was elected. Tillman charged the Government had hcen extravagant, and promised that it should be conducted with more economy?that means a reduction of the peo pie's taxes, I think his charge of extravagance has not been proven and his promise of econ omy has not been kept, but the taxes have been increased. The first thing he did after he was elected, was to have a platform erected, I which no other Governor of South Carolina ever did, and it cost -.too ,.r *ioo of the people's money, that much you threw away. The only way you can keep me from convincing you is to preveut me from talking. If you are not unwilliuff to be convinced, if you are reasonable men, I will convince you before I finish speaking. If I convince you will you acknowledge it? A voice?''Yia." A Voice?Did you ever vote for Tillman Shcppard?Yes (Turning to Tillman:) Didn't I Governor? Tillman?Yes, they don't breed any cats, but Democratic ofctR in Kdiretield. Bhcppard?Another reason why . we oppose Tillman is that he has tried to increase the poll tax to $3. That Would give more money to send the negro children to school. It is not right to tax the poor man the same as the rich. The the l>oys here. I plowed two years | and saved money enough to attend Furman University for three years. The interruption here became so great that Gen. Gray had to again request the audience to maintain their order. I will read you something from an article Governor Tillman wrote and pub- i lished in the Columbia Register, as fol- | lows: i The purchasiug power of money is ( much greater than it was ten years ago. | The tax-paying power has not increased at all, while the price of our maiu money * crop, cotton, has hovered very near the ] cost of production. The reduction of | expenditures, when possible, must thcu | appeal to the common reuse as well as the pockets of our people, aud no good , reason can be given whv salaries in our < State should l?u fixed higher than in , North Caroliua and Georgia, both larger , ind wealthier States. We invite the j jurcful attention of taxpayers to the follow iug figures^ taken from tlio gram-. -i [roller's reports of the three States: < Here arc his figures for South Carolina , for 1880: 1886. Executive Department, $0,500 Comptroller General's Department 5,800 Educational Bureau, 4,500 | Judiciary Department, 50,750 j Hoard of Health, 0,100 < State Department, 4,100 Military, 18,000 , Treasury Department, 7,100 , Ad jutant ami Inspector General, 4,400 , State House Keepers, 1,050 $115,800 The figures for 1800 and 1801, the first and second years of Governor Tillmans' Administration, for the same departments, as taken from the appropriation hills are as follows: ( 1800 1801. , Executive Dept., $10,050 $10,050 L'omp. General, " 0,050 6,450 Educational Bureau, 4,800 4,550 Judiciary Dept., 07,400 02,700 Board of Health, 11,100 11,100 State Dept , 3,075 4,000 Military, 10,000 10,000 Treasury Dept., 7,000 7,000 Adjt. and Insp. Gen'l 3,000 3,000 State Ufmse Keepers, 1,500 2,735 '1MI, $120,035 $123,085 iW'oice? Don't miss the cow scrape. Shcppard? That's a small matter. The cow ipicstiou is nothing in comparision to those great questions of expenditures. In 18U1 Governor Tillman's departmeiit expended fit,000 inorc than the previous Government, and Governor Tillman's talk ahout economy helped to inflame the minds of the people with those charges of extravagance. The tax hooks will show that the Government is more cxtravegant uow tliun it ever was. You arc all taxpayers, and waut good Government, and every dollar you pay is that much olT your children's hacks and out of your children's mouths. Where, then, aro his promises of reform .' A voice-?Is Tillman the Legislature and Governor too? Sheppard ? Undoubtedly, the Legislature makes all the appropriations, hut according to the requirements of the different departments of the Government. If the Governor claims the credit for the reforms the Legislature accomplished, how can he escape condemnation for its short-comings? A voice ?Are you the president of a hank.' Sheppard - 1 am, and there arc thousands of poor farmers who in Novcinlicr last thanked God that I was, hccamc when their crops were short and prices .small I tided thoiuovcr during the wintcV, and 1 didn't sell a mule or a cow or anything that the farmers hold. Thousands of poor people whose farms I ran by the minus of the power I had in the bank would never have gotten along otherwise. 1 see I am treading on vour toes, hoys, pretty heavy. In my friend's own township, where he was horn, he got only eight more votes than I, and 1 will l>ent him in Novemher as sure as the lord made Moses. For twenty minutes succeeding this remark there was confusion worse eonfou.ided. Senator Donaldson was called upon to ipiell the disorder hut was uuji'jIc to do so. Scores of Tillman's followers shouted like mailmen and hooted dow n everything that was said. Some one in tlie crowd making a remark about hank president?, Governor Slieppard sa:d: When you strike me on the hank ipiestion ask the farmers of I.'. I.rot!..1.1 ul.....l it 'CI III m ???/v/cn II. \ T I'" r . I Iiujr t?UII I <li> I lu-same way here, though) 1 am mil responsible for anybody e'.se. I have never bail a more uproarioiir lime even when I fought Chamberlain on Ihe hustings in Edgefield. Before banks were established the farmers paid 25 to 40 per eent. to factors and commission merchants. The stockoUlcrs are farmers who made their money between the plow handles, and they elected me presi dent of the Edgefield bank because thov knew I would conduct it on business principles, and that's what you need today and is what you have not got. I am not here to defend myself, but to take up Tillman's administration and to show that his promises of reform have been utterly ignored. Your taxes have been increased. The taxes paid this year amount to $:?i,It05 more than they did last year. Prom the very spot where we now stand, in IH'.tO Tillman denounced the administration o' ll?c ofnle (.iovei mucin i am fur having it* litigation conducted by others than the Attorney General and solicitors, and you applauded him to the echo; and now he has dooe the same thing himself. Since be became Governor there have been more lawyers outside of the Attorney General employed by the Government than there bate been alto gethcr iince 1876. Tillman says there has never been a public man abused as he has been, but I tell you that there never have been so many people abused and so many hearts hurt as have been by Tillmau. COL. OMR'S M'RM'H was conservative and well received. He said in conclusion: "We haven't got a good railroad law by which the commission can control the railroads because the Legislature which Tillman calls "driftwood7' passed a bill with nrOvidod thai the railroad cotnmiait, and the reason you ^haven't got it is because Tillman vetoed it. llis reason was that the election was given to the Legislature instead of to the people, aud yet in his*inaugural address he said lie was in favor of such a law. They took hitn nt his Word and Tillman vetoed the bill. At tho neat session of the Legislature this same "driftwood" House passed ? rail road bill. It went to tlie Senate, und would have gouu through but for an Amendment introduced by Keitt, giving the appointment- of commissioners to rillman If Tillman had asked him to withdraw that Amendment, ho would have done it, uud I hold him rcs|>oii8iblc beeuuse we haven't got a railroad Ihw that will regulate the railroad. Tillman went all through this country riticisug tho meu in ollicc for riding 011 free passes, and then took them himself, a-itli an express frank, lie had no right to ?ut himself under obligations to the roads, if what he said was true, he has by his jwn action slajt^lmwlf out from receiv>f mistake, made in his own favor and igaiust you." oov. tillman's clokino sprkch. Shcppard has alluded to the farmer's movement. Well, 1 tell you that in 1886 in convention 1 voted for Sheppard for Uovernor and tried to elect him. Why? First, because at that time I knew none of the public men of the State; and second, because we had been schoolmates find were then and are now personal friends. There were then three candidates in the field?rteuator Coker of Partington, John Peter Richardson aud Khnminril whit liuil received Lhn office at the \iands of Hugh 8. Thompson. The movement then had two principal demands?the reorganization of the agricultural bureau and the establishment of nn agricultural college. Now let us see what they have done with our platform. The speaker here compared the two platforms nnd made points that the Thirteen had omitted the demands for railroad control and a constitutional convention. lie then denied the charges of extravagance, alluding to the building of the inauguration platform, whieh he said was suggested hy the committees of the House and Senate. He then acknowledged that he had alluded to some of the legislators as driftwood, and showed that the failure to carry out economies was not due to his want of suggestion, but the blocking of legislation in the Legislature. He ipioted from his inaugural and from his speeches to show that he had been consistently in favor of reform He denied that he had acted as a dictator, but contended that he had carried out his pledges and that the Legislature had failed to carry out theirs. Asa part of the argument here he <pioted extensively from the narty platform, stating in what respects he hud endeavored to carry out his declarations He also entered into an elalmrate discussion of the causes whieh led to the defeat of several of his measures, ami especially the railroad bill, the Sheriff bill, and others. He then replied to some of the statements that he lost ground iu the State I have liccn at home but seldom, beCausii I li'iVc stayed iii ('omillbia uitend ing to your business; but I will say that I will go home, make three speeches, and if I can't beat him in the primaries I will withdraw from the race. Governor ttheppard, will you say as much? 1 have gone, my friends, through h 1 to get this office, and I have been told that no other mail could have led the movement to success. Since my election I have discharged my duty as faithfully as 1 km w, and I am now asking this people whether they think I have done it or not. I made a living before I got into the Governor's office, mid whenever the ma jority of the people say "we don't want you any longer," I will retire without a murmur. The Governor recurred to lm position as defined in his inaugural on the three dollar poll tax, giving his reason for the i\ commendation I say to you here now as a loyal Democrat, as a loyal Allianeeinan, as a loyal farmers' movement man, that I am bound by the rule of the majority and that if a majority of the people want these, demands I shall not attempt to dictate to you | Prolonged cheering ami applause. | I have been accused of trying to die tate to the Alliance, but 1 have given you my reasons for my opinion and my position. I am on record as opposed to the suh treasury, and I am opposed to it im a* Ikttf tin* aiilo in flu* A I I iti iii'it ami of the Democracy is toahirle the will df the majority, and I am i???t going to tight my brethren. I want to nay to you that we have but one party in South Carolina, the Demo cratic party, and we will have pence and unity if these gentlemen will let us. If we arc beaten in this tight we wid not do as the llaskellites did, get out of the party and bolt. We have control of the Democratic party. We can cnuncittc any platform that we please, ar.d <>n ih i platform we will make our fight The majority must rule in this State and I would prefer to follow you to h?I than to go with these men to heaven. | Tumult nous cheering. | Of course I mean this as mere typical language, a simile wi limit intending to be irreverent, but it does mean that I am joyv with tbe farmers of South Carolina, and with them I e I pert to die. | Applause ) In 18110 I ilid not run on the Alliance platform, or a sub-treasury platform. I tried mv best I to make the fight and that the Alliance v\ should tot goia u u Alliance. 1 objiciod to tut at Ridgew?v. I have not Defrayed a single pledge I ever made. I have never failed to keep a promise, and 1 defy any ntan to prove it. 1 made charges of corruption, aud 1 found that one officer of toe government had embezzled $5,000 within a month after I came into office; that three County Treasurers have taken some thousand more, and that there wero shortages (ami that is an euphonious word) of about $*20,0110 The next sneaker t?mk up the Coosa \v case and explained the litigation and howit was begun by the company. Ou the subject of having an organ he said : They say I have an organ. I only have ono organ and that is lad ween my teeth, nmlif they can prove that 1 havu ever falsified a pledge 1 am perfectly wi ling to admit it and go home. Governor Tillman then went into the railroad and bank litigationand reciter! the cauaca that led to it aud its ore scut status. Ml ?S" the Tree -paw 'mafW Ire* siad : They say I made a mistake. Well, our humblo Saviour, the iowly Narnr.rne, when something of this sort was said repeated, "Let him who ia without sin among you cast the first stone." HARRISON REPULSES QUAY. A Declaration That Ho May Doclin* to Be a Candidate. Washington, D. C.?There will bo no reconciliation between Senator Quay ami President Harrison, and, as a result, Mr. Harrison mar event nil v not be n enndidnte for renomioation. A few day# ngo Congressmen Bingham, O'Neill, ami Key burn, accompanied by Postmaster-tiencr al Wanamaker, called upon llie President to urge him to forget the past and to recairo Quay. Thia was with the idea that the Pennsylvania Republican Convention, to bo hela on April 20, would declare for tour detegafes*Trorn'ThanifRlo Vtf lh'it/rl*-" apotis. The surprise of the delegation was great when the President turned to Mr. Wanamaker and said: "The less you have to do with Mr. 2uay the better it will be for yourself. e is not a fit man to associate with." Then the President said that he war not so certain about accepting the renomioation, unless he was assured that the party was barmouious, and that it would stand together on all qui stions. He said he saw here and there evidences of dissatisfaction, and that he preferred to stand asidu rather than to placo himself in the power of Mr. Quay and some other men who had attempted to dictate terms for rcnomination. The Piesident told the Congressmen that he would not place the pa'roungc of Ponn ylvauia in Quay's hands, because tho men Quay had recommended to him were no better than himself and were not lit to hold office. 1 he President said that if it depended upon Quay whether he should get the Pennsylvania delegation, then h6 would not get it. Mr. Wauaiuaker talked in his most persuasive manner, but it was of no avail, and the Prcsi lent warned the Post inns ter-Gcucr.d to keep away from Quay. When this was told the Senator he was angered. lie immediately liegau to discuss with his fellow Senators the availability of Blaine as a Presidential candidate, and the boom in the interest of the Secretin y last week is due to Quay's work . The men who were |>r s erit at the interview with President liar rison say that, unless Quay, Piatt, Clarkeon, aud the rest arc solid for him, Mr. Harrison will decline the nominuti n Up to this time Quay has refused to tell his most intimate friends who is his Presidential choice. BKNEFACrRB SS OF HER RAGE. Noble Work of a Young Colored Woman Born a Slave. Manassar, Va.?The colored people of Prince William county have undertaken to establish what is said to be the first industrial school in the land for coloicd jouths under colored auspices. A prospcctus says: "The object is to give in struct ion in the ordinal y Kngli b branches and tho industrial arts to I he colored people living in a region of Vir ginia not yet r? covered from the devasta tion of the Intc war." The leading rpirit in the movement is BI'ss Jennie Dean, of Manassas, a young colored woman, who has rpiito a remarkable history. Miss Dean was horn a slave, but has accompl shed much, not withstand ng the disadvantages under which she began life She was graduated from the public schools in this city, was converted, ami then, going to the mountains of Virginia, began mission wo k among the colored people, prosecuting her labors under great diltieullici. She has four large Sunday schools in the mountains, in connection with wh eh she conducts sewing schools. She has raised monc.' with which to build churches and chapels, and her success in the work has led the people of Manassas to call upon her to raise the money to build the industrial school. FIVE DAYS OUT OF THE WORLD. Columbus, Mies.. Flooded and at Least 20 Persons Drowned. Biiiminoiiam, Ai.a - After five days of absolute isolation for llie woild, com munication witli Columbus, Miss., was restored by wire. Although it is winking badly enough, news lias come to show a tragic state of affairs. The river has risen nearly three feet higher tha i ever before, and the whole country is under wa'er. More than twenty people have been drowned, as far as heard from, and it is feared that the list will grow mutinously when the wide territory flooded ean all heard from. In one ease a color d family of nine persons were drowned They to >k a pig in the boat with them The pig jumped out of the boit, and one of the women grabbed for it an I overturned the boat. Five hundred persons in the town are being fed by charity. An appeal has already been drawn up *o 'he Government for help. ALLIANCE COLUMN. * c ( The Greet Termer's Geese Moving c Steadily Forward. J Bright and Interesting Nowe For ' the Order From AH Over t These United States. Tnere ere now in operation fifty five agricultural experimental stations in the , country-will hut nino of which are sup ported by the general (lovcinment, at a cost last yeai^ip|nHO,0(K). * * * A novel plan Is Ireing operated in the |( Dakotas. Each sub Alliance is asked to c prepare and seed a certain number of acres of land to wheat. This is to be an oiTciiug for the spread oi Alii ncejpjinci- I pies, by aelliug the wheit a <1 expend |< lug the proceed* for tiiat object. It is s said That hundreds of acres will he used 'n in that roamicr, snd great good is expect | cd from the experi iicut. Such met nods t| disclose an earnestness that should know neither opposition nor discouragement, and should lead a nation or a people out ^ of the dark shadows of distiess into the bright sunshine of prosperity. * * v * * * The Alliance Farmer, (!!oincr, La.), ays: ''The President's salary i? $'?0, OOO a year. Twenty years ago ;U>,000 bushels of wheat would have paid it, ^ now it takes more than 00,000 bushel*. Twenty years og.? 500 hales of cotton wo;dd have paid it; now it tukes 1,70J bale* to get $50,000. The animal salary of Congressmen is $5,t?00 Twenty ol years ago 50 bales of cotton would have w paid it; uow it will take about 177 bahs, yyi and yet Congress seems resolved to re- . duco the currency, demonetize silver, and keep up tho salaries 'Ibis is is a very "a desire lhaT jfisVhT t#~ Vtrn'ie <fnr,yi. <vpd is conspicuously prominent in Congrcs sional movements." ci ?? " The Herald, (Myrtle Springs, Texas) v says: The Alliance i educating the people. It has turned out nlieady some of p the most wonderful speakers in Texas, men who but for the Alliance training f would have delved and dug with lu?ty u limbs unhonorcd, and died in poveity and ignorance, unsung. Now many a t farmer lad can discuss economical 1 (piestions with senators ami represent a tives; and hundreds of fanners are far ? better posted and more lapnblcof at taining practical results than arc their I congressmen Tho politician that now | counts on fooling the pcop'e, at least the 1 Alliance portion of the people, reckon* without his host. All mice men, lx?y* ami women, too, have cut their wisdom | teeth. ? t: i The Alliance demands arc on the righi o side of every gicat question now forging o t<> the front in polities. Is not that suf- p ficient justitiention for making theui? Dors \ anyone suppose there wouhl he any stir in v the great and dirty pool of polities on e those ipies ions if the farmers had taken ii the advice of the politicians and stayed Ii between plow handles? Not a hit of it, e hut these weathercocks up at Washington 1 feel th* wind blowing. Secretary Foster t says increase the currency, lie heard | that from the Alliance. Secretary ltusk t gays do something for the farmers, lie t heard that in the Urnngc. Speaker Crisp t says finances shall have full consideration. i He heard tint from 80,000 (Jcorgia farm- '1 farmers. Senator Turpic says United i States senators must be elected by the I p ople. lie read that in our platform. 1 President Harrison says the gerrymander 1 is u dangerous menace to free government, i He has read the plank about equal just ] ice to all. There is not a popular demand f but that the Alliance is on the right.? Unionis', (Henderson, Ky.) r ****** 1 HKMKMIlK.il YOUR RK8PONSIIIIT.ITT. 1 The Alliance is now on trial In-fore the. ' . bar of public judgim lit and every individnal member- is icsponsiblc foi the faith- j fnl discharge of the particular task as- < sign d him The responsibility is a common one and rests upon all idk1'^\ '1 he i great work that is going on* Aifty not come before your view every day,and your sub-Alliance may not lie all that you would have it be, but stand to your colors. Results may not be reached as fast as you ha<l expected, but stick to your crowd. Your leaders may not he as brilliant nor as aggressive as you would wish them, but abide your time and continue to struggle. Revolutions never go backward ; if you hold upyou are-left Notli- ( ing human was ever perfect, and never * will be, but stick to your order and be ' steadfast to the end. It may ic-i|iiite per 1 tonal s crifice of opinion, but that is but < a daily occurrence in life. It may demand 1 inconvenience, but stick together. ' Don't give up the ship. J i static ai.manck mkbtini; in wisconsin. ' i Eau Ci.awik, Wis -The Winsconsin ] Slate Alliance has just closed an interesting two day's M.- sion at Eau Claire. A good at tendance and much enthusiasm. The following nie the officers, All reelected : I'resi ic-nt. C. M. Rut;, Yirocpia. Vice President, P. L. Sciitsmier, Bloomer. 0 ? Secretary-'] icjis., N. K. Moody, Virf>qua. ( Executive Committee consists of 1'iesidciit, Vice-Piesidcut and Secretary Treasury. Delegates to Supreme Council; C. M. Butt, i\ E. Newell, and 1*. L. Scritsinier. Alternates: N. E. Moody, John Elm, and W. E. Douoliue. Aid Degree adopted and placed in charge Secretary Moody, and If. A. Van Dolsnm, of Eati Claire, as general State organizer for the Degree, will go into the field at once and push the work vigorously. Bro. Geo. Cross presented the National Union plan and it was adopted. Boh Schilling gave a grand speech in the armory last night to a largo audience on the identity of interests of farmers and laborers in >lie city. The indhations are all favorable for a mdical political change in Wisconsin | his jew. The AIIUrm it & unit es sat ' Itmindi, end will vote m Unt talk. , >rpsnii?lion will be pushed actively and outinuou ly St Louis demands inlorsed unanimously. A resolution askng the State legislature to great the alecion franchise to women was unanimous 1 y adopted. Also one favoring passage of anti-op ^ ion bill. Winsconstn is all right. w. Ward all. ? THE St'B-TRBASURT IN FRANCE. Rohoeacx, France, Oct. 18, 91. Ifr. H. L. IajucIm : I)eah Sih:?In reply to your letter ol uquiry, will Hay the Bank of France has Imost since its establishment, early ie lie* present century, lonned money on o i perishable products, such as wheat, oin, wine, spirits, metals, etc., provided uch securities were deposited in relisbls r a rehouse', or warehouses designated by li? directors of ike Bank of France. l. trccipt* were of mi r c taken roffhe" 1 "* nine, nnd these bocouir negotiable just s mc warehouse receipts in America. 'ho amounts loa led upon prod u't a of !??? description wan usually rnual to bout two thirds of its "upraised value nd tho rnto of iutenst charged for tha jan was 3 per cent. 'I'hc same rata ia pplicahle at the prrnent time. Hohack O. Knowi.kh, Consul. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN f the North Carolina Experiment Station, For the Weak Ending1 Saturday, April 9, 1899. Ramckih, N. C ?Tho reporta f correspondents of the eekly weather crop bulletin for the eek ending, Saturday, April 9th, 1892, low that very favorable weather coadi> ons have prevailed since the beginning r April. Tho first three months of tha .-in have been cold nnd woCjuifl.-tlpl'tilg" ? n js inning operations shmdvflmt. Ttn isw * ? |iring baa 1 cm favorable to tho fruit rons. The. average dales of planting and harcstiug crop* are as follows: a. Preparation of soil generally competed by end of March h. Cotton planted from April 1st, to April 30th, harvested September to .Tanlary. c. Tobacco transplanted April 15th o May 30th, harvested August to Octo ier. d. Corn planted about April 1st, har -csted in September. c. Wheat and rvc planted October to December, harvested June 1st Oat* limited October 10th, harvested June 6th. W. O. Republican Convention. Halkiqii, N. C.?Jas. II. Young (colred) whs made temporary chairman of hn Republican Htate Convention laat 'huesday. Chairman Eaves said in bia peiiing speech that the party was now . n the edge of victory. In the western art of thu Htate the Democratic part , vas torn all to pieces, lie believed the I'hite Alliancemen, whom lie eulogizd, would join with tho Republicans a procuring local self-government. He iclicved that if the Republicans stood to[ether this year they would get a victory. Ic said lie agreed with Rutlcr, of the itate Alliance, that there w as a crisis in i.ilitics, and called on all the counties o harmonize all interests and work ogethcr as Republicans?to stand to In ir principles and not j?iv? up a plank n their platform, national or Htate. I'lie Republicans most drop all such say ngs ns"this county or that countv is run >y niggers." Ho asked that they drop the .vord "nigger" for five years. He fold tic honestly belived th i Alliance was earlest in its (fTorts and if the DemocraHo larty did not yield the Alliance would jive it trouble. The committee on credentials was out nay hours settling three county contests. "he llrady men got in from Mecklenburg md the Hcurlock men from Cumberland. V. H. I.usk, of Buncombe, was * ada jiuiliiniiurii' tiuiu uiaii. The delegates to the National nominat- ? convention were elected ?H. P. L'hoatham, by acclamation. E. A. White, I. C. I'ritchard and J. C. Dancy. Elec- . tors at large wero chosen: Spencer Blackburn, of Ashe, and C. M. Bernard, of Greenville. B. Eaves and V. S. Busk were nominated for chairman of the Hta'c com miitec. Eaves was elected, receiving 107 votes, against his opponent's 60. Went Mad on Trial. Glasgow, Kv.?Henry Kagland, co* orcd, was placed on trial Saturday for :ar breaking. He was one of many colored induced to go is work on s railroad in ttie Adirondacks, where he L-laims a brother was murdered, and he wits brutally beaten. Kagland had scarcely pleaded to the charge when he began to foam and bark. His yells were horrible, lie attempted to bite the judge sad others, and caused a panic in the court room. He was not tried and will die soon. Kagland, it was subsequently learned, was bitten by a rabid dog last August. Carolinoltrfrbta to the Front. MiJWlTyT^N. C ?The combining of thcJKmthcrii mnrblc interests is becomij?*4 nil assured fact. All the quarries between Marriettii, Ga , and this place, though owi.cd by half a do/.en different corporations, are really controlled by the Southern Marble Company. Agents of the combine arc pushing through to Nantubals, this State, and into the marble sections of Tennessee. The country people, not knowing the value of their property, arc parting with it r<\. Gionv Bridge ?v Memphis Completed. Mkmimiih, Tknn.?At 10 o'cl ck iron beams closed up the gap in the big cantilever bridge at this poiut, and thc.8tHtcs # of Arkansas and Tennessee were joined ^ The celebration of the opening takca place in the early part of May, and the United States war ship Concord will steam up tho river and take part in the celebration. The bridge cost $8,000,000, and, including the trestle work, is ah ut three miles long. It belongs to the company operating the Kansas City, Fwt J; Scott aud Memphis Jlailroad.