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VOL. VI. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER WHAT THEY DID. A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE STRAIGHT OUT CONFERENCE. Four Hundred Delegates Present, all the Counties Except Three being Repre-ten t ed-EesolutoDS Recommending Har mony Adopted. COLrMBIA, S. C., August 26.-When Chancellor Johnson rapped the Straight out Conference to order at 8 45 to nighbthehall of Representatives was filled with conferees and the galiaries with ladies. The delegates from other counties and a small regiment from Richlani had poured in through the broad doorways for half an hour and were grouped compactly about, earnest discussing the situation. At the fall of the gravel there was a scattering to seats, and in a few min utes comparative silence was obtained. Chancellor Johnson, from the Speak er's stand, then spoke as follows: "This Conference Is assembled in accord ance with the resolution adopted at the July Conference, which was made condi tional upon the August Convention not adopting the primary plan for making nominations. The request for the primary made by this Conference in July was re fused. although it was embodied in the platform of the oDposition. The resolution was that the Conference would convene again if that request be refused. Although -weab-ve been disappointed in our expecta tion, and though the prospects of electing as State officers men who have always hon ored their position-who have honored the State in all her traditions-who have sustain ed the reputation of our best men-are not bright, and the probabilities now seem in favor of those who have maligned and abused her assuming the reins of govern ment in this State, I am delighted that this Oanference has come togetherto debate and see if anything can be done to sustain the fair character of the State and those whom she has heretofore trusted. "I trust that wisdom and prudence will characterize our deliberations, that we will do nothing which we may afterwards be ashamed of, or anything which will pre vent us from rescuing South Carolina from the hands of those to whom we be lieve it will be a misfortune to consign her. The clerk will please read the call for this Conference." Mr. W. II. Gibbes, Jr., the secretary, accordingly read the call issued by President Johnson after the adjourn ment of the August State Convention. The Chair then requested each dele gation to make up and send to the clerk's desk a roll of the;r members. Gen. John D. Ke=.d edy, chairman of the advisory committee, and elected by the July Conference. then submitted the report of the work of the committee up to the present time. Before the read ing of the report could be begun Mr. Jos. W. Barnwell made a motion to go into secret session. He opposed the reading of the report with open doors. "If we are to have a contest let our own people know what we are doing. but not our adversaries." He did not object so much to the papers of South Carolina publishing what the Conference would do, but the proceedings would be- published all over the United States. General Kennedy-"The report of the committee only deals in general fact concerning4he acts and doings of the committee-there is nothing secret. Let it be made public; it may hold up the hands of and give the touch of the elbow to the Straightouts." Mr. Banwell-" We can decide after it is read whether it should be publish ed." General Kennedy-"I am opposed to a secret session of this Conference." Mr. Douglas of Fairfield-"If we mean to organize, we must organize on the basis of common sense and common policy. I never heard of such a thing as letting the enemy know our secrets. Ncbody not in harmony with u.o mnus be in the hall. [Cheers.] The Tillman ites are always opposed to op'n doors. We are not ashamed of what we do. but the best policy demands that the doors should be closed. With matters cee decided, let us go to the State with a solid front." Mr. Davie. of Cheste: "We don't follow Tillman tactics." [Cheers.] Mr. Dantzler moved to lay Mr. Barn well's motion on the table. Lost. Mr. WV. P. Murphy. of Colleton, thought that a secret session would at the most be only nominally secret; that everything done could easily get to the public. Before the motion is put "we should ascertain who are the members. But even then the motion should be voted down." Hie moved that a com plete roll be made out. Carried. Mr. Tillman Watson remarked that he did not know that there was a roll. Colonel A. C. Hlaskell said that at the last Conference it was found impossi ble to make a roll. The right to pub. lish what transpired was reserved to the convention and only the results were given to the newspapers. Mr. Barnwell explained that the only urpose was to prevent the publication of unauthorized matter and he hoped that the motion to go into secret ses sion would prevail. KMr.Murphy-"If the motion is put in that form I will withdraw my oppo sition." Mr. Barnwell--The roll should be made up from those who hand in their names-the ot hers are not members of this body. There may be here some who are not in s) 'mpathy with us." Mr. Tillman W atson-"No Trillman-~ ite has any right to be here and I ask~ them to leave the house." [Great cheers.] Mr. ~Watson then moved that "all Tillmanites he requested to leave.' (Cheers.] But as Mr. Murphy had the floor, Mr. W.at son's motion was not en tertained. Nr. Murphy then contin ned his remerks advocating the roll call. The resolution was then carried #While the roll was being completed the discuissior. on the question of closing the doors wa~s continued. Mr. Raysor, of Orangeburg-"I car see no reason why we should go i:.tt secret session, If necessary, a coin mittee could be appointed to discuss the details of any matter that should not be made public. I move to indefi nitely postpc'ne the motion." Mr. Barnitell called attention to the fact that the D~emocratic Convention ir 1876 had met uith closed doors. General McCrady-"My recollectiox is that Hamuiptonl was nominated it open sessionl." Mr. Barnw ell-"The discussion pre ceding tne nominaotion was recret." General McCrady---Thlat is the onil; instance that I remxember where secret sessionl was held. I appeal t< von. Let us have a discussion oper and above board. W\e are discussing public matters, not p~rivaxte. Mr. W.atson: "We should exclud every one wh~o is not on the roll. [Cheers.i Mr. Ragsdalet of Fairiel mxoved tha the previous qluest ion lbe cadled. Mr. K. S. 'Tupper ot Charleston-' don't believe in mineing matters. \\ have come litre for one purpose, an that is to defieat Ben. RI. Tillman fo Governor of South C.arolina. [Grea annlause.l the m .n sao Proetc d I nOt di or. wa- then carried by a lae vote. Mr. Ladl of Fairlield asked. "Will the ladies in the gallrie he eX cluded MIr. Watson--"Thet motion doe-s not apply to the :dia: they are always straightout. [Great applaose.] Mr. Watson agiun askd that nll Tillranites retire. 2r. liarnwell--All persons who;e names are not on the roll should retire from the hall. The ladies too. Gen tlemen, this is no child's play. Mr. Tupper-Every lady in the gal lery is anti-Tillman." Uv this time the roll of members of the Conference was completed. The following is a complete list of the en. rolled delegates Iy counties. The total number is four hundred even. Pickens. Oconee and Newberry are ihe only coun ties not represented: Abbeville-J S Cothran. W I. Limbeeker, B W Cobb, J D Watson, J R Moore. Aiken--W D Shoenberg, C G Shoen-. berg, A ) Morgan, U R Shoenbera, C L Butler, V T Butler. Anderson-E 31 Rucker. J S Fowler. Barnwell-Johnson I1azood, A T Wood ward, Alfred Aldrich, L W Youmans, Mike Brown. Beaufort-W J Verdier, II D Elliott. Berkeley-H A 31 Smith, A R Gaillard, J T Porchrr. Charleston-Geo L Buist, A T Smythe, E Mecrady, .Jr., Jos W Barnwell, K S Tupper. J 'W Watts, S Alexander. Chester-L S Douglass, S P Hamilton, W R Davie, Jos Groeschel, J H1 Dunovant, W R Davie. Jr., E B Sligh, J J MeLure. Chesterfield-W W Spencor, S G God frey. A G Kollock, W F McQueen, 31 L Rhodes, W A hinshaw, Jno F Muller, T E 1 Wannamaker. Clarendon-J J Droughton, P G Benbow, R L Logan, S J McFadden, W S Harvin, E C Horton, S 3 Haynesworth, J S Wil son. Colleton-W P Murphy, Jas P Smith, D R Edwards. Darlington-J J Lucas, J C Wilson, W E James, J J Ward, J C Blackwell, G W Brown, C A Seabrook, Alva Coggshall, Waddy Thompson. Edgefield-J Hampden Brooks, Jno B Lake, J C Shepherd. Fairfield-T V Woodward, )no Hollis, Preston Rion, V R Rabb, A E Davis, Daniel Hall, H 0 Duke, J W Powell, Wm Bedell, E D Mobley, Win liixon. Edward Woodward, S B Clowney, E B Ragsdale, G P Huffman, C A Douglass, E B Morgan, Baecomb Osborn, F A Neil R N Bray. A W Ladd, W 31 Zealey, S G Miller, R J Mackorell, R J McCarley, J G ,Johnson, Albert Withers, R G Lamar, J D Harrison, 4 P M Spence, J W Brown, Jno Wooten, W I J Smith, J W Rains. ] Florence-R M Brunson, H L Morris, C T Haynie, T E Bell, G G Palmer, Winslow 1 Wright, P A Willcox. Georgetown-Walter Hazard. Greenville-Jas L Orr, Dr T T Earle, A B Williams. Hampton-C J C Hutson. Kershaw-.J D Kennedy, D L DeSaus sure, J L Haile, W C Clyburn, B G Team, J B Steadman, J WN Blakeley, Wylie Team. Laurens-S D Garlington, R N Cunning. ham, J C Garlington. Lexington-Joab Edwards, T Holzhaus. er, W Westmoreland, D W Addy, J F Wingard, J B Wingard, A 1 Wingard, E E Wingard, J H Eleazer, A S Laird, M H Witt, J N Fowles, S P Wingard, A R Tay lor, G A Guignard, 31 B Eleazer, V C Hane, B F Gardner. Marion-W D Johnson, J M Johnson. Marlboro-B A Douglass. Orangeburg-J S Rowe, T 31 Rtaysor, J S Fairey, Wm Whetstone, O H Weinges, 31 Kellar, Wm Banks, F 31 Wannamuaker, 31 0 Dantzler, A P Amaker, Sr.. A P Amaker, Jr., J S Zimmerman, W W Oliver, Wm C Wolfe, John M Laughlin, R M Claffy, D H Trezevant, J E Buyck. C T Goodwyn, W T Alford, Wmi Byrd, W T Crosswell, H N Fair, C G Dantzler. J V Crosswell, J A Peterkin, A B Tabor. George Willard, G E Whaley, L E Myers. John F Bronson. Richland-V G Adams, Dr A N Talley, Jr., Allen Green, J C Cantwell, C H Beard, J B Palmer, James H Woodrow, T B Aughtry, G R Stork, J II Davis, D H Crawford, WV C Swaflield. E WV Screven, Thos. Taylor, E J Brennen, F WV 3aster, 1. F Youmnans, C A Calvo, Jr., J K Alston, A P Brown, John T Sloan. Jr., J 31 Gra ham, J WV R Pope, H C Patton, F WV Ray, A W Ray, WV E Gonzales, N G Gonzales, D C Ray, F H McMaster, Tillman Watson, WV B Lowrance, C A Calvo, Sr.. E E Cal vo, Lee Hagood, A E Gonzales, S G Henry, U R Brooks, J Robert Seay, Joseph Bates, 8 T Dwight, C K Singleton, F H XWeston, W j' Lyles, P Meehan, James P Adams, B L Abney, Dr 0 A Darby, D L Bryan. WV H D1ent, WV D Dent, C WSuber, Frank Sims, WV McB Sloan and others. Sumter-J D Blanding, J H Aycock, J T Hugzhson, H L Darr, J S 3Ioore, M C Kavanaugh, T E Richardson, F J Mayes, R M Cooper, J M MlcElween, D H Boykin, 0 A Jackson, R E Muidrow, J T Muldrow, G H Reid, A C Scarboro, Frank Mellett, John Jackson, XV T Aycock, A M1 Moseley, J C Singleton. Frean Mellett, Thomas Belvin, Frank IHarvin, Peter MIellett, Mark Reynolds, WV W Rees, J L Moore, XW E Dick, Jr., P. F Jones, J B Duflie. Spartanbeirg-Wm XW Jones, T Stobo Farrow. Union-T Munro, D B Fowler, XV T Littlejohn, C R Long, N B Elson, T WV Coleman, Wmn Munro, M1 W Culp, J HL Rodger, W E Ray, WV C Wallace,JD Smith, XW R Thomas, Reuben Thomas. J Gilland, S C Perrin.I Williamsburg-James MIcCutchen, XV 31 inder, Edwin Harper, G P Nelson, C B Huggins, W H Iharmon, D) L Keith, B W~illiam Jones, J E Brockinton, XW H Plow den. D E Gordon, C B Steele, R H Kelle han. Tork-B A Hutchison, John R London, E B Biggers, Iredeli Jones. After much dielay arising from the diinclination of persons ini the gallery 'to leaive, the hail was cleared of all out Isiders andl the Conference at 10 P. 31., went into secret session. At 2.10 A. 3!., the Conference, with thanks to the ollicers, adjourned sine die, after adopting the following pre amble and resolutions' WXhereas, a Convention of the Democrat ic pad y of this State, assembled in the city of Columbia on the 13th inst., pursuant toa call of the executive committee of the party "for the sole andl exciusive purpose of de termining whether the delegates to the State Nominating Convention to he held in the City of Columbia on September 10, or thereafter, should be elected by primary or convention, and for no other purpose what soever; and whereas, the said Convention, when organized, proceeded to adopt a new constitution, involving radical changes im Ithe fundamental law of the party, and to elect a new State Executive Committee thereunder against the earnest prote-st of a number of its members whose loyalty to the party is beyond question; and whereas, ift-nine de legates from the counties of Beaufort, Charleston, Georgetown. Rich land and Sumter, after solemuily protesting against such action and vainly implohing the majority to pause in their usurpation of power, were finally impelled by a sense of duty to their constituencIes to withdraw from the Convention, being unwilling by thir acqui.escence to comm~it those whom they represeunted to a precedeunt so danger And whereas, this unauthorized exercise of powe byli the ir ajority of said Conven tion caiused confusion in regard to the or ganic law of the party and the Executive Committee of the same, wvhich threatens to increase the unfortunate differences preve lant and to produce still further division; And w hereas. it is the~ deliberate judg memn of this Couiference that the action of said Conv ention in these respects was not ony unwis~e andl unnecessary, but illegal, null anid void, and we therefore recogmize the constitutioni under which said Conven ton assenmbled as icing still of binding foe and authority, and the lhien existing executive conunittee as beiing still the right ul head (of the party; And wvhereas, in the anion-alous social j.and political conditions now obtainin" in South Carolina, which render the continued fsup remacy of the white race in the control and administratton of the Government a consideration of paramaunt importance, to whichb the interests of individuals and fac tions slould Ie unhesitatinily subordinat ed, we regard the restor ini of political harmony ainogwz our people as a high ne eessity and cherish the hope that this may be conisumniated through the exercise of mutual forbearance inspired by the broad est uatriotism; And whereas, while condeiiiing the lead ers ot said majority and reprobating their methods we entertain only feelings of kind ness towards our fellow-Democrats who aresupporting them; And whereas, the contest made during the present campaign has been conducted with a view to its final decision in and by the September Convention: Therefore, be it resolved: 1. That this Conference of Democrats heieby puts on record its solemn and em phatic protest against the illegal and usur patory action of the majority of said Con vention as instigated by its leaders, and :ondemn as unpatriotic the intemperate ind violent methods of said leaders. 2. That the course of the minority of lelegates who withdrew from said Conveni ion, in refusing to concur in or submit to ts illegal proceedings, is hereby approved. The resolutions given above constitute very result of the Conference. THE OHIO DEMOCRATS. rhey do Not Want any McKinley Tarifror Force Bill in Theilr's. SPRIMNFIELD, Oio, August 27.-The Democratic State Convention, in session icre to-day, nominated the following andidates: Secretary of State, Thad leus E. Cromby. Pickaway County; udzre of Supreme Court, George B1. YKey. Franklin County; member board )f public works, Leopold Keifer. Mia ni County. The following are extracts from the latform: Resolved, first, We demand the re luction of tariff taxes. We will con inue the battle for tariff reform until :he cause of the people is triumphant. .Il money taken by law from the peo )le should go into the public treasury. ariff taxes should be for revenue only. ,11 so-called protective tariff taxes are lishonest, wasteful and corrupting. hey plunder the masses to enrich the 'ew. They have crippled agriculture, -etarded manufacturing, created trusts, lestroyed the country and corrupted ur lawmakers. Therefore we are op osed to the McKinley tariff bill now euding in Congress. and believe in the -xpressed opinion of the most eminent 1epublican that "there is not a section )r line in it that opens a market for a ushel of wheat or another barrel of ork." Second, We favor legislation looking o the suppression of trusts or combi iations, which are calculated to en ance prices or prevent the reduction aused by healthy competition. Third. That the Democratic party )y its record has proven itself the teadfast friend of the laboring or pro lucing classes, and that they have our arnest sympathies in their struggle igainst the encroachments and oppres ions of capital. We hail with satis action the awakening among farmers o the evils of Republican legislation. nder which they are suffering, and nvite them to join with us to promote egislation which will better their con lition and be just to all classes. Fourth. We favor the free coinage of ilver at its present ratio with gold. Fifth. Advocates a liberal pension >olicy. Sixth. That we recognize as a funda mental principle that a free and un rammelled ballot is the best surety of he citizen, and we favor such legisla ion as will secure the greatest free om, purity and secrecy of the ballot. Seventh. That the Democracy of Dhio, on behalf of the people and free nstitutions. denounces the Federal election or force hill now pending in ongress as the most dangerous and revolutionary mea~sulre ever devised to thwart the will of the people and sub vert the form of popular government. t is a measure begotten in partisan des peration to perpetuate the power of the Republican party. It is Un-American in that it doubts the capacity of the people for self government. It will -reate a horde of Federal officers with power to strangle or pervert an lonest expression of public opinion at the cost of millions of money at each dection. It would send out millions f the dominant party with power to invade the homes of private citizens and subject them to unenviable inspec ion and to intimidation. It would surround the ballot box with armed irelings, and give power to bayonets instead of ballots. This would disturb the friendly business and social rela tions now existing between all sections and tend to derange the trade and re viving industries of the country. The Repubhican party of Ohio. hav ing endorsed and urged the passage of the force bill, stands forth as the dle fender of this attemptedl outrage upon American rights. Such a measure ought not to be an issue between par ties, but it has now become an issue between the Republican party and the Republic. We therefore appeal to all friends of home rule and personal lib erty to protest by their free ballots against this infamous measure and against all other measures to abridge the established rights of citizens. We denounce the despotic code of rules adopted by the present Ihouse of National Representatives, and the law less and arbitrary proceedings of its presiding ollicer as the direct results of a criminal conspiracy to plunder the treasury, oppress the people and per petuate the fraudulently acquired pow er of the Republican party. The remainder of the platform Is de voted to State affairs. A Noted Desperado. LOUIsYILLE, Ky., August 25.-The soliers protecting Judge Lilly's court at Ihazard, Terry County, Ky., captured J. C. Jones, the noted bushwhacker from Knox ;ournty, yesterday, and p~laced him ini jail at Ilazard. "Clate" Jones. as he is called, is credited with having killed more men than any man in Kentucky. T1wenty-live mnen is a mdest estimate of the number said t~o have been murdered by him. Ie is saidl to have killed seven in oneC day. le wvas promiunent in the Rowan Coun ty wvar, and is the leader in the Knott County war. IIe is under indictment here for taking part mn the fight that resulted in the killing of Joe Eversole. During the war lie was a noted b~ush whacker, andl is said to have killed all the Southern men he could lind unpro trected. .\urdering men, how ever, seemos to be only one of this5 man's talents. I~e is sail to lie (ilite as skilled in stealiug horses, and has servedi the State live years in the nenitentiary ter the exer cise of this t'-dent. Of course, in this enlihtenled country, such dlistin:ctionl is not unappireciated. Althoguh Knott 'ounty is strongly D)emuocratic and "Col." Jones is strongly Republican, he was jailer of the county, andl at the re) cent election was defeated by only nine votes. "Col." .Jones is now about sixty years old, is 5 feect 10 inches high, and weighs about 220 pounds. -luck" Fugitt was convictedI of a second felony yesterdlay and given one year more ini thme penitenitiary. This as for aidling his brother ill escaping fr.. ithe ollicers. This is the fourth covition of this court. .Judge Lilly is delighted with the progress he is making and profuse in his praise of the soldiers, for never did -bovs" work haer .,nr1 tro better effet A ROW IN TILE HOUSE. ANYTHING TO DEFEAT THE OBNOX ICUS LARD BILL. southern Democratic Congrem:nen An swer to the Call or the House and then Walk Out Refore their Names can be Called on the Pending Question. WA.IHINGTON, Aug. 26.-The House had up for consideration to-day the lard bill, which caused quite a discus sion for a while. The row began when MIr. Broslus, of Pennsylvania, demand ed the regular order, and contended that the unfinished business was the Conger lard bill, the vote upon the passage of which on Saturday was in conclusive, owing to the absence of a qluorum. Mr. Blount contended that in the special orders there was a distinct time ,iven to each bill mentioned therein, and the time stated for the lard bill had xpired. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama. contro verted the position that the lard bill wad now the right of way. It had had its day in Court and had exhausted all the time allotted to it. Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, held the view .hat the lard bill was unfinished busi aess. The previous question had been >rdered and the yeas and nays had been )rdered on its passage. Mr. Crisp argued that the bill could aot come up before the disposition of he bills on the Speaker's table, even if ,t had been considered in regular order. The Speaker decided that the ques ion before the House was the roll call n the passage of the bill. Mr. Mason, of Illinois, appealed from ,he decision. On sustaining the de ision the vote stood-yeas 123, nays 3-no quorum, and a call of the House xas ordered; 182 members having re ponded to their names, Mr. Broslus noved to dispense with further pro :eedings under the call, upon which notion the opponents of the lard bill, n order to consume time, ordered the eas and nays. The vote recurred on sustaining the lecision of the Speaker, but the quo um had melted away. Another call of the House brought other quorum, which in like manner isappeared when the voting was re umed on sustaining the decision of ;he Chair. Mr. Morgan, of Mississippi, moved an djournment with a view to reach ome arrangement whereby the exist ng condition of affairs might be ter ninated. Lost-yeas 46, nays 123. Mr. Cannon then offered a resolution, -eciting that twice to-day legislative roceedings have been interrupted by he want of a quorum; that certain nembers answered to their names un ler the call, but did not respond on egular roll-calls, many of them leav ng the hall so they could not be count d; that there was a large number of nembers absent without leave, and irecting the sergeant at arms to im nediately notify by telegraph all mem >ers absent. except those absent on ac :ount of illness, to return to Washing ;on without delay, and revoking all .eaves of absence except those on ac :ount of illness. The following are the members aamed in the preamble: Messrs. An rew, Baker, Beckwith, Boatner, Car eton, Catchings, Chipman, Covert, ,rane, Crisp, Cummings, Enloe, Flow ar, Grimes. Hayes, Kinsey, Lawler, Lehibach, Lester of Georgia, McClam any, Moore of Texas, Morgan, Mutchler, 'Ferrall, Osborne, Pugsley, Raines, Robertson, Rowland, Seney, Shiveley, skinner, Spooner, Tillman, Turner of eorgia, Turner of New York, Wallace, Washington, Wheeler of Alabama, Whiting, Wilkinson, Willcox and Wil iams of Illinois. Mr. Blount raised a point of order gainst the resolution and entered his protest against the preamble. That preamble was an arraignment of every inember mentioned in it, and its adop tion would be a censure of those mnem bers. The resolution relating to send ing for absent members was, of course, [n order. It was in accordance with the rules and practices of the House, but the preamble was a censure of cer ta gentlemenh and was without pre :edent in the House. There was noth ing in the rules to justify such an out rage uponl members upon this floor. Mr. Cannon said that he offered the resolution not for the purpose of cen uring anybody. It recited two facts: First, that the House had found itself without a quorum twice during the lay ; second, there had been t wo calls of the House and that upon those calls more than a quorum responded, but that after the proceedings were dis pensed with the quorum could not be found in the House. He recited the facts for the purpose of showing the necessity for the adoption of the reso lution, namely, that one moment the ouse had a quorum, and further, what was absolutely patent to every body, that between the call of the Iouse and the c-ill of the roll members by the score disappeared into the cloak rooms and lobbies. Mr. Crain, of Texas: "Ihave not they that right?" Mr. Cannon: "IIave not I the right to recite the fact and let their constitu ents judge of their right?" Mr. Vaux, of Petnsylvanla: "Have you the right to impute motives ? That is nlot the parliamentary power of the majority in this House until the em pire comes." [Applause on the Demo cratic side.] Mr. Crain: "Did youi not threaten to lock the doors and compel us to stay here till the bill was IassedI ?" Mr. Cannon, not noticing the ques tion, said that before this Congress gentlemen had filibustered, and broken quorums sitting. Mr. Flower, of New York: "So did you. Your party is now leading the ilibustering," Mr. Cannon : "The galled jade winces. [Laughter.] Now for the first time since the adoption of the new rules, with the Federal election bill and the tariff bill anid other important bills passed, when this bill, which pre-I vents thle counterfeiting of food pro ducts-" [ Here his voice was drowned by applause and~ laughter on the Demo cratic side.] "For the first time," con tin uedl Mr. Cannon, "in this session a. new orde'r of iilibustering takes place. [RLeewed laughter and applause on the Democratic side.] Men answer to the call of their names on the call of the llouse and march into the chamber the moment a vote Is taken on the pending question. jRenewed laughter.] I want now to rescindl the leaves of absence. I want to telegraph to members who are absent thlat their place is here, andl that their leaves of absence are rescinded. [Applause on the Republican side.] I want more than this. I want by this preamble to call attention to the record, to tell the exact facts, nothing more or less. Because so far as I can as a member of t his Ihouse this bill must be voted on if I can get it voted upon." [Renewed applause.] Mr. Wheeler, of Alabama, said the. when thle Conger committee convened he thought all members came here as equals, but he soon found that they had been making rulers over themselves, nrd to-dayo they fonnd new T11lers springing up to usurp powers never be fore exercised in any parliamentary body since the world began. [Laugh ter.] Ile was one of the gentlemen named in this resolution, and he was proud of it. In the course he had pur sued to-day he had obeyed the men who sent him here, and he would always obey them in preference to the order of the gentleman from Illinois. Mr. Osborne, Republican, of Pennsyl vania, with a great show of indigna tion, said that he understood his name was on the list. Ile would say to the gentleman from Illinois that in putting his name on the list he had been very much in error. le had been here since 11 o'clock and had answered at every roll-call. Ile had been here when the genial gentleman from Illinois had not been. [Laughter and applause on the Democratic side.] Ile had been here and looked for the gentleman from Illi nois and had not seen him, and why the gentlemran should select him (Osborne) was more than he could understand. If, he continued, your record is to be verified by this sort of thing, if there is less truth in it than is shown by your resolution here,then I pity you. [Laugh ter and applause.] Mr. Cannon explained that the list of names had been furnished by the clerks and the Speaker pro tem. (Mr. Payson explained that Mr. Osborne's answer to his name had not been heard on ac count of the confusion.) Mr. Osborne insisted upon having the record corrected. This colloquy was carried on amid much Democratic laughter. Mr. Smith, of Illinois : "Is my name reported on the black list." [Laughter.] The Speaker pro tem : "The Chair is not advised of any such list." Then for a few moments there was great confusion in the House. Fully a dozen members were on their feet de manding recognition on a question of personal privilege and their efforts to secure such recognition were noisily seconded by their friends. Finally Mr. Crain, of Texas, was re cognized, and he made a vigorous pro test against the preamble. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, interrupted Mr. Crain with the point of order that Mr. Crain was not talking to a ques tion of personal privileges. Mr. 'rain turned his attention to Henderson and said : "The chairman Af the committee on appropriations must be in a sad plight when he re juires the assistance of the able and iery gentleman from Iowa." [Laugh er.] Mr. Henderson : "I will do what I please." Mr. Crain : "You cannot bulldoze me personally or through the chairman )f the committee on appropriations. This is nothing but a petty species of bulldozing, the object being to threaten as in order to compel us to vote. I am responsible to my constituents alone. I went out of the chamber intentionally o avoid being counted as present and ot voting. I even took my hat and ambrella away, because I have heard it sserted that the clerks and pages were ent to the cloak rooms to hunt up hats and umbrellas in order that the Speaker might count hats anu umbrellas pres ant and not voting. [Laughter.] I had he right to do that. I have the right to do that whenever I please. I ask the :hairman of the committee on appro priations if he did not threaten me and another member on this side if we con tinued to do what we were doing he would see that the chamber was locked up and we were compelled to stay here as prisoners. -The charge was made," continued Mr. Crain, "that the Democrats of the South were depriving the negro of the right to vote and refusing to count his ballot when cast, but no man in the outh had ever done, or attempted to io, what the Speaker, backed by the majority, had done in this House, and that was to count the votes of men who actually had not 'voted. It was to avoid this that the men who thought that the la-rd bill ought not to pass had gone out of the chamber." Mr. Henderson. of Indiana : "You stood by wvhile the Lodge bill passed, and did not secede until the farmers' day came and then you sneaked out of the hall." [Republican applause.] Mr. Crain: "I represent as many farmers as you do, but they are far mers who produce cotton seed oil, be tween which and pure lard there is no more comparison than between heaven and hell." [Laughter."] Mr. Henderson : "Then put It on the market as such. Don't sneak; be a man." [Republican applause.1 Then Mr. Turner. of New X ork, was given his turn to rise to a question of personal privilege, H~e found his name in the honorable company of the gentle men who were named in the preamble. Even suppose the gentleman withdrew his preamble his purpose would have been accomplished. He had been play ing to tbe press gallery, and the names of the gentlemen mentioned would be found in all the papers to-morrow. From time to time Republican mem bers called for a vote, but Mr. Turner refused to yield the floor, announcing that he intended to talk for at least an hour if his voice held out. Hie con tinued to arraign the chairman of the committee on appropriations, who, he said, was but posing before the press gallery. Hie would, he said, if it were in order, advert to the Star Chamber proceedings by which this bill had been forced on the House. Altogether Tur ner mnnaged to consume three-quar ters of the hour he had undertaken to till out, and when he had concluded amid the applause of the Democratic side, on motion of Mr. Birosius, the House at 5.45 adjourned. Was It a Ghost? GRANITV'IL LE, S. C. Aug. 27.--About three or four weeks ago you recorded the killing of twvo men near this place by the Richmond and Danville railroad trains. About a week ago one of the regular passenger trains came to a stop just after passing this place or death ground. The conductor asked what the trouble was and learned from his engin eer that lie had killed a man "back there." Upon strict investigation they concluded the engineer was mistaken. Last night a special train from Augusta passed the northbound passenger train here. When they reached Vaucluse, a townl three miles north of this, the con ductor wired the conductor and engin eer of the northbound passenger train to pick up a man they had killed at ai certain place north of Graniteville. When the passenger train reached the "death grou~nd" the whole crew and men passengers engaged in looking for the (ead man. They could lind nothing that looked like a man, dead or a live but Engineer Williams, of the special train, declared he knocked a man off the track, lirst throwing him upon the steanm chest of his engine. The railroad men think it is a "ghost."-Augusta Chroni Knller by a Boier Explosion. MANsFIEU), (J., Aug. 27.-The boilei of a locomotive oni a freight train on thE New York, Pennsylvania and Ohic Rail-road exploded this morning at o'clock while the train w~as running si' miles East of this city. The engineer A lbert Graham of Galion, and Firemar Jseph Murphy of Urbana were instant ly killed and horribly mangled. The ire was communicated to oil cars on th( train -and lif-een were burnied. THE VOICE OF THE WEST. INDIANA'S ROUSING DEMOCRATIC GATHERING. Thirteen Hundrcd Delegates Gathered In Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolils-Wild Applause when Cleveland's Name was Mentioned. INDIANArOLIs, Aug. 28.-The Demo cratic State Convention was called to order in Tomlinson IIall, at 10 o'clock this morning, by Chairman Jewett, of' the State committee, who immediately announced Ex-Governor Isaac Gray as chairman. Thirteen hundred and three delegates occupied seats, while the lobbies and galleries were filled with a larger crowd of Democrats than had been gathered together in the State for many years before. The platform, which is very long, was receeived with great enthusiasm. Claude Matthews was nominated for Secretary of State. Mr. Matthews is J the most extensive farmer in Indiana, and his nominatibn is something of a tribute to the Farmers' Alliance. J. 0. Henderson, editor of the Koko ma Dispatch, was nominated for Audi tor. The first and second ballots for State Treasurer were without result. On the national political topics the platform says: The Democracy of Indiana. In Con vention assembled for the first time since the memorable contest of 1888, when we went down in defeat but not dishonor, overcome by the shameless methods of Dudleyism and blocks-of five, do solemnly declare that the elec- 1 toral vote of Indiana was obtained for Harrison and Morton by the most flagrant crimes against the ballot-box ever perpetrated in an American Com monwealth. These crimes were com mitted under the direct auspices of e Wm. W. Dudley, then and now tress urer of the National Republican com- a mittee, and by procurement and con nivance of the Repubi.can leaders in t this State and nation; that the Admin- c istration of Harrison has made itself an accessory after the fact to these a crimes by shielding the criminals from a punishment, and even by rewarding them for their knavery, and that brazen r prostitution of the machinery of the t Federal Court for the district of In- j diana by its judge and attorney to the service and protection of these conspi- , rators against suffrage constituted the y most infamous chapter in the judicial s annals of the Republic. We denounce tariff monopolists for , their efforts to perpetuate themselves a in power by measures inconsistent with free institutions and contrary to good t morals. We find in the force election bill, the e bill creating rotten-borough States, f and the McKinley tariff bill open man ifestation of a gigantic conspiracy, of the minority to oppress the groaning people with additional burdens of taxa- I tion for private benefit., and to fasten it c on the country in such a way that the c people cannot free themselves from the i galling load. We denounce the force bill which s passed the House and has the active support of the Administration as revo- I lutionary and unconstitutional. It i strikes down home rule and local self- t government, suggests and encourages E fraudulent elections and provides ma- t chinery to accomplish dishonest re turns and false certificates of elections; fosters sectionalism and bayonet rule a wherever the Interests of the peoplec invite to peace, fraternity and unity; 1 outrages the traditions and customs of a century by giving a life tenure to 1 partisan returning boards; makes the legislative and executive branches de pendent upon the judiciary and con verts the judiciary into an instrument 1 of oppression and corruption; involvest unnecessary expenditure of millions of 1 the people's money, and in Indiana nulifies the Andrews election lawi passed by the last Legislature over thet determined opposition of the Republi- t cans. 1 We declare that the interference of any kind by the Federal Government I with State elections is a dangerous menace to the form of government be queathed us by the farmers of the Con stitution, and that the intelligence and patriotism of the American people can safely be trusted to remedy any evils that may exist in our elections. Governor Gray on taking the chair spoke for over an hour, dealing princi pally with State issues. His reference to Ex-President Cleveland was receiv ed with tremendous applause. A resolution was adopted to -make the State central committee a perma nent body elected every two years, on Jackson's Day, Janua.iy 8. The ticket was completed as follows: Albert Gall of Indianapolis, Treasurer; A. Green Smith, of North Vernon, At torney General; A. M. Sweeny, of DLI bose, Clerk of the Supreme Court; H. D. Vorhees, of Johnson County, Superin tendent of Public Instruction; S. S. Garby. State geologist; and WV. A. Feele, Jr, statistician. The latter two are re nominations. A Thrilling Tragedy. PHILADELPHIA, PA., August 27. Among the passengers on an early ex press train from this city for New York this morning was a well-dressed old maan, who was accompanied by a little girl. Nothing unsual in the actions of eithcr atractedl the attention of the other pas sengers until just before the train reach edl Holnmesburg Junction, a way station ten miles froni this city. At this point the old gentleman said something to his young companion and went forward and stepped out on the platform, and although the train was running at a high rate of speed he jumped off. The little girl, who had been watching him, saw him jump, and before the passengers realized what she intended to (do she had run to the front of the car and jumped off also. The train was backed andl the man was found dead and the girl insensible. They were bronght to this city, When the ial recovered consciousness she said that the 01(1 gentleman was her father. andi that his name was Stephen Beck. and that, hers was Lelan Beck. and that they lived in St Clair County, Illi nois. aand were bound for Ihamburg, Ger many. On the body of Beck were found two cheeIrs on the St Louis Bank for 12. 000 marks and $95 in money. The child lied shortly after reachmng the hospital. An Eye Torn Out By Lightning. A fierce storm visited the vicinity of Mrysville. Ind., Friday, and a flash of lightning struck a wagon in which Mrs. Mary Keorner was riding. The shock tore the hat which the lady was wearing into fragments, and rendered her uncon sicous. When picked up the startling discovery was made that one oilier eyes had been torn from the socket. and was fterwards found upon the bed of' the vehicle. Mrs. Koerner is in a criumcal condition, and death will in all prob bilityense. THERE MUST BE NO SPLIT. Senator Butler says the minority 3Ins Yield to the Majority. COLrnMA, Aug. 26.-The hot head and extremists of the party who ar ripe for a split will find no crumbs o political comfort in the words of Sena tor M. C. Butler given to the World representative to-day. In a few cleal :ut sentences, which the reporter has made no attempt to "-string out" 01 alaborate, he "speaks forth the words >f truth and soberness." Senator Butler arrived in the city this morning. le had heard that the wo executive committees would meet iere to-day, and he came to assist in a ettlement. The World man found enator Bntler preparing to enjoy an tfter-dinner siesta in his room at the Jerc. e. When told that the World lesired his opinion on the political ,omplications that now vex the State, ;he Adonis of the Senate readily com ,lied. Ie spoke free and without eservation. His very first words, giv ng the gist of his opinion, were em )hatic and of no uncertain tone. Said ie: "If the Farmers' Movement men lave a majority in the September con rention, the minority should acquiesce n the result." "It is rumored, General," said the re >orter, "that under certain circum tances, the non-seating of some anti Nillman delegations, for instance, there vill appear to be justification for not ecognizing the action of the Septem >er convention." "It is not prudent or wise or proper," -eplied he. "to have a split or a bolt, vhether the action of the convention ie regular or irregular. Thereis noth ng to do but to acquiesce. It is either hat or Republicanism. "Is much interest taken in the politi al situation here by Democrats in Vashington?" "There is, decidedly" "What do our Representatives in longress have to say about it?" "Every Democratic Senator," said the eneral, "with whom I haveconversed, oncurs with me in the views I have xpressed to you. I have talked with 11 of them. There is no difference of pinion among them. They believe hat a bolt or split would be fatal and ught not to be thought of." Senator Butler said that he had been sked for his views by the anti-Tillman dvisory committee, and that he had iven it as his opinion that the ticket ominated by the September Conven ion should be supported by the entire )emocratic party of the State. Ile further stated that he had con ersed with Gen. Johnson lIagood, of arnwell,and had found him of the %me opinion. The General expressed the earnest ish that conservative views would be dopted by the conference and the peo le generally. It was his impression hat conservatism would prevail. Senator Butler left the city on the vening train to spend a week on his arm at Edgefield. A Negro Revolt in Georgia. SANDERSVILLE, GA., Aug. 27.-The rogress has learned of a serious state f affairs in certain sections of this ounty. Our informant gave us the formation one day last week, and his uthority is an old colored woman. lIe ays that for several days past the ne roes between Sandersville and the Iancock County line have been acting a a suspicious manner. They have een congregating at different places very night for some time past, and heir meetings have been conducted vith the utmost secrecy. Drum beating can be heard, and pas ers-by have cverheard the loud voices f the leaders addressing the assem lages. The white people living in the ections where these meetinlgs are held ave become alarmed, fearing that the egroes will at any moment take the varpath against them. It is said that ,great many Winchester rifles have een purchased by the negroes, and heir actions have every appearance of oreboding no good to the whites. Our informant states that an old ne ~ro woman disclosed the intentions of he negroes and explained the object of he meetings. She said the negroes go rough regular mnilitary drills ever> tight, and the drum is beat for them t< :eep time. The negroes seem to hav< ome ill feeling toward the whites, an( appear inclined to resort to firearmi Ld force. Of course, the Progress does not :ow whether the old woman's state nent can be accepted as reliable or not, >ut the matter needs investigation at ny rate.-Augusta Chronicle. Burled In a Well. ATHENS, GA., Aug. 26.-Mr. D. A. dathews, a gentleman living near San. ly Cross, a little place about twenty niles from here, was in the city to-day, and tells of a horrible accident wvhich iappened to Mr. Bob Sharp, a white nan, and a negro by the name of Echols, both of that place. Sharp, it seems, was engineer for the manufac ;uring company, and when the mill vas started up Saturday it was found ;hat the punmps would not work. Sharp md his fremnan, Echoles, decided to go iown in the well and repair it. They tet to Athens for the necessary mna ;erial, and Mfonday nmorning went lown. While they were at work anid vithout any warning signs whatever, ~he well commenced caving in and the wo men were soon hidden from sight ay clods of dirt. The condition of the ~wo men was soon observed by partiel aear the well andc news of the accident tpread rapidly over the county. Neigh bors ilocked to the scene to assist in re moving the dirt and rescuing the men Late yesterday afternoon they had not been extricated and it is feared bot1 re dead. M1r. Sharp has a family de pending on him for support. Ie war highly respected by his neighbors ano employers. The negro also has a famni Iy.-Augusta Chronicle. Against Ingansi. A.TCrmso. Klan., August 2.-Tlu Farmers' Alliance and Knights of La bor of this city met as the people's con vention yesterday and noiminatedi thre' Democrats and one liepublicain fo County oflices andl one D~emocrat an< one lRepublican for the Legislature Tme convention unaninmouily adtopite< the St. Louis platform and the follow ing~ resolution inl addition: )Aesolved, That it is the senise of ithi convetionl that nominees for the Legi. lature stanld pledgedi not to vote for iih returni of .John J1. Ingalls to the L'nitem States Senlate. Four Da~hied to Decath. lliixt;. l'a.. Aug. 22.-A runawat car ont the MIomit l'ennigrave rairoat whichl ascends the mountain niear her( dashed down the live mile declivity at I olock tihis miornhing amt frightful speCU When the cear reachied the station at ta foot of the hill it jonped the track an rolled downi a lifty foot emubankmen ad it turnied up side down with the lpa sengers implrisonedl iinside, excep~t seve al who had jumned offt. Four have bee taken out dead,~ including Charuules Ui tewv, conductor of the car, and Edgar N Levan, aii attornmey of Rteading, age forty. A iiumber of persons were ir A LIE AND A BLOW PASSED BETWEEN TWO REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE. 7lason and Cannon Commence the Row Wilson and Beckwith Becomes In volved in the Dispute and the Lie and a Blow Given. WASHINGTON, August 27.-In the House this morning, after prayers, the lard bill was resumed. Turner again set out on his task of consuming time, taking as his text Can non's resolution of yesterday. Though he proclaimed himself to be in good voice he was unable to proceed for more than ten minutes in denunciation of the resolution. Then he ceased and yielded to Mc Adoo, -who heaped denunciation and ridicule upon Cannon's statesmanship and historical knowledge and his love for the farmer. Then ensued the stormiest scene of the session. Cannon rose to reply. He admitted that he was not agreat states man and also admitted the superiority of the gentleman from New Jersey in that respect. His friend abounded in one thing, and that was wind, and, un der pressure,. it went out. [Loud laughter. There was instantly great confusion and disorder in the hall. McAdoo shouted out that he wanted the words to go upon record as a speci men of Cannon's vulgarity. Caruth suggested the propriety of clearing the galleries of ladies, while Enloe was clamoring for recognition on the question of order. again McAdoo shouted out to Can non: "If you can afford to let that go on record as a specimen of your stable jokes, well, I cannot afford to have it there. I cannot indulge in blackguard ism with you; you ought to argue with a stable jockey, that is your size." Finally Enloe was recognized on his point of order and demanded that the words be taken down. Cannon-"Oh! If it annoys you, 1 will withdraw it." After a brief discussion the Speaker overruled the point of order on the ground that Enlbe's proper course would have been to call the gentleman to order and not to raise a point of or der. Enloe appealed from the decision and the Clerk proceeded to call the roll on sustaining the decision of the Speaker. But the storm was brewing.' Its mut terings were heard when Mason-com ing down the aisle near which Cannon was sitting-in a tone audible only to those who were in the immediate vicin ity, began to denounce that gentleman' in no measured words. He declared that if Cannon's family were in the gallery he would not have uttered the words he had. His (Mason's) family was in the gallery, and he would not sit tamely by and hear them insulted. Some gentlemen in the vicinity say that the lie was passed, but before any thing more serious occurred the storm broke out in another quarter. Wilson of Washington, taking occa sion to defend Cannon's action, aroused the ire of Beckwith. Hot words were exchanged, the lie was passed- a blow was given. Friends seized boVE men and finally quieted them, while every Democrat was on his feet thoroughly enjoying the spectacle of a family quarrel. Enloe suggesting that the Ilouse should adopt the London prize ring rules. It was many minutes before orde was restored, and it required vigorous wielding of the Speaker's gavel before the Clerk could proceed with the roll call. The decission of the Chair was sustained-yeas 103, nays 73. '. Cannon then rose and briefly apolo gized for the remark which he had made while smarting under the charac terization of McAdoo, and which he had not intended in the sense which had been placed upon it. Cannon then proceeded to argue in favor of the speedy passage of the lard bill. At the conclusion of Cannon's speech McAdoo rose to a question of privilege. The gentleman from Illinois (Cannon) had made what he called an explana tion, but what he (McAdoo) and those around him construed as an additional attack upon him. He asked two min utes in which to reply. Consent was given, Hie said Cannon had not purged himself of the suspicion of having in jected vulgarity into the debate. That. so-called explanation was ingenuous and not ingenious, and when the gen tleman went by on the original on slaugwht and made an additional charge to his consistency it took away all sus picion that he was making an explana tion to the House. A gentleman was justified under no circumstances in ever descending to vulgar, indecent and blackguard remarks, or remarks that could be construed as such. Funston-"He~ didn't do it." IHayes-"That is a question of taste." Continuing, McAdoo said that when a man did that he had by thesimplelaw of gravity but sought his own level. lHe could have no controversy with such a man. Cannon said that he could add noth ing to what he had said. He had dis claimed any intention of saying any thing that would wound the feelings or propriety of the most delicate. Hiehad stated what he had to state in good faith, and could state nothing further. H~e was willing the matter should rest there, and if after that any man, in the House or out of the House, insisted against his protest in m:aking aremark that could be found anywhere in polite literature-and had been before made without criticism on the floor of the House-he could only say, "Evil to him that evil thinks." Enloe-"In what polite literature is your language ?" [Laughter.] A call of the House was ordered and disclosedl the presence of 198 members. A motion to dispense with further pro ceedings was lost-yeas 57, nays 1153. Brosius offered a resolution for the arrest of absentees, directing the Ser geant-at-Arms to telegraph for absent Imembers and revoking all leaves of absence except those granted on ac count of illness. Tlhe resolution was agreed to and the House adjourned. F-amine in Ireland. Bum. Aug. 20.-At a meeting of the Nationail League here to-day, Timo thy M. lIeatly, referring to the potato light.satid that not hing stood bet ween the people and starvation during the coin g winter. It might not be legal fur tenants to withhold their rents during the period of distress, but the man who should pay his re:nt and leave his fammilly to starve would be little better than an ass. He disliked to be placed again in the position of a mna dicant before Europe and America. If it should be found necessary to appeal to Amierica andl Australia no part of the assistance thus obtained ought to go to any man who had paid rent dur ing the last t welve months. THE GCeorgetown Times says "theie is no fear in any wise that the Repubi lican party, as at present constituted in South Carolina, will ever capture any .thing. N o one understands this better than the Rep~ublicans who are among