The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, March 18, 1891, Image 5
IDEAS OF THE ALLIA CE.
PEFFER, KYLE AND S!MPSON SPEAK
!N WASHINGTON.
Description of the Three Reire -t i.!
oftheFarmes-Vigorous T.ois ou (Im
Aims of their Party a.nd A 1)aut Old V:, r
tes.
WASHINGTON, March 36.-A great
crowd turned out here last night to
hear Senators-elect L'(ffer and Kyle and
Representative-elect Jerry Simpson ad
dress the Citizens' Alliance in Ga
Army Hall. Peffer and KNesurprisci
evedybody by displaying more th -n
ordinary oratorical abilitv, aud .ir.
Simpson created great em:%siasm by
his vigorous eloquence, that was -
tractive, although unconventionaL
Mr. Peffer was seen to be a mii of
angular build, a little ab've ndiui
height. slightly stooping in the shoul'd
ers, with long, sharp nose, and long
beard of a rich dark brown. falingi
down to the lower buttons of his waist
coat, and a pair of keen blue eyes, rath
er close together-a man of mild, null
isterial bearing and placid, gentle
countenance.
Senator-elect Kyle is a six-foot blonde
of athletic build. He is a man of plain
appearance; a man of the people. whose
hands have been used to toil. Ile does
not look to be more than 35 years old.
His hair and mustache are not ouite
red, but nearly so. His complexion is
decidedly blonde and a set of very
white teeth are frequently exposed by
a faint smile. His large blue eyes are
expressive of little earnestness or
amiability. but the lines in his face are
strong and his dress and whole bearing
indicate a simplicity and freedom
from affectation or vanity.
Mr. Jerry Simpson is distinctly the
antipode of a dude, and is far from the
sockless citizen usually described for
Simpson. He is a man of average size,
with dark hair and stubby mustache.
being otherwise smooth shaven. His
face is bronzed, weather-beaten and
strongly marked with heavy lines.
His eyes have a peculiar brightness and
light up with an "intellectual tire"
when he talks. A twinkle that comes1
into them at times, and a smile that is
just visible at the corners of his mouth.
indicate a keen sense of humor and, at
the same time, a degree of self-con5
dence. His suit was a sort of gray
goods of "hand-me-down" cut. His
shoes were heavy, with equare toes, and
laced with leather strings. His neck
wear was a plain standing collar,
turned down at the corners and orna
mented with a black "shoestring" tie,
'and he might be regarded a decidedly
unfashionable figure, but not by any
means uncouth.
Mr. Petfer deplored the poor condi
tion of the farmers, who had become
poorer while the country had become
richer. He ridiculed the Republican
pretence of reducing the tariff taxes.
and said that the McKinley bill would
bring about the importation of f.)reign
labor. On silver he was a free-coinage
man He said that one of Cleveland's
good qualities was honesty. There
was not the difference c f the turning
of a hand on the money problem be
tween the leaders of the two old
.parties.
"What would you think," he sad, "if
Grover Cleveland should unite the De
moqratic and the Republican parties
east of the Allegheny Mountains, and
be their candidate against the united
-South and West? This is not improb
able. We leave our friends in the East
to take care of themselves. They can
do so only by gettin together. There
is going to be a great storm and our
frends must hustle to get out of the
rain."
:He cited the policy of the treasury in
going to the relief of Walil street last
snmmer as an evidence of class favor
itism of which the farmers coimph:ined.
-~If that was right, he said, it w as right
rfer the Government to come to the re
lef of the farmers of the West.
He drew a word painting of the dug
touts and sod huts, at the dcors of which
women stood in tears watching for the
officers coming to sell them out. lie
said they were not repudiators. What
they wanted was money enough in cir
cubation so that they could get it for
th products of their labor. lie had
asked farmers in Kansas what interest
~-they paid on short-time loans, and they
'.repia from 18 to 77 per cent. The
.result of their labors on farm products
wasnot overl1%or 2per cent.
1He advocated the Government of the
Kople running railroads for public
tansportation at low rates, to -cover
ezhenses, but not for profit. A new
&Government railroad should be built
from North Dakota to the Gulf. In
about twenty-five years. he predicted,
~ there would be no such thing as inter
est on money.
- Senator-elect Kyle considered the
lack of money the trouble in South
Dakota and the West. He said that
the .Alliance movement grew out of the
discontent in the South and West on
account of economic conditions. More
money wasneeded to carry on the trade
ot the country. The high tariff was
had enough, but the scarcity of money
was worse. They wanted money, and
n did not care what sort. Silver money
was as good as gold, and gold was no
better than paper..
Jerry Simpson proves to be a~ keen or
ator, full of anecdote and spirit ? The
Alliance, he said, was a development.
It% was the result of the awakening of
the farmer to the fact that he was not
getting his share of advantages. The
Ruepubican party, he said, was dead.
There would be two greta parties in the
future- he Democratic and the Alli
ance. The Conservatives wou:d get
together in the Democratic party, and
those of both parties or of no party
who were radical and advanced would
be in the Alliance. The South and
West had joined hands.
The Republicans, he said, had lived
on sectional hate for a long time; the
party was no longer the party of grand
ideas. At the last election the Repub
licans had tried to save themselves in
Kansa by bringing up dead issues.
They had wrung the bloody shirt in
the Kansas campaign until there was
not another drop in it. They had appeal
ed to the old soldiers to stand by the old
party, but conditions had changed
since the Alliance told the Kansas sol
dier that he would get to be as much a
slave as the blacks he had fought to
liberate if he did not guard his inde
pendence. The black slavery was but
a primitive slavery; the very essence
of slavery was that of toil without re
ward, when the results of their labor
was taken from them without any re
turn."
"We saw." said Mr. Simpson. "that
this sectional strife was kept alive for
political purposes. We came to see
that the question of loyalty or disloy
alty was a mere matter of where one
was born. If I had been born in the
South I would probaibly have been a
rebel and hatve felt it my patriotic duty
to fight for the cause of the Conifedler
acy. We decided to join hands with
the South. We determimed to till up
the bloody chasm, and we started by'
throwing ingalls into it. south Caro
lina foliwed with Wade I1ampoton,;mad
we will fill the et:as-n if wxe have to
throw in all the old leaders who stri ve
to keep sectional stie alifve."
.He said he did not thirnk the money
question was the all-absorbingr one.
Te question cf tranusportion was, in
his opinion, more important. It was
through these transport ati on lines,
where the farmers had to pay freights
to cover the irterest on watere d stocks
several times the amount of the or gin
al cost of the roads, that the money of
the farmers was sucked up. If vicious
legislation was to be permitted to
stand, and railroads to consolidate
wealth, it would do little good to in
-crease the circulating nmdium with
the idea of helping the farmer, for it
would all go at once back int~o the
pockets of the monopolists.
ali landk withheld from use. caiming
thar no one had a right to withdraw
land fr(o" the use of tn public rl't not
e it in some way. "Wevo (it
net favor the corliseation of land," hr
si. ' A"Ir iniaUn Ol hc'ld as i
a . C ca et antid as lS :an to. but i
he i t:es 1t fro:i. uise he siould hi
a lt 1r the privileg t, (oim so. I:
oth. r wor ds hc was opp;Sn to rest r -
ing the arnount of niv;oable lad so ais
to iake that on the market 11 re valu
ab-le. as the volume of mnewv is hIli
d lwn to make interest higi-er. -New
Y ork Tiies.
A MAN UNDER THE BED.
An.t 11.pic.a.ant Di.covery by a Ladv Near
Wlitamutton, S. C.
G iENv i L LE,:., March .-A ne
gtlo named NX eloo rn was given severa
scores of !ashes with whips and hieko
ries near Williamston before daylight
yeierdav morning and was then taken
to Anderson jail. It is said that it was
witi difliculty that a lynching was lire
vented, and the negro was taken to jail
before his crime ;ecam- gelerally
knowa. It is rported tnat he was given
500 lashes, but it is put down as an ex
aggeratnjon.
The story, as obtained by a News re
porter last night from passengers on
the delaved Celumbia & Greenville
train, was that a daughter of Jones
Duckworth. a well k-,owu farmer living
about a mile from Williamston, found
Welborn under her bed when she went
to her room to retire for the night. The
young lady screamed loudly and alarm
ed he, father and his family. _Mr. Duck
worth ran up stairs to his daughter's
room, thinking that the house was on
fire. As he reached the second story he
met Welborn coming down the steps. IIe
supposed that the negro had also heard
the young lady's screaming and had
gone to see what was the matter, and
did not learn the real trouble until his
daughter had told him of iier discovery.
Welborn was in the employ of M1r.
Duckworth, and as the young lady and
her father knew him it w.vas little trouble
to capture him. IHe made a confession
that he had stolen into the house unob
served and had intended to commit an
outrage. He had even gone so far as to
tear pieces of a blanket to gag the young
lady if she made an outcry. IIis plail
ws to wait until everybody in the
house had fallen asleep. Ilabit prompt
ed Miss Duckworth to look under her
bed and she was startled to .ee a man
lying there partially concealed by a
bianket.
Who whipped Welborn and what time
of the night it was done are not known,
but those who hear of the negroe's crime
will only regret that the reported 5J0
lashes vere not given him.-News.
A Storm Swept State.
IEMPmrs, TENN., March 10.-A spe
cial to the Appeal-Avalanche from
Okalona, Miss., says: "Reports just re
etived show that great damage has
been done throughout the country by
the floods of Saturday and Sunday.
Mlany turnpike bridges have be-a
washed away and it is impossible to
estimate the damage. Illinois Central
Railroad is sending its fast trains over
the Vicksburg and Mleridian and Mo
bile and Ohio roads via Jackson, liss.
At Lexington. Miss., the storm was
the most destructive ever known there.
The town is almost entirely cut off
from all communication with the out
side world. The Illinois Central bridge,
one mile east of that town, was entire
ly destroyed and great loss followed.
The track was washed up in many
places.
On Saturday evening Minnie Bray. a
young colored school teacher, living
nair here, was struck by lightning and
instantly illed. Bridges, beth wvooden
and iron, have been washed away, and
the roads are impassible. Farming
operations are entirely suspended And
pio)vghed land is badly washed, delay
ing planting twvo or three weeks.
Fences along tue creeks are completely
gone. Farmers are greatly discouiraged
byv i e outlook.
'A territic storm passed within three
nikls of Brandon, MLss.. on Sunday
megt, carrgug~ destruction wvith it.
Entry house on h. R. onald's place
was blown away, and h'e and his wi fe
were seriously injured. The splendid
rsdence oi the late David L. Wilson
near Brandou, togeth er witn every
building on the place, were blowvn
away, leaving oniy thbe floors and foun
dations. 1rs. WXilson and an invalid
son were ca~rried with the bed upon
which they were sleeping out into the
iront yard and completely covered by
timber-s and debris. They were severe
IV bruised and had :;o remain in the
pouring rain all night.
To Raise Cotton in Russia.
CCAGO, Ill., Mlarch .-Edward
Goujon2, master of horse to His Imperi
al M~ajesty the Czar of Russia, is in
Chicago en route to St. Petersburg.
With the approval of the Czar lie came
to this country early last year and pur
chased a plantation :near Shreveport,
La., for the porpose of studying the
theory and practice of cotton raismng.
He believes that Central Asia offers
reat possibilities for the raising of the
cotton plant, and is now on his way back
to the Russian deminions to put hIs
knowledge into practice. IIe and.Prince
Dalgorouka already own large planta
tions in the Asian ~cotton belt. which
they will at once plant in cotton, assist
ed by some Louisiana cotton planters as
overseers, and with some negroes. who
will be taken there to teach tihe natives.
Possessed of the Imperial favor and
conidence, they have the promise that
the tariff on American and Indian cot
ton will (be L.ade prohibitory and
trnsportat'on facilitated beaveen their
Antations and the market, not only of
Russia, but also those ot other European
countries. The price of labor in Central
Asia is very low and M1. Goujon b~elieves
that in an open contest he can drive out
American cotton from European markets
and yet make an immense prolit.
A Cowardly Robber.
NYAcK, N. IT., MIarch 8.-At 1
o'clock this morning Joseph Storrs, a
young unmarried man of this place, en
tered the residence of M~rs. Bridget
Armstrong for the purpose of robbery.
ie was discovered by the mistress of the
house, who triedl to seize him, at the
same time making an outcry,. Storrs shot
the woman twice mn the neck. and as
she lay on the Iloor thle cowardly ruiliian
brutally kicked her in the Sie. MIrs.
Armstrong's daughter. Eliza, appeared
on the s::ene, and Storrs tired at ser thle
bullet toking effect in the chin, lHe
then fled from the house.
The daughter, badly wounded as she
wvas, ran a long dlistance in hecr night
clothes for a phuysician andl the police.
TIhe police arirested Storrs about an hour
and a half afterwards. llis examination
will occur to-morrow.
Tie peop'lle are nach exited over the
aalr. aud a bi ter fe'. hog- aiugst' Storrs'
eail'. It :s th u"h ''theC ijuries of
ToX Navitante EltoreL I4erous
hve- been Com'piltd lor' the conlstrue.
LDo' of a lag i hip byx the Mount
Carmtl con~ipany. The exposi build
hehas be e leasd :)r lour mnthsui.i .T;e
s~uthi half of the buidn ''.is bin' en-'
el .ed, an d withini this spaC the big
si! ai bei h completed. A lar'z qan
tat of aluminum has been ordered li'om
Pittbur 101' theC pur'lcse.
Iventor PenuingZtoni detclares that
wihi sixty days the sip will be ready
fo its tria illmtht, andil I! bewV pa~ssen~gers
wil be.) carried on its first trip) to New
York.
A. thor ouh test wtll be made on tihe
lake bront aifter is has been tinished,
and thew directors of the company are sat
is lied that the test will dermiointrte be
yodalqestion the value and practica
thea n 1'cnningtinn inventmon._
TEDIPESTS AND FLOODS.
CHATTANOOGA. AUGUSTA. AND OTH
ER CT!ES IN D-NGER.
The ieyCretsrmm-e~
I:.venrio th~r lions.4 and. Goods inl
Slhat Down in Aul 'u -'a.
ANi.X I ll, iarcb h.. -The pheno
menal r.se in the river continues, and at
11 'cloIk this morning the :-auge read
46.6 Icet, a rise sinicc Friday mourniug
of 25.6 feet. More damage has been
done I) reason of the -anilitv of the
rise than would otherwise have occurred.
Probabl v between 1.500 and 2.00 people
have been driven from their homes, and
goods in warehouses and celiars sufFered
much damage. As viewed from the
brid-ze the river is a vast angry torrent
spreding out o;er the lowlands. Near
ly all the lumber yards are overilowed.
and in somie conblderable loss will result.
The river has brought out avast amount
of drift wood, and it is passing the city
in great quantities. Durinz the day it
was gaining slowly and steadlv. The
uerchauts were busy all dtv removiug
goods from the cellars antd warehouses
near the whari to higher ground. It is
estimated that tiere are between 200
and 50 lamilies in th -city that have
been driven from their l:ones by the
high waters. At the pulice headquar
ters many inquiries for sheiter are being
made. Reports from all points on the
river show that it is rising everywhere.
and th e fullness of the Ohio and Miss is
simpi will prevent the Cumberland irom
ruuning dwu as rapidly as it otherwise
would. The river continues to rise slow
IV. Last night at dark the \uage read
47.9 feet, forty feet bemg the danzer line.
Iivermien predict that without any more
rain the river will go two feet higher.
A Chattanooga, Tenn.. speclal says:
"The Tennessee River at this point has
reached the danger line and is rising
three Inches per hour. Exeienced
rivermnen predict, lint it will reach at
least lArty-i*ve feet which would over
ftov mUcii of the city Im theC los lyiXn
places, cut ofi several railroads and for
a time suspend the operations of s everal
manufletories. The rainfall here for
thirtv-six hours is 31 inches. and extends
un the river and in East ',ennessee geI
erally. The sky is overcast, and the
indications for more shovers are very
promising."-Co1umbia Register.
AUk.T T SUBMERGED.
Au ;USTA, Ga., March 10.-At mid
night the river had renched thirty-five
feet and one ingh. and was risio g about
an inch an hour. Thirty-eight feet w1I
completely cover the town. The water
has covered the upper portion of the city
as lar down as Campbell street. Qn
upper Reynolds street the water has
eached a depth of tour to five feet. and
many houses are flooded. So far no
serious accidents have happened. a'
though many rumors can be heard on
the streets. What is feared most is theu
breaking of the canal dam between here
and the locks. All the railroads are
flooded, and the Georgia train is the
only train that can leave the depot.
Otier trains stop outside of tie city.
All the merchants have moved their
goods to high places, and should the
Water go thirty-eight feet, as in 18SS.
very little stock will be damaged. Tele
graphie information from up the river to
the signal service says no rain has fallen
since 8 p. in., and that the river has
done its worst. Business was nearly
suspended all day, and tile people are
much exeitedl. Every indication points
to the river going down by 1 o'clock.
Florence Ed wards narrowly esciaaed
drownlog to-night while going home in
a boat. which capsized. She was saved
by J. A. H~anner, who irescued her.
T1lE RCEEDY AND ENORCE Ioo0MJNG.
SPARTANnUG, S. C., MIarch 9.-A
dispatch has just reached here which
says that the entire first idoor of ;Pelhiam
factory is under wvater. M1uch of the
first loor has already been washed away,
and the whole building is hourly expect
ed to fall. The damages have already
reached thousands oC dollara, and will
prc bably be much more. The factory is
the property of a jloin1t stock company of'
whichl Mr. Barnwell, of Charleston, is
acting president. The mills are valued
at 8150,000, and many b~e totally des
troyed. The factocy, is situated on the
Tyger river, is 'on the lioe between
Spartaunrg and Greenville counties.
Replorts from Greenville says Reedy
river is higher than it has been in years,
and the meadows in and above the city
look like lakes.-The State.
A TOWN 1NUNDATED.
ENTERPRIsE, Miss., March 9.-The
Mobile and Ohio, and New Orleans and
Northwestern Railroads are submerged
for a long distance and passage either
way is impracticable. The town of En
terprise is inundated to a large extent,
water ilowing through the street with
the velocity of a river and in many in
stances coming in the stores. The ilood
has no paradell save in the memorable
year of 18~1. It will perhaps be two
days before traflic will be resumed.
SNOW STOIDMs IN TilE wvEsT.
Cir ic .., M lareh 9.-Dispatches trom
mtmeroas points thirougi'oat MIinnesota,
Northern Iowa, Central JIlinois, South
ern1 Wisconsoni and Eastern Nebraska
reports that tile severest snow storm of
the Winter raged Saturday night and all
day Sto'day. There was a regular bliz
zard blo .ving and the snow badly drifted.
Trains are running behind time, and
esecially in Minnesota, wvith g -eat dii-i
culty. In some localities not a wheel is
turning. Travel on wagon roads has
been wholly suspended, and in cities the
street car tratlic is more or less delayed.
St. Cloud, Mlinn., reports drifts from ive
to twenty feet deep. Morehead reports
snow three to live feet deep, and on the
prairie and in manyvlocalities drifts ten
feet deep. In the vicinity of Winterset,
Iowva, twvelv'e inches of snow fell. Im-.
mense drifts till the roads and travel is
almost impossible.
cYcL()NE IN N SSIsi'!llI.
P~I~N-, MI1sS. 3March n.-We have
been isolated since last Saturday when
the last train passed North. The con
tinned rains since Timrsday night have
rised the water in Biig Jilack River
higher than ever known, and it is still
rising rapidly. It is up to the floor of
the bridges, andi all other bridaes in the
Cotnty are gone and commuhnication
cut off. The Illinois Central IRailroad
track is lifted bodily from its bed and
deposited in a ditch four miles below
here, and the embankment swept away.
lnalculble damage has been done by
the water. A cyclone passed over this
place last Se turday morning wihout do
ing any damnage dropping over in Madi
son County wvhere it caused a great de
strution of life and property, and' pass
ing from there inlto AtiantaI Countr year
Feport wihere houses wver" bdown
down and four negroes killed.
i rIFILiz%.\II) IN F.NOLANt.
LoUNiuN. Mlarch '.. -A terrible bliz
p)otion of England. T1he storm is th~e
sevrest on record in thiat part of the
country, and it is fcere anl enormous
aont of d~uaae haOs beenf (.one. Ie
ports ailready. received showed i tat
many small vesseis haveC been1 lst Oif
the coast. The loss of lve stock is also~(
reported to be~ hvy. lIundreds of
sheip andl~ lambs have perished in the
n;.:tv '-ony tiMT .ruiY i'.\ nK, N..
Asan': IP.rui. N. J1.. 31arch tY .
heavy' stormn previl along the coast.
Fogs extend twomInilesinlanii. The surf
very strong, but 1no wrecks are reported.
itaiway trains are delayed.
A CLorinl lsT IN Yissi""iTI.
31:nl;ii t Na . 311. 3 March t. -The
cloudburst of saturdiay night did im
mese damage to all the railroads enter
or gone out to-day except one on the
Alabama and Great Southern road.
THrrERn STOU AT nIARTron>.
I T roni), Conn.. March 9.--A thun
der storm came on about 10 o'clock this
nior,-ri! and continued for an hour.
A ni inch and a q1uarter of rain has fallen
sin'ce Saturday.
A I:.siET IN IASSACIIUSETT .
Q tr.N. Mass.. March .--The al
most unprecedented rainfall in this sec
tion for the past week has caused a gen
eral freshet, and the cessation of traffic
on the railroads.
CONCERNING.CLEMSON.
The Courses of Study at the New kgricul
tural College.
COLUMBIA.S. C.. March 7.-Secretary
of State Tindal and Governor Tillman
returned from Pendieton yesterday af
ternoon, where they have been for sev
eral days in attendance upon the meet
ing of the hoard of trustees of Clemion
College. The Governor drove straight
to the ianslon, and said he had nb in
formation to give out. Secretary of
State Toiida], who is the secretary of
the board of trus'ees gave substantial
lv the following interesting informa
tion in regard to the courses of study,
requirements and chairs arranged at
the meeting:
h'i board of trustees of Clemson
College met Wednesday, and were in
session from 9 a. in. to 8 p. m., except
two hours for dinner.
The members visited the grounds at
Fort lill before tne meeting held at
Pendleton.
On account of the bad weather not
as much progress has been made on the
buildings as the trustess had expected.
The trustees are greatly flattered by
the fact that 200 boys have already ap
plied for admission.
The committee on curriculum made
a f:,vorable report and will make an
other at the next meeting.
No student under 15 years of age
will be admitted, except where there
are two brothers, one of which must be
at least 14 years of age.
The requirement are that all appli
cants mus-t he well up in mathematics,
geography, United States history and
grammar.
On account of the noor facilities of
the hi::h schools there will have to be
es- bli'shed a preparatory department.
The toys will be expected to work
tV.o hours dailv, six days out of the
wet-k. the compensation not to be over
- cents except whtre the student works
outside of the specilied time.
The nwdical fee will be $5.00, board
$7 per mnorith. washing 50 cents.
All siudents must stay in the insti
tution except those who reside with
their parents. The cadet uniform will
cost AP; and the fatigue $8, for which
he will have to pay $24 at the opening
ot the session.
The collegiate year begins on the
lirst Thursday in February and ends on
Novenber 4.
The trustees think that the session
should last ten months, as the students
wiil get enough recreation in the di
versitication of studit.
The board, which must be paid
monthly in advance, will amount at
the end of the year to $70.
The total expenses for the year will
be:
Boaid for ten months............. 5 70
Mlidical attention........ ...... . 5
Washin......................
Unifori......................-24
Total .................... $104
For poor boys this may be reduced
by extra work. For rich boys there
will be added the sum of $40 for tui
tion.
There will be two departments. The
technological or mechanical and the
agricultural.
rTe coturses will begin to diverge in
chemistry after the lirst year.
Agricultural chemistry will be _re
uired only of those students pursuing
the agricultural courses.
Drawing will be required by the stu
dents of both departments in order to
get a degree.
The students in the mechanical
courses must take mechanical and civil
engineering.
The following ch airs are recommend
ed by the chairman, the professors be
ing at the head of studies in common
to both departments:
AGRICULTURIAL DEPARTMENT.
Professor of English and literature.
Professor of physics.
Professor of history and political
economy.
Porofessor of chemistry.
Professor of agriculture and head of
Professor of horticulture and botany.
Professor of biology, veterinary
science.. .
Professor of mineralogy and civil
engineering.
MIECHANICAL DEPART3MENT.
Professor of English and literature.
:Profe-sor of mathematics.
Professor of physics.
Professor of history and political
economy.
1rofessor of chemistry.
Professor of mechanical, civil en
gineering and drawing.
*Professor in the blacksmith and
wood shop.-The State.
She Saved Her Husband's Life.
Nw OR LEANs, Miarch 9.-M1rs. Nell
Nelson, a young married woman, aged
19, was murdered at midnight Saturday
in Carrolton, a suburb of this city, by
P~hillip Bake~r, her husband's clerk.
Nelson and Baker were settling up the
counts of thme wveek, when they got in
to a quarrel over money matters. The
lerk was about to stab him with a knife,
t'len Mrs. Nelson rushed between the
men and grasped Baker's arm just as
the knife wvas descending. While Baker
vas struggling with the wvomanm, Nelson,
either in fright or dazed bya blow which
and felled him, riushed inmto the street,
calling for help. Fifteen minutes later,
when he entered the house with an of
ier and several citizens, Mrs. Nelson
was found dead, with her throat cut.
Baker escaped.
Mrs. Nelson had been married only
six months. She was handsome and
very popular.
A Gang of Burglars.
FLOI:ENCE, March i.-Leb Scott to
a turned State's evidence against thme
gang of burglars with wvhichi lie has been
Eworking. Two white men are arrested
as the result. T wo others and two ne
groes escaped, but are being pursued.
The white men are tramps who have
been here for several weeks doing odd
jobs occasionally. It is believed thatI
the ganig who committed over a hun
dred daring robberies in the last three
weeks is neing broken up at last.
Scott's wounds are mortal.-Colum bia
Register. ____ ____
A Bride for an Ihour.
SrA N noPE. N. .J.. March S.-In Feb
uay last William W. Kiing, a telegraph
lertor. who was engaged to Miss
i Jones, disappcared when the time
'iied for their ia':riage to take place.
Ie wasm not hecardi of in Stanhope until
I nelav' ofi st week. when lie returned.
l cled on Miss .Jones. begged par
on or is absence, and the couple were
narred. Within an hour after the cere
nomv lie dihappeared again. andI has not
n heard o: smec.
Hanged~t lierself and~ Baby.
Mrs. 0. C. Ihanson. of Pelican Rapids.
haged herse-lf and her year-old baby
his atternoon. She fastened a string
mn the edhre of the dtoor just above the
hinge on which she hanged the baby.
She then drove a nail on top of the
iioorcasiig andl attached a stou tstring
to which she hanged herself. When
found both bodies were hanging and
ife extinct. No cau::e for the suicide
A Cowhiding.
MAi u.<r.t. G a.. March '3.--An attemp
ted cowhiding b~y ex-Ilabbi Rosenthal
of the Jewish synagogue, on the person
of S. Lesser, a cotton merchant, has
usen(ite tir here.
A POLITICAL TRICK.
SECRETARY NOBLE'S ATTEMPT TO
STIR UP A SENSAT ION.
Governor Tillman Ilaces the Sccretari of
the luterior iii an U.:comfortable Poi
tion -If he Persists L I:Inun wi n be the
Only Sufrerer.
CoLUMBIA, MIarch 7.-There Is a
serious diflerence of oiliol between
Governor Tillman and Secretary of the
interior Noble as to what would be a
thair division of the Federal funds ap
propriated by Congress for the agricul
tural and mechanical colleges of the
State. The Legislature ol South Caro
lina has formally accepted the appro
priation for this State, and passed an
Act dividing the amount equally be
tween the Clemson College and the
Claflin College. Governor Tillman
early in January wrote Secretary Noble
a letter, giving the Secretary all the in
formation desired. In reply to the Gov
ernor the Secretary replied as follows
on January 31st:
"I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 24th inst.
endorsing a certified copy of an Act of
your Legislature accepting the provision
of the Act approved Augus 30, 1890.
making appropriation for an agricultural
college (colored) and the Clemson Agri
cultural College (white.) The school
population, according to the latest count
on file in this office (that of 18SO) is
35.0 per cent white and 64.1 per cent.
colored. I am of the opiAon that the
requirement for an equitable division of
thi-s fund between institutions for the
education of the two races will be met
by dividing the same in the said ratio of
the school in this case.
Very respectfully.
John W. Noble, Secretary."
Answering the Secretary, Governor
Tillman wrote on February 16 as fol
lows:
"A reply to your letter of January 31
has been delayed by illness. The ques
tion as to what would be a -just and
equitable' division as beLween our white
an! colored agricultural and mechanical
colleges of the fund appropria-ed by
Congress last year is, so Kar as tis
Slate Is concerned, no longer an open
one. Our Legislature has acted a nd
adjourned, and will not meet agaim be
fore November, so I have no power in
the premises. Please let me know
whether you refuse to pay South Caro
lina her quota upon the basis proposed
by the General Assembly, and if so,
w hether you insist that the school popu
lation as shown by the census of 1880
instead of 1890 shall govern.
--I will call your attention further to
these facts: Over 80 per cent of the
school tax in South Carolina is paid by
the whites, while the negroes receive the
benefit of over half of it. Second, the
relative demand for collegiate education,
for which Congress provided, bears no
relation to the relative numbers of the
two races. Third. your refusal to allow
this money to be divided as the Legisla
ture has ordered, r.ill cripple the colored
college very seriously, because, relying
on this fund. it has already entered upon
enlargements of its teaching force acd
facilities, which will have to be stopped.
While the Clemson College (white) is
not yet in operation, and can easily await
an appeal to Congress next December.
I ask you, then, to weig~h your actions
well before doing anything to injure our
colored college.
I am very respectfully,
B. RI. Tillman, Governor."
Secretary Noble has not yet replied to
the above. Governor Tillmian said,
that according to his information, the
apportionment of the fund in West Vir
ginia, is made on the basis of one-third
for the colored people and two-thirds
for the white people, the exact ratio of
the school population. The following
letter of Governor Tillman to Governor
Northen, of Georgia, shows him how
the thing works:
"Our General Assembly divided the
money appropriated in 1890, by Con
gress, for agricultural and mechanical
colleges equally between the white and
negro schools, and when I so notified
Secretarv Noble, he replied: the require
ment for an equitable division of this
fund will be met by dividing the same in
the ratio of the school population. H~e
further mentions the census - of 1880,
with a relative proportion of 64 per
cent colored and 36 per cent white. as a
proper basis ->f division. As I under
stand it, the Georgia Legislature divided
the fund upon the basis of school popu
lation, and Mr. Noble demands that the
negroes shall receive hall, so we find
that he wIshes to make South Carolina
just what Georgia has done and yet ob
ject to Georgia's actions, and further
that he wants to take the school popu
lation as the basis of apportionment by
the census of 1880 instead of that of
180 which shows the white population
of our State to have gained heavily,
wiile the negroes have gained yery lit
tle. He appears to ignore the fiet thlat
nearly all of the school taxes in the
South are paid by the whites, while t he
relative demand for higher education as
between the races bears no relation, to
their numbers, and that by the division
proposed in Southl Carolina or in Geor
gia the negroes will receive more than
an equitable' share of the Cortgressional
gan at. As our Legislature has adjourn
ed there is nothing for me to do except
to insist upon his accenting its action,
and in the event of hiis refusal, to appeal
to Congress at its next session."
Consigned to the Ohio River.
CINcINNATI, Ohio, M1arch 7.-The
Ohio River to-day received tile ashes of
Professor Wilhelmn Steffen, of Louisville,
Kenlucky, according to the provisions
of his own wvill. Ie directed that his
executors should convey his body to Cii
cinlati, have it cremated, and then cOnl
ig tile ashes into the waters of
the Ohio River. In accordance with his
wvill, Auton Runtzien. representing the
executors, had tile body cremated, and
the ashes, in a porcelain urn, were de
livered to him to-day. T aking a cab he
drove to the wharf, where he chartered
a skit and was towed out to the middle
of the current. There he cast into the
water the ashles of the late professor.
The ceremony was ats simplle as could be
made and was carried out without at
tracting publicity.
The Horse 1Raisted.
LIMu. 0., M1arch G.-A terrible acci
dent occurred at Shiarkey's Crossing near
this city, at 5 o'clock this morniung. oy
wiih Lyman Ihyde, an old farmer, and
his 23-year-old daughter J ndith, lost
their lives, and E-meline, a 16i-year-old
daughter, was fatally injured. The trio
were driving towards Lima, and at the
point named attempted to cross inl front
of a freight traini. Th~e horse backed.
and the frighitenied occupilants of the
buggy became too bewIldered to even
attempt to save themselves. Lyman
aiid .Judith were killed instaiitly anld
Emeline had her skull crushed.
They Do It Out Wvest Too.
WICrrA, Kan.. MIarch (G.--A tramp
ne~ro who assaulted the wife of a cow
boy named Iharper, met with swift pun
ihment at the hands of a small p)arty of
men at Wodwardl. I. TI. As soon as
the- heard of the attempt, they mount
ed their hiorses and went in pursuit~ of
the iend. When overtaken. no ques
tions were askedh of the cap~tive, bjut a
noose was quickly slipped ovcr his neck.
The other end of the rope was made fast
to the pummel of a saddle, and the neuro
was d-agged over the prairie. the body
ng inally r.idled1 with bullets.
Plant Less Cotton.
Col. Livingstion. President of the
State Alliance of Georaia has writtU
the followin, letter to C ol Polk. Presi
dent of the National Alaie:
DEA-R BRoT uE R : I am satiShed that
the Alliance: ozreauiz,alion shioubl endeca
vor to So Iu'_late the lrolcts o1 the
so:l as to hrnish a 'ull~ supply of t:e
uccessities o hfc at least. and at the
same tune avoid an over-production III
any given trop. To do this our tarmers
mu?.t heve some mneans by which they
can understand what thei markets o the
world demamd, and then sonic plan of
co-operation. soas tonwiet these dema:ls
wthout prciucing a -iut in any given
prodluct. A step i~ this direction by our
Order would result, perhaps, in an intel
,igent and safe cropping on our part. As
an illustration of what we need to do. in
riv opinion, the cotton-growcrs of the
South should lessen the cotton produc
tion to a safe limit, and enhance the
price of the American staple at least 21)
per cent. At the same time the acreage
for other crops should be devoted to
such crops as are needed for home supply
to the utmost possible extent. Such a
course would give much better livin- at
home and more money for the cotton
crop. To this end 1 sugest fir the cot
ton belt, at least., a conference betn een
Alliance officials in con junction with the
officials of other a-ricultural associations
at some convenient point for the cunside
ration of a wise and reuntI]erative crop
ping, and, if this meets your approba
tion, I wish you to call a conference and
request the proper official of other State
organizations to join you in tlne call.
Something must be done to direct and
intluer.ce our people in adjusting certain
crops to the demands of the world before
we can calculat% upon certain and fixed
profis. This plan would. to some
extent, cover the difficulty. I ai takiruz
for granted the assertion so universally
made to-day that the present low price
of cotton is on account of over-produc
tion. If this be not true, a move in the
direction suggested would readily de
velop the fact and enhance the price of
the present crop.
Y ours fraternally.
L. F. LmvsosToX.
A Test of 1'atriotim.
TOPEKA. Kans., March 7i.-The S-n
ate has the House in a "hole" and pro
poses to make use of its advantages.
At nooni to-day the sixty days of the
session for which the Legislaturt
receives pay expired. The SenatE
last night organized as a Court o1
impeachment for the trial of Judge
Bolkin, of the 6th judicial district,
and until the Court is dissolved thE
Senators will each receive their regulai
salary of $3 per day. They do not carE
how long the school keeps, while thE
patriotism of the Itepresentatives will
be tested by their being obliged to serve
unrequited.
The Senate will probably use its ad
vantage by killing a bill providing i
wholesale reduction of the salaries o
county officers, the Elder mortgage and
bond tax bill and other radical meas
ures.
He Wants to be Hung.
DECATUR, Ala., March 10.-Bill Craw
ford, sentenced to hang Saturday foi
the mu-der of Mrs. Mathias. refused t(
aply for a stay of execution, although
the Judge had said it would be grantec
if requested. Ile says lie is guilty anc
doEs not care for a delay in executior
and wants it over with. The motion foi
an inquiry into his sanity. ma(:e by hi
co.nsel, has been overruled.
JOSEPIL F. RHJA1E,
ATTORNEY AT7 LAWl
MIANNIN G, S. C.
JOHN S. WILSON,
Allorawq awl C1ounelor at Lawe,
MIANNING, S. C.
A. LEYL.
r-Notary Public with scal.
ALLEN HUGG I). D. S.
grVisits MIanning every month or twc
professionally.
BRUNSON HOUSE,
S UITEfl, S. C.
First class acconmmnodations and excellen
tabe. Convenient to the business portion
of the town. 23 cents for dinner.
-J. H. DIXON. Proprietor.
JOB PRINTING.
T lIE TIES OFFICE IS FITTED UP IN
a manner that warrants it in soliciting
your patronage for job printing. Send us
your orders which shalt have prompt atten
tion. Prices as low as the cities. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. Keep us in nuind.
Maning Shaving Parlor.
H AIR CUTTING ARTISTICALLY EX
ecuted, and shaving done with best
razors. Special attention paid to shampoo
ng ladies' heads. I have had considerable
experien'ee in several harge cities, and guar
antee satisfaction to my customers. Parlor
next door to Mlanning Tilies.
E. D. HIAMUL'TON.
A. s. J. PERRY. Hi. Rl. sL'ONs. R. . PRINGLE.
Johnston, Crews & Co.,
-WHOLESALE
JOBBERS OF DRY GOODS,
Notions and Small Wares,
Nos. 4) Hlavne & 112 Market Streets,
CHARLESTrON, S. 0.
NOES ON SQIDRENYTR~
FORETONS. C.
I keep alaso fada fll line of
Pure Drugs and Medicines,
FANCY AND) TOt LET AERTICLES, TOILET
SOAPS, PERlFUIEltY. STATION
ERtY, CIG.\l15, GAlRDEN SEEDS,
I aejs lo u toc 1 iL o
PAINTS AND OILS,
and ami prepared to sell PAINTS. OILS
LEAD, VAIINISHIES, IRUSIIES,
in quantities to suit purchiasers.
L. W. NETTLES, M. D.,
Foreston. S. C.
ADGER sMYTH. F.J. PELZER. Special Partner
.SMYVTH & ADWER,
Lrort'.. A1latiic N har
C11 11HARLESTON, S C.
OTTO F. WIETERS,
WIOLESALE GROCER,
Whoiesale Dealer in Wines, Liuais and Uigars
No. 121 East Bay, Charleston, S. C.
OTTO TIEDEMAN & SONS,
Wholesale Grocers and Provision Dealers,
172, 174, and 176 East Bay Street,
C I-A T1i- a 3 S T OlT S. C.
ESTABLISHED 1844.
Charleston Iron Works,
Manufacturers and Dealers in
Marine Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, Saw
Mill Machinery. Cotton Presses, Gins, Railroad, Steam
boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Supplies.
ZaRepairs executed with promp'qness and Di.<patch. Sendfbr price lits.
East Bay, Cor. Pritchard St.,
Charleston, S. C.
PFRCIVAL M] G. Co.
/7
IC EN AND BLINDS 478 to ISG Meeting St., CHARLESTONS.~ C.
THE BEST AND THE CHEAPEST.
All gods gnaranteed. Estimates furnished by return malii. Large stock, promp;
shipmnits.- Onr god dou not shrink or warp.
Geo. E. Toale & Company,
MANtIA(:CUErS OF AND WI{oLESALE DE.ALERS IN
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding, and General Building Material,
Oflice and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 Hayne St., CHARLESTON, S. C.
OLD) COTH-ES MAIE NEW.
SEND TOUJR DYEING TO THE
CHARLESTON STEAM DYE WORKS,
AU work gn-u-gneed. :310 King St., CHARLESTON, S. C.
SMOKE HENO WICAR, THE BEST NICKLE CIGAR SOLD.
B. A. JOHNSON, Sole Agent, Manning, S. C.
SOL 18EMAN, Wholesale Grocer, State Agent,
:1sa as may Ob.arieston, S. C
M. Drake & Son, BOLLMANN BROTHERS,
-WHOLESALE
BOOTS, SHOES, &TRUNKS. Wholesale
235 M1eeting St., CHARLESTON, S. C.
L'rgest stock, best assortment, lowest prices, Grocers,
S. T HO MAS, Jo. J. ML T HO3AS.
Stephen Thoma,Jr, & Bro. 1y n 1ai, East Bay,
JEWELRY, SilVER & PLATED WARE,JHNFWRER&C
Specta.les, Eye Glasses & Fancy Goods.
.rathe and Jewelry repaired b yeal gocer
coumpeten1; wor~.Saen.
2157 andG1STEETtABay
CIIIRLSTX. . C PovCHo AR EaSTON ,
ESTABLILIEI) Jo6. 1. W66Eastr. Bay H.d Q29 otto.
Carrngtn, Tom & oHN VF. u WRNER, 0.
-DEAERKING --(STREET,2\ S U
No. 251 Kig StreetAND AE.I
CH A RLESTON. s. c. LIECEEN, STER PARIS, IFR
_DnS_CHARL$C SI RCS N IETOAY, LANDPLAS
TER, AND EASTERN HAY.
noW nta comxmission Daicriin Agenls for Wlhite's Englisil Portland Cement.
F ISI-harleston,-S.C
mm MM M PADEtrmag SINGER'
cli.:.ESTON, s. c. o
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C . F ~o IFT1EEN DAYS' TRIAL
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COLUMBIA, S. C.
McGAthe ber & VANst' htein th ciy n has,
vated ren .':'elei, and rentted wth allmod
JOBUE RS OFtPt. . cotray locatea, and
o Y~ nducements for the acomm odationl
Dry Goods, Notions, ;;s' n
Be. . .. Si,.; ne aar supervisio of
oI Mo untai Teu. Theht~l c'I 1 proprieto~
Nos. 22;, 228 & 2:30 Meeting StreetIkOt ~ ~ic ~ t n ;t of his
v. w. :ER E. E.POST,
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