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WHERE HE PUT HIS ARM. lie stood outside the gate awhile, And said "Good night," with lovesick smile. Good night," she said. "Good night," once more 'He muttered as he'd done before, And then, lured by some subtle charm, He came inside and put his arm She wore a hat of Jaunty shape, Tied up with some soft clinging crape, A truant ribbon from its peak Strayed down and kissed her dimpled cheek. The moon was full, the hour was late; As they stood there beside the gate .is love, by Cupid's bellows fanned, Blazed up. He took her little hand And muttered, "Dear, what is the harm?" And then he gently put his arm She wore a gown of creamy white So filmy that a fairy might Have spun it in an hour of thrift, And sent it to her as a gift. The moon reflected, "Three's a crowd," And then politely sought a cloud. With opportunity so near, His love welled strong and banished fear, He smiled away her first alarm, And then he gently put his arm A little bird came round next day And told me that 'twas just this way: He put his arm as thus they stood, Where it would do the greatest good. -Clothier and Furnisher. LIBERTAS C.; -OR "DIED FOR CUBA." -0 By Maritex DoWulg CHAP''ER L rau czBNz PoI.En AIN 'and fnar tyrst What is about to hap pen! Lok, sen ors, hero comes o u r comrade, Francisco C e - ballos,with belt and side arms and a rosette at the brim of his sombrero. He is equipped for guard duty. Ie must have news of some fillibustering expodition about to land on the shores of Cuba or we would not see him to-night," laugh ingly exclaimed one of a-group of young men who were lounging about the en trance of the calaboose in the Plaza di Armas, lavana, early in the evening a few years since. The ebmpany belonged to some organ kltion, it could readily be seen by their uniformity of dress, it being seersucker coat, with short skirts, girted in at the waist by a bolt from which were sus pended widebladed, Roman shaped swords, and formidable revolvers. The garments of some of the number were profusely ornamented with gold lace, showing their wearors to be officen, and all had upon their heads the light Panama hats, whose broad brims were caught up on the left side by ared and black leathern rosette. "Perhaps"-suggested a companion of the first speaker, "he has lost all his ready money at billiards, and feels too poor to employ a substitute to do his monthly police duty." "Franeisco is an ardent lover of the cue, but he does not play to lose," re plied the ether. "And if he were short of funds, he would only have to make his condition known to the old don tc have his pockets well lined with golden pieces. No, no. it is not to the lack of money that we are indebted for the honor of Senor Ceballos' company to night en our watch." Then in a louder voice: "How, now, friend Francisco, I thought you had registered an oath with your patron saint never again to put .on uniform and do guard dutyi What has happened to .cause you to cannge your mind?" "The desire for a little ererfciso, may be, Senor Hazas," replied the new comer, seating himself upon a 'bench in the most indolent manner, and lazily inhaling the fragrant smoke of a cigar ette that he held between his lips. "Felipe Cora.., here," said the young man, mischievously, "was under the impression that you were a trifle short of money and could not engage your usual substitute." "If I were I should not call upon him, tol supply the deficiency, " quickly re torted Francisco, with some spirit, dart ing an angry look at the individual in *question. "Valdee liazas is mistaken, senor, if he thought for an instant that I meant to convey the impression that it were possible for you to be embar *rassed financially," answered Coras, in a servile manner. ,"Oh, it matters not," retu-ned the younng Cuban, as he raised his hat and wiped his brow upon a delicately per fumed silk handkerchief. "But who bes charge of our watch to-night, Val des?" he cotinued, turning to his friend Hlazas. "Senof Ohezaa, I believe, was to have been in command, but we have just received word that it will be im possible for him to serve, so, as you are next in rank, the duty will probably de-' volve upon you, unless the powers that be see St to send an oflicer from the regunliers to show the Cuban citizen po lice how to perform their compulsory and degrading work." The latter part -of this remark was spoken in a low tone, but with considerable bitterness. "A loyal subject of the crown of Spain should consider no duty that he can perform for the good of the govern ment, as dleg'rading." haughtily ex claimed Felipe Coras, bending a search ing look upon his outspoken compan ion. , '-I ath glad you are of that'opinion, sener, for the task will consequently be less repugnant to you," sarcastically re marked young Ceballos. "'That I have never attempted tc shirk my duty is proof sufficienit that I am a loyal subject, at least, wvhich is more than can be said of some with whom I have the honor to be associ ated," angrily retorted Coras, as he turned upon his heel and strode into the guard room. As the disgruntled offleer left the group, those who remained looked at each other inquiringly, and several won dered what was meant by the significant retort. Ceballos and Ilazas paid no attention to the comments of their companions, but rose from the bench on which they ad been sitting, and with an: "Adios, senors, we will return soon," started out into the plaza, and when they were again alone began an earnest conversation, thr. ugh it was carried on in whispers. "What is it, Francisco, that is troub ling you? Fear not to make a confidant of me. "iNor do I, for you are my dearest friend, and by the repeated inquiries as to your welfare by my fair sister Isadel I predict that some day Valdes Hlazas will bear a closer relationship. But to this business. It is a secret, however, and one that is dearer than life to every true Cuban." "Ah! I see. Our leaders are prepared "liist! Spcsc lower," replied Fran cisco, cautiously. "We are ready to meet and call together the faithful, the loyal and courageous sons of Cuba to lay some plans whereby our liberty may be obtained." "And where is to be the gathering?" asked the young patriot eagerly. "I have little monov to offer, for the rapa cious Spaniard has robbed my house of nearly all that it possessed, but I still retain my sword and a strong right arm to wield it. lloth are at the serv ice of Cuba whenever she may see fit to claim them." "I am well assured of that fact, Valdes, else I should never have con fided in you. Now, listen. As you re marked to-night. when I tirst put in an appearance at the calaboose, that it had been some time- since I had per formed in person the guard duty which is exacted of every citizen and that there must be some reason for my com in this evening, it is very true, and I will make you acquainted with the cause." "What is it, Francisco? I am all at tention." "Then, to begin, I knew well it was Senor (+uezala's night in charge. Now, he is a friend of our party, but not as ardent a one as we might wish. Ile is too conservative and over-cautious for these times. ie will not openly es pouse our cause, neither will he place any obstacle in our way that might otherwise lead to success. We, that is, my father, the don, and two or three others whom you know, have prevailed upon Signor Guezala to absent himself from duty this night, knowing that if he were not present the work of station ing the civil guard would devolve upon mt. Now, I think I can select those of our number who may be trusted, and they shall be assigned for service in that portion of the city where our lead erxs propose to meet." "That is good, that is good," replied Hazas, rubbing his hands joyfully. 'Who are they? Whom can we trust? Surely Coras is not of the number." "No, indeed! That man is more to be dreaded than the governor general himself. Here is a list. Take it; you are acquainted with every name which it hears. Read it through, and then destroy the paper, that it may not be found to criminate anyone in ease we are detected. I want you, Valdes, to gather these men together and tell them just what I have told you. The meeting is to be at my father's house. M idnight is the hour set for assembly, and the watchword is 'Cuba, or Death.' Now, my friend, be discreet, and, above all things, cautious. Place your guard about the establishment, but in such a manner as not to excite suspicion. Instruct the force to occupy .00 "WEAT Is IT, FEANCISCo, THAT IS TRoUB LING YoU?" the attention of army officers on soldiers, if such should happen to be about, and not to allow any of the populace to gather upon the street corners, but to keep them moving. Do you understand?" "Truly. I do, Francisco. But may not we, who are true patriots, be ad mitted to the conference?" "Nay, nay, Valdes. Our duty lies upon the outside, while sager heads than ours discuss some means whereby the tyrants may be overthrown. Now, we will return to the guardhouse and to duty." CHAPTER II. .wnox wI. HE sERVE? When the bells in the old cathedral, beneath which reposed the bones of Columbus, rang forth the hour of nine, their somewhat discordant notes fell upon the ear of Felipe Coras, as he was seated in a brilliantly lighted cafe, leisurely sipping a glass of wine, while he racked his brain inthecefort to solve some abstruse problem. "I would give a thousand piasters to kcnow what is on foot to-night," he mut tered to himatif. "That something is in the wind I am positive, else Franeisco Ceballos.would not have come on guard, but have sent a hireling in his place as usual. Saints confound him! I hate the man! What if he were connected with some political intrigue. But then if he were, it would be -for Cuba, and I am a Cuban. Pshaw! what of that? If I could detect him in a plot against the government, Spanish bullets would have some work to do in his case at least. Why wouldn't it be a good idea to watch the don's house? It has long been whispered abroad that he is in the habit of uttering rebellious sentiments. Yes, that is what I will do. Keep an ye upon the movements of the father; perehance thereby ensnare the son; and in so doing compel the haughty daugh ter to listen to .my suit which now she spurns." Ihaving arrived at this conclusion, the :iscreant Cuban drained his glass lo he bottom, arose, and, uightening his sword-belt, proceeded toward the door way. As the oficer was stopping out upon he street he encountered a man some what shabbily dressed, who was shuf fing along barefooted, and probably wending his wvay homeward. Not a sign of recognition passed be tween the two individuals, but w~hien hey had separated perhaps ten foet, ora~s paused, turned, anxd called in a low voice: "Jose. Jose Calvo. Come here, I want you." Hearing his name mnentioed,~l the per son addressed halted. then retraced his steps. "What does the -senor want with Jose Calvo? IIe has done naught for many monthis that would warrant placin;g him in the calaboose." "Hiush, fool. Who wants to place von in the calaboose? I have some work for you to perform. Draw hither "WTHr WA TS T0 TPLAC YOUAT IV Tif"B within the shadi, where we shall no attract the attention of every passer by." "True, it might excite remark wert the rich Senor Coras seen in conversa. tion with i man who has ben stampeL as villain throughout all Havana," re plied the othor, with a low chuckle. "11e quiet. idiot, and know that wer( vou not a villain I should have no us for you at this time. Say. would yot like to earn a dozen or so piamters?" "Woubl I, indsd! And as many mor( as the generiosity of the seior Nhwul sc fit to bestow. But what is it that h required'.' Surely the service of tht poniard is not WLntCd for the price of fered convinces me of that fact. No: can it be the abduetiou of Aiw fai: senorita. for the very same reason. 11 must be the iastising of some sched boy, which the senor wishes performeud by deputy." "llave dlone with your nonsense, Jose, and listen to what I have to say." "Ah. res, 1 will listen; but it has nol been many years since thnt if a Cora should eall to me upon the street and of fer me a dozen piasters to perform son dirty work. I would have flaved himr with my riding whip, or made my co chillo and his delicate flesh intimatei acquainted. But proceed." "Yes. but since Jose Calvo has seer the inside of the walls of Moro casth taings have slightly changed. Here ii the money. I presume you will fee better about undertaking the work i: paid in advance." "Certainly. I should feel easier. senor. Not that I doubt your honesty. scnor, oh no! but a man can never tell whai may happen in these stirring times" -and the mendicant dropped the loost coin into one of the capacious pocketA of his linen trousers. "Go on, senor, I listen." "The work is very simple. and a jol in which you run no risk of being inter fered with by either police or soldiers I want you to shadow the house of Dor Manuel Coballos." "Oh, the father of Senor Francisco." "The same. Watch it closely. IJ perchance, any parties should enter it, as it were, stealthily. bring me word at once. I will remain here in thi, cafe, from which you saw me come oul a few moments since." --And is that all, senor?" asked Calvo. "That is all." "Well, surely a man may do that and work little harm, either to himself oi anyone else. Adios, senor!" and with that Jose Calvo turned and walked somewhat quickly away down the street, while Felipe Coras entered the saloon, muttering to himself : "Although nothing may come from it, still, it would be better for him to be seen about the place than myself." Jose had proceeded perhaps five blocks when he observed an officer oJ the citizen police standing on a bril. liantly lighted corner. As though tc escape observation Calvo drew his tat, tered straw hat down Qver his face, bent his head and hurried on. "Ah! Buenos nadias. Good evening, Calvo! Why pass an old acquaintance in such haste, and without offering a salute?" called out the Cuban in uni form, kindly. "Buenos nachias, Senor Hazas," re turned Jose Calvo, halting. "I did not think that you would care to recognize upon the streets of Havana one whc had falled so low in the soeial scale as I have, and therefore I passed as I did, lest you shotuld have spurned me." "Spurned you? An old friend? No, no; because Dame Fortune has seen fit to deal harshly with you it is no reason that I should forget what you have been! Ay, and what you may yet be come!" "Ah, senor! Those are the first kind words which have fallen on my ear for many, many months, but they only serve to make me feel my degradation theo more. -I pray you, let mne go. ] fain would forget the past, forget you and all the friends of my halcyon days, and live only in the miserable present.' "Jose:" replied the other, exceedingly touched by the despairing tone of the outcast. "Have you never thought that there still might be a duty remaining fez you to perform? A duty, which, if per. formed in the right spirit, would leadJ you onward to a noble and honorable career?" "What can it be, senor," asked Calvo, quickly, arousing himself and resuming somewhat of his old-time dignity. "Jose," whispered the officer, "we were boys and schoolmates together. I know your disposition as a brother would and I will speak fearlessly to you. Cuba, poor, bleeding Cuba, needs your assistance. seeds the strength of your firm, right arm! Say, shall your country call in vain in the hour of her need?" "My country! My country! A Cuban has no country! The Spaniard is the master and the Cuban is the slave!" "And you are willing to live and die as such. Oh, Jose. do not tell me that you have fallen so low. All other faults your friends would willingly overlook, but that, turning against our beloved cause, will ostracize you forever froir the society of men!" . A momentary pause succeeded this burst of patriotic enthusiasm, after which Calvo looked his friend squarely in the face and said: "Senor Ilnzas! If Cuba will deign tc accept what little I have to offer, which is naught but life, it shall be hers, and that whene'er she may demand it." "I knew it! I knew it!" exclaimed the young officer, grasping the hand oi the vagrant. "The manhood in Jose Calvo's bosom has been but slumbering, and now that it is awakened he will prove a credit and an honor to Cuba and her cause! IHere, take this, It may prove useful to you," and he thrust a purse into the other's hand. "Call upon me to-morrow evening at my hotel. Not until late, for I am to be on duty in this locality all night, and will need rest the earlier part of the day." "Thanks, senor, thanks! Not for the money alone, for that is only a kindly offering from a former comrade! But, for the che4'ring and ennobling words which you have this night breathed ito the ear of one who teas the most mniserale of God's creatures! Adios, senor:i Adios"--and Jose Calvo went his way revolving in his mind whom he would serve. r'~ CIIAPTER IIT. srrriNG THE~ TaAP. Again the chimes ring out in the ca thedral tower, but this time they mark the hour of midnight. The hanging lmp, which was won1 to burn bright before the arched door' way of the palatial residence of Dor Manuel Ceballos, had in som~e manne become extinguished, and no one in the vicinity, not even the "watch," seemed inclined to relight It. Nor did there ap' pear to be any necessity for the illumi nation as the passers-by were few. Shortly after the bells had ceased their vibrations, if one had been play ing the spy, he would have seen the form of a man glide steathily along the street, keeping well in the shadows od the .buildings, pause at the doorway o: the mansion and knock gently for ad' mittance. One would then have heard the dooi open and might have observed the new comer place some dark object befor< his face, and have caught the words "Cuba or Death." Fully a doxen of these mysterOim characters could have been counted. They wero counted, and by Jost Calvo, who, unobserved by any of tht the countersign, see the mask, cover the features of the applicant for admis sion, but not so close as to recognize a single individual. SE "Ah:" muttered the spy, "this then is what Felipe Coras suspected. A secret meeting of the patriots! But why should he, a native-born Cuban, wish aught of T1 harm to his countrymen? It must be revengo Yes, revenge: and, to my way of thinking, his vindietiveness points directly to Don Manuel Ceballos or his son Frandisco. And does he expect me to ply the despiCabl' part of an informer? Tho'ugh why should he not? I have fallen to the very lowest stratum of so ciety and may well be considered capa- b ble of performing so dastardly an ac-:. of UnIt. by the ;ood Uame of my fathers, he shall see 1 have not lost all the at tributes of nanhxod! Valdes Ilazas shall1 know of this night'. work, and that, too, at once, if I can find him. He, at least, I can trust." hInving arrived at this decision, the poor man hurried back to the corner 8t of the streets where he had encoun- in tered the oflicer who had spoken to him such kindly and encouraging words. al Tha' he would meet him in that neigh- c!i borhood he was sure, for lie knew that T1 the citizen-policeman's patrol would de- at tain him in this locality. It Nor was Jose Calvo astray in his cal- W culations, for there, in the glare of the gas lamps, still stood the young Cuban, th l-istlessly toying with the hilt of his at sword and with seeming carelessness it scrutinizing the faces of the nocturnal Ai revelers as they passed. 40 The mendicant did not approach close a, to Hazas, but stood a little apart unti' w] he could, without too much demonstr pe tion, attract the attention of the officer. II He was not kept long waiting, for the C sharp eyes of the Cuban were roving in- bc cessantly over every object within the St range of his vision, and when he de- 01 tected the barefooted individual, stand ing somewhat in the shade, he moved forward as though to inquire into the it business of such a suspicious-looking n( character. ye "Will the senor draw a little apart," i1 began Jose, in a whisper, "that we may to not be seen or overheard? I have start- Li ling news to impart." th "A few steps will take us to the cala boose," replied Hazas, in the same ve guarded tone. of "No, no-not there!" quickly re- In turned the other, with a shudder, as tb though the very mention of the place se conjured up untold horrors to his imagi- at nation. at "Then tell me what you have to say yo where we stand. We shall not be dis- to turbed at this hour." or "Very well, senor. Now listen close- st ly. Are you aware that there is a meet- pc ing of the friends of Cuba being held In te the city limits to-night?" "Is it so?" queried the officer, with to deep interest. "How learned you re that?" I "I was employed by that viflain, Felipe Coras, to shadow the house of ci Don Manuel Ceballos and note if aught m strange occurred in the vicinity and re- in port to him the result of my observa- bu tion." te "And what saw you?" quickly aaked co the other. re "Several men demand admittance, M, place masks before their faces, give a M countersign and enter." 10 "The countersign was?" a "Cuba or Death." "The fools! How could they be so ul careless!" muttered the young man un- r der his breath. "But, Joso, can you be 1 trusted?" he went on, his fingers ner vously clutching the handle of his re-ti volver. s "Else why should I have sought you he out, instead of going at once to the man I who has already paid me a few piasters to bring him the information?" th~ "True! I might have known that, th with all your faults, you would not be he disloyal to Cuba. But what is to beW done? Oh, that Francisco were here to b advise us." c "If I mistake not, the man whose t name you but now mentioned has been a standing upon the opposite side of the m street for the last five minutes, senor," ce and Jose, with a slight motion of his cy head, indicated the direction in which ye he wished his companion to look. th "The saints be praised' 'Tis he!" joy- Jul fully exclaimed Valdes Hazas, recog- W nizing at once the form of his friend p~ and comrade. "You remain here while W I speak with him." So saying, the offi- c cer walked leisurely across the thor- te oughfare, as though he had no other object in view than to report to his s superior the trivial events of his wateh. That Francisco was startled at the p information which Valdes had to give as him, it is needless to say. IHe paused in for a moment in deep thought ere he I opened his lips.b "Can the man who has broken faith ~ with one employer be trusted to proveW true to another?" he asked. t "I will wager my life, Francisem that thJ Jose Calvo is loyal to our cause--" was in the prompt reply. -4C "Then tell him at once to seek, out at this traitor to his country, Coras, and ti< let him state truthfuly all that he has inI seen and heard, regarding the meeting! co But let him add this: That he had over- su heard remarks which led him to believe that this was only a preliminary gath- re ering to make arrangements for a o1 larger one to follow in a few days, at a which many hundreds of our people re would be assembled. This, you see, to Hazas, will serve to whet the villain's curiosity, if I judge the man aright. ie ci will not attempt to bring the Spanish sp soldiers down upon my father's house re to-night, but will endeavor to gain ad- gr mittance himself and thereby learn en whore and when the next meeting is to gi be held, so that he may lead the Cas- s' tilian minions to a sure and successful i victor'y."ti "But if he gains admittaalee and learns aught of our plans?" asked I Hazas, quickly. co "I trust that he will succeedl in theil former, but have little fear of his ac- S complishing the latter object," was the ev grim reply. "Now then, bear my in- re structions to Jose Calve, and tell him fa that if he proves faithful, he can ever er rely upon Francisco Ceballos as his to friend. When you have dispatched him upon his mission, hasten~ to join a: me at the don's house. a: "I will be there as soon as yourself, ni Francisco," replied Valdes, ashe turned to recross the street, while his compan- th ion walked leisurely toward his father's SI mansion, despite the fact that his mind p was racked with alarm and consterna- 11, tion at the startling information con- se veyed to him by his comrades -- at [To be contnued.[ Dakota Farmers Ruined. FAULKNER.S.D.. Aug. 29.-All of the 'northwestern part of Faulk county was burne:1 over last night by a terrible and 1c destructive tire, twenty miles wide and extending from Faulkton, fifty miles vi northward. As far as the eye couldB reach the sky was lit up with burning 'y stacks of hay and grain. The farmers si are ruined. For a space of twenty miles b: not a foot of grass is left for the stockP haesaed the flames. The damnage e anoheestimated yet. A heavy gale m fynned the flames. p THlE eleventh census will show that in our 65,000,000 population I man in C every 203 is over six feet high and 1 in every 262 is a lunatic. been overthrown by the rebels who will ai now inaugurate a constitutional gov- Ji mient in that unhappy country. ti A RETRACTION ASLED. .NATOR BUTLER WRITES TO DR. J. W. STOKES. e Senator Quotes His Own Language .nd Denies that Ho Called ALlincenin 'hieves and sooandrelt--Freidenk toket's Reply. ORANGEEuRG, S. C.. Sept. 7 -Below 11 be found Senator lutler's letter to r. Stokes and the answer to the samie, th of which is irom the Cotton Plant Saturday: SENATOl i TLEl:S LETTER. EDGEFIELD, .. C.. A ug. 28, 1891. r. J. V. Stokes, Editor Cutton Plant, rangeburg. S. C.: DEAR Sim.-On my return to Edge Id yesterday after an absence of three !el:s a friend handed me a copy of ur paper, "The Cotton Plant," of the 1 inst.. in which I find the following your editorial column: At Prosperity Senator Butler divided t men into three classes. Two of these Lsses are honest, including himself. ie "third one" lie said, "who borrows any price and never intends to pay back. This last class is the ono who ints to borrow money at 2 per cent." rom the News and Courier report.] its is a remarkable statement from e senator. The inan "who borrows any price and never intends to pay back," is a thief and a scoundrel. acording to the senator, therefore, ,000 Alliancemen in South Carolina, d a good many non-Alliancemen, o would like to borrow money at 2 r cent., are thieves and scoundrels. w do you like that, farmers of South rolina?. It is an infamous charge; it since it comes from a United ate senator, of course we will keep .r mouths shut-till the next election." I was invited by Mr. W. D. Hardy to eak at Prosperity on July 29 "to dis ss the sub-treasury plan on its mer ." I accepted, and upon the an uncement being made in the papers, ii challanged me to a joint debate. ccepted that also. You then sought be represented by a substitute, Mr. vingston, of Georgia, on the plea at yoo had other engagemeuts. The newspapers prodded you so se relv for this "retreat in the presence the enemy," you appeared and Liv gton did not. Although an Invited guest, and on at account, presumably entitled to ect my own place in the debate, you d your friends imposed the terms .d notilled me through Mr. Hardy of ur arrangement. I promptly acceded them. These termts gave you the ening and reply. You were on the d, and having the reply, are sup sed to have heard every word I ut red. Permit me to refresh ycur memory as what I did say in that portion of my marks to which your editorial refers, poke as follows: "Tere are three classes of people--one ss that neither borrows nor lends Dey (and they are a pretty large class;) d another class lends money out on terest, (and it is a perfectly legitimate siness; he prefers to live on the in rest rather than put his money In tton and mules, and there is no son why he should not. Does that ake him an enemy to the country or ake him any less a patriot because he s money at such a rate of interest he may be able to get?) "Then there is another class, which, tfortunately, I belong to-the bor wing class. [Laughter.) I don't ink a man because he lenos money at per cent. is a thief. Sometimes I am iry much obliged to the party f or let ig me have it; it helps me out of a rape, and I gladly give him the rate charges. I have seen the time that would like to have borrowed $85. "Then you will take my class, .and ey are susceptible of division into ree. You will find the fellow who if had one or two thousand dollars, yuld invest and make something by rrowing it at 5, 8, 7, 8, 10 or 13 per at., and will in due time return the oney he borrowed and the interest ou e same. There is another fellow just hnsjust as truthful as the other an, who borrows money at 8 or 9 per t., and misfortune overtakes him, a clone, a sickness or something pre nts his returning; he is as honest as e other man, but he cannot return it St at the time, but if he is honest he ll keen on hammering until he does ,y it bick. Then, the other class who I b-rrow money at 2, 15, 20 or 50 per nt. and never intends to pay it back, d never does. [Applause and laugh r} It is too little; it is like gamnbling. u get your money too easy and you end your money too easy." This is a verbatIm stenographic re 'rt of my remarks, and I recognize it correct. I should like to have your dividual recollection of what I said. :ade no special reference to farmers, it mdincded all classes in every com unity. There are many honest every aiere, in every class, and some dis nest men in almost every class. To e latter I applied my remarks in the rd class of the subdivision, and yet your editorial you make me include .000 farmers belonging to the Alli Ice. You did not put this construc :n on my speech either directly or plied in your half hour reply. Yz.ou uld not have thought it amenable to ch a construction. In view of this explaena' ion and cor cetion ask a retraction of that part your editorial doing me injustice, d a publication of this communica mn in The Cotton Plant, so that it may ach those who have read your edi I note, that you predicate y our criti im and conclusions on a report of my ech in The News and Courier. This port does not purport to be a steno aphic report, nor does it, in its pres .t shape admit of the construction you ve it-but the issue is between your tf and myself, and I would be obliaed you would inform me what construc mn you placed upon It at that time in y presence, and in the presence of at large assemblage of farmers, and you construed, as you appear to have nstrued when penning that editorial, the quiet and deliberation of your netum, eight or ten days after the ent why did you not then and there, ply to, and rebuke me, for these "in mous charges" against 40,000 farm s, whose especial champion you claim The remaining parts of your editoril e teeming with misrepresentations id perversionis of what 1 said, and of y attitude to wards public questions. ou:- statement that I am not a farmer untrue, and must have been made for e purpose of creating a false impres >n, and prejudice, but as the one es ciay referred to above is the most grant in it~s injustice, I content my if for the present with inviting your ention to it with the accompanying :lanation arid request. Very respectfully, M. C. BUTLER. DII. STOKELS's R EPL Y. Dr. Stokes's reply, a signed editorial, headed "Senator Butler's Comm un I ,tion," as follows: The attention of our readers is in ted to a communication fromi Senator axtier anent the Prosperity debate and . tai editorial comments thereon in~ tie Cotton Plant. In view or the abu ve opithets the senator is reported to ve indulged in reference to tis pa rr in his recent Asheville and Edge id interviews, I might justly consider at the senator had placed the whole atter beyond the pale of courteous re y or even notice. But as his com unication to The Cotton Plant is uched in language of a courteous nla re, and presents a personal grievance injustice done him by The Cotton lant, I shall notice again the points r efers to. The committee in charge P rosperity, as well as myself, were *stly surprised and indignant when e fair mn we had taken the senator to be unfairly shifted the ground of de )at-, even in the face of their protest. Yet when he come3. now as the injured party, asking fairness at the hands of The Cotton Plant he will again and al ways be fairly met and accorded a hear ina. The ear of The Cottcn "lant's audience will never be denied an hon est claim for justice that is couched in courteous and fair language. Before answering the Senator's questions, how ever, we ask attention to some general considerations: 1. The senator justly re-ognized the ditierence het.we#,n the relation of the deiater and thi edit or, 1 hougih the s:.e infdividial, to this whole subject. 2. 1 he Coulon l'lant was wt repre senit-11 it the d,.!): -. -3 flite ofi J ti L aper for Ague, Which wias senit the senator from ties oflice. shows tlAt Ihe fir.t issue after the debate had not a word, editorially or oth;-rwise, about the dehate. The speeches rni ht have been allowed to rest :npon their merit. But after tne newspaper sipporters of .he senator. in every po-tsible way, sought to pr")ju dice the Alliancei side of tne discussion: and after toe stnator himself gave an interview in Washiiigtvn in which lie. was represented as cacnilng everything, having "completely used up two sub treasury champions in joint debate 'it Prosperity," it set-enied not improper in The Cotton Plant to point out some of the vulnerable points of the senator's speech. 4. All reference to the particular mat ter the senator objects to, after the Aug. 8th issue, was in repellisc the assaults of the senator's newespaper friends, who apparently felt charged with the defence of the senator's re ported language. None of them un til one last week, so far as I know, ques tioned the possibility of the language being inaccurate; nor did such possibili tY ever occur to my mind. They ac cepted the phraseology as unquestionab ly correct; but denied my constructioni of it without glving;any rational mean ig. 5. 1 was an Invited guest at Prosperi ty as much as was the- senator-had never been there bfore, and hence was eutitled to tne srne consideration claimed by hirm or that score. As a matter of fact, I had no more to do with arranging the order of debate than the senator. The customary or der of depate was fixed upon by the committee and I accepted it. Certain ly I had no desire to take any advan tage, and don't consider that I had any under the arrangement. 6. By reading the whole correspon dence published in the issue of Aug. 8, it will be seen that the original ar rangernent was rmade either "for my self or some representative man." Col onel Livingston was under engage.neit in this state, and I felt sure no would meet the senator; but, did not feel free to make the arrangement for him wii,! out first consulting him. Ile was not present because he was sIck and I miss ed an Engagement to 6l1 the place. What is my individual recollection what the senator said? To be frank, I understooot him to say substantially what The News and Courier, Herald and News, and The Press and Reporter represented him as saying. Just what Colonel Talbert and Dr. Pope under stood him to say, as will be seen by their ttterances reproduced on another page; and just what a number of otaer gentlemen present understood him to say. I was amazed, astounded, indig nant at such an utterance from such a source; and noted it down for reply, as my notbs show. Why did I not reply to it that same day ? It does seem that the sena tor should know the morning meeting was broken up by rain. It was agreed that each of us should have an hour and a half. I was to divide my time so as to have a reply I used an hour and four minutes in opening. The senator was allowed to extend his remarks to about two hours, with the understand ing that I was to have a like extension. This would have given me near an hour for reply; and I had ample notes to oc cupv that time. The rain stopped me at about fifteen minutes;and after din ner 1 could not well continue even if my voice had admiited of it, because the senator had disappeared. The statement that the senator was not a farmer was made in good faith on informiation. I am glad to be cor rected it my information was incor rect. The senator asks for a retraction of my editorial co'nment on the language attributed to him by The News and courier. This is evidently an inadver tence on the part of so astute and logical a mind as the senator's, He should first deny at -least usIng the language at tributed to him. For, the comment is a deduction by logical and na tural process from that language; and none knows better than he, that a logical conclusion can be destroyed only by in vlidatin g~the premises. Premises may be invalidated only by denial or retrac tion. The major promise in this case is language attributed to the senator. Does he deny using the laguage or does he wish to retract it ? Since he has set the~ example, he will excuse me for us ing the interrogative form. Does he deny the report of The News and Cou rier, of the Herald and News, (both his staunch supporters,) and of the Press and Rteporter, corroborated by Dr. Pope, Col. 'falbert and by a number or other witnesses? So far lie has not done so. as I appre hnd. True, lhe refers to a "verbatim stenographic repourt" which he recog nizes as correct; and yet t he same "ver batim stenographic report" (The State's) so ilagrantly misrepresented him on t o points of his speech as to call forth from him a cerd of correction in that paper July 31. 1 am quite sure that it omitted several material points in my speech though it was reasonardy accu rate in what it did print While not distinctly denying the cor rectness of the reports of these papers, as will be seen by ref'erenc3 to his let ter, he simply asserts that even "in its present shape" the report does not "ad mit of the construction you (I) gave It." Sureiv the senator recognizesa tuat a question of construction~ is an exzcea.d ngly variable qjuantity. I recognize fuily the right of any man to interpret his own language and to ay what he meant it to convey. I have no desiru to hold him to a construction he does rnot desire to carry, and hence I ask special attention to the senator's ex planation of his position. But I must hold that in the absence of limitation upou the meaning of lan guage, it is legitimiate to construe it ac cording to the ordinary rules of con stuctiou. I submit it, ts.erefor-, to the sentor as a fair- m inde-d and logical rea soner, whether the language credited to him by tapse three papers, and allowed to pass wlthiout denial-bearinglin mind always that the discus ion was upon the on.y plan that proposes to borrow at 2 per cent. and that the Alliance is the! only body in this state which ad vocates such a plan-I submit to him, I say, a fai -indad man and a logician. whether the conistruction I placed upon it was not logical and natural. I submit to him further wvhethor, un til his correction and explanntion ap peared, the public were not justitied in iner prtiug it in a natural and ration al way with the context: and whether ie should niot at least give somec other construction to the language, if indeed he does not deny it It might be pertinent to ask also, since the interogative is in v'oguie, why 1 am singled out r rebuke in this matter. The application of his lan guage to 40,000Y tarmers of t he state was not even original with 'The Cotton Plant. llad tne senator remained to hear Colonel Talbert, he would have heard that application distinctly made and resentcd as appears in his printed speech mn another column. D)r. Pope made virtually the same application, and it was widely printed over his own signature. Yet in his Ashevill inter view the se nator passes over and almost apoligizes for Dr. Pope: but reserves hi inev o The'notton Pi'ant. i~e appears studiously to have avoided Col onel Talhert's charge, as well as his speech. These gentlemen are certainly more prominent in the public life of South Carolina than myself. except possibly in relation to the Alliance. Is that the Inspiration of his choice of me as a target? Again I ask the attention of the read ers of the The Cotton Plant to Senator Butler's "correction and explanation." A Desperate Mexican Bandit, SAN ANTONio, Tex is, Aug. 29.-Sume years ago, in the Lower Rio Grande country, R1-jino Ramon was known as the most desperate man, accomplished biandit, an-1 thorongh-pa.cedl so-undrr-l iii h i w' rt puOli s. 11- %ad let, h s righ.. :rm. itt used a pistul with re mark able dexterity. A;ter committing a thousand crimt-s and a hauidred mur ders. he died peaceable in his bed, at tended by a wife who had been his de voted comprnion through forty years of war .'ainst, the law. Hie le-ft ason named Eustorjio. This man is no w twenty-three years old and possessas all the evil qualities of his father. intensilied by a better education andlarger brain. Lie has become the terror of the froatier States of Mexico. The oflicials of every village are arrayed against him. He comes and goes with the celerity of lightning, is here one day and there tomorrow. and is heard of almost simultaneonsly at places a hun dred miles aport. le is surrounded by a band of cutthroats as desperate as himself. They are fifty in number and regard smuggling as a very tame occu pation, to be resorted to only when there is less exciting matter afoot. Their incursions into Texas are very frequent. They have had three affrays witr officers on this side the Rio Grande. Some of them have been killed and others wounded. A Tenement House Horror. Nnw YoiRK, Aug. 28.-Last night the tenants in the four-story tenement house No 321 East 106th street heard pistol shots In the apartments occupied by a family named Baxter, on the third !lor. No one. however, sought to learn what the shooting meant until 10 o'clock this morning, when it was no ticed that none of the Baxters had been seen. The neighbors knocked at their door, :.ut there was no answer. and then Po liceman Wm Lawler, of the East 88th street station, was toid that it was thought something was wrong. The policeman went up stairs, forced in the door, and there found John Baxter, a painter, 30 years old, his wife, Mary, aged 28 years, and tneir children, Katie, 6 years, and John, 4 years old, all lymng dead with bullet holes in their heads. Beside the body of the husband and father lay an American Bulldog, 32 calibre revolver, with four cartridges discharged. It is supposed that he killed his wife and children and shot himself. On the table was a letter written by him to his mother, in which he told of his intention to kill the fami ly and himself. Sacraunantal Wine Poisoned. R031E, Aug. 26.-The Popolo Romano p ublishes a sensational dispatch from 'lermo, which says that Don Guisep po N Rosa, private chaplain to the Countess of Mazzarino, while celebra ting mass in the presence of the family suddenly fell to the floor in violent con vulsions, his limbs writhing and froth foaming upon his lips. He was speeai ly removed to his private apartments, but before medical aid could be sum moned he died in fearful agony. The same dispatch says that an investiga tion revealed the fact that the chaplain had been poisoned with corrosive subli mate, which had been put in the sacra mental wine served at the mass. The police of Palermo are making stren u ous efforts to discover the perpetrator of the shocking crime. Lost to the Democracy. FARRENSBURG, Mo., August 27. Missouri will have a Third Party. That was settled yesterday when the Farm ers' Alliance State Convention deposed U. S. Hall from the presidency and elected Leverett Leonard his successor. President Hall represented the conser vative element of ~the Alliance, which opposed the Third Party and the Ocala platform, the sub-treasury scheme in cluded. Leonard represents the radical element of the Alliance which favors the Third Party movement and the sub-treasury scheme. CONGRlESS3IAN SCOTT, of Illinois, is sure his state will go Democratic if the right man is nominated. The Baley-Lobby COMPANY. 213 Meeting St., Opposite Charleston Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. Manufacturers' Agents. Machinery, Supplies, Oils. Attention mill men ! We are now offer ing the best and latest improved -AND Iron, Steel, Pipe, Nails, Fitting, Belt Lacing, and a full line of Phosphate and Mill Supplies. 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