The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, September 16, 1891, Image 6

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DAY AND NIGHT. ter. Oh the rapturous thrill of awaking hig In the morning cool and gray, b When my pulses stir with rejoicing For the gift of another day. Oh a day is too short for such chances "N Of love and of service true, dra With the glory of sunshine around me, wal piLr-_A4d my beautiful work to do. But thb dear day slips from my holding not n4 -the chances come and go; stil While I love and I work a little, fori And I worry a bit. you know, 1h-Uen the evening comes with its quiet, AMd dreams of the hours past, And I put off my plans until morning, An< ---4in glad to sleep at last. phe Omyflfe grows rich with Its meaning, tiU' - Uaatil.beauty and service combine; left -Eand itelaims me with power resistless, ,: Whills ue with longings divine. t ~'O ref are the years of our striving. . Faredistant the brotherhood dream. '3twe:work with a courage unfailing. A. Blfe holds a glory supreme. gra .jt perhaps in the misty future wit r of quiet may come, Wh& a evening hush may enfold me, ing And each summoning voice be dumb; me 6 i-sysit perhaps in the stillness 1 wAdnuse on the happy past; roo ,Jhen.say my few words of thanksglying loc Kiid be willing to sleep at last.. -Emma E. Mareau, in Boston Transcript. .-MBERTAS C.; -OR 7DIED FOR CUBA." 0 SDy Mlarltou Downling. CHAPTER IV.' r LnE SWAw.LLOWS UE %aTr. % ugh it was two o'clock in the ,mcj g Felipe Coras was still seated afe, but he had plenty of com- g Wwth or the place was nearly filled by ded youth" of Havana. who are ont to turn night into day. le le attention to his surroundings, 8E 0 r, but-smoked one cigarette after in silence. The recreant Cuban pas s~nce we last saw him, indulged in the a fewilassos of light wine, but not suf- cat< ficient by any means to deprive. him of the 14 svas growing impatient at hea shij conld be seen by the manner his Wichhtiwisted his mustache, and was 3 4&flepsiy the marble floor with and the sole of his dainty patent-leather trio " 1&ot.' S, e ,Jpng does the fool think I want feet %eiatn on the watch before he feal _ tj report? If anything has the jed, t must have done so ere retteitd Coras, angrily, to him- teel self, ds he arose and walked to the door S w of the cafe to take a look down the 0 street. . . i -But just as he stepped out upon the bro sidewalk, Jose Calvo put in an appear- 1sa chi] "By all the fiends, man, where have you been? Did you suppose I wanted yoi to keep me waiting here until day- glo - i liht?" demanded the officer. nob - .. have been standing here for some sha time, expecting the senor to emerge," g wisthe humble reply. "How would it have looked for such a miserable-ap- m pearing being as I to accost in a public But cafe a gentleman of your standing?" MuM "Well, well! What have you learned?" interrupted the.other impatiently.. Eg~eht..8'e, senor! A great deal, 30wh anid that which may be of interest to you.'. "Ah! say you so? What is it? Speakmi "I hav& ai this night"-began Jose ft -"a n ii so"f men, wearing black ma uaks ove&4heir~faees, stealthily entertr - ~te-ous9.DorManuel Ceballos." "Ay, s I thought," exclaimed o Bu~ht wha more? Is there auight ks .gi, si, senor! I heard the counter- the 2dggnii~'ib applicant for admis siona, and t was 'Cuba. or death." m "Ah! Jose, you have indeed brought bi me welcome news. Now, at last, shall A de able to turn the father and son of e *- .Jthe pa-ud house of Ceballos over to the wit eeentioner,,or force the proud Isadel did S.?9be mine." "But that is not all, senor," went on the spy,' a thouh he had not heard the arm afg,~eras .and was anxious to o sahl fnte itench himself in the 'goodegrades of his employer. o "W.; swell, fool! Why hesitate? ., Spe*k quickly, man! While we are,, re -~bbling here the traitors may escape."so H 'ave patience, senor! The guests am h~eon wll remainwhere they are ,, ouma now until the gray streaks of "N * ~-.daw clause the street lamps of Havanagt to grow -dim. ,While I was standing q co0ncaledby a sharp angle of the wallpt j x . 'Ioverheard two of the men in the oom- abc - panytaMirin together as they awaited 4 *--the answer-to their knock. 'There is to -~be little business transacted to-night,' ~ sninemsked: one. 'We are simply called tric toete to make arrangements for theth ~atdfing of our forces at some place the ' ao i'e cast, where a quantity of arms the * expedted to be landed from Amer ' ca.. - -Com '~~;"Well1 well, ,Tose! You have gone fi ar,:beyond. my utmost expectations!ha -',-d Here are -a .few ;more piasters. Takeha " -uthemi!. But mind, you do not breathe a ix-wordof what you have seen or heard -ni&gittto ahlving soul." d s C.l-o aceepted the money, though ds -h~fit been light 'enough an expression di:. k91gust might hare been seen flitting br!, ': d is not unhandsome features. _ e 4In, with an."adios, senor!" he hut ,ied.away.. - Coras was nwin pssesion of what seemed tp him most valuable informa tion; but he wais for a few moments at no ioss how to take the best advantage ths of it for the discomfiture of his enemy- to Had it not been for the latter part of an -Jeoetrfuerendered report he would the th'*sat' once 'comunicated with the sw! commander of the v~anish guard and qu ~s-xdoped-down upon the little band of ma Striots, but.the prospects of a more im- pal -o abt~if n thw near future de- onc I terred himfrom so doing.th Though an arch villain, the man was ;~rnoteoivard, and. Francisco Ceballos had road his character correctly when he divined that the conspirator would be m lik'ely toi present himself in person at thle rendezvous of the insurgent lead- ta em; .. . .spc "'Tis the only thing that I can do," trn Cerasinuttered to himiself. "Jose says ap~ hat every man -was masked. I can inc -'-readily see what that was for. The C b frait is not yet ripe enough to be plucked, each one is afraid of the other, and darei not disclose his identi ty; so 'armed with the countersign, and face concealed, I may safely be- % come -one of the ,party, learn t'heir ,u aecrets, and escape detection. Yes, I L'.' vii1 do it." So .saying, the renegade Cuban hurried to his hotel to don a diagnise. the *-'Jose Calvo,- however, did not seek het -the wretched abode -which he called his his home, but retraced his steps to the of '"residence of the Ceballos. This time tal he did not attempt to conceal himself, drc but walked slowly past the high, me .arched, and grated doorway, having as C -yet hardly -made up his mind what bei course to pursne. rig - .:He had proceeded, perhaps, a dozen I roda, when he was suddenly Confronted Do: by Franeisco and his friend Valdes. the2 The recognltion was instantaneous and cal -mutual. "What say vou. Jose?" asked the lat- oti "Has the fish swallowed the bait?" [think he has, senor, for he seemed 1ly elated over the report which I aght him." [t is well," answered Francisco. )w, senor, we will separate and ,v apart that we may the better ch this miserable specinieu of hu i vermin walk into our trap. Stray too far. Calvo, for Cuba may have some further duty for you to per 4. si. senor. The call for Jose Cal services shall not be given twice." with this the three young "ien -ed themeln-s in such positions that could observe all wh. entered or the residenee of Don 'Manuel. CHAPTER V. tBETING Or TIE PATMIOTS-THB TRAP will now be necessary to retro le slightly and take the reader iin the luxuriantly furnished dwell of the don at the hour set for ting. 1 a spacious. high-studded, airy n sat a gentlernan whose snowy cs showed plainly that he had long t TED UPON A. LOW OTTOMAN AT HIS FEET WAS A YOUNG GIRL. wed the meridian of life, although piercing eye and erect bearing indi d that he had not in the least lost vitality and fire of youth. is face was clean-shaven, save a y drooping gray mustache, and ostume was of somber black. This the master of the establishment, one of the most ardent Cuban pa ts, Manuel CebaHos. ated upon a low ottoman at his was a young girl, with regular ures, dark, flashing eyes, and hair hue of which would rival a'raven's I g. She was not more th&a seven L, but had the grace and dignity of )man of more mature years. What is it, father, that is or your d? Why rests that cloud upou your xv? Tell me. is it because your tel is about to leave the house of her hood for that of another?" o, no, child!" quickly responded Manuel, as he fondly stroked the sy looks. "No, no; you are to wed a le and upright man, one whom I 1 be proud to receive into my fam It is not that Matters of political t ortance engross my attention! We t soon to strike a blow for liberty. I on that point keep silent. You t ,t leave me now, my darling, for some of our noblest citizens are to me here, and discuss the means C reby we can overthrow our op sors" would that I were a man that 1 ht be admitted to your council. But, er, be cautious, for the Spaniards C have spies in our very household." ~ ever fear, daughter. None but and trusted patriots will be of our iy. Now hasten to your chamber, hear footsteps approaching"-and father bent and imprinted a fervent upon his child's brow. abel returned the salute and left apartment just as the door at the her end of the room opened and a i whose features were concealed be :a black mask entered. s Ceballos noted the presence of the romer, he stepped quickly forward b extended hand, remarking as he Welome, senori And friend of our try! For although I may not ree ize you behind that covering I know .must be such, else I should.not be ored* by- your presence here at this Yo know me twell, Don Manuel," xnded the other. "Both as a loyal of Cuba and friend of yourself. I Castro Vasquez"-with this, the vis removed his mask, as he continued: 8 >r would I have worn this flimnsy t ze had it not been the general re t but would have~ met our com riots open-faced, as I-see you are ~ ut to do."~ - -t No, no, Castro!" quickly replied Ce- I Los. "There may be some among us ight who have not been thoroughly d. It is better that the identity of a faithful should be concealed from f , lest their hearts fail them and t turn recreant in the hour of need expose our leaders. Quick, senor: 5 er those noble features, which I I w you long to reveal openly to our ed enemy and oppressor. Cover, I C y for I hear the approach of others." r carcely had Vasquez re-placed his C sk when several people similarly ~ uised entered the room one at a o each of whom was oordially C eed bthe veteranhots~ . -t then the gathering had swelled to ~ e fifteen in number Don Manuel Led the little nileeting to order. , Senors!" he began, in rich, sonorous es, "the saints know that there is the slightest doubt In my mind each and every one of you belong Ld are faithful to our cause, but, as I atter of protection and to carry out rules of the order which we have >rn to uphold, I am bound to re st you to come forward singly and ke the sign upon separate slips of er, which shall be destroyed at a sn istantI eeryon4 was upon ir feet and eager to press forward to y the bidding of the leader; yet the fet decorum befitting such a me atous occasion was observed. he first patriot who bent over the 1 was none other than tho oute ken Castro Vasquez, and he quickly C rdl an equi-lateral triangle, with an x pointing downward, while in the Losed space he wrote ftl~ertas wtith a neath. Thus:1 ltlslipofpaerthe tkngi 7 7adlwhc bre upo th ltle, ulip ofwaspcnme, thenngt pped the charred remains into a al receptacle at his feet. n followed another until each mem of the little band had proved his at to be present.1 .t the conclusion of this ceremaony, a Manuel commenced to unfold object for which tehe assembly was ted together. Friends, it has become apparent to trike anotnher n-iow a',t Il:a tyrant. Ei.e people of Cuba are vith u.s almost oM mm: ve bare only to call them to eter and put :i in- in their hands, to ! the urpi:- Spaniards froim our Nlv'ed 1]:m. back to th'ir own coun 1v IcroS e broad .\'.antic. Our nemy is 4%r(ng- in inumbers. weapons Lmd we, th. li they fig t as hirelings, 1." a. trn patriots, who do battle for hir ho-ne,. their love.'ione. nnaL thir at;ve ,... \ hav et t malke a ,oM extsude~g:v sne f the Lal an nh iii '~ )ur!o.,e rela ionship with the United States will, .e are sure, lead those liberty-loving >eople to be the first to extend a hand >f congratulation to us and perhaps )> f assistance, as they have already lone secretly. I am in possession of a ett-er, borne by a trusty messenger, vhich states that our agents in New Curk have succeeded in dispatching a teamer loaded with munitions of war o our aid. She will proceed slowly ither, and it is expected five days hence vill be somewhere between the north rn coast of our island and Salt Key ank, where we must place a pilot on >oard to conduct her secretly to some >lace where she may be able to dis harge her valuable cargo without de otion by the Spanish officials. If there .re any among you who will volunteer o perform this service, let them step orward and reveal their identity to me .nd we will confer apart as to the re eption, concealment and subsequent isbursoinent of the arms." Ai% the don finished speaking at least .alf-a-dozon men were upon their feet and pressing forward, eager to render he requested aid. Each in turn whispered his name in 'hallo& ear and! then returned to his at.hut before the last had resumed his lace and ere the chairman could con inue. a helated individual, with fent tres concealed as the others, entered .id unostentatiously remained at the >ak of the room. His presence, however, was noted nly by. the don who -was about to bid [im welcome, when a second person ame into the apartment and walked irmly up to the table. Catching the Ye of the presiding offieer, the new omer said in a voice that could be card by those present: "llave all herv present made the sign f our order. senor?" hAll, save yourself, and our friend ho preceded you but a moment, and eho waits unly for an opportunity to o s4." At this the latest arrival seized the oen and quick ly inscribed the symbol. "Now, Don Manuel Ceballos. request jim to do likewise," exclaimed the atriot, pointing a finger at the in ividual in question, who it could now e seen was greatly agitated, as every -e in the room was fixed upon him. "You hear, brother!" said the gray aired Cuban. "You are challenged by ne of our number: Step boldly for rard and show to us that you have a ight to be present here." The don had scarcely finished speak rig when the man turned and sprang owards the door, but he had not taken wo steps before he found himself xked in the firm embrace of two men, wo alone of the entire party who, be ide the don, were without masks, ades Hazas and the patriotic mendi ant, Jose Calvo. Lifting the intruder from his feet. hey hurried himn through the room to there Doun Manuel was standing. "Senors: Behold the traitor!" ex lae-d Francisco Ceballos, for it was .e who had first thrown down the SENOR3, BEHOL-D THE~ TRAITVD!" y auntlet, and reaching forward ho tore s mask from hefore the face of the rembling wretch. "Look: 'Tis Felipe Coras. A viper. urtured on the soil of Cuba. who would atrn to sting the breast that suckled m! Say, comrades, what shall be his "Kill him! kill him:" was heard on 11 sides of the apartment, while oniards glistened in the dim light of be caindles. "Stav, senors, stay!" called the -don, hieding the miserable creature with is own noble form. "Would you con zninate my house with the blood of a espicable spy? Leave him to me, and est assured I will yiel you a good ac ount of his keeping: Now, friends. pray you, disperse quietly. You are 1 made acquainted with the business f this meeting, and those who can ex end aid, call upon me individually at n early hour. - "Farewell, senors! Francisco, I in rust this creature to your care. Look bat he does not escape.". "You may be sure that lie will be safe a my keeping, father;" and as the oung Cuban and his two friends ragged their prisoner away, the little and of patriots issued forth into the vay light of early morning and silently ought their homes. CHAPTER VI. '-~ The third day after the events re~ord d in the last chapter. a trim, chooner igged yacht of about seventy-five tons rurden, passed out b~y More castle, that rim and forbidding ,.pile of masonry which guards the entrance to the har or of Iavana. Upon the quarter-deck of the little raft paced her owner, Castro Vasqiuez, whiio at her wheel stood a weather eaten son of Neptune, a Cuban coast The crew of the vessel, however. b~ore ttle resemblance to the conventional alor, save perhaps in their costumes, nd the manner ia which they per rmed their work, if seen by profes onal mariners, would have caused the Ltter to denounce them as "land-lub Nor would the seamen have been sn astray in their estimate, that is, rring the "lubber" part, for not one f the company on board, except the >wner and pilot, had ever been out of .ight of the land. The people were in fact the social as ociates of Don Ceballos and Senor asquez, and had, every one, been resent at the seeret political meeting; hey had volunteered their serv-ices to aan the yacht on the occasion of her rip to intercept the steamer laden with xs, it not being deemed expedlient to aake use of a reg'ular crew on such an mportant mission. Although the owner had sailed by the loro many timecs. yet this day he dIrew sig of relief 'he his lie craft had passe-t beyond the range of the for midable runs that frowned menacingly from the parapets. "1How long should it take us to run down to Salt Key bank, p'7.? For it is there we are 1i met the steamer." "WIth tle win-:n he, it avier ti.'n this, se.4or, it will l1i :l of twe'ntv-foir hours before we make the light on the bhoat s." "Al. then we have plenty of thne to arrange our plan:." an,-tre t he Cuba nl. Tiwu n :1iu% v.;:-.- 1-o ealled: "Cole. my frviend. LI- .It hvre. W. are too f~r: from th'::tI stone pi ' fe:- de1 - :: it -.m :r:,. ind you have 'I : 1 1.9 il .rst i e tion." .11 this the. :"'1 ::::'i,: -it joinetd their e->mnr;iet 4in t'e qIrt I . e- k. With but one' Of the Ih,-:,'ters s the reader acqu:.inted, s t%:st 1-. the' en thusiast ic you' parit, 4. w's I izas Ilevas on i ' rd the yacht ::tseustodian of the prisoner. FelCe Coras. who was lVingL in, the cabin. mawcdl. :wait n L' setntence which hald not yet been passed upon him. "Now penors." said Vasquez, "1 want to make you faniliar with the line of aetion which Don Manuel and myself have thoulght best to pursue. We are to fall in with the steamer, and when out of sight of land take on board as much of her cargo as we can carry, and then sail for Key Francis. which lies off the coast about twenty miles from Caibarien. "Senor Cohallos. his son and the re claimed Jose Calvo. whom you now know was the prime factor in thie cap ture of that villain below there. have gone down by land to prepare for our reception. Our anchoring off the little island will exeite no suspicion, as I have been there with the yacht several time. A portion of the Key is a denso jungle. an excellent place in which to conceal our valu.alie acquisition of arms, until a suitle :#pportiuity can be found to put them ilt: the hands of our friends. wich I iruit will not be many d(ays hence. Wi.at think you of the plan?" "I can see no other that offers s) sure a prospect of sues:"," replied iHazas. "And there seem.i to be no chance of failure here, unless through treachery, of which fortnvately we need have but little fear, for Cubans of the stamp of our prisoner are far from numerous, and Spaniards, of course, we shall avoid." The little band of determined men sat discusinl the political situation un til the shades of night darkened the scene, then the "watch" was set, and all those who were not detailed for duty went below. - As the sun arose fmm its watery bed, the following morning the joyful an nouncement from the pilot that a steamer was in sight. brought everyone on deck, and there far down on the easteni horizon was a long line of smoke indicating the locality of the vessel "It may not be the craft of which we are in search,- remarked Vasquez, a-S his friends became jubilant. "We can only trust that it is," re plied the pilot. "for if It should be we hall have a goxl, long day to work by her side." At the expiration of an hour the hull of the steamer was plainly Visible. She was headed toward the mainland of Cuba and was traveling at a very slow rate of speced. "Th at must be the ono'," observed the pilot. "chko she would be going faster. Look:. shQe anges her course. as though her commnduer was undlecided which war- to) steer. Iloweover, a short timte wilI decide. Set our signals. senor, and let himu Lnow tha~t we. want to speak --- '7m . - - IALF DoE ENwR PO T FETADPEsDF~AD ~,o hi." ZNXMEN W.-EVPR- HI In a few maoments~ the Spanish ensign was flying from the masthead of the acht. "I dislIke very much to show that flag," remarked Vasquez, as he look-ed aloft at the red and yellow bunting. "ut it would not do to display any other in case that craft is not the one for which we are seeking. Ah! There goes his colors!" he continued. "-The United States, I take it. What say you. piloo?" handing the glass to the mariner. - "Si, si, senor, Americano,". was the reply- "And he is heading now directly for us." "I think fortune smiles upon o'nr mis sion this time~," remarked the owner of the yacht. . . -- Tuly t tdid, for in less than half an the engine of the steamer had stopped and the little schooner was lying with her jib hauled to windward not more than a cable's length away. -* -- A boat was lowered and mlnned, and the chief officer of the larger vessel v-is itel the yacht. le was delighted at the arrangements which had been made for the disposal of his cargo. Seizing a speaking-trumpet lie called to his captain that "all was right," and to lower the boats and prepare to transfer the cases to the schooner at [To be contInued.] Murray. the Outlaw, Killed. JACKSONi'ILLE, Fla., Sept. 4.-liar mon Murray, the notorious coloredi out law, who has defied the authorities for nearly a year and terrorized a wide section of country, was killed about dayight tis morning by Ihardy Early, a colored lad of 11. The killing oc curred in a swam p near Archer. Fla. Murray called on Early about 4 o'clock and ordered him to go with him to Archer, where he said lhe was going to "kill somne crackers" and thenm leave Alacha County. Early did not want to go anmd said he had no gun, but Mur ra took Early to the latter's brother's hjuse and made him produce a double barrel shot gun. Eoth barrels were loaded with buckshot and Early put liften more In each barre-l. The two then started toward Archer, having to pass through a swamp on the way. When they got into the swamp Early pretened he did not know the* trail and asked Murray to lead. Murray took the lead, and imnmediately.. Early poured the contents of both barrels into the back of Murray's head, killing him instantly. Early then notitied the peo pe at Archer, and a crowd went to the spot, brought the corpse to town, and afterwards sent it to Gainsville, Ex citeet there was inten~se, as several 1ncbings of Murray's confede-rates have occurred in that vicinity. Early was the hero of the hour and was mounted on a box, from which he made a speech describing tihe affair. IHe will get 1,500 in rewards. Murray had killed seven maen w itin the past few months and was as fearless as he was h bohirty. THE COMING CONFLICT. R1JSSIA PREPARING FOR THE CLASI OF ARWIS. A Strona Ad rance G uard in a -jxfIije?,s t lnvade the Aistrian Eiviro-Con etractinig Pontoovs for Cros.sing 21t ilanube. LoNXi ..'et.7-A \' m:3di1tt ;ays thit the ILusslan vil i s n;ior 'n 'i usso-. s a rniraeth n with-tsohrs.Tirn teg~n"n usi u to be inerely gend a nen to I reven smuggling. have given place to whol re-gim!ents, permnaneilly qjuartert d a (very available point und ready to ac as a strong advance guaird in pourin into the A ustrian empire in the even of war. ObLervatiou towers are hein built close to the frontier and the Ru sians are also planning the erection a three or four large forts to form base for an invading army. The Russian are also constructing pontoons at Re that can be used in crossing the Dar ube. Some of the pontoons are ninet3 six feet long and eighteen feet widi They are forwarded as rapidly as poss ble to the various places where the por toons might be required. A Berlin dispatch says that, accor ing to personal statements frcm som of the Prussian officers in attendanc on the Austrian manouvres, they ar not favorably impressed with the cor dition of the Austrian troops. Th Hungarians and Austrians show a lac of perfect discipline. These defect are frankly commented on by Germa military men, and do not inspire con! dence as to the part of Austria in futur war. On the other hand, as one Russia critic points out, something must be a lowed for the intense hatred which th 1iungarians bear toward the tussiau and which would probably make th Hungarians invincible in a conflic with their old enemies of 18419. This feeling is much stronger tha any anitnus ever felt against the Au trians, as the Hungarians look upo Russia as an outside nation that intei feredto prevent them from gaining thei independence, when they wbre about t grasp it. It Is said that 11 ungarian chi dren are taught to remember '49 and th share of Russia in that year of traged: For t.his reason the critic quoted sui gests that Hungarian vereance woulh in a conflict with Russia more tha make up for lack of discipline. A Vienna correspondent says that th plan to erect a morument to M ouravief the hangman of Poland, at Wilna, is al ribu ted to a purpose on the part of tb Uussians to inspire terror in Poland b recalling the punish nient of the Polis insurgents In 1863. The square in whic the roonument is to be put np witnes: ed the hanging of scores of Polish pri: oners, and the statue will stand 0 the very site of the gallows on whic the victims perished. Notwithstant ing in this reminder, and the increase rgor of Russian rule in Poland, th Russian Poles do not conceal their pi triotic feellng, and it is believel 1: Vienna that they could be depende pon to recruit the Austrian armies i a war against Russia. Driven to Desperation. LONoN, Sept. 9.-From Keief come the account of a horrible tragedy. . Jew named Kaptan. driven to desperv ion by an order tN. leave Russia. he has in been deprived of a comfortable busi ness by former decrees, first shot his wif and then one oy one his live childrea He afterwards killed h'mself. Kaa left a note stating the mot ive for th crime, which was is desire to save hi Imily from othwise inevitable misers From other parts of Russia comes new of tragedies atteadant on the failureo the harvest and the consenuent sul'em iog and struggle for existence. Whil no cases of canuibalism have been re ported, there have been several cases t m ysterious disappearance that are al triouted to supposed cannibalism, an in Bessarabia the police are carefull watching for evidence against person under suspicion. Many suicides ar stated to have occurred among the peas antry, who, owing to a strong religiou feeling, have been, as a rule. slow t commit this act. There is noihing r( assuring in Russian advices, and th prospect for the winter is too terrible t contemplate. lIncalculabie [ojury to Cotton. The weekly weather and crop bull: tin of the South Carolina Weather Ser vice, in co-operation with the Unite, States Weather Bureau, for the wee: ending Saturday, is as foilows: Th rainfall for the past week was as parenly below normal, temiperatur and sunshine belo w the average. whic: was injurious to the cotton crol There can be no Coubt but that th cot on crop has been seriously injure by the excessive and continue:i rain almost daily In August, and for th past week the condition of the crop ha not been improved by the low tempera ture and iittle sunshine. The earl: cotton has shedded Its fruit, boils rotte and seeds in the open bolls sproutet thereby greatly injuring the stapit Scald and rust is reported in many see~ tions. In sitil clay lands the cottol crop has not been so materially injurec The young cotton has grown rapidly shedding much of it s fruit. The injur, to the cotton cro.p Is variously esti mated at from 20 to 30 per cent., somn farmers putting it mucn higher. Eg~n Thousand Homn~ees. TlE DALLES, Oregon. Sept 3.-Yee terday's disastrous lire rendered ove one thousand persons homeless, and en tailed a financial loss of nearly $l,000 000. Many of the sufferers lost every thig they had in the world, and thi mayor has appointed a committee to ic ceive contributions for the sufferari The ire burned over an area of eighteel blocks. The loss is now estImated a $65,000, though It is possible these Iia uires may be exceedied. The insurane as near as can be ascertained, is S272 000. Among the buildings destroyei by yesterday's tire were the large brie) building of Vogt & Coon, the oper; house and the Third Regiment armory These building were only erected a yea ago, at a cost of $200,000. The city ha no regular water supply, and the utte helplessness of the lire engines wa clearly demonstrated. A fortunat change in the wind Wa3 all that savei the greater part of the towvn from bein wiped out. Sixteen Men Annihilated. WHITE PIGEON, Mich., Sept. 4. terriic explosion occurred last evenin at the dlynamite factory of F. A. Rey nolds & Co., near here. 'There werl about 2u tons of dynamite in the build ing which was a three-story brick. T[hi: was blown to atoms, and the workmen mostly swedes and Norwegians wert completely annihilated. Not a vestig' has beenifound of them, and their name: annot be learned, as the company: books were destroyed. The loss I: 30,00. Force of the concussion wa: felt here. The spiro of the Gjermial Lutheran church fell with a loud crash and the walls of several bmildings wert damaged. Ifouses were percept ibhi shaken and the residents badly scared The Ship Went Down. IALWFAX.N. S., Sept. 2.-The steamio D~unmerry, oif Belfast, which sailet from New York, Au!gust 21;, for Art werp, with a cargo of grain, sank abou eight hundred miles east of New Yori oi the morning of the 29th. She had crew of twenty-eight men, commandet by Capt. Mc.\orran. Eight of the crev are lost. T1he others were tessedl abou in a life boat for two days and fliali' picked up by the ste'amer ians an' uert which arrierd the men to thi COTTON PICKERS'STRIKE. A Mov.em'-nt That Should be Squelched &~t Orce. Nw (:ANs, sept. .-The Tim's IX-moer t's Galveston special gives in fortnau i'n cone:-riing the organizatio-n cf a color, d cott.-'n pick'5s union, v hici bas agrcE-d not to pick cot:o,, af t.r Septerabr :. for less LnIn one d.l!ar 'a r Itut-d I ou rids ar d ho;ird. T his t imr,- 'dd: d ,-.ory (::y Hr i ntthe : u : eraa St 1tves. N. M. t ende:.t of tH- :>,)orei Allianc. admit t t(d the exist CeT: of I his 'Argamuizatiolt, 7 sn1ing that. . lht ieen indiuced uy the t organiz1 ion soIe time ago of plaiters iaLd iuerehants n certain sectiot's, no. tably Memphis and Charleston, to re - duce prices lor pickiug to a very low f standard, and that tne colored pickers had combined to protect themiiselves s Iom this dictation, ald he thought they s would be able to do so. It is learned i that a secret circular has been mailed . at Houston to every Sub-Alliance throughout the cotton belt, fixing the date when the strike of the cotton pick ers will be simultaneously inaugurated and how it shall be conducted. - The Picayune's louston Texas special says: Thes headquarters of the Colored - National Alliance of the United. States e is in this city. Col. 11. M. Hurpbrey, e general superintendent of Colored Far -mers Alliance and Cotton Pickers Lea gue, has been actively at work In or 1 gacizing colored men for a general i strike a1l over the South. To day your s correspondent obtained a copy of the a 3ecret circular which Humphrey is - aving distributed by the thousands all e -hrough the cotton States. The follow 2 inf is the main feature of it: - hereas, the planters and specula e tors above mentioned are hrmi in their s demand that you pick at starvation e wages as offered by them, and leave t your families to suffer fearful conse quences, placing to your account the a present low price of their cotton; and, wherea, above six hundred thousand a pickers avready have bound themselves together in saered covunant to piek no r cotton for anyone except their own be o fore about November 1 at iess than one aollar per hundred pounds, with board; e. and whereas your success depends upon your united action, now: Therefore, I, I. M. Humphrey, by 1. virtue of authority in -.e vested, do is i sue this my solemn proclamation, being the 12th day of -eptenber, 1891, it be e ing Saturday, as the day upon which all , our people shall cease from and abso lately stop picking ceotton, except their e own, and shall pick no more before y about oveiber 1, unlu-ss theit just de i mands for wages shall be sooner aecd t ed to by planters and others interested. BABY !S DEAD! A Touching Story Tarfuily and Imupreb stvely Told. e Within a darken d room, with cur talns closely drawn, the sands of a lit i tle life are hastenirtg to their end. 2 Two big brown eyes look up from the fevered pillow ivi' h sad appeal for help that cannot come. Baby curls have s gathered in ringlets above the tiny fore L head an.! the little hands are helpless now. The childish prattle that once - echoed through the house is silent and the mroan of the suff-rer breaksthe still ness of the hour. Step softly; baby's dlying. Oh, the gloom andi anguish of *comimg death! Tine elock ticks louder, 2 the whispers grow more and more sub Sdued and the light that comnes in through s the closed shutters cast a spectral -shadow on the wall. The parents stand s with silent grief about the bedside ot f their dying child, watching with .earn . ing love and breaking hearts the eyes e grow dim in death. Shotrter and short .er grows each breath uutdl at last V babuy is dead: Gather up the toys scattered here and there about the room-all useless now for batty is dead. Empty cradle, broken playthings, tiny dresses, little s shoes--great monuments of grief-must a be putt away, fon baby is no more. Think -of the suffering~ to those who wvat ch for a a little face pressed lg-;in3st the window a pane and see it not: who listen for the - patter of little feet and the lisp of cbild e ish words and hear only the echo of fall 3 ing clods into a ne w-made grave. Think of nmpty arms that clasp no loved one, of tearful eyes that look in vain, and of aching hearts that long for a dlear fa - miliar face, and you will understand - the grief and silence of the totmb. 1 Ah! those waxen folded hands, the t still heart so of ten pres~sed in love to our e own, that sweet, unmoving alabaster - face-who has not mourned because e their little ones are not! Onmy the light 1of a little life, giveni and taken in love. .has gone out, but the great shadows a that rise from little graves rest dark I and pall-like upon the hearts of those s who miss the sunbeatm. At timers. like a the dense darkness of the grave, we agrope for light, some outsidt:health and - strength we all must have or die. rA bove the narrow rim against which I we b-at the wings of our amagination, ,there shines the glorious light of lm .mortality andl God's love. If softens -every grief, and from ev-ery grave rise i lessons of faith and purity, love and .sympathy. , Ove-r the banisters of heaven the Sbrown eyes peep and amidst hymns of - chtoiring se-raphs a baby's prattle may Sbe heard. Hiolrthie Death of a Little Boy. WHEF.UNG, W. Va., Sept. 6.-Ed - lvard Gilli. a nine-year-old boy, rt-iv c edt fatal Injuries in a horrible manner - this evoning. Yourng Gillis was play - ing In the public street near a kennel - in which were kept six large mastiff adogs of considerable valute. In some - manner Gi!llis's play enraged the dogs, .and they burst throitgh the thin door i of their kennel and attacked the boy. tlIe was knocked down at the lirst on - slaught, and all six dogs begant tearing ,and chewing him in a ir:ght ful manner ,while the blood ran iin streams from his I wounds. T wenty people wittnessed the Sattack, out for fully live minutes all Swere so terrilied by the ferocity of the . brutes that none dared to help the un efortunat~e boy. A policeman finally Sbrst throngh the crowd, and assisted c only by a woman, went to the bloy.'s aid. The polieeman shot live or the Sdogs and received a number of severe I bites before the boy was rescued. The boy's ears and nose wvere literally chew eddoi. and his arms, legs and body bear no fewer than sixty. wounds. Uie will die. 'The dogs wetre muagmticeint mtas tills. and v duled at 8100o dollars each. Kiliadt by a P'anther. TA L L AHasi-i-, Fla., Sept. 5. -A h age -panther sudldeniy attacked Pnizlip Mle \i liamus, ene of a gang of moen working ,Tutrsday near Big .a-wamp, on 'he F'lor Sida and Western railroad. Sic W ilimmns was knoekedl down by the lierce animal, and having tno weapon to defend himi self cxcept a shovel, .vas killed andl man gled be-yom!' recognition. The rest of the gang, who had rushed away to se cure arms, r-turnecd to find 31c Williamas dead, w t both arms torn off and his body horribly bitten andi torn by the furions panther, which had ui.ean while escped intol the Woods. A kRewardl of $10,ooo. 'C~tn L OT TE, N. C., Sept. 2 -Capt. WV. 11. Green. Col. A. B. Andrews, and Sol Haais, of the Richmond and D~tnville, with the .atate railroadi comm uissione-rs and experts frotn tile Pennsy lvaniia and Bathuore anid Ohio railroads, went to Sttesville to-day to make an examtina tion of tihe bridge and the cusei of tne terrible disaster at Third Creek. The Rihmond and Darnvill' ha:s oliered a rward of 51.000.t f.or te arrt st of the miscreants who remotived the rail that ecnusel the wreck. ALONE ON THE OCAN. THE TERRIBLE EXPERIENCES OF CAPT. WM. R. ANDREWS. BufY.ateel by Wild Wmel-4 ana Wares. Fol lowed by Shiarxi, at, Cold, Wet and flungry-AIL HoPe Giveni Up but Saved at Last. Bosrox.: gi'J. .-Capt. William K. Andre ss. of th dory Muraida. Ielates in xi Io.. ci- am! <l dl.:ei ..le peiec Vi 1e lav1 It W dayI ()I his 41ceani voy a- b he7 Iw.u piCKCed UP by the Steanar Ei:.ruz. Ile wvas in a drivim. nort h .esterl y gale most of the time, with everytling1 soaked and iloat ing, andl his 1-f in constant. dauger dur M the heavy seas, 'allowed by sharks, and cold, wet aud huunv. His mobt thrillin4 experience was on August 17, when, while he was inl the cockpit, with the liath open twelve nches. his boat was turned end over by the seas and finally settled bottom up, the v.ater rushing through the cockpit hatch!. Though stunned and dazed, he realized that some air still remained over his head at the floor of the boat, as the vessel stood upside down. Taking i locg breath and clearing away the cluttered contents of the cockpit from the hatch, he managed to jam it open and let himself down into the water, and succeeded, after an exhaustive struggle, in reaching the keel and hoisting him self on to the bottom ot the bt at. While in this situation, with the sea breaking over him, he relinquished all hoDe o. ever coming out of his venture alive, and resigned himself to his fate. Finally he noticed an incination of the boat to keel as she rose on a steep wave, and as she rose on another sea he leaned way out over the sea to assist the boat in righting itself, and finally succeeded, with the aid ot the waves, in bringing her right side up again, leaving him floundering in the water. It was all he cocld do to get into the boat agaiu, but lie did, and bailed and pumped until she was uearly freed from water. Thoui badly used up, his intention on getting on board the Elbruz was to rest a day or so while his vessel was beng repaired. obtain some fresh water and ballast aed resume his voyage, but he was persuaded from this purpose )y the steamer's oflictra, and remained on board. Money in Circz.1ttion. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The Secre tary ot the Treasury has prepared a pamphlet in regard to the volume of money in circulation in which he say-: "In response to many inquiries from different sections of the country as to the amount of various kinds of money in circulation in the United States at the present time an.d in former years, tables, showing the facts for each year since 1860, have been prepared under my instruction and are published for the information of the people of the United States." The table is embodied in a pamphlet showing the amount of money per capita waich formed the cur rency ot the country and the amount of circulation per capita for each year from 1860 to 1891 inclusive. The siall est amount under each head was in 1862, being 10A6 and $10.23 rtspective ly. The larest amount of currency per capita was in 1883 being $34.39 wvhen the circulation was $22 83. The largest circulation pe-r capita is credited to the present year, being $23 45, while the amount of currency is $32.83, the proportions for the years 1888 and 1891 being reversed. Look Out :for Squali.! NEw YoRK, Sept. 4,-A dispatch from Shanghai says: Tne British Con sulate at Ye Hanog has been destroyed by a mob which attacked the Euro peans last Tuesday. Trhe French gun boat Aspic has lett Kiu-Kiang for the scene of the disorders. I1er com man der received stringent instructions to act decisively. 3tISSIONARIIEs MUrRDERtED. SAN FRANcIscO, Sept. 4.-The steam er Gaelic yesterday brought the folloW ing news from China and Japan: News has reached Foo Chow, which, how ever, requires conti ation, that three foreign missionaries have been killed up in the country. The Bailey-Lobby COMPANY. 213 Meeting St., Opposite Charleston Hotel, CHARLESTON, S. C. Manuftacturers' Agents. Machinery, Supplies, Oils. Attention nill men ! We are nlow offer ing the best and latest improved -AND Iron, Steel, Pipe, Nails Fitting, Belt Lcing, and a full line of Phosphate and Mili Supplies. State agents for THE SCIENTIFIC GRINDIN6 MILLS, irSend for our new illustrated catalogue and lowest prices. Agents wa nted in ceey county. FER TILIZERS! PIEDMONT BUANO CO., CHARLESTON, S. C. DIPonTIEIs, MANUFAcTURiE.S, & DEALEfls IN Safest, High Grade, and Guaranteed Kainit, Blood Acids, Dissolved Bone, Solubles, and Ammoni ated Manipulated. Handled by 3Mr. ML Levi, Manning, S. C. Get prices before bnying. WM. BURMESTER & Co. Hay and Grain, Opp. Kerr's Wharf, aind :23 Queen St., CHA XRLESTON, S. C. BOLLMANN BROTHERS, Wholesale Grocers, 157 and 1(9, East Bay, H. A. HOYT, [Successor to C. 1. Hoyt & Bro.) . Largest and Oldest Jawelry St!ri n SUMTER, S. C. A very large stock of Britennia wvaie, t1! ve.1v best silver pate:d goods made. 550 Gold Rings on han d. Fine line of Ciocks. Wedding Presents, Gild Pens, and Specta cles. A big lot of solnl coin silver just re ceived, at lowest pric.-. My repairing de partment has no superior in the State. Try around first and get prices, then come to me. You will certainly buy from ie. L. W. FOLSOM, Successor to F. H1. Folsom & Bro. SUMTERt, S. '. DEALER IN WATCHES, CLOCKS JEWELRY. 0 .C The celebried RVI Ii Johdn Sewing Machine. and Finest Razors in Anierica, al ways on hand. Repairing promptly and neatly executed by skilled workmen. Orders by mail will receive careful atten tion. SILVERWARE, &c., SI fimandi IIQily 60i I have in stock some of the most artistic pieces in this line ever brought to Sumter. Those iooking for Tasty Wedding Presents will do well to inspect my stock. Also on hand a magnificent line of Clocks, Watches, Chains, Rings, Pins, But tons, Studs, Bracelets, in solid gold silver, and rolled plate. Repairing of all kinds will receive prompt and careful attention. L. E. LEGRAND, SUMTER, S. C. EAT AND DRINK! I have opened a first-class ligrrr saloon in the city of Sumter, in the Solomons baiiding on Liberty street, where I will keep the choicest. brands~ of LIQUO RS,TOBACCO, CIGARS, and all kinds of smokers' articles. My sa loon will be managed by a first-class bar tender, who will prepare ail the latest in fan cy drinks at the shortest notice. I have also gone to considerable expense in preparing a First-class Restaurant in the rear of my saloin. My tables w ill be filled with the very best the market affords, and this branch of my business will be un der the supervision at' one who has served as chief cook in several fine restaurants. The trade of my Clarendon Friends ts~ respectfully solicited. Comne to see take a dirink of somnething good, and t sit down to a meacl that itll serve asan in tation to call again. WOLKOVISKIE & Co. Sumter, S. C. NOTICE OF RiEGISTRATION State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF~ CLARIENDON. I N ACCORDANCE WITHI THE PRIOVIS tins of an act of the General Assemably. ratified on the .9th dlay oif February, 1882, I will be in the court honse in Manning, in the office of the clerk of tile court, the first Monday of each monto, for the purpose ot allowing persons coming ot age since the last general election to register, aind to at. tend to any other business pertaining to my official duties. S. P. IIOLLADAY, Supervisor Reogistration' Clarendoa Co. P.C). Address: Panoia, S. C. S. THOMAS, Jn. J. M. THlO.A Stephen Thomas, Jr ,& Bro. WE7 &TCES, JEWELRY, Sil.VER & PLATED WARE, Spectacles, Eye Glasses & Fancy Goods. ..rWatches and Jewelry repaired by competent workmen. 257 KING STREET, CH A RLESTON. S. C. ESTABLISHEl) 1s36. Carrington, Thomas & Co., -DEALERS IN JEWELRY, SILVERWARE AND FANCY GOODS No. 251 King Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. James F. Walsh, WHOLESALE LIUOR0 DEALER. IGHHL GRADE LIQUORS,1 199 Meeting~ st., CHARLESTON, S. C. M~anning Shaving Parlor. HAIRH CUTTING ARITISTICALLY EX .Lecuted, and shat ing done with bes razors. Special attention paid to shamflpoo ing ladies' heads. I have hadi considerabl eperene3 in several il.rge cities, aa goar intee satisfacetion to nt customners. Parlor next door to Manning timesMLT.