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VOL. X. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1894. -_NO. 11. FREE SILVER WAMiED. AN ENGLISHMAN'S ABLE DEFENSE OF THE WHITE METAL. The %trona Aygumente of a Member of the Bri i.sh R.4r-ement tn Favor of the Free azd Uni-mited Coinaga et 201 ver. Rt. Hon. Henry Chaplin, who was a mever of the royal gold abd silver commision, a member of the Salisbury cabinet, had also a member of pirlia ment, recenly made an able speech be fore the Scotbh chamoer of commerce at Edmnburghi upon the subject of "Bi metallism in q#lation to Agricultural Depression." The speech was quite lengthy, but his defense of silver re monetization and, bimetallism we re produce. Mr. Caplain said: "Now, what are the usual objections that are urged to our views? I have been asked by some correspondents to reply to one or two of them, and I will do so. The ft. the old stock argu mnent5- -Vis: You cannot maintain a fixed ratio between gold and silver any xudre than you can between any two other comnmodities. You cannot inter fetre with the laws of supply and de manc. The thing is impracticAblo; It is, in fact, a bimetallic dream. Now, our opp nents appear to be still in blissful ignorance of what is, peihaps, the most elementary fact of our con tontiofn, viz: that the bimetallic theory affords, perhaps, the most perfect and nost striking instance of the operation of those laws in a specially instructive case, and I believe I am right in saying that that is the opinion of every teach er of politi-il eeonomy in England at tue present time. Mind you, this is very ancient history, but so many of the critics have so little learned their lesson that I will repeat one argument on the subject, and I think it will suf fice. What we say is this, that the law can exact that either, or both of the metals shall be legal tender for ceut. That we know, becauae it has be.n done t ffectually already. And therttv the law creates what is and what has been the chief demand for the precious metals-namely, for the purposes o1 money. The law can also eaact tta they shall be legal tender at a given ratio between the two, for this als-> has been done, and done effectively in the past. Now comes the question: How is the ratio maintainea? The answer to this question is that debtors will al ways try to pay their debts in the cheapest way they can, tbat is to say, in whichever metal is the cheapest. What do those debts &mount to? The indebtedness of the world is estimated at something between twenty and thirty thousand millions sterling. Con sequently, if either metal falls, tor any reason, below the legal ratio, there will be an immedlate increase in demand upon it for the purpose of the pay ment of debts. The increased demand produces is natural effect. The metal which has shown the smallest tendency to fall returns to the norma), or rather the legal level. Formerly it was gold -at thetime of the great gold discove ries forty years ago. More recently it has been silver, the production of which of late has much increased, al though in nothing like the same pro portion as the production of gold in creased in former days. And in this way an automatic action is set up, which not only keeps the relative value of the metals steady, but makes it im possible, as we contend, for them to vary, except within the smallest limits. If a great increase in either inetal should occur, and begin to have the least effect, the parity is immediately restored by the operation of natural law. And this explains at once the practical stability of the ratio during the long periods antecedent to 1873, when variation of the production or the metals was infinitely greater than it has been ever since then. I feel that I ought to apologIze for repeating this fundamental argument in replying to the .antiquated ot jections with which we are ns~atied, hut if I had not done so I was afraid that I would be attack ed, like your distinguished country man, Mr.-Arthur Balfour, in the city not very long ago, fur not answering the objections which were advanced asgainst~ bimetallism. The next objec tion that I hear is this: 'Even if you could maintain a rati'o you never could agree as to what the ratio should be.' My answer, gentlemen, is this: Bimet allists would accept any ratio rather than go on as we are at the present time. But what the fiaial decision as to a ratio should be is, obviously, a matter of agreement among the differ ent people who are concerned. My own opinion upon that point is, and always has been this, it is not so im portant as people thin k, and for this reason: So sensitive is silver that the -moment a bimetallic settlement was really on the tapis the market price ot silver would conform to any ratio that was fixed long before it was en acted by any positive legislation. "lint then I hear it said that even if you could agree upon the ratio the enormous quantities of silver that can be producea even at the present price, must inevitably break it. Well, to be gin with, I have my doubts as to this illimitable production. I am aware of no facts and no information to confirm the statement. Certamnly there are ,ane to be found in the whole evidence before the conference at Brussels. But the answer to that argument is this: 'What is of importance is not the an nual output of the mietals, hut the to tal amount of tke mass of each of them which is alreay in existence.' This is an idea I want you to carry away in your minds. The annual output now is, what shall I say ? probably 30,000,000 sterling a year of each. Perhaps it is even more than that of silver,but what is the existing mass ? I turn to the re port of the gold and silver commissIon. There I find that thle estimate of the mass of gold in existence In the world five years ago is 1,550,000,000, or :in round numbers, say 1,600,000,000 ster ling. Silver, on the other hand, is esti mated at a little under 2,000,000,000 sterling. Now, supposing that the present annual production of sil ver was doubled, what does it gnatter whether you add 30,000,000 a sear or 60.000,000 a year to the existinga massy You have 2,060,000,000 of silver, instead of 2,050,000,000 as tile mass of silver In the world. Why, the difference is fractional-barely 1% per cent. That Is a1s> the reply to the question I have been asked to answer sy a gentleman well known to you (Mr. Lindsay), who was the president of your chamoer. Mr. Lindsay asked me this quest.oni: "If the effict of monetiZing silver be to enhance tile value of that metal, will this not lead to a still further increase in its pro duction, and consequent augmeuttaion of the difficulty ? The Broken Hill proprietary Co. prodluces about 20 per cent. of the total supply in the world, and it is paying now, even at the pres ent price, an enormous dividend." To that question I answer, no. I do not think it will affect it in the least. Twenty per cent. of the total annual output of silver is only an imfioites ial addition to tne mass already in existence. You must remember that the metals differ from almost all other commiodities in this respect-that they ao not perish- and thsy are not anna ally consuimtd. A crop of wheat, for instance, or the greatest part of it is COLSi-d every year. A great increase or decreese in the annual crop of wheat makes all the difference in the world. But the miss of gold and sil ver is the accumulation of centurits. Some of the gold we are using now, however often it bas beea reccined, ex isted probably in the days of Solomon or the .fbaraobs-aid the annal addi tions to this enormous mass are com parative-ly unimportant. That is like wise te answer to another very com mon qvesti'on, namely, That our p;is ent diffl,-ulties will be augmented by the increa-ing output of gold in Soutfl Africa. N doubt they are incre-asiug every year. I hope they will continue to increase, but unless tney do so in proportions of which I do not see any prospect, they will be absolutely insut ficient to redress the mischief wbich Is going on at present. Again, I bear it said that if you did this you would be making the fortunes of the owners of silver mines in Mexico, in America and in other places of the world. Well, perhaps you would, but would any one ef you refuse to receive gold for any reason such as that? I know a gentle man now in London who is said to have made a fortune of many millions within the last few years from the gold mines of South Akrca. Well, you wel come all that he can send you. "Why should you refuse the silver? Do we starve or fretze r-urselves in winter to prevent the owners of coal mines from oecoming rich? It Is real ly quite the weakest and the silliest of all the arguments I know. There is another, I admit., which is deserving of much more serious attention. We are the greatest creditor nation in the world. Why should we take payment for our debts in what is the least val uable metal? My reply is this: If bi metallists are right., there can be no such thing as a cheaper or dearer metal. Tnelr relative value will r main stable and each of theL will Der form all the func'ions of tne other. WThat may happen. q iite possibly, is this. There may be some iucrease in prices, and as we receive pay nent for uur fordign debt l produce from other cjuatriea we may get -omthing iess of p oduce ttan s e got betore. But lock .a tae other side of the picture for a Moment. Ls it just, is it wise, for the creditor to push his debtor into such a corner as we are doing now by mone tary changes which have enormously ncrased the burden of his debt? I do not care whether it is an individual, or whether it is a nation, 1 ask them both the same question." THE LOAVES AND FISHES. rh, ofmees the L- gslature Will Fill and the Candidates. The Columbia Register says the next Legisature will till a numoer of impor tant' ffices, and the.election will furnish ometing for the members of the Gen eral Assembly to ne thinking over bef-re thev go to Columbia. Tbe first and most important of all the Dffies is that of United States Senator. t course Governor Tillmin will be Aecte i with practically no opposition ind will take his seat in the Unied enate on the 4.h of Marci, 1895. The terma of office of Judge Fraser, r'i the Third Judicial Circuit, and Judge Norton, of the Eighth Circuit, will ex pire early next year and the Legislature will have to elect successors. Great in LeresL will be manifested in who will fill these places. It is prepumed that Jugde Fraser wIl be a cmUdidate for re-election. The only ther man mentioned as a candidate or the same position is Attorney Gen ral Bachanan, and if he wants the place he will get it. He is considered the brightest lawyer of his age in the State and has successfully coped with en of many more years of experience nd age. He has been the legal back bone of the State adminmstration in its any fights. Judge Norton will be a candidate to succeed himself and his friends wili make hard fight to keep him on the bench. Several able men have been mentioned s opponents of Jadge Norton, but it is not positively known whether they w5ll e in the race. Col. Jjseph H. Earle, f Greenville, cx-.Attorney Generl, is one of the men mentioned, and Repre sentative Breazeale, of Anderson, is nother. Mr. Breazeale was intrusted with the difficult task of completing the codification of the laws of the State and did his work thoroughly and satisfactori With General Bachanan on the bench the ozice of Attorney General would be left vacant and the Legislature wouid have to fill the vacancy. Anticipating that there will be a vacancy several per. Bon5 have been spoken of as successors o Mr. Bu::banan. Assistant Attorney General Barber will be put in the field by his friends. His familiarity with the work of the office and his ability as a lawyer will give ham a strong lead over other candidates. Senator 0. C. Jor dan, of Aiken, is prominently spoken of for Attorney General and would have a strong backing. It would be a close race between Messrs. Barber and Jor The L agislature elects the Supermnten dent 0: the Penitentiary. Tnere is no doubt but what Col. WV. A. Neal will suceed himself. He has made himself indispensable to the State in that posi tion and no Legislature could affordt to defeat him. It is doubtful if there will be a candidate against him. His loyal ty to the R eform movement is a proverb nd is the admiration of all Reformers. The Register mentioned a few di'ys ago that ~R. M. Mc~own, the well known young Reformer of Florence, would be a candidate for Clerk of the Senate, and would probably not have :pposton. Since that statement was made it is said that ex-Senator Hemp hll, of Abbeville, will be a candidate. He wdll re a hard man to beat. W. C. Wolfe, ex-Representative ci O:angeburg, is also said to be a candidate. For Clerk of the House it is supposed that Clerk Gray will be a candidate for re-ection. Rev. J. A. Sligh is also mentioned. Several others have been spoken of but it is not known whether they will be in the race. For reading Clerk of the Senate the illustious Collards Caughman, of Lex ingon, whose sonorous voice has rung fr four years in the ears of honorable Snators, wilt go the way of all those who can't get votet enough. Tnere are no openly avowed candidates for that place yet but Collards is doomed. Eading Clerk Withers, of the House, will likely be a candidate to succeed himself and will stand a fice chance of being elected. Killed by a Shark. MOILE, Ala., Oct. 4.-Pilot Ed Allen reports tnar yesterday two sailors at tempted to desert the ship Evarest in the lower bay by s wimming to a skiff tied to a lighter at some distance from the ship. Before they reached toe skif, however, a shark seized one of the men and with a shriek he disap peared beneath the waves. The other man reached the skiff and escaped to the hore. TilE TERRIBLE T1-MPEST LOSS OF LIFE AND PR2P R rY IN LIT TLE RCCK CYCLCNE The Atilum anct the I.itent',ry ltdly wrecked and Ae-vraI JInat*s Killed. Lan- of $1,000 000 Wi h $-,500 Iosur LITTLE HOCK, OCt. 3.-N-ws from the Atkansis State insane asylam at An e.irly hour this morning confrmed lir, reports conceriog tne dam-isg done to that institution by the totroado which caused devastation and death in this city, last evening. All the male department and annex was razed to the ground, four iloors falling in mass. Dr. lIgale, formerly of Mobile. Ala., and two patients were instactly killed, and four o'h- r palients seriously and perhaps fatally inij-ired. Destruction in the resitdence oart of the city in the vicinity of the peoit-ntiary is very great. State Senator Vest's daughter, who lived in that etighborhiood. was injured by a falling roof. State Eigi neer Eggleston's houae in tb s ime neighb rhood was uuroofed. Thomas Warner's house was demouished and a two story tenlemnot on West Third street,near the penirentiary, ani Peter EaglisL's two story house were wrecked. Tne Del3rill house, one of the oldest boil.lings im the city, locved at Markilai street and Broadway was demolished. Young's grocery was un roofel and a boarding house at Sec ond sti eet was blown down, but no one was injurd. Tne Presbyce~in Church at FOuILh and Stats streets, was un rooted. AUranam Olenhtaier's resi dence was wreck;:d. I) og to ri dence property .u Wesl E?i wi. ex ceed 550,00. 'h uaneot .herconvict killed at the p'!ntteuti'Ary Is Grifi-1 Two goards. Szn:th avi Witt, were badly ir:j-ited and seveu trus--v pris oners were seriously hurt. Property losi to thr S;dte is $33.0030. The storai came from tre South west and sweat nearly everything in its path. Pedestrians and teams:.ers has tily sought place; ot safety but the velocity cf the wind was terrible and the list of injured will ba very large. Roofs, signs and trees were tossed about like paper. The path of the tor nado was not more than 200 yards wide and its course was zigzag. Its dura tion was not over three minutes, though rain continued to pour in tor rents afterward for an hour. The damage caused by the tornado will un doubtedly reach $1,000,000. A lost miraculous thing occurred at Fourth and Martin streets. A carpen ter named Clark, with his wife and bahy, were occupying a room in the house when the storm struck it. blow ing the roof from off their heads, and tearing away the walls around them, leavidg the inmates untouched and un harmed in the center of the floor. The instruments of the weather fore caster here were blown away. The in sane asylum authorities report the fol lowing patients missing: Percy Jones, Dennis Callahan, James Mc Peters, William M. Miller, WdIliam Sarratt, Joseph W. Johnson, and George W. Ackerman. Thousand3 of people have gone to the asylum, where a large force of men is at work, removing the de bris. The destruction on East Markham street covering four blocks, along which the wholesalers are located, is even greater than first reported. Out of a total loss of a million dol lars or more- the only insurance held by the sufferers amounts to about $,093. Of that amount a plate glass isurance company of New York holds policies smounting to $1,800. The re maiing $600 was against losses by cy lone. It was at the insane asylum wLer3 the most complete wreck was to be seen. The buildings onilt by the State at a cost of $300,000 are located on a prominence three miles west of the business portion of the city and offer ed a splendid target for the fury of the storm. besides the destruction wrought in the main building the east wall of the male ward was completely orn away. Wards 1, 3, 5 and 7 are a total wrecr. Tne root is blown off and debris has been found hal.f a mile east. Pandemonium reigned atter the fury of he storm han been spent. The cells in the south wing were occupied by in mates at the time. About fltteen es aped, but all but seven were recap tured. The third story and the east wall of the second story of the penientiary were blown down and are lying be tween it and the house, a vast mass of brick and mortar. The west wall was racked at the floor and inclined to the east about forty-flve degrees. It was n this building where the only death occurred. J. F. Griflithb, a white man set up from Cl iy county for incest, was descending the stair way from the third story when the wall caved in and buried him uinder the debris. His re mains, badly mangled, were removed from the ruins this morning. T1he heaviest losers by the storm are: State masane asylum, $100,000; peniten tary, $30,000. property or toe state; Dickinson hardware Co.,S2,500; Dudley E. Jones & Co., 81L000; II. H. Rottaken, 15,000; Gi. F. Baueum, $20.000; J. 11. MCartnly,$8.000;Louis Volmer, S5,000; Ralph Goodricen, $5,000; A. Lofton, $2,000; Mrs. C. P. Redmond, 521,000); Capitol Hotel, $2,003; S-un Rudolpni & Co., $5,000; Arkansas Stable, $2,000; Bedl 'eleptione Co., $2,000; E- dlenbergen, 4000; Arkansas Carpet and Farniture Co., $20,000; Little Rock Tent and A wn ing Co., .$3,000; Wilson & Weob, sta tionery company, $l5.030; W. i. Ho mann, $2,000; J. W. Iiddaso, $.500. Several others sastained losses rang og irom $500 to 51,000. Fally 203 cit zens escaped deatn in a most miracu lous manner. Telegrams from all sec tions of the country offering assistance were received by Mayor H-all today. All the injared, wIth few evceptions5 are doing nicely. FRtO3 AN EYE WITNEss. MEMguIs, Oct. 3.-ZCharles ,Jobeph, a rairoad man of Memnp'iis, was in Little Rtock Jast night during tihe cyclone. I wais standing on the corner of Main and) Tmira stree:s," said he "abot 7:30 o'clock, when I heard au awful noise and roaring, It was unihke any ordinary sound. In a moment there was a burst of wind and I ran across the street into a stair way. '-Like lightning the storm burst im all its rury. T'ne rear of the building in which I stood was torn away. Aeross the street I saw a telegraph pole torn to pieces. A horse and buggy stood near the sidewalk. They werejlown across the pavement and slammed against the siae ot a wail. Main street, from Tniird to Markham, was torn to pIeCes atnd tilled with deoris. Oa Markhatn street, opposite the State buiding, severai houses were unroofed. Do-'n Mark ham street, east, the wind tore off roofs of houses and tore do Na many oters as far as Roc-k street. as distance of half a mile. Teis is the hear: of the busoess portion of Little Rtock. "After two minutes the wind ceased and then the rain fel! in torrents. I walked out into the street and moved up toward Markhamn street. All of the electric light wires were blown down aend the y a in darkness. Mark ham streft from the Allis block to Rock street, was filled with torn tim bers, fallen walls, broken glass and other material. The whole city was in confusion and every one seemed to have lost his head. "At 10 o'clok, I crossed the river into Argenta and the residents of that town knew notbirg of the cyclone." THE COLOR LINE DRAWN. An Unusual lacident in the Ceurt of Sessions. COLUMBIA, S. C., 0:t. 4.-An inci dent much out of the ordinary occur red i1 the Court of General dessions vesterday. It was while the case of .i. Green aid John Brown, colored, charged with breaking into and robbing a railroad car, was being tried. The de fendants were represented by John Mc Master. Toe testimony was that the stolen goqds had been found in the pos session of the prisonerv, but Green proved an al:bl by three witnesses. The jury in charge of the case had for its foremsn J. Frank Smith and there was oie colored juror, Tobias Derrick. The jury was in its room for some time and finally reported that It was unabl to agree upon a verdict. Judge Benet asked the foreman of the jury what was the trouble that a ver dict culd not be arrived at. Mr. Smith stated that the colored member of the jury had drawn the color line and was the only juror who stood for the acquit tal of the prisoners, all the others being in favor of a verdict of guilty. Judge Benet became somewhat aroused at tni3 and made a few remarks, the substance of which were as folio #s: "If such conauct is indaQgead in I will necesstriiy lead to the Jury Com missiouers excluding colored people from acting as jurors, wnich they have a perfec, right to do under the law. Lue law requires that the names in a jury oux stiml be of men quahtisd to serve as jairors. No colored man is qaalilied to serve as a juror who will allow himself to decide a case on a color line. Without saying a word as to the guilt or innocence of the parties in this case', it is a great misfortune, especially in the interest of colored peo. ple, that a colored man should refuse to agree to a verdict because the party is a negro and he is one himself. There is no principle of justice in a matter like that and such action would justify Commissioners in excluding all colored men's from the box. I can assure the colored people on my own responsibi lity that in my long residence of twen ty-six years in this State and my experi ence as a lawyer and a judge, white men 999 cases out of 1,000 give colored prisoners full justice." J urge Benet went on to say that he had kan wn of lawyers paying the ex penses of cases for negroes and spend ing hundreds of dollars for poor color ed men and that there was not a shado w of reason for the action of the colored juror. He said that there were colored men on the panel who where capable of acting as jurors and who hal acted fairly and whithoutprejudice. In conclusion he said: "Mr. Clerk, you will excuse the juror and strike his name from the rol." Attorney McMaster stated to the court that so far as the testimony was concerned he thought Derrick had acted right. He did not know wnat had oc curred in the jury room. Later in the day Derrick went to Judge Benet and said that he had not raised the color line in the jury room. He had simply insisted upon the ao quittal of Green, who, he felt satisfied was innocent. He had voted, he said, for the conviction of Brown. J udge Benet accepted the statement, remark ing that Derrick was apparently sincere in what he said. Judge Benet stated that if he had kno wn that Foreman Smith was going to speak of the color line he would not have allo wed him to talL. A mistrial was ordered in the case and Jadge Benet ordered that it De tried again today. Attorney McMas ter had bench warrents, taken out for William Sueppard, W. H. Richter, George Cannon and Frank Robinson, witnesses the defense, who had not appeared at the trial. Drowned in a WastrepnUT. GALvESTON, Texns, Oct. 4.-Cap tain Herbert of the echooner yacht rari an, arrived here today krom -Pepper Grove Bay. He says: "A waterspout which torined yesterday in Bolivar Chan nel, passed over the bay about 11 o'clock. i was coming down the tay wth a moderate breeze, when suddenly I en~ a huge cloud which appeared to ezieaded from the surface of the water, high up into the heavens. It was about three hundred feet in diameter. Instant ly, I realized the danger and changed the Puritan's course so as to get ont of the way of the funnel-shaped terror. On came the waterspout, hissing and roar ing and scattering the spray in every drection. Captain Joughan of the sloop Kate was in a skifi fishing for oysters when the waterspout came tearing up the bay. He was directly in its path. He was hitted out oi the skiff and carried up by the spout. This was the last seen oi him, and the supposition la that he was drowned, Several boats were capsized." Used a Lah. COURITLAND, Ala., Sept. 28.-Abe A rahamns, a prominent marchant, w as publicly cawhided here today by Miss Lucilie Doss, aaughter of Peter Doss, Sr., proprietor of tne Doss Hotel. It is said that Abrahams made a disparag ing remark about Miss Doss, whicn reached her ears. Tne young woman armed herself with a cowhide and pro ceededi to give her alleged defamer a togging, which brougnt streams of blood with every blow and made him oeg for mercy. Abrahams was also attacked by a brother of the young lady and would have been killed, but for the interference of the thief of po lice wno arrested all parties. I sliver the supreme Issue a Columbus, 0., O2t. 3.-Ehere was is sued from the Democratic State execu tive headquarters to-day and address to the voters of Ouiio, in which it is de etared that the restoration of silver to freo coinageis the supreme issue be fore the people. In the national contest two years ago, the address states, the ight was made by the Democracy for tariff reform and aliver restoration. The former was the overshadowing Issue then, but tue Mc-Kinly tariff law being now, repeale:1, the silver coin age qulestionl has become paramount. ne address 13 voluminous and in twenty-one divisions, anid argues in favor of the abandonment of the single gold standard and the return to free coinage of silver. Itn the closing paragrapas the address declares That if the present monetary condrtions continue there will be little relief to the country from its present industrial and commercial deression, whech er we have high tariffs or low tariffs. it appeals to all voters to unite in casting their ballots so that no matter which party secures the ascendancy in the next Congress will be compelled to ab andon the currency contracting policy of the last twenty years and given the count y free silver, Tne address is sign ed by Allen W. Thurman and William A. Taylor, chairman and secretary, re anI seiey of the enomittee. WILL HOLD NO CONVENT ION. This Is the Decialon of the Repablican State Committee. COLUMBIA, Oct. 3.-The Republican State Executive Committee wrangled for live or six hours yetterday after noon and decided not to call a State convention, Many of the members were in favor of calling a convention and putting out a ticket, but they were outvoted. It was the. largest meeting of the committee In years. The committee is composed of twenty-five members three from each Congressional District, two from the State-at-large and the chairman and vice chairman. Chaisman Webster presided and among the most prominent of the goats on hand were the following: E. M. Bravton, Bob Smalls, E. H. Deas, T. B. Johnson, Fred Nix, Fordham, G. W. Murrav, R. R. Talbert of Abber ville, W. E. Boattn of Camdea, J. C. Whitaker and Z. E Walker of Sumter, W. F. Meyers of Colleton, E. D. Little john and B. F. Means of Spartanburg. A total of twenty-two men were pre sent, including several represented by proxy. The discussion on the calling of a State convention lasted a long time and was warm, as Republican debates always are. The decision reached is tcl1 of above. The committee next turned its atten tionsto the Congressional fights and re commended that nominees be put In the field in every Coniressional Dis trict. The Fifth and Sixth Districts are the only ones in which nothing has been done about calling a convention to nominate candidates. This will be done and the Executive Committee will see to it. The plan of the Repub licans in the Congressional fights is the same as was sent out in a circular by Cairman Webster a few weeks ago. Nominees are to be put up in every district and the name of every Republi can who offers to vote and is not allow ed to do so because he does not have a registration ticket will be taken down. The expectation is that there will be a Republican Congress next year. The Republican nominees will use the re gistration laws and failure of their men to vote as a basis for contests in the House. The committee sat down on Brayton in great shape, endorsing the candidacy of T. B. Johnson in the Seventh Dis trict, by the passage of the following resolation: "While regretting the condition that confronts us in the Seventh Congres sional District In the candidacy of Col. T. B. Johnson and Hon. E. M. Bray ton, it is the sense of this committee, from the facts presented to them, that Col. T. B. Johnson is entitled to the support of the Republicans of said District as there gular nominee of the party and as snch we endorse and commend him to the loyal Republicans of the district." Brayton made a fight against the re solution but he had only six men to back him. In some manner Webster and Johnson have the State Executive Committee packed against Brayton. Brayton, it will be remembered, car ried the contest before the Republican National Congressional Committee and they decided that Johnson was a bolter and that Brayton was entitled to Re publican support. Johnson says he made no effort to meet the contest be fore that committee because Brayton is a member of it and the committee was packed against him (Johnson). It will thus be seen that both Brayton and Johnson will be in the race to the end In the Seventh one having the endorse ment of the National Committee and the other that of the State Executive Committee. The row between Murray and Smalls, in the new First District, was submit ted to the national committed some time ago and it decided in favor of Murray. Smalls thereupon withdrew from the race and there is only one Republican candidate In that district. One of the last things done by the committee was to decide to make a strong fight at the ballot box In the November election against the Con stitutional convention, and a resolution was adopted calling on the white peo ple of the State who are opposed to the convention to aid the Republicans In the fight. BRAYTON CONDEEINs IT. Brayton strongly condemns the ac tion of the Republican State E xecutive Committee In refusing to call a State convention. 'I'he motive for this action was a desire, he says, to prevent the election of a new State Executive Com mittee and of County Cnairman as is required by the rules of the party and its effect is to deprive the party of any rightfual and legal organization as the tenue of these party officials expires by limitation. He also considered the State committee derelict in not outlining a policy for the party In the approaching campaign. In regard to the endorsement of T. 13. Johnson's candidacy for Congress in the Seventh District Brayton speaks with contempt of the conrse of the committee and claims It was brought about by the basest and most corrupt methods and to destroy the chance of Republican success. The following protest was filed by those re pudiating the action of the committee: " We the undersigned memoers of the Republican State E xecutive Commit tee of South Carolina protest ag tinst the right or authority of the committee to consider or act on the question of the Republican nominee in the Sev enth Congressional District in this State, for the reason that the matter has already been determined by the National Conmgressional Committee wnich has duly considered the case and declared E1. M. Brayton the legal and regular nominee of the party, and be cause the State Execative Committee has no jurisdiction in the primaries,and in addition the matter was brought up without previous notice or intimation that it would be taken up and acted on without proof being considered by the committee. "We therefore protest against the interference and decision of the comn mittee as unautriorized, illegal and void . 'E. M. BRtAYToN, "G. W. MURRAY, " W. F. MYEns, "E. J.- DICKERSON, "J. F. Lorrz, "J. J. bILR R1. Rt. Tolbert, Jr., and .1. HI. Means also refused to vote with the majority, Espubilian Gains. HARTRn, Conn., Oct. 3.-Returns from all except two out of 164 towns in this State that held local elections on Monday show a Republican gain of twenty-three towns, The majorities are not complete yet, but indicate a Republican majority sufficient to elect the Governor without the election be ing thrown into the Legislature at the November election. 'A Strange Coincidence.'' WAshINGTON, Oct. 3.--By a stange coincidence Charles H. Doing, who was a jail guard thirteen years ago, and wno permitted Capt. W. H. Howgate to es sape, was reappointed to his old positiou last Saturday, a fe w days after Howga.te's recapture in New York. Today the judge of the District Court con~te~red with Warden Leonard of the jail, end as a result Doing was relieved THE COMMISSIONERS. MEN WHO WILL MANAGETHE COMING ELECTION. Appointments Made by G.,ve-nor Till man-No Republicans Get ln-Will Have to Take Their Ohances With Honest Democrats. COLUMBIA, S. C., O,-t. 5.-Governor Tillman has appointed the election commissioners for all the counties ex copt Charleston, Darlington, George town and Barnwell. and they will be appointed today. The list Is as fol lows: ABBEVILLE COUNTY. Federal-John R. Bullock, Green wood; J. F. Gilbert, Abbeville; F. A. Cook, Troy. State-G. H. Moore, Ab beville; B. A. Boyd, Mt. Carmel; A. J. Pounds, Bradley. AIKEN. State-G. C. Moseley Aiken; J. W. Dunbar, Beech Island; h. M. Sawyer, MIonetta. Federal-D. H. Wise, Aiken; W. E. Arthur, Graniteville; Butler Jackson, Windsor. ANDERSON. Federal-W. H. Glenn, Anderson; James G. Riley, Anderson; W. T. Mc Gregor, Anaerson. State-S. N. Browne, Anderson; James R. Anderson, Ander son; H. H. Gray, Anderson. BEAUFJRT. State-T. F. Walsh, Beau fort; W. N. Barnes, Bluff con; C. A. Paul, Port Roy al. Federal-C. S. Jonnson, Beaufort; J. B. Walker, Port Royal; H. H. Por ter, Ridgeland. CHESTER. State-John S. Withers, Chester; W. C. Hicklin, Hicklin; J. A. Hood, Ches ter. Federal-J. G. L. White. Chester; S. M. McAfee, Wise; John 0. Darby, Lowryville. CHESTERFIELD. State-M. F. Jackson, Mt. Croghan; TV. D. Craiz. Chesterfield; P. H. Brock, Cheraw. Federal-J. E. Sowell, Mc Kay's; W. P. McKaskill, Jtffarson; E. F. Mauloy, Chesterfield. 0OLLETON. Federal-H. W. Ackerman, Cottage ville; C. W. Jaques, Cottageville; D. H. Behre, Walterboro. State-C. D. Rice, Walterboro; J. D. Bivins, Walterboro; C. J. Allen, Walterboro. CLARENDON. Stats-B. A. Johnson, Manning; S. W. McIntosh, Workman; A. J. Rich bourg, St. Paul. Federal-Louis Ap pelt, Manning;J. C. Johnson, Manning; J M. Barwick, Pinewood. FLORENCE. Federal-R. S. Smith, Florence; J. E. Pettigrew, Florence; L. A. McCall, Jr., Florence. State-W. F. Clayton. Flor ence; G. C. Ficklea, Hymans; James Lawton, Timmonsville. GREENVILLE. State-N. C. Dacas, W. M. Bramlette, Jos. A. McCullough. Federal-R. Y. Hellams. A. M. Ranion, J. H. Donald. FAIRFIELD. State-J. W. Lyles, Strothers; Hayne McMeekin, Winnsboro; S. H. Terrace, White Oak. Federal-Z. S. Ford, Mit ford; J. M. Galloway, White Oak; R.A. Means, Ridgeway. LAURENS. state-0. P. Goodwin, Laurens; J.C. McClellan, Rgno; A. C. Owen, Power. Federal-S. W. Lowe, Cross Hill; G. W. Culberson, Ekom; W. L. Canningham, Laurens. OCONEE. State.-J. S. Floyd, 0. J. Walker, A. P. Hunt. Federal-J. J. Keith, G. M. Cothran, 3. M. Whitmire. ORANGEBURG. Federal-J. H. Claffy, Orangeburg; J. H. Easterling, S. P. Foxworth. State --G. B. KittrelJ, Ciarles A. Stroman, S. C. Kennedy, Rowesville. FIOK3B4S. State-J. J. Herd, Sr., Pickens; W. F. Jonrnson, Central; W. A. Hamilton, BEasley. Federal-W. N. Hughes, Da cuaville; H. C. Shirley, Liberty; L. R. Durham, Pickens. LEK.[NGTON. State-D. M. Crosson, Leesville; J.H. Counts, Irmo; C. W. Caughman, Lex ington. Federal-Isaiah Haltiwanger, Lexmngton; S. J. Clark, Chapin; J. S. Dooley, Lexington. RICHILAND State-J. S. Verner, Columdia; L. H. Seay, Killians; R. E. Blakeley, C5olum bia. Federal-N. K. Perry, Columbia; T. H. Roberts, Hopkins; P. B. McCoy, Columbia. SPARTANBURG. State--U. 1B. Bishop,Spa.tanburg;&. C. Johnson, New Prospect; E. L. Wil. lis, Golightly. Federal-J. H. Hale, Fair Forest; William Thomas, Glen dale; L. D. Banner, Gocner. MARION. State-J. D. Montgomery,Marion; 3. R. Middleton, Marion; J. C. Mason, Marion. Federal-H. I. Gasque, R. P. Porter, B. F, Elliott, Marion. MARLBORO. State-T. S. Evans, Bennettsville; 3. N. Drake, Drake's; 'W. P. Covington, Bennettavilie. Federal-L. 3. Breeden, R. E. Townsend, Bennttsville; WV. B. McLanrin, McColl. NEWBBRRY. State-T. S. Cease, Newberry; P. G. Coon, Vaughnville; G. A. Mills,81ighs. Federal-A. E. P. Bedenbaugh, New berry; W. C. Slizh, Jalapa; John ;B. Fellers, Prosperity. HAMPTON. State-J. P. Prilchard,J. E. Rivers, T. A. Hamilton, Hampton. Fedteral B. H. Thteus, Seminole; Preston Phil lips, Gray's;R. J. Rivers, Crockettville. KERSHIAW. State-J. R. Drakeford, G. L. Dick son, Camden, HI. T. Johnson, Abney. Federal-WV. T. Russell, Westville; H. B. Beard and J. U. Jones, Camden. LANOASTERt. State-R. J. Flynn, W. 3. Baker, R. M. Kirk, Lancaster. Federa-R. C. Crockett, J. T. Marshall, D. L. Adams, Lancaster. JNION. State-A. W. Gilmore, Santuc; T. K. Foster, Union; H. P. Murphy, Cross Keys. Federal-P. H. Peter, Carlisle; 3. L. Walker, Sunny Side; W. H. Gault, Kelton. WILLIAMsBURG. State-J. A. (reen, Ltke City; 3. J. M. Graham, Jr., Camp Ridge; W. 0. Bryan, Gourdine. Federal-William C.boper, Cooper's: W. WV. Kennedy, Stn dy Level; W. R. Singletary, Scranton. YORK. State-Rt. 3. Riggins, 3. U. Gordon, WV. W. Miller. Fe'deral-J. 3. Waters, R. M. Carroll, WV. J. Davis. aUMTER. State-J. E. DuPre, E. G. (Goad mnan, K. E. Wells. Federal-D. E. Keels, R. M. Pitts,S. Nash. EDGEFIELD. State-J. 15. Davis, Ed. Folk, 8. B Mays, EBigeflild. Federal-E. R . Stead man, Mount Willing; A. J. Norris, Edgefield; John Miller, Trenton. BEEKELEY State-R. H. Sweeney, Summerville; A.R. Dennis, McBeth; Elias Wthilden, Mount Pleasant. Federa-J. S. Hart, Mount Pleasant; J. H. Schultz, Mount Pleasant; W. T. Jolly, Mock's Corner. HTORRY. State-J. M, Dermott, Conway;J.D. West, Socastee; Md. A. Dusenberry; Toddsvie, Federal-R. D. Scarbor ough, J. A. Lewis, Conway; 3. E, Hmmn, Wannamaker. THE POLICEMEN ROASTED. Lawyer Goff Keeps Them Sizzung With out Mlercy. NEW YoRK,O.t. 3.-Those who were fortunate enough to gain admittance to the sessions of the Laxow investiga tion committee today witnessed two scenes decidedly dramatical in their nature. irs. Urchittel. the Rus sian woman who. almost a stranger in the country, running a small cigar store, was arrested on the charge of Reeping a disorderly house and kept in jail many months, "treated as even the Czar of Rassia would not treat an American," according to Chief Council Goff, was placed on the witness stand. She alleged that her arrest was due to her refnsal to pay $50 to the police. Testimony of tns witness remained unshakeu, but the officers who tried to explain the story could not agree as to the way the thing happened. Mrs. Urchittei's children are still in the orphan asylum and the lamentations and the apparent mental suffering of the woman elicited sympa thy from all those who witnessed her examination. Steps will be taken to recover her children for her without loss of time. Daring her examination in the court room, she caught sight of 0.ti er Hai spy. She claims that the waraman is the author of all her woes. Ecc!tedy springing up, she started and denand ed her children. It was with dilliculty she was paciaed. Had she been able to undeistand the English language and the American customs she must have enjoyed exquisite revenge a little later when officer Hussey was called to the stand. He expected to -be called upon to explain away his connection with the case, but Chief Council Gol indulged in another of those dramatic surprises which he is continually springing upon the New York public. Instead of reverting to the events of the past few months,Mr. G.Af Inquired, "Now, Hussey, have you just threat ened to shoot a man in this court room?" The interrogatory was an swarei with a negative, but Oilizer Hussey grew red and white in the face by turns when half a dozen witnesses testified that he threatened to shoot Norbarth Pfeffer, an East side Hebrew employed by Mr. Golf. The wituess nearly fainted in the court room -at the evidence presented against iun to show that he threatened to kill Ptif dir. He reached for a glass of water and drank it eagerly, intense silence reign ing in the court room, members of the committee, policemen and strangers all intent upon his replies. Tne scene be came a painful one. Hussey told Mr. Goff that he was under the doctor's or ders, that it would not do for him to get excited, that it was his family he cared for and not himself. With an intimation that he would look into the matter, Mr. Goff allowed the witnes to go. One other event of unusual interest occurred. Annie Trywsch, a young woman who is keeping a news stand on E ast Broadway,claimed that police man Lynch asked her this morning if she paid her rent. Receiving a nega tive reply, he told her that she would have to pay him $5. She failed to raise the money and he arrested her and took her to Essex Market, where she was discharged by the police justice. Then she came to the Lexow Commit tee with the story. A Large Whiskey Haul. COLUXBIA, S. C., Ozt. 5.-The big haul of whiskey made by Chief Consta ble Holley, -n Charleston, has been shipped to the State Dispensary, and ar rived here yesterday. It will be taken to the Dispensary today and in a short time will be bottled and sent out to the County Dispensaries. The haul was the largest ever made in the Siate and the Charleston Evening Post esti.mates that it evas worth $5,000. The Post has the following about the hau!: "The State Dispensary will not need to replenish its stock at State expense soon. The constables made a haul at the North Eastera Depot on Tuesday night that will keep the Dispenary in stock for awhile. Between sixty-five and seventy packages were taken by the costables. It is evident that they had been anticipating the arrival of the stufi and had a full description ot it. The packages were marked builder' hard ware. tinware, bulphur, mineral water, becon and copperas. They were so packed that it was imposslie to guess their contents and were received by the road in good faith. Tne constables, six or seven of them, were concealed aroundi the depot all the evening looking tor the cars. They were opened after hours to accommodate the consignees, as is often done by this accommiodating rund, but not in secret, for all the clerical force was on hand. The packages were seized after delivery to consignee. It is estt mated that the liquocr, which was in bar rels, hal-barrels, kegs andi cases, was worth $5,000..Tne contiscated packages were taken to the S~ath Carolie R at for shipment to Columbia byM. Con nie Powers this merning. The consta bles also seized forty-four packages ol liquor at the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad this morning. This wes ship ped with other seizures ito Columbia.." Snore violations. COLLDMIA, S. C., Oct. 3.-S me days1 ago the State Superintendent o~ E Elo catitn sent out circulars to tneo various county school commissioners, :asking them to investigate and report to hm all cases of the sale of listed school books by book dealers, above the prices agreed upon In the publishers' contrac!,. The reports are now coming i1!. In Charleston, Rtichiand and Gorgeto-a,, the official contract prices ar~e b::ig strictly adhered to. This cannot be said of all the counties, however. So - eral others have been heard fromn. Toe status in F'airtield has been already mentioned. School Commissioner Ne'il Macauley of Ooonee county writes the~ he knows personally of 100 or mior cases of the violotion of the contr act i the counties of Oconee and Soar:an burg, and asks in what share he mus~t present the cases. He savs he is abl to give the date of each violation, the~ namne of the bookdealer. and tue na of the purchaser. ]3fackrsburg also re ports violations of the contra.c. Let ters are coming in from the vario zs contract nublishers. Yeste rday G i on & Co., D). C. Heath & Co., arad D. Ap pleton & Co. were beard from, each asking that all cases in which their books were concerned be reported to them, and pledging their co-operationi In stopping any violations o[ tue con 'tract. __________ Seven Dr.,>wzet. CrisKAMinn., Sept. g .-Seven per sons were drowned here last evening. Louis Scharf and family, who had been attending the fair, started home at 7 o'clock. Sharf was intoxicated and whipped his horses and furiously dash ed down the river bank, over the ferry and into the river. His wife, live chil dren and Miss Mary Roskus, Mrs. Schari's sister, were drowned, as were the horses. Scharf clung to the wagon box and was rescued. TIhe bodies of Mrs. Scbarf and two of the children .wre recovered. THE FLAG IN CHINA. PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT AMERI CANS AMONG HEATHEN. Secretary Herbert's Instructions to Adm! ral Carpenter-Five U. s. ships of War in Aslatte Waters and Three More to Follow. WASHINGTON, Ot.4 .-Secretary Her bert said today when asked about the steps he had taken for the safety of Americans in Cina that about two wee!ks ago he had sent written in structions to Admiral Carpenter, com manding the American forces in Cut nese waters, suggesting to him to place himself in communication with the foreign fleet and cooperate witn them by arranging for concerted action in guarding foreign interests entrasted to Lteir care. It was suggested that if possible an agreement might be reached ror an effective alstrioution of ships in such a way that all the treaty and other por-ts where foreign interests might u0 endingerad snould he cared for by one or more snips from the deets wita the understaiding that they were to mutually give protectioL to the citizens of all the n.itions enter ing into the ageneae. ae?re ie ar prestiL cut fve Ameri ea-1 esas ca ta's Asianc station, and augi tas nuaioer vill o3 increased to eigat oy December 1st, there are at L'ast uiteen ports where the lives of American citizens may be endangered. tf Admiral Carpenter can secure the scoperation of tne British admiral, he Briusa and American ship3 could be :iitriouted in suc a manner as to protect bo:tn 13 itish and American sub jects and the British snips would as sist Americans and Englishmen in one - port, while the American vessels looked ifter the Englistmen and Americans in others. The cruiser Charleston has jnst join ad the American fleet in Asia. Capt. offia, her commanding oijer, report ed by cable his arrival at Yokohama raesday night. Her arrival, in Japa aese waters makes the vessels under jommodore Carpenter number fire, the others being the Moanoacy, temporar uly the dagsnips, now at Tien Tam; the Baltimore ana Concord at Chemulpo, and the Petrel at NagAsaki. Tne other three vessels whica nave oeen ordered tn the reinforce station are the York own, now at San Francisco, the Ma mnias at New York, and the Detroit at Norfolk. The Yorktown will start across the Pacific and the Machais across thleAuatic about O.4toer 15. .'e DaItoit is to 'Iewa-orfolk early next week, stopping at Cadz andRome to deliver the Columbian relics. THE BRITISH MOVE. LONDON, 03L. 4.-1'ne admiralty have ordered to proceed to China the first class cruiser St. George, now at Ports mouth, and the second class cruiser, Eolus, from the Mediterranean squad ron. The gunboats Redbreasi and P-,eon of tne East India squadron, ha ie also been ordered to Chinese wa ters. Tmas action is understood to be in accordance with the decision of to day's cabinet council. Lord Roseberry has gone to Dalmeny Park, Linlith gowsnire, and tne other ministers are returning to their several resorts in the country whence they were summoned. The Excnange Telegraph Company says that 6,000 troops will be sent from India to protect tne treaty ports in Caina. Tne drst rifle brigade will leave Calcutta on October 1&n for Hong Kong. The other troops which are ex pected to be dispatched include the Northumberland Iusileers, two battal ions of Ghoorkas and four regiments of 6ikns and drafts from the Punjuab. In an inteview today, Mr. Sinclair, ex-British consul at Foo Cno w, said that with the exception of Li Hung Chang's force and tne army of Man huria, Cnina's torces are worthless, the profession of arms being held in contempt. The organization is bad.. Japan, in his opinion, is bound to win, but defeat will not endanger the Man chu dynasty and will probably compel China to look to Europe for the les sons she needs. Mortgag~ed Lor $12o,ooo,ooo.. RICHMOND,YVa., Oct. 2.-T'he general meeting or the stocknolders of the Southern Railway Company, held here today, gave the oilicers authority to execute and deliver a mortgage by the Soutnern Railway Company to the Central Trust Company of New York as trustee, upon and covering the rail road's property, privileges and fran chises of the said company, to secure and issue of bonds in the aggregate principal sum of 8120,000,000, payable July 1, 19034, in gold coin of tne United States witn interest at tne rate of five per cent. annum, payabie semi-annual ly in like gol coia, andJ also to author ize tne execut:on and delivery of a mortgage and deed of trust upon parts of the railroad property of the former Last Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Ra-iroad, to secure bonds for the prin cip.l suui of S4,500J,000, payable Sept. 1, 1938,bearing interest at a rate not ex ceedmig 5 per cent per annum,principal anid interest payable in gold coin. Of the S120,000.000, issue of the tirst con solidate. Lives, $78,068,372.13 will be re served to take up the outstanding mortgage and equipment obligations $2,911,627.87, including S6,000,000 for new construction after the first of January, 1896, but not more thtan 82. 000,00 will ue issued during any one year. Tuere were $100,00,000 of com mon and $50,000,000 or preferred stock reorcsenlted at the meeting. ?Lcav IL L, O.at. 5.-Iev. John W. Weitr~ wa snouked U'wn and killed Lea Gorydo LId., yestLrday by Da3vid Wha~t.Ti~e atei ad received a let ter war. him : to leave the country on pei tbm "whitecapped." He was visned by masked men last Saznday night ibut drove thnem away with a few shou. Yeste-day Mr. Welker and his son A'.va went to see Wheat aud or dered hici to~ givc tBem the warning noe Uo is retusal, a tight followed :ainueme!e Whear knocked the mi. ea vwt a balet of wood and Knosaa Wis. ls..-Fo'tr per a mig m~edat ~ neu rtsidenUce of u. B. ixe, i etuOr WVlm~ot, Mr. - are ign l onisted of his wa au he'e 3.as, aged 25, 29~, and 31 years. and a dauightet aged 18 years. Au sep: up stairs. The young man iret no:ired the fire and leaped down sairs. IjM then returned to rouse the others o'f the famiiy but perished with his urotners and sister. The father and mother escaped with severe burns. Ev id.,nces et the storm. JACKSONvILLE, Fia., 03t. 4.-A spe cial from Key West says that fitty dead bodies, victims ot wrecks occurring on the reef5 during the recent storm, have been washed ashore on tne islands. The dead are evidently sailors from vessels destroyed, although the length of time which has elapsed since the storm has rendered the oodies beyond identilica tion through decomposition. Tue prob abilities are that many more of these ghastuv evidences of the hurricane's fury wi1ll be brought to light in a few