The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, September 05, 1894, Image 1
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