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M,4%A VOL. X. M1ANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ,19.N.6 A BLOODY TRAGEDY. SOLOMON BROWN AND CONSTABLE GRIBBIN KILLED. A Double Heonlsde the Rsit cof a Feud. PrE cipitaled by Gribbin Seizhin? a Pack age of Goods While Searching for Con traband Whtikey. BLACKVILLE, S. C.. Aug. 2.-ThIs afternoon at haif past 2 o'clock, the bloodiest tragedy ever enacted in this quiet little village cccurred on the main street of the town, directly opposite the passeneer station, and Solomon Brown, the 22-sear old son of Simon Brown, and John Gribbin, of the State D-spen ary constabulary force, lie cold in death. This double murder is the result of a teud of long standiny.- At the time when Tillman wai first nominated as Governor, Gribbin, then the town mar shal, was especially active in his cause, thereby incurring the enmity of the Con servative cit.zens of the town, who in theensuing municipal election sunported and elected a council, the members of which pledged themselves in advance not to appoint Gribbin town marshal. The influential Brown family were ear nest supporters of the Conservative faction and did much to bring about the defeat of men who favored Gribbin's continuance as town marshal. After his defeat, and a short time prior to the passaee of the Dispensary Act, Grib bin posted a letter refl'ctn2 uponoJews which further widened the breach. After his appointment as a member of the State constabulary, upon three oc casions he opened ps-ckages consigned to various members 01 Lhe Drown family, which naturally engendered bitter fael ings. Today, about 1 p. m., he entered the freight shed and opened a case of cloth ing from Baltimore consigned to Solomon Brown, ostensibly to search for liquor brought into the State in violation of the Dispensary Act. Shortly before 2 o'clock Simon Brown, the father, meet rug Gribbin on the street reproached him for opening this particular package, ac cusing him of persecution- The argu ment waxed warm and Simon Brown was joined by his three sons. Solomon, Isadore and Herman. Gribbin offered to fight any one of them and Isadore Brows, a youth of about 20 years of age, promptly acceptea the challenge, asking him to remove his coat and official badge. Gribbin struck in the direction of Isa'lore Brown, who parried the b'ow, knocking Gribbin against the wall of George A. Stitt's store. At this janclnre pistols were drawn by Solomon Brown, iierman Brown and Gribbin and six or seven shots were fired in rapid succession. Gribbin was shot through the left shoulder, and near the heart, the ball entering the left lung. He staggered into Mr. Stitt's store, firing at Solomon Brown, who fell half way 4) the ground at the first shot, which %-s ouickiy followed by two or -three others, one of which took effect in his head, penetrating the brain. An other went in the right side and a third entered at the back, perforating the heart, causing almost instant death. Young Brown's remains were carried to his home by friends who quickly reached the scene of the awful tragedy. Gribbin after being shot walked through Mr. Stitt's store to the back yard, where he fell and died within ten minutes. Solomon Brown was the third son of Simon Brown and had recently em barked in the furnishiner goods business 'on his own account. He was engaged to be msrried to a young lady in Savan nah and a beautiful home to which he expected to conduct his young bride is now under constructIon. He was an especially shrewd business matn, popular and courtecus and his untimely end is deeply deplored by all who knew him. John Gribbin, the Dispensary consta ble, was a native of Irelsn"6 abaut 40 years 01 age, and came to B$ackville as town marshal in 1887, and was regarded a competent officer, but rather lacking in judgment. This position he retained nader several administrations, losing it when he espoused the Tillman cause. Before coming to Blackville he had been successively a private in the Bri tish ar-ny, in the United States Marine corps, from which he deserted, and was afterwards in the Filth United States Artillery frcin which be was discharged. He was an especially active member of the constabulary force, and though es teemed by the supporters of the Dis pensary Act, his course had made him very obnoxious to those not in sympa thy therewith. Hie leaves a widow and four chilren. About 4 p. m. Coroner H.P. Dyches, who it is asserted fired the shot which killed youug Brown from inside his store. empaneled a jury to view the re mains of the dead constable and pro ceeded to a grove near by to hold the inquest. After examiming H. D). John son, J. G. Strobel and partially exsm .rming Gleo. A. Stitt, as witnesses to - more or less of the untoitunate atlliray, .- a c'ommunication fro)m Solictor G. D~un can Bellinger was placed in hIs hands suggesting ~that in view of the fact it was openly charged he had tired at least one shot during the melce, it would be better that he abould not preside at the mnquests In this opinion, however, the jury did not concur anzd insisted upon concluding its duties. The exctnmation of Mr. Stitt was re sumed whben a bailiff' from the shierill's office notitied the coroner that the slher. iff was on his way to the mnquest which he desired should be beid by Trial Jus tice Hammet. Notwithstanding this of ficial message, however, the jury per sisted in the performance of its duties. Coroner .D~ches, who had interrogated the witnesses as to whether or not they had seen him fire a shot at Solomon Brown and, also, if it was possible for Gribbin to have shot young Brown in the back in the posit ion they occupied respectively, to which lie received nega tive replies in both cases, was not at all loath to conduct the inquest to an end, and evinced no desire to exercise his prerogative to afdjoutn the proceedings. The examination ct Mr. Siitt was again resumed, when Sheriff Lancaster, accompaniedl by Trial Justice H1am met, appeared on the scene, and summoning the coroner drew an etlic'al document from his pocket and placed him under arrest, charged with the murder of Solo mon Brown. This sensatio4al denoue ment caused the immediate cessation of the inquest. Trial Justice Hamniet proceeded at once to empanel a jury and summon witnesses. T be Iactet elicited are in accordance with the above, and the verdict of the jury ovei the remains of John Gribbin is thai deatn was caused by a pistol sho1 wound from a pistol in the hands o Hermon Brown, and that Simon ani Isadore Brown are accessories before anA after the fact The inquest over the remains of Nouve Brown in set for 8 a. m. Wednesday morning.-Register. TIE INQUEsT HELD. BLACKVILLE, Aug. 29.-Trial J tstice Hammet, acting coroner, this morning proceeded to hold an inquest over the remains of Solomon Brown, killed yes terday afternoon in the Brown Griboin affrav. A number of witnesses were examined who testifled that IHermon Brown, the 17 year old son of Simon Brown, and youngest brother of the deceased, fired the first shots directly at Gribbin. Ie discharged his pistol in withdrawing it from the case, the ball penetrating his left hand. No testimo ny was adduced to prove that Solomon Brown fired a single shot, although one witness testilled that Isodore Brown commenced fireing simulatneonsly with Gribbin. The witnesses agreed in the state ment that in the positions occupied by Gribbin and young Brown it was im possible for the former to have shot the latter in the back. It is claimed both Simon and Isadore Brown were unarmed. It was proved that 11. ?. Dyches, the coroner, who was arrested on the charge of murder while holding the in quest over the remains of Gribbin, entered his store, secured a pistol and returned to the stret during the light. Several witnesses swore point blank that Dyches did not fire, but another testi lied that a shot was fired from Dyches's store, after which Solomon Brown fell. This is supposed to be the shot which entered at ',he bask pene trating Brown's heart. The jury returned a verdict that Sol omon Brown's death was caused by pistol shot wounds intlicted by John Gribbin and oth6r parties or party unknown to the jury. Warrants have been Issued for the arrest of Mts srs. Simorn, Isadore and Hlermon Brown, ut will probably not be served until alter the funeral of Solomon Brown, which occur in Augusta to morrow upon arrival of the South Car olina and Georgia train. The remains of this lamented young man will be an compained to their final resting place by the members of his large family and many citizens, and a detachment fro'n the Gordon Volunteers of which he was a member. The autopsies reveal that Bro wn was shot six times and Gribbin four. The witnesses testilied to the firing of but seven or eight shots, two by Hermon Brown, five by Gribuin and the shot fired from Dyches's store. 0 2e bullet impinged against the brick wall and another crashed through the glass of a display window in Dycnes's store. From this it appears that not less than twelveshots were fired. It is known that a great many people witnessed the shooting who were not brought for ward as witnesses at the inquests. These parties will be called upon to testify at the trials which will e-sue and the discrepancy will doubtless be cleared up. I am advised that Gribbin was con tinued as marshal of Blackville until 03tober, 1893, and that his removal was brought about by this arbitrary treatment of citizens and overbearing and overzealous manner in the dis charge of his just and imaginary duties, and that his political affiliations had nothing to do with the opposition. Gribbius's remains were interred in the city cemetery this morning, the ser vices being conducted by the knights of Phythias of which he was a mamber. EDMUND FELDER . Flooded by a Cloudburt, SAN ANTONIo. Tex., Aug. 31.-News reached here by private telegrams that a cloud burst flooded the town or Uvalde, the County seat of Uvalde County, eight miles west of the South ern Pacifia and the town of Dhanis, Medillal County, fifty miles west, Wed nesday night. After midnight the water in Uvalde was toree feet deep, and the population took refuge on high ground. Three people were drowned in Dhanis two children were drowned. The water is four teet deep. The bridges and approaches of the South ern Pacific were washed away, which will stop trains for a week- It was about 2 o'clock in the morning, when the flbod came. Just as the storm broke over the city a torrent of water rushed down the Leona River, over flowing the banks of that stream and flooding the lowlands on either side to a depth of several feet. The E ist side of the city is built on 10a lands and was directly in the path of this water. All the houses In this part of the town were submerged. There were a num ber of miraculous escapes and the res cers and the rescued performed many heroic acts. As soon as those in the higher part of the town were made aware of the tetrible tho~d and dire con sequences, the work of rescuing began and carried out as rapidly as possitale in the darkness of the night. An-earth quake shock of some seconds duration was distinctly felt during the night, At one place near the city about a quarter of a mile of heavy cracks ap peared on each side of the Leona River having apparently no bottom. A track walker of the Southern Pacitic, after wading through water up to his neck. with his lantern elevated above his head. succeeded in feeling his way far enough E ast to intercept a West bound train ana prevent it plunging into the raging river where the railroad bridge had beeni destroyed. Ne ws Ia e this evening reaches here that three fami lies living below town were drowned. The names have not yet been l'earned. The loss to the Southern Pacille Corm pany is enormous. ''A Wmntt or Death.'' ST. Lowis, August :2G.-A &pecial tC the Glob3-Democrat fcom St. 1'9ters hurg says: "A wind of death. No other name can dlescribe th cyclone that swept across the Sea of Az )v yesterday. It will be impossible for days yet tc comrute the diamaae done, but it is al most certain that at least, 1,000 people perished, some by drowning, n',bers by beint crushed under f alling houses and trees. The excite-ment is great among he American colony in this city, for it is feared that, at, leasi, two parties of American topuriss were on the Sea of Azov at the time the wind did its deadly work. At Marianople over 200 peole were killed andl nine-tenths of the house destroyed. At a fishing village named Ngaisk-, all the men were out to sea. The town was destroyed and noie o. the b~ats returned to shore. At the hour of the latest report nl)t one of the steamer: that touch at the port of Bsr diansk had arrived. Fears are expresse. that every craft in the sea has trone V~ the bottom and that every passenger is drowned. When the wind swept over the northern end oi Azjv, it took a new ccurse, going~ scutherly along the coaet of the land of the Black Cossack. la turn, E sk and Achiuev were ravaged, each town being almost totally destroye4 Telegraphic communication with th:t district is suspended and it is impose i ble to learn the extent of the destructiot but at least 1.000 persons must hav< died on the two shore-s. The storm, as Inearly as can now be learned, seemec to suddenly lose its force near Temriai and passed off with comparatIve quiet ontherly over the BlakeSa." THE ItCENT :KILLING. GOV. TILLMAN EXPRESSES HIS RE GRET AT THE SAD OCCURRENCE. The Correap-,r dence ieiwetn ,he G,.v, r nor end Col. mike Brwn Abiut the Rfmovel of the Dead Constable-A Let ter Which Was Received Tao Lte. COLUMBIA, S. C., Aug. 30.-The terri ble tragedy of Tuesday at Blackville was the subject of mach talk in Co lumbia yesterday, and general regret was expressed. As the tragedy was the result of a personal aitercation and not because of the Dispensary law Governor Tillman did not-get much information about the affair. The Governor expressed his regrets. When his attention was called to the criticism of Col. Mike Brown, he said that if Colonel Brown had notilied him earlier of the personal feeling existing he would have removed Gribbin to an other field. Inasmuch as Colonel Brown made public mention of the matter Governor Tillman at the request of the newspaper reporters gave to the press the communication regarding the affiir. COLONEL BROWN'S LETTER. The following is Colonel Brown's letter and was received yesterday morn ing by Goverrtor Tillman: Barnwell, S. C., Aug. 28. 1894. "To Ilis Excellency B. i. Tillman, Governor, Columbia, S. C. "My D ar Sir: I regret very much the necessity of complaining to .you about any matter, but the rcent out rageous and unwarranted actions of Constable Gribbin at Blackville in seiz iug and opening a small box consigned to my wife by express is of such aggra vating character that I feel it my priv ilege and duty as a law-abiding citiz-'n to briug the matter to your attention and request the removal of Gribbin. I am advised by Mr. Richardson, route agent of the express company, that a report of the seizare has been sent to you. I am not dealing in whiskey, nor interested in any one who would be disposed to violate the D!spensary law, ano if I was I certainly would not de grade myself so far as to atrtempt to smuggle whiskey in my wife's name, and I write you in regard to the mat ter. feeling sure that you would not up hold or allow any constable in the em ploy of the State to aggravate,insult and trample upon the rights of the people -a lady-to gratify a personal grudge under pretense of carrying out the law. This man Gribbin is a low down scoundrel without intelligence or jndg ment and totally unfit for so high a position. As a proof on this point. I refer to the following circumstances: Some time ago he got mad with my father about some matter and to vent his spite stated that on a certain day at Blackville he would publicly expose the Jews. My brother met him on the streets and characterized him publicly with oaths and curses, and he did not resent it, (which any respectable man, as you know, would certainly do) His animosity extends to every member of the family, and it was to aggravate me and in a spirit of revenge that ne seiz ed a package addressed to my wife, which bad not the slightest sign or evi dence of containing whiskey. "I enclose you a letter received from Mr. Buckirgham this morning (which please return when you have read.) While Gribbin, in this instance, ap pears to have been acting within the pales of the law, I am sure that your Excellency would have approved and excused him, in granting Mr. Bu~cking ham's request and allowing tue cam phor and alcohol to be forwarded to the sick lady, and his refusal to do so, un der the circumstances, knowing that it was ordered and needed for a sick lady, shows that he lacks any feeling, judg ment or discretion, and is not qualified for the position. I understand that he is a straggler left here by Sherman's raiders. When he came to Blackville he was compelled to leave Aiken. An investigation will satisfy you as to his character, and I teel that his removal Is, in justice to myself and the protec tion or the communIty. 1 am yours, very respectfully. MIKt E EOwN." TIIE ALCOIIOL AFFAIR. The following is the enclosed letter reterred to: Barnwell, S. C., 27h August, 1890. "C1l. Mike 15rown, 15arnwell, S. C. "Dear Sir: Complying with your re quest of even date, I here with furnish you with a statement of the seizure of a gallon of alcohol and one pound of gum camnphor -by Constable Gribbin, at Backville, eome fe w weeks, ago. "My mother was in a dying condition and her doctor ordered that she be free ly bathed in alco':iol, strongly impreg nated with camphor. "'here was no alcohol to be had in liarnwell and my lather ordered it, along with some groceries, from his grocer in Charleston,but instructed the grocer to ship the alcohol and camphor by express, thinking that we would re ceive it sooner than If it were shipped with groceries by freight. Tae pack age was seizsd at lI-ackville by Mr. Gribbin. 1, beIng unknown to him, and desiring to get the drugs as soon as possible, got Mr. Hlammett, the rail road agent here, to wire him and state that the articles were for medicinal use and were urgently needed. Mr. 1am mett is well known to him and I desired to have the truthfulness and good faith of mv request for the re lease of the stuff Vouc~hed for by some one Mr. Gribbin could rely upon, as he did not know me. "Mr. I amnmett explained the case,bumt he still refused delivery, claiming It was'rumu' and has sin~ce posted notic3 of its s-iz~ure as rum, butt makes nto mention of the campher. I recognied the~ faCt that it was strickly speaking a legal seizure, arid have no coinplaint to make on that score. I do hold, though. that any constable who has sutlicient judgment to entitle him to an appoint ment should exercise his jumdgment in a case of this kind and releasme goods under circumstances which were vouched for as in this cise, andi I fur ther believe that his superior ollicer would have held him harmless for so using his j-idgment. 1 do not write this in hopes of get ting hack the seized goods. Commis soner Traxler has already declined de livery on the ground that the shipper marked package "Groceries." and there by attempted an evasion of the law. The grocer marked them thus on his o wn responsinility and not by any in structions from us. Very truly yours, GOVERtNOR~ Ti LLMAN'S ANS w~it G overnor Tillmani yesterday sent the following answer to Colonel B-own: "Columbia. S. C., August 29?, 18'J3. "Mr. Mike Brown, Barnwell,S. C. "Dear Sir: "Your letter of the 28th has just been received- Ihad you writ ten sooner, whether your complaint is just or not, I would have seen to it that you had no cause for censure, by removing Mr. G~ribbin to another hield and thus the lamentable tragedy which has darkened your own household and let a widow with four children to struggle alone with the world, might have been averted. -'As a usual thing constables are al ways sent from home and had I known that teremas aony cause of frictin Mr. Gribbin would have been detailed for duty outside of Barnwell County. "It is needless for me to say that I regret the sad catastrophe which could have so easily been averted had you written your letter sooner. "Tery respectfully, "B. R. TILLMA1, Governor." P. S.-In regard to the alcohol be longing to Mr. Buckingham, his own letter is a sufficient answer. Alcohol is kept for sale by all the Dispensers and the package in question was marked 'groceries.' Mr Buckingham coula have gotten the alcohoi legitimately and when he risked smuggling it in stead of buying from a Dispensary he has no ju3t cause of complaint. Con stables have no discretion In such cases. To release contraband liquor under such circumstances would mean instant removal. Mr. Buckingham should have had the camphor and alco hol mixed in Cbarleston. It was not medicinal until it was mixed. ". R. T." WINTHRO.- 'S FAIR WINNERS. The Personnel of the College the Coming S-8seor. COLUMBA, S. C. Aug. 30.-The com petitive examinations for the scholar ships in each county in the WinthroD Normal College were held on July 17 last. The reports of the results have been very slow in coming in to the Su perintendent of Education. Nearly all however, have now been received and Superiutendent Mayfileld yesterday made public the names of the winners, giving the personnel of the college for the coming session, which begins next month. The list of the winners by counties, with postollice address, is as follows: Abbeville-First scholarship, Nellie L. Cochran, Abbevill#-; second scholar slip, Julia NMcGhee, Greenwood. Aiken-No report-as to either. Anderson-First scholarship, Margie Major, Danver; second scholarship, Lil lie Boggs, Equality. Barnwell-First scholarship, Hattie 1. Newsom, Williston; second scholar ship, Rosa Fishburne, Bamberg. Beaufort-First scholarship, Estelle W. Richardson. Beaufort; second schol arship, LAura C. Bellows, Beautort. Berkeley-First scholarship, incum bent held over; no report as to second . Charleston-First scholarship, Julia C. Steinmeyer, Charleston; second scholarship, E. A. Dargan, Charleston. Chester-First scholarship, Naanie McAliley, Chester; second scholarship, Janie Thompson, Chester. Chesterfield-First scholarship, Dora McLean, Cheraw; second scholarship, Marion G. Godfrey, Cheraw. Clarendon-First scholarship holds over; second scholarship, Janet Wells, Jordan. Colleton---First scholarship holds over; second scholarship holds over. Darlington-First scholarship holds over: second scholarship holds over. EI.zefield-First scholarship holds over; second scholarship holds over. Fatrfild-First scholarship holds over; second scholarship holds over. Florence-First scholarship, N ellie Bristow, Florence; no report as to sec ond. Georgetown-First scholarship, Ma ria R. Heriot. Georgetown; second scholarship, M. Netta Davis, George town. Greenville-No report as to either. Hampton-First scholarship, Hattie Lightsey, Brunson; no report as to sec ond. Horry-First scholarship, Lillian D. Stalvey, Socastee; no report as to sec ond. Kershaw-First scholarship, Lena Kiralev, Camden; second scholarship, Lou M. Stover. Flat Rock. Lancaster--First scholarship, Ella Mackey, Lancaster; second scholarship, Mamie Stover, Oaknurst. Laurens-First scholarship, L'zzie Hunter, High Point; second scholar shi p, E mily N. S ntt, Clinton. L-exngton-First scholarship, May Haltiwaoger, Lexington, second schol1 arship, Nina IHenry, Lexington. Marion-First scholarship holds over; second scholarship holds over. Marlboro-First scholarship, holds over; second scholarship, Margie Mc Laurin, McCall Station. Newberry-First scholarship, Emily Scott, Newberry; second scholarship, Grtrude Simpson, Prosperity. o03onee-First scholarship, Lizzie Grant, WYalhalla; second scnolarship, Elie Stribling, Waihalla. Orangeburg-First scholarship, Mag gie Connor, Orangeburg; second schol arship, Elna Tatum, Bamberg. Pickens-First scholarship, Jlessie Harry, Briggs; second scholarship, Emily Johnson, E isley. Richland-First scholarship, E. Isa belle Lindsay, Columbia; second schol arship, Marion M1 Means, Columbia. Spartanburg-F'rst scholarship, Bes sie E. Floyd, Spartanburg; second scholarship, B. S. Wright, Fairmont. Sumter-First scholarship, Mary II. Sanders, Boykins; second scholarship, Linnie C. Mchaurin, Samter. Union-First scholarship holds over; second scholarship holds over. Williamsburg-F i rest scholarship holds over; second scholarship holds over. Y ork-First scholarship, E ni Ken nedy, Yorkville; second scholarship, Masgaret L. lBrice, Y orkville. Anottier Muorder. A Hu, Aug. 29 -A fatal shooting scrape took place about 9J o'clock to night in front of Blue Mountain Joe's tent, near the passenger station, be tween N ight Marshal James L. Win gard and Will Chatltield, and the result of it is that Chatlield lies with a mortal wound in his abdomen. The reports in reerence to the aif-ur are conflicting. (One is that it was a personal dilliculty and Wingard was in the wrong; the other is that Wingard was acting In the discharge of his duties as marshal. h owever, that will all come out at the coroner's ingnest. They had words and in the sicullis that ensued, a by stander grabbed Wingard's club to pre vent his using it, when hie drew his pistol and shot twice, one ball pene trating the abdomen, entering at the navel, the other making a glancing wound in the side. Coatuield was taken to the P'arK Avenue Hotel and Drs. Wyman and Ed wards called in. They are now with him trying to lind the ball. Will Cha'lield is a soni of Mr. B. P. Chat lield, proprietor of the Park Avenue Hotel, and is about twenty liveyears of age. lie is uinmarried. Win gard gave himself up and is now in the custody o1 the sheriff. Chatlield has since died. Kiied. CINCINNArr, 0., August 30.-The Times-Star Lexington, Ky., special says: A duel to death witn knives oc crred in Clark county in Boonesboro yesterday, over the scandal feature of the Ashland Congressional contest. John King, a IBreckinridge man, living in Fayette county, met on the higway his old friend who lives in Clark coun ty. Cook said that any woman who went to hear Breckinridge speak was no better than a courtesan. King dis mounted from his horse, saving his wife and daughters had heard Bre::kinridge. Cook insisted it was a shame. He also dismounted. Both drew knives and Blood Ilowed freely until Cook dropned, having three stabs in the breast; King hasesconad. NEW COVERING FOR COTTON. The SubitituLon of Sagar Sack for Jate Bagging. NEW YoRK, Aug. 31.-The Cotton. Exchange, as already reported, has of ficially decided that the use of sugar bag cloth in covering cotton is not countr ary to its rules. It was rumored on the Exchange yesterday, though nobody cared to stand spoonsor for the rumor, that the matter had come up before the Board of Managers, through the action of the various jute manufacturing companies, which saw the threat of a damaging competition in any encroach ment of other kinds of bagging, con sequently they had induced the cotton manufactuerers to unite in a protest against the use of sugar bag cloth, and address it to the Board. Mr. Richard Sledenberg, of the Cotton Exchange, acknowledged that letters of protest had been received from a number of Eastern cotton spinners protesting against the use of sugar bag cloth. But he knew nothing of the motives that prompted this move, and presumed they were entirely disinterested. 'On the other hand, he added, "the Board received a number of cominuni cations from farmers and cotton grow ers asking whether it discriminated against the use of sugar bagging and intimating a preference for the latter. It was in answer to these applicetions pro and con that we passed our resolu tion of the 20:h and issued in the form of a letter to all our patrons. We de sire to make no discrimination what ever, but to leave them to their own election in the matter. Oaly when there is a serious defeat in any partic ular sort of bagging would the Board care to interfere. For example, last May it was constrained to give notice that pine straw bagging was obis ction able, Inasmuch as it stained, and there fore, deteriorated the cotton covered by it in the event of its becoming damp or wet. This was in answer to nutn erous bitter protests that came to us, especially from European customers, which made immediate action impara tive." "How does the Farmers' Alliance stand in this matter?" was asked. "We have no oilicial notice as to how they stand as a body. The only cam munication of this sort was rereived from secretary of the Farmers' Alli ance in Charleston, S. C., In which he put the same question that had been put by other correspondents from the agricultural districts and intimated the same preference for sugar bagging. He thought that it would be a hardship to be forced to use j ate." "To what do you attribute this pref erence for sugar bagging?" "Well, it is cheaper, in the first place; and in the second place, being more tightly woven, it is said to protect the cotton better tnan jute." Mr. Walter T. Miller, secretary of the Exchange, was in substantial ac cord with the president. Sugar bag ging," he explained, "can be obtained by the cotton dealers either at second or first hanis. In either event it is cheaper than jute. Second hand, it may be as much as 3 cents a yard cheaper, which would be about 18 cents a bale. You see that is a con sideration. Biagging that has been through a steam process of cleaning and may readily be utilized for cover ing bales of cotton." "Have any new crop bales been cov ered with the sugar bagging?" "No, it is too early for that. But now.that the Board has declard itself there is no dobut that the sugar bag ging will come into extensive use. Naturally, all purchases of cotton made through the New-York Exchange are subject to the rules of the E xchage and no customer can obj ect to the bagging which the Exchange approves." A pioneer trader In cotton who ha~s been in the business for twenty-live years assured the reporter that the more tightly woven material was pre ferred by the planters of the South, not only because it was cheaper, but because it protected the cotton from dust and ashes and also, to a moderate degree, from the cinders which occasionally fall upon bales of cotton in cars or when piled up at the station and set lire to them. And in any case, he added, they did not care to be dictated to by any combination of manufaturers, but wanted full liberty to use any material they preferred. Vanderbilt Seandal. NEw YORK, Aug. 30 -A Paris spe cial to The World says: For a month past very detinitely stated reports have been current among American. friends of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vander bilt in London and Paris that formal negotiations were in progress between them for a judicial separation. Failing that, It has oeen said there was a proba bility of a suit for divorce on the part of Mrs. Vanderbilt. There Is no doubt that Mrs. Vanderbilt has consulted friends as to the advisability of insti tuting such proceedings. Tne name of Nelly Neustretter, a very well known woman living in Paris, though of Dutch birth is mentioned In this connec tion, with what authority is not kno wn. She has recenlty established nerself in expensive apartments at the Cafe Mad rid. Paris, and at Dsauville, with an elaborate edtourage of servants. The domestic dlii ulties between Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt reacihed al most a climax last spring, when the party on the splendia yatch Valliant broke uip in the Mediterranean under circumstances which at once widely separated all its members. Mrs. Vand erbilt went to E-igl-and, where Sc-ott Murray's beautitul estate, D~anestiald near llenley, on the Thames, had been rented for her. Mr. Vanderbilt re mained in P'arls fir the first months of summer, but has rec'ently been at Deauville, returning toi Paris last Fri cay. In Ju tne last Cornelius Vande'r bilt came to London to interpose his strenuous oflices to stop further, and especially public, proeedinlgs, but was unsuccesssul in restoring peace, and returned home. Mrs. Vanderbilt committed her In trests to Colonel William Jay of New York, who, with Mrs. .Jay, has been at Daneslield until last wee~k. lie is now at Ihamburg, Mrs. Vanderbilt also be ing in Germ mny. Colonel JY ty is to be in P'anis on Sept. 15 as the guest of James Gordon Bennett. A formal proposition has been made by Mrs. Vanderbilt for a separation on terms of an annual allo wance of $300,000, the custody of her children and the posses sion of the three houses at Newport, Islip and in New York. A gentleman in a position to be cogniz tnt of all the facts states that Mr. Vanderbilt op posed no objection to a separation, but offered much less favorable terms than those asked by Mrs. Vanderbilt. Ills proffer has been refused by her, and further definite discussion awaits the arrival in Paris of Colonel Jay. Mr. Vanderbilt was seen at the hotel Con tinental, but declined to discuss the ::t'.r further than to say that no proceedings in divorce had been taken by him . ____________________________ Ooilapeed. SCIIOOLCRlAFT, Mich., August.-21 Prof Alonzo Kendall made a balloon ascension yesterday. When 100 feet from the ground the paracnute was struck by the Dalloon, It collapsed and fell with a thud. P'rof. Kendall was killed instantly. A large crowd wit nessedl the traedy. BUTLER MEN IN COUNCIL. IT IS BELIEVED THAT AN INDEPEND ENT CONVENTION WILL BE HELD. Opposition Manireted to the Movement Butler IdMakes a Sp tech-Four Hours De voted 1. Speaking and Receiving Re Ports from the Varlouns Countie. COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 1-Whether or not to put out an independent ticket and to call a State convention was the subject of the hottest kind of a discus sion in the big conference of the Butler leaders last night. The conference was held in the dining room of the Hotel Jerome and there were thirty or forty men present, supposed to represent a large number of the counties of the State. Senator Butler headed the list of those present. From Edgefield were Major Carwile, W. I. Harmon, Geo. B. Lake and several others. Next in im portance were District Attorney W. Perry Murphy, Revenue Collector Townes, Deputy Collector A. H. Jen kins of Greenville; Raiding Deputy L. W. C. Blalock of Newberry, Thos.W. Woodward of Fairfield, Mayor Dargan and C. S. Nettles of Darlington,Deputy Collector Hal Richardson, M. P. Trib ble and B F. Whitner of Anderson, G. C. Page, A. J. Fisher, J. M. Robinson and W. Landford of Spartanburg, W. H. Hunt, Jr., 0. L. Schumpert of New berry, Taos. B. Butler of Union; John Dunnovant, W. R. Christie and A. M. Aiken of Chester. M. 0. Dantzler of St. Matthews, John E. Allen of Barn well, John May of Yorkville, Rev. L. D. Bass of Florence. Gao. S. Mower of Newberry, Capt. John G. C ipers of I'chland, A. E. G )nziles, N. G. Gon zales of Richland, B. F. Perry of Greenville. Among the other news paper men on hand were J. Wilson Gibtes, W. W. Ball of the Journal and A. Kohn of the News and Courier. The conference was in session until 1 o'clock this morning, and when it adjourned it was stated that a resolu tion had been passed not to give any - thing to the newspapers. Certain news paper men were not dependent on.what was to be given them. It is known that a chairman and a secretary were elected and that a series of resolutions were introduced. These resolutions precipitated. a discussion lasting for hours. It is not known what they contained, bat from the windows of the dining room of the hotel could be heard the discussion in progress. The longest and hottest discussion was, as stated, on the ques':ion of call ing a convention an, putting out a ticket from G:vernor down. There seemed to have been strong opposition to this course, but the men against it were evidently in the minority, be cause when a speech in favor of a con vention was made the cheering and ap plause was loud and hearty. All the indication point to a ticket. It is known that three men are being con sidered for the nomination for Govern or. The name of Judge Hudson is among the number. The opposition to him is that he is too old to make a fight. During the discussion many bitter things were said about the Tillmanites and the majority of the speakers arged a fight no matter whether they were defeated or not. Oae man said that he was in favor of begining the iight now and Dassing resolutions after ward. He said hebeleved in going at the business with a rush and making a practical fight. Another said that the conferenca ought not to attempt to commit those present to any course. He was in favor of requesting the people to meet at their respective county seats and decid ing whether they were in favor of an Independent movement. If they were then a convention could be called and a ticket put out. Until this was done he was against the passage of the resolu tions calling a convention. Senator Butler made a speech during the evening. Among other speakers were Captain Capers. Somei man want ed the resolutions read by sections and adopted that way, but Captain Capers was opposed to this and wanted the re solutions adopted as a whole. Another man took the ground that the passage and publication of the resolutions would lose votes to the movement. A great talk was heard about "the Demo cracy," and the conference seemed to consider that it was the only gathering of Democrats in the State. National Democracy played an important part in the talk. Reports were made from the different counties of the State and about the pros pects of winning. Some of those pre sent took the position that it would be better to make the tight only in counties where there was '. chance of winning and leave the others alone. There was much talk about the small vote cast at the recent primary and August Kohn of the News and ,Courier arose and said that he had sent his paper a tabulated statement of the vote by counties. The total In :the State was about 58.000, a faling off of many thousand from two years ago. Mr. K~ohn did not express any opinion on this light vote, but al lowed the conference to judge of it it self. The conference gave signs of be ing much impressed and believe that in that light vote lay all the chances of an independent movement . One speaker, with a great deal of en thusiasm, said that in 18%f they had been at first urged not to say or do any thing but they had fought and won. They would tight and win this time if the "Democracy" would back them. Captain Capers reported that he had received many encouraging letters. lie gave the names of some of those from whom the letters had been received. At the same time he re ported that there was some opposition to the movement among men who were expected to be its friends. In one instance a father and a son expressed directly opposite views on the matter. A fter the conference had adjourned a rnember said that the resolutions which had caused so much debate had been passed and he talked confidently of win ring. There is little doubt from every thing that the Reformers, and those Conservatives who believe in standing to the rack, will have to ight an inde pendent movement of the worse sort and will have te light a ticket com posed of strong men. It is understood that offers of financial assistance have been received from various quarters. Before the conference adj urned a committee from different counties was appointed to remain in the city and hold a meeting at 9 o'clock this morn ing. This committee wiil probably formulate an address to the voters of the State and make public the resolu tions passed. From everything- that can be learned it Is nelieved that these resolutions call for a convention of the nomination of a Stats ticket. It could not be learned what date for the conven tion had been fixed but the hot heads want it right away and want to begin the light without preliminaries. In the language of the gentleman who spoke so heartily, "-Let's start the fight a resolutesarwards"-Register. KEITTS'S SHRILL CALL. An Imp assioned Demand for an Uprising Against Evans. The last issue of the Sumter Free man prints a long letter from Col. E. S. Keitt, of Newberry, a prominent al liance man, of which the following is the conclusion: Alliancemen, we have entered the breakers, great issues are on us for so lution, blowers can not solve them. Throwing stones, nor rocks and using a pichfork, satan's tool, will not give relief to the country. It will take the highest statesmanship to restore pros perity and peace to the nation and the State. Be not deceived and misled as you were in 1892 by traitorous leaders who promise you anything to get ofle for the money in it. Stand by the demands to the end. They are Gcdgiven and if we prove faithful to the end relief will come to us. Farmers of the State, in 1890 we went into the Farmers Movement to crush a big ring that the people might enjoy their rights and liberties, and secure relief from oppression. The funda mental principle of the Farmers move ment was that we would have a direct primary for State officers. The ring was crushed, what have we now? As soon as the tricksters got control of the election machinery to hold the of flees and get the money that is in them they formed a little ring in a big one a condition worse than ever before. They have suggested through the little ring a reckless stripling for governor of the State and intend through the big ring to force him on us. This strip ling in the recent campaign in the State contributed largely to making it a disgrace to barbarism. He declared against peace in the State. Hq advoca ted strife and bloodshed. He cares not whose blood is shed if he can gratify his vaulting ambition. The attempt to force this mad youngster on the country in this way is an insult to every farmer who went into the move ment. Farmers of the State, yes Carolinians all, will you btand by idly and see this reckless chap elected governor of the State, and subject to his caprica the lives of your wives and children and all of your property ? Never, no never, unless you have lost your love for them and your manhood. We are told in the sacred wri ie-wben the wicked rule tbe9beple mourn."2'Theo-writer wetaid not do this young man an injs. tice but he would save the State from his destructive nomination. The shifting Cataline fresh from his midnight conclave where he comspired to fire the city of his nativity in one hundred places did not diplay more brazen impudence and unbridled au dacity when he walked into the Roman senate chamber and took his seat on the front bench while Cicero was ex posing his infamy to the senators than this young man has and is diplaying to gratify his insatiable ambition. Rome's senators were roused and Rome was saved. Carolinians! rouse yourselves and save the State! Save your wives and children from the ruin of this reckless stripling. If we needed reformers in the State in 1890 we need them ten times more now, surrounded as-we are on all sides by wrangle. tangle, turmoil and con fusion. The State is in a perilous condition, more perilous than the peo ple realize. May the Father of light dispel the clouds that shroud us. The State is without a party of clearly defined principles. Factions and rings controlled by many who have no fear of God or love for man are rampant to secure the offices for the money that is in them. The people of the State yearns for a governor who will be the governor of all the people and net the governor of a faction, a governor who will administer the laws impartially in j -stice and mercy and restore peace. Those who love the State and liberty have nothiing left to them but to call out and put in the field a ticket of able men in whom the people have full con fidence and go to the November elec tIon when every qualilled voter can cast his ballot for the rulers of his choice. We will then be free men. A patriot will not seek office nor will he decline to give his time and powers to his country if called to duty, especial ly In times of serious peril. The times demand men who have pure hearts, clean hands, clear heads and steady nerves If our popular form of govern ment is preserved, and our homes are saved. Citizens of the State rouse yourselves to the perils of tne situation and do your duty to G )d, your native land and humanity. Respectfully, .ELI~sON S. KEITT. Builex's Move CrTAnLEsTON, S. C, Aug. 33.-E< Mayor William A. Courtenay arrived in the city yesterday from the upcoun try. Hie was encountered by a Sun man today and anticipated his ries tions with regard to the state of poli tis, by inquiring: "What does this move of Ilitler's mean ?" Not waiting for a reply, he said: "I'o give any promise of success he should have inaugurated it from the beginning of the campaign. Hie should have adopited the suggestion of Hampton and formed National D)amo cratic clubs. "It Is too late to change the result now. I come from the up-country and I know that the lax vote in the party primary is not a good test of Tillman's strength. The farmers in my section argued, as they 'loubtless argued in other sections, that the thing was all one-sided and that it was not necessary for them to leave their work in the height of the s'tason and go a dozn miles to vote. IUnt a Butler manifesto would bring out this dorment strength, and mark my words," concludedl the sage of Newry, 'he wIll lind twenty eight counties solid against him if he attempts t~o make an independent race.' Senatir Entler Not Alone. WAsurixTON, Aug. 27.-Jurige Iziar is going to make the race for re-election to Congress from the 7;h district. His determination in that di -ection was lixed some time ago, and within the past fe w days he has received substan tial endorsements from the best ele ments of the Democratic party in that district, Hie will not go into the Reform primary trap which would be sure pol itical death but he will stand out in the open field when the general election takes place and contost every inc~h of ground with the Re form candidate whoever he may be. Judge Iziar will leave Washington to morrow af ter the final adj mernment of Congress, and he will take charge of his own campaign and conduct It on the most vigorous plan. It would be futile for him to subject himself and friends to the cut and driel process which will prevail at the "Reform" primary, and his enemies had hoped that he would surrender without a struggle, lie is not made of that kind of stuff. lie has won the admiration and tne esteem of the genuine Democrats in both houses of Congress during his brief sojourn in Washington, and they will watch his campaign with the keenest interest. leis confident of the support and en couragemfent of the true Democracy in the 7th district, and he is prepared to abide by their decision at the general cin-News and Courier. MR. MOOV8 MNIFESLO. PLATFORM WITH GOOD, BAD AND IN DIFFERENT PLANKS. 19t a S:srtlin - state Papw-soiid on the Dog Law-W. adering nu Finance and Whiskey-iBelieves in the Golden Rule. NEwBERRY, Aug. 30.-Mr. Frank Moon, wno announced last week that he would be a candidate for Gov ernor at the November election, even if he did not get but one vote, was in the city yesterday. Ie has been labor ing upon his address to the people of South Carolina, and the following is what he tas brought forth. It is not as strong or as lively or as interesting as I expected it would be shen he ask ed me last week to announce his can didacy, though I had no idea then what he intended to say to the voters of South Carolina, for up to that time I never had an idea that he contem plated making the race. He says, however, that he means business, and is going to stay in to the bitter end. Here is his manifesto: To the Voters of South Carolina: As people expect the reasons why one runs for Governor, I give mine: I am outdone at the way in which per sons calling themselves Reformers have out-ieroded the same Herod whom I have been fighting, tooth and nail, for twenty years, trying to "re fawn" themselves to the highest bid der, with the most specious promises and least fulfillment. The one satis faction resulting is to see number one kicked out into the cold, even though the kicker be no better. It seems like ly to prove a repetition of the fable of tne fox, the flies and the swallow. The new swarm will take the last drop. They want the earth. I enter my protest in the form of putting up my carcass to be shot at that is. "cussed" at. I have proved in the past my competency to tote more "cussing" than anybody, and still stand alone. I consulted with no living man about this move. I believed it the duty of somebody. I can't mark out a line of action for other people; therefore, I'm in myself. I am little Irnown, but it is better thus than to be known a scoundrel. Most persons in our town -know me, among them plenty of en emies. I am willing to leave the telling of the truth to any or all of them. I am what is known in Piersons's "saciety" as a "high kicker." When they gettoo bad, kick them out. I am a Reforms? ----.. in the sense of trying to get all the good we can, and the supposition is that under a Democratic form of gov ernment every one will b3 the same way. The question, then, is, what is best for us all in the long run. I don't kick at the measureas of Reformers, so called, so much as at their methods of self-pertuation. As to the questions of the day: Agricultural colleges-I am in fAvor of making these self-supporting, or as nearly so as possible, and if suientific farming Is not a delusion, we should come very near it. If it be a delusion, te sooner the bubble bursts the better for all hands. I would have it so that every poor child can, by its labor, earn a sufficiency of wholesome food and comfortable clothing and at the same time prosecute its studies. In case of war the State furnishes gun, rations and clothing. The nation properly ed ucated, I would hope to save the ex pense of the gun, so that swords might be turned to plows and spears into pruning knives. No well educated man will deny that the ethics of the Chris tin religion would, If carried out, be the best thing to live by in all the world. As to the liquor glestion, I think the dispensary, under government control of that terrible moral explosive, alcohol the best plan yet discovered. Of course experience, under management devoted to the highest good of the people, will modify and improve the carrying out of the law, and it will not be on the line of money profit to the State. I have a pet theory concerning a dog law in which our Rieformers have sorely disappointed me. Certainly they will not allow that the subject is above. their comprehension, and if they claim that it is beneath them I will boldly assert that it -"11 take very little "screeching" for them to get down to it. My idea of the financIal questios, which is today agitating the country, is that inasmuch as the money of the State, yours and mine, has been loaned to the privileged class, virtually with out interest, for about thirty years, by means of which they have ,been able to put their feet upon the necks of the producing classes, they depositing gov ernment bonds as security, that turn about being fair play, we the pro ducers, by pledging land, and land be ing certainly the most stable of all commodities, should be entitled to at least equnal privileges from government especially as the tiller of the soil occu pies the most important part in the so cial system ot any business whatever. And now I come to something far more important than anything else, be cause the sum of all things must be greater than any part of it can be the religion enunciated by Jesus. This is a socalled Christian nation, and quite a large number of voters pro fess today to follow the teachings of this great Exemplar. I am called by many persons an inlidel, but I say to you in h is words, "Unless you exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and l'aarisees you shall all perish." Let us come together. Let us see what these doctrines say as to the treatment of our fellow man. P'at youtself in his place, is Bible docTine, and it is Dick ene, too. Certair. it is that we shall not b~e worsted by this philosophy In the loig run. FRIANK MOON. Bieckinaii. NAsrIVILLEt, Tenn, Aug. 39.-John Cantrel! and wife and Mrs. Cantrell's brother, William Crane, have all been arrested at Rogersville, Tenn., on a charge of black mail. The arrests were made at the instance of Dr. G. H. Mor gan, and the town is all torn up over the sensation. Dr. Morgan is a prom intent and wealthy physician. He al leges that he has been of late much beset with attentions from Mrs. Can treli. R cen-.ly he was summoned to the Cantrell house, ostensibly to see a sick chiild. HIe found Mrs. Cantreli alone, undressed and very demonstra tive. j tsr at this point the husband broke into the room in a pretended rage. Since then the doctor says, Can-. rell and Crane have demanded large amourts of money as the prie of his saety and their silence. Riogersville is all agog and there Is another verisison of the story In which the doctor plays a less innocent rele. An Independent Ticket, CoLUmIA, S. C, Aug. 28.-The Reg ister says it now 1;,oks like there is to be an all round well developed inde endent movement and that; a full Sate ticket is to be put out. The Indi cations point that way for many rea sons. It was rumored on the streets last night that Capt. G. WV. Shell. Con gressman from this district, will be the nminee for Governor.