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VOL. X. MANNING, S. C., WFDNESDAY,_FEBRUARY 13 .O PLANS OF THE ENE1 THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME NOW DECLARED. An Acknowledgement of Whito Suprem acy-Down With Democracy---The Ad dress to the People of the State. COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 7.-Special: The Republican convention which finished its work this morning was in somethings very similar to its many predecessors in this State. Of course a new set of delegates appeared. There are few of the old leaders left now. But most of these were here-Brayton of Columbia. Shrewsbury of Chester field, Fred Nix of Barnwell, Fordham o' Orangeburg. Among the accessions since 1876 were present Dr. Clayton and Mr. Melton of Columbia, and Russell of Anderson. B. 0. Dun can also took a hand. There was lots of speech-making the burden of the talk being an ac knowledgement (for present purposes at least) of white supremacy, and a wish for the protection of the colored muan's right to vote. The organization was effected with little trouble. E. M. Brayton was elected temporary chairman. He ad dressed the convention as follows: BRAYTON'S SPEECH. Bravton thanked the convention for the honor, and said he would dis charge his duties so that no exception would be taken. He asked the con vention to aid him in serving the de corum of the convention. They had assembled at a crisis in the politics of this State. They had come in response to a call as broad as it could be. They asked all men who wanted their polit ical rights preserved to come in. They were not here to exclude anyone, nor were they assembled in any factional spirit, bitt they wanted everybody in this organization. All could'feel 'that in this organization they could do their best work. The Republican par t stood in need of energetic work. or many years the Republican party had been stagnant. It was not right to cast reflections on any one for it. They had been subjected to a tyranny unheard of. But now the crisis had been reached when the powers would try to take away from them the very -ights which were dearest to them 'he rights of the citizen. The time was iow at hand when they must speak in i meaning way and try to prevent the .hreatened disaster. It is apparent to us all that with a ;'oting strength of 140,000 we can be zvercome. But we are absolutely pow erless; Lumbers do-not count. We could not by ourselves prevent this Constitutional convention from carry ing out its purposes. It must be done through others than ourselves. We must support those who wish the rights of the people preserved. W e have to support them. So we will for the present have to listen to the best minded white people. We must await the awakening. We must impress on them that we see the necessity for not using our powers and numbers, but show them that we will join in with them to look to the best interests of the entire people of the State-of all classes. It seems strange indeed that this -Constitution under which we have lived for twenty-cigLa years should now be attacked. For twelve years we have had the Democratic party in power; surely it is strange that it has only been recently that it was found that this Constitution must be set aside. Now, when the people are in flamed,it is indeed a most unfortunate time to tamper with the organic law. One of the purposes of this convention affords a hard contrast. The same way that the people now in power have the power to frame a constitution, so did the convention which framed the old Constitution. How differently did it act. They took care of the rights and interests ~and liberties of all classes. We are here for a definite purpose. We ask that this Constitution should not be finally determined by that con vention. We want it submfitted back to the people. There was chanc~e enough in the Legislature for parti -sanship, but in this .convention there should be none. Without going fur tiher into details we want our proceed ings of such a nature that they will *ap~peal to the outside voter. It is a ne cessity to call a convention to inform the peple. The colored ministers of the state have been called upon to take this matter to their hearts and ex plain to the people the matter of regis tr-ation. They, alone, can do it in the limited time allowed, and whatever might be the result they will do it. This is a question which affects the life and death of citizenship. If they can't do it, then there will be disfran chisement in this State by the ten and twenty thousands. The only way it coE~uld be done was bytneommnisters. I[ believe that out of this convention there will finally grow a Republican party that will be strong. able and calculated to serve the people of this - State in the way it should do. The *Reformers have turned the minds of the people by the thousands to this party, and have driven them away fronm the measuees which have domi nated them. I believe we will have a party of vigor. We want it known we wanit all to know-that we invite them in, and that there is an oppor tunity. and that there is a chance to do s.inething. The manufacturing interests are looking t<> the South.0 They can only thrive through the principle of protec tion oif which the Republican party is the father. Even in these Democratic time. depressed as is the condition of the people, I am glad to see suen a gathiermng here. Thanking the con vention he declared it ready for busi FURTHER ORGANIZA.TION. Ezekiel Mobley, of Aiken, was nom ination': for temporary secretary. Mur ra.the big-footed Congressmen, wa me down tease n n rp er respect for the -"baudy" proceeded att len;th to nominate Brayton for tem po rary chairman. (Laughter.) T wo) committees-one on credentials :nd on~e on platform, were a ppointed. COi th.e latter Dr. Clayton of Columbia wa ei eted chairman. FOR wHITE SUPREMACY. ~u.Duncan then offered the follow ing. which was referred to the proper: .commip~ttee and afterwards passed. Whereas Senator Irby .last night said: -"There is no use to mmene words :aiout it. We must carry this conven tio'n, or white supremacy is gone for ev'-r." now therefore be i. Resolved, That this is a statement utterly without foundation: and that oujr toily .purpose in organzing at the present time as Republicans is to be in position to co-operate with and render the leeship of just-mined and lib e--tv-loving white men, who like our sel es. are opposd to the domineering ad tyrannical Tillman-Irhy ring. DOWN To BUsIE:-. Shiver-a white delegni.-moved that they procee( to the permanent organization. This was carried. W. W. Russell nominated 'B. 0. Duncan as permanent chairman say ing he vas known to the Republicans of the whole country. S. E. Smith seconded Duncan's nomination and spokeof him as a "distinguished gen tleman and scholar-a noulder of thought." Fishburne nominated E. M. Bray ton. Shiver nominated Capt. L. D. Melton. Brayton deelined in favor of Dun can. Nominations were closed. Dun can was then elected, and lie was in troduced as a "pioneer Republican." Duncan made a very short speech, acknowledging the honor, and en dorsing the statement and points made by Bravton. THE ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE. Dr. Clayton then presented the re poi-t of the committee on platform, which was read by S. E. Smith: To the People of South Carolina: We have the authority of ex-Governor and Senator-elect Tillman that the Demo cratic party is an offense in the nos trils of the South Carolina people. He said the same thing of the Republican partybut as he has always claimed to be a Democrat, his judgment of the Democratic party may be accepted as the result of intimate knowledge, wiile his charges against the Republicans are evidently from hearsay and prejudice and not so well entitled to belief. The facts before the country and the people of this State are that the Democratic party is confessedly dead and the Populist party impracticable. No thinking man doubts that at the next election the Republicans will sweep the country and regain power for a long term of years. In the face of this situation an effort is now being made to ncstroy the Re publican and negro vote ina South Car olina. The onlh Justiication suggested for this course'is the alleged desire for white supremacy and fear of negro rule. The only argument advanced for its support is the rehash of the sins of the so-called "radical" government in this State from 1S68 to 1S76. We ask the people of this State to consider soberiy and honestly. cer tain facts which cannot be disputed. The masses of the negroes of this State have never shown theleast desire to persecute their white neighbors. There was corruption in the so-called radical government but it was chiefly the work of alien politicians, and the result of bad leadership. It is a fact that the men now prominent in the Re publican party here passed through that time of temptation and debauch ery untainted. In palliation of the sins of the negro we may submit the testimony of tle white Democrats re garding their own government. Gov ernor Tillman has informed us that the governments of the white Democrats to the year 1S90 were marked by corrup tion'. bribery, political leprosy a-d im becility. On the other hand very se rious charges of very much the same nature have been brought against his overnment by Democrats of opposing factions. The people of the State are agreed that the taxes of the so-called radical"times were not as hard to pay as those now levied. We have Gov ernor Tillman's evidence that far more pounds of cotton and meat and bushels of corn are needed now to pay taxes than at any period of the "radical" government'. Nobody can claim that the people are as prospervais now as they were then. -Notwithstanding the'se things the Republicans and the negroes of the State have for eighteen years submitted quietly to the rule of the minority with wonderful patience. with docility and faithfulnese and hope which must challenge the admiration and enlist the sympathy of the world. They have yided everything with hardly a murmur-. They have seen all the promises made then~i by the white Democrats in 1S76 broken and con temptuously,ignored. Thbey have been banished from the jury boxes and the ballot boxes and discriminated ag-ainst constantly and remorselessly. With all this they'have gone on paying their share of the taxes. the masscs of them faithfully, honestly and humbly striv ing to do their parts in building up the State and to make themselves better citizens and Christians. Now they are called on to meet a proposition~ boldly, publicly and un blushingly announced, that a conven tioin is to ~be held for the declared and expressed purpose of disfranchising them forever and leaving them entire ly helpless at the mercy of the men who have shown every disposition to invade their rights, to blast their hopes and to crush all their modest as pirations. Against this cruel, unpro voked and unnecessary outrage we ap peal to the people of the country of all parties, and especially to those of South Carolina. Representing and speaking for the Republican party, we solemnly declare that we are not act in- for the restoration of Republican ru e in the State or for the destruction or impairment of white supremacy. W e are asking simply that 'Republi cans and negioes be spared the right to exist as citizens and be not put at one stroke on the level with convicts who have forfeited all civil rights. It is not only for the Republicans and the negroes, but for all classes of white people and for all interests of the State. that we appeal. Under the Constitution of the United States no law can be framed to disfranchse the negroes which will not disfranchise tousands of white men, except by the adoption of what is known as thie-Mis sissipi plan," which leaves in the hands of three or five men in each county. appointed by the administra tion, absolute power in deciding the right to vote. This has never been passed on by the United States eourts and, is in all probability, illegal. Whether it be so or not, every inter est of every free man and the reason of every thinking man must revott against a system so contrary to every principle of republican form ofgovern ment and so inevitably leading totyran and corruption. Whiatever may be the design or the pretext, such a system must bring the extermination of all aties anda factions save the adminis tration, which may happen to be in power, leaviing it unr-estrained by any fear of the people or sense of responsi bilitv to them. We call on the Republicans of the State to organize and register to a man that they may be iui position to co-op eate in electing a Constitutional con vention which will be responsible to and will represent the peopie and will protect the rights and the interests of all. We recommend that wherever men voted ir by all Republicans regard less ofthcir party or factional alli ances md that our votes be given to men xiom we can trust and men the 1 masseof people can trust, 1nd who will N that we are all citizens of Soutl~arolina. having rights and in terestto be guarded by the funda ment, law of the State. Wenvite allpatriotic and tlinking peopi of all perties and classes to jomi in thipatriotic etfort. _Ithe Republicans begin immedi atelythe work of organizing. It is theiruty and privilege now to do a reat vork for the State which has en i so many respects a hard mat ter to tem, and we do not believe they will flich. Let them rally and do I their prt like men, trusting to the sense ejustice and the intelligent sel f interes of the people to make their final apeal effective. The )emocratic party has been re pudiatd by the country and by those in thisState who have claimed to re presen it. Its record in New York and elsewhre and the charges against its adminitration brought from responsi ble soures have stopped it from claim ing to bi the representative and guar dian of political purity. The cries of "wlite supremacy" and negro rule, are sinply exhausted bugaboos which will frkhten no man who thinks, and I are uset only by shallow partisans for purpose of deceit. The Republican masses (f South Carolina will rally once mo-e for the liberties and rights of the peple, the safety of the State and for tie maintenanceof Republican principle of free government This address constituted the chief work of the convention. There was a good deal of talk about registration,; but no action was taken except to urge the colored people to register. After several speeches. the address was adopted, only one disse-nting vote: being heard. Capt. L. D. Melton of Colurbia was chosen State Chairman of the Republi can party in South Carolina. It wili be observed that the action of the convention involves the retire ment of Mr. A. E. Webster fromi leadership. His faction and the Bray ton faction have been at war for a good long time. Beligerent Senator. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-There were a sensational episode on Wednesday in the Senate as soon as the session opened. Mr. Mitchell. Republican of. regon. rose to make a report on cer-1 tain sugar bounty claims on which, he said, he desire'd to make a brief ex planation. "There will have to be an explana tion when the subject comes up, - in terposed Mr. Harris, Democrat of Ten nessee, "so that it will only be a waste of time to have an explanation now. I therefore object." Mr. Mitchell urged that the expla nation would not take three minutes but Mr. Harris shook his head. "Then," said Mr. Mitchell. with growing impatience, "I will not make the report. I will withdraw it. It is most extraordinary that Senators caln not submit a brief explanation, if they so desire. It is remarkable." Mr. Mitchell's words were snapped out vehemently. "It is needless for the Senator to protest," said Mr. Harris. "I object. And I emphasize it-I object." "Then, I withdraw the report," de clared Mr. Mitchell. "Withdraw it then," exclaimed Mr. Harris. defiantly. Mr. Mitchell showed intense irrita tion at the defiance,. and raising his voice, he said to Mr. Ha rs "The action of the Senator is un usual,most unusual." "I want the Senator to understand," retorted Mr. Harris. measuring each word. "that I am capable of doing uin usual things and am responsible for doing unusual things." "X'es." answered Mr. Mitchell. his fushed face showing intense indigna tion, 'I appreciate that the Senator is capable of doing unusual things," and then Mr. Mitchell added: "And he is also capable of doing ungentlemianly things." Mr. Harris stepped forward from his desk and for a moment it seemed that he was going to resent the state ment. He paused, however, and with a gesture toward Mr. Mitchell and ad dressing him directly, said: "Let me tell you, sir, that your con duct is contemptible-contemptible." The presiding officer had been rap ping vigorously as the controv-ersv proceeded. "The Senators must proceed in or der." he repeated. The colleagues of the two angry Senators gathered about them, and their indignant postulations continued in subdued tones. The presiding officer directed the clerk to proceed with other business, and the incident was summarilyv closed. Mr. Mitchell moved about tihe rear of the chamber reiterating his protests; while Mr. Harris sat at his' desk apparently unmoved by the sharp exchange of personalities. .some Comparative Figure's. Comparatively few people have tal ent for statistics. but there is perhai:ps no more forceful way of teaching many facts than by r'educinig them to figures and holding theum in contrast or comparison. Thfe Manchesteir Re publican calls attentioni to the official statement of the Census Bureau, made at the close of 1894, which gives the valuation of piroper'ty in the United States, and compares it with leading European countries. The aggresrate wealth of this country is placed at $t5. 037,910197, or $1.036 per capital for the entire p)opulationt in 1890, as against $43,642,000,000, or $S70 in 188'. The gross holdings of property in France in 18901 is estimated at about 840I(~. W 000000. and fon property in Great Brii tan about $30.00000.000. The per capita wealth of France would thus figure out $1,081, and of Great Britain $133S. both of them. it wil be noticed, being quite an advance over that of the United States. The estimated population of France is 37.000.000, and of Great Britain :37.500.000. If there be any surpi'ise that the we~-alth per capita in those coun ties is greater than in tihe United States, imost pm'o pe will be astonished to learn that the aggregate earning and inconme per' capita is $135 ini the Unmted States. while it rises to $172 in England, is $107 in France and $80 in Prussia. Forty-Four Live., Lost. PaRIS, Feb. 4.-A dispatch received at 11 o'clock this evening from Mont ceau- Les-Mintas says that iifty-two mer were in tile amine at the time of the explosion. Of the eight taken out alive, only two were uninjured. The number of lives lost is now given as fort-four. The bodies which have been removed are burned beyond re TIlE 1LATFORM ADOPTED BY THE LATE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION. It Acenses the White reople of the State of Having Broken Erery Promise 3Mae to the' Colored Ieople by Irampton. COLUMA S. C.. Feb. j.-The fol lowing is the platform adopted by the late Republican Convention: "We. the Republicans of South Car olina. in convention assembled for the purpose of organizing the Republican p arty of the State on a broader, more liberal and more progressive basis, do declare our principles as follows: "On national questions we declare adherence to the essential principles of the National Republican party as set forth in its platform of principles at Minneapolis in June. 1S92, that is to say: "We are in favor of moderate and reasonable protection for American la bor and American capital against the cheaper labor and cheaper capital of other countries. --We are in favor of sound full value money. whether of gold. silver or pa per currency, for all classes of the peo ple, for the -bread winner" as well as for the capitalist.'for the poor laborer in his hut. as well as for the million aire in his palace. "We are in favor of a government I service based on merit and capacity, instead of on the corrupt and debasing Jacksonian system of "*To the victors belong the spoils. "We are in favor of a free and fair ballot in all public elections, and an honest ount of the votes, for all clas ses of citizevs. wli-ther native or for eign born, wheth'r white or colOred. - Tese wi r'egaid as the fundanmen tal p:'inciples of the National Republi canl party.- : and we believe they are in no sanse sectional. and in no way hos tilo or inimical to the best interests of the South or of our own State. But in local State affairs our position is peculi. r and we are uider the necessi tv of accommodating ourselves to the situation. We have for years been deprived of any voice in our State overnment by unjust election laws and by fraud and trickery openly practiced at elections. We have quiet I submitted to this wrong, hoping for lhe return of a more liberal and just sentiment among our Democratic fel low citizens. We are glad to observe that this long hoped for change of sen timent seems to be taking place among many of ou-r verv best and most trust worthy people, and we would by no act of ours mar or check its pro-gress. On the contrary we would promote and encourage its development in every way nossible. (P'ut while this more just sentiment is ope proclaimed on the one hand. on the other an extreme faction has suddncly v sprung intoexist ence: and by worcs than dubious meth ods, has gained full possession of all bran ches of our State government. the executive. tc legislative. and. worst of all, the judiciar'y. This now do minant. ex"ttat and utterly unse rn pulous faction, prop)SCai. for the pl' pose of l'erp-tiuang its own power. to perianently disfianchise the mass of Republican vot'rs, by a chang'e in the funda nental law of th' State. Not content with temn por'ary disfrancbise meat, by meanus of uunst el'ectioni laws. partisan -nanagemencxt of elec tion. :tnd iaudulent count of votes. it prpoe to miake this disfranichise ment ue'rmanient by- abange 'in ouir Stte Constitution. It.' pmurpos'e in this respect is not left in acubt butma is open and avowed durimts the i:te campalt~gn. From every polidealu s'um' inth Stte by the "'>)sses" of 'he Ia('t'on. Withi this in view a factional Leg-isla ture proviil'd for a cointim tional con vnton anud factionial m::nagers of elections "counted it in" by the gossest kind of frauds at the November elec tions, in spite of an unqunestionable popular maaiority aigainst it. ;ih " This itemi is tihe situatio~awt which we find ourselves as Republi cans confronted. and from no fault of Iours. for we have done nothing what ever to provcoke it. The question wve arc now called u >oun to decide is: shall we fold our hands and quietly submit to seeing ourselves disfra nchised, our most sacred rights as citizens taken away from us. and even the means of educating our children cut off by the repeal of the public school tax? If we do this we furnish to the world the strongest possible evidence of our utter incapacity and unfitness for citi zenship. If on the contrary we p~ro ceed to carefully organize our forces all over the State. in every town and county and manifest our readiness to coopet ate heartily with liberal-miinded and justice-loving white citizens. and under their leadership, we will show the world that we arc not unworthy of citizenship: we will encourage lib eral and fair minded Democrats to organize and take a bold stand against 'th injustice and tyranny of the do mnant faction, and we will show to that faction itself that we constitute a Ifaction to be respected. But we should nake it clearly andI distinctly under stood that we do not pr~opose to act on the agressive, but purely on the dec fensive that we do not propose to make any effort to control the constitutional covetion, but oniv to assist, as far las we can, in eieetido- to it fair-ininded mni and justice-lo.ig citizens of such standingc 'and chara&cter that they mav with safet' be tru1sted( to framell a fair and impatrtial antd coniser'.ative Constitution just alikec to all classes and citizens To make it clear ly understood what in our opuni ough't to be the courlise o thle comin"g con'venu' oll we mlay an; nounce the follow'in'" funudamientai piiciples. which will be satisfactor to us as Repulilcans and which we think{ ought to be ac'ceptable to all fair la forc" until it has beenc submtittedi to and ra'i'le by)' the legal~ voter'ls o~f the i. (he Cintutio sholdt makec Ino d iscriaion,0 C cii 01' political. arinst'ny cls -of ''i d s 'on account .i It shul Irovd for the pc:1 e tol pri'e~'~s nu r~a;;ee tem andl cotrol o f ec''tio t'O g1. th4. oorshould'''ke' woiredr tion'of the pree'n spi''d tx rvii pblic fcho purinoses. ut~ rather the icn trarv. iu .-)0 toul O"it1 icrea iethe thll tao 'tet pi]"l\ 'iscrinpligain defaist of Ole princ ipi an iieas nd ame citizes: anId we" mos't ':1' 'iyt~ urge to spere no pains to procure a registra tion certificate in order to be able to vote on election day. "In conclusion we would earnestly appeal to all honest and patriotic citi ?.ens who r'e opposed to our pres ent arbitrary and tyrannical ring rule to organize promptly and to assume the leadership against the prese-itdom inant faction. for the purpose of re storing to our poor, unfortunate State a governinent fair, just and impartial to ill classes of her citizens, a govern inent of the people, by the people and for the people." THE FINANCIAL QUESTION. Short Terni Loan Certificates to be Issued Instead of Bonds. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-An import ant conference was held at the V hite House Wednesday between the Presi dent and Speaker Crisp. It is under stood that the financial question was the subject under discussion, although neither of the interested parties are in clined to discuss the details of the con ference. Speaker Crisp had an appoint ment to accompany the members of the Georgia delegation to the treasury department this morning to urge the Secretary to accept the:Georgia granite in the construction of the Kansas City public building. Just before the de legation met to proceed to the treasury department Speaker Crisp received an invitation to come to the White House before the- Cabinet met. He went at once to the Excutive Manson and was in consultation with the President un til Secretary Lamont and several other members of the Cabinet arrived. It is understood that the President is not pleased with some of the inodi lications made to the latest edition of the financial bill reported back to the House from the committee of which Mr. Springer is chairman, and it is said that the conference between the President and theSpeaker was in real tion to the Sprincer bill. When the Speaker left the White House he went iumiediatelv to the Capitol, and it is said that h'e had a brief consultation with several of his trusted political friends and related to them the sub stance of his interview with the Presi dent. He then held a conversation with Ex-Speaker Reed, who, later in the day, came forward as anonpartisan and proposed a 3 per cent short term loan certificate as the only practical solution of the financial problem un der existing conditions. Speaker Crisp, after starting the House in running order for the day, called Representative Richardson, of Tennessee, to the chair, and then pro ceeded to the Senate. Theappearance of Speaker Crisp in the Senate cham ber, while the House - as in session, was such a novelty that he received something of an ovation from the Senators on both sides of the chamber. It was evident that he was not there for his health, for he at once made his way to the desk of Senator Gorman, the Democratic leader, and they held short but interestedconversation. It was apparently satisfactory to both parties, for vhen the Speaker left the Meyland Senator's desk there was a smile of satisfaction: upon his face. He next went over to Senator Aldrich, of Rehod Island. who is the recognized leader of the Republican forces in con nection with the financial and tariff questions. This conversation was eq L 11yv brief, but apparently agreeable, and Siaker Crisp. havig evidently fuhl le is mission, hurried back to the House. It w evident that the parties to this myvsterious series of oonsultations we re" not disposed to reveat their secret. for1( te endeavored to treat with in di:eec .r evade the subject when ther ate::i was dir-eted to it. In spite of their reticence it is said that tir Prmsdeaut realizes that the House will not aiccept the revised Springer hill. and therefore some other plan that -:ill meet the approval of a ma jurity of both houses, without regard to party, must he brought forward. If the Secretary of the Treasury wants money to meet the current expenses of the Government there is a disposi tion on the part of the leaders in both houses to authorize the issuance of loan certificates for a short period, as sug. gested by Senator Allison and also by Ex-Speaker Reed. It is understood that the proposition was the subject of the numerous con sultations today at the White House, treasury department and the Capitol. The outcome will depend upon the rep)ort that Secretary Charlisle will make to the Senate in reply to the resolution of inquiry introduced by Senator Hill and amended at the in stance of Senator Gorman. The infor mation desired goes into the vitals of the Government s finances aid it will require several days' work by the treasury officials to collect the data called for by the Hill-Gorman resolu tion. It may be ready for transmittal to the Senate by the latter part of the present week, or it may not be com pleted until nex week. In the meantime the advocates of an early bond issue are becomino e::ceed inglr anxious at the delay of tie Presi dent in not making the call before the question is voted upon in the House. The friends of the Administration in timate that if the House refuses, as it will probably (do, to adopt the Spring. er bill, the loan certificate proposition will be :-p ted by the President if everyth~lig else fails.-News and Cou \IATeun, Fla, Febra . -.-Some time ago a negro named Willis Gor don came here, representing himself as agent for a Liberian colonization~ seiety. He proposeCd to transport ne groes to Liberia at $1 per head. He se cured hundreds of dollars and left, telling the negroes that a train would arrive for them last Saturday. The negroes sold all their possessions at a sacrifiee and quartered at the depot Sturday to tak-e the train to begin their jouraer- to Liberia, but no train cmie. Wh'en the negroes realized that they had ben duped they becamen almst frenzied. There were fully 1.0 % ne~-roes-men, women and chil dren-gathered at the depot. and hiad notSheriff' Finlavson arrived on the( sene a riot woulil probably have re sulted. The Sheriti summoned a poss and rinal ly succeeded in d ispersing ihe ne~groes. Many of them are not'. with1out hIomes anid possessions, and' w i l' e as a result of Gordon's ras Miy Ticey vow that they will lr ac-h Gor'don if hie ever rea ppeairs im .iackson county. Gordon claimed te he from lDiriighiam. Ala. G;old Tonnd. V 'sos Miss., Feb. 6.-Sixiy thousa dollars in gold was found 1-ridl'ay by JIesse J. Drew at his saw m'ill near Hollendale, Washington cout. The treasure is supposed tc have been buried diuring the civil war A PRIMARY ORDERED, AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE rATE COMMITTEE. What is Wanted is a Constitution Conven tion Composed of the Best Material and Determined to MTake this a White Man's .State. CoLtMI.ts, S. C., Feb. 7.-The De mocratic executive cominittee met here to-night and referred all of its work to special sub-committees. The meeting was well attended, the following members being present: J. Y. Jones, W. -1. Jordan. J. P. Glenn, R. H. Sweeney. P. H. Gadsden. T. J. Cunn ingham~. 31. F. Jackson. J. T. Davis. A. E. Williams. R. B. Watson, T. W. Traylor. R. M. McCown. J. W. Gray, J. P. Derhai. J. Gentry. T. J. Kiriland. Ira B. Jones, J. L. M. Irby. C. M. Efird. J. D. Montgomery, W. D. Evans. J. A.Sligh, 0. R. Lowman, T. C. Robinson. Wilie Jones. D. E. Keels, N. L. Burnside. A. C. Lyles, M. L. Donaldson, secretary D. H. Tompkins. As soon as the roll was call ed Chairman Irby arose and said: Gentlemen of the Committee: It has been customary for the chairman of this committee to open its proceedings without any remarks, but on this oc casion I deem it necessary to have something to say in brief. In view of all that has happened in this State since 1890 it is well that we should take our bearings now and meet the situation face to face like mn. I can not congratulate you on a bright out look for the Democracy. You and those who we represent are in no way responsible for this. When the De mocratic party came into power in 1876. under a Constitution that was forced upon the pc-ple by a Republi can Government. one of the first ques tions advocated,the first demand made by the people, was for a Constitutional Convention to frame an organic law that would be adopted to their wants. The powers tha. controlled between 76 and '90. for reasons satisfactory to themselves. but unexplained to the people. dalled with this question and refused their reasonable demands. Fortunately for the State the people took charge in 1890. and after a long and hard strug-le succeeded in ratify ingthe call mnale by the Legislature of 1893. The Democratic party of the State, whom you and I may represent, and I may say the only Democratic organization in the State, proposed i.a its Convention of last September to make it a party question. The Re publicans and Independents, aided by some loval Democrats, came very near defeating this call at the November election. You and I considered it as our imperative duty, representing as we did the will of that Convention, to urge the people to susiain it. After a fair aid free election it was carried by .a short margin. I had hoped when this call was made and the Legislature has passed an Act carrying it out t.haUt its white enemies. for good of the State and white supremacy, would have ground ed their arms and allowed a peaceful and harmonious solution of this ques tion. But not so. we are confronted to-day first by a Republican organiza I tion, which, outside of a few Congres sional districts, has bet n regarded asa political corpse. throu ii its represent atives, and its black hosts are now at tempted to be marshalled for a desper ate struggle. But for somel things, which I shall hueraiter inention, it could be easi:v .viorwoe. for the Re publicanis xu this sute are tired of ponitics and cannot be organized in ,uch numbers ats to threaten this Con v:ttion! andl wa supremacy. Second. There is a quasi organiza tion made up uter the leadership of the State. Theiy. callingi themselves Democrats. nare unwilling, and have been since 1890, to submit to what a majority of the white people demand, and are ready, not only to defeat the call and objects of this Convention, but to unite in an unholy alliance with the negro leaders whom they helped to overthrow in 1876. I rejoice, however, that this number is small and cannot assume dangerous propor tions. There is still another element that is the more conservative (so-call ed) element-who are unwilling to unite with the negro, but who are un friendly to the present Administration and its officers. There is still another that belongs to what is k-nowni as the Reform party. most,if not all, of whom were opposed to the election of Governor Evans. Lastly, there is the Reform move ment,.upon whom, thank God, this committee,withi all its scattered forces, if necessary to maintain white supre macy, can rally and rely. and even with the great defection among the white people can defeat the Republi cans and save the Convention. It is our duty, and the wnite people of the State expect us to perform it, to see that Republicans are defeated for del egates to this Convention. There is no use to mince words about it. We must carry this Convention or white supre macy is gone forever. TbG Constitution under which we w .r~e elected does not give us the ex press power to act in thtis matter, but it does by implication. It was a ques t. This comnmittee took clintge of it as such and urged its r-atitication at the lirst election. They talked of peace, of harmony in the~ D.emocratic party. There is its mu~ch peace and harmony in that narty in South Car olin-a as' there is 'in ay State in the Union. It is only the whole of the minority who will not submit to the will of the majority. I would not dictate. I have tried since I have been chairm~'an of this committee to a. out even the appear ance of dict-ation, but there is only one way in whItch peace and harmony can be 'hand in Smuth Carolina. and only one war by which success can come to the wh-ite 'people in the election of de legates to this Convention, and that is for this emnmi ttee to order a primary election for the white Democrats of te state, to be hld in July or Au govst. for the purpose of selecting such delegtes. I.t the faction niave griev ancees iet them settle them at the elec ion, and let every true white man of the St:.te abide by its result. otherw~ise we aro ato the fight disorganized and split in several factions to meet the Repui.-icans. who arec or;2nizd. 1 beg par-doni for this depar-ture. and announce that. a quoruia '>emg prs ent. and the commtiittee isready for the transaction of busini-s. Upon motion of Col. .lonets Gover nor Evens and Lapt. Tilhan -ere im vited to attend the-srssionI of the comn mittee. Dr. Lownu..n. f O)rangcburg, offered tihe r-'ont1.8 iwant resolution of the eveniug. which with a slight imendment of Mr. Gadsden to have rules of the primary, was adopted as Follows: Resolved, That the delegates to the 2onstitution Convention be nominated by a primary eletion to be held in all :ounties, unless deemed unpractical by the county executive committee, ander the auspices of the county exe ::utive committee of seven be appoint d by this committee to draft rules for the government of said primary, such rules to be submitted to a subsequent meetiag of this committee. Senutor Irby said that he was in favor of a Primarv wherever it was practicable, but in some cases the con vention might be preferable. W. D. Evans asked whether it was intended to have a campaigm Mr. Lowman suggesteT that each county could arrange that for itself. Mr. Evans said that he was opposed to any Court House ring regulating the affairs, and he wanted to see the people deal directly with the election. Mr. Efird did not think it best to put do wn any ironclad rule as to a pri mary. He wanted to see the best men in the State sent to the Convention and have it a white man's Conven tion. He thought it rather early to give away the plans of action, and thought it better to wait and on that account moved to strike out the latter part of the resolution. That was voted down. Mr. Lyles wanted the resolution trimmed down so as to make it a gen eral primary, but this was voted down. Mr. Gadsden suggested in view of the importance of the matter that the rules had better be referred to the whole committee before they were adopted. This suggestion was accepted and incorporated in the resolution. Upon motion of Mr. Williams it was agreed that the primary for the nomination of delegates be held on the last Tuesday in July, and that if a sec ond primary be necessary that it be held two weeks after that. The following committee was then appointed to prepare the rules: Chair man Irby, Lowman, Montgomery, Gray, Jordon, Sligh and Watson. Upon motion a committee of five was appointed to prepare an address to the Democratic voters of the State in the name of the committee. The com mittee consists of Messrs. Efird. Gen try Ira B. Jones, Glenn and W. D. Evans. Upon motion of Mr. Efird all county executive committees are ad vised to look after the matter of regis tration. As there was nothino' else before the committee it adjournA sub ject to the call of the chairman.-News and Courier. SHORT IN THEIR CASH. Many of the Dispensers are Saidl to be De faulters. COLUMBIA, S. C., Feb. 6.- It is sad to think that all these sixty or more good men who have been selling the official liquor for the state, have been permitting themselves to get behind n their accounts with the State, but according to Governor Evans nearly all of them have been found to be be hind with their cash. Just how or why this is no one knows. It is under stood that some of them are short to the tune of from $800 to $I.500. Of course the State is secured from any losses, because each dispenser had to give a bond properly approved. When the newspaper mnu stepped into the executive chamber yesterday Governor Evans made this annouc ment; "You can say that we have found nearly every dispenser in the State behind in his accounts, some of them considerably behind." The Gov ernor went on to say that, under the provisions of the new law. the county supervisor of each county had been made a member of the board of con trol of each county, and this necessi tated the dropping of one member from each county board. He says the State board is now ye busy reorg'an izing the county boai . When each board has been reorganized, each dis penser in the State will be required to execute a new bond, with sureties who must certify to owning twice as much real estate as the face value of the bond. This bond must be approved by the county auditor; then by the county board, and finally by the~State board. The State's dispensary inspect ors are now hard at work inspecting every dispensary in the State.. Ever~y dispenser found short in his accounts, the Governor said, must either submit a satisfactory explana tion, or else make the shortage good immediately, or the State would pro ceed to bring' suit on the bonds and prosecute. baid Governor Evans: "We can't afford to have in charge of the State's business any one who allows himself to become in arrears for any cause. After the reorganiza tion any one found in arrears will be summarily discharged. Theinspect ors have full authority to take charge of the assetsof any dispensary not con ducted according to law." Governor Evans went on to say it might be that the dispensers would be all required to give a guarantee in surance bond, the State giving the guarantee companies the right to in spect the dispensaries. The G'overnor says, in his opinion, the shortages. one or two of which runup'.over $1,000, have been caused by the loose way of doing business which some of the dis pensers have practiced. lHe says, the State board has been at work having a new systeni of bookkeeping prepared for us'e in all the dispensaries and it would be ready to be put in use by to day. This system, he says, will en able the State to tell the amount a man falls behind in his accounts. Talking of the dispensary in general Governor Evans said that by the re duction of the force of constables which was recently made, the State had saved so far $3,500 a month. State. NOT As BAD As THotGHT. The State of Thursday says: "Yes terday Governor Evans seemed sur prised to see his own statement as to 1early all the dispensers in the State being short in their accounts. He says that he meaat to state that a majority Iof those whose accounts had been ex amined by the inspectors, some six in number, had been found short in thieir accounts and his remarks applied to them. So mote it be." I A Mother's Love. PILADELPHIA. Pa.. Feb. 6.-A cat upset a lamp early Friday morning in ie house of 'Conrad Singlinger and set the house afire Singlinger, his wife and four children escaped, but the mother suddenly remembered that her twins were left in the burning house. Although efforts were made to restrain her she rushed into the ihames and ret'ched an upper room where her babes were. She 'vas over come by smoke and the thre died to ether. THE STATE CAPITAL. NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM COLUMBIA. The State Agricultural Society-The At lanta Expozition-A Notable Wedding. News Notes. COLUM.MIA, Feb. 9.-Special: The week with what would, in some parts of the country, have been considered a "star attraction"--the lecture of Robert G. Ingersoll on Shakespeare. But Bob Ingersoll's reputation as a reviler of the Christian religion and of the Southern people combined to make the audience very small. There were about a hundred people present. Opinions differ on the merits of the lecture. The general Tmpessibrimade was that Ingersoll will do better when he is not so new in the business. THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Much interest has centered in the meeting of the State Agricultural and Mechanical Society, helid on Wednes day night. The financialstraits of the Society have become widely known. A serious question with many has been, whether, in order to get the needed help for the Society, the annu al fair must be held elsewhere than in Columbia. This matter was earnestly discussed in the meeting. It wa brought squarely up by a proposition from the Younor Men's Business League of Charfeston, which was summed up in the concluding state ment of a letter from a committee of that body in these words: "Not knowing how much you are bound to Columbia, nor how free you are to consider other applications, we can only write you to advise you of the feeling of the people of Charleston, and say to you that if you are ready to consider the holding of the fair in Charleston, the undersigned as a com mittee, will be glad to meet you, or any committee from your body, and dis cuss the details necessary to bring about such results, and see whether or nct satisfactory arrangements cannot be had for the locating of the fair here. We shall be glad to communicate with you, and do everything in our power, and assure you of our hearty coopera tion and your hearty welcome to our community. Asking your favorable consideration, we are, Yours very truly," The discussion evidenced a general desire to use every available means to keep the fair here. The conclusion of the Society was embodied in the fol lowing resolution: "Resolved, That the cpmmunication from the Young Men'sBusiness League be received as informatoin; and that the secretary be instructed to extend to the League the than of this so ciety for their generous proposition; and regret that we are unable to con sider the same as both by the consti tution of the society, and the terms of the deed under which the fair ground property is held the fair meeting of the society must be held in Columbia." A proposition that in view of the straitened condition of the Society, there be no money premiums offered, called forth a long and earnest discus sion. Finally it was resolved to defer action on the whole matter till the August meeting. FOR TEE EXPOSITION. The executive committee of the Ag ricultural Society has formally acted on the sugestion of the Business League of Chiarleston as to the State's representation at the Atlanta Exposi tion. The following committee was appointed to aid the league in its ef forts to secure a suitable exhibit for this State: First- district-John S. Horlbeck. Second-Mike Brown. Third-D. K. Norris. Fourth-M. L. Donaldson. Fifth-Paul Hemphill. Sixth-Edwin Harper. Seventh-J. B. Gadsden. The committee also appointed the fol lowing committee to solicit subscrip tions and see what amount can be raised in Columbia and elsewhere to ward the next State fair: Dr. A. N. Talley,president of the Central Nation al Bank; W. A. Clark, president of the Carolina Bank; W. G.Childs, president of the Bank of Columbia; and A. C., Haskell, president of the Loan and Ex- . change Bank. This committee is to re port at a special meeting in May. The secretary was instructed also to ascertain what amount he could raise among the members. A NOTABLE WEDDING. There was a large gatherino in Trin ity (Episopal) church on .hursday even to witness the marriage of Lieut. batterlee, U3. S. A., to Miss Ca pers, daughter of Bishop Ellison Ca pers. Lieut. Satterlee is a native of Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. He was stationed here in 1876, and was attached to one of the companies detailed to ouard the State House. Of late he has ebeen detailed as assistant adjutant general of Georgia. Miss C.apers is thie daughter of an ex-Con federate brigadier-her father sers through the War of Secession 'wi great gallantry. POLITICS QUIET. Politics is not astir. Everybody seems to be waiting for things to take shape. The Republican gathering has left little impression. Some of its ut terances were a little surprising, but they seem not yet to have made any positive impression on the public mind. IN GENERAL. Susan R. Anthony is to speak here next week. She will dutesdraw a large crowd. The city police have about run the "blind tigers" out of business. Developments of the alleged short ages of dispensers in the different parts of the State are awaited wth much in terest. It is p)roposed to get, by a general s;ubscription. a supply of antitoxine, :he newly discovered cure for dipth theria. to be supplied for use as need may arise. Tile State House furnishes little news just nlow. Murdered for Seven Dollars. HOCsToN, Feb. 9.-Some boys who were hunting below Glenwood ceme tery found the dead body of a negro. The body was that of Henry Wool dridge. He was paid $7 at the South ern oil mills, where he worked, and had been murdered for this paltry sum, as he had been shot through the back of the head and his pockets were turned inside out. Sheriff Erickson offers $100 reward for testimony which will dead to conviction of the assassmns. THlE Augusta Chronicle thinks that if it is true that the darkest hour is 4s before dawn, it is about time the .rooter woernrwing for daylight.