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VOL. X. __MANNING, S. C., WED NESDAY,__MAY 22, 85 -N.3
A (ISIS IN THE STATE.
GOVERNOR EVANS ISSUES AN AD
DRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
it Denounces Judges Goff and Simonton in
Most Unmeasured Terms. and speaks of
Butler and Pope and their Supporters as
Traitors.
CoLuxLi., May 14.-One might al
most suppose from the gathering of
the clans here that there was a con
vention pending. The "Reform" big
guns are here in full force. This af
ternoon there was quite a gathering
in the Governor's office. Some of
in~ eifthe Wint~r$ $Egiboard,
while others are here preliminary to
the meeting of the executive commit
tee. Senator Tillman was a central
figure in the party. and, of course.
the present political conditions came
up for discussion, and there was a sort
of general and impromptu talk about
matters. Senator Irby was in the
city, as happy as he could be. During
the day Governor Evans prepared an
address, which he issued to the people
of the State. It is rather a vigorous
paper, but one which he thinks the
occasion demands. It might be added
that it has the approval of some of
the "Reform" leaders who have heard
it. The paper reads as follows:
THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.
Fellow citizens: In 1865, after the
most bloody struggle for principle in
the history of the world, South Caro
lina laid down her arms and accepted
in good faith the results of the war.
The State was put under martial law,
and under the Reconstruction Act the
ignorant slaves, whose fetters had
just been broken. . manipulated by
carpet-baggers from the four quarters
of the earth, were placed in entire
control of our State Government.
After a farce of an election for dele
gates to a Constitutional Convention
the Constitution, which has been our
organic law since 1S6S, was adopted at
the dictate of Gen. Canby. The con
ditions which followed and the re
sults of placing ignorance and vice in
the control of the Government are
known of all men. This condition
lasted until 1876, when the oppression
and misgovernment had rendered our
people so desperate that with one im
pulse they asserted their manhood and
. overthrew the despotism of the carpet
baggers and resumed control of the
State's affairs.
- While the constitutionality of the
Reconstruction Act was never ques
tioned by us. because we were power
less to resist, the question of State
sovereignty within the limits pre
scribed in the Constitution, in accord
ance with Southern interpretation,has
since been affirmed by repeated decis
ions of the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States. That Court even asserted
that the States had never been out of
the Union, thereby indirectly decler
ing invalid the Acts of Congress read
mitting them after reconstruction.
The right of a State to manage and
direct its internal affairs without na
tional interference is recognized
throughout the Union, and it is no
peculiar or special clairr on the part of
South Carolina to exercise that right
so long as her State officers and her
General Assembly obey the Constitu
tion of the United States and the laws
of Conoress. This is so well recog
nized tit I do not propose to discuss
it further, but feel that we can safely
rely upon the integrity and patriotism
of the Supreme Judges to reaffirm
-and maintain it.
The people of South Carolina have
always been law-abiding and respect
the Constitution and courts of the
United States, but when the judges of
those courts wantonly invade and
trample under foot the recogrnized
rights of our people guaranteed b6y the
Federal Constitution they have a right
to assert thiemselves and maintain
their sovereignty and independence.
This they have ever done and will
continue to do, and will resist with all
the means within their power usurpa
tioni and tyranny of partisan politi
cians in high places who disgrace the
judicial ermine. We cannot nor have
we the desire to resort to arms to re
sist hisunjust decree, but we can and
will exert the united efforts of liberty
loving people to thwart the conspira
tors who are plotting to overthrow
our civilization.
In this struggole we confidently rely
on the sympaty and moral support
of all lovers of good government and
State's rights throughout- the Union.
The sovereignty of te States, within
their proper spheres, is as dear to
Mvrsachusetts and Ohio as it is to
South Carolina, and the principle can
not be struck down here without re
ceiving a mortal blow elsewhere.
It is unfortunate that the passions
and preudices excited by the war in
readto the negro should influence
te opinions and feelings of judges in
dealina' with this vital principle, but
.,.it -w'i follow inevitably that if this
principle is once destroyed this coun
try will be convulsed with a revolu
tion for the restoration of the liberties
of the white men that will far eclipse
that other fatal struggle for the eman
cipation of the blacks.
The restoration of white supremacy
in 18761 placed in office and in leader
ship of the affairs of the State Wade
Hampton as Governor and afterwards
as United States Senator, and M. C.
Butler. United States-Senator. Charles
H. Simonton, chairman of the judici
arv committee and leader of the
House of Representatives, later Dis
trict and Circuit Judge of the United
States Court. and John C. Sheppard.
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, Lieutenant-Governor and after
wards Governor. In 1882, under the
leadership of these men, the Legisla
ture passed the laws known as "the
Election and Registration Acts." de
signed to -preserve white supremacy
and a white man's government. These
laws worked admirably, and up to!
this proceeding no complaint has ever
been heard of their injustice, oppres
sion or criminality. The citizen who
dared raise his voice against them was
denounced as an enemy of his State.
Those who were too young to hold
offices and take part in such affairs
were taught to respect these men as
patriots and their handiwork as the
palladium of liberties.
This regime, becoming arrogant and
distastefuli to a majority of our people
and repugnant in their policy to our
institutions, was overthrown and the
people in 1890, by the election of B3.
R. Tillman as Governor~declared that
it was not their intention to create an
oligarchy when in 1876 they threw off
the yoke of the negro and the carpet
bagger. T wo appeals have been made
to reverse this verdict of the sovereign
people, but it has been sustained each
A PRIMARY ORI)EREI)
BY THE STATE DEMOCRATIC EXECU
TIVE COMMITTEE.
After a Hard Night's Work This J'an is
Adopted as the Best to Face the New
Condition of Things--Much Diversity of
Opinion Shown.
COLUMBIA. S. C., May 1G.-The
Democratic State Executive Commit
tee met in this city last night to con
sider the new condition of affairs cre
ated by the rendition of .T -
unpng the registration
laws of the State. The committee was
called to order at 9 o'clock last even
ing.
Senator Irby announced that he had
promised Mrs. Neblett that she should
have a hearing before the committee
on the matter of woman's suffrage. On
motion Messrs. Donaldson, Watson
and McSweeney were appointed a
committee to wait on Mrs. Neblett, and
the ladies with her, and invite her to
appear before the committee, telling
her the committee would cordially re
ceive them.
Mr. W. D. Evans made a motion.
which was adopted, that an invitation
be extended to Senator Tillman and
Governor Evans to meet with the com
mittee. A special committee, consist
ing of Messrs. Evans, Lyles and Jor
dan, was appointed to wait on these
gentlemen. The report was sent back
that Tillman and Evans were engaged
at a meeting of the board of trustees
of the Winthrop College, but would
be glad to come out at any time if
their counsel was particularly needed.
At this juncture Mrs. Neblett ap
peared before the committee, accoin
panied by Mrs, V. C. l3adiam, presi
dent of the local Equal Rights Associ
ation, and Misses Feaster and Rion of
the local association, and made a brief
address.
Senator Irby then said that as chai
man of the committee he would say
that it was not necessary for him to
state now the reasons that induced him
to call the committee together; that at
the beginning of this session. that
would probably last long in the night.
the Democracy was confronted with
the greatest crisis of its existence in
South Carolina. The strength of our
position, as well as its weaknesses.
should not be discussed in public, and
I, therefore, take the liberty of sug
gesting that some member of the com
mittee make a motion that this com
mittee meet with closed doors.
Mr. W. D. Evans moved that the
meeting be held in secret, and it was
carried.
Chairman Irby then stated that he
had taken the liberty of inviting Col.
Robert Aldrich, as well as the Attor
ney General, to advise with him on
the legal phases of the situation, and
he had also taken the liberty of also
inviting them to the session of the com
mittee. Upon motion this was ap
proved, and Messrs. McGowan and
Jones appointed on a committee to in
vite them.
Upon the invitation f oounty chair
men to attend the meag. Mr. Henry
of Chester attended.
The roll call showed that all of the
members of the committee excepting
those from Beaufort, Berkeley, Ches
terfield, Georgetown and York were
present, as follows:
Abbexille-J. Y. Jones.
Aiken-W. M. Jordan.
Anderson-J. P. Glenn,
Barnwell-S. G. Mayfiek..
Charleston-P. H. Gadsder
Chester-T. J. Cunningham
Clarendon-J. T. Davis.
Colleton-A. E. Williams.
Darlington-J. A. Parrott.
Edgefield-R. B. Watson.
Fairfield-T. W. Travlor.
Florence--R. MJ. Mcdown.
Greenville-J. WV. Gray.
Hampton-M. B. McSweeney.
Horry-J. P. Derham.
Kershaw-T. J. Kirkland.
Lancaster-Ira B. Jones.
Laurens-J. L. M1. Irby.,
Lexington-C. M. Efird.
Marion-J. D. Montgomery.
Marlboro-W. D. Evans.
Newberry-J. A. Sligh.
Oconee-W. J. Stribling.
Orangebur-0. R. Lownran.
Pickens-r? C. Robinson.
Richland-Wilie Jones.
Sumter-D. E. Keels.
Spartanburg-L. N. Burnside.
U nion-A. C. Lyles.
Williamsburg-~A. H. Williams..
Member National Executive Comn
mittee-M. L. Donaldson. Grenville.
The committee remained in session
ntil half-past 2 o'clock when it ad
ourned. having adopted the following
which was offered by Mr. Stanyarne
Wilson:
A primary election is hereby ordered
to be held in every county in tnis State
n the 30th day of July next at which
very white voter in this State shall
be entitled to vote, who shall make
pledge to the managers conducting the
election that lie will support the nom
inees of such election on the day of
the election to be held on the third
Iuesday in August for delegates to the
State Constitutional convention.
Each county executive committee
shall appoint three managers and one
lerk to hold such election, two of tihe
managers shall be Reformers and one
manager and the clerk shall be Coni
servatives or vice versa. The polls5
shall be opened from S a. m. to 4 p. m.
Each candidate for the Constitution
l convention shall at least ten days
before the said primary election file
his pledge with the chairman or sec
etary of the County Democratic Ex
cutive Committee that lie will abide
by the result of the election anid sup
port the nominees of the party, and no
vote for any candidate who has failed
to sign such pledge shall be counted.
To prevent the single popping of
andidates no vote for delegates shall
be counted which does not contain the
ames of delegates who have signed
the pledge of t~e same number as the
umber of delegates to which said
ounty is entitlea under the act, call
mno the convention.
The'-second primary shall be held
n August 13th, if necessary, accord
ing to the rules of the party, and the
same manager shall serve. All exist
ing rules of this committee heretofor-e
adopted are hereby realtiied, when
not inconsistent with the foregoing.
The counties of Horry and Lexing
ton, having already acted under the
previous resolution of this committee,
are exempted from the operation of
these resolutions, unless they shall
ereafter determine to act mn accord
nce therewith.
The following, offered by Mr. Jor
an, was also adopted:
"Thie State Democratie executive
committee recognizing the fact that
there are factional differences existing
suggest to the Democrats of the State
to ignore such factional differences in
the election of delegates to the
Constitutional convention, and let
each candidate stand on his merits.
There was considerable discussion
on the matters brought up for consid
eration. The first part of the night
was devoted to a long discussion as to
the force and effect of Golf's decision
insofar as it affected the Constitution
al convention act. This was one occa
sion when every one did not thinkthe
same way. and the proceedings soon
resolved themselves into a big fight as
to whether or not the coniimittee should
4 a., . L calling anl
extra session of the Legislature. The
arguments showedthat a large num
her of the comnmitteenien were perfect
lv at sea as to what course of action
they should pursue.
Irb and others were in for demand
ing that the Governor call an extra
session of the Legislatur e to repeal the
portion of the Co-stitutional conven
tion act calling for a registration of
voters. There -weer several on the oth
er hand who thought otherwise, and
believed that the fact that Golf' had de
clared there should be no registration
made the colventi)n's constitutionali
ty stronger than ever and materially
lessened the chance of any attack be
ing made on any constitution that
might be adopted. In other words,
these speakers took the position that
they would go ahead and carry out
the terms of GolF's injunction to the
letter, and be in all the better shape
for it.
The conmittee :after fully discuss
inig the situation in this regard decided
that it was best to hear firomn Govern
or Evans hiise'if, and get the counsel
of Senator Tijhman. W. I). Evans
was sent out for them and they camve
in. (overn:or Evans made a stirring
spech taking the position direcily con
trarv to that taken by Irby. If he
could see how the Legislature could
do anytliig he would call them to
gather. He thought the people had
the sovereign right to say that they
would have a constitutional conven
tion. They had said they wanted it
and it must be ield. If the Lgisla
ture simply fixed the date that was
enough. Anything that might be done
by the General Assembly would, if
knocked out by the courts, have no
effect on the holding of the conven
tion. There was no way for the State
to get the matter into the Supreme
Courts. in time to have a decision.
Again, if the Legislature made a new
registration provision, it could be
taken intoithe court and hung up till
the time for the holding of the con
vention had expired and the conven
tion would fall by limitation.
Senator Irby remarked that they
wanted the convention held. but they
wanted it held under a registration to
avoid a "blood and guts" campaign,
which would have to come otherwise.
He also remarked that there was plen
ty of time for the discussion as to what
plan the-Legislature could best adopt:
they could pass an act that the United
States authorities would not dare
touch.
Mr. Finley asked the Governor if he
did not think that an election held
without any registration would be an
election by a mob. Evans could not
see it that way.
Senator Irby then asked Governor
Evans: Then, do I understand you
to say you won't call the Legislature
if this committee asks you to do so?
Governor Evans in reply said: No.
I have said nothing of the kind. When
the request is made of me, I will give
it my consideration.
Senator Tillman was the next speak
er of note. He regarded the situation
ait was asthe very best, and argued
along the same line as Governor
Evarns. He said that if they made
any attempt to legislate on this ques
tion the United States Court could
come along and knock them out again.
He thought the best thing for the State
would be for the white people of both
factions to get together. He wvent on
to speak of the bad consequences of
any other course and said there would
be a " blood and guts" campaign and
there would simply be a "hell broke
loose in Georgia" with the devil tak
ing the hindmost. He said moreover
that if Golf went any further in this
matter he for one would advocate open
rebellion, if they went ahead and
obeyed Gofs order, no one could come
and say a fair election was not held.
The best thing to do. in his opinion,
was to thoroughly organize the party
and put good men to watching the ne
ro and the enemy. He believed that
this was one supreme issue that would
level all factional differences, and all
the white people would ally them
selves with each other and forget for
the time being all factional differences
The purpose was to hold a white man's
convention.
Mr. Efird had a good deal to say in
suport of the position taken by Gover
nor Evans and Senator Tillman, and
said if a squai-e white man's primary
was given they would find everything
all right. Th"-re were very few men
like Dar-gan and Gonzales.
Governor Evans said this convention
hid to be held: lie was bound by his
oath of otice to see that it was held
and heC proposed to do so. ie also
held that if part of the convention act
was repiealed the whole would be r
pealed.
A stroingeflfort was made to appoint
a subcommittee wvitlih power to ask the
Governor to call the Legislature. if it
saw lit. lrbv said the committee did
iot propose to dictate to the Governor.
but they had aplpealed to him as the
chief excutive of tile State to pr1ovidle
the imeans whlereb~y they could hold
a square and honest election. Thme
extra sessiomnimatter then seemed to
die of its own wveight.
Mr. McSweenley mad~e the simple
annfOuncemenit tihift H amnpton 'ouin
tv would send only wite men to the
convention. Sever-al Other announc
ments of this charter were mnade.
Mr. Wilson then :ntroduced time res
olutions given above. There was lots
of discussion as to who should be al
lowed to vote ini the pr-oposed prinmarv.
Tilhman wanted it to read simply
" every white man qualified to piartici
pate under- the rules of the Democratic
p~arty." Others wanted it op~en to all
white men who woul take time oath
to support the noinees. Some again
wanted to include the colored Demo
c-ats, but many others wished to leave
time negrro c-lear out of tihe qumestion,. to
prevent anmy one saying thmey were ap
pealing to the' ner.Tedsuso
becmne genmeial along this line and
was finally settled as stated above in
the resolution.
Mr. Finley wamnted to know why the
commiPtee could not allow its pr-evious
action. proi-iding for a primai~ry or a
convention in the option of the peo
pe of the counity. to stand. lie thought
it would be ditlicult for themi to get the
The Reform Government had nothing
to do with the election and registration
laws. We regarded them as a legacy
from the Administration of 1882. We
have upheld them as the acts of the
people and as constitutional means of
self-preservation. Some of these men
who are responsible for and who have
enjoyed the bene is and honors of of
ficers under these laws have turned
upon their State since their retire
ment. By an appeal to one of the bit
erest enemies of Southern civilization,a
politician who disgraces the judicial
ermine of the United States Court and
masquerading as a Judge, they have
succeeded in having declared the
registration law unconstitutional null
and void. TI -"" Lu"- aue
r ..?n was the defamation of our
State, and insult, if insult could come
from such a source, to your State offi
cers. Under this decree the doors
have been thrown open and the ballot
again placed in the hands of every
man, white or black, of the age of 21
years. The abuse and slander heaped
upon the State by the counsel for the
plaintiffs was only surpassed by that
of the Judge in his document styled a
decree in equity.
But the pity of it, the humiliation
and the shame of it is yet to be told.
Besides this Jeffries on the bench sat
an old man, whose head was gray,
who had fought on the field of battle
for State's rights,who had been Speak
er of the House of Representatives of
South Carolina. and in whose hand
writing part of our registration laws
exist in our archives: there we sat,
wearing alike the judicial ermine,
hearing his State defamed, his com
rades in arms denounced as rebelsand
his own handiwork adjudged a crime.
If the law was a crime, was he not the
criminal? Should his head have not
been bent and his eyes moist with
tears of humiliatton
Alas: they were not. With a Me
phistophelean grin on his wrinkled
face he nodded assent to the most in
famous document ever emanating
from a Court in equity, while the
back audience exclaimed: "A Daniel
hastome to judgment: yea, a Daniel."
The Ex-Senator. who has been hold
ing caucusses in Columbia at private
houses, having the ear of the court
"holding the foot of the chancellor,"
returned to his home, feeling that his
movements had not been detected, but
the responsibility shall rest where it
belongs. Let the people not blame the
poor. lean and hungry counsel, who
are barking merely for a bone, but
visit the sin upon the heads of the
arch conspirators.
A crisis confronts us, an issue has
been thrust upon us without our will
or consent at a time when peace was
hovering over the State. South Caro
lina is enjoying an era of industrial
improvements, factories are being
built in greater number than else
where in the South. The credit of the
State ranks higher than ever in its
history, ourbonds not being purchase
able at a premium or less tIan 10 per
cent. The march of progress is about
to be stopped: the black pall of negro
domination hovers over us: we must
meet the issue like South Carolinians.
There are only two flags. the white
and the black. Under which will you
enlist? The one, the white peaceful
flag of Anglo-Saxon civilization and
progress. or the other, the black flag
of the debased and ignorant African,
with the white traitors, who are seek
ing to marshal the nesrroes, in order
to regain political power.
It is fortunate that the issue comes
at this time, when a Constitution is to
be made guaranteeing white suprem
acy once and forever. The Constitu
tional Convention must be controlled
by white men, not with white men
with black hearts nor negroes. The
world must be shown that we are
capable of governing ourselves and
that Constitution or no Constitution
law or no law, Court or no Court. the
intelligent white men of South Caro
lina intend to govern her. Let the
man who undertakes to lead the igno
rant blacks acrainst you suffer as he
did in 1876,an~rememnber that eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty.
I will not call the Legislature to
gether. They could do nothing. An
appeal will be taken to the Supreme
Court of the United States, but under
the red tape and technicalities sur
rounding it a decision cannot be had
in time to affect the election of dele
gates. It must be a free open fight. I
appeal to the sovereign peope of
South Carolina. the wisest and safest
and purest tribunal, to protect their
homes and liberties. They have never
failed to respond to duty. The Gov
ernmient of the people must and shall
be perpetuated and we are ready to
lead the fight under the white man's
flag. Your obedient servant,
JOHN GARY EvA~s, Governor.
A Thrilling Escape.
IcTomua, B. C., May 15.-The Aus
tralian steamer Miowera brings news
of an accident which occurred at Gym
pie. N. S. W., a few days before the
ship sailed, by wvhich Mlle. Essie Viola.
of San Francisco, known as the queen
of American aeronaut, nearly lost her
life. 'When the balloon on which
\'iola ascended i-cached an altitude of
over 1,000 feet, the thousands of specta
tors below were shocked at the appear
ance of flames bursting- throug'h the
huge silken bag. With~ great diflicul
ty the wronaut released the parachute,
but this too caught fire as she was
about to jump from the balloon.
Nevertheless. Mile. Vila leaped from
the cage and with her burning para
hute fluttered down to the earth. The
strangest feature of the accident which
is authenticated for by a number of
Australian papers, is that the young
woman was not sei-iously injured by
the fall.
A Sunday Killing.
CovisoTox, Ga.. May 16.-T. Estes,
a farmer of considerable wealth, was
killed Sunday afternooin by Will
reen, a young man of 23. near New
bern. Green was at the time running
way with a daughter of Mi'. Estes ama
ad reached Mr. Harwvell's residence
itending for Mr. Harwell, who is a
minister, to perform the solemn rites.
Just as he had stepped out of the buggy
le saw Mr. Estes and his son coming
down the road. Green stopped. ana
as Estes and his son caime up Green
shot Estes just above the heart, killing
him, and also fired twice at the son,
but without result. Green then pro
eeded to Broughtonville, where he
and Miss Estes were married. The
sheriff has received a telegram stating
that a reward of $250 is offered for
the capture of Green.
Convict Killed.
ANDERSON, S. C. May 14.-Richard
Lowery, a negro convict Oin W. 0.
Hammonds plantation was shot yes
terday wvhi le attempting to escape.
Three guards fired on him. He receiv
ed six balls. The coroners jury ren
would go in believing tiey would be
ruled out.
The idea of exempting certain coun
ties was then discussed.Irby expressing
himself as wishing to have the resolu
tion as general as a statute. An effort
to have Chester included in the exemp
tion clause failed. Some just here
soke along the line that they should
make it as easy as possible for the
white people to get together. The
motion to exempt Marion and Horry
counties was then presented and a
motion to lay this on table was car
ried by a good vote, nineteen voting
to lav on the table.
Tlien Mr. Jordan offered his resolu
tion given above, and it was adopted.
Hie nmade quite a speech saying that
there was an earnest desire for the
white people to get together; for white
men to control the convention; that it
was a white man's fight and not a fac
tional fight. and that the lines between
thc factions were now simply imagi
nary.
The committee then adjourned, as
stated above, at half-past 2 oclock.
THE SILVER QUESTION.
Sp4eeh1 I)eclaring the Battle on between
the East and West.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, May 15.
Salt Lake business streets today are a
mass of bunting and National colors.
The streets are crowded with strangers
from all parts of the West, who are in
attendance on the silver convention
called by Governor Rickarde, of Mon
Iuna, to discuss the means to promote
the interests of the silver cause.
At 11 o'clock a carriage parade was
formed which proceeded to the great
Mormon tabernacle which had been
lent by the authoritiesand elaborately
decorated for the occasion. Governor
lRickards, of Montana. called the con
v:-ntion to order shortly after noon.
Governor West, of Utah, and Mayor
Baskin delivered addresses of wel
come, after which a temporary organ
i gation was effected and a recess taken
until late this afternoon. Among the
distinguished people present were
Governor Rickards. Governor McCon
rell, of Idaho: Ex-Governor Adams,
c f Colorado: Congressman Shafroth,
of Idaho: Ex-Governor Thompson, of
Oregon: Hon. Thos. G. Merrill. Pat
rick Henry Winston, Senator Carter,
ref Montana; George Stephen D. Wolf,
Albert Klienchmidt, Wharton Barker,
of Philadelphia;Ex-Congressman Bar
tine, and many mayors of Western
towns with leading State officers and
,ankers from the main cities of the
West.
Letters of regret, in which the sign
-.rs all take advanced ground in favor
of the silver movement, have been re
ceived from Harvey. the editor of
Coin, Ex-Congressman Bryan, Wil
iam P. St. John, of New York, and
Judge McConnell, of Chicago.
In a speech before the Republican
Territorial League last night, Con
gressman Shafroth said the battle was
Iuetween the East and West, regard
less of political parties.
Fully two thousand people were
present when Governor Rickards, of
Montana, again called the convention
to order. Governor Rickards made an
irpassioned address of half an hour's
fength, detailing the motive of the
convention, which he said was with
out party prejudice and irresistible
because it was not partisan. The com
mon people of the whole country, he
said, are discontented with our finan
cial conditions and are turning en
masse to the free coinage of silver as
the great remedy.
THE NATIONAL SILVER LEAGUE.
ST. Louis. May 15.-It is likely that
a call for a National Silver League
convention will be issued to meet in
this city, March 1S96. The matter is
being agitated by the local silver men,
and they claim they are backed up by
the silver men of the West, and par
ticularly by the white metal people of
California, who claim to be disap
pointed at the methods adopted by
Gen. A. J1. Warner. of Ohio, on his
recent visit to California. The Cali
fornia State Silver League finds fault
with Gen. Warner for limitine' his
efforts to an attempt to secure un imit
ed coinage of silver at a ratio of 16
to 1. The league contains a large
number of Populists and they do not
think any financial platform would
be complete unless it included a pro
vision for an issue of greenbacks and
an explicit declaration against the na
tional banking system and the issu
ance of ainy more government bonds.
J. B. Follett, of St. Louis, is in com
munication with prominent silver
men throughout the counatry. and if
ie receives assurances that such a con
vention is opportune, he will issue a
call for it to be held here on March
16, 1896. ______
Winthrop Fatcuity.
COLoUMI, S. C., May 15.-The
board of trustees of the State Indus -
trial and Winth-op Normal College,
after remaining in session for the last
two days. last evening practically
completed their work, aind now the
faculty of the institution has been
selected as far as it is possible at the
present time. There are several other
places to be filled. but the board have
taken no action as yet looking to the
elections. It was deemed advisable to
fill most of the positions at this time,
and at somec future date fill jthie others.
Among the places vet unfilled is that
of Miss McCants of this city.
Inicluding pr-evious elections and
thoe held yester-day. the following is
the list of the members of the faculty:
Presidnt-D. B. Johnson. Colunm
ba.
Professor of pedagogies. ethics and
psychology-E. P. Moses. Raleigh,
N. C.
Pr-ofessor of English and histoi-y
James P. Kinar-d. Newberry.
Pr-ofessor of mathematics and physics
-W. E. Breazeale. Anderson.
Matroni-Mrs. F. T. Simpson. Rop
Hiouskeeper-Mrs. Ada O'Brien.
Allendale.
Cooking department-Miss Sarah
M. Wilson. Yonkers. N. Y.
mhressmaking departmnent-- .iss Lucy
Dlett, 1Philadelphia.
\Asstant in mathematics-Miss
Maryv J. Pope. Greenville..
Inustrumiental music -Miss Alhe M.
Yost, Stauinton, Va.
\Vocal niusie-Miss M. M. Souther,
Mas.sachiusetts.
Stenogra~phiy and typewriti~ag-Miss
E. R. Hughes. Charlestoni.
Chemistry and biology-Miss M.
W. WXoodrow, Columbia.
Art-Miss Ella McD. Alford, Marion.
Assistant in English-Miss Lee
Wicket-, Abbeville.
sn1ow-Cove-red 3tountaiI.
ANLEnmsos. May 14.-Passengers ar
iving fromi Walhialla, thir ty miles
north of this place, state that the
mountains of Carolina Gecrgia are
THE BAPTISTS ADJOURN.
CLOSE OF A MOST INTERESTING AND
INDUSTRIOUS SESSION.
The Convention Declares Its Position :s to
Missionary Work Among the Negroe's.
Various Committees Erected-South Car
olina Well I'epresented.
\VASHIN.TON. MIay 11.- The first
business of the fourth and last days'
session of the Southern Baptist conven
tion, after devotional exercises was the
report of the committee on time and
place of next meeting. I reconmend
ed that the convention of 18; be
held in the First Church. Chattanooga,
beginning on Friday before the second
Sunday in May: that Rev. C. A.
Stakely, of Washington preach the
annual sermon, with Rev. C. Durham.
of Raleigh, N. C., alternate. Rev.
F. S. Yeager. of Chattanooga. expla
ined the terms of the invitation-duly
accredited delegates will be entertained
at the homes of the people. The re
port was adopted.
Recurring to the resolutions under
consideration in Atlanta in 1879, re
ferred to in the historical sermon. de
livered Saturday by President Whit
sitt, Rev. I. T. Tichenor presented a
memorandum on the line of the state
ment yesterday which will be printed
in the proceedings of the Home Mis
sionary board as related to work
among the colored population, made
by Rev. James Thomas, of South Caro
lina. It stated that some work had
been done by the board among the ne
groes in Kentucky, Georgia and in
Texas, and in some respects, the work
had been satisfactory.
The board is anxious to do more for
the negroes, but there are so many pe
culiar embarrassing problems that the
work has been necessarily slow.
The committee emphasized these
points:
1. The board will not uudertake
work among the negroes in any State
unless the State boards of white Baptist
are in sympathy and co operate with
it.
2. It will not undertake work in any
State unless the members are agreed
among themselves upon the work to
be done.
3. The colored people should be en
couraged to pay a part of the salary of
every teacher and missionary, labor
ing anong them. The best thing that
can be done for them is to encourage
them to self support in their church
building and mission work. An ex
tensive work cannot be done among
them as long as Cuba, New Mexico.
Louisiana, Florida, and perhaps other
States so serely need all the help we
can give.
4. The best work that cani be done
among the negroes is educating their
ministraties rather that evangelizing.
5. The Southern Baptists are in
sympathy with the efforts of generous
hearted people, North and South, who
have given money to establish schools
and colleges in the Southern States for
the negroes.
G. We hope that the agreement
reached by the joint committee at For
tress Monroe. will bring the colored
Baptist schools, establish by our North
ern nearer brethern to the
hearts of Southern Baptist.
We are assured that these
schools have been a great blessing
even without our active co-operation
and that with our hearty sympathy
and co-operation they win' accomplish
far greater good.
7. In view of the continued needs
of the negroes and the pressing needs
of our mission fields at home and
abroad, and in view of the liberality
of our Northern brethern
and the interest they have
shwn in the education of the
negroes, we assure our brethern of
the North that we shall be glad to see
them contribute thousands for the edu
cation and evangelization of the negro
es and that in this good work they
will have the co-operation, sympathy
and help of our best' and wisest brethi
re. For. while we are interested in
this great wvork, and are fully persuad
ed of its importance. we are unable at
present to do for it as its needs de
mand1.
The Rev. W. H. MIcAlpine, of Ala
bama, colored, an agent of the home
mission board. workmng among the
people of his race, addressed the con
vention in connection with the con
sideration of the report. He
was introduced by President Horalson
as a man of integrity, intelligence and
influence, a Chiristain and a Baptist
who was dloing good among his breth
en, whom he had known for many
years.
Rev. George A. Walker, president
of Walker Institute, Augusta, Ga.,
also colored, was introduced as a man
who was doing good work among his
brethen, and the report was then
adopted.
President Horalson announced that
the committee authorized by the terms
of the resolution proposed a few days
ao by Rev. J. B. Gambrell, of Geor
ga, to act with the secretaries of the
church boards devising ways andmeans
to bring the masses of the Southern
Baptist Church into close co-operation
with its work. would consist of J. B.
Gambrell, Charles MIanly of South
Carolina, G. W. Hyde of MIissouri,
and B. H. Carroll of Texas.
Rev. J1. J1. Vauness. of Nashville,
Tenn., reported on the work of the
Woman's MIissionary Union, comn
mending its spirit and wvork and r
commending it to the support an d synm
pathy of the pastors, and the report was
adopted without discussion.
The committee on nominations re
ported the following for membership
of the several boards, and -they were
elected:
Foreign M1ission Board. Headquart
ers Richmond. Va.--President, H. H.
Harris, Virginia: vice presidents, Jloshi
ua Levering, MIaryland: J. 31. Carrolh,
Texas: J. L. Gross, Geori: . 3IM.
P'rovence, Florida: W. . Tayl or:
Kentuckv:, J. H. Pace, 31ississippi: C.
W. Tompkins. Louisiana; A. E. Ow
ens\ Viinia; W. C. Bledsore, Alaba
ma C. A. Stakeley,District of Colum
bia: A. J1. S. Thomas, District of Co
ubia: 31 J. Breaker, 31issoui: R,
V an Demiter, North Carolina; J. H.
no, Tennessee; T. S. IPotts, Arkan
sas: corresponding secretary, RI. J.
Willoughby; treaiurer, J. C. Wil
iams: reehrding secretary, A. 1B.
Clarke: auditor, H. C. Burnett: other
managers. C. 11. Winston, W. E.'
Hatcher. John Pollard, L3. R. Thorn
hill. C. H1. Ryland, J1. B. Hlutson, W.
D. Thomas, W. W. Landrum, Geor-ge
Cooper. T. P. MIatthews, R. H. Pitt,
H. A. Bagby, H. R. Pollars, Willliam
Ellysoi, W. L. Wright.
Home MIission Board headquarters;
Atlanta, Ga.--President, J. 13. Haw
thorne, Georgia; vice presidents, W.
roll, Texas: M. I). Jeffries. Tennessee:
G. W. Hyde, Missouri: R. W. Sand
ers. South Carolina: E. Y. Mullins.
Maryland: 0. B. Campbell, Georgia;
). 1. Purser. Louisiana: B. D. ( ray,
Alabama: R. T. Vaun, North Caro
lina: S. Y. Yeatman. District of Co
lumbia: A. G. McMennarrev, Arkan
sas: F. C. McConnell, Virginia: Mal
colm McGregor, Florida: T. .J. Bailey,
Mississippi: corresponding secretary.
I. T. Tichenor: treasurer, Walker
Dunson: recording secretary, A. C.
Briscoe: auditor. B. F. Abbott: other
managers. J. .J. Moddox, A. .J. cobb,
E. H. Thornton. George Iillyer.
henry McDonald. G. C. Ray. John
M. Green. . K. Connally, S. Y.
.Jameson. .1. M. Brittain. N. F. Cool
idge, M. M. WelchG. Westmioreland.
A. D. Adair. Porter King.
Sunday School Board. eadquarters.
Nashville. Tenn.-President. J. M.
Frost, Tenncssee. Vice presidents. J.
M. Belcher, Virginia; E. J. Forrester.
South Carolina: J. N. Prestidge, Ken
:ucky; H. A. Tupper. Jr.. Maryland:
(. Durham, North Carolina: L. D.
CG !ger, Florida: J. T. Burke, Mississ
ipi: J. T. M. Johnson. Marynd: ..
T. Barrett, Louisiana: W. C. Luther.
Te as: W. P. Throckmorton. Arkan
sas; W. F. Holtzman, District of Co
lumbia: W. H. Young, Georgia: W.
H. Harris, Alabama; W. C. Grace,
Tennessee; corresponding secretary
and treasurer. T. P. Bell. Recording
secretary, S. W. Week. Auditor, R.
Eastman. Other managers: G. B.
Savage, G. 0. Rust, E. E. Folk, J. E.
Bailey. M. B. Pileher. C. A. Lofton,
A. .1. Harris, William Woodcock. .
C. Golden, J1. J1. VanNess. C. T.
Cheek. John D. AndersonA. B. Hill
A. .1. Barton and A. .. French.
Memorial notices of members who
have died during the past year, pre
pared by President Whitsitt, were
read by H. H. Harris. The list inclu
ded 3:--Governor Brown of Georgia.
Revs. Alexander Pope Abell of Vir
ginia, John Stout of South Carolina.
J. W. Bozeman of Mississippi. J.- W.
Montgomery Wilson of Maryland and
Joseph Walker of Virginia.
Motions were made and carried to
add several other names to the list,
which led to a slight controversy over
the policy of confining the memorial
mention' to persons having official
connection with the convention. The
vote was finally recommitted, with in
structions to the committee to confine
the list to those last named.. As
amended it included the name of Rev.
W. W. Gardner of Kentucky.
Rev. Mr. Holt. from the commit
tee on enrollment, reported that the
membership of the convention consist
ed of 813 delegates on the financial
basis and 402 representatives from dis
trict associations: total 1.215. There
were present 762 delegates of the first
class and 142 of the second class: total
904.
A resolution submitted by Rev. J.J.
Hall of Norfolk, Va., at the request
of the International Peace Congress,
recommending the establishment of a
high court of arbitration among the
nations, was adopted.
The Rev. M. M. Vann, colored.pres
ident of the American National Bap
tist convention was introduced as the
man who occupied the highest posi
tion in his race, and that he would oc
cupy but a minute of the time of the
convention. When the minute was
up Dr. Vann. said lie hated to let his
audience go, for he seldom had such
an opportunity. (Laughter.) He said
his people were intensely Christian
and intensely Baptist, and that what
they lacked in knowledge and sancti
fed intelligence, they proposed to
make up in zeal..- The white Baptists,
he believed, needed to exercise more
zeal. Since the emancipation procla
mation, out of 4.000,000 colored peo
ple liberated then.a million and a half
had been brought into the Baptist
Church, while out of fifty million
white people. after 200 years of work,
but a few more have united with the
same church. Dr. Vann created a
deep and favorable impression upon
the convention and was listensd to a
quarter of an hour.
The following fraternal messengers
were appointed to the Baptist mission
aries in session at Saratoga in June:
M1essrs. Tupper,of MIaryland: Thom
as of South Carolina, Prestridge, of
Kentucky; XWhittle, of Alabama, and
Hawthorne, of Georgia.
The National Baptist convention at
Atlanta, Ga., in August-Messrs. Gar
rett. of Alabama; Burrows and Mc
Donald, of Georgia; Thomas of South
Carolina.
The committee urovided for by the
resolution of XW. A. Frentriss, of Vir
inia, upon denominational teachin,
o report next year, was named as foi
lows: MIessrs. Frentriss, Tupper, of
Maryland; Spalding, of Georgia:
Lembeth, of North Carolina: and
Perry, of South Carolina.
The convention then adjourned sine
die with the singing of the hymn:
"Blest be the tie that binds" and
prayer by Rev. Mr. XWater.
ratriots Gaining Ground.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. May 16.-A
cablegram to the Times-Union from
Key West, Fla., says: Private advices
to this city from Havana state that
fears are entertained that the Repub
lican party will cause trouble in Spain.
and the belief is general that Martinez
Canpos will leave for- Madrid in .J tne.
In the event of Camapos' returning to
Spain. Gen. Polavieja will coine to
Havana as captain general. News
from Camaguey is meagre. Tre. is
no doubt of great oppression ini that
district. Many young men of the best
families are leaving daily to .join the
insurgents. Col. Orisa, reported
wounded in the battle at Camazan.
was killed, according to reliable in
fom-ation. The insurgent leader in
this battle was Angel Guerra. Baya
mo and Manzannillo are besieged by
the insurgents. The Spanish troops
arec in a starved condition, and unless
relieved soon will be compelled to
surrender. On the 1st inst. two con
vos of provisions, etc.,- were dispatch
ed'into the interior. The one sent ov
erland was captured by the insurgents.
It was valued at $7.0. The other ar
rived at its destination. The Holguin
and Gibar-a Railroad Company at
first refused to give the 81vU.000V
demanded by Maceo. but has
at last decided to give the same.
Pament is to be made $3,000u
monthly. People in the province of
Pinar ~Del Rio are waiting orders
from the insurgent chiefs to tage up
arms agaist the gov-ernment. This
moe is expected momnentartuy. _A
maority of the Spaniards on the is
land r-emain neutral. they having
been assured that~ the revolution is not
against Spanish people but against
Spanish rule. Ramnon Esquinado Pe
rez. cantinl in the Spainish army, but
a Cuban by birth. when ordiered to
duty in Holguin, committed suicide
A GLOOMY OUT LOOK.
WEEKLY BULLETIN OF THE CONDI
TION OF THE CROPS.
The Rains and the Cold Snap Have a Very
iad Effect on Cotton and Other Crops
What the Reports Indicate.
COLUMBIA, S. C., May 15.-The fol
lowing weekly bulletin of the condi
tion of the weather and crops in South
Carolina for the week just ended
makes a rather discouraging summary
of the condition of the crops, particu
larly the cotton crop. The facts pre
sented, however, will be of great in
terest to the farming class:
The past week was warm and show
ery until Saturday evening (11th).
when the weather suddenly changed
to decidedly cold, with a lower mini
mum temperature than has been re
corded for many years, if ever, during
the second week of May, on Monday
morning. causing light frost in exposed
localities in the western, central and
northern counties. The damage caused
by the frost is slight. Injury was con
fined to the most tender vegetation,
such as sweet potato slips, garden
truck, melons of differ' kinds, and,
to a limited extent, cu.. The effect
on cotton will be more apparent a
week later. The weather was cold
enough to chill all vegetation and re
tard its heretofore rapid growth. Fruit
or berries, it is believed, not injured.
The information from correspon
dents indicates that it was generally a
favortble we ;k for growth, but that
in places, ate,regating a large part of
the a.-ea of the. State, tlie: was too
much rain for farming operations,
still farther delaying cotton and corn
in th. western counties, but this work
is fast nearing completion.
There was so much cloudiness and
so many showers that where fields
were worked the grass was not entire
ly ki led and fields are becominggrassy
and will give farmers plenty of work
for sane time.
There was light hail in the eastern
portion of the State on the 9th and
11th. but the damage was nothing.
The lack of sunshine, heretofore
noted, continues, and more sunshine
would be very beneficial, to cotton and
corn particularly so.
The temperature ranged above the
normal until the 12th (Sunday), but
on this and the day following it was
below, bringing the average for the
week about down to the normal. The
greatest departare occurred on the
13th, with from 10 to 15 degrees below.
The highest temperature reported
was 95 degrees on the 10th at Central;
the lowest was 42 on the 13th at Watts,
Abbeville county, making an unusual
ly wide range in a single week at this
season of the year. The mean temper
ture of the week for the State was
about 70. and the normal for the same
period is approximately 70.
There were scattered showers in
some portions of the State every day
of the week except the two last. Early
in the week they were generally heav
iest and most numerous in the north
ern counties and in the Savannah val
ley counties, but on Saturday the w qa
showers were quite general and heavy
over the entire State. The amount of
rainfoil varied greatly in different lo
calfl es, even in the same county, but
it was silicient for the needs of grow
ing crops everywhere and in places ex
cessive. The average of 45 reports
giving rainfall is 1.17 inches, while
normal is approximated 0.95 inch. A
number of places reported from 2.00
to 2.50 inches, and no place that stated
amount reported less than 0.50 inch.
Cotton is dying in many places, not
confmned to any particular part of the
State. but this information comes from
nearly every county. Entire fields
are replantea, and. much "patching"
is necessary. Chopping out has be
come general over the eastern portion
of the State, and is beginning in a
small way elsewhere. Planting- near
ing completion. It appears th~at on
clay lands the stand is generally very
good..
Corn continues to grow well, but
cut worms and wire, or heart worms
are damaging the stanid seriously
in many portions of the State. Corn
has generally a good color and avig
orous growth and looks very promis
ing. A few reports only state that it
has a sickly color. Some bottom lands,
yet to plant and consideraoly repiant
mng necessary.
Grains colainue to do well, being
entirely favored by the pre'vailino
weather. Fall oats,' where it escapea
the winter, is heading, as is also wheat.
The latter in places looks thin, but its
general condition is good. S pring
oats are not uniform over the State,
being reported most excellent general
ly throughout the western counties.
and variable elsewhere.
Melons were injured some by cut
worms. water and the frost of Monday
in the western portions. Generally,
the melon crop is growing off very
well, and has on an average about the
same acreage devoted to it as in form
er years.
Rice is growing nicely. Ground is
being prepared adong the coast for
plantinig June rice. It appears that
more ground will be planted in rice in
the interior thtin heretofore. Florence
county will increase the acreage con
siderably. Thec crop looks very en
couragm g.
The frost nipped Irish and sweet po
tatoes ini places, but they are not seri
ously hur-t. Potato bugs are quite nu
mer.)us alon?g the coast truck farms.
Reports ot sweet potatoes rotting in
beds continue. Transplanting was fa
vored by the weather.
Gardens are doing well and are con
tinuing to improve in condition. It is
gratifying to state that in this all re
ports agre~e. as gardens so larg-ely sup
ply the~ fod of all the people during
the sununer- monins.
Fruit conin:ues; promisinggenierally
althoughl e:epton are oted in vai
ous localities where blight has aifected
pears andaple.
Peach--....re.droping badly in
places,. but enough will remain on the
trees. h~ "hugt to ripen a large
cr-op.
Um:au were Drunk.
SAVmANN..G ., May 16.-Duing
the progress c-f an inspection of the
Colquitt Blues, a colored military
company, to-night by .Acti'g Assis
tant Adjutant General Sattterlee, of the
State. under- orders of the Gover-nor.
the company was run into by two car
riages driven by druanken white men.
Two of the olicers wer-e knocked down
and injured. A detail of soldiers in
charge cf an ollicer went in pursuit of
the men, and in arresting them, a
collision cecurred. Several meni on
both sides were arrested by the police.
The affair has created great excitemer
a.o-- the colored neolnle.