The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 24, 1895, Image 1

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XT-bIX - ANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 24q 1895. NO. 52. REFUSES TO DIVIDE. SUCH IS THE DECISION OF CHARLES TON CONSERVATIVES. The Recomlmendation of the Executive Committee of the County 1isregarde< by the County Convention. Which iody De clhes to Divide. CHARLESTON, S. C., July 17.--In the Democratic County Convention which met vesterday the recommendation of the executive Committee that the del egation from this county to the con stitutional convention be equally di vided between the Conservatives and Reformers was rejected, and Charles ton will send a full delegation of Con servatives to the constitutional con vention. After the organization of the county convention Mr. A. S. Farrow offered the following resolution in the interest of harmony: Whereas there is a ditference of opinion among the members of this convention as to the ad visability of a division of delegates to be sent to the constitutional convention between the two fact.ions of the Democratic pai'ty. And whereas it is important that harmony should be preserved in our j own faction. Be it resolved that a committee con sisting of four from each club be re commended for appointment by the chairman of the delegation to the chairman of the convention: that the committee so appointed retire, report back to the convention as to the advi sability of a division with such re commendations as to such committee may seem best. Mr. Fishburne objected that it was the attempt of a few men to forestall the action of the body. A. L Brodie moved that the resolu tion be laid on the table. Mr. Barnwell asked that the mot-on be withdrawn for a few moments and made an earnest appeal against it. Mr. Frank Kressell wanted the body to transact its own business. He did not propose to be run by Mr. Barn well. A vote was then taken on the mo- ] tion to lay Mr. Farrow's resolution on the table which was adopted. Now everybody knew that all of I this was merely a part of the prelimi nary skirmish, and some interest was felt in knowing from what quarter the real fight was coming. That point was vy soon settled by the appear ance of . Tupper on his feet, with a written document in his hand. The paper contained the following resolu tions: Whereas, Senator B. R. Tillman and Governor John Gary Evans have ] each repudiated the agreement entered I into with Messrs. Joseph Barnwell, J. C. Hemphill and others, whereby an I equal division of delegates to the con- I stitutional convention should be giv- I en to the Conservative Democrats of the State; and whereas Senator Till man and Governor Evans have both i used their influence to prevent an ] equl division of delegates: - it.resolved, That it is the sense of t this convention that a primary be held for the election of nine delegates to I the constitutional convention and that s no agreement be entered into for a di- f vision of delegates between the Regu- 1 lar and Reform factions of the Demo- 1 cratic pry in this county. 2 Mr. Tpper proceeded to support his ' resolution in a speech. He hd, he t said, been thoroughly. in harmony I with the pece and unity conference, 1 and if te agreement made by Mr. Barnwell, Mr. Hemphill and others< had been carried out he would havee favored division. But the action of] Senator Tillman and Governor Evans ] in repudiating that contract left him no alternative except to oppose a di-] vision in Charleston county. Tillman and Evans had entered into a solemn I agreement with Messrs. Barnwell, Hemphill and others and the first 1 named men had deliberately broken the compact. It would be seen from the News and Courier that Governor< Evans had actually gone personally to Aiken to oppose the fulfillment of I that agreement. What, Mr. Tupperi asked, had the people of Charleston gotten or had they a right to expect I from the Tillmanites? Governor Ev-i ans had disregarded the recommenda- 1 tions of the primaries held in Charles- I ton, Richland and Sumter. Mr. Tup-s per was corrected by Mr. Barnwell ast far as Sumter was concerned. Mr. Barnwell rose to oppose the1 Tupper resolution. He was, he said, by race, training and inclination a fighter. His record plainly showedi what he was, but it was not always wise for a man to fight simply because he liked to fight. This was such an t occasion. He was perfectly frank to I say that he was in favor of allowingi the opposition three delegates from the county. That was more than the1 strength of the Reformers entitled them to. He did not favor such a course because the Reformers had< nominated their men, on the contrary I he was opposed to most of the men that they had suggested. It was true] that he, together with Mr. Hemphill and other gentlemen, had made an 1 arrangement with Senator Tillman< and Governor Evans. Those meni had< gone back on it. He was not a mani to call names, for he stuck to what he said. He would simply say that Sen ator Tillman signed the contract and 1 then repudiated it. IIe reviewed the political history of t the State for the last few months. No one would deny that by the action of< the Conservatives after the Goff in-< junction had been issued temptation f had been given to Senator Tillman, and he had promptly gotten out at it.( The pole of the State, the masses ofc the peopl wanted a division. Theyi wanted tebest men of both parties in i the convention. The lesson that Char-i leston wanted to teach and shoulds teach by division was that the minori ty has some rights. There was no dis-c grace in belonging to a minority. While he did not favor the men sug gested by the Reformers there were others of the minority faction in whom the people of Charleston could( place perfect confidence. There was Mr. Theo. D. Jervey, (applause.) Mr.< W. H. Thomas, (applause,) Mr. Muck enfuss, (applause,) and Mr. James M. Eason, (applause.) He was in favor< of putting any three of these men min the Charleston delegation. To send such men would be not only a good 2 policy, but it would be good politics as well. Mr. Barnwell laid great emphasisf upon the fact that the people of Char leston should re-establish good feeling and sympathy between themselves 1 and the masses of the people of the 1 State-the good, staunch~plain people. not the politicians, and Charleston< should set the example by showing1 that se renized the rights of the miiinority. It was simple folly' to claim lhat !>eccause a man is a Tilhnanite he s wholly bad. The people of South arolina could not change their na ures in a day. After M'. Barnwell's niaguilicent peech for peace and i * itv a vote was .aken on 1r. Tapper's motion. which vas adolpted by a large najority. The follow iig names were put in niominatioii: . P. Cinninghiam, K. . Tupper, J. L. <>liver, Win. Fitch, Tulian 31itchell, iPatrick Galvin, F. J. Devereux. W. II. Thomas. Fleetwood 3ruver, J. 1'. K. Bryan, Geo. S. Le ,are. A. S.Farrow. W. C. MulKlar. E. D. Rollinzs. Gen Edward McCrldv, Mr. 1. 11. Thaver, Frank Kressell. Mr. Joseph WV. Barnwell's name 6vas put in nomitiation, but he posi ively declined: saying his policy had )eezi defeated. "If you want war have t lie exclaimed. "but I am on a peace 'ooting." At this point some of the more in ellingent delegates saw the danger to vhich the convention was drifting of 1ominatiug a nondescript dele vation ,o represent Charleston in the nost important body which will be ield for a generation, and Messrs. Chionias Mc(Tarev, F. C. Fishburne md others raised the alarm and at emiptad to show the body the rocks hey were running onto. But the vard politicians had got the bits in heir mouths and confusion reigned 'or a time. Mr. McGarey dramatically de iounced Mr. Tupper for offering his esolution and declared that lie had Iriven the nails in his political coflin. Che threatened demoralization was hecked at this point, however, and it vas resolved that a committee of one roin each club represented nominate he delegates. At 3 :30 the convention adjourned or a half hour to allow the commit ee to agree upon the delegates. It was quarter after 4 o'clock when he convention reassembled. The re ort of the committee was at once sub nitted by Mr. Poppenheim. It sug ested the names of the following entlemen as delegates to the consti utional convention: Messrs. Theo. G. arker. J. P. K. Bryan. J. N. Nath Ins, A. S. Farrow, Julian Mitchell, r., Geo. F. Von Kolnitz, Jr., W. M. Fitch, J. L. Oliver and W. St. J. Jer rev. The convention unanimously Ldopted the report of the committee Lnd suggests those nine gentlemen as 'harleston's delegation. HARVEY HACKS HORR. rhe Gold Man Asks For and Gets a Day on CHICAGO. July 18.-Today's Harvey lorr debate was marked by considera >Ie acrimony on the part of both ;peakers. In beginning Mr. Horr said ie had a personal explanation to make e quoted the following paragraph rom his opponent's argument of yes erdav: "These principles are for the selfish nterests of money-lenders and Mr. lorr is here advocating them." Mr. Horr said he took this asa reflec ion on his character. He continued: 'I am not a money-lender. I have no >ank or other institution of like char ecter. I was raised on a farm and my rst work was done for ten dollars a nonth. I used to dig ditches for a iving and was at one time a brake nan on a railroad. When I was ele ated to the position of baggage-mas er it was the proudest moment of my ife. I therefore come into this de ate, as my friend will find out before te gets through, to advocate the prin iples which will be for the best inter sts of the working classes from which come. I desire to say, however, that have no prejudice against any man ho has been more fortunate than I. do not think a man is necessarily a coundrel because lie saves more than e spends. I even go as far as to say man can be a director of a national ank and still maintain his integrity." Mr. Harvey explained that when lie aid Mr. Horr advocated the principles af money -lenders he did not mean to ay Mr. Horr himself was a money ender; he thought, however, in giv ng the history of his life, Mr. H~orr hould not have omitted to state that me had at one time been a bank presi lent. "This question will not be settled >v a man parading himself as a horny anded son of toil," continued the free ilver advocate. "But it lies deeper han that. Perhaps Mr. Horr wvas at me time a laboring man, but so were nany persons who are now selfish bank >residents." Mr. Haver then plunged knee deep nto a discussion of the Act of 1873, rhich demonetizad silver, but was hortly interrupted by the bell of the ime-keeper. Before following up this inc of argument Mr. Horr indulge~d n a little sarcasm at his advesary's xpense. "With considerable merri nent Mr. Harvey has told you," he aid, 'that I said it made my head Lche sometimes to study financial uestions. It would make any man's jead ache to wvrite such superficial .tutt' as is contained in this book." Iere Mr. Horr flourished copy of 'Coin's Financial School." After his he took up the history of the post >fice, the Act of 1873. He defied the :hampion of the white metal to pro uce any pi'oof that England had any zand in the Act of 3873. In reply to this Mr. Harvey said hat Delmar, the English historian, mad made it a matter of recoird that he English bill of 1816 demonetizing ilver was for two weeks in the hands mf Mr. Knox, the American comptroller f the treasury. This statement, was ollowed by a denunciation of Con 'ress. '-This attempt to smirch the 5ongress of the United States can be haracterized by no other word than nfamous" shouted Mr. Horr, leap ng to his feet. The man who starts n to do this had better never have tarted at all." On the request of Mr. {orir the debate was adjourned to 1 'clck Saturday next. A Fatal Bolt. JACKsoNmLLE, FLA., July 17.-A pecial to thte Times-Union from ainr, Fla., says: Today at 12:30 >. mn.. while Mick Davis,'a colored river from Brackin & Cox's livery table was driving a two horse wagon oad of pea vines from the Cox place, me mile south of Quincy, he and both, orses were killed by lightning. A iegro boy, sitting a few feet behind dIick n the load of vines, escaped un iarmed. He says they wvere driving tt an ordinary pace through the open ield when the flash came from an al nost cloudless sky and all fell instant y, each hiorse at his place beside the ongue and Mick backward into the >ov's arms. Neither horses nor man ihowed any signs of what dealt the leath blow, but the man's soft hat was adly torn. The wagon and harness YOUNG BAPTIST'S ITNION. THE ANNUAL CONVENTION ASSEM BLES IN BALTIMORE. A Large and Enthusiastic Attendance--A Warm Welcome, Literally and Figura tively, Extended by the City of Ralti more and Its Churches. BALTIMORE, Julv 18.-The delegates and visitors to the fifth International Conference of the Baptist Young Peo ple Union of America continued to ar rive throughout the night and early morning hours until, at 10 o'clock, there were ten thousand congregated in the mammoth tent located at the Madison avenue entrance to Druid Hill Park. The interior of the big tent presenteda gay appearance with myriads of American flags, Baptist Union flags and English flags hanging from every post and pole in the place. Across the entire front of the choir gallery is a broad piece of each of the four colors that were selected to repre sent the first sections into which the interest work of the union is divided. green for the South, red for Canada, blue for the States west of the Missis sippi, and gold for those east of the Mississippi. From the top of a large pole just in front of the main stand scores of ribbons of these colors were festooned down to the speakers' ros trum. The platform from which the speak ers addressed the audience has a ca pacity for two hundred persons. These seats were occupied by ministers. Back of this platform six tiers gave accom modation to a chorus of five hundred voices and an orchestra of fifty pieces. Devotional exercises were led by the Rev. C. A. Hobbs, D. D., of Delavan, Wis. His reference to the warm hearts and warmer sun of the Southern city elicited the first applause. The heat was almost stifling and every person vigorously wielded a fan for the little comfort that could be extracted there from. As Dr. Hobbs declared the convention open for business a late deegation from Wisconsin marched into the tent and down the side aisles, singing, "Maryland, my Maryland." A welcome dedicated to the young Baptists by Prof. John G. Robinson was sung by a choir of five hundred voices under the direction of Prof. Harry W. Porter. This was followed by an address of President John H. Chapman, in which he congratulated the local committees on the excellent arrangements that had been made for the entertainment of the Baptists. In this beautiful city of Baltimore. he said, we are surrounded by the warm hearts of our Southern brothers, cheered by the bright faces of Chris tian frieids, and gladly note that even the far-away Pacific coast is with us. They have come across the -conti nent to unite with us. Growth has been ours in the past year that may well make the hearts of our faithful workers rejoice. The day of doubt and questioning as regards the great work to be accomplished by this organization is fast fading away. Closer and closer the hearts of our young people are being-drawn togeth er, and as we unite hearts and hands we appreciate more and more the needs of the fellowship that this union makes possible. The prophecies ut tered at our first great convention in Chicago four years ago are being more than fulfilled. On behalf of the churches of Balti more Mr. Eugene Levering made an address of welcome, in which he said that no convention of equal import ance had ever been held here. In the absence of Governor Brown Mayor F. C. Latrobe of icially wel coed the visitors and tendered them right within the confines of the State. The conference joined the choir in singino, "My Country, 'tis of Thee." The'itev. M. H. Wharton, D. D., pastor of Brantley Baptist church, made an eloquent address of welcome on behalf of the Baptist Young Peo ple's societies. Notwithstanding the perspiring crowd and its vain efforts to appear contented, he assured the hosts that Baltimore was unlike a New York Sunday-it was not dry. The speaker's statement that the Bap tists believed in an everlasting separa tion of Church and State was applaud ed, and when he added that the Bap tist does not believe in the red hat, but does believe in little red school houses, the audience cheered him again and again.I Dr. Wharton concluded his address by singing the verses of an original hymn of welcome. After the choir sang "Blest be the Tie" the Rev. Dr. L. M4. S. Hayes, D. D., of Troy, N. Y., responded to the address of welcome on behalf of the board of managers and the delegates. His effort was very happy. He creat ed a roar of applause and laughter in complimenting the women who werc present in large numbers on their un tirincp energy. His peroration was "Goc7 made earth, then rested, then made man and rested, then He made women, and neither God nor man has had a chance to rest since." The annual report of the board of managers was p resented by the Rev. Dr. Frank L. WFilkins, D. D., general secretary of the Union. Addresses were made on "Culture for Service," by the Rev. 0. C. S. Wallace, of To ronto, Ont., and on "The Junior Soci ety, the Hope of the Movement," by the Rev. Roland D. Grant, of Port ]and, Oregon. The convention took a recess at 12:30 until 2:15 p. m. Many of the delegates sauntered in to Druid Hill Park with a box or bas ket of luncheon, and regaled them selves under the big' trees and along the shady banks of the lake. The tent was again crowded when the afternoon session was opened. A number of electric fans had been put in position about the tent duringr the recess, but they afforded but little re lief from the intense heat. Many of the male delegates discarded coats and vests and resumed their seats. The session beo-an with a praise ser vice led by the Rev. Dr. W. S. Rob erts, of B'urlington, Vt. Frank Har vey Smith, of Brooklyn, presided. The Rev. Frederick L. Anderson, of Rochester, N. Y., made an address on "Money and the Kingdom." This was followed by an open parliament on systematic and proportionate giving, which was conducted by the Rev. E. E. Chivers, of New York City. The discussion was general and very inter estino "TY~e Bible Method of Winning Souls" was the subject of an address by the Rev. Johnston Myers, D. D., of Chicago. And open parliament. with the subject, "What has your Society done to promote a revival in the Church?" was conducted by the Rev. S. A. Northrop, D. D., of Foft a recess until 7.30 l'. M. At the evening session the praise ser vice was led by the lRev Archibald Wheaton of Mystic, Conn. The Chris tian culture banners for juniors were presented to the winners in three clases -sacred literature course. Bible readers' course, and conquest mission ary course. The Austin Association of Illinois, won the literary prize and lion John F. Forbes, of Defand, Fla, made the presentation. The Jackson Association, of Michigan, won the Bible readers' banner and the Rev E. B. Pollard, of Roanoke, Va, presented it. The missionary prize went to the Canton Society of Canton, Ohio, througii Prof Charles S. Williams. of Granville, Ohio. President W. P.. Harper, of Chicago presided during the field review of Baptist schools. Prof J. M. Stitler of, 1)., of Crozier Theological Seminary. iriade an address on "Hopewell Acad emy and its Successors, or the Rela tion of Baptists to Higher Learning. The Rev. . Russell H1. Conwell. of Philadelphia, wound up the evening's progzramme with an address on "Wanted. Trained Leaders. THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. Its Assemblin;g Only About Six weekS 011. Cor~u~ur.x, S. C., July 18.-The State of today says a good many peo ple in this State who have not been keeping up with the Ilight of time will no doubt be very much surprised to know that the. State constitutional convention. about which so much talk has been indulged in, is only seven weeks off. The date for the con vention to assemble and begin its work is September 10. Every one seems to be talking of the convention as if it were at least four or five months before it will assemble. The necessity for acting promptly in everything that is proposed to be done prelimina ry to the holding of the convention is therefore obvious to all. There is no time to be lost by any one. The appropriation for the holding of the convention is only $30,000. The expenses per day, not including print ing or any thing of that character, will amount to over $400. If the con vention sits any length of time it will be absolutely necessary to go beyond the appropriation. It was thjught that the convention would be power less to appropriate any more money, but it seems that, being a supreme body, it has the right to do anything in that line b? passing an ordinance. And this will doubtless be necessary, for it is thought that the convention will sit for a lonaer period than was first supposed. ft will likely be in session till the time for the assembling of the Legislature. Preparatory to the general election which will aecide who shall be the delegates sitting in the convention will come the primary election order ed to be held by the Democratic State committee on the 30th inst. This election is now only eleven days off and the preparations for its holding are beinz rapidly concluded. Secre tary Tompkins, of the committee, is nowv busy having bundled up the cop ies of the order published below, the blank tally sheets and poll lists, and coies of the new "Constitution of the Democratic party of South Carolina," adopted last September. The following is the paper to be sent out, referred to above: A primary election is hereby ordered to be held in every county in this State on the 30th day of July next, at which every white voter in this State shall be entitled to vote, who shall make pledge to the managers conduct ing the election that he will support the nominees of such election on the day of the election to be held on the third Tuesday in August for the dele gates to the State Constitutional con-' vention. Each county executive committee shall appoint three managers and one clerk to hold such election; two of the managers shall be Reformers and one manager and the clerk shall be Con servatives, or vice versa. The polls shall be opened from S a. m. to 4 p. m. Each candidate for the Constitu tional convention shall at least ten days before the said primary election file his pledge with the chairman or secretary of the county Democratic executive committee that he will abide by the result of the election and 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 candidates no vote for delegates shall be counted which does not contain the names of delegates who have signed the pledge of the same number as the delegates to which said county is enti ted to under the act calling the con vention. The second primary shall be held on August 13, if necessary, according to the rules of the party, and the same managers shall serve. All existing rules -of this committee heretofore adopted are hereby allirmed, when not inconsistent with the foregoing. The State Democratic executive committee recognizing the fact that there are factional ditferences existing in the Djemocratic party, earnestly suggests to the Democrats of the State to ignore such factional dif ferences in! the election of delegates to the Consti tutional convention and let each can, didate stand on his merits. J. L. M. Irby, Chairman State D~emocratic Executive Committee. D. ii. Tompkins, Secretary. Victims of Gamblers. ACaCSnA, July 17.-J. L. Smith, from Texas, attempted suicide by cut ting his throat in room 45 of the Ar lington Annex to-day. Smith came to Augusta on Sunday from Washing ton, Ga., where he was married on Saturday night. Smith lost consider able money here and was driven to distraction. His young wife returned to her parents to-day, leaving her hus band in a dying condition at the city hospital. The case is a strange one and has created a sensation here. Smith is 24 and his wife scarcely 15. -Neivs and Courier. No silver Party. Cieiv>, July is.- -The executive committe appoint at the Memphis free silver convention held a meeting here today. Sentiment expressed seems to be that it would not be policy to form a new political party at this time. The leaders seem to favor a campaign of education. Exposedl He-rself. Curr~'Nxo'A, July 14.-Wincey Davis, a six-year-old girl, was struck and killed by lightning while stand ing in the open door of her home. The entire body was paralyzed and eatih was prmnt. WEATHER-CROP REPORT Showing the Condition of the Cotton, Grain, Tobacco and Vegetable Crops. COLUMBIA, S, C., July 16.-Very complete reports from every county were received, covering the past week, and they show that the condition of the various crops d iffers widely, not so much as between different portions of the State as between different sections of the same counties, depending on whether the place has been favored by suflicient rrin. The rains for the past month or more have been in the form of showers and they were very partial; where the seasons were favorable crops are in splendid condition, and elsewhere they vary almost directly with the amount of rainfall. The first condition includes two-thirds and pos sibly more of the State. Lice on cotton are still destructive in Pickens and Greenville Counties, where lice were never before known. There was a severe wind storm, ac companying a thunder storm, on the 8th, (Monday) most severe over An derson, Abbeville, Pickens, and Ai ken Counties. wiere trees and fences were blown down. crops leveled and much green fruit blown off the trees. As the corn was not in tassel it straightened up again; there was a wind storm with hail in Kershaw County on the 9th that damaged corn which had not been laid by as it can not be ploughed again: also a slightly destructive wind storm in Orangeburg County on the 10th. There was generally less than an average amount of sunshine over the entire State, and this coindition was said to have been on the whole beneficial, especially so where there was a lack of rain, as the clouds pro tectedithe crops from the withering effects of the hot sun. The time included within the past week.' is ordinarily the period of the reatest heat in the State. During the remainder of the month and during August there is a slow lowering of the normal temperature, averaging less than a degree a week until September when the the lowering becomes more rapid. The daily mean temperature was below the normal each day of the past week in the interior, with depart ures averaging about 2 degrees per day; on the coast the temperature was more nearly normal with an av erage of less than one below. The highest temperature reported was 100 on the 9th at Beaufort; the lowest 54 on the 10th at Spartgnbur~. The mean temperature of the w e k for the State was about 82, and the normal for the same period is approx imately 83. The rainfall for the week was slight ly deficient, but very unevenly dis tributed. The showers on the 8th (Monday) were quite general, and in places very heavy over the western and central counties and light along the coast. They were very beneficial where sufficient in amoint. There were showers in the extreme eastern ounties on the 12th, 13th and 14th, and light partial showers in the north wetemi-and northern counties on the 13th and 14th. The heavy rains on the 15th will be embodied in the next bulletin. In :luding with the week's rainfall that which fell on the 8th, and excluding that of the 15th, there were eight places that reported over 2 inches for he week; 19 with amounts between 1 and 2 inches: and 19 with less than an inch. The average of 3S reports is L.2S, and normal for the State for the ame period is approximately 1.36. 3reatest amount for the week 3.75 at McCall. All reports indicate that cotton con inues small and is from two to three weeks late; it is generally in healthy ~ondition except in portions of Pick mns and Greenville Counties, wheie ice have appeared for the first time in ~he history of cotton culture in that ection, and in portions of Barnwell County, where it is firing and turning yellow; rust has also appeared in vari us scattered localities; it is putting on squares, blooming and fruiting freely, but owing to the small weed the crop :annot make more than a poor aver ige, it is said. Sea Island cotton only Lalf its usual si~e at this time of the fear. It has been too dry in many placc.s For early corn, whichl has about all been laid by: it is in its earing satge, mnd it depends on -;imely rain whether Lt will make a good or poor crop; later orn is doing very well and looks pro nising, especially on botttom lands; ini few localities grass is getting the ad rantage. A large acreage of peas has been alanted, and the work of sowing stub 2e land continues: a fairly good stand >f peas has been obtained everywhere; ome late planting germinating poor y. Watermelons are ripening very ~ast and being shipped:; they are quite ~lentiful, generally, and in localities ~here is a poor market for them. Tobacco harvesting and curing is mnder way, and the crop so far- gath ~red is said to be of superiror quality; he entire crop is a fine one. Rice on thte Cooper and Ashley Rivers is in fine c-rowing condition, md it looks promising in the George own district; up~land rice is doing well generally. The acreage devoted to sweet pota ~oes continues much less than on foi ner years, owing to scarcity of seed in he first place. the scarcityvof slips and he unfavorable weather for planting ~he slips; some report great improve neat in the growing vines. Fruit continues fairly plentiful; >lackberries a failure in Fairfield; ruit scarce near Florence; peaches -ipening slowly: ;promise of a full crop >f rapes; apples plentiful, but small md of poor quality. Turnip sowing begun: also plowing or fall potato crop and truck general The War in Culba. SANTruGO 1>E CUBA, July 17. -A sei >us encounter has taken place betwveen ibody of insurgents and a govern nent force in the country between ganzanillo and Bayamo. The rebels vere victorious andi it is said that the rovernment lo5ss were heavy. Among' ~he killed was Geni. Santocildes, the spanish commander. D~etails of the mgagement are suppressed by the government. Caught in a Squall. Loxv'ox. July 18.-A boating ac ~ident in which six persons lost their ives occur-red this afternoon near ~armouth. A party had gone out for pleasure sail, and were caught in a quall, the boat at the time carrying nost of her canvass. Shte capsized al nost immediately and beforeaid could *each the scene, 'slx of her occupants FOR CAROLINA'S WOMEN. ALL ABOUT THE NEW NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE. The Institution to be Opened With Ap propriate Exercises on October 2-The Faculty-Teris of Admission-Cost of a Session. Female education along the indus trial and normal lines in a large State institution has long been a dream, the realization of which has been most eagerly waited by the people of South Carolina. The realization is now close at hand. On the second day of October next the South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College is to be op ened at Rock Hill. The institution has been building for some time, and the structure will be a handsome one in every particular. A faeualty of twenty or more competent professors and assisitants will be in charge and a work will be done, which will meet with the heartiest approval of every man within the borders of the State. The time for the college to open its doors is <drawing so close now that it is but proper that accurate information concerning it should be given the peo ple of the. State in order that those young ladies who expect to attend may know what is to expected of them The meeting of the board of trustees at Rock Hill the other day was an impor tant one and resulted in the comple tion of the organization of the faculty and, the completion of the arrange ments about the terf-ns of admission, etc. Information in regard to those matters was yesterday furnished by Superintendent of Eduction Mayfield. THE FACULTY. Below is given the composition of the faculty of the college, including those assistants and instructors just elected: President-D. B. Johnson, of Co lumbia. Pedagogics, Ethics and Psychology -Professor E. P. Moses, of Raleigh, N. C. English Language and Literature Professor J. P. Kinard, of Newberry. S. C. Assistant-Miss Lee Wicker, of Ab berville, S. C. Mathematics, Physics and Astrono my-Prefessor W. E. Breazeale, of New Brunswick, N. J. Assistant-Miss Mary G. Pope, of Greenville S. C. Chemistry and Biology-Miss M. W. Wodrow, of Columbia, S. C. Latin and Moderan Lauguages Miss Hortense Roberts, of Nashville, Tenn., Free Hand and industrial Drawing -Miss Ella MacD. Alford, of Sellers, S. C. Sewing, Dressmaking and Millinery -Miss Lucy Dallett, Philadelphia, Pa. Cooking and Domestic Economy Miss Laura C. Hutchinson, of Phila delphia, Pa. Physical Culture, Physiology and Hygine-Miss Ada Wolf, of Manches ter, Iowa. Stenography and Typewritting Miss E. R. Hughes, of Philadelphia, Pa. Head of Muscial Department-Prof. Wade R. Brown, of Greenville. Assistant-Miss Mamie F. Wickliffe of Abberville, S. C. Assistant-Miss Leila Russel, of An derson, S. C. Vocal Music-Miss M. M. Souther, of Massachusetts. Instrumental Music-Miss Roselle Waddill, of Greenville, S. C. Matron-Mrs. F. T. Simpson, Rop ers, S. C. Housekeeper-Mrs. Ada B. O'Bryan Allendale, S. C. Of these professors, instructors, etc., six are Baptists seven Preseyterians, one Episcopalian, "two unknown" and four Methodists. The organization of the executive department of the college, including the appoint-nents to such positions as that of engineer etc., was left to Pre sident Johnson. He is, under a reso lution adopted, to appoint all subord inates in the executive department, the appointments being reported to the executive committee of the college for approval, which committee will also fix all salaries. TER3IS OF AD3IIsoN. The board has fixed the following as the terms of admission to the col lege: "To be eligible to admission to the college the applicant must be at least fifteen years of age, must be of good moral character and of sound physical health. An industrial school is no place for weakly or sickly girls. No pupil will be admitted who has not al ready an elementary knowledge of the ordinary branches of English educa tion, namely: Arithmetic, grammar, geography and; history. In order to insure this preparation all appli cants for admission will be required to stand an entrance examination." The board has also adopted the fol lowi ag: "In addition to the regular collegiate courses, there shall be al lowed for the present one year of pre paratory academic study, but none will be admitted who may not proba bly for one year be prepared for the regular classes in some one of the courses of study." The tuition fee is fixed by statute at $40 per session, which will be remit ted to all who are unable to pay it. The expenses per session will be about as follows: Incidental fee, to be returned if no damages are assessed against the student, $5; medical fee for the session.$5; book fee, $5; instru mental music (optional),$3 per month; lights, fuel, washing and board at ac tual cost,estimated not to exceed $8.50 per month. At the recent meeting of the board a special committee consisting of Pres ident Johnson, Superintendent of Ed ucation Mayfield and Senator Till man, was appointed to decide, upon the style of uniform to be require at the college. As the college is going to be up-to-date in everything else, why not adopt the '"bloomer costume?" As to the scholarships, those already ranted are to be continued till the giaduation of the holders. The board has as yet taken no action with regard to the scholarships, the examinations for which are soon to be held. The executive committee has been instructed to make all arrangements for suitable exercises on the occasion of the opening of the college on O)c tober 2.-State. P'ettigrew Dead. SPAaRTxAcnI, July 1:;. -Constable Pettigrew died to-day. His body will be carried to his home in Fairfield County to-night. Careful nursing and the best medical attention could not save himi. Toland has recovered and oem to Enoree for a rest. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS Interesting Items Culled from the State Press. R. T. Johnson of Charleston, and Eldridge of Bishopville, have been appointed cadets to West Point. Samuel Duncan, State Constable, was acquitted at Laurens last week of the murder of Workman, the ex State Constable, at Clinton in June. The survivors of Company "F," 24th S. C. V., will bold their annual reunion at Anderson the 31st inst. Gen. Ellison Capers has promised to: be present and deliver an address. Sylvester Elrod, the 18-year old son of Mr. Win. Elrod, near Sandy Spring, Anderson County, had the misfortune to cut off the toes of his right foot last Wednesday morning. Dr. Horace Wilfiamson, a promi- t nent physician of Darlington County, I died, at his home near the Pee Dee I River Wednesday, after a protracted I illness. at the age of sixty-seven. A difficulty occurred at Lancaster last Saturday afternoon between Messrs. W. P. Clyburn and Wm. 1 Denton, in which the latter was shot I in the leg. The wound is not a serious 1 one. If the cotton mills strike no hard luck in the next five years this county will have enough spindles in 1901 to spin 150,000 to 200,000 bales of cot ton. Watch Spartanburg and the cotton mills. Ben Walker, colored, was arrested Monday at Bath on a warrant charging him with wrecking the train on the Gap road near Edgefield on June 24th. There is some pretty strong circumstantial evidence aganist him. Mr. C. A. Magwood, the fish war den and terrapin inspector, caught several fishermen in Winyah Bay recently catching sturgeon during the close season, and confiscated the net and fish. Criminal warrants were taken out for the parties. A large and enthusiastic gathering ] of representative citizens and rail- i road men took place at Batesburg last week in the interest of extend ing the Carolina Midland Railroad to j that place and northward. Great in- I terest was manifested, and the exten- i sion now seems to be assured. Richmond Daniels, colored, was drowned at Dowling's Mill last Mon- i day evening. There were several i colored folks in bathing, and Rich- I mond, who could not swim, concluded he would take a bath too, so he plunged into the water which was I over his head and was drowned. Denmak Times. Col. John J. Dargan, of Sumter addressed a mass meeting of citizens i at the court house in Florence last ] weeks. He had a respectful hearing. ( There was nothing offensive in his I speech, and he made a clear, clean, i plain talk. Over one hundred white , and about thirty-five colored citizens i were present. His address was favor- I ably spoken of by those who heard it. Mr. Charley Drafts, while felling trees on his father's place a few miles from Lexington, met with a painful and serious accident Monday morn ing. In cutting a tree it fell in a different direction from that intend ed, and before he could get out of the way, a swinging limb struck him on the bead, cutting a gash about two or three inches long and knocking him senseless. A shooting affra occurred at Lang ley on Saturday nigh, but fortunate ly no one was inurd It seems that Mr. G. W. Swearengen and Mr. Dan Burnett had some dispute about a mat ter of rent Meeting again in front of1 Morrison's store in about a half hour., pistols were used, and some seven or eight shots were exchanged, but no one of them took effect. At last ac counts no arrests had been made. The Cadets of Clemson College will have a short vacation, beginning July 18 and ending August 1. Students who live too far away from the college to go home will probably encamp somewhere in the vicinity, a part of the time will be allowedto make such use of their vacation as their parents may direct. The next session of the: college will begin August 1st, at which time new students are requested to be present. Quitea sensation is prevalent among1 the colored peopleatSociety Hill Every one is excited over the preaching of a young colored girl, said to be not more than nine years of age. Having arrived in the place something over a week ago, she began a series of meetings ini the first negro.Baptist Church. Crowds flocked to hear the young female divine( proclaim the word, and went away marveling, knowing not how to ac-i count for the powers with which she is endowed. Nelson Davies a colored house pain-3 ter, of Yorkville has made his debut3 as an arrist. At the Zion Chuch lastt Friday night, he exhibited a series of paintings of is own execution whicht he calls the Forty Coming Wonders. The pictures are on canvas about 4x6 feet mn size, and are intended as illus trations of the visions of John on Pat mos. They are very well executed and reflect considerable credit on the conception and skill of the artist.-En quirer. The buffalo fly, long known in the low country as an aggravating cattle pest, has lately maeits appearance1t in York County. It is described as( looking very much like the ordinary 1 house fly; but is rather more ener getic and spiteful in its movements. It hangs about individual cattle in t reat swarms or bunches. At night( t settles about the horns of the cat tle and continues its annuyance per petually. Its effect on the cattle is most distressing. Lean cows are pre vented from improving in condition 1 and fat ones are quickly made gaunt and poor. ________ A Girl Preacher. Socim'r HILL, July 16.-Quite a sensation is prevalent among the col- 1 ord people here; every one is excited over the preaching of a young colored girl said to be not more than nine years of age. Having arrived in the I place something over a week ago, she began a series of meetings in the first negro Baptist church, which will con tinue through the present week. Crowds upon crowds flock to hear theC young female divine proclaim the i Word, and go away marveling, know ing not how to account for the powers with which she is endowed. Lynchedl in New Jersey. ( CAmDEN, N. J., July 14.-Two negro j prisoners were lynched by seventy- t live men at midnight last night, at a Hampton, thirty miles away. Two weeks ago a white men named Martin t was killed by three negroes. T wo of them were arrested andY confined in b liai.hese are the men that werejt THE STATE CAPITAL. HOW THINGS GO IN AND ABOUT THE CITY ON THE CONGAREE. rhe Summer Dullness Apparent in Colum bia as Elsewhere-Some Happenings of Particular Interest to the People. CoLDIBIA, S. C., July 20.-Special: rhis is a dull season in'Columbia. It s what might be called an "off sea ;on," both in politics and in the other natters that are supposed to interest ;he general public. The city proper is _xceptionally quiet for the reason that he "summer swallows" have already, n ccnsiderable numbers, taken their light to the mountains and to other -esorts. Even politics lacks, or seems o lack, its usual attractions for the olks who are accustomed to look after he interests of the people, as far as hose interests are involved in politics. Chere is almost a dead calm. THE SHEPPARD CASE. The case of Sheppard, who was sen ,enced by Judge Townsend to eight nonths in the penitentiary, continues .o excite some interest. sheppard, it will be remembered, was adjudged guilty of contempt of court, in diso :eying an injunction which forbade aim to sell whiskey. He was wound ,d by one of the State constables, who 2ad 'been ordered by Judge Townsend ;o arrest him and commit him to the >enitentiary. Sheppard's lawyer, Mr. Fohn McMaster of this city, purposes ;o take proceedings to have the pris >ner discharged, on the ground that ie could not be punished as he was xcept after a trial by jury. A mo ion for a writ of habeas corpus will ye made before Chief Justice Fuller, )f the United States Supreme Court, vho is summering up in Maine. THE SUMMER SCHOOL. The summer school of the South ,arolina College has just completed ts second session. The interest taken ast year gave promise of fne attend mce and increased interest this time; mnd every expectation of the president md faculty has been more than real zed. The instructions have covered -he subjects of greatest use to teachers n the practical work of their calling, vith suggestions calculated to give ,hem new views of some of the mat ers they must handle in the class 'oom The faculty this year com 3rised Professors Woodrow, Davis, Woodward, Flynn, Patton, Sloan, Wardlaw, Pope and Colcoch. Mrs. T. J. Robertson of this city gave lessons n art. In this connection it may be men ;ioned that the prospects for a large iumber of students at the South Caro ina College next year are very bright. Dommunications are being received >y the president daily, making inqui -ies about the standard courses of ,tudy, etc. Many students who at ended during the last session will re urn to resume their studies. It now eems that the old institution is again yn the high road to success. THE STATE ALLIANCE. President W. D. Evans, of the Far ners' Alliance of South Carolina, has [ssued the following notice: To the Alliance of South Carolina: rhe delegates elected to the State Alli mnce which meets on the 24th inst., will please take notice that owing to ,he fact that the primary election for he nomination of delegates to repre ;ent the Democratic party in the gen ~ral election on August 20, will take ,lace on July 30, and a preliminary iampaign will be going on the pre ~ious week, as well as the fact that hie encampment at Tirzah, in York iounty, will be in session the 25th and ~6th of July, I have decided to post ~one the State meeting until August 8th. W. D. EvANs, Pres. S. C. S. A. TROUGH THE 3IOUNTA~IS. It is now announced that the long ottled-up Ohio River and Charleston Railroad, better known here as the Ihree C's, is soon to be completed as >riginally planned, and a Western :onnection formed. When the origi 2al work was completed as far as Kvarion, N. C., the then owners of the >roperty found themselves unable to mndertake the construction of the bal mece of the road through the moun ains, necessarily a costly and difficult indertaking. But now that the road s in other hands the work is to be re ;umed and completed. Here is what he Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal says thout the matter: "Work will be comn neuced on the Ohio River and Char eston Railroad, formerly the Three 3's, between Johnson City and Mar on, N. C.. within the next ninety lays, possibly inside thirty days." RICHLAND POLITICS. There has been some commotion in Richland politics. Last Saturday the )emocratic County Convention agreed o recommend a division of the dele ration to the Constitutional Conven ion. The vote was close-the city ~lub representatives being equally di tided, and the cduntry clubs, there *ore, effecting the division of the iuestion. The matter was referred, of ~ourse, to the County Executive Coin nittee. That body met yesterday here being eleven out of the eighteen nembers present. The committee ac :epted the action of the County Con rention by providino for a division of he delegation to te Constitutional Tonvention-three Conservatives and wo Reformers. HERE AND THERE. The Secretary of State has sent to he several Clerks of the Court of iommon Pleas the blanks and other up plies for holding the election of [elegates to the Constitutional Con rention. Attorney General Barber will now ake a short rest from his official labors v'hich have of late been extremely 1eavy. The "Carolina Mills Company," or ~anized on the monthly instalment >lan, promises to be a great success. ['he enterprise was started by Mr. I. L. Yithers of this city. Yesterday and the day before were he hottest of the season. A number of Columbians have al eady left for the different resorts. Columbia will be fully represented aL the gra'nd lodge of the Independent )rder of Odd Fellows, which is to aeet at Sumter on Tuesday next. A Terrible Accident. MONDMENE, CoL., July 17.-A Santa le freight train bound from Denver to solorado Springs fell through a bridge ust south of here at 11 o'clock killing hree persons, fatally injuring three, nd seriously injuring fifteen others. ~here was twenty-three cars in the rain loaded with stone and lumber. 'he train passed nearly over the ridge when the timbers gave way and lie train went through into the gulch, fty feet below.