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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNEnDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year......................$1.50 SixMonths........ ............... 75 Four Months....................... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, $1.; each subse quent insertion. 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular adveitisewents. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Comilmunications mut be accompanied by the real na:ne and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communication of a personal char acter will be published except as an adver tisement. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. M ANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1896. It is indeed gratifying to us to read the editorial in the Marion Star commending the course of our friend, Congressman John L. McLaurin, and we reproduce this editorial because it has been rumored in this section that McLaurin was a "dead duck" in Marion. The people of Marion as well as the people of the entire sixth district have listened to the various reports against McLaurin eminating from jealous politicians, and it has caused them to watch their repre sentative the closer, but the more firmly are they convinced that his su perior is not in the State and his equal would be hard to find. They know that no truer representative of the people sits upon the floor of the national Congress, and they know that in John McLaurin the people who sent him have every reason to feel proud. It is not only the Marion Star that speaks highly of our Congres-man, but every newspaper in the State not controlled by some jealous poli tician, and his name and fame have extended beyond the borders of the United States. The following is what the Star says: McLXAURIN S PROMOTION. Hon. John L. McLaurin seeins to have made quite a favorable impression and to have achieved a real triumph in Congress. A position on the Wars and Means Com mittee is one very much to be coveted, and indicates that the man who succeeds in winning such an appointment. even though he be a minority member, has achieved for him a distinction of which he may justly feel proud. We publish elsewhere in this isue an historical review of South Carolina's repre sentation on that responsible committee, from the time when it was first created, one hundred years ago. From the date of the appointment of Representative Smith, from the Pinckney district, in -1794. to the re tirernent of Fran is W. Pickens in 1841. a period of 47 -years, the name-< of South Car olina membe-rs were prominent on this im-. *portant committee. *Among the members of the Ways and Means Committee for the last century will be found the names of Miessrs. Nott, Wil and last. but not least, the name of Hon. Jno. L. McLaurin, who will serve the 6th District during the Fif ty-fourth Congress. Well may Congressman McLaurin reel complimented at his public recognition, and his admiring constituency elated at hisrecent promotion, when they realize the fact that he is the only South Caroli rian who has held a seat on this all-impor tant committee within the last half a cen tury. Old T. C. Willoughby, of Flor ence, one of the penitentiary direc tors, is niaking war on Colonel Neal, the superintendent of the institution, Willoughby charges extravagance and hints at corruption. This is not a surprise to those who know Wil loughby, for it is his very nature to kick when he is not allowed to run things according to his own idea. The other directors of the penitentiary compliment Colonel Neal upon the excellence of the institution's man agement. We suspect Willoughby's comoplai nt is brought about from a desire to be Neal's successor, and if he only knew it, he stands about as mch chance for it as a man in Pennsylvania. We have had a chance to watch Mr. Willoughby's course from the time he lived in Williamsburg county to the present; his whole course has been one of contention and snarl ing at those above him. He pre teuded great friendship for Mc Lauiin and when he asceitained that MicLaurim: was a man who would not be led by the nose with Wil oughby or any other nman at the oth er end of the string, lhe became ore of McLauriu's bitterest enemies and no slander was too great for him to promulgate. Willoughby's onslaught on Neal will have no weight in this section and especially among those who have an intimate knowledge of the man and his methods, but as he has made charges of a public nature we art satisied that no man in the State would be more willing for an investi gation than Colonel Neal. The Legislature now in session will have lots of hard work to do, and it wvill take them a much longer time to properiy do the work than eretofore, for the reason that laws must he made to fit the new Consti tution. We expect for some aspir ants for political honors to try to poison the minds of the people with the length and expense of the present session, but the people will not be fooled. Every man with a particle of intelligence knows the' present session will be an extraordinrary one, and the members, be they as econom ical :ts ihey vsiil, must necessarily in cr a considerable expense-a much greater expense t han for ordinary ses sions. In our judgment it will be much better, and' economy in the end for the General Assemly to remain i session three months an~d do their work thoroughls, than to hurry through and get the work done in a helter-selter manno~r. There i< no doubt about it, thiat this year will bring forth a br,,e cr-op of candi dates. Every one- o them will have some special comrplaiut to ring in the ears of the flei. hut let them come and the p~eople will be able to sift ot the chaf Watch the men who join the "white man's Republican party" and you will find them to be ex-bar-keepers and politicians repudiated beyond re:lemption among their own people. Tbey will "cut no ice" in State poli ties and if the Republican party is true to those that have always been its loyal supporters, these white place hunters will be sadly disappointed. 1* 4-0-1-4 Every man suggested so far for the presidency in both the Republican and Democratic parties is in favor of the gold standard, and it begins to look now as though a third party, will be forced, in order to get a can didate representing the views of a large percentage of the laboring peo ple. The next campaign bids fair to become a struggle between the masses and the classes. The masses want re lief from oppressive legislation and the classes want more legislation to keep the masses in subjection. Recently a few white men in the city of Columbia became impatient at having to stay out in th political cold, determined to organize them selves into a political club and to knock at the doors of the Republican party for admission These men come out of that faction which boasted of their pure Democracy; they claim ed to be the "only Democrats in the State," and those belonging to the Reform movement or faction were imposters. If we remember cor rectlv some of the former leaders of the Democracy of this State attempt ed to have this class of men recogni zed by the head of the National Com mittee. They have at last shaken ofi their disguise and now they are where they ought to be, flat footed in the Republican party. Now when that party gets fully entrenched in power it is to be hoped that these latter day saints will bot be allowed to crowd the colored Republicans out of the way of reaching the plums. Governor Evan's message which he sent to the General Assembly yester day is a splendid document, showing a careful study of the various mat ters to be acted upon. He makes a nuner of valuable suggestions and makes a careful review of the State government. The only part of the message that will create unfavorable comment even from political oppon ents is that portion which alludes tc the carrying of our election laws intc the United States courts by certain individuals. Possibly it would have been better in a State document tc have left out personal allusions, but we do not see how the governor could have done so without creating a miss ing link in the government review chain. Governor Evans does iot fail to express his contempt for Judge Goff; in fact he plainly shows that he feels it his "duty, mingled with inclina tion" to do so. The governor pays a just and merited tribute to the attor ney general and the gentlemen who rendered such valuable assistance to the State when her very institutions were about to be destroyed to gratify personal spleen. It is a good sound message and we will publish it in full next week. $100 REWARiD $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cuie is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrb being a constitutional disease, requires a onstitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrt~ Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and ucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its uraitve poweis, that they offe-r One Hundred Dollars for any ease that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0. prSold by Drnggists, 75e. INDIANS WIED. Yellow Dog Faced Woman ecomnes5 the Bride of Run First. B'RMNGH-M, Ala., Jain- 1d-.- Run First and Yellow Dog Faced Woman, two of the Indians who were in the In dian 'village at the Atlanta exposition under Colonel Jordan, and who have been in Birmingham for the past week, were married in one of the rooms of the Metropolitan hotel. Dr. L. S. Handley, the pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, officiated. None of the other Indians of the band were witnesses to the marriage cere monies, but the couple allowed a numn ber of ladies and gentlemen, members of Dr. Handley's church, to remaim in the room. *Walter McKinzey, the halfbreed, who is the interpreter, was used im the ceremony. After the miarriag~e took place the couple went to the Metropoli tan hotel and took a dinner totother. A large crowd of inouisitive pe. ple watched around the h? tcs, and when te couple came from the r-oomi where the ceremonies took plae, a number of them shook hands with the gre:om, who seemed somewhat embar-rassedI. Yellow Dog Faced Woman was a widl ow. Her first husband was killedl in the battle of Wounded Knee several years ago. She has two children, one of thenm Little Wound and the oth er Silas, both of whom are with the party. She is 34 years of age and the most modest one in the whole lot. The groom is 32 years of age. The other Indians in thc band took no interest at 11I in the movement. As is known, the ndians are Sioux and are from the Rosebud agency. DIED IN THE DEBRIS. A Florida Desperado Sacrificed Ilis Life Rather Than Surrender. NEw3IdsSVIILE, Fla., Jan. 14. Chased by a posse, Harry Jordan, a ne gro desperado, wanted for murderously assaulting Dr. J. N. Cloud, took refuge in an unoccupied house near Alachua. The negro barricaded the doors and swore he would kill the fir-st man who attempted to enter, The posse poured in volley after volley, riddling the house with bullets, but not injuring Jordan, who returned the fire with his Winches Finally, the posse resolved to set fire to the house, thinking the flames would d-ive the negao out, when he would be easily captured. The torch was applied in seve-'ral places and soon the house was envloed in flames. The negro, how ever, made no effort to escape. He sta tioned himself in the center of the burn ing building and fired his Winchester in a vain effort to kill some of his pur suers. The desperado's rifle continued to r-ack until the roof fell in and lie was burled by blazing debUris. Jordan was known as a bad negro, having killed, it is said, three men. He frequently boasted that no white man PYT1I1A COLUMN INTERESTING READING TO MEM BERS AND OTHERS. There was a call meeting of Da mon Lodge No. 13 K. of P. on Thurs day night last, for the purpose of in stalling the newly elected officers. Brother F. M. Spann, D. D. G. C., came down on the evening train and did the work. It was a large and en thusiastic meeting and Damon Lodge enters upon the new year with bright prospects. Right here we wish to start the ball in motion to build a castle hall of our own and quit paying rent. Smaller lodges than ours are build ing their own "homes;" why not we? Brothers let us hear from you on the subject. The next regular convention of Da mon Lodge K. of P. will take place to-morrow night. Come out, broth ers, and encourage our new officers in the discharge of their arduous but pleasant duties-pleasant only when encouraged by your presence. A Pythian Knight should certainly be ashamed to say, "I haven't been to a lodge meeting in two months." A thousand dollars In our treasury would be of no use, whatever, with out the co-operation of the members. Let's work more and eat less oysters. BEFORE THE HIGHEST TRIBUNAL. A new arrival at the gates of pearl knocks for admission. [St. Peter to Outer Guard]: Who comes there? Outer Guard-A newspaper man from Belleville, Illinois. [To the Keeper of Records]-What is written in the golden book ? Keeper of Records-Worldly pos sessions, none. A truly good and honest man who loved his neighbor as himself; and practiced friendship, charity and benevolence. A kind husband and loving father. He suf fered much with patient resignation; murmured not at the will of heaven, nor did he curse God. A beautiful record worthy of the highest reward. [To the Outer Guard]-Admit him. Outer Guard-I cannot, most high and mighty prince. St. Peter-Thou canst not! Why? Outer Guard,-Alas! He was a Knight of Pythias. St. Peter-And who has dared de nounce this man of many virtues? Outer Guard-Your successor on earth, most august lord. St. Peter-Indeed! Then he has certainly transcended his authority, for my beloved Master taught no grander principles than this man has practiced. Admit him, I repeat, and guide him hither that he may receive the insignia of beatitude. [To candidate as he invests him with robe and crown]-Enter, my be loved son, into thine eternal reward; for, verily, thou hast lived according to the book of law and in conformity with the spirit of the Redeemer. How deeply it doth grieve me to turn away from these portals the thousands of longing but misguided souls who have been taught to be lieve that to follow- a certain creed will gain them admittance here. We judge no man by his creed, but by his acts alone; for beneath a sancti monious exterior there but too often lurks a soul dead to all humane and generous impulses, whose profession of faith but tends to worldly gain. Such cannot enter here, no matter what they may profees. Only those whose names are inscribed within the golden1 book, and whose actions while on earth entitle them to admis sion, can be recognized. I welcome thee to thy happy home. Go forth and mingle with the blessed forevermore.-Knight. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO BUILD UP AN INTEREST IN A SUBOR DINATE LODGE? The lodge should have Officers who are prompt and effi cient. Officers who study to know their duties. Officers who know the difference between a presiding officer and a "kicker." Officers who thoroughly under stand the difference between "put ting a motion" and discussing a ques tion. Officers who understand parlia mentary law. Officers who make a study of the Supreme and Grand Lodge laws. Officers who make a study of the laws for government of subordinate lodges. Officers who can give intelligent answers to questions asked concern ing the business of the lodge, or of business before the lodge. Officers who have committed the portions of the ritualistic work per taining to the duties of their office. Officers who can deliver the lec tures, charges, obligations, &c., with out having to read them from the book. Officers who can "communicate the work" in such manner as will im press the carndidate with its beauty and extent that he will never for gt it. Officers who will see that every member can "make the signs" cor retly, and that they are capable of testing strangers without instructing them. Officers who will teach their broth ers that the signs, grips, passwords, &c., are for use in the lodge room on ly, except when testing strangers who arc compelled of necessity to make themselves known as members. Officers who are cool, courteous and polite under the most aggravating circumstances. Officers who can allay animosities and bickerings between members who by "soft words" can "turn away wrath." Officers wvho can push the business along. In the foregoing there are many "tings to remember." If made the rule of action they will bless the doer and receiver alike.-Knight. SIFTINGS. Greet the stranger found in your lodge-room with cordiality and fra ternal welcome. There is but one rule of life that will meet all- conditions at all times, and that is the Golden Rule. Sympathy is a strong bond of union; it unites heart to heart and soul to soul. Without it our order would not exist. To be a K. of P. requires no sacri fice of individual opinion on religion and politics. The principles of the order are immortal. As you would wish to be treated when visiting the home of an ac quaintance, so treat the stranger brother who visits you r lodge. That which is the greater contains the less. Th'le atom should niot at tempt to control the mass. The or der is greater than the individual member. Professions should be reinforced by acts. One without the other is like ashes-dead: and the louder the r fessions the larger the pile left for the sc-avenger. Who lives the principles and duties taught by the order need fear neither death or hell. "Inasmnuchl as ye have done it un~to one of the least of these my brethren, ye have dlone it ntn me." A COMPLIM NT. McLAURIN, BY REQUEST, EX TENDS HIS REMARKS ON THE BOND ISSUE. He Clearly Shows the Lack of Authority and Demonstrates tie Injury that is Being Done to the People Now Suffering from Vi cious Legisla tion. Washington, Jan. S.--When the bond bill was under disenssion in the House, the time for debate was limited. Congress man McLaurin atta.ked the measure vig orouslv in the ten minutes allotted to bim. His remarks attracte'i general attention, and many of the Congressmen who thought like he dil asked him to farther develop his speech for pnblication in the Congressional R--cord. This he has done. In addition to Lis remarks as already published in The T[is, the itecord contains the fol lowing: Mr. Speaker, for fear my position upon thi-; alleed gold restrve fund may be mis un derstood I desire to say like many other usnrpations of the Treasury Department its legality remained unchallenged until sonewhrat rrcantly. During a debate in the senatet in 1s9J the tollowing statement was ina-le by Senatot Sherman, the origina tor of this fund: -It is certaio from that day to this every officer charged wito the responsibility has treated that as a fund set apart for this pur pose, and the man who, in violation of that statute, as Secretary of the Treasury, should rednee the gold balance for the redemption of United States notes below $100,000,000 would be impeachable for high crime and misdem eanor." The Senator referred to the 'ime when this fund was ei-iated, but was very careful not to mention the precise statute which provided for it. Sanat -r Cockrell refused is consent to Ser:ator Sherman's statement and empbatically dleclared: "There is not one particle of law upon the statute b.;oks of the United States direct ing or rrqiiring the Treasury Department to hold S100,000,000 of goid for the redemp tion of Unit?'l States notes or, as we call them, legal tenders." Senator ingalls also doeared at the savie time: "The ehdin t:.at this $10'000,(00 in the Treasury ie uccessary to ruaintain the credit of this nation, that it ever was pledg ed to be depo..ted there as a matr o f.Litb or of publc honor, is a tiction. it i' a dreai " This .lebate was co-ntinued at some length and the follow:ng Iacts were es'ab lished: First, that no authority save ca price of the Secretary of the Treasury coud be found f.r acenmuleting this vacst idle res-rve; and scond, no law could be discovered that 1.erinittud its being pad out in the manner adopts-d. Frow that date until the present no one has been able to find a h of l:w providling for tuis re serve. In wy opinion it .dhuild be covered into the Treasury as a n11eilaeotwUS uLnd and the Secretary of that Depart:meut coi pelled to treat al the obligations of govern. mwni alike. i hat porion of the Act of January 14, 1875, referred to in this bii reas as foillows: "Sec. 3. And w!henev-er and so often as circulating Lotcs sl 'i 'b issued to any such baning association, ;io ir-creasing its capitd or cireiilatinlg notes, oc s. newly or . maized as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the secretary of the Treasur-: to re.leenm the legal tend.er Ul.ited States notes in excess only of $300,000,000 to the amount of 80 per cOt. o the sm of national bank notes so issued to any vuel i'anking association as aforesaid, and to continue such redewp tion as szch circulating notes are issued until there shall he outstandting the stur of $300,000,000 of such legal tender United States notes, and no more. "And on and after the 1st day of January, A. D. 1879, the Secretary of tne Treasury shall redeem itn coin the United Stateslegal tender notes then outstani~ling on their presenltation tor redemptiot, at the office of the assist ant Treasurer of the United, States in the city of New York, in sums of not less than $501. And to enable the Secretary of the'freasury to tiepaine and provide for the redemption in this Act au:horized or required, lie is authorized to use surplits reveniues from time to time in the Treasu.ry no: otaerwise appropriate-d, and to issue, sell, and dims pose of, at not less than par, in coin, either of the decCiption of the bonds of the United States le-scribed in the Act of Con gress approved July 14, 1870, entitled 'An Act to authorize the refunding of the na tIonal dcbt,' with like qualiues, priv~lege, amd empntion, to the extent necessary to cary, this Act into full effect, and to use the proceeds thereof for the purpose afore Under this Act Senator Sherman, then Secretary of the Treasury, sold SU'>,500U,000 of 4 ande 4 1-2 per cent. buoah for gold,and estbihed this so-called reserve fund. rh object of this fund was to re deem sod retire the United States notes or green backs from the anmount then outstandhng, $375, 771,570, downi to $300,000,000. '1his was to be done gradually as additional bank currency was issued to the ban is In 1876 there vwas retired $5,U99,296. In 1b77 tL-ee was also retired $ij,jU7,UJ52. During 1.578, and up to the passage of the bill forb.idding teir further destruettoni, there was ret:red $3,t3,316, or a total of $29,090,561. In the mleantime the people grew' uneasy over the destructae-O of :hese legal tender., and the deimnetizati::n of silver, aunt as a re-sult of this agitation the Act of 3May 31, 1878, was pcssedI. It reads: -1e it enactod by the Senate and IIOuse o lipresentatives of the United States o1 Aeiica in Cong eo-s issemibled, That from ti after- the pa~Sge of this Act it shall net be lawfci for the Cectary o1 tae T'as mlry r -tibe r c'flice-r un,-r him, to c;ncel or ete- any more of the Unitedi Shas lega edm r a~utms. And when1 any of.,aid notes many be- rcd-een'ed or received into the 2.ter and sr.!t be-long to the Uaited tat-s. they slbali nt be retmr~'d, e:mnceedC, r etroyed., lut they -htilbe reinu-d and aid'out again and kept in circulation: Provided, T1hat nothing here-in shall pro hibit the cancellationf and destruction of mutiated notes and the issue of other notes of lige denomitiiiton in their steal, as now provided by law. All Acts and Parts of Acts irn cotiflt here-with arc hereby rpealed." By this Act the canceling and retireing fgreenbacks was stopped, and the books of the Treansury showed at that time $346, 01.016 c-f this kind of currency outstanot ig, at which tigure it has bet-n given This gold reserve funid is mentioned for first time in the statutes in the banking' Act of 1882. in the followicg words: "Te Secretary of the Treasury shall sus pend the issue of such gold certificates whenever the amount of gold coin and gold bullion in the Treasury reserved for the redemption of United States notes falls be low $100,000,000." Mr. Speaker, I have been careful to q-mote all the Acts or parts of Acts upon the statnte books which in any way relate to the gold reserve or the further issue of interest-bear ig bond-', in order to disclose the nar row foundati rn upon which this idle hoard of gold is held or additional bonds issued to further burden thme people. The fact is, r. Speaeor, there is no authorityv of law for either. and the time has come when th people of this country should under stnd the real sit uction. In my opinion, t country is nl t suffering from laws which have pass~ed C'onginres, some of which I dmit are wholly lad, but are being d s rr~ ed by De partiment ruling made upon tese iws. We nay enae-t laws ever 5o carefully, but nio one (-an deterumine their final opratiton to.til they have run the an tet of the- DVartmir.nts. For this rea son I an opp:.5e.1 to granting atmv increase of discretionary pcower to any an'd all pub li officials. .!r N- tsker, h::aing mer~tuone1 the fact ta' the last issue of bonds ws for go!d bulion, I desire- to give that portion of the ctra-t be-twe-n See-r.tary ('ar'isle and the alin money lendier. It ires as follows: ''Now, therefore, the said pa ties of the seeond part hereby agree to atll and deliver ttti.- United SnaesC 3.50.000( ounces of tatar ,..d ,.Oin of the Unt ed~ State at Vie rate of $17,894,41 per ounce, payable in United States 4 per cent. thirty-year cou pon or registered bonds, said bonds to be dated February 1, 1895, and payable at the pleasure of the United States after thirty years from date." This idea of buying coin at bullion rst s is no doubt dictated by some ulterior pur pose that will come t the surface sonie day to plague and plunder the people. Mr. Speaker, gold bullion is a commodity, and, under any construction of law, Secre tary Carlisle could have issued bonds as legally for so many outnc-s of pork, beef, wheat, or cotton. It is time such fiagrant violations of the plain statutes ceased by those whom we trust with important posi tions, for if they will not obey the law how can obedience to the law be demanded of their subordinates? Mr. Speaker, the provisions of this bill as first presented would, under the rulings of the Secretary of the Treasury, have re tired and canceled every dollar of United States notes or greenbacks. This was no doubtthe intention of its originators; but, fearing exposure and defeat, an amend ment declaring against such action was added. These greenbacks have been doing service for more than a third of a century, and never, until the present administration permitted them to be used as the tools of alien money lenders in raiding the national Treasury, have they given rise to any con plaint. These greenbacks costs the govern ment but a trifle, and burden the people with no interest. If the Secretary of the Treasury were to establish an American financial policy, and in doing so obey the plain letter of the laws, all objections ti the continued use of this "form of currency woulh vanish. These United States notes during their long existence have saved the peopleof the nation moie than $700.00, 000 in interest, and are at the present time the favorite currency of the people. In my opinion they should not be retired, but permitted to continue their work of faci itating business. I am opposed to the issue of the proposed certiticates of indebtedness, since they bear interest and cannot be usQd in the ehannels of trade. Instead, let silver cer tificate., against this vast borde of idle sil ver in the Treasury b is.sued. Such certi ticates would bear no interest, become no burden to the people, and would readily become ab-;orbed in the exchanges of the country. They would increase the volume of currency and to tLbat extent assist th. people in their almost hopeless struggle against general bankruptcy. The people do not want another bond issue. They know what it means and fear the result. They know it means harder work, less comfort of life, and lower prices for the fruits of their bard toil. They are in financial distress n-iw and ask for relief from their present burdens instead of be ing loaded down with more. This relief must eomte, and in my opin ion quickly, or great danger threatens this contry. Mr. Speaiker. where is the. end? Selling bonds does not replenish the Treasury un der its present administration. The jug glory of these financial deals is apparent and Lhe rapacity of those profiting by them seems to have no limit. It is estimuated that the total value of all the property in the Uaited States is about SG->,000,000,OO. At least foity-five billion of this has already been app:-opriated through bond dealing and stock watering by :he capitalistic class. At the present rate it will not be long be fore they will have the other twenty bil lion, and the entire property ot this ountry will be represented by paper securities, upon which interest and divi dends must be paid by worke-rs to drone capitalists. The producer and man who works with his hands pays for everything. He is the mudsill, Ind without his toil stocks, bonds, and factories become valueless. If these bonds are to be continually issued, and the public and private debt of this country increased at the rate that Las obtained for the past two years, our entire wealth within ten years will be represent ed by interest-bearing senrities, and the seat of our government transferred from Washington to Wall and Lombard streets. The people will no longer rule, but will be come the mere serlb of a bondholding class, "who toil not, tLeither do they spin."~ Wages under such conditions will be the pittance necessary to sustain life, while the wealth created -will go to swell the hoard of those already monstrously- rich. The pic ture is not overdrawn, and unless our peo pe are aroused to a comnprehension of this iniquitous system no one can foretell the calamities which await us in the future. The masses believe that finance is the paramount issue, an d no amount oif decep tion or sham battles over the tariff is going to deter them from a settl-ment of this question before all others. For the last thirty years the people have been dividled on the questioni of tariff andl marshialed into two host~le camrps, while tihe money owners have fastened npon us a financial policy which has brought the country to te verge of bank~ruptcy. I want these bond dealers to push thiri schemes to the uttermost limit as rapiiiy as possible, for the sooner then will the end come. When rilers become mad with power, their fall is near. Napob-on, in'.oxicated with success, iought to rule the world, but he died on a speck of rock in muid-ocean, far from the scenes of his success and glory. Hadl he been satistied with a reasonable amount of power, Europe would not have been convulst-d with carnage and st. Helena never heard the heart-broken sigh of an exiled and dying moinarcb. History teach s the lesson that centrali zation of wealth and power may, like the tower of flibel, stand for a while, but tihe law of gravitation defies the onme as surely as just:ce decentraliz5s the othe'r. The masters of to-.icy 1:eoame the ser vants of to morrowv; mhe- conrm;ors become con querel. eltish aombition and love of unmieaere 1 power overthrewv the Cocsars an d Napoleons. act a day of reckoning will co:ne for thme Rothschildls, the Shermuans, and the Cieve lands. .r. Speaker, I am opposed to the forth er issue of interest-hearing bonds, but I am in favor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to l. If We imv believe the prs of the country, bndmsw will soon be issiued in the camme elendiJestine manner as the lest issuie witihout mithier the knowledge or consent of thei peohple or the e-gislative branch of the governmm-nt To-day gold is at a premniuim of 11-4 pier cent. among the money changers cf Wall stret. This reduces it ab~solutely to a commodity instead of a medium <.f inX change. In this we see that no nmtter which way we miay turn, either toward ai war over the boundary line of Ven, zitla, comn ications arising from the seal tish eries, or a depletion of the Treasury reserve. we are making progress, whether we wish to or not, toward the use of silver as money. Mr. Speaker, in my judgmient, the people nf this country want free coinage of silver. There is not a State in the Union that would not record its vote overwhelmingly for free coinage if its people were permitted to vote on that proposition alone. The wishes of the people may be hindered, but the time is not far distant when the mem bers of this Chamber will be only too glad to register their votes in favor of such a ileasure. The mioner of the Constitution, which since the foundiation of the Government has been accepted by the people until it was clandestinely taken from them, must be restored. Fo'r one, I shill bend my nergies and cast my votes in this direc Bireltenstein WH1l rlay In Chester. Sr. Louis, Jan. 14.-Theodore Breiten stein, the speedy lefthand pitcher of the St. Loais Browns, who, it is stated, will leave the team next season, -will enter the Southern Illinois league and play with the club representing the city of Chester. He is not going to depend upon his ball playing for a living, how ever. but backed by moneyed men in Chester, will go in business there. This is the story given out by his friends. His friends say his decision in the mat ter is final.________ Death of Mrs. ishamn. COmCAO, Jan. 14. - Mrs. Pierpont Isham, 87 years old, widow of the late Judge Pierpont Isham of the supreme court of Ver-mont, died at the home of her son-in-law, Major Sartell Prentice. Mrs. Isham had been ill but a short time. The remains will be conveyed to M ~anhestex Yv for interment. REGULATOR GOOD FOR EVERYBODY and everyone needs it at all times of the year. Malaria is always about, and the only preventive and relief is to keep the Liver active. You must help the Liver a bit, agd the best helper is the Old Friend, SIM IENS LIVER REGULATOR, the RED Z. Mr. C. Himrod, of Lancaster,' Ohio, Says: "SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR broke a case of Malarial Fever of three years' standin.g for me, and less tha'. one bottle did the business. I shall use it when in need, and recommend it." Be sure that you get it. Always look for the RED Z on the package. And don't forget the word REGULATOR. It is SIM MONS LivER REGULATOR, and there is only one, and every one who takes it is sure to be benefited. THE BENEFIT IS ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take it also for Biliousness and Sick Headache; both are caused by a sluggish Liver. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CLARENDON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Harriet D. Witherspoon and Emma S. Witherspoon, Plaintiffs, against Elizabeth A. Harvin, iinpleaded as Elizabeth N. Harvin and Harriet E. Harvin, Defendants. Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A judgment order of the court of com mon pleas, in the above stated ac tion, to me directed, hearing date June 6th, 1895, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at Clarendon court house, at Manning, in said county, within the legal hours for judicial sales. on Mon day, the 3rd day of February, 1896, be ing salesday, the following described real estate: "All that piece, parcel, or tract of land, situate, lying, and being in the County of Clarendon. and State aforesaid, containing one hundred and ninety-seven (197) aeres, more or less. bounded on the north by lands :>f Mrs S. C. Osteen; on the south by lands of D. F. Lide and J. C. Wilson; east by lands of Mrs. Ar.n Reynolds; and west by lands of J. D. Childers and lands formerly of J. W. Ed wards." Purchaser to pay for papers. 1). J. BRADHAM, Sheriff Clarendon County Manning, S. C., Jan. 8th, 1896. STATE OF SOUTH AROLINA, COUNTY OF CLARENDON. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS William F. B. Haynsworth and B. Pressley Barron, as Qualified Exec utors of the last Will and Testa ment of Samuel C. C, Richardson, deceased, Plaintiffs, against Susan E. Welch and David H. Welch, Defendants, Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. UNDERi AND BY VIRTUE OF A judgment order of the court of com mon pleas, in the above stated action, to me directed, bearing (date October 19th, 1895, I will sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder, at Claren don court house, at Manning, in said county; within the legal hours for ju dicial sales, on Monday, the 3rd dlay of February, 1896, being salesday, the following described real estate: "All that plantation or tract of land, situate in the County and State aforesaid, containing four hundred and nine acres, more or less, bound ing and butting north on lands of J. E. Thigpen; east on lands of J. W. Kennedy; south on lands of William Smith; and wvest on lands of the es tate of John Smith." The land described herein will be sold on the following terms, to wit: One-half cash and the balance on a credit of one year, to be secured by interest bearing bond and mortgage1 of the premises. Purchaser to pay for papers. 1). J. BRADHAM, Sheriff Clarendon County. Mfanning, S. C., Jan. 8, 1896. STATE OF SOUTH CAROUINA, 00UNTY OF CI.RENDON. COURT OF COMDION PLEAS. William F. B. Haynisworthx and B. Pressley Barroni, as Qual i ted Exec utors of the last Will andl Testa ment of Samuel C. C. Richlardson, deceased. Plaintifis, Peter Thomas, Defeudant. Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. UND)ER AND BY VIRTUE OF A' judgment order of the court of comn mon pleas, in the above stated action. to me directed, bearing date October 19th, 1895, I will sell at pub lie auction, to the highest bidder, at Clar.andon court house, at Manning, in said county, within the legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon day, the 3rd day of February 18%u, being salesday, the following de scried real estate: "All that parcel of land, situate and being in Calvary Towvnship, County of Clarendon and State afore said, containing ninety-two acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: on the north and east b~y lands of James Rhame and Peter Thomas: on the south by lands of Shelby Cantev; and on the ~west by lands of John Thomas. The above described premise's comn prise two separate bmut contiguous tracts, one known as the "Sami John son tract," containing sixty-two acres, more or less, and the orh-r was conveed by the mlortgag(-e to Peter Thomas and: contains thirty a(-res: both of thmese tracts are mort::aged( to seenre the purchase money of the said tract of sixty-two acres on said day conveyed to Peter Thxomxas by said S. C. C. Richardon.' The land described herein wd-l he sold on the follow ing tertus, to wit: One-fourth cash and the balance on am creit of one year with interest from day of sale, to be secured by bond of the purchaser andI a mortgage of the premises. Purchasers to pay for pape-rs. D). J. BRAD)HA M, Sheriff Clarenidon County-. Manning, S. C., Jan. 8. 18%;. SUBSCRIBE TO THE MAN NI N( 'TITME, $:1. PER YER. RW. DURiAN I F& SUN SIIMTE-I, S. C. To Our Clarendon Friends: We are now prepared to offer lower prices than ever. Call or write for v you want. Our Stock is complete. We have added to our immense stock of hardware a large line of Paints, Oils, Etc., at Low Figures. Harness, Saddles, Rubber and Belting, Lather, Etc. Great bargains in guns, p.istols, etc. Ieadqaarters for Powder, Shot and Shells (loaded and empty). Engine supplies, belting, ctc. Headquarters for Cooking and Heating Stoves (Warranted), The Terry Fish Compaiiy WITOLESALE SHIPPERS OF r1osh rith of all r, l~ Our regular season for sbipmen ts of f esh fish (nacked in ice) being now open, we are prepared to ship you any desired qu antity. Charleston is the only market soith that can oiler a large variety of fish, and. beicg s't-:tt on the ocean. where they are can.ht, mnst I.e fresh. We !-olicit your patronaC. Cnsinme nts of ponitiy, eggs etc., so t!eited. Account sale; and check mailed 6.av of sale. 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