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VOL. XI. ---MANNING, . C. WENSDY JUN 10 ~- O 6 PASSED OVER TIHE \ rTO. RIVER AND HARBOR BILL PASSED THE HOUSE, 220 TO 60. Dockery Protested Agaii t (ag Lnw. 39 Democrats Voted to Override the Veto and e6 Republicans to Sustain the Presi dent. WASHLNGTON, June 2.-The House devoted itself to day to passing the river and harbor bill over the Presi dent's veto and unseating, by a vote of 162 to 39, John J. Walsh. the Dem ocratic member from the Eigth New York District, whose place will be filled by John Murray Mitchell, Re publican. Both of these actions were foregone conclusions, so that they ex cited comparatively little interest al though there was a full House to vote on the river and harbor bill. It was passed by 220 to 60, many more votes than the two-thirds necessary to over rule-a veto, and it was passed without debate, although Mr. Dockery of Mis souri protested vehemently that de bate had been promised. Thirty-nine Democrats voted to override the Presi dential objections and twenty-six Re jublicans stood by Mr. Cleveland. The naval appropriation bill was re ported from conference with an agree ment on all items but the number oI battle ships. Incidentally, Chairman Cannon of the Committee on Appro priations predicted that Congress will adjourn late next week. The report of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors recommending the passage of the bill over the Presi dent s veto was made by Chairman Hooker-and the report was read. The objections of the President were re viewed in detail. All but 27 of the 417 projects in the bill, the large num ber being alluded to by the President, the report says, were contained in pre vious river and harbor bills. It is also claimed that most of the projects were contained in the bill of 1890, upon which the late General Casey submitted a report saying that but eight were of limited local benefit. It is also stated that the bill was pre pared after careful examination of the reports of the engineers. The Presi dent alluded to "improvidently planned projects," but the committee asserts that no provision has been made for prosecuting works where there seemed a doubt concerning them by modified projects, all to be done under the direction of the engineers. It is also claimed that the President is indefiite in his language in not spe cifying the objectionable features of the bill. Replying to the assertion of the President that there are appropria tions for works which private parties have actually agreed to do, the com mittee says the information upon which the President bases his assertion is wholly without foundation. Answering the charge of extrava gance, the committee says that for the past six years the average expenditure has been $16,700,000 and estimates from the present bill and the appro priations for 1898 and 1900 that, the average expenditure for the next six -years will be $13,100,000. The com mittee quotes from the report of Sec retary Lamont endorsing the contract system in making river and harbor improvements and recommending "the extension of that policy to em brace other worthy improvements." Attention is called to the fact that if the bill should fail, work upon hun dreds of projects in course of comple tion would be suspended at great loss. The report concludes that after a care ful re-eamination of the bill, the comn mittee sees no reason why the House should recede from its action. The reading of the report was fol lowed by applause, most of it on the Republican side of the House. Mr. Hooker moved the passage of the bill, saying that the committee was of the opinon that the President's message covered every posble objection to the bill and that te report answered all objections. "Many mernbers have asked me for time to debate tis mat ter," he said, "and to yield to their re quest would take much time. With out expressing any opinion on the question whether there should be de bate and to test the opinion of the House on the question whether debate is necessary. I will demand the tore vious question." Instantly Mr. Dockery (Dem. of Mis souri) was on his feet, demanding re cognition, but the Speake'r told him that debate was not in order. Mambers were shouting '"Vote, vote" but the voice of Mr. Dockery pierced the uproar, shouting, "The gentlemen agreed with me yesterday to have de bate on this bill. This is unfair, un just, unmanly." The House demanded the previous question, 178 to 60. by a rising vote. and only 46 rose to sustain the request for yeas and nays. "Under the rules, the voie on the he bill must be taken by yeas and n ." the Speaker ant nounced. "Is there no rule by w h we can have debate?" asked Mr. Dock . 'Not if the House orders the n trary," said Speaker Reed. "An d the House bas so ordered td stifle debate," responded Mr. Dockery. The bill was passed 22u to 60. The Democrats who voted to pass the bil over the veto were: Bankhead, Ala bama; Berry, Kentucky, Buck, Louis iana; Catchings, Mississippi; Clarke, Alabama, Cobb, Missouri; Cooper, Florida; Cooper, Texas; Culberson, Texas: Cummings, New York; Denny, Missisippi; Dinsmnore, Arkansas; El let, Virginia; Elliot, South Carolina: Fitzgerald, Massachusetts; Kendall, Kentucky: Kyle, Mississippi; Latimer, South Carolina; Lester, G3eorgia; Lit tle, Arkansas; McCulloch, Arkansas; McMillin, Tennessee; Mcliae; Arkan sas; Myer, Louisiana; Money, Missis sippi; Ogden, Louisiana; Owens, Ken tucky; Price, Louisiana; Robertson, Louisiana; Sparkman, Florida; Strait, South Carolina; Talbert, South Caro lina; Terry, Arkansas; Turner, Geor gia; Tyler, Virginia; Underwood, Ala bama; Washington, Tennessee, Wil liams, Mississippi; Wilson, South Car olina.-Total, 39. The Republicans who voted asi nst passing the bill over the veto were: Allen, Utah; Anderson, Tennessee; Andrews, Nebraska, Baker, New Hampshire; Brown, Tennessee; Cal derhead, Kansas; Connolly, Ilihnois; Grout, Vermont; Hager, Iowa; Hain er, Nebraska; Hepburn, Iowa; Leigh ty, Indiana; Linney, North Carolina: Long, Kansas; McCall, Tennessee; McClure, Ohio; McEwan, New Jersey ; Pearson, North Carolina; Pitney, Ne w Jersey ;Scranton,Pennsylvanlia :Settle. North Carolina; Shafroth, Colorado: Sherman,Ne w York ;Strode, Nebraska; Tracewell, Indiana; Updegraff, Iowa. -Ttl 26. IASSEI> UY THE SENATE. \VAsHN(TON. June :3 -The senate of the' United States followed today the example set yesterday by the- house of representativts in passing. by a vote of 56 to 5. the river and harbor bill over the Prtsident's veto The five negative votes came from leruocratic senators, nanf l -V Bate of Tennessee; Chilton of Texas: Hill of New York; Smith of New Jersey and Vilas ot Wisconsin. The debate preceding the vo'e occupied about four hours. Speeches in favor of overriding the veto w( re made by Senators Vest, Sherrnan, Pettigr-e (Rep.) of South Dakota, Berry i km.) of Arkansas, Stewart tPop.) of Nevada, Hawley tRep ) of Connecticut, and Butler Pop ) of North Carolina. Speeches in favor of sustaining the veto were made by Senators Smith, Vilas, Bate and Hill-the latter intro ducing a joint resolution to amend the Consdiiution by giying the Presi dent power to veto any item ia an ap propriation bill-a power which the Constitution of the State of New York gives to the governor of that State. Mr. Pettigrew's speech characterized the veto power as a relic of the past which had no place in a free govern ment. He denounced the President in severe terms, charging him with an utter disregard of his sacred oath of office, with overriding the laws, in fluencing congressmen by the use of patronage, enriching his favorites at the public expense, and in fact, per mitting no restraint upon his imperial kill. The vote was as follows: Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Ber ry, Brice, Burrows, Butler, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Clark, Cullom, Dav is, Dubois, Elkins, Faulkner, Gallinger Gtar, George, Gibson, Gorman, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Jones of Ar kansas, Jones of Nevada, Lindsay, Lodge, McBride, Mills, Mitchell of Uregon, Mitchell of Vv isconsin, Mor gan, Nelson. Pasco, Peffer, Perkins, Pettigrew, Platt, Pritchard, Pugh, Quay, Sherman, Shoup, Squire, Stew art, Teller, Tilhuan, Turpie, Vest, Walthall, Warren, \ etmore, Wbite. WNilson, N ol.cott -5t6. Nays-Bate, Chilton, Hill, Smith and Vilas-5. There was a group of more than 2U members of the house standing in the space back of the Republican seats while the vote was in progress. They showed a very lively interest in the matter and withdrew as soon as the re suit of the vote was announced. MAKES A GOOD SHOWING. Cie nsou College H ms the Largest Corps or Cadets in Nine States. Cunitsos, June :.-The regular an nual inspection of the military de partment of Clemson College was held on last Saturday by Major E. A. Garl ington, inspector general. This in spection was one of the series of in spections of the military organizations which are regularly made every year by order of the war department. the inspection, which was held in fatigue uniform, consisted of first, a review of the regiment, which was commanded by Capt. Ezra B. Fuller; the batallions being under the restect ive commands of Majors Blythe and Shanklin. The review was followed by a thorough inspection of the arms and equipments of the cadets, and the instruments of the cadet band. The battalions were then drilled sep arately in the various movements of the battalion drill, the battalions be ing afterwards broken up and the companies separately drilled by their respective captains. This completed the field manoeuvres. During the afternoon the Senior class were examined by the inspector general in theoretical military science. This was followed with a signal drill, which consisted of an original mes tage started by Major Garlington, and sent through several squads of boys, the message being delivered perfectly. This closed the inspection. While, of couse, Major Garlington expresse d no opinion as to the efficien cy of this corps, it is quite certain that e was favorably impressed and pleas ed with the manoeuvres. The cadets here are put at a disad vantage in these annual inspections because they take place during the irst part of the scholastic year, while at all the other colleges they occur during the last half, most of these colleges closing the year in June or July, while Clemson College closes in November. Besides this a large number of the cadets are new, having entered the College in February last, and having drilled in ranks only a few weeks, but notwithstanding these drawbacks the inspection was highly satisfactory. In order to remedy this trouble and put Clemson on an equal footing with the other military schools Capt. Full er has requested Major Garlington to get the the war department to change the time for inspection, so as to con form to the school term. Capt. Fuller has also succeeded in etting an order frcm thie war depart ment for two breech-loading rifled ouns of 32-10J inches calibre, and of the latest pattern. They will be sent as soon as the College makes the nec essary bond. Major Gaiiington says this is the lrgest corps of cadets that lbe has in speted in his district, comprising nine~ tates, extending from Marylana to Louisiana. The Mississipi College comes next, with 21$ cadets. Major arligton stayed with Capt. Fuller while ier-e. They are old friends, having been at West Point together twenty-three years ago, and having served in the same regiment out in the West.-News and Courier. Tenler for President. tCommils, U., June :3.-A conv-en tion of silver men was held this after - noon in tihe Y. M. C. A. auditorium for the purpose of electing delegates to the St. Louis silver conyvention next month. There were not over t wenty delegates present. Glen. A. J. War ner of Marietta gave a history of the movement for the independent silver convention and said that during the past forty-eight hours he had been in conference with Senators Jones of Nevada, Jones of Arkansas, Morgan of Alabama, and other Senators and that all wvere agreed on the proposi tion that the issue must be fought out this year. It would be divulging no secrt, Gen. W arner said, to state whom they looked upon as the com ing candidate in the event of the Dem ocrats failing to come out for free sil ver. This muan is Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado. Mr. Teiler was satifactory to all of the silver men whom hre 'nad talke-d. D)el-gates and alternates at large to tne St. Louis conventioni were selected . The slim attendance today was explained by the fact of the strong probability that the Democrats will declare for free ciane at the eming convention. ticipation of a suspension cf specie payment. If the exercise of the bond power had not been resorted to by the present administration, the doors of the Treasury would have been closed. Mr Hill moved to postpone the farth er consideration of the bill until De cember next. Defeated, yeas 24, nays 32. This closed the way for the final vote, on which the bill was passed, yeas 32, nays 25, as follows: Yeas: Republicans, Brown, Can non, Dubois, Hansbrough, Mitchell of Oregon, Pettigrew, Pritchard, Teller, Warren and Wolcott-1O; Democrats, Bacon, Bate, Berry, Chilton, Daniel, George, Harris, Jones of Arkansas, Mills, Morgan, Pasco, Pugh, Tillman, Turpie, Vest, Walthall and White 17: Populists, Allen, Butler, Jones of Nevada, Peffer and Stewart-5; total, 32. Nays: Republicans, Aldrich, Alli son. Burrows, Chandler, Cullon, Davis, Gallinger. Hale, Hawley, Hodge, McBride, Nelson, Platt, Quay, Wetmore and Wilson-16; Democrats. Brice, Caffery. Faulkner, Hill, Lind say, Mitchell of Wisconsin. Palmer, Smith and Vilas-9; total, 25. At 7 o'cock Mr. Hill moved to ad journ and, as the motion was carried, Mr. Hill exclaimed: "And may God save the country." THE CROP3 IN THE COTTON BELTS. Weekly Report of the United Stat- Agri cultural Dempartment. WASHINGTON, June 4.-The follow ing are extracts from the agricultural department's weekly weather and cron bulletin: Virginia-Richmond: Abundance of rain has prevented farm work gener ally, but on the whole has been bene ficial to crop growth and given a good season to plant the last of the tobacco; grass and pasturage have improved, early truck rapidly matur ing; wheat heads filling well and corn growing fast. North Carolina-Raleigh: Showers over sections where drought prevailed last week beneficial, but insufficient amount; temperature above normal and crops made rapid growth. Cot ton, corn and tobacco excellent and corn beginning to be laid by in the South; cutting wheat commenced. South Carolina-Columbia: Show ers poorly distributed, consequently absence of uniformity in crop coedt tion; cotton and corn range from fair to excellent, with greater diversity in cane, melons, rice and tobacco; peaches ripening, inferior qualitity; crops generally well cultivated and two weeks earlier than usual; wheat and oat harvestgeneral. Georgia-Atlanta: Drought broken by good rains in north and central sections and showers in southern sec tion; all crops revived and greatly benefitted; corn and cotton well culti vated, free of grass and growing nice ly; oats and fruit irreparably damag ed. Florida-Jacksonville: Temperature generally above normal, and while rainfall was below the average, show ers have been more general and copi ous, and reports ind'cate decided iun provement in cotton and corn, save over limited sections, where rains are still needed; crops free from grass. Alabama- Montgomery: General and beneficial showers, though sever al reports of local damage to crops by hail and washing rains; cotton healthy and making forms rapidly; corn shooting; Irish potatoes backward; melon vines taking on large crop of fruit; cane excellent; peaches rotting. Mississippi-Vicksburg:; Generally favorable, although some complaint of drought and worms; good rain at close of week will greatly benefit all crops; cotton blooming and some lousy; corn in roasting ear; mmnor crops injured by drought in localities. Louisiana- New Orleans: Local showers south benefited crops locally, but greater postions of State need rain badly; week hot, with much sunshine; corn laid by tasseling freely; cotton blooms general, crop fruiting well, some lice; cane good stands, sucker ing well; rice, early corn, pastures, gardens and potatoes suffering for ram. Texas-Galveston: Dry weather has prevailed during the week, and a general rain is badly needed for all growing crops; corn is suffering from effects of drought; harvesting is well advanced. Arkansas-Little Rock; Weather favorable for growth and cultivation of cotton, which is in fine condition, healthy and strong, and forming well, first blooms being reported; corn not doing so well; rain needed over south portion; wheat and oats improve and harvesting commenced. TennesseeNashville; Fine rains improved crop conditions, be;t gene& ally retarded cultivation, and crops are getting foul; corn tine, some laid by in west section; cotton, where w ell worked, looks thrifty; wheat harvest begun; some complain of rust; tobac co nearly all set and thrifty; clover cutting progressing. Hunting f(or a Fiend. The following story of a fiendish as sault is taken from Thursdays's issue of the Lexington Dispatch: "We have been informed by a relia ble and responsible person that a fiend ish and brutal assault was made upon the person of Mrs. Ben. Gunter, who resides at the "Old Dave Kyzer place" on the Augusta road near the place of Mr. George D. Hayes, on Monday af ternoon about 2 o'clock by a strange negro who had been seen by several parties loafing about in the neighbor hood. Our informant states that Mrs. Gunter, with her husband and two other persons, had been at work in a field some distance from the house, and, complaining of being sick, was told by her husband Lo go home and lie down. She started to do so. and on her way home, in passing an old log house, she saw a negro man sitting beside it playing with a~ pistol. After hailing her he caught her and a sculle ensued. Whether he accorhplished his hellish purpose is not known as the lady is very reticent about the mat ter. As soon as it had become kno wn that the assault had been made the neigh bors immediately organized and started in pursuit of tne fiend, but up to the time our informant left, the search has been without success. If caught, a necktie party will probably follow, during which hie will dance in the air at the end of a plow line to the tune of whistling bullets, lie is de scribed as being a black burly negro, about 5 1-2 feet high, heavily built, thick lips, weighs about 165 pounds, had on a white shirt but no coat nor vest, and a cigarette hat. The citizens should be on the lookout for such a negro answering to the above descrip ion and oaet him." NO MORE BONDS. THE PROHIBITIVE BILL PASSED BY THE U. S. SENATE. Republican Chandler Makes An [neflec tual Appeal to Democrats to Stand by Their President-The Vote, :3e to 5--A Hot Debate. VASHisoTON, June 2.-At 7 o'clock tonight, the long struggle in the Sen ate over the bill to prohibit the issue of bonds came to an end, and the bill was passed by a vote of 32 to 25. The bill as passed covers only three lines, as follows: "Be it enacted, that the issuance of interest bearing bonds of the United States for any purpose whatever with out further authority of Congress is hereby prohibited." The de bate on the bill lasted through out the day and was at times very ani mated. Mr. Cannon of Utah made a spirited reply to criticisms of the five Republican Senators, including him sell, who voted against the the Ding ley tariff bill, declared that the meas ure was a legislative monstrosity. Mr. Cannon asserted that the inter mountain States took Henry M. Tel ler as a leader rather than the Senator from Ohio (Sherman). Mr. Chandler appealed to Senators on the other side of the chamber to join in a patriotic measure to sustain the country's honor. Mr. Chandler also paid a tribute to the personal in tegrity of President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. Mr. Teller spoke in favor, of mak ing silver the first and paramount question. Mr. Burrows declared that it would have been better had the country gone down in the storm of war than that a measure taking away the last prop to its credit could pass. Mr. Brown then resumed his speech begun yesterday, discussing bonds and free silver coinage. Mr. Brown was followed by his Utah colleague. Mr. Cannon. They had occupied different positions on the Dingley tariff bill, the former having voted for and the latter against the considerationof the bill. Mr. Cannon replied to strictures made on the five Republican Senators voting against the Dingley bill. He resented the charge of insincerity. He charac terized the tariff bill as an "iniquity and monstrosity of legislation," sec tional and unjust. He had been ac guitted by his conscience and by his constituents. The five Republican senators who voted against the tariff bill, he said, have all the consolation that they need, each having received the endorsement of his people at home. Mr. Cannon referred to the choice of enators Carter and Mantle of Mon tana, Dubois of Idaho, Teller of Colo rado and himself as delegates to the national convention. Mr. Allison (Rep. of Iowa) spoke briefly on the bill. He said it was well known that the bill could not become law. It was agreed, he said, that the borrowing of money for the govern ment was solely legislative power, ex :ept as the statutes conferred that power on the executive branch. Un der these circumstances, the adoption Df the Brown resolution would be a repeal of the only law allowing the excutive to borrow money on bonds. In a sharp colloquy with Mr. Butler, Mr. Allison declared his opposition to lat money, and to the indirection by which the pending bill sought to take a step toward free silver coinage with ut waiting for legislative action. "I believe that the United States cannot open its mints to the free coin age of silver without becoming a mo nometallic nation; that it cannot take this step without an agreemeent with other nations," said Mr. Allhson, "and I will continue to vote against the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 by this country alone." Mr. Chandler deprecated the spirit and manner of the author of the bill (Butler), who had made threats and had talked of revolution and blood shed. Mr. Butler rose to disclaim such ut terances. Mr. Chandler insisted, that the Sen ator's language had conveyed inc1'ct threats and had tended to rvl ion and bloodshed. Mr. Chandler held up a newspaper, which he said was the Caucasian, publihed by Mr. Butler in North Carolina, and which contained extreme and violent attacks on Sena tors Hill and Sherman and others with whom Mr. Butler was in daily intercourse. As to bond issues, Mr. Chandler de clared that the President and Secre tary of the Treasury were men of sterling personal integ-rity, standing as the representatives of the credit of the government. No charges of misap Drpriation or- embezzlement of the funds which had been rasied by the sale of bonds had been made. "I am thankful that two-thirds of the Senators on this side of the cham ber," said Mr. Chandler, "will vote against this bill. And I ask Senators who participated in the election of President Cleveland and who are of the party of John G. Carlisle to join with us in at least one patriotic vote to protect our honor and credit." It was strange, Mr. Chandler added, for him to defend a Democratic President but he needed a defense at a time when t wo-thirds of the Senators of his own party were ready to vote not to sustain him. Mr. Teller pointed out that the pend ing bill had no connection with the free coinageof silver. He denied also the right of Mr. Chandler~ to speak for the Republican party in favoring a continuance of bond issues. The American people, he believed, were not in favor of increasing the public debt in time of peace. Mr. Teller re ferred contemptuously to those "self satisfied Pharisees," who declaimed that they were the only ones willing to protect the honor and credit of the country. The Senator declared tnat the silver question, whose death and burial had been predicted, was a most lively corpse.- State after State had declared in convention for silver. The great Democratic party was ready to in scribe on its nanner "-free silver coin age. - hat the Republican party will do at t. Louis I do not know," said Mr. Teller" but I believe I know enough of the sentiment of the West and of the plain people of the country to say that the party that inscribes on its banner 'the gold standard' is doomed to defeat." "r. Burrows of Michigan opposed the bili on the ground that it was a virtual repeal of the resumption Act, which Act sustained the paper money of tne government. The enactment of this bill would bring about a raid on CAMPAIGN AND PRIMARY. STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES ARRANGEMENTS. The Schedule of the Canpaign Meetings. The New Primary Rules Adopted-The Direct Vote For Senator-An All-Night session. COLM mA, S. C., June G.-The State Democratic executive committee met last night in the office of the sec retary of state and made all arrange ments for the coining State campaign. The schedule which has been arranged was carefully prepared in advance, and little or no changes were made in it. The committee then went to work on the preparation of the party rules governing the primary elections. They had to be changed to meet the requirements for a direct primary for United States senator. The oath re quired was changed so as to make a man swear that he would "support the nominees" instead of "abide the re sult" of the primary. The question of assessments of candidates was raised and very fully argued, a final protest against the assessment being made when the committee reached a final adjournment at 1:15 o'clock this morn ing. The committee had a fight over Charleston affairs, and the city by the sea fared better than usual. The pro ceedings were conducted with open doors. - The only absentees were the mem bers from the counties of Abbeville, Beaufort, Georgetown, Greenville, Kershaw, Liurens, Newberry and Oconee. Those present were as fol lows: Aiken-F. P. Woodward. Anderson-W. A. Neal. Barnwell-S. G. Mayfield. Berkeley-T. W. Standland. Charleston-P. H. Gadsden. Chester-T. J. Cunningham. Chesterfield-C. J. Redfearn. Clarendn-D. J. Bradham. Colleton-A. E. Williams. Darlington-J. A. Parrott. Edgefield-W. H. Timmerman. .Furteld-W. J. Johnson. Florence-J. W. Ivey. Hampton-M. B. McSweeney. Horry-J. A. McDermott. Lancaster-J. C. Elliott. Lexington-C. M. Efird. Marion-J. D. Montgomery. Marlboro-W. D. Evans. Orangeburg-O. R. Lowman. Pickens-T. C. Rob:.nson. Richland--Wilie Jones. Saluda--R. B. Watson. Spartanburg-B. B. Bishop. Sumter-Sheppard :ash. Union-J. C. Otts. Williamsburg-A. H. Williams. York-J. S. Brice. At the outset Colonel Jones, the treasurer of the committee, reported that he had $1,300 in the treasury. It was thereupon decided that the rail raad fares of the members should be paid. Dr. Williams wanted all ex penses paid. Mr. Stanland said that the committee had never before paid his fare. Chairman Tompkins then steted that the purpose of the meeting was to arrange the carpaign meetings. Mr. McSweeney offered a schedule of the meetings which he said had been prepared with great care. HERE'S THE SCHEDULE. The schedule of the meetings was adopted as follows: Manning, Monday, June 22. Kingstree, Tuesday, June 23. Georgetown, Wednesday, June 24. Conway, Friday, June 25. Marion, Saturday, June 27. Monck's Corner, Monday, June 29. Charleston, Tuesday, June 30. Walterboro, Wednesday, July 1L Beaufort, Thursday. July 2. Hampton, Friday, July 3. Sumter, Monday, July 13. Camden, Tuesday, July 14. Lancaster, Wednesday, July 15. Chester, Friday, July 17. Yorkville, Saturday, July 18. Chesterfield, Tuesday, July 21. Bennettsville, Wednesday, July 22. Darlington, Thursday, July 23. Florence, Friday, July 24. B3arnwell, Monday, July 27. Aiken, Tuesday, July 28. Edgefield, Wednesday, July 29. Saluda, Saturday, August 1. Lexington, Monday, August 3. Winnsboro, Tuesday, August 4. Columbia, Wednesday, August 5. Orangeburg, Thursday, August ti. New berry, Friday, August 7. Laurens, Saturday, August 8. Union, Monday, August 10. Spartanburg, Tuesday, August 11. Greenville, Wednesday, August 12. Pickens, Thursday, August 13. Oconee, Friday, August 14. Anderson, Monday, August 17. Abbeville, Wednesday, August 19. Messrs. Neal, Etird and Mr. Mont gomery were appointed a committee to remodel the rules for the campaign and primary. The assessments on the candidates were discussed. There was a motion to fix them as they had been in previ ous years. After some discussion Col. Jones, Mr. Bradham and Mr. Stand land were appointed on the commit tee to prepare the assessments. ASSESSM3STS. This committee retired, but soon re turned to the hall. Col. Jones made a report for the 'comnmittee as to the assessments, which contained the fol lowing provisions: U. S. senator, governor and congressman, $100 each; Sccretary of State. comptroller gener al, attorney general, superintendent of education, superintendent of peni tentiary, supermntenpent of asylum, State treasurer, railroad commission ers, iiquor comnmissioner, U. S. district attorney, U. S. Marshal, collector of the port of Charleston, $75 each, adju taut general. solicitors, State chemist, $50 each, lieutenant governor, collect or of the port of Beau fort, assistant U. S. district attorney, $25 each. Coun ties are asesssed $5 f or each represen tat ive and $10 for senator. The money is to be paid on tiling pledges, except as to those who do not enter the pri mary (those who hold oflice now.) "We recommend that the State exe cutive committee print tickets for all olficers, U. S. senators, congressmen and solicitors and pay for them." Mr. D~erham then moved to return half of the assessments to the defeated candidates. Adopted. Mr. Maytield moved that no county be allowedt to assess any candidate for State otlices. Adopted. Mr. Etird then otfered the report of the sne::ial committee on rules. Mr. Etirdread it through, explaining ithe changes from the old rules, the most important being the change of, the pledge to support the party nommhjees to the oaths given the participants in the primary. A CH{ARLESTUN DivERSIoN. Mr. May field stated at this juncture that there was a gentleman from Charleston, Mr. Alexander, who wished to give the committee some in formation as to the mode of conduct ing primary elections in the city of Charleston, which information would be valuable at this time. He moved that Mr. Alexander be allowed to come before the committee. Mr. Gadsden, the member of the committee from Charleston rose and stated that he occupied the position of a member of the comittee. He was sent there by his people to represent them, and he thought that he and he alone was entitled to the privilege of speaking for them in that body. He objected to any outsider being heard and moved to table Mr. Mayfield's motion. Mr. Lowman expressed his views on the matter, and then Mr. Mayfield again urged that Mr. Alexander be heard. Mr. Otts made some remarks and then Mr. Gadsden insisted on the vote being taken on his motion to table Mr. Mayfield's motion. The vote was taken and he won, only Messrs. May field and Otts voting to hear Mr. Alex ander. THE NEW RULES. The new rules were then adopted as follows: The following rules shall govern the membership of the different subordi nate Democratic clubs of this State, the, qualification of voters at the pri mary elections held by the party, the conduct of the primary elections to be held on the last Tuesday (the 26th day) of August, A. D. 1896, and the second primary held two weeks later, if one be necessary: Rule 1. The qualification for mem bership in any subordinate club of the Democratic party of this State, or for voting at .i Democratic primary, shall be as follows, viz: The applicant for me:nbership, or voter, shall be21 year s of age, or shall become so before the succeeding general election, and be a white Democrat, or a negro who vot ed for General Hampton in 1876 and who has voted the Democratic ticket continuously since. Provided, that no white man shall be excluded from participation in the Democratic pri mary who shall take the pledge re quired by the rules of the Democratic party. The managers of each box at the primary election shall require every voter in a Democratic primary elec tion to take the following oath and pledge: "1 do solemly swear that I am duly qualified to vote at this election ac cording to the rules of the Democratic party, and that I have not voted be fore at this election, and pledge my self io support the nominees of the party." Rule 2. Every negro applying for membership in a Democratic club, or offering to vote in a Democratic pri mary election, must produce a written statement of 10 reputable white men, who shall swear that they know of their own knowledge that the appli cant, or voter, voted for General Hampton in 1876 and has voted the Democratic ticket continuously since. The said statement shall be placed in the ballot box by the managers and returned with the poll list to the coun ty chairman. The managers of elec tion shall keep a separate list of the names of all negro voters and return it, with the poll list, to the county chairman. No person shall be permitted to vote unless he nas been enrolled on a club list at least five days before the said primary election. The club lists shall be inspected by and certified to by the president and secretary and turned over to the man agers to be used as the registry lists. Rule 3. Each county evecutive com mittee of the Democratic party in this State shall meet on or before the first Monday ii August of each election year and shl 1appoint three managers for each primary election precinct in their respective counties, who shall hold the primary election provided for under the Democratic constitution in accordanace with the acts of the general assembly of this State regulat ing primary elections, the constitution of the Democratic party of this State and the rules herein set forth. The names of such managers may be pub lished by the chairman of each county executive committee in one or more county papers at least two weeks be fore the election. Rule 4. Each voter in said primary shall vote but two ballots, on which shall be printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, the name or names of the person or persons vot ed for by him for each of the offices to be filled, together with the name of the office. The tickets to be voted shall be in the following form, with spaces to suit the different counties: ~U. S. Senator. Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of State. Comptroller General. State Treasurer. Attorney Gene'ral. Adjutanit and Inspector General. State Superintendent of Education. Railroad Comnmissioners. For Congress-District. For Solicitor-Judicial Circuit. State Senator. House of Representatives. Sheriff. Judge of Probate. Clerk of the Court. County Supervisor. Coroner. County Superintendent of Educa tion. Treasurer. Auditor. No vote for house of representatives shall be counted unless it contains as many names as the county is enti tied to representatives. Rule 5. The managers of election shall open the polls at 8 o'clock a. m. and shall close them at 4 o'clock p. m. After tabulating the result, the mana gers shall certify the same and for ward the ballot box, poll list and all other papers relating to such election, by one of their number or by the ex ecutive committeeman to the chair man of the respective Democratic county executive committees within 48 hours after the close of the polls. Rule 6. The county Democratic ex ecutive committee shall assemble at their respective court houses on the morning of the second day after the election at or before 12 o'clock in., to tbulate the returns and declare the result of the primary, so far as the same relates to members ol the gener al assembly and county otlicers, and shall forward immediately to the chairman of the State executive com mittee at Columbia, S. C., the result of the election in their respective counties for congressmen and solicit Rule 7. The protests and contests for con+y officers shall be fied with in five days after the election with the chairman of the county executive com mittee, and said executive committee shall hear and determine the same. The State executive committee shall hear and decide protests and contests as to United States senators, State offi cers, congressmen and solicitors, and 10 days shall be allowed for filing the same. Rule 8. Candidates for the general assembly and for county officers shall, 10 days previous to the primary elec tion, file with the chariman of the county executive committee a pledge, in writing, to abide the result of the primary and support the nominees thereof. Candidates for other offices shall file such pledge with the chair man of the State Democratic execu tive committee on or before the 22d of June. 1896. No vote for any candi date who has not complied with this rule shall be counted. Rule 9. In the primary elections herein provided for, a majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to nom inate car didates. A second primary, when necessary, shall be held two weeks after the first, as is provided for under the Constitution of the par ty, and shall be subject to the rules governing the first primary. At said second primary, the two highest can didates alone shall run for any one office, but if there are two or more va cancies. for any particular office, then double the number of candidates shall run for the vacancies to be filled. For instance, in a race for sheriff the two highest shall run. Rule 10. In the event of a tie be tween two candidates in the second primary, the county chairman, if it is a county office, and the State chair man, if it is a State office, for a United States senator or for congress, or for solicitor, shall order a third primary . The question of a majority vote shall be determined by the number of votes cast for any particular office and not by the whole number of votes cast in the primary. Rule 11. Each county executive committee shall furnish the managers at each precinct two ballot boxes, one for United States senator and State officers and the other for congressmen, solicitors and county officers. Col. Neal moved that.the chairman of the committee prepare an address to the committees calling on them to take such steps as would secure the registration of every white man in the State. Adopted. It was then decided that the tickets for State officers and United States senator be an omnibus ticket. The resolution previously adopted as to the tickets was reconsidered, and it was decided to leave to each county the matter of printing tickets for congressmen and solicitors. It was decided then to have two boxes-one for the United States sena tor and State officers. Mr. J. D. Montgomery then raised a complaint again about assessing can didates for congress. He moved to put congressmen and solicitors on the same footing as State officers as to assessments, but the mat ter was dropped after some debate. Then the committee got a list of the several county chairmen, and at 1:15 a. m. adjourned. A MILLION A WEEK. T'hat is the Way Capital is Being Invested in Southern Cotton Mils. BALTIMORE, June 4.-The industrial progress of the South during the last week, as shown by the reports of the Manufacturers' Record, has been con tinued with the activity that has been prevailing for the last year. While there has been a decrease in the num ber of new industries announced, the character of these is such as assists in the unbuilding and permanent pros perity of this section. Especially in the establishment of plants for manu facturing for the market the South's great staple is the activity in new companies marked, and this has been the rule for several years. The cotton mills reported for the week ending June 5, for instance, will require the investment of capital to the extent of about $900,000. Some of the more important an nouncements of the week follow: The Warren Manufacturing Company of Graniteville, S. C., has about com pleted arrangements for the erection of a 2,000 spindle mill: the Knoxville Woollen Mills have placed an order for 5,000 spindles flor an addition now building; the' Eagle and Phoenix Manufacturing Company of Colum bus, Ga., has decided to erect a $150, 000 woollen mill; Howard Cole, of Shreveport, La, has closed a deal for the erection of a $10,000 spindle mill; Atlanta parties will build a 3,000 spin dle mill at Lithia Springs, Ga; a $10, 000 knitting mill company is forming at Fiorence, S. C. ; the Edird Manufac turing Company of Albemarle, N. C., has organized to erect a mill of $75, 000 capital stock. Other enterprises in varied manu facturing lines were: in Alabama a company at Montgomery to introduce a new dry kiln; in Florida, the Havana Cigar and Cigarette Company, of Tal lahassee, with icapital of &$10,00; in Georgia, the new Georgia Car arna Manufacturing Company, of Savannah Ga.,has fully organized and will erect a plant having a capital of $500,000: Rome Rolling Mill, at Rome, a cotton tie producer, to resume operations; in Louisiana, Buchel Brush Company of New Orleans, capital $7,000, incorpo rated to manufacture; in Shreveport arrangements completed for the estab lishment of a foundery plan by Texas roundery men; in Mississippi, a $25, 000 cotton seed oil mill contracted for at Clarksdale; in North Carolina, the Gastonia Tanning Company will build a new plant at Gastonia; in South Carolina, the city of Laurens voted $50,000 in bonds for water-works and electrict lights; the Plumer Elevator Company, of Columbia, organized with capital of $100, 000, to make eleva tors, etc; Sumter Cotton Seed Oil Com pany, of Sumter, wvill let a contract for a 30-ton mill to cost $18,00O0; in Tennessee, at Sherwood, the Gager Lime Works ar e to double their plant making the production over 1,000 barrels daily ; ia Texas, thie Southern Transportation Company, of Hlouston, capital $250,0Ut to operate steamboats and the Walter Hafner Jewelry Com pany, of Hills;boro, capital $20,000; Ragley Lumbee Company, of Winns boro. capital $50,000, both incorporated in Virginia; Atlantic WVater Front Company, of Norfolk, capital $40,000, incorporated. Miners Killed. Pams, June 3.-A dispatch from Nimes in the department of Gard, says that an explosion of gas occurred in the Fontane's mine, near Rochelle, yeterday killing 25 miners. SPANISH BUTCHERIES. A MOTHER AND BABY SHOT AND TWO MEN HACKED TO PIECES. The Woman Was Snot Because She Could Not Tell Where Her Husband Was-A Man's Eyes Punched Out With a Bay onet. NEW YoRK, June 3.-The World this morning publishes the following special correspondence from Mangua. province of Matanzas, Cuba, dated May 10. Reports have reached here of a num ber of recent unwarranted murders and outrages by bands of Colonel Louis Molina de Olivera's Spanish guerrillas. Belisario Nodarse, of this town, re lates the particulars of a fiendish at tack upon a Cuban woman. The guerrillas, Mr. Nodarse says, while on their way to CalimetA. stop ped at the house of Mateo Marinz, who had been forced to enlist in a body of insurgents under the com mand of Juan Pablo Jabie. The offi cer in command inquired from Senora Martinez the whereabouts of her hus band. "Indeed I can't tell you," she re plied. "I'll make you," said the Spaniard, and he proceeded to tear off her cloth ing. He then questioned her anew, and received no answer from the woman, who was crying hysterically, he unsheathed his sword and fell to cutting and slashing his victim, until her blood. covered the floor and she fell fainting in a corner. Her shrieks and entreaties only served to provoke the brutal laughter of the officer. Mr. Nodarse says he laid the facts in writ ing before Colonel Molina. The chief replied by sending a squad to arrest and shoot the complainant. His brother, Bruno, a tobacconist, heard of the order in time to inform Belisa rio Nodarse. The brothers fled and joined the rebel foree of Garcia. KILLED MOTHER AN.D BABE. Colonel Molina's forces a few days afterward stopped at the home of a farmer. Only a woman and baby were in the house. He demanded that she tell him where the men were. She protested that she did not know. He called for a platoon of soldiers. As the platoon entered the cabin, Molina pointed to her and said: "Pull out that rebel hag and shoot her." The mother and child were dragged some 25 feet from the hut and a squad moved away a few paces. "Will you speak now?" the colonel demanded. "For God's sake, I don't know," cried the woman. "Then fire !" ordered Molina. She was killed. The woman tried to shield her child with her body, but the merciless bul lets did their work. - - The baby was not killed outright, and one of the soldiers moved by a barbarious pity,crushed the little one's skull with the butt of the rifle. The bugler sounded, "Fall in,"and Molina after setting fire to the hut, coolly mounted his horse and gave the word, In one of the outskirts of San Jose de Los Ramos, and about three miles from the village, thereis a small house occupied by Frederico, Fuentes. Fu entes had two large caneflelds. He complained because the Spanish sol diers destroyed his cane instead of simply taking the fodder. The same command en route to protect the "Espana" plantation a day or so later, stopped at his home, having sacked a town en route and drank heavily. The commander accused Fuentes of harboring an insurgent chief named Maza. Fuentes thought it useless to defend himself. The officer then bade the soldiers punish hun and his com panions as they deserved. A score of machetes flashedand in a few moments the prisoners were a mass of blood and rags. A drunken frenzy seized the murderers. Cutting off the heads of their victims they hung them to the key of the grocer's door, while the horrorstricken neigh bors looked on without daring to in terfere. Under cover of the night the ghastly remains removed and buried. A-resident of the town of Cascajal says one of Molina's guerrilla bands was marching to Reglita, the sugar plantation of Senor Sardinas, for the purpose of escorting a train of pack mules. As the guerrillas approached the town of Cascajal they passed the farm of a Cuban named Garcia, whose two brothers were with the insurgent force under Dima, which was operat ing in the district between Recreoo and Roque. A portion of this force occasionally camped near Garcia's house, and he was then visited by his brothers. When the guerrilla band arrived, however, the insurgents were not in the neighborhood. Garcia was alone in his house. "Where are the insurgents encamp edr' the lieutenant demanded of Gar cia. "I really don't know," the man re olied. "Tie him to that chair, the officer commanded, and the soldiers lashed Garcia securely. "Now will you tell me where your brothers arer the lieutenant angrily inquired. "I can't say. I have not seen them," Garcia tremnblingly replied. "I know they slept here last night, but since your eyes seem to be useless, I'll relieve you of them. Put them out !" the officer cried, turning to his soldiers. The sergeant thrust the point of his bayonet under each of the unfortunate man's eves and burst them out, des pite thue agonizing screams of the victim. As chev left the house the lieuten ant jokingly remarked that the next time Gatrcia would be able to say truthfully that he, "had not seen the insurgents." Murdered a German Officer. LONDON, June 3.-The Globe pub lishes a dispatch from Shanghai which says that since the return of Viceroy Liu Kun Yih of Nankin, the German oicers who were lent to China by Germany to drill the Chinese troops, have been repeatedly insulted, hope be ing entertained that they would resent the insult by resigning. This practice not having the desired result, the' Chinese have resorted to violence, ending in the murder of a German olicer named Krauz by the Hunan body guard of the viceroy, and the German squadron has been ordered to proceed to Nankin forthwith. It-is believed, the dispatch says, that all of the German officers in the Chinese