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WL. XII 3MANNIN(, S. C.~ Wti)NESI)AYAUSTiWTN.3 THE COST OF LVING. EFFECT CF ThE NEW TARIFF IN THE HOUSE AND HOME. Protection In Prs c'ice-Shot p :rsand Iuy era at Retail Will Pay Bigher Prices Women Become the S pecial Victims of the Increased Taxation. In the domain of the House and Home the duties of the new tariff bill will begin with kindling wood and end with the shingles or the roof. The duty on kindlingi wo'd has ten plac ed at three tentbs of a cent on bundles of the size of one fcurth of a cubic foot and it increases three-tenths of a cent for each additional quarter of a cubic foot. The coal which is to be used will have a duty of 67 cents a ton. Under the Wilson hw it is 40 cents a ton Tin pans and cups have an additional duty. The rate on tin plates has been increased from 1 5 to 1-2 cent per pound to the manufacturer. The duty on cbeap brown or yellow earthen ware has been increased from 20 to 25 per cent. Oninaware has an increased duty of 25 percent . being raised fromn 35 to 60 per cent. Besides, two new classifica lions have been placed on the dutiable list. Oa pressed glass the duty has b'en increased from 40 per cent. Un der the Wilson law to 60 per cent Oa cut glass .be increase has been 15 per cent. from 35 to G0 per cent. De canters, etc, have an increased duty of from 40 to 60 per cent. All tbeta ble cutlery bears an increased burden. the duty having been changed from 35 per cent. under the Wilson law to 45 per cent. The duty on all furniture has been raised from 22 per cert. to 35. Mar ble mantels bave an additional duty of fifteen cents, the duty being raised from 50 to 65 cents per cubic foot. Ten per cent. additional has been laid on all curtains and table covers of cot ton chenille, and the same additional rate is laid on curtains made of other materials. Table damask has an added duty of 5 per cent., being raised from 35 to 40 per cent, and pillow shams and other bed coverings are specially provided for. Blankets are divided into a number of cutiable classes, and the rate has been increased from 29 per cent. under the Wilson law to an average between 75 and SO per cent. On paper hangings the rate is 5 per cent. greater tran under the Wilson law where it was 20 per cent Brooms are on the dutiable list at 40 per cent., an increase of 20 par cent.. and feather dusters have an increased duty of 5 per cent , the present rate being 40 per cent. All manufactures of willow bear an additional duty of 15 per cent. being increased from 25 to 40 per cent. The lumber which would go to make a house has been taken from the free list of the Wilson bill, and the rtes now range from $1 per thousand feet to $3 05 when planed on both sides. Clagboards, which used to be on the free list, are now paying a duty of $L 50 per thousand feet, and shingles 30 cents a thousand. Laths pay a duty of 15 per cent, instead of being free as under the Wilson law. Toothpicks and matches fare alike under tne new law. The increase on toothpicks be ing from 35 to 40 per cent., end on matches from 20 to 25 per cent. Watches and clocks bear an additional duty of 15 per cent., the rate ir~c:eas ing from 25 to 40 per cent. Beginning with the breakfast of the family, the duty on oatmeal and rolle d oats has been increased 2 47 per cent. The Wilson la w rate was 15 per cent. Milk has been taken from the free list, -nd duty of 2 cents a gallon. or 31 32 per cents., has been added. Sugar will cost at least 1 cent a pound more under the new tariff, than under the Wilson law. On tutter and its sub stitutes the rate of duty has been in creased from 4cents a pound to 6 cents a pound, or 12 37 per cent. The duty on eggs is increased from Sc. to 5c. per dozen. Pork, bee f ai~d mutton all have marked increases on ratee, though as the United States ex ports these articles the effect of the duty is nullified. Beans are increase d from 20 to 47 5 per cent. Cabbanes, which were free under the Wilson law, bear a duty now of 32. each. The duty on onions has been increased from 2Cc to 40i. per bushel. Green peas came in under the Wilson law free; now they pay a duty of 40c. per bushel, If the peas are dried the duty has been increased from 20c. to 30o. a bushel. The duty cn potatoes has been increased frcm 15n. to 25c. per .ushel. Salt, which was free, now bears a duty of 10 cents on each 100 pounds, and on mustard the duty has been in creased f rm 25 to 37 45 per cent. Woman -will have to py more than her share of the intcreased pr'ees which are to be laid upon every thing. She is to be made the espr-cial victim of higher duties and increased prices. From the feather v~hich tip~s her hat to the shoes upon her feet; every ar ticle of her wearing apparel bears an additional tar. Nothirig has escaped the keen eyes of Mr. Dingler. and his asscciaes. A-. te arliest epp:ortuni ty the beginair g was made. l came on perfumery and cok:gne waters The Wilson law imnced a duty cn :hese articies which 'amounted to 62 i per cent. The authors of the Dinglev bil added nearly 10 per cent. It now stands at 71 j per cent. With the usual methcds of the retailers the in crease will be over 20 per cent, on the retail -ricC. Every outnce of preparedi chair found cii trie dresser of the boudior will hereafter cost one third more than it does now. The perfuo-ed toilet soaps that the women are so fond cf did not escape the dreaded increase. Th~e new duties bear very hard on all these articles. A 25c. cake cf soan will hereaf ter cost nearly 40 cents. When a woman sits down to sew now sh'e must pay7 r o for aHi the re quJirenl-eits ct her seL' win b.et. er scissors v~iil erst her 9.G3 per cent. more than undar the W isoar lawv. Then all scssr ittpted were charged a Cuy of 45 'ner cmn. The new law makLs .ae e(s s and tne minimum dut etarged is 54 63pe cent. Al1 Ler L..-1es, auining or sewing maohi e, cil c- her more. For thetpaet tree years tee duty on~ these aracles was 25 per cents; no-w it is 35. The pics she uses will cost more. All kinds of lrns b-are been stuck into a paragraph- sad a couete of new clcuses made. Under tne Wilson law, the duty was 25 per cent., but this duty has been raised to 3-> per cent. under the new lawv, All her spool thread will cost more, for the duty cn a cotton. spool thread bas been raiseda cent a dozen, while on the linen thread it has been raised 10 per cent. l r: cctton clash, one of the ruost SWt' iY used s 'ticles in woman's rea::m, 1-e sew tarif bill has been most cra L ily irawn. On a large proportion of thE' *aricut grades tie rates are the sI ae ss under the Wilsn law. But rew ctar fs are made 'n therate, but mny changes have bee, miace is clossijotion. and these make the act ual d iference very wide. As rrary as twertv-seven rew classes hare been added to this division of the cot ton schedule. All cotton plushes. veireis, Veet eer.s, etc., will now ccs: the wormn 34 per cent. more than under the ,.ii son law. The rate has been ra iscd from 40 per cent. to 74.67 per cent The classifications have not been ircreased in each cae. All woolen piushes have been increased fromn- 40 her cent. to rates that run from SS to 147 per cent. Silk plushes, veivet, aRd chenilieS fare Equally as badly. I n every classifcation the rates Ia cc been i:creased. The increases rinse from 15 to 30 per cent. So the shop per can prepare to take that much more money with her when she starts out to procure her winter cutfit. Hosiery is going to cost a nice little sum hereafter. All cotton hosiery will have an additional 20.46 pcr cent. tscked to the price. Unaer the new law the duty imposed ii 70 46 per cent All >.ilk hosiery will cost an ad-'tional 10 per cent , for the new law place s the duty at 60 per cent instead of 50 ss under the Wilson las. Cotton underwear does not escane Under the Wilson law only shirts snd drawers were on the dutiable list. and these at the general rate of 50 per cent. Now to shirts and drawers are added vests, union suits, combination suits, tights, sweaters, corset c:ver and all underwearof every desriptiort. rnd the duty iq place.1 at 65 per cent Nct:ing the shspe of co'ton uider we:r can escape that 15 percent. raise Flannels for underwear fare stil worse. All the rates on: the half dcz en sgrades have been increased, a-:,: the average taken shows that the in crese has been 52 ner cert. The av erage duty on ib.nnel underwear un der the Wilson bill was 4S per cent ; under the the new law it is 100 per cent. Silk underwear wili cost i0 per cent. more, but as on other arti I les, the rate on the luxuries is not nearly so high as on the necessities. Boot, shoe and corset iacings of cot t ton are to cost 5 per cent more than a month ago. The rate has been in creased from 45 to 50 per cent. A determined raid has been made on ace edgings, embroiderie s, ut ck ru filings, ruchings, etc. Under the Wilson law the duty was 50 per cent. After the full elf ct of the ne v law is felt it will be a long while be'ore the careful shopper can boast to her ausband of the bargains she found at the woolen dress goods counter. For the price of all woolen goods is going to be greatly increased. Senator Jones, of Arkansasestimates that people will have to Tay $150,000, - O00;a Sear more for their cotton and wooien good uLdcr the new law than under the -3. This enormous tax is irposed that the treasury mar~ csten sibiy benefit $9,00u.,00 a year! For silks tne shopper will have to pay a much greater price. The duty on the classifications as they have ex isted for three years is 50 per cent , only 5 per cent. higher than under the Wilson law. Bt eighteen new c:asses have been added, and the du ties range from 50 cents per pound to $5 In some cases, as with Japanese sii', the duty is 700 per cent. No one has been able yet to estimates what the lincrease in the price of silk dress goods will be. Then crinoline cloth Ifor lining will cost more than 4 centsl a y ard more, for the duty has been increased that much. er hereafter. A woman's bonnet o hat must pay an additional duty of 5 per cent., while on trimmed hats the new duties run from $2 per dozen and 20 per cent, to $7 per dozen and 20 per. cent. The braiding for bonnets or bats. if not bleached, must paty a duty of 15 per cent. Under the Wilson bill these came in free. If the braids are bleached they must pay a duty of 25 per cent. The W ilson bill charged' no duty on these articles.I Ostrich feathers, undressed, have a duty of 15 per cent. laid on them,, while the' dressed ostrich feathe s must psy 15 per cent, more than was ~impos'ed by the Wilson law. All other feathers and all artificial fi. . ers used for millinery purposes are to pay a duty of 50 per cent , instead of' 35 under the Wilson law. Beads andI jet trimmings will pay 20 per cent. more than at present. Birds for the! hat were not forgotten, and ans addi tional duty of 15 per cent. was laid on them. A razz-e.I Toe Cuban insurgents dynamited the culvert near the Esperamz rairoad station of the city of ISanta Chtra on 'the night of July 29 Tne culvert wss c:'mpileely destron, d. The~ next i t Iwhile the local volan:-e- force w. e patrolling the town, th'ey car.e sud denily upon a grcup of isur eJt i the cen;ne of ore ci the nri:cio ~strets The chllenge wa- sven a'nd thLfe insurge~nts repi.ed with "Viv 'Cuba libre" and owened fie h autnorities are enti;el at alss t know now the inisurgents enee h town and succeededi in ;et'in by- ie fort garrisoned by the nidr-ins of local guerillas whch was a h Iextreme end o'the st re t. As soon as the icsurgents were da cov-ertd a panic ensued among ine residents. The stores were :loed The insurgents were scallyv repul ed the troops linig one~ klled an tmeA'e wounded, ainong the late- a lieutenant and a chaolai' th ae gen~ts left four killed. and~ took awy about twenty wounded. At 9 'e.e p. mr., Monday the insur-eis optni f ire on tbeforts guardin the or& c Ico Saniago de Las Yeas Havar wiout special contequene be u K. e aam produced ama h ei dets. Art:.seisa, or.n C apti ea W\ey iers western troeba, was ired on by va small band of insurget Jul 2a , b't.uwihout resul'. Tn.c irsurgent ynamited the culvet1' Iear eg Al . Camagucy showv that part of the io ent forces are in tha't :ccality i?aaed by General Calix'o Gxarciat -a have marched there~ o tak part u th preidnti elecio capan S rpred that in a light at Rio '-oro, Saua and R-de, v:2i-no Hecad cuA tr. :t? - :-.rr. e.it of the secret ser vice states tiat Joasn IManess, who is said to be the leader i a gang of counterfeiteus, was ar:?sted IT W. S A BIT MORE LVELY THAN CR DINARY. Irby and McLaurin Have a Little Tait ct Free Itiw 3i1tertl-A (;o.d .Natu: Crowd-Eivara and Mary Lease. It was a very mush delayed. a large an d a bit lively campaicn rneetir.g that was held at Greenwood TLursdav. To begin wit'1. the speaking dil not begin until ?o'clock. but the throng seertd to be hiungrv for carnpaizn o-atory and waited and litened until riohtfal. Tbe speakers' stand col a pad er y in th ipro -amme, but 'made no material difference. Irby tcdy was even mrore vigor '"-Msu use.;:1, and paid his respects t0 Govet e tn ere ii brief. There as a livelv n for a few minutes t1:en. Col Irb-v ..kce Mr. McLaurin to an swer a. questin i, at" insi tedI on a yes or r:o ans rer, id Mr cu rinl was equali: as po-:si ive in ansrer in the question his own way or not at all. This. Col. Try urged was dodz ing, which was denied ty Mr. McLa rill, and there was a tilt ts to whether there should be any ansr:er or uo: to this and another question Col. Irby wanted in uneauivocal ar1irmative or negative answe'r, and Mr. McLaurin clnanded the ricn to answer i his own wsy. I_ edd in Mr. McLau rn not reco0'z:u the subsequent q iestions, snd Col. Ircv declining in 'irruptior for th e ansvers 'sr. McLt rin insi ed his right to i;.e if any repiv be dicen. Terg were apr-eis fcr fair play, and Col.rb-:'s r-'tort was th t .,e to- his mcdicine lik a game cock _d McLaurin was p.ad, cwhichaL ai vigorously d(-nied. Caairmean Magill introduced ex Gverrr Evanis, who said he did not c:eat. Greenwood county, bat was barn in this co'ntv and be looked upon his own peopie. He had no ari mosity saaii.st those who fought him fairly. He re'erred to the last cam paign and that he was even charged with dishonesty, but bis pcopla kneev him. He also dared to make this race and was here to make the tight for this State He said he would not dis cuss Sst'e issues, although he could not be frightened on thm. He took up the tariff question with out delay and said t.at bryan had re pudiated McLaario's position. Hefa vored a direct tax, as this was the only way to le the neople know what was being spent- Under a direct tax Rh-ode Island would pay 16 times the taxes of South Carolina, while as it is, the farmer pays the exp-'nses. Mc Laurin would plead the baby act. If he were right he need not plead per secution. He said he would prove that McLaurin belonged to the Repub lican ranks. Voice-Dan't get scared, McLaurin. Abont this time the rear end of the platform caved in and Evans said that McLaurin was too heavy a load for any Democratic platform to carry. ( nplause) With a wreck of a stand, the speaking went merrily along on tbe tariff scheduie. If he is wrong and Tillman's wronz, we will lick them both, said Erans. Are you going to elect him because Tiliman does something? Voice-We believe in Tillman. Evans went on to say that McLau rina's cotton tax would simply cost the farmer 20 per cent. The Allen staple was not raised, because more could be made on short staple cotton. If Mc Laurin wera kept in congress much longer, the people would nave to go around with f11ps on themselves. The audience applauded much at Evans's defense of Calhoun against the "new evangel." In talking of the negro Republican paper endorsing McLaurin, he said he called it "nig ger" because he cuuld not get out of his raising and meant no disrespect. Tne southern farmer had nothing to protect, and it was all rot to get themi to favor it in any way. He jumped on MicLaurin's ivool, lumber and bag gtog votes, and so-ge of the crowd sad, "PLot ioe. Senator Mc~aurin turoed Irby's broacho j~k. to his own use and said that was tnie kind of prny the people wanted. He said be C~tuid rerply to every state-nent made b'y Gov. Evans. He has argued the tariti bill as if the Democrats framed it. E;vans has put himself in the ranks of Henry George, Mary Lae, Simpson and the cther sinele taxrrs and would tear loose fromn the Democratic party. The peo pie are already standing all the direct tax they nan, for it fal~s on the lands a mules and other visible property. In Delaware they 1:ace a single tnx they are trying to get rid of. The Federal tax imnpoced under the bayo net isa sample. The bauker and bond holdecr escape alinost entirely. B~y the last census Mrs. Lease and t3ov. Evans --oud impose on~ every farm of $1,000 a tax of $. 11. ii addition to present taxes. This is nekeher probable or pos Pii. H a:ared the Cahoun of te ne cnd io .Evans says Cu ' d s H' 'fo r ~ t r e y U i t alare abor as b e et awvay .and een wm a ree .:.xmatei a-d 1 >C askel i Calhoun did not s i ea oldot, and~ !.ie cro-d en friends braokerin. Mc~arinsaidh::hadthe record, btidn r-a. hare t 'o ''rwr >-ui;o ~~ - 2 -je ri ominde tn Calan-an declared v. de 'uin tiedc Emu 'o A ry~ L - Ls s 1ta u s arnsI H1 exo'atIne e peret- f h "ion to his bo-:s'n cm --o n nrthern IRp-ubc -us. He- climedi t~at the- su per cent. duty on co'ton * -s etirel i' "erain iy as D o cet cna cotto c?d ha. ~ve don- ?so hamand -um--"-ood. ast m -otton. Toay he, iy exp'Vs.1 O *.d wool* If Aore sn:: and --'adyaman brem-a-or oi Oat -ys 'nd Sa ie not going reich it? M.. MTc.aumin si with. suc n en-. nie the whole country would be there The Refcrrm parv, he said, was all htIt was ci'g to unload its mie less o gage and was safe. It had oiven tne nrimary to the people and st-Ci for t.he pecple and their rights: .t it was no time to tsik \bout Reform. kApplause.) He weut on to talk abcut the lum h-r sciedue after some voung marn said he could exoiaia Evacs' sta'nt and was invited so to do. Gov. Evans explained what he said and then the speech went merrilv 1 alorg. Col Irh'y said he would have to speak brieiy bcause of the late ho:r and threatuir- weather. He. how ever, wnted to catch up with the liar. who nh s attacked tie strongest r:-. Hle sid he was fi 'honz the .lesh and the 2evi, Ellerbe, 'al and Nic GoLal-s. le eirst de tied running as a kose horse or in oabinaton v ':it Ev'ns or anyone ewasagains . n e ole an . The only combination w.s against him. The tarif w (:.y used to mystify vou. -ov. 1:ilei-.e, he said. had pros tituted his ollcr and true Democracy when he kept the metropolitan police in Charleston. The policy is unwise and unjust, for Charlestoat should be treated as Greenwood-that was De rmocracy. There can he no true De Iuocracy without Jocal self govern nieut. Tese peol'e wantad a new party, a:d nicked up McLaurin. who had b nru to oHe party to lead. Why a a E:lere decade on Mc uris appointnent before loor . rb was cold in 'is rave. To's was indecent baste. It kcoked like tie Re tr n movement and true Deavcrac: would have rio speketrnan. but he ttook up the ca gel. He then went on to say why he was sacrificed last year. He was row the only Democrat run ninge. The Con-ervatives were Demo crats. bat erred in jadgment He was ,,road of bis record, for it was without blemish. f ' augh.) Irby-You may hiss, but you will sil be a goose. He said he was down here to keep McLaurin and a few disgruntled pEo pie fro'n destroying the Reform par cassked McLiurin if he would op pote free raw material if Bryan or -ome other Democrat were elected and there was a Democratic congress. Mr. McLaurin said he would stand on the Democratic platform, just as he now did. Irby-He won't answer yes or no. McLaurin-You ca't put the answer on my mouth. I will stand on the platform I rov-He's dodging. McLiurin-No. I am not. There was much hurrahing. Mc Laurin and Irby both had the floor. icLaurin said ne would answer the q;estion in his own way and Irby said he wanted no dodging but an answer, yes or no. McLaurin-You've got no right to ask a a uestion and answer it Iry'-I'il take care of that. (NMlch hurrahing) Irbv-He won't answer. McLarin-Ycu won't let me. Here there was applause and cries of "dive bim fair play." Irby-I'll prove he only wants of fice. I've got him in a hole and will soon smoke the fox out. The basic principle of true Democracy was free raw material, free silver, free sugar and the like and he wcuid vote for it lio mnatter what otners did. Co Ibyasked McLaurin hov he stood on the dispensary. IMcLaurin said he would refuse to anssver the qu~estion unless allowed to' do so in his own way. He said he thought such tactics unfair and he would not do so. Irby-You can't catch me. He's getting mad. McLaurid said he was not mad. Irby- Why, he looss like four derils are standing out on his face McLturin-The-n they are the reilteo-. tion g adraaledi fromt your face. (.iuch applause.) Ir by-Whenever you're got. a man mad you've aot him. Mr McL xuria was askng to b eard.i Col. Irby said ne never kicked bu t took his medicine like a gamae cockt and Aol not allow interraptions l i hi tine Mr. McLaurin sat down. Tee Col. Irby pounded away on. Sr. M'cLau'rin and said that McLturin thle tine of thbe Darlington? rebellion and talaing about the Reform party! going to heil and ianpeaching the gov ernior. He was againist the governorj :.hen bat is n~o.v trying to swing on his coattail and was even getting taraugli like a calf to get at the teats. Mr. Mayafeld said lie would not speak 10 minutes on account of the late hour. He said he had just heard~ that the ntex county acts v~ere to te a tacked, but he would say they were~ al sali an ood. He sai he hada received a 1'tter from Mdr. Vance an wouldsay:h thogh~t-. Vance a' ~o'd an oetmn but the s~ stem was rongande:,ud nt anid snould Cot .m. It wn n ow a stuntndous fr~fir Hebrie' fly ued is tar if Seao Til nan spo-e to the farm-. ers i 'u~ in ' bbemile Wednesdhy, delverng th.e iirs speech he ha~s mei in the ma-e sinca the openin of rsnt se'atori,.1 campaign. declared tha~t the trotuiks it had been nyei~-ved in were due not to the law self, buit to its uawis_: adrnnstra io.H edors.ed the taritif views of muorMc~ari- and said tnal. Wi;e~ e isel was set a protec c'onist i ti his Q"'e t ve is shzar H th ent as t hiome, and told howl when ecarsu to speak the clouzk Ned Crook capa:.r.d. Harod Mias geise, alas Harry Ken dc a actoriouts cr-ok for v houn te; L'.i . Y, or t - *oses , o of v r.o Ow1"Ueua, N.Y a fridsacqainc_ and str~nzers syracuse .Y., s~t Jaiubt esctaped. He was recently captured at Los Liaius IN TO COURT AGAIN. Another Impo-tant Mova in the Agricul tur:] Hall Case. It was stated Wednesday in Colum bia that Mr W. H. Lyles, who repre sents Mr. Wesley, the winner in the famous agricultural hall case, bad written to the United States marshol far the district of Scuth Carolina de mantling that he come to Columbia and put him in possession of the btilding and premises. It appears that the marshal, upon receipt of the demand, noti-d the State's attorneys in the case. They at once began to take steps to prevent interference with me property until the determination or the cse. It is said that on Tues day night guards were kept at the, building al ihut with instructions to resist any atempt upon the part of anyone to tao-e possession of the build in. v ith force if Lecessarv. Wedriesdav morning the attorney cererai's cfiee had the folowing no tice serv:d uoon the United States marshal and upon Mr. Lyles, thus putting a step to further proceedings until the date named at least; by agreement the hour named in the no tice has been changed until 5 p. m. Here is the notice: United States of America, District of South Carolins. Fourth Circuit. In re Edward B. Wesley. pladntiif. vs. J. E. Tindal and J. R. Boyles, de fe rdants. ER parte Samuuel W. V ance, peti iloner. To . H. Lyle:. attorney for E:-ard B V slev and J. T. Hunter, U. S. M r . h for the c strict of South Y(Xr -eeb iar oic ta the tndprned, as atorntvs for Ean vel W. Vacce. petitioner in the above stated case, and upon whose petition a writ of error has been aHowed to the! United States circuit court of appeals for the fourth circuit, and a suxperced ras bond approved by Judge C. H. Simonton. circuit judge, will make a motion before his honor, C. H. Sict onton, United States circuit judge, at Gr-eenville, S. C.. on Tuesday. the 10th day of August A. D., 1897, at 11 o'clock a. in.. or as soon thereafter as coun sel can be heard, to stay the execution in the case of E. B Wesley, plaintiff,1 vs. J. E. Tindal and J. R. Boyles, defendants, pending the said appeal to the circuit court of appeals. the said motion to be heard on the pe tition Icr writ of error, bond and all other papers in the case. S. W. Meiton, Attorney for S. W. Vance, petitioner. Wm. A. Barber, Of Counsel. "NOT GUILTY-" Solicitor Thurmond Acquitted of the CLarge of Murder. The trial of Solicitor J. Wm. Thur mond for the killing of Will Harris 1 on the 21th or March last, was begun at Edgefield Tuesday, Aug. 3. About an hour was consumed in selecting the "y, which is composed of the best men in the county. Ten witness rs were examined in behalf of the State, and 14 on behalf of the defense. One witness. a drummer from Rich mond, who failed t- arrive 'uesday was examined on bshalf of the State Wednesday mornior. The State developed nothing new from the testimony taken at the in quest. The plea of the defendant was self defense, and all the evidence for' defense was in that line. The court adjourned at 5.30 p. m. Tuesday at the request of the attorney general. A.s soon as court convened Wednes-! day morning the arguments in the1 Thurmond case was cmmneracad. Gen. Batlim opened for the Sta'.e. He was followed by ex Gov. Sheppard. N. G Erans and J. H. Tillman of Edgefie l and Col Croft of Aiken, the attorneys for the defense. The attorney gener al closed for the State. All of the ar guetnents were strong, elcquent and logical. At the conclusion of the ar guinents the court inquired of the jury1 if they desire d to proceed with the case or watit until the mnorning. They re sponded that they wouid prefera postponement and the case was car ried over until Thursday. As soon as court miet Thursday morning Judge Benet commenaced hi c'iarge to the jury. He consumed about an hour, and his charge was generally pronouoced as one of the ablest ever delivered at Edgefield. The jury retired, and after remaining~ about forty minutes returned with a verdict of not guilty. As soon as the[ verdict was announced Mr. Thurmond received the congratulations of many of his friends. senational Arrests. Three promiaent business men of Pittsburg have been aarrested and. bound over to the October term of court charged wilha conspiracy tc de fraud the National Loan and Invest ment company of Detrot, onie of the c 1argest concer-ns of its kind in the country'. Thet. cae promisei to bea sensational o.e swin to the promi nence of the aceua' c and tbe anmun clained to iiave~ binsecured b- them, which is said 10 be in~ the neigE bor hostd of $:2uU 0 Thj e men cLaraid vwith the fraud ae W. M. Bo . ham, we-ll 5ro..u a ~ rtey: DL. L W. Jou.s, a teler in the Pitts burg B)anz of Savia-, and *Wm. S. Omre, stre-y of the Calunni~1t c~dCok c-,mp'-. A prominent i E2sit end and real . stt dealer is also said too be itupl atd but has not yet cas?es the defendantKus of usitng the ails in cevis.e e-me to defraud.I hi- supp~ed *at I 'am aeted a othr iacd 3cr.yg-sanid byCcon ivr totetecme was in dece''d o. ad.s e monev rin 'prop. The see te i sad o ..&e Leen in o- i Charl' D1i.z agd 4 .5, a fr-a in te c... factor of Phiilip WAun Kae S-collon, agt 3e ye ars, anti cco-n 'itte suicde. T'e woman was also an emoloyee oif the pace, an un're .nco sto n' I. Th forem'n par'i te in his~' aetin w i no sLIcees. Duir:3t the icc hour po. d'y De j and theai.i~ v.oa wer set trekin to ed'h cled *J o .iroo" ucar wher Lw) pito shots were heard, and -bnthe employees eute~red the room Di)n'c was cying on the dlocr, with mue revoir'e: ini his hancd. Miss i Seullon was still alive, unconscious. She was sent to the Penr sylvania Hospital, where she died a few hours t WEATHER AND CROPS THE CONDITION CF THE STATE'S FARMING INTERESTS. The Qeneral Outlook-Weekly Ba1netin of the Wea'her Enreau Issud Tuesday by Director Bauer. The following is the weekly bulletin of the condition of the weather and crop; r.f t;he State issued Tuesday by State Ou:erver Bauer: TEMPER ATURE. The .week exhibited temperatures ranging slightly above the normal every day, but over the extreme north west portion the nights were cool for the season-, with a minimum for the State of 62 at Librrtv on July 2S 29. The maximum, 102. occurred at Hodges on July 26. The average for the week was 81 while the normal is auproximatelv 79.5. At most stations the daily maxima ranged between SS and Y , which, while it favored active growth of vegetation, tended to dry the ground very fast. RANFALL. The entire rain for the week fell on July 25 20, and in places the rainfall was excessive, washing lands and flcodinz bottoms, especially in Ander son, Darlington and Greenwood. Twenty-three places reported weekly a easurements of less than 1 inch; 15 rf froze 1 to 2 inches; 4 from 2 to 3. and 9 of over 3 inches with a maximum -eekly amoint of 4.SS at Charleston. The mean of these 51 measurements is 1.15 w.ile the State normal for the -atme pari..d is apprcximately 1 54 The rMLi'al was fairly well distributed and with limited exceptions was nutii :ient for the needs of growing crops. The sunshine was above the normal, averaging about 77 per cnt. of the pssible duration, and, following a week of generally cloudy weather. was highly benetcial. There ccourred some local high winds which slightly injured corn in places. CROPS. There appears to have been a quite entrai improvement in crop condi ions in South Carolina during the past week, and the staple as well is the mincr crops are exceedingly fine )ver the western, the north central, and the northeastern counties, and :ver the greater portion of the remain ler of the State. Thy exceptions are that over portions of Oconee, Pickets, Laurens,L nion and Spartan burg coun ies more rain is needed, while in por tion of Richland, Bamberg, Kershaw, Bnmter, Darlington, Orangeburg and Berkeley there has been an excess of rain to the injury of crops, especially :orn and cotton. Laying by of the principal field rops is nearing completion, and was avored by the hot, dry weather that prevailed during the greater.-part of the week. Old corn is maturing rapidly over, theeastern portions of the State, where Fodder pulling is now quite general. Ihis portion of the corn crop variesI in condition with the locality and the oil and is not likely to be a full crop Late corn continues promising, but needs several more good "seasons" to -eep it up to present conditions and ;o insure the heavy yield that now teems likely. Corn is "firing" on ;andy land in Kershaw. Berkeley and Liken. Some bottom-land corn was injured early in the week by high winds, and iver flowed streams in the central :ounties; however. comparatively small areas were saffcted. Cotton continu-:s to fruit well and :o shed comparatively little. A num er of correspondents report this crop mnusually fine and more heavily ruited than is usual at this season. I here were fewer reports this week han last of rust, exct ssive shedding. mnd "honey-dew," although these iamaging conditions are still widely~ >revalenr, especially in sections w bere here has been an excess of rain. Much lrass was killed, and laying by made -apid ad gance. There are reports of he plant being smnall but well fruited, nd others of the plant growing too nuch to "weed" at the expense of tak zr on fruit. Bols are opening ranidly over the :utheastern counties. Excessive rains jured cotton in portions of Berkeley Ld Darlinator, while in Spartanourg1 nd limited areas else where more raini s needed. In places the plant has' airred yelionv and stopped growing. Na Islan~d cotton continues to put ont 'ruit and was greatly benelite:1 by the! thundant sunshine of the latter por .ion of the week. The first bale of new cotton for this ieason was shipped from Allendale, arnwell county, on Aug. 2. In 1896 ive bales were maketed on ,>uly 23 29 a 1S95 the first bale on Aug. 20, and n 1894 the first on Aug. 13. Tobacco curing progressing ar4 tearing completioni; quality good. J'uring up~ fine in Florece.~ 1R -e headin an with thec excep'.ion > limitd loalitie-s where daae b3y erlars i" i extra. lie condition. *riv r'e *wil '--oa rioca.~lywt~ toode str . L are c- c i p- v in Turnip sori-e cantinues but in :ace-s is awaitc rn. Cane is rayv promimin. Iiny a heavy' crop. Pastures alford o g good gra~sg Melons c~onti-:u ple. ifl F'g ree bearig heavily ; late ap-1 .'. a good. yield; per not a heavy :on, but of 'oed qualty. Four pr.-or~s wer *uoceemd about2 ''lokThr. a -" nag La air.ame ve ln onI E.. I sa' *:t o'p..-itej naris sra Cincinasti. TheI rameo Ond w.as entirely consumed.I he secod str.ANe f~ the dea 3en by a bath tub se u n nda nehed f hestairnr Tue1a en a wedmg t te ou::e the ncih .ieve~ h~e usagter of 'he l-ndied ras bride. Si! there is somie ot ts to her identity. The celebranso he wedding useu bsi sud cigaete iry freely and it is suppose eiga-~ -ettes started the fire and. that .beer ~aused somnolence. Tae other peo >e in the house escaped wita sLit, A TERRIBLE PLUNGE. Ar Electric Car Iushes Down a Steep in chine In Cclumbla. The Columbia R-ister se s Thurs day night, -s an electric car cane un the hill at Newman's on the Hya Park line, the conductor and motor. man lost control of the cir ard it rushed back down the :,i. At this particular spot the argue is very heavy and coming from Hyah's there is a big bill to climb. Tiis carul.ar car was filed with p-:eple r o wre returnirg from the musical entertain ment at the Casino. As the car resei ed the swic . ard w about to ps in, the trolt'y came cif of the '"ire cc something e-se wrorg with the ma chicery happ ned. Tne car immed ately began to go cown 1he hill rnot wit betar d ing t ie etiorts of the morrtor man and conductor to put on tn brakes. The car was cro0dd wita ladis end gerL emen and they wre natur?: much alarmed as the ear began to rush backward. There were screams and cries as the car bean to go down the hill, and passengers he g an to jump off. A great many did so, but others could not safely ro.e the leap. The car went down t"e *m, crossed the bridge and went up it f other ioncine, when it sto pe(, t - electricitV Let being oni. S pasa r ers aboard reaiz i r w. migh p'er, took bold of tb e and :at the c:r from r i aobl and -> ibly injuring those o baare Foarl':stely t'he se w ho jape;;'d ee ur~ii'jured and those y:i0raiw abord .caped ^ :choe a rat Th moli r0ma ^,iw.as Joh'u Ftilar- .i so w -I known by ad of :he patrone the riagd. Wen he car we go d:)n' the3 hiil 1 ai r'ut o : bra-s to H-1s l Iest stra , Fiit r j:am d. In, dojpin so he brcke one of Lis lees. The u cdent belus: reporte d in tUs city, the poiiee stati's s the vatrol wagon and ccr Fv- i l'? ter to the hospital. A passenger on the car s ates tat the wire had broken and fal e- to the ground and that the conductor not knowing that, had actuall7 climbed on the top of the csr to try to fix it. Not being r ble to do so, he went fly ing dawn the hill on the top of the car, and had no opportunity to jump unites he should meet irs.ant death. The accident cauted a blockade of t.e line and some people wat ed ba K to the city rather than wait fur the nec Esiary repairs to be made. It is quite fortunate that nobody was hurt amongst the passengers, and the mor torman will have the sympathy of all in his serious silliction. Had he re mained on the car he would not have been hurt, but he concluded not to take any chances. It was an accident which could not have been foreseen or avoided, and it is one of the vg few which the company has had since its inception. MORE LIQUCR MONEY. State Dispensary Pays in $15,000 as Pro mised. Tuesday the State dispensary paid into the State treasury the $15,000 promised at the end of th month of July. The payment was made on time and it was hardly expected. This pay ment makes $55,000 of the money due the general fund of the State which has been paid into the treasury in the past two months under the adminis tration of Commissioner Vance. WithI this amount of money, according to the statement mace by State Treasurer Timmermnan a few days ago, the gen eral expenses of the government wills be carried for some time longer than was exoected and the necessity for' borrowing money to any extent may be avoided. Commissioner Va'2ce seemed to be quite proud of the ability of the dispenary to pay in this money on time. Tim-re is a perfect hoide of uhiskey drummers in Columbia anvatieg the. action of the State boatd in the m'.aterI of the purchases cf ligqaars. Tec ce::ne from everywhere and are keeping the hotel lobbies pretty ]ivelyv. Araong them is MJr. Lanahan of the prominent Baltimore house from w'hich so much liquor has been purchased by the di pensary authorities. It is expcted by these drummers that at t i meeing the usual heavy purchases of liquors for the fall and winter trade ot th dispensary will be made; heuce thei attes.dacce. It is just pass ble, howeverth they vwili be badly disa po'cindi: gesting of large orders. Comisie Vance inrends to make a report to the board~ 'a which~ he will ask the bocad to s-.leCt the hou-ssabr a~ se~cure the p-ic- certhl fro~ v coze ' e'a dirr tt -me Lab: tu a-netmcAge wo o ther etb se, n av-a a a- Sd . ii tha'- . :lir i .......a dit:-:ueri'moe a Gw ' eCts. I ths ja ' at.e -~i adverse deiso ouldt ma w e Ils a - onr. Vca c sai T mdit.f th-siio rasa adejej da tha: ta tgo, disces aan waam Eui ~ Cir 0.aja . .:s :eaaieapasr o ., aa run, c~e fece th ;r :f peti r:mria, panse stm -.o. m te o. a~a' :,aftad u;; .adr x d am ipped o tas cltyd D:' Ke55 e voed seve yearso, w aca-d - tainingh the huors . a FOOLS ARE FAKED RI3HT ALONG WITH THESAMEMOUL DY TRICKS. Several dwirdler, Who Got .,000 From New Orleans Saloon Man For Gold Bricks. Cr ught := Gotham. The niice have locked up at head quarters two* men wanted in New Or leans for swindling a wealthy saloon keeper cut of 7,Gc ar.d also suspect Ad of beicg members of a gang who have operated extensively in South American countries and the large cities of this country. The prisoners are I v n Antonio Magan, 55 years of age, of 734 Dolnia street, New Orleans, and Re elio Gaiiterrisz, 26 years old, .ho also cones from New Orleans. Both men are of Franco-Spanish or Bosque type. com non in South Amer c.an countries. They said that they oth leit New Ocleans four days ago. The swi' died saloon keeper is Pas cal Lastlle. O. July 27, Magan went to the saloon keeper and repre sented himself as Ralph Diaz. He stated that he and others were in the m 'ploy of the Argentine government, ,:?nd at Beuaos Ayres. While ioned tibey became possessed >ft1) +)1 in goi bricks. Diaz dis : ue of the bricks to Lastelle to nave it analyzed and ter cu~hl. Lastelle had the fi d ar d vas told that the filings mer ture. uaa. ed gold dust. The next tr' Diaz called he had with him ycune man suposed to be Guiter rf z R youn man stated that the cud-ee s his father. and tbat !or o ti ge he had suffered with an a Ec.ion c:f the heart. He had dis played geeilis in his early accumulat inc a rottae. He and his fathei did r . t care to run any great risks and anted an active man to share, for a consideration, in his gold brick for tunf. When his father disposed of his inter-st in the gold bricks it was his intention to go to Tampa for his health. When Listelle was told he could have a one-third share in the gold bricks he parted with his $7,000. He soon sound he had a lot of fake gold bricks on his hands, and he no tiied the Ne v Orleans police. Oae o. tie men supposed to be a memhr of the gang, died suddenly in New Orleans of heart failure, supposed to have, been superinduced by the excitement attendant on this transac tion with Lastelle. His name was Jose Maria Mayano. The police of this city were notified that the bag gage of the gang who had departed had been taken by the Pennsylvania company. Two days later the police were further informed that John Mar .tinez, alias Gonzales, was supposed to be leader of the gang, and that an un known man had sent a postal card to Ivan Antonio Magan in New York. The police kept a watch on the post office and when Magan called for his postal card he was shaddowed to a house on Lexington avenue. Soon he ca. k with a young man, swar thy o Spanish origin. The de tectives foliowved the pair and placed them under arrest. On Magan's per son was $247. a draft on a London bank for -;10, and a first class pass age on the American liner St. Paul, which sails tomorrow. On the young man was found $104 an ingot of pure gold about an ounce in weight, dia mond jswelry and a package of fake disaonds. Both men were locked up. T wo trunks belonging to the men were found at the house which con tained a complete outfit for the gold brick s windle. Magan, when. ques tioned, admitted that he knew May no, who dropped dead in New Or ieanis. He said Mayno had owed him $3.50)0 but paid the money before he died. The police of New Orleans have be notified of the arrest. The pris oniers were ar-raigned in a police court and remanded. Srntts was Savage. A speccial to The State says quite a sensation was created for a few min aute ncedn t ree Tuesday when it was anoe upon the streets that Dis neixser Stutts had fired two or three histcl shots at Peter Matthews, his brothe rin-la and former clerk at the dspe'asy. The daily papers of the Stat welied some time ago that ther-e was ashortage in the Kingstree disensry of abut $675. It seems th. at iye.ser m'utts made it good, or e 'aims to have paid up all shortage to Au. I. as e thiought, but upon clos er investipation Tuesday he found that Lie hiad be counting his stock of li gaars by the case, and upon opening acTesa he found several cases erpy .ethey were sealed up, but 'uon opening the cases he failed to *a .y " riginal packages." Mr. ma hrepon got into a S dmud not control himself, aawt to see Peter Matthews sot it, and he failed to him anyv satisfaction, whereupon r. Stu s dre. es already stated. me '.ak Mr. Stutts just shot to care i a, asiie did not hit him, rnhe o-j sa me could have done - i. Peter Matthe 's is a * ?) :a. Hie stayed in the dis r-onlthis and claims to have v14 Jle whiskey on credit, but u .Wa stin kshe has credited out Ce hota'e of 000J which he has had :omk g.od. Thiis seems to be a erunic'ucse dispensary, as it has be e rea~iseveral times since it has brea i asiecC, and I suppose if the trt wsknw that this very whis ke hti short was stolen during oeoft e robberies and Mr. Stutts 0.s jan :i::ing it out. It seems to e -, yon white -.y s caught on ~*e outhern rail p . a Greenville oy no0rthbound vesti ijared. internally so a el1'o hours later. It is a eme it as suicide or ac S ieywas unhappily mar rie ad ad eit s wife. He came to - Grev ie fromn Piedmont, his homea weaago. Since leaving his 3:i^ h a bee .wrtaless and became a 1ode :ao tram. ILe told a woman it cit yest day that he would kI ie rahe than return to his ....:.- =s cauht by the pilot and cliedfoliwa oads uder the engine bL ore thtair was stopped. He was ezieless a:: ae to the attending :m-ieas,52. ould make no reve laica a o whethe he threw himself u::erth ta ci was caught on the tre-.e. iscoroner's jury could not 2:v atadelie conclusion. It is uosecd that he w-as utterly reckless o'account of family troubles and de iced to end his misery by throwing