The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, February 23, 1898, Image 1
VO0L. -X1 lii. S. ,ANNIN(_'------,------ I R, S. Cq WXEDNESDAY, " EI3RU ARY_2L S8___ ____N .i
THE 3MAINE BLOWN UP.
A TERRIELE D!SASTER IN THE HAS I
BOR OF HAVANA.
Ore of the Finest Tesseis in tee United
States Navy Destroyed, and Many of Her
Ofmeers and Men Killed and Wounded.
TheUnitei Sta'es battleshio Maine
was blovn up and totally de
stroyed in the harbor of Havana cn
Tuesday night a week ago. The ex
plosion occurred ur d-r the men's
quarters in the forward part of the
ship, and the death list is two hun
dred and sixty out of a crew of about
three hundred and fifty. Most of the
men were asleep when the explosion
took place, which accounts in some
measure for the fearful loss cf life.
An hour after the explcsion the how
of the once great tattleship was under
water and only a ra't of her stern
could be seen. The explosion which
shook the city of Havana from one
end to the other, created the wildest
excitement. All the electric lights
were put out by the shcck. Fire en
gines rushed madly from one direction
to another, and no one knew for cer
tain from which direction the explo
sion came. The cause of the disaster
is unknown, but is now being investi
gated by a board of naval officers.
Consul General Lee, who was at the
Hotel Inglaterra, received a telepnone
messsage from General Blanco telling
him that the Maine had been blown
up. General Lee hastened to the pal
ace, where the cabinet quickly assem
bled and orders were given the offi
cers and crew of the Spanish battleship
Alphonso XIII, to aid in the rescue of
the Maine's crew. All the officers
were saved except Jenkins and Meritt,
who are missing.
One officer, whose name could not
be learned said of the explosion:
"I was in my bunk. When I got
on deck fire had started forward.
There was a good strong breeze. The
call for all hands on deck was prompt
ly obeyed and the men and officers
were perfectly cool. All possible ef
forts were made to check the fire, but
without avaiL The flames spread fast
and several explcsions occured. Mag
azines were bust open and explosives
were thrown ovorboard. In half an
hour it was aparentthat nothing could
save the ship."
A Spanish naval cfficer said that
Captain Sigsbee was the last man to
abandon the sinking ship and that he
remained alongside the wreck as long
as it was possible to do anythingin
the work of rescue.
The disaster is remarkable, in that
only two officers lost their lives and
these were of junior grades. They
were Lieutenant Friend W. Jenkins
and Assistant Engineer Oarwin R.
Merritt. The former was unmarried,
but leaves a mother and sister. The
latter, it is thought, also was unmar
ried, but the department was unaa
vised concerning his family.
James Rowe, the ship's cook, was t'e
least injured of any that were rescued.
When asked how it happened, he
said:
"I dont know. I turned in my
hammock at 8 o'clock, and heard
three bells strike. I don't remember
anything more till I felt myself turn
ing overand over, and falling heavily
upon the deck through a mass of
smoke. I got on my feet and worked
my way on deck. When I got. there
the superstructure deck was dipping
under water, and I jumped overboard
to keep from being drawn into the
suction. I was picked up by a boat
from the Spanish man-of-var. Four
more were picked up by the same
boat. They were Daniel Cronin, a
landsman; Charles Berryman, boat
swain; Albert John, seaman, and
Bloomer, a landsman."
The following cable dispatch was
received from Consul General Lee by
the State Department at Washington
Wednesday night:
"Havana, Feb. 16.-Profound sor
row expressed by government and
municipal authorities, consuls of for
-eign nations, organized bodies of all
sorts and citizens generally.
"Flags at naif mast azn governor
general's palace, on shipping in har -
bor and in city .
"Business suspended and theatres
closed.
"Dead number about 260. Officers'
~quarters beng in the rear and sea
men's for ward, wh'ere explosion took
place, accounts for greater prportion
al loss of sailors.
"Funerel tomorrow at 3 u. m. Offi
cera Merritt and Jenkins still msising.
"Suppose youa ask that naval court
of in quiry be held to ascertain cause
of explosion.
--Rope our people will repress ex
citement and calmly await decision.
(Signed) LEE."
THE ILL FATED SHIP.
The Maine was looked upon as a
warship that would give a good ac
count of herself in any situation. She
was built at the New York navy yard
and since entering into active service,
on September 17, 1895, has been con
tinuously at work. She was also a
steel armored battleship and was
equipped with two 10-inch barbetts
turrets. She was 315 feet long by 58
feet beam and had a displacement of
6,682 tons. Her draet was 2]. feet 6
inches, which allowed her to enter
Havana har bor without trouble. She
was equipped with t win screw verticaJ
triple expansion eneines, whicb drove
her at the rate of 17:45 knots an hour,
and she was tus able to ma~ke the
distance between Key West and Ha
vana in four hours. She had a maxi
mum coal capacity of 854 tons. Her
sides were protected by 12 inch, her
turrets by 8 inch and her bar betts by
12 and 10 inch armor. She was arm
ed with four 10 inch guns in tuirrets,
six 6 inch breech loading rifles, seven
6-pounders, eight 1-pounders and four
Gatlings. Tne Maine ccst $3,(00,000
in round 6gures.
The following is a list of the officers
of the Maine, witn tneir addresses as
far as obtainable at the navy depart
ment:
Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, Wash
inaton.
Lieutenant Commander Richard
Wainwright, Wasair gton.
Lieutenant G. F. Holman, Califor
Lieutenant John Hood, F~Xorence,
.&a.
Lieutenant C.'rl W. Jungen, New
York city.
Lieutenants (junior grade) G. P.
'Blow. Lasalle, Li.; John J. Biannizr,
Greenwood, Md.; F. W. Jenkins,
Allegheny City, Pa.
Naval cadets-W. T. Cluverius, Jr.,
Louisiana; Amion Bronson, Nebraska;
D~ F. Boyd, Jr., Alabama.
Surgeon L. G. Henneberger. Harri,
sonburg, Va.; Pay master, C. M. Ra~y
Wasihinaton.
Chief Engineer C. . Mowel. Go
shen, N. Y ; Past Assistar t Engineer
F. C. Bowers. Brookiyn. N. Y.
Assistant Ergineers J. R. Mo-ris,
Oregon, Mo.; Darwin R. Merrit, Red 1
Oak, Is.
Engineer cadets, Pope Washington,
Ncrth Carohua; Arthur Crenshaw,
Alabama. Chaplain, J. P. Chadwick,
New York, N. Y.; First Lieutenant
Marines Albert W. Catlin, Minnesota.
BLAMES THE SPANIARDS.
Naval Omcers Tbium They B:-w Lp
the 'Mine.
The Wasbingtcn correspondent of
the News and Courier says: Spanish
treachery appears to be the cause of I
the destruction of the battle ship!
Maine in the harbor of Hava'a. That
is the opinlon of the best efficers of
the navy, including Chief N'tval Con
structor Hichborn. Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt and a maj-rity of the mem
bers of Congress, who are familliar
with the circumstances surrounding
the terrible event. Although the re
ports received from Capt. Sizsbee and
Consul General Lee are lacking in de
tail, and the responsibility for the dis
aster is not fixed, the prevallinE semi c
ment here is that the explosion was
caused by the use of tornedoes guided
by an unfriendly hand. The greatest
excitement prevailed throughout the t
city Wednesday and from early I
morning to the hour of closing the
Executive mansion and the navy de
partment have been crowded with C
earnest seekers for the latest informa
tion fron4 Havana relative to the
Maine disaster.
President McKinley is disposed to
attribute the terrible calamity to the
Maine to some unaccountable accident,
but he does not have many supporters r
in that theory. The practical men of
the navy are willing to stake their
reputation upon the assertion that the
circumstances do not admit of the ac
cident theory.
Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn, a
regarded as one of the best and most a
fearless men in the navy, went all c
over the plars and drawings of the ill
fated shin with your corresnondent,
and decided beyond reasonable doubt
"the impossibility" of such an accident
occurring. He exploded the theory
put out by Blanco in his dispatch to
the Spanish legation here, indicating
that the accident was due to the explo- e
sion of the donkey engine, which runs
the dynamo immediately over the for
ward magazine. According to the plan
of the ship the donkey engine is em
ployed in- running the dynamo
It is run one of the regular C
boilers, of which there are
eight, which performs all of c
the auxiliary functions aboard the a
ship. Commodore Hicaborn says the t
theory of spontaneous combustion 9
will not hold water, for the character r
of the powder and ammunition, and e
the precaution taken to pro.ect them, t
all combine to render such an occur r
r nce out of the question. He is con
vinced that when the divers come to s
take a look at the bottom of the ship t
it will be found that the indentations
will turn inward, showing that the t
concussion came from the et-rior in- S
stead of the interior of the vessel. c
Nearly all of the experienced officers f
of the navy agree with Commodore F
Hichborn that the destruction of the t
Maine was accomplished by the use of C
torpedoes. I is known that thu feel i:
in of resentment against the U:ited S
States by Spanish residents of Havana r
is intense, and there are a number of
Spanish Guiteaus at large in that city S
who would glory in dynamiting an F
Am'rican war ship or io assassinating Z
an American eitizen. Under the cir I
cmstances it ts almost imipcssible to C
locate the responsibility <r hold the t
Spanish Government accoun table for.
te fi-ndish act committed in the nar t
br of Havana under the cover of dark d
ness.a
Assistant Secretary EKyosevelt says
he is convinced that tt'e desirsiction t
of the Maine was not ar accident . He
says further that it is impossible f or I
Capt. Sigsbee to furn~sh the world I
with a detai-e.l accounL t.f the terrible
happening and the cause of the same. I
Cap:. Sigsbee was in his cabin at the ']
time of the explosion, and hae barely I
escaped half clad. He received reports r
from his subordinate officers at eight b
bells, 8 o'clock, an nounciaug that every- e
thing was "well" in the varicus de
partments of the ship. According to t
te regulation the magaszines were care [
fully inspected at 8 a clock, and the 1:
engineer must have reported every C
thing all right in the engineering de ~
parment. C
The most reasonable theory ad
vanced in naval circles is to the effect t
that 'torpedoes were employed. Tue t
question arises whether they were
ub marine, operated fcom sacre, or r
whether they were used, as i-s frequent
ly the practice, by the drifting pro ~
css; that is, to attach two torpedoes d
L a cable a certain distance apart and 0
let them drift with tne tide toward the
bowof the ship to be attacted. Tne fin t
of the current would cause them to L
come in contact with the sides of the t:
ship, prad acing-a concussion, followed
by instant explosionl. je
The steamsnip Odvette arrived at -
Key West Wednesday night with a
are Lumnber of the wounded ann
many otner survivors of tne Maine'
asaster. Tne cfiizers were, as a rule,
recent, and foilo wed in line with
their cnie!, S:gsoee, in saying inat toe
cause of the explosion could only be ?
ascrtned by divers, but man-; of the K
sailors were outspoken in their decia. d
ration of belief tnat tne exp~OSion was ,
a deep laid plot of the Sp>.niards. D
They are greatly incensed against the r
Havana peop:C, who have shownb
tem smnaiicourtesy, wholoos-ed upon
ter presence as a national atfront,
and who have puolisne d anonyimo.Is
cuclars capuo..ed "Dowvn wnth Ame- I
ricans " Tnev Oriteve that tne autnior
of such expreised and cowardly hat- 1
red would not stop at an act at suca
teridel vengeance as tce blowiog up I
of the Maine. Tnese sailors, aquain
ted with the drilis, dhec-piine and en
semble of a man of war, puoh-poonh
the idea of an ex plosian as the :-ast
thing to be thout of. -c
Death to Amizc ane.
Frank Jangen, of Minneapolir, re
ceived a letter a few days ago iroai t
hs brotner, Farst Lieutunaat C. W.
Jungen, who was oine of those saved
frcai the Maine, in wuich the latter i
aidA there was a very bitter feeiing izn
Havna against the Maine and ner
dirs. Whenever they went on
s2tte great e xcitemient andi evidences p
o antagoam wer-e visiole. He en
coed a tra'ns!a:I. ut a bandbill jb
neaded '-Deah to~ xneican," weiien 0
had been circ-ulated ia Llaaa. In!
the opinion of ie witer. tonire was K
an element in d~avana thiat wou :d
quickly make trouble if opportunityo
ot'eren
TilE SENATE AP1U BSI
ME LAST DAYS OF THE SESSiQN OF
THE EODY.
he . Im Crow Car Bvi Passed by a Large
Mj o ity-C:her B1 Passed--President
%c' veeney Ccmplemented by the bera
to:.
In the Senate Monday a house reso
nion came up providing for a
ommittee of one senator ar.d
wo representatives to inves'igate what
isposition should be made of liquor
smoles received by the state bard of
ontrol, and on motion of Mr. May
eid was indefinately postpored. Mr.
lay tisld said it was too late for such
rsatigation at this session.
When Mr Moses' bill came up pro
iding for the creation of Loe county.
fr. Hay moved to indefinitely prst
ore the bill. This motion was lost
nd the bill forming Lee county was
assed.
The Pee Dee county matter then
ame up and after some discussion
as referred baca to the people ;,r
nother vote.
The separate coach bill was then
ken up and passed its second read
g by the following vote:
Yeas-Alexander. Archer. Brown,
,onncr, Dean, Gaines. Grillith. Hen
erson, Love, McAlhany. McCa'la,
fcDaniel, Moses, Mower, O'Dell, Pet
grew, Ragsdale, Suddath and Wal
ae-19.
Nays- Buit. Dennis. Douglass. Du
ase, Hay, Jefefries, Lesesne, Maul
in, Mac field, Millar, Norris, Scarbor
ugh, Sloan, Stackhouse, Talbird,
'urner, Waller and Williams-13.
Immediately after the Senate open
d on Tuesday Mr. Dean moved to re
onsider the vote whereby the' house
esolution of Monday providing for
a inquiry into the disposition of li
uor samples by the State board of
ontrol was indefinitely postponed.
lfter some discussion the motion was
dopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Alexander, Archer. Brown,
Zuist, Connor, Dean, Dennis, Dou
ass, DuBose, Hay, Henderson, Jeffe
ies, Love, Mayfield, Meilhany. Mil
er, Mcses, Mower. Norris, O'Deil,
ettigrew, Ragsdale. Scarborough,
loan, Talbiri, Turner, Waller--27.
Nays-Gaines, Lesesne, Mc:alla,
[Daniei, Stackhouse, Suddath, Wal
The chair appointed Mr. Ragsdale
n this committee.
Mr. Gaines offered a concurrent res
lution calling for the appointment of
commission consisting of one sena
>r and two representatives to investi
ate road improvement, tte said com
ission to receive the sum of $50
ach and permissien to accept free
ansortation from railroads and the
ight or the investigation to be reprt
, bill or otherwise at the nex,
ssion of the legislature. The resolu
ion was then adopted.
The house bill to provide for the
xation of telegraph, telephone, pal
cc car, skepin. car, drawing room
ar, dining car, express and fast
reight, joint stock associations, comn
anies, copartnerships and corpora
;ons transacting business in the State
f South Carolina, and to repeal acts
a conflict, created much debate. The
enate-committee, to which was refer
:d the bill, offered an amendment
hichl provide-t the taxation of the
ove named concerns by a d.Ifcrerat
an. The speeches pro and coa were
umerous and when the vote was fi
ally taken it resulted in the rejection
the amendments and the passage of
e bill by 21 ayes and 11 nais.
A concurrent resolution forbidding
e granting of hotel privileges by the
spnsary was the occasion of an1
musing debate.
The vote on rejection of the resolu
on resulted:
Yeas- -Buist, Dennis, Gaines, Hay,
enderson, Mal1din, Miller, Moses,
oan, T'albird, Wallace-li.
Nays-Alexander, Archer, Connor,
)u!, Djuglass, DuBse, Griffih,
fferies, Lesesne, Love, Ma- firld,
~cAlaney, WecDanieJ. Mower, Nor
is, O'Dell, Pettigrew, Rairsdale, Sear
rugh, Staca house, Saddath, Turn
, Waller, Williams-24.
When the Jim Crow car bill was
en up for its fiaal reading last
igt Mr. Moses amended by provid
g that railroads must have one sec
d-class coach to every train in
~hich all persons paying a second
lass fare can ride.
Mr. Henderson amended by making
e law go into effect tae 1st of Ssp
mber.
Mr. Miller had all narrow gauge
ads exempted.
Mr. Scaroarough amended by pro
iding that the provisiors of the bill
not apply to roads under 40 miles
length.
Mr. Buist amended that nothing in
e act shall for:>id railroads from at
~ching passenge: coaches to freight
~as.
Mr. Sloan moved t strike out the
ating words. By the following
ote the senate refused to do so:
Yeas-Buist, Der-ais, Douglass. Hay,
~ssne, Maulcain, M ler, N orris,
loan, Sttck house, Talbird, Turner,
N ays--Arenuer, Bro wnConno'r. Dean,
uBne, Gaines, Hcnderson.J fferie-s,
ateld McAihany, McUalia, Mc
a iel, 'oses, Mower, O'Dell, Petti
rw, Riusdl.e, Szarborougn, Sud
Ater some f urtiter amendments had
een offered and voted do .vn Mr. Nor
.s moved to indefinitely postpone the
There were several speechcs maode
r and against. Mr. Henderson
rought out the point that as the rail
as nad of their oan vlition estan
sd separate waiting rooms at de
>s tat itwas rid: the~y shoulid pro
ide separate acammodations on
~am s.
Somse one of the speakers thought
aat theraces should be kept separa'ed
r were they not the day might com:
rhen there would be itermarriages.
Mr. Slomn got the ithor andu in t-e
use of is speech tcouted hiea
st the races would ever intermarry.
Mr. Archer cailJd the s-maker' a -
ntion to the fact inat he had. seen iu
e ne vspapera of last week~ ha a
l was pendin~g in the Maryla-ad
gislaure legal.zi::e .tuu nmar-riages.I
Mr. Sloan: --Doses my; friend from~
partaburg ma to say- that he :>e
eves ever; thing e e in the news
apers !"
Mr. Archer (drly\ "No, I dcn't
elieve aji I see i tse newspapas
r all esir, eithr.
Te hit was palpable.. and there was
ughter.
A number of new amendmenjs were
ferd and with sy stematic regaa-ij
r. IDos e moed that they be ta
bled. The result was that the bill fi
rally passed its third reading with no
changes than those mentioned above.
The vote was practically the same as
on Mr. Sloan's motion to strike out
the enscting words.
Wednesday the closing day of the
senate was a continuous session
breaker with frequentshort recesses to
await reports of conference commit
tees.
The report of the printing commit
tees awarding the public printing to
R L Bryan & Co., was received dur
irg the at:ernoon and the choice con
firmed.
The closing scenes of the present
Ee-sion were enacted when Mr. Mower
moved, at 12:40 o'clock, that the sen
ate go into committee cf the whole,
with Mr. henderson in the chair.
Mr. Mower said that the session had
been provided with cou-te;v and
good feeling between the members sel
dom excelled. They had been ac
tuated by a desire to do the best for
the State, and this had been largely
promoted by the services of a good
presiding officer in Lieut. Gov. Mc
Sweeney, who had r xhibited in the
chair a wide knowledge of parliamen
tary law, and of the rules of the sen
ate. At all times he had been curte
ous, imoartial and eiiicient. It be
came not merely his forma duty, but
his pleasure to testify alike to the
faithful and able services of the presi
dent pro. tem., and of the capable cffi
cers and attaches of the bcdy. He
then offered the following resolutions.
Be it resolved, That the thanks of
the senate sr! due, and are hereby
tender-d, the Hon. M. B McSweeney
for his courteous, impartial and efli
cient discharge of the duties dev-lv
ing upon him as the presiding officer
of this bcdy.
That the same are due. and are her!
by, tendered to the president pro. tem.,
o' the senate.
That the senate commends the clerk,
sergeant at-arms, assistant clerk and
the other cfuicers and empl.oyees of
the senate for thei: faithful discharge
of the duties of their respective poi
tions.
Mr. Mayfield seconded the resolu
tions and Mr. Sloan expressed like
sentiments for the president and other
officers. Sweet and pleasant recolli c
tions, he said, would always associate
with the amible, kind hearted and
learned president. His courtesy and
that of the clerks and assistants would
be long remembered. Lieut. Gov.
McSweeney had been well known in
Columbia as a boy struggling for a
foothold in life, and it was especially
gratifying to them to know how ably
he has filled the exalted station to
which he was called.
The foll)ing resolutions, offered
by Mr. Ma) fied, were then read and
adopted by a uraaimous vote:
Resolved. That the thanks of the
senate are due, and are hereby ten
derel t> the represeatatives of the
prf s; on the floor of the senate during
t:e present session for their fair and
impartial reports of the prce:edings
of this body.
Mr. May field arose ard expressed
his appreciation not only of the cap
able work of the officers, clerks ar.d
assis-a its, but of the effi:ient crops of
newspaper correspor dents who had
served so well in the t idious and labo
ritus wort of reporting the session
The committee of tne whole was
then discharged and President Mc
Swteney again assumed the chair.
Mr. Henderon presented to him the
resolutiot s that had been adopted, as
the unanimous sentiment of tne b-dy.
"You possess," he said, "all tae ele
meats of a presiding officer. Courte
ous, careful, impartial, yet firm in
your ce::isions, youi have guided our
deliberations with signal abilit y. for
which wre are under lis'i.ig obliga
tions. Our thanks are dud collective
ly and individually, to the officers of
the senate for their assistance to us in
discharging our duty."
Mr. Henderson said that in a long
experience in legislative bodies. he
had never known a senate more faith
ful to the public interest, and that
they had set a good example to those
who will succeed them in ad journing
witnia 40 days, whea they were per
mitted to go oeyoand the constituItio ial
limit. They had worked faithfully
and laboriously for the good of the
State.
In conclusion Mr. Henderson
moved that the resolution be pubhshed
in the journal.
Mr. McS~weeney, in replying to the
flattering testimonial of his efficiency
and faithfulness in the chair said taai
he would attesipt no speech, bart w u~d
sincerely thank then f or their kind
words of commendation, for himisel'
and for the clerks and attches He
desired to say that bi s offi~ials had at'
be2 faithful arnd e flicientsana that he.
had never seen more devotei service.
ney had doae not only their duty,
but whatever would advance the busi
ness of the senate. He had done
nhing more then h-s dity. When
ne took the oath of office he ~stated
that he knew nothing of parliamentary
law, but he had with him represenita
tive men of South Carolina, upon
vaom be could dep-nd for ad vice and
asssta~c . He coi~d say with candor
nd sincerity that he had kuon n no
faction in the discharge of nis dut.,
and had never recoyized setators as
Rormers or Consereatives, but
loked to all as patriotic douth Care
liians. Hehad never asked, la tra -
i an appointment, whether thie mez
o named wvere withi him ir a::aias'.
him but haid looked sulejy to the r
aoility todisclarge the duty imposed
upoa them. He believen he had done
h:s duty and since-ely thanked the
ody for tte flAtteriog resolutions o
prase accorded hian and trait:d that
ia theie return ncnme to lived ones
e7 would be found in good heaith
a d that in years t >come they wouud
al stand togetter for the- graperityv
advantage and progress of taici gran~d
od State.
Tne house cam~e over soon after
hese ex pressions of est eem and ratified
tne fe e ieaiaining acts.
At 1:40 a. mn the president gravelv
rappd his gavel and declar'-d the
se a te ad journed sine die.
Fareweils were said, the 'ihs put
out and the chaalberut.rtc .
A dispatec to T::e o.ate ':0a Es
iaive ma~tAI .:ea mOte.g 9 te
0-n ofl c '(.1 n o , .. "0u r of liC
.1, and ot2er dem-arY O us of
y,. .d espeu'iay eue~ ' -.ow
s ee made- a co.ua \y set I9 :sa
*ih as rich lnd :o suppcrt t. as ar~e
-. oe found anyvwaere . a. Sate. It
aown aetse aunna m row m a
THE FRIENDS OF SILVER.
IN THE DEMOCRATIC, REFUBLICAN
AND POPULISTS PARTIES.
Askt d to Unite in Futue on the Financial
Issue as of Paramount Importance-Ap
peals t3 E tch of the Parties to Coneoti
date.
The addresses on behalf of the Dem
ocratic, Populist and Silver Recubli
can parties which are the result of the
conferences which have been in pro
gress among the leaders of these par
ties at the capitol for the past few
weeks, were issued Wednesday. They
seek to unite the members of the three
parties in future elections upon the
financial issue as the question of para
mount importance and are separate
appeals to each of the parties to con
solidate all along the lines for this
purpose. The address to Diinocrats
is signed by Senator James K Jones
of Arkansas, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, and is en
dorsed by the Democratic congress
ional committee; tbat to the Populists
by Senrtor Marion Butler, chairmar
of the Populist national committee,
and the 25 other Populist members of
the senate and house, and that of the
silver Republicans by Chairman Chas.
A. Towne and the Silver R-publicans
in the senate and the house, and also
by ex Senator DuBois.
The Denccratic address is as fol
lows:
To the People: The surrender of the
Republican party to the advocates of
the gold standard and monopoly is at
last complete. The present adminis
tration, called to power under the sol
emn pledge of the Republican nation
al convention at St. Louis to promote
binetallism, has formulated and sent
to congress a bill, the leading purpose
of which, the honoraole secretary of
the treasury avows, is to commit the
country more thoroughly to the gold
standard.
The country has already, for 24
years, been so thoroughly committed
to this standard, partly by law and
partly by the usurpations of the exe
cutive branch of the government, that
its effects are seen and felt on every
hand; wages are reduced; work is
harder to get; the weight of debt is
doubled; the value of land and other
oroperty is reduced one-nalf or more,
until the lives of the people are "made
bitter with hard bondage." It is cer
tainly not in the interest of humanity
to have this condition of things more
thoroughly estaolished. The contin
ued rise in the value of gold, or,
.vidch is the same thing, the contia
ued fall of prices, must ipevitably
transfer the property of all those en
gaged in active business, the actual
.reators,of wealth, whetner oy hand,
brain or capital, to those who, avoia
ing the risk and effort of active busi
ness, only draw interest.
?he increase of 145 per cent. in the
value of money. caused by is increas
ing scarcity, from 1Su9 to 1549, as ad
ai.ted by leading nascates of the
gold standard, found expression at
tnat time in extremely 1o v prices and
conditions of unparalled distress. 'ne
discovery of gold and siiver in extra
odinary quantities, aud tne great in
Brea:e in one volume of metaluc mon
ey resulting therefrom, severed this
dibtrets and brought in its stead Won
derfut prosperity. Prices rose, bus -
ueis flourished, produacers prospered,
all were ?happy.- Suostantiaily this
onditiou would have conuinued it
notn tne precious rietals had been al
towed to remain in use as money, be
:au->e they were being found in near
ly aufficient quantiuies to increase tne
volunse of money in propos tion to tne
evelopments of bainess. A .wicked
onsoiracy deprived one of them of
the money function. This was aone
with the deliberate purpose of raising
the value of mne other by rendering
the supply of metallic money relative
ly scarcer as compared wiah the de
manci. From tue nlour of the consuin
nation of this crime mankind nas
utfered commercial disaster and so
ial distress in almost constantly in
reasing measure. Just in proportion
o the gruvvtn of arts and civilzation
and the expanston of comnmerce, Pus.
ness and industry, the inadequacy of
he volume of goia is felt, its scarcity
s emupnasiz:d its value increased.
Tne repression of life and nappiness
which is inaeparable from a long
:ourse of declining prices, nas now
:nected developLienta, and it contlin
ed will uhiinaLely sulfb civilization.
AE emine.. t American, President au
irews of Bro .n university, some
, ears ago said: -
"Our natioial debt on September 1,
S65, was $3,750u,O00; it could then
ase been pai0 u~fi with 18,000,000
oales of cotton or 25.000,000 tons oXt
ar iron. Wnen it nad ceen reduced
o $1,250,000,000, 30000,00 vales of
:oen ur 32,00,000 tons o? iron would
ave oeen ieq'aired to pay it. In otner
vords, wmile a nominni shrinkage 01
baout 55 per cent. nad taken piace in
ne deos, it mad. as measurea. in en.her
f taese tWo world ataptes, actually
een enlarged by some 50 per cent."
A.th augh more than halt the piia
cpal 01 tuis enormous debt and every
en t a'ccumuiated interest nadi en
a.. tv the lanor of thle United States,
he nolders of the bonds s.1i1 hold a
lail for more of tae laor of the
>oie taan they held be.ore these
eeorm~aus payments had been even
>euu. This cruel contiscation of the
ves and liberty of tue laboring mil
ions of tbis country is the mes; stu.
adous crime toat has been comlmit
ed in Lne annals 0f civi.izastion. U -
ess a government "o! the people, by
nec people and for the peoplec" nas per
shed f rom the earth, surely the pres
:t boliy avo ved sen-me, no: ouiy to
:atiL~ue, bu-. to increase these evils,
il nut o: permaitte d Ia addition to
h:s purpose of more thorou-;nly estan
isLing the gold standard, toe plan of
ne admxistr.ation is to retire the
apr money of tne government to
iue goid bonds and to increase the
>oser, privileges and prouts of nat
unal~ bank~s.
.Len retcremenut of government pa
.er mnorey muast reduce the volumle of
i:caUonl and wnile the secretary of
e Lieasury adaitus that the contrac
to:s of tne currency would be mure I
uious in two years than ist :rat on
like amounit of oonds for 4J y ears
vouid be, ne catlmly informis us ta
ne natioinai banas wilt pro'ably se
are a s.tlicient amuoaut o1r money to
revent this enormous sulferiug.
Tne national banus are nut to be,
r1q iired to redeeiniaeirnotes mn gold,
asi it is arranged tmat tne L aited
~aes govern Uent small do so on de
and; aad ater having done S2, the.
overnment mu~st be content to nlave
ne 1:atuonal b .aSs reimbanIsC it in
-s- kird of iegl tender menev atj
the option of the bankm." We are
frankly told that lawful mo'ney will
be made "relatively scarc-r than it is
now," and that it is intended that un
der the operation of the bill it will
be "easier to get gold than lawful
money." Practically all the money
in the hands of the people now, as tl-e
secretary distinctly admits, ii silver,
chiefl; in the form of siiver certifi
cates. The avowed purpcse of the bill
is to make it hereafter more difficult
to get these than gold.
In view of the great principles in
volved and of the danger so close at
hand, we urge the people everywhere
to arouse themselves and at once to
take ,t-ps to save themselves and their
children from the fetters now being
openly forged to bind them. In re
cent years there have been a number
of instances of congressional districts
where the advocates of gold and
monopoly were largely outnumbered
by tneir opponents, and where, never
toeless, by a failure to unite and act
together, friends of the gold standarl
have been successive. Thus, as the
result of a personal or partisan wran
gle the cause of truth and justice has
been overshado ed, the interest of hu
inanity ignored and the greatest good
to the government suborainated to an
ignoble strife. We appeal to you to
let this not be the case again. Our
only danger is in division. If we are
in earnest we must have harmony
amongst ourselves. If t aere should
be those who would divide us, let them
be summarily and emphatically re
buked by the people, wno have none
but h:gh and patriotic motives.
After the bold declaration of the
of the administration in favor of the
gold standard no sincere bimetallist
can ever again, by his vote or influ
ence, give aid or encouragement to
the Republican party.
The issue is joined; we cannot avoid
i if we woutd. E.tn.r the friends of
bimetallism or the advocates of the
old standard, trusts and monopolies,
must succeed Wno is not for us is
against us. We ask no man to acan
don nis party or change his politics;
we ask no one to yield any principle;
but in this great contest we do appeal
to all good men to stand solidiy to
gether for liberty and humanity and
strike do n forever this conspiracy of
gold and monopoly.
James K Jones,
Chairman DemccraLle Natoal Com.
The Populist address covers the
well known position of the party
on this question, and says:
"Dne conspiracy of gold and mo
nopoly is nearing its culmination.
Eliery advance it has made during the
last twenty-five years has been by
adroit ana stealtay process. ?hese
would aave been inp-sfioie if it had
not nad its agents and confe.inrates
holding positions of public trust in
the legislative, execuive and judicial
branees of the g-v.Ifnlent. i.Neier
the oeneticiarica wur tae tools ut thiss
onspiracy have any paricular poll
ies. la the name oce last addliani
tration was Deuiocr.tic. Tad present
sdinitrauiou is calied Repuolicau,
out it nas ingiori.uaiy practiced and
2eieuded Lae periiduus or its prede
:easor.
We do not arraign any political
party on parussau ground. We ar
raign a systemi and deaounce a con
:ouspiracy We co. demn inuividuals
tad organizations taat support tis
istetf and aid the conspiracy. A
party that is one mouapiece and
aent of tms conspr.cy ju7 t as
langerous under one namie as under
notnier.***
Tne line of battle is clearly drawn.
He cannot avoid the conti .f wve
wold. Tneref ore, let us appeal to all
:zens aaaQ to all organizatou?s and
pares taat oppose this conspiracy
nat oppose a gaierunment of the
rusLs; iLnaL oppOo andc Ni1 not suo
nit to tae desptstaL of sordid wealtn
-to come to Lane rescue. Patriociam
mad maaood ace no, cead.
ntis was signed czy a1arion Budler
tad 25 ssnators and representatives of
The paper of Lae Silver Republicans
S a 0iJo es:
Lane cuaning plans of the beneficia
es of tne gold standard and tae ad
rucaeso01 monopoly are fast nearing
:op etton. Tuey need but to win
)n m ,re victory to becone supreme
mad hO oe aoie to defy tne soveietgncy
t the people for generations. Tne
olic~y of the Repuou~cani adm.inistra
,ion is a plainl canie.ion tnlat Lsn se
:ret. authors of tne S.. Liouis platrorma
>t 189,3 are in aosolute control of tat
arty. Power '-nus secute1 Dy false
retences is to Lie i uueassy used Lu
arry out tne desigaa of thle conspira
ors. Tnte slo wv processes ul 25 a ears are
-apidly advancing LO taeir goal;
ie near approaca to wnica LLow
ems Lo warrant Lispenting with the
-aution and deceit taat have hitnertu
~en the necessary preilminaries of
acess.
But this openness of purposes is the
pportuaniy of paioustn- aMoest
ne shouild hesitaie no longer ip
osed to tne estanltinenti of tne go~d
tanard in ail us rigor, it opposed
,o thes retiremient of government car
-ency, if Opposed to Lfne erection oX a
;reat associaaiOn oX bat.ks of issue as
e all-dominating por er in tne na
ion, if opposed to ever- kind of trust
md monopoly, the oj~srmug a .d ad
ulct of the mioney I wer. **
Patriots and CaIz- ats: We call up-i
you to uune in t.ts greait comatuon~
ervi:e of ciuzensai) and pr~triotisn
> man need surren~der his party coL-j
cictins. N~o ex-saag organ zito
teed b:: abandoned. While striviug
.overthrowr a conmmon enemy no
od purpose is ser ved by empnariz
as points on whic a w e diffir. Badt
intil this finbl assault cf trie enemay
ipon the last ramparts of 'oar indus
rial and social independ-nce :ne::ed,4
intl the c >ntrol 0! ttae money systeax
f the country is useuefromn th
iands of tf-: sac at teres s . aLdl
Lsured to tue wh~Ae p pe tat- m~n
ers of the greati a-Lu:e; of p i.1
erormi 1n -very par. ot the L nited
States shculd act in :uta: jlsace and
iarmoioaes Co -peraua or m~tfe pa
:ral welfare. To t::s otj c:, aasf
rged upon caur friends e:very vhere,
se nereny pledge. jnoiuLy and ==ver
dly, our tames. e~Laut eniutavor.
signed by Onar:s A. ?ogne, etisir
nn nationadi coumiue of the Sib;er
lepublicau party, et; bt Silver R pa::
ias:uator: and representauives and
nUed ?. D claise.
T ag 15'ac .tuut.
A tug boat said to De the Frankie
:aos~zd and sam in tue 10 ser &w
G ra oay. It is said tha. at kces-. !i
nan were lost. iae f-rry ixoat, Uo
eCtn, oi tue Statea Liaid lnue, was
>n hr way to New York sacae tue
ig b.>ar was hear d whistJimg f6: uew.
Lane lerry boat went to us a.d out tae
u. sank gaiciy. T wo meun were
AR-I P.OADWAR.
The Way They Do hing Over in North
Caroi.na.
It seems that the Scuihcrn Rsiiway
barb c atterrn pirg to run ovr t he
little N-rro' Gaae at Hickory, N.
C. We gO.t1he fa-ts from the Char
iotte Observer cf Thursday. It seems
that the Southern desired to l.y side
tracks into the plants of the Catawba
Lumber company and the Hickory
Manufacturir g company, and to reach
these points, it was necessary ti twice
cross the Carolina and North-Western
rdiiroad. Without previous intima
tion, a construcion 1rain, loaded with
hand3 and material, rolled into Hick
ory at 2 o'clock M nday morning over
the Southern, and at daylighti bath
croisings had tc::n put in; bat not
qsite completed. Upon being ad
vised of the situation, the Carolina
and North Weste-n authorities sent a
train to the scene, placed two cars
across one crossing and an engine
across the other. The Southern peo
pie ccntinue d work on either side of
of the two crossines; but were unable
to cr ntinue operations on the c -ossing
them elves on account of the car and
engiae obstructions. Things remained
in the shape described until abcut 10
o'cleck Tuesday morniug, when the
Southern men havir g retired, the
Cart lira and North-Western peopl.
appeared on the scene and commenced
tearing up what had been done. Tne
Southern gang was called out, and be
ing the stronger, soon succeeded in
overpowering the Carolina and North
Western people and made them quit
work. The Carolina and N -rth West
ern men retired; but on Wednesday
morning reappeared cn the scene wita
instructis'L not to allow the Suthern
fc lts to drive another spike. Tne
Southern frlks made further efforts to
drive spikes, and pretty soon there
were several 6gats in progress. It
became necessary for the mayor of
Hickory to take a hand, and summon
ing 50 men to the assistance of the po
lice, he took possession of botn c-oss
ings in the name of the law. B.th
railroads and the city authorities now
began to increase their respective forces
until ea~h nad something like 150
men, and the situation b gin to look
decidedly squally. But finally the
municipal furce succeeded in getting
in between the two railroad mobs, and
had no further trouble in keep.ng
them apart. Next the Southern started
out on a ne # traci. Placing an en
giL e across one crossing, it had tne
rails of the Caroliua and North We
tern tora up at th ; otter. mne city
authorities protested against this ar
raigement; bit the Sjutnera claimed
that its engiue . as oa its o va right of
way and refused to move. Wn-:a the
passenger traia came along, pas~e agers,
mid and oaggage nad to be .rau.frrea.
At 3 o'clock Wednesday afteraoon,
Saperinteudent Dodsun, of the Siath
era, arrived on the scene, and after
iavest'gatlug the situatia ordered tae
Southecn gang to remove oostruc-ions
and alio tne Carolna anu N ,rta
Western trains to pass. the symnpa
thies of the E~ckirs people aressroag
ly with tie Carolina and Norta
western road; but at last accounts the
trouble was not settled.
The Agrica1.ural HanU Matter.
The slate ooard of control, the at
torney general, th-e staking fund
commission-rs and W. H. Lyies, at
toraey for i. B. Wesley, tn: new
ownerorthe hall, have nad several
coLuferetlces recent'ly and nlave pracui
cily reached an agreemeat. Mr
Lyies, on o-ansif o' hi3 clten. first de
ianded $15 000 for bacic rent ana
:amages, ou. Attorney General B xr
er exuressed tne opaon mnar. $7 500
was annut as mucn as Wesley could
oilect on those accounts by suits
against tne superceaeas bond. Alter
cnsderable argu.ntnt, $10,000 was
suggested as a compromis - figure and
ttis nas beea practically agreedt upon.
For some reasnias, the agricultural
all is pecuiarly adapted to tne state
:ispensary's requirements and it may
remain there. L iter it was learaea
:at the claim ot E. B. W-esley had
c'.ually beea settled for $10,000 and
papers signed ending that matter.
attorney Lyles said the state dispen
sary would rematin in its present
uarter s paying $175 a month rent.
Jalumoia Recora.
No Descrimmnacioa.
Toe Atlaata Uonstitution tells of an
ge? Q.:orgia Nergro, Nathan oy name,
who is employed oy a gentleman very
r sminerst in state palieis. That Na
nan also nas an eye to politecal fav
rs is sao va by-the folioni Ag cmaver
attn, .vhica r--cently took plaoe by
ween nim aind his employer.
"alarse Jun,' said Nathan, "is you
wine in dis yere rac: er governor I"
"Haven't thought about it."
"Weil, ef yer does run, an' gits
dlctd. willy ou give we a jiab?"
* Certainly, I would rememnber you,
athan. Wnat would you liae?"
"Well, suh, I'd des like to black
>oots rtuua' de capitol"
'And wnat would you expect for
hat ser vice?"
"Well, sir," he repiie:1, "I should
ay $4 a day would be reasonable
Dats what de y uther legislaturs get."
Thanks For the Foaud ation.
An old i :neraat c 1,red preacher,
whie comduziog serv-ces at a pro
rac ei mee.iris, was ia e-rupted by a
m sse ger, who rusaed ini and cx
:Lai" e , exci:ecsy:
'-Par on. de sightnir& struck yo'
os-, enc oa-ned it mer d groua!
The coagegtioa expieced t> se:
.ep .rso:u e >ilas uader this informna
in a b h -d d1.a.
'1Baru' d d, ho::s do vn, did it r'
"We 1, dd it hurt de land what de
2u-e wu::on?"
"N,, s !
" hi ke Lord fsr dat'"exclaim
:d t1e otrson '"LUnank d- L rd d
ar's 1if' En 1.ow we'.1 s.g oU
an usomxeoo-o rher fe- "i n-."
Th s a d - e itsas R-r Ad
ni 'i B a. '"t. rs:es :at
-se - as s again cecided in i
is ! i Uea: womlaa Sa'
eg E s:seLIu-tt eaalarge sue
!a e~n to ulauon, and e
. ')am : dremlyv bani.g ie- e
'y to..e to reit as ong andas
a -ss po sible the t dii w~ave of tae t
e'r femt.ty. w:ith tae unreasetig
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.
WHAT WAS DONE DURING THE LAST
DAYS.
The Pnblic Printing Awarded the Bryan
Priuinog 0opany-oompl1mentary Ras
olntiona Adopted to Speaker Gary.
In the House on Monday Mr. Ver
ner introduced a concurrent resolution
which raised a whirlwind for a little
while. His resolution was to the ef
fect that a committee of investigation
be appointed by the general assem
bly to investigate certain rumors
that the sample room at the
state dispensary was covinually be
ing drawn upon for whisuy to pre
seat to members of the legislature.
After some discussion the resolution
was adopted.
On Tuesday Mr. Kennedy, offered
the following concurrent reolution,
saying that it has been rumored large
ly that blind tigers nere had been pat
ronized by certain members and he
desired to have them vindicated.
R-soived, That a commiitee be ap
pointed to investigate and find out
what members, attaches and clerks of
this general assembly have patronized
blind tigers in the purchase of alco
holic liquors during their connection
with said general assembly.
The voting on the resolution was.
very light. Nobody obj cted, and the
speaker declared the resolution agreed
to.
The Hous3 on Wednesday rushed
through the business before it and
was ready for adj )urnment at the ap
oointed time. 'ne following report
of the joint committee on printing
was presented:
Tue joint committee on printing of
the senate and house have carefully
considered the bids for the public
printing; and we hereoy award the
contract to the Bryan Printing com
pany, they being the lowest responsi
ole oidder. J. H MoDANEL,
Chairman senate.
J. D. KmEDn,
Chairman house.
The following report was made by
the special committee of investigation
of the liquor sample matter:
"The committee appointed pursuant
to a concurrent resolution to investi
gate and report to this general assem
bly what disposition h.s been made ofd
the liquor samples of the dispensary
beg leave respectfully is rport:
.That they have made such investi
gation as the very limited time at the
disposalof the committee would per
,nit. The committee not having been
appointed until the last hours of the
session of the general assembly, have
round it impossible under the pressure
of legislative duties to examine fully
such witnesses as would enable the
c .mmittee to make as adequate inves
ugation of the matters which come
within the scope of the resolution. But
the committee are deeply impressed
with the gravity of certain abuses in
the management of the dispensary
tiqu-r samples which are not denied
oy tae dispeasary official. The com
mittee view with great apprehension
tae practice which has grown up of
distributing gratis among members of
tae general assembly samples of liquor
left in the dispensary. Such a prac
tice your committee feels assured will
oe fruit ul of the most pernicious re
sults. The members of the board of
control who were examined by tne
committee declined to dieclose the
names of the members of the general
assembly wno have received these
samaples and while the committee
think that the names of members of
the general assembly who have receiv
ed taese donations of whiskey should
be puolisaed, the resolution does not
empower the committee to compel
Nitnesses to attend and answer and
the limited time at the disnosal of the
committee will not admit of further in
g iiry to that end The committee
respectfully recommend the enast
mfent of a law making all liquors
rratuitously presented to the dispent
sary or to thle boari of control the
property of the Sriate to be disposed of
La all rxspects as other liquors pur
:aased for the dispeosary.
- the report was recived as informa'
don.
~ter the transaction of some other
ousiness, which wound up the work
of the session the House resolved it
self into thle c immittee of tne whole,
sad :ur. Jno. P Thomas, Jr., was
:alled to thle chiair.
Mse. Etied off ered the following:
Resolved, first That upon the con
:lusioa of the duties of this house, its
nhanks are dus and are hereby ten
iered to the Haon. Frank B. Gary fot
~ne a ale, impartial and energetic man
aer in whicn he has discnarged the
L-esponsible duties of speaker since its
organization.
iSecond. That while we have, and
:laim no power or right to dictate er
weve suggest to our successors a pre
aiding officer, yet we would be derelict
.o our appreciation of the efficiency of
ne who has shown himself worthy
in all particulars, did we not comi
mend tim to those wno may succeed
LIS.
Third. That these resolutions be
entered uoon the journal of the
souse, and a copy thereof properly en
gross~d, be presented to the honorable
wedzer.
~ine resolutions were adopted.
Tne clera of the senate arrived and
statt d tnat the upper house had com
okLted its bnsiaess.
Msr. B .cot, was about to move to ad
jurai sine die, when Msr. W. S. Smith
aioved that a message be sent to the
s.aate that the house was ready to ad
iDu-asine die. Tis was done.
Mr. Wdliing got in the motion for
: rntnent sine die, there tbeing
.eaed or this honor, andat
i. 55 a mn . Lnursday morning theses
z!aL of 1838 e n to an eund.
Eige~ssv n tjrownaed.
T'se Campune General trans-At
ic ste.amer Fiiacflat, bound from
zrlme for Caloa, was totally
rckea on Aaaa Point, Conway
ac, at 1 o'etck Tcu.-sday morning.
c ptain, s-econd officer. elevea of
er crew and one passenger were
a*vrd. Tht' S---isht of tile crew and
9 passengprs we-r- lost Tue Flachat
nvs a vessel of 2,715 tons gross regis
Will ojonir H ,un.d' deat.
Mas or Rbrt E KeKesan. of Co
~:ucus. Oaio, oas meeiid to the clerk
2trae sen.ae at Washington a formal
tis f his inrieztno to coutest tile
tof $en aour Hanna to his seat.
\as necessary taat this be done
o or the whuole matter drooped, be
aLie the lae requires :hat such no
ice must be dired wiihia thiy days
.f ie t he election.