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VOL. X. M ANNNGS. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER18.NO10 COTTON GROWERS. They Have a Large and Enthusi astic Meeting. COL. YOUMAN'S ADDRESS. Plans For a Perfect Organization in South Carolina Adopt ed. A Full Account of the Meeting. The cotton growers' convention met in Columbia Tuesday night of last week. It was largely attended by delegates from nearly every county in the State. Farmers, merchants and bankers met together in the endeavor to devise some scheme by which the low price of cot ton might be remedied. The meeting was full of enthusiasm, and plans were put on foot to relieve the present con dition of the cotton planter. President Wilborn. of the State Alliance address ed the meeting as follows: Gentlemen of the Cotton Growers' Convention: You doubtless remember the occasion that called the growers of cotton to meet in State convention-theu an in ter-state cenvention-at Atlanta. At the convention it was revolved to enter the Cotton Growers' Protective conven tion that was called at Memphis by Hon. Heectr D. Lane. The Atlanta conven tion adjourned without taking any de cisive stand. but sent delegates to Mem phis for the next week convention, which met and reelected Mr. Lane president. But, unfortunately for the cotton interests of the South, the health of Mr. Lane failed and he could not push the work as was expected by his friends. At a recent convention of the vice presidents from the cotton growing States, in Memphis, Mr. Maxwell of Louisiana was elected as president. It is hoped that this organization of Cotton Growers union will accomplish much toward an organization that will be of inestimable benefit to the cotton interest of the South. When I approach the subject my heart almost fails me, because within and around this subject dwells interest that more minutely and intensely touch the happiness of our people than that of any half dozen interest combined. We see every other interest combin ing and uniting as corporation. trust, or something of the kind. And here we stand tonight, disorganized, dis heartened and in despair. Shall we like duinb driven cattle not open our mouths? God forbid. We must act; we must organize and act. I have called this convention at the request of many earnest men. Every one has been invited to bring or send their plans and suggestions. I will not submit a plan tonight; instead, I think we need organization and through this organization the object can be obtained. Be not deceived; it will take money to push this matter, and if you desire to push this subject we must at this meeting provide for funds to push or ganization. There are many propositions to be submitted. I desire to submit that the reduction iii acreage is the thing to be desired. It must be obtained by unity of action, and I desire to press the idea that individual action is greatly to be depended upon. While in attendance at the Atlanta convention the proposition was made by Prof. Hunnicut that each individual member present sign a pledge to reduce his individual cotton crop. Tomy sur prise, it seemed to create as much corn motion as a 13-inch shell would have done. It has been stated that our conven tion has not intended to reduce the acreage. I deny this most emphatically. But we have much more to do and must proceed to a greater reduction. If re duction is not reached to a greater ex tent, the cotton grower should be pre pared to take 4 cents for his cotton. Now is the time to act. After the ad dress by President Wilborn a roll of the delegates was prepared by the secretary as follows: DELEGA TES. Abbeville-J. R. Blake. Anderson.-A. T. Newell. W. A. Neal. Bamberg.-S. G. Mayfield, IH. H. Crum. Barnwell.-L. W. Youmss, H. J. Mosley. Chester.-Jesse H. Hardin, R. A. Love, R. 0. Atkinson, P. L. Hardin. Clarendon.-J. H. Timmons. D. J. . Bradham. Edgefield---W. H. Timmerman. W. J. Talbert. Fairfield.--Thos. W. Woodward, John D. Harrison, T. R. Elliott. J. G. Wolling. Florence.-E. B. Davis, J. J. Me Keown, J. S. McKensie, J. E. Petti grue. Hampton.-M. 0. Youmans, M. B. Mo~weeney, W. H. Loten. Lancaster.-W. T. Gregory. Laurens.-J. D. M. Shaw, J. HI. Wharton, J. J. McSwain, T. B. Crews. Lexington.-D. M. Crosson, N. B. Wannamaker, J. D. Counts. J. B. Wingard, Simon I. Hook, I. W. Dre her. Marlboro.-J. F. Breeden,. W. D. Evans, T. C. Hamer, W. W. Bruce, R. L. Kirkwood, P. I. Rodgers, C. S. McCall. Marion.-J. D. Montgomery, L. M. Gasque, W. B. Evans, S. G. Miles, T. F. Stackhouse.. Newberry.-W. E. Lake, George T. Hunter, J. M. Johnstone, T. W. Hol loway. Orangeburg.- -0. H. Winges. J. W. Stokes, J. A. Weatherby, A. G. Stro man. Richland.--C. W. Suber. J. R. H op kins, S. J. Huffman, T. G3. Lever. W. A. Clark, J. W. Baucr. B. B. Evans. Sumter.-E. D. Smith. Union.-R. G. Hill, York.-J. C. Wilborn, W. N. Elder. J. L. Moore and J. F. Ashe. President Wilborn then called on Col. L. W. Youmans, who addressed the meeting. He gave a history of the movement. He had attended the meet ing in Memphis, when some life was attempted to be infused into the cotton growers' movement. At the conven tion the estimate of the Texas crop by the representative from that State was put at 4.000).000 bales, and the opinion was that the estimate of the total crop by Mr. Neal would be reached. It was said then that the effort of the acreage, and by a system of contract get the growers to reduce the crec 50 per cent. Some State has got to take the lead. Sooner or later the low price of cotton must drive the planters to gether. le did not think the planters felt the importance of their position. Nothing has so contributed to the wealth of this country as cotton. There is no crop so certain as it is. Since the war of the sixties legislation has driven the cotton growers to desperation. Since 1S90. as a class, the cotton grow ers. to use a homely phrase. "have worked for nothing and found them selves.- The excoedingly low price of the present, and the indications for a continued low price, show that we are raising a crop below the price of pro duction. Prompt work on the part of the South would change the situation in 40 days. He thought the most favorable scheme yet suggested was for the cotton grow ers to hold their cotton and then get the farmers to reduce the acreage 50 per cent. The South had nothing to fear from any other section. as it had a monopoly on cotton. The question is. are the cotton grow ers to submit to the price they are now getting, or are they to. hold their cotton and follow this up by reducing the acreage next year? The time had come to organize. - Dr. Hopkins of Richland then said organization came first. He suggested that a State executive committee be formed by the chairmen from each county, and he threw it out as a sug gestion. The urgent question was or ganization, and if other States will or ganize, South Carolina can and will do so. The farmers have been organized heretofore, and it is more important now to organize. Resolutions and sug gestions were slow to be received. Mr. Hopkins made a formal resolu tion on the line indicated. Congress man J. Wim. Stokes suggested that the South Carolina resolutions were adopt ed by the inter-State convention and the protective association reaffirmed the resolutions. These provided for an organization by States, counties and precincts. Under these resolutions in many counties this was done, and they still have that organization. It would be well to build on the foundation already made. The execu tive committee can look into the mat ter of how the county organizations were getting along. Col. 1. W. Youmans moved to change the name to the Cotton Growers' Union which was carried. Dr. Timmerman askid that Col. Yonmans prepare his address and have it published. Carried. Dr. Hopkins' resolutions we're then introduced and passed. The resolutions are as follows: Kesolved, First, That the presidents of the several county Cotton Growers' Unions constitute a State executive committee, whose duty it will be to thoroughly organize each county. Resolved, Second, That the chair man of the committee be ex-officio chairman of the executive committee, Resolved, Third, That the president of the committee and our State Vice President Youmans of the inter-State union be appointed a committee to for mulate an address to the members in the State, and of other States, appris ing them of what has been done and urging prompt organization. The thanks of the convention were tendered to Col. L. W. Youmans for his address above referred to. Mr. Breeden then moved that the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Union recommend to the cotton growers of this State that they reduce their acre age 50 per cent., provided the cotton growers of other States cooperate. Mr, Elliott moved to substitute a re duction of one-third instead of 50 per cent. Col. Youmans offered the following as a further substitute: Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that the acreage of this year be reduced 50 per cent. through, out the cotton belt the ensuing year. Col. S. D. M. Shaw. Maj. S. G. May field and Mr. W. D. Evans spoke against the resolutions and suggested that the best thing to do was for the farmers to make a living at home and then look into a reduction of acreage. On a vote the resolutions were lost, not because the convention was not in faxvor of a reduction, but for the reason that it did not wish to appear to be taking independent action. CONSTARTE FIEX ON. They Were Led a Chase and Fired On. The Result An attempt to assassinate a party of dispensary constables was made Wed nesday night about 11 o'clock in the neighborhood of Cripple Creek, Green ville county, a vicinity where crime and lawlessness reign supreme, just out of the city limits, beyond the Air Line depot. The constables believe a decoy was laid for t'hem, and they were certainly shot at from ambush. For some time they have been informed of whiskey selling in Cripple Creek,but~suspecting a trap, refused to walk into it. Last night, Chief Constable LaFar, with Constables Altom. Bishop. Cooley and ex-Policeman Head, acting on informa tion, made a raid on several places in Cripple Creek. They secured some beer, but the place where they had been told was a big haul they found nothing, and this strengthened their suspicion. Starting back to town on the road which runs along the Southern track. they were fired at by someone 20 or 25 steps in the rear. standing behind an ekon the side of a house. Five shots from a pistol were fired in rapid succes sion. Fearing that they might hit in nocent persons in some nearby house, the officers did not fire but made a rush on their assailant. Failing to find any one after diligent search, they then re turned to town indignant arid thorough ly aroused. The shots went between the men and over their heads, whist ling uncomfortably near. Chief LaFar. in charge of the party, is determined to find the guilty parties and while lie gives no names, his sus picions are strongly fixed upon a white man who is not entirely unknown to fame, or rather, ill fame.-State. Woes of Tom Irackey. Thos. Jefferson Mackey was arrested Wednesday in Philadelphia for having too many wives. The old rascal is in a OUR HONORED DEAD. The Daughter of the Confederacy Was Laid to Rest NEAR HER GREAT SIRE. Affecting Scenes at St. Paul's. Striking and Solemn Funeral Procession. A Beautiful Scene. Varina Ann Jefferson Davis. the "Daughter of the Confederacy," sleeps her last sleep in the bosom ot the land she loved so well. Her remains arrived at Richmond, Va.. Friday morning, and were met at the depot by Lee Camp. Confederate veterans, of which she was a member, and delegates from Pickett Camp. Col. Archer Anderson, Hon. J. Taylor Ellyson. Col. E. L. Hobson and Dr. George Ross and their wives received Mrs. Davis and those of her immediate party who were on the train. The casket was borne to the hearse from the funeral car by the gentlemen selected for active pallbearers, and the guard of honor and the veteran escort followed in column of fours. There were four beautiful white horses at tached to the hearse, each one beingr lead by a colored man. The escort di vided, a portion proceding and others following the hearse, while the pall bearers and guard of honor walked on either side of the vehicle. Up Seventh street to Franklin.thence to Ninth and to the door of the lecture room of St. Paul's church, the proces sion slowly made its way, passing every few yards little knots of silent people who, as a rule, showed their respect by uncovering their heads. The casket was placed in the lecture room and Col. Laughton dismissed the escort. Two members of the guard of honor remained constantly on duty, being relieved every half hour. Upon being deposited in the lectuie room, the casket was surrounded by floral tributes from Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina and other States. At its ;ead was a large battle flag of im mortelles, received from Alexandria, which rested upon a stand draped in black silk. To the left of the casket was the furled flag of the Confederacy, and across its sable cover rested an other flag of silk. At the foot was an exquisite design sent by the Daughters of the Confederacy of Charleston, S. C., with the shield of the Confederacy in flowers below it. The stand supporting the casket rested upon the battle flag. From Charleston, S. C., came a pal metto tree with the request that it be olaced at the head of the grave. Adj. Gen. Holmes, of the South Car olina department of Confederate veter ans, spent the entire forenoon in the basement of the church superintending the opening of the exquisite flowers from various parts of South Carolina. Among other handsome floral designs were two of special note, one of immor telles, presented by the Little Rock chapter of the Arkansas Daughters, through Mrs. H. G. Hollenberg of Lit tle Rock. The other a "Texas Star" of carnations, and ferns, presented by Mrs. C. Branch Stone, president of the Texas division of U. 1). C. St. Paul's church, in which the funeral services were conducted and of which the Rev. Dr. Hartley Carmichael is the rector, was the church in which Mr. Davis was confirmed, and was seated when he received, on April 3d, 1865, the message from Gen. Lee, which necessi tated the evacuation of Richmond by the Confederate troops. The funeral services took place at half-past three o'clock. The organ played the "Jefferson Davis Funeral March" as the procession entered the church. First came the veterans of Lee camp, then the Sons of veterans. These passed up the main aisle and were seated on the left. The veterans of Pickett camp came next, going over to the left aisle and taking seats at the front on the right. The ministers of the various churches of the city had previously entered the church and oc cupied seats to the right of the chan el. Following the Pickett camp veter ans were the veterans representing camps in other States, and behind them and immediately in front of the casket came the honorary pallbearers. Fol lowing them came the guard of honor. which had charge ol the casket during the day, and next came the casket. borne by the actual pallbearers, J. B. Pollari, James E. Phillips. D. S. Red ford, E. A. Catlin, T. W. Sydnor. James W. Pegram, Edwin P. Cox and W. R. Waldron. Mrs. Davis followed close behind the casket, leaning on the arm of' Col. Arheei- Anderson. She walked with bowed head and very feebly, leaning heavily on her cane. M1rs. Hayes and other relatives and near friends fol lowed, and immediately behind camne about 300 veterans. The flower and flag-covered casket was placed on the pedestals in front of the chancel and Mrs. Davis and her party took seats. Soon the body of the church and gal leries were filled. The galleries were the only portion of the church thrown open to the public. Rev. Dr. Carmi chael announced the first hymn, "How Firm a Foundation," which was a favo rite of Gen. Robert E. Lee's. After the hymn had been sung, Rev. Dr. 3M. D. Hoge read the psalm for the day and "Nearer 3My God to Thee" was sung. Dr. Carmichael read the lesson. "Art Thou Weary?" was then sung. and at its close the veterans moved out with the casket. MIrs. Davis was pros trated and could not at once take her place, but her daughter. M1rs. IHayes, whispered words ofeomfort and besought her to be brave. It was several minutes before the'grief-stri'eken mother could rise. The scene was deeply affecting, and those who witnessed it were great ly moved M1any an old soldier, dressed in the gray that means so imch to him. wept freely as he witnessed the grief cof the aged lady. The crowd about the church when the casket was taken out and laced in the hearse was of immense proportions. As far as the eye could reach up Frank lin street that thoroughfare was crowded. and Ninth street was jaunned for a block above and below the church. Perfect order was maintained, however. the marshal and the police handling the crowd with little frictioni. The procession to the cemetery was a long, sad one. First came the miar shah nA esaf mounted. Then came the military. After the mili tary. the procession was formed in the following order: R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1. Confederate veterans, Geo. D. Pickett camp. visiting camps. veterans from Soldiers' home. Sons of veterans, honorary pallbearers. active pallbearers, hearse. family, friends in carriages, Hollywood association. Hollywood Ju nior association. Oakwood association, Oakwood Junior association. Hebrew association, Confederate Museum asso ciation. Daughters of the Confederacy, Lee and Pickett camps. Ladies auxili aries. private carriages. With the band. playing the "Dead March in Saul" and the tolling of bells of many churehes, the procession start e d towards Hollywood cemetery, march ing between dense lines of humanity the entire distance. The procession was nearly a mile in length. though the carriages were driven two abreast. The streets were lined with people the entire distance and along the drive in the ceme tery leading to the grave, a distance of a half mile. and all about the grave itself were hundreds and thousands of people of all classes and conditions. Co. B. Second regiment. under Capt. Russell. was detailed as a guard to the approaches to the Davis square and prevented the crowding of the drives and kept the crowd from entering the section. A rope was stretched about the circle in which Mr. Davis is in terred, and a detail of police assisted the military in preventing the crowd from entering. The sun was just sink ing behind the hills when the head of the procession came in sight along the road that winds in and out among the trees by the river's bank. The militi ry formed at the foot of the terrace overlcoking the Davis circle. which in turn overlooks the river and commands a view of the city. There was a scene just as the veterans turned to take the left hand drive that will never be for gotten by those who witnessed it. The services at the grave were sim ple but deeply impressive. After the casket had been placed on the suppor ters, the face section was removed for a moment and Mrs. Davis and her daugh ter, Mrs. Hayes, kissed the deceased. Mrs. Davis sat in an arm chair near the grave during the service and Mrs. Hayes knelt by her side. The Centenary Methodist Church choir sang "Sleep Thy Last Sleep," the committal prayers were read by Dr. Carmichael and then the vast and sorrowing crowd dispers ed. VALUABLE SOUVENIRS. Contents of the Infanta Maria Teresa's Treasure Chest. A canvas bag containing about three pints of Spanish gold coin, another can vas bag containing fully a quart of Spanish silver coin, two thick bunches of Spanish paper currency, and a few handfuls of loose Spanish silver coins were delivered at the banking office of Bolognesi, Hartfield & Co., 29 Wall street, last Wednesday by a messenger from the paymaster's department of the United States. This package of Span ish money was accompanied by a for mal notification from Paymaster Arthur Brutis, of the North Atlantic station, that the contents of the money box found on the Spanish warship Infanta Maria Teresa, captured at Santiago, had been officially awarded to Bologne si. Hartfield & Co., at their bid of $15.000. This collection of Spanish metallic and paper money was discovered in one of the apartments of the wrecked Span ish warship Infanta Maria Teresa with in a few days after the crdshing defeat of Admiral Cervera's fleet, just outside of Santiago harbor on the 3rd of last .July. The money was turned over to the United States authorities as a por tion of the prizes captured by Admiral Sampson's squadron. It was invento ried and advertised for sale. Several bids were received and the award was made to the Wall street firm as stated. A representative of that firm said he had not counted the money, but he did not think the face value of the coin and the paper notes would exceed $15,000. All of the Spanish money is either water stained or scorched. More than thre'e-fourths of it is coin, and at least one-half of the aggregate value of the collection is in gold coini-Alfonsos, each piece being worth 25 pesetas. eqluivalent to $5 in American money. There are a variety of silver pieces, in cluding the one. two, two and a half, and five peCsetas. the latter being simi lar in size and value to the United States silver dollar. The notes, which are printed on silk fiber paper or about the texture of the United States notes, are for 25. 30 and 100 pesetas each. There is one 1,000 peseta note. Some of these notes show marks of both fire and water, and nearly all of the coins are scorched or rusted. Not any of the money, however, is suffieiently damaged to interfer'e with its value as a circulat ing medium.-New York Times. That's What He Is. The Baltimore 'Sun says: "Perhaps the most remarkable primary election ever held in Alabama, if not in this country, was the one held Saturdayvlast in the Eighth congressional district of that State. It was the primary of the Deniocratic party of that district to se lect a nominee for congress. but nmost of the Republicans and Populists of the district participated in it. and every man :'oted for the return to congress >f the hero of Santiago. Gen. Joseph Wheeler. Freesilver and gold advo cates, free traders and protectionists, territorial exp ansionists and contrac tionists. rich and poor. black and white regardless of' past, present and ft.ture party affiliations, all united on the one proposition to send Gen. Wheeler back to congress. Not a vote was cast against him in the district. A very heavy vote was polled throughout the district. In thus honoring Gen. Wheeler the people of his district have honored themselves. He is an able rep'resentative, a gallant soldier and a loyal American.'' The State says he is all these thinigs and more-he is "an enemy" to the national honor." a "crazy fiatist." a "'popiocratie Bryanite." The Kind He Wanted. A y'oung bachelor who was upset by a sewing mlac'hine agrent, told the lat ter' thait hi'. mnachinei wouldl not answer the purpose. ''Why." said the agent. with voluble praise. ''It is the best on he rmarker ini eve.ry resp'ect." ''That 1iay be.' replied the supposed c'usto mer. but the sewing machinie I am looking for must have flaxen hair and OUR DEAD HEROES. A Monument to be Erected to Their Memory. C. B. ROUS'S GENEROSITY. The Noble Work of a South Carolina Lady Who is Now Living in Vir ginia. To the Editor of The State. Dear Sir: It was recently my privi lege to visit once more the historic lit tle city of Winchester, in the Valley of Virginia. While there I heard and saw much that is of interest to many in our State touching our dead which lie bur ied there. Everyone who knows anything of the campaign of Stonewall Jackson in the Valley of Virginia knows full cemetery nearby tell of the desperate around the city, and through her streets. The many mounds in the cemetery near by tell of the deeperate conflicts waged upon those fields of battle, It is no surprise to anyone to know of the beautiful National cemetery there, and of the handsome wall which encloses this cemetery and the care and pains taken by the government to make this spot beautiful to all visitors. This is true of every place where the Union soldiers fell to any considerable extent. This one contains several attractive monuments, erected by the survivors of different regiments to the memory of their fallen comrades. Almost every year new ones are added. Nearby, in the enclosure of the city burying ground, which is beautifully situated, and in a very neatly laid off portion, lie the dead of many Southern States, notably, Virginia, North Caroli na, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,, Alabama, Lonisiana and Maryland. These several sections are distinctly marked; all of them, with two or three exceptions, have small marble slabs at the head and foot of each grave. A handsome shaft with a strikingly, neat and attractive statue of a Confed erate soldier. erected to the hundreds of "unknown" dead, occupies a central position, and around it on all sides are buried those who were identified of the States named. The citizens of Winchester have from time to time shown a very commend able interest in caring for the memory of these brave men, and have succeed ed in arousing sufficient interest in some of the States there represented to have a monument erected upon the ground where lie the remains of the noble sons of each of these States. A very be coming monument marks the portion where Virginia's dead lie so peacefully. There are modest monuments over the graves of the Georgia, Maryland and Louisiana aead, and the foundation has been laid with appropriate ceremo nies for one upon North Carolina's lot. The friend and citizen of South Caro lina feels embarrassed and ashamed when he looks in vain for the monu ment where are to be counted 149 graves of the truest and best of her no ble sons, The writer felt greatly 'comforted and relieved, however, when he learned from one of Carolina's most loyal and devoted daughters of the success which has attended her efforts towards a due recognition of those who fell in defense of our southland from her own State. This lady is the wife of Judge W. M. Atkinson, (Mrs. Ti enholm of Charles ton, S. C.), and is a woman of rare grace and culture, She has labored with determination in the face of diffi culties, and now has the pleasing satis faction of seeing . her untiring efforts rewarded. The people of our State owe her a debt of gratitude which we should recognize and express. The following note will explain itself, to which we append the comment of 'The Evening News Item of Winchester: New York City, Aug. 13. 1898. Mrs. Win. Atkinson, Winchester, Va. I was much gratified to rectib'e yor butiful and complimentary leter. 1 wil hand yor leter' to Mess C. E. Tayn tor who erected our monument and ask him to rite U regarding that portion of yor leter; I will impres upon them the importance of giving U more than valu for the money and 1 think tha wil apre ciate this just as tha did the Monument to the Confederate dead in Mount IHope this State. U hay raisd the mony which Gov. Tillman sed the peple wer too por to giv and I am glad of it. It wil ad another landmark to our historic burial grounds, I am coming down to the Fair, and I wud like very much if this cud be dun in time fo-r that occasion, but it is not important. I will therfor ask of U to draw on me for the amount and yor draft wil be promptly onored on pre sentatio n. Agen thanking U, and my kind re gards to yor peple and With best wishes, C. B. Rouss. "To Mrs. Atkinson belongs the honor of securing the monument, as she has labored indefatigably for many years in order that the gallant sons of South Carolina who are sleeping in beautiful Stonewall might have their last resting place suitably marked as only all of their heroic comrades. who rest near them. have had. "It was through Mrs. Atkinson's ef forts that marble headstones mark the graves of South Carolina's 14!) sons, and this was accomplished in the face of great discouragemnents; and now that Mrs. Atkinson has secured a handsome memorial in marble, the people in South Carolina, her native State.should feel grateful for her praiseworthy ef forts in behalf of those who gave their lives for the Lost Cause." The object of this communication is to express to the people of our State the pride which this most excellent lady feels in the early fruition of her efforts in behalf of our people, and to say that it is her desire that a contribution of not less than $50 may be made by the friends of this cause throughout our State to defray the expenses of erecting this monument, so' that she may not be called upon to take a single dollar from the principal which is in hand with which to purchase the monument pro per. The request is a very mo14dest one and should simply be mentioned to in sure its immediate recognition. Will you, Mr. Editor, call the attention of our people to the subject and impress on them the loving service of this pa triotic and devoted daughter of our State. in whom we should all feel a special pride, because of her work's sake. Very.respectfully yours, Alexander Sprunt. TRYING TO DODGE. McKinley and Alger Held Resonsible for Death of Troops. The effort of the leaders in the war department and those who have come in for condemnation over the scandals of the war to hide behind the system which they found in vogue when taking charge of the department, will not be successful. They may excuse them selves on this weak plea. but the peo plc will not excuse them. If they found a bad system they should have reformed it. They were not put in charge of a branch of the government to tread in the footsteps of those who went before, provided those footsteps were not going in the right direction nor traveling in the most expeditious way. If they inherited a bad system they should have inaurgurated a better. But no system of business can be held re sponsible for the features of this war which are being held up for censure. The New York world says: But it was not "the system" that caused Mr. McKinley to call out 200, - 000 volunteers where 40,000 were all that could possibly be needed or, as General Schofield warned him, handled by the war department. It was not "the system" that compelled Mr. Mc Kinley to sidetrack Miles and the com petent military men and turn the army and the war department over to politi cal favorites, to Alger and his crew of sons. It was not "the system" that selected the pest eamps and officered them with men, especially with medi cal officers, of no experience and of no potential ability. It was not "the sys tem" that made Mr. McKinley refuse to right these wrongs by dismissing in competence and putting competence in its place after the horrors of the pest camps and the pest transports were ex posed. These counts in the public indict ment brought against the war depart ment and the McKinley administration, by the people, cannot be answered by dodging behind the system. . The peo ple are in earnest. Good men have been needlessly sacrificed to ignorance, incompetence and neglect. Soldiers have died of starvation and lack of medical attention when our treasury is bu-:sting vith gold and onr granaries with provi.ie:s. The administration that puts incompetent men at the head of a great department and keeps them there over public protest, must suffer the legitimate effect of its course. Not the system it the war department is to blame, but tle man at the head of the department and the president who kept him there.-Auusta Chronicle. ARUJPTURE WITH GERANY. That Appears to be the Possibility of the Future. The news at the navy department Wednesday that the Germans are look ing to the acquisition, by force or otherwise, of the important island of Cebu does not lescen the presumption that Germany is to be reckoned with at the mouth of American guns. A state department official said that this was the most aggravating intelligence re ceived from the Phillippines and there was no telling when the feeling between Dewey and the Germans would become so acute as to lead to an open rupture. Deweywill not hesitate to command in stead of temporizing when on the deck of the Oregon. The state department has always received the most pacific 'assurances from the German ambassador here, yet it is noted by the navy and state department offieials that reports con stantly arrive offensive to the position of' Amierieat in the Philippines. The n vry department is not disposed to hes itate much longer in announcing the real mission and true destination of the two American battleships. The secre tary of the navy announced a few days ago that the Oregon and the Iowa were under orders for Manila, with an inci dental stop at Honolulu. This bold and truthful statemet rat tled the state department and on the following day an official of the latter department authorized the statement that these two powerful ships were going only to Honolulu to be attached to the Asiatic squadron, which would be then five thousand miles away. The denial is not inspired by any infraction of the protocol, but because the des tination being Manila, where the battleships were not needed against Spaniards or insurgents, it was too evi dent that the movement was against German insolence and interference. This is now still borne out by the or der dispatching reinforcements to Gen eral Otis. Sad Partings. The Spanish transport San Francisco sailed for Spain from San Juan Thurs day. Tnere was a repetition of Wednes day's scene when the Asturias battalion of Spanish troops marched to the wharf for embarkation. Capt. Gen. Macins and his staff reviewed the departure of the soldiers, who said farewell to their sweethearts and wives. Some of the soldiers wept profusely, and there was quite a pathetic aspect to the affair. As the ship swung away from t'he pier the soldiers on board of her raised a faint ekeer. and the women proceeded to the sea wall. where they stoed for hours waving their handkerchief's until the San Francisco was only a speck on the horizon. Schooner Wrecked. An Australian paper reports the wreck of the schooner C. C. Funk on Flinders islaind on .July 31. with ten of her crew. The drowned are: Cant. and Mrs. Nesson and two chiil dren: A. Hansen. chief nate: . Stump. second mate: Charles Olsen, Peter Neilson, Charles Johansen. Peter Anton. Able Seaman. The vessel was driven ashore by the gale and went to pieces' in the surf. Bloody Work in Maryland. F. P. Myers shot and instantly killed John Lenhart, a constable, and Mi chael Kerns. a bystander, at Carret. Md.. Thursday, while resisting ejection from a house. He then barricaded the doors and windows, but finally was cap~ THE REPUBLICANS MOVING. Candidates From All Congressional Districts to be Nominated. The Republican State executive com mittee held a meeting in the city Wed nesday in the grand jury room at the United States district court house. The committee was looking into the pros pects for *Black and Tan" and "Lilly White" rule in the future, and trying to decide what to do for the future wel fare of the party. Among the most prominent of the members were Gen. Robert Smalls of Beaufort. collector of the port at that point. Tolbert of Ab beville. E. H. Deas of Darlington and Cochran of Anderson. Besides these leading counselors there were a number of aids, who helped to swell the num ber. Tolbert, who is chairman of the com mittee, presided over the deliberations. It was decided, after much discussion, not to call a State convention to nomi nate State officers and put them in the field to make a fruitless race. It is proposed. however, to make a strong pull to elect Republicans to congress and candidates will be nominated for each congressional district to oppose the nominees of the Democratic party. An important feature of the conven tion is the effort made to coalesee the "Blackand Tan' and the "ILilly White", factions of the party. A committee was appointed for this purpose. This committee is composed of the regulars who are anxious to settle the difference in the ranks of the disgruntled politi cians and thus afterwards have a har monious continuity of action among the members of the party when an effort is made to obtain public office. The meeting also made provision for the reapportionment of the counties in the Third District. A number of new counties have been formed from the old ones in this district, and provision had to be made for the number of delegates thiy will be entitled to in future con ventions, whenever they may be held. The decision to put candidates in the field for congressional honors will ne cessitate district conventions, the dates of which will be fixed later, In the Sixth district, from which E. H. Deas comes, the convention will be held on the 27th of the present month.-State. THE WAR IS OVER. Ex-Union Soldiers Escort the Remains of Winnie Davis. We are indeed our people once more. The remains of Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter of the Confederacy, were es corted by grand army men from the ho tel at Narragansett Pier, R. I., to the depot on their way to Richmond for burial. The following correspondence explains itself: Headquarters LSedgewick Post, G. A. R., Department Rhode Island,'Wake field Sept. 21. 1898. Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Rockingham ho tel. Narragansett Pier, R. I. Dear Madam: In behalf of the offi cers and members of our post I wish to offer the services of our members to es cort the remains of your daughter from the hotel to the railway station. Respectfully, J. P. Chase, Commander. Mrs. Davis replied as follows: Narragansett Pier, Sept. 21, 1898. The Commander of Sedgwick Post, G A. R. Wakefield. Sir: In memory of our pleasant so journ in Rhode Island, and the cordial ity of the whole population with whom we have come in contact, I accept with gratitude your kind offer. Respectfully, Mrs.'Davis. Great pleasure is expressed by the garrisons at Narragansett Pier over the spontaneous tribute of the men in blue to one whom the soldiers of the late Confederacy loved so well. HE WAS USED TO IT. Why General Wheeler Refused to Re treat at El Caney. During the course of a tadk with Hon. W. HI. Fleming recently the subject of the war was introduced and 3Mr. Flem ing related the following little incident which occurred while he was in Boston: 31r. Fleming said that in conversation with some northen gentlemen they were discussing the fight at Santiago, and the part that the several generals play ed at the crisis. Shafter and other reg ular army officers advised.a retreat from before El Caney for the reason that the Spaniards greatly outnumbered the Americans at that point. Gen. Wheel er. as is known, bitterly opposed a re treat and said that it would be a last ing disgrace to the American arms for the troops to give up a single inch of of the ground they had so dearly won. These northern gentlemen were enthu siastic in th'eir praise of the ex-Confed crate general's courage at this crisis. and said it was in striking contrast to the proposed ation of some of the regu lar army officers. 3Mr. Fleming told the gentlemen that the explanation was probably a very simple one. lie said that these army officers had all been in service on the Federal side during the civil wa4 and had therefore never known what it inecant to be outnumbered by the enemy. but that "Joe' Wheeler never had an opportunity to fight on other terms. He was always outnum bered and his normal condition was to fight on the minority side. It was noth ing new to him. Of course the gentle mna laughingly accepted thle explana tion, and said that it was no doubt quitec true. -Augusta Chronicle. Gives Up the Ghost. MIr. Bynumi. since his salary of $3, - 000 per annum has been discontinued as chairman of the national gold Demno cratic organization. throws off the mask and. in a published letter. defines his nosiition. lie believes that the p)ar ty h'as served its purpose andt cannot accomnplish a reunion of the two wings of the'Demiocratic party. Hie is con virnced thatt thc Bryan wing will reaf fim the. Clicago platformu in 1900- and renominate Bryan unless it is over whelmingly beaten at the poll1s this fall, anid the way. to seure such a result i for gold Demioerats to support Riepubli -.an candidate. As the gcid Democra :ie cominilttee was not prepared to go 'o far Bynum gets out. lie will join he Republican party and go on the stump for it, and the other gold Demo .rna can go where they plas. A TOLEDO HORROR, Spontaneous Combustion in Ele vator Scatters Destruction. EIGHT MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT Scenes of the Catastrophe. Men and Children Were Blown to Atoms. Names of the Victims. Eight men cremated and eight more fatally burned is the result of the most disastrous fire that ever occurred in To ledo, Ohio. The spontaneous combus tion of dust in the grain elevator own ed by Paddock Hodge & Company at 9 o'clock caused this terrible destruction of life. The dead are: Samuel Alexander. Bert Wainwright, Fred Garrett, Harold Parks, John Smith. Grace Parks, Ka rang Van Housen, John Carr. The injured are: David Kemp, Bar ney Weich, Charles Keifer, Fred Par gillis. -. -. Elliott, Charles Brocker, Everett Smith, Hamilton Parks, Wil liam J. Parks. W. C. Jordan, Peter Haas, Al. Baldie. Four others, names unknown. William J. Parks, the superinten dent, after being blown through the window of the lower story, was con scious for a moment and said that about 8:30 o'clock a terrible explosion oc curred on the south side of the elevator and that he knew there were about 20 men at work on the seven floors of the enormous building. None of those who are now alive will survive the burns and bruises with which they are covered. Beside those regularly employed at the elevator, the three children of Super intendent Parks were visiting him at the time. One of these may recove from his burns, but Grace a 17-yaar old girl, is burned almost beyon& rec ognition, and Harold, the third child, has not been found, being either blown to atoms or cremated. At 8:30 Tuesday evening the people of East Toledo were startled by a ter rific explosion, which caused a panic all over the neighborhood. Houses were shaken as in an earthquake and windows were shattered for blocks around. Those in the vicinity of the Jnion elevator soon noticed flames bursting from all sides of the building. It was but a few minutes till the fire de partment of the city began the work of rescue, which was rendered difficult by the terrific heat of the fire. The river cut off escape on one side and there the flames seemed to be less fierce. The families of a dozen men who were rcnown to be at work within rushed to the scene and women calling for their imprisoned husbands,brothers andfath ers, made a scene indescribable. It was learned that the force of 20 men expected to load 80,000 bushels of grain during the night. Not one of the entire number could be seen in any part of the building, and it was impos sible to reach them. William Parks was found first. He was 20 feet from the building, frightfully burned and his clothing almost entirely torn off. He had been hurled from his place in the main room through a window, and his agonizing cries were most pitiful. Another employe, John Carr, was hurl ed from the fifth floor of the building and was found bleeding and burned with many bones broken. He did not long survive. Fireman David Kemp and Charler Keifer, the engineer, were. found at their places in the engine rooms. They were wounded by fall ing timbers, and their faces were charr ed to a crisp by the flames. The little daubhter of William Parks was sitting near the desk in the office at the time of the explosion, and she was hurled out of the door. She walked down the elevation on which the build ing stands and dropped down, to be car ried away unconscious, suffering from wounds from which she cannot recover. John Smith was fatally burned. The missing men are doubtless all dead. No trace can be found of any of them, and as they were employed at the top of the elevator their chances for escape were but slight. The heat became so intense that 20 ears on sidings near the burning build ing were added to the loss. The fire department had a hard struggle to save other elevators and property. The bridge across the Maumee river was on fire several times, but outside of the loss of the elevator, the damage is slight. Mr. Paddock, a member of the firm owning the plant, said that there was between 500,000 rand 600,000 bushels of grain in storage at the time, the most of it being winter wheat. The prop erty and the grain is an entire loss and will reach $450,000. Insurance is $135,000 on the building and the grain is covered with $258,000 iusurance. At 12:20 o'clock the flames were under control. On to Cuba. Unless the present plan is suddenly changed, the American army of occu pation will sail for Cuba about October 15th. This statement is made upon the authority of an-army officer usually well informed of the plans of the war department. According to the officer, the army will include two corps and possibly three, or from 60,000 to 90,000 ofiicers and men. The troops will land, for the most part. at Havana and from there be distributed through the island. According to this officer the Seventh corps. now stationed at .Jacksonville under Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, will form a part of the force to be sent to Cubai. to be followed. possibly, by the second corps. now at Camp Meade under command of MIaj. Gen. William M. Graham. "Ligh t Battery Billy," as he is known in the army. These corps are largely made up of volunteers, and according to the present plan. it was said. it is not the intention to send volunteers to Cuba who do not wish to go. By the time the movement is or :lered. there will be plenty of regulars in condition to take the plaees of any volunteer organization which does not 2are to spend the winter or longer in C'uba. The Should Reflect. If the farmers of the South would 7efieet upon the fav: that they receive '10 more money for a crop of 11.000.0 ales than One of 7.5~00.000. but that he big crop costs a great deal more to yroduce and market, they might see