The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, September 24, 1897, Image 1
VOLUME VI IT.
CAMDEN, 8. 0., FRIDAY*, ^KPTICMHICK 21, 1807.
NO. 37. -
1 1 II) Fill i l l.
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The Citizens of Dillon Skinned by
Circus Sharks,
PALMETTO SAYINGS AND DOINGS
Children Ocm?tc<K-?Sli?t for Stealing
Cotton -*^O?'d0r ? for Inspections
Mo :ey for IlQU^llct Collcgo.
A CJreonvillo special says tho valuable
Caosur's Head property of 3,231 aoros
in tho upper part of this county will
belong to t'urman University within a
fow day 8, tho owners, Dr. and Mrs. F,
A. Miles, having" declared thoir intou
tion of giving it to that institution.
Tho trustees of tho nnivorsity lmvo
agreed to aeoopt it upon tho conditions
prescribed by Dr. Miles and tho papers
will bo exccutod at once. Twouty
thousand dollars in cash was rofusod
by Dr. Miles for this property several
yfrara ago. 'tho conditions of tho gift
aro that the trustees will pay to the
owners or to tho survivors of either of
tliem during thoir livos tho sum of #88
ounually and allow them board at tho
hotel or ono of tjio cottagoo without
charge so long as thov wish to visit the
placo. Caesar's Head is a famous sum
mer resort and in tho hands of
an 'energetio hotel man, such a
ono as tho trustees purposo to lease
it to next- year, ought to be crowd
ed from Juno to Ootobor. The
views and mountain sconory around tho
place are grand. Secretary G. O.
Wolls, of the board of trustoes, has
written a letter to Mrs. E. M. Elites and
,.sher hn'sbuud, - Dr. ~Milos, thanking
them inthonamoof tho trustees and
tho Jinptista of tho Stato for their mag
nifioont donation to tho cause of educa
tion.
A special to tho Htato says tho most
exciting timo in. Dillon's 'history wail
had last wools a? n rosult of W. II. Har
ris' Nickel Plato fthows being there.
On thoir boards they advertised "posi
tively no (Jftntes allowed," and drew a
crowd of the best people in this section,
but tho first thing they opened up wore
several gambling tables by which mauy
of tho ignorant wero duped. JXh\? was
not tho worst feature of the show, for
insido tho tent wero miirfbers of their
?band offering change, of which there
was a scarcity, and in giving it out in
all inatanoes tho.y failed from SI to $14
to give tho proper chaugo, and many
unsuspecting olios pocketed their
inonoy without counting. Hovoral at
tachments wero issued, but an effort
wi$ made to rnovo and a rush was made
for tho ougiilo by at loast 250 de
termined mon, and pistols wore drawn
to ussist in holding it down. For some
time a row was imminent, but was ar
~ rested by cooler counsel. Finally
settlements wero made with many and
tho train was allowed to move without
further molloatntiou. Cut Dillon doesn't
want Mr. Harris hor his Nickel Plato
shows any more.
The South Carolina Standard, which
is published-^ Bouediot Ct>H?go by
tho coUpgo sfciitleuts contain^ this item
of no wo: "Tho will of tho lato Mrs.
B. A. Benedict w/ts admitted to. pro^
bato on August 25. Under its' provis
ions tho American Baptist Missionary
Union receives $10,000. Tho First
Baptist Church, "Of i'awtUcket, K. T. \
receives $4,000, the interest oDlytobo
usod for tho support of preaching, and
81,000, tho interest to ho used for tho
aid of tho poor of tho ohureh, Tho
?--American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety recoivea 310,000, the interest to
ho used for tliov support of Benedict
Collcgo. Aftor tho above bequests h&ve
beon paid tho residue of the esta|6 is
to go to tho Homo Mission Society, to
ho added to tho endowment fund of
JJencdict Collcgo. The executor esti
mates that that will bring to tho C'ol
jego about $40,000 more."
< ,-t* J
An order has . been issuod from tills
Adjutant and Inspector General's oflico
for tho annual inspection of the follow
ing commaudti on tho dates named:
Bidgowav Bifles, Capt. W. J. Johnson,
commanding, Bidgoway, Ootobor 4;
Greeijbrior, Capt. B. V. Lemon, com
manding, Itvckluu. Got. 4. Fairfield
Billlo Gunrds, Cant. T. H. Jordan*,
_ commanding, Winneboro, Got. 5. Ca
tawba Biflcs, Copt. Fred Mobley, com
manding, Bqck Hill, Get. 0; Liberty
Hill Rifles, Capt. J. C. Bicbiwds, Lib
erty Hill, Get. 7; Cantev. Bides, Capt.
C. P. Lorick, commanding, Camden,
-. Oct. 8.
_ ? Charles W. Culler shot a negro named
.Gilmore on his farm in Orangeburg
county. Mr. Culler had found that his
gin house -was betai* robbed, and laid
in wait with a rifle. J Ho saw a man
come out witli a sack of cotton and shot
at him, the ball taking cffoct in Gil
/->moro'H breast, making a dangetou*
?.cLwound. -MiviJuller-was surprised to
find that Gilmore was the thief, for
be Was ouo of his most trusted farm
, hands.
"
"r WhiIo Aiid^Smitb, colored, and his
wifo, who live six miles from Don
? nalds, Abbeville county, were at
preaching, their house was discovered
on fird. Thoy left six email children
at home, ranging in a go from 18
months to seven year?. Great efforts
were made to save the children- by
? nelghbora. Tint hrlr> rcached tbem tco.
- Tato and all six perked iu the flames.
Wesley fitevon killed Will Chlok
WLOW TO "OlUUINA&S."
Clio Coast Lino Will Handle No Such
Freight.
Whou tho origiual paokago business
was first started in Columbia Tho Hog
iator announcod that tho railroads
would ?ot aecopt shipments made in
keeping with J udgo Simonton's orders.
Later, some of tho railroads rocodod
from tho generally understood ogreo
aiont, but it' appears that tho Atlantic
1/Oftat iauo 1) us invariably refused
to handle such business except under
compulsion.
From ' nh authoritative kou*co, tho
Hegistor learns that under tho traffic
association regulations, tho ('oust Lino
was compellod to hanl some cars
oftorod to it by connecting linos, though
as n businosB mattor, tho company did
not dosire to do so, as tho liogister'n
informant learns.
This, howovor, is preliminary to tho
statofnont of the faot that this oompanv
will under nooircumstauco hnudlosuen
shipments. It is loarnod that oirculars
to this effect havo boon Bont to all
agonts of tho company m tho Stato.
Ho far as could bo loarnod, tho circu
lars instruct agents to nhip iio liquors
to or beyond their stations, unless i hoy
havo tho stamp of tho board of control
upon them. ,
Another roquiros froighton all liquor
shaped from beyond the Stato into it,
to bo paid in advanco.
Tho third is tho most important, in
that it statos that the legal department
of tho company advises that tho com
pany will bo liable f<-r damages for
breakage of suoh shipments whether ro
leased or not and positive instructions
aro therefore given that silch freight
shall not bo accepted or handled.
JtisBtatod that other railroads will
lako similar action, and if t hey do, tho
original paokago business will bo mobt
seriously interfered with.
Several of tho original paojjjigo mon
of this city were seen aftor Iho news of
tho refusal of tho railroads to tako
shipments in bulk Mas made known,
says tho Spartanburg Herald.
"Our housos can charter a car," said
one, "and pack liquor in that car in
any way they sco fit, Thoy will charter^
cars and ship in carload lots. .If this
determination is adhered to by all
roads tho original paokago stores aro
bore to stay so loug as tho courts do
oido w^can sell*-"
"Qno of the/men Iroprosent told mo
he was satisfied with ' n -profit of 25
oents on tho gallon and would competo ?
with tho dispensary on that basis bo
fore ho would quit. "
Another suggostod that oven if tho
liquor could not bo bought iu car-load
lots, Spartanburg storos would contii.>
uo wide open. Tho North Carolina
lino is but 0110 day's journey and tho
whiskey could bo hauled in cotton seed
hulls in wagons.
Tho dealers do not seem to bo discon*
corted in tlio loast, and say thoy will
sell if they have to box oach half pint
so long as tho dispensary runs.
The Register says tho Florida Con
tral and Peninsular railway intends to
haul original packages in tho same way
thoy havo heretofore, so far as their
lino ?xtends. This company, it is
learned from a rohabio source, proposo
to handle the stuff on tho points aloug
its line, but thoy will not transfer to
other companies beyond thoir lino or
accept similar shipments from connect
ing lines. Shipments cat) , bo handled
from Savannah.
WEEKLY CHOP BUMbETIN.
Young Cotldii Roll* Shedding on Ac
count of the Dry Wcntlter.
Tho following is Obsorvor liauor's
Weekly Crop liullotiu for tho wcok
ending Sept. 14tli:
The reports on cotton would indicato,
a further doclino in condition due to tho
dry weathor which earned young boils
to shod freely over tho ivestorn' comi
ties, where, until rccentlv, tho plunt
had continued to fruit, au<l where it is
vot in placos putting on fruit spnriugly,
out not generally. Thero aro reports
of a small "top-crop" over tho extreme
northwestern countios, but over the
largor portion of tho Htato thoso f bolls
and squares that usually form tho "top
crop" all shod oft* during aud following
the August rains. "
Over the east or/i countios generally
and over a largo portion of tho wostorn
noun tie*; cotton is opening rapidly, in
nfaces prematurely* and 111 Uorkoley.
Marion, Orangeburg, IJamberg and
'contiguous counties from half tu thrco
fourths, or more, of tho bolls are
open.
Iu one locality in Borkoly 70 per
cent, is already gathered.
In the eastern countios tho plant is
apparently doad, cam o 1 by rust, which
developed over largo areas during the
-latterpart of August. Mauy fields look
as if.eeared by frost.
Under tho prevailing favorable
weather conditions, picking mado rapid
? progress. / 5
Sea Island cotton, hruv not shared in
the deterioration, on thb 'contrary im
proved in condition^ during tho week.
Theory woathor injured late corn to^
come extont, but permitted fodder t(?
be saved in good condition. Homo corn
ha? been gathered.
8weet potatoes look and yiold*woll
generally, but rain is needed for late
plaiUings.
Rifco harvesting has mado great
strides in Colleton and elsewhere iu tho.
rice districts, and threshing has. begun
generally. Urland rice in Pickens
would be benefitted by rain. ,
In places turnips seem to ata$3 ..tho.'
dry "wesifcer-jbut generally tho youncr
i plants were, Killed by the hot sau,Und
lields will have to bo resown.
It was an extremely favorable week*
for earing pea vine and other bay and
much wMt?*e<l.
Peas generally Jroitinrf^. well but
?bedding tbflir leaves freely.
Mniatffll iogfcf c<n?T "niainfa1n
ir excellent condition and syrup
king continues. *
'??Urea and gardens art parch*!.
t#ell. Tobacco being
I*#te-nt*ptee plenti'
good: quality in Balnds
: gtfpM plentiful. Fall
itianea ta the track ra is
?V. P, Clayton Says the Farmers Can
Make $30,000,000 a Year.
TO COMPETE WITH THE WEST.
Savo Your Cotton Seed anil MaHo tl o
lCx|iorl(nciit, Instead of Selling
Them.
A correspondent writes to the Atlanta
((la. ) Journal from Columbia, S. U. , ns
follows:
Tho South will appoar ?n tho field a
as a formidable competitor of tho W oat
in wool production ami millions of dot
lavs will l>o addod to tho annual rovo
mio of tho Southern farmers, if a or?
Biulo inaugurated by Mr. V . I ? ( a\ o ,
a promiuout South Carolina agrioultnr
18 Ml" "aavlolr'-aub tUo ?!??Ur. of
this section to lajftO "'{""JJj I, ""ho
hSSVpl???(S'"feoSf>>l! Hio bW ? on cot
wonso piolit to tl>o lda" 1 (S'o 000 a vom
Southern cotton gioweis >y ..
change in their mothods 01 *?^u
hopoloKH tho strugglo i./mnidora
inosperitv. From a oavoful eousiuua
rtSK?: ?J ;f
Huit in all States south of lftt u<lo ?<
,i,,pl.m.n excepting 1* loi ida. i*?-1 . i >
ton thinks that tho men who > ttr? ?tt,r^k
ing on the cotton oulturo t
utter tho small ocononi'os a^ thoj ouM
and his sheep growing I j ;
to furnish thorn a moro ^Jjon" 3
for utilizing th^opportuuitioa and au
^?WXlTSio known," aaya
Mr. Clayton, '.Mlmt to^tilfzor
od valuable animal food and fo .
ooustitutonts, hut those who proauoo
them have boon slow to appreo ate thou
valuo and indifferent to the largo an
nual w aste involved in then .. i
"Jo thorn primarily a- .took foort .and
tho resultant ojtcremout as a lorn
'""TIT 3w'"fvom ft GOO -poll nil bftlo
?( $W avorapoa 1,<*?
consisting of MO pounds of hulls . . U
pounds of meal, and 100 P?u"}ls ?J V ['
each a valuable animal food const it
neat but not in proper combination as
furnished by nature to supply a healthy
SSI any of the domestic animals
'VWhUe' tho oil is not a fertiliser it is
n valuable animal food, ostimatod by
Wolff, a oolobrated German oiitlioiitj,
nt noa'rlv four contft per pound as com
pared with corn at sixty cents a . bushel
If all the sood is used as ft foitili/.oi
tho oil is a total loss; if the scod are
exchanged with tho mills for tho meal
or sold for cash at currout rates the
farmer only receives an equivalent foi
meal and hulls contained in his sood.
u mat ho therefore, statod an a broad
proposition that the oniy. waytho^tUm
farmer cau secure to himself tho full
valuo potential and commercial, "of his
lotion seed is to food thorn totals
on his land aud plough undol_t4?
tho factories involved, fdioep have b^pn
soWtod as tho host animal
for tho purposes in view, for tlio 101
'"^rCyeoem to to capable of
SMrc
s r <?r
monv ou this point as follows.
"t havo been fooding elieop with cot
ton need for ovor forty years, and have
nover fieen had effects from over-feed
IVr While tho cows must ho nonfined
t o forage gadder they will eat mors
cotton need; thov relish cotton seed,
and c .Vthem with avidity during wm
for L to quantity, that is much ow
in?' to'tho kind of sheep; of couise
lnrco sheep requires moro than a small
cm o Ours ar o Merinoe*. a small breed
Wo givo cach grown nhoop as much *
,,ftn crasp in one hand, w h?eli is
abonthal? a pon??. TI,oy?.l?oon
,>nii?umo this and turn to tho torago,
which they will oat moro loisuroly, no
ii U s consumed or they ^. enough
"hen they will lie down until turned
i Tn this way onr sheep are fed
four or 11 vo month# and thon turnod
out toV-rass. I know of no cheaper
? i *7ir nhron than faw cotton boc4,
S it ^S&o havo not sheep
enough to o^nsuuio our surplus cotton
6C? "tood iT the field for a large, profit
..iiWiifcreaso in their -nym!***
bSf^than that of any other in<
dustry now oi>en to 8oulhorn, farmers.
mJ estimated number . nof in. t^e
VTHHed SUtM w 000, 000. ^Uile^ tho
estimated number
^?w^nsumeA by Jh>J( ? ^
rw,ooo;ooo. Of the nyjjj
this country only 4, 536^07 l
?? an iooo 000 Sonth Carolina. WM^Ung
cotton farmers un<ler tho system siig- j
gested, compared with the present
practice of mnnuring with whole seed',
exchanging with the mills for meal or;
selling them for cash Mr. Clayton nays;
*? Four- III ths of.,, the seed from an
oi-ht million bale crop of cotton wouhl
give lk'.i0o,00u tons. The nuiuurcal
value, at the present price of 830 per
ton for meal, would ho $<?s\ -lOO.OuO.
This t lio farmer would roceivo if he
used whole seed as a fertilizer, If he
oxchnngod with the mills for meal, or
soil to them for cash at current rates,
he would roceivo in cash or its commer
cial equivalent &??, 000,000; if fed to
?JO, < >00, ( KM sheep upon his farm ho
could reasonably calculate upou the
following returns, to-wit: Ninety per
rent of fertilizing valuo returned in
manure, $30,000, 003; sixteen million
lambs, $33,000,000; eighty million
pounds of \vool at 15 cents, jj 10, OOl), 000.
Total #04,100,000 or a margin of $41,
7(10, 000 over using groon as manuro, and
&t9, 100,000 as against selling to tho
mills.
"Against tho gross profits it would
ho projffr to charge interest on invest
ment in and paaturo care of sheep,
hut inasmuch as the two latter items
would consist of such portion of oaoh as
I it is not now utilized to any advantage,
it is fair to state th'at tho sy torn ftdvoca
| tod AVouhl result in a substantial gain
of 8.'|0, 000,000 annually to tho cotton
farmers of eight States.
"SVhen we rolled thut such a sum is
equal to 13 per cont. on tho gross in
come from tho annual crop of lint cot
ton in rocent yours, tho importance of
saving it beeomos apparent. > It <piilo
likely represents tho entiro possible
profits of a nmmoth industry, and if
anuualy accumulated and compounded,
would soon add immense wealth to ?
regibn where poverty is now a curse, if
not a crime. "
Mr. Clayton, in support of lus con
tention that tho South can be made an
ideal sheep-growing section, instances
tho ease of South Carolina, which pro
duces ahuu t one tenth of the cotton
crop of tho eight States, which produce
0j per cent; of tho total, and which pos
sesses one-tenth tho total number of
sheep eroditod to those eight States for
1900. Ohig^'Has an area one-fourth
larger than South Carolina, with land
valuos ranging about $)0 por acre,
while iu South Carolina thoy aro about
por aoro. Ohio is snowbound about
ono-third of tho yoar, and all live stock
aro stabled aud fed, while shoop thrivo
in the o])ou fields in this State tho year
round, browsing ou tho wftsto of tho
fiolds and spontaneous grass and herb
aye, which every whoro abound; yet
South Carolina ^ins 70,000 sheep, as
against < )liio'a 2,000,000.
Mr. Clayton, whoso homo is at Sliol
ton, S. C?, is earnestly agitating his
now idea, which is already attracting
widespread attention among tho agri
culturists of tho South, and it is not
unlikely that' practical stops will boou
bo made to carry it into execution.
PALM ICTTO CHIPS.
Tho prospects for a bi^ Stalo Fair nro
good.
Anderson i? to have a daily newspa
per by llio 1st of Octobor. ,
Work on tho Pythians' no\v Castlo at
Charleston is progressing rapidly.
Hail and wind did considerable dam
age to cotton in Orangoburg last week.
Tho Cotlogo for Women- will open
this year with a largely increased at
teudancc.
Norton's majority over Johnson in
tho second primary in tho Oth district
was 580. Total. voto 8,808.
During a thunder storm Miss Susan
Broadway, daughter of Mr. .Tamos
Broadway, ' of Packsville, Sumter
county, -was struck and instantly killed.
Sho wa' sitting by an open window
reading when struck and tho book sho
had in her baud was bur nod. Two
childrou woro in tho room, but neithor
of them was hurt. One wan asleep and
was not- -aroused, whilo anothor Mas
thrown from a chair in which it was
seated and tho chair torn to pieces.
About the same timo a mulo belonging
to Mr. \V. M. Broadway of tho samo
neighborhood, a brother of Mr. James
Broadway, was struck and killed,
CIltCULAlt T<* mSPICNSKRK.
It Incluilos ltcaolutloii of ilio Hoard
About Buying Ilot:lcs.
Following is u circular Commissioner
Vance is sending to all tho couuty dis
denscrs: ? : ?
Coi.uMniA, 8. C. , 8opt. 12, '07.
To County Dispcnscre and Iiotllc
Buyer 8:
"Ilcsolved, That on and after Oeto
bor f>th,dispon8ors and bottlo buyers bo
roquired to jjurchaso bottlos with their
own money. ' Invoicos of shipments of
bottles to bo paid for at this oflico by
check and not oroditcd on their accounts
as horetoforo. "
Tho above resolution was passod bj- tho
board of control at their last monthly
meeting, and you will govern your?
solves accordingly. In shipping bottlos
, bear in mind thattbey must bo washod
thoroughly, rorfectly clean and that if
! any unclean bottlos aro found in a case
of oottlos tho wholo case will bo rojecU
ed. l*ut your namo on a card, or paper,
and onoloso wiMi the bottles. *Tho samo
priaes will l>e paid as heretofore. Ship
toiWBtnt? commissioner, and put your
name with location of the dispensary,
on the card.
Very rc*p?ctf u lly,
' 8. W. Va^ce^ Com mission or.
Anthoritv has be?n grknted for tho
organization of tlia First National Bank
of Catonsville, Md,f with aXcapital of
$50,000.
.?????
Florida, for tlm first iim* in her his
tory 4 ia now shipping Sponges to Eu
rope.
'J.J' ' . ....
Afl?pt?Jt4Tob?M# Raisin*.
Sydney, W. 8. W.. ?{By Csble.)
ins oipWv roctnuT sppoimeu
l>y th*?ov?rameBtto inqnfra into tho
practicability of crowiBf tobaoeo in
tha colony. ttports tka*>nany of tha
farms oontMn ao?>a ?f tfcr bttt tobaoao
Consul Loo Assured Enough to Con
sent to Return to Havana,
SAYS WAR'S END IS NOT IN SIGHT
Armour Pluto llour<l (it Cotno South
--Stniups lie (ircou* ?Colu uixl
Currency,
<r
Washington. (Special.) ? Oonoral
l.oo, consul general to Cuba, had n long
consultation with tho l'roftidont ut the
"Whito House. It was tho first time i
General Leo had booh Mr. McKinloy j
8iv.ee tho fonnor's rot urn to Uiiscountry
about u fortnight agp. Ho saw tho
President by special itppointinont and
nil visitors wove excluded during tho
pruKro^B of tho conforonho, except Heo
retnry Algor, who came ,?4vor from tho
War Department ami {remained until
after General Loo's departure.
Tlio oonfereneo was a loyg one, lust
ing about two hours. (tenonil Leo euro
fully reviewed tho situation in I'ubn
and explained at length oil points upon
which cither tho I 'resident of . ecreturv j
Alitor asked for information. (Soneral j
Leo gave his own view^i freely to tho j
President- hnt after, Iho interview wua j
vory rot icon I as the nature of the ro- !
port ho luul made. Ho said tho Tresis
dent had not given hun an outline of
his policv. It is evident, however,
that tho President is deeply impress
ed with tho critical character of
tho situation in Cuba an it is de
scribed by (iouoral l.ee, as it is under
stood that ut tho conference. ho strongly
ureud General Lee to retain his ollleo,
at least for tho | resent, nud to return
to 1 1 almna at his earliest convenioi\'ce.
As it-has been strongly intimated for
i-ovoriil month* that ex-Congressman
Aldrieh would succeed General Loo at
liahana aud that* "the latter probably
would not return, tho Prosident'H ac
tion is construed to mean that he thinks
it inadvisable to make a change at this
juncture. ,
(leneral Lee returned to Covington,
Va. , but before his doL-arture admitted
that he would return jto Cuba as ' soon
as he had arranged hi/) private allairs,
probably about tho middle of Octobor.
In private con vorsaficui with close per
sonal friends (Seneral tjoo hay expressed
himself vigorously- ub \o the situation
in < tilm, uud has been, very emphatic
in his condemnation oflnoino of Gon
eral W'oy ler's methods. \
Postmaster General Ojfiry in devoting
considerable attention to an in voatiga
tion of tlio wisdom of establishing poS
tal savings hanks. When in the lust
('onirrosH a bill was Hunt, to him provid
ing for such institutions he declined to
indorse it because, as lie said, he had
not had an opportunity to investigate
tho subject. He has since takon up
tho matter, loading all tho literature
bearing upbn it ho could procure, and
Kecking to <liscuss its merits with those
familiar .witli.it. Tho result is that lie
has becomo convinced of both tho wis
dom and tho utility of postal saving
institutions, and has decided to have a
bill prcpnrod providing for their estab
lishment, and to recouimond its pas
sage by Congress, in all probability ho
will treat the subject in his annual re
port nt some length. Jlo has not yet
decided upon the details of liny plan,
but will soon givo his attention to
them. ? _ "J
? ?
S'ocretary Wilson is informed that tho
Hoard of Livestock Commissioners of
Illinois probably will quarantine all
cattle shipped to that Htate from Ken
tucky. '1 here liuvo boon a number of
outbreaks of Texas fovor in Illinois re
cently, causod by cattlo shipped in vio
lation of the Fed oral and Htate regula
tions from Toxas, Arkansas and Ten
nessee. It is asserted that infected
cattlo are now boin^ driven across tho
quarantine lino, shippod to Louisvilio
and rcbillod to points in Illinois.
Tho Treasury Department has al
ready Rome difficulty in malting ship
ments of coin an<l currency from the
U)it(c<( States sub-treasury an I tho
mint at New Orleans, in consequonco
of yellow fever quarantines againstthat
eity. No particular inconvoilicnco
Would res. ilt but for tho fact "that Lo
tweon $.*>00,000 and $000, 000 in\subsidi
ary silver has recently boon epincd at
tho mint which is now needed olso
where. ;,?$fhero aro also about $(1,1)00,000
in tho mint which may bo tied up.
. /
'J'ho Navy Department is rotfolvod to
frco itself from tho roapons bility of
sending American warships to foroiirn
docks in the futuro and to tit i ; end' the
Department will recommend \to (Jon
gross that appropriations bo nl<?do for
tho construction of at least four nto\v dry
docks. It will be Htiggeslod that theso
bo localed at lJoston, League Island,
Norfolk and Maro Island, Cal,, and it
is hoped (Congress will authorize tho
construction of at least some of thoin of
utono.
?
Tho next lot of two-cent postage
stamps turnod out by tho Bureau of.Kn
graviug ami Printing will bo printed in
green of tho shade now usod on silver
certificate**,-- The chango was decided
on after a consultation between Scero*
fary flago, and Chief Johnson, of tlio
Bureau of Engraving aud Printing, and
is largely a matter of economy. Th'o
saving by using green will be somo
910,000 annually. v v
It has beon officially settlod that the
Armor Plato Board wilj com? ftotith
about tho 1st of Ntfvomber. It IV 'itOt
stated what plnco they wi.lF visit first,
but it is pretty sure thoy will visit tho
iron sections of Tennessee ajad AI?b*m*
and theiytfwlfc|t around the circle to
other
f-eoretarjr Alge* who baa jbeeD anx*
- ioualy planuinj^.^et the
Yukon, region Una. winter to reliete the
almost certain atarration now tiering
tha horde# " ^ '
Ittf '
31 l?IU f WTIVM *vn PWIHA
a of fraaanr* aaahara in tfe^
hit on the norel pJUnrttfihg'
II ill MUSI l)[ ENDED.
Minister Wood lord Notifies Spain
to That Effect,
AFFAIRS GROW INTERESTING.
v ?
l llO liUst Of Ootoboi* Is till" Tlnu> Scf
by Undo Sam to lulei'tVro Spain
Ciui'I Ktul (ho Kobdllon.
Phi is, (Ity Cable).- A dispatch from
Sebastian to tho Temps, of this oily,
flays I hut in his interview with t ho
Duke of Totuan, tho Spanish Minister
for Foreign Alburn, tbo I " i\ it o? I Stale*
minister to Spain did not present any
olainis fur indemnity, but confined thu
| interview to a moderate phrase in tbo
! statement of the groat injuries com
| in otvo and industry had snU'ered in tho
rnited Slates through tlio prolonga
lion of tho Cuhrtn war. (Jell. Wood
ford is raid to havo added that Sec
retary Sherman lulil desired him
to deelaro to tho Spanish government
that it win ovidonily impossible
for Spain to end the rebellion in any
reasonable tiino, and further, that if
I ho war was eont ltiuod, Cuba would bo
devastated and of no utility to Spain or
to tho Cubans, In conclusion, tho
United States minister is said to havo
insisted, courteously, but firmly, upon
the necessity uf terminating the war,
(locluring that if it was not terminated
by tho end of October, the Tinted
States would feel justified in taking
measures to secure tho independence of
Cuba.
The Uuko of Totuan, according to
the dispatch to tho Temps, while pro
testing against American "prolonsiouR"
caid ho would communicate officially
to the United States minister when
tho Spanish court returns to Madrid.
A Mollification of the Whole Hnsluoss
lu Washington.
Washington. ? (Special.)? -It can ho
dated, in reference to tho I 'aria publi
cation, purporting to give the substance
of (ieneral Woodford's communication
to tho Duko of 'i.'otuau, that there hart
i been a misapprehension 011 several im
portant points, notably in respect to nil
.ultimatum, and' tho setting of a time
limit for tho conclusion of tho war. In
stead of setting the end of October next
is tho date for tho termination of tho
war, thai date was mentioned as tho
time when I ho Spanish court would re
turn to Madrid from San Sahastiun,
and when, consequently, it might bo in
order to return"" answer to tlio latest
representations of the United States
ftp verm 110 lit through Minis tor Wood
ford.'" It is declared at tho Slato/.JTj'o
partnient that while Minister Wood
ford did, in accordance \vitl\tho orig
inal idea of his instructions, sot out tho
deep interest VhC United States had iu
witnessing a cessation of tho doplor
ablo contost in Cuba, ho did not deliver
'himself of nn ultimatum, but simply
made a statement of our (loop interest
in a settlement of the Unban war. as a
roasonablo oxpbdiatiqn for intervening
in any manner tit this time. Mr.
Wood ford 'rt tolegram regarding tho
conference with tho Duke of Totuan is
now before I'loaideut McKinloy.
INJUNCTION M A 1)10 1?KKI*KTIJAIj. -
Jutlgo Jacktmri l>eet<lCR In l^iivov of
the Coal Coin p any.
Tho fcaturo of tho openip^ sossion of
the September term of tho United
Statos Court for tho district of West
Virginia was thoapplication of Ex-Clov
ornor A. 1 i. Fleming, of Fairmount, to
mako tho injunction against Eugono
V. Dobs, and othorn, perpetual. Tho
(ioveruor was acting for his eliont, tlio
Monongnhola Coal Company. Tho in
junction- was made perpetual. In tho
courso of his ronwflkk&' in making this
dccisiou, Judge Jackson -said that if a
liko case were prcsonted to him now I10
would mako tho samo kind of ordor ho
Stud made at liarkorsburg, w here tho
lomporary injunction was issued re
cently.
A Mexican Town Flooded,
A special to tho Dallas (Tex.) Now#
from K1 Paso says tho pooplo of Ahum
ada, Mexico, fifty milon south of this
city, were visited by tho worst flood that
over happened in this part of tho Stato.
Men women and childron worn driven
from their beds and had to take refugo
1 on Jrlio high ground with thoir Jioiiso
horn otlocts. Carmen river has over
flowed its hanks. Unless re) lexemes
. soon, many will ho in a sad plight, as
H,\h raining hard.
Flro In tho Dismal Swamp.
Tn tho Dismal Hwamp, it is said, tho
foieHt iUca.fll'ti, now driving tho wild
animals, birdfl, reptilos and overy li\"
ing thing hoforo thorn, sending volumes
of smoko towards Norfolk, Portsmouth
and surrounding country. Tho swamp
lifts not boon abla/.o as floroo as now for_
feveml years,- ???!_ railway pftBfiongdrs,
especially those *Avho travol in tho
night, descrlbo tho sceuo as ono of a\v
ful grondeilr.? Norfolk Sieoial to lial
timoroSua. ? -
<Jrcate?t Itaco Ever Run.
At Boston Jimmy ? Michael won the
greatest cycling event ever run on any
track. It was the international
twenty-five mile iraco at Chari?9 Riv^jr.
park, and u ah ran in llifi fastest cycling
timo tho world , ever aaw? Michael's
oomp4tii?ra _trere JLucUn I*eeaar~ of
Trance, and Eddie MoDuftle, of Cam*
bridge. Time, 0;(fcj.
The Yellow Kever Situation.
_m"Ea Two chiKSiV
ft?m ?rly of CbwWtto, N. - (J. ? ?? tick ?
yellow fever *1 Now Orleans;
?fap*UlFeNFoF
the jSMfeX Oaljr two Mt iftei iw>?
ported i*>MoMle. Bcraaton report*
tftoo ?ow cai?6r ?/ lever and one de*tk;
is- M* /
mA mn Mtj toar tgmtl
11 wmvyi ?
?FT'W
? 01 Ml.il.
;A Richmond Minister Takes Strong
Grounds Against Gambling,
EUCHRE AS BAH AS SORAPS*
Ho Occtnrca That Church Mmnl>er?
A i o l''.n >a^od in tlu* Nefarious Ilast
ncss of Stock (J a tabling.
Xlov. W. I?. Uoauchamp, Uio brilliant
young pastor of St. James' Motliodist
Church, Wiehmoud, Ya. , recently
pleached u sermon on gambling, in
which ho inveighed boUlly against
stork spoeulat.'on and progressive
euchie. Tho discourse produced quite
u tsousatiou. Ho denounced all spoeioa
of gambling as sleaiing and nnid:
11 rhoro is a .spooiou of gambling voiy
common in this and other cities among
tho nog root), tt is Called 'craps; iu
social circles it is called 'progressive
ouchro. ' 'ihoro is no dilloronco. Inn
person who play a euehro, progressive
?,r otherwise, for prizes uio violators ot
tho law against gambling an lunch an
tho negroes who play 'orapa and
should bo arrested, aw has beou done 111
boiuo cities, and punished. t
Growing warm, the preacher Haul oi
stock gambling: "No species ot this
ureal ovil in worse than the bucket
shops ?plaooH whore robbery ih c?n?"
milted systematically? and lot mm
stock gambling is losponsdde. Strange
to'relate, there are church members
engaged in thin nefarious business.
T 'he farmer and tho worlungman starvo
while tho gambler in stocks and gram
growoa richer. H i" not
although u lamentable facl, Unit lio
working people avo boginning( to
upon l ho church as a rich man a ostab
libhinent. Who is ro?t|iPU8iblo loi this
opinion? The men who gamble m
htocKH all tho week and pass around the
coniriimtion platea on Sunday, . Avion*
mond i MHpatoh Baltimore Sun.
NltCKO l?OSTMASTKK SHOT.
Colored 1'olHlelun Loft In Found In
k^lls House Wounded In ft Dozen
Places. ?
A special from liogannvillo, (la., to
tho Constitution says: Early eallora afc
tho houso of Isaac Tjoftin, tho ntglo
politician, fouud him lying on tho floor,
shot in a dozen places, baroly alive and
unable to Bay who did tho shooting.
'J'hore is evidence, however, to snow
that the a flair will attract attention lie
was appointed postmaster bV Molvin
lov, while roeidonts objected without)
avail. Tho fooling toward him was bit
ter. At & suorot mooting hold rosotu
tiona wore passod io kill .Loftin and Mb
successor if the President names ft no
IHA7, OK'ICN 'sCOM G H ISSJS.
Ho Hopes Tlmltlie DfaUne In Silvor
May be of Sliort l>nrntlon.
Cily or Mcxico, Sept. 17.? (Special);;;
--President Diaz opened Coiigross on
tho aftornoon of the loth, reading his
semi-annual moasago,,- covering-- tho
period siuco April. He said the country
was at pcaco with all civilized countries
and was gradually making nioro inti-_
mala tion With them. He notefHho do
cision of tho Court of Claims at VVash
intrtou as adverso to tho La Abru c.Mm,
which had boon pronouncoilfrauduiont.
deferring to the question of the decline
in silver as ailooting tho flnoncos of
<Moxico. tho President said thai ho
htfpod that tho declino in nilvor may bo
of short miration. _
Uniform Scuio to be 1 orinuluted.
Tho American Federation of Labor,
with a membership of half ft million,
has takon up tho causo of tho minors.
Their orgauizorB are already at work at
llazel ton, Pa , and when tlioir work
has boon completed-ft uniform scale
will be formulated and proBontod to tlio
operators. Tlioro will ho no marching
nor anything in tho way of a doinon
Ktration, and no attompt will.bo
to bring/ Nabout syiunathotio BtrlkA
movomei/tsNOov. Hastings lias ordered
(ionr-Oobiiv to Bupproflfl all mcotmgs
having a.Ufndonoy lo riot.
T..o Disease Sprcndln/i.
Tho roports from tho fovor-Btricken
districts show that tho disease is still
spreading. Ono now case is reported
from Mobile, Ala., twoeuspiclous casoa
ut Uerkole.v, Miss., (two now ones at
New Orleans, but tho city, soemingly,
has tho fovor in cheek. .Honda ha*
quarantined against th'o iufcetcd diR
tricts ami Charleston, H. C.?. ilttfl- quar
antined against Atlanta on account -of
fie refugees pouring into that city.
Montgomery, Ala., ha*. a so quaran
tined against all points in the Stato of
Mississippi. ?- " ' ;
Some Wages in tlie Old Country.
Some of the recont visitors from
Charlotte to tho Old World were quito
interested to learn that the
mttc k-a-innck, ft roan of large authprity,
^rots ft salary of a mo.nth. _ lbo
Roldiera iu tho army ;W?eiv?r
jomp'en44^on of I yent a day
year ~wi!t board and
Ccrmau. ioUliera <lo much helUr ihair
this, however. Tliey get 0 centaa day.
or $18. 25 a year. -Charlotte Ob*e*ver.
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