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VOUME.IX. OfflMIKlIIIK. Eight Millions Gallons of Water Turned Loose. THE TREATY OF PEACE. 'Outline of the Provisions of the Seventeen Articles? The President in ttie South Snow Shuvelers killed. >J?w York (Sp?6l(tt)'.'? A great atoel Ras tank of tlio Consolidated Gaa Com ^ rany, at Aveuuo "A" aud Twentieth street, the luryost of ita kind in the wfcfcUL QullapsoU tvfc 6;# 0 o'olock Tues day afternoon. It went down with a crash and roar like that of an oxplosion. Masonary of granito blocks and bricka to the height of 00 feet fell like a child's toy house of blocks, and loosed from bondage 8,000,000 galloon of water, de* lugod tho streets in a ton-foot tidal wavo and carried death and destruction through tho eurrouuding neighbor hood; It is not'lfuown how mauy were killed and injured." Tho list of injured ia vory luge. Many people were caught in tho btreots by. the rushing waters and wefo hurled hithor and thither, receiving injuries of varioua kind?. To make tho scene luoro terrible tho rush intr wators tore up gas maiua and de stroyed electric light conduits, causing almost complete darkness. Tho tana was supportod by oitf ht great steel up rights, lil9 feol high. The loss of the tun U is snid to be, complete, $300,000. Tho damage to Mr. Fuiduor'o factory is placed at 335,000 and tho damage to the tenements, the property of the gat com puny, is placed at ?20,000. Wui. II. -BrrttUey, chiet engineer of tho Con solidated (?as Com pan j% aud Con tractor Logan have beeu placed uudor arroat. Both wuro churged with homi cido, u'nud their bail was placed at 810, 000 eaob. " ... The Treaty of Pcacc. P-/uuf? (By Gable). ? Extraordinary - precautions aro maintained by both tho peace commissions to proserve seoreoy as to tho contents of tho treaty. Each commission bus taken two copies, bat even tho commission attaches are not permitted to peruse the documents. The correspondent of the Associated Press, however, has obtained from a source unusually reliable the following outline of tho treaty. Article 1 provides for the relinquishment of Cuba. " . "?*! Articlo 2 provides for tho cession of Porto Rico. Article 8 provides for the cession of tbe I'bilipi-iocs for $20,000,000 as compensation. Article 4 embraces tho plans for tho cesslou of th?* Philippines, luclu'Jtng the return of Bpnnifeh priboners iu tho bands of the Ta gsles. Article 5 deals with tbe cession of bar rucks, war materials, arms, storfs, buildings, and all property appertaining to the Span* | Ish administration hi the Philippines. Arib'l* 6 i ? renunciation by both natlous of their respective claims against oaoh other and the citizftns of each other. Artfele 7 grants to Spanish trade and ship ping In the Philippines the same treatment as American trade and shipping for a poriod of tfcn ypars. * Article 8 provides for tho release of all prisoners of war held by Spain, and of all prisoner# held by ber for political offence committed in the colonies acquired by the Upttcd states. Articlo 0 guarantee* the legal rights of Spaolards remaining in Cubn. Article 10 establishes religious freedom in the Philippines and guarantors to all . .churches equal right*. Article 11 provides for tbe composition of courts ond other tribunals in Porto Rloo and Outn. Article 12 provide* for the ad ministration of justice in Porto Rico aud Cuba. Article 13 provides fQr thocontlnnaneo for Ave years of Spanish copyrights In the eeded territory, giving Spanish books admittance frco of duty* Article 14 Wovldo.s for tho establishment of eonsuiat??H?y Spain tn the ceded terri tory, Articlo 15 grants to Rpanish commerce in Cuba, porto Rico and the Philippines tho Bwne treatment as Americans for ten years, Spanish shipping to be treated as coasting ve^ojtf. Article it> itlpularaa that the obligations of tbo United. State* to' Spanish citizens and property in Cuba flmll terminate with tbe withdrawal of the Uuited States authorities from the island. ,a Articlo 17 provides that tbe treaty must be ratified within six months from the date of fciguhig by tbo representative governments In orde* to bo binding. Secretary Bliss to Resign. It is very probable that Secretary Bliss will tender hiatesignation within it abort timo tot fie President. Brooke In Supreme Command. The President has designated Major General Brooke to be military governor of tho island of Cuba. The new post carries with it all tbe control over the military and oiril branches of the island formerly exercised by the captain gen-* eral ander the B pan ish regime. ~ , The factory of tho Black well's Dur ham Tobacco company, in Durham, N. 0. ,'hae been sold to the Union Tobaooo company, of New York. ?i**The President in the South. The President ami party loft Wa*h? iugtou at '1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, over tho Southern liudway, for a weok'u trip through the South, the primary objeot being to attend tho peaoe jubilee hold ip Atiauta, Ga. The foilowlug peiBona^ompriso tho party, Tho President and Aim. MoKinley: Secretary and Mrs. Gage, Suortaray j and Mrs. Alger, Seoiotary autl Mm. Long, Postmaster General and Mrs. Smith, Seoretarv and Mies Wilson, Secretary and Mr*. Porter, Assistant Secretary Cortol^ou, General Joseph Wheeler, Mish Wheeler, (Ion. Heury W. Law ton, Mrs. Law ton, Gapt. L. O. Shearer, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert S. Hay, Mr. B. F. Barnes and a number of newspaper correspondents. 1 ho Presideut'B, train, which is exception ally fine in all of its appointments, is under the immediate direction of Col. L. S. Brown, general agent of the Southorn Bailway Company, Snow Shovclcrs Killed. Buffalo, N. Y. (Special). Eight men were killed and four injured at Wiua pearo bridge, 011 tho New York Gen* tral /y)'ad. They wore Poles, with tho exception of John Warner, thoir fore* luun, who is among tho lolled. Tho mou woro ougagod in shoveling snow, of which there wore numerous drifts cn tho lino. A freight train was labor Tug its way ponilorously up tho stoep incline, its motion was ho slow that the men continued their work until tho traiu was almost upon them, Then they jumped, some to the right, others to the loft. Those who jumped to tho it qrth escaped. Most, of those who jumped to tho south wore struck by i tho express train coming down track No. 3 with fearful velooity. The federation of l.nbor. The most interesting debato of tho American Federation of Labor at Knu Bas Gity, Mo., was brought on when tho committee on resolutions reported uufuvorably tho rosolutiou of William A. Loship, of Keutucky, memoralizing Congress to pas? Ihwm prohibiting tho employment of women by tho govern mont iu any capacity. After au inter esting debato, tho report of tho com mittee was adopted. A resolution was adopted askiug tho President to pay for the oxtra time over eight hours which employes of tho Xuvv Depart ment and arsenols worked during the war. A Lively Row in Havana. Eleven persons woro seriously wounded in an alfray in Havana when a funeral procession which was esoort iug the romums of Jesus Satuiougo readied the corner of Infauta and San Jose streotn. Gne version of tho affray in that the military hospital employed and a number of Spanish privates, who woro standing in the hospital portico, refused to move thoir hats when re queued to do by persons iu the proces siou. Thereupon, tho Cubans tried to knock otf their hatrj, it is alleged, and iho light ensued. LjsjUu. - fiuns ia Court. A riot occurred iu the Fir*t Distriot Police Court, at Ht. Louie, during which Judge Thomas H. Peubody, ou the bench, Hat with his revolver in hits hand, while Attorney J. I>. Stortu with drawn weapon, denounced tho judge in unmeasured terms because of n dociuiou ho declared unfair to his chont 'J ho attorney was defending four women charged with being questionable char* aoters and the judgo declined to con tinue their case for moro than one day. Warships Ordered to Havana. The Brookl.v, Texas, Castino and Resolute have beon ordered to Havana. While there is not the faintest desire to convey a threat in tho dispatch of theee warships to Havana, it may bo noted that whou they lie within the harbor they will hold the town in perfcct sub jection. Von Bulo^ on Foreign Affairs. |? Pnrinc th J course of tho debate on foreign aflajfs in the German Botch utair, BaroniVon Bulow, tho Foreign Keoretary, {said the. 1'abterit ques tion at the presout moment was peaceful and much less threatening to the peace of the world, though he did not moan to imply that theproblom was settled. Favorably Reported. The House naval nflairs committee has ordered a favorable report on the bill to create the rank of admiral aud vice admiral in the navy. Ac<ftpfed the Recommendation. The President haa acceptod the re commendation of General Wbeoler and commuted to imprisonment for life the sentence of death imposed by oourUmar tial upon Private Lindsay, of the Tenth Cavalry, at Huntsville, Ala. The United States transport Panama, one of the first prizes captured in the late war, baa arrived at Havana with General Fitzhngh Loe and staff Salvation Army Rally. The mig hteefth annual rally of the , Sal vation Army was held a t Cam eg) o f HalTln Xew York, and drew out a very I largo- audionoe. Commander Booth TMMr^odMri. Tucker were present ?U)4 look aa active part ia the ex?roi?e#. OflMwaidii .Kssil^Tgoker made bis annual report on tho umj'i farm ool ??K - Tberewaa a liberal response to tbo appeal for money. - " i The Distinguished Patriot Passes j Away in Washington^ MILES BEFORE THE COM MITT EE ; Gen. Schoficld's Estimate? Three Soldiers i Killed? Tlie Federation of Labor-Fatal j Fight at a School Exhibition. Washington (Special). --Oon. Cul ixto Garcia, tho distinguished Cuban warrior and loidor, and tho head ol the ! commission oleetod by tho Cubftu as sembly to 'visit the United States, diud hero huuday morning shortly eftor 10 o'clock at tho Hotol ltaloigh, where tho commission bus its headquarters. 1 ho sudden change from tho warm climate of Cuba with tho hardships he had thero endured to tho wiutry weather oi New York aud Washington, is respon sible for tho pneumonia which resulted in his demise. A 8 hood us tbe death became known many visitors, including a number of public men, vrout to the hotol to ex pi can their condolence. President Mo Kinley nannifostod his sympathy b_y | sending a fbiiitably worded letter and Vice- President Tlobart sout hisoaid. Aiuang thosa who oallod wore Senators Forukei, Money, Prootor and I hand ler, aud V ojorGonorala Proctor and Wheeler. Gen. Garcia left a large family, only one of whom, .lusto, a captain on bis j f.tutr, wan with bun when ho died. widow and Mercedes, a daughter of 1 > years of age, are at ThouinMvill<f, Oa. , wlioro tbd girl ia quite ill; Mario, 10 yearn of age, in with tho mother at '1 homasviljo, aud Col. Carlos Garoia, anothei s<fn, is in Cuba. A daughter, Leonora, ^vho married an Amoricau, is now living in Paris. Geu. Garcia's mother ia ?til 1 alive and resides in ila vaiiu. The body will be placed in a vault awaiting iinul disposition. Un doubtedly the remains will bo interred in Cuba. The military arrangements woro in tho bauds of the War Depart ment. All tho honors of war were reu dereilat the funoral of the distinguished Cuban patriot. Miles Before the Committee. W>k>iinoton (Special). ? Major Gen eral Mi leH appeared Monday before tho Hou^o committoo on military affaire, foi' a hearing relative to tho propCKod organization and increase of tho army. Ho went on to say that proba bly 10, 0U0 molt \?ould bo? suflicient for Cuba in tho near future. The ofllcers in the Philippines estimated that they would require 20,000 possibly more. Altogether about 40,000 mou were needed abroad and 35, 000 at home. "When Cuba is indopuiidont tbe 10, 000 can bo withdrawn au<l tlio arrtiy ro duced," tuggoetod Mr. Bulzer. "1 would wait until that time comes and then considelKj,the question, " an swered General MMo*. ''Whatever is tho status of tho Cuban situation, it will bo necessary to mniutaiu a strong force in Cuba for a number of years." Concerning tbe size of tbe army un der present conditions. General ttono field said bo estimated a need of about 30,000 for thePliiiippines; 15,000to20, 000 for Cuba; 5,000 to 8,000 for Porto Hico; 15,000 for manning and car ing for fortifications; 10,000 for tbe In dian country aud 15,000 as a reserve. Ho did not bolievo in uijdor estimating iho Koriouruess of our task in the Phil ippines, and the only-thing to do was to meet the conditions in tho boat poeaiblo man nor. . \ Tfie Federation of Labor. Tho eighteenth annual^onveution of the American Moderation of Labor uiet in btropo'n Jtfull. at Kansas City, Mo. About 100 legates from all parts of this country and two from across tbe water, naipely, William Thome aud William Irtskip, of London, represent ing tho Dritish Trade Union Congress, woro present-. After the usual prelimi nary matters of organization, Presi dent Gouipere delivered his address. J be strictest atteutiou was accorded President Gompers iu tho delivery of bis address, which was received by the delegates with much enthusiasm. 1 reasurer John B. Lemmon submitted his annual report, ebowing total re ceints of 821,583, and tcftal disburse ments of $10, 107, leaving- a balance on hand of $2,391. Hccretary Frank Mor rison reported a gratifying iuerease iu membership. Many of tho delegates attended a ball givou in tl.eir honor by the loco! trades unions. Three Soldiers Killed. Henry J. Nelligan, cook, and Geo. W. .Beverly, bnglor, both of Compauy O, First Florida, were killed at Hunts ville, Ala. Neliigau and Beverly were on bad tortus aud imjl a fight in camp. Xellittati drow a knife and stabbed Beverly, who pulled out a pistol and told hint to stand . back. Nelllgau's brother, II. F. Neliigau, seeing Bever ly with a pistol in bis band, killed bun with a Springfield rifle. Bever ly's brothor, Hoy, emerged from bis tent at this tUuo and saw his brother fall. Thinking he had been killed by 4 Wk NeHijnrn, he shot tbe cook dead. Regarded As ft "Diplomatic Feeler." The United States government ie not aware, that any arrangement baa been made for the traaefer of the title of tbe Ha moan Ialanda to Germany, and being one of tbe parties- to the tri yrttto agreement mndw wbtefcTWImoa Jj-governed, itiaaut ?callable that aay^tM^iatttrilaiBi oftfro tstand* ?as bo madoirftlMmt Tb* knowledge of ?ll f N AT ION'S I ANN M V KER3? Proceedings of the Senate ami House l>ay by Day. SENATE I'jrTii Day. ? i)iuou*?iou of two quoa tious, each of interest ami importune* j at this time, wn a begun by tho Senate. Territorial oxpausiou ami t ho 0011811111' ! tion of the Xioaraguan Cauul occupied j tho attention of the body during tin ; greater part of the aftornoou. As hood as tho routine morning business hail been disposed of, Mr. \ oM, Demoorut, of Miaaduri, fulled up Ins resolution, deoluriug it to be unconstitutional foi this government to acquire foreign tor ritory, except for oouliug stations 01 j some like purpose, unless its munition 1 wus to confer statehood upon tho tor | vitory ami oitizon*?hip upon its inhabi tants. Mr. Piatt, Republican, of Con neotiont, in expressing tho hope thai Mr. Vest would not u?k for inimediui* notion upon hlB resolution, suul I10 do Hired to offer Home remarks upon it, but was uot prepared to do so. 11 u did not, bo said acquiesce 111 tho law a? slated by tho Missouri Senator. lit believed that tho power to acquire ter ritory was inherent in tho nation and was uot Kubjeot to limitation. Mr. Morgan opoued the debate ou tho ennui bill with a three-hour Appeal for action at this session. The whole country, lie said, would bo disappointed it < 'en gross did not |ict. IIo was willing to tnko any monsuro which would result 111 tho building of tho canal. A ques tion was raised as to the Iniiguago ol tho bill guaranteeing tho neiiti alit.v ol tho caual in ca?o the Ignited Suite) were nt wur with a country. Mr. Mor gnu said that the language of tho bill Hpycilicully expected hUoli a case. Air. lioar suggested that iho cluuso relat ing to the neutrality of tho canal bIiou^ bo umondod so as to read: "l :x copt 'tis to nations at war with the United States. " Mr. Morgan said he would accept the amendment. No Seuator should voto against tho bill on this uccouut. During tho day Mr. Hour, of Massachusetts, and Mr. Hide, of Maine, prosouted resolutions of cit izens of their States remonstrating against tho extension' of Aiuericun hov eroigtity over tho miilippiuo Islands and against the acquisition of foroigu torritory without tho eonseut of tho peoplo of such territory, 'l'lio resolu tions were referred to the committee on foreign relations. Mr. PetliKreW introduced a bill authorizing A . AY Bartlott to raiso tho battleship Maing and transport it to tho United Stutos. The Senate, at ft: to p. m., adjourned. Sixth Day. ?Tho cossion of tho Sou ate was largol}' consumed 111 discussion of tho Nicaragua Cuuul bill. Mr. 1 111 piu mado the principal speech 111 oppo sition to tho bill, attacking it. 011 the ground that it is in tho interest of tho Mnritimo Company. lie moved a post ponement of the mutter until after the holidays*. Mr. Morgan defended the bill and tlfi^Mfrritime Company, and opposed postponement. Mr. Berry gave notice of an amendment I10 will oiler to the bill providing for tho direct appropriation of nionoy for tho con struction of tho cnnal nud limiting the cost to $115,01)0,000. The amendment ^provides for the construction of the canal by the Maritime Canal Company and gives tho government a lieu upon tho property to bo foreclosed upon cir cumstancos fully enumerated. Mr. Kawlings also gave notice of auamendv ment to the Nicaragua bill, providing thut tho act should not go into effect until the United States should secure by treaty the right to itortify and gar rison tho canal, to my^qrmed vessels and munitions of^kr through it in time of war and to olose it against any other nation with whom the United Stato? may be at war. | Previous to tho proceedings upon tho ! canal bill, Mr. Morrill mado an ad dress in support of tho bill author izing tho purchase of a aite for a Supreme Court building, aud this and several other bills were paspod. lAmougtheui was one for tho relief of homestoad settlers iu Florida, who wero driven from their homes by the storm of 18'JO. Tho bill reviving the grade of lieutenant general was reach ek ou tho calender, but was passed over at the request of Mr. Cockrell. Tho Senate at 6 o'clock went into exec- j utive session aud at 5:15 ad journed. * HOUSE. j*'otTKTH Dav. ?Tho urgent deficiency bill to provide for the support of tho military and naval establishments, whs pftHfcd by the House practically with out opposition. A number of amend raents were adoptod on the recommen dation of the appropriation committee, which received Rome supplemental os tituuteH after the bill was prepared. The largest of these was an item of $;j,000,000 for an emergency fund for the War Department, aud 3ftT8,000for the ordnance de(*rtraent, increasing the amoiiut carried \iy tbo bill to 3*>y,8;50,8D2. The conference report tipou the bill to render the Sureties oi consuls. vice consuls and consular agent* liable for damages in suits at Jaw was adopted. The Housaadjorned over until MondsV to give the commit tee# an opportunity tc work without interruption. Fifth Day.? Representative Ilep burnv of Iowa, introduced a bill authorizing tho Presidontto acquire by purchase from tho Htatea of Costa Kica and Nicaragua full ownership, juris diction and sovereignty bf such land as may be desirable and necessary to on ?truct aucb a canaL Itf negotiation* with the fttatea mentioned, the Presi dent may make epeeiai arrangements, a* to the use of the canal, tbe bill ap propriating $140,000,000 to oomplete it The canal shall be oonatjrne ted under Hte supervision at MglMi offleera of the War D*p*?tfi?+at. Iteproeenialiv* IiepbnrnT of Iowa, latredeced a joist resolution proposing eunaendaont of tho conetitntion ae follow*: ' "Mo now Ml tntoOo Union ttlmttrn I v Report of State Superintendent of Education Mayfield EXPENSE AND AMEN DANCE. Colored Children Outnumber the Whites? Interesting figures as to Salaries ? Pri vate School Statistics Incomplete. 'I ho statistical report of State Super intendent of Kducatiou W. L>. May Hold has been compiled, or at least that pait of it which has to do with iho public schools. There are also homo interesting tlgures in connection with piivato schools aud academies, hut thin is incomplete as it wi>A a <1 ? Hi ? (Milt matter to got them tp rospoud. The enrollment in tho pidilio schools by eountios for tho noHolastio year J illy !, 1807, to duly I, I8:'b, is n? fol lows: liy conntio*: Ahhovillo has 4,835 whites and 7,785 colorod; Aiken, 8,o47 whites and '1, 1)14 colored, Audoraou, 7, lib whites and 1,000 colored; Bam berg, 1,025 whites and 2,t>4o colored; Barnwell, 2,800 white and 8,545 colored; Beaufort, 410 whito uud 5, 440 colored; Berkeley, 1,004 whtto and 0, 045 colored ; Charleston, 4,625 whito aud 7,(112 col oied; Cherokee, 2,880 white aud 1 , 421-1 colored; ('hunter, 1,971 wliito and 4,408 colored, Chesterfield, 2,720 whito and 1,(524 colored; Clarendon, 1,054 whito aud 8,051 colorod; Colleton, 2,885 whito aud 2,888 tailored; Turlington, 2,028 white and 8,005 colored; Dorchester, I,907 white and 1,8R0 colorod; F.dgo* tield, 2,005 whito and 4, }?<?t colored; Fairtleld, 1,071 white uud 4,001 oolorod; riorouce, 2,082 whito uud 8, 44b colored ; Georgetown, 1,085 whito aud ?-?, 781 col orod; Greonvillo, H, 100 white aud 4,020 colored; Urcouwood, 2,850 wliito and 4,470 colorod; llahiploii, 2,201 whito aud 2,010 colorod; Horry, 8, 87 1 whito and 1,470 colored ; Kershaw, 2,770 whito and 1,877 coloreil; lviuirons, 8,508 whi{?> and 4, 005) colored ; Lexington, 8, 780 whiUT aud 1,058 colored; Munou, 8,018 white and 4, 107 colored; Marlboro, 2, 007 white aud ",050 colored jNewCerry, 4, "42 white and 4,700 colored; .Oconee, 5,770 whito uud 1,100 colored; Orangeburg, 4,713 white and 8,810 colored; i'ickous, J{,800 white aud 1, 107 oolored ; Bichluud,2, 181 wlnto and 4,844 colored; Saluda, 2,188 whito and 2,671 colored; Spartanburg, II,585 white and 5,172 colored; Sumter, <J,8'.'() white and 7,780 colored; Uuion, 2, whito and 2,888 colored; Williams burg, ii, 724 white and 8,785 oolored; York, 8,007 v. Into aud 5,078 colored. Following iB tho total lurollmontin '? public schools for tho soholastio year, July 1, 1807, to July 1, 1808: Total whito males, 011,710; total whit? feniuleB, 01,880; total whites, 125,102. , 'lets! colorod mulun, 7!,5u<>; total col orod fomnloe, 70,228; lolal colorod, 150, '787. Total mules, 185,275; total fomales, 140,014; grand total, 275,880. The avorago attendance of the publio schools during tho scholastic 3*cnr wan as follows. Total whito malos, 45,477; total .wliito females, 45,770; total whites, 01,250. Total colored male*, 58,147; total colored females, 01,004; total average colored attendance, 1 14, 151. ?> Totnl males, 08,024; total females, I 100,788; graud total, 205,407. Ah will rendil3f bo soon there was a marked difference botween tho enroll ment and tho actual attendance. An other fuct which will dosorvo notice is that 23, COO more colored ohildreu thau whito were enrolled, although tho aver ago attendance was only 14,000 more. This is due, probably, to the fuct that negro children iu tho rural districts aro compel led t.o leave tiio school to pick ootton iu tho fall, However, thoro is no disguising the fact that tho negro as a race is, if anything, taking hotter advantages of his oppoi tuuities than tho whito men, all things being con sidered. On tho othor hand, as aliowu by the following figures, tho white teachers received over throe times aa much money, aud there wuro 000 more white teachers than oolored. The total amount oxpeyded for tlia employmoot of colorod touchers was S170.85O.OO; for building fchool houses, 68,426.14. Tho total amount expended upon colored schools was $204, 88.i. 80. The total amount expondod upon tho white school* was 8520, 858. 20. The amount of salaries paid was ?4*4,250. 18. For building new school houses. $?22. - 522.52, aud tho rest for euudry no COll u to, Tho total amount paid for Kularicn wan $054, 208. tfO. The average amount of salary paid male toncliorn was ?23. 00, and tho nxor.age to fcinalo tvarhors wan 828. 20. Jn but one county, Hieb land, did the salary of tlin female teHchor excccd that of tho nialp. Tbs averages in tliia county weio $28. 0-1 male, $2!). 47 female. Tbore were l.inj white male nud 1,5)15 white female teacherH, total 8,070. Thero were hIho 1,121 colored mnle nud 1,045 colorod femalo tcuchors, total 2,100; making 5,242 teachora iu the btate. The following table show* the num ber of white and colored children en gaged in the study of tho various branches: Alphabet, white 6.630; colored 10,270; j spelling, white 100,184; colored H reading, white 04,1OU; colored 084; writing, white 68,1)62; colored 869; mental uritbtt?tifi.?wiut?-4\ colored 55,124; written arithmetic, whit* ?7,941; colored 5A.302; geogra phy, whits MTySt0f eelered 4 1 ,<*05: +'<rt' glish grammar, white 41, fill; colored 28,050; history of Bonth Carolftfk. ed 17,400; physiology sad bygeine, white 13,410; eslsnd.^Ws higher 94$i ooigrgftJ^KaJ SOUTH C\R0l IN A Ml".TUODIST COM ERENCE Fpworili Orphanage Trustees Netted Criticism I'runi Or. Carlisle. 1 ho a u it ii h I couferotioo of tho South ( hi olina Methodists iuot in ( irgonwood. Olio afternoon of t It o sotn-iou wus de voted to a dmouasion on tho proposition" of tlio W'llliuinMoii Collotro to put itself under tlio control of t li o conference. 1 Ito proposition wftq Accepted, aud hereafter this i ti Ht 1 1 n I ion will bo church propoity. The trlisteo* of tlio Colum bia Female College and Woflord rvooui* mended I ho nppoin tniont of a coiuiiuh hiouor of education to roprosent those iiintit ulions throughout flio Smto. I lio report w#h adopted, and tho commis sioner will ho uamod by a committee and appointed by tlio Bitdiop. Dr. Jus. U, Carlisle, id WolTord Vni voraitv, addtobhud tho conference in regard to tlio MutliodiHt publishing house scandal. lie said ii would havo beon a lighter calamity to our church if a ureal Hood in Iho Cumberland river had wa-hod away tho foundations of our publishing homo, and that stately buildinu had fallen in ruins. May tho Uroat Head of tho church "direct, oou ? trol, suggest." Tho report of tlio Wo men's Foreign MiHHionarv Sooioty was road by Hov. J. Walter Daniel. This society has raised, during tho past year, 87, OSt>, tut for nil thoir purposes. I he following is tho )>oard of man agers tit tho lilpworlb orphanage elect od for tho ensuing year: ' A. J. Stoke*, chairman; \V, J. Murray, K. (trier, T. C. 1 > ' J ?oll, J. S. IJoiifiloy, W. W. 1 hiiiiol, I,. D. Child-, II. C. , Straus*, A. i . Dibble, .1. I'. Anderson, \V. 1, Herbert, . II, Hodden, J. W. Mo* l.ood, ('. A. Woods, ii. S. Hill, Dr. Hammond, secretary of education, could not l?i? present at tho session of tlio conferouco to loprosont liis depart* ment, and Dr. A. folio Smith addressed tho conference upon thin fjuontion of od ucat ion, pleading for an enlarge ment of plans for tho education of tho young people. Tho Knglish Method ? ists have determined to raise St. 000, 000 for this purpose. The Canadian Meth odists hHVO deturnnnod > to raiso SI, 000, 000. Tho M. J'.. Olinrob: North, has called for $30,000,000. Our church askA for !? 1,000, 000. All should make earnest otl'orts to raiso this sum, and thoreby begin tho work of the twen tieth century thoroughly equipped. ? ? * The Slafe Kcfernia(or> . The eftorls of tho Hov. Charlos C. Carroll, a negro minister, to intorost tho general assembly in tho eslablitdi inont of a vofjrmatory for 3'outbful criminals may .vet ho suocessful. 'I ho legislature appointed a Commission, j consisting of tho Hev. O. O. Brown, D. D. Moi Sumter, lion. L. D. Childs, and IVof. H. Means Dnviu, to inves tigate tlio matter. Dr. Hrowu has ro- j contly visited the reformatories at lib mira and Hoohoster, N. Y. , and mftdo I his report to tho cmumission. Ho re ported at length upon the woilt of Mr. S. W. Hrocknwav, one of tho pioueors of the work, anfi was thanked by tho commission for his earnest and pains taking efioriH. (iov. Kiiorbeo was in formed of the work dono by Dr. Brown, and in vory much interested in tho undertaking. The objoot of this reformatory is to take tho youthful criminals from prisons and chaingungs, whore their lives would bo rui.iod by oontaot with hardened criminals, and to place them In this house of corroo tion, where bolter infiuunooa will be thrown around thorn. Attempted llltfliway Robbery. A caso of attempted highway robbdry dovoloped on tho Chuiiotto road about sevon miles northonst of Yorkvillo uno night roconlljy. Mr. Hobert Let Young blood, who clerks for Mr. W. T. Man Key at Tirzah, was the intendod vio tim. Mr. Youugblood had been out col lecting and wan on his way homo. Hud douly a man jurupod from the aide of 1 tho road between tho whoola of the j buggy and^plajmltf a revolver close to j Mr. ' Youugblood'a side, demanded: j "Hold up, G-d? you I" Without j waiting for Mr. Yotingblood to obey tho man fired. The hullot passed through Mr. Yonugblood's overcoat and tho flash set his clothing on fire, 'i ho fellow fired a second shot, but thifl also xnissod. liy this tiino *Mr. Voungblood bad his own revolver iu action and tho highwayman took to hia heels. Th<| poople of the tieiurhborliood are making a careful investigation of the matter. *? * NcV Enterprises. Tho following now ontor prison havo boon chartered by tlio .Secretary of State: "Xow Providence Trading com pany," of Cheraw, capital nt-ocK 3250, ? 000, in shareeof $100 each. The pur* pone of the corporation is to conduct a perioral merohandino and manufacture juk business, of any industrial enter prise in connection therewith. The tweedy River Manufacturing ootppany of Reedy River, to increaso it? capital nlook to $250,000, each share being cf the value of ?1U0. The 1'ountain Jnu manufacturing company, of Fountain Tnn, capital stock $50,000, in shares ol Si 00 each. The "Colored Joint Stock company of Berkeley oonntv. " Hoad< OnaHe no- itT~ AlonokV^irner, capital stock 83,000. A Home Enterprise. Among the purchases of enso ;goo(T? made by the tttate board of control were W cases of scuppernorig wine bonght from Cot. John T. Slosh, J owner of the Grafton vineyards The Orafton vHJ^yard* are situated About two mile* from the city limits north of Columbia. 1 The farm embraces Sati acre#, 67 of which are in sea opera ongft f%tnr-bw*Ting aud prancing large } <iuantitiee ofgraj>est the balk of which is annually made into win*. At a meeting of the stockholder* of . the Uank ol Maries H to decided to t wM njrHf mttUn *TH? Jmjf and f diaooatiaoe. This amm to ywsljr I voluntarily m4 ?ot oeeaeieaed by Ml r?ssf fariiwa| ^ I IS Curtain Lowered on the Last Scene in tho Great Drama. ? ? i . . IMPRESSIVE AND SOLEMN Wax the Occasion NVhcn ihe Arbiter* of the Old and the Younjj Nation Met to Affu Their Signatures to tho Treaty. I'ahis (D,v Cable). ~-Tho uigi)ing of tho troaty Saturday nielli would bavo afforded a ?ubjoot for a great. historical paiuting. iho group gathered about tho table io tho stately chamber of the I" oroigu Ollloo WftH impro.isivo in itself, wlnlo the faot that tho Bense of tho iuo moiitousnosa of Iho issues which the wot decided wan deeply folt by all tho participants, gave an impressive und solemn tono to thisscouo. Arouud Iho K' ?at inahogony table ?at tho ton orbi uiiti>iH of the dcHtiuios of at) old aud a you hk nation. Handed standing behind thoiu wero numerous attaches of the American oommissjon. To the Ameri cans it was a happy ending of tho epi logue ol wai ; for tho Spaniards it was plainly a bitter tragody, none tho loss painful because lonj; forenoon. Thov f?at silently hk though almost crushed and none could withhold sympathy from Sonor Montero Jtios, /he president of Iho .Spanish oonnuisuton, who, ooia in#,' from hie bod. was bundled In a groat overcoat, although. lops woro burning in tho fireplace near by. At 7:30 Mr. Arthur Ferguson proceeded to road lirst the English aud after that tho Spauish version of the treaty. Thia lininhod, twocopioa woro passed around tho table, tho commissioner? higning them in tho order of tho rauk: Wtlljatu li. Day, Senator Cushuiuu K. Havis HoMtor William F. Fryo, Wlrffelaw ltoid and (Senator (loorge OrayfTJeuor Montero Htos, Honor Abarznza, Senor (1 arnica, Senor Villnuritia and (ioneral 3* Saons, oaoh commiBsion signing its oppoueut's troaty. Both woro tied with tho Spanish and Amorieuu colors. >\ hon the senla woro prepared to bo af fixed, attendants weio sent sourrying forribbonn of tho Froneh tri-co'Tors with which the documents were sealed ns'e compliment to the Freuoh hosts of tho com mission. Muny ofllcialH in terestodly watched ovory detail of tho proceedings. The last Honl being impressed, the commin sioiiors i-oso and without formality, each morabor Hheak-flio hands of all of his antagonists and exchanged assur sncos of. his personal o?teom. Tho Spaniards aftorw aid-commented acrid ly upon what they termod the bad taste of the AiueriontiK in mustering a crowd of attaches to gloat oyer tho con summation of their downfall and to RurituiiiiQ it?r roiio*. Two treaty as signed oonsistn I? article?, It having boon found advisable to sub divide two or throe of tho articles in the draft agreed upon at tho last meeting. The commissioners of Lhe two nationa wrote their signatures on two copies of tho treaty, one copy being for the ar chives. The document was prepared bv Secretary Moore, in behalf of the United States commission and by Sen or Villauritia for fJiain, on account of the continued illness* of {Secretary Oje ufl, of tho Hpanifth commission. * Enoh copy contained tbo liuglish and Bpan ish texts of the troaty in parrlleled col umns. - Floods on the Mississippi. 1 ho Rubcommittoo of the Senato com mittee on commerce, appointed to in vestigate i the floods in the MisAiflaippi nvor under the resolution of April 29, 1807, and to rnalro reoommendationafor their prevention in tho future, bald a meeting in Washington atul practically ?greed upon the form of the rei>ort to bo made to the full commits. The subcommittee presentod the results of its laborers in a printed volnmo of over 600 pages, giving the testimony taken, together with soveral maps and illus trations pertinent to tho work in hand. $2,000 fo/a Christmas Dinner. Tho Omaha, Neb., World- Herald has sent by telegraph 81,000 to tha First Nebraska Regiment, located in Manila, and the same amount to the Third Ne braska Itegiment, in Cuba This mon ?.Z l%83ilv,Xt0d ftt tb0 ?olioitation of lhe >> ofld-Herald by over 3,000 con tributors, and is sent to the two regi ments to prorido for a Christmas din ner. South Carolina and Oeorg'a Railroad Company. J "TlfP CHARLESTON LlUlt." 8aherlulo In ?ffw't T)r<t. 19, 1897. (ca#t r>Aii/T. wrrroAiti Tv AiiKustn 8 20 * lv CbwrleAtou 7 10* nr Alkea 7 08* lv Columbia ? 7 01* ?rXTHRvllle 10 10 ? It King<ui?. 7 40 * Columbia 10 #5 n ?r Alk?n ?r Oftnrtftfltoft II OT a ar Aa|u U U ? v*?t mi tr. lv Augu?pi 8 20 y kf 4 07 p ?*>p i?r Colufebl* 10 l&p *r OborNtoa ? 0# p <Uhi.uk famVai" i.i? rata pt> 4*r wuto^n. lv CbArUMtoo ft jop It Columbia lj?i lr?WW -<?r a* AHia* WiS