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DERER IN JACKSONVILLE. \ ' I TERRIBLE ENCOUNTER with A-NUR- the officers, in order to run no riekf, moved the negro secretly from the jail, rowed him acrom the St. John'* River, flagged down the train lor SL Augus tine when it paaKd and carried the ne gro to thd"Ancient City, where he waa S laced in jail. The officers were confl- ent of their ability to protect the ne gro, but the excitement in Jackson ville waa ao great that they feared q bloody conflict might result unless thS i ' -:t A Magre P—parada from ColaiSla % C. AAar KUlinc Aasthar Nagro, Ktin* olT feat ta Hoatad Down—He Bid* DeflMie* to the Police. >- ,Jacksonviujc, Fla.,' April 7.—Brit Glenn, commonly known as “Kid” Charlie, a negro gambler and desper- f ran amuck hero early this mom- and as a.result two men are dead three wounded, one of them pro bably totally. The killed are: Napole on Stucks. a negrd norter employed in Ricker's saloon, snot in the throat and his neck broken; hid word Minor, policeman, shot through the heart. The wounded , are: Jim Clemons, a ~ ^.negtOymunpBjy frnpmMliltofcJim, ” shot in the right thigh, artery thought to be severed and may die: Jaiiies Meyers, lieutenent of nolice, shot in the right ankle, wound slight; boot- black, name unknown shot in the right thigh, wound slight. \ Stucks was the first man killed by Glenn and it was while resisting arrest that he killed Policeman Kd Miner and wounded the others whose names are given above. Stucks killed about 1 o’clock this morning in the “Rabbit Foot” saloon, a notorious negro dive on Weit Bay street. • A crowd of ne groes \Were in the saloon and Glenn drew his pistol on a negro named Willie Manning. Stucks jokingly said thathe would take the pistol away from Glenn and advanced toward him. He passed by Glenn, however, and went toward the “Free and easy” room in the l>ack part of the saloon. Ashe neared the doojk.he turned round and Glenn pulled out his pistol and fired. Stucks was standing in frQjit of the door at the time. No words pas sed between the two men and no *quar rel of any kind was heard. As soon as Stucks was shot herushed out of the front door of the saloon and and fell dead near the steps. Kxam- ination showed that the bullet had struck him in the throat, iiist above Adam's apple, and passed through breaking his neck. Glenn turned and fled as his victim was falling, pursued by a huge crowd Of Aegroes who soon t low sight of him in the darkness. Shortly after Lieut Minot, Sheri If Bowden and other officials arrived on the scene and began an organized hunt for Glenn. All the negro dives in the western portion of the city were search ed and anout 5 o’clock this morning the ojjicers started their game. Itag Jim, one of the negroes subse quently shot, was in front of the pur suing party, and he found the negro hiding on a lighter in McCoy’s Crock, half a mile west from the scene of the murder. When RagJim sighted Glenn he gave the view halloo. The murder er then ran due east, followed by i crowd of people. Glenn passed direct ly by the saloon where lie had killed Stucksa couple of hours before. He headed Jeckqpnville, probably hoping to escape in a swamp 'which lies some n*. Tahpa, Fla., April 10.—Lyceo Cubano waa the scene of one of the most enthusiastic meetings to-night ever held here. The occasion is the nblebration of the twenty-six anniver sary of f I the Constitution of the ' Cuban Republic. There were throb thousand people present, hundrea ladies, who 'j was fleet of foot, and easily distanced all of his pursuerk save Itag dim, w r ho hung on like grim death. This w as about 6 o’clock in the morning, ^nd the streets were deserted save for the fleeing negro and his pursuers. Finally the murderer, by a desperate spurt, succeeded in leaving even ‘Ttog Jim 11 betmutr By this PmeTEe chase had led into F^ist dacksonriile and the officers were gathered near Hotel lioseland, completely at fault Just as they were about to abandon the pursuit in ihat direction the little boot black, who was afterwards wounded, came running np an said that he hat seen a negro run into a barn near the hotel. At that time Lieut James Min or, and Policeman Davis were tin only officers present, but they were accompanied py a large crowd of ne groes, who were as intent on capturinp Glenn as the officers, as Stucks, tfu murdered man, had been a favorite with his race. On learning that the negroVas in the barn the officers and crowd approach »d. Policeman Ed Minor and Lieut Jas Minor were the first to enter. They found that the negro had climbed up into a loft in the burn and was lying behind a pile of lumber which formed and effectual liarricade. Minor called on Glenn to surrender and the negros answer w r as a shot. <The officers re turned the lire, emptying their pistols, but the negro wasetl’ectually protect ed by the lumber. The Minors stepped out to reload and “Uag.lim” rushed into the barn. In a moment he stag gerod out, bleeding from a dangerous wound in the thigh. Then the Minors re-entered and the fusillade again began. Soon Ed Minor handed his pistol to his brother, the lieutenant, saying, “Jim, I’m shot.” Then the brave fellow staggered out of the barn, lay down on the grass and in throe minutes was dead. The little bootblack who had disclosed the hunt ed man's place of hiding, here entered the door, only to receive a bullet in his thigh, w'hich, however, did not in flict a serious wound. The fusillade had now continued for ten minutes, and of the four men who had entered the barn to arrest Glenn one was dead and two were wounded. Ljeut. James Minor, however, was still in the barn firing at Glenn, who lay in safety be hind the lumber. Suddenly Glenn rose up andHred and dropped back l>eliiml the lumber. Then Lieut. Minor felt his ankle give way and knew that ' lie was wounded. But the shot that wounded the lieuten ant had exhausted Glepn’s ammunition and the next moment he called out: “Lieuteiitant, I'll give up if yoy, won't let ’em kill me.” “All right,” replied Minor. “Throw down your pistol and comedown.” The negro obeyed and the next minute Lieut. Minor" led his prisoner from the barn. As the lieu tenant stepped forth with his prisoner the first object that his eyes fell upon was the corpse of his brother Ed, lying near the door of the barn. Until then the lieuteutanjt did not know his broth er was dead.' The lieuteutant led the negro toward the city jail, which was more than a mile away, followed by an immense crowd clamoring for the negro’s blood.' Near the city jail Policeman Ed Hol land approached with pistol drawn. log he would kill the negro and ivei ^ His brother officer, Ed Minor, lieutentant placed hiS pistol Holland's head and said: man is a prisoner and as such acred. If you shoot him I will blow out your brains." So Lieut Minor brought the negro safely to jail. This was about 8 o’clock and by 9 o’clock there was rumors that a mob was forming to storm the jail and lynch the negro. The mob was said to be composed of negroes as well as white, ty. • r Brit Glenn, the murderer, .came here from Columbia, 8. C. He was once a train hand on the Columbia and Greenville Railroad. He is about 35 years old and; is noted among the negroes as a desperado-' Policeman Ed Minor, who was killed in the bat tle at the barn, was 23 years of age and was a fearless officer who was ilar in Jacksonville, im Clemons, or “Rag Jim,” who so persistently pursued Glenn, and was probably fatally shot, is a familiar figure in Jacksonville and the white people are loud in praise of his con duct. Lieut. James Minor has been on the policy force only a few years. He is 25 yrtyfrold. and has captured more murderers.' single-handed than all the ofher members of the force. - His wound in the ankle is slight. The battle occurred near the Hotel Roseland, which was full of guests 1 and the shooting caused the greatest excitement among them. Frequent shrieks came from the ladies. The Rabbit Foot Baloon, in which Stucks was killed by Glenn, is noted for the f reqeucy of tne murders ‘occur ring therein. Stucks is the sixth man killed there in two years, and not one of the murders has been followed by a hanging. The last one undoubtedly will be. S: .1 apun'* Term* of i’eace. WahhisuTon, April 10.—TSe cable announcement that seven of the eight Ja|tano8c conditions have been accept ed by Peace, Commissioner Li Hung Chang is very gratifying to diplomats here, who have no longer any doubt that a jieaceful termination will speedi ly result. As understood m Wash in ton the eight conditions were as fo lows: 1. I ndependenoe of Corea. 2. Cession of Formosa. 3. Cession of Lian Tong Promon tory, including Port Arthur. 4. War indemnity. 5. Admission of machinery into China and permission to foreigners to establish factories,. C. Modification of likin tax and ex tension of system of'transit passes for imjiorts. 7. Opening certainChinese rivers to commerce, including the Yang-tse Kiang to Chung King, the Siang from Han Kowon the Yang-tse to 8uui& Tan Kiang, Canton River to Ouach and Woosung and its canals As to Suohow and Hang Chow. 8. ^Railway privileges and simi concessions to Japanese juid forei; capitalists. In '" including several great deco distance beyondthe city limits. Glenn' ^ In Addition to these conditions it is negro were removed to a distant conn- 'jp* ne d "J 0 ** heartily in Uie demonstra- Nhh turn. The half was packed with an eager throng. TLe streets for nearly a block wegre thronged with Cubans and their mends, and all round the building the people .stood in numbers. The hall was gaily rated with bunting and national, em blems. The Cuban and A flags were gracefully wreathed. *1 oLCuham patriots on tifnr iratts and on the stage. Among those' who had a place on the platfom were Ramon Rivero, pres ident of the society: Dr. Valdes Do- minguel Fernando Figuerado, leader of the party here, Enrique Callejo, Gualeno Garcia a.nd Jose Herrera. Rivero, editor of Cuba, was master of ceremonies. The speeches abounded with fiery patriotism aadthe reading of the proclamation of the Republic in 1869 by Col Figurado was continually interrupted by applause. One speaker declared “Spain would never take her hands off the throat of Cuba until her grasp was severed by the blood of Cuban courage.” Another said: “The coming of Campra means the re-establishment of thn the regime of the revolution whose anniversary this meeting is called to honor. Then they gnrreted and Ishot the pat riots, out raged their wives and daughters and burned their homes. The same fate now hangs oyer the heads of our fair native isle and our blood kindred AfiereT subjected/to the basest crueities ever heads oUa liberty-loving people, and they will be called upon to wade through seas of blood, but over and beyond it all ties the pearl of great price, liberty for Cuba. Let them do their worst, we are prepared for them We have made up our minds fully to the great struggle, and we are deter mined to win the freedom of Cubaand redeem her from Spanish bondage at any and every cost. When garrot- ing and shooting' and the outrageing of our women and the burning of our homes l»egius we shall pay tnem in kind for their hellishncss. Mark you we shall not begin these blood-curling outrages and shall only condescend to meet, these devilish things on an equal footing when we are forced to so by their own example.'' The speech was greeted with continu ed applause. Other speeches were ^nade . py. Sotero Alfonso, Nester L. Carbon oil, Eduordo Reina, Francisco iRiz, Arid aHpaniard, Romaella. ‘ ‘ features of the «s UitS'sttpech,@f Miss Luisa a c&armrag aftd intelligent The speech was made extern-' „ every movement was grac’ejjteolf, while patriotic eloquence raised a storm of • enthusiasm in and around the hall. ' • ' At the close of the meeting the fol- Ipwing resolutions w'ere unanimously adopted. * Resolved, That the Cubans assembl ed in mass meeting endorse the action of the cnuncils in selwoting Jono Marti- dents of aqy State by the representa tive* of other States. The exercise of \ the power to levy direct taxes was to be restricted to extraordinary occasions In conclusion, therefore, upon this point the Chief Justice announced' that the Court were of the opinion that that part of the law taxes upon rents obtained estate was invalid. Next in order the opinion ed. the third objection to That itimposed a tax upon the incomes derived from investmentsin State and municipal bonds, and was therefore invaded. * Chief Justice Fuller reasserted the S neral prnciple lhat a tax on Govem- )nt bonds was held to he a tax on . acts and prejudicial to the public >T interest. It was, therefore, otn [ooirrmuBD ritox page oxeI] from consider- the law; .believed certain pgQjnisesthave been or will lie exacted from China, the terms of which areto.ftmain secret. The condition which, it is thought, has not yet been accepted by Li Hung Chang is that numbered three above, provio- ing for the occupation of a portion o ' the territory known us the Regent's 8word and Uitadel of Fort Arthur. That this would he most strenuously opposed by China has all along been undoubted, and it has been prroicled that it might prove a stumbling block of such dimensions as to prevent peace unless some compromise could be agreed upon us to the length of occupa tion, the Chinese being likely to insist that it should not be permanent. All other conditions, except that of indem nity, have been the subject of diploma tic consideration for many years, and alt treaty Powers are as ueeply inter ested in them as Japan has Iteen. The United States have been particularly active in urging the abolition of the likin tax, which is not unlike the oc- tori of France, though less reasonable and less limited than the French sys tem. The independence of Corea Ms always been in contention, and the United States have firmly maintained that Corea was to be treated as an in dependent nation since her minister at Washington was recogtiized ten years ago. A Cull to Kx-ConfoUernte*. Ukadquaetkrh S. C. Div., U.C. V., ( Gkeknvillk. S. C., April 9,1895. i General Orders No. 11. 1. The attention of camps of United Confederate Veterans of ibis division is called to the great reunion which Is to l»e held at Houston, TeAs, on the 22d, 23d and 24th of May proximo,and to the importance of their being fully represented oii^that occasion. Business of great importance will come before the Convention, and probably the election of division commanders, (by State-delegations.) as their respective terms of office, with non-eligibility to re-election under the constitution, have expired. 2. Railroads throughout the South have agreed to issue tickets to veterans at one cent per mile, limited to. ten days, which will probably be extend ed to twenty-five days, while ourcom- rades in Texas are anxious to receive us with warmest welcome and un stinted hospitality. 3. The constitution prescribes that each camp shall annually, during or before the month of April, transmit to Adjt. Gen. George Moorman. New Orleans, La, a complete roll of its membership, with the annqal dues of ten cents for each member; t-. 4. This division now rank* sixth in the number of its camps, having thirty-four camps in full fellowship, aud old soldiers thsough6iit thfe JStete, in every neighborhood where fifteen or twenty veterans can be found, are cordially invited to form camps imme diately,and provide for representation U the approaching reunion. By order of S.ja. Crittendej, Major General South Carolina Division U. C. V. Jas. G. Hawthorne, Adjutant General. Newspapers throughout the State are respectfully requested to copy. Killed by Lightning. Philadelphia, April 10.—Willie Bradley, aged 12, and Sadie Stinger, aged 11 years, went out to pick dande- kms yesterday afternoon in West Philadelphia. Not returning to their lomes last night a searching partv was organized to find them. The searchers hunted all night without success. This morning the bodies of he children were found in an open field at 54th street and Springfield avenue. They had been struca by lightning during a storm yesterday afternoon. was, merer ore, obvious that such a tax on the power of States or municipalies to make contracts was prejucial to public policy and, 'thiere- fore, unconstitutional. On the other matters involed in the case of Hyde vs the Continental Trutt Company, ^ of ' New York city, and m the case of John G. Moure vs Joggplr B. Miller, commiss ioner of Internal Revenue, for an injunction’ to restrain * hintj /rom proceeding to carry out the law, appealed from the Courts of the Dis trict of Columbia, Chief Justice Fuller stated that the Court was equally divid ed. The judgment of the Courts, as far as it related to the payment of the tax on rents and State and municipal bonds, was reversed. In the Moor case the effect of the Court's action is to affirm the refusal of An injunction against the commissioner of internal revenue. Justices Field and White read inde- pendent dissenting opinions; Justice Held devoted some time to They will be | ft review of the -provisions regarding •• rents and denounced the principle sought to be establisted by the income tax law. Many of his conclusions were in conformity with those express ed by the Chief Justice. He also at tacked the law on account of its lack of uniformity and dwelt upon its ex emptions ana the many discrimination found therein. Taking up the exemp tion of mutual insurance companies, he declared that they were conducted on lines identical with those on which large corporations were conducted for the mutual benefit of stockholders He inveighed against the exemption of saving and building associations, which were not charitable institutions, but conducted for either money-mak ing or money-saving. All these ex emptions stamped the law as class legislation of the most pronounced character. The law violated evei y fight and comity guanteed under the Constitution. That there shouidbeany doubt about the subject surpassed his comprehension. If the census figures did not convince one of the magnitude, and injustice of the exemptions he did not think Congress could be convinc ed, “though one rose from the dead'" to convince it. The law was also in valid in that it levid a tax upon the salaries of the one hudred and one Judges of the United States, many of whom received small salaries. If the provisions of the Constitution could be set aside by the arbitrary act of Congress, were, he asked, would this power end? It was but a stepping ' at woultfr as deiegatelaud Benjamin L Uuera as treasurer of the party and accord a vote of thanks to the secretary, Gon zalode Cjhieseda, for his work through Florida in representation of the Cuban delegation. The resolution was at once wired to (^uesada in New York. Benjamin Guerra, the treasurer, is in the city, but was unable to attend the meeting on account of illness. ' FLORIDA SYMPATHIZES WITH CUBA. Ta i .1 .AH assee, k’LAr -April-40, the Senate to-day a resolution by Sen ator Chipley, extending sympathy and encouragement to the Cuban re volutionists, was adopted. Stormy Outlook for Culia. Jac’Kkonvillt, Fla., April .9.—A special to the Times-Union fromTam- B i, Fla., says a gentleman who left avana Saturday says of the situation in Cuba: “Things are looking rocky even in Havana. Business is depressed and in spite of the Government and Ameri cans who have large holdings there, the situation is serious And growing worse every day. The insurgents have a force of more than ten thous and armed and well equipped men in the field and can place as many more in service on short notice. But their plan is to make a guerifla warfare of it for the present. When the Govern ment shows its hand fully then they will act. “The coming of Campos means the beginning of a struggle in earnest. He brings authority from Madrid to ■rarrote and shoOt every rebel captured in the, field and the atrocities of the last rebellion will be repeated. Dur ing that ^struggle men were shot, thrown into prison and the women of reliels were outraged and their homes burned. But the rebels are prepared to meet the enemy at every point: they are fully organized and equipped this time. When the outraging of wives and daughters of rebels and their homes are burned to the ground the Spaniards will be repaid in kind. These things staring the island. i» the face are what makes the people tremble, and well they may. eventually open thft way for a war be- tween the poor and the rich. Such a power assumed by congresses and per mitted to go unchallenged would mark the hour when the decadence of the nation would commence. If the' limit by the exemption could be fixed at #4,000 future Congresses might fix it at #15,000 or #29,000, thus compell ing one class alone to pay the tax. Or, the limit might be fixed "at an amount as a board of walking delegates might S Uo«h Craxy. Jacksonville, Fla., April 11.—Mrs. F. W. Madera, wife of the San Fran cisco agent of the Chicago, Burlington and (Quincy Railroad, wept; crazy in the union station today and screamed that her son. daughter and pet dog with her w’ere being pursued by the niards, would murder them all. e fiecame so violent that the police took charge of her. Chief Phillips en deavored to get her into the hospital, mt siie was unwilling. She. made the chief sit in the road while she prayed, aud she anointed him with water from a creek near by, and lemon juice, say ing that these were proof against his enemito . Relatives are on the way from Chicago to Like charge of her. Mrs. Madera formerly lived in Chica- po witR her husband, where he is well mown. - * . *T- H« Loved The Horae.\ Lexixqtojn Ky., April ll.^^Joe 1 Jennison, a #htte man, 32 years bid, who has been caring for Byron Mc Clellands* thproughbed mares and colts for several years, became insane today on account of the accident to the Longfellow Sallie McClelland colt ast Monday, whereby it had to be de stroyed. stone to other a greater nctothat woult In conclusion Justice Field announc ed his opinion that' then hole law of 4894 should be declared to be null and void. Justice White prefaced his dissent ing-opinion with the statement that thecustom of rendering long dissents in a Court of last resort was more honored in the branch than in the ob servance. Their only effect was to weaken the efficacy of the opinion of Court. Justice White said he should Dot speak to-day but for the fact that the Court had overruled and set aside established precedents and the settled and uniform uoctrir octrine of the supreme'Court down to the present time. He regretted that at this late day this Court should thus over throw and nullify an Act of Con gress, supported and affirmed by all text writers and by everv decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. When the fathers-constructed our from'of government'lhey gav3 it, not limited, but unlimited power to levy taxes, with but one exception, that of taxing exports. The assertion that the constitutional power of Congress was limited was, he thought, the fund amental error in the reasoning of the majority of this Court. The great question before the Court was, is the incom ta,x a direct tax ? That question was practically decided a hundred, years ago, and he did not deem it nec essary to enter into an elaborate review of the cases that had been decided. In briefly reviewing the cases presented to the Court he observed that the ar guments made and the citations used in this case were the same as those brought out in the Hyton case, and now this Court was asked to again take up the question adjudicated by a unanimous Court a hundred years ago. Justice Harlan was of the opinion that a tax on gains, profits and income derived from rent of lards was not a direct that under numerous decisions of this Court the income derived from municipal bonds was not the subject of specific taxation in any form by the United States. Ip other matters h<5 was in accord with Justice White. At 2.35 the Court concluded the reading of ppinions. Upon the question of the Constitu tionality of the taxation of incomes from State and municipal bonds the Court was unanimously in the nega tive. Upon the question of taxation of rents the Court stood as follows: Af firming, Justices Harlan and White; against the law, Chief Justice Fuller, Justices Field, Gray, Brewer, Brown and Shiras. . . - Upon the general question of the nalitv of the law the Court e divided as follows: For Justices Harlan, Brewer, Brown and White,; against the law. Chief Justice Fuller, Justices Field, Gray and Shinuk The President waa informed of the -Beeitoary msion and Carlisle Jo the Executive Mansion the two discussed the matter for some time. Other members of the Cabinet (dropped in later, among them the Attorney General. The oecudon waa a disappointment, but the Administra tion will at ones issue instructions h collectors of internal revenue to con form to the emasculated law. Secre tary Carlisle followed his well defined custom not to discuss the matter for publication. Attorney General Olney said the Government would not ask for a re hearing, but would accept the decision as rendered. He was not surprised at that portion of it excepting municipal and State bonds from taxation, but expressed the hope that the question of rents might be brought before the Court in some otto* shapa,j(fhen he Ljntr entertained the strong belief that the Ul present attitude of the Court would be revised. ’U In the treasury department Assist ant Secretary Curtis declared that the condition of the treasury was good, and the revenues amply sufficient to meet current expenses. Commissioner Miller and the official ferente tonight bf several hours dura tion at the treasury, discussing the bearing of the decision upon the in come tax machinery in operation, and changed it when necessary to meet the changed conditions. These instruc tions will oe ready for publication to morrow or next day. NOT VERY STARTUNG. Sterling Morton and a Nebraska Railroad Man Fzchauge New*. Atlanta, April 11.—The Constitu tion will publish tomorrow morning a Washington dispatch containing some correspondence between Mr. f. R. Buchanan, a Nebraska Railroad man, and Secretary J. Sterling Mor ton of the Cabinet, and between Secre tary Morton and Hon. John Dewitt Warner of the Reform club. New York. The correspondence is based upon the sweep of the silver sentiment in the West and in the South and con tains the suggestions that President ^Cleveland shou’d be re nominated for a third term. Mr. BucMnan is gen eral passenger agent of the Fremont, Eikhorn and Missouri Valley railroad. Secretary Morton wrote to Mr. Bu chanan thailkinghim for securing the publication of dn article entitled,. “A Few Facts in Finance,” by the Secre tary. Mr. Bechunan had it published “in a great mAiy of the patent inside E re which afe circulated Out West." ying to the Secretary's letter, Mr. Buctiaftan states that he hardly thinks “the very evil effect being exerted by the so-called free silver interests in this country is appreciated in the great centers.” Mr. Buchanan states that he travels a great deal and meets and sees people from all classes and places, and he adds: "The wave of this baneful idea has almost reached an epidemic .con dition and unless fully answered in kind, both great political parties will be obliged in response to popular de mand. to either incorporate a substan tially free silver plank in their plat form or else a disgraceful straddle.” Mr. Buchanan says he presumes that the Secretary has seen “Coin’s Financial School-'' He.proceed* .to say that this book is sold and read on ii'uiMtt ixA il 1 coriitti 1 nor Awjxxrif TTwoxag »'! IXJ *1 IAS X~xROv* *Xg^ A and hears it discussed every where, and considers it more than any other agen cy responsible for the spread of the sil ver sentiment at this time. Continu ing be says: "It is sweeping over this couutry, and in my opinion should be answer ed by some one who fully uuderetands the subject. That answer should lie written with an equally facile pen. I understand this little nook has been purchased in large numbers by silver people and distributed gratuitously. It seems tome the banking interests should take the requisite steps to .pub lish a reply in equally attractive form and put it on the market at the lowest price.” In conclusion Mr. Buchanan says: “My judgment, from the present out look, is the Eastern conservatives of both parties are likely to unite and possibly renominate Mr. Cleveland, who will carry the East and South no doubt: (theEast on his able, honest conservatism, and the South because they could- never vote other than the Democratic ticket, thus insuring a vote which would elect) and the West will undoubtedly support a Populist or free silverite unless there is a great change. If this is not done, I feel the election will be thrown into the House as the result of three tickets being in the field, in which case the balance of Dow er would be with the free silver inter est. I believe if there was a vote to day on the naked question of a 16. to 1 silver platform, Nebraska would give it a majority of 50,000, or near iff This letter, from which the above quotations are only extracts, is for warded by Secretary Morton to John Dewitt Warner. The Secretary explains that his ob ject in sending the letter “is to give you a thorough gqing business man's views of the situation. The letter shows how fallacies flourish among the financiers of the West and South. The letter also points out the necessity of immediate, coherent and organized aciton in behalf of sound money. Having read the same (you may copy it if you desire it), I wish ou would return it, and I will then rrite Mr. Buchanan. Possibly our friends of the reform Club may be be- neiitted by seeing Mr. Buchanan’s communication. Shot «t the Britisher. Boston, April 9.—Capt. Hopkins, of the British Steamer Ethelred, which arrived here today, says with regard to his being overhauled by the Span ish cruiser that there is nothing to add to the story cabled at that time. The Ethelred was off Cape May si, on the 2d, when a Spanish war ship hov? in sight and fired a blank cartridge to heave the Ethelred to. Capt. Hopkins stopped his engines When the Spaniard circled around the Ethelred once, and then‘steamed away. The first part of her name looked like “Neuve.” Capt. Hopkins filed his report with the British consul at Jamaica. , ’ feared by • Storm. 'Havre, April 11.—The captain of the steamship Merrimac, which arrived here from New Orleans today, reports that on the fourth, he put his chief of ficer and ten men aboard the British ship Arnos which had been abandoned at sea. They will take the vessel to Liverpool, he says. The Arntw crew were taken off in a storm by a Ger man steamship, Nonqannia. Editor. In a recent article, addressed more) -g-v-nw A XTTRrv particularly to members of the order, I I HI .A V lu I 1 the Illinois Good Templar says: A AJAS Every member in our Order has promised to do “all in his power to ad vance the cause of temperance.” Do we realize how far-reaching and signi ficant this promise is? Are we domg “all in our power to advance the cause of temperance?” While we are edu cating the young and persuading the moderate drinker to forsake his habits, we must not overlook the drunkard, because he is in need of our jnost lov ing solicitude and consideration. Tru ly, as Paul srys: )“We must be all .ings to all men that we may save some.” It is this thought in Our mind that impels us to call attention to a of work-vmieh neglected, which might be taken up by almost every lodge in the State with compar atively little offort; that is, the treat ment of inebriety as a disease. Any lodge can, by a series of entertainments or lectures, easily raise the sum of money to be used for this special pur- to be known as a “Reicue fund. ” Jhh. expenses of the patient while taking a course of treatment at some Keeley Institute." The patient, when cured, will, of course, be required to refund the loan as soon as possible; and when repaid, it can be used again and again, and thus be a permanent feature of the work with practically no expense to the lodge after the original fundls raised. Several Good Templar Lodges have been working along this line for some time, and with great success. On the return of a patient, he should be ip- itiated into the lodge and the member’s should endeavor to make it pleasant for him, thus by their influence in a social way making it possible for him to start life anew with brighter pros- pects. We refer to the Keeley Treatment advisedly because it is undoubtedly the best known of the many remedies for the cure of inebrates and because of its uniform success, statistics show ingthat out of over 200,000 patients treated, ninty-five per cent, were per manently cured, and have been return ed to society, not as a charge, but as self-supporting, respectable citizens. It has been introduced into the Sol diers' Homes and the regular army. Colorado, Louisiana and Maryland have laws providing for the treatment to be administered the habitual drunk ard at the expense of the State. Bills looking to the enactment of similar \ m PAYMENT. NEVER COMPROMISED CLAIM. NEVER N HAD LAWSUIT. f Sucn Is the record of the STAUNTON UTS INSURANCE COMPANY, legislation are pending in the legisla tures of Illinois and eight other States in some of which they have been pass ed in one branch and reports are en couraging that they will become laws. From personal observation among friends and acquaintances who have taken the Keeley treatment, we can heartily recommend it as being all that is claimed for it. How successful it has proved in the Soldiers' Home can be seen from the latest official report of Col. A. J. Smith Governor at Leavenworth, which will be found in another column. The treatment thus highly commend ed is successfully administered, at the Keelev Institute, Columbia, S. C. , Unguarded Treasure. St. Louis, April 11.—A special to th« CliroHtete from -Cripple- Creek. Col., says that at 10:30 .o clock this treasure wagon from Grassy Station, the terminus of thfe Midland road, was held up by two masked men and rob bed. The robbers took all the valu ables, together with the treasure box, bills of lading and way bills. They then shot and beat the guard, Robert Smith, to the extent that he is unconsci ous and will die. The treasure box is said to have contained #15,000/ The robbers made off on two of the treasure wagon horses. City and county au thorities, together with employees of tb© Well-Fargo Express Company, are. scouring the country. The robbers will probably be caught before night. Spiked Tar Heel*. Atlanta, Ga.. April 11.—A special from Murphy. N. C., to the Constitu tion says tnat in a fight in the lower end of Cherokee county, two brothers named Cross, were killad and Neal Newman was dangerously wounded. A dance was in progress at the Cross home. Neal and Mac Newman were ampng the guests. Jake Cross, the head of the family, ordered the New mans out of the house. They went out and were followed by J im and Will Cross, brothers. Jake Cross also went out and attacked Neal Newman, who stabbed Jim Cross totally. Mac Newman shot and killed Will Cross. Neal Newman was shot in the back, but was able to escape with his brother across the Tennessee line. MOTHERS READ THIS. THE BEST REMEDY. For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dys entery, Nausea, Coughs, Cooler* Infantum, Tsething Children, Cholera Morbus, Unnatural Drains from the Bowels, P*!ns, Qrlplng end all diseases 6f the Stomach and Bowels PiTTS’ CARMINATIVE Is the standard. It carries children over the critical period of teething, and la recommended by physicians as the friend of Mothers, Adnlts and Children. It "Is pleasant to the taste, and never fall* to give satisfaction. A few doses will demonstrate its superlative virtues. Price 85 cts. per bottle. For sale by druggists, and by THE MURRAY DRUG CO., Colombia, 8. C. TO FARMERS AND N MILL MEN: We have on hand fifteen Corn Mills, sizes 30 and 30 Inches in diameter, made of ASsopos Stones. Ws cannot afford to carry these Mills over. They most be sold, and we are ' altering them at sacri- floe prices to Cash Bnyen. srtbwn! Talbott and Watsrtbwn Engines and Boil ers; DsLoaeh Plantation Saw Mills. I am General Agent In North and Sooth Carolina for H. B. 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Semembsr that when the stock is gon* w* shall buy no more and that this eppertaa- Ity will close forever as the lastrn- menta are sent out We desire t* say that we have an Illustrated sata- logueof Furniture, embracing every thing usually carried In s first slass furniture store. We will be pisased to mall this catalogue upon applica tion. L. F. PADOETT, 846 BBOAD STREET. Augusta, Ga, 4c: COTTON MakraRa. PBtOBB, eves <m III PIANOS MORGANS | DONTt^iTXVS Easoaim List and Wonderfully Easy Installment Ti 4s. PRICES. stNswTsSgtais&vms JPU^^NswOprights-dsm fisstKak- It* Minor T>» *«*a •** «••. * SAVE EON EY by buying from ths Greatest Soothers Music Hoasa. LVBDH A IfTH, Isji—«S is. i