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*v" v : • john westers love affairs. Th# rtorj ot th« W* W* glT*o by Lake Tyei " Life end Ttatee ‘ * v K . -r >*> AM 0* Th**n w*f« Ur>fortv<n«*« and Or>* Flllad Him With Laatino lot# hie of Joha Weeley.” forme a elrange aad moei remarkable eerlee of cpleode* la hie life. The Are* oooarreaoe wee darlay hie mieeloa to Georgia, where he formed a deep at tachment to a Mlee Sophia Hopkey. a aicoe of the chief magietrale of the colony. The earlier biographiee t of Weeley repreoent the affaire ee laroiv lag a ooneplrac/ on the fart of "the young lady and ner frieade agaloet-the reputation of the youthful nacetkj. Hut no unlikely aa account le now die- credited, and in totally dleolalmed by Mr. Tyerman. Certain It le that Weeley woe deeply in lore; certain, too, that he referred the cane to hie Moravian frieode and advleera, who decided accordingly that he abould proceed no further in the matter, and be le nald to have acqulneoed, saying: “The will of the Lord be done." How- this may have been (and it ecemC tful whether he voluntarily gave up hie attachment), the sequel le equally strange. For we Hod him a few months after publicly refusing the t to this same lady (then to a Mr. Wllllame) wh en she heredif at the Lord's Uble. unde of ttle refusal have never ever doubtful been cleared up; but it was largely In Wei' am'A .,i- . e t- a h CSITICS, A h ? consequence oV’hU behavior that be drew on himself the odium and per secution' which drove him out of J ' C For some'years after this he persist- off in his resolution of dAllbeby—u resolution which certainly,^wne most advlsable-for one who had embraced a life of self denial, labor and home lessness. In 1742, too, he published hie ‘ Thoughts on a Single Life-,"®*- tolllng that eUte is the privilege if not the duty of all who were capable ef receiving it; and three years after, In n published hymn, which Is clearly autobiographical, expressed himself ns follows : “ I have no sharer In my heart, To rob my Savior of a part And desecrate the whole i- Only betrothed to Christ am I, And wnlt his coming from the sky To wed my bnppy soul." It wns, therefore, wjvh great si>*- priee, and not without some scandal, that in 174V bis friends heard that he was engaged to a Mrs. Grace Murray, a young widow, who, had nursed him in a short Ulaees, and who wns aotually accompanying him al that time In his ministerial travels through the coun try. This young woman bud been brought up ns n maid servant, and wns n person of small education, though of great attractions, and a fervent con vert to Methodism. She was a person of singularly Impulsive temperament, and with an utter disregard o/ delicacy and honor in the midst of kmr engage ment to Wesley allowed hereelf to co quet also with one of bis lay pfeaohera, John Bennett, and for some months the most extraordinary alterations went on, her oboioe resting sometimes on one, sometimes on the other of her. lovers with passionate assertions of her entire devotedneas to each, and this with intervals occasionally of a few hours only. w. Charles Wseley, dlsgutted and in dlgaaat, strove to put an end to the scandal. Uis brother yielded aad met tbe"lady to say farewell. He kissed her aad said "Grace Murray, you have broken my heart." A week or two after she was married to the inferior •uitor. She aad Wesley did not meet again for thirty-nine years. She long outlived her husband, aad when la London she came to hear her son preach la MoorAelds, she met her venerable lover—lover etill apparently, forthe In terview Is described ns very affecting. Henceforth they saw each other no aad Wesley never again men Tm/na" Defense. H,s Spsscb jn U»s Ssnei*— ’Will Apetto** WhsnH.sfspfc ^ts t>i»- proved. Washing tor, Fsb. 14,1M« To tbs Editor of Ibe Wbrld: My Unlforta rule baa been to tree critlolsmg'-wltipsilsoc* ,1 .break that rule now (or a purpose, and that is to challenge those . who have found so much to condemn In trfy recent speech in tbs Senate tq h Irlkl before the jury of their readers, ib which 1 cap have at least a show Of justice. The New York-Tim* editorially terms mo " a filthy baboon.’! thb N-jw'York Evening _ . ■■ *'-' ^ —irohlstfThs World uaaq the word '' blather- 1'hliadolphla Record calls me ^'.the chieftain of anarchists ” and Ms Globe of St. Paul says: "This fellow brings to the Senate the uesavory record he made la his State, a char acter tattooed with dishonesty.” These are a few of tfld pail lamentary .and elegant phrases employed by the polite and refined editors of some of the lending newspapers as applied to myself- They have notread my speech, they dare not publish it in full, and, basing their criticisms upon a few garbled extracts in which 1 used strong language to express indignation and contempt, they asked the people ef the country to render %>verdlet against me as a coarse, brojial, ignorant black guard. ‘|. All the words and phrases which occur In the speech to which they take exception do not exceed a doxen. They neither add nor take,, from the argu ments and facts as presented. Not .a single one of them Is unparliamentary, and frequently, in the same Senate, language as violent, ns coarse and as brutal has been uttered In the pant by more, Honed her name. Through long years Grace continued n course of Christian again h Tong a course of Chr usefulness, and lived anJ died eminent ly respected. She lies la Chinly Church yard Id Derbyshire. Undeterred by his former experl- em-e*. in ITil Wo«ley again T.-ntured upon an engagement which actually resulted la marriage. Now, too, the lady was a widow, a Mrs. Vaxllle, her tirst husband hating been a merchant, who had left her n small independence. There was little In her tosdeserve the attachment of such a mao, either in character or Intellect. She, too, like Grace Murray, was of humble birth, and, Ilk# her, had b;eo a maid servant Having {luring her widowhood joined herself to the Metbodiste, she wns naturally pleased and lettered with the attentloos'of their renowned head. Chas. Wesley again Interposed, but this time In vain. It soon appeared how Ill-advised a union had been oon- 1 tracted, and after a few years of wretched married life, marked on her part by outrageous 111-temper, jealousy, violence, and even treachery, which her husband on his side bore with the C tlence of n Socrates, the lady one y took herself off aad lived in a state of separation from him till her death. “ Non earn reliqul, non dlmisi, non revocabo—I did not forsake her, I did aot dismiss her, I will not recall her." was ths husband’s apt and pardonable exclamation when he found her gone. She takes her place la the foremost rank of the bad wives of eminent men, worthy to be classed with the wedded companions of Socrates, of Albert Durer, of George Herbert, of Richard r Boeder, she was the most vicious vixen of them all. It may be imagined, without doing any Injustice to him, that when his letters were stolen, interpolated, and forged by his wife, for the purpose of injuring his character, the grieving spirit of the old prophet may some times bavs said, "Grace Murray would not have done this." At the same 1 time we must, in justice, say that Wesley cannot be wholly exonerated from blame: for, setting aside the question whether, after electing to marry, he was not bound to do more lor the comfortof his wife, he certainly srave occasion to her jealous temper b; l -its unwary conduct, aud, most of al by his unaccountable fondness for a certain Sarah Ryan, n quondam maid servant like the others, who, although she was the wife of three living hus bands, so won the good opinion and confidence of Wesley by her ostenta tious devoutness that ne actually ap pointed her matron of Kingswood School, where he necessarily paid fre quent visits. No suspicion can really attach,of course, to the fair fame of one pure and unblemished ns Wesley, bni ft wns difficult for n jealous wife to think so. And assure lly we must say of him, adopting a well-known phrase of Mr. Froude’s, that " in his relations with women he seemed to be under n fatal necessity of mistake.” V .. f ~ , —Miss Olive If. Brown, of Anderson, has been elected a professor ia the Cooper-LUneetqn Institute, Bpsrtin- burg oounlf, a'hd.bM go®* to her duties. Miss Brown ir a most ac- complUhed young lady. high to oorcountry'll history. If my language was unparliamentary and Indecent, why did no Senator call me to ordeh? If the charges were untrue, why has no Senator answered them, aad why do my newspaper critics not even attempt ho answer them ? Is It unparliamentary and Indecent to tall the truth? Are we sunk to-thai low estafe tbat-faleshood and treachery end official dishonesty cannot bernenr tloned without calling down an avalan che of abuse and slander? What other Senators have whispered among them skivea I have spoken aloud and In plain Words. Wkat a majority of the people of the country have thought and felt I have uttered. This Is the sum of my offending, end the hireling editors and reporters who now degrees the so-called freedom of the press to so despicable a level may tatter themselves that they create and con toil public eptaloa, but the thou- ■tautlH of letters tnal have poured In ot me from every quarter of the Union, mostly from the North, and from men engaged In every pursuit in life, have given me assurances that the scales are falling from the ey< s of the people and that the truth, bravely told, has a sweet and wholesome sound. The American people as a whole, the "great ^common people,” love the truth, and they love their country. They despise traitors and thieves and cowards. It Is .a large mats to move, but the leaven is nt work and ths issue Is joined, end the result will be known on the day of election. So far saj am individually concern ed, and so far as my speech in concern ed, I care nothing for the abuse heaped on me, and thank my critics for direct ing attention to my utterances, j^hen my facts and arguments have been dis proved I will apologise. Until then decency demands that men who abuse me for speaking the truth thould let their renders see it aud judge for themselves, or reserve the epithets for men of their own kind who dread ths truth and love cowardice. If there is no need of reform, reform will not come. If I represent nothing but Ignorance and anarchy, why w»s 1 elected Governor of South Carolina twice be suck overwhelming majori ties? Hqr four years, as executive fought and abused by corporations and banks and their hireling newspapers, why did my State send me to the Sen- *te by s vote of l.M out of s lolel of 100 in the General Assembly ? During these four years the State advanced in material growth and Increase of tax able values more ispidly than in any previous period !o it# history. 1 spent 1500,000 In the erection and equipment of two of the largest colleges for the industrial, technical and normal train ing in the South—one for each sex. And the constitutional convention, with which I had a great deal to do, fixed constitutional taxes so as to double the free school fund ; the saloons have been banished from the State, while three-fourths of the people. If not more, are firm suppertersof the new method of handling the liquor traffic. These facts, which are history, cannot be sneexed at nor obliterated. Anar chists don’t write such history. I have never Shrunk from the lash ings of newspaper scribbers in the areanaof State politics and will Pot begin to do no in the broader field to which my commission from the people has transfeerred me. if it ia to be the fate of this great republic to sink to the level of Rome when the Preetorlan guards were wont to put the emperor ship up to the highest bidder; If Con gress is to become or remain the cow ardly tool and purchasable agent of the wealthy ; 11 the Federal judiciary are to undermine and destroy the constitu tion, as foretold by Jefferson ; if our liberties are to be lost through supine Ignoranoe aed venality, I, as a sentinel on the watch tower, holding a sacred trust, cannot be charged with having assisted my country to its degradation by giving a note of warning. B. R. TillHan. Is with yoo. Wa Interest all In font prod action abandon the FS. to keep down Fight on upon the lines make the Cotton States ing, put mora land la se * for year bofk esTty year drops, aag when you have done aU this the area devoted to Do heve woe. laid down, ielf-supportr olover to run on, table ra ta Increase pen dev cotton will yield mor* profile' turds than If yon sought the number of your bales. , ft Is fdtt by the meet thoughtful men that we are entering upon a year of g&n uncertainties, edt that even a small cotton crop may fail to give adequate returns far its prodecUen. The mutterlngs of storm are disturb ing the country and unsettling ail busl- tress calculations. The.prudent man will trim his sails to meet It. With the commerce of the country later- rnpted by war—an J war may come— cotton would be unsalable except at nominal prices. Every consideration, then, of patriotism, of self-interest and ot rudence dictates that you adhere strictly to the rule of diminished acreage-. Earnest men are earnestly working to lead you and guide you Into prosperity. Do not let them labor in vain, but cheerfully and hope fully respond to their appeal. * In donclnsloti,'we desire to say to every cotton grower, whether his crop 4s l0 bales or 1000 bales, see to It first that your place It self-sustaining—and we mean by this to be sure you. grow on the farm an abundance of" corn, meat, hay, oats, peas, potatoes, ete., for all the people on the place, both white and colored. If the tenant will not produce these articles, sell them to him, and you keep the money in your own pocket, in place of sending it out of the country. When you have brutal nas oeenmiereu in me past oj ou t 0 f the country. Wfien you nave ndosea men whose names are written done this, or provided for It, grow what cotton you can If every farmer or planter In the cotton-growing district will make this his rule of action, and live up to it, It will accomplish the results we so muck desire, of making us all prosperous and happy, whether our cotton, which will be a surplus crop, to make sure first of a cheap, home grown living for all the people, and nil the animals, on the place, and then make what cot ton you can. Press this idea on your neighbors and friends; talk It In season and out of season, at home and abroad; In fluence your papers to write it up, and keep It before the public—at least, until after this year’s cotton crop is planted. Rsmember, this Is purely a labor of love for the benefit of all, and If every farmer will participate, and lend a helping hand, by co-operating In a united and vigorous effort to reduce the size of the cotton crop, and In crease the home-supply crop, immense benefit to all Is obliged to be the result^ 1 Hkctob D Lank. Alabama. W. H. Stovall, Mississippi, W. A. Broughton, Georgia, J. W. COROORAN, ArKunrfa*. F. L. Maxwell, Louisiana, W. W. Stone, Mississippi, J. M. CahtLEMAN, Texas, T. F. P. Allison, Tennessee, Charler Scott, Mississippi, A. F. Mayberry. Arkansas. Irom Chicago be appointed to decide whether It was aa opportune tine to bold aa exposition as proposed, and if so to proseat a plan for putting the scheme into operation.' The oommlttoe appointed byi the ohairmaa le as follows: W. P. Balllday, William A. Giles, Gen. jChaMae FltzSlmons, X. M. Lawrence, W. A. Alexander, Mal colm McNeill, Joha E. Scott, Wm. H. Harper, Col. Haary T. Turner, Poet- mss ter Washington Hosing. From the South—B. L. Dulaney, Tennessee. T. 8. Plowman, Alabama; W. J. Andrews, North Carolina; E. L. Roche, South CaroUna; D. B. Dyer, Georgia; T. P. Graety, Maryland; W. W. Stone, Mlselselppi; W. P. Rolph, Kentucky; W. A. Simmone, Florida; Morris Schwabaoker, Louslana, aad Z. P. Zeiss, Texas. . A resolution was adopted inviting ilega all railroads to sead delegatee to the ooovehtion. Col. Turner, commanding the First Regiment I. N. G., invited the dele gates to attend a regimental drill, re ception aad daaoe to be given tomor row night at the First Regiment armory to the delegatee by Chicago citizens and the regimental officers. The convention than adjourned to meet tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, when the committee will report. AMELIA AND HER PRINCE. Anbthsr of ths Quick and ths Dssd Trisa Matrimony for ths Sscond Tims. At Castle Hill, Albemarle County, Va., the home of the bride, on the 18th Inst., Mrs. Amelia Rlvea Chaaler, the celebrated authoress, was married to Prince Troubetekla, a Russian prince. and The affair wan' very quiet, and great efforts were made to keep the time of the event from the public. The cere mony way performed by Rev. Paul L. Menzel, D. D., of Richmond, a German Lutheran minister, and was according to the form of the Episcopal church. Miss Gertrude Rives, sister of the bride was maid of honor, and Mr. Allan Potts, of Richmond, was best man. The bridee-malds were Mias Landon Rives, sister of the bride; Miss Bessie Martin, of Richmond; Mi Julia MoGruder, the authoress, and Miss Elenor Page, of Keawlck. Only the immediate family oi the bride and the white and colored tenants on Col Hives's place witnessed the ceremony. The couple will remain at Cattle RLh until the 29th, and then sail.for Europe. The ceremony was performed In the grand hall of the spacious country Idenoe. the east side of which banked high with ferns and potted planta. At the foot of these wge>a temporary altar, with a pyramid of three flights of American beauty roses, ADDRESS TO C'QTTON GROWERS. Strong Reasons Ar# Given fsr Rsuuctan of Ac'eage This Ys* 1 ’. To the Cotton Growers of America : The Cotton Growers’ Protective As sociation of America, In convention assembled at Memphis, Tonn., on this the 21st day of January, 181W, again come to you with an urgent appeal for co-operhtive action In planting the crop for 1896. It i# a matter of extreme congratulation that the appeal made to you last year was so generally re sponded to and that the crop of 1895, made upon the diminished acreage, has had the effect of greatly increasing the price and bringing prosperity, to the country. The crop of 1895, though estimated to be 8,400,000 bales short of the crop of 1894, was in the markets of the world worth more by nearly $30,000^000. In the face of this result, to abandon the Idea of diminished acreage would be to sound tha retreat in the face of victory. It is tha con census of opinion among, tha best thinkers that of by any means the cot ton c/op of America could ba held within tha limits of 7.000,000 bales pesJ- annum for tan yearn, the people of t these Southern States would be th* richest and most prosperous agricul tural people in tbe world. How oan this be braaght about ? Tha answer SOUTHERN EXPOSITION. To os Hshj in ths Fsli—Ds sgstss Msst Ch csgo~Pst Walsh, Ch*irm*n. Chicago, Feb. 19.—An exposition of Southern products, natural and manu factured, will be held in Chicago this fall, merchants, manufacturers and capitalist# of this city agreeing to man age and flaance it while the Southsrn- erv interested will furnish it and de liver exhibits free of cost to Chicago This wss the decision of tbe special committee api*ciaud by the delegation at the Palmer House this afternoon The commutes met Immediately after adjournment and after several hours of deliberation decided to so report to the convention when It reassembled tomorrow. Bankers, merchants, manufacturers, capitalists, journalists and men promt neat in Southern public life came from all States in the South last night and Unlay In large numbers to officially represent their States and cities at the convention which will organize tho exposition enterprise. The delegates were filled with enthusiasm anddId not say unkind things about the weather which was down to eero and ag gravated by a piercing wind all day. Toe States ef Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Lousiana, Ken tucky, Mississippi, North and. South Carolina. Maryland and TexaUn-were represented at the opening seeslon, tho largest delegation being from Georgia and Tennessee. Among the morning arrivals Were Gen. Charles Thurman, of Nashville; John H. McDowell, the Tennessee People's party leader; Charles D Mitchell, Chattanooga, vice president of the National Manufacturera’ Asso ciation ; Major . John McCann, tbe " Lame miller,” of Nashville, who was appoieU-d by tbe Governor to look after the military feature of the exposi tion; Theodore Cooley, chairman of the art department of the Tennessee centennial, and A. M. Wells, commis sion! r general of the Tennessee cen tennial. The delegates came to the Palmer House parlors reserved for their use, and after registering spent the morn ing hours in social intercouroe or bus iness talk with fellow delegates from Chicago or the South. George W. Zeiss, of Texas, was the fisst on the ground with an exhibit. Ho brought up samples of the carnal- gre root, which resemblep tbe sweet potato very strongly and which grows in the western part of the State, but thrives in a much more profitable fashion near the Gulf of Mexico, where It is being cultivated. U*pro- duct is the tannic acid of commerce, and tho T> xans are proud of it. Along with the oarnaigre comes the ramie, a fibrous production from which textile fabrics may be made with a profit. While tbe delegates were arriving and being welcomed by Chicago busf- neas men, ex-Confederatea and Grand Army veterans, a preliminary commit tee consisting of W. A. Giles, Chicagp; Chairman Patrick Walsh, XJ. A. Col lier, U. H. Stafford and W. H. Harper, of Georgia ; Malcom McNeill aad Col. H. L.-Turner, of Chicago, held a meet ing to outline a plan for submission to tbe convention. At 3 o’c ock the delegates assembled for businisa, Chicago being represent ed by tunny prominent citix ns hamed by Ihe mayor. A cordial v.elcome was given the vis.tors by Corporation Counsel Beale, in the absence of Mayor Swift, who la confined to his home with tbe grip. Hon. Patrick Walsh, of Augusta, Ga. was elected chairman, Malcolm McNeil, of Chicago, secretary, and Howard 11. Stafford, of Augusta, as sistant s«cretary. Chairman Walsh hanked the corporation counsel for his welcome and made a few remarks o tiling attention to the great' re source, s of tse South and the bees fits to be derived from making aa exhibit edged with white candles. The groom, precoded by the offlclat ing clergyman and aooompealed by his best man, Mr. Allen Potts, entered the hall from the east wing of the building, the minister takingrhis poel tioe behind the altar, tbe groom stood slightly to the right while his best man took n position n few feet to his right. The bride spproached from the north hallway. She learned gracefully upon the arm of her father and was regally beautiful In n simple bridal robe of white ivory satin, trimmed in |Ruaslan sably. She carried a large white copy of the marriage vows, and wore a huge bunch of purple violets; but no orna ments. Sne took her place to the left of the groom while her father stood to tbe right of the beet mea. Follow ing the bride and her father came the maid ef honor, Mias Gertrude Rives, the charming sister of the bride, and her mother. These ladles took oorree- ponding positions on the opposite sides to those occupied by the best man and the bride’s father. The four pretty and stately bridesmaids followed ths maid of honor and her mother and formed a semi-cl role around the altar, thus completing a beautiful aad lasplr ing scene (•to Mr. it i Fell left. it ilipe de laa od dislodged jwwr led. If $26,000 was given from privilege tax It would be $8,000 than 1s recommended, or was people. They have attar year and ashed tor money. It they returned what they had gotten It would be well to talk about broken contracts. Clemeoo should be given definite amounts, damson, be said, would spend every dollar givsa. . \ Mr. W. J. Johnson, of ths Investl- C ling committee, said that a similar k to that of last year was mended tbe privilege more than 1s recommended, or spent last year. Then there Is $20,000 received for the bohrd and nbout 16,000 ought to be received from the farm. He wanted to knsk whether the sixth of all the Stata taxes should go to Clemspn. Tha four denominational 'colleges were being run at a cost of 948,000 ha understood, and that was less than Clemson College was reoeiv- leg. He favored the bill. Mr. Leon Williams said tbe law S rovided for but ton professors at lemson, and many mjre were em ployed qpntrary to law. There are 150 boys la the fitting school, and they should be at school and not at colleges. These professors ware paid $41,360. Mr. Williams thea exhibited aa in ternet lag statement of salaries paid the professors. Mr. Williams went on to say that at Erskine 87 boyt were educated at $5,- 850, ao average cost of $67.25. New berry College, 129 boys were educated at $5,500, or aa average coat of $42. Wofford 144 boys at $13,000, an average * $90, and “ •timed. Mr. Burns was opposed to tl principle, but If It De Impoeedl be distributed aa provided in ollege In dao, lege ould The In scene. of honor wns becoming fowl I ■atm ril>)>onfi i apparelled a of wt white wedding maid ▼•*7 _ an<i aatm purple violets. Mrs. Chaaler met Prince Troubetz- kin In London n little over a year ago before she had been divorced from her husband. The Prtnoe paid her some attentioa aud invited the Virginia authoress down to the home of his family in Italy. This Invitation was accepted by Mrs. Chanter aad she had quite n delightful visit to Lake Majors. It was here that the Prlnoe saw most of his present bride. After Mrs. Chanters return to America nearly a year ago tbe dlvorje was obtained and she very soon afterward annouaced to a few of her most Intimate frieads her engage mast to the Prlaoe. Sines her return to this country she had aot seen her prospective husband antil ha reached America upon this occasion. No invitations were sent out to the nuptials and there was no wedding re ception. DISCUSSES CLEMSON. Tax— Ths House Consdsrs ths Privl.sgs No Chang# Mads. Columbia, February 20.—The Houae to-day considered aad acted upon several important matters. The reg- gistralion Dill wss finally passed by -the House and sent back to the Senate to see what it thought of the amend ments the House had kindly put in the m assure. -After a lively fight the House Inde finitely postponed the bill to change the present application of the entire orlvilege tax fund to an a *a«P|VWy mu as v oi ung w cost of $90, and Furman 139 boys cost $10,500, average $75. At Clemson 499 boys were ft» attendance, and for these tbe oust for professors wns $41,360, or a per capita of $166, while the average per capita of the four denominational colleges was $6&5Q, The only way he could explain the difference was that It was Ste’.a money that was being sp mt. There appeared to him to be a s r-W loose somewhere. If Ciemsbn w«re given $25,000 of the privilege tax that would give the institution $66,000, which he held was sufficient for all ex- peases and more than the four deno minational colleges united spent. He did not Intend crippling any of the college*, aid said that Winthrop would be well oared for. He insisted that he only wanted to see things conducted In a business-like way. Mr, Tatum objected to tha bill as it diverts the fusd from the purpose for which it whs intended. A bill has ju«t been killed to repeal the tax and the present effort Is iU-tlu Mr. Watson eh ■how where the money has been mis spent. Toe reporta show that all gen eral funds bavs gout to build up a fins plant. There Is now a compact that this tax should go to Clemson, which compact was mads when the Institu tion was established. There is ao ap peal from the farmers for a change ns to this fund. Ths matter should be al lowed to remain lust as it is. Mr. Garris said ths board hoped to complete the college la every detail this year out of the privilege tax. the tax on it abould provided in the bill. Any college depending on n privll tax is In danger. \Every college shou come to the Legislature for a direct appropriation. If the fund amounts to $70,000 it would all be spent. There is no reason for special privileges to Clemson. _ Mr. Ralasford said the committee re ported a similar appropriation to that of last year, to7 000, and this bill pro vided for over$60,0d0 to Clemson Mr. Sturkle, of Orangeburg, feltsure that the tax would be repealed, and the tfme will eouWoome when a direct appropriation will have to be made. As he believed this privilege tax will soon be out eff he favored Clemeoa hav ing the advantage now. " Citizen " Ashley approved the tax, but was opposed to the Dill. Mr. Connor, of Orangeburg, said Clemson has bees established oo a solid fousdatlon. There wee a fascination about Indirect taxes, and Clemson, he urged, could 111 afford to get such a tax. He did not want to criticise Clemson, hot the fact stares the mem bers le the face that four denomina tional colleges are run for less than Clemson. All information shows that the Clemson Is doomed unless she Ives up every purpose for which m was built has been made n secondary e meideretlou, this privilege tax. Clemson started out with ten professors aad now shs has about 30 He had been Informed that a majority of the students at Clsmsoe bad better be at home attending-aa aoadfeory « He wss told that there were 27 mules at Clsmsoe, and yet tooney le asked for hauling coal. Ha was advised that every professor got house rent and water and light free, and possibly vegetables and fuel, and he asked that the salaries be compared with those at the South Carolina College, Citadel, Furman, Wofford aad the other col leges. The convicts did all the farm work he heard, and vet $3,000 wns asked fir farm 1 arbor. Clemson should be con fined to her proper sphere and what she was intended for. He regretted to have to say that Clemson’s trustees should take warning of a prediction made to him thal-lla literary crank ” would ruin Ahe college. He had no criticism to make on tke management of the trustee#, ns they were new men and doing the best they could. Mr. Blackwell'.moved to indefinitely postpone the bUf, and On this the y ja? and nays were demanded. The bill was indefinitely postponed by a vote of 59 VO 45. y u where 1% Is Mira, Dias and Castilla with 1, mounted men. The cavalry troops of Catnahuanl charged aad defeated them in Culebra dhd Culebrlta hills. The enemy retreated towards Navio. Several oolnmna followed hlm'la a combined movement, encircling him. General Linares nss also defeated Maximo Gomes In Lomas del Porven- sro, capturing four horses. The troop# had three wounded. Reconnoiterlng tbe camp after tbe engagement, th y; saw the rear guard of the enemy. Hiking them for the Spanish forces, but seeing that they made no answer to the countersign, they opened artil lery and Mauser rifle fire, killing six and wouhded 27—the column suffering four pounded. Tbe troops followed and encircled the enemy. In the province of Santiago de Cuba the guerillas of Cobre defeated on the 11th, on Paso Lajas, a small band, killing one and wounding another. The same guerillas In Loma Nbruejo, defeated on tbe 16tb the rebels in Porteo Cruz. (Signed) - Weyler. The places mentioned in the above details are inside n triangle forihed by the tailroada from Habana to San Fe lipe and from Guioei to Habuna by San Joee de las Lajas. PfelLAUELPHiA, Feb. 19—Coincide t with tbe arrival in this country of Dr. Costello, Secretary of the Treasury of Cuba, the sending of aid to the in surgents, has been progressing more rapidly than ever. There sailed last Saturday afternoon from off the Capes of Delaware the Norwegian steamer Osteris, with aa expedition of 50 men and a large quantity of arms and ammunition. Tbs vessel has been purchased out- thelr provlnors over 10,000 to arms except easily get as equip them. avaoa aa > Mateaa sa who are without w the mao beta. Ha oou many more l f he cou right by tbe Cubans and will be used by them for future work. She Is so* built that she can easily make twelve knots an hour and, it is claimed, can show her heels to most of tke war ships Spain now has patrolling the island. The expedition is in command of Captain Edward Ardue, who served through tbe ten years’ war. With him are a number of the sons of wealthy Cubans In New York city and other parts of the United States. It is anticipated that the vessel will reach tbe North coast of Cuba at a point near the Havana coast, about next Sunday, where it will be met by a detachment from General Gonez’s army and safe convoyance given to tbe later lor of the island. With the expedition are one Maxim and two Gattling guns. News uss been received litre that within the last ten days, ten vessels have arrived in Cuba from this coun try with 700,000 cartridges, a large quantity of powder and dynamites, and 5,10) riffsH. Oue of the local Junta said to-day : r - r " As there is no pressing need of men at this time, no regular expedi- i Clemson College. rest and scrutiny ns affairs of Clemson Col- passed pi . ^ M The debate brought out tbe existence of considerabl^int to tbe financial lege. There was an unexpected conte»t against the pHsi-aita of a resolution providing for the purchase of 106 acre# of land that Is much needed kw the Hospital for the Insane. The bill to provide for a reduction in the icale allowed for State printing by a decisive vote. The bill s a general reduction of about 0 or 15 per cent, and the announce ment Is that printers stand ready to make a strfficient bond that the print ing oan be done for the rates agreed upon to-day. When tbe registration bill oame up for a third reading ia numb.-r of amend- menu were packed in again by Mr. Townsend. Tbe Senate will have a merry time ol it recognising the bill when it gets back to that body. When tbe bill, to provide for the distribution of the privilege tax came up % Mr. Raiaeford said that the Glees- •on report baring been received it was time to act on his bill, which propones to glvr Gleason $25,000, and the place hi balanee to Winthrop College. Guines, Mr. Williams proponed that tbe railroad balance should gp to the State treasury direct. // ., - 1 Mr. Breaxeale moved to strike out the eaactlbg words ol the bill, saying that as loag as the implied contract is in tore* that tha privilege tax should 81: WEYLER BOASTS. Severe) Skirrnishee—Four Horse# Captured in One Dey—Rear Guard of the Ene.Yty Sighted. Washington, Feb. 19.—The follow ing is a copy of a dispatch received here today by the Spanish minister, signed by the new commandant of the Spanish forces in Cuba : Habana. Feb. 19.—Tbe reports of tho last military operations are a fol lows : Macco has crossed the line be tween Habana and Batabano by the village called Vapor, with 60 horsee. Later, other troops joined him, ia numbers nbout 600, but the enemy was under fire of the troops commanded by Colonel Seguerra, whiih killed three rebels and wounded 12. The Insurgents joined their forces at San Felipe de las Vegas, abandoning their route towards Matanxas that has been to the south of the railroad from San Felipe to Guines, fearing the ool- umns which were closing the line be tween the railroad aad tbw sea. A train conducting General Eohague who, with bis command, was going to himself between San Felipe and met in Molina, between the station Of Melena and Palen- que, 800 cavalrymen of the enemy, who approached tbe train thinking it wns a freight train. Tbe column fired on them without slighting aad arrived safely at Guines. Ths'oolumn of Colonel Seguera, for- Nerious Prostration Cured by Dr. Miles' Nervine. Frolonred dersnxement of the nerroee ■ystem not only affect* tbe brain sad men tal powers, but develop# dleeaee In aotae of tbe vital onrans. The moet dangeron# of these Indirect results la when tbe heart la affected. This wa* tbe cane of tbe Rev. N V. Surface, Fawn River, Mich., who write* under date Of Feb. 14. DOS: '‘Fourteen years ago I had a slight stroke of paralysis. Overwork brought oo nervous prostration. I was exceedingly nervous and tbe exertion of pub lie speaking canned heart palpitation that threatened mr life. I need two bottles of Dr. Mi lee' New Heart Cere for my heart trouble, and two of Dr. Miles’ Res tors l It* Nervine for my nervooe- neee and feel better than I ever expected to feel again. I can speak for boars without tiring or having my heart flutter aa It for merly did, and I bavs you to thank that I ana all vs today. n On sals by all druggists Dr. Milas' Book oa Heart and Nervous Disorders FREE by mail Dr. Miles Medical Oo.. Elkhart. lad. Dr. Miles^ Remedies fotm Haiti A $25 Cooking Stovi (i leaving out the Delivered to nil freight chance paid. Bead this dsesrlptloa carefully. This splendid GncHng Steve le He. $; hae fear $ K holes; 16x1$ inch oven; 1$ beau $4 laches high; 21x2$ topi alee smooth easting. I bavs had this stove made for my trade, after my ewm Idea, combining nil tim good points ef nil medium priced stoves, aad ] eMeetleamble feetan Beyond nil deaht the best Ho. $ Cooking Stove made, for the priee Fitted with 2 pots, 2 pot covers, 2 ■keilets, 2 griddle#, $ baking peas, $ Joints of pips, 1 elbow, 1 collar, { lifter, 1 scraper. 1 cake polish, 1 iroa toe kettle, 1 ahovel. We west to moke eoatomera and frieads in ovary port of the South, for the purpose of Introducing oar business to bow pooplo, sad to raaow our aoquolat- »ace with old friends. We will ship thfc spleadid Cooking Stovo sad tho shove doecribed ware ‘•W freight charges paid, for only $13.00 whoa tho eash comes with tho order. This •taj* If *JPe4oas, wall will give satire satisfaction. Oar Illustrated catalogue of Funitan. Stoves and Baby Carriages — ---- Is- Auwovva, Ba. one For Free Silver. Jackson, Miss., Feb. 19.—Mi. M Clurg, member ot the legislature fro Carroll county, the home of '* George and Senator-elect M< fired the following resolution U being adopted with only o tive vote: „ _ Resolved, by. the House of Repr eentetlves of the State of Mlssissipl that we favor the free and unlintlw coinage of silver and gold at the rat of 16 to 1 by the government of tl United States independently of U ition of any other government. Second—That we do not favor tl nomination of any Democratic oaafi date for Presideptof the United SteW whose known views are not in scoot with ours above expressed. Third—That we faror and (nsli that those States which give Dem oratio majorities In the general eleotic should oontroKin making a no min. tlon for President and Vice Preside! —John* Hookin'. Unlver.ity r oently a patient end hypnotic iniluenc was successfully operated upon f< diseased kidney, no ansestbetics belt used. The case was the first In whit hypnotism hss been used In thst ii stltution. 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