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/ v» ,4ml* -Vi' - J St, , VOL XIX.- BARNWELL, S. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, i8g6. THE “LILY WHITE” STATE CONVENTION, A REMARKABLE GATHERING IN COLUMBIA. Democratic Deserter* are Specially gAWofetT-^rdpfe AftSATTff TTtC ITtBpefi- sary ond Reformytir retmsHe infant. The Brayton-Melton wing of the Republicans held their convention in Columbia on the 14th inut., and it was a remarkable gatherba,g r Jn some re spects. The number of native whites was larger than any similar conven tion ever held in the State, and more attention was given to home affairs .than to national issues.. Chairman Melton in opening the con vention made a few brief remarks as* to the purpose for which the conven tion was called, the circumstances un der which ivwas called and the ulti mate object U) be attained, ilasaid in 18b4*an isou^ was made which threat ened the disfranchisement of more than one hdlf the Republicans and nothing was done to stem the tide by the self constituted Jeaders. They were itnp.irt nn^ri to act. hi)t, did not, do so. They refused to call the party in convention in order to devise means to stop this calamity. We then, he continued, determined to appeal to the Republicans to rise up and maintain their rights. As a result, a conven tion of representative men was called. Out of that grew tne great, reorganized Republican party of South Carolina. -^Jheers.) The result of all this is that -we have a convention which the God of Republicans never looked upon the like in this State bqlore. (Cheers.) Every precinct in the State is here esented. (Cheers ) It is a little that has grown into a bij strong mai^. it recognizes no obstacle to s*oce*>i~and we ar® going to suc ceed. Thelime is soon coming when in th)s vtfyf hall will be men bolding up th^fjfincipics of this great party (Great cVers.) A great cry is going up intbe^tate for us to come and load the people into the pleasant gardens. Tillman, in all his mighti can't kepu us from attaining our destiny. (Cheers.) The whole white people are with us. But wo must be registered. Stay at the registration places all summer il necessary to get a cert.ticate. (Cheers.) Mr. C. S. Nettles, white, a lawyer of Darlington^was suggested for tem porary chairman and unanimously elected. He was received with great cheers, and thanked the convention for the distinction and honor conferred on him by being called on to preside over Ibis Republican convention which will mark a political epoch in the his- of lory South Carolina, in the language of his friend, Capl. Melton, this is not the resurrection of a eorpae. but the development and growth of an off- * spring of the Republican party of the United States. It is not Isteed on prej udice 0/ race .issues, nor the pelf of office and greed for money* that has disgraced the party in South Carolina up to the present time. It is based on - the rock-ribbed principles of Republi* can ism ; principles which bad Drought prosperity to thil country ; principles, which when de'eated and permitted- to languish, have brought hnaoclld ruin and distress onjthe whole country. The party stands upon the foundation princi|4e*s of the Republican party ; of a liberal construction of the Federal members will be' imbued with such a spirit here thatr bo far as we are con cerned, when the verdict is reached that this is the recognized organization, that those who have gone away from us may (|g)me back and take their places .In the banks of the party with out any feeling of bitterness. There are many candidates for the bigh position of President, any one of whom will he acceptable to the Re publican party. The country will be safe in any of their bands, whether it Tt>e the favored son of Ohio, the great ff^ostip of protection, or he who pre sides oVer the United States House of Representatives with such marked ability, or the able Governor of New York who so recently presided ovar the United States Senate to the satis faction of ali, or the Chevalier Bayard of Iowa. All them are lovers of liberty, true to the Constitution of the United Stales, and /.mbiiu Hofandars of a republican form o(.government. I am glad to say that tney are not of Presidential election,nothing should be done here calculated to widen the breach, nothing should be said in the way of harsh orlticism of those of the Other faction. When the national con vention meets and settles, as it will, the differences that now exist, thetwo wings must Hop together for the com- mon good. lop Xh erefatre,—1—trust that ■e Ta h Second. We are la favor if main taining the present monetary until some satisfactory ratio between the hard money metals can be reached by international agreement. ^ Third. We are in favor of a govern ment service based on merit and char acter and capacity, and not on the cor rupt &bd debasing J&ksonian system $ut , while as Republicans, we heartily endorse the above principles as highly important from a national point of vierw, what is of vastly more import ance to us and to all good citizens here in South Carolina is to secure fair and honest elections and to get rid of our present arbitrary and despotic faction al State government with ail Its ac companying evils. We, therefore, reaffirm our purpose to use every proper and equitable means to have our new constitution set aside, as in conflict with the constitution and laws of the United States. We admit that it has certain good points in it, notably its improved educational facilities and ite provlsion against lynching. But it is tainted with fraud in its origin; it is'fraudulent in its character and fraudulent in that it was foisted upon the State without adoption by a We, popular vote. therefore, hold that neither Congress nor the Federal courts ought to recognize its validity. We, also, declare our most emphatic opposition to the entire brood of ini quities imposed on the State by the dominant faction and pledge the Re- pulican party to remove them as rapid'y as possibly, if put in position to do bo. -We are opposed to the met- that class of;designing politicians tfho are “ waiting for a light in theWest.” In South Carolina we need a change of affairs. We have witnessed with sorrow and shamd' a government of the people, by the people and for the peo ple subverted iu the interests of a few _ „ designing men to s condition ctese ropolitan police in Charleston or else- aklh to anarchy and ruin. We have ' J ~ -*—* ** - seen the State, for political purposes, made to enter into the business of a liquor dealer: not only jjoe but we have seen liquor forced upoerth# people in sir or seven counties heretofore free from it deleterious influences. "We. have seen constables and spies put over the people searching their houses at the dead hour of night, frightening women and children, and aometimi s sneaking in stocking feet upon the roofs of the houses of private citizens in the night to peer in their bedrooms. Yea. more, we have seen ladies’ trunks broken open by these people at the railroad depots, their clothes thrown about in the insane desire of these people to And liquor. Worst of all, we have seen the Governor of this State, at that time the candidate for the United States Senate, give instructions to his minions to defeat and defraud at the election. We have seen man agers of elections ensconced behind screens, in utter disregard of the Con stitution, causing voters to cast their ballots in the wrong box, and in some | Reformers as well as Conservatives, to instances, when cast right, taken them aa ite with us in securing the over- out of the box and put other* in their throw of these and all other Iniquities places. We have seen managers of nnd in the restoration of peace and election, when the poll was known to haFtnooy and good government in our be strong in favor of the opposition Tillman-ridden State, candidate, absent themselves on the day of election so that no election was held/ We havu^oeo the call for a con-1 stitutional convention fraudulently made to carry. We have seen a Guv-1 ernor and a United State Senator-elect | meet with' other men and make ai where, and we pledge Ite'lmmediate suspension if given the necessary au thority. We are opposed to the State constabulary and pledge its prompt dissolution. We are opposed to the dispensary law. and pledge its prompt 4-epcai, or fundamental modification, so as to remove a stigma of State traffic in whiskey for the sake of profit. We are opposed to an incompetent, partisan and factional judiciary, and pledge its restoration to respectability, capacity and non-partisanship as rapidly as possible. We are opposed to the degradation of our higher institutions of leapoing to mere po litical ends, and pledge their restora tion to their proper and legitimate duties. We are opposed to discrimina tion against any class on account of re ligious views. These we do not regard as partisan questions at all, but simply questions of gqod government. We, therefore, not only cordially invite, but appeal to all good citiz-ns, to whatever party or faction belonging. Democrats as well as Republicans, SOUTH CAROLINA'S CHICAGO EXHIBIT. A LARGE AND , ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING IN SPARTANBURG. The Representative Men of the State Were In Attendance—Governor Evans and Senator Walsh Deliver Interesting Addresses. DKLEUATKS TO 8T. LOUIS. The delegates at large toSt. Louis were elected as follows : L. D Melton. E. M. Brayton, G. W. Murray and S. E.uSruith, two white and twit colored. The alternates are R. M Wallace, of bumter, A. T. Jennings, of Charleston, A. M. Dawson, of Greenville, and T. Daniels, of Florence. A CALL ON CONGRE8S. H. L. Shrewsbury introduced the following, which was adopted : “Resolved, That a special commit tee he appointed to peeparea memorial jit 1 »iunuu uiee* •uuu»< i/ »i**o uu., »uu to th* Congress of the United States, telliirt-ni minds’to travel in the paths f we have »• en a constitution formulated praying the appointment of a commit- I A# iS V*«»t • • 1 > 1 V* • * ■». . f.% mm m S*s4 • I . . I ds » Mm * * trade as U> representation in the con stitutional convention and as to qualifi- I cal ions of voters, to be inserted in the j constitution, agreeing that “ no white < man should be disfranchised except for crime,'’ which plainly meant that j ali colored men possible should he dis franchised. We have seen that con agomlng srtrpvr-fbr ttri^ulluu mucVMff cafTy ITus ouTr and H of civilization. Its principles are < devoted to the protection of American Industries, shipping and labor, and for that wp stand. It is a happy day in South Carolina when the party is able to show a powerful hand 10 South Carolina. Uuder.it capital will be brought in and will line the banks of { our canal with factories, and the urn of the spindle will he heard in every town iu the State. The party has the confidence of those w pa have money- to invest, and they will invest it in this, "the garden spot of the country.” We Btaad for protection, by it adopted without being referred back to the people. We have seen the taxable property I of the State increased and vet taxation is higher thansbefore. We have seen the moral tone of the peoole lowered I undei^aH these wrongs. How could it lie otherwise? “ for a* you sow so shall you reap.” We call on every whiteman in this State, .white and black, to come and j help us rectify these wrongs. We call ! upon them to stand with us for the I good of those now living and those Vee to investigate the affairs of South Carolina as to whether a republican form of government is of force in this State as required by the constitution of the United States, the same to be forwarded to Hon. Geo. W. M. Murray, the Republican Congressman of the First District.” The following cgmmittee was ap pointed hy the chair for the purpose 'ifloi D. n and hereafter to come. It is the duty of not alone I l!V ‘ jr y man who loves liberty nnd the in protecting American industries. of a republican form of gov in the broader sehse, without re-! ernment to stand together in this tight, race or condition, the rich or ^ ‘he cry be a republican form of H. L. Shrewsbury, L. [C. F. Holmes. The.thaoks of the convention were returned to Dr. Hope and to the ladies who had been present during the day. (put gard to poor; protection in all the rights, the son of man is entitled to. The delegates were enrolled and a committee or platform was named, when i’rof. Morris, in a few glowing and complimentary remarks, put in nomination Dr. Sampson*'Rope for per- manent chairman. During his re marks he refel-r id to the Webster con vention as a "Rump invention” and the present one as a native gathering, composed both of whites and blacks to the manor born. Mr. E. Brayton sdcnhdcd the nom ination and favored it among other reasons, " because t(»e-, pontti#*© had proved himself super for to the re straints and traditions that have con trolled other native sops of Carolina ‘ He looked upon Dr. Rope’s eourj-o, in the past two or three years, as doing rpnc.h to make such a gathering as this possible. He praised Dr. Rope for his effort against the " Nicked and iniqui tous registration law."’ We want 'a.- prove to the State, he said, that we want to build up the party ou broad and liberal and victorious principles. We want to honor Dr. Rope, becauser as a member of the dominfent faction be'had seen the errors pf his way and 'the disastrous results of its enactment. Dr. Pope \fras unanimously elected, and made a speech which was written out. because he wanted ,t0 weigh his words carefully. The speech was liberally cheered throughout, espe cially when the speaker made any re ference to Senator-Tillman or the State government. , POPE'S SPEECH ttr FULL. We have assembled here in obedience to the call of the State chairman of the Republican party of the Statu for the purposp • of electfhg delegates to the national Republican convention which meets at St. Louis, Missouri. *rbat convention will select the stand ard* bearers qf the party for Presi dent and Vice President of the nation. We have also assembled for the pur pose of perfecting the organization in this State. Unfortunately the Re publican party in this S; ‘ into two factions—twoeimr. both claiming to speik for the party Thl* being the case, and as harmony and union is necessary to accompiish PENSION INSTRUCTIONS. government and as a consequence, honest elections ; protection to Ameri can industries and to American labor, and proUctiovto every citizen of every right guaranteed by the Federal con stitution. Add to this asound currency, sufficient in roturae to meet the de mand of trade. There aie thousands of white men in this State, not now in the R jpublican party, who are will ing to stand upon this platform. We are all willing to stand upon it. We need the help of those white men. Toere is one thing in the way of our getting that help; a fear of negro domination. They need not fear it, for the negro is willing., if thj whites will adopt a proper platform of principle, put out a ticket of their very best men, pledged to reform this government, to support the ticket so put out. Our Republican brothers in Beaufort and Georgetown have carried this out since 1870. O dy once did they fail. That is wtfen Ben Tillman went down there and fooled them out of it. (Great and long continued cheers.) if this is done, if the white man ac cepts this in good faith, the State will be redeemed, and peace, prosperity and happiness will sweep over this larfd.' All that you would claim would be the national Republican ticket and the members of Congress. Now, this is a fair proposition on your part, and if you make it l believe that it will be accepted in good faith. If it should not be, then we must put out a ticket from Governor to Coroner. — I have given you my views upon thq situation. Take them for what they are.worth. Accept them if you think theih good ; reject them if they do not meet you'views. — THE PLATFORM. ? The committee on platform made the following report: We, the Republicans of South Caro lina, iu convention assembled, reaffirm our adherence to the time-honored principles of the national party ; that is to say : , First. We are in favor of moderate and regaemi hie protection fur home la- 120/ and home capital, against the cheaper labor and cheaper capital of other countr’e*, and of such reciprocal coffimerciai arrangements with other The Comptroller General Decide* that the Former Roll of Pensions Will Stand. S The following circular of instructions has been sent out from the Comptroller office, tilts, the success o' the party in thL. countries as may he necessary to foster 3tote and IU assistance in winning the extend our foreign trade. General's offiee, and will govern the the county examining boards under the new pension law : To the County Kxaminlr g Board of P ensions : The new pension law does not con template new applications from those now on the roll, but only from those not heretofore on the roll, except such as lias been rejected or applications disapproved by the State Board. As such must file new applications, as well as new applicants. Boards are expect ed to correct lists of pensions as they now exist in their counties, erasing such as dead, removed, or whose in comes have been increased above the legal limit or for other causes. All pensioners, however^ now or to be placed on the roll must be placed in grade A, B or C ($8, id, $4 class), as required by the new law according to their disabilities. Board can require or not, as iu their judgment will best assure the ends of justice, the old pen sioner to appear^ before them per sonally. New applicants must appear personally. We mail blanks fdr ap plicants and for your reports to State Board. Widows can be placed only on the $4 roll, but should be reported separate from males. The only change in the law in reference to widows U to add those over 60 years of age wh<J have no income above $100. It will be noticed that A and B classes must not have an income above $250, and class C-above $100: Thus we will have three classes of males and one of the widows. We return all new applications tiled under the o!d law for such action, ap proved or disapproved, as in your judg ment the respective classes may re quire. Your decision and opinion ex pressed fully, whither in special form or not, will be appreciated by the 3tate Board Information atd suggestions to the end .that the appropriation .may be paid only to the deserving and the one* most needy tu> contemplated hy the law is desired by the State Board. Respectfully, % James Norton. Comp. Gea , (or titoto Board. Spartanburg, S. C., April 15.— South Carolina has taken hold of the Chicago Cotton States Exposition with a firm grip. She proposes to have the best exhibit at Chicago, as Chairman Calvert said from " The best State in the South.” There is a determined and vigorous life in the movenu nt to have Ssouth Carolina properly repre sented at Chicago. The State ha* of recent years had a most remarkable industrial growth and wants the great West to become more thoroughly ac* quainted with it* resources and indus trial progress. Carolina was among the first to accept the invitation to be represented at Chicago. A delegation went to Chicago to consult with the central committee, and the conventiop here to-nigtrt "wgg The regUtX Of that conference, it was the substantial and popular acceptance of th* proposition. There came an invitation from the business men to hold the first conven tion in Spartanburg, the centre qf the cotton marufacturing industry in the South, and Spartanburg, 400,768 spin dles, thought it had a right to hold the first convention in the interest of T'Southem States exposition, and it has proven to be a great success. Commissioner Roche took the matter in hand, and with the co-operation of the railroads, held the most represen tative business gathering in the State in years. Every Interest met here to co-operate in seeing that the State was thoroughly represented at Chicago. Farmers and mill- presidents, bankers, editors and merchants came from all over the State Vo consult and get el bow touch. GOVERNOR EVANS TALKS. The meeting which was held in the opera bouse was called to order by Commissioner Roche who proposed Mayor Calvert as temporary chairman, Mr. Calvert welcomed the delegate- and wanted to see South Carol inn have the beet exhibit from the Stale in the South at Chicago President Aull the State Press Association, and August Kobn, of the News and Courier staff, were elected secretaries. On motion of Senator Moses, * the temporary organization was made p*Tru*n«-nt. Mayor Calvert then introduced Gov. Evans to'the audience of delegates. He was well received and spoke nt some length. Governor Evnns said he was here for work and not talk ; he said he bad had some experience with expositions. (Laughter.) The legis iature gave him some trouble about the Atlanta money. There is, how ever, be remarked, a tide in State which if taken nt its flood leads on to success and he was satisfied that the flood was now here. The South has the re*ou-ce# aud advantages and is rapidly going to the front. The great advantages have been partly recog nized. There was no need to recount the deyelopoment of the South in the last few ye^rs, but he believes the time has come when parties will be organized according to geographic lines and not-so much OH principles The South and West must and will unite for mutual protection. In the last ten years the South has gone forward in manufactures, there were only 350,000 spindles run ning in South Carolina, while low there are in the State over a miilion spindles. South Carolina must adver tise herself and blow her horn. There is uo nceu for narrod minded ness in hiding from the world the advantages of the State. There should be no such effort. He believed the people of the Piedmont were willing to help adver tise the State. All that is asked is to furnish the exhibit. Chicago will sup ply the buildings.--The State thought itself unable to provide funds for the exhibit. The thing to do is to organize and furnish the funds for a proper ex hibit, It can he done. The South must advertise her resources and pro ducts, and this is her opportunity. We met with some success in the ap peals for the Atlanta Exposition, but very little was raised outside of Charleston. There is no reason to have such indifference again and he did not believe that such was the spirit of this convention ; he hoped for and expected success. SENATOR WALSH’S ADDRESS. He then Introduced Mr. Patrick Walsh, of Augusta, the father of the Chicago Exposition movement, and praised his work for the South. Mr. Walsh was received with applause. He said he was full of hope ana confidence of the South to-day ; he felt that it was in the hands of the men of to-day to make this South and this people great er than in any\(ra of the past; he said he had addressed similar conventions in Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and this was the largest convention to promote the exposition yet held in the South. This exhibits a spirit of enter prise and independence. Most com mendable strides have been made in industrial and substantial lines in re cent years. Chicago fully recognizes that the South is on the march tqjrkrds a greater- industrial position^ anc wants closer relations with the South land. Then he reviewed the liberal propo sition made by Chicago, and explained that all that was needed was to pre pare the exhibits. If there is good in expositions, the wares tobe shown should be tasen to that cdhtre where products can be bought and where in vestment is wanted. The progress and achievements of Chicago have been phenominal so much so as to command the notice of every one. Chicago claims to have tributary to it a popula tion of no less than thirty millions. Chauncey Depew, he quotea as saying the South was the Eldorado of the country. Mr. Walsh, then repeated' some of the songs in praise of the South, and its opportunities^ His au- thorities.were from statesoiMLJaU&or* and economists. To-day in Alabama iron is he lug made cheaper than ever in our history. That State has far more possibilities than Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Vo-'day has more capital la “ whole South has in the manufactories and mining. There are in all the Southern States the essentials to make this a great and prosperous land. Manufacturing and mechanical industries have put Eng land at ihe head of nations. The first and great sasentlal for the earlchment of any nation are iron, wood, cotton. wool ahdboal. and "these we have all over the Southern land in abundant quantities at a minimum cost. There is coal enough in Alabama to furnish the world for 160 years if there were 1 rapidly In 1800 never another bushel of coal found, say geologists. —— He took up the essential articles for prosperity, and said the world.hid ran sacked the world to find say place ex cept the South that can give the cotton needed (or the world’s spindles. The South has an absolute monopoly of cot ton production. Mr. Walsh took up the economic question of the accumulation of wealth in the Northeast and the to r iff system. This exposition, be said, is the beet opportunity to advertise her products ever offered, and he would be surprised if the South did not spoatonesusiy ac cept the proposition. The Atlanta Ex- ‘ ' is- tion at Chicago. ' The ’Atlanta Expo sition was a marvelous display, but when you go to Chicago you take it to the best city of the country. ' New York was a great city, but we want competition. The time has come when the South should invite the people of the West to come here and invest their money and settle w ttb- w*r There is to-day lees sectionalism and more fra ternity and more love and unity than at any time since the war of 1812 cloeed. There is more Interest, there is more desire to be acquainted with the con- ditioos of our country than ever before, and ho related some* of the ludicrous opinions regarding the South. For eleven years after the war vou had a Jiterai hades here, but when the people rose in their manhood they abolished tne Mongrel Government forever and from that you have prospered. Before the war you nev^r Invited any one to come here. Tbe reason of it was a conflict between slavery and free labor. Now tbe time has come for the eillls*- lioo of the natural resources of tb« South. This convention show*, t«o, now you can come together as broth ers and consider the best interesU of your State. This being the case, there is no reason why tbe South should not manufacture all Us cotton. Tbe evidences are all that the mills are coming to tbe cot ton. Fifteen years ago Mr. Atkluson aiu tbe South could not oomnete with New England in cotton manufacturing. Behold tbe result. New England man ufacturers admit they can no longer compete with tbe South in coarse cot ton goods. ftls now a case of the survival of the fittest, and as we have distanced the East in manufacturing coarse goods, so ill we lead in the finer goods. Here in your own county is a most striking exemplifiention. Twenty-two years ago you had about $30,000 in varc mills, and to-day you have over $0,000.000 In vest'd. and you pay out here over $10,- 000,000 for supplies and labor. You have diversified your* industries, and you have made a home market. He went on. to admit that South Carolina leads In cotton spindles. His friend, Mr. Hemphill, of The News and Cour- i-r. Had taken him up on hi* claim that Georgia led In the number of cot ton spindles, but he was defeated, and the authorities say that Mr. Hemphiil was correct, that South Carolina led the Soutfc as to the number of spindles. On substantial and conservative lines there is no reason why the South should not progress profitably in this manufacture. There is no use to talk about overcrowding. Having all the advantages, let the South make profit. Let the competition go on. and the South will not be worsted. God never gave New England anything you have not here in the South. In 1860 South Carolina was perhaps tbe richest State in the Union. In concluding Senator Walsh stated that his work for the Chicago Exposi tion was with him simply a labor of love. No matter how much we glory in the achievements of the past, we will be dead to our advantageMf we do not seize upon this opportunity to advance the development of the South. Senator Walsh’s splendid speech was loudly ap plauded. Major J. C. Hemphill then offered the following resolutions which were adopted after some debate Resolved, That a committee consist ing of one delegate from each of tbe Congressional districts in the State be appointed by the chairman to prepare a plan for the organization of an ex hibit of the resources of this State at the Southern States Exposition in Chi cago and for raising the necessary amount of money to cover the expenses of such State exhibit. That this committee be instructed to make its report to this convention at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. On this committee there were appointed J. C. Hemphill, chairman ; A. C. Shaffer, of Waterloo; W. A. Courtenay, of Newry W. B. Smith Whaley, of Richland; A H. White, of York; H. W. Finlayson ofCheraw;W. D Evans, of Bennetts- ville; Altamont Moses, of Sumter. Mr. Hemphiil explained the resolu tion and said that he wanted South Carolina to take first honors at Chi cago as she had at Atlanta and it was This company delegates to this convention and others to be appointed. The officers of tbe company shall be a president, vice-president, commis sioner and a finance committee to con sist of three members; the head- carters of the company shall be at the Itate capital. The president, vice-preeldent, com missioner and members of tbe finance committee shall constitute the execu tive committee, three of whom shall make a quorum. That this convention designate an active, progressive man from each county as county commissioners, who shall associate with him such persons as he shall deem expedient to promote the work. That the commissioner be given power to fill vacancies occurring and make removals. The urgeat nooesslty of funds (for which purpose about ten thousand dol lars will be needed) being raised at once to make a proper representation of the resource* of the State of South Carolina, believing hs we do, that it can be made to lead to South, that the commissioners be instructed to or ganize their respective counties with out delay and report to the State mtssioner the amounts 'their ooun will contribute to the exposition and collect tbe same and forward as 1 com^ intlen fund same an" fast as collected to the chairman of the finance committee. That the convention invito the active 00 operation of the manufactur ing, mechanical, agricultural ar.d all other industrial Interests of the State Tbe co-operation of the owners of arable timber and swamp lands, un developed water power and mining properties that they may ham for sale or lease, is also invited towards mak ing tbe State exhibit at Chicago « success Appreciating tbs very great ioterer already manifested by the rail roan •mpanies of the Stile in pnonoiU" the SUCC-'S* of tills 1 nterprl— -•Videoced by'the (r«e trtn pu’-lstl furnished to the meiub, r» of this o>n< vention, and the presence of represen tatives of railroad corporation* in tbU body—the convention invito a con tinuance of this interest and such further aid as they shall be ab>e V render. The committee recommend furtu-r, that His Excellency, the Governor, be made president of tbe company aao that tbe Hon. WU'lam A. Courtenay be made vtoe prewld-nt and that Mr £. L Roche be oommiasiooer for the State, and that these throe deeIgnat* tbe finance committee. Tbe oommittee further recommend that the preatof the State ha requested editorially and otherwise to bring this matter to the attention jf the olti>ea» of the State, and to ur£n upon them the necessity for oootri\^ySf to tb Georgetown—W. D. Morgan. Greenville—4. H. Dean. Hampton—W. 8. TUlingbator Lancaster—LeRoy Springs. , Marion—S. H. Gasque. Marlborough—T. B. Gibeoo. Newberry—E H. Anil. Oconee—L. W. Jordan. Orangeburg—B. H. Mom. Pickens—J. E. Boggs. Richland—W. McB Sloan. Spartan barf—A. H. TwitoheU. Sumter—R. I. Manning. Hainan—W. 8. Allen. Union—J. A. Pant. Williamsburg—F. Barren Grier. .York—W. B. Moore. Senator Moees, of Sumter, offered the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted: " Reached, That the- thanks of this be and they are hwehf tendered to the oltlxene of the city of Spartanburg for the cordial welcome and attention shown to the delegatee while in their midst. ** Resolved. That the thanks of this convention and of (he State of Sooth Carolina are due to the Hon. Patrick Walsh for his patriotic notion and lor h’s eloquent nddreee df»*trrt llti—* llr OOOJ. “ Resolved, That the thanks of tbie convention are tendered to the mil* roads in tbe S’ete In passing the dele* gates to and from this convention. n CURE FOR HOG CHOLRRA. A Colombia Firm Otters a Reeled/ Free Te Farmers Editor Moi&taineer: In connection with the present great • ntere«t in bng raising will yon sey a word for us tn the farmers f We here % preocrlptioa that Is said to be ae la* aillble cure for hn* oho>* m. If t’-le >' true no <«» ran rv**e • •tiaat tr,e out «lf <»*•*♦, I ,,0 •, 1 • -.u peoc « ATt a t hr* ®1* " ■ •**• y ••* - . If r to • »d ir •*»1 of b Loral ai ’lt I *r ten ua~ s ••! • , >4rra to U>« lie* <«.r- uer (rum each pwlwflkm to drntn Carolina, who during the moeth of April, Mods to us for Rand ee kmee -s 0*0,te In •tamps to pay the enwt of i> s age. w« moo the medicine wltb- ut charge, upon the uuediUoo that he recipient will advlee ue of tho re* •uiu he »'-cnres from He aee. If the emedy will seoooeefeily peae thedestef a trial by a d Iff area t man at aaeh eeto* •Ooe la tbe State, w« think ll eill have bma proved. It ha been need by e few of oar acqi aed without n 'single cure, so far as wa hero bat We are not setUfied, hoe ever, with a few trials, hat whatever may he the result, whether it be proved to he in* failiable or not, we wish it necessity lor oootrfN^m to to*-1 fund, and the advantage -’'rived I tod thoroughly teated. We ana net from this expoeitloa a* w w " „ indivt Jovian any other plan that will do duals. Respectfully subt «ed, n 1 ‘ J.C. Hemphill, jhairman. e only proposition to change the | wee insofar as the president of pro post of the t unanimously adopted, after it was ex plained that all delegates could return to thelr homes by to-morrow’s trains. The delegates have talked among themselves about the matter and are detertpinod to see the exhibit made a success. Spartanburg, April 16.—The con* vention reassembled at 10 o'clock this morning to bear the rrpnrt of the oom mittee appointed last night. By kray of preface to the report of the oommittee, Maj. J. C. Hemphill stated that th&oommittee had noBdone all that is desired, but that tbe plans were ample for active work. He hur riedly related the importance of hav ing a good exhibit at Chicago and em- I hasized the talk by reference to jttlement at Fitzgerald, Ga. The peo ple ia the West were booting better climate, better soil and more profitable invMtments and there was no place where theee could be better found than la South Carolina. . „ r Chairman Hemphill, then ou behalf the coal and Iron Industries, has ] of the committee submitted the follow- 1 more Uim IJoo uuu.OOu the lag plaa: The plan the company was concerned. Editor N G. Gonzales said that while he heel tot ed to oppuee the plan in any way, he felt that the convention itself ought to select the president, and that the se lection ought to be made entirely wltn- out reference to politic* and that the appointee should be selected tot busi ness reasons alone. He moved that the convention proceed to the naming of commissioners from each county, and that theae commissioners select tbe officers with a view to their business capacity. He said he did not make the move with any political intention or because any one man was named for president, but Insisted that the conven tion should select a businees man for the place. '. Mr. Tilllnghaet, of Hampton, made the chief argument against any such ItioD, and said that as a member political faction oppoeed to Gov- ■nor Evans he would not cast such a slur” on the Governor.. He aald that the oommittee had with due considera tion made the selection, and it would not do to ignore It. TheGo"eraor, was, he said, an influential official and citi zen, and could do the undertaking more good than an outsider could, and that there may be an emergency in which no one else could help out the enterprise as wa* the case in the At lanta arrangement#. He insisted that no one had a right to question another’s politloe, and that be would vote against any changing of the oom mittee on what he deemed purely business grounds. Mr. Gonzales, in reply, said that he questioned no man’s politics, and said be would make the same objection to placing any officer at the head of the movement, what he wanted wa* a bus- iress man and a man who could hold the people together. Thb delegates themselves, he urged, should select the officers. Mr. Coffin, of Florence, had annoand- ed that the. idea of politics iu tbe At lanta Exocsitlon organ zation preju diced people against it. Major Boyle, of Charleston, said that In the name of ,Charleston and in be half of Charlestonians, he hoped the original report would be adopted with Governor Evans as president of tbe company. Mr. Bright Williamson, of Darling* ton, said that bis county Wanted to te| the organisation stand as reported. Mr. Moss, of Orangeburg, said that he was sorry that a word of politics bad entered the convention, which was so thoroughly business-like, -and he moved to table tbe suggeetion of Mr. Gonzales, and the motion was ear* rled by a iecisive vote. _ The report was then adopted as a whole as re ported. with tbe exception of chani the amount of money needed I15.0U0 to $10,000, which Mr. Hemphill, who was in charge of tbe report, sain the committee thought would be bmple. Tbe convention then made np the list of oounBjicom mis#loners as follows Abbeville—Wyatt Aiken. Aiken-H. M. Dibble. Anderson—D. K Norria. Barnwell—J. P. folk. > Bean fort—W. H. Loekwood. 1 Berkley—J. B. this no suooeeefully as the oae wa! will regard R as trust wiioln the tbtv offer to the ere. R. O. Columbia, April $. 1 scope of your atteetloe 1 Brice A Co. Whea a persoa la lealag leek aad wasting away there la oaaaa lav alarm. Nothing so woniaa a pbyslclaa. Oka* sumptlves would never die If they ‘ walyht. la could regain their om fact there would be no there were no westing The on ‘ *' ' ill Nine-tenths back to stomach. Tbe Shakers of this loss of lash ia a! ■Ijr digest the food ere to properly digest the all our deraafi 1$ of DlggeMva Cordial will stop this wasting of the body. 1$ acta by causing the food we eat to ha di vested so as to do good, for food does more f The harm thaa good. Cordial ooptains food already difi and is a dlgMter of foods as well. Every mother hates to make chl.dren toko COotor OIL Lai sweat Castor Oil. •- —Tho highest wages paid la Japaa are superior porcelain a artiste, who day. aad the loweet per day, which is paid to toa- omen. Black* ml tbs got M earn 72 cents per 10 cents firing women. Blacksmiths got cents a day; carpenters, 28 oente; com positors, 29 oente; dyers. 24. Ordinary laborers receive 19, while wood, saw- \ers earn 29 oente laborers get even prices. Farm hands receive 11.44 month. 1 a day* factory less thaa these aging from The Battery Park Hotel, the largest In Asheville, was damaged by fire Thursday morning to the extent of $30,000. The flames originated la the kitchen about 7:30 o’clock. There were over 200 guests in the hotel aad all left the building quietly. No one was hart. Tbe fire was confined to tbe wing occupied bo tbe ktteb*a and servants’ qearters. Tbe flames were •-xtinguisufd by nine o'clock, and at noon most of the guests had returned to their rooms. * V* —So>«rtaoburg is going to invite the Stave Press Association to m*et there next year, and the Invitation will in clude a v!».t to Glenn Springs, where a banquet will bo servod. / * „ . —Orange growing is being abandon ed on toe peninsula of Lower Califor nia, and the orchardisls are catting down their trees and planting the load with coffee, cotton and sugar came. The low prices obtained for oraagea grown on the peninsula have discour aged the growers, and they believe more profit will he derived from the other crops, especially from oottei,'' which grows well. —The Medlcak Record ia its at tiling pages costal ns a oat of a with aa artificial 1 Si ■a, aad Jaootoy is the rope walker, Using pages walking the rope wl That ought to baa men vs of