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ffve's Greatest Sacrifice.... My brother Hugh and I woro twl»», Md JoYod each other with • fenror that k**w l» intensity a* wo advanced in year*. Perhaps the peculiar afleo* Itch which is said to exist between twins was strong In us. >. ... Our borne, a Uulo cottage of rough- hew* stone, was lituited In one of the wild but beautiful vales that lies norjfc: of Bala. J’lw; We plajred together, Hugh and I; climbed the rooky hills toiyoth^r: boated oa the tiny lakelet together, and, when we were !* old enough, tramped over the hlllp. to school -Vo- S ether. We were inei parable. The anger* of one were the dangers of the other; his sorrows were mine, and my joy* were his. Bo our live# passed In simple, childlike happineee, until we were 18. when a thing happened that strained the strength even of our love to its very utmoet teoslon. • We would either of us have willingly ■Mfea gin and cheerfully died for her—the gir we loved; but we would also, if there had been need, as cheerfully and wll.- inffly died, for each other. Nfttiy timec wo walked together to her home at Bala and pulled across the lake. Sometlmee Hugh rowed and she and I sat side by side la the stern and steered the little boat; sometimes the position was reverted, and I pulled while ho sat by Jennie’s side and held the rudder Hoes. But itoould not go on so always. We knew thet she oould not make u# both happy, though, so far, as we thought It over, she had 'shown no prefer, uoe for either, unleee. ae I souiotiuies fancied, her eyes rested longer, and with different expression, oa me than on him. 'Yet It must oome to an end, and so, oae gloriously bright summer day we strolled arm la arm up the mountain side aed sat dowo at the turn of the footpath, from whence we could sec the white oottege and the *bawsiiful lake behind Ik ykiftvwas there she lived, and oh, ^>^0 gase lovingly, with fi (lancing In the »'JDlij<| which end any addreee, and hie letter* were posted at wldaly separated place*. He was an engine dnver, and that was all we knew. *But there was one thing he never omitted in his letters, and that, though we knew It was there before we saw it, always made our eyes fill: " Give myjove to Jennie,” v We were going to bo married early in the spring, and I was looking for ward with ardent longing to the con summation of my hope*. Happy time* they were, and to-day was happier than that in the summer, when, the farm work being done, she and I went for a holiday to Chester. On our journey back a strange, awful thing happened. I was close to Jennie ; bur hand was in mine, uml we were dreaming of the happy time to oome, when suddenly we were aroufced the shrill whistle of the engine, - say. rather, as a gem is encircled by ttw metal which protects it ; aed the cottage, with Its aliagiag Ivy aad las mil fair rc . how it took* to us ae sot of sparkliag g hills, aor evea of eliagiag ivv tad soeated hoaeysuckle, which she—fairer a they—-had that day. Yetltwi lake, aor of swelUag hllk the osabowed cottage that we thought, but of what we kaew was la that oot- tagu; tees the osatre of Urn whole tagrrr. the iewel la He oaekvt ‘•Jl*," at last said my brother, aad hie votes souoded far away, so foist was H, sad choked wlU weoaaaot always he me that wbtehever of ee she takes, you or me—aad we will take ao ss- fair adveatagu, oae aver the etae^ me that you will still he frtaad la the shall oome betweco aeJ 1 ' I dared aot trust myself to speak, hat grasped tight the hard, rough head he held out to me. Thau, with oee tea| leas la traetfel with a by s , and a few second* after the carriage began to rock violently from side to side. I cannot say that I was not alarmed, but when Jennie put her am around me and dung to me for protec tion, as trustfully as a child to its mother, my courage returned. For 1 was proud of that implloit trust, so that I forgot my fear in a feeling of sweet responsibility. Almost Im mediately the train began to slacken down In speed, aad at last came to a standstill, and at the same instant we beard a fearful crash. Then all was sllenV , _ i let down the window and looked up the line. Great soft clouds of steam were rolling silently toward wei-that* under surface glowing a dull ••to a* though dyed with blood dur train was without engine, ao^.'as the steam slowly drifted away, and our eyes got accustomed to th£ gloom, we made out about a coup 1 * of hundred yards up the line, •'•o engines locked together a* in e death embrace, while th^frag- meou of the goods train lay scattered Mtaai." ~g m HI. We hurried toward the soeee of the accident The heavy goods engine lay oe He side, aad jammed betweco Heed the rooky haea was the eagiae. The Are bed out aad the dyiag ember* glowed with a d*ll red light, as they lay spread out oa the ground, among fragment* I of wheels aad twisted rode. From I uader the goada eaglaa ae dragged fallow with maay groaae. for broken, aad the eecapiag tooled him fearfully, aad then, with half hie body crushed b»pe- laaeiy uader a taagled ma*» of Iroa aad with his eyee aad bis bead hurt Of course, you wouldn’t hear of it sir, there’s many a hundred dooldenta that people never hear of, because a railway man’s life Isn’t of much account aed l! one's killed Ibeyean easily get another. At any rate, that’s why we were told to take the excursion back. r?:: poor fell leg was >oj had i Ob 1 'twee a horrid sight It turned | me slek, aad I triad to pmveat Jennie | seeing IV But she. uagrr^to^*#^ of the peer, wounded dgure lying there so helplessly, aad then gave a of aaguieh aad elaag more el ward strani •Mai _ nor where the curves and Inclines oome. However, It had to be done, and so we backed down In good time S d waited for the signal. Just about o minutes before we were due to start you went up the platform, and 1 saw you and the young Ikdy get into one of the carriages. I didn't know how it wat, but somehow your fades seemed strangely fs miliar, and I was wondering who you were, when sud denly he saw you and gave a great start, aed the blood rushed into his face. Then he looked at mo wit i such an appealing, miserable look, that I felt quite scared. “BUI,’ be said, in a hoarse whisper. 'It’s them.’ I knew in a minute who you were then, but I didn’t like that look; it was just as though ho was going mad. y However, there wasn't much time to think of it; for just then the signal was given and we were off We went splendidly and rattled past the station in lino style, until, just as we got on the single line, we saw this goods train slipping along toward s* at a fearful rate down the Incline, and knew that in two minutes at moot there'd bo a smash., She was long Way off, but. then, yon see. w goods traia has no brakes, and we hadn't any worth speaking of. “ft's awf’J, sir, when a thing comes to vou Uke that, just wbon you are least expecting it. You feel choked like—as though you must do some thing, and don't know what It Is. Hugh turned off team and whistled, while I screwed down the brake until I board the wheels grinding on the rails, but we both know that we could never stop in time, or, if we oould, the goods train would be smashing into us before we oould reverse. Suddenly Hugh sprang on the tender, yelling nut like mad : ‘BUI, she's in, she's in r “ I didn't know what he meant, but I saw him fling himself over the hack of the tender, ja front of the carriages, and a few second* after I beard ths clank of iroa and knew he bad uu- liaked the eoepllngs. How he did IV air. I don’t know. He must have laid himself over the buffers somehow aad leaned over, liftieg the heavy I lake ** la tee swooed* be was beck, about- iag madly: .“Off with the brake, maa. off with the brake' I began to understand what he wanted to do, and uesorewed the Drake : and thea, uader a full head of steam, the engine left the carriages hehlad. ‘ Bill,'he shouted, jump off. jump o«r Of osarss, 1 wouldn't, aad said so. He didn't stop to argue, bet turned to el toed to the User, pushing It as far opea as It would m, still sheeting, Jump off! ‘•LOW DOW* A rromlnent Governor Bvane Helmed. Into tor Ordering Hie J. Williams, of Edgefield, (■pad and it was seized by the dispensary constables, which led him to mane the following statement: “ I was at Edgefield on last Monday, and, much to my surprise, I learned that a barrel oLbeer. thlpped to me as a member of the State board of con trol, bad been seized by the consta bles. It had been shipped without my knowledge, I suppose as samples, since 1 am charged with buying beer for the Btate dispensary. It had been at Edgefield for two weeks, “Governor Evans went over to Edge- field, and learning that the beer was there, ordered the constables to seize it. Alt this happened without my knowledge. At the same time the beer wo* at Edgefield a keg of contra band liquor was shipped there to another party and seized by the con stables, which was released. Why this different treatments I am charged with purchasing beer to supply the people and should of course k"«r» * ui". am doles’, and sesert that It is pro- oud legitimate for me to receive THC CLUffUfP mi °± peran nt now 2o and itaih to ly to there, oltoeUy, I a great sorrow. la “Jim, Jim T efce exclaimed. “ don't you owe who It lef It's Hugh "* I ^Agi Baft it wee, la his rough, oa- 1 glee driver's clothes, with a deadly i nalseasi showing through the | | hie taeu, aad great drops of ee hie hrww. We Ihoaght hit at I rat, did 1 am care sh'r for 1 kaew she th. as though taken straags, __ ae we had gwaa up. Aad so. for the future, we never weat to eee her ah oe.- little, simple i ea different day*; ead adv*r either rwtare without leg him ea the way, w see by taxi iiiinhT 11 h*1 TitM But theru was aothu _ lag baiow board. We could always took can another straight lathe give the honest grip of ths head, walk heme tog> iu*r ae we had always tonal* tor mm aaad to pale bfm, aware that my wall aad truly ae 1. However that be, oae bright day. the brightaot aad meet glorious la all that gtortoue eommar, I told her all my titoughU aad asked her to be mlae—to live with me always. I ooeld aut bale IV Borne thing withla me, of which I had ao oo speaking from my all my power aad will fitom me aad glvea to throbbing soul within. But though my heart th-Uled with lataeeint joy when 1 folded ay arms round her, and she lifted her laoe lx love aed trust, and I kissed her. even then 1 thought of Hugh, and felt like * a mean coward, a sneaking, under hand supplaater, as though I were taking a cruel advantage over him. Bo when 1 went home, my joy was tempered with a foaling almoet of shame. For the first time la my life I was unwilling to meet him ; for the first time unable to look him In the face, and as I saw his figure In the pur ple distance, I felt that I would do any thing to avoid the eager scrutiny of his eyes. It was as I feared, *for, even as he came toward me with his arm out stretched, ho saw how If was, and stopped, still mechanically bolding out his hand to greet me. Tbo while a great sorrow swept over hla face, he tried to smile and wish me. joy/ I took him by tbe hand and led him into the ash wood, where the shadows lay deepest, and, with much stammering and hesitation, told him all. Never shall I forgot the deadly pallor—the look of agony that seemed to have frozen oo his handsome Sun-burnt face, j^thw the tears fill his eyes, and his broad chest heave with his‘strong, maulv emotion, and longed to comfort him.* At last, in a low, trembling voice, bo said: “ God bless thee, lad —and Jounie* too”; and then, with his hands clenched and his head low down, he staggered slowly away. And 'I sat thure feeling that I would rather a tboussod time:* have died than have 'caused him that cruel pain. Once omp did I tee him after that; for when at last 1 mustered courage to go home, they told me how he had gone i«. and kissed them one by one, with tremulous lips, and while they were wondering fearfully why ho was so pale, had g‘ m- out and bad not come m.i si his We s Jeeslss «y«* faiatly kelp kin: we oeaM aot mov* that great oiass of steel, aor ooeld we draw hla away from It, for, evea as we touched him, with a vague Idea of saving bias, he groaasd In agoey. Aad so, Uuiegh It made us falat wttb horro*, wu kaelt by his side aad watched the tide of life quickly ebbUf. His right bead was crushed uader but his left wee free, aad as tenderly aad goatly stroked it —all greasy aad sooty as it wao—hi* lagers closed ever hers aad held them. It seemed to give him relief, fur smile, mire beautiful thea 1 bava aver ,. , a the faoe maa, either before or trftto lit Op hie faoe with a Jim,” be pealed, aad his ro, jam* off I* “I thought of my llttl# ease at eir, a«d ml la a twlakllag Ilka a of llghtatag, I saw them fatherless 1 wy wile wcepiag bitterly for mm tor ae tastaat, 1 thaught of jamp- lag off. Hut It wasoaiy for ae tastaat, for evea a* the thought oeas. some tills* told me my duty was to stop Aad theru 1 stopwed. aad now I'm glad I did. •‘ Bill,‘ he ertad. teraiag to me with a wild light of trleasph^fs hie eyee, tall save the paseeagwrs Jeeatoaad Jim. OoeH yoe eee, Ws shall 1 Mop th* the Ilea; Map^jird falat aad low a* ay- throe marred by the ke**. XL yean ps-*ed i of beppinra* oelyjl pt that last sad xeene. 1 re bU agoey; saw, over and bis boaviag eb«et: l.eard knew that be Ipwuis. I th* tment happf- mm •O low y ear close to his the whispered words, maay minutes—pray God—it ms* he short. It was for your -cakes. 1 sew you—oa the train. Kiss me, Jim— kies me, Jeaaie-oely once—the first -aad last -I'm coming home again.’' In slleaoa, with eyes brimming over, wa kieeed the pale Upe, aad, gently wiping tbe death drope from his fore head, waited for the end. It was not long. We saw the film fast dimming bis eyes, the eyelids gently elusing. We saw the lines of agony oo hi* faoe gradually softening, the panting of his heart quieting, avd knew that the end was oome. With one sweet smile—In which it seemed to me there was more of Heaven then of earth—one last con vulsive effort, be placed Jennie’s hand in mine, and whispered, “Jim, make] her happy.” That was all. Tbe poor, bruised body Uy still—the spirit hod flown. Hugh had “oome home ” at lost. IV. I know not how long we knelt there reverently, oot daring to speak, but with the tears streaming down our faces—tears of which I have nevvr been mhamed. But, aq I helped Jennie up and w»* leading her away, it ill sobbing, some one touched me on the shoulder, and, turning round, I saw a man whom l recognized instantly as the stoker of our engine. His left arm was hanging loosely and helplessly in a rough sling, which some thoughtful passenger bod extemporized. He drew his right hand across his eyes, iu»4 looking not at me, but at the dee,, said : “ You're his brother, sir aren’t you?” I nodded—I oould not speak, for at the moment any words wou d choked me. •* 31r,” he said, " I know all about you and the young lady. Him ”—it did not need anything to toll me that he meant Hugh—“ Him and me wore pals. I went to the shed, sir, just two months after he did, and weSre just stuck together like brothers ever since. And, sir. he has told me many a time about you. He was never jealous of you ; he always said that you deserved her, and would make her hAPPler than 'Bill, we shall save lad. how it will be gauds train by thrwwlog It off aad the oerriages or* oeorly now—took r 1 glanced behind traia of carriages was a h sad rad yards sway aad sloe lag dowa rapidly: th* y r— were saved ... .... i.,... save 'or ILq pant.ug 'f tbe eagles, w* gripped cock »itier's hoed ami waited. Oh, that waltiag ’ 1 felt say beard—ay heart thump- lag Ilka th* eagle# I leal L I tried to bet ay brala wee la a whirl. I ad for U>* tension to cease ; for th* to roaa. Just thee the goods t (-appeared round the curve. . ~ ^ | They hadn't see* us, for th* stoea was *eS*e was **• ® ut !»*taatiy we heard the eharp per jiomples. Even if it is improper, I am not responsible for shipments mode to me witnout my knowledge. “Now the Governor has frequently ordered seized liquors released (some of it consigned to bit relatives), which was shipped contrary to law and clearly contraband and forfeited to the State. He has frequently petitioned the board of control to release seized liquor, and all these releases deprive tbe Stato of valuable property; besides it is nearly always consigned to enemies of the dispensary law. “ He bos made an arrangement whereby he can nullify sections 31 of tbo (^sponsory law and retain himself the right to keep contraband liquor out of the haads of the board of control so that he can release It, for no other purpoee, in my opinion, than to make vote* for hiaself for the United States Senate. 1 have a case in point where h has taafifl som ifif Ml bltter- eet ene....cs. “I understood tbe Governor is tbe frequent recipient of gratuitous liquor* himself. Now laa't it obvious (with a view to ail thme foots) that he Is proaptoU by other reaeoa* than a desire to strictly enforce the law? Now wl.oi are those reasoas ? Eviden tly to rent bis spleen on me aed to punish me If puraibi*, for no other reaeoa ih*a that I have refused to »ur- I reader ay coavicuoae aed aaahooo aed toe ty to hla. I shall always re fuse to go to any maa or set of men [ for ord ra. but shall always eserclse ' ay bee*. j-*dgffi*-*t aad prefer to be booeet i . .milt'o* aad rofaoe to perjure myself tc.emtlag to ay ooeeunettoe oi the *w) to got aay man out of a bote, evea tboega he be Governor of the btate. *• Especially did I refuse to do this, as n part of these anlawtaliy appro priated faads for a Btate exhibit at Atlanta were used to bare a steno graphic report aade of bis speech ae aa advertise aval of hiaerlf. ••While | regret the necessity for thee* statoaeata, I shall always be lyself. 1 desire to say that ao such low down tricks to puaUb the Goverwor, bat will b* teeu«i heluiag up hi* band* aad as sisting hla so far as It lies la ay C wrar i» the ealesaetaaet wf all ta* ■a With these stateaeeU I wash ay haads of the whoto aalter." Southern Baptise Convention a Btormy Debate on Tea- lice. Tbe 51st session of the Southern Baptist Convention adjourned at noon on the 12th Inst, to meet next year at Wilmington, ,N. C M the first Friday following the first Sunday in May. When the oonveatlon convened, but few delegates were In their seats, but the auditorium was soon comfortably filled. The reports from tbe com mittees on young people’s work, and finance, ana business of the Sunday school board were read and accepted. The committee recommended that arrangements for printing be left to the discretion of the Sunday school board. Enrollment committee report ed that 810 delegates out of a total of 1,162 accredited to the convention hod attended. A long and heated debate was precipated by the introduction of a temperance resolution by J. B. Oran fill, of Texas. Dr. Cranfill was vice presidential candidate in 1892 on the K 'libltioD ticket. The resolution advanced ground against the liquor traffic in oil ramifications, and advised the expulsion by the churches of members engeged in the business. Frank Eaton, son of Dr. T. T. Eaton, pastor of Walnutj^gt-et Baptist Church, traveling abroad, objected to it ist, as a political manoeuvre, then denounced it as an efio-t to reflect on his father, w hose cb T rrctr bar had as raenoberi for many years, two well known distillers. Ho referred to the late Doctors Manly and Broadus, the pillars In the church, as upholding Dr. Eaton’s past action, and the debate became quite acrimonfus. Finally young Eaton, falling to secure post ponement o! action, offered a com promise amendmen*, which expressed the hope that the action proposed by the resolutldn, might in time be taken by the chure-Qes, and added, os a rider that we hope the time is com leg when Bspttst churches will not retain in their fellowship members who fail to render account for miseion money held in trust. This wai a back-handed slap at Dr. Cranfill, and referred to an un pleasant incident of past bistory in his relations with his State convention. It reopened aa old sore, for Doctors Eaton and Cranfill have been at odds for years. Elton’s amendment woe tabled, and the resolutions finally passed almost unanimously. A resolu- ’Ion woe carried, recommending to •ue Foreign Mission Board the e*tab- shment of Bap'.Ut mission* in Polee- ilae, with headquarters at Jerusalem. After thanking th* press nod peo ple of Chattanooga, the convention ad journed. ft ILL BK A NAKKOW MARGIN. Ptgbt ALL BOUTB OP PARAGRAPHS. Called from Various Bowroeis and Ite- to Numerous fiahJectA- * E Owing to 1U health Dr. Atkinson will resign the presidency of the South Carolina College for Women. —The free pubUcJi^rary oi Colum bia, the beet work yet undertaken for *actical progress, is now an assured 'act. —Dr, A. N. Tally, who for years has served on the boarel of regents of tbe State hospital for the Insane, has been succeo eu by Mr. J. P. Glenn, of Ander- BOn ‘ ,5,-- * —The cannery at Prosperity will eloee an order for 600,000 oafis for June ship: meat. They have about 40 acre? planted id tomatoes or will have, and/ they expect to pack 4,000 or 5,000 cases this senson? —The Supreme Court of Illinois has decided that a druggist has a right-to decline to sell soda water to a negro if he pleases to do so. The negro gets knocked out every time he raises a fool issue of this kind.' —Tha farmers around Rock HiU have decided to plant about 165 acrek of tobacco. The leaf raised in this county is exceptionally fine, sellini much in advance of the tobacco raise in the lower partttjft.8tate —Hey. Alexander Sprunt’ of Rock M«-aatur Hill KWcwres < oe Mlvsr at Chicago- >li ! ^ h# gazed up 1 ild that I had to' •kUUe aad knew they »*f* dolog • Mo* n-Lch ! t“«l r to stop. I saw Hugh glance I Is-Je ust - : M«l«kly from tbe goods train to the «) it msf be c trrloge* and his eyee lit up once ' 1 1 ilh a great, ulumphaat joy a* 1 to the sky : thea, before I tay a word, or lift a finger, he eetsed notd of me, and crying. ‘It's your only chance, lad f lifted me clean off the engine and ewung me on to the bank. 1 remember falling and hear ing a dull crash, a fearful scream, and then all wse eilent. ' “That ie all, air,” he continued, X irulog from me to the crushed figure under the engine. “He gave his life for you.” Then kneeling down, he took Hugh’s cold hand iuto his own, and tenderly care <m d It, the team—no shame to him—rolling down his cheeks, and said: “God bless thee, Hugh, my best and only friend. Good-by*!” and walked slowly away. — Rich!i.ond Star: On the 30th of next mouth Richmond will witness tbe g- eatoMt gathering of veterans of the Confederate armies that has ever tak-io piste a since those soldiers sepa rate d to their homes. Never again will it be possib'e for such a number of these o:d soldiers to be gathered into oao encampment. Each suceed- ing year sees a large number of those who worq the gray crossing the river to join their comrades who are “ rest- 1 ig und u‘ the tree*'’ on tbe other side. The coming meeting will have the elements of tadness mingled with' the pleasures nod joys of the reunion of old oomradcs wno will know that they can never again clasp hands and live over again the sconces in which they learned that they could trust one an- Oitier for uil that there was in perfot manhood. ever he oould. But I was certain that beaeatu his kiad, 401*1 manner, he must often have been miserable, for I oould toil that he never ceased to love her. Do you know, sir, very often when he's fallen asleep off duty I’ve seen him smile os sweetly os a child —Thq appropriation committee of the House of Representatives of the ( ougress of the United States has re commended for paeaagu a- bill appro priating *130,00(1 for a government building and exhibit at the Tennessee Centennial F.x;a > sitii>n--tbe celebra tion of Tenn^Kvet)’* admission into the Fedors 1 Union. Tbe people of Ten nt-ssee have given half a million of dollars, tims gu -rantoeing an expendi- fae ‘ vtre of at least *1.000,000, for the per- Acting of demonstration. The Ten- ne.wep C.-nunnial Exposition Is a patriot c eiti-rprise, intended to cele brate a gr.*»t occasion, to enoourag* the oris and io<.entries knd to promote fkiioas between the murmur ‘Jennie, Jennie.' Don’t ■»<»re (-brd’Al ailss, he’s a hit happier bow, ; different port'of tbe oommoa country. Is, thoa be ever would have ! • m —Taking 100 young sod tbe old to gether, It is lmi«d thet tw« aty-eil vears is tbo e**-rmge at which people cl* ie Laod-u Is E*g:o*d eb* Wales more a baadr -d tbd aisajs slowly dyiag WHAT UOV. XVANN KAYS. When the <♦ 've-wur bed read a ho* e qe said: *' I 01a sorry Mr. WII* llams takes an meek to heart the bar rel of brar Imptoperty shipped to him aed sr.sad at K .gcOsid. The censta hie called my atvsetMia to the seizure while 1 wo* la Edgefield, aad he waa las true led to maae tOa se'zui s oa the taw permit* ao suih shipment*. Th* beer is in lh-» possession of the Btate aed If Mr. Williams feels that aa In justice bn* here done him, he has the same remedy as or./ other citizen enoee goou* hare been Improperly seized. Mrmhersoflhe Roeru of Con trol, under the law, will be treated as other citlz-m* are*. Tue law is 00 re specter of persous, and m enforcing it 1 certainly hnvu toe right to expect the hearty co-operation of the Slate's officers, particularly tho-o entrusted with the administration of this law. “The statement by Mr. William* that ‘at the same time the beer was in Edgefield a keg of contraband was seized and released. 1 Is without foun dation. Tne facts ares that a ship ment wa* made by a party of a keg of whiskey to Eigtfield in the name of a negro. Thu constable reported to me, while in Edgefield, the fact and stated he bad released the tame on the statement of the real owner that it was intended for his own use aud not to evade the law. The constable wa- publicly censured by mo and instruct ed never to return liquor under such circumstance as it citino specially under the order of Ju f^e Simootou. “ Tbe statement that I hove frequent ly ordered packages released is truo, and lam continuing to do eo. under the advice of the Attorney General, os the order of Judge Simonton will be carried out autil the test case now be fore him R decided. “I have, as Mated, petitioned the State Board, of wnich he is a member, to release packages in cases where i was of the opiniou the seizures could not be sustained. If the State has been deprived of valuable property, Mr/Wiliisms states, the responsibility is on the State Board and n il iuy»cil. Gov. Evans, continuing, said: “1 am unaware tuat 1 have placated any of my enemies by the release of pack ages. if such hod been my object I certainly would not have seiz'd Mi*. Williams’ beer." v Gov. Evans said further, that ho had never yet released any soiumeat un less advised by the Att >rney General to do so, and ualess the parties, regard less of personal or other ties, had made affidavit that the shipment was in tended and would be tsed strictly for personal use. It ought to be stated in justice to Mr. Williams that he did not order the Ix er nor was he aware of the fact that it had beet shipped to him. It was at 11 as a sample by a brewery. Beaator Hill has bees doing figuring an tbe possibility of tbe tllvar Democrats controlling at Chicago, says to* Washington Pont, aad bo* 00m* to tbe ouwolusloa that lb* result will (lapsed upon a vary narrow margin la foot, he figures ibal II Is quit* pos- sibia tbal U>* siatae* rotes of Nebras ka, oae way or lb* otbar. may decide tbe ouetost Aa la wall known tbero will bn two do legal ton* from Nebraska, oa* alleged to be compuaed of Federal a era aad other sound mommy and tbe other beta* the raprs- vea of tbe sllvar faction of lb« party The Notional committee, which will make ap the temporary roil of tbo eoaveailua, bar majority of gold stan dortf man. it la said, aad upon Its do- cistoa a* to tbo seating of oae of tbe Nebraska delegate* tbo whole outcome of tbe ousrselioa may blag*. Tbe Pact recently, la eat.male* of the sllrer outlook, placed liileois first ta the sllrer and later la the doubtful co'u-us Senator Hill puts It doea for #i!rer o t the advice of Senator Palmer, who rt-'uctaaily admit# that tbe Oliver men bare tbe machinery of the State. It leao«r said that tbe go.d men cannot qveagvtlbc Ceok county delegation, which tssy hoped to control, la other Btate* the free si'ver men bare been gires tbe orgaalsatioa without a strug gle, but Senator Uni **>* that be does not bulleve mat tins ought to he ths cum at tbu National coarennoa. . Hs expecL to go to Cnicago at tbe bead of the Near York ddcgittioa, but erea should the silrar men seem to be la the majority be will not *><andoo the fight until it Is evident from a rote that they are la'.reached in their posi tion. It seems to be generally admitted that the free sllrer delegation from Texas will be accorded seat* In tbe oourcntiou without question. Soca- t»r Mills says the Democrat* with a few exc-ptioos, are with the free sil ver lido, and that the regular organi zation of the State is certainly for silver. 1 Ex-Speaker CrUp said yesterday that he thought the unit rule would be enforced in all tbe silver States, in cluding Georgia, since tbe f^old men bad forced tbo rule on the sliver men in Michigan. * Hill, leaves New York. Saturday morn ing for England. After a bicycle tour through the country be will Httend a deleg tte the Pan Presbyterian coun cil at Glasgow, Scotland —Th<i annual Alliance ereampraent and nicaic is to take place at Tirznh, in York county, on July 30 and 31. This gathering is an unusual affair, and thereare always prominent speakers. Two days and nights will be spent In tbe camp. —Rqy. A. J. Diaz, the Baptist mis sionary recently expelled from Cuba, has goue to Atlanta to live and con n«cted himself with the Second Bap tist Church of that city. H* left Thursu.-iy eight for a ten days’ trip to New York. —It Is stated that tbe Spanish gov eromeot has addressed a note to the powers oa the subject of tbe alleged u.*c of explosive bullets contrary to the inP-••national usage* of warfare, which it Isc'almed have been obtain ed Id th* United State*. —Mr. J. B- Cleveland, president of the Port Royal and Western CRro'Inn,. Bond, has appeared before tbv Rail road Commission and rucceeded.- to get* ting the old passenger rates to be of force on his line. Aside from general conditions, Mr Cleveland showed that the March earnings had fallen behind those of last year fid 00'). Under the nireumatance* thcLomuiRs oQ fMt jus tified in uot enforcing the reduced rates. —Mrs. U. P. Grant, widow of the General, bos written a letter to Sena tor Squire, thanking him for the re solution which he has introduced in the Senate providing for a Grant statue. “1 have long looke^ snd liopcu for an . xpression of some kind from me government, 11 says—Mrs. Grant, ana tfirti k your thought, if carried out, would be a grand fulfilment of that hoi*-. I thank you, S - nator.” The two biggest hre engin-* in the world are in Liverpool. Those mH?niPoent specimens of workma - ship are the most powerful fire eagin s known, throwing 1,800 gallons of watet; in a minute; zud aje t 140 fcp; high. Tbe force with which tbo wa'i r h> ejected from them may ho troimated from tbe fact that tbe jt>5 is w rr mi d to kill a man at 350 feet. .- Mandy,” said Fu’ roe' 0 rn‘r-?el. “ wouldn’t you like to br a ’mutu pat d woman an’goto tbopo 1 !-. >-.u v -te 5?' •* No. sir,” was tie positiv-j rc| !y, “ I >rrrp^hink^f*ya»A;ic.^i'r. i 1 .-i fur „i>mrn ter be try in' to gntotbeSjjk^ “ Why not? u -’Because a wer.ur is alius smart-enough ter turn b, r 4*3-1 to anvtfcin? that eomes aVng. but po'itfcs Is all some men are fit for.” ipany has been organized 10 for silver and copper in •VI vania. Tbero throe ores exist —A com prospett I Wav** countv, Pesos see Indlcatloot tbst throe ores in paying quantities la the region about Booth Canaan, aou the ro mpea> hoe poi" fiAVOUU for aa option oa » run of load. -In a uiagat ne article ju*t ‘ iw ~ puMlsh- : - Wa lish lax •1.4 t» 1.. ed Mr. Aadro# Caroegle says should lot quite wltilag to e'x> urjr. bet to abolish poverty wo destroy the only soH upon which mar. k 1 ad can depend to produce the virtues which alone can ennh e our race to ranch a «tlll higher clvitlsatioa than it qow pu*lerees. —The ivy la naver us d for Cartel mo* dev.iroLoor It was oae** rt ii to Boot us and ooaatiteted nlmowt the •ule leafy deoorntloo nt the Keona Snlurna.in. The anrlv Chrietlna dare j doelrtcg to wean the peop e ffrom their pagan practice as far aa p f-H-hade the wee of Ivy, I hlnlUoe fine lasted •util and the pre lb* present —Tbe city of MoalpclU Is said to be the first to kind of wrapping paper la wfitrfi art. iT be aelit r. In Eraser, regulate U.« Ui olee of food shall 6* delivered. Colored paper b afaeolutelv for bidden. IVisi ed pap-'r and ore moauacripta may only du need for dried vegetable* For nil other articles of food new paper either white or straw eo.ored. most —la th* Democratic National Con veatioa of ItfiC there were VI0 delegate* and under tbe two-third* rale dot vote* wore a*t ee—err to a choice. Cleveland received vote* oe the flr«i ballot Tbe addition of Utah to the Hat of State* will add four delegates Ihb year, making a total of 914. and filO will be to n choice if tbe tbe two maintained. nroermary to thirds rule b The French say “It lathe impossible that happens.” This has proved to be the case with -the Mount Ltbanon Shakers. The whole scientific world has been labA-iag to cure dyspepsia, but every effort seemed to meet with defeat. Tho suffering from stomach troubles has become almost universal. Multitudes have no desire for food and that which they do eat causes them pA'n aud distress. Sleepless nights aie the rule and cot the exception, and thousands of sufferers have become dis couraged. The Shakers of Mount Lebanon re cently enme to the front with their new Digestive Cordlal^which contains not only a food already digested, but is a dtgoa'er of food. irpromptly relieves nearly all forms of indigestion. Ask your druggist for one of their booksJ —The Colorado Republican Conven tion bos declared for bimetallism as, protection, with free silver as tbu para mount issue. Senator Teller was chosen to heal tbe delegation Nr Instructions were given, except obe dience to his direction*. Early in the evening a telegram was received from hkoator Wolcott declining to go aa a delegate, which simplified matters and averted the expected fight be tween the factions. —The Commercial Gazette sect letters to all members of the Republi can national committee stating that the nomination. z>f-*McKinley nt St Loals being conceded, it was desired to gather preferences for Vico Presi dent. The replies are published and show that with the exception of three preferences for Hobart of New Jersey, ths members of tbo national committee ! favor Thomas B. Reed for -Vic? Presl- ! ilent. —t’he Wlsoondn Urohi-hitionlst# have odpoted a platform dec.uriug : First, lor prohibition: tecoad, -/or suffrage oaoed upon latolflgtm citizenship, rather than upoa s«.x : third, forpublic Hihoo s ‘.sugh* in th-- English language uul no vpproprutioa tor sectarian porpo*. »; sad fourth, that silver bn rustorvd to it* poiitio* prior to 1(73. I’M* Iasi piank was given a vole tff fit fin. The chairman gave kta •aver amid (mat Laxol, tbe new Castor Oil, Is being used in hospitals. It is as sweet as honey. ’ „ —As an evidenceof the great impetus tbe cottoa milling fhdusiry bos taken in tbe State, it may be mentioned that application was mode to the railroad commission by several different new cottoa mill enterprises for the special two-thirds rate allowed on building materials shipped to such concerns. The rate is allowed in such oases by agA-ement wuh the several railroads of the State. The applications were all granted. A $25 COOKING STOVE v —The high seas include the whole extent of sea so far as it oot tbo ex clusive property of anv particular country. Tbe rule of Intarnatiooal law Is that every country bordering 00 the sea boa the exclusive sovereignty over the sea to th* sxtoet of ' miles from it* shore, bat all beyond, aad which is not within three mflofi of ce oiut r c /entry, Is to all - : $12.00, \lu iH-UrenM 1 l ' ./i. t (Mix! j rk>.i ci.r*-/ulff ’ih'» Kc*d this dMerh^ •iilssdld ~ fnrS 11 fb,. I'M fi.tir s'Inch po* hotis IbxlU (net. mm , htF.i; Xlx-«3 i.-icr " have had vl-.il Is liub fire box. 84 toj>; nice siSoots K.nve u-.vle (or *111! zltur my <.*n i.1.k romihlnlng f» jmiut* of zli n. h i.im priced stovaa,' M/vtng oat the o’.jeecionzble fasten*. > ‘n ) mrt ell Uou >4 the lest No. S Ooofe > St-ivc msUt', f-irth> price PUMd with C .u, X p.,1 cov. r*. 2 ■killeU, X znddNs,I JUnr psua.Mjmi.Mol |-!;e, 1 elbow,loel- Isr, I furer. I m rx >«r. t exke polish. I kee tea ke<*.:a, 1 r:. . 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