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Thu Marita)' llJi?t. I'W.isi.isHv.'i) KVI itv wi.i)NHti>AY nv s A. BIM)vv;sr & < o <\i ruimi'iiiviVr?'ikT ?Vi ni Mil: ( ? y copy, ooo year..#1? W i o etVpy, six months... j>V l u ovott at tho postollico at Bomtotts vi??.S; O., us; second class mail mattor MCKINLEY'S MEIR MAN. THE CHEAT OHIOAN NOMINATED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. Thu Flatform ICxiUlcltlj' for Gold Mouu. mutiOImn au'?,! High l'rotectlou-Work ol tho Nntioiutl lU'itulrilciu) Convention. ' ?'i. Lon i?, June ld.-The first day's .Session of tho eleventh national Ropub* 1 iou ti convention which opened shortly ^'?ftoV noon-today in the hall erected for that purpose by tho patviolio citi zens of St. Louis, was unrelieved hy a singlo incident to lift tho interior pro? ;<);e?e|?ngs'ubov? tte level of tho flat and uninteresting monotony which charac terized tho oxtorior ot tho building. Th^re was an immense assemblage; a gi-eat waving of fans in a torrid heat; , Uin hour or so'of prepared oratory, tho delivery Of which failed to reaohmoro Sit?an:ono-fifth of tho vast auditorium, and a prompt adjournment to aw^ait tho reports of tho committees on cre dentials, and platform. Other coin ; mittcts wore of conrso appointed, but these .two woro tho only ones upon which public interest centered. Aside from tho work of these com mittee's tho curious movement started to force Lovi P, Morton into tho posi tion to tail lo tho McKinley kilo be fore bis name has oven beon laid before tho convention for tho higher office to -.'which his State has nominated him, engrosses attention. Tho facts in this matter, carefully veii?cd, seoin to bo about as follows: Certain Now York -'Republicans'(not, however, Mr. Platt) .have repeatedly visited Mr. Hanna's headquarters today to solicit that gen tleman's cooperation in bringing ; about the nomination of Governor Morton. Mr. Hanna in turn ques tioned those gentlemen as to iheir knowledge of Governor Morton's in tentions,* Ho reforrod them to tho governor's tolegram to Mr. Dcpow on Saturday late in whioh ho stated with out qualification that ho would not tako ibo second place on the tiokot. In ; these circumstances, Mr Hauna desired to know what reason these gontlemen had for believing that Qovornor Mor ton had so suddenly shifted his posi tion. To theso inqurtos an equally frank roply was made. They had no assur ances from Governor Morton that ho would aeeopt, but they wore so satis Ih d ho, would not decline tho honor, if it wero given to him, that they foll no hesitancy is scouring his nomina tion knowing that ho would not run counter to tho convention's wishes. Mr. Hanna thereupon, informed his visitors that he was taking no hand in ' tho contest for the vice presidency. Ho vyns hero, ho said, to nominate Mr. MoKinley as President * Inthisyiow of the case he did not think it advis able to embarrass his candidate's ' chai.ee by taking part in the contest over tho second placo. He did not m hes i I ato to say, however, that so far as hi? individual preference was con 0- M'iied, it inclined to Mr. Hobart of ii Now Jersey. -Information reaohed the Southorn Associated Press this afternoon that some of Mr. Morton's friends who have been working up an intorest in his bo . half, today cabled Mrs. Morton, who is in Europo, to uso her intluenco with tho governor to take ll to second place, .j , , Her reply received at a late hour this afternoon, contained an emphatic negativo, tho substar.ee of tho dispatch . y/.being that sho wished him lo havo tho llrst place or none. Tho New York McKinley mon, with a view to forestalling any favorable ablion that tho Convention might tako respecting Mr. Morton and tho Vico Presidency, drew up a paper this af tor ; boon which was hoing circulated to :.4. /-itig ht for signatures, lt does not mon -lion Governor Morton by name, but it protests against tho faction quarrols of : ( Now York being carried into Ibo con vention and condemns tho unwisdom of selecting tho Vice President from New York. But an apparent quietus was apparently put upon all thu gos . sip tonight by Mr. Onauncoy M. De ?. pew, wno as Governor Morton's spou M.r, would havo beeu placed in a most embarrassing position if he had been called upon.to waste his eloquent pen ods inpiaceing Mr. Morton in nomina , ? tum for one high oiilco while the gove r noi's alleged lrionds were actively pushing him for another oifice of les sor dignity. Mr. Dopow telegraphed Governor Morton stating it had boen assorted that ho had rescinded his tele gram of .declination and was now w illing to accept second place and ask ing him if this was so. To this Mr. Dopow received tho following explicit reply;: "KIIINIC Ciiifc'ir, N. Y" Juno 16. "Hon. Chauncey M. Depow, Southern Hotel, St. Louis: ''Telegram received. Stories ci rou lated aro unfounded. Have rescinded :: nothing. "L. P. MOUTON." TI nc PLATFORM. Tho sub committco on resolutions 'tonightresolved to recominond.lo tho committee on resolutions tho follow ing financial plank : "Tho Republican party is unroscrv edly for sound money, lt caused tho enactment of lite law providing foi '??>S Mio rtsumption of specio payments in lb79; since then every dollar has been ?><i good ns gold. "Wo aro unaltorablo opposed to ev evy meusuro calculated to debase our curroncy, or impair the credit of our .country. Wo ?re therefore opposed to tho free coinage of silver except by international agreement with tho lead lng commercial nations of tho world winch wo pledge oursolves to promote and until such can bo agreed, tho ox isling y old standard must bo ovo.orv td , A ll our silver and paper curren cy now in circulation must bo main taintd at parity with gold, and we fa vor ?ll measures designed lo maintain 1- \inviolably the obligations of tho Unit etl States and all our money, whether coin or papor, at the presontstandard the standard of tho most enlightened nations of tho earth." Tim adoption of tho aboyo plank was not concurred in until four different propositions on siivor.Jines, submitted by Mr. Teller wero voted down. , fltCCONO DAY. ST. LOUIS, Juno -18.-Tho oarly morning hours of the second day of tho convention wero cloudy and driz ? :. ?ly ?nd threatened a rather disagreed bio, rainy condition of wcathor, hut just boforo tho hour fixed for tho meet ing-r 10 a. ni.-tho clouds began to disperse and thero was every appear anconi sultry weather. By 10 o\dook , (> hardly halt tim delegates Wero present but they - keptipouring \n all tho limo while tho band discoursed popular airs In tho meantime tho galleries wore being filled up, and when at last Mr Fairbanks called tho convention to order Ibero woro Yow seats untenanted ?Huer ht thogalloriesorin tho sections ?g f lie Mcirlboro ? Do THOU C KAT LIIIKH?Y INBVIHE Og? SO?LS AND MAUR OUH LIVES IN THV foRSKesioN UAI>I-Y, OH OUU DKATHB (?J.OIUOUB ?N 'IHY Jua* DRI'KNBK,/ \-?4l??i|}?ti'J?At .?V* BENNETTSVILEE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1896, -?-: Ht assigned to dologaies and alternates. Siueo yesterday's adjournment the arrangement of the iloor had under? gone u chance-tho positions of sever al States having boon shifted aud in a way that is not very satisfactory to tho reporters' beoaue ?usteasd of having Sonators Toller, of Colorado; Lodge, of Massachusetts; Chauncey M. Do Pew and Thomas C. Platt, of Now York, in close proximity to oaoh oth er aud to tho reporters, they have been removed to remoto quarters in tho back of tho hall whore they oan neith er be seen nor heard from the plat ? rom seats. Tho convention wasoalled to order at 10:45, three quarters of an hour be hind timo, when prayer was oil'ored by tho Hov. Dr. W. G-. Williams. "Tho Senator from Massachusetts," sold tho chairman, and Mr. Lodge roso amid applause and said: "I desire to say, in behalf of tho committee on resolutions that tho sub committeo has completed a draft of a platform nnd_ that it is now under considoratioTTtiy* tho full committeo. Tho committee is unable to report this morning and ask leavo of tho convention to sit during this morning's session, honing to be able to report a platform of principles to tho afternoon session, and, in be half of the commit'ee, I ask that leave I of tho convention." Leavo was imme diately granted. Tho committeo on credentials were called upon for their report but wero not ready. Neither was the commit tee on pormanent organization. Mr. Wellington, of Maryland, asked unanimous consent thatthecommitteo on rules be allowed lo report at this limo. This was refused. A motion for re cess uutil 2 o'clock this afternoon was mado by Mr. Wollington and voted down, to the satisfaction of tho Railer ies, as indicated by cheers. A motion that the report of the com mitteo on permanent organization be accepted Was made by Senator Sewell, of New dorsey, aud was agreed to amid applause Mr. Lillloueld,pf Maine, made the poiut of ordei that the llrst business in order was tho report of tho committee on credentials, but tho chairman over ruled it on tho ground that that com mittee had been called and had nol been ready to report. The report of tho committee on permanent organiza tion was thou presented and road, lt named Sonator J. M. Thurston, of Nebraska, as chairman, mado tho sec 'rotaries, serges etat arms and ollie? temporary ollicers permanent ollicorf of tho convention, and gavo a list ol vico presidents, ono from each State, as agreed on by the delegation. Thc reading of tho list of vice presidents was interrupted by applause as popu lar names wero reached. Mr. Mudd, of Maryland, made th? point of order that although the con volition might receive thc report of thc committee on pormanent organizatioi it could not act upon it until tho re port of tho committee on credential: had been acted upon. Thero was nc convention hero now, he said. Th chairman overruled the point of orde .and.promptly .put tho ipaesllon on th adoption of the report of'committed 01 pormanent oiganization. While a ris ing vote was hoing taken, Mr. Mude made another point of order that th roll Q?f States must bo called accordin? to thc rules." "Thero is no convention now," lt said, "until wo have made a perms nont organization." Disregarding th point, tho chairman said: "Those opposed will rise," and dc dared tint tho report of tho commit tee on permanent organization wa adopted. Tho chair appointed Senator Sewell of New Jersey, And Represntativ Soreno Payne, of Now York, to con duct Senator Thurston to tho chair. Senator Thurston took tho chai amid tumultuous applause and ac dressed tho convention. Tho secretary road a lottor from th chairman of tho committee on crcdoi: tials, saying they wero engaged ii tho consideration of the Texas case an had not boon ablo to complote it. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. On motion of Govornor Bushell, c Ohio, tho convention then adjourne until 2 p. m. Thero was tho usual di lay in calling tho convention to o: der for tho ni ter noon session, but til waiting time was pleasantly while away by strains of swoot music. Thoi was great pressure in all parts of tl immense hall ; the galleries were pacl cd, and thoro, as well as on the ilooi palm leaf fans wero in ceaseless agit lion. Tho boat was vory oppresivo. It was 2:45 when Chairman Thur ton's hammer knocked for order an ho announced that tho afternoon so sion would be opened by Bishop A nott, of Wilberforce. College, O. Tl bishop invoked blessings on tho co: vontion and on tho country and gai (.hanks for an assemblage ropresontir tho culturo, the wealth and the ret In mont of moro than forty centurie lie prayed that tho victory to bo gail ed in tho futuro through tho work < tho convention might redound to ti blessing of o'vory section, and th; protection and hoorty and civil ar political rights may be secured by e cry man man, woman and child fro tho lakes of tho North to tho gulf < tho South. Mr. Maddon, of Chicago, present to tho chairman a gavel mado from portion of tho house in which Lineo once lived. Judgo Deny, of K.e tucky, presented a second gavel ma from tho wood which formed part tho homestead of Henry Clay, t fathor of protection. Mr. Torronc of Minnesota, then presented, in t name of that State, to tho chairman tho convention, tho table which stoi in front of tho presiding olllcor 1802. KEPOUT OK TOR COMMITTICIO ON oii DKNT?ALS. Tho roport of tho committoo on ci clontials was thon presented by chairman, Mr. Fort of Now Jorse The roport was in favor of soating t Higgins dologavos from Delaware a tho delogates-at-largo and delegates tho list headed by John. Grant. T rest of tho roport, road by tho seoro ry, recommended that tho roll of de gates and alternates from tho seve: t?iates and Territories approved by t national committeo for tho tompore organization, bo preserved ns tho p manent roll of this convention, fl .'Hepburn, of Iowa, was recognized present the minority reports on c clontials. It recommended tho soati of tho Addioks delegation from Dc ware and tho Ouney delegation fr< Texas and that tho other contes cases, noted upon by tho national oe imtt.ee, bo rei erred to tho oredonti committee for full investigation. 1 minority roport was signed by ni teen members of tho committeo. Mr. Wort, chairman of tho comn too, was recognized aud moved) previous question ou the report of the oom mineo, down to tho final vote, under the rules of the House of Repre sentatives. Thia motion was second" ed by Mr. J. Doyle, of Georgia, and by an unidentified delegate from Ohio, Mr. Mudd, of Maryland asked for a separate vote on tho Delaware report and wis seconded by tho States of Delaware, California und Maine. The question being now on the order ing of tho previous question, the delo ?ation from Maine, seconded by Mas sacha setts, Maryland and Iowa, de tuauded a roll call. The roll of the Stales was then called and was as fol lows: Yeas 515 1-2; nays 859 1-2 so the previous question was ordered. Tho chairman of tho committee on resolutions was recognized abd report ed that tho platform would be ready at 8 p. m. Discussion was then commenced un der the previous question ou tho ma ?ority and minority reports, oaoh side " Tho majority report wai thou adopt ed amid cheers. General Harry Bingham, of Penn sylvania, chairman of the committee on i alua read the report of the com mittee. The rules recommended wero identical with those heretofore in force. Among the changes Indian Territory was given live votes instead of two, and Alaska four votes instead of two. The report was adopted. Mr. Gros senor moved to adjourn until to-mor row at 10 o'clook a. m. The chair man declared in favor of tho ayes, and at 8:07 tho convention adjourned ac cordingly. THIRD DAY. ST LOUIS, Juno 18.-After a ten hours' session in torrid heat and dis tressing noise tho 11th national Re publican convention nominated a ffcket pre ordained from the first by the Ohio political managers, who practically controlled the gathering, and named Wm. McKinley of Ohio, and Garrett A Hobart of New Jersey for President and Vice President re spectively, of the United States. No el?ort was put forth to carry out tho much-talked of purpose of confer ring the second place upon Levi P. Morion. Mr. Hobart went through tho Best ballot with many votes to snare. Word was passed arouud after McKinley had been safely landed, that Mr. McKinley's friends desired tho election of Mr. Hobart. TIIiC VOTK BEGUN. Amid a hush the call of States was begun, and Alabama led off with 1 for Morton and 19 for McKinley. Arkan sas and California east their solid votes for McKinley. Connecticut cast flvo votes for Reed and seven for McKin ley ; Delaware a solid vote for McKin ley; Florida eight for McKinley; Georgia two for Reed, two for Quay and 22 for McKinley. One of tho colored delegates from Florida made angry protests, insisting on challenging the vote, and Thurs ton, who had resumed the chair, de cided that the right to challenge should bo given every delegate. The delegation being polled, it was found that Morton, had 2 votes in Florida and McKinley only 0 instead of 8, as announced by tho chairman of the delegation. A challengo of Georgia followed, and resulted in confirming the vote as previously announced. A colored del egate from Alabama followed with a challengo of tho vote of that Stute, which resulted in showing that in stead of casting a solid vote for Mc Kinley, the voto should have shown i for Morton, 2 for Reed aud McKin ley 19. illinois, 40 for McKinley and 2 foi Reed was challenged, and a poll showed no chango. Indiana cast its SC votes for McKinley. Iowa, amid a slight demonstration of applause, cast its 20 votes for Alli son; Kansas 20 lor McKinley; Ken tucky 20 for McKinley. Louisiane cast a curious vote: Half vote for Al lison, half vote for Quay, 4 for Reed and ll for McKinley, ?o the voting went on without further incident un til Massachusetts gave 1 vote for Mo Kinley and the rest for Reed. The McKinley column steadily in creased. When Mississippi's 18 votes wore cast for McKinley, another ol tho colored delegates demanded a poll, which showed 1 vote for Quay and Vi for McKinley. Montana cast 1 vote for McKinley, 1 for Don Cameron of Pennsylvania, 1 blank and 1 absentee. The ohaii called the name of Mr. Hartman's al tomato, and ho voted blank. There was a decided sensation when the vote ot New York was ebal len god by Warner Miller. It had boon an nou need as 54 for Morton and 17 foi McKinley. Joseph H. Newins wai absent in tho first aistriot, and tin name of his alternate was called. Mr Gruner raised a laugh by saying : ' 'Hi is just leaving the room to avoid vot ing." The next alt?rnalo wns called ant voted ?or McK i n loy. The delegation voted solidly foi Morton till that of the votes wen reached when the halves divided equal ly between McKlnloy and Morton Then came quito a number of brea ki for McKinley, and three absentee; wore noted in tho 29th district, Join F. Parkhurst and both the alternates Charier M. Woodward and Charles T Andrews. Tho poll resulted in show ing (he vote to be exactly asannouno od -Morton 54, McKinley 17. Whon O h.o was reached the requin ito number of votes wore given U nominate McKinley, and the conven lion, recognizing tho fact without an non ncc i ne nt, broke into cheers. Texas delayed tho final announce ment a little a by challenge from on of tho dissatisfied colored brothoron The poll resulted in 21 McKinley, Recd, li Allison and 1 absent. Another colored delegate challeng od the vote of Virginia and again di iayed tho ollloial announcement, of th final result, eliciting remarks of in patience and dissatisfaction from th convention. Virginia's vote on poll Hood: Reed l,;MoKivdoy 23. All tho rest of the roll of State won solid for McKinley. When tho terr tories were roached Now Mexico cast vote for Allison ami 5 for MoKinlo; and amid howls of derision, ono of th delegates challenged the vote, and poll coull mied tho accuracy of tho fire announcement. Alaska wound up tho roll by caslin ita newly conferred 4 votes for MoKir ley. Tho absent dolegato from New Yorl Mr. Parkhurst, hero appeared and b by unanimous! consent cast bi vote for Morton, making the tota vote : Morton 55\ MoKinloy 17. All of the State having beon call,* tho proaident statod bofore tho ai nouncoraont of tho result that applioi oation had been mado oh him for r< cognition by tho reprosontatlves of th defeated candidates, to make a oortai motion. Ho believed it would bo tho fairest way to recognize them ia tho order in which tho nominations had been made. Ile then announced that McKinley had received 60L 1-2 votes, and tho scon o of an hour boforo was repeated. Del?galos and spectators arose, and cheers and hussars rent the air. There was not a Bingle one of tho flfteon or sixteen thousand people in tho great hall who did not direct his or her best to swell tho sounds of jubilee and to join in the grand popular dem onstration in favor of tho successful candidate. The womon woro as en thusiasti'j as tbo men, It seemed as if no one would bo seated again, and as if orderly proceeding? would never moro be attempted At last tho president got a chanco to continuo his announcement of the vote. Thomas B. Reed, he said, had received 84 12,votes; Senator Quay UL 12; Levi P. Morton 68; Senator Allison 85 1 2, and.Don Cameron 1. Senator Lodge, rising in his delega tion and standing in his chair, said : uMr. Chairman, the friends of Mr. Roed have followed him with tho saino loyalty which ho has always shown himself to country and prinoiplo and party. That loyalty, they now trans fer to tho soldier, tho patriot, the American, whom ycu havo nominated here today, and on behalf of my own State, and 1 believe of all tho other New England States that supported Mr Reed, we pledge a groat majority in our own Stator and our assistance in other States and all the help we can render for McKinley. (Cheers ) 1 move, sir, that tho nomination of Wm, MoKinley may be made unanimous." (Cheers.") The chair put the question : ''Shall tho nomination be made unanimous,)," aud by a rising vote it was so ordered, and the chair announced that Mr. Wm. MoKinley ol Oniotho candidate of the Republican party for President of the United Statt s When the applause which greeted this announcement subsided, Mr. Lodge moved to proceed to the elec tion of Vice President, und that tho nominating speeches be limited lo five minutes. Notwithstanding many ex pressions of dissent and cries to ad journ, this motion was declared car ried, and at 0:20 p. m., the conven tion having now been in continuous session nearly eight hours and a half, tho roll was called for nominations for Vico Prdsldent. JudgoJohn Franklin Fort of New Jersey placed in nomination Hon Garrett A. Hobart. Mr. Humphrey of Illinois briefly seconded the nomination of Mr Ho bart in the name of Illinois. The balloting for Vice President then began. Tho call had only pro ceeded as far as South Dakota when it became evident that Hobart had been nominated on the first ballot and tho delegates and the crowd in tho galle ries began to leave tho building. Tho result of the ballot for Vice President was unnounccd by the chair as follows: Hobart 533?; Evans 2l7i ; Bulkeley 39; Lippett 8; Walker 24; Reed 8; Thurston 2; Frederick Grant 2; Dopow 8; Morton ? ; nlwout ?3?). Tili) chair then formally declared Garrett A* Hobart of.Now Jersey tho nomi nees of the convention for Vice Presi dent, and the convention adjourned sino die at 7:65 p. m. Tho Finit I.HW. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by tho Gonoral Assembly of the State of South Caro lina, that Sections 1, 2 and 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to rogulate llshing at certain times in Aiken, Barnwell, Darlington, Colinton and Orangoburg counties," approved December 24th A. D., 1894, be amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. That from tho first day of April to tho first day of No vember in tho counties of Aiken, Barnwell and Colloton, and from the first day of May to tho first day of November in the counties of Darling ton and Grangeburg, in each and every year hereafter, it shall be un lawful to obstruct, by any means, the passage of any fish in or to tako and catch any fish from any of tho streams and their tributaries by seine, hook and lino or bow not. Sec. 2. That between November tho lstand April theist in tho counties of Aiken, Barnwell and Colloton, and between November tho 1st and May tho dst in the counties of Darlington and Orangeburg, in oach and every year hereafter, there shall bo a close time from sunrise on Friday morning to sunrise on Monday morning in each week, in which it shall bo un lawful to take or catch any fish except by hook and lino or bow net. Seo. 8. That, bet wet n November the 1st and April tho 1st in tho counties of Aiken, Barnwoll and Colloton, and between Noveinbor tho 1st and May tho lbt in the counties of Darlington and Orangeburg, in each and overy year hereafter, from sunrise on Mon day morning to sunrise on Friday morning, it shall bo unlawful to tako or catch any fish with seino, gill not, bow not or fibre not. That in no case shall any not or soine extend moro than two thirds across tho stream, nor shall any two or moro nets be used within two hundred yards of each other: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall apply to Lynelle's River. Sec. 4. That any person or persons who shall bo convicted of tho violation of any of tho provisions of the fore going Sections of this Act shall bo punished by a fine of not loss than ten nor mono than ono hundred dollars,or by imprisonment of not less than ten nor moro than thirty days,for the first offense, and for tho second or any subsequent oiFenso by a lino of not less than one hundred nor moro than five hundred dollars or by imprison mont of not less than thirty days nor moro than six months or both, in the discretion of the Court, three-fourths of tho fine or fines recovered to bo paid to tho informer. Sec. 6. That at no time in any year shall it be lawful to placo or keep In any of said streams or tributaries any wooden or wire traps for catching a fish, and any person so doing shall bo punished as provided for other viola tions of this Aot; and it shall be the duty of any of the mombors of .the sev eral Township Boards of Commission ers to prose onto any person violating this Act who is not prosecuted by somo other person, Seo. (J. That all Acts and paris of Acts inconsistent with this Act be, and thoy aro hereby, ropealod. Approved tho twenty-fifth day of March, A. P. 1830. Mother Kuiorit Child Unhurt. WINSTON, N. C., Juno 15.-Mrs, W? C. Jones, wife of Deputy Sherill! Jonos, was killed by lightning at Walker, town last' ovoning. Sho was in the houso, holding Uer two yoaroldohild, when tho flash carno. Sho foll lo tho floor dead, but tho child was uninjur ed. THE GARDEN, BILL AHP TELLS HOW IT 8H0ULD BE CULTIVATED. Ho is Sui'oosnful In Hulaing Vino Ve?fatn? bles-AQoOtl I'iinucr Will II uv? ii doini (lunion, ?ml lfe IsProud of )IIH ilnulr ilium for'Allt "Fate oannot barm me -I have j dined today." That is tho way wo feel just after dinner, especially if wo have earned it-worked for it bodily and wanted it. But I havo heard folks say the,Y? wore nover hungry and not oven tho odor of ououmbers and onions in the dijiing room would excite their appetite.; I havo heard others Bay they had tho appolito, but were afraid tb indulgo Hi because of indigestion. Buch folks aro to bo pitied. Tltey i havo my sympathy. But I sincerely beliovo tnat work or physical exercise is a remedy for botb\ 1 suppose that Shakcspittre sn ti ered in this way, for hesiys, "Now, let digestion wait on appetite ktid health on both." Certain il is his (loath was sudden and proina I turo, foi lie lived only fifty years, j Milton understood this trouble, too, for , ho says that Adam's Bleep was sweet, I being: bred from pure digestion. That's ? tho secrut-working in the garden-I inherited that trait from tho old man- I Adam, 1 moan-and 1 sloop sweetly, too, altor 1 havo worked in my gar den. There is no insomnia about me, but Mrs. Arp sutlers from it sometimes when 1 am snoring liko a hippopota mus . 1 was ruminating about tho value of a good ?arden to tho family-wo had au excellent dinner today, and 1 counted \'p. tho cost. Wo have live in the faini) j-, and the dinner cost us only 5 cents ap iece, and there was enough loft for tv o or throe more. Wo hau a sn Kill piece of middling meat, about half a pound, that was boiled with the beans, aui tliero wore seven different kinds of /egetablos from my garden. The butte and buttermilk where home made. Tie rico and cornmeal and huckleberries cost a little-not much. Every liuijg was well cooked, and all that was panted was an appetite and good digestion. 1 am roiwonably proud of my garden, for it is all my own work. 1 prepared the ground and dressed it and opened the furrows and planted tho seed and cultivated tho plants and killed tho weeds, aid it is my especial pleasure to watch everything as it grows, and gall)or thc vegetables and wash them at the bac : door and call tho good wife and children outto seo thom und listen to thoir compliments. Wo havo hada long drought,, but I had fortilled against it.l Every hill was. first spaded out a fool deep and lilied with water, and it lina soaked into tho ground I Ulled up tho hole with a mixturo of top soil a lid barnyard scrapings and silted as hos and put on some more water- Every furrow I opened for beans and peas and beets 1 let wator r;,in in it, i ?nd then , put the fertilizer, niratxd, ill tho seed. I liad eighty fioles to dig iojt tomatoes and forty for squashes, ?^?" as many more for cu cumber t notwithstanding tho drought e.. .j'rything has grown vigor ously . ll is li ard work and takes pa tience to Jay tho fundation in tnis way, but it pays. My squash vines cover a spice of four feet square to eaoh hillend my tomato plants aro five feet holland lull of healthy fruit. Well, no^ to tell tho whole truth, I have a hy/lrant in tho co?ter of tho garden and whenthodry, hot weather was at its wbrst I oponed small troa nob es close blithe roots of the plants and turned tin) water on and let il run slowly and soak in and afterwards covered ll o trenches with dry dirt. This, too, h trouble, but it paid well. Some folk! sprinkle, but that does barm and no good, lt breakes the suvfaco an^ nover roachos tho'roots sprinkle nothing but grass. Whore wator is plenty and convenient there is no excuse for a poor garden. It is botter to dig deep and fertilize and cul tivo a square rod well than to skim over lum an aero "nigger fashion" and see il all dry up when tho dry drought, ns (Jobe calls it, comes. The intensive system is tho best for garden I know fm n long experience, li made mo sad topee the crops on tho railroad between Marlietta and Atlanta tho other day.; Acres and acres of corn not six inches high and cotton almost invisible. |lt did look like perishing to death iii tho name of tho Lord, lt is a poor country, 1 know, but thoy could sow it down in peas and gradu ally i m pto ve it so that a (1 corgi an wouldn't be ashamed for travelers to look out of the car wiudow as they ride through it; It is astonishing how much iniluenco ono good /armor lias over the neigh borhood iii which ho lives. They are very envious of each other and will try to keep up with the best. I hear some say mat their oats crop is a total l ai In re, and will not bo lit to cut. I seo a few ?cres of oats in a Hold not far from mo tnat will make a good crop. Of course there is something in the land, but there is more in the farming. Beep plowing to begin with is abso lutely necowmry in farming. I don't moan deep ' vrijng, but deep plowing, I know ?/armer who always follows the turn plow with a bull-tongue in tho same furrow, and ho makes good orops whether it rains or not. My good neighbor, Widow Fields, has no hydrant in hor gardon, but she always has tho finest gunton in the town, and tho secret is deep plowing and fertil izing, I can overlook hor work from my window, and it excites mo to keep in hailing distance. >Sho has an acre in tho h ?ghost state of cultivation, and will make moro on it than will bo mado on the fifty acres of that land bolow Marietta, Work on tho gardens must not kop. Keep planting succes sive crops ovory ton days or two woektf and have a frosh supply, A good, large family can live well on an aero for ilvo months ia tho year. Raise your own strawberries and raspberries und buy wild berries enough for jam and jelly. Thon, if you havo grupos and ponches around, you can livo liko a prince and ulway?havo something nico for company. A fow Uowors in tho garden will help to mako it attrac tive; and my wiio wants all thc old fashioned herbs, liko sago and mint balm and thy mo and calamus and camomile, fciho has' horse radish enough for a hotel. Gardening is tho (lr4t work of which wo have tiny history, and it is tue most p'loasunt and hoialhy of all ccoti* pattons. If a man is a good gaWlonor no will bo a good fannor. As you travor over and through tho country you can tell a good farmer by looking at his garden, just osyb'u oAa tell a good wife and daughtor by" locking at tho owors and vines iii the front yard, They are A sign of good taste and re finement and good Housekeeping and contentment. They save doctorlulls, for half the diseases from diseased minds-mental misory-borrowing trouble and nurslug it. The cultiva tion of flowers is a good tonio for in digestion. I have noticed that the pooplo who are most diligent in such occupations aro tho least concerned about politics and silver and gold and the next Presidential election. The farm and the homo absorb them, and aro a bigger thiug than the spoils of oil lee. The average politician wants something for nothing. As Cobo says, "He is just sldewiping around hunt ing tiie orthgrapby or au office," and when ho gets it tho first lesson ho learns is how to log-roll. He will voto for anybody's bill If they will vote for his. You tiokle mo and I will ttokle you, is tho motto, and thoy call it a compromiso of confllotihg interests. Con gross has at lust voted every mem ber a private scorotary wich a $1,200 salary. Merciful heavens. Wh?n ?rill this thing stop? Now let them apply for a receiver and sell out the concern. But I am off the subject, and will got in a bad frame of mind and have a lit of indigestion; and so I will quit and. go to my garden, where I am al ways calm and serene. BILL Am?. FARMER BOYS DRILL? limy Win tho Approvul of tho Unltotl Btatos Army inspector. CLEMSONCOLLEGE, S. O., Juno 19. Major G arlington has mado the fol lowing report as to his inspection : Clemson College, S. C., May 81. '90. To tho Inspector General, U. S. A. Washington, D. C. Sir: 1 have tho honor to submit tho following roport of an inspection of tho military department of Clemson Agricultural College mado on tho 30th instant, Captain E. B. Nullor, Seventh Cavalry, is in charge of the depart ment, having assumed this duty on Juno 18, 1895. Tho president of the college reports him io bo ominontly satisfactory in every respect and pos sessed of conspicuous ability in his department. He teaohes physics and is in charge of tho cadet mess; for this extra service he reclves $1,200 per an num and use of quarters free of rout. Tho collogo authorities aro all favora bly disposed towards tho military de partment and give it reasonable und ofllolent support. However, tho time allowed for theoretrioal instruction is not sufficient to accomplish tho best results. Number in college.279 Number present at inspection.... 233 Number without uniform. 7 Number absent.... 2G Sick, 3 With leave, 2 Without leave, 4. Recruits, 2. Physical disability 9. Present and absent. 279 Those cadets reported without uni form have been unable to secure thom from tho contractor through no fault of their own, or of the collogo author ities. Tho cadets aro organized into a reg iment of two batallions with a full complement of oillcors, except the colonel and lieutenant colonel. Tho majors are graduates of tho South Carolina Military Academy, and also instr nc lor s in tho academic depart ment. The ceremony of review was hand somely and accurately executed. The march past, alignment, &c, wore good. The general appearance and bearing of the cadets during inspection wero very good. Tho arms were in very good condition-cleaner than us ual in similar institutions. The uni forms, as a rulo, woro olean and neat; there woro several pairs of soilod gloves noticed. . The step up of the cadets was noticeably good. Every thing-bearing, conduct and general appearance-indicated a healthy con dition and intelligent conscientious work on tho part of tho responsible officers, Each battalion was drilled in the close order movements of tho drill regulations. Each acquitted itself Svith erodit; all movements were exeouted without an error in command, and with commendable acouraoy in detail. The only deficiencies noticed wore of the kind that practico and drill will speedily correct. The setting-up ex ercises wero well done. The command was not prepared to go through the bayonet exercise. Each captain was prepared to drill his company through tho close order movoments of company drill, inoluding tho manual of arms; each did well-n? dofloienoies of any moment were observed. There hos been no drill in tho extended ordor ; it will bo taken up later. There has been no praotloal instruction in minor tactios, no target praotice, and no sig nalling with heliograph or lantern. Four stations wore established and a mossnge of sixteen words was sent through tho flag without error in thir ty-one minutes. There has been no instruction in ar tillery beyond instructing a detach ment sufficiently to fire a saluto. Tho college authorities, hope to secure a^32 br?ooh-load?r. A guard is maintained daily after tho West Point system. Threo quarters of an hour per day, e&cept Saturdays and Sundays, is do voted to praotioal instruction. Tho theorotioal instruction includes army regulations, guard manual, cle ments of military science and drill regulations. Ono hour per week is allotted to this instruction, which is attended by tho seniors arid juniors, Tho graduating ciaos was assemblod and questioned on the course. The re sult was not as satisfactory as the pro ficiency in tho praotioal course led mo to oxpect; this featuro of tho military department needs moro attention anti requires more time for its proper no velopmont. Captain Fuller is exceptionally well qualified for his duties, by nature, ox. noriorce and professional attainments. He has been handicapped in his work hore during tho past yoar by frequont and somowhat prolonged absonco on duty, none of which, however, could havo been avoided, except tho detail with tho South Carolina Militia lest summer. Ile should not bo do teched for such work, for this school does not stop operation during tho summer. Tho session begins in March and con* tlnucs until Decombor 30. For this rosso.! this institution fihculd be iu apeeted in October or Novembor. Tho millfury donar intent is in a vory satisfactory condition, showing; ifp> provemont and development at evory turn over last year, ft should ba con tinued. Very respectfully, E. A. GAitLwo/rON, Major, 'Inspector General. CROPS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Tho Wooltly llullotm o? tho Deonrtuicnt of Agriculture. COLUMBIA, S. C., Juno IC-Tho bu Hot i a covers the WOK'her and crop conditions for tho week ending Satur day, Juno 13, and in its nroparatiop were used reports from ono or more correspondents in oach county of tho State. Tho main temperature characteristic of past week was a declining tondonoy of the night temp?ratures which reached marked departures below thc normal by tho end of tho week. Thr general rangs of day temporaturoswaf between 75 and 90, although some lower and some hightor ones wore re ported. Tho maximum for tho week was 07 on tho 12th at Gillsonville, thc minimum was 54 on tho 10th. at Spar tanburg. The local weekly moar tomooratures ranged from 72atGr?on ville and Looper's to 80 at Gillison villo, and tho average of 86 mean tem poraturo reports was 76. The norina for the same poriod is approximately 77. The week's rainfall was rather poor ly distributed, much of the Westen and North central portions having ro ceived very little, while over the Soutl central and Southeastern portions thor? was too much rain in many places. The following heavy amounts wer< reported : Charleston 2 74 : Kingstre< (2 reports) 2.51 and 3.26; Pinopolis 2 87; Elloree 2.65. There were in ad dition 21 places that roportcd amount from ono to two inches, and 30 place that reported loss thau one inch o rainfall, tho average of 47 roports bo ing 0.80, while tue normal for tin samo period is approximately 1.04. Thoro wore high winds ovor variou portions of the Sta te'aceorn pasy ing th thunder storms of tho 9th, that injut ed crops severely in places and tang! ed high corn so that it could not b worked. There was also adestruotiv hail storm in Marlboro on the 13tl that damaged crops locally. Thoro was about a normal arnon n of sunshine for tho State, but tho pei cen tugo of possible range from 45 t 85, showing that cloudiness varie considerably in di lieront localities, ouors. Tho week on the whole was favon bio for trop growth and cultivatior There was moisture enough eve where least rain foll; in fact those se< lions wore best favored as it gaye thei an opportunity to olean the fields < grass, which has appeared luxurinntl everywhere but has been kopt prett well under control, except in fow localities whore some cotton ht been abandoned, or olso plowed undi with the grass and. the lands put 1 corn or peas. Suoh areas are really ii significant. Ovor the Southeaster Eor lions of tho State the ground lu cen hardly fit for cultivation, owiu to tho heavy rains. Roports on corn continue to bo ei entirely favorable. Both early an late corn continue very promising tho former in "silks'' anti "tassel; and being J.aidby and tho latter." ?? coming up to stand tip to stands au receiving its first cultivation. Son reports of injury from heart worms. Lice on cotton aro reported from a portions of tho State usually with tl comment that they wore never bofoi so prevalent. Roports of injury t lice vary considerably ; iii places it confined to certain kinds of soil, i others tho stands havo beon injure and in others no injury has resulto except to check growth and give tl leaves a "curled up" apparence, otho say the plant bas stopped putting c squares, probably tho result of growl having stopped. In certain looaliti they seem to be decreasing, whi others report them increasing, tl cool nights seeming to favor their x production. Tho cool nights havo also had a bi effect on tho unlnfested cotton, on ce tain soil tho lower leaves aro turnh redish yellow, . Tho general tenor of corresponden reports aro not very favorable on c< ton. Squares continue to form pion fully and blooms aro quite eommo being much earlier than ordinaril Hot sunshine and dry woather is t indicated need for cotton, both to i tho plant of lice and to kill grass. '/ peas continue to bo extensively so\ with corn and on stubble land. Ei ly planted peas up to good stands. Tobacco does not seem tobo doi very well, it continues small but heal thy condition. Rice has about all been sown and doing well. Upland rice improv decidedly. Setting of sweet potato slips conti ues, and this important crop is ve promising. Irish potatoes havo improved \vlu not too nearly matured, but the or as a whole about a failure. Soco planting doing woll and in blossom the coast. Colorado booties aro tr< blesomo in upper Darlington. Melons are ripening in tho iov counties and musk melons aro boi shipped. Wheat aud oats thrashing in pr< ross with fairly good yiolds of j former and poor yiolds of tho lat reported., Fruit prospeota continuo to les: and aro very poor for all kinch fruit, Bernes continuo plentiful i a goo 1 quality. Gardons are improving very rapl now and seasonable vegetables reasonably abundant. Pastures afford oxcollont grazing Tho condition of crops lu. gone continue very promising, and as season of least variability ot;, weat conditions is about at hand, tho < look for tho midsummer season is couraging. J. W. BACK?, Section Director, Columbia, S; ( (Tloaau Ita Doors. ROANOKIS, Va., Juno 15.---Tho I noko Loan. Trust and Safo Dop company did not opon its doors toe1 A deed of assignment was filed Saturday night convoying all its sets to Lucion H. Cock, who is i making an 'inventory. Thoro is al $200,000 of doposlts and it is belie that this will bo paid in full, capital stock was $250,000, P. L. Terry, ono of tho katlin na Meiern, anti ono of the wealtl mon h?ro, was president and his i in-law, S. W. Jamison, trensu Tho assois amount to over $600, Alargo amount Of loans have I guaranteed by ibo company;, bu Hftbilities in this rospOot arotinkne Tho ohlef itom of assets aro loans discounts about $1&),000', stocks bonds, about $800,000, and real es about $30,000. rt1hodoposUora will meet Weting tc consider their hUeroste. There AbV10#?81DMKiS?,X,B mSBBTKDAT LOW BATJCS, ALL KINOS OH1 JOB PIllNT?NG BEI Eli' WOTIK ts HA.DE . A _ _ SPECIALTY. * 8^"B?0N1) IN Y??rr?BDEliS.* WEEKLY REPORT OF THE DEPARi MENT OF AGRICULTURE. Itoports uro ltavorAM? "pd Gmwnuttio the Prediction or rt 1***0 Yield of Cotton, > but IM Some St Atoa Hain nud OoolWnn thor IIAVO hrt?l a l>amttglug' Kgoct. WASHINGTON, Juno 17,- -Tho follow ing aro extracts from tho suumiary of tho weekly crop bulletin of tho agri- ' cultural department: Virginia-Kiohmottd : Oded with cloudy -weather and much rain, bas kopt farming Operations at a standstill in eastern counties; c?rn ..continues ii no, but fields aro grassy ; Wheat har vest u'ndor way ; grass improving; oats heading; cotton and p^anuW damaged by rain ; tobacco very promising, North Carolina- lialeigh: Weejk too cool for cotton; precipitation abund ant, with excess in ilV6 counties and destructivo hail storm itt ono; all crops doing woll ; ; ilrst cotton blooms . 10th; wheat harvoat nearly over and threshing begun; early peaches and apples in markot; poor quality ; condi?v . ' tion of grape? good. South Carolina-Columbia : Week favorable for crop growth and culti vation, oxcopt too much raia, over southeastern portion ; both carly and late corn continue promising; cool nights and lice havo injured cotton sorioulys, squares forming plentifully and blooms common; melons rl^n-, ;; ing, fruit prospcots lossouing. Georgia-Atlanta: Plenty ol' rain and sunshine, and crops genorally do-?' ing well, though much complaint of colton llco and especially .in southern portion; cotton in bloom and ?quarflS forming : corn very .promising and ho ing laid by; all minor crops la flour ishing condition. Florida-Jacksonville: Weok very favorable ; rains general and copious ; cotton, corn and other staple products satisfactory ? opinion of crop oondi- ' Hons throughout tho State show mark ed changes for tho better. Alabama-Montgomery : Kains first of week retarded work, but subsequent dry and cool weather,. While''checking growth, allowed rapid ad vaneo in crop, oloaning; cotton becoming lohsy and making too much stalk, but fruiting well; corn fine and orop practically laid by ; cano and minor crops nour ishing. Mississippi--Vioksburg: Colton and com injured by cool nights; cotton ; forming bolls rapidly, but injured by lice, blight and rust; corn laid by y but needs rain badly, especially in west and north portions j gaulons and minor crops also suffering for moist ure. Louisiana-New Orleans: Light, scattered showers and cool nights; in droughty aroa covering north central, and central parishes, all orop3neou rain, and old corn is in precarious condition; cotton good and fruiting nicely; cane being laid by iu good audition;rico, improved, but needs moro rain. Texas-Galveston : Tho growth : pf cotton has been cheeked in most soc- '* lions by drought, but tho plant has boon improved by showors in locali ties over cont ral and western agri?n I* tural districts; tho crop is in a good state of cultivation, and notwithstand ing drought it continues blooming and fruiting; corn improved in locali ties by showers, but crops suffering for rain: high winds blow the stalks , down whore showers ocourrod ; rice and vegetables need rain; fruit ripen ing nicely. . " ; Arkansas-Littlo Rock: Weather too cool for cotton;, some reports of lice, though generally tho condition of this crop is most favorable; corn muon, in need of rain, and serious in jury will result if dry weather con* tinues; wheat and pata har vost pro gressing. Tennessee-Nashville; Heavy rain? in eastern section and portions of con trai benefited crops ; latter patt of week favorable for; haying and dean ing crops; cool weather checked cot ton growth;, but plants generally healthy; tobacco genorally thrifty; corn and other Crops doing well 5 wost-. ern seotion needs rain. Hundreds Drovrhod. LONDON, June 17,-Tho British steamer Drummond Castle, which sail ed from Tablo Bay, May 28th, for this port with 050 persons on board, has been sunk near usn ant, tho moat west - ern of tho island oit the coast of Brit tany, Franco. A telogram to Lloyd's from Ushaut, says: "Tho Drummond Castle is sup posed to have struck the rooks, One ;, mau only (Marquard) was saved hero. Tho vessel completely disappeared. The ship's boat waa launched," The Gestio Line Steamship company have issuod tho following bulletin, received from tho lighthouse koopor at Ushaut: "The Steamer Drummond Oastlo was wrecked at midnight on June 10th. A survivor of the disaster named Marquard is at Ushant and two others, ara at, Ile do Mplent. SU bodies have boen recovered, including that o|f Officer Gill, About sh? bodies haye b?on placed in a spooial house, Th6 ship sank in throe minutes.*.' Ai t? i WKNT DOWN. The following dispatch was -'received this evening by tho Castle Steamship company from tho British consul at Brest: "Tho Drummond O??tle struck the rocks west of Ile do Molont at mid night on tho IGth and sank immediate ly. Thoro was no time to take out tho boats. Present information! ls that ono. person was saved at Ushant and two other survivors aro at Ile do Molont. Their nantes aro not given. A gov ernment tug is carrying on th? search." ? Shooting 1? ?fro?iavin?, GuwifiNViM.w, Juno ??.-;-Today two negroes, Jim MMXWOU and J ohn Moke ly, had a difficulty in which blows passed. Friondso! the partie? inter fered and it was supposed tho matter, wes settled. Lato this afternoon Maxwell went to Col, Caglo'a shop, Where M?sc?oy is employed as . night watchman, without warning, Max well Walked into the shop,, drew his . ; pistol and opened fire ort MoiJe!ey} who,', Was .Billing with his bn?k t? tho door. Ho Bhot llvo tlm?a. hitt? 'Moseley ' twlee in the back. .The wounds aro serious, but not con^??^tt faulty." j ?,) A ??.'?nk f'all'i.J , \ OWAMATONV' Jnii? ;J17 . --A receiver was tod^y appointed in,. the Jinked ,v States,court/or the Gormaty American' ' Trust and Savings Bank; company. <Tho bauV is insoh-ent, aim, Uss alMiv* will bo wound up iv* KOoU as possilfo??, dt is Katti that (hip?sitoti? wm?WVjNAi in full, but that tho stwkh.old^K' will get nothing. Tho pipila! sfocfr of ibo company was $(50,ooo, <;. v