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"Do Thou Liberty Great. Inspire Our Souls and.Make. Our Idves in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just Defence." VOL. XXVI BENNETTS VILLE, S, C., FRIDAY. JUNE 14, 1901, NO 24 ON.HIS DEMOCRACY. Senator McLaurin Says He Is a Dhclplo ot HIOH GRADE DEMOCRATS. H<* Makes a L?rgthy R p'y to Requests That Ho Show Whreln Ho is Not a R?pub lean. Tho following oorrcspondenoo WAS given out at JJonnottsvillo with tho pormlBBion of Mr. Clayton: Fl?ronoe, 8. (J., Juno 8, 1001. Hon. Johu L. MoLnurin, Donnottsvillo, S. C. Dear Wir: 1 havo token ?r,roat interest lu tho political outlook and nf a matter of in Blruolionask that you oiflorontinto bolwotn your VIOWB, and tho view? hold by leading Republicans. Most of us seo no difference, but porhapB you oan show eomo difference so picoso do it, as I am not inolinod to con demn you without a hearing. Yours truly, W? F. Clayton. Donnottsvillo, 8. 0., Juno <i, 1001. Mr. Wi P. Clayton, Floronoo, 8. C. Dear Sir: In your letter of Juno 3rd you OBk me "lo difforonliato botwucu my viona arid tho view? of loading lt cpu Kl io un a ns most of us see no differonco." I am very buey ot this limo, but will diotuto a tow thought* ao they oocur to mo in ropl-y to your question. I do this with Ibo moro pleasure became you huvo been opposed to mo politl ?...1 -V- J...S_. -I. ll.. UUII/, win DHU IT ? liven v tu own mu ni, m. At tho (imo of tho adoption of tho Unitod Stoto? constitution lhere ?Toro sovoral dis. tinot plans of govornmont pr?posod, Of thoso plaus tho fight was mado upon two; tho Hamiltonian idoa aud tho Jeffersonian idea. Alexander Hamilton openly main taiued that tho British oonutitutiou was (lie moat perfect instrument of IIB kind ever lu existence. Ho wanted all laws for tho eminent of tho Stares to bo panted by tho congress of tho United Staten Ho wanted tko ptcsidont of tho Unitod Slates and thu BOnotors to'hold ofiico during gm I heh .vior Ho wonted tho govoinora i f tho Suite,) ap point, d by tho president of tho United States and ho wauted tho Federal govern . mont to assumo tho dobts of t io statutes Ile wanted a strong scnato and a weak house of representatives and openly proclaimed him solf that tho pooplo wuro incapable of Bolf government. John Jay was sont as minis tor to England in order to moko a oommer olal treaty whioh would havo placed our commeroo under thc control of Great britain. Tho Hamilton idoa was so far carried out that ho suooeod in preventing the incorpora tion of abill of rights in the Federal constitu tion. Under bis leoderahip tho congress imposed the excise tax which mado the rioti esoopo tho burdons of taxation and placed thoso bitrdcna upon tho poor. This brought about tho revolution in Pennsylvania and como very nearly disrupting tho now ropub *.vii?v.: Thomas JciVerson forced tho bill of rights into tho constitutif, n as an amend ment. As m in int cr to Franco he succeed ed in defeating tho purpoao of tho Jay Treaty with England. Hamilton favorod and Jefferson oppo?Vd tho granting of monopolies, tho ; establishing of a United Statoi bank, and tho assumption of tho Stato dobts by tho Federal govoutuent. Assooiatod with Jefferson were Madison, Monroe, 8?vmuol Adams, Albert Gollotin, George Cliuton and Denjamin Franklin. Associated with Hamilton woro : Jonn Marshall, John Jay, John Adams and Pinokney. Tho Domooratio party has bo? n in.continuous oxistenoo over sinoo tho adop tion of the constitution whilo tho Federal porty of whioh tho Republicans aro tho suc coaaors have passed through a number of Changea, Tho Federal party, at first suc cessful, finally committed suioido by carry ing their doctrino of a centralized govern ment BO far as tu posB tho alien and sedition Iowa. Under thia law tho president was authorized upon his own volition to expel from tho country any alion whom ho might euspcotas dangerous to the poaoo and liberty of tho country eic, this radioal moasuro created a powerful reaction. Tho Domporats thon remained in power obuost without interruption until 18(10. During this timo all tho torritory acquired by tho Unitod States up to 1808 was secured exceptjtho territory of Alaska, and every foot of it was encountered by tho vigorous donounoiation of tho ttopublioans. i Puring this ontiro time tho Domoorata woro tho progreBsivo mon. Thoy hold to tho prinoiplo that tho people should rulo but that tho goneral government whilo keoping taxation at tho lowest rato ooneistout with good government should expend tho fund thus derived for tho good of tho whole- poo plo. In I860 thoy favored subsidizing tho Paoifio railroad. About tho samo limo thoy startod tho subsidy to tho Collins lino of steamships botweon tho United States and England. Dasod upon tho prinoiplo of tho Jollersonian oommoroial troaty with Franco, thoy had concluded trontios with all tho ?irioolpal nations and thoso treaties aro still n foroo. Thoy had built np our foreign commerce until it oxoitcd tho wondor and ?admiration of tho entire world. They had undov Gen. Jack son stopped imprisonment for dobt. Thoy had fought two successful wars with foreign nations. Thoy had es tablished a orodlt throughout tho world BCOOIUI to no nation on earth. Thoy wcro fighting for principies of tho liborly of thought and action aid tho freedom of American citizenship. Mattors of internal eonoorn, the loaders of tho party diflorod about. Gen. Jackson was tho first to modo a reciprocity treaty. Tho next rooiprooity troaty was n ado by President ! Floree. John Randolph aoting against the ' leaden) of his party voted against tho om. bargo aot aud was finally suocoBsful in do . feating that legislation. Clay, Calhoun, ChevoB and Lowndes actively opposed Prsi dont J *. fie ruo n in tho matter of decreasing tho army. Tho fir.-t proposition of a i rotoo tlvo tariff for the purposes of protect ion came from Jnmcs Madison and Ca hoon and Lowndes joined with Madison in its favor, 'iho Federalists opposed proteoiioo, Clay and Calhoun lavored internal improvement and Madison vetoed them Our great d latino tlvo foreign polioy known tis tho Monroe dootrlno was a Demooratio polioy Tho Domoorata defeated thc sohcrjno of tho Ro publicans to turn over Oregon and Washing ton to Great Dritoin. Tho Di mooralla pirty has never yctdouled to any man wimbi its lines thc privilege of . frto thought ?nd freo o pooch, lt han never yet Jailed, to correct mistakes when it hos mado them, it has lost no opportunity to build up tho merchant marino and opon up our trndo with foreign ports, lt o'fioncd up tho Japaneso ports when all of tho nations of the earth had failed. The party baa novcr boen inconsiBtont, and yet it has novir stultified iteolf by adher ing to piovious platforms when thu condi tions whioh demanded thom hod changed, Until 1860'tbo Democrats had deniod tho povror in tho federal government to make In ternal improvements, and yet it was tho first toadvooato tho gr at improvement of tho Faolflo railroads and tho Nioaraguan omni. In tho mattor of tariff lt wa? a proteolion porty undor tho leadership of Jamoa Modi Bon; deolarod for freo trado in 1818; for "in cidental proteolion" In 18?8; a tariff for rovonuo only in 1880 and in 1884 tho con vention said: ''Moreover many industrios havo como to i roly upon tho legislation for suooossful oom tlnuanoo, so that any chango of law must ? lo at ovory stop rogart!ful of tho labor and capital ?iUB involvod. Tho necessary re duction aud taxation oin aud must booffoot cd without dourly lng Amorioau labor of tho ability to oompo o suooosBfully with foroigu labor and without imposing lower ratoB of duty that will bo auiplo to cover any in orensed cost of produotiou whioh may oxlsj, JU consequence of tho highor ralo of wagos prevailing in this oounii'y." lu 1888 tho platform still recognized that other things besides ?ovcnuo woro io bo taken into aeoouut lu framing tanti' legislation, lt said: "Our edabllBhod iudustrios aud en terprises Bhould not ho ondaugorod." For moro than half a century Domooratlo conventions condemned a n il ional bank and nud fiunlly uupported a metallic ourronoy. lu 1880, 1881 and 1888 tho Domooratio party declared in favor of gold nud silvor and papor eonvoitibio into ooiu on demand. In 18U2 it favored tho coinage of both metals under au intel national ogrooinont. In 1888 tho Hopub loan platform road: "Tho Republican party is m favor of tho uso ol' both gold und silver ns monoy and oondemns tho policy of tho Domooratlo ad ministration in ita i(forts ta demonetize silver." In 1892 tho. Republican platform was identical in principle upon this question with tho Democratic platform of 188U, 1881 and 1888. Thoro havo been protection Democrats ovor uinco Madison and Calhouu favored the proootion dootriuo. There have bcou froo ti ado Republicans from tho foundation of tho gevcrnruont. Such mon SB Samuel J. Randall, John Hand dph and John 0. Calhoun always spoke freely un.1, dearly whether or not they woro in accord willi tho platforms of their parties. Tht Democratic party lins always favored freedom of speech and aotion. Tho Republi can party has always sought to BO central ize tho government as to carry out tho idoa of A'exauder Hamilton. Tko Democratic party has bcou u party that has had for ila policy (ho grottost good to tho greatest num ber whilo tho Republican party as a party has b'.dieved with Hamilton ita founder, i:i bestowing benefits upon tho few and only burdens upon tho mauy. "Until these latter day saints," bavo lead tho party into social ism, whilo as to expat)aiou aud subsidies, tho liopuhlioauH havo taken ad vaut igo of tho situation aud boldly got upon tho Democratic platform. They aro now upon tho currency qucstiou practicad? whero ibo Domooratlo party stood up to IB JO. They aro now advccatiug tho vee proclly of Jack sou aud Price. Thoy are j now advocating the Deuincraiio principies willoh is uh?oUuo?d iu tho Deinoutitio con vchtion of 18611 in the matter i f building t ic Pi toi tic railroad. Tiioy waut to apply thal principio to our foreign o.uunorco. When eyer Hie Hojmblioai a are forced to abuidon their own policy they t deo up Dem?crata polioios, and ibo Democrats aro asked to op pose those Domooratio policies beeauso tho} bayo buen adopted by tho Republic ?us. Thc Democrats of this country must stain together aud restore their party lo tho powo: whioh was theirj. Thoy cauuot do it ty condemning that which is good because lb Republicans endorso it nor cm thoy do it b; going oil' after strange and unsound policio lu order lo secure some voles which raigh ol lu i witto ho Republican . Tho fight of Hamil lon aud Jcll'orson is still on in this oountr; nod will bc until it is fought to a finish Hither wo will have an nristooraoy or wo wil havo a republic. If tho Democrats aro t discard their fundamental idea of tho libort; of thc individual and freedom of Hough and action hy refusing to recognize as mem hers of their party thoso mon who have ft! wjys fought its battles in tho past, but wh iu the piesent believe that some of its poll oies aro not tho policies of tho truo Donn oraoy is a progressive party, lt progresse as no other party ever has done aud ibo nf lion prospered by reaten of its wisdom au ill udmiuiitrulion of public affairs. It cat not prosper if it is io oppose tho extousio of our forcigu trado, tho creation of ac markets, tho upbuilding of our commoron and industrial nu crests, and tho frecdoi of tho individual. If tho Republican part; tho record of whioh shows it to havo boon party forbidding tho free exercise of speed concent ratine; tho wealth of tho country i tho bauds of a few, burdoning tho pooplo 1 OXCCBB?VO taxation, and conducting publ affaira for tho benefit of privato citizens; that party is to bo allowed to turn its ba< upou its record and adopting tho progrossi' features ot tho Domooraoy, becoino the par of progress, thou tho Democratic pwly ha ing allowed it opponont to appropriate i principios can no louger liVo. 1 belicvo that tho Domooratio party do not oxiatfor tho moro purpose ot oppo3ii whatever tho licpublioan party may sugget 1 bolicvo that it livos ns it has lived in tim past for tho purposo of adopting that whl is right and di3oarding that whioh is wroi and conducting tho affairs of State BOBS mako all mon equal under tho law. (Senator MoLaurin dwells at length up tho money question and ifs inlorost doos i warrant giving full spaco in thoso column Ho says in part: Thoro is not a lino in any Domoora platform fixing tho ration of silvor and gc prior to 1 B'Jti. Thoro is not a lino in a Republican plutform advocating or epposi tho ratio of lb to 1 or any ratio. Tin were strong mou in tho Domooratio party favor of tho fveo coinage of silver; thoro w strong men in tho Republican parly in fa' of tho (reo coinage of oliver. Tho Ropul can party adoptod tho first froo ooinago pl form. Although silvor was demon.ti/ud Republican legislation in 1873, tho only jee ion to that aot mado prior to 189? cn from tho Republicans who bad passed mintngo act under whioh silver w?s domo tined. What did theso men find when tl readied Kansas City? Thoy found west delegations iu which not a singlo mau I beena Democrat in 18?I2. The.so men maiulcd a reiteration of tho ll) to 1 plaid thoOhioago platform. Tho proposition1 mido to them , that they could havo h candidates, and ?hoy could have auy plai they wanted which aro not socialistic or archbiic and all tho Democrats asked that theil pnr'y he proserved by maintain ils reputation us a safo and oonsnrvalivo gauitalion, John W. Daniel of Virginia thorough ab liovor in the froo coinag silver toi any mau in his party undone tho grandest characters in tho United St senate, worked liko a beaver day and n to i ry lo convinco theso western d-dcg thin their polioy was suicidal. Qovoi Smith of Marland lob! thom (bat thc Di omis ciiild carry Maryland wit lernt (dank and could not carry Maryland i it. The old lino Democrats declined tc driven from their parly by a man who i ing lin )ears of poliiioal life had hoi Democrat, a Populist, and a socialist, onty ollico Waich Wi liam J. ltryan be d ho was elected to by tho Populist hoing impossible for thc Domoorais to sc au ?lection in that district Ho acted the DeincoralB in congress, but flistii stated Ihat'ho WOB not bound by a Domoo platform. Senator MoLaurin quotes IhocongreBsi directory to show that Oharlos A. To advocated hy Bryan for vico prcsh never ran for ellice nut 1 elected to the ty fourth congress ns n Republican, agi Melvin R. Baldwin, Domoorat, and l< Halvorson, Populist. Whon a party of mon aro willing tc their party go down in dofoat In ordor ono issue may be maintained they oitho lievo that this issue Hos at tho very fou Hon of all government, or oleo thoy some ulterior motivo. Tho south produoos no bullion. It w havo no need for maintaining a reaorv tho east such as would bo created for benefit of tho wost by tho bullion. All of its contracts, wooli bo gold traotB, For all of its monoy it would h pendent upon the cast and be oompoll pay whatever rales tho oaslorn bank" et to ohargo. Thou a part of tho samo sohorno waa to provout tho Domooratlo polioy of tho ropoal of tho tax upoa Btnto hanks, in ordor to provont tho aouthorn States from haviug any oiroulation medium whatever for 'oo?l purposos. Tho west would havo it? silver na a basis for obtaining tho gold ami tho o vst would oontrol the gold, the south would bo prevented from ovon hayiug papor, and would bo undor tho absoluto and completo aud porfoot oontrol of tho cast and WOBI. When I mado a fight in tho houso for tho ro poal of tho IO por cont, tax, Mir. Bryan voted ngaiust it, and ? invito your attoation to his uttuinnoo at thia timo, whioh fully ojnUrm what 1 say. Congressman Bailoy, of Toxos, ono of tho ablest mon in tho United States, oallcd my attontion to Ihiaa niBlor altitude of Mr. Bryun at tho limo. Tho troublo with tho south bas always boon its dinging to traditions audits laok of prao tioal wlBilom, lu provontiug tho othor auctions from imposing upon them by uudorhaud mcaua. Tho south ia solidly Demooratio, for nowhoro in tho world I) Ibero a groalor love for freedom of apocoh, Hborty of thought and notion and absoluto justioo, whioh aro ttio foundation Btoncs of tho Domooratlo party. But they woro aalc-op in 180 > and li)uO and totally ignoraut pf tho reasons for thia now iesuo being forced upontliom. ll was in ibo Demooratio platform and they thoreforo voted for it. Now itbohoorcs them to consider why il was ia that plat from, and thoy will loam, that iiiBtcad of being Domooratlo it was a oountorfoit to bo Bpurucd and cast asido. ThoBOuth ahould now tako advantage of tho foot that it controle tho Demooratio party aud seo to il, thai llioso principle! of jjstioa and equality which lio at tho toenda ion of Domooraoy aro not again iloparlcd from and that no sohemo for ibo enriohmcut 0/ any section, for tho benefit of any ot ncr suction, 6hall over nguiu bo incorporated iulo a Democratic platform. Yours respectfully, John LoffudoH MoLaurin. TILLMAN TO TUE GOVERNOR He Writes a Caustic Loltor Scoriug MoLaurin. Sonator Tillman writing from Ticn ton, Juno 5, sa>s to tho governor: Doar Sir: I am in roooipt of your telegram m whioh you say, "L uudor siand Sonator MoLaurin'u lotter io bo a withdrawal of Iiis resignation," aud I have read that worthy a communica tion in whioh he graoiouJy ojnsoutb at j our requost "to hoid un to his OL-'U mihsiou as Uaittd Sutes senator and continuo to ??rvo M?o Stdio as ho has dono iu tho past to tho bout of his abiii ty," This io*vos mo one of throe a:tor ua.ivoa. To appc.il lo ibo Domocr.uio excoutivo commtttoo to take tito mat ter up and determino what the best interest of tim party roquiroj to bo douo, to appeal to ibo senate iUoll' to dotormino tho question a> to whether a resignation from that body, to tako offed at Bonio future time is biuding, or withdraw my own resignation. There aro no prjocdouts on this 1 ubi .el bo oauso in thu hundred and twenty fivo yoars of our national lifo, with moro than 200 resignations from tho sonate, no sonator has hitherto boon willing to oooupy tho dospioablo attitudo uow as sumed by Sonator MoLaurin, aud fore od on mc. I am eorlaiu bf ono thing: that tho oxeoutivo of a State has uo authority to dcoiino a resignation that has boon tondorod, and 1 am equally oortain that had your excellency oon iiaod your aotiou within legal bounds that your appointoos would bo soatod in tho sonato when that body moots in Dooombor, and hold thoir soals until tho legislature should sot in January. My ohiof rogrot is that I am forood by your aotion to engage in what tho out side world will consider a game of opera bouffe, by withdrawing my own resig nation after Senator McL?urin's un dignified and puorilo aotion: but tho purposo for whioh it was tondorod has boon thwartod by Sonator Mo Laurin's prooipitous aoocptanoo of cx ooutivo advice. Bob Aoros has boon outdono for onoo. As 1 havo already eaid I had no motivo or purposo in re signing oxoopt to foroo MoLaurin's, and thoro is nothing for mo to do but no oopt tho situation and withdraw my own resignation, if it bo lawful to do so. Yours rospootfully, B. H. Tillman. A Plucky Woman. For tho first timo in tho history of tho Iowa Stato University, a girl atudent, Mies Carolyn Jarvis of Burlington, has boon awardod a modal for bravery. A number of students wcro oanooing on tho rivor noar Orallvillo, whou a strong wind oapsizod tho oanoo in whioh Miss Jarvis add H. M. Fagan woro riding. Miss Jarvis* dress oaught on tho rail of tho oanoo, and sho was unablo to got looso. Mr. Fagan, boing unablo to swim was obliged to oliug to tho oapsizod oanoo. Tho noarost shore was fully 150 foot away; tho girl pluokily struok out towing tho oapsuod oanoo with VA gan olinging to it, and after a hard atrugglo roaohod tho land in safety. A Mystorious Affair, J mies MoAllistor, a liquor morohant of JaokBonvillo, Fla., was killed Wed nesday at tho homo of f. H. West, 737 Talleyrand avenue, whilo in a nouille with Mrs. Wost. McAllister boarded with tho Wo?ts. Mrs. WcBt olaims that sho took McAllister's pistol lr.un his drossor, and MoAllistor, fearing that sho contemplated suicide, tried to wrenoh it hom hor, and that in thc souffl) tho pibtol full to ibo (lo.)i', was diboiiarged, tho ball entering MoAllis ter's abdomen producing death. Trie affair id a jstonons ono. Mo Allis or was from Charleston, where ho had con siderable property. A Direful Prediction. Senator Tillman has reoeived a letter from Athelston Uauton, of Mcadvillo, Poon ,* a Demooratio congressman, in whioh ho says: "As a Dcmoorat and siuooro admirer, I bog of you to not insist upon resigning your fe at in tho Unitod Siatoa fconalo. 1 believo if a contest was waged in your Stato that a Hepublioan oorruptionfund would bo pourodi into jour Stato that would bo appalling in its elle otu and you might go down beforo it. Soo what Hanna has dono in Nebraska, in Dakota, ir. Washington, and in ot hov Slates. Holp kill MoLaurin but slick to your seat, sir; slick to it." Iloavy Snow. Snow foll hoavily Thursday through out tho central and northern portionp of North Dakota. A similar stato of affairs is ropartcd in towns on tho Jamestown Northern railroad. Tho snow quiokly molted. Tho oldest in habitants cannot recall a simile ooour renoo in Juno. A WORD IN REPLY To Sonator McLaurln's Letter to Mr. Cl avion. EVADED QUESTIONS A8KE0. McLaurln Doos Not Attempt to Deny that Ho Supports Ra publ can Policies and Thus Evades. Tho following answor to tho lottor of Sonator MoLaurin was tho loading odi torialiuTho Stato of last Thursday. It prosonts tho othor sido of tho quos tion aud will repay porusal. Tho Stato says: Sonator MoL aurie's roply to Mr. Clayton's lottor is a very olear evasion. Ho protonds to show that tho Ropubli oau polioios of today, wioh MoLaurin supports, aro in aooord with tho funda mental prinoiplos of Doinooraoy, but in stead of proving that proposition which would bo impossiblo-tho sonator roviows nono too aoouratoly tho history of tho partios up to tho timo of tho Civil War. and from that point jumps to tho doolaration that tho south is in tolerant and should booonio liberal-by whioh ho may moan that tho south ii Domooratio and should beoomo Kepal lioan. Tho contest botwoon Hamiltonian and ?Jo'F'T?oni?i? ideas is sn historio * 1 fsot for tho disoovcry of whioh Mr. FJkloLtu rin can olaim no orodit. Ho oao, how over, rcoeivo tho groatost moasuro of praiso if ho will provo that tho Repub licanism of today is in aooord with tho JclfvTSoninnism of a ooniury ago aud that tho Domooraoy of 1001 is in lino with thc l^odoralist doctrinos ad vanead bv Hamilton. This ho cannot do. Mr. MoLaurin knows wt ll ououglwLhat tho IL-publican party now stnnf?for a stroug national government, oowfrali'/.v tton of powor, a large standing army and spooial favors to olassrs through tariff protection and subsidios to oor porations. Tho Domooraoy of Biyan opposes nil theso, Just as thc Dotnoo raoy Of Jefferson opposod tlwuq^ It would bo foolish to atsowr|])at tho Doraporatio party has boon riwdyat all timos and in ovory positioS^il has taken, but it is truo and oannot bo oon tradiotod that tho Domooratio party has always stood for tho rights of tho poo plo as against claus priviligos. And today tho only hopo for tho preserva tion of .(.ruo republicanism is offarod by and through tho Domooratio party. Militarism, oongiosaionnl absolutism, colonialism and favoritism aro a few of tho "isms" not monopolized by tho Democrats whioh threaton to obiitorato tho id oas of Jofforaon and to sot. up in their atoad tho thoorios* of 7xloxandor Hamilton. Against thoso tho Domo orats aro arrayed. Ho who is not for us in against us, and though ovory Amoriorn oitizen has tho right to tako oithor sido, tho soorot sorvioo of Ro publioanism in tho ranks of Demooraoy is CBtoomod dospioablo and dishunost treaohory. And, sad to say, that is tho o bargo brought against John Lowndos Mclaurin, a senator from tho Stato of South Carolina! Mr. MoLturin does not attempt to dony that ho supports Republican pol iocs. That is whom ho ovaded Mr. Clayton's pointod quostion. Instead of answoring, ho dhoauts, as wo havo said, upon tho differences whioh have so long distinguished tho two groat partios and then proooods to assail tho wisdom of tho Domooratio allianoo with tho Populists of tho WOBL Tho force of Mr. MoLaurin's attack at this point is nullified by tho recollection that at tho timo whon tho southorn Domo orats woro smarting undor tho loador ship of Grovor Ciovoland, thon sus pooted and afterwards proved guilty of party troaohory, Mr. MoLaurin was most oagor for that samo wostorn alli anoo. Ho ovon wont so far as to swal low tho Oeala platform without any sugar ooating and was almost aB vigi lant as "Bravo Bon" himsolf in Booking that elusivo "light out of tho wost." If tho Ooala demands woro not Populism, what were thoy? If Bryan was not a Do moor at in 1892, what was Mo Laurin? Did not tho Ooala domands plodgo thoir adherents not to rooognizo tho authority of tho party oauous? Tho statomont that "tho only oftloo whioh William J. Bryan over hold ho was elected to by tho Populists" is porvorsion of faots unworthy a lovor of tho truth. It is woll known that Mr. Bryan was olootod to oongross as tho Domooratio candidato in a strong Republican district by tho oombinod support of Domooaats and Populists Tho "fusion" bo tween Domoorats and Populists in certain wostorn Statofl of whioh Nebraska is ono is nooossary to koop tho Ropublioans from control and as a poliov of tho pm'ty it has boon ap pro vod by Domoorats of ovory varioty from Qrovor Ciovoland to Ron Tillman. Hut thoso falso assortions and intima tions rogarding tho man who has twioo bcon nominated as tho Domooratio presidential candidato and who as BUoh last timo rooivod tho largost popular vot? ever given a Domooratio oaadidato uliow just what Kind of Domoorat John L MoLaurin has bcooino. As lato as 181)7, when ho was a oandidato for tho 1 senate, ho profohsod allogiauoo not only to tho Chioago platform of 1896 in full but to tho leadership of Bryan as woll. Now ho sots hiojiiolf up as a oritio of Bryan and tho whole Domooratic party ai at present oonstitutod, but wo do not think tho Demoorats of South Carolina will tako political lossons from oao who in turu haB boon anti-Tillmanito, Till mainte, Ooalaito, Bryanito and Kort)ito aid is now a M o Kinley ito and Hanna ito. Mr. MoLuirin says a go'od doal about freo silver and somo of it is true. It is truo, for instance, that up to tho last oampaign both partios had always pro fessed to support the principio of bimetallism, lt is only rooontly that tho Ropublioans havo oomo out tquaro ly for tho singlo gold standard. Until this submission to the demands of tho monoy?interests, tho Ropublioans had avowod thomsolvos bimotalliata. Tho sincerity of their profession hoing doubtod by tho roal Monde of that ooonomio principio tho Domooratio party oanio to be lookod upon as tho roal dofondor of the true faith, Honoo when tho Domooratio party now dp olaros itflolf favorable to tho prlnoiplo of bimotalliBin, it is mordy advooating a policy oo distinctively Amorioau that noithor party haa oppoaod it until tho last fow yoara. That ia what Mr. Mo Laurin proven by hia wandoring ro marks on fro3 ?ilvor and that is all any body . oan provo. But do wo under stand Mr. MoLaurin to rouudiato bi metallism? Ia thia another groat chango within four yoara? Mr. MoLaurin dwells at longth on tho ora of almost oontiuuoua Domo oratio rulo from Jofforaon to Linooln. That tho DemOoratio party WAS largoly rosponsiblo for tho almost miraoulous ^.lowth and progresa of tho oountry during that timo ia woll established. Bub who controlled tho party thou? Tho Democrats of tho south. Yoi Mc laurin in tho vory next broalh tells us that "tho troublo with tho south has always boon im ol inging to traditions and its lack of praotioal wisdom, in pro ven I in g tho othor emotions from impos ing upon thom by underhand moonul" In ouo sontonco tho oouth's polioy is lauded;-in anothor it ie condom nod. Thia ia MoL&urinB's arguinont for his "Oomoioroial Domooraoyl" For ovory timo that MoLaurin oan quota John 0. Calhoun in favor of protoptivo tariff wo oan quoto Calhoun ono hundred times against protootion. Calhoun, tho groat azponont of JoSor Bonian Demnnraoy, steadfastly fought tho very tondonoioB whioh tho Domo raoy la fighting today. Tho boat of forta ?f bin useful lifo woro dovotod to thia oauso. To protond that ho would favor tho polioioa for whioh MoKinloy and lianna now stand ia to grossly mis represent tho groat intorprotor of tho constitution. Thia analysis of Senator MoLaurin's lnt.tnr 1H 'perhaps alrnady langer than ita importance warrants. Still, if Molauriu ie to proaoh his horeaios from ono ond of South Carolina to tho othor, it ia inpumbont upon truo Damoorats to point out tho fallacies and tho false hoods ho ia diasoruinatiug in order that his misstatements may nob load astray tho unwary. This muat bo tho oxouao for any notioo given his iuoffootual offerts. But. tho dosiro of his oonstitutontB, aB oxpMr-aed by Mr Clayton, is not for Souator Mclaurin to ins:mot, thom in political history. What thoy want him to do is to expiain wherein his prosont position, ia different from that of the Republican part/ of today and of tho last oonl'iry. Chat was tho point of Mr. Olaj ton's question and that is tho point Mi. MoLaurin has evaded. M'LATJ?IN MAKES A PROPOSITION Whioh Tillman Bays Ia Too Fuorile . to be Noticed, Tho following appearod in Tho State of Thurariay morning last: Sonatoj?'MoLaurin passed through the city (Wednesday af tonio on on bia way from Bonnpttflvillo to Nowborry, whpro h?jwill spoak Thursday. On tho train with.'.iim wno Mrv.M. A, Toaguo ?t'iho x>i;'.iihiorn ?ainorio?n, "to whom Senator MoLaurin gavo an Intorview in whioh ho apoko vory bittorly of Senator Tillman, anti stated that if Tillman would tendon to tho govornor an unconditional resignation of hia oiKoo, ho, MoLaurin, would consider thia a direct challenge to himself and would resign his ito?? aud ?rnter tho o jntost for Sonator Tillman'o position. WI? AT?TI LI, M A N SAYS. Tho Hook Hill correspondent of Tho S tato writos as follows to his papor un der dato of Juno 6: Sonator Tillman was not to bo aoon today until tho Winthrop boaad adjourned for dinnor at 2 o'clock. Ho did not scorn inolinod to notioo tho intorviow with Sonator MoLaurin, appearing in Tho Stato of this morning. Ho oonsidors tho stand whioh MoLaurin takos to bo ao puorilo na to bo bonoath notioo and fe ola that it would not ho dignified in him to re ply to it at all. After talking on othor Bubjoots and ovidontly meditating upon this, ho again statod that af tor think ing it ovor he did not fool that ho had any answer at all to mako to it. Tho intorviow, ho says, oomos in too round about a way to take as aohallongo and ho oonsidors that tho aotion taken at Gaffnoy oovorod tho wh?lo situation. Thoro no mot his opponent's quibbles as to tho form of tho paper sont, to tho govornor and gavo what ho oonsidorod an unqualified resignation. At Gaff noy ho forood MoLaurin to "jumpover board" with him behoving that ho "could mako land and that MoLaurin oould not." "It aooma," Baid ho, "that MoSwoonoy haa thrown him a ropo and haulod . him in, though tho mattor seems to have boon arrangod by mu tual friondB, and whilo I do not moan to ohargo Gov. MoSwoonoy with sin istor motivos, ho haa boon unduly in fluneocd and has tranaoonded his au thority." Whon aakod if ho thought thoro was a possibility of tho junior aonatoi taking tho initiativo in thia mattor and sending in his resignation first, Sonator Tillman hootod at tho idoa, Baying that after having turnod tail and run boforo, that would bo boy's play in MoLaurin. A Flore? Battle. Lnrd Ki tobo ncr, in a dispatch from Protoria. dated Juno 4, say?: "Dixon's roport or tho fighting at Vlakfontoin, 40 milos from Johannesburg, May 20, just roooived. Ci our sido, 1,450 mon with sevon guns vwcro ongaged. Tho foroo was returning to camp at Vlak fontoin whon tho oncmy undor oovor of a veldt firo, rushed tho roar guard, con sisting of two guns of tho 28th bnttory and 380 men of tho DorbyHhircs and Yeomanry. Thoy temporarily oaptu1. od tho two gunn. When tho romaindi t of tho force e.nno into aotion tho Boers ?vero drivon off, tho guns woro recap tured and thc Boor position was oo oupiod. Our eau dtios woro six officers and 51. mon killod, ni* oftnors and 115 mon wounded and onooffijor and sovou mon missing, Ono officer and four mon havo sinoo died of wounds. Forty-one Boora woro killod on tho ground. Tho furthor Boer oaaualtioo aro not known, lloinforoomonts aro boing sont. Pmos for Counties. Dirootor Gonoral Avorill of tho ox position company roturnod Saturday morning from Columbi?, whoro Friday ho attondod a mooting of tho exposi tion commission, Tho mooting was a most suooosaiul ono. Tho commission deoided to give throo prfcos fer tho fchroo conn t?os making tho boat oxhibita, $1.000 to ?ho oounty having tho best exhibit, $500 to tho oounty having tho sooond boat exhibit, and $250 for, the third boat. THE GOVERNOR'S REPLY ro the Lettor Wroto Him by Senator Tillman. Following is a oopy of tho lottors sont to Sonator- Tillman by Govornor MoSwoonoy: Sir: ? our lot tor of Juno Isthas boon roooivod. I havo oarofully notod its oontonts and tho most oharitablo viow whioh I oan tako of it is that it was watton in tho hoat of passion and with out duo oonsidoration. I noto that you say that I havo "tran soondod" my authority and that tho govornor "oan not oompol a mombor of tho Unitod Statos Bonito to hold his commission and oxoroiso tho funotions of that oilioo if ho ohoosos to suirondor itj" and that you "doolino for tho pro sont to withdraw" your rosignation. Had you road oarofully wy lottor ad drossod to you and to Sonator MoLau-. rin, you must havo soon that I did not oxprcsB any dosiro to "conipol a mom bor of tho United States nonato to hold his oommisBion and oxoroiso tho funo tions of that oilioo," if ho ohooso to sur rondor it. My solo purposo in roturning tho resignations was to ask you gentle mon to considor oalmly and thought fully tho oonBoqunoos to tho pooplo of what I judged to bo a hasty aot, and I must oonfoBB that 1 am Bomowhat surprisod at tho tono of your answor to my requost. 1 oouoidcr tho course whioh I took in this matter to bo for tho bout intorosts of tho pooplo of South Carolina, and 1 am rosponsiblo to thom alono for my nui inn AnH. fnrt.b<jrmr>rn I Still bollOVO that ray oourso has mot tho approval of a majority of tho oitizjns of tho Stnto, nor do I oonsidor thom "un thinking oilizens," but mon who know and rooogoizo us fully aa any pooplo on oarth tho rights and duties and re sponsibilities ot r oitizousbip, and do not nood tho servioos of any ono to toll thurn their duty. You insinuated that I havo boon 1 'im portuned" to "await tho oonvonio?oo" of any prosont or would bo aspirants who "aro not just yot roady for various roasons to ontur tho oontest brougnt on so unoxpuotodly" and that for this rea son my aotion has taken tho dircotion it haB, ia unworthy of a man holding tho high oommibsion whioh has boen given you by tho pt opio of South Car olina, and doBorvos notioo in this oon nootion. However, I may say for your benoite that J. alono am rcsponaiblo for my roply and will give aooount for tho ocurso I havo taken to tho pooplo who honorod mo and not to any ono indi vidual, fd In this mattor I havo dono what I thought boat oaloulatod to promoto tho prosont prosperity and oontontmont of tho people of my State, and shall con tinuo to do so rogardloBS of what any ono man may say or think bf my. 'oo?V??v^ T did* nof tnlok that a political oampaign this summor oould do any good. However, had tho resignations boon unconditional and unrestricted, my notion might havo boon otherwise With due respeot for your opinion, I think I havo as nigh "conception of tho offne of senator and its powers" ru; you or any othor oitizon of this State, and you r^vat. have known that tho briof intorviow to v?hjoh you refor meant that I would simply" meat, tho re sponsibility and porform my duty du dor the conditions. If you still wish to resign your com mission and will Bond to this omeo an unconditional resignation, I will oxor oiso tho authority and power voslod in mo by tho pooplo. Rcspootfully, M. H. MoSwoonoy. MCLAURIN AND THE CAUCUS. Was Not in Line With Party on Political Questions. "Chairman Jonos mado a statomont to tho oauous to tho c-ffeot that ho had approached Mr. MoLaurin, of South Carolina, and inquirod whothor it was his wish to participate in futuro in tho Domooratio oauouBos of tho eonato and Mr. MoLaurin had answorod that ho was not in lino with tho party on poli tical quostions and did not desire to tako part in its oauousoB." Tho abovo is an oxtraot from tho minutos of tho Domooratio oauous, or tho organisation of tho Domoorats of tho Unitod StatoBSonato. Sonator Till man haB given tho oxtraot for publica tion in oonnootion with a lottor from Sonator IC. W. Carmaok, of TonnosBOo, Boorotary of tho oauous, who writos to Sonator Tillman: Doar Sir: Somo timo ago I read an intorviow or statomont of MoLiurin In somo nowHpapor in whioh ho mado a quali?od donial of tho ohargo that ho had refused to tako part in tho Domo oratio oauous. 1 was olootod secre tary, and i ondoso you an oxtraot from tho minutes. Sonator Jonos had called to soo him just beforo tho holding of a oauous during tho oxtrn session,, of tho nonato to know if ho wishod to tako part, This oauous, you know, related wholly to matters of organization, oto., and did not involvo any of tho ques tions on whioh MoLaurin claimed not to bo in aooord with his party. So that thoro waa no reason why ho should not havo attondod if ho still olaimcd to bo a Domoorat.-Tho State. Jumped to His Death. Dr. Tiiomas Bond, a well known Bur goon and analysist, committed Buioido Friday by throwing himself from tho third-story window of his residence in London. Ho ha) boon suffering from molanoholia for somo time Dr. Bond, bosidos boicg tho lato Mr. Gladstone's Burgoon, was noted in oonnootion with inovstigations and disoovorios in tho oasoB of sovoral sensational orimos. not ably tho Lefroy, Lamson and Camp mutdofS. No Objection if It Paye. Gan. Bates says that wo continue to pay monoy to tho Sultan of Jolo to koop him in good humor just as tho Spaniards did, but that wo got muoh botter roturns for our oxpondituros. As long as wo oontinuo to got good roturns from our pormisaion of slavory and polygamy in Sula tho Sultan is safe. It was only when the North ooasod to -got roturns from slavory in its midst that it bogan tho crusade against tho South, A FEDERAL SOLDIER Whoso Resentment Died With the Last Shot He Fired. To tho oditor of Tho Sunday Nows: Major W. L. Glazo, ono of tho dolcgatos of tho Southorn damp of Woodmon of tho World, returned rooontly from inostintcrostiug trip to Columbus, Obio. Tho journoy began its intorcot as ho roaohod lliohmond, passing ovor historio battlofiolds, thon, going by tho Ohosa peako and Ohio, ho ran up thovalloy to Konova, W. Va., thonoothrough Soiota Valloy to Columbus. Thoro was a pauso as ho stood at Tro villian Station. Here, in tho great ORV- ! airy fight of Juno ll ?nd 12, 1864, tho fathor of Major Glazo gavo his lifo for tho Confedoraoy. Tnosonroalizodforthe firut (imo tho saorodnossof this glorious battlofiold. Tho popularity of tho Order of Woodmon brought togothor roproson tativos from overy part of tho country and tho boautiful and timoly proposition oimo from thom that tho Oonfodorato gravos at Camp Chaso should bo decor ated. Tho suggostion was mado known to Col. Knaus, an ox-omoor of tho Union army, (who hasundortakon to koop up this Oonfodorato oomotcry.) Ho joinod hoartily in tho projoot; not only so, but lod tho Southerners to tho gravos at Camp Chaso. This aot was a strong bond of union and lofts its duo woight. A largo attondanco from tho country around witnossod tho proceedings. II. F. Simrall,ayouDgMississippian, presided at tho servioes. First a prayer was offered by tho Rev. J. Et>Watts, of Mississippi, thou an addroao by X). E. Bradshaw, of Arkansas. Mr. Will T. Collior, of Vioksburg, followed; then was sung above tho sleoping dead of tho South "Noaror, My God, to Thoo," lod by tho Woodmon. Mr. Morris Shopard, of Texas, and Bon Oravooss, of Arkansas, made addressos, aftor whioh "Asleep in Josua" was sung by tho andienoo. This was followed by ad drossosfrotn H. Pinoknoy Wells, of Louisiana, and Col. Knaus of Oolum bm, Ohio. Moflsrs E. B. Lowie spoko for North Carolina, J. E. Fitzgerald for Missouri and Major W. L. Glazo for South Carolina. Tho oooasion beightonod to enthusi asm when Col Edmundson, of Goorgia, an Ex-Oonfodorato, and Col. KnauB, an Ex F?deral, took tho platform and clasped hands. Amid groatost applauso tho climax of brotherhood was reaohed. Flowers woro piled on tho groat memo rial rook whioh marks the saorod spot. "2,260 Confederate soldiors of tho war of 1861-1865 buriod in this enclosure" is insoribod thorson, and nbovo io tho patriotic; manly inscription, "Thone aro Amoricans." Col. Knaus prosontod a silken nation al flag amid groat applause, and tho de-, lightful oxooroisos ondodwith "Praise God, From .Whom AU Blessings Flow.V,. Tholtov. Mr. Smith, of ' tho Grand Army, dismissod tho audionoo with a truly oloquont prayer. Camp Chase is five milos from Colum bus and is proporly a city suburb. Two thousand, two hundred and sixty Con federates who died in prison were buriod horo, of thoso oighty- five wore from South Carolina. When Ex Presi dent Hayos was Govornor of Ohio ho was painod to soo this burial spot no glootod. Ho porsonally gavo for sovoral months $20 at his own oxponso to put it in botter shapo, Govornor Forakor eon?, tinuod tho good oauso until an appropria tion of #6,000 was soourcd to surround it with a wall and koop it in fine condi tion. A boautiful incident is that ton years ?go Col. Knaus porsonally assumed the caro of this ground. With a committee of ninotoon fadios and gentlemen thoro io an annual decoration on tho 20th of Juno of thoso Oonfodorato gravos. Thoso exoroisos are oxoiting public fa vor and orowds attond ovory decoration. Col. Knaus is now planting trocs, somo of whioh aro from the South, in the en closure, and is beautifying tho spot with flowers and shrubbery. Ho has a great hoart, as ho had a stout arm during tho war. Ho fought as a soldior and as an American ho rooognizes liborty of thought, enpooially whon it is expressed in . patriotic graves. Our young Southerners will long remember timk visit to Camp Chaso, and ospooially in mooting tho bravo old Fedoral Col. Knaus. J. A. H. Orangoburg, May 29. Desperate Robbers. A dispatoh from Toronto, Canada, says of tho throo moo, Fred Loo Rion, Thomas Jo?os and Frank Rutlodgo, oxtraditod from Chicago to stand trial f r tho robbory of a bank in Aurora, Ont., Rioo is tho only living survivor to sorvo out the 21 yoars imprisonment to whioh ho was sontonood Friday morn ing. Two tragodios havo put Jones and Rutlodgo beyond tho roaoh of law. Jones diod from ballot wounds roooivod in a dosperato attempt to osoapo from tho oflioors who woro transforzicg tho prisonors from the court house to tho jail last Tuesday and Rutlodgo com mitted suioido Friday by jumping from tho gallery in tho jail to tho H ton o oourt bolow. Tho first tragedy whioh startlod tho oitizons of the city was tho daring attempt mado by thc three prisonora to osoapo from tho oonotablos on Tuesday night. While tho oarriago containing Rioo, Jonen and Rutlodgo and two eon stables was prooooding from tho oourt houso to tho jail an aocomplioo throw throo revolvers through tho oab window. Tho dosporadoos ovidontly woro expect ing jutBido help for thoy aotod prompt ly. Scouring ponsossion of tho throo revolver? tho throo mon oponed flro upon tho constables. County Con stablo Boyd was shot and killed. Tho oflioorsroturncd tho firo and tonos was wounded in tho groin and arm. Ho diod at tho hospital. A streot oar oon duotor, whoso esr tho burglars attompt od to board, struck Rutlodgo over tho hoad with a piooo of iron, knooking him sonsoloss. Rico surronaorod, Fri day Rioo and Rutlodgo wore sont onood to 21 yosrs imprisonment in Kingston ponitontinry. Rutledge was being taken with another prisoner in ohargo of ono of tho jail guards to din ner about 3 o'olook. Suddonly ho mado a daBh and springing up tho stair way mountod tb tho gallery running around inside of tho jail, 30 foot fron) tho floor. Climbing ovor tho railing Rutlodgo jumped. Ue fell headfore most on tho stono floor fracturing his skull, Ho was immediately takon to tho hospital whoro ho diod without regain ing oonsolousncss. EATEN BY SHARKS. That Seems to Have Beon th? Fate of the Fishermen, LOST OFF CHARLESTON BAR. A Horribly Mutilated Arm of a Negro Man Taken From the Stomach of a Monster. Tho Nows and Oourior says tho loft arm of negro man, horribly mutilated and manglod, was out Wodoosday from tho stomach of a ton-foot shark, which was oaptured aftor a desperate strugglo by tho orow of tho light ship. Tho arm was undoubtedly that of ono of tho liftoon fishcrmon lost in tho squall of tho Kantern Patches recently. Whon brought to tho oity by tho fish ing nmnck Victoria and dolivorod to Coroner Vaughn tho laoorated limb was oxaminod oloBoly by tho fishormon who osoapod tho storm, but thora was no mark or sign by whioh it eonld bo iden tified. Tho negro was probably doad whon his body was soizod by tho sharks. With this Intout discovery at tho light ship tho ovidoneo is almost con clusivo that tho oro wu aboard tho throo fishing boats woro drownod. Tho Doarohiog parties whioh wont to soa Saturday and Sunday carno baok with stories of tho numerous sharks soon skirting tho wators and apparently hunting for proy: Thean rapacious monstors secrnod to liavo dotootod an odor of doath and many of thom fol lowed tho boats doggedly. Thoy splashed through tho wavos, dar tod baok and forth, and followed wator trails whioh might have boon loading to whore bodies wero afloat. Two of tho boats whioh managod to esoapo tho fury of tin storm pulled to ward tho light ship and remained there Friday night. Tho Bharks had followod at a distanoo. Thoy roturnod toward tho Patohos, but oarlp Saturday morning thoy woro soon again, wandering aim lesly through the* vator and . oagerly searching for biddon, ghoulish foad? \! Tho mon aboard tho light ship east, out a lino, but without making a capture, and tho Bharks disappeared; Thoy.ep poarod again at intervals; and.''then ' rushod away." Tuesday, howoyorpsov oral of tho ton-foot monstors swam near tho light ship and in tho afternoon sqv oral of tho mon on board let down\a ropo lino on whioh had. boon au\av)hcd a strong hook. Tho bait was supplied. Ono shark dived playfully about tho hook, jorkod at tho bait and thon dis appeared. Ho oamo book again aud soomod bolder. All at onoo' ho oponed his big jaws, took in tho .hook:, and . stw^odLawaywith tho prizo. .Whon..... thVrop? was li?ulod in taut thcim?nst?f '"' (iquirmod and fought, Tho mon hold ing tho lino woro exports at shark fish ing, howovor, and thoy lot tho ropo slaok off and by tho pooulin.r twisting known only to tho oxports gavo tho shark a big jork which cairned bia big mouth to open for gallons o? salt wator to pour in. Aftor this had been repeat od once or twioo tho monster booamo groggy, although ho was still fighting viciously and slapping at tho boat, while his oyos glared with anger. Ho saw tho doBporato situation and tried hard to escap?. ~* But tho line w?B ~ drawn in moro and moro, finally, whon. wonk and whipped, tho shark was drag ged on dook, and lay thor o twitching and dying. Quiok work by tho orow ondod his oxiatonoo. Tho light ship orow had suspooted that tho sharks woro out prospaoting for thc doad fishormon and it was do oidod to rip tho stomaoh opon to soo if tho monstor oaptured had fe an tod on tho unfortunates. Long knivos woro forced into tho tough mont and tho flesh was torn apart. Aftor dig ging for tho stomach tho orow pull ed out n strange objoot, whioh proved on a olosor examination to bo tho arm of a man. Tho oaroass. was romovod and tho arm was presorved. When tho fishing smack Victoria hovo in sight oavly Wodnosday sho was signalled from tho light ship and turned hor course near in. Capt Abram Gray, in com mand of tho smnok, was doputized to bring tho ?rm to tho oity. They Como High. Tho Newport Morning News says tho froight on tho $20,000 cargo of coal whioh will bo shipped from Norfolk by tho govornmont to Manila will bo $60,- ' 000, or throo timos thc valuo of tho fuel that the British stoamship Ataka will tako to tho floot in tho Philip pines. That. is a slight indication of tho boauty of holding those islands and of running tho subjugating businoss at that distanoo. Thoro is noithor glory nor profit in it for tho country, but tho syndioatOH must have it. Eight Minors Killed. By tho implosion of a quantity of ?iowdor and tho suffocating zumos that ollowod oight mon were killed in tho sovonth lovol of tho Ludington shaft of tho Uhapin mino. Suddonly thoro was a rumblo and smoko bogan pouring from tho mouth of tho shaft, liosou ors huried in to tho minos as soon as tho smoko oloared Buffioioutly and found oight minors doad. Tho oauso of the explosion has not yet boon dotormined. Kay and Roy. Ray and Hoy Burgobs aro two ro markablo.twin brothors lafoly living in Auburn, N. Y. Thoy aro sovontcon yoars old, 5 foot 9 iuohos in hoight, weigh 141 pounds oaoh and aro sotnuoh aliko that Hoy has immigrated to Koouo, N. II. to aoquiro idontity. Kvon tho Bortillon measurements failed to: dis* tinguioh thom; oxoept by a few soars. Fishormon Lost. Ifivo fishing boats whioh wont on ft fishing oruiso Jn looland wators have boon missing for two months and sro, now boliovod to havo foundorod in a galo April 6. Thoir ontiro crows, num bering 117 mon, aro supposed to have porishod, Thoro is goberai mourning a tno neighboring viliagoa, . tfor (Governor. It was officially announood Thursday that Mr. M. lt. Cooper would noxt yo nv bo s oandidato for ftovomor on tho Flatform of a rigid onforoomont of tho isponsary law. Mr. Ooop?r was a momborvof tho Stato board of control boforo boing olootod soorotary of stato.