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/ 7 'Do Thou Liberty Great. Insi>ire Our Souls and Make Our Lives in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just Defence." YOL. XXVI BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1901. ->---_-?-? ? -' :? ' '"--f?-: ,' . ; NO 31 ELECTION ORDERED By th? D.mocratlc Stat? Extcu liva Committee. IN THE SEVENTH DISTRICT SI m ?? To Fill Out tho Um xp rod Term in Congress of tho Late Con gressman J Wm 8t<k<*. Tho Domooraiio Stato Exooutivo Commit too mot itt Columbia hat Thurs day. Whoa tho oommittoo was oallod to ox-dor Col. J?nos itt o ted tho objoot of tho mooting to bo tho arrangomont of a primary to nominato some ono to fill tho unexpired tenu of tho lato Dr. Stokes. Tho followiog momboraof tho oommittoo wore prcsont, tho counties of ?harlo?ton, Ohorokoo, Chostorfiold, Colloton,Darlirgton. Dopohcator. Edgo fiold, Goorgotowo, Greonvillo, Hamp ton. Kershaw, Ooonco, Saluda, Spar tanburg, Union atd Williamsburg hav noropresantativo : Abbovillo- A '?/W. Jones. Aikon-W. W. William?. Anderson-J. Perry Glenn. Bamber?-E T. LaFitto. Barnwell-G. Duncan Bellinger. Beaufort-Thomas Martin. Oltot tor-T. .1. Cunningham. > Clarondon-Louia Appolt. Darlington-A. L A. Porrit. Faitfiold-T- H. Kitchens, iu'idnou-D Ii. Trailer. Grconwood-D. H. Magill. Harry-J. A. MoDormott. Korshaw- J - C. Richards. Lanoasttr-J. Y. Williams. Laurons-N. B. Dial. Lexington-D. J. Griffith. Marion-B. G Milos. Marlboro-W. D. Evans. Nowborry-^ oolo L B'oaso. Orangoburg-W. 0. Tatum, Piokons-lt. F. Smith. Riohlaud-Willio Jonoa. Sumtor-R D. Loo. York-J. 0. Wilborn. B. R, Tillman, Tronton, national ox coutivo oommittjornap. "Willie Jones, ohairman, Columbia, U. X Guntor, seorotary, Columbia, Mr. ll. D. Loo of Sumter then oitorod tho following resolutions: ltosolvcd. That tho dato of tho Dnm ? ; T ^oratio primary oleotion in tho sovonth ?F^-'?bng'ros?ional diatriot . bo fixed for tho ?^^f?ast Tuesday in August, hoing tho 27th ofVtho month. . llosoived, That tho Domoorotio o?m tfaign in. haiti district bo oponed on tho . , ?-./ firBt day pf?Adgust and oontinuo to tho "', , v>2^th dsiy'oTAugust. !' llosoived, That tho daten and plaoofl of,tho ottmpaign mooting bo as folio vs: (To l)o j m or ted by oommittoo.) . li? ?r>iBO efforod tho following: lVoflolyed., That tho.Domooratio ooun , (v''Itnivmhx in tho o?untios and par?a I 1V ' ^trO?uvo?v?t.HIt?aovi?i.'ib .c o.iot?f^ional - j dis'triot?aro lioroby instntbtod and fo quostcd to make ali nooossary arrango ' monts fdr tho primary oleotion and for tho meetings. RoBolvod, That tho candidatos bo as BOBBod $50 oaoh, as in tho regular pri maries paj ab lo on tho day that cam paign opens. Mr. Tatum thought tho dato named ratho/ oarlj; that tho last of Sop tc tu ber would suit bottor. Ho movod to - - amend by changing to ruako it tho middlo f Soptombor. On motion of Mr. Magill tho wholo m nt tor wan roforrcd to a oommittoo oon sihting of tho momboT from tho sovoral oongrossional ?distriots. This oommit too roturnod reporting that tho rosolu tiona bo adopted as preBontod, howevor, changing vho dato for tito primary to Sept. 10, and for tho oampaign to opon - on August 0 and conclude on Sopt. 4. Sumter 0. H.-August 6. Bishopv Ho-Augutii7. Eastover-August 8. > Broakland (oight)--August 10. Hilton (Loxington county)-August 13th. Lexington-August 16. 1 Leesville-August 15. Orangoburg C. li.-August 20. Orangcburg county (daces to bo dosignatcd) AugUBt 21, 22 and 23. 8t. George's-August 20. Holly Hill-August27. Summ orville-August 28 Monok'n Cornor-August 2?). Waltorboro- Sjptombor 3. Colloton oounty (plaoos to bo oouig natod)-Sept. 4. Tho report of tho oommittoo was adoptod. Tho oommittoo agroed to loavo (o tho mombers of tho oommittoo from tho Sovonth distriot tho work of canvassing tho returns and dedaring tho results. Thom was ojnsidorablo discussion ovor a proposition by Attornoy Goncral Bollinger not to assoss tho candidatos anything so far as tho oounty commis sioners aro oonoorned. l?o hold that the assosemonts by both this oommit too and tho oounty eomm?BB?onors was tantamount to ruling a poor man out of tho raoo. Tho oountioo put on other assoefcincnts, and there wcro oontost ox ponsos, newspaper atlvcrtisomonta, oto. Ho told something of tho way tho thing worked in h)9 own oxporionco. Ho warnod tho oommittoo that this was loading to debarring any man who was not wealthy from cvory raoo for con groth Ho waa opposed to loavy an unnoocBsm-y assosamont. Mr. Tatum agrood somewhat with Mr. Bollinger and Mr. Martin thought that tho 'commissioners should mako tho assossmonts. Mr. Appelt thought that sovoral oountios would nocd monoy. Mr, T, Y. Williams favored Mr. Bol linger's motion. Ho said this powor of oounty oommissionors was abusod in many oountios. . Mr. Leo euggostod that tho suooosa ful oandidato bo requirod to pay $500. ,Lot tho man who gots tho honors and omolumonts of tho party pay tho t x 'POttBOS, Mr.. Appolt wantod to amoad BO that no'1 oounty could assess a oandidato ovoir $50 oaoh. Mir. Bollingor said that tho oommit too muBt decido not to mako any as BOBBroonts itsolf leaving it to tho ooun . tioo, or vioo vor?a. Some oountios did not pay any oleotion exponaos. Tho oountios inimioal to a oaadie*fcNltfOuld assoBS him out of tho raoo. ) tloti wore allowed tp>t&?? movo to mlUoo Mr. W. D. Evans wantod to allow tho county ohairinou to draw on tho ?State ohaiimaa for an amount not oxoooding $50. Mr. Tatum wiabod tho limit in tho counties flxod at $10 oaoh for tho can didatos. Mr. Dial moved totablo tho Bollingor motion. Sonator Tillman thou slowly roso and said: "Wo livo in a oominorcial ago-1 wo'vo hoard something of that brand of Domooraoy rooently." Did tho oan* didate go to congross to reprcsont tho pooplo or himself. Woro thoy goiog to put up offices horo for salo? Whon you m H ko it a mat tor of purohaso and rule poor mon out, you put tho offices up at a prico. This thing should bo put on a plano of honor and duty. Wo aro. "oommcroial Democrats" in p??ying oursolvos tho cost of our oxponsos hero. Ho didn't boliove that this oommittoo ought to ray itsolf ovon though it had boon dono all alone, lt was unfair for thom a3 Domoorats to make oaodiditos pay for tho offieo3. Tho oommittoo declined to tahlo Mr. Bollinger's motion .and it was adopted, refusing permission to counties to as B08H. Mr.- Tatum offered a set of resolu tions of respect in regard to tho lato Dr. J. Wm. Stokes. Tho?o rosolutiona woro thoroughly eulogistic Thoy woro adopted by a rising voto. Mr. D. H. Magill was about to drop his loaded resolutions which is pub lished in tho next oolumn, whon Mr. Bellinger efforcd rofiolutions of rospecl to tho memory of tho lato HonB. W. II. M au ld in and G. J. Rodforn, mombors of tho oommittoo, who had died since tho last mooting. Tho resolutions wore adopted hy a ribing v'i>tn: Boo ?ext two oolumns for further proooodings. DR. KILGOIN A FIGHT. He and R- B. Crawford Engage in a Personal Encounter. Tho Durham oorrospondonoo of tho Chi.-'otto Obseivor says: Passengers who oamo in on tho morning train from Greensboro Thursday brought tho news of a "Borap" that ooourod on tho train. Tho partios implicated in tho light woro Dr. John 0. Kilgo, prosidont of Trinity College, and Mr. B. R. Craw ford, a woll known bardwaro merchant of Winaton-Salom. Mr. Crawford was soon at tho rosidoneo of his father-in law, Hov. Aloxandor Walkor, Thursday morning and Askod about tho mattor. Ho said that during tho mooting of ool logo mon in Groonsborj nomo wocks ago Dr. Kilgo, in a spoooh, grossly in sulted tho good na mo of his father, Rov. I/. W. Crawford, oditor of tho North ? Carolina Christian. Advooato." and ho (B. B. Crawford) wroto Dr. Kilgo. ask ing if his spoooh had hoon oorrootly re ported in tho Haleigh ?Post, to which Kilgo ropliod by roferring lum to pov eral porsons in Greensboro who hoard :tfwo?op<50ob. ..This, Mr. .Crawford, said, W?S farWrom^-?At?ur.^Otpry - to . him'-mid Thursday morning aa ho oamo down on^ tho train from Greensboro ho happonod to go info thc nooond olass oar whore Dr, KiJgo was Boated and approaohod bim in a oourtooua manner, aa ho waa not angry und had no idoa of having a per sonal oneountor, and ot a ted to Dr. Kilgo that his loitor waa vory unsatis factory. Dr. Kilgo said that his (Crawford's) letter wae aleo unsatisfao tory to him. Mr. Crawford thon aaid to Dr. Kilgo that bia attack on hia father in tho aforoaaid spoooh was un warranted and cowardly. Kilgo retort ed: "You aro tho biggost coward in tho Stato," whoreupon Mr. Crawford btruok Dr. Kilgo ano soveral blows woro panned boforo thoy oould bo separated by tho patscngne. Thoy did not hurt oaohtothor boyond a fow slight brusos, and Mr. Crawford oxprosscd sincere ro grot over tho opouranoe, bim felt that to bo o.ilb'd a coward wac? an iaoult whioh should be rebooted then and there. Dr. Kilgo wa9 asked for a statement but declined to have anj thing to say about tho matter. Mr. Of a wf or i is a graduate of Trinity College and is well known hore. Ho in a prominont hudnoss man in Winston S ?loin whoro ho has resid ed for scvorol yoars. Ho also is promi nent in Churoh oirolos, holding sivoral offioial positions in Gvaoo Methodist ohurob, of his town. Who Is Ho? Tho Stato reooived information of tho accidental drowning at Pawloy's Is land on Sunday wook of a Mr. D.m Mo Guinio, a in&ohiniot employed by thc Atlautio Coast humber company, and tho pooplo ofGeorgotown aro anxious to aoortain whether ho had any rela tives. Every effort baa been mado to locato tho young man's pooplo or his home, but thu? far without avail, lt is generally thought that ho oamo origi nally from Boston. Ho. ha l no papora that load to his idontity. Tho fatal ao oidont ooourrod on 3unday aftornoon last about 3 o'clook. At that hour Mo G uinis attempted to wrlk o croas a nar row inlot botwoon Pawloy'e Island, and tho noxt ono whoro tho ourront is always vory strong. Tho tide was too strong for him and ho waa swopt under and drowned boforo anything oould bo dono by bis companions to savo him. Tho body was takon to Goorgotown. Will Ho There. Tho Now York Stato cImmission to tho South Carolina Exposition has de cided to eroot a splondid building on ono of tho most favorable sitos in tho Exposition grounds. Tho plans ac cepted call for a stiuoturo 200 foot long by 00 foot wido and avoraging 65 loot in hoight. Tho main ontranoo will faoo upon tho river And tho hugo poio'i will oxtond out over tho water. Tho arohitooturo is in keeping with tho gonoral doaign of tho Exposition, tho plana for tho now Stato building hoing designed by Brauford Gilbort, tho su pervising arohitoot. Tho stylo is old Spanish. Fiftoon Killed. An explosi?n Wodnosdny of petro leum on board thc Amorioan Bohoonor Louieo Adolaide, Capt. Orr, whioh loft Portland, Mo.. Juno 24 for Stockholm, in tho harbor hero rosuitod in thc death of Capt, Orr,ton members of thc schoon er's orow and four Swoodish ousfcoma offioiftls. Two of tho crow wore saved. T,hC explosion sot tho eohoonor ftflro and tho blazing potroloum onvolopod tho voflsol and thoso on board. HE IS CONDEMNED. The State Democratic Committeo Asks McLaurin . TO RESIGN HI8 8EAT. Thoae Who Stood by tho Junior Senator Oould Not Help Him a Oreat Dani. At ila mooting in Columbia last Thurday tho Stato Domooratio ISxoou tivo Coimuittoo roquoBtod Sonador Mc Laurin to resign his Boat in tho Unitod Stato Souato. Tho mattor waa brought up by Mr. Magill who offered tho fol lowing resolutions: lioKolvcd, That in addition to taking tho regularly prcsoribod oath to abido tho roBult of Ibo primary, that all oau didatos for oongrosi? in tho opeoial pri macy plodgo thomsolvea to Hupjort and advocate, as mombors of oongross, tl o prinoiploa and doctrinos of tho Domo oratio party as promulgated in tho na tional and Sato .pltat'ortns; until tho oamo shall havo boon regularly ohaugod by tho oonvontion of tho party. Resolved, fur tho-, That tho oandi dates shall plodpo tuomsolvos to sup tort tho aotion of tho* party oauius. Mr. Appolt aaid ho had no Hpcoial objections to thoBO rosolutiono, but ho oould eco no noooBBity for this. Tho rulos sot forth tho plodgo. Thoro wai no ncod now for adaitional pledgos. Ho told of tho aotion of tho last Stato oou vontion. Senator Tillman had told him tbpn that thoro was no noeessity to put in tho national Domooraoy. Whilo ho differed with somo frionds ho was not going out of tho party. Ho would sup port any platform tho Stato or national Domooratio party might make, but ho would until thon urgo his own idoas. Thoro was no nooossity foran additional pledge Mr. Magill said this was a day of advancement. Thoro waa nothing in therm resolutions in oonfliot with tho constitution or rulos of tho party. Ho quoted tho constitution. Tho man who r of un ed to take this oath had no right to tun in tho Domooratio party; any' man holding dootrinos not in aooDrd willi tho Domooratio party should not bo allowod to run in tho party." Mr. Appolt said no resolution of thia oommittoo oould amond and add to tho constitution of tho parly. The com mittee oould add nothing to it or lako nothing from it. Mr. Dial was opposed to tho rcsalu iions bcoauBO they tied, ono o on gross man down to policios ?grood on long ago and that may bo ohanged. .Again no man should,bo tied by caucus. Mr,:Smith said thoro wore six con grosamOa thoro no ff'who had .takon tho regidor oath ; it ff as. no uso to ro'qu; ii additional oath. Capt. Williams said that no man who oould not stand for ' tho Kansas City platform should bo alio .ved to run. That was tho only badgo of Domo oraoy. Mr. Appolt raid suppose a Democrat wanted to go boforo tho pooplo and con vince thom that tho Kansas City plat form is wrong; would they in this froo oountry rulo Buoh a Domoerat out? Mr. W. D. Evans said that tho man who was oleotod to Biiooood Dr. Stokoo would suooocd a true man. If a man oould not tako thia oath ho ought to go whoro ho holouga. Ho wa3 siok ar,d tirod of tho talk about what oonstitutoa Domooraoy. If any man wanted lo go to oongross to ?uaoaod Stokes ho must bo a Domoorat-ouo about whoso Domo oraoy thoro oould bo no question. Mr. XiaPitto said thoro woro truo and tried Democrats in this Stato who would stand hero and proolaim that thoy would not swallow 10 to 1. All should bo allowod to go boforo tho people and lot them judgo. Wo'aro all white poo plo. If ho hod tho congressman's job in his pocket ho wou d t?ko it out, throw it down and stamp upon it bo foro bo himsolf would swallow 10 to 1, if ho was a gold standard Domoorat. Mr. Tatum said ho was from tho ovonth district and favored tho roso ution. Any man opposed to 10 to 1 would novor soo tho inside of tho halls of oongross from that distriot. Mr. Appclt wanted to know why not put voters on tho sain? exclusion boiis. Mr. Tatum said if a man wanted to voto the Ropublioan tiokot ho oould dj it, hut thoro was a way to do it. Mr. R:oharda said that whilo ho in? ' touded to voto for tho resolution ho thought tho resolution indirect and therefore offorcd tho following: .; Whoroas tho Hon. John L, MoLtu rin junior Unitod Slatossnnntor oleotod to roprcsont tho Stato of South Carolina in tho national omgrcss, has by his af filiations and votos in that body, ignorod tho national Domooratio platform and thoroby misroprosontod his Stato and his Domooratio constituency who oleot od him. Thoroforo, bo it . Kooolvjd, That it is tho sonso and convictions of tho Siato Domooratio ox coutivo oommittoo that Sonator J. L McLaurin, from tho standpoint of hon os ty and sol f -respect should tondor his unqualified resignation iramodiatoly. Mr. Riohards said he was awaro that tho logislaturo had failod to pasa suoh a resolution, unwisoly introduood. Ho thought that aotion waa a refleotion upon tho diatinguirhod sonior sonator from South Carolina. Ho said ho and bia pooplo felt that MoLaurin was 1 trailing tho Domooratio fltg in tho dust and ho was man onough to say so. Mr. Appolt moved to lay both reso lutions upon tho tablo without dobato. Sonator 'Ullman said ho hoped no ono would attompt "to gag us hore." Mr. Appolt disolaimod any suoh in tention. Sonator Tillman thon roso Obis oyos flashing and his lips quivoring with supprossod fooling, Ho said that in dobato a short timo ago a oiroumstanoo had arisen that lod to tho tondor of tho resignations of MoLaurin and'himaolf, and all know what followed. "Now wo horo in this room aro either Domo orat s or wo aro not. Wo aro tb o ropro sontatives of tho Domooraoy. Had Mo Laurin, had this man, oast his vofo in tho Unitod States nonato in aooordanoo with tho will and ?o?to o\tho pooplo of this Stato? Who will d*? stand up boro and fay that he has ?Bao? But I know nomothing aboujfflBBL H$ has votod on important mattera with tho ltopublioan party, sinoo tho treaty with Spain was ratified by his voto, ls thin whet you call Domooraoy? And ia that what you call a Douaoorat? 1 havo re mained quietly m my soat and aeon him. ooufor timo and again with Republi cans. No fi wo aro tho ougiuoora and wo aro in ohargo'of tho Oomoo ratio train and wo must guido it safoly into tho Domooralio station. Tho omorgonoy has arisou and v?e niuat act hore and now and soo tho train safoly. through. Wo must protoot tho party intorost from trcaohery." j Sonator Appolt intorruptod to ask Sonator Tillman it' ho thought tho oom mittoo had any right to aniond tho-, plod go provided in tho party constitu tion. . .. . Sonator Tillman said: "I tim nob dis oussiog that pledge resolution. I am diBoussing- tho important substituto whioh has just boen ottered and whioh carries tho disouBttion into, a widor hold. I want to say boro ana now that Mobauriu'o ir io nd ?J havo two moans of redroso. This yoar whon-things start od out wo wore told that wo woro go ing to havo poaoe aud harmony for ono Hummer at least. But "poaoo aadi harmony" won't oomo whoa thoro aro sneak*) aud thieves and traitors going around and hiring H?ssians and dis tributing gold and buying up nowspa pora. I am tully awaro of what I am Baying, and I know whoroof I spook," Mr. Appolt: "Sonator Tillman,. I can't understand what you moan. I know nothing cf all this. I am afriond of Senator MoLaurin aud I am boro to say so." Senator Til man (turning upon Mr. Appolt)-1 know that you bclonatod to him he Art and soul. Mr. Appolt vory plainly doolarod that ho had always boon a vory warm por Boaal friend and supportor of Mr. Mo Laurin and that ho had boon equally as warm a supporter Of Sonator Tillman and had bupportod his as loyally .aa auyouo oleo, and ho did not o aro to impugn Tillman's^ motivos or havo tho sonator impugu his, Sonator Tillman remarked that Mr; Appolt must havo tthought that tho cap tit him, for ho- had said- not hi ng oonoorning him. Reforging again to MoLaurin's proprietorship ot* Mr. Ap polt, Sonator Tillman said: "Oh, it ls understood that you havo . boon "My Djar Appolt" to him for many yours. Mr. Appolt-Yos, to you as'woi! aa to MoLaurin. Thoro' was a bit moro of orosB-?ring botwoon Tillman and Appolt and Till ?UJ?u 0 Oil 111*MC li 1 "But tho issuo is not as to mon: in stead it is ono of Republicanism and Ropublioanism of tho most damnable kind. Ho said that if MoLaurin'had como squarely out ho would havo Imo some respoot for him,.oven now claim ing to bo a Domoorat,- ho goos to Char lotto and abu jos Damooraoy by tho vory ?am?, li von tho Republican pa pen) of tho oountry said that-tho doc trinos that ho advooatod woro pure Rjpublioan doctrines. His frionds'ariq going:-up and down the ? ta to oryinf thoa? dootrinoo,,.-MoLanripi.ia.:pp,?ift&& ;thoVC ".'.'.Vi O' p?JVii';, , ... -?tl'mntt?* bound to 16 to^Lor b??t ' and all t^fli you will. What 1 want no w is for you io pass th.s resolution and lot nil D?MO orata go forth labolod, so that they maj bo known to all." Sonator Tillman hero ref erred indirootiy to romarke mado o Ar her by Mr. LaFitto, having understood him to say that ho had re pudiated tho 16 to 1 plank. ?de, LaF.tto explained that ho hat misunderstood and explained himsol tully on tho point and disolaimod tba ho rcpudiatod Bryan Domooraoy an( aaBortod that what ho had said wai prooodod by a statomont that "if lu woro a sound mouoy Domoorat" h< would do so and BO. . Sonator Tillman thon said that i man sont to oongroos by tho Domo eratic party should roprcEont and no miarcproncni tho party. Another rd dross ihat McLauriu had would bo fo him aud all his friends to uso all thoi cl?orts, legitimate and illegitimate, ti (icouro tho clcotion ol' oommoroial Dom oor.us to tho next Stato convention. 1 waa for tho poopio to bo hoard, and h tied his faith to tho pooplj. If tho ooo vondon, pprohnnoo, oould not bo kop truo to Domooraoy, thon tho -poopl themselves could spo.lk at tho poll in Novcmbor and rootify tho wrong. Dr. D,al said that thia oommittoo, li thought, had no right to pass tho rose lulion and Souator MoLaurin,, woul pay no attention to it, so what wa tho uso to.' wasto time. Sonator Tillmtn-Cortainly, wod not expect biua to do so. Mr. Bloaao said ho favo'rod ono-hal of tho resolution, but tho bthor half h did not. Mr. Gantor-Lot's soc, is that rose lution out in hali? (Laughtor.) Mr. Blcaso said that ho 'was''will in to oondeuin tho ocurso of .Sonator M< Lauri n in tho son a to, but was not wi ling to veto for-tho resolution ri quorn ing his resignation, as tho oommitte had no right to do so, as ho vio wod it Ho moved |o striko out tho words asl) iugfoi MoLaurin's rosign/stfon?', Mr. Cunningham moved to table'th i proposition and thia was dono: Gul fchroo soomod to voto for tho division c tho resolution. . ... > Mr. Appolt ronowod his motion t tablo tho wholo Riohards^rosoluti and Or. Smith sooondod tho res?lutioi Sonator Tillman demandod the a> and nay vote upon tho question an wantod to sottlo tho wholo thing hoi and now. Aa tho voto was boing takon M Glonn aroso whon his namo was oallo and gave tho following an his roana for not,voting:,"I did not voto for th oommittoo to oik Sonator MoLaurin t rosign his scat in tho Unitod Statt nonato for tho re? son that tho const lution of tho party was fixod by tl poopio and tho poopio will dooido tl mattor in tho noxt primary." Whon Mr. LaFitto's namo was oallc ho did nob voto. Whon tho roll ha boon oonoludod ho roso and said: "lt cord mo as voting no; I' did not koo tho quostion.". . ? ? v, Tho Riobard s resolution oondomnii Sonator MoLaurin, and asking for Iv resignation, was passed by tho followii voto: To kill tho resolution: Louis Appel A. J. A. Porritt, N. B. Dial? A. ( Milos, Dr. H. F. ?mith-5. . Foy tho rosolutioDS oaMihg for M Lau.in's resignation: Sonator Tillmai I Kotjshon?, D. II. Trayler, D. H. Magill J. M' MoDorraott, J. G. Riohards, T. G. Williams, D. J. Griffith, W. 1). EvanV?olo I*? Bloago, W. O. Tc'.um, lt. l/?Loo, J. 0. Wilborn-21. fcsEKKiNO JlUTtOE. ^ Re?J Admiral. Schloy Auks for An I Investigation Si'ftrolary I'Ong Thursday morning rco?iyc?? a lottor from Hoar Admiral Soulby", calling attoution to tho oriti Oisms against him whioh aro oontafnod in Maol?y'a history of tho navy at d tho innuendos whioh havo appoarod in tho I tho.prOas for sovoral days, and stating tba';*ijav?i8 opinion, tho timo had now oom'e to tako suoh aotion as would bring i tho^pntiro mattor undor tho "olear and oalijv/roviow of his brothors in arms." Ho toked that tho dopartmont tako suoh j a o doh an Wau doomed best to aooomplisb thi^urpoao. Ho also rcquostod thut whi?over aotion bo takon snould ooour iu Washington whoro his papors and datl aro stored. Tho soorotary im moiuatoly deoidod to oomply with Admiral Sohloy's requost and diotatod a lr M ol- to tho roar admiral saying that under tho oirouinstanoos ho hoartily rvpj'rovod of his aotion and that the de partment would prooood.at onoo in ac cordance with hi j requost. TUB ADMIRAL 8 LETTER,. ^d mir al Sohloy's lotter is as follows: Groat'1 NJ ok, Long Island, N. Y., Jub 22nd, 1901. Sir: Within tho past fow days a so rios/of pross oommonts havo boon som to ino from various parts of tho oouu try of a book on tiled "Tho History o: th6;Navy," writton by ono Ed/ar Stan ton M aol ay. . From thoBo roviwa it ap po ara that this odition is a third valium of l)ho 6aid history oxtondod to inoludi the lato war with Spain, whioh Uv fir^t two volumes did not oontain, ant word in uso as text books at tho nava aOQrobmy. u2 From oxoorpts quoted in somo ro views, i.? whioh tho pago and para gr?ph aro givon, there is suoh porvci ?ion of facti), mineo nut ruction of in to n tioti, ftuoh intcmporato abuso ard dc f filiation of my (?If, whioh aubjoota Mi Mpolay to aotion in oivio law. Whilo r.:lt))it tho right of fair oritieiam o ?vqry publio offioor, I must < protos httftinat tho low flings and abusivo lan guage of this violont, partisan oppor ont, who has infused into tho pagos c his book so muoh of tho raalioo of ur inj moss aa to moko .it unworthy tb /?niuo Of hiblOry, ur ui uso in an roputablo institution of tho country. "3. I havo rofrainod horotoforo froi all comment upon tho innuendoes ( onpmies muttorod or murmured in at mot and therefore with safety to thoa solves. I think tho time hos now oom to. tako suoh aotion aa may bring thi Oiltiro matt' r undor discussion und< U&' oloaror and oalmer roviow of m brothovfl in arms, and to this end I at i??oh aotion at tho hands of tho depar '?.jmt, as it may doom bost to aooon .pV)sh,th?8.,purpoBO. w?>vj$u_t I would oxproBS tho roqu?i ttun?^ . tl -lOfty bo that it ooour in Waal ^lngifti whoro most of my papors "ar '? dat* aro stored, > "Vory roapeotfully, ,<Signod) "W. S. Sohloy, f "Roar Admiral U. S. N. ?MiTo tho Soorotary of tho Navy, Was ingtoD, D. 0." LONG'S QUICK ABSENT. "Navy Department, Washington, D. C July 24. 1901. '.'Sir: I am in roooipt of yours of tl 22ad instant, with roforonoo to tl Oritioisms upon you in oounootion wi tho Spanish-Amorioan war, and hoc tily approve of your aotion undor tl oirourast ?nooB in asking at tho han of this dopartmont suoh 'aotion as w bring this ontiro matter undor disoi sion uudor tho oloaror and c il mor i view of my brothors in arma.' "Tho dopartmont will at onoo pi ooed in aocordanoo with your roquoi "Vory respectfully, "John 1). Long." "Rear Admiral W. 8. Sohloy, U. 8. t ACTED WITHOUT CONSULTATION. Soorotary Long aoted without ec imitation with any ono and withe communicating tho request of* tho i mirai to tho president. Ho oallod ii his onion Rear Admiral Crowninahh and Capt. Oowlos. ohiof and assiatr ohiof, rospcotivoly, of tho buroau navigation, and also Judgo Advoo Gonoral Lomly, who has ohargo of f inalitios of naval oourts. Ho also a< for Admiral Dowoy. Although R Admiral Sohl<'/ did not ask spooia for a court of inquiry, but loft tho ti on to bo takon to tho judgment of dopartmont, tho soorotary dooidod t suoh a oourt would bo tho best me of making tho investigation whioh rear admiral had roquostod and throo buroau officers woro oallod in tho purposo of diaoussing tho modo proooduro in suoh oases. Aftor oonfmnoo with Admiral Dowoy, x had roepondod immediately to aeorotary'a requoflt for an intorvl tho soorotary said that ho had not 1 timo to dooido upon tho composition tho oourt, but in rosponso to a qi tlon as to whothor Admiral Dov would sorvo upon suoh a oourt, if questod to do so, tho soorotary st ''Admiral Dowoy will do bia duty," Gen. Hampton Loavos. On Wodnosday morning at ll o'olook ovor tho Southorn railway G Wado Hampton loft for tho mouutai hoing bound for tho famous Sappi oountry. Ho was aooompanied by flinton), his daughtor and his niooo. ! gonoral though fooblo ia holding own remarkable woll for ono of bia f Tho Southorn railway officials a don tal I y hoard that Gon. 'lampton to go mountainward and at onoo road tondorod him tho uso of a prh oar for hin: self and party. Snpoi tondent Wollo's oar WAS usod and s around to tho depot on tho train. T tho tiip up WAS made very oomfo bio. It was a oontplimont that aged warrior appreolAted. Hans Jenson, a Dano, rcoontly poared hoforo tho judgo of tho dist oourt hold in G arnott, Kan., to bo i nralizod. At tho eioso of tho usual ami nation thc judgo ftekod tho ap oant: "Hans, aro you Hfi'Jnflod with gonoral conditions in this coun Does this govornmont suit you om ly?" "YAS, y?9," Answered Hi "on}y I would Uko to BOO moro rA mi??<mh^*i^wtiL rM tim jg TRUTH ABOUT CUBA. What Gen. W jod Thinks of tho Island und Its Porplo. SOME INTERESTING FACTS. Ho Says tho Cubans Aro Uko Most Other? Pooplo, No Battor, Nor Any Worso Than Othais, Tho current number of Tho Outlook oontaina an iutorvlow with Gon. Leon ard Wood, govornor gonoral of Cuba, whioh ia vory intorostiog. It'waa ro portcd for that journal by Edward Marshall, tho Amorioan war oorros pondont who waa so badly wounded in tho battle of Ii aa Gu?simas, and was transcribed for Gon. Wood and ap proved by him hoforo publication. Gon. Wood begins by dedaring that "Amori oan writors havo writton as if wo plant ed brains in virgin soil whon wo outer od into Ouba, as if tho first bright fliokor of honosty had li gb tod up tho is land whon our flag wont up, as if intolli gonoo had boon unknown thoro boforo wo bought it with us. All this is wrong." Ploaao obsorvo that it is tho prodidont's vory oloso friond, tho hoad of tho Amorioan administration in Cuba, who says thin. Suroly ho has no incontivo to ni*ko a statomont min imizing tho influonoo of his own labors. Gon. Wood oontinuos: Aftor tho war waa ovor Ouba was of oourao praotioally in a stato of ohaos. A man may bo ill without hoing an idiot and whon ho ia ill ho roquiroa tho sor vioos of a physician, and perhaps of nur sos; ho may o von become liol iii ene - for a timo without rcflooting on his normal ability to oaro for himself and work for othors. So it was with Ouba. Torn and raokod by war, disorganized, dismayod, dishoartonod by yoars of conflict-sho was ill whon hy tho aot of tho Amorioan oooupation wo oamo to holp hor. It would bo folly to say that oho is wholly recovered. Thoro aro many lingering effects of tho trouble through whioh sho had. passed, but with her in oroas ing health sho will throw thom off as easily as wo throw off those whioh fol lowed our War of tho Rebellion. X fool no mero con corn about tho xu turo of this island than I fool about tho futuro of my nativo Stato. Its resources aro BO vast and splondid that pros perity is B?ro to oomo. \ Its morohants and plan tors aro intelligent and onor gctio, and undor tho conditions of poaoo and industry whioh havo oomo to thom sindo tho ol o BO of tho war thoy will hasten tho ndvanoo of that pros perity. This is woll said, and it istruo. Cuba was oripplod beonuBo of .tho wounds, not tho viocs, of hor.pooplo.' Gon, Wood deolinod to 'diflOuss'thq, politios of Ouba,' saying that thoro was, "good and bad ia CHban P0IU?03" r.3 thoro waa "good and bad in tho poli*, tios of any oountry. WhOn pcoplo ory out that there aro dishonest mon in polities in Cuba," ho addod, "I wonder if thoy ever recall to mind tho fact that thoro havo boon dishonest mon in pOlitios at homo." A homo thrut, in deed, but it has boon mado boforo with out closing tho mouths of Cuba's eagor connors, Gon. Wood gavo thin attrao tivo summary of tho natural rosouroos of Cuba, rosouroos oortain to induoo a great immigration, a groat invostmont of capital and a great prosperity: No houao Will stand without founda tions, no oountay oan bo prosperous uoloss that prosperity is built upon tho God-givon rosouroos of fertility and rio^inobs in tho notual oarth whioh forma it. Tako Cuba, provinoo by provinoo. What Stato in our own land shows a groator variety or a groator woalth of possibilities. Santiago provinoo perhaps o ff om tho groatosti opportunity of development io minos, in coffee, in oaoao. In this ono provinoo alone thoro aro immonso un developed aroas of the finest sugar land and onongh magnifioont land un plantod to equal tho present total out put of tho island. Fino forests of val uablo timber, consisting largely of splendid nativo hard woods, inoluding much mahogany, havo novor known tho ax and aro only waiting for do volopmont to booomo a great souroo of woalbh. But Santiago's groatost riohes aro minora); iti vast deposits of oxido of mangan?ese and high-grado iron-oro aro as rioh as any in tho world. There aro mountains almost mado of iron whioh will run 60 por oont. to tho ton whon somoltod. Leas is known about ooppor in tho provinoo, but I known onough to frooly state that onormous deposits oxist thoro. Bosidos this, Santiago provinoo in gonoral is good farming land and o ff om magnifioont agrioultural opportunities to sottloro, It oannot ho said that any part of Cuba lins boon throughly dovolopod; indood tho island may bo oallod a brand-now oountry. Of all the provinooB Santiago probably holds tho most bf tho undo volopcd wealth, its groatost rosouroos b?ing minorai. Puorto Principo is a good oattlo ooun try. Thoro is also muoh fino timbor standing in ita southorn part, and muoh ontiroly undovolopod woalth in tho way of ooppor and iron oroa. As phalt is anothor source of riches in this provinoo. Muoh of this asphalt is so fino that it is used not for paying but fer tho manufaotu.ro of varninhoo. Tho asphalt has not yet boon triod for pav ing, but will bo in Habana. Tromon dom deposita of asphalt, indeed, oxist jn many parts of tho island, and thoro aro probably many whioh havo not boon disoovored, Thoro aro parts of Cuba, small as tho island is, whioh havo not ovon boon proapootod. As a inattor of faots thoro ia aotually room on this island for tho oxplpror, and many surprises Ho in wait fer oemiog generations. Tho oastorn ond of Santa Clara prov* inoo is mado up of rioh tobaooo, ooffoo, and grafting oountry. Tho middlo of tho provinoo and its wostorn ond con sist of fino nu gav landa, Muoh of this provinoo is ontiroly undovolopod, Matanzas and Habana prov?noos aro sugar landa with splendid tobacco plan tations in wostorn Habana. I nood mako ao oommont' on tho quality of thoso tobaaoo jands. Habana olgaw noaror to hoing fully developed than any otbor provinoo. Tho provinoo of Vinar dol Rio ia vory largoly undeveloped. Ita riohos consist prinoipally at proaont of floe tobacco land, and probably rouoh of tho undo volopod country many in tho futuro bo suoooBsfully used for sugar oulturo. l?von tho littlo Islo of Pinos holds millions of dollars of undeveloped v/oalth in tim way of mnrblo and iron. Its timber has hoon protty well out. xuoroly booauso its small sizo and tho faot that vessols oould easily roach it mado transportion comparatively oftuy. Botwoon tho lalo of Pines and tho mainland aro famous sponge fish orion, and on tho island in many plaoes aro fine mineral springs, whioh when invostigatod willdoubtloss provo to bo of great modioinal value. This makes it posBiblo that tho island will somo day . booomo an important health re sort, although that of oourso is still a long way off. Whoo an ked who thor he would, nd viso yning Amorioans to look for op portunit?s in Cuba, Gon. Wood nu aworod: ' "Of oourso. Whoro ohio in BO oomparativoly small an aroa within suoh easy aoooss of of tho markets of tho world oan any suoh range of un dovolopod wo?lth bo found? I have tho most unboundod faith in Ouba. If I wore a millionaire looking for invost montl oortainly should bring my monoy hero, knowing what I,know of Cuba's dormant woalth," Intorrogatod about tho pcoplo of Ouba, Gon. Wood roplied:. I am glad to bavo a ohanoo to say that with every day I have boon in Cuba my admiration for tho Cubans has inoroas od. Tho Cubana havo timiv faiilta. buf thoy havo no moro than tho av?rago run of plain humanity, and it must bo romomboro 1 that thoy havo labored un der many disadvantages. Tho' Spani arda on tho island aro ns Uno a class of people as I ovor know. Thoy aro hon est, industrious, andas faithful in thou* devotion to tho island as if no war with Spain had ovor happened. Tho word of tho averago Spanish inorohant is as good ao his bond. I haye hoard al mos t no complaint about sharp . dealing among Spanish morohants. The nativo ? Cuban is a good farmor, whothor as tho ownor and managor of a plantation oras workor on it. Most of tho professional mon in Cuba also aro nativo Cubans, and many of thom aro of groat ability. Tho Cuban physicians and lawyors aro, as a rulo, good mon; thosoaro tho groat olomonts of strength in tho population. Tho ?l???Umt of wc&kuuHH IB ibo drift ing population of tho towns. This do men t-whioh offors a serious problem is a diieot and natural out como of tho long war with Spain; it will gradually olimlnato iteolf, howovor in all prob ability. So far as morals go, tho pop ulation horo will av or ago up about as ot hov populations avorago, I supp o no. I will say this omphatioilly; > tho avor ago of orimos against property and against person.is muoh smaller than we havo any right to oxpoot in tho oir oumstnnoQS. After the war there woro many ..bandits,jin tho pountry: they havo disappeared. Thoro' woro bandits in our, own country after : eur. Civil War '!. Tho oorroapondont' hore diverges to note tho outoomo of a sensational let tor from tho hoad of tho Cuban cigar trust indicating that the tobacco rogion was overrun with bandits. Inquiry by tho Amorioan officiais proved that this alarmist lottor was basod on a sheor invention; that' thoro wore no banditti whatovor, On this point Gen. Wood said: "Th or o is no moro noed for tho travoler in Cuba to foar violonco than thoro is noed for a man to oxpoot assassination on tho most quiet and poaooful stroot of tho calmest villago in tho Uni tod S ute H. I should not ho si ta to"-this with emphasis-"to put my wifo and baby into a volante (a two wheeled oarriago peculiar to tho coun try distriote) with only tho driver, and ho, unarmed, and Bond thom over any road in Cuba. . Thoy might diivo from horo to Santiago in thia way without giving mo ono qualm of fear that thoy would bo molested by robbers or othor lawloss pom ons." Could thoro bo stronger testimony than this? Gen. Wood expressed himself as sur prised to soo in Amorioan papors con stant roports of Cuban hostility toward tho United States and pronounced thom "oortainly not true." "Wohavo done," said, "all that wo oould do to moot any just and reasonable demands of tho Cuban pcoplo. and they have oortainly dono a groat acal to show their appre ciation of what wo havo done." It was predicted by tho governor gon oral that if tho eommoroial and agri cultural olomonts of Cuba would ontor tho strugglo of politios and aooopt offioe ! a good government could bo formed. ! Ho boliovod in and had advised, ho ! said, tho roduotion of duties by the Unitod States on Cuban sugar and to baooo, and tho Cubans would bo moro than willing to givo corresponding and compensating reductions on Amorioan produts, Affording to tho United Sta tos "a rnagnifioont market for almost all manufactured goods, and for the sugar maohinory." It was pointod out, by Gen. Wood that tho Cuban municipalities wore ho ing assistod, but assistod out of Cuban funds drawn from' oustoms and inter nal rovoouo taxes. "All of tho exponaos of the Unitod S tatos troops, as to tho building efe imps and barracks, and tho oost of sanitary pork of tho wholo island has also boon paid from tho Coban funds/' This is a fact that is hard to got into tho heads of somo of our imperialists; th< y cherish the the ory that tho united Statos is paying out monoy for Cuba's rehabilitation. Tho Stato._ No Negroes Wantod. Tho 300 negroes importod from Ala bama for work in tho Litrebo Steel and Ceuplor works at BollovHle, 111., and whose arrival in that suburb has oroated aorious alarm and throats of troublo, aftor spending tho night en the train within a fow miles of tholr destination wore switohod to LiGrango early Thursday and tho train held te await developments. A mob of whito Btrik ora was waiting fer them to land. Tho nogrooo woro finally cont back aouth. If thoro ia anything whioh can bo oonBiderod as preeminently important te tho tamer it io good roads. Tho cost of bad ones, iii tho loss of ' Juring of steok, tho woar ai iolos and harnogd' ia aor FARMERS' ALLIANCE Mo?t In Annual Beadon In tho City of Columbia THE PRESIDENT'S ADPRE88 A Full Discussion of tho Plan . Proposod for tho ftoorgfcni? zailon ot tho Stato Alliance. Tho SUto AHUnbo motin Columbia last Wodnosday night. Tho nttondm o vvr.fi considerably largor than was ox peotodand ail noomod to tako a Hyolv intoroBt in tho proooodings. Whoo tho roll wab oallod tho following delegates from county alliances woro proaont: Dorchester-W? M. Shiodor. Floronoo-W. 0. Kelly, Greonwood-P. S. Dow. Lanoastor-B. F. Miller, Lexington-Jamos B. Addy. Nowborry-J. L. Keitt. Marlboro-Ohas. Urobland. Ooonoo-J. B. Piokott. Oraogoburg-J. H, ?laffy. Union-A. 0. Lylos, York-W, N. Eldor. Tho following additional dologatos from subordinate allianoos wore aloo proaont: FiBhdam-W. T. Jotor. Ford-F. A. Hingman. i? :,.ia,.,,.n_Hit V Ti-S*U Summerville-J. H. j3?rglo. ,' '' $ Tho following offioore woro olootod for tho ooB?ing yoa?: D, F. Efird, of Lexington, prosidont;:W. N. Foldorj of York, vioo prosidont and State loo turor; J. W. Roid, Hoidvillo, soorotary and tvo^Ju.vor; J, F, Noabitt, Lanons tor,'dologftto to National'allianoo; A. 0. Lylos, Oarlialo, member oxooutivo oommittoo to Borve throo yours. Pr?oi-. dont J. 0. Aloxfindor of Ooonoo de livered his annual addross to tho SUto allianoo as follows: Brethron of tho Stato . Allianoo: /As,. usual, it is withmuohploasuro that I, as a mombor and a brother in this or der, am spared by a Highor Boing, to moot you li oro once more. I, in my humble way, have triod to proBido ovov this allianoo for two yoars, and I find, brothron, that whilo I haye hoon hon? :. orod by tho ordor, and havo boon taoatod with tho. greatest rospootby overy mombor, I fool that I h?vo loon unequal to tho omorgonoy. Our organ ization has, I foar deteriorated under my administration, inatoad of building up. Tho oauao of this I don't kdow1 un less it is neglect oh my part and your? todo our wholo duty in,onoouraglng our neighbors to join our ranks ann ; holp us fight the battlos bf lifo. You v can remember, .brothron, when our <J0 dor was full to overflowing with m&t bors; they thou saw tho good woAav.' of tho nllinnoo and. they . soo it today. Tho object of tho organisation, .waa to Jx?lp tho poor,,to ?sal?t, thoao who!tfqiyj unable to stand alone, -purely a: oh??>: itablo thing, yet how many havo with drawn from our rolls; somo by doath, but a large majority from oaasoa known hut to themselves. In the doatlt of Brother J. W. Stokes ono of our brightost lights has gono out;' his scat in our ordor and in tho national con gress hall will bo hard te fill. Ho was a true man in every sonso of tho word;. True to his oountry, truo to his con stituents, true to tho allianoo and ? tr a 0 to his God, Lot us evor cherish his memory. Now, brethron, let mo thunk.. - you for having plnood tho mantle'of or on my shouldors as your proa and on retiring from this sont I want to assist you in olooting some brother who ; oan and will I hopo far surpass nil that your humblo servant has dono. The allianoo devoted its timo "Wodnoa day evening to perfecting its organisa tion, olooting officers, otc, and to a general disoussion of tho boat plan for tho reorganisation and rejuvenation of tho ordor throughout, tho Stato. Look ing to tho rovival of tho allianoo Mr. Crosland proposod that tho dirootor? sot asido a part of tho intorost dotivod from tho allianoo fund, now safely in vested, and pay an organizer to work up sub-allianoos. This plan mot with op position on tho ground that tho fund and intoroat was a trust fund and oo-uld not bo usod for organising work, lt was oontondod on tho 0 thor li end th wt it would bo for the good of tho ordor and tho fund. Tho matter was freely disoussod pro and oon and tho gonoral disposition was to put an active worker in tho field and organ!?.) tho Stato al liance to take nativo hold of oortain businoss prepositions? Afc this point tho Allianoo objournod over to Tours day. . A Narrow Ksoape. The firing of a sholl from tho battle ship Koarsargo into Nowport, lt, I, Wednesday indioatoa culpable careless noss somewhoro. It is most fortunate that tho shot did no further damage than to broak a few of tho et ono a in tim now olty hall. It might have oausod tho loBS of soverallivosand tho dofltruo-, tion of muoh property. How tho gun whioh sont this sholl oa.no ie be loaded and hew it happened to ho fired are mystorios to the publio whioh will probably bo olearod up very soon. Heat of tho Sun; Fred H, llioks, a farmer who raisos high grade poultry at his plaoo on the banks of tho Millstone rivor, noarWeS' ton, N. J., oamo to tho villago Atoro reoontly late in tho afternoon, and told how tho hot sun had noted aa an incu bator, driving ono of the hon? od her post and thon hatching nine little ohioks ottt of a donen of eggs ho had pl?ood in tho nest aemo days bofore. When Hioks told his ntory ho waa laughod nt, hut ho atuek to lt And said that ho could bring two of hjla, fafKV hands to prove tho truth of hi? woxda,. Short on Man. The ?lrls. of Georgia have boon call ed upon te faoo an alarming and start ling condition of ?ooioty, ft?oont cen sus figures tevoal the fsot that thoro ore not enough mon ia tho atato to go around, And that in round figuro^ there ire nearly 11,000 moro woroon " mon. If Georgia gtrla' olmpooa Mniitod to Uoer?i^ion the thin$ic mu?, rea