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V ??Do Thou Liberty Great. Inspire Our Souls and Make Our Lives in Thy Possession Happy, or Our Deaths Glorious in Thy Just Defence.1 .XXVI BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER i, 1901. NO 44 THE FILIPINOS. Ari? they C^panlo of Oovomlng 7 hcm?i?!vo?. WHAT A CONGRESSMAN 0 AY S After Ooing Over to tho Philip pine ta'ands and So?Er<? tho Sro wo Man at Hem?. Oongrossman John V, Shnfrotb, ol' Oolorado, has just returned from iv viaifc to tho Philippine Inland*. Bolow will ho found a statement giving hin obser vations, doming ft om ono of suoh high pomonal oharaolor and no capable of forming a just opinion, hi? words ought to have great weight. Ho Bays! If tho intolligonoo of tho Abiorioans ia to ho taken as tho standard by whioh tho oapaoity for solf-Kovornmout is to bo.dotorminod, thou it is vory doubtful whothor any other pooplo aro oapablo of establishing and maintaining a re publican form of government. Ev* ry country has peoples of high and low ord or of intolligonoo, abd if wo aro to asaumo that tho mon of lowest order of civilization nro to rulo, wo might exclude from ?olf-gnvornmoufc every nation on oarth. lt ?B tho oxpcriouco of mankind, howovor that tho intelli gont olaesob in all tho countries rule That hoing tiuo, thoro aro very lew pooploB wno aro not oapablo of sell govornmont. it was Hoary Uiay who said that it waB iniposniblo for him tu oonooivo of a pcoplo who woro inoap ablo of solfgovoinmcnt. Of thoiopubliosof (Jontral and South Amorioa, it is salo lu oay that,, al though tnoy may not bc as porfcot in tho adminislration of tfUira au tho United t?tates, yet they huvo given to vno pooplo goYornmonts far hotter aud freer from nols o? tyranny and opprcs sion than tho governments whioh pro looodod them. Tho general impression oxistR among many Amorioans that tho Philippine .people aro ?Rvagos.- A viuit to tho io lanos will oertainly diepol any suoh de ludion. Tho members of ibo uncivil ized tribes of mo axonipolago aro low in number, compared to tho total pop ulation; ihoy aro lower in proporci?n than wiro tho tnboa of Indians ia Am erioa at tho limo of tho cntablishmout of oar republic They rovo in band? and aro as hostilo to tho filipinos as were tho red mon to our foiefstnora. VVhon 1 hud bohind tho prescription dosks of the numerous ?rug bioreb nf fhn int Amt a, ovo'"- when ttopt by AmorioanB and Eugii6h.nou, Filipinos compounding inedioineu iai.cn iiom bottles labeled in Latin] when I soo bohind tho counter o? banka huving largo capital, natives anting a? book kocpors and as rooming buu paying tellers; when 1 find thom rs merchants ?net oierku m almost ali liuou o? bubi ness, aa telegraph optraiois and tioket egonts, coiiQuotoiB uutt cugineora upon railroads and au mucioumu rc nu cn ti g upon alumni all ?n&iiumeruu h ?,u oiubs Huibio; wlion 1 MU lum that they alone xuako tho ouboivutioiiu and intricate oaioulatioiio at tho manila observatory and mat prior to tno iuburiootiou thoro wc io 'z, UK) sohoois in tho islanes and 0,000 studoutb in attendance at tho fttamia univoioit> ; when I find ibo hot ter olass living in good, bubtiuutiai arid somotimoM elegant hoUHts, nod many ol them pursuing prefiibbional oocup^ tions, 1 cbiiiiOt mu conclude that ii is a viio simmer to oompaio thofto people to tho Apjolio? or tho Auuiio^u in <dians. Even tho civilian.g IOHO ol vO/Jiistiatiiiy is in their favor, na u greater propornon aro me ni boru ct tho oliuroh tht*u &moig our u?vu pcoplo. .Ol ibo 8,000,000 ol iuh^bitantB, Mr. iSawyor, in LIB work on tho Philippine Xbla'uub, M.belts that 0,81)9,000 aro Uhristian natives. But oven au to tho Indians, as un oivliizod au moy may bo, our govoi ri ntoul rooognr/cs that it piouuoos a better condition ol things to lob thom govern ihcuibolvoH, and thotoby wo even rooogmzo in thom a oapnoity tor soil-government. W o do not rule thom -wc make treaties with mom a? wo do with nations. Wo do not appoint a governor or commission to govern liiom, nor judges tu administer lav?b among them, Lor a pol leo loieo to main tain order. Wo lob them select mon own ehiofs, punish thoirciwn oriminals, and in every way tovom ihtuiiioivtt se long as thoy stay on their own reserva tiens.' Tho inslinot of Bclf-govemmont im planted iu man mt\kos him oidionrily n netter agent in raauagug bia owu fami ly and alamil than won iel bo cue ol' greater ability er highor tduoatiou without that inlereul. And as with man, so with natious, that ?amo prin?i ipio of solf-bottornioiit ordinarily niakoa leaoh nation most capable of managing its affairs lo tho advancement oi its own pcoplo. No better illustration of this can bo found than in tho action of tho mern bors of tho oivil oomtuisaiou of the Philippine islands in fixing om ?i al sal arios tc bo in: ul out of l'uudo oollootod iiom tho pooplo of a poor and alien race They voted to tho govornor, who is a ruombor of tho oommiseiou, a salary of $15,000 per annum and $15 a day. for aubaintenoo, making in tho og grogato a aalary of f20,37f> a year. Tho governor ?B also iuruiohod a lino homo in whioh to tosido. Io eaoh ot tho commission they votod a compensation, including subsiatonco of $15,000 per annum. Thoy voted a yoarly 'ealary of $7,500 to tho scoretary of tho commis sion, of $7,000 to caoh of tho six (an oxoe?dingly largo numbor) aasooiato lustiooB of tho supremo oeuct, of $7,50(1 to tho ohiof ?ju?ti?o, of $0,000 lo the troaaurer, ot $5,000 to tho director gonoral of posts, and of $6,000 to thc oollietor of oustoms. All of these sal arios aro payablo in gold. I do not wish to impugn the honesty of thc oommissioi.tis, but to oall attontion t( tho faot that suoh aotion naturally .grows out of the attoaipt of ono pooph to govern another. If that couimissiox woro responsible to a oonstituonoy, doosany ono imagino that auoh salario* would havo hoon voted? Tho nggrogato aroa of the Philippine islands is 115,300 squaro miles, a little lots than that ut' the torritory of Now Moxioo, yot tho govert >r of Moxioo re ?oives only $3,000 por annum, and is not allowed anything for bubsistonco I nor furnished with au osoouiivo ruan B?OO. Think of a commissioner, appointed from Wasiiingtor {s plaoo 10,000 milos from tho Philippi no island;*) oomposod of men who never ssw tho )ar<d thoy govt rn prior to tho Spat iah Wari who do not spoak or roj.d the ??rguago uf tho Philippibo popple, aud who are not oven of rho samo rtvoo as thoir cutj jots, voting to each mouther a calitry whioh is nearly double that of a oabinot ofli oor of tho greatest nation of tho world, and throe times that of a senator of tho Ut.itod Stales, and votiog to a tor litorittl governor a'oalary ot moro than double that of tho governor of tho wealthiest state in tho union. How must fuioh aotion apponr to tho Fili pino laborer, who, iurnishiog h?s own f.-od and lodging, earns but twenty-live conto in gold a da? I lt must bo ro mornborod that wealth is nothing moro than stored labor, and thal in tho last analysis labor in ono form or another payo all lexes. Suoh aotion oannot hut mako tho littlo brown man doubt tho ability of ono nation to givo geed government to auothor. Does not tho aocil?ct cd' ihtarost bolwoon us and tho Philippine people ariaing from tho growiag of ooiutioting atablo produots, rondor us intoapablo of governing thom lo thoii best intorost? Wo know that it will bo to ibo welfare ol' tho-is las, ds lo givo fioo trade with tho United Suios. Amortoan, Spaniards and Fili pinos thero unanimously agroo that tho itdando eau never bo woll dovolopod without it, yoi tho very fact that wo hobitato in tho matter, shows that wo ave oonoulting our own iutcroat iustoad of theirs. No mattor hov/ loarnod ?nd just tho judgo may bo, tho othios of our juri3pvudonoo has dotorinincd that ho is inoAp?oitalod from dooiuing & cano whon his own intorost might bo attooted. Nations are but aggregations of individuals aud aro bubjoct to thc same ir^lluencoo. Tho Filipino is not a bold, warlike or unruly pelton; ho improsnos cverj ono aa ol a shrinking, submissive, kind na?u?o Mid ss ono wno will suffer groa wrongs boforo ho will roust. Suet pooplo always appeal to tao law am support good government. They hav< not fae tondoaoy of tho Spaniard to ward revolution. Tho revolts in whio' thoy have partioipatod have boon t overthrow Spanish reigns of terror almost equal in barbarity to that o thu Duke of Alva in the Nethorlauda. Tho brief ox pori on oo thoy hid il ao)f government prior to tho iuaui rcotion, was ontirely in thoir favoi limy established a 'govornmout mo deltd after our own. Thoir state pt pors would havo done oredit to any na lion, Thoy inaugurated good judioia uohool aud revenue systems and pro served law and order? CJonsul Barrett, a Btrong supporte of tho prodent administration, wrot of tho handrod men who aomposud th Philippine eei-gross ns follows: "iircBo mon, whoso sos-sions I N pentediy attended, conuuojcd then salves with groat dooorum and showo a kuowlotlgo of debaio and parlinmoi tary law timi would pompar? f?yorap] with tho Japanese parliainouo. Th executive portion of tho govemmoi was maoo up of a miuiatry o? brigl men, who scorned tu understand thoi tcspooiivo poauiona." (Jousul-Gouoral Wildman, an a; poinieo of tho prcsidont, apoaking < to Philippiuo goveiuojont, Bait "Aguinaldo has made lao and prpp?ri nie, preseivod urdur, and enoouragt a continuation of agricultural pursuit Ho has made brigandage and ioot iij possibio, reepeOtod private pro port] oibiuo.cn txyesd cither in revenge or i the name Ol tho ?tale, and niaac a w dean's Uoeor safe, iu LUKOU, thau ?W, been ia three huudrou years," Admiral JL)uv/iy, it will uo rumor bc red. babied; **'ihoso people ave f ouporior in their imoiligonoo, and mo ?.??pablo of self govern mo?t than ll native? of (Juba; au 1 1 am lamili iviih both raooe." Tho htstovulonoo of tho ability the Philippine pooplo to govern thoi Selves, i.i that they possess a large i toil igen t olas?, thoroughly idcniiti? in intorost with tho islands and capot of administering good goveriuuei Tho oivil commission has roooguizt this ability by roountly adding thr nativo nu mbora to that governing bod by appointing throe Filipinos judgos tl..- bUprorno court; by soiooting abo half ol tho judges bf tho iirst instan i arid nesn ly nh tho governors of I prov?noos fruin that raoo; and by t i pdihting a ?pilcUbr-gonor?l and ma other oilioois from the nativos. A ! those elli ??als no?, in tho governing hu neiio, and du they not perform lin w?lk aa well ns mo Americans? Is possible that they arc oapablo of gc orbing because thoy woro appointed tho representativos of a uiotaiit uatio Woulu they lobo that ability if oleot or ohosen by pioporly constituted ? thority of thoir own? In tho lat ovont thoy would mako far bettor o oas, booauso thoy would oouoult oi tho interco, of their own pooplo insu ? of that of a nation 7,000 miles away. Tho law of our hoing io that "I just powers of government are do rh irom tho oonBont of tho govornc Thou why continuo a policy wh ' moans tho continuing los? of milli? to tho tho govormnont, tho weak on of tho military powor of tho nation t tho destruction of tho policy un whioh wo have grown oo gwal? V\ not bo truo to our ualuro and fu tho player cf Linooln that govcrnm of tho pooplo, foi tho pooplo and tho peoplo shall not perish from earth," Manila, P. I._ Arraigns Roosovolt. Prcsidont (Jhappoll arraigned Pr dout lloooovolt before 400 young mon of tho womon's inuustrial sol 1 at Milledgovillo, Ga. Ho naid: i study of tho rao<s of mankind ph tho Southern Anglo-Saxon in tho hi > oat stale of development and tho nt - in the lowost. The negro if loft \ hinssolf ntvor would have evolvod e > thing Uko civilisation. Ho has ah ) been a barbarian and a savage. V\ f God has so wisoly dotermlned not i thousand Toddy Hooscvolt's oan b i in fiooial oquality. Tho bringing > ge thor of such unequal raoos in au ?, union the whito Southern woi should loath, booauso of thoir ( > given instinot," / FOUGHT WITH THE CUBANS. South Carolina With a Reoord Die? in Now York Tho following spooial dispatch from Washington to tho Baltimore Sun is of inlorost to tho pooplo of this Seato: . "Tho identity of tho man who was found dead in his room nt tho ii road way Control hotol, N iw Yolk, on Sat urday, anpposod to ho A. A. McCain, a Uniiod States army surgeon, wad dis closed Thursday by W. S. Wright of 808 Eleventh strcot northwest. Tho hotly in question is thut of Arthur A. Mo Cain, who was ?urgoon in tho Cuban army, with tho rank of major. Ws father w*9 a ministorof tho gospel. Ho was horn in South Carolina and wa? a votorinary surgeon. MoGain soparatod from his wifo aovcral voara ?go. Un ?erved tn tho Cuban war until about tho timo of tho outbreak of hostilities between tho Uohod Stales and Spain, vvhen ho booamo mtorostod in two Santo Domingo r o vol ts that failed. Ooo.oxpodition waa broken up by Gon. Brooko and ita mombcra woro arroatcd ftnd kept in jail for tluoo mouths at Burnous." In oommonting on tho abovo Tho Stato says: Whilo tho army was as sembled at Tampa in May 1898, pro parttory to tho oampnigu on tho itdand tho editor of Tho State mot Dr. Mc Cain, who was not a votorinary ?s stat ed, but a phyoioian and surgeon. Dr. McCain wont lo Cuba with tho oxpodi tion ol Gan. Lnoiot, which landod on tho our.ern cxtromo of tho inland, in Santiago provinoo, and marched toward .? . .... ' ... a mi . tsii.ii ruo oeniro. ILUO ouitor ui xnu ot?wv> s?iled with tho expedition of Con. Nunez and, landing on tho south of tho island near tho c utral trooha cam paigned across it to tho uwthorn shove Kighteon months ago tho two mot in Habana and upon an i a tor J linnhe of tx por ion oos found that at ono timo thoy had boon hut a few milos apart, tho trooha dividing Laorot'a mon on tho east from Nuno/.'s on tho wost, aud in attacks on tho Spaniards at and noar Moron the two bodies actually heard oaoh other's guns. Dr. McCain was a surgoon in tho Ouban army hut engaged in fighting and bore a soar on tho fore head reooived in a cavalry oontoot with Spanish troop*. In Mardi, 1900, ho was located in H&bana nnd prACtioing his profession with somo suooots, hia service? in thc Cuban army bringing many patients. Tho Btatomeut that ho wr-H in tho Cuhau army boforo tho war betweon tho Unitod States and Spain is inoorroot, and tho luther otatomcnt that during that war ho took part in tho movomonts against SAU Domingo and was imprisoned therotor is obvi eusly untrue From tho limo ho loft tho Cuban army in tho fall of 1898 ho j.rae ti oed modioino in Cuba, first in tho oountry and afterwards, an stalod, in Habana._ SOME PLAIN TALK. Goy. MoSwoouoy Gives Opinion of the Dinning Incident. Many have boon heard iu tho labt few days to fr?oly expross thoir disap proval of tho oouraoof President Itooso volt in inviting Booker T. Washington lo dino with him athis family tobie. Saturday at tho request of tho oonoM pondent o? a New Wik newspaper Gov. MoSwooney expressed his views ol' tho inoidont au follows; "lu South Carolina no man would bo rospootod who aliowod a negro to oooupy a seat at his diniug table, willi nts iamily. I do not Hunk that this action ri flouts any oreuit upon Prosi dont ItoOiOvo.t or bis j nutmeat, i havo novor road anyu?og ia my lifo that made mo feel so muoh regret as did thia inoidont. "Tho liouthorn pooplo aro now and lu.vo boon tho inonda of tho nogro race and ospociaily ol' uuoli men as Booker T, Washington, Lut they do uotbpprovo Hud oanuot alford to roo Oguiao tiooial equality. "i have a lull appreciation of tho work ol Booker T. Washington, but it docs tho uogro moo harm to got thu impression that thoy can soouro suoh sooinl recognition as Washington did at tho luv?.el > oi tho projidont. "From all that I oan understand Washington himself does not approve ol' such thiugi and ho is oonotantly emphasizing tho point that his raoo should not ho ambitious for sooinl equality but that it should work and" um tho 'toothbrush and bathtub.' "I do noi protond to say that Presi dout Roosevelt did not havo a perfoot tight to ?;<V.?? Booiior T. Washington to sit nt his family table, as I under stand ho did, hut boro in tho ?outh sch?re wo havi to deal with tho nogro niuo such a thing would havo promptly brought down tho indignation of tho host oitizons and would not bo toler ated. "Asido from tho temporary talk that tho inoidont will provoke I am afraid that it will mako tho nogro population gob tho notion moro strongly in their hoads that thoy aro ontitiod to moro sooial recognition. "<Tho question aftor all is whothor theso whom wo invito to our family ta blos to dino arc not good onough to marry our sistor? and daughtors and 1 doubt if Prooidont Itooaovolt would bo willing to say that ho would allow his daughtor to marry a son of Bookor T. Washington if ho had ono." . An Important Docision. Aooording to an opinion flied ro oontly by United States Cirouit Judgo Simonton, farmors and othors who spcoulato on ootton futures and loso aro not requirod to pay tho brokors. This dooinion is based on tho law of South Carolina, whioh doolaros that all futuro gambling oouvraots aro immoral, illegal and void. Tho defendant iu tho nutt took advantago of thia law whon ho filod his answer. The OASO is im portant as it deals with an important quostion and ono whioh frequently comos to tho surfaoo. . Jamos II. Park er & Co , tho plaintiff?, aro ootton brokers in Now York, and tho do fond ant ia W. A, Mooro,. !'a small farmorof Spar tan burg." It Was sho (rn in tho complaint that Mooro had boon doaling for a yoar in futures and had pooketod his winning, but it is allegod that when ho lost ho refused to pay. Subsequent ly, when tho Now York firm entered suit, Mooro olaimod that ho wai gam bling, whioh was illogal under tho South Carolina law, and his point was sustained hy tho Fedora! Court. TUE DISPENSARY. Statement of Busines? Dono for tho Lust Qviart?r 3H0WINQ THE NET PROFITS. Tho Balance in th? Otalo Treac< ury is Ov?r Flf<y Thousand Dollar?. Tho Detailed Reports. Tho report of tho legislativo oom mittoo ohargod with tho ojunrination of tho Stato dispensary for tim.auartorJ ending A?k. ?l lnat ' W?fl'"preflontod to | Gov. MoSwconoy Thur?day hy thc oonimittoo conainting of Senator SHorpo and llaprcsoutativoa Hutlor and Stro wan. In tho roport tho oomtnittco flays tho otook on hand W?R taken ou Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 by Mr. Strouoan of tho oorauiittoo and Mr. Dukes of tho Stato hoard, and all ?took and nupplioa vrero aotually exhibited, oountod and valnod. Tho oomtnittoo adds "wo found tho offioora and bookkocpors in tho now office building comfortably quariorod. This building io a groat improvement In short this invitation ia in a most pro8poou8 oondition." Tho quarterly finanoial ntatomcnt of tho buiiness for tho quartor onding August 31 is as follows: A88BT8. Cash in Stato troasury Aug. ? 31, 1901..* 50,875.71 Toams and wagon? (inven tory Aug. Bl, 1901). 64 00 Supplios (iavontory Aug. 31. 1901). 73,272.02.| Maohinory and offioo fix turoi (inventory Aug. 31, 1901). 3,553 01 Contraband (inventory Aug. 31, 1901) . 642 30 ltcal oatato. 44,819.82 Morohandiao in hands of diaponsora Aug. 31, 1901, 232,177 98 Morohandiao (invontory cf stook at State dispensary Aug. 31, 1901)......... 274.558 98 Personal accounts duo Stato for tax advanood on bond ed Bpint fi, omply barr?la, oto. 4 498 33 Total asnotu.$684,262 65 LIAUILITINS. Sohoolfuod.$569,470 39 Pomonal accounts duo by State for supplios, whis kies, wiuos, beor, aloohol, oto.114.792 26 Total liabilities.$681,262 65 Tho statomont of tho profit and loss aooountfor tho quarter is aa folio yo: PROFITS, Grono profits on morohan dieo sold during quartor..$101 677.39 Contraband noiaaron. 1,462.18 Permit feos. 1.50 State's share of profita on beer sold by tho Ger mania Browing Co., Char- > loston, during quarter... 481 69 Total gross profit.$103,622 76 LOSSES. Supplies-Bottles, oorks, label?, wiro, tin foil, lead, eoals, boxes, nails, scal ing wax, oto., oto., used duriug q<mtor.$ 33,692.47 Insuranoo promiums. 641.25 UrcKkngo and leakage. 88 24 Freight and express ohargos 16,249.44 Labor (pay rollr). 4,245.40 ExpounO aooouul-Salarios, expenses of in??pootors, por diem and mileage of mombers of Stato board of direotorn &ud logtaU* tivo ox?miuii>g oommit too, olhoo supplios, light?, telegrams, pcaLago, alook fetd, iuo, printing, revo nuo stamps, telophono ront, oto . 6,768.02 Constabulary. 12,265 65 llovcnuo lioonao. 125 00 Total exponae.$ 74,075 50 Not profit on sales for tho quarter, pasead to tho orodit of the sohool faud 29,547 26 Total.$103,622 76 Tho oanh statomont for tho quarter is aa follows: US0EI7TS. Halanoo in Stato' troasury % May 31, 1901.$ 38,672.77 Juno riooipto. .$116,384.83 July roooipts.. 139.056.55 Augu?t roooipts 126,568.63 Total roooipts for quartor.. 382,010.01 ' ?- . Total. ..$420,582.78 DIOSUUSBHBNTi, Juno disburae monts.$144,611.54 July d?aburao monto. 119,804 62 Aug, disburse monta. 105,490.91 Total dioburoomcnta - for quartor.$369,907.07 Balanoo in Stato treasury Aug. 31, 1901. 50,675.71 Total.......$420,582 78 Oonvioted,.of Araon. Tho jury in tho oatie of O. H. Alsz aii dor, who was charged wilh arson, having employed a man tb burn a build ing in Dallas, Texas in Deosmbor, 1895, upon which there was $15,000 i nung anoo, returned a vordiot of guilty Wod noaday. Tho punishment being fixed at fivo years in ( tho penitentiary. Aloxander was ono? president of tho Dallas Consolidated Klootrio street' railway, and is at pr?tent oonneotod with a company holding shares in the Beaumont oil fioldn. Killed in * Mino, Threo men lost their lites 'in Holy Terror mine at Koystono Wednesday night from foul air. With two other tum ers they had been lowered lo the twelve, hundred foot level and the maohinory failed to work. ' Wooall attention to tho advertise* mont in this issue of the Orangeburg Collegiate Instituto. (fader'Prof. Mil lor this ha* bcoome an exoellent Lotti tution, and wo oommend it to all havtog ohildvon to cduoato. WAS A SU Pill 8E. Mr Koeitor's Commission Astonished People in Washington, A diapatoh from Washington to tho Charleston Pout, a Mo Lauri n paper, pays tho appointment of Goorgo Ii. Koostor, managing editor of tho Co lunibia ltooord, AB ooDootor of internal revonuo for 8outh Carolina oanio ao a BUT p. iso to vsai pcoplo in tho South Carolina oirolo in Washington. Tho oarididaoy of Mr. Kocotor, who io said to havo boon endorsed hy a number of influential business mon of tile Siato, was kopt a good noorot, nlthcugh ho has boon hore for Bovert' days, having oom'e at tho.. n ipmst of tho President liunpolf. It now transpires that, tho visit of Senator MoLauiin at tho White Houso ia*-t week, about ?ihioh thoro was so muoh nooreoy macifoutod, was for tho purposo of urging tho appointment of Mr. Kooutor, so making tho appoiul montis auothor vJootry for tho Sena tor. Tho appointment was announced just before tty President lett for Con necticut;, and wa? not posted at tho Whito, Houso until nearly 5 o'olock. Earlier in tho day Senator MoLwurin. \7R3 rt (J tho Whito Houso with Mr. Koos ter, but thoir visit v/*.a known only to a veryfow panons exeontin? tho W hito Mouse employees ana 4ho Pr?sident himootf. Mr Etlry Brayton ci O di m bia, who was also a candidate for tho position, was also at tho Whito Houso in tho intoront of his own oaodiduoy, President. Thoappointmontof Mr. Koostorisao ooptod by Bomo as tho oomploto identi fication of tho MoLiurin olomout in South Carolina with the Hopublioan party. Among tho old lino Republicans, howovor, thc appointment will prove moro dis tasteful. It will bo evon moro so than would tho oppointm nt of Mr. Clayton had hoon. Tho appointment will havo tobo rouewod again at thi coming session of tho Sonate, and al ready thoro ii talk in nouio quartors that tho influsuco ol Senator Hanna and other prominent ltopubiioan load ors may bo Bought to provont confirma tion at tho proper timo. Deas Resigned. J, IC. Nnrmonfc writing fron Darling ton to tho Nows and Courior says: Deputy Collector 10 H. Deas has just roturnod from Washington aud is very much wrought up over tho political i situation BO far as tho old lino republi cans aro oonoernod. Hu dcolinos to have anything to say in roforouoo to Prosidont Hoosovolt'n attitudo towards his faotion just now but does not hesi tate to add to tho oornpl.M.sS is as tho fo lowing h tier, mailed W Aoting Col lector Huggins rriil chow. "I heroby tendor my roaignation as deputy col lotor of intorual revenue of tho 2d distriot of intornsl revenue to tako cf foot tho day proocding tho laking charge of said otfiao by your successor, Air. Goorgo IV. KooBtor.' Deas snyn that no self raspeoting man could do 01 hero iso than send in hi? ror.iguation in tho oirounialanoos. Ho added that thoro woro a plenty of suoh good re publicans no Sorcvon, Huggings Gates and ot hors who hotter dosorved recog nition than outsider. D.jas admitted that his confidence was vory rudoly shakon and Baid that ho had pebbles to throw at the spoilod ogg? iu tho Mo Lauri n baskot. He says that ho has tho dots against thom ail. That they aro all vuinoiable, that ho will fight iu tho party au long as possible, and then take to tho souaio in December whore ho will moot them nt Philippi. D^-us hints darkly of muoh that ho intends to do should it bo neooBsary and ho ovidontly thinks that vory muoh will bo neoussary. Ho sooms boiling over with suppressed wrath aud indignation but says ho and his party will present an impregnable phalanx, no matter what happons. Horses and Jockey Killed. A ohnpter of aooidonts marre 1 tho racing at Norria Park at Now York WeduftSJay. Alexander Olson, ooo of the'jookoys. roooived injuries whioh rosulfced in nia death a few hours later; two horses woro killed outright auoth or was so badly hurt it had to bo shot and three other jockeys had narrow osoapos. In tho first raoo King T. loll at thu walor jump directly in front of tho graiid.it .nd. and broke his neok, Barry, tho jookoy, eao&piug it,jury. In tho fifth raco throe IIOMCB wont down and Olson, who had tho mount of Timothy Foloy, WAS badly hurt. Tho doctors Said thoy foarod a fraoturo at the baso of tho skull and ho was hur ried off to a hospital, whore death re sulted several hours later. Tho raco waa at oho mlle for maldon three yoar olds and and upwards. Just aftor the start Timothy holey was apparently crowded on the fonoo and wont down. Tho fioid wont on and rounding tho far turn Johnny of Navarro, with Ooohran up, ovoratrodo himtolf and twisting a plato turnod a completo somersault, while Councilman Tom, J Callahan rid ing, foll ovor him. Johnny of Navarro was killod and tho other boroo was so badly hun that ho had to be shot. Tho jookoys marvellously osoapod and walked baok to the stand. All this threw a damper on tho day's sport. Willio Was a Woman. Ifor four yours Willio Wallaoo, a bear dion? youth of about 22, oarriod tho maila between Harrisburg and Kimball, Neb. . Willie drank, imokod and ohewed and wont out with tho cowboys. Soon aftor oamo, his unole and a wo man whom he introduocd as his wifo arrived. Soon stories of tho young mnn'n unfaithfulness woro sproad. Ono burly rauehman whoso wife Willio had visited, beat him into insonsibility. Ho was wam?d away from tho homo of Jamel Saker, but did not hoed and J laker sued for divoroo, charging his wifo with unfaithfulness and naming Wallaoo ai co-respondent, The oase wai to havo to trial this woek, but it novor will, tho wifo bringing forward proof that Wallaoo is a woman masque rading in malo attire Wallaoo dis ap pour*d aftor confessing. Bho gavo no roason for the masquerade and tho rela tives ?ho loft bohind aro silont, . Tho Bakers are rounitod, FOUR AT A TIMK. This Is What Capt Clark of tho Oregon 8nyo THE BROOKLYN FOUOHT Whon Tho Spanish Floot Wan Dootrcyod by 8chlev at tho Battle cf Santiago. Gallant Captain Clark, of tho O/o gon, teotified hoforo thc Sohloy Court of Euquiry on Thursday. Tho largo audionoo .manifested signs of intoront as tho oaptain of tho Orogon approached tho witness stand. Ho provod to ho a msn of goodly proportions with a brown mustaoho and dark oomploxlon. Ad miral Dowey smiled as ho walked around to tho cud of tho labio to ad minister tho oath. (Japt. Clark at first spoko in an undertone and wa? two or throo limos roquoutcd toraioo his voioo. This ho did 84 ho progressad and wan soon distinctly hoard in thovioinity of tho oourfc. Capt. Clark dciioribod thoohaco aftor tho Spanish ships on July Sland said ho was afraid at ono time tho Orogon would hayo to su?t?in tho oonoontrated firo of sovoral Spanish ships. Just tbon tho smoko hftod and ho saw tho Brooklyn, "Sho was woll forward of our port beam," ho said, "atd broadsido to tho onomy's floot. Tho two veaaoln retained tlicir relativo petitions approximately io tho cud of tho battlo, tho Brooklyn stosmiug ne m- straight ahoad, I should Judgo, and ougaging any and all of tho dpanish ships, tho Orogon ondoavoring to como to oloso action with tho atom most ono, and whon sho wa? drivon out of aotion wo kept on aftor tho next ono." Mr. Raynor: "Did you get any sig nals fiom tho Brooklyn on tho day cf battle?" "Yes, sir." "Can you rooall what thoy wore?" j "On my own know lodge and romom branoo tho oignais that improaaod Ihomsclvca upon me nt tho time woro 'Follow tho flag.' I had repeated to j tho vossois ioilowiDg, thinking that thoy might not BOO tho Brooklyn, and might soc u). I rome inbor anothor sig nal. 'Ono of my oomparimonta filled with water.' I rooollcot it beoauso it perplexed mo a little I waa fearful > that tho Brooklyn might have to haul out of aotion and run in shore and I aonoludcd that it was given to mo an a warning in oaio she did haul out that I would bc proparod to look out for tho ol?ase alono and not to pay any atten ??n to her, aud that sho would look out for hortolf. I & Ino romo mb or a sig nal booauso 1 did not understand it at first, 'Tho onomy's ship appoars to havo boon built in Italy.'. To whioh I told tho signal officer to anawor. 'Sho will and on tho ooast of Cuba ' I also re mombor a signal, 'Congratulations over tho grand victory and thanks for your splendid assistanoo.' " Capt. Clark dcBoribcd an inoidont in tho oabin of tho Now York at tor tho baltic of July 3, saying: "A Spanish battleship was roportod by Capt. Ea ton of tho Risoluto. Sho had arrived vii S.iUtiago and I think ho said ho had been puruuod by her. Tho admiral did not scorn to bo inipr,o?sod by that. Ho scorned inoredulov.y, but I remarked that it mu a bo Cantata's floot, that thoy had arrived thoro to form a con junction with Corvora's fljot. but they n .id nm ved too late Tho admiral did not assent. Finally ho said: 'Well, Clark, you will havo to go aftor that (hip,* and behoving ass I did that there was really a Spanish vouuol thero, eaid 'Admiral, in war wo ought to overpower tho onomy if possible. Why could not tho Brooklyn go along?" 'Ho turned aad said, "Certainly, Sohloy you go also.' I thon folt that " had perhaps assumod too muoh in speaking to an admiral and suggesting that a commndoro also aceompauy me. tinned to tho oommodoro and said 'Commodore, wo have knookod out sev eral vos?elo this morning. Wo oan knock out anothor, oan't we?' Ho said, 'Certainly wo can. Como on.' Ho thon started over tho side and I startod rtfler htm for my beaton tho other sido. What imjressfcd mo wan his ohoery mannor of approviug of my having mentioned his going mut that ho hau no fooling against mc for mentioning it as a renior and was rather approving in his man nor." On oro&s examination tho witnoas said .that tho order nedor whioh ho olosod in was a standing order, as was tho ordor to attack at onoo in oaso tho onomy appoarod. "I think," ho said, "that overybody started in whon tho onomy's veaiiols appoarod in eight, it was their duty to attaok, and I remember that I had a ] fooling of satisfaction at that timo that I thoro was a standing ordoi to oloso in booauso of tho possibility of aooident in oxooutinp that movement," "Capt. Clark laid tho Brooklyn had at ono timo during tho engagomont on gagod four difforont vessels, saying that sho was alongside all four of tho onomy's ships, and in i es pon BO .to a question from Mr. Hanna as to wheth er thoro woro not other Amorioan voa noir ongagod at tho aamo timo ho said: ' 'Tho Oregon wan firing as fast as she .wild with her bow gunn." "Did you firo thol3-inoh sun in pur suance of a signal from tho Brooklyn?" Mr. Hanna asked, and the witness ro pliod: "No; the 13 inoh guns were il rod aftor a oonforonoo with officers on board the Orr gon. If any signal waa mado from tho Brooklyn, I diu not seo it and it was not roportod to me." Sickles' Haul. Ono way and anothor Gen. Daniel E. Siokles has drawn about 1300,000 sal ary from tho government? A oolonel of the Sovonttonth Now York volunteer infantry and the Forty-nooond rogular infantry for sovon years ho reosived , $3,600 a yow, or $24.600. As major general, retired, for thirty-flvo yoarc ho has reooivod $5,625 a, yoar, aggregating $106,875. As lioprasontative ifl ?on gioasiffom Now York for four;<years ho reooivod $5,000 a year, or $20,000. 1 aud as minister to Spain ho noooivcu $12,500 a yoar. OFFICE OF COLLECTOR, Some Faots About Work of Clerks and Salaries Allowed tho Force. Thoro has boon a great deal of talk latoly about tho offioe of oollcotor of intorual rovonuo. Tho pooplo gonorally aro not awaro of tho iaiportanoo of this ornoo, bcoauso a regular or Bryan Domoorat was not Ngardod as avail able for it,- and in theso praotioal days an offioo dooo not tompt rnuoh notioe whon it ia DO far removed from reach. In addition to the sploudid salary, and to the power it gives thu incumbent, tho ornoo in a very important ono. All tho rovonuo or tax paid out of thia Stato to tho national govern moat pa?ses through this office, and tho rovonuo Qoliootor is in othor words tho tax colic ot or of tho federal govorn mont. Tho offioo should requiro the sorvioos of cxporiouoed mon, who- aro acquainted wirti tho rovonuo laws io their frequent obaogoa. This offioo collects revonuo of all kinds-not moro ly upon distill* rios and tobaooo f*o torios as is sometimos supposed. Tho salary of tho nvauno collector is 13,500 por annum. In addition ho is al lowed oommisDion, not to oxoeod $1,000 in tho aggrogato. On account of thc building of a big distillery noar Columbia, tho salary 'and feoe of tho offioo will henceforth mako it "pan out" tho limit, $4,500 a year. Tho governor of tho Stato and tko supromo oourt justice? got but $3,G0O, and oongross mon with their heavy exponsoo got but $5,000. In addition to this geod "plum" in tho way of pay, tho ethos ia one of in fluonoo and of dircot powor. Tho rav-" enuo oollootor has tho right to appoint not loss than 40 dorks and depution, whoso salarios will aver ago about $1,000, In tho offioo in Columbia, Mr. Goorgo II. Huggins is ohiof doputy. Tho other doputios are Capt. J. L. Little and Mr. L. M. Fouohe. Thoro ia ono offioo derk, Kev. J.. H. Johnson, colored. Tho stenographer is Miss Youngblood. Thero are throe division doputica lo oatod in different parto of tho Stato; A, C. Morriok of Oroonviilo; K. H. Doa? of Darlington, und J. H. Fordham of Orangoburg. DORS hoing tho chair man of tho J.topublioaa oxooutivo oom mittco. Thoro are threo gaugors and store keepers appointed by the oollootor. It ia tho duty of tho gaugors to test tho Kiuvuvuu ui'inui UiSvumu lu nun ULBIU, Mr. A. S. Trombo in tho gaugor at tho Stato dispensary, and a nogro, W. E. Boy kin, ia the gaugor at tho Iliohlatd distillery. This is ? very responaiblo aud very exaoting position requiring diffioult mathoinatiosl oaloulations. J. II. Dennis of Nowborry is tho other gauger. Tho storekoopers and gaugers aro paid by tho day. Thoro are in tho Skate about 25 distillerie? having licenses from tho f<doral governmout. Fwaoh ono has ti gauger and storekeeper supplied by tho govornmont and ap pointed by tho rovonuo oollootor. Tho largoot distillery in tho Stato is in Co lumbia, tho next largoBt at Camdon, Tho revenue oollootor is also custod ian of tho govonmont property in Co lumbia and is responsive for tho con dition of tho postoffiso building. Ali in all this ia a most lucrativo position, and thoro ia re na on for it to be BO niuo h talked of.--Tho Stato. How to Kill the Boll Worin; .. Tho oomplaint of tho cotton boll worm by boen gonoral throughout tho country, and tho fellowing lottor on tho subject will bo of value to tho farmers, if its suggestions aro carried out strictly this fall it may bo that tho post will bs oradiottod by noxt yoar. Tho lottor was writton at tho roquent of tho Andorson Mail by tho entomolo gist of Clemton College. "OlouMoa ?ollog?, Oot. 12. "Dear Sir: Your lotter ot tho 8th inst., to Dr. H. S. Hertzog relative to the 'boll worm' has boon roforxo t to mo. Tho 'boll worm' is the laiva or tho caterpillar of tho moth, 'hoiiobhia nrmigor.' In 0jtobor tho caterpillars leavo whatever thoy may bo feeding upon and ontor tho ground whoro thoy chango to pupao. It is in thia inac tive stage that thoy pass tho wlntor. if tho ground in which they aro is un disturbed tho moths etnargo oarly in tho spring and bogin to tay eggs upon hitch plants as thoy oan find, especial ly tomatoes and poas and finally corn. "It would not bo praotioablo to light tho larva so lato in tho soason as most of tho damago has boon dono, but their pupation in tho ground oxtonding from October to early spring off ors a good opportunity for controlling tho post, it has boon found by praotioal experi ence that plowiug in tho lato fall breaks tho earthorn eolia in whioii tho pupao rost, thua oxposing thom to tho woathor resulting in almost every instanoo in thoir death, ' 'Hy ft toma t?o fall plowing and diversi fied agriouHuro will tond to roduoo tho nutnbor of this insootand consequently minimise tho injury of cotton and oorn, "Wo shall bo very glad at any limo to ansiot you in giving tho information nocdod by farmers. "Yours vory truly, "Ohus. F. OhamblisB." Convictions in Array. Gen, Goorgo Davis, judgo advooato genotal of the army, has sabmittod to tho Ssoretary of War his annual re port, whioh showc that during tho yoar thero woro 6,165 trials by goneral court martial, hoing 600 loss than during tho prcoeding year. Of those sixtoon wore trials of oommon ofnoors of whom ton wero oonviotod. Of tho onlistod mon tried, 4,806 woro regulars and 1,167 volunteers. The number of mon sentenced to dlahonorablo disohargo in the regular army was 1,805 and in tho volunteor army, 333, making a total of 2,228. Tho death aontonooa imposed by oourt-martial woro six oases of on listod mon, four of tho oasoa hoing on thc conviction of donoi lion. Tho con ditions of tho military commissions during tho yoar show that 080 norsons woro triod, of whioh numbor 729 woro oonviotod and 202 wero aoquittod. Tho oontonoon in 49 oaten woro diopprovod. Murdor loads in tho numbor of ohefgoo bel oro thouo commissions, numbering 317. Violation of tho laws ana ueagos of war follows, with 157 oases. Con, Davis says thai tho death sontonoos im poned by tho military commission in about 242 oases woro noarly all nativos of tho PhiHppi?? Inlands. BRAVE MESSENGER. Ho ls Bombarded With Dynamite but Hold His Oar AGAIN Vi r A ROBBER BAND. Blow Opon Doors of Express Oar, But Wleoaangor Hurls Out > Ughtod Dynamite Bpfabi Thoy Toon In. .Tho northbound ' Southern Paoifio ovor land express, duo nt Eugeno Oregon, at 3.43 a. in., was bold up by robbors uoar Walker's station, 1,5 milos South of Eugouo at 3 o'olook WodnosdAy morn ing and tho oxprosS oar badly damaged, but tho ). ob bo ru (?cou rod llttlo booty. Two mon boarded tho train at Cottage QroYO aa tho train pulled out. Attar passing' Walkor's, whioh is four miles from Cottage Grove, thoy climbed over tho s onder and coveted Eugluoer Jaok Nioholo and tho fireman and his helper with revolvers. Tho robbors ordered tho traiu stopped after whioh tho Aro man and holpor woro oompoiled to un o?uplo tho train botwoon tho oxpross oar and tho first eoaoh. Enginoor Nichols was thon ordered to pull ahead, tho liroman and holpor hoing loft bo hind. Aftor going a short distance tho traiu was stopped and tho robbors pro ceeded to tho oxpross oar, taking with thom the enginoor. Tho oxpross oar was blown opon with dvnamito and Messenger 0. If. Charles was ordered out, hut ho refused to go, and with his shotgun oommanded tho situation in side tho oar. Tho robbors told him to como out or ho would bo blown up with the oar, but ho ropliod "blow ah?ad." A fusnil lado of bullots followod, riddling tho oar, but tho mossonger, who was un injured, kopt up a continuous firing inoido whioh hold the robbors at bay. A oharge of dynamito was thoa thrown into tho oar with a burning fuso, bub Charlo? grabbod it and throw it out side whore it oxploded. Next tho rob bers compelled tho onignoor to orawl up to tho opening insido of tho oar, hoping to uru> him as a protootion from tho mossongo. : shots, but tho mos sengor kept ut a stoady fire ovor tho ongtnoor'o hoad and still hold tho rob born at bay. Tho robbors then gave up thoir elf arts to soo uro tho express 'r I troasure and wont for tho mail. Thoy ocourod tho registered mail, thon out tho engine from tho rest of tho train and ordered Enginoor Nioholo to pull ahead. Tnoy rau to Judkm's Point, in tho outskirts of Eugene, whoro they, disembarked and ordered tho onginoor to roiurn and get MB train. Tho train arrived at -Eugene al 7,80, about four hours lato. Tho news wired from Sag inaw and ofiloora woro out in s o ar oh of tho robbers early Wednesday morning, bub as yot havo scoured no traoo ox thom. Thoy aro handicapped by hav ing no dosoripton of tho mon. Posaos from Lavo and Douglas oountios aro soarohiag fer tho bandits. "I'ho hrsi intimation I. had of any thing wroag," said C. E. Charles, tho oxpross meusongor, "was when tho train bogan to slow up near Walker's station, lt was 2.45 o'olook, as noar as i remember. Shortly after that tho train carno to a standstill and I was ordor?d'io noon tho door, I refusod to movo. 'Open' up thia <w ?T; .WO^.Y^VWV blow you to holt,' commanded one of tho robbers. I nudo no responso and was given a salute with dynamito. Tho first ohargo blow open ono of tho doors and kuookod mo down. My overalls were blown into shreds and my logs ucratohed somowhat, bub otherwise I was uuhurt, tfurbhor oommands to open up and throats followed, but without avil. I made no reply, know ing that tba objoot o? tho roooors was to locato mc in tho oar and thon try co put mo out of tho way, either hy bullets or dynamito. I ohaugod my sta tion to tho other o nd of tho oar. A aooond shot blew opon tho door' at bbc' other ond of the oar. Tno third shot faiicd to go off, aa I had romovod my shoos and quiotly walked over to tho dynamite and dotaohed tho fuse. Two moro shots oxplodod, eaoh of thom blowing a hole in tho floor of tho oar. All told, four shots wont off in tho oar, two ?aiiod to oxplo?o and ono I provont od from exploding by removing tho fuse. All oiforts to compel mo to open up or loavo tho oar failing, tho onginoor was sont in through thc opouiug blown in thc sid j. I ordorod him to gob out, and fired a shut over his hoad with my sholguu. Tho on tiro ooromony lasted u Do ut 40 minutos. Tho onginoor rotired after J. fired tho shot and ordered him bo leave, ?nd 1 was not molosted fur thor."_ Press Day at Exposition. Tho executive committee of tho South Carolina Pross Association mob in Charlen ton last Thursday night to arrange for a mooting of the Associa tion during tho Exposition. Tho moot ing was abtondod by PrOBidont Aull,. J. L. Stoppolbion, Hartwell M. Ayer, Au gust Kohn and M. Langstan, Thursday, Dooombor 12, was flolootcd as tho day for tho mooting. Tho di rectors of tho Exposition will arrango a speoial program for tho editors, who will bo m Charleston with thoir fami lies on that day and thoy will bo mado bo have a good time. Tho editors will moot in tho Auditorium ab 12 o'olook [ on tho'day of tho mooting, whoo ftd dresaos of woloomo will bo.dolivorod, rospondod to by members of tho Asso ciation. Tho indioations aro that ovory newapapor man in tho Btato will bo prosont on Soubh Carolina Press Day. Prosidonb Aull wih\?rrango for trans portado? and hotel accommodations i* nolifiod ab Columbi?? Giving Trou ole. Gon. Chaff ac cabios from bho Philip Sinos that ho docs nob oxpoot any opon glibs from bho insurgents, bub that in fl Amatory bullotina are boiug pouted on ohuroh doors. Everyman wibhoub an occupation found ab largo will bo ni Ado to, go into a fer ti (tod town. People Crushed. A orowd of psople bcoanis panie nt ricken in A thoa tro in Louis villo last night Ott tho raising of th? ory of Aro and mony woro seriously orujrod, though tho O? ohio'j fi of the unhors and pl Ay ors provonted muoh damage? Thors' wa? no danger of Aro Afc any timo*