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" Objections to Pointed Ont by Hon. W. J. Bryan. - . THE NATIONAL BANKS FIXED By It 80 as Iii cy Will bo Able to Furnish the Ropubllcau Forty a BI? Campaign ^; Fund The following letter was addressed through The Commoner to the Secre tary of the Treasury Shaw by the Hon. W. J. Bryan. It is worth read- . lng: ' You are quoted as having expressed yourself in favor of tho Aldrich bill or of some measure of like chara ter. The .object of the bill ls to enable the gov ernment, to deposit in the national banks a muoh larger sum than it has been in the habit of depositing, lt has been estimated that according to the provisions ot the Aldrich bill some thing like three hundred millions of government money could be deposited with various national banks. Not withstanding the fact that the Re publican national platform bf 1888 condemned the loaning of the govern ment's money "without interest to pet banks," you have loaned more money to pet banks - without interest than any former secretary of the treasury, and the purpose of the Ald rich bill ls to still further Increase these loans. There are certain objections to the Aldrich bill, and you ought to be pre pared to meet them before you urge such a measure upon congress. In the first place the loaning of government money to the banks ls an act of favor itism. The secretary of the treasury hos to select the banks. Whether he selects justly or unjustly ls a question which the public cannot pass upon, because it baa not the facts before lt. 1 It is a fact that ono of the New York , ^clty banks urged its claim to considera tion on the ground that its directors rendered valuable assistance to thc 1 Republican party in the proceeding campaign. The power of thc govern- 1 meat to thus reward political friends and to withhold deposits from politi cal opponents is a tremendous power in the hands of an administration that is disposed to use it for personal or party advantage. What has happened since 1888 to take to loaning of gov ernment money to pet banks less reprehensible than it was then? Second-The loaning of government money to the banks makes the govern ment dependent upon the banks. If it loans a large sum (as lt is doing now) lt iB hardly at liberty to with draw the money, for the withdrawal of a considerable sum would disturb business and threaten a panic. If the government goes into the business of loaning money to the banks lt will be difficult to withdraw deposits, and what is therefore regarded as an emer gency deposit is very apt to grow into a permanent deposit. Third-By loaning the government's surplus to the national banks these powerful institutions are given a pecuniary interest in the maintenance of high tuxes and In the collection of large revenues, for the more money the government collects the more lt has to deposit. It is evident that every banker who has a large govern ment deposit ls permanently Interest ed IQ preventing any reduction of taxation, however onerous the burden may become to the people. Can we afford to array so potent an Interest against a reduction of taxation? Is it not di men lt enough now for the taxpayer to secure a hearing? Will it not be more difficult when tue national banks profit largely by heavy taxa tion? Can the people afford to use their own money to hire the National hanks to work against them. Fourth-The Aldrich bill provides for the payment of interest at the rate \ of lh per cent. Some opposition has been expressed to this provision, and until the measure is finally enact ed lt is Impossible to know that com pensation, if any, will be fixed. But whether the money is loaned at 1} per cent or is loaned without Interest, it Is evident that the banks receiving the money can make a large profit by loaning lt. If, for Instance, 8300, 000,000 is loaned to the banks at 14 per cent the amount paid to the gov ernment would be four millions and a half. If this money is loaned out at I 3 pet cent, the banks' profits ls four millions and a half. If it is loaned at < 4J per cent the banks make a profit 1 of 89,000,000; if it ls loaned at 6 per cent the profit ls 81 a,?00,000. 1 The banks that receive the benefit of these deposits can well afford to contribute to the campaign fund of < tho party that continues them. At 1 the lowest rate suggested above the banks would make four millions and a 1 half. If they can make this sum each 1 year for four years, can they not af- ? ford to give one year's profit to Insure four years more? Is it not apparent < that the Aldrich bill laya the founda- . tion for an enormous corruption fund? At tho lowest possible rate at which any ono will calculate the profit to thc banks, the national hanks can afford to contribute more to the campaign fund of the party that favors them than can be collected from all the people by any party that opposes ' special privileges and seeks merely the equal right of all. 1 It may be added that the Aldrich hill is objectionable because lt permits the deposits of miscellaneous assets, as ' a security for the loan of government 1 money. First mortgage railroad bonds under certain conditions are declared \ by the bill to be sufficient to secure ' the deposits of money. Heretofore the ! government has protected Itself by taking its own bonds as security for deposits^ While all the other objec- '' tiona made to this system aie good against deposits, even when govern-" ment bonds arc given as security, still , the government is protected, but in the case of the deposit of mlscella- , ncous securities the government may not be secure. It ls apparent that the designation of bonds as suitable for security must have a powerful In fluence upon the stock market? Is lt ( wiso or- safe that the government, should thus connect itself with the stock exchange? The congestion of money In thc treasury ls due to the collection of moro taxes than thc government needs. Why not reduce taxation? That would be a protection against i any future surplus. The surplus now 1 on hand can be used buying up the I government's obligations. The pur- 1 chase of government obligation would ? not only stop interest, but woiild re- I lleve the government of the embarras- ' mont which lt finds lo,having on hand 1 so large a sum of money. But the < surplus on hand would not bother the 1 government so much hut for thc factil that there is a scarcity of money in 1 tho country. Whenever wc attempt 1 to increase the quanti ty of real money wo ard told that we do not need any more money,: AB soon: ns this ajgu mont is "forgotten; the...:bariks . begin cl?tboririg fqr _an opportunity to "uso the government surplus and- aUeglug os an excuse that tho money ls needed in tlie channels of trade, lt 1B possi ble to have enough money to do busi ness with and thus enable the govern* ment to keep In the treasury what ever money lt has on band. This is not only possible, but lt ls desirable, for it avoids tho varions questions whioh-nrlse in connection with tho loaning of government money. Then, too, if the money ls locked up In the treasury the people who need more money will be Interested both in in creasing; the volume of money und also in redublng taxation. \ Where the money ls held In the treaBiiry..^power ful luterests are brought to the sup port of. the people In their demand for a sufficient volume of money and fur an economical govermcnfcj' whereas these same Interests uro arrayed against the people when uuneceessary taxes can be collected and the unnec sary surplus loaned out to the finan ciera. The Republican policy ls to take from the. people money that ought to remain in the people's pocket* and then loan the money to the banks on the ground that the people need lt. Tho Democratic policy ls, tlrst, to have a suOloient'volume of money to do business with; second, to collect only .so much as ls needed for the .eco nomical administration of the govern ment, and, third, to keep the govern ment money in thc government vaults and avoid the evils that follow thc loaning of povernment funds. By the way, are you not now doing without legal authority' what the Aldrich bill is intended to authorize? BATTLE WITH PIRATES. Filipino Constables Herman anil Johnson Attacked by JBuocaneors. A dispatch from Manila says in spector Herman and Supply Olllcer Johnson of the Philippine constabu lary, who embezzled the funds of thc Mindanao government and started Dut to be pirates, were attacked one night last week by six Filipinos, the crew of a native boat which pirates had taken forcible possession of. An encounter took place oil thc west coast of the Island of Negros. John son vas killed immediately. Herman wasstabhed In the neck and a native deserter named Fuentes was also stabbed. Herman fought ferociously and killed four of the attacking party at close rauge. The struggle took place in a row boat and two of the parties covered with' blood jumped overboard. It ls not known whether they escaped or were drowned. In the meantime Herman bandaged his wound and?navigated the boat to the shore. There he abandoned the craft and escaped to the mountains at as poiut near a former landing place of the pirates at Bay aun.- From there he sent his carbine to the president by a friendly native and then disap peared. He was last seen Saturday, when he was suffering severely from his wounds. Tile constabulary re covered the boat, two revolvers, and a portion of the stolen money. They also found .Johnson's body in a heap of the dead sailors. Thc deserter Fuentes was still alive. Johnson was buried. It ls expected that Herman will be captured soon. Poor Riobard Junior's Philosophy The best excuse is a poor excuse. The art of pleasing Is to be pleased. True love is never chilled by icc cream. The Monroe doctrine needs no doc toring. In life our enemies are often bur best friends. It is easier to bc a hero than to look like one. Keep on going ahead; let others look for footprints. Faith in the fealty of others is often founded on vanity. Nature allows long credit, but charges compound interest. As a maid she bends the man; as a wife she keeps him straight. A machine ls doing Its best work when it makes thc least noise. They say it is hard to be poor; yet most people lind it easy enough. In spite of strikes and lockouts thc wages of sin keep ahout the-sarae. Some men are born foolish and some preserve their old love-letters. A man who gives way to his moods Is weak on all thc ten commandments. The Impatient heir generally dis ?overs that where there's fl, will there's \ wait. Whistling to keep thc courage up is ill right, but the whistle should not bc wet. A woman without curiosity may be lull company, but she makes a good neighbor. Doctor Parkhurst advises young men to be near thc track when the tirain of opportunity passes. Better be it the station where lt stops. Every man ls the architect of his )wn distlny, but the trouble ls we Jon't pay enough attcution to the fire-escapes. Refused to bo Ari esc ed. As the result of an attempt by three olllcers to arrest negroes at (ilassport, Pa., Friday night Constable William Shields, of Olassport, was ?hot through thc heart and almost Instantly killed and Peter Melvin, one jf the negroes, was shot dead by Pat rick Kelley. Fur some time sevrai negroes have been creating trouble ind were always ready to pick a quar rel; Friday they attempted Lo shoot William Davidson, a railroader who escaped and notified Constable William Shields and- Olllcer Jos. Morris, who iworc in Patrick Kelley as a special shicer. The shooting occurred when thc officers called on thc negroes to iurrender. (matched Prom Deal Ii. Fifteen shipwrecked sailors, literally, matched from the jiiws of death, ar rived at New York on the German steamer Verona. They belonged to thc U rag nay an bark Savador Tal vera, which sailed ."rom Fernandina, Florida, .Sept. 7, loaded with pitch, hides and lumber and bound for Corunna, Spain. The men clung to the vessel ten days after it was a com plete wrqek. Provisions were scarce ?ind the sailors were In great distress when rescued. How Pap They Oan Hopi In the water fishes see only at very slose range-about half their own length. This will seem, perhaps, un likely to anglers, although some of Lhcm can cite Instances showing that i tish can not. see far. Snakes seem Lo liavo a very mediocre sense of sight. The boa, for Instance, does not. see more than a quarter or a third of Its )wn length. Different species ? arc limited to one-fifth or one-eighth of ihclr length. Frogs are better oil ihey see fifteen to twenty Limes their cngth. A?? MANY.-YEAES;* A-WomaT Recognteed Her I?fg-Lo8t Brother ontheTrapeze. SISTER OF A CLEVER ACROBAT, Who* Was Kinking His Life, v Had Not Hoon Him for Fifteen if.ears, Now Happily .;. Reunited. , ? "; . S ; .' ''Tr\IL:'; Away up among the' ropes at' Bar"- ' num & Bailey's great circus, Hashing from one 'trapeze to .an?ili?r, like a .flying squirrel In scarlet, Oharley Sel grlst went through' hls^anger?us. turn, JnrCinclnnattl.v '' - / ' ".' * ' Monday night, far below in a box a woman In silks and satins, with her face blanched from fear, recognized In him the brother- she had . not seen for 15 years and whom she had mourn ed as dead. The woman was Mrs. Lucy Allen,of Portland Ore., who had journeyed from there to see bim when she heard from friends he was alive. As the brother risked bis life be little thought his devoted sister watched feverishly his every move; he knew not she was there. And so when lt was all over'he made his way to thc dressing tent. "Charley," said a fellow-performer, "there's a lady waiting to see you." "To see me?" the acrobat exclaim ed. "I know no one here." "Well, here's her card, anyway," said thc man, as he handed over the pasteboard. "Mrs. James Allen" read Selg'rtst. "I don't kuow her," and so saying, slipped the card aside and finished dressing. Once more be looked atthe card. In one corner he saw some very faint pencil markv They were formed Into a name, and he started as be read lt: "Lucy Patterson." IN CLOSE EMBRACE. In another second he had bounded out of his dressing room and was hold ing in his arms the woman who had watched, hip from the box. "Sister, sister, sister!"' ho murmur ed in a baptism of happiness, as he covered her tear-wet face with kisses. Later when they left the show grounds, bliss supreme was ucolcted upon the countenance or each. Their is a story replete with strange happenings, adventures, hardships, suffering, love, sacrifices and the other emotions of man. Charley Patterson was born In Portland, Otc. Ile says he can not remember the time when he could not do gymnastics. At 5 years of age he was doing tumbling acts with a lot of older boys in a saw dust pile near his home, when two men approached. IIB WAS KIDNAPPED. A swimming pool was nearby, and they asked Charley to show them the way. The moment, they were out of the sight of his companions one of them picked up the little chap and made for a buggy. For a year after: the kidnapping Charley was whipped Into his acts, but finally he contrived to. escape, when showing near home, and made his way back, only to Und his mother, and father dead and all the family gone away save one brother. Then Cbarley sold papers. To at-, tract attention, he did tumbling stunts of high class nature oh the streets. One day ? man watohed the little chap ' perform. The next day Charley Patterson had disappeared. Where he had gone no one coujd tell.-' For four years thc young acrobat led a miserable existence. Beaten, kicked and starved in private, he was smiled upon and exhibited in public. I It was while showing In Rochester that Charley got ride of his heavy yoke. Shortly after a performance one night the man beat, his charge unmercifully, and the cries of pain from the little boy attracted thc attention of a passer by, Charles Lee, a circus man, and in a second the lad's tormentor was sprawling upon the ground and his tale of woe unfolded into his rescuer's ear. KINDNESS CAME. After that the boy's life was more bearable. Kindness itself was Lee, the proprietor of "Thc Great London Snow,' and so great was the love that sprang up between the two that the orphaned stripping was legally adopt ed as Charles Lee, Junior. For live years the circus was on the road and meeting with success. Then it was that Charley seemed likely to be made the heir of a rich man, but in one unlucky season all was lost, and Charley Lee went back to the farm In Pennsylvania. This proved too quiet an existence, however, for Charley Jr., so he ran away. Since that time-he was 15 years old then and now he ls 25-ho has had many ups and downs, but he never forgets the old foster father back on the Pennsylvania farm, and always sends him $10 a week as regular as Sunday comes. And when possible he always spends-his vacation there. Now as Charley Selgrist, member of the Selgrist-SIbons perch team Barnum & Bailey's show,.with which he has traveled for live years and all through England and Europe,' he is one of the nighest salaried men on the payroll. And In the height gf bis success his long lost sister comes to him, and, with her hann In his, complete happi ness steals into his eventful life.. Offers II is l?ody for Snlo. Alfred Knapp, thc "strangler," who was condemned to death for wife murder, at Columbus, Ohio, but whose ease has been appealed, has come to thc conclusion that he does not want a new trial, ls resigned to lils fate and has oiTere.1 his body for sale for 850. Ile said Wednesday: "I would Just as soon bc electrocuted Dec. 12 as not, for I guess it would be just as well to be killed then. I would do thc same thing over again were I freed, so I might just as well go, now." Knapp says ho will enter into a contract with any one who may he willing to give bim $50 for his body,-pledging that the body shall be delivered itfter'he ls electrocuted. Knapp's attorneys re cently called upon him and warned him against, talking about his case any more. This Is the-'way'-hc obeys. The Mont Horrible Yet. A white woman 50 years old was criminally assaulted1' Thursday' near. Nahunta, Ga., by an unknown negro. Thc woman was at home alone when without warning she war. blinded by a handful of red pepper thrown In her eyes. For an instant before lt was thrown she saw her assailant was a negro and had ti pistol, lier screams and struggles did not prcvet him from accomplishing his purpose. Thc wo man's eyes were terribly burned and she is unable to give any description or her assailant. Searching parties aro out but vi tho ut a clue to work on. r ^ HAS BEQAN SUIT. k~ :>u;-^;-; \ ' For ;Sovonty.fivo Thousand Bqlliir?'j Against tho Southern. ~ Mrs. Dorothy A. Brlckman, wicViw of> Engineer Henry Brickman^whb lost his llfein.tho disaster at-Fishing Creek trestle, .'hos instituted r- ault against the Southern R?llwayr|f?r damages to' the amount of .476;fJ00i Notlee of the suit was filed in . Y?rk yllletSaturday. ? The attorneys In . the case'are Legare^hd ??olman, of'Ohar leaton. Tho dead engineer formerly. Uvea* in Charleston.'?^b7the'tlme . of his death ho was an engineer on. the Southern, running between. Marion, Nv O.,>?nd Caind?n, 8;pW?'>'? ^ News readers" wi ll recall the> tena ble weckat FJsblng^reekj when ?ye Mire kl! fed30u trigbtiand '?Ojor112 we te badly injured, among the slightly /.In jured was Mr. -Abernethy, oftbis.clty, who was^travellng for E. 'M. ; Andrews ; & Co.,* the furniture, dealers. .The, suit of'Mrs*! Brickmands the heaviest! that his ever been brought against" a. railroad in North or South Carolina. It will come up in the common pleas court.of York county*^.:..'./ -j ' The wreck'at Fiselng ?r?ek trestle occurred'on the mofnfog^of September 3rd. The cause of the disaster ls now belog examined Into by " the ' railroad commission of South Carolina. It bas been claimed by some'that' the acci dent was the result of decayed^tlm bers. This will be the contention' "?? all who intend to enter suit, against' the company. . Mr. J ,?t?. B. Thompson, chief of the executive dep'artment of-th? Southern informs The News that a broken wheel : the front trucks of'the engine was found immediately after the accident, and In the opinion of the railroad oifi clals, was wholly the cause of the trouble. This faot was testifieoVtb by theolllcials of the railroad under oath, at Columbia last week. Col J: H. Averill was selected by the South.Carolina railroad commis sion to make a thorough examination of the property. ('Thl.8 report was quite lengthly^ He described the road and the physical condition in great detail, naming the trestle on the line and - giving a report as to other con ditions. Ile stated that he found the road in very good condition, with every indication that it had received proper attention in the matter of maintenance and repairs. He pointed out'that In two or more of the struc tures he had observed the presence of some timbers which, in his opluion, called for renewal. He found that [the railroad company was making such re newal^- but that such timbers did not make the praticular'structures unsafe and that, as a general thing, he found all the structures mentioned In a.g?od state of repair and that he found none of them unsound or unsafe. Charlotte News. A SAD CASE. A Mau" Who Doos'Nbt'lCnow Where Ho dunc Frotu.. * ! Tho correspondent of the State Bays a stranger appeared in Rock Hill last Thursday who bas created consider able excitement, being unable to jilvc his name, from whence he came, ot in fact no information whatever ab?ut himself. ' lt seemed clearly to bsp? case of lost identity and thc physi cians interested themselfs in lt and he was taken to the private hospital Hod bas regained to a-certain extent lis mental faculties and is able now_;p. give a slightly-Intelligent ?ccoQ?TTtr himself. ] i: h When he first came to, his past waj to .'him a total blank. He showed 'nf sign of insanity, only being iunabln to give any account of himself as jjjA who or ^vhat he was. - He is still un Willing to give Out anything for pub ' llcation, for-althpugh he can now givi his name, and.seems to haveregainec td a certain extent his memory, he i; unwilling to trust much to it as yet. He says his name is Lee, and tha he . ha l been employed by a larg clothing house in Buffalo, N. Y.? tha, he .left there last Christmas, and ha been in Detroit, Mich., but did not stay there long. He does not know when nor why he left that part of the country. Ile does not remember whep he came to Rock Hill nor how he gut there. When he first came here he ap plied to one of the largo dry gooos houses for work, but now has no recol lection of it. Said he could remember having $80 at one time but cad only presume he spent lt. Ile 4s very despondent about him-, self and seems mostly concerned now as to how he will make money enough to get away from Rock HUI. Tjie phy sicians ?seem to be of the opinion that he was sandbagged and the lick on the head has bereft him of all recollection of the past. He is ap parently about .10 ypars of . age and seems to be of moro than Ordinary In telligence and relinement, and says he haft no family. His case is a peculiar ly sad one and both people and phy sicians have given it close attention and study and efforts are being made to learn where his home ls and some thing about him, until which time he will remain here. A Strong flinn. Gilman Lowe, a New York, athlete, lifted 1-,000;000 pounds in thirty-four minutes and thirty-five seconds. 'Thc scale wa? so arranged as to bring the arm, leg and hack muscles-Into play. Each lift of the beam under which he stooped raised L,000 pounds ot dead, weigh}, i Itu ring Vtlie ": two v rnonths; tralriillg Mr. Lowesi lived on tfnLyj'onc; fnenl dcatly,- conslstlrig Of thr?e eggs, on?-half loaf of whole wheat bread, fruit, either oranges, grapes, apples or bananas; cereals and-nh ts, and one glass of milk after each meal;- also plenty of cooled distilled water during the day. ; : .' . On thc leight Line. The Delaware State board of,agrl culture ls paying special attention*to the preservation of the wild birds.-es pecially the Insect-destroying ones, and it has appointed Charles.D. Pen nock of Pennsylvania to the office of State ornithologist. Mr. . Penndck will attend thc various farmers' Insi .iutes to bc held this fall and will de liver before them addresses on birds. Leaflets published by the Audubon Society will be distributed ;at ."the1 same . time,. and .also. .1? thc public schools of the State, Hurled tho* WFo'hg ifjoy. After having been mourned as dead since early in September, Guy Jones, ll years of age, of Chicago has turned up alive and well. In a grave at Graceland cemetery ls the body of a boy which was burled as that of tho missing lad. Taking offense at a scolding by his father the boy left home. A search by the police reveal ed a body resembling his Heating In tho. river. Thc features were distor ted but thc parents believed they had identified their son and burled thc corpse as his. TO SAVE.GOTHAM. . -_-i . . . The Religious. Crank Dowie'"and a Host of Other Cranks INVADE NEW YOYK : CITY Fo^tho Purpose of, Converting tho Souls iof tbo Ootbamitea and Oet a Littln of ; . < * Their Money. '. ? ':}:'. . , f n <r ; .: ? % . The pity.of N?w York ls now being invaded by ?h great religious prank and his hostev ht cranks. Arrangements were completed In Madison "Square Garden forithe reception ofr the /'res toration / hose," 4,000 strong, ?when that body arrived Friday from* Zion City.and-rwblch will endeavor, led by Jobn Alexander Dowie, who claims to bo the ? reincarnation of . Prophet Elijah, to save the. people of New York from losing their BOUIS. ' Special trains bearing the crusaders began to .arrive at 6 o'clock In the morning over the various railroads. Zion scouts were on hand ab each station and members of the incoming hosts were directed in a general way to Madison Square Gajrden. The warfare will be opened In good earnest on Sunday. Parties of work ers will be 6ent out over thc city to distribute literature setting forth the virtues of "Dowleisrn and picked agents will visit the bowery. Under the di rection of an advance agent 420 mem bers of John- Alexander Do win's "Zionist" hosts" arrived from Chicago on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Friday to participate in the crusade for tho .-regeneration ? pf New York. All appeared cheerful and happy and said tbeyhad an; enjoyable, tri p. As soon as the lirst car had started the crowd on board began singing a hymn and a Farge crowd bf "curious spectators gathbrcd around those waiting outside the ferry hoyse.- The men In the Dowie party distributed tracts among them. The men were all dressed in a uniform resembling that worn by the United States infantry. ? Dowie himself arrived in his special train at the Grand Central station, disappointing the crowds who were amaiting him at the West Shore rail road .ferry, his train having come from Albany over the Hudson river division. Another train bringing Dr. Dowie's adhearents had previously ar rived on the New York Central. One hundred of the Dowicltes who arrived iu the city via the Pennsyl vania railroad ferry were met by a score-of boarding-house keepers. They were hurried In cabse or trolley cars to Madison Square Garden. Beside his son, Dowie ls accompan ied by his wife, Carl F. Stern, chief of police of Zion City, and Dr. Massey. All registered at the Plaza Hotel, Madison Square Garden, which is to be thc headquarters of the host for the most of the time they are in New Yory city. It was soon occupied by 1,800 citizens of Zion. Each presented at the entrance an identification card, bearing the photo graph of the holder aud every person was carefully scrutinized by Gen. Mitchell. All had expected to break fast in the garden, but it had become impossible to make provisions for any meals; before 5. p. m., and they left the garden in search of a meal in neighboring restaurants. Scattering aroung the entrance to .?ihe-garderi wcr?Hi?e Zion members. Each:was^resi-ed in a black uniform and a black-peaked cap. On the cap just above tne peak was a gilt dove and under it-the word braided in guilt letters, ."Patience." In the belt they wore sword strap, but instead of a weapon, it strapped a bible. Amoung those who arrived were Chas'. E. Barnard,-formerly a Chicago banker and now general financial manager for Dowie. After a rest Mr. Dowie proceeded to Madison Square Garden where about 3,000 of the host awaited him. When he stepped into the vast hall .the as semblage rose and faced tbeovergeer. Holding up his hand be said, "Peace be to thee." "Peace tb thee be multi plied," answered the great crowd in one voice. The roll was then* called. After look ing thlngB over at Madison Square Garden, Dowie gathered the reporters together and talked to them for over an hour. Ile said his mission here was one of pea?e and during thc three weeks that the followers of the Chris tian Catholic Church are here they ex pected to visit every family in this elly at least twice. He said also that he comes in the capacity of the Prophet Elijah, and in accordance with thc re velation he made in 1901 to an audi ence of 7,000 people In the Auditorium in Chicago, and promised to explain more fully what the revelation paeans. A Good Reliable House. In another column will be found the advertisement of Mess. Lachicotte & Co.,. rewclers, of Columbia. S. C. This Enterprising Firm, established over 20-years.and well known all over the State. Has printed a handsome 100 page Illustrated' Catalogue of their wares for the convenience of such of their-fr lends and ipatrons who are not situated convenient to alargo Jewelry Store. Willi Ibis catalogue in hand the problem of, "What shall 1 give for a present" becomes easy of solution. They deliver all goods either by mail, express or freight, according lo size of packaged Charges prepaid. . In ordering*goods 6f Lller?i you'run no risk ?f : being- not suited, as they stipulate in their catalogue Unit any purchaser w*ho orders ana is notcntire lylsatislled with thc goods on arrival, can return them at once and money will be refunded, or other goods sent as purchaser desires. If you have not already recieved a copy of eataloue, they will be pleased to send one on receipt of your address on a postal card. Mullet! Mulletl Mullet! and all kinds of Fresh and Sait Water tish and oysters. If you are dealing in Fresh Fish or intend to deal In them writ e fof prices and send your ordrs to TEH HY FISH'CO., Charleston, S. C. or COLUMBIA FISH & ICE CO Columbia S. C. We ship only, fresh caught tish and our prices arc as low as ?hoy ca*fi* be .sold at. Write us. Try us^and bo'eon minced ...... W>y D? W? De?. Vital statistics classified snows thc respiratory organs to bc tho feeble point in man. Diseases of the lungs are out of all proportion In fatality. Take Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein, for coughs, colds and consumption. At Druggists, 25o per bottle. .JV'W. Andrews, who resides about .eight miles from Griffin, Ga., had the misfortune, while cutting wood /Thursday, to accidentally split thc head of his 4-year-old son. Thc child died before a physician ce-uld bo sum moned. A Yourjj? I?ady of Newberry'Comity Marries a Westerner. , MIBS' Anna Chalmers of Helena, Newberry County, was married on tho 1st instant' to D. 0. Kyle, city engl-, beer., of Washington, Iowa. About this marriage is a pretty little rom-: ance, which we find relatid In the Newberry Observer as follows: In Aprlal last a letter was received by. Mayes! bookstore'.here from D'. C. Kyle of Washington^" Iowa, asking fur a copy or O'Neall's Annals ' of .New berry,-^, and Incidentally -inquiring about E. Pi-Ch?tm?r8, who the writer said .was a second cousin of bia and wltli whom he had corresponded years ago. ; Tho copy, of' the Annals was sent andJLhe letter was turned over to Mrs. Chalmers. Miss Amid Chalmers repeled to tho letter^ telling Mr. Kyle of the death of her fathe by lightning seycral years ago. Mr. Kyle-wrote again, and the correspondence con tinued until it resulted in an engage ment. Mr. Kyle proposed to come south for his bride, if she preferred it that way, but suggested, as his duties as city engineer- made l& Inconvenient for him to leave, that srie could come to Washington-leaving lt entirely to her. She. decided to go, and left Helena on Tuesday, September 28th, and on Thursday they were married. The bried is a most excellent young woman, and she has numerous friends in .Newberry, who wlhh her much hap piness inrher far-off home., Tbe; following account-ot the mar riage is taken from the Burlington, Iowa, 'fjazette: i '?Tue social news of these columns include today, a pretty romance in marriage and' giving in marriage, in which Mr. D. C. Kyle of Washington, Iowa, a well known civil engineer, and Miss-Mary Anna Chal mers of Helena-. Soutb. Carolina, were the central Ugures. The bridal couple have been- corresponding for several months and anticipating the culmlna tion 'of the happy event which was solemnized today. Although the bridegroom is a man of about slxty% two years, and ls 'a relative of the bride's parents, he had never met her until today. Wc are safe in saying that it was acaseof love at first sight, and botli seemed supremely happy and very well pleased in each other's com pany. Mr. Kyle arri ved in the city of Burlington on thc 30. h of September, and secured the marriage license, to be ready for the happy event. The bride-to-be arrived this morning, October 1st," true to ber promise, from the sunny southland, and was met by her future husband attheuuion depot at 4:10 "a. m., and escorted to the Union hotel to uwic the hour set for the. ceremony, which was celebrated at 41:30 a. m., Oct. 1st, thc Kev. It. F. Ilurlburt of the First M.. E. church officiating. Mr. James J. Lyon and Mr. ^Thomas Eaton,- attended as wit nesses. Mr. Kyle's bride comes of a very good old Scotch-Irish family of Covenanter ancestsrs, and he has very good reason to be proud of a very charming wire. Mr. and Mrs. Kyle will remain in the city of Burlington uutil tomorrow, when they will gu to Washington, Iowa, to make their home and will receive the congratula tions and best wishes of busts uf iriends for their new life. May it be long and happy." A Pair of 1 'ak i r.s. Dowie tho great fakir, is now jn vaiding tho city of Now York, with a lot of Iiis 'deluded followon*, hut lie ie not tho only fan?tica, fakir | who claims mystical transformation! We sec it staled that Mrs. B?atrice I Stafford, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is a fakir of thc Dewie kind, and may get up a counter d?monstration. Sit? ! l?as gathered around her a crowd ol' hysterical humbugs who style themselves "Thc Church of Holy Spirits." Tho woman herself has taken tho title of "Manna Mysteria," denoting "Mysterious hood for the Soul." She claims to he, Christ him self, "developed" into fcmal form. Thc Augusta Chronicle says this woman was once an actress. Sit? is intelligent and handsome. She ad mits that she was once fond of . the I world, but claims that she now lives entirely in the spirit. She is sur-1 rounded by a ?tait of prophets, who in every-day life bear ordinary names | and pursue ordinary ?vocations, but who profess to believe thcnusclves reincarnations of Mal thew, Lulu Peter, and other biblical- celebrities. They also pretend that Satan's rein carnated form is present on the earth in thc form of a human being. We agree with our coteinporury that "undoubtedly thc influenc? of tho"j Devil is in the world. Wc sec it everywhere, 'like a roaring lion, socking whom lio-may devour.' It may also be seen in these fake prophets, who are making money by preying upon the credulity of delud ed fools, or else under the guess ol' religion are opening tho way lo prac tices that tempt me:i and women lo become deliberate, calculating frauds. In all ages of the world, these false prophets have had their day-'they had '.their day and cense to be.' As one crop of fanatics or rogues, in. sanctimonious style, perishes, another crop is produced; and there is a harvest ol' fools pr dupes. Wo aro told, iii Holy Writ, to beware of them, lo hear them hot; Experience is said to be 'tho fool's teacher.' but there aro some folks who roach that stage of folly which nothing seems to cure short of death, and then, what acure that may bet.." PreUlctH IOIeven Cents. Mr. T. IS. Masscngale, of Georgia, furnishes a most interestingarticle to the press of that State, in which ho shows that, despite I he.efforts of the 'old boars, cotton will.be soUing.right here at homo, by the 1st of January, for Eleven cents, and ill Now York it will.command L2| couts. We haven't space for t he entire article this, week, making simply a brief synopsis from Mr.' Massengnlo's article. Thc visible supply of cotton, says Mr. Mussen gale, is nearly six'hun drud thousand bales short of the commercial heeds of tho count ry, and, as tho world needs twelve million 'bales of Ameri can cotton, and must have it, thia amount of cotton cannot possibly be forthcoming this season and, consid ering tho shortness of tho crop, 11 cent's will bo a low price for thc sta ple And why should tho pfieo be less than eleven cents? There is not a single reason that, tho most con summate arid determined boar can ad vaneo with a particle of common sonso or logic in it, especially when Geo A Wagoner, Pres. Geo Y Oolomar Coleman-W?gener - . Successor td C. .303 KING STREET, "; THE ANSWER TO THE QUEST COUNTRY GIVE CHARLESTON : H TIIEY-DO NOT KNOW CHARLES1 TAGE OVER HER COMPETITORS COMPARE RATES. J: . ; ' . Gl.?BBIFXO From NKW YORK, N. Y. ?EII 100 TO 1 2 3 ' CriAKIJB8TON , S O 60 40 34 2? Will the up-country buy from Charl cities? - , We Do Nut Deceive If you ar? slck'?nd^ but'ho sure that youn We do not believe In i F KKK MEDICINE selie under our treatment lar Need be paid Un tl lists who have es tab)' ^ r m , and collecting the fee piC^r.J^?^ 1{ y?u want HONKS form of Cfronlc Diseases, write us TOE bas never been excelled. DE. REYNOLD BOX Z, A' THE G?IGNRAD COLUMB Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Sp ra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to ti Prepare yourselves to meet the den and bookkeepers. Write for cata MACFEAT'S BUSINESS C W. H. Macfeat, official Court" Steno Are You Coming to the St? If you come we want you to call in ? acquaintance. You can have your mai City we will take care of your packages The State Fair officials promise to ha and thc City of Columbia will do hersh forget thc dates,' Oct. 26, 27, 28, 20. P. H. LACHICOTTE 1424 Main St tfou?ued in l?5?. MEDICAL 8 Write for Free C MEDICAL DEPARTMENT UN Curriculum Included twenty-three thorough review quiz; seven laboratory work daily. New building elaborately I appliances. Tuition S05.00. Address, 641 Brick BU,,LD?^ LARGE STOCK. P GEURGIA-CAROL .Howard H. StafJ WRITE FOR PRICES. Whiskey I Morphine I Cigarctt Habit, I Habit | Habit Cured by Keeley 1 132? Lady St. (or P. O. Box 75f Colu once solicited. L/ime, Cemei Terra Cotta Pipe, Roofing Pa] Carolina, Portland Ce mei it is den finitely known that there ia not enough, of surplus cotton on hand to run tho spindles of the country thirty days. The conservative opinion of tho best judges assert that tho crop cannot bo a largo one for sever al reasons. To start with, says Mr. Mnssehgalo, we had a very late spring. Cotton did not grow off, consequently the stalk is not largo. Following that, we had a series of tho hottest August and September days ever known, and the crop being from two to three weeks late, suffer ed immensely, the small and young bolls drying tip, and no top crop any where is claimed, bi Texas the boll weevil and the caterpillar have cut tho crop to such an extent that a government expert from Texas says tho colton in six counties is virtually ruined. All these things conspiro to elovalo the price of cotton. Tho last and only excuse, therefore, that tho bears can now roly on is the claim that Ibero was a large increase in acreage; but Mr. Massehgale shows by a table running through a series ol'year, that it is not the largest acre age, every time, that gives the best results. Taking all these facts into consideration, our Georgia friend concludes that cotton will bring not. less than Eleven cents hy the 1st of j January iSen pp.d Women who aro In need of the best medien! treat ment should not fall lo ..?insult Dr Hatha way nt unce, ns he ls r e e o ir n I 7. e ns the lenrilntr md mo=tauo ce-.-(ul specialist. You are Rafe In planne your case tn lil- flail tis; as he ts the lo ii Kt'st established ^anrt lias Hie liest rep utiulon. II e. cures wlier ii others (?ill ; there ls no patchwork A.'^p.'^i??&Bor expttrhiieiilliiK li . y \^*-KitP%?,M* treatment Per jjX. '?>?jk t^^i wt?fr8<,n?l attention by Dr '777y//,r? annul UM.-I.....I. u) ui ;?v Hathaway, al-o ape PR. HATHAWAY. clal counsel from hl ? asrtoulnte phyaloUnf ...hen necessary; which no other oflVo has. l? on cnn not call, write fur free booklets aiu' Inte-ilon hlanUs. Mention your trouble. Ev miling strietlv confidential J. N'-wtoi t;.i...r^"ti M;-o 88 Inman Building 221 S. 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President. ate Fair. at our Handsome Store .and make cur I sent y?n in our care, and while in the ve this year the biggest Fair on record ?are In providing amusements. Don't & CO., Jewelers, ., COLUMBIA, 8 O Graduates 4,453 .TBDENTS. Catalogue of the IVERS1TY ?F NASHVILLE. ' lecture coiirses, each followed by a courses, and three hours of clinical eqipped with modern apparatus and J. DILLARD JACOBS, M. D., Sec, South Market St., Nashville, Tenn. IY SHAPES. ROMPT SHIPMENTS INA BRICK CO., ford, President. , ? AUGUSTA, GA. ,e I AlliDrug and Tobacco I - Habits. :n?tit:iit;e, of ?, CX mbia, S. G. Confidential correspond-^' \ at, JPl?U8t<~r, per, Car lots, small lots, write, it Co., (7n>irl63ion, f*. C. G A.Gurnard._.. Jc.jA.tk1^'", Pres. .Seo. and Treas. Columbia Supply... Co. COLUMBIA, S. C. 804 WEST GERVAIS GIBBES BUIXDINQ. Now is the time you are looking around your Gins ana other machinery to see what supplies you need. We carry three grades of Rubber Belt, 3 grades of Leather and Gandy Belt. Largest stock of Wood Pulleys in the State. Carry Pipe, Fittings, Valves, Shafting, Hangers, Roofing and every thing else in the supply line. We want. your orders, this applies to any one using or handling machinery. You can save money by writing us. 18?4. -1902-'03. GREENVILLE FEMALE COLLEGE. Grecnv'lle, S. G. ? ? - . ;.".??> ??.y~?-i-.>. v? -.;'-'-.v '": College of highest grade. Degree courses and specials. Faculty of 18. I Greatly improved equipment.' Pure mountain water. Climate rarely equalled. For catalogue and terms write E. G. JAMES, LITT. D., Pres. Wilson's -Freckle Cure. Guaranteed to rem ove Free kies, Sun Burns, Tans, Moth and Pimples also as a toilet cream Money r e turned if lt fails. Price Sue. Trial /, size 25c. 5c postage. If not sold by your druggist, write I. R. WILSON & CO, Charleston, S. O. High Grade Pianos, Best Organs. The duality, Terms and Prices will please. Call or write Malone's Music House, Established 1884. Opposite Y M O A, Save Money, ave Time, ave Bother. Buy your Paints, Oils, Var nishes, and Brushes,. Sash, Doois, and Blinds from SHARD BUILDERS S?PPLY C0(J 015 Plain St Columbia, S 0