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(MUFFIN AND TILLMAN. A TART CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TWO OFFICIAL8. Governor Till man Calla the Superlntend ? hi of I lie Slat* i.iiimti" Asylant to Account, und the Lulter Defend* U in> ??!( with Some Acerbity. Columbia) s. c, May 18.?The fol lowing correspondence between Gov ernor THlman and Dr. Griffin, which conclndea with a request for the resig nation of Dr. Griflln, will be read with great interest. Tho letter referred to by Governor THlman in his opening note was published in the News and Courier: Columbia, S.'.C, May 5,1891. Dr. P. E. Griflln, Columbia, S. O? Dear Sir: In your letter to the regents, a copy of which was handed me last week, you complain of unfair treat ment and an ex-parte examination of witnesses by the committee. 1 beg to remind you that when tho Investigation begun no charges had been preferred against anyone, and the com mittee, including myself, looked to getting at the truth only?finding out if anything was wrong with the insti tution or its management. Tho devel opments were of such a nature as to provoke a more thorough inquiry along certain lines, and you were promised an opportunity to crossquestion wit nesses or bring in testimony in rebuttal. As soon as the testimony was reduced to writing a copy was furnished to the regents lor their and your U3e, and you had the opportunity you asked. But, lastend ot doing this, you enteroi on a discussion of the old and new methods of treating.tlit insane. Tho Constitution imposes on me the responsibility for the fitness and effi ciency of the officers and the employees of the Asylum. 1 must perform my duty, however flisagreable it may be, and yet I will give you the full oppor tunity to exonerate yourself if you can. 1 write to ask whether you still wish to crossexamine the witnesses whose tes timony condemns you, or to attempt to impeach their veracity. Yours respectfully, 13. It. THlman, Governor. Office S. c. Lunatic Asylum, ) May 5,1891. ) To his Excellency, 11. It. THlman, Governor?Sir: In reply to your letter just received, I beg to state that I shall have the honor to communicate with your Excellency some time this after noon or evening, either personally or by letter. I have the honor to be very respect fully your obedient servaut. 1\ E. Grillln, Superintendent. On the same day Dr. Griflln wrote the following: Office S. c. Lunatic Asylum, ) Mav 5, 1891. $ To his Excellency, Ii. R. THlman, Governor?Sir: After more mature consideration of the subject matter of your letter of this morning, I am con strained to recall my hasty promise to reply this evening, and I therefore beg your Excellency's indulgence for a day or two longer. I have the honor to be very respect fully. P. E. Grillln. Superintendent. Office S. c. Lunatic Asylum, ) May 8,1891. $ To His Excellency, B, R THlman, Governor?S*r: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5'.h of May> instant, in which, referring to my answer and report to the board of regents of the Lunatic Asylum, of dnte 28th April last, and to the recent investigation mane by the legislative committee, you inquire whether I "still wish to cross-examine the witnesses (whose-teatimony, as you tue pleased to assert condemns me,) or to impeach their veracity." In my report to the board I esserted that by the secret and ex parte inquisi tion "justice had been denied me; that I had been condemned without oppor tunity of plea and of defence, without semblance of trial, without knowledge of the charge and specifications pre ferred against roe, without place for confronting the accusing witnesses and without tho right of testimony in my behalf." In your lottor you concede that I was "promised an opportunity to cross question tho witnesses or bring in tes timony in rebuttal," but you proceed to say that "as soon as the testimony * was reduced to writing a copy was fur nished to the regents for iheir und your use, und you bad tho opportunity you asked. 1 Jut instead of doing this you entered on h discussion of tho old and new methods of tt eating the in sane." This promise, as I stated in my re port, wns made to mo by you, speaking for the committee as well as for your self, while 1 was before the committee undergoing examination, and certainly, if given in good faith, authorized me to expect that before the inquisition was concluded I should have the occasion tendered to mo by you and the commit tee of presenting my defence. JNow your Excellency does not teed to bo inioriued that so soon as tho com mittee had concluded the examination of euch witness as they choose to select without notice to me, without the slightest intimation of their readiness to bear me, they with swift sentence on that same day proceeded to lind and publish their verdict by which I was "condemned," as you term It, upon most ferlous i in put ;ii ions of negligence, mis feasance andincapacity in the conduct of my office affecting my personal, of ficial and professional reputatioo. In t he face of thi* statement of fact, which is not denied, you say that as soon as the testimony was red net d to writing that a copy wns furnished to tb?. re gents "and that I had the opportunity asked!" How? When? Where? In my report to the board I stated that I had "access to some eighty page.* of manuscript containing portions of the testimony of some of those witnesses such as the legislative committee ohuse to select, while, as I am informed, the larger portion of the testimony taken during tho investigation has not been furnished the board, Including what ever may have been, given by any of the witnossestend!ngtoexculpate me from the charges." This hns not been and cannot truthfully be denied. Such op portunity as haa.&'ym afforded me is very like the opportunity in other times accorded to the victim who stood in chains before ?fco Sponlsh Inquisition, and yet was sometimes allowed to speak bei.Judgment; or more aptly like that of the culprit condemned unheard under tho tyrannical procedure of the Star Chamber of England. The inquiry now directed to mo by \our Excellency gives no assurance that the legislative committee will again convene, will set aside the sen iein e of condemnation, will open the judgment against me, will try me anew with open doors and without prejudlco, hearing witnesses upon examination and cross-examination, allowing me tho offices of counsel and bolulng them selves clear to the attainment of Im partial judgment. The Investigation under yotw guid ance hn? b.eretoioie proceeded wholly (MUFFIN AND TILLMAN. A TART CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TWO OFFICIAL8. Governor Till man Calla the Superlntend ? hi of I lie Slat* i.iiimti" Asylant to Account, und the Lulter Defend* U in> ??!( with Some Acerbity. Columbia) s. c, May 18.?The fol lowing correspondence between Gov ernor THlman and Dr. Griffin, which conclndea with a request for the resig nation of Dr. Griflln, will be read with great interest. Tho letter referred to by Governor THlman in his opening note was published in the News and Courier: Columbia, S.'.C, May 5,1891. Dr. P. E. Griflln, Columbia, S. O? Dear Sir: In your letter to the regents, a copy of which was handed me last week, you complain of unfair treat ment and an ex-parte examination of witnesses by the committee. 1 beg to remind you that when tho Investigation begun no charges had been preferred against anyone, and the com mittee, including myself, looked to getting at the truth only?finding out if anything was wrong with the insti tution or its management. Tho devel opments were of such a nature as to provoke a more thorough inquiry along certain lines, and you were promised an opportunity to crossquestion wit nesses or bring in testimony in rebuttal. As soon as the testimony was reduced to writing a copy was furnished to the regents lor their and your U3e, and you had the opportunity you asked. But, lastend ot doing this, you enteroi on a discussion of the old and new methods of treating.tlit insane. Tho Constitution imposes on me the responsibility for the fitness and effi ciency of the officers and the employees of the Asylum. 1 must perform my duty, however flisagreable it may be, and yet I will give you the full oppor tunity to exonerate yourself if you can. 1 write to ask whether you still wish to crossexamine the witnesses whose tes timony condemns you, or to attempt to impeach their veracity. Yours respectfully, 13. It. THlman, Governor. Office S. c. Lunatic Asylum, ) May 5,1891. ) To his Excellency, 11. It. THlman, Governor?Sir: In reply to your letter just received, I beg to state that I shall have the honor to communicate with your Excellency some time this after noon or evening, either personally or by letter. I have the honor to be very respect fully your obedient servaut. 1\ E. Grillln, Superintendent. On the same day Dr. Griflln wrote the following: Office S. c. Lunatic Asylum, ) Mav 5, 1891. $ To his Excellency, Ii. R. THlman, Governor?Sir: After more mature consideration of the subject matter of your letter of this morning, I am con strained to recall my hasty promise to reply this evening, and I therefore beg your Excellency's indulgence for a day or two longer. I have the honor to be very respect fully. P. E. Grillln. Superintendent. Office S. c. Lunatic Asylum, ) May 8,1891. $ To His Excellency, B, R THlman, Governor?S*r: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5'.h of May> instant, in which, referring to my answer and report to the board of regents of the Lunatic Asylum, of dnte 28th April last, and to the recent investigation mane by the legislative committee, you inquire whether I "still wish to cross-examine the witnesses (whose-teatimony, as you tue pleased to assert condemns me,) or to impeach their veracity." In my report to the board I esserted that by the secret and ex parte inquisi tion "justice had been denied me; that I had been condemned without oppor tunity of plea and of defence, without semblance of trial, without knowledge of the charge and specifications pre ferred against roe, without place for confronting the accusing witnesses and without tho right of testimony in my behalf." In your lottor you concede that I was "promised an opportunity to cross question tho witnesses or bring in tes timony in rebuttal," but you proceed to say that "as soon as the testimony * was reduced to writing a copy was fur nished to the regents for iheir und your use, und you bad tho opportunity you asked. 1 Jut instead of doing this you entered on h discussion of tho old and new methods of tt eating the in sane." This promise, as I stated in my re port, wns made to mo by you, speaking for the committee as well as for your self, while 1 was before the committee undergoing examination, and certainly, if given in good faith, authorized me to expect that before the inquisition was concluded I should have the occasion tendered to mo by you and the commit tee of presenting my defence. JNow your Excellency does not teed to bo inioriued that so soon as tho com mittee had concluded the examination of euch witness as they choose to select without notice to me, without the slightest intimation of their readiness to bear me, they with swift sentence on that same day proceeded to lind and publish their verdict by which I was "condemned," as you term It, upon most ferlous i in put ;ii ions of negligence, mis feasance andincapacity in the conduct of my office affecting my personal, of ficial and professional reputatioo. In t he face of thi* statement of fact, which is not denied, you say that as soon as the testimony was red net d to writing that a copy wns furnished to tb?. re gents "and that I had the opportunity asked!" How? When? Where? In my report to the board I stated that I had "access to some eighty page.* of manuscript containing portions of the testimony of some of those witnesses such as the legislative committee ohuse to select, while, as I am informed, the larger portion of the testimony taken during tho investigation has not been furnished the board, Including what ever may have been, given by any of the witnossestend!ngtoexculpate me from the charges." This hns not been and cannot truthfully be denied. Such op portunity as haa.&'ym afforded me is very like the opportunity in other times accorded to the victim who stood in chains before ?fco Sponlsh Inquisition, and yet was sometimes allowed to speak bei.Judgment; or more aptly like that of the culprit condemned unheard under tho tyrannical procedure of the Star Chamber of England. The inquiry now directed to mo by \our Excellency gives no assurance that the legislative committee will again convene, will set aside the sen iein e of condemnation, will open the judgment against me, will try me anew with open doors and without prejudlco, hearing witnesses upon examination and cross-examination, allowing me tho offices of counsel and bolulng them selves clear to the attainment of Im partial judgment. The Investigation under yotw guid ance hn? b.eretoioie proceeded wholly Court which, for whatever purpose, in defiance of justice, and in breach of their faith, have prejudiced my case. In view of all these circumstances, however anxious I may be to vindicate myself from the unjust and untruthful censures they have denounced against me, I am not willing to engage in such trilling procedure before such a tribun al, and it is left to me to submit to the consequences which your letter in ad vance threatens against me to invite you in your vown phrase ''to perform your duty" whatever it maybe. That as you intimate, this may be a disa greeablo duty is to me the subject of profound regret. I have the honor to be very 'respect fully your obedient servant. P. E. Grlllln, Superintendent. Columbia, May 0,1891. Dr. 1\ E.Grlfllu, Columbia, S. C?Sir: I Und your letter of yesterday awaiting me on my return from Peudleton. I beg once more to impress on your mind the following facts: 1. The committee appointed by the General Assembly were charged with the duty not of investigating the su? fierlntendent of the Asylum but of the nstitution as a whole. 2. Their preliminary report called to my attention certain facts in reference to the management of the institution upon which! alone as Governor have the power to act, for I alone under the Constitution am given the power to ap point its officers and employees, and oven the Legislature cannot, remove such persons as are thus appointed. 3. This being so, I ulone am the judge to decide whether the charges contained in the report of the investigating com mittee are true and, if so, what is my duty. There is no need to bring the in vestigating committee back nere to hear your defence,if you desire to make any, for I can hear the testimony of your witnesses and have offered to ac cord you the privilege of cross-exami nation of those witnesses who testified before the committee, and this can be had in public and with counsel if you wish it. The witnesses are all either in the asylum or jn the city, and the testi mony already given by them can be read in their and your presence. 4. The examination by the commit too was made in secret to prevent col lusion among witnesses and to guard against intimidation. AH of the em ployees of the asylum had been ap pointed by yourself or the regents with out color of law, and many witnesses testiiled unwillingly, seeming to fear the lCE8.of place. 5. All your line wr ting about "the Spanish Inquisition" and tho "Star Chamber of England" may appeal to the sympathy of certain people, but you are mistaken when you say "the iaves tigation under your (my) guidance has heretofore proceeded only in the spirit ot fault-flndlng before a Court which, for whatever puipose in defiance of jus tice and in breach of their faith, have prejudged my case in Court." Injus tice to investigating committee anu to myself it must be stated that we tried to arrive at the exact truth and nothing more. There has not been and is not now the least animus or personal feel ing. The committee acting as a grand jury, have framed an indictment and sent in the testimony. lioth were furn ished you and I naturally expected you would ask an opportunity to disprove tho charges, but instead you wrote a labored defenco addressed to the re gents, but intended solely to inlluonce public opinion. The regents had noth ing to do with the matter, and their flattering endorsement of your official conduct cannot disprove facts and may prove a boomerang for themselves. 0. Without touching on other mat ters brought out in the testimony, numerous witnesses testify that the man, Milne, whom you characterize as a "crank" and who Dr. Corbett says is "morally insane," by which I understand he has a depraved nature which would not hesitato to gratify any passion or appetite, this man, for months, has been permitted to have a key which would open the doors of any of the femal3 wards or any room in those wards. He had such a key before he was allowed to go to North Carolina lost year, how long is not known, and he obtained another which he says you gnvohim, when he returned last fall. It was so notorious that he had these keys, while he had a similar key to the male wards and thus go tn and out of any ward in the building at any time, but none of the okl employees seemed to think it wortli while to toll yo?: as thoy all thought you knew it and permitted it. If these witnesses have testified the truth, to say nothing of the testimony about the infrequency of your visits to other wards, it shows your knowledge of what was going on in the institu tion to be very slight. It. proved that you have been grossly negligent and culpably careless in watching over the unfortunate fern ale'patients entrusted to your care. ;There is nothing to show that Milne ever used or abused his op portunities, but the mind revolts at and tho imagination is sickened by the thought of what could havo happened and what may have happened. Without taking these things for granted and removing you promptly, I submitted the testimony to the regents and to yourself. You "did not ask me to redeem my promise, but addressed your reply to the regents; and when I olTered again to give you a hearing you accused me of "fault finding" and un fairness; charged the committee with having prejudiced your case, and add: "It is only left for me to submit to the consequences which your letter in ad vance threatened against mo." This is mere trilling, and you know it. I promised you a fair trial and am ready to give it to you, when, how and where you will, provided it 1s speedy. The law, as I have already said, allows mo no option in judging your case my self, and, while you may feel a .con tempt for "such a tribuual," the people, whoso servant I am, must judge be tween us. 1 heg to remind you in conclusion that I was informed by a mutual friend last December '-that it was your put pose to resign in the spring, but if you were to be im t l<d out, you would do so then." My reply was I knewjxo rea son why you should he removed at all and certainly no discourtesy would bo shown you or your friends, and some newspapers onarge that you are being pei .scent ed, and that the investigation of tho Asylum was instituted for the purpose of making room icr some of my political adherents. I can only regret, as things have turned out, that for your own sake yon have not resigned beirre tho storm burst. 1 shall be glad if you .can provo that these things are not true, and will add that while! have necessarily been on the lookout for your successor I have not found a man to my liking. It is the most important olfice in the State, und I would be the last mnn to allow political motives to influencemy choice. Yours respectfully. B. It. Tillman, Governor. Columbia, May 18,1801. Dr. I'. E. Griffin, Superintendent. Columbia. 8. C?Sir: 1 havo waited patiently to see whether yon would make any reply to my letter of May 9th, or ask for a trial. None has come, and i a trial. I. th xi your res!j> nation sis superintendent of the Luna tic Asylum. Respectfully, j11. Tiilinan. Governor. The foil owing is Dr. Griffin's reply: Okfick South Carolina Lunatic ) Asylum, f Columbia, S. C, May 20th, 1891.) To His Excellency, B. R. Till man, Gov ernor: Si k: I have tho honor to acknowl edge the receipt of your letter of the 18th lust., in which you ask me to ten der my resignation of Jtxo office of Su perintendent of the South Carolina Lu natic Asylum. This came to mo while I was engaged in preparation of my reply to your com munication of the 9th inst., which had been duly received. It contained no in timation of any public exigency requir ing any especial baste, while the urgent and extraordinary demands upon me at the asylum during the Centennial week made it impossible for me to give to this matter uuo and adequate con sideration. With this explanation I trust your Excellency will acquit me of .any im putation of discourtesy to you or of any indifference to the statements pre sented in your letter of the 9th inst. A reply in detail to all the statement will lie, only a reiteration ot what has already been presented to you and to the pub lic, but there is one assertion to which I deem it my duty to call .special atten tion. In section 4 of your letter it is stated that "all of tho employes at the asylum bad been appointed either by yourself or by tho Regents without col or of law." Now. your Excellency must surely know that section 1085 of the General Statutes enacts that "Tho Regents of tho Lunatic Asylum shall form a body corporate in deed aud in law, for all the purposes of tho said institution, with all tho powers incident to coporatlons, and that they are hereby authorized and empowered to make and establish all rules, regulations and by-laws for the government of the Institution." The by-laws now In force, of which you have a copy, distinctly gives to the su perintendent the right to appoint and to discharge, with the consent of the Regents,all employees and subordinate officers, with the single exception of treasurer. If it be true that under a strict construction of the Constitution all the officers and-, employees of the lunatic asylum should be selected and appointed and subject to removal by the Governor, at his own will and pleasure, it only furnishes another rea son why tho fundamental law under which we have been forced to live by a convention alien to the people should be reformed; for It is out of tbo ques tion that this institution can be suc cessfully conducted by agenclei over which the Board of Regents aud the superintendent have no control. In your communication of the 9th inst., there is only one other point that 1 deem it necessary to consider. The charges against me seem to be reduced to two specifications. Elrst,the infre quency of my visits to certain wards, and second, my permitting one of the male putients to have a key which gave access to the female department. In reply to the first I can only repeat what has been already published, that I re ceive early every morning written re ports from seven watches which show the condition of every ward at each hour of the night; that the matrons and supervisors make daily written and verbal reports of their respective de partment's; that my assistant physician after the morning inspection gives me written and verbal reports of the con dition of the patients; that I am in daily consultation with them In regard to the treatment of the patients, visit ing those that need special attention; and that the by-laws wisely leave to the discretion of the superintendent the frequency or times of his visits of in spection. In referring to the second charge you state that "the man Milne, whom you characterized as a 'crank," and who Dr. Corbett says 'is morally insane,' by which I understand that* he has a de praved nature which would not hesi tate to gratify any passion or appetite ?this man was permitted for months to have a key which would open the doors to auy of the female wards." In reply to this 1 beg to repeat my denial that Milne was permitted to have the key, or that bo is morally insane in the meaning of having no sense of right and wrong, or of yielding to the blind impulse of brutal passion. On the con trary, during his confinement here, his deportment towards women has been uniformly proper, respectful and defer ential. It has been proven that in point of fact he was never on the wards except when employed in painting, and then always in the presence of the at tendant or of another painter hired to assist. It is also well known that the exterior doors are secured by iuside bolls which no key can operate. I feel confident that a calm and impartial consideration would show that there were really no "opportunities" which would cause "the mind to revolt or the imagination to sicken." As this charge is mainly supported by Dr. Corbett's characterization Of Milne I beg to call your Excellency's attention to the ac companying letter to show how far you misunderstood or misconstrued his meaning. In your letter requesting my resigna tion it is stal ed that you are "forced to conclude that you do not wish such a trial." Tho only trial offered me is one by the Governor. The by-laws of tho Institution give tho Regents the right, to elect the Superintendent to hold his office at the pleasure of the Hoard. The Constitution gives the Governor tho power to appoint the Su perintendent ''with the advice and con sent of the Senate. I hold that these are the only two courts competent to try me. l sy tho first 1 have been exon erated after thorough examination of the testimony; a trial by the Senate has not been offered. After mature consideration of the whole matter I feel constrained to de cline t?tender my resignation while there are charges against me. I trust your Excellency will pardon tbo suggestion that there remain but three solutions of this unpleasant con troversy: A withdrawal of the charges, or impeachment before the Senate of the State, or summary dismissal from office by the Governor. I have the honor to bo, very respect fully, your obedient servant,. |\ E. Guikfin, Superintendent. tub milnk cash. Enclosed in the lettor was tho follow ing: Oi-kick South Carolina Lunatic) Asylum, y Columbia, S. C, May*20th, 1891. ) Dr. 1*. E. Griffin, Supt. S. C.L. Asylum, Columbia, S. 0. Dkaw Sir: I regret to note in-the published correspondence between Gov ernor THlman and yourself that his Excellency, in quoting mo as to the moral insanity of Mr. Milne, makes an application which I think will not be sustained by my testimony?certainly not by what I meant to convey. An explanation may not bo amiss, for it is due the Governor that he be prevented, under a misapprehension, from doing injustice to any one; It la due to myself that my position be not misconstrued. Moral insanity is quite a different condition from moral depravity, I he one cannot bo there are various degrees and tenden cies of this altltctt on. I still hold my expressed opinion of Mr. Milne, and it is not inconsistent with these views to say that in no sense and at no time has the safety of the re in alo patients been endangered by the liberty you allowed him. There was not in ii( in his history or reputation that would havo caused the slightest uneasiness in that particular. Very truly yours, L. U. Corbett. tiik governor's action. The above was received by the Gov ernor at his office at 1.52 o'clock. Gov ernor Tillman received it from the hand of bis orderly, and, after barely glancing over it, saw that his request had not been complied with, and, laying it aside, he turned to his desk, picked up his pen and wrote the following: Dr. r. E. Griffin, Superintendent, Co lumbia, S. C. Sir: Your letter of to-day is received. As you leave me no aiternaMve, I here by notify you that you are removed as Superintendent of ? the State Lunatic Asylum, and order you to turn over the office,etc., to Dr. Thompson, who will assume temporary control of the Institution. Yours respectfully, B. 11. Ti m.man, Governor. Upon completing this letter the Gov ernor then wrote the following,* and after having them copied, enclosed them in envelopes and ordered them to be taken to the Asylum: Dr. J.L. Thompson?Sir: Dr. P. E. Griffin has been removed as superin tendent of the Lunatic Asylum. You will take charge of the office and as same the duties of superintendent until his successor has been appointed. Yours respectfully, B. li. Tillman, Governor. THE THIRD PARTY CONVENTION Determined Opposition to the Formation of a Third Party. Cincinnati, May 18.?The arrival to day of delegates to the National Union Convention were numerous. Between four or live hundred came in from Kan sas, 100 from Kentucky and n good sized contingent from Illinois, Iowa, Wiscon sin and Tennessee. Fully 1,000 mem bers of various Alliances and labor or ganizations are here, and every train adds its quota to the throng. Five of the eight representatives in Congress from Kansas, Messrs. Otis, Clover, Simp son. Baker and Davis are here. The lleform Press Association hold a meeting at the Emory Hotel for the pur pose of forming a national organization, and arranging for an interchange of news service. A conference was held between dele gates from New York and Boston, and those of the Southern States looking toward the reaching of an understand ing that will enable the Northern and Southern wings to worn harmoniously on the floor of the convention. Those opposed to the formation of a third par ty, however, are determined to carry their point. Whether the representatives of the granger and labor organiztions that]are gathered here are to bring into existence a third political party, or whether dell nate. action is to be postponed until next spring, when the policies of the two old parties shall have been more fully de veloped, are issues that will have to be fougut out on the floor of the conven tion when it assembles tomorrow. There is no question but that tonight the thit d party men are running things to suit themselves. The Illinois, Iowa, Ne braska, Minnesota and several other delegations, however, will not get here until the morning, und while they are counted upon to support the third party movement, the delegates of the latter are averse to counting their chickens before they are hatched. "As goes Kansas, so will go the convention," has been k popular expression ever since the first contingent oi delegates put in an appearence.and the representatives of the Grasshopper State, after a caucus that lasted several hours, decided late tonight to support the organization of a third party through thick and thin. An Kxeltlnff Scene. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 15.?On the seventy-seventh ballot last night the vote was: Call 52, Mays 44, Bloxham 2. When the na .c of Saulsbury of Citrus County was called he sr at to the Clerk's desk and had road a py of a petition from Ilernando County ad dressed to A. S. Mann, Representative from thnt County, asking him to vote for Call. He said that this petition had been sent to Mann by registered letter, and that Mann had refused to take it from the postofllce, and that the citizens Ilernando County had asked him to .ve the petition read in tho caucus, senator Kirk of Hernando replied to Sauisbury, and, becoming excited, de nounced a number of Call's friends and supporters, directing his epltuets chief ly at Frank Clarke of Polk County. Clarke replied to him, and Kirk, again taking the floor and advancing towards the centre of the hall, called Clarke a liar. Clarke jumped from his seat, rushed at Kirk and dealt him a power ful blow behind the ear, which Bent him sprawling over the press table. He held Kirk down with his left hand and was dealing him some hard blows with his right, when the two were separated by a reporter. Considerable disorder en sued. Finally quiet was restored, the roll call concluded and the caucus ad . rued. A<iVinn from the Gallon*. CnATTANOOGA, Tonn.,May 15.?Reu ben. Moore, a negro, 21 years old. was hanged to-day at Trenton, (Ja., at 1:45 p. m, for the murder of Henry Slade, a colored companion at Rising Fawn, Ca., on July 11, 1800.- The hanging was Jublic and was viewed by 2,000 peoplo. t was well advertised and tho gallows was located so as to provide good points of observation for the crowd. Trie ne gro made a long rambling address, ad vising tho rising generation to nvotd craps and whiskey, and to obey their parents. He held the noose in his hand while Speaking and several times show ed it to the crowd, saying "whiskey brought me to this, lie aujlisted the rope around his neck and with the cry, "Oh, Lord, take care of my soul" on his lips, he was dropped through the scaffold eight feet. His neck was not broken and death resulted from strangulation in ten minutes after the drop fell. struck by a Stone and Killed. Cincinnati. May 20.?-Rev. H. J Hamilton, of Homestead, Penn., a dolo f[ate to the Baptist Convention which s being held in this city, was fatally in jured about two o'clock this morning. While passing a building in course of erection near the corner of Walnut and Fourth streets, a large stone foil from the third story, striking him squarely on the 'head. He was removed to the city hospital where he died. Murdered for an Inheritance. I London, May 16.?The widow and son of a mine inspector of Dortmund, who died suddenly a short time ago, I have been arrested on suspicion of hav ing caused hlsdeath. The evidei the hands of the police is said to cats that i as murdered f'dt th THE THIRD TARTY. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OF THE CIN CINNATI CONFERENCE. Tho Platform Adopted?A Lucky Caroli na Darkay?Some Dramatic Stage IMay? Tho Kxeoutlvo Con mit tee Appointed ? The Colored Man and Urother, Cincinnati, May 20.?When the Con vention met this niorniog a chorus from the Farmers' Alllanco song book preceeded prayer by the ltev. Gilbert Delamater, tho Greenback Ex-Con gressman. Delamater was roundly ap plauded when ho rose to pray. Fre quent and earnest nmens from the au dience punctuated the invocation, and then the Kansas Glee Club regaled them with a humorous ditty. Reports from committees of arrangements and credentials now helped to. kill time pending the exciting developments that many looked tor when the plat form committee was ready to report. A collection was taken to reimburse Chairman Power, of the arrangement committee, $305 which he had expend ed aud on account of which he had re ceived only $30. The report of the credentials committee showed 1,417 del egates present. The larger delegations were: Kansas 407, Ohio 317, Indiana 154. Senator Peffer was then presented to the Convention as permanent chair man. An appeal was made from the platform for funds to pay the home fare of a colored delegate from South Carolina. The delegate, Savage by name, came forward personally and in a clever speech said that tho reason so few of tho colored organizations were represented was that the colored people were too poor. It was perhaps as well for the Convention, he added, eyeing the hats that were being passed around for his benellt, that so few colored dele gates came, lie was banded batfuls of small change, and retired amid great cheorlng for tho Colored Alliance. The proposition to adopt a unit rule was overwhelmingly defeated on the ground that every man that came to the Convention should have a vote and have it counted. The livo minute rule for speeches was adopted. A recess was taken until 2 p. m. When tho Convention reassembled a letter from L. L. Polk, which was read, advising this Conference to issue an ad dress and defer action on the Third Party till 1892, caused a breeze, and when a motion to refer it to the com mittee on resolutions was declared car ried thero was a loud demand, notably from tho Minnesota delegation, thai tho negative be put more forcibly by the Chair. Tho demand was renewed and continued from time to time during the reading of a number of miscellane ous telegrams. Ignatius Donnelly, chairman of the committee on resolutions, climbed upon the rostrum at this juncture, and amid a whirlwind of excitement announced that he was there to report that the committee platform was a unit for the organization of tho Third Party. lie gave way to Robert Schilling, of Wis consin, secretary of tho committee, who read the platform as follows: this platform. First?. That in view of the great so cial, industrial and economical revolu tion now dawning on the civilzed world, and the new and living issues confronting the American people, we believe that the time has arrived for the crystallzation of the political re form forces of our country and the formation of what should be known as tho People's party of the United States of America. .Second. That we most heartily en dorse tho demands of the platforms as adopted at St. Louis, Mo., in 1889; Ocala, Fla., 1890, and Omaha, Neb., in 1891, by the industrial organizations there represented, summarized as fol lows: (A) Tho right to mako and issue money is it soverolgn power to be maintained by the people for tho com mon benellt, hence we demand the abo lition of national banks as banks of issue, and as a substitute for national bank notes be issued in suflicient vol ume to transact tho business of the country on a cash basis, without dam age or especial advantage to any class or callings, such notes to be legal ten der in payment of all debts, public and private, and such notes when demand ed by the poople shall bo loaned to them at not more than 2 per cent per annum on non-perishable products, as indicated in the-sub-treasury plan, and also upon real estate with proper limi tation on quantity of land and amount of money. (II) We demand tho free and unlimi ted coinage of sliver. (C) We demand tho passage of laws prohibiting alien ownership of land and that Congress lako prompt action to devise some plan to obtain all lands now ownod by alien and foreign .syndi cates, and that all land held by rail roads and other corporations in excess of such as U actually used and needed by them bo reclaimed by the Govern ment and held for actual setilers only. (D) Uelioving in the doctrine of equal rights to all and special privileges to (tone, wo demand that taxation, nation al, Stnte or municipal, shall not be used to build up one interest or class at the expense of another. (E) Wo demand that all revenues, national, Stato or county, shall bo limi ted to the necessary expenses of the Government economically aud honestly administered. (F) We demand a just and equitable system of graduated tax on Income. (G) We demand rigid, honest and just nationel control and supervision of the means of public communication and transportation, and if this control and supervision does not remove the abuses now existing we demand Gov ernment ownership of such means of communication anil transportation. (II) We demand the election of the President, Vice-Presidont and United States Senators by the direct vote of the people. Third. That we urge cfnited action of all progressive organization* in attend ing the Conference called for Februarv 22,1892, by six of tho leading reform organizations. Fourth, That a national central com mittee be appointed by this Conference, to be composed of a chairman, to be elocted by this body, and of throe mo n bers from each Stato represented to be named by each State delegation. Fifth. That this central committeo shall represent this body, attend the National Conference on I ebrurary 22, 1892, and. if possible, unlto with that and all other reform organizations there assembled. If no satisfactory arrange ment can bo made this committee shall call a national convention not later than Juno 1, 1892, for tho pnrposo of nominating candidates for President and'Vioe Provident. Sixth. That the members of the con tral corqmittee for each Stato where there is no independent political or ganization conduct an active system of pol i: ical agitation in their State:,. Additional resolutions, not part of the platform, wero presented. They recommended tho favorable considera tion of universal suffrage; demanded ? treasury notes paid dent to coin; Hv/ou eight-hour day, and. condemned the ac tion of tho World's Pair commission with reference to wages. The name of the new partv, *'The People's Partv of tho United "States," elicited a in agn ill cent outburst of ap plause, and as each plank Was read the cheering was renewed so frequently that the great hall seemed to rever berate continuously. When the resolutions recommending universal suffrage to favorable consid eration and demanding payment of bouuties on a gold basis were read, tho former mot with rather a chilly recep tion, but the latter was roundly cheered. Schilling announced that the pension plauk was left to the soldier member on the committee with an inquiry whether it, was satisfactory, and on his acquiescence it was adopted unani mously. Davis, of Texas, a lank six-footer In a light suit, who had electrified the Convention during the Donnelly speech by a long weird whoop of exultation, was conducted to the platform, and to the intense delight of the Convention repeated the unearthly Indian-like trill. Then he announced himself as an Ex Confederate and declared himself for the platform, every plank and every resolution. An extraordinary spectaclo followed. Wadsworth, of Indiana, an Ex-Union soldier, rushed up to Ex-Coufederate Davis in full view of the Convention and the two, at one time mortal foes, grasped hands. lt. W. Humphroy, of Texas, organ izer of the Colored Alliance, seized with tbe inspiration of the moment, sud denly joined the ex-soldiers, and amid a perfect cyclone of enthusiasm a dele gate moved the adoption of tho plat form as road. Tho Convention went wild and tho delegates, mounting tables and chairs, were Bhouting and yelling like Co manches. A portion of tho Convention, in thunderous chorus, sang to the tune of "Good-bye, my lover, good-bye," tho words "Good-bye, old parties, good-bye," and then a doxology. In the forest' of (lags and State banners that had gath ered with their bearers around the trio, a Kansas man, on tho shoulders of two colleagues stand on chairs, raised .tha Kansas banner and held it aloft above all tho others. A tumult, surpassing In its remarka ble suddenness and vigor anything that had previously taken place in tho Con vention, lasted fully ? quarter of an hour, till it ceased from sheer exhaus tion of the delegates. 'Several dele'gutes seconded tho adop tion of tho report, one suggesting it bo by a rising vote, "Question! Question!" came from all parts of the hall. Hut tho pent-up enthusiasm'had to have vent, and one after another of tho ora tors relieved themselves, delegates from time to time calling on prominent men, Weaver, Willetts aud others. "Previous question," shouted dele gates, but it had no effect on an irre pressible Texan, who was bound to speak his piece. When he had linished the chairman's gavel fell liko a trip hammer, and order was linaily restored. Tho platform proper, exclusive of the resolutions, was then adopted by a ris ing vote. Delegate Miller, of California, threw in a bone of contention by offering this resolution: Resolved, That we favor the abolition of tho liquor tralllc. Tlie confusion became worsj con founded. Fifty orators wore clamor ing for recognition, but tho first to suc ceed was Schilling, of Wisconsin. He opposed tho discussion of the question of prohibition at this time. Schilling declared that the resolution proposed by Miller had peon fully con sidered and votod down by the com mittee on platform. To spring it now was plainly throwing a firebrand into tho Convention, and in his opinion it was a deliberate attempt to causo a split in the party. Tho pressure at this time for recog nition was extraordinary. In despera tion the Chair proposed to give ten of tl\p most vociferous delegates who were crowded about his desk clamoring for recognition one minuto each, and a hundred watches were pulled out to make sure none of the speakers ex ceeded the sixty-second limit. Tho prohibition amendment was overwhelmingly defeated. The resolutions were then adopted, with only three dissenting votes. At this juncture J. 15. Weaver re Jievd Chairman Peffer, who was worn out with his fruitless efforts to pre serve order, and had, besides, to catch the train for Washington. Resolutions against trusts wore choked off by a point of order raised by .Schilling of Wisconsin, that all resolu tions should be referred to the commit tee on resolutions without being read. Then the Convention got down to business again and the matter of choosing tho national committee was taken up. Chairman Weaver declared a wel come recess to enable tho overheated, exhausted delegates to soli ct members of the national committee from their respective .States. Alter the recess the roll of names was called for members of the national committee, the Convention adopting tho innovation of appointing three members from each .State, instead of ono member, as the ond parties have done. Alliance Congressman J. G. Otis, of Kansas, nominated 11. E. Tau benick, of Illinois, as chairman of the national executive committee. There was a great outburst ol ohetrs When Taubentck's name was mentioned. W. R. Lamb, of Texas, seconded the nom ination, saving be had watch* d raube* nick's course and was sali died. Taube nick was chosen by acclamation. Loud calls for Taubenick finally brought him to tho rostrum, where ho made a brief, but very manly and mod est speech, thanking the delegates. In conclusion he said they wore standing on the brink of conflict between capital and labor and tho longer the coutlict was postpt ncd tho worse it would be. "Our politicians," said he, "might as well try to stop the cyclono or move ments of tho stars as to evade this A few moments of confused prepara tion for adjournment sine die ensued; then the chairman's gavel fell and the iirst convention of the People's party of tho United States had passed into history. The following is the national committee: Arkansas-Ii B Fcathcrstone, Isaac Mc Cracken, .1 A Bush. California?Marlon Cannon, II C Dillon, A G Ulnckloy. ' Connecticut?Robert Pique. Florida?Wd) Condon. I. Baskins, J ? Goss. Georgia?C C Post. Iowa?J B Weaver, M L Wheat, A J Westfleld. Indlaua?C A Powers, Lcroy Templeton, J 1) Comstook. Illinois?a N Norton, A .1 Streater, II K Taubonlck. Kansas?P P Eldor, I.evl Dumbauls, R Osborne. Kentucky?D L G es. S C Smith, T G Fallln. Louisiana--.! J Mills, Dr R II Palno. John Pickett. Massachdsetts?G F Washburn, B G Brown, K M Boynton. Michigan?Uen Colbln, Mrs S K V Em* ery. John O Bcobol. Minnesota?Ignatius Donnelly, C V Vor? kins, Andrew StevoiUHin. Missouri?Paul J Dlckson, J W Rogers, W O A '.Mi.son. Malno?U S Robb*. F A Howard, D W Smith. Nebraska?J 11 Kdniondston, Wm Dy start, W II Wost. Now York?Jacob 11 Studor, Joel J Hoyt. Ohio?Hugh Fryer. J C 11 (Jobb, 11 T Barnes. Oklahoma?Samuel Crocker, A K Light, John Hogan. Pennsylvania?U A Thompson, T R Ag new, Lewis Edwards. South Dakota?J K Uardln, 11 LLoucks, Fred Zeep. Texas?W R Lanill, Thomas Maines, T U Davis. Tonnessoe?II P Osbovne, J \V J Kay, John W James. Wiusousln?Robert Schilling, Alfred Manhennor, A J Phillips. West Virginia?Luther C Shlnn, George W Uamniont, Thomas C Koenoy. Wyoming?R11 Seltenstem, James A Smith, 11 D Morritt. District of Columbia?Leo Cramlall, S A Bland, 11 J Schultlo. MANY PERSONS KILLED. Derdructlv? AVork of u MlaaO.Udrl Cyolono. Life and l*ronertv Umtrojeil. Mexico, Mo., May 20.?A lerrlrlo touado'passed three miles Northeast of Ulis place this alternoon in tho vicinity of Dean Creek. So far as heard from fifteen houses in tho vicinity of that place wcro destroyed, some ten or twelve persons killed, an equal number fatally and a large number badly injured. At the house of a farmer named Duffy, John Dorgor and family were living, James Dorger. aged 0, was killud outright, Lizzie D?rger was fatally hurt and died in a few minutes. Ilor skull was crush ed and a large piece of timber penetrated her side. Mrs. Dorger was crushed to death by falling Umbers and Mr, Dorger was fatally injured. Tho house was entirely swept away; Nothing ins been heard of Dully and it is supposed that his body was carried away by tho cy clone. Duffy's barn was blown down and two horses killed. . At the house of Wm. Slaraberry, Wm. Yostruuger and family wcro visiting. The house was swept away. Wm. Yostraugcr was killed, his wife badly injured, and Iiis little girl fatally hurt. Wm, Strairbcrg was also fatally* injured. At tlue houso .ot Ed. Norns, Gertrude Fletcher, dwfcdiW of R. Si Fletcher was instantly killed,-E. B, Norris was fatally injured, Caleb Norris badly hurt, aud Iiis wife seriously so. Willie Fletcher and bis sister Kate were Instantly killed aud their bodies horribly mangled. At the same place Mrs. Emily Scnl. a widow, aged CO years, was fatally hurt, and Mrs. Norris. was killed, F. S.' Nor ris was badly hurt. The house of Valentine Erdle caught fire during the first gale and was completely destroyed. Tho iminates had vacated the bouse and nobody was hurt. The house of T. B. Hall was blown down, but the family escaped. A horse standing in the road at that place was picked up by tbo wind, carried half a milo and dashed to death on the ground. The house of Boston Kunkel was swept away and Mr. Kun kel instantly killed. A farmer named Rodgera was also killed at that place, also a farmer named Crane. Several farm hands in the vicinity ot the. Kunkel aud Hogers farms are also believed to havo been killed. Their names are un known. The cyclone passed on East passing Rush Hill, one mile North, carrying destruction everywhere. Thoro is no doubt that great destruction of properly and life has occurred further East, Groat trees were taken up by the roots and blown oil*. The scene at these places is horrlulo in extreme. The width ot the cyclone was abou', .'H)0 yards, and as far as heard Irom about twelve miles long. A Chip of the Old lllock. Washington,' May 15.?Green B. Raum, Jr., son of the Commissioner of Pensions, and assistant chief clerk in the Pension Bureau, has resigned and his resignation has been accepted. For some timo past rumors affecting the of lical conduct of Kaum, Jr., have found their way to Secretary Noble, but not until just before his departure for St. Louis, about a week ago, did he come into the possession of facts that would warrant him in taking Official action in the matter. lie then learned that Baum, .1 r., bad been a party to certain irregular and unlawful proceedings in connection with three appointments to minor positions in the Pension Bureau. Temporary appropriation to bis own uses of $72 belonging to the govern ment is also charged against him. Young Raum was not Inclindod to meet the demand for his resignation, but his father, the commissioner, request* ed it of him and the father himselt took his son's resignation to the Interior De partment. The story published is to the effect that a South Oarolinan named Smith advertised in the daily papers here offering to pay 9200 to any person who would procure his appointment to a place in the govermcnt service at a salary of $50 monthly. Young Raum, using a colored mail Who had formerly been a servant in the Raum family, but was then employed in the treasury de partment, secured Smith's appointment to a piaco in the Pension Bureau and received his reward less a bonus to the negro. Later on Raum connived at Smith's promotion to a $1,200clerkship by having a pension clerk named Jack son personate Smith in a civil service examination. For this Raum is also charged with receiving pay. The South Carolinian, Pension Clerk Jackson and the negro inter mediatory have also been dismissed, also another pension Office clerk in someway onnectcd with tho abovo described transactian. Will They Leave ii? Any Gold? Nkw YORK, May HI- -The exports of specie from this city during tho week amount to $7,040,780, of Which $7,830, 030 was in gold, and $101,750 in silver, Of tho total $7,760,941 in gold and $04, 750 in silver went to Europe, and tftllV 095 in gold and $10,000 in silver to South America. The imports of specie amount to 879,018, of which $ 11,910 was in gold and $01,008 in silver. The steamer Etruria, which sailed to-day, took $3,250,000 in gold coin, of which $1,500,(XX) was consigned to Liverpool, and $1,500,000 to London. The steamer La Champagne took $500,000 in gold coin,consigned to Paris, and 009,750 in silver to Havre. School Children Killed. Hiuminoiiam, May 15.?The coping of the new Henley school building fell th'b morning on the school children as they were entering the old building ad joining and killed two of them and woundod four others, some of whoin may die. The dead children aro named Myora and Odom. It is supposed the workmun leaned over tho wall to look at tho childivii below aud the bricks gavo way. A Fatal Mistake. Bloominoton, III., May 15. At Stanford,* in this county, J. A. and Sum L Klley of that place and Berry Fow ler ot Monticollo took drinks from n bottle which they supposed contained whiskey, but which Was tilled with aconito. In a short time J. A. Ittle , < dead and.thttjpihw.two win A NOBLE INSTITUTION. PROGRESS OF WORK ON THE CLEM SON COLLEGE BUILDINGS. Tho Krectlon of Uulldlnc? Commenced? AVhoa Completed the Institution Will AooouiutUte Six Hundred Students? _ Wheu Hie Corner Stone will be Lold. Walhalla, S. C, May 18.?it may be written down as an assured fact that the life-ions: desire of the late Thomas G. Clemson will meet with an enlarged fulfillment. The application of scientific knowl edge to practical agriculture was with him a subject of deep study for many years. After retiring from public life and making his home at Fort Hill, he turned his attention to fnrming. Ueing acoustomed to make whatever he un dertook a subject of thought and re search, ho was naturally led to inquire by what means tho agriculture of the country could be improved. As the re sult of his study and investigation he deliberately announced the conclusion that there could be no permanent im provement, in agriculture without a knowledge of those sciences which per tain particularly thereto. This conclu sion was frequently expressed by him, both in public and private, long years before hi ?. death. Such being the fixed belief of his life ho determined to de vote the bulk of his estate to the foun dation of an institution designed to im part to tho farmer boys of the State that instruction which would best (It them lor their hard and practical life. The devise conveyed to C.V> State for this purpose the Fort Hill plantation? the homestead of Jahn C. Calhoun dur ing his long and distinguished career?? " containing over 800 acres and some 880,000 in valid stocks and bonds. Af ter paying the legacy (815,000) to Miss Florida Lee and the expenses incident to tlAwitigation, the net amount turned over to tho State by the executor was more than SU0.000. The erection of the buildings has been begun by tho Hoard of Trustees with the funds appropriated by the last two sessions of the Legislature, but their completion on tho line projected will re quire a further appropriation by the next session. The granite foundation of the main College building is now being laid. This will bo a very handsome building,three stories in height. The. first story is fif teen feet high in the clear. On the first floor will bo tho President's office, with ample closets attached; treasurer's oflico, with largo vault; chapel, assem bly room, two school rooms. In the front is a tile vestibule, 50x25x20 feet. Thesecond story is fourteen feet in the clear. On this lloor will be the library and three school rooms. On the third lloor will bo the auditorium with an ante-room, tho Y. M. O. A. Hall and tho two literary society halls. The dormi tory and mess ball will-be a mammoth building. At first it was intended to make tins building to accommodate .300 students, but tho applications are com ing so rapidly and in such large, num bers that tho board of trustees at their meeting last week doubled the capacity and it will be made to accommodate 000 persons in comfortable style. It will stand three stories high, contain one hundred and lifty rooms, dining room, hall on every floor and a kitchen. The main body of the house is 238x40 feet, while the two ells are 181x40 feet. The ventilation is perfect, there being two windows in each room and a transom abovo all the doors. It will bo provided with all modern conveniences, boated by steam and lighted by electricity. Tho excavations for tho foundation of this building are being made and the expectation is that it, too, will be completed by the first day of next February. The laboratory is Hearing completion. It is a largo two story building, giving ample space in which to fit tip all mod ern appliances for chemical and an alytical work and for lecture rooms. There is a basement underneath ten feet deep. This is a handsome build ing, the finishing touches of which will be made by the last of this week. The foundations of the mechanical hall havo been laid and tho walls have gone up about ten feet. This is 100x40 feet, two stories high, with an ell 100x40 feet one. story high. It is in the shape of the capital letter T. The machine shops will be on tho first floor, while the ell will contain the foundry and forge. The boiler room will be 28x24 feet. Tho stack from the boiler will stand I! I feet high. The roof of the hall will be self-supporting, thus making all the lloor surface available for wood working purposes. Two professors' houses have been completed. They are line brick resi dences, two stories high. Ten more residences lor the faculty are yet to be built, one of the ten will be built specially for the I'resident and one for the Secretary and Treasurer. The re maining eicht and the two already built will be occupied by other members of the faculty, The buildiug for the experimental station is completed. This is an elegant one-story frame house, nicely painted, and presents an attractive appearance. All the granite required in the build ing is being quarried on the Fort Hill plantation under tho supervision of Mr. Henry A. Powell as foreman. Mr. .lohn F. Calhoun of Due West, the oldest living representative of the Cal houn family, was elected by the Trus tees to take charge of tho garden, mess ball, etc., of the College when it is opened. Tuesday, tho 28th day of July, has been fixed by tho Hoard for laying the corner stone with impressive ceremoni es. Three orators have been selected to deliver addressos on that occasion. They are Dr. L. S. Hopkins, President of the'fechnological Institute, Atlanta, (la.; Ilon.G. Lamb Huist of Charles ton, and Col. L. L. Polk, President of the National Alliance. The intention is to have it completed by the first day of February, 1802, the day fixed for open ing. On July 20th, the day after the laying of the corner stone, the Hoard of trus tees will meet for tho purpose of elect ing a full crops of professors for the College. There will be ten departments to be tilled. The length of session will be teu months, beginning on the first of Feb ruary each year. Tho vacations will be taken during the winter months instead of the summer. Tho applications of student* are com ing in rapidly. At the present rate the limit, Uoo, will soon be roached, and all applications thereafter will probably have lobe rejo:ted. Hence the import ance of Illing an application at onco by him who desires to become a student at Clemson. The Calhoun residence has been re painted this Spring and such repairs made, as aropecessary for Its preserva tion. As m-ovicied in the will of Mr, Clemson, the resideence and the library of Mr. Calhoun will be sacredly preserv ed, without change or alteration, just as they were during the days when South Carolina's greatest statesman walked and talked, read and wrote within those v. alls. The parlor and sitting room, with tho pictures and furniture, are kept intact as they were ween occupied by the Calhoun family. These room are open to all visitors.--Walhalla