The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 18, 1893, Image 1
ffiBY'S EEPLY TO FABLEY.
"A SOFT ANSWER II!RNEill
AWAY WRATH."
Tin: Senator Allege" i hut there Was a
Conspiracy to Disrupt the Reform
Movement?No Plstola, No CoflTee, No
Blood.
Editor* Lnurcnsvillo Her dt):
A fow days ago a communication was
published In tho several dally pnpors
from Gonoral Farley, abusing me fo.*
supposed wrongs I had done him. I
cannot ongage in a personal abusive
controversy with Genoral Farley, or
anylKsly olso. Tho public are not in
terested in such literature, and there
fore do not expect ine in this reply to
engage in any such blackguardism.
The public, however, have a right to
ho informed as to tho truth or falsity
of any statement of alleged fact that
may bo contained in Gen. Parley's
article.
Thoro are only tOV.o statements of mo
ment in tho letter as I road it.
First, that I dictated to my private
socrotary an artiolo, which appeared
tho second wook of March in the Au
gusta Chroniclo, signed "Craddock,"
without tho consent or knowledge of
tbo person who usos thut uom do plume.
, Second, that I inspired an editorial,
?which was written by Mr. W. T.
Crews, in the Lauronsvillo Horald.
Tho lirst charge 1h as ridiculous as it
in /also. Tbo Idea of a person with a
thimble full of sense forging tho name
of a newspaper man is laughablo in the
oxtromo; but I am wiring that tho
public s.Hould know tho wnolo truth
about that "Craddock " lottor :
Mr. James H. Tillman, a Hon of Con
gressman Tillman. was, about tho dato
of tho "Craddock " lotter, tho corres
pondent of tbo Augusta Chronicle in
Washington, and "Craddock" was his
nom do plumo. On Saturday, just one
week alter the inauguration of the
President, Major William T. Gary, of
Augusta, and Mr. James H. Tillman
camo Into my sitting room at the Na
tional Hotel. Major Gary said to Till
man that what ho had told him a few
moraonts before ought to be repeated
to Irby. I asked what it was, and Till
man told tho following tale :
That ho had just loft the Metropoli
tan Hotel, whore ho had had a long
conversation with Genoral H. L. Far
loy, who had remained in Washington
sinco inauguration. He said that Far
ley had read him a long abusive com
munication addressed to tho Reformers
of South Carolina, showing that Till
man and Irby woro unsafe, unwise, ox
.tromo, dangorous loaders; and that
the lie form Movement could not be
porpotuated without throwing thorn
ovorboard and putting more conserva
tive leaders in front. He asked Till
man to publish it in the Augusta
Chroniclo with his (Farley's) nom de
plume, suying that the piece would at
tract groat attention, create a great
sensation, and that, at the proper time,
no would come out and assume its au
thorship. Till man said that he refused
to publish it unless he would allow tho
editor of his paper to know the author.
Ho told Tillman that that was the
opening gun of the campaign next
year against Tillman's and Irby's
leadership of the Reform movement.
Ho furthor said that the following slato
had boon arranged and agreed upon :
That General Butler was to run for re
election to tho .Senate, Shell was to bo
supported by the Conservatives, or
Antis. and milder Reformers for Gov
ernor ; and that he (Gen. Farley) was
to run for Congress in Shell's district.
He said they would like to get Talbert
into tho combination, but that it could
not bo arranged unless Georgo Tillman
would agree to lot up on and support
Talbert, and in that way got tho Con
servatives to support Talbert for re
olootion. Farley offered Tillman a
place on tho ticket as Adjutant und In
spector Gonoral if ho would go to his
fatherland niako the arrangements by
which ho would not oppose but support
Talbert's re-election. (At this time
every one in Washington knew that
tho Governor and Colonol Tillman
wore not on speaking terms.) I asked
Mr. Tillman what his reply to Farley
?was and he said that ho told Farloy
that blood was thicker than water, and
,\e would be d?d if ho would go back
on his uncle for Butler or anybody
else. I asked him if this was a news
paper fake or tho truth, and ho re
plied :
"To i'how you that I moan business,
I'll publish it in full." Thoro and then
he wrote tho piece signed "Craddock."
I did not havo anything further to do
with it: did not soe it any more until
it appeared in the papers; thought
nothing of it until tho following woek.
when I heard him road a cortificato
from some one to tho effect that ho
(Jim Tillman) had' writton and was tho
author of tho "CraJdock" lettor. That
night in my room botwoon l) and 10
o'clock, whilo Dr. Pope and I wore
talking, Jim Tillman canio In, and I
asked him to rehoarse tho whole tale
to Dr. Popo, which ho did. exhibiting
tho '1 Craddock " lettor, and saying that
it would go off by telograph in a few
minutes.
As to tho piece ro for red to from the
Xtaurensville Herald I can only say that
I knew nothing of it until I saw it in
print. Tho subjoined lettor from Mr.
Crows on that subject will explain it
sol f.
In conclusion, I will ask the public
to think of one thing only : Why did
not Gen. Farley ask of me an explana
tion, if ho belioves what ho pretends to
heliovo of tho assumed wrong I did
him. The cvidont reason to mo why
ho sought no explanation is tbat, if ho
had dono so, ho would not have had
tho opportunity to abuse me for politi
cal purposes ; for ho know had ho call
ed on mo a satisfactory answer would
have boon given him, his oxcuse for
?donouncing mo and his chance for in
gratiating himself with the Conserva
tive element would havo been lost.
I leavait to the public to say whether
,rrt>nts subsequent to the fourth of last
A larch havo not proved that Jim Till
m. %n told the truth when he came to
me with tho report of this conversation
bouveen him and Genoral Farley. I
need - no* ffivo tho argument why I be
lieve Jim Tillman told the truth, for I
am sa tlafled that ovory ono who reads
tho no\ vapapers and who has watehod
tho tun win politics, will see that thoro
was trut 1? and lots of it in what Till
man said.
I subrai t herewith letters from Dr.
Popo. Mr. Tlghe, Mr. W. T. Crews,
and Maj. \V\ T. Gary, of Augusta,
which will pit>ve conclusively that the
charges mado by Gen. Parley are false.
This philippic ?steinst me ]s but the
fulfillment of th? twhcme as eoneocted
last March. T he scheme, howoyor,
waa amended by tearing out Governor
Tillman for roasoiAs wfcioh must be ap
parent to every sensible yeraon. Goo.
Farley reasons thus '? I ?rittftbuiie Irby
and thereby pleaeeevery CJonaerva-tivo
in tho State and will threaten TUtoa*?
nd utfwbi* month up, And by pradahaff
I
ffiBY'S EEPLY TO FABLEY.
"A SOFT ANSWER II!RNEill
AWAY WRATH."
Tin: Senator Allege" i hut there Was a
Conspiracy to Disrupt the Reform
Movement?No Plstola, No CoflTee, No
Blood.
Editor* Lnurcnsvillo Her dt):
A fow days ago a communication was
published In tho several dally pnpors
from Gonoral Farley, abusing me fo.*
supposed wrongs I had done him. I
cannot ongage in a personal abusive
controversy with Genoral Farley, or
anylKsly olso. Tho public are not in
terested in such literature, and there
fore do not expect ine in this reply to
engage in any such blackguardism.
The public, however, have a right to
ho informed as to tho truth or falsity
of any statement of alleged fact that
may bo contained in Gen. Parley's
article.
Thoro are only tOV.o statements of mo
ment in tho letter as I road it.
First, that I dictated to my private
socrotary an artiolo, which appeared
tho second wook of March in the Au
gusta Chroniclo, signed "Craddock,"
without tho consent or knowledge of
tbo person who usos thut uom do plume.
, Second, that I inspired an editorial,
?which was written by Mr. W. T.
Crews, in the Lauronsvillo Horald.
Tho lirst charge 1h as ridiculous as it
in /also. Tbo Idea of a person with a
thimble full of sense forging tho name
of a newspaper man is laughablo in the
oxtromo; but I am wiring that tho
public s.Hould know tho wnolo truth
about that "Craddock " lottor :
Mr. James H. Tillman, a Hon of Con
gressman Tillman. was, about tho dato
of tho "Craddock " lotter, tho corres
pondent of tbo Augusta Chronicle in
Washington, and "Craddock" was his
nom do plumo. On Saturday, just one
week alter the inauguration of the
President, Major William T. Gary, of
Augusta, and Mr. James H. Tillman
camo Into my sitting room at the Na
tional Hotel. Major Gary said to Till
man that what ho had told him a few
moraonts before ought to be repeated
to Irby. I asked what it was, and Till
man told tho following tale :
That ho had just loft the Metropoli
tan Hotel, whore ho had had a long
conversation with Genoral H. L. Far
loy, who had remained in Washington
sinco inauguration. He said that Far
ley had read him a long abusive com
munication addressed to tho Reformers
of South Carolina, showing that Till
man and Irby woro unsafe, unwise, ox
.tromo, dangorous loaders; and that
the lie form Movement could not be
porpotuated without throwing thorn
ovorboard and putting more conserva
tive leaders in front. He asked Till
man to publish it in the Augusta
Chroniclo with his (Farley's) nom de
plume, suying that the piece would at
tract groat attention, create a great
sensation, and that, at the proper time,
no would come out and assume its au
thorship. Till man said that he refused
to publish it unless he would allow tho
editor of his paper to know the author.
Ho told Tillman that that was the
opening gun of the campaign next
year against Tillman's and Irby's
leadership of the Reform movement.
Ho furthor said that the following slato
had boon arranged and agreed upon :
That General Butler was to run for re
election to tho .Senate, Shell was to bo
supported by the Conservatives, or
Antis. and milder Reformers for Gov
ernor ; and that he (Gen. Farley) was
to run for Congress in Shell's district.
He said they would like to get Talbert
into tho combination, but that it could
not bo arranged unless Georgo Tillman
would agree to lot up on and support
Talbert, and in that way got tho Con
servatives to support Talbert for re
olootion. Farley offered Tillman a
place on tho ticket as Adjutant und In
spector Gonoral if ho would go to his
fatherland niako the arrangements by
which ho would not oppose but support
Talbert's re-election. (At this time
every one in Washington knew that
tho Governor and Colonol Tillman
wore not on speaking terms.) I asked
Mr. Tillman what his reply to Farley
?was and he said that ho told Farloy
that blood was thicker than water, and
,\e would be d?d if ho would go back
on his uncle for Butler or anybody
else. I asked him if this was a news
paper fake or tho truth, and ho re
plied :
"To i'how you that I moan business,
I'll publish it in full." Thoro and then
he wrote tho piece signed "Craddock."
I did not havo anything further to do
with it: did not soe it any more until
it appeared in the papers; thought
nothing of it until tho following woek.
when I heard him road a cortificato
from some one to tho effect that ho
(Jim Tillman) had' writton and was tho
author of tho "CraJdock" lettor. That
night in my room botwoon l) and 10
o'clock, whilo Dr. Pope and I wore
talking, Jim Tillman canio In, and I
asked him to rehoarse tho whole tale
to Dr. Popo, which ho did. exhibiting
tho '1 Craddock " lettor, and saying that
it would go off by telograph in a few
minutes.
As to tho piece ro for red to from the
Xtaurensville Herald I can only say that
I knew nothing of it until I saw it in
print. Tho subjoined lettor from Mr.
Crows on that subject will explain it
sol f.
In conclusion, I will ask the public
to think of one thing only : Why did
not Gen. Farley ask of me an explana
tion, if ho belioves what ho pretends to
heliovo of tho assumed wrong I did
him. The cvidont reason to mo why
ho sought no explanation is tbat, if ho
had dono so, ho would not have had
tho opportunity to abuse me for politi
cal purposes ; for ho know had ho call
ed on mo a satisfactory answer would
have boon given him, his oxcuse for
?donouncing mo and his chance for in
gratiating himself with the Conserva
tive element would havo been lost.
I leavait to the public to say whether
,rrt>nts subsequent to the fourth of last
A larch havo not proved that Jim Till
m. %n told the truth when he came to
me with tho report of this conversation
bouveen him and Genoral Farley. I
need - no* ffivo tho argument why I be
lieve Jim Tillman told the truth, for I
am sa tlafled that ovory ono who reads
tho no\ vapapers and who has watehod
tho tun win politics, will see that thoro
was trut 1? and lots of it in what Till
man said.
I subrai t herewith letters from Dr.
Popo. Mr. Tlghe, Mr. W. T. Crews,
and Maj. \V\ T. Gary, of Augusta,
which will pit>ve conclusively that the
charges mado by Gen. Parley are false.
This philippic ?steinst me ]s but the
fulfillment of th? twhcme as eoneocted
last March. T he scheme, howoyor,
waa amended by tearing out Governor
Tillman for roasoiAs wfcioh must be ap
parent to every sensible yeraon. Goo.
Farley reasons thus '? I ?rittftbuiie Irby
and thereby pleaeeevery CJonaerva-tivo
in tho State and will threaten TUtoa*?
nd utfwbi* month up, And by pradahaff
I
Shell will get enough Tillmanites
to beat Stanyurne Wilson tor Con
gress.
With this explanation I am dono with
the newspapers as a means of adjusting
differences.
I am, vory respectfully,*
John L. M. Irby.
Newderry, S. C, July 11, '93.
Hon. J. Li. M. Irby* Laurons, S. C.
My Dear Sir?In reading the card of
Gon. H. L. Farley in reference to the
publication of a letter signed " Crad
dock " in the Augusta Chroniole, I am
reminded that during my stay in
Washington, tho author of that piece
came into your room (whore I stayed
also) with a communication in his
hand, sometime during Saturday night
a week after the inauguration of
Grovor Cleveland. Whon^he entered
tho room you asked him to rehearse as
nearly as possible the conversation
between him and Gen. Farley at the
Metropolitan Hotel that day. He un
hesitatingly and promptly told tho fol
lowing fncts :
That Gen. Farley had read to him a
communication addressed to tho Re
formers of South Carolina, rather de
nunciatory, than otherwise, of Tillman
and Irby as leaders of tho party, and
asked Tillman to have it published in
tho Atlanta Constitution under a nom
do plume, saving that as a newspaper
man he could have it dono undor a nom
do plume and would not have to ox
pose his Identity. He told Tillman
that if tho artlclo took well with tho
Reformers, he would como out and
avow himself as its author. He also
said that ho would give Jim Tillman a
place on a State ticket, to be made up,
as adjutant gonoral. Ho (Tillman) fur
ther emphasized tho'fact of his author
ship of tho " Craddock " letter by read
ing It to mo and by saying that no was
on his way to the telegraph office on
14th Stroot to sond It to tho Augusta
Chronlclo. Ho also said that when
ovor ho had communications of this
character to publish ho used the nom
do plume "Craddock" Instead of his
initials "J. H. T."
This Information not only surprised
me, but I was horrified to think that
such things were going on among the
Reformer's, and especially among the
leaders. Sonator Irby was also indig
nant at it, and asked mo, who Intended
to return homo by way of .Columbia in
a few days, to see Govornor Tillman
and toll nun what Jim Tillman had
said, for the roason that Sonator Irby
was afraid tho Governor would not see
tho Sunday edition of the Chronicle.
In passing through Columbia I wont
to Gov. Tillraan's house and gave him
tho information wo had received from
Jim Tillman in Washington.
I make this statomont to you volun
tarily because you must have forgotten
that I knew anything about it, or you
would huvo written to mo ; and because
it Is duo to you and to truth that the
public should know the truth and the
authorship of this whole matter.
Your friend,
Sampson Pope.
This is to cortify that Senator Irby
did not dictate to me any article
signed "Craddock." published in the
Augusta Chronicle, or olsowhero,
and that I knew nothing whatever of
Its composition. Mr. Jas. H. Tillman,
to my knowledge, never disavowed the
authorship of the Craddock letter. It
had been stated that Mr. Tillman
denied responsibility for a part of the
letter reflecting upon Mr. F. C. Caugh
mun, but Mr. Tillman, to disprove that
ho had ropudlatod any part of it, show
ed mo, and others I presume a noto In
tho nature of a certificate, In which
Mr. Caughman stated that Mr. Till
man declared himself tho author of tho
artlclo signed " Craddock.!^
M. F7TIGHE. J
On last Friday, Juno 30th, Gen.
Farley came into the Herald office, and
after being seated, the following con
versation took place between myself
and Mr. Farley:
Mr. Farley?Mr. Crows, didn't you
publish un urticle In tho Herald tho
other week in which you stated that I
attended an Alliance caucus In Spartan
burg ? and wasn't something said about
sharpening Brutus duggers for Till
man, otc r Was tho article an edi
toriul or communication ?
Mr. Crews?There was an artlclo of
that nature published in the Herald a
weok or two ago, but tho Farley men
tion was not intonded to apply to you
?it was Lid Farley. Thero was also
something said about " Brutus dag
gers," and was an oditorial written by
myself.
Mr. Farley?Whore did you got your
information from ? Didn't somo ono
here give you the information ?
Mr. Crows?No, sir. I got my in
formation from somo ono of tho daily
papers. I am not sure, but I think ft
was tho Greenville Nows, and the
editorial was based on the information
contained in a disputch sent from
Spartanburg.
Mr. Farloy?I think you are mis
taken about getting your information
from the Groonvillo Nows, 08 I have
novor scon anything of that \ind In
tho Nows.
Mr. Crews?Possibly I may be mis
taken about gotting my information
from tho News, but I am positive that
I got it from somo ono of tho daily
papers. No individual gave it to mo
verbally or otherwise.
Mr. Farley's questioning mo in ro
gard to tho sourco of ray information in
regard to the editorial In question im
Srossed mo at tho time that ho was en
oavorlng to extort from mo a virtual
admission that somo one in Laurens
had given me tho said information,
and when he afterwards alluded to tho
fact that he had a personal enemy hero
who was trying to Injure him, and
other such expressions, without direct
ly naming any ono, I could plainly see
that his referoncoj* wore to Sonator
Irby. I then told Mr. Farloy dis
tinctly and positively that neither
Senator Irby nor any ono else had over
mentioned tho subioct to mo. and that
I was pnsp.pnuiblo for the editorial and
tho reference to " Brutus daggers,"
etc.
The above is the oo^y/v sation which
took place between Mv. fPorley and
my sol/, as well as I can reraembeV, and
the substance of what I have written
and what was gftid by us on the oc
casion referred to oan bo substantiated
by three other employees in tho
Herald offSae, who heard tho apnynrPP'
tion.
W- T. Crews.
Maoon, Ga., July 10, 1803.
Sir:?Your lottor dated July 8th,
in Which you oneloso a card published
by Honorable H. L. Farley, is received.
you request me to furnish you for
publication pi statement of facts whioh
eame within roy knowledge in re
ference to the artlclo pu^i$e,4, in tho
Augusta Chronicle over tho sHmJMfyW
"Craddook."
I have no intention to espouse tbp
cause of any of tho parties interested
1? ?bis controversy, with all of whom
my factious are friendly. I yield to
what I coo<<o!''e to he my duty and do
an set of slm'tfis&jutlce to you in mak
ing the following e&mu&ent:
I Tub artlclo signed "CWM^, was
not dictated by you to your private
secretary, nor was it sent to the
Chronicle for publication either by you
or your private secretary. During iny
stay in Washington, I was present in
your rooms at the National Hotel when
a conversation was had in reference
to it and the article was read over to
you in my presence by tho author
before it was sent to tho Chronicle for
publication.
Very respectfully,
W. T. Gary.
Hon. J. L. M. Irby, United States
Senator, Lauruns, S. C.
GEN. HAMPTON'S VIEWS.
Ho Believes tho Dispensary Law Un
constitutional and Predicts Its Over
throw.
Tho Washington Post publishes tho
following interview:
Gon. Wade Hampton, of South Caro
lina, commissioner of railways, has re
turned to the capital aftor a tour of
10,000 miles. Considering his advanced
ago ho has stood tho trip remarkably
well. Ho is slightly fatiguud, but
otherwise none the worse for it.
" I went out ovor tho Union Pacific,"
ho said to a reporter, "returned by
way of tho Northern Pacific. Both of
theso roads I found in excellont physi
cal condition. Thoy are constantly im
proving, and despito tho immense
stretches of territory which thoy cover
aro kept as sound as a nut. I should
judge that thoy aro prosperous, and
when tho transportation of tho pro
duets of the West and Northwest be
ins will, of course, do much more
usinoss than is transacted at present.
Thoy aro in so good a state that I shall
bo in no hurry to mako my roport, as
thore is nothing in their condition to
call for special commont. Probably
tho report will not bo handed in before
Dooomber."
When asked for an opinion regard
ing tho State liquor dispensary law
with which South Carolina is at pres
ent wrestling in travail and agony of
spirit, the General grow omphatic.
Ho raised himBolf from tho bod upon
which he was lying and brought down
his hand with a thump upon tho cover
lid :
" It is an outrage," ho said, " and
has already dono the Stato a harm
that will require months to repair.
Tho law is the product of a lot of peo
ple who aro dissatisfied with the exist
ing condition of things and do not
know exactly what they want. All
that thoy do Know is that they want
something not in sight.
"Tho statute, is plainly unconstitu
tional and will bo so decided. Then
what is to become of tho State's reve
nues, that are absolutely necossary to
tho conduct of its business ? The law
will hurt us not only in dollars and
cents, but in reputation as well. A
commonwealth that has occupied a
placo in tho front rank of the American
sisterhood has been dogradod to tho
position of a bar-keeper. There Is do
morality in it, nor reason nor anything
except demagogy and a desire for
gain that will not bo realized. The
men who aro at present in control of
affairs aro able to do much to injuro
South Carolina, and tho dispensary
law is an earnest of their powor. I do
not know that anything has happened
in tho Stato since the days of recon
struction that I have more sincerely re
gretted.
"The people of South Carolina aro
good peoplo. They aro woll-meaning,
industrious, patriotic and proud of
their State. They aro, however, liko
othor peoplo in that thoy aro capable
of being led astray. When a era/.o
soizes upon a community it takes some
time to pass. South Carolina will como
around all right, but it will bo a bitter
and costly lesson. The embarkation of
4K10 State in the liquor selling business
Vs ono of tho fruits of tho Ocala plat
form which mot with a warm weleomo
in South Caro?ua. In the matter of
centralization tho old Federal party
was nothing to tho doctrines of this
latter day school.
" I bolievo the law to bo unconstitu
tional, because it takes a business from
the hands of tho individual, and usurps
to itself a monopoly. As well might it
arrogate tho solo production of tobac
co, or rico, or corn, or cano, or cotton.
The money which will bo lost when tho
scheme is oxploded is tho least serious
feature in tho matter, however. It is
the malodorous roputatlon of it that
will cling to us for years to come that
hurts most.
"To South Carolinians who havo
lived long there, who havo watched
with pride tho oxtrlcatlon of tho State
from slough of despond In which It was
loft by tho civil war and who havo
aided, so far asjhoy could, its upward
progress', the present situation is pe
culiarly irritating.
"Wo fool a kind of personal shame
as though opprobium had beon cast
upon us singly. It is a vory sorry re
turn for years of1 unselfish labor. Wo
hopo for tho best, however. Tho men
who havo foisted the farco known as
tho 1 dispensary law ' upon us oannot
remain in power forever. In tho moan
tlmo tho citizens who havo tho good of
South Carolina at heart tiro lighting it
with every legitimate moans within
their powor. I am rejoiced to boo tho
the honest and intelligent judiciary
aro with thorn. I* bolievo that in a lit
tlo while tho Stato as a barroom will
bo only an unsavory memory."
Death op Bishop Gregg.?A tolo
gram from Austin, Toxas, announces
tho death of Bishop Alexander Gregg,
formerly ehancollor of tho University
of the South at Sowanoe, Tenn.
Bishop Gregg was born in Choraw,
S. C, in 1819, and was one of tho most
orainont representatives of this dis
tinguished family. In 1859 ho was
elected f)rst Bishop of Texas, and this
vast jurisdiction ne continued to ad
mlnlstor until 1874, whon tho late Rev.
R. W. B. Elliott was eloctcd Bishop of
Wostorn Toxas and tho Rov. Charlos
Garrottjwas appointed to tho mission
ary jurisdiotion of Northern Texas.
Evon after tho division of tho dio
oeao, however, Bishop Grogg found
himself possessed of too largo a terri
tory for a man advanced (n yoars as ho
was. Ho continued, howovor, to, )ftbor
unremittingly long after his physical
man was broken down by tho ox
tent of his work. In 1837 Bishop Gregg
suao00{jP.4 fch*? Rev. William Morcor
Green as' oha^e))or of tho University
of the South until'laat year.
Bishop Gregg was a man of remark
able capacity and wonderful activity,
and his long and eventful life has boon
one ppoliftq of good results. In 1867
he visited; Wngland and it was while
there that ho published thp " History
of tho Old Cheraws," a work of pen*
sldorablo value and purporting to give
an account of the early settlement of
the Pee-Dee country.
?C. D. Barker, editor of the South
ern Star, Atlanta, and seoretary of the
Georgia Press Association, was ox
ly'othjd (f'oni his office In tho Associa
tion rasf- (WfeUj ' heo-ftuHp ho had obtain
od passes Jf>f taP&fi! #m KG1* PhPut?
to ?uUldo pgptioa.
?The resignation of ?upuplutoudout
Porter of the Census Bureau has been
accepted, to take effect July 31st, and
bo has been granted leave of absence
until that date.
bull. auf ON FINANCK.
Ho Dosen't Understand the Situation,
but Think* we Need n Statesman to
Untangle the Financial Skein.
Atlanta Constitution.
Silver and- gold. I wish that I did
understand it. I have said so much
about bimettalism and demonetizing
and free coinage and the Sherman act
and the purchase of bullion and what
Congress should do and shouldn't do
that it all makes my head swim and I
lose confidence In Mr. Clovoland and
Mr. Carlisle and everybody else. The
whole thing seems to be in a tangle.
Have we no great statesmen, no great
financiers to back up to? Are the
editors of tho papers to box tho thing
about forever aud over and koop the
people in a quandary ? Is partisan
politics to curse the country whilo It is
suifering from a financial panic thnt
is paralyzing every industry and creat
ing a general distrust. There is nut
a Republican paper but what would
rather tho Democrats would make a
blunder than to bring rollof. They
aro a heartless set?these politicians.
They aro everlastingly muchining
around to .keep in office or to got in
and tho Doraocrats aro noarly as bad
as tho Republicans. I huvo hoard so
much In tho last two wooks about
machine politics that I am sick. 1
never conceived how many bargains
und trades had to be mado to got an
ofllco ; how many traps and triggers
and how tho patronage and spoils and
perquisites had to be dividod out to
suit the Congressmen and koop them
In olllco. Not all the Congrossmon,
of course, for thank heaven we have
some thero who have no machino and
who would not fear to havo ovory act
of their political lifo laid opon to tho
people, but with some of them a public
ofllco is a privato trust. Thoy say,
"This is my olllco. I worked for it,
stoopod for it, lied for it, and I'm going
to make all I can out of It." It has
boon that way always I reckon and wo
can't help It, but I do wish wo had
somo great statesmen like thero used
to be?somo groat thinkers and leaders
like Calhoun and Webstor and DeWitt
Clinton of tho oldon times. I wish
that wo bad Justice Jackson In Con
gress, for I do believe that a man who
could untunglo the Central railroad tus
quickly as ho did could untangle all
this money business and tell tho coun
try what to do to restore confidence.
That is all' that Is wanted, thoy say.
Confidonco! I want somo myself.
Confidence is a plant of slow growth
in an aged bosom. My old friend
Cicero Strong told mo tho other day
that the way to settle tho trouble wii?
to take tho 100,000,000 of reserved gold
that was in tho treasury and use It, for
it had been thero for years and years
doing no good and they might just us
well fill up tho bags with Iron or lend
or copper and nobody would over know
the ditforonco, for it Is never counted,
but is weighed twice a year. It could
bo fixed up in tho night by tho
treasurer and one or two men to help.
"What Is tho uso of tho gold locked
up so long whon it is noodod bo bad ?"
" Maybe that's boon dono already,"
said I. " Maybe tho gold Isn't there,
but it is only bags of lead." " Maybe
them Republicans did change it," said
Cicero, and he lookod solemn, like he,
too, had lost confidence.
During tho last great political excite
ment whon tho pooplo'b party was
cavorting around, u little preacher
over in East Tennessee mounted a
wagon body at a justice court ground
und harangued tho boys on the silver
quostion. " Free silver !" he cried.
" Free silver ! Blossed bo tho pro
spect. When our party gets in power,
my brethren, there will bo no more
wunt, no more poverty, no more hands
to hang down or fcoble knees to shako,
bilt everybody will havo silver. Bless
tho Lord ! Wo will run ovory mi no, to
its full capacity day and night, and wo
will open a thousand new ones and
ship tho shining oro to tho mints and
melt and mold and stamp and then
ship it all over tho country by tho car
load, and when our share gets hero we
will load it in wagons and drive, out on
ovory road, and as the wagons move
along wo will shovel it out and scatter
It far and wide, anil oven tho women
und children will got some, bless tho
Lord ! Froo silver; come quickly and
buy without monoy and without price,
oh yo of little faith," and tho pooplo
said " amen."
That wusn't much worse than u
spoech that I heard George Francis
T rain mako at Rochoster about twenty
years ago. Ho grew Bublimoly
oloquont about tho government issuing
millions and billions and trillions and
quintrillions of paper monpy and lend
ing everybody just us mueh as thoy
wanted. "Keep tho paper mills
running day and night and the print
ing machines, and lot tho bright, now
bills Hood tho land and then 1 will
havo a pocketful and feol like a
gentleman, and my country friend
over there will havo his saddle bags
full, and that good old woman will
havo her apron full and wo will build
docks and canals and railroads and
meeting houses and ships and faotories
and evorybody will havo plenty to do
at big prices, and tho poor will become
rich and thoso who aro now rich will
become poor, for thoir old-fashioned
monoy will bo good no more, and we
will all bo happy as if tho millennium
hod como."
"Hold on, Train," said ono of his
hoarors; " holdonaminuto." "What's
tho matter V" said Train. " Wouldn't
the whole thing collapse and bust up
after a whilo ?" said his hearer. Train
looked at him with sovorign contempt,
and said : " Why, of course, It would ;
any fool might know that. Thoro
would bo an awful bust up, but all
these hotels and canals and railroads
and factories wouldn't bust up?thoy
WPllld bo tbore. Don't you boo ?"
Thoro is somp tru^h ip all this, ovon
if a crank did say it. Go to Dccotur
and Anniston and Boyco's and Shelllold
and Florence and Bridgeport. Go any
whore whoro thoro was a boom a few
years ago and seo tho big housos and
stores and factorloB that aro empty.
Thoy aro all thero, but tho collapso
pajnp and tho builders havo scattered
to parts unknown.
You can't forcp prosperity by a
boom, neither can ?t &0 'forced' by
legislation at Washington, fhoy may
grease tho wagon so that it will run
easier, put no permanont rollof will
COrne Until then: is 0 demand for the
products of indue try, whether thoy
come from tho fapUinps, the millsi thp
furnaces or tho soil, Thorp has boon
an overproduction In almost oyory
t Lin t; a it 11 thoro has boon too mueh ox*
travaganoo at homo. If a man gor
mandizes himself ho gots sick and has
to take modioine. Just so most every
body has boon living beyond their
means?buying too muoh on a orodlt
because credit, was ofTorod and goods
were cheap, and now whon the shut
down comes wo are not prepared for
it. That's the way it is ut my houso,
and all I can do is to lay it on this
financial-Dirtiness 'and toll my folk* it
Chicago has gouo up the spout at my
house?thank the good Lord.
Bill Aup.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Tho Turifl* Will Be Considered, at the
Extra Session?No Recess Can Be
Taken.
Washington, July 11.?Representa
tive . W. L. Wilson of West Virginia,
who presided over the Chicago Con
vention, and who is recognized as ono
of tho inevitable loaders in the next
Congress, arrived in this city this
rooming. Questioned as to the proba
ble outcome of the extra session, he
said: -
It has always been ray belief that
the extra session will be continuous,
and that no recess can be taken. Un
der any circumstances, however, tho
tariff question will be considered. So
soon as tho committee on ways and
means is announced tho tariff will bo
taken up by thorn ; und ovon should
there bo a recess before tho regular
session in December, tho committoo
will continue to havo sessions for tho
consideration of the now tariff law
which the committee will report to the
Houso."
Tho rumored intention to place him
at tho head of the committee on ways
and means was mentionod, and ho was
asked if ho would accept tho place.
Mr. Wilson hesitated a moment, and
then replied, with a smilo : "I have
never known of any ono refusing a good
chairmanship if it wore olfored him,
but I will say that tho chairman of that
committoo, during tho noxt Congross,
will not have his honor without his
labors." Ho added that ho had re
ceived no intimation on tho subject be
yond what ho read in tho newspapers.
Ho further said that there would bo
no opposition to tho re-election of Mr.
Crisp as Spoakor, so far as he knew,
and that ho believed tho majority of
tho peoplo of West Virginia were in
favor of tho repeal of tho Sherman law.
Washington, July 12.?General E.
L. Thoraas, formerly a cltizon of Con
viugton, Ga., who has boon appointed
agent ol tho Sac and Fox Indians by
Secretary Smith, loft today for his post
of duty in tho Indian Territory. Ho
commanded tho Georgia brigade of the
Stonowall Jackson division during the
war.
Tho doorkoopor of tho noxt Houso
will probably bo a Democrat. Under
tho last houso tho South had only the
Speaker. It is maintained by Sout hern
Democrats and conceded by many of
the Northern members that the South
is entitled to tho doorkeeper in addition
to Speaker. That will leave tho North
three oloctivo oflleors?clerk, Borgoant
at-arms and postmaster. Tho bulk of
the patronage is controlled by tho
doorkeeper.
The only Southern candidate yet in
tho field is E. B. Smith, of Texas, but
whon it becomes known that tho South
will got tho doorkoopor no doubt other
candidates will declare themselves.
Under ordors of Secretary Smith tho
board of pension appeals is being de
pleted of its Republican majority. Un
der the former Democratic administra
tion this tribunal was composed of an
equal number of Democrats and Re
publicans. Whon tho Harrison ad
ministration got powor it mudo the
board consist of four Republicans to
two Democrats. Secretary Smith, be
fore leaving, determined to chango its
partisan complexion. Three Republi
cans have been removed and more will
follow soon.
Washington, July 12.?There aro
oach day added indications that the
repeal of tho Sherman law will bo
accompanied with considerable diffi
culty. With tho contested oloction In
tho Sonato, howovor, it will bo a long
time before tho ropoal question can bo
roachod in that body. While it is al
most like guessing at tho attendance of
the world's fair, the present Indications
are that Congress will run its extra
session into December.
General Wheeler, of Alabama, at all
times an interesting figure in tho
houso, has some unique views on the
financial situation. In speaking of the
struggle of gold and silver for the su
premacy, ho said today : ,l Tho great
struggle of tho next twenty years, us it
has been in the past, will be the light
between the United States and Great
Britain for tho commercial supremacy
of tho world. Tho United States and
Mexico, which is, geographically, and
should bo commercially, a part of us,
produce three-fourths of the silver of
the world. Great Britain, on her sido,
controls tho countries producing one
half of tho gold of tho world. It is,
therefore, more to tho interest of Eng
land to establish a single gold standard,
and their statesmen aro doing their
best to bring about tho demonetization
of silvor : On tho result of tho battle
doponds tho supremacy of the two na
tions. I havo every confidence in the
democratic party to prevent the attain
ment of England's object. Tho ques
tion before congress is to preserve the
monotary value of gold and silver.
Whon gold ceased to bo a commodity,
in 1879, an era of great prosperity oc
curred throughout this country. What
will bo tho result if gold bo now allow
ed to go to a premium and again be
come merchandize, it will bo ditlleult
to foretell. One thing is cortain, if tho
United States hopos to sustain itself in
this struggle against England, it has
got to keep silvor on a parity with
gold."
Washington, duly 12.?There is
unquostionablo authority for announce
ment that Representative Bland of Mis
souri will not bo chairman of tho com
mittoo on coinage, weights and moas
uros in tho coming Congross. The ad
ministration does not want him. Mr
Bland hlinsolf,under the circumstances,
does not caro to bo chairman of the
committoo. Spoakor Crisp Is porfectly
reconciled to tho idea of having a dif
ferent ehairman for this committee.
In fact, ho has consented to pass Bland
by. Bland recogniy.es that tho com
mittoo is cortain to bo made up with a
majority hostile to his silvor idcau, aqd
ho does not thoroforo euro to bo merely
tho nominal head of it.
Who will bo decided upon as ehair
man cannot now bo stated. Gen. Tracy
of Now York was next to Bland on tho
committee in tho last House, but it is
understood Crisp does not caro to ap
point him. Whoovor tho chairman of
this committee may bo, it is certain
that tho pomopratifj leader on the floor
for the repeal of the Sherman law will
bo noupk pophran of Now Y?i'K
?The United States dispatch stoamor
Dolphin, now repairing at tho Brook
lyn navy yard, is undop ordors to con
voy ?ourofary of tho Navy liorbort on
ta tour of inspoction of tho navy stat
ions and naval plants on tho Atlantic
ooast. Tho Dolphin will sail with
Secretary Herbert, it is announced, in
the course of a fow days.
?If a farmer buys bulk meat at 15
cents and raises cotton at 7 cents to pay
for It, he will cat up a good crop of cot
ton throe months before it is gathered.
The cotton crop this fall, with every
advantage, will hardly mono than pay
the farmer's meat bill, tho wagos of
thb fatrelln'g and thb' g?a'qo 'UBod iii
bWrrf-H:'- V
*-Tbe Florida Agricultural College
has conferred the degree, of LL. D. on
Hoke Smith, Secretary of tho Interior.
talk at the capital..
A Variety of Interest log News?Con
sulates, Cholera, Pensions and Post
Special to The Atlanta Journal.
Washington, D. C.,.Tuly 14.?There
will bo no raoro consuls appointed until
tho meeting of Congress, as all the
appointments made during tho recess
must be sent to the Sonate for con
firmation, and as any porson appointed
consul would not care to leave the
country until confirmed, nothing would
be gained by making appointments
earlier. This information comes direct
from the Stato department.
Surgeon General Wyman. of tho
marine hospital service, says there
need bo no apprehension whatcvor
boeause of tho appearance of a vessol
having several casos of yellow fever
aboard in Hampton Roads. He says
orders have boon issued for the yellow
fever patients and those who have been
exposed to contagion to be taken
care of at the Cape Charles quarantine
and that there are ample facilities for
preventing any spread of the disease.
He says thoro is no dungor in his
opinion of yellow fovor In the South
this year, and that as wo have escaped
choloea thus fur no fear need bo felt
of it.
The report generally published of
late that Representative Springer
wants to rotlro from the chairman
ship of tho ways and means committee
because of ill health is contradicted by
Springer himself. In a lotter to a
friond bore ho says ho has never in
timated u desire to be relieved of bis
chairmanship, that, in fact, his health
was never hotter than at present, and
that he is preparing for the turilf work
ho expects to undertako in tho next
Congress.
Though tho machinery of tho uen
sion bureau is scarcely yet organized
upon tho basis of making tho roll
legitimate and honest, frauds of the
most outrageous and sturtling charac
ter have been doveloped. For instunce
It has been shown thut many of tho
policemen of Washington are on the
rolls and drawing pensions. Ben
Butlor, whon in Congress many years
ago, obtained tho passngo of an act
providing that nono but honoruhly dis
charged soldiers and sailors should bo
employed on tho police force of tho
District of Columbia.
The statute is still upon tho books
and has caused tho local authorities
great annoyance. In order to obtain a
position on tho police force tho appli
cant must undergo a most rigid medi
cal examination. He must be approved
by tho medical examining board as
pbysscally sound In every respect; and
yot scores of men who have thus beon
pronounced sound by a competent board
of surgeons have beon enabled to go
boforo pensioning examining boards,
under Republican manipulation, and
obtain certificates of disability grating
them pensions.
Under tho present regimo the pen
sion lists are being closely scrutinized,
and whorovor fraud or deception is de
veloped tho roll is purged.
Under Republican rule tho. pension
laws wore strained and oven distorted in
order to increaso pensions that tho Re
publicans might make political capital
out of that liborality to tho old soldiers.
Now competent men are carefully ex
amining the laws with the viow of
honestly and fairly Interpreting thorn.
Tho decisions of Bussoy, formerly as
sistant secretary of the interior, and
other oliieiuls who prostituted the pen
sion system and laws to partisan pur
poses, are boing overhauled and where
they conlliet with tho law they are re
versed or modi lied.
Bussey once rendered an opinion de
claring deserters entitled to pensions.
The task of revising this mass of per
verted law and of unearthing tho
frauds thut have been perpetrated is
herculean, but it is being accomplish
ed.
Representative Grady, of tho third
North Carolina district, has sutTcred
sorely in bis experience with the post
oflice department. His one object has
been to procure the removal of a negro
postmaster at Fayettovillo. The
Democrats of the district insisted upon
tho summary removal of the '?nigger.''
Brother Grady is a consistent member
of the church and patient worker. He
spent weeks in Washington, us ho said,
" neglecting his private business " en
deavoring to get the objectionable
"nigger'" out of the Fuyotteville post
office Ho grow thin and melancholy
over his continued disappointment.
Finally one day, ufter huving tried
various expedients, ho climbed the
Ktops to the ofllco of a newspaper cor
respondent. In dejected tones bo re
peated his experience with tho post
mastor general, and added, " Now I've
como to got tho newspapers to help
mo. If you'll do it, you'll help all the
othor Democrats, too. I want you to
get all these d?d Republican post
masters to resign."
An oath is a stranger to Brother
Grady's lips, but the vivid recollection
of his oxperieneo overcame him, und
nothing short of profanity would ox
press his feelings,
Tho trouble with Brother Grudy's
0086 wus tho sumo that confronted
many other Democratic congressmen
in procuring removals of Republicans.
Ho could not prevail upon the Demo
crats of Fayottovlllo to agroo upon a
successor to tho " nlggor." Instond of
uniting upon an acceptable Democrat,
they dividod into factions, each insist
ing upon its own man. Tho postinos
tor-general assured Mr. Grady more
than OttCO that whenovor ho would sub
mit the name of a good Domoerat, ac
ceptable to the people of Fuyotteville,
tho negro would bo removed und tho
popular choico appointed.
Tub First Arrest Under the
Dispensary Law.?A spooial dispatch
to the Columbia Journal, (luted Hook
Hill, July 13, says that Marshul R. F.
Thomason was notified that M. L.
Doolen had been retulling liquor in
Fort Mill. Ho ut once took u posso
and proceeded to muko arrests. Upon
arriving there und making investiga
tion it was loarncd that thoro wore
also two moro implicated, John Black
burn, colored, and Sum Luney, u white
citizen of Fort Mill. At Lan'oy's houso
was found a vulise contulnlng u keg of
live gallons of corn whiskey, which, it
is afioged', bolongod to ijoolon,. Tho
negro had hoop Helping to dispose of
i\. They wore brought to this plaoe
and Doofc.i sont to jail to await trial,
Lanoy scoured ix>nd to appear Monday;
also tho negrp,
The arrests wpro mime for violating
tho intovnal revenue laws and tho'Dis
pensary iaw. Tho arrests woro tho
flrBt under tho now luw.
?Dr. H. C. Nonl, u minister of tho
Methodist church at Kirkpatrick, Ind.,
had just concluded a tomperance ser
mon whon O. P. C. Evans, one of the
leading prohibitionists of Indiana, arose
and began a speeoh, denouncing all t,ho
laymen and ministers tfot'belbWirig Ij?
the third Pflvty' as hypp^vHiyal xriavp^
a.nd htBaals.-' Dr. N>ul called \inpn. him
to degtst, whe? Eyaus startet! to abuse
hlnV. Heal finally came down from
the pulpit and throw the disturber
bodily out of doors, while tho congre
gation cheered enthusiastically.
Hl,IM) tigers in charleston.
Forcible Resistance to the Dispensary
Ii?w--A Whiskey Rebellion, in South
Carolina. <
Special to the Augusta Chronicle.
Charleston, S. C, July 13.?No
arrests have as yet boon made by the
Governor's spies under the Evans'
liquor law, although the presence here
of the assist mi t attorney general of the
state, and the fact that ho has been
closeted all day with an administration
trial justice would indicate that the
Governor is about to start the ma
chinery In motion to crush the metrop
olis of the State.
The town council of Mt. Pleasant
has called a mass meeting to-morrow
night to take legal stops to squelch
tho Stato barroom opened in that vil
lage.
It transpired to-day that tho Gover
nor has written ofllcially to sovoral of
his friends In tho city, offering thorn
$25 for every ease they make out of a
violation of the law. The liquor deal
ers in the mean timotare prepared with
their counsel and with bail bonds to
meet tho fight. Tho indications are
that upwards of fifty arrests will bo
made to-morrow.
Charleston, S. C, July 14.?The
mallod hand of Govornor Tlllman
mado a move to-day against tho blind
tigers in Charleston. Thoy have been
running now just two weoks since tho
disponsary law wont Into etleot. and
whilo it is true that every house in
Charleston has a supply of' stimulants
stored away, enough to last six months,
the blind tigers which sprang into ex
istence on July 1st have boon doing a
thriving business.
For about ton days the city has been
thronged with tho Governor's spies.
Two days ago the assistant attorney
general of the Stato arrived here and
for two days ho has been in consulta
tion with tho spies and the prosecu
ting oflicors of tho county. Today the
attorney general applied to a magi
strate for search warrants, hut that
oflicial refused to issue them owing to
tho lack of sonio legal technicality.
Tho courso of tho proceedings, if taken
as now sketched out will, it may be
safely stated, precipitate a storm and
outory far surpassing any which has
yet attended the inauguration of tho
law. Magna Charta, tho bill of rights,
trial by jury, are all proposed to bo
practically set aside. Simultaneously
with tho arrest of tho accused oh
churgos of violation of the dispensary
law, and boforo trial and conviction,
his plneo of business is to be condomned
and abated as a nuisance, tho premises
searched and tho good and chatties con
fiscated to tho State and carried away.
This is the program mapped out by the
dispensary law, and this is tho program
that Governor TiWmun proposes to en
force on tho metropolis of tho State.
It is no secrot that its enforcement will
be resisted by force, if necessary. In
fact it is no secrot that a good many
of tho suspects have armed thomsclvos
and are prepared to defend tho sanctity
of their promises at the point of tho
pistol, and it is equally certain that the
popular symyathy is entiroly on their
side.
lost in a texas cave.
A San Antonio Man's Adventure
While on a Hunting Trip.
San Antonio, Tex., July 12.?Capt.
J. N. Daniels, a prominent citizen of
this city, returned today from a ten
days' hunting trip in tho mountains,
100 hundred miles northwest of here, in
tho course of which he made a wonder
ful discovery and had an experience
which nearly cost him his life.
Whilo separated from his companions
he camo to an opening on the side of a
precipitous canon in a most ragged and
mountainous section. He managed to
reach the cave by lotting himself down
from above with a rope which he took
from his saddle, and explored it for a
distance of half a mile.
In it he found pottery, a half dozen
Indian stone hatchets and jars tilled
with obsidian arrowheads, and twenty
human skulls. At the lower part of
the eavo was a stream of water in which
were many fish resembling perch, with
sightless eyes.
The captain's light being blown out,
ho was horrified to find that his
matches which had fallen into the
stream, were spoiled, and that he was
in hopeless darkness, in endeavoring
to find his way out ho became utterly
bewildered and groped about for many
hours until completely exhausted.
Ho lay down on the rocky lloor and
fell asleep. Awakening ho continued
his search, but he had gotten into a
part of the cave that was very low and
filled with great bouldors. He became
discouraged and gave up hope of ever
finding his way out.
Yet, knowing the danger of remain
ing inactive and brooding over his
situation, ho made another effort and
finally earao to tho stream. His tongue
being swollen and parched with thirst,
ho jumped Into the water and drank a
great quantity of it.
! It occurred to him to wade down the
stream, It being only a few feet deep.
This ho did and soon tho way became
lighter. Tho stream made a sudden
turn, and proceeding ho quickly came
to whore it emerged from the cave.
Pushing aside tho hushes that thick
ly grow about the oponing Captain
Daniels looked up to sec above him
the bright sky.
Ho mado his way with dimulty to |
the ranch, which ho reached late In i
tho night, exhausted and weak from 1
lack of food. He was in the eavo from '
2 o'clock p. m. Monday, Juno 26, to |
about (I o'clock in tho evening of tho
following day. All that he had to eat
was a handful of old corn* found In an
Indian jar, and a small fish which he
killed and ate raw.
?Mr. Honry L. Brandt, of Oconee
County, reports the largest yield of
wheat that wo have heard of this sea
son. Ho prepared his land woll, used
stable manure, sowed four bushels blue
straw wheat and reaped one hundvod
and eighteen bushels and thveo peeks
of hoavy weight whoat. Ho sowod
about fo\ir acres, and thus It will be
soon that his yield wants only a frac
tion of thirty bushels to tho aoro.
Since harvest ho has planted tho same
land In corn and peas, whloh aro up
nloely. and the corn Is now knoo high.
Ijast year on tho same land ho mado
ono hundred bushels of corn and forty
hushelH of poas. When ho bogan to
till this land soveral years ago it was
the poorest of upland and old sage
flold at that. But by judicious cultiva
tion and fertilization ho has brought it
to a high dogroo of fertility. Mr.
Brandt Ts ono of tho best farmers, not
only in Ocofloeo, but in tho State, and
knows how to mako money on Vho
farm. ^ ^ ?jim
?According to, t^ho. vepprl of Inspec
tor Jones, t,he. wiwmhato royalty of tho
first, oigh* rooftths 0f tho fiscal year
was ?jlfo.OOO, agalast only $157,000 for
the eMire previous twolvo mouths.
At the same rato, during the revalu
ing four mouths, the royalty will
amount to $360,000, which will be tho
largost annual receipts ever known by
about $33,000.
STATT, MOWS IN BRIEF.
Interesting Note? from Various Sour
ces.
?Mrs. Preston S. Brooks was Criti
cally ill last week at the residence of
her son-in-law, Capt. V. E. McBee, in
Columbia.
?Governor Tillman has asked for
four hundred stands of arm* from the
United States government to be used
at Clemson CYulego.
?Govornor Tillman hus appointed
Mr. T. J. Duckett school commissioner
of Laurens County, in place of L. P.
Davenport, resigned.
?The South Carolina State Dental
Association will conveno in its twenty
third annual session, at Columbia, on
Tuesday. August 8th.
--The Grand Lodgo of 1. O. G. T. of
South Carolina will moot in Yorkville
on Tuesday, July 25, und continue in
session until the next day.
?Tho assignment of Citadel cadets
to Clemson Collogo has been with
drawn, as Lieut. Donaldson does not
need their assistance in drilling the
students.
?Capt. J, Kavonel Macbeth, formerly
of Charleston, died at Monk's Corner,
July 1st, after a short illness. He was
a gallant officer of tho first South Caro
lina Artillery, C. S. A.
?Charles L. Simons, for twelve
years money ordor clerk in tho post
office in Charleston, died on tho 11th
inst. It is generally thought that be
worked himself to death.
?Tho County Alliances all over the
State uro passing resolutions culling
for the repeul of the Shormun law, und
tho substitution for it of an act provid
ing for tho freo doinago of silver.
?Mr. J. C. Blair, of York Countv,
reports that ho harvested this year
bushels of wheat from 4 bushels sown.
Tho wheat was sown In two patches,
und tho better of tho two yielded 58
bushels from 2 bushels sown*
?Tho ruilrouds of tho Stuto huvo
always transported free all oxhlblts for
the State Fair, but this rule hus been
abrogated, and exhibitors will puy
freight hereafter on all articles sent to
tho Fair, which will decrease exhibits
In the future
?Alllancomcn will huvo a rally at
Greenwood on the 29th inst, und every
effort will he made to make it a monster
affair. Governor Tillman und other
prominent Allinncemen will muke ud
dresses. Reduced rntes will bo given
on the ruilrouds.
?Two Mormon preachers have beon
arrested by the citizens of Wood ford,
Barnwoll County, und ordered to leave
the country. The friends of the Mor
mons tried to roscuo them, but tho peo
ple woro determined to get rid of them,
and sent them oil under a strong
guard.
?Isuuc Mitcholl (colored) und bis en
tire fumtly, consisting of live persons,
wore poisoned lust week in Charleston.
Mitchell and daughter Ada are dead,
and tho others aro critically 111. Tho
physicians who made the post mortem
ugroo thut the victims died from ursoni
cul poison.
?Tho next annual meeting of the
Stuto Touchers' Association will be
hold in Spartanburg, August 2, 3 und
4. Through tho generosity of Presi
dent Wilson, tho grounds und buildings
of Converse College will bo thrown
open und pluced ut the dlsposul of the
Association.
?Judge Gury decided thut tho court
hud no jurisdiction in tho dls]>onsury
ease ut Columbiu, us he hud no right to
go hack and pass upon tho question of
fact involved in the action of the county
board of control. The bourd did not
exceed its uuthority In appointing a
dispenser, und it was their business to
deeido whether the petition was signed
by u majority of freehold voters.
?Adjutant General Farley has paid
the Stute troops their annual appropria
tion. Tho number of men present "ut
tho inspections this year was .'1,00!). The
amount divided among them was $10.
000. This is the first time the State
troops have over been paid olY so early
in the year, but as several companies
desired to attend the World's Fair, und
scvorul expect to go into camp, Gen
eral Farley decided to pay them at
once.
The Pecos Bridge, Texas.?An?
other great engineering work recently
completed In Texas is the very high
cantilever bridge over the Pecos Rivor.
This bridge, some M0 feet high, while
not the highest in tho world, is one of
tho highest, and at the same time one
of tho most considerable ruilroud
structures ever erected. When tho
engineers locating that part of tho
Southern Pacific Railroad came to tho
Pocos River, thoy wanted to go direct
ly across with a bridge ; but more timid
counsels prevailed, and instead of tak
ing u Hying leap over u canon moro
than IKK) feet deep, it was decided to
make a detour of 2f> miles by way of the
Rio Grunde. This was eleven or twelve
years ago. This longer route, though
the curves wore sburp und the grades
steep, wus expensive to build und
maintain, und more expensive to oper
ate, ft was a heavy tux on through
freight, and several years ago it was
decided to take the Hying leap of the
Pecos, ami tints avoid the grndes und
curves und longer huu). The Phoenix
Bridge Compuny did the work. Tho
entire length of tho bridge is 2180 feet
from abutment to abutment. Thoro'
uro two cantilevers 172 feet 0 inches
eng euch, und one suspended luttico
glrder spun of 80 feet. This suspended
spun is hung between the two cunti
lever spans on eight massive burs, und
oxpunsion spaces are left at each end
of several inches where it should join
the cantilevers. The intense beut of
tho summer sun makes this space for
oxpunsion u necessity. In nddition to
these spans there uro eight lattice spans
of 65 feet each, one plate-girder span
of lf> foot, eighteen plate-girder spans
of .'la feet each, and sixteen plate-girder
spans of :i"> feet each. Tho width of
tho floor of the completed span is 25
feet, part of which is taken up by a
walkway on either side of the single
[ truck. The bridge bus u factor of
sufety of Hvo ; that is, it hus a sufficient
strength to bear Hvo times the pressure
made by u continuous train of tho
houviost modem locomotive moving
over it. From tho ground at tho bot
tom of the canon und on tho banks of
tho rivor tho bridge* looks llko a
slender lattic-work, but it is really, as
will be Been from the above statement
as to its strength, a very solid and stable
I structure.?Ilarpor's Weekly.
?Prohibition will be the issue in tho
Iowa StaU> campaign this* year. Tho
present prohibition law was enucted by
tho Ropubllcun Legislature. The
Democrats propose to muke a fight for
tho repeal ol the law, which oven its
friends admit has never been enforced.
The ProhlbitiouiBts want tho fltus and
penalties for violatiou of tho law in
creased aud the Itepublleans waut v?
dodge tho issue if possible. Govexspi;
Boies has raado several Htroug synches,
iu favor of high license and ?tndngoub,
police regulation, aud Uj v.v were vevv
Iiopular with all whv> heard them. Ii
h generally Uj ought that* tb**> Demo
crats will he. luiccosafu}.