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VOL. IX. ~ LAURENS, S. C, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1894. NO. AWSWEBING THE ALLIANCE. JUJTljl'Ill'M VIEWS AS TO TUB DE MANDS. Ho I? Heady to Discuss Publiu Issues ?Caucus Cannot Ulud HIm < '<>n sclenoe?The Hub-Treawory a Hack Numbor-obpoNcd to Government Ownership or the Huilrouds mid Telcarraphs?Favors au Income Tux and llopeal of the Uuuk Tax. [Senator Butlor has replied to tho questions propounded by the Farmers' Allianco, and under dato of May 12, 1894, ho sonds the following answer to Mr. T. P. Mitchell, chuirmuu oxccu ttvo committee of tho Stato Alliance. The .quostious and " demands" aro omitted by us, because tlioy aroalroady known to our readers, and wo givo tho reply of Sonutor Butlor to the questions askod :] Taking up tho questions of your lot tor in thoir order, 1 bog to say In re sponse to tho lirst, I will discuss any pubiic question tho people may desire to havo discussod, and us tho "finances of tho country" aro legitimate and S>roper subjoots for discussion, I will liscuss them witli pleasure and with out reserve. I will refer more fully to the lust point of your Inquiry, whether I will ''dofond thorn against tho oncmies of our (your) order," when 1 come to discuss tho Alliance platform. I don't quite understand, however, whether you moun to usk mo whether 1 will defend tho " finances of tho country " against tho enomios of your order, or tho " finances of tho country " as proposed by tho Alliance. I assumo you mean tho latter. Replying to your second question, I bog to say that in my political life I have never allowed any caucus, or society, or organization, to bind my conscience, and shall not do so in tho future. Caucuses, or societies, or or ganizations of any kind, which seek to bind tho political conscience of any froo American citizen, aro in my judg ment, inimical to that frocdom of con science and political action, so essential to tho preservation of froo republican institutions. I havo attended many caucuses of tho Democratic party, to which I belong; I have never hoard tho suggestion that any man's can Bcloneo, or political action should bo bound by thorn. 1 novor will so sur render my individual judgment as to bo bound by any caucus. I am loyal to the principles of tho Democratic party, and shall mamtain that loyalty so long as it adhoros to principles I think coudueive to tho host interests of the people, not a day longer. I havo been under tho impression that tho Farmers Allianco was not a politi cal organization, but an " industrial Union " for tho protection of tho farm ers against impositions from other sources, i do not boliove in socrot political organizations, wo had a sad experience somo years ago with them. Whatever concerns the political wol fare of our people should bo open to tho fullest, freest, most public discus sion. In order to prevent impositions On the peoplo, the light must bo turned on from all points of view. I recognize no master in this country, except tho poople. Caucus rule should not bo al lowed to usurp the rule of tho peoplo. I will, therefore, say 1 will pledge my loyalty to the demands of tho Alliance, so far as they moot the demands of my judgment and 1 cannot hold them above loyalty to party canons, because 1 make no pledges to " party caucuses," and deny the right of " party caucuses," or any other caucuses to command pledges from mo to surrender my eonscienco and judgment to its dictation. Coming now to the demands, permit mo to say, by way of preface, that there scorns to bo a very grave misapprehen sion in the minds of somo people as to tho power of a caucus over its mem bers. I have attended Democratic caucuses since 1 havo been in tho Sen uto, but nobody ever dreamed of bind ing any member of tho caucus to vote against bis judgment. For instance, Democrats and Republicans differ widely among themselves on financial questions. A caucus is held for con sultaton and financial topics aro dis cussed, but in tho Sonata) and House each man votes as his judgment dic tates ; some may favor the free and un limited coinage of silver at ono ratio or another; somo may favor tho sub treasury plan of tho Allianco, and after a consultation in caucus they voto for or against either proposition, when tho occasion arises. Nobody is bound by tho caucus unless ho chooses vol untarily to bo so bound. No ouths aro administered, no pledges exactod, as a requisite of party fealty. If there wore, I would never attend a caucus. In regard to demand " first" of tho Alliance, I will say that the sub-treas ury plan has boon abandoned because it was fou nil to ho impracticable and unconstitutional, and therefore it is unnecessary to discuss it. In my judg ment a " better system " would bo at tained by tho repeal of tho 10 por cent, tax on Stato banks of circuit.tion, and I trust that tho Allianco wiil take that up and make it OUO of tho "demnnos." I eannot, of course discuss this proposi tion at length in this connection, but take tho liberty of handing you ono of my speeches delivered in tho Senate at tho last extra session, in which I havo attotnpted to olahorato tho argu ment in favor of tho repeal, and bog you to do mo tho favor to examine it. 1 think you will find that if this tax should bo repealed wo would huvo " a sale, sound, lioxiblo curronoy," and enough of it. I favor " tho free and unlimited coin ago of silver and gold at tho prosont legal ratio of 1(5 to 1," and advocated it In Congress boforo tho Allianco was organized, and am gratified to know that tho Allianco has adopted my plat form on this subject. Fifty dollars per capita is not too much curronoy for a country liko ours, but tho trouble with our present fi nancial system is not so much tho por capita amount of currency as tho un equ dity of its distribution. Some sec tions of tho country have much moro than $50 per Capita, while in our sec tion, i doubt if wo havo $2 por capita. If in our Stato wo could bo guaranteed $20 por capita, if so much was nocos sary for transaction of our business, 1 would compromise on that; wo should thou havo about$-0,000,000 of curronoy in circulation in South Carolina, where as i doubt if wo now havo $2.000,000. If, by tho repeal "of tho 10 por cent, tax, tho States should be pormittod to authorize banks of circulation, wo should havo just so much curronoy as our local wants r -quire, and no moro,? but wo should have enough, I favor an InooWO tax and shall havo an opportunty of voting for it in tho that the Alliance was opposed to tho further inoroaso of tho " bonded debt" of tho government and I agree with tho Auianco in that proposition. Tho government could not pay cash for the ono hundrod and ninety odd thousand miles of railroads, and the vast mi longo of tolegraph and tolophouos. Tho rato of taxation necessary to ralso tho cash would destroy tho peoplo, and tho only ponding tariff bill. I concur in " tho demand that tho monoy of tho country ghould o kept as much us possible in the hau s of tho pooplo, and that all nuttonu and Stato revenues shall bo limited to tho necessary OXponsos of tho government, economical!^ admin ? . ? / ? ? istorod." Thi? is good, sound doctrine, and I honrtily subscribe to it. I oon soo no objection to " postal sav ing banks," although a measuro oftbat kind would bo largely tcntatlvo in this country, and should bo adopted with caution and circumspection. Tbo second general domand, as to Hi" public lands, is sound and in ac cordance with truo Domocratlc princi ples. Tho third goneral domand, *' that tbo goverumont should own and oper ate tho railroads In tbo Intorest of tho people," and that 14 tho tolophone and tologruph should bo ownod and oper ated In tho intorest of tho people" would In my judgment, bo impolitic und unwiso. I havo always understood ultornativo to put tbo govornmont In ownorsbip of tho railroads, tolegraphs nud tolcphonos would bo to Issue eight billions of bonds to buy tbo rallrouds, und nobody knows bow many millions to buy tbo tolegrapb and tolophone systoms of tbo country. Is tho Alli ance proparod to urge tho creation of such a bonded dobt upon tbo prosont and futuro generations, and thoroby porpotuuto tbo nationui banking sys tem Indefinitely ? If so, I cannot go with It. Tbo govornmont now bus con trol and supervision of tho rallrouds by uud through tbo interstate Commerce Commission, and tho exporimont has not realized the oxpectutions of its friends. Tho ownorsbip of tho rail* road8 in despotic governments is justi fied on tho ground that they uro mili tary necessities for tho rapid mobiliza tion und transportation of armies. It has not redouuded to tho intorest of the people, for freight rates aro 50 por cent, higher In those countries than In this, and tboy aro consequently a groat burden upon tho masses of tho people. I believe 1 have now mado full and com plete answers to your iuquirios, in gen oral uud in dotail. If anything has boon omitted, I will gladly supplement what I havo said, if you will call it to my attention. Very truly yours, M. C. Butler. THE RECENT COLD SNAP. Considerable Damage "Was l>ouo In Home Sections of the state. Tho weokly report of tho wcathor bureau givos the following information as to tho dumago from tho recent cold wavo : The weather was favorablo for rapid growth during the greater part of tho week, and tho staple as well as tho minor crops woro as a oonsequoneo of tho oxeessivo boat and copious showers very much Improved. On Sunday, 20th inst., thoro catno an unfavorable chango which caused the temperature to fall from 30 to 20 degrees in twenty-four hours, and on Sunday morning mini mum temperatures of from 30 to 45 degrees oeeourod over thoontiro State. Many of tho reports had boon mailed previous to tho 20th, and so tho full etTect of tho cold wavo can bo but par tially relloetod in this bulletin, al though later reports indicato tho oc currence of light frosts in favorably situated localities as far eastward as Orangeburg County. Tho damage, if any, resulting, appoars as yot to havo been but very slight and confined large ly to swoot potatoes, and in a lessor degree to cotton. In next week's bul letin a bettor estimate can bo made. Advorso locul conditions injuring crops, woro washing rains In portions of Spurtanburg, Nowberry and Groon villo countios, whoro creek bottoms overflowed and necessitating somo re planting. Hail also did some dainago over small areas, and in Barnwell County a sand storm damaged cotton. Tho temperature was much above tho normal until Saturday after which it was far below, the departure on tho Littli at Columbia being 23 degrees. Tbo sunshine did not avorago normal for the State, but was not so deficient as to bo harmful, Ruin in tho form of showers woro numerous, and in somo instances heavy and fairly woll dis- j tributed, only a few localities boing left, dry. In piaces the ground was too ' wet to work and as a consequence grass and woods aro showing. ? Cotton ranges from fair to very good stand over tho wholo State. One Hold of about 800 acres reported " tho be st over seen." The only report of a poor stand comes from Williamaburg and Sumter countios, where tho ground is too dry. Plowing and chopping is pro gressing nicoly, the latter boing from one-third to two-thirds finished. Grass showing in places. Somo forms or Bquares havo been seen. Corn is doing fairly well, but bud worms continue to to do much Injury. Stand healthy in color but very uneven. Rico doing woll. Irsh potatoes boing harvestod along the coast with from poor to fair yield. Doing bettor in interior. Sweot potato planting continues. Tobacco in very good condition. Sugar cane do ing woll. Watermelon and kindred vines growing rapidly. Wheat but slightly if at all improved, and rust on tho blados is becoming moro goneral. Harvesting will soon begin. Oats aro ripuning in the eastern portions of tho State, and harvesting is about to begin with prospects of about half a crop. Somo reports indicato a shortage of socd for farm stock which generally wintered poorly, although pasturago will soon bo excellent. A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. Tho Estimate or a Conservative Nowe* paper Upon His Chances for lOlec Hon. During bis stay in Yorkvllle last woek, Comptroller Goneral Ellorbe confined himsolf pretty strictly to tho business for which ho catno?his an nual settlement wit!; the. county treas urer?and did not talk much polities. In nnswor to a question of a represen tative of Tho (inquirer, however, ho said that bo was most certainly in the raco for Governor and intended to re main thoro either until he got tho nomination or was dofoatod. Tho probability is that General El lorbu will mako a good raco, and In deed it will not bo altogother a matter of accident if ho is tho next Governor of South Carolina. Ho is ono of the original Farmer's Movement mon, a prominent Alliancouinn and for tho past four years has boon tin incumbont of one of tho most important offices in tho State govornmont. It was ho who In augurated tho righteous fight for a moro equitable assessment of bank and railroad property and ho can probably lay claim to having really accomplish ed more practical good for the taxpay er:; goneral ly than any otlior ofilcial of the, prosont administration. Goneral BUorbo has not had a great deal of oxporionco as a public spoakor and is not regarded as particularly brilliant on tho stump. Ho proposes, howovor, to mako a canvass of tho on tiro Si ab-, say his say In his own way and leavo tho rest to the yotors. His frlonds, of which ho has quito a num ber among tho Reform loadors of this county, as woll as among tho Conserva tives noro and In different parts of tho State, think that ho will bo bitterly foUght by corporation influences, but, at tue same time they aro confident that in t oe approaching primary his past record and his unlmpoachou integrity will be a towor of strength?Yorkvllle Enquirer. THE EIKE FIEND AT OLEMSON. The Destruction of the itlalu Build* Ing;?Excellent Conduct of (he Ca? deta?Tho Protection Against the Flames Was Not Adequate. The recent flro at Clemson Col', ego was dlscovorod at 4.30 o'clock on the tnofning of May 22nd. It broke out in tho third story of tho main collego building in a room usod for drawing and storago of tho oxhiblt of the old department of agriculture. When first discovered by tho sonti nol on duty at tho barracks just oppo site', It appoarod to be but a small bluzo, but by the tlmo tho alarm was sounded and people began to arrive on tho scone it had made considerable headway, and threatened to destroy tho whole building, as woll as tho chapel adjoining tho barricks just op* posito. The long roll was boat, and tho ca dets promptly responded to the alarm, somo with buckots. othors with tho hose, waiting for orders to m'ovo. Soon tho hose was attached to the hydrant and tho command given to carry it Into tho building where tho tiro was, but after going as fur as tho length of tho hose would allow, it was discovered that more hose was noedod, and that water was not to be had in sufficient quantity to do any good. This was tho fatal moment, for had tho hoso boon long enough and wator In suflleieut quantity this awful calamity, Instoad of being u roality, would have boon in name only. Thoso with tho buckets had no place whore they could get wa ter in sufficient quantities to bo of any service Tho only places available were tho small faucots whore tho ca dets got drinking water, making it impossible to get water In this way. There was somo dolay in gotting moro hoso?fully twenty minutes hav lug olapsod since tho firo was first dis covered, thus allowing it full tlmo to got a headway and beyond control, es pecially when Bcarcoly any water was to bo had. It soon became evident that tho building was lost, and aftor somo eon fusion, work was bjgun to reraovo the tho furnishings of tho buildings. A few books woro saved and all of Prof. Woleh's physical laboratory appara tus. Tho carpets of tho two societies woro saved, with a fow things from tho museum. By this time the chapel was becom ing in danger, as the flames woro al ready leaping high. Scoinffeethat If tho chapel was lost tho barracks nec essarily would follow, every ono seemed determined-to stand firm at this point against the gulping enemy and to re sist almost to death his destructive ad vances. They woro successful. They conquored tho dreadful mastor. Thoy made him bite the dust. Lot praise and honor bo ascribed to thoso young men for thoir heroism, for the expos ure of thoir bodios, ovon thoir lives, to the angry flumes in defonso of Clemson College against this consuming enemy attacking her thus in her infancy. Tho main building was soon burned down, leaving only tho shell of tho oneo magnificent structure. Tho chapel, barracks, chemical laboratory, experimental stution and mechanical balls still remain uninjured, conse quently tho faculty has decided to go on with their recitutions just ab usual, using tho abovo mentioned places as far as possiblo and building temporary rooitation rooms where they aro need ed. The wholo building was insured for only $20,000, nothing of course like its real value. Tho cause of tho fro is not dofinitoly known, though many theories aro of fered to uccouut fo ? it. Some think that us tho museum contained much looso, dry matter, such as paper, straw, etc., it is probable that u rat carried a mutch into somo of it and consequontly tho firo ; others suppose that an incon diary caused tho wholo affair, while others hold that it is highly probablo that as thoro woro somo brandy peaches in the museum and as somo of those had disappeared at other times that somo ono wont into tho musouiu for the purpose of gotting some last night and as it was very dark they struck u match to seo their way and when thoy had seen, threw it down regardless of whoro it might fall, of what it might burn and of what tho result might bo. GORMAN ON THE TARIFF. Tito Maryland Senator Defends the Hill?Ar Test Vole Shows a Good Majority. Washington, May 23.?Tho tariff bill was taken up this morning in tho Senate, and tho ponding question was relative to railway bars of iron or stool. Senator Gorman, of Maryland, mado tho principal spooch and oponed in a prophetic strain, saying : " Wo aro noaring tho ond. Aftor twonty years of political progress, of positive growth and constant develop ment and of universal enlightenment, tho Democratic party and the Ameri can people aro with 'n sight of tho prom ised land. Kmanc pat ion is at baud emancipation fron, partisan oppres sion, from tho greed of classes, from extortion, from wilful oxtravaganco, from financial fantasy, from spoils, from roatrictions upon individual liberty] from jingoism, from all thoso evils, in brief, which tho Domooratio party inherited as a hateful legacy from three docados of Republican maladministration." Do then touched upon tho difficulties which confronted tho Domoorutic party on Its return to power aftor thirty years of opposition and tho vohomeuce of demands mudo upon them. Ho said : " Wo woro not only urged, but ordered poromptoi'ly to reform tho tariff at once. Why wait i* Voto first. Talk afterwards." He asserted that timo and plenty of it had always boon considered absolutely ossontial in reforming turitTs. The Mills bill did not pass tho Bouse till midsummer. Tho M'jKinlcy bill did not rocoivo tho signature of tho President till tho last day of Sep tember. Speaking of tho Houso bill, ho said that tho l louse., in obedionco to tho obvious wish of tho country, passod tho tariff bill early in the, session. Comparatively littlo timo woe given to tho considoruticp of tho various schedules and tho -result was neoos sarlly an imporfoot raoasuro which not only failed to moot tho require ments of tho treasury, but actually in creased tho dotloit croatod by Republi can prohibitive duties. Thoro was no expectation that tho bill would become a luw without change. Tho Senate had always per fected such bills. Yot no soonor did the finance committoo begin its work than tho cry of " action " was ronowod with extraordinary vigor, and tho De mocratic Senators informed that any change would bo sot down as "a betrayal of tho party's promises," and that every Senator who showod tho loast concern for the interests of his own Stato was a traitor to tho Union and to his party; that tho Sonato was no longer a co-ordinate body, but that Its sole duty was to ratify blindly tho action of tho House. Then ho added, with significant em phuals: " Our friends on the other side soom very anxi., -s to learn upon what thoory this bill is constructed. I will toll thorn. It was constructed upon tho Democratic theory of a tariff for revenue with such incidental protec tion as can bo given consistently to tho industries of tho country. It follows strictly tho course marked out by President Clovoland in his lotter of acooptanco. It is not a froo trade measure, but it is a longer stop for freer trade than either the Mills bill or tho tariff of 1883. It is not a pro tection act for tho sake of protection, but It does discriminate between raw materials and manufactured articles to tho full extent of the difforoneo between European and American wagos." Turning to tho alleged influence of tho sugar trust and other like organi zations In shaping tho Senate bill, ho said: "Tho assertion that any trust or trusts have dictated any purt of any schedule of this bill, I pronounce UU qualiliedly falso. Thoyhavo received some attention, although not as much consideration as Individuals engaged in tho business of manufacturo; no more and no less." Upon tho subject of tho incomo tax Gorman said ho was In full accord with tho sontlmonts expressed by tho Senators from Now York and Now Jersey, and liko thorn considered that it served its purpose as a war tax and bus no fitting placo in our fiscal systom in time of poaco. Ho would not. voto conscientiously to make this method of taxation a part of our settled policy, but ho could not ignor the fact that a largo majority of his Democratic col loagues honestly differ from him in this matter and aro willing to subject it to a test of a few years. In viow of tho necessity of obtaining additional revenue so that customs taxation might bo reduced without increasing our debt, ho was bound In honor to lot no ordinary projudico or difforoneo of opinion prevent tho passage of tho tariff measure Ho would voto for this amendment, simply and solely, howovor, as an omorgoncy tax. speeoh tho drop of a pin could almost have been hoard, so deop was tho hush upon tho chamber. Tho dofinition of tho position of tho Domocrats and tho arralgnmont of thoir political adver saries was givon in Impressive words, and when Mr. Gorman closed at 12 o'clock, after having spoken loxactly an hour, with tho warning that tho opposition on tho ot her sido could not obstruct tho progress of tariff reform, tho galleries burst into a whirl of applause, and quite a number of Demo cratic Senators, first among whom wus Mr. Brloe. hurried forward to con gratulate tho Maryland Senator. Vice- President Stovonson quelled tho confusion with his gavol, and warned tho galleries that demonstra tions of approval or disapproval would not be tolerated. Mr. Aldrieh replied to Mr. Gorman and was followed oy Mr. Teller, who, as u test question, moved to lay tho tar ill* bill on tho tablo. Tho voto re sulted, yeas 28, nays 38. THE PB2NAI/TY IS ADDED. The Railroads Must Pay at Once?No Cost* Can lio Collected by llio Conn,- ' tr Officials. The decision of Judge Simonton is against tho motion made by tho Rich mond and Danville to have tho penalty remitted on its taxes. Tho court docides against tho road and tho {lonalty will have to bo paid. This will >ring into tho State Treasury ovor $3O,U00 which it would otherwise have lost. Tho doclsion is a follows : "With regard to tho penalty this provision is made In tho tux nets to secure promptness in tho payment of taxos and as compensation lor dolay in thoir payment. Tho provision is general, applicable to all tax-payers aliko; indeed oporates for the pro tection of taxpayers who pay thoir taxos. It is not unreasonable, and its wisdom cannot be disputed. Whon u taxpayer thinks himself aggrlovod in tho amount of tho tax levied upon his property among tho considerations which must present themselves to him if ho contemplates resisting tho tax is tho risk ho runs of tho provision for a penalty. And whon ho litigates, how ovor good may bo his faith in tho litigation, if he fails ho must accept tho consequences of defeat. Tho ques tion ho makes is very simple. Tho tax otllcors mako a claim, lie denies it, tho court is uppoalod to, docides and tho consequences follow. If ho loses his ease ho is in default. So tho law is written. " Now a rocoivor oecuplos In this re gard no bettor position than any othor taxpayer. Ho is bound to fulfill all tho duties of a proporty-holdor, must pay tho lawful taxos levied upon his proporty, and enjoys tho samo right ovory othor taxpayer has of disputing tho legality of tho tax If ho thinks it illegal, subject to tho samo conso quoncos which befall overy othor tax payor if ho fails. True, ho Is tho hand of tho court, and acts under tho In struction and protection of tho court. And in thoso casos, after application to tho court, was authorized to make tho test. But tho court did not und could not froo him from tho necessary rosult of failure in such suit. Tho laws of South Carolsna aro as binding on tho court as thoy aro on any in habitant of hor territory, and no order of tho court could protect tho rocoivor from inourlng tho ponalty imposed by those laws. " After careful consideration this court has reaehed tho conclusion that it cannot intorforo or provont tho pay ment of tho penalties attached to so much of tho tax us was doliquent. Of Course under the words of tho law such penalties attaohod to so much only of tho tux as was not paid, but with regard to tho cost of executions the result is othorwiso. All this proporty was alroady undor oxoeution and in tho bands of this cou.*t. Tho universal rulo is that property in tho bands or control of a court ennnot bo ronched by any othor procoss whatovor. This is tho fixed and invariable rulo in this country undor our duplex form of govornmont. This court cannot In torforo with tho process of uny of tho State courts, howovor humble. Nor can tho govornmont of tho United States intorforo with proporty soizod undor tho revonuo or pollco powers of tho State. Whon, therefore, attempt was mudo to lovy on this proporty of tho rocoivor such attempt was nuga tory und void. No oxecution could bo lovled on It und no costs attaohod. " It Is ordorod that tho rocolvors pay tho ponalty on all balanoos of taxos unpaid, and that thoy do not pay any costs of lovy on any proporty In thoir hands as rocolvors." ?Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, of Bos ton, celebrated his 85t)i birthday on Saturday, 12th inst. Ho is now tho oldest surviving ox-Unitod States Sen ator of Massachusetts. By an inter esting coinoldenco tho Hon. Honry Cabot Dodge, tho present junior United States Senator of tho bay State, oolo bratod his birthday on the same day, he being 44 years of age During tho deli MUHDEHED AT LANGLEY. Acting as a Peacemaker When He Was Shot The Hasty Conduct of a Wild Yoniiff Man. Dr. Hugh Toland, of Enoroo, Spur tauburg County, was mortally woundod in a shooting Borapo at Langloy, S. C, on tho -1st tust. Ho was woundod by John Augustine, Jr., while attempting to mako pcaco between his murderer's father and brother. He diod tho noxt day at 10 o'clock from the effect of the bullet that ponetratod his lungs. Dr. Toland lost his life while acting as a poacomukor, preventing -lather and son from fighting. John Augustiuo, Sr., and his son, Charloy Augustine, woro partners in business and ran a store togothor in Langloy until rocent ly, when the Arm dissolved. About 6 o'clock Monday evening fathor and son met at a storo and wont iu a roar room to be by thomsolvos to sottlo somo dif ferences rogarding monoy mutters. Dr. Toland was in tho storo whon tho two mon rotired, and after they had boon out a fow minutes ho hoard hot words boing exchanged and ho hurried back to tho adjoining room as a poaco makor to prevent u difficulty botweon tho relatives, which ho approhonded would occur. Whon tho doctor enter ed tho room ho found tho futhor and son clinchod and fighting. Ho ran be tween tho bolligoronts and parted thorn. In breaking tho fast hold of tho men tho doctor pushed them apart witli such force that Mr. John Augustino foil to tho floor and tho doetor upon hiru. At this juncture John Augustino, Jr., another son, rushed into tho room and, finding his fathor ou tho tloor and Dr. Toland upon him, ho pulled his pistol and fired at tho doctor. Tho bul lot struck tho doctor in tho Bide and ponetratod his lungs, which caused Iiis death. Tho sumo bullot that hit tho doctor painfully wounded tho father in Iiis hand. After the shooting Augus tino, who used his pistol onco too often, ran off and escaped to tho woods. He was not at largo very long, however, before ho was tracked down to a uegro cabin about a milo from Lungley, whore ho was arrested without any trouble. Ho was earriod to A ikon and jailod. ? Tho coronor hold an Inquostovcr Dr. Toland and the jury holds Augustino responsible for murder. Tho shooting was unnocossary and without provoca tion. Augustino, without knowing tho naturo of tho trouble his futhor was In, killed tho physician. Ho was too im pulsive and thoro was nothing to war rant his hasty action. Dr. Toland was an old gentleman about sixty yoars of ago, who only niovod to Lungley about six months ago. Ho was arranging to leavo Lang ley and return to Enoreo, S. C, his formor home, whoro his family now live. Ho was a tine pliysieiun of high standing and a most rospoctablo gentle man who was highly rogattlod and mudo many friends during his short stay in Lungloy. Tho homicide created no littlo ex citemont, and the peoplo censure Au gustino, who is reputed to bo a rather wild young man. Tho remains of Dr. Toland woro carried to Enoreo for in terment. Augustino will be prosocutod for murder. THE ELECTION OP SENATORS. A District Vote of the Peoplo is ? Demanded? Public Distrust linn Been Lately Increuscd. The Washington correspondent of tho Atlanta Journal makes the follow ing observations iu regard to tho pro posed amendment, to secure u direct vote of tho peoplo in choosing their United States Senators : Doforo tho llouso again adjourns it will pass tho Tucker resolution for an amendment to the constitution so us to provide for tho election of Senators by a direct veto of the peoplo. Tho House eommitteo has already reported it favorably. This report is in tho identical language of tho resolution passed by tho last Congross. Mr. Tucker believes that tho necessity of such u resolution bus increuscd since t hat time. "Tho present Congress," he suys, " bus greately intensified the feeling that thoro should bo a change in the manner of electing Senators which would make tho Senate more respon sive to \ho demands and votes of tho peoplo." Aftor ridiculing what is known as Senatorial courtesy ho says : " If this bo tho government of the peoplo in fact and in truth, then indeed should thoir agents as representatives, whothor in tho llouso of Representa tives or Senate, bo responsive to their wills, and tho best thought of tho country through tho press, and load ing magazines in demanding that no olfeto traditions, however sacred thoir relations to tho Senate, no code of rules, however honored for their length of service, should stund in tho way of offoctuuting tho popular in terests properly, anil freoly expressed ut tho polls." Ho then goes on to show how in tho public mind it is bolieved that the Senate bus outlived its usefulness under its present mode of organization uud election. Ho suys t hat members of the House have not infrequently boon solicited to follow tho example of the English House of Commons and pass a resolution to abolish tue Senate as u CO-ordinate branch of tho logislu tivo department of government. Mr. Tucker urgues that tho chango pro posed by tho resolution would restore tho Senuto to tho old-time confidence of tho peoplo. Ho refers to Senatorial falsehoods. Tho House will undoubt edly puss tho resolution, but when it rouches tho Sonute it is ono hundred to ono shot that it will bo incontinent ally strangled. CLEMSON TO RE REBUILT. Tho Governor Tulks About the Col lege's Disaster?The Outlook for tho Eut tiro. The Mate, 2 Ith, lust. As already announcod, thoro is going to bo no interruption in tho educational work at Clomson College. It is true that tho college has suffered u houvy blow by tho destruction of the main building, but thoso in churge declare that thoy will not allow this calamity which bus hefallen tho in stitution to interrupt in any way the good work which is being dono. For tunutely tho summer seuson iu nour ut bund and permits of such u course being pursued. Governor Till man has returned to tho city irom Rook Hill, and boing tho most prominent motnbor of tho board of trustCOS ho wus naturally usked for information about tho future of tho college. The Governor suid that ho had received notice of tho burning while at broakfast at Rock Hill on Tuesday morning and was vory much grlovod thereat. Ho Buld positlvoly that tho Stato would go to work to re - build tho burnod main building at once and carry tho work as fur along as tho money In tho hands of tho trustees would pormit. Ho said: "I will say this muoh as a member of tho hoard? that the school will run on if we havo to carry a lot of army tents or get tents like- tho ovangolists uso 'for uso as t-fcit.ition rooms." Tho only re sources that tho board would huvo now to start to work upon would bo tho in suruueo money, and that was but a small drop in tho bucket. Thoy could, howovor, ha said, by stopping tho tittlog up of tho mechanical depart ment mako uso of the money now being devoted to this dopartiuont. From what can bo learned hero, tho blame for there not being raoro In surnnco upon tho building rests upon a majority of tho members of tho board of trustees. It is said by those'who ought to know that Governor Tllluian endeavored, when tin insurance was placed, to got tho board to insure tho building for its full valuo. Somo of tho othor members, howovor, thought that considering tho apparent small risk tho amount carried was suftlciont. Thus is tho insurance feature of tho tiro oxplained. Nothing furthor has been hoard from Clomson in regard to tho Uro or tho present status, bill tho board of trustees has boon called to moot at tho college tomorrow evening, and thoy will doubtless mako a full Investiga tion and all arrangements for the currying out of tho pluus suggested by Governor Till man. the alabama democracy. Kmlorsing Cleveland, 'I arid' Reform, Stale Hanks and. I'rce Coinage of Silver. Tho Alabama Democratic Conven tion last week nominated Hon. W. C. Oates for Governor by u majority of twotity over his opponont, Capt. Joseph F. Johnson, and tho nomination was then made unanimous. The committee on resolutions reported tho following platform : "Tho Democracy of Alabama, In con vention assembled, reaffirms the prin ciples of tho Democratic party, as de clared in t ho platform of our party at ) Chicago in 1802, and congratulates the country upon tho success of those prin ciples in tho triumphant election of Qrover Cleveland, who, by his goncr ous treatment of our people, has shown that ho is tho President of tho whole country, kuowing no North, no South, no East, no West. "Recognizing tho wisdom and patri otism of our President, and believing in his fealty to tho principles of our party, wo endorse his administration of tho Federal government. While soino of us may ditier from him in mat ters of policy, wo aro agreed In tho be lief that he is impelled by motives of the highest patriotism, and by an un selfish devotion to tho highest good of tho wholo people. While there aro differences of opinion among us in mat ters of detail, we all believe in tho free coinage of silver whenever it can be done consistently with the maintenance of a sound and safe currency. " Wo earnestly urge upon our Sena tors and Representatives in Congress tho speedy reform of tho tariff and tho speedy repeal of the 10 per cont. tax on the issue of State banks. " We heartily commend and endorse tho present administration of the State government, beaded by Thomas G. Jones, who has so wisely and eoura goously discharged his great trust, and wo commend his firm, impartial and fearless execution of the laws as wor thy of Imitation by his successor. "Wo pledge to tho people of Ala bama a continuance of tho good govern mcut of our Stato affairs inaugurated by the election of George S. Houston iu 1874. " Tho election law enacted at the last session of our General Assembly is in accordance With the principles upon which are based the laws regulating elections in a large majority of the States of the Union, without regard to party, and are intended to obtain at tho ballot box a full and free expres sion of the popular will. Wo believe iu giving it a fair trial, and should it fail to accomplish the end which it was intended to effect, we pledge ourselves to make such changes and alterations therein as may bo necessary to elToct that end. " Wo pledge our party to tho main tenance of a system of free public edu cation and to an increase of the ap propriations forthat purpose whenever the financial condition of the State will permit. "Tho party is pledged to continue its o Hurts to remove all the evils of the present convict system and to enact all appropriate legislation to prevent it working injustice to any class of our people. "Wo extend a cordial invitation to all voters of Alabama who believo in tho principles of Democracy and are in favor of the maintenance of good gOV ernraont, to unite with us in tho elec tion of the ticket nominated by this convention." Tho resolutions were adopted with out a dissenting voice. The portions relating to Cleveland and Covernoi Jones were received with groat ap plause. tillman's intentions. ilo Will Start t be I lispc usury Busin -H? Again If Allowed To. SPATITANOURO, S. C, May 22.?Tlu first direct Btatement from Governor Tillman sineo the Supreme Cour? de cided tho dispensary law unconstitu tional was contained in a letter to citizen of this city today. G, D. Car rior sold tho Governor a quantity of corn whisky, and at tho time of the dooiston there was a balance due in favor of Mr. Carrier. It was to look after this balance that Mr. Carrier wrote a lottor to the Governor. Tho answer to this letter gives the first intimation direct from headquart ers as to what tho State proposes to do. Tho Governor told Mr. Carrier not to bo uneasy?that tho dispensary had cleared over $100,000 and would "open up again as soon as tho courts would let them alono." As to what move the State intended to mako has boon a great mystery While tho dispensers are still drawing their salaries and stock remains in all the dispensaries, it was not known whether tho Governor was waiting for tho Legislature to meet so that he could dispose of the stock, or whether ho intended to attempt to reopen the dispensaries. This letter snows that ho will pursue the latter courso. In July one of thu Supreme Court justices will he replac ed by Judge Eugene L$. Gary, who was president of the Sonate when tho dis pensary law was passed. ? Judge Gary and .lustlco Pope, who dissented from tho recent decision, will constitute a majority, and Governor Tillman evi dently depends upon Justice Gary and expects tho reorganized court to ovor rulo the lato decision. Many of the Governor's friends bore tako tho position that such a course would bo unprecedented and they condemn it In unmousured words. Many bcliovo that Justice Gary, undor tho rulo ot theso decisions, will not disturb tho court's docroo. ?Mrs. Talmugoand her two younger duughtors, accompanied by Mrs. Jos. F. Knapp, sailed for Europe last woek. Thoy will moot Dr. Tulmago luto In I summer on thut contlnont. GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY. Latest iii'iiin and Curious Notes fron. Our Exchanges. ?Tho I .oui si ana Prohibitionists havo nominated a State ticket with Dr. M. L. Curl for Governor. ----Mrs. Vance, widow of tho late Senator Zeb Vuneo, will soon publish a volume of hhj life and work. ?Tho Southern Presbyterian Gen eral Assembly rejected tho proposals for uuion of tho Northoru Church by a vote of 90 to 08. ?Congressman Bryan, of Nebraska, delivered an oloquout uddress before tho State Normul School at Groeusboro, N. C, last week. ?At Longviow, Tox., live robbers at tho point of pistols intimidated bunk Ollioers und cupturod $2,500. Citizens pursued them. Throo citizens and ? robber wero killed. ?It is cstimutod that tho annual consumption of wheat for food in tho United States uveruges about four and u hulf bushels per capita. What pro portion of peoplo raise what thoy oat? ?Charlos J. Nool, a furnier neur Lynchburg Va., armed himself with u suot-gun und pistol toshoot n prowling dog, and iu attempting to shoot tho dog, accidentally fired a pistol bullet through his own heart. ?Three thousand printers have been employed iu tho government printing ollico at Washington. Mr. Benedict, the present publie printer has dis charged nearly one thousund of thoso workmen, for the simple reason that thoy havo nothing to do. ?Secretary Hoko Smith has appoint ed Judge James S. II. Hook, of Geor gia, chairman of u commission to con fer with tho Osugo I no ians. Judge I look is a man of distinguished ability und will discharge his duties with credit to tho government and to him self. ?Tho Sonuto has confirmed the nomination of Cbus. II.-J. Taylor, col ored, of Kansas, to be recorder of deeds in tho District of Columbia. Tho vote was 34 to 15. Taylor comes from Kan sas City, and was appointed through tho in line ma' of Senator Martin of Kan sas. ?Rev. Dr. George Dana Boardman lias preached his farowoll sormon to the First Baptist Church in Philadel phia, of which lie has been the pastor so many years. He has been made the honorary pastor of tho church, and is soon to receive from the congregation a testimonial of $10,000. ?-At Green Bay, Ala., on tho 2:ird inst., Silas Gilllllan, a young merchant, blow his brains out on the steps at the liouso of James Lewis. He was en gaged to marry Miss Lewis, who is ill uud was reported dead. The girl was not dead, but heard of the suicido und is dying from the shock. ?Col. Fred. G. Skinner, who was colonel of the old First Virginia Regi ment during the war, died ut Char lottesvillo on the 21st inst., ugod 82 years. Ho was born in Maryland und was educated ut West Point, lie was for some years after the war on tho editorial stall of the Turf, Field and Farm of New York. ?Since Mrs. Cleveland returned to Washington last fall, says tho Now York World, she has devoted herself almost entirely to her bubies. She has been almost invisible, it is said, except to her intimate friends, and there has not been as much hospitality at the White llouso as there was when the President was a bachelor. ?A now soot in Russia is known as tho Underground People, lately organ ized in Saratov. When a person falls ill tho ciders come in and baptize him anew. Then they carry him down in to an underground labyrinth, where ho is left to wrestle with death alone. After a week tho elders come to in spect the sick man, and if dead ho is duly buried. ?That great stretch of country lying between the Missouri river and the Hooky Mountains from the Canadian line to the Arkansas river was but little known twenty years ago, und over its vast plains roamed tens of thousands of buffaloes. Today there remains of these large hoards aromnantof barely 2,000 bead, and it is not known that a dozen aro outside tho eon lines of the National Park, Stato parks and private herds. ?Edmund Yutcs, tho English nove list und editor, who died iu London on Sunday, was u great lover of the United States. lie was one of the most thorough readers of American newspapers and American literature generally in Europe. In conversation with tho London representative of u Boston nowspaper in tho Savage Club, one evening, Mr. Yatessaid : " I have often regretted that 1 wasn't born in the United States. I believe 1 could have expanded thoro a little more fully than I have in England. Tho Ameri cans are indeed a great people." ?Jefferson County, Alabama. (Bir mingham) bus two South Carolinians in its delegation of six to the General Assembly. James II. Montgomery and John McQueen. Mr. Montgomery was born in Clarendon County in 1802, went to school in Spartanburg and was grad uated from the law department of tho South Carolina College in IMS. Ho begun the practice of law at Birming ham in 1880. Mr. McQueen was born in Darlington County, is 30 years old ami is th.: sou of a United States and Confederate Congressman from South Carolina. Mr. McQuoon comes of a distinguished family, his mother boing a grand-daughter of Gon. Andrew Pick ens of tho Revolutionary war. Til 10 GOVERNOR'S APPEAL. The Conditions at BluiTtOll Demand Immediate Action. Governor Tillman today issued tho following appeal in behalf of tho desti tute ut BluiftOtu To the Peoplo of the Stato : I desire to make an appeal on behalf of tho white residents of Bluffton town ship, Beaufort county. It has heu.i only about two weeks slnoo information was received ut this ollico claiming that grout destitution existed among tho people of our osvn color in that locality. l was somewhat seoptlcal ut first, eight months having clasped since tho storm which dOVaSted the coast but from entirely trustworthy sources und the personal inspection of an agent I lind that there is absolute want and need of prompt assistance, else there will bo extreme Buttering and probable starva tion. Thoso people lost their entire crop by the storm and wore unable to moot thoir obligations of last year. They have exhausted all means of Credit in the effort to support them selves and to plant anew. They cannot cultivate thoir crops with grass fed stock and already animals havo died. I appeal to tho charitable in their bo half. Contributions in money sent to mo will be promptly wired for relief. Contributions of moat, Hour, corn or mottl cun bo shipped to Thos. Martin, Ohairmanof the relief committee. I ll nil ton, care of the steamer Alpha, at Deau fort or Savannah steamor Filot Boy at Charleston. B. R. TiLbMAN. Governor. STATE) NEWS IN BRH Interesting Notes from Various CCS. ?Dr. E. S. Joy lies Is getting pamphlet which will givo a fu count of tho Normal and Tndustn Collogo up to date. ?Tho President has sont to tho Sen ato the nomination of A. McP. Hamby, Jr., to be Collector of Customs for tho District of Georgetown, S. C. ?Judge Izlar will not movo to Char leston, as has boon announced, but will muko tho contest for ro-oloetion to Congross from tho Seventh District. ?Bishop Duncan, of Spartanburg, who has long lived in South Carolina, will preside this year over tho Ken tucky, Louisville, Tennessee, North Alabama and Florida Conferences. ?Prominent citizens of Lancaster have published a card warning all persons who persist iu soiling whiskey that thoy will bo prosecuted to tho fullest extent of the law for every viola tion. ? Rev. J. C. C. Newton, who has boon iu Japan for some years as a mis sionary of tho Methodist church, was in attendance on the general conforonco at Memphis, und will visit his old homo in Anderson before his return. ?A very interesting meeting luis recently elosed in the Baptist church at Kershaw, Lancaster County, and 2:i persons Joined during the meeting. Kev. D. P. Montgomery, who ussisted tho pastor, returned to Greenville last week. ?Tho next session of tho South Caro lina annual Conference of tho Metho dist Episcopal Church, South, will bo held at Laureus, S. C, coiniueuelng on November 21. Bishop John C. Keener will preside. Ho is well known am\ loved by tho Methodists of South Caro lina. ?Among tho many expeditions of scientific men to Greenland this sum mer will be that of IL L. Scaifo, school superintenduut at Laureus, S. C., and Mr. Russell W. Porter. They will make an attempt to map a part of tho unknown coast of Melville Bay. ?Mr. iP, W. Weathorsbce, who farms in Aikcn County, recommends higiiry~" tho cultivation of tin; citron melon for hogs, horses and cattle. Ho says his stock eats them readily and fatten on them. They grow well on poor land, last a long time, and are better for stock than the watermelons. ?Capt. R, W. Litcs died at his home, Troy, Abbeville County, on Sunday morning, 20th inst. He was an active member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church and took great interest in tho work. Ho served through the war and made a record for gallantry. Ho owned the land where Troy is located and founded the town. He was 75 years old. ?The State Teachers' Association will hold its twenty-third annual meet ing at Spartanburg in the Convoi'so College building July l-?, 1804. There will be two sessions each day and a comprehensive range given to the sub jects of discussion. Parties desiring information about board, accommoda tions, rates, ?fce., should write to Presi dent B. F. Wilson, or J. P. Brown, Esq., Spartanburg, S. C. ?Tho weather bureau at Columbia reports much dillleulty in securing cot ton seed for replanting In sections of South Carolina and Georgia, where growing cotton was destroyed by tho lato severe frosts. Where seed could bo secured, howovor, the process of replanting is well under way and with no further unnaturally low tempera tures tho cotton crop will not bo ma terially cut oil'. ?The commencement exercises of WolTord College will bo held from June 10 to 12. Bishop Hargrove will preach on Sunday morning, June 10, in tho college chapel. Dr. James 11. Kirk land will address the literal".' societies on Monday. June II, and the annual public debate will take place on .Mon day night. Tuesday, June 12, will be commencement day. Speeches by graduating class in the morning and speech before the Alumni Association by T. M. Raysor, Esq., at night. STRIKERS SHOT DOWN. Eight Killed and Over Twenty Were Wounded. PAYBTTK City, Pa,, May 24.?A battlo occurred at daybreak between the Washington Run deputies and about 1,800 strikers. Eight strikers wore killed and Hi wounded. The strikers have made two inoffootual attomps this week to bring out tho men working, but were not successful. Arrangement were made whereby strikers from the fourth pool would meet the Youghioghony men and attack Washington Hun in a body. Seven hundred men left here at 11 o'clock at night and were joined by other squads from near by points. Tho Yougllioghony men are prin cipally Hungarians anil slaves number ing about 1,000. The strikers, headed by the Smith ton brass band marched along the public load fronting tho works. The deputies, who had been reinforced during the night, were fortified1 be hind two boxcars. As soon as the men turned into the road fronting the works a deputy step ped forward and shot a man who had Stumbled and fallen in a ditch, killing him instantly. This was the signal for a general fusilado from tho deputies. Three times they lired into the air and then discharged thoir Winchesters into the body of strikers who had not left the public road. Three fell dead and two were wounded. The strikers fired but a few shot.-, then broke and ran for a wheat field abovo the works. This deputies continued bring as long as the Hoeing .strikers were in range. John Troy was fatally injured and taken in charge by Sheriff Wilhelm, who bonded the deputies. The men killed were all foreigner^ principally Hungarians. ThoirJbodlos aro yet lying on the public road, where they fell. The total number wounded is not know definitely, but Will exceed 20. UNIONTOWN, Pa., May 25.?Stickle HoliOW is quiet this morning'- and work is going on in the mine as usual. Not one of yesterday's rioters has ven tured lo return near the scene of de feat and it is thought that this plant will not bo again molested. Ono morning recently a little fellow said : " Mamma, how is it that some people can see in the dark anil others cannot'.'' 'Why, son," said tho mother, " no person can see iu the dark." The little fellow hesitatod u few seconds and said : " Well, I know that last night when Mr.-called to soo sister it was real dark in the par.or, and he had not been there long when sister said, ' why, John, you have not shaved this week." .Now how did she know that'." Tue mother gave it up as too hard to answer, ??There are 300 mountains in tho United States which have a height i x ceoding 100,000 foot. Tho greatest number are in Colorado and Utah.