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VOL.. X. LAURENS, S. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1895. NO. 28 IliBY 18 A KIOKEE HE KI.IMIMATKS AM) REJECTS ALL CONCILIATORY PLANS. Favors a Straight Contest and Con elders HliiisefflUetrayed?A Hiua^o Attack on Tillinan anil Eyaus. I um receiving letters front all over tbo State protesting against tho con summation of a 8ohemo or agreement between Sonator-oloct Tilltnan and Govornor Evans on one side and John Calvin Hetnphill and Joe Barnwell of Charleston on the other. My friends of tho Reform mnvomont seom to be anxious to know whether I am acting in collusion with Governor Evans against what thoy conooivo to be a sacrifice and surrender of prinoi Sle and thoir rights in the eiectlon of eiogatcs to the State convention. I wish you would favor mo with tho publication of this lottor, whioh must necessarily bo brief, to say that I was not consulted by either side to this agreement and without my subsequent acquiescence cannot be bound in any respect by what has been dono. In 1885, when Tillman commencod his most remarkable caroor, I was among the first who ochood for him In Laurons County. Laurons and two or throe others endorsed his position In the elootlou of members of the Legis lature and wo wont to the Legislature to bo sneorod' at and almost spit upon by tho ring or clan in the Stato that was controlled absolute ly by tho Cal. Homphill and Joe Barn woil olass of politicians. When we had reached the climax, tho crisis, Tillman baokod down and wioto a let tor withdrawing from politics or hav ing anything to do with it. Mon who woro as much in sympathy with his ideas and opinions as ho was, oven in an apparently ignominious minority, were unwilling to follow him and for *ako the pooplo whom wo had darod to lead, and thoy continued tho fight in tho Legislature. Ho wan tiod hand and foot. He could not havo gono be fore tho people of South Carolina for any ofllco aftor his lottor of retirement, but for tho death of Mr. Clomson, be queathing that property to tho State for tho benefit of tho farmer boys. This gavo him a now opportunity and at my suggestion ho camo back into tho political art mi a. Wo mot at Dan Tompkln's house on tho lino of Edge flold and Abbovillo Counties, in tr-o spring of 1889, and atjrood upon a fight that would glvo tho people of tho Stato control and dothronu the party led by Cul. Ileraphill and Joe Barn woll. Tho condition and understand ing was that Tillman was to load anJ bo tho uomineo of tho farmors for Gov ernor. This is whore tho March con vention schomo was agrood upou and tho work carried on by the prepara tion of a manifesto, which was publish ed in January following that, calling tho March convontlon whioh nomi nated Tillman for Goveruor. So far as I was concorned, rosults woro all that I wanted. I did not ex pect any position and my promotion to tho Speakorship' and to tho United States Senators hip yt as as groat a sur ftrise to mo as it was to my many rlends. Since ray election to the Son ate I have tried in overy rospoot to be true to the people who olectod mo, both In Washington and at homo. One of the main principles that was advocated at tho March convention and intondod to bo carried to success was tho calling of a constitutional con vention, and I may say hero that it was tho hardest, fight that wo evor had since 1890. We had Cal. Homphill, Joo Barnwoll, tho editor of Tho Stato ?nd of tho Groonvillo Nows, opposed to that call. I say it with proper rcspoct and friendship to our present Govornor that whon tho crisis came and it look ed as If defeat would follow tho action of the Stato Convention overwhelming ly ho hold the State and could not bo found by telegram or letter. Senator Tillman stood true to me, as chairman of the party, and did all he could. Wo did our best to make this call and aro now being abused and vilified all over tho United States on tho chnrgo of corruption and fraud. I had at least expected him to stand by tho people whom ho had led sinco 1890 and not go into any alliance or compromise (for compromise moans a surrender of principle) with such mon as Barnwoll and Cal. Homphill. 1 know what it *75CZ"S"ftft?&-Uu) most faithful loyalty to Tillman since j??o tiptih&isrtime, I also know what it moans aftor my throwing myself into tho breach just ono year ago to savo Evans from dis gracoful dofeat, to dare to opposo any schomo that thoy may agree upon. If tho torms of agreemont between this crowd had boon fair and honorablo to tho pooplo and to tho Reform move ment, I would not say a word, but it means the defeat of tho objoct of tho constitutional convontlon, and tho sooner the people of tho Stato know It the hotter for them. I .speak as a individual Hoformerand not as Stato chairman, becauso I havo already acted and had hoped that tho primary schomo wouid havo saved tho party from a wrock, I want it under stood now and for all ttmo that I will not and do not agree to any equal di vision of the dologates to tho convon tlon. As for Laurons, we propose to stand upon prlnclplo and to elect our delegates from among mon who can bo trusted to tako oaro of tho rights of tho poor mon and gonulno Domocrats of the country. Any agreemont by Tillman or Evans is gratuitous and can not bind us. An equal division with a lot of sworn Conservatives and half of the Tillmanltes who will prove treacherous when tho crisis comos means an uttor failure of this convon tlon to tako caro of tho rights and tho proporty of the pooplo of the Stato and white supremacy. Before the election was held In No vember, I intimated in an interview that a division of dologatos according the numerical strongth of each fac pn would possibly bo fair, but know that wo controlled throe-fourths at I would not have imposod tho n equal division upon any sane "hon f was contending beforo after having sustained him ority of $50,000, Homphill 11 refused any position n equltablo distribution of go aud I got no support wspapors opposed to our n the contrary they said r.i were not Domocrats. n Barnwoll and Hemp nt ouokoo for Cle/eland, the leader of the op levoland and who has his jeady to stab Into tho e President, into a oonfor tho question as to what it counties should do. and Iks into tho parlor of the to to tho Sonato has not in langod my fooling to tho ie Stato. If wo, tho Re ind firm wo oan win, but ir be defeated by allowing ihill and Gonzalos to go wltt V>an to humbly surrender Ii this. I humbly suggest tho agltato>. now the pi been completely dc Vns. if ho is sincsro. h? [lea; as for mysolf, man will 000 that havo been betrayed, but honorable de feat is rauoh better and preferable to me in the selection of delogates to this convention than a dishonorable com promise. It la well enough for tho Forty," the leaders of the Conserva tives and the pacificators to line up and get ready for the fight, for I am satlsllod that tho true mon who wore in this movement from its inoipionoy from principle will not submit to any such agreement. Tho combination will not do. A combination between a 'possum and a coon can't win, as overy Reformer knows. Thoy cannot sloop in the sarao log long. I am vory busy hero, but aftor tho 4th of March I will return homo and tako a hand in this fight. Sink or swim, live or dio politically, I am ready to stand by tho principles of tho first of March convention as against all comers and all of its onemlos. Tho main prinoiplo of that convontlon was a constitutional convention to bo con trolled by men who woro Its friends and not its enemies. The poor white men of the Stato are not safe with any suoh 'possum and coon combination. Their rights undor the homostoad exemption and qualifi cation clause are imperilled. Thoy cannot afford to trust men like Cal. Homphill, Joo Barnwoll, Gonzales and A. B. Williams. It would havo boon fur bettei had this convention failed In Novomber last than that tho Re form movement should be defeated und the rights and liborties of the poor whito mou of tho Stato imperill ed by mon liko these. I believe that Tillman and Evans woro sincere, but thoy woro simply gullod into a coin - promlso that moans tho destruction of tho Ruforin movement and protection for the poor white men of the State, but for whom Tillman in tho Senate and Evans as Govornor would have boon impossibilities. I do not mean to denounco Tillman or* Evans, I weop for them in being monkeyed with by any such crow. Cal. Homphill and Barnwoll woro original mombors of tho " Forty." When tho primary schemo wns pro mulgated by tho Democratic commit too thoy woio whipped and could uot destroy tho Reform movement. Thon thoy proposed to muzzle mo as ehnir inan of tho party and tho whole Demo cratic organi/.ution by going Into an agreomcut with Tillman and Evans which I rospoctfully submit will not only ruiu the Domocratic party, but tho Reform movomont of this State. Respectfully, J. L. M. IltUY. Washington, Fob. 25, 1895. A SCHOONER OF WHISKEY. A Valuable Prize of the Dispensary ?A Hhip Load, of Savannah Liquor Seized. Charleston News and Ceurier. The police department, aoting in conjunction with the State constabu lary, has soized the schooner Carolina loaded with twenty-eight barrels of whiskey. The llquori seized Is pro bably worth $1,500, and. the value of the schooner, which wilPbo hold undor Suction :ts of tho dispensary law, is worth probably as much aVain. Tho details of the soizuro.auJ sVbdoquont procoedings aro interesting and are as follows: \ Information having reached tho authorities that ono or more schooners loaded with contraband liquor wero oxpectod to arrivo In Charleston tho Stuto constables, undor Chief Holloy, aud tho police, undor Chlof Martin, wero on tho lookout. At about o\?10 o'clock a. m. Sorgta .Qufnn and McCaf fory, of tho police forco, on watch along tho oast river front, discovered a small schooner coming qulotly up to Palmetto wharf. S.ho came in, lowerad hor sails and mado fast. Hur move ments and tho fact of her coming up to a wharf at that hour gave tho officers a clue, and In a vory few minutes thoy hailed her. Tho captain was at firdt inclined to bo troublcsomo, but tho sergeants ?ooi> showod him that thoy moant business and boarded hor at onco. Word was at once sont to headquarters and Chie< Martin, Liout Mollouhauor and several mon repaired to tho scono. Chief Constable Holloy was not far off anil was shortly on tho wharf. The schoonor was found to bo tho Carollra and tho cargo consisted of twonty-olg'?t barrels of whiskey. Tho captain. J E. V. J"b\rvoy, his son, J. &. V Jorvey, Jr., and aNmlorod iteck hand, namod Henry Gardner "woro put undor nrrost, and as soon ns daylight made it practi cable tho cargo was unloaded. Tho barrols woro, with three or four ex ceptions, marked "vlnogar" and tho revenue stamps hud boon covorod by pasting ovor thom plecos of whito paper. A fow barrols woro not marked and tho stamps not covered. Tho Carolina Is a two-masted schoonor about sixty feet long, of sub stantial build. Sho has boon engaged] in tho coasting trado for some yoars and is owned principally in Charles ton. Tho whiskoy, which Chief Constablo Holloy estimated to bo worth $1,500, was Bent to tho South Carolina and Georgia Railroad depot for shipment to Columbia and tho captain and crow of the Carolina woro taken boforo Justice Rouso on a warrant served by Constnblo Levy, charged with violat ing Soction 143 of tho dispensary law. Thoy gavo bonds of $.'1(X) oach for thotr appearanco when dosirod and wero released. Tho Carolina, howovor, Is held by tho authorities and will prob ably bo advertised as confiscated and for sale In a fow duys. Tho soction undor which tho Carolina is hold refers to soizure of vehicles or any moans usod* in transportation of con traband liquor. ?Joe Leo, a Chinaman and Miss El la Moses, a pretty young Jowess, woro married In Atlanta lost wook. The coromony jwas porformod by Judgo Bloodworth. Tho groom wanted the coromony porformod in opon court, but tho brldo objooted because of the orowd of curious spectators. So thoy substituted tho groom's laundry for the temple of justlco and the ceremony was duly performed. None of the bride's family would attend and no chinamen woro present. Joe Lee states that slnoo no out of his oue, two weoks ago, bis fellow conn try mon havo out him. Leo and his bride havo boon sweethearts for a long time, but It was only recently that sho consented to marry him. ?Bishop Chas. B. Galloway, of the Southern Methodist Church has just returned from a trip around the world, 1 and was tendered a banquet at tba Sa | voy Hotel by the Methodist Social Union of New York oity. Addrossos were mado by the president and by Bishop E. G. Andrews, of New York ; Dr. A. 8. Hunt, Scoretary of the Amerloan Bible Society; John D. Slayback and Dr. J. M. Buokloy, of the Christian Advooate, and by Bishop Galloway. Tho banquet marks the first time since tho war that tho Meth od 1st? of tjoe North have extended a formal greeting to tho Mothodists of ?be South. OPPOSED TO A COMPROMISE. STAN YARN E WIL?ON JOINS 1RBY IN TUB FIGHT. Thlnlcn Peace Prevails Except In Poli tics?He Wants a Square Fight Ue tweeu Partie?. Tho Columbia Register bas Inter viewed Congressman Stanyarne Wil son with tho following result: '* Mr. Wilson, what is your diagno sis of the political situation so far as constitutional convention is concernod and especially how Is it affected by these various conferences, tho move ment of the ' Forty ' or moderate Till manltes who havo called a State con vention to meet In Maroh and also by the Tlllman-Evaus-Hemphlll coali tion ?" ws8 asked. " Well," repllod Mr. Wilson those conferences labelled 1 peaco and unity' as exhibitions of exuberant and irre sponsible brothorly love and affection are very touch lug and present mate rial for somo boautlful and charming tableaux. Tho lion and tho lamb are no longer in It. Thoy havo boon eclipsed. It is all very lovely and in teresting, a kind of auroru boroalis, and unproductive of practical results. Tho difficulty is that thero is nothing substantial In their foundation or thier purposes. The whole ldoa scorns to bo based upon tho supposition that the pcoplo of this Stato are singularly and woefully divided aud at daggers' points, whoroas, as a matter of fact, I don't suppose thero is a State in tho Union whoso pooplo llvo together more harmoniously aud with less fric tion. Our only differences are politi cal. In business and in all non-politi cal avocations thoy raovo along to gether smoothly and amicably. In my county, for instance, which I think is a fair spociinon, wo ' are building factorlos aud iron works, etc., in which are both Conservatives ond Re formers as stock holders and diroctors. Our merchants of both factions havo customers of each. Reform lawyers have ConsefVatlve clients, and vice versa. The same condition holds as to tho physicians and ministers. Farm ers who are very strongly opposed to each other in their political opinions, being of different factious, live as pleasant and gonlal neighbors. No distinction is inado by omployors bo cause of the politics of tho employeos. In short, tho only differences amongst us are upon politics and aro confiued to politics as they ought to be. No Stato is or can bo in a bettor condition. All through tho North, Eustorn, Mld dlo, Northern and Westorn State, the puoplo aro divided into political parties?Democrat, Republican and Populist. Thoy don't complain about It; thoy know the millenium is not horo. In tho South it is somewhat different because of tho negro. Tho party linos are not so distinctly drawu except in North Carolina and Tcnues 800. In tho remainder of ti.cm the white people aro so safely in posses sion of tho government that thero is practically but one party, tho Demo cratic, aud tho white pooplo are di vided into factions in socking to hold tho majority of that party. Georgia, Alabama or Texas are fair Instances of this general condition Our Stato is in at least as good a condition as any of thorn. We havo adhered to tho traditions of Democracy and preserved its integrity. Wo havo simply divid ed into factions ; a condition far pre forablo in my judgment to a division into partios. It Is a halcyon dream to think of non political government. It is visionary and Utopian. So I think these offorts In the name of pouco and unity sro misdiroctod, that thoro Is no occasion for all this fuss and fcathors. Our pooplo aro as united as thoy wish to bo and as any pooplo can ovo'r hope to be who take any intorost in politi cal matters. " Now as to these factious. As you know thore aro two kinds of Reform ers, tho 'stalwarts' and the 'mug wumps,' as thoy are called (not using tho words offensively). Tho mug wumps are very largely in sympathy with tho Conservatives in many meas ures, tho most important being in tholr apposition the administration and the Dispensary. In the last Gonornl As sembly they numbored between 25 and 110. Many of thoso gontlomon signed the call of tho ' Forty ' but havo since dropped out. Cortaln leading Conser vatives in tho Stato aro generally sup posed, and I think correctly, to have been loading eloments In the concep tion and organization of the ' Forty ' Movement. ,11 n my humble judgment thore could be but one possible re sult of tho success of thai movement, and that is tho disruption of the R? form movement, though I ascribe no motives to an/one. The call of t > ? Fovty ' did not moot with tho approv al of t\io bepple of tho Stato of either faction, and f think it can only continue to lead a lingering and brief oxistence. Their ldoa was and is to bring together tho pooplo ol two factions to consult. That moans pfac- 1 ticallv thoso who aro oppoaod to tho administration and to tho primary whloo has boen ordered by tho Stato Democratic exocutlvo committee This I step on tho part of tho latter com"<?t- i too has virtually tied the hand o 'Forty' unless they intend to act jn-{ dependontly of the Democratic party, which thoy cannot afford to do. The . most that thoy can do is to act under that order and in tho various county primaries socuro as many delegatos of their persuasion as possiblo, In tho name of 4 pence and unity.' ''As to tho Tlllman-Evans-Barnwoll Sloau-flemphill conforonco, all that I can boo is that tho two first named gentlemen were, invited as strong and I popular leaders of tho Reformers to a I conforonco by tho others, that they I attended and all expressed a willing-J dess to support an oqual number of Conservatives and Reformers if tho Conservatives will pledge themselves to dlsfranchiso no white man ex >t for crime, also to rofmo to commit! the Constitution back to tho people, also to leave police matters to tho i Legislature. This of oourso was only' a suggestion. Thoso gentlemon could bind no one but themselves to any compact and they did not attempt to do so. No one elso can do it as there Is no executive committee of oither faction. The suggestion cannot bo adopted by the people and should not, for the reasons, first, that a practical ly unanimous adoption of it would be essential, and this condition has al ready failed. Tho three leading Con servative dallies In tho up-oountry, the Columbia Stato, Groonvillo Nows and Spar tan burg Herald, all repudiate It. So does the Piedmont Headlight, a Reform paper with over 4,000 circula tion. These should give at least aomo Indication of public sentiment. Tho Conservative conforonco which mot hero this week with Mr. Raysor as chairman, that is the Hetnphill fac tion, has praotially accepted it with additions ?nd amendments which have not been passed upon by the original conforeos. Senator Irhy and many others see In the proposed ar rangomont that which will work de struction Of tho It form movement and thoy will fight It to tho ond. "Second. The people have boon educated by the primaries for the past two years to bo vory jealous of the right to select their own candidate and are shy of compromise arrange ments. In my county for instauce I do not think It oven possible to got our people, Reformers or Conservatives, to agree upon and vote for a mixed tioket. 1 think the same thing applies to this county, Rlohland. " Third : An equal numorlcal division of delegates between the two factions would bo an unequal division as to their respective strength. In the last Qonoral Assembly they stood four Reformers to one Conservative and thore is no evidence of any change in the pooplo since the last election. "Fourth: If there was an equal division tho Conservatives having 80 and the Reformers having 80 delegates it would bo practically turning over tho convention to the Conservatlvos so far as the Dispensary law Is con corned, for there would with reasona ble cortalnty .be at least ton or Ufteon Reformers who oppose that law us bit terly as do tho Conservatives. "Fifth: It would have tho effoot of transferring tho light from tho stump to tho convention with a consequent heated and vory long and extensive session. Tho proposition suggests tho Idea of our modern prize lighters, smilingly and with much peace and unity carrying out their agreement. 1 beliovo tho best plan Is tho slmpllost and most natural ; just as they did in New York as to its constitutional con vention. Let tho Democracy ooloct Its candidates and tho Republicans thoirs and light it out in tho campaign. Our Democratic Executive Commlttoo has alroady takon tho usual and proper stop for the selection of our numinous. All of our candidates may fight it out there, oithor with tholr own Btrongth or with assistancs of tho ' Forty,' and thoso who are tho favorites of the peo ple as moat nearly rcpresonting their sentiments will bo tho nominees of tho party and will bo elected at tho gone ral election. I don't bollevo tho peo ple will be satisfied with anything olso. I havo no foar of any disastrous results to" too State oven If the Re formers do-havo a considerable ma jority in theXconventlon, as is likely. A Constitution which they will make for thcmaolros will bo good enough for their ^Conservative friends and neighboraff My conclusion is that the primary^wlli settle, the whjrifrpusluess in a free for all race, though* s?me f?V eouptfies which are very close may agi'co upon a compromise rather than take chances, and that the campaign will loavo our pooplo as peaceful and united as they now are.' Congress man Wilson added that he did not fear that tho negro could possibly cut a tiguro, because, he said, that tho nogro could not bo gotten to register. When Interrogated as to national politics and tho possible entrance of a new party into South Carolina he cut tho ropottor off with "Oh, well, wo aro Democrats hero. Wo don't want any Third party or Populism in ours." I.OFTY MOUNT TACOMA. The Giant Peak of the Pacific Coast? A Mnjeatic and Imposing Bight. New York Sun. Mt. Tacoma is ono of a row of flvo or six lofty peaks, all doubtless of volca nic origin, lying between the Rocky Mountains and tho Pacific coast. This row of peaks la one of tho most re markable in tho world. It bogins with the beautiful Mt. Shasta in California, includes Mt. Rood, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams, and Its farthest northern roprescntatlvo is, porhaps, Mt. Baker in British Columbia. Mt. Tucoma is tho giaut of thorn all, though it hardly oxcecds Mt. Shasta in latitude. Its height, according to tho govornraent survey, is 14,444 feet, two foet moro than Shasta. But It Is a far more mas slvo mountain than Shasta. In fact, there aro fow great peaks In any coun try that can be compared with Mt. Tacoma in majesty of appearance. As seen from tho cities on Puget Sound It looks far loftier than any of the Alps when vlowod from an oqual distance, bocauso nearly its entiro height is be foro tho oyo. In other words, instead of rising from a groat plateau or on tho back of a lofty mountain wall, it springs to its full height straight from sea level. Its outline is exceedingly imposing, being that of a hugo dono, the upper part of which, oven in mid summer, is whito with snow, whllo In winter the whole mountain is clothed in whito down to tho foothills. Sixteen or nevonteon glaclors Uow down tho slopes of tho mountain, somo of them of largo size, and prosonting all tho characteristic features ol no raincs, iissuros, moullns, and ley pro cipiccs which are to bo found among tho glaciers of tho Alps. Thore is, perhaps, no other mountain within tho temperate zono that exhibits so oxton Hive a glacier system. Tho ascent of tho mountain has not bocn vory dilllcul whou tho attempt was made lato in tno summor. There Is no such climbing on dizzy precipioos is must bo encountered on tho Mnttor lorn, for instance, all tho dilliculty rising from soft snow. Avalanches ire frcquont on Its Hanks, and tho ?now remain* until July in somo of tho pwer ravines. Crater lake, which Acs on tho northwestern slope of tho mountain, occupying a profund depres sion, with precipitous walls on three sides, is bollevod by some to mark tho slto of a former crater of tho volcano, "put during a visit which I mado to It jn 1892 I bcoamo convinced that tho lopresslon, whoso bottom is rilled by ilio lake, has boon produced by a ^romondous landslip, induced porhaps by tho shaking of an eruption, but not tho direct creation of volcanic action. Tho true crater, and that from which all tho oruptlons havo takon placo, is on tho summit of tho mountain, ttts location has always boon indicated py a sort of notch or scallop In tho tnoun Italn top, vlslblo from Tacoma and fthor surrounding points. Thoro is a \ jgond among some of tho tribes of In I fans living noar Mt. Tacoma that tho ' Maintain wasonco vory much largor iau It is now, nnd that a vast mass t .mi ic out of sight during a groat orup \ on. It is also said that stonos havo L.-en shot from tho crater to a dlstanoo many milos within historic time. (Those who have carefully watched Mt. .'acomabavo from time to tlrno roport d the appearance of puffs of steam and moke at Its summit, but ordinarily |lttlo attention has boon paid to them dications that Its volcanic flro9 wore jbnly slumboring but not oxtlnct. The city of Tacoma is situated more [than forty mllos in air lino from the ?i nter of the mountain, and Soattle Is {farther, so that undor no clroumstancos ?ouhi any danger be apprehended at hose points from tho activity of the Mountain. But as a spoctaote a groat iruptlon of Tacoma would bo grand beyond description. Its hugo form is 'ofleoted In tho waters of Puget sound Ike Vesuvius In the Bay of Naples, ut M t. Tucoma is almost four times high as Mt. Vesuvtus and masslvo proportion, to say nothing of tho end Id appoaranoe prosentou by its t mantle of eternal snow. \ll you can see nothing but the bad jut, your eyes. Better bo blind than table to seo the beautiful and the STANDS TO THE RA.OK! SENATOR TILiliMAN IS IN DOWN RIGHT EARNEST. Ho Dismissed Irby at a Glance and Answers the More Adroit Wil son. Special to The State. AUOUSTA, Ga., March 1.?Seeing ex Governor Tlllman passing through Co lumbia to-day en route to his home at Trenton after his Northern trip, I boarded tho train and came through with him, with tho object of securing his views on tho now political condi tions which havo developed during his absonoo with regard to tho coming Constitutional Convention light?lrby's manifesto, ete. Tho Senator talked freely for tho press and paid his ro spoots to Senator Irby in a bold man ner. When asked about his Northern trip, in tho interest of tho Woman's Collego, Governor Tillman said: *' We re malnod throe days In Washington and thon mado a Hying trip to Baltimore on Sunday evening, going on to Phila delphia that night, where wo mado a thorough oxamination of the mothods of work and tho organization of tho Droxcl Institute, one of tho liuust in dustrial schools in tho United States. Tuesday we examined tho Pratt Insti tute, in Brooklyn, N. Y., another vory lino Institution of this class. Wednes day wo startod to tho college for toaohors in tho upper part of New York city, another vory fine school. Altogether, I think wo have obtained many* valuable ideas as to our own collogo at Book Hill. I roturned to Washington yosterday morning, finish ed my Inen no there and left lor homo last night, while Governor Evans went on to Bostou with Prof. Johnson to ox araiuo tho Massachusetts school of technology." "What do you think of tho outlook for an extra sossion of Congross V" "Thore appears to bo a desire on tho part of tho loadors of both parties, including tho Presdent, to avoid If possible an extra sossion. Tho Senate is now holding night sessions to try to lisposo of the appropriation bill, and unless something unexpected oe-_ ours, thoro will bo no oxtjjjut?*^n7"a"t least that tmprVrTfnlon I got." __'HLlvo "you seen Senator lrby's in terview, and if so, what do you think of it V" " Yos," said tho Sonator, " I havo spon it; I road it in Washington yos tcrdsy aud was considerably surprised, as whon wo parted with him on Sun day ho gave no intimation of any pur pose to antagonize tho effort for an ad justment. Thoro aro In it somo errors of fact which is it not nocessary to particularize and somo uncharitablo and unroasonablo assertions and de ductions. It scorns to mo unfortunate that tho chairman of tho Democratic State executive Committee did not aoo propor to join In our effort. If I un derstand tho situation in South Caro lina, we must havo mutual concessions and make duo allowance for tho pre judices and feelings that havo boon SO deeply aroused, in try lug to adjust our political mattors so as to prevont a strugglo between tho majority of the whito pooplo on ouo side and a minori ty, In alliance with tho negroes on tho other. And any man who cannnot rise abovo his personal foolir.ga at this juncture will bo unsafe to follow. "In this councctlcn I notice in this morning's papers an Interview with Congrossman Wilson, which, boilod down means that wo must havo a light and that it cannot bo prevented. I havo groat rospoct for Mr. Wilson's judgment, but it seems to me ho has ignorod tho only factor of any prime importance in tho caso?that Is, tho negro. Tho pooplo of Spartanburg can, with all safety, have a light, for tho whites outnumber tho negroes two to one in that county. They have novor Understood tho necessity and Impor tance of tho Constitutional convention with Its ono overmastering purpose of gotting rid of the negro In politics, be cause thoy havo never suffered from negro domination as tho middle and lowor countios did during the recon struction porlod. If Mr. Wilson had takon a broador viow and considorod tho entiro Stato ho could not dismiss so flippantly this vital issuo. If the condition wcro throughout tho Stato ?M ho pictures it, there would bo no uood for a convention at all. I realize as ho doos that tho pooplo will settlo all these mattors, either at tho primary or at tho genoral oloctlon. What I had hoped to do, and what I still hope to seo done, Is to havo tho white pooplo uulto In tho primary and havo all abido by it. Thon the whitos will present, a united front to tho negroes in tho general oloction. If Mr. Wil son's Idea prevails that a fight is in ovitablo and best?which I deny?thon a largo number of whitos will not go Into tho primary at all, aud if their anger and passions shall prompt them to lead tho nogroos to tho polls, wo can oaslly imagino, whon wo romom bor what occurred at tho last State oloction, that tho State will present a spoctaclo alike disgraceful to both factions, and no matter which wins, thcro will be wounds to tho body politic that will not heal for a half century. "To provent this I am willing to sink all porsonal fooUngs, all personal ambitions, all considerations of vin dictlvonoss, or rovongo, and mako such concessions as aro just and pro por. If Sonator Irby and Mr. Wilson shall succeed in forcing a fight, 1 still hopo that their cooler judgment will show thon that It is noithor patriotic nor wise to do so. I havo faith in the patriotism and good sense of the masses who are interostod In no man's political fortune* sufficiently to tako such dreadful risks. This is not an ordinary Stato election and cannot affect olthor Mr. Wilson or Senator Irby. If the Reform movement can't live without a porpotuatiou of strife, and bltternoss, thon It ought to dio. I do not beliove any such stutT mysolf. I havo always relied on its principles and the wisdom of tho policy which has boen pursuod. Our pooplo havo boon educated in politics to know what their rights aro and they will always sustain their rights whon properly presented to them. Senator Irby charges that he has boon betrayed. I for ono deny having takon him into consideration when arriving at an agreement with the Burn well com mitte.e., and tho Roform movomout Is strongor to-day than It has evor been." Whon told that tho opposition to tho sohemo of tho ultra-Conservatives wus that they did not wish to subscribe to tho conditions proposed in tho Homp hlll conforonco, Sonator Tlllman salu : " That's not at all surprising bocauso no ono oxpeoted thorn to he. reasonable. Thoir prog ram mo all along has been rule or ruin, and I would Join frby iu a battle for tho oontrol of the conven tion by the Reformers alono if that Idea prevailed generally among the [ Antis. Wo will never h*vo a Constl- i tutlonal convention with my consent j which will disfranchise tho poor and j ignorant whito man along with tho nogro. As I havo already said onco before, the practical inon on both sldos must got together and hold down tho , oxtroinlsts." ] In conclusion, Sonator Tlllman said : "Tboro is ono other point lo Mr. Wil son's intorview which I think worthy of notico: that Is that the plan out lined by mo has failed already, because the Spartanburg Herald, theGreonvillo News and The Columbia State have refused to endorse lt. I think he will find that just tho reverse will be found to be true. I did not expect unanimous cousont, least o( all from thoso sources?In fact would doubt my own sanity and honesty of purpose if I received such backing." When I asked tho Senator If ho was willing to take the stump against the Irby aud Wilson forces iflhey brought about a fight, he replied: "if tho j issue is presonted in such a way as to require it, I will take the stump. I havo already said this and It was no Picknicklan utterance. It was said in downrsght earnest." Senator Tlllman was thon question ed as to tho proposed National He form movement and repllod ho luid beard nothing of It tu W.ishiugton to amount to anything, as such movements oma natod from tho pooplo and not from such mon as wore lu Washington. Ho declared that tho movnmont was coming aud addod with groat omphasls that it was "Not a long way off, olthor." ?, J. Watson. THE COMPROMISE PLAN. an A ddklOSS TO THE CONSERVA TIVE VOTERS OF THE STATE. Reasons Why this Arrangement Should be Supported by All tho Conservative Democrat8. To tho Conservative Deuiocraoy of South Carolina: Tho commercial, industrial aud political wolfnro of South Carolina should constrain tho people of tho State to work togothor. Thoy spenk the same tonguo, they cherish tho samo traditious, they aro govorned by tho samo laws and institutions, thoy o.ve al oglanco to tho samo Stato. During tho. last four yoara we have boen sorely dlvldod on public ques tions. Wo do not doom it noccssary or propor to attempt anvj review of tho causes which havo fOBultod in thOg (HvIsion" ?T"ouT^^u%^2^M factions. This is not the tftrftNBsTiTs^ occasion for crimination or recrimina tion. Tho crisis confroutinjf us is far too sorious to aumit of partisan troat mont. Wo desire to bring about re conciliation. Wo would promote har mony. We would counsel a spirit of solf-sacrlfico as the surest means of solf-presorvatlon, and would urgo upon all our pcoplo tho patriotic duty of uniting now for the good of tho State. Let us havo a truce between tho poli tical factions In tho State. Wo can socure peace without tho sacrifice of prlnclplo or solf-reapoct?peaco on fair conditions, peaco with honor. At tho last sossion of tho Gonoral Assembly, in pursuance of a vote of tho people, sn act was passed provid ing for the holding of a Constitutional convention This convention will re construct the fundamental law of the State. Its powory .*ro unlimited. Tho result of Its deliberations woll affoct for good or ill ovory department of our Folitlcal, social and industrial life, t should not roprosont any political faction. It should bo composed of tho wisost, snfost and best mon In the Stato, without regard to factional af filiations. This groat work should bo undortakon in the spirit of patriotic devotion to tho Stato, and not with a view to party success or partisan ad vantage. The lntersts committed to its caro aro too Important to Incur tho perils of a bitter and angry campaign. The convention should bo controlled In its work by a spirit of calm and ju dicial fairuess, so that whon its labors havo been finishod it will moot with the approval of all good citizons of tho Stato. For the purpose of securing thlsoud, patriotic citizens in different groups throughout the State and of varying Eolitical opinion for months past have eon counseling and conferring with oach other, and as the rosult of this earnest thought, wo aro prepared to advise and urge upon you the accept ance of tho following as tho basis of action for tho election of delegates to the convention, which it is believed will moot tho acqulosoenco of all who desire a cessation of political Htrifo amongst whito Democrats. First. That each county, aetlug for Itself us to tho question of oloction, by primary or otherwise, us doomed best by tho county oxocutivo committee, shall give each faction equal represen tation In tho convention. Second. That in those counties whoro primary elections aro hold all persons participating in tho same shall tako a pledgo to abido tho result and support the nominees at tho gonoral oloction. In counties where tho nomi nations aro mado otherwiso than by primary both factions In such county shall boplodged in liko manner to sup port such nominees. Third. In ull counties whoro tho dolegatos shall bo nominated by primary election at ovory voting pre cinct or in ovory club shall bo equally divided botweon tho factions. Fourth. That tho dologates from both factions shall bo soloctod with tho understanding that thoy shall bo plodged to tho following principles : (a). Such qualification of tho suffrage as will guaruuteo white supremacy, and that no whito man shall bo dis franchised oxcopt for crimo. (b). A Constitution of principles, and not dealing in legislation, but ; leaving tho Legislature full control of I tho freo schools and requiring tho, Logislaturo to llborally support them. Tho Constitution .dial I not provido a I system of police regulation, but this and all kindred quostions shall bo re garded as within tho scope of legisla tive authority. (o). Tho Constitution when adopted shall not be submitted to tho people, such acourso boing unnocosnary if tho convention bo representative of tho wbolo whito people of tho S.atc. (d). Tho convention shall provido for the pro-?orvation of the homestead. Upon this bas's and theso prin ciples tho Conservatives and Koformors \till scenic equal representation, in tho Convention, and tho delegates will bo chosen uudor absolutely fair conditions, tho Conservatives and Roformora being guaranteed equal voice in the soloctlou of dolegatos. Wo deslro to Impress upon tho Cou sorratlvos and Reform votors of tho State the value of this basin of repre sentation and those princlplos which will bury discord and confusion aud bring peaco to our pooplo. We urge upon all patriotic citizens without rogard to factional linos thnt It is tholr highest duty to accept this solution of the differences botwoon our pcoplo. Wo aro satisfied that it will socuro peaco to tho Stato and a Constitutional convontlon represent ing no (action and commlttoo to no poiloy but the preservation of good government In South Carolina and honest and free oloctions. In this movement wo aro friends of all whose aim is this oessation of strifo and WhO Will unite with US UpOll these principles. By order of tho conforonoo. |T. M. Raysok, Chairm l'SKsr IIKEAK. IN THE CABINET Tho lies litnatlon of Postmaster Gen eral BImhoII?Congressman William 11. Wilson to be the Nsxt Postmaster j General. j Washington, Fobruary 27.?Post I master General Dissell sot at rost all I doubt as to his purpose of remaining | la tho Cabinet by tendering his rosigua ! tlon to President Cleveland this aftur ! noon. This aotion was not taken j hastily. As far back as the early au | tumn Mr. Bissoll felt that bis law ! practlco at Buffalo required his per I sonal attention, aad at that time ho I notified tho Presldeht that soouor or latoi ho would bo compelled to rotiro I to private life. Nothing further pass I ud botweon tho two geutlomen with I roforenco to tho matter until ton days ago, wheu Mr. Bissoll again asrured the President that he must soon re sign his portfolio. The Postmastor General's resigna tion was not know until a lato hour this oveniug to his private secretary, uor will it bo known in all probability to any of his subordinates atjtho depart ment until its publication in the morn ing papors. Tho lottor of resignation is *>ald to have been brief and to havo boon couched In tho usual terms. It recites tho fact that ho deems It ud visablo to rotiro from tho Cabinet and that ho will do so upon tho appoint ment and qualilicalion of hU successor. Tho letter was written by tho Post) mastor Geuerul at tho closo of oflluo hours to-day, and was by him personal ly handed to his chief a little aftur 5 o'clock. Mr. Bissell said to-night: "I havo placed my resignation in tho hands of the President. The reason is that my professional work at homo demands my attention, and I feel that 1 cannot long er romain away from it. 1 ho business of tho department is in good condition, and its transfer to my successor can be mado without afTceting tho public sorvloo. 1 have fouud my work agrooa blo, although at timos qulto ouorous. I confess 1 loavo It with regrut, as 1 havo been deeply interested in it and havo had a desire to accomplish some thing inoro In tho devolopmont of tho poatal a/U Ui^l^M^rA '' found possi also that I am thus ::o."npoiied to sever oflioial ???'??M?ns with tho President and his Cabinot which havo beou most satisfactory and cordial throughout. Porhaps without impropriety, 1 may oay now that all rumors of disagrcomont betwoon tho President and any of his Cabinot have boon without foundation. 1 doubt if thoro over was a inoro harmonious Cabinet than tho present ono aud Its members aro a unit in his suppdrt on evory public question." Thoro is no reason to doubt that Mr. Bissoll's successor will bo Congressman VVm. L. Wilson of West Virginia, the author of the tarilT Jaw. it is also un derstood that Mr. Wilson's namo will bo sent to tho Sennto to-inorow. But for the fact that tho President intend ed making Mr. Wilson a member of his official family a tondor of tho Mexican mission would, it is said, havo boon mado to him. Tho President has been sincoroly dosirous of appointing Mr. Wilson to somo ofllco of dignity and honor com mensurato with tho West Virginian's abilities and his loyalty to tho prlncl plos of tho Domoeratio party. When tho Prosidont learned ton days ago that Mr. Bissel I proposed soon to ro tiro from tho Cabinot ho decided thon that ho should bo succeeded by Mr. Wilson. This at least is tho story givou out by M. Wilson's fHands to night, and thoro aro substantial reasons for believing that It Is woll foundod. ""poaking of Mr. Bissoll's resignation Mr. Clovoland said to-night: "it surely is not necessary* for mo to say that I shall roleaso Mr. BIsscll with tho utmost regret. All his associates in tho Administration will fool that they havo lost a colloaguo who, in all respects, was a valuable factor in their exocutlvo dabor, as woll as a compan ion to whom thoy havo become greatly attached. I am not taken by surprise for I havo known for some timo that It was inevitable, because Mr. Bissoll's reasons for this action wore of a per BOnal nature and wet'0 inexorable Still this first hroak in a Cabinot which has boon in tho midst of many porplexing situations entirely harmon ious, always actuated by a loyal devo tion to the public interest and pervad ed in a marked degrco by tho personal attachment which such connections cannot fall to create, causes us all real sorrow. Much gratification awaits Mr. Bissoll in tho appreciation of his countrymen of Iiis splendid and valua ble public service." THE RECENT CONFERENCES. An Interview Willi Mr. H. J. Hayns? worth, tho Representative from Orecnvillo County. From Tho Ureenvillc Mountaineer. Tho conferences recently hold in Co lumbia botweon tho representative men of tho Kcformors aud Conserva tives, and cho addresses they havo is sued to tho people of tho Stato, uro tho chief tonic of discussion in political circles. In this county there aro vari ous opinions. Many notions of what him boon done and what will bo douo, and what has been and has not been agreed upon, have rathor bowilderod some camp-followers on both sides. Fair and honest thinking men, who hold the luterostof tho State paramount to a'l other interests, hail with great sat isfaction the plan that has been set on foot, which will prevent a tight that can bring nothing but damage, and further increase tho bitterness and an imosity between tho two factions which havo been contending four years for tho mastery. Thoro are probably not a scoro of mon who know who tho representa tive from this county was. So far as IiOlitioa aro concerned, ho has novor icon vory active, but has nevertheless boon greatly interested, and on ono or two occasions during the last campaign was callod on to make speeches that gained mauy friends, on account of tho wiso counsel and careful, conserva tive viows that he enunciated. It was, indued, a wlso choioo. This gontlo man Is tho well-known lawyer, Mr. H. J. Haynsworth. A roportor of this paper called upon him and askod him to say something for publication, and to this ho consented. Ho romnrked that ho did not know why ho should havo been called upon to moot with his conference, but ac cepted tho invitation in tho sonso It was given, bolloving that thoro was a basis of mutual ground upon which tho differing faotlons could got to gether, and this rosult Boomed so do si.rablo that ho was willing to lend his aid to Its accomplishment. Mr. Hayns worth rosponded as follows : " Tho purpose of tho mooting was to j dovlse somo plan by which a faotlonal i contest over the oleotion of dologatos j to tho constitutional convontion might I bo avoldod. Nono of us had authority to mako any agroemcnt that would i bind olthor faction ; wo wero moro In dividuals who desired tho restoration , of peaco and harmony, and who roallz 'jm: the vital Intorosts that would bo in M& hands of tho convontion, wanted to Hahn bestand most conservative mon sent to that body. Nearly all the cfl I ties were represented in these ooiW eines, and from those which woroBBB roprosontod we had words of enoourBJ ment. *? V_ H " Wo found Til 1 m.in, ..Evans *3| tho other leading Uoforiners who WoBJ advising with them willing for a >>nH and just division of tho delegates. \jB were told that the principal point upBWJ whioh the Ueformors would insist wh the adoption of some provision by wh i JB white supremaey would be guuranteBBJ to the State,, and that no agreeineBJ could bo ??oa?hed except upon tliHH basis. There was no difficulty her Be for tho Conservatives are as anxious iS tho Reformers to secure this rosult. 1 Bub uommitteo was appointed by hH and in the end it, was agreod that f'SH plan which was outlined in the intoiBJ 1 view of Senator Tlllinau and in th.BJ addross published by us should bo subBJ mlttcd to tho people. " There is a good deal of talk in somcBJ of tho nowspapors to the etfeot that th I plan of qualifying tho suffrage agree m upon is the Mississippi plan or sono Bt other equally objectionable; and thi I it, will involve fraud and perjury, aiunTflJ bo fraught with serious damage to theflj State. "On this point I wish to say no spoc-BJ lal plan or schomo trui talked of, norfl were we asked to plodgo ourselves toBJ one. The very object of adopting '-IB constitutional provision on this subject BJ Is to prevent tho necessity of a resort BJ to fraud. Whon a suitable provision 1 has once been incorporated into our fl fundamental law ovcry white man can V breathe more freely, and thoro will I thou bo no oxcuso for a resort to ques- 1 tionublo motbod8: tho rosult will be I fairer olections. ?? " We agreed upon a policy, that of I white supremacy; aud if this agree- B merit is carried out tho Conservatives'*^ will bo expected to uso tiioir bosteafforta to secure euch a provision as wliTtneet A this ond. Tho deslro ia that no white M man shall be disfranchised except for J?M ci iinc Several gentlemen professed *BJ to have bohoinos by which it would be Jfi possible to accomplish this without Ml fraud and at the same tiuu. so qualifym\ tho s^fTi'Siro jig to rid us of tho over/H ^JS^otfning colol^L^Y<4ii^Whethcr thes M plniiB arc practicable or no<NCODm,nH bo Keen. But, at any rate, 1^.^offo^BB will bo to nearly as possiblo oHuTTran^^B chlsc no white man. 1 "The task presented is a difficult I one, to which the best talont of tho I State will be dovotod, and I bavo no 1 doubt that the result will bo ontirely ] satisfactory to the entire white peoplo. ' "It was agreed that no provision J dealing with the Dispensary shouldbe incorporated into tho Constitution, but 1 that this should be loft, whore It now ? Is, with tho Legislature. "In conclusion, 1 wish to say that tho pooplo will have an opportunity to get together and laying aside all fac tionul diiToroncos work for tho good of tho State aud for Anglo-Saxon civiliza tion. On tho points which woro cov ered by tho agreement there can bo no difforoneo of opinion among tho whites, we are all iu favor of them. Then why should pa it disagreements alTcct us in these matters upon which wo can agreo V" GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY. Latest Roma and Curious Noten From Our Exchanges. ?The residence of ex-Socrctary of State James E. Tindal, of Clarondon county, was burned Sunday about 1 o'clock. The lire is supposed to bavo boon of incendiary origin. A portion of the furniture w.us saved. The houso was partially covered by insurance. ?Tho statement is going tho rounds of the press that a Louisville lawyer, ono of the ablest men at her bar, who sorvod on the bench and is a brother of one of tho United States Supremo Court Justices, went to the city alms houso a few days ago as a last hopo of curing himself of tho liquor habit. ?The Columbia State says that Mr. A. A. (iates, of tho Mansion House, is prospecting iu that city with the view ? of securing tho Columbia Hotel for a series of years. This hotel was once tho most popular in the Stato, but tho owners have used it only as dormitor ies for families for a good while. ?B. P. Waddle, of Reidville, had a nine-year-old son bitten by a dog sup posed to bo affiictcd with hydrophobia, on Saturday morning. IIo left with his son at onco for Cherry Mount, N. C, to bavo tho mad stone n^rdi^'JiT''-'"* The dog was killed abouter**m*ue from Mr. Waddle's homo. ?Tho new books for tho uso of dis pensers bavo been received and will bo sent out us oarly as possiblo. Tho system is a simplo ono that can bo easily understood and there should bo little or no troublo in the future Tho public will bo hotter able to under stand the published reports under tho now system. ?A Frenchman who settled In South Carolina a few years ago planted. a hundred and fifty acres in aspargus. At tho ond of six years ho sold his farm and roturned to bis native coun try with a fortune of a quarter of a million dollars. This sounds like a fairy tale, but it is true. lie made all of bis money on his farm. ? Mr. James Henry Rico, Jr., who has been selected by tho historical commission to thoroughly index tho Colonial records, which have bcon^, secured during the past twoyenra from London, has now entered upon tho dis charge of his duties. Ho has an arduous task before him, which will probably take him two years to com plete. ?A special to the Columbia Stato from Prosperity, S. C, says: During tho iirstof the snow Randall Wilson, colored, stripped one of his children, Whipped it unmercifully, forced it to jump into a tub of ice water, and then fastened it up In an outhouse, leaving it thoro to suffor and freeze. A know ledge, of the facts causod a party of negroes to visit WilWn's house -at ***'. night, take him out, strip him, roll him about in tho snow until ho know what it was to bo cold, and then to make him vory warm with plum switches. He promised to do bettor. ?Secretary Groshnm has roceivod a cablogram grom Consul Gonoral Williams at Havana, announcing that a state of affairs practically amount ing to martial law had beon proclaim ed in Cuba. It appears from tt?o dis patch that tho proclamation of tho Governor Gonoral has caused groat cx citomont throughout the island, whoro no gonoral revolution dxists, as It was | tho first notice tho people had that the government was taking action to pro vont disturbances in somo sections from spreading. ?The WayoroBs (Ga.) Horald says' Authorltls on fruit growing are al ready talking Of what a boon t ho cold i wave will be to tho coming fruit crop, j and It is safe to say that all farm pro duots will bo healthier than they have I boon In this section for a long time. I Tho sap has bocn driven back into tho I trunks of fruit trees, which will make sJ them practically proof against J-^ffll spring freozos that have beset thoja j tho past. All of tho Insects hayfl jjy killed and t he j^^^afc^^'MfH tho bllzzaMjfl this parjpfl