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vol?- x- laurens, s. c, tuesday, march 19, 1896. ~No~~30 WARNING COTTON GRO WIERA. A Deceptive Rise in the Great Stuple ?Helping to luoreaso t lie Acreage. To the Cotton Growers of tbo South : Hon. Heotor D. Lane, president of the American Cotton Growers' Protec tive Association, has issued tho follow ing address: I wish to call tho attention of tho cotton growers to tho strategic move ment being made by cotton manipula tors to delude thotn Into tho suicidal aot of planting again a large aoreago in cotton. That uneasiness has been felt in Liverpool for some time in re forense to a decreased acreage goes without saying, and bad this uionauo not existed, cotton sales would have been lower than thoy have been; and now, as the ond of tbo soason is at hand and tho staple is siibtantiully out of the hands of tho farmers, those gen tlemen who bavo represented the bear elemeut for so many mouths while cot ton was moving in largo volumes, uow re&ort to the trlok of running values up simply us a duvlco to induce tbo farmer to plant more cotton thun can possibly bo attonded to. I warn tho furiuors.of tho South that tho prico of tho last few days is lloti tlous, it is the product, of a conspiracy to systematically defraud tho pro ducers of their logitiuiutu profits. It is a doluslon aud a siiuro to catch tho unsuspecting farruor. to Involglo him into the toils of auoihor three million bale surplus so that thoy can boar down values lower than lust treason with un increased surplus on hand. Lot the pooplo beware.; It is a bait to catch thoso who will bito. There Is no legitimate roason shown for this rise of valuos. Tho production ex ceeded tho most sauguluo expouta tlon. Russia bus placod a virtually prohibitive duty on American cotton, so wo can no longor expect to soll her 500,000 balos. There can ho no change made next season in tho iinunuiui laws of the nation. Therefore whero Is tho legitimate cause for tho rise, if cotton has been solliug at legitimate figures V It is simply the old " spidur aud lly" gamo, a recurronco of tho farmer and the "bunco Btoerer," and lam con strained to exclaim " How long, oh, Lord I how long 1". Is it to bo over thus that our peoplo aro to bo waylaid and robbod of their meagre subsis tence ? tjldony tho proposition and defy tho man who mudo it, that any many can produce cotton logitimutely for f> cents with any reasonable profit, and 1 state advisedly and emphatically that tho Southern cotton grower,?I mean lit erally tho man who digs tho ground, tho unfortunate who " pulls tho bell cord ovor tho mortgaged mule,"?is not realizing 12 conts a day for Iiis la bor the year around. What Li to bo tho fato of this man, if coltou goes down 1 or 1J cents moro this fall, whioh is not at all improbablo when wo re cognize tho conditions that confront us und take into consideration tho fact that wo had a most phenomenal season for picking our crop this last seasou, and its classification was higher than over known, hardly any grading loss than low middling. Still it averaged under f> conts and though wo may make a smaller crop tho ensuing sea son of 1895-90, If wo bavo a rainy or unpropitious gathering souson, cotton in all probability will grade lower and may bo wo will have a recurrence of tho season of 1881, when wo had u su perabundance of tho poorer qualities. Wo could thon oxpect tho saino rela tive dltTorenco In the grades, which must, of course, result in considerably reduced roturnc from tho whole orop. I invoko the most earnest attention of cotton growers to this nefarious Boheme and address you this letter as a caveat, that you may not bo deluded by this ".wolf in sheep's clothing," or I in other words this hour in bull cloth ling. HON. STANYAHrVfJ WILSO.%'. The New Congressman .'.Vom tho Fourth District ol* South Carolina. Columbia Register. There aro two nosv men in tho South Carollna'delogation in tho Fifty-Fourth CongrosB, Stanyaruo Wilson and J. Win. 8tokos. Both have been promi nent in SUito politics and their many admirers are conlidont thoy will tako a high stand in Congress. Stauyavne Wilson represents tho Fourth District, having succociled Captain shell. The interests of tho District will not suffor in his hands. He is abundantly ublo to tako care of them. Though young, he Is brainy and is woll-oquiupod for Congrossioual work. He was born in Yorkville. His fa thor was Col. W. B. Wilson, whoso many virtues aro woll-known to thous ands of Carolinians. He received his early education at King's Mountain Military Academy at Yorkville. His higher oducation was obtained at Washington and Loe University in Lexington, Va. Ho graduated in 1878 and had tho honor of being university orator, the eloquence for which hois now fnmcd having at that early period in his life shown itself. By an Aot of tho Legislature, while under 21, he wus udmittod to the bar in 1880. He removod to Spartanburg In 1881, whero his good qualities woro quickly discovered, for in 1881 ho was elected a member of the Legislature, whore he immediately took an active part. His biggest work in bis lirst session was Introducing and securing passago of a bill ropealing tbo Act which exempted factories from taxa tion, a measure to which there was much opposition in Spartan burg County. Ho also tried to secure in amendment to the Constitution to de prive Charleston of one of hor two Senators, but Charleston's hold on tho State government was too strong and he failed. Ho made a strenuous offort to get the Legislature to reapportion the members of tho Houso according to the census, as rcqulrod by tho Con stitution, but the meuBuro was killed In the Senate. He returned to tho House in 1890, when his chief work was tho introduc ing and securing the passage through the Houso of a gonoral railroad bill, reconstructing the rallrond law of tho State; and a labor bill, limiting tho working hours of factory operatives to elovon hours per day. Thoy woro both killed in tbo Sonate. Ho was olectod to tho Sonato in 1892 by one thousand majority In what was then considered a strong Conservative county. He succeeded In scouring tho enactment of both bills. He held the responsible position of chairman of tho Judiciary Committoo of that body. Ho was recognized as a loader in that body and made a wide reputation as a roady and ablo debater. Ills speeches were always listened to attentively and carried weight. Last yesr he ran for Congress. In the Dotnooratto primary hocarrlod the Dlstriot by 1,600 majority and his county by ovor 2,000 majority, ovor two compotltors. In tho gonoral oloc tion ho carried the DiV-lot by ovor 5,0*? majority, despite defection to t. -nubllca ?f voters pled upp 1 m, nate tb to bis enviable record by his forcoful speeches and his active participation In legislation. Outsldo of politics be has stuck close to bis profession and has enjoyed ono of the largest law practices In the State outside of Charleston. He has never had a law partnor, but has ono of ths most e?lelout secretaries In the State, Mr. B. B. Bishop. He Is largoly interersted In cotton factories, Iron works, gold miniug and farming, hav ing ovor 1,000 acres of In ml rented out, and is president of tho Christopher Engine Company. In 1867 he married Mies Burrus, of Virginia, who died the following yoar. A man of varied learning, possessed of keen insight and great logal acu men, thoroughly versed In parliament ary law and deeply in sympathy with the views of his constituents, he is suro to rank high in Congress, oven though his adveut into the House is at an inauspicious timu, since tho Repub licans huvo an overwhelming majority in that body. THIS ATLANTA EXPOSITION. TlicSiuto Central Committee Formu la tos its Plan ol' Action. Tho State Cuntral Committee ap pointed by Governor Evans some timo ago to look after tho matter of secur ing a Stute exhibit for South Curroll mi at tho'Cotton States and Interna tional Exposition to bo held in Atlanta, mot in Columbia last week at tho exe cutive mansion, there being a full at tendance of tho members. Com missioner E. L. Roche was also pres ent. As a result of tho mooting the followiug address has boon issuod : To tho Pooplo of South Carolina and tho Boards of County CommUsionors for tho Atlanta Exposition: At a meeting of tho Central Stato Commit too, ebarged with tho management und supervision of tho Stato exhibit, hold hero toduy the following plan was ajrreod upon : 1. Mr. E. L. Roche has been selected as Stato Commissioner, with full power to collect and arrange tho ma terial contributed by tho various coun ties for said exhibit. 2. Each county in tho Stato is ex pected to contribute tho sum of $1100 to a general Stato fund for the purpose of securing and arranging the exhibit. 3. The county boards are oxpocted to meet as soon as practicable at their respective county seats, per foot tholr organizations and proceed to collect and forward to tho Stato Commissioner any and all products, minerals, woods and manufactured articles they may desire pl.icod in their county exhibits. Thoy wil bo notiliod by Commissioner Roche of tho time nnd place to ship, such urticles. Tho county commis sioners aro charged especially with tho collection of tho amount of mouoy assoosed. 4. Tho co-operation of all manufac turing, industrial aud educational in stitutions is urgently requested, as It is especially desirablo that this expo sition fully sot forth and exhibit South Carolina's progress as tho leader of tho South in thoso directions. 5. Recognizing tho invaluable aid of tho women of the Stato in arousing tho spirit of superiority inherent in South Carol iuiuns, wo ask thoir co-on oration in this work, and especially their aid in collecting tho necossary funds to carry out tho patriotic under taking. G. Tho ilnancial management has boon placed in charge of Messrs. An drew Simonds, E. II. Pringle and E. II. Sparkman, of Charleston, to whom all remittances should bo mado. 7. Any further information may bo hud from Commissioner E. L. Roche, of Charleston, or tho Governor. Tbis exhibit should bo eroditablo to tho Stato, and It rests upon tho Citi zens, individually aud collectively, to boo to it that South Carolinians visit ing tho exposition aro not allowed to feel ashamed ot our place in tho pio tu re\ In the absence ol any emulative an-, propriatlon, wo aro dopondent entirely upon the patriotism of our people and, in appealing to It, I am satisfied of a hearty response. jno. Caky Evans, Govornorand Chairman. CUUK FOR HOG CUOklOKV. Dr. T. J. Dodge, of Hamilton, Illinois, writes as follows to the Iowa Homo stead on the subjoct of hog cholera : " As the price of hogs is sutliclently high to pay tho farmer to use every moans of protecting them from the ravages of tho cholera. I doom It my duty to give to tho public, froe, my re cipe for tho euro of what is termed hog eholora. 1 have used this remedy for ;*>;"? years, and raised hogs on my ranch in Nebraska and never lost n hog. 1 bavo experimented by placing ono well hog with a lot of sick ones, and keeping it well by tho uso of this remedy. You will confer a great favor upon tho farmers of our country by publishing this recipe in full. I am now engaged in other business, and have been for 16 years, and am willing to lot others prosper by tho long years of experience of mine with a remedy I discovered mysolf for tho cure of this droaded discaso. Tho prescription and directions aro us follows : Arsenic, ono-half pound ; capo aloos, ono-half pound ; blue vitriol, one-fourth of a pound ; black antimony, onoounco. Grind and mix well tho remedy before using. Tho following uro tho directions for using : 1. Sick bogs In all cases to bo soparated from tho woll onos, aud placed in dry pens with only five large hogs or eight in each pen. 2. Feed nothing but dry food, but no wator only tho slop containing tho rounedj until cured. 3. V\ ..on hogs refuse to oat turn them on tholr backs,'and then with a long handlod spoon put tho dry meulcino down tholr throats. 4. Dose for largo hogs: Ono tea spoonful three timo a day for throe then miss one day aud repeat amount until ourod. Shoats or pigs one-half the amount. ft. As a provcntatlvo, one teaspoon fill ouco a wook will koep your hogs in a healthy condition to tako on fat. I can place ono well hog in a pen with 10U sick ones, and with this remody keop him woll. 6. Let no other stock but boas have access to this remody, as it is to them a deadly potaon. Dr. Dodgo adds that for many years be sold his reolpe for &>, and troatod of hogs at tho rato of $1 por head, paying tho owner 10 conts a pound for all that died after treatment begun. ?J. M. Dompsoy and L. B. Rontz, of Hampton, havo oonstruoted a hay press and mado application for a patent. It. Is very light and yet strong and durable/' Any broken part can bo roploaced in a blacksmith shop. It Is easily handled and two handA can Cress five one hundred pound bales of ay an hour. All who havo soon It say that It is just tho press that tho farmer iiocds. Kl'ain f1uics on our FIjAG. An American Mail Steamer Chased by a Man of-War Off Cuba. The American mall steamship A 1 - llaneia, while proceeding from Culm to New York on the morning of the 8th instant, sighted a barkentine rig ged steamer under the land off Capo Mayslo, the eastern edge of Cuba, which headed directly toward her. At 7 o'clock when about two and a half miles distant, the stranger hoisted the the Spanish flag, wblcb was saluted by hoisting the American ensign aud dip ping It, which aot of courtesy was an swored by tbo Spaniard. At 7:30 she tired a blauk cartridgo to leeward, which was soon followed by another. The American ensign was again hoist ed and dipped, but the course and speed of tho ship was not changed, as no hostile demonstration was anti cipated, as tho Alliancla was moro than six miles oil the land at tho tlmo. Tho Spanish man of war was not satisfied with ovuutho doublo saluto to hor flag, but proceeded to obase tho American at her full spued, judging from the smoke that came from her funnols, uud seeing that the Alliancla was drawing away from her, she hovo to, to bring the guns to boar and tired a solid shot which struck tho wator loss than an eighth of inilo away from tho ship aud directly in line. This was followed by two moro solid shots which fortunately did not reach their mark, though they struck tho water in plain sight of the ship. At each shot, however, theSpanirrd yawed off, to got the range of tho American ship before firing on hor, plainly showing tho Intention to hit hor if she could. Captain Crossman, of tho Alliancia, knowing ho was moro than two leagues from land and on tho high seas, did not consider it his duty to dotain bis ship to find out tho reason for such an out rage, even for so summary a demand and eo ordered full steam and gradually drew out of rango. Tho chaso was kept up for moro than twonty-Uvc miles before it was ubaudoncd. If tho Spaniard had had more speed or hor gunners boon bottor marksmen, no doubt tho incident would not have endod so fortunately for tho Ameri can. ? This outrago has been reported to tho Secretary of Stnto by Captain Crossman, and no doubt a prompt de mand will bo made on tho Spanish govornmont for un oxplanutlon of tho insult, aud a reason required for tho attempt to stop an American mail stoamor on tho high seas in time of poaeo. Captain Crossmun hus writton a lettor to the Secretary of State at Washington giving a full statement of tho Spanish warship's conduct. President Cleveland has been absent on a hunting expedition in North Car olina, and Secretary Grcsham has boon quite sick, which delayed attention to tho outrago upon tho American Bag, On tho 15th inst. SecrotaryoGrosharu. cabled tho following dispatch to our minister at Madrid : "Taylor, minister, Madrid. This department is informed that, on tho 8th inst., tho United States stcumship Alliauoa. on her homeward voyage from Colon to Now York, whou six miles from tho const of Cuba, off Capo Maysi, was roper.Lodly llrrd upon by n Spanish gunboat, with solid shot, which fortunately foil short. "Tho windward passage, where this occurred, la the natural and usual highway for vessels plying between ports of the United States and tho Ca ribbean sea. Through its several reg ular lines of American mail aud com moriciul stoumers pass weekly within sight of Capo Maysi. They are well known and thoir voyago oinbracos uu Cuban port of call. Forcible interfer ence with (hem cannot but bo claimed as a belligerent act, whether thoy pass within three miles of tho Cuban coast or not, and can, under no circum stances, bo tolerated, when no state of war oxiots. "This government will expect prompt disavowal of tho unauthorized act and duo oxprcstu?i') Of rogreton the part of Spain, and it must ihs'isC*. iminediuto and positivo orders bo given to Spanish naval eouunandors not to interfere with legitimate American commerce passing through that chan nel und prohibiting all acts wantonly imperilling life and property lawfully under tho Hag of tbo United States. " Yon will communicate this to tho minister for foreign affairs and Urge tho importance of a prompt und satis factory response." SPANISH 1MNDAKS Tho Rev. John G. Williams Tells About their Gootl (futilities as Mock Food. To the Editor of Tho News and Courier: At jour suggestion I will say a little more about Spanish plmlars for tho benefit of your farmer readers who may bo unxlous to know more about thorn. I suppose thoy aro called "Spanish" pindars, because vory like ly introduced Into this country through tho agricultural department from Spain or Cuba. Thoy have been In liarnwoll County for about twelve years, mysolf being among tho vory first to plant thorn, and to call atten tion to thoir morlts as a hog food. Tho first and tho only crop of thorn that I ovor planted was not moro than a quar ter of an acre. Somotimo in tho fall of that year I turned nine or ton poor shouts into tho pindars that I had fenced off, and kept them there until all tho pindars were eaten up, for about three weeks, and then killed them, right off tho pindars, fat enough to make good bacon. Tho reason that I didn't continue to plant tho Spanish pindars was that that vory winter I turn >d fool, and may ho It was bocnuso 1 had so much bacon, quit farming and movod to town. Rut if I wore on a farm again raising Spanish pindars und hogs it would take a louder and astrougor call than I havo ever got yot to got mo off of it. Talk about pitying tho poor far mers, tho poor town preachers are tho ones to pity. Oh, bow I long In these hard timos to bo a farmer again sing ing as I used to do, so swootly, a Pin daric ode of tho Spanish variety sort. I think I must havo inado on that quar tor of an aero forty busbols of pindars. I believo that ono hundred and fifty bushels on ordinary hind can bo raised to tho acre, whloh I considor worth as tnuoh, at least, as thirty or forty bushehj of corn. Pindars will fatten hogs quicker than corn, but tho fat will not be so ....Sid and firm as corn fat. With'tho little exporlonoo that I had with Span ish pindars 1 would say that fot ten meat hogs, which ought to be moat enough for a family, that two acres of Spanish pindars would bo sufficient to Krepare them for tho knife aftor corn as boon fod to them for a week or so. I would fence off tho two acres into two lots, an acre each, and Into tho first lot. planted in April, or as soon as frost is ovor, I'd turn the hogs soino tlmo in August. This would ibo to make them grow and koop thorn In/ good order. Towards tho last of Oc tober I'd put them in the othor aordt which with two weoka' fooding with corn would carry thorn to tho hog kill in;; time. It would be better after the first aero haa been eaten out to feed Hum on something else for a month or so, as a hog, like everything else, likes and does better for a change of food. For that month I would suggest a half acre of sorghum, or a couple of aores of shinny peas, and then they'll be ready for the last acre of pfudars. And, oh me! won't they go for the pin dars. For tho planting of plndara tho ground needn't be laid off iu row wider apart than three feet, giving seventy rows to the acre, and upon the bed a dlstanoo of elghteon Inobes apart Is plenty far. If tbo land Is not very strong perhaps flfteon inches on tho bed would bo hotter. They are much moro easily cultivated thun the com mon plndar, from tbo fact that they do not spread over the ground like the common pindars do, but grow up In a bunch, like shlnuy pous, and so can bo very easily ploughed an I hoed. I'd al ways sboll thorn to plant. Tney grow very fast to the bush aud In a clustor around tho root. When you pull up the bush you don't loave one in the ground. Another good thing about them Is that thoy do not Impoverish tho land liko the Spanish ehurss, hut are a great im provement* to tho land when the hogs are turned iu to out the plndurj on too vino, or rather tho bush, is left. 1 may arid that. I hey make a splendid cow food, yielding loo richest milk, whon pulled up with the pindars anil put away Jfor winter feeding, Horses also love thorn very much and uro no doubt greatly benefited by being fed on them occasionally. My groat pre ference for thorn over our common piu dar is that they aro a certain crop, which the common pindar is not, some soils not producing it, the common pindar, at all, und I believe that the yiold from the Spanish pindar is great er. And this further can bo said for Spanish pindars, there aro hardly over any " faulty," that Is empty ones, among them. I suppose to plaut an aero of them ft will take a pock and a half of shelled pindars, which it will tuko a bushel and over, I reckon, of pindars in the hull to make. An advortisomoct for seed in The News and Courior or in the Barnwell County papers would, I presumo, bring may answers from those htviug tho pindars to soll. I hope I have glvon the information on all tho points you montionod. John g. Williams. . Alternate, 8. C, March 8, 18115. uvan8 ON THE DECISION. Judgo simonton Declares tho DIh jienmry Law UiieonHiltutlonal?Tho (imi'i iiiir lias a Word to Say About It. In the United States Court a fow days /ago Judge Simontun handed down a drcisiou in tho habeas corpus oases] of tho master and crew of tho schooner Carolina, who had been arrested on a charge of violating the dispensary law. Their vessel con tained iv cargo of liquor brought from Savannah to tho port of Charleston, which was seized by tnc police and Statoconstablcs aud confiscated. Suits wore brought to transfer tho ease to tho Federal court, apd tho master and crow of tho vessel were brought into that court on habeas corpus. In tho decision which orders tho release of tho rten from custody, Judge Slmontou expresses tho opinion that tho arrost and/detention of tho defendants was statist tho Interstate commerce law, and that tho dispensary law is uncon stitutional and indicates that It would bo lost f'jr tho State and tho public for the case to be carried speodily beffro tho Sil promo Court of tho United States. when Govornor Evans was asked abritt tho decision of Judge Simonton in tho "Carolina" habeas corpus ouss, ho had but very littlo to say. liu'i In that littlo ho inivde clear his determination to seize all contraband llqior brought into tho State upon its arrival at its destination. ?overnor Evans said : " I don't wttit to comment on the decision until I jbok into it thoroughly. 1 cannot 5ryr--frfrHtegerf- how ho can find as ho dtjes, for tho facts do not biipTJCffrfche peltlon ho tnkos. Ho finds that lliC goods woro still in transit. The facts asglvon to mo show that tho boat was Inport at tho time, was at tho place of [her destination ; that tho lino had boon thrown from tho shore. I will say that wo are going ahoad seizing every boat as it comes in, and that we aroptill doing business at the same old stand. Tho constables are to go ate i*i and seize every tosboI by my ordjrs. Judge Simonton decides that so fir as the >e, prisoners aro concerned thotlisponcary law is null and void, on thojgrounds that thoy woro ongaged In interstate traflico, and tho goods hay uot arrived at tho point of destina tion. Tho interstate commerce law is of courso a feature of tho law, but CdigroH.s is tho only power which can havo anything to do with that. Wo cUlin that under tho Wilson act wo Ott soizo any liquor upon its arrival at iti destination. Tho dispensary lav is an exact copy of tho Wilson act aid the United States rovenuo laws. Ifjho holds one unconstitutional ho ii i... 1 ah- o hold tho others unconstitu tional. Wo aro not interfering witli iijtcrstato commerce at all." When tho Govornor was asked about JyJgo Slmonlon's suggestion that it wis for tho best interest of all parties cincorned to havo a speedy settlomont of all questions as to the dispensary liw in tho United States Supreme Cburt, he said : "Wo will do as wo lit about, that without any sug gestion from Judgo Simonton. The ddpision ho renders does not alTeot tho operation of tho dispensary law. It oily says wo can't arrost persons on ga ed In interstate commerce. Wo ca't arrost people for bringing liquor int > tho State, but v*o can take charge of iho matter just as soon as tho 11 qu|r arrives tit its point of destiuti 11? I." IK ltlDICULKD TIIK BlBLG ? Tho hv so of Mr. C. S. Crawford, of Buoun Vi ta, Ga., was struck by lightning a ink days ago and one corner was torn oti. The piano was torn to piocos and sol on fire. His wifo and childron wire, unharmed. A little servant girl wit stunned for awhile. I Btrango colncidenco Is connected wlp the occurrence which a good many tbbk was Intended to he a warning to Mr] Crawford. At tho time It hap porjod, ho was entertaining a orowd by | ? ?ii b" cortain portions of the Scripture which, he assorted he did not bolievo, and declaring that tho truth within the] lids of the Bible could bo spread n ro-n ten pages of ordinary book si zo Wien tho report was heard and tho flLli was soon of this particular light ning stroko, or e of tho orowd to whom Mr. Crawford was talking jumped from frlfht. \Vhen ho did so, Mr. Crar'ord ro&arkedX." Now look at you old sin? nefs with ?11 your professions soarod nearly to dfc&tn, and I am as cool as you please." When a half mlnuto later he was informed that his house was struck, he turnnd pale ?The oaslost way to appear wl*o h to keep your mouth fhut. AN EXTRA SESSION ASKIOI). The Negroes Make) an Appeal to the Governor For Another Reglstra A committee from tho Colored Min isterial Union, headed by Ex-Congress mun George W. Murray, waited upon Governor Evnns last week *n rogard to the reglBtratlon tnattor, and made the request of him to uall the State Legislature In extra session, for tho purpose of allowing further time for the registration of colored voters, averring that the teu days allowed by the aot havo been ontlrely Insufficient and Inadequate to permit of the re gistration of those qualified voters who applied. The committee waited on tho Governor at tho executive cham ber and presented to him the follow ing paper, making stutouiouts in ac cord therewith : As representatos of the Ministe rial Union uial the Ropnhliuau party organized to aid the masses in quali fying themselves to discharge tho highest function of Citizenship in order that they might take part in choosing vention. in which the status of their citizenship is to bo fixod or destroyed, having received advices from all parts of tho S'ate relative to tho manlier; conduct, and extent of registration during the ion days sot apart for re gistration which are exhausted today, wo assure you that not more thuu iU,(RM) electors wero register ed within the entire Stato and that many nioro than 100,000, after unparalled exposure, Buffering and sucriticob, remain unregistered and dis franoUod and that the four remaining days under tho law, namely tho first Mondays in April, May, Juno and .July are wholly inadequate, therefore iu behalf of these thousands of wronged and injured persons, we call upon your excoller.cy to pray that tho Legislature bo convened in extraordinary session to provide means whorohy these more than a hundred thousand citizens may qualify themselves to oxereiso their constitutional right in the selection of tlou. delegates. "We respectfully submit that Stat utes creating such conditions us re quire electors to travel from ton to lifty and seventy-live miles to tho various county scats and to expose themselves in sunshine, rain and cold for weeks in endeavoring to qualify thomsolvcs, and to have boon scut aways at tho end of which without oven an opportunity to register, to nothing of their unconstitutional if,-, aro too cruel and barbarous for t?m. civilization of the ago. " Wo further submit that tho ix/im set npa"t for registration is whollyin sufliclor.t. Under a recent decision of tho Attorney General in re.ating to placing tho penalty on delinquents In the collection of taxes, persons who were In tho tax office during the i orlod for pa\ tng the same and failed of an opportunity, are exempted from tho penalties, and wo claim that registra tion as conducted in our State is anala goua to paying taxes, and that elec tors who did all they could to qualify themselves within tho prescribed pe riod and manner are ivot entitled to the penalty of disfranehisemcnt. " w. d. Ohappbllk, " It. E. Haut, "gko. w. Murray." Governor Evuus informed tho com mittee that ho would take the matter into consideration, and asked that the paper bo turned over to his private secretary. Ho told the committecmcn that ho thought they were unduly ex cited over the matter. Tho matter was resulting lu no more injury to thorn than to tho white people who hud not registered. Ho, however, promised the committee to lot them have a reply as early as possible. "CUBA will BE PRME." Provisional Govomtiiont Organized and Marti Made President- Up rising In Custom Cuba. TAMPA, Fin., March l?.?When the Olivette arrived last evening from Havana, a rush was made for tho pas sengers in Boaroh of Cuban revolu tionary news. Very few would admit khfjtwjng anything until finally the Tlmes^Tfnt?U._ correspondent struck a Cuban who had" demo on an important mission. Ho stated tiuH^a j>rovisioiml govern).lent had beer; organlZCft "aihl ? that General Marti had boon made Pro visional Presldont. Qon< ral Gomoz was made Genoral-ln ohlef. The re volutionary army a? now organized consists of five thousand infantry and threo thousand cavalry. The Cubans aro armed with machetes and rides, while the Spanish forces are armed with rilles and tho old style sword, which is very clumsy. Last Saturday a poaco commission In bohalf of tho government visited Man/sin ilia and conferred with tho Insurgout Comroandei Oonoral Maso, with a view to inducing that officor and his command to iny down thoir arms and take tho oath of allegiance to the government, in Which ease they would bo granted pardon. The com mission consisted of General Marco Garcia, one of tho most noted rebel leaders nf tho Inst insurrection, and P. Spoturno. Thoy returned unsuc cessful and thoroughly disgusted. Gen. .Maslo received thotn courteously. I listened to their arguments and i granted them an hour In which to loavo camp, or clso suffer tho penalty ! of being shot. "Cuba will bo free from Spanish misrule," said Gen, Maslo. "for war will enduro ton years or longor if necessary." From Santa Clara in tho eastorn part of tho Island, come reports of a ! general uprising during tho past ten | days. In Havana there are no signs of rebellion, ultbough during Tuesday , night tho police quietly raided a house on St. Nicholas street und confiscated ft magazine of cartridges and powder stored thero. No arrests wore mado, as tho I.om o had no occupants at the | time of tho raid. In Havana, up to the timo of the departure of tho Olivette, no word had boon received regarding tho firing upon the Colon- 1 Now York mail Steamship Alllanoa by j a Spanish gunboat. "If tho outrage occurred, as there 1 Is no reason to doubt from the state ment of Captain Crosnman," said a woll informed passenger, " it must huvo boon tho torpodo boat Nnovo Espanla, which has boon painted black since being assigqod to shoro patrol duty." Tho Nuovo Espanla Is known to be on tho east coast, and is only capable of running fifteen to seventeen j knots an hour, which accounts for tho oase with which the Alliaooadlstanccd hor. Humors havo for sovoral days cir culated In Tampa that a consignment of arms was on route to a gulf port for reshipinent to Cuba In aid of tho Cuban insurrections. Rumors furthor seemed founded that a filibustering ex pedition would n'- . "?? this plnco and so' tb?' A COMBINATION OF CHOI'S. An Kdgcflcld Farmer on tho Situa tion?lie Advises a Limited Cotton Crop. W. D. Ouzts in Southern Cultivator. Under tho prossuro of bard timed aro seen oxtremo ideas developing in re gard to the growing of cotton, and it is even difficult for tho uioru intelligent farmers to keep themselves upon au equilibrium on the subject. In a sollaud ollmato like that of our Southern States, whore the cottou plant Is so peculiarly adapted, a Hold, it would seem, that tho God of nature had lot apart especially for tho culture of this plant, we cannot for muny reasons abandon tho culture of cotton To speak of reducing the area de voted to cotton Is scusiblo, but to say wo luubt'iuitogelbor abandon tho cul ture of this importaut plant would not coincide with tho views of those who aro bout informed in regard to tho truo eonditiou of the Southern poopio, and who know their uceds. Even at the prioo'.of four to live cents per pound, most of tho Southern farmers cun afford to make a limited quantity of cotton, provided his lands have boeu previously improved, and tho crop is managed "on business principles. To Illustrate, Mr. A might make throe bales ol COttOU at a profit Ort improved land und tho judicious use of tho right kind of fertilizers, and proper cultiva tion. On the other hand, he might make si c bales at a loss on a ?oll t hat bad boeu exhausted ; no fertilizers and neglect. It follows, then, that to make cotton at a profit, only a few acres of the host cotton lands on the farm must bo selected, and that must have boon previously brought to a high state of cultivation, aud then only so many acres us will occupy the spare time of tho farm hands from other crops. Tho laboring class who have families ?tlie croppers and tenants?can make a few bales of cotton at a prellt, even on unimproved lands, for the reason that it affords employment for the women and children that would other wise have none. Again, with a feeding value of at out 22 cents per bushel, the seed will play no-little part in the making of milk and butter and bo:;f, aside from the manure; of t-bo cattle so fed. Ami still another advantage An .IJ1.0 planting Of cotton is thaVtrrismies in lireoVy jis a. rotary. ^^OJ^r-HHi is a good subsoiler, 'lid almost anything will grow bettor after cotton than any other crop. My views, then, are to plant only a limited area of i uoh lands as are well adapted to tho production of cotton, and which have already been brought t:> a high state of cultivation. Secondly, plant only so many acres of land as will keep tho ban Is employed when not engaged in tho cultivation of other crops. Thirdly, tu substitute, as far as pos sible, manures for labor. That is to nay, if it cost fifty dollars to cultivate ton acres In cotton, plant only live, and Spund Hie amount it would cost to cultivate the other live in fertilizers on tho live planted. Fourthly, utilize all tho seed on the farm by feeding cattle and saving all the manure, both solid and liquid. " How can farming bo made re munerative ?" First. Farming must bo conducted upon Bli'iotly business principles. No oue crop must bo relied upon to keep up the farm. The lands must bo so cultivated as they will become en hanced in vuluo each succeeding year. The scrub stock must bo replaced by the now and improved breeds Farmers, as a rule, arc lacking in business qualifications, and are the poorest financiers In tho world. Thpy do not value time, nor do thoy road and study their vocation as do men of other pursuits. Few of them are subscribers lo agricultural journals, nor do they overspend adimo for farm literature. And herein lies, perhaps, ono of tho greatest drawbacks to re in unorutivo farming. As a rule, tho more intelligent olassos desert the farms, and they arc.' loft 111 the bands id tnon whose educati mal advantages have boon limited, and who cannot, do otherwise than make a few hales of cotton if some one else will furnish tho rattous. Put farming lute the hands of an educated olass ol iden with bnaluoss qualifica tions, and it will become profitable. crop, no mattor whether Itbe pay' dubts!^ We out? combination of crops; everything per taining to farming demands it. There must be a surplus of corn, bacon, lard, beef, mutton, milk and butter, small grain, molasses, potatoes, poultry, etc; in fact, no-man should bo consider ed a farmer who hasn't something to seil asido from cotton. Anothor burdensome and useless tax the Southern farmer levies voluntarily upon himself, is tho yearly buying of Western mules. Tho South with her natural advantage in this dirootion could raise ail of tho mules and in les noedod to cultivate hor soil. Our IpikIs have, generally Cpouking, depreciated in value year after year, and we have gotten no compensation for It, Here is another tax. Land properly cultivated ami rotated will Improve annually, but when run for years in an exhaustive crop, such as eotton. it will most assuredly wear out after a time. Still another heavy tax placed by the average Southern farmer upon tho camel's back, whioh is well nigh broken, is the keeping of scrub stock. I regard scrub stock as boluf a groat doal worso than none. Bacon iniido out of scrub hogs will cost more than It sells for in the markets ; tho same might bo said of butter. To make farming remunerative, a farmer must have an eye to all these thlngc They may appear small In detail, but in tho aggregate amount to a consider able sum, perhaps more than this cot ton orop at flvo cents por pound or twenty dollars per halo. nrs per ,S. C. El in wood MA 1)10 A WISH MOV P. Mr. ?. H. Udo) Gomes From Ohio to Augusta?Ho llmiight 111m IMiiiiIh AViih Him,Blooded stock, Bio. Another planter and stock rahorhas learned to appreciate Augusta as a market for truck farmers, and C. H. . Ude.i of Ohio, has moved to Clark's mil on the P. H & W. 0. wad, with stock, and baggage. He arrived thoro j yesterday and Immediately commenced making prenaration for planting. Mr. Udol moved ids ontiro plant to Clark's Hill and came down lu tho car contain ing his stuff. He brought with him horsos, blooded ' Durham cows, Merino sheep, goeso? chickens, hogs and a year's supply of provisions and provender. Ho will ral80 fruit, stock, fowls and vegetables and liavo Augusta aa his inarkot. Mr. W. J. Crulg kindly furnished passes for Mr. Udel and thus gavo on A GREAT WATER POWER. Bright I'l ospi-cis tor Development on the Upper Savannah. The McCormlck Times givos the fol low log information about a prospoc tivo development of the magnificent water powers on the Uppor Savannah near Parksvlllo: Some titno ago Dr. Uell, of Parks vlllo, wrote a Tetter to The News anil Courier in roteronco to tho splendid water powor at Long Shoals, on tho Savannuti River, which is owned by Major L.. Tucker, of this place. Dr. Boll's letter was copied by a groat many papers at tho time, and tho mat tor was given a wide circulation. The matter came to the notice of Mr. W. J. Craig, of the Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway, who was so much interested that ho wrote to Major Tucker asking for full informatton on tho subject. This was promptly fur nished htm, and several days ago Ma jor Tucker received a lotter from Mr. Craig thut contaiucd somo vory pleas ing information. Mr. Craig writes that tho Port Royal and Westoru Caralina Railway is anx ious to do all in its powor to develop the country along its lino of road, and that he is making up a party to inspoct tho water powor at Long Shoals. Tho party will bo composed of loading citi zens of Augusta and other places, and will be accompanied by surveyors and newspaper reporters. Mr. Craig will furnish ti ansportation for those who desiro to make the trip. Tho yarty will come up from Augus ta to Plum Braneh, and go down tho river ia bouts us far as Parksvillo or Modoo. The trip will bo mado somo time after March 18, but tho exact dato has not yet boon decided on. Mr. Craig writes that ho proposes to have a survey mado of the water power at Long Shoals, and have tho matter written up and advertised in the load ing nosvspapers of tho couutrv. This is a move In tho right direction, and those who own property along tho Sa vannah River are to bo congratulated that Mr. Cralghas interested himself in the matter? Ho is one of tho most on terprIsing and progressive gontlemon in the South, and is in a position to do luoro toward developing this section than any other man. A reporter for the Times sjJ ?-..Major Tuoker in regard to thoma?ter ami ho talked quI^TreU^^Heithinks a groat d'jai -of ? good OaTi ho accomplished by mo plan proposed by Mr. Craig and says ho will do all in Iiis power to make it a success. Ho has boon in correspondence with several capital ists who have heard of this magnifi cent water power and as soon as tho date of the trip is fixed they will ho in vited to join the party. At Long Shoals there is as fine wa ter power as can be found anywhere, ui fact, it may bo said to Vie unlimited. Many years ago the State of Georgia undertook to dig a canal there for tho boats to pass through and spent $;iu, 000 on it, but before the canal was completed the boats succeeded in find ing a way to pass tho shoals and tho work was never finished. Major Tucker now owns tho old car.al and most of the land on both sides of tho river and it is this place, "Hingjaw Shoals," that is attracting so much at tention. Major Tucker had tho place survey ed several years ago by an experienced engineer, and the gentleman told him that it was tho finest win or power he hail ever seen and that there was suf ficient power thero to furnish elec tricity to run all the machinery in the city of Augusta, thirty miles distant. There are high bluffs on either side of tho river at this point, which furnish a splendid site for building the dam, and it is said by those who have soon tho place that most of the water power eun ho secured by a spur dam built ob liquely into the river. The water power on tho Savannah River is at tracting a great deal of attention all over the country just now, and who knows but that In a few years thoro will ho Immense factory towns at Ring ja.v, Trotter's Shoals and other places along tho Savannah, A Diamond Thai Breaks the Record. The Tall Mall Gazetto of February I?? says the Pono lias received from the President of the Transvaal Re public a diamond weighing !I71 carats. The stone was found by an African ?flhlet In the mines of Jagcrfontlen, and iTtro^TrrV^t^WWr;?'rir-ls.oj ujbluish white cast, and is practically perfect', its only blemish being a tiny spot, which is invisible to tho naked eyo. If the description of tho diamond referred to In tho above dispatch be correct, it is a phenomenal gem. Tho Kohlnoor, one of the most celebrated diamonds in the world, weighed, when it came into tho possession of tho British orowns, 186 1-16 carats, and was reduced by cutting to lOH 1-16 carats. ' The Great Mogul, which mysteriously disappeared at the same Ingof Delhi, is described as weighing :!so carats. The OrlolT. mounted in tho imperial sceptre of Russia, weighs 103 carats. Tho Regent, anothor his torically famous gem, and among the most perfect In the water and cutting, originally known as tho Pitt diamond weighed In the rough state 110 carats, whioh was reduced in cutting to 1305 carats. Tho stone, purchased by the Dulco of Orleans In IT 17 for the French Crown, is now tho proporty of tho French Republic, and is valued at $2, 500,000. The price paid for it In 1717. v as $075,000. The Victoria, or Imper ial diamond, weighs ISO carats, and was purchased by the Nizam of Hyderabad for $1,500,000. Another largo diamond is the Do fleers.. It ivoighs ~-~> carats, but its value is con siderably lessoned by tho fact that it isof a light yellow color. It is owned by an Indian prince. It will, perhaps, bo also interesting to known that a carat is It.l! grains troy, so that tho diamond just presented tho Pope weighs very nearly Iii ounces. ?Pitts burg (!athol lo. ?A leading British astronomer says that the 80-00Hod canals on Mars can not possibly be tho work of mon. They are large enoUgll to contain 1,024,000 Sue./, canals and would have required the labor of 200,000,000 men for 1,000 years. Tho scientist believes them to lie fissures caused by the contraction ol tho planet. Tho Hindoos show singular frank iie. s in making census returns. Among thoso who were called upon to describe their callings, some designated their means of living as "vlllago thoivos," "supported by relatives," or "living on loans." ?Mrs. Noll Stapleton, of Brazil, Ind., has had her husband arrested on the chargs that ho bewitched her and forced her to marry him. Sho allegos J.bat ho is possessed of supnrnatural Vowors. \ ?San Antonia, Tex'w, councilcs Vavo passed an ordinanco which pro liblts pbyslolaus from charging more ban one dollar a visit. It was passed \ thO solicitation of tho lead in/ phy olans of tho olty. 8TATK NEWS JJf UIUKF. In tercet lug Notes from Various Monr oes. ?A lot of liquor has boon at/ <1 to the Spartan Inn dispensary. ( , ?Nearly all the militia companies of the State aro enlisting uuugr the new law. ?Tho colored people of tho State will ruake an effort to get up a cred itable exhibit for tho Atlanta '?' ido tiou. ?The Gordon Light lufantry of Winusboro has decided not to enlist under the new militia laws of the State. - Tho State Medical Socloty will moot in Columbia the latter part of April, and a largo attendance is anti cipated. ?The State dispensary has dis carded the rod soallng wax In bottling liquors, and horoaftor tho bottlos will be scaled with tin foil. ?Rev. John C. Seegors, Jr., qf Columbia, has boon callod and has accepted the pastorate of a large and nourishing Lutheran Church at Albany, N. Y. ?Rev. A. Coke Smith, D. D., of Norfolk, Va., 30 well and favorably know in South Carolina, will preach thocommonccmont sormon at Converse College in June next. ?Polly Roynolds, of Spartanburg county, Is perhaps tho oldest man In tho State, being 111 years of age. Ho is holpless and dopeudont upon his neighbors for assistance ?Tho body of tho littlo son of Rev. G. T. Gresham, who was drowned wit his mother in Broad rivor noar Carllsl somo time ago, has boon found nsa Lylo's Pord and will bo sent to Cllfto for burial. ?It has boon rumorod that Laws'"' ?. Melton has abnndonod his eont.es Oi Staoyarne Wilson's seat in Congress Mr. Melton, however, says that ho intends to push tho light to a conclusion, and oxposses conlldonco of his ability to win. ?Mr. W. R. Gordon, postmaster at Osooola, lu Lancaster county, has secured a patent for a mall pouch which is likely to ">ako him a fortune Tho^wHu^u^^nr^'ynji^ lookea^pd "reopened thirteen t imes wirrte lt^B?n is closing, locking and rooponf? of the pouches now In use. Mr. W. A. Adams, a student of WO ford College, fell from the sooo~ story of tho alumni hall to tho fir floor. Mr. Adams was running arou tho hull to keep some of tho bo from catching him when he foil ov tho railings. It is feared that t" young man is fatally injured Into nally. ?At tho South Carolina conforen at Laurons last November a fs preachers formed an Oxford Longu rhofr object was. pursuo during tl year tome systematic cou?*8e of stud A fow of them mot somo timo ago a agreed to hold n summer school Biblicul study this summer. T timo and place will be nnnounc later. ( --Gov. Evans, who is a graduate Union College, Schonectudy, N. Z has accepted an invitation to 00 pros on the occasion of tho one hundre anulvcrsary of that institution. T exorcises will occur on Juno 24. T subject of discussion will bo-*-" Unfb (Jollogo and Statesmanship" and man, prominent citizens of the country wil bo present. CON PK I> E It A TB O?VE ItNOltS. A Lint of Famous Mnu in tlio Stirring Days of War. Tho sisterhood of States composing^ tho Southern Confederation, properlj speaking, consisted of tlio commor wealths of Virginia, North Carolin/ South Carolina, Georgia, Florid] Alabama, Tennessee, Mississipt Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, Ml souri and Kentucky, while heart/ sympathizing with two ConfodorJ cause, and contributing largely their sons to the support of tho leugu^red Southland, uevor fornJ part and parool of. or were dlsti] lively identified with the aggregate of Stf.tos embraced in tho Coufodori Below is a list of those who vans described as, in tho truest sonsc federate War Governors: tVlubam?Andrew It. Moore, It December. 1801 ; John Olli ShoJ J80M?63s Thomas HrWatta, 1808 ] Arkansas?Henry M. ReotOlV \_ 1883 ; Tiiomas Fletcher (acting) Nrvoin bcr A -15, 1802; Harris Fiaunigun, 1802 1804. Florida?Madison S. Perry, 1\">7 to November, 1801 ; John Milton, 1801 1805 ; A. K. Allison (acting) April I, ls<if>, to end of tho war. Georgia?Joseph K. Brown, 1S57 1805. r*Louisiana?Thomas Overtoil Moore,| 1800-1804; Henry W. Allen, 1804. Mississippi?John J. l'ettus, 1^5 1803 ; Charles Clark, 1803-1805; North Carolina?John W. Fills, If to June, 1861; Henry T. Clark, pret dont of Sonate) 1801?1802; ZebuUj B, Vance, 18*2*1880. South Carolina?Francis W. Pickor 1860-1802; Miliodge L Bonham,, 186] 1804; Andrew G. Magrath, l860\t6jF Tonnosseo?fsham G. Harris, Id'! IKti.l ; Robort L. Caruthors, AugUj ISo.'l, to end of the war. Texas?Kdward Clark, 1801 ; Frat^ It. Lubbook, 1861-1803; Pendlq Murrah, 1803-1805. Virginia?John Lotchor, 180?--1I William Smith, 1804-1805. Chas. Edgbworth JoNlJ Augusta, (hi., Fob 24th, 181)5. .- mm ? ? ? ? ?Mexico's great drainago cj which is .'10 miles long, svill bo op] in about sixteen months. Its struotlon willjeost something like] 000,000. ?Our groat-frrandfathors bolj that unless tho sign of tho crosi made boforo the mouth when yawned tho dovil would My th roat. ?The Lord Mayor of Londi precedence of overy othor Ilrltj joct within tho jurisdiction; j city, tho Prince of Walos ovef Ing an excoption. ?A Darlington farmor week 2,100 pounds of tobacco i por pound and real 1/.od $7i)!j as much as tblrty-fivo bale*] would give under tho presoij ?Last year tho copper pi the United States was 3] Tho increasing demand fof for uso In connection witbr promises to become unlimf ?Tho Jewish Mossongf fact that It has bocomo <J especially in tho West] ralbbls to Invlto ChrlsUo] preach in tholr pulplts.j ?The elootric lighl erocted on Fire Islar York coast, will glvo of about 250,000,000 cd expected to bo visible* sea.