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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY. ?Ul?OJtU*TION Sl.no I'KK YJOAlt An InventorWhoGotRich Yes, invention was ia the bottom of it ail, and though it took seine yearn, aud a peculiar comhiDatiou of olroum ?tunces, i owe my present condition on the sunny side of "Easy Street'' purely to invention. I emerged irom the war ? poor man; the old home whh . mortgaged, my invalid parents looked to me for support, and, suffering my self from two gun-shot wounds, one of which persistently refused to heal, made the prospects look rather gloomy for a man in his early twenties. I had dabbled some at inventing, took out several patents, which, how aver, proved only moderatoly temuu eratlvc, and 1 finally decided to take Greely'a advice, go to Kansas, avail myself of tho soldlurb' land act, acquire a farm und trust to the; development Of the country for the rest. , In purttuance of this resolve, I found myeoll a year later In Norton County, on a quarter section of what was saut to be as fine laud as tho suu ever shone upon. 1 had tolerably f iir success, guaged by tho local methods ; bad my "adobe " house, a good team and und u fair union lit of rungo stock; but, as time advanced, between tbo grasshopper post aud no corn cue year, and it.-. idling the year following at ten cents -^per bushel, tho frequent visits of cy clones, etc., made tho pursuitof wealth a rather unpromising ouo. The idea kept gradually growing on mo that there were hotter things In store. All this timo tho invention fever had never quite loft mo. I hud takcu some books with mo and bad graduuily added to my stock such scientific workb as wore within my comprehension. The somewhat visionary project of navigating tho air bad occupied my attention for a long time, and the exhilarating effects of the rare atmosphere in thut lutitudo, 1 sup pose, intensified the faculty. 1 hud read somo of Llllienthui's and liar graves' experiments, and later of Langely'a and Maxim's investigations in the same line, und 1 bad gono so far as to construct a maebino on what 1 had deemed correct principles, but, through lack of icudy mcuns und available materiul 1 bad not yet reuch ed the "Hying " point. Ouo duy in Juno a foreign tourist, bemonoclcd aud boleggined, made ap plication at tho door of my "doby " for shelter from uu impendiug storm which was already darkening the western sky. My years of isolation had made mo indifferent to companion ship, but the proverbial hospitulity of the plains should not bo violated in 1 my case, and 1 bado bim enter. 1 soon found out that he wus a representa tive of a foreign col lego und that hi had a general commission to investi gate the Horn uud fuunu minegulogy and goology of tbo country for his alma mator; and when 1 further found that he had also investigutod tbo in tricacies of aerial nuviguttou, my heart, at onco warmed up to him, und all my resorvo loft mo. 1 was even confiding enough to show him my crude draw ings and explain my theories, und he was grucious enoughtto suy thut 1 wus on the right truck und would no doubl eventuully succeed. Hero wus u man, said I, who is uppreciutivo without being etfusive, und in tho two weeks EMjha-t ho* stayed with mo, making daily ^.Incursions into the surrounding coun try, I had unbosomed myself complete ly to him, my past lifo und future hopes und prospects, und 1 inwurdly wondored why wo could not always be together, so enthusiastic wus 1. Finally, upon leaving, ho roinurked that this was no place to " get on," us ho termed It, und he advised mo to sell out and move further west, in the vicinity of Denver, buy a small piece of \ground suitable for an "experimental stutlon," aud us bo wus to be for a year stuylng tbo miuerulogy of the moun tain districts, bo would make his home with me, and wo would " collaborate " on perfecting tho Hying machine. He had already quite un extensive scientific, ohemieal und mechanical apparutus shipped to Denver for use in making aud recording the results of his obeervutions. This was enough for mo. I quickly found a ?purchaser in the person of a laud speculator from Falls City, Neb,, and two mouths later was installed at Plutte Canon, on the middle fork ol the Plutte River, about thirty miles south of Denver. Here, for something like ten months, we luhored together perlecting our aeroplane, uud at eaon succeeding trial cumo nearer and nearer to the realization of our hopes. We had already buccoeded in Hying with un easy, well controlled motion from one rise of ground to another, and atilast were muking the fiat 1 prep arationb for the supreme effort Which wus to decide whether or not we should abandon the project. We added a little more "wind surface" to tho sails atone point, provided for a few more revolutions per minute of the naptha motor, and on a line Septem ber morning, favored by a brisk breeze, we, taking our aeuts in the aluminum basket, severed tho last cord that helu us to earth. Slowly and majestically our craft arose like a thing of life until we wore above terrestrial obstructions to air ' currents, when me met a strong south west breeze, actuated by which we bo gan a rupid northwest course. "Isn't it glorious ?" said 1. " Magnificent." said he. Both of us wore lost to all sense of danger by the unparalleled ex hilaration of tho experience. We were suddenly confronted with tho perilousness of our position by the ' near approach to the mouutaius about Boulder. We hud boon traveling ut a terrific rate, aud, to add to our con sternation, tho rudder, from sor.e cause, failed to work, and wo wore at the mercy of a constantly increas ing wind. Larger and larger grow the treeB and rooks yirlfho mountain side as we approached them at rail road speed, and Wo know that the inevitable was at band. Neither of us_^ep?ke a word, but intuitively ^g>aapud hands, and our eyes mot?un . other version of "two souls with but u Single thought." Each with u dis engaged hand clasping the side of our frail basket, the crush came. ? # ? * * # # "Are you alive?" This from my companion who, with one arm hanging limp at his side, with tho other was laboriously and painfully striving to extricate himself from the collapsed and ruined machine. "I bolievo 1 am," I replied, for, though momentarily stunned to unconsciousness, the invi gorating breezes had tho effeot of aiding to restore ray scattered fac ulties, and ,1 was gratified to find that no bones was brokon. The geologist had not fared so well, howevor, as one arm was badly fractured and wan severely burned with tho blazing naptha whioh hafl escaped from the now shattered motor. Pulling mysolf together, I now de voted all my remaining strength to making my comrade comfortable. Tho tremendous force with which we had struck tho side of tho mountain cause.1 the prow of the machine to dig an iriegular hole in'the earth nearly as largo as anyonlinary I room. Stripping tfo sails off W|w(au4bo . fnauie of the! aoreplane branches from the dense overhanging boughs, I constructed a- very credli able bed and shelter for my patient. 1 bound up his wounds and made blm an comfortable thereon aa possible, as night was now upon us, and it was useless to attempt, before morning, to seek for the trail that led to the settle ment at the foothills beneath us. In the morning 1 built a fire at the oldeof the" cacheto heat a cup of chocolate, which was left from the previous day's rations, with which to strengthen my patient, while I should seek the trail that led to the settle ment and succor. While attempting to dislodge a portion of the losened cliff that was In danger of falling at any time, a sight mot my eyes that caused an exultant shiver and I could scarcely control my palsied hands in my then weakened: condition. There right befororae in a queer little pocket lay lumps of shining gold, varying in size from a pea to a walnut, rough and irregular in form, it was true/ but gold sure enough, and as pure as if just minted from nature's great furnace. I hastily gathered them all in my hat ?about a pint?and took them to my friend. Though the sight acted as a wonderful .stimulant to him, he took the situation methodically and calmly advised me to go to tho settlement, send a physician accompanied by a natlvo with a ''burro " laden with such supplies us we should need, then go right on to tho Land Ofllco and file our claim to the ground, and return quietly with prospeotlng tools. All of this I did and roturned at nightfall to find my co-laborer much better?In fact, sitting up and calmly smoking his pipe. We had sutlioient camp para phernalia sent up to tho "claim "to niako us comfortable, and sullicltmt of tho collegiate's apparatus to properly test tho extend of our joint property. Having concluded to remain on tho claim as long as tho weather would ullow, wo constructed a very creditable lodgo and fitted it up with portable forge, oleotrlo batto.-y, Crookes' tubos, glass globos, etc., all of which my scientific trlond usod in the pursuit of his various branches of know edge. 1 was his antithesis In disposition, being over-elated at success and cor respondingly despondent at its delay. As time rolled on, I bad dug, plekod and shoveled all over the claim with but iudifforont success, while he methodically studied his maps ?ml mining charts, and made an occasional t -st hero, another -here, but always ealtn and unruflled. ?Ouo day, wbou I was about ready to " jump the claim," as we bad collected enough gold irom tho different " pockets " to repay us all oxpense and leave oaub a moderate surplus, ho called me into tho room, and, pointing to his chart, said. "The main vein should lie about there," in dicating the point on tho map and going with me to locato tho oxact spot of the claim, directed mo to dig tbore for a space of ten or twelve feet In a line traversing that of tho tracing on tho chart. '"If this doos not bring something," said ho, " wo will then abandon effort with what we have." With this he went back to his battery und test tubes. About four o'clock in the afternoon ho again cam > to seo how tho work was progressing. I was considerably discouraged and could not help suggesting that wo mako an other Hying machine and " tiy off." Ho -unied a kind of dry smilo and directed mo to got out of the ditch. After studying Ms chart again in tently he said, ' think I will try a catl.odo ray right thoro," indicating a poiut ono side of the center of the ex cavation. This was Greek to mo, but I had be come us clay in his hands, and, obeying his ? ,i reel, ions, we re (tailed to the lodge, wlioro ho loaded mo with bat tery, wire, glass tubos, etc., as his arm was not yet well. Returning to the ditch I pluced tho apparatus according to his direction. After everything was ad justed to his satisfaction wo took a seat on a boulder near by to await the half hour it would take, as ho said, for "development." I shall never forgot tho contlictiug emotions of that half hour, and it was u relief to mo when tho professor removed tho plato and bade ice scan it with him. Running across the plate at an angle, and cover ing about three-fourths of its surface, was the well-defined outlines of a vein of distinctly different formation than the BUri'OUnolng earth or material. "There," said the professor, with tho nearest to a hearty laugh I had yot seen, "dig here." I did so, acd loss than a dozen strokes uncovered one of tho richest veins of gold ovor struck In tho State. Tho rust is easily told. The deeper we went the richer it grow. We now have a we'l-organized company and aro taking out daily more than I care to tell?so much, in fact, that if it should give out to-morrow, instead of !/rowlrp richer, as It is, 1 should always bo on " ICasy Street." TILLMAN WILL NOT UOI/r. Thinks the Silver Klepaont Will Con trol the Cliicuffo Convention. A reporter for the Cincinnati En quirer hud an interview with Senator Tiilman before his great speech in tho campaign for free silver at Lexington, Ky., in which he was rather emphatic as to tho control of the convention at Chicago by the friends of silver. Tho reporter says : Mr. Tiilman is a man of striking ^personality. Full of fire and energy, und he possesses an inexhaustible fund of humor and cleverness in illustrating his views. "I am greatly pleased * with the DOUrSQ of The Enquirer in defending the interests of the people, said tho Senator. "A largo majority of tho metropolitan press aro against silver and with the other fellows, and it is gratifying to know that thoro is ono paper which has tho courage to speak out." "What is I be purpose of your prosont tour. Senator? " " I am on my way West to address a mooting of Democrats in convention in Denver next wo'ik. Thoro isn't much >f the Democratic party left out thoro, hut the l'opulists made so many mis takes and bad so many irresponsible men in command that they have lost their grip. I have boliovod for sovoral years that the only salvation of this country is a union of tho people of tho '.Vest and South against tho East. It is timo wo begin to protect ourselves from the wily Now Englanders, and t want to extond tbo hand of fellowship from the peoplo of South Carolina to those of the great West." "Have you any Idea that thosllvor element in tho Durnocratio party will control tho national convention at Chicago ?" "I don't think that thoro is any doubt about it." ''But suppose thoy don't and the gold men mako tho platform, what then ? " "I will not concede that such an ovent will happen, but, In tho event that th y do, thoro will bo a split In the party, that's sur.i. Tho people of South Carolina will not stand any fool ishness. Wo will be for a sliver man In the Democratic party If possible but If not will veto for him out of pome other party." '? (t is said that your colleague, Son ator Irby, Is leading a fight to keep tho Democrats of your State in the party ranks, and v.-hih- he wishes them to favor freo silver, yet he wants to bind thorn to support the nomineo of tho Cbioago convention." "That's true, hut he isn't making any headway. Ho offered a resolution to that effeot in tho meeting of tho state ooramltteo last Tuesday, and got 5 votes out 33. The people of South Carolina oan take care of that matter themselves, and they will not bind their delegates to support the nominee of the national convention on a gold platform." { " Upon what do yo* base your opin 1L_... I ?tiim loo that the silver men will control the National Democratic Convention?" "I-believe that tho South will bo! solid for silver, as well as the West uinl some of the Cmtral States. The 1 wave Is on tho Increase, If you can get the papers to tell the truth." "Who is your choice for President on the silver ticket ? " "Some good man who has battled for silver. It won't do to take one of the fellows who falls In with the tide. We want everybody to be with us, but those who are nominated must have been all right." " Suppose Cleveland or Carlisle wero nominated on the Demooratio ticket Y " "Then it's all up with the Demo cratic party. Neither of them could carry a Stato in the Union, and Cleve land would have hard work to got a county. I tell you I would rather vote for a good Republican than Carlisle, even John Sherman, because Sherman has boon consistent and Carlisle has not." " Is there any chance of a split in tho Republican party ? " " I think that the (Ivo Senators who refused to vote for the tariff bill, Car ter, Teller, Mantle, Dubois and Can non, will Burely bolt their party if a gold platform is mado at St. Louiu." "Don't you think that if the gold men are beaten at Chicago they will bolt?" "Yes, I do, and let them go. We will have the name and the good will, whloh Is worth a heap, especially in the South. I am firmly convinced that silver will win the tight. I will be a delegate at largj from my Stato, and if some of the present Senators don't leave the Chicago convention with me if a gold platform Is adopted, I pity them. They will lose their jobs. This Is truo of Vest and Cookroll of Missouri. If thoy don't leave tho gold wing of tho Democratic party In that ovent, tho people of their Stato will leave them." " Have you never regretted any part of your speech In the Senate in which you were so severe in denuncia tion of Cleveland and Carlisle ? " " Not ono word of lt. I have receiv ed not less than 20,000 letters from evory Stato in tho Union commonding my com se. Tho people are with me and so are somo of the Senators, if they wore not afraid to say so. Not long ago a well known Southern Sena tor, who is a gontlemun and an orator, came to mo and said : ' Tillman, your Bpocch was all right, but don't you think that you might have left some things unsaid, for instance, that reference to manure on a pitchfork was a little rough ?' I replied to this : 'My dear sir, my farmers in the South understand that illustration hotter than anything I could have said, and they appreciate the aptness of the illustration.'" "in your short experience in tho Senate, whom do you considor the ablest Democrat ? " 'West of Missouri. Ho is a great man and a fearless man. Morgan and Daniel are also very able, and Dave Hill is a shrewd parliamentarian." "Who is tho greatest Republican?" "To toll you the truth, none of tho members of that party have impressed me very much. I supposo that Sher man and Hoar are the best. You speak of Teller. Ho is a smart man, but I don't consider him a Republican any longer. Wolcott is talented, but ho broke bis neck by his speech against tho Monroe doctrine. I have had us many letters from Colorado as any I other State, and thoy all roast Wol i cott; besides Wolcott is inclined to I stick to his pa *ty, no matter how the St. Louis convention treats the silver question." . "Whom do you think the Republi cans will nominato for President?" " It looke liko McKinley. The party is going to try and sidetrack the silver for tho tar ill', but it won't go. j The people will not bo deceived in that : way." I When askod if ho were a President ial candidato, Sonator Tillman turned the question off with a laugh, and de clared that he was simply on a mission of peace and good will for good money and government. He talked enter tainingly about the South, and told how ho hud overthrown tho old South Carolina otlleeholding aristocracy. He said that his Stato had always had the misfortune to have only the one i party and a little ring had parcelled the offices out among themselves for many years. Tho abettors of negro domination had forced tho white peo ple to unite, and all it was necessary to do was to name a ticket and all the whlto people had to do was to vote for it without any question. In his light ugainot tho ring ho was opposed by every paper in tho State except a few country weeklies. Tho people bad won there, as they would do every where, when they had confidence in their ieaders. A MISSIONARY IN JAIL.. i - The Spaniards Imprison Kvungcllsl Diaz, the Chief Ml.sslonury Of Southern Baptists In Cuba. , Atlanta Journal. Rov. A. J. D.az, the Cuban evange ! list, who has been to Atlanta so often ; ami wno is so well known among tho Baptists of the city, Is in jail at Havana, I charged with having'corapromising'lct tors on his person. Mr. Dm/ is a Citizen of the United States, and his imprisonment may lead to serious com , plications with Spain. He is working an superintendent of tho Baptist mis sions in Havana and other parts of Cuba under the direction of tho Homo Mission Hoard of the Southern Baptist Convention, whose office is in this city, with Rev. I. T. Tichenor as tho cor responding secretary. Tho first uows of tho incarceration of Diaz was received yesterday after noon by Dr. Tichenor in the shapu of a cablegram from Mr. Porter, another missionary of tiio board in Cuba. This is not the first time that Diu/, has been in jail, but on account of tho unsettled condition of affairs in tho Island at this time, his imprisonment is viewed with alarm by the million and a half whlto Baptists who are reprosented in tho Homo Mission work to which thoy contribute. Activo steps looking toward the re loaso of Diaz have already boon taken and others are to bo taken. As soon as tho telegram was recoivod by Dr. Tlchonor, he immediately wired to Secretary Olnoy stating that Diaz was an Amorican citizen and asklDg that ho bo protected. A mcoting of tho Homo Mission Hoard will bo held to day or tomorrow at whioh a formal letter to tho Secretary of Stato will bo written and forwarded to Washing ton. Croat fears are ontertaincd for the safety of Diaz on account of the un usual numbor of prisoners who are poisoned In tho Cuban jails by thoir enomies, but no man knows of this hotter than Diaz and ho will bo on his guard. Tho first time ho was arrestod It was on a trivial charge, that of preaching without first giving logal notice of his Intention to do so. lie was in jail but a short time, but he ro fusod to cat| anything whilo thero or to drink anything unless it was given him by tome one in whom he had con fidence, as he know how easy It would I be for some of his enomies to si p a dose of poison in his food or drink. DIAZ' 8THIKINO HISTORY. Albeit i Joso D.az was born in 18;">2 and was the youngest of a family of 24 children, all born to one mother who was married when she was 12 yoars old and who is still living. Alberto, aftor graduating in tho school of his nativo town, became a medioal student, and was graduated aftor 12 years spent in studying his profession. He was a captain of cavalry In the Cuban re bellion some years ago and escaped capture by trusting himself to a log whioh floated out to aoa and from which he was picked up by a passing vessol. He was taken to New York wie to bo foil, siok 'and while in the hospital whs converted by the readings from a Bible of a young lady. He : returned to Cuba and bas done a won- 1 derful work tbero. lie became a j citizen of the United States s me years ' ago and has been under the proteo- 1 lien of this goverumout ever since. Tne As-.?Mittel l'ross dlsputch from : Washington aunouoeed tho arrest of Diaz as follows : ''The State depart ment has reooived a brief cable mes sage from Consul General Wt'llaras at Havana announcing the arrest of Pro testant Bishop Alberto Jesus Diaz, | who Is well Known throughout tho South and to many church people in all I parts of the United States. Diaz Is a i naturalized American and of strong Cuban sympathies, but his friends insist that bis work in Cuba bas been confined to proselyting for the ohuroh. and they dony participation in the re bellion on his part. The message from Consul General Williams contained no do tails. " The case will bo closely followed up by the representatives of the United States who will take the customary steps to protect the intorests of an American citizen. The consul general will insist on a eivil trial should tho matter go to the length of a trial. It .may bo that his release can bo oh* taincd without the nucesstty of a trial, but on this point nothing can be said In advance of an investigation whioh Mr. Williams will mako into tbo cir cumstances leading up to the case." A special to Tho New York World from Havana,>Cuba, gives tho following additional details about the arrest of Rev. Mr. Diaz: " Albert J. Diaz, a missionary of tho Southern Baptist church of the United States, has boon arrested and taken to tho Spanish headquartors. His resldenoo was tborougnly searched. Consul General Williams promptly made Inquiries. " Diaz Is a native creolo. He has beou acting as a missionary for a num ber of years, in charge of tho Gethse mane ohuroh, and has been frequontly in* trouble with tho authorities. He called on the consul general of tho United States February 12, 1887, and requested him to write a lettoi1 to tho captain geuoral and Inform him that he (Diaz) was supervising biohop of the Baptist church in Cuba. He had a controvert/ with tho Roman Cathollo bishop of Havana because tho latter prevontod from using property be longing to the diocese. Diaz is also engaged in tho under taking business. He is a naturalized citizen of the United States and has been a pronounced opponent of tho gov ernment, talking rebellion oponly." WKICKLY CROP BULLETIN. A. Glimpse of the Weather ami Crop Condition in tho State. This bulletin covers tho weather and crop conditions for tho week onding with Saturday, April 11th, und in its preparation were used reports from ono or more correspondents in oaoh i county of the State. Tho general weather conditions dur ing tho wook woro not tho bost for growing crops, although more favora ble at tho close. Tho week opened cold and windy and light frosts on the 6th nnd 8th wore recorded as far oast ward as Berkoloy County. It is gen erally reported that these frosts had ^o injurious effect other than to retard tho growth of vegetation. The tom peruture averaged about four degrees nor day below tho seasonal, and ranged from a mean of oil to 51 degrees in the extreme western counties to a mean of from 58 to 60 in tho extreme south eastern counties. ' Tho average tom poraturo for the week for tho wholo State was 5(i and tho normal for tho same period is approximately (10. The oxtrerao raugo of temperature, as re ported, was from a maximum of 83 on tho 10th at Gillisonville, Hampton County, to a minimum of ?U on tho nth at Santuc, Union County, on which morning thin ice was noted at various points in the hill country. Thoro.woro two days with rain. On tho 7th a sprinklo of rain foil nt a number of places and on the evening of the ?th there was a general light rain over the entire State ; too light to be of much benefit. Tho greatest amount recorded was 0.20 of an Inch at Statesburg, Sumtur County, and the amounts ranged fre?m that to "Trace." Tho normal amount for tho same period is approximately 0.00 inch. The deficiency in rainfall since March 1st, 1801), is about three and one-half Indies. There was morn tl.au the usual amount of sunshine with an average of 1)7 per cent, for the State. Thoro was least cloudiness in the western por tions the State and most in tho cast central portion. Planting made rapid progress dur ing the week. The only unfavorable condition, ugainst the thorough prep aration of lands, was a tondanoy of ground to bake, or become too hard by reason of dryness, and this condi tion was confined to clay lands. It was too dry and cool for tho rapid ger mination of seed and poor stands arc, in consequence, reported at this timo. Tho progress of the various crops is briolly given below, averaging the re ports, whore It is possible, so as to give the prevailing condition, and nothing suoh exceptions oHy that aro at wide varicneo with tho ?~neral tenor of tho reports: Upland corn about all planted and much of it up or coining up. Perfect stands tho exceptanee. Cool weather affected its color. Bottom lands being planted. Cotton planting progressing rapidly und is drawing to a finish in tho south oastorn counties while only fairly be gun in tho extreme western counties. Some early planting is up but affected by cool weathor. Sua island cotton is about all planted. Reports indicate that tobacco will receive considerable attention this year. Bods do not do well except whore well protected. Some farmers aro about ready to transplant. The mowing of rice has boon in pro gress during the past two weeks. Wheat Is reported as looking prom ising, but making slow growth. Thoro is a want of uniformity in the reports on tho condition of oats, some reporting fair to good and others fair to poor stands. In soino localities fall sown oats aro doing bost in others spring sown. Tho prevailing condi tion is no doubt promising, but oats stand In need of warm weathor and rain. Rye is heading. Pastures do not as yot afford grazing In tho central and northwestern coun ties. It Is tho goncral opinion of corres pondents that oarly fruit, especially La Conto pears ond St. John and Al berta varieties of peaches, aro greatly damaged, but that late varieties are as yet safo. Wild plums and borrlos aro putting on fruit hoavily. Gardens continue backward, but gar dens planted In the fall aro yielding vegetables for use now. Shipments of early vegetables and fruits from tho coast continues. Straw borrles, asparagus and lettuce largely, peas in small quantities. Irish potatoes mostly planted and up. The early planting touched by frot but scarcely injured. This crop I needs rain badly. J: W. Baukk, Dlroctor. ?Orange growing Is being abandon ed on tho peninsula of Lower Califor nia, and the orchardIsts aro outline down their trees and planting the land with coffee, cotton and hu ar oane. Tho low prices obtained for oranges grown on tho peninsula have discour aged the growers, and they believe more profit will be derived from the other crops, cspooially from cotton, which gfrOWS woll. Highest of all in Leavening Power.?Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSOLUTELY PURE WHAT FITZ LEK WILL 1,1'Utv Americans Will Mot bo Shot and Imprisoned?Ho Is Cleveland'*! Mil itary Commissioner. {The appointment of Gonoral Fitz hugh Lee as consul general to Cuba has met with almost universal endorse ment, and he is regarded on all sides as a proper man (or the emergency, i who will give President Cleveland u true insight to tho actual state of | affairs in Cubu. Tho intelligent cor respondent of tho Southern Associated Press, who is located iu Ilavuna, 6cnds the following statement in connection with Lee's appointment : The appolntmont of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to succeed Consul General Wil liams is understood by Americans hero, as well as by the authorities at the palace, as an adroit way of sonding a military commissioner from tho States to Cuba. When there was au intima tion a fortnight ugo that Mr. Cleve land contemplated sonding a commis sion here to loarn officially what was going on, tho oillclais at Madrid said very plainly that no military or other commission would bo ucceptod by thorn, or pormittod to pry into affairs in Cuba. There is, therefore, some ourloslty as to how General Leo will be recolvcd and as to what facilities will bo accorded him for learning wbut is transpiring outside of tho city of Habana. Tho Spanish officials with whom I havo talked will not discuss uay other mission ho may be supposed to have. They have got along so smoothly with Kamen O. Williams, who has devoted himself assiduously to viowing bills of lading and allowod Americans in jail to rot thoro and othors to bo shot down and thoir property destroyed, that there may be troublo when a live American comes here to represent Uuoio Saul. It goes without saying that the American residents will wolcom ? Gen eral Leo with opon arms. He will not bo long in discovering that a state of war exists in Cuba, that it is un army and not a mob of bandits who are winning battles against tbo troops of Spain, that lifo is respected on ouo side and prisoners sot free, while on tho othor a war of extermination against all Cubans is waged, prisoners u( war shot, unarmed peasants shot and cut to pieces and political suspects imprisoned by thousands liu will learn that Spain is powerless to pro tect American property throughout the island, thut millions of dollars worth of proporty belonging to our oltizena has beon destroyed, and the prospect of recompense is us shadowy as castles iu Spain. Ho will hoar of Americans who havo been shot down by Spauisb troops, and will lind others imprisoned in dungeons with no pros pect of trial or release. Ho will learn in short what the newspaper readers of tbo United States have known for months, hut of which tbo administra tion at Washington is still apparently officially ignorant. His eyes will be opened to that which Stirred the heart of mankind for the truth has been told by all tbo American correspondents here, with one exception. They have got the news out iu spite of the Spanish censor and of all the barriers to truth thut tho narrow-mindedness of tho - ? -l ?? m i middle ages has endeavored to erect | around tho islao 1 of Cuba. Correspon- I dents have been thrown into Morro castlo. O'.hors have been expelled. Thoso who reumin know not what fato awaits tbem. But the truth gets out just the sumo. If the appointment of Ceneral Leo means that the administration seeks light in view of all the misconception that has gono and is going through official cbannols, it is a step in the right direction, and had it been taken mouths ago, thousands of lives would probably have boen saved. Spain inado ono conquest of tho island of Cuba and exterminated the native Indians. Tho extreme Spaniards urge Weyler to clcun up the islands on the same old lines. Ceneral Loo will dls covor for himsolf what is being done. " JOHNNY ON THH SPOT." A New PllUHO Which Huh Become Popular in New York. Current additions to contemporary slang find ther way Into popularity by old means, An expression once made often repeated gets finally u sort of vogue, especially if it seems peculiar. Snob an expression, popular for a long time, was '"out ofsiirht," though there whs no special significance to tho phrase when distorted to cover a variety of cases. A person was said to be "out of sight" when, for any reason, he or she was superior toother persons in any particular, aud a man might bo "out oi sight" because bo was less well dressed than hir? poorly attired associates, and a woman was said to be "out of sight " because her apparel was a good deal brighter and more stylish'tban that of her associates. Similarly, the word " nit," recently so popular, has boon swervod from its original meaning to serve many other purposes. It is German- American Origin, being a corruption of " nieht," and among Cermans it is not an an us ju) thing to stato an affirmative pro position by lirst stating tho proposition and then adding tho word " nieht." Tho grammatical gonesis of "Johnny ! on the. spot" cannot be traced very J clearly, but tho phrase certainly origi nated from the longer and less expros i I sivo one, "Johnny is always on the i spot when wanted." A "Johnny on ? . the spot," is a man or youth who may be relied on to bo at a certain stated , place when wanted, aud on whoso as sured appearance confident expectation may bo based. It is not sufficient that i an alert and trustworthy individual, to ? be thought deserving the name. "John i ny on the spot" should restrict his beneficent activity to the matter of being at a certain place when needed, i He must, in addition, render such sor i vico and attond to such busim ss when there as the occasion may require, aud such a "Johnny " must be on the spot i not merely to attend' to tho business ? of others, but also to look after his own. says the New York Sun. Hence au Individual who is prompt and far i seeing, alive to his own interests, and . keenly sensible of means for promoting his own advantage, is ?* " Johnny on i the spot." The expression If, to some i extent, a variation, or, rathe r, a con i tlnuation, ofthat other phrase, "he i gets there." > The expression. "Johnny On the spot," The largest piece of .good tobacco ever sold for 10 cents Ihe 5 cent piece is nearly as large as you .get of other bisD grades for 10 cents Who is "Will Whitener ? He is our Fashionable Hair Cutter and Shaver, -IN BEND^LLA HOTEL.- / has como into popularity very sudden- i ly, and it will probably go out of { popularity after tome pretty hard \ usage In paragruphers columns, variety j theatre*, campaign speeches and cheap plays, In an equally unconvuntionod way. but until a successor is found it Is likely to be In pretty general use ! hereabouts. . 1 Deafnetut Cauuut bo Cured Hy looal applications, as thuy cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to oure Deafness, ami that is by con stitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by au inflamed condition ol the mucous lining Ol the Eustuchlaii Tube. When this tube get? lniliimcd you huvo a rumbling sound or/iu porfoct hearing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness Is the result, and unless tin- inttani ination can bo taken out and this tube restor ed to its normal condition, hearing will be de stroyed forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an in flamed condition of the mucous surfaces. W'o will kIvu Ono Hundred Dollars tor any cast of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. - Ft J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo O. Sold by Druggists, 7io. Heart Disease Cured By Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. Painting, Weak cr Hungry Spoils, Irregu* laror Intermittent Pulse, 1 'lettering or Pal pitation, Choking Sensation, shortness of Breath, Swotting of Poet and Ankles, arc symptoms of a diseased or Weak Heart. MRS. N. C. MILI.I1R. Of Fort Wayne, Ind.. writes on Nov. 29,18M: "I was afflicted for forty years with heart trouble and BUlTored untold agony. I had weak, hungry spells, and my heart would palpitate BO hard, l ho pain would be so acilto and torturing, that I became so weak and nervous I COUid not sleep. I was treated by several physicians Without relief and gavo up over being well again. About two years ago I commenced using Dr. Mile?' Remedies. One bottle of the Heart Cure stopped all heart troubles aval the Restorative Nervine did I he rest and now I sleep soundly and at tend to my household aud social duties W ith out iiny trouble Sold by druggists. Dookscnl fr?<v Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elk hart, Ind. Dr. Miles' Remedies Restore Hcalih. * A $25 COOKING STOVE 1 with a COMPLXTB outfit bo? Only $12.00. It < J [l Delivered to jronr railroad dopot, all JJ ) freight charge* pn>d. Read this dcscrlp- JJ i tIon carefully. 'Ihls splendid Cooking JJ I Stove is tin. K; lias four s inch pot holes; JJ ? 10x10 Incl. iivcn ; IS i... Ii flro box,24 Inches 11 h> high; 'i\&'2l in- ?, ". ni?:n araootli casting. JJ rs I have ba?l tfih kjovo niadc for itiy trade. JJ ?> after my own :? >?a, uumliluing all i ho good JJ I jiolnts ?l all medium priced stoves, and JJ I leaving out the 1.ilmiaUlu features. JJ ? Huyotidall ihm't ihu boatNo.8l ooking jj Stove made, for ? lie pi I to. Kilted with 2 JJ pots, 2 pot cov. r*, . skillets, 2 griddles,8 jj # baking pans,a isol pipe, I elbow,!col- * ? lar, 1 (liter, 1 si-ui| 1. 1 e.i' .1 polish, 1 iron J ft teakettle, Isbov i, Wow nit to mako ens- J 1.1 i-\ rv pai t of ttie * ? touiors and in. . - In every part of the Jj I South, for the pui'i "it i.f introducing our " I business to tie? ? ?< and 10 renew our K aequaiutaiicu wi ill mulii, 5i [? \Ve will ship till ??i.'.i'i ? 'nuking Rt.ove J! f? and the above deivi 1. ? I ?? e to hii\ depot, 5! U all freight clt uv . Id, lor only $ tu.OO JJ n ?heu tue cash e.Mii'ji with tho order flu? JJ Pi stove 1h h good o le, wtril made, ai.d will JJ P? givo ontire citi-i.e t oil. < >ur illustrated JJ [t Catalogue Ol Fund: 11.0, Stoves and 1'aby JJ I Carriages mailed free. Addross I L. F. PADGETT,* j K 846 Broad Street, Auiruata., Qt. <? THE LAURi NS MR. H. y. Sl.vpson. C d. IIAIIK.-I'AM SIMPSON & BARKSDA LH, Attorneys at Lii'.v, LAUKKN.S, SOI TU t'AIK'l.l NA Special attention given to the ii'vestl gation oft! S in (I cnliiriimi od aims ?. W. ll.\ 1.1.. I? W.H1MKINS. \v. \V, ?ALI. BALL, KIMKINH A. 15ALL, Attonicyt) at Law, Lauhkns, South Cakolina, Will practice fn nil Statt! and I n I let i Slntes Court, S poo la I attention givou collections, ;. 1. JOIIs. -<o.". . W. It. It i .1 H Y JOHNSON A IMC1IE\ , attorn UN's at LAW. OiticR -FitMing's Corner, Sot 1?? Kids of Public Hcpiaro. LA I'll i:\ - sout 1 CA ho i n a W. IJ. MAUT1N, Attorney at Law, Laurrnh, - Sot rn Carolina. Will practice in nil Court*? of thi.s :mmu Attontlon gl von to collbolloiiM. Atlantic Coast Line, WILMINGTON, COLUMUIA'ANI) AC\ TAlt.lt. CONDKNSriD SCIIKD??K. I EFFECT JAN. 1st?. Going 8011th, No. .Vi. No, 51 Lv Wilmington.*;ino pin .. I.v Marion. 1. Jl pm . Ar Florence. 700 pm . . i.v Florence.*7gftpm *.il, a Ar8uinter. 8,80 pm 1 t? ? i V Sumler. M :t'> ].... *ll 1: ArColurabln.10 on pm Ii (?1 v, No. 5S runs through from Charleslor vu Control it, lt., leaving Lanes8.88 a m, Mnun n 0. 1.1 um. Oolnff North. No. m. No. 5o [*v Columbia.*520nrn t|fci ?, A r SumtOr . (I i t um ? <k 1 11 No. .'iii. No. Mi 1. v Sum.er.HU um Vi 4. | lr A r Florence. s no um u 6*?ij?n i.v Florence. *. :*/> am . I.v Mai inn. 8 10 am . Ar Wiliuiliirton..llfiOnm . ?Daily. No. ;Vi rung tiirouRii to t'iuu IcBton, s, <\, vi Oi-niiiii l( K., arriving; Manning ti a p, m Lanos700p. m., Charleston 8 461>. m. rainf on llnrtsville H. k. louvo iini-crvIIi< at48(1 ftnvarrlvJng Ployds 5 00 a m. Itotnrn log loAvc Ployda 04ft p m. an is in? Hun . .? 10 i.i p in. Daily oxoopl Sunday. Tralnson South and North Carolina ??. i ic i \ ? Atkins 9 40 a. no. and II HO |#. in., nrrl? im Mick now II 10 a. ni. ami ? (X) l>. in. Itfti lUllu ,ouvii l.uehnow fl 4& a ni an<l i \> m. nrrivini Atkins h ir> a in and fi .vi p in. Dolly > <vopi Hunday. Train* on Wilmington, Cliadhoiim nii'l Oon why K H loave Chadoourn 11 30 n ru, nrrivi< ni ?onway 145 pm, returning leave Col way at a M \< in, arrivo Cliudbourn 4 (50 p m, leKft i hadnourn 5B5 p ja. arrive at nm> atOtfl pin, returning loavu llut> b ir> n m, arrivo ?t chad bourn 90? a nt. Dally except Sunday. JOHN F. DIV1NK. Gon'ltupt. J. R. KKNI.Y, t.un'i Munajror. T M. KMEKbuN, Xrat?o Manag? 1 1 PORT ROYAL & WESTERN OAR olinu Railway. "Augusta ami Aaheville fchort Line." J B, Clev laud Receiver. Schedule iti < dcci Kein 13th 1SW l.v Augutan.U+j am Ar Greenwood.\'2 10 pm And?-r<on.pm J .an re us. 1 10 pm Greenville. on prn Glenn Springs.4 0-' |>m Sparluilburg.o W pill Baluda ? .4 * i>m Henderson ville .. 6 '<{ pni Ashoviile. n i > pin I.t Asheville.8 Uo am tiprmanburg.11 45 tm Groenvllle.11 40 am Laureim.... . ..1 15 pm Anderson.92uam ??reenwood. V HO pm Ar Augusta. 5 0> j tn Savannah. U 3'J am ?i 00 pm 11 30 am 7 U> am o I. > am 4 05 pm 0 35 pm 6 66 am 9 35 in 6 00 pm TO ATHK.NS, ATLANTA WEBT. AND POINTS b> urvenwouU.otto put zoo urn Ar Kalcigh . 1 '.'i am l?Oun'n Norfolk.7 00 am b 20 pm Petersburg.coo am ft 43 pm Richmond .(i 10 am 0 45 pm l.v Green vi Ho.11 4(> am 4 05 am I.v Anderson.9 2b am . Augusta. 9 4ti am .... Greenwood.12.48 pm 2 vi pm Ar Athens. 3 03 pm 6 (Hi pm Ar Atlanta. ... 4 09pm 7 46pm Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. U and C. A" 0. Railway, and at Spartanl>urg with nouthcrn Railway. For Information relative to ticket*, rates, schedules, etc., address W.?. CltAlG, Oi n. Pass. Agent. Aiii?u?i?. On. ? 8. Guretoii. Agent, C. 11. Speights, (len Agent Greenville. S. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Oosdcuud Soliailulo In Kfleot ri nuu.vKV ?3rd, isoa. STATIONS. Lv. ChKP.??:<>:i. Lt. Columbia... ?? rr:.?noi li.v.. Ar. Newoerry .. Ar. Nlnoty-?lx. " (Greenwood " Hodges . Xr. Ab'k>vine .. Ar] Helton... ? 77, Ar. Anderson .._ Xr. GraeuvluV_ Ar. Atlant? 7. STATIONS. b au p m Dafly r No. fa. f KTtlmmvlTa. 10 80 ? in " l'lodmont. 11 00 a in " Nvihlamaton._?? 11 28 a m |iV. Anderson ?.I 11 Ul? a in Lv. i .niton ... A i j_l )onna 1 d Lv. Abbevli'o Lv. 1!<k1k?>s ti reenwood. Ninety-Six. ??\vberry . rosperlty, ? mmbia . Ar. < ?iarioatop. gftl^'S STATIONS. ~i. .;? ??' TS?? Lv... CnarV'-Mton.. . Ari KijoTilll 10? s 00 p _m jDallylbalTx |No.I4|No.l9 Tl :>fo\\ '_Columbia. 1:1 iiSpl ".Alst??." 12 .v.-;>i ".Bantuo." 1 85p ".Uuloti.*' 1 .Vij)| "_Jonesville .... " UlK'.p; " .Pacolet ." 240p'Ar.. ?pnrtnnburg.. Lv ;i lOplLv.. Bpnrtnuburg.. Ar 045p1 Ar.... AahevHlo.Lv ;i top '.; 55p ) Hop 13 ?fip 1! 83p 1 i75a 12 50a 11 42p 11 2fip 11 07p 12 17p 10 Mp 11 45tt 10 ?.!;'. i > 11 28a:l0 26p h aoqj 7 16p ??P," p. m. "A," i?. iu. Trains 15 nn<l in entry nleganl Pullman ?leoplng cars between Columbia and Aahevme, enrouto dully between Jacksonville auaChioiu* U*TrnhiH leave Bpnrtnnbnrg, A. & 0. division, northbound. 0:18 a. m., B:'? p. m., fl:lH p. in., (Vestibule Limited); aoulnliouiid 1 :t?> a. m., h-x... p. in.. 11 :;<?? a. in., (Voatihulo Limited.) TrnbiH leave Groonvillo, A. aud.O. division, DortlilHmud,6:26ft. m.,2:Wp. in. iiiuloitjOp. m? (Vestlbuled Limltetl):HoutniKinud. ::.>o a. m., p. m.i 13:28 p. m. (VoHllimlaa [.united). Pullman Service. Pnllmnn palace Bleeping citri? on Tialns;tr>nnd BO. ,v. and ? -. "ii A. and C. rthi*;; ;j. V.-. H. (+K15BN, J- M. C I. '. (.{,??? - iiierintendent, i runic N g r, YVuV.itnKtou, U. O. WiK'infi.m, I). O. W A TfJllH 8. H. HAUDwIOK, fieii. Piuw. Ag't. AVi (4?n. Pa h. AgH. Washington, I). C. Ailnntn, "a. ?Southern Railway. PIEDMONT AIR LING. Condensed Schedule ot Passenger Traimt. Northbound. Jan. s, IS96. Lv. Atlanta, C. T. ?? Atlanta, B.T. " .NollT'iSS. " liuford ?< (ittlnesvtlle . ?? I.ltlit. Cornelia_ ? Mi. Airy_ " Toccoa <* Westiulnstor ?* Beiiooa. ?* (umral. " (irvt'iivillo . . M Bpartauburg " Oallnt-v*. " Illaoksburg.. " Klnji's Ml. .. uasmnla At. Charlotte " Danville, Ar. Richmond.., Ar. Washington *? ISalim'o. P RRJ Philadelphia ? New Volk..., Southbound. Lv. N Y.. l'.K It .1 4 30 p 12 15 n ?? 1'hlladolphla.l 0 65 pi .. ..o a ?> |'.altlinoro....l 920 p ? 22 a ? Vi uftliillglOn . Ill 43 p I 11 15 a Lv. Kieliuiond ...I 2?o a 12 65 p Lv. Danville.| &:>uai oo6p 1 h.irlotte_I 9 85 a 110 55 p " (lusiouia. . '.) u 3o p " King's Mt.I. llluckshurg..) 1049 a 1210 a ?* Cairtioya. ?1 bpartauburg ?* llrcem lilo... " ('0111 ral. " Wostmlnatef ?' Toccoa. Mi. Airy. '* C'ornolia. " hula . Gainesville. ? imford. ?? NorcroBB. Ar. Allan'.?, 15.T. I v \ ? , . < T 11 37 a 12 21 p 1 15 p 3 31 p 4 M j) 12 23 a 1^ vj a 1 60 a 2 36 a 3 00 a 8 66 a 4 41 a 4 5'J a G f<) a '. 2n a p. 111. 1 no a Vi 20 p 1 DG p 1 bj p ?i tO b 2 ik p 3 ?.-> p 4 10 p 6 id 11 fl l>5 p 6 U |. ? >>8 p 7 10 p 7 4.,p I 12 p 1 3<; p ? 07 p f 42 p It 'Ml p f. 3o p' 8 30 a M ' noon. "N" night. ?5TO, > 7 20 a k 7 4* a " 8 27 a, 9 30 a Nos. .m.i us w.i iiingt .,( and touthweatafii Vestibule Limited Through Pullman sloepora belwuen New York and Now Olicard, rla Wash ington, Atlanta and Montgomery, and also lW tween New York and Memphis, via Wasbington, Atlanta und lllrniliit{hani. lilning cars. Nos. .V, and 3? -United Stales Fast .Mall l'ulW man sl.'Opinr; cars bviwoun Atlar ta, New Ur> leans and Now York. Nos. II and 12. Pullman sleeping car between Richmond, Danville and Orcensbo-tt. W. H. ORKEN, Oen'l Bttpt., Washington, D. C. J. M ( n.p, Traflir M'x'r, Waattington, i>. W. n. RYDKR, 8nneHiX?ndent, ( harlett* North Carolina. W. A. TURK, S. II. II ARD WICK. Oen'l Past. Ag't. Ass'tOei'l r.tsai. ag??, Washington. r?. 0. Atuma, Q?, Columbia, Laurens an I New berrv R. K. I till".III,(I. am station*, m DO.('olumbin 10 . Leaplialt 0 40. Inno ?27. Itnlcntlno a IA. Wlilto Hock 8 31. Chat lain H 30.... I.ittlc Mountain 8 251. SligliH .0 29 h on. Prosnority.?41 7 ."HI. Newl>e. rv.7 08 7 ?.'>.fnlaoa .7 3ft ?i M.Orny'e Lane.7 47 6 40. Kin.ml .7f.7 0 3ft. Goldl illc .8 10 ft 22. Mover .K ?.>;! 6 1ft. Clinton .... . .8 HO outbbound pm 4 HO 4 ftft 4 08 ft:::? ft ;.r> ft ift F. E. BCHUMPEKT, Agont at Prosperity