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HUMAN AND CO?? AT ORANGEBURG, THK BOY OKATOlt OF GEORGIA. ON PHKIS SILVER. The War Horse of Carolina and the Younjt Rarer l'rom CJeorjrla Organ ize a Mutual Admiration Society. The annlvorsary of tho Tillman Vol unteers, a crack military company of Orangoburg, was the occasion last week of a seini-polltloal mooting;, at which Senator Tillmau and Mr. Thos. lt. U. Cobb, of Atlanta, (ia., were the orators of tlio day. Mr. Cobb is only 28 years old, and is a very lino speakor. Ho began by Bay log that" he felt that ho vhs no stranger to South Carolina, becaiiHo ho had learned from his text books when a boy that Georgia had beon founded as an outpost botweon tho settlements in this State and those in Florida. Tho committee had kindly allowed him to select tho subjeot on which he would speak. There was but one subject to speak on today, but be fore starting into it he had something else to say. Somo years bofore he had learned to look deeper into men than tho charactors which wore given them by the newspaporshe bad thought that if there was one llannel-mouthed, black hearted Anarchist .n tho country that man was B. K. Till~aan. But since ho had learned to look deopor than tho temporary Hash of tho daily press ho had learn to know him as a true man battling for the co nmon people. (Ap plause.) They could ho pretty sure that when in theso days the entire press of the Fast was pecking at any man that it was his Democracy and not his an archy which was feared. (Applause.) He referred to Tillman's tights in the Senate with Hill, and then ho went on to talk of the recent growth of political sentiment. It was more like Tillman scattered hero and there over the coun try which bad brought about a plat form and a candidate which thoy could support. Some time ago they bad seen man after man refusing to bo a candi date for tho nomination, because none thought tho ticket could possibly win. But look at it now. it was when it be came apparent that the party was making great strides forward in the race, even before the convention had assembled, that the tirst squeal had been brought from our elephantine ex ecutive. Now the country was rising Jfc Bryan and Sewall. ;v Voice: "Watson! How aU? Wat son ? You can't leave out Tom Wat son, of Georgia I" Cobb: "My frlond, I don't know 'vhetber you are a Democrat or a Pop ulist, but?" /. The other follow: "I'm a Democrat, but 1 am a Southern man. They havo given us a Southerner, and you shall not leave out Tom Watson." Cobb: "Well, my frlond, ray feelings on that subject are like yours. Person ally 1 havo all, the prido of my section. Tom Watson Is a dear friend of mine. I admiro and love him, but I regard my party higher than my personal prefer ences, and 1 stick to Bryan and Sewall.'' (Groat cheering for Cobb.) He wanted to speak of the Supremo Court of the United States. The plat form did not montlou it. Ho stood with Bryan, however, and if thoy wanted criticisms of that body thoy should go to the dissenting opinions. Ho grow Biblical and mado a comparison, the point of which was that oven the des eiples. if they did wrong, should be criticised, it was a question of what was right, .and ho did not caro if his . views wore those of a Populist or a Ite Eublican. If they were right ho would old them. It was true that the Su preme Court wus a raostsacred bulwark of our liberties and should bo criticised slowly, but ho believed there woro cases on record that showed, at least, suspicious conduct on the part> of a member or members of the court. Horo the Democrats had been fighting Fed eralism for a contury, and what had they come to t Cleveland had done imoro towards upholding the Federalist idea than any man sinco Lincoln. Ho would name the act. Ho did it when ho sont soldiers into a State of the Union to quell a local disturbance. Clovoland struck at tho vory heart of our dual system of government when in miipromo self confidence and contempt iov tho Constitution ho sent soldiors to Illinois to shoot down tho citizens of that State. And now rumblings are heard in tho East, rumblings that in dicate that Clovoland will bo the nomi neo of tho gold democrats for tho Pres idency. Ho did not bollovo it, ho honed It was not so, but if Cloveland would do such a thing aftei- what ho bad receiv ed from tbo party ho was tho basest of Judases. (Applause.) What was tho government coining to, anj'how ? It was only a short time ago that people, free born citizens, had gone to Washington to oxorciso tho sacred right of petition, and they had boon prosecuted for desecration of tho sacred grass about the capitol. We seo riots in tho East, riots in tho West and debts and desperation in the South, and wo aro asked, "What is the matter?" It reraindod him of the little boy out West who was holding a sick baby and looking very discoi.>:> lute. Somebody came by and asked him what was the matter. Tho little follow had replied that there was mat ter enough. Ills father had stolen and <got caught, his mother was drunk, his sister was flirting with a total stranger, the baby had the colic and he 'didn't give A--whether tho old oxpeditlon ever got to California or not. This joke wai productivo of much laughter and applause. The spoaker said that when an American boy folt that way, whon there were 70,000,000 of them feeling that way, that he hlmsolf I.' van to feel that if satisfaction could not bo gotten from tho ballot box that it would come from tho bullet box. (Cheers.) Ho was sorry to say It, but that was his conviction. (Moro cheers.) A Voice; "You aro right this time, tor that's what it is oomlng to." Mr. Cobb said he hoped not.1 Tho peopi'e could settle their differences by a peaceful rovolotion just suoh as was now in progress. He had been in New York when Bryan was nominated, and he wanted to say that ho bad never heard more good things salrt about a man than ho had hoard Bald about Tillman, and he had never ncard ?wo bard things said about one than was eatd there of him also. (Cheers for Tillman.) If they got tired of htm id Houth Caroib ea, for God's sako send him ovor to Georgia. (Cheors for Tillman.) But Mr. Cobb was not londing himaolf just then to the idea. Ho would not agreo with him. He bellevod The News and Courier would print bis speech and do 14 /airly. Ho was only saying what ho .conscientiously believed; he was not ashamed of It, and he was ready to stand by it. Mr. Cobb then tried to close his speech, but the crowd insisted that ho should goon, and Tillman called out that he was doing far too well to stop. Jo he went on speaking. Ho touched tjjftfcjfjy^ragmoi. I he had to go on again. Somebody wanted him to talk about McKluley. '? He did not Intend to talk about him, 1 be said, McKinley had been harping on a dead issuo. He (McKlnloy) looked like a man astride of a dead jackass in a storm. The speaker then imdsted on stopping,although thecrow again tried to make him go on. After he sat down the crowd choored him for nearly a minute. TILLMAN'S TALK. Dr. Stokos tried to introduce Sen ator Tillman, but the crowd started to oheering and would not listen to him. Men called out, "Oh, we all know old Ben" " Come on, Bon, don't wait for him !" and other similar things. So Dr. Stokes steppad aside and Sonator Tillman came to the front. Ho began with a reference to the op pressive weather, quoting Sidney. Smith's famous desire to take oil his flesh and sit in his bones. He was, he said, at a disadvantage?there was no body insight to fight. He compliment ed Cobb highly on his spoecb. It was asking too much to expoot them to sit there while he told tbem over again what everyone of them believed. Ho did (not think there was a gold bug in the audience, and if there were any in tho Stato they woro very few. Tho oountry had at last come down to some gonuine Democracy. They now saw that light in tho VVeBt they had heard about. He thought ho bad had some thing to do with bringing about the conditions which prevailed. He had boon out among tho people, and he had yet to meet an audionoe that did not givo him the courtesy and the enthus iasm that ho had received thoro. He said ho did not propose to mako a regular spooch. Ho was only going to touch on two or three points, and he would detain them but a fesv minutes'. He referred to the occasion which brought him thoro?celebrating 'tho birth of tho Tillman Volunteers.' He complimented tho company highly, and referred to the part it hh\d taken in the Darlington war. jfi'e urged tbem to look well to their liborties ; no one would do it if they di,d not. Ho referred to the firdt visit ho had ever paid to Orangoburg. He made his second speech there, and he drew a humorous picture- or how he had felt. Orangoburg had always stuck by him. it was tho banner county of Uoform. Tho peopio had sometimes shown a confidence in him which he did not havo in himsolf. This had sustained him in his light. When he made his speech in tho Senato it appeared to him that tho country was in a critical condition. But soo tho effect that bad been pro duced by pressing that ' suo by him self and others, among whom was Bryan. See the effect of declaring that they would no longer cling to a party that betrayed the people. They had gono back to true Democracy of Jefferson. Tho victory at Chicago was tho greatest achieved since Jackson whipped tho banks. The Democracy had boon on trial ; it had been carriod back to Brat principles and taken out of the hands of the buccaneers who had takon possession of it. The speaker then reviewed tho for mation of the party and tne issues that have separated tho two great national Kartlcs since the beginning Cleveland ad been a hotter Republican than Harrison. See what ho was now con spiring to do?nominate a ticket the expressed object of which would bo tho defeat of tho Domocracy. He hop ed they would do it. There was no such thing as a gold bug Democrat; the name was a misnomer. Ho told of how Whitney, Itussolland Belmont bad gone to Chicago, taking Senator Hill with them, and then he told of how the silver men hadcaucuss ed there and won the fight. Bryan was not afraid to come to tho common people and tell them what he felt and believed, because his heart was puro. That was the difference bo tweon him and McKinley. His young friend had paid his respects to the United States Courts. They would soo I in the platform that government by injunction had to cease. The peo ple know what this meant ; thoy had seen how a man right here amon g thorn had tried to overthrow tho law and bind down the dispensary. Those usurpations of tbo Federal judiciary woro a menace to the country. The Courts had crept from ono point to another until now nothing was sacred from thorn. Thoy had seon in tho pa pers of tho day before what one Federal Judgo had done. Ho road hero tho dispatch announc ing that Judge Simonton bad issued an injunction prohibiting the cutting of rutos. Ho went over tho history of tho rate war, tolling how the light came up. Tho Soaboard had cut its rates to prutoct itsolf and its territory and then the Southern and tho Association had made a still larger cut. These are cor porations running through raanyStates. Thoy have their charters in the various States and had their rights undor thorn. Would any ono deny that thoy had the right to cut rates if they wanted to ? Whom did thoy hurt? Thoir stock holders V Had not the stockholders control of their property, and if they, wished to stop the war could thoy not do so without outside aid ? It was a privato business affair. But instead of letting them right it out here comes a fodoral judge, who steps forward, as sumes all power and stops them. The ozar says you shall do so and so; hore is another czar, who says you shull not do so and so. Each is tyranny, and the one is no moro oppressive than the other. Whoro does this man got his author ity to control solvent corporations? If he lue' tho power to say that tbey shall not cut tho rate then ho has power to say that they shall cut. Then whoso property Is safe from his interference? He can Imitate Judgo Woods, who Imprisoned Debs because ho stopped work. To what point havo wo come whon such things aro possible? It is time that there was some one to stop forward and say to these judges : "You Infernal scoun drels, if you go any further we will not only choke you, but wo will hang you." This man In South Carolina has gono further than any of them. Ho directly interferes with tho liberties of corpor ations and people. He know bo was safe, deeause ho know they could not get a Congress to impeaob him. This was the point and featuro of Senator Tillman's speeoh. In conclu sion ho urgod upon tho people to main tain the integrity of what had been dono by tho Uoform move-nont. Ho did not want to see them pu'llng down the house that had been oomploted. Stop tinkering with it. There was no use stirring up new strlfo. Muoh had been accomplished, and if tho people would send good men to office the whole thing would work out right. The poo pie wanted to get together and stop fighting. He was not making rofer enco to any particular man, ho was addressing himsolf to tho condition oonf 'onting tho Stato. Lot the peopio stand by the work that reform bad ac complished, but let them stop fighting and work In harmony and accord. There was long, continued cheoerlng whd down, and o one stopped forward and pre with a floral pitchfork from icstono section. DUNCAN ON THE WHISKEY REBATES. HB MAKES GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST EVANS. Commissioner MIXSOII I Joes Not 8ul> nta.nllate tho Charges, Although He is I)iiucan'ti Chief Witness. At the campaign meeting in Barn wells, Mr. John T. Duncan made quite a sensational statomont in regard to whiskoy rebates, charging that Gov ernor Evans was cognizant of such ro batos being received, and that Tillman lined his pookets with them. The re porter of the Stato gavo his remarks as follows: Mr. Duncan then caused a sensation. As ho proceeded tho men gathered closer around tho stand. Col. Mixson, who was concornod in what bo was saying, sat nearby but said nothing; neither did Govornor Evans. Mr. Duncan, ufter refering to the facts that Commissioner Mixson had given about tho dispensary, insurance, said that Col. Mixson was present, lie regretted to pull these fellows out a little, but did not wasto tho opportunity when he hnd them on the slump. Ho then made the point blank assertion that Mr. Hubbell, tho representative of the Mill Creek Distilling company, had ottered Col. Mixson a rebate of $002.50 u carload on 100 carloads of ryo, which would be a snug total of $20,200. Col. Mixson bad refused it, and had told Governor Evans of it. Tho Governor had said, You were r:ght, Mick." ..Shortly afterwards tho Govornor had sent for Col. Mixson and ordered him to buy whiskey from Mr. Hubboll's concern. Col. Mixson bud said to Gov ernor Evans : " You may havo tho right to drop my bead in the wusie basket, but I'll be damued if I will ever bu> a gallon of this man's whiskey." (" Hurrah for Mixson.") ? Mr. Duncan said this cry of rebates was the old cry of stop thief. He said that when Col. Mixson bad refused to take the rebates otfored, and Govornor Evans was visited by that otticial, the Governor had said : " By God, Mick, 1 know you aro not getting a dollar of this money, but you know that Ben Tillman tilled bis pockets out of it." (Cheers.) At tho mooting in Aikon, Duncan repeated his story in regard to tho whiskey rebates, and is reported as follows : Mr. Duncan again mado his state ment as to conversations between Col. Mixson and Governor Evans on rebates. Col. Mixson was absent uuu Governor Evans mildly pronounced tbo declara tions false. Mr. Maytiold publicly re peated a message sent Governor Evans by Mr. Mixson, saying Mr. Duncan's statements were unauthorized. Gov ornor Evans seemed satislicd with such refutation of Duncan's statements. Tompkins and Norton, said Duncan, when put upon tho stand had contra dlctod Evans' statement that they had delegated him to carry out a policy as to the dispensary. Yesterday at Barn well, without previous notice to any ono, he bad brought out a matter when Col. Mixson was on the stand. Neither Evans nor Mixson had a word to say. Ho had assorted, giving Mix son as bis authority, that Evans had ordored liquor purchased from Hubhell after tho latter had offered Mixson big rebates and Mixson treated him with contempt. Evans, in an undertone?It is falso. Duncan?Oh, yes, Mixsou has gone now and you say it's falso. Why didn't you deny it yesterday P Tho peopio should thank Col. Mixson for being an honort man and standing botween tbem and d.sgrace. When Evans had insinuated Mixson bad taken rebates, and Mixson was an gry, Evans had said that Tillman lined nia pockets with rebates. Tho other sido of the story is told by the Columbia Register, and puts the matter in an entirely different aspect. Here is the statement au thorized by Commissioner Mixson : Commissioner Mixson attended the Barnwell meeting. Yesterday ho was at the Stato Dispensary as usual. When seen by a Kogister reporter yes terday, Commissioner Mixson said that Mr. Duncan's statements at Barnwell were wholly unauthorized by him and were a groat surprise to him. Colonel Mixson said thoro had boon only ono purchaao of liquor from the Mill Creek Distillery since ho was eleeted Commissioner. The second day after hlq election as Commissioner he wired tho Mill Creek Distillery to ship tho Dispensary two carloads of liquor. At tlrst that company refused to allow any rebate upon this shipment, but wben ho wired that ho would not accept it unless tho usuul rebate was allowed, tho company backed down and gave a robate of live per cont., which will bo found duly credited upon the books of tho Dispensary. After that ho made no more purchases from tho Mill Creek Distillery and all talk of big rebates from that company hav ing noon roccived and pocketed by those in charge of tho Dispensary is the voriost bosh. During the year $21,000 wb'i received in robatos upon purchases for the Dispensary. All of tho rebates are duly credited upon tho books and specified in Colonel Mixson's annual roport. The liegistor reporter also hoard that Colonel Mixson had said ho would swear boforo any judge in tbo land that Governor Evans had not recolved a single cont of robatos upon any pur chases by tho Dispensary. NICKNAMES IN POLITICS. The Origin and Meaning of Names Given to Certain Factions. Now York Trihtuie. When tho followers of " Sockless Jorry Simpson and the bewhiskerod Peffer began singing the old negro song " Keep in tho Middle of tho Hoad," as a gentle protest against any fusion of their new-born Populist party with tho old Kansas Democracy, they proba bly little tnougbt that they wore help lug to make history. But such seems to have boon tho result of their unpre meditated action. They had broken loose from old party ties, and joined their fortunes with those of the " Sago of Medicine Lodge " and bis senior col league They objoctod to the idea of bei ng absorbed into ono of the old par ties, and they gave voico to their senti ments in song. That was four or five years ago. Last week thoy awoko to find themselves famous. Every dis patch sent out from St. Louis contained some referenoo to the "Middle of the Boad " faction in the populist conven tion, tt was the faction whioh still wanted to " keen in the middle of the i road. " It deoljoed to "turn to tho j right" or " turn toJhj^H^ ed on the P I own identity puttlp "cjadldatas t the field and running their own cam paign regardless of the old parties. What they achieved in the convention does not matter. The interesting fact remains that they have made a pecu liar and suggestive addition to the long list of original factional names with which the nistory of American politics is full. Somo of these names havo been at tached to factions in derision by their opponents, und explain themselves; others have boon adopted dollb ratoly, almost as trademarks ; and there are a few whoso origin it would bo hard to trace. Tho first real faction known to American politics under the Constitu tion escaped being labcllod by any do rislvo appellation which has been handed down, though if such a faotlon were to crop out now it doubtless would bo fittingly characterized. Thoso were tho people who lent aid and comfort to "Citizen" Gonot, who carao hero in Washington's second administration as tho representative of tho French Re public. His followers were animated by an intense hatred of England, and organized clubs after the manner of tbo Jacobin clubs of Paris. They address ed each othor as " Citizen " and " Cit ors, " and did all in their powor to stir up troublo for the administration and tho government. As it happened they adopted a name which whs afterward taken up by the anti-Federalists, then known as republicans. They called their clubs Democratic clubs, and tho name, if not the principles, has become historical. When the Federalist party was in its decline during Jolfcrson's second administration there arose a Republi can faction known as tho " Quids, " tho adherents of John Randolph, whoso ex ertions gavo fresh lifo to the Federal ist cause in congress, and who mado themselves for a time an active and useful opposition party. Their exist ence was brief, by the tirao of Jack son's ascendency the anti-Federalists or Republicans bad become gouorally known as the Democrats, and tho Whigs had succeeded the Federalists. But it was not long before the Whigs were calling their oppouents "Loco Focos. " This terra, like many others of its kind, grow out of factional dis sontlons in Now York State. A loco foco was a seif-ignighting match. At a Democratic meeting in Tammany hall, in 1835, one faction, fearing that tho other faction had control of tho gathering, put out all of the lights. Matches were produced, tho lamps were relightod, and within a short time the whole party was known as " Loco-Foco8, " a namo which clung to thorn for years. It was not many years before another split in tho same party added two more choice terms to the political vocabula ry. Silas Wright was tho leader of the party in tho State. Ho was a friend of Van Buren, und was not always on the best of terms with President Polk. In 184? he was defoated for re-election ab governor, and his friends attributed his downfall to the secrot opposition of tho administration faction, whom thoy dubbed "Hunkers," becauso of thoir persistent "hunkering" forotllce. Tbo "hunkers" were pro-slavery in their sympathies. The Wright faction woro such radical anti-slavery men that thoy became known as tho " Barnburn ers" in allusion to the story of the Dutchman who burned his barn to clear it of rats and mico. Tho " Barn burners" were practically identical with tho " Frcc-Soilors," who, as every one knows, were merely the Froo Soil Democrats who opposed tho extension of slavery into tho territories. Polities for some years boforo tho war was in a very mixed condition, and a revival on a r ional sealo of what was known as t: j "Native American" movement (again originally a New York movement) resulted in tbo form ation of tbo "Amorican" party. An elaborate code of signals and passwords was adopted, and all operations of tho "Americans" were wrapped in pro found secrecy. If a member of the or der was asked about its practices und purposes, be answered that he know nothing about them, and tho "Ameri cans " for that reason soon came to he called " Know Nothings." The "Copperhead" faction of the Democracy during tho war furnishes another well known example of a namo applied in derision by opponents. Tho "Copperheads" were tho Southern sympathizers in the north, and were, naturally, named after the venomous serpent common in many sections of tho country. Tho origin of the namo Greonbackors, as applied to a party, is of courso obvi ous. Tho men who formed it were ad vocates of unlimited issuos of United States notes which oarly in thoir ca reer wero characterized as greenbacks from tho color of their back*. ?'Stalwarts" and "Half-Breeds" woro tho outcome of tbo Blaino-Conk ling Btrifo as it found expression in this Stato. Mr. Blaino invented tho formor term as applied to Republicans, but Conkling's adherents appropriated it. Thoy "pointed with pride" to thoir stalwart Republicanism, and tho name was, in their eyes, a badge of distinc tion, until Gultcau, after the assassina tion of Garlic Id, proclaimed himself a "Stalwart of the Stalwarts." Tho "Stalwarts" called their opponents " Half-Boeeds " in dorision, that being tho term which best expressed tbo con tempt the> alloctod to feel for thorn and thoir political attitude. Two Virginia factions which not many yoars ago attracted national at tention woro tho " Blunders " and " Ro adjusters." Thoir difforonces wero over the settlement of Virginia's rocon struotion debt, and with tho disposition of that matter thoy faded from viow Tbo "Snappers" and " Anti-Snappers " in this Stato are too vividly impressed on tho public mind to require more than a mere mention. The origin of tho term everyone knows. Finally, thoro aro the "Mugwumps." This genus, as It is known today, ap poaicd on the stago during tho Blaine campaign of 1884. The word had been upod in, politics before, however, chiefly during the days of tho " Loco-Focos, '' whon tho newspapers occasionally in dulged in somo facetious remark as this: "The great Mugwump was de livered of a speech, which tho faithful loudly applauded. " Tho word is of In dian origin, and moant with tho rod mon a big chief. Locally, along tho Now England coast, it camo to moan a man of consequonco; when its second ary meaning, a man who thinks him aolf of consequonco, or, as ho was do finod in 1884, a man educated beyond his intellect." ?Lincoln was tho first occupant of the White House to wear a board and Grant was the first to woar a mous taohc. Cleveland has a moderate moustache, and lathe only one of the presidents to wear a moustache with out a board. -?The Broad river, in South Carolina was 00 oallod by tho whites. The In dian namo was Eswan Huppeday, or "Dividing Line rivor," because.ft was the boundary between the Chorokees arid the Cntawbas,' A bride in Montreal appoared at ; w,tn hor DOt cnnHrv fastened "^/shoulder by a goldon oh..in. { the marrlago coromotty the roke into song. THE YORK ALLIANCE ENCAMPMENT. A LAUGE OATUKKINQ OF FARRI ERS. Tho Allianoe Doctrines .and 'Achlovo montH aro Upheld and Kxaltctl. Columbia Register. Tirzah, York County, July 30.? It bas been said for a year or two tbat tbo Allianco was decreasing in mem bership and that it was rapidly falling into decay. Tbat may or may not bo so as to numbers, but tho fact appears to bo that as great interest is taken in organization now as evor before, judg ing from the outpouring of the faithful at the third annual encampment of the York Allianco at this place today. Tho most conservative estimate places tho number of people in attendance at 2,000 and somo oven put the numbor largor. There wero about 000 ladles among them and in an equal number so many handsome onos cunnot bo found else whero in the State. The woods this time were literally full of thorn. Of course with such a number of the fair sex present the assemblage was a most quiet, attentive and orderly ono, for it could not bo otherwise under such cir cumstances. These annual encamp ments wero begun throe years ago by tho York Allianco for tho purpose of keeping up tho interest of tho members in the order and for tho further and groater purpose of educating the peo pio on the great economic questions 1 hat havo arisen for solution in the past few years. With this idea in view, at each eneampmont prominent sp makers of national reputation havo boeu iuvi tcd to address the peopio. Senator Tillman began his political career by bis celebrated speech at Bon nettsville, but tho noxt ono ho made on his tour which finally landed him whero he is, was mado at this placo bo foro an immense concourse of farmers. Tirzah is a railway station on tho Ohio River & Charleston Railroad, and is very near tbo geographical contro of York county. Men from York, Lancaster, Union and bordering counties annually make a pilgrimage to this placo and bring with them their wifes, thoir sons and daughters, und sweethearts no doubt. Many come just for tho day, being those who live in convonient distance of the town, whilo others further off bring thoir covorod wagons, their tents, bedding and cookingutonsols.and camp out during tho oncampmont in the splendid grove just near where tho orators speak. Tho encampment usual ly lasts two days. Tho morning and afternoon sessions are devoted to speech making and a picnic dinner, .while tho evenings aro spent in amusements of various kinds, such as dancing, card parties, etc. Tho people of Tirzah and vicinity aro tho most kind-hearted and hospitable in tho State, and no stranger who comes among them need laoK for anything. He.is barily allowed to ask for anything for tho people anticipate oven his smallest wants. Tho encampments then aro not only occasions of great social enjoyment, but they bring people of various sec tions together to become better ac quainted aud aro in addition political, economic and agricultural instructors. Tho third encampment which was held to-day was fully up to former ones in point of attendance, and intorost displayed by tho peopio. A most elaborate programme of speeches had been arranged for, but for various reason it could not bo car ried out. All candidates for Stato ollicea were invited, but tbo tacit understanding was that they would let up blowing their own horns and "cussing" out their opponents for one day at least and give the people solid Allianco doc trine from first to last. Only Govornor Evans, expectant Govornor Whitman, Attorney General Harbor and Messrs. May Hold ana Rob inson accepted the invitations. Mr. Whitman gotsick and had to tako to his bed, and consequently did not speak. Governor Evans was the orator of tho day, and whilo Messrs. Muyheld and Robinson did not expect to speak when thoy went to Tirzah, still they wore called on and responded becauso tho oncampmont was running short on ora tory owing to so many speak re being absent. Each was introd ced as a candidate for a particular office, but tho speakers only in tho most inci dental way referred to that fact and made straight 10 to 1 or bust speeches, and glorified over tbo prospect of the principles for which the Alliance had so long and faithfully fought being adopted as the law of this nation through the success of the Democratic party. Tho stand for tbo speakers was eroctod in a shady grove just outside tbo town limits, qu either side wore seats for two cornet hands, both of which aro as good as any in the State. Thoy aro handsomely uniformed and havo good instruments. Thoy alter nated in furnishing music between tho speakers. Motwoon the two hand stands was the speakers' rostrum. The posts wero doeoratod with evergreens, sun (lowers and other flowers. Across the contro was a bannor on either side of which was inorlbod "Nebraska and Bryan" and " Maino and Sowall." In tho con tro .was " South Carolina and Tillman," and underneath It all was "Sixteon to One." At tho ontrance to tho park gato was inscribed "The Town of Tirzah Wolcomo All." Tho meeting was called to order by President W. N. Elder, and prayor was ofTorod by Rev. J. M. MeClaln, after which Capt. W. H. Edwards welcomed tho audlonco and speakers to Tirzah. Secretary J. W. Reid mado an appro priate roply. Governor Evans made tho first speech, speaking on tho Alllianco de mands and showing bow they repres ented tho true principles of Demo cracy. In tho course of his speech bo said that the only opposition there was now to Bryan and freo silver came from tho News and Courior, which was Hopping around without knowing whoro to go. Mavbo they had bettor put up Callie Homphill for President, but it is doubtful if ho could carry his own vote in South Carolina. (Laughter.) Gpvernor Evans mado an exceedingly strong und ablo Bpocch on financial issuos, confining himself strictly to that, refraining from any reforoneo to local politics. Tho Govornor spoko of tho growing menaco to tho liborties of the people in usurpation of authority, and painted out Judge Slmonton's in junction against railroads cutting rates, saying that the courts were protecting corporations against tho poople even when they didn't ask for it. Ho was loudly cheered, Mr. Barber followed and spoke on South Carolina's educational rocord and the accomplishments of tho Re form movement. He concludod with an able discussion of oconomioal issuos, showing how tho South especially had Buffered. Ills remark on this subject were couchhd In Ho.wory language and uJCAfifaflftoat eloquently delivered. As I been tho oaso elsewhere, Mr. Bar made a splendid im, bcrsald that ho had noon llaneoinan until he becumo u lawyer, hub that was tho only rouson ho was not still ono. Thoso woro tho only , two speeches of tho morning hour, and President Elder uunouuced an Inter mission of an hour and a half for din ner. There was no regular spruad, but each f.imily or group bad combined and had dinner to themselves. Af.or dinner Mr. Wilborn made a short but earnest appeal to farm ers to fight tho cotton tio trust, which has put up tbo price arbitrarily from 72 cents a bundle to $J.30. Ho announceed that such a rise in prices meant the extortion from tho cotton farmers of about $0,000,000, au amount which if put iu papor money und stretched ond to end would reach ueur ly to the moon. Ho said that Col. U. P. Duncan, of tho Al'l&nce Exchange, would bo present today with samples of wire tiros which wore porfectly sat isfactory, and which could bo bought for much iess than the trust tio. Ho appealed to farmers to buy this and thus down the trust, as had been the case with the bagging trust. In connection with that it was learned that tho farmors of York generally havo been using tho sugar sack bag ging which costs one-half what juto bugging docs and which is obtained from Now York. York County cotton mills consume nearly all tho cotton raised in tho county, aud tho farmors have been buying the second-hand bag ging from the factories and thus It Ts used ovor and over at a very small cost. Thoso who have pursued this plan say it has proven entirely satisfactory. Mr. Elder then introduced Mr. May field, who spoko for about half an hour on national issues. He has given the subject of money u careful study and consequently was in a position to clear ly point out tho ovils of the present system which bo did and tbo only remedy is sight?the free and unlimited coinage of silver. Mr. Robinson spoke next and got olT several good jokes which kept the crowd in a good humor. He snoke of tho necessity of good roads and what a great saving they would be to tbo people. Ho touched lightly on nation al issues, saying that suhject had al ready bejn fully discussed. This concluded the regular speeches of the day, but Mr. W. J. Caines, agent for the Cotton Plantandtbe Exchange, made an important address of forty live minutes in longth. Mr. Gaines started olT by asking Allianccmon to glvo their solid support to tho Cotton Plant and tbo Exchange, and getting enthusiastic, ho gave a good, common sense Alliance talk, perhaps tho only genuine one of tho day, because it was a practical ono as to how tho ordor should go about to accomplish its pri mary object. He cautioned members to pay attention to business first, and be very suspicious of oily-tongued poli ticians. He scored the bagging and other trusts and showed how the money mongers were trying to get possession of all lands by loaning money on them. His advice to tbem to beware of all such schemes was very appropriate and was convincingly put. He made a good impression and naturally took iu a large number of orders for the Cotton Plant, the official organ of tho Alli ance. i- ? ~m * ? * fgrnm - WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. The Weather was Favorable For All Crops and Notamy Cotton. This bulletin covers tho weather and crop conditions for the week ending Saturday,[July 25, and in its preparation were used reports from ono or more correspondents in each county of the State. The first of tho weok tho temperature was considerably below the normal with a steady rise throughout tho week. The condition of the air was humid and sultry, and the nights very warm. The maximum temperature was 100 at Beaufort, Allendale and Gillisonville on the 21th and 25th : the minimum. 64, at Liberty and Loopers on tho 19th. The mean temperature for tho week was 80, and the approxi mate normal is 81. Thoro wore scattered showers, gen erally light, over tho entire Stato, as 30 of tho rainfall stations reported some rain during the week, tbo aver ago amount for tbo State having been 0.47 and tho normal for tho same pe riod is approximately 1.41. The fol lowing places reported heavy rains: Augusta, Ga., 1.75; Florence, 1.79; Kingstreo, 1.90? Yomassee, 2.20; Loopors, 1.50 ; Longshore, 1.20 ; Ches torlleld, 1.30; Ellingham, 1.84 : Liber ty, 1.00; Anderson. 2.00; Darlington, 1.00; Columbia, 2.47; Hagood, 1.30. Tbo pereontago of sunshine for the State was 07 per cent, of the possible which was nearly normal, but in nor* tlons of tho Stato there was very little sunshine whilo In tho northeastern counties there was almost an entire absence of clouds. The week was a favorable ono for all crops and for some, notably cotton, exactly the weather noed for its best development. Corn tired in a few localities under tho influence of the hot sun on. wet ground, and in such places fodder pull ing was hurried. Saving fodder is general in tbo eastern 'portion of the stato and well begun elsewhere. Lato corn looks very promising ovor tbo en tire Stato. Reports on cotton indicate a rapid development of tho plant, and from a number of places come reports of growth having stopped, hut blooming and fruiting freoly. Rust and shedding aro reported from nine counties, as cribed to the wet condition of the soli. In the western counties, an excessivo growth of weed is reported, and at the same timo tho crop Is characterized as "as fine aorop as ever known." The identical words being used by corres pondents from four counties. Sea Island cotton mado marked improve ment. Tobaoeoo curing well under way, but not curing well. In Florence the crop is doing well, clsewhore it is not so good. Peas, turnips, forage crops and swcot potatoes aro doing well, except that the latter aro running very much to vino. Correspondents report fruit generally to havo beon more or less a failure. Poaches bloomed freoly and the young fruit sot well, except for *ome variotioB that were Injured by frost In March, but tbo hot woather of May caused tho young peaches to drop freoly, which continued to maturity. Poaches also suHerod from Insect onomlos, so that of the fruit tbat ripened but a small portion was perfect or markotablo. Thero wero roports of poaches rotting on tho trees. Taking quantity and quality into consideration, tho peach crop was about one-fourth of an avorago ono. Apples aro quito plentiful in cortali counties or parts of counties, and very scarce elsewhere. Some trees that boro no fruit last year aro loadod this year. Apples blossoraod freoly and generally the fruit set well, but during the extreme heat of May it began to drop freely and tho condition of apples deteriorated steadily. While apples aro plentiful In places, all corresp'md ? nts speak of the fruit as of vury in- | commercial valuo to considerable less than half of an average crop. Pears were excellent in a few places ouly, and generally Buffered tho same injury with like results as apples und pouches did. Blight affected fruit trees seriously, and in places where uover before known. plums, apricots and cherries wero failures. Itieo continues to grow well, and much of it is heuding. As far as known no damage resulted from the high water on the Sautee, Cooper, Edisto or other rivers in tbo main rico region. Tho reports on grapes indicate a uniform excellence of conditiou throughout the State, with local ex ceptions whero they aro rotting more or less, and one report from Loxlug ton, whore they aro pronounced a allure, but this couditiou will uot apply to tho wholo county. Tho quality ol grapes is pronounced excel lent everywhere, and summing up all re ports, grapes aro a full average both as to quality and quantity. The bullace family of grapes are an abuudant crop. Cultivated "borrlos did fairly well, and wild berries wero exceedingly plentiful and of lino quality. On tho whole tho season was a poor one for fruit, and tho main reason assigned by correspondents was tbo excessive heat during May, co-exist ing with severe droughty conditions, and after tho heat moderated and the drought was relieved, insects damaged the remaining fruit, or the rains caused it to rot, so that thoro was a steady decline iu condition from tho time fruit blossomed until maturity. J. W. BAUER, Director. RICH AN1> PROSPEROUS. A Negro From York County Who Has Gained Riches and Position In Liberia. Twenty-tivo years ago a poor laborer in the cotton fields of York County; today a merchant prince and ono of tho leading citizens of a nourishing little republic. Such in brief is a romantic history of Juue Moore, a negro, who, in 1871, left this State on account of tho Ku Klux, went to Liberia, and last week came back for the first time td the scenes of his early life, lie called at the otlice of the Yorkville Enquirer, which was the first paper he over read. Ho proved to be a very intelligent talker, and it was not very many min utes before the reporter came to the conclusion that he could tell some stories that would be of considerable Interest to the people of this section. "There were 166 men, women and children in our party, when wo lo! Clay Hill," he said. "Wo sailed on tbe Edith Kose. Two or throe died on tho voyage, and thirty-six or more becom ing dissatisfied after we got there, re turned home. Of tho balance, nearly all are doing well, and not one of them would be willing to come back to this country to live under any considera tion." "Well, you seem to have been quite prosperous. Toll us bow you got your start. Did you have any money when you ?rot there ?" "Yes. sir; bless the Lord, I am doing well. No. sir; I did not have much money, Me and Solomon Hill-Solomon is my partner ?had only a few dollars between us. The government gave us each twenty-live acres of land?it still gives twenty-live acres to the heads Of a family and ten acres to a man who is not married?and we went to work. Tho first thing we did was to plant ginger and colTee. It takes coffee lire years to bear after planting, and then it continues to bear on for a lifetime. Ginger comes quicker. But we had to do something while our crops were coming on und we went to work with a whipsaw, sawing out lumber for i>0 cents a day apiece. We kept at this for two or three years, until wo be gan to realize from our ginger crops, and then later, when our eotTeo began to yield, we did not havo any more trouble. Nosv, between us wo have .'1,000 acres of land and our coffee crop amounts to a little over 60,000 pounds a year. For this we get fifteen cents a pound, and realize about ten cents a pound net profit. "Here is a sample of our coffee," con tinued Moore, producing a box of that article. The reporter was struck with the unusually large size of the grains and suggested that tho sample was especially selected. "No, sir," said Moore, "thatis what they call elephant coffee. I soli 200 bags of it in Liver pool, and It was all just, like this. This was taken out of a hag that I brought home to my people. It is fust becom ing known as the finest flavored coffco. in the. world, and my principal busi ness out on this trip is to establish an American market for it. Heretofore wo have been selling it in Germany and England, and we want to sell it in America also." He went on to explain that in addition to their farming ope rations, be and Hill also conducted a mercantile business at Artbiugton, Millsburg and Monrovia. The country is divided into settlements of eight square miles each. Ho lives in Arth ington, which was settled in 1860, At that time no coffee was raised there; but now tho settlement produces about 300,000 pounds annually, and he and Uill handle about half of it. Next Moore produced photographs of two residences which be said wero those of himself and (fill. Bach resi dence is two stories high,and though constructed of boards that appear to have boon sawn rather unevenly, thoy arc neatly painted and present a very creditable appearance. Hill's house contains sixteen rooms and that of Moore seventeen. Ho also had photo ?graphs of his own wifoand children, and Hill's wifo and children, along with several of their grandchildren. "What about your government. .Inno," tho reporter asked; "is it ef ficient ?" "Yes, sir: wo have a good govern ment. Our President, J. J. Choose* man, is a son of an American slave; but a natlvo Llborian. He is an able, just and patriotic oxocutlvo. Tho leg' islatlvc department consists of House and Senate, just as in this country. Crime is punished surely and swiftly, and murders arc gonorally hanged, it IS not often that they got Off on the plea of self-defence unloss they have a mighty clear CUSC, and it is not often that a Jury will say man.- laughter when it is really murder. Immorality is punished more strictly than in this country. A man is ullowed only one wife, and If he lives m a single room house with more than one woman, ho will be prosecuted for lowdnoss. 1 havo boon on tho grand jury timo and again and 1 -Know just what'I am talking about. Our oducational\system is not so good. It is under thejcontrol of tho government; but wo have not been able to get eftlciont teachcra. All of our business and all of our>ducatlon is in tho English language. 'There aroothor tongues spoken; but r.ngllsh Is good anywhoro." " "How about labor? is there still opportunity] for intelligent tuen with out moans, but willing to, work, to make headway ?" 1 'The tabor lg good And reliable. It '.fjjfci li.e <ut^jj labor injAL. a day and Auioriouns GO cents a day. Tue discrimination is for the roason Mint tho Americans aro moro intelli gent, and, therefore, more valuablo. Our country furnishes a lino oppor tunity for educated negroes who are wllliug to work. Thoy havo advan tages that they never will bo able to secure in this country: but those who aro only lit for laborers bad bettor stay here. Thoy cannot do any bettor in Liberia." "Any white mou among you?" "Only a low Englishmen and Gor inans, sir. We do not want white men except as traders, and wo don't al low them to own real cstato. Thoy aro too smart for tho'poor negro, and if wo should throw clown tbo bars thoy would soon own the whole country. Wo know that wo aro tbo inferior race. Wo ha^'o been in bondage for hundreds of yours. We have a*K thought it was hard: but just us the good Lord kept tbo children of Israel wandering about tho desert for forty years, ho has had us iu bondago for our owu good. We are coming slowly, but surely, and after awhile we will toll tbo white man to come in if be wants to, and if ho can mako anything oil* of us ho will bo weleomo to It." Speaking of farming, he says that all that is necessary is to plant Mie seeds of whatever cropand loavo thom in tbo ground. If rice, tho next thing is to out it; if potatoes, tho next thing Is to dig them. Coffco bears all tho year round, but the main crop is gathered in January and February. Twice a year laborers aro sent among the trees to cut down tho grass aud drag it up to tho roots, ami when the treeB got six or eight feet high they aro toppod. This is about all the work that is re quired. "Do you have any idea of coming back' to this COUUtl y to livo ?" "No, sir: Liberia is my homo. God made Africa for tho negro and tho negro for Africa. 1 am a eon of tbo tropics. Nowhere else can tho negro thrivo as there. Why, don't I remem ber when I used to goout in cold, frosty weather to pick cotton with Mr. Stewart's boys. My skin would turn white and roughen up whilo theirs would get red and smooth. Thoy could pick tho faster, and 1 could only shako and shiver. But put us undor tho tropical sun of Liberia, and thoso broil ing rays that will rob thom of ovory energy will Invigorate mo with tbat same snap and vim that thoy got in tho old cotton held f"om the frost. "Now, good-bye," concluded Mooro, warmly extending his hand. "Tho first snow I have seen since I left hero was from the deck of tho ship away off on tho Teneriffe mountains. That was as I was coming away from homo. It has been twenty-five years since 1 havo seen any more." The principal tohject of Moore's trip down in this section was to visit his father, June llanna, who still lives in this county. Ho was accompanied on the trip by a daughter of bis partner, Solomon Hill, whom ho introduced us the wife of V. L. Miller, of Monrovia. After Thirty Years.?The London Telegraph tells of a curious meeting that occurred recently in a hotel there. A number of Americans were'dlntng at the same table, although thoy were un acquainted with each other. Ono was being entertained by an English friend and was relating incidents that ocour ed din ing the war of the rebellion. The speaker, who had been* a mem ber of the Union army, said that onco previous to a battle he had traded a pocket of quinine to a Confederate sol dier for a pipe of tobacco and aourious ly carved pipe. These exchanges, bo said, wero frequently made. Tho Northern sol Jiers of ten traded tea and coffee for tobacco. As he told about the quinine and pipe episode another of the Americans, a tall, graywhlskor ed man wearing a slouched hat, .-eem ed deeply interested. "That pipe and tobacco saved my life," said the former Union soldier. "My commanding Officer learned that 1 had it and ordered mo to report for an explanation. Whilo t was gono there was a sharp skirmish and tbo man who bad taken my placo was killed." Here tho gray-whiskered gentleman interrupted. "Did not tho man with whom you traded tell you that be had a child that was sick and did you not tell him tha you also bad a daughter ill at home? And did you not Otter to lot him havo the quinine without taking tbo tobac co?" he Inquitcd. "Yes, but how did you know?" wrs the astonished answer. "1 was that Confederate." was tho answer. Then the two men shook bands and their daughters, now grown to woman hood, wero introduced to each other. The Dipkerance.?Tho lato lord chief justice of Engl Uli d used to tell his friends this anecdote at his own ex pense: Driving in his coupe toward his court one morning an accident 'Happened to it at Grosvonor Square. Fearing he would be belated he culled a nearby cab from the street rank and bade the Johu drive him as rapidly as possible to tho courts of justico. "And where be thoy?" "What, a London cabby, and don't know where the law courts aro at oid Temple Bar?'' "Oh, tho law courts, is it? Rut yon said courts of justice." On his way to his judicial seat tho chief justico saw at once tbat a lino was drawn in tho common mind be tween law and justico. As if,-for '' stance, while ono was dispensed, . other was dispensed with. ^")TT c ?Roman J. Zudof, who claimed to bo a Russian count, was arrested in New York on board tho steamship Now York, just as the vessel was about to sail for Em-op-. A warrant had boon issuod oharging him with failure to settle his bill at Hotel Cambridge. Ho , was committed to JofTerson Market prison and a half hour after was found hanging to the door of the cell, using a handkerchief in an effort to kill him solL He died shortly after being cut down. Since t he arrival of Zudof in this country last year, ho has pursued a career of swindling In Now York and BostOTi, where ho UHOd varioiu assumed names, his Own being- Lipmun. ?It Is again rumored In Washington that Secretary Ifuke Smith will in a few days bo requested or enforced to resign from the Interior Department on account of his attitude in supporting Hryan and Sc wall, which is supposed to bo at variance with tho views of tho President and the Other- members of tho Cabinet. It is understood that. Mr. Smith proposes to go to Gray Gables and. explain his attitude to the Presi dent, but tho Sooretary himself deelinos to make any statement for publication regarding tbo matt-j ?McKinley Staut] candidate, and ~ as nevor as'tho rich