Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

KcKioIey's Message Scul to Congress, i _ y> IT IS NOT VliRY BIiLLlGURliNT. | Ho Reviews tho Horrora oi tu? Uubru War?Asks Authority for Annel | Intervention Opposes Recog nition of Cuban Iml-: uo?do?oOi Tlio President ? oiihiii'ch the Hpnniali Government lor lia Inability i<> Maintain Orili r >??> 1 "'? - "" "' ( olaresllio Maine Was Destroyed by an ISxteriial I'.'xploalon, l.'uuatd by n Bubma rln i M loo. The loAg ? xp ' tl on ?a ,,f 1 '? dent M< K in'. . ( the 11th n-\ Hi1' tho duty dt VO -iion 1 tho grave crlt that I n In iui relation:; with Spain war that has Cuba, and called httenti n to the uc ourroneo ol against the domlulon o! ? ? ? ihirl the last tifty y< it*e, which have co I United Stab s great effort in malutaln ti| mous Leases in . > noyano? und d oiti'zeus bj t barcis practices ol l have shook ad i violence to tho ... man tho Ainerlcuu i ? ; o. A pn community has its lucrative commerce ?.. ly'/.ed, its ti Ids laid ? , Its I * ruths, aud its people pe'riahiug .-. i of thousands ft oui hungci ami tion. The L'rcsldt nt .'an ocssor matte an ? lloi t . t April, I I) I, brine; about houorabl | 1 through tht med u meet, on lb.: i tii b tho Cubans under the H m by eignty ol Spain, . t d the Spanish autl sun surgentH surr? hdt red on I Spain mluhi sei Iii to i/ra bntje then r? oil < St I i | Of the devastating war, th > reconeentiiition lor tin ; the efforts made by th I d Su to rein.vo tho mist ry ?; r. ? caused I y this no tit are ol > nilut tion on the i art Fresidi nt Mi Kiel ow n cffuits icet.1 about an I in in din war, ami bis propo?i tlcu ana to r V k centratlon. Lit quou message ol I . ? > ? i . Gen? Jaokton's on i of recogul/. eg the Texas us. a pnci tieni Ft em tlx silt dpi does not thinU ''i a d i prude nt for r> i nizo at tho prt sei den co of tl < ? t. 1 i Such r* oogi itlou not order to ?. nal Hi I intt?v< uo ami i . ? .:,. t. l . eoramit Ibis country ; i nit Ion of any panic Cuba mights j ? condltiout hi uivrin towards tbo 11,.. i /.. . i i ni/:U. ' In caso of Ir.terven Ion our condul weulu bo bul j-.et to oval upptoval ol su . . in t.1 Would be 1l (pill cd ttl rectum and o urn to r relation of u . V\ . n shall appi ar ... witlnn I. oi of ,'i. i form I; >? ' ui. log tbe lunctn j Of i ? ? and huvli g, tu ? mailer ol prop?. r foi i * ?Ii nitty, such ; vi til nt i u bo prcm-H ly and read! y .. :.t. / d, ami i latlons and ? is ul the Li . Stan 8 v. i l .- ... i ..ti.) . : j ? i. There r< 0)aln I t itlti . i ??? lo i of Intt rvetttior to end as tin impartial in u iul by tu pt.s.r-;H national ecu pi oil O be.l ten I iic ? ti stantt, or us the tu'.'. Vo ally of the ul party or tho < t r, At> lo tUO llrSt, i is not It. ho for,' . ten that during the u >t f. in n tho relation ol lb United States til jgt virtually In: ti eil < t lr ent?\ iuierv B tion in ? couclus \. . P tio of a potential ultimate pae ii?- re tili j tut and able to all intoi' sts eouci rnet< j spirit of ml our acts lilt lute it hti t at nisi, tin i li.-i U< no lot ?? and pro.- pt rity In Ctiba, ti i . j? by dilTiitnccs between tin I/o bint it- and >.\ alii and stall il In, Kh, blood of Am? mean eti The loielbic int. rvtution of llil United Stan a as a i , ti fc, war aceoiding to ibi ,n . ? dmia i fe humanity anil foi t>. . i . u ? i 2) ical precedents wher ? >nnl State-b have In rfored to et.ieX l.. hope U.si Micrill . if .;e !>. i, Kleine cot 11.eii beyond th' r b i . ?s> j ju?ti(iat:.e on rational n ui .-. i , E? voivio, however, to -? r??iifl ! .. Upon Loth U.v ( ui'..? ? to i t.i i .i I. : , . 't- weil kb lo enfoiee a li uee na to ;.,u i ;-? tbo e vi iilf ii i m li i ue ? ? J5v> The rt.urn.'s lor tueb lot rvtntii may t o bi b lb, .? u.. n.?.i /. tl j ,1 ?v. I?'. First?I n 11... t i u i i i i '...I . , to put an e i 11 '.?> ii.?! abed, tttu \ at on ;.i ti hi n it. now exisiii n ii ? ri , ,o ; v. i ... t. partii s to li e ct i il i t sti. 1.1.. i ui.;>i ? or unsinnig to ! < per in, i; ; i.e. i no an.- Wer lo -;.\ li...- ,;, .. i ;? ?. , v ? country, b. oi , t , i-.. ?i o , r , .. ,,, anu is Ii.er? lore i.i i ? i our bu in ? It la e?pi e.a. ,> oi-r da y, lo .i . , , at our uoori. f Socond?We ov.t ll to our ci i- ? ftC/Ubs to affui'il It at uroteetioti io.il n < demnity lor nfi a. d p . |i, . r ll' fiOVertimt nl tieie-eau or ?in all i Iii.and to that ino to lei .... :? u., i (ions tbal dipr.vi tt.emel u t l pro i '? tlOD. i:-. Tbird Tho rii;l t t-.? h ? ni . bo juel Ii ti i j I. vei j to itte com .it... . . ii our peoo e n no n.\ 11 o w in tloe i I pi opi i iy ui t. t uvr.i i oil i i .'aland. i'i/ut th, ami which i- r?f u ??. P? In. portai.' . i. : . ? ; i ? ii affairs n ^ t i o an i our peace, ton t . , on \ emu eni ettoi uu I a conllici wa;.. tl lor ? so nt ar us bnu v> i n nhavo such trado and buslm II ? a ben He 11 s ? I Jzeno aro in t tiii.-l.nit t:.i I propel ty det li <<y < tl ? . m i it 1 tied*? wlit re i.i.i Iran v iMiiib e tl) hi. /. li t HI!,! /. (I ! ? , ? v?ry deor bj v n i. i of u I ? 'tion, the i Xpv u iLei..-- t I '; I that we are powt 11 to Lt^t liter mihi the irrt tat. ii 'i ?erttaDglbmenis thuj Hand others that 1 iiied no in i , ?'with tho resulting btru ned r t ? faro neonstaitl mooaee to oar p act ? bmpel us lo ki ep on a m< foot" ^U^c* v/lth a nation wtih which we an' i t H ? ..mo Clement? of dar er and dls< Hrdur pointed out have b . n strfkl ?llliietrated by a tra^ie ? v?nt which i a Br-tply ard jtn-ily movt U il o Amor ? Keopio I iiave ubciidy li'rtrthtnittt i. Ko Congfeas tho report of ihtv'-'riavul Bciurtoli (pliry on the d ruetl'?n of HwC baltteblilp Mali e. ill ; i . i of Havana uuring tbo niyht of u 15 g^brui'i^ ? The dt nlrti.-t ioi: ol tnai Bile vestiel hub lilhd toe r.alioau ^Kirt *vlth Inexpressible hon or. Two gjindrtal and tifty eiclit bailors and B rlnea and twootllcers of our navy,ro iv-dm? in tho fancied security of a h Itudly harbor, havo been hurled to I death, grief and want brought to their homed and Borrow to the nation, The naval court of Inquiry, who, it Is needless to say, oorouianda tho un* uuaUllod ????nii h ooo of the government, tvns unaulmou8 In it-' conclusion that the d< tructtonof the Maluo wasosu' od . ; .. , >;?? riot* cxplo Ion?that of ft sub* , mlnOi H del not assume, tu I ?. - i? poualblllty. That reuiulns [u any event the destruction ol tbo Malno by whatever oxlorlor cause, la a ? i imp ret Ivo proof of a state ii ?. In Cuba that is intolerable, j ?i ;,? ?? udltlon is thus shown to to such I t ? ? v; ? Spanish government cunuoo I doty and soourity to a vessel of the A"...; i. iu navy In the harbor of llavanu on n mission of peace ut.d l] \f i ijV rcf irrlng in this conik-et'on I ?o roe nt dip ?un.ilic oorrosp mdoiico, it I d'.~o:h from pin minister to Spain, of Ith-iMh uitimo, contained tho stato 1 im r" tit it- the Spanish minister for : . . j I', . assured him positively II that -Spain wl I do all that tho highest 1 justice n qulru In tho m liter I i, [.'he i p y abbvo rofoi'rcd ;;i ; ? n > ai?<i contained un ox I ,?.,.. ,:f tho roadlubss of Spain to 1 *,.)'i ..it,'to arbitration all thudllloroncts . ,. ? i : rr - In this matter w inch II U subs(Vieiitiv explained by tho uoto .', ? e .. n s ml:.- tor at Washington ... , ,?, |,r , instant as follows: "As to ,, mi of fact which springs ? . a ? biillu rtpurt of the Am i'loau and Span* ' ' ? - i .? k ? ? rtu ncd by ah'impart! d in il - Co t . . ? . ;- r I i ii .. i I , . d : 1 (I to ai ? . I ; i, o it 111 in tho pun in' K I have-within t ??. no Ucpes.tory ? ? . ! H . m n passion and excitement ' I ,:vvo I e f . '? y and to nssumo tin. . ' n i' is vi , Iii tho earth r days o ...... ii.o good t Illcos ol till US 1 i'll'? of I III II11?' i uad in siuc u-o frl iti i? for both par \ ' . hut ? ?ro at thO lime ihoiln. d In , never h 11 sa, tha at a future tllne they wouu Iba i ! :. ?. Ik' ... . i; co . i ... ... , ? . ? i ' ill t j tjjj ? ... a) h t avo thin far fai!-' .... . ., ? ? , ...i po*s and control Hi ? ud to tl i . x-: . sloh of the olho1 , | U . . o oil' i". tunees the ill*choy ? . t *1 C OiiIV (I ? i' .. if i In tho itvii annual ihe$-:ufro id my ia ? d : ?' win 0 i e lutib Illy of Spain < , I a! : ucei 3 fully With lie IntuiiTccliu : * in o nit it iin !? st i> d it is d? mm mx i a* i' - .i i - Lb ii I! ? ? .. re; h - ' ' ' il I i . ? . lip 1 I IUI - ? . I aiiiiiiul m< a iag;*. to Con gros ? i) m ? ;.i t, ukiugon this quol i ar f tilth' ??? Hi <h raonstntl Iii r i i i!id i i. es ibie condition ? > ou's p iic . just idikti to tli ii: ? :.' t< ?->|>k:ii ;?.?- well us (iptl'l i ail ut 0 "? iet roitsfo ho iin 1 ( ' i l>t, t ICS y of fur1'?? r and other ?.:.:.'o'i h I,' it (t S'al* s Will n in .-.in lo I) ni Wi en that tlmu oonios tha in ??, "i l)c d. li rmloed in the lino < r ; bj r:? it tind duty. 11 wl 'i.e ., without ndsglvbig or h<? ?v In tho ??:.*. i f the ob igntio govfirnmcht o ?? ftlolts If, t > th ? have cot li i ii to it tho pn in i i tit' if iit'.i r.: '.l and bonoi ? sin ' i. i : right, keeping frc m all ill u e. oui'selves, acttntci y by .-p ijf'itfcnd pait'lo'.ic consider ( n-, i iv ti it ll.hor hy pusHioo no II ihn , tbo government will con inuo H:< wai hful Ciiro over tbo right jid pr ipi r y of Ann rlciin elti/. m? I I i ub tb.i nono of its tlTi.ru t< I h . li nit hy p ilcoful uy nclcs i . ' fi hich ? ail h liunor? b e uik ndn.'l g. If It shall hiruiftor ttppt:ui . ?? ,. duty Imposed by our obllgu oos ti ou t to civil Kation uru umuiiity to interveno vdth force, ii li ? without fault on oilr part am ; i y i? ? a.i ? : t io n uofsity for such t ition wlil hb t-o clear us to con.mam; e -n ? ? .? an i ? pp.- ival of tho civ. Too long trial baa proved that ue j c i.(vhh h Spul ?i;u wag? d the i cannot bo attained. Tno Uro ol root on m y Ii im ? or may sinoul I r wl n varying ?ea-on?, but it bus rij ftiid 't h plii : that it. cannot ? ?, < x inn tii i ? ii by tbo pioi ent iiiotti <Atf. Tin only hope ol ivii. f and rc< ? ? from a condition ivhloh can no !or bo on i rod is theonforced pact* on ol Cub.!, la the tiamo of Im? . ty, ;ii the ii Itlo of eiv.. /. i .ton, in h h . of I. ??>. i ri ii Am r c.iii Inter oats which give uh th> rl|| t and tin, duty tosp?tvk and to uc, .lie war hi I \ I f '. 1 ? e f-uj!., ,ii 1 (,f fj ...j oraiitlons, 1 ? |< (J >. gr \t to nut or v. ?,<;d ? e.e ..v .r the presiilutit t-? tuk - it, s to BOeurti ' fiiil nn I iloal ter? tl i Of ' OS IllliiJS I) t on t. Il iveriiin nv <?' Sputa d the (> ojilo of On i ia tttiil to secure In I do i i-u> l the i nil it oi ;i s'. h govori in mf oapabio of in i ut dnlng urdqi' m> ? ob r.i '.: r.s i . r a,.'.o'..C obil itiO'K, lii'itJg ! ue und tt-ai quip* y i nd ? i ? cul Ity oi its < i /, ? . ii i w li ii^ i'ir ev n, an ? t ? ?se I h?i m lit ? rj and naval fore ia of the U tod ^ a oa us say b ... >sary for these purposes, Aod in tho inter" ?tot humanity and to aid in preserving the itvca of the i v n . I? op o of the Is ni, I r< com ni nd ih t the distribution ol foj.i und ?in.i>m, - be c-ol|tinucd ahtt that an ap? roprl tion be made out ol the publ o ,tr -ui\ to B ipph rncnt the obarity of ou- ol Izooa. The Is uo is uow \ lti> Oongrosa II is u So emn r ;? .. ibiltty. I have oxhaiHii d ev- ry if irt to r< llevo tho hilon r o e c mdilluoH of a Hairs Wlileli is ut on.nr.-. P.-np,u'id to execute every obl gation iinpos d upon ma by i'.'.: i'i'hbt lulion aid tho hl?v, l R\v-< 11, \our action. Yesterday, and since tho preparation of tho for ginn i ue sste c, < 111 Im] Infor? maiion was received by tne that tho latest decroe of t. <? queen regent of Spain (lin e's (; moral Blanco, In ord< p tO prep'i'ound f..cnii it peaoe, to pro? < aim <i un pension of hostilities, tiio durdtlon an i di tails of wiiicti havo uot ? ot been ooniinunuatnd to0)0, This fact, w.ih ovcry other perti nent consideration will, I am euro, have your just and c ??. fill attention n I tho sob m i delibori ; ?0? upon wh oh I < you are about to outer. If this moa urn i attulns a successful result, theo one I aspirations :<s a Curl it tan, i>"a io-lovlng I people will bo reallzod. If it fulls-ft will oo only anottx r Jubtlllou loo for ' oor contemplated a itlon. (Signed) WILLIAM McKiNLBV. L?xooutlvo Mansion, April 11, is'?f>. i CONUHKSS TAK ,S ACTION, _ i Uotli H??oses fusa W iHlkn It oho'u- 1 (ions \ Dl8|[raocl\tl I-'v 0 fight In I ho Lower UoUHO, Washington, April 13.?TI?8 .'.as a, day of momentous and exciting events In Ci m res*. N >t In years have both nous s li en engaged In tho consldora-1 tlon of -u m! Importal t business as that which wan brought before them to-day. Both committees haviog in charge foreign a IT.ilr s reported rosolutlo s, tho tonor of which Is b dlovod to m tan j a war with S;. In. Tho liouso passed the ro o utlons roporti d by tho major? I I ity of its committee aud tho Svnato, b y u a debate which may bo pro* tr lotod and lot iroUlntf. The s uato was first to report i*s ; resolut Ion, and a- tho boirlnntng of the M -. .ion Seuat >r Davis, o" rman of tho committee, presented U.o rutulutionj and a roporti which In dealing with; the management of Cuban nlTulrs by j uunel lien el that country and Its mil Itary ntothu is. T . i i' rposo of delay on the part of somo of thu members of tho a.?uato ? was shown in tins obj c on to the eon-1 btdora' ieu of tho n poi-t, v. hie'- si nt it ovoi lb auothor day, but '.his tl not in V Hit : .!...?. CXeltln^ and v.unions d l>upon the r? -OiUlloii and the Ou 'n.:t! 8>tiiattoni All day long tho Sen at Ibtenol with the gallcrks. wbllo vigorous speeches wore made for and i against the proposition Tho minority v: port, which was presented by four members of tho foreign relations com? ml Hoe, b oator l-'oraki r, i>f O ilo, U - publican,joinlngwh ith.-eoU m oratio I member--, vas In favor of the rocognl ?, Uo? of iK" Ii dopend ?neu of tho presi nt <; ?vi rnm< lit i f Cuba at once, and it 's an Ir.teri -t.. - fact that there aetuus to bo qu to a general feeing that the , m': urljy report of the committee may, wh n the vote is taken, both*' action of tho S unto, I) oute und discus inn j may u tor this condition, which Leonis . to ox 1st now, but tho temper ol Sen ators on b o b sides seems luclined in 11 bat dir? c Ion. I iMUioii;: i ?in- S ua! .? was liest to pro 1 sent Its resolution the House wus lh>t ' to Hot. * Tho foMowirigtri tl?b j ?lht rciotilutlon ? pros ntod by tbo inaj irlty of tbo j ' House uotuiuitlot on foreign rohi ions t Whop us, tho Government of Spain f?P I i Pin! y. UPS pilSt I :i< been Waging w?ip on tl ? Island Of Cuba aguiu&t a . volution l>\ tl ?? Inhabitants thereof, " , v. t iout making any mibitanUbl pro ' ' .: ? s tf?" urd tl:" Hi>ppre>slon of s '.ul 1 ??? v inti ?), ? J has oo ilooted tho war* . faro n ti manner contrary to tbo laws of natlooH, by methods liihuiivin and " u civ. /. d, I'ii'isiii.' th i ?i ii by star 1 vai on of more than 200,000 Innoo nt non ???> h . iii-. tho v.o.uns being fop ;s i bo m i-' part, hi Ipless wo m u und c .il ' j dri it, hill cling hit der *' I > Injury to ?* I the commercial Interest of the United rJi e ? . Involv n ! tho destruction of tho lives anil pp ip ? ?v of many bf cm- cltl /. ns, entail ng tho rxp ?ndl'ur of mil* '? ifoo-iof ii)' a- y in patrolling otii'casts '"' a ii en loing th ? bh I' sous in order to l" ii "- ! i :i o r i oiitpi llty : ami !^ Win re s. this long scries of lo-ses. ? in juries and bn dona for which Spain is pesionsiblo Im- culminated in tbo j* .i sIpik tlon of the United State? batt o '* bhtp .Mi i>e in the 1 ari>" of Havana, and in tbo death of two buiidr-d and 'N'.y o! oijtr s nimon : U - t vt d etc., T nit tho Proi i Knit is 'j btioby author!*/.'d and directed to in :- '. rvtne at oneo to stop tho war in Ouba 1 to tbo end and with the purpose of so* curir.g p in.a or. p aco aid order ?** tin n , sind i ?' Isl !? a by t ic free tie 1" tion of tbo people til reol astablo und independent government of their oah ,n n t. iu island of Cuba : and the IV si i)<-ut Is hereby iiuthoi'laod an I oinpow* '' . red to use the land ami naval forces of tlio Unlfd States to < x cut.; tho '-* purnoso of hi* p soil! ion. Air. Adams U d 11n11.ni1nr.u9 consort fur Hi com Idoratlon of tho roso'utions, and M .Utlley roscrVt d tbo rieht to ' bjoct, snj log 1 hiit whether ho obj icti tl <>r nut would d n n.l whether it fair 1 und rs'and ins* us it> tho length of the ?' debatocnud be reached. Mr. Bailey e sue !nt to iit. rposo with a r< quest that i ,he minority resolutions be read, but 1 10 s-fi aker Instated that if objection was '<> h mad ? it iiiu-t bo made ih n. "Tlie chair Is d termini d to force > tho minority," or led Mr. Bllloy, amid mueli eonfu den and cries of "It tftilur i order,*' whereupon Mr. Bui ey turned 'I und, fu jinj. ihu other t ide, i u'.oivd his obj ctlon In omphatiu tones, and the who 0 I' mocratie sldo roso en masse. II "Tin y aro simply playing f. r pi liii ca1 advantage, "and the people of ibo > country 1:104:1t to know It,' shouted Mr. ?, ll'- ?;:rd on, I) moerat, of Tunneirseo "'I'u ro Is a perfect understanding 0 with tin U mocratie men. Ik is <f bt ? ? - forolpn a IT.1 Irs eommilt e on this - point,'1 n plied Mr. Uund'trson, U pub 1 1 Icmi, of lown, "Tliat is nut '??tic, if >>e aro to under- ' n stand t ;t any such arrangement as . this wai jro< .! to," retorted Mr. Rich- j ? iirt son. 1 At till- j inclurt occurred the sonsa 1 t'.onale im.tx of the day, and one of the. uost exciting Incidents in Hi t history of the House. Members all about wt re I in a .-tut ? of frt 1 /.;- il ? xolti in nt. Par tisan p.1?ion was running high. It 1 r quirt ii only U e implication of a match tOtXjnod : the nia_ Z'ii ?. anil when the expo-ion camo paudem tnhun reigned. ? Mr. Bartl tt, I) moerat, of Ueorgia. off 10 tici 1 Ight of tho Chair, wu'i support p'.' ili 1 pro e 1- of tic I) moerats 1 a. airi-t the luuntint! words which wore ? c nil ui* f: om Hm '>; Ii ir nid ?. Sit i?< nly In hia r ? if, In Ihn next tier >.f iiitfl, i mi i in ati ii o rin lonoa from Mr. Brumm, It inli n.ui, of Ponnsyl v .ioi', ii taunt uddro-a ii I'oncrnily to the l> ni ' r Ltlo i : "Y u got j ist what \ou did not wttoi," ho shout, u. '?Titut not I nt ," <?! i d o n Mr. B u'tU tt, '/ho, it explained snbso? qu >n v. v.i- ? d In i dbg Iiis i in irk % to u I? publloHn on the ol ioi'?id ?. ??I aoy : i I-." t rtOd Mr. B in.on hotly. ??h I i nt," ll rod back Mr. U n lit tt, turn'ni/ and fat ii M ? Bi'unini. "You arj a liar/ ro'-ponded Mr. Iii ui.i ii. ffho Um hud p;i-h - .1. In-tun* I v Mr. 15 -.'??<? ott r ao 1 (i ? ii l r.: b med oopy <?f tli ? C inj ro h final I! oi'fl in 1.1 o ti ? I) fniM : in, an I, raiding It aloft, i ni" i i ii at iu> ifivorn iry. It roll ? I r , ,nd thort til i two antagonists ui.'! lor i on other. The Uouso lin ineiilaU'.ly wan In an uproar, Softie of ! tho ladles In tbo gal lories ao ream ad l hy dorioady. Memo :.s crowded in ward tho ? ombal inta from all quartern. I'1 hey ran .(?'?'8* the area in front of tin St? uki r'a desk anflorowdcd up tho I adjoining alal -. attaching) in u'in;', ! ham n/ at paoh other i.k i mud no n. U it*a i kfi a free ii i>t in tho slroot. s out a of anger und Indignation wero be ir i on . . ni y hand. Mu nb ir i In tho oruah ? i> used 'he cauao of the two original oornbattints, and there w re ?cv< r lex Itlng collisions, but no blows ?0 Ii a ru k. .d in 1 08 Mi". It.i'llott ami Mr. Brumm woro trying to got at nach other ov r the benohea, but they wore borne hick by friends. Mr Bart* lett, v. ho U a hi l.t man, was carried off lila f ? t, and Mr. Mi ra, of Indiana, a stalwart, broad shouldered Iloitdor, blocked tho path.ol Mr. Brumm, who is in in- if ? vldeutiy ?. man of great n yllcal vigor. In his tlTorta to atop Mr. Brumm, Mr. Mlora became in volved wit:i Mr Pioroo, of Missouri, und tlioy almost cum. to hlovvn. At this time tho g.ivol of the Spi skor waa In urd above tho awful din and hid voice waa coin in mi i ig tho scrgoant* at-arms to restore order. Col. ltussull, the torgcant-at-arms, repeatedly] -barged tho thick mass of struggling nombors, bat wus as uiun swept aside, Jno uf the other employees, Orlllln ii '?' :vd, a bod of Murat Balstead, while att< mptlug to pacify Mr, Brumm? was fol ? 'i by m blow, Mr. Benderson u?kol for a roll-oall, ] wbereupou Mr. Johnson, of Indiana, became so violent in hit* denunciation uf tills effort tt> stiiij dedato und no', pllow a k'remonstrunoo against tiiis un necessary war into which the country was tt) ho plunged" that the Speakt r had toappeal to the sergcant-at-arms to compel htm to tako his Kant. Tno rule was theo adopted ami t' o resolu* lions Wore again presented together with tbosi of tho minority, which were I to h31 fforcd as a substitute. Tho voto was then taken on the sub i-tituto rosolutlou, aud it was defeated l it to 100. Mr. Die more then moved to rccom mlt, with Instructions to report back an atucndtu mt recogufglug tho Ind ? pondenoi of Cuba. lt. also w is lost? 1 hi to 100. Tho vote was'then taken on ile> majority resolution, und it was adopted?322 to 10. The names of the Democrats aa t' oy voted for the resolu-1 tlons wore > hoorod. Tlte following is the maj irlty resolu tion reported to tho Senat: by s mater Davis, Whereas, tho abhorrent conilitlors which huve existed for more than throe yoars in the Island of Cuba, so near our owu bot tlers, hava Bhocked tho moral ? onso of tho people of tho UulV ti Slav s, have been a disgrace to Chrlst'an civ il /.'tton, culminating as th y have in the destruction of a United States battlo shin, ? i\ b two bun hvd and sixty --.u ol Its i ui ora und crow, wnllo on a friendvis i in the barber ol lla van a, and cannot longtir be endured, as h b ? s ;t orth by the President of tho United Stated In his messago to CoDgrcss Of April II, 1808, upon which the action of Congress was invited: Tboivfotv. Unsolved, Ii -i That tho people of tho Island i.f Ui ibn uro, hi:-.I of right ought to Ii \ frei und intl pendent. Second. That it is tho duty of tho United States to demand, rod tho Gov ernment of tho United States d??e? hor? by d unund, that tho Governm< ut of Spain ut onco relinquish its author it.- uii?i government in tho laland of Cutu,und withd mw it - land and naval loreoH from 1 ub.i und Cuban wati rs. Thirl. That tho President of tbo Un l d Stu'i s be, and ho beroby is, di reotcd and empowered to use tho ontlro hind and naval forces of the United State*, und to oi111 Into actual service ol tho U it ted Sur.es tho militia of the several States, tusuub extent as may be nee ssary, to carry these resolutions , Into i If ;ct WIM, l-ou.o ItlCO Ui?OUliSV a DcHlruhtn I'omhcbsIoii <>r Spain tlinl May S ali Into diu II.nuts oi" iho Ulliti (1 Still oh. Kpringtiold Itcpubllcnn. The j o ? i ?'. it.y of will* bot ' ?? ii ll)0 Unlti i ? i .s und Spa u cv- r Cuba! makes snorth whin' io conakuer what would happen lo Spain's other \W t Indian uj-tessi ins should such a con ti et occur. That Cuba will bo wholly oi t ? Spain hi ihn event of such a war is not quo tinned by anybody out ol Spain. Hut will Porto Rico hi ailowi (i to rem tin unv or t:. Spanish il t-.r. if wi in tk j Cuba ir ? ': ll is not probable, Tau eastern bland, will olTer a most Inviting Ucld for attack and coi quests In cuso S; ain forces u to ti.'ht, her. It is therefore worth while to Inform oursoives in regard to l,the ino.-t healthful of all tho An till s" wl 'on may bo a part ol the United States ovou beforo Cub.t b:;comes our j lernt ny fori Kto. ylng s-jventy milts to the custwurd ol tlayti, has less than a tenth uf the urea if tuba, but bus much more than half as many people I ,s :t o3U ?quarc mites sustain1 o as I mu ugo ?s issl ?? population of ovt r suo,o..u p on e, or 21U to the square mile. In bi/e it is about Uve-si vi ntbs too .">u?i< of Connecticut. .->o that 11 ;.- much more thickly populated mat, ourStat . Practical I3 lue wnolu i ii..u is undi r oultivatlon( it is said, }<:i ;it u;.tI ac counts there was only twtIvo lulk-s ol railroad In tbo ivboiu Island. In si Porto Ltico is an irr gulur purulh o gr.un, wltti an easterly and westerly dimensions ul 108 miles und u no thorn ly and routtiornly nun Of :>7 in.led. There is a considerable range ul lulls running Iron) cast 10 west near tbo soutuoro coast, so taut tho strcnois II).. hi- to tbo north uro muuh longur ; thun thuso which il iw In tho otuur dirootion. 'lb; hignest cljvatlon in too Island is Ki xuiiguc, neur the ', northuiist corner, which rit-es to u j heigrit oil),001 foot, I'hu fertility of Porto U e?> is proved by the f.iot that ii bus no I ss thau I,d ie sln-uin', ul which ii>> lufS thun IT are conaiiiciM ble rivers. Too highor bids uro still covered with lotest, and tin bland Id bUid to be beuuuiful throughout. Some oi the forest trots sIioa a vuri-oolor u foiiuge, uud there ure lliwer bearing trees which uro most altruotlvo to tho eye, b it of wild Hewers tho whole Is la nil is s . ii lo bo us destitute us It is of hints und .v , hi nuitnuls. Something more thut 400,000 of the pcopio uro white, und there uro tie soon lunts of v M io s LOuropean races hut uro, of course, oh lolly Spunian h and tin-' Spanish language is spoKuii by ul 1. 1'iiu colored psopiu werooniun eip.it d in 187.1 uud seem to b-j oeuce fui tin.i bto toy in their iiubits. While Spuin h.i^ b en torin mtud with rebel lionstn the Poilliplnesund InCjba, she i bud to send uo s duiors to suppress Icsui'itotions in this beautiful laud, which is rmed by a Spnolsli governor, like the itb r colonies. In 1887, tin last yeur lor which we liuve there turns, in i i xpoi'tH from the Island amounted to ?10 000,000, und tho im ports wero of equal amount. Porto li e.) raises a iin.it deul of nvm.in.??i tobacco, which has uma l\ boon sent to lluvann and mudu into cigars In I87U tbo value of tlie sugar and mo Ii. sun oroduoi ? :n tlio inland was* more than $5,000,000, but this tins boon largi l.y roUuuod liy too full in tho pi'iou of tuoso articles. Nearly $5,000,000 of oolTco was produced in tho saino year, but as tho j>rioc ol mis has ul-jo (alien in avily, I'urto Rico i? hy no meant) as prosp r< u ? ii iw u ? formerly. Too peo ple subsist largely on neu und the tropical fi uila, und the coat of living is vory low. M.t y cattle are raised and there ia an t xionslvo txport of cuttle to the otln r Wcat India Islands. Porto It'eo has no i?s- than sovou soaports oi which tho^chief is fit. Johns j or s.io Juan on tin: north coast. Tola I pi.no has u popul ition of 25,000 and a ; vorj lino Ion o ?r wii.li a d. pin uf witter at lo.v tide of 10 feet or more. Toe island oou d h .? invaded easily enough ! at almost my point, but like a i Sp.m- I ish poscesa.ond, it h abnoat entirely desmi utu oi K ad i, ud I a military force I ?VOUld have haid work to cross t iO is- ' land or even to go far from the coast. I Tti i e is ev duiitly a magnificent op portunity for a sy-toin of ?yolrlo I ru 11 road a in the Island. With Mien a large p ipuhttioa and products, a rail- j road system penetrating to all parts of the island and a bo tOOlroilng il would ho oertalu to pay handsomely. Tho iiuni or oltbcr po^uittla/u o;- of pro ducta vity ii an iiy no means been reached, uuj u ,Mi-! dose of Ainorioau energy uiiii A mar loan capital would produoe marvelous rt suetj Hier?. Tbo health" (ulneSS of PortO R/CO and tho fact tout foreigners ounily become accll mated would make iiu much mor I In vitioir place for our people than Cuba. Ono reason why wo should have to ucnil warships therein tho event of a iignt with Spain is that tho Spanish telegraph outdo connects there and could be most easily cut ut that point. San .Iii.in has sumo dofonaes, but they would BOon bo demolunod by our i u I'ui.s if resistance waa made. Tho bpanlurdd muy think that tney could [to tromendoua damage to our Shipping If they go to war with us. But thoy must expect to part with Porto Rico very parly in the ear.II ft, and while moot American* wlil much prefer to to ?.eo Cuba Indopondoa*. us well as Hoe. It by no means follows that we shall uot want to ke*>p the (Jolted statt.- il i.' waving ov?*r rich and f- rtllo Porto K eo if onoo it i- sutatl 'at there. It would t: rtalnly i>; a muco m re deatrablo possession than s in D >mlngo, which General Grant tried eo hard to induce us to obtain. THIS 1*1 toil I III riox CONVENTION. rite Tlokol Suggested and I'latibvm Adopted?A I l-bt Will bo Made Within lliol'nriy Lines. T'oe convention of tho Prohibition i?'.s, called for tbo ourposoof puttln ? a ticket in the Hold to bovotod for in xle. Democratic primary, assembled in Co lumbla on Thursday night, I) legates were prt scut from tbh ty two counties. Tho nominee for Ooveru irh Mr Joel K Urues >?, fjr years au ardent Prohibi tion St,a man who bus not beeu lduUtt tied wall eitnerof ti.e. political factions in thoSlatc.a sound uud successful busi ness man, u devoted member tot tho liaptlst church and a man who stands in h.s borne county ? Williams : burg. A-, 8:20 p in. the convention was call ti io o dor oy acting chairman P. 1 It. llyalt, ol tiio Stuto Central Kxeou tlve committee. Titc deliberations of the ? vi olng wt re preceded by prayer by R- v. C P. Urcsbum. S orotary T. .J. LaMotte read the ollUhtl call. Then followed thu temporary organizatlou ol tho bidy. Mr. Joel R Brunson uoml ; nal >. Col. James A. 11 >yt a< temporary nbu ? nan Col. lloyt wa- oicolod un animously. Upon the nomination of Mr. C. t:. Poutborstoeo, Mr. T. N. ; Uerry, ol Cb? st< r, '.vas elected tempor ary seuretary. Mr. Louis .1. ltrl.Mt.nvg was chosen u^slatunl secretary. Lt waa moved that thu chairman o( euch dclet/utlun prepare a lift of the County u?.icguliona t ? bo presented Itmno.i tutcty upon the culling of tho roll of uouut us. This was carried. At the conclusion of the formation I of tbo roll, Mr. llowoil Morroll sug gested that tiio present organisation oo tnudu permanent. Mr. Joel K Ueunsonof Williuiuaburg, ! was noinlnutod for chuirmun, und waa olecto), 0 d. Iloyt declining 10 pormlt I hlu iMiu t iii. us.nl. Mr. L .1 llrlatow of Wllhumaburg waa elected pcrman I cut secret iry. Col. tloytthon r? lingulshud thoohair to Mi', liruotoo, who wus received with upptuusu. lie mado a capital speech ul acceptance which wu? frequently applauded, lies .id: ?? The Stats is tilled vvnii hurrooiuj. Iu order to git rid i< tii ? barrooms, we must uuutrui tho Stut ." Tliey tdi us that it is hei ter to have tho Stute Ina barroom thun burrooms In the State, lie referred to tbo e rtilieute on each buttle of dispen sary I quor, testifying to us "uhenilcul pur ty, ' am.' spuke feelingly of tue pul motto tree un that lab t, buying that the sight of the pa! n tto recnllod to him thu time when Carolinians frum four to Mi yours ol ago Were wearing palmetto cook ides in boner of the tl ig ?l tin. Stute un whtoh was tbo lo . ud "Slute's Itights Kur. vei" und. under* ueatb, the palm >ttO tree. Tue pul* tnutlo t.'oo on that Hug WU8 drenched in h mid It, i- now used us the trade ma I; :ii tin trulliu ul hell." I! cut eluded hl.- b untlful spoioh by caynif1 thut lb ui< in herd ol the I colv mtlon had come from their homes ! to r we Carolina "t e brightest slur In the galaxy of States*" After ui.--cus.sing the recommenda tions uf tho executlvo uummlttco and appolntiog committees to make uoml iiut ions aud prepare a phi' form tho o in vention look a roccs-s during which It In.ne known thut Mr. ilLGulluiigli, of C ei nvlile, had deoliued to pern.a his name to bo presontod either on the II Mir ?>?? ia the commltteo for the uHico of (J ivernor, with which it has beemu I fi'i quently connected o( late. Mr. Me j Culiotigh had boon frequently up 1 preached din ing the di>y, lut be bad I fully d 'lent!ined not to pm -it th'j u-o of ni ? ii lDe. Too convention rcaa o nibi.nl and the i report of tbo eummittoo un platform was presented by Cel. 11 >yt, um fulio'-vsi The Prohibitionists of thu State of South Carol in n, In convention asm bled, on tho I Ith day of April, IS'.IS, hereby adopt the following pl.ilform: thirst. Wo doolaro our allegiance to tho r itulur Demoeruti ? party und our su,'?.-?? t d nominees stund* plodgcd to ubide the n s lit of the l) imuurutlc prl inary oh otion. Second. We declare thut we uro un alterably opposed to the munufuOtUI'0 and sale of ulunholie or mult I quors, oxcept for mochuidoMl, medtoinai, sol cntlllc or sucrimental purposes. Mr. M.ihulToy wan ; to umend .<> thut if liquor was t ? b mi d at ul', for) any purposo whatever, ir. should ha so'd wit i 'iit. any p*?olit. Ilosuid In the ooiirso of h's n murks that ho wish d ail their ohurebes usi d only grape wines for sacramental purposes. Mr. Sligh hud hope i that the com mittee would bring In a cl ar eut, mic uinct phi'form?something practical. 1J ? wished it stated clotri) how they prupojul tu uaudlcd thu l.q ior ques tion. Ool. 11 >yt sai-i that tho matter re ferred toby Mr. Sligh had bin con std ji'od by the committee. The mutter was cnMioly legislative and the con V llltlotl had nothing tu do with it. The commltteo had simply stated in the clearest manner possible l e principles they w re to light or. They would bo there until tho fourth of July if they tried to legisluto so au lo amalgamate tho various idea-. Col. Hoyt was vigor ously applauded, and the. platform was adopted. Mr. A. C. Jones submitted iho follow ing roport uf tie; committee on nomi nations : "Your committee has carefully con sidered ail l ie names suggested and recommend that the convention take no the names separately and deter mine tin: propriety of suggesting the following ticket to tho Prohibitionists of South Carolina in order to promote harmony anil S Oliro unanimity in the cause i>; prohibition. "The. following iii'0 -nugcstcil as suit nhlo and prop u* candidates in the I) mooratio primary for the oil) ica named: Governor, Jool B. Brunsen, vV'i llamsburg ; La ulcnant Govornor, I, D. Oh id -. Ulohland : Attorney ?orp oral, G '). s. Mo wop, N ?wborry : S ?ore tary of State, I) II Touipklns, Green wo.ul ; Troasuror, W II. Tlminurman, l<2 " ii. li j Comptroller G.moral, I- lJ. Bpton, Spartanburg; Superintendent of 10 lu cat Ion, K I). So Hi, Sinn ir ; Adjutant and inspoolor General, II toy T. I'o unp-oo, l).irlint*t >n : It ill road Commissioner, Taw. VV. Berry, Ches ter." Co', ii lyt was o-illcd t<> iho ohair by Mr. Brunaon at this j inoturc. Tii" report of the oommittco v."?. adopted a t r some discussion and the candidates suggested wore nominated. An oxocutive oommlttoe, with A. U. Jones, of Newborry, ohalrmain, ami T. .1. I, i M itto, Booretary, was appointed, ami the eonvontion adj >urned at a late hour. ?-? ? . <T*w? ? When tin1 I'Yaneo-l'rus-iiin war was declared i. .. : ..id that VuO Moltko was awakened at midnight and told of tho fact, lie said coolly to the ofllotal who aroused him. "Goto pigeonhole No.? In my safe, take u paper from it and telegraph as there directed to the dif ferent troops of the empire." lie then ttimod over und wv.nl to aloe',} and awoko at hid acustomcd bour in tho morning. Kvory one oIbo in v'jrlin was much excltod, but Von Moltko took hit* morning walk as usual. A friond who met him said: ''General, you acorn to bo taking it very easy. Aren't you airaid of the situation? j should think you would ba very busy?" " Ah, " replied Vron Moltke, "all my work for thla tlmo has boon dono long 1 boforohtind, and everything that can I bo done now has boon done." j Rc>ul n.ukcs II"- J pure, ?.. it 'I "M. und delicious. Kriwin Uootli 'Incites it in Tlii-illint* AcccutH uiul Muli*'? it nn ?'%rj*luii'otit n?r Christianity. Kaunas City Times. "I think," Mti<t James O'Neill, in Iiis tillk about the Ueotlis, " tbo most thrilling experience I ovor passed through was In N ?w York city one time, when quite by nooldent a number of foreign diplomats from VVasbluglon, a few Amor loan statesmen, Borne pro- i mlnent Now Yorkers, and one or two of us professlouu ? w.tro gather tl together in a souk! up, room of t'io Fifth Avenue hotel, when tomebody ask. ii liootb, who by the merestehnnee happened to be tb re, if ho would not repeat the Lord's Prayer for tho as semblage, l was sitting not far from '< tho tragedhin when be llxed bis eyes 1 upon tbo man who made Hie request. I think It was Loul Saukvillo West, at that tune British minister to tue I United Slates, ami I shall never for got tee peon lar seaehi&g expression ! that liootb shot out. of Iii.- d ir!; eyes, i Tbey seemed to ponctruto the very ' soul of the man at whom they wi re I directed, and then, a-1 Ifsatblfod, re sumed their wonted vacuous density, "'We were lib l?i-c>ithluss witn anxb ty, at least I Was, for seldom j would ho ever reelle od the stairo, but rt length ho arose, walked to n little cleared Hpaco at one ond of tbo room, I and began n rooital thatovon nftur sill I those years makes mo tin-ill through aud through. 11 ? Bald 'Our I?'uthor,'I and novor before hud those two word- i h on clothed with the majesty an I re* 1 vorenoo with which his look and lone : onvciopod them. And then ho oar-! rlcd us into oolcstiul regions, our spirits Bocmln r to In ivo our bodies aud I to follow his h?bett i he loworod as' into depths to) dark for Dart, genius ; 1 to concoivo or Doro's p in to portraj ; the power ex rt' d over us was simply I unnatural. His musicully resonant i tones rounded o'owly through H e re >m, and as he. BWUyi (1 his lithe bo ly I we unconsciously foi owed his motion. It was sotn thing horrible, beautiful, I terrible, f isolnntlng?-I cannot Und words in the language to ox press it. Tie r.; uro none. "I wou'd not go through the scono , again for a thousand worlds, and yot i if l hud the opportunity i would bravo any danger to hour It once more. l)> j you understand t Tno.n ? few score I words as delivered by 101 win liuoth j wero the most powerful urguroeut for Christianity that I ever heard, und j could ovory holnv o.i the fae- of tho ' globe have hoard them there would no longer bo nthoistu Uootb strode out of tho room when ho linished, und n simultaneous s g'v of relief arose while will) ut u word ho stolo away si igiy ; and on tlptoo, and 1 do not believe t i u any of us think of tbu*. thrilling von I ii g without a shul.ior. Hu wai a i great man, a grout man." TOltlMODO llO.VTd ANI> TOltl'ISl'O IlOA f l> ss KUVKHS, Hie DinVreuee Itoitveen TIhho Two Typ cm t>t Naval Vessels. Tho Importance attached by uava' autboritioB to the llttii bouts now on I their ay from Spun to tho West In dian waters is a s< urco of astonish ment t ) the people who have pal : no attention to recent do'elopnicnts in naval urohiteetnro. Torpedo bouis have been popularly known for some time as war craft of potential possibi lities, but in actual me more- dangerous to their owners than to the enemy. Torpedo boat destroyers are- apparent ly a type of voss 1 absolutely urheard of by the majority, and tho manner in ?hieb tiny lire mixed up in Ho news reports with the craft t icy are Bupposodly lutended to annihilate is certainly mystifying. The torpedo boat of today, it should bo stuted in t 10 beginning, i.s no I longor a vessel of doubtful value. Its terrible prowess has boon shown on several occasions In recent years While It i- designed primarily u- ,\ coast defense ves.?ei, and Is not i. ui ci ullv litte.I for long voyuges on tbo nig;, seas, it has been made as stable and safe as any small boat can b -. It can mov j fastor than any battleship oi orulsor, and, owing to its small slzu a id low free h >arcl, ear. ste al up wilhiu a few hundred yards of t> wursnip, dis OhargO its projootlle und -r water with considerable accurraey and dart uwny Without being 80011, poi'hups : or. il Boon, can laugh at the t iTortS of tin big vess -Is to capture her. Tile tor pedo-s which .she sends for th on tboll errand o' destruction are su'licit ntlj powerful to sink any man-of-v/ur all IUI if they hit tho mark, Tue only pro tcotion tbat a battlo-ship has from these terrible litt c engines of war Is u her guns, which, if seen in time, may ??ASLBEPI" NTotItiiiR so ap penl II: heart as llu sight <>r h( r baby asleep. This is doubly iiwc wlien 'tin white lip"*, the fevered brow, the blue lines hvucntll the eyes and tin- thin lit tle hands u 11 ilie p a t h e 11 C slot y ? "-?^tf'v x tint baby i,; 111. *L> \\\ T T" ,lK'i hi1,1 l,,a' COtlleS in'.n the 7\ world robust and \ ^?***^ j I healthy, the ordb nm y ills of child, hood ate not a serious menace ; hut to tli?- weak, putty baby with tile BCcdfl <>f disease im? planted in its little 1 ><.?1 >? even b< fore birth, they arc a rcHohs matter and frequently inc.m baby's death. The woman who wants a strong, hcnltliy baby must see to it thai she ?lot s not suffer from weakness ami disease of tltc import at11 and delicate organs concerned in moth" crliood. Dr. Plorce's favorite Prescription nets directly mi these organs, allaying Iii? flaiiituatioiij healing iilccralioti and soot hing pain. It fits a woman for wifehood and niolhcrliood. it bniilsbcs I lie discomforts of tltc period of anticipation and makes baby's entry to tltc world easy ami almost painless. It insures the newcomer's health ami an ample supply of iioutishtiieut. It rids maternity of its perils. It has caused many a Childless hoiltC to thin with the happy laughter of healthy children, Ovci oo,ooowoincn have testified toils marvelous taetits. It is the discovery Of an eminent and skillful specialist, Dr. u. v Pierce, for thirty years chief consulting Physician j t<> the great Invalids' Hotel ami Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. All medicine dealers sell it. Ailillg women who wtite to Dr. Pierce will receive fteo Ma -->--? _.,^ .Tt VICC. Scores of women who have been cured of obstinate and dangerous diseases by Dr. '??Tee's medicines have told their experi enccH hi Dr. Plerce's Common Sense Mcd leal Adviser. D contains iooX pages, over too engravings and colored plates, and is free. Scud ai one-cent stamps, to COVef cost of flailing on/r, for paper ?covered copy; cloth binding y stamps. AddicM Dr. R. V. ,1'ierce, Buffalo, N. Y. sink the torpedo-boat; or lr the pro tective not of 'urgQ iron rings whton is bung arouod tue ship whoa In danger. Hut t u- t< rpedo beat is so small that it is very hard to hit her even in Ja\. llght-t and her utaoks are goooral y made at night, while the torpedo nets are of doubtful olllulency. The to - pi do boats are led to 180 feet long and hive an average draught of about ? feet, to that they can slip into shallow water or up rivers if necessary. They have a complement of from 20 to 25 olllc' rs und men and carry three or four 1-pounder riflos for defense and ar uany torpedo tubes for olTenso. Too torpedo boat destroyer is tin result of the development of the tor j I pedo boat. As its tame indicates, itr I primary object Is tie destruction of qualities of the torpedo butt, the gun I boat and the erulsor, It is larger and I swifter than the torpedo boat, some <>l ?them rnshin/ through the water at the rate of 31 miles an hour, as la-i us I the average express train. Uchi ? Its torpedo tubi s, it carries i^uns of the rapid tiring variety as large as 11 pounders. With such speed and such arinami nt it can run down and sink the speediest torpedo boat, while? without using its tor peri oos, which ar< reserved for war shins?Itcan c:u>tn?,j uud destroy if uco -sary, comim rlcui I vessels of Ingo s- z.. In attacking war vessels, however, it is net us ol toot Ivo us tin1 torpedo boat, beoausi Its lurgor s /. ? und higher fr< o board muk?s it inoru finally soon ?od u bo tor target lor tbo (cuna of tbo buttle ship ?Tho Charlotte, IN. C ,) Democrat s i; s: "Mr. s I). McMillan, who bus n - i; ut!y mov .1 ti C arlottu from S.HlO Carolina, gives au Interesting account of a matrimonial coincident tl at iccur red in bis fumlly last year. He bald! 'About the Utof fast July Mr. McMillan rccoived a letter from his brother, In Louisiana, Baying: "1 will b<> married on the 8th of this month. Moot us at , Na d.villi'. '!'? mi. nud join Us for I dp to Golorudo City." At tho time ho re I ooivod this loiter Mr. MoMillun was I making urrnngoinonta for his own wed ding, whieh WU3 dated for tho 8 h ol July, and at this tone ho pays he was iivmg in tho h ind hills ol South Caro lina. On about the 10th of July hero eeived u 1 'Her from unothi r brother, J I). McMillan, of CitaUnc Islan -. i li tho w.-stcoa-t of California, savin- : "I .\a- married ou t io 8vh of this month tu M i: s ?." A I three brothers roar ried on tho 8th of July, and it was impossible for them to havo any pro* concocted plans about the dale, as they ?>a<i n >t heard from each other in months.' " --It has !>?.?'! noticed that tho la'.i Mr.'George Mulier, i?f Bnulaud, made it a rule lo read his Bible through from b 'ginning to end uo loss than four ti mcs nunually. /\1 logetbc r, according to a letter written by Iura to the British and r'orlegn Bible Society I tome time aso, bo had reud the great i book m. than one hundn d tin)' Besides his constant preaching In lv..: Ii-h. G ? ?in in und I'Vench h ? dlstrl buted over 250,000 copies of the Bible, in addition to ovor 100,00 1,000 religious books and tract-. The orphan hous at Bristol cost $505 000 to build, while 11 i ? - yearly m.unt naca rfijulros a sum of $1.10,000. I'Vom year to year thU wonderful man kept 2,000 or ban chil dren Without kno.vlng how ho waste j get tho money to do i'.. Ono of no rulos was never to a-k a man for a penny, but in always !_ri>i tho money in answer, h? i Sistod, ti) his prayers. During his e ire r Mr. Mutier fem, clothed and edu cated ""i i-~> min orphuns, at a cos' ol about $0,07tl,U( 0. ? Dr. f. U. Sin pard of "Pim hurst,1 Summcrvil) i- to havo a rival on this continent. A Scotch ten planter Coy Ion, Mr. M ?. uomson, i-3 going U start plantations In Mexico, und is now neg otiating for the transport of 500 Japa m se coolies to Vera Cruz. pHARliESTON v?. W KSTKKN CARC v-? Htm Railway Po. " Augusta and Air i? vlllo bhort Line." Boheaule in ctlect Uoi Ird. IS. 17. i.?' Augusta. 940 am 1 w pro *? r Groouwood .i- 17 um ... . Lv A11 de re in. 11 am Ar l.nurona. I 10 pou 7 0J tu? Ureeuvillv. 'jojpua 10 80 am ?lenn Bnringi. 4 05pm ....... Spartanburg. 800 pro y2->air Salm'a .5 81 t>tn . llondersonvllle .. OOPpra . ? Ashoville.7 in? pm ' . ... l.v AslievISIo.8 2 1 am . Kparinnburg.IM."? am 18' pro) Ur> ouvillo.... .11 6b am 4 1 a j>m I.aureus.11"? pm 7 II1 pm Anderson .7 00 run (.1 reenwood 228 pm 0 3"?pm | Ar Augusta .>oo t in Ii le am Ar AlKou. ?> Ml lim Lv Ureonv de. Ar Clinton. . i 10 pre Nowoerry . 307 pn ? rosperliy . 313 pur (lolutnliin. .... I :>i tun Sumter ...... .... 6 42 pm Laues . . ... v -in pm ?V unarlestot' ... .. .. 7 im a<i ????IIC8 . S ?>(< Rlt Bumter. US?ao Columbia . ... . il 00 aa Proeporilv. ! 1 w nm Sowborry _ ,12 in pm Clinton. . . 12 so pm Ar (Ireonvllla_ . X HO err v U-oe conoociioMti >?*. urounaiiou fur all units on A. 1.. a id 1 1 .a;i.?a. und it Spartan burg with On iinorn Itallwn b'or information rv\\ ! 1 i.iok011, rau-3, aihedules, etc add SV. .1 CltAlU, Hen. 1 a^. Agent. A UKUSta, (ill. T. M. KMKUSON, rrutllc Manage 1. K ?irlilin Aueut; ? . II Spoii*nts. Gen A;:ent. Crrcnville. 8. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Conri>n?e<l Kuhvilul* I" r.tToct Pohl unry .'7, 1 OS. r.v Lv. Ar, Ar Ar bTATH IN?. f'lmrlotitoii ('olumbift. Pi-ontwlty. Ncwlicrrv. Ninety-Bin. I i 11 enw oud . Hod go*. Ab- j?v.]1|e... iteiion.? l):?ily No, n. 7 10 n in Tl" ?I tt ID 12 11 v I" Iii 22 ?> III 1 ItA 11 in I 45 p 111 J 'tt y 111 "' ? P. v m ;< Iii i> in Ar. AiuVraoii ? Ar. Gfrcenvll)? Atlanta . . Ar. STATIONS. 8 an |> in i $b p in S Iii i> in TRIG No. 12. Gru nvilla ., f& 05 a m IM-iiinont. 10 f<6 * in " Willtamaton , Lv. A ifers?.Ii. I.V. 1 o.toii Ar i> inmKla l.v. K\t\ MvTTYii f.r. fi?tfgpi " Orcouwood. " Ninety-six.. ?* Nev.i.erry .. " Prosperity. Ar. Coli int.lB Ar. ( I ?rlcMtou IV.'.iv; fco Ii N?.W 6sij) ; Nu t.v.. "fl ft?n 11 UUn '' .. VkT.h 12 lSp " .. 10 um Kl :Mn 10 BPa ld Mn STATION 3. *ii?rl*?i . Ii. C?lirr?Vla ,.. A iutou.. .. 1 2Ap| "... ShuIuo... 202p ". l'niun. 11 18 n in II ufc a m il eTTui 1" 0.! p 1,1 11 46 ? m 18 BO p m i 00 p m i j) m '.'.') p ni V! :i7 p m B B0 p ni S S5 p m I i?tlrlDair* Sn I i So.tu i i? fi '. 1 '<in N U?p Ooop i 2 15p S 6.'a 288p 2117p 11 26a I) Inp Ar 11 4.1.1 2 -i?;. 8'Alp l.v 7 OUp Ar .' I|l(l?\ i.'.C .. Pncolot ... fepm t.iiiburg. Spun tinbitrg. Asli*?vlllft, ?A," Ii 1 typ 1 (??>[? 4<ip 80p . ?? 12 uflp e wtp *? 12 Hp ? 47p Lv 11 '.Vi ti v.Vp \r 11 ah cwi> l.v s?y* a<x>p "1*," p. in. Trnlna and i?1 carry r i. ant Pullman ?leopii k cara biMwrrn <; > umbin ami Aslii viiie, em out.' daily bat. ween Ju< ksunviilv and < 'inciii nall. Trnlna leave. Spartanbnra, A. & O. division, northlxmml, 0:l?i a.m.. H:U, p.m., Odo p.m., (Vch ihiilc l.imitad); ?owlibr.iind 12: <???>. in., Silli p. in., It :H4 h. in.. (\ ratibnk' Mniltod.i Train* leave Oreeiivlpe. A. und <'. ilivlslon, Dortbbouiid,6:45 n m., i . i i?. m. nn:. J>:p. in., I Vesilbulrd l.imitoil): suntiiImiiiiuI, 1:2A m. in , 4*113 p. in.. 12:8 p. in. t Vl'SlIbll . .1 Li Uli icil). I'll!llUHII " < r? irr. I'ii 1 iiimn j.n'a.'C' b repim? . ni'M "ii TrriiiBUSan.l 66, U7 a ml t?. on A. audO.divb >n. KHAN !< ?. ?ANSON, J. M.CIT.P, Third V P. .v (Son. Mgr.. T. v.. V uslitrgton. V. A. TURK, S. II. HAKDWIOK, Oon. Paan A; t. Aa'11-.ei). Pn.ta. Ag I. NVuehtngtoii, D. O. _ Atlanta, On W. H.Gibbes & Co., Dealers in ail kinds of Supples. ?COLUMBIA, s. c. STATE AGEN'I S FOR Iviclclell & Co,, CHARLOTTE, N, C We arc headquarters lor Ihc best rPVjp TParnn\\C\V threshing machine on the market, 1 dll[Ullcll. Now is the timc^to'buvjj (?ci otir^pricos. They wi I ^interest you. Studebaker Wagons, \ Leaders jn DeeringiHarvestingi Machines. S Their Lines., MALSBY & COMPANY, 7 S. FORSYTH ST. ATLANTA, QA, -G ?n Kit a l Agents 1?*ok? - ICrie City Iron Works, The Geiser Manuf- turing Company The New Birdsail Company, Munzel improved System forGinningCotton, R. Hoe 6t Company, Henry Disston & Sons, James ?blen & Scis, Gardner Governor Company, Penberthy Injector Company. Carrying; comploti lino i t ICngln< h, l'o'er-, i V-V-M ills, S -p ir kto i Crist Mills, Saws ' I n > ?, I TjO J'.Ori fJr.'itc Bars, and StcuP ,t\'\ i*ipd r'ittlngs, I'rnnpl uttci.ti?. I von oi ('or* : nd n Who is Will Whilener ? our Fashionable E'.air Cutter and Shaver. -IN BENDELLA HOTEL.