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-PT A RTJSHEIFD 1865. tu n)e b ,1 us ~T 1iT~FD18~. 7j-y* - - - 3WBRRY . c. THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1891. PRICE $1.50 A YEA R THE COOSAW CASE. The State Cannot Consent to the Reu1111 tion o1 M1ning by the Coosaw CounpanY Unless the Leesees of the State Are 'ermitted to Mine Also. [Special to the News and Courier.1 CoLUMBIA, 'March 1S.-The phos phate commission met to-day at 12 m.; present, all the members. Senator Smythe came up to represent the Coo saw Company. 'Mr. H. A. 'M. Smith and Mr. F. E. Brotherhood also came up to-day and had a hearing before the board. The correspondent of the News i nd Courier made a proposition that he be permitted to be present and take full stenographic notes of the proceedings, which would also be the property of the commission. Governor Tillman announced this proposition, stating that he personally had no objection. Senator Smythe also did lot objec. The objection was, however, made by members of the board that other news paper correspondents might ask the same privilege, and that colored and incorrect statements might go out to the press. Senator Smythe said that he had no objection to the presence before the commission of H. A. 31. Smith and 'Mr. Brotherhood. The commission has so far given out all of its proceedings to the press, and the rule was not broken to-day. Attor ney General Pope either reads the minutes of the meeting to the report !rs or makes an abstract of the same. The special business of the commis sion to-day was to consider the. reply of Mr. Robert Adger to the last letter from the commission and also to hear Senator Smythe. The following is the letter of Mr. Adger: OFFICE OF THE COOSAW MI-NI. Co., Charleston, S. C., March 17, 1881. Hon. B. R. Tillman, Governor and Chairman Board of Phosphate Com missioners, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir-Yotir favor of the 16th in stant, stating that the board were not willing to arrange with the Coosaw Mining Company to resume operations under your supervision nuless other compaMies were allowed to mine in the territory claimed by us, is received this morning. I regret that we cannot consent to the conditions imposed by the board. The proposition of the Coosaw Com pany was made in good faith as a busi ness offer, but to be entered into with out_prejudice to the rights of any party. The issue in the case is whether the Coozaw Company has the continuing right to exclusively occupy the terri tory in Coosaw River. This right we are seeking to enforce in the courts. To consent, pending the litigation, to waive this right, and allow that to be done which we are asking to forbid will, as I am advised, practically put us out of court. Another practical reason also governs our action. You must bear in mind that the million and a quarter of dollars royalty which we have paid the State repre sents that many tons of phosphate rock removed from Coosaw River, more than the entire amount taken from all the rest of the State's territory. This has, of course, seriously diminished the original deposit. With careful management and pur suing the system we have always fol lowed we hope that there is enough left to supply us our average production for a limited time tocome. But if other companies are allowed to mine in it under general rights licenses the result in a short time will be to ruin the re maining deposit. The damage to us would be irrepara ble, and we are sincere in saying that if such licenses are permitted to mine until the end of the litigation, expedite as we may, we would not care to ex pend the amount necessary to conduct the suit to obtain a decree securing us the exclusive right we claim. As a proof of our sincerity in this opinion we oflered the board, before any action was takten by them in this matter, the use of a complete umining plant with which to make such a stir vey and examination of our territory, under their unconitrolled supervision, as they might desire. We are sincerely desirous of making some arrangement with the hoard. It appears to us from your letter that this could be effected, but for the licensees referred to thereiin. We fail to see why A their interest should be the cause of preventing a satisfactory adjustment *-by which, pending the litigation, loss, both to the State and the (Coosaw (oma pany, could be avoided. I am yours very truly, RoBER~T AIDG ER, Chief M1anager of the Coosaw MIining Comnpany. MIr. Smythe was then heard, and afterwards M1r. H. A. M. Smith and M1r. Brotherhood appeared before the commission. At niearly :3 o'clock he commission took a recess until later :n the afternoon, the impression left on the press being that the negzotiattions had been broken oIl. The rock on which tile negzotiations were wrecked appears to be that the Legislature instructs the commiussion to perform a specifie duty, i. e., to open up the Coosaw territory to mineirs generally. Licenses have beeni gratn ted to several companies to mine in Coo saw territory under the act. and lhe State cannot now revoke such licensve without impairing its obligationms with its licensees. The genes:s of the Jitmeulty amue dates the phosphate cmimission. It l probably wvastinig time to criticise tin phonhate connision, wvhih is Ireation of anl act of the Legislature de liping both its powers and duties. MNr. H. A. M. Smith, after the ses si:m. would not or could not be inter viewed-most probably would not. Senator Smythe said that the lie of what he had to say was included in the above letter. Mr. Brother';ood said that lie would probably have a roasted duck for supper, whih he said he would dichotomize, so to speak, with this correspondeut. The struthio eamelus, however, does not usually sup on canards. AN OFFICIAL REPORT. Attorney General Pope, secretary of the phosphate commission, dictated the following to the representative of the News and Courier as the substance of the proceedings before the morning and afternoon session of the phosphate commission: I "The public has been apprised of the fact that Mr. Adger, chief manager of the Coosaw Company, had declined by telegram the proposition made to him by the board of phosphate commission ers of this State. In a letter received by the commission to-day and read be fore the cormmission the line of thoughit of the telegram is larged upon. The proposition that toe don. A. T. Smythe be beard before the commission waE acceded to, and Ir. Smythe appeared to-day and presented his views, the board hearing him with great atten tion. _Mr. H. A. 1. Smith also came before the board, after which an ad journment was had until the afternoon. At this latter session the following resolution was passed: "Reso1ccd, That Governor Tillman, as chairman of the board, be requested to write a reply to the communication of Mr. Adger this day received. "The board also requested the Attor ney General of the State and his assc ciate counsel, 'Mr. George S. Mower, tc take su'h steps as to the case nov pending in the United States Court aw will protect the interests of the State oi South Carolina. The board then ad journed." Governor Tillman said to-night thal he would not write the reply of thE commission to the Coosaw Company until to-morrow. In the light of thf occurrences of to-day, however, it doe not require much ratiocination to infei that it will be a letter of rejection of th( overtures of the ( oosaw Company. Ir fact, it was understood, from Senatoi Smythe before he left here this after noon that the proposition had beer non-concurred in. It was learned alSc that Mr. H. A. -M. Smith, who, h( said, represents one of the licensees appeared before the commissioners thi. afternoon, and that Mr. Srythe did not so appear. Mr. Brotherhood, of the Carolim Comljpany, which has license to dig it Coosaw territory, was asked what h( proposed to do. He said that he pro posed to obey the law, and for the pres ent would not go up on the waters o: Coosaw. From stray remarks made to-nigbh it is learned that the attorneys far thn State do not and will not admit the jurisdiction of the United States in th< premises; so there's another brand-nev howdydo. Attorney General Pope can not be interviewed on the question as t< how he will act, as per instructior of the phosphate commission. Th curious can, now go ahead and gues whether the commission will take thn bull by the horns or the fish by thn tail. - MIr. H. A. M1. Smith will lea.i Columibia for Charleston. His busines before the commissi-n, which wa begun at the morning session, was con cltided in the afternoon at the Execu tive MIansion, where the second meet ing was held. A fter hearing MIr. Smitl the board went into p)rivate session ani took the action stated above by Attor ney General Pope. As the case Low stands the State wii: either file a demurrer to the jurisdic. tion of the Federal Court, or answei the bill already in on i ts merits, neithei of which may be done until MIay. O: course, this is providing that no unu snal or summary process of settlemen1 be empltoyed by the phosphate com mn:ss:oni. - OuvERNOn TILLMAN MAKES TIlE RE i'LY To) TI IE LETTER OF MR. AD)GER. Ciocu! A, 3arch 19.-By resolutior of the board of phosphate commission ers G3overnor Tillman was authorized to repliy to the letter of MIr. Robert Adger, whose letter on behalf of thi Coosaw Company was published to-day in the Ne ws and Courier. Governoi Tillman wrote this ultra ultimatum to night, of wvhich the following is a copy (O L Ur mA, S. C., MIarch 19, 1891. To Mir. Robert Adger, Chief MIanage of the Coosaw MIining Company, Decar -Sir-Y our letter of M1arch 17 camne duly to hand and was submitted to t he board of phosphiate commission ers yesterdlay. We al<o held a confer enee wvithi Mr. Smnythie, your represen tative, in which the questions at issui were faily and freely discussed. There are in this case two main ob. jects to wvhich the phosphate commnis sion miust dlirect its attention in ordel the State's rights and in+erests. The issue is not whieti.er the Coosas Companyv shall have a continuint rih: to elusively occupy the terri ory in Coosaw River, as y-ou say, but iit, wn et her the State~ has nowv, or sh:dl ever. have. pover' to raise the roa'ty oin pho sphiate rock. * econdi. WVhiether the mionopol' wh~vich woll thuts practicatlly be giver to: te Co-a Copnv sha:ll be con 1:' the C (oaw aay haOs "a con tae''wt the State of South Caro -linia to nerpetually m ine our riches deposit at 'l a t(n, it is idle t think of increasing the royalty as against min ers outside of that river. And if the monopoly hitherto possessed by the Coosaw Company, by means of which it has practically ab sorbed the Sea Island Chemical Com pany and the Oak Point Mines Com pany, shall be allowed to continue, it is only a question of time when the other three companies will be forced to suspend operations or be likewise ab sorbed. The main question is as to the right to increase the royalty, for our obser vation of the mining around Beaufort has led us to believe that exclusive rights are not detrimental to the State's interests and that it would be best for the State and the miners were all the mining done by one company. I would call your attention to the fact that youroffer to allow us the use of one of your dredges with which tc test and make examination of the ter ritory hitherto occut ' d by you could not be accepted, because the offer in volved the payment by the State of the mining expenses and promised so little practical knowledge that we did not feel authorized to make such expendi ture. Whether there is much or little rock in the Coosaw River is not at p7esent a matter for our cons;deration. Whether there is a variatlon in grade which re quires peculiar skill, possessed by your superintendent alone, to mine profit ably is not the issue. The ruinous lawsuit which youi cowpany has inaugurated, and the tenacity with which it fights for this territory, will rather influence men's opinions as to its value. It was our earnest desire and hope to have saved the company from such loss and the State a decrease of revenue. But the question by your act has to be decided by the Courts, and neither the dignity nor welfare of the State could be main taimed, as we see it, had we agreed tc the proposal you made. Realizing how heavy- must be the loss to your company in the deteriora tion of the plant and disorganization of labor, we would further suggest that pending the lawsuit, you take a license to mine outside of the disputed terri tory along with the other companies which have been driven out of Coosaw by the injunction of the United States Court, as it is possible you may thus make running expens.;s. This is not a disinterested suggestion, but it is made in good faith. Yours respectfully, B. R. TILLMAN. Governor and Chairman Board .hos phate Commissioners. IRONY AND INCONSISTENCY. [Special to The State.] CHARLESTON, S. C., March 20.-The Governor's answer to the Coosaw Com pany create( considerable commen1 here to-day. "he irony of it was en .joyed and applauded, but the inconsis tency of its various portions was severe ly criticised. The Coosaw Corr pan3 maintains a stiff upper lip, to all ap BEEN VOTING SINCE MADISON'S TIi And Stopped Drinking Whiskey When Hi Was Eighty. PITTSBURG, March 15.--Westerr Pennsylvania has some very old citi zens. Jacob Steel, of Masontown, Fay ette county, is 102 years old. He votet for James Madison, and has voted foi every Democratic Presidential candi date since. Mr. Steel lives with his daughter, Mrs. Sally Bise, a well-pre served lady of 75. His age is authenti cated by his first marriage certificat< and by the records of an old-time jus tice of the peace which are still extant His first marriage occurred in 1812 when Mr. Steel was 24 years of age. H4 never used tobacco, but was a grea whiskey drinker until his 80th year when he stopped because the quality o the liquor sold then in Fayette Countj had so deteriorated that he could no drink it. He numbers among hi~ descendants ten children, thirty-eigh grandchildren, seventy great-grand children, and some of the fifth genera tion. Mr. Steel expects to vote for th4 Democratic candidate for President ir 1892. The A pril number of Dcmorcst'sFam i/y agazine contains a splendid arti c on Physical Culture, by Prof. E. B Warman, A. M., giving a course o exercises, profusely illustrated, wvhicl will hellp everybody-man, woman oi child - to acquire a graceful suppl< form, and without going to a gymna sium, or even spendi!ng a cent for ap paratus. And this is not the only at traction of this excellent magazine "The Land of Our.Next Neighbor, The Care of Palms in the Drawing-Room How Art Students Live in New York Giroesque Ways of Decorating Eastel Eggs, Kite-Flying (or the boys), al halsonely illostrated. several capita stories, a line article on Thinness-It Causes and Cure,by Susanna W. Dodds M. D.. are a fewv of its other features and there are nearly three hundrec illustrations, including a full-pagt water-color Easter card. As an all. around "family" magazine, this onE cannot be beat: there is something it every number for father, mother, anc every one of the children: nnd it if on 82 per year. Published by W. Jen fings Dermorest, 1.5 East 14th Street New York. WXhen Macbeth ironically asked "Canst thou minister to a mnind dis 'asi?" he little knew that mankint would one day be blesse4with Ayer' Sarsaparilla. 'In peifying the blood this powerful- altatdive gives tone anc strength to every function and facult: NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS. The Report of the City Fathers of New berry ov Water Works and Electric Lights. At a meeting of the citizens of the town, held January 22ud, 1S91, it was referred to the Mayor and Aldermen to ascertain and report to a future meet ing, to be called by the chairman, the feasibility of having both water works and electric lights in the town of New berry. According the Mayor and Aldermen have procured such information as they could with reference to the matter re ferred to them. Mr. Wm. C. Whitner, a competent civil engineer, and part owner of the water works and electric plant of the city of Anderson, visited our town, made some surveys, and inspected the sources of water supply, and at the re quest of Council wrote the following communication: "In reply to your request to give you some idea of the cost of a system of water works and electric lights for your city, I beg leave to submit the follow ing:. "A system of water works giving your city complete protection from fire and furnish an abundant supply of water for domestic purposes would cost about $48,000. Sush a system would extend all over the city, and give pro tection through about 60 double nozzle hydrants. The ordinary pressure from the stand-pipe in the business portion of the-town would be about 55 pounds, which would throw a stream 75 feet high. The pumps would be in dupli cate, and of such capacity as to furnish not less than four (4) hydrant streams. "A system of electric lights, furnish ing both are and incandescent lights for streets and domestic lights, would cost about $15,000. Such a system would consist of duplicate machinery, and would be so arranged that the street lights could be operated indepen dent of domestic lights and vice versa. "If both plants were combined so as to be operated together, they could be built for $60,000, and this would be far the most economical arrangement for operation. With both plants combined you ought to be able to get your streets lit by elictricity for about the same sum you are now paying, besides giving your citizens an opportunity to light taeir business houses and residences with this convenient and superior light. One of the greatest advantages arising from combining -the plants, is, that your engineer is always at his post during the night with a full supply 'of steam, and can on a moments notice, put his pumps to work, in the event there should be a large conflagration exhausting the supply of water in the stand-pipe and thus decreasing the ef factive pressure. This arrangement is very desirable, and is apt to have con siderable w-eight with insurance com panies in reducing their rates." Mr. J. L. Fitzgerald, a civil engineer 'of Schenectady, N. Y., writes as fol lows: "The probable cost of a cheap system of water works for your city will be about $40,000. This includes every thing. Should you wish a better fire protection than the above estimate will effect the expenditure of $10,000 more will give one of the best in the country. The electric light plant will cost from $8,000 to $10,000, depending upon the number of lights and the system adopted." - The above estimates are based upon the idea that the town would own and operate the plant. To do this the town would have to issue bonds by act of the Legislature covering the amount of $80,000, or whatever sum might be agreed upon, thus entailing a tax for the yearly payment of the in terest there on, less such sums as might be realized in the way of income from private con sumers after paying running expenses. What this income would be would de pend entirely upon the success with which the plant could be run, the amount of patronage from private con sumers, &c. It might be made so sue cessful as greatly to decrease the tax necessary to pay the interest on the bonds, but it is a question as to how far municipalities are prep)ared to oper ate such works successfully. Another, and possible a better plan by which we may have both electrie lights and water works, is to give to some company a franchise for a num ber of years, granting them the exclu sive privilege for such number of years of operating such works, and con tract ing on the port of the town to pay so much each year for water and lights. Such an arrangement exists at Afider son, Spartanburg, and in other towns and cities of the State, and wou!d cost our town anywhere from $3,:5(I( to $4,500) per year, decreasing possibly for a number yt ars as the income of thme comp)any is inicreasedl by individual consmers. An act of the Legislature would be necessary to raise the income for this purpose as wve niow go to our charter limit in the matter of taxation. In this connection it will be well, probably, to read a p)roposition~ made by Mr. Paul Hemphmill to the town of C1'.ter as illustrative of the idea above advanced. MR. H EMPHIL L's PRoP~oSITION. STATE OF SorTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CH ESTER.5 To the Mayor and Wardens of the Town of Chester, in CQunty of Ches ter and State aforesaid : UENTLEMEN : I, Paul Hemphill, of the town and County of Chester and State aforesaid, whose name is hereto attached, -acting for myself and my assigns, herewith respectfully ask you to grant me, my heirs and assigns the which I hereby make certain propo itions as specified below: Ist. I ask the privilege to use the present and future streets, alleys and :horoughfares, of the town of Chester, -. C., for the purpose of laying water ind gas pipes, hydrants, laterals, checks ind valves, and the erection of lamp posts for gas and poles or posts for car ying electric wires and lamps for light ind wires for connections and power. 2nd. In consideration of the great -xpense we will be obliged to incur and he improbability of such works paying inything above expenses for some rears to come, and the benefit and sav ng it will be to the citizens by reduc ng the rates of insurance, and also in onsideration of the further sum of wenty-five dollars which I will pay o the town of Chester, S. C., on de mand, I ask that this privilege be made xclusive for thirty (30) years and that Jhe property and works which I or my ssigns may erect in connection with he conduct of the said works, be re eased from all town taxati:n for the period of five years from their comple ion. Furthermore, that when the ras mains are laid or the eieetric light wires are placed, and either or both Alants are running, the town will agree o use either the one or the other or both, as the case may be, to light the streets, alleys or thoroughfares in place, as far as possible, of the present asoline lamps, provided the light fur aished by me or my assigns is good. 3d. Whenever excavations are made 7or the laying of pipes, laterals, hy drants or posts or poles on any of the treets; alleys or thoroughfares of the .own, the said streets, alleys or thor )ughfares shall be left in as good con lition as before the excavations were made. 4th. On the granting of these privi leges, a charter under our State laws will be applied for, and a joint stock company will be organized to be known s the Chester Water, Light and Power ;ompany, for the purpose of supply iug the Inhabitants of the town of Clhester with water, lights and power. The water to be used for general and ire purposes, the lights to be either as or electric or both, to be used ither for public or private purposes, ind the power either to be gas or elec tric, to be used for any purpose to which such power may be applied. 5th. In the formation of the joint tock company the citizens of the town f Chester shall have for 30 days after the books of subscription are opened the' right to subscribe to the stock of the company before outside subscrip tions shall be received. th. Should work not be commenced on construction within twelve months from the granting of the charter then this priviege shall be null and void, otherwise to remain in full foice and effect. 7th. Should the town at any time during the exclusive privilege granted, desire to own the plant or plants that may be erected by me or my assigns, it may acquire the same by paying for it, at a valuation to be fixed by arbi tration of three experts, one of whom is to be chosen by-the Town Council, one by nie or my assigns, and the third by the other two. 8th. That I, my heirs and assigns, shall have two years within which to complete for use the water works and one or the other plaats for use; and that I, my heirs or assigns, shall have three years from tbe granting of the privilege with,which to complete the plant for the other light work and power, and that in case said plant is not completed within the three years, that the privilege as to that light and power shall lapse for non uses, and that I, my heirs and assigns, shall fur nish water and lights at rates comnmen surate with the rates charged for said water and lights by other companies with like privileges by other towns of like size in this State. PAUL HDMIHILL. At the request of Council two civil engineers have examined the sources of water supply for the town, and both agree that either branch of Scott's Creek, striking themi at a point above the town so as to avoid con tamination, wvill furnish an abundance of water, and a committee of Council who visited te city of Anderson while investigat ing this question reports that the water suplly for that city comes fronm a creek like in size and location to Scott's Creek. and that the wvater works in Anderson~ seems to be very successful and quite satisfactory to the citizens. The only other source of water supply is from artesian wells, or a system of driven wells, but as to the cost of these we have been unable to get any deti nie informnationi for the reason that we have no such wells in our section of the counit ry. If our water suplyv could be had from such wells it mnigh t prove much more acceptable t han water from the creek, or from any other surface source. The difliculty is as to the un certainty of procuring it, and the proh' atle largely increased cost. As before said, a committee ofCon eil visited the cityv of Anderson. This mompittee was highily pleaised with the vater works. The city is lighted by the incandescent system of lighting which, while far superior to the old systems of l ighiting by lamps, (lid not conie up to the expectations of the comiittee, and the commnittee was im pressed with the fact that arc lights, especially on the more p)ublic thorough fares, would have beeni far better. A con.hiation, if possible, of the two system~i would be better-the arc lights to :e used miainily for street lighting, and the ineandescent light for build The C'ouncil has'. received a vast nunm number of communications from par ties interested in water works and elee tric lights, but none of thenm con tam information moore deli nite thani is con tained in this report. Ilespectfully sub :ite by Tim: CousctL. GEN. WADE HAMPTON. lor Candid and Interesting Talk With a Col- I ored Journalist. StU mc [New York Sun.] cec PETERSBURG, Va., March 16.-As ' the Coast Line limited express slowly dic crawled out of the Baltimore and Poto- for mac depot at Washington the other -,oi morning, I became conscious of two in- ho: teresting facts, Gen. William Mahone of Virginla, and Gen. Wade Hampton pe< of South Carolina were passengers sisl with me. Further, I found to my sur- tor prise that Gen. Wade Hampton and myself occupied the same section in rey the Pullman sleeping car. Gen. Ma- th( hone and his family oecupied the sec- thi tion opposite to us. He got off at Al- pe] exandria. He does not spend much time at his Petersburg home now, but he lives at the national capitol and ha makes frequent excursions to Alexan- Po dria. Every one with whom I have hit conversed appears to believe that the cal political grip of the famous Readjuster crc has been loosened, and color is given to mc this opinion by the fact' that he is no for longer active in affairs in the Fourth we Congress district, where there is war to hil the knife between him and Col. James th( D. Brady, the Collector of Internal for Revenue and member of the National of Republican Committee, and Congress- riv man John Langston, whom the black ms and colored voters swear by. sid Gen. Mahone does not appear to have grown old fast during the past eight years. His long hair and expan- kn sive beard are slightly streaked with pe, gray, but his step is quick and light, thi and he seems on mighty good terms 1 with himself. His overcoat was heav- N ily fringed with black fur; he wore a a s cream colored slouch hat, and his gai- na ters were low cut, setting off his very to small foot and exceedingly high instep. After we passed Alexandria I took yo my seat by the side of Gen. Wade Hampton and asked him if he would ob talk on general politics, as he had just fal terminated his long Senatorial career. He was not at all averse. He is a very be venerable and dignified looking man. ex. His snow white hair, Burnside whis- an kers, and black slouch hat gave him a - patriarchal appearance. He wore a suit no of gray. ful "I am in favor of free coinage of sil- sei ver,"-he said. "It should be of the full no standard measure, however. I don't think the silver question will be one of ne the leading questions in the campaign next year. I think the next Coiigress eh will dispose of the matter. There is th sucu a general demand for legislation m; favorable to silver that it cannot be dis- i regarded. No; I do not think it will ta: play much of a part in the next cam- in paign." H "What about the Farmers' A llience?' ch "Well, it will not amount to much er: in the politics of the future, because its pa schemes are impracticable and because of it is manipulated by demagogues. I era have always been in favor of the farm- VO ers having more organizations among sh themselves for their own benefit. I re: am a farmer myself and naturally sym- ov pathize with the farmers. I want to th see them prosper, and .amn in favor of of any organization among them that to will effect this result. I do not think that anything in this line can be ac- in complished by the Farmers' Alliance. H On the contrary, I think that it will work great damage to the interest of the farmers. The legislative relief they re seek is class legislation of the simplest kind, and that sort of legislation is c always objectionable on general prin- th ciples and at variance with our maethods t'. of government." . mn "What influence would such legisla- tu tion as the Farmers' Alliance demand w have upon our system of government." fo "If it were possible to conceive of St any such legislation as the Sub-Treasu- re ry, the bonded warehouse, and other vc schemes, it would inevitably lead us into endless confusion and ultimately bc bankruptcy. There could not possibly P1 Ibe any other result from it. But it m does not seem probable to me that any~ such legislation is at all possible." e "General, liow do you account forb the fact that the South, which has al- YF wvays been opposed to class legislation and paternalism in government, has a: gone Imad over the Farmers' Alliance re schemes?" ca "I cannot explain the matter." Sen-p rttor Hampton replied. "The farmers have had a hard time of it during the t past few years. They have not maide atny money. Th'ley are burdened with M debt. They want relief, and, unfortu niately, imlagmne that they can secure It th from the general (I.vern mnent." "W\hat iniuenUce' vill the Farmers' Alliance exercise upon thle Presidential election next year?" "Very little, if any. National elee tionls are only all'eete d. by national issues. The issues raised by the Alli anee are local and class rather than na tionlal. 1 do not think the Presidential question or next year will be materially ati'cted by any action the Farmers' Alliance may take. The tight will be between the two old parties, as usual." wl "Has your experience in tihe Senate ab been a pleasant one?" by "Well, yes; very pleasant. I do not ag believe there is a Republican in the ilnl Senate wvho does not regret that I have an1 been displaced, especially among the t older ones. My re.lations with both lor sides of the Senate have beenl most rui cordial. I think my record has been lar unlique ill at least one respect. Of the m 5m me1asurIes reported by me, as Chai man! of the CommIittee on Military AihlLirs, not one of them was acted de: upon adversely biy the Senate. no "What are my future plans, politi- A ally? I have none. I have done with ad public affirs. I must now look after sa' - personal affairs, which have been g neglected." 3ut the leading newspapers in your te nominated you for Gove:nor the ment Irby was nominated to suc d you in the Senate." I know that. But I am not a can ate. I have never been a candidate anything. I never asked a man to ,e for me. I have not sought public iors. But you have the confidence of the ople of South Carolina. If they in upon your accepting the guberna ial nomination, what then?" This looks like Constance's Neck," lied Gen. Hampton, "and that house re, near the Potqmac, looks just like one where I had an interesting ex lence during the war." What was the incident, General?" 'Well, the same old story; a spy. I I a man who wanted to cross the Lomac, but I aidn't know how to get a over. Well, just then, a man ne in and reported that a .py had ssed the Potomac in the early . rning. We made diligent search him, with but little success, and we re about to give it up when we found a locked up in a box under a bed in house we have just passed. We eed him to disclose the hiding r lace ,he boat in which he had crossed the er, and we used it to send over our ,n who wished to reach the other e." 'What became of the spy?," I asked.. 'I sent him to Richmond. I don't DW what became of him, but I ex :t he was-That is a pretty view of river." 'Presidential candidates? Well, if w York goes to the Convention with Mid delegation it will get the nomi- t ion; if not the nomination will go the West." 'What Western man have you in ir mind's eye?" 'Oh, none in particular. The most ;cure man in a break away from the I orites usually captures the honor." I 'What do you think of Gov. Camp I of Ohio, Gov. Gray of Indiana, Congressman William R. Morrison, d Gen. John M. Palmer of Illinois?" 'They are all good men; but I have thing to say as to their candidacy, -ther than if New York does not pre it a solid front in the convention the mination will go to a Western man." 'What about the Speakership of the Xt House?" 'I think it would be a mistake to ct a Southern man as Speaker. I ink some good Northern or Western in should 'he selected. I think the mocratic party made a.great mis ie in the Fiftieth Congress by elect a Southern man as Speaker of the )use and by giving the pricipal airmanship of committees to South 1 men. Again,I think the Democratic rty made a mistake in the campaign 1888 byflogdingtheNorth withSouth i speakers. It is a bad policy. The ters resent it. If Northern speakers ould be sent into theSouth we should ent it. We kudy more about our en aflairs than outsiders do. I th.ink e Northern voters resented the fact our sending them Southern speakers instruct them in 1888. "Then you are not in favor of elect a Southern man Speaker of the >use of the Fifty-second Congiess. 'Emphatically no." 'What is your opinion of the future ations of the races in the South?" 'Most hopeful. I agree with the re ~at opinion of Senator Carlisle that ere will be less and less of friction be 'een the races; that they will come are and more to understand the mu ility of their interests, and that they 11l more and more co-operate together Sthe common good. In my own ate the coloreed people have great spezt for me. and in any division of tes, caused by the position of the armers' Alliance, I am sure that the st elements among the colored peo Swould co-operate with the best ele ants among the white people." "That being the case, would you not 'l it a public duty to accept the Gu rnatorial nomination if offered to u?" 'I mlust straighten out miy personal airs," replied the General: and he illy looked as i: he wishedI not to be ied upon to make other sacrifices ejudicial to his personal interests. "No: I have no regrets in leaving blie life. I have tried to do my du ,My relations with colleagues in e Senate have been most pleasant. p. publie life all the way through has en regulated by a strict regard for e exactions of the duty imposed upon y, and 1 can not but feel that I have vays labored for the piubiie good, ac -ding to my light.~ As the cars sped away southward1 I ild not but think pleasantly of the cold type of Southern gentleman. T. Tr'oMas FoRTU-NE. The Wrecked Locomoativc. L('olumabia Record 21'th.1 ocomotive "No. ?52," a coal buriner, iich was wrecked on the C.& G. Road >ut fourteen miles above Columbia, running into a washout some days. >, was brought to the city this morn eand will be placed in the Richmond . Danville shops here at once for re rs. WVhen Master Mechanie~ Green's ee get to work on the 252 it won't be g before she will be in first classi ining trim and be making her regu- t trip) over the road again. The loco ive is not near so badly damaged as s at first supposed. ~or the cure of colds, coughs, and a angemient.s of the respiratory or other medicine is so relia er's Cherry Pectoral. It re - hmatic and consumpti N lanced stages of di - - wed innumerable 11 - GEORGIA CENTRAL GONE. 'he Richmond and West Point Terminal Octopus Scoops it in. [From the New York Sun.] A rumor exists in Atlanta for the last ew days to the effect that a large move tient was on foot as to the disposition f the Central Railroad of Georgia. It said that the Terminal Company will ase the Central for 99 years. Pat Cal Loun will go to Savannah this week nd will discuss the matter with the flicers and directors of the Central tailroad there and with Gen. Alex .der. On the rumor that the road vould be leased for 99 years, the stock, vhich has heretofore been selling from 10 to 112. has advanced to 118 and 119. 'here is no doubt that the subject of be lease is now under discussion, and he terms proposed guarantee 7 per ent. net on the stock of the Central >ayable semi-annually. It is under tood that the lease will be made under he name cf the Georgia Pacific road nstead of the Terminal Company. This vill make a continuous line from ;avannah to the Mississippi River at Xreenville where the road will connect vith the Gould system and with their oads running direct to the Pacific )cean. It is not improbable that solid rains will run from Savannah to the Pacific coast within six months. It is inderstood that Mr. Gould is very nuch in favor of the lease, and says it vill be a greai move toward the devel ipment of Savannah as a great port. 'his will also give a short line from 5avannah to Washington via Augusta. THE DEAL MADE. SAVANNAH, March 18.-The lease of he Central Railroad of Georgia to the tichmond and West Point Terminal 3ompany in the name bf the Georgia ?acific Railway was practically decided ipon at a mecting of the Central Rail -oad directors here to-day. The Termi ial's' proposition was discussed and -eferred to a committee, which agreed ipon the terms of the lease to-night rhe lessees will take the road and as ume its indebtedness, and will guar Lntee the stockholders 7 per cent on the :apital stock, which is $7,400,000. John E. Inman, Hugh Inman, Samuel In nian, John C. Calhoun. Pat Calhoun, harles H. Ph.nizey and Mr. Swant of Sew York, were at the meeting to-day. President Inman left her to-night for &ugusta. He will be in New York 2ext week, where the lease will be con aemated. It is said to-night thatevery ,hing will be transferred in about two weeks. The lease of the .Central will will give the Georgia Pacific a through ine from Savannah to the Mississippi River. AN INTERESTING RAILROAD RUMOR [Special to News and Courier.] COLUMBIA, March 18.-A trustwor hy visitor from the Peidmont is au hority for the statement that something specially noteworthy now in - progress with the Richmond and Dan ville and the Georgia Central railroads. Re believes that Capt. S. V. McBee, president of the Richmond and Dan-A ille, is about to be elevated to even a igher position than that which he now so ably fills. He says that the visit of Capt. Mc.Bee to Georgia, which was reported recently in the News and Courier from Columbia, means a great eal. Capt. McBee, he says, visited Au gusta and was to leave Atlanta to-night for Asheville. He said that one of the shippers in Greenville said that the instructions now were that it makes no difference to the local agents whether goods be shipped by the Richmond and Dan ville or by the Georgia Central. This, he said, means something, as he under stood and others understood that has been business rivalry between the roads. The information of the infor mant is that Mr. Inman is to get the place now held by Mr. Cecil Gobbett, and that Capt. McBee is to be given a position to include the business direc tion of the Georgia Central and the Richmond and Danville. There may not be anything in the logic of the deductions, but it is interesting all the same. La Gri ppe Attacks 250 soldiers at Once.1I MINNEA POLIS, March 1.-A special L the Tribune from Omaha says: "250 soldiers at Fort Omaha are down with La grippe. The hospital is filled with sick men." 4,000 DowS WITH TH E GRIP. PITSBURG, March 20.-The grip is :horoughly epidemic in Pittsburg and Eully 4,000 eases are reported. Several f the most prominent physicians are laicted, and at every business firm .umbers at least one down with the lisease. Among those whose death can >e directly attributed to grip is Alder nan Cassidy, well known in city affairs, vho died to-day. The disease is far nore aggravated than ever known iere. Again the Belied Buzzard. [ From the Philadelphia Press.] LANCASTER, March 8.--The famous 'beled buzzard," which has been n various sections of the coutry auth as Georgia, has made nce in the lower end o Villami Johnson of o stuck and Benja p lence townshi ead inctly hear 'Fins-r SEVE e only DISCRIMINA. -2axN at KLETTNER'S. IEYERYBODY 1$ WELlt