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115e bm tot ESTA.BLISIE-D 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., TU ESDAY, JULY 30, U)OL TWICE A WEEK(1.5( A YEAR fl r A mi i i n inA sam T11 AI-IAAr/..............ut-%. I o.. ...... . . -- _ FORMALLY LAUNCHED. THE 81111' WAS 0IlCISTINICD IIY M111S ANDEICsON. Thouaudn Wltlcnss Scene -Lllgger, Stroiger and Fiater than iler Nmesike W hoHO S111pes lums a Liie in I llhait U11irbor. Philadelphia, July 27.--The bat tleship Maine designed to be bigger, stronger and faster than her name sake whoso shapoless mass lies inl the harbor of Habana, was launchot from the yards of ta,) Wvn. Cramp Ship and Engine Building company. The great hull's initial dip into the waters of the Delaware river was a success in every way. One of the largest crowds that has over seen a warship leave the ways at Cramp's yard was on hand and patriotism ran wild as the ship left her cradlo. Launching of warships at Cramp's have boon so frequent that., in late years, such events have lost much of their attractive power. The pres once of the immense crowd at todays christening was largely due to the fact that the no.v ship boars the namo of the ill-fated Maine. Ken sington, the great industrial section, wherein the shipyard is located, took a holiday find attonded the launch. Thousands of persons from other parts of the city were on hand and as the yard was thrown open to the public overy vantage point in the confines of the place swarrued with humnity. The wenther was beau tiful. There was just enough cool breozo from the river to temper the warm rays of the sun. Although the number of invited guests was not as large as usual there was a good attendance of naval and civil ollicials. President McKinley, Secretary Long, Admiral Dewey, Capt. Sigs boe and other naval dignitaries who received invitations were unable to attend. It was the intention to have some of the survivors of the Maine witness the launching but none were present. The honor of chllstoning the ship was given to Miss Mary Proble Anderson, of Portland, Mo., a lescon dant of the Problo family that has added naval honors of. the country. Next to the ship itself, Miks Ander son was the contre of interest and her every movement was closely fol lowed. At 10.25 Miss Anderson ste.pped up on the stand that had been erected at the bow of the hull. She was escorted by Henry S. Cramf and was accomp.nn anied by Gov. 1i ,11 his staff', her parents and several other memibers of her family. IJo fore she arrived the knockmng away of tihe blocks from under the great mass of steel had begun and all was ready when the tide slacked. 'Then the hose piece, the last timber that held the ship was sawed in twain and the vessel began to move. B3efore she had receded a foot, Miss Ander son, true to custom, struck the bow of the Maine a blow with the bot tle of champagne and formally christened her. As the vessel slid off the ways a great shout went up anId every steam craft in tile vicinity began a tooting of whistles. The Maine after she rpached midstream, was taken in tow by several tugs and brought to the shore. A fter the launch an informal lunch was served in the mould loft of the ship1 yard. "lHe must have been a pretty nice man." "Indeed, he Was." "Yob, he must have been. Why, his life was insured for $30,000, andl yet his family seemed genuinely sorry to have him die."-Philadel p)hia Record. Impeounious, Poet--Good news, dear. That pooni of mine Wife--has it been accepted at last? .Poet-No; but I've learned that there is a new magazine just started in London that I haven't submitted it to yet.--Glassgow Evening Times. The average man would rather have his wife act like the .devil and look like an angel than to act like an angel and to look like the dievil 'rocet'linge oft thu A nual illeotIng in 0o lun bsin --Mr. EIIr<l. Whon hu eai Iu1nMUn Presicient of tio tatto Allianet, Maken 1i6 eeech of Erncorago nimoent-A unsmmlttoo Is A p. hlointcd to Consider the Mutiter of Ioorgani Ztion . [News and Courier, 26th. Columbia, July 25.-Tho State Alliance concluded its work Thurs day morning. 1'horo was not much to be done. The main purposo just at this timo is to reorganize the or ganizattion. Business, the fortilizer and cotton seed oil giestions are, bo. ing mtado the chief grounds for the renewed appeals for tho Alliance. At the meeting today a central coin Inittee, consisting o: President 1). F. Elird, W. N. Elder, vice president and State lecturer, and A. C. Lylos, presidont of tho directors of tho Alli anco Exchange, was appointed to arrange for the plan of reorganiza tion and have it carried into effect. The best method of pushing the ro organization will be left to this spo. cial committee. Tho committee will consult with local interest in each county as to how the interests in the Alliance can be bert 'nvinated, and will try to carry out as far its possi ble the suggest ions made for the va rious counties. The committee will decido whether it will be bost to on ploy an organizer and put him into the field as a paid worker. The directors of the State Alli anco held a business meeting this morning, but did nothing. An ad journod meeting of the board will be hold at Columbia on Wednesday af ternoon of Fair week. 'resident Wilborn, of the National Alliance, attended the session of the State Alliance. President Elird, of the State Alli anco, in taking hold of the organiza tion for the next year, had the fol lowing to say: Brethren: You havo elected me to be your president for the ensuing year, for which I thank you. In the palmy days of the Farmers' Alliance it was a position sought after by many and has been filled by some of South Carolina's most worthy sons. It has been currently reported that we as an organization were (load. When we look around and see the honest faces and hear the sober words of you Alliancomon hero in council assembled we are make to exclaim: "It is false !" Wo are alive and will remain so. We have often hoard it most truthfully expressed "that the darkest hour is just before dawn" of the reorganization of our b)eloved Order. Roeorganizpl Why not? Are you ready to give up the fight when we have accomplished so much al ready ? Lot us say wve will go for wvard, put a man in the field, a man with a backbone, who will dare and do,-and when we meet here one year hence this halt will be filled with delegates. I feel my inability to presride over you, but with your aid I hope to steer the ship safe into the harbor. I now commend you to the work for the coming year and ask you to go at it in earnest and you will come back bearing the fruit of your labors. There seems to be precious litt10 life about the lianco just at this time, but there fino tolling what vi tality may bet given by systematic or ganization, and possibly it may again be the groat business and more espe cially political power that it was about ton years ago. RaIn in Texas. Topeka, Kas.,.. July 27.-Kansas been redeemed from the ravages of the drought. The rain which started in numerous portions of the State last night has been continued during the day and reports receivedl heo tonight say that the rain is still fall. ing in several places in the State. Everything points to a rainy spell which will be of inestimable value to Kansas. A dispatch from Scandia says that rain has fallen throughout the north of the State, with prospects for a further downpour tonight. La Crosse reports that Rush county is tonight having a heavy rain and that grass and_stock water is abundant. Govrnor Illno,il- Up CotlntlPion for nii1 l:eltnpolnntent. [Nows and (Courier, 20th. I For somo timo Gov. McSwooney hits hlen trying to straighten out (ho Ulniborg I r a tiryship tat tor. I to has now hohl up the commission for the roappoiltntmiit of the county treasurer mal does not expect to issue a ConaIIIkftO1 until the aimout, of the rore>old shortage has booi set.tl.1( Ml[r. A. W. Jones, of the (omp trollor (Ontl':1 office, has Ib3een at Ilhnbl{erg for mm timo iivest iglt ing tle situation Olte, aind hoe hits mado anl oflicial report, in which lho states that there is a shortage of over, $2,800. 1'Ite report roads as follows: Uamborg, July 23, 1901. Tho annual statoment made this 23rd day of July, 1901, with J. Dick. inson county treasurer of Bamberg County, for State, county and school taxes and dispensary funds, for the fiscal year 1900, and brought down to the dato afo'resaid shows that he is due the several funds $2,278.68, in excess of the cash in his hands as follows: 1)11. Due Stato, cash balance. . $ 7 1 21 Due school, cash balanco. . 3,029 oI Total. ...............$(,313 80 Ca. Cash checks........... .$ 487 85 Cash in bank............ 210 40 Overpaid county. . . . . 1,360 87 Balance due.............2,278 (;8 Total .... .........$4,3.13 80 Gov. MeSwooney does (not think that an officer should go into a new term of oflico with an outstanding shortage such as this, and he expects the solicitor and county authorities to see that the amount is collected and paid in at duco. It appears that the county treas urer has indemnified his bondsmen and that they aro perfectly satisfied with property they have for thoir protection, but Gov. McSweeney does not think it fair to the State or the county for the oilicer to go ahead with the collection of taxes with an outstanding debt. Gov. MeSweonoy will again call the condition of affairs to the att.on tion of the delegation and ask for actionl. The treasurer was. recommended for reappointment by the delegation and upon their recommendation, bo fore Gov. McSwoonoy knew of the shot tage, lie reappoitned him and the senate confirmed (lie appointmen t. The treasurer has no commission for his new term. If the solicitor had proeouted the matter to the grand jury and a true bill had been brought in there would havo ee noCl 1 difli culty. Gov. McSwooeney will insist upon some new treasurer taking charge of the office, or that the present trens urer settle his outstanding and( ad mitted liability before collecting taxes for the present year. To say the least it aple9rs to lie a curious condition of affairs. The treasurer does not seem to b>e held responsible by his fellow citiz~ens, nis ho has on file a strong bond for his nowv term of office, lBut Gov. M~c Sweeney wants the old balance set tled before issuing a new commission. Not Ignorance Bat (haaelessness Ledt to Mlistako. Tfhe Lancaster Enterprise of this week says: "The State says a good story is going the rounds in Columbia about the ignorance of a dispenser who sent his weekly profits to the treas urer of Richland County instead of to the treasurer of his own county. It doubtless is a good story and it is a pity to spoil it; but the truth of history demands that it shall be done. There was no ignorance about it; the check, letter and everything were all right. Tihe man who addressed the letter, howeover, absent-mindodly wrote 'Columbia' when ho intended to write the name of his county on it; and the official in Columbia got it because of -the similarity of his name to that of the official to whom it was addressed." McLaurin is Asked to Resign. TIi.1.MAN 1)l-NO1N(oI:1) HI l COJ.1,1SA. 1).ntiocrattu ISxc'nitivo CJomislitteu I'n,i;t Cesouttimmar AskIcIg the Junitor Smontor to linntl Its ll i l. htii osi o o Aceco tL of Illn (IIIit"I Ae tlton(1 tnsii Volt ;;n ( on - [)aily Nevs.] Colulumbia, S. C., Jnly 25. ---I I t h domnoeratic execut ivo conI it too mnt t ing this evening Mr. M1fgill proposed the following: "13e it. rosolvedl that in addlition to taking the regularly preribod with to lbito the result of the pri.iary that, all candidatos for congress in Ihw special primary plodgo tholmseolves to support aind aidvocaito ats membnIers of Conlgress tho principles and doctrines of tho doinoerati party as plroiul gatod until the sano shlill have been regularly chiaiiged by a convention of the party. "Resolved further that the ean" ii dates shall pledge t ileIselves to su p port the action of the democrat ie C1111(1 11H.'' Mr. Appell.s sid hll saw no occasion for a change of the iidgo. The con. htitution fixed the pledge at th last Stato convention. Ilo wanted anll amendment to 1t lodfgo so as to ro (luiro it to req1lire obligations to tho. State and national plat forms. The pledge was now sutlicient and the comnnittoo hats no right to make and (haIlgo. lie hld nlo objection to thlo resoll tion; his fight, would ho entirely in the party and he could not be forced out of the democratic party. Mr. Magill said this was a day of advancoment. No objection could be uad. to tho resolution by any good doiocrat and tho const itutioun al. lowed tho party to look to the best interests of the "policy" of this party. The man who rofuses to take the pro posed oath has no right to run in the coming p1imary for congr1ss. There was nothing in the constitution in conflict with this. Mr. Appelt said that the constitu tion could not bo changed and ho did not think the oath ought to lie changed or could be amended by the coinnit! o. M1Ir. Dl.al opposed the resolution on the ground that he did not bolieve in Lying ur a cogressman or binding him to dead issues. The State Democratic executivo con.rlPitteo tonight after a hard light passed the following resolution call ing on Senator McLaurin to resign at once: "Whereas, the lHon. Jno L. McLau rin, junior United States senator, elected to rep)resent the State of South C.nrolinai ini the national con) gross, hais by h's oflicial atctionis anid votes in that body ignored the nia tional Democratic piat fo-;m and there by miscopresented his State and his Democratic constituents wvho electedl himii. "Therefore, lBe It Roesolved: That it is the sense and1( conviction of the State D)omocratic exeenrtivo commxiit too that Senator .J. L. McLaurini from tihe stand point of hlonesty and sol f re spect should tendoer his ungulalified resignation immediately." Senator Tiliman waus sovere in his udenunciation of McLaurinl. The com-. mitte'e refuised to table the resolution by a vote of 21 to 5 and it wvas ad opted b)y tihe sam1o1 vote. The resolution asking for McL~au rn's resignation wvas ofi'ored by Rich ards and was a substitute to that of Magill and the Magill resolution was dropped, R ich a,r ~' h1 aving been adopted. Patience--Minco pie always keeps me awake at night. Patrice-it never trolubles me, but the plagued cats koop1 me awake. Patrice-is that so? I never ato any eqts.--Yonkoers Statesman. Better upright in poverty than un.. prmncipled with millions. Wisdom is the art of being out when peopie call who want to bor row. The man is never 0old who, the longer ho l?ves. lives the more. Me(( n Mr+ 4r the st it tntoPr(wi IYiNrIOtl, with T I-.~ c('mI Ion . treU t iner (Ic Het wec"i Norfolk avid N.ew York. 'Now York, .1 ly .- -'ho I nino cents A broad," i. 0., t ho mloirnbhrs of the South Car'Ilila State 1're'; rx cursionl pariy", Iuualed hero ihis aftor 11o11n after Iavigi b('een badly fooled by I athor Nt)mI low. 'ihe stamor Jlmeo:tIoVn -ail(led fromt Norfolk Ves I('rdaty aft ernoon0(1 with r;overal hun (dred( pattt;eng1rr, ab(lotr, l, long-11 whomn w( ro 1.h11 Pross nwohiterI'. EVCLry I.hiIg wa' lovely, lit, wvvv rippled 1)Ie'1lhI and at ii gorg(eou moon1 'ciu!I a siilvolry"'(1 ,flgeiner( o)ver Ia sceno i hat botokenod no ditiastter. Againt all wot. woll wit h t ho I'ross Iilgrimnt; initil It o'vloel, this mloriing. TlIoi didl Nep tuno ;:I,rt. at will. Strange11 silcnco beg"anl to sottle, tlt(n ritndomn ru;ho. with im1)otuous spoed, fol. lIove(l by diro and lImonttlo w)tndl:;. .l'very soul aboard, includ r'" 4o111o (if tho Crow, were Hoisick, wi t h only two except ions. Mr-s. Auli atndl Mr11. W\. K. Juoes arI- tho natvt!l herooH. Mtn)' old I ravellers who hand never Ibeoen se'iek Ib'foro sul ccul ed OnL tihis occatsion. Tho Sia Was high and (hippv. T'he ora)ty was lasled over tito up1)r" d(1('k and tho et1nl ity SpIroal oIl Oh winrs of wind and Wavh:. I i a f0w 1ours somei polleaco and mlluclh traiItluility WIs restored. At New Y"ork all wo"ro able to land, wher i royal wol(ollo niet. them. This was extr:-ded by ox Einrg Johnt F. Hobbes, form erly of South Caro lina atn1 tho I iolbrides Islim and, who wis tlost coUrtoouhslv Issisted by Mr. L. C. Speer;, a well known young South Carolitian, now ono of the stal of Iito N w York Timles. '1'o morrow theo) journloy to Buall'lo will b) rOnilmed, an11d it has 1een dciI, to go to Montreal, Queboeo and Catna dliant poinlts. Tlonlight u;igh tteoimg and tteat.res aro the rule. S. E. N. ItAINS IN MISSOUnI. liut the 1)utamtago fron 1)rought Is Nty (lrcal. Kansas City, July 27.----Genoral rims which havo fallon over the greater part. of westorn Missouri and K ansas in the past 2.1 hours have given this portion of the southwest temporary reliof from tho drought. Rleports receive(d at the railroad oldtI1ltrtors indicnte that. the rains fell in the westorn half of tho Mis. soori and in nearly 1111 parts of Kan. HnH withI tho exception of a fow north westorl countiesf. The fall wis heaviest bot.wet Kansas City and M~aplo H ill, 1Ka11. Ini someI phlicos in eastorn1 K ansas, the fall meaoisure'd 2 5 inchos. G ood rans a1 re also0 reportedi along t.ho M~ompis railroad, as far soulth as A rkuiansa and as far east s the Mississippi river. Rin foil at dliffere,nt points all day today and1( is still coin g dlown ton ight. F rodorl ek WVolhI ouse, the largest apple gr-ower in K annas is authority for then st at,'Inent. timt, apples in that State will almost maike a full crop. Peaches andi grapes and1 late vario tios' of fruit will mako1( an average Crop, it is bel1itv(ed, if conditions con - tinuo fav~oramble. Oats and1( potatoes iln Kalnsats at least were beyond help two woeks bofore the rair.s camo,. It alwvays seemsl1 like a miracle, to a mantl tihe way a woman willI manage a big hait, a long skirt, ia bundlo ando lhen rol1igior, in ia igh~ wVind(. WVhon Evo bit into the applo she p)robably to(lith snake thiat she wvas tired of forever taking her hundred's advice. As far as appearances go, a woman will act more c'omffortably whilo her boairt is loloding than sho d1oos when oshe has a hang-nail. Whein a mani gets married thorn is at least one woman that ho loses all huis influence with. WVomen are such a puzlo. to won becannot they are so much of a pz zlo to themselves. Thinking wecll is wvise ; platnning well is wiscr ; (oing well1 is wvisest nnd best of all.-Pran Preverh. 1ui' t lark D Ie) t r (' beruv'N Nighat I'olIt - ,11111 -It "1' ricli ) to i h Ip Iit WVIre, II'he tate, h Ii.' (Iraw, .11 ly S.----Tomu MIlurrav, a whito nigh( t policeInitt of C('horiw, shot ind inst atilty iki(led hl [is ftihor it -law, A. A. icDlontal, nil old gn tIoln i(m f ylrs of ag(', litot 'Tures. diay ttvening,. 'ho I.agdy oc re, itlont four miles from Choriaw tinl itll IIto fitctH cione:t<:d u illt l1 h 1omiiihl ' h'v justi. 11w(n b,roghlt ou1t by tho c'oroneor's:in l piet . Ai ,iit I w, ye'ars itg i lrrty marl i Iil -' i-i (li(i oM l thi , who at tho timto of heor nItrriia,o wats tho molther1 of onlo "fatlhorl"tss chil." '1'hi has at1'IVilw 11 bt'('n at Sn 0111, )Of discord inl Ihifr im atriIgo rlitlionis which nl - miinatttd M 1ondl'y muoringll by Mlur ray kicking hor out of hirr houo itl Lolling lier tlitt, if "ho retutrntel ho would kill her. The womotan having nto itilernauttivo went to her father's botuo. MuIiirra Horli i to Iitv ro Ietedt't of his crulel action Tueosty Ando( wont to "lcDonal's to indlueo his wife to roturn11 t.) Clhortw with him, bult, with tho proviso timt t,S 1hbnlit to it good whi[pp Iing from him. '1'his, of C'ur!-,(', was('; out of hilo ritieStionl, so tho a god fathor n('aIv'it orod to plrsutlo him back to towNi. As sfl(oo1 a- th:ey rotc hed t~WIi ic D)ollialti wont. to '.lriat J w: tic'; 8tam (i('ld to consullt with h1im1 in tho ml1t - t('r, al.-O to got out at warranItil 11gai61:1 hIi' 011- in-layw bindlin;; himin over to leep)1 tho pteac'. le)oaithl retturned to his 1omet itl thlougit tht nlt.tl('r 'oded. Blut tho sitno afterilon ('uIesndtav) ltr ray, iIccoimpanietl by a friend, ( eorgo Browin went back to McDn ilild's ho111, and as oon its hi:; wifo i;aw himl Coilling shie rani1 out of the hotm o atd iid. Mc)onahl was 11(t inl his houto whoit thy got. Ihere, blut wIs on tho premises. Murray failing to find his wifu inl tho iousot p rocoode( to " raiso (ain" a1nd ctrsed and smalitSlo(d up things gnotrtily. ()ld mn McDion 1(ald ioftring aill this noiso cam11o inl itnd found th1oso two 111011 in pot3sessHion of ovorythin,g. I Ho or (ored thom out, of his Ihouso itt tho 81am10 tilo reaching up1) for his Ahot gun to oiforco his coiunitntd, )t, this was titheit from him by ilis alged wife, who did no01. wi:h to soo blood shod. Mufrra y andl Brown thon re troated to tho front. yard 1111( kept up hoir curoS andl ibufsos. Mc Donald againl orlerod them to leav out of th frnIt gat o0 down to thin mili noar b)y, but1 Muirray retfusedu to go and1 contLinuedO hils profaniity. antd wenit out it theo yard anud just as8 iho hold( it to strikoi is oppon)nt, Mu1irra1y quickly drew a pistol and shuot.1 his fatther in-lamw ini the region of t 1he ort. McDonald 01ank to the ground ando in a fowv minutes wis~ 1ha1 ntot yot beon caiptuirod. (Goorgo IBrowni waOs arresltd a(1 an a1 iccomptlico and1( is now iln jil1 Th'o symnpathy of to e ntiro com. mnunity is with McD)onal wholI stood wvell in his commiunoity atnd mutcrificod his8 life int de0fenco of 11is Cilidt anid P'ara of thn F-Ilrneltrci (iuvo Waly )urinog the E'veing RuhKI. New York, ,July 25.--Thoro waso al broak yeutordaiy In tht st ructural 9teel wvork of the .Brooklyn bridgo, tho most serious in theo history of the structure, and just at the ovoning rush hour, shortly aifter 6 o'clock. All ' train and trolloy traflic on the bridge wast st(olppd by t.ho polico as8 ai procautionary measurl1o, and1( ast a conlseqjuenc seoral hundred thou satnd personso worn comupolled to wvalk, fillinig tho promnenado full and ovorflowing into 11h0 roadways. Now York, July 25 - Another strandi of theo Brooklyn bridgo hroke tis mnorning whilo exports were ex aiinig it. All carC traflio is 81us. ponlded( oxcept ano occatsiontal shnttkc train on tihe south track. Repairi are expected to he completed withir two days, wvhen traffic wvill be re sumod~t. COURT NAMED TO TRY SCHLEY. t'-i\Vl":""iu-i;N'1N AND 1(1:M1(1gKLY 11V1,14 St inli11ill h be\Ilot'41 ttN t, WVit - 1,1' ;, a ll in ll .'ul1; li in I,o 1nlb Il,r .-o "r1 Comp-mnct or 1 11i t 111 oll i'LH, Washin g toni, J4ul y 25. --Socrotary I,cong i annii umlired lthdiy tit tih boart of iniquiry to intvostigato tho con)tro vortred poinks in cOnnewelion withi Adl niril Schley's condut. diiring tih Span1ih wnr w\;t.\ill 11i c'otlposedv of Ali. Imiril I 'l'\y, Ir!sieulcnt, mald .iear Admlhirl"tl:; Lw\'i:; A. blRimhorly and N. K. ioen n. 'l'ho court will moot in Wa'ishington SpL+)emhor 12. '1'ho jildg; advw to of th court 111H not yot. beon sOIcted land tho proco)ts to tho cour1 wiloch arm being prepareild by (iti.. Iwmn loy, jiiudgl) adlvocaLo grlt-nI, air not. yot colplotod. 'ho scopo of tho inqIuiry will not bo knIown until tho procoptH and tho order for convontng tho court aro is tiOud. it is vxpected that they will bo promulglateld by 1ho (lopartment tomurrow. Soerotlry Long says thi I)roceedinlgs of Iho court will bo p)1-n1 imd[ tho wvideat- 1atitudco will bo p)or, m)ittod inl tho maittter of witniosHov. il'Itr Aduiriail Schley will ho repre tim.tld by counsc+I. tiecrtary 1,om.g pointod out that nonno of th ollicor on tho court, asH far Its knowln, hadt([ oxI)res>d an opin ion colcernin; (Ito Sailupon- Sl chley cotrov-rsy, andlcl )ossHessOd al i1a11)ltr tiil spirit. Ilar Admiral Kimborly n111d 14oar Adhmiral I Boldhmil aro bti rotirod olilcorH. FEEiTRADE, NOW. 1'r.ien t IniUe Porto niro 'roc lamit i Tailli lle voklt. Washington, ,July 25.-Tho prosi (on1t ha104 issued his proclalaittion o tlablishinrg froo tratde botwoon Porto iico and vhth lnitold Stato and do cla1riig tho organization of a civil govormuinent for the iIland. ''ho proellamatiion is purely formal and only in th body of the rosolu t1o1 tuoplod b)y tbho 1orto .1ican logitilatlro horotoforo pub)lishod dos it a1)p)oir thal the inland is sot freo cm1110rc ially tomiorrow inl com.iomi0 oration of tho inlliversary of 1.ho plant iig of tiho Auiricnl 0la . on th islandl. T1ho plruelanrtion is h1ond "Closition of Tariif-----.Porto Rico." It rooitos that the act of April 12, 1 ,)OO. (othorwion known as the fiorak or1 ne(t) pro0 vided( that. whienover tihe ar'dt putl in[to) operaltion1 aI sysit.em of local aIxalt ion to mnoot the noods1 of the govi)rnmentu, arnd by resuolut,ioun so niotiliod the presiden., the latter salll issue0 a prochlmation anid all dui. tionon411~ gods pasinfg bewIoonI tire conso0. As the( IogislatLure has' com plied with tire roquirroont of Lire act ini termis not out in the reooln Lione, which airo (iuoted1 in frull in the body13 of Lthe p)roclaiiILonl, that docu-. "Thioroforo I, William11 McK.inloy, preOsidentl of t,ho Uuntitod States, in puIrsuanIlc of the provisions of the iawv abiovo quotedl and( upon01 tihe foro goinrg duo1 notificaltion, dot hereby is-. 81uo this(, my13 procllmationi, and1( de clare and maluko known that a civil government for Porto Rico has booni orgaizedto mn accordance with the provisiouns of saidl act of congress. "And 1 (10 further declare arnd mako1( known that tie logislative asa seombly of P'orto Rlico has enacted and pult inIto oportion a system of local taxationl to moet tihe nOcessi tios of the governmont of Porto Rico. "In witniess whereof, I have here unrto not my hand1( and caused the seal of the United Statos to be affixed. "Dono at the city of Washington, this the twenty-fifth day of July in in tihe year of our Lord, one thlousanld r ine hundred and one, and of the In doepondonco of tihe United States, the one hundred and twventy-sixthi. "William McKinley. "By the president, David J. ill], V acting secretary of State." Th'le acrobat is always willing tg do a good turn,