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k ? " THE MESSAGE 01 CUBA. President HcKinle; Commonicates His Recommendac tions to Congress. ASKS AUTHORITY TO USE FORGE. Intervention Without Recognition of the Republic or of Belligerency Urged. rh? President Declares That, la the Interest of Humanity and For the Protection of Our Peculiar Interests* Spain Mast End Her Unavailing Efforts at Government of the Island ? The Precedents In This Government's History For Snch a % Course?The Maine Disaster. However Explained, Shows That Spain Cannot A fiord Proper Protection to Foreigners In Cuba?Favors the Granting of Authority For Such Use of the Armed Forces as He May Deem Neceseary to Put an End to Hostilities and to Secure a Stable GovernmentHe Also Asks For an Appropriation to Be Used For the Relief of Such of the People as Are Still In Xeed ? The Whole Matter Now Left With Congress Washisotox, D. C. (Special).?President m* vkaatk Uavi/Ioo aanf ta f!nn. I wviAuiivjr ob uvvu mvuuwj w?* w wureas his message on the Cuban question. The President asks Congress to authorize and empower him to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the Government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to secure the establishment of a stable Government capable of maintaining order and observing Its international obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity and the security of Its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval foroas of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes: The Congress of the United States: Obedient to that precept of the Constitution whioh oommands the President to give from time to time to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and to recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient, it becomes mr duty now tb address your body with regard to the grave crisis that has arisen in the relations of the: United States to Spain by reason of the warfare tnat for more than three years has raged in the neighboring island of Cuba, k I do so because of the intimate connection ^ of the Cuban question with the state of our own Union, and the grave relation the oourse whioh it is now incumbent upon the nation to adopt most needs bear to tho traditional policy ot oar Government, if it' Is to accord with the precepts laid down by the founders of the Republic and religiously observed by suooeeding administrations to the present day. The Conflict* In Caba. The present revolution is but the successor of other similar insurrections which have ooourred in Cuba against the domln-. ion of Spain, extending over a period of nearly halt a century, each of which, during its progress has subjected the United States to great effort and expense in enforcing its neutrality laws, oaused enormous losses to American trade and commerce. caused irritation, annoyance, and disturbance among our citizens, and by the exercise of cruel, barbarous and uncivilized practices ot warfare shocked the sensibilities and offended the humane sympathies of our people. The Present Conflict. Since the present revolution began in February, 1S95, this country has seen the fertile domain at our threshold ravaged by Are and sword in the course of a struggle unequalled la the history of the island, and rarely paralleled as to the number of the combatants and the bitterness ot the contest by any revolution ot modern times whero a dependent people, striving to be ? free, have been opposed by the power of the sovereign state. Our people have beheld a once prosperous community reduced to comparative want; its lucrative commerce virtually paralyzed; its exceptional productiveness diminished; Its fields laid waste; Its mills in ruins, and its people perishing by tens ot thousands from hunger*and destitution. Preventing Filibustering. The President then refers to the efforts made by this government to proven; unlawful acts In aid of the Cubans and the action taken by President Cleveland to bring abont peace?still, he oontinues, the war continues unabated. The Reroncentration Policy. The policy of devastation and concentration inaugurated by the Captain-General's bands of October 21,1896, In the province of Pinor del Rio was thence extended to embrace all of the island to which the power of the Spanish arms was able to reach by occupation or by military operations. The peasantry, including all dwelling in the open agricultural interior, were driven into the garrison towns or Isolated places hel<l; by the troops. The raising and movement! of provisions of all kinds were interdicted. The fields were laid waste, dwellings unroofed and fired, mills destroyed, and, in snort, everymiag mat couiu uesuiaio ijtu land and reader It unfit for human habitation or support was commanded by one or the other of the contesting parties, and executed by all the powers at their disposal. By the time the present administration took office a year ago, reconcentration, so called, had been made effective over the better part of the four central and western, provinces, Santa Clara, Matanzas. Havana and Pinar del Bio. The agricultural population, to the estimated number of 300,000 or more, was herded within the towns and their immediate vicinage, deprived of the me ins of support, rendered destitute of shelter, left poorly clad and exposed to the. most unsanitary conditions. As the scarcity of food increased with the devastation' of the depopulated areas of production,: destitution and want became misery and starvation. Month by month the "death rate Increased in an alarming ratio. By March, 1897, according to conservative os* :imates from official Spanish sources, the mortality among the reconceDtrudos, from starvation and thn diseases thereto incl, dent, exceeded fifty per centum of thoir total number. As I said in my message of last December, It was not civilized warfare. It was extermination. The only peace it could beget was that of the wilderness and the grave. The President then reviews at some length the impotent military operations of Spain and the efforts made by their government to relieve the wretched reconcentrados. ... _ .. . s , , Continuing he says: The necessity for n change in the condition of the reconcenIrados is recognized by the Spanish government. Within n feir days past the orders of General Weyler have been revoked, the reconcentrados, it is said, are to be permitted to return to their homes, and aided to resume the self-supporting pursuits of peace; public works have beer ordered to give them employment, and a sum of (600,000 has been appropriated foi their relief. The war in Cuba is of such a nature that short of subjugation or extermina tion, a final military victory for either sidq seems impracticable. Our Dntr to Intervene. Realizing this, it appeared to De my duty. Id a spirit of true frieudliness no less tc Spain than to the Cubans, who have sc muoh to lose by the prolongation of the struggle, to seek to bring about an immediate termination of the war. To this end, I submitted on the 27th ultimo, as a result of much representation and correspondence through the United States Minister at Madrid, propositions to the Spanish government looking to an armistice until Octobei 1 for the negotiation of peace with the food offices of the President. In addition, asked the immediate revocation of the order of reconcentration, so as to permit the people to return to their farms, and the needy to be relieved with provisions and supplies from the United States, co-operating with the Spanish authorities so as tq afford full relief. Spain's Reply to Our Suggestions. The reply of the 8panish Cabinet was received on the night of the 81st ulto. It offers, as the means to bring about Peact In Cuba, to comruO *ne preparation tuerbof to the insular Parliament, Inasmuch a* the concurrenoe of that body would be necessary to reaoh a final result, It being, however, understood that the .powers reserved by the constitution to the central government are not lessened or diminished. As the Cuban Parliament does not meet until the 4th of May next, the Spanish Government would not objeot, for Its part, to accept at once a suspension of hostilities if asked for by the insurgents from the U?ni>nit.ln-dhl?f tn whom It wonld ner tain In such case to determine the duration and conditions of tho armistice. The propositions submitted by General Woodford, and reply of the Spanish Government, were both in the form of brief memoranda, the texts of which are before me, and are substantially in the 1 an ifu age above given. The function of the Cuban Parliament in the matter of "preparing" peace, and the manner of its doing so, are not'expressed in the Spanish memorani dum; bot from General Woodford's explanatory reports of preliminary discussions preceding the final conference it is understood that the Spaalsh Government stands ready to give the lnsnlar Congress | full powers to settle the terms of peace with the insurgents?whether by direct nek totlation or indirectly by means of legislation does not appear. With this last overture In the direction >f immediate peace and its disappointing reception by Spain, the Executive was irought to the end of bis effort. The President continues his message by naking liberal extracts from his communication to.Congress last December show'ng the consistent stand he has taken; he ilso refers to the position taken by Presilent" Grant in 1875 as being in line with she present Executive's policy. The President then points oat "the inI sanvanunoa anh nntlhvn nf a rtfw*. ignition of belligerence, which, whilo Adding to the already onerous burdens of aeutraiity within our own jurisdiction, jouid not in any way extend our influence or ?ffeotiTe offices in the territory of hostilities." Recognition Not Wise. Nothing has since occurred, continues the President, to change my view in this regard?and I reoogntze as fully now as then that the lssuanoe of a proclamation of neutrality, by which process the socalled recognition of belligerence is published, ooold, of itself, and unattended by other action, accomplish nothing toward the one end for whioh we labor the Instant paolfloatlon of Cuba and the cessation or the misery that affllots the island. Turning to the a nest ion of recognizing at this time the independence of the present insurgent government in Cuba, we And safe precedents in our history from an early dav. They are well summed up in President Jackson's message to Congress, December 21,1836, on the subjeot of the recognition of the independence of Texas. After quoting this document in fall the President resumes: Nor from the standpoint of expedience do I think it would be wise or prudent for this government to recognize at the present time the independence of the so-called Cuban republic. Such recognition is not necessary in order to enable the United States to intervene and pacify the island. To commit this country now to the recognition of any | particular government in Cuba might subject us to embarrassing conditions of international obligation towards the orgnntzation so recognized. In case I of intervention, onr conduct ?would be subject to tho approval or disapproval of such government; we would be required to submit to its direotion. and to assume to it the mere relation of a friendly ally. When It shall appear hereafter that there is within the island a government, capable of performing the duties and discharging the functions of a separate nation, and having, as a matter of fact, the proper forms and attributes of nationality. Bach government can be promptly and readily recognized, and the relations and interests of the United States with such nation adjusted. Intervention. There remain the alternative forms of Intervention to end the war, either as an Impartial neutral by imposing a rational compromise between the contestants or as the active ally of the one party or tho other. As to the nrst, it is not to be forgotten that during the last few months the relation of the United States has virtually been one of friendly intervention in many ways, each not of itself conclusive, but all tending to the exertion of a potential Influence towards an ultimate paclflo result just and honorable to all interests concerned. Forcible Intervention Justified. , The forcible intervention of the United States as a neutral, to stop the war, ac- , cording to the large dictates of humanity! and following mauy historical precedents: where neighboring. States have interfered; to'cheok the hopeless snerlflces of life br Internecine conflicts beyond their borders, is justltlable on rational grounds. It In- 1 volves, however, hostile constraint upon bofiflhe parties to the contest, aa well as | to enforce a truce as to guide tho eventual settlement. The grounds for such Intervention are llien briefly summarized: Because of the duty we owe to humanity, the protection we owe to onr citizens, tiio loss of trade and, lastly, because the present condition is a constant menace to our peace, compelling us to keep on a semi-war footing with 1 a nation with which we are at peace. The Maine Tragedy. These elements of danger and disorder ! already pointed out have been strikingly illustrated bv a tragic event which liaa deeply and justly mowed the American j people. I have already transmitted to I Congress the report of the NAval Court of j Inquiry on the destruction of the battle ship Maine, in the harbor of Havana, during the night of the 15th of February. The destruction of that noble vessel baa filled the national heart with inexpressible horror. Two hundred and fifty-eight brave sailors and marines and two officers of our Navy, reposing In the fancied security of a friendly harbor, have been hurled to death, grief and want brought to their homes, and sorrow to the Nation. The naval court of inquiry, whlob, It Is needless to say, commands the unqualified confidence of the government, was unanl- i mous in its conclusion that the destruction I of rho XTain* w?i caused bv an exterior OX piosioD, that of a suomarine mine. It did not assume to place the responsibility. That remains to be fixed. What the Maine's Destruction Proved. In any event the destruction of the j Maine, by whatever exterior oause, is a j patent and impressive proof of a state of things in Cuba that is intolerable. That j condition is thus shown to be such that the I Spanish government cannot assure safety i and security to a vessel of the American 1 navy in the harbor of Havana on a i mission of peace and rightfully there. Further, referring in this connection , to ie*?nt diplomatic correspondence, I a dispatch from our Minister to Spain, of I the 26th ultimo, contained the statement ; that the Spanish Minister for Foreign Afi fairs assured him positively that Spain will do all that the highest honor and Justice required In the matter of the Maine. The reply above referred to of the 31st ultimo also contained an expression of the readiness of Spain to submit to an arbitration I all the differences wmou can ariso iu luu j matter, which Is subsequently explained : by the note of tb.e Spanish Minister a: ! Washington of thf. 10th inst., as follows: Offered to Arbitrate, j As to the queption of fact which sprtcgi from the diversity of views between the report of the American and Spanish Boards, Spain proposes that the fact be ascertained by an impartial investigation by experts, whose decision Spain accepts in advance. To this 7. have made no reply. 'Mr. MoEinley continues by malting farther extracts from communications to Congress on the subjeot by Presidents Qrant and Cleveland and concludes his message by saying: ,The Failure of Spain la Cuba. The long trial has proved that the object for which Spain has waged the war cannot be attained. The lire of insurrection may flame or may smoulder with varying seasons, but it has not been, and it is plain that It cannot be, extinguished by present uaetbods. The only hope of relief and repose from a condition which can no longer be endured is the enforced paoifloatlon of Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the j name of civilization, In behalf of endan' jgered American interacts, which give up j the right and the duty to speak and to act, J the war in Cuba must stop." Itecomra en d atl o n . In view of these facts and of these coni biderations I ask the Congress to authorize 1 and empower the President to take meas' * - j ' uros 10 secure ? iuu auu umi , >'jf hostilities, between the government rof i Spain and the people of Cuba, and to *eI cure In the island the establishment of a Stable government capable of maintain' leg order and observing 'its international . obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity I and the security of its oitizens as well as | our own, and to use the military and naval | forces of the United States as may be i necessary for these purposes. , And In the interest of humanity and to , hid in preserving the lives of the starving people of the island I recommend that the i distribution of food and supplies be conj tinned, and that an appropriation be made ont of the public treasury to supplement | the charity of our citizens. > The Issue Is now with the Congress. It Is a solemn responsibility. I have exhausted every effort to relieve the intolerable oondftiofi onHrarrswrrrcn is ireiffTiborsrrrapare to execute every obligation Imposed apon me by the constitution and the law, I : await your aotion. Yesterday, and since the preparation of the foregoing message,'official information was received bv me that the latest decree i bf the Queen Begent of Spain directs General Blanco, In order to prepare and facili! tate peace, to proclaim a suspension of hostilities, the duration and details of Which bare not yet been communicated to me. This fact, with every other pertinent lonsideratlon, will, I am sure, have your last and careful attention In the solemn deliberations upon which you are about to enter. It this measure attains a successful rei.ult, then our aspirations as a Christian, peace-loving people will be realised. If it fails, it will be only another justification for our contemplated action. Willi ax McKixlxt. Exxcutivx Haxsjox, April 11,1898. CONGRESS HEARS THE MESSAGE. I ; ts Compliance With the Preeldent's Wishes it Wns Referred. Waseijcotojc, D. C. (Special).?Long bei fore daylight the steps leading to the j Capitol Building were crowded. All knew i that Congress was not to convene un; ! noon, but all were anxious to find seats i :he public galleries and were willing to wait for hours, that they might bavo a ihance to get into the building and hear j the momentous message rend. The members had not got more than 1 romfortably settled In their places when It .vas announced. The galleries were , packed as they never have been before at iny time since the acate stage of the crisis developed. In the Senate and House, while the longexpected document was being read there was u death-like silence, more eloquent than even the wildest outbursts of enthusl- i asm. The President has expressed the desire to members of the Foreign Affairs Commlt:eesotthe Senate and House that the mes| sage be not immediately acted upon, but i that it should he formally referred to the I Committees. His wlshes'in this matter i were complied with as sobn as the reading of the document was concluded. \ Arthur Grumpier, a colored man, of Bos:ou, born a slave, and now seventy-four \enri old. Is going ti evening school. WANT A GOOD HUSBAND? If So, Girls, Von Can Find Plenty of T.hetn in Idaho. There is a scarcity of young women in Idaho and bachelors who desire to 1 change their couditiou of single Ulcssedness are plenty. As a result of this condition of affairs school boards in that Slate have difliciiliy in securing teachers to conduct their schools. Few men are engaged in the occupation of teaching the young, as they can usually find more lucrative employment. So young women are imported from the east, and as soon as they begin work the bachelors begin paying court to them. With a dozen men fluttering around Iter, small wonder that the Kchoolmn'am resigns and marries one of her suitors. There are about ten unmarried men to one unmarried woman in Idaho. As a sample off he way school ma'ams aft1 wooed and won in Idaho the following incident will serve the point: A charming young lady. Miss Busch, went from Iowa to teach in the public school in Givcnsville, but before she was there three months she was engaged to a prominent man of the town, and at the close of the school term they were married, ller sister came to teach the next school year. When the term was half over this sister resigned and married and sent for another unmarried sister to take her place as teacher The third Miss Busch taught in the school the latter half of the term, but three days after the term closed she was married to a business man of the town. KM FW llj The Prohibitionists Put Up a Fuli j State Ticket ' I tompk::;3 and timmerman ; i Tbcy Are Named for the Places They Now Hold?Capt. Thompson, of Darlington, tunica ror Anjuima j General. | I ??? ?? Joel E. Brunson, for years an ardent Prohibitionist, a man who has not been identified with either of the political factions in the State, a sound and successful business man, a devoted member of the Baptist Chnrch, and a man who stands high in his home county? Williamsburg?has been nominated for I Governor of South Carolina by a>re0reseniative convention of the Prohibitionists of Sonth Carolina. The selection was a surprise. Mr. Brunson's name had not before been publicly mentioned in connection with the plaoe. On the tioket named appears also the names o(Jvo of the present State officers? Sewetary of State Tompkins and State Treasurer Timmerman. Taken all in all the ticket named is considered a strong one. The earnest leader of the Prohibition forces, uapt. unuus, 1 has been given the second place on the ticket. The convention was made up of a representative and intelligent body of men and everything moved along harmoniously. There was bnt little useless talking. The convention was very partionlar to let the world understand that its fight was to be made inoide the 1 Democratic party. There was marked unanimity of action; nothing shows this better than the brief and emphatic platform adopted, which is as follows: First We declare our allegiance to the regular Democratic party and our suggested nominees stand pledged to aht/ta iVio rannlf nf'thft Democratic Dri mary election. Second. We declare that we ore unalterably opposed to the manufacture and sale of alcoholic or malt liquors, except for mechanical, medicinal, scientific or sacramental purposes. The convention was qnite a representative and intelligent body of men. It was more largely attended than many expected. There were thirty-two of the forty counties represented. Mr. A. C. Jones, of Newberry, submitted the following report of the committee on nominations: "i>?ur committee has carefully considered all the names suggested and recommend that the convention take up the names separately and determine the propriety of suggesting the follow- 4) ing ticket to the Prohibitionists of South Carolina in order to promote harmony and secure unanimity in the cause of Prohibition. "The following are suggested as suitable and proper candidates in the Democratic primary for the offices named: ' Governor, Joel E. Branson, Williamsburg; leiutenaut governor, L. D. Child's Kichiaud; attorney general, Geo. S. Mower, Newberry; secretary of 1 Stute, D. H. Tompkins, Greenwood; treasurer, W. H. Timmerman, Edge- i lield;comptroller-general, L. P. Epton, i ^ . .-jpariilULKUk , OU|ICI 1UWUUDLJI, U1 DUUl..tio'j, E. 1>. .Smith, Sumter; adjutant j aud ins|iector-genet*l, fcieury f. i'hoinp- ! , son, Darlington; railroad cornmissioner, j Thus. \V. iierry, Chester." Col. Hoyt was culled to the chair by ; i Mr. Hrnuson at this juncture. " j 1 Mr. X. J. La.Uotle moved the adop- I tiou of the report, taking each name ! i separately. Mr. E. i). Smith said that the com- I 1 mittee bad simply made tuese sugges- j lion*. The committee could act as it , 8aw lit. \Vruuont remarks the suggestions for ' , Governor ami Lieutenant - Governor j ] were udopted. And so were all the : ] others. A committee was sent out to bring in | \ the nominees. ! .Mr. Hoggs moved that in case any of ; l theso candidates should dio or decline ( to serve, the executive committee be ] empowered to till the vacancies on ( the ticxet so occurring. This was airreed to. .Mr. Moffatt presented the following: j htesolved. That the delegates froiu each county name a suitable man from j their couuty to act as chairman; that } the said chairman be elected by tbis j convention; that the said oonuty chair- ( man be charged with the duty of thor- , onirhlv organizing their res]?ctivecoua- , ties for campaign purposes; that said : i county chairmen be charged with the 1 1 further duty of having a full ticket for | < the General Assembly put in the held ' ? irotn ineir respective coiuies, wno are pledged to Piobibition. .klter some discussion, Mr. MofFatt \ changed the resolution so as to read us j t follows, aud it was adopted: , c Kesoived, That the executive commit- J I I teemeu from each county be charged I v with the duty of thoroughly organizing ! \ his couuty to the cud that a full ticket 1 l>e placed in the fie.d from each couuty j i I pledged to Prohibition. > The candidates wore then ushered ' into the hall. Col. Koyt introduced Mr. . Bruusoa in a happy and appropriate } manner. a Mr. Brunson said they had nomi- j L nated him from a combination of cir- I 'j cumstauces. He felt his inability to be j p i u the chief standard bearer, bat he would i do his best. They should go into the j light to win. The subject of prohibi- ! tion has been one of slow growth. The ; s stronger they made their organization, the sharper would be the conflict. They 0 must, having God and right on their n side, man all the guas aud make the j. organization as strong as they con'd. "Let us go into this fight," he said, "to win, for win, we must, and win, we shall, for God has decreed that this* B must be." He then spoke of bis rever- B ence for the Confederate soldier, aud < gave a pathetic incident He told of a w soldier who raised his sword to heaven j, c _ " 0 and swore not to give up the fight notil he had rid his country of its foes. 1 Now was the time for them to deliver j their country from worse than an as- i sissin foe. The St Ate executive committee was i thou elected as follows: Aiken, J. L. . Quinby; Anderson, J. A. Hall, Barn- ! well, ). M. Littleiohu; Charleston, H. i ?p i?~,. l u i i< Wiiuauin, vucmci) hot, o, k7. <uui* i fatt; Clarendon, Rev. J. 0. Goagb; Colleton, J. D. Arkerraan; Dorlington, | J. B. White; Dorchester, R. W. Minns; i Edgefield, T. W. Car wile; Fairfield, j Rey. E. C. McDonald; Greenville, J. ! M. Whitmire; Florence, P. Covington; Greenwood, J. R. Lea veil; Horry, B. L. Beaty. Kershaw, J. N. Jones; Lancaster, Waddy C. Thompson; Laurens, C. C. 1 itherstone; Lexington, L. B. Hayoa; Marlboro, Melton McLanrin; Marion, W. S. Foxwortb; Newberry, A. C. Jones; Oconee, J. Steck; Orangeburg, J. L. Sigby; Pickns, Jnlins E. Boggs; Richland, T. J. ^a.Ylotte; Spartanburg, J. N. Carlisle, Jr.; Union, S. M. Rice, Jr.; Sumter, H. L. Scarborough; Williamsburg, R. R. Roper; York, H. C. Strauss. At a subsequent meeting oMhe com- j mittee Mr. A. C. Jones, of Newberry, was elected State chairman and Mr. LaMotte secretary. '1 he convention then, on motion of Mr. Kiblet, at adjourned sine die. All the members being satisfied with result. ; PALMETTO STATE CULUNGS. ! ' I A Novel Point. The Attorney-General's office has jast decided that a party can raffle property or anything else withont interference on the part of the State. It appears that there is no statute on the question of raffling, unless a raffle be a lottery, and the Attorney-General's office is of the opinion that the old stAtute against a lottery will not bold against a raffle. The statute is quite old and does not. api>ear to have been enforced. A lady several days ago addressed a communication to the Attorney-General's office to know whether she might legally raffle her bouse and lot. The proposition was novel to tho legal department of the State, but excited sufficient interest for the old laws to be searched. There was nothing specifically prohibiting a raffle, and so the lady was advised that she might go on with the i raffle. Red Men KiH't Officers. The Grand Council of Bed Men of the State, which has been in session in Charleston, adjourned on the 13th. The following officers were elected: Great Sachem, A. G. Pinckney, Pelzer; Great Senior Sagamore, J. L. Hicks, Union; Great Junior Sagamore, J. H. Steencken, Charleston; Great Prophet, J. M. Bowden, 8par tan burg; Great Guard of the Forest, p. W. Lloyd, Charleston; Great Keeper of Wampum, W. M. Fitch, Charleston; Great Keeper of Records, R. A. Williams, Charleston. The great council of Bed Men will meet in Spartanburg next year in the Odd Fellows' Hall. Whipping In School. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier says much interest was taken in the case against Prof. Jones, who was indicted for assault and battery. He whipped Arthur Martin, a 15-year-oid son of Mr. W. T. Martin, and it was charged that the whipping was unnecessarily severe and raised welts. The evidence showed that the boy was liable to a whipping on flcoonnt of demerits, and other bovs whipped at.the same time eaid their whipping was about as bad. The jury, after being oat for five minutes, acquitted Prof. Jones. An Kye on the "Tigers." The State authorities bare now gotten up a complete Ii9t of -d original package stores in the State, as well as j all parties who hold UnitedSt>te.i licen- j He* for the sale of Ifquor. The presnmp- ) Lion is that copies of tiie*e lists are to lie supplied the constables, so that they ; might have a cue. It is understood that j there are now about tweuty or twenty- < five regularly paid constables on the i force. At the time of the removal of ; the constabulary force only sir or jight j were retained to do special work ?n the i rural districts of the State. - The State. Sumter and Wuteree Itailroad. A special to the State from Sumter : of the 14th says: The Sumter and W'ateree River Railroad company was organized here today with the following officers: J. D. Blending, president; Liichard f. Manning, rice president; H. Kvttenbet'g, treasnrerr R. D. Lee, attorney; Attamont Moses, secretary, fhe officers were instructed by the hoard of directors to contract with reqtousible parties for the building of the ofid, and work will begin at au early late. Horry's Colony Company The Secretary of State has issued a -ommiasion to Jos. A. Brown. of ChadM-mriiA V C, and Prank A. Bur ougbs, Robt. B. Scarborough, W. H. I Howell, D. T. Mc. Neil aadB. R. King, . >f Couway, us corporators of the Homewood Farm Association of Horry coun- ; ;y. The object of the proposed concern s to develop the Strawberry industry n Horry connty. The association is j .-ftpitalized ut $o0,000, divided into ZOO .hares. 4*? S. C. Medical Association. The forty-eighth aunual meeting of ; ho South Carolina Medical assocution :ou vened Inst week at the famous lavris Lithia springs. The attendance vas good. Many interesting papers vere read and discussed. The course )r. Jas. Evaus has pursued in stampn<z out the epidemic of smallpox in this ; Hate was approved of. (iettlng Smallpox in t.'dHtrol. The Columbia Register of the 14th ays the city board of health seems to ! ie gettiug control of the smallpox, .'here are uow four cases out at the test house, and they will be kept there i intil all daiigar of infection is pa3t. j Five lichlnd. The clerk of the State pension board tute.s that nearly all the counties have ent in their lists. There are five, how- I ver, on the laggard list. These are rged to send the lists in without de?y Was Not Incendiary. A special to the Stat^/rom Fort Mill, ays that after a full and thorough exminatiou, the president of the Luna, .Millport) mill is convinced that there -as no effort to burn the mill. It was urcly accidental. ' ^ f t HOUSEHOLD MATT-:V ^ StMmed ?sn. Butter five patty pans end break aa - ^ egg iu each; place in a steamer, set over a kettle of boiling water and the* . ' ^ | steam till the whites are oooked. V ^ Take out on hot platter, sprinkle with ;,J salt and pepper and pour a teaspconfal of melted bntter over alL \** Cod Kse Cutlet*. The cod's roe, one tablespoanfal or v.; vinegar, salt, <$ie egg, white bread crnmbs. Try to keep the shift of Urn roe unbroken if possible; pal Jtr? boiling water with a little RalC and ; M coo.: it for livo minntes, then take it out and put it into cold water fag a couple of minutes. Boil again slowly v; for thirty minntes, bnt add to tts< water the vinegar and a tablespoonfal <38 of salt. When cooked let it draift aad r.v$' get cold. Then cut it into slieM ~ about one-half inch thick and trim - & them to a neat shape. Beat up tito 1 egg, brush the slices over with i^ari cover them with crumbs. Then frj -M in hot fat a pretty brown. Drain an paper. Serve garnished with frirf m parsley and dried lemon. Tempting I.onrheon Reripu. k relishing dish for Inncheoa or t?r; is made of crackers by preparing theta in the way jnst given, then for cracker mix one tablespconffet ?f Migrated cheese, onc-hslf a saltspoonfnl ^ of salt and one-fourth of a saltaprain , ful of white pepper. Spread the hoicrackers with this mixture of cbeeee ? and seasoning, retnrn to the oren and warm until the cheese is melted.' Ton 1 . ^ may also make a brewis for tea' by f ^ preparing the crackers and cheeae in < J I this way, patting them into a bnttecad shallow earthen dish, .adding en*' fourth of a cupful of milk for each cracker, and baking nntil it is brown, or until the milk is absorbed. Tbie /'--J ; is all easy, and Iasinre you it ie, jtrj nice as well as inexpensive.?4UM /VM Joy White, iu Woman's Home Coaw| i Scalloped Applet. -Ja: Tour one-qnarter capiat mailed ^ ter over two cupfuls stale bread vM crumbs. Mix one-qnarter onpfolsngjtr with one-qnarter teaspoonfnl giMad. ^ nutmeg, and the grated rind and jnto? : >3 of one-half lemon. Sprinkle tiheflwt- T ^ torn of a battered baking-dish with ' /'k ? crumbs, cover with one pint diced m~>, pies, add half the sugar mixture; add ' another pint of apples and the' remain- \ / ing sugar and crumbs. Cake' forty, { minutes, covered at first. ** More butter and a little water may \ be used if the apple is flavorless and .< dry. Buker's bread is best, as b li"| lighter than home-made. Press through aoolander, rejecting tbeermsk. ' || Any spice preferred may be used, tat ''vlffpj with cinnamon, the lemon is beat daiB&vg-, % ted. It should be baked" in a tUnr ^^3 oven at first, covered, pnttiftg the centre grate, so that it may This is a very good dessert, and economical, serving it witkeraMa and sugar, or with hard sanee. Ussier1 ; SB also be served as an entree nriIh weal. :yi ?& Household, Illu ts. ; lS The oil left from sardines it an ax- K'.jjO cellent substitute for butter ill ; *fc" Clothes turned right side out, fully folded add sprinkled, are hayj^J|M To prevent a mould in ink infoee ei ' ' < piece of salt the size of a h.azelnetia ^{, Onions arc great absorbents. < They ^4' should not be left cut for any 'length of timo aqd then used. j ' In frying croquettes, roil in bread. i '"j crumbs: but iu baked croquettes, roU^^ fd the last time iu well-bnttcrcd criuabai ' All beans and leguminous vegetable* " qS should be cooked with the cover half ' 1 . >yoff the stew pan in order to ba digest- , t* A doable chopping knife is ope of "ffM the labor-saving utensils that shoald ''-iS rtn.l n nlar>? in ?V?rT kltcheU time and strength are valued. When the taste of the cook Las utr come vitiated by the tasting of )naaj > dishes a shallow of milk will restate *2. the delicacy to the pa ate, so raja aa l^l old authority on cnisine. A very good v,*ay to tos; whnthar , , sh-ets are damp or not is to place a* > VfJ ordinary tumbler between the shed* VJg for a little while, and if the bed is ' damp traceJof moistere will appear cm $2# the iu3ide of the glass. v *' '_os| Ciuthe:;liuea should uhvajs be talc* M down after the weekly wash, if poe- y ,, sible, rolled up and place I iu a bag * until next time. If the line is a pulley or a wire line, :ud up to stay, wipe off carefully with a damp cloth each tiaa before using. Clothespins ne.-l w.nhin<; occasionally to keep them at t ,'ieir best. A ' >1 good plan *is to drop them ia the ' -JMI boiler after the clothes hare beat C-;'J taken up, then pour the water off, rinse the pins, anl dry thoroughly be- . IvM foro putting away. ? TI\a AJ i^nvanon in T* *1111 "n.'litnr* of mutton or lamb chop? is often the ' source of bewilderment to the novice jfl m marketing.. The following, how- ; ever, are the points of <lili"reu:e: A rolled loin chop makes an 1'lngfiek. * Jnj chop. A rollejl vii> chop, scraped, $ makes a French chop. A rolled rib chop makes a German chpp. v$jj?B An KxlruonMnarjr llfiti. ' > vSuB We often sec odd announcements .?*? taken from ancient church accounts. r -j What will people who live a century ' or two hence think of the following . ,'ij! from the Bishop Barton Char eh me- ~%k counts for 1897: "To killihgworm* in * 'CjS the hunt of John Wesley, 15a.? Westminster Gazette. A Doc Restaurant. There is now a dog restaurant where people can take their canine favorite* > . \ to l>e fed. Upward of 100 <loga din -t _ ;* there every day.'?Nek York Journal.