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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25,1893, Cali fora Caucus. WASHD??TON, Oct. 47.-Seoator Sherman's speech this afternoon caused some of the Democrats to ask whether it was not time for them to agree apon united action. Before the decidion had been reached to take a recess until to-morrow, Senator Vest began circulating among his o 1 leagues a petition addressed to thc chairman of the caucus asking him to issue a call for a caucus. The cali which Senator Vest had drawn up was carefully worded and every man who signed it pledged himself to abide by the decision of that caucus. It was noticeable than when the paper was presented to Democratic repealers they declined, after reading the caption, to sign the request. It re? quires twenty-three Democrats, a majority of the majority, to make this effective, and according to tiie count of the silver Democrats, they have just that number. This estimate, includes Senators Kyle and Martin, who are. the Southern men claim, more Democrats than Populists Senator Vest hopes to get some of the repeal Democrats to sign his paper. lt is said that when Senator Voor hees moved to take a recess and aa he said-"poured oil on the troubled waters,"' he knew of the contemplated caucus and thought it best not to push matters pending the effort get together. When asked the point blank question whether or not the administration Democrats would enter this caucus, one of Senator Too r he es' warmest supporters said there could be no doubt that if the majority ordered the caucus all Demo? crats would participate in its deliber ations. Not having signed the caucus pledge they would be free to act for themselves, ami while some would not go to the extent of binding them? selves beforehand, this Senat sr said he expected much good to grow o;t*t of | the conference. The mere fact that a caucus was li etd, if it should be held, was. he said, significant of itself, if the fight for unconditional repeal is So be continued on the lines now laid ' down, a caucus was absolutely unnecessary. A caucus could, he thought, mean but one thing, and that was compromise. Of course, until. Senator Vest secures the re? quisite number of signatures to authorize Senator Gorman to issue the call, the repeal Senators will not discuss the probable results of this bringing together of clashing factions behind closed dc??rs lt is not proba ble that the caucus will be held earlier than to-morrow evening and possibly no! then. Repeal Senators will not adsuit that the caucus will act con? trary to the present attitude of the administration for they deny that the silver men arejiu the majority. Judge Gary Quashes an In? dictment Under the Dispensary Act. LANCASTER, S. C., Oct, 13 -The . case of the State vs. Samuel D Car? ter for setting liquor wi tho tat a license was called for trial! in the Court of Gen? eral Sessions this morning. There were two co on ts iu the indictment one for selling one quart of liquor with- j i oui a license, and the other for bring? ing five galions of liquor into* the State with intent to seil the same. On the call of the case Ernest Moore, of coutte! for the defendant, moved to quash the first count in the indictment, on the ground that the act, commonly known as the dispen? sary act, is a new statute, intended to embrace the whole law regulating the sale of liquor in the State, and that it repeals all acts inconsistent with it, but provides no penalty for a single sale ol liquor, or for retailing liquor, as alleged in the first count in the indictment. Mr Moore elaborated this point. After argument by Solictor Hough, Judge Gary granted the motion to quash the indictment, and in so doing, remarked that section 1 of the dispen? sary act does regulate the matter of the sale of liquors, and that the act is defective, in that il pr?vidos no penal? ty for retailing, and that this defect is not remedied by any pievious act or acts. The trial of the case on the second count in the indictment was continued, on motion of the solicitor. Thc de fendant was admitted to jail by Judge j Gary in the sum of $200 The bond was given, and the defendant has gone on his way rejoicing to his North Carolina home. This will likely be the end of the case Judge Gary did not hesitate to grant the order quashing the indict? ment as to its first count Iiis opin? ion was delivered orally, from the bench, at the conclusion of the argu? ment.-The State Senator Butler. The eyes of the people of this State are turned toward the senior Senator from South Carolina, and his every movement is noted alike by {rinds and foes. It has been the idea of some of his friends that au effort might be made from Washington to re-elect him, but such idea may now l>e set down as an exploded theory. Senator Butler has gone square back on the President on the (diver question, and it is supposed that ho has thereby lost much of his influence willi the President. Con? gressman Brawley seems to be the only member of Congress from this State who has stood firmly by the President, and it is thought that he w ll henceforth hare an influence in naming appointees for this State. Senator Buller has given favors lo Tillmanite applicants, and is giving his influence for the appointment of T-llmaniles to office. This course has been with the evi? dent purpose of aiding in his re-elec? tion to the Senate, but as far as we are informed the senior Senator is gaining nothing from the Tillman side, while he is disappointing his friends everywhere. Our diagnosis of th? situation is, that Tillman will go into the race with the endorsement of a host of earnest supporters, while Senator Butler's friends are not pleased with his course, ami as a consequence, are luke? warm The Tillmanites would give him nothing, and he is alienating his friends - Abbeville Prese and Blauer. : Par/s 1, 2 a?? 3 are .Ready and Hace Been- Prinfefc-the Other Work. The Srst three parts of the codifica? tions of the laws of the State undertaken bj the Ute Judge Maher, are ready for distribution. About three hundred copies were delivered at the Governor's office yesterday. Io the general preface. Mr. J. E. Braseale, who took charge pf the work when Judge Macer's eyesight failed htm, say? ; "Parts I. Il and-Ulvwere revised by Judge Maher up to and including the acts of 1890, and were reported to the Legislature io 1891. This part of the work, for the sake of uniformity, I have brought up to this date, by making the changes aod.ad? ditions necessary by the acts of 1891 and of 1892, and is contained in Vol? ume 1 The code of civil procedure and the criminal statutes are contained in Volume 2 The annotations of the decisions of the Supreme" Court are made by Thomas S: Moorman, Esq " The entire work will be embraced in two volumes, and Mr. Brases! gives above what the second volume will con? tain. The volume will be printed be? fore the Legislature meets. --.*.**?">- ?.??-?S^"-?-T She Wi? Suspicious. There is a Washington young woman who. while not a conspicuous beauty, is by no means as homely as she affects to believe. A young mat? has been devoting much of hts lime to her, Bays The Star, and. she has given him reason to think that his society pleased her. The other evening he said : "Do yon belitre that you eoukl learn to care for anybody well eaough to marry htm V** She caught ber breath, and then au s ??red, io a low toner. 3 & "Yes; I am sure I could " .*Have you-have you auybody io your mind now for whom you think1 you couk? care tu this way YK -Yes> "Tell me; am I that person ?" She opened her lips to speak, and then closed them without speaking She looked at him narrowly for a moment, and then said : .'First answer me one question." . What is it?*' * "Are-.you doing this ou a bet?" Marshal MacManon Dead. PARIS. Oct 17.-Marshall MaeMa [iou died at 10 o'clock this morning at the Chateau La Foret, on the Loire, ile was able to partake of food until yesterday During the night the suffer? er's strength gradually declined, and fie grew weaker and weaker until the end came, peacefully, at the hour men? tioned The family of the deceased soldier were present at his death. Maria Eduie Patrice Maurice Mac Mahon was born in 1808. Be was of [rsh extraction, and the son of a peer of France. Ile served in Algeria from 1830 to 1850. In 1852 be became a general of division lo the setge of Sebastopol be commanded the division which took the Malakoff by assault on the 8th of September, 1855 He com? manded the second corps-d-'arme in the Italian campaign of 1859. and took a prominent part io thc battle of Magenta. This service was rewarded by the rank >f Marshal of France and the title of Due de Magenta lie also contributed to [be victory of Solferino, June 24, 1859. In the war with Prussia he was defeat* ?d at Worth (Aug. 6. 1870? a*d at Sedan, (Sept. 1,) where he was severely (rounded He put down the revolution if the Commune in 1871. and was President of France, 1873-'79 South Carolinians Will Resist. Governor Tillman's purpose tc have :be Legislature adopt a law taking from certain cities the- .-power to-, choose their own police officers is the baldest proposition for tyranny yet ad raneed by this tyrannical administra? tion. The scheme is at total variance with free government", which is local self government D It is altogether likely that should the Legislature do the Governor's bid? ding and pass the law, the police ap? pointed for the cities named would bave a hard time of it. It is on precisely the same plane as was the sending of United States troops into South Carolina after the war to everawe the people ; and that is the purpose here We do not believe South Carolinians will submit to such a hw, but that they will resist it to the last extremity. Newsberry Observer. - mm -.?-?.??-*?. France Herself Again. PARIS. Oct. 18.-The French news-j? papers publish long comments upon the sympathy expressed by the Russians lt the death of Marshal MaeMabon, md seem greatly pleased at it. The tzar's message of thanks to President Carnot for the courtesies extended to he Russian sailors at Tooloo and in Paris, has ale? greatly pleased- the j newspapers of this and other cities of France, and it may be said that France ind Frenchmen feel more confident o-day lu the stability of the republic ind in the strength of their army and navy than they have done for twenty pears past. It will thus be seen that :he visit of the Russians to France aas bad a decidedly bracing effect up >n France, but it is an open question whether tb s will not precipitate the ong expected European war. France, s now herself again ; hot tempered, -ouchy, extra sensitive France, chival 'Ous to a very high degree-proud of 1er army and navy, strong in her like md dislikes; quick to resent an injury, ?hether real or fancied. Thus France s more dangerous to the peace nf Eu ope than ?die was a week ago. i- -.?.>. - The Future of Rice. Talmage's Sons have issued a circu? lar to the rice trade in which they say : "As is known, the crop of the present year is far short of the previous one. Fhe outcome is, as yet, problematical ind no fai' ly approximate estimate pos? sible until reports are received as to the j ? general yield at the thresher and average percent of out-turn at the pounder. It is very generally held that the crop can? not hy anv possibility exceed that of IS91, with probabilities favoring an out .orne similar to those of 1890. The;, liai ki t has materially advaoced since the opening of the crop and higher j -i prices are assured, if planters continue j ] io exercise discretion aod deliberation j io tbe disposition of their product.'" ! < Browned in a Bath Tab. CHICAGO, Oct 18 -E. R Wallace, assistant ticket agent or the Bond street, Philadelphia st at iou, of tbe Pennsyl vania Hue, drowned himself in a bath? tub at the Pennsylvania Hotel, Monroe avenue and 56th street, this morning About three months ago Wallace ar? ranged for. quarters at the hotel for himself and bride Yesterday he ap? peared at tbe hotel without the bride, and lias sine? been acting queerly. No GinsBiirned. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 18.-Gover? nor Stone, of Mississippi, bas addressed a letter to the editor of the New York Sun, denying tn emphatic terms, the reports of the burning of cotton gins by white caps in Mississippi, wbich appealed in the Sun, and other North? ern papers.. .The governor, says since these outrageous stories began to be published, he has employed every means tn hit: power to find out what foundation there was for them, and has found that there is none Not a single gin has been burned by white? caps', bf"any other kind of mob, since the season of 1893 commenced A few gins have been posted, possibly by some crank, or harmless sneak, but none of th ui have been set on fire as threatened. lu conclu&ion the Govern? or asks the editor of the Sun for the name of the correspondent who has sent out these reports. - i - ? ? - mm The L. & N. to Securo Control. BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 12.-The issue of $5,000,000 extra stock by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad is believed beholders of Georgia Rail load secirit?es in this city to be part? ly for the purpose of obtainig a line to Charleston or Port Royal, S C , or both points The Manufacturers, Record has information that parties representing the Louisville and Nash? ville bought, the bonds ?of.v the South Carolina Rawa^ in New* York last June with the view of bidding in the road which has been ordered to be sold at auction by the United States circuit court of appeals at a date soon tobe decided. The South Carolina road extends from A ugusta to Charles? ton The Louisville and Nashville reaches Augusta by way of.the Geor? gia railroad, of which it is joint lessee with the Central railroad of Georgia It is sated that the Louis? ville and Nashville will secure entire control of the Georgia road with the stock to be issued. This will give the Louisville and Nashville lines of its own to expoit points on the Atlantic seaboard, which at present it is with? out and make Charleston and Port Royal eastern terminals of its sys te^^^^^i^^ra^.. * tm fU I ...- - -mm - -^mmm New York city has sixteen million dollars invested in school sites and buildings. This is considerably more than the annual expenditure on educa [ion io Italy and Spain combined. Tbe following notice is posted upon the doors of a bank it? Arizona : "This bank is not busied-; it owes the people $36 000 ; the people owe it $55,000 ; it is the people, who are busted ; when - [bey pay we'll pay.*' Mr. Mayfield, Superintendent Education, bas failed up to date to answer the positive and direct charges jf W. R Walker. Thc S'.ate Board )f Education met last week and the natter was-mot before them So far as the publie^ ia concerned Walker's ?harges will stand if not refuted. This ,s not a malicious accusation of the Antis, for Mr. Walker is understood to be as good a Reformer as t^e' Superin? tendent of .Education -Carolina Spar? tan. The Alliance Exchange of South karolina and the Farmers' and Me? chanics'-Bank of Columbia, have com? bined their capital, and (be new con? cern is to be run in. thc name of the bank The old bank officers will remain in charge and J. ?. Sligh, of :he exchange was elected vice-president. The exchange is represented by five directors and the bank by four. This will enlarge the scope and usefulness of the Alliance Exchange. lt is amusing to note the positions of the Administration organs, from week to week, in .relation to the county dispensaries However one hapDens to pan ?tnt, it is equally illustrative of the fxcellence of -the system. Whenever rme of tb^rtf can show particularly heavy receipts for the proceeding mouth, the figures are boastfully paraded as showing what splendid institutions they are to the tax payers nf the State and the extent to which they contribu'c to the public revenue ; nu the other hand, when one of them fails to pay expeuses, the fact is seized upon us demonstrating what a long ?tride ihclSispensary is in the direction ji prohibition in lessening the con? sumption of liquor. Hit or misti, it is ali the same. Whenever a dispensary is a financial failure, it is a moral success, and, in either event, it is a nos? excellent tiling and worthy of all praise. Was there ever a more obvious instance of hlowiug hot and cold with be same breath ? Yet, the people are mpposed to have so little sense as to he inposed upon by ^such ridiculourdy -tupid nonsense-Marion Star. -i - ?? ? - mm Out I Come. In the days gone by, a Detroit sheriff ?ho had made a close shave of being dected, hr.d the ill-luck lo lose a pri Minor from jail. The fellow made his ?scape to the country, but the sheriff >ver hauled him shout eight miles out, md drove him under a barn. The )r?Honer was captured and yet he W-JS jot. If he could not get out the sheriff touid not get in, and threats Iud bu ffect ob him. lo this emergency tbe tfticer called out : "Say, Jim." ..Yes" "You know ? had a mighty c^e thave getting this office V" "You did that." ..Well, I'm laying my pipes for a lecond term If I lose you I might as veil ha.?g up The opposition will lold it up in letters four feel high, and lundreds of men in my own party will dip my name. Do you hear me V*' "I do." "Well. I ask you to come out, not ; exactly asa prisoner going hack lo jail, ! >ut more as a patriot humid io si and hy ' lis party. Conn- dim " '.I'll be hanged if I don't rrplhd the j prisoner. "The judge was agin me, ! ny sentence was unjust, and 1 hate 1 pour jail, but if it's going lo help the party and crush the hydra-headed Jppoiitioo, out I come?" HATS, Furnishings, SHOES. I aim now back at the old Winn ?fand, in a New Store, and baye ju?t open? ed up a complete line of the aboye Goods for len, Boys and Children? All of my Goods are NEW aind of the latest and most popular styles, and you will certainly have no objection to the prices. Even if you do not wish to buy any goods, come in and see me, anyway, and 1 will show you something that will make you laugh, whether you feel like it or not. Don't fail to N see the wonderful curio? sity. Hundreds have been in to see it al? ready. Respectfully, D. J. CHANDLER, Successor to Chandler & Shaw, SIGN OF THE BIG HAT, MAIN ST., SUMTER, S.C. Messrs. Joe Mayes and David Cunningham ^?^with me and will be pleased to have their fiiends call. ? Aug. 30._. REMBERT. MARSHALL & GO. INVITE BUYERS TO CALL AND GET THEIR PRICES. Full Stock in all line? now in, AND BEING Added to daily by Fresh Arrivals. Further information next week. -SIGN OF THE BIG HAND Cor, Main and Republican Sts. Sumter, S* C. HEADQUARTERS - m^m r S. E. Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., W SUMTER, S. C. We beg to remind our numerous customers of the fact, that last Spring we disposed of almost our entire stock of Mer? chandise at cost, and now we have received and opened up a handsome stock of General Merchandise. We suggest that at no time in the history of the Dry Goods business has the purchasing power of a dollar been so conspicuously great as at present. Our Store is the MIDWAY PLAISANCE -OF High Class Novelties in Dress Goods. Styles this season show some rare productions in Silk and Wool, and all-Wool. The interweav? ing of bright and colored yarns.in neat designs upon the rough and smooth material, producing a combination of iridescent effects. We desire to show you many exclusive designs well worthy of inspection-in fact we offer AN ARRAY OF BARGAINS Dwarfing everything heretofore presented. We are also handling an unusually large stock of Shoes of the Very Best Make, To which we ask your attention. Our stock of Gents7, Ladies7 and Misses Shoes, are unsur? passed in durability, finish and style. Our Grocery Department Ts, as usual, fully equipped to meet all demands upon it, both as to shelf goods and Plantation Supplies at Rock Bottom Prices. I SELL RAZORS And if they do not give you satisfaction, I wiU not hesitate to take them back. I deal with you in the same way on Pocket Knives, Scissors, Tools, &c, PAINTS. If the paints I sell you do not stand on your house, I will furnish paint to repaint it, Free of Cost. A full line of Hardware ALWAYS ON HAND. Respectfully, W. B. BURNS. Oct. il LOW FOR CASH NATIVE R. R. P. SEED OATS. NATIVE HAY. A Full Lino of OLD HICKORY WAGONS. BUGGIES. CARRIAGES, HARNESS, WHIPS, ETC. AL li FOR S\>,?. LOW FOR ?ASH. W. M. GRAHAM. Oct ll. IJTS1TRE YOUR PROPERTY IN Tie Faners'Mite! Fire ta? Association? By the FARMERS and for the FARMERS. XO LOSS-NO PAY. Applv te W. J. HERRON, June21-3m SUMTER, S. C. RICE MILLS, CORN MILLS, SAW MILLS, RICE PLANTERS and RICR MILLERS can buy a single machine, that will elena, holt and polish rice ready for market for $350. Coro millers can buy. best FRENCH BURR MILL, io iron frame, fully guaranteed-ca? pacity ten bushels meal per hour for $115. Saw millers can ho? best variable friction FRED MILL from $190 up to the largest size, also Gan? Rip Saws, Edgers' Swing Saws, Planing Machines aud all other Wood Working Machinery. Also Talbott's Engines and Boilers. Special discounts made to cash purchasers Can meet any competition, quality considered V. C. BADHAM, Apr 19-0 COLUMBIA, S. C. W. L DOUGLAS S3 SHOE nom. Do you wear them? When next la need try . pal*; Sett tn the world. If yoa want a fine DRESS SHOE, nude In tte Wert styles, don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, $3.50, U ,00 tr $5 Shoe. They fit equal to custom made and took and wear as well If yoa wish to economize In your footwear, do so by purchasing W. L Douglas Shoes. Name and price stamped on the bottom, look for lt whes voa bay, W. L. DOC GLAS, Brockton, XAS*. Soidbr J. YTTENBEBG & SONS