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The Registration Law.
Argument in the ?. S. Court
of Appeals.
RICHMOND, VA., June 7.-Argument
in the Sooth Carolina registration case
- was began io the United States Cir?
cuit Court of Appeals to-day before
Chief Justice Fuller and Judges
Hughes tod Seymour. Attorney Geo
eral Barber opened for the State of
South Carolioa. The trend of bis open?
ing remarks was that the Federal
courts had oo jurisdiction io the prem?
ises. He said it was set forth by Judge
Goff that the petitioner was a colored
man, and therefore the refusal of the
laws of Son ch Carolina to permit him
to Tote was in violation of the fifteenth
amendment of the 'Constitution. Mr.
Barber called the attention of the court
to the fact that nowhere io the record
did the faet that the petitioner was
colored appear, though it was comment?
ed upon by attorneys in the lower court
aod very prominently brought to the
attention ef Judge Goff wheo he grant
ed the injunction. The Attorney
General stated that instead of provid?
ing for a discrimination against any
voter, the law set forth that aoy male
citizen, regardless of race, color or pre?
vious condition of servitude, who bad
resided in the State for one year, was
entitled to vote. It was not law, he
said, that caused Judge Goff to bold
that voters were being denied ?heir
privileges, but it ?was the abuse of law j
by people ostensibly working under it.
He contended that the law should not
beheld responsible for the delinquen?
cies of eleetioo officers,
s Mr. Douglass made the opeoiog
speech for the petitioner. He prefaced
bis argument with the statement that
though he and bis associate, Mr.
O bear, appeared in apposition to the
cause of the State, they were in no
tense against the State : they were en?
deavoring to bring about right.
In addressing himself to the question
of the jurisdiction of the United States
court, be said that if? wrong was com?
mitted aod the effect of that wrong was
to disfranchise a voter and thereby im?
peril the Federal ?lecttoos, he contended
that a Federal court bad jurisdiction.
The law, he said, was io violation of
section 1, article 1-4, of the Constitu?
tion of the Uoited States. The State
denies a voter his liberty when it take?
away his vote, and therefore the court
bad jurisdiction to enjoin against fur?
ther infractions of the Constitution of
the t?ited States.
In conclusion, he submitted that the
law was io violation of the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitution, and in
substantiation of that statement called
attention to the certificate feature of
the law, and said that it was almost
impossible for the illiterate voter to
differentiate hts registration from his
taz receipt, or any other of?oial paper
be might have.
He asked the court the direct ques?
tion : " Wbat class is the law directed
against-the whites or the negroes V
Chief Justice Fuller replied Chat it
might have been directed against
either
Mr. Douglass, continuing, directly
attacked the law and argued that it was
enacted simply for the purpose of dis?
franchising the negro vote.
Mr. Douglass was followed by Mr
Obear, whose argument was largely
of a lega; nature. He held that tbe
court bad jurisdiction to hear and act
in the case and therefore occupied
some time io calling attention to the
various authorities aol cases bearing
spon the matter av issue.
Gen. Edward Mc?rady made the ?
closing speech for the State. He
began his argument by making a care?
ful explanation of the registration law,
and sbowiog that the circumstances
which existed wheo they were enacted
justified '.Oeir passage. He compared
them to various other registration laws
and argued that they were not more un?
just or discriminating tbao the laws of
other States, which bad at times been
declared constitutional, and thus, I
though the laws bad been in existence i
since 1876, their constitutionality had
never been questioned till 1895. He
said if they bad been as unjust as they
were charged to be they would not
have been allowed to have remained so
loog unquestioned. He claimed that
the woble case was a political one j
sod that Mills was only a figurehead j
and the speaker did oot know to-day,
so far as the record weet, whether j
Mills was white or colored. Gen. ?
McCrady closed his very brief argu
ment by saying he thought the court !
was in full possession of all the facts ?
aod that it would be unnecessary for j
bim to ask the attention of tbe court j
further.
The Chief Justice asked if it were
desired by the counsel to submit written
briefs, but none were forthcoming.
Three days were given each side in I
which to band in cases to substantiate
their petitions. The court adjourned
till Monday, at 10 o'clock.
A Desperate Fight.
Guthrie, Okla, June 9.-News
reached here yesterday of a desperate |
battle between the Miller and McElroy
factions in the Creek reservation. Dr.
Bland and Gorge McElroy, leaders on
the McElroy side, were killed, and Jim
Miller badly wouoded. There has
been trouble between these factions for
half a dozen years, and eight or ten
men have beeD killed during that time
Bruce Miller wa9 assassinated in an
Jngals ealoon two weeks ago. I
Maj. Symines Pardoned.
The Greenville Lawyer Gets
His Freedom at Last.
Columbia State.
AH are familiar with the case of
Maj. Whitoer Symines, the Greenville
atti 'oey, who came here Sf: eeo ra OD tb s
ago, after the State Supreme Court
had decided against bim, bear ?og bis
own commitment, and delivered himself
to the penitentiary authorities, to be?
gin the service of his three years seo
tence for manslaughter.
This mao, whose grandfather fought
at the battle of Bucker Hill; who
graduated at the South Carolioa Col?
lege; who fought ie the Western Army
under Hood and Joe Johnston and
Longstreet^ distinguishing himself; who
became a prominent citizen of Green?
ville and bad a lucrative law practice,
was forced to kill io hts office "Bill"
Gary, a white maa who had been io
the revenue service in the time of
Scott-a man who had been shot by
four other mea before Maj. Symmes'
pistol ball eoded his earthly career.
This happened in July, 1893 The
deed was done in Maj. Symmes busi?
ness office at Central, in Pickeos coun?
ty. After the case had been pending
o the courts for a long time, the Su?
preme Court's decision was rendered
and Maj. Symmes came here fifteeo
months ago. as stated above.
But the talented prisoner was not to
be doomed to serve the three years'
sentence imposed. His friends began
to intercede for executive clemency,
and yesterday be was granted a* full
pardon by Governor Evans. The first
man Maj, Symmes met when he came
up street, after being discharged from
custody, was Gen. Capers, and the
meeting was a warm one. The general
seemed delighted to see him. Maj
Symmes says the prison authorities
have been very kind to him during his
-rible ordeal, and he appreciates
their kindoess more than he can tell.
No one meeting the rather distinguish?
ed looking veteran would think for a
moment that he had just relinquished
the stripes of a prison and donned
ag-^in his oitizen's attire. He looks
wall. This morning be will leave for
his borne io Greenville.
The Contempt Cases.
The Papers Served in the Cases
Brought Before Judge Brawl ey.
The official documents, copies of the
order and rules to show cause why they
shall cot be attached for contempt cf
the court in seizing liquor and why
the seized liquor shall not be returned
to the rightful owners, have been
served upon the State constables and
upon the Attorney General in the cases
brought I before Judge Brawley io
Charleston. There are seven entirely
different cases, and in each at least
three constables are made defendants.
Among the constables against whom
these rules have been issued, are Chief
Constable Holley. I. U. Roach, J. M.
Scott, R M. Gardner and Samuel New?
man. The order in one of the cases
was issued by Judge Simonton, and
was made returnable on the 20th, at
Cftsrleston. The others were made re?
turnable on the 29th inst., and it is
likely that ail will be beard on that
date.
Assistant Attorney General Town?
send, wbo is the States expert in the
handling of contempt cases, will likely ;
go down to represent the constables in j
these cases.- The State
Bradstreet^ Report.
Bradstreet1 s says : The speculative
spirit which seemed to dominate ?
bo;:, commercial and financial circles
until within a week or ten days past
is still less conspicuous in all lines
Demand for staple goods in a nura
ber of instances is smaller, notably
at Boston, Pittsburg, Chicago and
Kansas City, particularly in dry \
goods, demand for which at first and j
second hands has declined, as is
customary at this period. While
business throughout the * country
can therefore be characterized as
quiet, the tone of staple markets con
tinues strong and confidence in a good
demand when the fall season opens
next month remains unabated. The
feature of the work as heretofore is
the continued long list of advances
in prices, notably those for iron and
steel, and the upward movement of
bank clearings. Higherpr ices are
recorded for some cotton goods,
shoes, hides, leather, paper, pig iron,
steel, galvanized iron, black sheets,
goods, wheat, iron, oats and some
grades of wheat flour. Prices for
live cattle, wool and lumber are re?
ported unchanging and firm, while
silver, cotton aud lard alone are note?
worthy as showing lower prices i
than last week. Southern cities, in j
most instances, report trade and col- !
lections only fair, with no special
change from last week. A slight:
gain in demand is reported from
Atlanta and from Jacksonville, where
collections are also better. The im- j
proved condition of business report?
ed at New Orleans a week ago con?
tinues.
A storm near (Mcnburgr. Western
Hungary, caused a flood, which swept
away several villages and 100 nersocs
are missing.
Tillman, Evans and Co.
THEY ARE BOUND FOR
THE SILVER CON?
VENTION.
Columbia State, Jane 10.
South Carolina is to be represented
at two big gatherings of national in?
terest in the next fortnight, the one
beginning this week in Memphis,
Tenn., ?nd the other beginning the
the same day of the week following
in Cleveland, 0.-a meeting very
different from the first.
The first is to be the Bimetallic
convention to be held in Memphis on
Wednesday and Thursday of this I
week, which is really to be a gather
ing of the Silver men of the South, a
counter gathering to the recent gold
standard convention held in the ?ame
city. This convention is to be held
in response to a call issued by the
Central Bimetallic League of Mem?
phis, which is pretty severe on Sec?
retary Carlisle.
Yesterday afternoon Senator Till?
man arrived in the city, and this
morning he and Governor Evans are
to leave for Memphis at ll o'clock,
going via Atlanta over the Seaboard
Air Line. Governor Evans says that
Superintendent of Educatiou May?
field will go along with them, and in
Atlanta they will be joined by Con?
gressmen Talbert, Latitner, Strait
and Stokes. The Governor expects
also that all the other delegates be
has appointed will join them en
route. Governor Evans says that
this convention is going to be one of
the greatest gatherings of the kind
that the country has ever known.
He thinks that it wi!! start a free
silver wave that will sweep over the
length and breadth of the land,
carrying everything before it. Prob?
ably this is the'reason he and Senator
Tillman are so anxious to be on
hanti. Senator Irby is a delegate,
but it is not known whether he will
attend Speaking of the silver senti?
ment in this State Governor Evans
said that at least 97 per cent, of tke
people of the State were in favor of
it. He says Columbia is about the
only "gold bug" town in the State.
The people will watch with
interest to see what these* South
Carolina solons will have to say at
Memphis.
Senator Tillman, when asked last
night for a preliminary chat about
the convention, as to what it should
do, etc., said that he did not care to
say anything ; that his position on
the matters to be brought before the
convention was well known, and he
had no desire to forestall the action
ot the convention in any way.
The address under which this gath?
ering bas been called states that "the
American people are face to face
with the greatest peril that ever
threatened the life of the nation.
Not even the momentous issues in?
volved in our civil war exceeded in j
danger the present situation." The
address then quotes Secretary Car?
lisle's speech of long ago on the
money question and terms what he
said then "prophetic words." It
then proceeds to state that since
18T2 one-half of the metallic cur?
rency of the country has been de-'
stroyed by evil legislation, and that
destitution and want stalk through the
land now. The address is particular?
ly severe ou Secretary Carlisle,
charges him with having become the
bribed tool of Wall and Lombard i
Streets and engaging in an effort to
fasten a fearful wrong on his people j
forever, and deliver them bound into |
servitude more galling and enduring
than African slavery. The address,
which many have not seen, then con- j
eludes as follows :
"We do not charge that with full
knowledge and purpose these .emi?
nent leaders would in cold blood con?
sign this people to such a fate. But
whether innocently or purposely 1
done, the result to the people is the
same
.'A convention of gold men, de- \
signed to consummate and perpetu
ate the destruction of one half our;
metallic money, was held in Mern
phis yesterday, with this plainly ?
avowed purpose, under the direct
inspiration, as we believe, of Presi?
dent Cleveland, Secretary Carlisle and
Hon. Josiah Patterson, the mis-Rep- ;
resentative of this Congressional dis?
trict.
"They have opened their campaign
here. The first great gun against [
the people is fired by John G. Car- !
lisle.
"The object is to seduce and |
decoy the ?South into supporting j
their destructive policy But the j
Southern people dearly love their j
liberty and rights. They are emi- j
nently devoted to the teachings of j
the Constitution. They will not be ?
led tamely and submissively lo ?
slaughter, either by open foes or |
pretended friends. They will brave?
ly meet the issue and contest it to i
the end. The disguise is now !
thrown ofl. We know our enemies j
Their purpose is to destroy our silver
money, to fetter us in bonds of gold,
and then to exact our last dollar on
a stupendous bebt that never can be
paid. They would deliver us bound
and helpless into the hands of the
money lords ami money hinders <?f
Europe.
"This country now owes a total
debt of more than 10,000 militions -
one-eighth <>t it i" England alone
For interest merely we must pay to
England every year 250 tu ill;..ns
?ni- total supply of g- ld and
silver money, available for all uses,
does not exceed 120 millions Under
these startling conditions, when our
country is urgently needing every
dollar of our silver and gold to as?
sist us in meeting these tremendous
obligations, our highest officials are
endeavoring to persuade us that it
is the right policy to destroy one
half our supply of money.
"Surely such a policy could only
spring from insanity, imbecility or
villainy. No one will accuse the
gold schemers of imbecility or in?
sanity.
"The destruction of one half our
metallic money, our redemption
money, will inevitably double the
commercial value of the other half.
It has already done so. The value
of al! other property must sink one
half or more. It has already done
so. Even now we have a better
taste of the result.
"It is also inevitable that the pro?
duction of gold must decrease in the
near future. There is a fixed quanti?
ty of the precious metal planted in
the earth by the Almighty-that and
no more. There are no new lauds to
discover, with fresh gold mines to
reward the sseker. The search for i
gold has been by relentless man with
all the appliances of modern science
and with all the stimulus of greed.
It is altogether improbable that fresh
mines will be discovered The sup?
ply ?f must gradually, perhaps
rapidly, decrease after a few more
years. As the supply decreases its
value mu6t increase The values of
all other property must then inevita?
bly sink lower and lower year by
year. The increasing power of gold
will then increase three fold, five
fold, teti fold-where will it stop as
it grows scarcer? Debts will be?
come increasingly difficult of pay?
ment.
"Under a single gold standard sys?
tem it is plain that we have but start?
ed on the period of declining vaiues
for other property. Prolonged pa- j
ra'yeis of business must ensue, and ;
all the horrors so powerfully pictured j
by Mr. Carlisle in 1?78 will be more
than realized.
"This, fellow-citizens, is the fear?
ful fale to which fa?6e guides would
lead us. It is startling to contem?
plate.
"Our enemies, the gold advocates
are a compact, powerful organization
familiar with all the tactics of such a
warfare, watchful, unscrupulous, and
above all, supplied most abundantly
with money dishonestly distorted
from the people, and now used for
their destruction. It is no sixty days
struggle, but a grappling of giants
for life and death, for existence or de?
struction.
"Tue friends of silver, the hosts of i
the people, must organize and throw !
their strength as one mau With all j
earnestness of soul we appeal to !
them to organize, orgauize, orgauize I
-in every State, county, city, vii- j
l?ge and hamlet, organize.
"For once let us subordinate every j
other question to this burning issue.
Let patriotism prevail over our ;
party. Our cause ia just, The peo-'
pie are awakening. Division alone
can defeat us. Unity will save us.
We earnestly urge all citizens
everywhere, who believe in the
silver and gold money of the Consti?
tution, to send delegates to a Bime?
tallic Convention, to be held here in
Memphis on the 12th and 13th of
June proximo, in advocacy of the
free coinage of silver, at the ratio of j
16 to 1, witho'-' waiting for the con? ?
sent or approva. ;>f any other nation j
whatever."
Wretched Condition of Peo- j
pie Out in Oklahoma.
KANSAS Um. June 9.-Rev P.
Shane and Jud?:* T. P. Nash of Grant
county, Oki . are in the city asking aid
for the people of Prairie township and
in fact for the entire population oft
Grant couory, who are actually starv?
ing.
Reports of this state of want and des?
titution have rpached the public from
time to time, but very little credence
was given them The two gentlemen
who arrived in the city yesterday to
?sk for bread to fill hungry mouths
and clothes to cover suffering bodies,
were appointed at a meeting held a
few weeks ago in GraDt county for that
purpose. At that meeting, the sufferers ;
drew up a statement of the condition
of affairs there. The section of? the
territory that is the sceoe of such suf?
fering and want was opened in Septem- j
ber 1893. The sealers came, in the
rush for claims, with little money and
less household goods. To-day Dot a
penny of their saviugs is left aDd every
household is a scene of destitution. ,
The unfortunate people have not the
wherewithal to leave the country, and
so they remain to suffer, and if help
does not come soon, to die.
The Rev. Mr. Shane says: "For the |
last three months four families have
been existing on my pension money.
It would do, io ordinary circumstance*,
for the bare wants of my immediate
family, but with four families you can
imagine what it means. Last Monday
I drew $42 for my last quarter. I paid
the grocery bill which bad accumulat?
ed during rhe quarter, ?nd then had
ft 1.75 Juet before leaving for this
trip, I asked for credit for a sack of
floor, bur this wai refused. When we
had to face immediate needs, it had
been customary f.ir tin: merchants to
credit rh"*'- who had pensions, so they
\?, re sure of getting their mouey. But
with credit denied, the last resource
was cat nff. My 8on-!??-law arni bi:
wife srarted away in their wagon Tue.
day, without a cent H ri d wKtd?ur pro
visions. They said they might as well
starve on the road a* .-tay there an
Marve I have not heard from them
since."
The Kansas City Live Stock Ex?
change has appropriated $50 and a
movement has been started to send re?
lief to the destitute.
A PITIFUL APPEAL.
WICHITA, KANS , June 9.-An ap?
peal for aid has been received from Ok?
lahoma. The citizens are in a wretched
condition as far as food and clothes
are concerned, and pray for relief im?
mediately. The appeal closes as fol?
lows: "Io the name of suffering hu?
manity we appeal to you for such food
and other things as you can spare to
help the destitute, and that as soon as
possible to appease the hunger of cry?
ing children. M
Departure of a Body of Men
From Florida-More to
Follow.
ST. AUG?SEINE, FLA., June 9.-It is
reported that a party of Cubans left
here this morning while the townsfolk
were wrapped in slumber, for Matanzas.
They were well-equipped with firearms
aod provisions. The steamer Orgarita
is preparing to leave for Maganzas on
Tuesday and expects to carry quite a
party. Capt. Bodington knows all the
coves on the coast and feels quite sure
of the success of ihe Orgarita's under?
taking.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., June 9.-A
cablegram to the Times-Union from
Key West, Fla., says: It is now known
that the expedition that left Wednesday
lnight anded on the north of Cuba, in
the province of Las Villas, near Sagua
Lachico. The expedition was under
the command of Gen.Roloff. lamedi-;
ately upon landing they were joined by I
2,000 insurgents, under command of
Zayas, Castillo and Dey es. Among the
fi Iii baster e-8 was a very prominent sur?
geon by the name of Valdes Domin?
guez, author of a book on the medical
students who were assassinated in 1871
They carried 500 pounds of dynamite.
It is rumored that fourteen Americans
accompanied the expedition, and also
that an expert telegraph operator, civil
engineer and a powder maker were in
the party. The vereis that carried the
expedition, though not a warship, was
prepared to show fight in case .they
were stopped by any Spanish gunboat:.
It was undoubtedly the best equipped
expedition that bas left the States io
the cause of Cuban liberty.
Gen. Gomez reported killed by the
Spanish newspapers, has invaded Cam
aguey at the head of 2,500 of the best
equipped men. At Camaguey, Gomez
was joined by 700 men headed by a
nephew of the Marquis of Santa Lucia.
The invasion of Camaguey is consid?
ered of great advantage to the insur?
gents. The province of Camaguey is
guarded by the best Spanish forces.
Martinez Campos, who was in Cam?
aguey at the time of the invasion by
Gomez, immediately left for Havana
and called a meeting of the Reformists
and Conservatives, with the idea of a
fusion. The home rule party being ig?
nored, has decided to disband, the ob?
ject being to create bad blood or race
war, Cuban? against Spaniards.
Many young men of the best fami?
lies in Cieofugo?, Santa Clara and Rem
odios are joining the insurgents. In
official circles the death of Marti is
denied. It is reported that the Cuban
how deserted the insurgents stole
Marti's correspondence and delivered
the same to Gen. Salcedo, thus laying
the foundation for the report of Marti's
death
General Sanguily, who was arrested
by the Spanish government, charged
with being an accessory of the noted
baodit Manuel Garci. is kidnapping,
bas been tried. The government failed
to convict bim, and the probabilities
are that he will be liberated shortly.
ANOTHER EXPEDITION.
It is rumored that another expedition
ha9 landed, consisting of three gene?
rals, one American, a South American
aLd a Cuban Jero Buden, a promi?
nent member of the Home rule party
aod a oewspaper man, who left the isl?
and of Cuba at the commencement of
the revolution, has landed with an ex?
pedition of twenty-four men from
Monte Cristo, Santo Domingo. De?
sertions from the Spanish army are re?
ported daily.
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Three Boys Drowned.
CLEVELAND, O., June 9.-Three boys
were drowned in Lake Erie this even?
ing near the life saving station, two of
them in any attempt to save their com?
panion. They were Michael Sheridan,
eleven years ; Patrick Morris, twelve !
years ; Emmett Sweeney, eleven year*.
They were bathing in six feet of water, ?
all beiog good swimmers. Morris was j
taken with cramps and Sheridan went
to his assistance, but his strength gave |
out. Sweeney then attempted to rescue
them, but all three became locked in
a helpless and freuized group and werp
drowned.
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Nectar.
Tltts year has been so far HO exceptionally
good one for bee-keepers, the honey being of
tine quality and plentiful. Tb ose who
would like to enjoy the purest and best or' all
sweets, can do so by send ii.g to the residence
of N. Gr. Osteea, Republican Street, or
<
leaving an order at the FF. k S. office.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June IO, ?95
President Cleveland's official fami?
ly is again in tact. The promotion
of Mr. Olney, who has proven him?
self capable and forceful-the prime
requisites for the position-to be
Secretary of State, has been well re?
ceived, and the prediction is made on
every hand that he will add to the
good reputation he made as Attorney
General. Judge Harmon, of Ohio,
the new Attorney General, is not
widely known in Washington, but
those who do know him speak in the
very highest terms of his qualifica?
tions for the place. He was en?
dorsed by Senator Brice, Ex-Govern?
or Campbell, and Secretary Carlisle,
and any man endorsed by that trio of
good democrats can count in advance
upon the|hearty endorsement of the
rank aud file of the . party. His ap?
pointment is particularly pleasing to
Ohio democrats, who have always
regretted that their State was not
represented in the cabinet, although
their regret was somewhat mitigated
by their knowledge that Ex-Governor
Campbell might have bad a portfolio
when the cabinet was first orgauized
had he so willed, and they expect
that it will have a good effect upon
the party in that State in the pending
campaign.
Secretary Carlisle will this week
resume his financial speech making
in Kentucky. According to advices
received by him his other speeches
have had a marked effect upon the
democratic sentiment in the State.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, who
has been in Washington for a week
or two on public business, has gone
to Memphis to take part in the silver
convention to be held there this
week. It is expected that he will be
one of the principal speakers at the
convention. He says he believes
that the democratic party must either
declare for silver or abandon hope of
carrying the presidential election.
Postmaster General Wilson is in
great demand as a speaker at college
commencements. Last week he went
to Mississippi for the purpose of
talking to the graduates of a college,
and to-day he left Washington for
Centralia, Missouri, where he will
deliver a similar address. His pop?
ularity dosent end with his being
asked to talk to graduates ; he is
constantly being sounded to ascer?
tain an offer of the presidency of this
or that college.
Senator Smith, of New Jersey, who
is in Washington arranging some
public matters in which he is inter?
ested, previous to making a short
European tour, says on the subject
ia which democrats are greatly
interested : "I am not committed to
any candidate yet, but it goes with?
out saying that Honorable William
C. Whitney would make a most ad?
mirable President. He is popular ;
he is conservative ; he is able, ard
he would unite the democratic party.
I think he would poll the entire dem?
ocratic strength. n
Representative Sayers, of Texas,
whose good work as chirman of the
House Committee on Appropriation
was a striking feature of the last
Congress, is in Washington, having
just returned from the graduating ex?
ercises of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. He is a member of the
Board of Government Visitors One
! of this years graduates, Joseph B.
Sayers, jr., is his nephew and name?
sake Governor Sayers speaks in
? the highest terms of the system tof
education maintained at the Naval
Academy, but, like all human sys?
tems, he thinks it might be improved
in 6ome directions. For instance, he
thinks the cadets ought to graduate
in five years, instead of six, as at
j present
j President Cleveland received a
! document a few days ago that will
I doubtless be a prized relic with the
! decendents of his family for ages to
! come It is a personal letter from
j the Emperor of China, thanking the
? President for the kindly offices exer
; cised by the United States in bring
j ing about peace between China and
I Japan The letter is beautifully en?
grossed on parchment, in the Chinese
j language, of course, and was in a
? case covered with imperial yellow
silk of the finest texture. It was
piesented to President Cleveland by
the Chinese minister in person, who
gave Mr. Cleveland a verbal transla?
tion of its very battering contents.
Governor Oates, of Alabama, who
is now in Washington, says upon a
subject that is being much discussed :
"I do not believe that the silver
movement in Illinois is as important
as has generally been believed. To
my mind, the democrats who took
part in this movement showed their
weakness in their alliance with popu?
lists. I have no idea that the
Altgeld faction will dominate Illinois
democracy r Governor Oates while
in Congress was always classed as a
free silver man, but he now supports
President Cleveland's financial pol?
icy.
Carlisle's Final Speech.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-Seecretary
Carlisle will leace hero the latter part of
tins week for Kentucky and will deliv?
er an address on the financial question
at Louisville on Friday or Saturday of
this week. This will be his final spoech.
in the present Kentucky campaign, hej
haring been compelled to decline i nv; J
tations to speak ar Lexington and Ileum