Trial of the Indiana.
e
Cramps More than Pleased
with the Result.
Boston, Oct. 16.?The battleship
Indiana was given a preliminary run
over the'first trial conree to-day and
so successful was the trial that when
the boat reached the npper end of the
conree Mr. Edwin S. Cramp decided
that it was unnecessary to speed her
back again The Indiana go* under
way at 8 30 a. m from Boston light
and started down the bay to Cape
Ann. At 8 50 the ship was going
ahead at foil speed, and when about
seven miles from the starting point,
tbe forced draught was tor ned on.
The course was from Cape Ann to
Boone Island, a distance of 31 knots,
and was marked by six can buoys at
an equal distance apart of 6.2 knots.
The starting point was crossed at
10 30 The second buoy was left
astern at 10 55, the speed between
the two buoy ? being 15 knote The
third buoy was passed at 11.10. the
speed between the second and third
buoys being ?5 1 knots.
The fourth can wae alongside at
11.43, the speed between tbe third
and fourth buoys being 15.75 knots.
The fifth buoy was passed at 12 07.
the speed between the fourth and
fifth being 15.64
The sixth and last bnoy was passed
at 12 32. the speed between the, fifth
and sixth being 15.17. The average
speed for the run was 15 31. Al
though the Cramps expected to do 15
knots easily with tbe boat, they were
more than pleased with the ehowing
she made on the ran. The tide was
running against her rather fast and
cut off probably three-quarters of a
knot There were two very noticea
ble things developed in the ran. One
was the absolute absence of the usaaj
violation that the powerful engines of
x a big ship made, and the other was
. the bow wave cast off by the ship 1
Tbe torpedo tabe in the bow threw
up qaite a wave, bat the bow of the
boat itself cleft cleanly through the
water and the lateral wave was not
more than 15 feet, and* then con-1
verged inward and clang to the Ves
sers side, leaving no side wave at
all.
When Mr. Cramp found the ship
had done so remarkably well on the
ran ap, he concluded not to pash her
on tbe way back.
Foreign critics have declared that
the Indiana would be top heavy and
that she would roll herself to death
in at?y sort of a sea. Never was
pT*sihecy more completely refuted.
The Indiana, with the heaviest
weight of armor and guns above
water of any ship in the world, rides
the bcas like a yacht. The sea was
smooth, but tbe long swell that is al
ways felt on the ocean was running.
Those standing on the deck oi the
ship say there was no more motion
felt than crossing a river on a ferry
boat.
The Indiana anchored at night off
Boetou light. Thursday the boilers
and firegrates will be given a thor
ough cleaning and on Friday tbe offi
cial ran will be made. In to-day's
ran the best handpicked Pocabontas
coal was used. Although none of
Chose connected with tbe boat will
make any claims, it is not unlikely
that she will do 16 knots on her offi
cial triai .
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The Boom in Cotton.
Nkw York. October 16 ?Tbe con
dition of thing* io the Sooth, short sell
ers in this market are either purposely
or accidentally ignorant of. The pound
in g of contracts does not cbeapeo actual
cotton, because declines do not ?dorease
the number of bales, nor do they make
crop eon diti oo 9 aoy better They for
get that it is the soot holder who seems
likely to create price this time, and oot
tbe speculative shorts in ibis or any
other market, except for temporary de
pression Still anther thing, it is the
cheapest cotton market io the [Totted
States. Io the first place October con
tracts at New Orleans are 1-8 ceut
higher than October contracts here,
aod interior markets io the South
tributary to New Orleans are relatively,
if oot actually, higher tht ? that!
market The fact that October con-!
tracts io New Orleaos are 1-4 ceot
above spots show that the people who
have cottoo to sell would certainly ship ;
it there and realize such advantages, if j
there were aoy, over local spot markets
in tbe neighboring States. It looks
?o us as though Southern spin
ners and exporters would turn
their attention to this market aod
buy November. December and January
contracts bere and take delivery of the
cotton. There is oo expense attending
delivery, becaose each certificate of 100 j
bales bas beeo iospected aod classed,
thus avoidiog costs, except what are
customary aod incidental io shippirrg it
out of store. January contracts at
New Orleans to-night are 9 32 oo the
curb and the closiog price of January
here was 9 25. Receipts should lessen
rapidly as is now thought by many in
the South, West, aod perhaps in the
Atlantic States, it may be that as dur
ing the next few weeks the holders of
actual cotton in tbe South may elevate
their ideas to such an extent; that those
to whom we are offering suggestions
herein mentioned may have to go to the
New York and New Orlenos contract
markets whether they wish to or not,
in order to supply their wants.
Atwood, Violett & Co.
A Pencil and a Pencil Snarpenor for
ton cents at . ff. Osteen & Go's. j
Uncle Sam's Good Offices.
Will Result in England-Ven
ezuela Differences Being
Amicably Adjusted.
Washington, Oct. 16 ?There are
indications to day than an amicable
adjustment of the strained relations
between Great Britain and Venezuela
may yet be effected and that at no
distant date. If this result be reach
ed, it will be due wholly to the in
terference of the United States and
to the persistent tender of its good
-offices to both countries That Great
Britain is weary of her contention
with tbe South American republic is
a fact too obvious for disput? ; that
Lord Salisbury realizes that a con
tinuance of the contention may bring
the United States into the affair and
thus canse trouble between the two
great English' speaking nations is
also well known The British
premier* has not been unmindful of
the American press with reference on
this matter and it is now believed
that he will make some concession to
public sentiment here Under these
circumstances, it is said the British
government may consent to arbitrate
the question of title to a portion of
tbe territory now claimed on behalf
of British Guiana and contested by
Venezuela. If this result has been
obtained, it will have been brought
about by the gc*>d offices of the
United States, bat not as tbe result
of any nltimatium.
It is the understanding that the
territory which is to be submitted to
arbitration includes the greater part
of tbe rich mining district of the
Yaruari, embracing some 83,000
square miles, claim to to which was
first advanced by Britist Guiana be
tween 1885 and 1887. It is pre
sumed that Great Britain will still
insist upon the so-called "Sch?m
berg line," to which she has made
clair? since 1840, but may submit all
other territory to arbitration. Lord
Salisbury, once before in 1890,
offered through Minister .Robert
Lincoln, to arbitrate all territorial
acquisitions west of the Schernberg
line, but he then insisted that Vene
zuela must first acknowledge the
justice of Great Britain's claim to
everything east of that line, wheth
er this demand has since been in any
way modified will probably be only
definitely known when the corres
pondence is made public on the as
sembling of congress
Fire in Charlotte.
Charlotte, Oct. 16.?Tbe great
auditorium, with a seating capacity of
6.000. was burned between 3 and 4
o'clock this afternoon.- It was a p1 in,
1-story structure, covered with form
gated iron. Being in tbe centre of a
thickly built op block, it endangered
almost tbe whole of tbe northern hu i
ness end of the city Tbe efficiency of
tbe city's fire department is shown by
tbe fact that seven buildings on fire
at one time, only tbe auditorium was
consumed. The loss is about ?4 500 ;
insured for $2.000.
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Suspected by the Spanish.
Washington, October." 1*> ?The
steamer Woodhall now at New Orleans
is tbe object of suspicion by.the Spanish
minister in this country and he is in
constant communication with the state
department on tbe matter. Minister
De Lome alleges, it is said, that tbe
Woodhall, which cleared from Balti
more for Progreso, Mexico, landed en
route on Cuban soil arms and ammuni
tion for the insurgents From Prope
so tbe Woodhall proceeded to New Or
leans, where she has been for some
time. Tbe collector at. New Orleans
has been instructed to furnish the Span
ish authorities at New Orleans with all
the information he posse^S'S .'regarding
the movements of the W?n?dh*all. The
vessel has not been seized by the United
States autbories, nor has ai y ebarge
been ruada officially against her, and
she is lying ar her dock, free to depart,
and innoceot as far as the authories bere
know, of any infraction of Uni'ed
States laws.
Cleveland to Atlanta.
Washington, Oct. 16.?Arrange
ments were to-day perfected for the trip
of President Cleveland to the Atlanta
exposition. A special train, under the
management of Second Vice President
Baldwin of tbe Southern railway com
pany will convey the President, bis
cabinet and the wives of the cabinet
officers. It has not yet been decided
whether Mrs. Cleveland will accom
pany the party. The tr?in will leave
Washington at 11 o'clock on the eve
ning of Monday, Oct. 21, reaching At
lanta about 3 p. a . Tuesday Tbe Pres
ident will start on the return trip to
Washington after the reception of the
Capital City club Wednesday night,
and arrived in Washington about 7
o'clock Thursday night. En rout, to
Atlanta the party will pass through
Lynchburg and Danville, Va., Salis
bury and Charlotte, N. C , Spartanburg
and Greenville, S. C, and Gainesville
Georgia.
if your children are subject to croup wnn h
for the first symptom of the disease?hoarse
ness. If Chamberlain's Cough Remed? is
giren ?3 6oon as the child becomes hoarse it
will prevent the attack. Even after the
croupy cough has appeared tbe attack car.
always be prevented by giving this remedy.
It is also invaluable for colds and whooping
cooeb. Por sale bv Ijll A. J. Chica.
Dave McCuliougn Dead.
Darlington, Oct. 16?List uigh
j between 9 and 10 o'clock our peopl
! were shocked at. the announcement tbat
I Mr Dave McCullough bad accidentally
shot himself. Tbe sad news spread like
wildfire over the city and all the people
were in commotion. As soon as he was
ehot Dt. Will J. Garner was at once
sutnnjoDtd to his bedside. Mr. McCul
lough told the doctor as soon as he
arrived that he kuew be couldn't do
aoy good, but thought it was his duty
to send for him Upon ?-zamiuattou of
tbe wound the doctor discovered tbat
Mr. McCulloogb's conclusions were
right, aud that he must soon die
Friends came from every direction in
baste to see if they could do anything
for the wounded man, only to fiod that
the wound was fatal.
The snooting was purely accidental
On retiring Mr McCullough was ex
amining his pistol, a self-acting re
volver, to eee if it was loaded, when
it accidentally discharged, with the
above result. The ball entered bis left
breast io tbe region of the heart.
This morning Darlington is truly io
mourning. Groups are gathered here
aud there talking about tbe. sad event.
His relatives are weeping, bis friends
are grieving, for David McCullough was
one of tbe truest, bravest, most kind
hearted men tbat ever lived in our
midst. Nine-tenths of the population
loved him. He was a devoted husband,
an indulgent father, a loving brother
and a true frieod.
Mr. McCullough was 47 years of age,
and leaves a wife and several child ran.
besides several brothers aod sisters, to
whom is extended the heartfelt sympa
thy of the commuoity. His remains
will be buried at tbe cemetery to-mor
row morning.?The State.
Autumn Silks and Velvets.
The counters are piled high with
silks and velvets that are a delight to
tbe eye in their coloring and in per
fection of weaviug The silks have
gros grain, satin, or taffeta grounds,
with chine flowers, Persian designe,
rich brocades, stripes, or plaids. A
marvel of weaving in the light
evening silks has the cream ground
strewn with warp-printed roses,
while over all is is brocaded a deli
cate green foilage in raised satin
threads. Darker silks have wonder
fully blended colors giving cashmere
effects striped with black satin ?r
with velvet, while others have the
ground nearly covered with chine
blossoms and striped with black
velvet Very rich taffetas in shades
of one color have curves and ara
besques of velvet of thick pile. Black
grounds with gay cbine flowers will
be used for separate Louis XVI.
basques and for entire dresses. The
I printed velvets are of very close
pile, the brown, green, plum, or
black grounds having Dresden clus
ters of separate flowers of natural
hue printed on their surface These
velvets were designed at first for
coat-waists only with skirts of satin,
but Felix and other Paria dress
makers are using them for the entire
gown. The plaid silks are French in
coloring, but are far more brilliant in
the new combinations than any
Scotch plaids ?Harper's Bazar.
Star Route Contracts.
It used to be that tbe prices paid by
the government tor carrying the mails
over star routes were fairly remunera
tive; but oow, such is oot the case.
Prices have been beaten down by pro
fessional speculators until the men who
do the actual work hardly get the pay
of day laborers. Here is the way tbe
thing is done :
As t-oon as the government adver
tises for proposals in a givcu locality,
the speculators procure lists of all the
routes over which the contracts are to
be let. together, with the prices that
are being paid for the work, and then
submit bids just a little lower. In,9
cases out of 10 they get the contract ;
but in no case is it their purpose to
perform the actual work. Through
their agcuts tbey see all their competi
tors and make contracts with one of
them in each locality to perform the
service at a lower price thau is received
by the speculators.
This system is a great hardship on j
local contractors ; but we confess that I
? we can see but little help for them, j
? There is only one way to manage tbat j
. offers a"y chance whatever, and that is j
!'to combine against the professionals.
! The local bidders might get together, j
have an understanding that each shall j
be at liberty to bid as he pleases ; and
if he gets the contract, of course to \
carry it out ; but. ac th^ same time,
bind themselves beforehand that if a ;
professional gets 'he contracts, uone of
them will fake it off his hand* oxcept.
for from 10 to 2U per ceut. more money .
than he receives ; and, furthermore, j
they will use all the influence they can !
bring to bear to prevcut "anybody else
from bclpiog the professional out.
We have known of .?.ore thau one
occasion veliere foreign nrofcssion:?!s
bid <?l? contracts in this section for
coosiderably lesa than they wore wor;h.
and had to pay more r<> get them car
ried mi' thau they themselves received
for the service. the local contrac
tors generally v::!i come to some un
derstanding among ?hetrrsvlvcs. while |
they may not succed in altogether
whipping out ilif foreign professionals
they can make ir a goci deal warmer
for them that- >' iris been -? 1 orhctUc
Eu ' .?? ;
Paying for the Slaves.
We have received a marked copy
of the Chicago Inter Ocean, contain
ing a letter from a special correspond
ent reviewing the political conditions
in Alabama, and declaring that there
is "no solid South now," because
"Alabama is awakening to the era of
industrial protection " The idea of
the correspondent seems to be that
the beet way to break the solid
South is to give the Southern manu
facturers a chance to raid the public
treasury, to make them Republicans
by making them thieves. Having
found it impossible to make the South
Republican by negro suffrage, by the
yonetsbs of the army, by sectional
and repressive legislation, it is now
proposed to bribe the South into an
abandonment of its political princi
ples. We do not think that the
South can be bribed any more than it
could be bulldozed. But the West
ern idea is clear?not only is it pro
posed to break the solid South by
offering "industrial protection" to
the iron makers of Alabama?but it
is suggested that the Government
should pay for the slaves. The cor
respondent of the Inter-Ocean says :
"The reunion at Chickamauga was
a revelation and will cause a great
change in the Northern heart ?
heard an old Union veteran say :
'I believe the country is at peace
by God's blessing, and I think the
time has come when the country
should pay the Southern people for
the slaves we freed. When that is
done every sore will be healed, even
the scabs rubbed off, and I mean to
say so when I go home.'
"That would indeed be peace end
would remove from the Southern
heart every vestige of bitterness to
ward the Republican party It would
sweep the South like a prairie fire
and create a tie which could know
no breaking."
This is a shrewd political device,
but it will not deceive any thoughtful
person it the South "An old Union
veteran" does not understand the
situation The time has long passed
to "pay the Southern people for the
slaves we freed " The money could
be put to good use down this way, of
course, but it would have to be
raised by taxation, and it would man
ifestly not be fair to tax the South to
pay the South for what the South
lost in the war. We have no idea
ithat the people of the North would
consent to be taxed to "pay the
Southern people for the slaves we
freed." Besides, nobody in the
South asks or expects that the
Government shall pay for the slaves
And it is altogether a mistake to
suppose that money for the slaves
"would remove from the Southern
heart every vestige of bitterness to
ward the Republican party "
Little as our Chicago contempo
rary and "an old Union veteran"
may think of it, ther are some
things that mone will nut buy in
some parte of "our common coun
try " One of these things is for
giveness of the Republican party for
ail of the sins which it has committed
against the South. Money does not
make people respectable or intelli
gent or patriotic or virtuous. Money
cannot buy principle Paying for the
slaves will not make the South Re
publican.?News and Courier
That
Tired Feeling
Means danger. It is a serious
condition and will lead to disas
trous results if it is not over
come at once. It is a sure sign
that the blood is impoverished
and impure. The best remedy is
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
Which makes rich, healthy blood,
and thus gives strength and elas
ticity to the muscles, vigor to
the brain and health and vitality
to every part of the body.
Hood s Sarsaparilla positively
Makes the
Weak Strong
"I was troubled for a long
time with a tired feeling and
loss of appetite. After taking
thr 'C botties of Hood's Sarsapa
rilL withHood's Vegetable Pills,
my strength is coming back and
my appetite is restored tor which
I am grateful/' Mks. Backhuk,
40 Hassel! St., Charlston, S. 0.
Hood's
ar.ci
Onlv Mood's
??.,..-?., e>?n? easy to l.;:y. -::sy to
SIRE CIFRE
FOR
H?? AND CHICKEN CHOLERA,
? A VING sati fied myself of the value of
I j[ th?: remedy fo: Cholera which ! ad
perused in ycur columns last soring, i now
iiVr i: for sale under the company's gaara?
c : No Cure, no Pay Price t?fty centi per
?Mck<:?t' l'y maii seven tv-n"-ve ce"?s ?> ?
>_?id
Address ? i;:; stamp.
<)c;. GOODWILL, S. C
i - ABOUT? t
TEN
DOES NOT
TRADE WITH
us. -
We're After That Man
About one man in ten doesn't
know that the other nine of
his fellow mortals have come
to the conclusion that it's al
ways safest to trade with us.
We're After That Man !
About one man in ten doesn't
know that his neighbors are
saving money on every deal
because they trade with us.
We're After That Man ?
About one man in ten can't be
expected to know that we are
headquarters for
PURE DRUGS,
PATENT MEDICINES,
I TOILET ARTICLES,
because he hasn't entered our
store.
We're After That Man !
!
!
With a Big Stock !
With Low Prices !
With Fair Dealing!
and we expect to get his trade.
ARE YOU THE TENTH MAN?
WE RE AFTER YOU !
)RUGG?STj
r"
Slimier, V.
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