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5 TOO MUCH POLITICS. ----_-_________. Trouble in the Camp of the Cotton Plant. Colamb?a Register. ' Then; is trouble io raks of tbe Cot? ton Plant, tbe organ of tbe Farmers Alliance of South Carolina, and it ;>'.: eeems that the present editor and pub? lisher, Mr. W. T. Crews, will have to step down and ont, and lay aside bis editorial pen as far as that paper is eon cerned. The correspondence between the publishing committee of tbe Alliance and Mr Crews, which is given below, tells the story of the trouble, and makes it necessary to add bot little else. Mr ..Crews, it appears from the state? ment annexed, has been indulging io too nandi politice io the solamos of the Cotton Plant and after being "called down" he has disregarded the ad moni . -tions. and persisted io writiog oo cer tain lines contrary to his contract with the Alliance committee. This com? mittee tbioks that the Laurens* editor ?:'v hat given the farmers allopathic doses of polities and homeopathic doses of agriculture. They want this changed so that they will get all agriculture and no politics. Speaking figuratively, Mr. Crews has lately been jumping on some mem? bers of tine publishing committee and _ also on Senator McLaurin, in some of his political articles, and as political or factional editorials were io violation of bk agreement with the Cotton Plant, he has been served with notice to vacate ; the editorial chair. The trouble bas been brewing for some time, bot bas jost now reached tho foeos point. The notice to the poblic and tbe tetter to Mr. Crews will be focad In ?teresring reading. Here they are io I m. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC COLUMBIA, S. C.. Jone 23, 1897. To toe Public: The publishing committee of the Colton Plant, representing the State Farmers Alliance, entered into written - contract with W. T. Crews of L?ureos, to publish and edit the Cotton Plant for the year 1897. Section 2 of the? -contract reads as follows : "That tbe said second party shall do the editorial work and select other matters for the said paper, hot the said first party retains to itself the right of general supervision over the paper with the right to approve or dis? approve of any matter, editorial or . otherwise, that may be published in said paper aod upon the disapproval the said second party shall cease the policy objected to aod adhere to the wishes of the first^ patty aod to require the publication of any matter, editorial or otherwise, or to forbid the publication of aoy specific article, or aoy editorial upon any specific line. " Section 6 of tbe contract reads as follows: "That the first party shall have tbe right, by a majority vote, to revoke this contract upon the failure of the second party to comply with tbe terms hereof, upon giving montbs(two notice to the second party; and tbe second patty shall have the right to be released from this con? tract by giving the first party two month's notice, upon the failure of the first party to comply with the terms herewith." Wheo Mr. G rews took charge of the paper the committee instructed him to i conduct it as an Alliance paper so as advance aod promote the interest of the . Alliance pnoeiples and organisations, tod that no partisan politics should be isdsiged io. We the undersigned committee, therefore, desire to iniform the members of the Alliance and the pablie gene rally that we do not eodorse or com? mend, nor have we authorised the pub? lication of aoy partisan editorials in the Cottoo Plant, and that all such partisan editorials have been without the sanc? tion or approval of the committee and the publication of all such have beeo continued, after the first issue contain? ing them, against the protest of the committee. W. A. Neal. Chairman. J. A. Sligh, T. J. Cunningham, W. D. Mayfield, D. P. Duncan. , LETTER TO MB. CREWS. COLOMBIA, June 23, 1897. W# T. Crews, Esq., Laurens, S. C. Dear Sir : The publishing committee of the Cotton Plaot desire to call your attention to the fact that they do not approve of your present manner of conducting the editorial work of the paper. Section 2 of our contract says : "That the said second party shall do the editorial work and select other matter for thc said paper, but the said first party retains to itself the right of general supervision over tbe paper with the right to approve of disap? prove of any matter, editorial or other? wise, that may be published in said paper, and opon the disapproval, the said second party shall cease the policy objected to and adhere to the wishes of the first party and to require the pablicatioo of any matter, editorial or Otherwise, or to forbid the publication of aoy specific article, or aoy editorial ttpon any specific lines." After the letter written by you to Col. Neal and Coi. Duncao they were led to believe thc! you would not con? tinue the partisan editorials, but as the Is3t issue of the paper contains the same spirit of partisan criticism, we, I the committee, desire to give you tbe j two mooths' notice required by the con j tract. Section 6 : "That the first party i shall have the right, by a majority vote, j to revoke this contract, upon the failure of the secoa-d party to comply with the terms hereof, upon giving two months' ! notice to the second party ; and toe J second party shall have the right to be released from this contract by giving the first party two months' cotice, upon the failure of the first party too, comply with the term herewith " In accordance with the terms of the contract we hereby give yon the two months' notice for the termination of said contract. If it suits you, the committee will release you from tbe contract at once We enclose' herewith a notice to tbe public which we desire you to publish tn this week's issue of the Cotton Plant. Please reply on receipt of tbe sacie, whether or not you will pub? lish it. Yours truly. W A Neal, . J A Sligo, T J Cunningham, W D Mayfield, D D Duncan, Jennings Seriously Hurt. New York, June 28-Short Stop Jennings of Baltimore, who was hit on the head by a ball thrown by Pitch? er Rusie, in the baseball game to? day, is said to be suffering from con? cussion of the brain. Doyle of Balti? more, was at first base, and was play lng off the base Rusie made a mo? tion as though to throw the ball to Clarke, New York's first baseman. K?nning quickly, however, he faced the batsman, Jennings, and delivered a swift inshoot, which struck the Baltimorean above the left ear. Jen? nings turned completely around, then sank to his knees. Players from both sides rushed to his aid, and after awhile he recovered sufficiently to take his base He succeeded in tally? ing a mn In the next inning he went to his place at short stop and played throughout the inning. Then he was taken with nausea. A physi? cian was called from the grand stand and advised him to leave the .field. He wanted to continue to play but was forced to leave and went to the ? club house crying bitterly. Young Woman Abducted. i Sive Was a Student at Due West and Disappears. I_ The following from the Charlotte Observer tells of the abduction of a young lady who was a student at Due West : A very distressing story comes from Due West, S C. Miss Mc Quieston of Arkansas was a pupil at the Due West Female academy last year When the term was drawing to a close, her father wrote ' her to meet him in Nashville, at such aud such a hotel She left Due West after commencement for Nashville When she got there she found that she was ahead of time, and that her father had not arrived. She thought she had made a mistake iu the hotel and started ont to look for him at other hotels. Not finding him she returned to the hotel she first stop? ped at. There a gentleman met ber who told her that he had seen her father at such and such a hotel, and that if she would go with him he would take her directly to her father. That was the last seen or heard of ber. \ Her father came 12 hours later, ex? pecting of coarse to find his daaghter awaiting him at the hotel. He was told of her having been there, of her hunt for him, and of her leaving the hotel with a strange man. The Observer's informant had daughters at Due West college, who knew Miss McQateston well. So far nothing has been heard of her Keeley Institute To Move From Columbia. About July first tbe Keeley Institute will remove from Columbia to Green? ville Tbe reason given by tbe man? agement for this move is that the pro? portion of white people is greater in the upper part of the State, and it is from elisa of people that the institute expects its patients. To get io this more thickly white populated section of the State tbe management have decided on a move. Greenville, as offering tbe greatest advantages of any of tbe up? country towns, bas therefore been se? lected. The property of Dr. T. T. Earle io that city h&.s already been leased for a term of years. Dr. L. G. Corbett, tbe physician ftn charge, in speaking about the move said that it could be made only with regret. He, with others connected witb the institute, bad found Columbia a most pleasant city. Dr. Corbett j came here in 1886 as assistant pbyst- j ciao to the hospital for the insane, I where he served sis years. Since then ! be has been with the institute.-The : State. Savannah cotton men have decided to make application to the Georgia 1 railroad commission for a reduction in freight rates on cotton. The grounds for the application ate that the ratee aie the same as they were eight years ago, when cotton was worth a third more than at present, and that the production of cotton has increased largely in that period. ? No Reprimand for Watts. Governor Refers Whole Mat? ter to the Legislature Governor Ellerbe yesterday acted upon the finding and recommenda lions of the court of inquiry by is? suing the following order : - . The report and recommendations, together with the record of the pro? ceedings of the court of inquiry, consisting , 0/Brigadier General Jo? seph L. Stoppelbein, Col J G. Ward law and Capt. Henry T. Thompson, appointed by general order from this oflEce, bas been duly considered. The report of the court of inquiry and record of its proceedings will be at the proper time transmitted to tbe general assembly for such action as that body may deem proper with re? ference to tbe adjutant and inspector general, who is in this State a con? stitutional officer. And it is ordered : 1. That Private Fjsbbume of the richland Volunteers be discharged from the military service of the State. 2. That the captain of the Richland Volunteers publish an order repri? manding Private Dunning of said company for leaving ranks without permission. 3 The court of inquiry having completed the duties assigned, it is hereby dissolved The commander-inchief desires to express high appreciation of the complete and careful ?canner in which the court has performed its duty Governor Ellerbe was asked his reasons for approving of every recom? mendation of the court save that of reprimanding Genera! Watts. To this he replied that while he approv? ed the court's action in its entirety, he did not thin* be should attempt to reprimand General Watts as be was a constitutional officer responsible only to the electors. General Watts' duties were defined by law and it was not provided that should he prove dere , lict to bis duties that he should be re primanded by anyone other than the people or by them through their repre? sentatives The governor felt that he would have as much right to reprimand the attorney general, secretary of state or any other official as to reprimand General Watts. Governor Ellerbe did not express himself just as above, but this is the idea which he wished understood. The actual cost of the court of in? quiry was $327.65. The members of the court received $4 per day with $2 for board and mileage. Had tbe officers insisted on being paid on just what the law allows, General Stop? pelbein would have received $15 per day, Col. Wardlaw ?12, Judge Ad? vocate General Mayfield $10, and Captain Thompson $6 50. The steno? graphers were paid $75, and 'with other eXDense8 ran the cost" up to ?327.65.*-The State, Jnne 27. TWENTY KILLED. A St. Louis Express Dashed to Destruction. Kansas City, Mo.? June 26.-Tbe St Louis express on the Wabash railway, which left here at 6.20 this evening, plunged through a trestle at Missouri City, Mo , at 5 minutes of 7 o'clock, carrying down the en? tire train with the exception of the rear car-a pullman. The gorg which was a few hours previous practically empty, had become a rag? ing torrent, because of a tremendous downpour of rain and tbe structure weakened John Ennis, traveling salesman for Beckman & McKnight, was in the rear car of the tiain which was the only one which escaped injury It was likewise the only car in which none of the passengers were injured Mr Ennis bad an interview with a farmer who had come from Missouri City in the evening and was at the place where the wreck occurred to flag the train. The farmer claimed to have waived a flag on the track, but owing to the terrible storm, tbe engineer was unable to see the sig nal. Mr. Ennis said the wreck oc? curred at 7.05 o'clock. The engine passed over the trestle which broke immediately afterwards and the ten? der, together with the front or through smoking car, was thrown backwards into the gorge The farmer with whom Mr. Ennis talked, said that at 5 o'clock there was prac? tically no water in the gorge, but at the time of the wreck it was a rag? ing torrent of 10 feet or more in depth The farmer said the bridge was clearly unsafe, which had im? pelled him to staud in the storm in an attempt to "ag the train. There were no trainmen left unkill ed on the side of the gorge on which most of the cars were left, HO far as Mr Ennis knows, he engineer and firemen being on the other side The pas.-^ngers were Irl;, to take inde pendent action ls rescuing the vic tims. Mr _anis thc.ght a conservative estimate of the number !;ii!(;t! would be '20. ar.d that it was more likely more than ?ess that number. i he thermometer registered 104 in the shade in Atlanta Sunday There were a number of deaths from heat. I Mussulmans and Christians i_ j Have Bloody Fight Near ? ; Canea. The Whole Dis? trict is Greatly Ex? cited, _ j Canea. Crete, June 27.-An armed ; force of 1,200 Musulmans made a j sortie from Canea last night, crossed i the military cordon and surprised the ' insurgents at Kanlikastelli, three j hours distant. A desperate combat ensued in which 13 Mussulmans were killed and 12 wounded. The Chris tian inhabitants of the district are preparing to make reprisals by land and sea. Later advices show that many Christians were killed, as well as many Turks. in engage? ments that preceded the principal fighting at Kanlikastelli. The whole district is greatly excited. The trouble arose from the en? croachments of Mussulman refugees, who attempted to pasture their cattle within the limits of the neutral zone. Harris Will Hang If Caught by Anderson's Angry People. _ j Special to The State. j Anderson, Juce 28.-A bold and dastardly attempt to criminally assault a youDg lady of this city by a mulatto fiend, J8 or 20 years old, bearing the name of Chris Harris, was made this morning in broad daylight about 9 o'clock Very few know of the occurrence, otherwise the excitement would be intense. If caught it is believed be will be summarily dealt with. The negro bears a bad reputation and those who knew of the affair, while keeping quiet, hope by doiog so to throw Harris off his guard and render capture cer? tain, are terribly in earnest as to what the punishment will be and the speed with which it will be administered. The sheriff and deputy, together with the city police, are making every effort to capture the fieod. Men have been seot out on every train leaving the city. The negro's bouse has been watched and every part of the city searched, but no clue to his where? abouts has been found up to this time. The home of the young lady is on the outskirts of the city ; she and her sister were alone. Tbe lady assaulted went to tbe garden. The negro was watching from the rear of the garden and entering hastily be seized tbe lady and attempted to throw ber down.but be ing of fine physique, she resisted effect? ually, screamed for help and tbe negro fled. The quiet of the city is but the fore? boding of the storm which will break in terrible fury when the fiend is cap? tured and the affair made publie. Green's Neck Saved. He Will Join Mrs. Carson and Page ia the Penitentiary. Special to The State. Spartanburg, June 26 -After two and a half days the Oreen case has been ended and the jury have rendered the verdict of guily, but with a recom? mendation to tbe mercy of the court This places Green in - prison for life along with Mrs. Carson and Page. Tbe verdict meets tbe genera! approval of tbe public, as macy thought tbat it was wrong for one to be bung and the others to have life imprisonment. Green was ably defended by Messrs. J A. Mooney, A. H. Bean, of Green? ville and J. P. Carey, of Piokens. Solicitor Sease was assisted by J. Wright Nash and U. X. Gunter. REPUBLICANS HOPE To Finish Tariff Bill This Week, But It's Doubtful. Washington, Jone 27.-The Repub- ! lioan tariff managers are still hopeful tbat the present may prove to be the last week of the tariff debate in tbe sen ate. All the schedules have been gone over ooce, leaving nothing to be done but to consider tbe paragraphs in the various schedules which have been passed when reached in their regular order beeause of differences of opinion among the Republicans themselves. Many of these differences have been i adjusted in the Republican ranks, but the Democrats will naturally take ad? vantage of their knowledge of the feel- I ing existing among their opponents to debate some of the questions at length. It is understood now that coal, leather, hides and lead ore will each be vigor? ously discussed, as will also the ques? tions, though niore briefly, nf rcoipro cit", the "treatment of trusts arni thc disposition ( f [hi* Hawaiian reciprocity treaty [n vi-'w of the determination of the Democrats to exploit all these ques? tions, arid (?fhyrs ns well, i- wouid .-'-"ni impossible to conclude the senate's i .vport on tbe bill before ilse end of thc week, and t? is more than pt"-:-ni:" :!::'.'' the (ioal work wi:! b-? reserved ?or the following week. -^m>- - ? ? . -a? -? Writing psper 1J cerrs H i>cund ft H. (>'. ?s?-en & Co's. Wevler in Santiago. Makes Conciliatory Address to Citizens. Habana, June 28.-Captain Gn j eral VVeyler, af\er a stormy passage on I a coasting steamer from Manzanillo, arrived at Santiago de Cuba yester? day afternoon The steamer was met by a number of tugs having on board the municipal authorities pro vincial authorities and General Lin? ares, the military commander of the district. The port and shipping were profusely decorated in honor of the captain genera!, and be was cheered by large numbers of people who lined the routes from the whaif to the cathedral and thence lo the palace, in spite of the fact that rain was falling heavily. At the palace, the captain general received all the local, civil and military authorities. Addressing the local authorities last evening in the palace of Santiago de Coba, Captain Genera! Weyler said he remembered with pleasure that region where he had engaged in a campaign during the previous war in Cuba Continuing, he explained that he was coming to pacify that part of the island and that though be was strongly desirous of peace, his system of maki?g war was to be rigorous toward the "rebels'7 who refuse to accept the clemency of Spain through him offered them. The general added : "Notwithstanding the examples in rigor set by other colonial nations. I attend to the re construction of the wealth of the island. This was the purpose which inspired my last decrees, and I pro? pose to continue this policy,-aIthough I have been compelled in some in? stances to countenance destruction, ? owing to the fact that circumstances j have made it necessary in some cases ? to destroy the resources of the rebels." The captain general then referred to the sincerity of the Spanish gov? ernment in its desire to introduce j reforms in Cuba, concluding with the j remark : "I come to bring peace or i war. If the former is accepted we j will then return to the law. But if j the latter is desired, behind me come j 40 battalions-of troops " ? She Will Go Into Retire? ment. London, June 28 -The queen re ! turned to London this afternoon-her i final jubilee day but one-and made what j most probably was her last jubilee ap ;. pearance io the metropolis, for, with : the celebration that c'oses at Aldershot ? oo Thursday next ?he state appear ; anees of her majesty, it is said on fair i official authority, will be finished., I Thenceforth for whatever span of life \ may be lefr to her. Queen Victoria will \ confine herself to such work for the : state as can be done at Windsor, Balmo I ral or Osborne. All those official fuoc ; tions. drawicg rooms, public ceremo ? nies, opening town hills, hospitals and 1 the like, which bring the soverign face lo face with the people, will oow be relegated to the Prince and Princess of Wales The Massachusetts cotton mills at Lowell shut down yesterday throw? ing out 1,900 men. The steeple of the Clinton Presby? terian Church was struck by light? ning while services were in progress Sunday night, and a number of the congregation were shocked, but al! are now out of danger At first it was feared that Messrs. Tom Vance and George Schelletts would die. SOME DIFFICULTIES OF CHARITY WORK. A growing number of intelligent peo? ple are dissatisfied with charitable work. We are, they conclude, perpetuat? ing injustice and excusing ourselves on the plea of charity. There is doubt? less truth in this criticism. Another ob? jection is stated below: The published report of the Charity Organization society is the best proof of the utter fallacy of their theory. Vfith an income of $50,000, not a cent of which is allowed by their constitution to be spent on alms, they conducted some 30,000 inquiries in 1895 and 5,000 in 1896. The cost was the same for the latter year, though the number of in? vestigations was fewer by half. Assum? ing the above to be the minimum out? lay necessary for the successful working of their own system, we find that each investigation will cost from $5 to $10 before any relief has been given. Now, in a city like New York at least 100, 000 inquiries will have to be made each year, which will entail a preliminary outlay of from $500,000 to $1,000,000, a foolish and extravagant waste of money which no intelligent taxpayer would knowingly tolerate. W. T. Stead is doing a noble -work in the publication of the ?Masterpiece libra? ry, consisting of the Penny Poets, Pen? ny Popular Novels and Books For the Bairns and Pi nny Prose Classics. This is :i most noble enterprise, and every :ommuuity should make good use of che opportunity to this cheap, gocd lit? erature into the hands of the young. Thc larc Professor E. Lucas ( i Paris was one cf the greatest of mathemati? cians, li" reached a very sensible con? clusion after'years of experience-that the common methods of teaching arith? metic are ''funereal" and result in the "interment" of the mind. LIVE QUESTIONS. A. Series of Articles Contributed by Advanced Thinkers. THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS-SOME LES? SONS THEREFROM. The inauguration cf President. Mc? Kinley is over and the promised begin? ning time of prosperity is here. Person? ally the president is a pure man whose motives and sincerity no one can ques? tion. His weak points are those for which he is not personally responsible. He is, in the minds cf the independents, weak in mental penetration, logical force and will power. Tbe fear that even some of his wisest friends have is that he will be overridden by some of his strong willed advisers. We are' aware that some of these fears were en? tertained about Lincoln and Garfield, and that during the administration of the former he was accused of fluctua? tion, and we are all painfully conscious of how untrue these judgments were. Every one is ready and willing for prosperity to come in abundance and quickly. No president ever had a greater opportunity for a great work. Ko theo? ry ever had a greater opportunity than the gold standard has. But it must be seriously remembered that both the Re? publican party and the monometallistic theory are on trial and will be held strictly to account if they fail to accom? plish what they have so sanguinely promised. The independent vote is larger than ever, and is rapidly growing. This vote, as much as it is criticised by party leaders, holds the balance of power in American politics and will continue to do so as long as the government stands. The influence of independency is growing. The number of papers that are becoming independent is steadily growing and the rank and file of voters are becoming every year more free from party dominance. The last slection demonstrated this. The party lash was used much less than of yore. If coercion was used by corportions, it was the co? ercion of bread and butter and not that of the party. The independent vote, backed by a large and growing sentiment among the working men and farmers, makes cer? tain demands. These are not partisan, but made in the interests cf the com? monwealth. It will not bc amiss to state the more important of them: First.-A sufficient tariff, whether for revenue or protection, to keep a liv? ing wage for the day laborer and to protect the farmer. Second.-^The simplification cf gov? ernmental "vsprk so as to reduce taxation or render more service to the people. Third.-The repeal cf all class legis? lation and the taking of the lobby away from congress. Fourth. - The remodeling of our finance until two things are accomplish? ed-^ (a) the entire control of our finances by the government; (b) a stable and suffi? cient currency for all of the demands of business. These are demands that are entirely reasonable. They are nonpartisan. They are in the "interests cf good government and national progress. We truly hope that President McKin? ley sees the opportunity and that he will be ? qual to the occasion and lead the country out of its present condition. We should all learn to love the inter? ests of th 2 country above those of party. We know that no party is as large as the interests of the country and that the interests of every party are bound up with the success of the people. The pres? ident's inaugural address is not quite so promising as we would wish, but still he gives a gleam of hope in that he ad? mits the possibility of improvement in our finances and the necessity in mak? ing such improvements should the pres? ent system prove inadequate. No money system is final. The great governments of the world have been those that are adjustable. A live gov? ernment changes and needs changing methods. TJie assurance of proper ad? justments to meet the growing demands of business will bring confidence and prevent panics in a large degree. G. W. SCOTT. Leclaire Academy. ALAS FOR T~E SALVATIONISTS! When the rival branches of the Salva? tion Army parade the streets for effect, they are dangerously near adop'mg po? litical methods. Many good and wise people have looked upon the Army as a most sincere movement in behalf of a fallen and neglected class, and have willingly overlooked its spectacular ways and crude theology. If false am? bitions at display of number and bunt? ing are to be added to its crude ways and cruder theories, many will turn away in sorrow, if not disgust. Let the Salvation Anny stick to its real work that of lifting up the fallen. The president of the clothing trust denies that there is any intention of raising the prices. The trust represent* a capital of $350,000,000. We pay more now for our clothing than any other people on earth, and no matter how much cf a protectionist a man is in the? ory, whenever he goes to Europe he al? ways buys a few suits before returning. Cinco Clears -?re made by a 6rm with 47 years' eiprrienc!- and H reputation for first cia*? eood? on!y. Sold io Sumter exclusive Iv riy K G. Itefeen & Co i prevents diccs . . fermeur,aud putri?y i:i ; ?W t:::-:/.i:-.'.*ss. headache. ?::s-?:a:ua. nervousness, and, '.i ::.>; relieved, bilious fever r Mood poisoning. Hood's Pills stimulate the stomach, ?ouse the liver, cure headache, dizziness, con Oration, etc. 25 cents. Sold by all druggists . he only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla