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man w w ties. MK MAKES AMENDS TO Til:: NEWS AND COUR1KK. Regrets That That Journal Could Not Help Further in the Movements. } Co). Duncan, manager of the Allinnco Exchange, in *uu interview with the Charleston News and Courier's Columbia correspondent last Tuesday, concerning un editorial which appeared in that journal in couuuetion to wire ties, has this to say: "I was very glad to see it, and felt ore that all tho cotton growors would appreciate it. I only reget that the occasion had not arisen by which it might huvo becu written a month or more ugo. It would have helped us cry much at thut time in our tight, and it was this I meant when I said to jott Home timo siuco that I wan sorry The News and Courier did not boo its way clear to help u& further iu this fight. If au editorial on thut lino had been writteu when tho compresses began to complain about the use of the wiro ties it would have helped us iu this way. As soon an that announcement was made a good niuuy of the small wcakkiieod merchants gave up as soon as the first cap snapped. I had fifteen bales at Bamberg and fifty bales at MackviUu thrown on my hands, aud have hud to reship them to the upvcountry. I shipped one lot of fifty -hales to Senoca today from Dlackville. j **I sent a sample yesterday of tho :kin<ls; or rather sizes, of the wire that I have been using to Mr. K. Steediuan; of Charleston, wbo lias written me isevernl times, aud seems anxious to Hp its out ull be can. The only just looiupiuii:!, 1 tuitn;, iuo compri'im men cm] muko itgniust tho wires I am using 11s that they may be a little hard on the ahoars that the compresses use. There lis a slicurs made to cut this wire, and tl Lave a pair now on the way from the factory, and as noon as they come I will tukc, or seud, them to Charleston. "Wbon the actiou of tho Cottou Tie Trust was mudo apparent, so ilato as it was, to our furmers they wero very justly iuceused, and as you might naturally expect, went to some extremes. "Two farmers told mo thoy had au old wire fence which they had torn jdown Aud haled their eotton with it. ,tk>mo others bought the regular galvanized wire, which was not annealed, and, of course, very stiff and hard. Quite a lot of No. 6 rolled iron wire has been used; that is very hard to cut with the ordinary compress shears. Now nil these things are worrying and provoking to the compress men, but time a ill settlp all these differences, and by next season we will have this question settled by a regulation tie that will be acceptable to both the farmers and tho compress men. I received a letter from Mr. Hill saying he wus coming hero to see me on his return from the North, and 1 have been luukiugdor him daily. ! "There is oho other question connected with the baling of the cotton ? ' t _ ?_ i i IT crop innt i 11 ui going 10 ihko up, nun a wnnt the nssrstuuco of our newspapers ami of our cotion exchanges, and that ,is this tare question. Did you ever thick about it or look into it? What arn the facts? Wo huvcthree kinds or grades of bagging on the market?a pound and three-quarters, two pounds and two and one-quarter pounds *.o tbo yard. Now tlio farmer .who nsvs six yards each of the above weights puts on bis cotton respectively '104 pounds, 12 pounds and loj pounds of bagging per bale. llio farmer who uses nine yards to ihelmlo, and many do this, puts on of these differout kinds of bagging 1 f>.1-1 pounds, 18 pounds and 20J pounds; add to oacb of the above luue pounds for the six tii s aud you beve the amount of pounds in bagging and ties that arc used, varying Iroin J 'J- pounds, tbo lightest weight used, up to 29| pounds, the heaviest. : "There is no business sense or rea son in tbo way our system of baling cotton is earned on, aud our farmers ought to take bold of it and correct it. As now conducted a very largo per ceot. of tbo buliug is dono by the public ginziers, who furnish the bnggiug and ties, ami there is a rivalry among tbem as to who will furnish the bagging mid ties for the It ast, money, so muny of thnn buy the cheapest bag...... .,...1 ,.r H'"t? r>' O "?? ? " wuwioi.-, light weight, and they advertise that they w ill nirnmh tho haling lor such and such a price, and I see many of them using about eighteen pounds of hugging and ties when that sumo bulu of cotton will be docked thirty pounds in Liverpool markets for tare; if they do not use the cheap covering they lose that much actual cotton. "We ull kuow that Liverpool fixes price of our eotton. They dedact f? per cent for tare. This makes thirty pounds on a f>00-pound bale of cotton. Again I repeat, yon must usa up the thirty pounds in your cheap covering or lose the actual cotton. If cotton is worth 10 rents per pound, the Liverpool quotation is sent out 11.40 and the spinning world takes up at tlutt price. " "Now, what I Jwant to propose is, that by concert of action wo agree ti n?e only 2-pound bagging, ami lino si? yarda to tbo balo; this will bo twelv< pounds of bagging; uho six No. 10 wir< liea. tbey will weigft three pounda; thii makes fifteen pounda, and till that ii necessary. This fifteen pounda wil bo 3 per cent on r Did)- pound bale o cotton, and let tbia bo tbo tare we ah a I l>o charged with. Tbia would be bus mess and would be fair to all, and w< can get it settled in tbia way and don* ' before another cotton crop in reudy for market." At tho lino Gob Duncan was fretful about tho t en a >im* of the country merchants wor? negintiing to weskeu, and ho was afraid the statements of tho compress pcoplo wore responsible | for this. The whole truth now seems ' t<> bo straightened out and there the matter ends. MiW COUNTY TAIdv. i ituml)1i(i; Itlgrkn Apprehended In the Wiry of the Scheme. Tho Columbia Register of a receut 3ato, says: Ambitious towns that <I?liro to becune oouutv seats are tiuding more or less tliorus along their re ipectivo putha. 1 Under the uew constitution it is pro* i ridod that whenever ouo-third of the qualiti-d electors within the area of euch section of an old county propose }<i iio niTP /> fiirto a vtnii' <*<11111* v tiny ahull petition tho Governor," etc. | Tho question has arisen: What is meant by "each section?" Tlioso opposed to the now county project are of tho opinion tbut tho petition must coutuiu the natuea of oue-third of the ' electors in the entire township. That I is a "section," they claim; in other 1 words, by "each sectiou' ia weuut the I township. ; For instance, if one-third of tho 1 electors of a particular township, were , to be secured, snd not the r? qui-ite] number from the territory proposed | to bo sot asule for the now county, j some little trouble might bo ex! perieuced if the petitions were very heavy from the townships from which ill* now county is to be made. It ia tho Attorney General's opinion that the proper construction to be placed ou the provisions of tho new i law is that a petition should issue from ; one-third of tho electors in the territory to be subtracted from a township; in short, that tho plain interpretation of the law requires a pctitiou from only one-third of tho voters in the territory involved, and not from oue-third of ' the voters in a township from which ouly a few square miles may bo taken. Auoiner onsiacie lies in mc ihui iuui h two-thuds voto is necessary before the General Assembly can grant authority for tho creation of a new conuty, and complications might arise that would result in carrying tho matter into the court. The tiual papers for tho petition of the petition from Salem county has been received. Governor Evans was not in tho city, but the proclamation hail been signed in blank, it seems, awaiting the receipt of tho afliduvit from tho Supervisor of l)Hriington county. Tho election is ordered for Novembnr 18, and it will then be decided if another connty shall be oreated out of portions of Sumter, Darlington and Kershaw, with the county seat at Dishopville.. It is thought best to hold tho elections in timo to give tho General Assembly a chance to act, should results prove favorable to the new county scheme. SK 1?TKMRKR \VKATII Kit. Ifow ft Was ns Tobl by I he Weather liurcaii. Tho temperature during September, 1890, averaged one degree per day above tho normal. Tho month was excessively hot np to the 20th, after which it was decidedly cooler. Tho 18th was tho hottest day with maxima of 100 or over at '.) stations. Tho 2 1th was tho coolest with light frost over a large portiou of tho State. Tho rainfall averaged 00 per cent, of the normal. There was a slight excess over portions of tho Western ami Northern counties and a large deficit ( elsewhere, most marked in the central and South central counties. ! On the 20th a severe storm crossed ! the State from South to North, tho path of tho storm was from Hampton due North to Lancaster county. It exhibited destructive violence in Beaufort, Hampton, Berkeley, C'lnr I enuon, Sumter, Darlington ami Chesterfield counties, with much inI jury to buildings, open cotton, and fruit trees. There were a number of fatalities in lieuufort county. The wind reached velocities estimated at from 75 to 100 miles per hour. The storm had a progressive movement, traveling across the State in not quite four hours, or ut the rate of about 53 miles per hour. The weuthcr during the month was extremely favorable for gathering crops, especially cotton, but generally tot) dry for seeding fall root and grain crops. State mean 75.0 (normal 71.1). Highest local mean 70.1) at Shaw's Forks; lowest 71.2 at Greenville ami Wnlhslla. Maximum 105 at Little Mountain ami Shaw's Forks: minimum 30 at Alleudalo ami Florence. State range till. Greatest local range 04 at Gill'.souvillo; least 35 nt Charleston. Average number of with maxima of 00 or above, ranging from 1 at Georgetowu to 20 at Shaw's. A Separute System. Geo. John A. Oill, who was In Wilmington, N. C., last week Attending special masters' court, in tho matter of the (Jape Fear and Yadklu Valley rnilroad, telegraphs tho Houth"rn Associated Fress reiten.tlng his statement ;hnt his purchase for the New York syndicate of the controlling stock of tho Seaboard Air Bine was made with the understanding and greemei.t that it was not for the Southern railway, and that tho line will be absolutely ( iperated as an Independent system, in con> jeetion with the Fort ltoyal and Augusttond ,%urt ltoyal and Western railways. ) IJrynn Still Speaks. J Thursday was Brynn'ssecond day <n Miolii1 can. lie spoko at tho lollowing places to s great crowds of admirers: St. IgnACe, Fetoskov, Charlevoix. Cadillac. B.dlairo, Traverse f City, Walton, Menton and Grand li.ipld*. lie I delivered from two to'.hr heant mosl of tho piie ipal places, ami the othets wera delivered fmni tho platf >rm oftlio train. Ail 3 In all it was a Bryan Day. Mrs. Bryan a s 3 coir, pniitos him. SlEWUHSliii.! A GLANCK AT TIIB COMING GEN* EUAL ELECTION. I , The Day of llaMote Near at Hand? Personnel of tk Electoral State and Congressional Tickets. Now that tlio natioi ?' ami general election for State otlices, is near at baud, we give n sumnaiy of the situation in tbo State and present tho several electoral, congressional and State tickets that aro in tho Held for tho voters to choose from. There are three State tick* ts in the field, one being the regular Democratic ticket uud the others being those put out by the two factious of the Republican party. These j tickets stand as nominated thns far, with the exceptiou of one change that has been mado iu tho Webster llopubI lican ticket, a new man having been ! substituted for the original nominee , for lieutenant goveruo.*. I There are four electoral tickets be I lore tho people?the regular Denei eratic, the Meltou and the Webstoi I Republican and the Pulnier-Bueknwr ticket*. All tbese tickets are complete sare two. The Palm*:: -Bnckner tieket has to have a luau supplied in the Third d.atrict. Then there ia a vacancy on the Webster ticket caused by the death of Mr. Moorman. Is the several congressional districts it is hard to tell as yet how many onndidatea there will bo in each district. It is safe to say that at least two Republic <us undone regularly nominated Democrat will stand iu each district. In the tieveutli district there will probably bo tbroe Republicans. It is possible that before the election is held one of the Republican nominees in tbw First district may be withdrawn from tho race by order of the national Re publican congressional committee. Ol j tho Democratic candidates six are solid free silver men and ono is a "souud" money Democrat,Col. Elliott, w 10 will mako the race in the First district. For the information of the voters of the State of all creeds and factions, however, tho "sts of the several noiui noes in the lit .J for tho several officeto bo filled ure given as follows : TUB ELECTORAL TIIKJSX. T? itntii 1 r* V 1 luntoofu 11 o / I i*itn nil vni>\ Ul (l? auv> y t * V? \J DillLl J? At Large?M. It. Cooper, T. L. Gautt. First distriat, Charles T. Pritchar? of Bluiltou; sec ond, It. P. Watson, < f Saluda; third, Cole L. Blease, of Nee berry; fourth, J. J. McMuliau, of liic hlaud; tiftb, W. D. Truutbam, ofKeiehrtw; sixth, James Staokhouse, ut Marion; seventh, T. W. Stanlabd, *.! Summeiville. Webster Bepublicans?At Large? W. D. Oram, of Charleston. HLrs! cistrict, F. Sobeper, of Beaufort, second, Jaiues Powell, of Aiken; tUrd, J. B. Tolbcrt, of Abbeville; fourth, 1. W. Screven, of Richland; fifth. Jos? ph Clark, of Lancaster; sixth, Dr. Join Lnnuy, of Darlington; seventh, J. M. Tindall, of Sumter. Palmer-Bucknsr?At Large?F. W. MaMaster of Columbia, George W. Dargan of Darlington. Ffrst district, Fraak O'Neill of Charleston; seoond, George B. Lake of Edgefield; fourth, Frank Evans of Spartnnnurg; fifth, A. C. Springs of York; sixth, A. T. Qarl leo of Marion; seventh, Jamea D. Bianding of Snmter. Melton Republicans?At Lnrga?1>. O. Duncan, S. E. Smith. First district, J. A. Nolaud; second, D. E. Yutes; third, M. H. Byrce; fourth, Prof. J. W. Morris; tilth, H. L. Shrewsbury, sixth, Paul Whipple; seventh, F. M. Priekett. XUE STATE TICKETS. Democratic?Governer, W. II. Ellorbo of Marion; lieutenant governor, M. B. AicSwoouey oT Hampton; accretary of stuto, D. II. Tompkins of Abbeviller treasnror, W. II. Timincrmau of Edgefield; comptroller general, James Norton of Marion; attorney goueral, William A. BurLer of Chester; superintoiulent of education, W. D. Muyfield of Greenville; adjutant and inspector genera], J. G. Watts ot Laurens. Melton Republicans ? Governor, Sampson P6pe, of Newberry; lieutenant governor, W. W. Russell; secro tury of State, It. R. King; comptroller general, V. P. Clayton; attorney general, L. D. Melton; treusurer, D. J. Knotts; attorney general, A. T. Jennings; superintendent of education, M. A. Dawson. Webster Republicans?Got? rnor, R. M. Wallace, of Sumter; lieutenant govornor, C. J. Pride, of York; secretary of State, B. O. Duncan, of Newberry ; treasurer, George Cunningham, of Charleston; comptroller general, ?. F. Cochran, of Anderson; attorney geoaral, L. D. Melton, of Richland; adjutant general, ?. Brooks 81igh, of Chester; superintendent of ednoatioa, E. B. Burroughs, of Chesterfield. CANDIOATBS POB CONGRESS. First District?William Elliot^ Democrat (gold); W. Cecil Cohan, white, Webster Republican; George Washington Murray, colored, Melton Republican, Second District?W. Jasper Talbert, Democrat; G. T. Chatfleld, white, Webster Rebnblican; P. W. Anncae, white. Melton Republican. Third District?A. C, Latimer, Democrat; W. 11. Morrick, white, Webster Republican; (no Melton Republican yet named.) Fourth District?Stanyarne Wilson, Democrat; 1'. L. Saber, colored, Webster Republican; (no Melton Republican yet named.) Fifth District?T, J. Strait, Democrat; .1. F. Jones, white, Republican fusion. Sixth District?J. L. McLaurin, Democrat; Joshua Wilson, colored, i Webster Republican; T. If. McGeo, ' white, Melton Republican. Seventh District?J. W. Stokes, Democrat; T. 1). Johnson. white Web- | Rter l!v;)iiblit'au; 1). J. lvnott-*, iitde- ' peudeut Uepiiblicnu; (Meltou Bopubli- i cut to be named uu the l'Jtb io?U) liATFST HE U S. At Frankfort, Ivy., the conrt of appals has lixed Oct. 21, as the date for lienrin:; the nrguruent in the case of vlutizo Walling, vcittebced to death o- complicity in the murder of -Pearl J oryau. The Marino National Bank, of ihlltb, Minn, has dosed its doors. , i'*| itul &50,000. ? j. At Columbus, fin ? J. A. White, a shoemaker. and Henry White, his bod, foully murdered two policeman uu thirteenth street-, uud fats My wounded 1 another on Sixteenth htieet. There ] was no cause for the commnation of the , run? other than the fuet that both , ueu had been summoned to appear he- ' ore the recorder for some trivial of- i feuse. Throe firemen are dead and others injured iu u $150,000 tire at Montreal, ' Cumuli*. < The Merchants* Dank, of Atlanta, j ' Oa., has closed its doors, duo to a per- ' sistant tight made by outsiders for per- ' sonal reasons on the presideut. 1 The Reform Kyuod of the United Statea met in Altooua, Pa., last week. . The Beesion was mostly devoted to ( husinesa matters iu couuection with ; j the Synod. The Geuerrd Synod will meet at TitTou, C).. in 1891). Tho North Carolina Democratic i State Executive Committee has issued . ?u address to the voters of that State, , appealing ' for good government uud protectiou against Negro rule and j ruin. , The Kansas State election board baa decided tho contest between the Mid- : dle-of the-Readers (Watson's) uud the ' fusion crowd in favor of Watson. i Ben. H. Osborue, who killed Thro- 1 dore Schrador, in Atlanta, Ga., tried to commit suicide in bis cell by cbok- ' iug himself to death. A fellow-prisoner gave the alarm and the guard interfered. Dr. Alfred ITolt, of Hayucs, MisH., shot and iustantly killed Dr. 1'. S. lthott, ef JoiieBville, l a. 1 Saturday, at St. Lou is, Mo., wheat 6old for 84 cents, the highest point reaehed since May 29, 1895, when it sold at the samo figure, and the "bulls'' and "bears" hud a lively time. Saturday 24,000 people went to Canton, O., to 6eo and hear MoKinley. He delivered twenty speeches. It took fifty trains to transport tliera. BRYAN TALKS TO WOMKN. Don't Have the Right of SuflVage Exccpt iki School Elections. Monday Bryan addressed a large crowd at Minneapolis,Minn. Like their political friends of their sister city. St. l'aul, they had arranged for no less than four speeches by Mr. Bryan and fortune was with them again in this, for the Chicago nomineo felt 6trong oi voice and body after a two days' rest aud was able to speuk with his old timo vigor. Minnesota women do not have the right of suffrage except in school elections, but a special meeting for the benellt of ns many of: them as could crowd into tho Lyceum theatre was uddres.sed hy Mr. Bryau. That was the unique feature of the Minneapolis demonstration. The priueipni address by the nominoe, however, was delivered nt the expos!-, tion building aud the others iu tho open air nt Bridge square, ou the Mississippi river front adjacent to tho exposition hall, and again at Yale place. Tho hot fight being waged for free coinage in this State serve!to intensify tho interest in Mr. Bryan's coming and the ardent silver men of Minneapolis did their utmost to make themselves felt and neard from tho timo he entered the city until lie went to bed on thespecinl car la which he trnveloJ to Duluth. LAND SCRIP FUND. Dr. Hates K.xpluius His Position in tho Mutter. Treasurer Bates has made a statement in reference to that $2,800 which President Tom Miller thought ought to go to his college. Dr. Bates said that fund was divided into two parte, one guing to CleruKou uud the other to Clutliu University. It was subject to tho order of the trustees of the Kouth Carolina university ana wnen mey puulo tho proper requisition for it, Dr. Bates was bound to give it to tbem. Hence ho could not in anyway be beld responsible for it. He said tbnt lie bad not given tho subject much study, but on the face of things it would look as if Claflin was entitled to some of the money at least. Tbo amount was the 'interest for six months, aniClailin University, that part in wbicb tho State was interested was certainly in existence up to the lust of May. Hence it would appear regular that tbey should receive the interest for five months. That, however, is only Dr. Bates's personal view of the matter. Ho has nothing whatever to do with the disposition of the money after be had legally turned it over to ths trustees. If the money ( ( has been wrongfully appropriated the trustees will have to be held accountable. Governor Evans is going to try and mat ife kai^k. M'KINI ICY1TKS WIN. Tlie Colorado Silver Republicans Without Standing In Court. The Supremo Court of Colorado, has doelded that tho Sllyor Republican party is without standing iu tho court and that the only vesttgo of tho orgnui/.ation rests with the followers of McKinley, as tho Loiters by repudiating the platform of tho 8t. Louis convention forfeited nil claims to recognition in thin State. The court goes into nn oxbaus I/o review of the proceedings incidental to ttic contest and then concludes that the McKinley men cannot be deprive I of their right of a State through the autocratic action of a , State official whose duties are merely clerical. The ruling gives the McKinley men the 1 right to so gestjudges and clerks of election ] and prnctic. !y places nil the maehinery of i the election :'i their hands, owing to tho 1 fact tiiat the e. rk of Arapiioe county. where ! < the greatest vol. is cast, isastrong ndlicrent I ( of the gold standard. The same situation I I occurs in LI l'aso and i'uoblo counties. TERRIBiE DEATH. TllREEG(H>D9ir*i MKKf FIERY KNDS. - j * ? A Hentl Kn?l Collision on the Florida. 1 Central an<l I'cntnsulur Railroad. Three >1 oil lturued While Uescue Was In Sight. i ? i j One of the most t< rrilduj railroad wrecks to bo recorded in South Carolina occurred Wednesday morning en the Florida Central and Peninsular [iuilroad whereby three men were 1 >urned to death and two more injured by reason of a head end collsision which occurred on that railroad at live minutes past three o'clock on that morning. No. 35 running South, it appears, was, according to orders, to meet No. 10 coming North, at Swansea. The i . row of No. 35 misunderstanding the jrders went 1>ftst Swansea and as the ictpiel proved to dentil uud destructurn bul a few miles below that station. No, 35, tho Southbonnd train, is a ronucctiou of tho Southern Railroad. It waits in Colli mb a for tho Southern train and left yesterday morning one hour uud forty-live miuutoa lute. It | ran on orders and ouo of tho orders van that it should pass No 36, theuphouud train at Swansea. Rut the order was misunderstood and tho collision resulted with a loss of life. As a result of tho misunderstanding three men are dead, aud a horrible death they met with. From w hat could bo learned the men met death hravely aud courageously. Though they pleaded for their hfo, yet seeing that rescue was impossible they met their fate liko men. Whin the trains come together the engineers jumped and saved their lives. The firemen did likewiso and none of them received any injuries. | When the two trains came into collision, runuing at a high rato of speed, naturally it was a case of a great colli-, Biou. , | Tho tender of tho Southbound train telescoped into tho baggage and express ear and completely demolished it. In this car wore Mail Agent Ij. Ae 'pi i * ? AUUiuti" liuu rxjircSH nild uuggsgu agent W. D. Lines. Theso men were not killed, nor indeed does it appear tlint they wore futuliy hurt by the col* lissiou, but thoy wore shut in by the diihriK so that they conld u<>t get out. The uninjured soon saw the difficulty in which their friends were put and the crews of both trains soon began thai work of rescue. The flames were rapidly spreading and the uninjured worked with might aud main. Thomus and Lines, piniouod by baggage and express, were not dead, but as the flumes gradually grew towards thorn thoy piteously cried for their rescuers to hurry. I Theso worked with might and main and cut through the car so much as to bo able to catch Thomas's hand. They tried to pull him out but could not do it. "For God's sake save me," the poor man cried, but, do all they could, the rescuers could not get him out. The fire was burning too fierce, and amid tho horrified cries of Thomus and Lines, tho rescuers had to staud back and seo them burned to di-uth. There could bo no more horrible thing than that?for a friend to see another slowly roast to death. Tho fire wus beyoud control then, but the crew never wavered in its attempt to savo other property. With all their work the baggage and express car, the metl car and tho second-class passeugcr car were destroyed. Flagman Ulnior was standing between the second class car aud the baggago car. Ho lias not been found and is supposed to be burried in tho burned dcbiis. The Northbound train was not badly i-ijured except tbo demolition of tho eiigino. As soon as the collision occurred Mr. L. C. Farmer, express agent, jumped. Ho received an injury of the leg, but nothing serious. With him was a 111'aii named Price, who was making his first run. lie jumped with Mr. Farmer and received a bad break in the back of the nock, but nothing serious resulted. tl r * no iur as crd do learned tbo accident whh owing to n misunderstanding of the ordcrH of tlio crow of No. 35, or the Southbound train. It nppenrs that they received tho word "Swansea" for 'Sweden," and wont passed tho first named station, ami thus tho collision occurrod. From whut can be learned the Southbound crew is at fault for tho colliHion. Condrctor Taylor and Engineer Petit, seem to bo responsible for this misunderstanding of orders. Conductor Purkin's son and Engineer Poll seemed to be rnnniDg according to orders. Fireman Micklo tolls a thrilling story of the death of Messenger Lines. As soon as the aceident occurred Fireman Miekle rushed to the rescue of ihose who were abont to be killed. He went to the rescue of Lines and Thomas. He found Lines alivo and he cut his way to bim, but conhl not save his friend, the fire being too hot. Lines begged and encouraged his friend as k j dug on to savo liiin from a fiery death, but a? the flames got too hot, Iiines said: "Good-bye, old man," and suffering agony, expired. i ho pociiuinry loss is placed nt about $00,000, iiicln?liripr oiitriiKH and earn. Crazy Over McKlnlcy. Frank Holmos, un old resident of Romlnytori, lad., visited tbo homo of Churl** Bartholomew, whoro a picture of McKinley Imok in tlie window. Holmes miulo a remark about it which nnjjerc I Bartholomew, wlio seized a baseball hat and struck holmes >ver tlio head, fraHuritic; his skull, Bartholomew has been placed under heavy L>oml? nud Hcliuod will die. Mlitlio SlFM A Li Li LICEN8K8 ABOLtlSHICT>. ? Bnmt?r'? Council Decides Not to Lery Taxes on Buslues*. Sumter's city council met in extra session last week for tbe purpose of taki*^ action on the license tax system that lia< caused so much discusi . .11 _i Bion HmoDg an classes 01 t*u,,eus lur the post two months, ami has kept the taxpayers aud salaried men in a state of uncertainty and unrest ever siuce the ordluauce was passed by the council. The matter was tho first before the board, and after Home discussion tho whole license system was abolished except that which relates to transient and itinerant merchants, stents and trailers, shows aud circuses. There will be no lieeuse on any regular business or occupation aud the license / has been reuioied from more than cue business that pawl license for lttutiy years prior to the inauguration of the general license system three years ago. The total abolition of licenses will decrease the revenue of the city to a considerable extcut, therefore it will be necessary to increaso tho taxes on real aud personal property to pay the e C| eases of tho eitv government. Tl e tax levy will be fixi'd at the text meeting of council and there wi 1 probably be tnore kicking from some other quarter. Campaign Appointments. The following appointments have been made by the Wcusi. r itepublicHti cumpaigu committee fot speakers in bi? half of the State ticket; Mouduy, Oct. 20, at Columbia, b p. m. Tuesday, Oot. 27, at Greenville, 8 p. m. Wednesday, Oct 28, tit Spartanburg, 8 p. m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Orangeburg, 8 p.m. rriduy, Oct. ?JU, at Charlcatiu, ? p. m, R. R. Toubert, Jr., Choi. Accompanying tLo appointments was tin address to "Tliu Republicans," "igiiod by R. R. To] hurt and J. 11. Johusou. The Colony to Keturn. The Barnwell correspondent of tht News and Courier, Buy a: "The Chicago colony are most of ibeiu, if not ail, about to return North. They have been returning at iutervuta ev?r since they came, and those who retnaiucd were only waiting to harveMt their crops. They were hard-working people, but their bargains were made at prices rather advuueed over current cash prices, and having cv? rything to buy, they Boon becauio discouraged. ? That style of colonization of Northern * immigrants has been a failure except iu so far us their labor has vastly improved the place where tney settled, in building it up with new tenant houses." Four NegrooB, Henry Anderson, Elbert Faut, Frank Faut and Johu Sheraid, were arrested last week for wrecking an excursion train on ti e Port Royal and Western Carolina Railway about six weeks ago at Anderson. Cross ties were placed ou the track, but fortunately the engine pushed them along the truck lor some distance, and was slowing up when the ties got under the engine uud wrecked it considerably. ? A Farmer's Institute will bof held at Anuersou ou tuo doth, conducted by the faculty of the Clemson College. The meeting will be public, open ami true. It ie a fact uot generally known, that these institutes oau be bud in all counties for the asking. At Rock Hill the teachers ami scholars of the Wiuthrop College recently paid a glowing tribute to iuo memory of Mine Addiu Tillman, a former student of the ubovo college, and who was killed by lightning in North Carolina in the summer. -? ? Greenwood's telephone system ie reaching out to every town and crossroads store in that regiou. Electric lights, waterworks system and other needed public improvements are ir sight and will bo established witlnr. s year. Wiutor visitors are beginning to arrive at Aikou already, aud everything points to a good soason for the hotels and boarding houses. The new court hjise and jail for the baby county, Saluda, will be finished by January 1st. The Atlas Fire Insurance Company of this State has recently thrown up the sponge. It is proposed to form new county in this State to be called Dorchestef| Orangeburg is building a cotton mill on the installment plan. The State Board* of Control (Dispon* sary) meets November 3. A lirtwyrr's Tragic Death. At Suffolk, Va., Merritt HUggs, one ol Eastern Vlrglola'a lending criminal lawyers, was struck (lead while pleading n case in the Circuit Court room at Suffolk, Va. Mr. l.rlggs' face suddenly blnn-hed and hi* hands worn nervously pressed over Ills henrt. He muttered a word of excuse to Judge I'rc.-itiss, staggered hack ward and sank In his sent. There was n deep breath, several short i asps, and all was over before tlu> horrillcb spectators had reallz?sl|thesitiintion. Death was almost Instantaneous. The deceased was horn and educated at the University of Virginia. He leaves a wife, but uo children, lie was 40 years old. I