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1 PHOSPHATE 110. \The resting of the State Commission Last Week. ""'jones's annual report. Appears to bo a Necessity to Reduce the Royalty to 2."? Cents u Ton?Left to the Legislature. The State Phosphate Commission held itsnnnual meeting last week in the Governor's ofllee at the Stato capitol. There was a full attendance of the members. State Phosphate Inspector Jones submitted his annual rei>ort, which will be found below. The report revealed such a deplorable condition of the industry in South Carolina, tl.at it appears to be a necessity to reduce the royalty to 25 cents a tou. This has been caused by the strong competition which | has steadily driven the price of the rock down. The board discussed the situation at great length, but finally decided simply to transmit the inspector's report to the (leuernl Assembly and leave it to that body to iako such action as it sees fit. Here is the report of Inspector Jones: To JI in Excellency, John (fury Eranx, Governor and Chair man Hoard JPhosphate ('ominixx/oiicm. Sin:- I have the honor to submit this, my annual report as State phosphate iux specter, for the year ending Aug. 81, 1890. 1 also append rej>ort of the operations from Nov. 1, 1897, to Deo. 81, 1890. COMPANIES MI SI NO. During the j*,?t year the following named companies end individuals have been engaged in mining and shipping phosphate rock, viz.: Coosaw company, Farmers* Mining company, I e.iufort Phosphate Company, \\ . \. Fripp, James lteid and the Carolina Mining company, and .Join. C. Nelson who had ceased mining, shipping the rock on hand at time of cessation. .7utiles O'lTeur sus]>endcd Aug. 27, 1898 having on hand 028 tons of rock. OPERATIONS i on TIIK PAST YEAR Total tons of rock mined during the year ending Aug. 81, 1890, estimated, 128,708 tons as against the /car ending Aug. 81, 189.7, 190,777 tons; a ?lccrcuso as compared with August. 1897, of 78,009 tons, and as compared with the year irc.m, a uecreuse 01 aii, .<>, ions. The total number of tons of rock Bhipi>e<l during the year ending Aug. 31, 181)0, was 121,002 .">()-l<)i) tons; as against the year 18 OA of 1 74, too lot) tons; as against the year 1803 of 24:),038 2-10U tons; as against.the year !Si?o ?>f 237,141) (5-100 tons;l)eiug a decrease from that of the year I8:>.> of 52,?'.)7 50-100 tons; being a decrease from that of the year 181)3 of 127,733 50-100 tons; being a decrease from that of the year of 181)0 115.54(1 AO-fOO tons. Total amount of *oct-Aui'UlL IS'.Ui. 3.'.557 tons: total amount; ui on m "? ? 18'JO, 37,1)03 tons. . f ltOYALTY. I i Amount of State's royalty fo ^ . Kti ending Aug. 31, 181)0, ^(?(),8.?3. d?; amount of State's royalty for is.).", $87,200.13; decrease from last phosphate year, $20,3-10 37. Of the rock shipped or sent to market there have been shipped: To foreign ports, 03,027 tons; coastwise, outside of State, ll,2d7 tons; taken at ('harleston, 5,017A tons; taken at lb an fort or Port jloyiil, 11,3Ji tons; total shipment, 121,0021 t<(iis. The detailed shipments are as follows: Coosaw Company Foreign, 32,040 tons; coastwise, 833 tons; Charleston, 4,548 tons; total, 37,421 tons. Fanners' Mining Company Foreign, 43,013 tons; coastwise, 1,031); total 44,052 tons. Beaufort Phosphate Company Foreign, 11,1)44 tons; coast wise, 0,51)7 tons; iieautort, l 1,500 tons; total, .10,0-1x5 tons. Cuvolina Mining Company Foreign, <5,MO tons; Beaufort, 307 tons; total, (1,831 tons. W. Y. Fripp ? Coastwise, 274 tons. James Moid Coastwise, 2,514 tons. Jonn Nelson Charleston, 4G0J tons. Total Shipments Foreign, 03,527 tons; eoastwi.se, 11,257 tons; Beaufort, 11,801 tons; Charleston, 5,0171 tons; total, 121,002) tons. Retailed statement of royalty due the State by the several mining companies, as based on the actual shipments: Name of Teas State's Company. Shipped. Uovalty. (.'oosa'V Co 57,421 $18,710.50 Farmers'Mining Co 44,052 22,020.00 Beaufort l'hos. Co. 50,041 15,(>20.00 Carolina Mining Co (J,720 5,505.00 W. Y. Fripp 274 187.00 "?vnes lteid 2,514 1,257.00 ^An C. Nelson 100 50-100 234.75 \ jCarolina Min/ "t $1 per > 105 105.00 T<From 121,002 50-100 $(10,853.70 that. ther> it " ill he seen off both a*,K 1,cyn"v, rv "r7t f;llh,,r mined and^,mlf4 i]l?. paid the Kta the royalty pared with tl'},,nn.~ thv vour "V'",1"; , apjHjars that tV?'v,,"IS, 7',l,s: .A'"1 1 / equals very neit,u,V1".,t"J mineil during til ftn.,0('V 1 >?-!?? UiW if any. to the <,<>u\nies "huve not been equal to tlif year ? n, fnr ()M. reuson that the l?ri?'0 ??>H " ,iv,.i quite so much, while freight.uV|, sonio exen t advanced. Jlis excellency, the. ,,vt.ynort in l>is *t annual message, ll'1(.ahing of the ? mtc?f the mines fo. v,,u|. "JMiik the 1st ?f 'SmVy, it appear that tliei e >n, dipped ?"* ?? the yrur 210,310 <"nUH uottinst i and 40-K'O tons for t. onv,.n,l'"t' Oolober lllf', IS!)'.'. I u ^t 11 loss A to discover the data m>on \ i0i! the .? {lovernor hased his figures i to the ' shipments by the several compo^ f,,r / 1805, as from tin- following <?.ailcd I statement of (lie operations of 11. ,1 ?fV/ farcnt companies it \\ ill he seen tin f0r that year tiie total shipments were ?,iy 164,47!) 7.7-100 tons, besides it was n< a 'air comparison to take the year ls;>% 4 this v;is the year of the Coosaw lit. ^ on, and 1 lint company did not re 8,11,1 shipping until .tune of that year ,r, iik i?in--p.nrvr < oMPANirs. . J',r''tailed statement of shipment oy the diveri nt companies from .hum tuy 1st, 180; to January 1st, lb00, is; 1 Tons. ' Coosaw Company 68,431) Farmers' Mining Co 43,91)8 Beaufort Phosphate Co... 2?S,1)87 Carolina Mining Co 54,(307 W. Y. Frjpp 388 75-100 Total 104,471) 75-100 For 20 years immediately preceding tho year 1800 our South Carolina river mines, particularly, supplied the European market with the bulk of its imports of phosphate rock and the net prices to tho miners ranged from ?0 to $8 f. o. b. in 1880, to 80 to 87 f. o. b. in 181)0, at which time the Florida phosphates secured recognition, since which tho price has continued to decline until now the same fluctuates between 82 to filH. 25 per ton f. o. b., on a basis of 57 per cent, tri-basic bone phosphate of lime, as showing tho extent to which j the South Carolina phosphates have been supplanted in the European mar- i kets by the products of other mines, T i give below a comparative statement of J phosphate rock imported into Europe i from this State, Florida and Algeria, ! respectively, for nine months, begin- j niii;? lanuary ist, im:h?, anil ending October 1st, 189(1: S. C. Algeria. Florida. Rock. Total 1890 'ions. Tons. Tons. Tons. I January 15,845 U,(>42 8,070 28.057 ! Fob 14,810 27,028 10,001 02,029 j March.. 9,2.70 18,789 0,127 28,100 | April... 10,847 14,280 11,412 42,010 I | May 18,440 81,808 2,802 77,028 Tune... 11,180 87,001 5,777 04,018 I July 10,007 80,220 9,197 00,080 i August. Id,288 48,204 12,840 08,788 | Sept 9,049 80,481 4,983 44,403 Total . 118,390 205,033 05,008 448,417 Ki itoriiAN l.Mi'on rs. Est. I 1898. 1894. 1895. 1890. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. | Florida to Doc. 81 381,418 441,818 425,510 350,000 Algeria to Dec. 81 0,153 53,228 180,088 150,000 S. (J. year ending Aug.81 182,122 08,494 125,383 98,527 Totals. 512,000 578,588 087,488 598,527 From this it will he seen that instead of furnishing the bulk of the phosphate rock imported by the European manu| facturers of fertilizers, us was the case j a few years ago, the mines of Algeria j and Florida alone supply more than that j furnished by the South ( arolina mines, I to say nothing of that furnished by otli- j er mines in the world. 11 the ?piestion ' be asked why this falling oh'in the .In- : I'opcan demand for the South ( a? !ina ! river rock, I would say that for a .'tig time South I'lir.ilinn i-iv.... ......I .... I I eoniparut h ely a monopoly for export, but since the discoveryof phosphntedc- I posits in Floridu, Tennessee, Algeria j fttul other countries, she no longer enjoys such n monopoly, ami besides the j deposits of most of the above mention- ' oil mines, while of u much higher grade j than ours, can be mined and prepared ; for market at a cost approximating ours. NliT 1'It ICES Ik CAM 7. EI) 11Y TIIH MINING COMPANIES. From the certified statement made by the Farmers' .Mining ( ompany for i"aius"ij nf rmidlv on shipments I ;iu Comuiitt" 1 .. , m a# , the ( arolina Alining C otn* i* v. May b! to Nov. Id, 1SD0, flslic Xichol.^idc a part ??f tiiis report, it j witru that the net price realized i by the companies per ton for rock, after j paying the royalty, was in the ease of the -banners' .Mining ('ompany from St.-10 toy..I- per ton, f. o. h , and in the case of the Carolina Mining Coin- j puny from y I.to per ton, f. o. . ii. ()ut of this is to lie paid the cost of ( keeping plant m repair, cost of mining, : towing, drying, etc., and placing alongside of the vessel ready for shipment. In my last report T called attention to th?i fact of the suspension of work on the part of the Carolina Mining company, one of the most extensive workscngaged in the phosphate business in this {state. This suspension, as then stated, was caused by the fact that wit lithe utmost economy the company could not j i mine because of the low prices. it was with the hope of inducing this company to resume operations, as well as to prevent others from stopping work that led me to recommend a temporary reduction of the State's royalty to d-i cents per toil until such time as the market should improve and a higher royalty could he paid. This recommendation not being acted upon and prices getting no better this company I has permanently gone out ol lun-iticss, I the works have I>f?>n stripped of all maj eliinev and sold, as well as ti 10 dredge. ; and liic silo is now otl'erd for salo. in I order that it may bo seen wlmt a loss | the phosphate industry in this State has sustained by reason of the discontinuance of operations by this company, T submit the following account of the organization and operations of said company. CAnOT.INA Ml NINO COMVANV. Tliis company wan organized in lSS."i by F. Urot hcrhood, a man of line business qualifications and peculiarly fitted for managing such an enterprise, who induced a number of English capitalists to invent their money in the business. They hud built the largest phosphate dredge in the world, at a cost of yl.iO,0(H) and their entire investment in tin,' business amounted to at least :>>oO,(KK>. Their works ranking with the famous Coosaw company in completeness. Statement showing royalty paid tli? State on shipments made by the Carolina Mining Company, from Aug. 1st, lss.-?, to May 1st, is.iii. From Aug. 1st, IHS.'i, to April 1st, iy.Sl5, as liose & I'jteher $ 18,701 f?0 May I to Dec. 81, ISSit i>S,117 1K? Inn. t to Dee. ill, 1SS7 2 ?,() * } 20 Ian, I to Dee. 151, 1HSS il.V Jan. 1 to Aug. 81, 1**8 8V?17 00 Sept. I, ISM'.i, to Aug. ill, ts-io 8(5,lil5 00 Sept. !, IS',10, to Aug, ill, imm 31,00s 2.1 Kept. 1, IS'.n, to An#. 81, 1892 40,.118 .10 Kept, I, 1802, to Aug. ;u, 1808 08,521 GO Sept. I, 181)8, tv All}*. 81, 1804 2,502 50 Sept. I, 1801, to Auk .81, is; C? 10,71800 Sept. I, 180-1, to May 1, 1800, 8,40800 Total *308,7.10 81 All of which lias been paid into tho State Treasury. Having, in my last annual report ros ?oninicndcd a reduction of the State's loyalty to 2-1 cents per ton, temporarily, for the reason that I believed it was for hr. best interest of the State to do so and as subsequent events have fully t sustained the correctness of that opin- I ion, 1 again feel it my duty to report to V your honorable board the actual condition of this industry, as viewed from my standpoint, in order that, having all "J the facts before you, you make such recommendation to the Legislature, as, in your wisdom, you may think proper. A. W. Jones, State Phosphate Inspector. LOAFING AT l>KPOTS. C It Will Likely lie a Subject of Legislation. The annual report of the State Railroad Commission to the General Assembly has been placed in the hands of t' the State printer, and tho following ex- c tracts therefrom will bo of general in- tl terest: n "We wish to call the attention of . your honoruhlo body to the common nuisance of persons loafing around the S depots upon arrival of trains whereby ii tho public as well as the railroad is e greatly annoyed, and would respectfully recommend that tho law be amended ? so as to correct this evil as follows: c Amend section 17:11 by striking out the tl words "shall forfeit a sum not less than c S'-J or more than S20" and insert in lieu o thereof the words "or employo shall bo n guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall pay a line of not s less than $T?0 or bo sentenced to impris- c oumont or labor on tl:o ekningang for a fri period <it not more than thirty days." e Then the law will deter people from li )Milling at the depots at train time and a this nuisance will l>o stopped. 11 "There is another amendment that o should bo made, it should ho made a p misdemeanor with great punishment to ii shoot or tit row any kind of missile at or tl into the engine or any ear of the train, v This is in addition to the provisions of tl sections 1733 and 1734. As the law now r stands there must be shown either an intention to injure property or to com- d mit assault and battery on some person, s In all thcso cases thero are legal ditli- ii culties to get over which have some- <3 times defeated the real ends of justice, ii Then again the penalties provided in a sections 1733 and 1734 really amounts to c nothing. Any person who will commit c such offenses has nothing above the t homestead exemption in the way of 1 property to respond to a judgment. t " There has been more or less com- 1 ylaint as to the depot accommodations ii at various points. The commission has e done what it could tohaveall just cause tl of complaint removed, but lias been a somewhat hampered by insufficient h statutes. r 4 4 There was an oarnest appeal to the o commission for a union depot at Den- ii mark to be built jointly by the Florida, li Central and Peninsular, the Atlantic d Coast Line and the South Carolina and Georgia thul^oads, all of which roads k cross each other at this point, and their s respective depots are so located as to b cause much inconvenience to the trav- a cling public. The commission called a H conference of all the railroads interested k to meet at Denmark, which was done v and the matter fully discussed, and the n board reeomiiimidnd Hint n union dfttml ! should he granted. Fcpd Your Bamboo t'hnirs. The pretty and inexpensive bamboo furniture, so nmcli used now, requires to 1 >?* treated differently from tlie ordinary wooden furniture. As ha ml >00 is liable to craek and come apart, it innst be led so as to counteract the ill effects of dryness in the room. The furniture should be exposed to the air whenever possible. l>o not place too | pear a lire, and it should be rubbed regularly with equal parts of linseed oil and turpentine applied with a flannel and then rubbed iu with a soft cloth. , An occasional wash in cold water, followed by a thorough drying, is good for bamboo furniture. lu< erected conjointly on the part of the three railroads. 'J'ho ground at this s< und Gcor^Ei' ami Vlu1''<? Fine, and the Florida ilocs Uyful A _ ninsnlar J tail roads o lie. v. A vo lease or e vent such depot if the South Carolina n and (leorgia Kail l oud would erect the 'I same, as they owned the land. This ]i the South Carolina ami Georgia lias de- a dined to do, and the hoard recommends a and earnestly urges upon your honor- e ahlo hody the passage of an act re?piir- li ing these three railroads to at once s erect and maintain a unit n depot at o : >cnmurk. It is a necessity, and one that the traveling public are justly* en- n titled to at this point * il MANUAMfS DISMISSED. The Famous host Ilond Case Disposed of. The judges of rtic State Supreme and Circuit Courts who some time age j heard the famous Lord lost bond etnt i while sitting in hank handed doty.p j their opinions last week at Columbia. ,lu tice (iary in delivering the opin.. j ion of the court decides that in this i proceeding the use of the name of the j State was unnecessary because it is an | application by a private citizen for a I writ of mandamus to enforce a private ; right ami the motion of the attorney i gent lal to strike the name of the State | from the hill of the case is granted, i That .Fudge Wit.herspoon did not A intend by his decree in any manner to ' witli tin? ntit lii.ifi- voiiio.li? f,.v t ! funding of tlie bonds in question. * 4 j That tlio legislative intention in enacting laws for the funding of Statu 1 )>on?ls was to insist upon u strict compliance witli the requirements of such 1 nets unci that the requirements of said 1 funding act cannot he complied with * except by actual surrender of the * bonds themselves and the cancellation ' i thereof by the State Treasurer. The 1 pet it ion lor writ of mandamus is dis- 1 ! missed. ( \ssociate Justice Pope, Chief .Tustieo 1 j Mclver, Judges 'I on nsend, Watts, Aid- ' I rich, lionet, finest Cnry and Jiuchnn- 1 ' on. concur iu the opinion of Associate j J list ice (Jury. ( j Chief Justice MeTver files a concur- 1 ring opinion in which he hnses his con- J | elusion upon the ground that the acts impose no such plain ministerial duty j upon the State Treasurer which can be 1 | enforced by writ of mandamus. 1 J Justice .tones files a dissenting opin- ' I ion concurred in by Judge] l.urlo iu j which it is contended that an actual surrender of the bonds is not necessary under the funding nets, but that tiro decree of Judge Witherspoon brought this ease within the spirit of . these acts and the writ of mandamus i nit ill Mi. "he Attorney General Makes His Annual Criminal Report. A LONG LIST OF HOMICIDES. /Onstablcs Have Not Presented Strong Cases--Conceit led Weupon Law u Dcud Letter. That portion of tho annual report of he attornoy general dealing with tho riminal statistics of the courts during ho year beginning November 1, ISO.1*, ml ending December 81, 18D6, has ieen completed and turned over to tho >tate printer. Tho report is brimful of nteresting information and tho most ssential point is that it shows that the onstables have not presented strong ases to tho courts for violation of tho ispensary law or else the law is not reeiving the moral support of the people f tho State. Here is what the attorney general says : "From tho general consolidated tatcments it will be seen that 8,002 riminal cases were disposed of in tho itate during the last fourteen months overed by this report. Of this number, there were 1,175 convictions, 4K8 cquittals and 1,244 nol prosequis and o bills. Besides these cases disposed f in the court of general sessions, rohably hundreds of misdemeanors ave been tried by the magistrates in ho different counties, no account of rhieh reaches this offico for the reason hat such cases are not required to be eported. "It further appears from the consoliated statements and former reports of olicitors to tl\is office that the followI1C niimliot* nf oritiiinnl nnan ltat-n Loon isposed of from 1887 up to niul inducing 18!W, to wit: Seventeen hundred ml thirty-eight cases in 18.S7; 2,110 ases in 1$88; 2,008 cases in 1889; 2,000 asesin 1800, without tho number in he Fifth Circuit; 2,148 cases in 1801; ,070 cases in 1802, with tho number in lie Third, Fifth and Sixth circuits; ,050 cases in 1803, without tho number n tho Fifth and Sixth circuits; 2,080 ases in 1804, without the number in he Third circuit; 2,850 cases in 1800, nd 3,002 cases in 1800. During the ist decade there seems to have been a einarkable uniformity in the number f criminal cases disposed of each year n the State, which indicates that there as been no marked increase in crime uring this period. "The crime of assault with intent to ill and aggravated assault and battery eeni to have been predominant, there eing 074 cases about 20 per cent, of 11 the criminal cases disposed of in tho itnte. There was only one case of the indrcd crime of carrying concealed reapons in this State, and this was igored by the grand jury, which shows hat this law is not enforced. "The next most important crime eems to have been tho violations of the ifWAGfisarv law, there being (527 eases. m <?vTi:n? Uharfcv. ~?*i K.v ,?.scs have uiso ...rge, the umber disposed of being 20? cases, .'lie percent, of convictions in eases disosed of during the last 14 months is bout 30; no bills and discontinuances bout 4(5 per cent. The per cent, of onvietions in homicide cases is 25, in lurglarly about AO, in larceny AO, in asault and battery 37 and in dispensary uses about 23. "Of the convictions for the last 14 aontlis there were live sentences to leath and 20 in the penitentiary for ife, Ullto terms in the penitentiary unl 40? to jail and chningangs. "By way of comparison it was found hat in 1801, 2,303 cases were disposed f in tlio State. (>f these, 835 were liscontinued and no bills; there were 182 convictions and 48(5 acquittals. Jn 805, 2,03? cases were disposed of. Of hese 774 eases were no bills and dis ontinuances, and in 807 cases there vera convict ions, and in 3(55 cases acpiittalls. It will thus be seen that tlie iroportion of convictions has been naintained and there has been some ncrease. "From the consolidated statements, t, will bo seen that during the last 14 nonths there was the very large num)tr of 1,344 no bills and discontinumces in the criminal cases in the State, vhirh was about 4(1 per cent. This diould bo remedied in some way, for he cxponso uselessly entailed on the ouris is very large. Something should >e dono in the way of legislation to irevent this evil. "It appears further that during the .,-.?l 1,? v..,.,.,4 (l? ivere 207 homicide ca*-es in tho State. )f these, in 52 eases there were eon vicious, in 110 acquittals and in 45no hills md discontinuance? In is,so there ivere 111 eases of homicide disposed of n the State. In 27 eases there were onvietions. in 05 acquittals and in s nist rials and 11 discontinuances and no bills. The per cent, of convictions kVUS 24. "In 1K95 there were 205 homicide ?ases disposed of. In 20 cases there were no bills and discontinuances, in Ml cases convictions and HO acquittals, rhe per cent, of convictions was ;12. "Ily comparing 181MI with these years it will he seen that there is no increase r?f the cases of homicide or decrease in Ihe number of convictions. "During the last 14 months therewere only 14 eases of rape disposed of in the courts. Of this number there were five convictions and three acquittals and six no bills. There has been a commendable decrease in the number of cases of burglary and larceny during the last 10 years. 'J here were 41 cases of highway robbery, :in of forgery, 24 of perjury and ;!<> of obtaining goods under false pretenses, which shows a considerable increase in these crimes. "It will 1)0 observed thut in the consolidated statement it does not appear that in the Fourth circuit any person convicted was sentenced to jail. I presume all those convicted were sentenced to the chain gangs as the Solicitor has not included in his report such sentences. "From information received from all the circuits the law authorizing judges to sentence to the county chain gang lias been productive of much good hi deterring from the commission of crime and in improving tho public highways. "During the last 14 months there were lb criminal eases brought to the Supreme Court bvappeal. Of thf^arm ber nine were affirmed; in six cases new trials were granted and three cases hove not yet been heard." An inspection of the statistical report attached thows some matters of interest not covered in the above rejiort. In the entire State there were G27 cases of violation of the dispensary law. It is worthy of note that 4*14 of them resulted in 110 bills being returned by the grand juries or discontinuances 011 tlio part of tho State. Twenty-four offenders wero acquitted and there were 159 convictions. There was only one case for cruelty to nniiuuls which resulted in "no bill" being returned. There were but 12 case.-, for gaming. Three went out on no bills, Live were convicted and four acquitted. There was only one case resulting in conviction for selling goods on the Sabbath da j*. There were 2(1 cases for assaults with intent to ravish, with 7 convictions and G acquittals. 'I'l.1...* ?<i - l-u ^ ..viv n vie nut ui uttitiiery and fornication, resulting in 10 convictions ami ft acquittals, ;;4 cases being thrown out. It is worthy of note that there were but 1ft cases of bigamy, resulting in 0 convictions and 1 acquittal, the other cases being dropped. 1AKK8 TIIK OATH. Pritchard Says lie Will Support Pre? Silver. The North Carolina Populist legislators favorable to the re-election of Senator Pritchard caucused last Tuesday evening in Raleigh. Harry Skinner read the following letter from Senator Pritchard: "I appreciate your position c:i tlio Senatorial question. It is in keeping with your reputation of being square and keeping faith. I do not attempt to influence you. You know that 1 am a staunch friend of all reforms contemplated in tlio Populist movement, and you may assure such members of the Legislators as are inclined to vote for me that I will vote for silver by international agreement or independont action, 10 to 1, and will tako pleasure in voting to amend tbe ( national banking act so as to permit farmers to borrow money upon land and mui'iu urops. Any statement that I have been or nm now a single gold standard man is without foundation. It is proper that I should be frank and say I would not vote for free silver or anything else when simply introduced ns a rider or obstruction to the passage of any protective tariff or other remedial legislation bill." Our Industrial Progress. The Chicago Journal of Commerce in \ recent issue publishes a table showing the phenomenal growth cf manufacturing industries in the United States since 18.'?0. From this table the following figures are obtained: No of Yrs estblslimts Capital Hands 18.-)0 123,125 S 038,245,351 057,0.V.) 1800 140,403 1,000,8.*5,715 1,311,140 1870 252,148 2,118,208,700 2,058,000 1880 253,852 2,700,272,000 2,782,505 1800 355,401 0,524,175,305 4ft? 11,432 idea of the wlitm ...w .. . 'atcs haf. within the last forty years. Corn u Legal Tender. The following novice has been published conspicuously in several Kansas county newspapers and referred to editorially: "Corn is legal tender. Wo have a large amount due on subserip' tions. We will allow 20 cents u bushel for corn on both old and new subscriptions. Bring on your corn." One paper in northern Kansas has been forced to build several cribs as a result of this notico. Hob Taylor's Klcctlon Contested. At a meeting of the Tennessee Republican Stato Executive Committee and Republican leaders, held last week it was decided to contest the election of Robert L. Taylor, Democrat, a resolution to that elVect was unanimously adopted. (1. N. Tillman, Republican candidate for (Jovernor, claimed the election by a fair majority. Nominations of Postmasters. Tho President has sent to the Senato the following nominations: Postmasters?J. C. Jones, TitusviPe, PI a.; It. O. Cresap, Lei and, Fla.; Mary P. Dixon, West Point, (5a ; E. W. Wilcox, ltocky Mount, N. C. Another Casliter Suicides. Christian Schaner, Jr., cashier and treasurer of tho National Bank for Savings, Allegheny, Pa., committed suicide by hanging himself in a closet at the Allegheny (iymnasium. fJlvcn Up l*y His Physicians. The Honolulu correspondent of the Southern Associated Press, writing under dato of Dee. 28, says that United States Minister "Willis, suffering from pneumonia, lius been given up by his physicians. ISIoody Work in <'Inrciirion. ilalph Deseluunps, son of the Into >enator Deselia'iips, shot and-killed Tom lihame at I'hume's house, mar ' d\or: ten miles from Manning. Desrhunips ha I been invited to Hhame's house and it is said lihame fired two shots before Dosehamps tired. Frank bhanie, brother of join, was also shot through the body, it is raid ueeidentally, by Deseluunps, and may ciie. AU are young men. Darlington and l.unrcn* suffered a great loss last week by (lie burning of handsome 'msiness houses. Wlicel News, "It Is queer how you Inexperienced riders always take stu b long rides." No, it isn't a l?ii queer; we are afraid to stop and get off for fear we can't get on again."--Detroit Free Press. One .John S. Darks declares he saw a henl of squirrels kill a Jersey row in Kentucky. This comes of mixing Jersey lightning with the real thing. Who makos a quick usa of tko ino? pent ia a.jamua of prudence. WEEKLY NEWS BUDGET. / Southern Pencil Pointers. / Ex-Senator John J. Iugalls, of Kan-/ eas, is to lecture in Atlanta this month/ The foreign demand for Alabama pvg iron continues to increase at such a rate ; that there is still a shortage in ship l room. The trade is regarded us permaI neat. The chamber of commerce of Macon, Ga-, has appointed delegates to the national monetary convention in Indianai>olis. In nil attempt to wliiteeap and lynch L. <J. C'ooins in l'erry couuty, Ky., one of the wliitecappers was killed by their would-be victim. Ij. F. Brown and Stephen Mnysyck were kill.xl ot i * i ...^i ? MV VUUUIV, itUUUK iO maun from C harleston, tt. C., hy John l'oppenliiem. They were in a bout and were ussassinated from tho shore of the river, l'oppeuheim surrendered. " Senator-elect Money, of Mississippi, hns returned from Cuba, with, ho says, much information to bo used in tho next session of Congress. Firo at Athens, Texas, destroyed nearly a dozen places of business, 'i'lio loss is estimated at $100,(KM). Tho Georgia State bail road Commission has adopted an order refusing to change the recent circular reducing the railroad rates on fertilizers 20 per cent. The franchises and properties of tho Electric It nil way Company of Savannah were sold at public auction last week under decree of the United States Court. They were bid in by Herman Meyers, ofSnvannnli, for$211,000representing the stockholders. At Norfolk, Ya . William Powning and Charles Williams, expiated their crimes on the same gallows. The Southern Basoball League mot in Montgomery, Ala , and decided to continue in business. The ly.ib penant was awarded to tho New Orleans club. At Augusta, 0?a , L. Warner, a Jewish merchant, while throwing water out of a third-story window, lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking his neck. i orsyiu, vt?., Joiin ilickermaii, a young farmer, shot his wife ami then shot himself. Polly Brannum, possibly the oldest, woman in Tennessee, is dead. Aged 101). The f>0th General Assembly of Tennessee is in session. The must important work to como before that body the first week is the consideration of the contest filed by G. N. Tillman, liepublican candidate for governor. Floyd Estill, of Winchester, Tenn., lms been appointed circuit judge of the Fourth circuit by Governor Turnoy to till out the unexpired term of John A. Moon, elected to Congress from the Third district. Nine car-loads of Italians, direct from Italy, passed through Charlotte, N. (J., last week enrouto to Arkansas. In the next, thirty days there will bo neld n Florida three conventions? Harbor Defense, Tobacco Growers'and ienced a ?000,000 fire, insurance EuTTUr-? half. At Los Angeles, Cal., some weeks ago the police and shcrill' received notice to look out for J. P. Folk, son of a prominent South Carolina farmer,, who is wanted in Abilene Texas, for alleged forgery. The police got track of the young fellow at North Pomona, followed him to India, and lodged him in jail there. Alt About the North. The convention of the Order of Kailway Telegraphers has been called to be held in Peoria on May 17th. It is currently reported that the loading Prohibitionists and temperance j workers of Kansas have decided to ask ' the Legislature this winter to pass a law establishing a State liquor dispensary in Kansas. This January 20, the birthday of Kansas, will be made a State holiday. The hard times have closed up about 1,000 saloons at Chicago. i Of 270 members of the Connecticut. ' Legislature, which will convene next, month, one hundred are farmers.. The . lawyers number only twenty-three. Ifft/.en S. Filigree has been inaugu- # .rated governor of Michigan. ^ , They aro having a toll-gate war in. Clinton county, J ml., ami forty-four prominent farmers have heen arrested for chopping clown the gates i ho attacks on the gates were made openly, during tho day. Frank S. I.laok, the new llepuhlioaii Ooverno.1 of New York, hus been inaugurated at Albany. At Lancaster, Pcnn., Ahe Henson, one of tho members of tho gang of thieves and outlaws who reside on tho | Welsh Mountains was shot and killed l?y his step-brother, Jerry Green, who is also a noted criminal and member of the same guug. 31 Isecllaneoiis. The total loss by tho burning of tho I'mirliriH convent n.t. I'ntwivvul Hnnliwi ? ? - Wednesday, .8 now placed at over &$(>,000; fairly well insured. So far only three bodies have been recovered from the ruins. The president and faculty of Storm Lake College, tlio Presbyterian school for western Iowa, have resigned, and that institution is financially stranded. -*i Rob Fitzsiminonn is matched to fight dim Corbett for a purse of *>,000 and a side bet of $.">,000 St. Patrick's Day, March 17tiv M Senator Sherman has written to fl President-elect McKiulev that helms fl decided to remain in the Senate in preference to accepting a cabinet poai- fl Thero are fifty-two pcnitcntia H ries and over 17,000 jails in the ,H United States, It cost $.700,000,000 / H to build them. Over 000,()'.)0 persons / were incarcerated in the year The. ' W criminal expense to the country is not less than $100,000,000 annually. 4L The warm weather will prevent the usual ice palace carnival at St. Paul, Minn.* v^je^winter. u