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ISO. 38. 7 NWQOD TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. TALKS POLITICS. THE FIFTY-POURTII CONGRESS.

A MOONSHINER PARDONED. PALMETTO (latest news EX-GOVERNOR 'r AND DRINKING. TQ; BfS BUS, AS A SlORAIi VX- stitiition; only. County dispensaries 'Amenable to the NdT Speculation i VvT ob Bottles. -j The.

foltoieing circular has been sent on by thalstate Board of Control to connfy dispensaneap The dispensary law nnder which yon have Litherto worked became a nullity oSrthe 31t of JMarcb, and yon are now wperatingnnder a new law, enaetedby 'the recent Legislainre. and nnder that act you are amenable 6olely to -State ol Control. The board is 'caajposetK of memjbers, who'are charged with! a general management of -'the dispensary and -from yoa will hereafter receiye all orders and insractions; Yoa mnst send to the State Board, of Control (xnd not to or State TreaBnreT) I the folfowing: All for "4 beers and iwincs; all 7 inyoicea of empty tbotUes shipped by bill lading f-ttachedf, claims for shortage on in-'i Tolce8 and invoices seeding Yonf weekly statement of sales 'aBd cash account and duplicate to State tfeasnrr, jour monthly repoTU on forms 'B! and jonr quarterly reports must also be sent to the State board of con-roir Toa most remit 'on Monday of csch week tothe State treasarer. To no ose else mnst yon send any reports, save the original weekly remittance blank to-the State treasurer. When your orders for shipments ard received by the State board of control, they "will beftnrned oret, to the, com mi s-.

dnt it wUl be 1 to 6hip them an4 6eod you invoiqe for same. Bnt if 4ny corre-CtionB are' to be mad6 or any invoice claimed 'you must report the ame to the State board of control, and not to the com- "Ship no more empty etises, and also! refrain ixora, ehipping emptyV bottles "nntil further orders from the boards Ton most, not speculate on yonr bottle purchases, a the rule alio wing you to purchase is for. the benefit of the parties selling, and not lor yodr profit This rnle wilxbe strictly "The jStatfe Boaid iof Control ai vsalterable intheir determination to rigidly eniofce the dispensary law, and they elpect -yon to live up to every featarecontemplatedin theact. -Their administration of the law wHI be done "fearlessly and without favor, and, we 1 hor-el-4alwaji tempered mth tico, Tbet trusl reposed in jou ia most important one, -andyou: ar charged with the sacred task of pre jBervingf the jnoralityv of that class qf jour community that is addicted to an -'intemperate cse of intoxicants" by rigidly enlorciig the provisions of a law which, clearly contemplates a bejt- termeht ol th morals of the people by oseof intoiicants by all, and absolutely placing them, so far aa is in yonr power, beyond the reach 4 The Sultan will consult Russia be- fore issuing" is proclamation expelling missionaries from Turkey. The Southern Railway has acquired control ol the Knoxville, Cumberland Gnp Louisville Railroad.

Henry Fitch, tk brother of one of the proprietors of the San Francisco Cal', commits snicide in A plot to dynamite the Kentucky penitentiary "was discovered in "bare time to prevent its being carried out Berclair won the derby at Memphis, by two lengths.y Lady Inez 4 second; Ben Eder third. 'Time A father in Texas kills his daughter -and her lover to pre rent their -riege, then Wows himself tip with dy- tjamite. -f Incendiaries after destroying 000 worth of property in Savannah at- tempt to burn thepostofuce and other v'- Samuel P. Langdon. the wealthy coal operator of Philadelphia, charged with the murder of Anne MeGrath set iree for lack of evidence.

Potatoes in New York State are ao' cheap that farmers are throwing: them away. One man is burning' them in. his stove and says they make a very hot and steady fire. At some auction of farm property held lately tuber sold at two and one-half cents a bushel-and in many instances no bids could Governor McCraw," of Washington State, has ordered out the jnilitia to suppress rioting between Washington and Oregon fisherman on Columbia -jiver. It is believed that negotiations are -being made to effect an Alliance be- tween the and theMoham-median Pevoishes to repeal the Italins -and English Judge Williaxp H.

DeWitt, one of Tennessee's most distinguished jurists, died at Chattanooga at 69 years of age. Judge DeWitt waa a member' of tbe Confederte Congress. i Bishop Ryan dies at Lis home in 1 Buffalo of Bright's disease. Arthur Schneider, "a young German, Lhangedin Louisiana for murdering bis sweetneart and ni rival. -Col.

John A. fCockerill, the well- known correspondent, dies in Egypt. Ex-Governor Holt died at his home, at Haw River, Saturday of Bright's' 8, B. Minshall, an attorney and an insurance agent of Pentwater, assinated William B. O.

Sands, Presi- dent of the Sands Maxwell Lumber Company, Tillage President and be -leading man of the place. After Ieav- ing Hands Minshall went to his heme and shot his wife and three children -dead, and then committed suicide by shooting himeeli through the' head. Judge W. H. DeWitt, who served ertitjLCongres, died at Chattanooga.

Acolored girl at Ell wood, viliaea near Norfolk, Va.f twice atteTirj)ted poison the family of 3Ir. F. L. Hoi land by "jutting rat poison in -the By explosion of 109 pounds of giant powder in Montana six men were blown to piefies. 1 A Western Union operator at Kan- eas City, killed a member of the Salvation Army.

John Tyler Cooper, grandson of ex-Preeident Tyler.indicted in Atlanta, for embezzlement of funds. Itis said that the peach 'cron" of "Wilmington, Del, will be the largest since lojo. The Supreme Council of the Ameri- can Protective Association will meet in Washington on May Fitzhugb. Lee, of Virginia, has been nominated to be Consul General of the United States Slavana, to aujceed Williams, resigned. Peter Maher and Frank P.

la via will meet in a 29-round fight before the Eureka club. Long Islahd City, N. on May 9, for'a purse of $3,000. Blast Pay Telegraphers as Agreed. In the United States circuit court at Louis, lodge Caldwell ordered Becelver Bistine of the Colorado Midland to eomply with the contract made by the road with Una employees of the telegraph department In 1392 the telegraphers along the line secure a contract with the road, airreeine 'frith them upon a schedule of pay.

Jane 1, the road, along with the Santa Fe system, went into the hands of a receiver, and George W. Bistine was appointed a special receiver tor the Colorado Midland. The telegraphers assert that Bistine refused to recognize the contract and cut considerable irom their The contract, after specifying tbe pay and' time, read that it should be in force until another one could be formfcd which would he satisfactory to both the road and the In view of the lact tnarjne receiver had abrogated tne contract the telegraphers laid the matter before Judge CaldVelJ. Senator Tillman la Favor of Bolting the Chicago Convention. The following is an interview had with Senator Tillman by a repre sentative of The Colombia State in connection with State and National politlesf The senator said at the outset that he did not want the impression to go out that he was trjing to influence the action T)f the iDemocratio executive committee, bnt lhat he-was here simply to consult with thev represenUtives of thai party in the State and let them knjw what was going on outside of Sooth Carolina in the discussion of the situation.

The duty of the executive committee was to let the matters stand pretty mneh as jtbey are, and not tcf precipitate A division of the white people. The conrmitteehad very little actual the most was prescribing what constituted Democracy and what persons should vote in- the primary. 'In speaking the political situation, Senator Tillman said alt was chaos, but he thought the people would do well to continue" in State politics as they already were; that under the new Constitution they. could now afford to differ on national issues. It was being said that large numbers of whites were joining the itepuoiican party, out he didinot think it amounted to a row of pins, for the Republican party could make no showing in this State.

If they met yith proper encouragement, he did not doubt that they would try and maktf a fight, bnt they were badly divided among themselves, and could niit do much. When asked if he still intended fo bolt the Chicago convention, he re plied that he had already atated ifthe ll 311 A national pianorm um not promise re lief he would not support it and the nominee, and that he was not in- the habit of going back on what ha had said. "Do yon think the people will be in favor of such a course was asked. The people, in the platforms it 1892 and 1894 asked for financial relief, but it has not been granted vet The are greatly disappointed with Cleveland policy, and as South Carolina has on two previous occasions voted independently for President, I believe they will do so again, if the platform of the Chicago convention promises none. lo not, however, think it will be necessary to repudiate the nominee oi the Democratic con vention, for i am of the opinion that the silver forces will have" control and nominate a free silver man.

"In the West, the people are in very ranch the same position' in regard to the Republican party that we in the South are relative to the Democratic SpeakiDg'of his Western tout speech-making, thei senator said that he had engagements to speak at the following places, which he would fill ufter returning Washington from here': Denver, Col. Warrensbarg, Mo'; 8L Louis and Owensboro, tl have received many other in vita tic that I have been forced to dfclmeifor want of time." Senator Tillman said he had sent out about 60, 00Q copiesof his speech in the senate, and up to this time had received about 20,000 letters complimenting it, they were, still coming. E.VTHElt-CliOl5 BULLETIN Urtieouth Carolina Weather Bu reau Tor Week Ending April 4. The general weather conditions dur 'ipg the past week favored the larmei in the preparation of lands for plant ing, hnl during the latter portion ol the week were, generally unfavorable fr germination of seeds and growth ol vegetation. Ihe mean temperature for the Stat was about 62, the normal for the same period is approximately 59.

first four days were extremely warm, which condition ended in general thunder showers during tho evening and night of the first (Wednesday,) and was followed by falling temperature, to the xreezing point over the western por tion of the State on' Friday. 3d. 1 Light frost was general on the morn ing of the 3d and 4th (Friday land Saturday,) bnt fruit and vegetables were apparently uninjured by it. The highest temperature reported rwas 92 degrees at Shaw's Forks, Aiken county, on March 31st. The lowest 30 degrees, at Beid, Greenville county, on the morning of April 3d.

Minima temperatures of 32jidegrees wefe reported as far eastward as Orangeburg county on the morning of A'pril 3. The rainfall during the past week came in one series of thunder sbowere during the evening and night of April and wes quite general over tho The rainfall was for the most pari light, but at Greenville and Little Mountain, the measurements were 1.39 and 1.38 inches respectively. The average 'ambunt of all places reporting rainfall was 0.66 inches. In, a few the rainfall was heavy enough I to wash lands badly. he crop season, and vegetation in general is backward, owing to the prevailing cold weather during the month of March.

The germination of early planted seed was slow and such corn. poiaioes, etc, mat were up were nipped by the. frost of Friday but not entirely The dryness of the grounds has also been against rapid germination or growth, nor were the rains pf week sufficient to remedy tnis aaversejcondnion. Corn planting has been pushed in the eastern half of the State and gen erally Degun elsewhere. The ground is dry enough to permit the planting of bottom lands as well as ublands.

Ground is guite generally prepared ior cotton, but a- jfct little, has act ually been planted except in the so'itheaSterb -counties where consid erable Ima beea. planted, port of which is of the sea island variety. Wheat is looking well generally and from insects, except in Orangeburg county, where hessian flies have appeared. The general condition of fall oats is and but two correspondents, DotJti irem the same county, report poor-stands. Lake all other vegeta tion, oats are making slow growth.

The truck farmers along the oast report early vegetables ready for smpment, due mat generally the seat bonis late; eighteen days lata one cor T'esponde nt states. 1 j. W. Bjltjxb, Section Director." A Synopsis of the Proceedings of Both Houses. THE SENATS.

TUESDAY In the Senate on Tuesday Mr. ButlerfTop), of North Carolina, Introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of tbe United States, limiting the President's veto power. It proposes that a pres idential veto may be overcome by a majority vote (instead of a two-thirds vote), in both houses; also that all orders, resolutions and votes to which a concurrence ot both houses maybe necessary, except on the question of adjournment, shall be prese: tod to tbe President, and shall be approved by him before they take effect, It was referred. In the Senate on Wednesday Senator Tur pi, (Dem.) of Indiana, achieved quite a reputation In the Senate lor his skill in clothing the most FtiDglng sarcasms in picturesqe language. The speech was made in suppoit of the joint resolution Introduced on the 1st oi April by Air.

La 1, democrat, ot Florida, proposing intervention la the war now being prosecuted ed in Cuba. The object of Mr. Turpie's in vective was not so much General Weyier and and the Spanish government as the chairman of the committee on foreign relations, Sherman, Republican, of Ohio, and the junior Senator from Massachusetts, Mr. Lodge, Republican. He ascribed to Mr.

Sherman helpless Inertia delay, and irrational obstruction, and spoke of his taking refuge in the crypt ot the conference committee, very glad to be rid of bis termor action. THCR8DAT. The Senate on Thursday did a rushing business In the way of private pension bills, baring leared the calendar aid passed every bill on it 75 in number. Nothing else of Importance was done and the Senate ad journed. raiDAY.

A joint resolution was introduced ia the Senate by Mr. Call, in reference to tbe im prisonment of Mrs. Maybrick, in tuffiana. It declares that "the people of the United States sympathize with Mrs. Maverick in her suffering nnder a sentence 01 mo imprison ment at that "they almost universally believe in her innocence:" that she was "unfairly convicted before a presiding ludge whose harsh rulings were- caused by a demented mind, almost bordering on insan ity.

And it requests tbe 'resident 01 tne United States to. communicate the resolution to the government of Great Britain. A bill giving the aid of the government to a trans- MlesiAslppl and international exposition at Omaha In 1898 was passed. And the Senate adjourned until Monday. SATvBDAY.

There was no session of the Senate Satur day. XOSDAV. In the Senate the judiciary committee lost no time in disposing of the joint resolution proposing a remonstrance with theNBritifh government In the matter of the Imprison ment of Mr. Maybrick. The report was placed on the calendar and will probably lo no more heard of.

Tbe extension of the Qnlncy printing contract was withdrawn 1 he President sent to the Senate the follow ing nominations: Fitzhugh Lee. of Virginia, to be consul general of the United States at Havana, Cuba, vice Ramon O. Williams, re signed; Wm. H. Fowle, of Virginia, to bo col lector 01 internal revenue ior tne sixtu dis trict Virginia.

THE HOUSE, TtrsenAV. In the House on Tuesday the day was spent in the discussion of establishing a free pubilo Ubrary in Washington to snare tne expense with the District 01 Columbia, and the bill reported, from the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures to adopt the Cletric system in Government business Jan. 1. 1898. and to make it the legal standard of the country Jan.

1901. WBDJTBSOAT. The Hoo committee on elections No. 3 Mr. MeCall.

of decided four contested election cares. The case of Marray vs. Elliot, from the first South Carolina district, was decided in favor of Murray, colored. Republican, tho contestant la the case ot Johnson vs. Stokes.

from seventh Sonth Carolina, it recommended that stokes retain his seat. The case of Kearley, Populist, vs. Abbott. Democrat from the sixth Texaa district, was decided in favor of Mr. Abbott, tbe sitting member.

In the case of Ratcliffe. Populist, vs. Wil- liams, Democrat, from the tilth Mississippi lstriet. the contestant failed to appear and the committee unanimously recommended that Mr. Williams retain his seat.

Nothing else of importance was done, and the House adjourned. THURSDAY. The House committee oa foreign affairs instructed Chairman Hltt to report, with a recommendation that it be passed, a resolu Uon asking the Secretary of State to report to the House what facts are in possession of the Department relating to the case of Mrs. Florence E. formerly of Mobile, and what steps, if any, the government nas taken to secure ner release or mitigation of punishment.

Mrs. Maybrick is in prison in England serving a Ufe sentence upon con viction of the charge of poisoning her hus band, a Liverpool mercnaat. FRIDAY In the House on Friday the appropriation bill for fortifications and coast defences for the year ending June 30, 1897, was reported he yet )y Mr. Halner, Republican, of Nebraska, and placed on the calendar. Tbe measure, as agreed to, recommends ppeciflo appropria tions amounting to a.i2,337 ana in addi tion gives authority" to the Secretary of War to make contracts involving tbe further ex penditure ot 15,542,278, under the engineer and ordnance departments, making a total expenditure authorized by 'the bill of 381,613.

8ATT7RDAT. After two days' debate the House, by a vote of 160 to 58, papsed the '-t illed Cneese' bill, taxing the manufacturer of the product 1 cent a pound and requiting manufacturers and dealers to pay a license. Tbe committee on ways and means suggested a reduc tion of the retail dealers license from 5 10 to 12 a year, and that was agreed to, MOXDAT. In the Houston Monday a bill was. passed provldidg for the holding or terms of the United States Courts at Biloxi, instead of Mississippi City.

Mr. Jenkins, Republican, of Wisconsin reported to the House the contested election case of Johnson vs. Stokes, from the seventh South Carolina- district, in favor of Stokes. the Bitting member, and gave notice that he would call the matter up April 21st. UNIFORM HALING.

mendatlons Made South At lantlc Cotton Exchanges. At a meeting of representatives' of South Atiantio cotton exchanges in Augusta, the matter of uniform baling was acted upon. Resolutions wereNadoptedrecommending: Pirst, that producersginners aad packers use baggage welghlligiiot less than 2 nor more than 2 pounds tothe yard, the bag ging to woven and calendered to allow for clear and distinct marking. Second, 8ix ties to the bale fcf material, weighing not less than 45 nor more than 50 pounds to the bundle of 30. 11 to UK feci in length.

Third. Farmers and manufactures urged to conform to these, recommendations. Fourth, That compressed bales have ship 1 I nn 1 1 I. 1 uuo uoiiMiiy oi pouaus per muiu iuui and 8 bands, weigtung average of IX pounds per band. Fifth, That sample hole patch be used in compressment of bales.

Sixth; That railroads decline to receive compressed cotton of. lesser density than 22 1 pounds per cubit foot. Seventh, That attempt to enforce arbitrary penalty of five pounds per bale by Liverpool exchange will only retard erery movement looking tc correction of the.evils complained of. Russian Red Cross Aid. In response to renewed request, the government has decided to send a number of members of the Red Cross society to work.

among the Abyssinian troops. The party will nroceed bv the wav nf H1anwji.h Thn rltallan government has asked for. informa tion as to the number of persons whom it proposes to send on tho mission and in what capacity they will go. If you have no bread to cast on tne waters, theri use of which the Recora He Tried to Serve Sentence but. Jailer Wouldn't Have A peculiar case where the President was obliged to come to the relief of a man who tried, and for a time in vain, to go into jail and serve his came to light in the routine presentation of pardon esses.

J. Beuben PhilUps was the man and for 'working in a distillery without any aign' he was arrested revenue agents and sen tenced by the court in South Carolina to three months in jaiL That was at the September term of court last year and for, some reason, maybe to permit the man to harvest his little crops, the judge in his sentence provided that the term of imprisonment should not begin until the first of January of this year. The rest of the story is told rh the President's endorsement upon -the case which is as follows: "Granted The prisoner was sentenced to three months imprisonment, to begin January 1, 1896. On that day he reported at the jail for the purpose of entering upon his term, and waa refused admittance, because his" commitment papers bad not arrived. -For this reason he did not begin his term until February 19.

1896, If he had been admitted on the day his sentence re- lired, his term wonld have expired before the present time. In view of this fact, and the pitiable condition of his family, and upon the recommenda tion of the judge, this pardon is granted." WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE. Prices Haye Not Advanced and There is no Increase In the Volume 'of Business. Dun 4 Co. and Bradstreet, ot New York, In their weekly review of trade say: There- are only a few cities reporting a nioderate improvement la general business.

"St. Louis, Kansas CU and Omaha are thus conspicuous, but even there the galr.s are slight. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Bloux' Falls report only fairly satisfactory spring business. At San Francisco business has not been active but is better.

Exports ot gen eral merQnanaise irom Seattle and ot tbe same and lumber from Ta-eoma, continue to attract attention: On the other band wholesale merchants at New York, Boston, Philadelphia. Baltimore. Buffalo. Detroit and Chicago report business unsatisfactory, practically without Improve ment, une oi tne most unfavorable I eat urea Is the continued inability oi interior mer chants to make remittances promptly. Failures for the past week have been 209 in the United States against 207 last year, and 33 in Canaaa against 27 last year.

Breadstufis and Iron products have risen slightly, but some other articles have declined, and the root of the matter is that de mand for consumption is still below expectations. The billet pool and other however, have raised prices ot pig Iron, and steel, bnt as yet finished products have gained scarcely anything, nor has the demand for them increased. The output April 1st was 190.281 tons weekly against 189.583 March 1st. but reported stocks unsold Increased 58,168 tons in aiarcn, or 13,133 weetiy, ana there Is besides the unknown- accumu lation of tbe great steel concerns. 1 rices of boots and shoes do not change, though leather is lower.

Wool 1 weaker. with sales tor the week the smallest for many years. There is a fair demand In the dress goods branch but it is estimated that not 40 per cent ot the men a wear machinery Is at work. There have also been cotton mills stopping or reduolng time this week. Further reduc tion in shirting prints, to the lowest point ever touched, failed to Increase the demand materially.

OREGON FOR FREE SILVER. The Democrats Meet In State Conven-vention at Portland. The Democratic State convention of Ore gon, met at Portland elected temporary officers, appointed a credectiai committee and took a recess. When the convention re assembled the Committee on platforms pre sented a majoilty and minority report on thA flfiAnrtfal Ttlftnlr. The mftlrtritv rnrwirt favored the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, while the minority simply endorsed the Democratic National platform of 1892.

The platform denounces the A. P. jL favors a tariff for revenue only: favors the rigid enforcement of the Monroe doctrine and tbe construction ot tbe Mtear-ua Canal by the general government. Dr. Lanahaq's Accusation.

The following official statement Is sent b) the United Press to the office of tbe Western Methodist Boot Concern in Cincinnati, O. 'In view of the unrestX cansed to many Methodists of the present generation by the statements given to the public with reference to the import and purpose 01 Dr. John Lanahan's recent utterances before the Baltimore preacher meeting, impeaching the good name or the Meinoaisi book uon cern. it becomes for the undersigned to offl ciallv explain that the mutters treated of by Dr. Lanahan occurred 24 years ago The charges were tbcro isrhly Dloited.

at the time before the tribunals tho -ehurch; that those whose reputation were Involved (and were exonerated fron any criminal complicity In the irregular! ie discovered) have I oeen ueaa ior many years. New Orleans Cotton Exchange State ment. The New Orleans cotton exchange statement is as follows: Crop statement from September Is, 1895, to. April 10th, 1896, In clusive: Port receipts 4,867.907 bales against 7.519,556 last year. 5,538,937 year before last and 4,615,802 for tbe same time in 73; overland to mills and Canada 730,756, 755,896 and interior stock in excess of beptem- ber 1st, 236,191 against 139,406 and Southern takings 684,447 and 553,297 and crop brought Ifcto- sight from September 1st to date 6,519,301 against 9,335,502, 6,987,36 and brought Into sight for the week 66,318 against 109,563 fol the seven days ended April last year.

60,560 and crop brought Into sight for the first tf days of April 91,694 against 673, 70,085 and 68,567. ti 1 Pays Ills Debts and Quits. George IIeckman.a German sausage maker of Chattanooga, Tenn. nanged himself In bis ro In a lodging house The dead man paid all his debts, and bade his friends good oye wunoui mimer explanation. He was it mortal aread of a return of heart disease.

with which he had once suffered, and that ir um uaiy-onusa mat can oe conjectured fo Antf-Lynching Law lu Ohio. The senate concurred in the Smith antt- lynching bill. The bill was written by Judge Albion W. Toargee. It makes any county whnsA HaIa iwpmlt Ivnn.hlnir trt ruvnr The bill takes its name from IL C.

Smith, a colored representative from Cleveland, who championed the measure and is the result 01 aeyerai lyncnings ei coioreti men iu uiuo. The President and the Cuban Question. Notwithstanding many sensational reports which hare been circulated regarding the President's attitude on Cuban question and that aggressive messaga be sent Congress, it may be stated that aH these stories have no positive foundation iof fact, as the President not yet giveu any intimation as to tne course ne wui pursue. Work on tbe Panama Canal. Work upon -the Panama canal ts being pushed.

A contract bas been given tor 500 metres of submarine mining on the Pa cific end of the canal. The Colon end of the work has been inspected by Prince a nephew ot King Humbe ot 'ItalyKwbo la POINTERS. THE PRESS 'ASSOCIATION Programmes OoC for the Annual Meeting. President E. H.

Anil and Secretary C. C. Langston, of the South Carolina Press Association, have issued the official programme for the annual meeting of the association, which' is to convene in Charleston. Accompanying the programme is much information which will be of interest to persons in tending to attend the meeting. The newspaper men of the State are urged to attend, and each and all of them are assured of a warm welcome.

Thej say: 'The citizens of Charleston are going to do their best to make our stay in the 'Orand Old City by the Sea' pleasant, and yon know what that means. The following is tbe programme as far as it has yet been positively determined upon: "Uniformity in Capitalization and Punctuation." H. G. Osteon, Sumter "The- Value of Illustrations in a Newspaper." J. O.

GarliDgton, Spartanburg Herald. A "The Moral iside of a Newspaper." Eev. W. P. Jacobs, Our Monthly, Clinton.

"Scraps of History, or Journalism in South Carolina. "Yates' Snowden, The News and Conrier. New Steamer Line. Traffic Manager L. A.

Emerson has announced thtt the South Carolina Georgia road will inaugurate a line of steamers between Charleston and Eorope.K The road has- recently purchased valuable terminals on the Cooper river" water front, and they are to be greatly improved. Mr Emerson states that Ms company will begin at once to convert large buildings on the terminals into a grain elevator with a capacity of 250,000 bushels, and that it will engage in the exportation, through Charleston this of wheat and corn. first ship of the new. trains Atlantis line, which is to be called "The Charleston," wilx Mr. Emerson says, be at the docks here by the 1st of September Confederate Re-Union.

At a meeting of the Southern Statet Passenger Association a rate of 1 cent a mile was made for the Confederate re-union to be held -in Charleston. Tickets will be sold by all railroads and from all points in the State. A special rate of one fare for the round trip waa granted from all points, in the territory of the Southern States Pas senger Association for the Sonth and West Grain and Trade Congress, to be held in Charleston. The If aw Passenger Rate. t- it appears mat tne naM- xor pa.et; senger service, announced -by the pom mission, ia not entirely satisfactory to all of the roads in the state.

Une or two roads have made application to the commission for a hearing to try and induce the comminiohxto give their lines the benefit of higherx rates than those Not Liable to Poll Tax. The Supervisors will have to notice the fact that Confederate soldiers over 50 years of age do not have to pay poll tax, and that young men, who have become of age within the year, and who have not a poll ax "due and payable" six months before the election, have to be provided for. To Prevent Stealing. Under the new dispensary Jaw, the money 'derived from the sale of liquor in the State is now being sent to the State Treasurer. The first of "the funds have been received nnder this new rnle, and while it will place considerable more work on the Treasurer's office, it will work well.

Trains Mast Ran. Since the lease of the Sonth Carolina and Georgia railroad expired, no trains have been ran on the Cumberland Gap road, which is between Aiken and for want of funds to meet expenses. The governor has said that either trains must run or the charter will be forfeited. The contract has been awarded for a cotton mill at Winnsboro, the work oi burning brick for its walls has begun. The farmers in the same county have increased the acreage of corn, and Bidgeway also is beginning movt for a cotton factory.

A new factory, more corn, and plenty of pork are winning cards in the game of progress in this State. The Park Avenue hotel at AiK has been destroyed by fire. All the guests escaped and nearly all tht bapgage was saved. Loss $1 2)00, fully covered by insurance. The express vegetable business fronu the lower part of the State swells that of Florida.

The Southern Railway, will begin their fast vegetable trains relieve the passenger trains. According to the "Charleston News and Courier the cotton mills of South Carolina now manufacture about feur-fijthn oi tjje State, coiton crop. Gentle Remtndep. "Uncle" Peter Fates was a local -celebrity who kept the tavern in Randolph, in the old staging days. He was noted for his dry humor, and was never at a loss fbr a retort or'for a method of expressing bis Ideaj.

One morning, after ureakfasst, as a anger was about to depart without paying ms Din, uneie retec waiKcu up to hifH. and blandly said: "Misffcr, you should lose yonr pock- ctbook betrween here and Slontpelier, remember you didn't take it out here." A man who claimed to 'have seen Washington, and really believed t.at he had, no howy other folks treated his assertion, died recently in Baker County, Georgia. He was a ne gro known as Jim Hall, and was reputed to be at least 125 years ThAe is no doubt he was an exceedingly old man. He "used to declare that he had driven Ms master to the polls to vote for General Washington on the occasion his first election as President JIs was in every way honest, and worked, supporting himself, up to tbe time of IN BRIEF. GLEANINGS FROM MANY POINTS.

Important Happenings, Both Home and Foreign, BleSy Told. Southern News Notes. A number of mass meetings held in Tennessee endorsed McEinley. A wreck on the Southern Railway sear Danville, caused about $100,000 damages. MoKinlev received a majority of the belegates to the National Convention chosen ia Kentucky.

CoL W. C. F. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, is coming to the front again for re-election to Congress. 1 vn 11..

iv -tt v. a iv. vs mo wuuiu ui iuwcu tun ouuiu-ern Baflway earned $1,524,690, an increase of $13,994. Tobacco growers of Kentucky form an association for purpose of erecting one or more warehouses at Lexington. Aifire at Savannah, destroyed the tu story building occupied by tbe Savannah Grocery Company, causing a loss of $175,000.

Editor of the "Leader," Dayton, waylaid and shot by rive men, and the type in his office scattered about by unknown persons. Collat Savannah, has been gutted by fire. Insurance, 20Q on stock and $13,100 on The estimated value of stock was $80,000. Northern News Items, airs. Mary Lease is-to take a trip areand the world.

Major Strong tetoed the "Greater New York" bilL A farmer in Illinois kills his wife and two-year-old child in a most brutal manner. The W. 0. T. TJ.

will hold its next National convention at SL Louis, Nov. 13 to 16. Fourteen buildings in the business section? of Yonkers, N. burned -with Ion pf $100,000. A hundred horse power engine ex plodes in Ohio injuring three men and doing $75,000 damage.

The marriage of Ex-President Har rison and Mrs. Dimmick solemnized at St, Thomas' Church, New York. A bill taxing electric light and gas companies one-half of 1 per cent, of groaa receipts has passed both houses of the Ohio legislature. 1 Washington. Mr.

Terrell, United States Minister at Constantinople, has arrived in Washington. vfSeertarT.CarluIe will not contest for the nomination of candidacy for Presidential, nomination at the Chicago uonventitfn. Senator Butler has introduced bill at Washington providing for the establishment of a postal telegraph sjBtem by tbe government. The Fifteenth International Chris- Ty 1 in vvasningron iuiy 0-10. xi is expected that fully 60,000 people will attend.

A bill declaring bicycles to be bag gage and that they shall be transported by railroads subject to the same lia bilities, passed by the New York leg islature. Foreign. Everything is again quiet in Hay ti. Canada offers England a militia re giment for service in London. The Sultan has signed a decree ex pelling missionaries from Asiatic Tur key.

Students in Spain are prepariing to make further demonstrations against the United States. The friends of Cuba in all parts of the world are enthusiastic over the action of Cangress in recognizing its belligerency. jrencn and newspapers make sharp criticisms in regard to the action of the United States in recog nizing uuDa. CLEVELAND AGAINST CUBA. He Informs His Cabinet That He Will Defer Action on the Resolutions.

The President has informed his cabinet that be was against recognising, the beliger-ency of the lie. will not act on the congressional resolutlonsXfor the present. ne ioid tne caDiaet that ne would communicate with the "Spanish government, but gave his assistants no details. His pin a is to endeavor to settle the difficulty byXmedia- tion. Very strong pressure has been brought to bear upon him by commercial Interests in New York and elsewhere not to recognise the beligerency of the These neoDia think ft would lead to war scare and have a very damaging effect upon stocks and upon iraae.

iney nave represented to him that ir would create a panic oa the stock ex ohange. Id consequence of all this the President nas decided to mediate between the two warring peoples as he did in the Japan-China war and endeavor to settle the difficulty in some way. Just what proposition he will make to Spain is not known, but Mr. Cleveland thinks he can succeed in bringing the war to a close without going to the extent of arousing "lie Ire of 8 pain. It the Spanish governmeit dec Hues to consider his propo sitions tneu neininas it will be ample time to resort to tne measure proposed by the con gressional resolutions.

CONDITIONS OP WINtEB GRAIN. There Waa, Less Killing by Weather than Usual. Cold The United States Department of Agrlcul tare report on condition of winter grain, April 1 150, composed 01 consolidated re ports from townships, county and state cor respondents show a condition of winter wheat in nine leading States as follows: Pennsylvania. 64KUnlo, 56, Michigan. 82: Indiana, 70: Illinois, 61; Missouri, 75; Kansas, 88; California, 91 average for tne entire oauntry, 77.1: last year, 81.11.

The condition of rye was la sew- xors, ai; i'dursyivania 78: Wlnsoonsin. 77; average for the enticu country, 82.9. Dry weather at seeding time, Irom which scarcely a county was exempt largely retarded or prevented germination Throughout tne winter grain producing region, the winter covering of snow was ex ceptionally scanty. Bye suffered in most States less man wneat. urouin in carry winter and alternate freezing and thawing afterwards greatly injured the crop east ot th) Mississippi.

In Nebraska, Kansas and wastward. there was less winter killing than usual, owing to the mild season, and present conditions are reported favorable. Hessian fly reported In a very few counties along the Atiantio slope, HOLT DEAD. BEST COMES, AT LAST TO THE WEARV. Governor Carr, State Officer and Gov ernor's Guard Attended the Funeral.

The Story of Ills Life. Ex-Governor Thos. M. Holt died at his home.at Haw Eiver.N.C.Saturday His age was G5. Ho served two years -as Governor.

He was the largest cot ton manufacturer in North Carolina and also one of her wealthiest citizens. Governor Carr, State officers and Governor's Guajd attended the funeral. His funeral was held in the Presby terian Church at Graham, and the In terment was at Graham cemetery. His death was due to Bright's disease. His illness was of only a week's duration.

The following biographical sketch is condensed from the "Cyclopedia of Eminent and Representative Men of tho Carolinas: Biographical. Thomas M. Holt, son of Edwin Holt and Fannie Banks Farriah Holt, the, latter surviving. He was born July 15th, 1831, in lhat part of old Orange county, which has since been set off into Alamance county. He was prepared for college at Caldwell Insti tute, Hilleboro, and when eighteen yearfr of age entered the University of North, Carolina.

When twenty years of age his father took him for an assistant, and soon began to lean on his judgment and confide in his -skill and management. When only twenty-one yearse-ge he was honored by an appointment by the Legislature as a magistrate, and served chairman, of the board of finance of Alamance county. In 1872 he was elected chairman of the board of county commissioners and served for' four years. His kindly disposition, his unswevring integrity, his courteous demeanor and neighborly inter est in the people of his county, nearly every one of whom he has long known' personally, nude him very popular, and he was never brought forward for office without jeeemog not only the strength of his party, but many votes from others. In j876 he was elected State Senator, receiving.650 more votes than any candidate for that office had ever obtained.

In the Senate services wore Highly useful to the State. He had been a director in the North Carolina in which the State had interest of $3,000,000, since 1869, and was elected president of the company in 1875. He was also largely in terested in agriculture and was president of the No'th Carolina Agricultu ral Society for twelve years. His varied experience and ripe judgment and sterling character made him one of the most influential Senators. Ha labored successfully for the establish ment of the agricultural department, and was, by virtus, of his position as president of the sgrio iltural society, made a member 'of theboard controlling it.

An 1883 he was returned to the House of Beprcsentatives; and again in 1885, when-the House, in recogni tion of his eminent fitness and patriotic services, chose him for Speaker. He I waa a member ot the Mouse again in 1887, and at the succeeding election waa called by the peoplo to the office ef Lieutenant Governor, and as such, he presided over the deliberations of the Senate. As a member on the floor of the Assembly, he had been able. cient ana practical ana as a pre siding officer ho was fair and impartial, courteous towards all and a wise administrator of the rules. During the pe- rioa ot his legislative, service he won the confidence of the whole State, and when on the 8lh day of April, 1891, he was called to the executive chair, on the sudden dcaath of Gov.

Fowlr, the people were, entirely satisfied that, the affairs of State were in good hands, and that the duties of that high office would be discharged with ability, intelligence and lofty patriotism. For sixteen years he had administered the affairs of the riOrth Carolina Railroad, as its president, with zeal and good judgment, and he' laid down that office on becoming Governor, with the consciousness that all of his acts had met publio approval. But notwithstanding all of the varied duties that have claimed his attention, bis chief interest ever centered in his cotton factories at Haw Biver. On the opposite side of the river, spreading themselves over a gradually ascending eminence, lie his- princely premises one of the finest country residences in the State, where nature and art are combined to illustrate the taste and elegance of a cultured family. But it was Linwood, his splendid plantation on the North Carolina road, that Gov.

Holt found his greatest pleasure. There his fine stock, and his beautiful fields yield their increase and delight the eye of tie practiced farmer. In- October, 1855, Gov. Holt wag happilvjmarried to Louisa, the accomplished daughter of Samuel and Mary A. Bethel Moore.

To them have been born children: Charles T. Holt, Cora who married Dr. E. Chambers Laird, of-Virginii Taie who married Alfred W. Haywood, of Raleigh; Ella who married Cbarle Bruce Wright, of Wilmington, but a resident of Raleigh, and Thomas M.

Holt, Jr. He waialsoa Boyol Aro'i Masor.md has faithfully discharged his lelig-ipusdntifs. For thirty yeais he has been a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, for many yeare has been an elder in that denomination. Mr. Bayard Will Not Resign.

1 Friends of Ambassador jSayard in Washington scout the idea that the vacation of his house In, Wilmington, Delaware, Is to taken as evidence of an Intention on his part to resign his office and return Immediately to the United State. They say that Mr. Pyle, the lessee of the house, gave it up voluntarily at the expiration of the lease, and Mr; Bayard was casting about for another tenant I 1 Qf inebriates and minors. -t must not allow any loafing or drinking on yo'ctt premises, and your hearty co-6peratB- ia our efforts -to -faithfully. carry out the true bpinfc and intention of the- dispensary wSU re- ceive onr ATK UELICS.

AppM for te South Carolita ia the Confederate Museum. Several years ago the Confederate Memorial' Association of Richmond, recognizing the need of an organization to' peeerve and faithful record of the gallant- struggle that the brave soldiers of the South made for Vindependencfl, formed a new 'The Confederate Memorial Literary hoe object should be to teach' future generations a trne history of the" war for States' rights. In furtherance of this design they' re ceived from the city of Jlicbniond the1 beautiful and mansion occupied -by 1 refiivlent DaVis dnnngthe war. The Virginia women, aided by oth- -ers from the South, raised the funds -necessary to make the hoase a fire- -i proof museum where Confederate rel ics, memorials, and the arohives of the Southern Historical Society are eol- COXFiJiSl lected and carefully A "room, bearing tho name, shield r' 1 L- anci colors ol the State it represents is signed to each State of the Confed- "i Sonth- Carolina contributed 'generously' to this patriotic purposed rOne of the best rooms in the puilding was appropriated to her nse, and we are now responsible for its proper equipments Mu3 M. a.

Hampton and Mrs. W. P. DeSaussura. iiove been, appointed respectively regent and vice-recent for South Csfblica by the Xiterary society of-Kich mond, and 06k ns to honor Wrselves -i and our State suitably furnishing "this roonouV In response to-: the col made by these ladies we appeial to the United Daughters of Conlederacy, vTtvo Great "Revolutionary Orders.

Strenuous efforts vare being made to bring about a union between the two patriotio organizations known as the Sons ef the Eev- Sons of the American Bev- 5 olution. respective. These effort will be brought to a focus at the general meeting of the Sons of Bevolution, to be held ia Savan-cab, Ga. The Western and -Southern chapters are strongly in favor of the movement, and indications are that the object organisations ofdved by board patriotic motive, wlil accede to the demand of harmony and nnity. -Bishop Whipple of the Minnesota society la takingan active interest in the settlement of theuestlon In the West.

A Lumber Company Falls. -The Lexington A Carter Mining company, owning acres ot land in Carter county, Kentucky, and capitalized at $300,000, bas been placed in the hands ot the Columbia Finance and Trust company, as receivers, i -on application ot employees who are suing i for wages said to be The debts, it is said, will reach 150.000. the luehmend Memorial ssibciation, Ana alt others, who are tntefesteu in. I liia sacred object, Ho aid -in umiehing our roomiu' the. museum in a manner wortof South Carolina.

lhe articles sent to the museum which we trnst is to be the Battle Abbey will be perfectly safe under the guardianship, of tho society and the es pecial supervision of Mrs. DeSanseure, 'nativeof Charleston residing in Bich mond. Theyjcati be lent and recalled ly the owners at their pleasure, if so specified. i is particularly desired to have the South Carolina room readiness by July 2, therday appointed fr the -lay iug of the corner stone of the nionu raent to Jefferson Davis in Bichmond bq that the visiting veterans and al others may find the State properly and honorably represented on that occa We aJreadv havethe promise of val wablfl relics fiom General- Hampton Bishop Capers nd other distinguished "Veteranev and trust that bthers may not be dilatory in following their "pa- triotie example. I -k Bacon, cbairrnanf Mrs.

W. K. Bachman, Mrs, Ellison Capers, Mrs. R. PesportesTMiss Jllleni El- more.

Miss J. Marti, lexecotivjrj jpommittee pa th confederate iiaseBm I Cash, Not Sympathy. The New York Methodist -Confereno passed resolutions eltending its sympathies td the suffering Armenians, and urging the United States government to resist the ex- pulsion of our missionaries from Turkey and to afford them every protection demanded-by the exigency. It was also resolved that copy of these resolutions be seat to the PreaJ ident and bis Secretary of tata. Dygert Will be ncleased.

-There Is every reason to bellove that "WaW terDygert, the young American, who has'' been held under arrest at nines, Cuba, Tin- det suspicidn of complicity It therevolutiorr; rill be a freeman tfi a shortllme. Consn General Williams Is doing aH possible to pedite the ot thecase by "tin Spanish officials, who haver It ndf X' cwsid- erauoa, i fel5 datfc, -ir-- -7- ooorest has a supply. nakwg a tour of the lrtt- gqbacrjbe'for thi piper; i i 1 W- -1.