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BLOODY RIOT AND LYNCHING. A Frenzied Mob Attack** the Jail und la Kepulsed?Nino Citizen? Killed by the Military?A Negro Lynched und Hurned. Roanoke, Va., Sept. 20.?One of the most dastardly crimes in the history of the city occurred at about ton o'clock tlii-. morning. Mrs. Henry S. Bishop, aged ubout fifty yours, and a respecta ble white woman, from Cloverdulo, eight miles from this city, was onticed by a uogro named Thomas Smith, from the market, whoro sho had come to soil produce, into an empty saloon basement. There ho boat nor into in sensibility and robbed her of her poeketbook, containing less than $2. The woman was loft for dead, but man ured to revive a fow momonts later and crawled up to the street, where Bhe told her story. ) The fiend had in the meantime os ' caped. but was detected, from the de scription given by Mrs. Bishop, board ing an outgoing train. A colored man jumped on the car, and grabbing tho criminal, tho two foil to tho ground. A crowd Immediately surrounded the prisoner, and throats of lynching wore loud and frequent. Dotoctivo W. W. Baldwin soizod tho man, and, holding tho crowd at buy with Iiis rovolvor, Started on horsoback, with tho fright ened negro behind him. Ho rodo to tho saloon whero the wounded woman was removed, and sho positivoly identi fied him. Ho was thon takon to jail. A crowd guthored around the jail, and kept increasing as night ap proached. At f> o'clock tho Roanoko Light Infantry raarchod to tho jail, by order of Mayor Trout. Guards wore posted and the streets in tho immediate vicinity cleared. About dark tho crowd was increased by a hundred men from tho vicinity of tho woman's home, headed by Mrs. Bishop's son, a fireman on the Norfolk and Westorn railroad. At 8 o'clock a portion of tho mob battered at u side door of tho jail, where the militia und Mayor Trout had retired. Tho shooting was com monccd by the mob, and tho mayor was shot in tho foot. Tho militia wero then ordered to return tho Uro, and a volley from about twenty-fivo rifles was poured Into the mob. It is thought that about five men wore killed by this fire and as many moro wounded, some of them fatally. During t ho excitement caused by the volley, tho uogro was takon from tho jail by an officer and secrotod. Tho aead and wounded wero removed to u drug storo and to tho offices of noar-by physicians. The militia wore thon dispersed, and loft tho scene as quietly as possible. The list of casualties include nine dead and twenty wounded. Mayor Trout was shot in tho foot, and was removed to a place of safety, if not car ried out of tho town, because tho mob was greatly incensed at his course in ordering the militia to fire upon thorn. Several spoeches wero mado aftor the militia retired, and Judge Woods assured tho mob that tho negro Smith had beou removed from tho jail, and accompanied two of the crowd through tho jail to prove tho truth of tho state ment. His statement and the speech of J. Allen Watts, tho Democratic can didate for the State Senate, did much 1o pacify the crowd. But they hung around tho jail and adjacent streets for several hours afterwards, many dis persing to search for tho secreted prisoner. At midnight tho scene had quieted down, and no further trouble is expected. Tho militia remain under the mayor's orders, although it is prob able that thoy will not be called out again. Mayor Trout is firm in tho po .-s it ion he assumed, and declares that ho will uphold tho laws. Tho dead wore removed to the un dertaking establishments and will be prepared for burial. ROANOKE, Va., September 21.? Never, even in times of war, has tho ?quiet old city of Roanoko wltnossed ?bloodier scenes than those enacted last itiight and this morning. The brutal assault of tho negro Tom Smith on Mrs. Henry S. Bishop yostor day was quickly followed by tho attack on tho jail, as was feared. Lato in tho afternoon a crowd began to gather around tho jail and Mayor Trout order ed out tho Roanoko Light Infantry as guard around tho jail. A fireman on tho Norfolk and West orn, who is a son of Mrs. Bishop, took tho lead of tho mob and at eight o'clock the attack was made and tho jail doors battered in. Then tho mob fired on the soldiers and tho mayor, shooting the latter through tho foot, and the .soldiers wero ordered to roturn tho fire, ?which, at such close range, was fear fully fatal. During tho excitement tho nogro was removed from the jail, whilo tho work of gathering up tho dead and wounded occupied tho attention of tho mob. Nine men wero killed outright and the tenth died soon afterwards. Tho ?wounded wero removed to a drug store :.iud physicians summoned, who did all they could to/relievo their sufferings. Tho soldiers having left tho jail, tho mob thcu quieted down and it is thought that all tho troublo is over. There were upwards of five thousand people around tho jail. A squad of twenty mon took tho negro Smith from three policoraen, ?' .just boforo 5 o'clock this morning and bunged him to a hickory limb on Ninth avonuo, in the residence section of tho city. They riddled tho body with bul lets and left a placard on it reading ; " This is Mayor Trout's friend." A coroner's jury of business mon was sun.unoned and vfowed the body of the nogrp and rendered a verdict of death at tho hands of unknown mon. Thous ands of peoplo visltod tho scono of tho lynching between daylight and 8:50 o'clock, when tho body was cut down. After tho jury had complotod tholr work the body was placed in tho hands of the officers, who wore unable to keep back tho mob. Throe h und rod mon tried to drag tho body through the jitroots of tho town, but the Rev. Dr. ?Campbell, of tho First Presbyterian church, and Captain R. B. Moorman, with pleas and main strength, provont ed them. Captain Moorman hirod a wagon and had tho body put in it. it was then conveyed to the bank of .Mm- Roanoko, about ono milo from tho aeono of tho lynching. Tho dead negro was dragged from tho wagon by a rope about two hundred yards and burned on a pllo of dry lumber. The jiiob.threutonod at ono timo to bury the "nogro In Mayor Trout's yard. Threats of vongeanco havo boon openly made against tho mayor and the militia for attempting to maintain the law. Tho body was placed upon this heap and more brush woood piled upon it, Joaving only the bead baro. The . whole was then saturated with coal-oil and a matoh applied. The body was consumed within an hour. The cremu* tion was witnessed by several thous and people. Captain Bird, commanding the militia, has left town. Mayor Trout has also disappeared, and President Buckner, ot the oity council, is acting mayor. Excltoment hi running high There is talk of the citizens holding au indignation meeting, and it la BLOODY RIOT AND LYNCHING. A Frenzied Mob Attack** the Jail und la Kepulsed?Nino Citizen? Killed by the Military?A Negro Lynched und Hurned. Roanoke, Va., Sept. 20.?One of the most dastardly crimes in the history of the city occurred at about ton o'clock tlii-. morning. Mrs. Henry S. Bishop, aged ubout fifty yours, and a respecta ble white woman, from Cloverdulo, eight miles from this city, was onticed by a uogro named Thomas Smith, from the market, whoro sho had come to soil produce, into an empty saloon basement. There ho boat nor into in sensibility and robbed her of her poeketbook, containing less than $2. The woman was loft for dead, but man ured to revive a fow momonts later and crawled up to the street, where Bhe told her story. ) The fiend had in the meantime os ' caped. but was detected, from the de scription given by Mrs. Bishop, board ing an outgoing train. A colored man jumped on the car, and grabbing tho criminal, tho two foil to tho ground. A crowd Immediately surrounded the prisoner, and throats of lynching wore loud and frequent. Dotoctivo W. W. Baldwin soizod tho man, and, holding tho crowd at buy with Iiis rovolvor, Started on horsoback, with tho fright ened negro behind him. Ho rodo to tho saloon whero the wounded woman was removed, and sho positivoly identi fied him. Ho was thon takon to jail. A crowd guthored around the jail, and kept increasing as night ap proached. At f> o'clock tho Roanoko Light Infantry raarchod to tho jail, by order of Mayor Trout. Guards wore posted and the streets in tho immediate vicinity cleared. About dark tho crowd was increased by a hundred men from tho vicinity of tho woman's home, headed by Mrs. Bishop's son, a fireman on the Norfolk and Westorn railroad. At 8 o'clock a portion of tho mob battered at u side door of tho jail, where the militia und Mayor Trout had retired. Tho shooting was com monccd by the mob, and tho mayor was shot in tho foot. Tho militia wero then ordered to return tho Uro, and a volley from about twenty-fivo rifles was poured Into the mob. It is thought that about five men wore killed by this fire and as many moro wounded, some of them fatally. During t ho excitement caused by the volley, tho uogro was takon from tho jail by an officer and secrotod. Tho aead and wounded wero removed to u drug storo and to tho offices of noar-by physicians. The militia wore thon dispersed, and loft tho scene as quietly as possible. The list of casualties include nine dead and twenty wounded. Mayor Trout was shot in tho foot, and was removed to a place of safety, if not car ried out of tho town, because tho mob was greatly incensed at his course in ordering the militia to fire upon thorn. Several spoeches wero mado aftor the militia retired, and Judge Woods assured tho mob that tho negro Smith had beou removed from tho jail, and accompanied two of the crowd through tho jail to prove tho truth of tho state ment. His statement and the speech of J. Allen Watts, tho Democratic can didate for the State Senate, did much 1o pacify the crowd. But they hung around tho jail and adjacent streets for several hours afterwards, many dis persing to search for tho secreted prisoner. At midnight tho scene had quieted down, and no further trouble is expected. Tho militia remain under the mayor's orders, although it is prob able that thoy will not be called out again. Mayor Trout is firm in tho po .-s it ion he assumed, and declares that ho will uphold tho laws. Tho dead wore removed to the un dertaking establishments and will be prepared for burial. ROANOKE, Va., September 21.? Never, even in times of war, has tho ?quiet old city of Roanoko wltnossed ?bloodier scenes than those enacted last itiight and this morning. The brutal assault of tho negro Tom Smith on Mrs. Henry S. Bishop yostor day was quickly followed by tho attack on tho jail, as was feared. Lato in tho afternoon a crowd began to gather around tho jail and Mayor Trout order ed out tho Roanoko Light Infantry as guard around tho jail. A fireman on tho Norfolk and West orn, who is a son of Mrs. Bishop, took tho lead of tho mob and at eight o'clock the attack was made and tho jail doors battered in. Then tho mob fired on the soldiers and tho mayor, shooting the latter through tho foot, and the .soldiers wero ordered to roturn tho fire, ?which, at such close range, was fear fully fatal. During tho excitement tho nogro was removed from the jail, whilo tho work of gathering up tho dead and wounded occupied tho attention of tho mob. Nine men wero killed outright and the tenth died soon afterwards. Tho ?wounded wero removed to a drug store :.iud physicians summoned, who did all they could to/relievo their sufferings. Tho soldiers having left tho jail, tho mob thcu quieted down and it is thought that all tho troublo is over. There were upwards of five thousand people around tho jail. A squad of twenty mon took tho negro Smith from three policoraen, ?' .just boforo 5 o'clock this morning and bunged him to a hickory limb on Ninth avonuo, in the residence section of tho city. They riddled tho body with bul lets and left a placard on it reading ; " This is Mayor Trout's friend." A coroner's jury of business mon was sun.unoned and vfowed the body of the nogrp and rendered a verdict of death at tho hands of unknown mon. Thous ands of peoplo visltod tho scono of tho lynching between daylight and 8:50 o'clock, when tho body was cut down. After tho jury had complotod tholr work the body was placed in tho hands of the officers, who wore unable to keep back tho mob. Throe h und rod mon tried to drag tho body through the jitroots of tho town, but the Rev. Dr. ?Campbell, of tho First Presbyterian church, and Captain R. B. Moorman, with pleas and main strength, provont ed them. Captain Moorman hirod a wagon and had tho body put in it. it was then conveyed to the bank of .Mm- Roanoko, about ono milo from tho aeono of tho lynching. Tho dead negro was dragged from tho wagon by a rope about two hundred yards and burned on a pllo of dry lumber. The jiiob.threutonod at ono timo to bury the "nogro In Mayor Trout's yard. Threats of vongeanco havo boon openly made against tho mayor and the militia for attempting to maintain the law. Tho body was placed upon this heap and more brush woood piled upon it, Joaving only the bead baro. The . whole was then saturated with coal-oil and a matoh applied. The body was consumed within an hour. The cremu* tion was witnessed by several thous and people. Captain Bird, commanding the militia, has left town. Mayor Trout has also disappeared, and President Buckner, ot the oity council, is acting mayor. Excltoment hi running high There is talk of the citizens holding au indignation meeting, and it la rumored on the streets that throats are being made to burn tho town unless satisfaction of somo sort is rendered. Crowds throng tho streets and all public places. An immense crowd is in front of tho undertakers, shops, whore seven of tho dead bodies lie. Tho number of dead last night was exaggerated. It is now found that on ly nine men are dead. Iho military claim that tho mob was ropeatedly warned that that there would bo shooting, but re ceived these .warnings with jeers, und finally replied with a volloy fired at Captain Bird, who thon order ed o mon to firo at the mob, which was \attoring down the door of the jail. Trouble is feared, and ovory effort is being made to calm the oxclted crowd. another account of thk lynching and massacre. Shortly before 6 o'clock this morn ing, whifo Jailor Watts, Judge Woods and othors wore addressing the crowd, Sergeant Griffin, with two officers, took tho negro from tho jail and spirit ed him out of town. They carried him across tho rivor into tho woods, but to wards daylight they woro notiftod that squads of men were scouring the en tiro adjacent country. Thoy thought it bost to bring thoir prisoner back to town and place him in jail. Thoy woro proceeding to tho jail and on Franklin road near Tenth avenue a squad of mon, about twenty in number, rushed upon thorn and took the prisoner. With shouts and yolls tho determined mon rushed tho negro to tho nearest troo. He was hangod to a hickory limb and his body riddled with bullets and horribly mangled. It was all over by 5 o'clock and tho small body of mon, who had dono thoir work well, had dispersed. With tho break of day crowds of peo ple began to throng the streets lead ing to the sceno of tho latest tragedy in this terrible drama. The sight was horrible to behold. Dangling at tho end of a small hem]) rope was tho dead body of the negro. His faco was bloody, distorted and swollon. A load of shot had been fired into his back, literally tearing his coat to pieces. The job was well oxecuted. Tho rope was tied in the regulation hangman's knot and tho negro's feet wore woll above tho ground. Coroner Gray and a jury repaired oarly to tho sceno of the lynching and after viewing tho body of tho dead man, rendered a vordict that tho negro came to his death at tho hands of per sons unknown to them. After tho inquest tho officers woro ordered to tako charge of tho body, but tho surging mass of avenging mon which had by this time assomblcd would not lot them touch him. A coal cart passing near by was pressed into sorvico and tho body thrown into it. It was thon hauled to Mayor Trout's residonco on Campbell avenue, it seem ing to be the intention of tho mob to bury it in his front yard. At this critical momont Rev. W. C. Campbell uppoarod upon tho scene and told the mob that such procedure would never do. He spoko kindly to them and at last dissuaded them from carry ing out thoir plun. The body during this time had not boon removed from tho cart, so at tho suggestion of some ono in tho crowd thoy took it over to tho edge of tho rivor to burn it. Fences woro torn down, storo boxes taken and somo ono with an axo cut down several cedar trees near by. The dry wood was laid in a largo pile, but arranged so it would burn freoly, and on this heap the no gro's boily was laid. On tho top of all this tho cedar boughs were thrown and then just boforo touching tho match to it two gallons of coal oil woro poured on tho dry wood. Tho match was touched to it and the burning oil shot rapidly up. It was an awful sight, and all presont felt as if tho fiend had met his just punishment. It was not long boforo the crowd dis porsod, but all tho morning men and somotimes an occasional woman were seen going toward tho placo of the burning in squads of three and fivo. Every ono that wont scorned to wish to contribute soinothing to the blaze by throwing a chip on it. All that was remaining of Smith at noon was a fow ashes and hero and thore a bone, but tho firo was still burning fiprcoly and those standing around said that it should burn till thoro wawnota vestige left. Roanoko passed through a torriblo experience last night. As a result of tho armed conflict between authorities, and a largo number of men who at tempted to forco tho doors of tho jail, and tako thore from Robert Smith, oight men are dead, raoro than twonty llve aro soriously wounded, somo of thorn fatally. Tho following is a cor roct list of tho dead and woundod : Killod?S. A. Vick, W. M. Sheots, Charles Whitmoyer, J, B. Taylor, Goo. Whito, W. E. Hall, John Mills and Geo. Settles. Wounded?O. C. Falls, Will Eddy, GcorgoO. Monroe, Frank Willis, Thom as Nelson, Leroy Whito, J. B. McGheo, O. B. Shoppard, E. J. Small, J. F. Powell. J. E. Wayland, Georgo Leigh, W. P. Huff, Mayor H. S. Trout, J. H. Campboll, Edgar W. Haling, W. F. Figatt, C. P. North, O. B. Taylor, Georgo Hall, David Ruggles, N. E. Sparks, N. E. Nelms, Charles Moton, E. J. Small, William Berry, and Susan Doolcy, colorod. Aftor tho smoke of battlo had cloar od away, fears for tho safety of Mayor Trout and the determined mon with him woro freoly expressed by their frionds, as tho indignation of tho mob 8oemed especially directed toward him and tho soldiers. While tho crowd was making preparations for the second assault, tho militiu woro dis banded and wont to their homos. Mayor Trout, who had been woundod in tho foot with a pistol ball in the molco, was first carriod to tho Ponce do Leon Hotol, butowing to tho throats of tho mob, ho was romovod from thore by his frionds, and taken to tho coun try whore ho still is. Shortly aftor his doparturo a crowd went to tho Ponoo do I /'(in Hotol, demanding tho mayor. Thoy woro asBin-ou by tho dork that Mr. Trout was not in thero, but woro not satlsfiod until somo of tho loaders had mado a thorough search of tho premises. Not finding him thoro, tho crowd went to Mayor Trout's rosldenco on Wost Campbell avonuo, where a thorough but fruitless search was made for him. Acting Mayor R. A. Bucknor has assumed chargo of tho city govern ment, and has suspendod Chief of Po lice Terry, Sergeant Griffin, and offlcor M. C. Morris, pondtog an investigation: of their conneotioaroith tho affair. A coroner's jury has been in session all day investigating tho cause of tho tragedy, but as yet has pot completed its labors. So far the evidence adduoed severely censures the mllitUv The town is quiet to-night, tho streets being almost deserted. IlOANOKE, Va., Sept. 22.?It is now boliovcd that Mayor Trout has gone to Riohraond. He loft last night on a special train of one car. Thore was ns light on the train and the mayor board* od train two miles below tho oity. He speroyoBterday in tho negro quarters in tho rear of tho Ponce De Leon hotel. Still there is a strong undercurrent of indignation. The town is quiet yet, and it is thought that there will be no furthor troublo for the present, and tho people will await the investigation by tho coroner and grand jury and the action of the courts. If this 1b not sat isfactory another outbreak is foared. No member of the military who firod on the mob is here, and tho outlook now is that nono of them will evor be permitted to reside hero again. The railroad shop mon demanded from the otllcials the names of all employes be longing to tho company who woro at tho jail during tho riot. It is announced at noon to-day that Mrs. Bishop will rocover. THA1N ROBBKltS CAUUHT. Three Railroad Men Hadly Wounded ?The Tables Turned on the Robbers and One of Them Fatally Shot. Centralia, 111.. Soptomber 21.? Tho Now Orloans limited train on tho Illinois Central Railroad was hold up shortly aftor 11 o'clock last night just outside the city, and in tho battlo which followed between tho robbers and the train hands, ono of tho robbers was mortally wounded and three of tho crew badly hurt. Tho thieves got nothing in tho way of booty, and all tho grown inhabitants of this place aro on tho hunt for tho two daring thieves who got away. Those who woro hurt in tho shooting incidont to tho attack woro Englneor Young, Con ductor Odum, Fireman McDowell, and ono robber. The train hold up loft Chicago yes terday and reached this city at 11:50 o'clock p. m. Its stop was vory short, but in that timo three men, heavily armed and carrying tools which later came Into play, qparded the front ond of tho express car. Tho lights of Con tralia's streets had scarcely disappear ed from view when tho robbers were on the englno with pistols presented and the usual demand to " hold up your hands !" Both ongincor and fireman disregard ed tho order and showed light and woro laid out with two shots in oaeh. Ono of tho masked robbers sprang over tho forms of tho bleeding" mon and stopped tho train. In the coaches, the passongors woro all asleep, oblivious of tho plight of tho train. When tho train had been stopped, ono of the robbers ran back to the coaches and revolver in hand stood guard over Baggage Master Armstrong and Brako man Stacoy. Two other thiovos cllmbod to tho top of tho express car in which wero tho messenger of tho American Express Company and Conductor Odum. They wero just beginning to get curious as to tho stopping of tho train when thoy hoard a furious pound ing on tho express car door. "Open tho door or wo will blow you up," they heard a man cry. Tho reply was a shot from a revolver. This was fol lowed by another and another. The men outside the car also took part in tho fusilado. Tho attack thon took a new turn. Tho mon In tho car had emptied thoir revolvers and wero reloading them. In this lull tho robbers tried a novel plan for which thoy had prepared. Thoy had grappling hooks. These they fastened on the top of the express ear and with ropes lowered thomsolves to tho top of the door. This was done to avoid being a target for tho bullets that soon commenced to pour through tho sido of the coach from tho inside. The railroad men wero aiming low, while serenely abovo them tho two robbers wore wielding a heavy sledge. Tho door did not stand tho assault and soon an opening large enough for the robbors to enter showed itself. Through this thoy leaped and with re volvers in hand faced the conductor and messenger, both similarly equipped. Thon followed a battlo royal. Tho messenger and conductor woro plucky and partly guardod by boxes and pack ing, fired at tho robbors as fast as they could shoot. Tho thiovos fired, too, but they wero at a disadvantage. During tho shooting tho conductor received a slight wound in the hand. Noithor side soomed to bo able to con quor, when help came to tho railroad employes. Tho shooting had aroused iho passongors and thoy, terrified and just waking up, hud beon busily con coaling their valuables. On the train deadheading his way was P. J. Sanders, a brakoman on tho road. Ho came to tho rescue of tho messongcr and conductor armed with a shotgun. Ho attacked tho robbers from tho rear and, though in turn at tacked by tho third robbor, ho managed to shoot ono of those In tho express car through tho body. Tho others, seeing their companion fall blooding, took to their heels and got away through tho holds. Ono of tho train hands hurried back to Centralia with tho news of tho rob bory, and the town was aroused. In half an hour posses of mon were beat ing tho country near the placo where the train was hold up in a hunt for tho fugitives. Tho woundod robber, who gave his name as Georgo Jones, was carried to tho station. On his person wero found passes under the name of Daniel Jones and a traveling card from a Chicago Order of Railway Trainmon, issued August 21th, also a switchman's card, issuod by tho Santa Fo routo at Kansas City. Ho gavo tho names of tho othor two robbors as Martin Nicols and J. Hardin. Nichols and Hardin wero captured this foro noon in a cornflold not far from tho hold-up. A fourth man, whoso nnmo is not yet known to tho railroad officials was caught about 6 o'clock this morning at Odin, a town about ton miles north of hore. Jones says ho was from Kansas City, Mo. Ho admitted ho was tho man who shot tho ongineer and fireman. He said that ho and Charles O'Dwyer, who was raisod in this city with Nichols and Hardin, had plannod and {nit into execution tho hold up. They mid thoir mcotings at tho homo of O'Dwyor's mothor, In tho custom part of Contralla. O'Dwyer was in jail in St. I .oiiis loss than a yoar ago on somo criminal chargo and has a hard reputa tion. Engineer Young's condition is criti cal and there is no hopo of his recovory. This afternoon O'Dwyor was arrostod at his mother's homo. Tho railroad officials boliovo that tho robbery was planned by railroad mon. ?National banks that inoreasod thoir circulation during tho recent financial stringency aro now beginning to retiro tho circulation taken out dur ing that period in excess of thoir nor mal condition. From May 1 to tho prosent timo national banks took out $20,000,000 increase, basod on govern ment bonds, or at the rato of about $7,000,000 a month. The national bank circulation is now, in round figures, $204,000,000. By the law of 1802 nati onal b&nk notes cannot, be retired in 0X008? of $8,000,000 a month, so that 'f the banks retire all $20,000,000 tpkcp out during tho past few months tho contraction of the volume of currroncy would be gradual, extending over a year. KKD CROSS IN CHAHGE. An Appeal to the People of the United States?The 8ea Islands Present a Gloomy Picture?The Stories of Des titution are Not Exaggerated. At tho requost of Governor Tillman, tho central relief committee in charge of tho money and supplies for distribu tion among the coast sufferers held a meeting in Charleston last week, the object of which was to confer with Miss Clara Barton and her associates, with the view of tho Red Cross As sociation taking full charge of the work of roliof. After a full discussion of tho points involved, the Red Cross Association was formally requested to assume ontire eontrol" of the roliof measures, und in behalf of the Associa tion, Miss" Barton accepted the trust. Tho local committees aro to co-operato in the distribution of relief until the Rod Cross perfects Its arrangomonts for a systematic prosecution of tho work. Governor Tillman and Mr. Joseph W. Barnwell wore the spokes men on behalf of the State and the relief committees, and they heartily agroed upon tho proposition to turn dvor tho work to the Red Cross As sociation. After tho adjournment of the moot ing, Miss Burton mado tho following statement for tho information and guidance of tho public, ar.d which is supplemented by a briof stutomont from Governor Tillman, both of which are Important: MISS UARTON'S STATEMENT. " I think tho present condition of the Carolinu seu islunds bears out all that 1 havo seen in print. I should think that tho people on theso islands aro seeing, porhaps, tho best that thoy will SCO for somo months If loft to themselves. My reason for this opinion is that through tho liberality of tho people thoy havo somo supplies In hand to-day which, without replenish ing, will soon bo exhausted. In ad dltion they havo a small quantity of food stuff that was saved from the storm which really seems pitiful to look at. This, too, will soon bo con sumed. Sufficient time has not olapsed to dovelop tho miasmatic conditions that aro certain to follow from tho vast amount of vegetable mutter killed by tho suit water und which must decay on tho ground. There are two means of earning a liveliehood among tho In habitants of these sea islands : farming and mining in the phosphate Holds. "Tho farm interests havo boon almost completely destroyed and there is nothing to bo done on tho farms till spring. The storm swept uwuy the machinery and boats of the phosphate minors, and it will bo six months boforo thoy can resume work. The other rosources of revenue aro meagre and will not supply tho demands of tho thousands in need of food and shelter. Tho sanitary condition, never the best, is now naturally as much worso as could woll bo imagined. Tho water supply has become brackish, tho destruction of houses has necessi tated crowding many families into one hut. With but little clothing, less food, decaying vogetutlon, stagnant water, oxposuro to the weather, medi cal assistance miles away, few medi cal supplies, what but sickness can be expected, without prompt attention and Immediate relief ? What is thoro to prevent tho recurrence of tho malignnnt mularial fever that history shows has followed tho jirpvious storms that have visitod theso islunds ? 41 Already the physicians havo their hands full and new cases of malarial foyer aro bolng developed overy day. Ono bright spot is tho superb work of tho Marino Hosplta^SServieo under Dr. Magrudor's cont. i through tho direction of Dr. Wyman. As far as this service has reached, it is directing tho clearing of wells, tho burial of car cusses und tho drainage of tho soil, wherever practicable. This service is limited to methods of sanitation and does not furnish in any way the food and clothing, not to speak of the homes, that theso dostituto people require. All of this must be loft to tho generosity of tho people at largo. Thoro will not bo work for th?*so people for months. The crops, on which thoy can got ndvuncos through lions, will not be planted until tho spring. "On the upper islands there Is a considerable aroa of truck, farms und on theso the work of preparation does not begin until February. Tho work in tho phosphate mines will bo paralyz ed for months and there is no regular work to which tho laborer can turn, willing as be may bo to work, for the support of himself and family. I The (ishing boats of tho peoplo wero swept to sea, their poultry in tho main drowned, and on many islands cows and goats wore destroyed. Tho entire soa coast bolt of islunds extending South from James Island to Hilton Hoad Island with 30,000 population has boon devastated. Crops wore ruined, houses swoptawuy, clothing destroyed, sickness is breeding und perhupshalf of theso pooplo will be dependent upon public churity for support, if they uro not already so. " There is a suvoro winter season ahead. Tho men, so far as I havo been able to soo and hour, uro willing to work whore thoro is unything to do, but there is little if unything und thoro will bo less when winter conies. If thoy leave tho islunds their families, generally largo ones, will bo loft bo hind entiroly destitute and helpU'48. M Tho appeals for help have been generously responded to up to this time, and have doubtless saved many lives. Tho fund bus been almost en tiroly expended in tho purchase of grist, bacon and Hour, tho principal staples of food, and thoso supplios havo been judiciously und honestly distributed. But tho work has just bogun. Months und months of breud havo tobe supplied. Governor Till man has shown his hearty co operation in tho work of roliof, and bus given his personal attention to it. The Rod Cross comes to this scono by the unite ! requost of Senator Butler and Gover nor Tillman, and after examining the situation It recognizes tho necessity for somo central direction of tho work of roliof, and at tho solicitation of all parties has agreod to romain in the Hold and take bold of tho work. "Tho gonorous heart of tho peoplo of tho United States has always boon equal to moet occasions of this kind when brought to this knowledgo, and it is to glvo to them Ms information that this plain statomont of facts is made," GOV. TOLLMAN'S STATEMENT. Governor Tillman requested tho Associated Press agont to sond tho following official statomont for hlin to the people of tho United Statos : M After a conforonoo with tho two central committees at Beaufort and Charleston and as full a personal in vestigation of all tho sea islands affoot ed by tbe storm and tidal wave of tho 27th of August as was possible, tbe announcement is mado to tbe world at largo and to tho peoplo interested that fnil direction ana control of tho roliof work has bopn placed in charge of tho Red Cross Association, of whloh Miss . Clara Barton is president. "The hoadquarten of the Rod Cross ' will be Beaufort, 3. C, and from this timo on all contributions of whatever naturo or kind, I would roquost, shall bo addressed to tho Red Cross Associa tion, either at that place or Charles ton, S. C; no ono olso Is authorized to receive any contributions. Tho two contpal committees will co-operate with and adviso tho Rod Cross in tho conduct of the work; and the local relief or distributing committees will continuo to act as such until the as sociation shall havo perfected its own organization and announces its ability to carry on tho work through its own agents. After which any supplies or money remaining on hand contributed for purposes of relief will be trans ferred to tho agents of tho Red Cross upon tho order of Miss Barton. " I tako this opportunity to return nay thanks to thoso who havo respond ed so nobly to the call for help. There has boon no exaggeration of the magni tude of the disaster, and tho need of systematic, experienced laborers in this Hold, together with conildonce in the Red Cross as tho best agent to relieve tho suffering and restore thoso desolated islands, is the reason why its aid has been Invoked aud tho work given int<v Its hands. Let mo close by saying to tho charitablo every where that tho work has just begun ; that tho means already contributed aro altogether Inadequate to carry these destitute people for any con siderable length of time. It will be April boforo thoy can grow anything upon which to subsist." Tho Rod Cross will mako its head quarters at Beaufort, S. C, for tho pro sent. WKATHEU CHOP HULLUTIN. The Condition of Crops in all Sections of*the State. Tho following is tho weathor crop re port for the week onding Sept. 18th. Rains, which wero continued from last week, havo boon excessive and continuous over all sections excopt portions of tho middlo belt. Somo localities havo had as many as live days of rain out of the past seven and somo report almost continuous rains from tho (ith to tho Kith. Tho tempcraturo, while above tho normal, has not been accompanied by sufficient sunshine. Piedmont Region?Tho heat of last week has opened cotton in somo section too rapidly and prematurely, and ac companied by tho rain has proven very destructive. But littlo picking has been done. Tho rotting in the boll still continues, although somewhat chocked by past fow days of sunshine. Thoro aro still complaint of rust and that the plant is going too much to weed. Corn blown down has been damaged by the continued rain and lies rot ting on tho ground ; that in bottoms is completely ruined by frequent freshets. Fodder is nearly all lost. Potatoes and peas aro good, although somo sec tions report thorn as rotting in the Hold. Sorghum has been damaged about one-third of tho crop. Crops will not bo much, if any, bet tor than last year. Middlo Belt?Cotton continos to open rapidly, but shows much rust. Thoro will not bo much of the late crop, it is not linting well. Cotton is still rot ting on tho stalk and picking progress ing slowly ; tho lint sticks in tho burr and is hard to pick. The crop will bo considerably ^.reduced from last year, and of l?wer grado. In some sections, cotton picking has boon en tirely stopped by rains; it is rotting badly In bottom lands and opening prematurely on higher ground. That along tho Great Pee Dee is ruined. Some few localities report'tho crop do ing well and picking general. Corn is being gathered in some coun ties along tho Savannah River, but it is generally rotting in the hold and cannot bo gathered owing to tho miry condition of the ground. Gardens are getting too much rain. Turnips, poor , stand and much dying out. Nowborry reported sorghum making in full blast. Peavinc hay is being harvested : a fine crop of grass has grown in tho Holds which many farmers are turning into hay. Fodder will not be gathered, though tho tops will bo cut. Coast Region?Along tho coast tho rains havo prevented rice harvesting. Juno rico has recovered some from tho olfeots of tho galo, but tho largo freshets now coming down the rivers threaten to destroy what rice is loft. Somo estimates give the loss to tho rice crop at three-fourths. Tho weather has been too wet for cotton, which iB rotting. What little is left is not fruiting well. Picking has beon thrown back and much cotton is still under water and will bo lost. Peavino hay is good. Garden truck is improving. Plowing for winter vegeta bles resumed during the past fow days. J. H. Harmon, Director. Central Office, Columbia, S. C. -? Tolerably Honest.?-Private John Allon, of Mississippi, had a ease in tho supreme court tho other day. It had been dragging along a good while in tho lower tribunals, and when it was reached in tho higher body, tho oppos ing counsel presontcd a brief history of tho cause so far as it had gone. After the justices had listened attentively to tho lawyer, and when he had finished, Mr. Allon was asked if the opposing counsel had stated what was strictly truo. ??If your honors please," said tho astute Mississippian, " i can best an swer tho question with a littlo story. Some time ago a sheriff of one of the counties of my Stato died. Thoro was another gentleman residing in the county who thought ho could fill tho offloial shoes of tho deceased to a nicety, so he proceeded to draw up a recom mendation in his behalf for appoint ment to tho vacancy, and then secured his neighbors' signatures to it. Ho recited in tho document his numerous qualifications for tho position, and stated, among othor things, that'Mr. Jones was strictly honest.' Ho carried tho paper to old Judge Smith and ask ed htm to sign it. ?'The Judge put on his specs and carefully read tho paper over. Then ho coughed and said : " 'Jones, I'll sign this hero recom mendation if you'll let mo ehango ono 1 word In it.' "Jones glowed wit satisfaction, for tho judgo's signature was a power in tho promises. " fCortny, judge, ccrtny,' ho cordial ly romarkod. 'Ono word can't hurt too paper. Now what would you like to chango, sir ?' " 'Woll,' replied the judge, 'I want to scratch out tho word strictly whero it procodeB honest, and insert the word tolerably.'" Tho gravo justices laughed and the ca80 went on. ?A passongor train on tho Wabash Railroad, ran into a freight train at Kingsburg, Ind.. fifty mflos east of Chicago, on the 22nd inst., caused by the misplacing of a switch. Klovop persons were Rilled and u number of others were wounded, Both engines woro wrecked, together with the coaches and sleeper of the passenger train. EXCLUDED FROM CHURCH. A Dispensary Clerk is Summarily Dis missed Alter nu Exciting Trial. Tho trial of Walter Kirkland, a dis pensary clerk in Columbia, who was a member of tho Marion Street Metho dist Church, resulted in his expulsion from tho communion of this church, of which Dr. Elwell is tho pastor. Tho trial excited a good deal of interest and had its sonsationul features. Mr. Kirklaud submitted a writton defence, and stated in his argument that as a inombor of tho Mothodist Episcopal Churoh ho had always cn deavorod to do his duty conscientious ly, and that in accopting the position ho now holds in tho county dispensary ho felt that ho was doing no wrong. He made a thrust at the pastor of tho church by saying that ho liad boon de nied competent counsel and practically condemned by the judge beforehand. Ho thought It a strange state of all airs to bo thus assailed by tho pastor who had endorsed him for a place in tho State dispensary and recommended him for it, and tho dispensary ho was now working In was askod for by the super intendent of tho Sunduy school of the Marion Street Church and a majority of tho members of tho church who, un der tho law, wero entitled to sign a petition for a dispensary. Strango that a church should thus create a place and then expel a member for oc cupying it. A copy of Mr. Scott's peti tion was put in evidence showing that ten members of tho church, four of whom aro stowards, had signed said petition. His own petition for a place in the State disponsary was also put In ovl denco, which showed that tho pastor of tho church, Dr. Elwell, and two members of tho church, had recom mended him for the place. Tho appli cation was on dispensary paper, but Dr. Elwell said that when he gave Mr. Kirklaud the recommendation ho did not know that ho was seeking a posi tion in tho dispensary. Mr. Kirkland started to prove by witnesses that Dr. Elwell did know what ho was recom mending him for, but Dr. Klwell would not allow him to do this. Mr. Kirkland thon went on to say : " It is not strango that such a pastor should deny him competent counsel, and as far as possible degrade ami damn me for doing what ho had recommended me to do," and aftor that to have tho cheek to toll him he was his friend. Mr. Kirkland then sharply criticised and denounced his Sunday school teacher, Mr. Williams, for prosecuting him. At this juncture there was quito a scene. Mr. Williams said young Kirk land had no principle, and his father took it up. It looked for a moment like thero would bo a light, but Dr. Elwell told them that was no place for a disturbance. Mr. Williams also said that Mr. .lames Norton was thoro as advisory counsel for Kirkland for polit ical reasons. Mr. Norton promptly gave this tho lie by saying it was un qualifiedly false. Dr. Elwell said that Mr. Norton had appeared there by his permission as advisory counsel for Kirkland. Mr. Kirkland went on to say he ob jected to Dr. El well's presiding at the trial becauso he was prejudiced and had acted towards him in violation of justice and right and in violation of tho law of the church. No committee had presented any charge against him. Ho then charged Dr. Elwell with being tho jury, judge and prosecutor. He went on to say that ho had violated no church law. and if he had then all those members of tho church who had signed petitions for a dispensary had also violated the law of the church as much as ho had, as aiders and abettors of the sale of liquors, and asked why they had not also been prosecuted as ho had been, and said the reason was because the pastor had a political pre judice against him. In concluding Mr. Kirkland claimed that he was innocent of the charge of immorality inasmuch as the dispensary was a moral reform. He ended by making another Hing at Dr. Elwell, asking the committee if thoy found him guilty what they were going to do with those who had signed petitions fur dispensaries. Tho case was then given to tho com mittee and after about twenty minutes spent in consultation they rendered a verdict of guilty. Dr. Elwell thon de clared that upon tho finding of the committee, Walter Kirkland was ex pelled from tho church. Mr. Kirkland gave notice of an ap peal to the quarterly conference of the church which will bo held within tho next fow weeks. CAROLINA AT THE CAPITAL. An Alleged Plan to Star! a Third Party Movement in this ISiate?A Helieme to ('hange Congressional Districts?Ben Perry and the Re formers, special to tho Augusta Chronicle. Washington, Sept. 19.?-Consterna tion was thrown into the Reform ranks to-day when it was stated by a Texas Congressman that the celebrat ed Hen Terrell was on his way to South Carolina for the purpose of con ferring with the. Reform leaders of that State and mature plans for launch ing a third party movement. In view of tho fact that Senator Irby left yesterday for South Carolina some connect him with the movement to bo started. Color is given the report from the fact that Irby leaves at this present time When a crisis is at band in a hard battle that is being fought for silver and all of its frientls aro rally ing to its support. The Reform members of Congress from South Carolina are all aware that Mr. Terrell is going to the Palmetto State, but profess entire ignorance of tho plan'on hand. It is known, however, that Terrell will enter tho State by invitation of some of the leaders. South Carolinians seem ever restless and ever anxious to promulgate some new political scheme to startle or as tonish an amused public. Tho Re formers, not content with six out of seven representatives in Congress, now propose to take everything in sight that may bo1 laying around loose. In fact, while thoy havo the earth, tinw are bent upon obtaining tho moon and stars for a watch charm. They pro pose to redistrlct the State for tho avowed purpose of putting Charleston in tho nine liolo. They are after Maj. Brawley's scalp, and .thoy want it badly. A bill that will be labeled "Adminis tration " has boenproparcd by a caucus of Reformers, and will be introduced by Senator Eflrd, of Lexington, at tho next sitting of tho Genera) Assombly of South Carolina looking to this end. A bill somewhat of this character was drawn by Attornoy Cenoral McLaurln and introduced by Senator Eflrd at the last sitting of tho LoglBlaturo. but it did not suit the moro radical Reform ers, and so another Is to lake Its place. A prominent Tillmanito to-day inform ed mo that tho following had substanti ally hoon agropd upon: the First District will constitute tho counties of Lexington, Orangoburg and Colleton, oxcopt that portion of the latter lying below tho Charleston and Savannah railroad, together with tho lower tow nah'pa of Rlchland and Surator counties. The Second Dis trict, formorly represented by 44 Uncle " Georgo Tillman, will constitute the most romarkable gerrymander ever known in South Carolina. But Caro lina reformers often do novel things. It appears to bo a shoo string laced in a sinie, and a slew-footed shoe at that. Hero it is: Edgoflold, Alken, Barn* well, Hampton, except tho throe town ships in tho extreme southern corner, together wifrh that portion of Beaufort east of tho Port Royal railroad toCom baheo river dow'n to Coosaw station; thence east along the water's odge, taking in that portion of Colloton south' of tho Charleston and Savannah rail road, and Berkeley up to Ashley Junc tion, thence down'to and including tho city of Charleston. What is known us the Black District, now represented by tho negro George Washington Murray, will be composed of tho three lower townships of Hamp ton, Beaufort (except that portion in cluded in tho Second District), the lower end of Colletou county, all tho Islands, Charleston county (except Charleston city), Berkeley, George town, and the townships of. Williams burg now in this district. Senator Butler loft last week for South Carolina to see for himself tho extent of tho eyelono disaster* and to put up his political fences wherever rillman has manuged to weakon them. Before leaving he called on the Pres ident to talk over South Carolina mat ters, and the appointment of tho col lector in particular. There ifi very little doubt but that Ben Perry of Greenville will be the noxt collector. Tho Reformers aro fighting him, but in view of tho bitter denunciatory speeches some of them have made re garding the administrat ion thoir pro test is not likely to have any weight. The collectorship fight will probably como to an issuo early next week. Senator Butler has ovory assurance that his candidate will bo appointed. Representative Talbert of South Carolin!1 has introduced a bill to amend tho act of July 27. 1892, in rela tion to pensioning the soldiers in the Florida and Indian wars of 18112 to 1S42 inclusive. His amendment provides that the Florida war of 1N5(> shall be included in the act. If by hook or crook this bill passes Congress thoro are about 2oo veterans in tho Southeast who will come in for pensions under its provisions. CRISP AS A LEADER. He Clears A way the Obstacles and Defeats I lie Keptiblican Filibusters ?The Federal Election Luwh to be Repealed. fjpccial to The Atlanta Constitution. Washington, d. C, September 20.? Speaker Crisp is tho hero of the Demo cracy to-night. For four days the Re publicans had successfully filibustered against the report to the House of the Tucker bill to repeal the Federal elec tion laws. Hacked up by a Democratic caucus which determined to receive the report and afterward to press the bill to its passage in tho House, the committee on rules, of which the Speaker is chairman, to-day brought in an order devised to put an end to filibustering. Mr. Buri'OWS tried to argue Speaker Crisp into ruling against himself. The Speaker prompt* ly decided against Mr. Burrows' point. Mr. Reed advanced ponderously to the aid of his lieutenant, but Speaker Crisp was firm as adamant. courteous as Chesterfield and cool as an iced cucumber, Mr. Burrows appealed and t he chair was, of course, sustained. All the afternoon, until nearly 6 o'clock, the battle raged. Fortho first time since he has been Speaker, Judge Crisp had his party solidly behind him, and the way he rose to the emergency was refreshing. His rulings were prompt and firm; arbitrary, tho Re publicans said. Ex-Speaker Reed himself charged him with out-herod ing Herod, meaning that Speaker Crisp and his committee on rules woro acting more arbitrarily than ho (Reed) and his committee had done in the llfty-flrst Congress. The blood of the Democrats was up and they greeted every ruling of tho chair with applause, They felt they had a leader, and the minority re cognized a master. Especially was this true when Speaker Crisp, regard ing it merely as a dilatory move re fused to permit Burrows to take an appoal from his decision. The Demo* crats cheered loudly and the Republi cans evidenced much anger at the Speaker's firmness. It was a hard light, but the fine courage and per fect tactics of Speaker Crisp triumphed over the desperate strategy of tho Republican loaders. Not only did the Speaker display courage, but he has exhibited a finesse foreign to the chair since the days when it was occupied by Blame, one of tlie few roally great Speakers the House ever had. Tho outcome of this fight is a presage of future victory, and the deathknell of filibustering In the House during the rest of Congress. Tho report has now been received, and the bill is mi the house calendar. Tomorrow it will come up for con sideration. The Republicans will attempt, to renew their filibustering tactics. This, however, will be pre vented by the committee on rules, which will being in a rule making the consideration of the bill the continuing order of tho day. Until it is finally i disposed of, it is expected that two I weeks will be allowed for debate j washionton, I). C, September. 21. I ?Tho House committee on rules de cided tliin morning that the Tucker I bill to repeal tho Federal election laws should be taken up for consideration on Tuesday next, and that the vote on tho passage of the bill and the pend ing amendments should be taken on the tenth of October?twelve days be ing allowed for debate. This order was agreed upon by a majority of the members. Heed and Burrows not appearing at the commit too room until 11:45 o'clock. The minority members of the committee say they will oppose tho adoption of the Order, but are not inclined to filibuster against It, although they be lieve that they could post pom.- its pass age until to-morrow, as a quorum of Democratic members did not S00m tO be present at the beginning of tho day. Tho light over the Federal election bill was inaugurated this morning by a request from the committee on rules, providing a eloture by which a vote shall he taken on that measure on Oetohor 10. After a short passage between Mr& Reed and tho Speaker relative to th(f journal, tho approval of the latter w*a> deferred, and Mr. Catchings presented* tho report of tho rulos conimmlttoo providing for taking up tho oloetbuia law repeal bill on Soptembor 2(i uujT? final vote on October 10. J?itt Tho yeas and nays wero callerfV/Oiv1 ordoring tho previous question, a<W' was ordered, 17*> to 4. >&j, />/^ ?Tho Sonate has confirmed the^ftrifc inations of Robort W. Harri***- 1 p?stmastor at Union, S. C, aiuTflk Doar and Thos. B. Crows to masters at Georgetown and Fiat respsctlVsly. ' JJ^ft^J STATE NEWS IN BRIE*]. Interesting Notes from Various Sour ces. ?Judgo Islar has decidod that in trial justice's courts it takos twelve to mako a Jury, ami that the praotico which has hitherto obtained of a jury of six is illegal. ?Tho Etigcfloldj Advertiser says that Prof. C. MeriwOther, who for four years filled the chair of English litera ture in tho University of Japan at tSendai, is visiting his old homo at ^Mark's Hill, having just completed a trip around the world. ?(Jon. Hampton, sinco his roturn to Washington from his transcontinental trip, has suffered greatly from old wounds und Injuries, and has boon con fined t? his room for weeks at a time. He 'is now, we are glad to say, suf ficiently recovered to leave Washing ton for a visit of recuperation to Vir ginia. ?Tbo United States rovonuo officials in Charleston have soized thirteen bar rels Of? alleged liquor already loviod upon by tho State under the dispensary law. These barrels came from New York on tho Clyde lino steamer and are suspected of being contraband. Thoy are soized by tho revenue depart ment for the violation of the law which prohibits the transportation of liquor under disguised names. ?The Ploreneo correspondent of tho Columbia Journal makes the following statement: " Tho Monterey Medicine Company, whose oflie i and factories are located In this city, is just now on the top wave of success. On account of the rapidly "increasing business tho directors of tho company havo given notice that a mooting will shortly bo held at which the capital stock will bo increased from,$50,000 to $250,000.*' ?James E. Edgerton, agent of tho Clyde steamship company, was arrested in Charleston last, week for violation of tho Dispcnsniwlaw. in the aflidavit sworn to by one ??.the constables, it is alleged that trig > Clyde company brought twelve fi?rbls of intoxicating liquors to thutmyJoy the Seminole, which arrived fromtfew York on Tues day night EdgefxoTj gave a $500 bond and was immediately released. Impor tant litigation pronflses to grow out of the incident. ? ^ ?It is officially arinojqnced that tho Richmond and Danville fust mail leav ing New York daily at 12:1"> a. m., will he extended and operated between New York, Washington and New Orleans instead of between Now York and Mont gomery as at present, thus expediting the mails and making immediate con nection at Charlotte, N. C, Atlanta and Montgomery, with diverging lines, distributing New York papers through out Virginia and the Carolinas same day of tho publication, and the far South on the morning and evening of the .second day after publication. ?A correspondent of the Columbia Register, over the signature of "Green ville County," takes time by tho fore lock and nominates Mr. JohnC. Builoy for the office of Superintendent of edu cation. The correspondent says of Mr. Bailey : " The dominat ing idea of bis life has been the uplifting of tho masses. Politically, no has always aeted with the Democrat ic party, mak ing heavy sacrifices in its behalf. Ho has been an unwavering Reformer from the incipioncy of the movement and would spare no effort in improving tho publio school system. As editor of the Greenville Democrat his principles are clearly defined." ?In compliance with an Invitation from Governor Stone, of Missouri, to send a delegation to tho Pan-American Bimetallic Association, which moots * in St. Louis on the 3rd of October, Gov- 'q ernor Tillman has appointed the fol lowing delegates from this State : 1). fG 4 H. Russell, A. C. Latlmer, Anderson ; c4 John Gary Evans, Aikon ; John E. Bradlov, Troy, Abbeville County ; * G. Mayfield, Barnwcll; T. S. Brown? iug, Berkeley ; W. P. Evans, Bennetts-th ( ville; W. T. C. Bates, W. A. Clark, \6lif) ? * P. Duncan, J. W. Bowden, W. A. Noal, t'G Columbia : MoL, Thorrell, Charleston ; ?a "C W. J. Talhert, W. H. TimmormttUr % Edgetlold ; J. P. Derham, Horry j ^(J 0^// Strait, Lancaster; J. L. M. ]XWf/* '< Lanrens : J. L. McLaurin, MarUjorjto ? t} T. B. Staokhouse, Little Kock. MafcibtrWjr County, Joseph L. Keitt, NewV^-ry^K,*7' J. Wifliam Stokes, Orangeburg-. Qu. Of --***~""" A yo/. V/U STATE COMMISSIONER TIUWlAlW./- v _ Or ^O/j *rti0 Ho Proposes to Show CnnKe/.\yfyklJ/&'Ot. Clini'clicH Should Not Ui-i.% (fivfo ?*. and Will ask lor iv Postftawempiitf*Qf Special to the Augusts OhronWjky ^f/V 4 Columbia, s. c, sepv, 2i/^sta4iy> <?, Liquor Commissioner TraxraWis under'' j arraignment by the Baptist CnWoh vMf% e Timmonsville for dispensing llqtwiv, and has been called U^nS^o show^cA cause why he should not bi/^ismjssod from the church. At tnov^asx^ihurcl? meeting he asked for nVpost^iufljtyut, that he might havo ttaQ&ghQ P^*B^^v, his defence. Mr. Tuasffrj- tRika Wan l/ preparing a very elwreaTOpdeABnce, ]\ which be hoped t^ suaRiit w?, i\\f)f, V church meeting i^t/oySuiflhu', fJhjt v% / which it is now f(ju?rr^\\yLlfi^J)o *^a(fy'/y intime. Mr. Tra^r v&^fVton ?W for a postponement, ^I^Ugflu^efQAja some possibility 4tbat it^fc&tyy 'not tW granted. He iutonp^tnukinfrajstKing defence, which ho'^UoVos will ifi/fi/iit him. lie takes.'^i/AHO-\?y?)ns<,ient/o<<5|l^0/ stand, and state>lliaJt/^(<Q*wliev/ address will gaftf?^f?/of for him bocauaefa> wAlUiffi* AiStyftyOj.*0 to principle itr^ nVmeWfi /. a*0*^. Mr. Traxle$vepM?%!/tfJW^? boforo ho accented /(MtyiyRo o/ty State Comn\issioiior4Lctyfd/^t ^.s/>W j, ferod positions paying s^yerw^ws m much, whiSh/Jiu refused. 0|5^?nA' * Governor 'ftylnf^ofYeyf frV<: Hlfy iunl-J' tlon," sald-Ao, -n Vi/uMH ff>v>yftsymy duty to ?<^%/v%%w4 ;*to great suorificeH#|Wbu4pl1tyhity$*gtfi yl I have thousands <??VUhi G ?M Op nfrnJ'*/? d^fi^5v^?obabt?!i 4 Gucqn rwt IM more \^vWS^JMe3B^MWl? wero.?P0 WkniLAJu|.>4?uf^ * thlp^O^?1?0^!!^ </*Pn>? '?/^i?C^?i4%?>e moffa?Wke+ ent ?SWw ?W ?yly W to? .two J>a^retnovowfraor a 1 t <y 1 a /1 j ct 1?? fof^uL^y^fTif^jttjan, postaTclerK, flagman "** m but none irs wejb iwas moving av/