?OE~ x- _ LAURENS, S. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1894. N()
SEIZURE OF BONDED WHISKEY.
thi: resuk/t of his visit.
Governor Tillmau Tolls About HIh Re
cent Trip to Washington.
Tho dispensary law has raisod a
question in which thoro scorns to bo a
conflict between Federal and Stato au
thority. Under tho law in tills Stato
distilled spirits in tho custody of the
United States in boudod warehouses
belonging to parties who violated tho
provisions of tho dispensary law by
selling them within tbo Stato aro de
clared to bo a nuisance, and on convie
tlon tho Stato ofllcors aro authorized
to eoizo and contiseatu sueh liquors.
Govornor Tlllman has proposed in sueh
caso8 to pay cho tax to tho govornment
and soizo tho spirits, which was not
agreed to by the rovonuo authorities in
South Carolina. Tho Governor made
a visit lat-t weok to Washington in re
gard to this mattor{ and on his return
1 3 gave the following account of. tho
tilp and its results:
"I accomplished all I wout for, and
that was to prevent any conflict of
authority or frietion botweon tho Fed
oral and Stute authorities. I found
Commissioner Miller vory noxious of
co-oporating with mo in tho matter.
There Ib some doubt in his mind as to
whothor ho has authority to allow tho
Stato to doizo liquor in a distillery
warehouse and pay tho tax on It. Tho
question has novor boon raisod before
and t here Is no judicial doeislon along
this line. Thoro havo boon casos of
sheriffs attempting to seizo liquors and
imported goods in bonded warehouses
undor warrants for tbo collootion of
debts and tho courts havo bold that
this was not permissible. Until tho
passage of the last revenuo law, tho
Wilson aot as amended by tbo Senate,
liquor in warehouses was hold uudor
certificates, which wero used in tho
markets and any on? holding tho cor
tifleuto was considorod tbo owner and
could pay tbo tax and romovo it. Con
gross, for some reason, changed tbo
phraseology and tbo law now provides
that tho tux must bo paid by tho dis
tiller, and uudor a striet construction
no one olso is allowed to do it, not oven
an administrator or oxoeutor.
"I contondeti that tho government
only held-tho liquor for tho purpose of
securing tho tax ; that the State's right
to polieo liquor within its borders,
whothor manufactured ?or imported,
was unquestioned. Tho Suprome Court
in any number of deeisious, concedes
this in tho most omphatic languago,
and tho Wilson act of 181)0, tho last
legislation by Congross on tho subject,
also coneodes it.
"Tho commissioner will submit tho
matter i,o tho Attorney Gonoral, whoso
opinion will govern of eourso until the
Legislature and Congress meet. Tho
whiskey in question will bo procooded
against and judginont obtained, if tho
evideueo will warrant, und it will not
be allowed to bo removed from tho
warehouse until tho matter is finally
dotermiuod. I havo no doubt that tho
polieo power of tho Stato, whloh dif
iors from tho attornpt to soizo for the
purpose of eolloeting a debt, will re
colve roeognltion at tbo hands of tho
Fedorul uuthorities, and if the law is
at present defective bo as to permit
this, it will bo amonded when Congress
moots. It may become necessary for
tho Legislature to pass an aet to pro
vide for tho licensing of stills in this
State and the control of the output by
tho Stato ollieors. Ono thing is vory
certain, the illicit sale of liquor at dis
tilleries will bo stopped."
The liquor in question was soizod at
Modoe, in F.dgeliold County, and Gov
ornor Till man expects to got it and
have it sont to tho dispensary.
THE VIEWS OP COMMISSIONER
MILLER.
A Clear and Strong Statement of tbo I
Government's Posit ion?An Early
Decision Desired by Hot It Parties.
Tho following is tho 1 otter of Com
missioner Miller concerning tho ques
tion at i^sue betweon tho Stato and
Federal governments as to tho jurisdic
tion of oi.eh in tho onforcomont of tho
South Carolina disponsary law. Sec
retary Carlislo has forwarded this lot
tor to the Attorney Gonoral and re
quested his opinion:
Washin?ton, D. C, Oct. 16, 1894.
Hon. John G. Carlislo, Secretary of
tbo Treasury:
Sir: 1 enclose hcrowith a letter
from Governor Tillman of South Caro
lina, and a printed copy forwarded by
him of the Stato disponsary law, and
I havo tho honor to request that tho
samo may bo submitted to tho honor
ablo Attornoy General for bis opinion
as to tho eourso which should bo takon
by this ollleo in tho evont of soizures
by Stato oflieers for confiscation, under
tho dispensary law, of distilled spirits
depositol in distillery bonded ware
houses under tho internal rovonuo
laws.
It is propei- to stato that the natural
effoct of acqulosconeo by this ollleo in
tho eourso proposed to bo takon would
bo tho probablo comploto destruction
of tho bonded warehouse syi torn within
the Stato ; tho consequent cessation of
tho business of manufacturing distill
ed spirits undor tho intornal rovonuo
laws, and tho loss to tho United States
of further income from that sourco.
Tho disponsary law, It appoars, has
boon construed by the Stato Supremo
Court as not absolutely prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of distilled spir
its. But it appoars also that undor
tho law a distiller in the Stato cannot
sell his product to privato persons with
in tho Stato, nor, if I rightly appre
hend tho provisions of tho third sec
tion, to ptlvnto persons to be shipped
out of tho State, but only to tho Stato
commissioner or to persons outside of
tho Stato and under regulations which
would seriously Ineonvonlonoo tho shlp
por. Undor such restrictions thoro
would hardly bo any further lawful
production of distilled spirits within
tho State. No distiller would bo will
ing to produce an articlo to bo sold
only on compulsion to a singlo pur
chaser nnd at tho prico fixed by him.
Tho quostlon is broadly prosontod
whothor a Stato can so logislato as in
cidentally to doprivo theUnitod States
of ono of its declared sources of rovo
nuu, and it appoars to mo a propor
mattor for tho. consideration of tho
highest law officer of tho govornment.
Tho Supromo Court in McCullough vs
Maryland, 4, Wheat, .'110., doolarod
that " tho states havo no powor, by
taxation or otherwise, to retard, ira
pedo, burden, or in any manner control
the operations of tbo Constitutional
laws enactod by Congross to carry into
eflfoct tho powers vested in tho national
govornmont."
In Hannibal and St. J. R. R. Co., vs.
Huson, 05, U. S., 405, it was hold that
"noithor tho unllmltod powors of a
State to tax, nor any of its large police
powors, can be oxorcisod so as to work
a pract eal assumption of tho powers
conforrt 1 by tho Constitution upon
Congrotv."
And in numorous other eases it has
boon held to tho same effect.
On tho other hand, in suoh oases as
tho Doxton Boer Co. vs Massschusotts,
1)7, U. S.. 2?, tho right of the Stato to
absolutely prohibit tbo manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors was
uphold.
Applying what appears to bo tho es
tablished law to the present case, it
would seem that while tho State of
South Carolina has tho right, in tho
exorcise of ite police powor, to pro
hibit tho raanufaoturo of and traffic in
distilled spirits within tho Stato, it
is doubtful if it has a right, without
prohibiting tho manufacture or traffic,
to practically take possession of tho
business in all its details and carry it
on, and through its own agencies, for
its own profits, thus perhaps forcing
tho United States to surrendor tho in
como derived by the sourco horetoforo
rolled upon. It follows, of course, that
if ono Stato may do this, all may, and
the polieo powor of tho States will havo
been "so exercised as to work apractl
oal assumption of tho powers of Con
gress," and, to "impede, burden and
control tho oporatlon of its la*
You will note that tho Govoi ?r pro
poses to recognise tho lion of tho Un
ited Statos upon tho spirits in tho
warohouses for tho taxoBjduo thoroon,
and to pay tho same. Tho law (soc
tions 18 and 50 of the aet of Congress,
August 28, 18D4) limits tho right of
withdrawal of spirits from tho ware
house to tho distiller himself. Tho
Stuto now proposes to porsonato tho
distiller. Such authority has boon do
niod by United StateB courts to Stato
officers. Soo McCullough, Jr., vs Henry
Largo, U. S. Circuit Court, Western
district of Pennsylvania, at tho May
torm, 1884?Justiee Bradloy of tho Su
promo Court eoneurring.
It is to bo obsorvod also that It fre
quently happens that a distiller is in
debted to tho govornmont in a sum
greater than tho tax upon tho spirits
themselves then in warehouse. Such
indebtedness is, by seetion 3,251 of tho
Revised Statutes, doolared to bo a lion
upon tho proporty and rights to prop
erty of tho distiller. Taking spirits by
tho Stato in tho manner proposod
might easily impair, if not destroy,
tho ability of tho govornmont to eollootV
its dobt.
For my own guidance I wish to bo
particularly advised whothor or not 1
may lawfully consent to permit tho
withdrawal of spirits in bonded ware
houses In tho Stato of South Carolina
upon seizure therein by tho Stato and
tender of tax to the eolloetor, or upon
judginont of forfeiture by tho State
court.
Governor Till man poiBonally request
ed yesterday an oarly reply to his in
quiry. He was told, however, that
tho matter is under oonsidoration and
will bo disposed of as soon as possible
Respectfully yours,
Jos. s. Miller, Com.
GOVERNOR TILLMAN'S REPLY.
The Ecdernl Authorities arc Asked
Not to Obstruet the State I jaws.
Governor Til)man has answered tho
lotter of Commissioner Miller, and says
it is not the purpose of tho Stuto to de
prive tho national govornmont of ono
of its sources of rovonuo, but to protect
itself. Ho contends that tho stale's
powers to police liquor are praotically
unlimited. Aftor quoting sorao law, j
ho says:
" You sa\ that 1 tho natural offoct of
acquiescence by this office in tho eourso I
proposod to bo taken would bo tho
probably oompleto destruction of tho i
bonded warehouse system withiu tho
Stato.'
'? Wo acknowledge tbo paramount
right of tho national government to
tax liquor made in the State and havo j
signified our willingness in every way !
possible toco-oporate with tho rovonue j
authorities iu scoing that no liquor es- |
capes payment of tho tax, but wo deny
the right of tho govornmont to aid and
abet distillers in evading our polieo
regulations. No person is allowed to
sell under tho disponsury law except
those duly appointed by tho Stato au
thorities. Distillers ean and do soil to
tho Stato, or any person boyond tho
limits of tho Stato, such shipmonts re
quiring a ecrtilicato from tho Stato
commissioner before thoy aro received
by tho railroads. But sorao of tho
ownort. of registered stills who havo
paid tho United States special tax for
retailing aro using their distillery
warehouses as dopots from which to
Hood the country with liquor contra
band undor tho Stute law. All such
places under tho dispensary law arede
elared nuisaneos and on proof and con
viction the keopor of Buch nuisance is
punished with imprisonment and his
liquor declared confiscated. Wo havo
ono such man undor arrest and ton
dorod tho tax on tho liquor In the ware
house, whoro his sales woro consum
mated. What wo detire and ask from
tho national authorities is not to ob
struct our laws by a strainod construc
tion of the rovonuo statutes.
?" Tt Is not donlod that thoro will bo
'consequent cessation of tho business
of manufaeturing distilleo spirits uu
dor tho internal rovonuo laws and tho
loss to tho Unitod Statos of further ln
como from that source.' Such a de
duction as this is altogothor out of
reason. On tho contrary if tho inter
nal roVonuo officiuls of tho United
States in South Carolina will co-operate
with the Stato authorities tho quanti
ties of ' moonshine' whiskey consumed
in tho Stato would largoly decrease
and tho national revenues largoly in
crease I am informed that tho vory
distiller whom wo aro prosoeuting uses
a hundred bushels a weok, whilo ho
only warohouses eight gallons of whis
key a day. Thus throe-fourths of his
possible product pays no tax to tho
United States.
j "I will only state in conclusion that
unless tho authorities at Washington
shall construe the statute so as to givo
us relief in eases of this kind, it is al
most cortain that our Gonoral Assom
bly at it9 next sossion will bo compoll
ed to prohibit tho manufao!uro of li
quor altogether, oxcopt undor strin
gont Stato regulations, and if tho ques
tion of rovonue is to govern in deter
mining tiiis matter, tho United States
will recoivo moro rovonuo if tho case
is decided in our favor than it will if
docidod against us. Wo think tho
State's rlgnts aro clearly set forth and
acknowledged by tbo Wilson aet and
tho decisions of tho Supromo Court,
and thoro is a broad distinction be
tween a soi/.uru of liquor in bond and
undor our polieo laws when tho tax is
tondorod and a soizuro undor a writ to
coll eel. a dobt. In tho ono caso tho
States moves as a sovereign whoso
rights aro acknowledged by Congress
and tho United Statos Supromo Court.
Tho other is a writ botwoon private
Individuals. I cannot bollove that It
id tho purposo and tho' dosiro of the
national govornmont to oncourago and
assist diutlllors in disposing of their
produot contrary to State Taw. But
if govornmont distillery warohouses
aro to be turned into rotall liquor es?
tablishmont9 oxompt from Stato con
trol such Will bo 1 he. inevitable result.'
?She had mot him for tho first tlmo
that ovonlng at a funetion, and half
an hour or so later, whensomoonoof tho
party rathor doubted a story ho bud
told, ho appoalod to hor. " You don't
think I'd toll a lie do you ?" he askod
In a somewhat tender strain. " Well,"
she tootled, cautiously, " I don't know]
What businos* aro you in?"
RESCUED FROM THE MOB.
HL.OODY RIOT IN AN OHIO TOWN.
Throe Mon Killed and Others Wound
ed In Saving a Worthless Wretch?
The Negro Brute Taken Away Under
Heavy Military Escort.
Washington. C. H., Ohio, Ootobor
18.?Jasper Dolby, the nogro who as
saulted Mrs. Mary C. Bird near hero
several days ago, confessed tho docd
yestorday, and was tried during tho
'lay and sentenced to twenty years im
pri8onuiont.
Last night a mob of 2,000 infuriutod
citizens a?vuncod on tbo jail and wore
fired on by tho troops guarding tbo
structuro. Three monibers of the
mob fell dead at tho first firo and
eight or ton wero wounded. Tho doad
aro Smith Wolsh, agod 18 ; Jess July,
agod :!?'>, and Mack Johnson .
Tho oncounter betwoen't'^o mob and
tho troops seomud only to incense tho
populace, and for several hours
pandomonium raged in the little town,
and it looked as if tho enraged people
would overeomo tho soldiers, and cup
turo tho prisoner. Reinforcements
wore hurried hero from Columbus and
Cineinnatl, and quiet was finally re
stored.
The first regiment of Cincinnati
and threo additional companlos of tho
furtetnth rogimont, 125 men and two
Givtling guns, arrived hero at 3:15
o'clock this morning* Tho mon wore
formed at tho depot and marched to
tho court house whoro tho Columbus
companies and tho ono from this place
woro already formod. Tho train,
which was a special, was hold and tho
troops escorted Dolby to tho train.
Thero was no material demonstration,
tb,e crowd having thinnod out.
another account ok the TRAGEDY.
Another uccouut from Washington
C. H. says : "Tho special grand jury
was impaneled, the negro indictod,
and ho was taken from tho jail to tho
court house, trlod and sontoncod to
twonty years imprisonment in tho pon
tuntiary about as quick as it takes to
write it. Tho militia companies formed
at tho west sido of the eourt houso,
while tho sheriff aud deputy James
Busick, went to tbo jail for tho priso
ner. Tho west entrance to the court
houso is about forty feet from a roar
side door of tho jail, and thoro are high
steps leading to tho former. A thous
and pooplo had gathered in tho court
houBO yard to angrily protest against
tho.coursojof leadon-hoelod justioo. A
thousand pooplo with curses and im
precations vowed that Dolby should
never bo takon past thorn up tho high
steps to the hall. Tho sheriff aud his
deputies Jiud already emerged from
the jail door, whon tho acknowledged
loader of the crowd, Henry Kirk, who
married Mrs. Bird's sister, rushed
toward tho trombliug wretch, pro
tected by tbo sworn ollicor of tho law,
and breaking through tho thin ranks
of tho Btalwart guards, seized tho
culprit, with u hand of iron. CJuick as
a llash the muskot of a soldier was
swung with great forco and Mr. Kirk
was dealt a blow in tho faoo. Tho
angry orowd surged madly forward
and in tho rush swept ono soldier boy
around tho corner and away from his
company, but ho quickly returned, to
his post. Tho curses and impreca
tions of tho thorvHighly maddonod
crowd grew in volumo and tho wroteh
ed prisoner trembled liko an aspen.
Tho prisoner weakened visibly and ho
had to bo supported. Col. Coit rallied
his mon for a supromo effort and tho
prisoner was almost carried up tho
stops and into tho courthouse. There
was then a sconce of intense oxoito
meut. Men, armed with staves and
every form of weapon, rushed bliudly
almost into tho bayonots of tho soldiers,
and some so far forgot themselves as
to rush almost on tho troops. Deputy
Busick and Detectivo Caldwoll hold
tho prisoner botweou them, aud neither
forgot his norve. Honry Kirk, frantic
with rago, rushed down an alloy for
surgleal aid, prosontly returning with
a huge plaster over his faeo. His
friouds, woll-drosBod farmers, andovon
business men of this eity, rallied at
his appreach, aud thoro wore hoarse
cries of " We will got him yet 1" "It's
a long way to tho depot!"
Col. Coit, commanding tho troops,
stepped on the stops of tho eourt houso
and warned tho oxeitcd pooplo to dis
porso. His words foil on deaf oars.
Turning to his mon, he shoutud,
" Load !'' Thero was a uniform clicking
of hammers, and every soldior pre
pared his woapon for trouble. Tho
startled crowd fell back a few stops,
and sovoral of tho moro timid rushed
for tho cornors. They ralliod almost
Immediately and closed in, but tho
soldiers hold thorn buck. Onco up to
tho third Uoor of the court houso and
into the room whoro tho trials aro
held, Dolby was soon legally deelarod
a criminal'. At exactly 3:62 o'clock ho
was lod into tho court room, and In three
minutes ho waa sontoncod to twonty
year's imprisonment, ton days in each
yoar in solitary confinement,
Shortly after midnight Adjutant
General Howe secured tolophonic com
mumeat.ion with Major JohnC. Spoaks,
of tho Fourteenth rogimont, surround
ed in tho eourt house at Washington
C. H. by tho mob. Major Speaks said
tho mob about tho court houso and jail
seemed to be as largo as ovor, but not
so'noisyand defiant. Ho was Informed
that anothor largo crowd had col
lected at tho railway station evident ly
awaiting tho arrival of more troops.
Tho wisdom of arranging it so that all
tho detaehmonts should arrive at tho
samo timo was now apparont and
orders woro sent to tho olllcors of tho
different commands to offeet a moot
ing atsomo distance from town. Major
Spoaks said tho troops at tho court
houso would bo ahlo to hold it against
tho mob, notwithstanding that it, was
known that an attempt would bo made
by a volloy of muskotry. Tho mob
scomod to bo without leadors of cour
age or it would bo equal to almost any
thing.
Fayotto County ia sottled by farmers
and the region ia distinctively rural.
I'horo aro no largo cHlos in it, Funn
ing and stock raising is almoat tho only
occupation. That a mob so bold and
per sistent should be motthorois a sur
prise to tbo Stato millitary ofHcors.
Novor havo tho mining regions, which
wo.'o supposed to contain all tho worst
elements of tho State's population, pro
duced a mob that oquuled this ono in
dogged tenacity of purposo and bold
ness.
tue akkival at columbus.
COMJMUUS, Ohio, October 18.?Tho
spocial train bearing Shorlff Cook
and Donuty Shoriff Boatwick, of
Fayotto County, with tho nogro rapist
prisonor, William Dolby, alias Jasper,
in custody, arrived horo at 7 o'clock
this morning. Tho train boro also six
companios of tho fourtoontb rogimont
?all local companies?tho remainder
of tho troops being loft at Washington.
Tho train was stoppod noar tho
State prison and tho sheriff and his
doputy, with tho prison in oustody,
walked hurriedly and unguardod to
tho main entrance, and in a fow
moments Dolby was behind the groat
stone wall of tho ponitontiary, whore
he will spend the next twenty yoars
of his life at hard labor.
Quite a largo crowd was collootod at
the oentral station to soe tho prisoner
and wero disappointed to boo only the
soldiers when the train drew in. The
crowd was a ourious one, however, and
no violence to tho prisoner would havo
been attempted if he had boon brought
to tho station in the train
Tho trip from Washington C. H.
was without incident. Tho mob was
easily controlled when the reinforce
ments of tho military arrived at 3:30 a.
m. They gathered in ilttlo knots, but
offered no resistance. The prisoner
was at onco taken from tho jail and
placed upon tho train and tho journoy
was begun. Col. Colt did uot ordor
tho cartridges takon from tho rifles
until u coal uchuto two mlloa north of
Washington C. H. was passed, as
Sheriff Cook foared an attack on tbo
train might bo made, but tho train was
not molested.
Governor McKlnloy arrived from
Cincinnati at 8 o'clock this morning,
and after a consultation with Sheriff
Cook, of Fayotto County, Und receiving
a number of telegram from prominent
citizonB of Fayotto County, ordorod all
the troops remaining on duty at Wash
ington C. H. to their homos. Ho says
ho is assured that thoro will -be no
further lawlossnoss.
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A Brother's Bullet Caused tho Tragic
Death oi'u Good Man.
The death in Charleston last weok
of Capt. B. F. McCabo marks tho oud
of astrango doublo tragedy tho first act
of which oceurrod about four weeks
ugo at McClollanvillo, a small settle
ment In Borkeloy County.
Capt. McCabo was a bright, pusliing,
energotio and public spirited capitalist.
Very few pooplo outsido of his inimtatos
know, that he had a brother, Georgo
McCabo, who had boon living in Texas
for years, and still fowor know of his
return to this State. As a umttor of
fact, ho did roturu some months ago,
and was placed inchargo of tho planta
tions of tho Borkeloy Land Company,
of which his brother Frank was tbo
president, aud which owns vast tracts
of land in Berkeley County, mueh of it
purchused from the Stato at delinqu
ent tux sales.
Tho ?rst aet of the tragedy occurr
ed during tbo latter part of Sep
tember. It seems that Captain Mc
Cabo wont out to tho stock farm, and
upon approaching tho house occupied
by Iiis brother, Mr. Georgo W. McCabo,
was greeted by tho report of a gun,
aud u load of shot toro his coat on tho
right side. A second shot was tirod,
and Captain McCabe reeoived several
buckshot in his loft arm. He thotr>ma
troatod and hid behind a cabin. His
brothor was about to follow him, but
was turned baek by a colored man who
lived in the eabin. Mr. Goorgo McCabo
then went into his houso again, and
when next seen was dead having takon
a doso of strychiuo, probably right after
tho shooting. Nothiug tuoro is known
of the incident of tho death of Goorgo
McCabe.
Frank McCabo, after a very painful
journey, was takon to tho city, and for
some time it was thought that his
wounds wero not of a serious character. I
Within a day or two of his death how
ever, blood poison developed and mor
tification of tho arm sot in, when it
was too late to porform an amputation.
Thero are rumors that Goorgo Mc
Cabo was at ono timo eonlinod in an |
insane asylum, but he had beon living ?
in Texas for a number of yours, and i
came to superintend tho stock farm in |
Berkeley only a few months, ago. It
had beon feared boforo this last sad ou
eurronco that his mind was affected,
and his conduct would seom to be con
vincing that ho was totally unaccouuta
ble for his actions.
Frank McCabo was vory popular.
He was a graduate of the Citadel Ac
adomy and served in tho war with tho
oadot corps. After tho war he was
captain ot tho Irish volunteers und at
ono time prosident of tho Hibernian
soeioty. Ho was a largo investor in
all the industrial enterprises started
in thoeity and wan vory generous iu
bis contributions to charitablo pur
poses. His ago was forty-soven years.
AN EXPRESS TRAIN ROBBED.
The Thieves said to Havo Scooped
EllVy ThouHnnd Dollars.
Fort Worth, Tcx., Oct. 10.?At 3
o'clock this afternoon a dispatch was
reeoived from Soorotury Mills of tho
Texas Pacific Coal Company, atThur
bor junction, on tho Texas Pacific,
wost of this oity 05 miles, Ptating that
a train had boon robbed noar Gordon,
but that tho coal company's monoy
was safo, as tho robbers could not open
tho safo. Tho monoy, was for tho
monthly pay roll of tho employes of
tho coal company at Thurbor, and boon
placed In tho express ear In a burglar
proof safo, tho combination of which
tho mossengor did not know, honeo
tho robbers woro unable to gain accoss
to it. Inquiry by telopbonc at tho ex
press company's ollleo failed to elicit
any information concerning the rob
bery, Agent Gill being out and tho
employes iu tho otllco claiming to bo
entirely ignorant of tho robbery.
From tho railway employes it is
loarnod that about $11,000 in local pack
ages was secured from tho Paeifio Ex
press Company, and it is report that
a larger sum, estimod us high, as
$50,000, was taken from tho through
saf". though this roport is not con
ti ftaod. Tho robbors wore live In num
ber and held up tho passongors in tho
coaches and secured a largo miscel
laneous eollootion of watches, money
and othor booty.
No ono was injurod, so far as was
loarnod, although it is reportod tho
robborb took a couple of shots at tho
porter.
Later roports state that tho robbors
blow opon tho coal company's safo, but
woro unablo to got tho $111,000 con
tained thoroin, as they failed to opon
tho insldo combination.
A Shootino in Nkwiwrky.?A
shooting match took piace in Now
borry on tho 10th inst, betwoon Henry
B. Wells and Goorgo Bishop. Both
used 28 calibre Smith & Wesson pistols
nnd each discharged IIvo shots at tho
others. Bishop was shot throo times
in tho nock, and Wells was hit in tho
loft hand, rlghtshouldor and abdomen.
After tholr pistols woro ompticd they
clinched and triod tho old-fashioned
way until thoy woro separated.
Physicians woro quickly summoned
and the wounds drossod. Tho bulls in
W?lls woro romovod. Ono ball is still
In Bishop's nock. Tho wounds, while
protty Borious, are not consldorod
dangerous or fatal.
W?lls has beon working for Mr.
White, In whoso store tho shooting oo
ourred. Bishop walked In tho store
about 12 o'clock and was talking to Ed
Kingsmorc, nnothor clork of White's,
whon. without a word of warning, tho
shooting began. Mr. White was in
tho storo aod ho says W?lls tired tho
tlrst shot. Thoro has boon bad fooling
botween them for some time aud whllo
tho affair is to bo regrotted It was not
wholly unoxpeoted. Bishop is a t>on of
tho chief of police, and was at ono
tlmo a conductor on tho Columbia,
Nowborry and Laurons railroad.
POPE'S WEEKLY BUDCiET.
Governor Tilliuuu's Alleged Usurpa
pat ion oJ' Pow?r?Tho Way a Caudl
dato Scot) It.
Dr. Sampson Pope, of Nowberry,
has established headquarters in Co
lumbia, whoro ho proposes to romain
until after tho election. He is confi
dent of success and thinks he is steadi
ly gaining votes. Ho issued tho fol
lowing manifesto last week in regard
to tho dispensary:
"I have rocently road tho disponsary
aot of 1893 olosoly. Soction 2 of tho
act reads as follows : 'Tho Governor,
tho Attorney General and tho Comp
troller Gonoral, shall, ex oillcio, con
stitute a Stato board of control to car
ry out the provisions of this act.' Sec
tion 3 givos tho Governor authority to
appoint, at tho expiration of tho term
of tho present commissioner (see tho
connection between tho acts of 1892
and 1893) and every two yoars there
after u commissioner, etc.,' tho ap
pointment to bo approved by tho Son
ate. The same section gives to tho
commissioner tho right to purchuso all
supplies, etc., subjeot to such rules and
regulations hb may bo mado by tho
State board of control; makos him
subject to romoval by tho State board
of control, and makes him a Stato
olllcor. All rules and regulations gov
erning said commissioner in tho per
formance of any of tho duties of his
ollleo shall bo prescribed by t bo Stato
board of control, etc. I fail to find in
reading said aot, any duty devolving
speoilieally upon tho Govornor, moro
than any other law carries with it.
Tho Governor is a member ox oillcio of
sovoral boards?tho penitentiary, tho
asylum, otc. His duties as such aro
simply thoso of any other member of
them. Tho majority controls and
what is done is executed by tho
proper ofhoors and not by tho Govor
nor. Tho superintendent of tho peni
tentiary carries them out for that in
stitution, tho superintendent of tho
asylum for that institution, and by
parity of roasoning, Mr. Traxler should I
do so for tho dispensary.
"If tho law had intended that tho j
Govornor alone should manage tho dis
ponsary it would havo said so, but it
does not say so, for it puts two others
on tho board with him. all of thorn ex
ollieio members. It means that a ma
jority of tho board shall govern ; shall
say what Mr. Traxler shall do. Tho
Govornor has usurped powor which
does not belong to him. Ho admitted
during tho canvass that ho did so
when lie said that lie did not consult
tho other members about reopening
tho dispensary.
" He has no moro right to issue or
ders with regard to the dispensary
than ho has with regard to the peni
tentiary and the asylum ; he is but a
simple raombor of all those boards, and
has only tho authority that auy other
member lias. The board, I suspect,
lias not had a mooting until last week
in mauv months. All that hits been
done of Iiis own motion then is illegal,
unlawful, and is a usurpation of power
that does not bolong to him. South
Carolina has never had but ono lawful
dictator, John Kutlodge, and tho power
was given him during tho revolution
ary war when tho Stato was overrun
by an enemy, and when it was impos- j
siblo from the very nature of things to
call tho Legislature togothor. Govor
nor Tlllman has as much right, and it
is as much his duty, to issue a proeln- I
mation or an order, carrying out the
provisions of any other law, as ho has
as to tho dispensary.
" Has ho done it. Then why does;
ho single out. this law to be enforced
at this time? Js it to destroy tho j
peaoe and harmony of our pooplo for
politioal effect? Is it an attempt to 1
bring back those Reformers who have
left tho fold because of ringsw Ho j
has sworn to execute the laws in mer
cy, not in a terrorizing, vindietivo
manner, calculated to frenzy tho men
and frighten the women and children.
Lot it lie remembered that w) en the
dispensary was closed many of t e con
stabulary wont homo, under Instruc
tions, it was said, to open illicit bar
rooms for the purpose of proving that ,
prohibition did not prohibit. When )
the Supremo Court deeided tho net of |
18!)2 unconstitutional, was it not as
much the Governor's duty to issue a
proclamation to prevent tho sale of
whiskey, as it is now to carry out the
dispensary? Then why is it that ho
failed to do anything then, and now
usurps authority that does not bolong
to him ?"
THE FIRST SILVER DOLLAR.
Some Facts in the IliRtory of our
Currency.
As tho silvor dollar is so much in
evidence just at this time with tho
politicians, it is a matter of interest to
recall tho fact that Monday, Oct. 15th,
was tho centennial anniversary of tho
first appearance of tho United States
dollar. Just one hundred years have
passed since tho dollar of tho daddies ]
made its bow to tho public, and it is as j
mach a bono of contention to-day as
ever in its eventful history.
The Philadelphia Record recalls the
fact that tho now eoin, with the now
familiar figure of Liberty and the
American oaglo, was mado after a
design by Robert Scott, the mint's first
engraver. On July 18, 1791, the Hank
of Maryland had made tho lirst do
I posit of silver. It consisted of "coins
of Franco " of the value of $80,715.73
1 2, ami these coins appeared in their
transformed guise of American dollars
I on the 15th day of tho following Ooto*
' bor. Of eourso thoro had been money
i coined in America long before, Vir
ginia began with brass pioees as'early
as 1012, and everybody is familiar with
Massaehusotts' experience with tho
" pino tree shillings," mudo famous by
Hawthorne's inimitable story. Thoro
wero, in fact, no fewer than four dis
tinct currencies in vogue in tho thir
teen now Statos at tho elose of tho
revolution, but in 1780 Congress swept
away tho untiro English system of
pounds, shillings and ponco, and bod
ily substituted tho decimal system.
Thon camo tho establishment of a
mint. A lot of ground was purchased
on Sovonth stroot, near Areb, in
Philadelphia, and the eornerstone of
tho first United States mint laid on
July 31, 1792. This was also the first
bnlldlng for public use ovor erected
undor authority of tho Federal govorn
mont. An old still-house which bad
occupied tho lot was removed, and out
of tho proeeods Director Hittenhouse
sot aside tho sum of soven shillings
and sixpence " to bo laid out for punch
in laying tho foundation stone."
? i m * ? ?
?Horo Is a farmer's way to get rid
of rats. Ho 9ays ho has tried It when
they wore bad and got rid of thorn all.
Tako ono half pint of sifted meal and
put into it a thimbleful of calomel,
such as is used in families. Mix well
and place in small tins or some shallow
vessels in or near tho placo where tho
rats Infest : all to be used dry, aud in a
vory short time rats will bo vory scarco
on tho premises.
- ??? ? ???^^???
?"They say Jonos eamo out ahead on
cotton V" " Yes ; sold his orop In tho
Hold, then hirod himsolf to tho man
who bought it and mado monoy ploklu'
it!"
THE 80HOX)L8 OF THE STATE.
ANNUAL lUil'OllT OF THB SUPER
INTENDENT.
How Mno^fMConev 1? Spent fi?r the
Free So 1x5 <?Valuable Inroriuatlon
* for the P?*"* le.
Special to tfjjj ews and Courier.
COLUMnr October 17.?Tho roport
of tho Suf??rintondont of Edueution
this ve??v?*Vfl bo particularly interest
ing; In view of tho possiblo Constiln
tional Convention. If a convontiou is
hold it is avowed that there will be
some important changes in tho sehool
laws of tho State. Mr. Mayfield has
written to tho census bureau to get
such statistics as will facilitate him in
showing tho relative amount that trees
to tho colored school childron. Until
these tables uro made up it will he in
teresting to noto that the returns show
how much has boon paid by tho various
counties for tho salaries of teaehors.
Tho public school account for salarioH
has boon:
Abbeville.$13,0!>2 48
Andorsou. 13,627 27
Barnwoll. 13,645 00
Beaufort. 7,402 00
Charleston. 00,021 00
Chester. 10,212 00
Chesterlleld. 3,5)20 32
Clarendon.'.. 0,224 00
Colleton. 11,187 30
Darlington. 8.220 71
Kdgclield. 14,130 03
Fairliold. 10,014 05
Florence. 0,608 04
Georgetown. 2,584 lit
Greonville. 21,122 43
Hampton.... 0,403 88
Kershaw. 8.440 17
Lancaster. 6,060 ?l
Laurens. 17,2!?3 53
Lexington. 7,516 21
Marion.,. 10. KU <i?
Marlboro. . 0,510 !?2
Nowborry. 11,250 31
Ooonee. 4,072 27
Orangeburg. 22,720 08
Pickens. 3.40!) 12
Uichland. 20.02(1 20
Surater..?. 15,000 si
Union. 0,682 2."?
York. 21,837 51
Another table shows tho wretchedly
poor salaries that are paid tho teach
ers in this State. How some of the
teachers manage to get along is ro
rnarkablo. In many cases they get ad
ditional support from the parents of
the children. Tho reports show tho
average salaries per month to be :
Male. Female
Abbeville.$20 00 $15 00
Anderson. 20 oo 20 oo
Barnwoll. 35 00 25 00
Beaufort. 30 02 30 02
Charleston. 02 33 41 00
Chester. 20 00 1!) 15
Chesterfield. 2? 50 22 00
Manning. 10 05 10 05
Walterboro. 25 50 25 50
Darlington. 30 00 20 00
Fairliold. 23 83 25 12
Florence. 20 oo 20 oo
Georgetown. 20 00 18 00
Greenville. 23 00 21 00
Hampton. 10 60 10 50
Kershaw. 21 50 10 21
Lancaster. 24 00 20 00
Lexington . 23 00 10 75
Marion. 27 00 22 00
Marlboro. 24 07 24 07
Nowborry. 25 50 17 08
Ooonee. 10 25 10 25
Orangeburg. . 20 2f> 24 12
Pickens. 20 30 22 34
Columbia. 22 58 10 13
Sumter. 30 00 30 00
Williamsburg. 17 50 17 50
Yorkvlllo. 14 60 18 00
It will bo seen that in only three
counties do the female teaehors get
more salary than the male teaohers,
while in eleven counties they both got
tho same, in eleven men get. more and
six counties are not reported.
Tho following table shows the total
number of teachers employed in tho
Stato:
Male. Female
Abbeville. 77 135
Anderson. 72 06
Harn well. 40 80
Beaufort. 41 43
Charleston. 11 102
Chester. 54 77
Cho?tornold. 33 10
Clarendon. 41 63
Colleton.'.. 55 ')!?
Darlington. 34 I!)
Edgeflold. 84 166
Fairlield. 40 , 62
Florence. 30 32
Georgetown. 53 32
Greenville. 04 127
Hampton. 34 00
Kershaw. 31 50
Lancaster. 54 38
Laurons. 08 84
Lexington. 05 20
Marion. 100 1!?
Marlboro. 55 20
Nowborry. ?l 71
Oconee. II 02
Orangeburg. 120 7">
I 'ickens. 50 11
Kichland. 13 50
Sumter. 48 80
Union. 37 20
Williamshurg. 55 50
York. SO 00
One of the tables that will be used in
the roport will show how many child
ren are instructed In the various
branches. It is particularly noticeable
how few children in some of the coun
ties are studying tho history of South
Carolina. The table shows t hat branch
to be studied by the following number
of children in each of the counties :
Abbeville. 580 : Anderson, 278 : Barn
well, 112; Beaufort, 200; Charleston.
80 : Chester, 453 : Chesterlleld, 0 ; Clar
endon, 601; Col loten. 300; Darlington,
1)47; Kdgotiold, 1,032; Fairlield, 250;
Florence, 013; Georgetown, 215 ; Greon
ville, 5S0; Hampton, 50; Kershaw, 22?:
Lancaster, 213; Laurens, 312: Lexing
ton, 603 : Marion, 2U8 ; Newberry. 4.">7 ;
Ooonee. 147 ; Orangeburg, oi7: Pickens,
74; itichland, 005 J Sumter, 1,100: Un
ion, 382 i York, 534.
-??? ? ? -?
?In an address before tho General
Conference of the Methodist Church in
Canada last month the liov. Dr. E. E.
lloss, fraternal delegate of M. E,
Church South, delivered an eloquent
address. He said: M Wo began with
about 500,000 members. When tho
civil war Came in 1S01 we had increased
to over 700,000, Of Whom 207.000 wore
persons of African desent ?a larger
body of converted heathen than could
then bo found in all the mission Stations
of the world. In many communities
there was a great preponderance of
OOlorod over white members. For ex
ample, Trinity Cbureh, Charleston, S.
O., reported in 1803 only 3S5 white
members and probationers, against 700
colored: and Bethel Church in the
same city reported 383 white, against
1,402 colored, in the States of South
Carolina and Georgia alone wo had at
tho latter date sixty piekod and capa
ble men?none other were doomed lit
? whose sole Occupation It was to min
ister to the religious wants of the col
ored people,"
. i??-??? * ??? ? --
?" Well, Edith, how do you like go
ing to sehool ? Is your teacher nice ?"
II No, I don't liko her one bit ! She
put ino in a ehair, and told mo to sit
there for tho prosont; and 1 sat and
sat and sat, and sho nevor gavo mo a
present."
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
InteresttiiK Notes lYoiu Various Sour
cos.
?Govornor Tillman has nurchasod a
plantation in a railo of Ride Sprint*,
ou tho Charlotte, Columbia and Au
gusta Railroad, whero bo will muke
his future homo.
?Col. W. A, Noal, Suporiutendont
of the Penitentiary, is making his an
nual visit to the farms? and rook quar
ries iu tho State which employ oon
viet labor. These visits ai e necessary
to tho preparation of Iiis annual re
port to tho Legislature.
?Constable MoLondon, who was a
contral figure in the Darlington diffi
culty, was in Columbia one day last
week and spent most of his time in tho
Governor's oPice. He is looking very
badly, and has suffered a great deal
from the wounds ho received ut Dar
lington. His case will soon como up
for trial.
?Col. Jas. G. Gibbes, State laud
ngent, will conduct a large sale of State
lands at Charleftou on the 23rd inst.
Arrangements have been made with
tho railroads for cheap tickets for all
who wish to attend tho sale. The
State will offer from 60,000 to 100,000
acres of land. Tho laud will bo sold
at very low prieos.
?Those who contemplate making
exhibits at the State Fair should send
ill their entries by November 1st, so
that there will bo no trouble about get
ting them on tho books. If is not no
OOSSary that the things entered should
be sent to Columbia at this time, but
the entries ean bo sent to Col. T. W.
llolloway ofPomarla, S. C.
?Capt. Harvey Drummond, living a
mile or two from Switzer's, had his
cotton gin, corn mill, wheat mill and
siiw mill all burned bust week. There
was very little insurance on the prop
erty destroyed. The lire is supposed
to havo origin ted in the cotton gin.
The loss outside of tho cotton and eot
ton seed burned amounted to $2,001) or
13,000.
?Secretary Carlisle has asked At
torney General Olnoy for an opinion on
the constitutional question involved in
carrying out the dispensary law iu
South Carol I ha In cases of dispute be
tween the United States and the State
officials on the occasion of liquor held
in United States bonded warehouses
being seized for violation of the State
police ordinances.
?Mrs. Ella Hobinson, the wife of T.
C Hobinson, who is editor of tho
People's Journal, died at her* homo
noar Pickens on the 16th inst., aged 30
years. She had been in feeble health
for some time. Mrs. Hobinson was a
loving wife, n fond mother, ami had
been a consistent and devoted member
of t he Methodist church since tho early
days of young womanhood.
?Tho Greenwood correspondent of
the Newberry Voice writes us follows:
" Miss Susie Davenport, of Greenville
County, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Alon/.o [lor, of Greenwood. Miss
Davenport bears the distinction of be
ing the smallest woman in the State.
She is a grown woman, II ft. and 0
inohes high, and weighs 7b pounds.
She wears a No. 12 child's shoe."
?The attorneys for the city of Aiken
against which a decision was recently
rendered in the dispensary case by
the Supreme Court of the Stato, by
which the aot was declared constitu
tional, have notltiod tho Attorney
General that they will appeal to the |
Supremo Court of tho United States. '
They simply gave notice without stat
ing the grounds of appeal or when the i
issue, would bo joined.
?The Hampton und Branohvlllo
railroad runs from Hampton court
house, a distance of fourteen miles, In- i
to the lines! farming and timber conn- j
try in tho State, and it is intended to i
complete it to Branohvlllo about six- I
teen miles from the present terminus.
Every mile of the road has been built
so far by Senator Mauldin, (>f Hamp- j
ton, who has tin* largest planing mill ,
in South Carolina along the line. It,
was originally intended simply for tho I
hauling of timber to Hampton fur ship
ment over tho Port Royal Road. It is
now hauling not only timber, but plen- '
ty of cotton.
?The Columbia State says there are '
provisions in the Dispensary law of
which but few seem to know and that ?
Governor Till man is making prepara
tions to enforce them rigidly. These
provisions, it is believed, will make it
entirely possible for him to enforce
the law against every man caught
Selling liquor, for man once caught
sollling liquor can be placed in'suoh a
position that bo will either have to
stop or else serve a term In the eounty
jail or the State Penitentiary, from
which punishment no amount of mo
ney will be abbi to save him. It will
I not be a matter for a jury, but any
oireult judge ean put him bohind tho
bars.
?Governor Tillmun has acooptod an
invitation to address the Reformers of
Pair Held County at a mass mooting to
be held tit Kidgeway. As ts known
there will be two tickets in the Hold in
that county at the coming election,
und Governor Tillmau has boon called
upon to urge the RoforniOI'S to
stand to their guns. It is said that
Senator Irby has also been invited and
for some reason it has been suggested
that Dr. Sampson Hope will be there
to have a word or two to saw The
meeting will he heb) at Kidgeway on
the 27th of this month and every ef
fort is being made to get out as large
a crowd as possible,
?The case against Dispensary Con
stable F. G. Mossoy for the murder of
Crawford Hallow near Wolford was
tried last week at Spartanburg. At
the conclusion of tho State's testimony,
upon motion of the defendant's coun
sel, Judge Frasor ruled out thoovi*
deuce of J, H. Moore, whotostlflod that
Massey bad acknowledged to him the
dring df the fatal shot, and refused to
allow the Solicitor to introduce any
further evidence to identify Massey as
tho party who committed the offense
charged. After this ruling nil evidence
remained to connect Massey with the
shooting, and tho jury were instructed
to return a ?verdict of not guilty.
?The 0080against Thos. H. Cain
for killing William Bishop nearly
year ago was tried at Spartanburg It
week. This homicide took place at v
Rale near GoWOnsvillO, und there was
a largo crowd present. Some of them
arrived drunk and others soon became
in similar condition. There was a free
quarrel going on during tho day and
pistols were drawn now and then. It
was late in the afternoon before the
killing began. Two men. I'arris and
Fisher, were killed. Caltnos was ac
cused of killing 1'arris. Ho loft the
country and was arrested in Texas last
spring. Able arguments were made
on behalf of the defendant by Capt . J.
A. Moonoy, Mr. A. H, Dean, Mr. Stan-*
yamo Wilson und Gen. Joseph II
Ktirlo, and Solicitor Sehun.bert closed
the 0080 with an eloquent prosODtat ion
of facts for tho Stato. The Jury return
ed a vordict of manslaughter with a
rocommondatlon to tho mercy of the
court. Tho motion for a new trial was
refused, and Calm OS was then sontene
od to two yoars Imprisonment at hard
labor in tho Stato ponitontiary.
GKSERAI, NK\\\S SUMMARY.
Liatost Items ami Curious Notes ft*
Our Exchanges.
?The Georgia Legislature wfli c^
tor upou tho election for United State?.
Senator on tho Oth of November. ^
?Professor Clarke, who fills tho
chair of botany iu the University of \
Chicago, is not yet 21 years of ago. j
?A Japanese gentleman ean live
and dress well, have a nice homo end
keep a eouple of servants on $500 H
year.
?The English income tax has ix?*???
changed eighteen times \sihee 1...
varying from 2 ponce to the pound to
10 pence.
-*QU3on Victoria has twenty-two
grandchildren and the rheumatism.
Th? two complaints seem to increase
iu like proportions.
?New Orleans has the honor of hav
ing a lirst-elass orchestra composed j
entirely of women, and their services
aro in great demand for entertain
moots and parties.
?Several years ago a West Virginia
nogro was made totally blind by a j
lightning Hash. Recently En fvCd*'
a shock from an eloetrio battery, whonti
his sight was mirueulously restored.
?There are two negro women ne**r
Oweusboro, ivy., aged lull years, re
spectively, who have never known a
day's sickness and who aro still able
to perform a full day's work in tho
Held.
?Tho current statement that tho
Republican national committee bus not
sent money to North Carolina for this
campaign is now positively denied.
It is said money ip being freoly fur
nished.
?It is stated that tho governor of
Syria has refused to give a native of
Damascus a license to establish a brew
ery in .Jerusalem, on the ground that
the Jewish and Christian residents do
not want it.
?The Waldensian eolonists near
Morganton, N. C, are said to be in a
very destitute condition, not having
food to eat. Some charitably d.sposed
ladies have started aTi'iralJortheir ben
eiit, and a considerable rt-mouut has
been realized.
?Mr. Ccoj-ge W. Vandorbllt ha.
transplanted several immense palmet
to trees from South Carolina to his
palatial home near AshevlllO. N. C, -
and when he has finished bis palm col
lection the young bachelor millionaire
will doubtless be able to boast of pos
sessing the finest private conservatory
in the United States.
?The steamer Moyune, recently pur
ohasod in England by tho Japanese
government, has arrived at Yokoltom&j
having made the passage from Cardiff
iu thirty-three days, steaming 8,900
miles without stopping. Although
Chlnose war ships wereonlho look ?? ?
for her she bad DO difficulty In eluding |
them. N
?When the steamer Gaolio sailod
last week from Sun Francisco she car
ried about $700.000 in silver consigned
to China, where It will be used in pay
ing ell the army. Most of the cargo -
was for Japan. The hold was filled
with canned meals, and the su;:".csi?
tion is that it meant for supplies for
the Japanese army iu Cot'OU.
?A large part of the extonsivo plant
of the famous Trodegar iron works in
Richmond. Va., was burned last week,,
the firo originating in the car shops.
The horso shoe, blacksmith, pattern
and car shops and numerous sheds
were consumed. The loss is about
$150,000, This company made most of
the cannons for the Southern Confed
eracy, and since the war has made
freight ears, railroad axles and such.
The loss is fully covered by insurance.
?It isostimated that only about 87,
000 pcoplo will have to pay income tax
under the recent law exacted by Con
gress. Tho people who will be bono- J
filed by t be tax number coilsidorab!**
over 00,000,000. It will oppress no*
body, for the persons whom iu utfcctf
are' amply able to pay \\- trlbutt
which the Government demands .
them. The law cannot prove unpopu
lar with tho masses, because it Is. ad
vantageous to a vast, majority of tho
peoplo,
?Rev. J. H. Jones, who took an ac
tive part iu defeating VV. C. P. llrcck
Inridgo for re-election to Congress, has
been discharged by tho Provldonco
ci.urch. near Lexington. Ky.. of whlolr
he was pastor. In tho church were a
number of l.trong Droeklnridgo men,
and the recent election of ohurcli <?tli
eers put tltOlU in the majority on tho
board omployitlg tili pastor, when
Jones was asked to si ,or his connec
tion.
A prominent treasury official, who
agrees with Secretary Carlisle that
every Cleveland Democrat in New
York should give Senator Hill loyal
support, says 1'resident Cleveland and
Senator Mill stand by side on the tariIf
question and also on tho financial ques
tion. In the !i:_'ht for the repeal of the
Sherman silver bill the Senator stood
by tho President when many of the
bitter's most devoted followers in the
Senate wen I oil" and signed tho Gorman
compromise agreement. Senator Hill
held out and by so doing obtained tho
repeal of the obnoxious measure.
?Tho first consolidated mortgage
deed of the Southern Kaihvay Com
pany v a- filed in Knoxvillo, Tonn.,
last WOOk. It includes all the road
bed, buildings and cquipmont of the
road, in Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tonuosseo, Alabama,
Georgia, and the District of Columbla.
Tho mortgage is for $120.000,000, in
favor of tho Centra: Trusl Company,
of NOW York, (end bond.- to run one
hundred years, at 5 per cont., are to oo
issued. The mortgage will be regis
tered In IT?i counties through which
the road runs. It contains ovor 60,000
words.
A unique and romarkablo transit
system is in operation tit Heliport, I
I. It is a bicycle railroad, with cars
seating forty or fifty persons tin eara
being run on a single rail and connect
ing with a guide overhead, supported
by upright poles. The motor and ears
are propelled, heated, and lighted by
electricity obtained from this guide.
The trains are noisolcst when moving,
they cannot h ave the track, and bavo
reached Velocity of a mile a minute,
A superb automatic blook system to.
prevent collision will bo introduced,
which shuts oh* the power in tho ol<L
block when entering the new one. y
?A. P. A ml er-on. a g ruduato studont
in the department of botany at tho
Minnesota State University. has been
studying tho growth of the pumpkin
and its vine, making use of bis new
olootrical dovice for measuring plant
growth. The Interesting fact is re
vealed that the pumpkin itself does
most of its growing after 7 o'clock in
the evening, diminishes its nctlvlty an
the run rises and bei ln? to act upon tho
leaves. From 9 o'clock In tin morning
until 3 o'clock In tho afternoon tbo
weight of the fruit diminishes, owing
to the evaporation of water from the
loaves of the plant. The general re
sults show that when the fruit gr
most the vino grows least, and
vorsa.
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