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The French Chamber of Deputies is in favor
OF removing the duty on wines.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
THE FLOODS IN THE UP-COUSTRY.
interruption OF Columbia's Railroad Conn
munications In Almost Every Direc-
tion-The Damage to the Roads.

Especial to the News and Couricr.1
COLUMBIA, September II, 10 P. NJ
This is written with little expectation
Of lis reaching Charleston tonight, as
the Western Union Telegraph office re-
ports Ill wires down between Columbia
and Charleston Augusta and Florence,
and i: must he necessarily condensed.
Al E O'Clock this evening the Congarce
III tie Gervais street bridge had fallen
to 26 feet. Its highest point yesterday
was 33 feet 9 inches. The fall to-day
has been quite rapid. The Canal is
uninjurcd. Thirty convicts were put
to work yesterday upon the the check
dam at its present upper terminus and
ether places threatened. These points
were reinforced and all danger averte'l.
The finishing touches We're being given
10 the check dam this evening. The
Canal has been f;:ll of water but it is
now flowing out. Of course al work ut
the intended head of the Canal has
been suspended during the rains, as
the low ground there hes been over
flowed for week.
The new piers Of the Columbia, New
berry and Laurens Railroad have stood
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
Some ThicSs We Don't Know.
San Francisco Chronicle. !

We may come down from our pedes-
tai for ittle-there are still two
orthree things that We don't know.
We do not know, for instance, how
many of our kind there are on this
globe. It is, after all, but very sns1l
portion of the world that we know any
thing about, and the beaten path is but
as trail on a mountain. The interior
of Newfoundland is a terra incognita,
Manitoba is comparatively un-trod-z
den waste, there are islands in the
Pacific Of which We know nothing
more than that they exist; China and
Thibet are largely closed volumes, and
about many other portions Of this
world there is as much guess work as
there was in the days Of Marco Polo.
We cannot tell why of two exactly
similar bulbs utinto precisely similar.
soil one should bloom out as tulip
and the other come out as an onion.
We do not know how the flowers
receive their color or perfume, nor why
it is that while we can catch the shadow
in the camera we cannot also imprison
the color.
There are many things, too, for which
we have not been able to frame laws.
We cannot agree as to the cause Of
earthquakes, the origin Of volcanic
fires, or the bir'',. throes of the|whirl-
wind. We do hot even know our own
origin, and the thinking world is di-
vided between evolution and creation.
We do not know even the normal color
of man, whether we are bleached from
the dark original, or whether the dark
races are sun burnt editions oftbee early
whites. Was the food local or univer
sal? Did Atlantis exist? Were there
giants in those days? These are few
of the many questions that might be
asked and remain unanswered.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
A MILLION DOLLARS LOST TO THE
FOUNTAIN CITY.
The Overflow Described by an Eyewitness
Two Nights in Utter Darkness.
+ From the Greenvilic News. !

from Cnc OTCeuNllic News.
Capt. John \. Clark, of the South
ern Express company, at Augusta,
reached the city on the Isl p. m. train
from Atlanta yesterday, having come
direct from Augusta. He went to
the Mansion House where his wife
and his daughter, Miss Mabel Clark,
are, and where he was afterwards in
terviewed by Il reporter for The News.
Mr.. Clark was III Augusta all through
the flood, and his description Of the
scenes of the great overflow were
graphic and interesting.
''It Wars by far the worst food Au-
guSta has ever had," Mr.. Clark said.
- came out OF the city l;,st night, row.
ing out beyond the edge OF the town in
u boat to where the Georgia railroad
train had come as far as it could. There
were no other trains to be reached in
any direct, II, and could only get to
Greenvllr by way Of Atlanta. When
left the waters had gone down coli
siderabiy, some Of the streets being
paSsable on foot, and the worst was
over.
''The flood slipped up on the city
and caught the people unprepared.
After the rain Of lust week everybody
know there would DC Il fresnet but
nothing very seri"Hs was looked for.
The river began t. rise about Friday,
but it caused 30 uircasineSS, ard when,
although The rain did not stop, it be-
gan . fall sunday morning, the people
thought The little danger that had
threatened was gone. But the willy
Savannah was playing 8 trick it h::r,
never been known to do before, and
late Sunday its muddy, eiephantine
| food began to climb up the register at
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
THE MITCHELL-MoRGAN ROW.
One Senator Calls Another DemaSogue
and is Denounced as Drunkard.
IN. Y. Sun. I

WASHINGTON, September lG.-Tn
the debate on the Chinese bill in the
Senate to-day, Senator Mitchell, of
Oregon, angered at the reflection
against his private character made by
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, plainly
and boldly accused that Senator of
coming into the Senate chamber
drunk from whiskey, and disgracing
himself and the Senate. Senators on
both sides of the chamber were as
founded at the charge, and it is not
improbable that trouble will result from
1t. 1t has been long time since such
talk has been INDUCED in by the SEN
ators, and Mr.. Mitchell's language was
more insulting than anything in re-
cent years, with the exception of that
used last winter by Senator VOORHEES,
when ne called Senator ingalls, "a
great liar and dirty dog" Immedi-
ately after the, Sesate !aGjourned SEN
ator Butler, the most diplomatic man
on the Democratic side, crossed over
the aisle and had long and. earnest
talk with the Senator from Oregon.
Senator Teller was present and seemed
to be explaining to Mr.. Butler that Mr..
Mitchell was justified in his remark by
the repeated Insulting remarks that
Senator Morgan has applied to Senator
Mitchell at various times. While the
gentlemen were talking, Senator Nor
gan entered the chamber from the lob
by door, and in crossing the room
looked defiantly and cortemptuously<
at the trio, but without saying a word
took his hat and left the building.
Senator Mitchell said tonight that he
had stood the refectins of the Senator
from Alabama about his character.
both public and private, as long as he
could, and if that Senator cared to take
up the quarrel and make trouble he.
could do so. "And," continued Mr..
Mitchell, che will find me no coward. y
The Democratic Senators do not think
that Senator Morgan will pursue the
matter. They say that he has con-
temptuous regard fer Senator Mitchell,
and does not feel that he is insuited by
any such words as were addressed to
him to-day. These Senators are espe-
cially indignant at the attack on Sena-
tor Morgan, because they claim that.
the charge Of intoxication made
against him is wholly without founda-
ton. Senator Mitchell says that re-
peatedly during the debate on the
Chinese bill Senator Morgan has taken
occasion to accuse him and the Pacific
coast people generally who favor Chi
nese exclusion of being demagogues,
but that he overstepped the bounds OF
! decency to-day when he wantonly at
tackled his private character. ItwIi
be remembered that after Senator
Voorhees, breach Of parliamentary
decorum ne publicly apo!ogized to the
Senate. tits said tonight that Senator
Mitchell may take the same course,
and that if he docs not the Democratic
Senators will compel him to. They
are consulting tonight as to whether
they had better take any steps in this
matter, The language of. both Sena-
tor Morgan and Senator Mitchell was
entirely out Of order and against the
rules, :and there is much comment t
about the course of the presiding. Off
Ger in allowing it to continue unre
buked.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20

dltlonal two million dollars from them
this year.
The companies which insure cotton
while in transit by rail or in store re-
Gently asseuted to the use of other ms
terial for covering the bales, and now
the marine underwriters decided that
they will not discriminate against any
proper material.
1t looks as if one greedy trust at least
is going to be defeated.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
ESTABLISHED 1865.

parts Of the city were flooded, very few
first floors escaping. Water damaged
the Chronicle building, located on
Broad street, in one of the highest sec
tons Of this city. II had the first floor
flooded. In the press room the en-
ployees We're up to their knees in water,
and it were only with great effort that
it kept out of the engine room long
enough to run the presses to get out
this mornings edition of the Chroni-
Gle. High water precludes the service
of boys and one Of the editors Of the
Chr2aicle had to wade between the
Chronicle office and the Western
Union office in water, because it was
too high to send boy, and receive the
Associated Press dispatches.
TO give an idea of the extent Of tlc
flood it is only necessary to state that
river steamboats, could have navigatcd
many streets. The Mississippi River
i'll It's IlilSIleSt lllDOD llCNc lOONc'l 4llplS
dangerous than the floods that rushed
through our streets.
Crops in the iowlands along the
Savannah River have been utterly de-
stroyed.
In the freshet of 1910, the severcst
ever known, the water did not reach
its present height by fifteen inches.
There is considerable distress in that
portion of the city where the people
were compelled to seek refuge in stores
and were cut off from food supplies by
water.
The waters commenced receding
slowly about ( this morning, and at 6
there had been fall offs inches. On
account of the extent OF the flood and
large territory covered the waters have
receded so slowly all day that boats
have been in general demand until to-
night.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-20
TIE CoNGAkGE CATASTROPHE.
Water Higher than Ever Before-The E;u:l
OF the River Plantations Com
plete.

COLUMBIA, September Fit is diff
cult to estimate with accuracy the
enormous loss caused by the csntin-
uance of the Congarec frcshet yes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-19

the fight. is all wrong in theory, undoubtedly,
eut after several disastrous wars TO get rid or
the system ninety-nine one-hundredths or the
railroad men Of the country believe that there
Is no other way of promoting stable rates or OF
protecting railroad investors II there were no
differentials, two or three lines, including the
Central and Pennsylvania, would carry eight
tenths Of the traffic"
Before the days of the pools the New York
Central brought west so per cent. Of the through
business, the Pennsylvania 80 per cent, and the
the operation OF the pool the Now York Central
got y per cent. and the Pennsylvania y per
cent, the reduction being due to more lines and
the granting OF differeutials TO lines which lost
their business IN maintaining the tarif as
aged upon. Recently the Pennsylvania has
been losing its hold on the west bound business,
and for that reason Is bitterly opposing the
differsntials.
AL prospects Of even a traffic agreement be-
tween the Cincinnati. Sandusky & Cleveland
and the Ohio, Indiana & Western roads are said
to have been blighted. so bitter has the feeling
become between the two interests. It is thought
that after the lat of January the o.. l. & W.. SO
far as business east Of Springfield over the c.,
S. & c. 10 concerned, will be at an end. For
tunately there is likely to be a closer traffic
arrangement entered into between the o., i. &
W. and the Erie, which will lead to the putting
on of a line of sleeping coaches between Peoria
and the East This will draw q good business,
and insure a closer interchange Of freights be.
tween the two lines.
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Washington Special.


When the President and Mrs. Cleveland en-.
tered and passed up the right-hand aisle Mr..
Butler offered Mrs. Cleveland his arm and thus
escorted she followed the President 20 the front
pew. She wore a velvet visiting dress OF Lon
don smoke color, with white bonnet and white
chrysauthemums and violets. Tue President
was IN ordinary morning dress and looked
weary.
Mrs. Fairchild wore q black lace dress over
black silk V-shaped side panels of white, a black
and white bonnet and q superb green cashmere
scarf over her shoulders. Mrs. Whitney wore
a blue green satin, trimmed with Insertions of
black jetted lace over pink and q green velvet
bonnet. Miss Bayard Was in brown velvet and
silk. Her sisters. Florence and Louise, ap-
pearec in black toilets. Mrs. Dickinson, wife
OF the Postmsster-geueral. wore dark blue
brocaded in black; Miss Villas. prune silk ard
white bonnet with lowers. All the Cabinet
were present except the Attorney-general
and Justice Lanaris long-ha,red poll was
pleasantly visible among his old mates.
To say that the President and his Cabinet
looked chastensd On this first public appearance
after the adverse popular verdict is TO speak
quite within the truth. The ladies' on their
arms carried themselves with more unconscious
ness and looked simply the genial gentlewomen
that they are. Mrs. Endicott, entering on the
arm Of her handsome son, William e. Endicott,
jr.. would have been a marked figure anywhere.
Her robe OF dove color sprigged with papsies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-19
Help Wanted in the South.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journah
AS q native of this State and q Republican,
1 call on our party, who will soon be in power,
to adopt some plan which will give US free cleo
tions and an honest count. There is no disguis-
ing the feet, something must be done. as the
white Republicans Of the Gulf States can't
much longer stand the merciless rule of the in
tolerant and proscriptive Democracy. The same
element which forced Us into revolution In 1861
are in complete control Of the State and federal
machinery in this State. Everything is in their
hands, and they will do anything to retain
power. They are as mercilsss and proscriptive
towards the honest element Of their own party
as they are towards the white and colored Re-
publicans. We have in this State
sixty six counties, and only eleven of
that number have negro majorities, SO you
see We have ffty-fve white and eleven negro
We can easily carry q majority OF the white
counties, but we must have some kind of pro-
lection, as every official. high and low, State and
federal, belongs to the revolutionary, proscriptive
aud count-out Democracy, who act on the prin-
ciple that no one who opposes them has any
rights which they are bound to respect. This
class OF men are now claiming that they intend
to control the next House of Representatives
and that sll Republican Territories will be- kept
opt until after 1892. The best solution I know Of
of this much-vexedq question is the passage of q
federal election law regulating federal elections.
See Gsneral letter to the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat of the 18th. Pass that or some
thing similar and you will hear no more of the
solid South. With a little backing the Repub-
licans IL this State will take care of themselves.
SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN,.
RIFNTNCHaN Ala Nov Is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-19
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
What a Montpelier Man Wants.


TO the Editor of the indianapolis Journals
There is a unanimity in this section Of the
State in regard TO the civil-service bill that goes
here. A prominent Republican said to-day, in
a conversation in regard TO the ACCESSIBILITY of
retaining in Office Democrats who were compe-
tent: "Why should we do that Are there not
just as competent men among Republicans-men
who are in sympathy with the principles Of the
par,y9'
The matter of civil service is English, and its
origin is essentially muewump. "Fill the prin-
cipal Offices with Republicans, but let the rail
way mail service and the smaller Offices alone, ,
says the
Is there any good reason why any Democrat
should be retained in Office when there are
plenty Of just as competent good men among
the Republicans who are ambitious to fill those
offcesi The success of the party which comes
into power March 4 was due to the work of Re-
publicans. and they are entitled TO the right to
demand that the Offices, no matter how email,
now held by their political opponents, be given
10 them.
The prime object of any election is to secure
control OF of the government. By far the larger
proportion or the offices are appointive. and the
objects OF the election are not fully attained IN
I'll the holders Of these positions are made in &C
cord with the party in power.
What we Republicans in this section Of Indi-
ana want and expect is that every Democrat
now holding Office under Cleveland be turned
out just IS soon as the thing can be done after
March 4. Life tenure of Office is un-Americap,
Is English, and no true Republican will advocate
It.
There is no nonsense about Republicans here.
They believe that the ends of good government
during the coming Republican administration
will be best subserved by turning out every DEM
ocratic employe and filling his place with a Repub-
lcan employe just as soon as it can be done, re-
gardless OF the civil service law e.. d. MoFFET.
MONTPELIER. Ind, Nov. II.
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Why the Baby Weeps,

Burdette. in Brooklyn Eagle.
"Why does the baby weep the first thing after
he is born?" He weeps. my son. or she weeps
as the case may be, whom he sees the grown-up
people about him. or her, and dlmly realizes
what he. or she. is coming to. If he had it to
do over again. in about forty years, he, or she,
would cry louder. Because thlal would know
moro. What do I mean by ''thlal2' Why, isn't
that the word the wise men invented some time
ago. to take the place OF the words she or sheF'
Well, If it isn't. it is the word | have invented
for that purpose. which answers quite as well,
and is quite as likely 10 come into general
use. In these days Of independent individual
ty. my son. in these times of Republican Demo
Gratis, Democrat Republicans. free-trade protec-
tionists. Bob I~ngsrsoil Presbyterians, Baptist
Catholics. he women and female men. spelling
refawrm, progressive euchre, universal dialect
and Volapuk, you may spell. write, speak and
phrase any way you Independently please, and
everybody will think You have good authority
for it. and a great many people will think you
are the latest fad. and will hasten to initiate you.
IL you wish to enforce q new pronunciation, use
it in the hearing or a man who hasn'tlooksd into
a dictionary since he went to school; he'll be the
first man to follow you.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-19
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Freight Traffic Improving.

:; Even under the unfavorable weather condi-
lions freight business with Indianapolis roads
seems to De improving. moro especially with
esst-and-west lines. The train records show
that last week there were received and for
warded ct indianapolis q total Of 20, ITO cars, of
which number 16,1G9 were loaded. which is
an increase in the loaded-car movement over
that of the week ending Nov. 10 OF $50 cars. but
in comparison with the corresponding weeks in
1887 and 1856 there is respectively a decrease Of
Psi and IS cars. The freight men have had
for three weeks past two serious obstacles to q
heavy business-frst, tho scarcity of cars, and
second, the bad weather, which makes it i'm
possible TO ship new corn, or, in fact, old corn
and oats. 1t is seldom at this season OF the
year that conditions are so uufayorable TO NOV
ing crops. Naturally. with the increased west
bound shipments resulting from reduced rates,
cars are becoming more plenty with roads
which bring west q large per cent. Of the ton
mage, as is the case with the c., st L. & p. and
the Bee-ine. Shipments Of grain eastward are
sown to a minimum. but the shipments Of pro-
v1sions and live stock, last week, showed q very
respectable increase over those Of any preced-
Ing week for some months past. There
q quite q heavy movement Of cotton
over some lines. Westward tho effects OF
the reduced rates are becoming apparent. es-
pecially in the tonnage OF heavy goods. such as
sugars, molasses, timers supplies and machin-
cry. West-bound shipment of anthracite Goals
are now lighter than at any time IN the last
sixty days. IL will be noticed that the volume
of business over the north-and-soarh lines keeps
up very well with that of preceding years.
Aside from local traffic, it is usually rather quiet
times with north-and- south roads IN November.
Local business is well up in tonnage to that OF
last year at the corresponding period, Indiana
Goals excepted. bat il would be much heavier if
the weather was more favorable. Shipments IN
here OF apples, potatoes and produce generally
are larger this fall than usual. 1t is stated that
some days as high as forty carloads of apples
and potatoes arrive. A considerable quantity
Of this produce, however, is shipped TO other
markets without breaking bulk. Should the
weather turn colder, il is likely that this class
Of traffic would fall of sharply. The hog crop
is beginning TO como to the market more freely,
and most Of IL is brought in on local rates. which
pay the roads good revenue. Below is given the
nEmber OF cars received and forwarded at this
point in the week ending Nov. IL, as compared
with the corresponding weeks in 1887 and
1856.
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