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Anarohists on the Kampoua

CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE Stars and
Stripes waved aloft tonight amid a
scene of excitement unequalled since
the Haymarket riot. Over a thousand
Anarchists or Anarchist sympathizers
had crowded into the West 18th street
Turner Hall to commemorate the day
on which their fellow Anarchists were
hanged. 1t was the most decisive de.
monstration Of the kind in this city
since the day the police were murdered.
The speeches were extreme, and red
emblems covered everything.
The climax came during the incen-
diary ~,itterances Of Henry Weissman,
editor of the New York Baker, a Ger
man trades paper. Inspector of Police
Hubbard, accompanied by Lieut. Glib
bons and a squad Of officers in citizens
clothes, were seen to quietly approach
the stage. They ordered the American
flag placed among the flaming crimson
banners, which were conspicuous every
where. Instantly there was a profound
sensation in the motley audience, and
the police where Kissed from all parts
of the building.
Mrs Lucy Parsons, who occupied a
chair against the rear will, shrieked
out: "Hang the murderers of my hus-
band!" In a second papdemonium
reigned. Inspector Hubbard unninch-
ingly ordered the suspension of the
meeting until his commands were
obeyed, and the police took control.
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Monumenc to MIR Davis.

RICHMOND, VA, Nov. ga commit.
tee representing the Ladies' Holly wood
Memorial Association called on Mrs
Jefferson Davis to. day with the view
of expressing tho desire Of that associa-
ticn to be allowed the custody of the
remains of Mr.. Davis. Various places
of sepulcher were talked of including
the grounds of the White House Of the
Confederacy. Mrs. Davis said that her
husband had Otter expressed his aver
sion to any public, noisy thoroughfare
as a place of burial and had desired a
quiet, secluded place for himself, where
his whole family might rest near him.
She said she had finally decided on
Hollywood Cemetery, but had MT as
yet selected the exact spot. She assured
the ladies that as soon as her selection
was made and the interment took place
she would then turn over the whole
section to the Hollywood Memorial AS
sociatiou. Mrs. Davis has a son (Joseph)
buried in Hollywood. 1t Is also the
place Of interment of some eighteen
thousand Confederate soldiers. Mrs.
Davis expressed her earnest desire to
make Richmond her future home, and
said 1T was no longer a question of any
thing but means. If she can make sat
~isfactory financial arrangements she
will soon be back here to spend the rest
Of her days. The site Of the monument
to Mr.. Davis will be left in the hands of
the DAVIS Monument Association.
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Cheap School looks.

There is no question about it our
school books cost too much, and we
are glad to know that there is a proba.
bility of the people being able 10 to
buy them cheaper. The matter of great
est Importance that came up before the
State Board of School Examiners at it's
recent meeting in Columbia was the re-
port Of the Superintendent of Educa-
tion, touching his efforts TO secure a re-
duction in the prices of the books on
the. State list. The report shows a 20
siderable reduction made from the orig
inal prices. For instance, Webster's
Academic Dictionary Is reduced from
$1.75 to $3.50. Most of the firms cor
responded with wrote that they would
sell books to dealers at 20 per cent. dis
count SO that they could be retailed at
the reduced prices. Various firms write
that they are ready at all times to CO.
operate with the board in any measure
TO remed5 the high prices at which To-
cal dealers are selling books. AS to the
best means of securing sale at reduced
retail prices, Mr.. Mayfeld suggested
that an official bulletin be hung in
each school giving the prices of books,
together with a statement to the effect
that if the books are not furnished
thereat by local book sellers they could
be procured at publishers rates.
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Fail. The indictment referred to in
the first and second paragraphs Of this
communication Will go before the
Grand Jury of Barnwell county tomor-
row.
3. The conduct of the sheriff, Mi. Ian
caster, which you requested me to in
yestigate a. the same time, was iDquir-
ed iu,o, and / am satisfied no steps
should be taken against him, for in the
first place he tried to arrest WI Nc
Fail, even going co far as to offer the
sum of $50 from his own to ac-
comrliDg this result. In the second
the alleged arrest of w. L.. McFail by
III. H. Hin could be objected to except
the giving of a certificate of said arrest,
and in this last matter he declined to
give sucn certificate until his attorney,
a very highly esteemed and gifted law
yerof the Barnwell bar had recommend
ed such a course for his adoption. I'm
der such circumstances, l repeat, no
proceedings should be had against him.
l would lily discharge my duty in the
premises il neglected to bear testi.
mony to the cordial cooperation of
the most worthy solicitor of the Second
circuit, Hon. w. Perry Murphy, and as
well TO his ability as counsel.
Respectfully,
Y. j. Pope, Attorney General.
HILL TELLS WHAT lie DID.
The following letter from the alleged
captor of McFail, received by Governor
yesterday, Is very interesting coming
as it does along with the above:
BARNwELL, S. c., Nov. 8, 1891.
To His Excellency, Gov. d. II. Tillman:
l reiterate the assertion that l did
arrest McFail. l concede the fact that
/ could not have arrested him had he
resisted mt; but he and L being friends
and as he Intended to surrender before
court and his trial, he yielded to my,
wishes and allowed the arrest made,
that l might get the reward. This
was done at my request, and If there
was anything wrong in it, it was an err
ror from the head and not from the
heart. Now, in order to stop this I'M
fortunate newspaper warfare, and to
put q speedy end to it, 1 make no fur
ther claims to the reward. Yours,
with great respect,
III. III. HILL.
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The Little Children that are Gone.

Why do they come, asks the Chicago
Advance, these little ones that enter
Il homes by the gateway Of suffering,
and that linger with us a few months,
uttering no words, smiling in Il mys.
ferrous silence, yet speaking eloquently
all the time of the purity and sweet.
ness OF heavenp Why must they open
the tenderest fountain Of our natures
only to leave them so soon, choked with
the bitter tears of loss? 1t is impossi
bic wholly to answer such questions of
the tortured heart. but one can say, in
general, that these little temporary
wanderers from a celestial home, come
and 90 because Of the great love of God,
1t is an inestimable blessing to have
been parent of a child that has the
stamp of heaven upon its brow, to hold
1t in ones arms, to minister to it, to
gaze fondly down into the little up
turned face, and to rejoice in the un.
sullied beauty of its smiles, and then to
give it back to God at his call, with the
thought that in heaven, as upon earth,
it is still our own child, a member of
the household, still to be counted al.
ways as one OF the children whom God
hath gwen us. Such a love chastens
and sanctities the hearts of the father
and mother, carries them out beyond
time and sense, and gives them a hold
upon the unseen. AS things of great
value always cost, it is worth all the
sorrow to have known this holy affec.
ton, and to have this treasure in heav-
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IN THE aIoHT.

Sometimes IN The night when 1 sit and
,sar The straDgest things,
AS my brain grows hot with a bun ming
thought
That struggles for form and wings.
i can hear the beat of my swift blood's feet
AS 1t speeds with q rush and q whirr,
From heart to brain and back again,
Like a race. horse under the spur.
With my SOULS fine ear / listen aud hear
The tender silence speak,
AS 1t leans on the breast OF night to rest
And presses his dusky cheek.
And tho darkness turns In its sleep and
yearns
For something that is kin
And l hear the hiss OF a scorchjng kiss,
AS 1t folds and fondle5 sin.
In It's hurryiDg race thro' leagues Of space
/ can hear the earth catch b. cath,
AS 1t heayes and means INT shudders and
grOanS
And longs for the rest of death.
And high and far from a distant star,
Whose name Is unknown to me,
L hear a voice that says, "Rejoicel
For 1 keep ward DER theer'
Oh, sweet and strange are the sounds that
range
Thro' the chamber of the night;
And the watcher who waits by the dim,
dark gates
May hear IL he lists Alright.
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Bette Than Any B ank
Mutual Life lns Go
OF NEW YORK.

-
Total Assets now $147 ,154.OO1 20.
No other investment in the
world is SO absolutely safe, or con
sidering the protection, more pro-
fitable than a life or endowment
policy in The Mutual Life Ipsur-
ance Company of New York, for
the following reasons
Ist. The contrect is based upon
a natural and universally operating
law of mortality, backed by the
good faith and continued payments
of the largest number (1S2 ,o13 in
1881 Of carefully selected lives
insured in any company on the re-
serve fund system.
and. The Mutual Life has the
largest reserve fund Of any insur-
ance company in the world-being
now over 47,ooo,o 900.
3rd. During the torty-seven
years Of its business, it's receipts
from interest alone have paid all
death claims and left a surplus
therefrom of$1I,3I5,9o1 GO.
4th. Its interest receipts have
exceeded all expenses of manage.
ment by the enormous sum of$ss,.
447,a4o.8o.
9Th. Its annual income in 1880
~excseding all the requirements for
paying death claims, matured en-.
dowments, annuities, surrender
values, dividends to policy-holders
and expenses Tin all amounting to
81 ,oa9,5o2.oI) by nearly ten mil
lions Of dollars, or exactly So $751;.
1898.
9th. The Mutual Life has al
ready paid to and accumulated for
is policy-holders over 1886 ,ooo,-
900, which is double the transac-
ton of any other company in the
world.
No other financial system can
give such protection and security,
nd is so we'll guarded on every
side against the disturbing elements
that undermine and overthrow the
best laid plans and methods of men
acting in their individual capacity.
REM EMBER THE COMPANY
-THE-
|AQt0l Lifts Ina. Go.
OF NEW YORK.
ED. L.G NAND, Columbia, 8. C..
General Agent.
M. 7. SIMPSON, Cross Hill, S. c..
. Agent.
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Horrible Eastern storIes,

SAN FRANCISCO, November 4.--The
GLOWING Chinese advices have been
received per steamer City of Rio
Janeiro: The particulars of a serious
riot in the province of Erukien have
reached Hong Kong. The scene of
trouble is Teppua, which was attacked
by three thousand insurgents. One
unfortunate fellow fell into the hands
of the insurgents, who nailed his hands
and feet to a board and cut him up.
The victim was considered to have
been made a sacrafice to the flag.
For three days the city held out. The
insurgents seized a favorable moment
to send a large force under cover of
their own fire to storm the defence.
The walls were low and were easily
scaled. a bloody struggle ensued, re-
sulting in favor Of the attacking party.
The leader, Chen, was the first one to
leap over, and rushing straight to Mag.
istrate's Yamen, he first liberated all
the prisoners and then searched for the
magistrate and his family. The depu.
ty magistrate was last seen fighting
hand to hand against overwhelming
foes. dispnting every inch of ground
AT last accounts 1000 Imperial troops
were on the march against the rebels.
News from Vladivostock, on Sep.
TENDER ", said: Quite a numter OF
lately escaped convicts have been re.
captured recently, some dead and
others alive. Russians are paying sc
ronbles premium for live criminals
and 70 roubles for dead ones if brought
in.
AT Yokohama the damage caused by
the violent storm of September ii was
very serious to both life and property
1t is nov definitely known that eighty.
two lives were lost and thirty-seven
hundred houses entirely DESTROYED
Seven hundred and eighty vessels were
carried out to sea or sunk. In addition
great damage was coused to crops
The loss to property is roughly esti.
mated at 100000.
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Iianos and organs.

N. w. TRUMP. 1874 Main Street Co
lumbia, S. g., sells Pianos and Organs,
direct from factory. No agents com,
missions. The celebrated Chickering
tiano. Mathushek Piano, celebrated
for its c%learness of tone, lightness of
touch and lasting qualities Mason 81
Hamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up
right Pianos, from 1926 up. Mason &
Hamlin Organs surpassed by none. Ster-
ling Organs, $50 up. Every Instrument
guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days
trial, expenses botn ways, If not salts.
factory. Sold on Instalments.
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ATLRRWLg PLUNGE no pEA1H.
Seventeen Men Knisd and two Eatsn,
Injured.

Seventeen Men Killed and two Fatally
Injured.
BUTTE, Mont, Nov. 4.-Seventeen
men met instant death In an awful form
in the treat Anaconda mine near here
at midnight. The time had come to
shift the gangs of men, and a cage full
OF miners returning from work
stepped out into the open air. Their
places were at once taken by nineteen
men, who were TO take up the work they
had just abandoned and the cage was
started toward the depths belo ". The
rope had been unwound but q couple OF
times from the slowly revolving wind
lass, when there was a sudden snap. A
cry of horror from the shaft, in which
the cage was but q moment before, went
up from the men who had a moment be-
fore come to the surface. The rope had
broken, and the cage, with its nineteen
inmates, was precipitated to the bottom
of the mine.
It was some little time before assist
ance could be sent them. The shaft
down which they had plunged to their
death was useless, and other ways of
getting at the place where they had fall
len could not be found. Fortunately,
there was some help for the dead, and
dying in the mine itself. A number of
miners, who were through work, and
waiting to be relieved, were at the bot.
tom of the shaft, waiting for the cage to
take them out. Amidst them narrowly
missing some, the cage dashed. 1t broke,
aud before their horror. stricken eyes
were the mangled hodies of their COM
panions, whom they were awaiting.
When they had recovered from the
shock word of the accident was sent
through the mine, and from the dark
ness came men hurrylng to the relief.
There was little, however, that they
could do. Of the nineteen men who
made the fearful ride, seventeen were
dead, their forms crushed out Of all
semblance to those Of human beings,
while the two who were yet breathing
have no hopes of recovery. Their COM
rades bore them out of the ruin, and
awaited help from above, but any aid
that could have been given them was
useless.
The Anaconda mine is the biggest in
this territory. 1t employs 400 men, and
was r%eopened, after q long closing, Oc-
tober %. The fact that it was reopened
on a Friday vas commented on at the
time by superstitions miners, and many
were afraid to work in It,
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COTTON SAMPLE IMPROVED
ONE CENT PEER POUND KsY
ACTUAL TEST.

at the gin of Mr.. +. III. Roberts in Rich.
land County, just before starting his Sailor
Elevator one bale a been ginned by the
old method. just after starting the Eleva-
tor another bale was ginned from the same
pile. Without knowing Ibis fact the cotton
buyer offered one cent per pound more for
the bale ginned with the use of the ElcvL-
tor. Read the statements Of the buyer and
seller:
COPY.
This will certify that of two samples of
cotton offered us today by Mr.. Rowan Rose
the market value OF one exceeded that OF
the other by one cent per pound.
~[Signed.) ID. CRAWFORD SONS.
COPY.
ThisS will certify that the two bales of
cotton offered as above were both from the
same pile of seed cotton, aud ginned in the
saIne gin. One wa carried to the gin in
baskets and ono through the Sailor Seed
Cotton Elevator.
~(Signed.) j. X. ROSE.
The best Gins. Presses, Elevators,
Engines and the best machinery of all
kinds, for sale by
W. II. GIBBES. JR., Sc CO..
COLUMBIA. S. q.
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School Children of tho state.

SATURDAY. Superintendent of Educa.
ton MayGeld compiled other figures
concerning the schools Of the State,
which are even more interesting than
those alrerdy given. The statistics fol-
lowing arc taken from his annual report,
and show the comparative numbers of
pupils, by races, TOR this year as COM
compared with last year. In the average
attendance the figures presented show a
slight decrease, but Oconee County is
outstanding and last year its total was
2,4l5, which would m Ike a uniform in
crease. In the enrolment figures Oconce
is also left out.
TOTAL ENROLMENT.
White-Males, this year, G,491; last
year. 4G 800; increase, l31. Females,
this year, 43, 5SS; last year, 1902; IN.
crease, 4SG, Total whites, this year,
90,079; last year, 1872; increase, 7O7.
Colored-Males, this year, 55,l37;
last year, 5l,131; increase, 1,OO6;
Females, this year, G0.33G; last year,
5S,757; increase, 1879. Total cvlored,
this year, 1l5,4G7; last year, Ill, 1888;
increase, 1879.
Total ma)es-Thls year, 10l 1922; last
year, 100, 40l; increase, 1,13I.
Total temales-This year, 1O3 ,924;
last year, l0l 100; increase, 2.l55; grand
total, this year, 205,54G; last year, 2O3,
14l; increase, 2,403.
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE.
Whitc-Males, this year, 33, 76G; last,
3l.O03; decrease, 327. Females, this
year, 32,02l; last, $4,000; decrease,
LOGS. Tota' whites this wear, G5, 700,
last, 67,lS5; decrease, 1,475.
CARBOHYDRATES, this year, SO, 2O3;
last, 3S,2G3; decrease, GO. Females, this
year, 42, l05; last, 1881; decrease,
l5G. Total colored, this year, so. 1893;
last, S0,Gl4. decrease, ZIG.
Tatal5-Males this year, 1860; last.
72,35G; decrease, 387. Total females
this year. 74,249; last, 75,443; decrease,
l,224. Grand total this year, LAG, 1873
last, II7, 100: decrease, l.6ll.
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THE PRESS AND BANNER directs the
attention Of the Legislature to the es-
adjustment Of a State poor house in
place of the present county poor houses.
1t claims that there is no more sense in
having a county poor house than there
would be i'll having a county peniten-
tiary or Il county lunatic asvlum.
There is force in the suggestion. The
paupers could be better cared for in a
State institution.
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sue NOV HOE nraIna one.

JAsPER Tenn, Noy. G.zMfs.D Davis,
wife of one of the convict guards at In
man, where one OF the largest convtatI
camps In tho state is located, commE
ted suicide. She blew her brains out
with a shotgun. She left a note to her
husband saying that she had rather be
dead than to be living With him There
is some mystery about the matter, and
tits believed thai the inhumanity OF
( convict labor ZDore heavily on her
SnaindA
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Water Being Sold.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Nov. 6.-There is no
more prospect Of rain than than there
was two months ago and everybody
views the situation with alarm. Wells,
streams and ponds are completely dry
ties nothing like this has been kno wn.
In many inland towns, like Charles
town. water is being sold.
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Leesville College,


URINARY, ACADEMIC, COLLEGI-
l. ATE ard COMMERCIAL COURSES;
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, Elocu-
ton, Physical Culture, Cooking. Dress Gut
ting, Domestic Economy, Weekly Bible
Studies. Nine teachers. En- ollmcnt, last
year $50. Pupils from thirteen counties.
Strong moral and religious influence. No
bar room nearer than seven miles.
Healthful location, 700 feet above the
level of the sea, 400 feet above Columbia,
1913 feet above Aiken. Elegant building.
Young ladies can board with the President.
Only College in the State that makes pro-
vision for young ladies' to reduce expenses
by doing domestic work. Seventeen young
ladies aided this way last year. Expenses
for literary course aud board for ten
months. 500 to $3.50; music, SO; bookkecp-
ing, $50. Next session opens September
esd. For catalogue address
l.. Il. HAYNES, A. NJ,
PRESIDENT,
Sep 9-3mos LccSville. S.
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"CONSPlRACY AND PERJURY"
Williams, McFai1, Senior, and Hi, the
CaptOr, to be Inlicted,

Williams, McFail, Senior, and Hi, the
Captor, to BIO Indicted.
COLUMBIA, $. g., Nov. 1.-THE crisis
In the McFail-IIill reward matter has
been passed, and the result is the prose
cution of McFail, pe,e, Lawyer e.. w.
M. Williams, of this city, and I'll. III.
Hill, on the charge Of conspiracy and
perjury, in the state courts, and on a
to surrender to him with the intention
Of procuring the re ward offered.
Attorney General Pope, who went
down to Barnwell to Investigate, re-
turned to the city yesterday morning,
and very soon the result of his investi-
cations ere whispered around on Law
Range, causing a considerable stir
among the lawyers.
The result of Gen. Pope's ~investiga-
tions are contained in the following
statement presented by him to Governor
Tillman yesterday morning:
To His Excellency, B. R. Tillman, the
Governor of the State of South Caro-
lima:
Your EXCELLENCY-In response to
your letter of the 9TH inst., requesting
me to personally superintend, on this
day, In Barnwell, an examination into
the recent occurrences touching the re-
ward offered by you for the apprehension
OF w. J.. McFail, charged with murder,
and while evading arrest for said al.
legged crime, 1 beg leave to report:
That ON this morning / proceeded to
BarnWell and made an investigation OF
the matter referred to me, with the fol.
result:
Z H. became thoroughly convinced that
~the9cause of good government In this
State required that an Indictment fol
conspiracy should be preferred against
theeIder McFaibG q. w. 81. Williams and
III. III. Htn.
al wal equally satisfied that indicty
ments forperjury shonld,b be handed ou.
against q. Nv. M. Wiliams and "A. Nc
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ZINC FafaI Onrrant.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. 10.-John
Battler, o lineman in the employ of the
electric Light Company here, while
attempting TO adjust light on a pole
~ tne union Depot tonight, touched q
ing forty feet to the ground,
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LUMMUS AND VAN WRINKLE COT.
TON GINS AND COTTON PRESSES.
We offer Saw Mill Men and Ginncrs
bought and at bottom prices.
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Yours ~respectfully.

B.'R. TILLMAN, Governor.
According to instructions Attorney
General Pope will be in Barnwell to-
morrow, where the Court Of General
Sessions opens in the morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-18

Chestnuts have been very abundant In the
nergen county woods this autumn, and the
high winds have blown them Off the trees. so
that gathering them has been an easy task.
Coons also have been quite plentiful. bmt
less readily captured. Consequently. when
14.ycar-old Jerry Brown was shaking 4 we'll
laden chestnut tree on the Bergen county
Short Cut road. near rutherford. few days
ago. and big coon dropped from the branches
on his back. he determined to carry the animal
homo alive II possible. and. with this purpose
IN view, he took Eise,liEo, grp Of the Goon,s
dug Its claws into the boys neck Jerry began
to twist the thick tail. and tho claws sank
deeper. The question now was which had the
lie had II.
After couple Of minutes Of twisting on one
cd shrill yell. and. breaking loose. he snrang
hack into the tree. leaving his tail IN Jerry
Browns hands. jerry tells tho story lms self.
and, MS evidence of its truth. he shows u badly
lacerated neck and coon's tail. Moreover.
on every sunny afternoon and on most Of the
stormy ones he may be seen, armed With his
bro,her's double. barrelled shot gun. sitting
under the chestnut tree waiting for the tallless
coon to come within range.