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Can this Be True3

The Piedmont Headlight. In recent
issue, says the oil mills have conSplred
to rob the farmer Of .one-third the value
of his cotton seed, and says 1t learns
from the Macon Telegraph that the oil
mills In Georgia and South Carolina
have entered into an agreement 1y
which they pledge themselves not TO
pay exceeding fifteen cents per Dusnel
for seed, and each mill. great and small,
has put up forfeit that will revert to
the syndicate In the event that one
dares to violate the agreement In the
neiehboring States Of Alabama and
Tennessee cotton seed are worth "a
csnts and hundreds Of Georgia farmers
are shipplng their supply to other
States. This is just what should be
done In South Carolina, where the trust
ia in full force. Here our farmers are
reouired to sell their seed at nine cents
ner busheI less than their market value,
In order that a few individuals may
reap large gains. And this combine
does not stop at cotton seed. but the
Georgia papers tell US that the fertilizer
factories, after getting the farmers
seed at 4 reduced value, have pledged
themselves to greatly advance the
price of fertilizers next spring, and
will demand from $26 to $28 per ton.
In fact, these companies now refuse to
quote prices on large lots of fertilizers,
as they are not ready as yet for their
little game 20 be exposed. This trust
Is c0nsp: racy against the farmer ana
labOrers, and far more oppressive ana
Ubiquitous il It's designs than was tnat
jute baggiug trust IL Is a trust that
oppresses the producer and deprlVes
him of a fair price for his property.
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Will Take 8 H aud.

CHARLESTON, s. c., Nov. 10.-The
Clyde Steamship Company, which has
heretofore offered no resistance to the
State conss ables In the search for IL
quors transported by its vessels, today
declared open war against the dlspen.
sary law and will fight itin the courts
to the bitter end. On the 10th Of Sep
tember the constabularly seized twelve
barrels of beer in the Clyde warehouse
and the agent, J. E. Edgerton, was ar
rested and gave bond. Since that time
the constabularly have made numer-
GUS seizures. Today Agent Edgerton
was surrendered by his bondsmen and
at once went into the United States
Court on habeas corpus. The petition
alleges that Edgerton's arrest and Inn.
prisonment are illegal because the Dis.
pensary law Is unconstitutional. The
hearing of the case was fixed for No
vember 20.
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The Augusta Exposition.

AUGUSTA Ga, Nov. 14.-For the
third time in the history of Augusta
have the people of this city been
Joined by Representatives Of over half
Of the States or the Union In the for
NAL opening Of the Augusta Eyposi-
tion. O. this occasion however there
Is Joined with this enterprise the Geor-
gia State Fair, under the management
of the Georgia State Agricultural Soci-
ETY., the two combined forming an ex-
position that will equal In Its scope
and magnitude any similar enterprise
ever attempted In the history Of the
South. Today fifty thousand people
turned out to witness the grand pro-
cession of military, civic bodies and the
6remen of the city that paraded the
principle streets and wound up at .he
Exposition building which was packed
with a hustllng bustling crowd of good
natured humanity. In the procession
there was Governor Northen of Geor-
gia, Ex-Governor Mcdaniel and Gen.
Clement A. Evans, the most probable
future Governor now before the people
In the building is the finest agricultu.
raj display of Southern products ever
seen, fifteen counties of Georgia and
South Carolina and the collective eX-
hibit of the State Of South Carolina
participating. In the industrial, me-
chanical and electrical departments
nearly all Of the States and eight na-
tions are represented, while among the
other attractions are many of the best
features from the Midway Plaisance
at the Worlds Fair. President Pat.
rick Walsh, of the Augusta Exposition
Company, delivered the opening ad.
dress, after prayer by Rev. Lansing
Burrows. Mayor Alexander and Gov
ernor Northen also made addresses.
The divine benediction was asked by
Rev. J. T. Plunket, and then amid the
widest enthusiasm awakened by the
stirring notes of "Dixie" from the cor
net of Miss Alice Raymons. Of Wash
ington, D. c., the Augusta Exposition
and Georgia State Fair was formally
opened.
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Blown to Atoms.

BARDsTowN, KY, Nov. 12.-The
fury of at least a part of the mob that
would have hanged Phil Evans has at
Ia st vented itself in an awful manner:
At IL O'Clock last night tho house OF
Evans two miles in the woods back OF
Samuels station was blown up with
dynamite and a fusllade of shots fired.
The fragments OF the dwelling burned
until nothing but the bricks are left.
The aged mother of Evans and bis vile
aud daughter though known to have re-
tired last night are nowhere to be fonnd.
There is every reasan to believe that
thew were blown to atoms.
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CHICAGO, I'LL, Nov. l5.-John A
Drake, treasurer Of the Indiana, ILL
nois and Iowa Railroad Company, was
sandbagged and robbed of $4,000 ir
the Office Of the company on the ninth
floor Of the Rookery building at
o'clock to-day. Drake had the money
in alittle hand satchel and was prepar.
ing to 20 out on the road to pay the
employees. He had first placed the cash
In the valise and was about to leave
the Office, when two men stole up be-
hind him and felled him to the floor by
several hard blows on the head. The
treasurer was Knocked nearly In en-
sible and ere he could move finger In
defense, he claims the thieves tore the
satchel from his hand and rushed out
of tt 9 Office, slamming the door as they
went. They rode down In an elevator
very unconcernedly and made theil
escape.
Drake notified the central station as
soon as possible and by 8 O'clock
ever detective that Inspector Shea
could spare was put to work\ on the
case. It was the most daring sensa.
tional robbery that has occurred In
Chicago in many years. Occurring as
it did In one Of the best known Office
buildings in the city, right 10 the very
heart of the business district, the crime
caused the greatest excitement. The
early hour selected by the thieves is all
that prevented their immediate cap
ture. It has been the custom Of the
treasurer to pay the employees OF the
road In checks. Had the custom been
continued, the startling robbery
would not have been attempted in all
probability, but within the past week,
the officials of the company decided to
pay the men In currency.
From the story told by Treasurer
Drake, it appears evident that the rob.
bers knew of this change. In some
way they learned that Drake intended
to call at the Office, get the money and
take an early train. They must have
followed him into the building, around
the North corridor Of the ninth floor
and waited until be had secured the
money from the vault. They then
sprang on him, struck swift blows on
the head with q weapon presumably q
sandbag, and when he sank to the floor
insensible, seized the hand bag and sue.
cessfuuy escaped into the street.
Where they went then detectives are
trying to find out. Every effort was
mad to keep the robbery secret
Mr.. Whitehead, General Agent Of the
road was found at the office In the
Rookery at IL o'clock, anil refused
at first to give any Of the details Of the
robbery, but finally said that the
amount of money stolen was about
$4,000. Drake has been with the In.
diana. Illinois and Iowa Railroad ever
since it was organized He and his
father, the President. are part owners
of the property.
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Caught at Last.

COLUMBIA 8. c., Nov. 15.-William
Carpenter, one of the most noted young
white criminals this State has ever
known, who escaped with the halter
almost around bis neck, from behind
bars, 9 troop Of military and what not
some years ago, has been tratled down
at last and Is now in jail at Macon, Ga,
awaiting the arrival of South Carolina
officers to bring him back here.
Whether he will be executed or wheth.
er he will be sent to the penitenIiary
to join young Whitfield Murrell who
was convicted along with him OF the
murder of Preston Yonce in Edgedeld,
remains to be seen. A few days ago
the murdered mans father and Sheriff
Outz of Edgeaeld arrived here and told
the Governor that they had been noti-
fed of the mans arrest. The Governor
yesterday issued a reqdisition upon the
Governor OF Georgia and deputized j.
w. Hardee to bring Carpenter back to
the scene of his crime. Carpenters
crims is familiar to the public, al.
though it was committed several years
ago. He and Whitfield Murrell mur.
QGT6u I IES6tUA = OhSOS o HAShAtASAAS
young man Of Edge6eld county. They
were convicted Of the murder at the
November term Of the Court of Gensr-
al Sessions of that county. In Decem-
ber,, 1889, just a short time before they
were to have been hanged, they escaped
from Jail. Their escape created talk
all over the State. Murreu was rear
rested not long after and his sentence
was commuted to ten years In the pen
itentiary. He is now serving his SEN
tence. Carpenters disappearance was
as complete as If he had been swal-
lowed. Nothing was heard OF him un.
til a few days ago when the snerlI OF
Edge6eId was notified Of his arrest In
Macon. The man who arrested him
will get nice sum. There Is q total
reward of $3.50 for him-ee5O offered
by the Governor and 800 offered by
the sheriff of Edgefeld.-State.
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An EKplRnAtton.

COLUMBIA, 8. G., Nov. 15.-The
grand jury of Georgetown County in,a
recent preeentment jumped on State
Dispenser D. ID. Traxler for selling H.
quors that were short measure. Mr..
Trailer was asked about the matter
yesterday. He said that when the
glass factories, with whom the State
had contracts for the Dispensary bot.
ties shut down In July and no regular
Dispensary bottles could be obtained,
the State was compelled to buy q few
bottles somewhere else to fill in with.
After q lot Of these were put up and
shipped out Mr.. Traxler discovered
that they were short measure, but it
was too late to remedy the matter then.
He determined, however, to remedy
the matter as far as possible and sent
out the following circular to all the
Dispensers In the State which will ex.
plain the matter and set MIR. Traxler
right. The circular is as follows:
Dispenser: I wish to call your at
rention to the fact that your orders for
pints and half pints are not filled for
the reason We have no. TASKS. The
glass factories all closed down on July
/ and did not resume until September
l, since which time we have not been
able to receive new goods, but we will
be getting them In now and your ord
ers will receive the prompt attention
they deserve. You will discover that
we have put some pints and half pints
In green, fiat tasks without the palmet.
to t. ee blown therein. Some of them
do not exactly hold full measure and
you will so inform your people that
they will not be disappointed. We
were forced to this In order to, as near
ly as possible, meet the demand In this
emergency and our inability to pro-
cure others. In buying In tasks, you
will only buy those with the design
blown into them and see that they are
well cleaned of the wax. In remitting,
If you send exchange, let it be on Co.
lumbia, Charleston or New York, as
your banks charge s25 cents. Return
all boxes and wrappers promptly and
in good order. Respectfully,
d. II, TRAILER State Com.
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She Was q Heroine.

NUNDA, N. Y, Nov. 16.-The village
schoolhouse ar Coopersville, two miles
north of here, was an old frame struct-
ure. In it were 10 scholars. In charge
of the village teacher Miss May Porter.
Besides the scholars there was little
Willard johnson, son Of Conrad John.
son. He was too young to 90 to school
and his father had left him In Miss
Porter's care for the day. Outside the
door was an ashpile and near that
woodshed. just after the noon recess
Miss Porter noticed smoke at the door,
and told one of the boys to see what
caused 1t. The woodshed had caught
fire from the ashpile, and when the boy
opened the door mass Of fames
struck him In the face,
The scholars took one look at the
door and then ran shrieking to Miss
Porter's desk. She ran to the door. but
saw escape by 1t was impossible. The
only way to save the children was to
drop them out of the window. Two of
the largest boys leaped out Of the win
dow, and to them Miss Porter began
handing out the children. As, she
lifted them up one by one the flames
came nearer, and the room grew black
with smoke, which almost stlhed her.
She could easily have abandoned her
pupils and saved her own life, but she
stayed.
At last all were saved but little VIII
lard Johnson. He did not know what
to do, end ran hither and thither chased
by the tongues Of fire. Miss Porter
started to catch him but he ran direct.
ly into the most fiery part Of the room
breathed the flames and dropped. Miss
Porter ran to him, but the fire, which
was already going through the window
from which she had passed 19 ch ildren
caught her clothing and she fell by the
side of the child. Melvin Chambers
climbed upon the window sill to help
his teacher, but was driven back. He
climbed up again and saw Miss Porter
rise, with the child in her arms, and
take step forward. A great whirl of
fire swept around her and she fell.
Then she made one more effort, and as
the flames drove the boy back he saw
her fall again with the Johnson boy In
her arms. The 10 children stood there
and saw the schoolhouse reduced to
ashes. The district is sparsely settled
and 1t was some time before aid ar
rived. When 1t did there was nothing
left but the smouldering ruins. In a
few hours the bodies of Miss Porter
and Willard Johnson were found In a
yard Of where the window was. Both
were burned beyond recognition, but
the larger held In its twisted and black
ened arms the smaller body.
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Extermiuate tho Family.

TORONTO, Kan, Nov. BE. T:
Barnard, eighty years old, last night
shot and killed his wife, aged sixty.
three, bis daughter, aged thirty.slx and
then himself. He left letter saying lie
had outlived his usefulness. It's sup
posed he had been contemplating this
crime some time. he recently bought
q lot In the cemetery.
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A Death Trap,

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Nov. 13.-C. 81.
Van, an advertising solicitor, and his
wife retired last night in a folding bed.
The bed by some movement began to
close up. Mrs. Van started to leap out
but was caught and Van was crushed so
badly that he will be q cripple for life.
His spinal cord was strained and he ls
paralysed in the lower extremities. It
is thought he will die. The wife Is also
badly bruised.
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WHITES.
Male. Female Total

AS compared with the figures OF Iour
years ago, the asylum has now under
treatment 81 more white and 10 more
colored patients. The per capita cost
of maintenance the past year was 65
cents per head year more than last
year.
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ment. Judge Hudson, after argument
for and against the motions, decided
against the constitutionality Of the
law and rendered an opinion In favor
of the defendant. An appeal was
promptly taken from his decision and
the case is now in the Supreme
Court" -,
No dispensary cases developing
since October are included in this re-
port.-The State.
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committee, instead of receiving public

hearing.
Congressman Magner of New York
is protesting vigorously against the
placing of cotton bagging on the free
list and has announced to Democratic
members of the ways and means COM
mittee that he will vote against their
bill If it contains this provision.
Congressman Bland of Missouri has
also come to the front lately In the role
of one of those dissatisfied with the
proposed tariff bill, and Is reported as
threatening to vote against the bill and
fight it on the floor of the House II 1t
places wool on the free list.
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ElrurinR on Einanceg.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 15.-Oae of the
subjects to engage the attention OF
Cong ress when it conVenes In regular
session at the beginning Of December,
will be q new banking currency sys'
tenn. The monetary necessities OF the
country has reached such an acute con-
dition that radical legislation on this
subject has become an immediate prob
ability.
In tho past two weeks Congressman
Springer, of Illinois, chairman Of the
House commlttee on banks and cur
renoy, Senator Voorhees,, Of Indiana,
chairman Of the Senate Committee on
finance. Congressman Dewitt Warner,
of New York, and others who will be
prominent In legislation on this sub
ject this winter, have been engaged IN
frequent consultations with the fresi-
dent, Secretary Of the Treasury, comp
troller of the Currency and other imam
cial officers of the administration with
Q view to legislation which will pro-
vide q larger and more convertible
circulating medium, without involving
financial or political embarrassment
that would grow out Of revival OF
dat money days. Chairman Springer,
of the House committee on banking
and currency, just left the city this af-
tsrnoon after q number OF conferences
with members of the administration.
Chairman voorhees,, Of the Senate f.
nance committee, and the financial Of
ficers of the Treasury Department, 1t
Is expected, Will, in connection with
his committee, submit to the House
important legislation on this subject
Immediately after the reconvening OF
Congress. -. d. - a.,
congressman Warner, Sperry and
leading Republican members Of the
House committee on banking and cur.
rency are understood to be Springer's
active colaborers. It IL quite general
ly conceded that any legislation which
may become Z law can only be the re-
suit of harmonious action between the
two political parties.
Mr.. Springer said: "We have been
engaged several months IN the prepar-
alton of Q bill which, at the proper time,
we will introduce into the House, and
have referred to the committee on
banking and currency, OF which L am
ch61rman. Our ODJecG ~ IO rebpouu as
far as possible to the reasonable de-
mands Of the country for a better sys-
tenn Of currency, and to provide q plan
by which currency can be placed upon
q better basis. Any effort, In my judg-
ment, to return to q system of State
banks, which prevailed before the war,
would be futile. 1ven If the 10 per
cent. tax on State banks should be re.
moved it would furnish little or no
relief to the country. What is required
and demanded by the country Is ma.
tional currency which shall at all times
be convertible into coin on demand,
elastic In character, and sufficient In
volume to be distributed over the coun.
try 30 % to respond to the wants Of
trade and prevent congestion"
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$1O5.475 78.

IOIal l................... %IoO.4lO 70
Balance on hand end Of year. 8 1852 55
Weekly per capita cost on
current expenditures in
elusive of clothing, etc.. 225
Percentage Of daily popula-
ton engaged In some
kind of useful occupation 40
Estimated value Of farm and
garden products during
year. ...........:...... 5IUUU
Average maximum salaries
paid attendants. ........$18 to $2l
Average minimum salaries s..
paid attendants ........s $40 to s15
The report also shows that since 1898
6,875 patients have been admitted to
the asylum. The number Of admls-
sians Tor the last four years has been
as fellows: 1890, 322; 1891, 3l1; 1892, ,318;
1893, 315.
It's shown, too, that the percentage
of insanity has been about the same
each year for the past four years: In
order to get at figures showing wheth-
or or not insanity Is on an increase or
q decrease the number Of those ad-
mitted each classed as "Arst attack"
patients" must be taken alone. The
llgures showing this for the past four
years as follows: 1890, 229; 1891, 212;
1892, 212; 1893, 210.
The number Of patients admitted to
the asylum durIng the past four years,
showing the comparison by races, Is as
follows: I.
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THE LUNATIc ASYLUM.
Years Receipts and Expsnditures-Im-
portant Recommendations.

COLUMBIA, s. c., NoY. 15.-The an
nual report Of the regents Of the State
lunatic asylum has been put In the
hands Of the printer. having been pre-.
pared by Superintendent Babcock.
Several recommendations are made
to the Legislature, one being that the
name of the institution be changed to
"the State Hospital for the Insane" !"
Superintendent Babcock has this to
say on an important subject:
"The plea Of insanity as q defense
or palliation for crime has been
brought forward In several cases of
alleged mental disease sent here dur
ing the past year. In four of these
cases 1t was obviously the purpose of
the accused to escape just punishment
for their misdeeds. The detection of
maligering Is often attepded with diff
ficulty, and usually requires close OBJ
servation for some length Of time to-
gether with careful analysis of the
history Of the case"
The superintendent says that the
asylum is not a secure place for these
suddenly developed insane criminals.
Their idea of getting to the asylum Is
to escape. He recommends that they
be placed III the hospital In the peni.
tentiary yard until observation can de.
termine their condition. The follow.
ing figures relating to the asylum will
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ways anu uoduS COuAiIICoS Wl1H q
view Of having hearing accorded to
the representatives of the Commercial
Club of Birmingham, who desired to
protest against the proposition now
pending In the committee to place iron
ore and coal on the free list. At re-
cent meeting Of the Commercial Club
Of Birmingham, which is composed of
capitalists and manufacturers OF
that city, resolutions were adopted
calling upon the Alabama Senators aud
Representatives in Congress to vote
against any bill reported by the ways
and means committee to place iron ore
and coal on the free list. As Birming-
ham is the great manufacturing city of
the "New South, the stand taken by
these manufacturers Is having consid-
erable weight upon the Alabama mem
bers in Congress. Congressman Wheel.
er has had several conferences with
Chairman Wilson of the ways and
means committee, and Senator Pugh'
has been telegraphed by the CONNER
cial Club to request that delegation
from that body be accorded a hearing
before the ways and means committee
the 21st inst.
But the Alabamans will be dlsap-
poited, for after consultation with other
Democratic members Of the committee
Chairman Wilson has declined to &C.
cord any formal hearings to the Blr.
mlngham manufacturers, stating that
the committee has long ago closed Its
public hearings, and that now to make
an exception for the Commercial Club
of Birmingham would be to open the
way for numerous other gentlemen
and delegations, which are demanding
to be heard in apprehension Of legisla-
ton that may effect their interests. A
telegram to this effect has been sent by
Senator Pugh's representative of the
Commercial Blub Of Birmingham. If
the delegation still persists in coming
to Washington, they will have to con-
tent themselves with informal inter-
views with the various members of the