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The Trouble at Clemson.

The annual meeting Of tho board OF
trustees Of Clemson College, held this
week, was an eventful one. The board
was in'session one whole day and two
nights.
The resignation Of Prof. Newman,
which was called for, was presented and
accepted. The board had requested his
resignation upon the grounds, they say,
that there could be no harmony between
the professor and the board and presi-
dent. The cause of this friction cannot
be ascertained. The members of the
board will talk but very little about the
matter. Prof. Newman presented an
explanation of his course since he has
been at the college. Prof. Newman is
Virginian. He was formerly connected
with the Department Of Agriculture Of
Georgia, before he went to the college in
Auburn, Ala, from which institution he
came to accept the position at Clemson.
His resignation will take effect on Feb
ruary l, and committee of three was
appointed to look up and select man to
succeed him.
Mr.. R. w. Simpson was reelected
president of the board of trustees, and
DR.. p. H. E. Sloan secretary.
An Executive Committee to serve the
coming year was elected consisting Of
Messrs. Simpson, Norris, Bowen, Don.
aldson and Bradley. This committee
will also act as the finance committee.
The committee on the experimental
station consists Of Messrs. Norris, Dom
aldson and Bowen. The State fertilizer
department was left in charge Of Cover
nor Tillman, Secretary Of State Tindal
and Mr.. Wannamaker. The members
Of the faculty all hold over. The board
authorized the faculty to elect two tutors,
if they think their services necessary.
An appropriation of $1,000 was made
for the establishment of printing de-
to print the circulars Of the fertilizer
board, etc., while at the same time teach
ing many students the art preservative.
The engineering force OF the college
was instructed to make complete sur
vey of the bottom lands around the
college on Seneca river, with the object
of erecting dykes to protect them from
overflow also to survey and estimate for
constructing spur railroad track from
the main line of the ATLANTA and Char
lotte Air Line, 80 that supplies, etc., can
be brought direct to the college. The
board intends to build this track.
The completion of the dairy was order
ed, as was also the enlargement of the
mechanical hall. The president was also
ordered to purchase another electric
power dynamo. The erection Of the new
wing will cost only about $500.
There are 626 applications on file for
admission to the college. exclusive of the
young men who attended the session just
closed. So far 260 of the 40 who attended
the college last session have signifed
their intention Of returning.
The memb bers of the board say that
during the last three months of the ses-
sion they fed the students for 81 per
month each and gave them good substan-
tial food, and had no complaint.-Cotun1-
bia State, Jan, 13.
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What the Reform Leaders Have to Say.
Those leading men Of the Reform party
in South Carolina who happened to be in
the city yesterday morning, lay in bed
and read Senator Irby's card to the news
papers. And they smiled when they
met brother Reformers and talked the
matter over.
A few days ago when the State and
other newspapers published the facts In
regard to the division of forces in the
Reform ranks, not even the men who
gave the information had an idea that the
condition of affairs as there detailed would
30 soon be substantiated by declarations
from Senator Irby himself.
Every one talked about the Senator's
card yesterday. Some Of the State House
ers went so far as to express the belief
that the Senator was "not quite HIMSELF
when he wrote the document. They
seemed to think that he allowed his per-
sonal animosity toward some of them
lead him to make blunder. But Sena-
tor II by may prove that he has not "put
his foot in it," as they say.
The Reformers have resolved to ask
Capt. She'll and his committee to be
campaign committee.
The Reformers seem to think that Irby
is sore because he recognizes that his
power ia gone beyond recall.
Mr.. J. w. Bowden, editor Of the Cotton
Plant, which paper is the mouthpiece of
the Alliance, talked for publication more
freely than any one else. He is the man
who wrote the editorial suggesting Capt,
Shell for the leader of the majority fac
tion, and calling for the holding Of
March Convention. He said:
"rhere isn't any ring about it, The
only approach to ring that know of in
IL, ,srform ranks was headed by Irby.
!, v,s Just his kicking and interference
": O., matters that he had no business
with. I don't mind saying just here that
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Figs and Thistles.

The man who agrees with us doesn't t
come around near often enough.
No matter where a good man lives,
his house is always built on rock.
No man can succeed in being happy
without asking God to tell him how.
Sin got a foothold in this world
by making itself look harmless and lit
tie.
A prudent man doesn't tell every
thing he knows every time he opens
his mouth.
If the Lord could trust his people
with money, every Christian would
own a bank.
No field of wheat ever ripens that
does not have good deal of straw and
husk. in it.
Seek happiness for yourself and you
will lose it, but seek it for others and
you will find it.
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Calls for Mob Law.

The decision of Judge Smontor in the
Cantini case, in Charleston, which was
against the constables, has reused Gov
ernor Tillman, and when asked yester-
day what he intended to do about fur
nishing bonds for the constables,
whom the federal judge had decided
must give bonds, he said that he
thought he would allow them to 60 to
Jail.
"I will let Judge Simonton 90 on" he
said, "until he becomes so odious to the
people that they will want to mob him.
He Is acting under law that was repeal
ed before the alleged crimes were COM
mi.ted and before he issued the order Of
arrest. He is trying to intimidate and
paralyze the constables in what is their
duty" The governor says that time
will come when all this violation of laws
supposed to be sacred must stop.-Co-
lUn6ia Register.
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- Baptism by immersion was per-
formed in a peculiar manner few
days ago in Buffalo Township, Wash
ington County, Pa. Thomas Toland
was too i'll to leave his room, and was
desirous of baptism. A large box was
made and filled with water, and into
this Mr.. Toland, suspended in sheet,
was lowered, The rite was performed
by the Rev. NJ. Justice, a clergyman
Of the Christian Church,
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Mr.. kohn's Reply to Senator Irby.

COLUMBIA, January Ex-senator Irby
in a card published to-day has seen fit to
accuse me of being responsible to very
large degree for his political trials and
troubles. He docs me too much honor
when he says that have "hounded, per-
secuted, misrepresented and manufacture
ed sentiment against hip. Let me say
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There was heavier loss by fire in this
country during 1898 than for many years
preceding. There were few fires that
deserved the name of confagrations, but
the total of destruction was very large,
and the necessity of better system of
building was never more apparent,
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4 Prohibition Courention,

A leading prohibitionist was yesterday
asked what had become of the cause OF
prohibition in this State, and the ques-5
ton developed the announcement that
the prohibitionists are once more on the
move and will make another fight In the
coming campaign.
The gentleman referred to said: eve
expect to do q great deal before the pres
thing, too. During the sumc,er, when
all are getting ready for the political
campaign big convention OF the prohi-
bitionists will very likely be held In Co
lumbia." He says tha, the future course
of the prohibitionists will then be deci-
ded upon.-Columbia State. = s
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The distinction of being the oldest
pair of twins in the country belongs,
without doubt, to Richard and John
MrGiff, the former now of Deerfield,
the latter of Geneva, Ind. They have
nearly obtained their ninetieth birthday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-01-31

Last crop year Minneapolis Touring
mills ground 9,347,6l5 barrels Of -four
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NOS l3 ana ~ are sond trnns between Chafie6s
ton and Asheville. -. ssE
Through coach between Savannah and A,hs1flls
on IA and 13. ~ ...-
Trainsl leave spartanburg. 8. G.. A. & G. Dtvisio,
Northbound, 143 q. M. sos p. m. 6I2 p. ID. (Yos-
buled Limited; southbound, 1925 q. m. 25t p. N,
1137 a. m. (vestibuled Limited; Westbouud; ".
N. C. Division, $40 p. m. and $40 p. m, fos
Hepdersonville, Asheville and Hot springs:
Trains leays ,s Steenville G., 4: I'd G. Rri,5.n,
tibuled Mmited) southbound,l I 2)a M, 100 p. n.
1928 p. m. (Yestibuled Limited).
Trains leave Seneca, 8. c., A. & G. Division.
Northbound, 11:ao p. m. 2.S p. m. and 40 p. m.
southbound. 232 .. m; 5.35 p: NJ: and 1S7 p. m.
PULLMAN CAB SERVICE. :. -. -.
Pullman Sleeper on 13 and Il between Charles
toSand Asheville via Columbis, and SpartanbuH,
Pulltnan Palace Sleeping Car on Trains 35 add
36, 81 and 38 on A & c. Division. :.
w. A. TURK, 8. II. HARDWICK, r..
Genl Pass. Agt., Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Agt.,
WAsHIxaToN, D. c. ATLANTA, Ga.
V. E. MCBEE, SOL. HAAS, :.
GenI Supt. Traffic Mgr,
COLUMBIA, 8. G.. WASHINGTON, D. @.
W. h. GREEN, GenI Mgr. WASHINGTON, D. G.
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The thick-and-thin state organ of
Democracy is actually showing signs of
kicking over the traces, and it threat
ems what it calls the ''plutocratic sem
ate" with complete annihilation if it
shall succeed in destroying that beauti-
full boquet of bourbonism yclept the
Wilson bill. The organ doesn't seem
to appreciate the fast that the success
of the Wilson bill will mean the total
annihilation of it's party-it only grasps
the fact that MIR. Cleveland has COM
manded that the bill go through, even
though it no longer resembles the
measure he first recommended in any
respect eXcept in name,
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DA GAnlA's TERMS

The Admirars Proposition to Surrender to
President Peixoto.
Rio JANEIRo, March 14.-The report
which was circulated soon after the ar
rival of the government fleet off the bay
of Rio Janerio to the effect that Admiral
Saldahna da Cana, the rebel command
or in these waters contemplated sur
rendering turns out to be correct, and
in all probability the Brazilian rebellion
so far as Rio Janeiro is concerned, will
soon be at an end
Admiral da Cana sought refuge on
board the Portuguese warship Mindello,
and has sent message to President
Peixoto offering to capitulate on the fol.
lowing terms:
What Da Cana Wants.
The rebel admiral offers to surrender
the forts in possession of the insurgents
in the bay and to turn over to the gov
ernment all the warships in the bay
now in the hands of the insurgents, sur
rendering the garrisons and crews to the
government upon the condition that the
admiral and all his officers be allowed
to withdraw to foreign country under
the protection of Portugal, and that the
lives of the insurgent soldiers and sail
ors be spared.
Where Is De Mello?
One report has it that Admiral de
Mello some time ago saw the hopeless
ness of the insurgent position in Rio
bay, and consequently took his two best
ships southwark in order to cooperate
with the insurgent land forces in that
quarter, seeing that the only chance of
q successful ending of the revolt was in
march on Rio Janeiro by land. The
government is of the opinion that such
movement upon the part of the insur-
gent armies will easily be met and de-
feated by the government troops. and it
is said that after the surrender of the
fleet number of vessels will be sent in
pursuit OF Admiral de Mello, while 9TH
ers will be Immediately utilized in
An Attack Upon Desterro,
the port and island in the south which
is now the headquarters of the insur-
gents, and the seat of the revolutionary
junta. In fact it is reported that the
government has sounded the crews of
the insurgent war vessels with view
of ascertaining how many men can be
counted on in the contemplated move
ment against Desterro and De Mello,
and the insurgent sailors are so dis
gusted with the seeming desertion of
Admiral de Mello that a number of
them will be found willing to man the
government vessels which will be sent
south as soon as possible in order to push
the governments success while the in
surgents are disheartened by the loss of
the larger portion of their fleet.
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P. T. MCGOVERN.
vtner explorers, handicapped with OLD
time sledges and boats, have been COM

Otner explorers, handicapped with OLD
time sledges and boats, have been COM
PEELED to progress in the same slow
with his light aluminium outfit retracing
his steps will be unnecessary, and that
every mile Travelled will take him mile
farther toward the pole. AT the start
the drift of the ice pack will not be
against him, and when he returns later
in the season it will assist him in his
homeward journey.
Mr.. Wellman carries with him his
aluminium boats and sledges-the first
ever built in America-and tests have
demonstrated that they are by far the
lightest and at the same time the very
strongest boats and sledges of their size
that the world has ever seen. The en-
tire equipment of the party of ID will be
about $500 pounds, and as 40 hardy
draft dogs will assist in carrying it, the
average weight per man and dogs will
be about 100 pounds.
One novel feature of Mr.. Wellman's
scheme of exploration is that it is strictly
a newspaper expedition, and if Mr..
Wellman's plans are carried out the
world will be apprised of his progress
toward the pole, a thing that has never
before been done in the case of any pre-
vious polar expidition. Members of his
party will be sent back from time to
time to the edge of the ice pack with
letters describing the progress of the
expedition and the discoveries made by
the explorers. At the edge of the ice
pack the dispatches will be taken on
Loard Mr.. Wellmans steamer, which
will return to Norway, whence the
world will receive the news.
Whether Mr.. Wellman's dash for the
pole will be successful or not remains to
be seen, but if his novel plan is even
partly carried out he will succeed in
reaching a degree of latitude farther
north than that reached by any previous
explorer. With Wellman. Peary, Nan
sen and possibly Jackson in quest Of the
pole this year, it seems highly probable
that 1894 will mark the solution of the
frozen Norths fascinoting mystery.
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WAS A LARGE JOB.
Some Testimony in the wlsoonsin nestss
Cases.

Some Testimony In the Wisconsin hostsS
Cases.
MADISON, Wis, March IA. - The
gigantic nature of the roster job given
by the governor to the defunct Times
was illustrated when one of the plaintiffs,
George Dow, testified that the plaintiffs
agreed to give tue governors private
secretary $4,000 bonus for the roster
contract for $4,000 volumes, and that
then the plaintiffs would make .
good thing on it. The court shut
out all testimony relative to the cost Of
an edition of the rosters printed several
years ago. Clark always claimed, when
inveigling the plaintiffs into this invest
ment, that the state paid an excessive
price for that edition, and that under
the Peck contract the state was
to save great amount Of money,
and the plaintiffs so believed. But
the defense objected to any evidence ON
that point, and the Judge ruled in their
favor. The object of the defense is to
show that the plaintiffs took hand IN
the job with eyes open, and if any con-
spiracy existed they, too, were in it.
Corroborased by Rob Dow.
Plaintiff Rob Dow testified in the ros-
ter case, corroborating the evidence
given by McFail and George Dow in all
important matters in the negotiations
for the secret contract, securing the
legal opinions of Defendants Bashford
and O'Connor, etc. He testified that
when he called on Governor Peck and
told him that Clark had repaid 1000 Of
$4,000 paid on contract the governor
expressed qualification, followed tho
witness to the door and said he was very
anxious to have the matter settled and
get the papers in the deal back.
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OFF FOR THE POLE
The Walter Wellman Party Starts
For Spitzbergen OH Unique
Arctic Enterprise.
Fascinating Mystery of the Frozen
North Likely to Soon Be
Solved.
Mistakes Of Former Explorers to Be
Ayoided-Some Of the Novel
Features.

NEW YORK. March 14.-Mr. Walter
Wellman, the well known Journalist,
sailed on the steamer Britannia en- route
for Spitzbersen, from which point his
expedition will make summer dash for
the north pole. Mr.. Wellman was ac-
companied by three other Americans
Professor Owen B. French, late of the
United States coast and geodetic survey
and an experienced and capable scien-
tist; DR.. Thomas y. Mohun, asuccessful
Washington physician, and Charles G..
Dodge, the artist and photographer of
the expedition. The enterprise is under
the leadership of Mr.. Wellman, and the
three men named are his ieutentants.
Ten hardy young Norwegians, a1nbi-
tious and experienced in Arctic explora-
ton. will join the party in Norway,
and the expedition will sail from from
soc. Norway, for the Islands of Spitz-
bergen about the lst of May At Danes
island, which is very near the 80th
parallel-that point of latitude so far
north that many explorers have never
Headquarters will be established, and
then the party will steam to the edge of
the great ice pack about degree
farther north. After a landing is
effected the steamer will return to
Danes island, and about the 10th or
18th Of May the dash for the pole will
begin.
That marvellous new metal, alumi-
mum, has been utilized in the construc-
ton OF sledges, boats and other appar-
atus, and thus equipped with far lighter
paraphernalia than any previous ex-
plorer, Mr.. Wellman expects to be able
to push on north at the rate of from IL
to 20 miles per day. AS he will have
only about 600 miles TO travel before
the pole is reached, he expects to either
reach that goal or point very near il
in so days. He will then return to the
edge Of the pack in so days more, his
steamer will pick him up, and he will
then return home.
Mr. Wellman has carefully studied
the great problem before him and ex
poets to profit by the knowledge gained
by previous explorers who have traverseG
the pack and to avoid their mistakes
His early start is for the purpose Of get
ting far north fefore the pack begins its
drift toward the south. Away back il
1927 Sir Edward Parry pushed on north
ward over the pack at the rate of from
IL to 20 miles per day. but his heav,
equipage compelled him to break hi
loads into parts and pass from five t,
J seven times over the same road.
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TERMS REFUSED.
Conditions of Surrender offered by
Da CANA Rejected by President
PeixotO.
The Loyal Forts Began Firing OH the
Insurgents at NoOn-Fire Not
Returned.
Conditions Upon Which Admiral Da
Cana offered to Surrender to
Peixoto.

WASHINGTON, March 14.-The follow.
ing telegram has just been received by
the state department.:
Rio, March l3.-Gresham, secretary
of state: The loyal forts commenced
firing at noon. Their fire was not re-
turned by the insurgents. The terms of
Da Cana have been refused by the gov
ernment, who will open fire upon him
from the city batteries this afternoon at
8 o'clock. The city is nearly aban-
doned and deserted.
THOMPSON Minister.
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Waite La Restrained.

DENVER, March 15.-Judge Graham
decided the motion made to modify the
injunction granted last week restrain
ing Governor Waite, Mayor Van Horne
and Messrs. Barnes and Mullins, the
new fire and police commissioners, from
forcibly dispossessing Messrs. Orr and
Martin. He denied the motion. This
leaves the present incumbents in office
until the title to the Office is settled by
riYilacticn.
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ne1,y Not Looking Fierce.

New York, March l4.-John Kelly,
who was arrested early Monday having
in his possession number of dynamite
bombs, was arraigned before Justice
Sims in the Harlem police court and re-
manded till Thursday to allow the
police to make further investigations.
The prisoner presented very detected
appearance, and looks anything but a
fierce anarchist.
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DESTROYED PROPERTY.
Striking Silk Dyers at Paterson. N. j..
Burn NIaterial.

PATERSON, N. j., March 14.-The
striking silk dyers marched to the works
of Simon & Anger, broke down the
doors and forced the workmen out of
the establishment. They threw the un-
finished silk on the floor, turned on tho
steam in the tubs and burned large
quantity of the material. They then
proceeced to the dye house of Richard
j. Berdan. The owner threatened to
shoot the first man who entered the
place, but the crowd took no notice Of
his threat and invaded the premises and
ordered the operators to cease work.
Policemen are guarding all the dye
houses in the city
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Cut on westbound Kates.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 14.-W. f..
White. passenger agent Of the Santa Fe,
has notified the local agent here that he
has served notice on the Western Pas
senger association that on and after
March 10 the rate to the Missouri river
from Chicago will be $40 This is cut
Of $3.50 from the present rate, and is
effective westbound only.
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Huron is in the throes of a social evil
revolution. The city authorities re-
fused to rid the town of the disreputa-
BILE characters. whereupon several in
dignant wives and mothers took the
matter in their own hands, and are now
threatened with arrest for assault.
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Met at Fun speed.

Boston, March 14.-The Montreal ex-
press, northbound, and the Quebec
express, met in head-end collision at
Capleton, near Sherbrooke, Que. TIE
engineer of one of the trains and train
hand who was in the eau with him,
were killed. None of the passengers
were seriously injured and none of the
cars left the ira ok.
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it is different when Republican papers
utter a note of warning against like
methods. So far as The REPUBLICAN
is concerned it is in line with what has
always been it's policy, and will be sin
it" this year as much as ever-and that
is to the extent of helping to bury the
Pop party out of sight once more.
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II Another object lesson comes from
southern Ohio where an ex-Union SOL
Sdier, who spent nineteen months in
and Libby prisons
hanged himself because his pension of
1912 month had been suspended until
She could prove that he ought not to
have died in those prison hells.
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YHE LORDS MUST GO.

House of Commons Adopts I.abouchere's
Amendment to Abolish 1t.
LONDON, March 14.-In the house of
commons, Mr.. Henry Labouchere's
amendment to abolish the house of lords
was passed by vote of 147 to 145, in
spite of the opposition of the govern