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1t uay be urged that even If the rev.

1t may be urged that even If the rev.
enues of tie government had been suHl-
cient to meet all it's ordinary expenses
during the past three years. the gold re.
serve would still have been insufficient
to meet the demands opou L, aud that
bonds would necessarily have been
issued for its reple,ion Be this as it
may, it is clearly c1aulfesr. without de-
nyiog or affirming the correctness Of
such conclusion. hat The debt would
have been decreased 10 at least the
amount of the deficiency. and business
confidence iGmeasuraoiy strengthened
throughout the country.
Congress should promptly correct the
existing condition Ample revenues
mus. be supplied, DOT on'y for 'he orci-
nary expenses Of the government, out
for the prompt payment of liberal pen
sioos aud the liquidation of the princi-
pal aod interest of the public debt. In
raising revenue, duties should be so
levied upon foreign products es to pre-
serve the home market, 80 far as posi-
BILE, to our OVID producers to revive
and increase manufactures to relieve
.aa encourage agriculture to increase
our domestic and foreign commerce to
aid and develop mining and building
and to render to labor in every field,
occupation and lioers wages and ade-
quate rewards to which skill and indus
try are justly entitled. The necessity
of the passage of tariff law which
shall provide ample revenue need not
be further urged The imperative de.
mand of the hour is the prompt enact
ment Of such a measure. and to this
object / earnestly recommend that Con-
gress shall make every endeavor. Be-
fore other business is transacted. let US
first provide sufficient revenue to faith.
fully administer the government with
out the contracting Of further debt. or
the continued disturbance Of our
finances
(Sigoed) WILLIAM Mckinney.
Executive Mansion, Marcb5, 1897.
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wArrINa 7oR THE WORD.

Psris, March 12.-The Journal pub
slishes dispatch fron Larisa, on the
Turkish frontier Of Greece. saying that
she Greek troops there and at Mikala
lnumber 25. 600 The equipment of
tks nan is perfect. .beir'magazinss are
filed nth ammunition and they are
well prosisioned. The enthusiasm of
tie men, the dispatch says. is inde-
'scriibisble. The same authority states
that within small area across the Turk
ist frontier there are 1000 insurgents
avaiitisg the signal from Greece TO sise
against the sultan government.
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At the last sessioo Of the general as
sembly provision was made in special
amendatory act for the charging of a
tuition fee Of $40 per pupil at Glenn
500 college. providing, however. that
the trustees can refund the amount to
students unable to pay who certify to
that fact. The act vas approved on
March 2 and it has been question
with the trustees as 70 what they should
DO. The act becomes effective on the
Ed inst. The matter ~as referred to
the attorney generals cfice. The re-
suit is that on aud after the 22d tuition
fees will be charged at the college upon
the conditions named 10 the act The
amount will be prorated as portion of
the session has already expired.
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Serious For Spanish.
Paralyzed in the Philippines
Need ReinfOrcementS.

Madrid. March IA "A dispatch to
the Impartial from Maolla does not
bear out the rosy-dued siatemer;s issued
by the government respecting the situa-
lion ir the Philippine islands. luesead
of the Spanish troops winning success
i've victories ever the iosurgents. the
impartial correspondent declares 'bat
the campaign is almost paralyzed owing
10 the lack of reiDforcem ents Owing
to the scarcity of troops it is impessi
BILE for the Spauiards 20 carry ou as
offensive campaign.
Captain General Polavieja who, it
vas reported. vas about to resign be.
cause of i'll health, has cabled that he
will retain his command 10 the islacas
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Secret orders have been given By

Secret orders have been given By
Weyler that whenever an attack is
made on a town or city, all the female
residents. on the simple suspicion Of
having connections with the insur-
gents, shall at once be arrested as
enemies of Spain They will be sub.
iect to court martial and deportation
This order has already been carried
into effect, for on the day following
the entry of Bejucal nine women
with their children. the majority of
the latter being babies, were arrested
and brought to Habana
Persons visiting the palace Thurs
day night were shocked at the sight
of poor, forlorn human beings. all
huddled on the floor Of one of the
corridors with their babies in thei,
arms, all crying for want of food,
they having been deprived of nour
isbment o. drink during the whole
day. 1t was pltifnl spectacle
Even the volunteers Oil duty ct The
palace were moved to compassion
and all were indignant at such cruel
treatment of helpless women From
the palace orders weie given to send
them al! 10 Case lie Recogidas. or
house of detention fer degraded wo
men, ard later on to be banished to
Puerto Principe Imagine the mis-.
cry and sufferings these people will
experience in q place unknown to
them
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London. March ID The Chronicle
will 30 morrow publish dispatch
from it's Berlin correspondent saying
that if Greece still refuses TO yield
to the demands of the powers after
the blockade has begun or if she de-
cIares war on Turkey or takes action
on the Macedonian .rontier, some of
the powers have decided to carry
coercion to any length, even to de-
stroyiDg the power of Greece, both
for the present and for the future.
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Boarded g Steamer.

San Francisco. March 24.-The
steamer Zealandla. which arrived yes
terday briggs pews of the robbery from
the Australian steamer Oceanic Of
S25, 600 il goll Before leaving Mel
bourne for Sydney. gold TO the value of
1862 600 was placed Oh board for ship
ment TO America. Cracksmen obtain
ed access to the vaults aud abstracted
oue box cou,aioing f5 600 The
theft was discovered before the Oceanic
left port aud the balance of the gold
was taken eff and deposited 10 the
Bank of New South Wales. Every
outgoing steamer is beiug watched, but
co clue had been found when the Ze
!andia sailed.
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English Sympathy.
a monster Meeting Protests
Against Coercion Of
Greece.

London. March IA Another Radi-
cal manifestation to express sympathy
with Greece in her efforts in behalf of
the Csesau Cbsis.aiDs was beld this af-
ternoon 10 Trafalgar aquare. At last
Sundays meeting 10 Hyde park there
we're 20. 600 persous present acd to-day
4 Is was estimated that the assemblage
vas fully as large. if not larger
Greek flags we're generously displayed
and many of the persons comprising
the crowS uSfe rosetses Of the national
colors of Greece.
Six platforms bad been erected for
the use of the speakers, who included
Messrs. Dasitt. Claiming, Havelock.
Wilson aud Dalsiel. The speakers
maintained tue righ, of the Cresans TO
settle their political differences them
selves without any Intervention on the
part of the powers and denounced
Prime Mioister Salisbury for the part
he has taken in connection with Russia,
Gefmany, Austria. france ano Italy,
to compel Greece to abaodon her
attempts to liberate Crete aod co save
the Christaioso population Of the, leland
from Turkish misrule, oppression aud
massacre.
Tie resolutions. that were adopted
amid much enthusiasm. Indignantly
protested against the use OF British
forces to suppress the laudable efforts
Of Greece in behalf of civilization aud
Christianity. They also declared that
tie reply made BY tbe Hellenic govero-
meos to tie pote Of the powers offered
satisfactory basis for settlemens of
the whole question aud urged the gov
ernmept DOT to assent to the policy of
coercion that is advocated by certain of
the continental powers, notably Ger
maDy
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FER A FOREIGN LEGION

Athens. March IS "a bill was To-
,roduced ia ,he boale to day by Colooel
Me,axas. minister of war, permitting
the enrolment of Greek volunteers and
a foreigu legion Siuce there vas a
promise of war with Turkey the war
Office has been deluged With offers of
military service fron nearly all the
countries of Europe. The Greek law.
however, forbade the enlistment of
foreigners aud the offers we're therefore
declined. They have coo,iuued to pour
in, however. aud the government has
6nally decided 70 have the Law SO
changed ,bst they may be accepted.
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A colored preacher in one Of the
lower counties writing to the bishop
to send preacher, said "Send us
bishop to preach here Sunday. If
you can't send bishop send slid.
ing elder; if you can't send him
send stationary preacher if you
can't spare him, send circus rider ;
if you can't spare him, send locus
preacher if you can't do no better,
why send US an exhauster." /"
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Working for M urphy.

The friends of Murphy are coming
to his aid at last in his dire need. Col.
G. M. Carroll, city attorney Of Angus
ia, is here 10 his behalf aud Murpby's
brother speut yesterday here. He VS.
tied hiu in bis cell and 10
the afternoos left for Orange
burg to look up additional
evidence which he will give to
Col Carroll 10 Augusta to-day
This morpiog Col Carroll will see
Governor EIlerbe he has evidence
to show Murpby's Innocence tbat is in
coptravertible. be said. If he fails this
morning he will try to 6ud still other
evidence 10 favor of Murphy The
State, March l3
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PEACE 81 CONCERT.

Paris. March 12-ln the senate to-
sday N. Chauveau asked the govern
menl to explain the policy of France IN
regard TO Greece aud Crete.
M Hanotaux, minister of foreign
affairs, said IN reply that he would ex-
plain the governments policy at the
beginning OF the week. 10 the mean
lime be said be would premise bis assoc
ciases IN both chambers that the foreign
policy Of Frapce. which would be ex-
pressed in one word. would be to maip-
tain peace by means Of . concert OF the
EuroDenn powers
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save, will ,ase nereIy nominal part
iu the occupation Of The islaod.
p1,ooKApE CT CRETE oRDERED

Rome, March 5-It is announced
upon semi-ofscie! authority that the
foreign admirals in Crete baVe been
ordered to declare blockade Ct the
ports ss Crete and hat the 5!ock ads OF
Greek ports will follow only ip the
event of the failure Of the Cretan
blockade TO effect the purposes OF the
powers. The announcement also says
the Geek feet will be escorted outside
Cre.an waters by the foreign warsblrs.
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The New Censtabulary.

Governor Elierbe has completed
the Reorganization of the constabulary
force. He had 1862. applications for
positions on the force. Out of these
applicants only ~ were gwen posi-
tions end they now constitute the
force The personnel of the new
force is as follows, the postofice Of
the appointees being given:
Chief of Lower Division-Wm n
Bahr
Chief of Upper Division-J. R
Fant.
F. j. Rankin, Greenwood
R G. Foster, Spartanburg.
C. L. Cureton, Pickens
T.. J. Harmon, Newberry.
S. T HOWE, Lancaster
6. L Cooley, WILLIAMSON
A. T Davis, Edgefeld.
j Med. Hood, Chester.
W. 81. Newbold. special. Chester.
r. III. Newell, Iva
j T. Speed, Lowndesville.
J. E Morehead, Columbia
J II Brice, Gafney.
j. T Tbopason. Rock Hill.
r M. Floyd. Spartanburg
w D Howard. Spartanburg
r. M. Wright, Anderson,
r. NJ Gardener, Newberry.
John T Langston. Laurens
j. T EiIege, Laurens,
j. j. Pearson, Bennettsville
Richard R. Webb. Charleston
John G.. Strobe, Blackville
j. N Clanton, Lancaster.
j. T. Nunnamaker, Sumter.
J. M. Scott, Aiken.
F. NJ. Davis, Florence.
C. S. Moseley, Charleston
Charles F Golver, Charleston
B. W. Peoples. Millette, Basnwell
county.
B P Meekins, Bennettsvi|le.
E. Moore, WATERFORD
BIZ Phelps, Camden
William Livingston, Orapgeburg.
W ". Sellers. Marion
S j. Brown, Sumter.
Van D Gaine. Marion county.
George Just Brown, Sumter.
j. 4 May, Graniteville.
Job n. Koon, Columbia
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Savannah, March II The Plant
system broke The LOO mile fast rec ord
10 the south to day with a special train.
which made the run between Savannah
and Charleston, l03 miles, in 90 min-
utes. TIE average speed was II miles
an hour. The special vas ruo for Rit-
tenhcus Moore. large contractor, in
order to reach Charleston in time to
file bid for govetoment work
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THAT'S what they tell US every time
From dag-draped Cars, in speech sublime /;
And when they get us feelin' prime.
With all their reason and lheir rbyue
They leave us without q dime
That's what !
p l. Slaaton in Atlanta Constitution.
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MCKINLEY.

He'll start the mills
On plains and hills
And make new music 10 the rills
He'll give us cash to pay our bills
Prescription fer financial chills--
He'll make tlnkle is the tills,j
Qa uilI
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-03

every SINGULAR."-"It's berry
singular, >" remarked Uncle Joe Johnson,
as he laid down the morning paper,
and refectively surveyed the toes OF
his list slippers, as they reposed on the
guardian of the cylinder stove, "it's
berry singular dat ef man lives to be
ober fifty, an 'cumulates stamps, an
dies gen'ally admired an 'spected, dat
one-half OBJ his survivin' friends is
almost sartain to prove in de courts
dat he was of unsoun' min, an dat
he wasn't fit in his later years to plan
out a v'y'ge for a mud-scow. But
you'll fin de papers full OBJ stories ob
ole fellars dat die bout 100 Vars ole
in de poorhouse, an dey is al'ays SEN
sible to the las! !"
And Uncle Joe shook his head SOL
emnly, as if there were some thing ia
this world which modern science has
not yet investigated.
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IRBY AND EVANS.
Both Are Nosing About With Reference to
the Senatorship.
June 90, 1897,

Both Are Nosing About With Reference to
the senatorship.
Columbia Register Wednesday,.
Senator Irby dropped into the city
yesterday from Laurens, a circum-
stance which gave the political gossips
a sweet morsel to roll around in their
mouths. He went to the Grand Cen.
trail hotel and during the day received
many of his old friends and acquaint-
ances, reminding one somewhat of the
time when he was tne political power
in the state.
The reporters, of course, called and
asked him about that senatorial race
whether he was going to be in it or not.
Parenthetically, it may be said that
Colonel Irby is most pleasant and affa'
BILE to newspaper men and will talk
most entertainingly to them on al
most any subject, whether, crops, cot
ton mills, anything, but when it comes
to South Carolina politics, especially as
to his connection with it or what be
may intend to do in the future, he
''saws wood and says nothing"
Yesterday was no exception, for he
would neither deny nor affirm that he
would be at Sumter Monday. He
said he thought great many people
would be there and he let it 60 at that
However, in talking generally it was
very plain that Colonel Irby has not
been carried away from the moorings
of old time tariff for revenue only
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Democracy, and he believes mighty
few of the people of the state are 60
ing into this new tangled Democracy
some are trying to take them.
In the course of further converse
ton he said he thought the dispensary
was certain to be an issue in the cam.
paign, but as to results he did not
speak. All efforts to get him to make
some definite statement as to whether
he would enter the senatorial race or
not utterly failed but there seemed
to be general feeling in the air among
officials and friends of the ex-senator
that he would be at Sumter Monday.
Ex-Governor John Gary Evans is in
the city and is stopping at the Jerome.
When asked to make some statement
as to the senatorial race, he laughed
and said he had nothing to say yet
which indicates that something will
be forthcoming soon.
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YORxvIILE, S. @, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1897.

of the Democratic party were respon-
sible for all his acts, good and bad.
The senator was speedily involved
in another colloquy with Mr.. Tillman,
during which the South Carolina sena.
tor referred to Mr.. Chandler as "you."
81 must object to this unparliamen-
tary action, "interposed Mr.. Chandler,
'as the senator's direct use of you
frightens me more than he is aware
Of"
II haye no pitchfork," called back
Mr.. Tillman, who added that he rec
ognized Mr.. Chandler's purpose to rid
icule him.
The vote was then taken on Mr..
Tillman's amendments, and they were
rejected, to 4S. The three votes in
the affirmative were Butler, Quay and
Tillman.
When Mr.. Quay voted for the amend
mems there was q hearty laugh, in
which the senators joined.
The tariff bill was then laid aside,
and at $50 p. M, the senate went into
executive session, adjourning soon af-
ter.
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Copyright, 1897, by the Author.
SYNOPSIS OF PEvIoUs INsTALLMENTs.

SYNOPSIS OF PEvIoUS 1NSTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of The En-
oU1RER may begin with the following IN
stallment of this story, and understand u
lust the same as though they had read 1t
ali from the beginning, we here give
synopsis of that portion of it which has
already been published:
CHAPTERS I and II.-Harmon 0. West
colt an American born to humble fortune,
learns that he is endowed with the strength
of Samson, but that he must not use the
gift except of necessity. III.-The young
Samson, who has tested his strength,
meets in Harold o. Westcott, a physical
double, born upon the same day. Harold
is bachelor of great wealth and with.
out ties. Harmon reveals his secret
mense safe with ease, and, taking sword
between the fingers of his left hand,
snaps it in two like pipestem. IV.-Har.
old is an amateur boxer, and, learning that
Harmon is somewhat skilled in the art,
engages him as his substitute in match
with noted pugilist. The young Sam
son is an easy victor, and his double
makes contract with him to masquerade
in the plumage of Harold 0. Westcott for
one wear. BE is Installed in Harold's
quarters with a princely bank account.
while the real Harold goes to Europe. V
and VI.-The first day of his novel role
the young Samson, at the immediate risk
of any ordinary life, saves the mother OF
Harofd's fiancee from horrible death in
the presence of her daughter, who recog-
nizes the hero, as she supposes. Vll.-
Harold's mail contains letter which ap-
parently duplicates him in transactions in
green goods and another from the girl
begging him to call. The family has re-
turned Unexpectedly from Europe, and
she had planned surprise for her lover,
now on the ocean to join her. Harmon
summons Detective Cone to find the ad-
dress of the girl, jeanette, and that worthy
lights upon criminal clew in the green
goods letter, which he chances to see.
VIII.-Harmon calls on jeanette and ex-
plains his delay by telling of injuries re-
ceived at the time of rescue. The inter-
view leads up to point where the caller
feels it his duty as man of honor to de-
clare that he is not Harold Westcott. In
stead of fainting, Jeanette murmurs:
"Dear Harold, you need rest. Think no
more of this" IX.-Harmon returns TO
the Westcott apartments to find that they
are watched by Detective Cone. He sus-
poets the absent owner of criminal associ-
ations. Jeanette's mother sends the fam
ily physician to advise Harmon to leave
town for week to recover his health and
sanity.
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MYSTERIOUS DEFECTS IN ENGINES.

Saws The Locomotive Engineering:
Defects often develop in steam engines
and other machines that are very
mysterious in their origin, and call for
great ingenuity in detecting the cause.
Unless a man in charge of an engine
develops habits of close observation,
he is likely to be easily beaten when
anything unusual takes place.
We read lately of tendency to run
away of a Corliss engine, which was a
great mystery for time. The engine
would speed up for few moments
without any apparent cause, and drop
back to it's normal speed without any
ching being done the engine was taken
apart and examined carefully, and
particular attention was devoted to
the governor, but nothing wrong could
be found. One day, while the engin-
eer was looking at the engine, it sud.
denly speeded up about so revolutions
above the normal, and before the steam
could be shut off it dropped back to
the regular speed. The engine was
stopped, the governor again taken
apart, the valve mechanism examined,
and q minute inspection made over
the whole machine, and nothing could
be found the matter.
Some of the people about were be-
ginning to think this erratic engine
was acting outside of natural laws,
and that a real mystery surrounded
the tendency to run away. By acci-
dent the engineer grasped the gov.
ernor belt, and was surprised to find
that the pully turned on the shaft.
The pulley was of the common kind,
made in two pieces and holted togeth-
ca, being held to the shaft by the
friction Of the parts. The bolts had
worked loose, and permitted the pull
lev to turn on the shaft at short inter-
walls.
When hearing about this mystery,
the surprise we experienced was that
the engineer did not thoroughly ex-
anime that pulley after he had look
ed at the governor.
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JUDGES NOW APPOINT.
Congress Makes q Change In the Matter
Of United States Commissioner.

Congress Makes Change In the Matter
Of United States Commissioner.
Columbia Register:
By an act of the last congress, every
commissioner of the United StaGes cir
cult court Is legislated out of Office to-
day-June 30-and they are required
to send to the clerk of that court all
records, papers, etc., pertaining to their
Office. Heretofore these officials have
been appointed by the circuit court,
but henceforth they will be appointed
by, and will hold their Offices subject
to the will of the district court. Now,
Judge Brawley will appoint such and
80 many Of these functionaries and at
such places as he may deem meet and
proper. In this regard, his powers are
sovereign. When he came into Office
he ascertained that gross abuses exist
ed on the part of some commissioners,
which provoked from him violent in
vectives from his place on the bench
in charging juries.
It was obvious that certain of them
were prostituting their positions by
encouraging frivolous and vexatious
prosecutions, to the decided hurt of
the national treasury and the improper
interference with the liberty of the
citizen. But under his construction of
the law, he was powerless to remove
them. But now, since his task has
been performed for him by an act of
congress, and he possesses plenary
powers of appointment and removal,
it is to be presumed that he will have
such men in Office that will afford no
cause of complaint along this line. If
he fails to do so, the fault will be his
and the people will know where the
responsibility rests.